1st
SOURCE CORPORATION
1st
Source Corporation, an Indiana corporation incorporated in 1971, is a bank
holding company headquartered in South Bend, Indiana that provides, through
our
subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "1st Source"), a broad array of
financial products and services. 1st Source Bank ("Bank"), our principal
subsidiary, offers commercial and consumer banking services, trust and
investment management services, and insurance to individual and business
clients
through most of our 67 banking center locations in 16 counties, one Trustcorp
Mortgage office located in each state of Indiana and Ohio. 1st Source Bank
Specialty Finance Group, with 24 locations nationwide, offers specialized
financing services for new and used private and cargo aircraft, automobiles
and
light trucks for leasing and rental agencies, medium and heavy duty trucks,
construction equipment, and environmental equipment. While concentrated in
certain equipment types, we enjoy serving a very diverse client base. We
are not
dependent upon any single industry or client. At December 31, 2006, we had
consolidated total assets of $3.81 billion, loans and leases of $2.70 billion,
deposits of $3.05 billion, and total shareholders’ equity of $368.90 million.
Our
principal executive office is located at 100 North Michigan Street, South
Bend,
Indiana 46601 and our telephone number is 574 235-2000. Access to our annual
report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K, and all amendments to those reports is available, free of charge, at
www.1stsource.com soon after the material is electronically filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). We will provide a printed copy of any
of
the aforementioned documents to any requesting shareholder.
1st
SOURCE BANK
1st
Source Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source Corporation that offers
a
broad range of consumer and commercial banking services through its lending
operations, retail branches, and fee based businesses.
Commercial,
Agricultural, and Real Estate Loans
— 1st Source Bank provides
commercial and agriculture loans to corporations and other business clients
primarily located within our regional market area. Loans are made for a wide
variety of general corporate purposes, including financing for industrial
and
commercial properties, financing for equipment, inventories and accounts
receivable, and acquisition financing. Other services include commercial
leasing
and cash management services.
Consumer
Services
— 1st Source Bank provides a full range of consumer banking
services, including checking accounts, on-line banking, savings programs,
installment and real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit,
drive-in and night deposit services, safe deposit facilities, automated teller
machines, overdraft facilities, debit and credit card services, and brokerage
services.
Trust
Services
— 1st Source Bank provides a wide range of trust, investment,
agency, and custodial services for individual and corporate clients. These
services include the administration of estates and personal trusts, as well
as
the management of investment accounts for individuals, employee benefit plans,
and charitable foundations.
Specialty
Finance Group Services
— 1st Source Bank, through its Specialty Finance
Group, provides a broad range of comprehensive lease and equipment finance
products addressing the financing needs of diverse companies. This Group
can be
broken down into four areas: auto, light truck, and environmental equipment
financing; medium and heavy duty truck financing; aircraft financing; and
construction equipment financing.
Auto,
light truck, and environmental equipment financing consists of financings
to
automobile rental and leasing companies, light truck rental and leasing
companies, and environmental equipment companies. Auto, light truck, and
environmental equipment finance receivables generally range from $50,000
to $15
million with fixed or variable interest rates and terms of two to seven
years.
Medium
and heavy duty truck financing consists of financings for highway tractors
and
trailers and delivery trucks to the commercial trucking industry. Medium
and
heavy duty truck finance receivables generally range from $50,000 to $15
million
with fixed or variable interest rates and terms of two to seven
years.
Aircraft
financing consists of financings for new and used aircraft for individual
and
corporate aircraft users, aircraft dealers, charter operators, and air cargo
carriers. Aircraft finance receivables generally range from $100,000 to $15
million with fixed or variable interest rates and terms of two to ten
years.
Construction
equipment financing includes financing of equipment (i.e., asphalt and concrete
plants, bulldozers, excavators, cranes, and loaders, etc.) to the construction
industry. Construction equipment finance receivables generally range from
$100,000 to $15 million with fixed or variable interest rates and terms of
three
to seven years.
We
also
generate equipment rental income through the leasing of construction equipment,
various trucks, and other equipment to clients through operating
leases.
SPECIALITY
FINANCE GROUP SUBSIDIARIES
The
Specialty Finance Group also consists of separate wholly owned subsidiaries
of
1st Source Bank which include: Michigan Transportation Finance Corporation,
1st
Source Specialty Finance, Inc., SFG Equipment Leasing, Inc., 1st Source
Intermediate Holding, LLC, 1st Source Commercial Aircraft Leasing, Inc.,
and SFG
Equipment Leasing Corporation I.
