Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

or

 

¨ 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 000-23423

 


C&F Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Virginia   54-1680165

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

802 Main Street West Point, VA   23181
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(804) 843-2360

(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.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

At November 3, 2006, the latest practicable date for determination, 3,154,046 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the registrant were outstanding.

 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
Part I - Financial Information   
Item 1.   

Financial Statements

  
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets -
September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005

   1
  

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) -
Three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   2
  

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) -
Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   3
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) -
Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   5
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6
Item 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   15
Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   33
Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

   33
Part II - Other Information   
Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

   35
Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   35
Item 6.   

Exhibits

   35

Signatures

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

     September 30, 2006    December 31, 2005
     (Unaudited)     

ASSETS

     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 11,861    $ 13,316

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     6,937      29,562
             

Total cash and cash equivalents

     18,798      42,878

Securities-available for sale at fair value, amortized cost of $63,908 and $64,021, respectively

     64,966      65,301

Loans held for sale, net

     54,709      39,677

Loans, net

     508,154      465,039

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     2,678      1,876

Corporate premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     32,211      29,147

Accrued interest receivable

     4,097      3,664

Goodwill

     10,724      10,724

Other assets

     14,438      13,651
             

Total assets

   $ 710,775    $ 671,957
             

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Deposits

     

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

   $ 83,325    $ 78,934

Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits

     178,394      195,211

Time deposits

     237,412      221,293
             

Total deposits

     499,131      495,438

Short-term borrowings

     27,606      13,529

Long-term borrowings

     88,927      78,475

Trust preferred capital notes

     10,310      10,310

Accrued interest payable

     1,752      1,306

Other liabilities

     16,506      12,813
             

Total liabilities

     644,232      611,871
             

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Preferred stock ($1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized)

     —        —  

Common stock ($1.00 par value, 8,000,000 shares authorized, 3,150,246 and 3,140,868 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)

     3,150      3,141

Additional paid-in capital

     89      183

Retained earnings

     62,616      55,930

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

     688      832
             

Total shareholders’ equity

     66,543      60,086
             

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 710,775    $ 671,957
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2006    2005    2006    2005

Interest income

           

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 13,939    $ 12,075    $ 40,706    $ 32,924

Interest on money market investments

     85      92      360      330

Interest and dividends on securities

           

U.S. government agencies and corporations

     67      68      186      214

Tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions

     574      587      1,743      1,796

Corporate bonds and other

     98      146      311      409
                           

Total interest income

     14,763      12,968      43,306      35,673
                           

Interest expense

           

Savings and interest bearing deposits

     578      488      1,690      1,291

Certificates of deposit, $100 or more

     843      482      2,207      1,154

Other time deposits

     1,506      1,035      4,070      2,592

Borrowings

     1,918      1,449      5,354      3,353
                           

Total interest expense

     4,845      3,454      13,321      8,390
                           

Net interest income

     9,918      9,514      29,985      27,283

Provision for loan losses

     1,125      1,497      3,225      3,770
                           

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     8,793      8,017      26,760      23,513
                           

Noninterest income

           

Gains on sales of loans

     4,594      5,760      12,713      14,009

Service charges on deposit accounts

     951      728      2,523      2,058

Other service charges and fees

     1,243      1,269      3,595      3,525

Gains on calls of available for sale securities

     22      27      103      42

Other income

     379      391      1,123      1,183
                           

Total noninterest income

     7,189      8,175      20,057      20,817
                           

Noninterest expenses

           

Salaries and employee benefits

     7,486      7,750      21,588      21,289

Occupancy expenses

     1,240      939      3,774      2,786

Other expenses

     2,708      2,597      7,841      7,204
                           

Total noninterest expenses

     11,434      11,286      33,203      31,279
                           

Income before income taxes

     4,548      4,906      13,614      13,051

Income tax expense

     1,436      1,493      4,250      4,023
                           

Net income

   $ 3,112    $ 3,413    $ 9,364    $ 9,028
                           

Per share data

           

Net income – basic

   $ .99    $ 1.05    $ 2.97    $ 2.61

Net income – assuming dilution

   $ .95    $ 1.01    $ 2.86    $ 2.52

Cash dividends paid and declared

   $ .29    $ .25    $ .85    $ .73

Weighted average number of shares – basic

     3,149,938      3,255,443      3,149,643      3,454,683

Weighted average number of shares – assuming dilution

     3,263,632      3,391,324      3,271,056      3,588,107

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Comprehensive
Income
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total  

December 31, 2005

   $ 3,141     $ 183       $ 55,930     $ 832     $ 60,086  

Comprehensive income

            

Net income

       $ 9,364       9,364         9,364  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax Net change in unrealized net holding gains on securities, net of reclassification adjustment

         (144 )       (144 )     (144 )
                  

Comprehensive income

       $ 9,220        
                  

Repurchase of common stock

     (13 )     (500 )           (513 )

Stock options granted

       57             57  

Stock options exercised

     22       349             371  

Cash dividends

           (2,678 )       (2,678 )
                                          

September 30, 2006

   $ 3,150     $ 89       $ 62,616     $ 688     $ 66,543  
                                          

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount:

 

Change in unrealized net holding gains on securities during period

   $ (77 )

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

     (67 )
        

Net change in unrealized net holding gains on securities

   $ (144 )
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Comprehensive
Income
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total  

December 31, 2004

   $ 3,539     $ 80       $ 64,323     $ 1,957     $ 69,899  

Comprehensive income

            

Net income

       $ 9,028       9,028         9,028  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax Net change in unrealized net holding gains on securities, net of reclassification adjustment

         (524 )       (524 )     (524 )
                  

Comprehensive income

       $ 8,504        
                  

Share repurchase-tender offer

     (427 )     (367 )       (16,842 )       (17,636 )

Stock options exercised

     24       361             385  

Cash dividends

           (2,492 )       (2,492 )
                                          

September 30, 2005

   $ 3,136     $ 74       $ 54,017     $ 1,433     $ 58,660  
                                          

Disclosure of Reclassification Amount:

 

Change in unrealized net holding gains on securities during period

   $ (551 )

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

     27  
        

Net change in unrealized net holding gains on securities

   $ (524 )
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2006     2005  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 9,364     $ 9,028  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     1,479       1,063  

Amortization of intangible assets

     —         55  

Provision for loan losses

     3,225       3,770  

Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on investment securities, net

     25       8  

Net realized gains on calls of securities

     (103 )     (42 )

Proceeds from sale of loans

     700,118       806,189  

Origination of loans held for sale

     (715,150 )     (824,376 )

Stock option compensation

     57       —    

Change in other assets and liabilities:

    

Accrued interest receivable

     (433 )     (382 )

Other assets

     (709 )     2,072  

Accrued interest payable

     446       551  

Other liabilities

     3,693       2,754  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,012       690  
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale

     6,749       8,140  

Purchase of securities available for sale

     (6,558 )     (4,259 )

Net increase in customer loans

     (46,340 )     (63,815 )

Purchase of corporate premises and equipment

     (4,614 )     (7,380 )

Sale of corporate premises and equipment

     71       135  

Net (purchases) redemptions of Federal Home

    

Loan Bank stock

     (802 )     154  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (51,494 )     (67,025 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net (decrease) increase in demand, interest bearing demand and savings deposits

     (12,426 )     11,012  

Net increase in time deposits

     16,119       31,640  

Net increase in borrowings

     24,529       28,279  

Repurchase of common stock

     (513 )     (17,636 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     371       385  

Cash dividends

     (2,678 )     (2,492 )
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     25,402       51,188  
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (24,080 )     (15,147 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     42,878       45,186  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 18,798     $ 30,039  
                

Supplemental disclosure

    

Interest paid

   $ 12,875     $ 7,839  

Income taxes paid

   $ 4,410     $ 4,606  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reporting and with applicable quarterly reporting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. Therefore, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the C&F Financial Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

In the opinion of C&F Financial Corporation’s management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2006, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C&F Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiary, Citizens and Farmers Bank (the “Bank”), with all significant intercompany transactions and accounts being eliminated in consolidation.

Share-Based Compensation: Effective January 1, 2006, the Corporation adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires that the Corporation recognize expense related to the fair value of share-based compensation awards in net income.

