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Sun Bancorp – SNBC – Continued in this quarter to take proactive and appropriate actions to strengthen and grow the company

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Sun Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNBC) reported a net loss available to common shareholders of $28.1 million, or a loss of $0.34 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $67.1 million, or a loss of $1.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2011. The 2011 period included a $53.1 million net loss on loans transferred to held-for-sale.

The following are key items and events that occurred during the first quarter:

  • SNBC Provision expense totaled $30.7 million as compared to $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The allowance for loan losses equaled $52.1 million at quarter end, an increase of $10.5 million from December 31, 2011. The allowance for loan losses equaled 2.34% of gross loans held for investment and 45.5% of non-performing loans.
  • SNBC , The net interest margin equaled 3.48% versus 3.54% in the linked quarter. Non-accrual interest reversals totaled $310 thousand in the first quarter which reduced the net interest margin by five basis points. Commercial loan production remained relatively strong at $65 million during the first quarter versus $40 million in the comparable prior year quarter.
  • SNBC Non-interest income decreased $1.3 million to $5.5 million as compared to the linked quarter primarily due to a prior quarter bank-owned life insurance distribution of $765 thousand and prior quarter gains of $280 thousand on the sale of investment securities.
  • Non-interest expense increased $338 thousand from the linked quarter to $27.6 million; however, the current quarter included approximately $1.0 million in costs associated with the build out of our mortgage operations. During the first quarter, 47 new mortgage employees were hired as the Company plans to enhance its residential mortgage platform and provide a significant boost to non-interest income.
  • Total risk-based capital equaled 14.45% at March 31, 2012, well above the regulatory required level.
  • SNBC announced the consolidation of three retail branches to occur in the second quarter. This strategic decision provides cost efficiencies and enhances the Company’s ability to streamline operations in the branch network while continuing to provide excellent customer service.

“We continued in this quarter to take proactive and appropriate actions to strengthen and grow the company. We were decisive in charging down the balance of previously identified, collateral dependent legacy real estate loans in our portfolio that we believe have lost value due to the devalued commercial real-estate market and increasing our reserve coverage ratios,” said Thomas X. Geisel, Sun’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We were equally decisive in capitalizing on market opportunities to build our mortgage business and drive loan production in both our small business and commercial lending lines. We remain focused on making decisions that reinforce the strength of our portfolio, build our revenue stream and effectively serve customers while advancing the Sun brand.”


Sun Bancorp, Inc. (SNBC) is a $3.11 billion asset bank holding company headquartered in Vineland, New Jersey, with its executive offices located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Its primary subsidiary is Sun National Bank, a full service Commercial Bank serving customers through 68 locations in New Jersey. Sun National Bank has been named one of Forbes Magazine’s “Most Trustworthy Companies” for five years running.  The Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and its deposits are insured up to the legal maximum by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.


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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing.

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