UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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, 2013
 
or
 
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from
  to

Commission file number 001-32964
 
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
11-2672906
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Glen Head Road, Glen Head, NY
 
11545
(Address of principal executive offices
 
(Zip Code)

(516) 671-4900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(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.  Yes  x  No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x  No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer x
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Title of Each Class
Outstanding at October 30, 2013
Common stock, $.10 par value per share
9,127,723
 



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
1
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 
4
 
 
5
 
 
6
 
ITEM 2.
20
 
ITEM 3.
28
 
ITEM 4.
30
 
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1.
30
 
ITEM 1A.
30
 
ITEM 2.
30
 
ITEM 3.
30
 
ITEM 4.
30
 
ITEM 5.
30
 
ITEM 6.
30
 
 
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PART 1.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
   
 
Assets:
 
   
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
46,513
   
$
41,871
 
Temporary investments
   
486
     
320
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
46,999
     
42,191
 
 
               
Investment securities:
               
Held-to-maturity (fair value of $37,139 and $46,958)
   
35,404
     
44,167
 
Available-for-sale, at fair value
   
803,911
     
817,434
 
 
   
839,315
     
861,601
 
 
               
Loans:
               
Commercial and industrial
   
63,742
     
54,339
 
Secured by real estate:
               
Commercial mortgages
   
687,850
     
504,368
 
Residential mortgages
   
582,486
     
502,367
 
Home equity lines
   
77,034
     
81,975
 
Consumer
   
6,426
     
4,335
 
 
   
1,417,538
     
1,147,384
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(20,554
)
   
(18,624
)
 
   
1,396,984
     
1,128,760
 
Restricted stock, at cost
   
17,889
     
13,104
 
Bank premises and equipment, net
   
24,570
     
24,271
 
Bank-owned life insurance
   
14,051
     
13,665
 
Pension plan assets, net
   
11,071
     
10,900
 
Other assets
   
11,999
     
13,798
 
 
 
$
2,362,878
   
$
2,108,290
 
Liabilities:
               
Deposits:
               
Checking
 
$
590,060
   
$
528,940
 
Savings, NOW and money market
   
936,759
     
844,583
 
Time, $100,000 and over
   
168,546
     
168,437
 
Time, other
   
88,230
     
91,116
 
 
   
1,783,595
     
1,633,076
 
Short-term borrowings
   
131,847
     
103,634
 
Long-term debt
   
231,000
     
145,000
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
13,477
     
7,880
 
Deferred income taxes payable
   
2,041
     
13,330
 
 
   
2,161,960
     
1,902,920
 
Stockholders' Equity:
               
Common stock, par value $.10 per share:  Authorized 20,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding, 9,113,320 and 9,001,686 shares
   
911
     
900
 
Surplus
   
45,776
     
42,643
 
Retained Earnings
   
154,309
     
145,087
 
 
   
200,996
     
188,630
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
   
(78
)
   
16,740
 
 
   
200,918
     
205,370
 
 
 
$
2,362,878
   
$
2,108,290
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements
1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
Interest and dividend income:
 
   
   
   
 
Loans
 
$
38,002
   
$
37,133
   
$
13,107
   
$
12,535
 
Investment securities:
                               
Taxable
   
7,765
     
11,102
     
2,491
     
3,045
 
Nontaxable
   
9,529
     
9,594
     
3,204
     
3,140
 
 
   
55,296
     
57,829
     
18,802
     
18,720
 
Interest expense:
                               
Savings, NOW and money market deposits
   
1,789
     
2,731
     
571
     
802
 
Time deposits
   
3,729
     
4,384
     
1,226
     
1,463
 
Short-term borrowings
   
222
     
175
     
71
     
12
 
Long-term debt
   
3,219
     
5,363
     
1,223
     
1,603
 
 
   
8,959
     
12,653
     
3,091
     
3,880
 
Net interest income
   
46,337
     
45,176
     
15,711
     
14,840
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,835
     
2,903
     
1,080
     
1,157
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
44,502
     
42,273
     
14,631
     
13,683
 
 
                               
Noninterest income:
                               
Investment Management Division income
   
1,395
     
1,218
     
499
     
392
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
2,236
     
2,318
     
819
     
744
 
Net gains on sales of securities
   
4
     
3,613
     
-
     
-
 
Other
   
1,576
     
1,393
     
521
     
517
 
 
   
5,211
     
8,542
     
1,839
     
1,653
 
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries
   
12,492
     
12,113
     
4,326
     
4,179
 
Employee benefits
   
4,168
     
3,948
     
1,511
     
1,275
 
Occupancy and equipment
   
5,844
     
5,361
     
1,918
     
1,794
 
Debt extinguishment
   
-
     
3,812
     
-
     
-
 
Other
   
6,704
     
6,473
     
2,206
     
2,230
 
 
   
29,208
     
31,707
     
9,961
     
9,478
 
 
                               
Income before income taxes
   
20,505
     
19,108
     
6,509
     
5,858
 
Income tax expense
   
4,380
     
3,766
     
1,330
     
1,071
 
Net income
 
$
16,125
   
$
15,342
   
$
5,179
   
$
4,787
 
 
                               
Weighted average:
                               
Common shares
   
9,074,733
     
8,892,044
     
9,103,139
     
8,936,537
 
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
   
77,126
     
85,726
     
92,002
     
94,118
 
 
   
9,151,859
     
8,977,770
     
9,195,141
     
9,030,655
 
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic
 
 
$1.78
   
 
$1.73
   
 
$.57
   
 
$.54
 
Diluted
 
 
$1.76
   
 
$1.71
   
 
$.56
   
 
$.53
 
 
                               
Cash dividends declared per share
 
 
$  .76
   
 
$  .71
   
 
$.26
   
 
$.25
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OR LOSS (UNAUDITED)

 
 
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
Net income
 
$
16,125
   
$
15,342
   
$
5,179
   
$
4,787
 
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net
   
(28,380
)
   
4,158
     
(78
)
   
6,462
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in net periodic pension cost
   
489
     
515
     
163
     
171
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
   
(27,891
)
   
4,673
     
85
     
6,633
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
(11,073
)
   
1,854
     
33
     
2,632
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   
(16,818
)
   
2,819
     
52
     
4,001
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(693
)
 
$
18,161
   
$
5,231
   
$
8,788
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements
3

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Accumulated
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Other
   
 
 
Common Stock
Retained
Comprehensive
(dollars in thousands)
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Earnings
   
Income (Loss)
   
Total
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, January 1, 2013
   
9,001,686
   
$
900
   
$
42,643
   
$
145,087
   
$
16,740
   
$
205,370
 
Net income
                           
16,125
             
16,125
 
Other comprehensive loss
                                   
(16,818
)
   
(16,818
)
Repurchase of common stock
   
(3,211
)
           
(95
)
                   
(95
)
Common stock issued under stock compensation plans, including tax benefit
   
60,165
     
6
     
1,203
                     
1,209
 
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan
   
54,680
     
5
     
1,615
                     
1,620
 
Stock-based compensation
                   
410
                     
410
 
Cash dividends declared
                           
(6,903
)
           
(6,903
)
Balance, September 30, 2013
   
9,113,320
   
$
911
   
$
45,776
   
$
154,309
   
$
(78
)
 
$
200,918
 

 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Accumulated
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Other
   
 
 
 
Common Stock
   
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
   
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Earnings
   
Income
   
Total
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Balance, January 1, 2012
   
8,793,932
   
$
879
   
$
37,507
   
$
133,273
   
$
17,688
   
$
189,347
 
Net income
                           
15,342
             
15,342
 
Other comprehensive income
                                   
2,819
     
2,819
 
Repurchase of common stock
   
(9,179
)
   
(1
)
   
(255
)
                   
(256
)
Common stock issued under stock compensation plans, including tax benefit
   
122,281
     
12
     
2,276
                     
2,288
 
Common stock issued under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan
   
55,653
     
6
     
1,437
                     
1,443
 
Stock-based compensation
                   
609
                     
609
 
Cash dividends declared
                           
(6,331
)
           
(6,331
)
Balance, September 30, 2012
   
8,962,687
   
$
896
   
$
41,574
   
$
142,284
   
$
20,507
   
$
205,261
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements
4

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
   
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
 
   
 
Net income
 
$
16,125
   
$
15,342
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses
   
1,835
     
2,903
 
Deferred income tax (credit) provision
   
(218
)
   
870
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
2,132
     
2,100
 
Premium amortization on investment securities, net
   
6,620
     
6,784
 
Net gains on sales of securities
   
(4
)
   
(3,613
)
Net gain on sale of other real estate owned
   
(2
)
   
-
 
Debt extinguishment costs
   
-
     
3,812
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
410
     
609
 
Accretion of cash surrender value on bank owned life insurance
   
(386
)
   
(372
)
Pension expense
   
318
     
522
 
Decrease in other assets
   
1,799
     
2,066
 
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
3,228
     
960
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
31,857
     
31,983
 
 
               
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Proceeds from sales of held-to-maturity securities
   
722
     
-
 
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
   
1,376
     
102,687
 
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of investment securities:
               
Held-to-maturity
   
8,655
     
14,796
 
Available-for-sale
   
109,891
     
99,800
 
Purchases of investment securities:
               
Held-to-maturity
   
(546
)
   
(327
)
Available-for-sale
   
(132,807
)
   
(93,015
)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned and loan held-for-sale
   
427
     
350
 
Net increase in loans
   
(270,483
)
   
(148,964
)
Net (increase) decrease in restricted stock
   
(4,785
)
   
2,870
 
Purchases of premises and equipment, net
   
(2,431
)
   
(4,002
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(289,981
)
   
(25,805
)
 
               
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Net increase in deposits
   
150,519
     
102,414
 
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
   
28,213
     
(78,972
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
   
86,000
     
62,500
 
Repayment of long-term debt
   
-
     
(78,812
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan
   
1,620
     
1,443
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
1,101
     
2,183
 
Tax benefit from stock compensation plans
   
108
     
105
 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
   
(95
)
   
(256
)
Cash dividends paid
   
(4,534
)
   
(6,114
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
262,932
     
4,491
 
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
4,808
     
10,669
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
   
42,191
     
29,495
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
46,999
   
$
40,164
 
 
               
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
               
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
4,102
   
$
2,526
 
Cash paid for interest
   
7,745
     
11,806
 
Cash dividends payable
   
2,369
     
2,240
 
Loans transferred from portfolio to other real estate owned and held-for-sale
   
425
     
900
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements
5

NOTES  TO  UNAUDITED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
 
1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accounting and reporting policies of The First of Long Island Corporation reflect banking industry practice and conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.  In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates, such as the allowance for loan losses, and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The First of Long Island Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island.  The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries: FNY Service Corp., an investment company, and The First of Long Island Agency, Inc., an insurance agency licensed under the laws of the State of New York.  The Bank and FNY Service Corp. jointly own another subsidiary, The First of Long Island REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust.  The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.”  All intercompany balances and amounts have been eliminated. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
 
