Alliance Bankshares Reports Third Quarter Results

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Alliance Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ – ABVA) today reported a net loss of $170 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Results during the quarter were primarily impacted by reduced interest income, merger-related expenses, OREO expenses and valuation write-downs, and a negative adjustment to the $25 million FHLB advance carried at fair value, the total of which offset gains on the sale of investment securities and favorable reductions in non-interest expenses, interest expense and the provision for loan losses. Due to improvement in the overall risk profile of the loan portfolio and a lower level of total loans, the Company released a portion of its allowance for loan losses into income and also did not recognize a provision expense during the quarter. On a year-to-date basis, the Company has experienced a loss of $1.52 million. The quarterly results represent a loss of $.03 per share versus a loss of $.10 per share for the same period in 2011, while the year-to-date results represent a loss of $.30 per share versus income of $.05 per share for the same period in 2011. Alliance's regulatory capital ratios at September 30, 2012 remain above the levels necessary to be considered a “well capitalized” institution.

At September 30, 2012, total assets amounted to $521.9 million, an increase of 3% as compared to the level at December 31, 2011. Total loans were $288 million at September 30, 2012, reflecting a decline of 6.2% since December 31, 2011. The decline in the loan portfolio results from a combination of strategic repositioning of lending activities, normal amortization and payoffs, the total of which offset new loan production during the period. Investment securities amounted to $79.4 million as of September 30, 2012, a decline of $44.1 million from the December 31, 2011 level of $123.5 million. Total deposits at September 30, 2012, were $414.2, reflecting an 8.9% increase from the level at December 31, 2011. Strong growth in title agency-related deposits, coupled with a strategic shift of funding from repurchase agreements into deposits, contributed to the increase in overall deposits.

Non-performing assets (NPAs) of $15.9 million at September 30, 2012 were 11.6% lower when compared to $18.0 million at December 31, 2011. The overall decrease resulted largely from a reduction of 18.2% in non-accrual loans during the quarter as compared to year end 2011. NPAs-to-total assets declined from 3.51% at December 31, 2011, to 2.94% at September 30, 2012. At September 30, 2011, the allowance for loan losses stood at $4.9 million, or 1.69% of loans.

The Company's net interest margin for the nine months was 3.10%, a decrease from 3.74% when compared to the same period in 2011. The margin decline resulted largely from the reduced yield in the investment portfolio due to pre-payments of CMOs, a change in the mix of investments and lower reinvestment rates available in the market.

On May 3, 2012, the Company and WashingtonFirst Bankshares entered into an agreement to merge. Details regarding the terms of the merger are disclosed in the SEC 8-K filed by the Company on May 8, 2012, and in the SEC DEFM14A filed by the Company on November 9, 2012. The merger is expected to close during the fourth quarter 2012.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Certain statements contained in this report that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend” or words of similar meaning. These statements are inherently uncertain; there can be no assurance that the underlying assumptions will prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to the Company's anticipated future performance, mix of assets and liabilities and effects of efforts to reposition its business. Readers should not place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties, and could be affected by many factors. Some factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include: interest rates, general business conditions, as well as conditions within the financial markets, general economic conditions, unemployment levels, the legislative/regulatory climate, including the effect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and related regulations, regulatory compliance costs, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve, the quality/composition of the loan portfolios and the value of related collateral, the value of securities the Company holds, charge-offs on loans and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, loan demand, deposit flows, counterparty strength, competition, reliance on third parties for key services, the health of the real estate markets, the outcome of the Company's repositioning initiatives, and changes in accounting principles.

More information on Alliance Bankshares Corporation can be found online at www.alliancebankva.com, or by phoning an Alliance office.

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
		September 30,				December 31,
		2012*				2011
ASSETS		(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and due from banks		$	115,515			$	45,837
Federal funds sold			26,594				16,567
Trading securities, at fair value			293				596
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value			79,411				123,463
Restricted stock, at cost			3,972				4,772
Loans, net of unearned discount and fees			287,981				306,876
Less: allowance for loan losses			(4,866	)			(5,393	)
Loans, net			283,115				301,483
Premises and equipment, net			1,103				1,415
Other real estate owned (OREO)			3,575				3,748
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance ($5,291 and $5,291)			1,601				1,553
Other assets			6,751				7,049
TOTAL ASSETS		$	521,930			$	506,483
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Non-interest bearing deposits		$	145,295			$	112,450
Savings and NOW deposits			84,058				51,475
Money market deposits			18,123				23,370
Time deposits			166,733				193,148
Total deposits			414,209				380,443
Repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and other borrowings			22,558				40,420
Federal Home Loan Bank advances ($30,018 and $29,350 at fair value)			45,018				44,350
Trust Preferred Capital Notes			10,310				10,310
Other liabilities			2,766				2,838
TOTAL LIABILITIES			494,861				478,361
Common stock, $4 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 5,109,969 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011			20,440				20,440
Capital surplus			25,942				25,915
Retained (deficit)			(19,791	)			(18,269	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income , net			478				36
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY			27,069				28,122
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	521,930			$	506,483
* Unaudited financial results

