a50856435_10q.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
   
OR
   
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to _____________

Commission file number:  001-35352
 
WELLESLEY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
 
45-3219901
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
   
     
40 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts
 
02482
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(781) 235-2550
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of  “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
 
As of May 1, 2014, there were 2,454,865 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
 
 
 

 
 
WELLESLEY BANCORP, INC.

Table of Contents

   
Page
No.
Part I.   Financial Information
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
     
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
1
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Income and  Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
2
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
3
     
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
4
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
5
     
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
22
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
28
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
29
     
Part II.   Other Information
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
30
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
30
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
30
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
30
     
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
30
     
Item 5.
Other Information
30
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
31
     
Signatures
 
 
 
 

 
 
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Assets
           
             
Cash and due from banks
  $ 2,794     $ 2,685  
Short-term investments
    14,009       16,382  
               Total cash and cash equivalents
    16,803       19,067  
                 
Certificates of deposit
    100       100  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    42,344       36,672  
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston stock, at cost
    3,176       3,176  
Loans held for sale
    1,323       825  
                 
Loans
    402,019       387,931  
  Less allowance for loan losses
    (4,393 )     (4,213 )
Loans, net
    397,626       383,718  
                 
Bank-owned life insurance
    6,665       6,607  
Premises and equipment, net
    3,758       3,805  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,118       1,044  
Net deferred tax asset
    1,990       1,997  
Other assets
    1,273       1,509  
                 
               Total assets
  $ 476,176     $ 458,520  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
                 
Deposits:
               
  Noninterest-bearing
  $ 45,923     $ 44,864  
  Interest-bearing
    335,845       312,654  
      381,768       357,518  
Short-term borrowings
    4,000       9,000  
Long-term debt
    41,500       43,500  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,479       1,713  
               Total liabilities
    428,747       411,731  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
       none issued
    --       --  
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; 14,000,000 shares authorized,
       2,454,865 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014;
       2,454,465 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013
    24       24  
  Additional paid-in capital
    22,999       22,845  
  Retained earnings
    25,817       25,423  
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
    226       166  
  Unearned compensation – ESOP
    (1,637 )     (1,669 )
               Total stockholders' equity
    47,429       46,789  
                 
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 476,176     $ 458,520  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   
Three Months
 
   
Ended March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(Dollars in thousands
 
   
except per share data)
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
    Interest and fees on loans and loans held for sale
  $ 4,355     $ 3,745  
    Debt securities:
               
       Taxable
    148       144  
       Tax-exempt
    44       53  
    Interest on short-term investments and certificates of deposit
    8       10  
    Dividends on FHLB stock
    12       2  
              Total interest and dividend income
    4,567       3,954  
Interest expense:
               
    Deposits
    668       540  
    Short-term borrowings
    5       --  
    Long-term debt
    128       121  
             Total interest expense
    801       661  
                 
Net interest income
    3,766       3,293  
Provision for loan losses
    180       100  
Net interest income, after provision for loan losses
    3,586       3,193  
                 
Noninterest income:
               
    Customer service fees
    34       40  
    Gain on sales and calls  of securities, net
    16       --  
    Mortgage banking activities
    22       24  
    Income on bank-owned life insurance
    58       45  
    Wealth management fees
    112       88  
    Miscellaneous
    11       12  
            Total noninterest income
    253       209  
Noninterest expenses:
               
    Salaries and employee benefits
    1,873       1,431  
    Occupancy and equipment
    500       340  
    Data processing
    156       126  
    FDIC insurance
    68       67  
    Professional fees
    177       132  
    Advertising
    93       26  
    Other general and administrative
    317       295  
           Total noninterest expenses
    3,184       2,417  
                 
Income before income taxes
    655       985  
Provision for income taxes
    261       390  
                 
Net income
    394       595  
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
               
    Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
    113       (111
    Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in income
    (16     --  
    Tax effect
    (37 )     44  
                 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
    60       (67
                 
Comprehensive income
  $ 454     $ 528  
                 
Earnings per common share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.17     $ 0.26  
Diluted
  $ 0.17     $ 0.26  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    2,289,258       2,291,994  
Diluted
    2,290,424       2,291,994  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
 
   
 
Common Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Retained
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
   
Unearned Compensation
   
Total
Stockholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Income
   
ESOP
   
Equity
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
    2,480,610     $ 24     $ 22,751     $ 23,203     $ 790     $ (1,797 )   $ 44,971  
                                                         
Net income
    --       --       --       595       --       --       595  
Other comprehensive loss
    --       --       --       --       (67 )     --       (67 )
Purchase and retirement of
    treasury shares
    (18,200 )     --       (284 )     --       --       --       (284 )
Share based compensation-
    equity incentive plan
    --       --       113       --       --       --       113  
ESOP shares committed to be
    allocated  (3,209)
    --       --       18       --       --       32       50  
                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2013
    2,462,410     $ 24     $ 22,598     $ 23,798     $ 723     $ (1,765 )   $ 45,378  
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2013
    2,454,465     $ 24     $ 22,845     $ 25,423     $ 166     $ (1,669 )   $ 46,789  
                                                         
Net income
    --       --       --       394       --       --       394  
Other comprehensive income
    --       --       --       --       60       --       60  
Share based compensation-
    equity incentive plan
    --       --       120       --       --       --       120  
Issuance of stock under stock
    option plan
    400       --       6       --       --       --       6  
ESOP shares committed to be
    allocated  (3,209)
    --       --       28       --       --       32       60  
                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2014
    2,454,865     $ 24     $ 22,999     $ 25,817     $ 226     $ (1,637 )   $ 47,429  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ $394     $ $595  
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  operating activities:
               
        Provision for loan losses
    180       100  
        Depreciation and amortization
    140       83  
        Net amortization of securities
    40       62  
        Gain on sales and calls of securities, net
    (16 )     --  
        Principal amount of loans sold
    4,261       14,642  
        Loans originated for sale
    (4,781 )     (7,794 )
        Accretion of net deferred loan fees
    (75 )     (73 )
        Income on bank-owned life insurance
    (58 )     (45 )
        Deferred income tax (benefit) provision
    (31 )     36  
        ESOP expense
    60       50  
        Share-based compensation
    120       113  
        Net change in other assets and liabilities
    (69 )     (282 )
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    165       7,487  
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
  Maturities of certificates of deposit
    --       250  
  Activity in securities available for sale:
               
        Maturities, prepayments and calls
    2,290       1,547  
        Purchases
    (8,797 )     (993 )
   Sales
    906       --  
  Purchase of FHLB stock
    --       (25 )
  Loan originations, net of principal payments
    (13,991 )     (16,695 )
  Additions to premises and equipment
    (93 )     (384 )
 
Net cash used by investing activities
    (19,685 )     (16,300 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
  Net increase in deposits
    24,250       4,542  
  Decrease in short-term borrowings
    (5,000 )     --  
  Proceeds from long-term debt
    --       5,000  
     Repayments of long term debt
    (2,000 )     --  
     Issuance of stock under stock option plan
    6       --  
  Purchase and retirement of treasury stock
    --       (284 )
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    17,256       9,258  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,264 )     445  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning period
    19,067       18,218  
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 16,803     $ 18,663  
                 
Supplementary information:
               
  Interest paid
  $ 798     $ 663  
  Income taxes paid
    150       60  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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WELLESLEY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION
 
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary; Wellesley Bank (the “Bank”), the principal operating entity, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; Wellesley Securities Corporation, which engages in the business of buying, selling and dealing in securities exclusively on its own behalf; Wellesley Investment Partners, LLC, formed to provide investment management services for individuals, not-for-profit entities and businesses; and Central Linden, LLC, to hold, manage and sell foreclosed real estate.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
 
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014 or for any other period.
 
