sept10q.htm
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, 2010
Or
___ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period for _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number
1-14588

Northeast Bancorp
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maine
 
01-0425066
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
500 Canal Street, Lewiston, Maine
 
04240
(Address of Principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(207) 786-3245
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

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 subjected 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 web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) 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 smaller reporting company. See definition of "accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer" and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one): Large accelerated filer __ Accelerated filer __ Non-accelerated filer ___ Smaller Reporting Company X

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by 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. As of November 10, 2010, the registrant had outstanding 2,331,332 shares of common stock, $1.00 stated value per share.
 
 
Part I.
Financial Information
 
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements
     
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2010
     
   
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
     
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
     
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
     
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
     
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
     
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
   
Part II.
Other Information
     
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
     
 
Item 1.a.
Risk Factors
     
 
Item 2.c.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
     
 
Item 4.
Removed and Reserved
     
 
Item 5.
Other Information
     
 
Item 6.
Exhibits


PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
             
Item 1.  Financial Statements
           
             
NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
             
    September 30,  
June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Audited)
 
Assets
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 3,078,651     $ 7,019,498  
Interest-bearing deposits
    44,446,601       13,416,060  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    47,525,252       20,435,558  
                 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value
    157,022,417       164,187,702  
Loans held-for-sale
    5,736,120       14,254,093  
                 
Loans receivable
    378,431,432       382,308,517  
Less allowance for loan losses
    5,862,000       5,806,000  
Net loans
    372,569,432       376,502,517  
                 
Premises and equipment, net
    7,968,480       7,997,054  
Acquired assets, net
    974,341       1,292,161  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,991,640       2,080,520  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    4,889,400       4,889,400  
Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost
    596,750       596,750  
Goodwill
    4,082,604       4,082,604  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,497,806 at 09/30/10 and $2,322,847 at 6/30/10
    7,113,085       7,288,044  
Bank owned life insurance
    13,412,890       13,285,908  
Other assets
    4,930,195       5,714,477  
Total assets
  $ 628,812,606     $ 622,606,788  
 
               
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
               
Liabilities:
               
Deposits
               
Demand
  $ 36,510,155     $ 35,266,386  
NOW
    54,217,485       50,833,904  
Money market
    57,300,831       55,556,017  
Regular savings
    39,105,046       38,189,867  
Brokered time deposits
    4,886,375       4,883,250  
Certificates of deposit
    190,994,743       199,467,799  
Total deposits
    383,014,635       384,197,223  
                 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    50,500,000       50,500,000  
Structured repurchase agreements
    65,000,000       65,000,000  
Short-term borrowings
    53,777,536       46,167,858  
Junior subordinated debentures issued to affiliated trusts
    16,496,000       16,496,000  
Capital lease obligation
    2,192,632       2,230,630  
Other borrowings
    2,508,378       2,629,660  
Other liabilities
    4,064,245       4,479,358  
Total liabilities
    577,553,426       571,700,729  
                 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
               
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 4,227 shares issued and outstanding
               
at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010; liquidation preference of $1,000 per share
    4,227       4,227  
Common stock, at stated value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 2,331,332 and 2,323,832 shares
               
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively
    2,331,332       2,323,832  
Warrants
    133,468       133,468  
Additional paid-in capital
    6,822,913       6,760,549  
Retained earnings
    38,027,722       37,337,542  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3,939,518       4,346,441  
Total stockholders' equity
    51,259,180       50,906,059  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 628,812,606     $ 622,606,788  
 

NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2010     
   
2009     
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
Interest on loans
  $ 5,741,901     $ 6,041,312  
Taxable interest on available-for-sale securities
    1,543,665       1,713,080  
Tax-exempt interest on available-for-sale securities
    118,362       115,465  
Dividends on available-for-sale securities
    9,349       7,386  
Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock
    8,700       8,954  
Other interest and dividend income
    11,839       5,609  
Total interest and dividend income
    7,433,816       7,891,806  
                 
Interest expense:
               
Deposits
    1,522,597       2,054,296  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    466,504       404,060  
Structured repurchase agreements
    707,633       771,755  
Short-term borrowings
    171,429       142,235  
Junior subordinated debentures issued to affiliated trusts
    172,954       205,162  
Obligation under capital lease agreements
    28,068       29,951  
Other borrowings
    38,991       56,778  
Total interest expense
    3,108,176       3,664,237  
                 
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses
    4,325,640       4,227,569  
                 
Provision for loan losses
    459,005       423,461  
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses
    3,866,635       3,804,108  
                 
Noninterest income:
               
Fees for other services to customers
    366,498       365,083  
Net securities losses
    12,333       27,707  
Gain on sales of loans
    948,263       210,021  
Investment commissions
    548,350       452,795  
Insurance commissions
    1,439,310       1,584,492  
BOLI income
    126,982       125,000  
Other  income
    72,711       3,310  
Total noninterest income
    3,514,447       2,768,408  
                 
Noninterest expense:
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,351,372       3,401,108  
Occupancy expense
    403,401       434,465  
Equipment expense
    378,135       355,460  
Intangible assets amortization
    174,959       186,117  
Other
    1,683,909       1,547,444  
  Total noninterest expense
    5,991,776       5,924,594  
                 
Income before income tax expense
    1,389,306       647,922  
Income tax expense
    428,615       152,253  
                 
Net income
  $ 960,691     $ 495,669  
 
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 899,864     $ 434,885  
                 
Earnings per common share:
               
 Basic
  $ 0.39     $ 0.19  
 Diluted
  $ 0.38     $ 0.19  
                 
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)
    2.96 %     3.01 %
Net interest spread (tax equivalent basis)
    2.78 %     2.83 %
Return on average assets (annualized)
    0.61 %     0.33 %
Return on average equity (annualized)
    7.40 %     4.10 %
Efficiency ratio
    76 %     85 %


NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
 
(Unaudited)
 
                                         
 
Preferred
Stock
   
Common
Stock
   
Warrants
   
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive(Loss) Income
 
Total
 
Balance at June 30, 2009
$ 4,227     $ 2,321,332     $ 133,468     $ 6,708,997     $ 36,697,712     $ 1,451,144     $ 47,316,880  
Net income for three months ended 09/30/09
  -       -       -       -       495,669       -       495,669  
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
                                                     
Net unrealized loss on purchased interest rate
                                                     
  caps and swap
                                          (32,611 )     (32,611 )
Net unrealized gain on investments available
                                                     
  for sale, net of reclassification adjustment
  -       -       -       -       -       1,654,017       1,654,017  
Total comprehensive income
                                                  2,117,075  
                                                       
Dividends on preferred stock
  -       -       -       -       (52,838 )     -       (52,838 )
Dividends on common stock at $0.09 per share
  -       -       -       -       (208,920 )     -       (208,920 )
Stock options exercised
  -       -       -               -       -       -  
Accretion of preferred stock
  -       -       -       6,646       (6,646 )     -       -  
Amortization of issuance cost of preferred stock
  -       -       -       1,300       (1,300 )     -       -  
                                                       
Balance at September 30, 2009
$ 4,227     $ 2,321,332     $ 133,468     $ 6,716,943     $ 36,923,677     $ 3,072,550     $ 49,172,197  
                                                       
Balance at June 30, 2010
$ 4,227     $ 2,323,832     $ 133,468     $ 6,760,549     $ 37,337,542     $ 4,346,441     $ 50,906,059  
Net income for three months ended 09/30/10
  -       -       -       -       960,691       -       960,691  
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
                                                     
Net unrealized loss on purchased interest rate
                                                     
  caps and swap
  -       -       -       -       -       (199,210 )     (199,210 )
Net unrealized loss on investments available
                                                     
  for sale, net of reclassification adjustment
  -       -       -       -       -       (207,713 )     (207,713 )
Total comprehensive income
                                                  553,768  
                                                       
Dividends on preferred stock
  -       -       -       -       (52,838 )     -       (52,838 )
Dividends on common stock at $0.09 per share
  -       -       -       -       (209,684 )     -       (209,684 )
Stock options exercised
  -       7,500       -       54,375       -       -       61,875  
Accretion of preferred stock
  -       -       -       6,689       (6,689 )     -       -  
Amortization of issuance cost of preferred stock
  -       -       -       1,300       (1,300 )     -       -  
                                                       
Balance at September 30, 2010
$ 4,227     $ 2,331,332     $ 133,468     $ 6,822,913     $ 38,027,722     $ 3,939,518     $ 51,259,180  

 
NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
         
Net income
$ 960,691     $ 495,669  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
             
Provision for loan losses
  459,005       423,461  
Provision made for deferred compensation
  52,485       43,143  
Write-down of available-for-sale securities
  -       26,165  
Write-down of non-marketable securities
  -       3,350  
Write-down of acquired assets
  45,250       -  
Amortization of intangible assets
  174,959       186,117  
Deferred income tax benefit
  -       (49,409 )
BOLI income, net
  (126,982 )     (125,000 )
Depreciation of premises and equipment
  260,272       245,323  
Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities
  (12,333 )     (27,707 )
Net loss on sale of acquired assets
  49,111       131,434  
Net change in loans held-for-sale
  8,517,973       (1,127,403 )
Net amortization (accretion) of securities
  30,755       (28,465 )
Change in other assets and liabilities:
             
Interest receivable
  88,880       66,762  
Decrease in prepayment FDIC assessment
  124,780       -  
Other assets and liabilities
  99,697       (237,312 )
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  10,724,543       26,128  
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities
  40,959       1,121,883  
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
  (5,000,624 )     (21,065,130 )
Proceeds from maturities and principal payments on available-for-sale securities
  11,791,812       10,658,162  
Loan originations and principal collections, net
  3,350,316       2,795,525  
Purchases of premises and equipment
  (260,993 )     (304,489 )
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
  29,295       -  
Proceeds from sales of acquired assets
  347,223       215,928  
               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
  10,297,988       (6,578,121 )
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Net decrease in deposits
  (1,182,588 )     (4,479,105 )
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank
  -       5,000,000  
Net repayments on Federal Home Loan Bank overnight advances
  -       (815,000 )
Net increase in short-term borrowings
  7,609,678       4,802,305  
Dividends paid
  (262,522 )     (261,758 )
Issuance of common stock
  61,875       -  
Repayment on debt from insurance agencies acquisitions
  (121,282 )     (113,880 )
Repayment on capital lease obligation
  (37,998 )     (36,114 )
               
Net cash provided by financing activities
  6,067,163       4,096,448  
               
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  27,089,694       (2,455,545 )
               
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
  20,435,558       13,022,642  
               
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 47,525,252     $ 10,567,097  
               
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
             
Interest paid
$ 3,095,500     $ 3,687,424  
Income taxes paid
$ -     $ 30,000  
               
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
             
               
Transfer from loans to acquired assets
$ 179,434     $ 253,576   
Transfer from acquired assets to loans
  55,670       44,570  
Change in valuation allowance for unrealized losses (gains) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax
   (406,923       1,621,406  
Net change in deferred taxes for unrealized losses (gains) on available-for-sale securities
   209,627        (835,270 )
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 

 
NORTHEAST BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed and consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position at September 30, 2010, the results of operations for the three  month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the chan ges in stockholders' equity for the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and the cash flows for the three month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

2.  Junior Subordinated Debentures Issued to Affiliated Trust

NBN Capital Trust II and NBN Capital Trust III were created in December 2003. NBN Capital Trust IV was created in December 2004. Each such trust is a Delaware statutory trust (together, the "Private Trusts"). The exclusive purpose of the Private Trusts was (i) issuing and selling common securities and preferred securities in a private placement offering (the “Private Trust Securities”), (ii) using the proceeds of the sale of the Private Trust Securities to acquire Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes ("Junior Subordinated Debentures"); and (iii) engaging only in those other activities necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. Accordingly, the Junior Subordinated Debentures are the sole assets of each of the Private Trusts.

