Hanmi Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

2021 Second Quarter Highlights:

  • Second quarter net income of $22.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, up from $16.7 million, or $0.54 per diluted share from the prior quarter and up from $9.2 million or $0.30 per diluted share for the same quarter a year ago.
  • Loans receivable of $4.82 billion, were unchanged from the prior quarter; up 2.5% when excluding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. Strong production of $465.6 million was offset by payoffs/paydowns and forgiveness on first draw PPP loans.
  • Deposits of $5.63 billion, up 2.2% from the first quarter driven by an 8.3% increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits; cost of interest-bearing deposits fell 12 basis points from the prior quarter.
  • A $3.3 million recovery of credit loss expense for the second quarter resulted in an allowance for credit losses of 1.73% of loans at June 30, 2021, or 1.78% excluding PPP loans.
  • Nonaccrual loans declined 28.1% from the end of the first quarter principally from the return-to-accrual status of two film tax-credit loans aggregating $12.4 million; classified loans were down 25.3% from the prior quarter due to upgrades to special mention, payoffs and paydowns.
  • Second quarter net interest income was $49.6 million, up 7.8% from the first quarter and included $2.7 million from PPP loans and $0.9 million of interest income from the return-to-accrual status of the two film tax-credit loans.
  • Net interest margin was 3.19% for the second quarter, or 3.12% excluding interest from PPP loans.
  • Second quarter noninterest income was $8.9 million, down 9.4% from the prior quarter as lower gains on sale of second-draw PPP loans was offset partially by higher gains on sale of non-PPP SBA 7(a) loans.
  • Noninterest expense was $30.8 million, up 4.2% from the previous quarter, which included $1.4 million of cost capitalization on second-draw PPP loans; Efficiency ratio for the second quarter was 52.66% (52.86% excluding securities gains and second draw PPP loan gains and origination costs) compared with 52.92% for the prior quarter.
  • Hanmi remained well capitalized with a Total risk-based capital ratio of 15.41% and a Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 11.76% at June 30, 2021; tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 9.01% (9.23% excluding PPP loans) at the end of the second quarter.

    For more information about Hanmi, please see the Q2 2021 Investor Update (and Supplemental Financial Information), which is available on the Bank’s website at www.hanmi.com and via a current report on Form 8-K on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Also, please refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” herein for further details of the presentation of certain non-GAAP financial measures.

LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: HAFC, or “Hanmi”), the parent company of Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the 2021 second quarter of $22.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared with $16.7 million, or $0.54 per diluted share for the first quarter and $9.2 million, or $0.30 per diluted share for the 2020 second quarter.

Bonnie Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Hanmi’s record earnings in the second quarter were driven by excellent loan and lease production, solid growth in deposits and improving asset quality. New loan and lease production in the quarter increased to $465.6 million, up nearly 34% from the prior quarter. During the quarter we benefitted from significant lending activity from our new residential mortgage platform, along with growth in equipment leases, which returned to pre-pandemic levels. SBA loan production, excluding PPP loans, also expanded nicely quarter-over-quarter. The strong loan and lease production was partially offset by loan payoffs. Excluding PPP loans, loans receivable of $4.82 billion were up 2.5% from the prior quarter. Deposit gathering activities were also quite successful and were led by ongoing growth in low-cost noninterest-bearing demand deposits.”

Ms. Lee continued, “Overall, I remain pleased with our efforts to manage-down nonaccrual loans, which declined nearly 30% from the prior quarter. We also benefitted from a $3.3 million recovery of credit loss expense in the quarter. At the bottom line, net income grew significantly to $22.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, and was an all-time record.”

Ms. Lee concluded, “I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the entire Hanmi team for their hard work and dedication in helping our customers and communities through the health crisis over the past fifteen months. As the businesses in our key markets continue to re-open, activity has significantly increased resulting in a robust loan pipeline for Hanmi as we look ahead to the second half of 2021.”

Quarterly Highlights
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 

                           
  As of or for the Three Months Ended   Amount Change
  June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
  2021    2021    2020    2020    2020    vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
                           
Net income $ 22,122     $ 16,659     $ 14,326     $ 16,344     $ 9,175     $ 5,463   $ 12,947  
Net income per diluted common share $ 0.72     $ 0.54     $ 0.47     $ 0.53     $ 0.30     $ 0.18   $ 0.42  
                           
Assets $ 6,578,856     $ 6,438,401     $ 6,201,888     $ 6,106,782     $ 6,218,163     $ 140,455   $ 360,693  
Loans receivable $ 4,820,092     $ 4,817,151     $ 4,880,168     $ 4,834,137     $ 4,825,642     $ 2,941   $ (5,550 )
Deposits $ 5,629,830     $ 5,509,823     $ 5,275,008     $ 5,194,292     $ 5,209,781     $ 120,007   $ 420,049  
                           
Return on average assets   1.38 %     1.08 %     0.92 %     1.08 %     0.63 %     0.29     0.75  
Return on average stockholders' equity   14.91 %     11.63 %     10.01 %     11.74 %     6.73 %     3.28     8.18  
                           
Net interest margin   3.19 %     3.09 %     3.13 %     3.13 %     3.15 %     0.10     0.04  
Efficiency ratio (1)   52.66 %     52.92 %     55.53 %     56.73 %     41.51 %     -0.26     11.15  
                           
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)   9.01 %     8.87 %     9.13 %     9.05 %     8.63 %     0.13     0.38  
Tangible common equity per common share (2) $ 19.27     $ 18.59     $ 18.41     $ 17.95     $ 17.47     $ 0.68   $ 1.80  
                           
(1) Noninterest expense divided by net interest income plus noninterest income.                  
(2) Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for further details.                    
                           

Results of Operations
Net interest income was $49.6 million for the second quarter of 2021 compared with $46.0 million for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 7.8%, or $3.6 million. Second quarter interest and fees on loans receivable increased 4.3%, or $2.2 million, from the preceding quarter primarily due to a $1.7 million increase in interest income for PPP loans and interest income from the return-to-accrual status of the two film tax-credit loans. Total interest expense for the second quarter decreased $1.0 million from the preceding quarter driven by a 12 basis point reduction in the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits. Second quarter loan prepayment penalties were $0.2 million compared with $0.3 million for the first quarter. 

