MILWAUKEE, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank Mutual
Corporation (NASDAQ: BKMU) reported net income of $4.5 million or $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of
2016, which was a 33.2% increase over net income of $3.3 million or $0.07 per diluted share in the same quarter of
2015. Year-to-date, Bank Mutual Corporation ("Bank Mutual")
reported net income of $12.9 million
or $0.28 per diluted share in 2016
compared to $10.5 million or
$0.22 per diluted share in the same
nine-month period in 2015. The improvements between these
periods were primarily due to higher net interest income, higher
loan-related fees, higher mortgage banking revenue, and lower
compensation-related expenses. Also contributing to the
year-to-date improvement were lower net losses and expenses on
foreclosed real estate and lower occupancy, equipment, and data
processing costs. These improvements were partially
offset by provisions for loan losses in the 2016 periods compared
to recoveries in the 2015 periods, as well as reduced gains on real
estate held for investment and higher income tax expense. Also
negatively impacting the year-to-date comparison were lower
brokerage and insurance commissions and higher advertising and
marketing expenses in 2016 compared to 2015.
David A. Baumgarten, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Bank Mutual, commented, "Although
our loan growth slowed a bit in the third quarter, it continued to
be robust and continued to drive increases in our net interest
income and loan-related fee income." He added, "Another
positive sign in the quarter was that our net interest margin
expanded slightly compared to the second quarter. So, we are
hopeful that the long decline in this important measure of our
profitability has come to an end." He continued, "However, we
recognize that the amount of multi-family and construction loans in
our loan portfolio has grown in recent periods to a level that
could receive increased regulatory attention under federal banking
guidelines." Baumgarten concluded, "Although we are confident
in our ability to manage the credit risk associated with these
loans, it is likely that growth in these loan types will be lower
in 2017 than it has been in recent periods."
Bank Mutual's net interest income increased by $1.7 million or 10.1% and by $2.8 million or 5.4% during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2016,
respectively, compared to the same periods in 2015. These
increases were due in part to an increase in Bank Mutual's average
earning assets in the 2016 periods compared to the same periods in
the prior year, as well as an increase in funding from non-interest
bearing checking accounts between the periods. Also
contributing to the increase in the 2016 three- and nine-month
periods were call premiums of $577,000 and $1.1
million, respectively, which Bank Mutual received on
mortgage-related securities that were called during these periods.
These favorable developments were partially offset by a
decrease in Bank Mutual's net interest margin in the 2016 periods
compared to the same periods in 2015.
Bank Mutual's average earning assets increased by $180.5 million or 8.2% during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, compared to
the same period in 2015. This increase was primarily
attributable to a $189.2 million or
11.6% increase in average loans receivable during the 2016
nine-month period compared to the same period in the prior
year.
Also contributing favorably to Bank Mutual's net interest income
in the 2016 periods, as well as its net interest margin, was an
increase in funding from non-interest-bearing checking
accounts. The average balance in these accounts increased by
$34.1 million or 16.7% during the
nine months ended September 30, 2016,
compared to the same period in 2015.
Bank Mutual's net interest margin was 3.08% and 3.03% during the
three and nine months ended September 30,
2016, respectively. However, excluding the impact of
the aforementioned call premiums, net interest margin for these
periods would have been 2.98% and 2.97%, respectively. These
amounts compared to 3.05% and 3.12% during the same periods of
2015, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the average yield on Bank
Mutual's earning assets declined by 11 basis points (excluding call
premiums) and its average cost of funds increased by four basis
points compared to the same period in 2015. The decline in
the average yield on earning assets was largely due to the
continued repricing of Bank Mutual's loan portfolio to lower yields
in the current interest rate environment, as well as its continued
emphasis on the origination of variable-rate loans, which generally
have lower initial yields than fixed-rate loans. However,
management is hopeful that the negative impact these developments
have had on Bank Mutual's loan portfolio yield may have run their
course and that the loan portfolio yield may stabilize or even
improve slightly in the near term. However, there can be no
assurances; future results will depend in large part on
developments affecting interest rates throughout the U.S.
economy. Also contributing to the decline in yield on earning
assets in the 2016 periods has been the purchase of
mortgage-related securities in the current year at yields that were
less than the prevailing rates in the investment
portfolio.
The increase in Bank Mutual's average cost of funds was
primarily due to a six basis point increase in its average cost of
deposits during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to the same period
in the prior year. The impact of this increase was offset
slightly by a decline in the average cost of borrowings from the
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Chicago. This decline was
caused by an increase in overnight borrowings, which were drawn to
fund growth in earning assets, as previously noted. Overnight
borrowings generally have a lower interest cost than the rates Bank
Mutual offers on its certificates of deposit.
Bank Mutual's provision for (recovery of) loan losses was
$1.4 million in the third quarter of
2016 compared to $(930,000) in the
same quarter last year. The provision (recovery) for the nine
months ended September 30, 2016, was
$2.0 million compared to $(2.6) million in the same period last year.
