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First Business Financial Services Inc   (FBIZ)
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    Sector  Financial    Industry Regional Banks
   Industry Regional Banks
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What are First Business Financial Services Inc's Business Segments?



Commercial Lending

We strive to meet the specific commercial lending needs of small to medium sized companies in our target markets of Wisconsin, Kansas and Missouri, primarily through lines of credit and term loans to businesses with annual sales between $2.0 million and $75.0 million. Through FBB, we have a significant presence in Madison and its surrounding areas. In 2000, we opened FBB-Milwaukee to take advantage of the strong commercial base located in Milwaukee and the surrounding communities. In 2006, FBB opened a loan production office in Appleton to take advantage of the commercial environment in Northeast Wisconsin. Subsequently, FBB opened additional loan production offices in Oshkosh, Green Bay and Manitowoc. In 2014, FBB-Milwaukee opened a loan production office in Kenosha, further expanding within the southeastern area of Wisconsin. Also in 2014, we acquired Aslin Group, Inc. and its bank subsidiary Alterra to add an established business focused team serving similar sized businesses in the Kansas City metropolitan area.


Our commercial loans are typically secured by various types of business assets, including inventory, receivables and equipment. We also originate loans secured by commercial real estate, including owner-occupied commercial facilities, multi-family housing, office buildings, retail centers, and, to a lesser extent, commercial real estate construction loans. In very limited cases, we may originate loans on an unsecured basis.

Asset-Based Financing
First Business Capital Corp. (“FBCC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FBB, provides asset-based lending to small to medium sized companies. With its sales offices located in several states, FBCC serves clients nationwide.


FBCC primarily provides revolving lines of credit and term loans for financial and strategic acquisitions (e.g., leveraged or management buyouts), capital expenditures, working capital to support rapid growth, bank debt refinancing, debt restructuring, corporate turnaround strategies and debtor-in-possession financing in the course of bankruptcy proceedings or the exit therefrom. As a bank-owned, asset-based lender with strong underwriting standards, FBCC is positioned to provide cost-effective financing solutions to companies with annual sales between $2.0 million and $75.0 million who do not have the established stable cash flows necessary to qualify for traditional commercial lending products. Asset-based lending typically generates higher yields than traditional commercial lending. This line of business complements our traditional commercial loan portfolio and provides us with more diverse income opportunities. As of December 31, 2015, our asset-based lending business line represented 11.3% of our total gross loans and leases receivable.


First Business Factors (“FBF”), a division of FBCC, provides funding to clients by purchasing accounts receivable on a full recourse basis. FBF provides competitive rates to clients starting up, seeking growth and needing cash flow support, or who are experiencing financial issues. Similar to asset-based lending, factoring typically generates higher yields than traditional commercial lending and complements our traditional commercial portfolio. We believe we will continue to grow this business line in the future. FBF is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and with its sales offices located in several states is able to serve clients nationwide. As of December 31, 2015, our factored receivable financing business line represented approximately 1% of our total gross loans and leases receivable.

Equipment Financing
First Business Equipment Finance, LLC (“FBEF”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FBB, delivers a broad range of equipment finance products, including leases and loans, to address the financing needs of commercial clients in a variety of industries. FBEF’s focus includes manufacturing equipment, industrial assets, construction and transportation equipment, and a wide variety of other commercial equipment. These financings generally range between $500,000 and $7.5 million with terms of 36 to 84 months. We believe we will continue to grow this business line primarily through our existing offices in Wisconsin. As of December 31, 2015, our equipment financing business line represented approximately 3.3% of our total gross loans and leases receivable.

Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Lending
The SBA guarantees loans originated by lenders to small business borrowers who meet its program eligibility and underwriting guidelines. Specific program guidelines vary based on the SBA loan program; however, all loans must be underwritten, originated, monitored and serviced according to the SBA’s Standard Operating Procedures. Generally, the SBA provides a guaranty to the lender ranging from 50% to 90% of principal and interest as an inducement to the lender to originate the loan.

The majority of our SBA loans are originated using the 7(a) term loan program. This program typically provides a guaranty of 75% of principal and interest. In the event of default on the loan, the bank may request that the SBA purchase the guaranteed portion of the loan for an amount equal to outstanding principal plus accrued interest. In addition, the SBA will share on a pro-rata basis in the costs of collection as well as the proceeds of liquidation.

Alterra is an active participant in the SBA’s Preferred Lender Program (“PLP”). The PLP is part of the SBA's effort to streamline the procedures necessary to provide financial assistance to the small business community. Under this program, the SBA delegates the final credit decision and most servicing and liquidation authority and responsibility to carefully selected PLP lenders. We leverage this expertise and capacity centralized at Alterra to package, underwrite, process, service, and liquidate, if necessary, all SBA loans throughout the Corporation’s other locations. We believe our ability to reduce the processing time to originate a loan with the SBA creates a competitive advantage in the markets we serve. Since 2012, Alterra has ranked first among all SBA lenders in the Kansas City SBA district measured by loan volume according to data published by the SBA.


SBA lending is designed to generate new business opportunities for the Banks by meeting the needs of clients whose borrowing needs cannot be met with conventional loans. We earn income from the note rate of interest, generally a variable rate, and by gathering deposits from and providing other services to these clients. In addition, our SBA strategy generates significant non-interest income from two primary sources. First, we typically sell the guaranteed portion of the SBA loans to aggregators who securitize the assets for sale in the secondary market and receive a premium on each loan sold, resulting in the recognition of a gain in the period of sale. Second, we receive servicing income from the holder of the securitized asset. Whereas past practice has been to sell the guaranteed portion of every SBA loan, our future practice will be to evaluate a variety of factors before making the decision to sell or retain the guaranteed portion of each SBA loan we originate.

Treasury Management Services

The Banks provide comprehensive services for commercial clients to manage their cash and liquidity, including lockbox, accounts receivable collection services, electronic payment solutions, cash vault services, fraud protection, information reporting, reconciliation and data integration solutions. For our clients involved in international trade, the Banks offer international payment services, foreign exchange and trade letters of credit. The Banks also offer a variety of deposit accounts and balance optimization solutions. As we continue to seek to diversify our income and increase our non-interest income, we have focused on increasing sales of these services and have emphasized these offerings with new and existing business clients.


Trust and Investment Services

FBB, through its First Business Trust & Investments (“FBTI”) division, acts as fiduciary and investment manager for individual and corporate clients, creating and executing asset allocation strategies tailored to each client’s unique situation. FBTI has full fiduciary powers and offers trust, estate, financial planning and investment services, acting in a trustee or agent capacity as well as Employee Benefit/Retirement Plan services. FBTI also provides brokerage and custody-only services, for which it administers and safeguards assets, but does not provide investment advice.

   

First Business Financial Services Inc Tax Rate Companies within the Regional Banks Industry


Business Segments Q4
Revenues
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Income
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(Dec 31 2023)
%
(Profit Margin)
Total 30.07 13.60 45.24 %

Growth rates by Segment Q4
Y/Y Revenue
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Q/Q Revenue
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Q4
Y/Y Income
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Q/Q Income
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Total -10.85 % -14.61 % 33.92 % 36.82 %

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