                           
  As of or For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
Net Interest Income 2021    2021    2020    2020    2020    vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
                           
Interest and fees on loans receivable(1) $ 52,785     $ 50,614     $ 52,372     $ 52,586     $ 52,230       4.3 %     1.1 %
Interest on securities   1,404       1,140       1,684       1,972       3,225       23.2 %     -56.5 %
Dividends on FHLB stock   242       206       206       204       203       17.7 %     19.4 %
Interest on deposits in other banks   176       96       97       84       78       83.9 %     125.9 %
Total interest and dividend income $ 54,607     $ 52,056     $ 54,359     $ 54,846     $ 55,736       4.9 %     -2.0 %
                           
Interest on deposits   3,003       3,958       5,331       7,032       8,889       -24.1 %     -66.2 %
Interest on borrowings   447       478       528       582       760       -6.5 %     -41.2 %
Interest on subordinated debentures   1,585       1,619       1,623       1,627       1,645       -2.1 %     -3.7 %
Total interest expense   5,035       6,055       7,482       9,241       11,294       -16.8 %     -55.4 %
Net interest income $ 49,572     $ 46,001     $ 46,878     $ 45,604     $ 44,442       7.8 %     11.5 %
                           
(1) Includes loans held for sale.                          
                           

The net interest margin was 3.19% for the second quarter of 2021, up 10 basis points from the prior quarter.

The yield on average earning assets was 3.51% for the second quarter of 2021 compared with 3.50% for the first quarter of 2021, as the benefit from higher interest income from PPP loans and the return-to-accrual of two film tax-credit loans was offset by higher balances of low-yield deposits in other banks.

The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.57% for the second quarter of 2021 compared with 0.69% for the first quarter of 2021. The 12 basis point decline in the cost of interest-bearing deposits drove the lower cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The decline in the cost of interest-bearing deposits reflected the low interest rate environment and the changes in the composition of the deposit portfolio, as a $101.6 million, or 8.2%, decrease in time deposits was offset by increases in lower cost deposit accounts. 

                           
  For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
Average Earning Assets and Interest-bearing Liabilities 2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Loans receivable (1) $ 4,753,297     $ 4,843,825     $ 4,803,238     $ 4,734,511     $ 4,680,048     -1.9 %   1.6 %
Securities (2)   812,805       774,022       743,636       696,285       589,932     5.0 %   37.8 %
FHLB stock   16,385       16,385       16,385       16,385       16,385     0.0 %   0.0 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   659,934       395,602       392,949       340,486       386,956     66.8 %   70.5 %
Average interest-earning assets $ 6,242,421     $ 6,029,834     $ 5,956,208     $ 5,787,667     $ 5,673,321     3.5 %   10.0 %
                           
Demand: interest-bearing $ 112,252     $ 102,980     $ 101,758     $ 99,161     $ 92,676     9.0 %   21.1 %
Money market and savings   2,032,102       1,967,012       1,895,830       1,771,615       1,677,081     3.3 %   21.2 %
Time deposits   1,136,903       1,238,513       1,315,227       1,357,167       1,458,351     -8.2 %   -22.0 %
Average interest-bearing deposits   3,281,257       3,308,505       3,312,815       3,227,943       3,228,108     -0.8 %   1.6 %
Borrowings   150,091       150,000       150,000       163,364       342,437     0.1 %   -56.2 %
Subordinated debentures   119,170       119,040       118,888       118,733       118,583     0.1 %   0.5 %
Average interest-bearing liabilities $ 3,550,518     $ 3,577,545     $ 3,581,703     $ 3,510,040     $ 3,689,128     -0.8 %   -3.8 %
                           
Average Noninterest Bearing Deposits                          
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing $ 2,223,171     $ 1,991,204     $ 1,935,564     $ 1,859,832     $ 1,589,668     11.6 %   39.9 %
                           
(1) Includes loans held for sale.                          
(2) Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal tax rate in effect for the periods presented.            
                           
  For the Three Months Ended   Amount Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
Average Yields and Rates 2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Loans receivable(1)   4.45 %     4.24 %     4.34 %     4.42 %     4.49 %   0.21     -0.04  
Securities (2)   0.69 %     0.59 %     0.91 %     1.13 %     2.19 %   0.10     -1.50  
FHLB stock   5.93 %     5.10 %     5.00 %     4.95 %     5.00 %   0.83     0.93  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   0.11 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.08 %   0.01     0.03  
Interest-earning assets   3.51 %     3.50 %     3.63 %     3.77 %     3.95 %   0.01     -0.44  
                           
Interest-bearing deposits   0.37 %     0.49 %     0.64 %     0.87 %     1.11 %   -0.12     -0.74  
Borrowings   1.19 %     1.29 %     1.40 %     1.42 %     0.89 %   -0.10     0.30  
Subordinated debentures   5.32 %     5.44 %     5.46 %     5.48 %     5.55 %   -0.12     -0.23  
Interest-bearing liabilities   0.57 %     0.69 %     0.83 %     1.05 %     1.23 %   -0.12     -0.66  
                           
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)   3.19 %     3.09 %     3.13 %     3.13 %     3.15 %   0.10     0.04  
                           
Cost of deposits   0.22 %     0.30 %     0.40 %     0.55 %     0.74 %   -0.08     -0.52  
                           
(1) Includes loans held for sale.                          
(2) Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal tax rate in effect for the periods presented.            
                           


For the second quarter of 2021, Hanmi recorded a $3.3 million recovery of credit loss expense, comprised of a $4.1 million recovery for loan losses and a $0.5 million reduction in the allowance for accrued interest receivable for current or previously modified loans, offset partially by a $1.3 million provision for off-balance sheet items. Credit loss expense for the first quarter of 2021 was $2.1 million, comprised of a $1.0 million provision for loan losses, a $2.1 million provision for an SBA guarantee repair loss, and a $1.0 million negative provision for losses on off-balance sheet items and accrued interest receivable for modified loans. At June 30, 2021, accrued interest receivable on current and former modified loans was $4.8 million compared with $6.4 million at March 31, 2021 and the related allowance for estimated losses was $0.7 million and $1.2 million at June 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Second quarter 2021 noninterest income decreased to $8.9 million from $9.8 million for the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to a $2.3 million decrease in gains on the sale of second draw PPP loans, offset partially by an increase in gains on the sale of non-PPP 7(a) SBA loans. Gains on sales of non-PPP 7(a) SBA loans were $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2021, up from $1.7 million for the preceding quarter. The volume of non-PPP 7(a) SBA loans sold for the second quarter and previous quarter was $26.6 million and $18.1 million, respectively, while trade premiums were 12.55% and 10.66%, respectively. 