The consolidated financial information included herein as of and for the periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is unaudited.  However, such information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods.  The December 31, 2012 consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Corporation's December 31, 2012 audited consolidated financial statements.  When appropriate, items in the prior year financial statements are reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
 
2 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income or loss.  Other comprehensive income or loss includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under generally accepted accounting principles are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income.  Other comprehensive income or loss for the Corporation consists of unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and changes in the funded status of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan.  Accumulated other comprehensive income is recognized as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
 
The components of other comprehensive income or loss and the related tax effects are as follows:
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities:
 
   
   
   
 
Change arising during the period
 
$
(28,393
)
 
$
7,771
   
$
(78
)
 
$
6,462
 
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income (1)
   
13
     
(3,613
)
   
-
     
-
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
   
(28,380
)
   
4,158
     
(78
)
   
6,462
 
Tax effect
   
(11,267
)
   
1,649
     
(31
)
   
2,564
 
 
   
(17,113
)
   
2,509
     
(47
)
   
3,898
 
 
                               
Amortization included in net periodic pension cost:
                               
Prior service cost (2)
   
18
     
17
     
6
     
5
 
Net actuarial loss (2)
   
471
     
498
     
157
     
166
 
 
   
489
     
515
     
163
     
171
 
Tax effect
   
194
     
205
     
64
     
68
 
 
   
295
     
310
     
99
     
103
 
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(16,818
)
 
$
2,819
   
$
52
   
$
4,001
 

(1) Reclassification adjustment represents net realized gains or losses arising from the sale of available-for-sale securities. These net realized gains or losses are included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item, “Net gains (losses) on sales of securities.”  The income tax expense (benefit) related to these net realized gains or losses was $(5,000) and $1,434,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively, and is included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item, “Income tax expense.”
 
(2) Represents the amortization into expense of prior service cost and net actuarial loss relating to the Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan.  These items are included in net periodic pension cost (see Note 7) and in the consolidated statements of income in the line item, “Employee benefits.”  The income tax expense relating to these costs is included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item, “Income tax expense.”
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The following sets forth the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
   
Current
   
 
 
 
Balance
   
Period
   
Balance
 
 
 
12/31/12
   
Change
   
9/30/13
 
 
(in thousands)  
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
 
$
22,720
   
$
(17,113
)
 
$
5,607
 
Unrealized net actuarial loss and prior service cost on pension plan
   
(5,980
)
   
295
     
(5,685
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
$
16,740
   
$
(16,818
)
 
$
(78
)

3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Bank’s investment securities.
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
 
 
 
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
 
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
30,858
   
$
1,347
   
$
-
   
$
32,205
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
2,062
     
188
     
-
     
2,250
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
2,484
     
200
     
-
     
2,684
 
 
 
$
35,404
   
$
1,735
   
$
-
   
$
37,139
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
                               
State and municipals
 
$
340,462
   
$
9,393
   
$
(4,158
)
 
$
345,697
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
160,831
     
1,143
     
(3,258
)
   
158,716
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
293,321
     
7,777
     
(1,600
)
   
299,498
 
 
 
$
794,614
   
$
18,313
   
$
(9,016
)
 
$
803,911
 

 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
 
 
 
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
 
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
36,255
   
$
2,182
   
$
-
   
$
38,437
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
3,782
     
342
     
-
     
4,124
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
4,130
     
267
     
-
     
4,397
 
 
 
$
44,167
   
$
2,791
   
$
-
   
$
46,958
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
                               
State and municipals
 
$
307,958
   
$
24,703
   
$
(148
)
 
$
332,513
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
82,863
     
2,093
     
-
     
84,956
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
388,936
     
12,202
     
(1,173
)
   
399,965
 
 
 
$
779,757
   
$
38,998
   
$
(1,321
)
 
$
817,434
 

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, investment securities with a carrying value of $346,188,000 and $245,365,000, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowed funds.
 
There were no holdings of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
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Securities With Unrealized Losses.  The following tables set forth securities with unrealized losses presented by the length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
Less than
   
12 Months
   
   
 
 
 
12 Months
   
or More
   
Total
 
 
 
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
 
 
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
89,032
   
$
(4,122
)
 
$
942
   
$
(36
)
 
$
89,974
   
$
(4,158
)
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
128,699
     
(3,258
)
   
-
     
-
     
128,699
     
(3,258
)
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
72,437
     
(953
)
   
19,954
     
(647
)
   
92,391
     
(1,600
)
Total temporarily impaired
 
$
290,168
   
$
(8,333
)
 
$
20,896
   
$
(683
)
 
$
311,064
   
$
(9,016
)

 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
Less than
   
12 Months
   
   
 
 
 
12 Months
   
or More
   
Total
 
 
 
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
 
 
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
12,765
   
$
(148
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
12,765
   
$
(148
)
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
92,674
     
(1,011
)
   
6,170
     
(162
)
   
98,844
     
(1,173
)
Total temporarily impaired
 
$
105,439
   
$
(1,159
)
 
$
6,170
   
$
(162
)
 
$
111,609
   
$
(1,321
)

Because the unrealized losses reflected in the preceding tables are deemed by management to be attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit losses, and because management does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell these securities before their anticipated recovery, the Bank does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2013.
 
Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities.  Sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows:
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Proceeds
 
$
1,376
   
$
102,687
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
                               
Gross gains
 
$
36
   
$
4,248
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Gross losses
   
(49
)
   
(635
)
   
-
     
-
 
Net gain (loss)
 
$
(13
)
 
$
3,613
   
$
-
   
$
-
 

Sales of Held-to-Maturity Securities.  During the first quarter of 2013, the Bank sold municipal securities of two issuers that were classified as held-to-maturity securities. These sales were in response to a significant deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuers.  The securities sold had a carrying value of $705,000 at the time of sale and the Bank realized a gain upon sale of $17,000.  
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Maturities.  The following table sets forth by maturity the amortized cost and fair value of the Bank’s state and municipal securities at September 30, 2013 based on the earlier of their stated maturity or, if applicable, their pre-refunded date.  The remaining securities in the Bank’s investment securities portfolio are mortgage-backed securities, consisting of pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.  Although these securities are expected to have substantial periodic repayments they are reflected in the table below in aggregate amounts.
 
 
 
Amortized Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
Within one year
 
$
6,831
   
$
7,022
 
After 1 through 5 years
   
10,972
     
11,540
 
After 5 through 10 years
   
11,960
     
12,506
 
After 10 years
   
1,095
     
1,137
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
4,546
     
4,934
 
 
 
$
35,404
   
$
37,139
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
               
Within one year
 
$
5,086
   
$
5,202
 
After 1 through 5 years
   
11,864
     
12,356
 
After 5 through 10 years
   
67,927
     
67,654
 
After 10 years
   
255,585
     
260,485
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
454,152
     
458,214
 
 
 
$
794,614
   
$
803,911
 

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4 – LOANS
 
The following tables set forth by class of loans as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012: (1) the amount of loans individually evaluated for impairment and the portion of the allowance for loan losses allocable to such loans; and (2) the amount of loans collectively evaluated for impairment and the portion of the allowance for loan losses allocable to such loans.  The tables also set forth by class of loans the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.  Construction and land development loans, if any, are included with commercial mortgages in the following tables.
 
 
 
2013
 
 
 
   
Commercial Mortgages
   
Residential Mortgages
   
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
Revolving
   
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
   
   
Owner
   
Closed
   
Home
   
   
 
 
 
& Industrial
   
Multifamily
   
Other
   
Occupied
   
End
   
Equity
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Loans:
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
37
   
$
354
   
$
3,075
   
$
658
   
$
4,588
   
$
115
   
$
-
   
$
8,827
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
63,705
     
444,923
     
155,886
     
82,954
     
577,898
     
76,919
     
6,426
     
1,408,711
 
 
 
$
63,742
   
$
445,277
   
$
158,961
   
$
83,612
   
$
582,486
   
$
77,034
   
$
6,426
   
$
1,417,538
 
Allocation of allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
129
   
$
1,060
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,189
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
687
     
6,917
     
1,566
     
1,109
     
7,667
     
1,282
     
137
     
19,365
 
 
 
$
687
   
$
6,917
   
$
1,566
   
$
1,238
   
$
8,727
   
$
1,282
   
$
137
   
$
20,554
 
Activity in allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Beginning balance at 1/1/13
 
$
834
   
$
5,342
   
$
1,978
   
$
1,163
   
$
7,729
   
$
1,453
   
$
125
   
$
18,624
 
Chargeoffs
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
43
     
-
     
11
     
54
 
Recoveries
   
19
     
-
     
113
     
-
     
9
     
-
     
8
     
149
 
Provision for loan losses (credit)
   
(166
)
   
1,575
     
(525
)
   
75
     
1,032
     
(171
)
   
15
     
1,835
 
Ending balance at 9/30/13
 
$
687
   
$
6,917
   
$
1,566
   
$
1,238
   
$
8,727
   
$
1,282
   
$
137
   
$
20,554
 
 
                                                               
Activity in allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Beginning balance at 7/1/13
 
$
877
   
$
6,376
   
$
1,775
   
$
1,042
   
$
7,696
   
$
1,563
   
$
191
   
$
19,520
 
Chargeoffs
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
43
     
-
     
8
     
51
 
Recoveries
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
4
     
-
     
1
     
5
 
Provision for loan losses (credit)
   
(190
)
   
541
     
(209
)
   
196
     
1,070
     
(281
)
   
(47
)
   
1,080
 
Ending balance at 9/30/13
 
$
687
   
$
6,917
   
$
1,566
   
$
1,238
   
$
8,727
   
$
1,282
   
$
137
   
$
20,554
 

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2012
 
 
 
   
Commercial Mortgages
   
Residential Mortgages
   
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
Revolving
   
   
 
 
 
Commercial
   
   
   
Owner
   
Closed
   
Home
   
   
 
 
 
& Industrial
   
Multifamily
   
Other
   
Occupied
   
End
   
Equity
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Loans:
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
48
   
$
1,105
   
$
1,773
   
$
174
   
$
5,028
   
$
382
   
$
-
   
$
8,510
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
54,291
     
277,398
     
140,213
     
83,705
     
497,339
     
81,593
     
4,335
     
1,138,874
 
 
 
$
54,339
   
$
278,503
   
$
141,986
   
$
83,879
   
$
502,367
   
$
81,975
   
$
4,335
   
$
1,147,384
 
Allocation of allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
567
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
567
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
834
     
5,342
     
1,978
     
1,163
     
7,162
     
1,453
     
125
     
18,057
 
 
 
$
834
   
$
5,342
   
$
1,978
   
$
1,163
   
$
7,729
   
$
1,453
   
$
125
   
$
18,624
 
Activity in allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Beginning balance at 1/1/12
 