Prior to January 1, 2006, the Corporation accounted for its three share-based compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. Accordingly, stock compensation expense was not recognized in net income, as all options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. However, notes to prior financial statements included pro forma disclosures of the effect on net income and earnings per share as if the Corporation had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to share-based compensation.

 

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The following table presents the pro forma disclosures for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

(in 000’s, except per share amounts)

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2005
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005
 

Net income, as reported

   $ 3,413     $ 9,028  

Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (106 )     (1,040 )
                

Pro forma net income

   $ 3,307     $ 7,988  
                

Earnings per share:

    

Basic – as reported

   $ 1.05     $ 2.61  

Basic – pro forma

   $ 1.02     $ 2.31  

Diluted – as reported

   $ 1.01     $ 2.52  

Diluted – pro forma

   $ .98     $ 2.23  

The Corporation has elected to follow the modified prospective transition method allowed by SFAS 123(R). Under the modified prospective transition method, compensation expense is recognized prospectively for all unvested options outstanding at January 1, 2006 and for all awards modified or granted after that date. On December 20, 2005, the Corporation accelerated the vesting of all unvested stock options outstanding under the Corporation’s three share-based compensation plans. The board of directors accelerated the vesting of these options in order to eliminate the Corporation’s recognition of compensation expense associated with these options under the SFAS 123(R) modified prospective transition method. Because there were no unvested options outstanding at January 1, 2006, no share-based compensation expense has been recognized in 2006 for options granted prior to January 1, 2006. Compensation expense for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included $34,000 ($22,000 after tax) and $57,000 ($37,000 after tax) for options granted during 2006. As of September 30, 2006, there was $80,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options that will be recognized over the remaining requisite service period.

Stock option plan activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is summarized below:

 

     Shares     Exercise
Price*
  

Remaining
Contractual
Life

(in years)*

  

Value of
Unexercised
In-The
Money
Options

(in 000’s)

Options outstanding, January 1, 2006

   564,067     $ 30.65      

Granted

   13,500       39.60      

Exercised

   (22,500 )     16.52      
                        

Options outstanding at September 30, 2006

   555,067     $ 31.44    6.9    $ 5,138
                        

Options exercisable at September 30, 2006

   541,567     $ 31.24    6.8    $ 5,126
                        

* Weighted average

The total intrinsic value of in-the-money options exercised during the first nine months of 2006 was $509,000. Cash received from option exercises during the first nine months of 2006 was $371,000. The Corporation has a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy the exercise of stock options.

 

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In November 2005, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards, was issued. This FSP provides an elective alternative simplified method for calculating the pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R). Companies may take up to one year from the effective date of the FSP or date of adoption of SFAS 123(R) to evaluate the available transition alternatives and make a one-time election as to which method to adopt. The Corporation is currently in the process of evaluating the alternative methods.

Note 2

Diluted net income per share has been calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding for the applicable periods. Potentially-dilutive common stock had no effect on income available to common shareholders.

Note 3

During the first nine months of 2006, the Corporation repurchased 13,122 shares of its common stock in open-market transactions at prices from $37.27 to $40.00.

On June 1, 2005, the Corporation made an offer to its shareholders to repurchase up to 180,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $41.00 per share. The initial expiration date of the offer was June 30, 2005. The number of shares tendered by the expiration date far exceeded the 180,000 shares initially authorized. Therefore, the Corporation’s Board of Directors extended the expiration date of its offer until July 22, 2005 and increased the number of shares subject to the offer to up to 450,000 shares. The tender offer expired on July 22, 2005 and 427,186 tendered shares of the Corporation’s common stock were accepted on July 27, 2005. The total cost of the repurchase, including transaction costs, approximated $17.6 million.

 

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Note 4

Securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2006, by duration of the period of unrealized loss, are shown below. No impairment has been recognized on any securities in a loss position based on management’s intent and demonstrated ability to hold such securities to scheduled maturity or call dates and management’s evaluation that there is no permanent impairment in the value of these securities.

 

(in 000’s)

   Less Than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total
  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ —      $ —      $ 5,140    $ 103    $ 5,140    $ 103

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,441      17      471      32      1,912      49

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     5,162      34      2,404      38      7,566      72
                                         

Subtotal-debt securities

     6,603      51      8,015      173      14,618      224
                                         

Preferred stock

     —        —        1,016      182      1,016      182
                                         

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 6,603    $ 51    $ 9,031    $ 355    $ 15,634    $ 406
                                         

The primary cause of the temporary impairments in the Corporation’s investment in debt securities was the decline in prices as interest rates have risen. There are 38 securities totaling $14.62 million in the Corporation’s debt securities portfolio considered temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006. Because the Corporation has the intent and demonstrated ability to hold these investments until a recovery of unrealized losses, which may be maturity, the Corporation does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006. The primary cause of the temporary impairments in the Corporation’s investment in preferred stock was one holding in an energy company, which suffered a liquidity crisis as a result of damage to electric and gas facilities by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Despite the extent of the damage done, the energy company believes the impact will be relatively short term and that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its current obligations and fund its restoration efforts from its parent company’s available cash and existing credit facility. The Corporation has evaluated the prospects of the energy company in relation to the severity and duration of the impairment. Based on that evaluation and the Corporation’s intent and demonstrated ability to hold this investment for a reasonable period of time sufficient for a forecasted recovery of unrealized losses, the Corporation does not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2006.

Securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2005 are shown below by duration of the period of unrealized loss.

 

(in 000’s)

   Less Than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total
  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

U.S government agencies and corporations

   $ 2,463    $ 36    $ 3,158    $ 84    $ 5,621    $ 120

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,002      10      535      27      1,537      37

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     5,094      32      1,529      26      6,623      58
                                         

Subtotal-debt securities

     8,559      78      5,222      137      13,781      215
                                         

Preferred stock

     592      218      523      5      1,115      223
                                         

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 9,151    $ 296    $ 5,745    $ 142    $ 14,896    $ 438
                                         

 

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Note 5

The Bank has a noncontributory defined benefit plan for which the components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

 

(in 000’s)

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2006     2005  

Service cost

   $ 188     $ 137  

Interest cost

     86       74  

Expected return on plan assets

     (107 )     (87 )

Amortization of net obligation at transition

     (1 )     (1 )

Amortization of prior service cost

     2       2  

Amortization of net loss

     11       11  
                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 179     $ 136  
                

(in 000’s)

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2006     2005  

Service cost

   $ 564     $ 411  

Interest cost

     258       222  

Expected return on plan assets

     (321 )     (261 )

Amortization of net obligation at transition

     (3 )     (3 )

Amortization of prior service cost

     6       6  

Amortization of net loss

     33       33  
                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 537     $ 408  
                

In December 2005, the Bank made a $28,000 contribution to the plan. This payment was the maximum tax-deductible contribution for 2005 allowable under the Internal Revenue Code.

Note 6

The Corporation operates in a decentralized fashion in three principal business segments: Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance. Revenues from Retail Banking operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and service charges on deposit accounts. Mortgage Banking operating revenues consist principally of gains on sales of loans in the secondary market, loan origination fee income and interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale. Revenues from Consumer Finance consist primarily of interest and fees earned on automobile loans.

The Corporation’s other subsidiaries include:

 

    an investment company that derives revenues from brokerage services,

 

    an insurance company that derives revenues from insurance services, and

 

    a title company that derives revenues from title insurance services.

The results of these other subsidiaries are not significant to the Corporation as a whole and have been included in “Other.”