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Income Statements
		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,				September 30,				September 30,
		2012*				2011*				2012*				2011*
		(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans		$	3,973			$	4,574			$	12,245			$	13,674
Trading securities			9				12				27				57
Investment securities			155				802				810				3,290
Federal funds sold			33				10				72				32
Total interest income			4,170				5,398				13,154				17,053
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Savings and NOW deposits			30				26				89				88
Time deposits			629				877				2,070				2,845
Money market deposits			34				45				95				139
Repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and other borrowings			11				54				117				194
FHLB advances			267				261				803				776
Trust preferred capital notes			128				93				359				278
Total interest expense			1,099				1,356				3,533				4,320
Net interest income			3,071				4,042				9,621				12,733
Provision (recovery of) for loan losses			(222	)			130				228				1,205
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			3,293				3,912				9,393				11,528
OTHER INCOME:
Deposit account service charges			39				39				113				115
Net gain (loss) on sale of available-for-sale securities			168				2,120				171				3,034
Gain (loss) on fair value adjustments on trading securities			58				(43	)			(113	)			(76	)
Fair value adjustments of FHLB advance			(459	)			(2,801	)			(668	)			(2,874	)
Other operating income			41				34				119				153
Total other income (loss)			(153	)			(651	)			(378	)			352
OTHER EXPENSES:
Salaries and employee benefits			956				1,197				3,277				3,993
Professional fees			465				398				1,558				1,239
Occupancy expense			581				578				1,704				1,703
Equipment expense			121				163				391				486
Other real estate owned expense			245				26				340				77
FDIC assessments			202				220				633				860
Merger Expense			248				619				666				619
Operating expenses			648				866				2,195				2,577
Total other expenses			3,466				4,067				10,764				11,554
Income before income taxes			(326	)			(806	)			(1,749	)			326
Income tax expense (benefit)			(156	)			(303	)			(227	)			70
NET INCOME (LOSS)		$	(170	)		$	(503	)		$	(1,522	)		$	256
Net income (loss) per common share, basic		$	(0.03	)		$	(0.10	)		$	(0.30	)		$	0.05
Net income (loss) per common share, diluted		$	(0.03	)		$	(0.10	)		$	(0.30	)		$	0.05
Weighted average number of shares, basic			5,109,969				5,108,821				5,109,969				5,108,616
Weighted average number of shares, diluted			5,109,969				5,108,969				5,109,969				5,129,311
* Unaudited financial results

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statistical Information
Performance Information
		September 30,				September 30,
		2012*				2011*
		(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
Performance Information:
For The Three Months Ended:
Average loans		$	288,421			$	320,004
Average earning assets			407,523				446,088
Average assets			476,907				485,386
Average non-interest bearing deposits			113,770				89,101
Average total deposits			365,115				354,348
Average interest-bearing liabilities			333,119				357,429
Average stockholder equity			27,243				36,285
Net interest margin (1)			3.02	%			3.61	%
Net income (loss) per share, basic		$	(0.03	)		$	(0.10	)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted		$	(0.03	)		$	(0.10	)
For The Nine Months Ended:
Average loans		$	294,498			$	321,981
Average earning assets			417,270				457,547
Average assets			470,394				495,897
Average non-interest bearing deposits			98,038				89,369
Average total deposits			348,725				358,021
Average interest-bearing liabilities			340,270				369,136
Average stockholder equity			29,546				34,839
Net interest margin (1)			3.10	%			3.74	%
Net income (loss) per share, basic		$	(0.30	)		$	0.05
Net income (loss) per share, diluted			(0.30	)			0.05
* Unaudited financial results
(1) On a fully-tax equivalent basis assuming a 34% federal tax rate.

