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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2001.

Registration No. 333-    



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Indiana
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
6712
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
35-1286807
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

500 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana 47201
(812) 376-1909
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

Ellen Z. Mufson
Vice President, Legal
500 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana 47201
(812) 376-1909
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)


Copies to:

Jennifer R. Evans, Esq.
Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz
222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 609-7500
  Thomas C. Erb, Esq.
Tom W. Zook, Esq.
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.
500 N. Broadway, Suite 2000
St. Louis, Missouri 63102
(314) 444-7600

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.


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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered   Proposed Maximum Aggregate Price Offering   Amount of Registration Fee

Common shares, no par value*   $75,000,000   $18,750


*
Including preferred share purchase rights.

   The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2001

PROSPECTUS

                Shares

[logo] IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Common Shares


    We are offering            common shares.

    Our common shares are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "IRWN." On September 17, 2001, the last reported sale price of our common shares as reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $19.10 per share.

    Investing in our common stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10.


 
  Per Share
  Total
Public offering price   $     $  
Underwriting discount   $     $  
Proceeds to Irwin Financial Corporation   $     $  

    This is a firm commitment underwriting. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional            common shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

    The common shares being offered are not savings accounts, deposits or obligations of any bank and are not insured by any insurance fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental organization.

    Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company

 
  Incorporated  

 

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.

The date of this prospectus is            , 2001


IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Commercial
Banking
      Mortgage
Banking
      Home Equity
Lending
      Equipment
Leasing
      Venture
Capital


 

Irwin Union Bank and Trust; Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.

 


 

Irwin Mortgage Corporation

 


 

Irwin Home Equity Corporation

 


 

Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation

 


 

Irwin Ventures LLC


 

Founded in 1871 and 2000, respectively

 


 

1981 Acquisition

 


 

1994 Start-up

 


 

1999 Start-up

 


 

1999 Start-up


 

16% of 2000 consolidated net revenues

 


 

46% of 2000 consolidated net revenues

 


 

35% of 2000 consolidated net revenues

 


 

1% of 2000 consolidated net revenues

 


 

2% of 2000 consolidated net revenues


 

Focuses on commercial and personal banking needs of small businesses and business owners

 


 

Originates, sells and services conforming first mortgage loans

 


 

Originates and services prime-quality, high loan-to-value home equity loans

 


 

Funding source for leasing companies, brokers and vendors

 


 

Investor in early stage companies in financial services or financial services-related technology


 

Locations in Indiana, Michigan, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, Utah and Kentucky

 


 

National scope, emphasis on first- time home buyers and small brokers

 


 

National scope, emphasis on debt consolidation products

 


 

U.S. and Canadian focus

 


 

National focus

 

 

 

 


 

$4.4 billion in originations in the first six months of 2001

 


 

$452 million in originations in the first six months of 2001

 


 

Acquired 78% ownership interest in a Canadian equipment leasing company in July 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Began franchise equipment leasing business in August 2001

 

 

 

 


 

Loan portfolio of $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2001

 


 

$10.5 billion servicing portfolio as of June 30, 2001

 


 

$2.0 billion managed portfolio as of June 30, 2001

 


 

Lease portfolio of $196 million as of June 30, 2001

 


 

Five portfolio investments totaling $10.0 million as of June 30, 2001


 

Headquarters in Columbus, IN

 


 

Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN

 


 

Headquarters in San Ramon, CA

 


 

Headquarters in Bellevue, WA

 


 

Headquarters in Columbus, IN

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SUMMARY

    This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. Because this is a summary, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. Therefore, you also should read the more detailed information set forth in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in this prospectus before you make your investment decision. Unless otherwise noted, all information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will not exercise the option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments from us in the offering.


Irwin Financial Corporation

    We are a diversified financial services company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana with $3.3 billion in assets at June 30, 2001. We focus primarily on the extension of credit to consumers and small businesses as well as providing the ongoing servicing of those customer accounts. We currently operate five major lines of business through our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our major lines of business are: commercial banking, mortgage banking, home equity lending, equipment leasing and venture capital.

    We believe our historical growth and profitability is the result of our endeavors to pursue complementary consumer and commercial lending niches through our bank holding company structure, our experienced management, our diverse product and geographic markets, and our willingness and ability to align the compensation structure of each of our lines of business with the interests of our stakeholders. Through various economic environments and cycles, we have had a relatively stable revenue and earnings stream on a consolidated basis generated primarily through internal growth rather than acquisitions. Over the five-year and ten-year periods ending December 31, 2000, respectively, our financial performance has been as follows:


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Net revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.

our nonperforming assets to total assets averaged 0.61% and 0.52%;

our annual net charge-offs to average loans and leases averaged 0.36% and 0.42%; and

our book value per common share compounded at an average annual growth rate of 14.47% and 18.95%.

    Our banking subsidiary, Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company, was organized in 1871 and we formed the holding company in 1972. Our direct and indirect major subsidiaries include Irwin Union Bank and Trust, a commercial bank, which together with Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B., conducts our commercial banking activities; Irwin Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage banking company acquired in 1981; Irwin Home Equity Corporation, a consumer home equity lending company formed in 1994; Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation, an equipment leasing subsidiary; and Irwin Ventures LLC, a venture capital company. At August 31, 2001, we and our subsidiaries had a total of 2,708 employees, including full-time and part-time employees.

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    The following table summarizes our financial performance over the past five years and the first six months of 2001:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands except per share data)

 
Net income   $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503   $ 24,444   $ 22,428  
Earnings per common share (diluted)     0.97     0.80     1.67     1.51     1.38     1.08     0.98  
Total assets     3,261,657     1,991,809     2,422,429     1,680,847     1,946,179     1,496,794     1,300,122  
Loans held for sale     1,016,792     543,673     579,788     508,997     936,788     528,739     446,898  
Loans and leases, net     1,471,168     928,971     1,221,793     724,869     547,103     602,281     526,175  
Total deposits     1,928,886     1,230,499     1,443,330     870,318     1,009,211     719,596     640,153  
Total shareholders' equity     210,265     172,817     189,925     159,296     145,233     127,989     118,903  

Return on average assets(1)

 

 

1.57

%

 

1.88

%

 

1.76

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.85

%

 

1.94

%

 

1.95

%
Return on average equity(1)     22.51     20.64     20.83     21.51     22.84     19.80     20.58  
Net interest margin(1)     5.10     5.22     5.36     5.01     4.09     4.95     5.12  

(1)
Annualized for interim periods.

Strategy

    Our strategy is to maintain a diverse revenue stream by focusing on niches in financial services where we believe we can optimize the productivity of our capital and where our experience and expertise can provide a competitive advantage. Our operational objectives are premised on simultaneously achieving three goals: creditworthiness, profitability and growth. We refer to this as creditworthy, profitable growth. We believe we must continually balance these goals in order to deliver long-term value to all of our stakeholders. We have developed a four-part business plan to meet these goals:

Major Lines of Business

    We are a regulated bank holding company. At the parent level, we work actively to add value to our lines of business by interacting with the management teams, capitalizing on interrelationships, providing centralized services and coordinating overall organizational decisions. Under this organizational structure, our separate businesses hold and fund the majority of their assets through Irwin Union Bank and Trust. This provides additional liquidity and results in regulatory oversight of each of our lines of business.

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    The following table shows our net income (loss) by line of business:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Commercial banking   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509   $ 5,587   $ 4,254  
Mortgage banking     14,488     6,249     13,006     23,063     28,853     21,300     20,422  
Home equity lending     9,457     6,554     18,494     12,606     (6,668 )   1,710     (816 )
Equipment leasing     (968 )   (1,799 )   (2,563 )   (843 )            
Venture capital     (3,007 )   4,243     2,723     656              
Other(1)     (1,133 )   (1,813 )   (3,086 )   (9,671 )   1,809     (4,153 )   (1,432 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consolidated net income   $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503   $ 24,444   $ 22,428  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Includes parent, medical equipment leasing and consolidating entries.

Commercial Banking

    Our commercial banking line of business focuses on providing credit, cash management and personal banking products to small businesses and business owners. Services include a full line of consumer, mortgage and commercial loans, as well as personal and commercial checking accounts, savings and time deposit accounts, personal and business loans, credit card services, money transfer services, financial counseling, property, casualty, life and health insurance agency services, trust services, securities brokerage, and safe deposit facilities.

    We offer commercial banking services through our banking subsidiaries, Irwin Union Bank and Trust, an Indiana state-chartered commercial bank, and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank. We formed the federal savings bank to provide us the flexibility to expand our commercial banking line of business into markets where commercial banks like Irwin Union Bank and Trust are not permitted to branch under current law. We sell a substantial majority of the commercial loans we originate at Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. to Irwin Union Bank and Trust. We have offices throughout nine counties in central and southern Indiana; Kalamazoo, Grandville and Traverse City, Michigan; Carson City and Las Vegas, Nevada; Brentwood, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Phoenix, Arizona. In this prospectus, we refer to our bank subsidiaries together as the bank.

    Our strategy is to expand our commercial banking line of business into selected new markets. We target economically strong metropolitan markets where we believe recent bank consolidation has negatively impacted customers. We believe that this consolidation has led to disenchantment with the delivery of financial services to the small business community among both the owners of those small businesses and the senior banking officers who had been providing services to them. In markets that management identifies as attractive opportunities, the bank seeks to hire senior commercial loan officers who have strong local ties and who can focus on providing personalized lending services to small businesses in that market.

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    The following table shows selected financial data for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Commercial Banking:                                            
Net income   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509   $ 5,587   $ 4,254  
Total assets     1,443,534     950,887     1,167,559     789,560     607,992     539,233     503,507  
Total loans     1,277,658     873,339     1,067,980     720,493     514,950     410,272     336,580  
Total deposits     1,305,352     825,408     998,892     710,899     567,526     486,481     453,879  

Return on average assets

 

 

0.50

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.74

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.08

%

 

0.91

%
Return on average equity     8.71     12.39     12.31     13.89     15.48     15.42     13.41  
Net interest margin     3.76     4.47     4.25     4.82     4.75     4.61     4.67  
Efficiency ratio     70.42     71.58     71.00     68.06     66.60     64.62     69.66  
Nonperforming assets to total assets     0.17     0.21     0.23     0.15     0.31     0.60     0.76  
Net charge-offs to average loans     0.13     0.14     0.12     0.16     0.13     0.34     0.34  

Mortgage Banking

    In our mortgage banking line of business we originate, purchase, sell and service conventional and government agency-backed residential mortgage loans throughout the United States. We established this line of business when we acquired our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage Corporation, in 1981. Most of our mortgage originations either are insured by an agency of the federal government, such as the Federal Housing Authority, or FHA, and the Veterans Administration, or VA, or, in the case of conventional mortgages, meet requirements for resale to the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC. This allows us to remove substantially all of the credit risk of these loans from our balance sheet. Irwin Mortgage sells mortgage loans to institutional and private investors but may retain servicing rights to the loans it originates or purchases from correspondents. We believe this balance between mortgage loan originations and mortgage loan servicing provides us a natural hedge against interest rate changes, which helps stabilize our revenue stream.

    We originate mortgage loans through retail offices, direct marketing and our Internet website. We also purchase mortgage loans through mortgage brokers. We consider this part of our business wholesale lending. At August 31, 2001, Irwin Mortgage operated 96 production and satellite offices in 28 states. Our mortgage banking line of business is currently our largest contributor to revenue, comprising 52.5% of our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2001, compared to 49.8% for the first six months of 2000. Our mortgage banking line of business contributed 65.92% of our net income for the first six months of 2001, compared to 36.79% for the same period in 2000.

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    The following table shows selected financial data for our mortgage banking line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Mortgage Banking:                                            
Net income   $ 14,488   $ 6,249   $ 13,006   $ 23,063   $ 28,853   $ 21,300   $ 20,422  
Gain on sale of loans     44,436     22,508     45,601     72,395     97,724     53,332     41,333  
Loan servicing fees     24,798     26,337     50,309     54,247     55,217     50,194     45,573  
Gain on sale of bulk servicing     5,781     5,723     27,528     9,005     829     1,512     1,224  
Total net revenue     99,146     69,815     140,932     180,767     207,238     147,657     135,310  
Total mortgage originations     4,359,940     1,942,990     4,091,573     5,876,750     8,944,615     5,397,338     5,085,625  
Refinancings to total originations     52.88 %   14.02 %   16.39 %   28.64 %   49.54 %   22.53 %   18.95 %
Servicing sold to production     39.50     78.71     99.35     79.89     56.95     71.82     60.87  
Owned first mortgage servicing portfolio   $ 10,474,246   $ 10,261,375   $ 9,196,513   $ 10,488,112   $ 11,242,470   $ 10,713,549   $ 10,810,988  
Bulk sales of servicing     636,403     871,593     2,526,006     1,216,718     99,929     536,971     1,481,350  
Servicing assets     170,723     133,010     121,555     132,648     113,131     81,610     71,715  
Weighted average coupon     7.54 %   7.68 %   7.76 %   7.51 %   7.56 %   7.85 %   7.83 %

Home Equity Lending

    In our home equity lending line of business, we originate, purchase, securitize and service home equity loans and lines of credit nationwide. We generally sell the loans through securitization transactions. We continue to service the loans we securitize. We target creditworthy, homeowning consumers who are active, unsecured credit card debt users. Target customers are underwritten using proprietary models based on several criteria, including the customers' previous use of credit. We market our home equity products through direct mail and telemarketing, mortgage brokers and correspondent lenders nationwide and through Internet-based solicitations.

    We established this line of business when we formed Irwin Home Equity in 1994 as our subsidiary. Irwin Home Equity is headquartered in San Ramon, California and became a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust in 2001. In 1997 and 1998, we significantly redesigned our product offerings, introducing new products with origination fees and early repayment options. We also introduced home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios of up to 125% of their collateral value. Home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% are priced with higher coupons than home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios less than 100% to compensate for the increased risk. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% made up 58% of our loan originations.

    For most of our home equity product offerings, we offer customers the choice to accept an early repayment fee in exchange for a lower interest rate. A typical early repayment option provides for a fee equal to up to six months' interest that is payable if the borrower chooses to repay the loan during the first three to five years of its term. Approximately 79.6%, or $0.9 billion, of our home equity loan servicing portfolio at June 30, 2001 has early repayment fees. This portfolio does not include our floating rate lines of credit.

    We expect to continue to expand our home equity lending line of business through the development of new products, the extension of existing products to new customers, and increased sales through our indirect distribution channels. These include brokers, correspondent lenders and Internet sites.

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    The environment for high loan-to-value home equity lending has become more favorable during the past two years, with the exit of many home equity lenders who did not survive the competitive pressures and significant refinance activity of 1998. This has helped our recent expansion in this line of business.

    The following table shows selected financial data for our home equity lending line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended
December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Home Equity Lending:                                            
Net interest income   $ 28,876   $ 14,039   $ 35,593   $ 18,852   $ 5,495   $ 7,129   $ 7,755  
Gain on sale of loans     33,307     18,801     30,340     23,998     18,610     15,908     7,798  
Loan servicing fees     6,287     3,113     7,559     4,907     3,323     2,145     710  
Total net revenue     65,018     43,506     103,447     50,566     23,941     21,777     15,420  
Operating expense     49,256     32,685     72,623     35,557     30,609     20,067     16,236  
Net income (loss)     9,457     6,554     18,494     12,606     (6,668 )   1,710     (816 )

Loan and line of credit volume

 

 

452,161

 

 

408,073

 

 

1,225,955

 

 

439,507

 

 

389,673

 

 

214,518

 

 

169,120

 
Secondary market delivery     401,975     356,228     774,610     430,743     294,261     210,057     79,936  
Total servicing portfolio     1,985,946     1,153,320     1,822,856     842,403     581,241     358,166     230,450  
Interest-only strips(1)     189,206     95,440     152,614     57,883     32,321     22,134     12,661  
Weighted average yield on loans     13.35 %   12.67 %   13.09 %   12.33 %   11.86 %   13.97 %   14.08 %
Weighted average yield on lines of credit     12.25     13.72     14.04     12.72     11.89     12.96     12.80  
Gain on sale to total loans securitized     8.29     5.28     3.92     5.57     6.32     7.57     9.76  
Delinquency ratio     4.5     2.1     4.3     2.7     1.3     1.5     0.7  
Return on average equity(2)     20.29     23.25     30.57     17.12     (15.79 )   7.33     (5.20 )

(1)
Included in trading assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

(2)
Annualized for interim periods.

Equipment Leasing

    In our equipment leasing line of business, we originate transactions from an established North American network of brokers and vendors and through direct sales to franchisees. We also use an e-commerce system that provides automated credit scoring, documentation and portfolio management services. The majority of our leases are full payout (i.e., no residual), small-ticket assets secured by commercial equipment. We finance a variety of commercial and office equipment types and try to limit the industry and geographic concentrations in our lease portfolio.

    We established this line of business in 1999 when we formed Irwin Business Finance Corporation, our United States equipment leasing company. We acquired Onset Capital Corporation, a Canadian equipment leasing company, in July 2000. These companies originate and service small- to medium-sized equipment leases and loans. We established Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation in April 2001 as a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust to serve as the parent company for both our United States and Canadian leasing companies. Because it is in a development stage, management anticipates that

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our equipment leasing line of business will not break even until at least mid-2002. Our equipment leasing line of business had a total portfolio of $196.0 million as of June 30, 2001.

Venture Capital

    In our venture capital line of business, we make minority investments in early stage companies in the financial services industry and related fields that intend to use technology as a key component of their competitive strategy. We established this line of business when we formed Irwin Ventures in the third quarter of 1999. We provide Irwin Ventures' portfolio companies the benefit of our management experience in the financial services marketplace. In addition, we expect that contacts made through venture activities may benefit management of our other lines of business through the sharing of technologies and market opportunities. In August 1999, Irwin Ventures established Irwin Ventures Incorporated SBIC, which has received a small business investment company license from the Small Business Administration. Our venture capital line of business had investments in five private companies as of June 30, 2001, with an aggregate investment cost of $8.08 million and a carrying value of $10.15 million.

    Our principal executive offices are located at 500 Washington Street, P.O. Box 929, Columbus, Indiana 47201. Our telephone number is (812) 376-1909.


The Offering

Common shares offered         shares
Offering price per common share   $      
Common shares to be outstanding after the offering         shares(1)
Use of proceeds   We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to support future growth of our lines of business, and for other general corporate purposes. We anticipate that all or substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering will be contributed as capital to the bank, since we use the bank to fund assets for the majority of our lines of business. In particular, we expect to use the majority of the capital to support funding in our commercial banking, home equity lending, and leasing lines of business.
Risk factors   See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10 and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider carefully before deciding to invest in our common shares.
Nasdaq National Market symbol   IRWN(2)

(1)
The number of shares to be outstanding after this offering excludes, as of      , 2001,      shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding employee stock options,      shares issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible trust preferred securities and      shares issuable upon the conversion of the outstanding shares of our Series A, Series B and Series C convertible preferred shares.

(2)
Our common shares were approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2001, under the symbol "IFC." We currently expect that trading of our shares on the New York Stock Exchange will commence on or before commencement of this offering.

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    The summary consolidated financial data presented below for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2000, are derived from our historical financial statements. Our consolidated financial statements for each of the five years ended December 31, 2000 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants. The summary data presented below for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, are derived from our unaudited financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of results as of or for the six-month periods indicated have been included. This information should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. Results for past periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any future period, and results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2001.

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Statements of Income Data:                                            
Net interest income   $ 62,953   $ 40,030   $ 90,996   $ 67,122   $ 59,201   $ 50,386   $ 50,020  
Provision for loan and lease losses     (4,356 )   (2,254 )   (5,403 )   (4,443 )   (5,995 )   (6,238 )   (4,553 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses     58,597     37,776     85,593     62,679     53,206     44,148     45,467  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income:                                            
  Loan origination fees     28,214     16,875     36,066     41,024     60,013     41,370     43,779  
  Gain on sale of loans     81,061     40,011     93,677     74,834     75,201     39,210     34,248  
  Loan servicing fees     31,627     29,923     58,939     60,581     57,284     53,257     46,877  
  Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (16,405 )   (12,809 )   (39,529 )   (15,702 )   (35,388 )   (16,355 )   (14,331 )
  Gain on sale of servicing assets     5,781     5,722     27,528     37,801     43,308     32,631     16,378  
  Trading gains (losses)     (3,300 )   8,291     14,399     (8,296 )   1,366     (1,961 )    
  Gain from sale of leasing assets                     5,241          
  Other     3,248     14,448     20,631     13,827     11,832     8,696     8,699  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total noninterest income     130,226     102,461     211,711     204,069     218,857     156,848     135,650  
Noninterest expense     152,976     111,971     237,962     214,111     221,206     158,818     143,829  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     35,847     28,266     59,342     52,637     50,857     42,178     37,288  
Provision for income taxes     14,254     11,279     23,676     19,481     20,354     17,734     14,860  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before minority interest     21,593     16,987     35,666     33,156     30,503     24,444     22,428  
Minority interest     (211 )                        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     21,804     16,987     35,666     33,156     30,503     24,444     22,428  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax     175                          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503   $ 24,444   $ 22,428  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loan originations   $ 4,359,940   $ 1,942,990   $ 4,091,573   $ 5,876,750   $ 8,944,615   $ 5,397,338   $ 5,085,625  
Home equity loan originations     452,161     408,073     1,225,955     439,507     389,673     214,518     169,120  

Common Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Earnings per share:                                            
  Basic   $ 1.04   $ 0.81   $ 1.70   $ 1.54   $ 1.40   $ 1.10   $ 0.99  
  Diluted     0.97     0.80     1.67     1.51     1.38     1.08     0.98  
Cash dividends per share     0.13     0.12     0.24     0.20     0.16     0.14     0.12  
Book value per share     9.86     8.17     8.97     7.55     6.70     5.82     5.23  
Dividend payout ratio     12.53 %   14.82 %   14.13 %   12.93 %   11.39 %   12.74 %   12.15 %

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Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Assets   $ 3,261,657   $ 1,991,809   $ 2,422,429   $ 1,680,847   $ 1,946,179   $ 1,496,794   $ 1,300,122  
Trading assets     191,947     96,094     152,805     59,025     32,148     22,133     12,661  
Loans held for sale     1,016,792     543,673     579,788     508,997     936,788     528,739     446,898  
Loans and leases     1,486,386     939,026     1,234,922     733,424     556,991     611,093     533,050  
Allowance for loan and lease losses     15,218     10,054     13,129     8,555     9,888     8,812     6,875  
Servicing assets     181,329     139,876     132,638     138,500     117,129     83,044     72,122  
Deposits     1,928,886     1,230,499     1,443,330     870,318     1,009,211     719,596     640,153  
Short-term borrowings     776,926     410,971     475,502     473,103     644,861     512,275     461,866  
Long-term debt     29,631     12,743     29,608     29,784     2,839     7,096     17,659  
Trust preferred securities     147,193     64,949     147,167     48,071     47,999     47,927      
Shareholders' equity     210,265     172,817     189,925     159,296     145,233     127,983     118,903  

Owned first mortgage servicing portfolio

 

 

10,474,246

 

 

10,261,375

 

 

9,196,513

 

 

10,488,112

 

 

11,242,470

 

 

11,713,549

 

 

10,810,988

 
Managed home equity portfolio     1,985,946     1,153,320     1,822,856     842,403     581,241     358,166     230,450  

Selected Financial Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Performance Ratios:                                            
Return on average assets(1)     1.57 %   1.88 %   1.76 %   2.01 %   1.85 %   1.94 %   1.95 %
Return on average equity(1)     22.51     20.64     20.83     21.51     22.84     19.80     20.58  
Net interest margin(1)(2)(3)     5.10     5.22     5.36     5.01     4.09     4.95     5.12  
Noninterest income to revenues(4)     67.41     71.91     69.94     75.25     78.71     75.69     73.06  
Efficiency ratio(5)     79.19     78.58     78.61     78.95     79.55     76.64     77.46  
Loans and leases to deposits(6)     77.06     76.31     85.56     84.27     55.19     84.92     83.27  
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities     114.96     117.63     113.51     133.32     135.06     138.32     131.18  

Asset Quality Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to:                                            
  Total loans and leases     1.02 %   1.07 %   1.06 %   1.17 %   1.78 %   1.45 %   1.29 %
  Non-performing loans and leases     155.52     204.77     181.79     198.72     84.28     114.72     95.81  
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases(1)     0.18     0.09     0.28     0.27     0.33     0.46     0.36  
Net home equity charge-offs to managed home equity portfolio(1)     0.72     0.36     0.57     0.36     0.37     0.29     0.02  
Non-performing assets to total assets     0.49     0.37     0.42     0.48     0.78     0.64     0.72  
Non-performing assets to total loans and other real estate owned     1.06     0.78     0.81     1.09     2.74     1.55     1.30  

Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Average shareholders' equity to average assets     6.96 %   9.10 %   8.46 %   9.33 %   8.09 %   9.78 %   9.46 %
Tier 1 capital ratio     7.81     9.50     8.87     11.39     11.63     13.56     12.20  
Tier 1 leverage ratio     9.84     12.06     12.41     12.77     10.51     12.06     9.84  
Total risk-based capital ratio     11.42     11.24     13.59     13.50     12.25     14.85     12.88  

(1)
Certain financial ratios for interim periods have been annualized.

(2)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(3)
Calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

(4)
Revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.

(5)
Noninterest expense divided by net interest income plus noninterest income.

(6)
Excludes loans held for sale.

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RISK FACTORS

    An investment in our common shares involves a number of risks. We urge you to read all of the information contained in this prospectus. In addition, we urge you to consider carefully the following factors in evaluating an investment in our common shares.

Risks Relating to General Economic Conditions and Interest Rates.

We may be adversely affected by a general deterioration in economic conditions.

    The risks associated with our business become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or recession, which may be accompanied by a decrease in demand for consumer and commercial credit and declining real estate and other asset values. Delinquencies, foreclosures and losses generally increase during economic slowdowns or recessions. We expect that our servicing costs and credit losses will increase during periods of economic slowdown or recession.

    In our residential mortgage and home equity lending lines of business, a material decline in real estate values may reduce the ability of borrowers to use home equity to support borrowings and increases the loan-to-value ratios of loans we have previously made, thereby weakening collateral coverage and increasing the possibility of a loss in the event of a default. The volume of our home equity loans has increased significantly during the last several years during which the national economy has been relatively strong, with volume in 2000 up 214.6% from volume in 1998. The 30-day and greater delinquency ratio for our home equity portfolio was 4.50% at June 30, 2001, up from 4.31% and 2.70% at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. If the default rates on these relatively unseasoned loans increase beyond our current forecast, due to an economic slowdown, recession or otherwise, our default assumptions for the interest-only strips would change and we may have to recognize a trading loss with respect to these interest-only strips during the period in which these defaults or changes in assumptions occur. Any substantial period of increased delinquencies, foreclosures, losses or increased costs could adversely affect our ability to sell loans or other assets through securitizations and increase the costs associated with this activity. This could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be adversely affected by interest rate changes.

    We and our subsidiaries are subject to interest rate risk in our consumer and commercial lending businesses, although interest rate sensitivity impacts our various lines of business differently. Changes in interest rates likely will affect the pricing of loans and deposits and the value that we can recognize on the sale of mortgage and home equity loan originations or servicing portfolios. Interest rates tend to have opposite effects on the loan production aspect and the servicing aspect of these two lines of business.

    Reductions in interest rates may expose us to write-downs in the carrying value of the mortgage servicing and other servicing assets we hold on our balance sheet. These assets are recorded at the lower of their cost or market value and a valuation allowance is recorded for any impairment. Decreasing interest rates often lead to increased prepayments in the underlying loans and could require that we write down the carrying value of these servicing assets. This, in turn, could adversely affect our results of operations during the period in which the impairment occurs.

    Reductions in interest rates also may cause trading losses related to interest-only strips that we often retain when selling or securitizing home equity loans. These assets are reflected on our balance sheet at their fair value with subsequent unrealized gain or loss recorded in our results of operations for any period in which the fair value changes. Fair value is based on a discounted cash flow analysis that takes into account, among other things, prepayment assumptions regarding the underlying loans. Decreasing interest rates often lead to an increase in actual and projected prepayments in the

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underlying loans. This could require that we recognize a trading loss with respect to our interest-only strips during the period in which the interest rates decrease.

    Our commercial lending and equipment leasing lines of business mainly depend on earnings derived from net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and the interest expense paid on other borrowings, including deposits at our banks. Our interest income and interest expense are affected by general economic conditions and by the policies of regulatory authorities, including the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve.

    Although we have taken measures intended to manage the risks of operating in changing interest rate environments, we may not be able to mitigate interest rate sensitivity effectively. Our risk management techniques include modeling interest rate scenarios, using financial hedging instruments, match-funding certain loan assets, selling selected servicing rights and maintaining a strong loan production operation to offset interest rate risk. There are costs and risks associated with our risk management techniques, and these could be substantial.

    Finally, to reduce the effect interest rates have on our businesses, we periodically invest in derivatives and other interest-sensitive instruments. While our intent in purchasing these instruments is to reduce our overall interest rate sensitivity, the performance of these instruments is, at times, unpredictable, and we may be unsuccessful in hedging our risks of loss. This could cause us to incur additional losses.

Risks Relating to an Investment in Us.

We are the defendant in a class action lawsuit called Culpepper v. Inland Mortgage Corporation that could subject us to material liability.

    Our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage Corporation, which was formerly known as Inland Mortgage Corporation, is the defendant in a class action lawsuit called Culpepper v. Inland Mortgage Corporation. The plaintiffs originally filed this lawsuit in 1996 in federal district court in Northern Alabama. The plaintiffs claim that certain payments that our subsidiary made to the plaintiffs' mortgage brokers are unlawful under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, commonly known as RESPA. We describe the history of the Culpepper case in greater detail under "Legal Proceedings," beginning on page 74.

    Numerous class action lawsuits have been, and continue to be, filed throughout the United States against mortgage lenders alleging violations of RESPA. While appeals are pending in a number of cases across the country, the Culpepper case is the only case to date in which a federal circuit court of appeals has upheld a lower court's grant of class action certification in favor of the plaintiffs. This happened on June 15, 2001. The case is now proceeding in the federal district court. In response to the court of appeals' decision unfavorable to us, the plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment in July 2001 asking the federal district court to find that our subsidiary is liable for violating RESPA. We recently filed our motion in opposition to the plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment. The court could rule on these motions at any time.

    If the court finds that Irwin Mortgage violated RESPA, Irwin Mortgage could be liable for damages equal to three times the amount of that portion of payments made to the mortgage brokers that is ruled unlawful. We have not yet determined the number of class members, but we expect that the borrowers meeting the class specifications will be a substantial number. We intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit and believe we have available numerous defenses to the claims. At this stage of the litigation we are unable to reasonably estimate the amount of potential loss we could suffer, and we have not established any reserves related to this case.

    We expect that an adverse outcome in this litigation could subject us to significant monetary damages and this amount could be material to our financial position. Adverse developments in this

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litigation, or negative publicity regarding this litigation, or the possibility of additional RESPA litigation in the mortgage industry generally and against us in particular, also could cause the trading price of our common shares to decline.

We may face challenges in managing our rapid growth.

    Our home equity and commercial lending businesses have grown rapidly over the past 12 months. We contemplate continued significant growth in these lines of business, and in our equipment leasing business, as we implement our strategic plans. For this reason, the financial assets that we manage are likely to increase significantly following this offering. This growth may strain our existing managerial resources and internal monitoring, accounting and reporting systems. If we are unable to expand the capabilities of our internal reporting and monitoring systems or to hire qualified personnel as needed to keep pace with our growth, our existing risk management may suffer and we could incur unanticipated losses. Rapid growth may also adversely impact our profitability.

Our business may be affected adversely by the highly regulated environment in which we operate.

    We and our subsidiaries are subject to extensive federal and state regulation and supervision. Our failure to comply with these requirements can lead to, among other remedies, termination or suspension of our licenses, rights of rescission for borrowers, class action lawsuits and administrative enforcement actions. Recently enacted, proposed and future legislation and regulations have had, will continue to have or may have significant impact on the financial services industry. Regulatory or legislative changes could cause us to change or limit some of our consumer loan products or the way we operate our different lines of business. It is possible that future changes could affect the profitability of some or all of our lines of business.

    Consumer loan originations are highly regulated and recent regulatory initiatives have focused on the mortgage and home equity markets. Federal, state and local government agencies and/or legislators have begun to consider, and in some instances have adopted, legislation to restrict lenders' ability to charge rates and fees in connection with residential mortgage loans. In general, these proposals involve lowering the existing federal Homeownership and Equity Protection Act thresholds for defining a "high-cost" loan, and establishing enhanced protections and remedies for borrowers who receive these loans. The proposed legislation has also included various loan term restrictions, such as limits on balloon loan features. Frequently referred to generally as "predatory lending" legislation, many of these laws and rules extend beyond curbing predatory lending practices to restrict commonly accepted lending activities, including some of our activities. For example, some of these laws and rules prohibit any form of prepayment charge or severely restrict a borrower's ability to finance the points and fees charged in connection with his or her loan. Passage of these laws could limit our ability to impose various fees and charge what we believe are risk-based interest rates on various types of consumer loans and may impose additional regulatory restrictions on our business in certain states.

    In September 2000, our banking regulators issued a proposal to change the capital treatment of residual interests from loans securitized by banks and other financial institutions. We believe the rules being proposed are intended to limit the use of residual interests, including interest-only strips, which often are retained by lenders like us when securitizing a pool of loans. These regulations may require institutions that have these residual interests to hold additional capital against the fair value of the residual interests and will also require that amounts of these residual interests in excess of certain specified limits be deducted from capital. If these rules are adopted, we may need to modify our use of securitization structures that create interest-only strips or hold additional capital against these assets, principally in our home equity lending line of business. This, in turn, could change the revenue recognition pattern in that line of our business as well as in others.

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    These and other potential changes in government regulation or policies could increase our costs of doing business and could affect our operations adversely.

Our operations may be adversely affected if we are unable to secure adequate funding; our reliance on wholesale funding sources and securitizations exposes us to potential liquidity risk and earnings volatility.

    Due to balance sheet growth, in recent quarters we have increased our reliance on wholesale funding, such as short-term credit facilities, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and brokered deposits. Because wholesale funding sources are affected by general capital market conditions, the availability of funding from wholesale lenders may be dependent on the confidence these investors have in commercial and consumer finance businesses. The continued availability to us of these funding sources is uncertain, and we could be adversely impacted if our specialized financial services areas become disfavored by wholesale lenders. In addition, brokered deposits may be difficult for us to retain or replace at attractive rates as they mature. Our financial flexibility will be severely constrained if we are unable to renew our wholesale funding or if adequate financing is not available in the future at acceptable rates of interest. We may not have sufficient liquidity to continue to fund new loans or lease originations and we may need to liquidate loans or other assets unexpectedly in order to repay obligations as they mature.

    We regularly sell the majority of our first and second mortgage loan originations into the secondary market through the use of securitizations. At times, some of our financial assets, such as nontraditional, high loan-to-value home equity loans, may not be readily marketable, and we may not be able to sell assets at favorable prices when necessary. This could adversely affect our liquidity and funding for future originations and purchases of loans. Additionally, adverse changes in the securitization market could impair our ability to originate, purchase and sell home equity loans or other assets on a favorable or timely basis.

    Securitizations are an important part of our strategy in our home equity lending line of business. We generate revenue and net income on a regular basis through gains on sales of loans in these securitization transactions. During the first half of 2001, we securitized $402.0 million of loans, generating a pre-tax gain of $38.7 million. During 2000, we securitized $774.6 million of loans, generating a pre-tax gain of $52.6 million. Any delay in planned sales of loans or other asset pools might result in earnings fluctuations that could be significant.

We have credit risk inherent in our asset portfolios and in certain assets that we have sold but continue to service.

    In our businesses, some borrowers may not repay loans that we make to them. Like all financial institutions, we maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses to absorb the level of losses that we think is probable in our portfolios. However, our allowance for loan and lease losses may not be sufficient to cover the loan and lease losses that we actually may incur. While we maintain a reserve at a level management believes is adequate, our charge-offs could exceed these reserves.

    Our strategy in our commercial banking line of business is to expand into new markets outside our traditional markets in south-central Indiana using offices staffed by senior commercial loan officers who come to us from other commercial banks in these new markets. As of June 30, 2001, $488.1 million of our total loans, representing 38.2% of our total loan portfolio, were outside of our south-central Indiana markets where we have opened branch offices since 1999. The majority of these loans are commercial loans and many of these borrowers may not have experienced a complete business or economic cycle since they have been loan customers of ours. We cannot be sure that our loan loss experience with these new borrowers in these newer markets will be consistent with our loan loss experience in our traditional south-central Indiana markets. Because we have only a limited lending

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history with these customers, our ability to assess whether our loan loss reserve is adequate is less certain. Our actual loan loss experience in these markets may cause us to increase our reserves.

    In our home equity lending line of business, some assets are reflected on our balance sheet at the net present value of the expected future revenue stream of the instruments, measured at the time we sell the underlying portfolio of loans. These assets are interest-only instruments and generally represent residual interests in loans that we have sold or securitized. From time to time we also may purchase interest-only instruments that relate to portfolios of loans securitized by others. We are exposed to continuing credit risk on these assets. Payment defaults by borrowers could exceed the default assumptions we used. If we do not collect the expected amount of interest, the value of our residual interests in the loans will be impaired. Our future earnings will be affected adversely because we are required to record a trading loss equal to impairment of the residual. In addition, we project the expected cash flows over the life of the residual interest using certain assumptions that are subject to prepayment, credit and interest rate risks. If our actual experience as to timing, frequency or security of loans differs materially from the assumptions used, future cash flows and earnings in our home equity lending line of business could be negatively impacted.

    If we experience defaults by borrowers in any of our businesses to a greater extent than anticipated, our earnings could be negatively impacted.

We use innovative business strategies in order to gain competitive advantage in our consumer lending niches.

    Innovative product design is important to us to differentiate us in consumer lending. We have developed our lines of business by identifying underserved niches that we believe offer us a competitive opportunity. For this reason, the performance of our financial assets may be less predictable than those of lenders that offer only conventional mortgage and home equity loans. We may not have the same history of delinquency and loss experience to utilize in pricing and structuring some of our products as do lenders offering more seasoned asset types, and it may be more difficult to sell or securitize novel loan types. We may also be impacted by changes in evolving generally accepted accounting principles, unanticipated financial reporting requirements and regulatory uncertainties since accounting and regulatory treatment may not be well established for some of our innovative strategies.

We may need additional capital in the future and adequate financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.

    Should our growth continue in excess of our ability to generate capital internally to support our plans, we may need to seek additional capital in the future to fund our operations. We may not be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing, or, if available, it may not be in amounts and on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain the funding we need, we may be unable to develop our products and services, take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, which could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, if we pursue subsequent offerings of our common shares, the sale of the common shares will dilute your equity interest in us.

We rely heavily on our management team and key personnel, and the unexpected loss of key managers and personnel may affect our operations adversely.

    Each line of our five lines of business has a separate management team that operates its niche as a separate business unit. Our overall financial performance depends heavily on the results of these different specialized financial services businesses. Our success to date has been influenced strongly by our ability to attract and to retain senior management that is experienced in banking and financial services. Our ability to retain executive officers and the current management teams of each of our lines of business will continue to be important to successfully implement our strategies.

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    Our lending officers in our newer banking markets have primary contact with our new customers in these markets and maintain strong community ties and personal banking relationships with our customer base, which is a key aspect of our business strategy and in increasing our market presence. We are dependent on these new lending officers to maintain and increase our growth in these markets. The unexpected loss of the services of any key management or personnel, or the inability to recruit and retain qualified management and key personnel in the future, could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Ownership of our common stock is concentrated in persons affiliated with us.

    Our Chairman, William I. Miller, currently has voting control over more than 50% of our common shares and is expected to substantially control the vote of our common shares after this offering. Together with Mr. Miller, directors and executive officers of Irwin will beneficially own approximately  % of our common shares after the offering. These persons likely have the ability to substantially control the outcome of all shareholder votes and to direct our affairs and business. This voting power would enable them to cause actions to be taken that may prove to be inconsistent with the interests of non-affiliated shareholders.

Our future success depends on our ability to compete effectively in highly competitive financial services industry.

    The financial services industry, including commercial banking, mortgage banking, home equity lending and equipment leasing, is highly competitive, and we and our operating subsidiaries encounter strong competition for deposits, loans and other financial services in all of our market areas in each of our lines of business. Our principal competitors include other commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, mutual funds, money market funds, finance companies, trust companies, insurers, leasing companies, credit unions, mortgage companies, private issuers of debt obligations, venture capital firms, and suppliers of other investment alternatives, such as securities firms. Many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same degree of regulation as we and our subsidiaries are and have advantages over us in providing certain services. Many of our competitors are significantly larger than we are and have greater access to capital and other resources. Also, our ability to compete effectively in our lines of business is dependent on our ability to adapt successfully to technological changes within the banking and financial services industry generally.

Our shareholder rights plan, provisions in our restated articles of incorporation, our by-laws, and Indiana law may delay or prevent an acquisition of us by a third party.

    Our Board of Directors has implemented a shareholder rights plan. The rights have certain anti-takeover effects. The overall effects of the plan may be to render more difficult or to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder of a larger block of our shares and the removal of incumbent directors and key management even if such removal would be beneficial to shareholders generally. If triggered, the rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us without approval of our Board of Directors, and under certain circumstances, the rights beneficially owned by the person or group may become void. The plan also may have the effect of limiting shareholder participation in certain transactions such as mergers or tender offers whether or not such transactions are favored by incumbent directors and key management. In addition, our executive officers may be more likely to retain their positions with us as a result of the plan, even if their removal would be beneficial to shareholders generally.

    Our restated articles of incorporation and our by-laws as well as Indiana law contain provisions that make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our Board of Directors. These provisions also could discourage proxy contests and may make it more difficult for you and other shareholders to elect your own representatives as directors and take other corporate actions.

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    Our by-laws do not permit cumulative voting of shareholders in the election of directors, allowing the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares to control the election of all our directors. We have a staggered board which means that only one-third of our board can be replaced by shareholders at any annual meeting. Directors may not be removed by shareholders. For these reasons, our Chairman, William I. Miller, who will continue to control the vote of a substantial portion of our common shares after this offering, will likely be able to exercise effective control over the outcome of any shareholder vote. Our by-laws also provide that only our Board of Directors, and not our shareholders, may adopt, alter, amend and repeal our by-laws.

    Indiana law provides several limitations that may discourage potential acquirers from purchasing our common shares. In particular, Indiana law prohibits business combinations with a person who acquires 10% or more of our common shares during the five year period after the acquisition of 10% by that person or entity, unless the acquirer receives prior approval for the acquisition of the shares or business combination from our Board of Directors.

    These and other provisions of Indiana law and our governing documents may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might be in the best interest of our shareholders.


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    Certain statements contained in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. You can identify these statements from our use of the words "estimate," "project," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "expect," "target" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may include, among other things:

    Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from our expectations of future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations do not necessarily indicate our future results. We discuss these and other uncertainties in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus beginning on page 10.

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THE COMPANY

    We are a diversified financial services company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana with $3.3 billion in assets at June 30, 2001. We focus primarily on the extension of credit to consumers and small businesses as well as providing the ongoing servicing of those customer accounts. We currently operate five major lines of business through our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our major lines of business are: commercial banking, mortgage banking, home equity lending, equipment leasing and venture capital.

    We believe our historical growth and profitability is the result of our endeavors to pursue complementary consumer and commercial lending niches through our bank holding company structure, our experienced management, our diverse product and geographic markets, and our willingness and ability to align the compensation structure of each of our lines of business with the interests of our stakeholders. Through various economic environments and cycles, we have had a relatively stable revenue and earnings stream on a consolidated basis generated primarily through internal growth rather than acquisitions. Over the five-year and ten-year periods ending December 31, 2000, respectively, our financial performance has been as follows:


(1)
Net revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.

our nonperforming assets to total assets averaged 0.61% and 0.52%;

our annual net charge-offs to average loans and leases averaged 0.36% and 0.42%; and

our book value per common share compounded at an average annual growth rate of 14.47% and 18.95%.

    Our banking subsidiary, Irwin Union Bank and Trust, was organized in 1871 and we formed the holding company in 1972. Our direct and indirect major subsidiaries include Irwin Union Bank and Trust, a commercial bank, which together with Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B., conducts our commercial banking activities; Irwin Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage banking company acquired in 1981; Irwin Home Equity Corporation, a consumer home equity lending company formed in 1994; Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation, an equipment leasing subsidiary; and Irwin Ventures LLC, a venture capital company. At August 31, 2001, we and our subsidiaries had a total of 2,708 employees, including full-time and part-time employees.

Strategy

    Our strategy is to maintain a diverse revenue stream by focusing on niches in financial services where we believe we can optimize the productivity of our capital and where our experience and expertise can provide a competitive advantage. Our operational objectives are premised on simultaneously achieving three goals: creditworthiness, profitability and growth. We refer to this as creditworthy, profitable growth. We believe we must continually balance these goals in order to deliver long-term value to all of our stakeholders. We have developed a four-part business plan to meet these goals:

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LOGO

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Major Lines of Business

    We are a regulated bank holding company and we conduct our consumer and commercial lending businesses through various operating subsidiaries. At the parent level, we work actively to add value to our lines of business by interacting with the management teams, capitalizing on interrelationships, providing centralized services and coordinating overall organizational decisions. Under this organizational structure, our separate businesses hold and fund the majority of their assets through Irwin Union Bank and Trust. This provides additional liquidity and results in regulatory oversight of each of our lines of business.