                           
  For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
Noninterest Income 2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Service charges on deposit accounts $ 2,344     $ 2,357     $ 2,051     $ 2,002     $ 2,032       -0.6 %     15.3 %
Trade finance and other service charges and fees   1,259       1,034       1,113       972       961       21.8 %     31.0 %
Servicing income   540       846       361       704       855       -36.2 %     -36.9 %
Bank-owned life insurance income   252       256       271       289       276       -1.6 %     -8.7 %
All other operating income   908       841       1,879       806       1,095       8.0 %     -17.0 %
Service charges, fees & other   5,303       5,334       5,675       4,773       5,219       -0.6 %     1.6 %
                           
Gain on sale of SBA loans   3,508       4,125       1,769       2,324       -       -15.0 %     0.0 %
Net gain on sales of securities   -       99       -       -       15,712       -100.0 %     -100.0 %
Gain on sale of bank premises   -       -       365       43       -       0.0 %     0.0 %
Legal settlement   75       250       1,000       -       -       -70.0 %     0.0 %
Total noninterest income $ 8,886     $ 9,808     $ 8,809     $ 7,140     $ 20,931       -9.4 %     -57.5 %
                           

During the second quarter of 2021, noninterest expense increased 4.2% to $30.8 million from $29.5 million for the first quarter primarily due to a $1.5 million increase in salaries and employee benefits. The increase in salaries and benefits from the prior quarter reflects $1.4 million in capitalized costs from second draw PPP originations recorded in the first quarter, as well as higher incentive compensation expense. The efficiency ratio improved to 52.66% in the second quarter from 52.92% in the prior quarter. 

                           
  For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
  2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Noninterest Expense                          
Salaries and employee benefits $ 18,302     $ 16,820     $ 17,344     $ 17,194     $ 14,701       8.8 %     24.5 %
Occupancy and equipment   4,602       4,595       4,651       4,650       4,508       0.2 %     2.1 %
Data processing   2,915       2,926       2,989       2,761       2,804       -0.4 %     3.9 %
Professional fees   1,413       1,447       1,846       1,794       1,545       -2.4 %     -8.6 %
Supplies and communication   733       757       759       698       858       -3.2 %     -14.6 %
Advertising and promotion   374       359       888       594       456       4.3 %     -18.0 %
All other operating expenses   2,607       2,378       2,006       2,553       2,655       9.6 %     -1.8 %
subtotal   30,946       29,282       30,483       30,244       27,527       5.7 %     12.4 %
                           
Other real estate owned expense (income)   (47 )     221       310       (116 )     (191 )     -121.3 %     75.4 %
Repossessed personal property expense (income)   (116 )     32       (71 )     (204 )     (198 )     -462.5 %     -41.4 %
Impairment loss on bank premises   -       -       201       -       -       0.0 %     0.0 %
Total noninterest expense $ 30,783     $ 29,535     $ 30,923     $ 29,924     $ 27,138       4.2 %     13.4 %
                           

Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $8.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, representing an effective tax rate of 28.6% compared with $7.5 million, representing an effective tax rate of 31.1% for the first quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2021 was 29.7% compared with 32.3% for the first six months of 2020.

Financial Position
Total assets were $6.58 billion at June 30, 2021, a 2.2% increase from $6.44 billion at March 31, 2021 driven by higher cash balances associated with the continued influx of additional customer noninterest-bearing deposits.

Loans receivable, before the allowance for credit losses, were $4.82 billion at June 30, 2021, unchanged from the prior quarter, or up 2.5% when excluding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans. Loans held for sale representing the guaranteed portion of SBA 7(a) loans were $22.0 million at the end of the second quarter of 2021, compared with $10.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2021. Loans held for sale also included $14.1 million in second draw PPP loans. 

                           
  As of (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
  2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Loan Portfolio                          
Commercial real estate loans $ 3,452,014     $ 3,372,288     $ 3,353,818     $ 3,264,447     $ 3,266,242       2.4 %     5.7 %
Residential/consumer loans   348,730       328,228       345,831       370,883       366,190       6.2 %     -4.8 %
Commercial and industrial loans   587,729       707,073       757,255       765,484       730,399       -16.9 %     -19.5 %
Leases   431,619       409,562       423,264       433,323       462,811       5.4 %     -6.7 %
Loans receivable   4,820,092       4,817,151       4,880,168       4,834,137       4,825,642       0.1 %     -0.1 %
Loans held for sale   36,030       32,674       8,568       12,834       17,942       10.3 %     100.8 %
Total $ 4,856,122     $ 4,849,825     $ 4,888,736     $ 4,846,971     $ 4,843,584       0.1 %     0.3 %
                           

Hanmi generated solid loan production during the second quarter. New loan production totaled $465.6 million at an average rate of 3.74% partially offset by $264.8 million of loans paid-off during the quarter at an average rate of 2.90%. Payoffs for the 2021 second and first quarters included $114.0 and $39.0 million of first-draw PPP loan forgiveness, respectively. 

                   
  For the Three Months Ended (in thousands)
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,
  2021   2021   2020   2020   2020
New Loan Production                  
Commercial real estate loans $ 186,136     $ 103,051     $ 187,050     $ 99,618     $ 129,432  
Commercial and industrial loans   99,429       42,255       71,412       78,594       61,114  
SBA loans   42,560       155,908       27,516       31,335       328,274  
Leases receivable   70,923       34,055       39,830       21,271       15,279  
Residential/consumer loans   66,581       12,722       2,011       25,766       10  
subtotal   465,629       347,991       327,819       256,584       534,109  
                   
                   
Payoffs   (264,822 )     (166,730 )     (160,006 )     (139,797 )     (67,537 )
Amortization   (90,348 )     (94,852 )     (78,632 )     (66,907 )     (90,678 )
Loan sales   (35,760 )     (136,590 )     (21,580 )     (36,068 )     -  
Net line utilization   (70,287 )     (9,331 )     (18,815 )     (2,199 )     (92,230 )
Charge-offs & OREO   (1,471 )     (3,505 )     (2,755 )     (3,118 )     (1,658 )
                   
Loans receivable-beginning balance   4,817,151       4,880,168       4,834,137       4,825,642       4,543,636  
Loans receivable-ending balance $ 4,820,092     $ 4,817,151     $ 4,880,168     $ 4,834,137     $ 4,825,642  
                   

Deposits totaled $5.63 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, compared with $5.51 billion at the end of the preceding quarter. Growth was primarily driven by an increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits and to a lesser extent increases in interest-bearing demand deposits and money market and savings deposits, partially offset by a reduction in time deposits. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits now represent 41.8% of total deposits up from 35.8% in the year-ago period. At June 30, 2021, the loan-to-deposit ratio was 85.6% compared with 87.4% at the end of the previous quarter. 

