Flagstar Reports Second Quarter 2018 Net Income of $50 million, or $0.85 per Diluted Share

TROY, Mich., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Key Highlights - Second Quarter 2018

• Net interest income rose $9 million, or 8 percent from first quarter 2018, driven by earning asset growth and net interest margin expansion.
• Mortgage revenues increased $8 million, or 13 percent from the prior quarter, led by a seasonal increase in mortgage originations and higher net return on MSR.
• Total revenue increased $21 million, or 10 percent, while noninterest expense rose a modest $4 million, or 2 percent from last quarter, benefiting from expense discipline and variable cost model.
• Strong asset quality with minimal net charge-offs and no commercial delinquencies.
• Pending acquisition of 52 Wells Fargo branches accelerates banking transformation.

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:FBC), the holding company for Flagstar Bank, FSB, today reported second quarter 2018 net income of $50 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2018 net income of $35 million, or $0.60 per diluted share. For the second quarter 2017, the Company reported net income of $41 million, or $0.71 per diluted share.

"I'm pleased with our financial results this quarter," said Alessandro DiNello, president and chief executive officer of Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. "We produced solid earnings with positive operating leverage, despite a challenging mortgage environment. Earnings rose on both a sequential and year-over-year basis, achieving a level we haven't seen since the third quarter 2012 when we had $334 million of net gain on loan sales as compared to only $63 million in the second quarter 2018.

"Our banking business performed well, boosted by the acquisitions of the Desert Community Bank (DCB) branches and a warehouse business at the end of the first quarter 2018. Net interest income for the second quarter 2018 rose 8 percent to $115 million, led by a 4 percent rise in average earning assets and a 10 basis point increase in net interest margin. The core banking business delivered consistent growth with average commercial loans (excluding the impact of the DCB branch and warehouse business acquisitions) increasing 8 percent.

"We continued to build scale and profitability within our servicing business -- a segment that brings fee income, as well as ancillary benefits like deposits that fuel our loan growth. During the second quarter, we sold $6.4 billion of mortgage servicing rights with 100 percent of the servicing retained. Since the beginning of 2018, we've increased the number of loans serviced by 93,000 or 21 percent and are well positioned to add more scale later this year.

"Our mortgage business was softer than expected with fallout-adjusted locks and gain on sale margin coming in below our expectations. Locks rose 17 percent to $9 billion while the GOS margin fell 6 basis points to 0.71 percent due to the impact of wider spreads on the outcome of a securitization late in the quarter.

"A key highlight of the second quarter was our announcement of the pending acquisition of 52 Wells Fargo branches in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio. This transaction will significantly expand our banking business, enhance our franchise value and provide compelling financial benefits -- all without the need to raise capital. Bringing these branches on board later this year will accelerate our banking transformation. Meanwhile, we will continue to leverage our strong asset generation capability, abundant liquidity and strong capital for the benefit of our shareholders."

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights:

(1)      The three months ended December 31, 2017 included an $80 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, non-cash charge to the provision for income taxes, resulting from the revaluation of the Company's net deferred tax asset at a lower statutory rate as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income rose $9 million to $115 million for the second quarter 2018, as compared to the first quarter 2018. The results reflected a 4 percent increase in average earning assets, led by continued solid growth in commercial loans. The net interest margin rose 10 basis points to 2.86 percent for the second quarter 2018 as higher yields on earning assets more than offset a modest increase in deposit costs.

Loans held-for-investment averaged $8.4 billion for the second quarter 2018, increasing $893 million, or 12 percent, from the prior quarter. Excluding the impact of the DCB branch and warehouse business acquisitions, average loans HFI rose 6 percent in the quarter. During the second quarter 2018, average commercial loans rose 19 percent with average warehouse loans increasing $647 million, or 76 percent, average commercial real estate loans rising $63 million, or 3 percent and average commercial and industrial loans increasing $40 million, or 3 percent. Average consumer loans rose $143 million, or 4 percent, driven by an increase in mortgage loans.

Average total deposits were $10.4 billion in the second quarter 2018, increasing $1 billion, or 11 percent from the first quarter 2018. Excluding the impact of the DCB branch acquisition, average deposits rose 6 percent in the quarter. Average retail deposits increased $780 million, or 12 percent, as higher demand deposits and certificates of deposit were partially offset by a drop in savings deposits. Average custodial deposits rose $149 million, or 10 percent, while average government deposits rose $21 million, or 2 percent.

Provision for Loan Losses

The Company experienced a provision benefit in the second quarter 2018, resulting primarily from a continued decline in loss rates in the held-for-investment portfolio. The provision benefit for loan losses totaled $1 million for the second quarter 2018, as compared to no provision expense for the first quarter 2018.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income rose $12 million, or 11 percent, to $123 million in the second quarter of 2018, as compared to $111 million for the first quarter 2018. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net gain on loan sales, loan fees and charges and the net return on the mortgage servicing rights.