NOTE 2 – LOAN POLICIES
 
The loan portfolio consists of real estate, commercial and other loans to the Company’s customers in our primary market areas in eastern Massachusetts.  The ability of the Company’s debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the economy in general and the real estate and construction sectors within our markets.
 
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, or until maturity or pay-off, generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, and any deferred loan origination fees or costs.  Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.  Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the related loan yield using the interest method.
 
Interest is not accrued on loans when identified as impaired or loans which are ninety days or more past due.  Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan.  Interest income previously accrued on such loans is reversed against current period interest income.  Interest income on non-accrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received and is first applied to the outstanding principal balance when collectibility of principal is in doubt.  Loans are returned to accrual status when all principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured through sustained payment performance for at least six months.

Allowance for loan losses
 
The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of the loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
 
The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.  The allowance consists of general, allocated and unallocated components, as further described below.
 
 
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General component
The general component is based on the following loan segments: residential real estate, commercial real estate, construction, commercial, home equity lines of credit and other consumer.  Management considers a rolling average of historical losses for each segment based on a time frame appropriate to capture relevant loss data for each loan segment, which generally ranges from 3-10 years.  This historical loss factor is adjusted for the following qualitative factors: levels/trends in delinquencies; trends in volume, concentrations and terms of loans; effects of changes in risk selection and underwriting standards and other changes in lending policies, procedures and practices; experience/ability/depth of lending management and staff; and national and local economic trends and conditions.  There were no significant changes to the Company’s policies or methodology pertaining to the general component of the allowance during the first quarter of 2014.
 
The qualitative factor adjustments are determined based on the various risk characteristics of each loan segment.  Risk characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment are as follows:
 
Residential real estate – The Company generally does not originate loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80 percent and does not originate subprime loans.  Most loans in this segment are collateralized by one- to four-family residential real estate and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower.
 
Commercial real estate – Loans in this segment are primarily income-producing properties in the Company’s primary market areas in eastern Massachusetts.  The underlying cash flows generated by the properties are adversely impacted by a downturn in the economy as evidenced by increased vacancy rates, which in turn, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.  Management obtains rent rolls annually and continually monitors the cash flows of these loans.
 
Construction – Loans in this segment primarily include speculative real estate development loans for which payment is derived from sale of the property.  Credit risk is affected by cost overruns, time to sell at an adequate price, and market conditions.   
 
Commercial – Loans in this segment are made to businesses and are generally secured by assets of the business.  Repayment is expected from the cash flows of the business.  A weakened economy, and resultant decreased consumer spending, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.
 
Home equity lines of credit – Loans in this segment are collateralized by one-to-fourfamily residential real estate and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower.  The Company typically does not hold a first mortgage position on homes that secure home equity lines of credit. The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.
 
Other consumer – Loans in this segment are generally unsecured and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower.
 
Allocated component
The allocated component relates to loans that are classified as impaired.  Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, if the loan is collateral dependent, by the fair value of the collateral, less estimated costs to sell.  An allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan.  Large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment.  Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify performing individual consumer loans (residential, home equity lines of credit, personal and other consumer secured loans) for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are subject to a troubled debt restructuring agreement.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.
 
 
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The Company periodically may agree to modify the contractual terms of loans.  When a loan is modified and a concession is made to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty, the modification is considered a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR").  All TDRs are initially classified as impaired.
 
Unallocated component
An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses.  The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating allocated and general reserves in the portfolio.

NOTE 3 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the stockholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheets, such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income/loss.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income and related tax effects are as follows:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(In thousands)
 
       
Unrealized holding gains on securities available for sale
  $ 368     $ 271  
Tax effect
    (142 )     (105 )
Net-of tax amount
  $ 226     $ 166  
 
NOTE 4 RECENT ACCOUNTING AND REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In July 2013, federal banking regulators approved minimum requirements for both the quantity and quality of capital held by community banking institutions.  The rule includes a new minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets of 4.5%, raises the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% and includes a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0% for all banking organizations.  Additionally, community banking institutions must maintain a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier 1 capital in an amount greater than 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets to avoid being subject to limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers.  The Company must begin complying with the rule on January 1, 2015.  The Company is currently evaluating the rule but believes that it will continue to exceed all the minimum capital ratio requirements.
 
 
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NOTE 5 – SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
 
The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale, with gross unrealized gains and losses, follows:
 
   
March 31, 2014
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
                       
   Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 6,810     $ 175     $ (14 )   $ 6,971  
   Government-sponsored enterprises
    9,463       180       (44 )     9,599  
SBA and other asset-backed securities
    8,018       56       (110 )     7,964  
State and municipal bonds
    5,263       130       (6 )     5,387  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
    5,000       --       (53 )     4,947  
Corporate bonds
    7,422       79       (25 )     7,476  
    $ 41,976     $ 620     $ (252 )   $ 42,344  
 
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
                       
   Government National Mortgage Association
  $ 7,673     $ 191     $ (33 )   $ 7,831  
   Government-sponsored enterprises
    9,622       153       (93 )     9,682  
SBA and other asset-backed securities
    5,089       15       (90 )     5,014  
State and municipal bonds
    4,025       101       (6 )     4,120  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
    2,060       4       (50 )     2,014  
Corporate bonds
    7,932       79       --       8,011  
    $ 36,401     $ 543     $ (272 )   $ 36,672  

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity at March 31, 2014 are as follows.  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuer, in certain instances, has the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
   
March 31, 2014
 
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Within 1 year
  $ 2,248     $ 2,258  
After 1 year to 5 years
    6,516       6,580  
After 5 years to 10 years
    4,266       4,306  
After 10 years
    4,655       4,666  
      17,685       17,810  
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
    24,291       24,534  
    $ 41,976     $ 42,344  

 
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Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows:
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
 
   
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2014
                       
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
                       
   Government National Mortgage Association
  $ (14 )   $ 723     $ --     $ --  
   Government-sponsored enterprises
    (10 )     2,163       (34 )     880  
SBA and other asset-backed securities
    (41 )     3,494       (69 )     848  
State and municipal bonds
    (2 )     630       (4 )     296  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
    (26 )     3,974       (27 )     973  
Corporate bonds
    (25 )     1,702       --       --  
    $ (118 )   $ 12,686     $ (134 )   $ 2,997  
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
 
 
   
(In thousands)
 
December 31, 2013
                       
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
                       
   Government National Mortgage Association
  $ (33 )   $ 1,496     $ --     $ --  
   Government-sponsored enterprises
    (93 )     4,864       --       --  
SBA and other asset-backed securities
    (90 )     2,164       --       --  
State and municipal bonds
    (2 )     251       (4 )     296  
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations
    (50 )     949       --       --  
    $ (268 )   $ 9,724     $ (4 )   $ 296  
 