    The following table shows our net income (loss) by line of business for the past five years and the first six months of 2001:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Net income (loss):                                            
Commercial banking   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509   $ 5,587   $ 4,254  
Mortgage banking     14,488     6,249     13,006     23,063     28,853     21,300     20,422  
Home equity lending     9,457     6,554     18,494     12,606     (6,668 )   1,710     (816 )
Equipment leasing     (968 )   (1,799 )   (2,563 )   (843 )            
Venture capital     (3,007 )   4,243     2,723     656              
Other(1)     (1,133 )   (1,813 )   (3,086 )   (9,671 )   1,809     (4,153 )   (1,432 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consolidated net income   $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503   $ 24,444   $ 22,428  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Includes parent and consolidating entries and results attributable to our medical equipment leasing business which we exited in 1998.

Commercial Banking

    Our commercial banking line of business focuses on providing credit, cash management and personal banking products to small businesses and business owners. We offer a full line of consumer, mortgage and commercial loans, as well as personal and commercial checking accounts, savings and time deposit accounts, personal and business loans, credit card services, money transfer services, financial counseling, property, casualty, life and health insurance agency services, trust services, securities brokerage and safe deposit facilities.

    We offer commercial banking services through our banking subsidiaries, Irwin Union Bank and Trust, an Indiana state-chartered commercial bank, and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank. We formed the federal savings bank to provide us the flexibility to expand our commercial banking line of business into markets where commercial banks like Irwin Union Bank and Trust are not permitted to branch under current law. We sell a substantial majority of the commercial loans we originate at Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. to Irwin Union Bank and Trust.

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    The following table shows selected financial information for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Commercial Banking:                                            
Net income   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509   $ 5,587   $ 4,254  
Total assets     1,443,534     950,887     1,167,559     789,560     607,992     539,233     503,507  
Total loans     1,277,658     873,339     1,067,980     720,493     514,950     410,272     336,580  
Total deposits     1,305,352     825,408     998,892     710,899     567,526     486,481     453,879  

Return on average assets

 

 

0.50

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.74

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.08

%

 

0.91

%
Return on average equity     8.71     12.39     12.31     13.89     15.48     15.42     13.41  
Net interest margin     3.76     4.47     4.25     4.82     4.75     4.61     4.67  
Efficiency ratio     70.42     71.58     71.00     68.06     66.60     64.62     69.66  
Nonperforming assets to total assets     0.17     0.21     0.23     0.15     0.31     0.60     0.76  
Net charge-offs to average loans     0.13     0.14     0.12     0.16     0.13     0.34     0.34  

    Our strategy is to expand our commercial banking line of business into selected new markets. We target economically strong metropolitan markets where we believe recent bank consolidation has negatively impacted customers. We believe that this consolidation has led to disenchantment with the delivery of financial services to the small business community among both the owners of those small businesses and the senior banking officers who had been providing services to them. In markets that management identifies as attractive opportunities, the bank seeks to hire senior commercial loan officers who have strong local ties and who can focus on providing personalized lending services to small businesses in that market. Our strategy is to expand only in markets that satisfy the following criteria:

    We expect consolidation to continue in the banking and financial services industry and plan to capitalize on the opportunities brought about in this environment by continuing the bank's growth strategy for small business banking in new markets throughout the United States. Our focus will be to provide personalized banking services to small businesses, using experienced lenders with a strong presence in those cities affected by the industry-wide consolidations. In addition to its market expansion, our commercial bank intends to develop further its banking products that satisfy the needs of the small business borrowers and its insurance and investment operations in order to provide a full range of financial services to its customers.

    On average, we anticipate our new banking offices will break even approximately 18 months after they are opened, and we estimate that a banking office will achieve targeted levels of profitability in approximately five years, in an average market. Some markets will experience growth and profitability at greater or lesser rates than we currently expect because of many factors, including execution of our strategy, accuracy in assessing market potential, and success in recruiting senior lenders and other staff. Over time, we may choose to leave certain markets if these factors limit profitability.

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    The following tables show the geographic composition of our commercial banking loans and our deposits:

 
   
   
  December 31,

 
 
  June 30, 2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  Loans
Outstanding

  Percent
of
Total

  Loans
Outstanding

  Percent
of
Total

  Loans
Outstanding

  Percent
of
Total

  Loans
Outstanding

  Percent
of
Total

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Southern Indiana   $ 518,498   40.6 % $ 519,863   48.7 % $ 469,991   65.3 % $ 398,705   77.4 %
Indianapolis MSA     271,051   21.2     263,047   24.6     195,399   27.1     116,245   22.6  
Markets entered since 1999(1)     488,109   38.2     285,070   26.7     55,103   7.6        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 1,277,658   100.0 % $ 1,067,980   100.0 % $ 720,493   100.0 % $ 514,950   100.0 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
  December 31,

 
 
  June 30, 2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  Deposits
  Percent
of
Total

  Deposits
  Percent
of
Total

  Deposits
  Percent
of
Total

  Deposits
  Percent
of
Total

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Southern Indiana   $ 978,191   74.9 % $ 886,099   88.8 % $ 659,803   92.8 % $ 530,622   93.5 %
Indianapolis MSA     110,799   8.5     61,401   6.1     43,731   6.2     36,904   6.5  
Markets entered since 1999(1)     216,362   16.6     51,392   5.1     7,364   1.0        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 1,305,352   100.0 % $ 998,892   100.0 % $ 710,898   100.0 % $ 567,526   100.0 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Includes offices in Kalamazoo, Grandville, Traverse City and Lansing, Michigan; Brentwood, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Phoenix, Arizona.

Mortgage Banking

    In our mortgage banking line of business, we originate, purchase, sell, and service conventional and government agency-backed residential mortgage loans throughout the United States. We established this line of business when we acquired our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage Corporation, in 1981. Most of our mortgage originations either are insured by an agency of the federal government, such as the FHA or the VA, or, in the case of conventional mortgages, meet requirements for resale to the FNMA or the FHLMC. This allows us to remove substantially all of the credit risk of these loans from our balance sheet. Irwin Mortgage sells mortgage loans to institutional and private investors but may retain servicing rights to the loans it originates or purchases from correspondents. We believe this balance between mortgage loan originations and mortgage loan servicing provides us a natural hedge against interest rate changes, which helps stabilize our revenue stream.

    At August 31, 2001, Irwin Mortgage operated 96 production and satellite offices in 28 states. Our mortgage banking line of business is currently our largest contributor to revenue, comprising 52.5% of our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2001 compared to 49.8% of the first six months of 2000. Our mortgage banking line of business contributed 65.92% of our net income for the first six months of 2001, compared to 36.79% for the same period in 2000.

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    The following table shows selected financial data for our mortgage banking line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Mortgage Banking:                                            
Net income   $ 14,488   $ 6,249   $ 13,006   $ 23,063   $ 28,853   $ 21,300   $ 20,422  
Gain on sale of loans     44,436     22,508     45,601     72,395     97,724     53,332     41,333  
Loan servicing fees     24,798     26,337     50,309     54,247     55,217     50,194     45,573  
Gain on sale of bulk servicing     5,781     5,723     27,528     9,005     829     1,512     1,224  
Total net revenue     99,146     69,815     140,932     180,767     207,238     147,657     135,310  
Total mortgage originations     4,359,940     1,942,990     4,091,573     5,876,750     8,944,615     5,397,338     5,085,625  
Refinancings to total originations     52.88 %   14.02 %   16.39 %   28.64 %   49.54 %   22.53 %   18.95 %
Servicing sold to production     39.50     78.71     99.35     79.89     56.95     71.82     60.87  
Owned first mortgage servicing portfolio   $ 10,474,246   $ 10,261,375   $ 9,196,513   $ 10,488,112   $ 11,242,470   $ 10,713,549   $ 10,810,988  
Bulk sales of servicing     636,403     871,593     2,526,006     1,216,718     99,929     536,791     1,481,350  
Servicing assets     170,723     133,010     121,555     132,648     113,131     81,610     71,715  
Weighted average coupon     7.54 %   7.68 %   7.76 %   7.51 %   7.56 %   7.85 %   7.83 %

    We purchase mortgage loans from third party sources, such as wholesale loan brokers. We originate loans through retail branches, and, to a limited degree, through our Internet website. We identify potential borrowers mainly through relationships maintained with housing intermediaries, such as realtors, home builders and brokers. We fund loans on a short-term basis on the balance sheet of the bank using internal funding sources, through credit facilities provided by third parties, and through repurchase agreements with investment banks. Generally within a 30-day period, individual loans are pooled, securitized and/or sold into the secondary mortgage market, which includes government-sponsored mortgage entities, nationally sponsored mortgage conduits, and institutional and private investors. Our mortgage banking line of business may retain servicing rights to the loans that it originates or purchases from correspondents. Furthermore, Irwin Mortgage collects and accounts for the monthly payments on each loan serviced and pays the real estate taxes and insurance necessary to protect the integrity of the mortgage lien, for which it receives a servicing fee.

    We believe there is a balance between mortgage loan originations and mortgage loan servicing which provides a natural hedge against interest rate changes and the impact of rate changes on each part of the business. In rising interest rate environments, originations typically decline, while the unrealized value of our mortgage servicing portfolio generally increases as prepayment expectations decline. In declining interest rate environments, unrealized servicing values typically decrease as prepayment expectations increase, while the value of our mortgage production franchise generally increases. We sell servicing rights periodically for many reasons, including income recognition, cash flow, and servicing portfolio management.

    Our mortgage banking line of business uses a niche strategy, focusing on first-time homeowners, which we believe will increase in numbers in coming years due to certain national demographic trends that are favorable to housing formation in our target markets. The mortgage banking business is cyclical, following changes in interest rates. In our mortgage banking line of business we do not try to

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anticipate the timing of changes in interest rates, but instead we have developed a strategy intended to maintain profitability across interest rate cycles. Our strategy comprises three components:

Home Equity Lending

    In our home equity lending line of business, we originate, purchase, securitize and service home equity loans and lines of credit nationwide. We generally sell the loans through securitization transactions. We continue to service the loans that we securitize. We target creditworthy, homeowning consumers who are active, unsecured credit card debt users. Target customers are underwritten using proprietary models based on several criteria, including the customer's previous use of credit. We market our home equity products through direct mail and telemarketing, mortgage brokers and correspondent lenders nationwide and through Internet-based solicitations.

    We established this line of business when we formed Irwin Home Equity Corporation in 1994 as our subsidiary. Irwin Home Equity is headquartered in San Ramon, California and became a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust in 2001. In 1997 and 1998, we significantly redesigned our product offerings to better position this line of business, introducing new products with origination fees and early repayment options. We also introduced home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios of up to 125% of their collateral value. Home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% are priced with higher coupons than home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios less than 100% to compensate for the increased risk. For the six months ended June 30, 2001, home equity loans with loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% made up 58% of our loan originations.

    For most of our home equity product offerings, we offer customers the choice to accept an early repayment fee in exchange for a lower interest rate. A typical repayment option provides for a fee equal to up to six months' interest that is payable if the borrower chooses to repay the loan during the first three to five years of its term. Approximately 79.6%, or $0.9 billion, of our home equity loan servicing portfolio at June 30, 2001 carried early repayment fees. This portfolio does not include our floating rate lines of credit.

    Irwin Home Equity's core competencies are credit risk management and analysis, risk assessment, profit-based planning and specialized home loan servicing, with particular expertise in product development, test management and database analysis. Irwin Home Equity regularly develops and tests new product offerings on a limited basis, and introduces those that prove successful on a national basis. Current product offerings, in addition to traditional home equity products, include first mortgage refinance programs.

    Our home equity lending line of business blends aspects of the credit card and mortgage banking industries. The home equity products are designed to appeal to homeowners who have high levels of unsecured (credit card) debt, who through the use of a debt consolidating mortgage loan can

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meaningfully reduce their after-tax monthly cash outflows. We underwrite our loans as if the credit is unsecured, but find that the mortgage lien associated with the loan has a meaningful, positive influence on the payment priority of our customers. Our target customers have household incomes in the range of $125,000 to $195,000, have owned their home for four to seven years, and have been in their current employment for about seven years.

    The following table shows selected financial data for our home equity lending line of business:

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Home Equity Lending:                                            
Net interest income   $ 28,876   $ 14,039   $ 35,593   $ 18,852   $ 5,495   $ 7,129   $ 7,755  
Gain on sale of loans     33,307     18,801     30,340     23,998     18,610     15,908     7,798  
Loan servicing fees     6,287     3,113     7,559     4,907     3,323     2,145     710  
Total net revenue     65,018     43,506     103,447     50,566     23,941     21,777     15,420  
Operating expense     49,256     32,685     72,623     35,557     30,609     20,067     16,236  
Net income (loss)     9,457     6,554     18,494     12,606     (6,668 )   1,710     (816 )

Loan and line of credit volume

 

 

452,161

 

 

408,073

 

 

1,225,955

 

 

439,507

 

 

389,673

 

 

214,518

 

 

169,120

 
Secondary market delivery     401,975     356,228     774,610     430,743     294,261     210,057     79,936  
Total servicing portfolio     1,985,946     1,153,320     1,822,856     842,403     581,241     358,166     230,450  
Interest-only strips(1)     189,206     95,440     152,614     57,883     32,321     22,134     12,661  
Weighted average yield on loans     13.35 %   12.67 %   13.09 %   12.33 %   11.86 %   13.97 %   14.08 %
Weighted average yield on lines of credit     12.25     13.72     14.04     12.72     11.89     12.96     12.80  
Gain on sale to total loans securitized     8.29     5.28     3.92     5.57     6.32     7.57     9.76  
Delinquency ratio     4.5     2.1     4.3     2.7     1.3     1.5     0.7  
Return on average equity(2)     20.29     23.25     30.57     17.12     (15.79 )   7.33     (5.20 )

(1)
Included in trading assets on our consolidated balance sheet.

(2)
Annualized for interim periods.

    We expect to continue to expand our home equity lending line of business through the development of new products, the extension of existing products to new customers, and the increased usage of indirect distribution channels. Our indirect channels include mortgage brokers, correspondent lenders and Internet sites. In the near term, we plan to continue to originate a high level of loans with high loan-to-value ratios in this line of business.

    The environment for high loan-to-value home equity lending has become more favorable during the past two years, with the exit of many home equity lenders who did not survive the competitive pressures and significant refinance activity of 1998. This has helped our recent expansion in this line of business. We anticipate that the competitive environment will remain favorable and consumer demand for home equity products is expected to remain high for the remainder of 2001. We believe these factors, coupled with the recent expansion of our broker and correspondent channels for distribution of our home equity products, should position our home equity lending business to continue growth in originations. From time to time, we engage in bulk loan acquisitions from third parties to supplement our internal growth. The timing of bulk loan acquisitions is more difficult to predict; however, we intend to opportunistically continue our growth in this channel as appropriate.

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    We lend nationally in our home equity lending line of business. The following table shows the geographic composition of our home equity lending portfolio on a percentage basis as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000:

State

  June 30, 2001
  December 31, 2000
 
California     24.2 %   24.4 %
Florida     7.2     7.0  
Illinois     5.4     5.6  
Ohio     5.3     5.3  
Virginia     5.3     5.0  
Michigan     4.7     5.3  
All other states     47.9     47.4  
   
 
 
  Total     100.0 %   100.0 %
   
 
 
Total servicing portfolio (in thousands)   $ 1,985,946   $ 1,822,856  

    We have established specific home equity loan underwriting guidelines that we apply to all loans we originate in this line of business. The underwriting process is intended to assess both the prospective borrower's ability to repay the loan and the adequacy of the real property security as collateral for the loan. Real estate used for collateral to secure the loans may be either residential (mostly primary residences, but also second and vacation homes) or investor-owned one- to four-family homes, condominiums or townhouses. Generally, each home must have a minimum appraised value of $30,000. Mobile housing or agricultural land are not accepted as collateral.

    We also require a credit report by an independent credit reporting agency that describes the applicant's credit history. These credit reports typically reflect all delinquencies of thirty days or more, repossessions, judgments, foreclosures, garnishments, bankruptcies, divorce actions and similar adverse credit events that can be discovered by a search of public records. We obtain written verification on any first mortgage balance, its status and whether local taxes, interest, insurance and assessments are included in the applicant's monthly payment on the first mortgage. If taxes and assessments are not included in the monthly payment, we require verification that these payments are current.

    Each loan applicant is required to secure property insurance in an amount sufficient to cover the new loan and any prior mortgage. If the sum of the outstanding first mortgage and the home equity loan exceeds replacement value, insurance at least equal to replacement value may be accepted.

    Generally, the home equity loans we originate fall within two categories:

    Most of our borrowers use the loan proceeds for purposes such as rate and term refinancing, debt consolidation or cash back loans. Extensions of credit may take the form of either a standard home equity loan, which has a fixed rate, or a home equity line of credit, which is a variable rate line of credit.

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    The following table generally outlines certain parameters of credit grades and other criteria of our home equity lending underwriting guidelines. This table is not all-inclusive, but is meant to illustrate significant underwriting criteria.

 
  100% CLTV Loans
  125% CLTV Loans
Amounts   $20,000 - $300,000, over $300,000 requires exception approval   $20,000 - $125,000, over $125,000 requires exception approval
Lien Position   1st, 2nd or 3rd lien position—loans in 3rd position will be limited to $100,000   1st, 2nd or 3rd lien position—loans in 3rd position will be limited to $75,000
Credit Grades /History:                    
Grade

  Excellent
  Superior
  Good
  Excellent
  Superior
  Good
File Age(1)   min 8 yrs   min 5 yrs   min 2 yrs   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV
Unsecured credit delinquencies   0x90
24 mos.
  1x90
24 mos.
  2x90
24 mos.
  Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV
Mortgage delinquencies   0x30
24 mos.
  1x30
24 mos.
  2x30
24 mos.
  Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV
Bankruptcy   none for
5 yrs
  none for
5 yrs
  none for
2 yrs
  Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV
Foreclosure   none   none   none   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV   Same as 100% CLTV
Occupancy Type   Primary residence, rental property or secondary residence   Primary residence
Home Ownership Minimum   Six months for primary residence, 12 months non-owner occupied   Six months for primary residence, non-owner occupied is ineligible

Credit Score

 

Generally 600 FICO minimum is required

 

Same as 100% CLTV
Residual Debt   Maximum unsecured; 35% of annual household income   Same as 100% CLTV
Debt Service Ratio   Generally not to exceed 55% of household income   Same as 100% CLTV
Income/ Employment   Unless otherwise specified, income should continue for three years   Same as 100% CLTV
Eligible Collateral   Single family residence, 2 to 4 unit, condo, planned unit development and manufactured home (within guideline)   Same as 100% CLTV
General appraisal requirements   Dependent on loan amount, credit grade, property type and location   Same as 100% CLTV

(1)
Length (time) of credit file history.

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    The following table shows the mix of credit grades of loans by product type in our home equity originations during the first half of 2001:

Credit Grade

  Volume (in
thousands)

  % of Total
 
100% CLTV            
Excellent   $ 141,390   74.2 %
Superior     32,979   17.3  
Good     14,650   7.7  
Other     1,615   0.8  
   
 
 
Total   $ 190,634   100 %
   
 
 
125% CLTV            
Excellent   $ 197,433   75.5 %
Superior     43,380   16.6  
Good     20,639   7.9  
Other     75    
   
 
 
  Total   $ 261,527   100 %
   
 
 

    In our home equity lending line of business we originate and fund loans until such time as we have a sufficient volume of loans to effect a securitization. When we securitize, we sell bonds in the secondary market using the loans as collateral for the bonds. Following the securitization, the purchasers of the bonds receive the principal collected and interest on the bond at the investor pass-through coupon rate while we receive the excess spread. The excess spread is either a contractual right or a certificated security generally in the form of an interest-only or residual certificate.

    The purchasers of the bonds receive a credit-enhanced security. We obtain credit enhancement through subordination of an amount of excess spread that we retain, and, at times, through an insurance policy provided by an AAA/Aaa-rated monoline insurance company.

    The pooling and servicing agreements that govern the distribution of cash flows from the loans included in the securitization require either (1) the establishment of a reserve account that may be funded by cash or a letter of credit deposited by Irwin Union Bank and Trust or (2) the overcollateralization of the obligations, which is intended to result in receipts and collections on the loans exceeding the amounts required to be distributed to the holders of the bonds. If payment defaults exceed the amount in the reserve account or the amount of overcollateralization, as applicable, the monoline insurance company policy, if any, will pay any losses thereafter experienced by holders of the bonds. To date, there have been no claims on any monoline insurance company policy obtained in any of our home equity securitizations.

    Generally accepted accounting principles for this funding practice require that we recognize revenues and record interest-only strips equal to the present value of the future net revenues from the loans, less bond costs and expected losses at the time we sell the bonds. The retained credit risk and interest rate risk on these loans are reflected in our assumptions about the value of these interest-only strips. To validate our assumptions and manage the amount of capital we are required to hold in this line of business, we have sold an aggregate of $231.1 million in participations in three separate transactions in certain of these strips over the past two years at the carrying value of these strips.

    Our home equity lending business retains credit risk on loans it originates whether funded on- or off-balance sheet. Delinquency rates and losses on our managed portfolio result from a variety of factors, including loan seasoning, portfolio mix, and general economic conditions. The 30-day and greater delinquency ratio was 4.50% at June 30, 2001, and 4.31% at December 31, 2000, compared to

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2.70% at December 31, 1999. As the average age of our portfolio continues to increase and our product mix includes more high loan-to-value loans, coupled with anticipated declines in general economic conditions, we believe that delinquencies and losses are likely to increase during the remainder of 2001. We take this into consideration when determining our loss reserves and valuation parameters used in valuing the loans and interest-only strips on the balance sheet.

Equipment Leasing

    In our equipment leasing line of business, we originate transactions from an established North American network of brokers and vendors and through direct sales to franchisees. We also use an e-commerce system that provides automated credit scoring, documentation, and portfolio management services. The majority of our leases are full payout (i.e., no residual), small-ticket assets secured by commercial equipment. We finance a variety of commercial and office equipment types and try to limit the industry and geographic concentrations in our lease portfolio.

    We established this line of business in 1999 when we formed Irwin Business Finance, our United States equipment leasing company, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. On July 14, 2000, the equipment leasing line of business completed an acquisition of an ownership position of approximately 78% in Onset Capital Corporation, a Canadian small-ticket equipment leasing company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Principals of Onset own the remaining approximately 22%. The Onset acquisition added approximately $60 million in leases to our equipment leasing portfolio. We are in the process of forming Irwin Franchise Capital Corporation and we acquired a portfolio of approximately $22 million in leases and loans in August 2001 to begin our franchise finance operations. We established Irwin Capital Holdings in April 2001 as a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust to serve as the parent company for both our United States and Canadian equipment leasing companies.

    The leasing industry experienced strong growth in new business volume in 1999 and through the first three quarters of 2000, with an overall softening in the fourth quarter and in 2001 reflecting the general decline in the U.S. economy during that period. Margins increased in the latter half of 2000 and continuing into the first half of 2001 as lessors in the small-ticket market were able to hold rates despite a general decline in cost of funds. Because it is in a development stage, management anticipates that our equipment leasing line of business will not break even until at least mid-2002. Our equipment leasing line of business had a total portfolio of $196.0 million as of June 30, 2001.

Venture Capital

    In our venture capital line of business, we make minority investments in early stage companies in the financial services industry and related fields which intend to use technology as a key component of their competitive strategy. We provide Irwin Ventures' portfolio companies the benefit of our management experience in the financial services industry. In addition, we expect that contacts made through venture activities may benefit management of our other lines of business through the sharing of technologies and market opportunities. Our venture capital line of business had investments in five private companies as of June 30, 2001, with an aggregate investment cost of $8.08 million and a carrying value of $10.15 million.

    In August 1999, Irwin Ventures established a subsidiary, Irwin Ventures Incorporated SBIC, which received a small business investment company license from the Small Business Administration. In December 2000, Irwin Ventures and Irwin Ventures SBIC became Delaware limited liability companies. The primary geographic focus of this subsidiary and each of our investments to date is on the corridors of the east and west coasts between Washington, D.C. and Boston, and Los Angeles and Seattle.

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    In 1999, our Board of Directors approved an allocation of up to $20 million, or 10% of Irwin's Tier 1 capital at that time, to support this subsidiary. We carry venture capital investments held by Irwin Ventures at market value, with changes in market value recognized in other income. The investment committee of Irwin Ventures determines the value of the investments at the end of each reporting period. We adjust the values based upon review of the investee's financial results, condition, and prospects. Changes in estimated market values can also be made when an event such as a new funding round from other private equity investors would cause a change in estimated market value. In the future, should Irwin Ventures have investments in publicly-traded securities, it would look to the traded market value of the investments as the basis of its mark-to-market.

    Despite the recent sharp reduction in values of technology segment companies, Irwin Ventures continues to see opportunities in emerging technologies applied to the financial services industry. Irwin Ventures believes this will continue as improvements in technology and entrepreneurial innovation continue to change the manner in which financial services are delivered to businesses and consumers.

Competition

    In our commercial banking business, we compete with commercial banks, savings banks, thrifts and credit unions for deposits and loans in and around the counties surrounding our branch offices, and with a number of nonbank companies located throughout the United States, including insurance companies, retailers, securities firms, companies offering money market accounts, and national credit card companies.

    In our mortgage banking business, we originate and service residential first and second mortgage loans from 96 production and satellite offices in 27 states across the country. In these areas, we compete for mortgage loans with other national, regional, local, and web-enabled mortgage banking companies, as well as commercial banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations. Irwin Mortgage purchases mortgage loans from correspondents in these and other states as well.

    In our home equity lending business, our primary competitors for our home equity loans and lines of credit include banks, mortgage banks, large securities firms, credit unions, thrifts, credit card issuers, finance companies, and other home equity and mortgage lenders with operations that are either national, regional, local or web-enabled in scope. Competition can take many forms, including convenience in obtaining loans, customer service, marketing and distribution channels, terms provided and interest rates charged to borrowers.

    In our equipment leasing business, our primary competitors include other finance companies that are independent or affiliated with banks or large equipment leasing companies that operate on a national or regional basis.

    In our venture capital line of business, we compete primarily with other venture capital firms and individuals who invest in start-up companies.

    Some of our competitors are not subject to the same degree of regulation as that imposed on bank holding companies, state banking organizations and federal saving banks. In addition, many larger banking organizations, mortgage companies, mortgage banks, insurance companies and securities firms have significantly greater resources than we do. As a result, some of our competitors have advantages over us in name recognition and market penetration.

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PRICE RANGE OF COMMON SHARES

    Our common shares are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "IRWN." Our common shares were approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2001 under the symbol "IFC." We currently expect that trading of our shares on the New York Stock Exchange will commence on or before commencement of this offering. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices and cash dividends declared per common share for the periods indicated. All information has been adjusted for stock splits.

 
  Price Range
   
 
  Dividends Declared
 
  High
  Low
1999                  
First quarter   $ 28.875   $ 20.00   $ 0.05
Second quarter     25.50     17.50     0.05
Third quarter     25.00     19.33     0.05
Fourth quarter     22.875     17.00     0.05

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
First quarter   $ 18.313   $ 13.563   $ 0.06
Second quarter     18.50     14.375     0.06
Third quarter     17.00     13.44     0.06
Fourth quarter     22.00     13.25     0.06

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
First quarter   $ 24.88   $ 19.31   $ 0.065
Second quarter     25.25     18.69     0.065
Third quarter (through September 17)     27.70     18.68     0.065

    As of September 6, 2001, there were approximately 1,773 holders of record of our common shares and 21,268,550 common shares outstanding. The last reported sale price of our common shares on Nasdaq on September 17, 2001, was $19.10.


DIVIDEND POLICY

    Holders of our common shares are entitled to receive any cash dividends that may be declared by our Board of Directors. The declaration and payment of future dividends to holders of our common shares will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings and financial condition, the capital requirements of our subsidiaries, regulatory conditions and considerations and such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant. See "Description of Capital Stock—Common Shares."

    As a holding company, we ultimately are dependent upon our subsidiaries to provide funding for our operating expenses, debt service and dividends. Various banking laws applicable to the bank limit the payment of dividends, management fees and other distributions by the bank to us, and may therefore limit our ability to pay dividends on our common shares. See "Supervision and Regulation" beginning on page 76. Also, we are prohibited from paying dividends on our common shares if we have not made distributions or required payments on our trust preferred securities, convertible trust preferred securities and debt securities.

    Historically, we have adopted a policy of reinvesting a substantial portion of our net income into the growth of our businesses. We anticipate this will continue for the foreseeable future.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

    We estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of our common shares, based on an assumed offering price of $      per share, will be approximately $      million after deduction of offering expenses and underwriting commissions. We estimate that our offering expenses will total approximately $            .

    We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to support the growth of our lines of business, and for other general corporate purposes. In particular, we expect to use the majority of the additional capital to support funding in our commercial banking, home equity lending and leasing lines of business. We anticipate that all or substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering will be contributed as capital to the bank, since we use the bank to fund assets for the majority of our lines of business.

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CAPITALIZATION

    The following table sets forth our capitalization at June 30, 2001, on an actual basis and as adjusted for the offering of the common shares (assuming no exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option), at an assumed offering price of $      per share, and the application of the estimated net proceeds as if such sale had been consummated on June 30, 2001. You should read the information in this table together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and with "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 
  June 30, 2001
 
 
  Actual
  As Adjusted
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Long-term debt   $ 30,000   $ 30,000  
   
 
 
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trusts(1)   $ 101,750   $ 101,750  
   
 
 
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred securities of subsidiary trust(2)   $ 51,750   $ 51,750  
   
 
 
Shareholders' Equity:              
Preferred stock, no par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; an aggregate of 333,330 shares designated as Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, B, C or D and 96,336 shares issued and outstanding of Series A, B and C   $ 1,386   $ 1,386  
Common stock, no par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 23,402,080 shares issued, including 2,210,486 shares in treasury;      shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted     29,965        
Additional paid-in capital     4,206        
Minority interest     813     813  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (890 )   (890 )
Retained earnings     220,955     220,955  
Less treasury stock, at cost     (46,170 )   (46,170 )
   
 
 
  Total shareholders' equity   $ 210,265   $    
   
 
 
Capital Ratios(3):              
Tier 1 leverage ratio(4)(5)     9.84 %      
Tier 1 capital ratio(5)     7.81 %      
Total risk-based capital ratio     11.42 %      
Total shareholders' equity to total assets     6.45 %      

(1)
Does not include $15.0 million of trust preferred securities issued in July 2001.

(2)
Our convertible trust preferred securities are subordinate to our other trust preferred securities outstanding.

(3)
The capital ratios, as adjusted, are computed including the estimated net proceeds from the sale of the common shares, in a manner consistent with Federal Reserve regulations.

(4)
The leverage ratio is core capital divided by average quarterly assets, after deducting intangible assets and net deferred tax assets in excess of regulatory maximum limits.

(5)
At June 30, 2001, our Tier 1 capital included $70.1 million liquidation amount of trust preferred securities consistent with the applicable limitations imposed by Federal Reserve regulations. As adjusted for the offering, Tier 1 capital at June 30, 2001, includes $      million liquidation amount of trust preferred securities. The excess amounts of our trust preferred securities are included in Tier 2 capital.

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

    The selected consolidated financial data presented below for, and as of the end of, each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2000, are derived from our historical financial statements. Our consolidated financial statements for each of the five years ended December 31, 2000 have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants. The summary data presented below for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, are derived from our unaudited financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of results as of or for the six-month periods indicated have been included. This information should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. Results for past periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any future period, and results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2001.

 
  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
Statements of Income Data:                                            
Net interest income   $ 62,953   $ 40,030   $ 90,996   $ 67,122   $ 59,201   $ 50,386   $ 50,020  
Provision for loan and lease losses     (4,356 )   (2,254 )   (5,403 )   (4,443 )   (5,995 )   (6,238 )   (4,553 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses     58,597     37,776     85,593     62,679     53,206     44,148     45,467  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income:                                            
  Loan origination fees     28,214     16,875     36,066     41,024     60,013     41,370     43,779  
  Gain on sale of loans     81,061     40,011     93,677     74,834     75,201     39,210     34,248  
  Loan servicing fees     31,627     29,923     58,939     60,581     57,284     53,257     46,877  
  Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (16,405 )   (12,809 )   (39,529 )   (15,702 )   (35,388 )   (16,355 )   (14,331 )
  Gain on sale of servicing assets     5,781     5,722     27,528     37,801     43,308     32,631     16,378  
  Trading gains (losses)     (3,300 )   8,291     14,399     (8,296 )   1,366     (1,961 )    
  Gain from sale of leasing assets                     5,241          
  Other     3,248     14,448     20,631     13,827     11,832     8,696     8,699  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total noninterest income     130,226     102,461     211,711     204,069     218,857     156,848     135,650  
Noninterest expense     152,976     111,971     237,962     214,111     221,206     158,818     143,829  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     35,847     28,266     59,342     52,637     50,857     42,178     37,288  
Provision for income taxes     14,254     11,279     23,676     19,481     20,354     17,734     14,860  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before minority interest     21,593     16,987     35,666     33,156     30,503     24,444     22,428  
Minority interest     (211 )                        
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     21,804     16,987     35,666     33,156     30,503     24,444     22,428  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax     175                          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503   $ 24,444   $ 22,428  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mortgage loan originations

 

$

4,359,940

 

$

1,942,990

 

$

4,091,573

 

$

5,876,750

 

$

8,944,615

 

$

5,397,338

 

$

5,085,625

 
Home equity loan originations     452,161     408,073     1,225,955     439,507     389,673     214,518     169,120  

Common Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Earnings per share:                                            
  Basic   $ 1.04   $ 0.81   $ 1.70   $ 1.54   $ 1.40   $ 1.10   $ 0.99  
  Diluted     0.97     0.80     1.67     1.51     1.38     1.08     0.98  
Cash dividends per share     0.13     0.12     0.24     0.20     0.16     0.14     0.12  
Book value per share     9.86     8.17     8.97     7.55     6.70     5.82     5.23  
Dividend payout ratio     12.53 %   14.82 %   14.13 %   12.93 %   11.39 %   12.74 %   12.15 %

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  At or For
Six Months Ended
June 30,

  At or For
Year Ended December 31,

 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Assets   $ 3,261,657   $ 1,991,809   $ 2,422,429   $ 1,680,847   $ 1,946,179   $ 1,496,794   $ 1,300,122  
Trading assets     191,947     96,094     152,805     59,025     32,148     22,133     12,661  
Loans held for sale     1,016,792     543,673     579,788     508,997     936,788     528,739     446,898  
Loans and leases     1,486,386     939,026     1,234,922     733,424     556,991     611,093     533,050  
Allowance for loan and lease losses     15,218     10,054     13,129     8,555     9,888     8,812     6,875  
Servicing assets     181,329     139,876     132,638     138,500     117,129     83,044     72,122  
Deposits     1,928,886     1,230,499     1,443,330     870,318     1,009,211     719,596     640,153  
Short-term borrowings     776,926     410,971     475,502     473,103     644,861     512,275     461,866  
Long-term debt     29,631     12,743     29,608     29,784     2,839     7,096     17,659  
Trust preferred securities     147,193     64,949     147,167     48,071     47,999     47,927      
Shareholders' equity     210,265     172,817     189,925     159,296     145,233     127,983     118,903  
Owned first mortgage servicing portfolio     10,474,246     10,261,375     9,196,513     10,488,112     11,242,470     11,713,549     10,810,988  
Managed home equity portfolio     1,985,946     1,153,320     1,822,856     842,403     581,241     358,166     230,450  

Selected Financial Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Return on average assets(1)     1.57 %   1.88 %   1.76 %   2.01 %   1.85 %   1.94 %   1.95 %
Return on average equity(1)     22.51     20.64     20.83     21.51     22.84     19.80     20.58  
Net interest margin(1)(2)(3)     5.10     5.22     5.36     5.01     4.09     4.95     5.12  
Noninterest income to revenues(4)     67.41     71.91     69.94     75.25     78.71     75.69     73.06  
Efficiency ratio(5)     79.19     78.58     78.61     78.95     79.55     76.64     77.46  
Loans and leases to deposits(6)     77.06     76.31     85.56     84.27     55.19     84.92     83.27  
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities     114.96     117.63     113.51     133.32     135.06     138.32     131.18  

Asset Quality Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to:                                            
  Total loans and leases     1.02 %   1.07 %   1.06 %   1.17 %   1.78 %   1.45 %   1.29 %
  Non-performing loans and leases     155.52     204.77     181.79     198.72     84.28     114.72     95.81  
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases(1)     0.18     0.09     0.28     0.27     0.33     0.46     0.36  
Net home equity charge-offs to managed home equity portfolio(1)     0.72     0.36     0.57     0.36     0.37     0.29     0.02  
Non-performing assets to total assets     0.49     0.37     0.42     0.48     0.78     0.64     0.72  
Non-performing assets to total loans and leases and other real estate owned     1.06     0.78     0.81     1.09     2.74     1.55     1.30  

Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Average shareholders' equity to average assets     6.96 %   9.10 %   8.46 %   9.33 %   8.09 %   9.78 %   9.46 %
Tier 1 capital ratio     7.81     9.50     8.87     11.39     11.63     13.56     12.20  
Tier 1 leverage ratio     9.84     12.06     12.41     12.77     10.51     12.06     9.84  
Total risk-based capital ratio     11.42     11.24     13.59     13.50     12.25     14.85     12.88  

(1)
Certain financial ratios for interim periods have been annualized.

(2)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(3)
Calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

(4)
Revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.

(5)
Noninterest expense divided by net interest income plus noninterest income.

(6)
Excludes loans held for sale.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    You should read the following discussion in conjunction with "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, each appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, the following "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those discussed in "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10 and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" on page 16 in this prospectus.

Overview

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998(2)
 
Net income (millions)   $ 22.0   $ 17.0   $ 35.7   $ 33.2   $ 30.5  
Basic earnings per share     1.04     0.81     1.70     1.54     1.40  
Diluted earnings per share     0.97     0.80     1.67     1.51     1.38  
Return on average equity(1)     22.51 %   20.64 %   20.83 %   21.51 %   22.84 %
Return on average assets(1)     1.57     1.88     1.76     2.01     1.85  

(1)
Annualized for interim periods.

(2)
We had a $3.1 million one-time after-tax gain in 1998 due to the sale of the majority of assets of our now discontinued medical equipment leasing business.

    We recorded net income of $22.0 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2001, up 29.4% from the same period in 2000. Net income was $35.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2000, compared to $33.2 million in 1999, and $30.5 million in 1998. Net income per share (diluted) was $0.97 during the first half of 2001, up from $0.80 during the same period a year earlier. Net income per share (diluted) was $1.67 for the year ended December 31, 2000, up from $1.51 per share in 1999 and $1.38 per share in 1998. Return on equity for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was 22.51% annualized, compared to 20.64% annualized for the same period in 2000, 20.83% for the year ended December 31, 2000, 21.51% in 1999 and 22.84% in 1998. The effective income tax rate for the first half of 2001 as well as 2000 was 40%, compared to 37% in 1999, and 40% in 1998. The lower rate in 1999 was the result of a change in the Indiana Financial Institutions Tax which took effect in 1999. The change in tax law resulted in a reduction in our deferred Indiana income tax liability.

    Our commercial banking line of business continued to grow its loan portfolio during the first half of 2001; however, its margin continued to decline during the period. Our mortgage banking line of business experienced significant increases in mortgage loan production as a result of declining interest rates during the first six months of 2001. Our home equity lending line of business continued to see significant growth in production and in its managed portfolio during the first half of 2001. Our equipment leasing line of business incurred losses during the first six months of 2001 which were in line with management's expectations given the start-up nature of this line of business. Our venture capital line of business recorded losses during the first six months of 2001 attributable to net valuation writedowns in its portfolio investments.

    Results in our commercial banking line of business were driven by strong commercial loan portfolio growth in 2000 reflecting continued geographic expansion into new markets in Midwestern and Western states. Our mortgage banking line of business was negatively impacted in 2000 by rising rates throughout most of the year followed by a sharp decline in interest rates late in the fourth quarter. Our home equity lending line of business experienced a significant improvement in earnings as

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its managed portfolio continued to grow and expand in its niche of prime credit quality, high loan-to-value second mortgage loans. Our new equipment leasing line of business incurred losses throughout 2000 which were in line with management's expectations given the start-up nature of the company. Our venture capital line of business contributed favorably to the consolidated results as a result of net valuation increases in its portfolio investments.

    Results at our commercial banking line of business during 1999 improved in connection with growth in our commercial loan portfolio. However, a rising interest rate environment led to a reduction in loan originations and lower net income at our mortgage banking line of business during 1999, partially offsetting the improvements at our other lines of business. Our home equity lending line of business experienced a significant improvement in earnings in 1999 as a result of a more favorable competitive environment and a reduction in loan prepayment activity. Results in 1999 include a one-time after-tax gain of $1.1 million due to a change in statutory tax rates.

    The following table summarizes our net income (loss) by line of business for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net income (loss):                                
Commercial Banking   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509  
Mortgage Banking     14,488     6,249     13,006     23,063     28,853  
Home Equity Lending     9,457     6,554     18,494     12,606     (6,668 )
Equipment Leasing     (968 )   (1,799 )   (2,563 )   (843 )    
Venture Capital     (3,007 )   4,243     2,723     656      
Other (including consolidating entries)     (1,133 )   (1,813 )   (3,086 )   (9,671 )   1,809  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 21,979   $ 16,987   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Commercial Banking

    The following table shows selected financial information for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
   
   
  (dollars in thousands)

   
   
 
Selected Income Statement Data:                                            
Interest income   $ 51,407   $ 36,533   $ 82,680   $ 54,452   $ 46,056   $ 41,115   $ 35,645  
Interest expense     29,075     18,352     44,268     23,525     20,957     19,120     15,908  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income     22,332     18,181     38,412     30,927     25,099     21,995     19,737  
Provision for loan and lease losses     2,504     1,168     2,933     1,813     1,820     2,201     2,284  
Noninterest income     6,580     5,876     11,974     11,797     11,712     9,256     9,298  
Operating expense     21,215     17,054     35,773     29,080     24,515     20,194     20,225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes     5,193     5,835     11,680     11,831     10,476     8,856     6,526  
Income taxes     2,051     2,282     4,590     4,486     3,967     3,269     2,272  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 3,142   $ 3,553   $ 7,090   $ 7,345   $ 6,509   $ 5,587   $ 4,254  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data at End of Period:                                            
  Total assets   $ 1,443,534   $ 950,887   $ 1,167,559   $ 789,560   $ 607,992   $ 539,233   $ 503,507  
  Loans     1,277,658     873,339     1,067,980     720,493     514,950     410,272     336,580  
  Allowance for loan and lease losses     11,000     8,028     9,228     7,375     6,680     5,525     4,790  
  Deposits     1,305,352     825,408     998,892     710,899     567,526     486,481     453,879  
  Shareholders' equity     76,573     58,378     68,539     63,678     46,990     38,390     33,967  
Daily Averages:                                            
  Assets   $ 1,260,777   $ 866,052   $ 956,744   $ 682,632   $ 567,116   $ 515,666   $ 459,893  
  Loans     1,147,520     791,678     879,875     600,877     462,319     370,313     329,658  
  Allowance for loan and lease losses     9,868     7,750     8,133     7,317     6,308     5,332     4,367  
  Deposits     1,147,057     778,336     851,386     619,308     514,694     463,851     413,935  
  Shareholders' equity     72,812     57,651     57,214     52,867     42,026     36,232     31,863  
  Shareholders' equity to assets     5.78 %   6.66 %   5.98 %   7.74 %   7.41 %   7.03 %   6.93 %

    Commercial banking net income decreased to $3.1 million during the first half of 2001, compared to $3.6 million during the same period in 2000. Commercial banking net income in 2000 totaled $7.1 million, down 3.5% from 1999 net income of $7.3 million and up 8.9% from 1998 net income of $6.5 million. Results in 2001 and 2000 reflect the continued growth and expansion efforts of our commercial banking business into new markets.

    The following table shows information about net interest income for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  Six Months
Ended June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis(1)   $ 22,448   $ 18,290   $ 38,620   $ 31,151   $ 25,367  
Average interest earning assets     1,203,726     822,818     908,739     645,809     534,439  
Net interest margin     3.76 %   4.47 %   4.25 %   4.82 %   4.75 %

(1)
Reflects what net interest income would be if all interest income were subject to federal and state income taxes, annualized for interim periods.

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    Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis for the first half of 2001 was $22.4 million, compared to $18.3 million during the same period in 2000. For the year 2000, net interest income on a tax equivalent basis totaled $38.6 million, an increase of 24.0% from 1999 and 52.2% from 1998. Net interest income is the product of net interest margin and average earning assets. The 2001 and 2000 improvement in net interest income resulted from an increase in our commercial banking loan portfolio as a result of its expansion efforts.

