Access National Reports Record Earnings, Declares Dividend

Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), parent company for Access National Bank (Bank), reported second quarter 2016 net income of $4.9 million, or $0.46 per common share. This represents the Corporation’s 64th consecutive quarterly profit over its 66 quarter history. Consistent with management’s stated objective of a 40%-50% payout ratio against core earnings, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share for holders of record as of August 1, 2016 and payable on August 25, 2016. The routine dividend affirms Management’s favorable outlook on forward earnings and capital adequacy.

According to CEO Michael Clarke, “This announcement of record earnings provides another opportunity to highlight the quality growth opportunities in front of our company. Our confidence and enthusiasm for those opportunities recently resulted in expansion of our executive talent by adding Bank President Mark Moore and the promotion of Robert Shoemaker to Chief Banking Officer. This increased executive capacity enables a proactive and high touch approach in nurturing middle market business relationships. Our success in serving this market is illustrated by the elevated concentrations of commercial loans and commercial demand deposits in the loan and deposit portfolios.” He continued, “There should be no doubt that we are a commercial bank built for business, intent on being the bank of choice for middle market companies.”

Second quarter 2016 pretax earnings rose by $1.4 million or 23.5% when compared to second quarter 2015 pretax earnings. Second quarter 2016 pretax income for the banking segment rose $636 thousand from second quarter 2015 due to increases in net interest income of $962 thousand and other income of $558 thousand due in part to cost recoveries on a non-performing asset. These increases were partially offset by an increase in salaries and benefits of $897 thousand due to staffing expansion. The mortgage segment’s pretax earnings increase of $785 thousand over second quarter 2015 was due mainly to an increase in gains recorded on secondary mortgage activity due to more favorable gain on sale margins.

The net interest margin decreased from 3.67% to 3.51% when comparing second quarter 2015 to second quarter 2016. On a linked quarter basis, the margin decreased from 3.61% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 when compared to 3.51% for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

On a consolidated basis, the Corporation reported annualized return on average assets of 1.54% and 1.44% for the three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Meanwhile, the annualized return on average equity was 17.00% and 15.54% for the three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Total assets were $1.3 billion at June 30, 2016 and grew $126.3 million and $138.7 million when compared to December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The $126.3 million growth in assets since December 31, 2015 was due mainly to an increase in loans held for investment of $55.3 million and a $41.9 million increase in interest-bearing balances. Additionally, loans held for sale increased $11.0 million while investment securities increased $8.3 million from December 31, 2015. Commercial loan growth continues to remain the leading driver in the year-over-year growth rate of loans held for investment of 13.0%.

Total deposits at June 30, 2016 were $1.05 billion, an increase of $130.8 million and $139.1 million when compared to December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively. At June 30, 2016, non-interest bearing deposits were $392.3 million, an increase of $84.5 million from the December 31, 2015 figure and an increase of $53.0 million from the June 30, 2015 figure. The year-over-year growth rate in non-interest bearing deposits of 15.6% was due to management’s continued focus on expanding business banking relationships. Interest-bearing deposits increased to $652.3 million at June 30, 2016, an increase of $46.3 million since December 31, 2015 and an increase of $86.1 million when compared to the June 30, 2015 balances. A targeted marketing campaign was the majority of the reason for growth in this category which saw a year-over-year increase in savings and money market accounts of $92.7 million and an increase in time deposits of $42.1 million. These increases were offset by a $62.0 million reduction in wholesale funding when comparing June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2015.

Non-performing assets (NPAs) decreased to $1.9 million at June 30, 2016 from $7.4 million at June 30, 2015, representing 0.14% and 0.64% of total assets, respectively. This $5.5 million decrease in NPAs was due to the settlement of one commercial real estate – owner occupied loan. Access Real Estate, LLC also had other real estate owned with a carrying value of $500 thousand at June 30, 2016. The allowance for loan loss was $13.8 million and $13.5 million at June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively, and represented 1.47% and 1.62% of total loans held for investment at June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Book value per common share increased from $9.94 at June 30, 2015 to $11.19 at June 30, 2016. The tangible common equity ratio for Access National Corporation and its subsidiary bank was 8.94% at June 30, 2016, within the Corporation’s target range of 8.00% to 10.50%.

