ViewPoint Financial Group Reports Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2008 Earnings

Second Quarter Earnings Increase 9.4% from 2007

PLANO, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViewPoint Financial Group
(Nasdaq: VPFG) (the "Company"), the holding company for ViewPoint Bank,
announced unaudited financial results today for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2008. Detailed results of the quarter will be
available in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2008, which will be filed in August and posted on our website,
http://viewpointbank.com. Highlights for the quarter include:
-- Total assets of $1.86 billion, an increase of 12.1% from
December 31, 2007
-- Total deposits of $1.41 billion, an increase of 8.4% from
December 31, 2007
-- Total net loans (including loans held for sale) of $1.05 billion, an
increase of 13.9% from December 31, 2007
-- Net income of $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, an
increase of 23.3% from the six months ended June 30, 2007
-- $0.06 basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended
June 30, 2008
-- $0.12 basic and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended
June 30, 2008

"Midway through 2008, we are very pleased with our financial results,"
said Gary Base, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have continued to
grow our residential and commercial real estate loan portfolios while
maintaining our asset quality, and net income and earnings per share have
increased compared to last year. We look forward to continuing these positive
trends through the rest of the year."
Our asset quality remains solid and we do not offer any subprime loan
origination products. Net charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2008,
totaled $1.5 million, down $399,000 from net charge-offs of $1.9 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Our non-performing loans to total loans ratio was 0.33% at June 30, 2008,
down five basis points from 0.38% at December 31, 2007. The loans that we
originate are subject to stringent underwriting guidelines and are carefully
evaluated before being placed in our portfolio. The vast majority of our
residential real estate loans are full-documentation, standard "A" type
products. In 2008, the loans originated by our mortgage banking division,
Bankers Financial Mortgage Group (operated through our wholly-owned
subsidiary, Community Financial Services, Inc.) and retained in our portfolio
had an average loan-to-value ratio of 73.88% and an average credit score of
748.
Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, was $1.4 million, an
increase of $124,000, or 9.4%, from $1.3 million for the quarter ended June
30, 2007. Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, included a $96,000
benefit related to the Visa, Inc. ("Visa") initial public offering and
share-based compensation expense of $387,000 from the Equity Incentive Plan
adopted in May 2007. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense
of $200,000 with no similar Visa-related benefit in the quarter ended June 30,
2007. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP income items to GAAP net income can
be found in the tables attached to this press release.
Net interest income increased by $1.8 million, or 16.8%, to $12.4 million
for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from $10.6 million for the quarter ended
June 30, 2007. The net interest rate spread increased 14 basis points to
2.28% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from 2.14% for the same period last
year. The net interest margin decreased two basis points to 2.85% for the
three months ended June 30, 2008, from 2.87% for the three months ended June
30, 2007.
Interest income increased by $2.4 million, or 11.7%, to $23.2 million for
the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from $20.8 million for the quarter ended June
30, 2007. Interest income on loans increased by $1.5 million, or 11.1%, as
the average balance of loans outstanding grew by $96.4 million to $1.03
billion for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $935.7 million
for the same period last year. The yield earned on loans increased four basis
points to 5.92% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from 5.88% for the same
period last year. An increase of $142.6 million in the average balance of our
investment portfolio contributed to a $1.2 million increase in investment
interest income. This increase in interest income was partially offset by a
$346,000 decline in interest earned on interest-bearing deposits at other
financial institutions, as the yield earned on these deposits decreased 311
basis points to 2.24% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from 5.35% for the
same period last year. The Federal Open Market Committee has reduced its
target for the federal funds rate by 325 basis points from June 30, 2007, to
June 30, 2008, which has driven the decrease in the yield earned on interest-
bearing deposits at other financial institutions.
Interest expense increased by $648,000, or 6.4%, to $10.8 million for the