$
699
   
$
5,365
   
$
2,316
   
$
1,388
   
$
5,228
   
$
1,415
   
$
161
   
$
16,572
 
Chargeoffs
   
5
     
440
     
-
     
-
     
47
     
450
     
4
     
946
 
Recoveries
   
3
     
4
     
14
     
-
     
8
     
-
     
2
     
31
 
Provision for loan losses (credit)
   
125
     
158
     
31
     
(170
)
   
2,237
     
573
     
(51
)
   
2,903
 
Ending balance at 9/30/12
 
$
822
   
$
5,087
   
$
2,361
   
$
1,218
   
$
7,426
   
$
1,538
   
$
108
   
$
18,560
 
 
                                                               
Activity in allowance for loan losses:
                                                               
Beginning balance at 7/1/12
 
$
973
   
$
5,131
   
$
2,053
   
$
1,188
   
$
6,649
   
$
1,695
   
$
134
   
$
17,823
 
Chargeoffs
   
5
     
413
     
-
     
-
     
16
     
-
     
-
     
434
 
Recoveries
   
1
     
-
     
5
     
-
     
8
     
-
     
-
     
14
 
Provision for loan losses (credit)
   
(147
)
   
369
     
303
     
30
     
785
     
(157
)
   
(26
)
   
1,157
 
Ending balance at 9/30/12
 
$
822
   
$
5,087
   
$
2,361
   
$
1,218
   
$
7,426
   
$
1,538
   
$
108
   
$
18,560
 

For individually impaired loans, the following tables set forth by class of loans at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance.  The tables also set forth the average recorded investment of individually impaired loans and interest income recognized while the loans were impaired during the nine and three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.  The recorded investment is the outstanding principal balance of the loans less any direct chargeoffs and plus or minus net deferred loan costs and fees.  The unpaid principal balance is the outstanding principal balance of the loans.
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Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
   
September 30, 2013
   
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
   
Unpaid
   
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Interest
 
 
 
Recorded
   
Principal
   
Related
   
Recorded
   
Income
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
 
 
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Investment
   
Recognized
   
Investment
   
Recognized
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
37
   
$
37
   
$
-
   
$
42
   
$
2
   
$
39
   
$
1
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
354
     
352
     
-
     
366
     
-
     
356
     
-
 
Other
   
3,075
     
3,077
     
-
     
3,108
     
75
     
3,096
     
24
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
685
     
681
     
-
     
694
     
6
     
687
     
2
 
Revolving home equity
   
115
     
114
     
-
     
116
     
-
     
115
     
-
 
 
                                                       
With an allowance recorded:
                                                       
Commercial mortgages - owner-occupied
   
658
     
658
     
129
     
665
     
-
     
663
     
-
 
Residential mortgages - closed end
   
3,903
     
3,892
     
1,060
     
3,950
     
61
     
3,930
     
23
 
 
                                                       
Total:
                                                       
Commercial and industrial
   
37
     
37
     
-
     
42
     
2
     
39
     
1
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
354
     
352
     
-
     
366
     
-
     
356
     
-
 
Other
   
3,075
     
3,077
     
-
     
3,108
     
75
     
3,096
     
24
 
Owner-occupied
   
658
     
658
     
129
     
665
     
-
     
663
     
-
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
4,588
     
4,573
     
1,060
     
4,644
     
67
     
4,617
     
25
 
Revolving home equity
   
115
     
114
     
-
     
116
     
-
     
115
     
-
 
 
 
$
8,827
   
$
8,811
   
$
1,189
   
$
8,941
   
$
144
   
$
8,886
   
$
50
 

 
 
   
   
   
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
   
September 30, 2012
   
September 30, 2012
 
 
 
   
Unpaid
   
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Average
   
Interest
 
 
 
Recorded
   
Principal
   
Related
   
Recorded
   
Income
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
 
 
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Investment
   
Recognized
   
Investment
   
Recognized
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
48
   
$
48
   
$
-
   
$
49
   
$
2
   
$
49
   
$
2
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
1,105
     
1,105
     
-
     
735
     
35
     
731
     
14
 
Other
   
1,773
     
1,773
     
-
     
1,801
     
85
     
1,788
     
34
 
Owner-occupied
   
174
     
174
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
1,043
     
1,043
     
-
     
2,313
     
94
     
2,287
     
34
 
Revolving home equity
   
382
     
382
     
-
     
388
     
6
     
385
     
1
 
 
                                                       
With an allowance recorded:
                                                       
Commercial mortgages - multifamily
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
404
     
45
     
399
     
45
 
Residential mortgages - closed end
   
3,985
     
3,985
     
567
     
3,584
     
105
     
3,563
     
61
 
 
                                                       
Total:
                                                       
Commercial and industrial
   
48
     
48
     
-
     
49
     
2
     
49
     
2
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
1,105
     
1,105
     
-
     
1,139
     
80
     
1,130
     
59
 
Other
   
1,773
     
1,773
     
-
     
1,801
     
85
     
1,788
     
34
 
Owner-occupied
   
174
     
174
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
5,028
     
5,028
     
567
     
5,897
     
199
     
5,850
     
95
 
Revolving home equity
   
382
     
382
     
-
     
388
     
6
     
385
     
1
 
 
 
$
8,510
   
$
8,510
   
$
567
   
$
9,274
   
$
372
   
$
9,202
   
$
191
 

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Payments received on nonaccrual impaired loans are applied to the recorded investment in the loans.  The Bank recognizes interest income on other impaired loans using the accrual method of accounting.
 
Aging of Loans.  The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in loans by class of loans.
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
   
   
Past Due
   
   
Total Past
   
   
 
 
 
   
   
90 Days or
   
   
Due Loans &
   
 
 
 
30-59 Days
   
60-89 Days
   
More and
   
Nonaccrual
   
Nonaccrual
   
   
Total
 
 
 
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Still Accruing
   
Loans
   
Loans
   
Current
   
Loans
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
63,742
   
$
63,742
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
354
     
354
     
444,923
     
445,277
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,338
     
1,338
     
157,623
     
158,961
 
Owner-occupied
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
658
     
658
     
82,954
     
83,612
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
347
     
-
     
-
     
2,953
     
3,300
     
579,186
     
582,486
 
Revolving home equity
   
99
     
-
     
-
     
115
     
214
     
76,820
     
77,034
 
Consumer
   
1
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1
     
6,425
     
6,426
 
 
 
$
447
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
5,418
   
$
5,865
   
$
1,411,673
   
$
1,417,538
 

 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
   
   
Past Due
   
   
Total Past
   
   
 
 
 
   
   
90 Days or
   
   
Due Loans &
   
 
 
 
30-59 Days
   
60-89 Days
   
More and
   
Nonaccrual
   
Nonaccrual
   
   
Total
 
 
 
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Still Accruing
   
Loans
   
Loans
   
Current
   
Loans
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
54,339
   
$
54,339
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                       
Multifamily
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
379
     
379
     
278,124
     
278,503
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
141,986
     
141,986
 
Owner-occupied
   
264
     
-
     
-
     
174
     
438
     
83,441
     
83,879
 
Residential mortgages:
                                                       
Closed end
   
369
     
-
     
-
     
3,163
     
3,532
     
498,835
     
502,367
 
Revolving home equity
   
248
     
-
     
-
     
382
     
630
     
81,345
     
81,975
 
Consumer
   
3
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
3
     
4,332
     
4,335
 
 
 
$
884
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
4,098
   
$
4,982
   
$
1,142,402
   
$
1,147,384
 

Troubled Debt Restructurings.  A restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring when the restructuring includes a concession by the Bank and the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty.  In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification.  The Bank performs the evaluation under its internal underwriting policy.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Bank modified two loans to a single borrower in a troubled debt restructuring.  The loans were a first lien residential mortgage with a pre-modification outstanding recorded investment of $159,000 and interest rate of 6.50% and a junior lien residential mortgage with a pre-modification outstanding recorded investment of $100,000 and interest rate of 3.25%.  The restructuring resulted in a single first lien residential mortgage with a post-modification outstanding recorded investment of $259,000 and interest rate of 3.75% which is lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Bank modified one loan in a troubled debt restructuring.  The modification converted a business line of credit to a term loan for a period of 3 years with a pre-modification interest rate of 4.75% and a post-modification interest rate of 5.75%.

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Bank’s allowance for loan losses allocated to specific troubled debt restructurings was $991,000 and $481,000, respectively.  The Bank had no commitments to lend additional amounts to loans that were classified as troubled debt restructurings.

There were no payment defaults during the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 on loans modified in troubled debt restructurings during the twelve-month period prior to default.  A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.
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Risk Characteristics.  Credit risk within the Bank’s loan portfolio primarily stems from factors such as borrower size, geographic concentration, industry concentration, real estate values, local and national economic conditions and environmental impairment of properties securing mortgage loans.  The Bank’s commercial loans, including those secured by mortgages, are primarily made to small and medium-sized businesses.  Such loans sometimes involve a higher degree of risk than those to larger companies because such businesses may have shorter operating histories, higher debt-to-equity ratios and may lack sophistication in internal record keeping and financial and operational controls.  In addition, most of the Bank’s loans are made to businesses and consumers on Long Island and in the boroughs of New York City, and a large percentage of these loans are mortgage loans secured by properties located in those areas.  The primary source of repayment for multifamily loans is cash flows from the underlying properties which are dependent on the strength of the local economy.
 
Credit Quality Indicators. The Corporation categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the borrower’s ability to service their debt including, but not limited to, current financial information for the borrower and any guarantors, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public records and current economic trends.
Commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgage loans are risk rated utilizing a ten point rating system.  The risk ratings along with their definitions are as follows:
 
1 – 2 Cash flow is of high quality and stable.  Borrower has very good liquidity and ready access to traditional sources of credit.  This category also includes loans to borrowers secured by cash and/or marketable securities within approved margin requirements.
 
3 – 4 Cash flow quality is strong, but shows some variability.  Borrower has good liquidity and asset quality.  Borrower has access to traditional sources of credit with minimal restrictions.
 
5 – 6 Cash flow quality is acceptable but shows some variability.  Liquidity varies with operating cycle and assets provide an adequate margin of protection.  Borrower has access to traditional sources of credit, but generally on a secured basis.
 
7 Watch - Cash flow has a high degree of variability and subject to economic downturns.  Liquidity is strained and the ability of the borrower to access traditional sources of credit is diminished.
 
8 Special Mention - The borrower has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date.  Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to risk sufficient to warrant adverse classification.
 
9 Substandard - Loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
 
10 Doubtful - Loans have all the inherent weaknesses of those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.
 
Risk ratings on commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgages are initially assigned by the lending officer together with any necessary approval authority.  The ratings are periodically reviewed and evaluated through one or more of the following: (1) borrower contact; (2) credit department review; and (3) independent loan review.  All commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgages over $750,000 are generally reviewed by the credit department no less often than annually.  The frequency of the review of other loans is determined by the Bank’s ongoing assessments of the borrower’s condition.
 