Access National Corporation is the parent company of Access National Bank, an independent, nationally chartered bank serving the business community of the greater Washington DC Metropolitan area. Additional information is available on our website at www.AccessNationalBank.com. Shares of Access National Corporation 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
June 30, December 31, June 30,
2016 2015 2015
(In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 14,994 $ 11,291 $ 12,314
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 66,541 24,598 79,186
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale, at fair value 173,558 160,162 138,617
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $9,560, $14,314 and $14,331) 9,228 14,287 14,299
Total investment securities 182,786 174,449 152,916
Restricted Stock, at amortized cost 7,159 7,259 7,471
Loans held for sale - at fair value 55,116 44,135 50,297

Loans held for investment net of allowance for loan losses of $13,834, $13,563 and $13,509, respectively

928,895 873,915 820,733
Premises, equipment and land, net 6,822 6,689 6,909
Other assets 42,558 36,212 36,296
Total assets $ 1,304,871 $ 1,178,548 $ 1,166,122
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 392,269 $ 307,797 $ 339,266
Savings and interest-bearing deposits 365,664 293,711 240,060
Time deposits 286,612 312,236 326,076
Total deposits 1,044,545 913,744 905,402
Short-term borrowings 56,763 91,129 138,079
Long-term borrowings 75,000 55,000 10,000
Other liabilities and accrued expenses 10,177 9,537 8,126
Total Liabilities 1,186,485 1,069,410 1,061,607
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock $0.835 par value; 60,000,000 authorized; issued and outstanding, 10,583,594, 10,544,751 and 10,519,376, respectively

8,837 8,805 8,783
Additional paid in capital 20,625 19,953 19,491
Retained earnings 87,188 81,385 76,682
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net 1,736 (1,005 ) (441 )
Total shareholders' equity 118,386 109,138 104,515
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 1,304,871 $ 1,178,548 $ 1,166,122
Access National Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015
(In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data) (unaudited) (unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans $ 11,354 $ 9,971 $ 22,230 $ 19,405
Interest on federal funds sold and bank balances 96 34 166 61
Interest and dividends on securities 886 782 1,921 1,597
Total interest income 12,336 10,787 24,317 21,063
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 1,275 867 2,425 1,600
Interest on other borrowings 300 113 581 214
Total interest expense 1,575 980 3,006 1,814
Net interest income 10,761 9,807 21,311 19,249
Provision for loan losses 120 150 120 150
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 10,641 9,657 21,191 19,099
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges and fees 239 218 499 415
Gain on sale of loans 7,273 5,705 11,103 9,276
Other Income 1,661 1,158 4,390 3,695

Total noninterest income

9,173 7,081 15,992 13,386
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and benefits 8,407 6,999 16,075 13,716
Occupancy and equipment 749 742 1,510 1,496
Other operating expense 3,147 2,913 5,847 5,688
Total noninterest expense 12,303 10,654 23,432 20,900
Income before income tax 7,511 6,084 13,751 11,585
Income tax expense 2,633 2,100 4,778 4,028
NET INCOME 4,878 3,984 8,973 7,557
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.46 $ 0.38 $ 0.85 $ 0.72
Diluted $ 0.46 $ 0.38 $ 0.85 $ 0.72
Average outstanding shares:
Basic 10,576,516 10,518,939 10,564,833 10,496,152
Diluted 10,639,167 10,590,882 10,622,763 10,554,052
Performance and Capital Ratios
(Dollars In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data) Three Months
Ended
June 30,
2016
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2016