Management believes that general economic, employment, and
real estate conditions continue to be relatively stable in Bank
Mutual's local markets. In addition, Bank Mutual's level of
non-performing loans, as well as its actual loan charge-offs, have
continued to trend lower in recent periods, as noted later in this
release. However, economic growth in the United States has slowed in recent periods
and the global economy, which has also slowed, has experienced
increased political-, trade-, and currency-related
challenges. In addition, Bank Mutual has experienced a modest
increase in classified loans in recent months, as described later
in this release. Management believes that these developments are
early indications of emerging difficulties in the credit and
lending environment for Bank Mutual. These considerations,
along with growth in Bank Mutual's loan portfolio, contributed to
management's conclusion that an increase in the allowance for loan
losses was appropriate. As such, Bank Mutual's allowance for
loan losses increased from $17.6
million at December 31, 2015,
to $19.2 million at September 30, 2016. Management anticipates
that Bank Mutual's provision for loan losses may continue to
consist of provisions rather than recoveries for the foreseeable
future. This is expected to be particularly true if Bank
Mutual's loan portfolio continues to grow as it has in recent
periods.
Trends in the credit quality of Bank Mutual's loan portfolio are
subject to many factors that are outside of Bank Mutual's control,
such as economic and market conditions that can fluctuate
considerably from period to period. As such, there can be no
assurances that there will not be significant fluctuations in Bank
Mutual's non-performing loans, classified loans, and/or loan
charge-off activity from period to period, which may result in
significant variability in Bank Mutual's provision for loan
losses.
Deposit-related fees and charges increased slightly in the third
quarter of 2016 compared to the same quarter in the prior
year. Year-to-date, however, deposit-related fees were down
modestly in 2016 compared to 2015. Deposit-related fees
and charges consist of overdraft fees, ATM and debit card fees,
merchant processing fees, account service charges, and other
revenue items related to services performed by Bank Mutual for its
retail and commercial deposit customers. Management
attributes the fluctuations in deposit-related fees and charges to
changes in customer spending behavior in recent years which has
generally resulted in lower revenue from overdraft charges and from
check printing commissions. Benefiting this revenue line item
in recent periods, however, has been increased revenue from
treasury management and merchant card processing services that Bank
Mutual offers to commercial depositors.
Loan-related fees were $1.1
million and $4.0 million
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. These
amounts compared to $476,000 and
$1.4 million during the same periods
in 2015, respectively. Loan-related fees consist of periodic
income from lending activities that are not deferred as yield
adjustments under the applicable accounting rules. The
largest source of fees in this revenue category is interest rate
swap fees related to commercial loan relationships. Bank
Mutual mitigates the interest rate risk associated with certain of
its loan relationships by executing interest rate swaps, the
accounting for which results in the recognition of a certain amount
of fee income at the time the swap contracts are executed.
The increases in loan-related fees in the 2016 periods were the
result of increased loan production, as well as a lower interest
rate environment that has increased borrower preference for the
types of loan transactions that generate interest rate swap fees.
Management believes this source of revenue will vary
considerably from period to period depending on the rate
environment and on borrower preference for the types of
transactions that generate interest rate swaps. Furthermore,
a potential decline in the origination of multi-family and
construction loans, which are the types of loans that generate most
of Bank Mutual's interest rate swap fees, could have a negative
impact on such fee income in the future, as more fully discussed
elsewhere in this release.
Brokerage and insurance commissions were slightly lower during
the third quarter of 2016 than they were in the same quarter of the
previous year. Year-to-date this source of revenue was
$298,000 or 10.5% lower than the same
period in 2015. This revenue item generally consists of
commissions earned on sales of tax-deferred annuities, mutual
funds, and certain other securities, fees earned for investment
advisory services, and commissions earned on sales of personal and
business insurance products. However, the prior year periods
included certain non-recurring incentive payments. Excluding
those payments, brokerage and insurance commissions during the
three and nine months ended September 30,
2016, were approximately 15% and 30% higher in the 2016
periods than they were in the same periods of 2015,
respectively. Management attributes these increases to new
products, services, systems, and investment advisors that Bank
Mutual has added in recent periods.
Mortgage banking revenue, net, was $1.4
million and $3.3 million
during three and nine months ended September
30, 2016, respectively. These amounts compared to
$798,000 and $2.6 million during the same periods in 2015,
respectively. The following table presents the components of
mortgage banking revenue, net, for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months
Ended
September 30
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
September 30
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
Gross loan servicing
fees
|
$633
|
$670
|
|
$1,915
|
$2,012
|
MSR
amortization
|
(650)
|
(458)
|
|
(1,636)
|
(1,458)
|
Change in MSR
valuation allowance
|
–
|
–
|
|
–
|
–
|
Loan servicing revenue, net
|
(17)
|
212
|
|
279
|
554
|
Gain on loan sales
activities, net
|
1,371
|
586
|
|
3,042
|
2,085
|
Mortgage banking revenue, net
|
$1,354
|
$798
|
|
$3,321
|
$2,639
|
Loan servicing revenue, net, decreased during the three- and
nine-month periods in 2016 compared to the same periods in
2015. These decreases were caused in part by a decline in
gross servicing fees due to an overall decline in loans serviced
for third-party investors. As of September 30, 2016, Bank Mutual serviced
$1.003 billion in loans for
third-party investors compared to $1.039
billion at December 31,
2015. Also contributing to the decrease in loan
servicing revenue, net, in the 2016 periods was an increase in
amortization of mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"). These
increases were caused by lower market interest rates for one- to
four-family loans in 2016, which resulted in increased loan
prepayment activity and faster amortization of the related
MSRs.
