HMST-2013.3.31-10Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
________________________________ 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2013
Commission file number: 001-35424
________________________________ 
HOMESTREET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
________________________________ 
Washington
 
91-0186600
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
601 Union Street, Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98101
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(206) 623-3050
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
 
Large Accelerated Filer
 
¨
Accelerated Filer
 
¨
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated Filer
 
x
Smaller Reporting Company
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨    No  x
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock as of April 30, 2013 was 14,399,992.
 




PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
ITEM 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ITEM 3
 
 
 
ITEM 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 1
 
 
 
ITEM 1A
 
 
 
ITEM 6
 
 

Unless we state otherwise or the content otherwise requires, references in this Form 10-Q to “HomeStreet,” “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company” refer collectively to HomeStreet, Inc., a Washington corporation, HomeStreet Bank (“Bank”), HomeStreet Capital Corporation and other direct and indirect subsidiaries of HomeStreet, Inc.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HOMESTREET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)
 
(in thousands, except share data)
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents (including interest-bearing instruments of $7,183 and $12,414)
$
18,709

 
$
25,285

Investment securities available for sale
415,238

 
416,329

Loans held for sale (includes $419,106 and $600,305 carried at fair value)
430,857

 
620,799

Loans held for investment (net of allowance for loan losses of $28,405 and $27,561)
1,358,982

 
1,308,974

Mortgage servicing rights (includes $102,678 and $87,396 carried at fair value)
111,828

 
95,493

Other real estate owned
21,664

 
23,941

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
36,037

 
36,367

Premises and equipment, net
16,893

 
15,232

Accounts receivable and other assets
98,043

 
88,810

Total assets
$
2,508,251

 
$
2,631,230

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,934,704

 
$
1,976,835

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
183,590

 
259,090

Accounts payable and other liabilities
57,695

 
69,686

Long-term debt
61,857

 
61,857

Total liabilities
2,237,846

 
2,367,468

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 10,000 shares, issued and outstanding, 0 shares and 0 shares

 

Common stock, no par value, authorized 160,000,000, issued and outstanding, 14,400,206 shares and 14,382,638 shares
511

 
511

Additional paid-in capital
90,687

 
90,189

Retained earnings
173,229

 
163,872

Accumulated other comprehensive income
5,978

 
9,190

Total shareholders' equity
270,405

 
263,762

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
2,508,251

 
$
2,631,230


See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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HOMESTREET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except share data)
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
18,049

 
$
16,481

Investment securities available for sale
 
2,659

 
2,238

Other
 
30

 
137

 
 
20,738

 
18,856

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
3,489

 
4,879

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
292

 
675

Long-term debt
 
1,717

 
465

Other
 
5

 
4

 
 
5,503

 
6,023

Net interest income
 
15,235

 
12,833

Provision for credit losses
 
2,000

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
 
13,235

 
12,833

Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities
 
53,913

 
29,496

Mortgage servicing income
 
3,072

 
7,873

Income from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC
 
620

 
1,166

Depositor and other retail banking fees
 
721

 
735

Insurance commissions
 
180

 
182

(Loss) gain on sale of investment securities available for sale (includes $(31) and $41 of unrealized (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income)
 
(48
)
 
41

Other
 
443

 
604

 
 
58,901

 
40,097

Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
Salaries and related costs
 
35,062

 
21,351

General and administrative
 
10,888

 
5,273

Legal
 
611

 
435

Consulting
 
696

 
355

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessments
 
567

 
1,240

Occupancy
 
2,802

 
1,790

Information services
 
2,996

 
1,723

Other real estate owned expense
 
2,135

 
2,520

 
 
55,757

 
34,687

Income before income taxes
 
16,379

 
18,243

Income tax expense (benefit) (includes $(17) and $0 from reclassification items)
 
5,439

 
(1,716
)
NET INCOME
 
$
10,940

 
$
19,959

Basic income per share
 
$
0.76

 
$
1.94

Diluted income per share
 
$
0.74

 
$
1.86

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
14,359,691

 
10,292,566

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
14,804,129

 
10,720,330


See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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HOMESTREET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
10,940

 
$
19,959

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities:
 
 
 
Unrealized holding loss arising during the period (net of tax benefit of $1,746 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012)
(3,243
)
 
(910
)
Reclassification adjustment included in net income (net of tax (benefit) expense of $(17) and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012)
31

 
(41
)
Other comprehensive loss
(3,212
)
 
(951
)
Comprehensive income
$
7,728

 
$
19,008


See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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HOMESTREET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
(in thousands, except share data)
Number
of shares
 
Common
stock
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Retained
earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2012
5,403,498

 
$
511

 
$
31

 
$
81,746

 
$
4,119

 
$
86,407

Net income

 

 

 
19,959

 

 
19,959

Share-based compensation

 

 
334

 

 

 
334

Common stock issued
8,921,716

 

 
86,390

 

 

 
86,390

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 
(951
)
 
(951
)
Balance, March 31, 2012
14,325,214

 
$
511

 
$
86,755

 
$
101,705

 
$
3,168

 
$
192,139

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2013
14,382,638

 
$
511

 
$
90,189

 
$
163,872

 
$
9,190

 
$
263,762

Net income

 

 

 
10,940

 

 
10,940

Dividends declared

 

 

 
(1,583
)
 

 
(1,583
)
Share-based compensation

 

 
456

 

 

 
456

Common stock issued
17,568

 

 
42

 

 

 
42

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 
(3,212
)
 
(3,212
)
Balance, March 31, 2013
14,400,206

 
$
511

 
$
90,687

 
$
173,229

 
$
5,978

 
$
270,405


See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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HOMESTREET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
10,940

 
$
19,959

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Amortization/accretion of discount/premium on loans held for investment, net of additions
(344
)
 
(172
)
Amortization/accretion of discount/premium on investment securities
1,331

 
1,192

Amortization of intangibles
10

 
27

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights
490

 
491

Provision for credit losses
2,000

 

Provision for losses on other real estate owned
638

 
2,754

Depreciation and amortization on premises and equipment
1,014

 
529

Fair value adjustment of loans held for sale
13,034

 
(3,804
)
Fair value adjustment of foreclosed loans transferred to other real estate owned

 
(490
)
Origination of mortgage servicing rights
(18,349
)
 
(7,522
)
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
1,528

 
(2,441
)
Net loss (gain) on sale of investment securities
48

 
(41
)
Gain on sale of other real estate owned
(108
)
 
(100
)
Net deferred income tax expense (benefit)
1,374

 
(3,972
)
Share-based compensation expense
343

 
334

Origination of loans held for sale
(1,431,625
)
 
(698,851
)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
1,608,533

 
561,196

Cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Increase in accounts receivable and other assets
(3,405
)
 
(16,737
)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
(19,652
)
 
4,838

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
167,800

 
(142,810
)
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Purchase of investment securities
(29,013
)
 
(158,143
)
Proceeds from sale of investment securities
15,754

 
34,047

Principal repayments and maturities of investment securities
8,029

 
4,843

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
2,225

 
8,978

Mortgage servicing rights purchased from others
(4
)
 
(48
)
Capital expenditures related to other real estate owned
(22
)
 
(52
)
Origination of loans held for investment and principal repayments, net
(51,524
)
 
5,208

Property and equipment purchased
(2,675
)
 
(994
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(57,230
)
 
(106,161
)

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Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Decrease in deposits, net
$
(42,131
)
 
$
(9,122
)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances
1,569,042

 

Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
(1,644,542
)
 

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank stock repurchase
330

 

Proceeds from stock issuance, net
42

 
87,744

Excess tax benefits related to stock options
113

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(117,146
)
 
78,622

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(6,576
)
 
(170,349
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
 
 
 
Beginning of year
25,285

 
263,302

End of period
$
18,709

 
$
92,953

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
17,880

 
$
6,024

Federal and state income taxes
5,442

 

Non-cash activities:
 
 
 
Loans held for investment foreclosed and transferred to other real estate owned
3,303

 
3,458

Ginnie Mae loans recognized with the right to repurchase, net
$
3,132

 
$
3,092


See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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HomeStreet, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 1–SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

HomeStreet, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a diversified financial services company that serves consumers and businesses primarily in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. The Company is principally engaged in real estate lending, including mortgage banking activities, and consumer and commercial banking operations. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of HomeStreet, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, HomeStreet Capital Corporation and HomeStreet Bank (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s subsidiaries, HomeStreet/WMS, Inc., HomeStreet Reinsurance, Ltd., Continental Escrow Company, Union Street Holdings LLC and Lacey Gateway LLC. HomeStreet Bank was formed in 1986 and is a state-chartered savings bank.

The Company’s accounting and financial reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and related disclosures. Although these estimates contemplate current conditions and how they are expected to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could be worse than anticipated in those estimates, which could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Management has made significant estimates in several areas, and actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Certain amounts in the financial statements from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation.

The information furnished in these unaudited interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim statements do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).

Shares outstanding and per share information presented in this Form 10-Q have been adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 forward stock splits effective on November 5, 2012 and on March 6, 2012.

NOTE 2–SIGNIFICANT RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES:

Regulatory Agreements

Homestreet, Inc. received notification from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco that the Cease and Desist Order, dated May 18, 2009 issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision, had been terminated effective March 26, 2013.

On December 27, 2012, the Bank had been notified by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (“WDFI”) that the Bank had taken appropriate corrective actions to address the memorandum of understanding ("MOU") in place since March 26, 2012, and consequently the Bank's MOU was terminated effective December 27, 2012. The Bank is no longer considered a “troubled institution” and is considered “well-capitalized” within the meaning of the FDIC's prompt corrective action rules.



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NOTE 3–INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE:

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the amortized cost and fair values of our investment securities available for sale.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Amortized
cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
69,707

 
$
223

 
$
(482
)
 
$
69,448

Commercial
13,653

 
754

 

 
14,407

Municipal bonds (1)
126,841

 
4,405

 
(199
)
 
131,047

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Residential
147,296

 
3,922

 
(1,105
)
 
150,113

Commercial
19,777

 
81

 
(63
)
 
19,795

U.S. Treasury securities
30,416

 
12

 

 
30,428

 
$
407,690

 
$
9,397

 
$
(1,849
)
 
$
415,238


 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Amortized
cost
 
Gross
unrealized
gains
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
62,847

 
$
223

 
$
(217
)
 
$
62,853

Commercial
13,720

 
660

 

 
14,380

Municipal bonds (1)
123,695

 
5,574

 
(94
)
 
129,175

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Residential
163,981

 
6,333

 
(115
)
 
170,199

Commercial
8,983

 
60

 

 
9,043

U.S. Treasury securities
30,670

 
11

 
(2
)
 
30,679

 
$
403,896

 
$
12,861

 
$
(428
)
 
$
416,329


(1)
Comprised of general obligation bonds (i.e., backed by the general credit of the issuer) and revenue bonds (i.e., backed by revenues from the specific project being financed) issued by various municipal corporations. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, substantially all bonds were rated; no bonds were rated below “A.”

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations represent securities issued by government sponsored entities ("GSEs"). Each of the mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") and the collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") in our investment portfolio are guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae or Freddie Mac. Substantially all securities held are rated and considered at least investment grade, according to their credit rating by Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Services (“Moody’s”).

Investment securities that were in an unrealized loss position are presented in the following tables based on the length of time the individual securities have been in an unrealized loss position.


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At March 31, 2013
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(in thousands)
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
(482
)
 
$
37,896

 
$

 
$

 
$
(482
)
 
$
37,896

Municipal bonds
(199
)
 
20,667

 

 

 
(199
)
 
20,667

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
(1,105
)
 
55,494

 

 

 
(1,105
)
 
55,494

Commercial
(63
)
 
12,176

 

 

 
(63
)
 
12,176

 
$
(1,849
)
 
$
126,233

 
$

 
$

 
$
(1,849
)
 
$
126,233


 
At December 31, 2012
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
(in thousands)
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
Gross
unrealized
losses
 
Fair
value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
(217
)
 
$
18,121

 
$

 
$

 
$
(217
)
 
$
18,121

Municipal bonds
(94
)
 
4,212

 

 

 
(94
)
 
4,212

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Residential
(115
)
 
13,883

 

 

 
(115
)
 
13,883

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 
(2
)
 
10,238

 
(2
)
 
10,238

 
$
(426
)
 
$
36,216

 
$
(2
)
 
$
10,238

 
$
(428
)
 
$
46,454



The Company has evaluated securities that are in an unrealized loss position and has determined that the decline in value is temporary and is related to the change in market interest rates since purchase. The decline in value is not related to any company- or industry-specific credit event. The Company anticipates full recovery of the amortized cost of these securities at maturity or sooner in the event of a more favorable market interest rate environment and does not intend to sell nor expect that it will be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis.


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The following tables present the fair value of investment securities available for sale by contractual maturity along with the associated contractual yield for the periods indicated below. Contractual maturities for mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations as presented exclude the effect of expected prepayments. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature. The weighted-average yield is computed using the contractual coupon of each security weighted based on the fair value of each security and does not include adjustments to a tax equivalent basis.

 
At March 31, 2013
 
Within one year
 
After one year
through five years
 
After five years
through ten years
 
After
ten years
 
Total
(in thousands)
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$

 
%
 
$

 
%
 
$

 
%
 
$
69,448

 
2.44
%
 
$
69,448

 
2.44
%
Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 
14,407

 
3.86

 
14,407

 
3.86

Municipal bonds

 

 

 

 
17,575

 
3.56

 
113,472

 
4.60

 
131,047

 
4.46

Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 
150,113

 
2.61

 
150,113

 
2.61

Commercial

 

 

 

 
5,615

 
1.88

 
14,180

 
2.35

 
19,795

 
2.22

U.S. Treasury securities
30,428

 
0.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
30,428

 
0.23

Total available for sale
$
30,428

 
0.23
%
 
$

 
%
 
$
23,190

 
3.16
%
 
$
361,620

 
3.24
%
 
$
415,238

 
3.01
%
 
 
At December 31, 2012
 
Within one year
 
After one year
through five years
 
After five years
through ten years
 
After
ten years
 
Total
(in thousands)
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Fair
Value
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$

 
%
 
$

 
%
 
$

 
%
 
$
62,853

 
2.81
%
 
$
62,853

 
2.81
%
Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 
14,380

 
4.03

 
14,380

 
4.03

Municipal bonds

 

 

 

 
15,673

 
3.64

 
113,502

 
4.66

 
129,175

 
4.53

Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 
170,199

 
2.64

 
170,199

 
2.64

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 
9,043

 
2.06

 
9,043

 
2.06

U.S. Treasury
30,679

 
0.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
30,679

 
0.23

Total available for sale
$
30,679

 
0.23
%
 
$

 
%
 
$
15,673

 
3.64
%
 
$
369,977

 
3.33
%
 
$
416,329

 
3.11
%


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Sales of investment securities available for sale were as follows.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Proceeds
$
15,754

 
$
34,047

Gross gains
4

 
113

Gross losses
(52
)
 
(72
)

There were no investment securities pledged to secure advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") at March 31, 2013 and $51.9 million in securities pledged to secure advances from the FHLB at December 31, 2012. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 there were $18.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, of securities pledged to secure derivatives in a liability position.

Tax-exempt interest income on securities available for sale of $1.3 million and $700 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, was recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.


NOTE 4–LOANS AND CREDIT QUALITY:

For a detailed discussion of loans and credit quality, including accounting policies and the methodology used to estimate the allowance for credit losses, see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 5, Loans and Credit Quality to the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Loans held for investment consist of the following.
 
(in thousands)
At March 31,
2013
 
At December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
Single family
$
730,553

 
$
673,865

Home equity
132,537

 
136,746

 
863,090

 
810,611

Commercial loans
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
387,819

 
361,879

Multifamily
21,859

 
17,012

Construction/land development
43,600

 
71,033

Commercial business
73,851

 
79,576

 
527,129

 
529,500

 
1,390,219

 
1,340,111

Net deferred loan fees and discounts
(2,832
)
 
(3,576
)
 
1,387,387

 
1,336,535

Allowance for loan losses
(28,405
)
 
(27,561
)
 
$
1,358,982

 
$
1,308,974


The Company's portfolio of loans held for investment is divided into two portfolio segments, consumer loans and commercial loans, which are the same segments used to determine the allowance for loan losses.  Within each portfolio segment, the Company monitors and assesses credit risk based on the risk characteristics of each of the following loan classes: single family and home equity loans within the consumer loan portfolio segment and commercial real estate, multifamily, construction/land development and commercial business loans within the commercial loan portfolio segment.

Loans, which totaled $361.7 million and $469.8 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, are pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB as part of our liquidity management strategy. The FHLB does not have the right to sell or repledge these loans.


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Loans held for investment are primarily secured by real estate located in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Hawaii. Loan concentrations may exist when there are amounts loaned to borrowers engaged in similar activities or similar types of loans extended to a diverse group of borrowers that would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. At March 31, 2013 we had concentrations representing 10% or more of the total portfolio by state and property type for the loan classes of single family and commercial real estate within the state of Washington, which represented 42.6% and 23.2% respectively. At December 31, 2012 we had concentrations representing 10% or more of the total portfolio by state and property type for the loan classes of single family and commercial real estate within the state of Washington, which represented 40.4% and 22.5% of the total portfolio, respectively. These loans were mostly located within the Puget Sound area, particularly within King County.

Credit Quality

Management considers the level of allowance for loan losses to be appropriate to cover credit losses inherent within the loans held for investment portfolio as of March 31, 2013. In addition to the allowance for loan losses, the Company maintains a separate allowance for losses related to unfunded loan commitments which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition. Collectively, these allowances are referred to as the allowance for credit losses.

For further information on the policies that govern the determination of the allowance for loan losses levels, see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Activity in the allowance for credit losses was as follows.

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses (roll-forward):
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
$
27,751

 
$
42,800

Provision for credit losses
 
2,000

 

(Charge-offs), net of recoveries
 
(1,157
)
 
(7,398
)
Ending balance
 
$
28,594

 
$
35,402

Components:
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
28,405

 
$
35,204

Allowance for unfunded commitments
 
189

 
198

Allowance for credit losses
 
$
28,594

 
$
35,402



Activity in the allowance for credit losses by loan portfolio and loan class was as follows.

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Beginning
balance
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision
 
Ending
Balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
13,388

 
$
(721
)
 
$
75

 
$
1,736

 
$
14,478

Home equity
4,648

 
(839
)
 
97

 
802

 
4,708

 
18,036

 
(1,560
)
 
172

 
2,538

 
19,186

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
5,312

 
197

 

 
449

 
5,958

Multifamily
622

 

 

 
13

 
635

Construction/land development
1,580

 
(148
)
 
70

 
(608
)
 
894

Commercial business
2,201

 

 
112

 
(392
)
 
1,921

 
9,715

 
49

 
182

 
(538
)
 
9,408

Total allowance for credit losses
$
27,751

 
$
(1,511
)
 
$
354

 
$
2,000

 
$
28,594

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Beginning
balance
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision
 
Ending
Balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
10,671

 
$
(1,275
)
 
$

 
$
2,271

 
$
11,667

Home equity
4,623

 
(1,349
)
 
65

 
1,192

 
4,531

 
15,294

 
(2,624
)
 
65

 
3,463

 
16,198

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
4,321

 
(26
)
 

 
603

 
4,898

Multifamily
335

 

 

 
11

 
346

Construction/land development
21,237

 
(4,812
)
 
128

 
(3,837
)
 
12,716

Commercial business
1,613

 
(141
)
 
12

 
(240
)
 
1,244

 
27,506

 
(4,979
)
 
140

 
(3,463
)
 
19,204

Total allowance for credit losses
$
42,800

 
$
(7,603
)
 
$
205

 
$

 
$
35,402


The following table disaggregates our allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in loans by impairment methodology.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Allowance:
collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 
Allowance:
individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Total
 
Loans:
collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans:
individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
12,073

 
$
2,405

 
$
14,478

 
$
652,570

 
$
77,983

 
$
730,553

Home equity
4,607

 
101

 
4,708

 
129,067

 
3,470

 
132,537

 
16,680

 
2,506

 
19,186

 
781,637

 
81,453

 
863,090

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
4,645

 
1,313

 
5,958

 
359,106

 
28,713

 
387,819

Multifamily
160

 
475

 
635

 
18,648

 
3,211

 
21,859

Construction/land development
630

 
264

 
894

 
33,139

 
10,461

 
43,600

Commercial business
847

 
1,074

 
1,921

 
71,876

 
1,975

 
73,851

 
6,282

 
3,126

 
9,408

 
482,769

 
44,360

 
527,129

Total
$
22,962

 
$
5,632

 
$
28,594

 
$
1,264,406

 
$
125,813

 
$
1,390,219

 

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At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Allowance:
collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 
Allowance:
individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Total
 
Loans:
collectively
evaluated for
impairment
 
Loans:
individually
evaluated for
impairment
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
11,212

 
$
2,176

 
$
13,388

 
$
599,538

 
$
74,327

 
$
673,865

Home equity
4,611

 
37

 
4,648

 
133,026

 
3,720

 
136,746

 
15,823

 
2,213

 
18,036

 
732,564

 
78,047

 
810,611

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
3,682

 
1,630

 
5,312

 
334,406

 
27,473

 
361,879

Multifamily
106

 
516

 
622

 
13,791

 
3,221

 
17,012

Construction/land development
1,092

 
488

 
1,580

 
58,129

 
12,904

 
71,033

Commercial business
680

 
1,521

 
2,201

 
77,256

 
2,320

 
79,576

 
5,560

 
4,155

 
9,715

 
483,582

 
45,918

 
529,500

Total
$
21,383

 
$
6,368

 
$
27,751

 
$
1,216,146

 
$
123,965

 
$
1,340,111


Interest payments on impaired loans, applied against loan principal or recognized as interest income, of $1.1 million and $1.4 million were recorded for cash payments received during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively.


