Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

or

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 000-51996

 

 

CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   20-4840562

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

70 Center Street, Chicopee, Massachusetts   01013
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(413) 594-6692

(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  ¨

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨    Accelerated Filer   x
Non-Accelerated Filer   ¨    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

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

As of November 3, 2009, there were 6,389,250 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

 

 

 


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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

          Page
PART I.   

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  
Item 1.    Financial Statements   
   Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.    1
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008    2
  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

   3
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008    4
   Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements    5
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    21
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    41
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    42
PART II.   

OTHER INFORMATION

  
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    42
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    42
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    43
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities    44
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    44
Item 5.    Other Information    44
Item 6.    Exhibits    44
SIGNATURES    45


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars In Thousands)

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 8,342      $ 21,758   

Short-term investments

     1,136        342   

Federal funds sold

     41,132        1,000   
                

Total cash and cash equivalents

     50,610        23,100   

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

     5,310        5,268   

Securities held-to-maturity, at cost (fair value $43,028 and $49,673 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)

     42,865        49,662   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

     4,306        4,306   

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses ($3,746 at September 30, 2009 and $3,333 at December 31, 2008)

     415,706        416,076   

Loans held for sale

     —          185   

Other real estate owned

     277        269   

Mortgage servicing rights

     288        75   

Bank owned life insurance

     12,495        12,144   

Premises and equipment, net

     10,625        10,677   

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

     1,556        1,577   

Deferred income tax asset

     1,869        2,434   

Other assets

     2,190        1,926   
                

Total assets

   $ 548,097      $ 527,699   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Deposits

    

Non-interest-bearing

   $ 37,393      $ 30,811   

Interest-bearing

     347,147        303,956   
                

Total deposits

     384,540        334,767   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     21,896        21,956   

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston advances

     47,285        76,567   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     448        392   
                

Total liabilities

     454,169        433,682   
                

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock (no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 7,439,368 shares issued at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008)

     72,479        72,479   

Treasury stock, at cost (1,050,118 shares at September 30, 2009 and 942,615 shares at December 31, 2008)

     (13,818     (12,483

Additional paid-in-capital

     1,612        1,168   

Unearned compensation (restricted stock awards)

     (2,481     (3,107

Unearned compensation (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

     (4,836     (5,059

Retained earnings

     40,978        42,439   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6     (1,420
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     93,928        94,017   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 548,097      $ 527,699   
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Thousands, Except for Number of Shares and Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Interest and dividend income:

        

Loans, including fees

   $ 5,897      $ 6,123      $ 17,717      $ 18,029   

Interest and dividends on securities

     172        389        553        1,051   

Other interest-earning assets

     14        94        21        268   
                                

Total interest and dividend income

     6,083        6,606        18,291        19,348   
                                

Interest expense:

        

Deposits

     1,875        2,285        5,577        7,182   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     46        86        160        266   

Other borrowed funds

     414        541        1,220        1,011   
                                

Total interest expense

     2,335        2,912        6,957        8,459   
                                

Net interest income

     3,748        3,694        11,334        10,889   

Provision for loan losses

     385        34        550        306   
                                

Net interest income, after provision for loan losses

     3,363        3,660        10,784        10,583   
                                

Non-interest income:

        

Service charges, fees and commissions

     387        424        1,074        1,186   

Loan sales and servicing, net of amortization

     108        (4     544        (12

Net gain (loss) on sales of securities available-for-sale

     154        (138     181        (23

Loss on sales of other than temporarily impaired securities

     (179     (10     (179     (10

Income from bank owned life insurance

     118        116        350        351   
                                

Total non-interest income

     588        388        1,970        1,492   
                                

Non-interest expenses:

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     2,647        2,350        7,585        6,932   

Occupancy expenses

     370        261        1,228        828   

Furniture and equipment

     269        242        860        706   

FDIC insurance assessment

     122        14        430        34   

Data processing

     276        250        811        662   

Professional fees

     140        216        429        526   

Advertising

     143        139        370        366   

Other than temporary impairment charge

     1,297        —          1,403        —     

Stationery, supplies and postage

     89        81        294        250   

Other non-interest expense

     491        433        1,446        1,261   
                                

Total non-interest expense

     5,844        3,986        14,856        11,565   
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (1,893     62        (2,102     510   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (492     218        (641     350   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,401   $ (156   $ (1,461   $ 160   
                                

Earnings (loss) per share: (1)

        

Basic

   $ (0.25   $ (0.03   $ (0.26   $ 0.03   

Diluted

   $ (0.25   $ (0.03   $ (0.26   $ 0.03   

Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     5,703,089        5,867,288        5,719,807        6,095,376   

Diluted

     5,703,089        5,867,288        5,719,807        6,200,480   

 

(1) Common stock equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and three months ended September 30, 2008, since the inclusion of such equivalents would be anti-dilutive.

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

(Dollars In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Common
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Unearned
Compensation
(restricted
stock awards)
    Unearned
Compensation
(Employee Stock
Ownership Plan)
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2008

   $ 72,479    $ (12,483   $ 1,168    $ (3,107   $ (5,059   $ 42,439      $ (1,420   $ 94,017   
                        

Comprehensive loss:

                  

Net loss

                 (1,461       (1,461

Change in net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale (net of deferred income taxes of $465)

                   1,414        1,414   
                        

Total comprehensive loss

                     (47
                        

Treasury stock purchased (107,503 shares)

        (1,335                (1,335

Change in unearned compensation:

                  

Stock option expense

          392              392   

Restricted stock award expense

             626              626   

Common stock held by ESOP committed to be released

          52        223            275   
                                                              

Balance at September 30, 2009

   $ 72,479    $ (13,818   $ 1,612    $ (2,481   $ (4,836   $ 40,978      $ (6   $ 93,928   
                                                              

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 72,479    $ (2,108   $ 573    $ (3,940   $ (5,356   $ 42,417      $ 234      $ 104,299   
                        

Comprehensive loss:

                  

Net income

                 160          160   

Change in net unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale (net of deferred income taxes of $393)

                   (734     (734
                        

Total comprehensive loss

                     (574
                        

Treasury stock purchased (782,115 shares)

        (10,302                (10,302

Change in unearned compensation:

                  

Stock option expense

          362              362   

Restricted stock award expense

             623              623   

Common stock held by ESOP committed to be released

          67        223            290   
                                                              

Balance at September 30, 2008

   $ 72,479    $ (12,410   $ 1,002    $ (3,317   $ (5,133   $ 42,577      $ (500   $ 94,698   
                                                              

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2009     2008  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,461   $ 160   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     1,343        663   

Provision for loan losses

     550        306   

Decrease in deferred income taxes

     100        200   

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance

     (350     (351

Realized gain (loss) on investment securities, net

     (181     23   

Realized loss on other than temporarily impaired securities

     179        10   

Realized gain on sales of mortgages

     (317     (7

Realized loss on disposal of property and equipment

     —          1   

Increase in other assets

     (556     (693

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

     21        190   

Net change in loans originated for resale

     185        —     

Decrease in other real estate owned

     63        —     

Increase in other liabilities

     56        265   

Other than temporary impairment charge

     1,403        —     

Change in unearned compensation

     1,293        1,275   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,328        2,042   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to premises and equipment

     (735     (2,211

Loan originations and principal collections, net

     (458     (30,575

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned

     206        —     

Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale

     2,144        2,530   

Proceeds from securities held-to-maturity

     30        —     

Purchases of securities available-for-sale

     (1,416     (5,258

Purchases of securities held-to-maturity

     (79,085     (257,884

Maturities of securities held-to-maturity

     85,400        237,995   
                

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

     6,086        (55,403
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net increase in deposits

     49,773        33,002   

Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     (60     14,025   

Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances

     10,554        25,000   

Payments on long-term FHLB advances

     (29,836     (2,278

Net increase (decrease) in other short-term borrowings

     (10,000     16,000   

Stock purchased for treasury

     (1,335     (10,302
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     19,096        75,447   
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     27,510        22,086   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     23,100        23,521   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 50,610      $ 45,607   
                

Supplemental cash flow information:

    

Interest paid on deposits

   $ 5,577      $ 7,182   

Interest paid on borrowings

     1,247        1,122   

Income taxes paid

     63        819   

Transfers from loans to other real estate owned

     277        —     

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

1. Basis of Presentation

Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) has no significant assets other than all of the outstanding shares of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Chicopee Savings Bank (the “Bank”) and Chicopee Funding Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). The Corporation was formed on March 14, 2006 by the Bank to become the holding company for the Bank upon completion of the Bank’s conversion from a mutual savings bank to a stock savings bank. The conversion of the Bank was completed on July 19, 2006. The accounts of the Bank include both of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company as of September 30, 2009 and for the periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 included herein are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as of and for the periods covered herein, have been made. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The results for the three and nine month interim periods covered hereby are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for a full year.

2. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the adjusted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The adjusted outstanding common shares equals the gross number of common shares issued less treasury shares, unallocated shares of the Chicopee Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”), dilutive restricted stock awards and stock options under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock options and certain stock awards and are determined using the treasury stock method.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Earnings per share is computed as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Net income (loss) (in thousands)

   $ (1,401   $ (156   $ (1,461   $ 160   
                                

Weighted average number of common shares issued

     7,439,368        7,439,368        7,439,368        7,439,368   

Less: average number of treasury shares

     (1,038,383     (784,131     (993,330     (525,870

Less: average number of unallocated ESOP shares

     (505,878     (535,635     (505,878     (535,635

Less: average number of dilutive restricted stock awards

     (192,018     (252,314     (220,353     (282,487
                                

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     5,703,089        5,867,288        5,719,807        6,095,376   

Plus: dilutive outstanding restricted stock awards

     —          —          —          105,104   

Plus: dilutive outstanding stock options

     —          —          —          —     
                                

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding

     5,703,089        5,867,288        5,719,807        6,200,480   
                                

Earnings (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.25   $ (0.03   $ (0.26   $ 0.03   

Diluted

   $ (0.25   $ (0.03   $ (0.26   $ 0.03   

There were 671,667 and 666,667 stock options that were not included in the diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive.