 
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NOTE 6 – LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

A summary of the balances of loans is as follows:

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Real estate loans:
           
    Residential – fixed
  $ 21,949     $ 21,101  
    Residential – variable
    171,364       160,618  
    Commercial
    86,544       82,367  
    Construction
    79,794       80,103  
      359,651       344,189  
                 
Commercial loans:
               
    Secured
    14,254       14,977  
    Unsecured
    1,398       1,453  
      15,652       16,430  
                 
Consumer loans:
               
    Home equity lines of credit
    26,467       27,092  
    Other
    385       415  
      26,852       27,507  
                 
       Total loans
    402,155       388,126  
                 
Less:
               
    Allowance for loan losses
    (4,393 )     (4,213 )
    Net deferred loan origination fees
    (136 )     (195 )
                 
       Loans, net
  $ 397,626     $ 383,718  

 
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The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Construction
   
Commercial
   
Home
Equity
   
Other
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
                                               
                                                 
Allowance at December 31, 2013
  $ 1,351     $ 887     $ 1,305     $ 426     $ 213     $ 7     $ 24     $ 4,213  
Provision (credit) for loan losses
    74       134       2       (36 )     (5 )     (1 )     12       180  
Loans charged off
    --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --  
                                                                 
Allowance at March 31, 2014
  $ 1,425     $ 1,021     $ 1,307     $ 390     $ 208     $ 6     $ 36     $ 4,393  
                                                                 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
                                                               
                                                                 
Allowance at December 31, 2012
  $ 1,157     $ 1,041     $ 918     $ 456     $ 171     $ 11     $ 90     $ 3,844  
Provision (credit) for loan losses
    102       (122 )     58       (16 )     21       --       57       100  
Loans charged off
    --       --       --       (36 )     --       --       --       (36 )
                                                                 
Allowance at March 31, 2013
  $ 1,259     $ 919     $ 976     $ 404     $ 192     $ 11     $ 147     $ 3,908  

 
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Additional information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Construction
   
Commercial
   
Home
Equity
   
Other
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2014
                                               
                                                 
Allowance related to loans
    individually evaluated and
    deemed to be impaired
  $ --     $ 77     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ 77  
                                                                 
Allowance related to loans
    individually evaluated and
    not deemed impaired, and
    those collectively evaluated
    for impairment
    1,425       944       1,307       390       208       6       36       4,316  
                                                                 
            Total allowance
  $ 1,425     $ 1,021     $ 1,307     $ 390     $ 208     $ 6     $ 36     $ 4,393  
                                                                 
Loan balances individually
    evaluated and deemed to be
    impaired
  $ 423     $ 5,247     $ --     $ 29     $ 427     $ --     $ --     $ 6,126  
                                                                 
Loan balances individually
    evaluated and not deemed
    impaired, and those collectively
    evaluated for impairment
    192,890       881,297       779,794       115,623       226,040       385       ---       396,029  
                                                                 
            Total loans
  $ 193,313     $ 886,544     $ 779,794     $ 115,652     $ 226,467     $ 385     $ ---     $ 402,155  
 
 
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Construction
   
Commercial
   
Home
Equity
   
Other
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
   
December 31, 2013
                                                               
                                                                 
Allowance related to loans
    individually evaluated and
    deemed to be impaired
  $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --     $ --  
                                                                 
Allowance related to loans
    individually evaluated and
    not deemed impaired, and
    those collectively evaluated
    for impairment
    1,351       887       1,305       426       213       7       24       4,213  
                                                                 
            Total allowance
  $ 1,351     $ 887     $ 1,305     $ 426     $ 213     $ 7     $ 24     $ 4,213  
                                                                 
Loan balances individually
     evaluated and deemed to be
     impaired
  $ 425     $ 5,269     $ --     $ 34     $ 427     $ --     $ --     $ 6,155  
                                                                 
Loan balances individually
    evaluated and not deemed
    impaired, and those collectively
    evaluated for impairment
    181,294       77,098       80,103       16,396       26,665       415       --       381,971  
                                                                 
            Total loans
  $ 181,719     $ 82,367     $ 80,103     $ 16,430     $ 27,092     $ 415     $ --     $ 388,126  

 
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The following is a summary of past due and non-accrual loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

   
30-59 Days
Past Due
   
60-89 Days
Past Due
   
Past Due 90
Days or More
   
Total
Past Due
   
Past Due 90
Days or More
and Still
Accruing (1)
   
Non-accrual
Loans
 
   
(In thousands)
 
 
March 31, 2014
                                   
                                     
Residential real estate
  $ --     $ 226     $ 197     $ 423     $ --     $ 423  
Commercial real estate
    --       --       791       791       --       2,651  
Home equity lines of credit
    --       --       392       392       --       429  
Other consumer loans
    2       --       --       2       --       --  
Total
  $ 2     $ 226     $ 1,380     $ 1,608       --     $ 3,503  
                                                 
       
December 31, 2013
                                               
                                                 
Residential real estate
  $ --     $ 335     $ 90     $ 425     $ --     $ 639  
Commercial real estate
    867       791       --       1,658       --       2,645  
Commercial
    --       --       34       34       --       34  
Home equity lines of credit
    136       308       583       1,027       191       427  
                                                 
Total
  $ $1,003     $ $1,434     $ $707     $ $3,144     $ $191     $ $3,745  

 
(1)
Represents loans past maturity for which monthly interest payments are being received.
 
 
The following is a summary of impaired loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
 
   
(In thousands)
 
 
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance:
                                   
Residential real estate
  $ 423     $ 423     $ --     $ 425     $ 425     $ --  
Commercial real estate
    4,456       4,456       --       5,269       5,269       --  
Commercial
    29       29       --       34       34       --  
Home equity lines of credit
    427       427       --       427       427       --  
          Total
    5,335       5,335       --       6,155       6,155       --  
                                                 
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance:
                                               
Commercial real estate
    791       791       77       --       --       --  
                                                 
          Total impaired loans
  $ 6,126     $ 6,126     $ 77     $ 6,155     $ 6,155     $ --  
 
 
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Additional information pertaining to impaired loans follows:

   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 
               
Interest
               
Interest
 
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Income
   
Average
   
Interest
   
Income
 
   
Recorded
   
Income
   
Recognized
   
Recorded
   
Income
   
Recognized
 
   
Investment
   
Recognized
   
on Cash Basis
   
Investment
   
Recognized
   
on cash basis
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Residential real estate
  $ 424     $ 4     $ 3     $ 605     7     7  
Commercial real estate
    5,258       64       53       6,104       117       90  
Commercial
    31       4       --       372       2       2  
Home equity lines of credit
    427       --       1       103       1       1  
     Total
  $ 6,140     $ 72     $ 57     $ 7,184     $ 127     $ 100  
 
No additional funds are committed to be advanced in connection with impaired loans.
 
There were no troubled debt restructurings recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
There were no troubled debt restructurings that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and for which default was within one year of the restructure date.

Credit Quality Information
The Company utilizes an eleven-grade internal loan rating system for commercial real estate, construction and commercial loans as follows:
 
Loans rated 1-3 and 31:  Loans in these categories are considered “pass” rated loans with low to average risk.
 
