CLEVELAND, Aug. 14, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:TFSL) (the "Company"), the holding company for Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, today announced third quarter and nine months results for the period ended June 30, 2007.
Financial Highlights
The Company reported a net loss of $17.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to net income of $14.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The Company also reported net income of $10.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 compared to net income of $48.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The Company's results of operations were negatively impacted by a $55 million pre-tax charitable contribution expense to establish the Third Federal Foundation (the "Foundation"), and were positively impacted by the investment of stock subscription proceeds received in the Company's initial public offering.
At June 30, 2007, the Company had assets of $10.02 billion; deposits of $7.82 billion and shareholder equity of $1.96 billion.
Comparison of Operating Results
Interest Income
Interest income increased $16.2 million, or 13%, to $140 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $124 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in interest income resulted from increases in interest income on federal funds sold and on mortgage-backed securities.
Interest income on federal funds sold was $15.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $11 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted from our maintaining higher levels of liquid assets during the three months ended June 30, 2007, as our average balance of federal funds sold was $1.17 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $904 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The higher average balances resulted from the combined effect of significant loan sales during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and the proceeds of our stock offering which was competed in April 2007. The average yield on federal funds sold increased 37 basis points to 5.24% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 4.87% for the three months ended June 30, 2006, primarily as a result of increases in market interest rates.
Interest income on mortgage-backed securities increased $5.9 million, to $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from increased balances and to a lesser extent, increased average rates of interest. The increase in balances resulted from the reinvestment of proceeds from sales of first mortgage loans during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, our public offering and the receipt of funds from new savings deposits. In addition, the average yield on mortgage-backed securities increased 63 basis points to 5.46% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to 4.83% for the three months ended June 30, 2006, due principally to increases in market interest rates.
Interest income increased $34.5 million, or 10%, to $392 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $358 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in interest income resulted from both a higher level of interest earning assets in most categories as well as higher average yields in all categories, as more fully discussed below.
Interest income on federal funds sold was $26.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $20 thousand for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted from our maintaining higher levels of liquid assets during the nine months ended June 30, 2007, as our average balance of federal funds sold was $685 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $580 thousand for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The higher average balances resulted from the combined effect of significant loan sales during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and the proceeds of our stock offering, which was competed in April 2007. The average yield on federal funds sold increased 64 basis points to 5.24% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 4.60% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, primarily as a result of increases in market interest rates.
Interest income on mortgage-backed securities increased $8.9 million, to $13.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $4.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from increased balances and to a lesser extent, increased average rates of interest. The increase in balances resulted from the reinvestment of proceeds from our public stock offering as well as proceeds from sales of first mortgage loans and the receipt of funds from new savings deposits. The increased average rates of interest reflected the general trend of market interest rates.
Interest income on loans decreased $1.8 million, or 0.5%, to $348 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $349 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease reflected the reduced interest income derived from smaller average balances which exceeded the beneficial impact of increasing interest rates, particularly on the variable rate equity line of credit loans. The smaller average balance was due primarily to the sales of fixed-rate mortgage loans as part of our management of interest rate risk.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $13.2 million, or 18%, to $87.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $74.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in interest expense resulted from increases in interest expense in each category of deposits and was partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
Interest expense on NOW accounts increased $2.6 million, or 19%, to $16.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $13.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was caused primarily by a 43 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on NOW accounts to 4.08% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 3.65% for the three months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates. In addition, the average balance of NOW accounts increased $100 million, or 7%, to $1.6 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.5 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in NOW accounts reflects our customers' pursuit of higher interest-paying deposit products during a period of rising market interest rates.
Interest expense on passbook savings and subscription proceeds increased $5.4 million, to $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was caused by a combination of (1) a 180 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on these accounts to 2.73% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 0.93% for the three months ended June 30, 2006; and (2) a $548 million increase in the average balance of these accounts to $920 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $372 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increases in both average rate and average balance resulted primarily from the introduction in early March 2007 of a new high yield savings account that offers depositors a yield of up to 5.10%. This yield has remained unchanged since March. The impact of subscription proceeds on interest expense was relatively modest ($0.5 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 with, of course, no impact during the three months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates.
