Form 10-Q 2nd Quarter 2005


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

FORM 10-Q

   
(Mark One)
 
 
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
       
   
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 
 
       
   
Or
 
       
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
         
                    For the transition period from ____________________________ to __________________________

Commission File Number:0-15734

REPUBLIC BANCORP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Michigan
 
38-2604669
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
         
 
1070 East Main Street, Owosso, Michigan
 
48867
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
         
 
(989) 725-7337
     
 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
     
         
     
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 

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.
þYes oNo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
þYes oNo

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock Outstanding as of July 31, 2005:
 
Common Stock, $5 Par Value Per Share
69,065,000 Shares





INDEX

PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
       
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
   
       
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004
 
2
       
 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
 
3
       
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004
 
4
       
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
5 - 10
       
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
11 - 23
       
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
24 - 25
       
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
26
       
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
   
       
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
27
       
Item 2.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
 
27
       
Item 5.
Other Information
 
27
       
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
27
       
SIGNATURE
   
28
       


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - Financial Statements

REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
   
(Unaudited)
     
ASSETS
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
55,575
 
$
53,671
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
143,589
   
105,318
 
Securities available for sale, at market
   
835,285
   
620,794
 
Securities held to maturity, at cost
   
252,527
   
222,757
 
Loans, net of unearned income
   
4,533,129
   
4,463,975
 
Less allowance for loan losses
   
(41,871
)
 
(41,818
)
Net loans
   
4,491,258
   
4,422,157
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
80,514
   
80,511
 
Premises and equipment
   
25,687
   
26,493
 
Bank owned life insurance
   
114,414
   
112,978
 
Other assets
   
76,379
   
69,298
 
Total assets
 
$
6,075,228
 
$
5,713,977
 
               
LIABILITIES
             
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
$
308,730
 
$
274,747
 
Interest-bearing deposits:
             
NOW accounts
   
196,221
   
203,553
 
Savings and money market accounts
   
1,000,565
   
1,103,675
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000
   
704,009
   
662,357
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 or greater
   
825,561
   
801,879
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
2,726,356
   
2,771,464
 
Total deposits
   
3,035,086
   
3,046,211
 
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
   
719,775
   
538,300
 
Short-term FHLB advances
   
362,500
   
215,000
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
1,434,934
   
1,390,878
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
63,826
   
63,950
 
Long-term debt
   
50,000
   
50,000
 
Total liabilities
   
5,666,121
   
5,304,339
 
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
Preferred stock, $25 stated value: $2.25 cumulative and convertible; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none  issued and outstanding
   
-
   
-
 
Common stock, $5 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 69,205,000 and 70,425,000, issued and outstanding, respectively
   
346,026
   
352,125
 
Capital surplus
   
47,556
   
59,303
 
Unearned compensation - restricted stock
   
(6,323
)
 
(3,207
)
Retained earnings
   
23,024
   
3,634
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(1,176
)
 
(2,217
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
409,107
   
409,638
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
6,075,228
 
$
5,713,977
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
Interest Income:
                         
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
67,457
 
$
57,298
 
$
131,921
 
$
115,294
 
Interest on investment securities and FHLB stock dividends
   
13,280
   
10,694
   
24,657
   
20,517
 
Total interest income
   
80,737
   
67,992
   
156,578
   
135,811
 
                           
Interest Expense:
                         
Deposits
   
16,667
   
12,667
   
31,855
   
25,704
 
Short-term borrowings
   
8,325
   
2,319
   
13,945
   
4,337
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
15,919
   
15,734
   
31,549
   
31,544
 
Long-term debt
   
1,075
   
1,075
   
2,150
   
2,150
 
Total interest expense
   
41,986
   
31,795
   
79,499
   
63,735
 
Net interest income
   
38,751
   
36,197
   
77,079
   
72,076
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,400
   
2,000
   
2,900
   
4,500
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
37,351
   
34,197
   
74,179
   
67,576
 
                           
Noninterest Income:
                         
Mortgage banking income
   
3,232
   
6,566
   
9,057
   
11,740
 
Service charges
   
3,008
   
3,005
   
5,689
   
5,702
 
Gain on sale of securities
   
292
   
674
   
727
   
1,362
 
Gain on sale of SBA loans
   
561
   
665
   
953
   
1,186
 
Income from bank owned life insurance
   
1,080
   
1,180
   
2,093
   
2,483
 
Other noninterest income
   
713
   
428
   
1,405
   
859
 
Total noninterest income
   
8,886
   
12,518
   
19,924
   
23,332
 
                           
Noninterest Expense:
                         
Salaries and employee benefits
   
12,350
   
13,835
   
25,766
   
25,924
 
Occupancy expense of premises
   
2,495
   
2,476
   
5,196
   
5,095
 
Equipment expense
   
1,599
   
1,652
   
3,223
   
3,326
 
Other noninterest expense
   
4,815
   
5,416
   
9,946
   
10,056
 
Total noninterest expense
   
21,259
   
23,379
   
44,131
   
44,401
 
Income before income taxes
   
24,978
   
23,336
   
49,972
   
46,507
 
Provision for income taxes
   
7,503
   
6,968
   
15,190
   
13,840
 
Net Income
 
$
17,475
 
$
16,368
 
$
34,782
 
$
32,667
 
                           
                           
Basic earnings per share
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.50
 
$
.46
 
                           
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.49
 
$
.46
 
                           
Average common shares outstanding - diluted
   
70,526
   
71,239
   
70,862
   
71,161
 
                           
Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
.110
 
$
.086
 
$
.220
 
$
.173
 


See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30 (In thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
             
Net income
 
$
34,782
 
$
32,667
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
5,837
 
 
5,398
 
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale
 
 
(727
)
 
(1,362
)
Net gains on sale of commercial and residential real estate loans
 
 
(3,492
)
 
(2,906
)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
296,070
 
 
297,375
 
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
(334,341
)
 
(216,851
)
Net increase in other assets
 
 
(14,625
)
 
(13,148
)
Net decrease in other liabilities
 
 
(124
)
 
(2,819
)
Other, net
 
 
56
 
 
2,815
 
Total adjustments
 
 
(51,346
)
 
68,502
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(16,564
)
 
101,169
 
               
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
             
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale
   
130,985
   
58,280
 
Proceeds from calls and principal payments of securities available for sale
   
63,304
   
92,143
 
Proceeds from principal payments of securities held to maturity
   
21,067
   
25,790
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
   
(407,078
)
 
(313,898
)
Purchases of securities held to maturity
   
(50,921
)
 
(109,663
)
Proceeds from sale of commercial and residential real estate loans
   
196,726
   
111,055
 
Net increase in loans made to customers
   
(262,890
)
 
(306,976
)
Premises and equipment expenditures
   
(2,163
)
 
(3,557
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(310,970
)
 
(446,826
)
               
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
             
Net (decrease) increase in total deposits
   
(11,125
)
 
8,912
 
Net increase in short-term borrowings
   
181,475
   
103,902
 
Net increase in short-term FHLB advances
   
147,500
   
111,000
 
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
83,250
   
146,000
 
Payments on long-term FHLB advances
   
(38,703
)
 
(20,271
)
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares
   
6,790
   
6,129
 
Repurchase of common shares
   
(25,379
)
 
(889
)
Dividends paid on common shares
   
(14,370
)
 
(12,116
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
329,438
   
342,667
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
1,904
   
(2,990
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
53,671
   
63,858
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
55,575
 
$
60,868
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Republic Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required by U. S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Note 2 - Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company, Republic Bancorp Inc. and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Republic Bank (including its wholly-owned subsidiaries Quincy Investment Services, Inc., Republic Bank Real Estate Finance, LLC and Republic Management Company, Inc.). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Note 3 - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the six months ended June 30, include:

(In thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
Cash paid during the period for:
             
Interest
 
$
77,970
 
$
61,879
 
Income taxes
 
$
14,762
 
$
13,300
 
               
Non-cash investing activities:
             
Loan charge-offs
 
$
3,596
 
$
3,754
 

Note 4 - Comprehensive Income
The following table sets forth the computation of comprehensive income:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
                           
Net income
 
$
17,475
 
$
16,368
 
$
34,782
 
$
32,667
 
                           
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities, net of tax (credit) of  $4,851, ($8,417), $815 and ($5,636), respectively
   
9,009
   
(15,631
)
 
1,514
   
(10,467
)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax of $102, $236, $254 and $477, respectively
   
(190
)
 
(438
)
 
(473
)
 
(885
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of tax
   
8,819
   
(16,069
)
 