The following table summarizes the Junior Subordinated Debentures issued by the Company to each affiliated trust and the Private Trust Securities issued by each affiliated trust at September 30, 2010. Amounts include the Junior Subordinated Debentures acquired by the affiliated trusts from the Company with the capital contributed by the Company in exchange for the common securities of such trust. The trust preferred securities (the “Preferred Securities”) were sold in two separate private placement offerings. The Company has the right to redeem the Junior Subordinated Debentures, in whole or in part, on or after March 30, 2009, for NBN Capital Trust II and III, and on or after February 23, 2010, for NBN Capital Trust IV, at the redemption price specified in the associated Indenture plus accrued but unpaid interest to the redem ption date.

Affiliated Trusts   
 
Trust
Preferred
Securities
   
Common
Securities
   
Junior
Subordinated
Debentures
   
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity Date
NBN  Capital Trust II
  $
3,000,000
     
93,000
     
3,093,000
     
3.09
%
March 30, 2034 
NBN  Capital Trust III
   
3,000,000
     
93,000
     
3,093,000
     
3.09
%
March 30, 2034 
NBN  Capital Trust IV
   
10,000,000
     
310,000
     
10,310,000
     
2.23
%
February 23, 2035 
     Total
  $
16,000,000
     
496,000
     
16,496,000
     
2.55
%
 

NBN Capital Trust II and III pay a variable rate based on three month LIBOR plus 2.80%, and NBN Capital Trust IV pays a variable rate based on three month LIBOR plus 1.89%. Accordingly, the Preferred Securities of the Private Trusts currently pay quarterly distributions at an annual rate of 3.09% for the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Preferred Security for NBN Capital Trust II and III and an annual rate of 2.23% for the stated liquidation amount of $1,000 per Preferred Security for NBN Capital Trust IV. The Company has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the obligations of each trust. The guaranty covers the quarterly distributions and payments on liquidation or redemption of the Private Trust Securities, but only to the extent of funds held by the trusts. Based on the current rates and the impact of the interest rate sw ap referred to below, the annual interest expense on the Preferred Securities is approximately $675,000.

The Junior Subordinated Debentures each have variable rates indexed to three-month LIBOR.  During the twelve months ended June 30, 2010, the Company purchased two interest rate caps and an interest rate swap to hedge the interest rate risk on notional amounts of $6 million and $10 million, respectively, of the Company’s Junior Subordinated Debentures. Each was a cash flow hedge to manage the risk to net interest income in a period of rising rates.

The interest rate caps hedge the junior subordinated debt resulting from the issuance of trust preferred securities by our affiliates NBN Capital Trust II and NBN Capital Trust III. The notional amount of $3 million for each interest rate cap represents the outstanding junior subordinated debt from each trust. The strike rate is 2.505%. The Company will recognize higher interest expense on the junior subordinated debt for the first 200 basis points increase in three-month LIBOR. Once three-month LIBOR rate exceeds 2.505% on a quarterly reset date, there will be a payment by the counterparty to the Company at the following quarter end. The effective date of the purchased interest rate caps was September 30, 2009 and matures in five years.

The interest rate swap hedges the junior subordinated debt resulting from the issuance of trust preferred stock by our affiliate NBN Capital Trust IV.  The notional amount of $10 million represents the outstanding junior subordinated debt from this trust. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, Northeast pays a fixed rate of 4.69% quarterly for a period of five years from the effective date of February 23, 2010. We receive quarterly interest payments of three month LIBOR plus 1.89% over the same term.

See Note 13 for additional information on derivatives.

3.  Loans

The following is a summary of the composition of loans at:

 
September 30, 2010  
 
June 30, 2010    
 
Residential real estate
$
154,898,388
 
$
155,499,237
 
Commercial real estate
 
122,154,160
   
121,384,741
 
Construction
 
7,752,785
   
5,524,465
 
Commercial
 
29,171,974
   
30,138,901
 
Consumer & Other
 
63,348,593
   
68,488,798
 
     Total
 
377,325,900
   
381,036,142
 
Net Deferred Costs
 
1,105,532
   
1,272,375
 
     Total Loans
$
378,431,432
 
$
382,308,517
 

4.  Allowance for Loan Losses

The following is an analysis of transactions in the allowance for loan losses:

   
Three months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
5,806,000
   
$
5,764,000
 
Add provision charged to operations
   
459,005
     
423,461
 
Recoveries on loans previously charged off
   
15,913
     
33,236
 
     
6,280,918
     
6,220,697
 
Less loans charged off
   
418,918
     
435,697
 
Balance at end of period
 
$
5,862,000
   
$
5,785,000
 

5.  Securities

Securities available-for-sale at amortized cost and approximate fair values and maturities at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010 are summarized below:

   
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Debt securities issued by U. S. Government-sponsored enterprises
 
$
 12,590,000
   
$
12,680,696
   
$
8,583,080
   
$
8,649,135
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
116,050,903
     
122,412,771
     
126,536,947
     
133,861,542
 
Municipal bonds
   
11,904,020
     
12,371,060
     
11,905,390
     
12,007,322
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
   
7,068,177
     
7,331,362
     
7,330,766
     
7,422,971
 
Corporate bonds
   
996,460
     
1,020,679
     
994,082
     
1,029,536
 
Equity securities
   
934,217
     
736,758
     
1,044,081
     
775,744
 
Trust preferred securities
   
584,311
     
469,091
     
584,311
     
441,452
 
   
$
150,128,088
   
$
157,022,417
   
$
156,978,657
   
$
164,187,702
 
 
The gross unrealized gains and unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities are as follows:

   
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010
 
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Losses
 
Debt securities issued by U. S. Government-sponsored enterprises
  $ 90,696       -        66,055        -  
Mortgage-backed securities
    6,361,868       -       7,327,014       2,419  
Municipal bonds
    481,571       14,531       166,090       64,158  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
    263,185       -       92,205       -  
Corporate bonds
    24,219       -       35,454       -  
Equity securities
    14,851       212,310       5,134       273,471  
Trust preferred securities
    1,622       116,842       60       142,919  
    $ 7,238,012       343,683       7,692,012       482,967  

The following summarizes the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair values aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010:
 
   
Less than 12 Months
   
More than 12 Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
 
September 30, 2010:
                                   
Municipal bonds
  $ -       -       588,648       14,531       588,648       14,531  
Equity securities
    28,895       4,759       493,698       207,551       522,593       212,310  
Trust preferred securities
    21,646       50       339,078       116,792       360,724       116,842  
    $ 50,541       4,809       1,421,424       338,874       1,471,965       343,683  
 

   
Less than 12 Months
   
More than 12 Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Fair
 Value
   
Unrealized
 Losses
 
June 30, 2010:
                                   
Mortgage-backed securities
    161,095       2,419       -       -       161,095       2,419  
Municipal bonds
    2,607,582       19,918       830,592       44,240       3,438,174       64,158  
Equity securities
    189,775       10,326       472,678       263,145       662,453       273,471  
Trust preferred securities
    95,055       726       338,747       142,193       433,802       142,919  
    $ 3,053,507       33,389       1,642,017       449,578       4,695,524       482,967  
 
Management of the Company, in addition to considering current trends and economic conditions that may affect the quality of individual securities within the Company's investment portfolio, also considers the Company's ability and intent to hold such securities to maturity or recovery of cost. Management does not believe any of the Company's available-for-sale securities are other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2010, except as discussed below.

Based on management's assessment of available-for-sale securities, there has not been an other-than-temporary decline in market value of certain trust preferred and equity securities for the three months ended September 30, 2010. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, impairment of available-for-sale securities was $26,165, and are included in other noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation. The investment securities portfolio is generally evaluated for other-than-temporary impairment under ASC 320-10, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.”

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 320-10 for the year ended June 30, 2009, which was applied to existing and new debt securities held by the Company as of April 1, 2009. For those debt securities for which the fair value of the security is less than its amortized cost, the Company does not intend to sell such security, and it is more likely than not that it will not be required to sell such security prior to the recovery of its amortized cost basis less any credit losses, ASC 320-10 requires that the credit component of the other-than-temporary impairment losses be recognized in earnings while the noncredit component is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of related taxes.

The following table summarizes other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities for the three months ended September 30, 2010:
   
Equity
Securities
   
Trust Preferred
Securities
   
Total
 
                   
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
  $ -       -       -  
Less: unrealized other-than-temporary losses
   recognized in other comprehensive loss (1)
     -        -        -  
                         
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (2)
  $ -       -       -  
 
(1)  Represents the noncredit component of the other-than-temporary impairment on the securities.
(2)  Represents the credit component of the other-than-temporary impairment on securities.

The amortized cost and fair values of available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Due in one year or less
$
996,460
 
$
1,020,678
   
$
994,082
   
$
1,029,536
 
Due after one year through five years
 
12,590,000
   
12,680,696
     
5,000,000
     
5,011,858
 
Due after five years through ten years
 
2,638,390
   
2,723,815
     
4,749,824
     
4,804.085
 
Due after ten years
 
16,918,118
   
17,447,699
     
11,322,957
     
11,281,966
 
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage
  obligations (including 
securities with interest rates ranging 
  from 4.0% to 6.4% maturing February 2013 to September 2038)
 
116,050,903
   
122,412,771
     
133,867,713
     
141,284,513
 
 
$
149,193,871
 
$
156,285,659
   
$
155,934,576
   
$
163,411,958
 
 
6.  Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank

A summary of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank is as follows:

September 30, 2010
 
 
Principal Amounts
   
 
Interest Rates
   
Maturity Dates For Periods Ending
September 30,
 
$ 8,000,000       3.99% - 4.99%       2011  
  15,000,000       2.55 - 3.99       2013  
  5,000,000       3.08       2014  
  7,500,000       2.91 - 3.05       2015  
  10,000,000       4.26       2017  
  5,000,000       4.29       2018  
$ 50,500,000                  

June 30, 2010
 
Principal
Amounts
   
Interest Rates
   
Maturity Dates For Periods Ending
June 30,
 
$ 3,000,000       4.99%       2011  
  5,000,000       3.99       2012  
  15,000,000       2.55 - 3.99       2013  
  12,500,000       2.91 - 3.08       2015  
  10,000,000       4.26       2017  
  5,000,000       4.29       2018  
$ 50,500,000                  

The Federal Home Loan Bank has the option to call $28,000,000 of the outstanding advances at September 30, 2010. The options are continuously callable quarterly until maturity.

7.  Structured Repurchase Agreements

The total outstanding structured repurchase agreements balance at September 30, 2010 was $65,000,000.

September 30, 2010
       
Imbedded
           
Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
Cap/Floor
 
Amount of Cap/Floor
 
Strike Rate
 
Maturity
$20,000,000
 
4.68%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$40,000,000
 
Expired
 
August 28, 2012
$10,000,000
 
3.98%
 
Sold Floors
 
$20,000,000
 
Expired
 
August 28, 2012
$10,000,000
 
4.18%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
4.88%
 
December 13, 2012
$10,000,000
 
4.30%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
3.79%
 
July 3, 2013
$10,000,000
 
4.44%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
3.81%
 
September 23, 2015
$  5,000,000
 
2.86%
 
None
         
March 25, 2014
$65,000,000
                   


June 30, 2010
       
Imbedded
           
Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
Cap/Floor
 
Amount of Cap/Floor
 
Strike Rate
 
Maturity
$20,000,000
 
4.68%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$40,000,000
 
Expired
 
August 28, 2012
$10,000,000
 
3.98%
 
Sold Floors
 
$20,000,000
 
Expired
 
August 28, 2012
$10,000,000
 
4.18%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
4.88%
 
December 13, 2012
$10,000,000
 
4.30%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
3.79%
 
July 3, 2013
$10,000,000
 
4.44%
 
Purchased Caps
 
$10,000,000
 
3.81%
 
September 23, 2015
$  5,000,000
 
2.86%
 
None
         
March 25, 2014
$65,000,000
                   
 
No leveraging strategies were implemented in fiscal 2010.  For the leveraging strategies implemented in fiscal 2009, the Company pledged mortgage-backed securities of $28,217,084, at inception, as collateral for $25,000,000 borrowed in three transactions. The transactions maturing July 2013 and September 2015 of $10,000,000 each had imbedded interest rate caps as summarized in the table above. The interest rate caps reduced our balance sheet risk to rising interest rates. They cannot be called by the issuer for three years ending July 3, 2011 and for four years ending September 23, 2012, respectively. Each agreement can be called quarterly thereafter. The transaction in March 2009, which did not have imbedded interest rate caps or floors, allowed the Company to extend its funding at a favorable interest rate. The issuer has no c all option unless the Company no longer maintains regulatory “well-capitalized status” or is subject to a regulatory cease and desist order. Interest is paid quarterly. The interest rates are fixed for the term of the three agreements.