The change in valuation allowance that Bank Mutual establishes
against its MSRs is recorded as a recovery or loss, as the case may
be, in the period in which the change occurs. As of
September 30, 2016, Bank Mutual had
no valuation allowance against its MSRs, which had a net book value
of $6.6 million as of that
date. MSR valuation allowances typically increase in periods
of lower market interest rates, which results in a charge to
earnings in the period of the increase. During lower market
interest rate environments, such as that which has occurred in
recent months, loan refinance activity and expectations for future
loan prepayments generally increase, which typically reduces the
fair value of MSRs and results in an increase in the MSR valuation
allowance. However, market interest rates for one- to
four-family mortgage loans as of September
30, 2016, were not sufficiently low enough to generate an
MSR valuation allowance as of that date. However, there
can be no assurances that an increase in the MSR valuation
allowance will not be required in the future, particularly if
market interest rates for one- to four-family residential loans
remain low or decline further.
Gain on loan sales activities, net, was $1.4 million and $3.0
million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively,
compared to $586,000 and $2.1 million during the same periods in
2015. Bank Mutual typically sells most of the
fixed-rate, one- to four-family mortgage loans that it
originates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, sales of these loans were
$108.0 million, which was
$23.7 million or 28.1% higher than
the same period of 2015. Management attributes this increase
to lower market interest rates for one- to four-family mortgage
loans in 2016 compared to 2015. The origination and sale of
residential loans are subject to variations in market interest
rates and other factors outside of management's control.
Accordingly, there can be no assurances that such originations and
sales will increase or will not fluctuate considerably from period
to period.
During the three months ended September
30, 2016 and 2015, Bank Mutual recorded $12,000 and $378,000, respectively, in gains on the
disposition of certain real estate properties that it held for
investment purposes. On a year-to-date basis, the gain in
2015 was only $212,000 because of net
losses Bank Mutual had recorded on certain other real estate
properties earlier in that year. Bank Mutual continues to
actively market certain of the properties that it holds for
investment purposes. There can be no assurances that Bank
Mutual will be able to sell such properties or that gains or losses
on sales, if any, will not fluctuate considerably from period to
period.
Compensation-related expenses decreased by $975,000 or 8.5% and $2.5
million or 7.4% during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2016, respectively,
compared to the same periods in 2015. These decreases were
mostly due to lower costs associated with Bank Mutual's defined
benefit pension plan, which was due in part to an increase in the
discount rate used to determine the present value of the pension
obligation, but also to a freeze of the plan's benefits at the end
of 2015. This latter change also resulted in a lengthening of
the amortization period for unrealized losses in the pension plan,
which further contributed to lower pension costs in 2016.
Also contributing to the decreases in compensation-related expenses
in the 2016 periods compared to the same periods in the prior year
was a decline in the number of employees at Bank Mutual. This
decline was primarily due to the consolidation of seven retail
banking offices in the third quarter of 2015 and an additional four
in the first quarter of 2016. These developments were
partially offset by normal annual merit increases granted to most
employees at the beginning of 2016, as well as higher stock-based
compensation and employee commission expense compared to the 2015
periods.
Occupancy, equipment, and data processing expenses were
$3.3 million and $10.1 million during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2016,
respectively. These amounts compared to $3.4 million and $10.5
million during the same periods in 2015, respectively.
The nine-month period in 2015 included $269,000 in one-time costs associated with Bank
Mutual's consolidation of seven retail branch offices in that
period. Other on-going occupancy costs related to these
consolidations, as well as four others that were completed in the
first quarter of 2016, declined by $65,000 and $418,000 during the quarter and year-to-date
periods in 2016, respectively, compared to the same periods in
2015. However, these cost reductions were partially offset by
increased data processing, software, and equipment costs associated
with other initiatives undertaken by Bank Mutual in the past few
periods.
Advertising and marketing-related expenses were $737,000 and $2.3
million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, compared to
$736,000 and $1.6 million during the same periods in
2015. Bank Mutual has generally increased spending on
advertising and marketing in 2016 in an effort to increase sales
and expand Bank Mutual's overall brand awareness, especially as
such relates to the retail deposit business. Management
anticipates that for the entire year 2016 Bank Mutual's advertising
and marketing-related expenses are likely to be 20% to 25% higher
than they were in 2015. However, this increase depends on
future management decisions and there can be no assurances.
Federal deposit insurance premiums were $273,000 and $382,000 during the three months ended
September 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively. Year-to-date, these premiums were $1.1 million in both the 2016 and 2015
periods. Earlier in 2016 the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC") issued a final rule that changed how insured
financial institutions less than $10
billion in assets, such as Bank Mutual, will be assessed for
deposit insurance. The new rule, which became effective in
the third quarter of 2016, resulted in a lower deposit insurance
assessment rate for Bank Mutual during the period.