1,041
   
(11,352
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
26,294
 
$
299
 
$
35,823
 
$
21,315
 

Note 5 - Intangible Assets
The following table summarizes the Company’s core deposit intangible asset which is subject to amortization:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
Core Deposit Intangible Asset:
             
Gross carrying amount
 
$
10,883
 
$
10,883
 
Accumulated amortization
   
7,391
   
6,894
 
Net book value
 
$
3,492
 
$
3,989
 

Amortization expense on the core deposit intangible asset totaled $244,000 and $247,500 for the quarters ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, and $497,000 and $495,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company expects core deposit intangible amortization expense to be $977,000, $864,000, $864,000, $704,000 and $156,000 for each of the years ending December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

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Note 6 - Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
                         
Net income
 
$
17,475
 
$
16,368
 
$
34,782
 
$
32,667
 
                           
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted-average shares
   
69,760,835
   
70,421,019
   
70,075,234
   
70,299,730
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                         
Stock options
   
714,036
   
760,423
   
731,704
   
796,490
 
Warrants
   
50,849
   
57,532
   
54,791
   
65,119
 
Dilutive potential common shares
   
764,885
   
817,955
   
786,495
   
861,609
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average shares for assumed conversions
   
70,525,720
   
71,238,974
   
70,861,729
   
71,161,339
 
                           
Basic earnings per share
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.50
 
$
.46
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.49
 
$
.46
 

Note 7 - Segment Information
The Company’s operations are managed as three major business segments: (1) commercial banking, (2) retail banking and (3) mortgage banking. The commercial banking segment consists of commercial lending to small- and medium-sized companies, primarily in the form of commercial real estate and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. The retail banking segment consists of home equity lending, other consumer lending and the deposit-gathering function. Deposits and consumer loan products are offered through 82 retail branch offices of Republic Bank, which are staffed by personal bankers and loan originators. The mortgage banking segment is comprised of mortgage loan production. Mortgage loan production is conducted in all offices of Republic Bank. Treasury and Other is comprised of balance sheet management activities that include the securities portfolio, residential real estate mortgage portfolio loans and non-deposit funding. Treasury and Other also includes unallocated corporate expenses such as corporate overhead, including accounting, data processing, human resources, operation costs and any corporate debt.


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Note 7 - Segment Information (Continued)

The following table presents the financial results of each business segment for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

                       
(In thousands)
 
Commercial
 
Retail
 
Mortgage
 
Treasury
and Other
 
Consolidated
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2005
                               
Net interest income from external customers
 
$
25,898
 
$
(6,642
)
$
3,047
 
$
16,448
 
$
38,751
 
Internal funding
   
(10,770
)
 
32,416
   
(1,225
)
 
(20,421
)
 
-
 
Net interest income
   
15,128
   
25,774
   
1,822
   
(3,973
)
 
38,751
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,156
   
255
   
163
   
(174
)
 
1,400
 
Noninterest income
   
885
   
3,069
   
4,069
   
863
   
8,886
 
Noninterest expense
   
3,004
   
8,068
   
5,001
   
5,186
   
21,259
 
Income before taxes
   
11,853
   
20,520
   
727
   
(8,122
)
 
24,978
 
Income taxes
   
4,149
   
7,182
   
254
   
(4,082
)
 
7,503
 
Net income
 
$
7,704
 
$
13,338
 
$
473
 
$
(4,040
)
$
17,475
 
 
                               
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
25
 
$
725
 
$
441
 
$
1,403
 
$
2,594
 
Capital expenditures
 
$
2
 
$
210
 
$
44
 
$
1,262
 
$
1,518
 
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
 
$
1,624
 
$
2,914
 
$
266
 
$
1,271
 
$
6,075
 
Return on equity(1)
   
19.31
%
 
38.64
%
 
16.38
%
 
n/m
   
17.00
%
Return on assets
   
1.93
%
 
1.84
%
 
0.82
%
 
n/m
   
1.16
%
Efficiency ratio
   
18.76
%
 
27.97
%
 
84.89
%
 
n/m
   
44.01
%

(In thousands)
 
Commercial
 
Retail
 
Mortgage
 
Treasury
and Other
 
Consolidated
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
                               
Net interest income from external customers
 
$
21,031
 
$
(6,197
)
$
3,856
 
$
17,507
 
$
36,197
 
Internal funding
   
(8,301
)
 
29,912
   
(1,709
)
 
(19,902
)
 
-
 
Net interest income
   
12,730
   
23,715
   
2,147
   
(2,395
)
 
36,197
 
Provision for loan losses
   
32
   
520
   
69
   
1,379
   
2,000
 
Noninterest income
   
860
   
3,069
   
7,755
   
834
   
12,518
 
Noninterest expense
   
2,489
   
7,784
   
5,717
   
7,389
   
23,379
 
Income before taxes
   
11,069
   
18,480
   
4,116
   
(10,329
)
 
23,336
 
Income taxes
   
3,949
   
6,593
   
1,441
   
(5,015
)
 
6,968
 
Net income
 
$
7,120
 
$
11,887
 
$
2,675
 
$
(5,314
)
$
16,368
 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
30
 
$
734
 
$
432
 
$
1,271
 
$
2,467
 
Capital expenditures
 
$
4
 
$
119
 
$
73
 
$
177
 
$
373
 
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
 
$
1,535
 
$
2,775
 
$
243
 
$
1,159
 
$
5,711
 
Return on equity(1)
   
18.67
%
 
35.33
%
 
73.87
%
 
n/m
   
17.11
%
Return on assets
   
1.87
%
 
1.68
%
 
3.69
%
 
n/m
   
1.17
%
Efficiency ratio
   
18.31
%
 
29.06
%
 
57.74
%
 
n/m
   
47.64
%

(1)
Capital is allocated as a percentage of assets of 10% and 5% for the commercial and mortgage banking segments, respectively and is allocated as a percentage of deposits of 5% for the retail segment.
n/m
- not meaningful


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Note 7 - Segment Information (Continued)

The following table presents the financial results of each business segment for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

                       
(In thousands)
 
Commercial
 
Retail
 
Mortgage
 
Treasury
and Other
 
Consolidated
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
                     
Net interest income from external customers
 
$
50,124
 
$
(12,842
)
$
6,268
 
$
33,529
 
$
77,079
 
Internal funding
   
(20,561
)
 
64,112
   
(3,092
)
 
(40,459
)
 
-
 
Net interest income
   
29,563
   
51,270
   
3,176
   
(6,930
)
 
77,079
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,908
   
537
   
238
   
217
   
2,900
 
Noninterest income
   
1,590
   
5,856
   
9,124
   
3,354
   
19,924
 
Noninterest expense
   
5,944
   
16,069
   
9,922
   
12,196
   
44,131
 
Income before taxes
   
23,301
   
40,520
   
2,140
   
(15,989
)
 
49,972
 
Income taxes
   
8,155
   
14,182
   
749
   
(7,896
)
 
15,190
 
Net income
 
$
15,146
 
$
26,338
 
$
1,391
 
$
(8,093
)
$
34,782
 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
54
 
$
1,467
 
$
865
 
$
3,451
 
$
5,837
 
Capital expenditures
 
$
16
 
$
584
 
$
63
 
$
1,500
 
$
2,163
 
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
 
$
1,624
 
$
2,914
 
$
266
 
$
1,271
 
$
6,075
 
Return on equity(1)
   
19.14
%
 
38.16
%
 
23.60
%
 
n/m
   
16.88
%
Return on assets
   
1.91
%
 
1.82
%
 
1.18
%
 
n/m
   
1.17
%
Efficiency ratio
   
19.08
%
 
28.13
%
 
80.67
%
 
n/m
   
45.00
%

(In thousands)
 
Commercial
 
Retail
 
Mortgage
 
Treasury
and Other
 
Consolidated
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
                               
Net interest income from external customers
 
$
41,995
 
$
(12,970
)
$
7,780
 
$
35,271
 
$
72,076
 
Internal funding
   
(16,850
)
 
60,776
   
(3,406
)
 
(40,520
)
 
-
 
Net interest income
   
25,145
   
47,806
   
4,374
   
(5,249
)
 
72,076
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,150
   
915
   
137
   
2,298
   
4,500
 
Noninterest income
   
1,617
   
5,874
   
12,903
   
2,938
   
23,332
 
Noninterest expense
   
4,490
   
15,388
   
11,049
   
13,474
   
44,401
 
Income before taxes
   
21,122
   
37,377
   
6,091
   
(18,083
)
 
46,507
 
Income taxes
   
7,536
   
13,335
   
2,132
   
(9,163
)
 