Residential mortgage loans, revolving home equity lines and other consumer loans are risk rated utilizing a three point rating system.  In most cases, the borrower’s credit score dictates the risk rating.  However, regardless of credit score, loans that are on management’s watch list or have been criticized or classified by management are assigned a risk rating of 3.  In the risk rating tables that follow, watch, criticized and classified loans are shown separately from other loans assigned a risk rating of 3.  A credit score is a tool used in the Bank’s loan approval process, and a minimum score of 680 is generally required for new loans.  Credit scores for each borrower are updated at least annually.  The risk ratings along with their definitions are as follows:
 
Internally
Assigned
Risk Rating
 
 
1
Credit score is equal to or greater than 680.
 
2
Credit score is 635 to 679.
 
3
Credit score is below 635 or the loan has been classified, criticized or placed on watch.
 
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The following tables present the recorded investment in commercial and industrial loans and commercial real estate loans by class of loans and risk rating.
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
Internally Assigned Risk Rating
   
 
 
  1 - 2     3 - 4    
5 - 6
   
Watch
   
Special
Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
6,238
   
$
6,092
   
$
50,735
   
$
350
   
$
290
   
$
37
   
$
-
   
$
63,742
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                               
Multifamily
   
-
     
25,763
     
415,206
     
3,955
     
-
     
353
     
-
     
445,277
 
Other
   
-
     
6,390
     
146,539
     
1,522
     
1,435
     
3,075
      -      
158,961
 
Owner-occupied
   
-
     
4,095
     
70,323
     
4,195
     
1,069
     
3,930
     
-
     
83,612
 
 
 
$
6,238
   
$
42,340
   
$
682,803
   
$
10,022
   
$
2,794
   
$
7,395
   
$
-
   
$
751,592
 

 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
Internally Assigned Risk Rating
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Special
   
   
   
 
 
  1 - 2     3 - 4     5 - 6    
Watch
   
Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Commercial and industrial
 
$
4,401
   
$
6,225
   
$
42,007
   
$
1,268
   
$
390
   
$
48
   
$
-
   
$
54,339
 
Commercial mortgages:
                                                               
Multifamily
   
-
     
-
     
274,205
     
2,502
     
687
     
1,109
     
-
     
278,503
 
Other
   
-
     
1,906
     
131,970
     
3,452
     
2,897
     
1,761
     
-
     
141,986
 
Owner-occupied
   
-
     
-
     
72,518
     
5,254
     
965
     
5,142
     
-
     
83,879
 
 
 
$
4,401
   
$
8,131
   
$
520,700
   
$
12,476
   
$
4,939
   
$
8,060
   
$
-
   
$
558,707
 

The following tables present the recorded investment in residential mortgages, home equity loans, and other consumer loans by class of loans and risk rating.
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
 
Internally Assigned Risk Rating
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Special
   
   
   
 
 
  1     2     3    
Watch
   
Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
   
Total
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Residential mortgages:
                         
   
   
   
   
 
Closed end
 
$
534,408
   
$
26,268
   
$
15,527
   
$
1,698
   
$
94
   
$
4,491
   
$
-
   
$
582,486
 
Revolving home equity
   
64,421
     
6,357
     
5,692
     
195
     
254
     
115
     
-
     
77,034
 
Consumer
   
5,425
     
492
     
254
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
6,171
 
 
 
$
604,254
   
$
33,117
   
$
21,473
   
$
1,893
   
$
348
   
$
4,606
   
$
-
   
$
665,691
 

 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
Internally Assigned Risk Rating
   
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Special
   
   
   
 
  1 2 3
Watch
Mention
Substandard
Doubtful
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Residential mortgages:
                         
   
   
   
   
 
Closed end
 
$
454,700
   
$
25,287
   
$
16,825
   
$
501
   
$
-
   
$
5,054
   
$
-
   
$
502,367
 
Revolving home equity
   
67,432
     
6,683
     
6,698
     
778
     
-
     
384
     
-
     
81,975
 
Consumer
   
2,861
     
702
     
140
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,703
 
 
 
$
524,993
   
$
32,672
   
$
23,663
   
$
1,279
   
$
-
   
$
5,438
   
$
-
   
$
588,045
 

Deposit account overdrafts were $255,000 and $632,000 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  Overdrafts are not assigned a risk-rating and are therefore excluded from consumer loans in the above tables.
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5 – OTHER ASSETS
 
During the third quarter of 2013, the Bank entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party to sell the land and building of one of its branch banking offices and to leaseback a portion of the property for a drive-thru facility.  The carrying value of the assets to be sold was $280,000 and $292,000 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and is included in Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheets.  The sale is currently expected to close during the fourth quarter of this year.  The Bank expects to realize a pre-tax gain upon sale of approximately $1.3 million, a portion of which may need to be deferred and recognized over the term of the related lease.
 
6 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
The Corporation’s 2006 Stock Compensation Plan (“2006 Plan”) permits the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees and non-employee directors for up to 600,000 shares of common stock of which 125,604 shares remain available for grant as of September 30, 2013.  Through December 31, 2011, equity grants to executive officers and directors under the 2006 Plan consisted of a combination of nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”) and RSUs, while equity grants to other officers consisted solely of NQSOs.  Beginning with the January 2012 grant, the Corporation’s Board of Directors determined that equity compensation for all officers and directors will consist solely of RSUs.
 
Fair Value of Stock Option Awards. The grant date fair value of option awards was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  There were no stock options granted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors during 2012 or the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013.
 
Fair Value of Restricted Stock Units.  The fair value of restricted stock units is based on the market price of the shares underlying the awards on the grant date, discounted for dividends which are not paid on restricted stock units.
 
Compensation Expense.  Compensation expense for stock options is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period or the period from the grant date to the participant’s eligible retirement date, whichever is shorter.  Compensation expense for RSUs is recognized over the three-year performance period and adjusted periodically to reflect the estimated number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock into which the RSUs will ultimately be convertible.  However, if the period between the grant date and the grantee’s eligible retirement date is less than three years, compensation expense is recognized ratably over this shorter period.  In determining compensation expense for stock options and RSUs outstanding and not yet vested, the Corporation assumes, based on prior experience, that no forfeitures will occur.  The Corporation recorded compensation expense for share-based payments of $410,000 and $609,000 and recognized related income tax benefits of $163,000 and $242,000 in the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
Stock Option Activity.  The following table presents a summary of options outstanding under the Corporation’s stock-based compensation plans as of September 30, 2013, and changes during the nine-month period then ended.
 
 
 
   
   
Weighted-
   
 
 
 
   
Weighted-
   
Average
   
Aggregate
 
 
 
   
Average
   
Remaining
   
Intrinsic
 
 
 
Number of
   
Exercise
   
Contractual
   
Value
 
 
 
Options
   
Price
   
Term (yrs.)
   
(in thousands)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2013
   
304,061
   
$
23.29
   
   
 
Exercised
   
(49,197
)
   
22.38
   
   
 
Forfeited or expired
   
(8,286
)
   
25.17
   
   
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2013
   
246,578
   
$
23.41
     
4.46
   
$
3,807
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2013
   
191,859
   
$
22.53
     
3.84
   
$
3,132
 

All options outstanding at September 30, 2013 are either fully vested or expected to vest.  The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the first nine months of 2013 and 2012 was $449,000 and $774,000, respectively.
 
Restricted Stock Activity.  On January 22, 2013, the Corporation’s Board of Directors granted 27,576 RSUs under the 2006 Plan.  The Corporation’s financial performance for 2015 will determine the number of shares of common stock, if any, into which the RSUs will ultimately be converted.  In the table that follows, the number of RSUs granted represents the maximum number of shares into which the RSUs can be converted.  The following table presents a summary of the status of the Corporation’s nonvested shares as of September 30, 2013 and the changes in such shares during the nine-month period then ended.
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Weighted-
 
 
 
   
Average
 
 
 
Number of
   
Grant-Date
 
 
 
Shares
   
Fair Value
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2013
   
45,444
   
$
24.98
 
Granted
   
27,576
     
26.68
 
Forfeited
   
(2,230
)
   
25.78
 
Nonvested at September 30, 2013
   
70,790
   
$
25.62
 

Unrecognized Compensation Cost.  As of September 30, 2013, there was $1.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested equity awards.  The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
 
Cash Received and Tax Benefits Realized.  Cash received from option exercises for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $1,101,000 and $2,183,000, respectively.  The actual tax benefits realized for the tax deductions from option exercises for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $139,000 and $142,000, respectively.
 
Other.  No cash was used to settle stock options during the first nine months of 2013 or 2012.  The Corporation uses newly issued shares to settle stock option exercises and for the conversion of RSUs.
 
7 - DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
 
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost.

 
 
Nine Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Service cost, net of plan participant contributions
 
$
908
   
$
675
   
$
302
   
$
225
 
Interest cost
   
912
     
1,026
     
304
     
342
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(1,991
)
   
(1,694
)
   
(663
)
   
(564
)
Amortization of prior service cost
   
18
     
17
     
6
     
5
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss
   
471
     
498
     
157
     
166
 
Net pension cost
 
$
318
   
$
522
   
$
106
   
$
174
 

The Bank makes cash contributions to the pension plan (“Plan”) which comply with the funding requirements of applicable Federal laws and regulations.  For funding purposes, the laws and regulations set forth both minimum required and maximum tax deductible contributions.  The Bank has no minimum required pension contribution and, due to the fact that the Plan is funded beyond most critical statutory thresholds, the Bank has no opportunity to make a tax-deductible contribution for the Plan year ending September 30, 2013.
 
8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value.  When measuring fair value, the Corporation uses a fair value hierarchy, which is designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  The hierarchy involves three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
 
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access at the measurement date.
 
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
 
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
 
The Corporation deems transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy to have occurred on the date of the event or change in circumstance that caused the transfer.  There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.
 
The fair values of the Corporation’s investment securities designated as available-for-sale at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are set forth in the tables that follow.  These values are determined on a recurring basis using matrix pricing (Level 2 inputs).  Matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities, does not rely exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather on the relationship of such securities to other benchmark quoted securities.
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Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2013 Using:
 
 
 
   
Quoted Prices
   
Significant
   
 
 
 
   
in Active
   
Other
   
Significant
 
 
 
   
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
 
 
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
 
 
Total
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
345,697
   
$
-
   
$
345,697
   
$
-
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
158,716
     
-
     
158,716
     
-
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
299,498
     
-
     
299,498
     
-
 
 
 
$
803,911
   
$
-
   
$
803,911
   
$
-
 
 
                               
 
       
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012 Using:
 
 
         
Quoted Prices
   
Significant
         
 
         
in Active
   
Other
   
Significant
 
 
         
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
 
         
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
 
 
Total
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
 
$
332,513
   
$
-
   
$
332,513
   
$
-
 
Pass-through mortgage securities
   
84,956
     
-
     
84,956
     
-
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
   
399,965
     
-
     
399,965
     
-
 
 
 
$
817,434
   
$
-
   
$
817,434
   
$
-
 

Financial instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, are set forth in the table that follows.  Real estate appraisals utilized in measuring the fair value of impaired loans may employ a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach.  Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available.  In arriving at fair value, the Corporation adjusts the value set forth in the appraisal by deducting costs to sell and a distressed sale adjustment.  The adjustments made by the appraisers and the Corporation are deemed to be significant unobservable inputs and therefore typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs used for determining the fair value of impaired loans.  Because the Corporation has a small amount of impaired loans measured at fair value, the impact of unobservable inputs on the Corporation’s financial statements is not material.
 
