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 ended: September 30, 2009

Commission file number: 0-10997

WEST COAST BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon   93-0810577  
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer  
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)  

5335 Meadows Road – Suite 201
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(503) 684-0884
(Registrant’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 [ X ] No [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, 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 small reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

      [    ] Large Accelerated Filer [X] Accelerated Filer [    ] Non-accelerated Filer [    ] Smaller Reporting Company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [    ] No [X ]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      Common Stock, no par value: 15,647,242 shares outstanding as of October 31, 2009


WEST COAST BANCORP
FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION   3  
 
      Item 1.         Financial Statements (Unaudited)   3  
            CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS   3  
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)   4  
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS   5  
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   6  
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   7  
 
      Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   28  
 
      Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   59  
 
      Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   59  
 
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION   60  
 
      Item 1.   Legal Proceedings   60  
 
      Item 1A.     Risk Factors   60  
 
      Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   63  
 
      Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities   63  
 
      Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   63  
 
      Item 5.   Other Information   63  
 
      Item 6.   Exhibits   63  
 
SIGNATURES   64  

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

WEST COAST BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

September 30,        December 31,
(Dollars and shares in thousands) 2009 2008
ASSETS
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
        Cash and due from banks $ 46,772 $ 58,046
        Federal funds sold 3,287 6,682
        Interest-bearing deposits in other banks 201,583 50
              Total cash and cash equivalents 251,642 64,778
Trading securities 692 1,546
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
        (amortized cost: $408,865 and $201,150, respectively) 411,984 198,515
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, held at cost 12,148 10,843
Loans held for sale 959 2,860
Loans 1,822,001 2,064,796
Allowance for loan losses (39,075 ) (28,920 )
               Loans, net 1,782,926 2,035,876
Premises and equipment, net 30,699 33,127
Other real estate owned, net 76,570 70,110
Goodwill - 13,059
Core deposit intangible, net 716 995
Bank owned life insurance 24,162 23,525
Other assets 60,859 60,906
               Total assets $ 2,653,357 $ 2,516,140
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Deposits:
        Demand $ 522,629 $ 478,292
        Savings and interest bearing demand 401,256     346,206
        Money market 651,198 615,588
        Time deposits 580,743 584,293
               Total deposits 2,155,826 2,024,379
Short-term borrowings 10,000 132,000
Long-term borrowings 253,299 91,059
Junior subordinated debentures 51,000 51,000
Reserve for unfunded commitments 961 1,014
Other liabilities   20,588 18,501
               Total liabilities 2,491,674 2,317,953
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8)
 
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock: no par value, 10,000 shares authorized;
        none issued and outstanding - -
Common stock: no par value, 50,000 shares authorized;
        issued and outstanding: 15,647 in 2009 and 15,696 in 2008 92,929 92,245
Retained earnings 66,817 107,542
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 1,937 (1,600 )
        Total stockholders' equity 161,683 198,187
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $         2,653,357 $         2,516,140  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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WEST COAST BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 2009        2008        2009        2008
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans $       24,535 $       32,013 $       76,899 $       99,912
Interest on taxable investment securities 2,395 1,886 5,995 6,093
Interest on nontaxable investment securities 668 800 2,118 2,470
Interest on deposits in other banks 126 1 187 32
Interest on federal funds sold 1 72 3 322
       Total interest income 27,725 34,772 85,202 108,829  
 
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Savings, interest bearing demand deposits and money market 2,493 3,944 7,520 13,099
Time deposits   3,723 4,366 11,540 15,888
Short-term borrowings - 990 687 3,613
Long-term borrowings 2,046 1,123 4,764   3,175
Junior subordinated debentures 318   626 1,202 2,041
       Total interest expense 8,580 11,049 25,713     37,816
Net interest income   19,145   23,723   59,489 71,013
Provision for credit losses 20,300 9,125 54,824 23,850
Net interest (loss) income after provision for credit losses (1,155 ) 14,598   4,665 47,163
 
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts 4,038 4,176 11,976 11,694
Payment systems related revenue 2,501 2,337 6,997 6,808
Trust and investment services revenue 1,140 1,241 3,030 4,360
Gains on sales of loans 466 455 1,565 2,084
Other real estate owned valuation adjustments and loss on sales (3,998 ) (1,422 ) (12,485 ) (1,685 )
Other noninterest income 824 621 3,553 2,619
Other-than-temporary impairment losses - (6,338 ) (192 ) (6,338 )
Gains on sales of securities - - 833 777
       Total noninterest income 4,971 1,070 15,277 20,319
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits 10,753 11,017 33,215 36,017
Equipment 1,758 1,793 5,500 5,309
Occupancy 2,247 2,354 6,908 7,026
Payment systems related expense 1,043 952 2,960 2,687
Professional fees 1,091 1,334 3,389 3,082
Postage, printing and office supplies 799 991 2,420 2,957
Marketing 832 1,009 2,158 2,810
Communications 402 437 1,199 1,266
Goodwill impairment - - 13,059 -
Other noninterest expense 4,564 2,334 13,299 6,634
       Total noninterest expense 23,489 22,221 84,107 67,788
 
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (19,673 ) (6,553 ) (64,165 ) (306 )
BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES (7,265 ) (4,237 ) (21,819 ) (2,674 )
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (12,408 ) $ (2,316 ) $ (42,346 ) $ 2,368
 
       Basic earnings (loss) per share $ (0.79 ) $ (0.15 ) $ (2.71 ) $ 0.15
       Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ (0.79 ) $ (0.15 ) $ (2.71 ) $ 0.15
       Weighted average common shares 15,520 15,487 15,510 15,467
       Weighted average diluted shares 15,520 15,487 15,510 15,571  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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WEST COAST BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

Nine months ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2009        2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) $       (42,346 ) $       2,368
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 4,655 3,358
Amortization of tax credits 990 939
Deferred income tax benefit (6,391 ) (4,319 )
Amortization of intangibles 279 338
Provision for credit losses 54,824 23,850
Goodwill impairment 13,059 -
Decrease in accrued interest receivable 334 4,119
Decrease in other assets 1,698 2,465
Loss on impairment of securities 192 6,338
Gains on sales of securities (833 ) (777 )
Net loss on disposal of premises and equipment 14 9
Other real estate owned valuation adjustments and loss on sales 12,485 1,685
Gains on sale of loans (1,565 ) (2,084 )
Origination of loans held for sale (57,283 ) (48,216 )
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale 60,749 53,147
Increase (decrease) in interest payable 160 (516 )
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities 2,022 (17,225 )
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (637 ) (658 )
Stock based compensation expense 1,193 1,628
Excess tax deficiency associated with stock plans (496 )   -
Decrease in trading securities 854 509
              Net cash provided by operating activities 43,957 26,958
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities 33,166 45,110
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities 36,189 30,898
Purchase of available for sale securities (274,374 ) (32,854 )
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock (1,305 ) (4,399 )
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock -   3,005
Investments in tax credits (9 ) (430 )
Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment - 31
Loans made to customers less (greater) than principal collected on loans 148,106 (28,561 )
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned   33,869 8,500
Capital expenditures on other real estate owned (2,786 ) (607 )
Capital expenditures on premises and equipment (1,152 ) (2,554 )
              Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (28,296 ) 18,139
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in demand, savings and interest
       bearing transaction accounts 134,997 (47,865 )
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits (3,550 ) 14,452
Proceeds from issuance of short-term borrowings 347,600 1,906,531
Repayment of short-term borrowings (479,600 ) (1,968,531 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings 192,240 42,959
Repayment of long-term borrowings (20,000 ) -
Activity in common stock of deferred compensation plans 9 2
Redemption of stock pursuant to stock plans (22 ) (440 )
Cash dividends paid (471 ) (4,393 )
              Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 171,203 (57,285 )
 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 186,864 (12,188 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 64,778 113,802
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 251,642 $ 101,614

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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WEST COAST BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)

Accumulated
Other
Common Stock Retained Comprehensive
(Shares and Dollars in thousands) Shares        Amount        Earnings        income (loss)        Total
BALANCE, January 1, 2008 15,593 $ 89,882 $ 118,792 $       (433 ) $       208,241
 
Comprehensive loss:
       Net loss - - (6,313 ) - $ (6,313 )
       Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
              Net unrealized investment loss - - - (1,167 ) (1,167 )
       Other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - - (1,167 )
Comprehensive loss - - - - $ (7,480 )
Cash dividends, $.29 per common share - - (4,550 ) - (4,550 )
 
Issuance of common stock-stock options 2 25 - - 25
Redemption of stock pursuant to stock plans (20 ) (190 ) - - (190 )
Activity in deferred compensation plan (7 ) (50 ) - - (50 )
Issuance of common stock-restricted stock 128 -   - - -
Stock based compensation expense -   2,865 - - 2,865
Tax adjustment associated with stock plans - (287 ) - - (287 )
Post retirement benefit adjustment - - (387 ) - (387 )
BALANCE, December 31, 2008        15,696 $       92,245 $       107,542 $ (1,600 ) $ 198,187
 
Comprehensive loss:
       Net loss - - (42,346 ) - $ (42,346 )
       Other comprehensive income, net of tax:  
              Net unrealized investment gain - - - 5,472 5,472
       Other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - - 5,472
Comprehensive loss - - - - $ (36,874 )
Cumulative effect of adopting ASC 320 - - 1,935 (1,935 ) -
Cash dividends, $.02 per common share - - (314 ) - (314 )
Issuance of common stock-stock options - - - - -
Redemption of stock pursuant to stock plans (12 ) (22 ) - - (22 )
Activity in deferred compensation plan (37 ) 9 - - 9
Issuance of common stock-restricted stock - - - - -
Stock based compensation expense - 1,193 - - 1,193
Tax adjustment associated with stock plans - (496 ) - - (496 )
BALANCE, September 30, 2009 15,647 $ 92,929 $ 66,817 $ 1,937 $ 161,683

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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WEST COAST BANCORP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

      The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information. In addition, this report has been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q, and therefore, these financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of West Coast Bancorp (“Bancorp” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, West Coast Bank (the “Bank”), West Coast Trust and Totten, Inc., after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances. The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements and related notes, including our significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes, including our significant accounting policies, contained in Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (“2008 10-K”).

      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial information contained in this report reflects all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009, or other future periods. For the purpose of preparing financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events through the date which the Company’s financial statements were issued, November 5, 2009.

      Restatement. In the consolidated statements of cash flows, proceeds from issuance of (repayments of) short-term borrowings within cash flows from financing activities had previously been presented on a net basis, rather than on a gross basis in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 230, “Statement of Cash Flows”. This restatement does not affect the Company’s consolidated balance sheets or statements of income (loss). Accordingly, the Company’s historical net income (loss), earnings (loss) per share, total assets, and cash and cash equivalents remain unchanged.

      Supplemental cash flow information. The following table presents supplemental cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

Nine months ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2009        2008
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid (received) in the period for:
       Interest $       25,553 $       38,332
       Income taxes $ (14,585 ) $ 4,385
Noncash investing and financing activities:
       Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available
              for sale securities, net of tax $ 5,472 $ (2,797 )
       Dividends declared and accrued in other liabilities $ - $ 157
       Other Real Estate Owned and premises and equipment expenditures
              accrued in other liabilities $ 10 $ 18
       Transfer of loans to OREO $ 50,021 $ 54,444

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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION (continued)

      New accounting pronouncements.

      In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105 “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”, which established the Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Codification is not expected to change U.S. GAAP, but will combine all authoritative standards into a comprehensive, topically organized online database. The FASB will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates to update the Codification. After the launch of the Codification on July 1, 2009 only one level of authoritative U.S. GAAP for nongovernmental entities will exist, other than guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company adopted ASC 105 for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

      In June 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance included in ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share” which requires that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method described in ASC 260. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of income (loss), its consolidated balance sheet, or its consolidated statement of cash flows. See Note 7 for additional detail on earnings (loss) per share.

      In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance included in ASC 320 “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities” that amends current other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt securities to require a new other-than-temporary impairment model that shifts the focus from an entity’s intent to hold the debt security until recovery to its intent, or expected requirement to sell the debt security. This guidance is intended to provide greater clarity to investors about the credit and noncredit component of an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) event and to more effectively communicate when an OTTI event has occurred. This guidance was applied prospectively with a cumulative effect transition adjustment as of the beginning of the period in which it was adopted. The Company early adopted the guidance within ASC 320 as of March 31, 2009 to help users of its financial statements better understand the Company’s investment portfolio, including its pooled trust preferred securities. As of March 31, 2009, the Company recorded a cumulative adjustment in the opening balance of retained earnings of $1.9 million, after taxes of $1.2 million ($3.1 million pretax), to reflect the adjustment of previously recorded OTTI charges on pooled trust preferred securities. See Note 3 for additional detail on investment securities.

      In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance within ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” which provides additional guidance on determining whether a market for a financial asset is not active and a transaction is not distressed for fair value measurements. The authoritative guidance will be applied prospectively and retrospective application is not permitted. The Company elected early adoption of this guidance to better evaluate the fair value of securities impacted by inactive markets including the Company’s pooled trust preferred securities. At March 31, 2009, pooled trust preferred securities with a book value of $13.9 million were evaluated under the guidance provided in ASC 820. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of income (loss), its consolidated balance sheet, or its consolidated statement of cash flows. See Note 3 for additional detail on investment securities.

      In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance contained in ASC 825 “Financial Instruments” that requires an entity to provide disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments in interim financial information. The guidance applies to all financial instruments within the scope of ASC 825 and requires entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments, in both interim financial statements as well as annual financial statements. The Company elected early adoption of this guidance which increased the Company’s interim financial statement disclosures with regard to the fair value of financial instruments as presented in Note 13.

      In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance within ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”. ASC 855 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It should not result in significant changes in the subsequent events that an entity reports, either through recognition or disclosure in its financial statements. This statement requires disclosure of the date through which a company has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether that date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of financial statements being presented. The Company has adopted ASC 855. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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2. STOCK PLANS

      At September 30, 2009, Bancorp maintained two stock option plans; the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (“2002 Plan”) and the 1999 Stock Option Plan. No additional grants may be made under the 1999 Stock Option plan. The 2002 Plan, which is shareholder approved, permits the grant of stock options, restricted stock and certain other stock based awards for up to 2.1 million shares, of which 30,304 shares remained available for issuance as of September 30, 2009.

      All stock options have an exercise price that is equal to the closing market value of Bancorp’s stock on the date the options were granted. Options granted under the 2002 Plan generally vest over a two to four year vesting period; however, certain grants have been made that vested immediately, including grants to directors. Stock options granted have a 10 year maximum term. Options previously issued under the 1999 Plan are fully vested. It is Bancorp’s policy to issue new shares for stock option exercises and restricted stock. Bancorp expenses stock options and restricted stock on a straight line basis over the related vesting term.

      The following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the period shown:

Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Weighted Average
Common Shares       Exercise Price
Balance, beginning of period        1,407,515 $ 16.41
       Granted 421,400     2.31
       Exercised - -
       Forfeited/expired (77,738 ) 15.08
Balance, end of period 1,751,177 $ 13.08

      The following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the periods shown, less estimated forfeitures:

Nine months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Intrinsic value of options exercised in the period $        - $        6
 
Stock options vested and expected to vest:
       Number 1,700,804 1,392,042
       Weighted average exercise price $ 13.08 $ 16.10
       Aggregate intrinsic value $ 69   $ 2,155
       Weighted average contractual term of options 5.6 years 4.9 years
 
Stock options vested and currently exercisable:
       Number 1,247,380 1,161,837
       Weighted average exercise price $ 15.70 $ 16.08
       Aggregate intrinsic value $ 11 $ 1,586
       Weighted average contractual term of options 3.9 years 4.1 years

      The balance of unearned compensation related to stock options as of September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, was $.4 million and $.6 million, respectively.

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2. STOCK PLANS (Continued)

      The following table presents information on restricted stock outstanding for the period shown:

Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Weighted Average
Market Price at
Restricted Shares       Grant
Balance, beginning of period 210,768 $ 18.41
       Granted - -
       Vested (70,506 )   20.77
       Forfeited (2,905 ) 22.44
Balance, end of period 137,357 $ 17.12
 
Weighted average remaining recognition period 1.3

      The balance of unearned compensation related to restricted stock shares as of September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, was $1.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

      The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes based stock option valuation model. Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from Bancorp’s stock, historical volatility of Bancorp’s stock, and other factors. Expected dividend yields are based on dividend trends and the market price of Bancorp’s stock price at grant. Bancorp uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within the valuation model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

      The following table presents the Black-Scholes assumptions used in connection with stock option grants in the periods shown.

Black-Scholes assumptions
Nine months ended Nine months ended
September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Risk Free interest rates 1.64 % 2.75%-3.52 %
Expected dividend yield 1.22 % 3.60%-4.18 %
Expected lives, in years   4 4
Expected volatility 37 %   27 %
Weighted avg. fair value of options granted in period $        0.65 $        2.20

      The following table presents stock-based compensation expense for the periods shown:

Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, pretax) 2009       2008       2009       2008
Restricted stock expense $        247 $        418 $        866   $        1,253
Stock option expense 45   109     327   375
       Total stock-based compensation expense $ 292 $ 527 $ 1,193 $ 1,628

      The income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for restricted stock compensation expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $94,000 and $329,000, respectively, compared to $159,000 and $476,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

      There was no cash received from stock option exercises for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company had no tax benefits from disqualifying dispositions involving incentive stock options, the exercise of non-qualified stock options, and the vesting and release of restricted stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

      The following tables present the available for sale investment portfolio as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

(Dollars in thousands) Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Net Unrealized
September 30, 2009 Cost       Gross Gains       Gross Losses       Gains (Losses)       Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities $        45,069   $        128 $        - $        128 $        45,197
U.S. Government agency securities 39,267 336 - 336 39,603
Corporate securities 14,422 - (3,801 )   (3,801 ) 10,621
Mortgage-backed securities   230,854 3,409   (1,057 ) 2,352   233,206
Obligations of state and political subdivisions 69,968 4,027   (92 )   3,935 73,903
Equity investments and other securities 9,285   177 (8 ) 169 9,454
       Total $ 408,865 $ 8,077 $ (4,958 ) $ 3,119   $ 411,984

(Dollars in thousands) Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Net Unrealized
December 31, 2008 Cost       Gross Gains       Gross Losses       Gains (Losses)       Fair Value
U.S. Treasury securities $        200 $        23 $        - $        23 $        223
U.S. Government agency securities 7,310 77   - 77 7,387
Corporate securities 12,608 937 (2,668 ) (1,731 ) 10,877
Mortgage-backed securities   94,846   602   (2,882 )   (2,280 ) 92,566
Obligations of state and political subdivisions 81,025   1,805 (432 ) 1,373   82,398
Equity investments and other securities 5,161 120 (217 )   (97 ) 5,064
       Total $ 201,150 $ 3,564 $ (6,199 ) $ (2,635 ) $ 198,515

      At September 30, 2009, the fair value of the securities in the investment portfolio was $412.0 million while the amortized cost was $408.9 million, reflecting a net unrealized gain in the portfolio of $3.1 million. At December 31, 2008, the fair value and amortized cost of securities in the investment portfolio were $198.5 million and $201.1 million, respectively, reflecting a net unrealized loss of $2.6 million. The September 30, 2009, investment portfolio balance increased $213.5 million from December 31, 2008, reflecting a shift in the Company’s earning asset mix from loans to investment securities as a result of its capital and liquidity preservation strategies.

      In the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded OTTI charges totaling $6.3 million pretax; $.4 million relating to an investment in a Lehman Brothers bond and $3.1 million related to two pooled trust preferred investments, each of which is held in our corporate securities portfolio, as well as $2.8 million for an investment in Freddie Mac preferred stock that is held in our equity and other securities portfolio. The $3.1 million OTTI related to the two pooled trust preferred investments was subsequently reversed as of March 31, 2009. See Note 1 “New Accounting Pronouncements” for additional detail. The losses on these securities, which amounted to $1.6 million as of September 30, 2009, are now included in the gross unrealized losses in the available for sale portfolio of $5.0 million noted above.