Net losses and expenses on foreclosed real estate were
$169,000 and $150,000 during the three months ended
September 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively. On a year-to-date basis these amounts were
$80,000 and $687,000 in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Although the third quarter of 2016 was an exception, Bank Mutual
has generally experienced lower net losses and expenses related to
foreclosed properties in recent periods due to reduced holdings of
such properties.
Other non-interest expenses were $2.3
million and $7.0 million
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. During
these periods Bank Mutual elected to prepay certain fixed-rate FHLB
of Chicago advances and incurred
prepayment penalties of $134,000 and
$341,000, respectively. These
advances had originally been drawn to fund the purchase of
mortgage-related securities that were called by the issuer during
the periods, as previously noted. Excluding these
prepayment penalties, other non-interest expenses were $2.2 million and $6.7
million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. These
amounts compared to $2.4 million and
$6.9 million during the same periods
in 2015, respectively. In 2016 Bank Mutual has
experienced lower processing costs related to its ATM network,
lower deposit account fraud losses, and lower amortization expense
related to certain intangible assets. Also, the 2015 periods
included a one-time cost to terminate a contract with a third-party
vendor.
Income tax expense was $2.5
million and $2.1 million
during the third quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively, and was
$7.4 million and $6.3 million during the year-to-date periods in
the same years, respectively. The effective tax rates
("ETRs") for the quarter periods were 35.8% and 38.6%,
respectively, and for the year-to-date periods were $36.5% and
37.4%, respectively. Bank Mutual's ETR will vary from period
to period due primarily to the impact of non-taxable revenue items,
such as earnings from BOLI and tax-exempt interest income.
The ETR will also vary because of certain tax deductions related to
employee exercises of stock options, which is the primary reason
the ETR declined in the 2016 periods.
Bank Mutual's total assets increased by $151.2 million or 6.0% during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, due
principally to an increase in total loans receivable. This
increase was primarily funded by increases in deposit liabilities,
other borrowings, and advance payments by borrowers. Also
providing funds for the increase in loans receivable was a decrease
in mortgage-related securities during the nine-month period.
Bank Mutual's total shareholders' equity was $288.9 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $279.4 million at December
31, 2015.
Bank Mutual's loans receivable increased by $185.4 million or 10.7% during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016.
During this period increases in multi-family, commercial real
estate, and construction loans (net of the undisbursed portion)
were partially offset by declines in most of Bank Mutual's other
loan categories. Management attributes the increases in part
to a low interest rate environment that has encouraged loan growth
in Bank Mutual's local markets, particularly for loans secured by
multi-family and commercial real estate. This rate
environment has also improved the competitiveness of Bank Mutual's
loan offerings linked to its interest rate swap loan program, as
noted earlier in this release. Because of this improvement,
Bank Mutual has been able to increase new loan production, as well
as retain in its loan portfolio a larger portion of construction
loans transitioning to permanent financing than it typically has in
prior periods. However, management is not certain that the
loan growth experienced in recent periods can be sustained in the
future. The loan portfolio is subject to economic, market,
and competitive factors outside of Bank Mutual's control and there
can be no assurances that expected loan growth will continue or
that total loans will not decrease in future periods.
In recent months banking regulatory agencies have publicly
expressed increased concern about financial institutions whose
holdings of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate and
construction loans and whose growth in such loans exceed guidelines
established in certain regulatory pronouncements.
Specifically, these guidelines indicate that financial institutions
whose holdings of such loans exceed 300% of total risk-based
capital and whose growth in such loans exceeds 50% over the past
three years can expect increased scrutiny from their primary
regulator. As of September 30,
2016, Bank Mutual's holdings of and three-year growth in
these types of loans exceed these guidelines. As such, Bank
Mutual's regulator could subject its lending operations and risk
management controls to increased scrutiny. Although
management of Bank Mutual is confident of the quality of its
lending operations and controls, it is likely that growth in
multi-family and construction loans will be lower in future periods
than it has been in recent periods. Such decline would likely
have a negative impact on Bank Mutual's net interest income and
interest rate swap fees in future periods.
Bank Mutual's deposit liabilities increased by $71.5 million or 4.0% during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016.
Transaction deposits, which consist of checking, savings, and money
market accounts, increased by $79.2
million or 6.3% during the period and certificates of
deposit decreased by $7.7 million or
1.4%. Management believes that the increase in transaction
deposits in recent periods, particularly a $55.1 million or 25.8% increase in
non-interest-bearing checking accounts, is due in part to improved
marketing and sales efforts. However, management also
believes that the low interest rate environment that has persisted
for the past few years has encouraged some customers to switch to
transaction deposits in an effort to retain flexibility in the
event interest rates increase in the future. If interest
rates increase in the future, customer preference may shift from
transaction deposits back to certificates of deposit, which
typically have a higher interest cost to Bank Mutual. This
development could increase Bank Mutual's cost of funds in the
future, which would also have an adverse impact on its net interest
margin.
Bank Mutual's shareholders' equity was $288.9 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $279.4 million at December
31, 2015. This increase was due to $12.9 million in net income and a $2.4 million decrease in accumulated other
comprehensive loss. These developments were only partially
offset by $7.3 million in regular
cash dividends. The decrease in accumulated other
comprehensive loss was mostly due to an increase in the fair value
of available-for-sale securities (net of income tax effect), which
was caused by a decline in market interest rates during the period.