  As of (in thousands)   Percentage Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
  2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Deposit Portfolio                          
Demand: noninterest-bearing $ 2,354,671     $ 2,174,624     $ 1,898,766     $ 1,961,006     $ 1,865,213       8.3 %     26.2 %
Demand: interest-bearing   113,893       111,362       100,617       100,155       96,941       2.3 %     17.5 %
Money market and savings   2,045,143       2,029,824       1,991,926       1,794,627       1,812,612       0.8 %     12.8 %
Time deposits   1,116,124       1,194,013       1,283,699       1,338,504       1,435,015       -6.5 %     -22.2 %
Total deposits $ 5,629,831     $ 5,509,823     $ 5,275,008     $ 5,194,292     $ 5,209,781       2.2 %     8.1 %
                           

At June 30, 2021, stockholders’ equity was $603.0 million, compared with $581.8 million at March 31, 2021. Tangible common stockholders’ equity was $591.5 million, or 9.01% of tangible assets, at June 30, 2021 compared with $570.3 million, or 8.87% of tangible assets at the end of the first quarter. The ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets excluding the $158.1 million of first and second draw PPP loans was 9.23% at June 30, 2021. Tangible book value per share increased to $19.27 at June 30, 2021 from $18.59 at the end of the prior quarter.

Hanmi continues to be well capitalized for regulatory purposes, with a preliminary Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.17% and a Total risk-based capital ratio of 15.41 % at June 30, 2021, versus 12.26% and 15.54%, respectively, at the end of the first quarter of 2021. 

                           
  As of   Amount Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
   2021     2021     2020     2020     2020    vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Regulatory Capital ratios (1)                          
Hanmi Financial                          
Total risk-based capital   15.41 %     15.54 %     15.21 %     15.16 %     14.85 %     -0.13       0.56  
Tier 1 risk-based capital   12.17 %     12.26 %     11.93 %     11.85 %     11.55 %     -0.09       0.62  
Common equity tier 1 capital   11.76 %     11.84 %     11.52 %     11.43 %     11.12 %     -0.08       0.64  
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   9.44 %     9.61 %     9.49 %     9.53 %     9.69 %     -0.17       -0.25  
Hanmi Bank                          
Total risk-based capital   15.18 %     15.26 %     14.86 %     14.77 %     14.41 %     -0.08       0.77  
Tier 1 risk-based capital   13.93 %     14.01 %     13.60 %     13.51 %     13.15 %     -0.08       0.78  
Common equity tier 1 capital   13.93 %     14.01 %     13.60 %     13.51 %     13.15 %     -0.08       0.78  
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio   10.80 %     10.99 %     10.83 %     10.88 %     11.04 %     -0.19       -0.24  
                           
(1) Preliminary ratios for June 30, 2021                          

Asset Quality
Loans and leases 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing were 0.09% of loans and leases at the end of the second quarter of 2021, compared with 0.14% at the end of the first quarter.

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing were $12.4 million and represent two film tax-credit loans previously included in nonaccrual loans. These loans are well secured and in the process of collection. Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company collected payments of $4.6 million, including accrued interest, representing the full payoff of one of these loans, and $5.4 million, representing the partial paydown of the other. The Company expects to collect the remaining amounts due on the second loan prior to the end of the third quarter.

Special mention loans were $121.8 million at the end of the second quarter compared with $96.1 million at March 31, 2021. The quarter-over-quarter change reflected upgrades from classified loans of $34.0 million and downgrades from pass loans of $15.5 million. Reductions of special mention loans during the quarter include $12.3 million of upgrades to pass and $9.0 million of downgrades to classified, as well as $2.5 million in payoffs/paydowns. The June 30, 2021 balance of special mention loans included $70.8 million of loans adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Classified loans were $110.1 million at June 30, 2021 compared with $147.4 million at the end of the first quarter. The quarter-over-quarter change reflected reductions due to upgrades to special mention of $34.0 million and payoffs/paydowns and net charge-offs of $14.1 million. Additions to classified loans, representing downgrades from pass and special mention, totaled $10.8 million. At June 30, 2021, classified loans included $63.3 million of loans adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nonperforming loans were $52.0 million at the end of the second quarter of 2021, or 1.08% of loans, compared with $55.1 million at the end of the first quarter, or 1.14% of the portfolio. The quarter-over-quarter change reflected additions of $1.8 million and reductions (comprising upgrades, payments, sales, and charge-offs) of $4.9 million. At June 30, 2021, nonperforming loans included $20.3 million of loans and leases adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nonperforming assets were $52.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2021, or 0.80% of total assets, compared with $56.6 million, or 0.88% of assets, at the end of the prior quarter.

Loans modified under the CARES Act declined 38% to $72.3 million at June 30, 2021 from $116.4 million at March 31, 2021. Substantially all of these modified loans are making interest only or other reduced payments that are less than the contractually required amount. Of the modified loan portfolio, 50.7% were special mention and 17.6% were classified. In addition, 7.0% were on nonaccrual status at June 30, 2021.

Gross charge-offs for the second quarter of 2021 were $1.5 million compared with $3.5 million for the preceding quarter. Recoveries of previously charged-off loans for the second quarter of 2021 were $0.6 million compared with $0.5 million for the preceding quarter. As a result, there were net charge-offs of $0.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, compared with net charge-offs of $3.0 million for the preceding quarter. For the second quarter of 2021, net charge-offs represented 0.08% of average loans on an annualized basis compared with 0.25% of average loans for the first quarter on an annualized basis.

The allowance for credit losses was $83.4 million as of June 30, 2021 generating an allowance for credit losses to loans of 1.73 % (1.78% excluding the PPP loans) compared with 1.83% (1.94% excluding the PPP loans) at the end of the prior quarter. Although macroeconomic assumptions continue to improve, the risk factors associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bank’s loan portfolio continue to be considered in establishing the allowance for credit losses. 

