EXTON, Pa., Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- First Resource Bank (OTCQX: FRSB) announced fourth quarter and full year financial results through December 31, 2014. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $1,105,693, growth of 5% over the prior year. The loan portfolio grew 12% in the year ended December 31, 2014 to a record high of $157.3 million. Total assets grew 9% in 2014 to end the year at $180.5 million. Net interest income grew 12% for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2014 was $256,007 as compared to $253,327 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and net income of $291,181 for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. After accounting for preferred stock dividends, net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was $243,299. This compares to net income available to common shareholders of $240,620 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and $278,472 for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.

Glenn B. Marshall, President & CEO, stated, "2014 was a great year for First Resource Bank. We relocated the Exton branch to a superior facility, started construction on the West Chester branch, relocated all corporate and operational employees into a combined corporate office, added an enhanced trading platform by moving our stock trading to the OTCQX marketplace and rebranded the Bank for future growth. We accomplished all of this while producing record profitability for our shareholders."

Net interest income was $1,648,820 for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 as compared to $1,541,575 for the previous quarter. The net interest margin increased 8 basis points from 3.89% for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 to 3.97% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The overall yield on interest earning assets increased 7 basis points during the fourth quarter, to 4.83%, with loan yields up 4 basis points, to 5.00%. The total cost of interest bearing liabilities declined 2 basis points during the fourth quarter, led by a 21 basis point decline in the cost of borrowings, caused by an increase in short term borrowings. The deposit cost of funds was unchanged at 0.98%.

Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $6,154,464, an improvement of $645 thousand, or 12% over the prior year. This improvement was attributed to strong loan growth, steady loan yields and low levels of excess cash. The net interest margin for 2014 was 3.90%, which was 16 basis points higher than the prior year. This margin improvement is mainly attributed to lower cash and short term investments as well as a 9 basis point decline in the cost of deposits, offset by a 4 basis point decline in the yield on loans.

Deposits increased $618 thousand, or 0.4%, from $142.7 million at September 30, 2014 to $143.3 million at December 31, 2014. During the fourth quarter, certificates of deposit increased $3.0 million, or 4%, from $75.2 million at September 30, 2014 to $78.2 million at December 31, 2014. Money market deposits decreased $2.1 million, or 4%, from $53.5 million at September 30, 2014 to $51.4 million at December 31, 2014. Non-interest bearing deposits decreased $2.1 million, or 18% from $11.5 million at September 30, 2014 to $9.4 million at December 31, 2014. Interest-bearing checking balances increased $1.8 million, or 69% from $2.6 million at September 30, 2014 to $4.3 million at December 31, 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2014, total deposits increased $3.5 million, or 3%, primarily due to an improvement in non-interest bearing deposits and certificates of deposit.

The loan portfolio increased $7.1 million, or 5%, during the fourth quarter from $150.2 million at September 30, 2014 to $157.3 million at December 31, 2014. Approximately half of that growth was in the commercial real estate portfolio, however each section of the loan portfolio grew during the quarter. During the year ended December 31, 2014 the loan portfolio grew $17.3 million, or 12%. Almost half of this growth was in the commercial real estate portfolio which grew $9.9 million, or 11% in 2014.

The following table illustrates the composition of the loan portfolio:




                            Dec. 31,             Dec. 31,
                                            2014                  2013
                                            ----                  ----


    Commercial real estate          $102,290,962           $92,435,418

    Commercial construction           12,235,078             8,119,740

    Commercial business               17,483,708            14,199,765

    Consumer                          25,316,420            25,243,538
                                      ----------            ----------


    Total loans                     $157,326,168          $139,998,461
                                    ============          ============

The allowance for loan losses to total loans was 0.84% at December 31, 2014 as compared to 0.87% at September 30, 2014, 0.96% at June 30, 2014 and March 31, 2014, and 0.89% at December 31, 2013. Non-performing assets, which include non-performing loans of $2.6 million and other real estate owned of $256 thousand, totaled $2.9 million at December 31, 2014. Non-performing assets to total assets decreased from 1.76% at September 30, 2014 to 1.57% at December 31, 2014 due to a decrease in nonperforming loans and other real estate owned as well as an increase in total assets.

Non-interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was $218,705, as compared to $115,344 for the previous quarter and $99,077 for the fourth quarter of the prior year. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Bank sold its first SBA guaranteed loan for a gain of $104 thousand. In addition, the Bank recognized $50 thousand of gains on the sale of securities in the fourth quarter.

Non-interest income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $528,962, as compared to $367,016 for the prior year, an improvement of 44%. This increase is attributed to the gain on sale of an SBA loan and gains on sales of securities during the fourth quarter.