      In the first quarter of 2009, the Company recorded OTTI charges totaling $.2 million pretax comprised of $.1 million relating to an investment in a Lehman Brothers bond held in our corporate securities portfolio, and $.1 million for an investment in Freddie Mac preferred stock held in our equity and other securities portfolio. Both of these investments were sold in the second quarter of 2009 for no additional gain or loss.

      The corporate securities portfolio had a $3.8 million net unrealized loss at September 30, 2009. The majority of this unrealized loss was associated with the decline in market value of our $13.9 million investment in pooled trust preferred securities issued primarily by banks and insurance companies. These securities have several features that reduce credit risk, including subordination and collateral coverage tests. An increase in credit and liquidity spreads contributed to the unrealized loss associated with these securities.

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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

      Our mortgage-backed securities portfolio at September 30, 2009, consisted of $201.6 million in fair value of U.S. Government and agency backed mortgages and $31.6 million in fair value of non-agency mortgages. The majority of our non-agency mortgage-backed securities portfolio was comprised of securities rated AAA or Aaa and secured by 15 year fully amortizing jumbo loans. One security, with a fair value of $2.6 million and an amortized cost of $2.7 million, was rated BB by Fitch and BB+ by Standard and Poor’s.

      Our securities representing obligations of state and political subdivisions had a fair value of $73.9 million, while the amortized cost was $70.0 million, reflecting a net unrealized gain of $3.9 million. Despite the net unrealized gain, the Company has experienced a decline in the credit ratings of the securities in this segment of its securities portfolio, which is comprised solely of municipal bonds.

      The following table provides information on investment securities with 12 months or greater continuous unrealized losses as of September 30, 2009:

Amortized cost of Fair value of
securities with an securities with an
unrealized loss for more unrealized loss for more Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands) than 12 months       than 12 months       Gross Losses
Corporate securities $        13,922   $        10,121 $        (3,801 )
Mortgage-backed securities 17,596 16,547   (1,049 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions 2,011   1,924 (87 )
Equity and other securities   1,200 1,192 (8 )
       Total $ 34,729 $ 29,784 $ (4,945 )

      At September 30, 2009, the Company had 14 investment securities with an amortized cost of $34.7 million and an unrealized loss of $4.9 million that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. The unrealized loss on corporate securities was due to wide credit and liquidity spreads on the pooled trust preferred investments. These securities had a $13.9 million amortized cost with a $10.1 million fair value at September 30, 2009. The fair value of these securities fluctuates as credit and liquidity spreads change, as well as when market interest rates or the timing of projected cash flows change.

      The following table provides information on investment securities which have unrealized losses and have been in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months as of September 30, 2009:

Amortized cost of Fair value of
securities with an securities with an
unrealized loss for less unrealized loss for less Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands) than 12 months       than 12 months       Gross Losses
U.S. Government agency securities $        75 $        75 $        -
Mortgage-backed securities 1,432 1,424   (8 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions   201     196   (5 )
Equity and other securities 1 1 -
       Total $ 1,709 $ 1,696 $ (13 )

      There were a total of 6 securities in Bancorp’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2009, that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months, with an amortized cost of $1.7 million and a total unrealized loss of $.01 million. The unrealized loss on our mortgage-backed securities portfolio was substantially due to an increase in credit and liquidity spreads.

      In addition to accounting and regulatory guidance, in determining whether a security is OTTI, the Company regularly considers the duration and amount of the unrealized loss, the financial condition of the issuer and the prospects for a change in market value within a reasonable period of time. As the Company does not have the intent to sell the securities in the tables above and it is not more than likely that it will have to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery in value, and it expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities, none of the unrealized losses summarized in these tables are considered other-than-temporary.

      At September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, the Company had $237.5 and $97.9 million, respectively, in investment securities pledged as collateral for borrowings and public funds.

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3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

      The following table presents the maturities of the investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2009:

(Dollars in thousands) Available for sale
September 30, 2009 Amortized cost       Fair value
U.S. Treasury securities
       One year or less $        30,125 $        30,154
       After one year through five years 14,944 15,043
       After five through ten years - -
       Due after ten years - -
              Total 45,069 45,197
 
U.S. Government agency securities:
       One year or less 876 881
       After one year through five years 27,771 28,053
       After five through ten years 10,620 10,669
       Due after ten years - -
              Total 39,267 39,603
 
Corporate securities:
       One year or less - -
       After one year through five years 500 500
       After five through ten years - -
       Due after ten years 13,922 10,121
              Total 14,422 10,621
 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions:  
       One year or less 4,439 4,487
       After one year through five years 21,415 22,543
       After five through ten years 29,005 31,035
       Due after ten years 15,109 15,838
              Total 69,968 73,903
 
              Sub-total 168,726 169,324
 
Mortgage-backed securities 230,854   233,206
Equity investments and other securities   9,285 9,454
              Total securities $ 408,865 $ 411,984

      Mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities, have maturities that will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

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4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

      The composition and carrying value of the Company’s loan portfolio, excluding loans held for sale, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       December 31, 2008
Commercial $        406,807 $        482,405
Real estate construction 149,865 285,149
Real estate mortgage   382,648 393,208
Commercial real estate 863,658 882,092
Installment and other consumer 19,023 21,942  
Total loans 1,822,001   2,064,796
Allowance for loan losses (39,075 ) (28,920 )
Total loans, net $ 1,782,926 $ 2,035,876

      The following tables present activity in the allowance for credit losses, comprised of the Company’s allowance for loan losses and reserve for unfunded commitments, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and 2008:

Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance, beginning of period $        38,569 $        37,045
Provision for credit losses   20,300 9,125
Loan charge-offs (19,205 )   (12,536 )
Loan recoveries 372   810
       Net loan charge-offs (18,833 ) (11,726 )
       Total allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 40,036   $ 34,444  

Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance at beginning of period $        29,934 $        54,903
Provision for credit losses 54,824 23,850
Loan charge-offs (46,041 ) (46,682 )
Loan recoveries 1,319 2,373
       Net loan charge-offs (44,722 )   (44,309 )
       Total allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 40,036   $ 34,444
Components of allowance for credit losses  
Allowance for loan losses $ 39,075 $ 33,498
Reserve for unfunded commitments 961 946
       Total allowance for credit losses $ 40,036 $ 34,444

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5. GOODWILL

      At March 31, 2009, based on management’s analysis and continued deteriorating economic conditions and the length of time and amount by which the Company’s book value per share had exceeded its market value per share, the Company determined it was appropriate to write off the entire $13.1 million of goodwill related to its acquisition of Mid-Valley Bank in June, 2006.

      The goodwill impairment analysis requires management to make judgments in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred and involves a two-step process. The first step was a comparison of the Bank’s fair value to its carrying value. We estimated fair value using a combination of quoted market price and an estimate of a control premium. The results of the analysis concluded that the estimated fair value of the Company’s Banking reporting unit was less than its book value and the carrying amount of the Company’s Banking reporting unit goodwill exceeded its implied fair value. Therefore, the Company failed step one and moved to the second step which required allocation of the fair value to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit, including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that would calculate the implied fair value of goodwill. After completing this analysis, we concluded the Company’s Bank reporting unit goodwill exceeded its implied fair value at March 31, 2009, resulting in a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $13.1 million.

6. OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED, NET

      The following tables summarize Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) for the periods shown:

Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance, beginning period $        83,830 $        27,892
Additions to OREO 12,064 26,965
Disposition of OREO (15,527 ) (5,618 )
Valuation adjustments in the period (3,797 ) (1,118 )
Total OREO $ 76,570 $ 48,121

Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance, beginning period $        70,110   $        3,255
Additions to OREO 52,814 55,062
Disposition of OREO (34,732 ) (8,833 )
Valuation adjustments in the period (11,622 )   (1,363 )
Total OREO $ 76,570 $ 48,121

      The following tables summarize the OREO valuation allowance for the periods shown:

Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance, beginning period $        9,110 $        420
Additions to the valuation allowance 3,797 1,100
Deductions from the valuation allowance (3,137 ) (65 )
Total OREO valuation allowance $ 9,770 $ 1,455

Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Balance, beginning period $        3,920 $        175
Additions to the valuation allowance   11,622     1,345
Deductions from the valuation allowance (5,772 ) (65 )
Total OREO valuation allowance $ 9,770 $ 1,455

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7. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

      Earnings (loss) per share is calculated under the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings (loss) per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company has issued restricted stock that qualifies as a participating security. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders less the net income (loss) allocated to participating nonvested restricted stock awards divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if certain shares issuable upon exercise of options and non-vested restricted stock were included.

      All prior period earnings per share amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of participating securities. The following tables reconcile the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share computations:

Three months ended
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Net loss $        (12,408 ) $        (2,316 )
Net loss allocated to participating restricted stock (76 ) (27 )
Net loss available to common stock holders $ (12,332 ) $ (2,289 )
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding -basic 15,520 15,487
Common stock equivalents from:
       Stock options - -
       Restricted stock - -
Weighted average common shares outstanding -diluted 15,520 15,487
 
Basic loss per share $ (0.79 ) $ (0.15 )
Diluted loss per share $ (0.79 ) $ (0.15 )
 
Stock option and restricted shares excluded due to anti-dilutive effect 1,889 1,638
               
Nine months ended
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) September 30, 2009       September 30, 2008
Net income (loss) $        (42,346 ) $        2,368
Net income (loss) allocated to participating restricted stock (349 ) 26
Net income (loss) available to common stock holders $ (41,997 )   $ 2,342
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding -basic 15,510 15,467
Common stock equivalents from:
       Stock options - 79
       Restricted stock - 25
Weighted average common shares outstanding -diluted 15,510   15,571
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share $ (2.71 ) $ 0.15
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ (2.71 )   $ 0.15
 
Stock option and restricted shares excluded due to anti-dilutive effect 1,889   1,534

      Due to the net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the diluted earnings per share calculation excluded all common stock equivalents, which amounted to 1.9 million shares, in each period.

      At September 30, 2008, there were 1.6 million and 1.5 million shares that were not included in the calculation of earnings per diluted share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. These excluded shares consisted of unexercised stock options and unvested restricted stock. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 all common stock equivalents were excluded due to the net loss. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 the common stock equivalents from stock options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because the exercise price of the stock options was greater than the average market price in the period of common stock and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

      The Bank has financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

      The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual or notional amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as for on-balance sheet instruments.

      The following table summarizes the Bank’s off balance sheet unfunded commitments as of the dates shown.

Contract or Contract or
Notional Amount Notional Amount
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009        December 31, 2008
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
Commitments to extend credit in the form of loans
       Commercial $        268,265 $        348,428
       Real estate construction 20,123 52,997
       Real estate mortgage    
              Standard mortgage 6,687 2,251
              Home equity line of credit 168,466 190,122
       Total real estate mortgage loans 175,153   192,373
       Commercial real estate 13,852 18,916
       Installment and consumer 13,522 15,779
       Other 15,422 8,251
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees 10,582 14,030
Account overdraft protection instruments 76,704 59,175
              Total $ 593,623 $ 709,949

      Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. The type of collateral varies, but may include real property, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.

      Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to support a customer’s performance or payment obligation to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.

      Interest rates on residential 1-4 family mortgage loan applications are typically rate locked during the application stage for periods ranging from 15 to 45 days, the most typical period being 30 days. These loans are locked with various qualified investors under a best-efforts delivery program. The Company makes every effort to deliver these loans before their rate locks expire. This arrangement generally requires the Bank to deliver the loans prior to the expiration of the rate lock. Delays in funding the loans may require a lock extension. The cost of a lock extension at times is borne by the borrower and at times by the Bank. These lock extension costs paid by the Bank are not expected to have a material impact to operations. This activity is managed daily.

      Bancorp is periodically party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on information currently known to management, although there are uncertainties inherent in litigation, we do not believe there is any legal action to which Bancorp or any of its subsidiaries is a party that, individually or in the aggregate, will have a materially adverse effect on Bancorp’s financial condition and results of operations, cash flows, or liquidity.

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9. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

      The following table displays the components of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods shown:

Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2009        2008        2009        2008
Net income (loss) as reported $       (12,408 ) $       (2,316 ) $       (42,346 ) $       2,368
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities arising during the period 8,877 (5,274 ) 9,539 (10,170 )
Tax benefit (provision) (3,465 ) 2,018 (3,672 ) 3,948
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities arising during the period 5,412 (3,256 ) 5,867 (6,222 )
 
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains on sales of securities -   - (833 ) (777 )
Tax provision   - -     320 299
Net gains on sales of securities -   - (513 ) (478 )
 
Less: Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment - 6,338 192 6,338
Tax benefit - (2,435 ) (74 )   (2,435 )
Net other-than-temporary impairment - 3,903 118 3,903
 
Total comprehensive income (loss) $ (6,996 ) $ (1,669 ) $ (36,874 ) $ (429 )

10. LONG-TERM DEBT AND JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT

      The following table summarized Bancorp’s long-term debt for the periods shown:

(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009        December 31, 2008
FHLB non-putable advances $       223,299 $       61,059
FHLB putable advances 30,000 30,000
Total long-term debt $ 253,299 $ 91,059

      Long-term debt at September 30, 2009, consists of notes with fixed maturities and structured advances with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) totaling $253.3 million compared to a December 31, 2008, long-term debt balance of $91.1 million. The increase in long-term debt of $162.2 million was primarily due to the maturity or payoff of $132 million in short term advances at December 31, 2008, with new advances of long-term debt during the first nine months of 2009.

      At September 30, 2009, total long-term debt with fixed maturities was $223.3 million, with rates ranging from 1.91% to 5.42%. Bancorp had three structured advances totaling $30.0 million, with original terms of three to five years at a rate of 2.45% to 3.78%. The scheduled maturities on these structured advances occur in February 2013, August 2013 and March 2014, although the FHLB may under certain circumstances require payment of these structured advances prior to maturity. Principal payments due at scheduled maturity of Bancorp’s long-term debt at September 30, 2009, are $2.6 million in 2010, $56.5 million in 2011, $80.1 million in 2012, $71.9 million in 2013 and $42.2 million in 2014.

      Bancorp had no outstanding federal funds purchased from correspondent banks, borrowings from the discount window or reverse repurchase agreements at September 30, 2009.

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10. LONG-TERM DEBT AND JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT (continued)

      At September 30, 2009, six wholly-owned subsidiary grantor trusts established by Bancorp had an outstanding balance of $51 million in trust preferred securities. The Company exercised its right to defer regularly scheduled interest payments on outstanding junior subordinated debentures related to its trust preferred securities. The Company will accrue interest expense on these junior subordinated debentures and may not pay dividends on its capital stock until all accrued but unpaid interest has been paid in full. The following table is a summary of current trust preferred securities issued by the grantor trusts and guaranteed by Bancorp:

(Dollars in thousands)
Preferred security Rate at Next possible
Issuance Trust        Issuance date        amount        Rate type 1        9/30/09        Maturity date        redemption date 2
West Coast Statutory Trust III   September 2003   $ 7,500   Variable   3.24%   September 2033   Currently redeemable
West Coast Statutory Trust IV March 2004 6,000 Variable 3.08% March 2034 Currently redeemable
West Coast Statutory Trust V April 2006 15,000 Variable 1.73% June 2036 June 2011
West Coast Statutory Trust VI December 2006 5,000 Variable 1.98% December 2036 December 2011
West Coast Statutory Trust VII March 2007 12,500 Variable 1.85% March 2037 March 2012
West Coast Statutory Trust VIII June 2007 5,000 Variable 1.68% June 2037 June 2012
       Total $ 51,000 Weighted rate 2.16%

1 The variable rate preferred securities reprice quarterly.

2 Securities are redeemable at the option of Bancorp following these dates.

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11. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

      Bancorp accounts for intercompany fees and services at an estimated fair value according to regulatory requirements for the service provided. Intercompany items relate primarily to the provision of accounting, human resources, data processing and marketing services.

      Summarized financial information concerning Bancorp’s reportable segments and the reconciliation to Bancorp’s consolidated results are shown in the following table. The “Other” column includes Bancorp’s trust operations and corporate-related items, including interest expense related to trust preferred securities. Investment in subsidiaries is netted out of the presentations below. The “Intersegment” column identifies the intersegment activities of revenues, expenses and other assets between the “Banking” and “Other” segments.

Three months ended September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Banking        Other        Intersegment        Consolidated
Interest income $ 27,705 $ 20 $ - $ 27,725
Interest expense 8,262 318 - 8,580
       Net interest income (expense) 19,443 (298 ) - 19,145
Provision for credit losses 20,300 -   - 20,300
Noninterest income 4,411 837 (277 ) 4,971
Noninterest expense 22,904     862 (277 )   23,489
       Loss before income taxes   (19,350 ) (323 ) - (19,673 )
Benefit for income taxes (7,139 ) (126 ) - (7,265 )
       Net loss $ (12,211 ) $ (197 ) $ - $ (12,408 )
 
Depreciation and amortization $ 2,048 $ 20 $ - $ 2,068
Assets $       2,649,223 $       9,453 $       (5,319 ) $       2,653,357  
Loans, net $ 1,782,926 $ - $ - $ 1,782,926
Deposits $ 2,160,336 $ - $ (4,510 ) $ 2,155,826
Equity $ 206,058 $ (44,375 ) $ - $ 161,683

Three months ended September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands) Banking        Other        Intersegment        Consolidated
Interest income $ 34,750 $ 22 $ - $ 34,772
Interest expense 10,423 626 - 11,049
       Net interest income (expense) 24,327 (604 ) - 23,723
Provision for credit losses 9,125 - - 9,125
Noninterest income 537 813 (280 ) 1,070
Noninterest expense 21,722   779   (280 ) 22,221
      Loss before income taxes   (5,983 ) (570 ) -   (6,553 )
Benefit for income taxes (4,015 ) (222 ) - (4,237 )
      Net loss $ (1,968 ) $ (348 ) $ - $ (2,316 )
 
Depreciation and amortization $ 1,169 $ 4 $ - $ 1,173
Assets $       2,556,695 $       20,966 $       (4,615 ) $       2,573,046
Loans, net $ 2,076,019 $ - $ - $ 2,076,019
Deposits $ 2,065,269 $ - $ (3,850 ) $ 2,061,419
Equity $ 238,517 $ (34,295 ) $ - $ 204,222

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11. SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (continued)

Nine months ended September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Banking        Other        Intersegment        Consolidated
Interest income $ 85,139   $ 63 $ - $ 85,202
Interest expense   24,511 1,202 - 25,713
       Net interest income (expense) 60,628 (1,139 ) - 59,489
Provision for credit losses 54,824 -   -   54,824
Noninterest income 13,898 2,213 (834 )   15,277
Noninterest expense (1) 82,339 2,602   (834 ) 84,107
       Loss before income taxes (62,637 )   (1,528 ) - (64,165 )
Benefit for income taxes (21,223 ) (596 ) - (21,819 )
       Net loss $ (41,414 ) $ (932 ) $ - $ (42,346 )
 
Depreciation and amortization $ 4,627 $       28 $       - $       4,655
Assets $       2,649,223 $ 9,453 $ (5,319 ) $ 2,653,357
Loans, net $ 1,782,926 $ - $ - $ 1,782,926
Deposits $ 2,160,336 $ - $ (4,510 ) $ 2,155,826
Equity $ 206,058 $ (44,375 ) $ - $ 161,683

(1) The Banking segment includes $13.1 million in expense related to impairment of goodwill as discussed in Note 5.