    Annualized net interest margin during the first half of 2001 was 3.76%, compared to 4.47% during the same period in 2000. Net interest margin for the year 2000 decreased to 4.25%, compared to 4.82% in 1999 and 4.75% in 1998. The reduction in the past 18 months is due primarily to the fact that the commercial bank has been negatively impacted by repricing a significant portion of its commercial loan portfolio, which is tied to the prime rate, in advance of corresponding declines in its funding base which is more closely tied to LIBOR and similar market driven rate indices. Also, the expansion activities at the commercial bank have resulted in an increased use of wholesale deposit sources required to fund the growth in the loan portfolio. In addition, during 2000 the parent company began allocating the cost of interest-bearing capital to the commercial banking line of business.

    The following table shows the components of noninterest income for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Trust fees   $ 1,151   $ 1,166   $ 2,285   $ 2,257   $ 2,136  
Service charges on deposit accounts     1,178     1,041     2,156     2,021     2,076  
Insurance commissions, fees and premiums     921     961     1,877     1,635     1,265  
Gain from sales of loans     1,033     96     259     901     1,346  
Loan servicing fees     339     498     1,006     1,458     1,745  
Brokerage fees     809     1,032     1,991     1,546     1,050  
Other     1,149     1,082     2,400     1,979     2,094  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total noninterest income   $ 6,580   $ 5,876   $ 11,974   $ 11,797   $ 11,712  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total noninterest income to total net revenues     24.9 %   25.7 %   25.2 %   28.8 %   33.5 %

    Due to our expansion into new markets as well as increased mortgage production, noninterest income during the first half of 2001 increased 12.0% over the same period in 2000. Noninterest income for the year 2000 increased 1.5% from 1999 and 2.2% from 1998.

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    The following table shows the components of operating expenses for our commercial banking line of business:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Salaries and employee benefits   $ 12,422   $ 10,373   $ 21,507   $ 16,881   $ 14,142
Other expenses     8,793     6,681     14,266     12,199     10,373
   
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses   $ 21,215   $ 17,054   $ 35,773   $ 29,080   $ 24,515
   
 
 
 
 
Number of employees at period end(1)     462     411     432     395     353

(1)
On a full time equivalent basis.

    Operating expenses during the first half of 2001 were $21.2 million, an increase of 24.4% over the same period in 2000. Operating expenses for the year 2000 increased 23.0% from 1999 and 45.9% from 1998. Costs associated with expanding into new markets contributed to the increase.

    Total assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 averaged $1.3 billion compared to $0.9 billion for the same period in 2000. Total assets in 2000 averaged $956.7 million, compared to $682.6 million in 1999 and $567.1 million in 1998. Average earning assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 were $1.3 billion compared to $0.8 billion for the same period in 2000. Average earning assets in 2000 were $908.7 million, up $262.9 million or 40.7% from 1999 and up $374.3 million or 70.0% from 1998. The most significant component of the increase in 2001 and 2000 was an increase in loans as a result of the commercial bank's expansion efforts into new markets. Average deposits for the first six months of 2001 totaled $1.1 billion. Average deposits in 2000 were $851.4 million, an increase of 37.5% from 1999 and an increase of 65.4% from 1998.

    The following table shows information about our nonperforming assets in this line of business and our allowance for loan losses:

 
  June 30,
  December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Nonperforming loans   $ 2,313   $ 1,862   $ 2,469   $ 1,168   $ 1,858  
Other real estate owned     125     122     230         48  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total nonperforming assets   $ 2,438   $ 1,984   $ 2,699   $ 1,168   $ 1,906  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets     0.17 %   0.21 %   0.23 %   0.15 %   0.31 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses   $ 11,000   $ 8,028   $ 9,228   $ 7,375   $ 6,680  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans     0.86 %   0.92 %   0.86 %   1.02 %   1.30 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
For the Period Ended:                                
Provision for loan losses   $ 2,504   $ 1,168   $ 2,933   $ 1,813   $ 1,820  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs   $ 731   $ 515   $ 1,080   $ 963   $ 592  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs to average loans     0.13 %   0.14 %   0.12 %   0.16 %   0.13 %

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Mortgage Banking

    The following table shows selected financial information for our mortgage banking line of business:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Selected Income Statement Data:                                            
Net interest income   $ 9,590   $ 8,601   $ 15,401   $ 21,745   $ 26,244   $ 17,577   $ 17,178  
Provision for loan losses     76     21     357     (1,998 )   (1,721 )   (1,383 )   (455 )
Loan origination fees     27,531     16,359     34,688     46,311     59,328     41,045     43,463  
Gain on sales of loans     44,436     22,508     45,601     72,395     97,724     53,332     41,333  
Loan servicing fees     24,798     26,337     50,309     54,247     52,217     50,194     45,573  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets, net of hedging     (15,606 )   (11,881 )   (37,490 )   (24,566 )   (29,805 )   (15,843 )   (13,897 )
Gain on sales of bulk servicing rights     5,781     5,723     27,528     9,005     829     1,512     1,224  
Other income     2,540     2,147     4,538     3,628     2,422     1,223     891  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue     99,146     69,815     140,932     180,767     207,238     147,657     135,310  
Operating expense     75,535     59,339     119,387     144,915     159,192     111,367     101,215  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes     23,611     10,476     21,545     35,852     48,046     36,290     34,095  
Income taxes     9,298     4,227     8,539     12,789     19,193     14,990     13,673  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 14,313   $ 6,249   $ 13,006   $ 23,063   $ 28,853   $ 21,300   $ 20,422  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     175                          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income   $ 14,488   $ 6,249   $ 13,006   $ 23,063   $ 28,853   $ 21,300   $ 20,422  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data at End of Period:                                            
Total assets   $ 977,956   $ 558,941   $ 523,920   $ 549,966   $ 1,020,249   $ 792,007   $ 629,528  
Mortgage loans held for sale     663,541     281,604     249,580     277,614     697,542     528,739     446,897  
Mortgage servicing assets     170,723     133,010     121,555     132,648     113,131     81,610     71,715  
Short-term debt     568,343     238,036     215,826     217,691     430,859     429,451     339,688  
Long-term debt         23,040     3,951     223     2,839     54     4,914  
Shareholders' equity     48,304     39,056     47,828     98,556     104,696     81,058     66,182  
Selected Operating Data:                                            
Mortgage loan originations   $ 4,359,940   $ 1,942,990   $ 4,091,573   $ 5,876,750   $ 8,944,615   $ 5,397,338   $ 5,085,625  
Servicing portfolio:                                            
Balance at end of period     10,474,246     10,261,375     9,196,513     10,448,112     11,242,470     10,713,549     10,810,988  
  Weighted average coupon rate     7.54 %   7.68 %   7.76 %   7.51 %   7.56 %   7.85 %   7.83 %
  Weighted average servicing fee     0.45     0.43     0.43     0.44     0.43     0.40     0.38  
Servicing sold as a % of production     39.5     78.7     99.4     79.9     54.6     71.8     60.9  

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    Net income from mortgage banking for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was $14.5 million, compared to $6.2 million during the same period in 2000. This increase relates to increased production as a result of a declining interest rate environment. Net income from mortgage banking in 2000 was $13.0 million, a decrease of 43.7% from 1999 results of $23.1 million and a decrease of 55.0% from 1998 results of $28.9 million. Both the 2000 and 1999 declines were the result of rising interest rates which slowed production activity throughout the mortgage banking industry.

    The following table shows the composition of our originations by loan categories for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Total originations   $ 4,359,940   $ 1,942,990   $ 4,091,573   $ 5,876,750   $ 8,944,615  
Percent retail loans     33.5 %   36.0 %   35.7 %   37.4 %   35.9 %
Percent wholesale loans     62.1     55.5     55.7     57.1     59.7  
Percent brokered(1)     4.4     8.5     8.6     5.5     4.4  
Percent refinances     52.9     14.0     16.4     28.6     49.5  

(1)
Brokered loans are loans we originate for which we receive loan origination fees, but which are funded, closed and owned by unrelated third parties.

    As a result of the declining interest rate environment, mortgage loan originations for the six months ended June 30, 2001 totaled $4.4 billion, up 124.4% from the same period in 2000. Refinanced loans accounted for 52.9% of loan production in the first half of 2001 compared to 14.0% during the same period in 2000. Higher production volume caused mortgage loan origination income to increase 68.3% in the first half of 2001 to $27.5 million.

    As a result of rising interest rates during most of 2000, our mortgage banking line of business experienced a decline in loan originations in 2000 as compared to 1999 and 1998. Loan originations in 2000 were $4.1 billion, down 30.4% from 1999 and 54.3% from 1998. Income from mortgage loan originations in 2000 totaled $34.7 million, 25.1% lower than 1999 and 21.9% lower than 1998. Refinances accounted for 16.4% of 2000 originations, as compared to 28.6% in 1999 and 49.5% in 1998. Because certain fees are not collected for loan refinancings, loan origination fees, which are fees we charge the borrower to initiate the loan application and/or to secure an interest rate, did not decrease at the same rate as loan production in 2000 and 1999.

    As a result of declining rates which led to higher loan production in the first half of 2001, gains on the sale of loans during this period increased 97.4% compared to the same period in 2000 to $44.4 million. This compares to $45.6 million for the year 2000, $72.4 million for the year 1999 and $97.7 million for the year 1998. Lower loan production levels during a period of rising rates accounted for the decline in 2000 compared to 1999 and 1998.

    Net revenue for the first half of 2001 totaled $99.1 million, compared to $69.8 million for the same period in 2000, an increase of 42.0%. Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2000 totaled $140.9 million, compared to $180.8 million, a decrease of 22.0%, in 1999 and $207.2 million, a decrease

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of 32.0%, in 1998. The following table sets forth certain information regarding net revenue for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Net interest income   $ 9,590   $ 8,601   $ 15,401   $ 21,745   $ 26,244  
Provision for loan losses     76     21     357     (1,998 )   (1,721 )
Loan origination fees     27,531     16,359     34,688     46,311     59,328  
Gain on sales of loans     44,436     22,508     45,601     72,395     97,724  
Servicing fees     24,798     26,337     50,309     54,247     52,217  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets, net of hedging     (15,606 )   (11,881 )   (37,490 )   (24,566 )   (29,805 )
Gain on sales of bulk servicing     5,781     5,723     27,528     9,005     829  
Other income     2,540     2,147     4,538     3,628     2,422  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue   $ 99,146   $ 69,815   $ 140,932   $ 180,767   $ 207,238  
   
 
 
 
 
 

    Net interest income is generated from the interest earned on mortgage loans before they are sold to investors, less the interest expense incurred on borrowings to fund the loans. Net interest income for the first half of 2001 totaled $9.6 million, compared to $8.6 million for the same period in 2000. Included in the first half of 2000's interest income was $3.0 million related to interest earned from a refund of federal income taxes relating to a prior period tax return. Excluding the impact of the tax refund in 2000, net interest income for the six month period ended June 30, 2001 increased 71.2%, compared to the same period in 2000. Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2000 totaled $15.4 million, compared to $21.7 million in 1999 and $26.2 million in 1998. The 2000 decline resulted from decreased loan production during the year, which was driven by rising interest rates throughout the majority of the year.

    Loan origination fees for the first half of 2001 totaled $27.5 million, compared to $16.4 million for the same period in 2000, an increase of 68.3%. Loan origination fees for the year ended December 31, 2000 totaled $34.7 million, compared to $46.3 million in 1999 and $59.3 million in 1998.

    Gain on sale of loans is income recognized when loans are pooled and sold into the secondary mortgage market. Gain on sale of loans for the first half of 2001 totaled $44.4 million, compared to $22.5 million for the same period in 2000, an increase of 97.4%. Gain on sale of loans for the year ended December 31, 2000 totaled $45.6 million, compared to $72.4 million in 1999 and $97.7 million in 1998.

    Servicing fee income is recognized by collecting fees which normally range between 25 and 44 basis points annually on the principal amount of the underlying mortgages. Servicing fee income totaled $24.8 million for the first half of 2001, a decrease of 5.8% from the same period in 2000. Servicing fee income in 2000 decreased 7.3% from 1999 and 3.7% from 1998, reflecting the decrease in the average size of the servicing portfolio throughout the last two years.

    Amortization and impairment of servicing assets, net of hedging, are amortization expenses and valuation adjustments relating to the carrying value of mortgage servicing assets. Amortization expenses are amortized over the estimated lives of the associated loans while impairment charges are recorded when valuation assumptions change, principally due to interest rate changes. The amortization and impairment of servicing assets, net of hedging, of $15.6 million for the first half of 2001 represents a 31.4% increase over the same period in 2000. For all of 2000, amortization and impairment, net of hedging, increased 52.6% from 1999 and 25.8% from 1998. The increase is due to actual and anticipated reductions in mortgage interest rates near the end of 2000. Declining rates caused an

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increase in actual and expected prepayments in underlying loans and increased impairment levels in mortgage servicing assets. Improvement in mortgage servicing asset amortization and impairment in 1999 was offset substantially by corresponding losses on hedging activities. In 1999, our mortgage bank used options on treasury futures to offset the interest rate risk associated with mortgage servicing assets. By December 31, 1999, options on our mortgage bank's balance sheet had expired. In 1999, our mortgage bank recorded a $10.8 million market loss on options held during the year. This compares to a market gain of $4.3 million recorded in 1998. There were nominal hedging gains recorded in 2000. At June 30, 2001, the mortgage line of business held $2.5 billion notional amount of Eurodollar future contracts related to economically hedging these servicing assets. At year end 2000, the mortgage bank had Treasury future contracts at a notional value of $200 million. The current hedging activities of the mortgage bank do not satisfy the criteria for "hedge accounting." As a result, options are accounted for as trading assets, and changes in fair value are adjusted through earnings as trading gains or losses, while the underlying servicing asset being hedged is accounted for at the lower of cost or market.

    Gain on sale of bulk servicing is income recognized from the sale of bulk servicing. Our mortgage banking business maintains the flexibility either to sell servicing for current cash flow or to retain servicing for future cash flow, whether through bulk sales or ongoing servicing fees. The decision to sell or retain servicing is based on a balance of current market conditions and the interest rate risk tolerance of the business. Total servicing sales represented 39.5% of the loan portfolio in 2001 based on loan originations, compared to 99.4% of the loan portfolio in 2000, compared to 79.9% of the loan portfolio in 1999 and 5.46% of the loan portfolio in 1998. The increases in both 1999 and 2000 relate to increased bulk sales during each of those years.

    Bulk servicing sales of $0.6 billion of a total $1.7 billion of sold servicing was sold during the first six months of 2001, generating a $5.8 million pre-tax gain. This compares to bulk servicing sales of $0.9 billion of a total $1.5 billion of sold servicing during the first six months of 2000, which generated a $5.7 million pre-tax gain. Bulk servicing sales of $2.5 billion of a total $4.1 billion of sold servicing was sold in 2000, producing a $27.5 million pre-tax gain. This compares to bulk servicing sales of $1.2 billion of a total $4.7 billion sold servicing in 1999, that produced a $9.0 million pre-tax gain. 1998 had an insignificant amount of bulk servicing sales which produced a $829,000 pre-tax gain of a total $4.9 billion of sold servicing.

    The following table sets forth operating expenses for this line of business for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Salaries and employee benefits   $ 49,855   $ 35,929   $ 72,818   $ 88,473   $ 101,477
Other expenses     25,680     23,410     46,569     56,442     57,715
   
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses   $ 75,535   $ 59,339   $ 119,387   $ 144,915   $ 159,192
   
 
 
 
 
Number of employees(1)     1,421     1,298     1,226     1,492     1,752

(1)
On a full time equivalent basis.

    Operating expenses for the first half of 2001 totaled $75.5 million, a 27.3% increase over the same period in 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2000, operating expenses decreased 17.6% from 1999 and 25.0% from 1998. Salaries and employee benefits during the first half of 2001 increased 38.8% over the same period in 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2000, salaries and employee benefits decreased 17.7% from 1999 and 28.2% from 1998. These fluctuations reflect the decreased production activities throughout 1999 and 2000, followed by a significant increase in production activities in 2001.

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    The following table shows information about our mortgage servicing portfolio for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (portfolio in billions)

 
Beginning portfolio   $ 9.2   $ 10.5   $ 10.5   $ 11.2   $ 10.7  
  Mortgage loan closings     4.4     1.9     4.1     5.9     8.9  
  Sales of servicing rights     (1.7 )   (1.5 )   (4.1 )   (4.7 )   (4.9 )
  Run-off(1)     (1.4 )   (0.6 )   (1.3 )   (1.9 )   (3.5 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Ending portfolio   $ 10.5   $ 10.3   $ 9.2   $ 10.5   $ 11.2  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Number of loans (end of period)     108,734     120,535     103,069     123,646     135,833  
Average loan size   $ 96,300   $ 85,100   $ 89,200   $ 84,500   $ 82,900  
Percent GNMA     70 %   78 %   75 %   70 %   65 %
Percent FHLMC     2     4     6     4     5  
Percent FNMA     16     10     11     8     13  
Delinquency ratio     7.7     5.7     9.3     6.8     5.0  
Capitalized servicing to servicing portfolio     1.6     1.3     1.3     1.3     1.0  

(1)
Run-off is the reduction in principal balance of the servicing portfolio due to regular principal payments made by mortgagees and early repayment of an entire loan.

    Our mortgage servicing portfolio totaled $10.5 billion at June 30, 2001, a 13.9% increase from the December 31, 2000 balance and a 2.1% increase compared to a year earlier. The servicing portfolio was $9.2 billion at December 31, 2000, down 12.0% from the same date in 1999 and down 18.2% from the same date in 1998. Irwin Mortgage has followed a strategy of managing interest rate risk associated with the servicing portfolio by selling servicing rights on those loans that are most likely to refinance should interest rates decline. This line of business sold servicing rights during these periods to help manage its investment in the portfolio and to monetize existing gains in its servicing portfolio. Due to the relatively low coupon on current production, consistent with its sales strategy, in recent months the line of business has chosen to retain more conventional servicing in its portfolio. We have been experiencing a rising delinquency rate in the portfolio that we believe is consistent with that of other lenders that are heavily weighted toward GNMA servicing. While this line of business does not retain credit risk on the majority of the loans it services, rising delinquencies do modestly increase servicing costs and increase the probability of repurchase obligations because of errors made at the time of original loan production and sale to the secondary market.

    Mortgage servicing assets are recorded at the lower of their cost or market value, and a valuation allowance is recorded for any impairment. At June 30, 2001, the market value of these assets was estimated to be $208.7 million, or $38.0 million greater than the carrying value on the balance sheet. At December 31, 2000, the market value of these assets was estimated to be $165.1 million, or $43.6 million greater than the carrying value on the balance sheet.

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    The following table shows the composition of our mortgage servicing portfolio by interest rate at June 30, 2001:

Coupon

  Unpaid Balance
  Percentage of
Portfolio

  Weighted Average
Months

  Mortgage
Servicing Rights
(MSR)

  MSR as a Percent
of Unpaid Balance

 
 
  (dollars in billions)

 
< 6.99%   $ 1.6   15.0 % 301   $ 21.5   1.4 %
7.00-7.99%     5.4   51.9   325     81.0   1.5  
8.00-8.99%     2.9   27.8   326     54.3   1.9  
> 9.00%     0.5   4.5   340     8.2   1.8  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal     10.4         165.0    
Loans in process     0.1   0.8       3.6   1.6  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   $ 10.5   100 % 322   $ 168.6   1.6 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

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Home Equity Lending

    The following table shows selected financial information for the home equity lending line of business:

 
  At or for
June 30,

  At or for December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Selected Income Statement Data:                                            
Net interest income   $ 28,876   $ 14,039   $ 35,593   $ 18,852   $ 5,495   $ 7,129   $ 7,755  
Provision for loan losses     (300 )   (134 )   (461 )       (513 )   (1,404 )   (983 )
Gain on sales of loans     33,307     18,801     46,970     23,725     18,610     15,908     7,798  
Loan origination fees     351     309     951     273              
Loan servicing fees     6,287     3,112     7,559     4,907     3,323     2,145     710  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (1,166 )   (710 )   (1,583 )   (1,445 )   (842 )   (334 )    
Trading gains (losses)     (2,547 )   8,291     14,399     2,512     (2,952 )   (1,961 )    
Other income     210     (202 )   19     1,742     820     294     140  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     65,018     43,506     103,447     50,566     23,941     21,777     15,420  
Operating expenses     49,256     32,685     72,623     35,557     30,609     20,067     16,236  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes     15,762     10,821     30,824     15,009     (6,668 )   1,710     (816 )
Income taxes     6,305     4,267     12,330     2,403              
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)   $ 9,457   $ 6,554   $ 18,494   $ 12,606   $ (6,668 ) $ 1,710   $ (816 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data:                                            
Total assets   $ 662,296   $ 458,395   $ 550,526   $ 339,640   $ 311,974   $ 165,242   $ 145,113  
Home equity loans, net of allowance for loan losses     3,528     5,420     4,010     1,904     7,832     111,216     117,588  
Home equity loans held for sale     353,251     262,312     330,208     231,382     242,702          
Interest-only strips(1)     189,206     95,440     152,614     57,833     32,321     22,134     12,661  
Short-term debt     256,967     168,690     163,595     260,184     226,998     146,219     129,627  
Shareholders' equity     113,413     57,804     99,586     58,733     40,272     10,936     13,221  
Selected Operating Data:                                            
Loan volume:                                            
  Lines of credit   $ 80,026   $ 107,076   $ 629,906   $ 93,185   $ 98,855   $ 115,274   $ 80,724  
  Loans     372,135     300,997     596,049     346,322     290,818     99,244     88,396  
Total managed portfolio balance at end of period     1,985,946     1,153,320     1,825,527     842,403     581,241     358,166     230,450  
Weighted average coupon rate:                                            
  Lines of credit     12.25 %   13.72 %   14.04 %   12.72 %   11.89 %   12.96 %   12.80 %
  Loans     13.35     12.67     13.09     12.33     11.86     13.97     14.08  
Gain on sale of loans to loans securitized     8.29     5.28     3.92     5.57     6.32     7.57     9.76  
Delinquency ratio     4.5     2.1     4.3     2.7     1.3     1.5     0.7  

(1)
Included in trading assets on our consolidated balance sheet.

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    Our home equity lending business recorded net income of $9.5 million during the first half of 2001, compared to $6.6 million during the same period in 2000. This line of business recorded net income in 2000 of $30.8 million pre-tax ($18.5 million after-tax), compared to a pre-tax profit of $15.0 million ($12.6 million after-tax) in 1999 and a pre-tax loss of $6.7 million in 1998. Results in 1999 are net of $2.4 million of income taxes. In late 1999, the net operating losses carried forward by this line of business were fully used and the business began recording income tax expense. Until that time, income taxes for this line of business were recorded at the parent level.

    The improvement in 2001 and 2000 earnings was the result of the growth of the managed loan portfolio in both years, as well as improved credit and prepayment performance of the loans relative to the assumptions used to value the interest-only strips, and improved competitive conditions in 2000.

    Net revenue for the first half of 2001 totaled $65.0 million, compared to $43.5 million for the same period in 2000 an increase of 49.4%. Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2000 totaled $103.4 million, compared to $50.6 million in 1999 and $23.9 million in 1998.

    During the first half of 2001, our home equity lending business produced (originated and acquired) $452.2 million of home equity loans, compared to $408.1 million during the same period in 2000. For the year ended December 31, 2000, our home equity lending business produced $1.2 billion of home equity loans, up 178.9% from 1999 volume of $439.5 million, and up 214.6% from 1998 volume of $389.7 million. Included in the 2000 total is a fourth quarter acquisition of the residual interest, servicing rights and related whole loans of an approximately $400 million pool of previously securitized home equity lines of credit. The collateral supporting the pool is comprised of seasoned lines of credit, predominantly up to 100% combined loan-to-value and similar in credit quality and yield to lines of credit originated by the business. Our home equity lending business had $356.8 million of loans and loans held for sale at June 30, 2001, compared to $334.2 million at December 31, 2000, compared to $233.3 million at the same date in 1999 and $250.5 million at the same date in 1998.

    The following table sets forth certain information regarding net revenue for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Net interest income   $ 28,876   $ 14,039   $ 35,593   $ 18,852   $ 5,495  
Provision for loan losses     (300 )   (134 )   (461 )       (513 )
Gain on sales of loans     33,307     18,801     46,970     23,725     18,610  
Loan origination fees income     351     309     951     273      
Loan servicing fees     6,287     3,112     7,559     4,907     3,323  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (1,166 )   (710 )   (1,583 )   (1,445 )   (842 )
Trading gains (losses)     (2,547 )   8,291     14,399     2,512     (2,952 )
Other income     210     (202 )   19     1,742     820  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenue   $ 65,018   $ 43,506   $ 103,447   $ 50,566   $ 23,941  
   
 
 
 
 
 

    Net interest income increased to $28.9 million for the first half of 2001, more than double the $14.0 million recognized during the same period in 2000 as a result of increased loan production. Net interest income for the year 2000 was $35.1 million, compared to $18.9 million in 1999 and $5.5 million in 1998. This line of business earns interest income on loans held on the balance sheet and the accretion of the discount applied to its interest-only strips, which totaled $14.7 million during the first half of 2001 versus $15.4 million during the same period in 2000. For the year 2000, total accretion of

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the discount on the interest-only strip amounted to $15.9 million, compared to $6.5 million in 1999 and $0.4 million in 1998.

    Gains on sale of loans in the first half of 2001 totaled $33.3 million, compared to $18.8 million during the same period in 2000. The line of business sold $402.0 million in products in the first half of 2001 compared to $356.2 million for the same period in 2000. The line of business securitized $774.6 million of loans in 2000, generating a pre-tax gain of $47.0 million, compared to a $23.7 million pre-tax gain recognized in 1999 on the sale of $430.7 million of loans, and a $18.6 million pre-tax gain recognized in 1998 on the sale of $294.3 million of loans. These improvements include a higher mix of loans originated with early repayment options, a higher risk-adjusted interest rate on the underlying collateral, a lower relative acquisition cost structure due to continued expansion of new distribution channels, an ability to sell a portion of the residual interest at inception of the transaction, and otherwise improved excess spread due to benefits realized from the company's consistent performance history.

    Loan servicing fee income consists of servicing fees applied to the ongoing servicing of our home equity loans, which are approximately one percent of the outstanding principal balance of the securitized loans. The servicing portfolio, which includes loans held on the balance sheet as well as securitized loans, increased to $2.0 billion at June 30, 2001, an increase of 8.8% over December 31, 2000, 135.7% over December 31, 1999 and 241.7% over December 31, 1998. Loan servicing fee income was $6.3 million during the six month period ended June 30, 2001, compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2000. Servicing fee income increased for the year 2000 to $7.6 million, compared to $4.9 million in 1999 and $3.3 million in 1998. The increase in servicing fees is due to the growth in the servicing portfolio.

    Amortization and impairment of servicing assets are amortization expenses and valuation adjustments relating to the carrying value of servicing assets. Our home equity lending business recognizes on its balance sheet a servicing asset equal to the discounted cash flows of estimated future servicing income and cost. At June 30, 2001, net servicing assets totaled $9.0 million, compared to a balance of $7.7 million at December 31, 2000, $4.5 million at December 31, 1999 and $3.1 million at December 31, 1998. Servicing asset amortization and impairment expense totaled $1.2 million during the first half of 2001, compared to $0.7 million during the same period in 2000. Servicing asset amortization and impairment expense was $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2000, compared to $1.4 million in 1999 and $0.8 million in 1998.

    Trading gains (losses) includes adjustments to the carrying values of our interest-only strips and unrealized gains on interest-only strips from securitizations. Interest-only strips had a balance of $189.8 million at June 30, 2001 and $152.6 million at December 31, 2000, compared to $57.8 million at the same date in 1999 and $32.3 million at the same date in 1998. Included in the market valuation assumptions are estimated lives of the loans, expected losses, and appropriate discount rates. Management continually evaluates these assumptions to determine the proper carrying values of these items on the balance sheet. Credit aspects to date have been favorable with respect to the portfolio.

    During the first half of 2001, the line of business recorded an unrealized trading loss of $8.0 million to adjust the carrying value of interest-only strips to their estimated fair values. Also included in trading gains (losses) for the first half of 2001 was an unrealized gain on sale of interest-only strips of $5.4 million. During the first half of 2000, trading gains were $5.5 million and unrealized gains on sale of interest-only strips were $2.7 million. During 2000, the line of business recorded a trading gain of $14.4 million which included an unrealized gain on sale of interest-only strips of $5.6 million. This compares to a trading gain of $2.5 million in 1999 and a trading loss of $3.0 million in 1998 which included unrealized gains on sale of interest-only strips of $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The decline in 2001 is primarily due to the higher prepayment activity caused by declining interest rate environment and the refinement in loss estimates noted above. The 2000

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improvement was the result of an increase in securitization volume, a higher interest rate environment that slowed prepayments and reduced competition. The 1999 improvement over 1998 is a result of efforts made to shift a substantial portion of the home equity loan portfolio into product with less prepayment sensitivity.

    The following table shows operating expenses for our home equity lending line of business for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Salaries and employee benefits   $ 30,394   $ 15,995   $ 39,180   $ 21,383   $ 15,480
Other     18,862     16,690     33,443     14,174     15,129
   
 
 
 
 
  Total operating expenses   $ 49,256   $ 32,685   $ 72,623   $ 35,557   $ 30,609
   
 
 
 
 
Number of employees at period end     714     596     614     372     266

    Operating expenses were $49.3 million during the first half of 2001, compared to $32.7 million during the same period in 2000. Operating expenses for the year 2000 increased 104.2% from 1999 and 137.3% from 1998. These increases reflect the growth in the managed portfolio and growth in production.

    As a fundamental part of our home equity lending business and financing strategy, we sell substantially all of our loans or other assets through securitization. In a securitization, we sell loans or other assets that we have originated or purchased to a trust for a cash purchase price and an interest in the loans or other assets securitized in the form of the excess spread. The cash purchase price is raised through an offering of bonds by the trust. Following the securitization, the purchasers of the bonds receive the principal collected, and the investor receives the interest rate on the bond, while we receive the excess spread. The excess spread generally represents, over the life of the loans or other assets, the excess of the weighted average coupon on each pool of loans or other assets sold over the sum or the bond interest rate plus a normal servicing fee, a trustee fee, an insurance fee and an estimate of annual future credit losses related to the loans or other assets securitized. These reported cash flows are discounted when computing the value of the interest-only strip.

    A portion of our gross income is recognized as gain on sale of loans or other assets, which represents the present value of the excess spread, less origination and underwriting costs, referred to as the excess spread. We recognize the gain on sale of loans or other assets in the period in which such loans or other assets are sold, although cash (representing the excess spread and servicing fees) is received by us over the lives of the loans or other assets. Concurrent with recognizing such gain on sale, we record the excess spread as an interest-only strip which is indicated on our consolidated balance sheet as part of "trading assets."

    In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities", referred to as SFAS 115, we classify these interest-only strips as "trading assets" and, as such, they are recorded at fair value with the resultant unrealized gain or loss recorded in the results of operations in the period of the change in fair value. We determine fair value on a quarterly basis based on a discounted cash flow analysis. These cash flows are projected over the lives of the receivables using prepayment, default, and interest rate assumptions that we believe market participants would use for similar financial instruments

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subject to prepayment, credit and interest rate risk and are discounted using an interest rate that we believe a purchaser unrelated to the seller of such a financial instrument would demand. In the first quarter of 2001, we began using loss frequency curves instead of static loss assumptions in an effort to project future credit losses, in a manner more aligned with the observed behavior of the loans.

    At June 30, 2001, key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of residuals based on projected cash flows to immediate 10% and 25% adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows:

 
  June 30, 2001
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Balance sheet carrying value of retained interests—fair value   $ 189,788  
Weighted-average life (in years)     2.83  

Prepayment speed assumptions (annual rate)

 

 

22.87

%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ (3,451 )
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change     (8,078 )

Expected credit losses (annual rate)

 

 

2.53

%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ (7,543 )
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change     (18,890 )

Residual cash flows discount rate (annual)

 

 

16.76

%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ (9,955 )
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change     (21,262 )

    These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value of residuals based on a variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in the above table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments but increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

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Securitization Transactions and Assumptions

    Detailed information with respect to pool sizes and age as well as the assumptions on loss expectations and prepayment speeds used to value interest-only strips created through securitizations by product is as follows as of June 30, 2001:

 
  Original
Balance
Sold

  Current
Balance

  Month
Closed

  Age of Deal
(Months)

  Actual Annualized
Loss Rate as a
% of Original
Balance

  Actual Cumulative
Losses as a %
of Original
Balance

  Original
Projected
Cumulative
Losses
(Lifetime) as a
% of Original
Balance

  Original
Projected
Cumulative
Losses
(Through June
2001) as a %
of Original
Balance

  Remaining
Projected
Cumulative
Losses
(Lifetime)
as a % of
Original
Balance

  Weighted
avg. constant
prepayment rate (CPR)

  Weighted
Average
Coupon (WAC)

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

   
 
HELOCs (<=100% CLTV)                                                  
95-2 HELOCs   $ 51,584   $   Nov-95   68   0.40 % 2.24 % 1.36 % 1.35 % 0.01 % 26 % 12.66 %
96-1 HELOCs     76,000     9,574   Oct-95   57   0.27   1.28   1.38   1.29   0.09   25   12.33  
97-1 HELOCs     55,000     13,674   Jun-97   49   0.27   1.11   1.31   1.17   0.15   26   12.16  
97-2 HELOCs     70,000     26,184   Nov-97   44   0.29   1.06   1.37   1.10   0.26   26   12.25  
98-1 HELOCs     124,280     49,169   Jun-98   37   0.26   0.81   1.89   1.01   0.88   25   10.86  
2000-1 HELOCs     66,803     56,021   Sep-00   10   0.10   0.08   3.25   0.35   2.91   22   10.26  
2001-1 HELOCs     27,719     26,786   Mar-01   4   0.00   0.00   3.23   0.12   3.11   20   10.24  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 471,386   $ 181,408       40   0.29 % 0.96 % 1.88 % 0.98 % 0.90 % 25 % 10.96 %
   
 
                                     
HELs (<=100% CLTV)                                                  
96-1 HELs   $ 64,000   $ 4,560   Oct-96   57   0.14 % 0.68 % 1.30 % 1.29 % 0.01 % 20 % 14.18 %
97-1 HELs     45,000     5,560   Jun-97   49   0.22   0.91   1.27   1.23   0.04   20   14.41  
97-2 HELs     60,000     11,920   Nov-97   44   0.25   0.92   1.24   1.05   0.19   25   13.80  
98-1 HELs     70,005     23,269   Jun-98   37   0.14   0.43   1.51   0.94   0.57   27   12.34  
99-1 HELs     92,999     38,692   Feb-99   29   0.30   0.72   1.59   0.82   0.77   26   11.70  
99-2 HELs     45,000     23,780   Jun-99   23   0.74   1.42   1.64   0.75   0.89   24   11.34  
99-3 HELs     107,657     70,037   Nov-99   20   0.32   0.53   1.54   0.65   0.89   22   12.40  
2000-1 HELs     123,971     106,002   Sep-00   10   0.13   0.11   3.17   0.35   2.82   20   12.45  
2001-1 HELs     120,350     111,615   Mar-01   4   0.00   0.00   3.37   0.12   3.25   20   12.39  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 728,982   $ 395,435       26   0.24 % 0.51 % 2.07 % 0.69 % 1.37 % 22 % 12.37 %
   
 
                                     
First Mortgages (<=100% CLTV)                                                  
98-1 First   $ 7,495   $ 4,518   Jun-98   36   0.00 % 0.00 % 1.16 % 0.64 % 0.52 % 10 % 8.77 %
99-1 First     60,001     45,689   Feb-99   28   0.09   0.21   1.50   0.51   1.03   10   8.54  
99-2 First     15,021     10,455   Jun-99   24   0.00   0.00   0.97   0.45   0.52   9   8.62  
99-3 First     25,246     20,650   Nov-99   19   0.08   0.12   1.00   0.36   0.63   10   9.18  
2001-1 First     4,058     3,547   Mar-01   4   0.00   0.00   1.10   0.06   1.03   20   9.80  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 111,821   $ 84,859       25   0.07 % 0.14 % 1.30 % 0.46 % 0.84 % 10 % 8.77 %
   
 
                                     
HELOCs (<=125%CLTV)                                                  
98-1 HELOC 125s   $ 7,499   $ 3,173   Jun-98   36   1.18 % 3.54 % 8.60 % 4.44 % 4.16 % 18 % 13.20 %
99-3 HELOC 125s     38,320     28,092   Nov-99   20   2.02   3.37   8.64   2.73   5.92   17   13.57  
2000-LB1 HELOC 125s     29,919     26,739   Jun-00   11   0.59   0.54   13.61   1.85   11.77   15   13.40  
2001-1 HELOC 125s     30,812     29,888   Mar-01   4   0.00   0.00   9.61   0.49   9.12   20   13.83  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 106,550   $ 87,892       14   1.39 % 1.61 % 10.31 % 1.95 % 8.36 % 17 % 13.59 %
   
 
                                     
HELs (<=125% CLTV)                                                  
99-2 HEL 125s   $ 119,178   $ 78,379   Jun-99   25   1.60 % 3.34 % 6.98 % 3.20 % 3.78 % 19 % 13.66 %
99-3 HEL 125s     70,658     53,487   Nov-99   20   1.17   1.95   7.88   2.71   5.17   17   14.75  
2000-A1 HEL 125s     122,243     95,716   Jun-00   13   1.00   1.08   5.85   1.81   4.04   17   13.64  
2000-1 HEL 125s     166,330     151,653   Sep-00   10   0.43   0.36   12.05   1.41   10.65   15   15.26  
2001-1 HEL 125s     219,765     209,338   Mar-01   4   0.11   0.04   11.09   0.49   10.60   15   14.98  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 698,174   $ 588,573       12   1.03 % 1.05 % 9.38 % 1.63 % 7.75 % 16 % 14.63 %
   
 
                                     
Purchased PNB 99-1 HELOCs (<=100% CLTV)   $ 500,000   $ 225,919       26   0.98 % 2.11 % 5.58 % 2.33 % 3.08 % 35 % 11.84 %
   
 
                                     
Immediate Credit (Program Discontinued)                                                  
99-3 HEL ImmedCredit   $ 524   $ 306   Nov-99   20   2.48 % 4.13 % 21.86 % 5.10 % 16.76 % 23 % 14.90 %
99-3 HELOC ImmedCredit     13,903     7,541   Nov-99   20   7.41   12.35   19.35   5.23   14.12   20   15.04  
2000-LB1 HELOC ImmedCredit     69,267     52,080   Jun-00   12   3.52   3.52   16.33   3.24   12.91   27   14.47  
   
 
                                     
  Total/Weighted Average   $ 83,694   $ 59,927       13   4.48 % 4.99 % 16.87 % 3.73 % 13.14 % 26 % 14.55 %
   
 
                                     

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    The following table shows certain information about our home equity servicing portfolio at the dates indicated:

 
   
  December 31,
 
 
  June 30, 2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Balance   $ 1,985,946   $ 1,825,527   $ 842,403   $ 581,243  
Delinquency ratio     4.5 %   4.3 %   2.7 %   1.3 %

    Our home equity lending business continues to service loans it has securitized. The servicing portfolio, which includes loans held on the balance sheet as well as securitized loans, increased to $2.0 billion at June 30, 2001, an increase of 8.8% over December 31, 2000, 135.7% over December 31, 1999 and 241.7% over December 31, 1998. The business earns a servicing fee equal to approximately one percent of the outstanding principal balance of the securitized loans. Servicing fee income was $6.3 million during the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2000. Servicing fee income increased for the year 2000 to $7.6 million, compared to $4.9 million in 1999 and $3.3 million in 1998. The increase in servicing fees is due to the growth in the servicing portfolio.

Equipment Leasing

    The following table shows selected financial information for our equipment leasing line of business for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Selected Income Statement Data:                          
Net interest income   $ 3,879   $ 492   $ 3,196   $ (18 )
Provision for loan and lease losses     (1,408 )   (509 )   (1,513 )    
Noninterest income     705     11     799      
   
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     3,176     (6 )   2,482     (18 )
Salaries, pension, and other employee expense     2,890     1,124          
Other expense     1,465     669     5,045     825  
   
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes and minority interest     (1,179 )   (1,799 )   (2,563 )   (843 )
Minority interest     211              
   
 
 
 
 
Loss before taxes   $ (968 ) $ (1,799 ) $ (2,563 ) $ (843 )
   
 
 
 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data at End of Period:                          
Total assets   $ 201,686   $ 51,170   $ 159,773   $ 543  
Leases     196,005     50,798     154,934      
Allowance for lease losses     (2,451 )   (509 )   (2,441 )    
Shareholders' equity     12,046     (181 )   20,291     386  
Net charge-offs     1,494         961     n/a  
Net interest margin     4.55 %(1)   3.17 %(1)   4.50 %   n/a  
Total fundings of loans and leases (includes Onset since July 14, 2000)     73,628     46,188     113,323     n/a  

(1)
Annualized.

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    During the first half of 2001, the equipment leasing line of business incurred a pre-tax loss of $1.0 million, compared to pre-tax losses of $1.8 million during the same period in 2000. Our equipment leasing line of business incurred a pre-tax loss for the year 2000 of $2.6 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $0.8 million in 1999. These losses reflect expenses related to staffing, systems development and portfolio growth initiatives in excess of portfolio revenues. The domestic business, which began funding leases in January 2000, broke even on a monthly basis by the end of the fourth quarter of 2000. Management does not anticipate that the equipment leasing line of business will break even until mid-2002. This line of business originated $73.6 million in leases during the first half of 2001, compared to $46.2 million during the same period in 2000. The line of business originated $113.3 million in leases in 2000 and had a portfolio at year end of $154.9 million. The line of business total lease portfolio was $196.0 million at June 30, 2001.

    We had nonperforming leases at June 30, 2001 totaling $4.1 million, compared to non-performing leases at December 31, 2000 totaling $2.7 million. Allowance for lease losses at June 30, 2001 was $2.5 million, representing 1.25% of total leases, compared to a balance at December 31, 2000 of $2.4 million, representing 1.58% of total leases. Net charge-offs recorded by the leasing line of business during the first half of 2001 were $1.5 million. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2000 were $0.9 million.

    The following table provides certain information about our lease portfolio since the creation of our leasing line of business at the dates shown:

 
  June 30,
  December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Domestic leases   $ 124,136   $ 50,798   $ 91,946  
  Weighted average yield     10.91 %   10.68 %   10.84 %
  Delinquency ratio     1.70 %   1.28     0.66 %
Canadian leases(1)   $ 71,869       $ 62,988  
  Weighted average yield     12.05 %       12.52 %
  Delinquency ratio     1.37 %       1.61 %

(1)
In U.S. dollars.

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Venture Capital

    The following table shows selected financial information for our venture capital line of business for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Selected Income Statement Data:                          
Net interest expense   $ (261 ) $ (360 ) $ (598 ) $ (109 )
Mark-to-market adjustment on investments     (4,702 )   7,452     5,202     1,306  
Noninterest income     385     168     364      
   
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     (4,578 )   7,260     4,968     1,197  
Operating expense     415     189     431     78  
   
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes     (4,993 )   7,071     4,537     1,119  
Income taxes (benefit)     (1,986 )   2,828     1,814     463  
   
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)   $ (3,007 ) $ 4,243   $ 2,723   $ 656  
   
 
 
 
 
Selected Balance Sheet Data at End of Period:                          
Investment in portfolio companies (cost)   $ 8,080   $ 3,614   $ 5,206   $ 1,759  
Mark-to-market adjustment     2,070     8,758     6,508     1,306  
   
 
 
 
 
Carrying value of portfolio companies   $ 10,150   $ 12,372   $ 11,714   $ 3,065  
   
 
 
 
 

    During the first half of 2001, the venture capital line of business recorded a net loss of $3.0 million, compared to net income of $4.2 during the same period in 2000. For the year 2000, this line of business recorded net income of $2.7 million, compared to net income of $0.7 million in 1999. The results from 2000 and 1999 are primarily due to valuation adjustments to reflect the company's portfolio investments at market value.

    We have private investments in the companies shown in the table below:

 
   
  Investment At Cost
  Carrying Value
Company

  Year of
Initial
Investment

  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
  (in millions)

LiveCapital.com   1997   $ 1.94   $ 1.94   $ 4.40   $ 8.69
Bremer Associates   2000     2.52     1.60     2.52     1.60
DocuTouch and NetUpdate   2000     2.00     1.00     1.61     0.75
Zoologic   2000     0.67     0.67     0.67     0.67
PayCycle   2001     0.95         0.95    
       
 
 
 
  Total       $ 8.08   $ 5.21   $ 10.15   $ 11.71
       
 
 
 

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Other

    Results at our other businesses totaled a net loss of $1.1 million during the first half of 2001, compared to a loss of $1.8 million during the same period in 2000. Results at our other businesses totaled a net loss in 2000 of $3.1 million, compared to a net loss of $9.7 million in 1999 and a net loss of $1.8 million in 1998. The components of these other results are as follows:

 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Parent company operating results   $ (1,754 ) $ (2,605 ) $ (4,375 ) $ (6,269 ) $ (3,722 )
Income tax benefit (expense) generated at home equity line of business                 (3,601 )   2,667  
Income tax benefit generated at equipment leasing line of business     387     720     1,025     335     n/a  
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Total parent company     (1,367 )   (1,885 )   (3,350 )   (9,535 )   (1,055 )
Medical equipment leasing(1)     (35 )   (8 )   21     (257 )   2,898  
Other, net     269     80     245     121     (34 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
    $ (1,133 ) $ (1,813 ) $ (3,084 ) $ (9,671 ) $ 1,809  
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
We exited this line of business in 1998. Amount shown for 1998 includes a gain on sale of certain assets of the business. For periods subsequent to 1998, reflects results of the remaining assets.