3. Equity Incentive Plan

Stock Options

Under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company may grant options to directors, officers and employees for up to 743,936 shares of common stock. Both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options may be granted under the Plan. The exercise price for each option is equal to the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and the maximum term of each option is ten years. The stock options vest over five years in five equal installments on each anniversary of the date of grant.

The Company recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period, based on the grant-date fair value of the options granted. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008  

Expected dividend yield

   2.00   2.00

Expected term

   6.5 years      6.5 years   

Expected volatility

   24.52   23.00

Risk-free interest rate

   1.99   5.08

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock and other factors. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The Company uses historical data, such as option exercise and employee termination rates, to calculate the expected option life.

A summary of options under the Plan as of September 30, 2009, and changes during the nine months then ended, is as follows:

 

     Number of
Shares
   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
   Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term

(in years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(000’s)

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

   671,667    $ 14.27    8.43   

Granted

   —        —      —     

Exercised

   —        —      —     

Forfeited or expired

   —        —      —     
                   

Outstanding at September 30, 2009

   671,667    $ 14.27    7.69    $ 9,582
                       

Exercisable at September 30, 2009

   266,665    $ 14.29    7.68    $ 3,811
                       

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during 2008 and 2007 was $3.91 and $3.92, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, share based compensation expense applicable to the Plan was $392,000 and the related tax benefit was $78,000. No options have been exercised as of September 30, 2009 and no options were granted prior to July 1, 2007. As of September 30, 2009, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested options amounted to $1.5 million. This amount is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.83 years.

Stock Awards

Under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company may grant stock awards to its directors, officers and employees for up to 297,574 shares of common stock. The stock awards vest 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The fair market value of the stock awards, based on the market price at the date of grant, is recorded as unearned compensation. Unearned compensation is amortized over the applicable vesting period. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock awards as of September 30, 2009 is $14.29. The Company recorded compensation cost related to stock awards of approximately $626,000 and $213,000 of related tax benefit in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Stock awards with a fair value of $777,000 and $765,000 have vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and year ended December 31, 2008, respectively. No stock awards were granted prior to July 1, 2007. As of September 30, 2009, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock awards amounted to $2.4 million. This amount is expected to be recognized over a period of 2.82 years.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock awards as of September 30, 2009, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, is as follows:

 

Nonvested Shares

   Number of
Shares
   Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

Balance at December 31, 2008

   234,755    $ 14.29

Granted

   —        —  

Vested

   58,685      14.29

Forfeited

   —        —  
           

Balance at September 30, 2009

   176,070    $ 14.29
           

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

4. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Update No. 2009-05- Fair value measurements and disclosures (Topic 820)-Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures-Overall, for the fair value measurement of liabilities. This Update provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset, quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of Topic 820. This guidance is effective for the reporting period beginning September 30, 2009. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Update No. 2009-06- Income Taxes (Topic 740)-Implementation Guidance on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes and Disclosure Amendments for Nonpublic Entities. The Board is issuing this Update to address the need for additional implementation guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The guidance answers the following questions: is the income tax paid by the entity attributable to the entity or its owners, what constitutes a tax position for a pass-through entity or a tax-exempt not-for-profit entity, how should accounting for uncertainty in income taxes be applied when a group of related entities comprise both taxable and nontaxable entities. In addition, the Board decided to eliminate the disclosures required by paragraph 740-10-50-159(a) through (b) for nonpublic entities. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued Update No. 2009-01, The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Under the Statement, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of this Statement, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. In the FASB’s view, the issuance of this Statement and the Codification will not change GAAP, except for those nonpublic nongovernmental entities that must now apply the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Technical Inquiry Service Section 5100, “Revenue Recognition,” paragraphs 38–76. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this Statement will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the 2008 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the net income previously reported.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

5. Comprehensive Income or Loss

Accounting principles generally require recognized revenue, expenses, gains, and losses to be included in net income or loss. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as the after-tax effect of unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale, are not reflected in the statement of operations, but the cumulative effect of such items from period-to-period is reflected as a separate component of the equity section of the statement of financial condition (accumulated other comprehensive income or loss). Other comprehensive income or loss, along with net income or loss, comprises the Company’s total comprehensive income or loss.

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008  
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Net loss

   $ (1,401   $ (156

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

    

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period

     829        (633

Other than temporary impairment charge, net of tax of $292

     1,005        —     

Reclassification adjustment for loss on sale of available-for-sale securities included in net loss

     25        148   

Tax effect

     (458     169   
                

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     1,401        (316
                

Total comprehensive loss

   $ —        $ (472
                
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2009     2008  
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,461   $ 160   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

    

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period

     770        (1,160

Other than temporary impairment charge, net of tax of $292

     1,111        —     

Reclassification adjustment for (gain) loss on sale of available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)

     (2     33   

Tax effect

     (465     393   
                

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     1,414        (734
                

Total comprehensive loss

   $ (47   $ (574
                

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

6. Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Prior to January 31, 2007, the Company sponsored a noncontributory defined benefit plan through its membership in the Savings Bank Employees Retirement Association (“SBERA”).

As of January 31, 2007, the Company terminated the Pension Plan. As of September 30, 2009, the Bank had no accrued liability. All funds from the Plan were distributed on July 16, 2008 to all eligible employees who were active when the plan terminated.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the components of the net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,

2008
 
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Service cost

   $ —     

Interest cost

     30   

Amortization of transition obligation

     —     

Expected return on assets

     (30

Recognized net actuarial loss

     —     
        

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ —     
        

Weighted-average discount rate assumption used to determine benefit obligation

     4.79

Weighted-average discount rate assumption used to determine net benefit cost

     4.79
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2008
 
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Service cost

   $ —     

Interest cost

     113   

Amortization of transition obligation

     —     

Expected return on assets

     (113

Recognized net actuarial loss

     —     
        

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ —     
        

Weighted-average discount rate assumption used to determine benefit obligation

     4.79

Weighted-average discount rate assumption used to determine net benefit cost

     4.79

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

7. Investment Securities

Investment Activities

While the Company prefers lending as the primary use of its excess cash flows, the Company maintains an investment portfolio for managing interest-rate risk and liquidity while generating an acceptable level of revenue. The securities portfolio is managed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and established internal corporate investment policies. Adverse changes in the factors used in management’s assessment of other-than-temporary impairment could lead to additional impairment charges.

At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s investment securities portfolio amounted to $48.2 million and $54.9 million, or 8.8% and 10.4% of assets, respectively. The following table sets forth, at the dates indicated, information regarding the amortized cost and fair values, with gross unrealized gains and losses of the Company’s investment securities:

 

     September 30, 2009
     Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     (In Thousands)

Securities available-for-sale

          

Marketable equity securities1

   $ 5,320    $ 129    $ (139   $ 5,310
                            

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 5,320    $ 129    $ (139   $ 5,310
                            

Securities held-to-maturity

          

Debt securities of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises

   $ 1,996    $ 4    $ —        $ 2,000

U.S. Treasury securities

     30,877      2      (1     30,878

Corporate and industrial revenue bonds

     4,031      —        —          4,031

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     5,961      158      —          6,119
                            

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 42,865    $ 164    $ (1   $ 43,028
                            
     December 31, 2008
     Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     (In Thousands)

Securities available-for-sale

          

Marketable equity securities1

   $ 7,449    $ 189    $ (2,370   $ 5,268
                            

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 7,449    $ 189    $ (2,370   $ 5,268
                            

Securities held-to-maturity

          

Debt securities of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises

   $ 27,164    $ 25    $ —        $ 27,189

U.S. Treasury securities

     11,997      3      —          12,000

Corporate and industrial revenue bonds

     4,060      —        —          4,060

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     6,441      12      (29     6,424
                            

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 49,662    $ 40    $ (29   $ 49,673
                            

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

 

1 Does not include investments in FHLB-Boston and Banker’s Bank stock totaling $4.3 million and $183,000, respectively, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

The fair value of securities available-for-sale increased $42,000, or 0.8%, to $5.3 million at September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008, primarily due to the decrease in amortized cost of $2.1 million. The decrease in amortized cost of securities available-for-sale is primarily the result of writing down $1.4 million of securities to fair value due to other-than-temporary impairment. The Company also sold impaired securities with a total cost basis of $462,000 at a loss of $179,000. Available-for-sale securities are fully comprised of equity securities: 109 individual issues of highly traded stocks, representing 60 companies. The amortized cost of held-to-maturity securities decreased $6.8 million, or 13.7%, to $42.9 million due to maturities of debt securities of U.S. government sponsored enterprises, partially offset by purchases of U.S. Treasury securities.

At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, securities with a carrying value of $25.2 and $35.4 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to support securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity at September 30, 2009 are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties. The collateralized mortgage obligations are allocated to maturity categories according to final maturity date.