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statistical Information
Credit Quality Information (1)
		September 30,				December 31,				September 30,
		2012*				2011				2011*
		(Dollars in thousands)
Credit Quality Information:
Non-performing assets:
Non-accrual loans			10,853				13,264				10,657
OREO			3,575				3,748				4,102
Other impaired loans		$	560			$	-			$	-
Troubled debt restructured			897				956				501
Total non-performing assets		$	15,885			$	17,968			$	15,260
Specific reserves associated with impaired loans		$	1,711			$	2,271			$	1,370
Non-performing assets to assets			3.04	%			3.55	%			2.85	%
Largest components of the nonperforming assets listed above:
September 30, 2012 non-accrual loans (92% of the total)
$2.5 million secured by commercial land in Dulles, VA.
$2.2 million secured by residential land in Loudoun VA.
$2.2 million secured by a 17 unit condominium project in Washington, DC.
$983 thousand secured by commercial land in Sterling VA.
$892 thousand secured by commercial equipment and receivables.
$559 thousand secured by a residential property and lot in Warrenton VA.
$336 thousand secured by a residential building lot in Warrenton VA.
September 30, 2012 OREO (82% of the total)
$951 thousand which are residential lots in Stephens City, VA.
$851 thousand which is a residential property in Annandale, VA.
$790 thousand which is acreage in Woodstock, VA
$720 thousand which is acreage near Charles Town, WV.

(1) The allowance for loan losses includes a specific allocation for all impaired loans. Nonperforming assets are defined as impaired loans, non-accrual loans, OREO, troubled debt restructured, and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.
* Unaudited financial results

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statistical Information
Credit Quality Information (1)
For The Nine Months Ended:		September 30,				September 30,
		2012*				2011*
		(Dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	5,393			$	5,281
Provision for loan losses			228				1,205
Loans charged off			(894	)			(1,556	)
Recoveries of loans charged off			139				248
Net charge-offs			(755	)			(1,308	)
Balance, end of period		$	4,866			$	5,178
		September 30,				June 30,				March 31,		December 31,		September 30,
		2012*				2012*				2012*		2011		2011*
Ratios:
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.69%				1.72%				1.71%		1.76%		1.62%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans		0.45X				0.48X				0.45X		0.41X		0.49X
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets		0.31X				0.33X				0.30X		0.30X		0.34X
Nonperforming assets to total assets		3.04%				3.05%				3.37%		3.51%		2.85%
Net charge-offs to average loans		0.26%				0.28%				0.26%		0.45%		0.54%

* Unaudited financial results

(1) The allowance for loan losses includes a specific allocation for all impaired loans. Nonperforming assets are defined as impaired loans, non-accrual loans, OREO, troubled debt restructured, and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest.

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statistical Information
Trading Asset & Liability Summary
					September 30, 2012*						December 31, 2011
					Fair						Fair
Trading Security					Value			Yield			Value			Yield
					(Dollars in thousands)
PCMO 1					$	293		5.43	%		$	596		5.44	%
Total					$	293		5.43	%		$	596		5.44	%

1 As of September 30, 2012 trading security consisted of one PCMO instrument. This PCMO was rated AAA by at least one ratings agency on the purchase date. Currently the security has a rating below investment grade. The instrument is currently performing as expected.

						September 30, 2012*			December 31, 2011
						Fair			Fair
Fair Value Asset and Liabilities						Value			Value
						(Dollars in thousands)
Trading security						$ 293			$ 596
FHLB advances						$ 30,018			$ 29,350
* Unaudited financial results

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Consolidated Statistical Information
Capital Information
		September 30,				December 31,
		2012*				2011
		(Dollars in thousands, except per share)
Capital Information:
Book value per share		$	5.30			$	5.50
Tier I risk-based capital ratio			12.1	%			12.3	%
Total risk-based capital ratio			13.7	%			13.8	%
Leverage capital ratio			7.4	%			7.4	%
Total equity to total assets ratio			5.2	%			5.6	%
* Unaudited financial results

ALLIANCE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Components of Stockholder Equity
on a Book Value per Share Basis
		Nine Months				Twelve Months				Nine Months
		Ended September 30,				Ended December 31,				Ended September 30,
		2012*				2011				2011*
Book Value Per Share, beginning of the period		$	5.50			$	6.60			$	6.60
Net income (loss) per common share			(0.30	)			(1.17	)			0.05
Effects of Changes in Other Comprehensive Income 1			0.10				0.07				0.10
Book Value Per Share, end of the period		$	5.30			$	5.50			$	6.75
* Unaudited financial results

¹ Other Comprehensive Income represents the unrealized gains or losses associated with available-for-sale securities and the related reclassification adjustments.