Nine months ended September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands) Banking        Other        Intersegment        Consolidated
Interest income $       108,772 $       57 $       - $       108,829
Interest expense 35,775 2,041 - 37,816
       Net interest income (expense) 72,997 (1,984 ) - 71,013
Provision for credit losses 23,850 - - 23,850
Noninterest income 18,521   2,649   (851 ) 20,319
Noninterest expense 65,855   2,784 (851 )   67,788
       Income (loss) before income taxes 1,813 (2,119 )   -   (306 )
Benefit for income taxes (1,848 ) (826 ) - (2,674 )
       Net income (loss) $ 3,661 $ (1,293 ) $ - $ 2,368
 
Depreciation and amortization $ 3,344 $ 14 $ - $ 3,358
Assets $ 2,556,695 $ 20,966 $ (4,615 ) $ 2,573,046
Loans, net $ 2,076,019 $ - $ - $ 2,076,019
Deposits $ 2,065,269 $ - $ (3,850 ) $ 2,061,419
Equity $ 238,517 $ (34,295 ) $ - $ 204,222

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12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

      The tables below present fair value information on certain assets broken down by recurring or nonrecurring measurement status. Recurring assets are initially measured at fair value and are required to be reflected at fair value in the financial statements at each reporting date. Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis are assets that due to an event or circumstance were required to be remeasured at fair value after initial recognition in the financial statements at some time during the reporting period.

      Assets are classified as level 1-3 based on the lowest level of input that has a significant affect on fair value. The following definitions describe the level 1-3 categories for inputs used in the tables presented below.

  • Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1): Inputs that are quoted unadjusted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market for the asset is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
     
  • Other observable inputs (Level 2): Inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity including quoted prices for similar assets, quoted prices for securities in inactive markets and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
     
  • Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): Inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own estimates about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

      The following tables present fair value measurements for assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition for the periods shown:

  Fair value measurements at September 30, 2009, using
Quoted prices in active Other observable Significant unobservable
Total fair value markets for identical assets inputs inputs
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2009        (Level 1)        (Level 2)        (Level 3)
Trading securities $ 692 $ 692 $ - $ -
Available for sale securities:  
       U.S. Treasury securities 45,197 45,197     - -
       U.S. Government agency securities 39,603 - 39,603   -
       Corporate securities   10,621   - - 10,621
       Mortgage-backed securities 233,206 - 233,206 -
       Obligations of state and political subdivisions 73,903 - 72,899 1,004
       Equity investments and other securities 9,454 - 9,454 -
Total recurring assets measured at fair value $        412,676 $        45,889 $        355,162 $        11,625

Fair value measurements at December 31, 2008, using
Quoted prices in active Other observable Significant unobservable
Total fair value markets for identical assets inputs inputs
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2008        (Level 1)        (Level 2)        (Level 3)
Trading securities $ 1,546 $ 1,546 $ - $ -
Available for sale securities:  
       U.S. Treasury securities 223 223   - -
       U.S. Government agency securities 7,387 - 7,387 -
       Corporate securities 10,877 - 1,357 9,520
       Mortgage-backed securities 92,566 - 92,566   -
       Obligations of state and political subdivisions   82,398   - 82,398 -
       Equity investments and other securities 5,064 - 5,064 -
Total recurring assets measured at fair value $        200,061 $        1,769 $        188,772 $        9,520

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12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

      The Company did not have any transfers between level 1, level 2, or level 3 instruments during the period. In addition, the Company had no material changes in valuation techniques for recurring and nonrecurring assets measured at fair value from the year ended December 31, 2008.

      The following table represents a reconciliation of level 3 instruments for assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and the full year 2008:

Three months ended September 30, 2009
Gains (loss) Reclassification of
included in other losses from adjustment
Balance July 1, comprehensive for impairment of Purchases, Issuances, Balance September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2009        income (loss)        securities        and Settlements        2009
Corporate securities $        9,302   $        1,319   $        -   $ - $ 10,621
Obligations of state and political subdivisions -   - - 1,004 1,004
Fair value $ 9,302 $ 1,319 $ - $        1,004 $        11,625

Nine months ended September 30, 2009
Gains (loss) Reclassification of
included in other losses from adjustment
Balance January 1,        comprehensive for impairment of Purchases, Issuances, Balance September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2009 income (loss)        securities        and Settlements        2009
Corporate securities $        9,520 $        1,033 $        68 $   - $ 10,621
Obligations of state and political subdivisions - - -        1,004 1,004
Fair value $ 9,520 $ 1,033 $ 68 $ 1,004 $        11,625

Twelve months ended December 31, 2008
Gains (loss) Reclassification of
included in other losses from adjustment  
Balance January 1, comprehensive for impairment of Purchases, Issuances, Balance December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2008        income (loss)        securities        and Settlements        2008
Corporate securities $        13,948 $        (7,572 ) $        3,144 $        - $        9,520
Fair value $ 13,948 $ (7,572 ) $ 3,144 $ - $ 9,520

The losses from adjustment for impairment of securities were recognized in noninterest income in the consolidated income statement.

The following method was used to estimate the fair value of each class of recurring financial instruments:

Trading securities - Trading securities held at September 30, 2009, are related solely to bonds, equity securities and mutual funds held in a Rabbi Trust for benefit of the Company’s deferred compensation plans. Fair values for trading securities are based on quoted market prices.

Available for sale securities - Fair values for available for sale securities are based on quoted market prices when available. When quoted market prices are not readily accessible or available, the use of alternative approaches such as matrix or model pricing or indicators from market makers are used. Our level 3 assets consist of pooled trust preferred securities and auction rate securities. The fair value for these securities used inputs for base case default, recovery and prepayment rates were established for the underlying collateral for cash flows and because the expected default and recovery rate assumptions are imbedded in the cash flow projections, the discount rate should include the risk free rate, systemic risk, duration risk, and a liquidity risk premium.

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12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

      Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition such as loans held for sale, loans measured for impairment and OREO. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, certain loans held for sale were subject to the lower of cost or market method of accounting. However, there were no impairments recognized on loans held for sale in 2009. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, certain loans included in Bancorp’s loan portfolio were deemed impaired. OREO that was taken into possession during 2009 was measured at estimated fair value less estimated sales expenses. In addition, during the third quarter, certain properties were written down by a total of $3.8 million to reflect additional decreases in estimated fair market value after initial recognition at the time such properties were placed into OREO.

      There were no nonrecurring level 1 or 2 fair value measurements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, or the full year 2008. The following tables represent the level three fair value measurements for nonrecurring assets for the periods presented:

Three months ended September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Impairment        Fair Value
Loans measured for impairment $ 19,205 $ 43,485
OREO 3,797 30,900
Total nonrecurring assets measured at fair value $ 23,002 $ 74,385
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) Impairment Fair Value
Loans measured for impairment $ 46,041 $ 133,730
OREO 11,622 123,088
Goodwill 13,059 -
Total nonrecurring assets measured at fair value $ 70,722 $ 256,818
 
Twelve months ended December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands) Impairment Fair Value
Loans measured for impairment $ 56,563 $ 221,197
OREO   4,785 65,492
Total nonrecurring assets measured at fair value $        61,348 $        286,689

      The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of each class of items presented in the table above:

      Impaired loans - A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due (both interest and principal) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair market value of the collateral less sales expenses if the loan is collateral dependent. A significant portion of the Bank's impaired loans are measured using the fair market value of the collateral less sales expenses.

      Other real estate owned - Management considers third party appraisals as well as independent fair market value assessments from realtors or persons involved in selling OREO in determining the fair value of particular properties. Accordingly, the valuation of OREO is subject to significant external and internal judgment. Management periodically reviews OREO to determine whether the property continues to be carried at the lower of its recorded book value or fair value. The fair values for OREO in the table above reflect only the fair value of the properties and exclude any estimated costs to sell.

      Goodwill - Refer to Note 5 for discussion of method used to estimate the fair value of goodwill and the related impairment charge taken in the first quarter of 2009.

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13. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

      A financial instrument is defined as cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that conveys or imposes the contractual right or obligation to either receive or deliver cash or another financial instrument. Examples of financial instruments included in Bancorp’s balance sheet are cash, federal funds sold or purchased, debt and equity securities, loans, demand, savings and other interest-bearing deposits, notes and debentures. Examples of financial instruments which are not included in the Bancorp balance sheet are commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.

      Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

      Accounting standards require the fair value of deposit liabilities with no stated maturity, such as demand deposits, NOW and money market accounts, to equal the carrying value of these financial instruments and does not allow for the recognition of the inherent value of core deposit relationships when determining fair value.

      Bancorp has estimated fair value based on quoted market prices where available. In cases where quoted market prices were not available, fair values were based on the quoted market price of a financial instrument with similar characteristics, the present value of expected future cash flows or other valuation techniques that utilize assumptions which are subjective and judgmental in nature. Subjective factors include, among other things, estimates of cash flows, the timing of cash flows, risk and credit quality characteristics, interest rates and liquidity premiums or discounts. Accordingly, the results may not be precise, and modifying the assumptions may significantly affect the values derived. Further, fair values may or may not be realized if a significant portion of the financial instruments were sold in a bulk transaction or a forced liquidation. Therefore, any aggregate unrealized gains or losses should not be interpreted as a forecast of future earnings or cash flows. Furthermore, the fair values disclosed should not be interpreted as the aggregate current value of Bancorp.

      The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

      Cash and cash equivalents - The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

      Investment securities  - For substantially all securities within the following categories U.S. Treasuries, U.S Government agencies, mortgage-backed, obligations of state and political subdivisions, and equity investments and other securities held for investment purposes fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes if available. If a quoted market price is not available due to illiquidity, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities or other modeling techniques. If neither a quoted market price nor market prices for similar securities are available, fair value is estimated by discounting expected cash flows using a market derived discount rate as of the valuation date. See Note 12, “Fair Value Measurement” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for more detail.

      For the pooled trust preferred securities within our corporate securities portfolio held for investment purposes and our auction rate securities within our obligations of state and political subdivisions portfolio, we have concluded that valuations from the available quoted market prices appear to be distressed transactions. The inactivity for our pooled trust preferred securities and auction rate securities is evidenced by the sustained wide bid-ask spread in the brokered markets in which pooled trust preferred securities and auction rate securities trade, and a significant decrease in the volume of trades relative to historical levels. We believe available quotes incorporate illiquidity and “fear” discounts beyond what cash flow projections indicate. In determining fair value for these securities base case default, recovery and prepayment rates were established for the underlying collateral for cash flows and because the expected default and recovery rate assumptions are imbedded in the cash flow projections, the discount rate incorporates the risk free rate, systemic risk, duration risk, and a liquidity risk premium.

      Loans - The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. An additional liquidity discount is also incorporated to more closely align the fair value with observed market prices.

      Bank owned life insurance - The carrying amount is the cash surrender value of all policies, which approximates fair value.

      Deposit liabilities - The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and other deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of time deposits is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

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13. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

      Short-term borrowings - The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value given the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

      Long-term borrowings - The fair value of the long-term borrowings is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rate at which similar borrowings with similar remaining maturities could be made.

      Junior subordinated debentures - The fair value of the fixed rate junior subordinated debentures and trust preferred securities approximates the pricing of a preferred security at current market prices.

      Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees - The majority of our commitments to extend credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans. Because these commitments are generally not assignable by either the borrower or us, they only have value to the borrower and us.

      The estimated fair values of financial instruments at September 30, 2009, are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Carrying Value         Fair Value
FINANCIAL ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents $        251,642 $        251,642
Trading securities   692     692
Investment securities 411,984   411,984
Net loans (net of allowance for loan losses          
       and including loans held for sale)   1,783,885     1,670,387
Bank owned life insurance 24,162 24,162
 
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES:          
Deposits $ 2,155,826 $ 2,162,155
Short-term borrowings   10,000     10,000
Long-term borrowings   253,299 259,563
 
Junior subordinated debentures-variable   51,000     24,239

The estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2008, are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Carrying Value         Fair Value
FINANCIAL ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents $        64,778 $        64,778
Trading securities   1,546     1,546
Investment securities   198,515     198,515
Net loans (net of allowance for loan losses          
       and including loans held for sale)   2,038,736     1,915,769
Bank owned life insurance 23,525 23,525
 
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES:          
Deposits $ 2,024,379 $ 2,030,079
Short-term borrowings   132,000     132,000
Long-term borrowings 91,059 94,049
 
Junior subordinated debentures-variable   45,000     23,921
Junior subordinated debentures-fixed 6,000 4,041

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14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Capital Raise.

      On October 23, 2009, the Company entered into investment agreements with over 20 separate investors pursuant to which the investors acquired in private placements an aggregate of $155.0 million of newly issued preferred stock and warrants of the Company, including:

  • A total of 1,428,849 shares of Series A Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, no par value (“Series A Preferred Stock”) which will automatically convert into an aggregate of 71,442,450 shares of common stock at a per common share conversion price of $2.00 (subject to certain adjustments) upon receipt of shareholder approvals (as described below);

  • A total of 121,328 shares of Series B Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, no par value (“Series B Preferred Stock”) which will automatically convert into an aggregate of 6,066,400 shares of common stock at a per common share conversion price of $2.00 (subject to certain adjustments) upon receipt of shareholder approvals and the transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock to third parties in a widely dispersed offering, as defined in the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock;

  • Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 240,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $100.00 per share, mandatorily convertible into an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of common stock following satisfaction of the conditions to mandatory conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as described above; and

  • Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 117,972 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $25.00 per share, mandatorily convertible into an aggregate of 5,898,600 shares of common stock following satisfaction of the conditions to mandatory conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock as described above, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 122,028 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $25.00 per share, mandatorily convertible into an aggregate of 6,101,400 shares of common stock following satisfaction of the conditions to mandatory conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as described above. These warrants are only exercisable if the shareholder approvals have not been obtained before March 1, 2010, and they will expire automatically upon receipt of such approvals.

      The Company’s shareholders will be asked to approve (i) an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 250,000,000 and (ii) the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with the conversion of the Company's preferred stock (including the preferred stock issueable upon exercise of the warrants), as required by applicable rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market. In the event these shareholder approvals are not obtained before March 1, 2010, in addition to certain warrants becoming exercisable as described above, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to cumulative dividends that will accrue whether or not declared by the Company’s board of directors at the rate of 15% per year until the shareholder approvals are obtained.

      No investor will own, control or hold with the power to vote more than 9.9% of the Company’s voting securities, on an as-converted/as-exercised basis for bank regulatory purposes.

      The net proceeds of the investments, after estimated direct expenses of $15.8 million, were $139.2 million of which $5 million was retained by Bancorp and $134.2 million was contributed to the Bank as a capital contribution.

Regulatory Order.

      On October 26, 2009, the Company announced that the Bank had entered into a Stipulation and Consent with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, its primary banking regulators, agreeing to the issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist effective as of October 22, 2009. The order requires that the Bank, among other things, increase capital, maintain certain liquidity measurements, reduce problem assets, and strengthen certain operating procedures and policies. Among other requirements, the Bank is required to maintain a Tier 1 capital to total assets leverage ratio (“leverage ratio”) equal to or greater than 10% and a ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets (“total capital ratio”) equal to or greater than 12%. Under the order, the Bank may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits without regulatory approval and is subject to limitations on the rates it can pay on deposits. Furthermore, the Bank and the Company may not pay dividends without prior regulatory approval. With the investments described above, the Bank’s capital and liquidity measurements exceeded the requirements of the order with respect to Tier 1 and total risk-based capital. In addition, guidelines as to liquidity ratios have already been satisfied.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

      The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes to those statements of West Coast Bancorp (“Bancorp” or the “Company”) that appear under the heading “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (“2008 10-K”), as well as the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the current quarter found under Item 1 above.

Forward Looking Statement Disclosure

      Statements in this Quarterly Report of West Coast Bancorp (“Bancorp” or the “Company”) regarding future events or performance are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”) and are made pursuant to the safe harbors of the PSLRA. The Company’s actual results could be quite different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any statements containing the words “could,” “may,” “should,” “plan,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “expects,” “projects,” “potential,” or “continue,” or words of similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements,” as do any other statements that expressly or implicitly predict future events, results, or performance. Factors that could cause results to differ from results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include, among others, risks discussed in the text of this Quarterly Report and the 2008 10-K (including under Item 1A. Risk Factors), as well as the following specific factors:

  • General economic conditions, whether national or regional, and conditions in real estate markets, that may affect the demand for our loan and other products, lead to further declines in credit quality and increased loan losses, hinder our ability to increase lending activities, and negatively affect the value and salability of the real estate that we own or is the collateral for many of our loans;

  • Changing business, banking, or regulatory conditions, policies, or programs, or new legislation or government or regulatory initiatives, that could lead to restrictions on activities of banks generally or West Coast Bank (the “Bank”) in particular, changes in costs, including deposit insurance premiums, the elimination of FDIC programs expanding deposit insurance coverage on noninterest bearing deposit accounts and other accounts with balances up to $250,000, declines in consumer confidence in depository institutions generally or the Bank in particular, or changes in the secondary market for bank loan and other products;

  • Competitive factors, including competition with community, regional and national financial institutions, that may lead to pricing pressures that reduce yields Bancorp achieves on loans and increase rates Bancorp pays on deposits, loss of Bancorp’s most valued customers, defection of key employees or groups of employees, or other losses;

  • Increasing or decreasing interest rate environments, including the slope and level of, as well as changes in, the yield curve, that could lead to decreases in net interest margin, lower net interest and fee income, including lower gains on sales of loans, and changes in the value of Bancorp’s investment securities;

  • Changes or failures in technology or third party vendor relationships in important revenue production or service areas or increases in required investments in technology that could reduce our revenues, increase our costs, or lead to disruptions in our business; and

  • Any failure to receive shareholder approvals in connection with our recently completed capital raise. For more information regarding the capital raise, see the discussion under the subheading “Business Developments and Overview” below.

      Furthermore, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s ability to, among other things: dispose of properties or other assets obtained through foreclosures at expected prices and within a reasonable period of time; attract and retain key personnel; generate loan and deposit balances at projected spreads; sustain fee generation including gains on sales of loans; maintain asset quality and control risk; limit the amount of net loan charge-offs; adapt to changing customer deposit, investment and borrowing behaviors; control expense growth; and monitor and manage the Company’s financial reporting, operating and disclosure control environments.

      Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the statements. Bancorp does not intend to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report.

      Readers should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

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Critical Accounting Policies

      Management has identified our policies regarding our allowance for credit losses as our most critical accounting policies. Calculation of our allowance for credit losses is discussed in our 2008 10-K under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation – Critical Accounting Policies.”

Business Developments and Overview

      Capital Raise.

      On October 23, 2009, the Company entered into investment agreements with over 20 separate investors pursuant to which the Company issued in private placements an aggregate of $155.0 million of newly issued preferred stock and warrants of the Company (such transactions, the “capital raise”), including:

  • 1,428,849 shares of Series A Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, no par value (“Series A Preferred Stock”);

  • 121,328 shares of Series B Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, no par value (“Series B Preferred Stock”);

  • Warrants (such warrants, the “Key Investor Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 240,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $100.00 per share; and

  • Warrants (such warrants, the “Conditional Warrants”) to purchase (i) an aggregate of 117,972 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $25.00 per share, and (ii) an aggregate of 122,028 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $25.00 per share.

      The Conditional Warrants are only exercisable if our shareholders have not approved before March 1, 2010 (such approvals, the “shareholder approvals”), (i) an amendment to our Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock to 250,000,000 and (ii) the issuance of shares of our common stock upon conversion of the preferred stock (including the preferred stock issueable upon exercise of the warrants), as required by applicable rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, and will thereafter expire upon receipt of the shareholder approvals.

      The shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued in the transaction will automatically convert into 71,442,450 shares of common stock at a per common share conversion price of $2.00 (subject to certain adjustments) upon receipt of the shareholder approvals.