Loans rated 4:  Loans in this category are considered “special mention.”  These loans are starting to show signs of potential weakness and are being closely monitored by management.
 
Loans rated 5:  Loans in this category are considered “substandard.”  Generally, a loan is considered substandard if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligors and/or the collateral pledged.  There is a distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the weakness is not corrected.
 
Loans rated 6:  Loans in this category are considered “doubtful.”  Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, highly questionable and improbable.
 
Loans rated 7:  Loans in this category are considered uncollectible (“loss”) and of such little value that their continuance as loans is not warranted.
 
Category 8:  Loans in this category only include commercial loans under $25 thousand with no other outstandings or relationships with the Company.  In accordance with regulatory guidelines, these loans are not rated.
 
Category 9:  Loans in this category include loans which otherwise require rating but which have not been rated, or loans for which the Company’s loan policy does not require rating.
 
Category 10:  Loans in this category include credit commitments/relationships that cannot be rated due to a lack of financial information or inaccurate financial information.  If, within 60 days of the assignment of a 10 rating, information is still not available to allow a standard rating, the credit will be rated 5.
 
On an annual basis, or more often if needed, the Company formally reviews the ratings on all commercial real estate, construction and commercial loans.  During each calendar year, the Company engages an independent third party to review a significant portion of loans within these segments.  Management uses the results of these reviews as part of its annual review process.  On a monthly basis, the Company reviews the residential real estate and consumer loan portfolio for credit quality primarily through the use of delinquency reports.
 
 
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The following table presents the Company’s loans by risk rating:
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Construction
   
Commercial
   
Total
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Construction
   
Commercial
   
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
 
                                                 
Loans rated 1 -3 and  31
  $ 75,242     $ 79,794     $ 15,025     $ 170,061     $ 71,547     $ 80,103     $ 15,019     $ 166,669  
Loans rated 4
    8,914       --       393       9,307       8,418       --       1,168       9,586  
Loans rated 5
    1,597       --       234       1,831       2,402       --       243       2,645  
Loans rated 6
    791       --       --       791       --       --       --       --  
     Total
  $ 86,544     $ 79,794     $ 15,652     $ 181,990     $ 82,367     $ 80,103     $ 16,430     $ 178,900  

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Determination of fair value
 
The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.  The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices.  However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments.  In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques.  Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.  Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.
 
Fair value hierarchy
 
The Company groups its assets generally measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.
 
Level 1 – Valuation is based on quoted market prices in active exchange markets for identical assets and liabilities.  Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources.
 
Level 2 – Valuation is based on observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets and liabilities.  Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources.
 
Level 3 – Valuation is based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities.  Level 3 assets include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
 
Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of a reporting period, if applicable.
 
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures:
 
Cash, cash equivalents and certificates of deposit:  The carrying amounts approximate fair values based on the short-term nature of the assets.
 
Securities available for sale:  Fair value measurements are obtained from a third-party pricing service and are not adjusted by management.  All securities are measured at fair value in Level 2 based on pricing models that consider standard input factors such as observable market data, benchmark yields, interest rate volatilities, broker/dealer quotes, credit spreads and new issue data.
 
FHLB stock:  The carrying value of FHLB stock is deemed to approximate fair value, based on the redemption provisions of the FHLB of Boston.
 
 
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Loans held for sale:  Fair values are based on commitments in effect from investors or prevailing market prices.
 
Loans, net:  For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.  Fair values for other loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.  Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses or underlying collateral values, where applicable.
 
Deposits:  The fair values disclosed for non-certificate deposit accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts).  Fair values for fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies market interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
 
Short-term borrowings:  The carrying amount of short-term borrowings approximates fair value based on the short-term nature of the liabilities.
 
Long-term debt: The fair values of long-term debt are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the current incremental borrowing rates in the market for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
 
Accrued interest: The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
 
Forward loan sale commitments and derivative loan commitments: Forward loan sale commitments and derivative loan commitments are based on fair values of the underlying mortgage loans and the probability of such commitments being exercised.
 
Off-balance sheet instruments: Fair values for off-balance-sheet lending commitments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.  The fair values of these instruments are considered immaterial.
 
 
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized below.

   
March 31, 2014
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total Fair Value
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Assets
                       
Securities available for sale
  $ --     $ 42,344     $ --     $ 42,344  
Forward loan sale commitments
    --       18       --       18  
                                 
            Total assets
  $ --     $ 42,362     $ --     $ 42,362  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Derivative loan commitments
  $ --     $ 2     $ --     $ 2  
   
 
December 31, 2013
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total Fair Value
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Assets
                               
Securities available for sale
  $ --     $ 36,672     $ --     $ 36,672  
Forward loan sale commitments
    --       36       --       36  
                                 
            Total assets
  $ --     $ 36,708     $ --     $ 36,708  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Derivative loan commitments
  $ --     $ 12     $ --     $ 12  

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

The Company may also be required, from time to time, to measure certain other financial assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.  The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related individual assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

   
March 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Impaired loans
  $ --     $ --     $ 791     $ --     $ --     $ --  

   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 
   
Total Gains (Losses)
   
Total Gains (Losses)
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Impaired loans
  $ (77 )   $ 94  
 
 
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Losses applicable to certain impaired loans are estimated using the appraised value of the underlying collateral considering discounting factors and adjusted for selling costs.  The loss is not recorded directly as an adjustment to current earnings, but rather as a component in determining the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  Adjustments to the estimated fair value of impaired loans may result in increases or decreases to the provision for loan losses.

There are no liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

Summary of fair values of financial instruments
 
The estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments are outlined in the table below.  Certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented herein may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
 
          Fair Value  
   
Carrying
Amount
     
Level 1
     
Level 2
     
Level 3
     
Total
 
    (In thousands)  
March 31, 2014
                             
Financial assets:
                             
    Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 16,803     $ 16,803     $ --     $ --     $ 16,803  
    Certificates of deposit
    100       100       --       --       100  
    Securities available for sale
    42,344       --       42,344       --       42,344  
    FHLB stock
    3,176       --       --       3,176       3,176  
    Loans held for sale
    1,323       --       1,323       --       1,323  
    Loans, net
    397,626       --       --       397,979       397,979  
    Accrued interest receivable
    1,118       --       --       1,118       1,118  
    Forward loan sale commitments
    18       --       18       --       18  
                                         
Financial liabilities:
                                       
    Deposits
  $ 381,768     $ --     $ --     $ 381,137     $ 381,137  
    Short-term borrowings
    4,000       --       4,000       --       4,000  
    Long-term debt
    41,500       --       41,472       --       41,472  
    Accrued interest payable
    7       --       --       7       7  
    Derivative loan commitments
    2       --       2       --       2  
 
December 31, 2013
                             
Financial assets:
                             
    Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,067     $ 19,067     $ --     $ --     $ 19,067  
    Certificates of deposit
    100       100       --       --       100  
    Securities available for sale
    36,672       --       36,672       --       36,672  
    FHLB stock
    3,176       --       --       3,176       3,176  
    Loans held for sale
    825       --       825       --       825  
    Loans, net
    383,718       --       --       383,420       383,420  
    Accrued interest receivable
    1,044       --       --       1,044       1,044  
    Forward loan sale commitments
    36       --       36       --       36  
                                         
Financial liabilities:
                                       
    Deposits
  $ 357,518     $ --     $ --     $ 356,850     $ 356,850  
    Short-term borrowings
    9,000       --       9,000       --       9,000  
    Long-term debt
    43,500       --       43,493       --       43,493  
    Accrued interest payable
    7       --       --       7       7  
    Derivative loan commitments
    12       --       12       --       12  

 
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NOTE 8 EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

The Bank maintains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) to provide eligible employees the opportunity to own Company stock.  This plan is a tax-qualified retirement plan for the benefit of all Bank employees.  Contributions are allocated to eligible participants on the basis of compensation, subject to federal tax limits.

