form10q.htm


 
UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
_____________________________

FORM 10-Q

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

       For the quarterly period ending June 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: 000-23601

PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
 

FEDERAL
16-1540137
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

214 West First Street, Oswego, NY 13126
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(315) 343-0057
(Issuer's Telephone Number including area code)


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 T        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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer*                             Accelerated filer*                            Non-accelerated filer*                          Smaller reporting company  T
 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   YES *    NO T

As of August 10, 2009, there were 2,484,832 shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock.
 
 

 
PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
INDEX



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
PAGE NO.
       
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
   
   
3
   
4
   
6
   
7
   
8
       
Item 2.
 
18
 
and Results of Operations
   
       
Item 3.
 
26
       
Item 4T.
 
26
       
 
27
       
Item 1.
Legal proceedings
   
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
   
Item 2.
Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds
   
Item 3.
Defaults upon senior securities
   
Item 4.
Submission of matters to a vote of security holders
   
Item 5.
Other information
   
Item 6.
Exhibits
   
       
 
29
       
 
30
 

 
 
 
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 – Consolidated Financial Statements

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Condition
(Unaudited)
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS:
           
Cash and due from banks
    $6,930       $7,365  
Interest earning deposits
    1,295       313  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    8,225       7,678  
Investment securities, at fair value
    67,223       72,138  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    1,917       2,549  
Loans
    250,187       249,872  
Less: Allowance for loan losses
    2,772       2,472  
Loans receivable, net
    247,415       247,400  
Premises and equipment, net
    7,307       7,450  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,518       1,678  
Foreclosed real estate
    251       335  
Goodwill
    3,840       3,840  
Bank owned life insurance
    6,843       6,731  
Other assets
    2,685       2,961  
Total assets
    $347,224       $352,760  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Deposits:
               
Interest-bearing
    $255,131       $243,288  
Noninterest-bearing
    25,775       26,150  
Total deposits
    280,906       269,438  
Short-term borrowings
    1,000       17,575  
Long-term borrowings
    35,400       34,400  
Junior subordinated debentures
    5,155       5,155  
Other liabilities
    4,649       6,697  
Total liabilities
    327,110       333,265  
Shareholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock, authorized shares 1,000,000; no shares issued or outstanding
               
Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 10,000,000 shares;
               
2,972,119 and 2,484,832 shares issued and outstanding respectively
    30       30  
Additional paid in capital
    7,909       7,909  
Retained earnings
    21,658       21,198  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (2,981 )     (3,140 )
Treasury stock, at cost; 487,287 shares
    (6,502 )     (6,502 )
Total shareholders' equity
    20,114       19,495  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $347,224       $352,760  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
               
 
 
 
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Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

   
For the three
   
For the three
 
   
months ended
   
months ended
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
June 30, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
 Loans, including fees
    $3,685       $3,550  
 Debt securities:
               
Taxable
    672       775  
Tax-exempt
    3       59  
 Dividends
    80       112  
 Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits
    1       10  
       Total interest income
    4,441       4,506  
Interest expense:
               
  Interest on deposits
    1,154       1,413  
  Interest on short-term borrowings
    6       92  
  Interest on long-term borrowings
    405       364  
       Total interest expense
    1,565       1,869  
          Net interest income
    2,876       2,637  
  Provision for loan losses
    272       135  
          Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    2,604       2,502  
Noninterest income:
               
  Service charges on deposit accounts
    360       355  
  Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    56       56  
  Loan servicing fees
    55       61  
  Losses on impairment of investment securities
    (298 )     (342 )
  Net losses on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate
    (15 )     -  
  Debit card interchange fees
    73       70  
  Other charges, commissions & fees
    114       111  
          Total noninterest income
    345       311  
Noninterest expense:
               
  Salaries and employee benefits
    1,377       1,242  
  Building occupancy
    306       332  
  Data processing expenses
    336       330  
  Professional and other services
    242       203  
  Other expenses
    555       314  
          Total noninterest expenses
    2,816       2,421  
Income before income taxes
    133       392  
Provision for income taxes
    102       92  
Net income
    $31       $300  
                 
Earnings per share - basic
    $0.01       $0.12  
Earnings per share - diluted
    $0.01       $0.12  
Dividends per share
    $0.06       $0.1025  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

   
For the six
   
For the six
 
   
months ended
   
months ended
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
June 30, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
 Loans, including fees
    $7,312       $7,188  
 Debt securities:
               
Taxable
    1,383       1,455  
Tax-exempt
    13       82  
 Dividends
    161       227  
 Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits
    2       54  
       Total interest income
    8,871       9,006  
Interest expense:
               
  Interest on deposits
    2,451       3,012  
  Interest on short-term borrowings
    20       226  
  Interest on long-term borrowings
    811       719  
       Total interest expense
    3,282       3,957  
          Net interest income
    5,589       5,049  
  Provision for loan losses
    407       280  
          Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    5,182       4,769  
Noninterest income:
               
  Service charges on deposit accounts
    711       734  
  Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    112       123  
  Loan servicing fees
    111       151  
  Losses on impairment of investment securities
    (298 )     (342 )
  Net gains on sales of investment securities
    87       -  
  Net gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate
    65       6  
  Debit card interchange fees
    137       136  
  Other charges, commissions & fees
    219       207  
          Total noninterest income
    1,144       1,015  
Noninterest expense:
               
  Salaries and employee benefits
    2,749       2,579  
  Building occupancy
    629       678  
  Data processing expenses
    675       639  
  Professional and other services
    414       422  
  Other expenses
    922       628  
          Total noninterest expenses
    5,389       4,946  
Income before income taxes
    937       838  
Provision for income taxes
    327       206  
Net  income
    $610       $632  
                 
Earnings per share - basic
    $0.25       $0.25  
Earnings per share - diluted
    $0.25       $0.25  
Dividends per share
    $0.06       $0.205  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
         

 
 
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Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

                           
Accumulated
             
               
Additional
         
Other Com-
             
   
Common Stock Issued
   
Paid in
   
Retained
   
prehensive
   
Treasury
       
(In thousands, except share data)
 
          Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Loss
   
Stock
   
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2009
    2,972,119       $30       $7,909       $21,198       $(3,140 )     $(6,502 )     $19,495  
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                            610                       610  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                       
Unrealized holding gains on securities
                                                       
available for sale (net of $132 tax expense)
                                    76               76  
Retirement plan net losses and transition
                                                       
obligation recognized in plan expenses
                                                       
(net of $56 tax expense)
                                    83               83  
Total Comprehensive income
                                                    769  
Dividends declared ($0.06 per share)
                            (150 )                     (150 )
Balance, June 30, 2009
    2,972,119       $30       $7,909       $21,658       $(2,981 )     $(6,502 )     $20,114  
                                                         
Balance, January 1, 2008
    2,971,019       $30       $7,900       $21,734       $(1,458 )     $(6,502 )     $21,704  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
                                                       
principle upon the change in defined
                                                       
employee benefit plans' measurement date
                                                       
under SFAS 158 (net of $8 tax expense)
                            (48 )     13               (35 )
Comprehensive loss:
                                                       
Net income
                            632                       632  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
                                                       
Unrealized holding losses on securities
                                                       
available for sale (net of $654 tax benefit)
                                    (831 )             (831 )
Retirement plan net losses and transition
                                                       
obligation recognized in plan expenses
                                                       
 (net of $17 tax expense)
                                    25               25  
Total Comprehensive loss
                                                    (174 )
Dividends declared ($0.2050 per share)
                            (348 )                     (348 )
Balance, June 30, 2008
    2,971,019       $30       $7,900       $21,970       $(2,251 )     $(6,502 )     $21,147  

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

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 Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 (Unaudited)
   
For the six
   
For the six
 
   
months ended
   
months ended
 
(In thousands)
 
June 30, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net income
    $610       $632  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses
    407       280  
Proceeds from sales of loans
    6,513       -  
Originations of loans held-for-sale
    (6,427 )     -  
Realized losses (gains) on sales of:
               