The Company is subject to margin calls on each transaction to maintain the necessary collateral in the form of cash or other mortgage-backed securities during the borrowing term.

Payments would be received on the interest rate caps when three-month LIBOR exceeds the strike rate on the quarterly reset date. The amount of the payment would be equal to the difference between the strike rate and three-month LIBOR multiplied by the notional amount of the cap to be made 90 days after the reset date. The purchased interest rate caps expire at the end of the non-call periods noted above.

The collateral pledged was FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA issued mortgage-backed securities with a fair value of $68,544,617 and cash of $7,455,061 as of September 30, 2010.

8.  Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company has stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 1 of the June 30, 2010 audited consolidated financial statements. In accordance with ASC 718-10-25, “Compensation – Stock Compensation –Overall-Recognition,” the Company recognizes expense for new options awarded and to awards modified, repurchased or canceled. Since there were no new options granted (or modifications of existing options) during the three months ended September 30, 2010, no expense was recognized.

9.  Capital Lease

In fiscal 2006, the Company recognized a capital lease obligation for its new headquarters known as the Southern Gateway building located at 500 Canal Street in Lewiston, Maine.  The present value of the lease payments over fifteen years ($264,262 per year for each of the initial ten years of the lease term and $305,987 per year for each of the last five years) exceeded 90% of the fair value of the Southern Gateway building.  Northeast Bank's commercial lending and underwriting, consumer loan underwriting, loan servicing, deposit operations, accounting, human resources, risk management, and executive administration departments occupy the approximately 27,000 square feet of space.

The future minimum lease payments over the remaining term of the lease and the outstanding capital lease obligations at September 30, 2010 are as follows:

2011
  $
     264,262
2012
   
264,262
2013
   
264,262
2014
   
264,262
2015
   
271,216
2016 and thereafter
 
1,480,250
 
Total minimum lease payments
 
2,808,514
 
Less imputed interest
 
615,882
 
Capital lease obligation
 
$  2,192,632
 
10.  Other Expenses

Other expenses include the following for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2010     
   
2009     
 
Professional fees
  $ 350,090     $ 348,355  
FDIC insurance
    176,233       150,000  
Advertising expense
    116,887       124,451  
Computer services and processing costs
    222,872       224,637  
Loan expense
    246,535       98,608  
Telephone expense
    72,879       95,951  
Write-down of available-for-sale securities
    -       26,165  
Write-down of non-marketable securities
    -       3,350  
Other
    498,413       475,927  
    $ 1,683,909     $ 1,547,444  

11.  Insurance Agency Acquisitions

Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. acquired one insurance agency in fiscal 2009, three insurance agencies in fiscal 2008 and four insurance agencies in fiscal 2007. Each acquisition was made as a purchase of assets for cash and a note, with the exception of the Palmer Insurance Agency, which was the purchase of stock for cash and a note, and the Goodrich Insurance Associates, which was a purchase of assets for cash. Each agency operates at the location being used at the time of the acquisition except: Goodrich, which was relocated to our agency office in Berwick, Maine; Hartford, which was relocated to our agency office in Auburn, Maine; and Russell, which was relocated to the agency office in Anson, Maine.

All acquisitions were accounted for using the purchase method and resulted in increases in goodwill and customer list and non-compete intangibles on the consolidated balance sheet. All purchase and sale agreements, except the agreements relating to the Russell Insurance Agency and Hartford Insurance Agency, call for a reduction in the purchase price should the stipulated minimum commission revenue levels not be attained over periods of one to three years from the purchase date. During the year ended June 30, 2008, other borrowings and goodwill related to the Southern Maine acquisition were reduced by $98,332 in accordance with this stipulation. The customer list intangibles and estimated useful lives are based on estimates from a third-party appraiser. The useful lives of these intangibles range from eleven to twenty-four years. Non-com pete intangible useful lives are amortized over a range of ten to fifteen years.

The debt incurred is payable to the seller of each agency. Each note bears an interest rate of 6.50% over terms as follows: the Palmer debt is payable over a term of seven years; the Sturtevant debt is payable over a term of three years; the Southern Maine debt is payable over a term of four years; and the Russell debt is payable over a term of two years. Hartford, Spence & Matthews, and Hyler are payable over a term of seven years. Hartford, Spence & Matthews, and Hyler have debt of $100,000, $800,000, and $200,000, respectively, which bears no interest and has been recorded at its present value assuming a discount rate of 6.50%. Northeast Bank guaranteed the debt repayment to each seller.

Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. leases the office locations for Sturtevant, Southern Maine and Hyler, which are operating leases. Northeast Bank acquired Palmer’s agency building and land in January 2007.

The results of operations of all agencies have been included in the consolidated financial statements since their acquisition date. There is no pro-forma disclosure included because the agencies individually, and in aggregate, were not considered significant acquisitions.

   
Acquisitions
 
Purchase price
 
2009     
   
2008     
 
Cash paid
  $ 715,000       3,701,250  
Debt incurred
    -       2,823,936  
Acquisition costs
    2,710       36,354  
Total
  $ 717,710       6,561,540  
                 
Allocation of purchase price:
               
Goodwill
  $ 100,160       1,545,110  
Customer list intangible
    480,000       3,905,000  
Non-compete intangible
    135,000       1,100,000  
Fixed and other assets
    2,550       11,430  
Deferred income taxes
     -       -  
Total
  $ 717,710       6,561,540  
                 

$2,902,501 of the total goodwill acquired is deductible for tax purposes.

Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. acquired Solon-Anson Insurance Agency, Inc. on September 29, 2004. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method and resulted in a customer list intangible asset of $2,081,500, which is being amortized over twelve years.

The customer list of our Mexico, Maine insurance agency office (“Mexico”) was sold to UIG, Inc. on December 31, 2009.  The customer list and certain fixed assets of our Rangeley, Maine insurance agency office (“Rangeley”) were sold to Morton & Furbish Insurance Agency on January 31, 2010.  Since these offices were part of the Solon-Anson Insurance Agency, Inc. acquired on September 29, 2004, the customer list intangibles were allocated based upon the gross commission revenues for the Mexico and Rangeley offices as a percentage of the total commission revenue of the Solon-Anson Insurance Agency, Inc. The land and buildings in Mexico and Rangeley have been listed for sale by Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc. Impairment expense of $45,611 and $91,080 was recognized for the Mexico and Rangele y buildings, respectively, in order to adjust the carrying values to the expected sales price.  The Rochester, NH office was closed in May, 2010, and servicing of customer accounts from that office was transferred to the Berwick, ME office.

The following summarizes entries made to record the sales for the year ended June 30, 2010:

   
Mexico
   
Rangeley
 
Sale price
  $ 269,575       279,791  
Allocated customer list, net of amortization
    153,803       145,656  
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    -       5,046  
Gain recognized
  $ 115,772       129,089  

12.  Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.

Level 1 - Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 1 also includes U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active markets. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets. Valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, are not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets and liabilities.

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities carried at fair value at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010.

The Company’s exchange traded equity securities are generally classified within level 1 or level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency.

The Company’s investment in municipal, corporate and agency bonds and mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale is generally classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. For these securities, we obtain fair value measurements from independent pricing services. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. treasury yield curve, trading levels, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the instrument’s terms and conditions.

Level 3 is for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions: valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. Subsequent to initial valuation, management only changes level 3 inputs and assumptions when evidence such as transactions in similar instruments, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable entities, subsequent rounds of financing, recapitalization and other transactions across the capital structure, offerings in the equity or debt markets, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows indicates that initial valuation needs to be updated.
 
The Company did not have any significant transfers of assets or liabilities between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

The following summarizes assets measured at fair value for the period ending September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010.
 
Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 157,022,417       3,705,849       153,316,568       -  
Other assets – purchased interest rate caps
     52,305        -        52,305        -  

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
June  30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 164,187,702       3,717,196       160,470,506       -  
Other assets – purchased interest rate caps
     113,586        -        113,586        -  
 
The Company’s impaired loans and acquired assets are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Collateral values are estimated using level 2 inputs based upon appraisals of similar properties obtained from a third party. For Level 3 input, collateral values are based on management’s estimates pending appraisals from third party valuation services or imminent sale of collateral.
 
Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Nonrecurring Basis

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Impaired Loans
  $ 1,097,937       -       -       1,097,937  
Acquired assets
    814,897                       814,897  
Premises
    371,472                       371,472  

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Impaired Loans
  $ 1,019,562       -       -       1,019,562  
Acquired assets
    500,956       -       -       500,956  
Premises
    402,103                       402,103  

The following tables show the changes in the fair values of impaired loans measured on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

   
2010     
   
2009     
 
Beginning balance at July 1
  $ 1,019,562       1,195,685  
Loans transferred in and/or out of Level 3
    78,375       (164,246 )
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 1,097,937       1,031,439  

The following table shows the changes in the fair value of acquired assets measured on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

   
2010     
 
Beginning balance at July 1
  $ 500,956  
Loans transferred in and/or out of Level 3
    313,941  
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 814,897  

The following table shows the changes in fair value of premises measured on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

   
2010     
 
Beginning balance at July 1
  $ 402,103  
Premises transferred out
    30,631  
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 371,472  

Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Derivative financial instruments
  $ 654,696       -       -       654,696  
                                 
                                 
   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2010:
 
 
 
Total
   
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
Level 2
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3
 
Derivative financial instruments
  $ 412,588       -       -       412,588  
 
The following table shows the change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
   
2010     
 
Beginning balance at July 1
  $ 412,588  
Transferred in
    242,108  
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 654,696  
 
The Company’s derivative financial instruments are generally classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  For these financial instruments, the Company obtains fair value measurements from independent pricing services.  The fair value measurements utilize a discounted cash flow model that incorporates and considers observable data that may include publicly available third party market quotes, in developing the curve utilized for discounting future cash flows.

Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below for the Company's significant financial instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The fair value of cash, due from banks, interest bearing deposits and FHLB overnight deposits approximates their relative book values, as these financial instruments have short maturities.

Available-for-sale Securities - The fair value of available-for-sale securities is estimated based on bid prices published in financial newspapers or bid quotations received from securities dealers.

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Stock - The carrying value of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock approximates fair value based on redemption provisions of the FHLB and the FRB.

Loans and Loans held-for-sale - Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. The estimates of maturity are based on the Company's historical experience with repayments for each loan classification, modified, as required, by an estimate of the effect of current economic conditions, lending conditions and the effects of estimated prepayments.

Fair value for significant nonperforming loans is based on estimated cash flows and is discounted using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the estimated cash flows. Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows and discount rates are developed using available market information and historical information.

Management has made estimates of fair value using discount rates that it believes to be reasonable. However, because there is no market for many of these financial instruments, management has no basis to determine whether the fair value presented would be indicative of the value negotiated in an actual sale.

The fair value of loans held-for-sale is estimated based on bid quotations received from loan dealers.

Interest Receivable - The fair value of this financial instrument approximates the book value as this financial instrument has a short maturity. It is the Company's policy to stop accruing interest on loans past due by more than ninety days. Therefore, this financial instrument has been adjusted for estimated credit loss.