Six Months
Ended
June 30,

2016

Six Months
Ended
June 30,

2015

Twelve Months
Ended
December 31,

2015

Return on average assets (annualized) 1.54% 1.35% 1.45% 1.40% 1.39%
Return on average equity (annualized) 17.00% 14.75% 15.89% 14.87% 14.83%
Net interest margin 3.51% 3.61% 3.56% 3.69% 3.68%
Efficiency ratio - Bank only 50.10% 51.20% 50.64% 49.54% 50.41%
Total average equity to earning assets 9.36% 9.50% 9.43% 9.75% 9.67%
Tangible common equity ratio 8.94% 9.23% 8.94% 8.85% 9.12%
Averages
Assets $ 1,268,504 $ 1,208,864 $ 1,238,662 $ 1,079,322 $ 1,112,470
Loans held for investment 915,218 905,382 910,300 798,281 824,288
Loans held for sale 45,357 34,607 39,982 48,667 42,076
Interest-bearing deposits & federal funds sold 84,008 52,862 68,435 50,447 52,716
Investment securities 182,751 176,448 179,600 145,001 156,010
Earning assets 1,225,910 1,169,183 1,197,547 1,042,337 1,075,284
Interest-bearing deposits 657,363 612,021 634,692 517,669 563,112
Total deposits 1,005,419 920,528 962,973 799,788 866,695
Repurchase agreements & federal funds purchased 13,981 17,442 15,712 22,600 22,017
FHLB short term borrowings 51,154 86,429 68,791 141,558 91,992
FHLB long-term borrowings 74,341 64,615 69,478 5,304 18,890
Equity $ 114,748 $ 111,068 $ 112,908 $ 101,662 $ 103,948
Allowance for loan losses/loans held for investment 1.47% 1.49% 1.47% 1.62% 1.53%
Total NPA $ 1,866 $ 7,349 $ 1,866 $ 7,427 $ 7,417
NPA to total assets 0.14% 0.60% 0.14% 0.64% 0.63%
Mortgage loan originations and brokered loans $ 154,022 $ 106,622 $ 260,644 $ 259,764 $ 484,747
Gain on sale of mortgage loans net hedging activity $ 6,579 $ 3,235 $ 9,814 $ 9,017 $ 18,528
Allowance for losses on mortgage loans sold $ 1,029 $ 1,029 $ 1,029 $ 1,187 $ 1,029
Wealth Management segment - assets under management $ 625,000 $ 611,000 $ 625,000 $ 546,000 $ 611,000
Book value per common share $ 11.19 $ 10.79 $ 11.19 $ 9.94 $ 10.35
Composition of Loan Portfolio
June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2015
(Dollars In Thousands) AmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of Total
Commercial real estate - owner occupied $ 235,735 25.01 % $ 217,954 23.83 % $ 219,877 24.77 % $ 222,012 26.61 %
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 153,206 16.25 153,433 16.77 147,580 16.63 134,585 16.13
Residential real estate 208,311 22.10 202,858 22.18 201,447 22.70 198,418 23.79
Commercial 257,139 27.28 258,520 28.26 242,527 27.33 223,756 26.82
Real estate construction 79,200 8.39 72,055 7.88 66,003 7.44 47,037 5.64
Consumer 9,138 0.97 9,862 1.08 10,044 1.13 8,434 1.01
Total loans $ 942,729 100.00 % $ 914,682 100.00 % $ 887,478 100.00 % $ 834,242 100.00 %
Less allowance for loan losses 13,834 13,614 13,563 13,509
$ 928,895 $ 901,068 $ 873,915 $ 820,733
Composition of Deposits
June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2015
(Dollars In Thousands) AmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of TotalAmountPercentage of Total
Demand deposits $ 392,269 37.55 % $ 335,219 34.90 % $ 307,797 33.69 % $ 339,266 37.47 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 123,638 11.84 123,876 12.90 127,980 14.00 110,294 12.18
Savings and money market 206,566 19.78 149,679 15.59 150,021 16.42 113,909 12.58
CDARS time deposits 53,212 5.09 67,540 7.03 73,017 7.99 90,523 10.00
CDARS/ICS non-maturity deposits 35,247 3.37 35,238 3.67 15,517 1.70 15,647 1.73
Brokered deposits 69,139 6.62 106,150 11.05 103,390 11.31 113,402 12.53
Time deposits 164,474 15.75 142,755 14.86 136,022 14.89 122,361 13.51
Total Deposits $ 1,044,545 100.00 % $ 960,457 100.00 % $ 913,744 100.00 % $ 905,402 100.00 %
Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016June 30, 2015
AverageIncome /Yield /AverageIncome /Yield /
(Dollars In Thousands) BalanceExpenseRateBalanceExpenseRate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Securities $ 181,327 $ 886 1.95 % $ 142,443 $ 782 2.20 %
Loans held for sale 45,357 437 3.85 % 59,154 564 3.81 %
Loans(1) 915,218 10,917 4.77 % 814,393 9,407 4.62 %
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 84,008 96 0.46 % 54,026 34 0.25 %
Total interest-earning assets1,225,91012,336 4.03 % 1,070,01610,787 4.03 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 12,513 11,244
Premises, land and equipment 6,959 6,971
Other assets 36,774 33,246
Less: allowance for loan losses (13,652 ) (13,448 )