      The shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued in the transaction will automatically convert into an aggregate of 6,066,400 shares of common stock at a per common share conversion price of $2.00 (subject to certain adjustments) upon receipt of shareholder approval and transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock to third parties in a widely dispersed offering, as defined in the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock.

      The shares of Series B Preferred Stock received upon exercise of the Key Investor Warrants are mandatorily convertible into an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of common stock following satisfaction of the conditions to mandatory conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock as described above.

      The net proceeds to the Company from the capital raise, after estimated direct expenses of $15.8 million, were $139.2 million, of which $5 million was retained by Bancorp and $134.2 million was contributed to the Bank as a capital contribution. For more information regarding the effect of the capital raise on the Company's capital, see the discussion under the subheading “Capital Resources” below.

      See Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the risks to the Company if the shareholder approvals are not obtained in a timely manner.

      For additional details regarding the capital raise and the terms of the securities issued in the capital raise, see our Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 22, 2009 and filed with the SEC on October 28, 2009 (the “October 8-K”).

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      Regulatory Order.

      The Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, the Bank's primary regulators, under which the Bank agreed to the issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist (the “formal regulatory agreement”) effective October 22, 2009. Our formal regulatory agreement requires that the Bank, among other matters, increase capital, maintain certain liquidity measurements, reduce problem assets, and strengthen certain operating procedures and policies. Among other requirements, the Bank is required to maintain a Tier 1 capital to total assets leverage ratio (“leverage ratio”) at least equal to or greater than 10% and a ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets (“total capital ratio”) at least equal to or greater than 12%. With the completed capital raise, the Bank has successfully met the requirements for new capital, and the Bank’s pro forma risk-based capital and liquidity measurements would have exceeded the requirements of our formal regulatory agreement with respect to Tier 1 and total risk-based capital as of September 30, 2009.

      For additional details regarding our formal regulatory agreement, see the October 8-K.

      Other Developments.

      On September 23, 2009, the Company announced that it had suspended payment of cash dividends to shareholders and exercised its right to defer regularly scheduled interest payments on outstanding junior subordinated debentures related to its trust preferred securities. The Company will accrue interest expense on its trust preferred securities and may not pay dividends on its capital stock until all accrued but unpaid interest has been paid in full. Both of these actions were taken at the request of the Federal Reserve and in an effort to preserve capital.

      In July 2009, the Bank reopened the newly renovated Woodburn West branch in Woodburn, Oregon. Also in July 2009, West Coast Bank was voted the number one bank in the Mid-Willamette Valley by the Salem Statesman Journal’s website survey of favorite businesses.

      Business Overview.

      As previously reported, we adjusted our business focus in an effort to respond to adverse economic conditions in the areas in which we do business, as well as precipitous declines in real estate prices and lower real estate sales activity in our markets. These conditions, together with the particular effects of the Bank's two-step residential construction lending program on our level of nonperforming assets, have put significant strain on our financial condition and had an adverse effect on our operating results. In response to the situation, we have developed and implemented certain strategies, some of which are expected to be short term in nature. These strategies have included to:

  • Proactively address pressure on our capital ratios by reducing risk weighted assets;

  • Selectively reduce loan concentrations and manage credit exposures;

  • Aggressively reduce nonperforming assets;

  • Enhance our liquidity position; and

  • Reduce controllable operating expenses.

      We have significantly reduced loan balances, risk-weighted assets and our concentration in construction loans over the past nine months. With respect to new term commercial real estate lending, we have concentrated on owner occupied properties. The decrease in loan balances, when combined with increases in deposits, enabled us to substantially increase our investment securities portfolio and interest bearing cash balances and meet certain pledging requirements for uninsured public deposits and government agency loans. While improving liquidity, the shift from loans to investment securities and interest bearing cash balances has had a negative impact on our net interest margin and income, which both continued to decline in the third quarter of 2009. We have had four consecutive quarters of operating losses, including a net loss of $12.4 million, or $.79 per diluted share, for the most recent quarter ended September 30, 2009.

      Following our capital raise, we expect to begin considering new lending opportunities for non-owner occupied properties that are within our risk parameters and concentration limits for non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans relative to capital. In light of our recent capital raise and improved capital position, we also expect to selectively and prudently pursue other new business opportunities that are consistent with our existing business strategies, credit policies and lending expertise. We anticipate becoming more active in marketing efforts for loans to qualified borrowers in targeted customer segments, and particularly commercial loans, in order to increase our loan balances, which will be a key factor in improving the Company’s revenues. We will also consider adding experienced relationship managers if such opportunities become available to us. While such renewed marketing efforts will take some time to have a meaningful impact on net interest income and margin, these efforts are expected to allow us to return to profitability sooner than without the new capital.

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      We are also continuing to educate our customers about the availability of unlimited FDIC insurance coverage for noninterest bearing transaction deposits and the temporary increase in coverage from $100,000 to $250,000 for interest bearing deposit accounts for as long as it is available, which appears to have been an important factor in reducing customer concern regarding the safety of deposits. We have increased core deposit balances and deposit account base as a result of successful sales and marketing efforts. Our ability to continue to attract and retain customer deposits will be critical to our financial condition and liquidity, and will be dependent on many factors beyond our control, including economic and regulatory conditions and the continued availability of expanded FDIC insurance programs.

      Reflecting the challenging economic environment, we will continue to focus on operating efficiently and controlling expenses in ways that have the least impact on our customers.

      We continue to believe that in order to achieve long-term growth and accomplish our long-term financial objectives we will have to successfully execute our five defined long-term strategies:

  • Focus on profitable customer segments;

  • Exploit local market opportunities;

  • Design and support value added products;

  • Expand branch distribution; and

  • Maintain community focus and high employee and customer satisfaction.

      These strategies are designed to direct our tactical investment decisions to accomplish our financial objectives. To produce net interest income, the key component of our revenues, and consistent earnings growth over the long-term, we recognize that we must generate loan and deposit growth at acceptable interest rate spreads. Net interest income is sensitive to our ability to attract and retain lending officers, close loans in the pipeline and maintain asset quality at an acceptable level. Any failure in that regard could negatively affect our ability to meet our goals. To generate and grow loans and deposits now and in the future, we believe that we must focus on a number of areas, including but not limited to, the quality and breadth of our branch network, our sales practices, customer and employee satisfaction and retention, technology, product innovation, vendor relationships and providing competitive rates. Our ability to attract and grow low cost deposits will be important to fund any future loan growth and grow revenues.

      We also consider noninterest income important to our continued financial success. Fee income generation is primarily related to our loan and deposit operations, such as deposit service charges, fees from payment system products (interchange, merchant services, ACH, check and credit card) and fees on sales of financial products, including residential mortgages and trust and investment products. Many of the products and services that generate fee income are offered through relationships with third party providers, thus we are dependent on the continuity of those relationships to support this important source of income.

Financial Overview.

      Bancorp’s net loss was $12.4 million, or $.79 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a net loss of $2.3 million, or $.15 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The Company’s net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $42.3 million, or $2.71 per diluted share, down from net income of $2.4 million or $.15 per diluted share for the same period in 2008. The primary contributors to our net losses continue to be contracting net interest income and elevated provision for credit losses.

      Bancorp’s net interest income was $19.1 million in the third quarter 2009, a $4.6 million decrease from the same period in 2008. The 19% third quarter decline in net interest income from the same period in 2008 was primarily a consequence of a sizeable shift in the earning asset mix from higher yielding loan balances to lower yielding investment securities and interest bearing cash balances at the Federal Reserve Bank associated with our goals of maintaining capital ratios and enhancing liquidity. The lengthening of maturities for certificate of deposit balances and particularly Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings and a declining benefit from our sizable, low cost core deposit balances in this unusually low interest rate environment also had a negative effect on net interest income.

      Noninterest income was $5.0 million for third quarter 2009, an increase of $3.9 million compared to the same period in 2008. The increase in noninterest income was primarily the result of an impairment charge of $6.3 million taken in the third quarter of 2008 related to the investment securities portfolio. Other real estate owned (“OREO”) valuation adjustments increased $2.6 million in third quarter 2009 compared to the same period last year.

      Noninterest expense was $23.5 million for third quarter 2009, an increase of 6% compared to the same period in 2008. The primary drivers of the increase in noninterest expense were costs associated with managing OREO properties and a significant increase in FDIC insurance expense. All other noninterest expenses outside of OREO and FDIC costs decreased 3% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 as a result of our efforts to reduce controllable expenses.

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Income Statement Overview

Three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and 2008

      Net Interest Income. The following table presents information regarding yields on interest earning assets, expense on interest bearing liabilities and net interest margin on average interest-earning assets for the periods indicated on a tax equivalent basis:

  Three months ended Increase Percentage
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, (Decrease) Change
  2009        2008        2009-2008        2009-2008
Interest and fee income 1 $       28,085 $       35,203 $       (7,118 ) -20.2 %
Interest expense 8,580 11,049 (2,469 ) -22.3 %
Net interest income 1 $ 19,505 $ 24,154 $ (4,649 ) -19.2 %
 
Average interest earning assets $ 2,460,793 $ 2,393,207 $ 67,586 2.8 %
Average interest bearing liabilities $ 1,965,647 $ 1,863,768 $ 101,879 5.5 %
Average interest earning assets/
       Average interest bearing liabilities 125.19 % 128.41 % (3.22 )
 
Average yields earned 1 4.53 % 5.85 % (1.32 )
Average rates paid 1.73 % 2.36 % (0.63 )  
Net interest spread 1   2.80 %     3.49 %     (0.69 )      
Net interest margin 1   3.14 %     4.02 %     (0.88 )      
 
  Nine months ended Increase Percentage
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, (Decrease) Change
  2009 2008 2009-2008 2009-2008
Interest and fee income 1 $ 86,343 $ 110,159 $ (23,816 ) -21.6 %
Interest expense 25,713 37,816 (12,103 )   -32.0 %
Net interest income 1 $ 60,630 $ 72,343 $ (11,713 ) -16.2 %
 
Average interest earning assets $ 2,363,608   $ 2,440,704 $ (77,096 ) -3.2 %
Average interest bearing liabilities $ 1,888,833   $ 1,889,854   $ (1,021 ) -0.1 %
Average interest earning assets/      
       Average interest bearing liabilities 125.14 % 129.15 % (4.01 )
 
Average yields earned 1 4.88 % 6.03 % (1.15 )
Average rates paid 1.82 % 2.67 % (0.85 )
Net interest spread 1 3.06 % 3.36 % (0.30 )
Net interest margin 1 3.43 % 3.96 % (0.53 )  

1 Interest earned on nontaxable securities has been computed on a 35% tax equivalent basis. Ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 have been annualized where appropriate.

      For the third quarter of 2009, net interest income on a tax equivalent basis was $19.5 million, down from $24.2 million in the same quarter of 2008. Average interest earning assets increased $67.6 million, or 2.8%, to $2.5 billion in the third quarter of 2009 from $2.4 billion for the same period in 2008, while average interest bearing liabilities grew $101.9 million, or 5.5%, to $2.0 billion. Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2009, included a $.36 million adjustment to a tax equivalent basis, while the adjustment included in the same period of 2008 was $.43 million.

      A material shift in earning asset mix from higher yielding loans to lower yielding investments and interest earning cash balances contributed to the significant decline in interest income. While our interest expense declined, it did not decline as much as interest income. We were unable to lower deposit rates as quickly as short term market interest rates declined due to a competitive environment for customer deposits within our markets associated with competitors’ attempting to shore up their liquidity positions. We also extended the maturity of customer time deposits and FHLB debt which increased interest expense. Finally the low interest rate environment reduced the benefit from our sizeable noninterest bearing deposit balances.

      The net interest margin for the third quarter of 2009 declined to 3.14% from 4.02% in the third quarter of 2008. Average yields on earning assets decreased 1.32% to 4.53% in the third quarter of 2009 from 5.85% in the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 average rates paid on interest bearing liabilities decreased .63% to 1.73% from 2.36% for the same period in 2008.

      The factors that contributed to lower net interest income also contributed to the lower net interest margin, namely a shift in mix from loans to investments and interest bearing cash, our inability to lower deposit rates to match lower market interest rates, higher borrowing costs as we extended the maturities of customer time deposits and FHLB debt and a lower befit from noninterest bearing deposits.

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      Changing interest rate environments, including the slope and level of, as well as changes in, the yield curve, and competitive pricing pressure, could lead to higher deposit costs, lower loan yields, reduced net interest margin and spread and lower loan fees, all of which could lead to additional pressure on our net interest income. At September 30, 2009, we remain relatively interest rate neutral, meaning that earning assets mature or reprice at about the same rate as interest bearing liabilities in a given time period. For more information see the discussion under the heading “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our 2008 10-K.

      Loans transitioning into nonaccrual status require interest income reversals, consequently decreasing interest income. We anticipate construction loan balances and associated loan fee revenue will continue to decline. Additionally, until our loan balances begin to expand and the value of noninterest bearing deposit balances increase, we project continued pressure on our net interest margin. Whether we will be able to expand our loan portfolio in the near future will be heavily dependent on economic conditions, which affect both loan demand and existing credit quality, although we believe our capital raise will improve our ability to respond to loan opportunities.

      Provision for Credit Losses. Bancorp recorded provision for credit losses for the third quarters of 2009 and 2008 of $20.3 million and $9.1 million, respectively. The provision for credit losses associated with loans other than two-step loans was $19.6 million in the third quarter of 2009, up from $7.1 million in the same quarter of 2008. The combination of higher net charge-offs, higher general valuation allowances, a negative risk rating migration and a larger unallocated allowance contributed to the increased quarterly provision in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008. The provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $54.8 million, up from $23.9 million in the same period in 2008. For more information, see the discussion under the subheading “Allowance for Credit Losses and Net Loan Charge-offs” below.

      Noninterest Income . Total noninterest income of $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, increased $3.9 million from $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2008 noninterest income included the negative effects of an other-than-temporary impairment charge totaling $6.3 million. Excluding those effects, noninterest income declined year over year third quarter. Due to extended weakness and declining values in the housing market, third quarter OREO valuation adjustments and losses on sales totaled $4.0 million, of which $3.6 million were associated with two-step properties, compared to $1.4 million in the same quarter of 2008. Future financial results will be heavily dependent on the Company's ability to dispose of its OREO properties quickly and at prices that are in line with current expectations. Deposit service charge revenue declined 3% or $.1 million in the current quarter from the same period a year ago while payment systems revenues increased 7% or $.2 million from the third quarter of 2008 due to higher transaction volume per account. Trust and investment revenues declined 8% or $.1 million. Gain on sales of loans increased slightly from third quarter 2008 due in part to increased activity in sales in the secondary market for SBA loans. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $15.3 million, down from $20.3 million in the first nine months of 2008.

      Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009, was $23.5 million, an increase of $1.3 million compared to $22.2 million for the same period in 2008. Personnel expense decreased $.3 million or 2% in third quarter 2009 due to lower salary and benefit costs compared to third quarter 2008. This reflected the Company’s continued effort to manage salary expenses with restrictions on salary increases and the elimination of bonus compensation for most personnel. Additional efforts to control expenses are reflected in the combined decrease of $.8 million in expenses related to equipment, occupancy, professional, and marketing categories. Other noninterest expense was $4.6 million in third quarter 2009 compared to $2.3 million in the same period of 2008. Of the $2.3 million increase, $2.0 million was related to higher FDIC insurance rates and an FDIC insurance special assessment and OREO related expenses.

      Noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $84.1 million, up from $67.8 million for the same period in 2008. Noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2009 includes the $13.1 million goodwill impairment charge recorded in first quarter 2009 and the special FDIC assessment charge of $1.2 million taken in second quarter 2009.

      We have attempted to and continue to make efforts to increase operating efficiencies and control expenses without negative effects on our customers. We expect our noninterest expenses will continue to be affected by expenses associated with elevated levels of nonperforming assets and higher FDIC insurance premiums.

      Changing business conditions, increased costs in connection with retention of, or a failure to retain key employees, lower loan production volumes causing deferred loan origination costs to decline, or a failure to manage our operating and control environments could adversely affect our ability to limit expense growth in the future.

      Income taxes. The Company recorded a benefit from income taxes of $7.3 million in the third quarter 2009, compared to a tax benefit of $4.2 million for the same quarter 2008 primarily due to a larger net loss in the third quarter of 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the benefit from income taxes was $21.8 million, compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2008.

      At September 30, 2009, the Company had $19.4 million in net deferred tax assets compared to $15.3 million at December 31, 2008. In the future, the Company may be required under current accounting rules to establish a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. A deferred tax asset valuation allowance would reduce the net deferred tax asset balance with a corresponding charge to tax expense in the period in which it is established.

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Balance Sheet Overview

      Period end total assets were $2.7 billion as of September 30, 2009, an increase of 5% since year end 2008. The period end combined investment securities portfolio and interest bearing cash balance of $614 million increased $415 million, from the December 31, 2008 balance. The primary factors which caused the growth in the investment portfolio and interest bearing cash balances were a decline in the loan portfolio of 12% or $243 million since December 31, 2008, and an increase in total deposits of 6% or $131 million over the same period. This also resulted in our loan to deposit ratio declining to 85% at September 30, 2009, from 102% at year end 2008. Unused commitments also continued to contract during the first three quarters of 2009 contributing to the reduction in risk weighted assets. The Company’s liquidity position improved further as a consequence of the $139.2 million capital raise, of which $134.2 million was contributed to the Bank.

      Our long-term balance sheet management efforts are focused on growth in targeted areas that support our corporate objectives and include:

  • Small business and middle market commercial lending;
     
  • Owner occupied commercial real estate lending;
     
  • Home equity lending; and
     
  • Core deposit production.

      Reflecting the weak economy and real estate market conditions, we expect our residential and commercial construction loan portfolios to continue to contract. We have implemented a more cautious approach to extending new credit in the residential and commercial construction, non-owner occupied commercial real estate and housing related commercial loan categories. However, the operating flexibility provided by our recent capital raise will allow us to become more active in soliciting prudent credit opportunities in the targeted loan categories listed above. Growth in our loan portfolio will be critical to our efforts to grow revenues.

      We will continue to focus on generating demand and other retail, or “core,” deposits. In order to generate core deposits, we put an emphasis on launching transaction and depository services to satisfy the cash and deposit transaction needs of business customers. We believe our success in retaining and growing low cost demand deposit balances can be attributed to the availability of these sophisticated products, our continued emphasis on our free checking products for both the business and consumer segments, as well as our strong branch network and the strength of our employee base. Customer demand deposit balances and the attractiveness of interest bearing deposit products, such as money market and time deposit products, are influenced by the level and shape of the yield curve. This, in turn, influences whether we pursue time deposits or other funding sources on a short term basis.

      The competition for local core deposit funding has been and continues to be intense. Due to heightened uncertainty about stability of the banking system, including community banks over the past year, larger deposit customers have diversified balances among multiple banks. Moreover, competitors of all types are aggressively pursuing FDIC insured deposits as a preferred source of funds. This includes aggressively priced nationwide, online deposit gathering efforts that do not require a local physical presence. Selective local market participants are also experiencing a need for higher deposit funding levels to improve their liquidity measures. These factors have not only impacted volume but also the cost of deposit funding relative to market interest rates.

      Our ability to achieve loan and deposit growth in the future will be dependent on many factors, including economic conditions in our markets, our liquidity and capital positions, the effects of competition, the effect of our formal regulatory agreement, including limitations on growth in the Bank’s balance sheet, the health of the real estate market, and our ability to retain and add additional personnel and valued customers. FDIC policies, including whether the FDIC extends or modifies existing programs that expanded deposit insurance to cover unlimited balances on noninterest bearing demand accounts and the first $250,000 in other accounts, will also effect our ability to retain and grow deposits. A sustained fierce competitive environment, customer concerns regarding the safety of their deposits, or elimination of expanded FDIC deposit insurance programs could hinder our efforts to retain and grow our core deposit base in the future and maintain this integral source of liquidity for the Bank. Regulatory limitations on our ability to accept brokered deposits will also limit our deposit funding options.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

     Total cash and cash equivalents increased to $251.6 million at September 30, 2009, from $64.8 million at December 31, 2008. In addition, the Company received net proceeds of $139.2 million in the private placements announced on October 26, 2009. It is anticipated that the investment securities portfolio will expand in the fourth quarter of 2009 in an effort to enhance the yield on the Company’s liquid earning assets.