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Impaired Loans

The following tables present impaired loans by loan portfolio segment and loan class.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Recorded
investment (1)
 
Unpaid
principal
balance (2)
 
Related
allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
32,488

 
$
34,131

 
$

Home equity
2,382

 
2,869

 

 
34,870

 
37,000

 

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
10,629

 
12,229

 

Multifamily
508

 
508

 

Construction/land development
8,801

 
18,736

 

Commercial business
137

 
152

 

 
20,075

 
31,625

 

 
$
54,945

 
$
68,625

 
$

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
45,495

 
$
46,893

 
$
2,405

Home equity
1,088

 
1,088

 
101

 
46,583

 
47,981

 
2,506

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
18,084

 
18,084

 
1,313

Multifamily
2,703

 
2,880

 
475

Construction/land development
1,660

 
1,808

 
264

Commercial business
1,838

 
1,900

 
1,074

 
24,285

 
24,672

 
3,126

 
$
70,868

 
$
72,653

 
$
5,632

Total:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
77,983

 
$
81,024

 
$
2,405

Home equity
3,470

 
3,957

 
101

 
81,453

 
84,981

 
2,506

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
28,713

 
30,313

 
1,313

Multifamily
3,211

 
3,388

 
475

Construction/land development
10,461

 
20,544

 
264

Commercial business
1,975

 
2,052

 
1,074

 
44,360

 
56,297

 
3,126

Total impaired loans
$
125,813

 
$
141,278

 
$
5,632



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At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Recorded
investment (1)
 
Unpaid
principal
balance (2)
 
Related
allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
28,202

 
$
29,946

 
$

Home equity
2,728

 
3,211

 

 
30,930

 
33,157

 

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
10,933

 
12,445

 

Multifamily
508

 
508

 

Construction/land development
11,097

 
20,990

 

Commercial business
147

 
162

 

 
22,685

 
34,105

 

 
$
53,615

 
$
67,262

 
$

With an allowance recorded:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
46,125

 
$
47,553

 
$
2,176

Home equity
992

 
1,142

 
37

 
47,117

 
48,695

 
2,213

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
16,540

 
16,540

 
1,630

Multifamily
2,713

 
2,891

 
516

Construction/land development
1,807

 
1,807

 
488

Commercial business
2,173

 
2,287

 
1,521

 
23,233

 
23,525

 
4,155

 
$
70,350

 
$
72,220

 
$
6,368

Total:
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
74,327

 
$
77,499

 
$
2,176

Home equity
3,720

 
4,353

 
37

 
78,047

 
81,852

 
2,213

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
27,473

 
28,985

 
1,630

Multifamily
3,221

 
3,399

 
516

Construction/land development
12,904

 
22,797

 
488

Commercial business
2,320

 
2,449

 
1,521

 
45,918

 
57,630

 
4,155

 
$
123,965

 
$
139,482

 
$
6,368

 
(1)
Includes partial charge-offs and nonaccrual interest paid.
(2)
Unpaid principal balance does not include partial charge-offs or nonaccrual interest paid. Related allowance is calculated on net book balances not unpaid principal balances.


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The following table provides the average recorded investment in impaired loans by portfolio segment and class. Information related to interest income recognized on average impaired loan balances is not included as it is not operationally practicable to derive this.

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
Single family
$
76,155

 
$
64,515

Home equity
3,595

 
2,716

 
79,750

 
67,231

Commercial loans
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
28,093

 
35,113

Multifamily
3,216

 
7,246

Construction/land development
11,683

 
68,115

Commercial business
2,147

 
965

 
45,139

 
111,439

 
$
124,889

 
$
178,670



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Credit Quality Indicators
Management regularly reviews loans in the portfolio to assess credit quality indicators and to determine appropriate loan classification and grading in accordance with applicable bank regulations. The following tables present designated loan grades by loan portfolio segment and loan class.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Pass
 
Watch
 
Special mention
 
Substandard
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
622,531

 
$
58,380

 
$
20,789

 
$
28,853

 
$
730,553

Home equity
127,533

 
1,318

 
693

 
2,993

 
132,537

 
750,064

 
59,698

 
21,482

 
31,846

 
863,090

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
225,972

 
90,819

 
43,454

 
27,574

 
387,819

Multifamily
17,085

 

 
4,774

 

 
21,859

Construction/land development
25,880

 
5,135

 
6,286

 
6,299

 
43,600

Commercial business
63,838

 
6,816

 
504

 
2,693

 
73,851

 
332,775

 
102,770

 
55,018

 
36,566

 
527,129

 
$
1,082,839

 
$
162,468

 
$
76,500

 
$
68,412

 
$
1,390,219

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Pass
 
Watch
 
Special mention
 
Substandard
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
565,312

 
$
55,768

 
$
27,599

 
$
25,186

 
$
673,865

Home equity
131,246

 
1,337

 
1,193

 
2,970

 
136,746

 
696,558

 
57,105

 
28,792

 
28,156

 
810,611

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
217,370

 
102,353

 
17,931

 
24,225

 
361,879

Multifamily
12,222

 
1,569

 
3,221

 

 
17,012

Construction/land development
21,540

 
7,243

 
35,368

 
6,882

 
71,033

Commercial business
68,134

 
7,914

 
462

 
3,066

 
79,576

 
319,266

 
119,079

 
56,982

 
34,173

 
529,500

 
$
1,015,824

 
$
176,184

 
$
85,774

 
$
62,329

 
$
1,340,111


The Company considers ‘adversely classified assets’ to include loans graded as Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss as well as other real estate owned. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, none of the Company's loans were rated Doubtful or Loss. For a detailed discussion on credit quality indicators used by management, see Note 5, Loans and Credit Quality within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans
Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when the full and timely collection of principal and interest is doubtful, generally when the loan becomes 90 days or more past due for principal or interest payment or if part of the principal balance has been charged off. Loans whose repayments are insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA are maintained on accrual status even if 90 days or more past due.

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The following tables present aging analyses of past due loans by loan portfolio segment and loan class.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
30-59 days
past due
 
60-89 days
past due
 
90 days or
more
past due
 
Total past
due
 
Current
 
Total
loans
 
90 days or
more past
due and
still accruing(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
11,171

 
$
5,538

 
$
58,066

 
$
74,775

 
$
655,778

 
$
730,553

 
$
42,785

Home equity
742

 
227

 
2,917

 
3,886

 
128,651

 
132,537

 

 
11,913

 
5,765

 
60,983

 
78,661

 
784,429

 
863,090

 
42,785

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate

 

 
6,123

 
6,123

 
381,696

 
387,819

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 
21,859

 
21,859

 

Construction/land development

 

 
5,974

 
5,974

 
37,626

 
43,600

 

Commercial business

 

 
1,838

 
1,838

 
72,013

 
73,851

 

 

 

 
13,935

 
13,935

 
513,194

 
527,129

 

 
$
11,913

 
$
5,765

 
$
74,918

 
$
92,596

 
$
1,297,623

 
$
1,390,219

 
$
42,785

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
30-59 days
past due
 
60-89 days
past due
 
90 days or
more
past due
 
Total past
due
 
Current
 
Total
loans
 
90 days or
more past
due and
still accruing(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
11,916

 
$
4,732

 
$
53,962

 
$
70,610

 
$
603,255

 
$
673,865

 
$
40,658

Home equity
787

 
242

 
2,970

 
3,999

 
132,747

 
136,746

 

 
12,703

 
4,974

 
56,932

 
74,609

 
736,002

 
810,611

 
40,658

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate

 

 
6,403

 
6,403

 
355,476

 
361,879

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 
17,012

 
17,012

 

Construction/land development

 

 
5,042

 
5,042

 
65,991

 
71,033

 

Commercial business

 

 
2,173

 
2,173

 
77,403

 
79,576

 

 

 

 
13,618

 
13,618

 
515,882

 
529,500

 

 
$
12,703

 
$
4,974

 
$
70,550

 
$
88,227

 
$
1,251,884

 
$
1,340,111

 
$
40,658


(1)
Federal Housing Administration ("FHA")-insured and Department of Veterans' Affairs ("VA")-guaranteed single family loans that are 90 days or more past due are maintained on accrual status if they are determined to have little to no risk of loss.

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The following tables present accrual and nonaccrual loan balances by loan portfolio segment and loan class.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Accrual
 
Nonaccrual
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
715,272

 
$
15,281

 
$
730,553

Home equity
129,620

 
2,917

 
132,537

 
844,892

 
18,198

 
863,090

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
381,696

 
6,123

 
387,819

Multifamily
21,859

 

 
21,859

Construction/land development
37,626

 
5,974

 
43,600

Commercial business
72,013

 
1,838

 
73,851

 
513,194

 
13,935

 
527,129

 
$
1,358,086

 
$
32,133

 
$
1,390,219

 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Accrual
 
Nonaccrual
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
660,561

 
$
13,304

 
$
673,865

Home equity
133,776

 
2,970

 
136,746

 
794,337

 
16,274

 
810,611

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
355,476

 
6,403

 
361,879

Multifamily
17,012

 

 
17,012

Construction/land development
65,991

 
5,042

 
71,033

Commercial business
77,403

 
2,173

 
79,576

 
515,882

 
13,618

 
529,500

 
$
1,310,219

 
$
29,892

 
$
1,340,111


The Company had 177 loan relationships classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) totaling $111.1 million at March 31, 2013 with related unfunded commitments of $29 thousand. The Company had 162 loan relationships classified as TDRs totaling $110.8 million at December 31, 2012 with related unfunded commitments of $25 thousand. The increase in the number of TDR loan relationships at March 31, 2013 from December 31, 2012 is primarily due to an increase in the number of single family loan TDRs, partially offset by a decline in the number of commercial construction/land development loan TDRs. TDR loans within the loans held for investment portfolio and the related reserves are included in the impaired loan tables above. TDR loans held for sale totaled $926 thousand, comprised of five relationships, and $1.4 million, comprised of six relationships, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and are predominately comprised of loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae with modified interest rate terms.


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Troubled Debt Restructurings

The following tables present information about TDRs by loan portfolio segment and loan class. 
 
At March 31, 2013
(dollars in thousands)
Concession type
 
Number of loan
relationships
 
Recorded
investment
 
Related charge-
offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
$
131

 
$
72,577

 
$
3,442

 
Payment restructure
 
10

 
1,808

 

 
 
 
141

 
$
74,385

 
$
3,442

Home equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
19

 
$
2,297

 
$
25

 
Payment restructure
 
5

 
175

 

 
 
 
24

 
$
2,472

 
$
25

Total consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
150

 
$
74,874

 
$
3,467

 
Payment restructure
 
15

 
1,983

 

 
 
 
165

 
$
76,857

 
$
3,467

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
2

 
$
6,046

 
$
1,884

 
Payment restructure
 
1

 
15,770

 

 
 
 
3

 
$
21,816

 
$
1,884

Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
2

 
$
3,211

 
$

 
 
 
2

 
$
3,211

 
$

Construction/land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
4

 
$
8,476

 
$
7,063

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2

 
636

 
43

 
 
 
6

 
$
9,112

 
$
7,106

Commercial business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payment restructure
 
1

 
137

 
68

 
 
 
1

 
$
137

 
$
68

Total commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
8

 
$
17,733

 
$
8,947

 
Payment restructure
 
2

 
15,907

 
68

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2

 
636

 
43

 
 
 
12

 
$
34,276

 
$
9,058

Total loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
158

 
$
92,607

 
$
12,414

 
Payment restructure
 
17

 
17,890

 
68

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2

 
636

 
43

 
 
 
177

 
$
111,133

 
$
12,525



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At December 31, 2012
(dollars in thousands)
Concession type
 
Number of loan
relationships
 
Recorded
investment
 
Related charge-
offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
118
 
$
70,042

 
$
3,647

 
Payment restructure
 
8
 
1,372

 

 
 
 
126
 
$
71,414

 
$
3,647

Home equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
19
 
$
2,577

 
$
176

 
Payment restructure
 
5
 
176

 

 
 
 
24
 
$
2,753

 
$
176

Total consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
137
 
$
72,619

 
$
3,823

 
Payment restructure
 
13
 
1,548

 

 
 
 
150
 
$
74,167

 
$
3,823

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
2
 
$
6,071

 
$
1,884

 
Payment restructure
 
1
 
15,770

 

 
 
 
3
 
$
21,841

 
$
1,884

Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
2
 
$
3,221

 
$

 
 
 
2
 
$
3,221

 
$

Construction/land development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
4
 
$
10,753

 
$
7,065

 
Payment restructure
 
0
 

 

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2
 
654

 
43

 
 
 
6
 
$
11,407

 
$
7,108

Commercial business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payment restructure
 
1
 
$
147

 
$
68

 
 
 
1
 
$
147

 
$
68

Total commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
8
 
$
20,045

 
$
8,949

 
Payment restructure
 
2
 
15,917

 
68

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2
 
654

 
43

 
 
 
12
 
$
36,616

 
$
9,060

Total loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate reduction
 
145
 
$
92,664

 
$
12,772

 
Payment restructure
 
15
 
17,465

 
68

 
Forgiveness of principal
 
2
 
654

 
43

 
 
 
162
 
$
110,783

 
$
12,883



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The following table presents TDR balances that have re-defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. A TDR loan is considered re-defaulted when it becomes doubtful that the objectives of the modifications will be met, generally when a consumer loan TDR becomes 60 days or more past due on principal or interest payments or when a commercial loan TDR becomes 90 days or more past due on principal or interest payments.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
(dollars in thousands)
Number of loan relationships that re-defaulted
 
Recorded
investment
 
Number of loan relationships that re-defaulted
 
Recorded
investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
6

 
$
1,423

 
11

 
$
2,620

Home equity
1

 
22

 

 

 
7

 
1,445

 
11

 
2,620

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
1

 
770

 

 

Commercial business

 

 
1

 
360

 
1

 
770

 
1

 
360

 
8

 
$
2,215

 
12

 
$
2,980

 


NOTE 5–DEPOSITS:

Deposit balances, including stated rates, were as follows.
 
(in thousands)
At March 31,
2013
 
At December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing accounts
$
331,478

 
$
358,831

NOW accounts 0.00% to 0.75%
236,744

 
174,699

Statement savings accounts, due on demand 0.20% to 0.85%
108,627

 
103,932

Money market accounts, due on demand 0.00% to 1.50%
734,647

 
683,906

Certificates of deposit 0.15% to 3.92%
523,208

 
655,467

 
$
1,934,704

 
$
1,976,835


There were no public funds included in deposits as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Interest expense on deposits consists of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
NOW accounts
$
158

 
$
115

Statement savings accounts
104

 
83

Money market accounts
857

 
720

Certificates of deposit
2,370

 
3,961

 
$
3,489

 
$
4,879


The weighted-average interest rates on certificates of deposit at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were 1.30% and 1.59%, respectively.


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Certificates of deposit outstanding as of March 31, 2013, mature as follows.
 
(in thousands)
At March 31, 2013
 
 
Within one year
$
364,495

One to two years
92,086

Two to three years
45,865

Three to four years
13,450

Four to five years
7,312

 
$
523,208


The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of $100 thousand or more at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $229.5 million and $300.4 million, respectively. The aggregate amount of time deposits in denominations of more than $250 thousand at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $33.0 million and $45.3 million, respectively. There were no brokered deposits as of March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.


NOTE 6–DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES:

In order to reduce the risk of significant interest rate fluctuations on the value of certain assets and liabilities, such as certain mortgage loans held for sale or mortgage servicing rights, the Company utilizes derivatives, such as forward sale commitments, futures, option contracts, interest rate swaps and swaptions as risk management instruments in its hedging strategy. Derivative transactions are measured in terms of notional amount, which is not recorded in the consolidated statements of financial condition. The notional amount is generally not exchanged and is used as the basis for interest and other contractual payments. We held no derivatives designated as a cash flow or foreign currency hedge at March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012. Derivatives are reported at their respective fair values in the accounts receivable and other assets or accounts payable and other liabilities line items on the consolidated statements of financial condition, with changes in fair value reflected in current period earnings.

As permitted under U.S. GAAP, the Company nets derivative assets and liabilities when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Company and the derivative counterparty, which are documented under industry standard master agreements and credit support annexes. The Company's master netting agreements provide that following an uncured payment default or other event of default the non-defaulting party may promptly terminate all transactions between the parties and determine a net amount due to be paid to, or by, the defaulting party. An event of default may also occur under a credit support annex if a party fails to make a collateral delivery (which remains uncured following applicable notice and grace periods). The Company's right of offset requires that master netting agreements are legally enforceable and that the exercise of rights by the non-defaulting party under these agreements will not be stayed, or avoided under applicable law upon an event of default including bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

The collateral used under the Company's master netting agreements is typically cash, but securities may be used under agreements with certain counterparties. Receivables related to cash collateral that has been paid to counterparties is included in accounts receivable and other assets on the Company's consolidated statements of financial condition. Any securities pledged to counterparties as collateral remain on the consolidated statement of financial condition. Refer to Note 3, Investment Securities Available for Sale of this Form 10-Q for further information on securities collateral pledged. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company did not hold any collateral received from counterparties under derivative transactions.

For further information on the policies that govern derivative and hedging activities, see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 11, Derivatives and Hedging Activities within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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The notional amounts and fair values for derivatives consist of the following.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
 
Notional Amount
 
Fair Value Derivatives
(in thousands)
 
 
Asset
 
Liability
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
988,743

 
$
1,018

 
$
(2,658
)
Interest rate swaptions
10,000

 

 

Interest rate lock commitments
635,422

 
20,848

 
(6
)
Interest rate swaps
364,424

 
869

 
(9,696
)
Total derivatives before netting
$
1,998,589

 
22,735

 
(12,360
)
Netting adjustments
 
 
(1,453
)
 
1,453

Carrying value on consolidated statements of financial condition
 
 
$
21,282

 
$
(10,907
)
 
 
At December 31, 2012
 
Notional Amount
 
Fair Value Derivatives
(in thousands)
 
 
Asset
 
Liability
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
1,258,152

 
$
621

 
$
(2,743
)
Interest rate lock commitments
734,762

 
22,548

 
(20
)
Interest rate swaps
361,892

 
538

 
(9,358
)
Total derivatives before netting
$
2,354,806

 
23,707

 
(12,121
)
Netting adjustments
 
 
(1,052
)
 
1,052

Carrying value on consolidated statements of financial condition
 
 
$
22,655

 
$
(11,069
)
 
The following tables present gross and net information about derivative instruments.
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Gross fair value
 
Netting adjustments
 
Carrying value
 
Cash Collateral Paid (1)
 
Net amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
1,018

 
$
(852
)
 
$
166

 
$

 
$
166

Interest rate swaps
869

 
(601
)
 
268

 

 
268

Total derivatives subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements
1,887

 
(1,453
)
 
434

 

 
434

Interest rate lock commitments
20,848

 

 
20,848

 

 
20,848

Total derivative assets
$
22,735

 
$
(1,453
)
 
$
21,282

 
$

 
$
21,282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
(2,658
)
 
$
852

 
$
(1,806
)
 
$
1,765

 
$
(41
)
Interest rate swaps
(9,696
)
 
601

 
(9,095
)
 
9,095

 

Total derivatives subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements
(12,354
)
 
1,453

 
(10,901
)
 
10,860

 
(41
)
Interest rate lock commitments
(6
)
 

 
(6
)
 

 
(6
)
Total derivative assets
$
(12,360
)
 
$
1,453

 
$
(10,907
)
 
$
10,860

 
$
(47
)


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At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Gross fair value
 
Netting adjustments
 
Carrying value
 
Cash collateral paid (1)
 
Net amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
621

 
$
(621
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

Interest rate swaps
538

 
(431
)
 
107

 

 
107

Total derivatives subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements
1,159

 
(1,052
)
 
107

 

 
107

Interest rate lock commitments
22,548

 

 
22,548

 

 
22,548

Total derivative assets
$
23,707

 
$
(1,052
)
 
$
22,655

 
$

 
$
22,655

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
(2,743
)
 
$
621

 
$
(2,122
)
 
$
1,953

 
$
(169
)
Interest rate swaps
(9,358
)
 
431

 
(8,927
)
 
8,927

 

Total derivatives subject to legally enforceable master netting agreements
(12,101
)
 
1,052

 
(11,049
)
 
10,880

 
(169
)
Interest rate lock commitments
(20
)
 

 
(20
)
 

 
(20
)
Total derivative assets
$
(12,121
)
 
$
1,052

 
$
(11,069
)
 
$
10,880

 
$
(189
)

(1)
Excludes cash collateral of $23.0 million and $18.0 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, which predominantly consists of collateral transferred by the Company at the initiation of derivative transactions and held by the counterparty as security. These amounts were not netted against the derivative payables, because, at an individual counterparty level, the collateral exceeded the fair value exposure at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The ineffective portion of net gain (loss) on derivatives in fair value hedging relationships, recognized in other noninterest income on the consolidated statements of operations, for loans held for investment were $31 thousand and $50 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table presents the net gain (loss) recognized on economic hedge derivatives within the respective line items in the statement of operations for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Recognized in noninterest income:
 
 
 
Net (loss) gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities (1)
$
(1,365
)
 
$
6,700

Mortgage servicing (2)
(2,518
)
 
(514
)
 
$
(3,883
)
 
$
6,186

 
(1)
Comprised of interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") and forward contracts used as an economic hedge on IRLCs and single family mortgage loans held for sale.
(2)
Comprised of interest rate swaps, interest rate swaptions and forward contracts used as an economic hedge of single family MSRs.