                           
  As of or for the Three Months Ended (in thousands)   Amount Change
  Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Q2-21   Q2-21
  2021   2021   2020   2020   2020   vs. Q1-21   vs. Q2-20
Asset Quality Data and Ratios                          
                           
Delinquent loans:                          
Loans, 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing $ 4,332     $ 6,926     $ 9,473     $ 9,428     $ 9,984     $ (2,594 )   $ (5,652 )
Delinquent loans to total loans   0.09 %     0.14 %     0.19 %     0.20 %     0.21 %     -0.05       -0.12  
                           
Criticized loans:                          
Special mention $ 121,826     $ 96,057     $ 76,978     $ 57,105     $ 21,134     $ 25,769     $ 100,692  
Classified   110,120       147,426       140,168       106,211       93,922       (37,306 )     16,198  
Total criticized loans $ 231,946     $ 243,483     $ 217,146     $ 163,316     $ 115,056     $ (11,537 )   $ 116,890  
                           
Nonperforming assets:                          
Nonaccrual loans $ 39,572     $ 55,058     $ 83,032     $ 64,333     $ 58,264     $ (15,486 )   $ (18,692 )
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing   12,446       -       -       -       -       12,446       12,446  
Nonperforming loans   52,018       55,058       83,032       64,333       58,264       (3,040 )     (6,246 )
Other real estate owned, net   712       1,545       2,360       1,052       148       (833 )     564  
Nonperforming assets $ 52,730     $ 56,603     $ 85,392     $ 65,385     $ 58,412     $ (3,873 )   $ (5,682 )
                           
Nonperforming loans to total loans   1.08 %     1.14 %     1.70 %     1.33 %     1.21 %        
Nonperforming assets to assets   0.80 %     0.88 %     1.38 %     1.07 %     0.94 %        
                           
Allowance for credit losses:                          
Balance at beginning of period $ 88,392     $ 90,426     $ 86,620     $ 86,330     $ 66,500          
Credit loss expense (recovery) on loans   (4,112 )     964       5,731       696       21,131          
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries   (908 )     (2,998 )     (1,925 )     (406 )     (1,301 )        
Balance at end of period $ 83,372     $ 88,392     $ 90,426       $ 86,620       $ 86,330          
                           
Net loan charge-offs to average loans (1)   0.08 %     0.25 %     0.16 %     0.03 %     0.11 %        
Allowance for credit losses to loans   1.73 %     1.83 %     1.85 %     1.79 %     1.79 %        
                           
Allowance for credit losses related to off-balance sheet items:                        
Balance at beginning of period $ 2,342     $ 2,791     $ 5,689     $ 6,347     $ 2,885          
Credit loss expense on off-balance sheet items   1,301       (450 )     (2,898 )     (658 )     3,462          
Balance at end of period $ 3,643     $ 2,342     $ 2,791     $ 5,689     $ 6,347          
                           
Allowance for Losses on Accrued Interest Receivable:                        
Balance at beginning of period $ 1,196     $ 1,666     $ -     $ -     $ -          
Interest reversal for loans placed on nonaccrual   -       -       (584 )     -       -          
Credit loss expense on interest accrued on CARES Act modifications   (516 )     (470 )     2,250       -       -          
Balance at end of period $ 680     $ 1,196     $ 1,666     $ -     $ -          
                           
Commitments to extend credit $ 552,773     $ 463,841     $ 453,899     $ 444,782     $ 486,852          
                           
(1) Annualized                          
                           

Corporate Developments
On April 29, 2021 Hanmi’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on its common stock for the 2021 second quarter of $0.12 per share. The dividend was paid on May 27, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 10, 2021.

Conference Call
Management will host a conference call today, July 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) to discuss these results. This call will also be broadcast live via the internet. Investment professionals and all current and prospective stockholders are invited to access the live call by dialing 1-877- 407-9039 before 2:00 p.m. PT, using access code HANMI. To listen to the call online, either live or archived, visit the Investor Relations page of Hanmi’s website at www.hanmi.com.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of 35 full-service branches and 9 loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. Hanmi Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, SBA and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. Additional information is available at www.hanmi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward–looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements about our anticipated future operating and financial performance, financial position and liquidity, business strategies, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure plans, capital and financing needs and availability, plans and objectives of management for future operations, developments regarding our capital and strategic plans, and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that our forward-looking statements to be reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include the following:

  • a failure to maintain adequate levels of capital and liquidity to support our operations;
  • the effect of potential future supervisory action against us or Hanmi Bank;
  • our ability to remediate any material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting;
  • general economic and business conditions internationally, nationally and in those areas in which we operate;
  • volatility and deterioration in the credit and equity markets;
  • changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;
  • availability of capital from private and government sources;
  • demographic changes;
  • competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain loans and deposits;
  • fluctuations in interest rates and a decline in the level of our interest rate spread;
  • risks of natural disasters;
  • a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks;
  • the failure to maintain current technologies;
  • our inability to successfully implement future information technology enhancements;
  • difficult business and economic conditions that can adversely affect our industry and business, including lack of soundness of other financial institutions, fraudulent activity and negative publicity;
  • risks associated with Small Business Administration loans;
  • failure to attract or retain key employees;
  • our ability to access cost-effective funding;
  • fluctuations in real estate values;
  • changes in accounting policies and practices;
  • changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums;
  • the ability of Hanmi Bank to make distributions to Hanmi Financial Corporation, which is restricted by certain factors, including Hanmi Bank’s retained earnings, net income, prior distributions made, and certain other financial tests;
  • the adequacy of our allowance for credit losses;
  • our credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our provision for loan losses and allowance for credit losses;
  • the effect of our rating under the Community Reinvestment Act and our ability to address any issues raised in our regulatory exams;
  • changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and the ability of our borrowers to perform under the terms of their loans and other terms of credit agreements;
  • our ability to control expenses;
  • changes in securities markets; and
  • risks as it relates to cyber security against our information technology and those of our third-party providers and vendors.

