Flagstar Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 Net Income of $33 million, or $0.44 per Diluted Share

TROY, Mich., Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. FBC, the holding company for Flagstar Bank, FSB, today reported fourth quarter 2015 net income of $33 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, as compared to $47 million in the third quarter 2015, or $0.69 per diluted share, and net income of $11 million in the fourth quarter 2014, or $0.07 per diluted share. The full year 2015 net income was $158 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, as compared to a full year 2014 net loss of $70 million, or $1.72 loss per diluted share.

"Flagstar had a very good year in 2015, posting the highest level of pre-tax income since 2003," said Alessandro P. DiNello, president and chief executive officer of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. "We made continued progress in the fourth quarter, generating higher net interest income through solid growth in earning assets and maintaining a clean credit profile."

"As we expected, our mortgage revenues were seasonally lower. We were also impacted by TRID. The Company took a careful approach with the implementation of TRID, taking greater control in creating and delivering disclosure documents. Given our predominantly third party business model, we experienced more of an impact than other bank originators. We are taking steps to address this issue while building market share in our distributed and direct-to-consumer retail channels."

"We look forward to 2016. Despite the economic uncertainties created by Fed tightening and the regulatory challenges the industry faces, we like our position. We have a solid business plan, a strong balance sheet, a more profitable and diversified business mix and the team we want. We continue to grow our businesses, our regulatory relationships are strong and we remain confident we will move toward optimizing our capital structure in 2016 with the expected redemption of our TARP preferred and the restoration of interest payments on our Trust Preferred securities."

Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

Fourth quarter 2015 net interest income increased $3 million, or 4 percent, to $76 million, compared to $73 million for the third quarter 2015. The results were led by earning asset growth of 5 percent, partially offset by a slight drop in net interest margin.

Net interest margin decreased 6 basis points to 2.69 percent for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to 2.75 percent for the third quarter 2015. The decrease from the prior quarter was primarily driven by a lower yield on mortgage loans and loans repurchased with government guarantees, partially offset by lower funding costs on FHLB advances. The net interest margin was also negatively impacted by a seasonal decline in company-controlled deposits due to tax payments.

Average loans held-for-investment totaled $5.6 billion for the fourth quarter 2015, increasing $230 million, or 4 percent, compared to the third quarter 2015. The increase was driven by higher commercial real estate and mortgage loans. Average commercial real estate loans grew $115 million, or 17 percent, and average residential mortgage loans rose $77 million, or 3 percent.

Average total deposits were $8.1 billion in the fourth quarter 2015, decreasing $128 million, or 2 percent, from the prior quarter. The decline was led by a seasonal drop in company-controlled deposits, partially offset by an increase in government and retail deposits. Average company-controlled deposits decreased $244 million, or 16 percent, due to tax payments. Average government deposits rose $49 million, or 5 percent, due to seasonal increases. Average retail deposits increased $67 million, or 1 percent, led by a 4 percent increase in demand deposits.

Provision for Loan Losses

The Company experienced a provision benefit in the fourth quarter 2015, resulting primarily from the full payoff of a commercial loan. The benefit for loan losses totaled $1 million for the fourth quarter 2015, unchanged from a benefit of $1 million for the third quarter 2015.

Net charge-offs in the fourth quarter 2015 were $9 million, or 0.62 percent of applicable loans, compared to $24 million, or 1.84 percent of applicable loans in the prior quarter. The fourth quarter 2015 amount included $2 million of net charge-offs associated with the sale of $11 million (unpaid principal balance) of nonperforming loans. The third quarter 2015 amount included $16 million of net charge-offs associated with the sale of $233 million (unpaid principal balance) of interest-only and lower performing loans. Excluding loan sales or transfers in both quarters, net charge-offs in the fourth quarter 2015 were $7 million, or 0.51 percent of applicable loans, compared to $8 million, or 0.61 percent of applicable loans in the prior quarter.

Noninterest Income

Fourth quarter 2015 noninterest income decreased $31 million, or 24 percent, to $97 million, as compared to $128 million for the third quarter 2015. The fourth quarter 2015 results were led by lower net gain on loan sales, a decline in loan fees and charges and a reduced net return on the mortgage servicing asset.

Fourth quarter 2015 net gain on loan sales decreased $22 million, or 32 percent, to $46 million, as compared to $68 million for the third quarter 2015, due to seasonal factors and the impact of TRID. In the fourth quarter 2015, fallout-adjusted locks decreased 23 percent to $5.0 billion. The Company took a careful approach with TRID implementation, taking greater control in creating and delivering disclosure documents. It experienced more of an impact than other bank originators due to its third party business model. The net gain on loan sale margin fell 13 basis points to 0.92 percent for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to 1.05 percent for the third quarter 2015, led by price competition. The Company has initiated a plan to address its volume levels and continues to build a stronger distributed and direct-to-consumer retail business.

 

 

Loan fees and charges fell to $14 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $17 million in the third quarter 2015. The decrease primarily reflected lower mortgage closings.

