FRANKLIN, N.C., July 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Entegra Financial Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:ENFC), the holding company for Entegra Bank (the “Bank”), today announced earnings and related data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

Highlights 

The following tables highlight the most important trends that the Company believes are relevant to understanding the performance of the Company.  As further detailed in Appendix A, core results (a non-GAAP measure) reflect adjustments for material items including investment gains, investment impairment, and merger and acquisition expenses. 

  For the Three Months Ended June 30,
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    2017       2016     Change (%)
  GAAP   Core   GAAP   Core   GAAP   Core
Net income $ 2,102     $ 2,344     $ 858     $ 1,730     145.0%     35.5%  
Net interest income $ 10,222     N/A   $ 8,748     N/A   16.8%     N/A
Net interest margin   3.36%     N/A     3.33%     N/A   0.9%     N/A
Return on average assets   0.61%       0.68%       0.29%       0.59%     110.3%     15.3%  
Return on average equity   6.09%       6.79%       2.56%       5.17%     137.9%     31.3%  
Efficiency ratio   72.96%       69.81%       85.85%       72.39%     -15.0%     -3.6%  
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.32     $ 0.36     $ 0.13     $ 0.27     146.2%     33.3%  

  For the Six Months Ended June 30,
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    2017       2016     Change (%)
  GAAP   Core   GAAP   Core   GAAP   Core
Net income $ 3,402     $ 4,385     $ 2,224     $ 3,015     53.0%     45.4%  
Net interest income $ 19,840     N/A   $ 16,372     N/A   21.2%     N/A
Net interest margin   3.33%     N/A     3.28%     N/A   1.5%     N/A
Return on average assets   0.50%       0.65%       0.40%       0.55%     25.0%     18.2%  
Return on average equity   4.99%       6.44%       3.32%       4.51%     50.3%     42.8%  
Efficiency ratio   76.46%       70.68%       81.55%       74.69%     -6.2%     -5.4%  
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.52     $ 0.67     $ 0.34     $ 0.46     52.9%     45.7%  

    As of June 30,   As of December 31,
      2017       2016  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Asset Quality:        
Non-performing loans   $ 6,587     $ 6,041  
Real estate owned   $ 2,487     $ 4,226  
Non-performing assets   $ 9,074     $ 10,267  
Non-performing loans to total loans     0.83%       0.81%  
Non-performing assets to total assets     0.64%       0.79%  
Net charge-offs (6 and 12 months ended)   $ 11     $ 430  
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans     150.81%       154.03%  
Allowance for loan losses to total loans     1.25%       1.25%  
         
Other Data:        
Book value per share   $ 21.70     $ 20.57  
Tangible book value per share   $ 20.21     $ 20.10  
Closing market price per share   $ 22.75     $ 20.60  
Closing price-to-tangible book value ratio     112.57%       102.49%  
         

Management Commentary

Roger D. Plemens, President and CEO of the Company reported, “The second quarter represents another successful quarter for the Company as we continue to improve our profitability while decreasing our efficiency ratio.  We remain focused on improving our return on equity and assets, and will continue to make decisions that create a high performing bank.  We are also pleased with the continued improvement in asset quality as we successfully liquidated several large properties.  In June, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia (“Chattahoochee”) which we expect will be more than 15% accretive to 2018 earnings and increase our return on equity above 8%.”

Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased $1.5 million, or 16.8%, to $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $8.7 million for the same period in 2016.   Net interest income increased $3.4 million, or 21.2%, to $19.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $16.4 million for the same period in 2016.   The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher volumes in the loan and investment portfolios as well as a decrease in the interest rate paid on deposits.  Net interest margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 improved to 3.36% and 3.33%, respectively, compared to 3.33% and 3.28% for the same periods in 2016.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to no provision for loan losses for the same periods in 2016. The Company continues to experience a minimal level of net charge-offs and modest levels of non-performing loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased $0.2 million, or 8.1%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $2.1 million for the same period in 2016. The slight decline was primarily related to reduced gains on sales of investments and SBA loans partially offset by increases in mortgage banking income, interchange fees, and bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

