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Business Context and Reporting Period

Company: Parke Bancorp, Inc. (a New Jersey bank holding company and smaller reporting company)
Reporting Period: Quarter ended March 31, 2010
Operations: The Company operates Parke Bank, providing commercial and consumer banking services in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Company is subject to federal and state banking regulations and maintains a "well-capitalized" status.

Key Financial Metrics

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Profitability: Net income available to common shareholders increased 13.4% year-over-year to $1.546 million, driven primarily by a significant expansion in net interest income.
• Net Interest Income: Increased 37.7% to $7.123 million. This was fueled by a 93 basis point increase in Net Interest Margin (to 4.38%) due to a lower cost of deposits (1.99% vs 3.24% in 2009) and higher loan volumes, despite a slight decrease in loan yields.
• Provision for Loan Losses: Increased significantly to $2.101 million (from $0.770 million in Q1 2009) due to credit deterioration and management's assessment of non-performing loans.
• Asset Quality: Non-performing loans decreased to $22.7 million (3.7% of total loans) from $25.5 million at year-end 2009, attributed to receiving deeds in settlement of six loan balances. However, delinquent loans remain a concern.
• Investment Portfolio: The fair value of the available-for-sale portfolio increased by $3.0 million, primarily due to reduced unrealized losses in the Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO) portfolio. The Company recognized an $18,000 other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) charge on a private-label CMO.
• Liquidity: Cash and cash equivalents surged 139.7% to $9.956 million, supported by deposit growth and reduced reliance on expensive brokered deposits.

Guidance, Outlook, Risks, and Unusual Items

• Outlook: Management expects non-performing and delinquent loans to continue increasing as recessionary conditions persist. The Company is aggressively managing credit monitoring and obtaining updated appraisals to ensure collateral coverage.
• Capital: The Company remains "well-capitalized" under regulatory standards. Total Risk-Based Capital ratio was 14.3% and Tier 1 Capital ratio was 13.0% as of March 31, 2010.
• Unusual Items:
  • OTTI: Recognized an $18,000 credit-related impairment on a private-label CMO.
  • Accounting Changes: Gains of $312,000 on the sale of guaranteed portions of SBA loans were deferred to the second quarter due to new accounting guidance (ASC Topic 860).
  • Stock Dividend: A 10% common stock dividend was declared on April 27, 2010, payable May 21, 2010.
• Risks: Key risks include the strength of the local and national economy, interest rate fluctuations, regulatory changes, and the potential for further credit deterioration in the commercial real estate and residential construction sectors.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Loan Quality Trends: Verify the trajectory of non-performing loans and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses (currently 2.14% of total loans) given management's expectation of further deterioration.
• Investment Valuation: Review the valuation methodology for the $3.7 million Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO) portfolio, which relies on Level 3 inputs and significant management judgment.
• Deposit Mix: Confirm the sustainability of the shift from expensive brokered deposits to lower-cost core deposits, which drove the improvement in net interest margin.
• Capital Adequacy: Monitor the impact of the $16.3 million preferred stock issuance (from the Treasury Capital Purchase Program) and associated dividend obligations on future earnings.
• Subsequent Events: Note the 10% stock dividend declared in April 2010 and its impact on share count and earnings per share calculations.