Bank Mutual did not repurchase a significant amount of its
common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The book value of Bank
Mutual's common stock was $6.32 per
share at September 30, 2016, compared
to $6.15 at December 31, 2015.
Bank Mutual's non-performing loans were $9.2 million or 0.48% of loans receivable as of
September 30, 2016, compared to
$13.6 million or 0.78% of loans
receivable as of December 31,
2015. Non-performing assets, which includes non-performing
loans, were $11.9 million or 0.45% of
total assets and $16.9 million or
0.68% of total assets as of these same dates, respectively. The
decreases noted in the 2016 figures were primarily the result of
the payoff of a $4.8 million
non-performing commercial loan relationship in the third
quarter.
Non-performing assets are classified as "substandard" in
accordance with Bank Mutual's internal risk rating policy. In
addition to these non-performing assets, at September 30, 2016, management was closely
monitoring $63.8 million in
additional loans that were classified as either "special mention"
or "substandard" in accordance with Bank Mutual's internal risk
rating policy. This amount compared to $55.9 million at December
31, 2015. As of September 30,
2016, most of these additional classified loans were secured
by commercial real estate, multi-family real estate, land, and
certain commercial business assets. Management does not
believe any of these loans were impaired as of September 30, 2016, although there can be no
assurances that the loans will not become impaired in future
periods. The increase in additional classified loans during
the nine months ended September 30,
2016, was primarily the result of management's assessment
that the credit condition of a number of commercial loan
relationships, most of which were manufacturing related, had
deteriorated in recent months.
Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses was $19.2 million or 1.00% of loans receivable at
September 30, 2016, compared to
$17.6 million or 1.01% at
December 31, 2015. As a percent
of non-performing loans, Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses
was 209.8% at September 30, 2016,
compared to 129.5% at December 31,
2015. The reasons for the increase in the dollar amount of
Bank Mutual's allowance for loan losses during the nine months
ended September 30, 2016, were
described earlier in this release. The significant increase
in the allowance as a percent of non-performing loans during this
period was primarily the result of the aforementioned payoff of a
non-performing commercial loan relationship. Management
believes the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2016, was adequate to cover
probable and estimable losses in Bank Mutual's loan portfolio as of
that date. However, future increases to the allowance may be
necessary and results of operations could be adversely affected if
future conditions differ from the assumptions used by management to
determine the allowance for loan losses as of the end of the
period.
Bank Mutual Corporation is the third largest financial
institution holding company headquartered in the state of
Wisconsin based on total
assets. Its stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the ticker BKMU. As of September 30, 2016, its subsidiary bank operated
64 banking locations in the state of Wisconsin and one in Minnesota.
Cautionary
Statements
This release contains or incorporates by reference various
forward-looking statements concerning Bank Mutual's prospects that
are based on the current expectations and beliefs of
management. Forward-looking statements may contain, and are
intended to be identified by, words such as "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "expect," "objective," "projection,"
"intend," and similar expressions; the use of verbs in the future
tense and discussions of periods after the date on which this
report is issued are also forward-looking statements. The
statements contained herein and such future statements involve or
may involve certain assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of
which are beyond Bank Mutual's control, that could cause Bank
Mutual's actual results and performance to differ materially from
what is stated or expected. In addition to the assumptions
and other factors referenced specifically in connection with such
statements, the following factors could impact the business and
financial prospects of Bank Mutual: general economic
conditions, including volatility in credit, lending, and financial
markets; weakness and declines in the real estate market, which
could affect both collateral values and loan activity; periods of
relatively high unemployment or economic weakness and other factors
which could affect borrowers' ability to repay their loans;
negative developments affecting particular borrowers, which could
further adversely impact loan repayments and collection;
legislative and regulatory initiatives and changes, including
action taken, or that may be taken, in response to difficulties in
financial markets and/or which could negatively affect the rights
of creditors; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal
government; the effects of further regulation and consolidation
within the financial services industry; regulators' strict
expectations for financial institutions' capital levels and