Noninterest income decreased $1.0 million, or 24.2%, to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $4.0 million for the same period in 2016. The decline was primarily related to other than temporary impairment of $0.7 million realized on one investment security as well as decreases in gains from the sale of SBA loans, partially offset by increases in mortgage banking income, interchange fees, and BOLI.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense decreased $0.4 million, or 4.8%, to $8.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $9.3 million for the same period in 2016.  The decrease was primarily related to a decline of $1.4 million in merger-related expenses.  The Company incurred $1.8 million of merger-related expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2016 primarily related to the Oldtown Bank acquisition.  Noninterest expense increased $0.9 million, or 5.3%, to $17.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $16.6 million for the same period in 2016.  The increase was primarily related to increased compensation and employee benefits and net occupancy expenses as the 2017 period included the full impact of the Oldtown Bank acquisition and the partial impact of the branches acquired from Stearns Bank.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 was $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, compared to $0.7 million and $1.5 million in the comparable periods in the prior year.  The Company’s effective tax rates of 29.0% and 28.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, improved from 44.0% and 40.7% from the same respective periods in 2016  primarily as the result of increased tax-exempt income related to municipal bond investments and BOLI income.

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased $116.6 million, or an annualized rate of 18.0%, to $1.41 billion at June 30, 2017 from $1.29 billion at December 31, 2016 as the Company continued to leverage its capital with earning assets.

Loans receivable increased $50.3 million, or an annualized rate of 13.5%, to $794.7 million at June 30, 2017 from $744.4 million at December 31, 2016.  Loan growth continues to be primarily concentrated in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. 

The Company also increased its investment portfolio by $29.5 million from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017 in order to better leverage its capital.  The Company utilized excess cash received from the assumption of deposits in the February branch acquisition to fund additional purchases of investments available for sale. 

Core deposits increased $109.6 million, or 20.3%, to $650.4 million at June 30, 2017 from $540.8 million at December 31, 2016, including $79.6 million of core deposits assumed in the Stearns Bank branch acquisition.  Certificates of deposits increased $74.4 million to $363.6 million at June 30, 2017 from $289.2 million at December 31, 2016, primarily as the result of certificates of deposit assumed from Stearns Bank. Core deposits remained relatively unchanged at 64% of the Company’s deposit portfolio at June 30, 2017 compared to 65% at December 31, 2016.

Total equity increased $7.0 million to $140.1 million at June 30, 2017 compared to $133.1 million at December 31, 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to $3.4 million of net income, $0.5 million of stock-based compensation expense, and a $3.4 million improvement in the market value of investment securities partially offset by $0.3 million of share repurchases.  Tangible book value per share increased $0.11 from $20.10 at December 31, 2016 to $20.21 at June 30, 2017 as a result of operating results for the period offset by $1.02 per share dilution from the Stearns Bank branch acquisition.

Asset Quality

Non-performing assets decreased $1.2 million to $9.1 million at June 30, 2017 from $10.3 million at December 31, 2016 primarily as a result of the liquidation of several large real estate owned balances during the period.   Net loan charge-offs continue to remain low totaling $11 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables in Appendix A, which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. This press release and the accompanying tables discuss financial measures, such as core noninterest expense, core net income, core diluted earnings per share, core return on average assets, core return on average equity, and core efficiency ratio, which are non-GAAP measures. We believe that such non-GAAP measures are useful because they enhance the ability of investors and management to evaluate and compare the Company’s operating results from period to period in a meaningful manner. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under GAAP. Investors should consider the Company’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

About Entegra Financial Corp. and Entegra Bank

Entegra Financial Corp. is the holding company of Entegra Bank. The Company’s shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on October 1, 2014 under the symbol “ENFC”.

Entegra Bank operates a total of 17 branches located throughout the Western North Carolina counties of Cherokee, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk and Transylvania, the Upstate South Carolina counties of Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg and the northern Georgia county of Jasper.  The Bank also operates loan production offices in Asheville, NC and Clemson, SC.  For further information, visit the Bank’s website www.entegrabank.com.

Disclosures About Forward-Looking Statements

The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements.” Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by factors including, but not limited to: the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company’s customers or vendors; fluctuations in interest rates; actions of government regulators; the availability of capital and personnel; or general economic conditions. In addition, in relation to the previously-announced definitive agreement to acquire Chattohoochee, the following factors among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward looking statements: ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the acquisition, including approval by Chattahoochee’s shareholders, on the expected terms and schedule; delay in closing the acquisition; difficulties and delays in integrating Company’s and Chattahoochee’s businesses or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the proposed transaction; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; economic conditions; the reaction to the transaction of the banks’ customers, employees and counterparties; and the impact, extent and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, and other actions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. These forward looking statements express management’s current expectations, plans or forecasts of future events, results and condition, including financial and other estimates. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by forward looking statements are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including without limitation its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these statements following the date of this press release.