    Our operating losses have declined in 2001 and 2000 primarily because of allocations to our subsidiaries of interest expense related to our interest-bearing capital obligations. During the first half of 2001, we allocated $4.3 million of these expenses to our subsidiaries, compared to $1.7 million during the same period in 2000. For the entire year 2000, we allocated $5.4 million of these expenses to our subsidiaries. Before 2000, we did not allocate these expenses to our subsidiaries. Partly offsetting this improvement to our earnings was a $2.7 million compensation expense recorded during the fourth quarter of 2000 to reflect the increase in minority ownership interests at the home equity line of business. This minority interest expense will continue to grow as the fair value of certain of our subsidiaries increases, reflecting the ownership positions of senior subsidiary management in their lines of business. There are currently minority interests in the home equity, venture capital, and leasing lines of business and similar long-term incentive plans are contemplated for other lines of business as necessary to attract and retain key executives.

    Each subsidiary pays taxes to us at the statutory rate. Subsidiaries also pay fees to us to cover direct and indirect services. In addition, services are provided from one subsidiary to another. Intercompany income and expenses are calculated on an arm's-length, external market basis and are eliminated in consolidation.

Consolidated Income Statement Analysis

    We recorded net income of $22.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001, up 29.4% from the same period in 2000. Net income was $35.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2000, compared to $33.2 million in 1999, and $30.5 million in 1998. Net income per share (diluted) was $0.97 during the first half of 2001, up from $0.80 during the same period a year earlier. Net income per share (diluted) was $1.67 for the year ended December 31, 2000, up from $1.51 per share and $1.38 per share in 1998. Annualized return on equity for the six months ended June 30, 2001 was 22.51%, compared to 20.64% for the same period in 2000. Return on equity was 20.83% for the year ended

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December 31, 2000, 21.51% in 1999 and 22.84% in 1998. The effective income tax rate for the first half of 2001 as well as 2000 was 40%, compared to 37% in 1999, and 40% in 1998. The lower rate in 1999 was the result of a change in the Indiana Financial Institutions Tax which took effect in 1999. The change in tax law resulted in a reduction in our deferred Indiana income tax liability.

    Net interest income during the first half of 2001 totaled $63.0 million, compared to $40.0 million during the same period in 2000. For the year 2000, net interest income totaled $91.0 million, up 35.6% from 1999 and 53.7% from 1998. Annualized net interest margin during the first half of 2001 was 5.10% compared to 5.22% during the same period in 2000. The net interest margin for the year 2000 was 5.36%, compared to 5.01% in 1999 and 4.09% in 1998. These improvements in margin from 1998 to 2000 were primarily due to a shift in composition of mortgage loans held for sale from a concentration in first mortgage loans to a greater share of higher-yielding second mortgage loans. The decline in margin in 2001 was related to the declining interest rate environment during 2001. This decline resulted in the commercial bank being negatively impacted by repricing a significant portion of its commercial loan portfolio which is tied to the prime lending rate in advance of corresponding declines in its funding base which is more closely tied to LIBOR and similar market-driven rate indices.

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    The following tables show our daily average consolidated balance sheet, interest rates and interest differential at the dates indicated:

 
  June 30,
 
 
  2001
  2000
 
 
  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Yield/
Rate(3)

  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Yield/
Rate(3)

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Assets                                  
Interest-earning assets:                                  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks   $ 68,914   $ 1,446   4.20 % $ 27,845   $ 558   4.01 %
Federal funds sold     4,154     88   4.24     3,016     93   6.17  
Trading assets     166,459     14,738   17.71     70,429     5,166   14.67  
Taxable investment securities     28,433     1,158   8.15     32,098     1,370   8.54  
Tax-exempt investment securities(1)     4,877     194   7.96     4,979     193   7.75  
Loans held for sale     867,841     47,604   10.97     529,564     31,649   11.95  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income(1)(2)   $ 1,332,013   $ 60,572   9.09   $ 847,074   $ 39,568   9.34  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-earning assets   $ 2,472,691   $ 125,800   10.18 % $ 1,515,005   $ 78,597   10.38 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-earning assets:                                  
  Cash and due from banks   $ 67,373             $ 45,848            
  Premises and equipment, net     30,421               25,430            
  Other assets     291,346               241,441            
  Less allowance for loan and lease losses     (13,901 )             (9,231 )          
   
           
           
    Total assets   $ 2,847,930             $ 1,818,493            
   
           
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                  
  Money market checking   $ 95,225   $ 664   1.39 % $ 99,629   $ 702   1.41 %
  Money market savings     328,544     7,335   4.47     147,498     3,694   5.01  
  Regular savings     52,253     1,060   4.06     55,356     1,106   4.00  
  Time deposits     918,265     28,844   6.28     481,224     14,508   6.03  
  Short-term borrowings     590,441     16,253   5.51     475,597     15,499   6.52  
  Long-term debt     27,517     1,160   8.43     28,642     1,162   8.11  
  Trust preferred securities distribution     153,500     7,407   9.65     50,000     2,349   9.40  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 2,165,745   $ 62,723   5.79 % $ 1,337,946   $ 39,020   5.83 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                                  
  Demand deposits   $ 356,343             $ 242,515            
  Other liabilities     128,443               72,554            
Shareholders' equity     197,399               165,478            
   
           
           
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 2,847,930             $ 1,818,493            
   
           
           
  Net interest income         $ 63,077             $ 39,577      
         
           
     
  Net interest income to average interest-earning assets               5.10 %             5.22 %
               
             
 

(1)
Interest is reported on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 35%.

(2)
For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in daily average loan amounts outstanding.

(3)
Annualized for interim periods.

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  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Yield/
Rate(3)

  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Yield/
Rate(3)

  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Yield/
Rate(3)

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Assets                                                  
Interest-earning assets:                                                  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks   $ 31,654   $ 1,567   4.95 % $ 22,334   $ 771   3.45 % $ 15,462   $ 707   4.57 %
Federal funds sold     2,265     143   6.31     12,293     652   5.30     13,317     731   5.49  
Trading assets     91,334     15,584   17.06     45,637     6,275   13.75     32,920     311   0.94  
Taxable investment securities     32,068     2,594   8.09     39,208     2,984   7.61     42,988     3,655   8.50  
Tax-exempt investment securities(1)     4,974     378   7.60     4,916     410   8.34     5,291     453   8.56  
Loans held for sale     578,758     71,141   12.29     575,592     66,682   11.58     758,640     65,155   8.59  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income(1)(2)     960,848     93,342   9.71     642,435     49,063   7.64     585,025     52,443   8.96  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-earning assets   $ 1,701,901   $ 184,749   10.86 % $ 1,342,415   $ 126,837   9.45 % $ 1,453,643   $ 123,455   8.49 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-earning assets:                                                  
  Cash and due from banks   $ 47,752             $ 44,775             $ 50,754            
  Premises and equipment, net     27,412               22,077               18,944            
  Other assets     256,807               251,251               135,693            
  Less allowance for possible loan and lease losses     (10,892 )             (9,508 )             (8,650 )          
   
           
           
           
    Total assets   $ 2,022,980             $ 1,651,010             $ 1,650,384            
   
           
           
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                                  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                  
  Money market checking   $ 96,028   $ 1,334   1.39 % $ 104,641   $ 1,430   1.37 % $ 89,158   $ 1,845   2.07 %
  Money market savings     6,428     201   3.13     6,801     165   2.43     7,281     197   2.70  
  Regular savings     207,823     10,665   5.13     135,438     5,183   3.83     45,414     1,500   3.30  
  Time deposits     629,179     40,616   6.46     339,934     18,442   5.43     355,431     19,827   5.57  
  Short-term borrowings     465,353     32,608   7.01     406,488     28,425   6.99     568,772     35,106   6.17  
  Long-term debt     29,629     2,433   8.21     13,631     1,149   8.43     10,245     814   7.94  
  Trust preferred securities distribution     64,885     5,677   8.75     48,044     4,697   9.78     47,972     4,697   9.79  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 1,499,325   $ 93,534   6.24 % $ 1,054,977   $ 59,491   5.64 % $ 1,124,273   $ 63,986   5.69 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                                                  
  Demand deposits   $ 260,348             $ 357,771             $ 381,343            
  Other liabilities     92,111               132,163               59,177            
Shareholders' equity     171,196               154,143               133,563            
   
           
           
           
    Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity
  $ 2,022,980             $ 1,699,054             $ 1,698,356            
   
           
           
           
  Net interest income         $ 91,215             $ 67,346             $ 59,469      
         
           
           
     
  Net interest income to average interest-earning assets               5.36 %             5.01 %             4.09 %
               
             
             
 

(1)
Interest is reported on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 35%.

(2)
For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in daily average loan amounts outstanding.

(3)
Annualized for interim periods.

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    The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest earned and interest paid resulting from changes in volume and rates for the major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities on a fully taxable equivalent basis:

 
  Six months ended June 30,
  Twelve months ended December 31,
 
 
  2001 over 2000
  2000 over 1999
  1999 over 1998
 
 
  Volume
  Rate
  Total
  Volume
  Rate
  Total
  Volume
  Rate
  Total
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Interest Income                                                        
Loans and leases   $ 45,293   $ (24,289 ) $ 21,004   $ 24,327   $ 19,952   $ 44,279   $ 5,144   $ (8,524 ) $ (3,380 )
Mortgage loans held for sale     40,424     (24,469 )   15,955     367     4,092     4,459     (15,723 )   17,250     1,527  
Taxable investment securities     (313 )   101     (212 )   (543 )   153     (390 )   (321 )   (350 )   (671 )
Tax-exempt securities     (8 )   9     1     5     (37 )   (32 )   (32 )   (11 )   (43 )
Trading assets     14,088     (4,516 )   9,572     6,283     3,026     9,309     120     5,844     5,964  
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     1,647     (759 )   888     322     474     796     314     (250 )   64  
Federal funds sold     70     (75 )   (5 )   (531 )   22     (509 )   (56 )   (23 )   (79 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total     101,201     (53,998 )   47,203     30,230     27,682     57,912     (10,554 )   13,936     3,382  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense                                                        
Money market checking     (62 )   24     (38 )   (118 )   22     (96 )   320     (735 )   (415 )
Money market savings     9,070     (5,429 )   3,641     (9 )   45     36     (13 )   (19 )   (32 )
Regular savings     (124 )   78     (46 )   2,772     2,710     5,482     2,971     712     3,683  
Time deposits     26,354     (12,018 )   14,336     15,706     6,468     22,174     (863 )   (522 )   (1,385 )
Short-term borrowings     7,488     (6,734 )   754     4,115     68     4,183     (10,013 )   3,332     (6,681 )
Long-term debt     (91 )   89     (2 )   1,349     (65 )   1,284     269     66     335  
Trust preferred securities distribution     9,729     (4,671 )   5,058     1,647     (667 )   980     7     (7 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total     52,364     (28,661 )   23,703     25,462     8,581     34,043     (7,322 )   2,827     (4,495 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net interest income   $ 48,837   $ (25,337 ) $ 23,500   $ 4,768   $ 19,101   $ 23,869   $ (3,232 ) $ 11,109   $ 7,877  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

    The variance not due solely to rate or volume has been allocated on the basis of the absolute relationship between volume and rate variances.

    The consolidated provision for loan and lease losses during the first half of 2001 was $4.4 million, compared to $2.3 million during the same period in 2000. The consolidated provision for the year 2000 was $5.4 million, up 21.6% from 1999 and down 9.9% from 1998. More information on this subject is contained in the section on credit risk.

    Noninterest income during the first half of 2001 totaled $130.2 million, compared to $102.5 million during the same period in 2000. Noninterest income for the year 2000 totaled $211.7 million, compared to $204.1 million in 1999 and $218.9 million in 1998. The increase in 2001 versus 2000 was primarily a result of higher revenues at the mortgage banking line of business due to the lower interest rate environment, which increased loan production activity. Also contributing to the increase in noninterest income were higher revenues at the home equity line of business resulting from increased production and increased loan sales.

    Noninterest expenses during the first half of 2001 totaled $153.0 million, compared to $112.0 million during the same period in 2000. Noninterest expenses in 2000 totaled $238.0 million, up 11.1% from 1999, and up 7.6% from 1998. The increase in consolidated other expense is a result of the growth at each of our asset generating lines of business.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis

    Total assets at June 30, 2001 were $3.3 billion, up 34.6% from December 31, 2000, and up 94.0% from December 31, 1999. However, we believe that changes in the average balance sheet are a more accurate reflection of the actual changes in the level of activity on the balance sheet. Average assets during the first half of 2001 were $2.8 billion up 39.8% from December 31, 2000, and up 71.3% from December 31, 1999. The growth in the consolidated balance sheet reflects increases in portfolio loans and leases at the commercial banking and equipment leasing lines of business. Also, there was significant growth in loans held for sale at the mortgage banking and home equity lending lines of business. Loans held for sale totaled $1.0 billion at June 30, 2001, a 75.4% increase over December 31, 2000, related to a $0.4 billion increase at the mortgage banking line of business.

    Our commercial loans are extended primarily to Midwest regional businesses. We also extend credit to consumers nationally through mortgages, installment loans and revolving credit arrangements. The majority of the remaining portfolio consists of residential mortgage loans (1-4 family dwellings) and mortgage loans on commercial property. Loans by major category for the periods presented were as follows:

    The following table shows our loans by category for the periods indicated:

 
  Six Months
Ended
June 30,

  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Commercial, financial and agricultural   $ 880,138   $ 677,066   $ 443,985   $ 278,834   $ 212,095   $ 179,650  
Real estate construction     228,547     220,485     121,803     97,253     73,279     48,991  
Real estate mortgage     136,330     122,301     115,265     123,980     222,818     214,696  
Consumer     42,837     56,785     48,936     51,730     39,985     38,371  
Direct lease financing:                                      
  Domestic     166,782     116,867     3,890     6,375     78,079     62,372  
  Canadian     71,869     72,864                  
Unearned income:                                      
  Domestic     (27,930 )   (21,570 )   (455 )   (1,181 )   (15,163 )   (11,030 )
  Canadian     (12,187 )   (9,876 )                
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total   $ 1,486,386   $ 1,234,922   $ 733,424   $ 556,991   $ 611,093   $ 533,050  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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    The following table shows our maturity distribution of loans at the dates indicated:

 
  June 30, 2001
 
  Within
One Year

  After
One But
Within
Five
Years

  After
Five
Years

  Total
 
  (in thousands)

Commercial, financial and agricultural   $ 239,042   $ 341,099   $ 299,997   $ 880,138
Real estate construction     118,625     66,338     43,584     228,547
Real estate mortgage     20,020     27,073     89,237     136,330
Consumer loans     6,236     23,486     13,115     42,837
Direct lease financing:                        
  Domestic     1,603     116,525     8,537     126,665
  Canadian     16,801     50,000     5,068     71,869
   
 
 
 
    Total   $ 402,327   $ 624,521   $ 459,538   $ 1,486,386
   
 
 
 
Loans due after one year with:                        
  Fixed interest rates                     $ 505,381
  Variable interest rates                       578,678
                     
    Total                     $ 1,084,059
                     
 
  December 31, 2000
 
  Within
One Year

  After
One But
Within
Five
Years

  After
Five
Years

  Total
 
  (in thousands)

Commercial, financial and agricultural   $ 188,018   $ 242,964   $ 246,084   $ 677,066
Real estate construction     114,075     66,121     40,289     220,485
Real estate mortgage     12,975     32,176     77,150     122,301
Consumer loans     5,061     27,073     24,651     56,785
Direct lease financing:                        
  Domestic     1,603     83,810     9,884     95,297
  Canadian     9,425     48,397     5,166     62,988
   
 
 
 
    Total   $ 331,157   $ 500,541   $ 403,224   $ 1,234,922
   
 
 
 
Loans due after one year with:                        
  Fixed interest rates                     $ 451,886
  Variable interest rates                       451,879
                     
    Total                     $ 903,765
                     

    The following table shows the composition of our investment securities at the dates indicated:

 
   
  December 31,
 
  June 30,
2001

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (dollars in thousands)

U.S. Treasury and government obligations   $ 22,299   $ 25,999   $ 26,172   $ 34,254
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     4,461     4,586     4,706     5,207
Mortgage-backed securities     4,975     5,152     6,051     8,555
Other     913     1,358     579     39
   
 
 
 
  Total   $ 32,648   $ 37,095   $ 37,508   $ 48,055
   
 
 
 

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    The following table shows maturity distribution of our investment securities at the dates indicated:

 
  June 30, 2001
 
  Within One
Year

  After One But
Within Five
Years

  Five to Ten
Years

  After Ten
Years

  Total
 
  (dollars in thousands)

U.S. Treasury and government obligations   $   $ 2,995   $   $ 19,304   $ 22,299
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     135     1,131     1,215     1,980     4,461
Mortgage-backed securities     18     378     4,381     198     4,975
Other     913                 913
   
 
 
 
 
  Total   $ 1,066   $ 4,504   $ 5,596   $ 21,482   $ 32,648
   
 
 
 
 
Weighted average yield:                              
  Held-to-maturity     8.22 %   6.87 %   7.33 %   8.42 %    
  Available-for-sale     6.76 %   5.94 %   n/a     n/a      

    Average yield represents the weighted average yield to maturity computed based on average historical cost balances. The yield information on available-for-sale securities does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of shareholders' equity. The yield on state and municipal obligations has been calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis, assuming a 35% tax rate. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

    Total deposits during the first half of 2001 averaged $1.8 billion compared to average deposits in 2000 of $1.2 billion, and average deposits in 1999 and 1998 of $0.9 billion. Demand deposits at June 30, 2001 averaged $356.3 million, a 36.9% increase over the December 31, 2000 balance. Demand deposits in 2000 were down 27.2% on average, or $97.4 million, from 1999 and 31.7%, or $121.0 million, from 1998. A significant portion of demand deposits is related to deposits at Irwin Union Bank and Trust, which are associated with escrow accounts held on loans in the servicing portfolio of Irwin Mortgage. During the first half of 2001, these escrow accounts averaged $246.2 million compared to a 2000 average of $175.8 million, and a 1999 average of $283.9 million. The bank utilizes broker-sourced deposits as funding from time to time to supplement deposits solicited through branches and other wholesale funding sources.

    The following table shows maturities of certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more and brokered deposits at the dates indicated:

 
  June 30,
  December 31,
 
  2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Under 3 months   $ 273,361   $ 133,804   $ 92,965   $ 81,850
3 to 6 months     128,740     164,904     28,387     17,107
6 to 12 months     142,548     120,476     40,292     17,807
after 12 months     238,868     243,860     78,872     25,207
   
 
 
 
  Total CDs   $ 783,517   $ 663,044   $ 240,516   $ 141,971
   
 
 
 
Brokered deposits   $ 468,257   $ 494,316   $ 89,236   $ 10,000
   
 
 
 

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    Short-term borrowings during the first half of 2001 averaged $590.4 million compared to an average of $465.4 million in 2000, $406.5 million in 1999 and $568.8 million in 1998. The increase in 2001 and 2000 relates to the growth at the home equity lending line of business and the increased production at the mortgage lending line of business, while the decrease in 1999 was due to the decrease in mortgage loan closings in 1999 compared to 1998.

    The following table shows the distribution of our short-term borrowings and the weighted average rates at the dates shown. Also provided are the maximum amount of borrowings and the average amounts of borrowings as well as weighted average interest rates.

 
  Repurchase
Agreements &
Drafts Payable
Related to
Mortgage
Loan Closings

  Commercial
Paper

  Federal
Home Loan
Bank
Borrowings
and Federal
Funds

  Lines of
Credit and
Other

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Outstanding at period end:                          
  June 30, 2001   $ 174,907   $ 27,965   $ 370,400   $ 203,654  
  December 31, 2000     64,557     11,346     173,000     226,599  
  December 31, 1999     46,796     21,894     173,000     231,413  
  December 31, 1998     172,126     26,617     266,000     180,118  
Weighted average interest rates at period end:                          
  June 30, 2001     4.12 %   4.76 %   4.24 %   5.28 %
  December 31, 2000     7.35     6.85     6.32     7.19  
  December 31, 1999     5.35     6.00     5.46     6.02  
  December 31, 1998     5.43     5.78     4.93     6.01  
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end during the period:                          
  June 30, 2001   $ 179,812   $ 27,965   $ 402,700   $ 283,120  
  December 31, 2000     95,094     31,774     250,000     293,100  
  December 31, 1999     162,251     28,215     249,500     308,422  
  December 31, 1998     301,849     29,691     316,200     249,519  
Average amount outstanding during the period:                          
  June 30, 2001   $ 176,984   $ 19,387   $ 220,814   $ 173,255  
  December 31, 2000     68,028     20,786     148,975     227,564  
  December 31, 1999     105,591     24,810     108,422     167,665  
  December 31, 1998     218,342     26,166     115,479     208,785  
Weighted average interest rate during the period:                          
  June 30, 2001     5.53 %   5.48 %   5.11 %   5.95 %
  December 31, 2000     6.86     6.60     6.54     6.95  
  December 31, 1999     5.40     5.82     5.40     5.45  
  December 31, 1998     5.84     6.05     5.63     6.20  

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    Shareholders' equity averaged $197.4 million during the first half of 2001, up 15.0% compared to 2000, up 27.7% from 1999 and 47.3% from 1998. Shareholders' equity balance of $210.3 million at June 30, 2001 represented $9.86 per common share, compared to $8.97 per common share at December 31, 2000, and compared to $7.55 and $6.70 per common share at year end 1999 and 1998, respectively. We paid an aggregate of $2.8 million in dividends during the first half of 2001, compared to $2.5 million during the same period in 2000. For the year 2000, we paid $5.0 million in dividends on our common stock.

    Before the adoption of a new mortgage banking accounting standard in the second quarter of 1995, mortgage banking accounting did not allow the full value of mortgage servicing rights to be reflected on the balance sheet. Since a portion of our mortgage servicing portfolio was generated before the adoption of the new accounting standard, it represents economic value that is not recorded on the balance sheet. Our management estimated this value to be approximately $8.6 million after-tax or $0.40 per common share at June 30, 2001, compared to $15.4 million after-tax or $0.73 per common share at December 31, 2000. This estimate was based on the market value of servicing assets related to loans with similar interest rates and servicing fees. With the implementation of the new accounting standard in 1995, this off-balance sheet value will decline over future periods and eventually be reduced to zero as the servicing rights are sold, the underlying loans pay off, servicing fees are collected, and the income from servicing the loans is fully accreted into earnings.

    The following table sets forth our capital and capital ratios at the dates indicated:

 
  June 30,
  December 31,
 
 
  2001
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Tier 1 capital   $ 278,018   $ 250,825   $ 207,627   $ 191,806  
Tier 2 capital     128,603     133,319     38,556     11,505  
  Total risk-based capital     406,621     384,144     246,183     203,311  
Risk-weighted assets     3,560,177     2,826,908     1,823,633     1,649,227  
Risk-based ratios:                          
  Tier 1 capital     7.81 %   8.87 %   11.39 %   11.63 %
  Total capital     11.42     13.59     13.50     12.25  
  Tier 1 leverage ratio     9.84     12.41     12.77     10.51  
Ending shareholders' equity to assets     6.45     7.84     9.48     7.46  
Average shareholders' equity to assets     6.96     8.46     9.33     8.09  

    At June 30, 2001, our total risk-adjusted capital ratio was 11.42% compared to 10.0%, which is required to be considered "well-capitalized" by the regulators. At year-end 2000, our total risk-adjusted capital ratio was 13.59%. Our ending equity to assets ratio at June 30, 2001 was 6.45% compared to 7.84% at December 31, 2000. However, as previously discussed, temporary conditions that existed at year end make the average balance sheet ratio a more accurate measure of capital. Our average equity to assets for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 was 6.96% compared to 8.46% for the year 2000.

    In July 2001, we issued $15.0 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust IV. The trust is a statutory business trust created under the laws of Delaware. We own all of the common securities of Capital Trust IV, which exists for the purpose of issuing preferred securities and investing the proceeds from the sale of the preferred securities in an equivalent amount of our 10.25% subordinated debentures. These subordinated debentures will mature on July 25, 2031, which date may be shortened to a date not before July 25, 2006, if certain conditions are met. The preferred securities

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will have a preference under certain circumstances with respect to cash distributions and amounts payable on liquidation, redemption or otherwise over the common securities of the trust owned by us. Holders of preferred securities receive preferential cumulative cash distributions, at the annual rate of 10.25% of the liquidation amount of $1,000 per preferred security accruing from the date of original issuance and payable quarterly in arrears on January 25 and July 25 of each year, beginning January 25, 2002. These funds are Tier-1 qualifying capital.

    In November 2000, we issued $51.75 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust II and $51.75 million of convertible trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust III. Each trust is a wholly-owned financing subsidiary of us. The securities were issued at $25 per share with cumulative dividend rates of 10.50% and 8.75%, respectively, payable quarterly. They have a maturity of 30 years. The trust preferred securities of IFC Capital Trust II are not convertible into our common shares. The convertible trust preferred securities of IFC Capital Trust III have an initial conversion ratio of 1.261 common shares for each convertible preferred security (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $19.825 per common share). The securities are shown on our balance sheet net of capitalized issuance costs. The sole assets of IFC Capital Trusts II and III are our subordinated debentures with principal balances of $53.35 million each, interest rates of 10.5% and 8.75%, respectively, and an initial maturity of 30 years. Both issues are Tier-1 qualifying capital elements.

    In July 1999, we raised $30 million of 7.58%, 15-year subordinated debt which is callable in 10 years at par, to strengthen and add flexibility in the management of our capital base. The debt was privately placed. These funds qualify as Tier 2 capital. The securities are not convertible into our common shares.

    To assist Irwin Union Bank and Trust in generating deposits in new markets, we began a program in 1999 to issue our non-coupon, convertible preferred shares to certain qualified investors thought to be in a position to support deposit growth. Under the program, each preferred share is issued for cash at approximately the market price of one common share. A preferred share automatically converts into one common share at a determined future date. If a banking branch reaches a specified level of deposits prior to the conversion date, the number of common shares into which a preferred share converts is increased by as much as 25%, depending upon the date on which the deposit level was attained. A maximum of approximately 400,000 shares of preferred stock are issuable under the program. Approximately $1.4 million in non-coupon bearing convertible preferred shares of our stock have been issued under this program. These funds are Tier-1 qualifying capital.

    In January 1997, we issued $50 million of 9.25% trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust created under the laws of Delaware, and our wholly-owned subsidiary. The securities have an initial maturity of 30 years with a 19-year extension option which we can exercise at any point during the first 30 years. The securities are callable at par after five years, or immediately, in certain cases. The securities are not convertible into our common shares. These funds are Tier-1 qualifying capital.

    During the first six months of 2001, we repurchased approximately 94,000 common shares at an average price of $23.09 per share. In 2000, we repurchased approximately 219,000 common shares at an average price of $15.78 per share. Over the past three years, we made repurchases totaling $34 million of common stock in an effort to restructure capital to reach a more optimal mix between common equity and less expensive, hybrid forms of capital.

    Since substantially all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature, such as cash, securities, loans and deposits, their values are less sensitive to the effects of inflation than to changes in interest rates. We attempt to control the impact of interest rate fluctuations by managing the relationship between interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Risk Management" on page 66 for a further discussion.

    In September 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." SFAS No. 140, which replaces SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," provides accounting and reporting standards for securitizations and other transfers of assets. The standard is based on the application of a financial components approach that focuses on control, and provides consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings. The standard requires disclosure of information about securitized assets, including principal outstanding of securitized and other managed assets, accounting policies, key assumptions related to the determination of the fair value of retained interests, delinquencies and credit losses. The accounting requirements of the standard were effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities occurring after March 31, 2001 and the disclosure requirements were effective December 31, 2000. Adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

    On June 29, 2001 the FASB approved its proposed Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, "Business Combinations" and No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets". SFAS 141 eliminates the pooling-of-interest method of accounting—requiring that purchase accounting, with its recognition of intangible assets separately from goodwill, be applied to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Unallocated negative goodwill is required to be written off immediately as an extraordinary gain (instead of being deferred and amortized).

    Under the provisions of SFAS 142, goodwill will no longer be amortized against earnings. Instead, goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life will be reviewed for impairment at least annually. The amortization period of intangible assets with finite lives will no longer be limited to forty years. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Management does not believe the implementation of SFAS 141 or 142 will have a material effect on the earnings or equity of the company.

    We are engaged in businesses which involve the assumption of financial risks including:

    Each line of business that assumes financial risk uses a formal process to manage this risk. In all cases, the objectives are to ensure that risk is contained within prudent levels and that we are adequately compensated for the level of risk assumed. Our Chairman, President, and Chief Financial Officer participate in each of our subsidiaries' risk management process.

    Credit Risk.  The assumption of credit risk is a key source of earnings for the home equity lending, commercial banking and equipment leasing lines of business. In addition, the mortgage banking line of business assumes some credit risk although its mortgages typically are insured.

    The credit risk in the loan portfolios of the home equity lending line of business and commercial bank have the most potential to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial performance. These lines of business manage credit risk through the use of lending policies, credit analysis and

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approval procedures, periodic loan reviews, and personal contact with borrowers. Loans over a certain size are reviewed by a loan committee prior to approval.

    An allowance for loan and lease losses is established as an estimate of the probable credit losses on the loans and leases held by us. A specific allowance is determined by evaluating those loans which are either substandard or have the potential to become substandard. In general, commercial loans, mortgage loans, and leases are evaluated individually to determine the appropriate allowance. Consumer loans, including home equity loans, generally are evaluated as a group. A specific allowance is set at a level which management considers sufficient to cover probable losses on these loans. An unallocated allowance is determined by analyzing historical loss experience by loan type and then adjusting these loss factors for current conditions not reflected in prior experience. The allowance for loan losses is an estimate based on management's judgment combined with a quantitative process of evaluation and analysis. For interest-only strips, a loss estimate is embedded in the residual value of the asset; therefore, no amount is included in the allowance.

    Loans and leases that are determined by management to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance. The allowance is increased by provisions against income and recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off. The table on page 68 analyzes the consolidated allowance for loan and lease losses over the periods presented.

    Net charge-offs during the first six months of 2001 were $2.4 million compared to $0.8 million during the same period in 2000. Higher net charge-offs in 2001 relate to the loan growth at the commercial bank and $0.8 million of net charge-offs at Onset Capital Corporation. Onset was acquired by Irwin in July 2000 and had an existing portfolio of seasoned leases. Net charge-offs for the year 2000 were $2.7 million, up 56.4% from 1999, and up 39.1% from 1998. Net charge-offs to average loans and leases at June 30, 2001 were 0.18% annualized, compared to 0.28% for the year 2000, compared to 0.27% in 1999 and 0.33% in 1998. At June 30, 2001, the allowance for loan and lease losses was 1.02% of outstanding loans and leases, compared to 1.06% at year end 2000, 1.17% at year end 1999 and 1.78% at the same date in 1998.

    Total nonperforming loans and leases at June 30, 2001, were $9.9 million, compared to $7.2 million at December 31, 2000, $4.3 million at December 31, 1999 and $12.0 million at December 31, 1998. Nonperforming loans and leases as a percent of total loans and leases at June 30, 2001 were 0.66%, compared to 0.58% at December 31, 2000, 0.59% in 1999 and 2.15% in 1998. The 1999 decline occurred primarily at our mortgage banking line of business in connection with a change in the classification of nonperforming loans to the "loans held for sale" category to reflect more accurately management's intent regarding ultimate disposition of these assets. These loans are carried at the lower of their cost or market value. Any impairment provision is recorded through the markdown of the loans to their market value.

    Other real estate we owned totaled $6.0 million at June 30, 2001, up from $2.8 million at December 31, 2000, which was down from $3.8 million at the same date in 1999, and from $3.5 million at the same date in 1998. The increase in 2001 was primarily attributable to the home equity lending line of business. Total nonperforming assets at June 30, 2001 were $15.9 million, or 0.49% of total assets. Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2000, totaled $10.1 million, or 0.42% of total assets, compared to $8.1 million, or 0.48%, in 1999 and $15.5 million, or 0.78%, in 1998.

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    The following table shows an analysis of our consolidated allowance for loan and lease losses:

 
  At or For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2001

  At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Loans and leases outstanding at end of period, net of unearned income   $ 1,486,386   $ 1,234,922   $ 733,425   $ 556,991   $ 611,093   $ 533,050  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average loans and leases for the period, net of unearned income   $ 1,313,069   $ 960,848   $ 642,435   $ 585,025   $ 569,325   $ 496,729  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses:                                      
Balance beginning of period   $ 13,129   $ 8,555   $ 9,888   $ 8,812   $ 6,875   $ 5,033  
Charge-offs:                                      
  Commercial, financial and agricultural loans     286     1,210     646     246     800     495  
  Real estate mortgage loans                 232     356     37  
  Consumer loans     714     818     813     761     734     959  
  Lease financing:                                      
    Domestic     770     363     772     1,263     1,255     883  
    Canadian     1,310     777                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total charge-offs     3,080     3,168     2,231     2,502     3,145     2,374  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recoveries:                                      
  Commercial, financial and agricultural loans     77     76     32     14     32     133  
  Real estate mortgage loans                     1      
  Consumer loans     115     221     307     362     246     214  
  Lease financing:                                      
    Domestic     35     84     164     183     259     246  
    Canadian     495     85                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total recoveries     722     466     503     559     538     593  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs     (2,358 )   (2,702 )   (1,728 )   (1,943 )   (2,607 )   (1,781 )
Acquisition of Onset Capital     1,908                        
Reduction due to sale of loans     (6 )       (3,126 )   (2,976 )   (1,694 )   (930 )
Reduction due to reclassification of loans     101     (16 )   (922 )            
Foreign currency adjustment     (5 )   (19 )                
Provision charged to expense     4,357     5,403     4,443     5,995     6,238     4,553  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance end of period   $ 15,218   $ 13,129   $ 8,555   $ 9,888   $ 8,812   $ 6,875  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses:                                      
By category of loans and leases Commercial, financial and agricultural loans   $ 5,427   $ 4,370   $ 5,634   $ 4,240   $ 5,118   $ 3,676  
  Real estate mortgage loans     2,630     2,462     1,194     3,299     2,170     281  
  Consumer loans     2,265     2,226     1,270     1,747     446     1,974  
  Lease financing:                                      
    Domestic     2,305     2,325     457     602     1,078     944  
    Canadian     2,591     1,746                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Totals   $ 15,218   $ 13,129   $ 8,555   $ 9,888   $ 8,812   $ 6,875  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios(1)                                      
Net charge-offs to average loans and leases     0.18 %   0.28 %   0.27 %   0.33 %   0.46 %   0.36 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans and leases outstanding     1.02 %   1.06 %   1.17 %   1.78 %   1.44 %   1.29 %

(1)
For the period ended June 30, 2001, ratios are annualized.

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    The following table shows information about our nonperforming assets at the dates shown:

 
   
  December 31,
 
 
  June 30,
2001

 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
  1997
  1996
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:                                      
Commercial, financial and agricultural loans   $ 787   $ 324   $ 58   $ 252   $ 382   $ 256  
Real estate mortgages                 291     534     234  
Consumer loans     113     510     89     89     86     205  
Leases financing:                                      
  Domestic     277     627                  
  Canadian     27                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      1,204     1,461     147     632     1,002     695  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans and leases:                                      
Commercial, financial and agricultural loans     1,093     752     748     1,052     777     2,739  
Real estate mortgages     2,897     1,922     3,049     9,710     5,333     2,481  
Consumer loans     873     918     273     174     63      
Lease financing:                                      
  Domestic     2,180     960     88     426     506     1,261  
  Canadian     1,617     1,209                  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      8,660     5,761     4,158     11,362     6,679     6,481  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total nonperforming loans and leases     9,864     7,222     4,305     11,994     7,681     7,176  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other real estate owned:                                      
Other real estate owned     6,008     2,833     3,752     3,506     1,828     2,239  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total nonperforming assets   $ 15,872   $ 10,055   $ 8,057   $ 15,500   $ 9,509   $ 9,415  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases     0.66 %   0.58 %   0.59 %   2.15 %   1.26 %   1.35 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets     0.49 %   0.42 %   0.48 %   0.78 %   0.64 %   0.72 %

    Loans which are past due 90 days or more are placed on nonaccrual status unless, in management's opinion, there is sufficient collateral value to offset both principal and interest.

    For the periods presented, the year-end balances of any restructured loans are reflected in the table above either in the amounts shown for "accruing loans past due 90 days or more" or in the amounts shown for "nonaccrual loans and leases."

    Interest income of approximately $300,000 would have been recorded during the first six months of 2001 on nonaccrual and renegotiated loans if such loans had been accruing interest throughout the year in accordance with their original terms. The amount of interest income actually recorded during the first half of 2001 on nonaccrual and restructured loans was approximately $57,000.

    No loan concentrations existed of more than 10% of total loans to borrowers engaged in similar activities that would be similarly affected by economic or other conditions.

    Generally, the accrual of income is discontinued when the full collection of principal or interest is in doubt, or when the payment of principal or interest has become contractually 90 days past due unless the obligation is both well secured and in the process of collection.

    Liquidity Risk.  Liquidity is the availability of funds to meet the daily requirements of our business. For financial institutions, demand for funds results principally from extensions of credit and withdrawal of deposits. Liquidity is provided by asset maturities or sales and through deposits and short-term borrowings.

    The objectives of liquidity management are to ensure that funds will be available to meet current and future demands and that funds are available at a reasonable cost. We manage liquidity via daily interaction with the lines of business and periodic liquidity planning sessions.

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    Since loans are less marketable than securities, the ratio of total loans to total deposits is a traditional measure of liquidity for banks and bank holding companies. At June 30, 2001, the ratio of loans and loans held for sale to total deposits was 129.8%. We are comfortable with this relatively high level due to its position in mortgage loans held for sale. These loans carry an interest rate at or near current market rates for first and second lien mortgage loans. Since we securitize and sell nearly all these mortgage loans within a 90-day period, our liquidity is significantly higher than the ratio would suggest by traditional standards. Excluding mortgage loans held for sale, the loan-to-deposit ratio was 77.1% at June 30, 2001.

    Interest Rate Risk.  Because assets are not perfectly match funded with like-term liabilities, our earnings are affected by interest rate changes. Interest rate risk is measured by the sensitivity of both net interest income and fair market value of net interest sensitive assets to changes in interest rates.

    An asset/liability management committee at each of our lines of business monitors the repricing structure of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items and uses a financial simulation model to measure interest rate risk over multiple interest rate scenarios. Our asset/liability management committee oversees the interest rate risk profile of all of our lines of business as a whole; similar committees exist at each line of business, represented by the parent company and the line of business. Many factors are incorporated into the financial model, including prepayment speeds, net interest margin, fee income and a comprehensive mark-to-market valuation process. Risk measures and assumptions are reevaluated regularly and modeling tools are enhanced as needed.

    Our commercial banking, home equity, and leasing lines of business assume interest rate risk in the pricing of their loans and leases, and manage this risk by adjusting the duration of their interest sensitive liabilities and through the use of off-balance sheet hedging.

    Our mortgage banking line of business assumes interest rate risk by entering into commitments to extend loans to borrowers at a fixed rate for a limited period of time. Closed loans are held only temporarily until a pool is formed and sold in a securitization or under a flow sale arrangement. To mitigate the risk that interest rates will rise between loan origination and securitization, the mortgage bank buys commitments to deliver loans at a fixed price.

    Our mortgage and home equity lines of business also are exposed to the risk that interest rates will decline, increasing prepayment speeds on loans and decreasing the value of servicing assets and interest-only strips. Some offsets to these exposures exist in the form of a strong production operation, selective sales of servicing rights, match funded asset-backed securities sales and the use of financial instruments to hedge the economic performance of the assets.

    The following tables reflect our management's estimate of the present value of interest sensitive assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items at December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2001. In addition to showing the estimated fair market value at current rates, they also provide estimates of the fair market values of interest sensitive items based upon a hypothetical move both up and down 100 and 200 basis points in the entire yield curve.

    The first set of tables is an economic analysis showing the present value impact of changes in interest rates, assuming a comprehensive mark-to-market environment. The second set of tables is an accounting analysis showing the same net present value impact, adjusted for expected GAAP treatment. Neither analysis takes into account the book values of the noninterest sensitive assets and liabilities (such as cash, accounts receivable, and fixed assets), the values of which are not directly determined by interest rates.

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    The analyses are based on discounted cash flows over the remaining estimated lives of the financial instruments. The interest rate sensitivities apply only to transactions booked as of December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2001, respectively. The net asset value sensitivities do not necessarily represent the changes in the lines of business' net asset value that would actually occur under the given interest rate scenarios, as sensitivities do not reflect changes in value of the companies as a going concern nor consider potential rebalancing or other hedging actions that might be taken in the future under asset/liability management.


Economic Value Change Method

 
  Present Value at December 31, 2000,
Instantaneous Change in Interest Rates of:

 
 
  -2%
  -1%
  Current
  +1%
  +2%
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Interest Sensitive Assets                                
Loans and other assets   $ 1,415,887   $ 1,390,869   $ 1,366,583   $ 1,342,990   $ 1,320,689  
Loans held for sale     580,992     576,053     570,841     565,260     559,493  
Mortgage servicing rights     66,814     95,893     139,520     168,911     177,494  
Interest-only strips     141,524     147,431     154,547     162,406     169,974  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive assets     2,205,217     2,210,246     2,231,491     2,239,567     2,227,650  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Sensitive Liabilities                                
Deposits     (954,577 )   (949,485 )   (944,492 )   (939,590 )   (934,784 )
Short-term borrowings     (765,977 )   (763,233 )   (760,531 )   (757,874 )   (755,263 )
Long-term debt     (206,054 )   (197,539 )   (188,277 )   (177,805 )   (165,955 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive liabilities     (1,926,608 )   (1,910,257 )   (1,893,300 )   (1,875,269 )   (1,856,002 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest sensitive off-balance sheet items     24,834     12,288     704     (11,028 )   (23,142 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 2000   $ 303,443   $ 312,277   $ 338,895   $ 353,270   $ 348,506  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (35,452 ) $ (26,618 ) $   $ 14,375   $ 9,611  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 1999   $ 271,837   $ 315,927   $ 334,983   $ 333,872   $ 327,353  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (63,146 ) $ (19,056 ) $   $ (1,111 ) $ (7,630 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Present Value at June 30, 2001,
Instantaneous Change in Interest Rates of:

 
 
  -2%
  -1%
  Current
  +1%
  +2%
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Interest Sensitive Assets                                
Loans and other assets   $ 1,834,986   $ 1,802,967   $ 1,772,451   $ 1,743,305   $ 1,715,345  
Loans held for sale     881,929     874,752     867,800     860,949     853,838  
Mortgage servicing rights     90,026     134,336     206,823     245,684     262,526  
Interest-only strips     176,972     183,342     191,905     200,654     209,421  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive assets     2,983,913     2,995,397     3,038,979     3,050,592     3,041,132  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Sensitive Liabilities                                
Deposits     (1,326,411 )   (1,317,170 )   (1,308,380 )   (1,300,032 )   (1,292,068 )
Short-term borrowings     (1,163,567 )   (1,160,359 )   (1,157,196 )   (1,154,077 )   (1,151,005 )
Long-term debt     (211,249 )   (202,820 )   (193,664 )   (182,745 )   (170,823 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive liabilities     (2,701,227 )   (2,680,349 )   (2,659,240 )   (2,636,854 )   (2,613,896 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest sensitive financial derivatives     9,806     4,311     (1,115 )   (6,468 )   (11,744 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of June 30, 2001   $ 292,492   $ 319,359   $ 378,624   $ 407,270   $ 415,492  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (86,132 ) $ (59,265 ) $   $ 28,647   $ 36,868  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 2000   $ 303,443   $ 312,277   $ 338,895   $ 353,270   $ 348,506  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (35,452 ) $ (26,618 ) $     —   $ 14,375   $ 9,611  
   
 
 
 
 
 

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GAAP-Based Value Change Method

 
  Present Value at December 31, 2000,
Instantaneous Change in Interest Rates of:

 
 
  -2%
  -1%
  Current
  +1%
  +2%
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Interest Sensitive Assets                                
Loans and other assets(1)   $   $   $   $   $  
Loans held for sale     570,841     570,841     570,841     565,260     559,493  
Mortgage servicing rights     80,384     106,453     130,746     144,119     144,948  
Interest-only strips     141,524     147,431     154,547     162,406     169,974  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive assets     792,749     824,725     856,134     871,785     874,415  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Sensitive Liabilities                                
Deposits(1)                      
Short-term borrowings(1)                      
Long-term debt(1)                      
Total interest sensitive liabilities(1)                      
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest sensitive off-balance sheet items     25,573     12,447     298     (11,984 )   (24,632 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 2000   $ 818,322   $ 837,172   $ 856,432   $ 859,801   $ 849,783  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (38,110 ) $ (19,260 ) $   $ 3,369   $ (6,649 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 1999   $ 490,111   $ 509,774   $ 518,647   $ 521,421   $ 524,034  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (28,536 ) $ (8,873 ) $   $ 2,774   $ 5,387  
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Value does not change in GAAP presentation.