 
 
   
Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
 
 
   
Quoted Prices
   
Significant
   
 
 
 
   
in Active
   
Other
   
Significant
 
 
 
   
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
 
 
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
 
 
Total
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Impaired loans - September 30, 2013:
 
   
   
   
 
Commercial mortgages - owner-occupied
  $
531
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
531
 
Residential mortgages - closed end
   
1,356
     
-
     
-
     
1,356
 
 
 
$
1,887
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,887
 
 
                               
Impaired loans - December 31, 2012:
                               
Residential mortgages - closed end
 
$
1,929
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,929
 

The impaired loans set forth in the preceding table had a principal balance of $2,802,000 and $2,248,000 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and valuation allowances of $915,000 and $319,000, respectively.  During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2013, the Corporation recorded provisions for loan losses of $596,000 and $408,000, respectively, for impaired loans measured at fair value.  During the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012, the Corporation recorded provisions for loan losses of $470,000 and $409,000, respectively, for impaired loans measured at fair value.
 
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value.  Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time.  Such estimates are generally subjective in nature and dependent upon a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of similar financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information.  Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.  In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.  The following table sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s financial statements at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
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Level of
 
September 30, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
   
   
Carrying
   
 
 
Hierarchy
 
Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
 
 
  
 
(in thousands)
 
Financial Assets:
 
 
   
   
   
 
Cash and cash equivalents
Level 1
 
$
46,999
   
$
46,999
   
$
42,191
   
$
42,191
 
Held-to-maturity securities
Level 2
   
34,685
     
36,420
     
43,362
     
46,153
 
Held-to-maturity securities
Level 3
   
719
     
719
     
805
     
805
 
Loans
Level 3
   
1,395,097
     
1,394,265
     
1,126,831
     
1,140,731
 
Restricted stock
Level 1
   
17,889
     
17,889
     
13,104
     
13,104
 
Accrued interest receivable:
 
                               
Investment securities
Level 2
   
5,011
     
5,011
     
4,943
     
4,943
 
Loans
Level 3
   
3,589
     
3,589
     
3,332
     
3,332
 
 
 
                               
Financial Liabilities:
 
                               
Checking deposits
Level 1
   
590,060
     
590,060
     
528,940
     
528,940
 
Savings, NOW and money market deposits
Level 1
   
936,759
     
936,759
     
844,583
     
844,583
 
Time deposits
Level 2
   
256,776
     
263,049
     
259,553
     
268,907
 
Short-term borrowings
Level 1
   
131,847
     
131,847
     
103,634
     
103,634
 
Long-term debt
Level 2
   
231,000
     
234,083
     
145,000
     
154,050
 
Accrued interest payable:
 
                               
Checking, savings, NOW and money market deposits
Level 1
   
924
     
924
     
740
     
740
 
Time deposits
Level 2
   
4,764
     
4,764
     
3,828
     
3,828
 
Short-term borrowings
Level 1
   
1
     
1
     
1
     
1
 
Long-term debt
Level 2
   
472
     
472
     
379
     
379
 

The following methods and assumptions are used by the Corporation in measuring the fair value of financial instruments disclosed in the preceding table.
 
Cash and cash equivalents.  The recorded book value of cash and cash equivalents is their fair value.
 
Investment securities.  Fair values are based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or derived principally from observable market data.
 
Loans.  The total loan portfolio is divided into three segments: (1) residential mortgages; (2) commercial mortgages and commercial loans; and (3) and consumer loans.  Each segment is further divided into pools of loans with similar financial characteristics (i.e. product type, fixed versus variable rate, time to rate reset, length of term, conforming versus nonconforming).  Cash flows for each pool, including estimated prepayments if applicable, are discounted utilizing market or internal benchmarks which management believes are reflective of current market rates for similar loan products.  The discounted value of the cash flows is reduced by the related allowance for loan losses to arrive at an estimate of fair value.
 
Restricted stock.  The recorded book value of Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock is their fair value because the stock is redeemable at cost.
 
Deposit liabilities.  The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as checking deposits, money market deposits, NOW accounts and savings deposits, is equal to their recorded book value.  The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is equivalent to the rate at which the Bank could currently replace these deposits with wholesale borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.
 
Borrowed funds.  For short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days, the recorded book value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  The fair value of long-term debt is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is equivalent to the rate at which the Bank could currently replace these borrowings with wholesale borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.
 
Accrued interest receivable and payable.  For these short-term instruments, the recorded book value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
Off-balance-sheet Items.  The fair value of off-balance sheet items is not considered to be material.
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9 - IMPACT OF ISSUED BUT NOT YET EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
There are no issued but not yet effective accounting standards that could potentially have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
 
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following is management's discussion and analysis of The First of Long Island Corporation’s financial condition and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements.  The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank, either directly or indirectly, FNY Service Corp., The First of Long Island REIT, Inc. and The First of Long Island Agency, Inc.  The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.”  The Bank’s primary service area is Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island.  Additionally, the Bank has two commercial banking branches in Manhattan.
 
Overview
 
Net income for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2013 was $16.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively, representing increases over the same periods last year of 5.1% and 8.2%, respectively.  Earnings per share for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2013 were $1.76 and $.56, respectively, representing increases over the same periods last year of 2.9% and 5.7%, respectively.  Dividends per share increased by 7.0% from $.71 for the first nine months of 2012 to $.76 for the current nine-month period.  The credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remains excellent and opportunities to lend in the Bank’s marketplace continue.
 
ROE, ROA and Book Value Per Share.  Returns on average equity (“ROE”) and average assets (“ROA”) were 10.62% and .98% for the first nine months of 2013 as compared to 10.35% and 1.00% for the same period last year.  Stockholders’ equity decreased from $205.4 million at year-end 2012 to $200.9 million at the end of the third quarter.  During the same period, book value per share decreased from $22.81 to $22.05.  The decreases in stockholders’ equity and book value per share occurred because the positive impact of retained net income was more than offset by an after-tax decline in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities of $17.1 million resulting from an increase in intermediate and long-term interest rates.
 
Analysis of Earnings – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013.   Net income increased by $783,000 when comparing the first nine months of 2013 to the same period last year.  The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in net interest income of $1.2 million, a decrease in the provision for loan losses of $1.1 million and the inclusion in the same period last year of a net loss of $338,000 on a deleveraging transaction.  Partially offsetting these items were increases in noninterest expense, excluding debt extinguishment costs, of $1.3 million and income tax expense of $614,000. 
 
The $1.1 million decrease in the provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2013 versus the same period last year is due to a reduction in historical losses, a change in management’s estimate of the impact of current economic conditions on the required allowance for loan losses, and net recoveries in the current nine month period of $95,000 versus net chargeoffs of $915,000 in the same period last year.  The impact of these items in reducing the provision was partially offset by more loan growth in the current nine-month period than the same period last year and an increase during the current nine-month period in specific reserves on loans individually deemed to be impaired of $622,000 versus a decrease in the same period last year of $80,000.  Although intermediate and long-term interest rates moved up thus far in 2013, they remain at relatively low levels. Because of the sustained low interest rate environment, net interest income for the current nine-month period only increased by $1.2 million, or 2.6%, and net interest margin declined by 14 basis points despite significant growth in the average balances of loans and noninterest-bearing checking deposits.
 
The $1.3 million increase in noninterest expense is comprised of increases in salaries of $379,000, or 3.1%, employee benefits expense of $220,000, or 5.6%, occupancy and equipment expense of $483,000, or 9.0% and other noninterest expense of $231,000, or 3.6%.
 
 Asset Quality.  The Bank’s allowance for loan losses to total loans (reserve coverage ratio) was 1.45% at September 30, 2013 compared to 1.62% at year-end 2012.  The $1.8 million provision for loan losses for the first nine months of this year is primarily attributable to the growth in the loan portfolio and an increase in reserves on loans individually deemed to be impaired, as partially offset by net recoveries on loans previously charged off and a decrease in the reserve coverage ratio.  The reserve coverage ratio decreased due to a reduction in the amount of allowance deemed necessary to properly account for historical losses and current economic conditions.  The $2.9 million provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was mostly attributable to loan growth and $863,000 of chargeoffs on two loans.
 
The credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remains excellent, with nonaccrual loans amounting to $5.4 million, or .38% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2013.  Additionally, loans past due 30 through 89 days amounted to only $447,000, or .03% of total loans outstanding.  Troubled debt restructurings were relatively unchanged during the first nine months of 2013, amounting to $4.5 million at the end of the period compared to $4.4 million at year-end 2012.  Of the $4.5 million in troubled debt restructurings outstanding at September 30, 2013, $1.7 million are performing in accordance with their modified terms and $2.8 million are nonaccrual and included in the aforementioned amounts of nonaccrual loans.  The credit quality of the Bank’s securities portfolio also remains excellent.  The Bank’s mortgage securities are backed by mortgages underwritten on conventional terms, with 83% of these securities being full faith and credit obligations of the U.S. government and the balance being obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities.  The remainder of the Bank’s securities portfolio principally consists of high quality, general obligation municipal securities rated AA or better by major rating agencies.  In selecting municipal securities for purchase, the Bank uses credit agency ratings for screening purposes only and then performs its own credit analysis.  On an ongoing basis, the Bank periodically assesses the credit strength of the municipal securities in its portfolio and makes decisions to hold or sell based on such assessments.
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Capital.  The Corporation’s Tier 1 leverage, Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios were 8.81%, 15.98% and 17.23%, respectively, at September 30, 2013.  The strength of the Corporation’s balance sheet from both a capital and asset quality perspective positions the Corporation for continued growth in a measured and disciplined fashion.
 
Key Strategic Initiatives.  Key strategic initiatives will continue to include loan and deposit growth through effective relationship management, targeted solicitation efforts, new product offerings and continued expansion of the Bank’s branch distribution system.  Additionally, with respect to loan growth, the Bank recently established a correspondent lending relationship and will continue to develop its existing broker relationships.  All loans originated through correspondent and broker relationships are underwritten by Bank personnel.  In 2012, the Bank opened a full service branch in Lindenhurst, Long Island.  During 2013, the Bank opened full service branches in Massapequa Park and Sayville, Long Island and is continuing to pursue additional sites for future branch expansion.
 