The Company granted a loan to the ESOP for the purchase of shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Bank’s conversion to stock form.  As of March 31, 2014, the ESOP held 192,572 shares, or 7.82%, of the common stock outstanding on that date.  The loan obtained by the ESOP from the Company to purchase common stock is payable annually over 15 years at the rate of 3.25% per annum.  The loan can be prepaid without penalty.  Loan payments are expected to be funded by cash contributions from the Bank.  The loan is secured by the shares purchased, which are held in a suspense account for allocation among participants as the loan is repaid.  Cash dividends paid on allocated shares will be distributed to participants and cash dividends paid on unallocated shares will be used to repay the outstanding debt of the ESOP.  Shares used as collateral to secure the loan are released and available for allocation to eligible employees as the principal and interest on the loan is paid.

Shares held by the ESOP include the following:

   
March 31, 2014
 
       
Allocated
    25,676  
Committed to be allocated
    3,209  
Unallocated
    163,687  
         
      192,572  

The fair value of unallocated shares was approximately $3.2 million at March 31, 2014.

Total compensation expense recognized in connection with the ESOP for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $60 thousand and $50 thousand, respectively.

NOTE 9 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), the Company may grant stock options to its directors and employees in the form of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options for up to 240,751 shares of its common stock. The exercise price of each stock option shall not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant, and the maximum term of each option is ten years from the date of each award.  The vesting period is five years from the date of grant, with vesting at 20% per year.

A restricted stock award (the “award”) is a grant of shares of Company common stock for no consideration, subject to a vesting schedule or the satisfaction of market conditions or performance criteria. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, the Company may also grant stock awards to management, employees and directors for up to 96,286 shares. Awarded shares are held in reserve for each grantee by the Company’s transfer agent, and will be issued from previously authorized but unissued shares upon vesting. The fair value of the stock awards, based on the market price at the grant date, will be recognized over the five year vesting period.
 
Stock Options
On October 1, 2012, in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors granted options to purchase 203,395 shares of its common stock to its management, employees and directors.  The fair value of stock options granted on October 1, 2012 was $4.69.

On October 1, 2013, in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors granted options to purchase 10,500 shares of its common stock to certain employees.  The fair value of stock options granted on October 1, 2013 was $5.62.

 
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The value of options granted under each award was estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
 
 
October 1, 2013
October 1, 2012
Expected dividends
0.00%
0.00%
Expected term
10 years
10 years
Expected volatility
16.7%
19.7%
Risk-free interest rate
2.64%
1.64%

The expected volatility is based on historical volatility.  The risk-free interest rates for periods consistent with the expected term of the awards are based on the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.  The expected term is based on the maximum term as it is not currently anticipated that participants would exercise the option prior to the end of the term.  The dividend yield is based on the Company’s history and our current expectation of dividend payouts.

A summary of option activity under the Equity Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2014, is presented below:

Options
 
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Term
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 
   
(In thousands)
         
(In years)
   
(In thousands)
 
     Outstanding at beginning of period
    212     $ 15.45       3.80        
          Granted
    --       --       --        
          Exercised
    (1 )     15.35       --        
                               
     Outstanding at end of period
    211     $ 15.45       3.55     $ 775  
                                 
     Options exercisable at end of period
    39     $ 15.35       3.50     $ 147  

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, share based compensation expense applicable to the stock options was $51 thousand and $48 thousand, respectively, and the recognized tax benefit related to this expense was $9 thousand for both periods.

Unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested stock options totaled $721 thousand as of March 31, 2014, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 3.55 years.

Stock Awards
On October 1, 2012, the Board of Directors granted restricted stock awards of 86,539 to its management, employees and directors.  On October 1, 2013, the Board of Directors granted restricted stock awards of 2,750 to certain employees.

There was no activity in non-vested stock awards under the Equity Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, compensation expense applicable to the stock awards was $69 thousand and $65 thousand, respectively, and the recognized tax benefit related to this expense was $27 thousand and $27 thousand, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested restricted stock totaled $973 thousand as of March 31, 2014, which will be recognized over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 3.53 years.

 
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NOTE 10 EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance.  Under the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, stock awards granted on October 1, 2013 and 2012 contain non-forfeitable dividend rights. Accordingly, these shares are considered outstanding for computation of basic earnings per share.  Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company relate to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards and are determined using the treasury stock method. There were no potentially dilutive common stock equivalents as of March 31, 2013.
 
Earnings per common share have been computed as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Net income applicable to common stock
  $ 394     $ 595  
                 
Average number of common shares outstanding
    2,454,549       2,471,728  
Less: Average unallocated ESOP shares
    (165,292 )     (179,734 )
Average number of common shares outstanding used to
calculate basic earnings per common share
    2,289,257       2,291,994  
                 
Dilutive effect of stock options
    1,167       --  
                 
Average number of common shares outstanding used to
calculate diluted earnings per common share
    2,290,424       2,291,994  

NOTE 11 – STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN
 
On October 1, 2012, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 96,286 shares, or approximately 4.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. At March 31, 2014, the Company had repurchased and retired 40,535 shares.
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
 
Safe Harbor Statement for Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are not historical facts; rather they are statements based on the Company’s current expectations regarding its business strategies and their intended results and its future performance.  Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends” and similar expressions.
 
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.  Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause or contribute to the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements being materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that may cause or contribute to these differences include, without limitation, general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; legislative and regulatory changes; the quality and composition of the loan and investment securities portfolio; loan demand; deposit flows; competition; and changes in accounting principles and guidelines.  Additional factors that may affect our results are discussed in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the section titled “Item 1A.–Risk Factors.”  These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.  Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies
 
We consider accounting policies involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income to be critical accounting policies.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses.  The allowance for loan losses is the amount estimated by management as necessary to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date.  The allowance is established through the provision for loan losses, which is charged to income.  Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment.  Among the material estimates required to establish the allowance are: the likelihood of default; the loss exposure at default; the amount and timing of future cash flows on impaired loans; the value of collateral; and the determination of loss factors to be applied to the various elements of the portfolio.  All of these estimates are susceptible to significant change.  Management reviews the level of the allowance at least quarterly and establishes the provision for loan losses based upon an evaluation of the portfolio, past loss experience, current economic conditions and other factors related to the collectibility of the loan portfolio.  Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic or other conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluation.  In addition, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.  A large loss could deplete the allowance and require increased provisions to replenish the allowance, which would adversely affect earnings.
 