The increases in the balances of high yield checking and high yield savings accounts reflect our belief that these types of deposits provide a stable source of funds that re-price in a manner similar to our equity loan products and therefore assist us in managing interest rate risk.
Interest expense on certificates of deposit increased $8.5 million, or 15%, to $64.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $55.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Substantially all of the increase was caused by a 60 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on certificates of deposit to 4.76% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 4.16% for the three months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates. The average balance of certificates of deposit increased by $34.7 million, or less than 1%, to $5.40 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $5.37 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreased $3.4 million to $310 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2007, from $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was caused by a decrease in our average balance of Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The average balance decreased $342 million to $25 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $367 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Throughout the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we repaid nearly all of our Federal Home Loan Bank advances, without incurring prepayment penalties.
Interest expense increased $42.3 million, or 20%, to $251 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $209 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in interest expense resulted from increases in interest expense in each category of deposits, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
Interest expense on NOW accounts increased $14.9 million, or 41%, to $50.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $36.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was caused primarily by a 73 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on NOW accounts to 4.09% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 3.36% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates. In addition, the average balance of NOW accounts increased $230 million, or 16%, to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.4 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in NOW accounts reflects our customers' pursuit of higher interest-paying deposit products during a period of rising market interest rates.
Interest expense on passbook savings and subscription proceeds increased $5.6 million, to $8.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was caused by a combination of (1) a 105 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on these accounts to 1.98% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 0.93% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006; and (2) a $168 million increase in the average balance of these accounts to $560 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $392 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increases in both average rate and average balance resulted primarily from the introduction in early March 2007 of a new high yield savings account that offers depositors a yield of up to 5.10%. This yield has remained unchanged since March. The impact of subscription proceeds on interest expense was relatively modest ($0.7 million) for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 with, of course, no impact during the nine months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates.
The increases in the balances of high yield checking and high yield savings accounts reflect our belief that these types of deposits provide a stable source of funds that re-price in a manner similar to our equity loan products and therefore assist us in managing interest rate risk.
Interest expense on certificates of deposit increased $30.3 million, or 19%, to $191 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $161 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. Substantially all of the increase was caused by a 65 basis point increase in the average rate we paid on certificates of deposit to 4.66% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 4.01% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. We increased rates on deposits in response to increases in market interest rates. The average balance of certificates of deposit increased by $121 million, or 2%, to $5.5 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $5.3 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Interest expense on borrowed funds, which are comprised entirely of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, decreased $8.5 million, to $933 thousand for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $9.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease was caused by a decrease in our average balance of Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The average balance decreased $305 million to $25 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $330 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we repaid nearly all of our Federal Home Loan Bank advances, without incurring prepayment penalties.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased by $3.0 million, or 6%, to $52.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $49.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from interest income earned on the proceeds from our public offering. While net interest income increased during the quarter, we nevertheless experienced a further compression of our interest rate spread and our net interest margin. Our interest rate spread decreased 48 basis points to 1.50% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 1.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2006, and our net interest margin decreased 14 basis points to 2.22% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 2.36% for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The decreases in our interest rate spread and net interest margin are consistent with flat or inverted U.S. Treasury yield curves. From June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2006, the Federal Reserve Board increased its target for the federal funds rate from 1.0% to 5.25%. Since June 30, 2006, the target rate has remained unchanged at 5.25%. While short-term market interest rates (which we generally use as a guide to price our deposits) have increased, longer-term market interest rates (which we generally use as a guide to price our longer-term loans) have not increased to the same degree. The compression in our net interest margin was partially offset by an increase in net interest-earning assets, which resulted primarily from the net proceeds of our public offering. Our net interest-earning assets increased $727 million, to $1.55 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $824 