Access National Reports 50% Increase in First Quarter Earnings, Increases Dividend

Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), parent company for Access National Bank, reported first quarter net income of $3.4 million, a 50.3% increase over the $2.3 million recorded in the first quarter of 2011. This represents the company’s 47th consecutive quarterly profit over its 12 year history. Net income per dilutive common share was $0.33, an increase of 50.0% over the $0.22 reported in the first quarter of 2011.

Based on record earnings, strong capital and favorable outlook, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share, representing the fifth increase over the last six quarters for holders of record as of May 2, 2012 and payable May 25, 2012.

During the first quarter of 2012 the Company experienced continued growth in earnings attributable to both core earnings from the banking segment and record earnings from the mortgage banking segment. Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2012 was 3.91%, up from 3.77% in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 3.55% in the first quarter of 2011.

Return on average assets annualized was 1.66% for the first quarter of 2012 compared to 1.61% for the fourth quarter of 2011 and 1.20% for the first quarter of 2011. Return on average equity annualized was 16.03% for the first quarter of 2012 compared to 15.87% for the fourth quarter of 2011 and 12.53% for the first quarter of 2011.

Loans held for investment totaled $573.3 million, compared to $569.4 million at December 31, 2011 and $497.5 million at March 31, 2011.

Total assets amounted to $804.8 million compared to $809.8 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease in assets was primarily attributable to the payoff of a $30.0 million senior unsecured note that was issued under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program and was substantially offset by the increase in deposits.

Total deposits increased $22.2 million from $645.0 million at December 31, 2011 to $667.2 million at March 31, 2012. Demand deposits increased $23.0 million to $136.9 million from $113.9 million at December 31, 2011. Savings and interest-bearing deposits increased $11.4 million from December 31, 2011 and time deposits decreased $12.2 million from December 31, 2011. The overall increase in deposits allowed the Company to decrease its borrowings which, coupled with other factors, contributed to the increase in net interest margin.

Non-performing assets (NPA) at March 31, 2012 totaled $5.4 million or 0.66% of total assets, down from $6.7 million and 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2011. The allowance for loan losses totaled $11.9 million or 2.08% of total loans held for investment and 223.2% of NPA as of March 31, 2012.

Book value per common share increased 16% to $8.37 at March 31, 2012 compared to $7.21 as of the March 31, 2011. The company remains “Well Capitalized” under banking regulations and poised for measured and responsible growth as the total equity to assets ratio was 10.64% at March 31, 2012.

Access National Corporation is the parent company of Access National Bank, an independent bank serving the business community of the DC Metropolitan area. Additional information is available at www.AccessNationalBank.com. Shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ANCX".

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements may be identified as “may”, “could”, “expect”, “believe”, anticipate”, “intend”, “plan” or variations thereof. These forward-looking statements may contain information related to those matters such as the Company’s intent, belief, or expectation with respect to matters such as financial performance. Such statements are necessarily based on assumptions and estimates and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties concerning the Company’s operations and business environment, which are difficult to predict and beyond control of the company. Such risks and uncertainties could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. For an explanation of certain risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings.

Access National Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2012 2011 2011
(In Thousands) (unaudited) (unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 6,769 $ 5,362 9,308
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 30,009 38,547 32,693
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale, at fair value 38,209 45,837 124,983
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $64,802, $39,978 and $0) 64,950 39,987 -
Restricted Stock, at amortized cost 3,665 3,665 4,438
Total investment securities 106,824 89,489 129,421
Loans held for sale - at fair value 75,552 95,126 33,689
Loans held for investment
net of allowance for loan losses of $11,941, $11,738
and $10,722, respectively 561,374 557,662 486,747
Premises, equipment and land 8,584 8,671 8,876
Other assets 15,643 14,901 16,464
Total assets $ 804,755 $ 809,758 $ 717,198
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 136,895 $ 113,885 87,597
Savings and interest-bearing deposits 193,396 182,005 148,485
Time deposits 336,934 349,123 260,077
Total deposits 667,225 645,013 496,159
Short-term borrowings 32,343 59,904 127,053
Long-term borrowings 3,268 4,821 6,482
Subordinated debentures 6,186 6,186 6,186
Other liabilities and accrued expenses 10,126 11,019 6,846
Total Liabilities 719,148 726,943 642,726
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock $0.835 par value; 60,000,000 authorized;
issued and outstanding, 10,228,761, 10,192,649
and 10,330,508 shares, respectively 8,541 8,511 8,626
Additional paid in capital 16,613 16,716 17,572
Retained earnings 60,434 57,529 49,595
Accumulated other comprehensive income 19 59 (1,321 )
Total shareholders' equity 85,607 82,815 74,472
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 804,755 $ 809,758 $ 717,198