 

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     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
   Other    Eliminations     Consolidated

Revenues:

                

Interest income

   $ 9,492    $ 755    $ 5,443    $ —      $ (927 )   $ 14,763

Gains on sales of loans

     —        4,607      —        —        (13 )     4,594

Other

     1,356      878      109      252      —         2,595
                                          

Total operating income

     10,848      6,240      5,552      252      (940 )     21,952
                                          

Expenses:

                

Interest expense

     3,508      422      1,829      —        (914 )     4,845

Provision for loan losses

     —        —        1,125      —        —         1,125

Personnel expenses

     3,249      3,251      815      159      12       7,486

Other

     1,971      1,447      500      30      —         3,948
                                          

Total operating expenses

     8,728      5,120      4,269      189      (902 )     17,404
                                          

Income before income taxes

     2,120      1,120      1,283      63      (38 )     4,548

Provision for income taxes

     515      422      488      24      (13 )     1,436
                                          

Net income

   $ 1,605    $ 698    $ 795    $ 39    $ (25 )   $ 3,112
                                          

Total assets

   $ 572,794    $ 64,597    $ 132,187    $ 62    $ (58,865 )   $ 710,775

Capital expenditures

   $ 327    $ 52    $ 27    $ —      $ —       $ 406
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
   Other    Eliminations     Consolidated

Revenues:

                

Interest income

   $ 8,180    $ 1,119    $ 4,682    $ —      $ (1,013 )   $ 12,968

Gains on sales of loans

     —        5,763      —        —        (3 )     5,760

Other

     1,057      1,018      86      254      —         2,415
                                          

Total operating income

     9,237      7,900      4,768      254      (1,016 )     21,143
                                          

Expenses:

                

Interest expense

     2,564      630      1,303      —        (1,043 )     3,454

Provision for loan losses

     125      —        1,372      —        —         1,497

Personnel expenses

     2,831      4,069      675      149      26       7,750

Other

     1,620      1,346      525      45      —         3,536
                                          

Total operating expenses

     7,140      6,045      3,875      194      (1,017 )     16,237
                                          

Income before income taxes

     2,097      1,855      893      60      1       4,906

Provision for income taxes

     425      706      338      24      —         1,493
                                          

Net income

   $ 1,672    $ 1,149    $ 555    $ 36    $ 1     $ 3,413
                                          

Total assets

   $ 569,896    $ 75,537    $ 117,354    $ 25    $ (90,693 )   $ 672,119

Capital expenditures

   $ 2,424    $ 297    $ 91    $ —      $ —       $ 2,812

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
    Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
   Other    Eliminations     Consolidated

Revenues:

               

Interest income

   $ 28,125     $ 1,974    $ 15,588    $ —      $ (2,381 )   $ 43,306

Gains on sales of loans

     —         12,750      —        —        (37 )     12,713

Other

     3,726       2,535      324      759      —         7,344
                                           

Total operating income

     31,851       17,259      15,912      759      (2,418 )     63,363
                                           

Expenses:

               

Interest expense

     9,771       1,029      4,939      —        (2,418 )     13,321

Provision for loan losses

     (250 )     —        3,475      —        —         3,225

Personnel expenses

     9,582       9,142      2,300      514      50       21,588

Other

     5,787       4,246      1,474      108      —         11,615
                                           

Total operating expenses

     24,890       14,417      12,188      622      (2,368 )     49,749
                                           

Income before income taxes

     6,961       2,842      3,724      137      (50 )     13,614

Provision for income taxes

     1,720       1,080      1,415      52      (17 )     4,250
                                           

Net income

   $ 5,241     $ 1,762    $ 2,309    $ 85    $ (33 )   $ 9,364
                                           

Total assets

   $ 572,794     $ 64,597    $ 132,187    $ 62    $ (58,865 )   $ 710,775

Capital expenditures

   $ 4,222     $ 232    $ 157    $ 3    $ —       $ 4,614
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
    Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
   Other    Eliminations     Consolidated

Revenues:

               

Interest income

   $ 22,532     $ 2,463    $ 12,983    $ —      $ (2,305 )   $ 35,673

Gains on sales of loans

     —         13,998      —        —        11       14,009

Other

     3,129       2,771      226      682      —         6,808
                                           

Total operating income

     25,661       19,232      13,209      682      (2,294 )     56,490
                                           

Expenses:

               

Interest expense

     6,064       1,181      3,515      —        (2,370 )     8,390

Provision for loan losses

     325       —        3,445      —        —         3,770

Personnel expenses

     8,302       10,415      2,061      422      89       21,289

Other

     4,890       3,634      1,323      143      —         9,990
                                           

Total operating expenses

     19,581       15,230      10,344      565      (2,281 )     43,439
                                           

Income before income taxes

     6,080       4,002      2,865      117      (13 )     13,051

Provision for income taxes

     1,369       1,521      1,088      45      —         4,023
                                           

Net income

   $ 4,711     $ 2,481    $ 1,777    $ 72    $ (13 )   $ 9,028
                                           

Total assets

   $ 569,896     $ 75,537    $ 117,354    $ 25    $ (90,693 )   $ 672,119

Capital expenditures

   $ 6,860     $ 389    $ 131    $ —      $ —       $ 7,380

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Retail Banking segment also provides the Consumer Finance segment with a portion of the funds needed to originate loans and charges the Consumer Finance segment interest at LIBOR plus 180 basis points. The Retail Banking segment acquires certain lot and permanent loans, second mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit from the Mortgage Banking segment at prices similar to those paid by third-party investors. These transactions are eliminated to reach consolidated totals. Certain corporate overhead costs incurred by the Retail Banking segment are not allocated to the Mortgage Banking, Consumer Finance and Other segments.

Note 7

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. SFAS 155 permits fair value measurement of any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. SFAS 155 also clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of SFAS 133. It establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation. SFAS 155 also clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives. Finally, SFAS 155 amends SFAS 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Corporation does not expect the implementation of SFAS 155 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. SFAS 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into certain servicing contracts and requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS 156 permits an entity to choose between the amortization and fair value methods for subsequent measurements. At initial adoption, SFAS 156 permits a one-time reclassification of available for sale securities to trading securities by entities with recognized servicing rights. SFAS 156 also requires separate presentation of servicing assets and servicing liabilities subsequently measured at fair value in the statement of financial position and additional disclosures for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS 156 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Corporation does not expect the implementation of SFAS 156 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements but may change current practice for some entities. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those years. The Corporation does not expect the implementation of SFAS 157 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income.

 

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The funded status of a benefit plan will be measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value and the benefit obligation. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation. For any other postretirement plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. SFAS 158 also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position. SFAS 158 also requires additional disclosure in the notes to financial statements about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation. The Corporation is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006, which for the Corporation will be December 31, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employers’ fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Citizens and Farmers Bank, has a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan, which will be subject to the provisions of SFAS 158. A valuation of the Bank’s plan will be performed as of October 1, 2006 and the funded status of the plan will be determined in connection with this valuation. If the plan is determined to be underfunded, the Corporation will recognize a pension liability on its balance at December 31, 2006. This liability will be reported as a reduction in the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income component of shareholders’ equity.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes: An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement principles for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Corporation does not expect the implementation of FIN 48 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (SAB 108). SAB 108 expresses the SEC staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. These interpretations were issued to address diversity in practice and the potential under current practice for the build up of improper amounts on the balance sheet. SAB 108 expresses the SEC staff’s view that a registrant’s materiality evaluation of an identified unadjusted error should quantify the effects of the error on each financial statement and related financial statement disclosures and that prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying misstatements in current year financial statements. SAB 108 also states that correcting prior year financial statements for immaterial errors would not require previously filed reports to be amended. Such correction may be made the next time the registrant files the prior year financial statements. Registrants electing not to restate prior periods should reflect the effects of initially applying the guidance in SAB 108 in their annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The cumulative effect of the initial application should be reported in the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that fiscal year and the offsetting adjustment should be made to the opening balance of retained earnings for that year. Registrants should disclose the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected in the cumulative adjustment. The disclosure should also include when and how each error arose and the fact that the errors had previously been considered immaterial. The SEC staff encourages early application of the guidance in SAB 108 for interim periods of the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Corporation does not expect the implementation of SAB 108 to have a material effect on its financial statements.

 

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

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains statements concerning the Corporation’s expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal securities laws. These statements may address issues that involve estimates and assumptions made by management and risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from historical results or those anticipated by such statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, changes in:

 

  1) interest rates;

 

  2) general economic conditions;

 

  3) the legislative/regulatory climate;

 

  4) monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board;

 

  5) the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios;

 

  6) demand for loan products;

 

  7) deposit flows;

 

  8) competition;

 

  9) demand for financial services in the Corporation’s market area;

 

  10) technology;

 

  11) reliance on third parties for key services; and

 

  12) accounting principles, policies and guidelines.