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Net interest income decreased by $7.8 million, or 5%, to $141 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $149 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The decrease resulted from the compression of our interest rate spread and our net interest margin, as our interest rate spread decreased 46 basis points to 1.59% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 2.05% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, and our net interest margin decreased 26 basis points to 2.14% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from 2.40% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The decreases in our interest rate spread and net interest margin are consistent with an inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve. From June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2006, the Federal Reserve Board increased its target for the federal funds rate from 1.0% to 5.25%. From June 30, 2006 through June 30, 2007 the target rate has remained at 5.25%. While short-term market interest rates (which we use as a guide to price our deposits) have increased, longer-term market interest rates (which we use as a guide to price our longer-term loans) have not increased to the same degree. The compression in our net interest margin was partially offset by an increase in net interest-earning assets which resulted primarily from the net proceeds of our public stock offering. Our net interest-earning assets increased $323 million, to $1.11 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $786 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Provision for Loan Losses
Our provision for loan losses was $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The provisions recorded reflected net chargeoffs of $1.1 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The allowance for loan losses was $23.8 million, or 0.30% of total loans receivable at June 30, 2007, compared to $19.3 million, or 0.25% of total loans receivable, at June 30, 2006. We increased the allowance for loan losses to reflect an increase in non-performing loans from June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Nonperforming loans increased by $23.4 million to $95.9 million, or 1.22% of total loans, at June 30, 2007 from $72.5 million, or 0.93% of total loans, at June 30, 2006. The increase in nonperforming loans occurred primarily in our one- to four-family residential real estate mortgage loan portfolio, and included a $14.6 million increase in non-performing loans originated through our Home Today program, which was established in 2000. Through our Home Today program, we offer loans with our standard terms to borrowers who might not otherwise qualify for such loans. To qualify for our Home Today program, a borrower must complete financial management education and counseling and must be referred to us by a sponsoring organization with whom we have partnered as part of the program. Of our nonperforming loans, we had previously reported that we had one impaired loan with a principal balance of $2.3 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that loan was restructured into two loans. One loan of $1.7 million is performing as agreed. The second loan of $0.6 million is fully reserved.
Our provision for loan losses was $6.35 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and $2.95 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The provisions recorded reflected net chargeoffs of $3.2 million and $2.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The allowance for loan losses was $23.8 million, or 0.30% of total loans receivable, at June 30, 2007, compared to $19.3 million, or 0.25% of total loans receivable, at June 30, 2006. We increased the allowance for loan losses to reflect an increase in non-performing loans from June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2007. Nonperforming loans increased by $23.4 million to $95.9 million, or 1.22% of total loans, at June 30, 2007 from $72.5 million, or 0.93% of total loans, at June 30, 2006. The increase in nonperforming loans occurred almost entirely in our one- to four-family residential real estate mortgage loan portfolio, and included a $14.6 million increase in non-performing loans originated through our Home Today program. Of our nonperforming loans, we had previously reported that we had one impaired loan with a principal balance of $2.3 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that loan was restructured into two loans. One loan of $1.7 million is performing as agreed. The second loan of $0.6 million is fully reserved.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income increased $12.6 million to $14.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily caused by our recognizing losses of $0.6 million on loan sales for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to losses of $9.2 million on loan sales for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Additionally, a gain of $3.2 million was recognized in connection with the sale during the three months ended June 30, 2007, of a commercial office building owned by our subsidiary, Hazelmere California Limited Partnership (Hazelmere), a company that invests in commercial office buildings and leases them to unaffiliated parties.
Non-interest income increased $26.2 million to $37.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $11.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was primarily caused by our recognizing losses of $1.0 million on loan sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $18.7 million of such losses for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase was also caused by an increase in net income on private equity investments of $3.5 million, to $4.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. This increase reflected gains from private equity fund investments. Additionally, the other category of non-interest income increased $3.1 million, to $10.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, from $7.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. This increase was due to a $3.2 million gain recognized in connection with the sale, during the three months ended June 30, 2007, of a commercial office building owned by our Hazelmere subsidiary, a company that invests in commercial office buildings and leases them to unaffiliated parties.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased $60.0 million, to $88.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $28.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted from a number of factors, the most significant of which was the $55.0 million contribution expense incurred in conjunction with the formation of the Foundation as contemplated as a part of our public offering. The remainder of the increases occurred in the areas of salaries and employee benefit expense, marketing, and other operating expenses.
Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $3.0 million, or 20%, to $18.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $14.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. This increase is related primarily to $2.5 million of expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 that resulted from the funding of our employee stock ownership plan, with the remainder reflective of normal employee salary adjustments. No employee stock ownership plan expense was recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2006.
Expenses associated with our marketing services increased $561 thousand, or 20%, to $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 due primarily to new programs undertaken to promote our equity line of credit product.
Office property and equipment expenses increased $578 thousand, or 13%, to $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, from $4.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2006, due primarily to costs associated with normal technology-related infrastructure upgrades.
Contribution expense of $55.0 million, related to the formation of the Foundation in conjunction with our public stock offering in April 2007, was incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2007.
Other operating expenses increased $1.0 million, or 20%, to $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Of the changes in this category, the largest was an increase of $612 thousand during the three months ended June 30, 2007 in expenses, disposition costs and losses associated with real estate owned parcels, followed by an increase of $222 thousand during the three months ended June 30, 2007 in costs related to our conversion to a public company.
Non-interest expense increased $69.1 million, or 80%, to $155 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $86 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from the $55 million charitable contribution to the Foundation made in conjunction with our public stock offering in April 2007 and to a lesser extent from increases in salaries and employee benefit expense, in marketing expenses and in other operating expenses.
Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $8.3 million, or 18%, to $54.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $46.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. This increase is related primarily to $7.2 million of expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 that resulted from the funding our employee stock ownership plan, with the remainder reflective of normal employee salary adjustments. No employee stock ownership plan expense was recognized during the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Expenses associated with our marketing services increased $2.1 million, or 26%, to $10.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $8.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006 due primarily to new programs undertaken to promote our equity line of credit product.
Contribution expense of $55.0 million, related to the formation of the Foundation in conjunction with our public stock offering in April 2007, was incurred during the nine months ended June 30, 2007.
Other operating expenses increased $3.2 million, or 23%, to $17.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $13.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. Of the changes in this category, the largest was an increase of $1.6 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 when compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2006 in the expenses, disposition costs and losses associated with real estate owned parcels, and an increase of $518 thousand during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 in legal and professional fees reflecting the cost of preparing the organization for the reporting and disclosure requirements of a public company.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended June 30, 2007, we recognized an income tax benefit of $6.5 million, or 27.5% of our loss before income taxes as compared to an income tax provision of $7.0 million, or 32.2% of earnings before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Our provision for income taxes adjusts our cumulative income tax expense in accordance with our expectations for the full fiscal year. Our current estimate for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, is that our effective income tax rate will be 39.5%. This rate reflects the beneficial impact of our ownership of bank-owned life insurance, which is more than offset by our current estimate that a valuation allowance will be required with respect to the deferred tax asset generated by the charitable contribution expense carryforward that resulted from our contribution to the Foundation. For financial statement purposes, the entire $55 million contribution has been recognized as an expense during the three months ended June 30, 2007. However, under current Federal income tax regulations, charitable contribution deductions are limited to 10% of taxable income. Accordingly, our $55 million contribution will create a carryforward for income tax purposes and a deferred tax asset for financial statement purposes. Our current estimate is that a $4.0 million deferred tax valuation allowance will be required at September 30, 2007, and this valuation allowance adversely impacts our estimated annual effective tax rate. For the first nine months of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our effective tax rate of 32.5% reflected the statutory rate of 35.0% adjusted for the beneficial impact of our ownership of bank owned life insurance. No deferred tax asset valuation reserves were required at June 30, 2006.
The provision for income taxes was $6.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $23.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2006, reflecting a decrease in pre-tax income between the nine-month periods. Our effective tax rate was 39.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to 32.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2006. Our provision for income taxes adjusts our cumulative income tax expense in accordance with our expectations for the full fiscal year. Our current estimate for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, is that our effective income tax rate will be 39.5%. This rate reflects the beneficial impact of our ownership of bank-owned life insurance, which is more than offset by our current estimate that a valuation allowance will be required with respect to the deferred tax asset generated by the charitable contribution expense carryforward that resulted from our contribution to the Foundation. For financial statement purposes, the entire $55 million contribution has been recognized as an expense during the nine months ended June 30, 2007. However, under current Federal income tax regulations, charitable contribution deductions are limited to 10% of taxable income. Accordingly, our $55 million contribution will create a carryforward for income tax purposes and a deferred tax asset for financial statement purposes. Our current estimate is that a $4.0 million deferred tax valuation allowance will be required at September 30, 2007, and this valuation allowance adversely impacts our estimated annual effective tax rate. For the first nine months of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, our effective tax rate of 32.5% reflected the statutory rate of 35.0% adjusted for the beneficial impact of our ownership of bank owned life insurance. No deferred tax asset valuation reserves were required at June 30, 2006.
Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
Total assets increased $1.42 billion, or 17%, to $10.02 billion at June 30, 2007 from $8.60 billion at September 30, 2006. The growth in our assets was funded principally by the net proceeds of our stock offering, $886 million, which was completed on April 20, 2007, and to a lesser extent by a $420 million increase in deposits.
Cash and cash equivalents (cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits) increased $854 million, or more than threefold, to $1.11 billion at June 30, 2007 from $253 million at September 30, 2006. Consistent with the increase in total assets, the increase in cash and cash equivalents arose primarily as a result of the net proceeds of our offering and from the success of our deposit gathering efforts. The combination of offering proceeds and a successful deposit gathering program exceeded the pace of our redeployment into investment and loan products and resulted in the increase in cash and cash equivalents.
In addition to the increase in cash and cash equivalents, investment securities held to maturity increased $579 million to $646 million at June 30, 2007 from $67 million at September 30, 2006. This increase reflected our reinvestment of cash equivalents into assets offering slightly higher returns with limited risk of asset life extension, should interest rates increase.
Mortgage loans held for sale decreased $258 million, or 82%, to $57 million at June 30, 2007 from $315 million at September 30, 2007. This reduction reflected the lower amount of loan sales during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 of $839 million as compared to $1.3 billion during the nine months ended June 30, 2006. The reduction reflected the sluggish nature of the current mortgage market. The total amount of our first mortgage loan originations has declined to $1.3 billion during the nine months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.1 billion during the nine months ended June 30, 2006.
Loans, net, comprised primarily of mortgage loans held for investment increased $276 million, or 4%, to $7.75 billion at June 30, 2007 from $7.48 billion at September 30, 2006 as we retained more of our mortgage loan originations in our owned portfolio to accelerate the redeployment of cash and cash equivalents into assets that provide greater yields.
Our investment in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock decreased $39 million, or 53%, to $34 million at June 30, 2007, from $73 million at September 30, 2006 as $40.0 million of FHLB stock was redeemed at par. No gain or loss was recognized in connection with this redemption.
Our premises, equipment and software decreased $14 million, or 17%, to $68 million at June 30, 2007 from $82 million at September 30, 2006. The reduction reflected the sale of a commercial building, owned by our subsidiary, Hazelmere of California Limited Partnership, which was leased to an unaffiliated party.
Other assets increased $16 million, or 45%, to $52 million at June 30, 2007 from $36 million at September 30, 2006. The increase reflected $25 million of deferred and prepaid income taxes (primarily deferred income taxes related to our charitable contribution carryforward created in conjunction with the formation of the Third Federal Foundation as a part of our stock offering), offset by an $8 million reduction of our investments in private equity ventures.
Deposits increased $420 million, or 6%, to $7.82 billion at June 30, 2007 from $7.40 billion at September 30, 2006. The increase in deposits resulted from a $546 million increase in high-yield savings accounts (a subcategory of our passbook accounts), which more than offset modest declines in our other deposit products (other passbook accounts, high yield checking and other NOW accounts and certificates of deposit). Our high-yield savings account, the highest tier of which provides a current yield of 5.10%, was redesigned and actively marketed beginning in early March 2007. We have focused on promoting the high-yield savings as well as high yield checking as we believe that these types of deposit products provide a stable source of funds. In addition, our high-yield checking and high-yield savings accounts are expected to reprice in a manner similar to our equity loan products, and therefore assist us in managing interest rate risk.
The $87 million increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities, to $113 million at June 30, 2007 from $26 million at September 30, 2006 primarily reflects the in transit status of $78 million of real estate tax payments which had been collected from borrowers and are being remitted to various taxing agencies.