Investment Portfolio

     The composition and carrying value of Bancorp’s investment portfolio is as follows:

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008
Amortized Fair Value Unrealized Amortized Fair Value Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands) Cost               Gain/(Loss)        Cost               Gain/(Loss)
U.S. Treasury securities $ 45,069 $ 45,197 $ 128   $ 200 $ 223 $ 23
U.S. Government agency securities 39,267 39,603 336 7,310 7,387 77
Corporate securities 14,422 10,621   (3,801 )   12,608 10,877 (1,731 )
Mortgage-backed securities 230,854   233,206 2,352 94,846 92,566   (2,280 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions   69,968 73,903   3,935 81,025   82,398   1,373  
Equity and other securities 9,285 9,454 169 5,161   5,064 (97 )
       Total Investment Portfolio $       408,865 $       411,984 $       3,119 $       201,150 $       198,515 $       (2,635 )

      The September 30, 2009, investment portfolio balance of $412.0 million more than doubled from $198.5 million at December 31, 2008. At September 30, 2009, total investment securities available for sale had a pre-tax net unrealized gain of $3.1 million . We increased our investment securities balance as part of our effort to limit risk-weighted assets and to make additional securities available to meet pledging requirements for public deposits and government borrowing sources such as the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”).

      In the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charges totaling $6.3 million pretax consisting of $.4 million relating to an investment in a Lehman Brothers bond, $3.1 million related to two pooled trust preferred investments in our corporate securities portfolio, and $2.8 million for an investment in Freddie Mac preferred stock held in our equity and other securities portfolio. The $3.1 million OTTI related to two pooled trust preferred investments was subsequently reversed as of March 31, 2009.

      In the first quarter of 2009, the Company recorded OTTI charges totaling $.2 million pretax consisting of $.1 million relating to a Lehman Brothers bond held in our corporate securities portfolio and $.1 million for the investment in Freddie Mac preferred stock held in our equity and other securities portfolio. Both of these investments were sold in the second quarter of 2009 for no additional gain or loss.

      For additional detail regarding our investment portfolio, see Note 3 “Investment Securities” and Note 12 “Fair Value Measurement” of our interim financial statements included under Item 1 of this report.

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Loan Portfolio

     The composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio is as follows for the periods shown:

September 30, % of total December 31, % of total Change September 30, % of total
(Dollars in thousands)        2009        loans        2008        loans        Amount        %        2008        loans
Commercial loans $ 406,807 22.4 % $ 482,405 23.4 % $ (75,598 ) -15.7 % $ 498,715 23.6 %
       Commercial real estate construction 43,944 2.4 % 92,414 4.5 % (48,470 ) -52.4 % 89,599 4.2 %
       Residential real estate construction 100,793 5.5 % 139,651 6.7 % (38,858 ) -27.8 % 143,340 6.9 %
       Two-step residential construction loans 5,128 0.3 % 53,084 2.6 % (47,956 ) -90.3 % 97,894 4.6 %
Total real estate construction loans 149,865 8.2 % 285,149 13.8 % (135,284 ) -47.4 % 330,833 15.7 %
       Mortgage 78,144   4.3 % 87,628 4.2 % (9,484 ) -10.8 % 90,510 4.3 %
       Nonstandard mortgage 21,952 1.2 % 32,597 1.6 % (10,645 ) -32.7 % 32,658 1.5 %
       Home equity line of credit 282,552 15.5 %     272,983 13.2 % 9,569 3.5 % 266,385 12.7 %
Total real estate mortgage loans   382,648 21.0 % 393,208   19.0 % (10,560 ) -2.7 % 389,553 18.5 %
Commercial real estate loans 863,658 47.4 % 882,092 42.7 %   (18,434 ) -2.1 %   867,902 41.1 %
Installment and other consumer loans 19,023 1.0 % 21,942 1.1 %   (2,919 ) -13.3 %   22,514   1.1 %
       Total loans $       1,822,001 100.0 % $       2,064,796 100.0 % $       (242,795 )   -11.8 % $       2,109,517 100.0 %

      The Bank’s total loan portfolio was $1.8 billion at September 30, 2009, a decrease of $243 million, or 12%, from December 31, 2008. Interest and fees earned on our loan portfolio is our primary source of revenue and the decline in loan originations will continue to have a negative impact on loan balances, interest income, and loan fees earned. We anticipate that continued weakness in the housing market will result in a continuing decline in construction loan balances for the remainder of 2009, and thus put continued downward pressure on loan related revenues. However, looking forward, with the additional capital raised, we are hopeful the economy will allow for an increased level of prudent loan originations to qualified borrowers.

      At September 30, 2009, the Bank had outstanding loans to persons serving as directors, officers, principal stockholders and their related interests. These loans, when made, were on substantially the same terms, including interest rates, maturities and collateral, as comparable loans made to other customers of the Bank. At September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, Bancorp had no bankers’ acceptances.

      Below is a discussion of our loan portfolio by category. In certain tables we distinguish loans other than two-step loans from those in our two-step loan portfolio. Management is providing this information to aid in the readers’ understanding of the impact of the two-step loan portfolio on our entire loan portfolio.

      Commercial. The commercial loan portfolio decreased $76 million, or 16%, since year end 2008. The decline in this portfolio was a reflection of the adverse economic conditions reducing the demand for credit as well as fewer qualified borrowers. We also elected to limit new loan originations to customers in certain sectors, including businesses related to the housing industry, and decided to exit certain high risk client relationships. However, in terms of our long term strategy we expect the commercial loan portfolio to be an important contributor to growth in future revenues and the capital raise will support our efforts to strategically pursue opportunities in targeted commercial lending segments.

      In originating commercial loans, our underwriting standards may include maximum loan to value ratios, target levels for debt service coverage and other financial covenants specific to the loan and the borrower. Common forms of collateral pledged to secure our commercial loans are real estate, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, agricultural crops and/or livestock and marketable securities. Commercial loans typically have maximum terms of one to ten years and loan to value ratios in the range of 50% to 80%.

      Real Estate Construction. The composition of real estate construction loans by type of project is as follows for the periods shown:

Change from
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)        Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent
Commercial construction $ 43,944 29 % $ 92,414 32 % $ (48,470 ) -52 % $ 89,599 27 %
Two-step loans 5,128 4 % 53,084 19 % (47,956 )   -90 % 97,894 30 %
Residential construction to builders   55,227   37 % 74,923   26 % (19,696 ) -26 % 72,215 22 %
Residential subdivision or site development   45,566 30 %     64,728 23 %   (19,162 ) -30 %   71,125   21 %
       Total real estate construction loans $       149,865 100 % $       285,149 100 %   $       (135,284 ) -47 %   $       330,833 100 %

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      At September 30, 2009, the balance of real estate construction loans was $150 million, down $135 million or 47% from $285 million at December 31, 2008.  Total real estate construction loans represented 8% of the loan portfolio at the end of the third quarter, down from 14% at December 31, 2008 and 16% a year ago.  At September 30, 2009, or prior to considering the effects of the capital raise, the Bank was within the “Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies” and the “Commercial Real Estate Lending Joint Guidance” policy guidelines for concentrations in construction loans outstanding relative to the sum of Tier 1 capital and allowance for credit losses.  We do not believe the September 30, 2009 level of our overall construction concentration is excessive in light of our current capital position.

      Real estate construction loans to builders are generally secured by the property underlying the project that is being financed. Construction loans to builders and developers typically have terms from 12 to 24 months and initial loan to value ratios in the range of 60% to 85%, based on the estimated value of the collateral to be built at the time of loan origination. However, until the supply and demand for new homes is more in balance, there will be limited demand for new residential construction loans in the market place. We are not financing additional residential land or site development loans at this time. Limited financing may be made available under existing commitments for vertical construction financing to selective qualified builders.

      Additional detail regarding construction and land loans is provided in the tables below. Land loans are carried in the Bank’s residential mortgage and commercial real estate portfolios, depending on the purpose of the loan, but such loans are included below due to their relationship to construction loans generally.

      The composition of the residential construction and land loan portfolio by purpose is as follows for the periods shown:

West Coast Bancorp
Residential construction and land loans including two-step loans
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
Percent of Percent of Percent of
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)        Amount        total loans 2        Amount        total loans 2        Amount        total loans 2
Accruing residential construction loans and land loans
Land loans 1 $ 6,547 0.4 % $ 17,887 0.9 % $ 18,730 0.9 %
Site development 18,781 1.0 % 37,437 1.8 % 57,394 2.7 %
Vertical construction 44,899 2.5 % 61,593 3.0 % 66,098 3.1 %
Two-step residential construction to individuals - 0.0 % 3,124 0.2 % 14,904 0.7 %
       Total accruing residential construction and land loans $ 70,227 3.9 % $ 120,041 5.8 % $ 157,126 7.4 %
 
Nonaccrual residential construction loans and land loans
Land loans 1 $ 8,236 0.5 % $ 5,608 0.3 % $ 5,308 0.3 %
Site development 26,785 1.5 % 27,291 1.3 % 13,731 0.7 %
Vertical construction 10,364 0.6 % 9,703 0.5 % 7,294 0.3 %
Two-step residential construction to individuals 5,128 0.3 % 49,960 2.4 %   82,990 3.9 %
       Total nonaccrual residential construction and land loans $ 50,513 2.8 % $ 92,562 4.5 % $ 109,323 5.2 %
  
Total residential construction and land loans
Land loans 1 $ 14,783   0.8 % $ 23,495 1.1 % $ 24,038 1.1 %
Site development     45,566 2.5 % 64,728 3.1 % 71,125   3.4 %
Vertical construction 55,263 3.0 %   71,296 3.5 %   73,392 3.5 %
Two-step residential construction to individuals 5,128 0.3 %   53,084   2.6 % 97,894 4.6 %
       Total residential construction and land loans $       120,740 6.6 % $       212,603 10.3 % $       266,449 12.6 %

1  Land loans represent balances that are carried in the Company's residential real estate mortgage and commercial real estate loan portfolios. 
2 Calculations have been based on more detailed information and therefore may not recompute exactly due to rounding.

      As shown in the table above, of the $120.7 million residential construction and land loans portfolio, $70.2 million was accruing and $50.5 million was nonaccruing at September 30, 2009. The nonaccrual loan balance declined 45% from $92.6 million at year end 2008, predominantly due to foreclosed two-step related properties taken into the Bank’s OREO portfolio. Site development loans totaled $45.6 million and accounted for the largest portion of the nonaccrual residential construction and land loan balances. At September 30, 2009, the residential vertical construction component amounting to $55.3 million in loans was comprised of $33 million in condominium loans, $17.9 million in speculative construction loans, and $4.4 million in pre-sold construction loans. Residential land loans totaled $14.8 million, which represented less than 1% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at September 30, 2009. Our land loans typically had loan to value ratios of 60% or less at the time of origination. Geographically, residential land loans were not heavily concentrated in any single county within our market areas.

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      The components of our accruing residential and commercial construction and land loans outside the two-step portfolio are as follows for the dates shown:

West Coast Bancorp
Accruing construction and land loans outside the two-step portfolio
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
Percent of Percent of Percent of
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)        Amount        total loans 2        Amount        total loans 2        Amount        total loans 2
Land loans 1 $ 26,413 1.4 % $ 40,492 2.0 % $ 39,497 1.9 %
Residential construction loans other than two-step loans 63,680 3.5 % 99,030 4.8 % 123,492 5.9 %
Commercial construction loans 41,542 2.3 % 89,694 4.3 % 88,630 4.2 %
       Total construction and land loans other than two-step loans $ 131,635 7.2 % $ 229,216 11.1 % $ 251,619 11.9 %
 
Components of residential construction and land loans other than two-step loans:
Land loans 1 $ 6,547 0.4 % $ 17,887 0.9 % $ 18,730 0.9 %
Site development 18,781 1.0 % 37,437 1.8 % 57,394 2.7 %
Vertical construction 44,899 2.5 % 61,593 3.0 % 66,098 3.1 %
       Total residential construction and land loans other than two-step loans $ 70,227 3.9 % $ 116,917 5.7 % $ 142,222 6.7 %
 
Components of commercial construction and land loans:
Land loans 1 $ 19,866 1.1 % $ 22,605 1.1 % $ 20,767 1.0 %
Site development 607 0.0 % 607 0.0 % 77 0.0 %
Vertical construction 40,935 2.2 % 89,087 4.3 % 88,553   4.2 %
       Total commercial construction and land loans $ 61,408 3.4 %   $ 112,299 5.4 % $ 109,397 5.2 %
 
Components of total construction and land loans other than two-step loans:  
Land loans 1 $ 26,413 1.4 % $ 40,492   2.0 % $ 39,497 1.9 %
Site development 19,388   1.1 %   38,044 1.8 % 57,471 2.7 %
Vertical construction 85,834 4.7 % 150,680 7.3 %     154,651 7.3 %
       Total construction and land loans other than two-step loans $       131,635 7.2 % $       229,216 11.1 % $       251,619 11.9 %

1  Land loans represent balances that are carried in the Company's residential real estate mortgage and commercial real estate loan portfolios.
Calculations have been based on more detailed information and therefore may not recompute exactly due to rounding.

     At September 30, 2009, there were $131.6 million in accruing construction and land loans, a decline of 48% or $120.0 million from September 30, 2008. Accruing residential land and site development loans were $25.3 million, down 67% from $76.1 million a year ago. As a result of contracting accruing construction and land loan balances, we expect a declining trend in migration to nonaccrual status from such loans.

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     Real Estate Mortgage. The following table presents the components of our real estate mortgage loan portfolio:

Change from
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands) Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent        Amount        Percent
Mortgage $ 78,144 20 % $ 87,628 22 % $ (9,484 ) -11 %   $ 90,510 23 %
Nonstandard mortgage product 21,952   6 %   32,597   8 %   (10,645 )   -33 % 32,658 9 %
Home equity loans and lines of credit   282,552 74 % 272,983 70 %   9,569 4 % 266,385   68 %
       Total real estate mortgage $       382,648 100 % $       393,208 100 % $       (10,560 ) -3 % $       389,553 100 %

      At September 30, 2009, real estate mortgage loan balances were $382.6 million or approximately 20% of the Company’s total loan portfolio. This included $22.0 million in our nonstandard mortgage product, a decline from $32.6 million at December 31, 2008 due to very limited new nonstandard mortgage loan originations, charge-offs, and borrower pay downs. At September 30, 2009, the allowance for credit losses associated with nonstandard loans was $1.8 million.

      Home equity lines and loans represented about 74% or $282.6 million of the real estate mortgage portfolio. The Bank’s home equity lines and loans were almost entirely generated within our market area and they were all originated through our branches. The portfolio grew steadily over the past few years as a result of focused and on going marketing efforts; however, growth has slowed over the past year as a result of the Bank’s ongoing analysis of market conditions and adjustments being made to our pricing and underwriting standards, along with decreased customer demand. As shown below, the home equity line utilization percentage averaged approximately 60% at September 30, 2009, and has been fairly consistent across the year of origination.

Year of Origination
Year to Date 2003 &
(Dollars in thousands)        9/30/09        2008        2007        2006        2005        2004        Earlier        Total
Home Equity Lines    
Commitments $ 29,759 $ 66,842 $ 83,864 $ 85,961 $ 63,012 $ 29,732 $ 60,127 $ 419,297
Outstanding Balance   17,796 41,457   54,314   53,447   40,369   16,302 28,732 252,417
 
Utilization 59.8 %     62.0 % 64.8 % 62.2 % 64.1 % 54.8 % 47.8 % 60.2 %
 
Home Equity Loans                    
Outstanding Balance 3,188 9,057   6,969   5,191   1,383   1,098   3,249     30,135
 
Total Home Equity Outstanding $       20,984 $       50,514 $       61,283 $       58,638 $       41,752 $       17,400 $       31,981 $       282,552  

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     As indicated in the table below, the average Beacon score for the home equity line and loan portfolios were 762 and 730, respectively. While the delinquencies and charge-offs have been modest within these portfolios, we anticipate the weak economy coupled with high unemployment in our markets will lead to increased delinquencies and charge-offs going forward.

     The following table presents an overview of home equity lines of credit and loans as of the dates shown:

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands) Lines        Loans        Lines        Loans
Total Outstanding Balance $ 252,417 $ 30,135 $ 239,457 $ 33,526
 
Average Current Beacon Score 762 730 763 729
 
Delinquent % 30 Days or Greater 0.16 % 0.20 % 0.04 % 0.22 %
% Net Charge-Offs Year to Date 0.59 % 1.64 % 0.05 % 0.28 %
 
% 1st Lien Position 38 % 38 % 34 % 39 %
% 2nd Lien Position 62 % 62 %   66 % 61 %
 
Overall Original Loan-to-Value   63 % 62 % 65 % 64 %
 
Original Loan-to-Value < 80% 79 % 67 % 75 %   66 %
Original Loan-to-Value > 80, < 90% 20 % 24 %   24 % 28 %
Original Loan-to-Value > 90, < 100% 1 %   9 % 1 % 6 %
100 %   100 % 100 %   100 %
 
Related Loans and Deposits 1 $       332,836 $       17,866 $       367,956 $       20,857  

1 These amounts represent the total amount of other loan and deposit balances associated with our customers having a home equity line or loan.

      The following table shows home equity lines of credit and loans by market areas at the date shown and indicates a geographic distribution of balances representative of our branch presence in these markets:

(Dollars in thousands) September 30, Percent of December 31, Percent of
Region 2009        total        2008        total
Portland, Oregon / Vancouver, Washington $ 120,649 43 % $ 114,148 42 %
Willamette Valley (Salem, Eugene)   85,861 30 % 85,293 31 %
Western Washington (Olympia, Seattle) 37,469   13 %   36,499   14 %
Oregon Coast (Newport, Lincoln City) 26,967 10 %   25,032 9 %
Central Oregon (Bend, Redmond) 8,568 3 %   8,553 3 %
Other 3,038 1 % 3,458 1 %
       Total home equity loans and lines of credit $       282,552 100 % $       272,983 100 %

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      Commercial Real Estate. The composition of commercial real estate loan types based on collateral is as follows:

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)         Amount         Percent         Amount         Percent
Office Buildings $        188,323         21.8 % $        195,033         22.1 %
Retail Facilities 117,401 13.6 % 118,072 13.4 %
Commercial/Agricultural 62,255 7.2 % 65,177 7.4 %
Multi-Family - 5+ Residential 59,596 6.9 % 59,386 6.7 %
Medical Offices 58,405 6.8 % 62,111 7.1 %
Industrial parks and related 56,046 6.5 % 58,514 6.6 %
Manufacturing Plants 52,174 6.0 % 42,102 4.8 %
Hotels/Motels 37,473 4.3 % 36,478 4.1 %
Land Development and Raw Land 27,082 3.1 % 31,582 3.6 %
Mini Storage   26,114 3.0 %   27,725   3.2 %
Assisted Living 22,233   2.6 % 20,360 2.3 %
Food Establishments 18,445 2.1 % 18,897 2.1 %
Other 138,111 16.1 % 146,655 16.6 %
        Total commercial real estate loans $ 863,658 100.0 % $ 882,092 100.0 %

      As shown above, the term commercial real estate portfolio balance decreased $18.4 million or 2% from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009.  The decline occurred in the non-owner occupied segment which, by occupancy type, represented approximately 51% of the total commercial real estate loan portfolio at September 30, 2009.  At September 30, 2009, or prior to considering the effects of the capital raise, the Bank was within the “Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies” and the “Commercial Real Estate Lending Joint Guidance” policy guidelines for concentrations in construction loans outstanding relative to the sum of Tier 1 capital and allowance for credit losses.  Office buildings and retail facilities account for 35% of the collateral securing the $863.7 million term commercial real estate portfolio at the end of the third quarter.  The term commercial real estate portfolio is seasoned.  We believe the Bank’s underwriting of term commercial real estate loans is consistent with the industry with loan to value ratios generally not exceeding 75% at origination and debt service coverage ratios generally at 120% or better at origination.  In considering new origination activity for this portfolio, we will continue to concentrate on owner-occupied real estate financing, and will begin to consider non owner-occupied financing opportunities within the range of our risk parameters, expertise, and real estate concentration policy limits.