13,840
 
Net income
 
$
13,586
 
$
24,042
 
$
3,959
 
$
(8,920
)
$
32,667
 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
60
 
$
1,468
 
$
882
 
$
2,988
 
$
5,398
 
Capital expenditures
 
$
24
 
$
2,482
 
$
281
 
$
770
 
$
3,557
 
Net identifiable assets (in millions)
 
$
1,535
 
$
2,775
 
$
243
 
$
1,159
 
$
5,711
 
Return on equity(1)
   
17.91
%
 
36.01
%
 
54.21
%
 
n/m
   
17.13
%
Return on assets
   
1.79
%
 
1.71
%
 
2.71
%
 
n/m
   
1.18
%
Efficiency ratio
   
16.78
%
 
28.67
%
 
63.95
%
 
n/m
   
46.22
%

(1)
Capital is allocated as a percentage of assets of 10% and 5% for the commercial and mortgage banking segments, respectively and is allocated as a percentage of deposits of 5% for the retail segment.
n/m
- not meaningful

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Note 8 - Stock Based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value method of recording stock options under SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In accordance with the transitional guidance of SFAS 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure, the fair value method of accounting for stock options will be applied prospectively to awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2003. During 2003, 2004 and in the first six months of 2005, the Company generally awarded restricted stock in lieu of stock option grants. As a result, the GAAP income statement impact associated with expensing stock options in the first six months of 2005 and 2004 was immaterial. The income statement impact from expensing stock options is expected to be immaterial for the remainder of 2005. The Company continues to recognize compensation expense for restricted stock over the vesting period in accordance with APB Opinion 25. Such expense is included in salaries and employee benefits on the consolidated statements of income.

The following table presents net income and earnings per share had compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans been determined in accordance with SFAS No. 123 for all outstanding and unvested awards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
                           
Net income (as reported)
 
$
17,475
 
$
16,368
 
$
34,782
 
$
32,667
 
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects
   
419
   
287
   
1,279
   
996
 
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
   
(473
)
 
(402
)
 
(1,413
)
 
(1,251
)
Net income (pro forma)
 
$
17,421
 
$
16,253
 
$
34,648
 
$
32,412
 
                           
Basic earnings per share (as reported)
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.50
 
$
.46
 
Basic earnings per share (pro forma)
   
.25
   
.23
   
.49
   
.46
 
                           
Diluted earnings per share (as reported)
 
$
.25
 
$
.23
 
$
.49
 
$
.46
 
Diluted earnings per share (pro forma)
   
.25
   
.23
   
.49
   
.46
 
                           

Note 9 - Off-Balance Sheet Instruments
In the normal course of business, the Company becomes a party to transactions involving financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage its own exposure to interest rate risk. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The contractual amounts of these instruments express the extent of the Company’s involvement in these transactions as of the balance sheet date. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. However, management believes that they do not represent unusual risks for the Company.

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend cash to a customer as long as there is no breach of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Standby letters of credit guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Company issues these guarantees primarily to support public and private borrowing arrangements, real estate construction projects, bond financing and similar transactions.

The credit risk associated with commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved with direct lending. Therefore, these instruments are subject to the Company’s loan review and approval procedures and credit policies. Based upon management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty, the Company may require the counterparty to provide collateral as security for the agreement, including real estate, accounts receivable, inventories and investment securities. The maximum credit risk associated with these instruments equals their contractual amounts and assumes that the counterparty defaults and the collateral proves to be worthless. The total contractual amounts of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements, since many of these agreements may expire without being drawn upon. During 2004, the Company reclassified $2.8 million of its allowance for loan losses to a separate allowance for probable credit losses inherent in unfunded loan commitments. The separate allowance is included in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” and the balance was $2.7 million at June 30, 2005. Deferred revenue recorded for standby letters of credit was $144,000 and $367,000 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

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Note 9 - Off-Balance Sheet Instruments (Continued)
The following table presents the contractual amounts of the Company’s off-balance sheet financial instruments outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

           
(In thousands)
 
June 30,
2005
 
December 31,
2004
 
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
             
Commitments to fund residential real estate loans
 
$
280,956
 
$
254,374
 
Commitments to fund commercial real estate loans
   
561,503
   
390,363
 
Other unused commitments to extend credit
   
451,109
   
422,652
 
Standby letters of credit
   
107,476
   
110,291
 

Note 10 - Legal Proceedings
The Company and its subsidiary are parties to litigation and claims arising in the normal course of their activities. Although the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such matters cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such matters would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition.

Note 11 - Pending Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) revised SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS 123R establishes accounting requirements for share-based compensation to employees and carries forward prior guidance on accounting for awards to non-employees. This statement requires all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees be recognized in the financial statements at fair value. The provisions of this statement will become effective January 1, 2006 for all equity awards granted after the effective date. On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 123 and began recognizing compensation expense ratably in the income statement, based on the estimated fair value of all awards granted to employees after January 1, 2003. SFAS 123R requires an entity to recognize compensation expense based on an estimate of the number of awards expected to actually vest, exclusive of awards expected to be forfeited. Currently, the Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In March 2004, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) released Issue 03-1, Meaning of Other Than Temporary Impairment, which addressed other-than-temporary impairment for certain debt and equity investments. The recognition and measurement requirements of Issue 03-1, and other disclosure requirements not already implemented, were effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2004. In September 2004, FASB staff issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-1-a, which delayed the effective date for certain measurement and recognition guidance contained in Issue 03-1. The FSP required the application of pre-existing other-than-temporary guidance during the period of delay until a final consensus was reached. In June 2005, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-1-a as final. The final FSP will supercede EITF 03-1. The final FSP (retitled FSP FAS 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments) will replace the guidance set forth in paragraphs 10-16 of Issue 03-1 with references to existing other-than-temporary guidance. FSP FAS 115-1 will also codify the guidance set forth in EITF Topic D-44, Recognition of Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment Upon the Planned Sale of a Security Whose Cost Exceeds Fair Value and clarify that an investor should recognize an impairment loss no later than when the impairment is deemed other than temporary, even if a decision to sell has not been made. FSP FAS 115-1 will become effective for other-than-temporary impairment analysis conducted in periods beginning after September 15, 2005. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

On July 14, 2005, the FASB issued an Exposure Draft of a proposed Interpretation, Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions - an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. The FASB has proposed an asset recognition approach, applying a dual threshold, to account for uncertain tax positions. The proposed Interpretation would apply to all open tax positions accounted for in accordance with FAS 109, including those acquired in business combinations. Under the proposed Interpretation, the recognition of a tax benefit would occur when it is “probable” that the position would be sustained upon audit. The proposed Interpretation refers to the SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies, definition of probable (i.e., that which is likely to occur), which represents a level of assurance that is substantially higher than “more likely than not.” The proposed Interpretation would be effective as of the end of the first fiscal year ending after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operation or liquidity.


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ITEM 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

EARNINGS PERFORMANCE

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 of $17.5 million. This compares to net income of $16.4 million for the second quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2005 were $.25, up 8% from $.23 earned in the second quarter of 2004. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 were 1.16% and 17.00%, respectively.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $34.8 million, compared to net income of $32.7 million earned for the same period in 2004. For the six month period ended June 30, 2005, diluted earnings per shares were $.49, an increase of 7% over the $.46 earned in 2004. Annualized returns on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the first six months of 2005 were 1.17% and 16.88%, respectively.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Tables 1 through 4 on pages 12-15, which identify and quantify the components impacting net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.

Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, was $39.7 million for the second quarter of 2005 compared to $37.2 million for the second quarter of 2004, an increase of 7%. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in the Company’s average interest earning assets of $408 million, or 8%, as the average balance of total securities increased $140 million, or 14%, and the average portfolio loan balance increased $317 million, or 8%, during the second quarter of 2005 compared to 2004. The increase in the average portfolio loan balance reflects a $70 million, or 5%, increase in average commercial loans, a $157 million, or 8%, increase in average residential real estate mortgage loans and a $90 million, or 14%, increase in average installment loans. Average total interest bearing liabilities increased $378 million for the second quarter of 2005 compared to 2004 due to a $148 million increase in total average interest-bearing deposits, a $222 million increase in average short-term borrowings and a $8 million increase in average long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements.

The net interest margin (FTE) was 2.73% for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, a decrease of 2 basis points from 2.75% during the second quarter of 2004. The decrease in the margin was primarily attributable to the Company’s yield on earning assets increasing less than the increase in the cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, net interest income (FTE) was $78.9 million, compared to $74.1 million for the first half of 2004. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in the Company’s average interest earning assets of $398 million, or 7%. The net interest margin (FTE) for the six months ended June 30, 2005, declined 3 basis points to 2.76% from 2.79% for the comparable period in 2004. The decrease in the margin was due to the Company’s yield on earning assets increasing less than the increase in the cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities.


