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Middleburg, VA -- Middleburg Financial Corp. here saw its fourth-quarter earnings drop by nearly two-thirds in a year-over-year comparison, due mostly to an impairment charge related to the company's investment in Southern Trust Mortgage LCC. Middleburg recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5 million related to its investment in STM.
The lender reported net income of $3.1 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, which represents a 61.8% decrease from $8 million, or $1.90 per diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2006.
Assets have grown 9% since Dec. 31, 2006, leading to total consolidated assets of $841.4 million at Dec. 31, 2007. The net loan portfolio increased 13.1%, reaching $638.7 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
Earnings from mortgage banking have been negatively affected by decreased production levels and narrowed margins resulting from shifts in the mix of retail and wholesale loan volume. Additionally, along with the higher expense associated with adjusting STM's allowance for loan losses, other expenses increased with the hiring of several loan producers and support staff with the objective of increasing future loan ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Middleburg Financial Hurt by Mortgage Stake.