Financial Institutions Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 07, 2011
Financial Institutions Inc. (FISI, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Financial Institutions Inc. has a market cap of $205.51 million; its shares were traded at around $18.79 with a P/E ratio of 11.74 and P/S ratio of 1.77. The dividend yield of Financial Institutions Inc. stocks is 2.13%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

We originate commercial business loans in our primary market areas and underwrite them based on the borrowers ability to service the loan from operating income. We offer a broad range of commercial lending products, including term loans and lines of credit. Short and medium-term commercial loans, primarily collateralized, are made available to businesses for working capital (including inventory and receivables), business expansion (including acquisition of real estate, expansion and improvements) and the purchase of equipment. Commercial business loans are offered to the agricultural industry for short-term crop production, farm equipment and livestock financing. As a general practice, where possible, a collateral lien is placed on any available real estate, equipment or other assets owned by the borrower and a personal guarantee of the owner is obtained. As of December 31, 2010, $70.0 million, or 33%, of the aggregate commercial business loan portfolio were at fixed rates, while $141.0 million, or 67%, were at variable rates.

We also offer commercial mortgage loans to finance the purchase of real property, which generally consists of real estate with completed structures and, to a smaller extent, agricultural real estate financing. Commercial mortgage loans are secured by first liens on the real estate and are typically amortized over a 10 to 20 year period. The underwriting analysis includes credit verification, appraisals and a review of the borrowers financial condition and repayment capacity. As of December 31, 2010, $100.0 million, or 28%, of the aggregate commercial mortgage portfolio were at fixed rates, while $252.9 million, or 72%, were at variable rates.

We originate fixed and variable rate one-to-four family residential mortgages collateralized by owner-occupied properties located in our market areas. We offer a variety of real estate loan products, which are generally amortized over periods of up to 30 years. Loans collateralized by one-to-four family residential real estate generally have been originated in amounts of no more than 80% of appraised value or have mortgage insurance. Mortgage title insurance and hazard insurance are normally required. We sell certain one-to-four family residential mortgages to the secondary mortgage market and typically retain the right to service the mortgages. To assure maximum salability of the residential loan products for possible resale, we have formally adopted the underwriting, appraisal, and servicing guidelines of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) as part of our standard loan policy. As of December 31, 2010, the residential mortgage servicing portfolio totaled $328.9 million, the majority of which have been sold to FHLMC. As of December 31, 2010, our residential mortgage loan portfolio totaled $129.6 million, or 10% of our total loan portfolio. We do not engage in sub-prime or other high-risk residential mortgage lending as a line-of-business.

We also originate, independently of the indirect loans described above, consumer automobile loans, recreational vehicle loans, boat loans, home improvement loans, closed-end home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, personal loans (collateralized and uncollateralized) and deposit account collateralized loans. The terms of these loans typically range from 12 to 180 months and vary based upon the nature of the collateral and the size of loan. The majority of the consumer lending program is underwritten on a secured basis using the customers home or the financed automobile, mobile home, boat or recreational vehicle as collateral. As of December 31, 2010, $97.2 million, or 47%, of the home equity portfolio was at fixed rates, while $111.2 million, or 53%, was at variable rates. The other consumer portfolio totaled $26.1 million as of December 31, 2010, all of which were fixed loans.

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