TRUSTCORP
MORTGAGE COMPANY
Trustcorp
Mortgage Company (Trustcorp) is a mortgage banking company with one office
in
Indiana and one office in Ohio and is a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source
Corporation. Trustcorp provides real estate mortgage loan services primarily
in
the one-to-four family residential housing market. Most of the residential
mortgages originated and/or purchased are sold into the secondary market
and
serviced by Trustcorp.
1st
SOURCE INSURANCE, INC.
1st
Source Insurance, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Source Bank that
provides insurance services to individuals and businesses covering corporate
and
personal property products, casualty insurance products, and individual and
group health and life insurance products.
1st
SOURCE CORPORATION INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.
1st
Source Corporation Investment Advisors, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary
of 1st
Source Bank that provides investment advisory services to trust and investment
clients of 1st Source Bank and to the 1st Source Monogram Funds.
1st
Source Corporation Investment Advisors, Inc.
is
registered as an investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange
Commision under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. 1st Source Corporation
Investment Advisors, Inc. serves strictly in an advisory capacity and,
as such,
does not hold any client securities.
OTHER
CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
We
have
various other subsidiaries that are not significant to the consolidated
entity.
1st
SOURCE CAPITAL TRUST II, III, AND IV
Our
unconsolidated subsidiaries include, 1st Source Capital Trust II, III, and
IV
(1st Source Capital Trust I was dissolved on May 26, 2005). These subsidiaries
were created for the purposes of issuing $17.25 million, $10.00 million,
and
$30.00 million of trust preferred securities, respectively, and lending the
proceeds to 1st Source. We guarantee, on a limited basis, payments of
distributions on the trust preferred securities and payments on redemption
of
the trust preferred securities.
COMPETITION
The
activities in which we and the Bank engage are highly competitive. These
activities and the geographic markets served involve competition with other
banks, some of which are affiliated with large bank holding companies
headquartered outside of our principal market. We generally compete on the
basis
of client service and responsiveness to client needs, available loan and
deposit
products, the rates of interest charged on loans and leases, the rates of
interest paid for funds, other credit and service charges, the quality of
services rendered, the convenience of banking facilities, and in the case
of
loans and leases to large commercial borrowers, relative lending
limits.
In
addition to competing with other banks within our primary service areas,
the
Bank also competes with other financial service companies, such as credit
unions, industrial loan associations, securities firms, insurance companies,
small loan companies, finance companies, mortgage companies, real estate
investment trusts, certain governmental agencies, credit organizations, and
other enterprises. Additional competition for depositors’ funds comes from
United States Government securities, private issuers of debt obligations,
and
suppliers of other investment alternatives for depositors. Many of our non-bank
competitors are not subject to the same extensive Federal regulations that
govern bank holding companies and banks. Such non-bank competitors may, as
a
result, have certain advantages over us in providing some services.
We
compete against these financial institutions by offering a full array of
products and highly personalized services. We also rely on our history in
our
core market dating back to 1863, as well as, relationships that long-term
colleagues have with our clients, and the capacity we have for quick local
decision-making.
EMPLOYEES
At
December 31, 2006, we had approximately 1,200 employees on a full-time
equivalent basis. We provide a wide range of employee benefits and consider
employee relations to be good.
REGULATION
AND SUPERVISION
General
—
1st Source and the Bank are extensively regulated under Federal and State
law.
To the extent that the following information describes statutory or regulatory
provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular
statutory and regulatory provisions. Any change in applicable laws or
regulations may have a material effect on our business and our prospective
business. Our operations may be affected by legislative changes and by the
policies of various regulatory authorities. We are unable to predict the
nature
or the extent of the effects on our business and earnings that fiscal or
monetary policies, economic controls, or new Federal or State legislation
may
have in the future.
We
are a
registered bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(BHCA) and, as such, we are subject to regulation, supervision, and examination
by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve).
We
are required to file annual reports with the Federal Reserve and to provide
the
Federal Reserve such additional information as it may require.
The
Bank,
as an Indiana state bank and member of the Federal Reserve System, is supervised
by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Federal
Reserve. As such, the Bank is regularly examined by and subject to regulations
promulgated by the DFI and the Federal Reserve. Because the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC) provides deposit insurance to the Bank, the
Bank is
also subject to supervision and regulation by the FDIC (even though the FDIC
is
not its primary Federal regulator).