Non-interest expense increased $20 thousand, or 2%, in the three months ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the prior quarter. This increase was due to higher occupancy expenses, and higher other expenses, offset by a decrease in professional fees and advertising expenses.

Non-interest expense increased $597 thousand, or 15%, in the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was due to higher salaries and benefits expenses, occupancy expense, professional fees, advertising expenses and other expenses, offset by lower other real estate expenses.

Selected Financial Data:




    Balance Sheets (unaudited)


                                                       December 31,            December 31,
                                                                                                  2013

                                                                          2014
                                                                          ----


    Cash and due from banks                                        $817,026                 $606,230

    Investments                                                  11,711,637               16,317,779

    Loans                                                       157,326,168              139,998,461

    Allowance for loan losses                                   (1,317,363)             (1,252,853)

    Premises & equipment                                          5,517,252                3,515,038

    Other assets                                                  6,472,819                6,458,705
                                                                  ---------                ---------


    Total assets                                               $180,527,539             $165,643,360
                                                               ============             ============


    Non-interest bearing deposits                                $9,355,013               $6,429,207

    Interest-bearing checking                                     4,349,552                3,809,040

    Money market                                                 51,400,506               53,960,919

    Time deposits                                                78,243,292               75,672,226
                                                                 ----------               ----------

      Total deposits                                            143,348,363              139,871,392
                                                                -----------              -----------

    Short term borrowings                                        12,000,000                2,555,000

    Long term borrowings                                          6,499,000                5,599,000

    Other liabilities                                               654,739                  610,372
                                                                    -------                  -------


    Total liabilities                                           162,502,102              148,635,764
                                                                -----------              -----------


    Preferred stock                                               5,083,000                5,083,000

    Common stock                                                  1,612,283                1,608,595

    Surplus                                                       9,523,083                9,505,069

    Accumulated other

      comprehensive income                                           91,577                  102,015

    Retained earnings                                             1,715,494                  708,917
                                                                  ---------                  -------

    Total stockholders' equity                                   18,025,437               17,007,596
                                                                 ----------               ----------


    Total Liabilities &                                        $180,527,539             $165,643,360

         Stockholders' Equity



    Performance Statistics (unaudited)

                                       Qtr Ended       Qtr Ended               Qtr Ended                Qtr Ended          Qtr Ended
                                        Dec. 31,       Sept. 30,                June 30,                 Mar. 31,           Dec. 31,
                                                  2014                    2014                     2014               2014                2013
                                                  ----                    ----                     ----               ----                ----


    Net interest margin                          3.97%                  3.89%                   3.93%             3.81%              3.65%

    Nonperforming loans/
     total loans                                 1.64%                  1.77%                   1.21%             1.24%              1.31%

    Nonperforming assets/                        1.57%                  1.76%                   1.31%             1.44%              1.51%

       Total assets

    Allowance for loan
     losses/                                     0.84%                  0.87%                   0.96%             0.96%              0.89%

       Total loans

    Average loans/Average
     assets                                      88.1%                  87.4%                   86.8%             85.2%              83.5%

    Non-interest
     expenses*/                                  2.71%                  2.79%                   2.81%             2.54%              2.53%

       Average assets

    Earnings per share -
     basic and                                   $0.15                   $0.15                    $0.18              $0.18               $0.17

       diluted


    * Annualized




    Income Statements (unaudited)



                                  Qtr. Ended           Qtr. Ended            Qtr. Ended            Qtr. Ended             Qtr. Ended
                                   Dec. 31,             Sept. 30,             June 30,              Mar. 31,               Dec. 31,
                                                  2014                  2014                  2014                   2014                    2013
                                                  ----                  ----                  ----                   ----                    ----


    INTEREST INCOME

    Loans, including
     fees                                   $1,940,824            $1,825,644            $1,784,064             $1,743,733              $1,727,215

    Securities                                  63,004                58,636                59,811                 60,488                  57,162

    Other                                           60                    46                   910                  1,904                   5,729
                                                   ---                   ---                   ---                  -----                   -----

     Total interest
      income                                 2,003,888             1,884,326             1,844,785              1,806,125               1,790,106
                                             ---------             ---------             ---------              ---------               ---------


    INTEREST EXPENSE

    Borrowings                                  25,173                21,576                17,893                 17,478                  17,947

    Checking                                       720                   672                   712                    660                     851

    Money Market                                96,203                99,246               100,541                 99,206                  97,839

    Time deposits                              232,972               221,257               220,220                230,131                 247,462
                                               -------               -------               -------                -------                 -------

     Total interest
      expense                                  355,068               342,751               339,366                347,475                 364,099
                                               -------               -------               -------                -------                 -------