Access National Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011
(In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data) (unaudited) (unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans 8,671 7,882
Interest on federal funds sold and bank balances 31 55
Interest on securities 649 633
Total interest income 9,351 8,570
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 1,273 1,511
Interest on other borrowings 210 492
Total interest expense 1,483 2,003
Net interest income 7,868 6,567
Provision for loan losses 718 223
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 7,150 6,344
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges and fees 177 173
Gain on sale of loans 10,944 5,516
Other Income 980 150
Total noninterest income 12,101 5,839
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and benefits 8,335 5,393
Occupancy and equipment 651 665
Other operating expense 4,778 2,573
Total noninterest expense 13,764 8,631
Income before income tax 5,487 3,552
Income tax expense 2,050 1,265
NET INCOME 3,437 2,287
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.34 $ 0.22
Diluted $ 0.33 $ 0.22
Average outstanding shares:
Basic 10,200,656 10,359,386
Diluted 10,312,845 10,404,677

Performance and Capital Ratios
Three MonthsTwelve MonthsThree MonthsThree MonthsThree MonthsThree MonthsTwelve Months
EndedEndedEndedEndedEndedEndedEnded

March 31,

December 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

(Dollars In Thousands) 2012201120112011201120112010
Return on average assets (annualized) 1.66 % 1.50 % 1.61 % 1.69 % 1.51 % 1.20 % 0.98 %
Return on average equity (annualized) 16.03 % 14.80 % 15.87 % 15.92 % 13.92 % 12.53 % 10.85 %
Net interest margin 3.91 % 3.82 % 3.77 % 4.02 % 4.00 % 3.55 % 3.41 %
Efficiency ratio - Bank only 52.17 % 52.92 % 53.85 % 52.38 % 53.06 % 52.32 % 59.02 %
Total equity to assets 10.64 % 10.23 % 10.23 % 10.47 % 10.91 % 10.38 % 8.68 %
Averages
Assets $ 827,438 $ 758,994 $ 822,190 $ 738,925 $ 707,859 $ 763,780 $ 772,600
Loans held for investment 568,351 520,062 549,245 527,258 508,010 494,920 475,726
Loans held for sale 79,575 51,774 91,962 49,641 29,347 29,021 63,868
Interest-bearing deposits & federal funds sold 50,471 58,128 73,338 50,509 28,575 80,250 86,531
Investment securities 106,487 105,964 80,584 90,258 118,506 135,281 107,685
Earning assets 804,884 735,929 795,129 717,666 684,439 739,472 733,810
Interest-bearing deposits 558,029 465,301 523,958 454,558 387,478 486,785 498,028
Total deposits 670,327 565,450 648,856 562,304 481,657 566,966 572,138
Repurchase agreements & federal funds sold 28,426 36,612 35,655 37,627 37,097 36,064 29,202
Commercial paper & other short term borrowings 1,203 59,220 30,326 34,338 93,625 66,637 38,088
Long-term borrowings 19,255 12,382 11,592 12,099 12,652 13,204 45,423
Equity $ 85,801 $ 76,969 $ 83,614 $ 78,212 $ 76,746 $ 72,988 $ 69,827
Banking segment - income before taxes $ 3,240 $ 13,972 $ 3,516 $ 2,982 $ 4,126 $ 3,348 $ 8,760
Mortgage segment - income before taxes $ 2,832 $ 6,358 $ 2,530 $ 2,369 $ 748 $ 711 $ 4,983
Other segments - income before taxes $ (585 ) $ (2,655 ) $ (888 ) $ (531 ) $ (729 ) $ (507 ) $ (1,641 )
Mortgage loan originations $ 257,295 $ 831,564 $ 279,681 $ 236,566 $ 175,905 $ 139,412 $ 908,959
Allowance for losses on mortgage loans sold $ 2,874 $ 2,616 $ 2,616 $ 2,395 $ 2,286 $ 2,113 $ 1,991
Book value per common share $ 8.37 $ 8.13 $ 8.13 $ 7.84 $ 7.56 $ 7.21 $ 6.96
Composition of Loan Portfolio
March 31, 2012December 31, 2011
(Dollars In Thousands) Amount