 

     Held-to-Maturity
     Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value

Within 1 year

   $ 32,873    $ 32,878

From 1 to 5 years

     4,031      4,031

From 5 to 10 years

     4,721      4,832

Over 10 years

     1,240      1,287
             
   $ 42,865    $ 43,028
             

Unrealized Losses on Investment Securities

Management conducts, at least on a monthly basis, a review of its investment portfolio including available-for-sale (“AFS”) and held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities to determine if the value of any security has declined below its cost or amortized cost and whether such decline is other-than-temporarily impaired (“OTTI”). Securities are evaluated individually based on guidelines established by Financial Accounting Standards Board, Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5M and Statement of Auditing Standard No. 92 and include but are not limited to: (1) intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for the anticipated recovery in market value; (2) percentage and length of time which an issue is below book value; (3) financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. The Company has amended its OTTI policy as of the quarter ending September 30, 2009 to include more objective evidence to determine when an OTTI write-down is required. The amended policy, change in accounting estimate, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, provides for the following: once a security is identified as impaired, the Company will test for OTTI; if the security fails the OTTI test, the security will be written-down to the fair value as of the balance sheet date; an impaired security that passes the OTTI test will be reviewed by Management, to determine if a write-down is warranted, for other objective indicators such as: credit rating downgrades, reduced dividend payouts, inverse current ratios, and other adverse financial information. The amended policy has resulted in OTTI write-downs of $1.3 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 compared to only $106,000 for the previous quarter. The Company expects the amended policy to result in future OTTI write-downs.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, management determined that 30 of the companies, or 56 individual issues, in the following 10 industries had other-than-temporary impairment for which a charge was recorded in the amount of $1.3 million. The following table reflects the fair value and OTTI loss of securities that were written-down for the three months ended September 30, 2009 due to other-than-temporary impairment by industry:

 

Industry

   Fair Value    Loss    # of securities    # of companies    % of fair value     % of loss     Impairment severity  

Energy

   $ 644,777    $ 334,141    13    7    27   26   52

Materials

     366,123      245,749    7    4    15   19   67

Industrial

     293,161      176,507    9    3    12   14   60

Financial

     397,720      176,000    11    5    16   14   44

Consumer discretionary

     148,680      94,307    2    2    6   7   63

Utilities

     230,637      92,114    4    3    9   7   40

Health Care

     175,919      86,109    4    2    7   7   49

Telecommunication

     85,082      41,999    2    1    3   3   49

Consumer staples

     109,859      31,463    3    2    4   2   29

Information technology

     22,833      18,556    1    1    1   1   81
                                      
   $ 2,474,791    $ 1,296,945    56    30    100   100  
                                      

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded an OTTI of write-down of $1.4 million, representing 30 companies, or 56 individual issues. These securities were deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. Management evaluated these securities according to their OTTI procedures and determined the decline in value to be other-than-temporary.

The Company also sold impaired securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 at a loss of $179,000. These securities were sold due to company specific information that suggested the cost of the shares were not likely to recover.

Declines in the fair value of securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, are recognized through earnings as realized losses in the period in which the impairment is identified.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

The following table presents the fair value of investments with continuous unrealized losses for less than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

 

     September 30, 2009  
     Less Than Twelve Months     Twelve Months and Over     Total  
     (In Thousands)  
     Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

Marketable equity securities

   $ 810    $ (31   $ 1,118    $ (108   $ 1,928    $ (139

U.S. Treasury securities

     8,995      (1     —        —          8,995      (1
                                             

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 9,805    $ (32   $ 1,118    $ (108   $ 10,923    $ (140
                                             
     December 31, 2008  
     Less Than Twelve Months     Twelve Months and Over     Total  
     (In Thousands)  
     Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

Marketable equity securities

   $ 3,204    $ (1,486   $ 1,391    $ (884   $ 4,595    $ (2,370

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     —        —          3,501      (29     3,501      (29
                                             

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 3,204    $ (1,486   $ 4,892    $ (913   $ 8,096    $ (2,399
                                             

U.S. Treasury Securities.

Unrealized losses within the U.S. Treasury securities category at September 30, 2009, relate to 4 U.S. Treasury securities of which all had losses for less than 12 months. The losses totaled less than $1,000. Management deems the losses in this category to be immaterial.

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations.

Unrealized losses within the collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”) category at December 31, 2008, relate to 15 securities of which all had continuous losses for more than 12 months.

Management reviews these securities on a regular basis for OTTI and considers if the issuer is an agency sponsored by the U.S. Government and whether downgrades by rating agencies have occurred. The Company reviews its CMO portfolio for OTTI similar to its OTTI analysis for its other securities, whereby it considers the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and its intent and ability to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value or until maturity. The Company has the ability and intent to hold these securities until maturity.

As of September 30, 2009, the Company has 19 CMO bonds, or 25 individual issues, with an aggregate book value of $6.0 million, which include 5 bonds, or 7 individual issues, with a FICO score of less than 650. This risk is mitigated by loan to value ratios of less than 75%. The total exposure of these 5 bonds to the Company is approximately $26,000. Since the purchase of these bonds, interest payments have been current.

The Company’s remaining 14 CMO bonds are all investment grade and classified as HTM. All of these securities were issued by government sponsored agencies and are all collateralized primarily by triple AAA rated Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) mortgage loans and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, are not collateralized by sub-prime and Alt-A loans. FHLMC and FNMA guarantees the contractual cash flows of the CMO’s. The loans collateralizing such CMO’s consist of fixed-rate, 15-year loans, originated in early 2003 and 2004, with average FICO scores between 700 and 750, and average LTV of 60%.

 

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These CMO securities have been substantially paid down with an average current factor of 29%, and are backed by well seasoned loans of an earlier vintage, which have not been significantly affected by high delinquency levels or vulnerable to lower collateral coverage as seen in later issued pools. All such CMOs are paying according to their contractual terms and are expected to continue to pay their contractual cash flows.

Based on management’s analysis, which included the above indicators, the Company has determined that no OTTI exists within the CMO portfolio as of September 30, 2009.

Marketable Equity Securities.

Unrealized losses within the marketable equity securities category at September 30, 2009 relate to 33 securities, or 27 companies, of which 17 securities, or 14 companies, had continuous losses for more than 12 months. Unrealized loss as a percent of cost was 3.1%.

Unrealized losses within the marketable equity securities category at December 31, 2008 relate to 111 securities, or 65 companies, of which 37 securities, or 21 companies, had continuous losses for more than one year. Unrealized loss as a percent of cost was 34.0%.

The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities in an unrealized loss position greater than 12 months are distributed in a well diversified portfolio consisting of 6 industries. The following table represents the fair value and loss of securities in an unrealized loss position greater than 12 months by industry:

 

Industry

   Fair Value    Loss    # of securities    # of companies    % of fair value     % of loss     Impairment severity  

Consumer staples

   $ 314,392    $ 34,920    4    4    29   32   11

Health Care

     372,900      32,634    5    3    33   30   9

Financial

     214,495      15,047    3    3    19   14   7

Information technology

     93,042      12,828    3    2    8   12   14

Consumer discretionary

     55,688      9,683    1    1    5   9   17

Industrial

     67,023      2,845    1    1    6   3   4
                                      
   $ 1,117,540    $ 107,957    17    14    100   100  
                                      

The Company evaluated the near-term prospects of the remaining issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the impairments. Based on that evaluation and the Company’s ability and intent to hold those investments for a period of time, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.

The FHLB has announced that dividend payments for 2009 are unlikely. The Company will likely have no dividend income on its FHLB stock in 2009. On April 10, 2009, the FHLB reiterated to its members that, while it currently is meeting all its regulatory capital requirements, it is focusing on preserving capital in response to ongoing market volatility including the suspension of its quarterly dividend and the extension of a moratorium on excess stock repurchases. On October 29, 2009, the FHLB announced a net loss of $105.4 million for the third quarter of 2009 and noted that the primary challenge for the FHLB continues to be losses due to the other-than-temporary impairment of its investments in private-label mortgage-backed securities resulting in a credit loss of $174.2 million during the quarter. The associated non-credit loss on these securities is $1.6 million and results in an accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.0 billion at September 30, 2009. Retained earnings were $136.3 million at September 30, 2009, down from $241.7 million at June 30, 2009. The FHLB remained in compliance with all regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2009.

The Company periodically evaluates its investment in FHLB stock for impairment based on, among other things, the capital adequacy of the FHLB and its overall financial condition. No impairment losses have been recorded through September 30, 2009. The Bank will continue to monitor its investment in FHLB stock.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

8. Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted, “Fair Value Measurements”, which provides a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The Company did not adopt, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”.

The Company groups its financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the observability of the assumptions used to determine fair value:

Level 1 – Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 1 also includes U.S. Treasury Notes and U.S. government and agency mortgage-backed securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active markets. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuations for assets and liabilities with inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term or valuations obtained from third party pricing services based on quoted market prices for comparable assets or liabilities. Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities traded in inactive markets.

Level 3 – Valuations for assets and liabilities with inputs that are unobservable, which are derived from other valuation methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and are not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets and liabilities.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

 

     Fair Value Measurements Using
     September 30,
2009
   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     (Dollars In Thousands)

Assets

  

Securities available-for-sale Equity securities by industry type:

           

Health care

   $ 1,032    $ 1,032    $ —      $ —  

Financial

     998      998      —        —  

Consumer staples

     771      771      —        —  

Energy

     751      751      —        —  

Industrial

     632      632      —        —  

Technology

     443      443      —        —  

Materials

     260      260      —        —  

Consumer discretion

     204      204      —        —  

Utilities

     134      134      —        —  

Telecommunications

     85      85      —        —  
                           

Total equity securities

   $ 5,310    $ 5,310    $ —      $ —  
                           
     Fair Value Measurements Using
     December 31,
2008
   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     (Dollars In Thousands)

Assets

  

Securities available-for-sale Equity securities by industry type:

           

Health care

   $ 833    $ 833    $ —      $ —  

Financial

     1,047      1,047      —        —  

Consumer staples

     791      791      —        —  

Energy

     669      669      —        —  

Industrial

     453      453      —        —  

Technology

     268      268      —        —  

Materials

     252      252      —        —  

Consumer discretion

     221      221      —        —  

Utilities

     234      234      —        —  

Mining

     314      314      —        —  

Miscellaneous

     96      96      —        —  

Telecommunications

     90      90      —        —  
                           

Total equity securities

   $ 5,268    $ 5,268    $ —      $ —  
                           

The valuation approach used to value the securities available-for-sale was the market approach.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Also, the Company may be required, from time to time, to measure certain other financial assets on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets. The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related individual assets.