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Net Interest Income (Continued)

Table 1 - Quarterly Net Interest Income (FTE)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2005
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
 
Average Assets:
                                     
Short-term investments
 
$
782
 
$
4
   
2.04
%
$
903
 
$
1
   
0.65
%
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
78,096
   
1,158
   
5.93
   
127,606
   
1,754
   
5.50
 
Securities available for sale: (1) 
                                     
Taxable
   
634,758
   
7,337
   
4.62
   
515,753
   
5,010
   
3.90
 
Tax-exempt
   
225,589
   
3,078
   
5.47
   
224,844
   
3,207
   
5.72
 
Securities held to maturity
   
257,529
   
2,970
   
4.61
   
236,784
   
2,654
   
4.48
 
Portfolio loans: (2)
                                     
Commercial loans
   
1,613,861
   
26,113
   
6.40
   
1,544,344
   
21,206
   
5.43
 
Residential real estate mortgage loans
   
2,172,126
   
28,459
   
5.24
   
2,014,715
   
25,684
   
5.10
 
Installment loans
   
747,193
   
11,727
   
6.30
   
656,756
   
8,654
   
5.28
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
   
4,533,180
   
66,299
   
5.83
   
4,215,815
   
55,544
   
5.25
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
80,709
   
855
   
4.25
   
80,721
   
852
   
4.23
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
5,810,643
   
81,701
   
5.61
   
5,402,426
   
69,022
   
5.10
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(41,986
)
             
(42,615
)
           
Cash and due from banks
   
46,963
               
56,025
             
Other assets
   
210,222
               
196,882
             
Total assets
 
$
6,025,842
             
$
5,612,718
             
                                       
Average Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                     
Interest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
199,899
 
$
231
   
0.46
%
$
191,335
 
$
131
   
0.27
%
Savings and money market accounts
   
997,596
   
4,035
   
1.62
   
1,056,628
   
3,189
   
1.21
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000
   
696,431
   
5,328
   
3.07
   
675,236
   
5,021
   
2.98
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 or greater
   
836,569
   
7,073
   
3.39
   
658,912
   
4,326
   
2.63
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
2,730,495
   
16,667
   
2.45
   
2,582,111
   
12,667
   
1.97
 
Short-term borrowings
   
1,076,191
   
8,325
   
3.06
   
854,019
   
2,319
   
1.07
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
1,429,282
   
15,919
   
4.41
   
1,421,560
   
15,734
   
4.38
 
Long-term debt
   
50,000
   
1,075
   
8.60
   
50,000
   
1,075
   
8.60
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
5,285,968
   
41,986
   
3.16
   
4,907,690
   
31,795
   
2.58
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
   
286,356
               
283,691
             
Other liabilities
   
42,342
               
38,708
             
Total liabilities
   
5,614,666
               
5,230,089
             
Shareholders’ equity
   
411,176
               
382,629
             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
6,025,842
             
$
5,612,718
             
                                       
Net interest income/rate spread (FTE)
       
$
39,715
   
2.45
%
     
$
37,227
   
2.52
%
                                       
FTE adjustment
       
$
964
             
$
1,030
       
                                       
Impact of noninterest
                                     
bearing sources of funds
               
.28
%
             
.23
%
                                       
Net interest margin (FTE)
               
2.73
%
             
2.75
%
                                       

(1)
To compare the tax-exempt asset yields to taxable yields, amounts are adjusted to pretax equivalents based on the marginal corporate Federal tax rate of 35%.
(2)
Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in average balances.



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Net Interest Income (Continued)

Table 2 - Quarter Rate/Volume Analysis

               
Increase (decrease) due to change in:
 
Volume(1)
 
Rate(1)
 
Net Change
 
               
Interest Income:
                   
Short-term investments
 
$
-
 
$
3
 
$
3
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
(724
)
 
128
   
(596
)
Securities available for sale:
                   
Taxable
   
1,293
   
1,034
   
2,327
 
Tax-exempt
   
11
   
(140
)
 
(129
)
Securities held to maturity
   
237
   
79
   
316
 
Portfolio loans: (2)
                   
Commercial loans
   
988
   
3,919
   
4,907
 
Residential real estate mortgage loans
   
2,054
   
721
   
2,775
 
Installment loans
   
1,279
   
1,794
   
3,073
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
   
4,321
   
6,434
   
10,755
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
-
   
3
   
3
 
Total interest income
   
5,138
   
7,541
   
12,679
 
                     
Interest Expense:
                   
Interest-bearing demand deposits
   
6
   
94
   
100
 
Savings deposits
   
(187
)
 
1,033
   
846
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000
   
156
   
151
   
307
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 or greater
   
1,326
   
1,421
   
2,747
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
1,301
   
2,699
   
4,000
 
Short-term borrowings
   
737
   
5,269
   
6,006
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
82
   
103
   
185
 
Long-term debt
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total interest expense
   
2,120
   
8,071
   
10,191
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
$
3,018
 
$
(530
)
$
2,488
 

(1)
Variances attributable jointly to volume and rate changes are allocated to volume and rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each.
(2)
Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in average balances.


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Net Interest Income (Continued)

Table 3 - Six Months Ended Net Interest Income (FTE)

   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
 
Average Assets:
                                     
Short-term investments
 
$
1,421
 
$
13
   
1.77
%
$
671
 
$
2
   
0.68
%
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
95,767
   
2,820
   
5.89
   
110,225
   
3,128
   
5.68
 
Securities available for sale: (1) 
                                     
Taxable
   
582,619
   
13,318
   
4.55
   
488,668
   
9,513
   
3.90
 
Tax-exempt
   
212,788
   
5,779
   
5.48
   
217,422
   
6,286
   
5.80
 
Securities held to maturity
   
246,181
   
5,661
   
4.60
   
212,724
   
4,825
   
4.54
 
Portfolio loans: (2)
                                     
Commercial loans
   
1,600,064
   
50,583
   
6.29
   
1,535,407
   
42,323
   
5.45
 
Residential real estate mortgage loans
   
2,146,300
   
55,965
   
5.21
   
2,021,182
   
52,770
   
5.22
 
Installment loans
   
741,881
   
22,553
   
6.13
   
642,868
   
17,073
   
5.33
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
   
4,488,245
   
129,101
   
5.75
   
4,199,457
   
112,166
   
5.32
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
80,710
   
1,681
   
4.20
   
80,727
   
1,909
   
4.74
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
5,707,731
   
158,373
   
5.55
   
5,309,894
   
137,829
   
5.18
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(41,875
)
             
(41,769
)
           
Cash and due from banks
   
49,046
               
54,154
             
Other assets
   
208,535
               
192,962
             
Total assets
 
$
5,923,437
             
$
5,515,241
             
                                       
Average Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                     
Interest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
200,189
 
$
452
   
0.46
%
$
187,539
 
$
255
   
0.27
%
Savings and money market accounts
   
1,040,631
   
8,244
   
1.60
   
1,048,983
   
6,656
   
1.27
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000
   
685,026
   
10,206
   
3.00
   
677,421
   
10,170
   
3.01
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 or greater
   
809,395
   
12,953
   
3.23
   
663,572
   
8,623
   
2.61
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
2,735,241
   
31,855
   
2.35
   
2,577,515
   
25,704
   
2.00
 
Short-term borrowings
   
985,279
   
13,945
   
2.81
   
790,838
   
4,337
   
1.08
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
1,420,863
   
31,549
   
4.42
   
1,408,890
   
31,544
   
4.43
 
Long-term debt
   
50,000
   
2,150
   
8.60
   
50,000
   
2,150
   
8.60
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
5,191,383
   
79,499
   
3.06
   
4,827,243
   
63,735
   
2.63
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
   
278,231
               
269,031
             
Other liabilities
   
41,710
               
37,609
             
Total liabilities
   
5,511,324
               
5,133,883
             
Shareholders’ equity
   
412,113
               
381,358
             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
5,923,437
             
$
5,515,241
             
                                       
Net interest income/rate spread (FTE)
       
$
78,874
   
2.49
%
     
$
74,094
   
2.55
%
                                       
FTE adjustment
       
$
1,795
             
$
2,018
       
                                       
Impact of noninterest-
                                     
bearing sources of funds
               
.27
%
             
.24
%
                                       
Net interest margin (FTE)
               
2.76
%
             
2.79
%
                                       


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Net Interest Income (Continued)

Table 4 - Six Months Ended Rate/Volume Analysis

               
Increase (decrease) due to change in:
 
Volume(1)
 
Rate(1)
 
Net Change
 
               
Interest Income:
                   