Foreclosed real estate
    21       (6 )
Loans
    (86 )     -  
Available-for-sale investment securities
    (87 )     -  
Impairment write-down on available-for-sale securities
    298       342  
Depreciation
    327       358  
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights
    13       17  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    (112 )     (123 )
Net (accretion) amortization of premiums and discounts on investment securities
    (144 )     62  
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
    160       (49 )
Net change in other assets and liabilities
    (1,654 )     (152 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (161 )     1,361  
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale
    (12,653 )     (29,683 )
Net proceeds from the redemption of (purchases of) Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    632       (259 )
Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of
               
investment securities available-for-sale
    11,150       12,808  
Proceeds from sale of:
               
Available-for-sale investment securities
    6,559       984  
Real estate acquired through foreclosure
    132       315  
Net increase in loans
    (491 )     (10,310 )
Purchase of premises and equipment
    (184 )     (94 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    5,145       (26,239 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net increase in demand deposits, NOW accounts, savings accounts,
               
money market deposit accounts, MMDA accounts and escrow deposits
    9,438       8,920  
Net increase in time deposits
    2,030       6,824  
Net repayments on short-term borrowings
    (16,575 )     (10,430 )
Payments on long-term borrowings
    (1,000 )     (3,610 )
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
    2,000       24,000  
Cash dividends paid
    (330 )     (348 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (4,437 )     25,356  
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    547       478  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    7,678       10,213  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    $8,225       $10,691  
CASH PAID DURING THE PERIOD FOR:
               
Interest
    $3,312       $4,005  
Income taxes
    521       160  
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITY
               
Transfer of loans to foreclosed real estate
    69       112  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
               
 
 
 
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Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
Note to Consolidated Financial Statements
 (Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Certain amounts in the 2008 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on net income as previously reported.  The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions occurring through the date of issuance of the financial data included herein, August 14, 2009.
 
The following material under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" is written with the presumption that the users of the interim financial statements have read, or have access to, the Company's latest audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of December 31, 2008 and for the two year period then ended.  Therefore, only material changes in financial condition and results of operations are discussed in the remainder of Part 1.
 
Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009.
 
(2) Earnings per Share
 
Basic earnings per share has been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding throughout the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, using 2,484,832 and 2,483,732 weighted average common shares outstanding, respectively. Diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, have been computed using 2,484,832 and 2,486,197 for the three month periods and 2,484,832 and 2,487,562 for the six month periods, respectively.  Diluted earnings per share gives effect to weighted average shares that would be outstanding assuming the exercise of issued stock options using the treasury stock method.  There was no dilutive effect during the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, since the current trading price of the Company’s common stock is lower that the average strike price of the outstanding stock options.  The number of options excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation was 4,364 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 6,413 for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
(3) Pension and Postretirement Benefits

On January 1, 2008, the Company recorded a $48,000 charge to retained earnings, representing the cumulative effect adjustment upon adopting the measurement date transition rule for the Company’s pension plan and post retirement benefit plan.  In accordance with SFAS 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, measurement date provisions, plan assets and obligations are to be measured as of the employer’s balance sheet date.  The Company previously measured its pension plan as of October 1 of each year.  As a result of the measurement date provisions, the Company decreased its pension plan asset with a corresponding charge to retained earnings, representing the net periodic benefit cost for the period between the October 1, 2007 measurement date and January 1, 2008.

The composition of net periodic pension plan costs for the three months and six months ended June 30, is as follows:
 
   
For the three months
   
For the six months
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Service cost
    $57       $54       $114       $107  
Interest cost
    83       79       166       158  
Expected return on plan assets
    (68 )     (112 )     (136 )     (223 )
Amortization of net losses
    65       16       130       33  
Net periodic benefit cost
    $137       $37       $274       $75  

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The composition of net periodic postretirement plan costs for the three months and six months ended June 30, is as follows:
 
   
     For the three months
   
          For the six months
 
   
                 ended June 30,
   
                 ended June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Service cost
    $1       $1       $2       $1  
Interest cost
    5       5       10       10  
Amortization of transition obligation
    5       5       10       10  
Net periodic benefit cost
    $11       $11       $22       $21  

The Company made a non-recurring contribution to the defined benefit pension plan of  $2,000,000 during the second quarter of 2009.  The large contribution was made to reduce the overall plan funding shortfall and mitigate future anticipated pension expense increases.

(4) Comprehensive Income

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, and unrecognized gains and losses, prior service costs and transition assets or obligations for defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans are reported as a separate component of the shareholders’ equity section of the consolidated statements of condition, such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income.

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and related tax effects for the three and six months ended June 30 are as follows:
 
   
       For the three months
   
          For the six months
 
   
                 ended June 30,
   
                 ended June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
                       
   Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period
    $217       $(2,102 )     $(3 )     $(1,726 )
   Reclassification adjustment for impairment charges included in net income
    298       342       298       342  
   Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income
    -       -       (87 )     0  
      Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
    515       (1,760 )     208       (1,384 )
Defined benefit pension and post retirement plans:
                               
   Reclassification adjustment for amortization of benefit plans'
                               
      net loss and transition obligation recognized in net
                               
      periodic expense
    70       42       140       42  
      Net change in defined benefit plan
    70       42       140       42  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
    585       (1,718 )     348       (1,342 )
Tax effect
    (162 )     686       (189 )     536  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    $423       $(1,032 )     $159       $(806 )

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss and related tax effects for the periods indicated are as follows:

     
June 30,
 
December 31,
(In thousands)
   
2009
 
2008
Unrealized losses on securities available for sale
         
      (net of tax benefit 2009 - $73; 2008 - $205)
    $(977)  
 $ (1,053)
Net pension losses
         
     (net of tax benefit 2009 - $1,300; 2008 - $1,352)
   
                (1,950)
 
              (2,027)
Net post-retirement losses and transition obligation
         
     (net of tax benefit 2009 - $36; 2008 - $40)
   
                     (54)
 
                   (60)
      $(2,981)  
 $ (3,140)


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(5) Investment Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities are summarized as follows:

   
June 30, 2009
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Bond investment securities:
                       
US Treasury and agencies
    $9,093       $225       $-       $9,318  
State and political subdivisions
    2,112       2       (31 )     2,083  
Corporate
    10,016       41       (1,200 )     8,857  
Residential mortgage-backed
    39,409       869       (86 )     40,192  
Total
    60,630       1,137       (1,317 )     60,450  
Equity investment securities:
                               
Mutual funds
    5,179       -       (865 )     4,314  
Common stock
    313       -       (5 )     308  
Total
    5,492       -       (870 )     4,622  
Other investments
    2,151       -       -       2,151  
Total investment securities
    $68,273       $1,137       $(2,187 )     $67,223  
                                 
                                 
   
December 31, 2008
 
           
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Bond investment securities:
                               
US Treasury and agencies
    $9,126       $342       $-       $9,468  
State and political subdivisions
    5,020       23       (70 )     4,973  
Corporate
    12,181       117       (1,472 )     10,826  
Residential mortgage-backed
    39,478       707       (155 )     40,030  
Total
    65,805       1,189       (1,697 )     65,297  
Equity investment securities:
                               
Mutual funds
    5,179       -       (744 )     4,435  
Common stock
    313       -       (6 )     307  
Total
    5,492       -       (750 )     4,742  
Other investments
    2,099       -       -       2,099  
Total investment securities
    $73,396       $1,189       $(2,447 )     $72,138  


The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt investments at June 30, 2009 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

   
Amortized
   
Estimated
 
(In thousands)
 
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Due in one year or less
    $3,996       $4,036  
Due after one year through five years
    9,203       9,256  
Due after five years through ten years
    3,002       2,930  
Due after ten years
    5,020       4,036  
Residential mortgage-backed securities
    39,409       40,192  
Totals
    $60,630       $60,450  

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The Company’s investment securities’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows:

   
June 30, 2009
 
   
Less than Twelve Months
   
Twelve Months or More
   
Total
 
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
State and political subdivisions
    $(31 )     $1,836       $-       $-       $(31 )     $1,836  
Corporate
    (50 )     1,443       (1,150 )     5,347       (1,200 )     6,790  
Residential mortgage-backed
    (3 )     962       (83 )     1,435       (86 )     2,397  
Mutual funds
    (865 )     4,314       -       -       (865 )     4,314  
Common stock
    -       -       (5 )     23       (5 )     23  
      $(949 )     $8,555       $(1,238 )     $6,805       $(2,187 )     $15,360  
                                                 