      The composition of the commercial real estate loan portfolio by occupancy type is as follows:

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 Change
(Dollars in thousands)         Amount         Mix
Percent
        Amount         Mix
Percent
        Amount         Mix
Percent
Owner occupied $        424,577         49 % $        416,817         47 % $        7,760         2 %
Non-owner occupied   439,081   51 %   465,275   53 % (26,194 )   -2 %
        Total commercial real estate loans $ 863,658 100 % $ 882,092 100 % $ (18,434 )

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Credit Management

      Credit risk is inherent in our lending activities. We manage the general risks inherent in the loan portfolio by following loan policies and underwriting practices designed to result in prudent lending activities. In addition, we attempt to manage our risk through our credit administration and credit review functions that are designed to help confirm our credit standards are being followed. Through the credit review function we monitor credit related policies and practices on a post approval basis. Significant findings and periodic reports are communicated to the chief credit officer and chief executive officer and, in certain cases, to the Loan, Investment, and Asset Liability Committee, which is made up of certain directors. Credit risk in the loan portfolio can be amplified by concentrations. We manage our concentration risk on an ongoing basis by establishing a maximum amount of credit that may be extended to any one borrower and by employing concentration limits that regulate exposure levels by portfolio segment. Concentration limits for construction and term real estate are well defined and are consistent with requirements as outlined in our formal regulatory agreement.

      Our residential construction portfolio, consisting of loans to developers and builders, is a portfolio we consider to have higher risk. The current downturn in residential real estate has slowed land, lot and home sales within our markets, has resulted in lengthening the marketing period for completed homes and has negatively affected borrower liquidity and collateral values. We have been reducing our exposure in residential construction, including establishing new targets to lower our concentration levels in loans of this type. We also expect the downturn in housing to continue to increase the risk profile of related commercial borrowers, particularly those that are involved in commercial activities that support the supply chain of products and services used by the housing industry. Accordingly, we are monitoring the financial condition of existing borrowers within this commercial loan segment and are selectively managing the level of loan exposure downward. An important component of managing our residential construction portfolio involves stress testing, at both a portfolio and individual borrower level. Our stress test for individual residential construction borrowers focuses on examining project performance relative to cash flow and collateral value under a range of assumptions that include interest rates, net operating income, and capitalization rate assumptions. This level of risk monitoring helps the Bank identify potential problem loans early and put together action plans, which may include requiring borrowers to replenish interest reserves, decrease construction draws, or transfer the borrowing relationship to our special asset team for closer monitoring.

      Current economic conditions are the most challenging the banking industry has faced in many years, and we expect economic pressures to continue through 2009 and into 2010. Consequently, we are highly focused on monitoring and managing credit risk across all of our loan portfolios. As part of our ongoing lending process, internal risk ratings are assigned to each commercial, commercial real estate and real estate construction loan before the funds are advanced to the customer. Credit risk ratings are based on our assessment of the borrower’s credit worthiness and the quality of our collateral position at the time a particular loan is made. Thereafter, credit risk ratings are evaluated on an ongoing basis focusing on our interpretation of relevant risk factors known to us at the time of each evaluation. Large credit relationships have their credit risk rating reviewed at least annually, and given current economic conditions, risk rating evaluations may occur more frequently. Our relationship managers play a critical element in this process by evaluating the ongoing financial condition of each borrower in their respective portfolio of loans. These activities include, but are not limited to, maintaining open communication channels with borrowers, analyzing periodic financial statements and cash flow projections, evaluating collateral, monitoring covenant compliance, and evaluating the financial capacity of guarantors. Collectively, these activities represent an ongoing process which results in an assessment of credit risk associated with each commercial, commercial real estate, and real estate construction loan consistent with our internal risk rating guidelines. Our risk rating process is a critical component in estimating the required allowance for credit losses, as discussed in the Allowance for Credit Losses section which follows. Credit files are also examined periodically on a sample test basis by our credit review department and internal auditors, as well as by regulatory examiners. Examinations by our credit review department and regulatory examiners can lead to additional changes in risk ratings, which, in turn, may lead to additional provision for credit losses in a particular period to keep our allowance for credit losses in line with revised expectations.

      Although a risk of nonpayment exists with respect to all loans, certain specific types of risks are associated with different types of loans. The expected source of repayment of Bancorp’s loans is generally the cash flow of a particular project, income from the borrower's business, proceeds from the sale of real property, proceeds of refinancing, or personal income. Real estate is frequently a material component of collateral for our loans. Risks associated with loans secured by real estate include decreasing land and property values, material increases in interest rates, deterioration in local economic conditions, changes in tax policies, and tightening credit or refinancing markets. In addition, we face increased risks if we have a concentration of loans within any one area. See “Risk Factors” under Part II, Item 1A of this report and in our 2008 10-K.

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Nonperforming Assets and Delinquencies

      Nonperforming Assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, loans past due more than 90 days and still accruing interest and OREO. The following table presents information with respect to total nonaccrual loans by category and OREO for the periods shown.

Total loan portfolio, nonperforming assets: September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)         Amount         Percent of
loan
category
        Amount         Percent of
loan
category
        Change         Percent         Amount         Percent of
loan
category
Commercial loans $        49,871         12.3 % $        6,250         1.3 % $        43,621         697.9 % $        6,651         1.3 %
Real estate construction loans:
        Commercial real estate construction 2,449 5.6 % 2,922 3.2 % (473 ) -16.2 % - 0.0 %
        Residential real estate construction 37,149 36.9 % 40,752 29.2 % (3,603 ) -8.8 % 21,024   4.3 %
        Two-step residential construction 5,128 100.0 % 49,960 94.1 %   (44,832 ) -89.7 % 82,990   67.8 %
Total real estate construction loans 44,726 29.8 % 93,634   32.8 % (48,908 ) -52.2 % 104,014 26.5 %
Real estate mortgage loans:  
        Mortgage 12,498 16.0 % 8,283   9.5 % 4,215 50.9 % 6,384 7.3 %
        Nonstandard mortgage product 10,810 49.2 % 15,229 46.7 % (4,419 ) -29.0 % 11,834 38.8 %
        Home equity line of credit 1,599   0.6 % 1,043 0.4 % 556     53.3 % 644 0.2 %
Total real estate mortgage loans 24,907 6.5 % 24,555 6.2 % 352 1.4 % 18,862 5.0 %
Commercial real estate loans 12,463   1.4 % 3,145 0.4 % 9,318 296.3 % 5,636 0.7 %
Installment and other consumer loans   39 0.2 % 6 0.0 % 33 550.0 % 14 0.1 %
Total nonaccrual loans 132,006 7.2 % 127,590 6.2 % 4,416 3.5 % 135,177 6.3 %
90 day past due and accruing interest - - - -
        Total nonperforming loans 132,006 7.2 %   127,590 6.2 % 4,416 3.5 % 135,177 6.3 %
Other real estate owned 76,570 70,110 6,460 9.2 % 48,121
Total nonperforming assets 208,576 197,700 10,876 183,298
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans 7.25 % 6.18 % 6.41 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 7.86 % 7.86 % 7.12 %
 
Delinquent loans 30-89 days past due $ 13,136 $ 6,850 $ 6,286 $ 15,008
Delinquent loans to total loans 0.72 % 0.34 % 0.71 %
 
Loans other than two-step loans:
Nonaccrual loans $ 126,878 $ 77,630 $ 49,248 $ 52,187
Other real estate owned 20,014 10,088 9,926 3,446
Total nonperforming assets $ 146,892 $ 87,718 $ 59,174 $ 55,633
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans 6.10 % 3.86 % 2.24 % 2.59 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 5.54 % 3.49 % 2.05 % 2.16 %
 
Two-step loans:
Nonaccrual two-step loans $ 5,128 $ 49,960 $ (44,832 ) $ 82,990
Other real estate owned two-step loans 56,556 60,022 (3,466 ) 44,675
Total nonperforming two-step assets $ 61,684 $ 109,982 $ (48,298 ) $ 127,665
 
Nonperforming two-step assets to total assets 2.32 % 4.37 % -2.05 % 4.96 %

      At September 30, 2009, total nonperforming assets were $208.6 million, or 7.86% of total assets, relatively unchanged from $197.7 million, or 7.86%, at December 31, 2008. Nonperforming assets other than two-step loans increased from $87.7 million, or 3.49% of total assets at year end 2008, to $146.9 million, or 5.54% of total assets at September 30, 2009. At September 30, 2009, such nonperforming assets had been written down 26% from their original principal loan balance. The largest increase was in nonaccruing commercial loans where five commercial relationships represent $40.9 million of the $49.9 million nonaccrual commercial balance at September 30, 2009. Nonperforming assets associated with two-step loans declined to $62 million from $110 million at December 31, 2008, mainly due to the disposition of 135 two-step related OREO properties during the first nine months of 2009. The amount and level of nonaccrual loans depends on portfolio growth, portfolio seasoning, problem loan recognition and resolution through collections, sales or charge-offs. The performance of any one loan can be affected by external factors, such as economic or market conditions, or factors particular to a borrower, such as actions of a borrower’s management or conditions affecting a borrower’s business.

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      The following table shows the components of our nonaccrual residential and commercial construction and land loans outside the two-step portfolio as of the dates shown.

Nonaccrual construction and land loans outside the two-step portfolio
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 Change September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)         Amount         Percent of
loan
category 2
        Amount         Percent of
loan
category 2
        Amount         Percent         Amount         Percent of
loan
category 2
Land loans 1 $        9,232         25.9 % $        5,794         12.5 % $        3,438         59.3 % $        5,308         3.2 %
 
Residential construction loans other than two-step loans 37,149 36.8 % 36,994 27.2 % 155 0.4 % 13,731 8.2 %
Commercial construction loans 2,449 5.6 % 2,922 3.2 % (473 ) -16.2 % 7,294 4.3 %
       Total nonaccrual construction and land loans other than
       two-step loans $ 48,830 27.1 % $ 45,710 16.6 % $ 3,120 6.8 % $ 26,333 15.6 %
 
Components of nonaccrual residential construction and
land loans other than two-step loans:
Land loans 1 $ 8,236 55.7 % $ 5,608 23.9 % $ 2,628 46.9 % $ 5,308 3.2 %
Site development 26,785 58.8 %   27,291 42.2 %   (506 )   -1.9 % 13,731   8.2 %
Vertical construction 10,364   18.8 % 9,703 13.6 % 661 6.8 % 7,294 4.3 %
       Total nonaccrual residential construction and land loans    
       other than two-step loans $ 45,385 39.3 % $ 42,602 26.7 % $ 2,783 6.5 % $ 26,333 15.6 %
 
Components of nonaccrual commercial construction and
land loans:
Land loans 1 996 4.8 % 186 0.8 % $ 810 435.5 % - 0.0 %
Site development - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 %
Vertical construction 2,449 5.6 % 2,922 3.2 % (473 ) -16.2 % - 0.0 %
       Total nonaccrual commercial construction and land
       loans $ 3,445 5.3 % $ 3,108 2.7 % $ 337 10.8 % $ - 0.0 %
 
Components of total nonaccrual construction and land
loans other than two-step loans:
Land loans 1 $ 9,232 25.9 % $ 5,794 12.5 % $ 3,438 59.3 % $ 5,308 1.9 %
Site development 26,785 58.0 % 27,291 41.8 % (506 ) -1.9 % 13,731 4.9 %
Vertical construction 12,813 13.0 % 12,625 7.7 % 188 1.5 % 7,294 2.6 %
       Total nonaccrual construction and land loans other than
       two-step loans $ 48,830 27.1 % $ 45,710 16.6 % $ 3,120 6.8 % $ 26,333 9.5 %

1   Land loans represent balances that are carried in the Company's residential real estate mortgage and commercial real estate loan portfolios.
2 Calculations have been based on more detailed information and therefore may not recompute exactly due to rounding.

      As indicated in the above table and reflecting the difficulties in the housing market, the majority of the $48.8 million in nonaccrual construction and land loan balances outside the two-step portfolio were related to residential construction loans. The residential construction and land loan nonaccrual balance of $45.4 million increased modestly from year end 2008, with the highest level of nonperforming assets continuing within the site development component.

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      The following table presents activity in the total OREO portfolio for the periods shown.

(Dollars in thousands) Total OREO activity Total short sales Total OREO property sales
and short sales
Full year 2008:         Amount         Number         Amount         Number         Amount         Number
Beginning balance January 1, 2008 $        3,255         15                
        Additions to OREO 87,799 336
        Capitalized improvements 1,329  
        Valuation adjustments (4,785 )    
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales   (17,488 )   (63 ) $        (11,448 )   (40 ) $        (28,936 )   (103 )
Ending balance December 31, 2008 $ 70,110 288
 
Quarterly 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 70,110 288
        Additions to OREO 25,249 79
        Capitalized improvements 682  
        Valuation adjustments (4,761 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (4,091 ) (18 ) $ (3,450 ) (11 ) $ (7,541 ) (29 )
Ending balance March 31, 2009 $ 87,189 349
 
        Additions to OREO 13,663 48
        Capitalized improvements 1,156
        Valuation adjustments (3,064 )  
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (15,114 ) (62 ) $ (1,686 ) (5 ) $ (16,800 ) (67 )
Ending balance June 30, 2009 $ 83,830 335
 
        Additions to OREO 11,109 36
        Capitalized improvements 955
        Valuation adjustments (3,797 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (15,527 ) (70 ) $ (3,260 ) (14 ) $ (18,787 ) (84 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 76,570 301
 
Year to date 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 70,110 288
        Additions to OREO 50,021 163
        Capitalized improvements 2,793
        Valuation adjustments (11,622 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (34,732 ) (150 ) $ (8,396 ) (30 ) $ (43,128 ) (180 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 76,570 301

      OREO is real property of which the Bank has taken possession either through a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, non-judicial foreclosure, judicial foreclosure or similar process in partial or full satisfaction of a loan or loans. The Company held 301 OREO properties at September 30, 2009, with a total net book value of $76.6 million. Of these, 233 were related to the two-step program. OREO is recorded at the lower of the carrying amount of the loan or fair value less estimated costs to sell. During the first nine months of 2009, the Company sold 150 OREO properties, 122 of which were two-step related. During the same period, the Bank closed 30 short sales of which 13 were two-step related.

      Short sales occur when we accept an agreement with a loan obligor to sell the Bank's collateral on a loan that produces net proceeds that is less than what is owed. The obligor receives no proceeds; however, the debt is fully extinguished. A short sale is an alternative to foreclosure. The losses on short sales and valuation adjustments on loans prior to taking ownership of property in OREO are recorded directly to the allowance for loan losses. Management is responsible for estimating the fair market value of OREO and utilizes appraisals and internal judgments in its assessment of fair market value and estimated selling costs. This amount becomes the property’s book value at the time it is taken into OREO. Any valuation adjustments based on our determination of estimated fair market value less cost to sell at the date a particular property is acquired are charged to the allowance for loan losses at that time. Management then periodically reviews OREO to determine whether the property continues to be carried at the lower of its recorded book value or estimated fair value, net of estimated costs to sell. Any further OREO valuation adjustments or subsequent gains or losses upon final disposition of OREO are charged to other noninterest income. Expenses from the acquisition, maintenance and disposition of OREO properties are included in other noninterest expense in the statements of income (loss). It will be critical to our operating results for us to dispose of OREO properties in a timely fashion and at valuations that are consistent with our expectations. We have incurred significant charges to noninterest income in the first nine months of 2009 due to valuation adjustments and losses upon final disposition, including $4.0 million in the current quarter. Continued decline in market values in our area would lead to additional valuation adjustment, which would have an adverse effect on our results of operation.

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      The following table presents activity related to the other than two-step OREO portfolio for the periods shown.

(Dollars in thousands) Other than two-step related
OREO activity
Other than two-step short
sales
Other than two-step OREO
property sales and short sales
Full year 2008:         Amount         Number         Amount         Number         Amount         Number
Beginning balance January 1, 2008 $        -         1                
        Additions to OREO 11,936 42  
        Capitalized improvements 10
        Valuation adjustments (499 )    
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales   (1,359 ) (6 ) $        -     -   $        (1,359 ) (6 )
Ending balance December 31, 2008 $ 10,088 37
 
Quarterly 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 10,088 37
        Additions to OREO 4,614 17
        Capitalized improvements 14
        Valuation adjustments (651 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (195 ) (1 ) $ (948 ) (4 ) $ (1,143 ) (5 )
Ending balance March 31, 2009 $ 13,870 53
 
        Additions to OREO 3,841 15
        Capitalized improvements 76
        Valuation adjustments (744 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (2,845 ) (11 ) $ (509 ) (2 ) $ (3,354 ) (13 )
Ending balance June 30, 2009 $ 14,198 57
 
        Additions to OREO 8,979 27
        Capitalized improvements 86
        Valuation adjustments (450 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (2,799 ) (16 ) $ (2,616 ) (11 ) $ (5,415 ) (27 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 20,014 68
 
Year to date 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 10,088 37
        Additions to OREO 17,434 59
        Capitalized improvements 176
        Valuation adjustments (1,845 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (5,839 ) (28 ) $ (4,073 ) (17 ) $ (9,912 ) (45 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 20,014 68

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      The following table presents activity in the two-step OREO portfolio and short sales completed for the periods shown.

(Dollars in thousands)         Two-step related OREO activity Two-step short sales Total two-step OREO
property sales and short
sales
Full year 2008: Amount         Number         Amount         Number         Amount         Number
Beginning balance January 1, 2008 $        3,255         14                
        Additions to OREO 75,863 294
        Capitalized improvements 1,319
        Valuation adjustments (4,286 )      
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (16,129 ) (57 ) $        (11,448 ) (40 ) $        (27,577 ) (97 )
Ending balance December 31, 2008 $ 60,022 251    
 
Quarterly 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 60,022 251
        Additions to OREO 20,635 62
        Capitalized improvements 668
        Valuation adjustments (4,110 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (3,896 ) (17 ) $ (2,502 ) (7 ) $ (6,398 ) (24 )
Ending balance March 31, 2009 $ 73,319 296
 
        Additions to OREO 9,822 33
        Capitalized improvements 1,080
        Valuation adjustments   (2,320 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (12,269 )   (51 ) $ (1,177 ) (3 ) $ (13,446 ) (54 )
Ending balance June 30, 2009 $ 69,632 278
 
        Additions to OREO 2,130 9
        Capitalized improvements 869
        Valuation adjustments (3,347 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (12,728 ) (54 ) $ (644 ) (3 ) $ (13,372 ) (57 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 56,556 233
 
Year to date 2009:
Beginning balance January 1, 2009 $ 60,022 251
        Additions to OREO 32,587 104
        Capitalized improvements 2,617
        Valuation adjustments (9,777 )
        Disposition of OREO properties and short sales (28,893 ) (122 ) $ (4,323 ) (13 ) $ (33,216 ) (135 )
Ending balance September 30, 2009 $ 56,556 233

      During the third quarter we disposed of 57 two-step properties, 54 of which were OREO sales and 3 of which were short sales. The combined balance of OREO properties sold and loans associated with short sales was $13.4 million. The majority of the OREO properties continued to be acquired through non-judicial foreclosures. At September 30, 2009, we had 38 two-step OREO sales and short sales pending, as compared to 42 pending sales at June 30, 2009.