Additional Information About The Proposed Transaction And Where To Find It

This material is not a solicitation of any vote or approval of Chattahoochee’s shareholders and is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or any other documents which and Chattahoochee may send in connection with the proposed acquisition. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

In connection with the proposed acquisition of Chattahoochee, the Company will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued to the shareholders of Chattahoochee. The registration statement will include a proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of Chattahoochee seeking their approval of the acquisition and related matters. In addition, the Company may file other relevant documents concerning the proposed acquisition with the SEC.

INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF CHATTAHOOCHEE ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors and shareholders may obtain free copies of these documents, when filed, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus also may be obtained, when available, by directing a request by telephone or mail to Entegra Financial Corp., 14 One Center Court, Franklin, North Carolina 28734, Attention: David Bright (telephone: (828) 524-7000), or Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia, 643 E E Butler Parkway, Gainesville, Georgia 30503, Attention: Investor Relations (telephone: (770) 536-0607), or by accessing the Company’s website at www.entegrabank.com under “Investor Relations.” The information on the Company’s and Chattahoochee’s websites is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Current Report or incorporated into other filings either company makes with the SEC.

Chattahoochee and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Chattahoochee in connection with the acquisition. Information about the directors and executive officers of Chattahoochee is set forth in the proxy statement for Chattahoochee’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proxy solicitation may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available.

 
ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
  Three Months Ended June 30,
    2017     2016
Interest income $ 12,024   $ 10,257
Interest expense   1,802     1,509
       
Net interest income   10,222     8,748
       
Provision for loan losses   325    
       
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   9,897     8,748
       
Servicing income, net   158     75
Mortgage banking   343     220
Gain on sale of SBA loans   4     284
Gain on sale of investments   36     429
Trading securities gains   100     104
Other than temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities      
Service charges on deposit accounts   412     387
Interchange fees   480     382
Bank owned life insurance   214     94
Other   182     124
Total noninterest income   1,929     2,099
       
Compensation and employee benefits   5,086     4,257
Net occupancy   926     835
Federal deposit insurance   135     184
Professional and advisory   363     293
Data processing   424     400
Marketing and advertising   226     302
Net cost of operation of real estate owned   81     210
Merger-related expenses   408     1,771
Other   1,217     1,061
Total noninterest expense   8,866     9,313
       
Income before taxes   2,960     1,534
       
Income tax expense   858     676
       
Net income $ 2,102   $ 858
       
Earnings per common share:      
Basic $ 0.33   $ 0.13
Diluted $ 0.32   $ 0.13
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding:      
Basic   6,456,572     6,466,665
Diluted   6,549,000     6,482,079
       

ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
    2017       2016
Interest income $ 23,367     $ 19,250
Interest expense   3,527       2,878
       
Net interest income   19,840       16,372
       
Provision for loan losses   640      
       
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   19,200       16,372
       
Servicing income, net   253       191
Mortgage banking   563       360
Gain on sale of SBA loans   146       618
Gain on sale of investments   43       698
Trading securities gains   307       178
Other than temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities   (700 )    
Service charges on deposit accounts   803       781
Interchange fees   890       724
Bank owned life insurance   395       201
Other   312       223
Total noninterest income   3,012       3,974
       
Compensation and employee benefits   9,922       8,267
Net occupancy   1,877       1,651
Federal deposit insurance   239       360
Professional and advisory   637       505
Data processing   825       751
Marketing and advertising   474       502
Net cost of operation of real estate owned   215       496
Merger-related expenses   856       1,916
Other   2,428       2,144
Total noninterest expense   17,473       16,592
       
Income before taxes   4,739       3,754
       
Income tax expense   1,337       1,530
       
Net income $ 3,402     $ 2,224
       
Earnings per common share:      
Basic $ 0.53     $ 0.34
Diluted $ 0.52     $ 0.34
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding:      
Basic   6,460,693       6,492,209
Diluted   6,540,524       6,506,485
       

ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   June 30, 2017    December 31, 2016
   (Unaudited)    (Audited)
Assets      
       
Cash and cash equivalents $ 80,111     $ 43,294  
Investments – trading   5,636       5,211  
Investments – available for sale   427,831       398,291  
Other investments   12,208       15,261  
Loans held for sale   3,668       4,584  
Loans receivable   794,687       744,361  
Allowance for loan losses   (9,934 )     (9,305 )
Real estate owned   2,487       4,226  
Fixed assets, net   21,022       20,209  
Bank owned life insurance   31,742       31,347  
Net deferred tax asset   15,851       18,985  
Goodwill   7,144       2,065  
Core deposit intangibles, net   2,470       979  
Other assets   14,553       13,369  
       