Derivative financial instruments:  Fair value for interest rate caps and interest rate swap agreements are based upon the amounts required to settle the contracts.

Deposits - The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, NOW accounts and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair values of time deposits are based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.

The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

The fair value estimates do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market. If that value was considered, the fair value of the Company's net assets could increase.

Borrowings - The fair value of the Company's borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank is estimated by discounting the cash flows through maturity or the next repricing date based on current rates available to the Company for borrowings with similar maturities. The fair value of the Company’s short-term borrowings, capital lease obligations, structured repurchase agreements and other borrowings is estimated by discounting the cash flows through maturity based on current rates available to the Company for borrowings with similar maturities.

Junior Subordinated Debentures - The fair value of the Company's Junior Subordinated Debentures is estimated based on current interest rates.

Due-to-Broker - The fair value of due-to-broker approximates carrying value due to their short term nature.

Commitments to Originate Loans - The Company has not estimated the fair value of commitments to originate loans due to their short term nature and their relative immateriality.

Limitations - Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These values do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company's financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Fair value estimates are based on existing on and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Other significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments include the deferred tax asset, premises and equipment and intangible assets, including the customer base. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

The following table presents the estimated fair value of the Company's significant financial instruments at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010:

   
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010
 
   
Carrying
 Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Carrying
 Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 47,525       47,525       20,436       20,436  
Available-for-sale securities
    157,022       157,022       164,188       164,188  
Regulatory stock (FHLB and FRB)
    5,486       5,486       5,486       5,486  
Loans held-for-sale
    5,736       5,750       14,254       14,289  
Loans, net
    372,569       382,964       376,503       387,008  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,992       1,992       2,081       2,081  
Other assets – purchased interest rate caps
    52       52       114       114  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits (with no stated maturity)
    187,134       187,134       179,846       179,846  
Time deposits
    195,881       201,052       204,351       209,756  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    50,500       53,907       50,500       53,907  
Structured repurchase agreements
    65,000       71,244       65,000       70,897  
Other borrowings
    2,508       2,671       2,630       2,801  
Short-term borrowings
    53,778       53,778       46,168       46,168  
Capital lease obligation
    2,193       2,439       2,231       2,481  
Junior subordinated debentures issued to affiliated trusts
    16,496       6,765       16,496       6,765  
Other liabilities – interest rate swaps (1)
    655       655       413       413  

(1) included in Other Assets in the consolidated balance sheet

13. Derivatives

The Company has stand alone derivative financial instruments in the form of interest rate caps which derive their value from a fee paid and adjusted to its fair value based on its index and strike rate, and a swap agreement which derives its value from the underlying interest rate.  These transactions involve both credit and market risk.  The notional amounts are amounts on which calculations, payments and the value of the derivative are based.  Notional amounts do not represent direct credit exposures.  Direct credit exposure is limited to the net difference between the calculated amounts to be received and paid, if any.  Such differences, which represent the fair value of the derivative instruments, is reflected on the Company’s balance sheet as derivative assets and derivative liabilities.

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to these agreements.  The Company controls the credit risk of its financial contracts through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures, and does not expect any counterparties to fail their obligations. The Company deals only with primary dealers.

Derivative instruments are generally negotiated OTC contracts.  Negotiated OTC derivative contracts are generally entered into between two counterparties that negotiate specific agreement terms, including the underlying instrument, amount, exercise prices and maturity.

Risk Management Policies – Hedging Instruments
The Company evaluates the effectiveness of entering into any derivative instrument agreement by measuring the cost of such an agreement in relation to the reduction in net income volatility within an assumed range of interest rates.

Interest Rate Risk Management – Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
The Company uses long-term variable rate debt as a source of funds for use in the Company’s lending and investment activities and other general business purposes.  These debt obligations expose the Company to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates.  If interest rates increase, interest expense increases.  Conversely, if interest rates decrease, interest expense decreases.  Management believes it is prudent to limit the variability of a portion of its interest payments and, therefore, generally hedges a portion of its variable-rate interest payments.  To meet this objective, management enters into interest rate caps whereby the Company receives variable interest payments above a specified interest rate and swap agreements whereby the Company receives vari able interest rate payments and makes fixed interest rate payments during the contract period.

At September 30, 2010, the information pertaining to outstanding interest rate caps and swap agreements used to hedge variable rate debt is as follows:
   
Interest Rate Caps
   
Interest Rate Swap
 
Notional amount
  $ 6,000,000       10,000,000  
Weighted average pay rate
            4.69 %
Weighted average receive rate
            2.23 %
Strike rate based on 3 month LIBOR
    2.505 %        
Weighted average maturity in years
    4.00       4.40  
Unrealized losses
  $ 270,666       654,696  

The Company purchased two interest rate caps for $325,000 which expire September 30, 2014. The swap agreement provided for the Company to receive payments at a variable rate determined by a specified index (three month LIBOR) in exchange for making payments at a fixed rate.

During the three months ended September 30, 2010, no interest rate cap or swap agreements were terminated prior to maturity.  At September 30, 2010, the unrealized loss relating to interest rate caps and swaps was recorded in derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815.  Changes in the fair value of interest rate caps and swaps designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with long-term debt are reported in other comprehensive income.  These amounts subsequently are reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on the long-term debt affects earnings.  None of the other comprehensive income was reclassified into interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Risk management results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 related to the balance sheet hedging of long-term debt indicates that the hedges were 100% effective and that there was no component of the derivative instruments’ gain or loss which was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

As of September 30, 2010, none of the losses reported in other comprehensive income related to the interest rate caps and swap agreements are expected to be reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment of the hedged borrowings during the three months ended December 31, 2010.

September 30, 2010
Asset Derivatives
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:
 
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Interest Rate Caps
Other Assets
  $ 52,305  
Interest Rate Swaps
Other Liabilities
    654,696  


June 30, 2010
Asset Derivatives
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:
 
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Interest Rate Contracts
Other Assets
  $ 113,586  
Interest Rate Swaps
Other Liabilities
    412,588  

See Note 7, Structured Repurchase Agreements, for additional information on purchased interest rate caps.

14.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.”  The ASU requires disclosing the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and describing the reasons for the transfers.  The disclosures became effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-06 as of January 1, 2010.  Additionally, disclosures of the gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements activity in the Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy will be required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.

The Company did not have any significant transfers of assets or liabilities between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-11, “Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives.”  The ASU clarifies that certain embedded derivatives, such as those contained in certain securitizations, CDOs and structured notes, should be considered embedded credit derivatives subject to potential bifurcation and separate fair value accounting.  The ASU allows any beneficial interest issued by a securitization vehicle to be accounted for under the fair value option at transition.  At transition, the Company may elect to reclassify various debt securities (on an instrument-by-instrument basis) from held-to-maturity (HTM) or available-for-sale (AFS) to trading.  The new rules are effective July 1, 2010.  The Company is currently analyzing the impact of the changes to de termine the population of instruments that may be reclassified to trading upon adoption.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-18, “Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan is Part of a Pool That is Accounted for as a Single Asset.”  As a result of this ASU, modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool under Subtopic 310-30 do not result in the removal of those loans from the pool even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. An entity will continue to be required to consider whether the pool of assets in which the loan is included is impaired if expected cash flows for the pool change.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for modifications of loans accounted for within pools under Subtopic 310-30 occurring in the first interim or annual period ending on or after July 15, 2010. The amendments are to be applied p rospectively.  Early application is permitted.

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.”  This ASU is created to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables.  This ASU is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing the entity’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses.  The amendments in this ASU are effective as of the end of a reporting period for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interi m and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.

15.  Pending Merger

On March 30, 2010, Northeast Bancorp (“Northeast") announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with FHB Formation, LLC of Boston, a Delaware limited liability company ("FHB"). Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, FHB will merge with and into Northeast (the "Merger"), with Northeast continuing as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation").

At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Northeast’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger ("Northeast Common Stock") will be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder (i) one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation (the "Stock Consideration") or (ii) $13.93 (the "Cash Consideration"), subject to allocation and proration procedures which provide that, in the aggregate, 1,393,399 shares of Northeast Common Stock will be converted into the Stock Consideration and the remaining shares of outstanding Northeast Common Stock will be converted into the Cash Consideration. In exchange for the aggregate Cash Consideration in the amount of approximately $12.9 million and a cash contribution equal to approximately $16.2 million, FHB's investors will receive shares of Surviving Corporation common stock such that, immediately following the consummation of the Merger, the FHB investors will own, in the aggregate, approximately 60% of the Surviving Corporation common stock outstanding and holders of Northeast Common Stock prior to the consummation of the Merger will own, in the aggregate, approximately 40% of the Surviving Corporation common stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the Merger, on a fully diluted basis. In connection with the Merger, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Northeast Common Stock will be converted into an option to purchase an identical number of shares of the Surviving Corporation at the same exercise price as the Northeast option.  

The Surviving Corporation's business plan aims to reinforce and expand Northeast’s established franchise and brand with employment growth, stronger involvement in local communities and balance sheet growth. In addition, the Surviving Corporation intends to add a loan purchasing and servicing program through the creation of a Loan Acquisition and Servicing Group. Through this group, the Surviving Corporation expects to blend an appropriate amount of purchased performing commercial loans into the portfolio and to develop a servicing capability that is expected to generate additional fee income from managing commercial loans for the benefit of third party customers.
 
The merger transaction will bring significant new capital and resources to further build upon Northeast’s community banking and financial services franchise. Northeast will retain its headquarters in Lewiston, Maine, and Northeast’s management and employees will continue in their positions with Northeast Bank. With this transaction, Northeast’s customer accounts and retail locations will not change, making this transaction seamless for customers across all of Northeast’s business lines, including its investment group, Northeast Financial Services, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northeast Bank Insurance Group, Inc.

On July 27, 2010, a majority of Northeast Bancorp shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger. Regulatory approval is pending.

16.  Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 10, 2010, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.  There were no subsequent events that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the consolidated financial statements, except as follows.  As discussed in Note 15, on March 30, 2010, Northeast Bancorp announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with FHB Formation, LLC of Boston, MA, a Delaware limited liability company.  On July 27, 2010, a majority of Northeast Bancorp shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger.  Regulatory approval is pending.

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

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presents a review of the results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the financial condition at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010. This discussion and analysis is intended to assist in understanding the results of operations and financial condition of Northeast Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northeast Bank. Accordingly, this section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other statistical information contained herein. See our annual report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, for discussion of the critical accounting policies of the Company. Certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the cur rent-year presentation.

A Note about Forward Looking Statements

This report contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as statements relating to our financial condition, prospective results of operations, future performance or expectations, plans, objectives, prospects, loan loss allowance adequacy, simulation of changes in interest rates, capital spending and finance sources, and revenue sources. These statements relate to expectations concerning matters that are not historical facts. Accordingly, statements that are based on management's projections, estimates, assumptions, and judgments constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are based on various assumptions (some of which are beyond the Company's control), may be identified by refere nce to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "continue", "plan", "approximately", "intend", "objective", "goal", "project", or other similar terms or variations on those terms, or the future or conditional verbs such as "will", "may", "should", "could", and "would". In addition, the Company may from time to time make such oral or written "forward-looking statements" in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including exhibits thereto), in its reports to shareholders, and in other communications made by or with the approval of the Company.

Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views and expectations based largely on information currently available to our management, and on our current expectations, assumptions, plans, estimates, judgments, and projections about our business and our industry, and they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions, they are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and other factors. Accordingly, we cannot give you any assurance that our expectations will, in fact, occur or that our estimates or assumptions will be correct. We caution you that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a va riety of factors, including, but not limited to, those related to the current disruptions in the financial and credit markets, the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset/liability management, changes in technology, changes in the securities markets, and the availability of and the costs associated with sources of liquidity. Accordingly, investors and others are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Company, please see "Item 1. Business - Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors" set forth in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 and the additional risk factors in Part II of this 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview of Operations

This Overview is intended to provide a context for the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2010 as filed on Form 10-K with the SEC. We have attempted to identify the most important matters on which our management focuses in evaluating our financial condition and operating performance and the short-term and long-term opportunities, challenges, and risks (including material trends and uncertainties) that we face. We also discuss the action we are taking to address these opportunities, challenges, and risks. The Overview is not intende d as a summary of, or a substitute for review of, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Northeast Bank is faced with the following challenges: increasing interest-bearing, non-maturing deposits, decreasing non-accrual loans, improving net interest margins, executing our plan of increasing noninterest income and improving the efficiency ratio.

Interest-bearing, non-maturing deposits increased $7.3 million compared to June 30, 2010, primarily from increases in NOW account deposits of $3.4 million, money market accounts of $1.7 million, savings accounts of $0.9 million and demand deposit accounts of $1.2 million.

Loans have decreased $3.9 million compared to June 30, 2010, due principally to a $5.1 million decrease in consumer loans. Excluding consumer loans, there was a net increase of $1.3 million in the other loan portfolios.

The net interest margin was 2.96% for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of 5 basis points compared to 3.01% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2010, our net interest margin decreased 4 basis points.

The net interest margin is expected to continue to decrease over the near term. Since our balance sheet was asset sensitive at June 30, 2010, the yield of interest-bearing assets is repricing more quickly than the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, net interest income would generally be expected to increase during a period of increasing interest rates (and a decrease in net interest income during a period of declining interest rates).

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2010 was adequate, under present conditions, for the known credit risk in the loan portfolio. While loan portfolio balances and loan delinquencies decreased, non-accrual loans and risk rated loans categorized as special mention and doubtful have increased comparing September 30, 2010 to the levels at June 30, 2010. As a result, we increased our allowance for loan losses by $56,000, to $5,862,000, as compared to June 30, 2010.

Our efficiency ratio, calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, was 76% and 85% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The ratio has decreased due to the increase in net interest income and noninterest income as compared to the same period one year ago.

Description of Operations

Northeast Bancorp (the "Company") is a Maine corporation and a bank holding company registered with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ("FRB") under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The FRB is the primary regulator of the Company, and it supervises and examines our activities. The Company also is a registered Maine financial institution holding company under Maine law and is subject to regulation and examination by the Superintendent of Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions. We conduct business from our headquarters in Lewiston, Maine and, as of September 30, 2010, we had ten banking offices, one financial center, two loan production offices, and eleven insurance offices located in western and south-central Maine and southeastern New Hampshire. At September 30, 2010, we had consolidated assets of $628.8 million and consolidated stoc kholders' equity of $51.3 million.

The Company's principal asset is all of the capital stock of Northeast Bank (the "Bank"), a Maine state-chartered universal bank. The Company's results of operations are primarily dependent on the results of the operations of the Bank. The Bank's 10 offices are located in Auburn, Augusta, Bethel, Brunswick, Buckfield, Harrison, Lewiston, Poland, Portland, and South Paris, Maine. The Bank's financial center is located in Falmouth, Maine and houses our investment brokerage division which offers investment, insurance and financial planning products and services. We operate residential real estate loan production offices in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Bangor, Maine.

In February, 2010, we opened a new branch in Poland, Maine. Our branch in Mechanic Falls was then closed, and the customer accounts from the closed branch were transferred to the new Poland branch. In January 2010, our branch located at 882 Lisbon Street in Lewiston was closed, and the customer accounts from the closed branch consolidated into our branch at 500 Canal Street, also in Lewiston.

The Bank's wholly owned subsidiary, Northeast Bank Insurance Group Inc, is our insurance agency. Its 11 offices are located in Anson, Auburn, Augusta, Berwick, Bethel, Jackman, Livermore Falls, Thomaston, Turner, Scarborough, and South Paris, Maine.  Eight agencies have been acquired previously: Goodrich Insurance Associates was acquired on May 15, 2009; Hyler Agency of Thomaston, Maine was acquired on December 11, 2008; Spence & Matthews, Inc. of Berwick, Maine and Rochester, New Hampshire was acquired on November 30, 2008; Hartford Insurance Agency of Lewiston, Maine was acquired on August 30, 2008; Russell Agency of Madison, Maine was acquired on June 28, 2008; Southern Maine Insurance Agency of Scarborough, Maine was acquired on March 30, 2008;  Sturtevant and Ham, Inc. of Livermore, Maine was acquired on December 1 , 2006; and Palmer Insurance of Turner, Maine was acquired on November 28, 2006. Following the acquisitions, the Russell Agency was moved to our existing agency office in Anson, Maine, the Hartford Insurance Agency was moved to our existing agency office in Auburn, Maine and Goodrich Insurance Associates was moved to our existing agency office in Berwick, Maine. All of our insurance agencies offer personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products. See Note 6 in our June 30, 2010 audited consolidated financial statements and Note 11 of the September 30, 2010 unaudited consolidated financial statements for more information regarding our insurance agency acquisitions.
 
Bank Strategy

The principal business of the Bank consists of attracting deposits from the general public and applying those funds to originate or acquire residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, commercial real estate loans and a variety of consumer loans. The Bank sells residential mortgage loans into the secondary market. The Bank also invests in mortgage-backed securities and bonds issued by United States government sponsored enterprises and corporate and municipal securities. The Bank's profitability depends primarily on net interest income, which continues to be our largest source of revenue and is affected by the level of interest rates, changes in interest rates and by changes in the amount and composition of interest-earning assets (i.e. loans and investments) and interest-bearing liabilities (i.e. customer deposits and borrowed funds). Th e Bank also emphasizes the growth of non-interest sources of income from investment and insurance brokerage, trust management and financial planning to reduce its dependency on net interest income.

Our goal is to continue modest, but profitable, growth by increasing our loan and deposit market share in our existing markets in western and south-central Maine, closely managing the yields on interest-earning assets and rates on interest-bearing liabilities, introducing new financial products and services, increasing the number of bank services sold to each household, increasing non-interest income from expanded trust services, investment and insurance brokerage services, and controlling the growth of non-interest expenses. Additional acquisitions of insurance agencies are not planned for the near term.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

General

The Company reported consolidated net income available to common shareholders of $899,864, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $434,885, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $464,979, or 107%. Net interest and dividend income increased $98,071, or 2%, as a result of a lower cost of funds. The provision for loan losses increased $35,544, or 8%, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Noninterest income increased $746,039, or 27%, from increased gain on the sale of loans and investment brokerage commissions. Noninterest expense increased $67,182, or 1%, primarily due to increased expenses related to loans in workout and in process of foreclosure and merger related expenses.

Annualized return on average equity ("ROE") and return on average assets ("ROA") were 7.40% and 0.61%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as compared to 4.10% and 0.33%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The increases in the returns on average equity and average assets were primarily due to the increase in net income for the most recent quarter.
 
Net Interest and Dividend Income

Net interest and dividend income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased to $4,325,640 as compared to $4,227,569 for the same period in 2009. The increase in net interest and dividend income of $98,071, or 2%, was primarily due to a decrease in deposit rates and borrowings and by an increase in average earning assets of $23,856,900, or 4%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The increase in average earning assets was primarily due to an increase in average interest bearing deposits of $20,811,798, or 244%, coupled with an increase in average available-for-sale securities of $7,564,881, or 5%, from the purchase of mortgage-backed securities and US government enterprise bonds. Average loans decreased $4,518,779, or 1%. Average loans as a percentage of average earning assets was 66% and 70% for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, was 2.96% and 3.01% for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our net interest spread, on a tax equivalent basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was 2.78%, a decrease of 5 basis points from 2.83% for the same period a year ago. Comparing the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the yields on earning assets decreased 54 basis points, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 49 basis points. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities reflects the lower interest rates paid on maturing certificates of deposits, and decreases in interest rates paid on interest-bearing non-maturing deposits.

The changes in net interest and dividend income, on a tax equivalent basis, are presented in the schedule below, which compares the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

   
Difference Due to
       
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
Investments
 
$
88,389
   
$
(252,109
)
 
$
(163,720
)
Loans, net
   
(68,675
)
   
(228,762
)
   
(297,437
)
FHLB & Other Deposits
   
9,113
     
(2,883
)
   
6,230
 
  Total Interest-earnings Assets
   
28,827
     
(483,754
)
   
(454,927
)
                         
Deposits
   
(10,976
)
   
(520,723
)
   
(531,699
)
Securities sold under Repurchase Agreements
   
33,719
     
( 4,525
)
   
29,194
 
Borrowings
   
82,594
     
(136,150
)
   
(53,556
)
  Total Interest-bearing Liabilities
   
105,337
     
( 661,398
)
   
(556,061
)
   Net Interest and Dividend Income
 
$
(76,510
)
 
$
177,644
   
$
101,134
 
                         
Rate/volume amounts which are partly attributable to rate and volume are spread proportionately between volume and rate based on the direct change attributable to rate and volume. Borrowings in the table include junior subordinated notes, FHLB borrowings, structured repurchase agreements, capital lease obligation and other borrowings. The adjustment to interest income and yield on a fully tax equivalent basis was $52,579 and $49,516 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 

The Company's business primarily consists of the commercial banking activities of the Bank. The success of the Company is largely dependent on its ability to manage interest rate risk and, as a result, changes in interest rates, as well as fluctuations in the level of assets and liabilities, affecting net interest and dividend income. This risk arises from our core banking activities: lending and deposit gathering. In addition to directly impacting net interest and dividend income, changes in interest rates can also affect the amount of loans originated and sold by the Bank, the ability of borrowers to repay adjustable or variable rate loans, the average maturity of loans, the rate of amortization of premiums and discounts paid on securities, the amount of unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale and the fair value of our saleable assets and the resultant ability to realize gains. The Bank's balance sheet is currently an asset sensitive position, where the yield of interest-bearing assets reprices more quickly than the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. As a result, the Bank is generally expected to experience a decrease in its net interest margin during a period of decreasing interest rates, or an increase in its net interest margin during a period of increasing interest rates.

As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, 54% and 49%, respectively, of the Bank's loan portfolio was composed of adjustable rate loans based on a prime rate index or short-term rate indices such as the one-year U.S. Treasury bill and three month LIBOR.  Interest income on these existing loans would increase if short-term interest rates increase. An increase in short-term interest rates would also increase deposit and FHLB advance rates, increasing the Company's interest expense. The impact on future net interest and dividend income from changes in market interest rates will depend on, among other things, actual rates charged on the Bank's loan portfolio, deposit and advance rates paid by the Bank and loan volume.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $459,005, an increase of $35,544, or 8%, from $423,461 for the three months ended September 30, 2009.  We increased the allowance for loan losses by $56,000 compared to its June 30, 2010 balance by recognizing a provision greater than net charge-offs. For our internal analysis of adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, we considered: the decrease in net loans during the three months ended September 30, 2010; that net charge-offs for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were virtually flat compared to the same period in 2009; the increase in net charge-offs of $144,727 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2010; a decrease in loan delinquency to 2.75% at September 30, 2010 compared to 2.84% at Jun e 30, 2010 and 3.71% at September 30, 2009; an increase of $157,000 in non-performing loans at September 30, 2010 compared to June 30, 2010; and the slight decrease in internally classified and criticized loans at September 30, 2010 compared to June 30, 2010. Management deemed the allowance for loan losses adequate for the risk in the loan portfolio. See Financial Condition for a discussion of the Allowance for Loan Losses and the factors impacting the provision for loan losses. The allowance as a percentage of outstanding loans increased to 1.55% at September 30, 2010 and 1.52% at June 30, 2010 compared to 1.48% at September 30, 2009.
 
Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income was $3,514,447 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $746,039, or 27%, from $2,768,408 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. This increase reflected a $82,323, or 63%, decrease in net loss on sale of REO and other assets owned in the quarter ended September 30, 2010, a $738,242, or 352%, increase in gain on the sale of loans due to the $49.0 million in residential real estate loans sold into the secondary market for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to $16.7 million sold in the same period one year ago, a $95,555, or 21%, increase in investment brokerage commissions, partially offset by a $145,182, or 9%, decrease in insurance agency commissions.  Excluding the two agency offices sold last year, the decrease in insurance commissions was 4% which was attributable to the competition for commercial property and casualty customers.
 
Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $5,991,776, an increase of $67,182, or 1%, from $5,924,594 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This increase was primarily due to a $136,465, or 9%, increase in other noninterest expense due to higher expenses incurred in loan workout, foreclosure and REO expenses and professional fees incurred for our pending merger with FHB Formation, LLC and conversion to a new ATM/debit card processor.

Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the increase in income tax expense was primarily due to the increase in income before income taxes as compared to the same periods in 2009. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, income subject to tax was increased by non-deductible merger related expenses.  There were no similar expenses incurred for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Efficiency Ratio

Our efficiency ratio, which is total noninterest expense as a percentage of the sum of net interest and dividend income and non-interest income, was 76% and 85% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in the efficiency ratio for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was due to an increase in net interest and noninterest income compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Financial Condition

Our consolidated assets were $628,812,606 and $622,606,788 as of September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively, an increase of $6,205,818, or 1%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing deposits of $31,030,541, or 231%,  partially offset by decreases of $7,165,285, or 4%, in available for sale securities, $12,451,058, or 3% , in net loans, including loans held for sale, $3,940,847, or 56%,  in cash and due from banks  and a net decrease in the combination of premises and equipment, acquired assets, accrued interest receivable, goodwill, intangible assets, bank owned life insurance and other assets of $1,267,533. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, average total assets were $625,889,008, an increase of $21,934,994, or 4%, from $603,954,014 for the same period in 2009. This average asset increase was primarily attributable to an increase in interest-bearing deposits and available-for-sale securities.

Total stockholders' equity was $51,259,180 and $50,906,059 at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively, an increase of $353,121, or 1%, due to net income for the three months ended September 30, 2010, proceeds from the exercise of stock options partially offset by a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income and by dividends paid. Book value per outstanding share was $20.16 at September 30, 2010 and $20.08 at June 30, 2010. Tangible book value per outstanding share was $15.36 at September 30, 2010 and $15.19 at June 30, 2010.

Investment Securities

The available-for-sale investment portfolio was $157,022,417 as of September 30, 2010, a decrease of $7,165,285, or 4%, from $164,187,702 as of June 30, 2010. This decrease was primarily due to the cash flow from mortgage-backed securities and the sales of equity securities partially offset by purchases of US government-sponsored enterprise bonds with a two year maturity.
 
The investment portfolio as of September 30, 2010 consisted of mortgage-backed and debt securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and corporations, municipal bonds, trust preferred securities and equity securities. Generally, funds retained by the Bank as a result of increases in deposits or decreases in loans, which are not immediately used by the Bank, are invested in securities held in its investment portfolio. The investment portfolio is used as a source of liquidity for the Bank. The investment portfolio is structured so that it provides for an ongoing source of funds for meeting loan and deposit demands and for reinvestment opportunities to take advantage of changes in the interest rate environment. The investment portfolio averaged $163,405,058 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $155, 840,177 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $7,564,881, or 5%. This increase was due primarily to the purchase of mortgage-backed securities.

Our entire investment portfolio was classified as available-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, and is carried at market value. Changes in market value, net of applicable income taxes, are reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recognized at the time of the sale using the specific identification method. The amortized cost and market value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2010 were $150,128,088 and $157,022,417, respectively. The difference between the carrying value and the cost of the securities of $6,894,329 was primarily attributable to the increase in market value of mortgage-backed securities above their cost. The net unrealized loss on equity securities and trust preferred securities was $312,680, and the net unrealized gains on U.S. gov ernment-sponsored enterprises bonds and mortgage-backed, corporate debt, and municipal securities were $7,207,009 at September 30, 2010. The U.S. government-sponsored enterprise bonds and corporate debt securities have increased in market value due to the recent decreases in long-term interest rates as compared to June 30, 2010. Substantially all of the U.S. government-sponsored enterprise bonds and mortgage-backed and municipal securities held in our portfolio are high investment grade securities.  Five trust preferred and three preferred stock securities in the bank’s portfolio had been downgraded by credit rating agencies below our investment grade. Each of the trust preferred and preferred stock securities was subject to impairment testing at September 30, 2010. No additional impairment expense was recognized. Management believes that the yields currently received on this portfolio are satisfactory. Management reviews the portfolio of investments on an ongoing basis to determine if there have been any other than temporary declines in value. Some of the considerations management takes into account in making this determination are market valuations of particular securities and an economic analysis of the securities' sustainable market values based on the underlying company's profitability. Management plans to hold the equity, U.S. government-sponsored enterprise bonds and mortgage-backed, corporate debt, municipal securities, and trust preferred securities which have market values below cost until a recovery of market value occurs or until maturity.

Loan Portfolio

Total loans, including loans held-for-sale, of $384,167,552 as of September 30, 2010 decreased $12,395,058, or 3%, from $396,562,610 as of June 30, 2010. Compared to June 30, 2010, commercial real estate loans increased $769,419, or 1%, and construction loans increased $2,228,320, or 40%. The decreases in the other portfolios more than offset these increases.  These decreases were $8,512,973, or 60% in loans held-for-sale, $600,849, or less than 1%, in residential real estate loans, $966,927, or 3% in commercial loans, and $5,140,205, or 8% in consumer and other loans. Deferred fees decreased $166,843. Total loans, including loans held-for-sale, averaged $389,359,326 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $4,518,779, or 1%, compared to $393,878,105 for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

The Bank primarily lends within its local market areas, which management believes helps it to better evaluate credit risk. The Bank's local market, as well as the secondary market, continues to be very competitive for loan volume.

Residential real estate loans, excluding loans held-for-sale, consisting of primarily owner-occupied residential loans, were 41% of total loans as of September 30, 2010, 41% as of June 30, 2010 and 36% as of September 30, 2009. The variable rate product as a percentage of total residential real estate loans was 41%, 39% and 38% for the same periods, respectively. Generally, management has pursued a strategy of increasing the percentage of variable rate loans as a percentage of the total loan portfolio to help manage interest rate risk. We currently plan to continue to sell all newly originated residential real estate loans into the secondary market to manage interest rate risk. Average residential real estate mortgages of $154,786,176 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $16,894,970, or 12%, from $137,891,206 for the th ree months ended September 30, 2009. This increase was due to the increased mortgage origination effort, including home equity lines and loans. Purchased loans included in our loan portfolio are pools of residential real estate loans acquired from and serviced by other financial institutions. These loan pools are an alternative to mortgage-backed securities, and represented 1% of residential real estate loans at September 30, 2010. The Bank has not pursued a similar strategy recently.

Commercial real estate loans as a percentage of total loans were 32% as of September 30, 2010, June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively. Commercial real estate loans have minimal interest rate risk because the portfolio consists primarily of variable rate products. The variable rate products as a percentage of total commercial real estate loans were 96% as of September 30, 2010, 96% as of June 30, 2010 and 94% as of September 30, 2009. The Bank tries to mitigate credit risk by lending in its market area, as well as by maintaining a well-collateralized position in real estate. Average commercial real estate loans of $121,433,020 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $2,787,873, or 2%, from the same period in 2009.

Construction loans as a percentage of total loans were 2% as of September 30, 2010, 1% as of June 30, 2010 and 1% as of September 30, 2009. Limiting disbursements to the percentage of construction completed controls risk. An independent consultant or appraiser verifies the construction progress. Construction loans have maturity dates of less than one year. Variable rate products as a percentage of total construction loans were 83% as of September 30, 2010, 77% as of June 30, 2010 and 32% as of September 30, 2009. Average construction loans were $6,626,197 and $5,430,908 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, an increase of $1,195,289, or 22%.

Commercial loans as a percentage of total loans were 8% as of September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010 and 7% as of September 30, 2009. Variable rate products as a percentage of total commercial loans were 67% as of September 30, 2010, 69% as of June 30, 2010, and 69% as of September 30, 2009. The repayment ability of commercial loan customers is highly dependent on the cash flow of the customer's business. The Bank mitigates losses by strictly adhering to the Company's underwriting and credit policies. Average commercial loans of $29,144,797 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $813,550, or 3%, from $28,331,247 for the same period in 2009.

Effective October 31, 2008, we terminated all consumer indirect lending. Our decision to exit this line of business was based on its low profitability and our expectation that an acceptable level of returns was not likely to be attained in future periods.

Consumer and other loans as a percentage of total loans were 17% for the period ended September 30, 2010, and 18% as of June 30, 2010 and 24% as of September 30, 2009. At September 30, 2010, indirect auto, indirect recreational vehicle, and indirect mobile home loans represented 19%, 52%, and 20% of total consumer loans and 21%, 52% and 19% at June 30, 2010. Since these loans are primarily fixed rate products, they have interest rate risk when market rates increase. The consumer loan department underwrote all the indirect automobile, recreational vehicle loans and mobile home loans to mitigate credit risk. The Bank typically paid a one-time origination fee to dealers of indirect loans. The fees are deferred and amortized over the life of the loans as a yield adjustment. Management attempted to mitigate credit and interest rate risk by kee ping the products with average lives of no longer than five years, receiving a rate of return commensurate with the risk, and lending to individuals in the Bank's market areas. Average consumer and other loans were $65,824,043 and $93,725,684 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The $27,901,641, or 30%, decrease was due to the runoff of indirect loans. The composition of consumer loans is detailed in the following table.

Indirect loan portfolios included in consumer and other loans are detailed in the following table.
 
   
Consumer Loans as of
 
   
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010
 
Indirect Auto
 
$
11,951,782
     
19
%
 
$
14,168,491
     
21
%
Indirect RV
   
33,138,153
     
52
%
   
35,594,893
     
52
%
Indirect Mobile Home
   
12,657,436
     
20
%
   
12,996,776
     
19
%
     Subtotal Indirect
   
57,747,371
     
91
%
   
62,760,160
     
92
%
Other
   
5,601,222
     
9
%
   
5,728,638
     
8
%
Total
 
$
63,348,593
     
100
%
 
$
68,488,798
     
100
%

Classification of Assets

Loans are classified as non-performing when reaching 90 days or more delinquent or, when less than 90 days past due, when we judge that the loan is likely to present future principal and/or interest repayment problems. In both situations, we cease accruing interest. The Bank had non-performing loans totaling $8,998,000 and $8,841,000 at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively, or 2.38% and 2.31% of total loans, respectively. The Bank's allowance for loan losses was equal to 65% and 66% of the total non-performing loans at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The following table represents the Bank's non-performing loans as of September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010:

Description
 
September 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2010  
 
Residential Real Estate
$
3,357,000
 
$
3,002,000
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
3,398,000
   
3,701,000
 
Commercial Loans
 
1,641,000
   
1,744,000
 
Consumer and Other
 
602,000
   
394,000
 
     Total non-performing
$
8,998,000
 
$
8,841,000
 

Non-performing loans increased in the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to June 30, 2010 primarily from residential real estate secured and consumer and other loans. Of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2010, $2,164,000 of these loans were current and paying as agreed compared to $3,199,000 at June 30, 2010, a decrease of $1,035,000. This decrease represents loans that have been returned to full accrual status.  The Bank maintains these loans as non-performing until the respective borrowers have demonstrated a sustainable period of performance. Approximately $116,000 of interest income was not recognized due to the non accrual status of non-performing loans for the three months ended September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2010, the Bank had $405,000 in loans classified special mention or substandar d that management believes could potentially become non-performing due to delinquencies or marginal cash flows. These special mention and substandard loans decreased by $632,000 when compared to the level of $1,037,000 at June 30, 2010.