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NOTE 7–MORTGAGE BANKING OPERATIONS:

Loans held for sale consisted of the following.
 
(in thousands)
At March 31,
2013
 
At December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
419,106

 
$
607,578

Multifamily
11,751

 
13,221

 
$
430,857

 
$
620,799


Loans sold consisted of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
1,360,344

 
$
534,310

Multifamily
50,587

 
31,423

 
$
1,410,931

 
$
565,733


Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities, including the effects of derivative risk management instruments, consisted of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Single family:
 
 
 
Secondary market gains(1)
$
27,429

 
$
17,057

Provision for repurchase losses(2)

 
(390
)
Net gain from secondary market activities
27,429

 
16,667

Mortgage servicing rights originated
16,806

 
6,723

Loan origination and funding fees
7,753

 
4,944

Total single family
51,988

 
28,334

Multifamily
1,925

 
1,162

Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities
$
53,913

 
$
29,496

 
(1)
Comprised of gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments, single family loans held for sale and forward sale commitments used to economically hedge instruments used in secondary market activities, less premiums paid to Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC on loans purchased or committed to be purchased and the estimated fair value of the repurchase or indemnity obligation recognized on new loan sales.
(2)
Represents changes in estimated probable future repurchase losses on previously sold loans.


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The Company’s portfolio of loans serviced for others is primarily comprised of loans held in U.S. government and agency MBS issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. Loans serviced for others are not included in the consolidated financial statements as they are not assets of the Company. The composition of loans serviced for others is presented below at the unpaid principal balance.

(in thousands)
At March 31,
2013
 
At December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
Single family
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency MBS
$
9,352,404

 
$
8,508,458

Other
348,992

 
362,230

 
9,701,396

 
8,870,688

Commercial
 
 
 
Multifamily
737,007

 
727,118

Other
52,825

 
53,235

 
789,832

 
780,353

Total loans serviced for others
$
10,491,228

 
$
9,651,041


The Company has made representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements. The Company may be required to repurchase mortgage loans or indemnify loan purchasers due to defects in the origination process of the loan, such as documentation errors, underwriting errors and judgments, appraisal errors, early payment defaults and fraud. For further information on the Company's mortgage repurchase liability, see Note 8, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies. The following is a summary of changes in the Company's liability for estimated mortgage repurchase losses.

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
1,955

 
$
471

Additions (1)
536

 
390

Realized losses (2)
(516
)
 

Balance, end of period
$
1,975

 
$
861

 
(1)
Includes additions for new loan sales and changes in estimated probable future repurchase losses on previously sold loans.
(2)
Includes principal losses and accrued interest on repurchased loans, “make-whole” settlements, settlements with claimants and certain related expense.

Advances are made to Ginnie Mae mortgage pools for delinquent loan and foreclosure costs and for funding of loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae mortgage pools prior to recovery of guaranteed amounts. Ginnie Mae advances of $6.0 million and $5.9 million were recorded in accounts receivable and other assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

When the Company has the unilateral right to repurchase Ginnie Mae pool loans it has previously sold (generally loans that are more than 90 days past due), the Company then records the loan on its consolidated statement of financial condition. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, delinquent or defaulted mortgage loans currently in Ginnie Mae pools that the Company has recognized on its consolidated statements of financial condition totaled $11.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively, with a corresponding amount recorded within accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition. The recognition of previously sold loans does not impact the accounting for the previously recognized MSRs.


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Revenue from mortgage servicing, including the effects of derivative risk management instruments, consisted of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Servicing income, net:
 
 
 
Servicing fees and other
$
7,607

 
$
6,436

Changes in fair value of single family MSRs due to modeled amortization (1)
(5,106
)
 
(4,969
)
Amortization of multifamily MSRs
(490
)
 
(491
)
 
2,011

 
976

Risk management, single family MSRs:
 
 
 
Changes in fair value due to changes in model inputs and/or assumptions (2)
3,579

 
7,411

Net gain (loss) from derivatives economically hedging MSR
(2,518
)
 
(514
)
 
1,061

 
6,897

Mortgage servicing income
$
3,072

 
$
7,873

 
(1)
Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments.
(2)
Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates.

All MSRs are initially measured and recorded at fair value at the time loans are sold. Single family MSRs are subsequently carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings in the periods in which the changes occur, while multifamily MSRs are subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

The fair value of MSRs is determined based on the price that would be received to sell the MSRs in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company determines fair value using a valuation model that calculates the net present value of estimated future cash flows. Estimates of future cash flows include contractual servicing fees, ancillary income and costs of servicing, the timing of which are impacted by assumptions, primarily expected prepayment speeds and discount rates, which relate to the underlying performance of the loans.

The initial fair value measurement of MSRs is adjusted up or down depending on whether the underlying loan pool interest rate is at a premium, discount or par. Key economic assumptions used in measuring the initial fair value of capitalized single family MSRs were as follows.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(rates per annum) (1)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Constant prepayment rate ("CPR") (2)
9.43
%
 
9.48
%
Discount rate
10.26
%
 
10.41
%
 
(1)
Weighted average rates for sales during the period for sales of loans with similar characteristics.
(2)
Represents the expected lifetime average.


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Key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value for single family MSRs to immediate adverse changes in those assumptions were as follows.

(dollars in thousands)
At March 31, 2013
 
 
Fair value of single family MSR
$
102,678

Expected weighted-average life (in years)
5.65

Constant prepayment rate (1)
15.88
%
Impact on 10% adverse change
$
(4,181
)
Impact on 25% adverse change
$
(9,739
)
Discount rate
10.57
%
Impact on fair value of 100 basis points increase
$
(3,429
)
Impact on fair value of 200 basis points increase
$
(6,637
)
 
(1)
Represents the expected lifetime average.

These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the table above demonstrates, the Company’s methodology for estimating the fair value of MSRs is highly sensitive to changes in key assumptions. For example, actual prepayment experience may differ and any difference may have a material effect on MSR fair value. Changes in fair value resulting from changes in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the MSRs is calculated without changing any other assumption; in reality, changes in one factor may be associated with changes in another (for example, decreases in market interest rates may provide an incentive to refinance; however, this may also indicate a slowing economy and an increase in the unemployment rate, which reduces the number of borrowers who qualify for refinancing), which may magnify or counteract the sensitivities. Thus, any measurement of MSR fair value is limited by the conditions existing and assumptions made as of a particular point in time. Those assumptions may not be appropriate if they are applied to a different point in time.

The changes in single family MSRs measured at fair value are as follows.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
87,396

 
$
70,169

Additions and amortization:
 
 
 
Originations
16,806

 
6,723

Purchases
3

 
47

Changes due to modeled amortization(1)
(5,106
)
 
(4,969
)
Net additions and amortization
11,703

 
1,801

Changes in fair value due to changes in model inputs and/or assumptions (2)
3,579

 
7,411

Ending balance
$
102,678

 
$
79,381

 
(1)
Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments.
(2)
Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates.

MSRs resulting from the sale of multifamily loans are subsequently carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Multifamily MSRs are recorded at fair value and are amortized in proportion to, and over, the estimated period the net servicing income will be collected.


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The changes in multifamily MSRs measured at the lower of amortized cost or fair value were as follows.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
8,097

 
$
7,112

Origination
1,543

 
799

Amortization
(490
)
 
(491
)
Ending balance
$
9,150

 
$
7,420


At March 31, 2013, the expected weighted-average life of the Company’s multifamily MSRs was 9.02 years. Projected amortization expense for the gross carrying value of multifamily MSRs is estimated as follows.
 
(in thousands)
At March 31, 2013
 
 
Remainder of 2013
$
1,212

2014
1,455

2015
1,286

2016
1,171

2017
1,046

2018 and thereafter
2,980

Carrying value of multifamily MSR
$
9,150




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NOTE 8–COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES:

Commitments

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers in accordance with predetermined contractual provisions. These commitments may be for specific periods or contain termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee by the borrower. The total amounts of unused commitments do not necessarily represent future credit exposure or cash requirements in that commitments may expire without being drawn upon.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes unfunded loan commitments as part of its residential mortgage lending activities generally in the form of a written confirmation from the Company to the seller of a property that we will advance the specified funds enabling the buyer to complete the purchase of the property. Unfunded loan commitments totaled $613.9 million ($593.4 million fixed-rate and $20.5 million adjustable-rate commitments) at March 31, 2013 and $768.9 million ($746.8 million fixed-rate and $22.1 million adjustable-rate commitments) at December 31, 2012.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company extends secured and unsecured open-end loans to meet the financing needs of its customers. Commitments related to unused home equity and commercial real estate lines of credit and business banking funding lines totaled $94.8 million and $91.1 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Undistributed construction loan commitments, where the Company has an obligation to advance funds for construction progress payments, were $41.5 million and $34.5 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit losses on loan commitments, included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition, of $189 thousand and $190 thousand at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, the Company sells loans through the Fannie Mae Multifamily Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Program (“DUS®”)1 that are subject to a credit loss sharing arrangement. The Company services the loans for Fannie Mae and shares in the risk of loss with Fannie Mae under the terms of the DUS contracts. Under the program, the DUS lender is contractually responsible for the first 5% of losses and then shares equally in the remainder of losses with Fannie Mae with a maximum lender loss of 20% of the original principal balance of each DUS loan. For loans that have been sold through this program and are no longer on the Company's consolidated statement of financial condition, a liability is recorded for this loss sharing arrangement under the accounting guidance for guarantees. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the total unpaid principal balance of loans sold under this program was $737.0 million and $727.1 million, respectively. The Company’s reserve liability related to this arrangement totaled $3.4 million and $3.3 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. There were no actual losses incurred under this arrangement during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Mortgage repurchase liability

In the ordinary course of business, the Company sells residential mortgage loans to GSEs that include the mortgage loans in GSE-guaranteed mortgage securitizations. In addition, the Company pools FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgage loans that are used to back Ginnie Mae-guaranteed securities. The Company has made representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements. The Company may be required to repurchase mortgage loans or indemnify loan purchasers due to defects in the origination process of the loan, such as documentation errors, underwriting errors and judgments, early payment defaults and fraud.

These obligations expose the Company to any credit loss on the repurchased mortgage loans after accounting for any mortgage insurance that it may receive. Generally, the maximum amount of future payments the Company would be required to make for breaches of these representations and warranties would be equal to the unpaid principal balance of such loans that are deemed to have defects that were sold to purchasers plus, in certain circumstances, accrued and unpaid interest on such loans and certain expenses.

The Company does not typically receive repurchase requests from Ginnie Mae, FHA or VA. As an originator of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed loans, the Company is responsible for obtaining the insurance with FHA or the guarantee with the VA. If loans are later found not to meet the requirements of FHA or VA, through required internal quality control reviews or through agency audits, the Company may be required to indemnify FHA or VA against losses.  The loans remain in Ginnie Mae pools unless and until they are repurchased by the Company.  In general, once a FHA or VA loan becomes 90 days past due, the Company repurchases the FHA or VA loan to minimize the cost of interest advances on the loan.  If the loan is cured through

1 DUS® is a registered trademark of Fannie Mae
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borrower efforts or through loss mitigation activities, the loan may be resold into a Ginnie Mae pool. The Company's liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses incorporates probable losses associated with such indemnification.

The total unpaid principal balance of loans sold that were subject to the terms and conditions of these representations and warranties totaled $9.75 billion and $8.92 billion as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. At each of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had recorded a mortgage repurchase liability, included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition, of $2.0 million.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company may have various legal claims and other similar contingent matters outstanding for which a loss may be realized. For these claims, the Company establishes a liability for contingent losses when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. For claims determined to be reasonably possible but not probable of incurring a loss, there may be a range of possible losses in excess of the established liability. At March 31, 2013, we reviewed our legal claims and determined that there were no claims that are considered to be probable or reasonably possible of resulting in a loss. As a result, the Company did not have any amounts reserved for legal claims as of March 31, 2013.


NOTE 9–FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:

For a further discussion of fair value measurements, including information regarding the Company’s valuation methodologies and the fair value hierarchy, see Note 17, Fair Value Measurement within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Valuation Processes

The Company has various processes and controls in place to ensure that fair value measurements are reasonably estimated. The Company’s Asset/Liability Management Policy ("ALMP") governs, among other things, the application and control of the valuation models used to estimate and measure fair value. On a quarterly basis, the Company’s Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO") and the Finance Committee of the Board review significant modeling variables used to measure the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments, including the significant inputs used in the valuation of single family MSRs. Additionally, at least annually ALCO obtains an independent review of the MSR valuation process and procedures, including a review of the model architecture and the valuation assumptions. The Finance Committee provides oversight and approves the
Company’s ALMP. The Company obtains an MSR valuation from an independent valuation firm monthly to assist with the validation of the results and the reasonableness of the assumptions used in measuring fair value.

The Company’s real estate valuations are overseen by the Company’s appraisal department, which is independent of the Company’s lending and credit administration functions. The appraisal department maintains the Company’s appraisal policy and recommends changes to the policy subject to approval by the Company’s Loan Committee and the Credit Committee of the Board. The Company’s appraisals are prepared by independent third-party appraisers and the Company’s internal appraisers. Single family appraisals are generally reviewed by the Company’s single family loan underwriters. Single family appraisals with unusual, higher risk or complex characteristics, as well as commercial real estate appraisals, are reviewed by the Company’s appraisal department.

We obtain pricing from third party service providers for determining the fair value of a substantial portion of our investment securities available for sale. We have processes in place to evaluate such third party pricing services to ensure information obtained and valuation techniques used are appropriate. For fair value measurements obtained from third party services, we monitor and review the results to ensure the values are reasonable and in line with market experience for similar classes of securities. While the inputs used by the pricing vendor in determining fair value are not provided, and therefore unavailable for our review, we do perform certain procedures to validate the values received, including comparisons to other sources of valuation (if available), comparisons to other independent market data and a variance analysis of prices by Company personnel that are not responsible for the performance of the investment securities.

Estimation of Fair Value

Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available. In certain cases where a quoted price for an asset or liability is not available, the Company uses valuation models to estimate fair value. These models incorporate inputs such as forward yield curves, loan prepayment assumptions, expected loss assumptions, market volatilities, and pricing spreads utilizing market-based inputs where readily available. The Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those that would be used by other market participants. However, imprecision in estimating unobservable inputs and other factors may result in these fair value measurement not reflecting the amount realized in an actual sale or transfer of the asset or liability in a current market exchange.

The following table summarizes the fair value measurement methodologies, including significant inputs and assumptions, and classification of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

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Asset/Liability class
  
Valuation methodology, inputs and assumptions
  
Classification
Cash and cash equivalents
  
Carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of the instruments.
  
Estimated fair value classified as Level 1.
Investment securities available for sale
  
Observable market prices of identical or similar securities are used where available.
 
If market prices are not readily available, value is based on discounted cash flows using the following significant inputs:
 
•      Expected prepayment speeds
 
•      Estimated credit losses
 
•      Market liquidity adjustments
  
Level 2 recurring fair value measurement
Loans held for sale
  
 
  
 
Single-family loans
  
Fair value is based on observable market data, including:
 
•       Quoted market prices, where available
 
•       Dealer quotes for similar loans
 
•       Forward sale commitments
  
Level 2 recurring fair value measurement
Multifamily loans
  
The sale price is set at the time the loan commitment is made, and as such subsequent changes in market conditions have a very limited effect, if any, on the value of these loans carried on the balance sheet, which are typically sold within 30 days of origination.
  
Carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.
Loans held for investment
  
 
  
 
Loans held for investment, excluding collateral dependent loans
  
Fair value is based on discounted cash flows, which considers the following inputs:
 
•       Current lending rates for new loans
 
•       Expected prepayment speeds
 
•       Estimated credit losses
•       Market liquidity adjustments
  
For the carrying value of loans see Note 1–Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

Estimated fair value classified as Level 3.
Loans held for investment, collateral dependent
  
Fair value is based on appraised value of collateral, which considers sales comparison and income approach methodologies. Adjustments are made for various factors, which may include:
 •      Adjustments for variations in specific property qualities such as location, physical dissimilarities, market conditions at the time of sale, income producing characteristics and other factors
•      Adjustments to obtain “upon completion” and “upon stabilization” values (e.g., property hold discounts where the highest and best use would require development of a property over time)
•      Bulk discounts applied for sales costs, holding costs and profit for tract development and certain other properties
  
Carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value of collateral, less the estimated cost to sell.
 
Classified as a Level 3 nonrecurring fair value measurement in periods where carrying value is adjusted to reflect the fair value of collateral.

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Asset/Liability class
  
Valuation methodology, inputs and assumptions
  
Classification
Mortgage servicing rights
  
 
  
 
Single family MSRs
  
For information on how the Company measures the fair value of its single family MSRs, including key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of fair value to changes in those assumptions, see Note 7, Mortgage Banking Operations.
  
Level 3 recurring fair value measurement
Multifamily MSRs
  
Fair value is based on discounted estimated future servicing fees and other revenue, less estimated costs to service the loans.
  
Carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 3.
Derivatives
  
 
  
 
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaptions
Forward sale commitments
 
Fair value is based on quoted prices for identical or similar instruments, when available.
 
When quoted prices are not available, fair value is based on internally developed modeling techniques, which require the use of multiple observable market inputs including:
 
•       Forward interest rates

•       Interest rate volatilities
 
Level 2 recurring fair value measurement
Interest rate lock commitments
 
The fair value considers several factors including:

•       Fair value of the underlying loan based on quoted prices in the secondary market, when available. 

•       Value of servicing

•       Fall-out factor
 
Level 3 recurring fair value measurement effective December 31, 2012.


Other real estate owned (“OREO”)
  
Fair value is based on appraised value of collateral, less the estimated cost to sell. See discussion of "loans held for investment, collateral dependent" above for further information on appraisals.
  
Carried at lower of amortized cost or fair value of collateral (Level 3), less the estimated cost to sell.
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
  
Carrying value approximates fair value as FHLB stock can only be purchased or redeemed at par value.
  
Carried at par value.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.
Deposits
  
 
  
 
Demand deposits
  
Fair value is estimated as the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.
  
Carried at historical cost.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.
Fixed-maturity certificates of deposit
  
Fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows based on market rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
  
Carried at historical cost.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
  
Fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows based on rates currently available for advances with similar terms and remaining maturities.
  
Carried at historical cost.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.
Long-term debt
  
Fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows based on current lending rates for similar long-term debt instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.
  
Carried at historical cost.
 
Estimated fair value classified as Level 2.


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The following table presents the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
(in thousands)
Fair Value at March 31, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
69,448

 
$

 
$
69,448

 
$

Commercial
14,407

 

 
14,407

 

Municipal bonds
131,047

 

 
131,047

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
150,113

 

 
150,113

 

Commercial
19,795

 

 
19,795

 

U.S. Treasury securities
30,428

 

 
30,428

 

Single family mortgage servicing rights
102,678

 

 

 
102,678

Single family loans held for sale
419,106

 

 
419,106

 

Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
1,018

 

 
1,018

 

Interest rate lock commitments
20,848

 

 

 
20,848

Interest rate swaps
869

 

 
869

 

Total assets
$
959,757

 
$

 
$
836,231

 
$
123,526

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
2,658

 
$

 
$
2,658

 
$

Interest rate lock commitments
6

 

 

 
6

Interest rate swaps
9,696

 

 
9,696

 

Total liabilities
$
12,360

 
$

 
$
12,354

 
$
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(in thousands)
Fair Value at December 31, 2012
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
62,853

 
$

 
$
62,853

 
$

Commercial
14,380

 

 
14,380

 

Municipal bonds
129,175

 

 
129,175

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
170,199

 

 
170,199

 

Commercial
9,043

 

 
9,043

 

U.S. Treasury securities
30,679

 

 
30,679

 

Single family mortgage servicing rights
87,396

 

 

 
87,396

Single family loans held for sale
607,578

 

 
607,578

 

Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
621

 

 
621

 

Interest rate lock commitments
22,548

 

 

 
22,548

Interest rate swaps
538

 

 
538

 

Total assets
$
1,135,010

 
$

 
$
1,025,066

 
$
109,944

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward sale commitments
$
2,743

 
$

 
$
2,743

 
$

Interest rate lock commitments
20

 

 

 
20

Interest rate swaps
9,358

 

 
9,358

 

Total liabilities
$
12,121

 
$

 
$
12,101

 
$
20


There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company's level 3 recurring fair value measurements consist of single family mortgage servicing rights and, as of December 31, 2012, interest rate lock commitments, which are accounted for as derivatives. For information regarding fair value changes and activity for single family MSRs during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, see Note 7, Mortgage Banking Operations.

