Northeast Bancorp Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Sep 25, 2009
Northeast Bancorp (NBN, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2009-09-15.

alt=NORTHEAST BANCORP (ME)is a savings and loan holding company whose primary assets is its subsidiary Northeast Bank F.S.B. the bank. The Bank's primary business consists of attracting savings deposits from the general public and applying those funds primarily to the origination and retention of first mortgage loans on residential real estate. Of the Bank's loan portfolio at June 30 1996 83% was invested in real estate loans(including residential construction and commercial mortgage loans) 8% incommercial loans and 9% in consumer loans. Northeast Bancorp has a market cap of $20.2 million; its shares were traded at around $8.7 with a P/E ratio of 24.8 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Northeast Bancorp stocks is 4.1%. Northeast Bancorp had an annual average earning growth of 0.9% over the past 10 years.

Highlight of Business Operations:

As of June 30, 2009, the Company, on a consolidated basis, had total assets of approximately $598 million, total deposits of approximately $385 million, and stockholders' equity of approximately $47 million. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to the Company include the Company and the Bank on a consolidated basis.

The Bank originates both multi-family and commercial real estate loans. Multi-family and commercial property loans generally are made in amounts up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or purchase price of the property. Although the largest multi-family or commercial loan in our portfolio at June 30, 2009 was $3,925,612, most of these loans have balances under $500,000.

The Bank originates residential construction loans to finance the construction of single-family dwellings. Most of the residential construction loans are made to individuals who intend to erect owner-occupied housing on a purchased parcel of real estate. The Bank's construction loans to individuals typically range in size from $100,000 to $400,000. Construction loans also are made to contractors to erect single-family dwellings for resale. Construction loans are generally offered on the same basis as other residential real estate loans, except that a larger percentage down payment is typically required.

The loan underwriting procedures followed by the Bank conform to regulatory specifications and are designed to assess the borrower's ability to make principal and interest payments and the value of any assets or property serving as collateral for the loan. Generally, as part of the process, a bank loan officer meets with each applicant to obtain the appropriate employment and financial information as well as any other required loan information. Upon receipt of the borrower's completed loan application, the Bank then obtains reports with respect to the borrower's credit record, and orders and reviews an appraisal of any collateral for the loan (prepared for the Bank through an independent appraiser and in compliance with the Home Valuation Code of Conduct). The loan information supplied by the borrower is independently verified. Loan officers or other loan production personnel in a position to directly benefit monetarily through loan solicitation fees from individual loan transactions do not have approval authority. Once a loan application has been completed and all information has been obtained and verified, the loan request is submitted to a final review process. As part of the loan approval process, all uncollateralized loans of more than $25,000 and all new collateralized loans of more than $750,000 require pre-approval by the Bank's loan committee. Loans to one borrower are subject to limits depending on our internal risk ratings.

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