quarter ended June 30, 2008, from $10.1 million for the quarter ended June 30,
2007. The increase in interest expense was partially due to an increase of
$105.3 million in the average outstanding balance of Federal Home Loan Bank
advances and other borrowings, which we use to leverage our balance sheet and
to extend the duration of our liabilities to more closely match our assets.
We also experienced increased interest expense due to a $156.0 million
increase in the average balance of time accounts. These increases were
partially offset by a decrease in the interest paid on savings and money
market accounts, as the balances and the rate paid on these accounts declined
from the same period last year. Overall, the rate paid on average
interest-bearing liabilities decreased 41 basis points, from 3.45% for the
quarter ended June 30, 2007, to 3.04% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
Based on management's evaluation, provisions for loan losses of $1.5
million and $590,000 were made during the three months ended June 30, 2008,
and June 30, 2007, respectively. The $916,000 increase in the provision for
loan losses was due to the growth in our loan portfolio: our average loans
receivable for the three months ended June 30, 2008, increased $96.4 million,
or 10.3%, from $935.7 million at June 30, 2007, to $1.03 billion at June 30,
2008.
Noninterest income increased by $2.0 million, or 31.7%, to $8.2 million
for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from $6.2 million for the quarter ended
June 30, 2007. The increase in noninterest income was due to an increase of
$2.3 million in our net gain on sales of loans, resulting from $66.0 million
of loans sold to outside investors by Bankers Financial Mortgage Group. Also,
in the quarter ended June 30, 2008, we recognized $269,000 of bank-owned life
insurance income from a policy purchased in September 2007, with no
corresponding income in the second quarter of 2007. The increase in
noninterest income was partially offset by a $457,000 decline in fee income
primarily due to decreased non-sufficient funds fees.
Noninterest expense increased by $2.5 million, or 18.2%, to $16.8 million
for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, from $14.3 million for the quarter ended
June 30, 2007. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to
higher salaries and benefits expense of $3.0 million, including the salary and
benefit costs from the operations of Bankers Financial Mortgage Group acquired
in September 2007. We also added experienced staff to our Retail Banking and
Commercial Lending teams and had higher share-based compensation expense of
$187,000. The increase in noninterest expense was partially offset by lower
outside professional services expense of $273,000 due to the reversal of
$96,000 of the VISA litigation liability recorded in the fourth quarter of
2007 and decreased management and consulting fees.
Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008, was $3.0 million, an
increase of $563,000, or 23.3%, from $2.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2008, included a
$1.2 million benefit related to the Visa initial public offering and
share-based compensation expense of $827,000 from the Equity Incentive Plan
adopted in May 2007. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense
of $200,000 with no similar Visa-related benefit in the six months ended June
30, 2007. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP income items to GAAP net income
can be found in the tables attached to this press release.
Net interest income increased by $2.6 million, or 12.3%, to $23.8 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from $21.2 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The net interest rate spread increased six basis points
to 2.25% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from 2.19% for the same
period last year. The net interest margin decreased five basis points to
2.85% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from 2.90% for the six months
ended June 30, 2007.
Interest income increased by $4.6 million, or 11.4%, to $45.3 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2008, from $40.7 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. Investment interest income increased by $3.4 million due
to increases in the average balances of agency mortgage-backed securities,
agency collateralized mortgage obligations and other investment securities.
Also, interest earned on loans increased by $2.4 million, as the average
balance of loans outstanding increased $51.0 million to $993.8 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $942.8 million for the same period
last year. The yield earned on loans increased by 18 basis points, to 5.96%
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from 5.78% for the same period last
year. This increase in interest income was partially offset by a decrease of
$1.2 million in interest earned on interest-bearing deposits at other
financial institutions, as the yield earned on these deposits decreased 267
basis points to 2.63% for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from 5.30% for