Deferred Tax Assets.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be realized or settled.  Management reviews deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis to identify any uncertainties pertaining to realization of such assets.  In determining whether a valuation allowance is required against deferred tax assets, management assesses historical and forecasted operating results, including a review of eligible carry-forward periods, tax planning opportunities and other relevant considerations.  We believe the accounting estimate related to the valuation allowance is a critical estimate because the underlying assumptions can change from period to period.  For example, tax law changes or variances in future projected operating performance could result in a change in the valuation allowance.  Should actual factors and conditions differ materially from those used by management, the actual realization of net deferred tax assets could differ materially from the amounts recorded in the financial statements.  If we were not able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the related valuation allowance would be charged to income tax expense in the period such determination was made and could have a negative impact on earnings.  In addition, if actual factors and conditions differ materially from those used by management, we could incur penalties and interest imposed by taxing authorities.  A valuation allowance was not required for the five-year charitable carry-forward created primarily by the contribution of 157,477 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Wellesley Charitable Foundation as part of the mutual to stock conversion.  Based on historical income it is expected that there will be sufficient income to be able to deduct the entire amount of the contribution over future years.

 
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Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013
 
General.  Total assets increased $17.7 million, or 3.9%, from $458.5 million at December 31, 2013 to $476.2 million at March 31, 2014.  Total asset growth was primarily the result of  an increase in net loans of $13.9 million, or 3.6%, and an increase of $5.7 million, or 15.5%, in securities available for sale, partially offset by a reduction of $2.3 million, or 11.9%, in cash and cash equivalents.
 
Loans. The $13.9 million increase in loans was due primarily to an increase of $11.6 million, or 6.4%, in residential real estate loans. We have expanded our residential lending activity through the addition of commissioned loan originators, the expansion of our CRA assessment area and recent opening of offices in Wellesley Lower Falls and Boston. Adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans increased $10.7 million, or 6.7%, to $171.4 million while fixed-rate residential loans increased $848 thousand, or 4.0%. At March 31, 2014, loans past due 30-59 days have decreased $1.0 million and loans past due 60-89 days have decreased $1.2 million as fewer customers are experiencing payment difficulties, allowing balances to be brought current.  Loans past due 90 days or more have increased $679 thousand as compared to December 31, 2013, primarily due to one commercial real estate loan becoming delinquent. Substantially all delinquent loans are secured by real estate collateral with values exceeding outstanding loan principal. Any losses expected on delinquent loans have been reflected as specific reserves in the allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2014.
 
Securities.  Total securities increased from $36.7 million at December 31, 2013 to $42.3 million at March 31, 2014, primarily due to the investment of excess liquid funds in Small Business Administration securities and government sponsored enterprise obligations.
 
Deposits.  Total deposits increased $24.3 million, or 6.8%, from $357.5 million at December 31, 2013 to $381.8 million at March 31, 2014.  Savings accounts increased $18.8 million primarily due to new account openings and the movement of funds into our premium priced relationship savings account.  Term certificates of deposit increased $10.8 million as we have increased funding from a national deposit clearinghouse. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease of $3.2 million in money market deposit accounts.
 
Borrowings.  We use borrowings from a variety of sources to supplement our supply of funds for loans and securities.  Long-term debt, consisting entirely of FHLB advances, decreased $2.0 million, or 4.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  The decrease in long-term FHLB advances was due to paying off certain advances at maturity.  Short-term borrowings consist entirely of advances from the FHLB with initial maturities less than one year.  Balances of short-term borrowings have decreased $5.0 million, or 55.6%, since December 31, 2013 as excess funds became available due to growth in retail deposits.
 
Stockholders’Equity.  Stockholders’ equity increased $640 thousand, or 1.4%, from $46.8 million at December 31, 2013 to $47.4 million at March 31, 2014, primarily as a result of net income for the quarter of $394 thousand, and share based compensation related to the equity incentive plan of $120 thousand.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
 
Overview.  Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $394 thousand compared to net income of $595 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The $201 thousand decrease was primarily due to personnel and occupancy costs associated with operating our new office locations, the addition of retail and operational support personnel throughout the organization, and the expansion of our marketing and promotional activities within the communities we serve. Bank growth during the past year has contributed to increases in net interest income and noninterest income, offset by an increase in noninterest expenses. Net interest income increased $473 thousand, or 14.4%, while noninterest expense increased $767 thousand, or 31.7%.
 
Net Interest Income.  Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $3.8 million, as compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The increase in net interest income was primarily due to increases in the average balances of loans, partially offset by declines in yields on loans.
 
Interest and dividend income increased $613 thousand, or 15.5%, from $4.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 to $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  The average balance of interest-earning assets increased 23.3%, while the average rate earned on these assets decreased by 27 basis points (bp).  The decline in yield partially offset the improvement in interest income attributable to asset growth.  Interest and fees on loans increased $610 thousand, or 16.3%, due to a 28.5% increase in the average balance of loans partially offset by a 47 bp decrease in the average rate earned on loans.  Interest income from taxable securities decreased $9 thousand, or 17.8%, due to a decline in the average balances for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year, which was partially offset by an increase in the average rate of 12 bp on taxable securities compared to the prior year period.
 
The increase in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in average balances of deposits.  The average balance of interest-bearing deposits increased $65.1 million, or 25.1%,  in the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, while the average rate paid on interest bearing deposits decreased 1 bp.  The rate paid on savings accounts increased 26 bp primarily due to the higher cost of our premium relationship savings account.  The average balance of savings accounts increased $35.2 million to $78.0 million, as compared to the prior year.   The cost of term certificates of deposit increased $22 thousand to $434 thousand as we have grown our retail deposit balances and added $15.5 million of term deposits through a national certificate of deposit clearinghouse. The average balance of long-term FHLB advances increased from $34.9 million to $43.3 million, while rates paid on long-term FHLB advances decreased from 1.41% to 1.20%.  The average rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 4 bp from the comparative three-month period.  In addition, we use short-term FHLB borrowings to temporarily fund loan originations and support other short-term liquidity demands. Interest expense on short-term borrowings totaled $5 thousand in the three month period ended March 31, 2014. We did not utilize short-term borrowings in the period ending March 31, 2013.

 
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Average Balances and Yields.  The following table presents information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs.  The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented.  Average balances have been calculated using daily balances.  Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are insignificant.  Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.  Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant.