restrictions imposed on institutions, as to payments of dividends,
share repurchases, or otherwise, to maintain or achieve those
levels; recent, pending, and/or potential rulemaking or other
actions by various federal regulatory agencies that could affect
Bank Mutual; increased competition and/or disintermediation within
the financial services industry; changes in tax rates, deductions
and/or policies; potential further changes in FDIC premiums and
other governmental assessments; changes in deposit flows; changes
in the cost of funds; fluctuations in general market rates of
interest and/or yields or rates on competing loans, investments,
and sources of funds; demand for loan or deposit products;
illiquidity of financial markets and other negative developments
affecting particular investment and mortgage-related securities,
which could adversely impact the fair value of and/or cash flows
from such securities; changes in customers' demand for other
financial services; Bank Mutual's potential inability to carry out
business plans or strategies; changes in accounting policies or
guidelines; natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or developments
in the war on terrorism or other global conflicts; the risk of
failures in computer or other technology systems or data
maintenance, or breaches of security relating to such systems; and
the factors discussed in Bank Mutual's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, particularly under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk
Factors," of Bank Mutual's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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|
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Cash and due
from banks
|
$26,731
|
|
$27,971
|
Interest-earning deposits
|
19,077
|
|
16,530
|
Cash and
cash equivalents
|
45,808
|
|
44,501
|
Mortgage-related securities available-for-sale,
at fair value
|
379,447
|
|
407,874
|
Mortgage-related securities held-to-maturity,
at amortized cost
|
|
|
|
(fair value of $105,932 in
2016 and $121,641 in 2015)
|
102,931
|
|
120,891
|
Loans
held-for-sale
|
8,034
|
|
3,350
|
Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses of
$19,202
|
|
|
|
in 2016 and $17,641 in
2015)
|
1,925,455
|
|
1,740,018
|
Mortgage
servicing rights, net
|
6,611
|
|
7,205
|
Other
assets
|
185,080
|
|
178,328
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
$2,653,366
|
|
$2,502,167
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Deposit
liabilities
|
$1,867,115
|
|
$1,795,591
|
Borrowings
|
415,364
|
|
372,375
|
Advance
payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
|
30,219
|
|
3,382
|
Other
liabilities
|
51,795
|
|
51,425
|
Total
liabilities
|
2,364,493
|
|
2,222,773
|
Equity:
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value:
|
|
|
|
Authorized - 20,000,000
shares in 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
|
Issued and outstanding -
none in 2016 and 2015
|
-
|
|
-
|
Common
stock - $0.01 par value:
|
|
|
|
Authorized - 200,000,000
shares in 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
|
Issued - 78,783,849 shares
in 2016 and 2015
|
|
|
|
Outstanding - 45,671,782
shares in 2016 and 45,443,548 in 2015
|
788
|
|
788
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
484,788
|
|
486,273
|
Retained
earnings
|
170,067
|
|
164,482
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(6,941)
|
|
(9,365)
|
Treasury
stock - 33,112,067 shares in 2016 and 33,340,301 in
2015
|
(359,829)
|
|
(362,784)
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
288,873
|
|
279,394
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
equity
|
$2,653,366
|
|
$2,502,167
|
Bank Mutual
Corporation and Subsidiaries
|
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Income
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Interest
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans
|
$18,209
|
|
$16,464
|
|
$52,505
|
|
$49,318
|
Mortgage-related securities
|
3,139
|
|
2,912
|
|
9,122
|
|
8,625
|
Investment securities
|
117
|
|
61
|
|
338
|
|
166
|
Interest-earning deposits
|
5
|
|
4
|
|
23
|
|
14
|
Total interest
income
|
21,470
|
|
19,441
|
|
61,988
|
|
58,123
|
Interest
expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
|
1,468
|
|
1,206
|
|
4,319
|
|
3,452
|
Borrowings
|
1,290
|
|
1,243
|
|
3,790
|
|
3,552
|
Advance
payment by borrowers for taxes and insurance
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
Total interest
expense
|
2,758
|
|
2,449
|
|
8,110
|
|
7,005
|
Net interest
income
|
18,712
|
|
16,992
|
|
53,878
|
|
51,118
|
Provision for
(recovery of) loan losses
|
1,395
|
|
(930)
|
|
1,986
|
|
(2,646)
|
Net interest income
after provision for loan losses
|
17,317
|
|
17,922
|
|
51,892
|
|
53,764
|
Non-interest
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit-related fees and charges
|
2,991
|
|
2,975
|
|
8,685
|
|
8,727
|
Loan-related fees
|
1,136
|
|
476
|
|
4,001
|
|
1,402
|
Brokerage and insurance commissions
|
816
|
|
839
|
|
2,529
|
|
2,827
|
Mortgage
banking revenue, net
|
1,354
|
|
798
|
|
3,321
|
|
2,639
|
Income
from bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI")
|
460
|
|
468
|
|
1,387
|
|
1,410
|
Gains on
real estate held for investment
|
12
|
|
378
|
|
12
|
|
212
|
Other
non-interest income
|
98
|
|
62
|
|
186
|
|
232
|
Total non-interest
income
|
6,867
|
|