The following table reflects the quarterly trend of total delinquencies 30 days or more past due and non-performing loans for the Bank as a percentage of total loans:

9/30/10
 
6/30/10
 
3/31/10
 
12/31/09
 
09/30/09
3.31%
 
3.67%
 
4.88%
 
5.65%
 
4.46%

Excluding loans classified as non-performing but whose contractual principal and interest payment are current, the Bank's total delinquencies 30 days or more past due, as a percentage of total loans, was 2.75% as of September 30, 2010 and 3.71% as of September 30, 2009.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Bank's allowance for loan losses was $5,862,000 as of September 30, 2010, an increase of $56,000 from the level at June 30, 2010, representing 1.55% and 1.52% of total loans at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. Management maintains this allowance at a level that it believes is reasonable for the overall probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses represents management's estimate of this risk in the loan portfolio. This evaluation process is subject to numerous estimates and judgments. The frequency of default, risk ratings, and the loss recovery rates, among other things, are considered in making this evaluation, as are the size and diversity of individual large credits. Changes in these estimates could have a direct impact on the provision and could result in a change in the allowan ce. The larger the provision for loan losses, the greater the negative impact on our net income. Larger balance, commercial and commercial real estate loans representing significant individual credit exposures are evaluated based upon the borrower's overall financial condition, resources, and payment record, the prospects for support from any financially responsible guarantors and, if appropriate, the realizable value of any collateral. The allowance for loan losses attributed to these loans is established through a process that includes estimates of historical and projected default rates and loss severities, internal risk ratings and geographic, industry and other environmental factors. Management also considers overall portfolio indicators, including trends in internally risk-rated loans, classified loans, nonaccrual loans and historical and forecasted write-offs and a review of industry, geographic and portfolio concentrations, including current developments. In addition, management considers the current business strategy and credit process, including credit limit setting and compliance, credit approvals, loan underwriting criteria and loan workout procedures. Within the allowance for loan losses, amounts are specified for larger-balance, commercial and commercial real estate loans that have been individually determined to be impaired. These specific reserves consider all available evidence including, as appropriate, the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's contractual effective rate and the fair value of collateral. Each portfolio of smaller balance, residential real estate and consumer loans is collectively evaluated for impairment. The allowance for loan losses is established pursuant to a process that includes historical delinquency and credit loss experience, together with analyses that reflect current trends and conditions. Management also considers overall portfolio indicators, including historical credit losses, delinquent, non-performing and classified loans, tren ds in volumes, terms of loans, an evaluation of overall credit quality and the credit process, including lending policies and procedures and economic factors. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, we have not changed our approach in the determination of the allowance for loan losses. There have been no material changes in the assumptions or estimation techniques as compared to prior periods in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2010 was adequate considering the level of risk in the loan portfolio. While management believes that it uses the best information available to make its determinations with respect to the allowance, there can be no assurance that the Company will not have to increase its provision for loan losses in the future as a result of changing economic conditions, adverse markets for real estate or other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank's allowance for loan losses. These agencies may require the Bank to recognize additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Other Assets

Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) is invested in the general account of three insurance companies and in separate accounts of a fourth insurance company. We rely on the creditworthiness of each insurance company for general account BOLI policies. For separate account BOLI policies, the insurance company holds the underlying bond and stock investments in a trust for the Bank. Standard and Poor's rated these companies A+ or better at September 30, 2010. Interest earnings, net of mortality costs, increase cash surrender value. These interest earnings are based on interest rates reset at least annually, and are subject to minimum interest rates. These increases were recognized in other income and are not subject to income taxes. Borrowing on or surrendering the policy may subject the Bank to income tax expense on the increase in cash surrender value. For this reason, management considers BOLI an illiquid asset. BOLI represented 24.5% of the Bank’s total risk-based capital as of September 30, 2010, which meets our 25% policy limit and was attributable to the deduction of goodwill and intangibles from the insurance agency acquisitions in calculating the Bank’s total risk-based capital.

Goodwill of $4,082,604 as of September 30, 2010 was unchanged from the balance as of June 30, 2010. Goodwill resulted from consideration paid in excess of identified tangible and intangible assets from the eight insurance agency acquisitions that occurred during the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2009.

Intangible assets of $7,113,085 as of September 30, 2010 decreased $174,959, or 2%, from $7,288,044 as of June 30, 2010 due to amortization. This asset consists of customer lists and non-compete intangibles from the insurance agency acquisitions. See Note 1 of the audited consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2010 for additional information on intangible assets.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Bank continues to attract new local core and certificates of deposit relationships. As alternative sources of funds, the Bank utilizes FHLB advances and brokered time deposits ("brokered deposits") when their respective interest rates are less than the interest rates on local market deposits. FHLB advances are used to fund short-term liquidity demands and supplement the growth in earning assets.

Total deposits of $383,014,635 as of September 30, 2010 decreased $1,182,588, or less than 1%, from $384,197,223 as of June 30, 2010. The overall decrease in customer deposits was due to the decrease in certificates of deposit of $8,473,056, or 4%. With approximately $32 million of certificates of deposit maturing through September 30, 2010, management did not promote certificates of deposit, allowing these maturing certificates of deposit to roll-over at lower rates. The lack of promotion caused a number of certificates to be lost to competitors. Overall, this lowered our cost of funds. Partially offsetting the decrease in certificates of deposit, demand deposit accounts increased $1,243,769, or 4%, NOW account balances increased $3,383,581, or 7%,  money market accounts increased $1,744,814, or 3%, and savings accounts increas ed $915,179, or 2%, during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Management's strategy is to offer non-maturing, interest-bearing deposits with interest rates near the top of the market to attract new relationships and cross sell additional deposit accounts and other bank services.

Total average deposits of $385,557,883 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $160,439, or less than 1%, compared to the average for the three months ended September 30, 2009 of $385,718,322. This decrease in total average deposits compared to September 30, 2009 was attributable to a decrease in average certificates of deposit of $36,553,462, or 16%, and brokered deposits of $5,924,950, or 55%. These decreases were partially offset by a $17,375,283, or 83%, increase in savings accounts, a $16,668,042, or 42%, increase in money market accounts, a $6,551,096, or 14%, increase in NOW accounts and a $1,723,552, or 5%, increase in demand deposit accounts.  Excluding average brokered deposits, average customer deposits increased $5,764,511, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period one year ago.

Like other companies in the banking industry, the Bank will be challenged to maintain or increase its core deposits and improve its net interest margin. All interest-bearing non-maturing deposit accounts have market interest rates.

We use brokered deposits as part of our overall funding strategy, and as an alternative to customer certificates of deposits, FHLB advances and junior subordinated debentures, to fund the growth of our earning assets. By policy, we limit the use of brokered deposits to 25% of total assets. At September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, brokered time deposits as a percentage of total assets were 0.8%, respectively, and 1.8% at September 30, 2009. The weighted average maturity for the brokered deposits was approximately 1.3 years.

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB) were $50,500,000 as of September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. At September 30, 2010, we had pledged U.S. government agency and mortgage-backed securities of $23,441,618 as collateral for FHLB advances. We plan to continue to purchase additional securities to pledge as collateral for advances. These purchases will be funded from the cash flow from mortgage-backed securities and residential real estate loan principal and interest payments, and promotion of certificate of deposit accounts and, if needed, brokered deposits. In addition to U.S. government agency and mortgage-backed securities, pledges of residential real estate loans, certain commercial real estate loans and certain FHLB deposits free of liens, pledges and encumbrances are required to secure FHLB advances. Municipal securities cannot be pledged to the FHLB. Average advances from the FHLB were $50,500,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $8,332,609, or 20%, compared to $42,167,391 average for the same period last year.

Structured repurchase agreements were $65,000,000 at September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively.  We pledged $75,999,678 of mortgage-backed securities and cash, which resulted from margin calls, as collateral. In addition to leveraging our balance sheet to improve net interest income, three of six structured repurchase agreements have imbedded purchased interest rate caps to reduce the risk to net interest income in periods of rising interest rates. Average structured repurchase agreements were unchanged at $65,000,000 as of September 30, 2010 and as of September 30, 2009, respectively. See note 7 for additional information.

Short-term borrowings, consisting of securities sold under repurchase agreements and other sweep accounts, were $53,777,536 as of September 30, 2010, an increase of $7,609,678, or 16%, from $46,167,858 as of June 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to additional deposits to existing management accounts in the three months ended September 30, 2010. Market interest rates are offered on this product. At September 30, 2010, we had pledged U.S. government agency and mortgage-backed securities of $50,346,841 as collateral for repurchase agreements. Sweep accounts had letters of credit issued by the FHLB outstanding of $8,295,000. Average short term-borrowings were $46,627,438 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $9,138,371, or 24%, compared to the average for the three months ended September 30, 2009 of $37,489,067.< /font>

The Bank has a line of credit under the FRB Borrower-in-Custody program offered through the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. Under the terms of this credit line, the Bank has pledged its indirect auto loans and qualifying municipal bonds, and the line bears a variable interest rate equal to the then current federal funds rate plus 0.25%. At September 30, 2010 and June 30, 2010, there was no outstanding balance. Average FRB Borrower-in-Custody balance for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 was zero.

The following table is a summary of the liquidity the Bank has the ability to access as of September 30, 2010 in addition to the traditional retail deposit products:

Brokered time deposits
$151,831,000 
  Subject to policy limitation of 25% of total assets

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

21,458 ,000 
  Unused advance capacity subject to eligible
     and qualified collateral
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window Borrower-in-Custody
        17,737,000 
  Unused credit line subject to the pledge of indirect auto loans
Total Unused Borrowing Capacity
$191,026 ,000 
 

Retail deposits, brokered time deposits and FHLB advances are used by the Bank to manage its overall liquidity position. While we closely monitor and forecast our liquidity position, it is affected by asset growth, deposit withdrawals and meeting other contractual obligations and commitments. The accuracy of our forecast assumptions may increase or decrease the level of brokered time deposits.

Management believes that there are adequate funding sources to meet its liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. Primary among these funding sources are the repayment of principal and interest on loans, the renewal of time deposits, the potential growth in the deposit base, and the credit availability from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and the Fed Discount Window Borrower-in-Custody program. Management does not believe that the terms and conditions that will be present at the renewal of these funding sources will significantly impact the Company's operations, due to its management of the maturities of its assets and liabilities.

The following table summarizes the outstanding junior subordinated notes as of September 30, 2010:

Affiliated Trusts
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Rate
 
First Call Date
NBN Capital Trust II
 
$   3,093,000 
 
3.08%
 
March 30, 2009
NBN Capital Trust III
 
3,093,000 
 
3.08%
 
March 30, 2009
NBN Capital Trust IV
 
10,310,000 
 
4.69%
 
February 23, 2010
     Total
 
$  16,496,000 
 
4.09%
   

The excess funds raised from the issuance of trust preferred securities are available for capital contributions to the Bank. The annual interest expense is approximately $675,000 based on the current interest rates.

The Company paid $325,000 to purchase two interest rate caps to hedge the risk of rising interest rates over the next five years for junior subordinated notes related to NBN Capital Trusts II and III. The $6 million notional value of the purchase caps covers the portion of the outstanding balance not owned by the Company. Each junior subordinated note has an adjustable interest rate indexed to three month LIBOR. The purchased cap’s three month LIBOR strike rate was 2.505%. Since the inception date was September 30, 2009, amortization expense of $1,556 was recognized on the purchased interest rate caps in the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The next reset date is December 30, 2010.

See Note 2 for more information on NBN Capital Trusts II, III and IV and the related junior subordinated debt.

Under the terms of the US Treasury Capital Purchase Program, the Company must have the consent of the US Treasury to redeem, purchase, or acquire any shares of our common stock or other equity or capital securities, other than in connection with benefit plans consistent with past practice and certain other circumstances specified in the Purchase Agreement. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company repurchased no shares of stock.