 

     Fair Value Measurements Using
     September 30,
2009
   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     (Dollars In Thousands)

Assets

           

Impaired loans

   $ 9,596    $ —      $ 9,596    $ —  

Mortgage servicing rights

     288      —        288      —  

Other real estate owned

     277      —        277      —  
                           

Total Assets

   $ 10,161    $ —      $ 10,161    $ —  
                           
     Fair Value Measurements Using
     December 31,
2008
   Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     (Dollars In Thousands)

Assets

           

Impaired loans

   $ 6,869    $ —      $ 6,869    $ —  

Mortgage servicing rights

     75      —        75      —  

Other real estate owned

     269      —        269      —  

Loans held for sale

     185      —        185      —  
                           

Total Assets

   $ 7,398    $ —      $ 7,398    $ —  
                           

A valuation reserve, for the above impaired loans, of $369,000 and $110,000 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, was included in the allowance for loan losses. The amount of impaired loans represents the carrying value, net of the related allowance for loan losses on impaired loans for which adjustments are based on the appraised value of the collateral which is based on the market approach of valuation.

Mortgage servicing rights represent the value associated with servicing residential mortgage loans. Servicing assets and servicing liabilities are reported using the amortization method or the fair value measurement method. In evaluating the carrying values of mortgage servicing rights, the Company obtains third party valuations based on loan level data including note rate, type and term of the underlying loans. As such, the Company classifies mortgage servicing rights as nonrecurring Level 2.

Mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or market value. The fair value of mortgage loans held for sale is based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. As such, the Company classifies mortgage loans held for sale as nonrecurring Level 2.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Real estate acquired through foreclosure is recorded at market value. The fair value of other real estate owned is based on property appraisals and an analysis of similar properties currently available. As such, the Company records other real estate owned as nonrecurring Level 2.

“Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods. The disclosures exclude certain financial instruments and all non financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company. The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts of cash and short-term instruments approximate fair values.

Securities: Fair values for securities, excluding Federal Home Loan Bank stock, are based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of Federal Home Loan Bank stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank.

Loans receivable: For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. Fair values for other loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. Fair values for nonperforming loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses or underlying collateral values, where applicable.

Deposit liabilities and mortgagors’ escrow accounts: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and non-interest checking, passbook savings, and certain types of money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts of variable-rate, fixed-term money market accounts and certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the reporting date. Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregate expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase: The carrying amounts of borrowings under repurchase agreements maturing within ninety days approximate their fair values.

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank: The fair values of these borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Accrued interest and dividends: The carrying amounts of accrued interest and dividends approximate fair value.

Off-balance-sheet instruments: The Company’s off-balance-sheet instruments consist of loan commitments. Fair values for loan commitments have not been presented as the future revenue derived from such financial instruments is not significant.

 

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CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:

 

     September 30, 2009    December 31, 2008
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Financial assets:

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 50,610    $ 50,610    $ 23,100    $ 23,100

Securities available-for-sale

     5,310      5,310      5,268      5,268

Securities held-to-maturity

     42,865      43,028      49,662      49,673

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     4,306      4,306      4,306      4,306

Loans, net

     415,706      415,150      416,076      423,171

Loans held for sale

     —        —        185      185

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

     1,556      1,556      1,577      1,577

Financial liabilities:

           

Deposits

     384,540      378,691      334,767      338,914

Repurchase agreements

     21,896      21,896      21,956      21,956

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank

     47,285      48,916      76,567      78,297

Accrued interest payable

     133      133      138      138

9. Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events represent events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Financial statements are considered “issued” when they are widely distributed to shareholders and others for general use and reliance in a form and format that complies with GAAP. Financial statements are considered “available to be issued” when they are complete in form and format that complies with GAAP and all approvals necessary for their issuance have been obtained.

Specifically, there are two types of subsequent events:

 

   

Those comprising events or transactions providing additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, including estimates inherent in the financial statement preparation process (referred to as recognized subsequent events).

 

   

Those comprising events that provide evidence about conditions not existing at the balance sheet date but, rather, that arose after such date (referred to as non-recognized subsequent events).

Subsequent events have been evaluated through November 6, 2009, the date that the September 30, 2009 financial statements were issued.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following analysis discusses changes in the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto, appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this document.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles and guidelines. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Item 1A-Risk Factors” and in “Part II. Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

The Company does not undertake – and specifically disclaims any obligation – to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

General

Chicopee Savings Bank is a community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial services needs of consumers and businesses within its market area. We attract deposits from the general public and use such funds to originate primarily one- to four-family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans and commercial loans. To a lesser extent, we originate multi-family loans, construction loans and consumer loans. At September 30, 2009, we operated out of our main office, lending and operations center, and seven branch offices located in Chicopee, Ludlow, South Hadley, Ware, and West Springfield; all offices are located in western Massachusetts.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition is based on the consolidated financial statements which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of such financial statements requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, Management evaluates its estimates, including those related to the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, and other-than-temporary impairment on securities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis in making judgments about the carrying values of assets that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from the amount derived from Management’s estimates and assumptions under different assumptions or conditions.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses. Management believes the allowance for loan losses requires the most significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The allowance for loan losses is based on Management’s evaluation of the level of the allowance required in relation to the estimated loss exposure in the loan portfolio. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is a significant estimate and therefore regularly evaluates it for adequacy by taking into consideration factors such as prior loan loss experience, the character and size of the loan portfolio, business and economic conditions and Management’s estimation of probable losses. The use of different estimates or assumptions could produce different provisions for loan losses.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment on Securities. One of the significant estimates related to investment securities is the evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments. The evaluation of securities for other-than- temporary impairments is a quantitative and qualitative process, which is subject to risks and uncertainties and is intended to determine whether declines in the fair value of investments should be recognized in current period earnings. The risks and uncertainties include changes in general economic conditions, the issuer’s financial condition and/or future prospects, the effects of changes in interest rates or credit spreads and the expected recovery period of unrealized losses. Securities that are in an unrealized loss position are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if other-than-temporary impairment is present based on certain quantitative and qualitative factors and measures. The primary factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value of securities is other-than-temporary include: (a) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost or amortized cost and the expected recovery period of the security, (b) the financial condition, credit rating and future prospects of the issuer, (c) whether the debtor is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments, (d) the volatility of the securities market price, (e) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery, which may be at maturity and (f) any other information and observable data considered relevant in determining whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, including the expectation of receipt of all principal and interest due.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. The valuation of mortgage servicing rights is a critical accounting policy which requires significant estimates and assumptions. The Bank often sells mortgage loans it originates and retains the ongoing servicing of such loans, receiving a fee for these services, generally 1% of the outstanding balance of the loan per annum. Mortgage servicing rights are recognized when they are acquired through the sale of loans, and are reported in other assets. They are amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. Management uses an independent firm which specializes in the valuation of mortgage servicing rights to determine the fair value which is recorded on the balance sheet. The most important assumption is the anticipated loan prepayment rate, and increases in prepayment speed results in lower valuations of mortgage servicing rights. The valuation also includes an evaluation for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights, which can vary depending upon current interest rates and prepayment expectations, as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights by predominant characteristics, such as interest rates and terms. The use of different assumptions could produce a different valuation. All of the assumptions are based on standards the Company believes would be utilized by market participants in valuing mortgage servicing rights and are consistently derived and/or benchmarked against independent public sources.

Valuation of Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”). Periodically, we acquire property in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of debt previously contracted. The valuation of this property is accounted for individually based on its net realizable value on the date of acquisition. At the acquisition date, if the net realizable value of the property is less than the book value of the loan, a charge or reduction in the ALL is recorded. If the value of the property becomes permanently impaired, as determined by an appraisal or an evaluation in accordance with our appraisal policy, we will record the decline by charging against current earnings. Upon acquisition of a property, a current appraisal or broker’s opinion must substantiate market value for the property.

 

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Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

The Company’s assets grew $20.4 million, or 3.9%, to $548.1 million at September 30, 2009 compared to $527.7 million at December 31, 2008, primarily as a result of an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $27.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in securities held-to-maturity of $6.8 million. Held-to-maturity securities decreased to $42.9 million from $49.7 million as of December 31, 2008, due to maturities of debt securities of U.S. government sponsored enterprises, partially offset by purchases of U.S. Treasury securities. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the increase in deposits of $49.8 million, partially offset by a decrease of $29.3 million in FHLB advances. Total net loans decreased to $415.7 million from $416.1 million as of December 31, 2008, primarily due to the decreases in one- to four-family and multi-family loans combined of $12.7 million and commercial construction loans of $2.9 million, offset by the increases in commercial real estate and commercial business loans combined of $13.6 million and an increase in home equity loans of $1.0 million.