Bank
Holding Company Act
— Under the BHCA, as amended, our activities are
limited to business so closely related to banking, managing, or controlling
banks as to be a proper incident thereto. We are also subject to capital
requirements applied on a consolidated basis in a form substantially similar
to
those required of the Bank. The BHCA also requires a bank holding company
to
obtain approval from the Federal Reserve before (i) acquiring, or holding
more
than 5% voting interest in any bank or bank holding company, (ii) acquiring
all
or substantially all of the assets of another bank or bank holding company,
or
(iii) merging or consolidating with another bank holding company.
The
BHCA
also restricts non-bank activities to those which, by statute or by Federal
Reserve regulation or order, have been identified as activities closely related
to the business of banking or of managing or controlling banks. As discussed
below, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which was enacted in 1999, established
a new
type of bank holding company known as a "financial holding company," that
has
powers that are not otherwise available to bank holding companies.
Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
— The
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA)
reorganized and reformed the regulatory structure applicable to financial
institutions generally.
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
— The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA) was
adopted to supervise and regulate a wide variety of banking issues. In general,
FDICIA provides for the recapitalization of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF),
deposit insurance reform, including the implementation of risk-based deposit
insurance premiums, the establishment of five capital levels for financial
institutions ("well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized,"
"significantly undercapitalized," and "critically undercapitalized") that
would
impose more scrutiny and restrictions on less capitalized institutions, along
with a number of other supervisory and regulatory issues. At December 31,
2006,
the Bank was categorized as "well capitalized," meaning that its total
risk-based capital ratio exceeded 10.00%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
exceeded 6.00%, its leverage ratio exceeded 5.00%, and it was not subject
to a
regulatory order, agreement, or directive to meet and maintain a specific
capital level for any capital measure.
Federal
Deposit Insurance Reform Act
— On February 1, 2006, Congress approved
the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (FDIRA). Among other things,
the FDIRA provides for the merger of the Bank Insurance Fund with the Savings
Association Insurance Fund and for an immediate increase in Federal deposit
insurance for certain retirement accounts up to $250,000. The statute further
provides for the indexing of the maximum deposit insurance coverage for all
types of deposit accounts in the future to account for inflation. The FDIRA
also
requires the FDIC to provide certain banks and thrifts that were in existence
prior to December 31, 1996 with one-time credits against future premiums
based
on the amount of their payments to the Bank Insurance Fund or Savings
Association Insurance Fund prior to that date.
Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Nasdaq Stock Market
(Nasdaq)
— We are under the jurisdiction of the SEC and certain
state securities commissions for matters relating to the offering and sale
of
our securities and our investment advisory services. We are subject to the
disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as administered
by
the SEC. We are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading
symbol "SRCE," and we are subject to the rules of Nasdaq for listed companies.
Riegle-Neal
Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994
— Congress
enacted the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of
1994
(Interstate Act) in September 1994. Beginning in September 1995, bank holding
companies have the right to expand, by acquiring existing banks, into all
states, even those which had theretofore restricted entry. The legislation
also
provides that, subject to future action by individual states, a holding company
has the right to convert the banks which it owns in different states to branches
of a single bank. The states of Indiana and Michigan have adopted the interstate
branching provisions of the Interstate Act.
Economic
Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996
— The Economic
Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA) was signed
into
law on September 30, 1996. Among other things, EGRPRA streamlined the
non-banking activities application process for well-capitalized and well-managed
bank holding companies.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act of 1999
— The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA) is intended to
modernize the banking industry by removing barriers to affiliation among
banks,
insurance companies, the securities industry, and other financial service
providers. It provides financial organizations with the flexibility of
structuring such affiliations through a holding company structure or through
a
financial subsidiary of a bank, subject to certain limitations. The GLBA
establishes a new type of bank holding company, known as a financial holding
company, which may engage in an expanded list of activities that are "financial
in nature," which include securities and insurance brokerage, securities
underwriting, insurance underwriting, and merchant banking. The GLBA also
sets
forth a system of functional regulation that makes the Federal Reserve the
"umbrella supervisor" for holding companies, while providing for the supervision
of the holding company’s subsidiaries by other Federal and state agencies. A
bank holding company may not become a financial holding company if any of
its
subsidiary financial institutions are not well-capitalized or well-managed.