5,996
|
|
20,121
|
|
17,449
|
Non-interest
expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation, payroll taxes, and other employee
benefits
|
10,452
|
|
11,427
|
|
31,155
|
|
33,658
|
Occupancy, equipment, and data processing costs
|
3,317
|
|
3,403
|
|
10,133
|
|
10,518
|
Advertising and marketing
|
737
|
|
736
|
|
2,292
|
|
1,603
|
Federal
deposit insurance premiums
|
273
|
|
382
|
|
1,078
|
|
1,110
|
Losses
and expenses on foreclosed real estate, net
|
169
|
|
150
|
|
80
|
|
687
|
Other
non-interest expense
|
2,298
|
|
2,372
|
|
6,993
|
|
6,893
|
Total non-interest
expense
|
17,246
|
|
18,470
|
|
51,731
|
|
54,469
|
Income before income
tax expense
|
6,938
|
|
5,448
|
|
20,282
|
|
16,744
|
Income tax
expense
|
2,484
|
|
2,103
|
|
7,406
|
|
6,257
|
Net
income
|
$4,454
|
|
$3,345
|
|
$12,876
|
|
$10,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share
data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$0.10
|
|
$0.07
|
|
$0.28
|
|
$0.23
|
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$0.10
|
|
$0.07
|
|
$0.28
|
|
$0.22
|
Cash
dividends paid
|
$0.055
|
|
$0.050
|
|
$0.160
|
|
$0.140
|
Bank Mutual
Corporation and Subsidiaries
|
Unaudited
Supplemental Financial Information
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share amounts and
ratios)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
Loan Originations
and Sales
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Loans
originated for portfolio:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and
industrial
|
|
$35,405
|
|
$20,972
|
|
$56,637
|
|
$67,387
|
Commercial real
estate
|
|
27,877
|
|
29,114
|
|
73,579
|
|
57,330
|
Multi-family
|
|
7,801
|
|
32,118
|
|
118,968
|
|
67,369
|
Construction and
development
|
|
101,322
|
|
73,103
|
|
185,424
|
|
209,911
|
Total
commercial loans
|
|
172,405
|
|
155,307
|
|
434,608
|
|
401,997
|
Retail
loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
One- to four-family
first mortgages
|
|
39,760
|
|
33,218
|
|
81,944
|
|
73,820
|
Home equity
|
|
8,919
|
|
9,322
|
|
24,261
|
|
25,151
|
Other
consumer
|
|
528
|
|
360
|
|
1,665
|
|
1,112
|
Total
retail loans
|
|
49,207
|
|
42,900
|
|
107,870
|
|
100,083
|
Total
loans originated for portfolio
|
|
$221,612
|
|
$198,207
|
|
$542,478
|
|
$502,080
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage loans
originated for sale
|
|
$47,952
|
|
$27,302
|
|
$112,500
|
|
$83,897
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage loan
sales
|
|
$45,407
|
|
$28,325
|
|
$107,989
|
|
$84,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
|
|
|
|
Loan Portfolio
Analysis
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
$230,114
|
|
$235,313
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial real estate
|
|
364,351
|
|
299,550
|
|
|
|
|
Multi-family real estate
|
|
525,739
|
|
409,674
|
|
|
|
|
Construction and development loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial real
estate
|
|
30,378
|
|
28,156
|
|
|
|
|
Multi-family real
estate
|
|
318,951
|
|
291,380
|
|
|
|
|
Land and land
development
|
|
10,025
|
|
11,143
|
|
|
|
|
Total
construction and development
|
|
359,354
|
|
330,679
|
|
|
|
|
Total
commercial loans
|
|
1,479,558
|
|
1,275,216
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
One- to four-family first mortgages
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Permanent
|
|
461,971
|
|
461,797
|
|
|
|
|
Construction
|
|
41,337
|
|
42,357
|
|
|
|
|
Total one-
to four-family first mortgages
|
|
503,308
|
|
504,154
|
|
|
|
|
Home equity loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed term home
equity
|
|
109,815
|
|
122,985
|
|
|
|
|
Home equity lines of
credit
|
|
71,758
|
|
75,261
|
|
|
|
|
Total home
equity loans
|
|
181,573
|
|
198,246
|
|
|
|
|
Other consumer loans:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Student
|
|
7,114
|
|
8,129
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
11,542
|
|
11,678
|
|
|
|
|
Total
consumer loans
|
|
18,656
|
|
19,807
|
|
|
|
|
Total
retail loans
|
|
703,537
|
|
722,207
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
loans receivable
|
|
2,183,095
|
|
1,997,423
|
|
|
|
|
Undisbursed
loan proceeds
|
|
(236,620)
|
|
(238,124)
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
loan losses
|
|
(19,202)
|
|
(17,641)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred fees
and costs, net
|
|
(1,818)
|
|
(1,640)
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans
receivable, net
|
|
$1,925,455
|
|
$1,740,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans serviced
for others
|
|
$1,003,130
|
|
$1,038,588
|
|
|
|
|
Bank Mutual
Corporation and Subsidiaries
|
Unaudited
Supplemental Financial Information (continued)
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share amounts and
ratios)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
Non-Performing
Loans and Assets
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Non-accrual
commercial loans:
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and industrial
|
|
$486
|
|
$4,915
|
Commercial real estate
|
|
3,586
|
|
3,968
|
Multi-family
|
|
280
|
|
-
|
Construction and development
|
|
659
|
|
766
|
Total commercial
loans
|
|
5,011
|
|
9,649
|
Non-accrual
retail loans:
|
|
|
|
|
One- to four-family first mortgages
|
|
3,130
|
|
2,703
|
Home equity
|
|
534
|
|
703
|
Other consumer
|
|
110
|
|
82
|
Total non-accrual