Total deposits at September 30, 2009 were $384.5 million compared to $334.8 million at December 31, 2008. During the period money market and demand deposit accounts increased $32.6 million and $6.6 million, respectively. Certificates of deposit balances increased $7.6 million, or 3.8%, to $208.4 million at September 30, 2009. The growth in deposits reflects continued success of sales and marketing efforts to increase core deposits, specifically commercial deposits and municipality accounts.

Total stockholders’ equity decreased $89,000, or 0.09%, to $93.9 million at September 30, 2009 from December 31, 2008, resulting mainly from the purchase of 107,503 shares of the Company’s common stock through the Company’s stock repurchase program, at a cost of $1.3 million, and a net loss of $1.5 million for the period, mostly offset by the decrease in unearned compensation and additional paid-in-capital of $1.3 million and decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $1.4 million. The decrease in unearned compensation and additional paid-in-capital was due stock option, stock award, and ESOP expenses. The Company’s book value per share increased to $14.70 at September 30, 2009 compared to $14.47 at December 31, 2008.

 

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Lending Activities

At September 30, 2009, the Company’s net loan portfolio was $415.7 million, or 75.8% of total assets. The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the respective portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

     September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
     Amount     Percent
of Total
    Amount     Percent
of Total
 
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Real estate loans:

        

One- to four-family1

   $ 153,192      36.6   $ 164,781      39.3

Multi-family

     10,390      2.5     11,459      2.7

Home equity

     28,346      6.8     27,184      6.5

Commercial

     122,246      29.2     114,981      27.5
                            

Total

     314,174      75.1     318,405      76.0

Construction-residential

     8,589      2.1     8,431      2.1

Construction-commercial

     30,289      7.2     33,198      7.9
                            

Total construction

     38,878      9.3     41,629      10.0
                            

Total real estate loans

     353,052      84.4     360,034      86.0
                            

Consumer loans

     4,411      1.1     4,045      1.0

Commercial loans

     60,574      14.5     54,255      13.0
                            

Total loans

     418,037      100.0     418,334      100.0
                

Undisbursed portion of loans in process

     439          72     

Net deferred loan origination costs

     976          1,003     

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,746       (3,333  
                    

Loans, net

   $ 415,706        $ 416,076     
                    

 

1 Excludes loans held for sale of $0 and $185 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

The Company’s net loan portfolio decreased $370,000, or 0.1%, during the first nine months of 2009 primarily due to the decreases in one- to four-family and multi-family loans combined of $12.7 million and commercial construction loans of $2.9 million, offset by the increases in commercial real estate and commercial business loans combined of $13.6 million and increase in home equity loans of $1.0 million. In order to reduce interest rate risk, the Company sold $32.7 million of fixed rate, low coupon residential real estate loans originated in 2009 to the secondary market. Servicing rights will continue to be retained on all loans written and sold to the secondary market.

 

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Non-performing Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding nonaccrual loans, real estate owned, and restructured loans at the dates indicated.

 

     September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Nonaccrual loans:

    

Residential mortgages

   $ 2,290      $ 2,358   

Construction

     —          97   

Commercial mortgages

     178        237   

Commercial & Industrial

     219        139   

Home Equity

     107        79   

Consumer

     37        6   
                

Total nonaccrual loans

     2,831        2,916   

Real estate owned, net

     277        269   
                

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 3,108      $ 3,185   
                

Ratios:

    

Total nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans (1) (2)

     0.67     0.69

Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets (2)

     0.57     0.60

 

(1) Total loans includes net loans plus the allowance for loan losses.
(2) Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and OREO. Nonperforming loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due.

Nonaccrual loans decreased $85,000, or 2.9%, to $2.8 million as of September 30, 2009 compared to $2.9 million as of December 31, 2008. Management reviews nonaccrual loans on a loan by loan basis and applies specific reserves to loan balances in excess of collateral values.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Management prepares a loan loss analysis on a quarterly basis. The allowance for loan losses is maintained through the provision for loan losses, which is charged to operations. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at an amount that management considers appropriate to cover inherent probable losses in the loan portfolio. Management’s on-going evaluation of the risks inherent in the loan portfolio, consideration of local and regional trends in delinquency and impaired loans, the amount of charge-offs and recoveries, the volume of loans, changes in risk selection, credit concentrations, existing loan-to-value ratios, national and regional economies and the real estate market in the Company’s primary lending area. Management believes that the current allowance for loan losses is appropriate to cover losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. The Company’s loan loss allowance determinations also incorporate factors and analyses which consider the principal loss associated with the loan. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s estimate of the amount required to reflect the potential inherent losses in the loan portfolio, based on circumstances and conditions known or anticipated at each reporting date. There are inherent uncertainties with respect to the collectability of the Bank’s loans and it is reasonably possible that actual loss experience in the near term may differ from the amounts reflected in this report.

 

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The allowance for loan losses is determined using a consistent, systematic methodology which analyzes the size and risk of the loan portfolio. In addition to evaluating the collectability of specific loans when determining the allowance for loan losses, management also takes into consideration other factors such as changes in the mix and the volume of the loan portfolio, historic loss experience, amount of the delinquencies and loans adversely classified, and economic trends. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is assessed by the allocation process whereby specific loss allocations are made against certain adversely classified loans and general loss allocations are made against segments of the loan portfolio which have similar attributes. The Bank’s historical loss experience, industry trends, and the impact of the local and regional economy on the Bank’s borrowers, were considered by management in determining the allowance for loan losses.

The following table sets forth activity in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the periods set forth.

 

     At or for the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
   2009     2008  
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period, December 31

   $ 3,333      $ 3,076   

Charged-off loans:

    

Residential mortgages

     (93     —     

Construction

     —          —     

Commercial mortgages

     —          —     

Commercial & Industrial

     (9     —     

Home equity

     —          —     

Consumer

     (48     (51
                

Total charged-off loans

     (150     (51
                

Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:

    

Residential mortgages

     —          —     

Construction

     —          —     

Commercial mortgages

     —          —     

Commercial & Industrial

     —          —     

Home equity

     —          —     

Consumer

     13        18   
                

Total recoveries

     13        18   
                

Net loan charge-offs

     (137     (33

Provision for loan losses

     550        306   
                

Allowance for loan losses, end of period

   $ 3,746      $ 3,349   
                

Ratios:

    

Net loan charge-offs to average loans, net

     0.03     0.01

Allowance for loan losses to total loans (1)

     0.89     0.81

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans (2)

     132.32     122.90

Recoveries to charge-offs

     8.67     35.29

 

(1) Total loans includes net loans plus the allowance for loan losses.
(2) Nonperforming loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due.

 

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Deposits

The following table sets forth the Company’s deposit accounts at the dates indicated:

 

     September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
   Balance    Percent
of Total
Deposits
    Balance    Percent
of Total
Deposits
 
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

Demand deposits

   $ 37,393    9.73   $ 30,811    9.21

NOW accounts

     16,785    4.36     14,702    4.39

Passbook accounts

     41,726    10.85     40,780    12.18

Money market deposit accounts

     80,202    20.86     47,608    14.22
                          

Total transaction accounts

     176,106    45.80     133,901    40.00

Certificates of deposit

     208,434    54.20     200,866    60.00
                          

Total deposits

   $ 384,540    100.00   $ 334,767    100.00
                          

Deposits increased $49.8 million to $384.5 million at September 30, 2009 from $334.8 million at December 31, 2008. Money market deposit accounts increased $32.6 million, or 68.5%. Certificates of deposit balances increased $7.6 million, or 3.8%, to $208.4 million at September 30, 2009. Demand deposits increased $6.6 million, or 21.4%. The growth in deposits reflects continued success of sales and marketing efforts to increase core deposits, specifically commercial deposits and municipality accounts.

 

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Borrowings

The following sets forth information concerning our borrowings for the periods indicated.

 

      September 30,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

Maximum amount of advances outstanding at any month-end during the period:

    

FHLB Advances

   $ 71,258      $ 76,567   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     27,334        38,557   

Other borrowings

     —          50   

Average advances outstanding during the period:

    

FHLB Advances

   $ 58,408      $ 45,872   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     21,062        23,191   

Other borrowings

     —          25   

Weighted average interest rate during the period:

    

FHLB Advances

     2.79     3.16

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     1.02     1.50

Other borrowings

     —          7.00

Balance outstanding at end of period:

    

FHLB Advances1

   $ 47,285      $ 76,567   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     21,896        21,956   

Other borrowings

     —          —     

Weighted average interest rate at end of period:

    

FHLB Advances

     3.37     2.24

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     0.98     1.25

Other borrowings

     —          —     

 

1 Balance includes a one time put option of $5 million, the FHLB may call this advance on June 30, 2011.

We utilize borrowings from a variety of sources to supplement our supply of funds for loans and investments. Borrowings decreased $29.3 million from $76.6 million at December 31, 2008 to $47.3 million at September 30, 2009 due to a decrease in short-term borrowings of $10.0 million and payments on long-term advances of $29.8 million, offset by proceeds from long-term advances of $10.5 million.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

General

Net loss increased $1.2 million, to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to a net loss of $156,000 for the same quarter last year. The increase in net loss primarily resulted from an OTTI write-down of investment securities during the quarter of $1.3 million. Also contributing to the net loss for the quarter was an increase in FDIC assessment fees of $108,000 and additional income tax expense of $100,000 to increase the deferred tax valuation allowance, reducing our Charitable Foundation contribution carry-forward to an amount we estimate can be fully utilized. Net interest margin compression, due to the unfavorable interest rate environment, also contributed to the decrease in net income.

 

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Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends on the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.