Further, each bank subsidiary of the holding company must have received at
least
a satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating. The GLBA also expands
the types of financial activities a national bank may conduct through a
financial subsidiary, addresses state regulation of insurance, generally
prohibits unitary thrift holding companies organized after May 4, 1999, from
participating in new activities that are not financial in nature, provides
privacy protection for nonpublic customer information of financial institutions,
modernizes the Federal Home Loan Bank system, and makes miscellaneous regulatory
improvements. The Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the Treasury must
coordinate their supervision regarding approval of new financial activities
to
be conducted through a financial holding company or through a financial
subsidiary of a bank. While the provisions of the GLBA regarding activities
that
may be conducted through a financial subsidiary directly apply only to national
banks, those provisions indirectly apply to state-chartered banks. In addition,
the Bank is subject to other provisions of the GLBA, including those relating
to
CRA and privacy, regardless of whether we elect to become a financial holding
company or to conduct activities through a financial subsidiary of the Bank.
We
do not, however, currently intend to file notice with the Board to become
a
financial holding company or to engage in expanded financial activities through
a financial subsidiary of the Bank.
Financial
Privacy
— In accordance with the GLBA, Federal banking regulators
adopted rules that limit the ability of banks and other financial institutions
to disclose non-public information about customers to nonaffiliated third
parties. These limitations require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers
and, in some circumstances, allow consumers to prevent disclosure of certain
personal information to a nonaffiliated third party. The privacy provisions
of
the GLBA affect how consumer information is transmitted through diversified
financial companies and conveyed to outside vendors.
USA
Patriot Act of 2001
— The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (USA Patriot Act) was
signed into law primarily as a result of the terrorist attacks of September
11,
2001. The USA Patriot Act is comprehensive anti-terrorism legislation that,
among other things, substantially broadened the scope of anti-money laundering
laws and regulations by imposing significant new compliance and due diligence
obligations on financial institutions.
The
regulations adopted by the United States Treasury Department under the USA
Patriot Act impose new obligations on financial institutions to maintain
appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report
money laundering, and terrorist financing. Additionally, the regulations
require
that we, upon request from the appropriate Federal regulatory agency, provide
records related to anti-money laundering, perform due diligence of private
banking and correspondent accounts, establish standards for verifying customer
identity, and perform other related duties.
Failure
of a financial institution to comply with the USA Patriot Act's requirements
could have serious legal and reputational consequences for the
institution.
Regulations
Governing Capital Adequacy
— The Federal bank regulatory agencies use
capital adequacy guidelines in their examination and regulation of bank holding
companies and banks. If capital falls below the minimum levels established
by
these guidelines, a bank holding company or bank will be required to submit
an
acceptable plan for achieving compliance with the capital guidelines and
will be
subject to denial of applications and appropriate supervisory enforcement
actions. The various regulatory capital requirements that we are subject
to are
disclosed in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
— Note
Q of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Our management believes
that the risk-weighting of assets and the risk-based capital guidelines does
not
have a material adverse impact on our operations or on the operations of
the
Bank.
Community
Reinvestment Act
— The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 requires that,
in connection with examinations of financial institutions within their
jurisdiction, the Federal banking regulators must evaluate the record of
the
financial institutions in meeting the credit needs of their local communities,
including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe
and
sound operation of those banks. Federal banking regulators are required to
consider a financial institution's performance in these areas as they review
applications filed by the institution to engage in mergers or acquisitions
or to
open a branch or facility.
Regulations
Governing Extensions of Credit
— The Bank is subject to certain
restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on extensions of credit to
1st
Source or our subsidiaries, or investments in our securities and on the use
of
our securities as collateral for loans to any borrowers. These regulations
and
restrictions may limit our ability to obtain funds from the Bank for our
cash
needs, including funds for acquisitions and for payment of dividends, interest
and operating expenses. Further, the BHCA, certain regulations of the Federal
Reserve, state laws and many other Federal laws govern the extensions of
credit
and generally prohibit a bank from extending credit, engaging in a lease
or sale
of property, or furnishing services to a customer on the condition that the
customer obtain additional services from the bank’s holding company or from one
of its subsidiaries.
The
Bank
is also subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act
on
extensions of credit to executive officers, directors, principal shareholders,
or any related interest of such persons. Extensions of credit (i) must be
made
on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral,
and
following credit underwriting procedures that are at least as stringent as
those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with persons not covered
above and who are not employees, and (ii) must not involve more than the
normal
risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. The Bank is also
subject to certain lending limits and restrictions on overdrafts to such
persons.