Short-term investments
 
$
5
 
$
6
 
$
11
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
(421
)
 
113
   
(308
)
Securities available for sale:
                   
Taxable
   
2,038
   
1,767
   
3,805
 
Tax-exempt
   
(141
)
 
(366
)
 
(507
)
Securities held to maturity
   
771
   
65
   
836
 
Portfolio loans: (2)
                   
Commercial loans
   
1,773
   
6,487
   
8,260
 
Residential real estate mortgage loans
   
3,295
   
(100
)
 
3,195
 
Installment loans
   
2,776
   
2,704
   
5,480
 
Total loans, net of unearned income
   
7,844
   
9,091
   
16,935
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock (at cost)
   
-
   
(228
)
 
(228
)
Total interest income
   
10,096
   
10,448
   
20,544
 
                     
Interest Expense:
                   
Interest-bearing demand deposits
   
17
   
180
   
197
 
Savings deposits
   
(56
)
 
1,644
   
1,588
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000
   
80
   
(44
)
 
36
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 or greater
   
2,081
   
2,249
   
4,330
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
2,122
   
4,029
   
6,151
 
Short-term borrowings
   
1,278
   
8,330
   
9,608
 
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements
   
5
   
-
   
5
 
Long-term debt
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total interest expense
   
3,405
   
12,359
   
15,764
 
Net interest income (FTE)
 
$
6,691
 
$
(1,911
)
$
4,780
 

(1)
Variances attributable jointly to volume and rate changes are allocated to volume and rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each.
(2)
Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in average balances.

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Noninterest Income
Total noninterest income decreased $3.6 million, or 29%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease was primarily due to lower levels of mortgage banking income. Details of mortgage banking income are presented below. Exclusive of mortgage banking income, noninterest income was $5.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, a decrease of $298,000, or 5%, compared to the second quarter of 2004. The decrease was due primarily to declines in gain on sale of securities. The Company also sold $6.7 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans during the quarter ended June 30, 2005, resulting in gains of $561,000. During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the Company sold $7.1 million of SBA loans for gains of $665,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, total noninterest income decreased $3.4 million, or 15%, compared to the same period in 2004. This decrease was primarily due to lower levels of mortgage banking income. Exclusive of mortgage banking income, noninterest income was $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, a decrease of $725,000, or 6%, over the same period in 2004. This decrease was primarily due to lower levels of gain on sale of securities, gain on sale of SBA loans and income from bank owned life insurance. The Company sold $13.9 million of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans during the six months ended June 30, 2005, resulting in gains of $953,000. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company sold $12.1 million of SBA loans for gains of $1.2 million.

Mortgage Banking Income
The Company closed $409 million in single-family residential mortgage loans in the second quarter of 2005, a decrease of 34% compared to $619 million closed in the same period last year. During the first half of 2005, mortgage loan closings were $754 million, a decrease of 28% compared to $1.0 billion for the comparable period in 2004. Refinancings for the second quarter of 2005 represented 33% of total closings compared to 44% in the second quarter of 2004. During the first half of 2005, refinancings represented 39% of total closings compared to 45% for the first half of 2004.

For the three months ended June 30, 2005, mortgage banking income decreased $3.3 million, or 51%, to $3.2 million from $6.6 million a year earlier. The decrease is primarily due to lower levels of mortgage loans sold to the secondary market and lower gains on the sale of residential real estate portfolio loans. Mortgage loans sold to the secondary market were $122 million during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $297 million in the prior year. The ratio of mortgage loan production income to mortgage loans sold was 3.01% for the second quarter of 2005, compared to 2.56% for the second of quarter 2004.

For the six months ended June 30, 2005, mortgage banking income decreased $2.7 million, or 23%, to $9.1 million from $11.7 million a year earlier. The decrease is primarily due to lower levels of mortgage loans sold to the secondary market. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, mortgage loans sold to the secondary market totaled $296 million compared to $553 million during the first six months of 2004. The ratio of mortgage production revenue to mortgage loans sold was 2.93% for the first six months of 2005, compared to 2.50% for the comparable period in 2004.

Mortgage banking income includes fee revenue derived from the loan origination process (e.g., points collected), gains on the sale of mortgage loans and the related mortgage servicing rights released concurrently with the underlying loans sold (mortgage loan production revenue), net of commissions, incentives and deferred mortgage loan origination costs and fees for mortgage loans held for sale and residential real estate portfolio loans as accounted for under FASB Statement No. 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases (SFAS 91). Mortgage loan production revenue totaled $3.7 million and $7.6 million for the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $8.7 million and $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Commissions and incentives paid were $4.0 million and $5.7 million for the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively and $7.0 million and $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The SFAS 91 credit totaled $3.1 million and $3.8 million for the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively. The SFAS 91 credit for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 totaled $4.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

Mortgage banking income also includes gains on sale of residential real estate loans totaling $448,000 and $863,000 for the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $2.5 million and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Residential real estate loan sales totaled $52.7 million and $44.5 million for the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $179.3 million and $96.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2005, the Company had mortgage loan applications of $636 million and at June 30, 2005, the Company’s mortgage loan pipeline of applications in process was $579 million, an increase of $40 million from March 31, 2005. At June 30, 2005, $152 million of the mortgage loan pipeline represented commitments to fund loan applications with agreed-upon rates, an increase of $8 million over March 31, 2005. The Company estimates that mortgage applications for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 will range from $500 to $600 million, and closings for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 will range from $350 to $400 million.


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Noninterest Expense
Total noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, decreased $2.1 million, or 9%, to $21.3 million compared to $23.4 million for the second quarter of 2004. The decrease was primarily a result of a decrease of $1.5 million in salaries and employee benefits related to lower employee incentive accruals and a decrease of $601,000 in other noninterest expense primarily reflecting lower residential mortgage closing volume in 2005 compared to 2004. Total noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005, decreased $270,000, or 1%, to $44.1 million compared to $44.4 million in 2004.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

ASSETS

At June 30, 2005, the Company had $6.1 billion in total assets, an increase of $361 million, or 6%, from $5.7 billion at December 31, 2004. The increase is primarily the result of an increase in the Company’s total portfolio loans, mortgage loans held for sale, securities available for sale and securities held to maturity.

Investment Securities
The Company’s investment securities portfolio serves as a secondary source of earnings and contributes to the management of interest rate risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s securities portfolio is comprised principally of U.S. Government agency securities, municipal securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities. At June 30, 2005, fixed rate investment securities within the portfolio, excluding municipal securities, totaled $810.9 million compared to $546.4 million at December 31, 2004. At June 30, 2005, $536.6 million of these fixed rate mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations were collateralized with 5/1, 7/1 and 10/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans which provide for an interest rate reset cap of 2% to 5% at the first reset date. This compares to $397.3 million at December 31, 2004.

Investment securities available for sale totaled $835.3 million at June 30, 2005, a $214.5 million increase from $620.8 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in the Company’s securities available for sale portfolio was primarily due to the purchase of collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized with 5/1 and 7/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans during the first quarter of 2005. The investment securities available for sale portfolio constituted 13.7% of the Company’s total assets at June 30, 2005, compared to 10.9% at December 31, 2004.

Investment securities held to maturity totaled $252.5 million at June 30, 2005, a $29.7 million increase from $222.8 million at December 31, 2004. The investment securities held to maturity portfolio consists of collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities collateralized with 7/1 and 10/1 hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans. The investment securities held to maturity portfolio constituted 4.2% of the Company’s total assets at June 30, 2005, compared to 3.9% at December 31, 2004.

The following table details the composition, amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2005:

   
Investment Securities
 
(In thousands)
 
Gross Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Securities Available For Sale (Estimated Fair Value):
                         
U.S. Government agency securities
 
$
246,402
 
$
84
 
$
412
 
$
246,074
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
295,823
   
1,185
   
2,320
   
294,688
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
81,880
   
56
   
426
   
81,510
 
Municipal and other securities
   
212,989
   
926
   
902
   
213,013
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
837,094
 
$
2,251
 
$
4,060
 
$
835,285
 
                           
Securities Held To Maturity (At Cost):
                         
Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
$
216,193
 
$
45
 
$
3,237
 
$
213,001
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
36,334
   
-
   
153
   
36,181
 
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
252,527
 
$
45
 
$
3,390
 
$
249,182
 


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Investment Securities (continued)
The Company believes that the unrealized losses in the previous table are temporary. At June 30, 2005, all of the unrealized losses in the securities portfolio were comprised of investment grade municipal securities, private label securities rated “AAA” by the major rating agencies and securities issued by U.S. Government agencies. The Company believes that the price movements in these securities are dependent upon the movement in market interest rates, particularly given the negligible inherent credit risk associated for these securities. The Company has the ability and intent to hold all securities that are in an unrealized loss position until maturity or market price recovery.