The following table sets forth average balances, interest income and expense and yields earned or rates paid on the major categories of assets and liabilities for the periods indicated. The average yields and costs are derived by dividing interest income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively. The yields and costs are annualized. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include fees which are considered adjustments to yields. Loan interest and yield data does not include any accrued interest from non-accruing loans.

 

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     For the Three Months Ended September 30,  
   2009     2008  
   Average
Balance
   Interest     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
   Interest     Average
Yield/
Rate
 
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

              

Investment securities (1)

   $ 44,356    $ 209      1.87   $ 54,074    $ 429      3.16

Loans:

              

Residential real estate loans

     166,299      2,288      5.46     175,364      2,477      5.62

Commercial real estate loans

     159,873      2,475      6.14     153,874      2,440      6.31

Consumer loans

     31,981      411      5.10     30,133      446      5.89

Commercial loans

     61,274      723      4.68     53,943      760      5.60
                                          

Loans, net (2)

     419,427      5,897      5.58     413,314      6,123      5.89

Other

     34,421      14      0.16     20,390      94      1.83
                                          

Total interest-earning assets

     498,204      6,120      4.87     487,778      6,646      5.42
                                  

Noninterest-earning assets

     40,389          35,423     
                      

Total assets

   $ 538,593        $ 523,201     
                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

              

Deposits:

              

Money market accounts

   $ 75,122    $ 209      1.10   $ 48,148    $ 259      2.14

Savings accounts (3)

     41,755      35      0.33     39,422      68      0.69

NOW, ATS, and other transaction accounts

     16,987      10      0.23     14,969      14      0.37

Certificates of deposit

     210,322      1,621      3.06     200,076      1,944      3.87
                                          

Total interest-bearing deposits

     344,186      1,875      2.16     302,615      2,285      3.00

FHLB advances

     47,796      414      3.44     67,406      541      3.19

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     18,050      46      1.01     25,042      86      1.37

Other borrowings

     —        —        —          18      —        —     
                                          

Total interest-bearing borrowings

     65,846      460      2.77     92,466      627      2.70
                                          

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     410,032      2,335      2.26     395,081      2,912      2.93

Demand deposits

     33,628          30,228     

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     368          215     
                      

Total liabilities

     444,028          425,524     

Total stockholders’ equity

     94,565          97,677     
                      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 538,593        $ 523,201     
                      

Net interest-earning assets

   $ 88,172        $ 92,697     
                                  

Tax equivalent net interest income/interest rate spread (4)

        3,785      2.61        3,734      2.49
                      

Tax equivalent net interest income as a percentage of interest-earning assets

        3.01        3.05
                      

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

        121.50        123.46
                      

Less: tax equivalent adjustment (1)

        (37          (40  
                          

Net interest income as reported on statement of operations

      $ 3,748           $ 3,694     
                          

 

(1) Municipal securities income and net interest income are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a tax rate of 41%. The tax equivalent adjustment is deducted from the tax equivalent net interest income to agree to the amount reported on the statement of operations. See ‘Explanation of Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measurements’.
(2) Loans, net excludes loans held for sale.
(3) Savings accounts include mortgagors’ escrow deposits.
(4) Tax equivalent interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Company’s tax equivalent interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,
2009 compared to 2008
 
     Increase (Decrease)
Due to
 
   Volume     Rate     Net  
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

      

Investment securities (1)

   $ 37      $ (257   $ (220

Loans:

      

Residential real estate loans

     (122     (67     (189

Commercial real estate loans

     250        (215     35   

Consumer loans

     26        (61     (35

Commercial loans

     98        (135     (37
                        

Total loans

     252        (478     (226

Other

     41        (121     (80
                        

Total interest-earning assets

   $ 330      $ (856   $ (526
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

      

Deposits:

      

Money market accounts

   $ 108      $ (158   $ (50

Savings accounts (2)

     4        (37     (33

NOW, ATS, and other transaction accounts

     2        (6     (4

Certificates of deposit

     97        (420     (323
                        

Total deposits

     211        (621     (410

FHLB advances

     (166     39        (127

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     (21     (19     (40

Other borrowings

     —          —          —     
                        

Total interest-bearing borrowings

     (187     20        (167
                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     24        (601     (577
                        

Increase (decrease) in net interest income (3)

   $ 306      $ (255   $ 51   
                        

 

(1) The changes in state and municipal income are reflected on a tax equivalent basis using a tax rate of 41%.
(2) Includes interest on mortgagors’ escrow deposits.
(3) The changes in net interest income are reflected on a tax equivalent basis and thus do not correspond to the statement of operations.

 

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Net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased $51,000, or 1.4%, to $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, primarily due to the decrease in cost of funds outweighing the decrease in yield of assets. Net interest margin decreased 4 basis points to 3.01% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from the comparable period in 2008, primarily due to the decreasing interest rate environment.

Interest and dividend income, on a tax equivalent basis, declined $526,000, or 7.9%, to $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared with the same period last year. Average interest-earning assets totaled $498.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $487.8 million for the same period last year, an increase of $10.4 million, or 2.1%. Average loans increased $6.1 million, or 1.5%, primarily due to strong originations. Average investment securities decreased $9.7 million for the period and investment securities interest income declined $220,000, or 51.3%, due to falling interest rates. The yield on average interest-earning assets decreased 55 basis points to 4.87% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, principally as a result of lower market rates of interest.

Total interest expense decreased $577,000, or 19.8%, to $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $2.9 million for the same period in 2008, due to the interest rate environment. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $15.0 million, or 3.8% to $410.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $395.1 million for the comparable period in 2008, reflecting an increase in interest-bearing deposits. Rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities declined 67 basis points to 2.26% for the third quarter of 2009, largely reflecting the lower market interest rates. The lower interest rate environment led to a decrease in rates paid for certificates of deposit as well as the repricing of a portion of the Company’s outstanding certificates of deposit.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2009 was $385,000 compared to $34,000 for the same period in 2008. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to the increase in impaired commercial construction loans, which resulted in an additional loss provision of $200,000.

Non-interest Income

Total non-interest income increased $200,000, or 51.5%, to $588,000 for the third quarter of 2009 compared to $388,000 for the same period in 2008, primarily due to the increase in income from loan sales of $112,000 and decrease in loss on securities available-for-sale of $123,000.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses increased $1.9 million, or 46.6%, to $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2008. The increase is primarily due to an OTTI write-down of $1.3 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, management determined that 30 of the companies, or 56 individual issues, in the following 10 industries had other-than-temporary impairment for which a charge was recorded in the amount of $1.3 million. The increase is also attributable to the increase in occupancy, furniture and equipment, and salary and benefit expenses of $433,000 associated with the bank’s expansion that included two additional branch locations, as well as an increase in FDIC assessment fees of $108,000.

Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax expense decreased $710,000, or 325.7%, to a tax benefit of $492,000 for the third quarter of 2009 compared to tax expense of $218,000 in the third quarter of 2008. The decrease in income tax for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to the net loss of $1.4 million, slightly offset by the increase of $100,000 in the deferred tax valuation allowance relating to our contribution to the Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation as part of our stock offering. Based on the narrowing of the bank’s net interest margin and current market conditions, management has increased the valuation allowance against the deferred tax benefit of $1.4 million as of September 30, 2009, reducing the tax benefit of our charitable contribution carry-forward to an amount we estimate can be fully utilized.

 

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

General

Net income decreased $1.6 million to a net loss of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to net income of $160,000 for the same period last year. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is primarily due to an OTTI write-down of investment securities of $1.4 million. The net loss is also attributable to the increase in FDIC assessment fees of $396,000 and additional tax expense of $100,000 to increase the deferred tax valuation allowance, reducing our Charitable Foundation contribution carry-forward to an amount we estimate can be fully utilized. Net interest margin compression, due to the unfavorable interest rate environment, also contributed to the decrease in net income.

Analysis of Net Interest Income

The following table sets forth average balances, interest income and expense and yields earned or rates paid on the major categories of assets and liabilities for the periods indicated. The average yields and costs are derived by dividing interest income or expense by the average balance of interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively. The yields and costs are annualized. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include fees which are considered adjustments to yields. Loan interest and yield data does not include any accrued interest from non-accruing loans.