the same period last year. The Federal Open Market Committee has reduced its
target for the federal funds rate by 325 basis points from June 30, 2007, to
June 30, 2008, which has driven the decrease in the yield earned on interest-
bearing deposits at other financial institutions.
Interest expense increased by $2.0 million, or 10.5%, to $21.5 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2008, from $19.5 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to
increases in the average outstanding balances of time deposits and Federal
Home Loan Bank advances. Overall, the rate paid on average interest-bearing
liabilities decreased 20 basis points, from 3.38% for the six months ended
June 30, 2007, to 3.18% for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Based on management's evaluation, provisions for loan losses of $2.6
million and $1.6 million were made during the six months ended June 30, 2008,
and June 30, 2007, respectively. The $1.0 million increase in the provision
for loan losses was due to the growth in our loan portfolio: our average loans
receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2008, increased $51.0 million, or
5.4%, from $942.8 million at June 30, 2007, to $993.8 billion at June 30,
2008.
Noninterest income increased by $4.0 million, or 32.9%, to $16.2 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from $12.2 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in noninterest income was due to an
increase of $4.1 million in our net gain on sales of loans, resulting from
$125.4 million of loans sold to outside investors by Bankers Financial
Mortgage Group. Additionally, in March 2008, we recognized a gain of $771,000
resulting from the redemption of 18,029 shares of Visa Class B stock in
association with Visa's initial public offering. During the six months ended
June 30, 2008, we also recognized $548,000 of bank-owned life insurance income
from a policy purchased in September 2007, with no corresponding income in
2007. The increase in noninterest income was partially offset by a $1.1
million decline in fee income primarily due to decreased non-sufficient funds
fees and lower savings account service charges.
Noninterest expense increased by $4.7 million, or 16.7%, to $32.7 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, from $28.0 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to
higher salaries and benefits expense of $5.2 million, including salary and
benefit costs from the operations of Bankers Financial Mortgage Group. We
added experienced staff to our Retail Banking and Commercial Lending teams and
had higher share-based compensation expense of $627,000. The increase in
share-based compensation expense is attributable to having six months of
expense in 2008, compared to approximately two months of expense in 2007, as
the Equity Incentive Plan was adopted in May 2007. The increase in
noninterest expense was partially offset by lower outside professional
services expense of $669,000 due to the reversal of $446,000 of the VISA
litigation liability recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007 and decreased
management and consulting fees.
Financial Condition as of June 30, 2008
Total assets increased by $201.1 million, or 12.1%, to $1.86 billion at
June 30, 2008, from $1.66 billion at December 31, 2007. The increase primarily
resulted from growth of $128.6 million in our net loan portfolio and $125.3
million in securities held to maturity. The increase in assets was partially
offset by a decline of $55.9 million in securities available for sale due to
normal maturities and paydowns.
Our net loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, increased $128.6
million, or 13.9%, from $921.8 million at December 31, 2007, to $1.05 billion
at June 30, 2008. The increase was primarily due to escalated loan production
in our residential and commercial real estate portfolios. Through Bankers
Financial Mortgage Group, we have originated $246.3 million in
one- to four-family mortgage loans in 2008, of which $129.7 million has been
sold or committed for sale to outside investors and $116.6 million has been
retained in our loan portfolio. As a result, our one-to four- family mortgage
loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, has grown to $452.4 million at
June 30, 2008, an increase of $106.4 million, or 30.8%, from December 31,
2007. Also, we have experienced significant growth in our commercial and
business real estate loans, as this portfolio has increased $76.3 million from
$252.1 million at December 31, 2007, to $328.4 million at June 30, 2008. The
increase in net loans has been partially offset by a reduction in our consumer
loans, particularly auto loans, which decreased by $59.2 million, or 25.5%,
from December 31, 2007.
The below table shows our mix of loans, including loans held for sale, at
June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007:
June 30, December 31,
2008 2007
Mortgage loans:
One-to four-family $452,364 42.76% $345,952 37.30%
Commercial and business 328,400 31.04 252,140 27.19
Home Equity 89,871 8.49 85,064 9.17
Total mortgage loans 870,635 82.29 683,156 73.66

