other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
First United sells $20.4M AFS securities at $3.2M loss to fund 7.85% loans; sees ~$0.15 EPS gain
FIRST UNITED CORP/MD/
- Sold $20.4M AFS securities (book $24.6M) for $3.2M after-tax loss; proceeds to fund loans at ~7.85%.
- Expects earn-back period of ~3.3 years and positive impact on net interest margin.
- Expects EPS improvement of ~$0.15 per basic share from the repositioning.
- Capital ratios impacted minimally (0.13%-0.16%); remain well above well-capitalized thresholds.
- Board also amended bylaws to increase mandatory director retirement age to 75.