 
  Present Value at June 30, 2001,
Instantaneous Change in Interest Rates of:

 
 
  -2%
  -1%
  Current
  +1%
  +2%
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Interest Sensitive Assets                                
Loans and other assets(1)   $   $   $   $   $  
Loans held for sale     867,801     867,800     867,800     860,949     853,837  
Mortgage servicing rights     94,041     138,725     184,012     184,930     187,694  
Interest-only strips     175,741     181,657     189,788     198,294     206,949  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest sensitive assets     1,137,583     1,188,182     1,241,600     1,244,173     1,248,480  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Sensitive Liabilities                                
Deposits(1)                      
Short-term borrowings(1)                      
Long-term debt(1)                      
Total interest sensitive liabilities(1)                      
Interest sensitive financial derivatives     11,393     5,358     (592 )   (6,453 )   (12,221 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of June 30, 2001   $ 1,148,976   $ 1,193,540   $ 1,241,008   $ 1,237,720   $ 1,236,259  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (92,031 )   (47,467 ) $   $ (3,287 ) $ (4,748 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net market value as of December 31, 2000   $ 818,322   $ 837,172   $ 856,432   $ 859,801   $ 849,783  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Potential change   $ (68,110 ) $ (19,260 ) $   $ 3,369   $ (6,649 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Value does not change in GAAP presentation.

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    We utilize certain derivative instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS No. 133. These derivatives are accounted for as trading securities and marked to market on the income statement.

    We economically hedge our interest rate risk on mortgage loans held for sale using mandatory commitments to sell the loans at a future date. We hedge the fixed versus floating component of certain of our interest-only strips with interest rate caps, which had a fair value of $0.2 million and a notional amount of $19.6 million at June 30, 2001. We classify interest rate caps as trading securities on the balance sheet and carry them at their fair values. We record adjustments to fair values as trading gains or losses on the income statement. We recorded minor losses in both 2001 and 2000 related to these derivative products.

    We also engaged in economically hedging our mortgage servicing rights through the use of Eurodollar and U.S. Treasury futures contracts. For the first six months of 2001, we recorded $0.2 million of realized gains and $1.0 million of unrealized losses on these economic hedges. The futures contracts were marked-to-market as trading securities with changes in value recorded in the income statement. We held $2.5 billion in notional amount of Eurodollar contracts at June 30, 2001, with expiration ranging from the third quarter of 2001 to the first quarter of 2008. At December 31, 2000, the futures contract we held had a fair value of less than $0.1 million on a notional amount of $200.0 million. We did not hold any Eurodollar or US Treasury futures contracts at June 30, 2000.

    Onset Capital Corporation uses two interest rate swaps to reduce repricing risk associated with a funding source. The interest rate risk is created due to a repricing mismatch between the fixed-rate payment stream from leasing assets and floating rate funding. The notional amounts of the swaps were $27.1 million and $26.0 million as of June 30, 2001. The notional values of both interest rate swaps amortize on a schedule designed to approximate the principal pay down of the loan portfolio, and have a final maturity date of May 25, 2004. Onset can reduce the notional value of the swaps by up to 10% if early prepayments on the loans are greater than originally anticipated.

    We had foreign currency contracts to protect the value of intercompany loans made to Onset Capital against changes in the exchange rate. We had a nominal amount of $25.5 million in forward contracts outstanding as of June 30, 2001. Gains and losses associated with these contracts are included in other expense on the income statement.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Culpepper Class Action Litigation

    Borrowers purporting to represent a nationwide class have filed numerous class action lawsuits against mortgage lenders, including our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage (formerly known as Inland Mortgage Corporation), alleging that certain payments to mortgage brokers by those lenders violate the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, commonly known as RESPA. These lawsuits have generally alleged that various forms of direct and indirect payments to mortgage brokers are referral fees or unearned fees, which are prohibited under RESPA, or that consumers were not informed of the brokers' compensation, in violation of law.

    Our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage, is a defendant in litigation alleging that it violated RESPA in connection with mortgages originated by mortgage brokers. The name of this litigation is Culpepper v. Inland Mortgage Corporation. The initial action was filed in April 1996, in the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama. In January 1997, the federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of Irwin Mortgage and denied the plaintiff's motion to certify the case as a class action. The plaintiff appealed, and in January 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment. The court of appeals sent the case back to the district court to decide the merits of the case and the class certification issue. A second lawsuit was filed against Irwin Mortgage in August 1998 alleging similar RESPA violations and was consolidated with the first case. In June 1999, the district court certified a limited class of borrowers.

    Irwin Mortgage appealed and submitted the class certification issue to the court of appeals for review in December 1999. On June 15, 2001, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the appeal of Irwin Mortgage, and upheld the district court's certification of the borrower class in an opinion unfavorable to us. On July 11, 2001, Irwin Mortgage filed a motion seeking a rehearing before the court of appeals. On August 15, 2001, the court of appeals denied this motion.

    The case is now proceeding in the federal district court. We have not yet determined all the borrowers meeting the criteria of the class in Culpepper, although we expect that the number will be substantial. In July 2001, the plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment asking the court to find that our subsidiary is liable for violating RESPA. We have filed our motion in opposition, and the motions have been fully briefed by the parties. The court could rule on these motions at any time.

    The Culpepper case is the only case to date alleging similar RESPA violations in which a federal court of appeals has upheld a lower court's grant of class action certification in favor of the plaintiffs. While we continue to believe that the plaintiffs should not prevail on the merits of the case and that Irwin Mortgage has available numerous defenses to the alleged RESPA violations and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously, we could lose this lawsuit. Although we are unable at this stage of the litigation to determine a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss we could suffer, we expect that an adverse outcome in this litigation could subject us to substantial monetary damages which could be material to our financial position. We have not established any reserves related to this case.

Other Litigation

    In January, 2001, we, Irwin Leasing Corporation (formerly Affiliated Capital Corp.) and Irwin Equipment Finance Corporation (for purposes of this paragraph, the Irwin companies) were served as defendants in United States ex rel. Paranich v. Sorgnard et. al, an action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The suit alleges that a manufacturer/importer of certain medical devices (Matrix Biokinetics, Inc., and others) made misrepresentations to health care professionals and to government officials to improperly obtain Medicare reimbursement for treatments using the devices, and that the Irwin companies, through Affiliated Capital's financing activities, aided

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in making the alleged misrepresentations. The Irwin companies filed a motion to dismiss on February 12, 2001. On August 10, 2001, the court granted our motion in part by dismissing us and Irwin Equipment Finance as defendants in the suit. Irwin Leasing remains a defendant. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, we are unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that we could suffer. We intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

    On May 9, 2001, Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Home Equity, for purposes of this paragraph, Irwin, received notice that they were named as defendants in Thompson v. Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and Irwin Home Equity Corporation, a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The suit alleges that Irwin's disclosures and closing procedure for certain home equity loans did not comply with certain provisions of the Truth in Lending Act. The suit also requests that the court certify a plaintiff class in this action. On June 18, 2001, Irwin filed a motion with the court to compel arbitration pursuant to the provisions in the home equity loan agreement. Because the case has only recently been filed, we have not formed a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that we could suffer.

    We and our subsidiaries are engaged in various matters of litigation including, but not limited to, the matters described above, and we have a number of unresolved claims pending. In addition, a part of the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are parties to litigation involving claims to the ownership of funds in particular accounts, the collection of delinquent accounts, challenges to security interests in collateral, and foreclosure interests, that is incidental to our regular business activities. While the ultimate liability with respect to these other litigation matters and claims cannot be determined at this time, except as described above, we believe that damages, if any, and other amounts relating to pending matters are not likely to be material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

General

    Banking is a highly regulated industry. The following is a summary of several applicable statutes and regulations that apply to us and to our subsidiaries. These summaries are not complete, and you should refer to the statutes and regulations for more information. Also, these statutes and regulations may change in the future, and we cannot predict what effect these changes, if made, will have on our operations. You should note that the supervision, regulation and examination of banks and bank holding companies by bank regulatory agencies are intended primarily for the protection of depositors rather than shareholders of banks and bank holding companies. Consequently, you should not rely on the bank regulatory system to protect your investment.

Bank Holding Company Regulation

    We are registered as a "bank holding company" with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended and the related regulations, referred to as the BHC Act. We are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve and as part of this process, we must file reports and additional information with the Federal Reserve.

    The Federal Reserve has adopted risk-based capital guidelines for assessing bank holding company capital adequacy. These standards define capital and establish minimum capital ratios in relation to assets, both on an aggregate basis and as adjusted for credit risks and off-balance sheet exposures. Under the Federal Reserve's risk-based guidelines, which apply to us, capital is classified into two categories for bank holding companies:

    Tier 1 capital, or core capital, consists of:

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    Tier 2 capital, or supplementary capital, consists of:

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    The Federal Reserve's capital adequacy guidelines require bank holding companies to maintain a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to risk-weighted assets of 8%, at least 4% of which must be in the form of Tier 1 capital. The Federal Reserve has established a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital (less any intangible capital items) to total assets (less any intangible assets), or leverage ratio, of 3% for strong bank holding companies (those rated a composite "1" under the Federal Reserve's rating system). For all other bank holding companies, the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets is 4%. Also, the Federal Reserve continues to consider the Tier 1 leverage ratio in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activities.

    In its capital adequacy guidelines, the Federal Reserve emphasizes that the standards discussed above are minimums and that banking organizations generally are expected to operate well above these minimum levels. These guidelines also state that banking organizations experiencing growth, whether internally or by making acquisitions, are expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum levels.

    As of June 30, 2001, we had regulatory capital in excess of the Federal Reserve's minimum levels. Our ratio of total capital to risk weighted assets at June 30, 2001 was 11.42% and our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.84%.

    The BHC Act requires prior Federal Reserve approval for, among other things, a bank holding company's acquisition of direct or indirect ownership or control of 5% or more of the voting shares or substantially all the assets of any bank, or for a merger or consolidation of a bank holding company with another bank holding company. With limited exceptions, the BHC Act prohibits a bank holding company from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares of any company that is not a bank or bank holding company and from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any activity other than banking or managing or controlling banks or performing services for its authorized subsidiaries. A bank holding company may, however, engage in or acquire an interest in a company that engages in activities that the Federal Reserve has determined, by regulation or order, to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident to those banking activities. Banking activities include, but are not limited to, owning and operating a savings association, performing functions or activities that may be performed by a trust company, or acting as an investment or financial advisor. The passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, however, allows bank holding companies to become financial holding companies. Financial holding companies may engage in a broader range of activities than bank holding companies. We are not a financial holding company. See the discussion of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act below.

    Under the BHC Act and Federal Reserve regulations, we may not engage in tie-in arrangements in connection with an extension of credit, lease, sale of property, or furnishing of services. Except with respect to traditional banking products, we may not condition a client's purchase of one of our services on the purchase of another service.

    Under Indiana law, any company or bank holding company that seeks to merge or consolidate with, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of an Indiana bank holding company must obtain the prior approval of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, or the DFI.

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    Under Indiana law, any company or bank holding company is required to obtain the prior regulatory approval of the DFI before acquiring the power to control our management, operations or policies, or before acquiring the power to vote 25% or more of the voting shares of our stock. Under the federal Change in Bank Control Act, a person may be required to obtain the prior regulatory approval of the Federal Reserve before acquiring the power to directly or indirectly control our management, operations or policies or before acquiring control of 10% or more of any class of our outstanding voting stock.

    The Federal Reserve has issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding companies. In this policy statement, the Federal Reserve expressed its view that a bank holding company experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends (1) exceeding its net income or (2) that only could be funded in ways that would weaken a bank holding company's financial health, such as by borrowing. Also, the Federal Reserve possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability to prohibit or limit the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies.

    The Federal Reserve also expects us to act as a source of financial strength to our banking subsidiaries and to commit resources to support them. In implementing this policy, the Federal Reserve takes the position that it may require us to provide financial support when we otherwise would not consider ourselves able to do so.

    In addition to the restrictions on dividends imposed by the Federal Reserve, Indiana law also places limitations on our ability to pay dividends. For example, we may not pay dividends to our shareholders if after giving effect to the dividend, we would not be able to pay our debts as they became due in the ordinary course of business. Because a major source of our revenue could be dividends from our banking subsidiaries, our ability to pay dividends will depend on the amount of dividends paid by our banking subsidiaries. We cannot be sure that our banking subsidiaries will pay those dividends to us. See the discussion under "Dividend Limitations" below.

Bank and Thrift Regulation

    Under Indiana law, Irwin Union Bank and Trust is subject to supervision and examination by the DFI. Irwin Union Bank and Trust is a member of the Federal Reserve System and also is subject to examination by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve also supervises Irwin Union Bank and Trust's compliance with federal law and regulations that restrict loans by member banks to their directors, executive officers, and other controlling persons. Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. is a federally chartered savings bank. Accordingly, it is governed by and subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the OTS, and is required to comply with the rules and regulations of the OTS under the Home Owners' Loan Act, or HOLA.

    The deposits of Irwin Union Bank and Trust are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund, or the BIF, and the deposits of Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, or SAIF, under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the FDIA. As a result, Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. also are subject to supervision and examination by the FDIC. The FDIA requires that the appropriate federal regulatory authority approve any merger and/or consolidation by or with an insured bank or an insured savings association, and the establishment or relocation of any bank or branch office. The FDIA also gives the Federal Reserve, the OTS and the other federal bank regulatory agencies power to issue cease and desist orders against either banks, savings associations, holding companies or persons regarded as "institution affiliated

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parties." A cease and desist order either can prohibit engaging in certain unsafe and unsound bank activities or can require certain affirmative action to be taken.

    Transactions between a bank and its holding company or other affiliates, and a savings association and its holding company or other affiliates, are subject to various restrictions imposed by state and federal regulatory agencies. These transactions include loans and other extensions of credit, purchases of securities and other assets, and payments of fees or other distributions. In general, these restrictions limit the amount of transactions between a bank, or savings association, and any one affiliate of the bank, or savings association, and between a bank, or savings association, and all of its affiliates. The restrictions also impose collateral requirements for extensions of credit to affiliates, and require transactions with affiliates to be on terms comparable to the terms for transactions with unaffiliated entities.

    As a state member bank, Irwin Union Bank and Trust may not, without the approval of the Federal Reserve, declare a dividend if the total of all dividends declared in a calendar year exceeds the total of its net income for that year, combined with its retained net income of the preceding two years, less any required transfers to the surplus account. Under Indiana law, Irwin Union Bank and Trust must obtain the approval of the DFI to pay a dividend if the total of all dividends declared by Irwin Union Bank and Trust during the calendar year, including the proposed dividend, would exceed the sum of the retained net income for the year to date combined with its retained net income for the previous two years. Irwin Union Bank and Trust may also be required by order of the DFI to increase its capital or reduce the amount of its deposits.

    In most cases Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. is required either to apply to or to provide notice to the OTS regarding the payment of dividends. Savings associations must apply for approval to the OTS if the savings association either does not meet the requirements for expedited treatment under OTS regulations or if the total amount of all capital distributions for the applicable calendar year exceeds net income for that year to date plus retained net income for the preceding two years, or the savings association would not be adequately capitalized following the dividend, or the proposed dividend would violate a prohibition in any statute, regulation or agreement with the OTS. If a savings association is not required to file an application with the OTS, it is still required to file a notice with the OTS concerning a proposed dividend if the savings association would not be well capitalized after the dividend, the proposed dividend would reduce the amount of or retire any common or preferred stock or retire any part of debt instruments included in capital pursuant to OTS regulations, or the savings association is a subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company. The OTS may disapprove a notice or reject an application for a proposed dividend. If a savings association or the proposed dividend do not trigger any of the application or notice requirements, then the savings association need not file an application or notice with the OTS before paying a dividend.

    Our ability and the ability of Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. to pay dividends also may be affected by the various minimum capital requirements and the capital and noncapital standards established under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvements Act of 1991, or the FDICIA, as described below. Our rights and the rights of our stockholders and our creditors to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of our subsidiaries also is subject to the prior claims of creditors of our subsidiaries including the depositors of a bank subsidiary.

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    The Federal Reserve has published regulations applicable to state member banks such as Irwin Union Bank and Trust regarding the maintenance of adequate capital. While retaining the authority to set capital ratios for individual banks, these regulations establish minimum capital standards for most banks.

    The Federal Reserve requires banks to hold capital commensurate with the level and nature of all of the risks, including the volume and severity of problem loans, to which they are exposed. The Federal Reserve requires all state member banks to meet a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to weighted risk assets of 8 percent, of which at least 4.0 percentage points should be in the form of Tier 1 capital. For purposes of this ratio, Tier 1 capital is defined as the sum of core capital elements less goodwill and other intangible assets.

    The minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets for strong banking institutions (rated composite "1" under the Federal Reserve's rating system) is 3.0 percent. For all other institutions, the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets is 4.0 percent. Banking institutions with supervisory, financial, operational, or managerial weaknesses, as well as institutions that are anticipating or experiencing significant growth, are expected to maintain capital ratios well above the minimum levels. Institutions with high or inordinate levels of risk are expected to operate well above minimum capital standards. Banks experiencing or anticipating significant growth are also expected to maintain capital, including tangible capital positions, well above the minimum levels. For example, most such institutions generally have operated at capital levels ranging from 100 to 200 basis points above the stated minimums. Higher capital ratios could be required if warranted by the particular circumstances to risk profiles of individual banks. Further, the standards set forth above specify minimum supervisory ratios based primarily on broad credit risk considerations, and the risk-based ratio does not take explicit account of the quality of individual asset portfolios or the range of other types of risks to which banks may be exposed, such as interest rate, liquidity, market or operational risks. For this reason, banks are generally expected to operate with capital positions above the minimum ratios.

    The OTS has promulgated the following capital requirements for federal savings associations, such as Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. Although the OTS has retained authority to set capital ratios for individual associations, the following capital ratios apply to most federal savings associations. A savings association's minimum total risk-based capital requirement is an amount equal to 8% of its risk-weighted assets. In addition, a savings association must have a minimum leverage ratio of 3%, if it has a composite rating of "1" and is not experiencing or anticipating significant growth, or 4% otherwise. Finally, a savings association must have tangible capital in an amount equal to at least 1.5% of adjusted total assets. Tangible capital includes common stockholders' equity (including retained earnings), noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, nonwithdrawable accounts and pledged deposits qualifying as core capital under OTS regulations and minority interests in equity accounts of fully consolidated assets. Excluded from tangible capital are intangible assets and servicing assets, as well as some equity and debt investments in subsidiaries.

    The Federal Reserve, the OTS, the FDIC and other federal banking agencies also have adopted a final rule that modifies the risk-based capital standards to provide for consideration of interest rate risk when assessing capital adequacy of a bank or savings association. Under this rule, the Federal Reserve, the OTS and the FDIC must explicitly include a bank or savings association's exposure to declines in the economic value of their capital due to changes in interest rates as a factor in evaluating capital adequacy of a bank or savings association. The Federal Reserve, the OTS, the FDIC and other federal banking agencies also have adopted a joint agency policy statement providing guidance for managing interest rate risk. The policy statement emphasizes the importance of adequate management oversight and a sound risk management process. This assessment of interest rate risk management made by the

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banks' examiners will be incorporated into the banks' overall risk management rating and used to determine management's effectiveness.

    The FDIA, as amended by FDICIA and the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, requires the federal bank regulatory agencies to prescribe and adopt safety and soundness regulations or guidelines relating to operations and management, asset growth, asset quality, earnings, stock valuation, and compensation of banks and savings associations generally. The guidelines establish general standards relating to internal controls and information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, and compensation, fees and benefits. In general, the guidelines require, among other things, appropriate systems and practices to identify and manage specified risks and exposures. The guidelines also prohibit excessive compensation as an unsafe and unsound practice, describing compensation as excessive when the amounts paid are unreasonable or disproportionate to the services performed by an executive officer, employee, director or principal shareholder. The Federal Reserve and the OTS have adopted regulations that allow these regulatory agencies to order an institution to submit a compliance plan if the institution has been given notice that it is not satisfying any of the safety and soundness standards. If an institution fails to submit or implement an acceptable compliance plan, the regulatory agencies must issue an order directing action to correct the deficiency and may issue an order directing other actions under the "prompt corrective action" provisions of FDICIA (as defined below). If an institution fails to comply with the deficiency order, the regulatory agencies may seek enforcement through judicial proceedings and imposition of civil money penalties. The federal bank regulatory agencies also have adopted guidelines for asset quality and earnings standards.

    A range of other provisions in FDICIA include requirements that apply to: branch closings; additional disclosures to depositors about terms and interest rates on deposit accounts; regulations for extensions of credit secured by real estate; restrictions on activities of and investments by state-chartered banks; modification of accounting standards to conform to generally accepted principles including the reporting of off-balance sheet items and supplemental disclosure of estimated fair market value of assets and liabilities in financial statements filed with the banking regulators; increased penalties in making or failing to file assessment reports with the FDIC; greater restrictions on extensions of credit to directors, officers and principal stockholders; and increased reporting requirements on agricultural loans to small businesses.

    Prompt Corrective Action.  FDICIA requires the federal banking regulators, including the Federal Reserve, the OTS and the FDIC, to take prompt corrective action with respect to depository institutions that fall below minimum capital standards and prohibits any depository institution from making any capital distribution that would cause it to be undercapitalized. The capital ratios and capital categories used for purposes of prompt corrective action are:

    Well capitalized:

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    Adequately capitalized:


    Undercapitalized:

    Significantly undercapitalized:

    Critically undercapitalized:

    At June 30, 2001, Irwin Union Bank and Trust had a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.10%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 9.69%, and a leverage ratio of 12.53% and was considered well capitalized.

    Institutions that are not well capitalized or adequately capitalized may be subject to a variety of supervisory actions including, but not limited to, restrictions on growth, investment activities, capital distributions and affiliate transactions. The federal regulators will require these institutions to submit a capital restoration plan that, to be accepted by the regulators, must be guaranteed in part by any company that controls the institution (such as our control of Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.). Any institution that fails to maintain its plan may be deemed to be engaged in an unsafe and unsound banking practice and may become subject to a cease and desist proceeding and, should its Tier 1 capital to total assets fall below 2%, become subject to a proceeding to terminate its FDIC insurance. FDICIA provides for further enhanced supervisory authority, including greater authority for the appointment of a conservator or receiver, for undercapitalized institutions. The capital-based prompt corrective action provisions of FDICIA and their implementing regulations apply to FDIC-insured depository institutions. FDICIA includes other provisions that significantly restrict undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized institutions in paying compensation to senior executive officers, participating in material transactions and making payments on subordinated debt. In addition, federal banking agencies have indicated that they may take appropriate action at the holding company level based on an assessment of the effectiveness of supervisory actions imposed upon subsidiary insured depository institutions pursuant to the prompt corrective action provisions of FDICIA.

    Insurance of Deposit Accounts.  Under FDICIA, as FDIC-insured institutions, Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. must pay deposit insurance premiums based on the risk they pose to BIF and SAIF, respectively. The FDIC also has authority to raise or lower assessment rates on insured deposits to achieve the statutorily required reserve ratios in insurance funds and to impose special additional assessments. Each depository institution is assigned to one of three capital groups: "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized" or "undercapitalized." An institution is considered well capitalized if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or greater, has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or greater, has a leverage ratio of 5% or greater and is not subject to any order or written directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level. An "adequately capitalized" institution has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8% or greater, has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4% or greater,

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has a leverage ratio of 4% or greater and does not meet the definition of a well capitalized bank. An institution is considered "undercapitalized" if it does not meet the definition of "well capitalized" or "adequately capitalized." Within each capital group, institutions are assigned to one of three supervisory subgroups: "A" (institutions with few minor weaknesses), "B" (institutions which demonstrate weaknesses which, if not corrected, could result in significant deterioration of the institution and increased risk of loss to the insurance funds), and "C" (institutions that pose a substantial probability of loss to the insurance funds unless effective corrective action is taken). There are nine combinations of capital groups and supervisory subgroups to which varying assessment rates may apply. An institution's assessment rate depends on its capital category and supervisory category classifications.

    The FDIC may terminate deposit insurance upon a finding that an institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC. Terminations can occur, if contested, only following judicial review through the federal courts. The management of Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. does not know of any practice, condition or violation that might lead to termination of deposit insurance.

    Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank F.S.B. are subject to Federal Reserve regulations requiring depository institutions to maintain noninterest-earning reserves against their transaction accounts, primarily NOW and regular checking accounts. The Federal Reserve regulations generally require 3% reserves on the first $42.8 million of transaction accounts and 10% on the remainder of transaction accounts. The first $5.5 million of otherwise reservable balances, subject to adjustments by the Federal Reserve, are exempted from the reserve requirements. Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. are in compliance with these requirements.

    Under the Community Reinvestment Act, or the CRA, a financial institution has a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with its safe and sound operation, to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. The CRA does not establish specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions, or limit an institution's discretion to develop the types of products and services that it believes are best suited to its particular community that are consistent with the CRA. Institutions are rated on their performance in meeting the needs of their communities. Performance is tested in three areas: (a) lending to evaluate the institution's record of making loans in its assessment areas; (b) investment to evaluate the institution's record of investing in community development projects, affordable housing and programs benefiting low or moderate income individuals and businesses; and (c) service to evaluate the institution's delivery of services through its branches, ATMs and other offices. The CRA requires each federal banking agency, in connection with its examination of a financial institution, to assess and assign one of four ratings to the institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its community and to take this record into account in evaluating certain applications by the institution, including applications for charters, branches and other deposit facilities and relocations, mergers, consolidations, acquisitions of assets or assumptions of liabilities. The CRA also requires that all institutions publicly disclose their CRA ratings. Both Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. have a CRA rating of "satisfactory."

    Well-capitalized institutions are not subject to limitations on brokered deposits, while an adequately capitalized institution may accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits only with a waiver from the FDIC and subject to certain restrictions on the yield paid on such deposits. Undercapitalized

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institutions are not permitted to accept brokered deposits. Irwin Union Bank and Trust is permitted to accept brokered deposits.

    Federal and state statutes and regulations provide financial institution regulatory agencies with great flexibility to undertake enforcement action against an institution that fails to comply with regulatory requirements, particularly capital requirements. Possible enforcement actions range from the imposition of a capital plan and capital directive to imposition of civil money penalties, cease and desist orders, receivership, conservatorship, or the termination of deposit insurance. Enforcement actions are not meant to benefit investors. Some enforcement actions could have a negative effect on investors, such as a prohibition on dividends, a restriction on growth, or a requirement that new capital be raised.

    Under the Reigle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, or the Interstate Banking Act, adequately capitalized and adequately managed bank holding companies may acquire banks across state lines subject to various limitations. In addition, banks are permitted, subject to being adequately or better capitalized, in compliance with CRA requirements and in compliance with state law requirements (such as age of bank limits and deposit caps), to merge with one another across state lines and to create a main bank with branches in separate states. After establishing branches in a state through an interstate merger transaction, a bank may establish and acquire additional branches at any location in the state where any bank involved in the interstate merger could have established or acquired branches under applicable federal and state law.

    As a federally chartered savings bank, Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. has greater flexibility in pursuing interstate branching than an Indiana state bank. Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. is not subject to the same interstate branching regulations as Irwin Union Bank and Trust. A federal savings association may establish or operate a branch outside of the state in which it has its home office, provided the association either qualifies as a domestic building and loan association under the Internal Revenue Code, meets the asset composition test of the Internal Revenue Code, or meets the qualified thrift lender, or QTL, requirements of HOLA. These requirements for interstate branching do not apply if the law of the state where the branch is or will be located would permit the establishment of the branch if the savings association was a savings association or savings bank chartered by the state where its home office is located. Under this regulation and supervision, Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. must file reports with the OTS and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial condition in addition to obtaining regulatory approvals before establishing branches or entering into certain transactions such as mergers with, or acquisitions of, other financial institutions.

    Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. also is required to be a QTL. The HOLA requires savings institutions to meet a QTL test, where the institution must either qualify as a "domestic building and loan association" under the Internal Revenue Code or maintain at least 65% of its "portfolio assets" (total assets less (1) specified liquid assets up to 20% of total assets; (2) intangibles, including goodwill; and (3) the value of property used to conduct business) in certain "qualified thrift investments," (primarily residential mortgages and related investments, including certain mortgage-backed securities) in at least nine months out of each twelve-month period. A savings institution that fails the QTL test is subject to certain operating restrictions and may be required to convert to a bank charter.

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    On November 12, 1999, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or the GLB Act, was enacted, which amended or repealed certain provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act and other legislation that restricted the ability of bank holding companies, securities firms and insurance companies to affiliate with one another. The GLB Act establishes a comprehensive framework to permit affiliations among commercial banks, insurance companies and securities firms. The GLB Act contains provisions intended to safeguard consumer financial information in the hands of financial service providers by, among other things, requiring these entities to disclose their privacy policies to their customers and allowing customers to "opt out" of having their financial service providers disclose their confidential financial information to non-affiliated third parties, subject to certain exceptions. Final regulations implementing the new financial privacy regulations became effective during 2001. Similar to most other consumer-oriented laws, the regulations contain some specific prohibitions and require timely disclosure of certain information. We have devoted what we believe are sufficient resources to comply with these new requirements. We do not anticipate that the GLB Act will have a material adverse effect on our operations or prospects or those of our subsidiaries. However, to the extent the GLB Act permits banks, securities firms and insurance companies to affiliate, the financial services industry may experience further consolidation. This consolidation could result in a growing number of larger financial institutions that offer a wider variety of financial services than we currently offer and that can aggressively compete in the markets we currently serve.

Compliance with Consumer Protection Laws

    Our subsidiaries also are subject to many federal consumer protection statutes and regulations including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Among other things, these acts:

    The Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination against an applicant in any credit transaction, whether for consumer or business purposes, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age (except in limited circumstances), receipt of income from public assistance programs or good faith exercise of any rights under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. In addition to prohibiting outright discrimination on any of the impermissible bases listed above, an effects test is used to determine whether a violation of the act has occurred. This means that if a creditor's actions have had the effect of discriminating, the creditor may be held liable, even when there is no intent to discriminate. In addition to actual damages, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act permits

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regulatory agencies to take enforcement action and provides for punitive damages. Successful complainants also may be entitled to an award of court costs and attorneys' fees.

    The Fair Housing Act regulates many lending practices, including making it unlawful for any lender to discriminate in its housing-related lending activities against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap or familial status. The Fair Housing Act is broadly written and has been broadly interpreted by the courts. A number of lending practices have been found to be, or may be considered, illegal under the Fair Housing Act, including some that are not specifically mentioned in the act itself. Among those practices that have been found to be, or may be considered, illegal under the Fair Housing Act are the following: declining a loan for the purposes of racial discrimination; making excessively low appraisals of property based on racial considerations; pressuring, discouraging, or denying applications for credit on a prohibited basis; using excessively burdensome qualification standards for the purpose or with the effect of denying housing to minority applicants; imposing on minority loan applicants more onerous interest rates or other terms, conditions, or requirements; and racial steering, or deliberately guiding potential purchasers to or away from certain areas because of race.

    The Fair Housing Act allows a person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against to file a complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Aggrieved persons also may initiate a civil action. The Fair Housing Act also permits the Attorney General of the United States to commence a civil action if there is reasonable cause to believe that a person has been discriminated against in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Penalties for violation of the Fair Housing Act include actual damages suffered by the aggrieved person and injunctive or other equitable relief. The courts also may assess civil penalties.

    The Truth in Lending Act is designed to ensure that credit terms are disclosed in a meaningful way so that consumers may compare credit terms more readily and knowledgeably. As a result of the act, all creditors must use the same credit terminology and expressions of rates, the annual percentage rate, the finance charge, the amount financed, the total of payments and the payment schedule.

    Violations of the Truth in Lending Act may result in regulatory sanctions and in the imposition of both civil and, in the case of willful violations, criminal penalties. Under certain circumstances, the Truth in Lending Act and Federal Reserve Regulation Z also provide a consumer with a right of rescission, which relieves the consumer of the obligation to pay amounts to the creditor or to a third party in connection with the offending transaction, including finance charges, application fees, commitment fees, title search fees and appraisal fees. Consumers may also seek actual and punitive damages for violations in the Truth in Lending Act.

    The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act grew out of public concern over credit shortages in certain urban neighborhoods. One purpose of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act is to provide public information that will help show whether financial institutions are serving the housing credit needs of the neighborhoods and communities in which they are located. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act also includes a "fair lending" aspect that requires the collection and disclosure of data about applicant and borrower characteristics as a way of identifying possible discriminatory lending patterns and enforcing anti-discrimination statutes. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requires institutions to report data regarding applications for loans for the purchase or improvement of one-to-four family and multifamily dwellings, as well as information concerning originations and purchases of such loans.

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Federal bank regulators rely, in part, upon data provided under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act to determine whether depository institutions engage in discriminatory lending practices.

    Compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and implementing its regulations is enforced by the appropriate federal banking agency (that is, the Federal Reserve for Irwin Union Bank and Trust and the OTS for Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.), or in some cases, by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Administrative sanctions, including civil money penalties, may be imposed by supervisory agencies for violations of this act.

    The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act requires lenders to provide borrowers with disclosures regarding the nature and cost of real estate settlements. It also prohibits certain abusive practices, such as kickbacks, and places limitations on the amount of escrow accounts. Violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act may result in imposition of penalties, including: (1) civil liability equal to three times the amount of any charge paid for the settlement services or civil liability of up to $1,000 per claimant, depending on the violation; (2) awards of court costs and attorneys' fees; and (3) fines of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. A significant number of individual claims and purported consumer class action claims have been commenced against financial institutions and other mortgage lending companies, including Irwin Mortgage, alleging violations of the escrow account rules and the prohibition against kickbacks and seeking civil damages, court costs and attorneys' fees. See "Legal Proceedings" beginning on page 74.

    In addition to the federal consumer protection laws discussed above, our subsidiaries are also subject to state consumer protection laws that highly regulate the mortgage origination and lending businesses of these subsidiaries. Also, some of our subsidiaries engage in home equity lending. As part of this business, Irwin Union Bank and Trust funds home equity loans, which are originated in various states, through its branch in Nevada. Irwin Union Bank and Trust uses interest rates and loan terms that are authorized by Nevada law, but might not be authorized by the laws of the states in which home equity loans are originated, in connection with its home equity lending. As a FDIC-insured, state member bank, Irwin Union Bank and Trust is authorized by Section 27 of the FDIA to charge interest at rates allowed by the laws of the state where the bank is "located" regardless of any inconsistent state law, and to apply these rates to loans to borrowers in other states. The FDIC has issued an opinion which states that a state bank with branches outside of the state in which it is chartered may also be "located" in a state in which it maintains an interstate branch. Irwin Union Bank and Trust relies on Section 27 of the FDIA and the FDIC opinion in conducting its home equity lending business described above. Any change in Section 27 of the FDIA or in the FDIC's interpretation of this provision could require that we change the terms of some of our loans or the manner in which we conduct our home equity line of business.

Monetary Policy and Economic Conditions

    General economic conditions and the fiscal and monetary policies of federal regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Reserve, affect the earnings of banks and bank holding companies. Through open market transactions, variations in the discount rate and the establishment of reserve requirements, the Federal Reserve exerts considerable influence over the cost and availability of funds obtainable for lending or investing.

    The above monetary and fiscal policies and resulting changes in interest rates have affected the operating results of all commercial banks in the past and are expected to do so in the future. We cannot fully predict the nature or the extent of any effects that fiscal or monetary policies may have on our business and earnings.

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MANAGEMENT

Security Ownership of Management

    The following information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares is provided as of August 18, 2001, for each of our directors and certain executive officers, individually, and all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

Name of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(3)(4)

  % of Class
Before the Offering

  % of Class
After the Offering

 
William I. Miller(2)(6)   10,771,773(1)   50.65 %    
Sally A. Dean(2)   18,885   *      
David W. Goodrich(2)   18,562   *      
John T. Hackett(2)   35,463   *      
William H. Kling(2)   14,729   *      
Brenda J. Lauderback(2)   9,534   *      
John C. McGinty, Jr.(2)   18,660   *      
John A. Nash(2)(6)   535,073   2.49 %    
Lance R. Odden(2)   20,549   *      
Theodore M. Solso(2)   36,687   *      
Elena Delgado(6)(7)   11,684   *      
Thomas D. Washburn(6)   119,470   *      
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (24 persons)   11,902,176 (5) 55.92 %    

*
Less than 1%

(1)
See Footnotes 1 and 2 to the table under "Principal Shareholders."

(2)
Director.

(3)
For directors, Dean (3,188 shares), Hackett (4,723 shares), Kling (4,354 shares), McGinty (5,472 shares), Odden (4,829 shares) and Solso (4,354 shares), includes shares as to which the director holds sole voting power but no investment power under our Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plans.

(4)
Includes shares that the following directors and executive officers have the right to acquire within 60 days of August 15, 2001 through the exercise of stock options: William Miller (278,825 shares), Nash (215,825 shares), other directors (41,224 shares), and named executive officers (106,415 shares).

(5)
Includes shares that the other executive officers have a right to acquire within 60 days of August 15, 2001 through the exercise of stock options (232,057 shares). See also Footnote 4 above.

(6)
Executive officer.

(7)
Ms. Delgado is the President of Irwin Home Equity. She owns 5% of the common stock of Irwin Home Equity. The ownership includes an interest in the home equity line of business conducted jointly by Irwin Home Equity and Irwin Union Bank and Trust.

Our Directors

    The following sets forth, as of August 18, 2001, the name, age, principal occupation for the past five years and year in which each director was first elected as a director, as well as all other directorships held by each director in other corporations subject to the reporting requirements of the

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and in any investment company. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive officers.

    Sally A. Dean (53). Ms. Dean, a director since 1995, is a retired Senior Vice President of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. (investment bank). She serves as Chairman of the Paideia School Endowment Board and is former President of the Board of Trustees, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, where she is a member of the investment committee.

    David W. Goodrich (53). Mr. Goodrich, a director since 1986, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Central Indiana Corporate Partnership since June 1999. He was the former President of the Indianapolis, Indiana Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Company (realty company) from May 1998 to July 1999. He is a Vice President of the Board of Citizens, Gas and Coke Utility and a director of Clarian Health Partners, Inc., American United Life Insurance Company, and Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Company.

    John T. Hackett (68). Mr. Hackett, a director since 1981, has been Managing General Partner of CID Equity Partners, L.P. (a private equity investment partnership) since 1991. He is a director of Meridian Insurance Group, Inc., the Wabash National Corp., the Ball Corporation, and Waterlink, Inc.

    William H. Kling (59). Mr. Kling, a director since 1993, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Public Media Group ("APMG"). APMG is the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, Southern California Public Radio and the Greenspring Company (a diversified media company). Mr. Kling became President of Minnesota Public Radio in 1966 (a regional network of 29 public radio stations). In 1987, he became the President of the Greenspring Company. He is a director of The St. Paul Companies, The Wenger Corporation, Media One of St. Paul and several funds of the American Funds family of the Capital Group.

    Brenda J. Lauderback (51). Ms. Lauderback, a director since 1996, was former President of the Retail and Wholesale Group of the Nine West Group, Inc. from May 1995 until January 1998. She is a director of Consolidated Stores and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. She is a trustee for the Hord Foundation.

    John C. McGinty, Jr. (51). Mr. McGinty, a director since 1991, has been the President of Peregrine Associates, Inc. (healthcare, governance, and leadership consulting firm) since 1997. He has been the Managing Director of The Greeley Company (healthcare leadership consulting, strategic planning, education, and publications firm) since 1997, and was a part-time faculty member at Indiana University from 1997 to 2001. From 1986 to 1997, Mr. McGinty was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Southeastern Indiana Health Management, Inc. and Columbus Regional Hospital.

    William I. Miller (45). Mr. Miller, a director since 1985, has been our Chairman since August 1990. He is a director of Cummins Inc., The Tennant Company, the New Perspective Fund, Inc. and the New World Fund, Inc. of the American Funds family of the Capital Group. He is a trustee of EuroPacific Growth Fund of the American Funds family of the Capital Group. He also serves as a trustee of The Taft School and of the National Building Museum.

    John A. Nash (63). Mr. Nash, a director since 1972, is Chairman of the Executive Committee and has been our President since August 1990. He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Columbus Regional Hospital.

    Lance R. Odden (61). Mr. Odden, a director since 1991, retired as Head Master of The Taft School (private educational institution) in June 2001, having served in that capacity since 1972. Mr. Odden is a trustee of the National Association of Independent Schools, The Gunnery School, and Chancellor Academies.

    Theodore M. Solso (54). Mr. Solso, a director since 1993, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cummins Inc. since January 2000. He served as President and Chief Operating

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Officer of Cummins from 1995 to 2000. He is a director of the Ashland Company and Cummins Inc., and a trustee of DePauw University.

Our Executive Officers

    Our executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

    Claude E. Davis (40) has been President of Irwin Union Bank and Trust since January, 1996. He has been an officer since 1988.

    Elena Delgado (46) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Irwin Home Equity since September, 1994.

    Gregory F. Ehlinger (38) has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August of 1999. He has been one of our officers since August 1992.

    Jose M. Gonzalez (43) has been our Vice President—Internal Audit since October 1995.

    Robert H. Griffith (43) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Irwin Mortgage since January, 2001. He has been an officer of Irwin Mortgage since 1993.

    Theresa L. Hall (49) has been our Vice President—Human Resources since 1988 and has been one of our officers since 1980.

    Bradley J. Kime (41) has been President of Irwin Union Bank F.S.B. since December 2000, and is also Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Irwin Union Bank and Trust. He has been an officer of Irwin Union Bank and Trust since 1987, and one of our officers since 1986.

    Jody A. Littrell (33) has been our Vice President and Controller since March 2000. He was employed with Arthur Andersen LLP from September 1990 to March 2000.

    David S. Meyercord (34) has been Senior Vice President of Irwin Ventures LLC and Irwin Ventures SBIC LLC (and their predecessor corporations Irwin Ventures Incorporated and Irwin Ventures Incorporated SBIC) since 1999. He served as our Corporate Development Officer from 1998 to 1999, and as our Assistant to Executive Management from 1997 to 1998.

    Ellen Z. Mufson (52) has been our Vice President-Legal and Assistant Secretary since September 1997. She was Vice President-Legal Counsel of Irwin Union Bank and Trust from July 1996 through August 1997, and our Corporate Counsel from January 1995 through June, 1996.

    Matthew F. Souza (44) has been our Senior Vice President-Ethics since August 1999 and our Secretary since 1986. He has been one of our officers since 1986.

    Michael E. Taft (60) has been President of Irwin Business Finance since April 1999. From August 1998 to April 1999, he was Executive Vice President of General Electric Capital Business Asset Funding Corp., a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation. From September 1984 to August 1998, he was Executive Vice President of MetLife Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (General Electric Capital Corporation acquired MetLife Capital in August 1998).

    Thomas D. Washburn (54) has been our Executive Vice President since August 1999 and has been one of our officers since 1976. From 1976 to August, 1999 he served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

    Brett R. Vanderkolk (35) has been our Vice President-Treasurer since September 2000. From August 1996, to September 2000, he served as Manager, Corporate Finance for Arvin Industries, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive products).

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Board of Directors

    Our Board of Directors currently consists of 10 members divided into three classes of directors who are elected to hold office for staggered terms of one, two or three years, as provided in our by-laws. Directors Miller, Nash and Solso currently are serving a one-year term, which expires in 2002; Directors Goodrich, Hackett, Lauderback and McGinty are serving a two-year term, which expires in 2003; and Directors Dean, Kling and Odden are serving a three-year term, which expires in 2004. The Board held four meetings during 2000.

    We have appointed certain members of our Board to serve on various committees of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has established four standing committees: (1) the Audit Committee; (2) the Compensation Committee; (3) the Governance Committee; and (4) the Executive Committee.

    The Audit Committee has primarily responsibility for the discharge of the following functions: recommendation of the firm to be employed as our independent auditors; consultation with the independent auditors regarding the plan of audit; review, in consultation with the independent auditors, of the report of audit, or proposed report of audit, and the accompanying management letter, if any; review and direction of the work performed by our internal audit department; review of regulatory examination reports received by us and our subsidiaries; and consultation with the independent and internal auditors with regard to the adequacy of internal controls. The members of the Audit Committee are directors Dean, Hackett, Lauderback and McGinty. The Committee held four meetings during 2000.