Certain securities with a carrying value of $771.9 million and $530.8 million at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, were pledged to secure FHLB advances, security repurchase agreements and public deposits as required by law.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Indianapolis, the Company is required to own capital stock in the FHLB. The carrying value of the stock is at cost, or par. All transactions in the capital stock of the FHLB are executed at par. The balance of FHLB stock was $80.5 million at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004. The Company earned an average dividend of 4.25% on the FHLB stock during the second quarter of 2005.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans held for sale were $143.6 million at June 30, 2005, an increase of $38.3 million from $105.3 million at December 31, 2004. Loans closed generally remain in loans held for sale for 30 to 60 days after closing. Residential mortgage loan closings during the second quarter of 2005 were $409 million compared to $444 million during the fourth quarter of 2004. At June 30, 2005, $55 million of fixed-rate residential portfolio loans were reclassified to mortgage loans held for sale, as these loans had been committed for sale for settlement in the third quarter of 2005. These portfolio loans were transferred to mortgage loans held for sale at the lower of cost or market.

Portfolio Loans
Total portfolio loans were $4.53 billion at June 30, 2005, an increase of $69 million from $4.46 billion at December 31, 2004, due to increases in the commercial and installment portfolio loan balances. The commercial portfolio loan balance was $1.64 billion at June 30, 2005, an increase of $67 million from $1.58 billion at December 31, 2004. The increase was concentrated in real estate construction loans.

The residential portfolio loan balance decreased $15.7 million during the first six months of 2005. During the first six months of 2005, the Company retained $422 million of mortgage loans originated, 60% of which were adjustable-rate mortgages. Loan pay-offs and principal repayments for the first half of 2005 were $224 million. As part of the Company’s interest rate risk management, the Company sold $126.6 million of fixed-rate residential portfolio loans during the first six months of 2005. To manage credit risk, $23.2 million of interest-only adjustable rate loans were also sold. Additionally, to manage prepayment risk, $29.5 million of adjustable-rate residential portfolio loans were sold during the first six months of 2005.

The installment loan portfolio increased $17.6 million during the first six months of 2005, primarily due to an increase in home equity loans.

The following table provides further information regarding the Company’s loan portfolio:

   
June 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Commercial loans:
                         
Commercial and industrial
 
$
29,753
   
0.7
%
$
32,632
   
0.7
%
Real estate construction
   
294,424
   
6.5
   
224,643
   
5.0
 
Commercial real estate mortgage
   
1,318,294
   
29.0
   
1,318,017
   
29.5
 
Total commercial loans
   
1,642,471
   
36.2
   
1,575,292
   
35.2
 
Residential real estate mortgages
   
2,137,046
   
47.2
   
2,152,720
   
48.3
 
Installment loans
   
753,612
   
16.6
   
735,963
   
16.5
 
Total portfolio loans
 
$
4,533,129
   
100.0
%
$
4,463,975
   
100.0
%


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Credit Quality
The Company attempts to reduce the credit risk in its loan portfolio by focusing primarily on real estate-secured lending (i.e., commercial real estate mortgage and construction loans, residential real estate mortgage and construction loans, home equity loans and other consumer loans secured by real estate). As of June 30, 2005, such loans comprised approximately 99% of total portfolio loans. The Company’s general policy is to originate conventional residential real estate mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of 80% or less; SBA-secured loans or real estate-secured commercial loans with loan-to-value ratios of 75% or less that are secured by personal guarantees; and home equity loans with combined first and second mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of 85% or less.

The majority of the Company’s commercial loans are secured by real estate and are generally made to small and medium-size businesses. These loans are made at rates based on the prevailing prime interest rate of Republic Bank or London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”), as well as fixed rates for terms generally ranging from three to five years. Management believes that the Company’s historically low net charge-offs are reflective of the emphasis on real estate-secured lending and adherence to conservative underwriting standards.

The Company originates primarily conventional mortgage loans secured by residential properties, which conform to the underwriting guidelines for sale to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or for conversion to mortgage-backed securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA).

Non-Performing Assets
Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans, restructured loans and other real estate owned (OREO). OREO represents real estate properties acquired by the Company through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure. Commercial loans are generally placed on non-accrual status at the time the loan is 90 days or more past due, unless the loan is well-secured and in the process of collection. Residential real estate mortgage loans and installment loans are placed in non-accrual status at the time the loan is four scheduled payments past due or 90 days or more past the maturity date of the loan. In all cases, loans may be placed on non-accrual status earlier when, in the opinion of management, reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual status is reversed and charged against current income. Any interest payments subsequently received on non-accrual loans are generally applied against the principal balance. Loans are considered restructured when the Company makes certain concessions to a financially troubled debtor that would not normally be considered.

The following table summarizes the Company’s non-performing assets and 90-day past due loans:

   
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
Non-Performing Assets:
             
Non-accrual loans:
             
Commercial
 
$
14,550
 
$
17,744
 
Residential real estate mortgages
   
12,202
   
10,705
 
Installment
   
1,100
   
852
 
Total non-accrual loans
   
27,852
   
29,301
 
Other real estate owned
   
8,917
   
4,160
 
Total non-performing assets
 
$
36,769
 
$
33,461
 
               
Non-performing assets as a percentage of:
             
Portfolio loans and OREO
   
.81
%
 
.75
%
Total assets
   
.61
%
 
.59
%
               
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest:
             
Commercial
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Residential real estate mortgages
   
-
   
-
 
Installment
   
-
   
-
 
Total loans past due 90 days or more
 
$
-
 
$
-
 

At June 30, 2005, $24.3 million, or .54% of total portfolio loans were 30-89 days delinquent, compared to $17.8 million, or .40%, at December 31, 2004. The Company also maintains a list of potential problem loans (classified as watch and substandard, but excluding non-accrual and restructured loans) identified as requiring a higher level of attention by management where known information about possible borrower credit problems raises serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the repayment terms. As of June 30, 2005, total potential problem loans, excluding those categorized as non-accrual loans, were $47.2 million, or 1.04% of total portfolio loans, compared to $32.5 million, or 0.73% of total portfolio loans at December 31, 2004.


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Allowance for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans
The allowance for loan losses represents the Company’s estimate of probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio that have been incurred as of the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level the Company believes is adequate through the provision for loan losses.

Due to the inherent risks and uncertainties related to the operation of a financial institution, management must depend on estimates, appraisals and valuations of loans to prepare the Company’s financial statements. Changes in economic conditions and the financial prospects of borrowers may result in abrupt changes to the estimates, appraisals or evaluations used. In addition, if actual circumstances and losses differ substantially from management’s assumptions and estimates, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to absorb all future losses, and net income could be adversely impacted.

At June 30, 2005, the allowance for loan losses consists of a specific allocated component, a risk allocated component and an unallocated component. The components of the allowance for loan losses represent an estimation completed pursuant to either SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies, or SFAS 114, Accounting By Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, as amended by SFAS 118. The specific and risk allocated components of the allowance for loan losses reflect expected losses resulting from analyses developed through specific credit allocation for individual loans deemed impaired under SFAS 114 and historical loss experience for each loan category in the aggregate, but excluding loans individually determined to be impaired. The specific allowance allocations are based on regular analyses of all commercial and residential real estate loans where the internal graded loan category is at or below a predetermined classification (any delinquent commercial loan greater than $500,000 in addition to commercial and residential real estate loans classified as substandard, doubtful and loss). The projected loss ratios utilized in the risk allocated component incorporate factors such as historical charge-off experience and current economic trends and conditions.

Actual loss ratios experienced in the future may vary from the projected loss ratios utilized in the risk allocated component. The uncertainty occurs because factors affecting the determination of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio may exist which are not necessarily captured by the application of projected loss ratios or economic trends and other conditions. Accordingly, the unallocated portion of the allowance is maintained to capture these probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The unallocated allowance reflects management’s view that the allowance should recognize the margin for error inherent in the process of estimating expected loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Factors that were considered in the evaluation of the adequacy of the Company’s unallocated allowance include the imprecision in the projected loss ratios and the risk associated with new customer relationships, which may be different than the risks associated with established customers. Additional factors in the evaluation include economic conditions and industry trends. The unallocated allowance was $9.0 million at June 30, 2005, compared to $9.8 million at March 31, 2005 and $7.2 million at December 31, 2004.

During the three months ended June 30, 2005, March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2004, the Company recorded provision for loan losses of $1.4 million, $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The amount charged to the provision for loan losses during the first and second quarters of 2005 remained consistent primarily as a result of the projected loss ratios and overall loan balances remaining fairly consistent.