                                                 
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Less than Twelve Months
   
Twelve Months or More
   
Total
 
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
State and political subdivisions
    $(70 )     $2,134       $-       $-       $(70 )     $2,134  
Corporate
    (327 )     5,349       (1,145 )     2,805       (1,472 )     8,154  
Residential mortgage-backed
    (150 )     7,491       (5 )     734       (155 )     8,225  
Mutual funds
    (744 )     4,251       -       -       (744 )     4,251  
Common stock
    -       -       (6 )     21       (6 )     21  
      $(1,291 )     $19,225       $(1,156 )     $3,560       $(2,447 )     $22,785  

We conduct a formal review of investment securities on a quarterly basis for the presence of OTTI. For the second quarter of 2009, we adopted FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, issued by the FASB on April 9, 2009. We assess whether OTTI is present when the fair value of a debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date. Under these circumstances as required by the new FSP, OTTI is considered to have occurred (1) if we intend to sell the security; (2) if it is “more likely than not” we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis. The “more likely than not” criteria is a lower threshold than the “probable” criteria used under previous guidance.  The FSP requires that credit-related OTTI is recognized in earnings while noncredit-related OTTI on securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). Noncredit-related OTTI is based on other factors, including illiquidity. As required, presentation of OTTI should be made in the statement of income on a gross basis, including both the portion recognized in earnings as well as the portion recorded in OCI. Normally, the gross OTTI would then be offset by the amount of noncredit-related OTTI, showing the net as the impact on earnings.  OTTI charges have been credit-related in 2009, and therefore no offset was presented on the June 30 statements.  Additional disclosures are also required by this FSP.

In determining whether OTTI has occurred for equity securities, the Company considers the applicable factors described above and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

For debt security types discussed below where no OTTI is considered necessary at June 30, 2009, we applied the criteria of FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-1. That is, we do not intend to sell the securities and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis.  For equity securities, we have the intent and ability to retain the investments for a period of time sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis of these securities.

At June 30, 2009, one taxable municipal revenue bond has been in an unrealized loss position for 5 months.  The security was issued by Ennis Texas Economic Development Corp and is currently AAA rated by S&P.  The security is scheduled to mature in 2024 and the present unrealized loss position represents only 1.65% of its current book value. Thus, the security is not deemed to be other-than- temporarily impaired.
 

 
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At June 30, 2009, nine corporate securities were in unrealized loss positions.  The two securities in the largest unrealized loss position represent trust-preferred issuances from large money center financial institutions.  The JP Morgan Chase floating rate trust-preferred security has a carrying value of $984,000 and a fair value of $560,000. The Bank of America floating rate trust-preferred security has a carrying value of $979,000 and a fair value of $419,000.  The securities are rated A1 and Baa2 by Moody’s.  The securities are both floating rate notes that adjust quarterly to LIBOR.  These securities reflect net unrealized losses due to the fact that current similar issuances are being originated at much higher spreads to LIBOR, as the market currently demands a greater pricing premium for the associated risk in the current economic environment.  Management has performed a detailed credit analysis on the underlying companies and has concluded that each issue is not credit impaired thus, the securities are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. Due to the fact that each security has in excess of 17 years until final maturity, and management has determined that there is no related credit impairment, the associated pricing risk is managed similar to long-term, low yielding, 15 and 30 year fixed rate residential mortgages carried in the Company’s loan portfolio.  The risk is managed through the Company’s extensive interest rate risk management procedures.

The next group of five corporate securities represents fixed rate notes with varying yields and maturities.  The unrealized loss positions principally relate to changes in interest rates subsequent to the security acquisition date, as well as a greater amount of credit spread currently being priced into similar security offerings.  All five securities are currently A rated or better by Moody’s and S & P.  Management has performed a detailed credit review on each security issuer and determined that none of the issues are credit impaired.  Thus, the securities are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

The remaining two corporate securities have been in unrealized loss positions for three months or less. The unrealized loss positions principally relate to changes in interest rates subsequent to the security acquisition date, as well as a greater amount of credit spread currently being priced into similar security offerings.  Thus, the securities are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

At June 30, 2009, five private label CMOs and one agency mortgage-backed security are currently in unrealized loss positions. All six of the above mentioned securities are currently rated AAA.  These unrealized losses relate principally to changes in interest rates subsequent to the acquisition of the specific securities.  None of the securities in this category had an unrealized loss that exceeded 10%. Management reviewed the underlying mortgage collateral associated with its holdings in CMOs and agency MBS noting the underlying credit score information, loan-to-value information, and the concentration risk associated with the geographic area that the majority of the underlying mortgage collateral resides in.   Based on the relatively high composite credit ratings and low average loan-to-value ratios identified, combined with the low collateral concentrations in the more troubled states, management deems that no other-than-temporary impairment is present.

The Company presently holds in its investment portfolio a $2.8 million investment in a no-load mutual fund, which invests primarily in mortgage-related instruments.  The fund holds mortgage-backed bonds and securities issued by government-sponsored mortgage entities and by private companies.  The underlying assets are comprised of variable rate, adjustable rate and fixed-rate residential mortgage and home equity loans.  As a result of the recent problems in the real estate and mortgage securities markets, the fair value of the fund has declined and, accordingly, the Company’s recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of 18% of the value during 2008.  The value of the investment in the fund has declined further below its cost basis by approximately $369,000 as of June 30, 2009.  The current fund value is not a compilation of the daily trading prices of the underlying securities, but rather is derived from matrix pricing in an illiquid market, thus it is more reflective of liquidation pricing than of the Fund’s true fair value.  Fund cash flows have been uninterrupted, as no individual security has experienced a default of contractual principal or interest payments. The Fund continues to reinvest excess cash flows into short-term federal agency backed mortgage-backed securities, thus improving the overall risk profile of the Fund.  The overall value of the fund has continued to improve during 2009.  As of July 31st, the unrealized loss associated with the Company’s holdings in the fund has decreased to approximately $317,000, representing a 14% improvement since June 30, 2009 and a 17% improvement since the end of the last quarter, at March 31, 2009.  Management has displayed the intent and ability to hold this security until its value improves.  Given all these facts, it is management’s opinion that additional other-than-temporary impairment is not present at this time.

In addition to the mutual fund backed by mortgage-related instruments, the Company also holds a $2.2 million investment in a mutual fund consisting of investment grade, dividend paying common stocks of large capitalization companies (companies with market capitalization in excess of $5 billion).  Management recorded an other-than-temporary impairment charge of 24% of the Fund’s value in 2008.  The value of the investment in this fund has declined further below its cost basis by approximately $447,000 as of June 30, 2009. The overall value of the fund has continued to improve during 2009.  As of July 31st, the unrealized loss associated with the Company’s holdings in the fund has decreased to approximately $348,000, representing a 22% improvement since June 30, 2009 and a 47% improvement since the end of the last quarter, at March 31, 2009.  Management believes that the underlying investment grade securities represent equity positions in well-managed companies with a diverse cross section of various industries.  Management has performed a review of each underlying holding comprising the Fund. The review and analysis indicates that there are no individually impaired holdings and there is no indication that the profitability of the individual companies is impaired beyond the current economic cycle.  The Fund value is highly correlated to the overall stock market performance and management believes that the market will return to previous valuation levels over the next economic cycle.  Management has the intent and ability to hold this security until its value improves.  As such, the recent decline in fair value, since the September 30, 2008 write-down for impairment, is not considered to be other-than-temporary.
 
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The Company also holds an investment with a book value of $183,000 in the Financial Institutions Fund, LLC, which invests primarily in equity securities issued by community banks and thrift institutions and holding companies of such banks and thrifts located principally in the Northeastern United States.  At June 30, 2009 the fund is in a net unrealized loss position of  $49,000.  A review of the underlying holdings indicates that there are no impaired holdings within the portfolio.  However, the portfolio is made up of the common stock of financial institutions that are operating in a heightened risk environment. As of July 31, 2009 the fund’s value had increased $52,000, or, 39%.  As a result of the subsequent improvement in fund value, management feels no additional impairment change is necessary at this time.
 