    The Compensation Committee reviews and considers recommendations from management concerning our executive compensation policies, employee benefit plans, and salary administration program, including an annual review of the total compensation and recommended adjustments for all officers of us and our subsidiaries. This committee administers the short-term and long-term management incentive plans. This committee also administers existing stock option and employee savings plans. The deliberations of the committee are reported to the Board of Directors for review and approval. The members of this committee are directors Dean, Goodrich and Kling. The Compensation Committee held two meetings in 2000.

    The Governance Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding general qualifications for nominees as directors, desired areas of community and business representation, size of the Board of Directors and the terms of its members, director compensation, and the retirement policy for directors. On the basis of these general determinations, this committee recommends qualified individuals to serve as directors. Shareholder recommendations for nominees will be accepted by this committee; however, no formal procedures have been developed to consider such recommendations. The members of the Governance Committee are directors Goodrich, McGinty, Miller, Nash and Odden. The Governance Committee held two meetings in 2000.

    The Executive Committee acts on the Board of Directors' behalf at such times as may be designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to the conduct of the business of the Board of Directors. The members of the Executive Committee are directors Hackett, McGinty, Miller, Nash and Solso. The Executive Committee held one meeting in 2000.

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Director Compensation

    Under the outside directors' fee schedule, from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000, each of our outside directors earned a retainer of $45,000, $25,000 of which was paid in the form of stock options. The remainder of the retainer is payable in cash, additional stock options, or in common shares issued under our 1999 Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan.

    In addition to the annual retainer described above, in 2000 and 2001, our outside directors received $1,000 for attending each meeting of our Board of Directors and $1,000 for attendance at each meeting of a committee of our Board of Directors. The committee chairpersons also received an additional retainer of $3,000.

    The outside director plan covers only our non-employee directors and the non-employee directors of our subsidiaries, allowing an outside director to elect to receive the remainder of his or her annual retainer fees ($20,000) and/or meeting attendance fees (collectively, director fees) in the form of common shares rather than in cash, with a market value equivalent to the cash value of the fees. The outside director plan allows the grant of up to 100,000 common shares through December 31, 2009. Grants under the outside director plan may be for one or more years of future service. The common shares granted under the outside director plan are subject to forfeiture on a pro rata basis if the outside director recipient does not serve until the end of the outside director plan year to which the common shares apply. Forfeited common shares will revert to us.

    A committee, appointed by the Board of Directors administers the plan. Except for an election for a calendar year in which a person first becomes an outside director, each election is effective for not less than one calendar year but may be made for additional calendar years subject to any limitation imposed by the committee at the time an election is made. A grant of common shares for multiple years of service will be equal to the value of the cash retainer and/or meeting fees earned during the number of years covered by the grant.

    Before delivery to outside directors, certificates issued by the outside director committee under the plan will be held by our Secretary for one year after the last date covered by the election under which the common shares were issued, or an earlier date determined by the outside director committee.

    An outside director has only limited rights as a shareholder with respect to common shares subject to an election until the certificates representing those shares are issued. When a certificate is issued, the outside director will have the power to vote the common shares represented by the certificate on all matters presented to a vote of our shareholders and will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions declared or paid by us on those shares. An outside director will have no right to sell, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any common shares issued under the outside director plan during the time the certificates representing common shares are held by our Secretary, other than for transactions between the outside director and us or any director of us or an affiliate.

    As of August 15, 2001, a total of 26,525 common shares are registered under the outside director plan in the names of the participating director nominees. A total of 28,841 shares have been granted to participants in the outside director plan. Grants made under the previous outside director plan since its inception in 1989 total 102,402 common shares. During 2000, directors Dean, Hackett, Kling, McGinty, Odden, and Solso participated in the outside director plan.

    No fees other than director fees are paid to directors for services rendered in that capacity. Directors who are officers of us or any of our subsidiaries do not receive any director fees.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act

    Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC

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initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our common shares and our other equity securities. Executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% shareholders are required by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

    To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of the reports furnished to us and written representations that no other reports were required, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% shareholders for fiscal 2000 were met.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

    No member of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors was, during 2000, an officer or employee of us or of any of our subsidiaries.

Executive Compensation and Other Information

    The following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation paid or accrued by us and our subsidiaries to or on behalf of our Chairman (we do not formally use the title of chief executive officer) and each of our four other most highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000:


Summary Compensation Table

 
  Annual Compensation(1)(4)
   
   
 
Name & Principal Position

  Long-Term Compensation Awards
Option/SAR(#)

  All Other
Compensation(6)(7)

 
  Year
  Salary(2)
  Bonus(3)
 
William I. Miller
Chairman
  2000
1999
1998
  $

469,333
440,000
393,000
  $

665,400
644,855
440,000
  99,900
49,600
28,020
  $

81,400
152,507
80,624
(5)
(5)
(5)

John A. Nash
President

 

2000
1999
1998

 

$


316,667
306,667
295,000

 

$


313,096
327,793
240,000

 

41,500
25,700
16,760

 

$


188,137
398,255
192,988

(5)
(5)
(5)

Rick L. McGuire
Vice Chairman-Irwin Mortgage Corporation

 

2000
1999
1998

 

$


250,000
250,000
213,333

 

$


262,961
322,458
289,007

 

8,200
4,800
2,420

 

$


7,400
10,172
10,172

(8)
(8)
(8)

Elena Delgado
President-Irwin Home Equity Corporation

 

2000
1999
1998

 

$


216,667
193,333
176,667

 

$


310,457
195,911
36,000

 

5,000
4,000

 

$


5,100
2,484
2,534

 

Thomas D. Washburn
Executive Vice President

 

2000
1999
1998

 

$


230,000
203,333
186,667

 

$


222,488
196,164
133,000

 

12,800
9,700
6,140

 

$


5,100
3,382
3,269

 

(1)
Amounts other than salary are reported on an accrual basis.

(2)
Includes amounts directed by the executive officer to be contributed on a pre-tax basis to our savings plans.

(3)
Includes short-term bonus payments from us and certain subsidiaries.

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(4)
With respect to each individual named in the Summary Compensation Table there were no perquisites or other personal benefits, securities or property which, in the aggregate, exceeded either $50,000 or 10% of the total of such individual's annual salary and bonus.

(5)
Includes accruals made under a supplemental retirement benefit plan. See "Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan." (See Note 7.)

(6)
Includes contributions by us or certain subsidiaries to qualified savings plans. (See Note 7.)

(7)
Detailed information relevant to the "All Other Compensation" column in the Summary Compensation Table above is shown in the following table.

(8)
Excludes compensation payable to Rick L. McGuire under the terms of the Irwin Mortgage Long-Term Incentive Plan disclosed elsewhere herein. See "Long-Term Incentive Plans".

Name

  SERP 2000
  Qualified Savings Plan 2000
William I. Miller   $ 76,300   $ 5,100
John A. Nash     183,037     5,100
Rick L. McGuire         7,400
Elena Delgado         5,100
Thomas D. Washburn         5,100

    The following table contains information concerning the grant of stock options under our 1997 Stock Option Plan to each named executive officer during 2000:

Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year

Name

  Options/
SARs
Granted(1)#

  Percent of Total
Options/SARs
Granted to
Employees in
Fiscal Year

  Exercise of Base
Price ($/SH)

  Expiration Date
  Grant Date
Value Grant
Date Present
Value(2)

William I. Miller   99,900   30.74 % $ 16.96875   4/26/2010   $ 931,068
John A. Nash   41,500   12.77     16.96875   4/26/2010     386,780
Rick L. McGuire   8,200   2.52     16.96875   4/26/2010     76,424
Elena Delgado   5,000   1.54     16.96875   4/26/2010     46,600
Thomas D. Washburn   12,800   3.94     16.96875   4/26/2010     119,296

(1)
All grants are subject to a vesting schedule where 25% of each grant is vested on the date of the grant and 25% of each grant vests on the anniversary date of each grant in each of the three years following the grant.

(2)
Total option values shown in the far right-hand column were derived using the Binomial option pricing model. Assumptions used in the valuation included an expected volatility factor of .40, an expected future dividend yield of .01, and a risk-free rate of return of .0613. The Binomial model suggests a valuation of $9.32 per share under these assumptions. The Black-Scholes option pricing model would suggest a valuation of $9.28 per share under these same assumptions. The use of a single value as shown in the table above implies a precision to stock option valuation which we do not believe exists and which therefore may cause the above table to be misleading. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the value realized on the options, if any, will be at or near the value estimated by the Binomial option pricing model. Future compensation resulting from option grants is based solely upon the performance of our stock price.

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    The following table provides information, with respect to each named executive officer, concerning the exercise of options and/or SARs during 2000 and unexercised options and SARs held as of the end of 2000:


Aggregated Options/SARS Exercised in Last Fiscal Year
and Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values

 
   
   
   
   
  Value of Unexercised
In-the-Money
Options/SARs at
Fiscal Year-End(1)

 
   
   
  Number of Unexercised
Options/SARs at Fiscal
Year-End(#)

Name

  Shares
Acquired on
Exercise(#)

  Value
Realized

  Exercisable
  Unexercisable
  Exercisable
  Unexercisable
William I. Miller         275,570   106,730   $ 2,618,144   $ 316,090
John A. Nash         312,435   48,165     4,105,263     131,309
Rick L. McGuire   9,000   $ 136,035   42,185   9,155     482,223     25,945
Elena Delgado         6,250   5,750     27,773     15,820
Thomas D. Washburn         97,355   15,985     1,123,288     40,500

(1)
The closing price of our common shares on December 29, 2000 was $21.1875 per share.

    The following table provides information concerning an award made during 2000 under the Irwin Mortgage's Long-Term Incentive Plan to named executive officer Rick McGuire. The award represents an accrued liability. This award is performance based with targets established by the Board of Directors of Irwin Mortgage.


Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards In Last Fiscal Year

Name

  Number of Shares, Units
or Other Rights

  Performance or Other
Period Until Maturation
or Payout

  Estimated Future
Payouts Under Non-
Stock Price-Based Plans
($ or #)

Rick L. McGuire   $ 130,056   Deferrable Compensation under Terms of the Plan   $ 130,056

    We and certain of our subsidiaries maintain a non-contributory qualified defined benefit Employees' Pension Plan. This plan provides for retirement benefits to most of the officers and employees of these companies. Under the provisions of this plan, participating companies will contribute assets sufficient to pay all benefits to plan participants. Contributions to this plan are actuarially determined to fund the current service cost on a current basis and to fund initial past service costs over a period of 30 years. Employees who have completed one year of service (1,000 hours worked during a 12-month period) are eligible for participation. Benefits vest after five years of credited service. In addition to benefits paid to retiring employees, death and deferred termination benefits are available to employees who meet certain conditions under this plan.

    The table below shows the estimated annual benefits payable, based upon reasonable assumptions, under this plan as in effect on December 31, 2000. Basic wages considered for this plan are for the five consecutive plan years of highest compensation, and include basic compensation, commissions, and

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payments from short-term bonus plans. In accordance with Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, basic wages above $170,000 are not used in the calculation of plan benefits.

 
  Years of Service
Remuneration

  15
  20
  25
  30
  35
$ 50,000   $ 11,200   $ 14,900   $ 18,700   $ 19,200   $ 19,600
  75,000     18,500     24,700     30,900     32,200     33,500
 100,000     25,800     34,400     43,000     45,200     47,300
 125,000     33,100     44,200     55,200     58,200     61,100
 150,000     40,500     53,900     67,400     71,200     74,900
 175,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 200,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 225,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 250,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 275,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 300,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 350,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 400,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 450,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900
 500,000     46,300     61,700     77,200     81,600     85,900

    The current years of service at December 31, 2000, for the individuals named in the compensation tables above, are as follows: Mr. Nash (34), Mr. Washburn (24), and Mr. Miller (10). Mr. McGuire and Ms. Delgado are not covered by the Plan.

    Benefits listed in the pension plan table are payable under various annuity options and are not subject to any deduction for Social Security or other offset amounts. This plan was amended effective January 1, 1994. For service after January 1, 1994, Mr. Washburn received an additional benefit accrual equal to 75% of his usual benefit. In 1999, Mr. Washburn received a one-time benefit accrual equal to 225% of his usual benefit. This increase brings Mr. Washburn into parity with other executives. For service after January 1, 1994, Mr. Miller received an additional benefit accrual equal to 75% of his usual benefit.

    On May 19, 1992, the Board of Directors approved our compensation committee's recommendation to provide a supplemental executive retirement benefit to William I. Miller. A similar benefit was approved prior to 1992 for John A. Nash. The benefit provides Mr. Miller with an amount of company-provided benefits not provided under the pension plan because of the limitations imposed by Sections 415 and 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Criteria used to determine amounts payable under this benefit are the same as those used by our pension plan; that is, service with us, age at retirement, and earnings. Benefits are measured in the same manner as under the pension plan, using credited service with us. Method of payment of the supplemental benefit is a monthly annuity payable for life, with a guarantee of 180 payments.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

    Certain of our directors, officers and associates were customers of and had transactions with our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business during the past year, including insurance services, corporate and personal trust services, and general commercial and mortgage banking business. Other transactions may be expected to take place between such persons and these subsidiaries. All outstanding loans and commitments included in such transactions were made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. See also "Principal Shareholders" on page 98 of this prospectus.

    Companies controlled by Irwin Miller, the Estate of Clementine M. Tangeman, and William I. Miller purchased commercial paper from us from time to time. The maximum amount outstanding was $23,354,766 during 2000, $20,489,234 during 1999 and $21,602,536 during 1998, and the amount outstanding was $5,735,119 at year end 2000, $15,594,192 at year end 1999 and $18,807,537 at year end 1998. In the opinion of management, the rates paid by us on these commercial paper transactions were comparable to the prevailing rates for such transactions at the time of the respective transactions.

    In addition to corporate and personal trust services and general banking business, companies owned or controlled by Mr. Irwin Miller and the Estate of Clementine M. Tangeman purchased insurance services (offered by a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust, Irwin Union Insurance, Inc., to the companies and to the public, generally, as a regular service) for the sale of which Irwin Union Insurance, Inc. received gross commissions of approximately $20,721 in 2000, $18,047 in 1999 and $26,004 in 1998. The commissions paid were at the same rate as those prevailing on comparable sales to the general public.

    During 2001, Irwin Ventures entered into a management arrangement with certain senior management, including Chairman Miller, Executive Vice President Washburn, and the Senior Vice President of Irwin Ventures. Under the arrangement, these individuals have a carried interest entitling them to, in the aggregate, up to 20% of the profits earned on venture investments made by Irwin Ventures. In addition, certain of our executive officers participate in a private fund organized to co-invest with Irwin Ventures. We have the ability to make non-recourse loans to these individuals to fund up to 50% of any investments the individuals may make in the co-investment fund.

    We made payments totaling $51,000 in 2000, $47,424 in 1999 and $45,600 in 1998 to a company controlled by Mr. Irwin Miller and the Estate of Clementine M. Tangeman in exchange for the administrative and support services of an employee of such company. In the opinion of management, such payment was comparable to, or more favorable to us than, the cost of hiring an additional employee.

    In 1998, we purchased a 12.5% interest in a Hawker 800 aircraft owned by Cummins Inc. Cummins also provides maintenance and flight services for the aircraft. We paid management fees of $46,805 in 2000, $53,300 in 1999 and paid $1,176,888 in 1998 for our ownership interest. We paid $70,261 in 2000, $92,776 in 1999 and $139,984 in 1998 in operating costs to Cummins in connection with the aircraft. We also have a timeshare agreement with Cummins for the use of a substitute aircraft when the jointly-owned aircraft is undergoing major maintenance. The costs and terms associated with the ownership interest and operation of the aircraft were considered at least as favorable as other alternative aircraft arrangements. The costs charged under the timeshare agreement are those permitted by Federal Aviation Regulations. Chairman Miller is also a director of Cummins Inc. Mr. Solso, one of our directors, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cummins Inc.

    In 1979, Irwin Union Insurance, Inc., as an independent property/casualty insurance agency, was appointed to represent and offer property/casualty and liability products of The St. Paul Companies to

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its customers. Mr. Kling, one of our directors, is also a director of The St. Paul Companies. Irwin Union Insurance, Inc. received gross agency commissions of $68,694 in 2000, $94,762 in 1999 and $77,221 in 1998 from The St. Paul Companies. Mr. Hackett, one of our directors, is a director of Meridian Insurance Group, Inc. Irwin Union Insurance, Inc. received gross agency commissions of $95,363 in 2000, $122,758 in 1999 and $103,226 in 1998 from Meridian Insurance Group, Inc.

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

    The following information is given as of August 28, 2001, for persons known by management to beneficially own more than 5% of our common shares. All of the shares listed are beneficially owned through voting and investment power held solely by the reported owner, except as otherwise indicated.

Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Ownership

  Percentage of Ownership
 
IFC Trust Under Trust Agreement dated 6/29/90, Clementine M. Tangeman, Donor, Irwin Miller, Trustee
301 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana
  5,160,592 (1) 24.28 %
Irwin Miller
301 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana
  5,310,358 (1)(2) 24.97 %
William I. Miller
500 Washington Street
Columbus, Indiana
  10,771,773 (1)(3) 50.65 %

(1)
Certain shares owned by the IFC Trust (5,160,592 shares which were donated to the Trust by the Estate of Mrs. Clementine Tangeman) and Mr. Irwin Miller (5,160,544 shares) are subject to an irrevocable proxy held by Mr. William I. Miller to vote such shares. Mr. William I. Miller holds a right to acquire these same 10,321,136 shares, pursuant to options purchased by Mr. Miller from Mrs. Clementine Tangeman and Mr. Irwin Miller, within 60 days of August 15, 2001 but subject to certain contingencies.

(2)
Includes 132,535 shares owned by Mr. Irwin Miller's wife, Xenia S. Miller, as to which Mr. Miller holds no voting or investment power and for which Mr. Miller expressly disclaims any beneficial interest; 15,310 shares as to which Mr. Miller holds voting and investment power; and 1,969 shares which Mr. Miller has the right to acquire within 60 days of August 15, 2001 through the exercise of stock options.

(3)
See Footnote 1 above. Includes 141,333 shares as to which Mr. Miller holds voting and investment power; 22,812 shares for which Mr. Miller is the custodian of on behalf of his children and for which Mr. Miller expressly disclaims any beneficial interest; 7,667 shares that are held in the 1998 William I. Miller Annual Exclusion Trust, Lynne M. Maguire, Trustee, for which Mr. Miller expressly disclaims any beneficial interest; and 278,825 shares which Mr. Miller has the right to acquire within 60 days of August 15, 2001 through the exercise of stock options.

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PROPERTIES

    Our main office and the main offices of Irwin Ventures LLC, Irwin Ventures SBIC LLC, and Irwin Union Credit Insurance Corporation are located at 500 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana, in space leased from Irwin Union Bank and Trust. The location and general character of the materially important physical properties and our subsidiaries as of September 7, 2001 are as follows:

Irwin Mortgage

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Irwin Union Bank and Trust



Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.


Irwin Home Equity

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Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation


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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

    The following descriptions do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, our Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Code of By-Laws, as amended to date.

Common Shares

    We are authorized to issue 40,000,000 common shares, no par value, of which 21,268,515 common shares were outstanding as of August 28, 2001. As of August 31, 2001, approximately 2,357,971 common shares were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of employee stock options (of which options to purchase an aggregate of 906,455 common shares currently were exercisable). An additional 416,663 common shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of our convertible preferred shares and 2,610,270 shares are currently issuable upon conversion of our convertible trust preferred securities. The outstanding common shares currently are, and the common shares to be issued in the offering will be, fully paid and non-assessable. Each common share has the same relative rights as, and is identical in all respects with, each other common share.

    Holders of our common shares are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and to receive pro rata any assets distributable to holders of our common shares upon our liquidation.

    Holders of our common shares are entitled to vote for the election of directors and upon all other matters, which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders generally, with each share being entitled to one vote. Our common shareholders do not possess cumulative voting rights. This means that holders of more than 50% of our common shares (on a fully diluted basis) voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors, and holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any directors. At present, Chairman Miller, who currently votes more than 50% of our common shares, can elect all of our directors.

    In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company, the holders of our common shares would be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all our debts and liabilities, all of our assets available for distribution. Holders of our preferred stock may have a priority over the holders of common stock in the event of any liquidation or dissolution.

    Common shareholders have no preemptive rights to purchase additional securities that may be issued by us in the future, although our common shareholders do have certain contingent preferred share purchase rights that may be triggered under our shareholder rights plan as discussed below. There are no redemption or conversion provisions applicable to our common stock and common shareholders are not liable for any further capital call or assessment.

Preferred Shares

    Our Board of Directors is authorized, pursuant to our amended Restated Articles of Incorporation, to issue 4,000,000 preferred shares, no par value, in one or more series with respect to

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which the Board of Directors, without shareholder approval, may determine voting, conversion and other rights which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock.

    Currently, an aggregate of 333,330 shares of our authorized preferred shares have been designated convertible preferred stock, Series A, B, C or D. Each convertible preferred share is convertible into, at a minimum, one common share. Each series relates to a particular geographic market of Irwin Union Bank and Trust and the preferred shares will be convertible into a greater number of common shares if that banking office achieves specified deposit growth goals. In the aggregate, the shares designated Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D convertible preferred stock would be convertible into a maximum of 416,663 common shares, subject to adjustment in the event of certain capital changes, such as stock splits, if all of the shares designated were to be issued. Prior to conversion, we have the right to redeem the preferred shares of each series for cash in an amount equal to the price at which we sold them. Our Board of Directors has authorized the designation of other similar series of convertible preferred stock as part of the Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. deposit development program, up to a maximum number of preferred shares issuable under the program of 400,000 shares.

    As of August 28, 2001, there were outstanding: 14,208 shares of Series A convertible preferred shares, 26,317 shares of Series B convertible preferred shares, 55,811 shares of Series C convertible preferred shares, and no shares of Series D convertible preferred shares.

    The following are the dividend rights, voting rights and liquidation rights with respect to our Series A, B, C and D convertible preferred shares.

    Dividend Rights.  Holders of the Series A, B, C and D convertible preferred shares are not entitled to receive any dividends.

    Voting Rights.  Holders of the Series A, B, C and D convertible preferred shares have no voting rights except as may be required by the Indiana Business Corporation Law.

    Liquidation Rights.  Prior to conversion into our common shares, each share of Series A, B, C and D convertible preferred shares will have a liquidation preference out of assets available for distribution to equity shareholders equal to the per share purchase price ($14.78125 for the shares currently outstanding of each of Series A, Series B and Series C), before any distribution to holders of our common shares, subject to certain adjustments to reflect changes in our capital structure. No shares of Series D have been sold yet.

    Junior Participating Preferred Stock.  Our Board of Directors also has designated, and reserved for issuance, 400,000 shares of junior participating Series A preferred stock in connection with the implementation of our shareholder rights plan. These preferred shares are issuable only in accordance with the rights agreement, and none of these shares currently are outstanding. See the description of the plan and the terms of these shares below.

Shareholder Rights Plan

    In March, 2001, our Board of Directors implemented a shareholder rights plan that provides each holder of common shares the right to purchase shares of preferred stock under certain circumstances. The plan is designed to prevent an acquirer from gaining control of us without offering a fair price to all of our shareholders. This plan gives the Board of Directors, on behalf of us, and all of our shareholders, the time and opportunity to evaluate any takeover bid and its effects, to seek out alternative bidders and to explore, develop and evaluate other ways of maximizing shareholder value.

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Because of the plan, any bidder will be more likely to negotiate the terms of a bid with the Board of Directors. As described more fully below, the "rights," if triggered, entitle holders (other than an acquirer) to purchase additional shares at a considerable discount.

    Except as described below, each right, when exercisable, entitles the registered holder to purchase from us 1/100 of a share of junior participating Series A preferred stock, no par value, at a purchase price of $100 per one 1/100 share, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the rights are set forth in a rights agreement between us and National City Bank, as rights agent.

    Issuance of preferred shares or, more likely, common shares upon exercise of the rights will be subject to any necessary regulatory approvals. Until a right is exercised, the holder of the right will have no rights as a shareholder of us under the plan. This includes, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.

    The provisions of the rights agreement may be amended by us, except that any amendment adopted after the time a person or group of affiliated or associated persons, other than Chairman Miller, and his family, has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding shares may not adversely affect the interests of holders of rights.

    The rights have certain anti-takeover effects. The overall effects of the plan may be to render more difficult or to discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder of a larger block of our shares and the removal of incumbent management even if such removal would be beneficial to shareholders generally. The rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us without conditioning the offer on the rights being redeemed or a substantial number of rights being acquired, and under certain circumstances, the rights beneficially owned by the person or group may become void. The plan also may have the effect of limiting shareholder participation in certain transactions such as mergers or tender offers whether or not such transactions are favored by incumbent management. In addition, our executive officers may be more likely to retain their positions with us as a result of the plan, even if their removal would be beneficial to shareholders generally.

    The rights should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the Board of Directors because, if the rights would become exercisable as a result of such merger or business combination, the Board of Directors may, at its option, at any time prior to the time that any person or entity acquires 15% or more of our common shares, redeem all (but not less than all) of the then outstanding rights at the redemption price.

    Initially, the rights will be attached to all certificates representing outstanding common shares, and no separate right certificates will be distributed. Until the earlier to occur of (1) 10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons, other than the Miller family, has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding shares or (2) 15 business days after the commencement of (or a public announcement of an intention to make) a tender or exchange offer if, upon consummation of the offer, the person or group would be the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding common shares, the rights will not be exercisable and will be evidenced by the common stock certificates.

    The rights agreement also provides that, until the rights become exercisable, the rights will be transferred with and only with the common shares. When the rights become exercisable (or subject to earlier redemption, expiration or termination of the rights), the transfer of any certificates for common shares also will constitute the transfer of the rights associated with the common shares. As soon as practicable after rights become exercisable, separate certificates evidencing the rights will be mailed to

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holders of record of the common shares, and the separate right certificates alone will evidence the rights.

    The rights will expire at the earliest of (1) March 1, 2011, (2) the redemption of the rights by us as described below, or (3) the exchange of all rights for common stock as described below.

    In the event that a person (other than us, the Miller family or any person receiving newly issued shares directly from us) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our then outstanding common shares, each holder of a right will then have the right to purchase, at the exercise price of the right, common shares (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities) having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the right, causing significant dilution of the acquiror's equity interest in us.

    In the event that, at any time after any person (other than us, the Miller family or any person receiving newly-issued common shares directly from us) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our then outstanding shares, we are acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of our assets or earning power are sold each holder of a right will then have the right to receive, at the exercise price of the right, common stock of the acquiring or surviving company having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the right, causing significant dilution to the interests of the acquiring entity's shareholders.

    Following the occurrence of any of the events set forth in the two paragraphs above, any rights that are, or (under certain circumstances specified in the rights agreement) were, beneficially owned by any acquirer immediately will become null and void.

    The purchase price payable, and the number of shares of preferred stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the rights, are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution, among other circumstances, in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, split, combination, consolidation or reclassification of, our preferred shares or our common shares, or a reverse split of the outstanding shares of our preferred shares or our common shares.

    Any time after the acquisition by a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (other than the Miller Family) of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding common shares and before the acquisition by the person or group of 50% or more of our outstanding common shares, the Board of Directors may exchange the rights (other than rights owned by the acquiring person or group owning 15%, which have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one common share per right (subject to adjustment).

    With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the purchase price for the rights will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in the purchase price. We will not be required to issue fractional preferred shares or common shares (other than fractions in multiples of one 1/100 of a preferred share) and, we may make an adjustment in cash based on the market price of the preferred shares or common shares on the last trading date before the date the rights are exercised.

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    At any time after the date of the Rights Agreement until the time that any person (other than us, the Miller Family or any person receiving newly-issued common shares directly from us) becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our then outstanding common shares, our Board of Directors may redeem the rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.01 per right, subject to adjustment, which may (at our option) be paid in cash, common shares of or other consideration deemed appropriate by our Board of Directors. Upon the effectiveness of any action of our Board of Directors ordering redemption of the rights, the rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of rights will be to receive the redemption price.

    Four hundred thousand (400,000) preferred shares will be reserved for issuance in the event of exercise of the rights. Holders of this series of shares may receive quarterly cash dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds. Each share entities the holder to one hundred (100) votes on all matters submitted to our shareholders and the holders of this series will vote together as a class with the common shares. Upon our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, holders of these preferred shares will receive a liquidation preference out of assets available for distribution to shareholders of the greater of (1) $100 per share plus unpaid dividends or distributions or (2) one hundred times the aggregate per share amount received by common shareholders.

Certain Anti-Takeover Effects of Our Articles and By-Laws and Indiana Law

    In addition to the anti-takeover effects of the shareholder rights plan discussed above, certain provisions of our articles, by-laws and the Indiana corporate statute may have the effect of impeding the acquisition of control of the company by means of a tender offer, a proxy fight, open-market purchases or otherwise in a transaction not approved by our Board of Directors.

    These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt that is not approved by our Board of Directors but that individual shareholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which shareholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices. As a result, shareholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. These provisions also will render the removal of our current Board of Directors or management more difficult.

    The provisions of the articles and by-laws described below are designed to reduce, or have the effect of reducing, our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an unsolicited takeover attempt that is unfair to our shareholders.

    The following description of certain of the provisions of our articles and by-laws is necessarily general and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles and by-laws and the Indiana law.

    Authorized Shares.  Our articles authorize the issuance of 40,000,000 common shares and 4,000,000 preferred shares. The common and preferred shares have been authorized in an amount that provides our Board of Directors with flexibility to effect, among other things, transactions, financings, stock dividends, stock splits, employee stock options and the rights plan. However, these authorized shares also may be used by our Board of Directors consistent with its fiduciary duty to deter future attempts to gain control of us, as can be seen in the creation of the junior participating Series A preferred stock for our rights plan.

    Board of Directors.  Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each of which contains approximately one-third of the whole number of the members of the Board of Directors. Each class

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serves a staggered term, with approximately one-third of the total number of directors being elected each year. The staggered board is intended to provide for continuity of our Board of Directors and make it more difficult and time consuming for a shareholder group to fully use its voting power to gain control of our Board of Directors without consent of the incumbent Board of Directors. The articles and by-laws also provide that any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors or resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term exclusively by a majority vote of the directors then in office. Under our articles, only directors may remove directors and then only for cause. Only our Board of Directors, and not our shareholders, may adopt, alter, amend and repeal our by-laws.

    Shareholder Vote Required to Approve Business Combinations.  Under Indiana law, a plan of merger or share exchange must be approved by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the transaction by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the plan by that voting group. Our articles provide that if provided in the agreement of merger or consideration, any class of shares may vote as a class if it otherwise would be permissible in an amendment to our articles.

    Shareholder Vote Required to Approve Business Combinations with Interested Shareholders.  Under Indiana law, a company may not engage in a business combination with interested shareholders (as defined below) for five years after that person became an interested shareholder except: (1) in cases where the proposed transaction has been approved in advance by a majority of the members of a company's Board of Directors; (2) if an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares not owned by the interested shareholder or its affiliates or associates, approves the transaction five years after the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder; or (3) if the proposed transaction meets certain conditions that are designed to afford the shareholders a fair price in consideration for their shares (as more fully described below).

    The term "interested shareholder" is defined to include any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity (other than the company or any subsidiary) that owns beneficially or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of a company's voting stock. A "business combination," is defined by Indiana law to include (1) any merger or consolidation of a company or any of its subsidiaries with or into any interested shareholder or its affiliate or associate; (2) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, transfer, or other disposition to or with any interested shareholder or its affiliate or associate of 10% or more of the assets, shares earning power or net income of the company; (3) the issuance or transfer to any interested shareholder or its affiliate or associate by a company (or any subsidiary) of any securities of a company in exchange for any assets, cash or securities the value of which equals or exceeds 5% of the aggregate market value of a company's shares; (4) the adoption of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the company proposed by or on behalf of any interested shareholder or its affiliate or associate; and (5) any reclassification of securities, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other transaction of the company that has the effect of increasing the proportionate common share or any class of equity or convertible securities of the company owned, directly or indirectly, by an interested shareholder or its affiliate or associate; and (6) any receipt by the interested shareholder or affiliate or associate of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or tax credit provided by or through the company.

    Fair Price.  In a business combination involving cash or other consideration being paid to the company's shareholders, the consideration would be required to be either in cash or the same type of consideration used by the interested shareholder in acquiring the largest portion of shares previously acquired by it.

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    In a business combination involving payment of consideration to holders of common shares other than in cash, the per share market value of these payments generally must be at least equal in value to the higher of (i) the highest per share price paid by the interested shareholder in acquiring any common shares during the five-year period before the first public announcement of the proposed business combination or in the transaction in which it became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus interest, less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market amount of non-cash dividends, up to the amount of interest; or (ii) the market value per common share on the announcement date or on the date the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus interest, less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market amount of non-cash dividends, up to the amount of interest.

    In a business combination involving cash or other consideration being paid to the holders of a company's shares other than in common shares, the consideration must be at least equal in value to the higher of (i) the highest per share price paid by the interested shareholder in acquiring any common shares during the five-year period before to the announcement date of the proposed business combination or in the transaction in which it became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus interest, less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market amount of non-cash dividends, up to the amount of interest; or (ii) the highest preferential amount per share to which the holders of shares are entitled in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company plus the aggregate amount of any dividends due; or (iii) the market value per common share on the announcement date or the date the interested shareholder became an interested shareholder, whichever is higher, plus interest, less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid and the market amount of non-cash dividends, up to the amount of interest.

    These price provisions are designated to impede two-step takeover transactions that might otherwise result in disparate treatment of our shareholders.

    The provisions described above are intended to reduce our vulnerability to takeover attempts and certain other transactions that have not been negotiated with and approved by members of our Board of Directors.

    Attempts to take over corporations have recently become increasingly common. An unsolicited non-negotiated proposal can seriously disrupt the business and management of a corporation and cause it great expense. We are committed to managing our company with a long-term orientation and believe our ability to do this is a competitive strength. For these reasons, our Board of Directors believes it is in our best interest and the best interest of our shareholders to encourage potential acquirors to negotiate directly with management. We believe these provisions will encourage such negotiations and discourage non-negotiated takeover attempts. It is also the view of our Board of Directors that these provisions should not discourage persons from proposing a merger or other transaction at a price that reflects the true value of the company and that otherwise is in the best interest of all shareholders.

    Indiana law also provides that once an acquirer obtains a "control share" in a company (essentially, from one-fifth to a majority voting power in the company) those control shares will have no voting power unless that voting power is approved by a majority of the company's shareholders. Under Indiana law we are permitted and have decided to specifically opt out of these control share provisions in our by-laws.

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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

    Since the completion of our audit for the year 2000, our last fiscal year, we made a change in our selection of independent accountants. In June 2001, however, we decided to re-engage our previous independent accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as more fully explained below:

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UNDERWRITING

    Subject to the terms and conditions of the purchase agreement among us and the underwriters named below, for whom Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. and Howe Barnes Investments, Inc. are acting as representatives, the underwriters named below have severally agreed to purchase from us the following respective numbers of common shares at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

Name

  Number of Shares
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.    
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated    
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.    
Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.    
   
  Total    
   

    The purchase agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent, including that the underwriters will purchase all of the common shares if any such shares are purchased. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the common shares offered hereby (other than those covered by the over-allotment option described below) if any are taken.

    The underwriters propose to offer the common shares directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and to certain securities dealers (who may include the underwriters) at this price, less a concession not in excess of $         per share. The underwriters may allow, and the selected dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $         per share to certain other dealers. After the shares are released for sale to the public, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be changed by the underwriters.

    The underwriters have been granted an option, exercisable not later than 30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to      additional shares at the same price per share to be paid by the underwriters for the other shares being offered, solely to cover over-allotments. To the extent the underwriters exercise this option, each underwriter will be obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage of such additional shares as the number set forth next to the underwriter's name in the table above bears to the total number of shares in such table.

    The table below shows the price and proceeds on a per share and aggregate basis.

 
  Per Share

  Total
Public offering price   $     $  
Proceeds to us   $     $  
Expenses   $     $  

    We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

    We have agreed not to directly or indirectly offer for sale, sell, contract to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise issue or dispose of, any share of our common stock, options to acquire common shares, or any related security or instrument, for a period of 90 days after the date of this prospectus, without the prior written consent of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., except in limited circumstances. Our directors and certain executive officers have made the same agreement, except that our chairman, William I. Miller, has agreed to these restrictions for a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus.

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    In connection with this offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell our common shares in the open market. These transactions may include stabilizing transactions, short sales and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.

    Stabilizing transactions consist of bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common shares while this offering is in progress. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in this offering. Short sales may be either "covered short sales" or "naked short sales." Covered short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase additional shares in this offering. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option. Naked short sales are sales in excess of the over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned there may be downward pressure on the price of shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

    The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

    These activities by the underwriters may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our common shares. As a result, the price of our common shares may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise.

    Neither we nor the representative make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common shares. In addition, neither we nor the representative make any representation that the underwriters will engage in such transactions or that such transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

    Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates have, from time to time, performed investment banking and other services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business and have received fees from us for their services.

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EXPERTS

    Our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, as indicated in the report accompanying the financial statements. These financial statements are included herein in reliance upon this report given on the authority of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as experts in auditing and accounting.


LEGAL MATTERS

    Certain legal matters relating to the common shares offered by this prospectus, including the validity of the common shares, are being passed on for us by Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, Illinois. Certain legal matters are also being passed upon for us by Ellen Z. Mufson, Vice President—Legal. Certain legal matters are being passed upon for the underwriters by Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, Missouri.


TRANSFER AGENT

    The transfer agent for our common stock is National City Bank, 1990 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

    This prospectus is a part of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by us with the SEC under the Securities Act, with respect to the common shares being offered. This prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and the common shares offered by this prospectus, reference is made to the registration statement, including the exhibits to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the provisions of these documents are necessarily summaries of these documents and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the applicable document filed with the SEC.

    We furnish our shareholders annual reports that include consolidated financial statements certified by independent public accountants and we will be furnishing quarterly reports with unaudited interim financial information as well. We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also inspect and copy these materials at the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information.

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited):    

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000

 

F-2

Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000

 

F-3

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000

 

F-4

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000

 

F-5

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

F-6

Annual Consolidated Financial Statements (audited):

 

 

Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants

 

F-13

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2000 and 1999

 

F-14

Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998

 

F-15

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998

 

F-16

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998

 

F-17

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

F-18

Selected Quarterly Statistical Data

 

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
 
  (unaudited)
   
 
 
  (In thousands, except for shares)

 
Assets:              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 128,853   $ 83,493  
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     84,446     36,400  
Trading assets     191,947     154,921  
Investment securities (Market value: $32,855 in 2001 and $37,163 in 2000)—Note 2     32,648     37,095  
Loans held for sale     1,016,792     579,788  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income—Note 3     1,486,386     1,234,922  
  Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses—Note 4     (15,218 )   (13,129 )
   
 
 
      1,471,168     1,221,793  
Servicing assets—Note 5     181,329     130,522  
Accounts receivable     46,681     69,224  
Accrued interest receivable     16,003     12,979  
Premises and equipment     31,977     29,409  
Other assets     59,813     66,805  
   
 
 
    Total assets   $ 3,261,657   $ 2,422,429  
   
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:              
Deposits              
  Noninterest-bearing   $ 398,186   $ 263,159  
  Interest-bearing     747,183     517,127  
  Certificates of deposit over $100,000     783,517     663,044  
   
 
 
      1,928,886     1,443,330  
Short-term borrowings—Note 6     776,926     475,502  
Long-term debt—Note 7     29,631     29,608  
Other liabilities     168,756     136,897  
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust—Note 8     147,193     147,167  
   
 
 
  Total liabilities     3,051,392     2,232,504  
   
 
 
Commitments and contingencies—Note 9              
Shareholders' equity              
  Preferred stock, no par value—authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued 96,336 shares as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000     1,386     1,386  
  Common stock; no par value—authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 23,402,080 shares as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000; including 2,210,486 and 2,376,119 shares in treasury as of June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively     29,965     29,965  
  Additional paid-in capital     4,206     4,331  
  Minority interest     813     1,055  
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss net of deferred income tax asset of ($290) and ($305) in 2001 and 2000, respectively     (890 )   (962 )
  Retained earnings     220,955     201,729  
   
 
 
      256,435     237,504  
Less treasury stock, at cost     (46,170 )   (47,579 )
   
 
 
Total shareholders' equity     210,265     189,925  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 3,261,657   $ 2,422,429  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 
  Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
 
  2001
  2000
 
 
  (In thousands, except for per share)

 
Interest income:              
  Loans and leases   $ 60,514   $ 40,088  
  Investment securities:              
    Taxable     2,604     1,928  
    Tax-exempt     128     127  
  Loans held for sale     47,603     31,648  
  Trading account     14,738     5,166  
  Federal funds sold     89     93  
   
 
 
    Total interest income     125,676     79,050  
   
 
 
Interest expense:              
  Deposits     37,904     20,010  
  Short-term borrowings     16,251     15,499  
  Long-term debt     1,160     1,163  
  Preferred securities distribution     7,408     2,348  
   
 
 
    Total interest expense     62,723     39,020  
   
 
 
  Net interest income     62,953     40,030  
  Provision for loan and lease losses—Note 4     4,356     2,254  
   
 
 
  Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses     58,597     37,776  
   
 
 
Other income:              
  Loan origination fees     28,214     16,875  
  Gain from sales of loans     81,061     40,011  
  Loan servicing fees     31,627     29,923  
  Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (16,405 )   (12,809 )
   
 
 
    Net loan administration income     15,222     17,114  
   
 
 
  Gain on sale of mortgage servicing assets     5,781     5,722  
  Trading gains (losses)     (3,300 )   8,291  
  Other     3,248     14,448  
   
 
 
      130,226     102,461  
   
 
 
Other expense:              
  Salaries     84,406     55,482  
  Pension and other employee benefits     14,121     10,923  
  Office expense     7,678     6,513  
  Premises and equipment     14,858     13,105  
  Marketing and development     2,975     8,713  
  Other     28,938     17,235  
   
 
 
      152,976     111,971  
   
 
 
  Income before income taxes     35,847     28,266  
  Provision for income taxes     14,254     11,279  
   
 
 
  Income before minority interest     21,593     16,987  
  Minority interest     (211 )    
   
 
 
  Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     21,804     16,987  
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax     175      
   
 
 
  Net income   $ 21,979   $ 16,987  
   
 
 
  Earnings per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle:              
  Basic—Note 10   $ 1.03   $ 0.81  
   
 
 
  Diluted—Note 10   $ 0.96   $ 0.80  
   
 
 
  Dividends per share of common stock   $ 0.13   $ 0.12  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES
IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 AND 2000

(Unaudited)

 
  Total
  Retained
Earnings

  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

  Preferred
Stock

  Common
Stock

  Additional
Paid in
Capital

  Treasury
Stock

  Minority
Interest

 
Balance at January 1, 2001   $ 189,925   $ 201,729   $ (962 ) $ 1,386   $ 29,965   $ 4,331   $ (47,579 ) $ 1,055  
Net income     21,979     21,979                                      
  Unrealized gain on investment securities net of $59 tax liability     89           89                                
Foreign currency adjustment net of $43 tax credit     (65 )         (65 )                              
Deferred compensation     48           48                                
   
                                           
Total comprehensive income     22,051                                            
   
                                           
Cash dividends     (2,753 )   (2,753 )                                    
Tax benefit on stock option exercises     1,631                             1,631              
Treasury stock:                                                  
  Purchase of 93,760 shares     (2,220 )                                 (2,220 )      
  Sales of 259,393 shares     1,873                           (1,756 )   3,629        
Minority Interest     (242 )                                       (242 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2001   $ 210,265   $ 220,955   $ (890 ) $ 1,386   $ 29,965   $ 4,206   $ (46,170 ) $ 813  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2000   $ 159,296   $ 171,101   $ (70 ) $   $ 29,965   $ 4,250   $ (45,950 ) $  
Net income     16,987     16,987                                      
Unrealized loss on investment securities net of $23 tax credit     (35 )         (35 )                              
   
                                           
    Total comprehensive income     16,952                                            
   
                                           
Cash dividends     (2,518 )   (2,518 )                                    
Treasury stock:                                                  
  Purchase of 218,914 shares     (3,384 )                                 (3,384 )      
  Sales of 85,723 shares     1,085                             84     1,001        
Issuance of 96,336 shares of preferred stock     1,386                 1,386                          
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2000   $ 172,817   $ 185,570   $ (105 ) $ 1,386   $ 29,965   $ 4,334   $ (48,333 ) $  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 
  For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
  2001
  2000
 
 
  (in thousands)

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:              
Net income   $ 21,979   $ 16,987  
Depreciation and amortization     4,922     4,031  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     16,405     12,809  
Provision for loan and lease losses     4,356     2,254  
Increase in loans held for sale     (437,004 )   (34,676 )
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing assets     (5,781 )   (5,722 )
Net increase in trading assets     (37,026 )   (37,069 )
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable     22,543     (4,601 )
Other, net     33,621     (4,819 )
   
 
 
  Net cash used by operating activities     (375,985 )   (50,806 )
   
 
 
Lending and investing activities:              
Proceeds from maturities/calls of investment securities:              
  Held-to-maturity     3,270     802  
  Available-for-sale     2,000     17  
Purchase of investment securities:              
  Held-to-maturity     (83 )   (51 )
  Available-for-sale     (595 )    
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     (48,046 )   (7,810 )
Net increase in loans, excluding sales     (306,892 )   (213,609 )
Sale of loans     53,160     7,253  
Additions to mortgage servicing assets     (67,983 )   (27,655 )
Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing assets     6,553     19,193  
Other, net     (5,532 )   (6,969 )
   
 
 
  Net cash used by lending and investing activities     (364,148 )   (228,829 )
   
 
 
Financing activities:              
Net increase in deposits     485,556     360,181  
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings     301,424     (62,132 )
Repayments of long-term debt         (199 )
Issuance of preferred stock         1,386  
Purchase of treasury stock for employee benefit plans     (2,220 )   (3,384 )
Proceeds from sale of stock for employee benefit plans     3,504     1,085  
Dividends paid     (2,753 )   (2,518 )
   
 
 
  Net cash provided by financing activities     785,511     294,419  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (18 )    
   
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents     45,360     14,784  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     83,493     47,215  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 128,853   $ 61,999  
   
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:              
Cash paid during the period:              
  Interest   $ 63,486   $ 34,208  
   
 
 
  Income taxes   $ 1,789   $ 4,239  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Basis of Presentation:  The interim financial data as of June 30, 2001 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000 is unaudited; however, in the opinion of Management, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included with the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

    Reclassifications:  Certain amounts in the 2000 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2001 presentation.