The following table provides an analysis of the allowance for loan losses:
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
Allowance for loan losses:
             
Balance at January 1
 
$
41,818
 
$
40,271
 
Loans charged off
   
(3,596
)
 
(3,754
)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off
   
749
   
2,069
 
Net charge-offs
   
(2,847
)
 
(1,685
)
Provision charged to expense
   
2,900
   
4,500
 
Balance at June 30
 
$
41,871
 
$
43,086
 
               
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans
   
.13
%
 
.08
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total portfolio loans outstanding at period-end
   
.92
%
 
.99
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans
   
150.33
%
 
121.59
%

SFAS 114 considers a loan impaired when it is probable that payment of principal and interest will not be collected in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. At June 30, 2005, all non-accrual and restructured loans (with the exception of installment loans) were reviewed for impairment. At December 31, 2004, all potential problem loans, classified as watch and substandard (with the exception of installment loans) and all non-accrual and restructured loans (with the exception of installment loans) were reviewed for impairment.

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Allowance for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans (Continued)

Information regarding the Company’s impaired loans follows:

   
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2005
 
2004
 
               
Gross recorded investment in impaired loans (period-end)
 
$
26,752
 
$
59,840
 
Impaired loans requiring a specific allocated allowance
   
17,167
   
41,001
 
Specific impairment allowance
   
2,469
   
5,672
 
               

An impaired loan for which it is deemed necessary to record a specific allocated allowance may be written down to the fair value of the underlying collateral via a direct charge-off against the allowance for loan losses at the time it is determined the loan balance exceeds the fair value of the collateral. An impaired loan not requiring a specific allocated allowance represents a loan for which the fair value of the underlying collateral equals or exceeds the recorded investment in the loan. All impaired loans were evaluated using the fair value of the underlying collateral as the measurement method.

Bank Owned Life Insurance

Republic Bank has purchased separate account bank owned life insurance to fund future employee benefit costs. Increases in the cash surrender value resulting from investment returns are recorded in noninterest income.

LIABILITIES

Total liabilities were $5.67 billion at June 30, 2005, a $362 million, or 7% increase from $5.30 billion at December 31, 2004. This increase was primarily due to increases in short-term borrowings and long-term security repurchase agreements.

Deposits
Total deposits decreased $11 million to $3.04 billion at June 30, 2005 from $3.05 billion at December 31, 2004. Total retail deposits increased $49 million, or 2%, from December 31, 2004 while wholesale deposits, which include municipal and brokered certificates of deposit, decreased $60 million from December 31, 2004.

Short-Term Borrowings
Short-term borrowings with maturities of one year or less, along with the related average balances and interest rates for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004, were as follows:

   
June 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate During
Period
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate During
Period
 
Federal funds purchased
 
$
395,000
 
$
432,776
   
2.83
%
$
365,000
 
$
348,555
   
1.47
%
Security repurchase agreements
   
324,775
   
285,210
   
2.65
   
173,300
   
213,880
   
1.04
 
Other short-term borrowings
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
266
   
0.91
 
Total short-term borrowings
 
$
719,775
 
$
717,986
   
2.76
%
$
538,300
 
$
562,701
   
1.31
%

Short-term security repurchase agreements are secured by certain securities with a carrying value of $333.5 million at June 30, 2005.

Short-Term FHLB Advances
Short-term FHLB advances outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, were as follows:

   
June 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate During
Period
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Balance
 
Average
Rate During
Period
 
Short-term FHLB advances
 
$
362,500
 
$
267,293
   
2.97
%
$
215,000
 
$
289,301
   
1.62
%


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Short-Term FHLB Advances (Continued)

Republic Bank routinely borrows short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) to fund mortgage loans held for sale and a portion of the investment securities portfolio. These advances are generally secured under a blanket security agreement by first mortgage loans and investment securities with an aggregate book value equal to at least 145% of the advances. Republic Bank had $161.9 million and $282.3 million available in unused borrowings with the FHLB at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

Long-term FHLB Advances and Security Repurchase Agreements
Long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, were as follows:

   
June 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Rate At
Period-End
 
Ending
Balance
 
Average
Rate At
Period-End
 
Long-term FHLB advances:
                         
Bullet advances
 
$
329,729
   
3.63
%
$
368,774
   
3.80
%
Putable advances
   
680,000
   
5.75
   
680,000
   
5.75
 
Total long-term FHLB advances
   
1,009,729
   
5.06
   
1,048,774
   
5.07
 
Long-term security repurchase agreements
   
425,205
   
2.83
   
342,104
   
2.68
 
Total long-term FHLB advances and security
                         
repurchase agreements
 
$
1,434,934
   
4.40
%
$
1,390,878
   
4.48
%

Republic Bank routinely utilizes long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements to provide funding to minimize the interest rate risk associated with certain fixed rate commercial and residential mortgage portfolio loans and investment securities. The long-term FHLB advances are generally secured under a blanket security agreement by first mortgage loans and investment securities with an aggregate book value equal to at least 145% of the advances. The long-term security repurchase agreements are secured by certain securities with a carrying value of $437.2 million.

The long-term FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements have original maturities ranging from July 2005 to October 2017.

CAPITAL
Shareholders’ equity was $409.1 million at June 30, 2005, compared to $409.6 million at December 31, 2004. The decrease in shareholders’ equity during the first six months of 2005 resulted primarily from net income of $34.8 million being more than offset by $15.4 million in cash dividends to shareholders and $25.4 million in stock repurchases.

The Company is subject to risk-based capital adequacy guidelines that measure capital relative to risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet financial instruments. Capital adequacy guidelines issued by the Federal Reserve Board require bank holding companies to have a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%, with at least half of total capital in the form of Tier 1, or core capital. To be considered well-capitalized under the regulatory framework, minimum capital ratios of 10.00% for total risk-based capital, 6.00% for Tier 1 risk-based capital and 5.00% for Tier 1 leverage must be maintained.

As of June 30, 2005, the Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. The Company’s capital ratios were as follows:

   
June 30,
2005
 
December 31,
2004
 
Total capital to risk-weighted assets (1)
   
12.50
%
 
12.96
%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (1)
   
11.38
   
11.87
 
Tier 1 capital to average assets (1)
   
7.57
   
7.94
 

(1)
As defined by the regulations.

As of June 30, 2005, the Company’s total risk-based capital was $500 million and Tier 1 risk-based capital was $456 million, an excess of $100 million and $215 million, respectively, over the minimum guidelines prescribed by regulatory agencies for a well-capitalized institution. In addition, Republic Bank had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the minimum levels established for well-capitalized institutions.


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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of accounting policies, the most significant of which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. These policies require estimates and assumptions which may prove inaccurate or subject to variations. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions or estimates could have a material impact on the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations. The most critical of these significant accounting policies is the policy for the allowance for loan losses. This policy is discussed more fully on pages 44 and 45 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time, we may communicate or publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as possible or assumed future results of our operations, anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new products, and similar matters. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Also, when we use any of the words “appropriate,” “believes,” “considers,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “intends,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “target,” “project,” “assume,” “achievable,” “potential,” “strategy,” “goal,” “trends,” and variations of such words and other similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements.

We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements. While we believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in our filings with the SEC (which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.republicbancorp.com), or in our press releases, and in our public documents to which we refer, could affect our future results and performance. This could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include the following:

 
·
significantly increased competition from banking and non-banking institutions;
 
·
inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments;
 
·
general political, industry and economic conditions, either domestically or internationally, that are different than expected;
 
·
adverse developments concerning credit quality in our business segments that may result in increases in our provisions for loan losses, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and reserve for credit losses and could cause earnings to decline;
 
·
instruments, systems and strategies that are used to hedge or otherwise manage exposure to various types of market, credit, operational and enterprise-wide risk could be less effective than anticipated, and we may not be able to effectively mitigate risk exposures in particular market environments or against particular types of risk;
 
·
customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices generally may be less favorable than anticipated;
 
·
the mix of interest rates and maturities of our interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (primarily loans and deposits) may be less favorable than expected;
 
·
interest rate margin compression may be greater than expected;
 
·
adverse changes in the securities markets;
 
·
legislative or regulatory changes or actions that adversely affect our business;
 
·
the ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
 
·
effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board;
 
·
timely development of and acceptance of new products and services;
 
·
changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
 
·
effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies;
 
·
changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans;
 
·
costs and effects of new litigation or changes in existing litigation and unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation; and
 
·
our success in managing the foregoing factors and the risks associated with or inherent in the foregoing.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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ITEM 3:
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. Given the Company’s current operations, the Company’s market risk exposure is composed entirely of interest rate risk. Interest rate risk arises in the normal course of business to the extent that there is a difference between the amount of the Company’s interest-earning assets and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities that are prepaid/withdrawn, reprice or mature in specified periods. Because the Company’s business is subject to many factors beyond its control (see Forward-Looking Statements on previous page), in managing the Company’s assets, liabilities and overall exposure to risk, management must rely on numerous estimates, evaluations and assumptions. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by management or expressed in the Company’s press releases and public documents.

