Evans Bancorp - 10-Q quarterly report FY

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Common Stock, $.50 Par Value—2,748,013 shares as of May 1, 2007

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006
(in thousands)

EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (SFAS 156) - In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (SFAS 156). This statement amends SFAS 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This statement requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. It permits an entity to choose either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method for subsequent measurement for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. The adoption of the fair value measurement method under this statement on January 1, 2007, did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” to set out a consistent framework for tax preparers to use to determine the appropriate level of tax reserves to maintain for uncertain tax positions. This interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 uses a two-step approach wherein a tax benefit is recognized if a position is more likely than not to be sustained.

The amount of the benefit is then measured to be the highest tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized. FIN 48 also sets out disclosure requirements to enhance transparency of an entity’s tax reserves. The Company adopted FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. There were no unrecognized tax benefits or penalties at the date of adoption.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commenced examinations of the Company’s U.S. Federal income tax returns for 2003, 2004, and 2005 in the first quarter of 2007. It is anticipated that the examination related to these returns will be completed within the next twelve months. To date, there are no proposed adjustments that will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. All penalties or interest on adjustments, if any, will be expensed as income tax expense.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies, statements regarding the asset quality of the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, and estimates of the Company’s risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas, that are worse than expected; increased competition among depository or other financial institutions; inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce the Company’s margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; changes in laws or government regulations affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; the Company’s ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired entities; changes in accounting pronouncements and practices, as adopted by financial institution regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict.

Because of these and other uncertainties, the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation, to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new, updated information, future events or otherwise.

The Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and follow general practices within the industries in which it operates. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, as this information changes, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments, and as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. When third-party information is not available, valuation adjustments are estimated in good faith by management primarily through the use of internal cash flow modeling techniques.

The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other Notes to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and how those values are determined.

Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses and valuation of goodwill to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such, could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.

The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of probable losses in the Bank’s loan and lease portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan and lease losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans and leases, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans and leases based on historical loss experience and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The loan and lease portfolio also represents the largest asset type on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K describes the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan and lease losses.

The amount of goodwill reflected in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements is required to be tested by management for impairment on at least an annual basis. The test for impairment of goodwill on the identified reporting unit is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the growth assumptions and market multiples used in the valuation model.

The following table presents the significant categories of the assets and liabilities of the Company, interest income and interest expense, and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for the periods indicated. The assets and liabilities are presented as daily averages. The average loan and lease balances include both performing and non-performing loans and leases. Investments are included at amortized cost. Yields are presented on a non-tax-equivalent basis.

     Total gross loans and leases grew to $294.4 million at March 31, 2007, reflecting a 1.8% or $5.2 million increase from December 31, 2006. Gross loans and leases are net of $8.2 million and $7.8 million unearned income on direct financing leases as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Commercial loans and leases totaled $207.0 million at March 31, 2007, reflecting a 2.6% or $5.3 million increase from December 31, 2006. Increases in direct financing leases and installment loans of $2.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, were largely responsible for this increase. Consumer loans totaled $86.7 million at March 31, 2007, which was unchanged from the balance at December 31, 2006. Increases in consumer real estate and home equity loans were offset by decreases in installment, credit card, and other balances. The Bank continues to sell certain fixed rate residential mortgages originated below a designated interest level to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages. The Bank sold mortgages to FNMA totaling $0.5 million during the first quarters of 2007 and 2006. At March 31, 2007, the Bank had a loan servicing portfolio

principal balance of $28.9 million upon which it earns servicing fees, compared to $28.7 million at December 31, 2006.

     The following table presents selected information on the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio in dollar amounts and in percentages as of the dates indicated.

     Net charge-offs were $169 thousand in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to $129 thousand in the first quarter of 2006. Non-performing loans and leases, defined as accruing loans and leases greater than 90 days past due and non-accrual loans and leases, totaled 0.22% of total loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2007 as compared to 0.23 % at December 31, 2006. The allowance for loan and lease losses totaled $3.9 million or 1.32% of total loans and leases outstanding at March 31, 2007 as compared to $3.7 million or 1.29% of total loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2006.

     The adequacy of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses is reviewed quarterly by the Company’s management with consideration given to loan and lease concentrations, charge-off history, delinquent loan and lease percentages, and general economic conditions. Management believes the allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate for losses from existing loans and leases.

     The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing loans and leases as of the dates specified.

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, gross interest income that would have been reported on non-accruing loans and leases, had they been current, was $18 thousand. There was $6 thousand in interest income included in net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on non-accruing loans and leases.

     The Company’s securities portfolio increased by 11.9%, or $16.4 million, to approximately $154.1 million at March 31, 2007, as compared to approximately $137.7 million at December 31, 2006. The increase in the securities portfolio was mainly due to securities purchased to collateralize seasonal municipal tax deposits, which are expected to decrease by the end of the next quarter end. The Company monitors extension and prepayment risk in the portfolio to limit potential exposures. Management believes the average expected life of the portfolio is 2.7 years as of March 31, 2007. Available-for-sale securities with a total fair value of $121.6 million at March 31, 2007 were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

     Total deposits during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, increased 6.8% to $379.9 million at March 31, 2007 from $355.7 million at December 31, 2006. Time deposits $100,000 and over increased 4.7%, or $3.8 million, in the quarter, mainly composed of municipal money. Due to higher short-term interest rates, many municipalities have preferred short-term time deposit funding as an investment option. Muni-vest deposits increased 49.6%, or $15.5 million, due to the normal inflow of municipal tax receipts, which occurs during the first quarter of the calendar year. Core deposits (all deposits excluding time deposits greater than $100,000) increased 7.8% or $21.5 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Demand deposits decreased 1.8%, or $1.3 million, while NOW accounts increased 14.9%, or $1.7 million, from December 31, 2006. Securities sold under agreement to repurchase decreased 30.0%, or $2.7 million, from December 31, 2006. Balances in demand deposits, NOW accounts and securities sold under agreement to repurchase vary from day to day based on customer transaction volume and represent normal deposit activity.