retail loans
|
|
3,774
|
|
3,488
|
Total non-accrual
loans
|
|
8,785
|
|
13,137
|
Accruing loans
delinquent 90 days or more
|
|
366
|
|
484
|
Total non-performing
loans
|
|
9,151
|
|
13,621
|
Foreclosed
real estate and repossessed assets
|
|
2,709
|
|
3,306
|
Total non-performing
assets
|
|
$11,860
|
|
$16,927
|
Non-performing
loans to loans receivable, net
|
|
0.48%
|
|
0.78%
|
Non-performing
assets to total assets
|
|
0.45%
|
|
0.68%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
Special Mention
and Substandard Loans
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
(includes all
non-performing loans, above)
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
loans:
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and
industrial
|
|
$17,512
|
|
$13,788
|
Commercial real
estate
|
|
35,634
|
|
40,495
|
Multi-family
|
|
11,783
|
|
8,239
|
Construction and
development
|
|
1,889
|
|
2,114
|
Total commercial loans
|
|
66,818
|
|
64,636
|
Retail
loans:
|
|
|
|
|
One- to four-family first
mortgages
|
|
5,506
|
|
4,081
|
Home equity
|
|
534
|
|
703
|
Other consumer
|
|
110
|
|
82
|
Total
retail loans
|
|
6,150
|
|
4,866
|
Total
|
|
$72,968
|
|
$69,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
|
September
30
|
Activity in
Allowance for Loan Losses
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at the
beginning of the period
|
|
$17,641
|
|
$22,289
|
Provision for
(recovery of) loan losses
|
|
1,986
|
|
(2,646)
|
Charge-offs:
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and
industrial
|
|
-
|
|
(74)
|
Commercial real
estate
|
|
(179)
|
|
(69)
|
Multi-family
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Construction and
development
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
One- to four-family first
mortgages
|
|
(84)
|
|
(276)
|
Home equity
|
|
(35)
|
|
(130)
|
Other
consumer
|
|
(299)
|
|
(431)
|
Total
charge-offs
|
|
(597)
|
|
(980)
|
Recoveries:
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial and
industrial
|
|
5
|
|
7
|
Commercial real
estate
|
|
28
|
|
107
|
Multi-family
|
|
30
|
|
-
|
Construction and
development
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
One- to four-family first
mortgages
|
|
42
|
|
52
|
Home equity
|
|
15
|
|
24
|
Other
consumer
|
|
52
|
|
38
|
Total
recoveries
|
|
172
|
|
228
|
Net
charge-offs
|
|
(425)
|
|
(752)
|
Balance at end
of period
|
|
$19,202
|
|
$18,891
|
Net charge-offs
to average loans, annualized
|
|
0.03%
|
|
0.06%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
Allowance
Ratios
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Allowance for
loan losses to non-performing loans
|
209.83%
|
|
129.51%
|
Allowance for
loan losses to total loans
|
|
1.00%
|
|
1.01%
|
Bank Mutual
Corporation and Subsidiaries
|
Unaudited
Supplemental Financial Information (continued)
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share amounts and
ratios)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
Deposit
Liabilities Analysis
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Non-interest-bearing checking
|
|
$268,905
|
|
$213,761
|
Interest-bearing checking
|
|
264,375
|
|
277,606
|
Savings
accounts
|
|
231,582
|
|
217,633
|
Money market
accounts
|
|
565,386
|
|
542,020
|
Certificates of
deposit
|
|
536,867
|
|
544,571
|
Total deposit liabilities
|
|
$1,867,115
|
|
$1,795,591
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
Selected Operating
Ratios
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net interest
margin (1)
|
|
3.08%
|
|
3.05%
|
|
3.03%
|
|
3.12%
|
Net interest
rate spread
|
|
2.98%
|
|
2.97%
|
|
2.94%
|
|
3.03%
|
Return on
average assets
|
|
0.68%
|
|
0.55%
|
|
0.67%
|
|
0.58%
|
Return on
average shareholders' equity
|
|
6.20%
|
|
4.81%
|
|
6.02%
|
|
4.99%
|
Efficiency
ratio (2)
|
|
67.45%
|
|
81.69%
|
|
69.92%
|
|
79.69%
|
Non-interest
expense as a percent of average assets
|
2.61%
|
|
3.01%
|
|
2.68%
|
|
3.01%
|
Shareholders'
equity to total assets at end of period
|
10.89%
|
|
11.26%
|
|
10.89%
|
|
11.26%
|
(1)
|
Net interest margin
is determined by dividing net interest income by average earning
assets for the periods indicated.
|
(2)
|
Efficiency ratio is
determined by dividing non-interest expense by the sum of net
interest income, and non-interest income excluding real estate
held for investment for the periods indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
Other
Information
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Average earning
assets
|
|
$2,433,064
|
|
$2,225,970
|
|
$2,368,381
|
|
$2,187,894
|
Average
assets
|
|
2,638,532
|
|
2,451,786
|
|
2,571,446
|
|
2,409,117
|
Average
interest bearing liabilities
|
|
2,015,457
|
|
1,880,560
|
|
1,970,014
|
|
1,838,691
|
Average
shareholders' equity
|
|
287,564
|
|
278,227
|
|
285,040
|
|
280,447
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
used in basic earnings per share
|
|
45,239,567
|
|
45,417,145
|
|
45,188,990
|
|
45,907,509
|
As
used in diluted earnings per share
|
|
45,664,849
|
|
45,797,508
|
|
45,630,918
|
|
46,290,396
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
December
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
shares outstanding (net of treasury shares)
|
45,671,782
|
|
45,443,548
|
|
|
|
|
Book value per
share
|
|
$6.32
|
|
$6.15
|
|
|
|
|
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SOURCE Bank Mutual Corporation