Challenges We Face.  Although intermediate and long-term interest rates are higher than they were at year-end 2012, they are still relatively low and could remain low for the foreseeable future.  In addition, there is significant price competition for loans in the Bank’s marketplace and there is little room for the Bank to further reduce its deposit rates.  The persistence of these factors could result in a decline in net interest margin from its current level.  If that were to occur, and management is unable to offset the resulting negative impact by increasing the volume of the Bank’s interest-earning assets, effecting a favorable change in the mix of the Bank’s interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, reducing expenses or the employment of other measures, the Bank’s profitability could decline.
 
Commercial and residential real estate values have been negatively impacted by persistently high levels of unemployment and underemployment, a decline in household disposable income, foreclosures and commercial vacancies.  Although economic conditions have improved somewhat thus far this year, these factors still present meaningful threats to the maintenance of loan quality.
 
The banking industry is currently faced with an ever-increasing number of new and complex regulatory requirements which are putting downward pressure on revenues and upward pressure on required capital levels and the cost of doing business.
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Net Interest Income
 
Average Balance Sheet; Interest Rates and Interest Differential.  The following table sets forth the average daily balances for each major category of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity as well as the amounts and average rates earned or paid on each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2013
   
2012 
 
 
 
Average
   
Interest/
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest/
   
Average
 
 
 
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Rate
 
Assets
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-bearing bank balances
 
$
13,187
   
$
25
     
.25
%
 
$
10,002
   
$
15
     
.20
%
Investment Securities:
                                               
Taxable
   
505,618
     
7,740
     
2.04
     
562,527
     
11,087
     
2.63
 
Nontaxable (1)
   
374,165
     
14,437
     
5.14
     
364,718
     
14,536
     
5.31
 
Loans (1) (2)
   
1,231,371
     
38,018
     
4.12
     
1,052,934
     
37,155
     
4.71
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
2,124,341
     
60,220
     
3.78
     
1,990,181
     
62,793
     
4.21
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(19,398
)
                   
(17,792
)
               
Net interest-earning assets
   
2,104,943
                     
1,972,389
                 
Cash and due from banks
   
29,023
                     
27,107
                 
Premises and equipment, net
   
24,468
                     
22,852
                 
Other assets
   
35,790
                     
31,185
                 
 
 
$
2,194,224
                   
$
2,053,533
                 
 
                                               
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                                               
Savings, NOW & money market deposits
 
$
919,156
     
1,789
     
.26
   
$
831,363
     
2,731
     
.44
 
Time deposits
   
249,735
     
3,729
     
2.00
     
269,994
     
4,384
     
2.17
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
   
1,168,891
     
5,518
     
.63
     
1,101,357
     
7,115
     
.86
 
Short-term borrowings
   
91,305
     
222
     
.33
     
66,246
     
175
     
.35
 
Long-term debt
   
160,136
     
3,219
     
2.69
     
207,929
     
5,363
     
3.45
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
1,420,332
     
8,959
     
.84
     
1,375,532
     
12,653
     
1.23
 
Checking deposits
   
553,805
                     
458,840
                 
Other liabilities
   
17,039
                     
21,246
                 
 
   
1,991,176
                     
1,855,618
                 
Stockholders' equity
   
203,048
                     
197,915
                 
 
 
$
2,194,224
                   
$
2,053,533
                 
 
                                               
Net interest income (1)
         
$
51,261
                   
$
50,140
         
Net interest spread (1)
                   
2.94
%
                   
2.98
%
Net interest margin (1)
                   
3.22
%
                   
3.36
%

(1) Tax-equivalent basis.  Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if the Corporation's investment in tax-exempt loans and investment securities had been made in loans and investment securities subject to Federal income taxes yielding the same after-tax income.  The tax-equivalent amount of $1.00 of nontaxable income was $1.52 in each period presented, based on a Federal income tax rate of 34%.
(2) For the purpose of these computations, nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding.

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Rate/Volume Analysis.  The following table sets forth the effect of changes in volumes, rates and rate/volume on tax-equivalent interest income, interest expense and net interest income.
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2013 Versus 2012
 
 
 
Increase (decrease) due to changes in:
 
 
 
   
   
Rate/
   
Net
 
 
 
Volume
   
Rate
   
Volume (1)
   
Change
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Interest Income:
 
   
   
   
 
Interest-bearing bank balances
 
$
5
   
$
4
   
$
1
   
$
10
 
Investment securities:
                               
Taxable
   
(1,122
)
   
(2,476
)
   
251
     
(3,347
)
Nontaxable
   
377
     
(463
)
   
(13
)
   
(99
)
Loans
   
6,297
     
(4,646
)
   
(788
)
   
863
 
Total interest income
   
5,557
     
(7,581
)
   
(549
)
   
(2,573
)
 
                               
Interest Expense:
                               
Savings, NOW & money market deposits
   
288
     
(1,110
)
   
(120
)
   
(942
)
Time deposits
   
(329
)
   
(348
)
   
22
     
(655
)
Short-term borrowings
   
66
     
(14
)
   
(5
)
   
47
 
Long-term debt
   
(1,232
)
   
(1,178
)
   
266
     
(2,144
)
Total interest expense
   
(1,207
)
   
(2,650
)
   
163
     
(3,694
)
 
                               
Increase (decrease) in net interest income
 
$
6,764
   
$
(4,931
)
 
$
(712
)
 
$
1,121
 

(1) Represents the change not solely attributable to change in rate or change in volume but a combination of these two factors.  The rate/volume variance could be allocated between the volume and rate variances shown in the table based on the absolute value of each to the total for both.
 
Net Interest Income
 
Despite significant growth in loans and noninterest-bearing checking deposits, net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis only increased by $1.1 million and net interest margin declined by 14 basis points when comparing the current nine month period to the same period last year.  This occurred because the positive impact of growth in these balances was largely offset by the low interest rate environment.  In a low interest rate environment: (1) the benefit of no cost funding in the form of noninterest-bearing checking deposits and capital is reduced; (2) cash received from payments and prepayments of higher yielding loans and securities is generally used to originate or purchase lower yielding loans and securities; (3) the rates on some loans are modified downward to dissuade borrowers from refinancing elsewhere, while other loans prepay in full resulting in the immediate writeoff of deferred costs; and (4) prepayment speeds on mortgage securities are high, thereby necessitating the rapid amortization of purchase premiums.
 
Average interest-earning assets increased by $134.2 million, or 6.7%, when comparing the first nine months of 2013 to the same period last year.  The increase is primarily comprised of increases in the average balance of loans outstanding of $178.4 million, or 16.9%, and nontaxable securities of $9.4 million, or 2.6%, as partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of taxable securities of $56.9 million, or 10.1%.  From a yield perspective, the shift from lower yielding taxable securities to better yielding loans and nontaxable securities resulted in an improvement in the mix of the Bank’s interest-earning assets.  Loan growth, to the extent not funded by the decline in taxable securities, was funded by growth in the average balances of noninterest-bearing checking deposits of $95.0 million, or 20.7%, interest-bearing deposits of $67.5 million, or 6.1%, and short-term borrowings of $25.1 million, or 37.8%.  Growth in these funding sources was also used to pay down some of the Bank’s higher cost long-term debt.  The average balance of long-term debt declined by $47.8 million, or 23.0%, when comparing the nine-month periods.  This contributed to a reduction in the overall cost of the Bank’s interest-bearing liabilities and served to mitigate the decline in net interest margin caused by the low interest rate environment.
 
The Bank’s continued ability to grow loans is attributable to a variety of factors including, among others, competitive pricing, superior customer service, targeted solicitation efforts, advertising campaigns, and broker relationships for both residential and commercial mortgages.  The Bank’s ability to continue to grow deposits is attributable to, among other things, expansion of the Bank’s branch distribution system, targeted solicitation of local commercial businesses and municipalities, new and expanded lending relationships, the Bank’s positive reputation in its marketplace and the acquisition of some local competitors by larger financial institutions.
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Noninterest Income
 
Noninterest income includes service charges on deposit accounts, Investment Management Division income, gains or losses on sales of securities, and all other items of income, other than interest, resulting from the business activities of the Corporation.  Excluding gains on sales of securities, noninterest income increased by $278,000, or 5.6%, when comparing the first nine of 2013 to the same period last year.  The increase is attributable to increases in Investment Management Division income of $177,000 and other noninterest income of $183,000, as partially offset by a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts of $82,000.  The increase in Investment Management Division income of $177,000 is attributable to appreciation in the market value of assets under management and new business.  The increase in other noninterest income of $183,000 includes a real estate tax refund of $73,000, an increase in debit and credit card fees of $90,000 and an increase in other credit-related fees of $35,000.  Gains on sales of securities decreased by $3.6 million when comparing the first nine months of 2013 to the same period last year as a result of the deleveraging transaction in 2012.
 
Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense is comprised of salaries, employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expense and other operating expenses incurred in supporting the various business activities of the Corporation.  Noninterest expense, excluding debt extinguishment costs, increased by $1.3 million, or 4.7%, to $29.2 million for the first nine months of 2013 from $27.9 million for the same period last year.  The $1.3 million increase in noninterest expense is comprised of increases in salaries of $379,000, or 3.1%, employee benefits expense of $220,000, or 5.6%, occupancy and equipment expense of $483,000, or 9.0%, and other noninterest expense of $231,000, or 3.6%.  The increase in salaries is primarily due to normal annual salary adjustments and new branch openings, as partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense.  Stock-based compensation expense declined because of a reduction in the estimated number of shares to be issued upon the vesting of restricted stock units and forfeitures of some outstanding awards.  The increase in employee benefits expense is primarily attributable to increases in incentive compensation cost, group health insurance expense and payroll tax expense, as partially offset by a decrease in pension expense.  The increase in occupancy and equipment expense is largely due to increases in general maintenance and repairs expense, snow removal costs, rent expense and the cost of servicing equipment.  The increase in other noninterest expense includes an increase in consulting expense and growth-related increases in FDIC insurance expense and the Bank’s OCC assessment.  Debt extinguishment costs of $3.8 million in 2012 resulted from the aforementioned deleveraging transaction.  Management continues to maintain a strong focus on expense control measures and enhancements in operating efficiency.
 
Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense as a percentage of book income (“effective tax rate”) was 21.4% for the first nine months of 2013 compared to 19.7% for the same period last year.  The increase in the effective tax rate in 2013 is primarily attributable to the fact that income on tax-exempt securities became a smaller percentage of pre-tax income.
 
Results of Operations –Third Quarter 2013 Versus Third Quarter 2012
 
Net income for the third quarter of 2013 was $5.2 million, an increase of 8.2% over $4.8 million earned in the same quarter last year.  The increase in net income was primarily attributable to increases in net interest income of $871,000 and noninterest income of $186,000, as partially offset by increases in noninterest expense and income tax expense of $483,000 and $259,000, respectively.  The increases in net interest income and noninterest expense occurred for substantially the same reasons discussed with respect to the nine month periods.  The increase in noninterest income was primarily attributable to increases in Investment Management Division income of $107,000 and service charges on deposit accounts of $75,000.
 
