Riverview Bancorp, Inc., a Washington corporation, is the savings and loan holding
company of Riverview Community Bank (the "Bank"). The Companys executive
offices are located in Vancouver, Washington.
The Company is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve Systems ("Federal Reserve"). Substantially all of the Companys
business is conducted through the Bank which is regulated by the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"), its primary regulator, and by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the insurer of
its deposits. The Banks deposits are insured by the FDIC up to applicable legal
limits under the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF"). The Bank has been
a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System ("FHLB") of Des Moines,
which is one of the 11 regional banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System ("FHLB
System").
As a progressive, community-oriented financial services company, the Company
emphasizes local, personal service to residents of its primary market area.
The Company considers Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat and Skamania counties of Washington
and Multnomah and Marion counties of Oregon as its primary market area. The
counties of Multnomah, Clark and Skamania are part of the Portland metropolitan
area as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Company is engaged predominantly
in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and using such
funds in its primary market area to originate commercial business, commercial
real estate, multi-family real estate, land, real estate construction, residential
real estate and other consumer loans.
The Companys strategic plan includes targeting the commercial banking customer
base in its primary market area for loan originations and deposit growth, specifically
small and medium size businesses, professionals and wealth building individuals.
In pursuit of these goals, the Company will seek to increase the loan portfolio
consistent with its strategic plan and asset/liability and regulatory capital
objectives, which includes maintaining a significant amount of commercial and
commercial real estate loans in its loan portfolio. Significant portions of
our new loan originations – which are mainly concentrated in commercial
business, commercial real estate and multifamily loans – carry adjustable
rates, higher yields or shorter terms and higher credit risk than traditional
fixed-rate consumer real estate one-to-four family mortgages.
The Companys lending activities are subject to the written, non-discriminatory,
underwriting standards and loan origination procedures established by the Banks
Board of Directors ("Board") and management. The customary sources
of loan originations are realtors, walk-in customers, referrals and existing
customers. The Bank also uses commissioned loan brokers and print advertising
to market its products and services. Loans are approved at various levels of
management, depending upon the amount of the loan.
The Board sets the investment policy of the Company. The Companys investment
objectives are: to provide and maintain liquidity within regulatory guidelines;
to maintain a balance of high quality, diversified investments to minimize risk;
to provide collateral for pledging requirements; to serve as a balance to earnings;
and to optimize returns. The policy permits investment in various types of liquid
assets permissible under OCC regulation, which includes U.S. Treasury obligations,
securities of various federal agencies, "bank qualified" municipal
bonds, certain certificates of deposit of insured banks, repurchase agreements,
federal funds and mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), but does not
permit investment in non-investment grade bonds. The policy also dictates the
criteria for classifying securities into one of three categories: held to maturity,
available for sale or trading.
Deposits, loan repayments and loan sales are the major sources of the Companys
funds for lending and other investment purposes. Loan repayments are a relatively
stable source of funds, while deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments
are significantly influenced by general interest rates and money market conditions.
Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in
the availability of funds from other sources. They may also be used on a longer-term
basis for general business purposes.
The Company attracts deposits from within its primary market area by offering
a broad selection of deposit instruments, including demand deposits, negotiable
order of withdrawal ("NOW") accounts, money market accounts, regular
savings accounts, certificates of deposit and retirement savings plans. The
Company has focused on building customer relationship deposits which includes
both business and consumer depositors. Deposit account terms vary according
to the minimum balance required, the time periods the funds must remain on deposit
and the interest rate, among other factors. In determining the terms of its
deposit accounts, the Company considers the rates offered by its competition,
profitability to the Company, matching deposit and loan products and customer
preferences and concerns.