During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $298,000 associated with its holdings in a senior unsecured note issued by CIT Group, Inc. (“CIT”). As current concerns grew relating to CIT’s ability to meet its current short-term obligations, combined with the belief that other government programs were not going to be made available to CIT, the Company concluded that the liquidation of its current holding at a loss was prudent, and the security was sold on July 16, 2009.  The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter was based on the sale proceeds as compared to the amortized cost basis of the security.

The following table presents a roll-forward of the amount related to credit losses recognized in earnings for the period ended June 30, 2009.

(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Beginning balance – January 1, 2009
    $875  
Initial credit impairment
    298  
Subsequent credit impairments
    -  
Reductions for amounts recognized in earnings due to intent or requirement to sell
    (298 )
Ending balance - June 30, 2009
    $875  

Gross realized gains (losses) on sales of securities and other-than-temporary impairment charges for the six months ended June 30 are detailed below:

 (In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Available-for-sale securities:
           
Realized gains
    $96       $21  
Realized (losses)
    (9 )     (21 )
Other than temporary impairment
    (298 )     (342 )
      $(211 )     $(342 )

As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, securities with an amortized cost of $36.8 million and $37.8 million, respectively, were pledged to collateralize certain deposit and borrowing arrangements.

Management has reviewed its loan and mortgage-backed securities portfolios and determined that, to the best of its knowledge, little or no exposure exists to sub-prime or other high-risk residential mortgages.  The Company is not in the practice of investing in, or originating these types of investments or loans.

(6) Guarantees

The Company does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit.  Standby letters of credit written are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  Generally, all letters of credit, when issued have expiration dates within one year.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  The Company generally holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments.  The Company had $1.8 million of standby letters of credit as of June 30, 2009.  Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees.   The current amount of the liability as of June 30, 2009, for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued is not material.
 
 
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(7) Fair Value Measurements

SFAS 157 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. In accordance with SFAS 157, these two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

·  
Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

·  
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

·  
Level 3 – Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair value:

Investment securities:  The fair values of securities available for sale are obtained from an independent third party and are based on quoted prices on nationally recognized exchange (Level 1), where available.  If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured by utilizing matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2).  Management made no adjustment to the fair value quotes that were received from the independent third party pricing service.

Impaired loans: Impaired loans are those that are accounted for under SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, in which the Company has measured impairment generally based on the fair value of the loan’s collateral.  Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon expected proceeds.  These assets are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.  The fair value consists of loan balances less their valuation allowances as determined under SFAS 114.

Foreclosed real estate:  Properties acquired through foreclosure, or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, are recorded at their fair value less estimated disposal costs.  Fair value is generally determined based upon independent third party appraisals of the properties, or discounted cash flows based upon expected proceeds.   These assets are included as Level 3 fair values, based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.

The following tables summarize assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
 
   
At June 30, 2009
 
                     
Total Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Value
 
Assets:
                       
Investment securities available for sale
    $1,745       $65,478       $-       $67,223  
 
 
                               
   
At December 31, 2008
 
                           
Total Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Value
 
Assets:
                               
Investment securities available for sale
    $1,918       $70,220       $-       $72,138  

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).  The following tables summarize financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
 
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At June 30, 2009
 
                     
Total Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Value
 
Assets:
                       
Impaired loans
    $-       $-       $466       $466  
Foreclosed real estate
    -       -       251       251  
                                 
 
 
 
At December 31, 2008
 
                           
Total Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Value
 
Assets:
                               
Impaired loans
    $-       $-       $295       $295  
Foreclosed real estate
    -       -       335       335  

SFAS No. 107, Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the consolidated statement of condition, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique.  Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated.  The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective year-ends, and have not been re-evaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates.  As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amounts reported at each year-end.

The following information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Company since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities.  Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful.  The Company, in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments, used the following methods and assumptions:

Cash and cash equivalents – the carrying amounts approximate fair value.

Investment securities – The fair values of securities available for sale are obtained from an independent third party and are based on quoted prices on nationally recognized exchange (Level 1), where available.  If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured by utilizing matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2).  Management made no adjustment to the fair value quotes that were received from the independent third party pricing service.

Loans and mortgage loans held-for-sale – the fair values of portfolio loans, excluding impaired loans, are estimated using an option adjusted discounted cash flow model that discounts future cash flows using recent market interest rates, market volatility and credit spread assumptions.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock – the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Mortgage servicing rights - the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Accrued interest receivable and payable – the carrying amounts approximate fair values.

Deposit liabilities – The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, passbook savings and certain types of money management accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts).  Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered in the market on certificates of deposits to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
 
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Borrowings – Fixed/variable term “bullet” structures are valued using a replacement cost of funds approach.  These borrowings are discounted to the FHLBNY advance curve.  Option structured borrowings’ fair values are determined by the FHLB for borrowings that include a call or conversion option.  If market pricing is not available from this source, current market indications from the FHLBNY are obtained and the borrowings are discounted to the FHLBNY advance curve less an appropriate spread to adjust for the option.

Junior subordinated debentures – Current economic conditions have rendered the market for this liability inactive.  As such, we are unable to determine a good estimate of fair value.  Since the rate paid on the debentures held is lower than what would be required to secure an interest in the same debt at year end, and we are unable to obtain a current fair value, we have disclosed that the carrying value approximates the fair value.

Off-balance sheet instruments – Fair values for the Company’s off-balance sheet instruments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.

The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are presented in the following table:
 
   
June 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amounts
   
Fair Values
   
Amounts
   
Fair Values
 
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
    $8,225       $8,225       $7,678       $7,678  
Investment securities
    67,223       67,223       72,138       72,138  
Net loans
    247,415       253,301       247,400       250,020  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    1,917       1,917       2,549       2,549  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,518       1,518       1,678       1,678  
Mortgage servicing rights
    55       55       15       15  
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
    $280,906       $283,079       $269,438       $272,207  
Borrowed funds
    36,400       37,751       51,975       53,777  
Junior subordinated debentures
    5,155       5,155       5,155       5,155  
Accrued interest payable
    182       182       211       211  
                                 
Off-balance sheet instruments:
                               
Standby letters of credit
    $-       $-       $-       $-  
Commitments to extend credit
    -       -       -       -  

(8) New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 132(R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets”.  This FSP amends SFAS 132(R), “Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits”, to provide guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan.  The disclosures about plan assets required by this FSP shall be provided for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009.  The Company is currently reviewing the effect this new pronouncement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (FSP FAS 157-4).  FASB Statement 157, Fair Value Measurements, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell the asset or transfer the liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional guidance on determining when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability has significantly decreased. The FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances when a transaction may not be considered orderly.  FSP FAS 157-4 provides a list of factors that a reporting entity should evaluate to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. When the reporting entity concludes there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, further analysis of the information from that market is needed and significant adjustments to the related prices may be necessary to estimate fair value in accordance with Statement 157.  This FSP clarifies that when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, some transactions may not be orderly. In those situations, the entity must evaluate the weight of the evidence to determine whether the transaction is orderly. The FSP provides a list of circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly. A transaction price that is not associated with an orderly transaction is given little, if any, weight when estimating fair value.  This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  An entity early adopting FSP FAS 157-4 must also early adopt FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.  We have adopted this standard on April 1, 2009 without a significant impact on our current financial position or results of operations.
 

 
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In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments (FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2).   FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 clarifies the interaction of the factors that should be considered when determining whether a debt security is other-than-temporarily impaired. For debt securities, management must assess whether (a) it has the intent to sell the security and (b) it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security prior to its anticipated recovery. These steps are done before assessing whether the entity will recover the cost basis of the investment. Previously, this assessment required management to assert it has both the intent and the ability to hold a security for a period of time sufficient to allow for an anticipated recovery in fair value to avoid recognizing an other-than-temporary impairment. This change does not affect the need to forecast recovery of the value of the security through either cash flows or market price.  In instances when a determination is made that an other-than-temporary impairment exists but the investor does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security prior to its anticipated recovery, FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 changes the presentation and amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in the income statement. The other-than-temporary impairment is separated into (a) the amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to a decrease in cash flows expected to be collected from the debt security (the credit loss) and (b) the amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to all other factors. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to the credit loss is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total other-than-temporary impairment related to all other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income.  This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  An entity early adopting FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 must also early adopt FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.  We have adopted this standard on April 1, 2009 without a significant impact on our current financial position or results of operations.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1).  FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 amends FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.  This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  An entity early adopting FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 must also early adopt FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly and FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.   The adoption of this staff position resulted in additional disclosures about fair values of financial instruments in the Company’s June 30, 2009 quarterly report on Form 10-Q, but did not result in a change in the reported values of any amounts in the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.  This statement prescribes the information that a reporting entity must provide in its financial reports about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement in transferred financial assets.  Specifically, among other aspects, SFAS 166 amends Statement of Financial Standard No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, or SFAS 140, by removing the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from SFAS 140 and removes the exception from applying FIN 46(R) to variable interest entities that are qualifying special-purpose entities.  It also modifies the financial-components approach used in SFAS 140. SFAS 166 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.  We have not determined the effect that the adoption of SFAS 166 will have on our financial position or results of operations.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.   SFAS 168 replaces SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, to establish the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.  SFAS 168 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.
 