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on those statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.

The following discussion supplements and provides information about the major components of the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of the Corporation. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Those accounting policies with the greatest uncertainty and that required our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments affecting the application of these policies, and the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions, or using different assumptions, are described below.

Allowance for Loan Losses: We establish the allowance for loan losses through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for loan losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when we believe that the collection of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries of losses previously charged against the allowance are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents an amount that, in our judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Our judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans while taking into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan

 

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portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay, overall portfolio quality, concentrations of credit risk and specific potential losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

Impairment of Loans: We measure impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the loan (or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price) or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. We consider a loan impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all interest and principal payments as scheduled in the loan agreement. We do not consider a loan impaired during a period of delay in payment if we expect the ultimate collection of all amounts due. A valuation allowance is maintained to the extent that the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment. The loans currently designated as impaired are being valued based on collateral. The reserves that we have established are based on appraisals of the collateral and have been adjusted for items such as selling costs and current conditions. We believe these adjustments are reasonable.

Impairment of Securities: Impairment of investment securities results in a write-down that must be included in net income when a market value decline below cost is other-than-temporary. We regularly review each investment security for impairment based on criteria that include the extent to which cost exceeds market price, the duration of that market value decline, the financial health of and specific prospects for the issuer and our ability and intention with regard to holding the security to maturity.

Goodwill: Goodwill is no longer subject to amortization over its estimated useful life, but is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment using a two-step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit. In assessing the recoverability of the Corporation’s goodwill, all of which was recognized in connection with the Bank’s acquisition of C&F Finance in September 2002, we must make assumptions in order to determine the fair value of the respective assets. Major assumptions used in determining impairment were increases in future income, sales multiples in determining terminal value and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. As part of the impairment test, we performed a sensitivity analysis by increasing the discount rate, lowering sales multiples and reducing increases in future income. We completed the annual test for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2005 and determined there was no impairment to be recognized in 2005. If the underlying estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan: The Bank maintains a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan for eligible full-time employees as specified by the plan. Plan assets, which consist primarily of marketable equity securities and corporate and government fixed income securities, are valued using market quotations. The Bank’s actuary determines plan obligations and annual pension expense using a number of key assumptions. Key assumptions include the discount rate, the estimated future return on plan assets and the anticipated rate of future salary increases. Changes in these assumptions in the future, if any, may impact pension expense as measured in accordance with SFAS No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions.

Accounting for Income Taxes: Determining the Corporation’s effective tax rate requires judgment. In the ordinary course of business, there are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax outcomes are uncertain. In addition, the Corporation’s tax returns are subject to audit by various tax authorities. Although we believe that the estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome will not be materially different than that which is reflected in the income tax provision and accrual.

 

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For further information concerning accounting policies, refer to Note 1 of the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

OVERVIEW

Our primary financial goals are to maximize the Corporation’s earnings and to deploy capital in profitable growth initiatives that will enhance shareholder value. We track three primary performance measures in order to assess the level of success in achieving these goals: (i) return on average assets (ROA), (ii) return on average equity (ROE) and (iii) growth in earnings. In addition to these financial performance measures, we track the performance of the Corporation’s three principal business activities: retail banking, mortgage banking and consumer finance. We also actively manage our capital through growth, stock repurchases and dividends.

Financial Performance Measures. For the Corporation, net income decreased 8.8 percent to $3.11 million, or 95 cents per share assuming dilution, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 compared to $3.41 million, or $1.01 per share assuming dilution, for the third quarter of 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 increased 3.7 percent to $9.36 million, or $2.86 per share assuming dilution, compared to $9.03 million, or $2.52 per share assuming dilution, for the first nine months of 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 included $728,000, after taxes, attributable to the recovery of past due interest and a reduction in the Corporation’s loan loss allowance in connection with the pay-off of previously nonperforming loans of one commercial relationship. Excluding the 22 cents per share after-tax effect of this loan pay-off, the Corporation’s earnings were $8.64 million, or $2.64 per share assuming dilution, for the first nine months of 2006, which represents a 4.8 percent increase in earnings per share over the same period in 2005. Earnings for the first nine months of 2006 reflected the effect of our growth initiatives and strategic capital management. While expenses associated with our growth initiatives have resulted in a decrease in operating income, excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, for the nine months of September 30, 2006, earnings per share for the nine months increased compared to 2005 as a result of the large share repurchase in mid-2005.

The Corporation’s annualized ROE and annualized ROA were 19.15 percent and 1.78 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2006 compared with 21.49 percent and 2.01 percent for the third quarter of 2005. The Corporation’s annualized ROE and annualized ROA were 19.86 percent and 1.82 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2006. Excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, the Corporation’s annualized ROE was 18.32 percent for the first nine months of 2006, compared with 17.41 percent for the first nine months of 2005. The annualized ROA, excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, was 1.67 percent for the first nine months of 2006, compared with 1.88 percent for the first nine months of 2005.

The decline in annualized ROE for the third quarter of 2006 resulted from the earnings decline at the Mortgage Banking and Retail Banking segments, which was offset in part by earnings improvement at the Consumer Finance segment. The increase in annualized ROE for the first nine months of 2006, excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, resulted from the accretive effect of the Corporation’s share repurchase in July 2005. The decline in annualized ROA for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 resulted from the decline in earnings, excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, coupled with an increase in average assets, primarily loans held for investment and new facilities.

 

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Principal Business Activities. An overview of the financial results for each of the Corporation’s principal segments is presented below. A more detailed discussion is included in “Results of Operations.”

Retail Banking: Third quarter net income for C&F Bank declined slightly to $1.61 million in 2006 compared to $1.67 million in 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 increased to $5.24 million compared to $4.71 million in 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 included $728,000, after taxes, recognized in connection with the pay-off of previously nonperforming loans of one commercial relationship. Excluding this amount, the Bank’s net income for the first nine months of 2006 was $4.51 million. Included in earnings for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 were the effects on operating expenses of the Peninsula and Richmond branch expansions and the operations center relocation, higher operational and administrative personnel costs to support growth, as well as interest expense on trust preferred securities, the proceeds from which were used to partially fund the large share repurchase in mid-2005. Higher expenses were offset in part by an increase in net interest income, which resulted from an increase in both the amount of and yield on earning assets, and an increase in service charges on deposit accounts. The Bank’s net interest margin has benefited in the short term as variable-rate loans have repriced as short-term interest rates have increased while deposits have repriced at a more gradual pace. Future earnings of the Retail Banking segment may be impacted by net interest margin compression if the lag in deposit repricing continues to diminish.

Mortgage Banking: Third quarter net income for C&F Mortgage Corporation decreased to $698,000 in 2006 compared to $1.15 million in 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 decreased to $1.76 million compared to $2.48 million in 2005. These declines reflected continued margin compression and reduced loan volume as demand for residential mortgage loans and refinancings has moderated as interest rates have increased. Gains on loan sales have declined due to increasingly narrow profit margins resulting from competition and ancillary fees have declined due to a decline in loan originations. C&F Mortgage has also experienced a decrease in net interest income resulting from a lower average balance of loans held for sale and net interest margin compression due to the increasing cost of funds. C&F Mortgage’s loan origination volume during the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006 declined 25.4 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively, from their 2005 levels. For the third quarter of 2006, the amount of loan originations at C&F Mortgage resulting from refinancings was $54.6 million compared to $121.5 million for the third quarter of 2005. Loans originated for new and resale home purchases for these two time periods were $183.9 million and $198.2 million, respectively. For the first nine months of 2006, the amount of loan originations at C&F Mortgage resulting from refinancings was $193.1 million compared to $288.1 million for the first nine months of 2005. Loans originated for new and resale home purchases for these two nine-month periods were $522.1 million compared to $536.3 million. Future earnings of the Mortgage Banking segment may be negatively affected if interest rate trends result in fewer new and resale home sales and loan refinancings.