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      Delinquencies. Bancorp also monitors delinquencies, defined as loan balances 30-89 days past due, not on nonaccrual status, as an indicator of future nonperforming assets. Total delinquencies were $13.1 million or .72% of total loans at September 30, 2009, up from $8.1 million or .39% at December 31, 2008 and down slightly from $15.0 million or .71% at September 30, 2008.

      The following table summarizes total delinquent loan balances by type of loan as of the dates shown:

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 September 30, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)         Amount         Percent of
loan
category
        Amount         Percent of
loan
category
        Amount         Percent of
loan
category
Loans 30-89 days past due, not in nonaccrual status                        
       Commercial $        637 0.16 % $        2,814 0.58 % $        299 0.06 %
       Commercial real estate construction 5,438     0.00 % - 0.00 % 1,909   2.13 %
       Residential real estate construction 3,068 12.37 % 698 0.50 %   6,224 4.34 %
       Two-step residential construction - 3.04 % 1,242     2.34 % 4,089 4.18 %
Total real estate construction   8,506 5.68 %   1,940 0.68 % 12,222 3.69 %
       Real estate mortgage:  
              Mortgage 921 1.18 % 810 0.92 % 595 0.67 %
              Nonstandard mortgage product 1,341 6.11 % 965 3.10 % 840 2.48 %
              Home equity lines of credit 472 0.17 % 159 0.06 % 634   0.24 %
       Total real estate mortgage 2,734 0.75 % 1,934 0.49 % 2,069 0.53 %
       Commercial real estate 1,242 0.14 % 1,324 0.15 % 307 0.04 %
       Installment and consumer 17 0.09 % 80 0.36 % 111 0.49 %
Total loans 30-89 days past due, not in nonaccrual status $ 13,136 $ 8,092 $ 15,008
 
Delinquent loans past due 30-89 days to total loans 0.72 % 0.39 % 0.71 %

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Allowance for Credit Losses and Net Loan Charge-offs

      Allowance for Credit Losses. An allowance for credit losses has been established based on management’s best estimate, as of the balance sheet date, of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Please see the Company’s 2008 10-K under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Allowance for Credit Losses and Net Loan Charge-offs” for a discussion of methodologies underlying the calculation of the Company’s allowance for credit losses. Our policy is to generally record impairments associated with collateral dependent loans as charge-offs promptly following our determination that an impairment exists. In certain cases where we have identified and estimated an impairment but are still evaluating additional information, specific reserves may be established for collateral dependent impaired loans. Upon receipt of required information, specific reserves are discontinued and charge-offs for impairments are processed. In addition, net overdraft losses are included in the calculation of the allowance for credit losses per the guidance provided by regulatory authorities early in 2005, “Joint Guidance on Overdraft Protection Programs.”

      The Company maintains its allowance for credit losses by charging a provision for credit losses against income in periods in which management believes additional allowance is appropriate to accommodate its estimate of losses in the loan portfolio. The evaluation of the adequacy of specific and general valuation allowances is an ongoing process. This process includes analysis of information derived from many sources: historical loss trends, portfolio risk rating migrations, delinquency and nonaccrual loan growth, portfolio diversification, current and anticipated economic conditions, the effectiveness of loan policies and collection practices, expertise of credit personnel, regulatory guidance and other factors.

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      The following table is a summary of activity in the allowance for credit losses for the periods presented.

(Dollars in thousands)         Three months ended
September 30, 2009
        Three months ended
December 31, 2008
        Three months ended
June 30, 2009
Loans outstanding at end of period $        1,822,001 $        2,064,796 $        1,917,028
Average loans outstanding during the period 1,865,051 2,092,926 1,971,467
 
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period 38,569 34,444 38,463
        Provision for credit losses loans other than two-step loans 19,575 11,741 9,004
        Provision for credit losses two-step loans 725 4,776 2,389
Total provision for credit losses 20,300 16,517 11,393
Loan charge-offs:
        Commercial (5,869 ) (3,208 ) (1,725 )
               Commercial real estate construction (325 ) (1,422 ) -
               Residential real estate construction (7,797 ) (5,299 ) (4,891 )
               Two-step residential construction (766 ) (6,176 ) (2,392 )
        Total real estate construction (8,888 ) (12,897 ) (7,283 )
               Mortgage (3,018 ) (1,640 ) (1,244 )
               Nonstandard mortgage (726 ) (2,495 ) (320 )
               Home equity (204 ) (121 ) (529 )
        Total real estate mortgage (3,948 ) (4,256 ) (2,093 )
        Commercial real estate (67 ) (782 ) (172 )
        Installment and consumer (146 ) (29 ) (267 )
        Overdraft (287 ) (401 ) (230 )
        Total loan charge-offs (19,205 ) (21,573 ) (11,770 )
Recoveries:
        Commercial 125 122 392
               Commercial real estate construction - -   -
               Residential real estate construction (14 ) - 14
               Two-step residential construction 41 319 3
        Total real estate construction 27 319 17
               Mortgage - - -
               Nonstandard mortgage 1 38 -
               Home equity 1   2 -
        Total real estate mortgage 2 40 -
        Commercial real estate   147 - -
        Installment and consumer   18   15 16
        Overdraft 53 50 58
        Total recoveries 372 546 483
Net loan charge-offs (18,833 ) (21,027 ) (11,287 )
Allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 40,036 $ 29,934 $ 38,569
 
Components of allowance for credit losses
Allowance for loan losses $ 39,075 $ 28,920 $ 37,700
Reserve for unfunded commitments 961 1,014 869
        Total allowance for credit losses $ 40,036 $ 29,934 $ 38,569
 
Net loan charge-offs to average loans annualized 4.01 % 4.00 % 2.30 %
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans 2.14 % 1.40 % 1.97 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 2.20 % 1.45 % 2.01 %

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      Changes in the allowance for credit losses in the third quarter of 2009 were due primarily to charge-offs associated with residential construction and commercial loans and higher general valuation allowances. At September 30, 2009, the Company’s allowance for credit losses was $40.0 million, consisting of a $35.2 million formula allowance, no specific allowance, a $3.9 million unallocated allowance and a $.9 million reserve for unfunded commitments. At December 31, 2008, our allowance for credit losses was $29.9 million, consisting of a $27.0 million formula allowance, no specific allowance, a $1.9 million unallocated allowance and a $1.0 million reserve for unfunded commitments. At September 30, 2009, the allowance for credit losses was 2.20% of total loans compared to 1.45% at year end December 31, 2008.

      The following table is a summary of activity in the allowance for credit losses for the periods presented.

(Dollars in thousands)         Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
        Nine months ended
September 30, 2008
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period 29,934 54,903
        Provision for credit losses loans other than two-step loans 48,607 19,126
        Provision for credit losses two-step loans 6,217 4,724
Total provision for credit losses 54,824 23,850
Loan charge-offs:
        Commercial (8,869 ) (3,256 )
               Commercial real estate construction (324 ) -
               Residential real estate construction (17,789 ) (4,806 )
               Two-step residential construction (6,833 ) (36,307 )
        Total real estate construction (24,946 ) (41,113 )
               Mortgage (5,280 ) (713 )
               Nonstandard mortgage (2,975 ) -
               Home equity (2,014 ) (127 )
        Total real estate mortgage (10,269 ) (840 )
        Commercial real estate (646 ) (44 )
        Installment and consumer (545 ) (502 )
        Overdraft (766 ) (927 )
        Total loan charge-offs (46,041 ) (46,682 )
Recoveries:
        Commercial 734 81
               Commercial real estate construction - -
               Residential real estate construction - -
               Two-step residential construction 195 2,020
        Total real estate construction 195 2,020
               Mortgage 3 -
               Nonstandard mortgage 1 -
               Home equity 1 30
        Total real estate mortgage 5 30
        Commercial real estate 147 -
        Installment and consumer 56 63
        Overdraft 182 179
        Total recoveries 1,319 2,373
Net loan charge-offs (44,722 ) (44,309 )
Allowance for credit losses, end of period $        40,036 $        34,444
 
Components of allowance for credit losses
Allowance for loan losses $ 39,075 $ 33,498
Reserve for unfunded commitments 961 946
        Total allowance for credit losses $ 40,036 $ 34,444
 
Net loan charge-offs to average loans annualized 3.06 % 2.73 %

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      Overall, we believe that the allowance for credit losses is adequate to absorb losses in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2009, although there can be no assurance that future loan losses will not exceed our current estimates. The process for determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is critical to our financial results. It requires difficult, subjective and complex judgments as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are uncertain. Therefore, we cannot provide assurance that, in any particular period, we will not have sizeable credit losses in relation to the amount reserved. We may later need to significantly adjust the allowance for credit losses considering factors in existence at such time, including economic, market, or business conditions and the results of ongoing internal and external examination processes. Please see Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this report and risk factors described in our 2008 10-K.

      Net Loan Charge-offs. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, total net loan charge-offs were $18.8 million compared to $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The 2009 year to date annualized net loan charge-offs to total average loans outstanding was 3.06%, up from 2.73% in the same period of 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, total net loan charge-offs were $44.7 million up from $44.3 million for the same period in 2008.

Deposits and Borrowings

      The following table summarizes the quarterly average dollar amount in, and the average interest rate paid on, each of the deposit and borrowing categories for the third quarters of 2009 and 2008.

Third Quarter 2009 Third Quarter 2008
(Dollars in thousands)         Quarterly Average
Balance
        Percent
of total
        Rate
Paid
        Quarterly Average
Balance
        Percent
of total
        Rate
Paid
Demand deposits $         508,758         23.6 %         - $         482,780         23.6 %         -
Interest bearing demand 311,319 14.4 % 0.26 % 276,973 13.5 %   0.56 %
Savings 93,611 4.3 %   0.79 % 71,035 3.5 % 0.44 %
Money market   635,511   29.4 % 1.38 %   672,051   32.8 % 2.06 %
Time deposits 610,907 28.3 % 2.42 % 543,451 26.6 % 3.20 %
        Total deposits 2,160,106 100.0 % 1.49 % 2,046,290 100.0 % 2.19 %
 
Short-term borrowings 109 4.46 % 140,967 2.79 %
Long-term borrowings 1 314,190 2.98 % 159,291 4.37 %
        Total borrowings 314,299 2.98 % 300,258 3.63 %
 
Total deposits and borrowings $ 2,474,405 1.73 % $ 2,346,548 2.36 %

1  

Long-term borrowings include junior subordinated debentures.

      Third quarter 2009 average total deposits increased 6% or $113.8 million from third quarter 2008. Our deposit mix remained fairly consistent with the same quarter in 2008, with a slight increase in interest bearing demand, savings, and time deposits categories and a decline in the money market category. The average rate paid on total deposits in the third quarter of 2009 declined to 1.49% from 2.19% the third quarter of 2008 primarily due to lower market interest rates. Whether we will be successful maintaining and growing our low cost deposit base will depend on various factors, including deposit pricing, client behavior, regulatory limitations, and our success in competing for deposits in uncertain economic and market conditions.

      The time deposits category includes certificates of deposit, as well as brokered deposits, which include both wholesale brokered deposits and deposits arising out of the Company’s participation in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) network that are treated as brokered deposits for regulatory purposes. The CDARS network uses a deposit matching program to match CDARS deposits in other participating banks, dollar for dollar, enabling participating institutions to make additional FDIC coverage available to customers. At September 30, 2009, brokered deposits totaled $85.6 million or 4% of period end deposits, of which $33.0 million were CDARS deposits and $52.6 million were wholesale brokered deposits compared to $71.0 million in brokered deposits at December 31, 2008. CDARS deposits declined $38.0 million during the first nine months of 2009. Under our formal agreement, the Bank may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits without regulatory approval and is subject to limitations on the rates it can pay on deposits.

      The combined average borrowing amount from the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) increased $14.0 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared to the same period last year. We also extended the maturities of our FHLB borrowings to reduce interest rate sensitivity on such borrowings. We believed the FHLB borrowings were competitively priced relative to interest bearing deposits, including certificates of deposit in the current market conditions.

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      Our deposit and borrowing cost decreased 63 basis points since the third quarter of 2008, primarily reflecting the decline in market interest rates over the past year. The future funding mix will depend on and be affected by funding needs, customer demand, regulatory or government actions, the effects of our formal regulatory agreement, the level of pledging required to support public deposits, the level of FDIC insurance available to customers and the relative cost and availability of other funding sources. At September 30, 2009, the balance of junior subordinated debentures issued in connection with our prior issuances of trust preferred securities was $51.0 million, unchanged from December 31, 2008. Under the terms of our trust preferred securities, Bancorp may defer payment of interest at its sole discretion. In light of continued operating losses, Bancorp elected during the third quarter of 2009 to defer interest payments on its trust preferred securities to preserve cash balances. The Company will accrue interest expense on its trust preferred securities and may not pay dividends on its capital stock until all accrued but unpaid interest has been paid in full. Accrued but unpaid interest on our trust preferred securities as of September 30, 2009, was $.4 million. We cannot resume interest payments on our trust preferred securities without prior regulatory approval. For additional detail regarding Bancorp’s outstanding debentures, see Note 10 in the financial statements included under Item 1 of this report.

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Capital Resources

      The following table summarizes the consolidated risk-based capital ratios of Bancorp and the Bank for the periods shown.

September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)        Actual Amount        Ratio        Amount
Required For
Well
Capitalized
Status
       Minimum
percent
required for
Well
Capitalized
       Actual Amount        Ratio        Amount
Required For
Well
Capitalized
Status
       Minimum
percent
required for
Well
Capitalized
Tier 1 capital                                
Common stockholders' equity $        161,683 $        198,187
Qualifying capital securities 51,000 51,000
Less: Goodwill and intangibles 716 14,054
        Other adjustments (1,940 ) 1,468
West Coast Bancorp total tier 1 capital $ 210,027   9.79 % $        128,725 6 % $ 236,601 9.96 % $        142,523   6 %
 
Common stockholders' equity $ 206,058       $ 241,701
Qualifying capital securities -   -
Less: Goodwill and intangibles 716 14,054
        Other adjustments (1,909 )   1,519  
West Coast Bank total tier 1 capital $ 203,433 9.49 % $ 128,630 6 % $ 229,166 9.66 % $ 142,367 6 %
 
Tier 2 capital                                                          
Allowance for credit losses allowed   $ 26,981                           $ 29,695                      
West Coast Bancorp total tier 2 capital   $ 26,981                           $ 29,695                      
 
Allowance for credit losses allowed $ 26,961 $ 29,663
West Coast Bank total tier 2 capital $ 26,961 $ 29,663
 
Total capital
West Coast Bancorp $ 237,008 11.05 % $ 214,541 10 % $ 266,296 11.21 % $ 237,538 10 %
West Coast Bank 230,394 10.75 % 214,383 10 % 258,829 10.91 % 237,278 10 %
 
Leverage ratio                                                          
West Coast Bancorp   $ 210,027       7.88 %   $ 133,259     5 %   $ 236,601     9.46 %   $ 125,058     5 %
West Coast Bank     203,433       7.64 %     133,066     5 %     229,166     9.17 %     124,910     5 %
 
Tangible equity ratio  
West Coast Bancorp $ 160,967 6.07 % $ 184,133 7.16 %
West Coast Bank 205,342 7.75 % 227,647 8.90 %
 
Risk weighted assets  
Risk weighted assets on balance sheet $ 2,031,626 $ 2,233,791
Risk weighted assets off balance sheet exposure 127,555 155,877
Less: Goodwill and intangibles 716 14,054
Less: Disallowed allowance for loan losses 13,055 239
        Other adjustments - -
West Coast Bancorp risk weighted assets $ 2,145,410 $ 2,375,375
 
Risk weighted assets on balance sheet $ 2,030,067 $ 2,231,228
Risk weighted assets off balance sheet exposure     127,555                             155,877                      
Less: Goodwill and intangibles 716 14,054
Less: Disallowed allowance for loan losses     13,074                             271                      
        Other adjustments - -
West Coast Bank total risk weighted assets   $ 2,143,832                           $ 2,372,780                      
 
Average total assets                                                            
West Coast Bancorp   $ 2,665,186                           $ 2,501,151                      
West Coast Bank     2,661,320                             2,498,199                      
 
Total assets
West Coast Bancorp $ 2,653,357 $ 2,573,046
West Coast Bank 2,649,223 2,556,695

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      The FRB and the FDIC have established minimum requirements for capital adequacy for bank holding companies and state non-member banks. The requirements address both risk-based capital and leveraged capital. The regulatory agencies may also establish higher minimum requirements for particular institutions if, for example, an institution has previously or is currently receiving special attention or is perceived to have a high susceptibility to credit, interest rate or other risk. The FRB and FDIC risk-based capital guidelines require banks and bank holding companies to have a ratio of tier one capital to total risk-weighted assets of at least 6%, and a ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets of 10% or greater to be considered well capitalized. In addition, the leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital divided by total assets less intangibles) is required to be at least 5% to be considered well capitalized. At September 30, 2009, Bancorp and the Bank maintained capital ratios sufficient to be considered “Well Capitalized” under the regulatory risk-based capital guidelines.

      The risk-based capital ratios of Bancorp include $51.0 million of trust preferred securities that qualify as Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2009, under guidance issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Bancorp expects to rely on common equity, preferred stock and trust preferred securities to remain well capitalized, although it does not expect to issue additional trust preferred securities in the near future due to current market conditions.

      Bancorp’s stockholders' equity was $162 million at September 30, 2009, down from $198 million at December 31, 2008. The total capital ratio at the Bank was 10.75% at September 30, 2009, a decrease from 10.91% at December 31, 2008, while Bank Tier 1 capital decreased from 9.66% to 9.49% over the same period. The reduction in the Company’s risk weighted assets during the first three quarters was not sufficient to offset the negative impact of the Company’s operating losses.

      Under our formal regulatory agreement, the Bank is required to maintain a leverage ratio of not less than 10% and a total risk-based capital ratio of not less than 12% in future periods covered by the formal agreement. Including the recent capital contribution to the Bank associated with the capital raise, both such Bank capital ratios exceed the requirements in our formal regulatory agreement.

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      The Company closely monitors and manages its capital position and evaluates its capital needs. Over the last year, the Company attempted to preserve capital by slowing new loan originations and reducing existing commitments selectively as well as by eliminating the dividend on our common stock and deferring interest payments on our trust preferred securities. The Company recently completed a capital raise of $155 million through private placements of preferred stock and warrants. As part of these transactions, Bancorp contributed $134.2 million in proceeds to the Bank, materially increasing the Bank’s capital ratios. The Bank’s pro forma capital ratios are shown in the table below and include the $134.2 million contribution from Bancorp as if it had occurred on September 30, 2009. Subject to, and upon receipt of, shareholder approval Bancorp’s risk-based capital ratios will increase when the preferred stock issued in the capital raise converts to common stock. Until conversion into common stock, preferred stock is not counted as capital in the risk-based capital ratios of Bancorp. Future risk-based capital ratios will be different from those displayed in the table and are dependent upon many factors, all of which are expected to change, and there can be no assurance that our shareholders will approve the conversion of preferred stock issued in the capital raise to common stock and necessary increase in Bancorp’s authorized shares of common stock. See “Risk Factors” below.

      The following table illustrates the pro forma impact of our capital raise on the risk-based capital and capital ratios of the Bank and Bancorp at September 30, 2009.