 
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) the term, “the Company”, refers to the consolidated entity of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.  Pathfinder Bank and Pathfinder Statutory Trust II are wholly owned subsidiaries of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc., however, Pathfinder Statutory Trust II is not consolidated for reporting purposes.  Pathfinder Commercial Bank, Pathfinder REIT, Inc. and Whispering Oaks Development Corp. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Pathfinder Bank.  At June 30, 2009, Pathfinder Bancorp, M.H.C, the Company’s mutual holding company parent, whose activities are not included in the consolidated financial statements or the MD&A, held 63.7% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and public shareholders held the remaining 36.3% of the common stock.

The following discussion reviews the Company's financial condition at June 30, 2009 and the results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008.

Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this quarterly report the words or phrases “will likely result”, “are expected to”, “will continue”, “is anticipated”, “estimate”, ”project” or similar expression are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. By identifying these forward-looking statements for you in this manner, the Company is alerting you to the possibility that its actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.  The Company wishes to advise readers that various factors could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.  Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and follow practices within the banking industry.  Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the 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 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 information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based 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.

The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("the Consolidated Financial Statements").

These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other financial statement notes and in this discussion, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the 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 allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, pension obligations, the evaluation of investment securities for other than temporary impairment and the estimation of fair values for accounting and disclosure purposes to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective and complex judgments, and as such, could be the most subject to revision as new information becomes available.

The allowance for loan losses represents management's estimate of probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change.  The loan portfolio also represents the largest asset type on the consolidated statement of condition.  Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements describes the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan losses, and a discussion of the factors driving changes in the amount of the allowance for loan losses is included in this report.
 

 
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Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability method.  Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases as well as net operating and capital loss carry forwards.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applied to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income tax expense in the period that includes the enactment date.  To the extent that current available evidence about the future raises doubt about the likelihood of a deferred tax asset being realized, a valuation allowance is established.  The judgment about the level of future taxable income, including that which is considered capital, is inherently subjective and is reviewed on a continual basis as regulatory and business factors change.

Pension and post-retirement benefit plan liabilities and expenses are based upon actuarial assumptions of future events, including fair value of plan assets, interest rates, rate of future compensation increases and the length of time the Company will have to provide those benefits. The assumptions used by management are discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated annual financial statements.

The Company carries all of its investments at fair value with any unrealized gains or losses reported net of tax as an adjustment to shareholders' equity, except for security impairment losses, which are charged to earnings.  The Company's ability to fully realize the value of its investments in various securities, including corporate debt securities, is dependent on the underlying creditworthiness of the issuing organization.  In evaluating the security portfolio for other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) if we intend to sell the security; (2) if it is “more likely than not” we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis.   Management continually analyzes the portfolio to determine if further impairment has occurred that may be deemed as other-than-temporary.  Further charges are possible depending on future economic conditions.

The estimation of fair value is significant to several of our assets, including investment securities available for sale, intangible assets and foreclosed real estate, as well as the value of loan collateral when valuing loans. These are all recorded at either fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. Fair values are determined based on third party sources, when available. Furthermore, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments as a part of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Fair values may be influenced by a number of factors, including market interest rates, prepayment speeds, discount rates and the shape of yield curves.

Fair values for securities available for sale are obtained from an independent third party pricing service.  Where available, fair values are based on quoted prices on a nationally recognized securities exchange.  If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using quoted market prices for similar benchmark securities.  Management made no adjustments to the fair value quotes that were provided by the pricing source.  The fair values of foreclosed real estate and the underlying collateral value of impaired loans are typically determined based on appraisals by third parties, less estimated costs to sell. If necessary, appraisals are updated to reflect changes in market conditions.

Overview

The Company's net income is primarily dependent on its net interest income, which is the difference between interest income earned on its investments in mortgage loans, investment securities and other loans, and its cost of funds consisting of interest accrued on deposits and borrowed funds.  The Company's net income is also affected by its provision for loan losses, as well as by the amount of other income, including income from fees and service charges on deposit accounts, net gains and losses on sales and the impairment of securities, loans and foreclosed real estate, and other expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, building occupancy and equipment costs, data processing and income taxes.  Earnings of the Company also are affected significantly by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities, which events are beyond the control of the Company.  In particular, the general level of market interest rates which tend to be highly cyclical have a significant impact on our earnings.

Net income was $31,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $300,000, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2008.  For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company reported net income of $610,000, or $0.25 per basic and diluted share as compared to $632,000, or $0.25 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2008.  During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded an investment security impairment charge of $197,000, net of tax benefits of $101,000.  During the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded an investment security impairment charge of $205,000, net of tax benefits of $137,000.
 

 
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The Company has continued efforts to expand its lending and deposit relationships within the small business community.  These efforts have helped the Company transform its statement of condition from one more concentrated in residential loans and retail deposits to a more diversified mix of residential, consumer, and commercial relationships.  On an average balance basis, total commercial loans comprised 34.0% of the total gross loan portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2009 compared to 30.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

The Company sold approximately $4.5 million in municipal investment portfolio holdings and $6.4 million of fixed rate residential real estate loans during the first half of the year.  These efforts, combined with other deposit gathering efforts, were undertaken to improve the Company’s overall liquidity position and reduce its reliance on wholesale borrowings. Short-term borrowings decreased $16.6 million, or 94%, when compared to December 31, 2008.  Long-term borrowings increased $1.0 million, or 3%, when compared to December 31, 2008.

Results of Operations

The return on average assets and return on average shareholders' equity were 0.03% and 0.61%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared with 0.35% and 5.41%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  During the second quarter of 2009, when compared to the second quarter of 2008, net interest income increased $239,000, partially offset by an increased provision for loan losses of $137,000.   Noninterest expense increased $395,000, which was primarily the result of increased pension plan expense to amortize losses recorded in the prior year, and the increase in FDIC regular assessment and special assessment charges.  The provision for income tax expense during the second quarter of 2009 included $58,000 to increase the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets generated by capital losses in 2008.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the Company's primary source of operating income for payment of operating expenses and providing for loan losses.  It is the amount by which interest earned on loans, interest-earning deposits and investment securities exceeds the interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities.  Changes in net interest income and net interest margin result from the interaction between the volume and composition of interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities, related yields and associated funding costs.

Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis increased to $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, from $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The Company's net interest margin remained the same, at 3.41%, for the second quarter of 2009 when compared to the same quarter in 2008.  Reductions in the Company’s current levels of earning asset yields, due to falling short-term interest rates, have been offset by efforts to reduce the cost of funds, and have resulted in maintaining the Company’s net interest margin. The small increase in net interest income is attributable to a decrease of 52 basis points in the average cost of interest bearing liabilities, and was offset by a decrease of 48 basis points in the average yield earned on earning assets.  Average interest-earning assets increased 5% to $328.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $313.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008.  The increase in average earning assets is primarily attributable to a $22.8 million increase in average loans receivable, and a $1.8 million increase in average interest earning deposits, offset by a $9.7 million decrease in average investment securities.  Average interest-bearing liabilities increased  $13.7 million to $301.3 million from $287.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from a $15.7 million increase in average deposits and a $2.0 million decrease in average borrowings.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to $5.6 million from $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  Net interest margin increased 10 basis points, to 3.41% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from 3.31% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Average interest-earning assets increased 7% to $330.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $309.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, and the yield on interest-earning assets decreased 48 basis points to 5.39% from 5.87% for the comparable period.   The increase in average interest-earning assets was primarily attributable to a $23.8 million increase in average loans receivable and a $1.5 million increase in average interest earning deposits, partially offset by a $4.8 million decrease in average investment securities. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $17.6 million but the cost of funds decreased 60 basis points to 2.17% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from 2.77% for the same period in 2008.  The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from a $16.4 million, or 6.8%, increase in average deposits and an $1.2 million, or 2.9%, increase in average borrowings.