The following table presents fair value changes and activity for level 3 interest rate lock commitments during the period. 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
 
Beginning balance, net
$
22,528

Total realized/unrealized gains(1)
45,542

Settlements
(47,228
)
Ending balance, net
$
20,842


(1)
All realized and unrealized gains and losses are recognized in earnings as net gain from mortgage loan origination and sale activities on the consolidated statement of operations, of which $20.0 million relates to net unrealized gains on interest rate lock commitments still outstanding at March 31, 2013.
In the first quarter of 2013, the Company refined the valuation methodology used for interest rate lock commitments to reflect assumptions that the Company believes a market participant would consider under current market conditions. This change in accounting estimate resulted in an increase in fair value of $4.3 million to the Company's interest rate lock commitments outstanding at March 31, 2013.

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The following information presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value of interest rate lock commitments.

(dollars in thousands)
At March 31, 2013
Fair Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Significant Unobservable
Input
 
Low
 
High
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments, net
$
20,842

 
Income approach
 
Fall out factor
 
0.4%
 
62.7%
 
14.5%
 
 
 
 
 
Value of servicing
 
0.41%
 
1.95%
 
1.02%


(dollars in thousands)
At December 31, 2012
Fair Value
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Significant Unobservable
Input
 
Low
 
High
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate lock commitments, net
$
22,528

 
Income Approach
 
Fall out factor
 
0.4%
 
59.3%
 
16.8%
 
 
 
 
 
Value of servicing
 
0.50%
 
2.18%
 
1.04%

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets held by the Company are not included in the tables above, but are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets include certain loans held for investment and other real estate owned that are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less the estimated cost to sell. The following table presents assets that were recorded at fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and still held at the end of the respective reporting period.

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2013
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment(1)
$
34,744

 

 

 
$
34,744

 
$
(156
)
Other real estate owned(2)
12,728

 

 

 
12,728

 
(2,670
)
Total
$
47,472

 
$

 
$

 
$
47,472

 
$
(2,826
)

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2012
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment(1)
$
33,409

 

 

 
$
33,409

 
$
(4,840
)
Other real estate owned(2)
9,878

 

 

 
9,878

 
(1,221
)
Total
$
43,287

 
$

 
$

 
$
43,287

 
$
(6,061
)
 
(1)
Represents the carrying value of loans for which adjustments are based on the fair value of the collateral.
(2)
Represents other real estate owned where an updated fair value of collateral is used to adjust the carrying amount subsequent to the initial classification as other real estate owned.


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The following table presents significant Level 3 unobservable inputs used to measure fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2013 for assets still held at the end of the period.
 
(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2013 (1)
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Significant Unobservable
Input
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 
 
 
Low
High
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment
$
17,732

 
Market approach
 
Comparable sale adjustments(2)
 
0
%
95
%
22
%
 
15,770

 
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
6.4
%
10.8
%
8.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
 
8
%
10
%
9
%
Other real estate owned
$
9,746

 
Market approach
 
Comparable sale adjustments(2)
 
0
%
50
%
24
%
 
 
 
 
 
Other discounts(3)
 
18
%
18
%
18
%

(dollars in thousands)
Fair Value of Assets Held at March 31, 2012 (1)
 
Valuation
Technique
 
Significant Unobservable
Input
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
 
 
 
Low
High
Weighted Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for investment
$
33,045

 
Market approach
 
Comparable sale adjustments(2)
 
0
%
45
%
22
%
 
 
 
 
 
Other discounts(3)
 
29
%
74
%
64
%
 
$
9,795

 
Income approach
 
Capitalization rate
 
6.0
%
9.4
%
7.6
%
Other real estate owned
$
9,709

 
Market approach
 
Comparable sale adjustments(2)
 
0
%
70
%
28
%
 
 
 
 
 
Other discounts(3)
 
21
%
64
%
51
%

(1)
Assets that are valued using more than one valuation technique are presented within multiple categories for each valuation technique used. Excludes certain significant unobservable inputs that we consider, both individually and in the aggregate, to have been insignificant relative to our overall nonrecurring Level 3 measurements recorded during the period.
(2)
Represents the range of net adjustments reflecting differences between a comparable sale and the property being appraised.
(3)
Includes bulk sale discounts applied to the aggregate retail value of tract development properties, accelerated marketing period discounts and time-hold or other discounts applied to derive the “as is” market value of certain properties requiring a holding period before reaching a state of feasibility or completion (e.g., “upon completion” or "upon stabilization" value) and management discounts based on the Company's experience with actual liquidation values.

The Company's property appraisals are primarily based on the market approach and income approach methodologies, which consider recent sales of comparable properties, including their income generating characteristics, and then make adjustments to reflect the general assumptions that a market participant would make when analyzing the property for purchase. These adjustments may increase or decrease an appraised value and can vary significantly depending on the location, physical characteristics and income producing potential of each individual property. Additionally, the quality and volume of market information available at the time of the appraisal can vary from period-to-period and cause significant changes to the nature and magnitude of comparable sale adjustments. Given these variations, comparable sale adjustments are generally not a reliable indicator for how fair value will increase or decrease from period to period. Under certain circumstances, management discounts are applied based on specific characteristics of an individual property and the Company's experience with actual liquidation values.


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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following presents the carrying value, estimated fair value and the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the Company’s financial instruments other than assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
18,709

 
$
18,709

 
$
18,709

 
$

 
$

Loans held for investment
1,358,982

 
1,393,182

 

 

 
1,393,182

Loans held for sale – multifamily
11,751

 
11,772

 

 
11,772

 

Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily
9,150

 
10,589

 

 

 
10,589

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
36,037

 
36,037

 

 
36,037

 

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,934,704

 
$
1,934,393

 
$

 
$
1,934,393

 
$

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
183,590

 
187,387

 

 
187,387

 

Long-term debt
61,857

 
60,231

 

 
60,231

 

 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
25,285

 
$
25,285

 
$
25,285

 
$

 
$

Loans held for investment
1,308,974

 
1,340,882

 

 

 
1,340,882

Loans held for sale – multifamily
13,221

 
14,810

 

 
14,810

 

Mortgage servicing rights – multifamily
8,097

 
9,497

 

 

 
9,497

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
36,367

 
36,367

 

 
36,367

 

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,976,835

 
$
1,979,925

 
$

 
$
1,979,925

 
$

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
259,090

 
263,209

 

 
263,209

 

Long-term debt
61,857

 
60,241

 

 
60,241

 


Excluded from the fair value tables above are certain off-balance sheet loan commitments such as unused home equity lines of credit, business banking line funds and undisbursed construction funds. A reasonable estimate of the fair value of these instruments is the carrying value of deferred fees plus the related allowance for credit losses, which amounted to $230 thousand and $216 thousand at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.



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NOTE 10–EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The following table summarizes the calculation of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
For the three months ended
March 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
10,940

 
$
19,959

Weighted average shares:
 
 
 
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
14,359,691

 
10,292,566

Dilutive effect of outstanding common stock equivalents (1)
444,438

 
427,764

Diluted weighted-average number of common stock outstanding
14,804,129

 
10,720,330

Earnings per share:
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.76

 
$
1.94

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.74

 
$
1.86

 
(1)
Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were certain stock options (due to their antidilutive effect) and unvested restricted stock issued to key senior management personnel and directors of the Company. The aggregate number of common stock equivalents related to such options and unvested restricted shares was 97,426 at March 31, 2013. There were 713,938 outstanding common stock equivalents during the three months ended March 31, 2012 excluded from the computation of diluted EPS.


NOTE 11–BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

The Company has four lines of business for the purposes of management reporting: Community Banking; Single Family Lending; Income Property Lending; and Residential Construction Lending. The results for these business segments are based on management's accounting process, which assigns income statement items and assets to each responsible operating segment. This process is dynamic and is based on management's view of the Company's operations. Our approach has focused, in the years presented, on managing revenues and expenses by segment and in total. The management accounting process measures the performance of the operating segments based on the Company’s management structure and is based on management’s view of the Company’s operations and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial services companies. The Company defines its operating segments by product type and customer segment. If the management structure and/or the allocation process changes, allocations, transfers and assignments may change.

Community Banking provides diversified financial products and services to consumer and business customers, including deposit products, investment products, insurance products, cash management services and consumer and business loans.

Single Family Lending originates single family residential mortgage loans directly, and purchases them from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC through an affiliated business arrangement with that company. Single family lending also originates and services loans, including home equity loans, on a selective basis for the held for investment portfolio.  The majority of the mortgage loans are sold to or securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, while the Company retains the right to service these loans. A small percentage of its loans are brokered or sold on a servicing-released basis to correspondent lenders.

Income Property Lending originates commercial real estate loans, including multifamily lending through the Company's Fannie Mae DUS business. These loans are sold to or securitized by Fannie Mae and we generally continue to service those loans after the sale. We also originate commercial construction loans, bridge loans and permanent loans for our own portfolio and for sale to other investors such as insurance companies.
 
Residential Construction Lending originates residential construction and land acquisition and development loans for the Company's portfolio.

The All Other category includes corporate items not specific to an operating segment and elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, including: (1) asset/liability management which includes interest rate risk, liquidity position and capital. Asset/liability management responsibilities involve managing the Company’s portfolio of investment securities and providing oversight and direction across the enterprise over matters impacting the Company’s balance

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sheet and off-balance sheet risk. Such activities include determining the optimal production composition and concentration of loans in the loan portfolio, the appropriate mix of funding sources at any point in time and the allocation of capital to the operating segments; (2) general corporate overhead costs associated with the Company’s facilities, legal, compliance, accounting and finance functions, human resources, and technology services; and (3) the residual impact of our cost allocation processes.

We use various management accounting methodologies to assign certain income statement items to the responsible operating segment, including:
a funds transfer pricing (“FTP”) system based on external market factors, which allocates interest income credits and funding charges between the segments and the treasury division within the All Other category, which then assigns to each segment a funding credit for its liabilities, such as deposits, and a charge to fund its assets;
an allocation of charges for services rendered to the segments by centralized functions, such as corporate overhead, which are generally based on each segment’s consumption patterns; and
an allocation of the Company's consolidated income taxes which are based on the effective tax rate applied to the segment's pretax income or loss.

Financial highlights by operating segment were as follows.

 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Community
Banking
 
Single Family
Lending
 
Income
Property
 
Residential
Construction
 
All Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed income statement:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (1)
$
2,953

 
$
7,925

 
$
2,117

 
$
277

 
$
1,963

 
$
15,235

Provision for loan losses
(317
)
 
(2,599
)
 
756

 
160

 

 
(2,000
)
Noninterest income
1,029

 
55,590

 
2,313

 
3

 
(34
)
 
58,901

Noninterest expense
(6,597
)
 
(32,607
)
 
(3,106
)
 
(597
)
 
(12,850
)
 
(55,757
)
Inter-segment revenue (expense)
(2,590
)
 
(9,027
)
 
(759
)
 
(340
)
 
12,716

 

Income (loss) before income taxes
(5,522
)
 
19,282

 
1,321

 
(497
)
 
1,795

 
16,379

Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,833
)
 
6,402

 
439

 
(165
)
 
596

 
5,439

Net income (loss)
$
(3,689
)
 
$
12,880

 
$
882

 
$
(332
)
 
$
1,199

 
$
10,940

Average assets
$
208,977

 
$
1,466,466

 
$
318,172

 
$
31,199

 
$
470,444

 
$
2,495,258


 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Community
Banking
 
Single Family
Lending
 
Income
Property
 
Residential
Construction
 
All Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed income statement:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (1)
$
2,261

 
$
3,939

 
$
2,624

 
$
414

 
$
3,595

 
$
12,833

Provision for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income
1,161

 
37,352

 
1,438

 
2

 
144

 
40,097

Noninterest expense
(5,852
)
 
(16,945
)
 
(710
)
 
(2,872
)
 
(8,308
)
 
(34,687
)
Inter-segment revenue (expense)
(2,175
)
 
(4,223
)
 
(783
)
 
(442
)
 
7,623

 

Income (loss) before income taxes
(4,605
)
 
20,123

 
2,569

 
(2,898
)
 
3,054

 
18,243

Income tax (benefit) expense
457

 
(1,903
)
 
(255
)
 
288

 
(303
)
 
(1,716
)
Net income (loss)
$
(5,062
)
 
$
22,026

 
$
2,824

 
$
(3,186
)
 
$
3,357

 
$
19,959

Average assets
$
212,498

 
$
978,192

 
$
424,662

 
$
91,206

 
$
604,976

 
$
2,311,534

 
(1)
Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of liabilities to fund those assets. Interest earned includes actual interest earned on segment assets and, if the segment has excess liabilities, interest credits for providing funding to other segments. The cost of liabilities includes interest expense on segment liabilities and, if the segment does not have enough liabilities to fund its assets, a funding charge based on the cost of excess liabilities from another segment or category.

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference contain, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations, intentions and financial performance, and assumptions that underlie these statements. When used in this Form 10-Q, terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terms are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause industry trends or actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for the purposes of these provisions, including:

any projections of revenues, estimated operating expenses or other financial items;
any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations or programs;
any statements regarding future operations, plans, or regulatory approvals;
any statements concerning proposed new products or services;
any statements regarding pending or future mergers or acquisitions; and
any statement regarding future economic conditions or performance, and any statement of assumption underlying any of the foregoing.

These and other forward looking statements are, among other things, attempts to predict the future and, as such, may not come to pass. A wide variety of events, circumstances and conditions may cause us to fall short of management's expectations as expressed herein, or to deviate from the plans and intentions we have described in this report. Some of the factors that may cause us to fall short of expectations or to deviate from our intended courses of action include:

the qualifying disclosures and other factors referenced in this Form 10-Q including, but not limited to, those listed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;”
our ability to manage the credit risks of our lending activities, including potential increases in loan delinquencies, nonperforming assets and write offs, decreased collateral values, inadequate loan reserve amounts and the effectiveness of our hedging strategies;
our ability to grow our geographic footprint and our various lines of business, and to manage that growth effectively, including our effectiveness in managing the associated costs and in generating the expected revenues and strategic benefits;
general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market area, including a continuation or worsening of the weakness in the housing market, employment trends, business contraction, consumer confidence, real estate values and other recessionary pressures;
our ability to anticipate and respond effectively to changes in the levels of general interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources;
compliance with regulatory requirements, including new laws and regulations such as the Dodd-Frank Act as well as restrictions that may be imposed by our federal and state regulatory authorities, including the extent to which regulatory initiatives may affect our capital, liquidity and earnings;
the effect on our mortgage origination and resale operations of changes in mortgage markets generally, and in monetary policies and economic trends and initiatives as those events affect our mortgage origination and servicing operations;
compliance with requirements of investors and/or government-owned or sponsored entities, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration (the “FHA”) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (the “VA”);
our ability to control costs while meeting operational needs and retaining key members of our senior management team and other key managers and business producers; and

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competition.

We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report, whether to conform these statements to actual results or changes in our expectations or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

You may review a copy of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including exhibits and any schedule filed therewith, and obtain copies of such materials at prescribed rates, at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room at, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants, such as HomeStreet, Inc., that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of our Securities Exchange Act reports also are available from our investor relations website, http://ir.homestreet.com. Except as otherwise expressly noted in that section of our investor relations website, information contained in or linked from our websites is not incorporated into and does not constitute a part of this report.


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Summary Financial Data
 
 
At or for the Quarter Ended
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
Mar. 31,
2013
 
Dec. 31,
2012
 
Sept. 30,
2012
 
Jun. 30,
2012
 
Mar. 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income statement data (for the period ended):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
15,235

 
$
16,591

 
$
16,520

 
$
14,799

 
$
12,833

Provision for loan losses
 
2,000

 
4,000

 
5,500

 
2,000

 

Noninterest income
 
58,901

 
71,720

 
68,976

 
56,743

 
40,097

Noninterest expense
 
55,757

 
55,754

 
45,819

 
46,847

 
34,687

Net income before taxes
 
16,379

 
28,557

 
34,177

 
22,695

 
18,243

Income tax expense
 
5,439

 
7,060

 
12,186

 
4,017

 
(1,716
)
Net income
 
$
10,940

 
$
21,497

 
$
21,991

 
$
18,678

 
$
19,959

Basic earnings per common share (1)
 
$
0.76

 
$
1.50

 
$
1.53

 
$
1.31

 
$
1.94

Diluted earnings per common share (1)
 
$
0.74

 
$
1.46

 
$
1.50

 
$
1.26

 
$
1.86

Common shares outstanding (1)
 
14,400,206

 
14,382,638

 
14,354,972

 
14,325,214

 
14,325,214

Weighted average common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
14,359,691

 
14,371,120

 
14,335,950

 
14,252,120

 
10,292,566

Diluted
 
14,804,129

 
14,714,166

 
14,699,032

 
14,824,064

 
10,720,330

Shareholders’ equity per share
 
$
18.78

 
$
18.34

 
$
16.82

 
$
15.05

 
$
13.41

Financial position (at period end):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
18,709

 
$
25,285

 
$
22,051

 
$
75,063

 
$
92,953

Investment securities available for sale
 
415,238

 
416,329

 
414,050

 
415,610

 
446,198

Loans held for sale
 
430,857

 
620,799

 
535,908

 
415,189

 
291,868

Loans held for investment, net
 
1,358,982

 
1,308,974

 
1,268,703

 
1,235,253

 
1,295,471

Mortgage servicing rights
 
111,828

 
95,493

 
81,512

 
78,240

 
86,801

Other real estate owned
 
21,664

 
23,941

 
17,003

 
40,618

 
31,640

Total assets
 
2,508,251

 
2,631,230

 
2,511,269

 
2,427,203

 
2,368,729

Deposits
 
1,934,704

 
1,976,835

 
1,981,814

 
1,904,749

 
2,000,633

FHLB advances
 
183,590

 
259,090

 
131,597

 
65,590

 
57,919

Shareholders’ equity
 
270,405

 
263,762

 
241,499

 
215,614

 
192,139

Financial position (averages):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 
$
422,761

 
$
418,261

 
$
411,916

 
$
431,875

 
$
381,129

Loans held for investment
 
1,346,100

 
1,297,615

 
1,270,652

 
1,304,740

 
1,338,552

Total interest-earning assets
 
2,244,563

 
2,244,727

 
2,187,059

 
2,143,380

 
2,090,190

Total interest-bearing deposits
 
1,543,645

 
1,609,075

 
1,625,437

 
1,640,159

 
1,705,371

FHLB advances
 
147,097

 
122,516

 
112,839

 
79,490

 
57,919

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
1,752,599

 
1,794,006

 
1,818,611

 
1,833,875

 
1,825,147

Shareholders’ equity
 
274,355

 
262,163

 
231,361

 
207,344

 
140,794




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Summary Financial Data (continued)
 
 
At or for the Quarter Ended
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
Mar. 31,
2013
 
Dec. 31,
2012
 
Sept. 30,
2012
 
Jun. 30,
2012
 
Mar. 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial performance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average common shareholders’ equity (2)
 
15.95
%
 
32.80
%
 
38.02
%
 
36.03
%
 
56.70
%
Return on average assets
 
1.75
%
 
3.46
%
 
3.60
%
 
3.15
%
 
3.45
%
Net interest margin (3)
 
2.81
%
(4) 
3.06
%
 
3.12
%
 
2.85
%
 
2.51
%
Efficiency ratio (5)
 
75.21
%
 
63.13
%
 
53.59
%
 
65.48
%
 
65.53
%
Asset quality:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses
 
$
28,594

 
$
27,751

 
$
27,627

 
$
27,125

 
$
35,402

Allowance for loan losses/total loans
 
2.04
%
 
2.06
%
 
2.11
%
 
2.13
%
 
2.64
%
Allowance for loan losses/nonaccrual loans
 
88.40
%
 
92.20
%
 
71.80
%
 
81.28
%
 
46.58
%
Total nonaccrual loans (6)
 
$
32,133

 
$
29,892

 
$
38,247

 
$
33,107

 
$
75,575

Nonaccrual loans/total loans
 
2.31
%
 
2.23
%
 
2.94
%
 
2.62
%
 
5.66
%
Other real estate owned
 
$
21,664

 
$
23,941

 
$
17,003

 
$
40,618

 
$
31,640

Total nonperforming assets
 
$
53,797

 
$
53,833

 
$
55,250

 
$
73,725

 
$
107,215

Nonperforming assets/total assets
 
2.14
%
 
2.05
%
 
2.20
%
 
3.04
%
 
4.53
%
Net charge-offs
 
$
1,157

 
$
3,876

 
$
4,998

 
$
10,277

 
$
7,398

Regulatory capital ratios for the Bank:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)
 
11.97
%
 
11.78
%
 
10.86
%
 
10.20
%
 
9.33
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
19.21
%
 
18.05
%
 
16.76
%
 
15.83
%
 
14.23
%
Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
20.47
%
 
19.31
%
 
18.01
%
 
17.09
%
 
15.50
%
Other data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Full-time equivalent employees (ending)
 
1,218

 
1,099

 
998

 
913

 
821


(1)
Share and per share data shown after giving effect to the 2-for-1 forward stock splits effective March 6, 2012 and November 5, 2012.
(2)
Net earnings available to common shareholders divided by average common shareholders’ equity.
(3)
Net interest income divided by total average interest-earning assets on a tax equivalent basis.
(4)
Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2013 included $1.4 million in interest expense related to the correction of the cumulative effect of an error in prior years, resulting from the under accrual of interest due on the TruPS for which the Company had deferred the payment of interest. Excluding the impact of the prior period interest expense correction, the net interest margin was 3.06%.
(5)
The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).
(6)
Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they are 90 or more days past due.