 

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     For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2009     2008  
     Average
Balance
   Interest     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
   Interest     Average
Yield/
Rate
 
     (Dollars In Thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

              

Investment securities (1)

   $ 47,638    $ 663      1.86   $ 47,342    $ 1,168      3.30

Loans:

              

Residential real estate loans

     170,669      7,217      5.65     172,326      7,411      5.74

Commercial real estate loans

     158,163      7,253      6.13     147,261      7,111      6.45

Consumer loans

     31,632      1,223      5.17     28,566      1,289      6.03

Commercial loans

     58,177      2,024      4.65     50,143      2,218      5.91
                                          

Loans, net (2)

     418,641      17,717      5.66     398,296      18,029      6.05

Other

     21,801      21      0.13     13,221      268      2.71
                                          

Total interest-earning assets

     488,080      18,401      5.04     458,859      19,465      5.67
                                  

Noninterest-earning assets

     42,274          32,131     
                      

Total assets

   $ 530,354        $ 490,990     
                      

Interest-bearing liabilities:

              

Deposits:

              

Money market accounts

   $ 60,902    $ 454      1.00   $ 42,299    $ 687      2.17

Savings accounts (3)

     41,595      119      0.38     39,855      213      0.71

NOW, ATS, and other transaction accounts

     16,206      37      0.31     14,603      44      0.40

Certificates of deposit

     204,946      4,967      3.24     200,506      6,238      4.16
                                          

Total interest-bearing deposits

     323,649      5,577      2.30     297,263      7,182      3.23

FHLB advances

     58,408      1,220      2.79     42,662      1,009      3.16

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     21,062      160      1.02     22,327      266      1.59

Other borrowings

     —        —        —          32      2      8.35
                                          

Total interest-bearing borrowings

     79,470      1,380      2.32     65,021      1,277      2.62
                                          

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     403,119      6,957      2.31     362,284      8,459      3.12

Demand deposits

     32,453          28,252     

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     270          177     
                      

Total liabilities

     435,842          390,713     

Total stockholders’ equity

     94,512          100,277     
                      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 530,354        $ 490,990     
                      

Net interest-earning assets

   $ 84,961        $ 96,575     
                                  

Tax equivalent net interest income/interest rate spread (4)

        11,444      2.73        11,006      2.55
                      

Tax equivalent net interest income as a percentage of interest-earning assets

        3.13        3.20
                      

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

        121.08        126.66
                      

Less: tax equivalent adjustment (1)

        (110          (117  
                          

Net interest income as reported on statement of operations

      $ 11,334           $ 10,889     
                          

 

(1) Municipal securities income and net interest income are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a tax rate of 41%. The tax equivalent adjustment is deducted from the tax equivalent net interest income to agree to the amount reported on the statement of operations. See ‘Explanation of Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measurements’.
(2) Loans, net excludes loans held for sale
(3) Savings accounts include mortgagors’ escrow deposits.
(4) Tax equivalent interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Company’s tax equivalent interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009 compared to 2008
 
     Increase (Decrease)
Due to
 
     Volume     Rate     Net  
     (In Thousands)  

Interest-earning assets:

      

Investment securities (1)

   $ 5      $ (510   $ (505

Loans:

      

Residential real estate loans

     (73     (121     (194

Commercial real estate loans

     507        (365     142   

Consumer loans

     129        (195     (66

Commercial loans

     327        (521     (194
                        

Total loans

     890        (1,202     (312

Other

     110        (357     (247
                        

Total interest-earning assets

   $ 1,005      $ (2,069   $ (1,064
                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

      

Deposits:

      

Money market accounts

   $ 228      $ (461   $ (233

Savings accounts (2)

     9        (103     (94

NOW, ATS, and other transaction accounts

     5        (12     (7

Certificates of deposit

     135        (1,406     (1,271
                        

Total deposits

     377        (1,982     (1,605

FHLB advances

     339        (128     211   

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     (14     (92     (106

Other borrowings

     (1     (1     (2
                        

Total interest-bearing borrowings

     324        (221     103   
                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     701        (2,203     (1,502
                        

Increase in net interest income (3)

   $ 304      $ 134      $ 438   
                        

 

(1) The changes in state and municipal income are reflected on a tax equivalent basis using a tax rate of 41%.
(2) Includes interest on mortgagors’ escrow deposits.
(3) The changes in net interest income are reflected on a tax equivalent basis and thus do not correspond to the statement of operations.

 

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Net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, was $11.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $438,000 compared to the same period in 2008, primarily due to the decrease in cost of funds outweighing the decrease in yield of assets. Net interest margin declined 7 basis points to 3.13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from the comparable period in 2008, primarily due to the decreasing interest rate environment.

Total interest and dividend income, on a tax equivalent basis, declined $1.1 million, or 5.5%, to $18.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $19.5 million for the same period last year. Average interest-earning assets totaled $488.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $458.9 million for the same period last year, an increase of $29.2 million, or 6.4%. Average loans increased $20.3 million, or 5.1%, primarily due to strong originations activity. Average investment securities increased $296,000, or 0.6%, but investment security interest income declined by $505,000 due to dramatic decrease in short-term interest rates. The yield on average interest-earning assets declined 63 basis points, to 5.04% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as a result of lower market rates of interest. In addition, a portion of the Company’s existing interest-sensitive assets repriced to lower rates.

Total interest expense decreased $1.5 million, or 17.8%, to $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $8.5 million for the same period in 2008, resulting from decreased rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities. Rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities decreased 81 basis points to 2.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, largely reflecting lower market interest rates. The lower interest rate environment led to a decrease in rates paid for new deposits and borrowings as well as the repricing of a portion of the Company’s outstanding deposits. Average interest-bearing liabilities rose $40.8 million, or 11.3%, to $403.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $362.3 million for the comparable period in 2008, reflecting growth in interest-bearing deposits.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses increased $244,000 to $550,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $306,000 for the same period in 2008. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to the increase in impaired commercial construction loans, which resulted in an additional loss provision of $200,000.

Non-interest Income

Total non-interest income increased $478,000, or 32.0%, to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2008, primarily due to the increase in income from loan sales of $556,000 and decrease in loss on securities available-for-sale of $35,000. The increases were partially offset by a decrease in service charges, fees and commissions of $112,000.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses increased $3.3 million, or 28.5%, to $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $11.6 million in the same period in 2008. The increase is primarily due to an OTTI write-down of $1.4 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded an OTTI of write-down of $1.4 million, representing 30 companies, or 56 individual issues. These securities were deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. Management evaluated these securities according to their OTTI procedures and determined the decline in value to be other-than-temporary. The increase is also attributable the increase in occupancy, furniture and equipment, and salary and benefit expenses of $1.2 million associated with the bank’s expansion that included two additional branch locations and increase in FDIC assessment fees of $396,000.

Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax expense decreased $991,000, or 283.1%, to a tax benefit of $641,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a tax expense of $350,000 for the same period in 2008. The decrease in income tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to the net loss of $1.5 million, slightly offset by the increase of $100,000 in the deferred tax valuation allowance

 

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relating to our contribution to the Chicopee Savings Bank Charitable Foundation as part of our stock offering. Based on the narrowing of the bank’s net interest margin and current market conditions, management has increased the valuation allowance against the deferred tax benefit of $1.4 million as of September 30, 2009, reducing the tax benefit of our charitable contribution carry-forward to an amount we estimate can be fully utilized.

Explanation of Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measurements

We believe that it is common practice in the banking industry to present interest income and related yield information on tax exempt securities on a tax-equivalent basis and that such information is useful to investors because it facilitates comparisons among financial institutions. However, the adjustment of interest income and yields on tax exempt securities to a tax equivalent amount may be considered to include financial information that is not in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP is provided below.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2009     2008     2009     2008  
   (Dollars in Thousands)  
   Interest    Average
Yield
    Interest    Average
Yield
    Interest    Average
Yield
    Interest    Average
Yield
 

Investment securities (no tax adjustment)

   $ 172    1.54   $ 389    2.86   $ 553    1.55   $ 1,051    2.97

Tax equivalent adjustment (1)

     37        40        110        117   
                                    

Investment securities (tax equivalent basis)

   $ 209    1.87   $ 429    3.16   $ 663    1.86   $ 1,168    3.30
                                    

Net interest income (no tax adjustment)

   $ 3,748      $ 3,694      $ 11,334      $ 10,889   

Tax equivalent adjustment (1)

     37        40        110        117   
                                    

Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)

   $ 3,785      $ 3,734      $ 11,444      $ 11,006   
                                    

Interest rate spread (no tax adjustment)

      2.58      2.46      2.70      2.51

Net interest margin (no tax adjustment)

      2.98      3.01      3.10      3.17

 

(1) The tax equivalent adjustment is based on a combined federal and state tax rate of 41% for all periods presented.

Liquidity Management

Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments, maturities and sales of securities, borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Prepayment rates can have a significant impact on interest income. Because of the large percentage of loans we hold, rising or falling interest rates have a significant impact on the prepayment speeds of our earning assets that, in turn, affect the rate sensitivity position. When interest rates rise, prepayments tend to slow. When interest rates fall, prepayments tend to rise. Our asset sensitivity would be reduced if prepayments slow and vice versa. While we believe these assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that assumed prepayment rates will approximate actual loan repayment activity. Our short-term investments are primarily consisted of U.S. Treasury and government agencies, which we use primarily for the collateral purposes for sweep accounts maintained by commercial customers. The balance of these investments fluctuate as the aggregate balance of our sweep accounts fluctuate.

We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of: (1) expected loan demands; (2) expected deposit flows; (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities; and (4) the objectives of our asset/liability management policy.

 

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Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets depend on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 2009, cash and cash equivalents, net of reserve requirements, totaled $50.6 million. The fair value of Agency and U.S. Treasury securities, net of pledged securities, totaled $7.7 million. The fair value of collateralized mortgage obligations totaled $6.1 million. Total securities classified as available-for-sale were $5.3 million at September 30, 2009. In addition, at September 30, 2009, we had the ability to borrow a total of approximately $105.7 million from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. On September 30, 2009, we had $47.3 million of borrowings outstanding. In addition, we had the following available lines of credit: $10.0 million with the FHLB of Boston, $3.0 million with Bankers Bank, N.E. and available Fed Funds to purchase of $3.0 million.

Certificates of deposit due within one year of September 30, 2009 totaled $120.4 million, or 57.7%, of our certificates of deposit. If these maturing deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit and borrowings. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the certificates of deposit due on or before September 30, 2010. We believe, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of our certificates of deposit will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

Capital Management

We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At September 30, 2009, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements. The Bank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines. The Company is subject to the Federal Reserve Board’s capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies (on a consolidated basis) substantially similar to those of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company exceeded these requirements at September 30, 2009.

The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are presented in the table.