Interest Income

Total interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, decreased $175,000, or 3.9%, to $4.4 million from $4.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

The average balance of loans increased $22.8 million to $249.1 million, with yields decreasing 36 basis points to 5.93% for the second quarter of 2009.  Average residential real estate loans increased $4.3 million, or 3%, and experienced a decrease in the average yield to 5.62% from 5.70% in the comparable quarter of 2008.   Average commercial real estate loans
 
 
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increased $12 million, while the average yield on those loans decreased to 6.96% from 7.45% from the period a year earlier. Average commercial loans increased $3.8 million and experienced a decrease in the average yield of 94 basis points, to 5.13% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, from 6.07%, in the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in the average yield on commercial loans was primarily the result of new commercial loan origination activity taking place at yields lower than the average yield on the existing commercial loan portfolio, combined with the downward repricing of the existing adjustable rate commercial loan portfolio into the current, historically low, interest rate environment.  Average consumer loans increased $2.3 million, or 9%, while the average yield decreased by 121 basis points.

Average investment securities (taxable and tax-exempt) for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, decreased by $9.7 million, with a decrease in tax-equivalent interest income from investments of $300,000, or 31%, when compared to the second quarter of 2008.  The average tax-equivalent yield of the portfolio decreased 101 basis points, to 3.61% from 4.62%.

Total interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2009 decreased $178,000, or 2%, when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Average loans increased $23.8 million, with average yields decreasing 52 basis points to 5.90% from 6.42% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 when compared with the same period in 2008.  Average residential real estate loans increased $5.7 million, or 4.5%, and experienced a slight decrease in the average yield of 16 basis points from the comparable six-month period ended June 30, 2008.   Average commercial real estate loans increased $10.8 million, while the average yield on those loans decreased to 6.87% from 7.52% from the period a year earlier.  Average commercial loans increased $4.9 million and experienced a decrease in the average yield of 148 basis points, to 5.08% for the six months ended June 30, 2009, from 6.56%, for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease in the average yield on commercial loans was the result of new commercial loan origination activity taking place at lower yields and variable rate loans pricing downwards. Average consumer loans increased $2.2 million, or 8.5%, while the average yield decreased by 133 basis points.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, tax-equivalent interest income from investment securities decreased $243,000, or 13%, compared to the same period in 2008.   The average tax-equivalent yield of the portfolio decreased 36 basis points, to 4.21% from 4.57%.   Moreover, there was a $4.8 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities, reflecting the sale of municipal investment portfolio holdings in the first quarter.

Interest Expense

Total interest expense decreased $304,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, compared to the same quarter in 2008, as the cost of funds decreased 52 basis points to 2.08% in 2009 from 2.60% in 2008.  Although average deposits increased in 2009 over the second quarter of 2008, the associated cost of funds decreased sufficiently to lower the overall interest expense incurred.  Average time deposits increased $9.3 million, but were offset by a 76 basis point reduction in the cost of funds.  The average balance of money market demand accounts increased to $33.6 million at June 30, 2009 from $26.8 million at June 30, 2008 and was offset by a decrease in the cost of funds to 0.69% from 1.75%.  The average balances of other deposit categories showed small increases or decreases when comparing the second quarter averages between 2009 and 2008, but all categories had a reduction in the associated cost of funds.

Interest expense on borrowings decreased by $45,000, or 10%, when compared to the same quarter in 2008, as a result of a decrease in average borrowings of $2.1 million and a 23 basis point decrease in the cost of funds. The decrease in cost is attributed to the cost of the junior subordinated debenture, down 163 basis points, which resulted from a reduction in its index rate based on 3-month LIBOR.

Total interest expense decreased $675,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, as the average cost of funds decreased 60 basis points to 2.17% in 2009 from 2.77% in 2008. Average time deposits increased $11.8 million, but were offset by a 76 basis point reduction in the cost of funds.  The six-month average balance of money market demand accounts increased $4.0 million at June 30, 2009 from the prior year period and was offset by a decrease in the cost of funds to 0.81% from 2.23%.  The average balances of other deposit categories showed small increases and decreases when comparing the six-month period results between 2009 and 2008, but all categories had a reduction in the associated interest expense as the result of a decrease in cost of funds of 59 basis points.

Interest expense on borrowings decreased by $114,000, or 12%, from the prior six-month period. The reduction in the average cost of borrowings to 3.78% from 4.43% in 2008, was offset by an increase in average borrowings of $1.2 million.


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Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses increased $137,000 and $127,000 for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2008.  The Company continues to provide for loan losses to reflect the growing loan portfolio and to reflect a loan portfolio composition that is more heavily weighted to commercial term and commercial real estate, which have higher inherent risk characteristics than a consumer real estate portfolio, as well as a general weakening in economic conditions.  The Company's ratio of allowance for loan losses to period-end loans increased to 1.11% at June 30, 2009 as compared to 0.99% at December 31, 2008.  Nonperforming loans to period end loans increased to 1.03% at June 30, 2009 from 0.93% at December 31, 2008. The increase in nonperforming loans is primarily the result of deterioration in the delinquency status of residential real estate loans.  Management believes that the existing allowances provided on these loans are sufficient to cover anticipated losses.

Noninterest Income

The Company's noninterest income is primarily comprised of fees on deposit account balances and transactions, loan servicing, commissions, and net gains (losses) on securities, loans and foreclosed real estate.

The following table sets forth certain information on noninterest income for the quarters indicated:
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
      2009
   
  2008 
   
           Change
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
    $360       $355       $5       1.4 %
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    56       56       -       0.0 %
Loan servicing fees
    55       61       (6 )     -9.8 %
Debit card interchange fees
    73       70       3       4.3 %
Other charges, commissions and fees
    114       111       3       2.7 %
Noninterest income before gains (losses)
    658       653       5       0.8 %
Net losses on sales and impairment of investment securities
    (298 )     (342 )     44       -12.9 %
Net losses on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate
    (15 )     -       (15 )     -100.0 %
Total noninterest income
    $345       $311       $34       10.9 %
                                 
                                 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
      2009
   
2008
   
            Change
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
    $711       $734       $(23 )     -3.1 %
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    112       123       (11 )     -8.9 %
Loan servicing fees
    111       151       (40 )     -26.5 %
Debit card interchange fees
    137       136       1       0.7 %
Other charges, commissions and fees
    219       207       12       5.8 %
Noninterest income before gains (losses)
    1,290       1,351       (61 )     -4.5 %
Net losses on sales and impairment of investment securities
    (211 )     (342 )     131       -38.3 %
Net gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate
    65       6       59       983.3 %
Total noninterest income
    $1,144       $1,015       $129       12.7 %

For the three months ended June 30, 2009, noninterest income before gains (losses) remained relatively level with only a $5,000 increase, when compared with the three months ended June 30, 2008. A $6,000 decrease in loan servicing fees was primarily attributable to non-recurring fees that were collected for commercial loans in 2008.  This decrease was offset by small increases in service fees, debit card interchange, and other fees, all associated with increased activity.  The majority of the increase in noninterest income is the result of net losses on sales of investment securities being less than that in the prior year, resulting in a positive impact when comparing the two periods.  This was offset by losses taken on foreclosed property that did not occur in the second quarter of 2008.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, noninterest income before gains (losses) decreased $61,000, or 4.5%, when compared with the six months ended June 30, 2008.   The decrease was comprised of a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts, a decrease in earnings on bank owned life insurance and a decrease in loan servicing fees.  The decrease in service charges on deposit accounts was primarily attributable to the decrease in usage of our extended overdraft product.  The decrease in loan servicing fees was primarily attributable to non-recurring fees that were collected for commercial loans in 2008. The decrease in noninterest income before gains (losses) was offset by an decrease in
 
 
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net losses on sales and impairment of investment securities and loans.  Net losses on sales and impairment charges taken on investment securities were less than that in the prior year.  Other-than-temporary impairment charges were less in 2009 and were offset by gains on the sale of $4.5 million in municipal securities, resulting in a positive impact when comparing the two periods. The increase in net gains on sales of loans and foreclosed real estate is due to the gains recognized on the sale of $6.4 million in 30-year fixed rate residential mortgages, which were offset by losses on the sale of foreclosed real estate in the second quarter.