    Net interest
     income                                  1,648,820             1,541,575             1,505,419              1,458,650               1,426,007
                                             ---------             ---------             ---------              ---------               ---------


    Provision for
     loan losses                               296,205               116,176                27,270                 97,250                  57,640
                                               -------               -------                ------                 ------                  ------


    Net interest
     income after
     provision for
     loan losses                             1,352,615             1,425,399             1,478,149              1,361,400               1,368,367


    NON-INTEREST
     INCOME                                    218,705               115,344                98,946                 95,967                  99,077


    NON-INTEREST
     EXPENSE

    Salaries &
     benefits                                  565,894               572,973               562,031                527,231                 500,167

    Occupancy &
     equipment                                 196,056               157,885               139,784                113,157                  96,881

    Data processing                             76,368                69,316                68,379                 66,469                  64,230

    Professional fees                           60,069                76,624                93,708                 88,923                  93,486

    Advertising                                 29,792                51,268                33,200                 17,537                  22,794

    Other real estate                           42,789                35,000                59,689                 42,730                  69,025

    Other                                      222,717               210,872               183,345                169,786                 192,127
                                               -------               -------               -------                -------                 -------

    Total non-
     interest                                1,193,685             1,173,938             1,140,136              1,025,833               1,038,710

         Expense



    Income before
     income tax
     expense                                   377,635               366,805               436,959                431,534                 428,734


    Federal Income
     Tax expense                               121,628               113,478               136,349                135,785                 137,553
                                               -------               -------               -------                -------                 -------


    Net income                                $256,007              $253,327              $300,610               $295,749                $291,181
                                              ========              ========              ========               ========                ========


    Preferred stock
     dividends                                (12,708)             (12,707)             (12,707)              (12,708)               (12,709)
                                               -------               -------               -------                -------                 -------


    Net income
     available to
     common
     shareholders                             $243,299              $240,620              $287,903               $283,041                $278,472
                                              ========              ========              ========               ========                ========



    Income Statements (unaudited)


                                  Twelve Months         Twelve Months
                                      Ended                 Ended
                                   December 31,         December 31,
                                                   2014                  2013
                                                   ----                  ----


    INTEREST INCOME

    Loans, including fees                    $7,294,265            $6,723,468

    Securities                                  241,939               197,089

    Other                                         2,920                12,142
                                                  -----                ------

     Total interest income                    7,539,124             6,932,699
                                              ---------             ---------


    INTEREST EXPENSE

    Borrowings                                   82,120                52,513

    Checking                                      2,764                 2,955

    Money Market                                395,196               356,505

    Time deposits                               904,580             1,011,020
                                                -------             ---------

     Total interest expense                   1,384,660             1,422,993
                                              ---------             ---------


    Net interest income                       6,154,464             5,509,706
                                              ---------             ---------


    Provision for loan losses                   536,901               395,493
                                                -------               -------


    Net interest income after
     provision for loan
     losses                                   5,617,563             5,114,213


    NON-INTEREST INCOME                         528,962               367,016


    NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

    Salaries & benefits                       2,228,129             1,938,876

    Occupancy & equipment                       606,882               378,400

    Data processing                             280,532               253,775

    Professional fees                           319,324               298,433

    Advertising                                 131,797               104,108

    Other real estate                           180,208               219,614

    Other                                       786,720               743,215
                                                -------               -------

    Total non-interest
     expense                                  4,533,592             3,936,421
                                              ---------             ---------


    Income before income tax
     expense                                  1,612,933             1,544,808


    Federal Income Tax
     expense                                    507,240               489,150
                                                -------               -------


    Net income                               $1,105,693            $1,055,658
                                             ==========            ==========


    Preferred stock dividends                  (50,830)             (50,830)
                                                -------               -------


    Net income available to
     common shareholders                     $1,054,863            $1,004,828
                                             ==========            ==========

About First Resource Bank

First Resource Bank is a locally owned and operated Pennsylvania state-chartered bank, serving the banking needs of businesses, professionals and individuals in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Bank offers a full range of deposit and credit services with a high level of personalized service. First Resource Bank also offers a broad range of traditional financial services and products, competitively priced and delivered in a responsive manner to small businesses, professionals and residents in the local market. For additional information visit our website at www.firstresourcebank.com. Member FDIC.

This press release contains statements that are not of historical facts and may pertain to future operating results or events or management's expectations regarding those results or events. These are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts. When used in this press release, the words "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs, such as "will", "would", "should", "could", or "may" are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are either beyond our control or not reasonably capable of predicting at this time. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. Readers of this press release are accordingly cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. First Resource Bank disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any of the forward-looking statements herein, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise.

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