Percentage of
Total

Amount

Percentage of
Total

Commercial real estate - owner occupied $ 170,207 29.69 % $ 171,599 30.14 %
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 106,177 18.52 104,976 18.44
Residential real estate 128,509 22.42 128,485 22.56
Commercial 138,285 24.12 131,816 23.15
Real estate construction 26,816 4.68 29,705 5.22
Consumer 3,321 0.57 2,819 0.49
Total loans $ 573,315 100.00 % $ 569,400 100.00 %
Less allowance for loan losses 11,941 11,738
$ 561,374 $ 557,662

Composition of Deposits
March 31, 2012December 31, 2011
(Dollars In Thousands)AmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of Total
Demand deposits $ 136,894 20.52 % $ 113,885 17.66 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 62,997 9.44 59,798 9.27
Savings and money market 124,747 18.70 121,252 18.80
CDARS-reciprocal time deposits 177,259 26.57 192,326 29.82
Brokered deposits 34,760 5.20 31,228 4.84
Time deposits 130,568 19.57 126,524 19.61
Total Deposits $ 667,225 100.00 % $ 645,013 100.00 %
Asset Quality Trend Profile
Three MonthsTwelve MonthsTwelve MonthsNine MonthsSix MonthsThree Months
EndedEndedEndedEndedEndedEnded
(Dollars In Thousands) March 31, 2012December 31, 2011December 31, 2010September 30, 2011June 30, 2011March 31, 2011
Total assets $ 804,755 $ 809,758 $ 831,824 $ 765,467 $ 713,016 $ 717,198
Total loans held for investment $ 573,315 $ 569,400 $ 491,529 $ 542,582 $ 520,674 $ 497,469
Allowance for loan losses - beginning balance $ 11,738 10,527 $ 9,127 $ 10,527 $ 10,527 $ 10,527
Charge offs (984 ) (1,232 ) (2,048 ) (944 ) (553 ) (184 )
Recoveries 469 1,295 632 1,019 862 156
Net charge offs (515 ) 63 (1,416 ) 75 309 (28 )
Provision for loan losses 718 1,149 2,816 935 221 223
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance $ 11,941 11,738 $ 10,527 $ 11,537 $ 11,057 $ 10,722
Allowance for loan losses/loans held for investment 2.08 % 2.06 % 2.14 % 2.13 % 2.12 % 2.16 %
Delinquent 30 - 90 days $ - 271 $ 2,771 $ 4,226 $ 171 $ 2,100
Percentage of loans delinquent 0.00 % 0.05 % 0.56 % 0.78 % 0.03 % 0.42 %
Non-accrual loans $ 5,350 $ 6,703 $ 8,561 $ 7,077 $ 7,481 $ 9,163
OREO $ - $ - $ 1,859 $ 590 $ 590 $ 1,859
Total NPA $ 5,350 $ 6,703 $ 10,420 $ 7,667 $ 8,071 $ 11,022
NPA to total assets 0.66 % 0.83 % 1.25 % 1.00 % 1.13 % 1.53 %
Allowance for loan losses/NPA 223.20 % 175.12 % 101.03 % 150.48 % 137.00 % 97.28 %
OREO Expense $ 2 $ 523 $ 2,335 $ 420 $ 395 $ 68
Gain on Sale of OREO $ - $ 1,452 $ 1,253 $ 1,325 $ 1,325 $ 15
OREO expense net $ 2 $ (929 ) $ 1,082 $ (905 ) $ (930 ) $ 53
Allowance for losses on mortgage loans sold $ 2,874 $ 2,616 $ 1,991 $ 2,395 $ 2,286 $ 2,113
Provision for losses on mortgage loans sold $ 258 $ 966 $ 3,836 $ 527 $ 289 $ 126

Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Three Month Period Ended
March 31, 2012December 31, 2011March 31, 2011
Average

Income /

Yield /AverageIncome /Yield /AverageIncome /Yield /
BalanceExpenseRateBalanceExpenseRateBalanceExpenseRate
(Dollars In Thousands)
Assets:
Interest earning assets:
Securities, at amortized cost(1) $ 106,487 $ 649 2.44 % $ 80,584 $ 506 2.51 % $ 135,281 $ 633 1.87 %
Loans held for sale 79,575 850 4.27 % 91,962 894 3.89 % 29,021 349 4.81 %
Loans(2) 568,351 7,821 5.50 % 549,245 7,746 5.64 % 494,920 7,533 6.09 %
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 50,471 31 0.25 % 73,338 46 0.25 % 80,250 55 0.27 %
Total interest earning assets804,8849,351 4.65 % 795,1299,192 4.62 % 739,4728,570 4.64 %
Non-interest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 8,966 13,648 12,180
Premises, land, and equipment 8,641 8,715 8,927
Other assets 16,754 16,553 13,798
Less: allowance for loan losses (11,807 ) (11,855 ) (10,597 )
Total non-interest earning assets22,55427,06124,308
Total Assets$827,438$822,190$763,780
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 62,243 $ 51 0.33 % $ 73,529 $ 89 0.48 % $ 23,425 $ 27 0.46 %
Money market deposit accounts 130,362 146 0.45 % 105,739 132 0.50 % 124,176 194 0.62 %
Savings accounts 2,557 1 0.16 % 2,697 2 0.30 % 2,905 1 0.14 %
Time deposits 362,867 1,075 1.19 % 341,993 1,056 1.24 % 336,279 1,289 1.53 %
Total interest-bearing deposits558,0291,273 0.91 % 523,9581,279 0.98 % 486,7851,511 1.24 %
Borrowings:
FHLB Advances 1,203 4 1.33 % - - 0.00 % 4,523 15 1.33 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal fund purchased 28,426 10 0.14 % 35,655 14 0.16 % 36,064 18 0.20 %
Other short-term borrowings - - 0.00 % - - 0.00 % 32,115 49 0.61 %
FHLB long-term borrowings 4,750 41 3.45 % 5,406 48 3.55 % 7,018 62 3.53 %
Senior unsecured term note 14,505 98 2.70 % 30,326 299 3.94 % 29,999 295 3.93 %
Subordinated Debentures 6,186 57 3.69 % 6,186 55 3.56 % 6,186 53 3.43 %
Total borrowings55,070210 1.53 % 77,573416 2.15 % 115,905492 1.70 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities613,0991,483 0.97 % 601,5311,695 1.13 % 602,6902,003 1.33 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 112,298 124,898 80,181
Other liabilities 16,240 12,147 7,921
Total liabilities741,637738,576690,792
Shareholders' Equity 85,801 83,614 72,988
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:$827,438$822,190$763,780
Interest spread(3) 3.68 % 3.50 % 3.31 %
Net interest margin(4) $ 7,868 3.91 % $ 7,497 3.77 % $ 6,567 3.55 %
(1) Includes restricted stock.
(2) Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in loan balances.
(3) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

Contacts:

Access National Corporation
Michael Clarke, 703-871-2100

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