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts.  Our determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate because it is based on our subjective evaluation of a variety of factors at a specific point in time and involves difficult and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain.  In the event that management’s estimate needs to be adjusted based on, among other things, additional information that comes to light after the estimate is made or changes in circumstances, such adjustment could result in the need for a significantly different allowance for loan losses and thereby materially impact, either positively or negatively, the Bank’s results of operations.
 
The Bank’s Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Committee (“ALLL Committee”), which is chaired by the Chief Credit Officer, meets on a quarterly basis and is responsible for determining the allowance for loan losses after considering, among other things, the results of credit reviews performed by the Bank’s independent loan review consultants and the Bank’s credit department.  In addition, and in consultation with the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer, the ALLL Committee is responsible for implementing and maintaining policies and procedures surrounding the calculation of the required allowance.  The Board Loan Committee reviews and approves the Bank’s Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Policy at least once each calendar year. The Bank’s allowance for loan losses is reviewed and ratified by the Board Loan Committee on a quarterly basis and is subject to periodic examination by the OCC whose safety and soundness examination includes a determination as to its adequacy to absorb probable incurred losses.
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The first step in determining the allowance for loan losses is to identify loans in the Bank’s portfolio that are individually deemed to be impaired and measure impairment losses based on either the fair value of collateral or the discounted value of expected future cash flows.  For all collateral dependent impaired loans, impairment losses are measured based on the fair value of the collateral.  A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled principal and interest payments when due and according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls are not automatically considered to be impaired.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and financial condition, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals and also makes qualitative judgments based on, among other things, its knowledge of the local real estate market and analyses of current economic conditions and trends.  Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgments.  Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values.  Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows actually received over the loan’s remaining life.
 
In addition to estimating losses for loans individually deemed to be impaired, management also estimates collective impairment losses for pools of loans that are not specifically reviewed.  Statistical information regarding the Bank’s loss experience over a period of 24 to 60 months is the starting point in making such estimates.  Management believes that this loss period appropriately reflects losses from the current economic cycle and incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  However, future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past, and accordingly on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current conditions.  In doing so, management considers a variety of general qualitative factors and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses.  The factors include, among others: (1) delinquencies, (2) economic conditions as judged by things such as median home prices and commercial vacancy rates in the Bank’s service area and national and local unemployment levels, (3) trends in the nature and volume of loans, (4) concentrations of credit, (5) changes in lending policies and procedures, (6) experience, ability and depth of lending staff, (7) changes in the quality of the loan review function, (8) environmental risks, and (9) loan risk ratings.  Because of the nature of the factors and the difficulty in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect actual losses in the portfolio.
 
The allowance for loan losses is comprised of impairment losses on loans specifically reviewed and estimated losses on the pools of loans that are collectively reviewed.  Although the allowance for loan losses has two separate components, one for impairment losses on individual loans and one for collective impairment losses on pools of loans, the entire allowance for loan losses is available to absorb realized losses as they occur whether they relate to individual loans or pools of loans.
 
Asset Quality
 
The Corporation has identified certain assets as risk elements.  These assets include nonaccruing loans, other real estate owned, loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest payments and still accruing and troubled debt restructurings.  These assets present more than the normal risk that the Corporation will be unable to eventually collect or realize their full carrying value.  Information about the Corporation’s risk elements is set forth below.
 
 
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2013
   
2012
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Nonaccrual loans:
 
   
 
Troubled debt restructurings
 
$
2,785
   
$
2,430
 
Other
   
2,633
     
1,668
 
Total nonaccrual loans
   
5,418
     
4,098
 
Troubled debt restructurings - performing
   
1,710
     
1,953
 
Total risk elements
 
$
7,128
   
$
6,051
 
 
               
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans
   
.38
%
   
.36
%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans and foreclosed real estate
   
.38
%
   
.36
%
Risk elements as a percentage of total loans and foreclosed real estate
   
.50
%
   
.53
%

The performing troubled debt restructurings at December 31, 2012 shown in the table above include $206,000 that were past due 30 through 89 days and still accruing.  There were no performing troubled debt restructurings that were past due 30 through 89 days and still accruing at September 30, 2013.  In addition to the Bank’s past due, nonaccrual and restructured loans, the disclosure of other potential problem loans can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.
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Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses
 
The allowance for loan losses is established through provisions for loan losses charged against income.  When available information confirms that specific loans, or portions thereof, are uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the allowance for loan losses, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
 
The allowance for loan losses increased by $1,930,000 during the first nine months of 2013, amounting to $20.6 million, or 1.45% of total loans, at September 30, 2013 compared to $18.6 million, or 1.62% of total loans, at December 31, 2012.  During the first nine months of 2013, the Bank had loan chargeoffs and recoveries of $54,000 and $149,000, respectively, and recorded a $1,835,000 provision for loan losses.  The $1.8 million provision for loan losses for the first nine months of this year is primarily attributable to the growth in the loan portfolio and an increase in reserves on loans individually deemed to be impaired, as partially offset by net recoveries on loans previously charged off and a decrease in the reserve coverage ratio.  The reserve coverage ratio decreased due to a reduction in the amount of allowance deemed necessary to properly account for historical losses and current economic conditions.  The $2.9 million provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was mostly attributable to loan growth and $863,000 of chargeoffs on two loans.
 
The allowance for loan losses is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  As more fully discussed in the “Application of Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the process for estimating credit losses and determining the allowance for loan losses as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
Other detailed information on the Bank’s allowance for loan losses, impaired loans and the aging of loans can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
 
The amount of future chargeoffs and provisions for loan losses will be affected by, among other things, economic conditions on Long Island and in New York City.  Such conditions could affect the financial strength of the Bank’s borrowers and will affect the value of real estate collateral securing the Bank’s mortgage loans.  Loans secured by real estate represent approximately 95% of the Bank’s total loans outstanding at September 30, 2013.  Most of these loans were made to borrowers domiciled on Long Island and in the boroughs of New York City.  Although general economic conditions have improved somewhat thus far this year, in the last few years they have been unfavorable as characterized by high levels of unemployment and underemployment, suppressed commercial and residential real estate values, and high commercial real estate vacancies.  These conditions have caused some of the Bank’s borrowers to be unable to make the required contractual payments on their loans and could cause the Bank to be unable to realize the full carrying value of such loans through foreclosure or other collection efforts.
 
Future provisions and chargeoffs could also be affected by environmental impairment of properties securing the Bank’s mortgage loans.  At the present time, management is not aware of any environmental pollution originating on or near properties securing the Bank’s loans that would materially affect the carrying value of such loans.
 
Cash Flows and Liquidity
 
Cash Flows.  The Corporation’s primary sources of cash are deposits, maturities and amortization of loans and investment securities, operations and borrowings.  The Corporation uses cash from these and other sources to fund loan growth, purchase investment securities, repay borrowings, expand and improve its physical facilities, pay cash dividends and for general operating purposes.  During the first nine months of 2013, the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalent position increased by $4.8 million from $42.2 million at December 31, 2012 to $47.0 million at September 30, 2013.  The increase occurred primarily because cash provided by deposit growth, additional borrowings, maturities and paydowns of loans and securities and operations exceeded the cash used to originate loans and purchase securities.  Long-term borrowings increased by $86 million, or 59.3%, to $231 million at September 30, 2013 as a means of protecting future earnings against possible increases in interest rates.
 
 Liquidity.  The Bank has a Board committee approved Liquidity Policy and Liquidity Contingency Plan, which are intended to ensure that the Bank has sufficient liquidity at all times to meet the ongoing needs of its customers in terms of credit and deposit outflows, take advantage of earnings enhancement opportunities and respond to liquidity stress conditions should they arise.
 
The Bank has both internal and external sources of liquidity that can be used to fund loan growth and accommodate deposit outflows.  The Bank’s primary internal sources of liquidity are its overnight investments, investment securities designated as available-for-sale, maturities and monthly payments on its investment securities and loan portfolios and operations.  At September 30, 2013, the Bank had approximately $460 million of unencumbered available-for-sale securities.
 
The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRB”) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB of New York”), has repurchase agreements in place with a number of brokerage firms and commercial banks and has federal funds lines with several commercial banks.  In addition to customer deposits, the Bank’s primary external sources of liquidity are secured borrowings from the FRB, FHLB of New York and repurchase agreement counterparties.  In addition, the Bank can purchase overnight federal funds under its existing lines.  However, the Bank’s FRB membership, FHLB of New York membership, repurchase agreements and federal funds lines do not represent legal commitments to extend credit to the Bank.  The amount that the Bank can potentially borrow is currently dependent on, among other things, the amount of unencumbered eligible securities and loans that the Bank can use as collateral and the collateral margins required by the lenders.  Based on the securities and loan collateral in place at the FRB and FHLB of New York at September 30, 2013, the Bank had borrowing capacity of approximately $819 million.
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Capital
 
The Corporation’s capital management policy is designed to build and maintain capital levels that exceed regulatory standards.  Under regulatory capital standards in effect at September 30, 2013, banks are classified as well capitalized, adequately capitalized or undercapitalized.  Under such standards, a well-capitalized bank is one that has a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio equal to or greater than 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 6%, and a total risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 10%.  The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and total risk-based capital ratios of 8.77%, 15.93% and 17.18%, respectively, at September 30, 2013 exceed the requirements for a well-capitalized bank and, based on management’s belief, are adequate in the current regulatory and economic environment.  The Corporation (on a consolidated basis) is subject to minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements, which the Corporation exceeds as of September 30, 2013. (See “Recent Regulatory Capital Rulemaking” that follows.)
 
Stockholders’ equity totaled $200.9 million at September 30, 2013, a decrease of $4.5 million from $205.4 million at December 31, 2012.  The decrease resulted primarily from a decline in the after-tax amount of unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities of $17.1 million and cash dividends declared of $6.9 million, partially offset by net income of $16.1 million and the issuance of shares under the Corporation’s stock-based compensation, dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans of $2.8 million.
 
Recent Regulatory Capital Rulemaking.   In July 2013, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved a final rule (“final rule”) that changes the regulatory capital framework for all banking organizations.  The final rule implements for U.S. banks the Basel III regulatory capital reforms of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The final rule strengthens areas of weakness identified in the current capital rules by: (1) enhancing the quantity and quality of regulatory capital in the banking system; (2) better reflecting the risk of certain on and off-balance sheet exposures in the measurement of risk-weighted assets; and (3) building additional capital capacity into the banking system to absorb losses in times of future market and economic stress.  Subject to certain transition provisions, banking organizations like the Corporation with $250 billion or less in total assets must comply with the new requirements beginning January 1, 2015.