Net return on the mortgage servicing asset (including the impact of economic hedges) fell to $9 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $12 million for the third quarter 2015. The decrease from the prior quarter primarily reflected a smaller impact from the collection of contingencies held back by the purchaser relating to MSR sales in prior periods. Excluding the impact of net transaction costs, the return on the mortgage servicing asset was 11 percent, which was consistent with the prior quarter. The return in the fourth quarter 2015 was better than the Company's long-term return target as it benefited from slower prepayments and positive economic hedging results.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense decreased $2 million, or 2 percent, to $129 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $131 million for the third quarter 2015. The fourth quarter 2015 results were driven by lower commissions and loan processing expense related to decreased business activity and lower federal insurance premiums, partially offset by higher asset resolution expense.

Commissions were $8 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $10 million for the third quarter 2015. The $2 million decrease in the fourth quarter 2015 was primarily attributable to lower mortgage closings.

Fourth quarter 2015 asset resolution expense was $2 million higher than third quarter 2015. The prior quarter reflected a benefit for reimbursements. The low level of asset resolution expense in the fourth quarter 2015 reflected the Company's success in de-risking the balance sheet.

Federal insurance premiums were $5 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $6 million for the third quarter 2015, reflecting the Company's improved risk profile.

Loan processing expense was $12 million for the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to $14 million for the third quarter 2015. The $2 million decline in the current quarter was primarily attributable to lower mortgage closings.

Income Taxes

The fourth quarter 2015 provision for income taxes totaled $12 million, as compared to $24 million in the third quarter 2015. The effective tax rate in the fourth quarter 2015 was 27 percent, as compared to 34 percent in the third quarter 2015. The decline in the marginal tax rate in the fourth quarter 2015 resulted primarily from benefits associated with state income taxes.

Asset Quality

 

The allowance for loan losses was $187 million at December 31, 2015, covering 3.0 percent of loans held-for-investment. The allowance for loan losses was $197 million at September 30, 2015, covering 3.7 percent of loans held-for-investment. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses in the fourth quarter 2015 was largely due to charge-offs of residential mortgages, the sale of nonperforming loans and the addition of higher credit quality loans to the portfolio.

Fourth quarter 2015 net charge-offs were $9 million, representing 0.62 percent of applicable loans. This represented a decrease of $15 million from the third quarter 2015 net charge-offs of $24 million, or 1.84 percent of applicable loans. Excluding loan sales or transfers in both quarters, net charge-offs in the fourth quarter 2015 were $7 million, or 0.51 percent, compared to $8 million, or 0.61 percent in the prior quarter. Fourth quarter 2015 net charge-offs included $3 million of loans with government guarantees. The remaining $4 million of charge-offs accounted for 0.29 percent of applicable loans.

Nonperforming loans increased to $66 million at December 31, 2015 from $63 million at September 30, 2015. The ratio of nonperforming loans to loans held-for-investment decreased to 1.05 percent at December 31, 2015 from 1.15 percent at September 30, 2015. At December 31, 2015, consumer loan delinquencies (30-89 days past due) totaled $14 million, or 38 basis points, a decrease of 25 basis points from September 30, 2015 and a decrease of 129 basis points from the same period last year. There were no commercial loan delinquencies (30-89 days past due) at December 31, 2015.

Capital

 

The Company's regulatory capital ratios remain well above current regulatory quantitative guidelines for "well-capitalized" institutions. At December 31, 2015, the Company had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.51 percent, as compared to 11.65 percent at September 30, 2015. The decrease in the ratio resulted from the deployment of capital for balance sheet growth. At December 31, 2015, the Company had a common equity-to-assets ratio of 9.20 percent.

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, the Company's fourth quarter 2015 earnings call will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11 a.m. (ET).

To join the call, please dial (877) 780-3381 toll free or (719) 457-2621, and use passcode 4668782. Please call at least 10 minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. A replay will be available for five business days by calling (888) 203-1112 toll free or (719) 457-0820, using passcode 4668782.

The conference call will also be available as a live audiocast on the Investor Relations section of flagstar.com.

It will be archived on that site and will be available for replay and download. The slide presentation accompanying the conference call will be posted on the site.

About Flagstar

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. FBC is a $13.7 billion savings and loan holding company headquartered in Troy, Mich. Flagstar Bank, FSB, the largest bank headquartered in Michigan, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services through 99 branches in the state. It also provides home loans through a wholesale network of brokers and correspondents in all 50 states, as well as through 10 retail centers in nine states. Flagstar is the 10th largest national originator of mortgage loans and a top 20 mortgage servicer, handling payments and record keeping for over $72.5 billion home loans for over 360,000 borrowers. For more information, please visit flagstar.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as the ratio of total nonperforming assets to Tier 1 capital (to adjusted total assets) and estimated Basel III ratios. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional information that is useful to investors in helping to understand the underlying performance and trends of Flagstar.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, which are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. Readers should be aware of these limitations and should be cautious with respect to the use of such measures. To mitigate these limitations, there are practices in place to ensure that these measures are calculated using the appropriate GAAP or regulatory components in their entirety and to ensure that the Company's performance is properly reflected to facilitate consistent period-to-period comparisons. Although the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this report enhance investors' understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for those financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in this earnings release, conference call slides, or the Form 8-K related to this press release. Additional discussion of the use of non-GAAP measures can also be found in periodic Flagstar reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents can all be found on the Company's website at flagstar.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.'s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in periodic Flagstar reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Company's website (flagstar.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (sec.gov). Other than as required under United States securities laws, Flagstar Bancorp does not undertake to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information, contact:                    

David L. Urban
david.urban@flagstar.com
(248) 312-5970

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SOURCE Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.