Automobile loans 145,900 13.79 202,973 21.89
Other consumer loans 26,881 2.54 28,977 3.13
Business non-mortgage loans 14,590 1.38 12,278 1.32
Total non-mortgage loans 187,371 17.71 244,228 26.34

Gross loans $1,058,006 100.00% $927,384 100.00%

Our securities portfolio increased by $69.4 million, or 12.3%, due to the
purchase of $149.6 million in securities, including $116.6 million of 15 year
agency mortgage-backed securities, which we designated as held-to-maturity.
The increase was partially offset by maturities and paydowns totaling $73.9
million during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Total deposits increased by $109.5 million, or 8.4%, from $1.30 billion at
December 31, 2007, to $1.41 billion at June 30, 2008. This increase was
primarily due to growth of $82.4 million in time deposits and $26.0 million in
savings and money market accounts. Interest-bearing demand accounts have
increased by $10.0 million as a result of the introduction of new
interest-bearing checking products, while non-interest-bearing demand balances
decreased by $8.8 million.
Total shareholders' equity decreased by $2.7 million, or 1.3%, to $201.1
million at June 30, 2008, from $203.8 million at December 31, 2007. The
decrease in shareholders' equity was primarily due to a decrease in
accumulated other comprehensive income of $4.4 million, which was partially
offset by net income of $3.0 million. The decrease in accumulated other
comprehensive income was primarily caused by an unrealized market value loss
in collateralized debt obligations held in our securities portfolio.
Depository institutions comprise at least 75% of the underlying issuers in
each of these securities, with the remainder being insurance companies. The
unrealized losses in these collateralized debt obligations are related to
recent events in the mortgage market more so than to current levels of
interest rates or changes in credit quality. These events have lowered
investor demand, which has resulted in lower prices, causing these securities
to have unrealized losses. We have not recognized any impairment charges
related to our securities portfolio. During the six months ended June 30,
2008, we repurchased 89,802 shares of our common stock, resulting in a $1.4
million increase in treasury stock. Shareholders' equity was further reduced
by dividend payments of $0.06 per share in the first quarter of 2008 and $0.07
per share in the second quarter of 2008 to minority shareholders totaling $1.4
million.
About ViewPoint Financial Group
ViewPoint Financial Group is the holding company for ViewPoint Bank, the
largest bank based in fast-growing Collin County, Texas. ViewPoint Bank
operates 28 branches and 11 loan production offices. For more information,
please visit http://www.viewpointbank.com.
This report may contain statements relating to the future results of the
Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are
considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"). Such forward-looking statements,
in addition to historical information, which involve risk and uncertainties,
are based on the beliefs, assumptions and expectations of management of the
Company. Words such as "expects," "believes," "should," "plans,"
"anticipates," "will," "potential," "could," "intend," "may," "outlook,"
"predict," "project," "would," "estimates," "assumes," "likely," and
variations of such similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, possible or assumed estimates with respect to the
financial condition, expected or anticipated revenue, and results of
operations and business of the Company, including earnings growth; revenue
growth in retail banking, lending and other areas; origination volume in the
Company's consumer, commercial and other lending businesses; current and
future capital management programs; non-interest income levels, including fees
from banking services as well as product sales; tangible capital generation;
market share; expense levels; and other business operations and strategies.
For this presentation, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor
for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.
Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management
expectations include, but are not limited to, changing economic conditions;
legislative and regulatory changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the
federal government; changes in tax policies; rates and regulations of federal,
state and local tax authorities; changes in interest rates; deposit flows; the
cost of funds; demand for loan products; demand for financial services;
competition; changes in the quality and composition of the Company's loan and
investment portfolios; changes in management's business strategies; changes in
accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in real estate values
and other factors discussed elsewhere in this release and factors set forth
under Risk Factors in our Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements are made
as of the date of this release, and the Company assumes no obligation to
update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)

June 30, December 31,
2008 2007
(unaudited)
ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $71,503 $73,478
Securities available for sale, at fair value 487,020 542,875
Securities held to maturity 145,361 20,091
Loans, net of allowance of $7,278 - June
30, 2008, $6,165 - December 31, 2007 1,050,416 921,822
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 8,810 6,241
Bank-owned life insurance 27,045 26,497
Premises and equipment, net 40,803 40,862
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 28,317 26,338
Total Assets $1,859,275 $1,658,204