    Foreign Currency:  Assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at rates prevailing on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the period. Unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses (net of related income taxes) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders' equity.

    Loans Held for Sale:  Loans held for sale are stated at the lower of cost or market as of the balance sheet date.

    Derivatives:  On January 1, 2001, the Corporation adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The standard requires the Corporation to record all derivatives at fair value and permits the Corporation to designate derivative instruments as being used to hedge changes in fair value or changes in cash flows. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that offset changes in cash flows of a hedged item are recorded initially in other comprehensive income. Amounts recorded in other comprehensive income are subsequently reclassified into earnings during the same period the hedged item affects earnings. If a derivative qualifies as a fair value hedge, then changes in the fair value of the hedging derivative are recorded in earnings and are offset by changes in fair value attributable to the hedged risk of the hedged item. Any portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as a hedge that is deemed ineffective is recorded in earnings along with changes in the fair value of derivatives with no hedge designation.

    The Corporation enters into forward contracts to protect it from interest rate fluctuations from the date of loan commitment until the loans are sold. However, the Corporation has not designated these transactions as hedges to qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and therefore, the Corporation is required to mark the derivatives to market every accounting period.

    The initial application of SFAS No. 133 resulted in a cumulative change in accounting principle net of income taxes of $175,000, did not have a significant impact on other comprehensive income, and had the following impact on the Corporation's assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2001 (in millions):

Increase in fair value of derivatives classified as assets   $ 1.3
Increase in fair value of derivatives classified as liabilities   $ 1.0

    The adoption of SFAS No. 133 resulted in the recognition of derivative-related assets, and derivative-related liabilities.

    Commitments to originate loans:  The Company enters into commitments to originate loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (rate lock commitments). Rate lock commitments on loans that are intended to be sold are considered to be derivatives and are therefore recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings. For purposes of determining their fair value, the Company performs a net present value analysis of the anticipated cash

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flows associated with the rate lock commitments. Included in the net present value analysis are anticipated cash flows associated with the retained servicing of the loans. Rate lock commitments expose the Company to interest rate risk. The Company manages this risk by acquiring forward sales contracts.

    Hedges of loans held for sale:  Loans held for sale expose the Company to interest rate risk. The Company manages the interest rate risk associated with loans held for sale by entering into forward sales agreements.

    Trading Assets:  Trading assets are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings. Included in trading assets are interest-only strips. When the Corporation sells receivables in securitizations of residential mortgage loans, it retains interest-only strips, one or more subordinated tranches, servicing rights, and in some cases a cash reserve account, all of which are retained interests in the securitized receivables. Gain or loss on the sale of the receivables depends in part on the previous carrying amount of the financial assets involved in the transfer, allocated between the assets sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair value at the date of transfer. To obtain fair value, quoted market prices are used if available. However, quotes are generally not available for retained interests, so the Corporation generally estimates fair value based on the present value of expected cash flows using management's best estimates of the key assumptions that market participants would use—prepayment speeds, credit losses, forward yield curves, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Adjustments to carrying values are recorded as trading gains or losses.

    Recent Accounting Developments:  In September 2000, the FASB issued SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." SFAS No. 140, which replaces SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," provides accounting and reporting standards for securitizations and other transfers of assets. The Standard is based on the application of a financial components approach that focuses on control, and provides consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings. The Standard requires disclosure of information about securitized assets, including principal outstanding of securitized and other managed assets, accounting policies, key assumptions related to the determination of the fair value of retained interests, delinquencies and credit losses. The accounting requirements of the Standard were effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities occurring after March 31, 2001. The disclosure requirements were effective December 31, 2000. Adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Corporation's financial position or results of operations.

    On June 29, 2001 the FASB approved its proposed Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations, and No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS 141 eliminates the pooling-of-interest method of accounting—requiring that purchase accounting, with its recognition of intangible assets separately from goodwill, be applied to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Unallocated negative goodwill is required to be written off immediately as an extraordinary gain (instead of being deferred and amortized).

    Under the provisions of SFAS 142, goodwill will no longer be amortized against earnings. Instead, goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life will be reviewed for impairment at least annually. The amortization period of intangible assets with finite lives will no longer be limited to forty years. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Management does not believe the implementation of SFAS 141 or 142 will have a material effect on the earnings or equity of the company.

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NOTE 2—INVESTMENT SECURITIES

    The carrying amounts of investment securities, including net unrealized gain of $137 thousand and loss of $9 thousand on available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively, are summarized as follows:

 
  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
  (In thousands)

Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost            
  US Treasury and government obligations   $ 19,218   $ 21,006
  Obligations of states and political subdivisions     4,461     4,586
  Mortgage-backed securities     1,828     2,059
  Corporate obligations     133    
   
 
Total held-to-maturity     25,640     27,651
   
 
Available-for-sale, at fair value            
  US Treasury and government obligations     3,081     4,993
  Mortgage-backed securities     3,147     3,093
  Other     780     1,358
   
 
Total available-for-sale     7,008     9,444
   
 
Total investments   $ 32,648   $ 37,095
   
 

    Securities which the Corporation has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as "held-to-maturity" and are stated at cost adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount. Securities that might be sold prior to maturity are classified as "available-for-sale" and are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of the future tax impact, are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity until realized.

NOTE 3—LOANS AND LEASES

    Loans and leases are summarized as follows:

 
  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Commercial, financial and agricultural   $ 880,138   $ 677,066  
Real estate—construction     228,547     220,485  
Real estate—mortgage     136,330     122,301  
Consumer     42,837     56,785  
Direct financing leases              
  Domestic     166,782     116,867  
  Canadian     71,869     72,864  
Unearned income              
  Domestic     (27,930 )   (21,570 )
  Canadian     (12,187 )   (9,876 )
   
 
 
    $ 1,486,386   $ 1,234,922  
   
 
 

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NOTE 4—ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

    Changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses are summarized as follows:

 
  June 30,
2001

  June 30,
2000

 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Balance at beginning of period   $ 13,129   $ 8,555  
Provision for loan and lease losses     4,356     2,254  
Recoveries     722     186  
Charge-offs     (3,080 )   (941 )
Other     91      
   
 
 
Balance at end of period   $ 15,218   $ 10,054  
   
 
 

NOTE 5—SERVICING ASSETS

    Included on the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 are $181.3 million and $130.5 million, respectively, of servicing assets. These amounts relate to the principal balances of loans serviced by the Corporation for investors. Although they are not generally held for sale, there historically has been an active secondary market for servicing assets. The Corporation has periodically sold servicing assets.

    Mortgage Servicing Asset:

 
  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Beginning Balance   $ 130,522   $ 138,500  
Additions     67,983     57,165  
Amortization and impairment     (16,405 )   (39,529 )
Reduction for servicing sales     (771 )   (25,614 )
   
 
 
    $ 181,329   $ 130,522  
   
 
 

NOTE 6—SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

    Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows:

 
  June 30,
2001

  December 31,
2000

 
  (In thousands)

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings   $ 318,000   $ 153,000
Federal funds     52,400     20,000
Lines of credit and other     201,375     226,599
Repurchase agreements and drafts payable related to mortgage loan closings     177,186     64,557
Commercial paper     27,965     11,346
   
 
Total   $ 776,926   $ 475,502
   
 

    Repurchase agreements at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, include $3.3 million and $0.1 million respectively, in mortgage loans sold under agreements to repurchase which are used to fund mortgage loans sold prior to sale in the secondary market. These repurchase agreements are collateralized by mortgage loans held for sale.

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    Drafts payable related to mortgage loan closings totaled $173.9 million and $64.5 million at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, respectively. These borrowings are related to mortgage closings at the end of the period which have not been presented for payment. When presented for payment these borrowings will be funded internally or by borrowing from the lines of credit.

    The Corporation has lines of credit available to fund mortgage loans held for sale. Interest on the lines of credit is payable monthly at variable rates ranging from 4.4% to the lender's prime rate at June 30, 2001.

NOTE 7—LONG-TERM DEBT

    Long-term debt at June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 consisted of a note payable of $30.0 million with an interest rate of 7.58% that will mature on July 7, 2014. The note is shown on the balance sheet net of $0.4 million of capitalized issuance costs.

NOTE 8—COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY TRUST

    In January 1997, the Corporation issued $50.0 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust I, a trust created and controlled by the Corporation. The securities were issued at $25 per share with a cumulative dividend rate of 9.25% payable quarterly. They have an initial maturity of 30 years with a 19-year extension option. The securities are callable at par after five years from issuance, or immediately, in the event of an adverse tax development affecting the Corporation's classification of the securities for federal income tax purposes. They are not convertible into common stock of the Corporation. The securities are shown on the balance sheet net of $2.5 million of capitalized issuance costs. The sole assets of IFC Capital Trust I are subordinated debentures of the Corporation with a principal balance of $51.5 million, an interest rate of 9.25% and an initial maturity of 30 years with a 19-year extension option.

    In November 2000, the Corporation issued $51.75 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust II and $51.75 million of convertible trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust III, trusts created and controlled by the Corporation. The securities were issued at $25 per share with cumulative dividend rates of 10.5% and 8.75%, respectively, payable quarterly. They have an initial maturity of 30 years. The trust preferred securities of Capital Trust II are not convertible into common stock of the Corporation. The convertible trust preferred securities of Capital Trust III have an initial conversion ratio of 1.261 shares of common stock for each convertible preferred security (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $19.825 per share of common stock). The securities are shown on the balance sheet net of $4.5 million of capitalized issuance costs. The sole assets of IFC Capital Trust II and III are subordinated debentures of the Corporation with principal balances of $53.35 million each, interest rates of 10.5% and 8.75%, respectively, and an initial maturity of 30 years.

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NOTE 9—CONTINGENCIES

    In the normal course of business, Irwin Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to various claims and other pending and possible legal actions.

    Irwin Mortgage Corporation (IMC) is a defendant in a class action lawsuit relating to IMC's payment of broker fees to mortgage brokers. On June 15, 2001, IMC's appeal on the issue of class certification was denied by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. On July 11, 2001, IMC filed a motion for a rehearing before the Court of Appeals on the class certification issue. Although the Corporation has not yet formed a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that the Corporation could suffer, it is expected that an adverse outcome in this litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation's financial condition and results of operations.

    Irwin Leasing Corporation (formerly Affiliated Capital Corp.), Irwin Equipment Finance Corporation and Irwin Financial Corporation (collectively, "the Irwin Companies") are defendants in an action relating to alleged misrepresentations made to obtain Medicare reimbursement for treatments performed with medical equipment financed by the Irwin Companies. The Irwin Companies filed a motion to dismiss on February 12, 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, the Corporation is unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that the Corporation could suffer.

    Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Home Equity Corporation (collectively "Irwin") are defendants in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, which seeks certification as a class action and alleges that Irwin's disclosures and closing procedure for certain home equity loans did not comply with the Truth in Lending Act. Because the case has only recently been filed, the Corporation has not formed a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that the Corporation could suffer.

NOTE 10—EARNINGS PER SHARE

    Earnings per share calculations are summarized as follows:

 
  Basic
Earnings
Per Share

  Effect of
Stock
Options

  Effect of
Preferred
Shares

  Effect of
Convertible
Shares

  Diluted
Earnings
Per Share

 
  (In thousands, except share data)

Six months ended June 30, 2001                            
Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 21,804   $     $ 1,400   $ 23,204
Shares     21,109     306   96     2,610     24,121
Per-share amount   $ 1.03   $ (0.01 ) (0.01 ) $ (0.05 ) $ 0.96
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle   $ 175                   $ 175
Per-share amount   $ 0.01                   $ 0.01
Net income   $ 21,979                   $ 23,379
Per-share amount   $ 1.04                   $ 0.97
 
  Basic
Earnings
Per Share

  Effect of
Stock
Options

  Effect of
Preferred
Shares

  Effect of
Convertible
Shares

  Diluted
Earnings
Per Share

Six months ended June 30, 2000                              
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 16,987   $   $   $   $ 16,987
Shares     21,008     235     64         21,307
Per-share amount   $ 0.81   $ (0.01 ) $   $   $ 0.80

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NOTE 11—INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION

    The Corporation has five principal segments that provide a broad range of financial services throughout the United States. The Home Equity Lending line of business originates and services home equity loans. The Mortgage Banking line of business originates, sells and services residential first mortgage loans. The Commercial Banking line of business provides commercial banking services. The Equipment Leasing line of business leases commercial equipment. The Venture Capital line of business invests in early-stage financial services-oriented technology companies. Other consists primarily of the parent company including eliminations.

    The accounting policies of each segment are the same as those described in the "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." Below is a summary of each segment's revenues, net income (loss), and assets for 2001 and 2000:

 
  Home
Equity
Lending

  Mortgage
Banking

  Commercial
Banking

  Equipment
Leasing

  Venture
Capital

  Other
  Consolidated
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
For the six months ended June 30, 2001                                            
Net interest income, net of provision   $ 29,653   $ 10,329   $ 19,885   $ 2,495   $ (261 ) $ (3,504 ) $ 58,597  
Intersegment interest     (1,077 )   (663 )   (57 )   (24 )       1,821      
Other revenue     36,442     89,480     6,475     705     (4,707 )   1,831     130,226  
Intersegment revenues             105         390     (495 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     65,018     99,146     26,408     3,176     (4,578 )   (347 )   188,823  
Other expense     48,993     74,836     19,903     4,355     415     4,474     152,976  
  Intersegment expenses     263     699     1,312             (2,274 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before taxes     15,762     23,611     5,193     (1,179 )   (4,993 )   (2,547 )   35,847  
Income taxes (benefit)     6,305     9,298     2,051         (1,986 )   (1,414 )   14,254  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before minority interest     9,457     14,313     3,142     (1,179 )   (3,007 )   (1,133 )   21,593  
Minority interest                 (211 )           (211 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     9,457     14,313     3,142     (968 )   (3,007 )   (1,133 )   21,804  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting         175                     175  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)   $ 9,457   $ 14,488   $ 3,142   $ (968 ) $ (3,007 ) $ (1,133 ) $ 21,979  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets at June 30, 2001   $ 662,296   $ 977,956   $ 1,443,534   $ 201,686   $ 11,100   $ (34,915 ) $ 3,261,657  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2000                                            
Net interest income, net of provision   $ 14,769   $ 10,391   $ 17,013   $ 17   $ (359 ) $ (4,055 ) $ 37,776  
Intersegment interest     (864 )   (1,769 )       (34 )   (1 )   2,668      
Other revenue     29,601     61,193     5,795     11     7,420     (1,559 )   102,461  
Intersegment revenues             81         200     (281 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     43,506     69,815     22,889     (6 )   7,260     (3,227 )   140,237  
Other expense     31,845     58,216     15,754     1,773     189     4,194     111,971  
Intersegment expenses     840     1,123     1,300     20         (3,283 )    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Income before taxes     10,821     10,476     5,835     (1,799 )   7,071     (4,138 )   28,266  
Income taxes     4,267     4,227     2,282         2,828     (2,325 )   11,279  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)   $ 6,554   $ 6,249   $ 3,553   $ (1,799 ) $ 4,243   $ (1,813 ) $ 16,987  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets at June 30, 2000   $ 458,395   $ 558,941   $ 950,887   $ 51,170   $ 15,622   $ (43,206 ) $ 1,991,809  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

Irwin Financial Corporation

Columbus, Indiana

    In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income, of changes in shareholders' equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Irwin Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
January 23, 2001

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
  December 31,
2000

  December 31,
1999

 
 
  (in thousands, except for shares)

 
Assets:              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 83,493   $ 47,215  
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     36,400     26,785  
Trading assets—Note 3     152,805     59,025  
Investment securities (Market value: $37,163 in 2000 and $37,464 in 1999)—Note 4     37,095     37,508  
Loans held for sale     579,788     508,997  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income—Note 5     1,234,922     733,424  
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses—Note 6     (13,129 )   (8,555 )
   
 
 
      1,221,793     724,869  
   
 
 
Servicing assets—Note 7     132,638     138,500  
Accounts receivable     69,224     49,415  
Accrued interest receivable     12,979     8,430  
Premises and equipment—Note 8     29,409     23,368  
Other assets     66,805     56,735  
   
 
 
    $ 2,422,429   $ 1,680,847  
   
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:              
Deposits              
  Noninterest-bearing   $ 263,159   $ 218,402  
  Interest-bearing     517,127     411,400  
  Certificates of deposit over $100,000     663,044     240,516  
   
 
 
      1,443,330     870,318  
Short-term borrowings—Note 10     475,502     473,103  
Long-term debt—Note 11     29,608     29,784  
Other liabilities     136,897     100,275  
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust—Note 12     147,167     48,071  
   
 
 
Total liabilities     2,232,504     1,521,551  
   
 
 
Commitments and contingencies—Note 13              
Shareholders' equity              
  Preferred stock, no par value—authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued 96,336 shares as of December 31, 2000 and none as of December 31, 1999     1,386      
  Common stock; no par value—authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 23,402,080 shares as of December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999; including 2,376,119 and 2,297,303 shares in treasury as of December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively     29,965     29,965  
Additional paid-in capital     4,331     4,250  
Minority interest     1,055      
Accumulated other comprehensive losses net of deferred income tax asset of ($305) and ($47) in 2000 and 1999, respectively     (962 )   (70 )
Retained earnings     201,729     171,101  
   
 
 
      237,504     205,246  
Less treasury stock, at cost     (47,579 )   (45,950 )
   
 
 
Total shareholders' equity     189,925     159,296  
   
 
 
    $ 2,422,429   $ 1,680,847  
   
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 
  For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands, except for per share)

 
Interest income:                    
Loans held for sale   $ 71,141   $ 66,682   $ 65,155  
Loans and leases     93,251     48,978     52,329  
Trading account     15,584     6,275     311  
Investment securities:                    
  Taxable     4,161     3,755     4,362  
  Tax-exempt     250     271     299  
Federal funds sold     143     652     731  
   
 
 
 
  Total interest income     184,530     126,613     123,187  
   
 
 
 
Interest expense:                    
Deposits     52,815     25,220     23,369  
Short-term borrowings     32,610     28,425     35,106  
Long-term debt     2,348     1,149     814  
Distribution on company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust     5,761     4,697     4,697  
   
 
 
 
Total interest expense     93,534     59,491     63,986  
   
 
 
 
Net interest income     90,996     67,122     59,201  
   
 
 
 
Provision for loan and lease losses—Note 6     5,403     4,443     5,995  
   
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses     85,593     62,679     53,206  
   
 
 
 
Other income:                    
Loan origination fees     36,066     41,024     60,013  
Gain from sale of loans     93,677     74,834     75,201  
Loan servicing fees     58,939     60,581     57,284  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     (39,529 )   (15,702 )   (35,388 )
   
 
 
 
  Net loan administration income     19,410     44,879     21,896  
   
 
 
 
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing assets     27,528     37,801     43,308  
Trading gains (losses)     14,399     (8,296 )   1,366  
Gain from sale of leasing assets             5,241  
Other     20,631     13,827     11,832  
   
 
 
 
      211,711     204,069     218,857  
   
 
 
 
Other expense:                    
Salaries     124,639     114,303     120,338  
Pension and other employee benefits     20,359     18,402     16,757  
Office expense     13,783     13,181     12,865  
Premises and equipment     26,812     24,052     20,214  
Marketing and development     13,071     8,962     11,735  
Other     39,298     35,211     39,297  
   
 
 
 
      237,962     214,111     221,206  
   
 
 
 
Income before income taxes     59,342     52,637     50,857  
Provision for income taxes     23,676     19,481     20,354  
   
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503  
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock available to shareholders:                    
  Basic—Note 18   $ 1.70   $ 1.54   $ 1.40  
   
 
 
 
  Diluted—Note 18   $ 1.67   $ 1.51   $ 1.38  
   
 
 
 
Dividends per share of common stock   $ 0.24   $ 0.20   $ 0.16  
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

For the Three Years Ended December 31, 2000

 
  Total
  Retained
Earnings

  Accumulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Income

  Preferred
Stock

  Common
Stock

  Additional
Paid in
Capital

  Treasury
Stock

  Minority
Interest

 
  (In thousands)

Balance at January 1, 1998   $ 127,983   $ 115,414   $ 55   $   $ 29,965   $ 780   $ (18,231 )    
Net income     30,503     30,503                                    
Unrealized gain on investment securities net of $26 tax liability     30           30                              
   
                                         
Total Comprehensive income     30,533                                          
   
                                         
Cash dividends     (3,473 )   (3,473 )                                  
Tax benefit on stock option exercises     1,027                             1,027            
Treasury stock:                                                
Purchase of 496,455 shares     (12,593 )                                 (12,593 )    
Sales of 164,411 shares     1,756     (212 )                     788     1,180      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 1998   $ 145,233   $ 142,232   $ 85   $   $ 29,965   $ 2,595   $ (29,644 ) $
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income     33,156     33,156                                    
Unrealized loss on investment securities net of $104 tax credit     (155 )         (155 )                            
   
                                         
Total Comprehensive income     33,001                                          
   
                                         
Cash dividends     (4,287 )   (4,287 )                                  
Tax benefit on stock option exercises     1,055                             1,055            
Treasury stock:                                                
Purchase of 800,052 shares     (18,314 )                                 (18,314 )    
Sales of 232,073 shares     2,608                             600     2,008      
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 1999   $ 159,296   $ 171,101   $ (70 ) $   $ 29,965   $ 4,250   $ (45,950 ) $
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income     35,666     35,666                                    
Unrealized gain on investment securities net of $43 tax liability     64           64                              
Minimum pension liability net of $257 tax credit     (387 )         (387 )                            
Foreign currency adjustment net of $43 tax credit     (66 )         (66 )                            
Deferred Compensation     (503 )         (503 )                            
   
                                         
Total Comprehensive income     34,774                                          
   
                                         
Cash dividends     (5,038 )   (5,038 )                                  
Tax benefit on stock option exercises     136                             136            
Treasury stock:                                                
Purchase of 220,948 shares     (3,414 )                                 (3,414 )    
Sales of 142,132 shares     1,730                             (55 )   1,785      
Issuance of 96,336 shares of preferred stock     1,386                 1,386                        
Minority interest     1,055                                         1,055
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance December 31, 2000   $ 189,925   $ 201,729   $ (962 ) $ 1,386   $ 29,965   $ 4,331   $ (47,579 ) $ 1,055
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 
  For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands, except for per share)

 
Net income   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by
operating activities:
                   
Depreciation and amortization     9,125     7,390     5,802  
Amortization and impairment of servicing assets     39,529     15,702     35,388  
Provision for loan and lease losses     5,403     4,443     5,995  
Amortization of premiums, less accretion of discounts     (11 )   1,145     3,210  
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale     (70,791 )   427,791     (408,049 )
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing assets     (27,528 )   (37,801 )   (43,308 )
Net increase in trading assets     (93,780 )   (26,877 )   (10,015 )
Other, net     (65 )   35,387     (23,663 )
   
 
 
 
    Net cash (used) provided by operating activities     (102,452 )   460,336     (404,137 )
   
 
 
 
Lending and investing activities:                    
Proceeds from maturities/calls of investment securities:                    
  Held-to-maturity     1,286     12,058     10,645  
  Available-for-sale     26     159     280  
Proceeds from sales of investment securities:                    
Available-for-sale         3,118     6,000  
Purchase of investment securities:                    
Held-to-maturity     (781 )   (34 )   (8,932 )
Available-for-sale         (5,899 )   (4,051 )
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     (9,615 )   (8,344 )   (201 )
Net increase in loans, excluding sales     (533,848 )   (205,137 )   (131,632 )
Sale of loans     31,521     22,928     175,574  
Sale of leasing assets             5,241  
Additions to mortgage servicing assets     (59,281 )   (84,653 )   (165,910 )
Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing assets     53,142     85,380     138,635  
Acquisition of Onset Capital Corporation, net of cash acquired     (837 )        
Net additions to premises and equipment     (11,922 )   (6,520 )   (4,148 )
   
 
 
 
    Net cash (used) provided by lending and investing activities     (530,309 )   (186,944 )   21,501  
   
 
 
 
Financing activities:                    
Net increase (decrease) in deposits     573,012     (138,893 )   289,615  
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings     2,399     (171,758 )   132,586  
Proceeds from long-term debt         30,000     7,614  
Repayments of long-term debt     (176 )   (3,055 )   (11,871 )
Proceeds from the issuance of trust preferred securities     99,012          
Issuance of preferred stock     1,386          
Purchase of treasury stock     (3,414 )   (18,314 )   (12,593 )
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock for employee benefit plans     1,866     2,608     1,756  
Dividends paid     (5,038 )   (4,287 )   (3,473 )
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided (used) by financing activities     669,047     (303,699 )   403,634  
   
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (8 )        
   
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     36,278     (30,307 )   20,998  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     47,215     77,522     56,524  
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 83,493   $ 47,215   $ 77,522  
   
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                    
Cash paid during the period:                    
  Interest   $ 81,989   $ 52,456   $ 58,689  
   
 
 
 
  Income taxes   $ 13,864   $ 14,328   $ 18,947  
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

    Consolidation:  Irwin Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Corporation), provide financial services throughout the United States. The Corporation is engaged in the mortgage banking, home equity lending, commercial banking, equipment leasing, and venture capital lines of business. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

    Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Corporation to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Foreign Currency:  Assets and liabilities denominated in Canadian dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at rates prevailing on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the period since purchase of the Canadian firm. Unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses (net of hedging activities and related income taxes) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders' equity.

    Securities:  Those securities, which the Corporation has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as "held-to-maturity" and are stated at cost adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount. Securities that might be sold prior to maturity are classified as "available-for-sale" and are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of the future tax impact, are reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity until realized. Investment gains and losses are based on the adjusted cost of the specific security.

    Trading Assets:  Trading assets are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are included in earnings. Included in trading assets are interest-only strips. When the Corporation sells receivables in securitizations of residential mortgage loans, it retains interest-only strips, one or more subordinated tranches, servicing rights, and in some cases a cash reserve account, all of which are retained interests in the securitized receivables. Gain or loss on the sale of the receivables depends in part on the previous carrying amount of the financial assets involved in the transfer, allocated between the assets sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair value at the date of transfer. To obtain fair value, quoted market prices are used if available. However, quotes are generally not available for retained interests, so the Corporation generally estimates fair value based on the present value of expected cash flows estimated using management's best estimates of the key assumptions—prepayment speeds, credit losses, forward yield curves, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Adjustments to carrying values are recorded as trading gains or losses.

    Loans Held for Sale:  Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market, determined on an aggregate basis for both performing and nonperforming loans. Market value is determined by outstanding commitments or by current investor yield requirements.

    Loans:  Loan origination fees and costs are deferred and the net amounts are amortized as an adjustment to yield. When loans are sold, deferred fees and costs are included with outstanding principal balances to determine gains or losses. Interest income on loans is computed daily based on the principal amount of loans outstanding. The accrual of interest income and amortization of deferred loan origination fees and costs is discontinued when a loan becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest. Management may elect to continue the accrual of interest and fees when the estimated net realizable value of collateral is sufficient to cover the principal balance and accrued interest.

    Direct Financing Leases:  Interest and service charges, net of initial direct costs, are deferred and reported as income in decreasing amounts over the life of the lease, which averages three to four years, so as to provide an approximate constant yield on the outstanding principal balance.

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    Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:  The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for loan and lease losses and is based on management's evaluation of probable losses in the portfolio. Loans are considered impaired if it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest rate, except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral.

    Servicing Assets:  When the Corporation securitizes loans, it retains servicing assets and interest-only strips. A portion of the cost of originating a loan is allocated to the servicing asset and interest-only strip based on their fair values relative to the loan as a whole. The Corporation uses the market prices under comparable servicing sale contracts, when available, or alternatively uses a valuation model that calculates the present value of future cash flows to determine the fair value of the servicing assets. In using this valuation method, the Corporation incorporates assumptions that it is believed market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income which include estimates of the cost of servicing per loan, the discount rate, float value, an inflation rate, ancillary income per loan, prepayment speeds, and default rates. Servicing assets are amortized over the estimated lives of the related loans, which are grouped based on loan characteristics, in proportion to estimated net servicing income.

    In determining servicing value impairment, the servicing portfolio is disaggregated into its predominant risk characteristics, including loan type and interest rate. These segments of the portfolio are valued, using market prices under comparable servicing sale contracts, when available, or alternatively, using the same model as was used to originally determine the fair value at origination, using current market assumptions. The calculated value is then compared with the book value of each segment to determine the required reserve for impairment. It is reasonably possible that a change in the impairment reserve will occur in the near term. No reasonable estimate can be made of the range of amounts of loss or gain.

    Derivative Instruments:  The Corporation uses derivative instruments to offset changes in the value of servicing assets and interest-only strips. Derivative instruments on the Corporation's balance sheet are classified as trading assets and carried at market value. Changes in market value are recorded as trading gains or losses on the income statement. The Corporation uses forward contracts to reduce its interest rate exposure on mortgage loans held for sale and on the pipeline of loan applications in process. Gains and losses associated with these contracts are deferred and included in the determination of gain or loss on ultimate sale of the loans, or expensed when it becomes evident the loan sale will not occur. The Corporation also uses foreign currency contracts to protect against changes in exchange rates. Gains and losses associated with these contracts are included in other expense on the income statement.

    On June 15, 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS No. 133). SFAS No. 133 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives will be recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is, the type of hedge transaction. In June 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133," deferring its effective date to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. The Corporation adopted SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001. Adoption of this pronouncement would result in a transition adjustment of approximately $0.3 million, which will be recorded as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. The FASB is currently reviewing

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certain implementation guidance which may affect the transition adjustment amounts for commitments to purchase and originate loans.

    Premises and Equipment:  Premises and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is determined by the straight-line method.

    Venture Capital Investments:  Venture capital investments held by Irwin Ventures LLC are carried at market value and are included in other assets with changes in market value recognized in other income. The investment committee of Irvin Ventures determines the value of the investments at the end of each reporting period and the values are adjusted based upon review of the investee's financial results, condition, and prospects. Changes in estimated market values can also be made when an event such as a new funding round from other private equity investors would cause a change in estimated market value. In the future, should the company have investments in publicly-traded securities, it would look to the traded market value of the investments as the basis of its mark-to-market.

    Other Assets:  Included in other assets at December 31, 2000 and 1999 are $2.8 million and $3.8 million of real estate properties acquired as a result of foreclosure. Other real estate owned is carried at the lower of the recorded investment in the related loan or fair value of the property less estimated costs to sell.

    Income Taxes:  A consolidated tax return is filed for all eligible entities. Deferred income taxes are computed using the liability method which establishes a deferred tax asset or liability based on temporary differences between the tax basis of an asset or liability and the basis recorded in the financial statements. Rehabilitation tax credits and low-income housing tax credits are recorded as a reduction to the provision for federal income taxes in the year the eligible buildings are placed in service.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents Defined:  For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Corporation considers cash and due from banks to be cash equivalents.

    Recent Accounting Developments:  In September 2000, the FASB issued SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." SFAS No 140, which replaces SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," provides accounting and reporting standards for securitizations and other transfers of assets. The Standard is based on the application of a financial components approach that focuses on control, and provides consistent standards for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings. The Standard requires disclosure of information about securitized assets, including principal outstanding of securitized and other managed assets, accounting policies, key assumptions related to the determination of the fair value of retained interests, delinquencies and credit losses. The accounting requirements of the Standard are effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities occurring after March 31, 2001, and must be applied prospectively. The disclosures related to securitization transactions are required for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2000, and comparative disclosures for prior periods are not required. The Corporation has provided the required disclosures as of December 31, 2000 in Note 3 and Note 7, and does not expect the impact of the accounting requirements of the Standard to be material to its financial position or results of operations in future periods.

    Reclassifications:  Certain amounts in the 1999 and 1998 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation.

Note 2—Restrictions on Cash and Interest-Bearing Deposits with Financial Institutions

    Irwin Union Bank and Trust is required to maintain a reserve balance with the Federal Reserve Bank. The amount of the reserve balance at December 31, 2000 was $1.4 million. Additionally, the

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Corporation is required to maintain reserve funds in connection with its loan securitization activities. Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2000 is $672 thousand of these reserve funds.

Note 3—Sales of Receivables

    During 2000 and 1999, the Corporation sold residential mortgage loans and lines of credit in securitization transactions resulting in the creation of residual interests which we refer to as interest-only strips and a servicing asset. Interest-only strips totaling $152.6 million and $57.8 million, respectively, are included in trading assets. The Corporation receives annual servicing fees of between 0.5% and 2.0% of the outstanding balance and rights to future cash flows arising after the investors in the securitization trust have received the return for which they contracted. The investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to the Corporation's other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due. The Corporation's retained interests are subordinate to investor's interests. Their value is subject to prepayment, credit, and interest rate risks in the transferred financial assets.

    The Corporation recognized pre-tax gains of $30.3 million and $17.7 million on the securitization of residential mortgage loans and lines of credit during 2000 and 1999, respectively.

    Key economic assumptions used in measuring the fair value of retained interests at the date of securitization resulting from securitizations completed during the year 2000 (weighted based on principal amounts securitized) were as follows:

 
  Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit
Prepayment speed (annual rate)   18.69%
Weighted-average life (in years)   3.78
Expected credit losses   .5% to 4%
Residual cash flows discounted at   15%
Interest rates on adjustable notes   LIBOR plus contractual spread ranging from 12 to 325 basis points

    The table shown above aggregates each of the secondary market sales the Corporation performed in 2000 into a single set of assumptions. In accounting for the residual assets, the Corporation analyzes its interests on a tranche by tranche basis and performs analysis at the loan level.

    At December 31, 2000, key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of residual cash flows to immediate 10% and 25% adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows:

 
  Home Equity Loans and Lines
of Credit

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Balance sheet carrying value of retained interests—fair value   $ 152,614  
Weighted-average life (in years)     3.55  
Prepayment speed assumptions (annual rate)     20.91 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ 3,289  
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change     7,369  
Expected credit losses (annual rate)     1.82 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ 5,818  
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change     13,779  
Residual cash flows discount rate (annual)     18.90 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ 6,831  
Impact on fair value of 25% adverse change   $ 16,133  

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    These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value based on a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

    Static pool credit losses are calculated by summing the actual and projected future credit losses and dividing them by the original balance of each pool of assets. The amount shown on the next page for each year is calculated based on all securitizations occurring in that year.

    Actual and Projected Credit Losses (%) as of:

 
  Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit Securitized in
 
 
  1995
  1996
  1997
  1998
  1999
  2000
 
December 31, 2000                                      
  Actual to date     2.24 %   0.95 %   0.97 %   0.65 %   1.02 %   0.40 %
  Projected     0.18     0.11     0.35     0.87     2.74     6.22  
    Total     2.42     1.06     1.32     1.52     3.76     6.62  
Original balance securitized
($ in thousands):
  $ 51,584   $ 139,996   $ 229,994   $ 160,470   $ 433,606   $ 781,914  
December 31, 1999                                      
  Actual to date     2.06 %   0.82 %   0.69 %   0.22 %   0.19 %      
  Projected     0.31     0.17     0.43     1.38     3.21        
    Total     2.37     0.99     1.12     1.60     3.40        

    The table below summarizes the cash flows received from (paid to) securitization trusts during the year ended December 31, 2000 ($ in thousands):

Proceeds from new securitizations   $ 776,000  
Collections used by the trust to purchase new Home Equity Loan Balances     15,462  
Servicing fees received     6,632  
Cash flows received on interest-only strips*     12,112  
Cash received upon release from reserve accounts     400  
Purchases of delinquent or foreclosed assets     (711 )
Servicing Advances     (21,359 )
Reimbursements of servicing advances     18,190  
Prepayment interest shortfalls paid out as compensating interest     (434 )

*
Cash flows received on interest-only strips are net of $22.7 million used to over-collateralize the trusts. During the year 2000, $12.2 million was paid to over-collateralize the trusts at the time of securitization.

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    Historical Loss and Delinquency Amounts for the Managed Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 2000 ($ in thousands):

 
  At December 31, 2000
  Year Ended December 31, 2000
 
   
  Credit
Delinquent
Principal Over
30 Days***

 
  Total Principal
Amount of
Loans

  Losses
(net of
recoveries)

Home Equity Loans and Lines of Credit   $ 1,822,856   $ 77,831   $ 10,326
Comprised of:                  
Loans owned*:                  
  Loans held for investment   $ 4,510   $ 1,809      
  Loans held for sale or securitization     332,739     9,409      
  Loans securitized, servicing and residual retained**     1,285,500     57,805      
   
 
     
    Total owned portfolio     1,622,749     69,023      
   
 
     
Loans managed but not owned:                  
  Loans securitized, servicing retained, residual sold**   $ 195,865   $ 8,808      
  Loans and residual sold, servicing retained     4,242          
   
 
     
    Total managed but not owned     200,107     8,808      
   
 
     
    Total managed loans   $ 1,822,856   $ 77,831      
   
 
     

*
Loans owned are home equity loans in which the transferor retains a subordinate interest or retains any risk of loss.

**
Represents the principal amount of the loan. Interest-only strips or other retained interests held for securitized assets are excluded from this table because they are recognized separately.

***
Includes bankruptcies, foreclosures and real estate owned.

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Note 4—Investment Securities

    The amortized cost, fair value, and carrying value of investments held at December 31, 2000 are as follows:

 
  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Fair
Value

  Carrying
Value

 
  (In thousands)

Held-to-Maturity:                              
U.S. Treasury and Government Obligations   $ 21,006   $   $ (1 ) $ 21,005   $ 21,006
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     4,586     71     (1 )   4,656     4,586
Mortgage-backed securities     2,059     (1 )       2,058     2,059
   
 
 
 
 
  Total held-to-maturity     27,651     70     (2 )   27,719     27,651
   
 
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale:                              
U.S. Treasury and Government Obligations     4,992         1     4,993     4,993
Mortgage-backed securities     3,103         (10 )   3,093     3,093
Other     1,358             1,358     1,358
   
 
 
 
 
  Total available-for-sale     9,453         (9 )   9,444     9,444
   
 
 
 
 
  Total investments   $ 37,104   $ 70   $ (11 ) $ 37,163   $ 37,095
   
 
 
 
 

    The amortized cost, fair value, and carrying value of investments held at December 31, 1999 are as follows:

 
  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Fair
Value

  Carrying
Value

 
  (In thousands)

Held-to-Maturity:                              
U.S. Treasury and Government Obligations   $ 21,238   $ 2   $   $ 21,240   $ 21,238
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     4,706     7     (74 )   4,639     4,706
Mortgage-backed securities     2,981     21         3,002     2,981
   
 
 
 
 
  Total held-to-maturity     28,925     30     (74 )   28,881     28,925
   
 
 
 
 
Available-for-Sale:                              
U.S. Treasury and Government Obligations     4,988         (54 )   4,934     4,934
Mortgage-backed securities     3,133         (63 )   3,070     3,070
Other     579             579     579
   
 
 
 
 
  Total available-for-sale     8,700         (117 )   8,583     8,583
   
 
 
 
 
  Total investments   $ 37,625   $ 30   $ (191 ) $ 37,464   $ 37,508
   
 
 
 
 

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    The amortized cost and estimated value of debt securities at December 31, 2000, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 
  Amortized
Cost

  Fair
Value

 
  (In thousands)

Held-to-Maturity:            
  Due in one year or less   $ 2,618   $ 2,617
  Due after one year through five years     1,091     1,098
  Due after five years through ten years     1,130     1,143
  Due after ten years     20,753     20,803
   
 
      25,592     25,661
Mortgage-backed securities     2,059     2,058
   
 
      27,651     27,719
   
 
Available-for-Sale:            
  Due in one year or less   $ 1,358   $ 1,358
  Due after one year through five years     4,992     4,993
   
 
      6,350     6,351
Mortgage-backed securities     3,103     3,093
   
 
      9,453     9,444
   
 
    Total investments   $ 37,104   $ 37,163
   
 

    Investment securities amounting to $11.7 million were pledged as collateral for borrowings and for other purposes on December 31, 2000. During 2000, there were no sales of "available for sale" investments. During 1999 and 1998, sales of "available for sale" investments with proceeds $3.1 million, and $6.0 million resulted in a gross loss of $1.2 thousand, and a gross gain of $58.9 thousand, respectively. Additionally in 2000, 1999, and 1998, "held-to-maturity" investments totaling $2.9 million, $1.8 million and $2.8 million, respectively, were called. Calls in 2000 and 1998 resulted in a gross loss of $23.1 thousand and a gross gain of $54.3 thousand, respectively. Calls in 1999 were at par.

Note 5—Loans and Leases

    Loans and leases are summarized as follows:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Commercial, financial and agricultural   $ 677,066   $ 443,985  
Real estate-construction     220,485     121,803  
Real estate-mortgage     122,301     115,265  
Consumer     56,785     48,936  
Direct financing leases              
  Domestic     116,867     3,890  
  Canadian     72,864      
Unearned income              
  Domestic     (21,570 )   (455 )
  Canadian     (9,876 )    
   
 
 
    Total   $ 1,234,922   $ 733,424  
   
 
 

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    Commercial loans are extended primarily to local regional businesses in the market areas of Irwin Union Bank. The Corporation also provides consumer loans to the customers in those markets. Real estate loans and direct financing leases are extended throughout North America.

    Irwin Union Bank, in the normal course of business, makes loans to directors, officers, and organizations and individuals with which they are associated. Such loans amounted to approximately $2.4 million and $2.2 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. During 2000, $2.0 million of new loans were made and repayments totaled $1.3 million.

    Included in loans and leases and loans held for sale are $1.2 million and $4.0 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, of unamortized deferred costs. These costs will be amortized over the life of the loans.

Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

    Changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses are summarized below:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Balance at beginning of year   $ 8,555   $ 9,888   $ 8,812  
Acquisition of Onset Capital     1,908          
Provision for loan and lease losses     5,403     4,443     5,995  
Reduction due to sale of loans and leases         (3,126 )   (2,976 )
Reduction due to reclassification of loans     (16 )   (922 )    
Foreign currency adjustment     (19 )        
Recoveries     466     503     559  
Charge-offs     (3,168 )   (2,231 )   (2,502 )
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year   $ 13,129   $ 8,555   $ 9,888  
   
 
 
 

    At December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998, the recorded investment in loans for which impairment has been recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 114 and SFAS No. 118 totaled $7.4 million, $0.9 million, and $1.6 million, respectively. These loans had a corresponding valuation allowance of $820 thousand, $204 thousand, and $493 thousand, respectively, based on the fair value of the loans' collateral. The Corporation recognized $521 thousand, $38 thousand, and $103 thousand of interest income on these loans in 2000, 1999, and 1998, respectively.

Note 7—Servicing Assets

    Included on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2000 and 1999 are $132.6 million and $138.5 million, respectively, of capitalized servicing assets. These amounts relate to the principal balances of loans serviced by the Corporation for investors. There is an active secondary market for servicing assets.