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Summary Financial Data (continued)
 
At or for the Quarter Ended
(in thousands)
Mar. 31,
2013
 
Dec. 31,
2012
 
Sept. 30,
2012
 
Jun. 30,
2012
 
Mar. 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans serviced for others
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
9,701,396

 
$
8,870,688

 
$
8,109,669

 
$
7,468,982

 
$
6,947,278

Multifamily
737,007

 
727,118

 
760,820

 
772,473

 
766,433

Other
52,825

 
53,235

 
53,617

 
56,840

 
59,370

Total loans serviced for others
$
10,491,228

 
$
9,651,041

 
$
8,924,106

 
$
8,298,295

 
$
7,773,081

Loan production volumes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family mortgage closed loans (1)
$
1,192,156

 
$
1,518,971

 
$
1,368,238

 
$
1,068,656

 
$
712,302

Single family mortgage interest rate lock commitments
1,035,822

 
1,254,954

 
1,313,182

 
1,303,390

 
915,141

Single family mortgage loans sold
1,360,344

 
1,434,947

 
1,238,879

 
962,704

 
534,310

Multifamily mortgage originations
49,119

 
40,244

 
20,209

 
35,908

 
15,713

Multifamily mortgage loans sold
50,587

 
33,689

 
26,515

 
27,178

 
31,423


(1) 
Represents single family mortgage closed loan volume designated for sale during each respective period.

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This report contains forward-looking statements. For a discussion about such statements, including the risks and uncertainties inherent therein, see “Forward-Looking Statements.” Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this report and in HomeStreet, Inc.'s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Management’s Overview of First Quarter 2013 Financial Performance

We are a 91-year-old diversified financial services company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, serving consumers and businesses primarily in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. HomeStreet, Inc. (the "Company") is principally engaged in real estate lending, including mortgage banking activities, and consumer and commercial banking operations. Our primary subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank (the "Bank") and HomeStreet Capital Corporation. The Bank is a Washington state-chartered savings bank that provides residential and commercial loans, deposit products and services, non-deposit investment products, and cash management services. Our primary loan products include single family residential mortgages, loans secured by commercial real estate, loans for residential and commercial real estate construction, and commercial business loans. HomeStreet Capital Corporation, a Washington corporation, originates, sells and services multifamily mortgage loans under the Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Program (“DUS"®)1 in conjunction with HomeStreet Bank. Doing business as HomeStreet Insurance, we provide insurance products and services for consumers and businesses. We also offer single family home loans through our partial ownership in an affiliated business arrangement known as Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC (“WMS LLC”).

We generate revenue by earning “net interest income” and “noninterest income.” Net interest income is primarily the difference between our interest income earned on loans and investment securities less the interest we pay on deposits and other borrowings. We earn noninterest income from the origination, sale and servicing of loans and fees earned on deposit services and investment and insurance sales.

At March 31, 2013, we had total assets of $2.51 billion, net loans held for investment of $1.36 billion, deposits of $1.93 billion and shareholders’ equity of $270.4 million.

Results for the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same quarter in the prior year reflect the growth of our mortgage banking business and our commercial and consumer businesses, partially offset by historically low housing inventories that constrained the purchase mortgage market. The Company has historically pursued an origination strategy focused on the purchase mortgage market, while retaining its customers through refinancing their mortgages as well as through repeat purchase transactions. Consequently, our originations have historically had a higher composition of purchase mortgages than peer institutions. We expect to grow our purchase mortgage and overall market share as total mortgage market originations decline and the market transitions away from one dominated by mortgage refinancing. We continued to focus on the purchase mortgage market by offering incentive pricing, developing additional targeted shared marketing relationships with builders, real estate agents and other real estate professionals and continuing to hire loan officers who have proven track records in generating purchase mortgage loans. First quarter interest rate lock commitments were comprised of 50% purchase and 50% refinance transactions compared to 33% purchase and 67% refinance in the fourth quarter 2012.

Our loan portfolio grew $50.0 million, or 3.8%, for the quarter with new lending in each of our traditional lending lines. To support this growth, we continued to expand our branch network with the addition of three new mortgage lending offices and our third commercial lending center. Going forward in 2013, we currently intend to continue to focus on the purchase mortgage business, growing our mortgage production capacity and personnel, and working toward our long-term goal of business and revenue diversification.



1 DUS® is a registered trademark of Fannie Mae
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Financial Performance

 
 
At or for the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
% Change
 (in thousands, except per share data and ratios)
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013 vs. 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected statement of operations data
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue
 
$
74,136

 
$
52,930

 
40
 %
Total noninterest expense
 
55,757

 
34,687

 
61

Provision for credit losses
 
2,000

 

 
NM

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
5,439

 
(1,716
)
 
NM

Net income
 
10,940

 
19,959

 
(45
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial performance
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.74

 
$
1.86

 
(60
)%
Return on average common shareholders’ equity
 
15.95
%
 
56.70
%
 
(72
)
Return on average assets
 
1.75
%
 
3.45
%
 
(49
)
Net interest margin
 
2.81
%
 
2.51
%
 
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital ratios (Bank only)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital (to average assets)
 
11.97
%
 
9.33
%
 
NM

Tier 1 risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
19.21
%
 
14.23
%
 
NM

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
20.47
%
 
15.50
%
 
NM

NM = Not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
 

For the first quarter of 2013, net income was $10.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared with $20.0 million, or $1.86 per diluted share a year ago. Return on equity for the first quarter of 2013 (on an annualized basis) was 15.95%, compared to 56.70% for the same period last year, while return on average assets for the first quarter of 2013 (on an annualized basis) was 1.75%, compared to 3.45% for the same period a year ago.

The decrease in net income as compared to same quarter in the prior year was primarily driven by a $7.2 million increase in income tax expense as well as a $2.0 million increase in the provision for credit losses. A $21.2 million increase in net revenue during the first quarter of 2013 was mostly offset by a $21.1 million increase in noninterest expense during the same period.

Net revenue of $74.1 million increased 40% from the first quarter of 2012, primarily driven by increased mortgage loan origination and sale revenue, which was mainly the result of increased single family loan production volume and higher secondary market profit margins. Partially offsetting this increase to noninterest income was a decrease in mortgage servicing income, primarily resulting from a reduction in income recognized from MSR risk management activities.

Noninterest expense of $55.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 increased 61% from the first quarter of 2012 primarily due to an increase in salaries and related costs, including commissions to lending personnel, and higher general and administrative expenses, reflecting the Company's growth and increased mortgage production capacity.

The provision for credit losses was $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to no provision recorded in the first quarter of 2012, reflecting the growth of our loans held for investment portfolio. Net charge-offs were $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $7.4 million in the prior year. Overall, the allowance for loan losses (which excludes the allowance for unfunded commitments) was 2.04% of loans held for investment at March 31, 2013 compared to 2.06% of loans held for investment at December 31, 2012. Nonperforming assets of $53.8 million, or 2.14% of total assets at March 31, 2013, were relatively unchanged from nonperforming asset balances at December 31, 2012.



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Income tax expense was $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to an income tax benefit of $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. Our estimated annual effective income tax rate for the quarter was 33.2% as compared to an annual effective tax rate of 20.8% for 2012. The lower effective income tax rate in 2012 compared to 2013 primarily reflected the benefit of a full reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowances during 2012.

Expansion of Mortgage Banking Operations

During the first quarter of 2013, we added approximately 32 mortgage production personnel and opened three new mortgage loan production offices, including opening a stand-alone lending center in Pasadena, California. Including mortgage origination and operational support personnel, we currently have a total of 743 employees in our mortgage banking operations.

Regulatory Matters

We improved our Bank regulatory capital ratios during the first quarter of 2013, increasing our Tier 1 leverage and total risk-based capital ratios to 12.0% and 20.5%, compared to 11.8% and 19.3% at December 31, 2012, respectively. 
As a result of the overall improvement in the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and risk profile, in March 2013 the Federal Reserve Board terminated the cease and desist order that had been imposed on the Company since May 2009.
In March 2013, the Company paid all deferred interest due on its outstanding Trust Preferred Securities ("TruPS") and the current interest payment due on March 15, 2013.

Recent Developments

On April 22, 2013, the Company paid a common stock dividend of $0.11 per share payable to shareholders of record as of April 11, 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our results of operations and financial condition because they require that we use estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Three of these policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies govern:
Allowance for Loan Losses
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Single Family MSRs and OREO
Income Taxes

These policies and estimates are described in further detail in Part II, Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Results of Operations
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2013 vs. 2012
 (in thousands)
 
2013
 
2012
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected statement of operations data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
15,235

 
$
12,833

 
$
2,402

 
19
 %
Provision for loan losses
 
2,000

 

 
2,000

 
NM

Noninterest income
 
58,901

 
40,097

 
18,804

 
47

Noninterest expense
 
55,757

 
34,687

 
21,070

 
61

Net income before taxes
 
16,379

 
18,243

 
(1,864
)
 
(10
)
Income taxes
 
5,439

 
(1,716
)
 
7,155

 
NM

Net income
 
$
10,940

 
$
19,959

 
(9,019
)
 
(45
)
NM = Not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Average Balances and Rates

Average balances, together with the total dollar amounts of interest income and expense, on a tax equivalent basis related to such balances and the weighted average rates, were as follows.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
(in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/Cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash & cash equivalents
$
22,700

 
$
16

 
0.29
%
 
$
205,445

 
$
134

 
0.26
%
Investment securities
422,761

 
3,161

 
2.99
%
 
381,129

 
2,489

 
2.61
%
Loans held for sale
453,002

 
3,745

 
3.31
%
 
165,064

 
1,542

 
3.74
%
Loans held for investment
1,346,100

 
14,337

 
4.28
%
 
1,338,552

 
14,977

 
4.49
%
Total interest-earning assets
2,244,563

 
21,259

 
3.80
%
 
2,090,190

 
19,142

 
3.67
%
Noninterest-earning assets (2)
250,695

 
 
 
 
 
221,344

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
2,495,258

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,311,534

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing demand accounts
$
181,421

 
158

 
0.35
%
 
$
138,124

 
115

 
0.33
%
Savings accounts
105,490

 
104

 
0.40
%
 
73,724

 
83

 
0.45
%
Money market accounts
695,688

 
857

 
0.50
%
 
525,191

 
719

 
0.55
%
Certificate accounts
561,046

 
2,370

 
1.71
%
 
968,332

 
3,961

 
1.64
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,543,645

 
3,489

 
0.92
%
 
1,705,371

 
4,878

 
1.15
%
FHLB advances
147,097

 
292

 
0.80
%
 
57,919

 
675

 
4.67
%
Long-term debt
61,857

 
1,717

(3) 
11.10
%
(3) 
61,857

 
465

 
3.01
%
Other borrowings

 
4

 

 

 
4

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,752,599

 
5,502

 
1.27
%
 
1,825,147

 
6,022

 
1.33
%
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
468,304

 
 
 
 
 
345,593

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
2,220,903

 
 
 
 
 
2,170,740

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
274,355

 
 
 
 
 
140,794

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
2,495,258

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,311,534

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (4)
 
 
$
15,757

 
 
 
 
 
$
13,120

 
 
Net interest spread
 
 
 
 
2.53
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.34
%
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources
 
 
 
 
0.28
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.17
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
2.81
%
(3) 
 
 
 
 
2.51
%
 
(1)
The average balances of nonaccrual assets and related income, if any, are included in their respective categories.
(2)
Includes loan balances that have been foreclosed and are now reclassified to other real estate owned.
(3)
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2013 included $1.4 million related to the correction of the cumulative effect of an error in prior years, resulting from the under accrual of interest due on TruPS for which the Company had deferred the payment of interest. Excluding the impact of the prior period interest expense correction, the net interest margin was 3.06%.
(4)
Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities of $522 thousand and $287 thousand for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The estimated federal statutory tax rate was 35% for the periods presented.




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We do not include interest collected on nonaccrual loans in interest income. When we place a loan on nonaccrual status, we reverse the accrued unpaid interest receivable against interest income and amortization of any net deferred fees is suspended. Additionally, if a nonaccrual loan is placed back on accrual status or paid off, the accumulated interest collected on the loan is recognized at the time the loan is removed from nonaccrual status. The net decrease to interest income due to adjustments made for nonaccrual loans, including the effect of additional interest income that would have been recorded during the period if the loans had been accruing, was $151 thousand and $761 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Net Interest Income

Our profitability depends significantly on net interest income, which is the difference between income earned on our interest-earning assets, primarily loans and investment securities, and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Our interest-bearing liabilities consist primarily of deposits and borrowed funds, including our outstanding TruPS and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB").

Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis was $15.8 million for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of $2.6 million, or 20.1%, from $13.1 million for the first quarter of 2012. During the first quarter of 2013, total interest income increased $2.1 million from the first quarter of 2012, while total interest expense declined $520 thousand from the first quarter of 2012. The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2013 improved to 2.81% from 2.51% in the first quarter of 2012. Total average interest-earning assets increased in 2013 as higher mortgage production volumes resulted in a higher average balance of loans held for sale, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents which was used to fund the production of loans held for sale. Total average interest-bearing deposit balances declined in the first quarter of 2013 from the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to our deposit and pricing strategy to reduce higher-cost certificates of deposit and partially replace them with transaction and savings deposits.

Total interest income on a tax equivalent basis of $21.3 million in the first quarter of 2013 increased $2.1 million, or 11.1%, from $19.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, primarily driven by increased average interest-earning assets. Our average balance of loans held for sale increased by $287.9 million, or 174%, due primarily to higher closed loan volume in the first quarter of 2013. The increase in interest income was also the result of a higher average balance of investment securities, which increased $41.6 million, or 10.9%, in the first quarter of 2013 from the first quarter of 2012. We invested proceeds our initial public offering in investment securities including higher-yielding municipal securities, which resulted in an increase in yield on investment securities of 38 basis points in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to the investment of proceeds from our initial public offering completed in the first quarter of 2012. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the yield on average loans held for investment, which decreased 21 basis points compared to the first quarter of 2012.

Total interest expense of $5.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 decreased $0.5 million, or 8.6%, from $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2012. This decrease was primarily due to a $407.3 million, or 42.1%, decline in the average balance of higher-yielding certificates of deposit, partially offset by an increase in lower cost transaction and savings deposits resulting from the expansion of our deposit and lending branch network. Also contributing to the decrease in interest expense was the restructuring of FHLB advances, prepaying certain long-term advances and using short-term FHLB advances to meet short-term mortgage origination and sales funding needs, which contributed to a 387 basis point decline in interest cost on FHLB advances. Interest expense in the first quarter of 2013 included $1.4 million related to the correction of the cumulative effect of an error in prior years, resulting from the under accrual of interest due on TruPS for which the Company had deferred the payment of interest.

Provision for Loan Losses

Our loan loss provision expense for the first quarter of 2013 was $2.0 million compared to zero for the first quarter of 2012. Nonperforming assets ("NPAs") were $53.8 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Nonaccrual loans of $32.1 million at March 31, 2013 increased $2.2 million, or 7.5%, from $29.9 million at December 31, 2012.

Net charge-offs of $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2013 were down $6.2 million from net charge-offs of $7.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. For a more detailed discussion on our allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses, see Credit Risk Management within Management’s Discussion and Analysis in this Form 10-Q.


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Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $58.9 million in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of $18.8 million, or 46.9%, from the first quarter of 2012. Our noninterest income is heavily dependent upon our single family mortgage banking activities, which are comprised of mortgage origination and sale activities and mortgage servicing activities. The level of our mortgage banking activity fluctuates and is influenced by mortgage interest rates, the economy, employment and housing supply and affordability, among other factors. Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the first quarter of 2012 benefited from increased single family loan production. Our single family mortgage closed loan production increased to $1.19 billion in the first quarter of 2013 from $712.3 million in the first quarter of 2012 as we continued to grow our mortgage origination and production capacity. The increase in noninterest income, predominantly due to higher net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities, is detailed in the tables below.

Noninterest income consisted of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Dollar 
Change
 
Percentage Change
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities (1)
$
53,913

 
$
29,496

 
$
24,417

 
83
 %
Mortgage servicing income
3,072

 
7,873

 
(4,801
)
 
(61
)
Income from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC
620

 
1,166

 
(546
)
 
(47
)
Depositor and other retail banking fees
721

 
735

 
(14
)
 
(2
)
Insurance commissions
180

 
182

 
(2
)
 
(1
)
Gain (loss) on securities available for sale
(48
)
 
41

 
(89
)
 
NM

Other
443

 
604

 
(161
)
 
(27
)
Total noninterest income
$
58,901

 
$
40,097

 
18,804

 
47

NM = not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Single family and multifamily mortgage banking activities.

The significant components of our noninterest income are described in greater detail, as follows.

Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities consisted of the following.

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Dollar 
Change
 
Percentage Change
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secondary market gains(1)
$
27,429

 
$
17,057

 
$
10,372

 
61
 %
Provision for repurchase losses(2)

 
(390
)
 
390

 
(100
)
Net gain from secondary market activities
27,429

 
16,667

 
10,762

 
65

Mortgage servicing rights originated
16,806

 
6,723

 
10,083

 
150

Loan origination and funding fees
7,753

 
4,944

 
2,809

 
57

Total single family
51,988

 
28,334

 
23,654

 
83

Multifamily
1,925

 
1,162

 
763

 
66

Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities
$
53,913

 
$
29,496

 
$
24,417

 
83

 
(1)
Comprised of gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments, single family loans held for sale and forward sale commitments used to economically hedge instruments used in secondary market activities, less premiums paid to Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC on loans purchased or committed to be purchased and the estimated fair value of the repurchase or indemnity obligation recognized on new loan sales.
(2)
Represents changes in estimated probable future repurchase losses on previously sold loans.


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Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities was $53.9 million for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of $24.4 million, or 83%, from $29.5 million for the first quarter of 2012. This increase predominantly reflects increased single family loan production, primarily due to continued low mortgage interest rates, as well as the expansion of our mortgage lending operations as we added approximately 32 mortgage production personnel during the first quarter of 2013.

Single family production volumes related to loans designated for sale consisted of the following.
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Dollar Change
 
Percentage Change
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production volumes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family mortgage closed loan volume (1)
$
1,192,156

 
$
712,302

 
$
479,854

 
67
%
Single family mortgage interest rate lock commitments
1,035,822

 
915,141

 
120,681

 
13

(1)
Represents single family mortgage originations designated for sale during each respective period.

During the first three months of 2013, single family closed loan production increased 67% and single family interest rate lock commitments increased 13% as compared to the first three months of 2012. Our mortgage loan origination and sale revenue growth reflected our expansion of mortgage loan origination capacity and strong demand for both purchase and refinance mortgage loans in our markets, including refinances through the federal government's expanded Home Affordable Refinance Program ("HARP 2.0"), primarily driven by low mortgage interest rates as compared to the prior year. Also contributing to the improvement in net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities was an increase in gross revenue per loan compared to the same period in 2012. We continued to experience relatively high gain on sale margins as a result of a combination of low mortgage interest rates, which increased demand for mortgage loan products, coupled with capacity constraints of competing mortgage loan providers to process the elevated demand, which resulted from industry consolidation and other factors.

The Company records a provision for repurchase losses as a reduction to net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities, which was zero for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $390 thousand in the first quarter of 2012. For further information on the Company's mortgage repurchase liability, see Note 8, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies in this Form 10-Q.
    

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Mortgage servicing income consisted of the following.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Dollar 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(in thousands)
Single Family
 
Multifamily
 
Total
 
Single Family
 
Multifamily
 
Total
 
Total
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing income, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing fees and other
$
6,795

 
$
812

 
$
7,607

 
$
5,655

 
$
781

 
$
6,436

 
$
1,171

 
18
 %
Changes in fair value of MSRs due to modeled amortization (1)
(5,106
)
 
 n/a

 
(5,106
)
 
(4,969
)
 
 n/a

 
(4,969
)
 
(137
)
 
3

Amortization
 n/a

 
(490
)
 
(490
)
 
 n/a

 
(491
)
 
(491
)
 
1

 

 
1,689

 
322

 
2,011

 
686

 
290

 
976

 
1,035

 
106

Risk management:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in fair value of MSRs due to changes in model inputs and/or assumptions (2)
3,579

 
 n/a

 
3,579

 
7,411

 
 n/a

 
7,411

 
(3,832
)
 
(52
)
Net gain from derivatives economically hedging MSRs
(2,518
)
 
 n/a

 
(2,518
)
 
(514
)
 
 n/a

 
(514
)
 
(2,004
)
 
390

 
1,061

 
n/a

 
1,061

 
6,897

 
n/a

 
6,897

 
(5,836
)
 
(85
)
Mortgage servicing income
$
2,750

 
$
322

 
$
3,072

 
$
7,583

 
$
290

 
$
7,873

 
$
(4,801
)
 
(61
)
 
(1)
Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows and curtailments.
(2)
Principally reflects changes in model assumptions, including prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in mortgage interest rates.