Shareholders' equity increased $948 million, to $1.96 billion at June 30, 2007 from $1.01 billion at September 30, 2006. Of this increase, $936 million reflects the impact of our April 20, 2007 public offering and $11 million reflects our net income during the nine month period.
TFS Financial Corporation is the holding company of Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, Ohio, which operates out of 31 offices in Ohio and 14 offices in Florida. The Company's initial public offering closed on April 20, 2007, and trading began on the NASDAQ stock exchange on Monday, April 23, 2007, under the symbol TFSL.
Forward Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of such words as estimate, project, believe, intend, anticipate, plan, seek, expect and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include:
* statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;
* statements regarding our business plans and prospects and growth
and operating strategies;
* statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment
portfolios; and
* estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.
These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including, among other things, the following important factors that could affect the actual outcome of future events:
* significantly increased competition among depository and other
financial institutions;
* inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce
our interest margins or reduce the fair value of financial
instruments;
* general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market
areas, that are worse than expected;
* adverse changes in the securities markets;
* legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our
business;
* our ability to enter new markets successfully and take advantage
of growth opportunities, and the possible short-term dilutive
effect of potential acquisitions or de novo branches, if any;
* changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
* changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted
by the bank regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting
Standards Board;
* inability of third-party providers to perform their obligations
to us; and
* changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans.
Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements.
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TFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(In thousands, except share data)
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June 30, Sept. 30,
2007 2006
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Cash and due from banks $ 62,675 $ 42,021
Interest bearing deposits at other
financial institutions 18,593 122,006
Federal funds sold 1,026,000 88,900
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Cash and cash equivalents 1,107,268 252,927
Investment securities:
Available for sale
(amortized cost $59,859 and
$64,753, respectively) 58,982 63,655
Held to maturity (fair value
$642,028 and $67,386,
respectively) 646,213 67,319
Mortgage loans held for sale, at
lower of cost or market 57,326 314,956
Loans held for investment, net:
Mortgage loans 7,778,466 7,487,975
Other loans 16,960 28,469
Deferred loan fees, net (18,818) (18,698)
Allowance for loan losses (23,814) (20,705)
------------ ------------
Loans, net 7,752,794 7,477,041
Mortgage loan servicing assets, net 41,740 40,366
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at
cost 34,231 73,125
Real estate owned 8,663 6,895
Premises, equipment, and
software, net 68,305 82,067
Accrued interest receivable 44,962 41,994
Bank owned life insurance
contracts 143,654 139,260
Other assets 52,235 35,962
------------ ------------
TOTAL ASSETS $ 10,016,373 $ 8,595,567
============ ============
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits $ 7,821,140 $ 7,401,077
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 25,103 25,103
Borrowers' advances for
insurance and taxes 16,489 38,279
Principal, interest, and related
escrow owed on loans serviced 60,314 74,910
Accrued expenses and other
liabilities 112,901 26,184
Deferred income taxes 20,223 17,420
------------ ------------
Total liabilities 8,056,170 7,582,973
Commitments and contingent
liabilities
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value,
100,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued and outstanding -- --
Common stock, $0.01 par value,
700,000,000 shares authorized as
of June 30, 2007, 300,000,000 shares
authorized as of September 30, 2006;
332,318,750 shares issued and
outstanding as of June 30, 2007,
1,000 shares issued and outstanding
of September 30, 2006 3,323 --
Paid-in capital 1,667,575 627,979
Unallocated ESOP shares (106,530) --
Retained earnings--
substantially restricted 406,453 395,892
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (10,618) (11,277)
------------ ------------
Total shareholders'
equity 1,960,203 1,012,594
------------ ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 10,016,373 $ 8,595,567
============ ============
TFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share data)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
For the Three Months For the Nine Months
Ended June 30, Ended June 30,
---------------------- ----------------------
2007 2006 2007 2006
--------- --------- --------- ---------
INTEREST AND
DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans,
including
fees $ 116,088 $ 121,175 $ 347,653 $ 349,469
Investment
securities
available for
sale 624 740 1,984 2,354
Investment