Total noninterest-earning assets

42,59438,013
Total Assets$1,268,504$1,108,029
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 133,147 $ 126 0.38 % $ 111,282 $ 62 0.22 %
Money market deposit accounts 190,324 167 0.35 % 111,765 55 0.20 %
Savings accounts 32,520 43 0.53 % 10,098 10 0.40 %
Time deposits 301,372 939 1.25 % 302,526 740 0.98 %
Total interest-bearing deposits657,3631,275 0.78 % 535,671867 0.65 %
Borrowings:
FHLB short-term borrowings 51,154 88 0.69 % 125,736 77 0.24 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased 13,981 3 0.09 % 22,506 6 0.11 %
FHLB long-term borrowings 74,341 209 1.12 % 10,000 30 1.20 %
Total borrowings139,476300 0.86 % 158,242113 0.29 %
Total interest-bearing deposits and borrowings796,8391,575 0.79 % 693,913980 0.56 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 348,056 303,364
Other liabilities 8,861 8,192
Total liabilities1,153,7561,005,469
Shareholders' Equity 114,748 102,560
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$1,268,504$1,108,029
Interest Spread(2) 3.23 % 3.47 %
Net Interest Margin(3) $ 10,761 3.51 % $ 9,807 3.67 %

(1) Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in loan balances.

(2) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016June 30, 2015
AverageIncome /Yield /AverageIncome /Yield /
(Dollars In Thousands) BalanceExpenseRateBalanceExpenseRate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Securities $ 178,830 $ 1,921 2.15 % $ 144,942 $ 1,597 2.20 %
Loans held for sale 39,982 781 3.91 % 48,667 926 3.81 %
Loans(1) 910,300 21,449 4.71 % 798,281 18,479 4.63 %
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 68,435 166 0.49 % 50,447 61 0.24 %
Total interest-earning assets1,197,54724,317 4.06 % 1,042,33721,063 4.04 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 12,110 10,579
Premises, land and equipment 6,843 6,935
Other assets 35,778 32,864
Less: allowance for loan losses (13,616 ) (13,393 )
Total noninterest-earning assets41,11536,985
Total Assets$1,238,662$1,079,322
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 129,064 $ 233 0.36 % $ 115,958 $ 127 0.22 %
Money market deposit accounts 166,273 265 0.32 % 111,137 109 0.20 %
Savings accounts 33,609 90 0.54 % 8,979 17 0.38 %
Time deposits 305,746 1,837 1.20 % 281,595 1,347 0.96 %
Total interest-bearing deposits634,6922,425 0.76 % 517,6691,600 0.62 %
Borrowings:
FHLB short-term borrowings 68,791 211 0.61 % 141,558 171 0.24 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased 15,712 7 0.09 % 22,600 11 0.10 %
FHLB long-term borrowings 69,478 363 1.04 % 5,304 32 1.21 %
Total borrowings153,981581 0.75 % 169,462214 0.25 %
Total interest-bearing deposits and borrowings788,6733,006 0.76 % 687,1311,814 0.53 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 328,281 282,119
Other liabilities 8,800 8,410
Total liabilities1,125,754977,660
Shareholders' Equity 112,908 101,662
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity$1,238,662$1,079,322
Interest Spread(2) 3.30 % 3.51 %
Net Interest Margin(3) $ 21,311 3.56 % $ 19,249 3.69 %
(1) Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in loan balances.