Reserve
Requirements
— The Federal Reserve requires all depository institutions
to maintain reserves against their transaction account deposits. Reserves
of
3.00% must be maintained against net transaction accounts greater than $7.80
million and less than $48.3 million (subject to adjustment by the Federal
Reserve) and reserves of 10.00% must be maintained against that portion of
net
transaction accounts in excess of $48.3 million.
Dividends
— The ability of the Bank to pay dividends and management fees is
limited by various state and Federal laws, by certain covenant agreements,
by
the regulations promulgated by its primary regulators, and by the principles
of
prudent bank management.
Monetary
Policy and Economic Control
— The commercial banking business in which
we engage is affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by
the
monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. Changes in the discount rate on
member
bank borrowing, availability of borrowing at the "discount window," open
market
operations, the imposition of changes in reserve requirements against member
banks deposits and assets of foreign branches, and the imposition of, and
changes in, reserve requirements against certain borrowings by banks and
their
affiliates are some of the instruments of monetary policy available to the
Federal Reserve. These monetary policies are used in varying combinations
to
influence overall growth and distributions of bank loans, investments, and
deposits, and such use may affect interest rates charged on loans and leases
or
paid on deposits. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have had a
significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks and are expected
to do so in the future. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve are
influenced by various factors, including inflation, unemployment, short-term
and
long-term changes in the international trade balance, and in the fiscal policies
of the U.S. Government. Future monetary policies and the effect of such policies
on our future business and earnings, and the effect on the future business
and
earnings of the Bank cannot be predicted.
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
— On July 30, 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOA) was
signed into law. The SOA's stated goals include enhancing corporate
responsibility, increasing penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties
at publicly traded companies and protecting investors by improving the accuracy
and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to the securities laws.
The
SOA generally applies to all companies that file or are required to file
periodic reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Exchange Act.)
Among
other things, the SOA creates the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
as
an independent body subject to SEC supervision with responsibility for setting
auditing, quality control, and ethical standards for auditors of public
companies. The SOA also requires public companies to make faster and
more-extensive financial disclosures, requires the chief executive officer
and
the chief financial officer of public companies to provide signed certifications
as to the accuracy and completeness of financial information filed with the
SEC,
and provides enhanced criminal and civil penalties for violations of the
Federal
securities laws.
The
SOA
also addresses functions and responsibilities of audit committees of public
companies. The statute, by mandating certain stock exchange listing
rules, makes the audit committee directly responsible for the appointment,
compensation, and oversight of the work of the company's outside auditor,
and
requires the auditor to report directly to the audit committee. The SOA
authorizes each audit committee to engage independent counsel and other
advisors, and requires a public company to provide the appropriate funding,
as
determined by its audit committees, to pay the company's auditors and any
advisors that its audit committee retains. The SOA also requires public
companies to include an internal control report and assessment by management,
along with an attestation to this report prepared by the company's registered
public accounting firm, in their annual reports to stockholders.
Pending
Legislation
— Because of concerns relating to competitiveness and the
safety and soundness of the banking industry, Congress often considers a
number
of wide-ranging proposals for altering the structure, regulation, and
competitive relationships of the nation’s financial institutions. We cannot
predict whether or in what form any proposals will be adopted or the extent
to
which our business may be affected thereby.
An
investment in our common stock is subject to risks inherent to our business.
The
material risk and uncertainties that we believe affect us are described below.
See "Forward Looking Statements" under Item 7 of this report for a discussion
of
other important factors that can affect our business.
Fluctuations
in interest rates could reduce our profitability and affect the value of
our
assets
—
Like
other financial institutions, we are subject to interest rate risk. Our primary
source of income is net interest income, which is the difference between
interest earned on loans and leases and investments, and interest paid on
deposits and borrowings. We expect that we will periodically experience
imbalances in the interest rate sensitivities of our assets and liabilities
and
the relationships of various interest rates to each other. Over any defined
period of time, our interest-earning assets may be more sensitive to changes
in
market interest rates than our interest-bearing liabilities, or vice-versa.
In
addition, the individual market interest rates underlying our loan and lease
and
deposit products may not change to the same degree over a given time period.
In
any event, if market interest rates should move contrary to our position,
earnings may be negatively affected. In addition, loan and lease volume and
quality and deposit volume and mix can be affected by market interest rates
as
can the businesses of our clients. Changes in levels of market interest rates
could have a material adverse affect on our net interest spread, asset quality,
origination volume, and overall profitability.