Consumer Finance: Third quarter net income for C&F Finance Company increased to $795,000 in 2006 compared to $555,000 in 2005. Net income for the first nine months of 2006 increased to $2.31 million compared to $1.78 million in 2005. The earnings improvements in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006 resulted from respective 13.1 percent and 15.8 percent increases in average loans outstanding, which more than offset the decline in C&F Finance’s net interest margins attributable to increases in the cost of borrowings resulting from rising interest rates, and operating expenses to support growth. Operating results in 2006 benefited from the completion of C&F Finance’s conversion to a new loan system, the consolidation and relocation of its operations center to a new location in Richmond, Virginia, and a change in the third-party lender for its secured revolving line of credit with financing terms that provide for a rate reduction from the prior terms and lower administration fees—all of which occurred after the first quarter of 2005. We believe that with these improvements we have established a platform with the capacity to support current operations and

 

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future growth, which will enhance long-term earnings. In addition to earnings growth during 2006, nonaccrual consumer finance loans as a percentage of total consumer finance loans was less than one percent as of September 30, 2006 compared to 1.64 percent as of December 31, 2005, which reflected C&F Finance’s overall effort to reduce nonperforming assets. Future earnings at the Consumer Finance segment will be further impacted by economic conditions including, but not limited to, the employment market, interest rate levels and the resale market for used automobiles.

Capital Management. Total assets grew by $38.82 million to $710.78 million during the first nine months of 2006. A detailed discussion of the changes in our financial position since December 31, 2005 is included in the section “Financial Condition.” Dividends for the first nine months of 2006 were 85 cents per share, a 16.4 percent increase over 73 cents per share in the first nine months of 2005. The weighted average number of shares outstanding in the first nine months of 2006 was 3,149,643 compared to 3,454,683 in the first nine months of 2005. This decrease resulted from the repurchase of approximately 427,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock in mid-2005, which was accretive to earnings per share and ROE.

On November 4, 2005, the Corporation’s board of directors approved the repurchase of up to five percent of the Corporation’s common stock (approximately 156,783 shares) over the twelve months ending November 3, 2006. We have purchased 13,222 shares under this authorization.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

Selected Average Balance Sheet Data and Net Interest Margin

 

     Three Months Ended  
     September 30, 2006     September 30, 2005  

(in 000’s)

   Average
Balance
   Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance
   Yield/
Cost
 

Securities

   $ 66,291    6.30 %   $ 69,016    6.56 %

Loans held for sale

     47,867    6.31       82,688    5.41  

Loans

     516,041    10.24       463,100    9.48  

Interest bearing deposits in other banks

     6,631    5.13       10,845    3.36  
                  

Total earning assets

   $ 636,830    9.48 %   $ 625,649    8.52 %
                  

Time and savings deposits

   $ 414,812    2.82 %   $ 395,286    2.03 %

Borrowings

     120,298    6.38       122,472    4.73  
                  

Total interest bearing liabilities

   $ 535,110    3.62 %   $ 517,758    2.67 %
                  

Net interest margin

      6.44 %      6.31 %
     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30, 2006     September 30, 2005  

(in 000’s)

   Average
Balance
   Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance
   Yield/
Cost
 

Securities

   $ 66,924    6.35 %   $ 69,676    6.57 %

Loans held for sale

     42,865    6.14       61,921    5.30  

Loans

     505,749    10.17       439,885    9.25  

Interest bearing deposits in other banks

     9,975    4.81       16,284    2.70  
                  

Total earning assets

   $ 625,513    9.40 %   $ 587,766    8.34 %
                  

Time and savings deposits

   $ 411,276    2.58 %   $ 380,547    1.76 %

Borrowings

     119,922    5.95       99,713    4.48  
                  

Total interest bearing liabilities

   $ 531,198    3.34 %   $ 480,260    2.33 %
                  

Net interest margin

      6.56 %      6.43 %

Interest income and expense are affected by fluctuations in interest rates, by changes in the volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and by the interaction of rate and volume factors. The following tables show the direct causes of the changes in the components of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis from the third quarter of 2005 to the third quarter of 2006 and from the first nine months of 2005 to the first nine months of 2006. Rate/volume variances, the third element in the calculation, are not shown separately in the table, but are allocated to the rate and volume variances in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. Loans include both nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

 

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Three Months Ended

September 30, 2006

 
    

Increase(Decrease)

Due to Changes in

   

Total

Increase

(Decrease)

 

(in 000’s)

   Rate     Volume    

Interest income:

      

Securities

   $ (44 )   $ (44 )   $ (88 )

Loans

     1,428       438       1,866  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     33       (40 )     (7 )
                        

Total interest income

     1,417       354       1,771  
                        

Interest expense:

      

Time and savings deposits

     731       191       922  

Borrowings

     500       (31 )     469  
                        

Total interest expense

     1,231       160       1,391  
                        

Change in net interest income

   $ 186     $ 194     $ 380  
                        
    

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2006

 
    

Increase(Decrease)

Due to Changes in

   

Total

Increase

(Decrease)

 

(in 000’s)

   Rate     Volume    

Interest income:

      

Securities

   $ (141 )   $ (102 )   $ (243 )

Loans

     4,515       3,260       7,775  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     188       (158 )     30  
                        

Total interest income

     4,562       3,000       7,562  
                        

Interest expense:

      

Time and savings deposits

     2,228       702       2,930  

Borrowings

     1,218       783       2,001  
                        

Total interest expense

     3,446       1,485       4,931  
                        

Change in net interest income

   $ 1,116     $ 1,515     $ 2,631  
                        

Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the third quarter of 2006 was $10.25 million compared to $9.87 million for the third quarter of 2005. Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the first nine months of 2006 was $30.99 million compared to $28.36 million for the first nine months of 2005. The net interest margin was 6.44 percent for the third quarter of 2006 compared to 6.31 percent for the third quarter of 2005. The net interest margin of 6.56 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included $870,000 of nonaccrued and default interest attributable to the repayment of previously nonperforming loans of one commercial relationship. Excluding the effect of the commercial loan pay-off, the net interest margin was 6.42 percent for the first nine months of 2006 compared to 6.43 percent for the same period in 2005. The moderation of the increase in net interest income during the third quarter of 2006 reflected the diminishing lag in deposit repricing. Increases of 96 basis points and 106 basis points in the yield on interest-earning assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, were significantly offset by increases of 95 basis points and 101 basis points, respectively, in the rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

Average loans held for investment increased $52.94 million and $65.86 million in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005. The Retail Banking segment’s average loan portfolio increased $38.71 million in the third quarter of 2006 and $49.79 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same periods in 2005. These increases were mainly attributable to higher loan production in the Virginia Peninsula market and residential construction loan growth. The Consumer Finance segment’s average loan portfolio increased $14.23 million in the third quarter of 2006 and $16.07 million in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same periods in 2005. These increases were mainly attributable to overall growth at existing

 

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locations. Average loans held for sale at the Mortgage Banking segment decreased $34.82 million in the third quarter of 2006 and $19.06 million in the first nine months of 2006. Mortgage interest rate trends over the last twelve months have resulted in declines of 25.4 percent and 13.3 percent in loan origination volume during the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, respectively. The yield on loans held for investment and loans held for sale increased as a result of a general increase in interest rates since mid-2004.

Average securities available for sale decreased $2.73 million and $2.75 million for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005. In addition, their average yield declined 26 basis points and 22 basis points for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively. The decline in the average balance resulted from the utilization of proceeds from maturities and calls to partially fund the increase in loan demand. The yield decreases reflected the impact of the flat yield curve on long-term interest rates.

Average interest earning deposits at other banks, primarily the FHLB, decreased $4.21 million and $6.31 million for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005. Fluctuations in the average balance of these low-yielding deposits occurred in response to loan demand. The average yield on interest-earning deposits at other banks increased 177 basis points and 211 basis points for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, respectively. The higher yields reflected increases in short-term interest rates, which began in mid-2004.

Although average interest-bearing deposits increased $19.53 million and $30.73 million for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively, the increase in interest on deposits was influenced to a greater extent by the increase in deposit rates. The average cost of deposits increased 79 basis points for the third quarter of 2006 and 82 basis points for the first nine months of 2006 due to the increase in short-term interest rates, coupled with the repricing of maturing deposits at higher interest rates.