(2) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

Three Months EndedCommercialMortgageWealthConsolidated
June 30, 2016BankingBankingManagementOtherEliminationsTotals
(In Thousands)
Revenues:
Interest income $ 12,092 $ 437 $ - $ 6 $ (199 ) $ 12,336
Gain on sale of loans - 7,273 - - - 7,273
Other revenues 1,290 (134 ) 718 342 (316 ) 1,900
Total revenues 13,382 7,576 718 348 (515 ) 21,509
Expenses:
Interest expense 1,580 127 - 67 (199 ) 1,575
Salaries and employee benefits 4,165 3,714 528 - - 8,407
Other expenses 1,867 1,567 259 639 (316 ) 4,016
Total operating expenses 7,612 5,408 787 706 (515 ) 13,998
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 5,770 $ 2,168 $ (69 ) $ (358 ) $ - $ 7,511
Total assets $ 1,245,441 $ 60,831 $ 2,861 $ 17,772 $ (22,034 ) $ 1,304,871
Three Months EndedCommercialMortgageWealthConsolidated
June 30, 2015BankingBankingManagementOtherEliminationsTotals
(In Thousands)
Revenues:
Interest income $ 10,533 $ 564 $ - $ 4 $ (314 ) $ 10,787
Gain on sale of loans - 5,705 - - - 5,705
Other revenues 732 (79 ) 679 360 (316 ) 1,376
Total revenues 11,265 6,190 679 364 (630 ) 17,868
Expenses:
Interest expense 983 241 (6 ) 76 (314 ) 980
Salaries and employee benefits 3,268 3,182 549 - - 6,999
Other expenses 1,880 1,384 260 597 (316 ) 3,805
Total operating expenses 6,131 4,807 803 673 (630 ) 11,784
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 5,134 $ 1,383 $ (124 ) $ (309 ) $ - $ 6,084
Total assets $ 1,113,304 $ 53,884 $ 1,290 $ 16,095 $ (18,451 ) $ 1,166,122
Six Months EndedCommercialMortgageWealthConsolidated
June 30, 2016BankingBankingManagementOtherEliminationsTotals
(In Thousands)
Revenues:
Interest income $ 23,848 $ 781 $ - $ 10 $ (322 ) $ 24,317
Gain on sale of loans - 11,103 - - - 11,103
Other revenues 2,226 1,113 1,496 689 (635 ) 4,889
Total revenues 26,074 12,997 1,496 699 (957 ) 40,309
Expenses:
Interest expense 3,016 178 - 134 (322 ) 3,006
Salaries and employee benefits 8,088 6,899 1,088 - - 16,075
Other expenses 3,707 2,636 550 1,219 (635 ) 7,477
Total operating expenses 14,811 9,713 1,638 1,353 (957 ) 26,558
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 11,263 $ 3,284 $ (142 ) $ (654 ) $ - $ 13,751
Total assets $ 1,245,441 $ 60,831 $ 2,861 $ 17,772 $ (22,034 ) $ 1,304,871
Six Months EndedCommercialMortgageWealthConsolidated
June 30, 2015BankingBankingManagementOtherEliminationsTotals
(In Thousands)
Revenues:
Interest income $ 20,613 $ 926 $ - $ 7 $ (483 ) $ 21,063
Gain on sale of loans - 9,276 - - - 9,276
Other revenues 1,451 1,346 1,224 706 (617 ) 4,110
Total revenues 22,064 11,548 1,224 713 (1,100 ) 34,449
Expenses:
Interest expense 1,821 336 - 140 (483 ) 1,814
Salaries and employee benefits 6,495 6,208 1,013 - - 13,716
Other expenses 3,684 2,609 467 1,191 (617 ) 7,334
Total operating expenses 12,000 9,153 1,480 1,331 (1,100 ) 22,864
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 10,064 $ 2,395 $ (256 ) $ (618 ) $ - $ 11,585
Total assets $ 1,113,304 $ 53,884 $ 1,290 $ 16,095 $ (18,451 ) $ 1,166,122

Contacts:

Access National Corporation
Michael Clarke, 703-871-2100

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