   
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
Average
Outstanding
Balance
   
Interest
Earned/
Paid
   
Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
   
Average
Outstanding
Balance
   
Interest
Earned/
Paid
   
Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Short-term investments
  $ 17,493     $ 8       0.19 %   $ 17,931     $ 9       0.21 %
Certificates of deposit
    100       --       0.22       597       1       0.44  
Debt securities:
                                               
   Taxable
    31,928       148       1.89       33,042       144       1.77  
   Tax-exempt
    4,890       44       3.63       5,947       53       3.60  
Total loans and loans held for sale
    396,748       4,355       4.45       308,882       3,745       4.92  
FHLB stock
    3,176       12       1.48       2,022       2       0.35  
Total interest-earning assets
    454,335       4,567       4.08 %     368,421       3,954       4.35 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (4,272 )                     (3,863 )                
Total interest-earning assets less allowance
for loan losses
    450,063                       364,558                  
Noninterest-earning assets
    17,391                       15,053                  
Total assets
  $ 467,454                     $ 379,611                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Regular savings accounts
  $ 77,990       141       0.73 %   $ 42,826       50       0.47 %
NOW checking accounts
    24,562       22       0.36       25,162       20       0.32  
Money market accounts
    56,791       71       0.50       55,913       58       0.42  
Certificates of deposit
    165,525       434       1.17       135,837       412       1.23  
Total interest-bearing deposits
    324,868       668       0.83       259,738       540       0.84  
Short-term borrowings
    5,844       5       0.31       --       --       --  
Long-term debt
    43,322       128       1.20       34,855       121       1.41  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    374,034       801       0.87 %     294,593       661       0.91 %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
    44,863                       37,911                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    1,341                       2,010                  
Total liabilities
    420,238                       334,514                  
Stockholders’ equity
    47,216                       45,097                  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 467,454                     $ 379,611                  
Net interest income
          $ 3,766                     $ 3,293          
Net interest rate spread (2)
                    3.21 %                     3.44 %
Net interest-earning assets (3)
  $ 80,302                     $ 73,828                  
Net interest margin (4)
                    3.36 %                     3.62 %
Average total interest-earning assets to average total interest-bearing liabilities
    121.47 %                     125.06 %                
 
 
(1)
Yields for the three month periods have been annualized.
 
(2)
Represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(3)
Represents total average interest-earning assets less total average interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(4)
Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.
 
 
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Rate/Volume Analysis.  The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income.  The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume).  The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate).  The total increase (decrease) column represents the sum of the prior columns.  For purposes of this table, changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionally based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.

   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Compared to
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 
   
Increase (Decrease) Due to
   
Total Increase (Decrease)
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                 
Short-term investments
  $ --     $ (1 )   $ (1 )
Certificates of deposit
    (1 )     --       (1 )
Debt securities:
                       
   Taxable
    (5 )     9       4  
   Tax-exempt
    (9 )     --       (9 )
Total loans and loans held for sale
    914       (304 )     610  
FHLB stock
    2       8       10  
Total interest-earning assets
    901       (288 )     613  
                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                       
Regular savings accounts
    54       37       91  
NOW checking accounts
    --       2       2  
Money market accounts
    1       12       13  
Certificates of deposit
    59       (37 )     22  
Total interest-bearing deposits
    114       14       128  
Short-term borrowings
    5       --       5  
Long-term debt
    18       (11 )     7  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    137       3       140  
                         
Increase (decrease) in net interest income
  $ 764     $ (291 )   $ 473  

Provision for Loan Losses.  The provision for loan losses was $180 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to $100 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  In the 2014 period, the provision reflects growth in the loan portfolio, specifically commercial real estate and residential loans, and the addition of a specific reserve related to a commercial real estate loan, partially offset by a reduction in certain loss factors due to improving real estate values and regional economic conditions.

 
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Analysis of Loan Loss Experience.  The following table sets forth an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 4,213     $ 3,844  
Provision for loan losses
    180       100  
Charge-offs:
               
Commercial loans
    --       (36 )
Total charge-offs
    --       (36 )
Recoveries
    --       --  
Net charge-offs
    --       (36 )
Balance at end of period
  $ 4,393     $ 3,908  
Allowance for loan losses to
   nonperforming loans at end of period
    125.41 %     82.15 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   at end of period
    1.09 %     1.26 %
Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding
   during the period
    0.00 %     0.01 %
 
Noninterest Income.  Noninterest income totaled $253 thousand, an increase of $44 thousand, or 21.1%, as wealth management fees increased $24 thousand from the comparable 2013 period.  We also recognized $16 thousand in net gains on sales and calls of securities during the 2014 period, with no gains recognized during the comparable period in 2013.
 
Noninterest Expenses.  Noninterest expenses increased $767 thousand to $3.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  Factors that contributed to the increase in noninterest expense during the 2014 period were increased salary and employee benefits expense of $442 thousand resulting from increased staffing levels related to the operation of our newest branch office in Boston, and additional retail and support staff supporting the Company’s growth.   Occupancy and equipment fees increased $160 thousand related to the operation of our newest branch office. Professional service fees increased $45 thousand in support of services related to the increased lending volume, additional compliance and operational support costs and key program initiatives. Marketing and promotion costs have increased $67 thousand due to increased promotional initiatives within the communities we serve.  Additionally, data processing fees increased $30 thousand, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2013 due to overall growth in our operations.
 
Income Taxes.  An income tax provision of $261 thousand was recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 compared to a provision of $390 thousand in the comparable 2013 quarter.  The effective tax rate for the 2014 three-month period was 39.8%, compared with 39.6% for the 2013 three-month period. The change in rates is due to the relative mix of tax exempt income and tax preference items recognized by the Company as a percentage of pre-tax income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity Management.  Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term and long-term nature.  Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments, maturities and sales of securities, and borrowings from the FHLB. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows, calls of securities and prepayments on loans are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.
 
Management regularly adjusts our investments in liquid assets based upon an assessment of (1) expected loan demand, (2) expected deposit flows, (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities, and (4) the objectives of our interest-rate risk and investment policies.
 
Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, and securities available for sale.  The level of these assets depends on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period.  At March 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents, which include short-term investments, totaled $16.8 million.  Securities classified as available-for-sale, whose aggregate market value of $42.3 million exceeds cost, and $1.3 million in loans held for sale provide additional sources of liquidity.

 
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At March 31, 2014, we had $4.0 million in short-term borrowings outstanding, represented entirely by FHLB advances, and $41.5 million in long-term debt, also consisting entirely of FHLB advances. At March 31, 2014, we had a total of $50.1 million in unused borrowing capacity from the FHLB.  Short-term borrowings are generally used to fund temporary cash needs due to the timing of loan originations and deposit gathering activities.  Long-term debt is generally used to provide for longer-term funding needs of the Company, including the match funding of loans originated for portfolio.  At March 31, 2014, we also had the ability to borrow $5.0 million from the Co-operative Central Bank, $2.0 million under an unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank, and $13.1 million from the Federal Reserve Bank under a collateralized borrowing program, none of which was outstanding at that date
 
At March 31, 2014, we had $75.8 million in loan commitments outstanding, which included $35.3 million in unadvanced funds on construction loans, $20.3 million in unadvanced home equity lines of credit, $11.5 million in unadvanced commercial lines of credit, and $7.7 million in new loan originations.
 
Term certificates of deposit due within one year of March 31, 2014 amounted to $120.5 million, or 70.8% of total term certificates.  This total has increased $19.8 million from December 31, 2013. Balances of term certificates maturing in more than one year have decreased $9.1 million.  Balances of term certificates that mature within one year reflect customer preferences for greater liquidity of personal funds, while longer-dated certificates reflect a willingness among customers to accept current interest rates for extended time periods.  If maturing deposits are not renewed, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including new term certificates and other borrowings.  Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the existing funds.  Management believes, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of our term certificates will be renewed.  We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.
 