For the first quarter of 2013, mortgage servicing income of $3.1 million decreased $4.8 million from $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. This decrease was primarily due to MSR risk management results, which represents changes in the fair value of single family MSRs due to changes in model inputs and assumptions net of the gain/(loss) from derivatives economically hedging MSRs.  The fair value of MSRs is sensitive to changes in interest rates, primarily due to the effect on prepayment speeds. MSRs typically decrease in value when interest rates decline because declining interest rates tend to increase mortgage prepayment speeds and therefore reduce the expected life of the net servicing cash flows of the MSR asset. Certain other changes in MSR fair value relate to factors other than interest rate changes and are generally not within the scope of the Company's MSR economic hedging strategy. These factors may include but are not limited to the impact of changes to the housing price index, the level of home sales activity, changes to mortgage spreads, valuation discount rates, costs to service and policy changes by U.S. government agencies.

The net performance of the MSR risk management activities for the first quarter of 2013 was a gain of $1.1 million compared to a gain of $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. The lower gain in 2013 largely reflects a reduction in sensitivity to interest rates for the Company's MSRs, which has enabled the Company to reduce the notional amount of derivative instruments used to economically hedge MSRs. The lower notional amount of derivative instruments, along with a flatter yield curve, resulted in lower net gains from MSR risk management, which negatively impacted mortgage servicing income. In addition, MSR risk management results for 2013 reflect the impact in the fair value of MSRs due to changes in model inputs and assumptions related to factors other than interest rate changes. Such factors included changes to the FHA streamlined refinance program and higher expected home values, both of which generally lead to higher projected prepayment speeds, and resulted in a decline in income from MSR risk management activities in 2013.

Mortgage servicing fees collected in the first quarter of 2013 were $7.6 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or 18.2%, from $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. Our loans serviced for others portfolio increased to $10.49 billion at March 31, 2013 from $9.65 billion at December 31, 2012 and $7.77 billion at March 31, 2012.


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Income from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC decreased in the first quarter of 2013 to $620 thousand from $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to decreased closed loan volume and interest rate lock commitments, which were $180.4 million and $154.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $189.5 million and $210.3 million for the same period in 2012.

Depositor and other retail banking fees for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were relatively consistent with 2012 results. The following table presents the composition of depositor and other retail banking fees for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Dollar 
Change
 
Percentage
Change
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monthly maintenance and deposit-related fees
$
353

 
$
377

 
$
(24
)
 
(6
)%
Debit Card/ATM fees
350

 
339

 
11

 
3

Other fees
18

 
19

 
(1
)
 
(5
)
Total depositor and other retail banking fees
$
721

 
$
735

 
$
(14
)
 
(2
)

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $55.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013, an increase of $21.1 million, or 60.7%, from $34.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. Noninterest expense increased primarily due to an increase in salary and related costs mainly resulting from an increase in the number of employees and higher commissions and incentives paid in connection with the expansion of our mortgage production and support personnel and commercial and consumer business lines. General and administrative, occupancy and information services expense also increased due to the expansion of our business lines.

Noninterest expense consisted of the following.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Dollar 
Change
 
Percentage
Change
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and related costs
$
35,062

 
$
21,351

 
$
13,711

 
64
 %
General and administrative
10,888

 
5,273

 
5,615

 
106

Legal
611

 
435

 
176

 
40

Consulting
696

 
355

 
341

 
96

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessments
567

 
1,240

 
(673
)
 
(54
)
Occupancy
2,802

 
1,790

 
1,012

 
57

Information services
2,996

 
1,723

 
1,273

 
74

Other real estate owned expense
2,135

 
2,520

 
(385
)
 
(15
)
Total noninterest expense
$
55,757

 
$
34,687

 
$
21,070

 
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The significant components of our noninterest expense are described in greater detail, as follows.

Salaries and related costs were $35.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013, an increase of $13.7 million, or 64.2%, from $21.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase primarily resulted from a $6.5 million increase in base salaries and related costs due to Company growth and a $6.4 million increase in commissions and incentives paid in connection with strong growth in closed mortgage loan volume. At March 31, 2013, we had increased our full-time equivalent employees by 48.4% from March 31, 2012.

General and administrative expense was $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, an increase of $5.6 million, or 106.5%, from $5.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012. Included in this line item are general office and equipment expense, marketing, taxes and insurance. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to the overall growth in our mortgage lending, commercial and consumer business lines.

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Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to a tax benefit of $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Company's 2013 income tax expense is based on an estimated annual effective income tax rate of 33.2% as compared to an annual effective tax rate of 20.8% for 2012. The lower effective income tax rate for 2012 compared to 2013 reflected the benefit of a full reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowances during 2012.

Review of Financial Condition – Comparison of March 31, 2013 to December 31, 2012

Total assets were $2.51 billion at March 31, 2013 and $2.63 billion at December 31, 2012. The decrease in total assets was primarily due to a $189.9 million decrease in loans held for sale reflecting the expected seasonal weakness in the mortgage market, reduced refinancing activity and low housing inventories that constrained the purchase mortgage market.

Cash and cash equivalents was $18.7 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $25.3 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $6.6 million, or 26.0%. In March 2013, the Company paid all past deferred interest due on its outstanding TruPS and the current interest payment due on March 15, 2013, for a net payment of $13.5 million.

Investment securities available for sale was relatively consistent with year-end, with a balance of $415.2 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $416.3 million at December 31, 2012. We primarily hold investment securities for liquidity purposes, while also creating a relatively stable source of interest income. We designated substantially all securities as available for sale. We hold securities of approximately $1.3 million that are designated as held-to-maturity.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the amortized cost and fair values of our investment securities available for sale.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
$
69,707

 
$
69,448

 
$
62,847

 
$
62,853

Commercial
13,653

 
14,407

 
13,720

 
14,380

Municipal bonds (1)
126,841

 
131,047

 
123,695

 
129,175

Collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
147,296

 
150,113

 
163,981

 
170,199

Commercial
19,777

 
19,795

 
8,983

 
9,043

U.S. Treasury securities
30,416

 
30,428

 
30,670

 
30,679

Total available for sale
$
407,690

 
$
415,238

 
$
403,896

 
$
416,329

 
(1)
Comprised of general obligation bonds (i.e., backed by the general credit of the issuer) and revenue bonds (i.e., backed by revenues from the specific project being financed) issued by various municipal corporations. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, substantially all bonds were rated; no bonds were rated below “A.”

Loans held for sale were $430.9 million at March 31, 2013 as compared to $620.8 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $189.9 million, or 30.6%. Loans held for sale include single family and multifamily residential loans, typically sold within 30 days of closing the loan. The decrease in loans held for sale was primarily the result of expected seasonal weakness in the mortgage market, reduced refinancing activity and low housing inventories that have constrained the purchase mortgage market.

Loans held for investment, net were $1.36 billion at March 31, 2013 compared to $1.31 billion at December 31, 2012, an increase of $50.0 million, or 3.8%. Our single family loan portfolio increased by $56.7 million from December 31, 2012, primarily as a result of increased originations of mortgages that exceed conventional conforming loan limits. This increase was partially offset by a $2.4 million decrease in commercial loans, as unscheduled payoffs, primarily of construction and land development loans, were greater than loan originations occurring during the quarter.


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The following table details the composition of our loans held for investment portfolio by dollar amount and as a percentage of our total loan portfolio.

 
At March 31, 2013
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
730,553

 
52.6
%
 
$
673,865

 
50.3
%
Home equity
132,537

 
9.5
%
 
136,746

 
10.2
%
 
863,090

 
62.1
%
 
810,611

 
60.5
%
Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate (1)
387,819

 
27.9
%
 
361,879

 
27.0
%
Multifamily
21,859

 
1.6
%
 
17,012

 
1.3
%
Construction/land development
43,600

 
3.1
%
 
71,033

 
5.3
%
Commercial business
73,851

 
5.3
%
 
79,576

 
5.9
%
 
527,129

 
37.9
%
 
529,500

 
39.5
%
 
1,390,219

 
100.0
%
 
1,340,111

 
100.0
%
Net deferred loan fees and costs
(2,832
)
 
 
 
(3,576
)
 
 
 
1,387,387

 
 
 
1,336,535

 
 
Allowance for loan losses
(28,405
)
 
 
 
(27,561
)
 
 
 
$
1,358,982

 
 
 
$
1,308,974

 
 
 
(1)
March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 balances comprised of $101.4 million and $94.9 million of owner occupied loans, respectively, and $286.4 million and $267.0 million of non-owner occupied loans, respectively.

Accounts receivable and other assets was $98.0 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $88.8 million at December 31, 2012, an increase of $9.2 million, or 10.4%. This increase was primarily due to a $4.9 million investment in an affordable housing project and an increase in cash provided to counterparties as collateral for derivative positions used to hedge our mortgage servicing rights and mortgage banking activities. A receivable is recorded for the amount of cash delivered as collateral.

Deposits were $1.93 billion at March 31, 2013 compared to $1.98 billion at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $42.1 million or 2.1%. This decrease was due to managed reductions in certificates of deposit balances, which were $523.2 million at March 31, 2013, a decrease of $132.3 million, or 20.2%, from $655.5 million at December 31, 2012. Largely offsetting this decrease were increases in transaction and savings deposits, which were $1.16 billion at March 31, 2013, an increase of $117.1 million, or 11.2%, from $1.05 billion at December 31, 2012. This improvement in the composition of deposits reflected our successful efforts to attract transaction and savings deposit balances through our branch network and convert customers with maturing certificates of deposit to transaction and savings deposits.

Federal Home Loan Bank advances were $183.6 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $259.1 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $75.5 million, or 29.1%. The decrease was due to the lower balances of loans held for sale, as FHLB advances are used to fund these loans.

Accounts payable and other liabilities were $57.7 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $69.7 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $12.0 million, or 17.2%. This decrease was primarily the result of the payment of $13.5 million in net deferred interest payable on the Company's outstanding TruPS during the quarter.

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders' equity was $270.4 million at March 31, 2013 compared with $263.8 million at December 31, 2012. This increase included total comprehensive income of $7.7 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

As a result of the net income recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2013, shareholders’ equity, on a per share basis, increased to $18.78 per share at March 31, 2013, up from $18.34 per share at December 31, 2012.


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Return on Equity and Assets

The following table presents certain information regarding our returns on average equity and average total assets for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. Return on equity ratios for the periods shown may not be comparable due to the impact and timing of the Company's initial public offering of common stock completed in February 2012 and changes in the annual effective income tax rate between periods.
 
 
At or for the Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Return on assets (1)
1.75
%
 
3.45
%
Return on equity (2)
15.95
%
 
56.70
%
Equity to assets ratio (3)
11.00
%
 
6.09
%
 
(1)
Net income divided by average total assets (annualized).
(2)
Net income divided by average equity (annualized).
(3)
Average equity divided by average total assets.


Business Segments

The Company has four lines of business we report as operating segments: Community Banking, Single Family Lending, Income Property Lending and Residential Construction Lending. The results for these segments are based on a management accounting process that assigns certain revenue and expense items and assets to each responsible line of business.

This process is dynamic and is based on management's current view of the Company's operations and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial institutions. We define our business segments by product type and customer segment. If the management structure or the allocation process changes, allocations, transfers and assignments may change.

We use various management accounting methodologies to assign certain balance sheet and income statement items to the responsible business segments, including:
A funds transfer pricing (“FTP”) method based on external market factors, which allocates interest income credits and funding charges between the segments and our treasury division, which then assigns to each such business segment a funding credit for its liabilities, such as deposits, and a charge to fund its assets.
An allocation of charges for services rendered to the business segments by centralized functions, such as corporate overhead, which are generally based on each segment’s consumption patterns.
An allocation of the Company's consolidated income taxes on the basis of the effective tax rate applied to the segment’s pretax income or loss.

Financial highlights by segment were as follows.

Community Banking

We provide diversified financial products and services to our consumer and business customers, including deposit products, investment products, insurance products, cash management services and consumer and business loans. As of March 31, 2013, our bank branch network consists of 22 branches, primarily in the metropolitan area of Puget Sound. Three branches are located in Hawaii. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our transaction and savings deposits totaled $1.16 billion and $1.05 billion and our commercial banking loan portfolio totaled $211.1 million and $210.8 million, respectively.
 

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Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
2,953

 
$
2,261

Provision for loan losses
(317
)
 

Noninterest income
1,029

 
1,161

Noninterest expense
(6,597
)
 
(5,852
)
Inter-segment expense
(2,590
)
 
(2,175
)
Loss before income taxes
(5,522
)
 
(4,605
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,833
)
 
457

Net loss
$
(3,689
)
 
$
(5,062
)
Average assets
$
208,977

 
$
212,498


Community banking had a net loss of $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2013, improving results by $1.4 million from a net loss of $5.1 million for the first quarter of 2012. The improvement in 2013 primarily resulted from an increase in net interest income, which we believe was a direct result of our deposit product and pricing strategy. That strategy resulted in our reducing higher-cost deposits and converting customers with maturing certificates of deposit to transaction and savings deposits.

Single Family Lending

We originate single family residential mortgage loans both directly, and we purchase them from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC through an affiliated business arrangement with that company. This segment also originates and services loans, including home equity loans, on a selective basis for our investment portfolio.  The majority of our mortgage loans are sold to or securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, while we retain the right to service these loans. A small percentage of our loans are brokered or sold on a servicing-released basis to correspondent lenders.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
7,925

 
$
3,939

Provision for loan losses
(2,599
)
 

Noninterest income
55,590

 
37,352

Noninterest expense
(32,607
)
 
(16,945
)
Inter-segment expense
(9,027
)
 
(4,223
)
Income before income taxes
19,282

 
20,123

Income tax expense (benefit)
6,402

 
(1,903
)
Net income
$
12,880

 
$
22,026

Average assets
$
1,466,466

 
$
978,192


Single family lending net income was $12.9 million for the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of $9.1 million, or 42%, from net income of $22.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to an increase in both noninterest expense and income tax expense, being partially offset by an increase in noninterest income. The increase in noninterest income and noninterest expense reflected elevated mortgage loan origination and sale activities as well as increased salaries and related costs in connection with the expansion of single family lending operations. See — "Results of Operations, Noninterest Income—Net gain on mortgage loan origination and sale activities.


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Income Property Lending

We originate commercial real estate loans with a focus on multifamily lending through our Fannie Mae DUS business, whereby loans are sold to or securitized by Fannie Mae. We also originate commercial construction real estate loans, bridge loans and permanent loans for our portfolio primarily on office, retail, industrial and multifamily property types located within the Company's geographic footprint. We also may place loans to capital market sources, such as life insurance companies.

We generally continue to service DUS loans after they are sold to Fannie Mae. At March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, our loans servicing portfolio included $737.0 million and $727.1 million, respectively, of loans we had originated and sold under the DUS program.

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
2,117

 
$
2,624

Provision for loan losses
756

 

Noninterest income
2,313

 
1,438

Noninterest expense
(3,106
)
 
(710
)
Inter-segment expense
(759
)
 
(783
)
(Loss) income before income taxes
1,321

 
2,569

Income tax expense (benefit)
439

 
(255
)
Net income
$
882

 
$
2,824

Average assets
$
318,172

 
$
424,662


Income property lending net income was $882 thousand for the first quarter of 2013, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 69%, from net income of $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2012. The decrease in net income is primarily due to an increase in noninterest expense due to OREO expenses related to adjustments to the valuation reserve.

Residential Construction Lending

We originate residential construction and land acquisition and development loans for our portfolio. From 2007 through 2012, we substantially curtailed new originations in order to reduce our concentration in this category. We have resumed originating residential construction loans under enhanced underwriting standards with a significantly reduced portfolio concentration and a focus on home construction loans as opposed to land development projects or raw land.
  
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
277

 
$
414

Provision for loan losses
160

 

Noninterest income
3

 
2

Noninterest expense
(597
)
 
(2,872
)
Inter-segment expense
(340
)
 
(442
)
Loss before income taxes
(497
)
 
(2,898
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(165
)
 
288

Net loss
$
(332
)
 
$
(3,186
)
Average assets
$
31,199

 
$
91,206


Residential construction lending had a net loss of $332 thousand for the first quarter of 2013, an improvement of $2.9 million from a net loss of $3.2 million for the first quarter of 2012. The net loss decreased primarily due to lower noninterest expense, resulting from a decrease in OREO expenses.


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments (which include commitments to originate loans and commitments to purchase loans) include potential credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. These transactions are designed to (1) meet the financial needs of our customers, (2) manage our credit, market or liquidity risks, (3) diversify our funding sources and/or (4) optimize capital.

For more information on off-balance sheet arrangements, including derivative counterparty credit risk, see the Off Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies discussions within Part II, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Note 13, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies within the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 8, Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies in this Form 10-Q.

Enterprise Risk Management

All financial institutions manage and control a variety of business and financial risks that can significantly affect their financial performance. Among these risks are credit risk; market risk, which includes interest rate risk and price risk; liquidity risk; and operational risk. We are also subject to risks associated with compliance/legal, strategic and reputational matters.
For more information on how we manage these business, financial and other risks, see the Enterprise Risk Management discussion within Part II, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Credit Risk Management

The following discussion highlights developments since December 31, 2012 and should be read in conjunction with the Credit Risk Management discussion within Part II, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Asset Quality and Nonperforming Assets

NPAs were $53.8 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. NPAs at March 31, 2013 represented 2.14% of total assets compared to 2.05% of total assets at December 31, 2012. Nonaccrual loans of $32.1 million, or 2.31% of total loans at March 31, 2013, increased $2.2 million, or 7.5% from $29.9 million, or 2.23% of total loans at December 31, 2012. OREO balances of $21.7 million at March 31, 2013 declined $2.3 million, or 9.5%, from $23.9 million at December 31, 2012. Net charge-offs in the three months ended March 31, 2013 were $1.2 million compared to $7.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2013, our loans held for investment portfolio, excluding the allowance for loan losses, was $1.39 billion, an increase of $50.9 million from December 31, 2012, while the allowance for loan losses increased to $28.4 million, or 2.04% of loans held for investment, compared to $27.6 million, or 2.06% of loans held for investment at December 31, 2012.

Our provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $2.0 million compared to zero for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Management considers the current level of the allowance for loan losses to be appropriate to cover estimated incurred losses inherent within our loans held for investment portfolio.


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The following tables present the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance for impaired loans, broken down by those with and those without a specific reserve.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans with no related allowance recorded
$
54,945

 
$
68,625

 
$

Loans with an allowance recorded
70,868

 
72,653

 
5,632

Total
$
125,813

 
$
141,278

 
$
5,632

 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans with no related allowance recorded
$
53,615

 
$
67,262

 
$

Loans with an allowance recorded
70,350

 
72,220

 
6,368

Total
$
123,965

 
$
139,482

 
$
6,368


The Company had 184 impaired loans totaling $125.8 million at March 31, 2013 and 167 impaired loans totaling $124.0 million at December 31, 2012. The average recorded investment in these loans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $124.9 million compared to $178.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Impaired loans of $70.9 million at March 31, 2013 had a valuation allowance of $5.6 million. At December 31, 2012, impaired loans of $70.4 million had a valuation allowance of $6.4 million.

The allowance for credit losses represents management’s estimate of the incurred credit losses inherent within our loan portfolio. For further discussion related to credit policies and estimates see Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Allowance for Loan Losses within Part II, Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table presents the allowance for credit losses, including reserves for unfunded commitments, by loan class.