 

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     Actual     Minimum for Capital
Adequacy Purposes
    Minimum
to be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
 
   Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio     Amount    Ratio  
   (Dollars In Thousands)  

As of September 30, 2009:

               

Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

               

Company

   $ 97,652    23.9   $ 32,622    8.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 85,101    20.9   $ 32,515    8.0   $ 40,644    10.0

Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

               

Company

   $ 93,906    23.0   $ 16,311    4.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 81,355    20.0   $ 16,258    4.0   $ 24,386    6.0

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets

               

Company

   $ 93,906    17.4   $ 21,543    4.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 81,355    15.1   $ 21,487    4.0   $ 26,859    5.0

As of December 31, 2008:

               

Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

               

Company

   $ 98,762    23.6   $ 33,497    8.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 82,546    19.8   $ 33,340    8.0   $ 41,675    10.0

Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

               

Company

   $ 95,429    22.8   $ 16,748    4.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 79,213    19.0   $ 16,670    4.0   $ 25,005    6.0

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets

               

Company

   $ 95,429    18.2   $ 20,928    4.0     N/A    N/A   

Bank

   $ 79,213    15.3   $ 20,733    4.0   $ 25,916    5.0

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of operations, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in our financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments, letters of credit and lines of credit. We currently have no plans to engage in hedging activities in the future.

Credit-related financial instruments

The Company is a party to credit related financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and various financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

 

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The following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:

 

     September 30,
2009
   December 31,
2008

Commitments to grant loans

   $ 41,575    $ 16,614

Unfunded commitments for construction loans

     8,644      12,837

Unfunded commitments under lines of credit

     53,383      44,610

Standby letters of credit

     2,546      2,456

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The commitments for equity lines of credit may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies but may include cash, securities, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and real estate.

Unfunded commitments under commercial lines of credit, revolving credit lines and overdraft protection agreements are commitments for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. These lines of credit are uncollateralized, usually do not contain a specified maturity date, and may not be drawn upon to the total extent to which the Company is committed.

“Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others”, requires certain disclosures and liability recognition for the fair value at issuance of guarantees that fall within its scope. The Company does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure under FIN 45, other than its standby letters of credit. The Company has issued conditional commitments in the form of standby letters of credit to guarantee payment on behalf of a customer and guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally arise in connection with lending relationships. The credit risk involved in issuing these instruments is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Contingent obligations under standby letters of credit totaled $2,546 and $2,456 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and represent the maximum potential future payments the Company could be required to make. Typically, these instruments have terms of 12 months or less and expire unused; therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer is evaluated individually for creditworthiness under the same underwriting standards used for commitments to extend credit and on-balance sheet instruments. The Company’s policies governing loan collateral apply to standby letters of credit at the time of credit extension. Loan-to-value ratios are generally consistent with loan-to-value requirements for other commercial loans secured by similar types of collateral. The fair value of the Company’s standby letters of credit at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was insignificant.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk

We manage the interest rate sensitivity of our interest-bearing liabilities and interest-earning assets in an effort to minimize the adverse effects of changes in the interest rate environment. Deposit accounts typically react more quickly to changes in market interest rates than mortgage loans because of the shorter maturities of deposits. As a result, sharp increases in interest rates may adversely affect our earnings while decreases in interest rates may beneficially affect our earnings. To reduce the potential volatility of our earnings, we have sought to improve the match between asset and liability maturities and rates, while maintaining an acceptable interest rate spread. Our strategy for managing interest rate risk emphasizes: adjusting the maturities of borrowings; adjusting the investment portfolio mix and duration; increasing our focus on shorter-term, adjustable-rate commercial and multi-family lending; selling fixed-rate mortgage loans; and periodically selling available-for-sale securities. We currently do not participate in hedging programs, interest rate swaps or other activities involving the use of derivative financial instruments.

We have an Asset/Liability Committee, which includes members of management, to communicate, coordinate and control all aspects involving asset/liability management. The committee reports to the Board of Directors of the Bank quarterly and establishes and monitors the volume, maturities, pricing and mix of assets and funding sources with the objective of managing assets and funding sources to provide results that are consistent with liquidity, growth, risk limits and profitability goals.

Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk

We analyze our interest rate sensitivity to manage the risk associated with interest rate movements through the use of interest income simulation. The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest sensitive.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period.

Our goal is to manage asset and liability positions to moderate the effects of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income. Interest income simulations are completed monthly and presented to the Asset/Liability Committee and Board of Directors of the Bank. The simulations provide an estimate of the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income under a range of assumptions. The numerous assumptions used in the simulation process are reviewed by the Asset/Liability Committee and the Board of Directors of the Bank on a quarterly basis. Changes to these assumptions can significantly affect the results of the simulation. The simulation incorporates assumptions regarding the potential timing in the repricing of certain assets and liabilities when market rates change and the changes in spreads between different market rates. The simulation analysis incorporates management’s current assessment of the risk that pricing margins will change adversely over time due to competition or other factors.

Simulation analysis is only an estimate of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time. We continually review the potential effect changes in interest rates could have on the repayment of rate sensitive assets and funding requirements of rate sensitive liabilities.

The table below sets forth an approximation of our exposure as a percentage of estimated net interest income for the next 12 month period using interest income simulation. The simulation uses projected repricing of assets and liabilities at September 30, 2009 on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated repayments and scheduled rate adjustments. Prepayment rates can have a significant impact on interest income simulation. Because of the large percentage of loans we hold, rising or falling interest rates have a significant impact on the prepayment speeds of our earning assets that, in turn, affect the rate sensitivity position. When interest rates rise, prepayments tend to slow. When interest rates fall, prepayments tend to rise. Our asset sensitivity would be reduced if prepayments slow and vice versa. While we believe such assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that assumed prepayment rates will approximate future mortgage-backed security and loan repayment activity.

 

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The following table reflects changes in estimated net interest income for the Bank at September 30, 2009 through September 30, 2010.

 

Increase (Decrease)
in Market Interest
Rates (Rate Shock)

   Net Interest Income  
   $ Amount    $ Change     % Change  
(Dollars In Thousands)  

300 bp

   $ 15,719    $ 1,141      7.8

200

   $ 15,501    $ 923      6.3

100

   $ 14,950    $ 372      2.6

—  

   $ 14,578      —        —     

(100)

   $ 14,040    $ (538   -3.7

(200)

   $ 13,515    $ (1,063   -7.3

The basis point changes in rates in the above table are assumed to occur evenly over the following 12 months.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are believed by management to be immaterial to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and set forth below in this Form 10-Q, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The following risk factor represents a material update and addition to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

 

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December 31, 2008 (“Form 10-K”). The risk factor below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and other information disclosed in our Form 10-K. Additional risks not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

On May 22, 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation adopted a final rule levying a five basis point special assessment on each insured depository institution’s assets minus Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009. We recorded an expense of $229,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, to reflect the special assessment. The final rule permits the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to levy up to two additional special assessments of up to five basis points each during 2009 if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimates that the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio will fall to a level that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation believes would adversely affect public confidence or to a level that will be close to or below zero. Any further special assessments that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation levies will be recorded as an expense during the appropriate period. In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation increased the general assessment rate and, therefore, our Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation general insurance premium expense will increase compared to prior periods.

On September 29, 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a proposed rule pursuant to which all insured depository institutions would be required to prepay their estimated assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009, and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012. Under the proposed rule, this pre-payment would be due on December 30, 2009. Under the proposed rule, the assessment rate for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for 2010 would be based on each institution’s total base assessment rate for the third quarter of 2009, modified to assume that the assessment rate in effect on September 30, 2009 had been in effect for the entire third quarter, and the assessment rate for 2011 and 2012 would be equal to the modified third quarter assessment rate plus an additional 3 basis points. In addition, each institution’s base assessment rate for each period would be calculated using its third quarter assessment base, adjusted quarterly for an estimated 5% annual growth rate in the assessment base through the end of 2012. If the proposed rule is passed, we would be required to make a payment of approximately $1.7 million to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on December 30, 2009, and to record the payment as a prepaid expense, which will be amortized to expense over three years.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities – Not applicable

(b) Use of Proceeds – Not applicable

 

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(c) Repurchase of Our Equity Securities –

On August 8, 2008, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a third stock repurchase program (the “Third Stock Repurchase Program”) for the purchase of up to 335,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 5% of its outstanding common stock. The repurchase of up to 200,000 shares under the Third Stock Repurchase Program will be conducted solely through a Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan with Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. The remaining shares will be repurchased through a Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. Repurchased shares will be held in treasury. This plan will continue until it is completed or terminated by the Board of Directors. Repurchases made in the third quarter of 2009 were as follows:

 

Period

   (a)
Total Number
of Shares

(or Units)
Purchased
   (b)
Average Price
Paid Per
Share

(or Unit)
   (c)
Total Number of
Shares

(or Units)
Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
   (d)
Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

July 1 - 31, 2009

   50,003    $ 13.25    321,680    13,320

August 1 - 31, 2009

   3,100      13.13    324,780    10,220

September 1 - 30, 2009

   —        —      324,780    10,220
             

Total

   53,103    $ 13.24    324,780   
                   

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

  3.1    Articles of Incorporation of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (1)
  3.2    Bylaws of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (2)
  4.0    Stock Certificate of Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (1)
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.0    Section 1350 Certification

 

(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-132512), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2006.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s 8-K (File No. 000-51996) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  CHICOPEE BANCORP, INC.
Dated: November 5, 2009   By:  

/S/    WILLIAM J. WAGNER        

    William J. Wagner
   

Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer

    (principal executive officer)
Dated: November 5, 2009   By:  

/S/    W. GUY ORMSBY        

    W. Guy Ormsby
    Executive Vice President,
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    (principal financial and chief accounting officer)

 

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