Further, given its ongoing and dynamic nature, it is difficult to predict the continuing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus can be controlled and abated and whether the continued reopening of businesses will result in a meaningful increase in economic activity. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations:

  • demand for our products and services may decline;
  • if the economy is unable to substantially reopen, and higher levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase;
  • collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase;
  • our allowance for credit losses may have to be increased if borrowers experience financial difficulties;
  • a worsening of business and economic conditions or in the financial markets could result in an impairment of certain intangible assets, such as goodwill or our servicing assets;
  • the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us;
  • a material decrease in net income or a net loss over several quarters could result in the elimination or a decrease in the rate of our quarterly cash dividend;
  • litigation, regulatory enforcement risk and reputation risk regarding our participation in the Paycheck Protection Program and the risk that the Small Business Administration may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties;
  • our cyber security risks are increased as the result of an increase in the number of employees working remotely;
  • FDIC premiums may increase if the agency experiences additional resolution costs; and
  • the unanticipated loss or unavailability of key employees due to the outbreak, which could harm our ability to operate our business or execute our business strategy, especially as we may not be successful in finding and integrating suitable replacements.

In addition, we set forth certain risks in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we will file hereafter, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Investor Contacts:
Romolo (Ron) Santarosa
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
213-427-5636

Lasse Glassen
Investor Relations / Addo Investor Relations
310-829-5400


Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands) 

                   
  June 30,   March 31,   Percentage   June 30,   Percentage
  2021   2021   Change   2020   Change
Assets                  
Cash and due from banks $ 697,789     $ 646,445     7.9 %   $ 546,048     27.8 %
Securities available for sale, at fair value   862,119       780,114     10.5 %     655,971     31.4 %
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value   36,030       32,674     10.3 %     17,942     100.8 %
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses   4,736,720       4,728,759     0.2 %     4,739,312     -0.1 %
Accrued interest receivable   14,397       14,806     -2.8 %     21,372     -32.6 %
Premises and equipment, net   26,225       26,398     -0.7 %     26,412     -0.7 %
Customers' liability on acceptances   1,907       735     159.6 %     -     -  
Servicing assets   6,199       6,150     0.8 %     6,187     0.2 %
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   11,504       11,558     -0.5 %     11,742     -2.0 %
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost   16,385       16,385     0.0 %     16,385     0.0 %
Bank-owned life insurance   54,402       54,150     0.5 %     53,334     2.0 %
Prepaid expenses and other assets   115,178       120,227     -4.2 %     123,458     -6.7 %
Total assets $ 6,578,856     $ 6,438,401     2.2 %   $ 6,218,163     5.8 %
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Liabilities:                  
Deposits:                  
Noninterest-bearing $ 2,354,671     $ 2,174,624     8.3 %   $ 1,865,213     26.2 %
Interest-bearing   3,275,159       3,335,199     -1.8 %     3,344,568     -2.1 %
Total deposits   5,629,830       5,509,823     2.2 %     5,209,781     8.1 %
Accrued interest payable   1,855       2,352     -21.1 %     8,655     -78.6 %
Bank's liability on acceptances   1,907       735     159.6 %     -     -  
Borrowings   150,000       150,000     0.0 %     251,808     -40.4 %
Subordinated debentures   119,243       119,124     0.1 %     118,670     0.5 %
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   73,044       74,545     -2.0 %     81,813     -10.7 %
Total liabilities   5,975,879       5,856,579     2.0 %     5,670,727     5.4 %
                   
Stockholders' equity:                  
Common stock   33       33     0.0 %     33     0.0 %
Additional paid-in capital   579,595       578,958     0.1 %     577,211     0.4 %
Accumulated other comprehensive income   (2,859 )     (5,293 )   46.0 %     335     953.5 %
Retained earnings   146,651       128,211     14.4 %     88,859     65.0 %
Less treasury stock   (120,443 )     (120,087 )   -0.3 %     (119,002 )   -1.2 %
Total stockholders' equity   602,977       581,822     3.6 %     547,436     10.1 %
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,578,856     $ 6,438,401     2.2 %   $ 6,218,163     5.8 %
                   

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 

                   
  Three Months Ended
  June 30,   March 31,   Percentage   June 30,   Percentage
  2021   2021   Change   2020   Change
Interest and dividend income:                  
Interest and fees on loans receivable $ 52,785     $ 50,614   4.3 %   $ 52,230   1.1 %
Interest on securities   1,404       1,140   23.2 %     3,225   -56.5 %
Dividends on FHLB stock   242       206   17.7 %     203   19.4 %
Interest on deposits in other banks   176       96   83.9 %     78   125.9 %
Total interest and dividend income   54,607       52,056   4.9 %     55,736   -2.0 %
Interest expense:                  
Interest on deposits   3,003       3,958   -24.1 %     8,889   -66.2 %
Interest on borrowings   447       478   -6.5 %     760   -41.2 %
Interest on subordinated debentures   1,585       1,619   -2.1 %     1,645   -3.7 %
Total interest expense   5,035       6,055   -16.8 %     11,294   -55.4 %
Net interest income before credit loss expense   49,572       46,001   7.8 %     44,442   11.5 %
Credit loss expense (recovery)   (3,327 )     2,109   -257.7 %     24,594   -113.5 %
Net interest income after credit loss expense   52,899       43,892   20.5 %     19,848   166.5 %
Noninterest income:                  
Service charges on deposit accounts   2,344       2,357   -0.6 %     2,032   15.3 %
Trade finance and other service charges and fees   1,259       1,034   21.8 %     961   31.0 %
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans   3,508       4,125   -15.0 %     -   -  
Net gain on sales of securities   -       99   -100.0 %     15,712   -100.0 %
Other operating income   1,775       2,193   -19.1 %     2,226   -20.3 %
Total noninterest income   8,886       9,808   -9.4 %     20,931   -57.5 %
Noninterest expense:                  
Salaries and employee benefits   18,302       16,820   8.8 %     14,701   24.5 %
Occupancy and equipment   4,602       4,595   0.2 %     4,508   2.1 %
Data processing   2,915       2,926   -0.4 %     2,804   3.9 %
Professional fees   1,413       1,447   -2.4 %     1,545   -8.6 %
Supplies and communications   733       757   -3.2 %     858   -14.6 %
Advertising and promotion   374       359   4.3 %     456   -18.0 %
Other operating expenses   2,444       2,631   -7.1 %     2,266   7.9 %
Total noninterest expense   30,783       29,535   4.2 %     27,138   13.4 %
Income before tax   31,002       24,165   28.3 %     13,641   127.3 %
Income tax expense   8,880       7,506   18.3 %     4,466   98.9 %
Net income $ 22,122     $ 16,659   32.8 %   $ 9,175   141.1 %
                     