securities held
to maturity 7,235 921 12,623 2,896
Federal funds
sold 15,370 11 26,898 20
Other interest
earning assets 797 1,062 3,209 3,176
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total interest
income 140,114 123,909 392,367 357,915
--------- --------- --------- ---------
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits 87,029 70,451 250,215 199,476
Federal Home
Loan Bank
advances 310 3,693 933 9,401
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total interest
expense 87,339 74,144 251,148 208,877
--------- --------- --------- ---------
NET INTEREST INCOME 52,775 49,765 141,219 149,038
PROVISION FOR
LOAN LOSSES 2,100 1,005 6,350 2,950
--------- --------- --------- ---------
NET INTEREST
INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR
LOAN LOSSES 50,675 48,760 134,869 146,088
NON-INTEREST
INCOME:
Fees and service
charges 6,481 5,735 18,840 16,873
Gain on the sale
of securities
Loss on the sale
of loans (630) (9,188) (995) (18,699)
Increase in and
death benefits
from bank owned
life insurance
contracts 1,595 1,515 4,720 4,754
Net income on
private equity
investments 1,293 912 4,630 1,160
Other 5,442 2,618 10,505 7,367
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total
non-interest
income 14,181 1,592 37,700 11,455
--------- --------- --------- ---------
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and
employee benefits 17,956 14,945 54,275 46,017
Marketing
services 3,353 2,792 10,055 7,982
Office property,
equipment and
software 5,018 4,440 14,393 13,635
Federal
insurance
premium 591 580 1,749 1,722
State franchise
tax 841 985 2,655 2,894
Contribution to
charitable
foundation 55,000 -- 55,000 --
Other operating
expenses 5,898 4,907 16,988 13,779
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total
non-interest
expense 88,657 28,649 155,115 86,029
--------- --------- --------- ---------
INCOME(LOSS)
BEFORE INCOME
TAXES (23,801) 21,703 17,454 71,514
INCOME TAX
EXPENSE(BENEFIT) (6,544) 7,004 6,893 23,234
--------- --------- --------- ---------
NET INCOME(LOSS) $ (17,257) $ 14,699 $ 10,561 $ 48,280
========= ========= ========= =========
Earnings(loss)
per share -
primary and
fully diluted $ (0.06) $ 0.06 $ 0.04 $ 0.21
========= ========= ========= =========
TFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS
------------------------------------------
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007
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Interest
Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Cost(a)
----------- ----------- ------
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning
assets:
Cash on hand and in
banks $ 17,754 $ 242 5.45%
Federal funds sold 1,173,324 15,370 5.24%
Investment securities 61,055 643 4.21%
Mortgage-backed
securities 528,748 7,216 5.46%
Loans 7,698,883 116,088 6.03%
Federal Home Loan
Bank stock 34,231 555 6.49%
----------- -----------
Total interest-
earning assets 9,513,995 140,114 5.89%
-----------
Noninterest-earning
assets 341,012
-----------
Total assets $ 9,855,007
===========
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
NOW accounts $ 1,616,065 16,472 4.08%
Passbook savings and
subscription proceeds 919,609 6,277 2.73%
Certificates of
deposit 5,402,340 64,280 4.76%
FHLB advances 25,104 310 4.94%
----------- -----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities 7,963,118 87,339 4.39%
-----------
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities 85,000
-----------
Total liabilities 8,048,118
Shareholder's equity 1,806,889
-----------
Total liabilities
and shareholder's
equity $ 9,855,007
===========
Net interest income 52,775
==========
Interest rate spread (b) 1.50%
=====
Net interest-earning
assets (c) $ 1,550,877
===========
Net interest margin (d) 2.22%(a)
===========
Average interest-
earning assets
to average
interest-bearing
liabilities 119.48%
===========
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2006
----------------------------------------
Interest
Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Cost(a)
----------- ----------- ------
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Cash on hand and in
banks $ 6,284 $ 43 2.74%
Federal funds sold 904 11 4.87%
Investment securities 39,941 381 3.82%
Mortgage-backed
securities 106,009 1,280 4.83%
Loans 8,221,397 121,175 5.90%
Federal Home Loan
Bank stock 71,232 1,019 5.72%
----------- -----------
Total interest-
earning assets 8,445,767 123,909 5.87%
-----------
Noninterest-earning
assets 365,291
-----------
Total assets $ 8,811,058
===========
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
NOW accounts $ 1,515,732 13,832 3.65%
Passbook savings and
subscription proceeds 371,580 862 0.93%
Certificates of
deposit 5,367,688 55,757 4.16%
FHLB advances 366,728 3,693 4.03%
----------- -----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities 7,621,728 74,144 3.89%
----------- -----------
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities 174,885
-----------
Total liabilities 7,796,613
Shareholder's equity 1,014,445
-----------
Total liabilities
and shareholder's
equity $ 8,811,058
===========
Net interest income $ 49,765
=========
Interest rate spread(b) 1.98%
=====
Net interest-earning
assets (c) $ 824,039
===========
Net interest margin (d) 2.36% (a)
========
Average interest-
earning assets
to average
interest-bearing
liabilities 110.81%
===========
(a) Annualized
(b) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the
yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average
interest-bearing liabilities.