Asset and Liability Management

The primary objective of asset and liability management is to maintain stability in the level of net interest income by producing the optimal yield and maturity mix of assets and liabilities within the interest rate risk limits set by the Company’s Asset and Liability Management Committee (ALCO) and consistent with projected liquidity needs and capital adequacy requirements.

Interest Rate Risk Management
The Company’s ALCO, which meets weekly, is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk. Senior management at Republic Bank is responsible for ensuring that the Bank’s asset and liability management procedures adhere to corporate policies and risk limits established by its board of directors.

The Company utilizes two complementary quantitative tools to measure and monitor interest rate risk: static gap analysis and earnings simulation modeling. Each of these interest rate risk measurements has limitations, but the Company believes that when evaluated together, they provide a reasonably comprehensive view of the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk.

Static Gap Analysis: Static gap analysis is utilized at the end of each month to measure the amount of interest rate risk embedded in the balance sheet as of a point in time. The Company undertakes this analysis by comparing the differences in the repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. A gap is defined as the difference between the principal amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that reprice within a specified time period. This gap provides a general indication of the sensitivity of the Company’s net interest income to interest rate changes. If more assets than liabilities reprice or mature in a given period, resulting in an asset sensitive position or positive gap, increases in market interest rates will generally benefit net interest income because earning asset rates will reflect the changes more quickly than rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Alternatively, if interest-bearing liabilities reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets, resulting in a liability sensitive position or negative gap, then increases in market interest rates will generally have an adverse impact on net interest income. At June 30, 2005, the cumulative one-year gap was a positive 8.30% of total earning assets.

The Company’s current policy is to maintain a mix of asset and liabilities with repricing and maturity characteristics that reflect a moderate amount of short-term interest rate risk based on management’s evaluation of current interest rate projections, customer credit demands and deposit preferences. The Company generally operates in a range of zero to positive 15% of total earning assets for the cumulative one-year gap. Management believes that this range reduces the vulnerability of net interest income to large shifts in market interest rates while allowing the Company to take advantage of fluctuations in current short-term rates. This range also complements the Company’s strong retail mortgage banking franchise.

Earnings Simulation: On a monthly basis, the earnings simulation model is used to quantify the effects of various hypothetical changes in interest rates on the Company’s projected net interest income over the ensuing twelve-month period. The model permits management to evaluate the effects of various parallel shifts of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, upward and downward, on expected net interest income in a stable interest rate environment (i.e., base net interest income).

As of June 30, 2005, the earnings simulation model projects the following change in net interest income from base net interest income, assuming an immediate parallel shift in market interest rates:

Change in market interest rates in basis points
   
+200
   
+100
   
+50
   
-50
   
-100
   
-200
 
Change in net interest income over the next twelve months
   
2.61
%
 
2.02
%
 
1.31
%
 
-2.45
%
 
-5.55
%
 
-13.21
%

These projected levels, which are well within the Company’s policy limits, portray the Company’s interest rate risk position as asset sensitive for the one-year horizon. The earnings simulation model assumes that current balance sheet totals remain constant and all maturities and prepayments of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are reinvested at current market rates.

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Mortgage Banking Hedging Activities
At June 30, 2005, the Company had outstanding $99.5 million of commitments to fund residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon rates (“Interest Rate Lock Commitments” or “IRLCs”). IRLCs subject the Company to market risk due to fluctuations in interest rates.

At June 30, 2005, the Company had outstanding mandatory forward commitments to sell $230.9 million of residential mortgage loans. These mandatory forward commitments hedged the value of $142.5 million of mortgage loans held for sale utilizing fair value hedge accounting for derivatives and $88.4 million of IRLCs.

The Company implemented SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, effective January 1, 2001. IRLCs are defined as derivatives under SFAS 133. Price risk associated with IRLCs is managed primarily through the use of other derivative instruments, such as mandatory forward commitments. Because IRLCs are defined as derivative instruments under SFAS 133, the associated derivative instruments used for risk management activities do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS 133. Gains and losses on mortgage-banking related derivative instruments are included in mortgage banking revenue on the income statement. The fair value of IRLCs and mandatory forward commitments was immaterial at June 30, 2005. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for purely speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Swap Transactions
During the second quarter of 2004, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions with a total notional amount of $73.3 million as part of its asset/liability management activities and associated management of interest rate risk. Using interest rate swaps, the Company’s interest rate sensitivity is adjusted to maintain a desired interest rate risk profile. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate payments without the exchange of the underlying notional amount on which the interest payments are calculated. Maximizing hedge effectiveness is the primary consideration in choosing the specific liability to be hedged. The Company’s interest rate swap transactions are used to adjust the interest rate sensitivity of certain long-term fixed-rate FHLB advances and security repurchase agreements (interest-bearing liabilities) and will not need to be replaced at maturity, since the corresponding liability will mature along with the interest rate swap.

The interest rate swaps are designated as fair value type hedges. As required by SFAS No. 133, all interest rate derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded at fair value as other assets or liabilities on the balance sheet. The hedging relationship involving the interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate swaps meet the conditions of SFAS No. 133 to assume no ineffectiveness in the hedging relationship. As a result, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps and the interest-bearing instruments off-set with no impact on income.

Interest expense on interest rate swaps used to manage interest rate exposure is recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to the yield of the designated hedged exposures over the periods covered by the contracts. This matches the income recognition treatment of that exposure, liabilities carried at historical cost, with interest recorded on an accrual basis.

The notional amounts, fair value, maturity and weighted-average pay and receive rates for the swap position at June 30, 2005 are summarized as follows:

   
Year of Maturity
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
Total
 
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps:(1)
                               
Notional amount
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
36,300
 
$
37,000
 
$
73,300
 
Fair value gain/(loss)
   
-
   
-
   
(519
)
 
(879
)
 
(1,398
)
Weighted average:
                               
Receive rate
   
-
%
 
-
%
 
2.92
%
 
3.24
%
 
3.08
%
Pay rate
   
-
   
-
   
2.81
%
 
3.44
%
 
3.13
%
                                 

(1)
Variable interest rates - which generally are based on the one-month and three-month LIBOR in effect on the date of repricing.


Additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are discussed throughout Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 11 of this report.


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ITEM 4:
Controls and Procedures

Internal Controls
The Company maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure Controls And Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports it files with the SEC is collected and then processed, summarized and disclosed within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these procedures are effective.

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PART II -
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
The Company and its subsidiary are parties to litigation and claims arising in the normal course of their activities. Although the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such matters cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such matters would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition.

Item 2.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
Republic Bancorp Inc. shares repurchased during the quarter ended June 30, 2005 were as follows:

Period
 
Total Shares
Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid Per Share
 
Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans(1)
 
Maximum Shares Available to be Purchased Under the Plans(1)
 
      4/1/05 - 4/30/05
   
225,000
   
13.12
   
225,000
   
1,052,352
 
      5/1/05 - 5/31/05
   
490,000
   
13.56
   
490,000
   
562,352
 
      6/1/05 - 6/30/05
   
483,500
   
14.34
   
483,500
   
2,078,852
 
      Total
   
1,198,500
 
$
13.79
   
1,198,500
   
2,078,852
 

(1) 
On July 17, 2003, the Board of Directors approved the 2003 Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,420,000 shares. There were 78,852 shares available for repurchase at June 30, 2005 under this program.
 
On June 16, 2005, the Board of Directors approved the 2005 Stock Repurchase Program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares. The 2005 Stock Repurchase Program will commence at the conclusion of the 2003 Stock Repurchase Program. There were 2,000,000 shares available for repurchase at June 30, 2005 under this program.

Item 5.
Other Information 
None

Item 6.
Exhibits

 
(12)
Computations of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.*
 
(31)(a)
Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
(31)(b)
Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Republic Bancorp Inc. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d) (Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)*
 
(32)(a)
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).*
 
(32)(b)
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 0f 2002)*
*Filed herewith





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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


   
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC.
 
   
(Registrant)
 
         
         
Date: August 8, 2005
 
BY:
/s/ Thomas F. Menacher
 
     
Thomas F. Menacher
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 


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