Basic earnings per share: $ 0.72     $ 0.54       $ 0.30    
Diluted earnings per share: $ 0.72     $ 0.54       $ 0.30    
                   
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                  
Basic   30,442,993       30,461,681         30,426,967    
Diluted   30,520,456       30,473,970         30,426,967    
Common shares outstanding   30,697,652       30,682,533         30,657,629    
                   

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 

           
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,   June 30,   Percentage
  2021     2020   Change
Interest and dividend income:          
Interest and fees on loans receivable $ 103,400     $ 106,878   -3.3 %
Interest on securities   2,544       6,880   -63.0 %
Dividends on FHLB stock   448       492   -8.9 %
Interest on deposits in other banks   272       411   -33.8 %
Total interest and dividend income   106,664       114,661   -7.0 %
Interest expense:          
Interest on deposits   6,953       21,631   -67.9 %
Interest on borrowings   933       1,256   -25.7 %
Interest on subordinated debentures   3,204       3,357   -4.5 %
Total interest expense   11,090       26,244   -57.7 %
Net interest income before credit loss expense   95,574       88,417   8.1 %
Credit loss expense (recovery)   (1,217 )     40,333   -103.0 %
Net interest income after credit loss expense   96,791       48,084   101.3 %
Noninterest income:          
Service charges on deposit accounts   4,599       4,432   3.8 %
Trade finance and other service charges and fees   2,280       1,948   17.0 %
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans   7,633       1,154   561.4 %
Net gain on sales of securities   99       15,712   -99.4 %
Other operating income   4,081       3,908   4.4 %
Total noninterest income   18,692       27,154   -31.2 %
Noninterest expense:          
Salaries and employee benefits   35,122       32,451   8.2 %
Occupancy and equipment   9,198       8,983   2.4 %
Data processing   5,841       5,473   6.7 %
Professional fees   2,860       3,460   -17.3 %
Supplies and communications   1,489       1,639   -9.1 %
Advertising and promotion   732       1,190   -38.4 %
Other operating expenses   5,074       5,011   1.3 %
Total noninterest expense   60,316       58,206   3.6 %
Income before tax   55,166       17,032   223.9 %
Income tax expense   16,386       5,506   197.6 %
Net income $ 38,780     $ 11,526   236.4 %
             
Basic earnings per share: $ 1.26     $ 0.38    
Diluted earnings per share: $ 1.26     $ 0.38    
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding:          
Basic   30,452,320       30,447,984    
Diluted   30,526,120       30,450,231    
Common shares outstanding   30,697,652       30,657,629    
           

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios) 

                           
  Three Months Ended
  June 30, 2021   March 31, 2021   June 30, 2020
      Interest Average       Interest Average       Interest Average
  Average   Income / Yield /   Average   Income / Yield /   Average   Income / Yield /
  Balance   Expense Rate   Balance   Expense Rate   Balance   Expense Rate
Assets                            
Interest-earning assets:                            
Loans receivable (1) $ 4,753,297     $ 52,787 4.45 %   $ 4,843,825     $ 50,614 4.24 %   $ 4,680,048     $ 52,230 4.49 %
Securities (2)   812,805       1,404 0.69 %     774,022       1,140 0.59 %     589,932       3,225 2.19 %
FHLB stock   16,385       242 5.93 %     16,385       206 5.10 %     16,385       203 5.00 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   659,934       176 0.11 %     395,602       96 0.10 %     386,956       78 0.08 %
Total interest-earning assets   6,242,421       54,609 3.51 %     6,029,834       52,056 3.50 %     5,673,321       55,736 3.95 %
                             
Noninterest-earning assets:                            
Cash and due from banks   61,560             56,666             69,667        
Allowance for credit losses   (88,049 )           (89,681 )           (66,926 )      
Other assets   220,779             233,146             219,383        
                             
Total assets $ 6,436,711           $ 6,229,965           $ 5,895,445        
                             
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                            
Interest-bearing liabilities:                            
Deposits:                            
Demand: interest-bearing $ 112,252     $ 23 0.05 %   $ 102,980     $ 14 0.05 %   $ 92,676     $ 18 0.08 %
Money market and savings   2,032,102       1,298 0.26 %     1,967,012       1,479 0.30 %     1,677,081       2,309 0.55 %
Time deposits   1,136,903       1,682 0.59 %     1,238,513       2,465 0.81 %     1,458,351       6,562 1.81 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,281,257       3,003 0.37 %     3,308,505       3,958 0.49 %     3,228,108       8,889 1.11 %
Borrowings   150,091       447 1.19 %     150,000       478 1.29 %     342,437       760 0.89 %
Subordinated debentures   119,170       1,585 5.32 %     119,040       1,619 5.44 %     118,583       1,645 5.55 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3,550,518       5,035 0.57 %     3,577,545       6,055 0.69 %     3,689,128       11,294 1.23 %
                             
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and equity:                            
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing   2,223,171             1,991,204             1,589,668        
Other liabilities   67,771             80,060             68,311        
Stockholders' equity   595,250             581,156             548,338        
                             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,436,711           $ 6,229,965           $ 5,895,445        
                             
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)     $ 49,574         $ 46,001         $ 44,442  
                             
Cost of deposits       0.22 %         0.30 %         0.74 %
Net interest spread (taxable equivalent basis)       2.94 %         2.81 %         2.72 %
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)       3.19 %         3.09 %         3.15 %
                             
                             
(1) Includes average loans held for sale                          
(2) Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal tax rate in effect for the periods presented.          
                             

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios) 

                   
  Six Months Ended
  June 30, 2021   June 30, 2020
      Interest Average       Interest Average
  Average   Income / Yield /   Average   Income / Yield /
  Balance   Expense Rate   Balance   Expense Rate
Assets                  
Interest-earning assets:                  
Loans receivable (1) $ 4,798,311     $ 103,399 4.35 %   $ 4,599,222     $ 106,878 4.67 %
Securities (2)   793,521       2,544 0.64 %     606,821       6,880 2.27 %
FHLB stock   16,385       448 5.52 %     16,385       492 6.05 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks   528,498       272 0.10 %     245,734       411 0.34 %
Total interest-earning assets   6,136,715       106,663 3.51 %     5,468,162       114,661 4.22 %
                   