The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and will have to provide for its own liquidity to pay its operating expenses and other financial obligations.  The Company’s primary source of income will be dividends received from the Bank and earnings from investment of net proceeds from the offering retained by the Company.  Massachusetts banking law and FDIC regulations limit distributions of capital.  In addition, the Company is subject to the policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve Board”) that dividends should be paid only out of current earnings and only if the prospective rate of earnings retention by the Company appears consistent with its capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.  Finally, in connection with its nonobjection to the conversion, the FDIC has required the Bank to commit that for the three-year period immediately following the closing of the conversion it will not make any distribution of capital to the Company, including cash dividends, except in accordance with FDIC on laws and regulations and as provided for in the business plan submitted with the conversion application without the prior approval of the Boston Area Office of the FDIC if such action would cause the Bank’s tier 1 leverage and total risk-based capital ratios to fall below 8.0% and 12.0%, respectively.  At March 31, 2014, the Company had $2.0 million of liquid assets as represented by cash and cash equivalents on an unconsolidated basis.
 
Capital Management.  The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, including a risk-based capital measure.  The Company is also subject to similar capital requirements set by the Federal Reserve Board.  The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories.  At March 31, 2014, we exceeded all of our regulatory capital requirements.  We are considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.
 
We strive to manage our capital for maximum shareholder benefit.  The capital from our stock offering significantly increased our liquidity and capital resources.  Over time, the initial level of liquidity has been reduced as net proceeds from the stock offering were used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of lending activities.  Our financial condition and results of operations were enhanced by the capital from the offering, resulting over time in increased net interest-earning assets and net income.  However, the large increase in equity resulting from the capital raised in the offering has had an adverse impact on our return on equity.  To help us better manage our capital, we may consider the use of such tools as common share repurchases and cash dividends as regulations permit.
 
 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
In the normal course of operations, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in our financial statements.  These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk.  Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and lines of credit.  For information about our loan commitments and unused lines of credit see Liquidity Management herein.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk
 
One significant risk affecting the financial condition and operating results of the Company and the Bank is interest rate risk.  We manage the interest rate sensitivity of our interest-bearing liabilities and interest-earning assets in an effort to minimize the adverse effects of changes in the interest rate environment.  Deposit accounts typically react more quickly to changes in market interest rates than mortgage loans because of the shorter maturities of deposits.   As a result, sharp increases in interest rates may adversely affect our earnings while decreases in interest rates may beneficially affect our earnings.  To reduce the potential volatility of our earnings, we have sought to improve the match between asset and liability maturities and rates, while maintaining an acceptable interest rate spread.  Our strategy for managing interest rate risk emphasizes: originating adjustable-rate loans for retention in our loan portfolio; selling in the secondary market substantially all newly originated conforming longer-term fixed rate residential mortgage loans, promoting core deposit products; adjusting the maturities of borrowings and adjusting the investment portfolio mix and duration.  We currently do not participate in hedging programs, interest rate swaps or other activities involving the use of derivative financial instruments.
 
We have an Asset/Liability Committee, which includes members of management, to communicate, coordinate and control all aspects involving asset-liability management.  The committee establishes and monitors the volume, maturities, pricing and mix of assets and funding sources with the objective of managing assets and funding sources to provide results that are consistent with liquidity, growth, risk limits and profitability goals.

Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk
 
We analyze our interest rate sensitivity position to manage the risk associated with interest rate movements through the use of interest income and equity simulations.  The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest sensitive.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period.
 
Our goal is to manage asset and liability positions to moderate the effects of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income and the present value of our equity.  Interest income and equity simulations are completed quarterly and presented to the Asset/Liability Committee and the Board of Directors.  The simulations provide an estimate of the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income and the present value of our equity under a range of assumptions.  The simulation incorporates assumptions regarding the potential timing in the repricing of certain assets and liabilities when market rates change and the changes in spreads between different market rates.  The simulation analysis incorporates management’s current assessment of the risk that pricing margins will change adversely over time due to competition or other factors.
 
Simulation analysis is only an estimate of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time.  We continually review the potential effect changes in interest rates could have on the repayment of rate sensitive assets and funding requirements of rate sensitive liabilities.
 
The table below sets forth an approximation of our exposure as a percentage of estimated net interest income for the next 12 month period using interest income and equity simulations.  The simulations use projected repricing of assets and liabilities at March 31, 2014 on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated repayments and scheduled rate adjustments.  Prepayment rates can have a significant impact on the simulations.  Because of the large percentage of loans we hold, rising or falling interest rates have a significant impact on the prepayment speeds of our earning assets that in turn affect the rate sensitivity position.  When interest rates rise, prepayments tend to slow.  When interest rates fall, prepayments tend to rise.  Our asset sensitivity would be reduced if prepayments slow and would increase if prepayments accelerated.  While we believe such assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that assumed prepayment rates will approximate actual future mortgage-backed security and loan repayment activity.

 
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The following table reflects the estimated effects of changes in interest rates on the present value of our equity at March 31, 2014 and on our projected net interest income from March 31, 2014 through March 31, 2015.

     
As of March 31, 2014
   
Over the Next 12 Months
Ending March 31, 2015
 
     
Present Value of Equity
   
Projected Net Interest Income
 
Basis Point (“bp”)
Change in Rates
   
$ Amount
   
$ Change
   
% Change
   
$ Amount
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
      (Dollars in thousands)  
  300  bp   $ 57,584     $ (10,439 )     (15.35 )%   $ 13,642     $ (1,707 )     (11.12 )%
  200       60,887       (7,136 )     (10.49 )     14,162       (1,187 )     (7.73 )
  100       63,985       (4,038 )     (5.94 )     14,683       (666 )     (4.34 )
  0       68,023       --       --       15,349       --       --  
  (100 )     72,905       4,882       7.18       15,480       131       0.85  

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”).  Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
In addition, based on that evaluation, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business.  The Company’s management believes that such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are immaterial to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
For information regarding the Company’s risk factors, see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2014.  As of March 31, 2014, the risk factors of the Company have not changed materially from those disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Period
 
(a)
Total
number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
 
(b)
Average
Price
Paid per
Share (or
Unit)
 
(c)
Total Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs (1)
 
(d)
Maximum Number (or
Appropriate Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that May Yet
Be Purchased Under the Plans
or Programs
January 1, 2014 through
January 31, 2014
 
--
 
--
 
--
 
55,751
                 
February 1, 2014 through
February 28, 2014
 
--
 
--
 
--
 
55,571
                 
March 1, 2014 through
March 31, 2014
 
--
 
--
 
--
 
55,571
                 
Total
 
--
     
--
   
 
_______________
(1)
On October 1, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 96,286 shares of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase plan will continue until it is completed or terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information

Not applicable.

 
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Item 6.  Exhibits

 
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wellesley Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 
3.2
Bylaws of Wellesley Bancorp, Inc. (2)

 
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 
32.0
Section 1350 Certification

 
101.1
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balances Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

_________________________________________________________________________

 
(1)
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Wellesley Bancorp, Inc.’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176764), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.
 
(2)
Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits to Wellesley Bancorp, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-176764), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2011.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  WELLESLEY BANCORP, INC.
     
     
Dated: May 12, 2014
By:
/s/ Thomas J. Fontaine  
   
Thomas J. Fontaine
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
(principal executive officer)
   
 
     
     
     
Dated: May 12, 2014
By:
/s/ Gary P. Culyer    
   
Gary P. Culyer
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
(principal financial and accounting officer)