COMMERCE NATIONAL BANK NEWPORT B
SymbolCNBF

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Commerce National Bank Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

2009-11-03 21:00 ET - News Release

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/03/09

Commerce National Bank (OTCBB: CNBF), a community business bank in its sixth year of operation, announced its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2009, the Bank reported net income of $105,000 as compared to a net loss of $152,000 for the same period in 2008. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the Bank reported a net loss of $130,000 as compared to net income of $254,000 for the same period in 2008. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, the Bank recorded provisions for loan and lease losses of $200,000 and $725,000 as compared to provisions of $375,000 and $702,000 for the similar periods in 2008. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, the Bank recognized losses in its investment portfolio of $167,000 and $427,000 for the portion of an investment that is considered to be Other Than Temporarily Impaired (OTTI). For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, respectively, the Bank recognized OTTI losses in its investment portfolio of $359,000. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, the Bank recorded income tax expense of $358,000 and $195,000 as compared to the recording of income tax benefits of $207,000 and $116,000 for the similar periods in 2008. Notwithstanding the profits for the quarter, the Bank continues to absorb losses in its investment portfolio as a result of the continued deterioration of the mortgage markets. The Bank continues to reserve for the loan portfolio but, at this point, has not seen a significant deterioration in the quality of the loan portfolio.

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