 
At March 31, 2013
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Percent of
Allowance
to Total
Allowance
 
Loan Category
as a % of
Total Loans
 
Amount
 
Percent of
Allowance
to Total
Allowance
 
Loan Category
as a % of
Total Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
14,478

 
50.6
%
 
52.5
%
 
$
13,388

 
48.2
%
 
50.3
%
Home equity
4,708

 
16.5
%
 
9.5
%
 
4,648

 
16.7
%
 
10.2
%
 
19,186

 
67.1
%
 
62.0
%
 
18,036

 
64.9
%
 
60.5
%
Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
5,958

 
20.8
%
 
27.9
%
 
5,312

 
19.1
%
 
27.0
%
Multifamily
635

 
2.2
%
 
1.6
%
 
622

 
2.2
%
 
1.3
%
Construction/land development
894

 
3.1
%
 
3.1
%
 
1,580

 
5.7
%
 
5.3
%
Commercial business
1,921

 
6.8
%
 
5.4
%
 
2,201

 
8.1
%
 
5.9
%
 
9,408

 
32.9
%
 
38.0
%
 
9,715

 
35.1
%
 
39.5
%
Total allowance for credit losses
$
28,594

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
$
27,751

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%


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The following table presents activity in our allowance for credit losses, which includes reserves for unfunded commitments.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Allowance at the beginning of period
$
27,751

 
$
42,800

Provision for loan losses
2,000

 

Recoveries:
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
Single family
75

 

Home equity
97

 
65

 
172

 
65

Commercial
 
 
 
Commercial real estate

 

Construction/land development
70

 
128

Commercial business
112

 
12

 
182

 
140

Total recoveries
354

 
205

Charge-offs:
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
Single family
(721
)
 
(1,275
)
Home equity
(839
)
 
(1,349
)
 
(1,560
)
 
(2,624
)
Commercial
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
197

 
(26
)
Construction/land development
(148
)
 
(4,812
)
Commercial business

 
(141
)
 
49

 
(4,979
)
Total charge-offs
(1,511
)
 
(7,603
)
(Charge-offs), net of recoveries
(1,157
)
 
(7,398
)
Balance at end of period
$
28,594

 
$
35,402





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The following table presents the composition of TDRs by accrual and nonaccrual status.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Accrual
 
Nonaccrual
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
69,792

 
$
4,593

 
$
74,385

Home equity
2,338

 
134

 
2,472

 
72,130

 
4,727

 
76,857

Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
21,046

 
770

 
21,816

Multifamily
3,211

 

 
3,211

Construction/land development
4,487

 
4,625

 
9,112

Commercial business
137

 

 
137

 
28,881

 
5,395

 
34,276

 
$
101,011

 
$
10,122

 
$
111,133

 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
Accrual
 
Nonaccrual
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
67,483

 
$
3,931

 
$
71,414

Home equity
2,288

 
465

 
2,753

 
69,771

 
4,396

 
74,167

Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
21,071

 
770

 
21,841

Multifamily
3,221

 

 
3,221

Construction/land development
6,365

 
5,042

 
11,407

Commercial business
147

 

 
147

 
30,804

 
5,812

 
36,616

 
$
100,575

 
$
10,208

 
$
110,783




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Delinquent loans and other real estate owned by loan type consisted of the following.
 
 
At March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days or More Past Due and Not Accruing
 
90 Days or 
More Past Due and Still Accruing(1)
 
Total
Past Due
Loans
 
Other
Real Estate
Owned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
11,171

 
$
5,538

 
$
15,281

 
$
42,785

 
$
74,775

 
$
4,069

Home equity
742

 
227

 
2,917

 

 
3,886

 

 
11,913

 
5,765

 
18,198

 
42,785

 
78,661

 
4,069

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate

 

 
6,123

 

 
6,123

 
8,440

Construction/land development

 

 
5,974

 

 
5,974

 
9,155

Commercial business

 

 
1,838

 

 
1,838

 

 

 

 
13,935

 

 
13,935

 
17,595

Total
$
11,913

 
$
5,765

 
$
32,133

 
$
42,785

 
$
92,596

 
$
21,664

 
 
At December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
30-59 Days
Past Due
 
60-89 Days
Past Due
 
90 Days or More Past Due and Not Accruing
 
90 Days or 
More Past Due and Still Accruing(1)
 
Total
Past Due
Loans
 
Other
Real Estate
Owned
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single family
$
11,916

 
$
4,732

 
$
13,304

 
$
40,658

 
$
70,610

 
$
4,071

Home equity
787

 
242

 
2,970

 

 
3,999

 

 
12,703

 
4,974

 
16,274

 
40,658

 
74,609

 
4,071

Commercial loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate

 

 
6,403

 

 
6,403

 
10,283

Construction/land development

 

 
5,042

 

 
5,042

 
9,587

Commercial business

 

 
2,173

 

 
2,173

 

 

 

 
13,618

 

 
13,618

 
19,870

Total
$
12,703

 
$
4,974

 
$
29,892

 
$
40,658

 
$
88,227

 
$
23,941

 
(1)
FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed single family loans that are 90 days or more past due are maintained on accrual status as they have little to no risk of loss.

Liquidity and Capital Management

Liquidity management is primarily intended to ensure we are able to maintain cash flows adequate to fund operations and meet our obligations, including demands of depositors, draws on lines of credit and paying any creditors, on a timely and cost-effective basis in various market conditions. Our liquidity profile is influenced by changes in market conditions, the composition of the balance sheet and risk tolerance levels. HomeStreet, Inc. and HomeStreet Bank have established liquidity guidelines and operating plans that detail the sources and uses of cash and liquidity.

HomeStreet, Inc. and the Bank have different funding needs and sources of liquidity and separate regulatory capital requirements.


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HomeStreet, Inc.

The main source of liquidity for the Company is proceeds from dividends from the Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation. In the past, we have raised longer-term funds through the issuance of senior debt and TruPS. Historically, the main cash outflows were distributions to shareholders, interest and principal payments to creditors and operating expenses. The Company’s ability to pay dividends to shareholders depends substantially on dividends received from the Bank.

HomeStreet Bank

The Bank’s primary short-term sources of funds include deposits, advances from the FHLB, repayments and prepayments of loans, proceeds from the sale of loans and investment securities and interest from our loans and investment securities. We have also raised short-term funds through the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase. While scheduled principal repayments on loans are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The primary liquidity ratio is defined as net cash, short-term investments and other marketable assets as a percent of net deposits and short-term borrowings. At March 31, 2013, our primary liquidity ratio was 40.0% compared to 43.9% at December 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Bank had borrowing capacity of $104.6 million and $55.7 million from the FHLB, and $112.2 million and $124.3 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco ("FRBSF"), respectively.

Our lending agreement with the FHLB permits it to refuse to make advances during periods in which an “event of default” (as defined in that agreement) exists. An event of default occurs when the FHLB gives notice to the Bank of an intention to take any of a list of permissible actions following the occurrence of specified events or conditions affecting the Bank. The FHLB has not declared a default under this agreement, and has not notified the Bank that future advances would not be made available, although it has required the Bank to deliver physical possession of certain negotiable instruments and related documentation as collateral for borrowings under that agreement.

Cash Management

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, cash and cash equivalents decreased $6.6 million and $170.3 million, respectively. Shareholders’ equity was $270.4 million as of March 31, 2013, compared with $263.8 million as of December 31, 2012, an increase of $6.6 million, or 2.5%. The increase was primarily due to net income of $10.9 million for the first three months of 2013. On April 22, 2013, the Company paid a common stock dividend of $0.11 per share payable to shareholders of record as of April 11, 2013. There were no share repurchases or deferred compensation recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The following discussion highlights the major activities and transactions that affected our cash flows during these periods.

Cash flows from operating activities

The Company's operating assets and liabilities are used to support our lending activities, including the origination and sale of mortgage loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash of $167.8 million was provided by operating activities, as proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale were largely offset by cash used to fund the production of loans held for sale. We believe that cash flows from operations, available cash balances and our ability to generate cash through short-term debt are sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, net cash of $142.8 million was used in operating activities, primarily to fund the production of loans held for sale.

Cash flows from investing activities

The Company's investing activities primarily include available-for-sale securities and loans originated and held for investment. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash of $57.2 million was used in investing activities, as we used cash to fund higher balances of loans held for investment. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, net cash of $106.2 million was used in investing activities, as we used the proceeds from our stock issuance to purchase available-for-sale securities. Net purchases in our investment securities portfolio were $158.1 million during the period.

Cash flows from financing activities

The Company's financing activities are primarily related to customer deposits and net proceeds from the FHLB. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash of $117.1 million was used in financing activities. The decline of customer deposits due to the maturity of certificates of deposit was partially offset by increased transaction and savings deposits. We had net

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repayments of $75.5 million of FHLB advances resulting from lower average balances of loans held for sale, as FHLB advances are used to fund these loans. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, net cash of $78.6 million was provided by financing activities as the Company had net proceeds of $88.2 million from the issuance of common stock through our initial public offering, which we used to invest in investment securities.

Capital Management

Federally insured depository institutions, such as the Bank, are required to maintain a minimum level of regulatory capital. The FDIC regulations recognize two types, or tiers, of capital: “core capital,” or Tier 1 capital, and “supplementary capital,” or Tier 2 capital. The FDIC currently measures a bank’s capital using (1) Tier 1 leverage ratio, (2) Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and (3) Total risk-based capital ratio. In order to qualify as “well capitalized,” a bank must have a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0% and a Total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%. In order to be deemed “adequately capitalized,” a bank generally must have a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 4.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 4.0% and a Total risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0%. The FDIC retains the right to require a depository institution to maintain a higher capital level based on its particular risk profile.

At March 31, 2013 the Bank was “well capitalized.”

The following tables present the Bank’s capital amounts and ratios.
 
At March 31, 2013
 
Actual
 
For Minimum Capital
Adequacy Purposes
 
To Be Categorized As
“Well Capitalized” Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital
(to average assets)
$
295,223

 
11.97
%
 
$
98,638

 
4.0
%
 
$
123,298

 
5.0
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
295,223

 
19.21
%
 
61,466

 
4.0
%
 
92,200

 
6.0
%
Total risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
314,547

 
20.47
%
 
122,933

 
8.0
%
 
153,666

 
10.0
%

 
At December 31, 2012
 
Actual
 
For Minimum Capital
Adequacy Purposes
 
To Be Categorized As
“Well Capitalized” Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
(in thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage capital
(to average assets)
$
286,963

 
11.78
%
 
$
97,466

 
4.0
%
 
$
121,833

 
5.0
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
286,963

 
18.05
%
 
63,596

 
4.0
%
 
95,394

 
6.0
%
Total risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
306,934

 
19.31
%
 
127,192

 
8.0
%
 
158,991

 
10.0
%

Accounting Developments

See the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for a discussion of Accounting Developments.

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ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk Management

For a discussion of the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, Market Risk Management in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our management, and under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2013.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Because the nature of our business involves the collection of numerous accounts, the validity of liens and compliance with various state and federal lending laws, we are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business related to foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnation and quiet title actions and alleged statutory and regulatory violations. We are also subject to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business related to employment matters. We do not expect that these proceedings, taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or our results of operations. There are currently no matters that, in the opinion of management, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operation or liquidity, or for which there would be a reasonable possibility of such a material adverse effect based on information known at this time.

ITEM 1A
RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Company is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. The risks described below represent some of the material risks you should carefully consider before making an investment decision. If any of these risks occur, our business, capital, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected, in which case the price of our common stock could decline significantly and you could lose all or a part of your investment. The risk factors described below are not the only risks that may affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also become important factors that materially adversely affect our business, capital, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other information contained in this Report and other documents we file with the SEC, before making an investment decision about the Company.

We have in the past and may again in the future be subject to certain specific regulatory constraints on the activities of the Bank and the Company, which could result in us not being as profitable as banks that are not subject to such conditions.

Between 2009 and 2013, both the Bank and the Company operated under specific regulatory restrictions on their operations. These restrictions were intended to preserve and strengthen the Bank's capital adequacy and improve its asset quality, among other things, and limited our ability to pay cash dividends or to renew or incur debt. The Bank operated under a cease and desist order from May 8, 2009 until March 26, 2012, when that order was replaced with a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”). On December 27, 2012, the FDIC determined that the MOU was no longer necessary and, as a result, terminated the MOU. Additionally, the Company, which was subject to a cease and desist order since May 8, 2009, had such order terminated effective March 26, 2013. However, we cannot offer assurances that we can avoid the adverse conditions that caused us to fall below desirable performance levels, and if that were to happen, we may again become subject to more stringent regulatory orders and other regulatory enforcement actions.

We have incurred substantial losses in the recent past and we cannot assure you that we will remain profitable.

We sustained significant losses in the past and we cannot assure that we will remain profitable in the future. Our ability to remain profitable depends primarily on our ability to originate loans and either sell them into the secondary market or hold them in our loan portfolio and collect interest and principal as they come due. When loans become nonperforming or their ultimate collection is in doubt, our income is adversely affected.

HomeStreet, Inc. primarily relies on dividends from the Bank and payment of dividends by the Bank may be limited by applicable laws and regulations.

HomeStreet, Inc. is a separate legal entity from the Bank, and although we do receive some dividends from HomeStreet Capital Corporation, the primary source of our funds from which we service our debt, pay dividends to our shareholders and otherwise satisfy our obligations is dividends from the Bank. The availability of dividends from the Bank is limited by various statutes and regulations, as well as by our policy of retaining a significant portion of our earnings to support the Bank's operations. If the Bank cannot pay dividends to us, we may be limited in our ability to service our debts, fund the Company's operations and pay dividends to the Company's shareholders.


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Difficult market conditions have adversely affected and may continue to have an adverse effect on our business.

During the period from early 2008 through most of 2011, the United States economy in general, and the financial institutions sector in particular, experienced a severe downturn owing to a number of factors that affected virtually every aspect of our business. While these conditions appear to have moderated, considerable uncertainty continues to affect our business, and thus raises significant risk as to our ability to maintain profitability.

In particular, we may face risks related to market conditions that may negatively impact our business opportunities and plans, such as:
uncertainty related to increased regulation and aggressive governmental enforcement in the financial sector generally and the mortgage banking business specifically, including increased costs of compliance;
the models we use to assess the creditworthiness of our customers may prove less reliable than we had anticipated in predicting future behaviors which may impair our ability to make good underwriting decisions;
challenges in accurately estimating the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans if our forecasts of economic conditions and other economic predictions are not accurate;
further increases in FDIC insurance premiums due to additional depletion of that agency's insurance funds;
restrictions in our ability to engage in routine funding transactions due to the commercial soundness of other financial institutions and government sponsored entities ("GSEs"); and
uncertainty regarding future political developments and fiscal policy.

If recovery from the economic recession slows or if we experience another recessionary dip, our ability to access capital and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted.

A change in federal monetary policy could adversely impact our mortgage banking revenues.

In September 2012, the Federal Reserve Board's Oversight Management Committee expanded its standing monetary policy, known as “quantitative easing,” to provide for a purchases by the Federal Reserve of up to $40 billion per month of mortgage-backed securities in the secondary market and up to $45 billion per month of longer-term United States Treasury securities. This program, which is intended to bolster the U.S. economy by retaining relatively low interest rates to promote increased spending, was adopted in 2008 and originally provided for the repurchase of only treasury securities. The inclusion of mortgage-backed securities was intended to have the effect of maintaining historically low mortgage interest rates. Because a substantial portion of our revenues and our net income historically have been, and in the foreseeable future are expected to be, derived from gain on the origination and sale of mortgage loans and on the continuing servicing of those loans, the Federal Reserve's policy may have had, and in the future may continue to have, the effect of supporting higher revenues than might otherwise be available. Contrarily, a reduction in or termination of this policy, absent a significant rebound in employment and real wages, would likely reduce mortgage originations throughout the United States, including ours. Such an event could likely reduce our mortgage origination revenues, which could have a material adverse impact upon our business.
An important information technology systems provider was recently identified as having internal control deficiencies, which could give rise to significant risks to the Bank and the Company.

In the first quarter of 2012, we were notified that the provider of one of the Bank's critical information technology and transaction processing systems was identified as posing a significant risk to banking operations for that vendor's clients. That vendor has been criticized for, among other things, an unsatisfactory risk management system, the lack of a compliance culture and a lack of internal controls. That vendor has encountered a significant cyberattack and related computer fraud, and there have been indications that in the absence of a prompt remediation of known and unknown deficiencies, that vendor's systems may create enhanced risk for users.
The Bank does not use this system that was the subject of the cyberattack; however, the Bank uses this vendor for a wide variety of important functions, and given their progress in remediating these issues, and subject to the vendor's continued progress, we have plans to increase our reliance on this vendor and its products and services. Our Board of Directors, as well as the Bank's Board of Directors, were briefed on this development and provided quarterly updates on the vendor's Matter Requiring Attention ("MRA") remediation efforts. At March 31, 2013, all of the outstanding MRA actions had been completed by the vendor. Banking regulators are assessing the effectiveness of the MRA activities. If these concerns have not been addressed effectively, the Bank could experience a number of potentially materially adverse consequences, including:

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greater than normal exposure to compliance problems, which could lead to adverse regulatory actions, including potential enforcement actions;
the need to replace one or more of our information systems providers, which could lead to increased costs, disruptions in our relationships with one or more customers, management distractions, and other difficulties;
potential claims by customers, including class action claims, resulting from actual or alleged compromises of consumer or business financial information;
difficulties in maintaining an adequate system of internal controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;
the loss of confidence of one or more of our customers, or reputational harm associated with the use of these systems, particularly if our customers experience actual difficulties, losses or attacks; and
a dispute with this vendor over the adequacy of the products and services for which we contracted, potentially including increases in legal fees and other litigation costs.

A failure in or breach of our security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third party vendors and other service providers, resulting from cyber-attacks, could disrupt our businesses, result in the disclosure or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, damage our reputation, increase our costs and cause losses.

Information security risks for financial institutions have generally increased in recent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the Internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, activists, and other external parties. Those parties also may attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers, or other users of our systems to disclose confidential information in order to gain access to our data or that of our customers. Our operations rely on the secure processing, transmission and storage of confidential information in our computer systems and networks, either managed directly by us or through our data processing vendors. In addition, to access our products and services, our customers may use personal smartphones, tablet PC's, and other mobile devices that are beyond our control systems. Although we believe we have robust information security procedures and controls, our technologies, systems, networks, and our customers' devices may become the target of cyber-attacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of Company or our customers' confidential, proprietary and other information, or otherwise disrupt the Company's or its customers' or other third parties' business operations.

Third parties with which we do business or that facilitate our business activities, including exchanges, clearing houses, financial intermediaries or vendors that provide services or security solutions for our operations, could also be sources of operational and information security risk to us, including from breakdowns or failures of their own systems or capacity constraints.

To date we have not experienced any material losses relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches, but there can be no assurance that we will not suffer such attacks and losses in the future. Our risk and exposure to these matters remains heightened because of, among other things, the evolving nature of these threats, our plans to continue to implement our Internet banking and mobile banking channel, our expanding operations and the outsourcing of a significant portion of our business operations. As a result, cybersecurity and the continued development and enhancement of our controls, processes and practices designed to protect customer information, our systems, computers, software, data and networks from attack, damage or unauthorized access remain a priority for the Company. As cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to insure, to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate important information security vulnerabilities.

Disruptions or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support our businesses and customers, or cyber-attacks or security breaches of the networks, systems or devices that our customers use to access our products and services could result in customer attrition, financial losses, the inability of our customers to transact business with us, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties or intervention, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, and/or additional compliance costs, any of which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.


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A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from residential mortgage lending which is a market sector that has experienced significant volatility.

A substantial portion of our consolidated net revenues (net interest income plus noninterest income) are derived from originating and selling residential mortgages. Residential mortgage lending in general has experienced substantial volatility in recent years. Moreover, a significant increase in interest rates may materially and adversely affect both our loan origination volume and the value of the collateral securing our outstanding loans, may increase rates of borrower default, and may otherwise adversely affect our business.

The significant concentration of real estate secured loans in our portfolio has had and may continue to have a negative impact on our asset quality and profitability.

Substantially all of our loans are secured by real property. Our real estate secured lending is generally sensitive to national, regional and local economic conditions, making loss levels difficult to predict. Declines in real estate sales and prices, significant increases in interest rates, and a degeneration in prevailing economic conditions may result in higher than expected loan delinquencies, foreclosures, problem loans, OREO, net charge-offs and provisions for credit and OREO losses. Although real estate prices have recently stabilized in markets in which we operate, if market values decline, the collateral for our loans may provide less security and our ability to recover the principal, interest and costs due on defaulted loans by selling the underlying real estate will be diminished, leaving us more likely to suffer additional losses on defaulted loans. Such declines may have a greater effect on our earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of financial institutions whose loan portfolios are more geographically diversified.

Worsening conditions in the real estate market and higher than normal delinquency and default rates on loans could cause other adverse consequences for us, including:
the reduction of cash flows and capital resources, as we are required to make cash advances to meet contractual obligations to investors, process foreclosures, and maintain, repair and market foreclosed properties;
declining mortgage servicing fee revenues because we recognize these revenues only upon collection;
increasing loan servicing costs;
declining fair value on our mortgage servicing rights; and
declining fair values and liquidity of securities held in our investment portfolio that are collateralized by mortgage obligations.

Our allowance for loan losses may prove inadequate or we may be negatively affected by credit risk exposures. Future additions to our allowance for loan losses will reduce our earnings.

Our business depends on the creditworthiness of our customers. As with most financial institutions, we maintain an allowance for loan losses to provide for defaults and nonperformance, which represents management's best estimate of probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Management's estimate is the result of our continuing evaluation of specific credit risks and loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions, industry concentrations and other factors that may indicate future loan losses. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and requires us to make estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Generally, our nonperforming loans and OREO reflect operating difficulties of individual borrowers and weaknesses in the economies of the markets we serve. This allowance may not be adequate to cover actual losses, and future provisions for losses could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We may incur significant losses as a result of ineffective hedging of interest rate risk related to our loans sold with a reservation of servicing rights.

The value our single family MSRs changes with fluctuations in interest rates, among other things, reflecting the changing expectations of mortgage prepayment activity. To mitigate potential losses of fair value of single family MSRs related to changes in interest rates, we actively hedge this risk with derivative financial instruments. Hedging is a complex process, requiring sophisticated models, experienced and skilled personnel and continual monitoring. Changes in the value of our hedging instruments may not correlate with changes in the value of our single family MSRs, and we could incur a net valuation loss as a result of our hedging activities. Following the expansion of our single family mortgage operations in early 2012 through the addition of a significant number of single family mortgage origination personnel, the volume of our MSRs has

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increased. The increase in volume in turn increases our exposure to the risks associated with the impact of interest rate fluctuations on MSRs.