Total assets $ 1,409,476     $ 1,292,877  
       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity      
       
Liabilities      
Deposits $ 1,013,998     $ 830,013  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   223,500       298,500  
Junior subordinated notes   14,433       14,433  
Post employment benefits   10,163       10,211  
Other liabilities   7,249       6,652  
Total liabilities $ 1,269,343     $ 1,159,809  
       
Total shareholders’ equity   140,133       133,068  
       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,409,476     $ 1,292,877  
       

APPENDIX A – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30.
      2017       2016       2017       2016  
                     
    (Dollars in thousands)
  (Dollars in thousands)
                 
Core Noninterest Expense                
Noninterest expense (GAAP)   $ 8,866     $ 9,313     $ 17,473     $ 16,592  
Merger-related expenses     (408 )     (1,771 )     (856 )     (1,916 )
Core noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)   $ 8,458     $ 7,542     $ 16,617     $ 14,676  
                 
Core Net Income                
Net income (GAAP)   $ 2,102     $ 858     $ 3,402     $ 2,224  
Gain on sale of investments     (23 )     (279 )     (28 )     (454 )
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale                 455        
Merger-related expenses     265       1,151       556       1,245  
Core net income (Non-GAAP)   $ 2,344     $ 1,730     $ 4,385     $ 3,015  
                 
Core Diluted Earnings Per Share                
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)   $ 0.32     $ 0.13     $ 0.52     $ 0.34  
Gain on sale of investments           (0.04 )           (0.07 )
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale                 0.06        
Merger-related expenses     0.04       0.18       0.09       0.19  
Core diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)   $ 0.36     $ 0.27     $ 0.67     $ 0.46  
                 
Core Return on Average Assets                
Return on Average Assets (GAAP)     0.61%       0.29%       0.50%       0.40%  
Gain on sale of investments     -0.01%       -0.09%             -0.08%  
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale                 0.07%        
Merger-related expenses     0.08%       0.39%       0.08%       0.23%  
Core Return on Average Assets (Non-GAAP)     0.68%       0.59%       0.65%       0.55%  
                 
Core Return on Average Equity                
Return on Average Equity (GAAP)     6.09%       2.56%       4.99%       3.32%  
Gain on sale of investments     -0.07%       -0.82%       -0.04%       -0.67%  
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale                 0.67%        
Merger-related expenses     0.77%       3.43%       0.82%       1.86%  
Core Return on Average Equity (Non-GAAP)     6.79%       5.17%       6.44%       4.51%  
                 
Core Efficiency Ratio                
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)     72.96%       85.85%       76.46%       81.55%  
Gain on sale of investments     0.30%       2.87%       0.19%       2.56%  
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale                 -2.97%        
Merger-related expenses     -3.45%       -16.33%       -3.00%       -9.42%  
Core Efficiency Ratio (Non-GAAP)     69.81%       72.39%       70.68%       74.69%  
                 
                 
    As Of        
    June 30, 2017   December 31, 2016        
                         
    (Dollars in thousands, except share data)
       
Tangible Book Value Per Share                
Book Value (GAAP)   $ 140,133     $ 133,068          
Goodwill and intangibles     (9,614 )     (3,044 )        
Book Value (Tangible)   $ 130,519     $ 130,024          
Outstanding shares     6,458,679       6,467,550          
Tangible Book Value Per Share   $ 20.21     $ 20.10          
                 

APPENDIX B – TAX EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
    For the Three Months Ended June 30,
      2017       2016  
    Average
Outstanding
Balance
  Interest   Yield/ Rate   Average
Outstanding
Balance
  Interest   Yield/ Rate
                                         
    (Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:                        
Loans, including loans held for sale   $ 765,764     $ 9,035   4.73 %   $ 703,576     $ 8,255   4.71 %
Loans, tax exempt (1)     16,183       151   3.73 %     15,753       151   3.84 %
Investments – taxable     313,653       1,822   2.32 %     263,968       1,422   2.16 %
Investment tax exempt (1)     118,437       1,227   4.15 %     48,722       471   3.88 %
Interest earning deposits     52,993       127   0.96 %     38,086       54   0.57 %
Other investments, at cost     11,808       144   4.89 %     9,566       122   5.12 %
                         