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits
Non-interest-bearing demand $176,337 $185,149
Interest-bearing demand 86,905 76,948
Savings and money market 604,692 578,728
Time 539,152 456,768
Total deposits 1,407,086 1,297,593
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 189,311 128,451
Repurchase agreement 25,000 -
Other liabilities 36,769 28,366
Total shareholders' equity 201,109 203,794
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $1,859,275 $1,658,204

VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
Interest and dividend income
Loans, including fees $15,281 $13,751 $29,606 $27,255
Securities 7,394 6,214 14,759 11,342
Interest-bearing deposits in
other financial institutions 413 759 791 1,987
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 117 48 181 98
23,205 20,772 45,337 40,682
Interest expense
Deposits 8,888 9,306 17,990 17,957
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
and other borrowings 1,888 822 3,533 1,523
10,776 10,128 21,523 19,480
Net interest income 12,429 10,644 23,814 21,202
Provision for loan losses 1,506 590 2,637 1,582
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses 10,923 10,054 21,177 19,620

Noninterest income 8,198 6,225 16,237 12,217
Noninterest expense 16,849 14,250 32,718 28,036

Income before income tax expense 2,272 2,029 4,696 3,801
Income tax expense 833 714 1,719 1,387

Net income $1,439 $1,315 $2,977 $2,414

Basic and diluted earnings per share $0.06 $0.05 $0.12 $0.09

VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARY
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Net Income (unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007

GAAP net income $1,439 $1,315 $2,977 $2,414

Share-based compensation expense,
net of tax 255 132 546 132
Reversal of Visa litigation liability
due to Visa IPO proceeds, net of tax (63) - (294) -
Gain on redemption of Visa Class B
shares due to Visa - - (504) -
IPO proceeds, net of tax

Non-GAAP net income $1,631 $1,447 $2,725 $2,546

Basic and diluted non-GAAP
earnings per share $0.07 $0.06 $0.11 $0.10

VIEWPOINT FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARY
Selected Financial Data (unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands except share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
Share Data for Earnings per
Share Calculation:
Weighted average common
shares outstanding 25,211,327 25,897,586 25,214,915 25,843,469
Less: Average unallocated
ESOP shares (781,144) (873,984) (792,749) (885,523)
Average unvested
restricted shares (393,264) (184,707) (411,736) (92,864)
Average shares 24,036,919 24,838,895 24,010,430 24,865,082
Diluted average shares 24,036,919 24,838,895 24,010,430 24,865,082

Share data at period-end:
Total shares issued 26,208,958 26,208,958 26,208,958 26,208,958
Less: Treasury stock (1,080,257) (246,227) (1,080,257) (246,227)
Total shares outstanding 25,128,701 25,962,731 25,128,701 25,962,731

Branch Data:
Number of branches
(including in-store
locations and loan
production offices) 39 33 39 33
Number of in-store branches 12 15 12 15

Performance Ratios:
Return on assets (ratio of
net income to average
total assets) 0.31% 0.33% 0.33% 0.31%
Return on equity(ratio of
net income to average equity) 2.82% 2.44% 2.91% 2.24%
Net interest rate spread 2.28% 2.14% 2.25% 2.19%
Net interest margin 2.85% 2.87% 2.85% 2.90%

Asset Quality Data and Ratios:
Non-performing loans $3,457 $3,660 $3,457 $3,660
Non-performing assets to
total assets 0.25% 0.29% 0.25% 0.29%
Non-performing loans to
total loans 0.33% 0.40% 0.33% 0.40%
Allowance for loan losses
to non-performing loans 210.53% 168.47% 210.53% 168.47%
Allowance for loan losses
to total loans 0.69% 0.67% 0.69% 0.67%

SOURCE ViewPoint Financial Group

Mark Hord of ViewPoint Financial Group, +1-972-578-5000, Ext. 7440