The Board of Directors extended the 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan to permit stock repurchases in connection with benefit plans.  They can discontinue the repurchase program at any time.  It is scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2010.  Under the 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan, the Company may purchase up to 200,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market at prevailing prices. Common stock repurchased pursuant to the plan will be classified as issued but not outstanding shares of common stock available for future issuance as determined by the Board of Directors, from time to time.  Total stock repurchases under the 2006 Plan since inception were 141,600 shares for $2,232,274, an average of $15.76 per share, through September 30, 2010. The remaining repurchase capacity of the plan was 58,400 shares at quarter end. Management believes that these purchases have not and will not have a significant effect on the Company's liquidity.

Total stockholders' equity of the Company was $51,259,180 as of September 30, 2010, as compared to $50,906,059 at June 30, 2010. The increase of $353,121, or 1%, was due to net income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $960,691, and proceeds from exercised stock options of $61,875 partially offset by a net decrease in other comprehensive income of $406,923 and payment of common and preferred dividends of $262,522.  Book value per common share was $20.16 as of September 30, 2010, as compared to $20.08 at June 30, 2009. Tier 1 capital to total average assets of the Company was 8.49% as of September 30, 2010 and 8.40% at June 30, 2010.

The Company's net cash provided by operating activities was $10,724,543 during the three months ended September 30, 2010, which was a $10,698,415 increase compared to the same period in 2009, and was primarily attributable to a decrease in loans held for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Investing activities were a net use of cash primarily due to purchasing available-for-sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase compared to the same period in 2009. Financing activities resulted in a net source of cash from increases in short-term borrowings partially offset by net decreases in deposits. Overall, the Company's cash and cash equivalents increased by $27,089,694 during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") contains various provisions intended to capitalize the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and also affects a number of regulatory reforms that impact all insured depository institutions, regardless of the insurance fund in which they participate. Among other things, FDICIA grants the FRB broader regulatory authority to take prompt corrective action against insured institutions that do not meet these capital requirements, including placing undercapitalized institutions into conservatorship or receivership. FDICIA also grants the FRB broader regulatory authority to take corrective action against insured institutions that are otherwise operating in an unsafe and unsound manner.

FDICIA defines specific capital categories based on an institution's capital ratios. Regulations require a minimum Tier 1 capital equal to 4.0% of adjusted total average assets, Tier 1 risk-based capital of 4.0% and a total risk-based capital standard of 8.0%. The prompt corrective action regulations define specific capital categories based on an institution's capital ratios. The capital categories, in declining order are "well capitalized", "adequately capitalized", "under capitalized", "significantly undercapitalized", and "critically undercapitalized". As of September 30, 2009, the most recent notification from the FRB categorized the Bank as well capitalized. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes has changed the institution's category.

At September 30, 2010, the Company's and Bank's regulatory capital was in compliance with regulatory capital requirements as follows:
 
 
 
Northeast Bancorp
 
 
Actual
   
Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes
   
Required To Be "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
As of September 30, 2010:
                                   
Total capital to risk weighted assets
 
$
57,364 
     
14.70 
 
$
31,214 
     
8.00 
%
 
$
39,018 
     
10.00 
%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
 
$
51,782 
     
13.27 
%
 
$
15,607 
     
4.00 
%
 
$
23,411 
     
6.00 
%
Tier 1 capital to total average assets
 
$
51,782 
     
8.49 
%
 
$
24,390 
     
4.00 
%
 
$
30,487 
     
5.00 
%
 

 
 
Northeast Bank
 
 
Actual
   
Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes
   
Required To Be "Well Capitalized" Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
As of September 30, 2010:
                                   
Total capital to risk weighted assets
 
$
54,740 
     
14.08 
 
$
31,113 
     
8.00 
%
 
$
38,891 
     
10.00 
%
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets
 
$
49,866 
     
12.82 
%
 
$
15,556 
     
4.00 
%
 
$
23,335 
     
6.00 
%
Tier 1 capital to total average assets
 
$
49,866 
     
8.20 
%
 
$
      24,316
     
4.00 
%
 
$
30,396
     
5.00 
%

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

The Company is a party to 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, unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company's involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.

The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. To control the credit risk associated with entering into commitments and issuing letters of credit, the Company uses the same credit quality, collateral policies and monitoring controls in making commitments and letters of credit as it does with its lending activities. The Company evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total committed amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.

Unused lines of credit and commitments to extend credit typically result in loans with a market interest rate.

A summary of the amounts of the Company's (a) contractual obligations, and (b) other commitments with off-balance sheet risk, both at September 30, 2010, follows:

                               
       
Less Than
               
After 5
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
1 Year
   
1-3 Years
   
4-5 Years
   
Years
 
FHLB advances
  $ 50,500,000     $ 8,000,000     $ 15,000,000     $ 12,500,000     $ 15,000,000  
Structured  repurchase agreements
    65,000,000       -       50,000,000       15,000,000          
Junior subordinated notes
    16,496,000       16,496,000               -       -  
Capital lease obligation
    2,192,632       157,791       340,020       383,116       1,311,705  
Other borrowings
    2,508,378       374,746       1,090,878       1,042,754          
     Total long-term debt
    136,697,010       25,028,537       66,430,898       28,925,870       16,311,705  
                                         
Operating lease obligations (1)
    1,593,113       475,334       607,663       284,464       225,652  
     Total contractual obligations
  $ 138,290,123     $ 25,503,871     $ 67,038,561     $ 29,210,334     $ 16,537,357  


 
         
Amount of Commitment Expiration - Per Period
 
         
Less Than
               
After 5
 
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk
 
Total
   
1 Year
   
1-3 Years
   
4-5 Years
   
Years
 
Commitments to extend credit (2)(4)
 
$
12,927,941
   
$
12,927,941
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Commitments related to loans held for sale(3)
   
8,609,044
     
8,609,044
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Unused lines of credit (4)(5)
   
54,513,045
     
30,952,923
     
4,333,494
     
4,392,684
     
14,833,944
 
Standby letters of credit (6)
   
1,162,303
     
1,162,303
             
-
     
-
 
   
$
77,212,333
   
$
53,652,211
   
$
4,333,494
   
$
4,392,684
   
$
14,833,944
 

(1)
Represents an off-balance sheet obligation.
(2)
Represents commitments outstanding for residential real estate, commercial real estate, and commercial loans.
(3)
Commitments of residential real estate loans that will be held for sale.
(4)
Loan commitments and unused lines of credit for commercial and construction loans expire or are subject to renewal in twelve months or less.
(5)
Represents unused lines of credit from commercial, construction, and home equity loans.
(6)
Standby letters of credit generally expire in twelve months.

Management believes that the Company has adequate resources to fund all of its commitments.

The Bank has written options limited to those residential real estate loans designated for sale in the secondary market and subject to a rate lock. These rate-locked loan commitments are used for trading activities, not as a hedge. The fair value of the outstanding written options at September 30, 2010 was a loss of $34,750.

Impact of Inflation

The consolidated financial statements and related notes herein have been presented in terms of historic dollars without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike industrial companies, substantially all of the assets and virtually all of the liabilities of the Company are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on the Company's performance than the general level of inflation. Over short periods of time, interest rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as inflation.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
              Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding timely disclosure. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost/benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Our management, with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.

Based on this evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2010.
 
In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted. Amoung other things, the Act exempted non-accelerated filers, such as the Corporation, from the requirement of the Sarbanes Oxley Act Section 404(b) (external auditor's attestation of internal controls and financial reporting).

There were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the first three months of our 2010 fiscal year that has materially affected, or in other factors that could affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
None.
   
Item 1. a.
Risk Factors
None.
   
Item 2.(c)
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information on the purchases made by or on behalf of the Company of shares of Northeast Bancorp common stock during the indicated periods.
 
 
 
 
Period (1)
 
Total Number
Of Shares
Purchased (2)
 
 
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
 Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet be
Purchased Under
The Program (3)
 
Jul. 1 – Jul. 31
-
-
-
58,400
 
Aug. 1 – Aug. 31
-
-
-
 58,400
 
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30
-
-
-
 58,400
           
(1)
Based on trade date, not settlement date.
(2)
Represents shares purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to the Company's 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan.
(3)
On December 15, 2006, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan pursuant to which the Company is authorized to repurchase in open-market transactions up to 200,000 shares from time to time until the plan expires on December 31, 2010, unless extended.
   
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
   
Item 4.
Removed and Reserved
 
Item 5.
Other Information
None.
   
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
List of Exhibits:
 
Exhibits No.
Description
  2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and FHB Formation, LLC. dated March 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Company's 8K filed on March 31, 2010)
 
3.1
Articles (incorporated by reference to the Company’s June 30, 2007 10K filed on September 27, 2007)
 
3.2
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the Company’s June 30, 2007 10K filed on September 27, 2007)
 
11
Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings.
 
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a)).
 
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a)).
 
32.1
Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(b)).
 
32.2
Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(b)).


SIGNATURES

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

Date:  November 10, 2010
 
NORTHEAST BANCORP
 
By:
/s/ James D. Delamater
   
     James D. Delamater
   
     President and CEO
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert S. Johnson
   
     Robert S. Johnson
   
     Chief Financial Officer

NORTHEAST BANCORP
Index to Exhibits

EXHIBIT NUMBER
 
DESCRIPTION
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and FHB Formation, LLC. dated March 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Company's 8K filed on March 31, 2010)
3.1
Articles (incorporated by reference to the Company’s June 30, 2007 10K filed on September 27, 2007)
3.2
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to the Company’s June 30, 2007 10K filed on September 27, 2007)
11
Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a)).
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(a)).
32.1
Certificate of the Chief Executive Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(b)).
32.2
Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rule 13a-14(b)).


sept10ex11.htm

NORTHEAST BANCORP
 
Exhibit 11. Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
September 30, 2010
   
September 30, 2009
 
EQUIVALENT SHARES:
           
             
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
    2,329,098       2,321,332  
                 
Total Diluted Shares
    2,349,115       2,328,432  
                 
Net Income
  $ 960,691     $ 495,669  
Less:
               
   Preferred Stock Dividend
    52,838       52,838  
   Accretion of Preferred Stock
    6,689       6,646  
   Amortization of issuance costs
    1,300       1,300  
                 
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 899,864     $ 434,885  
                 
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.39     $ 0.19  
                 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.38     $ 0.19  


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Exhibit 31.1.  Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer Certification
Pursuant To Section 302 Of
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

I, James D. Delamater, certify that:
   
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Northeast Bancorp;
   
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have
   
 
(a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   
 
(b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   
 
(c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
   
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   
 
(a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
   
 
(b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

November 10, 2010
/s/ James D. Delamater
 
     James D. Delamater
 
     Chief Executive Officer



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Exhibit 31.2  Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer Certification
Pursuant To Section 302 Of
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

I, Robert S. Johnson, certify that:
   
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Northeast Bancorp;
   
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
   
 
(a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   
 
(b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   
 
(c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
   
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   
 
(a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
   
 
(b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

November 10, 2010
/s/ Robert S. Johnson
 
     Robert S. Johnson
 
     Chief Financial Officer



sept10ex321.htm
Exhibit 32.1.  Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Northeast Bancorp. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James D. Delamater, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
   
 
(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
   
 
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the dates and the periods covered by the Report.
 
A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Northeast Bancorp and will be retained by Northeast Bancorp and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


November 10, 2010
/s/ James D. Delamater
 
     James D. Delamater
 
     Chief Executive Officer



sept10ex322.htm
Exhibit 32.2.  Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Northeast Bancorp. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert S. Johnson, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
   
 
(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
   
 
(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the dates and the periods covered by the Report.
 
A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Northeast Bancorp and will be retained by Northeast Bancorp and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


November 10, 2010
/s/ Robert S. Johnson
 
     Robert S. Johnson
 
     Chief Financial Officer