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Mortgage Servicing Assets:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Beginning Balance   $ 138,500   $ 117,129  
Additions     59,281     84,653  
Amortization and impairment     (39,529 )   (15,702 )
Reduction for servicing sales     (25,614 )   (47,580 )
   
 
 
    $ 132,638   $ 138,500  
   
 
 

    The Corporation has established a valuation allowance to record servicing assets at their fair market value. Changes in the allowance are summarized below:

 
  December 31,
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (In thousands)

Balance at beginning of year   $ 401   $ 11,720   $ 600
Provision     13,803     (11,319 )   11,120
   
 
 
Balance at end of year   $ 14,204   $ 401   $ 11,720
   
 
 

    At December 31, 2000, key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of mortgage servicing rights to immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows ($ in millions):

Carrying amount of mortgage servicing rights   $ 132.6  
Constant prepayment speeds     10.4 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ 7.4  
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change   $ 14.1  
Discount Rate     11.2 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change   $ 5.9  
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change   $ 11.5  

    These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value based on a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption; in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, interests in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

    Included in the servicing assets are $121.6 million and $132.6 million of servicing assets related to the mortgage bank at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The servicing assets at the mortgage

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bank had a fair value of $165.1 million and $180.5 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The mortgage bank's servicing portfolio balance and interest rate stratification are as follows:

Servicing Portfolio:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In billions)

 
Beginning Portfolio   $ 10.5   $ 11.2   $ 10.7  
Add:                    
  Mortgage loan closings     4.1     5.9     8.9  
Deduct:                    
  Sale of servicing rights     (4.1 )   (4.7 )   (4.9 )
  Run-off     (1.3 )   (1.9 )   (3.5 )
   
 
 
 
Ending Portfolio   $ 9.2   $ 10.5   $ 11.2  
   
 
 
 

Note 8—Premises and Equipment

    Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

 
  December 31,
   
 
  Useful
Lives

 
  2000
  1999
 
  (In thousands)

   
Land   $ 1,737   $ 1,734   n/a
Building and leasehold improvements     17,410     15,063   7 - 40 years
Furniture and equipment     40,660     33,297   3 - 10 years
   
 
   
      59,807     50,094    
Less accumulated depreciation     (30,398 )   (26,726 )  
   
 
   
  Total   $ 29,409   $ 23,368    
   
 
   

Note 9—Lease Obligations

    At December 31, 2000, the Corporation and its subsidiaries leased certain branch locations and office equipment used in its operations.

    Operating lease rental expense was $17.8 million in 2000, $16.5 million in 1999, and $13.7 million in 1998.

    The future minimum rental payments required under noncancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more are summarized as follows:

Year ended December 31:

  (In thousands)
2001   $ 13,279
2002     8,102
2003     3,988
2004     2,935
2005     1,428
Thereafter     98
   
  Total minimum rental payments   $ 29,830
   

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Note 10—Short-Term Borrowings

    Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Repurchase agreements and drafts payable related to mortgage loan closings   $ 64,557   $ 46,796  
Commercial paper     11,346     21,894  
Federal funds and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings     173,000     173,000  
Lines of credit and other borrowings     226,599     231,413  
   
 
 
    $ 475,502   $ 473,103  
   
 
 
Weighted average interest rate     6.79 %   5.45 %

    Repurchase agreements at December 31, 2000 and 1999, include $0.1 million and $0.7 million in mortgages sold under agreements to repurchase which are used to fund mortgages prior to sale in the secondary market. These repurchase agreements are collateralized by mortgage loans held for sale.

    Drafts payable related to mortgage loan closings totaled $64.5 million and $46.1 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999. These borrowings are related to mortgage closings at the end of December which have not been presented to the banks for payment. When presented for payment, these borrowings will be funded internally or by borrowing from the lines of credit.

    Commercial paper includes $5.7 million and $15.6 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, payable to a company owned by a significant shareholder and director of the Corporation.

    Federal funds and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings are collateralized by $153 million and $163 million of mortgage loans held for sale at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

    The Corporation also has lines of credit available of $222 million to fund loan originations and operations. Interest on the lines of credit is payable monthly or quarterly with rates ranging from 6.2% to 7.7%.

Note 11—Long-Term Debt

    Long-term debt at December 31, 2000 consists of a note payable for $29.6 million, net of capitalized fees of $0.4 million, with an interest rate of 7.58%. The entire principal of this note will mature on July 7, 2014.

    Long-term debt at December 31, 1999 consisted of two notes payable. The first note, scheduled to mature in 2000, allowed the Corporation to borrow up to $10 million with a variable interest rate tied to LIBOR. The second note was for $29.6 million with an interest rate of 7.58% that will mature on July 7, 2014.

Note 12—Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trust

    In January 1997, the Corporation issued $50.0 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust I, a trust created and controlled by the Corporation. The securities were issued at $25 per share with a cumulative dividend rate of 9.25%, payable quarterly. They have an initial maturity of 30 years with a 19-year extension option. The securities are callable at par after five years, or immediately, in the event of an adverse tax development affecting the Corporation's classification of the securities for federal income tax purposes. They are not convertible into common stock of the Corporation. The securities are shown on the balance sheet net of $2.5 million of capitalized issuance costs. The sole assets of IFC Capital Trust I are subordinated debentures of the Corporation with a

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principal balance of $51.5 million, an interest rate of 9.25%, and an initial maturity of 30 years with a 19-year extension option.

    In November 2000, the Corporation issued $51.75 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust II and $51.75 million of convertible trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust III, trusts created and controlled by the Corporation. The securities were issued at $25 per share with cumulative dividend rates of 10.5% and 8.75%, respectively, payable quarterly. They have an initial maturity of 30 years. The trust preferred securities of Capital Trust II are not convertible into common stock of the Corporation. The convertible trust preferred securities of Capital Trust III have an initial conversion ratio of 1.261 shares of common stock for each convertible preferred security (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $19.825 per share of common stock). The securities are shown on the balance sheet net of $4.5 million of capitalized issuance costs. The sole assets of IFC Capital Trust II and III are subordinated debentures of the Corporation with principal balances of $53.35 million each, interest rates of 10.5% and 8.75%, respectively, and an initial maturity of 30 years.

Note 13—Commitments and Contingencies

    In the normal course of business, Irwin Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to various claims and other pending and possible legal actions.

    Irwin Mortgage Corporation (IMC) is a defendant in a class action lawsuit relating to IMC's payment of broker fees to mortgage brokers. The litigation is pending on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit for review of the class certification. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, the Corporation is unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that the Corporation could suffer.

    Irwin Leasing Corporation (formerly Affiliated Capital Corp.), Irwin Equipment Finance Corporation and Irwin Financial Corporation (collectively, "the Irwin Companies") are defendants in an action relating to alleged misrepresentations made to obtain Medicare reimbursement for treatments performed with medical equipment financed by the Irwin Companies. The Irwin Companies filed a motion to dismiss on February 12, 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, the Corporation is unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss, if any, that the Corporation could suffer.

Note 14—Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

    In the normal course of business the Corporation is party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financial needs of its customers or to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in market rates. These financial instruments include loan commitments, standby letters of credit, forward commitments relating to mortgage banking activities, financial futures contracts, forward foreign exchange contracts, and interest rate swaps. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheet.

    The Corporation's exposure to credit loss, in the form of nonperformance by the counterparty on commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Collateral pledged for standby letters of credit and commitments varies but may include accounts receivable; inventory; property, plant, and equipment; and residential real estate. Total outstanding commitments to extend credit at December 31, 2000, were $706.7 million. These loan commitments include $551.7 million of floating rate loan commitments and $155.0 million of fixed rate loan commitments related to commercial and mortgage banking activities. The Corporation had approximately $14.6 million and $13.6 million in irrevocable standby letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

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    Forward commitments are used in mortgage banking activities to offset the interest rate risk associated with mortgage loan commitments and loans held for sale. The contractual amount of forward contracts does not represent exposure to credit loss. Forward commitments related to mortgage banking activities were $308.2 million and $255.3 million at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

    Financial futures contracts or interest rate floors are used periodically to hedge the value of servicing assets against declining interest rates which increase prepayment activity and decrease the value of the servicing asset. To the extent that interest rates increase, the value of servicing assets increases while the value of these derivative instruments declines. As of December 31, 2000, the Corporation's servicing asset derivative instruments had a positive fair value of less than $.1 million on a notional amount of $200.0 million.

    Derivative instruments are also used to protect the value of interest-only strips. Interest rate caps are used when interest on securitized loans is received at a fixed rate paid to mortgage-backed security holders at a variable rate of interest. As interest rates change, the value of the interest-only strips and interest rate caps move in opposite directions. At December 31, 2000, the carrying value of the interest rate caps was $.19 million and the notional amount was $22.7 million.

    Since the July 2000 acquisition of Onset Capital Corporation, a Canadian leasing company, the Corporation has begun entering into foreign currency contracts to protect the value of intercompany loans made to Onset against changes in the exchange rate. The Corporation had a notional amount of $15.0 million in forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2000.

    The Canadian leasing company uses interest rate swaps and swaptions to neutralize repricing risk associated with its funding source. At December 31, 2000, the company had two interest rate swaps and five swaptions outstanding to hedge the $32.8 million of fixed rate lease assets which are funded with a variable rate source. The notional value of the interest rate swaps amortizes on a schedule that is designed to match the principal pay down of the loan portfolio. Onset can reduce the notional value of the swaps by up to 10% if prepayments on the loans are greater than originally anticipated. The swaptions exist to allow the company the flexibility to switch its interest rate swaps from receiving a floating rate of interest to receiving a fixed rate of interest. Onset would exercise this option if it chose to switch the underlying funding source from a floating rate source to a fixed rate source.

Note 15—Regulatory Matters

    The Corporation and its bank subsidiaries, Irwin Union Bank (IUB) and Irwin Union Bank FSB (IUBFSB), are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state banking agencies. Under capital adequacy guidelines, the Corporation, IUB, and IUBFSB must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Corporation's, IUB's, and IUBFSB's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

    Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation, IUB, and IUBFSB to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier I capital to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of December 31, 2000, that the Corporation, IUB, and IUBFSB met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

    As of December 31, 2000, the Corporation, IUB, and IUBFSB were categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Corporation, IUB, and IUBFSB must significantly exceed minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I capital to average assets ratios. There have been no conditions or events that management believes have changed this category.

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    The Corporation's, IUB's, and IUBFSB's actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table:

 
  Actual
  Adequately
Capitalized

  Well Capitalized
 
 
  Amount
  Ratio
  Amount
  Ratio
  Amount
  Ratio
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
As of December 31, 2000:                                
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation   $ 384,144   13.6 % $ 226,153   8.0 % $ 282,691   10.0 %
  Irwin Union Bank     283,611   10.3     220,180   8.0     275,225   10.0  
  Irwin Union Bank FSB     6,636   105.9     501   8.0     627   10.0  
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     250,825   8.9     113,076   4.0     169,614   6.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     271,037   9.9     110,090   4.0     165,135   6.0  
  Irwin Union Bank FSB     6,636   105.9     N/A         376   6.0  
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     250,825   12.4     80,823   4.0     101,028   5.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     271,037   12.7     85,600   4.0     106,999   5.0  
Core Capital (to Adjusted Tangible Assets)                                
  Irwin Union Bank FSB     12,738   51.9     510   4.0     637   5.0  
Tangible Capital (to Tangible Assets)                                
  Irwin Union Bank FSB     12,738   51.9     191   1.5     N/A      
As of December 31, 1999:                                
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation   $ 246,183   13.5 % $ 145,891   8.0 % $ 182,363   10.0 %
  Irwin Union Bank     144,305   10.0     115,295   8.0     144,119   10.0  
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     207,627   11.4     72,945   4.0     109,418   6.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     136,864   9.5     57,647   4.0     86,471   6.0  
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     207,627   12.8     65,046   4.0     81,307   5.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     136,864   11.0     50,349   4.0     62,936   5.0  
As of December 31, 1998:                                
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation   $ 203,311   12.3 % $ 132,742   8.0 % $ 165,927   10.0 %
  Irwin Union Bank     111,935   10.1     88,712   8.0     110,890   10.0  
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     191,806   11.6     66,371   4.0     99,556   6.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     105,215   9.5     44,356   4.0     66,534   6.0  
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)                                
  Irwin Financial Corporation     191,806   10.5     73,032   4.0     91,290   5.0  
  Irwin Union Bank     105,215   7.9     53,162   4.0     66,452   5.0  

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Note 16—Fair Values of Financial Instruments

    Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below for the Corporation's financial instruments:

    The estimated fair values of the Corporation's financial instruments at December 31, are as follows:

 
  2000
  1999
 
  Carrying
Amount

  Estimated
Fair Value

  Carrying
Amount

  Estimated
Fair Value

 
  (In thousands)

Financial assets:                        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 83,493   $ 83,493   $ 47,215   $ 47,215
Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions     36,400     36,442     26,785     26,764
Trading assets     152,805     152,805     59,025     59,025
Investment securities     37,095     37,163     37,508     37,464
Loans held for sale     579,788     579,788     508,997     522,033
Loans, net of unearned discount     1,078,604     1,145,129     729,534     771,948
Financial liabilities:                        
Deposits     1,443,330     1,452,024     870,318     710,762
Short-term borrowings     475,502     478,342     473,103     473,785
Long-term debt     29,608     30,597     29,784     28,112
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust     147,167     157,681     50,000     148,389
Forward contract commitments   $   $ 704   $   $ 860

    The fair value estimates consider relevant market information when available. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Corporation's financial instruments, fair value estimates are determined based on present value of estimated cash flows and consider various factors, including current economic conditions and risk characteristics of certain financial instruments. Changes in factors, or the weight assumed for the various factors, could significantly affect the estimated values.

    The fair value estimates are presented for existing on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of the Corporation's long-term relationships with depositors and the benefit that results from the low cost funding provided by deposit liabilities. In addition,

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significant assets which were not considered financial instruments and were therefore not a part of the fair value estimates include lease receivables, and premises and equipment.

Note 17—Shareholders' Equity

    The Board of Directors of the Corporation approved a two-for-one stock split May 27, 1998. Previously reported shares and per share data have been changed to reflect these splits.

    In 2000, the Corporation awarded 21,136 shares of common stock in restricted stock grants at a weighted average fair value of $15.14.

    The Corporation has a stock plan which provides up to 300,000 shares be used to compensate Business Development Board members. As of December 31, 2000, 7,000 shares had been issued at a weighted average price of $16.17.

    The Corporation has a stock plan to compensate Directors of the Corporation with the Corporation's common stock, if so elected, in lieu of cash for their annual retainer and meeting fees. The number of shares issued under the plan is based on the current market value of the Corporation's common stock. In 2000 and 1999, respectively, the Corporation granted 8,678 and 23,153 shares under the 1999 plan at a weighted average fair value of $19.63. The Corporation also has an employee stock purchase plan for all qualified employees. The plan provides for employees to purchase common stock through payroll deduction at approximately 85% of the current market value.

    The Corporation has three stock option plans (established in 1997, 1992, and 1986) which provide for the issuance of 4,280,000 shares of non-qualified and incentive stock options. The exercise price of each option, which has a ten-year life and a vesting period of four years beginning the year granted, is equal to the market price of the Corporation's stock on the grant date. Vested outstanding stock options have been considered as common stock equivalents in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

    Activity in the above stock option plans for 2000, 1999, and 1998 is summarized as follows (adjusted for the two-for-one stock split on May 27, 1998):

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  Number of
Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

  Number of
Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

  Number of
Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price

Outstanding at the beginning of the year   1,328,090   $ 12.50   1,257,050   $ 9.68   1,231,220   $ 7.39
  Granted   351,934     16.67   216,155     24.02   133,710     27.23
  Exercised   (32,400 )   5.56   (137,600 )   4.19   (103,880 )   4.74
  Canceled   (30,384 )   21.56   (7,515 )   24.59   (4,000 )   19.42
   
       
       
     
Outstanding at the end of the year   1,617,240     13.38   1,328,090     12.50   1,257,050     9.68
   
       
       
     
Exercisable at the end of the year   1,210,356   $ 11.30   1,045,659   $ 9.64   1,014,420   $ 7.47
   
       
       
     
Available for future grants   1,051,284         1,380,634         1,560,878      
   
       
       
     

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OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE BY PRICE RANGE

AS OF 12/31/2000

EXERCISABLE
  OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
  OPTIONS
Range of
Exercise Prices

  Number
Outstanding
As of
12/31/2000

  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

  Number
Exercisable
As of
12/31/2000

  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

$ 1.33 - $ 5.53   213,200   1.85   $ 4.31   213,200   $ 4.31
$ 5.69 - $ 5.69   207,800   3.27   $ 5.69   207,800   $ 5.69
$ 7.84 - $ 7.84   177,400   4.32   $ 7.84   177,400   $ 7.84
$10.66 - $10.66   180,200   5.30   $ 10.66   180,200   $ 10.66
$13.69 - $13.69   171,620   6.33   $ 13.69   171,620   $ 13.69
$14.13 - $16.50   56,600   9.48   $ 15.19   14,226   $ 15.19
$16.97 - $16.97   287,519   9.32   $ 16.97   72,008   $ 16.97
$17.03 - $23.88   31,682   7.67   $ 22.31   3,550   $ 19.71
$24.09 - $24.09   170,978   8.33   $ 24.09   86,006   $ 24.09
$24.50 - $28.56   120,241   7.50   $ 27.49   84,346   $ 27.49
   
 
 
 
 
$ 1.33 - $28.56   1,617,240   5.98   $ 13.38   1,210,356   $ 11.30

    The Corporation has not recognized compensation cost for the three non-qualified and incentive stock option plans or the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Had compensation cost been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates, the Corporation's net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (In thousands)

Net income                  
  As reported   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503
  Pro forma     34,365     32,176     29,746
Basic earnings per share                  
  As reported     1.70     1.54     1.40
  Pro forma     1.64     1.49     1.37
Diluted earnings per share                  
  As reported     1.67     1.51     1.38
  Pro forma     1.61     1.49     1.34

    The fair value of each option was estimated to be $9.32, $10.97, and $12.25 on the date of the grant using the binomial option-pricing model with the following assumptions for 2000, 1999, and 1998, respectively: risk free interest rates of 6.13%, 5.20%, and 5.85%; dividend yield of 1.00% for 2000, 0.83% for 1999, and 1.00% for 1998; volatility of .400 for 2000, .287 for 1999, and .250 for 1998, and a weighted average expected life of nine years for all three years.

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Note 18—Earnings Per Share

    Earnings per share calculations are summarized as follows:

 
  Basic
Earnings
Per Share

  Effect of
Stock
Options

  Effect of
Preferred
Shares

  Effect of
Convertible
Shares

  Diluted
Earnings
Per Share

 
  (In thousands, except per share amounts)

2000                              
  Net income   $ 35,666   $   $   $ 295   $ 35,961
  Shares     20,973     281     78     261     21,593
  Per-Share Amount   $ 1.70   $ (0.02 ) $ (0.01 ) $   $ 1.67
1999                              
  Net income   $ 33,156   $               $ 33,156
  Shares     21,530     356     N/A     N/A     21,886
  Per-Share Amount   $ 1.54   $ (0.03 )             $ 1.51
1998                              
  Net income   $ 30,503   $               $ 30,503
  Shares     21,732     407     N/A     N/A     22,139
  Per-Share Amount   $ 1.40   $ (0.02 )             $ 1.38

    In 2000, 535,474 shares related to unexercised stock options were not included in the dilutive earnings per share calculation because they were antidilutive.

Note 19—Income Taxes

    Income tax expense is summarized as follows:

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
  (In thousands)

Current:                  
  Federal   $ 1,374   $ 3,251   $ 6,963
  State     600     687     2,048
   
 
 
      1,974     3,938     9,011
   
 
 
Deferred:                  
  Federal     18,000     14,580     9,256
  State     3,702     963     2,087
   
 
 
      21,702     15,543     11,343
   
 
 
Income tax expense:                  
  Federal     19,374     17,831     16,219
  State     4,302     1,650     4,135
   
 
 
    $ 23,676   $ 19,481   $ 20,354
   
 
 

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    The Corporation's net deferred tax liability, which is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, consisted of the following:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Mortgage servicing   $ (48,912 ) $ (52,464 )
Deferred securitization income     (34,438 )   (9,992 )
Allowance for loan losses     4,958     6,555  
Deferred origination fees and costs     1,786     (1,731 )
Deferred compensation     5,097     4,069  
Retirement benefits     1,155     1,018  
Fixed assets     (1,919 )   (1,566 )
Other, net     179     (61 )
   
 
 
Net deferred tax liability   $ (72,094 ) $ (54,172 )
   
 
 

    A reconciliation of income tax expense to the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes is summarized as follows:

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Income taxes computed at the statutory rate   $ 20,770   $ 18,423   $ 17,800  
Increase (decrease) resulting from:                    
  Nontaxable interest from investment securities and loans     (136 )   (410 )   (484 )
  State franchise tax, net of federal benefit     2,796     2,121     2,810  
  Change in deferred tax asset or liability resulting from tax rate change         (1,055 )    
  Other items—net     246     402     228  
   
 
 
 
    $ 23,676   $ 19,481   $ 20,354  
   
 
 
 

Note 20—Employee Retirement Plans

    The Corporation has a contributory retirement and savings plan which covers all employees and meets the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Employees may contribute up to 14% of their compensation to the plan which is matched by 60% by the Corporation up to 5% of the employee's compensations.

    The Corporation matching vests 20% after one year, 40% after two years, 60% after three years, 80% after four years, and 100% after 5 years. The Corporation's expense to match employee contributions for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 was approximately $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

    The Corporation has a defined benefit plan covering eligible employees of adopting subsidiaries. The benefits are based on years of service and the employees' compensation during their employment. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those expected to be earned in the future.

    Plan assets are primarily invested in corporate and U.S. bonds, mutual funds and cash equivalents. The mutual funds are invested primarily in common stocks and bonds.

    At December 31, 2000, the Corporation recognized a minimum pension liability equal to the excess of the accumulated benefit obligation over plan assets. A corresponding amount is recognized as either an intangible asset, to the extent of previously unrecognized prior service cost, or a reduction of shareholders' equity. The Corporation recorded additional liabilities of $800,000 as of December 31,

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2000, an intangible asset of $156,000, and a shareholders' equity reduction of $644,000, net of income taxes of $257,000.

    The following table sets forth amounts recognized in the Corporation's balance sheet:

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Funded status   $ (2,775 ) $ 1,071  
Unrecognized prior service cost     156     181  
Unrecognized net actuarial loss     2,578     (1,380 )
Adjustment for minimum liability     (800 )    
   
 
 
Accrued pension cost   $ (841 ) $ (128 )
   
 
 
Weighted average assumptions:              
  Discount rate     7.25 %   7.75 %
  Return on plan assets     8.50     9.00  
  Rate of compensation increase     3.83     4.50  

    A reconciliation of the change in projected benefit obligation and plan assets is presented below:

 
  2000
  1999
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Benefit obligation at January 1   $ 10,531   $ 10,183  
Service cost     623     627  
Interest cost     819     713  
Amendments         70  
Actuarial loss/(gain)     1,811     (779 )
Benefits paid     (343 )   (283 )
   
 
 
Benefit obligation at December 31   $ 13,441   $ 10,531  
   
 
 
Fair value plan assets at January 1   $ 11,602   $ 10,214  
Return on plan assets     (1,135 )   1,671  
Benefits paid     (343 )   (283 )
Employer contributions     542      
   
 
 
Fair value plan assets at December 31   $ 10,666   $ 11,602  
   
 
 

    The net pension cost for 2000, 1999 and 1998 included the following components:

 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Service cost   $ 650   $ 627   $ 568  
Interest cost     819     713     622  
Return on plan assets     (1,040 )   (906 )   (863 )
Amortization of prior service cost     25     25     20  
   
 
 
 
Net pension cost   $ 454   $ 459   $ 347  
   
 
 
 

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Note 21—Industry Segment Information

    The Corporation has five principal segments that provide a broad range of financial services throughout North America. The Mortgage Banking line of business originates, sells, and services residential first mortgage loans. The Home Equity Lending line of business originates and services home equity loans. The Commercial Banking line of business provides commercial banking services. The Equipment Leasing line of business leases commercial equipment. The Venture Capital line of business invests in early-stage companies that could transform the way financial services are delivered. The Corporation's other segment primarily includes the parent company and eliminations.

    The accounting policies of each segment are the same as those described in the "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." Prior to 2000, interest expense related to interest-bearing capital obligations of the Corporation was allocated to the Parent Company. Starting April 1, 2000, the Corporation began allocating these expenses to the subsidiaries. Below is a summary of each segment's revenues, net income (loss), and assets for 2000, 1999, and 1998:

 
  Mortgage
Banking

  Home Equity
Lending

  Commercial
Banking

  Equipment
Leasing

  Venture
Capital

  Other
  Consolidated
 
  (In thousands)

2000                                          
Net interest income   $ 18,477   $ 36,921   $ 35,774   $ 1,737   $ (597 ) $ (6,719 ) $ 85,593
Intersegment interest     (2,719 )   (1,789 )   (295 )   (54 )   (1 )   4,858    
Other revenue     125,174     68,315     11,808     799     5,146     469     211,711
Intersegment revenues             166         420     (586 )  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total net revenues     140,932     103,447     47,453     2,482     4,968     (1,978 )   297,304
Other expense     117,188     71,479     33,327     5,024     431     10,513     237,962
Intersegment expenses     2,199     1,144     2,446     21         (5,810 )  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income before taxes     21,545     30,824     11,680     (2,563 )   4,537     (6,681 )   59,342
Income taxes (benefit)     8,539     12,330     4,590         1,814     (3,597 )   23,676
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)     13,006     18,494     7,090     (2,563 )   2,723     (3,084 )   35,666
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets at December 31   $ 523,920   $ 550,526   $ 1,167,559   $ 159,773   $ 15,198   $ 5,453   $ 2,422,429
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
1999                                          
Net interest income   $ 22,984   $ 20,276   $ 29,114   $   $ (109 ) $ (9,587 ) $ 62,678
Intersegment interest     (3,237 )   (1,424 )       (18 )       4,679    
Other revenue     161,020     31,714     11,622         1,306     (1,592 )   204,070
Intersegment revenues             175             (175 )  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net revenues     180,767     50,566     40,911     (18 )   1,197     (6,675 )   266,748
Other expense     142,439     34,672     28,024     825     78     8,073     214,111
Intersegment expenses     2,476     885     1,056             (4,417 )  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income before taxes     35,852     15,009     11,831     (843 )   1,119     (10,331 )   52,637
Income taxes (benefit)     12,789     2,403     4,486         463     (660 )   19,481
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net income (loss)     23,063     12,606     7,345     (843 )   656     (9,671 )   33,156
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets at December 31   $ 549,966   $ 339,640   $ 789,560   $ 543   $ 8,096   $ (6,958 ) $ 1,680,847
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998                                          
Net interest income   $ 27,245   $ 6,848   $ 23,279               $ (4,166 ) $ 53,206
Intersegment interest     (2,722 )   (1,866 )                   4,588    
Other revenue     182,715     18,959     11,557                 385     213,616
Gain on sale of leases                             5,241     5,241
Intersegment revenues             155                 (155 )  
   
 
 
             
 
  Total net revenues     207,238     23,941     34,991                 5,893     272,063
Other expense     157,382     30,486     23,674                 9,664     221,206
Intersegment expenses     1,810     123     841                 (2,774 )  
   
 
 
             
 
  Net income before taxes     48,046     (6,668 )   10,476                 (997 )   50,857
Income taxes (benefit)     19,193         3,967                 (2,806 )   20,354
   
 
 
             
 
Net income (loss)     28,853     (6,668 )   6,509     N/A     N/A     1,809     30,503
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets at December 31   $ 1,020,249   $ 311,974   $ 607,992     N/A     N/A   $ 148,309   $ 1,946,179
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Note 22—Irwin Financial Corporation (Parent Only) Financial Information

   The condensed financial statements of the parent company as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and for the three years ended December 31, 2000 are presented below:


Condensed Balance Sheet

 
  December 31,
 
  2000
  1999
 
  (In thousands)

Assets:            
  Cash and short-term investments   $ 1,127   $ 643
  Investment in bank subsidiary     277,571     137,816
  Investments in non-bank subsidiaries     41,344     91,357
  Loans to bank subsidiaries     30,000    
  Loans to non-bank subsidiaries     48,278     85,523
  Other assets     6,464     11,978
   
 
    $ 404,784   $ 327,317
   
 
Liabilities:            
  Short-term borrowings   $ 34,346   $ 80,744
  Long-term debt     181,522     79,179
  Other liabilities     (1,009 )   8,098
   
 
      214,859     168,021
   
 
Shareholders' equity:            
  Preferred stock     1,386    
  Common stock     29,965     29,965
  Other shareholders' equity     158,574     129,331
   
 
      189,925     159,296
   
 
    $ 404,784   $ 327,317
   
 

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Condensed Statement of Income

 
  For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Income                    
Dividends from non-bank subsidiaries   $ 87,269   $ 15,500   $ 18,331  
Dividends from bank subsidiary     37,153     14,147     1,000  
Interest income     4,949     4,800     5,348  
Other     6,635     3,200     3,002  
   
 
 
 
      136,006     37,647     27,681  
   
 
 
 
Expenses                    
Interest expense     12,643     9,891     7,897  
Salaries and benefits     7,906     5,398     4,548  
Other     2,933     2,672     1,984  
   
 
 
 
      23,482     17,961     14,429  
   
 
 
 
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries     112,524     19,686     13,252  
Income taxes(credits), less amounts charged to subsidiaries     (5,966 )   (10,482 )   (14,079 )
   
 
 
 
      118,490     30,168     27,331  
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries     (82,824 )   2,988     3,172  
   
 
 
 
Net income   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503  
   
 
 
 

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Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

 
  For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2000
  1999
  1998
 
 
  (In thousands)

 
Net income   $ 35,666   $ 33,156   $ 30,503  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:                    
  Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries     82,824     (2,988 )   (3,172 )
  Depreciation and amortization     505     408     209  
  Increase (decrease) in taxes payable     (1,102 )   4,695     (17,244 )
  (Decrease) increase in interest receivable     (122 )   (159 )   217  
  Increase (decrease) in interest payable     986     763     (4 )
  Net change in other assets and other liabilities     (4,077 )   4,322     1,529  
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided by operating activities     114,680     40,197     12,038  
   
 
 
 
Lending and investing activities:                    
  Net decrease (increase) in loans to subsidiaries     7,245     (25,302 )   37,467  
  Investments in subsidiaries     (172,409 )   (39,122 )   (48,550 )
  Net sales (additions) to premises and equipment     314     286     (1,381 )
   
 
 
 
    Net cash used by lending and investing activities     (164,850 )   (64,138 )   (12,464 )
   
 
 
 
Financing activities:                    
  Net increase (decrease) in borrowings     (46,398 )   13,778     14,791  
  Proceeds from long-term debt     102,260     30,000      
  Issuance of preferred stock     1,386          
  Purchase of treasury stock     (3,414 )   (18,314 )   (12,593 )
  Proceeds from sale of stock for employee benefit plans     1,866     2,608     1,756  
  Dividends paid     (5,038 )   (4,287 )   (3,473 )
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided by financing activities     50,662     23,785     481  
   
 
 
 
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     492     (156 )   55  
  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (8 )        
  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     643     799     744  
   
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 1,127   $ 643   $ 799  
   
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                    
  Cash paid during the year:                    
    Interest   $ 11,657   $ 9,056   $ 7,503  
   
 
 
 
    Income taxes   $ 13,769   $ 14,328   $ 18,947  
   
 
 
 

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SELECTED QUARTERLY STATISTICAL DATA
(Unaudited)

 
  2001
 
  Second Quarter
  First Quarter
 
  (dollars in thousands)

Summary Income Information            
  Interest income   $ 65,086   $ 60,590
  Interest expense     31,235     31,488
  Provision for loan and lease losses     2,804     1,553
  Noninterest income     68,416     61,810
  Noninterest expense     78,392     75,066
  Income taxes     8,474     5,779
   
 
  Net income before minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle     12,597     8,996
  Minority interest     211    
  Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle         175
   
 
    $ 12,808   $ 9,171
   
 
Earnings per share of common stock:            
  Basic(1)   $ .61   $ .44
  Diluted(1)     .56     .41
 
  2000
 
  Fourth
Quarter(2)

  Third
Quarter

  Second
Quarter

  First
Quarter

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Summary Income Information                        
  Interest income   $ 57,446   $ 48,034   $ 43,015   $ 36,035
  Interest expense     27,755     26,760     22,354     16,665
  Provision for loan and lease losses     1,793     1,356     1,119     1,135
  Noninterest income     51,174     58,075     52,589     49,873
  Noninterest expense     63,242     62,748     58,036     53,936
  Income taxes     6,279     6,117     5,591     5,689
   
 
 
 
  Net income   $ 9,551   $ 9,128   $ 8,504   $ 8,483
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock:                        
  Basic(1)   $ 0.46   $ 0.43   $ 0.41   $ 0.40
  Diluted(1)   $ 0.44   $ 0.43   $ 0.40   $ 0.40

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  1999
 
  Fourth
Quarter

  Third
Quarter

  Second
Quarter

  First
Quarter

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Summary Income Information                        
  Interest income   $ 32,900   $ 31,644   $ 30,323   $ 31,746
  Interest expense     16,510     14,277     13,715     14,989
  Provision for loan and lease losses     548     364     2,330     1,201
  Noninterest income     47,281     48,627     53,518     54,643
  Noninterest expense     52,991     51,186     54,823     55,111
  Income taxes     2,272     5,733     5,360     6,116
   
 
 
 
  Net income   $ 7,860   $ 8,711   $ 7,613   $ 8,972
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock:                        
  Basic(1)   $ 0.37   $ 0.41   $ 0.35   $ 0.41
  Diluted(1)   $ 0.36   $ 0.40   $ 0.35   $ 0.41
 
  1998
 
  Fourth
Quarter

  Third
Quarter

  Second
Quarter

  First
Quarter

 
  (dollars in thousands)

Summary Income Information                        
  Interest income   $ 30,183   $ 33,649   $ 31,946   $ 27,409
  Interest expense     14,268     19,430     16,609     13,679
  Provision for loan and lease losses     1,350     1,951     1,056     1,638
  Noninterest income     60,472     59,258     50,089     49,038
  Noninterest expense     64,575     54,749     52,697     49,185
  Income taxes     4,162     6,684     4,627     4,881
   
 
 
 
  Net income   $ 6,300   $ 10,093   $ 7,046   $ 7,064
   
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock:                        
  Basic(1)   $ 0.29   $ 0.47   $ 0.32   $ 0.32
  Diluted(1)   $ 0.29   $ 0.46   $ 0.32   $ 0.31

(1)
Earning per share reflect a 2-for-1 stock split on May 27, 1998.

(2)
Included in the fourth quarter 2000 results are $2.5 million of pre-tax net adjustments for accrued interest on loans sold, revisions to modeling assumptions for our securitization activities, revisions to compensation estimates and revisions to other various accruals to appropriately reflect reserve levels at year end.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
  Page
Summary   1
Risk Factors   10
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements   16
The Company   17
Price Range of Common Shares   30
Dividend Policy   30
Use of Proceeds   31
Capitalization   32
Selected Consolidated Financial Data   33
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   35
Legal Proceedings   74
Supervision and Regulation   76
Management   88
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions   97
Principal Shareholders   98
Properties   99
Description of Capital Stock   102
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   109
Underwriting   111
Experts   113
Legal Matters   113
Transfer Agent   113
Where You Can Find More Information   113
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-1

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Stifel, Nicolaus & Company

Incorporated

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.

Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.

            , 2001





PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

    The following table sets forth the various expenses payable in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. All of such expenses will be paid by Irwin Financial Corporation. All amounts shown are estimates, except the SEC registration fee and the NASD filing fee:

SEC registration fee   $ 18,750
NASD filing fee     8,000
New York Stock Exchange listing fee     22,150
Printing and mailing expenses     *
Fees and expenses of counsel     *
Accounting and related expenses     *
Blue Sky fees and expenses     *
Miscellaneous     *
   
  Total   $ *
   

*
To be provided by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the following provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

    The Indiana Business Corporation Law ("IBCL"), the provisions of which we are governed by, empowers an Indiana corporation to indemnify present and former directors, officers, employees, or agents or any person who may have served at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation ("Eligible Persons") against liability incurred in any proceeding, civil or criminal, in which the Eligible Person is made a party by reason of being or having been in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, if the individual acted in good faith and reasonably believed that (a) the individual was acting in the best interests of the corporation, or (b) if the challenged action was taken other than in the individual's official capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent, the individual's conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests, or (c) if in a criminal proceeding, either the individual had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

    The IBCL further empowers a corporation to pay or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by an Eligible Person in connection with the defense of any such claim, including counsel fees; and, unless limited by its Articles of Incorporation, the corporation is required to indemnify an Eligible Person against reasonable expenses if he is wholly successful in any such proceeding, on the merits or otherwise. Under certain circumstances, a corporation may pay or reimburse an Eligible Person for reasonable expenses prior to final disposition of the matter. Unless a corporation's Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, an Eligible Person may apply for indemnification to a court which may order indemnification upon a determination that the Eligible Person is entitled to mandatory indemnification for reasonable expenses or that the Eligible Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances without regard to whether his actions satisfied the appropriate standard of conduct.

    Before a corporation may indemnify any Eligible Person against the liability or reasonable expenses under the IBCL, a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to the proceeding must


(1) determine the indemnification is permissible in the specific circumstances because the Eligible Person met the requisite standard of conduct, (2) authorize the corporation to indemnify the Eligible Person and (3) if appropriate, evaluate the reasonableness of expenses for which indemnification is sought. If it is not possible to obtain a quorum of uninvolved directors, the foregoing action may be taken by a committee of two or more directors who are not parties to the proceeding, special legal counsel selected by the Board or such a committee, or by the shareholders of the corporation.

    In addition to the foregoing, the IBCL states that the indemnification it provides shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, resolution of the Board or shareholders, or any other authorization adopted after notice by a majority vote of all the voting shares then issued and outstanding. The IBCL also empowers an Indiana corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Eligible Person against any liability asserted against or incurred by him or her in any capacity as such, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have had the power to indemnify him or her against such liability.

    Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification as a matter of right to any of our directors, officers or employees who have been successful on the merits of a claim against them, and for indemnification under certain other circumstances where allowed, by the action of disinterested members of the Board.

    We have purchased $10 million in directors' and officers' liability insurance, the effect of which is to indemnify the directors and officers of us and our subsidiaries against certain losses caused by errors, misstatement or misleading statements, wrongful acts, omissions, negligence or breach of duty by them or similar matters claimed against them in their capacities as directors or officers.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

    In the three-year period ended August 15, 2001, we have issued and sold unregistered securities as follows:

    In July 1999, we issued $30 million of 7.58% subordinated debt, callable in ten years at par, in an institutional private placement.

    On July 1, 2000 and October 1, 2000, we awarded 13,822 and 7,314 shares, respectively, of common stock in restricted stock grants to four newly hired executives of Irwin Union Bank.

    In 2000, we also issued a total of 8,678 shares of common stock pursuant to elections made by nine of our outside directors to receive board compensation under the 1999 Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan in lieu of cash fees as follows:

Date Issued

  Number
of
Shares

January 3, 2000   4,147
February 24, 2000   2,133
April 1, 2000   965
July 1, 2000   794
October 1, 2000   639

    On January 2, 2001 and July 5, 2001, we issued 2,898 and 1,051 shares, respectively, of common stock pursuant to elections made by nine of our outside directors to receive board compensation under the 1999 Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan in lieu of cash fees.

    All of these shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

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    In July 2001, we issued $15.0 million of trust preferred securities through IFC Capital Trust IV, our wholly-owned, statutory business trust subsidiary. The preferred securities were issued at $1,000 per share with a cumulative dividend rate of 10.25% to certain qualified institutional investors. Simultaneously with the issuance of the preferred securities, we issued an equivalent amount of 10.25% subordinated debentures to IFC Capital Trust IV. The debentures mature on July 25, 2031, and may be redeemed on or after July 25, 2006, if certain conditions are met. We paid a placement agent fee equal to 3% of the total amount of preferred securities issued in the transaction. The issuance of the preferred securities and the subordinated debentures was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder.

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Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

  Description

1.1   Form of Purchase Agreement.†
3.1   Restated Articles of Incorporation of Irwin Financial Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 0-06835.)
3.2   Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of Irwin Financial Corporation dated March 2, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 0-06835.)
3.3   Code of By-laws of Irwin Financial Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Form 10-Q for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
4.1   Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-K report for year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-06835.)
4.2   Certain instruments defining the rights of the holders of long-term debt of Irwin Financial Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, none of which authorize a total amount of indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have not been filed as Exhibits. The Corporation hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any of these agreements to the Commission upon request.
4.3   Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2001, between Irwin Financial Corporation and Irwin Union Bank and Trust. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-A filed March 2, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
4.4   Appointment of Successor Rights Agent dated as of May 11, 2001 between Irwin Financial Corporation and National City Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-8 filed on September 7, 2001, File No. 333-69156.)
5.1   Opinion of Vedder, Price, Kaufman and Kammholz regarding legality.†
10.1   Amended 1986 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.2   Amended and Restated Management Bonus Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.3   Long-Term Management Performance Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.4   Long-Term Incentive Plan—Summary of Terms. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.5   Irwin Financial Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.6   Employee Stock Purchase Plan II. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-06835.)
10.7   Amended Irwin Financial Corporation Outside Directors Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.8   Irwin Financial Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 0-06835.)

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10.9   Irwin Financial Corporation Outside Directors Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 0-06835.)
10.10   Inland Mortgage Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 0-06835.)
10.11   Irwin Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1997, File No. 0-06835.)
10.12   Amendment to Irwin Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q Report for period ended June 30, 1997, File No. 0-06835.)
10.13   Employee Stock Purchase Plan III. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1999, File No. 0-06835.)
10.14   1999 Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1999, File No. 0-06835.)
10.15   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Irwin Ventures LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-Q/A Report for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
10.16   Irwin Home Equity Corporation Shareholder Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-Q/A Report for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
16.1   Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated May 2, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16 to Form 8-K Report dated May 9, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
16.2   Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP dated June 29, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16 to Form 8-K Report dated June 22, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
21.1   Subsidiaries of Irwin Financial Corporation.*
23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
23.2   Consent of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz. (Contained in Exhibit 5.1.)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).

*
Filed herewith.

To be filed by amendment.

Item 17. Undertakings

    (a) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of us pursuant to Item 14 of this registration statement, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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    (b) We hereby undertake that:

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SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Irwin Financial Corporation has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the city of Columbus, State of Indiana, on September 18, 2001.

    IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
WILLIAM I. MILLER   
William I. Miller
Chairman of the Board


POWER OF ATTORNEY

    KNOWN ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENT, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John A. Nash and Gregory F. Ehlinger, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of equity securities of Irwin Financial Corporation and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ SALLY A. DEAN   
Sally A. Dean
  Director   September 18, 2001

/s/ 
GREGORY F. EHLINGER   
Gregory F. Ehlinger

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
DAVID W. GOODRICH   
David W. Goodrich

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
JOHN T. HACKETT   
John T. Hackett

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
WILLIAM H. KLING   
William H. Kling

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

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/s/ 
BRENDA J. LAUDERBACK   
Brenda J. Lauderback

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
JOHN C. MCGINTY, JR.   
John C. McGinty, Jr.

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
WILLIAM I. MILLER   
William I. Miller

 

Director, Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
JOHN A. NASH   
John A. Nash

 

Director and President

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
LANCE R. ODDEN   
Lance R. Odden

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
THEODORE M. SOLSO   
Theodore M. Solso

 

Director

 

September 18, 2001

/s/ 
JODY A. LITTRELL   
Jody A. Littrell

 

Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

September 18, 2001

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

  Description

1.1   Form of Purchase Agreement.†
3.1   Restated Articles of Incorporation of Irwin Financial Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 0-06835.)
3.2   Articles of Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation of Irwin Financial Corporation dated March 2, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 0-06835.)
3.3   Code of By-laws of Irwin Financial Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Form 10-Q for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
4.1   Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Form 10-K report for year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-06835.)
4.2   Certain instruments defining the rights of the holders of long-term debt of Irwin Financial Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries, none of which authorize a total amount of indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have not been filed as Exhibits. The Corporation hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any of these agreements to the Commission upon request.
4.3   Rights Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2001, between Irwin Financial Corporation and Irwin Union Bank and Trust. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-A filed March 2, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
4.4   Appointment of Successor Rights Agent dated as of May 11, 2001 between Irwin Financial Corporation and National City Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-8 filed on September 7, 2001, File No. 333-69156.)
5.1   Opinion of Vedder, Price, Kaufman and Kammholz regarding legality.†
10.1   Amended 1986 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.2   Amended and Restated Management Bonus Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.3   Long-Term Management Performance Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.4   Long-Term Incentive Plan—Summary of Terms. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1986, File No. 0-06835.)
10.5   Irwin Financial Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.6   Employee Stock Purchase Plan II. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 0-06835.)
10.7   Amended Irwin Financial Corporation Outside Directors Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1991, File No. 0-06835.)
10.8   Irwin Financial Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1992, File No. 0-06835.)
10.9   Irwin Financial Corporation Outside Directors Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 0-06835.)

10.10   Inland Mortgage Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to Form 10-K Report for year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 0-06835.)
10.11   Irwin Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1997, File No.0-06835.)
10.12   Amendment to Irwin Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to Form 10-Q Report for period ended June 30, 1997, File No. 0-06835.)
10.13   Employee Stock Purchase Plan III. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1999, File No. 0-06835.)
10.14   1999 Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-Q Report for year ended June 30, 1999, File No. 0-06835.)
10.15   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Irwin Ventures LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-Q/A Report for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
10.16   Irwin Home Equity Corporation Shareholder Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-Q/A Report for period ended March 31, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
16.1   Letter of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated May 2, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16 to Form 8-K Report dated May 9, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
16.2   Letter of Deloitte & Touche LLP dated June 29, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16 to Form 8-K Report dated June 22, 2001, File No. 0-06835.)
21.1   Subsidiaries of Irwin Financial Corporation.*
23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
23.2   Consent of Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz. (Contained in Exhibit 5.1.)
24.1   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).

*
Filed herewith.

To be filed by amendment.



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