Average borrowings increased $20.21 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 due to a new line of credit and the issuance of trust preferred capital securities in the third quarter of 2005 to fund the Corporation’s repurchase of 427,186 shares of its common stock in mid-2005. The increase in interest on borrowings was influenced to a greater extent by the increase in cost of borrowings, which increased 165 basis points and 147 basis points for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2006, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2005. The majority of the Corporation’s borrowings are indexed to short-term interest rates and reprice as short-term interest rates change.

The net interest margin has benefited in the short term as prime-based loans have repriced as the prime rate has changed. However, we expect that the favorable impact of the deposit repricing lag will neutralize in the longer term and the cost of borrowings will continue to increase as short-term interest rates rise.

 

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Noninterest Income

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

    Total

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —      $ 4,607    $ —      $ (13 )   $ 4,594

Service charges on deposit accounts

     951      —        —        —         951

Other service charges and fees

     317      871      55      —         1,243

Gain on calls of available for sale securities

     22      —        —        —         22

Other income

     66      7      54      252       379
                                   

Total noninterest income

   $ 1,356    $ 5,485    $ 109    $ 239     $ 7,189
                                   
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

    Total

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —      $ 5,763    $ —      $ (3 )   $ 5,760

Service charges on deposit accounts

     728      —        —        —         728

Other service charges and fees

     261      1,008      —        —         1,269

Gain on calls of available for sale securities

     27      —        —        —         27

Other income

     41      10      86      254       391
                                   

Total noninterest income

   $ 1,057    $ 6,781    $ 86    $ 251     $ 8,175
                                   
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

    Total

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —      $ 12,750    $ —      $ (37 )   $ 12,713

Service charges on deposit accounts

     2,523      —        —        —         2,523

Other service charges and fees

     896      2,515      184      —         3,595

Gain on calls of available for sale securities

     103      —        —        —         103

Other income

     204      20      140      759       1,123
                                   

Total noninterest income

   $ 3,726    $ 15,285    $ 324    $ 722     $ 20,057
                                   
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

    Total

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —      $ 13,998    $ —      $ 11     $ 14,009

Service charges on deposit accounts

     2,058      —        —        —         2,058

Other service charges and fees

     774      2,751      —        —         3,525

Gain on calls of available for sale securities

     42      —        —        —         42

Other income

     255      20      226      682       1,183
                                   

Total noninterest income

   $ 3,129    $ 16,769    $ 226    $ 693     $ 20,817
                                   

Total noninterest income declined approximately 12.1 percent to $7.19 million for the third quarter of 2006 and 3.7 percent to $20.06 million for the first nine months of 2006. Total noninterest income decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 at the Mortgage Banking

 

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segment because of (1) lower gains on sales of loans as a result of increasingly narrow profit margins due to competition, (2) lower demand for loans and (3) lower ancillary fees as a result of a decline in loan originations. Total noninterest income increased at the Retail Banking and Consumer Finance segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 because of (1) higher service charges and fees on deposit accounts at the Retail Banking segment resulting from deposit account growth, coupled with the expansion of our overdraft protection services and (2) higher service charges and fees at the Consumer Finance segment resulting from fees generated from loan processing and collection.

Noninterest Expenses

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

   Total

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 3,249    $ 3,251    $ 815    $ 171    $ 7,486

Occupancy expense

     736      423      75      6      1,240

Other expenses

     1,235      1,024      425      24      2,708
                                  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 5,220    $ 4,698    $ 1,315    $ 201    $ 11,434
                                  
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

   Total

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 2,831    $ 4,069    $ 675    $ 175    $ 7,750

Occupancy expense

     541      351      41      6      939

Other expenses

     1,079      995      484      39      2,597
                                  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 4,451    $ 5,415    $ 1,200    $ 220    $ 11,286
                                  
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

   Total

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 9,582    $ 9,142    $ 2,300    $ 564    $ 21,588

Occupancy expense

     2,307      1,240      209      18      3,774

Other expenses

     3,480      3,006      1,265      90      7,841
                                  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 15,369    $ 13,388    $ 3,774    $ 672    $ 33,203
                                  
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in 000’s)

   Retail
Banking
   Mortgage
Banking
   Consumer
Finance
  

Other

and
Eliminations

   Total

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 8,302    $ 10,415    $ 2,061    $ 511    $ 21,289

Occupancy expense

     1,669      970      129      18      2,786

Other expenses

     3,221      2,664      1,194      125      7,204
                                  

Total noninterest expense

   $ 13,192    $ 14,049    $ 3,384    $ 654    $ 31,279
                                  

 

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Total noninterest expense increased 1.3 percent to $11.43 million for the third quarter of 2006 compared to the third quarter of 2005 and 6.2 percent to $33.20 million for the first nine months of 2006 compared to the first nine months of 2005. The Retail Banking and the Consumer Finance segments reported increases in total noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 that were primarily attributable to higher personnel and operating expenses to support growth and technology enhancements at both segments. Noninterest expense of the Retail Banking segment included costs associated with our new Hampton and Kiln Creek retail banking branches on the Virginia Peninsula, both of which opened in 2006, our new operations center, which opened in late 2005, and staffing and training personnel for our two new retail banking branches undergoing renovation in the Richmond area. Total noninterest expense declined for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 at the Mortgage Banking segment because of lower personnel costs due to lower origination volume in 2006.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the third quarter of 2006 totaled $1.44 million, an effective tax rate of 31.6 percent, compared with $1.49 million, or 30.4 percent, for the third quarter of 2005. Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2006 totaled $4.25 million, an effective tax rate of 31.2 percent, compared with $4.02 million, or 30.8 percent, for the first nine months of 2005.

ASSET QUALITY

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents an amount that, in our judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. The provision for loan losses increases the allowance, and loans charged off, net of recoveries, reduces the allowance. The following tables summarize the allowance activity for periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006  

(in 000’s)

   Retail and
Mortgage
Banking
    Consumer
Finance
    Total  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 4,403     $ 9,187     $ 13,590  

Provision for loan losses

     —         1,125       1,125  
                        
     4,403       10,312       14,715  

Loans charged off

     (112 )     (1,152 )     (1,264 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     47       355       402  
                        

Net loans charged off

     (65 )     (797 )     (862 )
                        

Allowance, end of period

   $ 4,338     $ 9,515     $ 13,853  
                        

 

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     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005  

(in 000’s)

   Retail and
Mortgage
Banking
    Consumer
Finance
    Total  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 4,619     $ 7,770     $ 12,389  

Provision for loan losses

     125       1,372       1,497  
                        
     4,744       9,142       13,886  

Loans charged off

     (98 )     (1,247 )     (1,345 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     38       322       360  
                        

Net loans charged off

     (60 )     (925 )     (985 )
                        

Allowance, end of period

   $ 4,684     $ 8,217     $ 12,901  
                        
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006  

(in 000’s)

   Retail and
Mortgage
Banking
    Consumer
Finance
    Total  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 4,718     $ 8,346     $ 13,064  

Provision for loan losses

     (250 )     3,475       3,225  
                        
     4,468       11,821       16,289  

Loans charged off

     (338 )     (3,276 )     (3,614 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     208       970       1,178  
                        

Net loans charged off

     (130 )     (2,306 )     (2,436 )
                        

Allowance, end of period

   $ 4,338     $ 9,515     $ 13,853  
                        
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005  

(in 000’s)

   Retail and
Mortgage
Banking
    Consumer
Finance
    Total  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 4,460     $ 6,684     $ 11,144  

Provision for loan losses

     325       3,445       3,770  
                        
     4,785       10,129       14,914  

Loans charged off

     (170 )     (2,904 )     (3,074 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     69       992       1,061  
                        

Net loans charged off

     (101 )     (1,912 )     (2,013 )
                        

Allowance, end of period

   $ 4,684     $ 8,217     $ 12,901  
                        

There was a $380,000 decline in 2006 in the allowance for loan losses at the combined Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments compared to December 31, 2005. The Bank’s nonperforming and accruing loans past due 90 days or more at December 31, 2005 consisted primarily of one commercial relationship to which we had allocated $865,000 of the allowance for loan losses. In May

 

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2006, the borrower sold the real estate collateral for these loans and the loans were repaid in full from the sale proceeds. The decline in the allowance for loan losses resulting from the resolution of this nonperforming loan relationship was offset in part by the allocation of additional amounts in the loan loss allowance to loans downgraded during 2006 and increased allocations for certain loans based on risks associated with industry concentrations. We believe that the current level of the allowance for loan losses of the combined Retail and Mortgage Banking segments is adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible.