The fair value of our single family loans held for sale is subject to substantial interest rate risk.

A substantial portion of our single family loans are sold into the secondary market. We are exposed to the risk of decreases in the fair value of our single family loans held for sale as a result of changes in interest rates. We use derivative financial instruments to hedge this risk; however our hedging strategies, techniques and judgments may not be effective and may not anticipate every event that would affect the fair value of our single family loans held for sale. Our inability to effectively reduce the risk of fluctuations in the fair value of our single family loans could negatively affect our results of operations due to decreases in the fair value of these assets.

Our real estate lending also exposes us to environmental liabilities.

In the course of our business, it is necessary to foreclose and take title to real estate, which could subject us to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties. Hazardous substances or waste, contaminants, pollutants or sources thereof may be discovered on properties during our ownership or after a sale to a third party. We could be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, personal injury, investigation and clean-up costs incurred by these parties in connection with environmental contamination, or may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at such properties. The costs associated with investigation or remediation activities could be substantial and could substantially exceed the value of the real property. In addition, as the owner or former owner of a contaminated site, we may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the property. We may be unable to recover costs from any third party. These occurrences may materially reduce the value of the affected property, and we may find it difficult or impossible to use or sell the property prior to or following any environmental remediation. If we ever become subject to significant environmental liabilities, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

If we breach any of the representations or warranties we make to a purchaser when we sell mortgage loans, we may be liable to the purchaser for unpaid principal and interest on the loan.

When we sell mortgage loans in the ordinary course of business, we are required to make certain representations and warranties to the purchaser about the mortgage loans and the manner in which they were originated. Our loan sale agreements require us to repurchase mortgage loans if we have breached any of these representations or warranties, in which case we may be required to repurchase such loan and record a loss upon repurchase and/or bear any subsequent loss on the loan. We may not have any remedies available to us against a third party for such losses, or the remedies available to us may not be as broad as the remedies available to the purchaser of the mortgage loan against us. In addition, if there are remedies against a third party available to us, we face further risk that such third party may not have the financial capacity to perform remedies that otherwise may be available to us. Therefore, if a purchaser enforces remedies against us, we may not be able to recover our losses from a third party and may be required to bear the full amount of the related loss. If repurchase and indemnity demands increase, our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.

If we breach any representations and warranties or fail to follow guidelines when originating a FHA/HUD-insured loan or a VA-guaranteed loan, we may lose the insurance or guarantee on the loan and suffer losses and/or pay penalties.

We originate and purchase, sell and thereafter service single family loans that are insured by FHA/HUD or guaranteed by the VA. We certify to the FHA/HUD and the VA that the loans meet their requirements and guidelines. The FHA/HUD and VA audit loans that are insured or guaranteed under their programs, including audits of our processes and procedures as well as individual loan documentation. Violations of guidelines can result in monetary penalties or require us to provide indemnifications against loss or loans declared ineligible for their programs. In the past, monetary penalties and losses from indemnifications have not created material losses to the Bank. As a result of the housing crisis, the FHA/HUD has stepped up enforcement initiatives. In addition to regular FHA/HUD audits, HUD's Inspector General has become active in enforcing FHA regulations with respect to individual loans and has partnered with the Department of Justice ("DOJ") in filing lawsuits against lenders for systemic violations. The penalties resulting from such lawsuits can be much more severe, since systemic violations can be applied to groups of loans and penalties may be subject to treble damages. The DOJ has used the Federal False Claims Act in prosecuting these lawsuits. Because of our significant origination of FHA/HUD insured and VA guaranteed loans, if the DOJ were to find potential violations by the Bank, we could be subject to material monetary penalties and/or losses, and may even be subject to lawsuits alleging systemic violations which could result in treble damages.


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We may face risk of loss if we purchase loans from a seller that fails to satisfy its indemnification obligations.

We generally receive representations and warranties from the originators and sellers from whom we purchase loans and servicing rights such that if a loan defaults and there has been a breach of such representations and warranties, we may be able to pursue a remedy against the seller of the loan for the unpaid principal and interest on the defaulted loan. However, if the originator and/or seller breach such representations and warranties and does not have the financial capacity to pay the related damages, we may be subject to the risk of loss for such loan as the originator or seller may not be able to pay such damages or repurchase loans when called upon by us to do so. Currently, we only purchase loans from Windermere Mortgage Services Series LLC, an affiliated business arrangement with certain Windermere real estate brokerage franchise owners.

The proposed restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and changes in existing government-sponsored and federal mortgage programs could negatively affect our business.

We originate and purchase, sell and thereafter service single family and multifamily mortgages under the Fannie Mae, and to a lesser extent the Freddie Mac, single family purchase programs and the Fannie Mae multifamily DUS program. Since the nationwide downturn in residential mortgage lending that began in 2007 and the placement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship, Congress and various executive branch agencies have offered a wide range of proposals aimed at restructuring these agencies. None of these proposals have yet been defined with any specificity, and so we cannot predict how any such initiative would impact our business. However, any restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that restricts their loan purchase programs may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Moreover, we have recorded on our balance sheet an intangible asset (mortgage servicing rights, or MSRs) relating to our right to service single and multifamily loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That MSR asset was valued at $111.8 million at March 31, 2013 and $95.5 million at December 31, 2012. Changes in Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's policies and operations that adversely affect our single family residential loan and DUS mortgage servicing assets may require us to record impairment charges to the value of these assets, and significant impairment charges could be material and adversely affect our business.

Through our wholly owned subsidiary HomeStreet Capital Corporation, we participate as a lender in the DUS program. Fannie Mae delegates responsibility for originating, underwriting and servicing mortgages, and we assume a limited portion of the risk of loss during the remaining term on each commercial mortgage loan that we sell to Fannie Mae. In the year ended December 31, 2012 we originated $112.1 million in loans through the DUS program.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under conservatorship with the Federal Housing Finance Agency. On February 11, 2011, the Obama administration presented Congress with a report titled “Reforming America's Housing Finance Market, A Report to Congress,” outlining its proposals for reforming America's housing finance market with the goal of scaling back the role of the U.S. government in, and promoting the return of private capital to, the mortgage markets and ultimately winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Without mentioning a specific time frame, the report calls for the reduction of the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the mortgage markets by, among other things, reducing conforming loan limits, increasing guarantee fees and requiring larger down payments by borrowers. The report presents three options for the long-term structure of housing finance, all of which call for the unwinding of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and a reduced role of the government in the mortgage market. In August 2012, the Treasury Department entered into amendments to its senior preferred stock purchase agreements with each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that require those agencies to reduce the amount of mortgage assets they hold, setting a cap of $650 billion for December 31, 2012 and requiring a decrease of at least 15% per year for each year thereafter, to a minimum of $250 billion, as a step toward winding down those agencies. We cannot be certain if or when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ultimately will be wound down, if or when additional reform of the housing finance market will be implemented or what the future role of the U.S. government will be in the mortgage market, and, accordingly, we will not be able to determine the impact that any such reform may have on us until a definitive reform plan is adopted.

In addition, our ability to generate income through mortgage sales to institutional investors depends in part on programs sponsored by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, which facilitate the issuance of mortgage-backed securities in the secondary market. Any discontinuation of, or significant reduction in, the operation of those programs could have a material adverse effect on our loan origination and mortgage sales as well as our results of operations. Also, any significant adverse change in the level of activity in the secondary market or the underwriting criteria of these entities could negatively impact our results of business, operations and cash flows. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act imposes a requirement that private securitizers of mortgage and other asset backed securities retain, subject to certain exemptions, not less than five percent of the credit risk of the mortgages or other assets backing the securities.


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The lending qualification and limits of FHA and VA may also be subject to changes that may limit our origination of loans guaranteed or insured by the agencies in the future.

A significant portion of our residential mortgage origination volume is derived from FHA and VA lending programs. FHA loan limits increased from $506,000 to $567,000 effective November 2011 in our primary markets in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties, substantially above the limit of $417,000 that existed prior to February 2009. FHA loan limits also increased for other markets in which we operate. The FHA mutual mortgage insurance premiums changed in June 2012, with the premium collected at closing or financed in the loan amount increasing from 1.00% to 1.75%, while the annual premium increased from 1.15% to 1.25%. As a result, conventional financing has become more affordable and more attractive relative to FHA financing for high loan-to-value borrowers who can afford the 5.0% minimum down payment required for conventional loans.

Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect the value of our assets and reduce our net interest income and noninterest income thereby adversely affecting our earnings and profitability.

Our earnings are highly dependent on the difference between the interest earned on loans and investments and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Changes in market interest rates impact the rates earned on loans and investment securities and the rates paid on deposits and borrowings. In addition, changes to market interest rates may impact the level of loans, deposits and investments and the credit quality of existing loans. Changes in interest rates also affect demand for our residential loan products and the revenue realized on the sale of loans. A decrease in the volume of loans sold can decrease our revenues and net income. These rates may be affected by many factors beyond our control, including general and economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities. Changes in interest rates may negatively impact our ability to attract deposits, make loans and achieve satisfactory interest rate spreads, which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Changes in interest rates may reduce our mortgage revenues, which would negatively impact our noninterest income.

Our securities portfolio includes securities that are insured or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises and other securities that are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. The unrealized gains or losses in our available-for-sale portfolio are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity until realized upon sale. As a result, future interest rate fluctuations may impact shareholders' equity, causing material fluctuations from quarter to quarter. Failure to hold our securities until maturity or until market conditions are favorable for a sale could adversely affect our financial condition.

A significant portion of our noninterest income is derived from originating residential mortgage loans and selling them into the secondary market. That business has benefited from a long period of historically low interest rates. To the extent interest rates rise, particularly if they rise substantially or quickly, we may experience a reduction in mortgage refinancing and financing of new home purchases. These factors may negatively affect our mortgage loan origination volume and adversely affect our noninterest income.

Our mortgage servicing rights carry interest rate risk because the total amount of servicing fees earned, as well as changes in fair-market value, fluctuate based on expected loan prepayments (affecting the expected average life of a portfolio of residential mortgage servicing rights). The rate of prepayment of residential mortgage loans may be influenced by changing national and regional economic trends, such as recessions or depressed real estate markets, as well as the difference between interest rates on existing residential mortgage loans relative to prevailing residential mortgage rates. Changes in prepayment rates are therefore difficult for us to predict. An increase in the general level of interest rates may adversely affect the ability of some borrowers to pay the interest and principal of their obligations. During periods of declining interest rates, many residential borrowers refinance their mortgage loans. The loan administration fee income related to the residential mortgage loan servicing rights corresponding to a mortgage loan deceases as mortgage loans are prepaid. Consequently, the fair value of portfolios of residential mortgage loan servicing rights tend to decrease during periods of declining interest rates, because greater prepayments can be expected and, as a result, the amount of loan administration income received also decreases.

We may be required to recognize impairment with respect to investment securities, including the FHLB stock we hold.

Our securities portfolio currently includes securities with unrecognized losses. We may continue to observe declines in the fair market value of these securities. We evaluate the securities portfolio for any other than temporary impairment each reporting period. In addition, as a condition of membership in the FHLB, we are required to purchase and hold a certain amount of FHLB stock. Our stock purchase requirement is based, in part, upon the outstanding principal balance of advances from the FHLB. Our FHLB stock is carried at cost and is subject to recoverability testing under applicable accounting standards. Future negative changes to the financial condition of the FHLB may require us to recognize an impairment charge with respect to such

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holdings. The FHLB is currently subject to a Consent Order issued by its primary regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

We are subject to extensive regulation that has restricted and could further restrict our activities, including capital distributions, and impose financial requirements or limitations on the conduct of our business.

Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governmental authorities, including the FDIC, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve, and are subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and restrictions on part or all of our operations. Because our business is highly regulated, the laws, rules and regulations to which we are subject are evolving and change frequently. Changes to those laws, rules and regulations are also sometimes retroactively applied. Furthermore, the on-site examination cycle for an institution in our circumstances is frequent and extensive. Examination findings by the regulatory agencies may result in adverse consequences to the Company or the Bank. Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in their supervisory and enforcement activities, including the authority to restrict our operations, adversely reclassify our assets, determine the level of deposit premiums assessed and require us to increase our allowance for loan losses.

New legislation, case law or regulatory action regarding foreclosures, forced mortgage principal reduction, or bankruptcy laws may negatively impact our business.

Recently, new legislation, case law and regulations have been proposed and enacted, and courts have issued decisions in recent cases carrying precedential weight in areas we conduct business which, among other things, could allow judges to modify the terms of residential mortgages in bankruptcy proceedings and could hinder our ability to foreclose promptly on defaulted mortgage loans or expand assignee liability for certain violations in the mortgage loan origination process, any or all of which could adversely affect our business or result in our being held responsible for violations in the mortgage loan origination process. Congress and various regulatory authorities have proposed programs that would require a reduction in principal balances of “underwater” residential mortgages, which if implemented would tend to reduce loan servicing income and which might adversely affect the carrying values of portfolio loans. These legislative and regulatory proposals generally have focused primarily, if not exclusively, on residential mortgage origination, but we cannot offer assurances as to which, if any, of these initiatives may be adopted or, if adopted, to what extent they would affect our business. Any such initiatives may limit our ability to take actions that may be essential to preserve the value of the mortgage loans we service or hold for investment. Any restriction on our ability to foreclose on a loan, any requirement that we forego a portion of the amount otherwise due on a loan or any requirement that we modify any original loan terms may require us to advance principal, interest, tax and insurance payments, which would negatively impact our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Given the relatively high percentage of our business that derives from originating residential mortgages, any such actions are likely to have a significant impact on our business, and the effects we experience will likely be disproportionately high in comparison to financial institutions whose residential mortgage lending is more attenuated.

In addition, recent court cases in Oregon and Washington have challenged whether Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) meets the statutory definition of deed of trust beneficiary under applicable state laws. Based on decisions handed down by courts in Oregon, we and other servicers of MERS related loans have elected to foreclose through judicial procedures in Oregon, resulting in increased foreclosure costs, longer foreclosure timelines and additional delays. If the Oregon case law is upheld on appeal, and/or if the Washington courts issue a similar decision in the cases pending before them, our foreclosure costs and foreclosure timelines may continue to increase, which in turn, could increase our single family loan delinquencies and adversely affect our cost of doing business and results of operations.

We are unable to predict whether U.S. federal, state or local authorities, or other pertinent bodies, will enact legislation, laws, rules, regulations, handbooks, guidelines or similar provisions that will affect our business or require changes in our practices in the future, and any such changes could adversely affect our cost of doing business and profitability. See “Regulation and Supervision - Regulation and Supervision” in Part I- Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Dodd-Frank Act is expected to increase our costs of operations and may have a material negative effect on us.

The Dodd-Frank Act significantly changes the laws as they apply to financial institutions and revises and expands the rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement authority of federal banking regulators. It is also expected to have a material impact on our relationships with current and future customers.

Some of these changes are effective immediately, though many are being phased in gradually. In addition, the statute in many instances calls for regulatory rulemaking to implement its provisions, not all of which have been completed, so the precise

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contours of the law and its effects on us cannot yet be fully understood. The provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and the subsequent exercise by regulators of their revised and expanded powers thereunder could materially and negatively impact the profitability of our business, the value of assets we hold or the collateral available for our loans, require changes to business practices or force us to discontinue businesses and expose us to additional costs, taxes, liabilities, enforcement actions and reputational risk. See “Regulation and Supervision” in Part I - Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

We will be subject to more stringent capital requirements.

On June 12, 2012, the U.S. federal banking regulators (including the Federal Reserve and FDIC) jointly announced that they were seeking comment on three sets of proposed regulations relating to capital (the “Proposed Rules”), a substantial portion of which would apply to the Bank and the Company. The Proposed Rules include requirements contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Act as well as certain standards initially adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which standards are commonly referred to as “Basel III.”

The strength and stability of other financial institutions may adversely affect our business.

Our counterparty risk exposure is affected by the actions and creditworthiness of other financial institutions with which we do business. Negative impacts to our counterparty financial institutions could affect our ability to engage in routine funding transactions. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty or other relationships. Many of these types of transactions can expose us to credit risk in the event of default by a direct or indirect counterparty or client.

If other financial institutions in our markets dispose of real estate collateral at below-market or distressed prices, such actions may increase our losses and have a material adverse effect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we report our financial condition and results of operations, and we use estimates in determining the fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be imprecise and result in significant changes in valuation.

A portion of our assets are carried on the balance sheet at fair value, including investment securities available for sale, mortgage servicing rights related to single family loans and single family loans held for sale. Generally, for assets that are reported at fair value, we use quoted market prices or internal valuation models that utilize observable market data inputs to estimate their fair value. In certain cases, observable market prices and data may not be readily available or their availability may be diminished due to market conditions. We use financial models to value certain of these assets. These models are complex and use asset-specific collateral data and market inputs for interest rates. Although we have processes and procedures in place governing internal valuation models and their testing and calibration, such assumptions are complex as we must make judgments about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Different assumptions could result in significant changes in valuation, which in turn could affect earnings or result in significant changes in the dollar amount of assets reported on the balance sheet.

Our operations could be interrupted if our third-party service and technology providers experience difficulty, terminate their services or fail to comply with banking regulations

We depend, and will continue to depend, to a significant extent, on a number of relationships with third-party service and technology providers. Specifically, we receive core systems processing, essential web hosting and other Internet systems and deposit and other processing services from third-party service providers. If these third-party service providers experience difficulties or terminate their services and we are unable to replace them with other service providers, our operations could be interrupted and our operating expenses may be materially increased. If an interruption were to continue for a significant period of time, our business financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We continually encounter technological change, and we may have fewer resources than many of our competitors to continue to invest in technological improvements.

The financial services industry is undergoing rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our clients by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy client demands for convenience, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many national vendors provide turn-key services to community banks, such as internet

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banking and remote deposit capture that allow smaller banks to compete with institutions that have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. We may not be able, however, to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers.

In addition, because of the demand for technology-driven products, banks are increasingly contracting with third party vendors to provide data processing and core banking functions. The use of technology-related products, services, delivery channels and processes exposes a bank to various risks, particularly transaction, strategic, reputation and compliance risks. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully manage the risks associated with our increased dependency on technology.

The network and computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience security breaches.

Our computer systems could be vulnerable to unforeseen problems. Because we conduct a part of our business over the Internet and outsource several critical functions to third parties, operations will depend on our ability, as well as the ability of third-party service providers, to protect computer systems and network infrastructure against damage from fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, physical break-ins or similar catastrophic events. Any damage or failure that causes interruptions in operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, a significant barrier to online financial transactions is the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. Our Internet banking system relies on encryption and authentication technology to provide the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission of confidential information. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other developments could result in a compromise or breach of the algorithms our third-party service providers use to protect customer transaction data. If any such compromise of security were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Federal, state and local consumer lending laws may restrict our ability to originate or increase our risk of liability with respect to certain mortgage loans and could increase our cost of doing business.

Federal, state and local laws have been adopted that are intended to eliminate certain lending practices considered “predatory” or “unfair and deceptive practices.” These laws prohibit practices such as steering borrowers away from more affordable products, selling unnecessary insurance to borrowers, repeatedly refinancing loans, and making loans without a reasonable expectation that the borrowers will be able to repay the loans irrespective of the value of the underlying property. It is our policy not to make predatory loans or engage in deceptive practices, but these laws create the potential for liability with respect to our lending, servicing, loan investment and deposit taking activities. They increase our cost of doing business, and ultimately may prevent us from making certain loans and cause us to reduce the average percentage rate or the points and fees on loans that we do make.

Some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and certain provisions of Washington law may deter takeover attempts, which may limit the opportunity of our shareholders to sell their shares at a favorable price.

Some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of deterring or delaying attempts by our shareholders to remove or replace management, to commence proxy contests, or to effect changes in control. These provisions include:
a classified board of directors so that only approximately one third of our board of directors is elected each year;
elimination of cumulative voting in the election of directors;
procedures for advance notification of shareholder nominations and proposals;
the ability of our board of directors to amend our bylaws without shareholder approval; and
the ability of our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock without shareholder approval upon the terms and conditions and with the rights, privileges and preferences as the board of directors may determine.

In addition, as a Washington corporation, we are subject to Washington law which imposes restrictions on some transactions between a corporation and certain significant shareholders. These provisions, alone or together, could have the effect of deterring or delaying changes in incumbent management, proxy contests or changes in control.



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ITEM 2
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 3
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

ITEM 5
OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.


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ITEM 6
EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
  
Description
 
 
 
31.1
  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)
 
 
 
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Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.(2)
 
 
 
101.INS
  
XBRL Instance Document(3)(4)
 
 
 
101.SCH
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(3)
 
 
 
101.CAL
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(3)
 
 
 
101.DEF
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(3)
 
 
 
101.LAB
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(3)
 
 
 
101.PRE
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document(3)
 
(1) 
Filed herewith.
(2) 
This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3) 
As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.
(4) 
Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, includes the following financial information included in the Firm’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) interactive data files: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington, on May 9, 2013.
 
 
HomeStreet, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark K. Mason
 
 
Mark K. Mason
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer

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