Total interest-earning assets     1,278,838       12,506   3.92 %     1,079,671       10,475   3.89 %
                         
Noninterest-earning assets     103,141               87,193          
                         
Total assets   $ 1,381,979             $ 1,166,864          
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts   $ 48,280     $ 13   0.11 %   $ 37,757     $ 16   0.17 %
Time deposits     360,885       783   0.87 %     313,204       769   0.98 %
Money market accounts     257,457       236   0.37 %     237,424       180   0.30 %
Interest bearing transaction accounts     167,487       53   0.13 %     114,069       67   0.24 %
Total interest bearing deposits     834,109       1,085   0.52 %     702,454       1,032   0.59 %
                         
FHLB advances     223,500       542   0.97 %     173,885       319   0.74 %
Junior subordinated debentures     14,433       141   3.92 %     14,433       128   3.56 %
Other borrowings     3,044       34   4.48 %     2,569       30   4.68 %
                         
Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,075,086       1,802   0.67 %     893,341       1,509   0.68 %
                         
Noninterest-bearing deposits     154,898               121,001          
                         
Other non interest bearing liabilities     13,999               18,725          
                         
Total liabilities     1,243,983               1,033,067          
Total equity     137,996               133,797          
                         
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,381,979             $ 1,166,864          
                         
                         
Tax-equivalent net interest income       $ 10,704           $ 8,966    
                         
                         
Net interest-earning assets (2)   $ 203,752             $ 186,330          
                         
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities     1.19 %             1.21 %        
                         
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread (3)           3.25 %           3.21 %
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (4)           3.36 %           3.33 %
                         
(1) Tax exempt loans and investments are calculated giving effect to a 35% federal tax rate.
(2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread represents the difference between the tax equivalent yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Tax-equivalent net interest margin represents tax equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
                         

    For the Six Months Ended June 30,
      2017       2016  
    Average
Outstanding
Balance
  Interest   Yield/ Rate   Average
Outstanding
Balance
  Interest   Yield/ Rate
                                         
    (Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:                        
Loans, including loans held for sale   $ 754,521     $ 17,511   4.68 %   $ 668,318     $ 15,461   4.64 %
Loans, tax exempt (1)     15,549       288   3.73 %     11,147       220   3.96 %
Investments – taxable     305,029       3,581   2.35 %     263,925       2,880   2.19 %
Investment tax exempt (1)     114,954       2,352   4.09 %     31,586       691   4.39 %
Interest earning deposits     55,427       243   0.88 %     35,977       90   0.50 %
Other investments, at cost     12,831       316   4.97 %     9,058       227   5.03 %
                         
Total interest-earning assets     1,258,311       24,291   3.89 %     1,020,011       19,569   3.85 %
                         
Noninterest-earning assets     100,113               85,553          
                         
Total assets   $ 1,358,424             $ 1,105,564          
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:                        
Savings accounts   $ 45,661     $ 25   0.11 %   $ 36,688     $ 26   0.14 %
Time deposits     344,834       1,540   0.90 %     292,979       1,523   1.04 %
Money market accounts     252,069       455   0.36 %     213,379       331   0.31 %
Interest bearing transaction accounts     151,464       93   0.12 %     108,387       94   0.17 %
Total interest bearing deposits     794,028       2,113   0.54 %     651,433       1,974   0.61 %
                         
FHLB advances     249,052       1,072   0.87 %     165,066       594   0.72 %
Junior subordinated debentures     14,433       278   3.88 %     14,433       254   3.53 %
Other borrowings     2,917       64   4.42 %     2,394       56   4.69 %
                         
Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,060,430       3,527   0.67 %     833,326       2,878   0.69 %
                         
Noninterest-bearing deposits     147,770               121,001          
                         
Other non interest bearing liabilities     13,968               17,440          
                         
Total liabilities     1,222,168               971,767          
Total equity     136,256               133,797          
                         
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,358,424             $ 1,105,564          
                         
                         
Tax-equivalent net interest income       $ 20,764           $ 16,691    
                         
                         
Net interest-earning assets (2)   $ 197,881             $ 186,685          
                         
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities     118.66 %             122.40 %        
                         
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread (3)           3.22 %           3.15 %
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (4)           3.33 %           3.28 %
                         
(1) Tax exempt loans and investments are calculated giving effect to a 35% federal tax rate.
(2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread represents the difference between the tax equivalent yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Tax-equivalent net interest margin represents tax equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

 

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