The decline in the provision for loan losses during the third quarter of 2006 in the Consumer Finance segment, consisting solely of C&F Finance Company, resulted from lower charge-offs, which reflected the improvement in asset quality as described below. The increase in the provision for loan losses during the first nine months of 2006 in the Consumer Finance segment occurred as a result of loan growth and higher charge-offs in the first half of 2006. We believe that the current level of the allowance for loan losses of the Consumer Finance segment is adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible.

Nonperforming Assets

Retail and Mortgage Banking

 

(in 000’s)

  

September 30,

2006

   

December 31,

2005

 

Nonperforming assets*

   $ 1,316     $ 4,083  

Accruing loans past due for 90 days or more

   $ 1,801     $ 3,826  

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 4,338     $ 4,718  

Nonperforming assets to total loans**

     0.33 %     1.11 %

Allowance for loan losses to total loans**

     1.09       1.29  

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets

     329.64       115.56  

* Nonperforming assets consist solely of nonaccrual loans for each period presented.
** Loans exclude Consumer Finance segment loans presented below.

Consumer Finance

 

(in 000’s)

  

September 30,

2006

   

December 31,

2005

 

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 1,038     $ 1,819  

Accruing loans past due for 90 days or more

   $ 17     $ 26  

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 9,515     $ 8,346  

Nonaccrual consumer finance loans to total consumer finance loans

     0.83 %     1.64 %

Allowance for loan losses to total consumer finance loans

     7.57       7.51  

Nonperforming assets and accruing loans past due 90 days or more of the combined Retail and Mortgage Banking segments at December 31, 2005 consisted primarily of one commercial relationship. As previously described, these loans were repaid in full in May 2006, which accounted for the decline in nonperforming assets in 2006.

Nonaccrual loans of the Consumer Finance segment as a percentage of total consumer finance loans declined 81 basis points since December 31, 2005. Despite the improvement in asset quality, we have maintained the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans at 7.57 percent because of cyclical behavior in consumer finance delinquency trends and an increase in the amount of delinquent payment deferrals. In accordance with its policies and guidelines, C&F Finance, at times, offers payment deferrals to borrowers, whereby the borrower is allowed to move up to two delinquent payments within a twelve-month rolling period to the end of the loan, generally by paying a fee. An account for which all delinquent payments are deferred is classified as current at the time the

 

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deferment is granted and therefore is not included as a delinquent account. Thereafter, such an account is aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account. We evaluate the results of this deferment strategy based upon the amount of cash installments that are collected on accounts after they have been deferred versus the extent to which the collateral underlying the deferred accounts has depreciated over the same period of time. Based on this evaluation, we believe that payment deferrals granted according to our policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio. Payment deferrals may affect the ultimate timing of when an account is charged off. Increased use of deferrals may result in a lengthening of the loss confirmation period, which would increase expectations of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and therefore increase the allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

At September 30, 2006, the Corporation had total assets of $710.78 million compared to $671.96 million at December 31, 2005. The increase was principally a result of an increase in loans held for sale, loans held for investment and corporate premises and equipment, which was offset in part by a decline in interest-bearing deposits in other banks. Growth in loan demand was funded by reducing the amount the Corporation placed in lower-yielding overnight funds and additional borrowings. The increase in corporate premises resulted from expenditures associated with the completion of the Bank’s Hampton and Kiln Creek branches, which opened in 2006, and the ongoing renovation of two branch buildings acquired in 2005 and located in the Richmond, Virginia area.

Loan Portfolio

The following table sets forth the composition of the Corporation’s loans held for investment in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the Corporation’s total gross loans held for investment at the dates indicated:

 

(in 000’s)

   September 30, 2006     December 31, 2005  
   Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Real estate - mortgage

   $ 112,062     20 %   $ 96,850     21 %

Real estate - construction

     13,234     3       20,222     4  

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     237,747     46       216,081     45  

Equity lines

     24,691     5       24,662     5  

Consumer

     9,116     2       9,574     2  

Consumer- C&F Finance

     125,688     24       111,141     23  
                            

Total loans

     522,538     100 %     478,530     100 %
                

Less unearned loan fees

     (531 )       (427 )  

Less allowance for loan losses

        

Retail and Mortgage Banking

     (4,338 )       (4,718 )  

Consumer Finance

     (9,515 )       (8,346 )  
                    

Total loans, net

   $ 508,154       $ 465,039    

The increase in loans held for investment occurred predominantly in (1) the variable-rate categories of real estate and commercial loans and (2) the fixed-rate category of consumer loans at C&F Finance. Typically, growth in the variable-rate categories will favorably impact net interest margin in a rising interest rate environment. Fixed-rate consumer loans at C&F Finance are partially funded by variable-rate borrowings; therefore, net interest margin will be negatively impacted in a rising interest rate environment.

 

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Investment Securities

The following table sets forth the composition of the Corporation’s securities available for sale in dollar amounts at fair value and as a percentage of the Corporation’s total securities available for sale at the dates indicated:

 

(in 000’s)

   September 30, 2006     December 31, 2005  
   Amount    Percent     Amount    Percent  

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 6,088    9 %   $ 6,118    9 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,312    4       2,562    4  

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     52,509    81       52,524    81  
                          

Total debt securities

     60,909    94       61,204    94  

Preferred stock

     4,057    6       4,097    6  
                          

Total available for sale securities

   $ 64,966    100 %   $ 65,301    100 %
                          

Deposits

Deposits totaled $499.13 million at September 30, 2006 compared to $495.44 million at December 31, 2005. This increase was primarily attributable to (i) the increase in noninterest bearing demand deposits, which totaled $83.33 million at September 30, 2006 compared with $78.93 million at December 31, 2005 and (ii) the increase in time deposits, which totaled $237.41 million at September 30, 2006 compared with $221.29 million at December 31, 2005, which were offset in part by the decrease in savings and interest-bearing demand deposits from $195.21 million at December 31, 2005 to $178.39 million at September 30, 2006. The lack of significant deposit growth is a result of continued competition from other financial institutions and the equity markets.

Other Borrowings

Borrowings totaled $126.84 million at September 30, 2006 compared with $102.31 million at December 31, 2005. This increase occurred in (i) the Bank’s short-term borrowings from the FHLB to fund the increase in loans held for sale at C&F Mortgage and (ii) C&F Finance’s line of credit to fund loan growth.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2006, there have been no material changes to the off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2006, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the contractual obligations disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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Liquidity

Liquid assets, which include unrestricted cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits at other banks and nonpledged securities available-for-sale, at September 30, 2006 totaled $38.30 million. The Corporation’s funding sources consist of an established federal funds line with a regional correspondent bank of $14.0 million that had no outstanding balance as of September 30, 2006, an established line with the FHLB that had $30.0 million outstanding under a total line of $124.58 million as of September 30, 2006, an unsecured revolving line of credit with a third-party lender that had $7.0 million outstanding under a total line of $7.0 million as of September 30, 2006 and a revolving line of credit with a third-party bank that had $73.93 million outstanding under a total line of $100.0 million as of September 30, 2006. We have no reason to believe these arrangements will not be renewed at their respective maturities.

As a result of the Corporation’s management of liquid assets and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, we believe that the Corporation maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its operational requirements and contractual obligations.

Capital Resources

The Corporation’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table.