September 30, 2009
Pro forma
        Actual         Prior to conversion of
preferred stock to
common stock 1,2
        Post conversion of
preferred stock to
common stock 1,3
West Coast Bank                        
Tier 1 capital ratio 9.49 % 15.75 %   15.75 %
Total capital ratio 10.75 %   17.01 % 17.01 %
Leverage ratio   7.64 % 12.08 % 12.08 %
Total equity to assets ratio 7.78 % 12.23 % 12.23 %
 
West Coast Bancorp
Tier 1 capital ratio 9.79 % 9.79 % 16.28 %
Total capital ratio 11.05 % 11.05 % 17.54 %
Leverage ratio 7.88 % 7.88 % 12.45 %
Total equity to assets ratio 6.09 % 6.09 % 10.78 %

1  

Assumes $134.2 million capital contribution to the Bank from West Coast Bancorp occurred on September 30, 2009. Direct costs of the private placement are based upon best estimates.

2

Prior to the conversion of Series A and Series B preferred stock into common stock, the preferred stock is required to be excluded from regulatory capital at West Coast Bancorp for the purpose of calculating risk-based capital ratios.

3

Pro forma risk-based capital ratios for West Coast Bancorp assume that shareholder approval and conversion of preferred stock to common stock occurred on September 30, 2009.

      At September 30, 2009, the Company’s book value per share was $10.33. Assuming completion of the capital raise and the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock to common stock occurred on September 30, 2009, the Company’s pro forma book value per share would have been $3.23 at such date.

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Liquidity and Sources of Funds

      The Bank’s sources of funds include customer deposits, advances from the FHLB, maturities of investment securities, sales of “Available for Sale” securities, loan and OREO sales, loan repayments, net income, if any, loans taken out at the Federal Reserve discount window, and the use of Federal Funds markets. Scheduled loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, while deposit inflows, loan and OREO sales and unscheduled loan prepayments are not. Deposit inflows, loan and OREO sales, and unscheduled loan prepayments are influenced by general interest rate levels, interest rates available on other investments, competition, market and general economic conditions and other factors. In addition, government programs, such as the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program, may influence deposit behaviors.

      Deposits are our primary source of new funds. Over the past 12 months our loan to deposit ratio declined from 102% to 85% at September 30, 2009. This was a result of loans declining $288 million and deposits increasing $94 million. Lower loan balances combined with higher deposit balances and borrowings allowed us to increase our investment securities portfolio and interest bearing cash balances. The Bank increased liquid assets in an effort to satisfy increasing pledging requirements and the shared liability structure for uninsured public funds in Oregon and Washington as well as to enhance its balance sheet liquidity position in the uncertain economic environment in which we operate.

      Our formal regulatory agreement requires that the Bank maintain a primary liquidity ratio in excess of 15% and net non-core funding dependency ratio below 25%. The primary liquidity ratio is equal to the sum of net cash, short-term, and marketable assets divided by the sum of net deposits and short-term liabilities. The net non-core funding dependency ratio is non-core liabilities less short term investments divided by long term assets. At September 30, 2009, prior to the recent capital raise, these ratios were 28% and 10%, respectively, and well within the liquidity requirements in the formal regulatory agreement. As a result of the recent capital raise, these ratios have improved further.

      At September 30, 2009, the Bank had outstanding borrowings of $263 million, against its $316 million in established borrowing capacity with the FHLB, as compared to $223 million at December 31, 2008. The Bank’s borrowing facility is subject to collateral and stock ownership requirements, as well as prior FHLB consent to each advance. The Bank also had a Federal Funds line of credit agreement with a correspondent financial institution of $5 million at September 30, 2009, of which none was outstanding at September 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008. The use of such Federal Funds lines is subject to certain conditions. Additionally, the Bank had an available discount window credit line with the FRB of approximately $42 million at September 30, 2009, with no balance outstanding at either September 30, 2009, or December 31, 2008. As with the other lines, the FRB line is subject to collateral requirements, must be repaid within 90 days, and each advance is subject to prior FRB consent.

      The holding company is a separate entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. Substantially all of the holding company’s liquidity, which is used to pay interest on Bancorp’s trust preferred securities, any shareholder cash dividends and other expenses, comes from dividends declared and paid by the Bank. In addition, the holding company may receive cash from the exercise of options and the issuance of equity securities. The holding company also retained $5.0 million from the $139.2 million net proceeds in the recently completed capital raise. The remaining $134.2 million was contributed to the Bank. Under our formal regulatory agreement with our regulators, the Bank may not pay dividends to the holding company without prior regulatory approval. At September 30, 2009, the holding company did not have any borrowing arrangements of its own.

      Management expects to continue to primarily rely on customer deposits, advances from the FHLB, cash flow from investment securities, and sales of “Available for Sale” securities, as its most important source of liquidity. In addition, the Bank may obtain additional liquidity from loan and OREO sales, loan repayments, internet deposit listing services, net income, federal funds markets, the Federal Reserve discount window and other borrowings. Although deposit balances at times have shown historical growth, such balances may be influenced by changes in the financial services industry, regulatory changes, interest rates available on other investments, changes in consumer confidence in depository institutions, general economic conditions, competition, customer management of cash resources and other factors. Borrowings may be used on a short-term and long-term basis to compensate for reductions in other sources of funds. Borrowings may also be used on a long-term basis to support expanded lending activities and to match maturities, duration, or repricing intervals of assets. The sources of such funds may include, but are not limited to, Federal Funds purchased, reverse repurchase agreements and borrowings from the FHLB. One or more of these sources may be limited if we fail to maintain our status as a “well-capitalized” institution.

      See also Part II, Item I.A. “Risk Factors.”

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

      The Company’s primary off-balance sheet arrangements consist of commitments to make loans and extend credit. The following table summarizes the Bank’s off balance sheet unfunded commitments as of the dates displayed.

(Dollars in thousands)         Contract or
Notional Amount
September 30, 2009
        Contract or
Notional Amount
December 31, 2008
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
Commitments to extend credit in the form of loans
        Commercial $        268,265 $        348,428
        Real estate construction
               Two-step loans - 152
               Other than two-step loans 20,123 52,845
        Total real estate construction 20,123 52,997
        Real estate mortgage
               Mortgage 6,687 2,251
               Non-standard mortgage - -
               Home equity line of credit 168,466 190,122
        Total real estate mortgage loans 175,153 192,373
        Commercial real estate 13,852 18,916
        Installment and consumer 13,522 15,779
        Other 1 15,422 8,251
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees 10,582 14,030
Account overdraft protection instruments 76,704 59,175
        Total $ 593,623 $ 709,949

1   The category “other” represents unfunded commitments extended to clients or borrowers that have not yet been fully executed.
While we believe these unfunded commitments to be binding, they are not yet categorized nor have they been placed into our loan system.

      The Bank’s unfunded commitments to make loans decreased $116 million, or 16%, since December 31, 2008, primarily as a result of the $80 million or 23% reduction in commercial loan commitments and the $33 million, or 62%, decline in unfunded commitments in its real estate construction portfolio. Unfunded loan commitments that extend for a period longer than one year qualify as risk weighted assets and impact our risk-based capital ratios. By decreasing the volume of unfunded loan commitments extended longer than one year, risk weighted assets decline, and all else equal, the Bank and Bancorp’s regulatory capital ratios improve. Since December 31, 2008, we increased our off-balance sheet commitments related to our account overdraft protection plans by $18 million. These account overdraft protection instruments can be revoked at any time and therefore were not included in the calculation of the Company’s risk weighted assets for risk-based capital purposes. Consistent with our current efforts to prudently manage capital, we have taken steps to reduce our risk weighted assets.

      For a further discussion of off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 23, “Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk.” in our 2008 10-K financial statements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

      There has been no material change in the market risks disclosure under Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the Company’s 2008 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

      Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information the Company must disclose in its reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis. Our management has evaluated, with the participation and under the supervision of our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer (“CFO”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of such date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in reports that it files under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) accumulated an communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

      No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during our third quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

      On June 24, 2009, the Company's subsidiary, West Coast Trust, was served with an Objection to Personal Representative's Petition and Petition for Surcharge of Personal Representative in Linn County Circuit Court. The petition was filed by the beneficiaries of the estate of Archie Q. Adams, for which West Coast Trust acts as the personal representative. The petitioners allege a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to West Coast Trust's prior sale of real property owned by the Adams estate and sought relief in the form of a surcharge to West Coast Trust of $215,573,115.60, the amount of the alleged loss to the estate. The Company filed a motion to dismiss on July 2, 2009, which was granted in a letter ruling dated September 15, 2009. The Company is uncertain whether the dismissal of the petition will be appealed. The Company continues to believe the petition is without merit

Item 1A. Risk Factors

      The following are risks that management believes are specific and material to our business. These risk factors should not be viewed as an all inclusive list or in any particular order. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2008 10-K for additional risks that may affect our business and are not repeated in this report.

Future loan losses may exceed our allowance for loan losses.

      We are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that borrowers will fail to repay loans in accordance with their terms. We have experienced significant and continuing losses in our loan portfolio as the economic recession generally has had an adverse effect on the ability of borrowers to repay loans of all types, including most significantly, residential construction and commercial loans. We have recently also experienced some increased weakness in our portfolios of commercial real estate and home equity loans and lines of credit. Continued weakness in the economy or specific industry sectors could have a further adverse effect on the ability of our borrowers to repay loans. In addition, continued weakness in real estate markets could further adversely affect the value and marketability of the collateral for many of our loans. Any of these factors could result in loan losses in excess of our allowance for credit losses, which is based on currently available information.

      We maintain an allowance for credit losses that represents management’s best estimate, as of a particular date, of the probable amount of loan commitments and receivables that the Bank will be unable to collect. When available information confirms that specific loans or portions of loans are uncollectible, those amounts are charged off against the allowance for credit losses. Our management establishes the allowance for credit losses based on its evaluation, as of a particular date, of lending concentrations, specific credit risks, changes in risk ratings, past loan loss experience, loan portfolio and collateral quality, and relevant economic, political, and regulatory conditions. Adverse changes in any of these or other factors that management considers relevant may result in an increase in the allowance for credit losses, which would require additional provision for credit losses. In addition to internal reviews, federal and state banking regulators periodically review our loan portfolio, and may require that the Bank increase our allowance for credit losses or recognize loan charge-offs, resulting in additional provision for credit losses. Provisioning for credit losses results in a decrease in net income, and possibly risk-based capital, and may continue to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. For more information on this topic, see “Allowance for Credit Losses and Net Loan Charge-offs” and related disclosures in Part 1, Item 2 of this report above, as well as the disclosure relating to our critical accounting policies included in our 2008 10-K.

If shareholders fail to approve the issuance and authorization of additional shares of common stock in connection with the recently completed capital raise, certain provisions of securities issued in the transaction will take effect that could have a material adverse effect on our company and its shareholders.

      On October 23, 2009, we entered into investment agreements pursuant to which we raised $155.0 million in the aggregate through private placements of newly issued shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock and certain warrants.  See the discussion under the subheading “Business Developments and Overview” in Part I, Item 2 of this report.  As part of the capital raise, we will seek shareholder approval of the issuance of our common stock to investors upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (including the preferred stock issueable upon exercise of the warrants) and an amendment to our Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock to 250,000,000.  If the shareholder approvals are not obtained before March 1, 2010, the Series A Preferred Stock would not convert to common stock and on and after March 1, 2010:

  • the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock would accrue dividends at an annual rate of 15% calculated on the base value applicable to shares of preferred stock, which is $2.00 per share of common stock into which such preferred stock in convertible (referred to as, “Special Dividends”). As a result, we would be required to accrue total dividends on newly issued shares of preferred stock of as much as $23.3 million per year;

  • the conditional warrants issued in the capital raise will be exercisable for an aggregate of (i) 117,972 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and (ii) 122,028 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at an implied initial exercise price of $0.50 per underlying common share, which is substantially lower than the current market price of our common stock;

  • any shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock issued upon exercise of the warrants would also accrue Special Dividends of as much as $7.2 million per year in the event our warrants are exercised in full;

  • we will be prohibited from paying any dividends on our common stock and from redeeming, purchasing or acquiring any shares of our common stock; and

  • we will not have enhanced our holding company's capital structure as we intended in completing the capital raise.

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      The accrual of Special Dividends and the failure of the capital raise to achieve its desired purpose of increasing our holding company's level of Tier 1 capital could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, and regulatory capital.

Real estate values may continue to decline leading to additional and greater than anticipated loan charge-offs and valuation write downs and losses on sales of our other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties.

      We foreclose on and take title to the real estate serving as collateral for many of our loans as part of our business. Real estate owned by the Bank and not used in the ordinary course of its operations is referred to as “other real estate owned” or “OREO” property. During 2008 and continuing throughout the first three quarters of 2009, we have acquired a significant amount of OREO relating to loans originated in the two-step loan portfolio (“two-step loans”) and, to a lesser extent, other segments of our loan portfolio. Increased OREO balances lead to greater expenses as we incur costs to manage and dispose of the properties and, in certain cases, complete construction of structures prior to sale. We expect that our operating results throughout 2009 will be negatively affected by various expenses associated with OREO, including personnel costs, insurance and taxes, completion and repair costs, and other costs associated with property ownership, as well as by the funding costs associated with assets that are tied up in OREO. Any additional decreases in market prices will lead to OREO write downs and possibly losses on sale, with a corresponding expense in our income statement in each case. We evaluate OREO property values periodically and write down the carrying value of the properties if the results of our evaluations require it. At September 30, 2009, we had $132.0 million in nonaccrual loans, the majority of which was collateralized by real estate, and $76.6 million of OREO properties.

We face liquidity risks in the operation of our business.

      Liquidity is crucial to the operation of Bancorp and the Bank. Liquidity risk is the potential that we will be unable to fund increases in assets or meet payment obligations, including obligations to depositors, as they become due because of an inability to obtain adequate funding or liquidate assets. For example, funding illiquidity may arise if we are unable to attract core deposits and other types of deposits, if existing depositors withdraw significant amounts of their deposits, or we are unable to renew at acceptable terms long-term borrowings or short-term borrowings from the overnight inter-bank market, the FHLB System, or the Federal Reserve discount window. Also, the holding company’s liquidity may be negatively affected by the regulatory and statutory limitations on payment of cash dividends by the Bank. Under our formal regulatory agreement, the Bank is required to maintain certain liquidity ratios. If we fail to maintain our liquidity and control our liquidity risks, we may face additional regulatory sanctions, and there may be materially adverse effects on our results of operations and financial condition.

We operate in a heavily regulated industry with broad discretion given to our regulators. Any failure to comply with regulations and restrictions applicable to us could lead to additional restrictions on our operations and/or regulatory sanctions.

      We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to examination, supervision, and comprehensive regulation by the Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve Board. As part of the regulation of the Bank, we entered into a formal regulatory agreement with our regulators that subjects us to significant operating restrictions and regulatory requirements that, among other things, prohibit payment of dividends without prior consent, limit the rates we pay on deposits, require us to take certain actions to correct deficiencies identified by our regulators, restrict our use of brokered deposits, including CDARS deposits, require us to comply with loan concentration restrictions, and limit changes in our balance sheet. We must also meet regulatory capital requirements that are applicable to the Company and the Bank. Any failure or inability to meet these requirements could result in various supervisory actions and additional regulatory restrictions. Any failure to maintain compliance with capital requirements or other regulations or supervisory actions by our regulators could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The Congressional and State response to the current economic and credit crisis could have an adverse effect on our business.

      Federal and state legislators and regulators are expected to pursue increased regulation of how banks are operated and how loans are originated, purchased, and sold as a result of the current economic and credit crisis. Changes in regulations applicable to the operation of depository institutions, such as regulations limiting certain fees applicable to deposit accounts or credit cards, could limit important sources of revenue for the Bank. Additionally, changes in the regulations applicable to FDIC deposit insurance, including expiration of temporary measures taken by the FDIC during the financial crisis, could reduce the amounts of insurance or circumstances in which insurance is available with respect to deposit accounts, which may negatively affect our ability to attract and retain deposits. Changes in the lending market and secondary markets for loans and related congressional and regulatory responses may also impact how the Bank makes and underwrites loans, buys and sells such loans in secondary markets, and otherwise conducts its business. We are unable to predict whether any legislative or regulatory initiatives will be implemented, what form they will take, or whether such initiatives or actions, once they are initiated or taken, will thereafter continue to change. Any such actions could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Deferred tax assets may require a valuation allowance or may be disallowed in the calculation of our risk-based capital ratios.

      Our deferred tax assets are subject to an analysis that evaluates future realization through the recognition of tax deductions. Certain indicators, including sustained net losses, may cause the Company to recognize a deferred tax asset valuation allowance which essentially increases tax expense and lowers the carrying value of deferred tax assets. As a result, we may have substantially higher income tax expense. At September 30, 2009, we had $19.4 million in net deferred tax assets.

      In addition, risk-based capital rules require a calculation evaluating the Company’s deferred tax asset balance for realization against estimated pre-tax future income and net operating loss carry backs. Under the rules of this calculation, we may incur future deferred tax asset disallowances that materially reduce our risk-based capital ratios.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c)    

The following table provides information about repurchases of common stock by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2009:

 
            Total Number of Shares      
    Purchased as Part of Publicly Maximum Number of Shares Remaining
  Total Number of Shares   Average Price Paid Announced Plans or Programs at Period End that May Be Purchased
Period   Purchased (1)   per Share   (2)   Under the Plans or Programs
7/1/09 - 7/31/09 - $0.00 - 1,051,821
8/1/09 - 8/31/09 - $0.00     -   1,051,821
9/1/09 - 9/30/09   -   $0.00   -     1,051,821
       Total for quarter   - -    

  (1)  

Shares repurchased by Bancorp during the quarter include shares repurchased from employees in connection with stock option swap exercises and cancellation of restricted stock to pay withholding taxes totaling 0 shares, 0 shares, and 0 shares, respectively, for the periods indicated. There were no shares repurchased in the periods indicated pursuant to the Company’s corporate stock repurchase program publicly announced in July 2000 (the “Repurchase Program”) and described in note 2 below.

 
(2)

Under the Repurchase Program, the board of directors originally authorized the Company to repurchase up to 330,000 common shares, which amount was increased by 550,000 shares in September 2000, by 1.0 million shares in September 2001, by 1.0 million shares in September 2002, by 1.0 million shares in April 2004, and by 1.0 million shares in September 2007 for a total authorized repurchase amount as of September 30, 2009, of approximately 4.9 million shares.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

       None

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

       None

Item 5. Other Information

       None

Item 6. Exhibits

        Exhibit No .         Exhibit  
  3.1  

Articles of Amendment Designating the Terms of Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, Series A of West Coast Bancorp. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 22, 2009, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2009 (the “October 8-K”).

3.2

Articles of Amendment Designating the Terms of Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock, Series B of West Coast Bancorp. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the October 8-K.

3.3  

Articles of Amendment Designating the Terms of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the October 8-K.

4.1

Form of Class B Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the October 8-K.

4.2  

Form of Class C Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the October 8-K.

4.3  

Form of Class D Warrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the October 8-K.

4.4  

Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of October 23, 2009, between West Coast Bancorp and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the October 8-K.

10.1

Form of Investment Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2009 by and between West Coast Bancorp and the investors party thereto. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the October 8-K.

10.2  

Order to Cease and Desist issued by the FDIC and Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities to West Coast Bank on October 22, 2009. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the October 8-K.

10.3

Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist among West Coast Bank and the FDIC and Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities entered into on October 15, 2009. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the October 8-K.

31.1  

Certification of CEO under Rule 13(a) – 14(a) of the Exchange Act.

31.2

Certification of CFO under Rule 13(a) – 14(a) of the Exchange Act.

32  

Certification of CEO and CFO under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.


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SIGNATURES

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

  WEST COAST BANCORP  
  (Registrant)  
 
 
 
Dated: November 5, 2009   /s/ Robert D. Sznewajs    
  Robert D. Sznewajs    
  President and Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
 
Dated: November 5, 2009   /s/ Anders Giltvedt    
  Anders Giltvedt  
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  

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