Noninterest Expense

The following table sets forth certain information on noninterest expense for the quarters indicated:
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
    2009
   
2008
   
           Change
 
Salaries and employee benefits
    $1,377       $1,242       $135       10.9 %
Building occupancy
    306       332       (26 )     -7.8 %
Data processing
    336       330       6       1.8 %
Professional and other services
    242       203       39       19.2 %
Other operating
    555       314       241       76.8 %
Total noninterest expense
    $2,816       $2,421       $395       16.3 %
                                 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
   2008
   
         Change
 
Salaries and employee benefits
    $2,749       $2,579       $170       6.6 %
Building occupancy
    629       678       (49 )     -7.2 %
Data processing
    675       639       36       5.6 %
Professional and other services
    414       422       (8 )     -1.9 %
Other operating
    922       628       294       46.8 %
Total noninterest expense
    $5,389       $4,946       $443       9.0 %

Total noninterest expense increased $395,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 when compared to the same period for 2008. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to normal merit increases combined with an increased pension expense as the result of pension plan losses incurred in 2008.   A $241,000, or 76.8%, increase in other expenses was primarily due to an increase in FDIC assessments on deposits.  Pathfinder Bank offset 90% of its Deposit Insurance Fund assessments with available one-time assessment credits during the first two quarters of 2008 and took the remaining balance of the credit against the third quarter assessment.  For the first nine months of 2008, credits utilized to offset amounts assessed for Pathfinder Bank totaled $76,000.  Assessments for Pathfinder Bank in 2009 were not offset by credits.

On December 22, 2008, the FDIC published a final rule that raises the current deposit insurance assessment rates uniformly for all institutions by 7 basis points (to a range from 12 to 50 basis points) effective for the first quarter of 2009.  On February 27, 2009, the FDIC also issued a final rule that revises the way the FDIC calculates federal deposit insurance assessment rates beginning in the second quarter of 2009.  Under the new rule, the total base assessment rate will range from 7 to 77.5 basis points of the institution’s deposits, depending on the risk category of the institution and the institution’s levels of unsecured debt, secured liabilities, and brokered deposits.  On May 22, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule imposing a 5 basis point special assessment on each insured depository institution's assets minus Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009. The special assessment will be collected on September 30, 2009, but must be accrued as of June 30, 2009.  The Company has estimated the impact of the special assessment to be $165,000.  Both the special and regular assessment changes have impacted all FDIC insured institutions for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.  

Total noninterest expense increased $443,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 when compared to the same period for 2008.  The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to normal merit increases and incentive based compensation costs, combined with an increased pension expense as the result of pension plan losses incurred in 2008.   Data processing costs increased $36,000, or 5.6% due to an increase in maintenance fees and Internet banking charges from greater customer access.   A $294,000, or 46.8%, increase in other expenses was primarily due to an increase in FDIC assessments on deposits.  These increases were offset by decreases of $49,000 and $8,000 in building occupancy and professional and other services, respectively.  The decreases were the result of non-recurring charges that were expensed in 2008.


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Income Tax Expense

Income taxes increased $10,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as compared to the same period in 2008. For the six-month period ended June 30, income taxes increased $121,000.  The effective tax rate was 34.9% and 24.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.  The increase in income tax expense and effective tax rate in 2009 in comparison to 2008, resulted from pretax income for the six-month period that was higher by $99,000, combined with a reduction of income earned on tax-exempt investment securities and additional deferred tax expense recorded in the second quarter of 2009 to increase the valuation allowance established against deferred tax assets.  The additional expense in 2009 is partially offset by a reduction of the Company’s tax rate from the statutory rate through the ownership of tax-exempt investment securities, bank owned life insurance and other tax saving strategies.

Changes in Financial Condition

Assets

Total assets decreased approximately $5.5 million, or 1.6%, to $347.2 million at June 30, 2009, from $352.8 million at December 31, 2008.  The decrease in total assets was primarily the result of a decrease of $4.9 million, or 6.8%, in investment securities and a $632,000 decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank stock.  The reduction of the investment securities portfolio was a result of the sale of municipal securities.

Liabilities

Total liabilities decreased $6.2 million, or 1.8%, to $327.1 million at June 30, 2009, from $333.3 million at December 31, 2008.  Deposits increased $11.5 million, or 4.3%, and long-term borrowings increased $1.0 million.  These increases were offset by a reduction in short-term borrowings of $16.6 million, or 94.3% and a $2 million reduction in other liabilities as the result of a $2 million contribution to the Company’s pension plan.  The increase in deposits was the result of an increase of $6.9 million in municipal customer deposits, with the balance coming from increased retail deposits.  The municipal deposit increase was driven by the receipt of tax revenues by our municipal customers.  The decrease in short-term borrowings is a result of management utilizing liquidity generated from net deposit growth and the sale of approximately $4.5 million in municipal investment portfolio holdings during the first quarter, to pay down overnight borrowings and maturing short-term advances.

Loan and Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table represents information concerning the aggregate amount of nonperforming assets:
 
   
    June 30,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Nonaccrual loans:
           
Commercial real estate and commercial
    $1,140       $1,455  
Consumer
    288       254  
Real estate - mortgage
    1,151       614  
Total nonaccrual loans
    2,579       2,323  
Total non-performing loans
    2,579       2,323  
Foreclosed real estate
    251       335  
Total non-performing assets
    $2,830       $2,658  
Non-performing loans to total loans
    1.03 %     0.93 %
Non-performing assets to total assets
    0.82 %     0.75 %
 
Total nonperforming loans increased 11% at June 30, 2009, when compared to December 31, 2008.  The increase in nonperforming loans was primarily the result of the deterioration in the delinquency status of residential real estate loans.  Management believes that the underlying collateral, combined with the existing allowances provided, are adequate to cover potential losses that may occur from the remediation process.

The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $2.8 million and $2.5 million, or 1.11% and 0.99% of period end loans, respectively.


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Capital

Shareholders' equity at June 30, 2009, was $20.1 million as compared to $19.5 million at December 31, 2008.  The Company added $610,000 to retained earnings through net income.  The increase to retained earnings was combined with a decrease of $159,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss, which decreased to $3.0 million from $3.1 million at December 31, 2008. Net unrealized holding gains on securities, net of tax, resulted in a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $76,000.  In addition, $83,000 of amortization of retirement plan losses and transition obligation, net of tax expense, decreased accumulated other comprehensive loss during 2009.  Two dividends were declared during the second quarter of 2009.  In April of 2009 the Board of Directors announced that the Company had declared a cash dividend of $.03 per share on the Company’s common stock relating to the quarter ending March 31, 2009.  This dividend was paid on May 29, 2009.  The second quarter dividend of $.03 per share was declared and recorded in June 2009.  The current dividend level represents an approximately 71% reduction as compared to 2008 dividend levels.  Dividends reduced capital by $150,000.  The Board of Directors and Management of the company believe it is in the best interest of the shareholders to conserve capital at this time.

Risk-based capital provides the basis for which all banks are evaluated in terms of capital adequacy.  Capital adequacy is evaluated primarily by the use of ratios which measure capital against total assets, as well as against total assets that are weighted based on defined risk characteristics.  The Company’s goal is to maintain a strong capital position, consistent with the risk profile of its subsidiary banks that supports growth and expansion activities while at the same time exceeding regulatory standards.  At June 30, 2009, Pathfinder Bank exceeded all regulatory required minimum capital ratios and met the regulatory definition of a “well-capitalized” institution, i.e. a leverage capital ratio exceeding 5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio exceeding 6% and a total risk-based capital ratio exceeding 10%.