Over
the
last two years, the Federal Reserve increased its target for Federal funds
rate
400 basis points. While these short-term market interest rates (which are
used
as a guide for pricing deposits) have increased, longer-term market interest
rates (which are used as a guide for pricing longer-term loans and leases)
have
not. If short-term interest rates continue to rise, and if rates on our
deposits and borrowings continue to reprice upwards faster than the rates
on
long-term loans and leases and investments, we could experience continued
compression of our interest rate spread and net interest margin, which could
have a negative effect on our profitability.
We
principally manage interest rate risk by managing the volume and mix of our
earning assets and funding liabilities. In a changing interest rate environment,
we may not be able to manage this risk effectively. If we are unable to manage
interest rate risk effectively, our business, financial condition and results
of
operations could be materially harmed.
Changes
in the level of interest rates also may negatively affect our ability to
originate loans and leases, the value of our assets and our ability to realize
gains from the sale of our assets, all of which ultimately could affect our
earnings.
Future
expansion involves risks
—
In
the
future, we may acquire all or part of other financial institutions and we
may
establish de novo branch offices. There could be considerable costs involved
in
executing our growth strategy. For instance, new branches generally require
a
period of time to generate sufficient revenues to offset their costs, especially
in areas in which we do not have an established presence. Accordingly, any
new
branch expansion could be expected to negatively impact earnings for some
period
of time until the branch reaches certain economies of scale. Acquisitions
and
mergers involve a number of risks, including the risk that:
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We
may incur substantial costs identifying and evaluating potential
acquisitions and merger partners, or in evaluating new markets, hiring
experienced local managers, and opening new
offices;
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Our
estimates and judgments used to evaluate credit, operations, management,
and market risks relating to target institutions may not be
accurate;
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There
may be substantial lag-time between completing an acquisition or
opening a
new office and generating sufficient assets and deposits to support
costs
of the expansion;
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We
may not be able to finance an acquisition, or the financing we obtain
may
have an adverse effect on our operating results or dilution of our
existing shareholders;
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The
attention of our management in negotiating a transaction and integrating
the operations and personnel of the combining businesses may be diverted
from our existing business;
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Acquisitions
typically involve the payment of a premium over book and market values
and; therefore, some dilution of our tangible book value and net
income
per common share may occur in connection with any future
transaction;
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We
may enter new markets where we lack local
experience;
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We
may incur goodwill in connection with an acquisition, or the goodwill
we
incur may become impaired, which results in adverse short-term effects
on
our operating results; or
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may lose key employees and clients.
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Competition
from other financial services providers could adversely impact our results
of
operations
—
The
banking and financial services business is highly competitive. We face
competition in making loans and leases, attracting deposits and providing
insurance, investment, trust, and other financial services. Increased
competition in the banking and financial services businesses may reduce our
market share, impair our growth or cause the prices we charge for our services
to decline. Our results of operations may be adversely impacted in future
periods depending upon the level and nature of competition we encounter in
our
various market areas.
We
are
dependent upon the services of our management team
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Our
future success and profitability is substantially dependent upon our management
and the banking abilities of our senior executives. We believe that our future
results will also depend in part upon our ability to attract and retain highly
skilled and qualified management. We are especially dependent on a limited
number of key management personnel, many of whom do not have employment
agreements with us. The loss of the chief executive officer and other senior
management and key personnel could have a material adverse impact on our
operations because other officers may not have the experience and expertise
to
readily replace these individuals. Many of these senior officers have primary
contact with our clients and are extremely important in maintaining personalized
relationships with our client base. The unexpected loss of services of one
or
more of these key employees could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and possibly result in reduced revenues if we were unable to find
suitable replacements promptly. Competition for senior personnel is intense,
and
we may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. Changes
in
key personnel and their responsibilities may be disruptive to our businesses
and
could have a material adverse effect on our businesses, financial condition,
and
results of operations.
Technology
security breaches could expose us to possible liability and damage our
reputation
— Any compromise of our security also could deter our clients
from using our internet banking services that involve the transmission of
confidential information. We rely on standard internet security systems to
provide the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission
of data. These precautions may not protect our systems from compromises or
breaches of our security measures that could result in damage to our reputation
and business.
Failure
to successfully implement a project we have undertaken to replace the majority
of our core and ancillary data processing systems, would negatively impact
our
business
—During 2006, we continued to work toward the implementation
of our new core system. Complete conversion is slated for 2007. The replacement