 

     Actual    

Minimum Capital

Requirements

   

Minimum To Be

Well Capitalized

Under Prompt

Corrective Action

Provisions

 

(in 000’s)

   Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  

As of September 30, 2006:

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

   $ 72,378    12.5 %   $ 46,223    8.0 %     N/A    N/A  

Bank

     74,618    13.0       45,847    8.0     $ 57,309    10.0 %

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

     65,132    11.3       23,112    4.0       N/A    N/A  

Bank

     67,372    11.8       22,924    4.0       34,385    6.0  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Corporation

     65,132    9.4       27,596    4.0       N/A    N/A  

Bank

     67,372    9.8       27,399    4.0       34,248    5.0  

As of December 31, 2005:

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

   $ 65,295    12.2 %   $ 42,707    8.0 %     N/A    N/A  

Bank

     67,144    12.7       42,291    8.0     $ 52,864    10.0 %

Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

     58,531    11.0       21,354    4.0       N/A    N/A  

Bank

     60,463    11.4       21,146    4.0       31,718    6.0  

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Corporation

     58,531    8.9       26,270    4.0       N/A    N/A  

Bank

     60,463    9.3       26,025    4.0       32,531    5.0  

The capital ratios presented above for the Corporation include the effect of the Corporation’s repurchase of 427,186 shares of its common stock at $41 per share on July 27, 2005. On July 21, 2005, the Corporation issued $10.0 million of trust preferred securities through a statutory business trust to partially fund the share repurchase. The trust preferred securities are treated as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes for up to 25 percent of Tier 1 capital after their inclusion. Accordingly, the entire $10.0 million of the Corporation’s trust preferred securities is included in Tier 1 capital in the Corporation’s capital ratios presented above.

 

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Effects of Inflation

The effect of changing prices on financial institutions is typically different from other industries as the Corporation’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. Interest rates are significantly impacted by inflation, but neither the timing nor the magnitude of the changes is directly related to price level indices. Impacts of inflation on interest rates, loan demand and deposits are reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

Use of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we have presented certain non-GAAP financial measures for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 throughout this Form 10-Q, which are reconciled to GAAP financial measures below. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the Corporation’s performance trends and facilitate comparisons with its peers. Specifically, we believe the exclusion of a significant recovery of income recognized in a single accounting period permits a comparison of results for ongoing business operations, and it is on this basis that we internally assess the Corporation’s performance for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and establish goals for future periods. Although we believe the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Form 10-Q enhance investors’ understandings of the Corporation’s performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP-basis financial statements.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except for per share data)

 

          For the Nine Months Ended
     *    9/30/06     9/30/05

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

       

Net income (GAAP)

   A    $ 9,364     $ 9,028

Nonaccrual and default interest attributable to loan transaction, net of income taxes (GAAP)

        (565 )     —  

Reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction, net of income taxes (GAAP)

        (163 )     —  
                 

Net income, excluding nonaccrual and default interest and reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction

   B    $ 8,636     $ 9,028
                 

Weighted average shares – assuming dilution (GAAP)

   C      3,271       3,588

Weighted average shares – basic (GAAP)

   D      3,150       3,455

Earnings per shares – assuming dilution

       

GAAP

   A/C    $ 2.86     $ 2.52

Excluding nonaccrual and default interest and reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction

   B/C    $ 2.64     $ 2.52

 

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Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Continued)

(in thousands, except for per share data)

 

           For the Nine Months Ended  
     *     9/30/06     9/30/05  

Net Income and Earnings Per Share (Continued)

      

Earnings per share – basic

      

GAAP

   A/D     $ 2.97     $ 2.61  

Excluding nonaccrual and default interest and reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction

   B/D     $ 2.74     $ 2.61  

Annualized Return on Average Assets

      

Average assets (GAAP)

   E     $ 687,748     $ 639,568  

Annualized return on average assets

      

GAAP

   (A/E )/.75     1.82 %     1.88 %

Excluding nonaccrual and default interest and Reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to Loan transaction

   (B/E )/.75     1.67 %     1.88 %

Annualized Return on Average Equity

      

Average assets (GAAP)

   F     $ 62,852     $ 69,124  

Annualized return on average assets

      

GAAP

   (A/F )/.75     19.86 %     17.41 %

Excluding nonaccrual and default interest and Reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to Loan transaction

   (B/F )/.75     18.32 %     17.41 %

Retail Banking Segment Net Income

      

Net income (GAAP)

     $ 5,241     $ 4,711  

Nonaccrual and default interest attributable to loan transaction, net of income taxes (GAAP)

       (565 )     —    

Reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction, net of income taxes (GAAP)

       (163 )     —    
                  

Net income, excluding nonaccrual and default interest and reduction in loan loss allowance attributable to loan transaction

     $ 4,513     $ 4,711  
                  

 

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Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Continued)

(in thousands, except for per share data)

 

          For the Nine Months Ended  
     *    9/30/06     9/30/05  

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

       

Net interest income (GAAP)

      $ 29,985     $ 27,283  

Taxable-equivalent adjustment

        1,006       1,077  

Nonaccrual and default interest attributable to loan transaction (GAAP)

        (870 )     —    
                   

Taxable-equivalent net interest income, excluding nonaccrual and default interest attributable to loan transaction

   G    $ 30,121     $ 28,360  
                   

Average interest-earning assets (GAAP)

   H    $ 625,513     $ 587,766  

Net interest margin (GAAP)

   ((G/.75)+870)/H      6.56 %     6.43 %

Net interest margin, excluding nonaccrual and default Interest attributable to loan transaction

   (G/H)/.75      6.42 %     6.43 %

* The letters included in this column are provided to show how the various ratios presented in the Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures are calculated.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no significant changes from the quantitative and qualitative disclosures made in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Corporation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2006 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within the Corporation or its subsidiary to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Corporation’s periodic reports.

Management of the Corporation is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and control of the Corporation’s assets to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Pursuant to a previously-disclosed investigation, under the supervision of the Corporation’s audit committee, the Corporation’s management confirmed a $2.2 million embezzlement perpetrated by

 

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two former employees of C&F Mortgage Corporation, the mortgage subsidiary of C&F Bank, which occurred over a period from 2003 through 2005. This loss was covered under the Corporation’s insurance policy and the recovery proceeds, less a $75,000 deductible that was recognized in the second quarter of 2006, were received prior to the end of the period covered by this report. The impact of this embezzlement did not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.

In response to the operational control deficiencies, which enabled the embezzlement to occur, the Corporation strengthened certain of its internal control procedures during the third quarter of 2006 as follows:

 

    Strengthened the procedures by which wire transfers are requested, initiated and approved;

 

    Strengthened the procedures surrounding the control of the unissued check supply and the procedures followed when signing checks;

 

    Strengthened and reissued existing procedures for reconciling the cash accounts;

 

    Strengthened the accounting staff at both the supervisory and controller positions at C&F Mortgage; and

 

    Reissued certain existing procedures to reinforce their consistent application.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors faced by the Corporation from those disclosed in the Corporation’s Annual Report to Shareholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

     Total
Number
Of Shares
Purchased
   Average
Price
Paid Per
Share
  

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Program1

  

Maximum Number
of Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under

the Program1

July 1-31, 2006

   —      $ —      —      144,661

August 1-31, 2006

   700      38.33    700    143,961

September 1-30, 2006

   400      38.65    400    143,561
               

Total

   1,100    $ 38.45    1,100   
               

1 On November 4, 2005, the Corporation’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to five percent of the Corporation’s common stock (approximately 156,783 shares) over the twelve months ending November 3, 2006. The stock will be purchased in the open market and/or by privately negotiated transactions, as management and the board of directors deem to be prudent. The Corporation initially disclosed the repurchase authorization publicly on November 8, 2005.

On November 3, 2006, the existing stock repurchase authorization expired. The Corporation’s board of directors approved a new authorization for the repurchase of up to 150,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock over the twelve months ending November 3, 2007. The Corporation initially disclosed the repurchase authorization publicly on November 3, 2006.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits–

3.1 Articles of Incorporation of C&F Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-KSB filed March 29, 1996)

3.2 Bylaws of C&F Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-KSB filed March 29, 1996)

31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

32 Certification of CEO/CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)
Date November 6, 2006  

/s/ Larry G. Dillon

 

Larry G. Dillon

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date November 6, 2006  

/s/ Thomas F. Cherry

 

Thomas F. Cherry

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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