Second quarter 2018 net gain on loan sales increased $3 million, or 5 percent, to $63 million, versus $60 million in the first quarter 2018. Fallout-adjusted locks rose 17 percent to $9 billion primarily due to a seasonal increase in mortgage originations. The net gain on loan sale margin fell 6 basis points to 0.71 percent for the second quarter 2018, as compared to 0.77 percent for the first quarter 2018.

Loan fees and charges rose to $24 million for the second quarter 2018, as compared to $20 million for the first quarter 2018. The increase primarily reflected higher mortgage loan closings.

Net return on mortgage servicing rights (including the impact of hedges) increased $5 million, resulting in a net gain of $9 million for the second quarter 2018, as compared to a net gain of $4 million for the first quarter 2018. The increase from the prior quarter largely reflected lower sale-related costs, reduced runoff due to increasing interest rates and higher service fee income.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased to $177 million for the second quarter 2018, as compared to $173 million for the first quarter 2018, primarily due to an increase in mortgage-related expense from higher mortgage closings. During the second quarter 2018, commissions increased $7 million and loan processing expense rose $1 million.

The Company's total efficiency ratio improved to 74 percent for the second quarter 2018, as compared to 80 percent for the first quarter 2018, led by strong, positive operating leverage. Revenue increased 10 percent while expenses rose a modest 2 percent in the second quarter 2018.

Income Taxes

The second quarter 2018 provision for income taxes totaled $12 million, as compared to $9 million in the first quarter 2018. The Company's effective tax rate was 20 percent for the second quarter 2018, unchanged from the prior quarter.

Asset Quality

N/M - Not meaningful

The allowance for loan losses was $137 million at June 30, 2018, compared to $139 million at March 31, 2018. The allowance for loan losses covered 1.5 percent of loans held-for-investment at June 30, 2018, as compared to 1.7 percent of loans held-for-investment at March 31, 2018.

Net charge-offs in the second quarter 2018 were $1 million, or 2 basis points of HFI loans, compared to $1 million, or 6 basis points in the prior quarter.

Nonperforming loans held-for-investment were $27 million at June 30, 2018, compared to $29 million at March 31, 2018. The ratio of nonperforming loans to loans held-for-investment was 0.30 percent at June 30, 2018, compared to 0.35 percent at March 31, 2018. At June 30, 2018, early stage consumer loan delinquencies totaled $3 million, or 0.08 percent of consumer loans, compared to $5 million, or 0.14 percent at March 31, 2018. There were no commercial loan delinquencies greater than 30 days at June 30, 2018.

Capital

(1)      See Non-GAAP Reconciliation for further information.

N/M - Not meaningful

The Company maintained a robust capital position with regulatory ratios well above current regulatory quantitative guidelines for "well capitalized" institutions. At June 30, 2018, the Company had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.65 percent, as compared to 8.72 percent at March 31, 2018. The decrease in the ratio resulted primarily from balance sheet growth driven by the impact of the DCB branch and warehouse business acquisitions, largely offset by earnings retention.

Under the terms of recently proposed changes to regulatory capital requirements, the Company's Tier 1 leverage ratio would have increased approximately 50 basis points and risk-based capital ratios by approximately 15-25 basis points at June 30, 2018 (pro forma basis).

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, the Company's second quarter 2018 earnings call will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 11 a.m. (ET).

To join the call, please dial (800) 667-5617 toll free or (334) 323-0505 and use passcode 2373953. Please call at least 10 minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. A replay will be available for five business days by calling (888) 203-1112 toll free or (719) 457-0820 and using passcode 2373953.

The conference call will also be available as a live audiocast on the Investor Relations section of flagstar.com, where it will be archived and available for replay and download. The slide presentation accompanying the conference call will be posted on the site.

About Flagstar

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: FBC) is an $18.1 billion savings and loan holding company headquartered in Troy, Mich. Flagstar Bank, FSB, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services through 107 branches in Michigan and California. It also provides home loans through a wholesale network of brokers and correspondents in all 50 states, as well as 88 retail locations in 31 states, representing the combined retail branches of Flagstar and its Opes Advisors mortgage division. Flagstar is a leading national originator and servicer of mortgage loans, handling payments and record keeping for $120 billion of home loans representing over 535,000 borrowers. For more information, please visit flagstar.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this news release includes non-GAAP financial measures, such as tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to assets ratio. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional information that is useful to investors in helping to understand the capital requirements Flagstar will face in the future and underlying performance and trends of Flagstar.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations. Readers should be aware of these limitations and should be cautious with respect to the use of such measures. To compensate for these limitations, we use non-GAAP measures as comparative tools, together with GAAP measures, to assist in the evaluation of our operating performance or financial condition. Also, we ensure that these measures are calculated using the appropriate GAAP or regulatory components in their entirety and that they are computed in a manner intended to facilitate consistent period-to-period comparisons. Flagstar's method of calculating these non-GAAP measures may differ from methods used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for those financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP or in-effect regulatory requirements.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

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

For more information, contact:                  

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