Noninterest-earning assets:                  
Cash and due from banks   59,127             83,782        
Allowance for credit losses   (88,860 )           (63,990 )      
Other assets   227,436             212,595        
                   
Total assets $ 6,334,418           $ 5,700,549        
                   
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                  
Deposits:                  
Demand: interest-bearing $ 107,642     $ 37 0.07 %   $ 87,805     $ 39 0.09 %
Money market and savings   1,999,737       2,776 0.28 %     1,682,047       7,088 0.85 %
Time deposits   1,187,427       4,148 0.70 %     1,490,548       14,504 1.96 %
Total interest-bearing deposits   3,294,806       6,961 0.43 %     3,260,400       21,631 1.33 %
Borrowings   150,046       923 1.24 %     236,548       1,256 1.07 %
Subordinated debentures   119,105       3,204 5.38 %     118,513       3,357 5.67 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3,563,957       11,088 0.63 %     3,615,461       26,244 1.46 %
                   
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and equity:                  
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing   2,107,828             1,461,682        
Other liabilities   74,391             69,259        
Stockholders' equity   588,242             554,147        
                   
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,334,418           $ 5,700,549        
                   
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)     $ 95,575         $ 88,417  
                   
Cost of deposits       0.26 %         0.92 %
Net interest spread (taxable equivalent basis)       2.88 %         2.76 %
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)       3.14 %         3.25 %
                   
                   
(1) Includes average loans held for sale                
(2) Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal tax rate in effect for the periods presented.
                   

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is supplemental financial information determined by a method other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This non-GAAP measure is used by management in the analysis of Hanmi’s capital strength. Tangible common equity is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity. Banking and financial institution regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution. Management believes the presentation of this financial measure excluding the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the capital strength of Hanmi. This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitution for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following table reconciles this non-GAAP performance measure to the GAAP performance measure for the periods indicated:

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share, per share data and ratios) 

                   
  June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,
Hanmi Financial Corporation 2021   2021   2020   2020   2020
Assets $ 6,578,856     $ 6,438,401     $ 6,201,888     $ 6,106,782     $ 6,218,163  
Less goodwill and other intangible assets   (11,504 )     (11,558 )     (11,612 )     (11,677 )     (11,742 )
Tangible assets $ 6,567,352     $ 6,426,843     $ 6,190,276     $ 6,095,105     $ 6,206,421  
                   
Stockholders' equity (1) $ 602,977     $ 581,822     $ 577,044     $ 563,203     $ 547,436  
Less goodwill and other intangible assets   (11,504 )     (11,558 )     (11,612 )     (11,677 )     (11,742 )
Tangible stockholders' equity (1) $ 591,473     $ 570,264     $ 565,432     $ 551,526     $ 535,694  
                   
Stockholders' equity to assets   9.17 %     9.04 %     9.30 %     9.22 %     8.80 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)   9.01 %     8.87 %     9.13 %     9.05 %     8.63 %
                   
Common shares outstanding   30,697,652       30,682,533       30,717,835       30,719,591       30,657,629  
Tangible common equity per common share $ 19.27     $ 18.59     $ 18.41     $ 17.95     $ 17.47  
                   
(1) There were no preferred shares outstanding at the periods indicated.                
                   

Paycheck Protection Program

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was adopted, which included authorization for the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) to introduce a new program, entitled the “Paycheck Protection Program,” which provides loans for eligible businesses through the SBA’s 7(a) loan guaranty program. These loans are fully guaranteed and available for loan forgiveness of up to the full principal amount so long as certain employee and compensation levels of the business are maintained and the proceeds of the loan are used as required under the program. The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and loan forgiveness are intended to provide economic relief to small businesses nationwide adversely impacted under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hanmi participated in this program and the financial information for the 2021 second quarter reflects this participation. This table below shows financial information excluding the effect of the origination of the PPP loans, including the corresponding interest income earned on such loans, which constitutes a non-GAAP measure. Management believes the presentation of certain financial measures excluding the effect of PPP loans provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the financial condition and results of operations of Hanmi. This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitution for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be used by other companies.

PPP Non-GAAP Financial Data (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)

         
  As of June 30, 2021   As of March 31, 2021  
         
Tangible assets   6,567,352       6,426,843    
Less first and second draw PPP loans   (158,134 )     (278,200 )  
Tangible assets adjusted for PPP loans $ 6,409,218     $ 6,148,643    
         
Tangible stockholders' equity   591,473       570,264    
         
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)   9.01 %     8.87 %  
Tangible common equity to tangible assets adjusted for PPP loans (1)   9.23 %     9.27 %  
         
(1) There were no preferred shares outstanding at June 30, or March 31, 2021        
         
Allowance for credit losses   83,372       88,392    
         
Loans receivable   4,820,092       4,817,151    
Less first draw PPP loans   (144,077 )     (256,457 )  
Loans receivable adjusted for PPP loans $ 4,676,015     $ 4,560,694    
         
Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable   1.73 %     1.83 %  
Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable adjusted for PPP loans   1.78 %     1.94 %  
         
  For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021   For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021  
  $ 95,574     $ 49,572    
Net interest income   (4,545 )     (2,680 )  
Less PPP loan interest income $ 91,029     $ 46,892    
Net interest income adjusted for PPP loans        
    6,136,715       6,242,421    
Average interest-earning assets   (254,435 )     (220,965 )  
Less average PPP loans $ 5,882,280     $ 6,021,456    
Average interest-earning assets adjusted for PPP loans        
    3.14 %     3.19 %  
Net interest margin (1)   3.12 %     3.12 %  
Net interest margin adjusted for PPP loans (1)        
         
(1) Net interest income (as applicable) divided by average interest-earning assets (as applicable), annualized      
    60,316       30,783    
Noninterest expense   1,403       13    
Less PPP deferred origination costs $ 61,719     $ 30,796    
Noninterest expense adjusted for PPP loans        
  $ 114,266     $ 58,458    
Net interest income plus noninterest income   (2,756 )     (203 )  
Less securities and PPP gains $ 111,510     $ 58,255    
Net interest income plus noninterest income adjusted for securities and PPP gains        
    52.79 %     52.66 %  
Efficiency ratio (1)   55.35 %     52.86 %  
Efficiency ratio adjusted for PPP loans and securities gains (1)        
         
(1) Noninterest expense (as applicable) divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income (as applicable)      

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