The board of directors and management are analyzing the potential merits of participating in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) of the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).  It is the general view of the board and management that in the present national economic risk environment, enhancing the Company’s capital ratios is both prudent, given the current climate, and potentially opportunistic as we move into the next business cycle.  Additionally, any increase to capital will continue to support the Company’s lending activities to individuals, families, and businesses in our community.  In November, Pathfinder Bancorp, MHC the mutual holding company parent of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc filed its original application requesting Capital Purchase Program funds under the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.  Management has received a preliminary approval letter from the Department of the Treasury relating to the Company’s application request, and is evaluating its potential participation in the program.

Liquidity

Liquidity management involves the Company’s ability to generate cash or otherwise obtain funds at reasonable rates to support asset growth, meet deposit withdrawals, maintain reserve requirements, and otherwise operate the Company on an ongoing basis.  The Company's primary sources of funds are deposits, borrowed funds, amortization and prepayment of loans and maturities of investment securities and other short-term investments, and earnings and funds provided from operations.  While scheduled principal repayments on loans are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.  The Company manages the pricing of deposits to maintain a desired deposit balance.  In addition, the Company invests excess funds in short-term interest-earning and other assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements.

The Company's liquidity has been enhanced by its membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, whose competitive advance programs and lines of credit provide the Company with a safe, reliable and convenient source of funds.  A significant decrease in deposits in the future could result in the Company having to seek other sources of funds for liquidity purposes.  Such sources could include, but are not limited to, additional borrowings, trust preferred security offerings, brokered deposits, negotiated time deposits, the sale of "available-for-sale" investment securities, the sale of securitized loans, or the sale of whole loans.  Such actions could result in higher interest expense costs and/or losses on the sale of securities or loans.

The Company has a number of existing credit facilities available to it.  Total credit available under the existing lines is approximately $72.5 million.  At June 30, 2009, the Company has $36.4 million outstanding against the existing lines with $36.1 million available.

The Asset Liability Management Committee of the Company is responsible for implementing the policies and guidelines for the maintenance of prudent levels of liquidity.  As of June 30, 2009, management reported to the Board of Directors that the Company is in compliance with its liquidity policy guidelines.


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Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

A smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information relating to this item.

Item 4T  - Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.  There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A – Risk Factors

Although a smaller reporting company is not required to comply with this item, in addition to the other information contained this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following risk factors represent material updates and additions to the risks previously disclosed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. Further, to the extent that any of the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factors set forth below also are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us.
 
We Hold Certain Intangible Assets that Could Be Classified as Impaired in The Future.  If These Assets Are Considered To Be Either Partially or Fully Impaired in the Future, Our Earnings and the Book Values of These Assets Would Decrease
 
Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, we are required to test our goodwill and core deposit intangible assets for impairment on a periodic basis.  The impairment testing process considers a variety of factors, including the current market price of our common shares, the estimated net present value of our assets and liabilities and information concerning the terminal valuation of similarly situated insured depository institutions.  If an impairment determination is made in a future reporting period, our earnings and the book value of these intangible assets will be reduced by the amount of the impairment.  If an impairment loss is recorded, it will have little or no impact on the tangible book value of our common shares or our regulatory capital levels.
 
A Legislative Proposal Has Been Introduced That Would Require Pathfinder Bancorp, MHC and the Company to Become Bank Holding Companies.
 
The U.S. Treasury Department recently released a legislative proposal that would implement sweeping changes to the current bank regulatory structure.  The proposal would create a new federal banking regulator, the National Bank Supervisor, and merge the Office of Thrift Supervision (the current primary federal regulator of Pathfinder Bancorp, MHC and the Company) as well as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the primary federal regulator for national banks) into this new federal bank regulator.
 
If this proposal is implemented, Pathfinder Bancorp, MHC and the Company would become bank holding companies subject to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) as opposed to the Office of Thrift Supervision.  The Federal Reserve has historically looked to Office of Thrift Supervision regulations in its regulation of mutual holding companies and processing of mutual holding company applications; however, it is not obligated to follow such regulations.  One important Office of Thrift Supervision regulation that the Federal Reserve does not follow relates to the ability of mutual holding companies to waive the receipt of dividends declared on the common stock of their stock holding company or savings bank subsidiaries.  While Office of Thrift Supervision regulations permit mutual holding companies to waive the receipt of dividends, subject to filing a notice with the Office of Thrift Supervision and receiving its non-objection, the Federal Reserve’s current policy is to prohibit mutual holding companies from waiving the receipt of dividends so long as the subsidiary savings bank is well capitalized.  Moreover, Office of Thrift Supervision regulations provide that it will not take into account the amount of waived dividends in determining an appropriate exchange ratio for minority shares in the event of the conversion of a mutual holding company to stock form.  If the Office of Thrift Supervision is eliminated, the Federal Reserve becomes the exclusive regulator of mutual holding companies, and the Federal Reserve retains its current policy regarding dividend waivers by mutual holding companies, Pathfinder Bancorp, MHC would not be permitted to waive the receipt of dividends declared by the Company. This could have an adverse impact on our ability to pay dividends and, consequently, the value of our common stock.
 
Any Future FDIC Insurance Premiums Will Adversely Impact Our Earnings.
 
On May 22, 2009, the FDIC 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.  The special assessment is payable on September 30, 2009.  We recorded an expense of $165,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, to reflect the special assessment.  The final rule permits the FDIC’s Board of Directors to levy up to two additional special assessments of up to five basis points each during 2009 if the FDIC estimates that the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio will fall to a level that the FDIC’s Board of Directors believes would adversely affect public confidence or to a level that will be close to or below zero.  The FDIC has publicly announced that it is probable that it will levy an additional special assessment of up to five basis points later in 2009, the amount and timing of which are currently uncertain.  Any further special assessments that the FDIC levies will be recorded as an expense during the appropriate period.  In addition, the FDIC materially increased the general assessment rate and, therefore, our FDIC general insurance premium expense will increase substantially compared to prior periods.
 
 
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Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

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

The Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 29, 2009.  The following are the items voted on and the results of the shareholder voting:

1.           The election of Bruce E. Manwaring, L. William Nelson and Lloyd “Buddy” Stemple to serve as directors of the Company, each for a term of three years, and George P. Joyce for a term of two years or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.

 
Name                                                    For                              Withheld
Bruce E. Manwaring                                      2,352,827                          81,538
L. William Nelson                                           2,352,827                          81,538
Lloyd “Buddy” Stemple                                2,332,977                        101,388
George P. Joyce                                              2,332,977                        101,388

Set forth below are the names of the other directors of the Company and their terms of office.

Name                                           Term Expires
Janette Resnick                                                    2010
Corte J. Spencer                                                   2010
Steven W. Thomas                                              2010
Thomas W. Schneider                                         2011
Chris R. Burritt                                                      2011

2.           The ratification of the appointment of Beard Miller Company LLP as auditors for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2009.
 
                                                                                    For                         Against                    Abstain
Number of Votes                                2,425,761                         8,255                       349

Item 5 - Other Information

None

Item 6 - Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                                           Description                                                                           

31.1                      Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2                      Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1                      Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
                             Officer


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SIGNATURES

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

     PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.


August 14, 2009                                  /s/ Thomas W. Schneider
Date                                                      Thomas W. Schneider
                                                              President and Chief Executive Officer

August 14, 2009                                 /s/ James A. Dowd
Date                                                      James A. Dowd
                                                              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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EXHIBIT 31.1: Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
I, Thomas W. Schneider, certify that:
 
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.;
 
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting, to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:
 
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
August 14, 2009
/s/ Thomas W. Schneider
Thomas W. Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
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EXHIBIT 31.2: Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
I,  James A. Dowd, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.;
 
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a   material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting, to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors:
 
 
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
August 14, 2009
/s/ James A. Dowd
James A. Dowd
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
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EXHIBIT 32.1  Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Thomas W. Schneider, President and Chief Executive Officer, and James A. Dowd, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), each certify in his capacity as an officer of the Company that he has reviewed the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and that to the best of his knowledge:
 
1. the report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
2. the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
The purpose of this statement is solely to comply with Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
August 14, 2009
/s/ Thomas W. Schneider
Thomas W. Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
August 14, 2009
/s/ James A. Dowd
James A. Dowd
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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