The final rule establishes new prompt corrective action requirements for all banks and includes a new common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital measure.  The capital requirements under the final rule are set forth in the table that follows.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
Tier 1
 
Tier 1
 
 
 
 
 
Risk-Based
 
Risk-Based
 
Risk-Based
 
 
 
 
 
Capital
 
Capital
 
Capital
 
Leverage
 
Requirement
Measure (%)
Measure (%)
Measure (%)
Measure (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Well Capitalized
 
10
 
8
 
6.5
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adequately Capitalized
 
8
 
6
 
4.5
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Undercapitalized
 
< 8
 
< 6
 
< 4.5
 
< 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Significantly Undercapitalized
 
< 6
 
< 4
 
< 3
 
< 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Critically Undercapitalized
 
Tangible equity to total assets 2
 

The final rule also sets forth a capital ratio phase-in schedule. The phase-in provisions for banks with $250 billion or less in total assets are set forth in the following table

January 1,
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Leverage Measure (%)
4.0
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
4.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (%)
4.5
 
4.5
 
4.5
 
4.5
 
4.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Conservation Buffer (%) (1)
N/A
 
.625
 
1.25
 
1.875
 
2.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 with Capital Conservation Buffer (%)
4.5
 
5.125
 
5.75
 
6.375
 
7.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Tier 1 Capital (%)
6.0
 
6.0
 
6.0
 
6.0
 
6.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Tier 1 Capital with Capital Conservation Buffer (%)
6.0
 
6.625
 
7.25
 
7.875
 
8.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Total Capital (%)
8.0
 
8.0
 
8.0
 
8.0
 
8.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum Total Capital with Capital Conservation Buffer (%)
8.0
 
8.625
 
9.25
 
9.875
 
10.5
 
 
(1) The capital conservation buffer must be maintained in order for a banking organization to avoid being subject to limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers.

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The final rule includes comprehensive guidance with respect to the measurement of risk-weighted assets.  For residential mortgages, Basel III retains the risk-weights contained in the current capital rules which assign a risk-weight of 50% to most first-lien exposures and 100% to other residential mortgage exposures.  The final rule would increase the risk-weights associated with certain on-balance sheet assets, such as high volatility commercial real estate loans, as defined, and loans that are more than 90 days past due or in nonaccrual status. Capital requirements would also increase for certain off-balance sheet exposures including, for example, loan commitments with an original maturity of one year or less.

Under the final rule, certain banking organizations, including the Corporation, are permitted to make a one-time election to continue the current treatment of excluding from regulatory capital most accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) components, including amounts relating to unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities and amounts attributable to defined benefit postretirement plans.  Institutions that elect to exclude most AOCI components from regulatory capital under Basel III will be able to avoid volatility that would otherwise be caused by things such as the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities.

Management is currently reviewing the final rule and evaluating the impact that the changes set forth therein could have on the Corporation’s regulatory capital position, lines of business and profitability.

ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
The Bank invests in interest-earning assets, which are funded by interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, noninterest-bearing deposits and capital.  The Bank’s results of operations are subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations generally and having assets and liabilities that have different maturity, repricing, and prepayment/withdrawal characteristics.  The Bank defines interest rate risk as the risk that the Bank's net interest income and/or economic value of equity (“EVE”) will change when interest rates change.  The principal objective of the Bank’s asset liability management activities is to optimize current and future net interest income while at the same time maintain acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk and facilitate the funding needs of the Bank.
 
The Bank monitors and manages interest rate risk through a variety of techniques including traditional gap analysis and the use of interest rate sensitivity models.  Both gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling involve a variety of significant estimates and assumptions and are done at a specific point in time.  Changes in the estimates and assumptions made for gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling could have a significant impact on projected results and conclusions.  Therefore, these techniques may not accurately reflect the actual impact of changes in the interest rate environment on the Bank’s net interest income or EVE.
 
Traditional gap analysis involves arranging the Bank’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities by repricing period and then computing the difference, or interest-rate sensitivity gap, between the assets and liabilities which are estimated to reprice during each time period and cumulatively through the end of each time period.  Gap analysis requires estimates as to when individual categories of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities will reprice and assumes that assets and liabilities assigned to the same repricing period will reprice at the same time and in the same amount.  Gap analysis also assumes that cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities will be reinvested in or refinanced by assets and liabilities of the same type, and does not fully take into account the fact that the repricing of some assets and liabilities is discretionary and subject to competitive and other pressures.
 
Through use of interest rate sensitivity modeling, the Bank first projects net interest income over a five-year time period assuming a static balance sheet and no changes in interest rates from current levels. Utilization of a static balance sheet ensures that interest rate risk embedded in the Bank’s current balance sheet is not masked by assumed balance sheet growth or contraction.  Net interest income is then projected over a five-year time period utilizing: (1) a static balance sheet and various interest rate change scenarios, including both ramped and shock changes; and (2) a most likely balance sheet growth scenario and these same interest rate change scenarios.  The interest rate scenarios modeled are based on, among other things, the shape of the current yield curve and the relative level of rates and management’s expectations as to potential future yield curve shapes and rate levels.
 
The Bank also uses interest rate sensitivity modeling to calculate EVE in the current rate environment assuming both shock increases and decreases in interest rates.  EVE is the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows from the Bank’s assets and the present value of the expected future cash flows from the Bank’s liabilities.  Present values are determined using discount rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions.  EVE can capture long-term interest rate risk that would not be captured in a five-year projection of net interest income.
 
In utilizing interest rate sensitivity modeling to project net interest income and calculate EVE, management makes a variety of estimates and assumptions which include, among others, the following: (1) how much and when yields and costs on individual categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities will change in response to projected changes in market interest rates; (2) future cash flows, including prepayments of mortgage assets and calls of municipal securities; (3) cash flow reinvestment assumptions; (4) appropriate discount rates to be applied to loan, deposit and borrowing cash flows; and (5) decay or runoff rates for nonmaturity deposits such as checking, savings, NOW and money market accounts.  The repricing of loans and borrowings and the reinvestment of loan and security cash flows are generally assumed to be impacted by the full amount of each assumed rate change, while the repricing of nonmaturity deposits is not.  For nonmaturity deposits, management makes estimates of how much and when it will need to change the rates paid on the Bank’s various deposit products in response to changes in general market interest rates.  These estimates are based on, among other things, product type, management’s experience with needed deposit rate adjustments in prior interest rate change cycles, and management’s assessment of competitive conditions in its marketplace.
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The information provided in the following table is based on a variety of estimates and assumptions that the Corporation believes to be reasonable, the more significant of which are set forth hereinafter.   The base case information in the table shows (1) a calculation of the Corporation’s EVE at September 30, 2013 arrived at by discounting estimated future cash flows at rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions and (2) an estimate of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the year ending September 30, 2014 assuming a static balance sheet, the adjustment of repricing balances to current rate levels, and the reinvestment at current rate levels of cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities in a mix of assets and liabilities that mirrors the Bank’s strategic plan.  In addition, in calculating EVE, cash flows for nonmaturity deposits are based on a decay or runoff rate of 5.5 years.
 
The rate change information in the table shows estimates of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the year ending September 30, 2014 and calculations of EVE at September 30, 2013 assuming rate changes of plus 100, 200 and 300 basis points and minus 100 points. The rate change scenarios were selected based on, among other things, the relative level of current interest rates and are: (1) assumed to be shock or immediate changes, (2) occur uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities, and (3) impact the repricing and reinvestment of all assets and liabilities, except nonmaturity deposits, by the full amount of the rate change.  In projecting future net interest income under the indicated rate change scenarios, activity is simulated by assuming that cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities are reinvested in a mix of assets and liabilities that mirrors the Bank’s strategic plan.  The changes in EVE from the base case have not been tax affected.
 
 
 
Economic Value of Equity
   
Net Interest Income
 
 
 
at September 30, 2013
   
for Year Ended 9/30/14
 
 
 
   
Percent
   
   
Percent
 
 
 
   
Change
   
   
Change
 
 
 
   
From
   
   
From
 
Rate Change Scenario
 
Amount
   
Base Case
   
Amount
   
Base Case
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
+ 300 basis point rate shock
 
$
170,852
     
-34.9%
 
 
$
64,033
     
-11.8%
 
+ 200 basis point rate shock
   
215,169
     
-18.0%
 
   
71,446
     
-1.6%
 
+ 100 basis point rate shock
   
248,150
     
-5.4%
 
   
74,061
     
2.0%
 
Base case (no rate change)
   
262,324
     
  -
     
72,629
     
  -
 
- 100 basis point rate shock
   
254,584
     
-3.0%
 
   
69,349
     
-4.5%
 

As shown in the preceding table, assuming a static balance sheet, an immediate decrease in interest rates of 100 basis points or an immediate increase in interest rates of 200 or 300 basis points could negatively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the year ended September 30, 2014.  Conversely, an immediate increase in interest rates of 100 basis points could positively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the same time period.  The Bank’s net interest income could be negatively impacted in a shock down 100 basis point scenario because, among other things, the rates currently being paid on many of the Bank’s deposit products are approaching zero and there is little room to reduce them further.  Unlike the shock up 100 basis point scenario, in the shock up 200 or 300 basis point scenarios it is assumed that the Bank will need to make more significant changes to the rates paid on its nonmaturity deposits in order to remain competitive and thus net interest income could be negatively impacted.  Changes in management’s estimates as to the rates that will need to be paid on nonmaturity deposits could have a significant impact on the net interest income amounts shown for each scenario in the table.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report on Form 10-Q contains various forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements include statements of goals; intentions and expectations; estimates of risks and of future costs and benefits; assessments of probable loan losses; assessments of market risk; and statements of the ability to achieve financial and other goals.  Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “would,” “should,” “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project” and other similar words and expressions.  Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which may change over time.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  We do not assume any duty and do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.  Because forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those that we anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
 
Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; conditions in the securities markets; fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock; changes in interest rates; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit and loan products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment securities portfolios; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; our ability to retain key members of management; changes in legislation, regulation, and policies; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties.  We provide greater detail regarding some of these factors in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in Part I under “Item 1A.  Risk Factors.”  Our forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those that we may discuss elsewhere in other documents we file with the SEC from time to time.
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ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Corporation’s Principal Executive Officer, Michael N. Vittorio, and Principal Financial Officer, Mark D. Curtis, have evaluated the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, they have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation is party to various legal actions which are believed to be incidental to the operation of its business.  Although the ultimate outcome and amount of liability, if any, with respect to these legal actions cannot presently be ascertained with certainty, in the opinion of management, based upon information currently available to us, any resulting liability is believed to be immaterial to the Corporation's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
 
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
 
See Index of Exhibits below.
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and U.S.C. Section 1350
 
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The following materials from the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income or Loss, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 or l5(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Dated: November 12, 2013
By /s/ MICHAEL N. VITTORIO
 
 
MICHAEL N. VITTORIO, President & Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
 
 
By /s/ MARK D. CURTIS
 
 
MARK D. CURTIS, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
 
 
Officer and Treasurer
 
 
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
 

 
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