(c) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning
assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(d) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by
total interest-earning assets.
TFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS
------------------------------------------
Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2007
-----------------------------------------
Interest
Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Cost(a)
----------- ----------- -------
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Cash on hand and in
banks 15,204 591 5.18%
Federal funds sold 684,692 26,898 5.24%
Investment securities 52,027 1,548 3.97%
Mortgage-backed
securities 327,618 13,059 5.31%
Loans 7,680,778 347,653 6.04%
Federal Home Loan
Bank stock 58,368 2,618 5.98%
----------- -----------
Total interest-
earning assets 8,818,687 392,367 5.93%
-----------
Noninterest-earning
assets 335,880
-----------
Total assets $ 9,154,567
===========
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
NOW accounts $ 1,661,553 50,948 4.09%
Passbook savings and
subscription proceeds 560,322 8,306 1.98%
Certificates of
deposit 5,462,386 190,961 4.66%
FHLB advances 25,104 933 4.96%
----------- -----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities 7,709,365 251,148 4.34%
-----------
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities 157,987
-----------
Total liabilities 7,867,352
Shareholder's equity 1,287,215
-----------
Total liabilities
and shareholder's
equity $ 9,154,567
===========
Net interest income $141,219
==========
Interest rate
spread(b) 1.59%
====
Net interest-earning
assets(c) $ 1,109,322
===========
Net interest margin(d) 2.14% (a)
==========
Average interest-
earning assets to
average interest-
bearing liabilities 114.39%
======
Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2006
---------------------------------------
Interest
Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Cost(a)
----------- ----------- -------
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Cash on hand and in
banks 7,560 162 2.86%
Federal funds sold 580 20 4.60%
Investment securities 40,532 1,134 3.73%
Mortgage-backed
securities 118,273 4,117 4.64%
Loans 8,044,823 349,469 5.79%
Federal Home Loan
Bank stock 70,233 3,013 5.72%
----------- -----------
Total interest-
earning assets 8,282,001 357,915 5.76%
-----------
Noninterest-earning
assets 367,167
-----------
Total assets $ 8,649,168
===========
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
NOW accounts $ 1,432,016 36,067 3.36%
Passbook savings and
subscription proceeds 392,026 2,731 0.93%
Certificates of
deposit 5,341,751 160,678 4.01%
FHLB advances 330,010 9,401 3.80%
----------- -----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities 7,495,803 208,877 3.72%
-----------
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities 155,971
-----------
Total liabilities 7,651,774
Shareholder's equity 997,394
-----------
Total liabilities
and shareholder's
equity $ 8,649,168
============
Net interest income $149,038
==========
Interest rate
spread(b) 2.05%
====
Net interest-earning
assets(c) $ 786,198
==========
Net interest margin(d) 2.40%(a)
=========
Average interest-
earning assets to
average interest-
bearing liabilities 110.49%
======
(a) Annualized
(b) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the
yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average
interest-bearing liabilities.
(c) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning
assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(d) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by
total interest-earning assets.