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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
[X]       Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
   
[  ]       Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  For the transition period from          to
   
  Commission file number 001-15373

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification # 43-1706259
Address: 150 North Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
Telephone: (314) 725-5500
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
(Title of class) (Name of each exchange on which registered)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share NASDAQ Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [   ]   No [X]
 
Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [   ]   No [X]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its website, if any, every Interactive Data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-7 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes [   ]   No   [   ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer: [   ] Accelerated filer: [X] Non-accelerated filer: [   ] Smaller Reporting Company: [   ]
    (Other than a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act Yes [   ]   No [X]
 
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $175,674,752 based on the closing price of the common stock of $12.81 on March 1, 2011, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
 
As of March 1, 2011, the Registrant had 14,928,324 shares of common stock outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Certain information required for Part III of this report is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the
2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed within 120 days of December 31, 2010.
 
 
 

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
                Page
Part I        
         
Item 1:   Business   1
         
Item 1A:   Risk Factors   6
         
Item 1B:   Unresolved SEC Comments   11
         
Item 2:   Properties   11
         
Item 3:   Legal Proceedings   11
         
Part II        
         
Item 5:   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   12
         
Item 6:   Selected Financial Data   15
         
Item 7:   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   16
         
Item 7A:   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   45
         
Item 8:   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   46
         
Item 9:   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   95
         
Item 9A:   Controls and Procedures   97
         
Item 9B:   Other Information   99
         
Part III        
         
Item 10:   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   99
         
Item 11:   Executive Compensation   99
         
Item 12:   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   99
         
Item 13:   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   99
         
Item 14:   Principal Accountant Fees and Services   99
         
Part IV        
         
Item 15:   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules   100
     
Signatures   103

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Some of the information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements typically are identified with use of terms such as “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “potential,” “could” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including: burdens imposed by federal and state regulation, changes in accounting regulations or standards of banks; credit risk; exposure to general and local economic conditions; risks associated with rapid increase or decrease in prevailing interest rates; consolidation within the banking industry; competition from banks and other financial institutions; our ability to attract and retain relationship officers and other key personnel; or technological developments; and other risks discussed in more detail in Item 1A: “Risk Factors”, all of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
 
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the statements. The Company does not intend to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report. Readers should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which are available on our website at www.enterprisebank.com.
 
PART I
 
ITEM 1: BUSINESS
 
General
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (“we” or the “Company” or “Enterprise”), a Delaware corporation, is a financial holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. We are the holding company for a full service banking subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (the “Bank”), offering banking and wealth management services to individuals and business customers located in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan markets. Our executive offices are located at 150 North Meramec, Clayton, Missouri 63105 and our telephone number is (314) 725-5500.
 
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Since December 2009, the Bank has entered into three agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of three failed banks: Valley Capital Bank, Home National Bank and Legacy Bank. In conjunction with each of these, the Bank entered into loss share agreements, under which the FDIC has agreed to reimburse the Bank for a percentage of losses on certain loans and other real estate acquired (“Covered Assets”). The reimbursable losses from the FDIC are based on the book value of the acquired loans and foreclosed assets as determined by the FDIC as of the date of each acquisition.
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On January 20, 2010, we sold our life insurance subsidiary, Millennium Brokerage Group, LLC (“Millennium”), for $4.0 million in cash. We acquired 60% of Millennium in October 2005 and acquired the remaining 40% in December 2007. As a result of the sale, Millennium is reported as a discontinued operation for all periods presented herein.
 
2010 Capital Raise
On January 25, 2010, we completed the sale of 1,931,610 shares, or $15.0 million, of our common stock in a private placement offering. In the first quarter of 2010, the proceeds of the offering were injected into the Bank to further strengthen the Bank’s capital position.
 
Available Information
Our website is www.enterprisebank.com. Various reports provided to the SEC including our annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports and proxy statements are available free of charge on our website. These reports are made available as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Business Strategy
Our stated mission is “to guide our clients to a lifetime of financial success.” We have established an accompanying corporate vision “to build an exceptional company that clients value, shareholders prize and where our associates flourish.” These tenets are fundamental to our business strategies and operations.
 
Our general business strategy is to generate superior shareholder returns by providing comprehensive financial services primarily to private businesses, their owner families, and other success-minded individuals through banking and wealth management lines of business.
 
Our banking line of business offers a broad range of business and personal banking services. Lending services include commercial, commercial real estate, financial and industrial development, real estate construction and development, residential real estate, and consumer loans. A wide variety of deposit products and a complete suite of treasury management and international trade services complement our lending capabilities.
 
The wealth management line of business includes the Company’s trust operations and Missouri state tax credit brokerage activities. Enterprise Trust, a division of the Bank (“Enterprise Trust” or “Trust”) provides financial planning, advisory, investment management and trust services to businesses, individuals, institutions and non-profit organizations. Business financial services are focused in the areas of retirement plans, management compensation and management succession planning. Personal advisory services include estate planning, financial planning, business succession planning and retirement planning services. State tax credit brokerage activities consist of the acquisition of Missouri state tax credits and sale of these tax credits to clients.
 
Key success factors in pursuing our strategy include a focused and relationship-oriented distribution and sales approach, emphasis on growing wealth management revenues, prudent credit and interest rate risk management, advanced technology and tightly managed expense growth.
 
Building long-term client relationships – Our growth strategy is largely client relationship driven. We continuously seek to add clients who fit our target market of business owners and associated relationships. Those relationships are maintained, cultivated and expanded over time by banking officers who generally are highly experienced. We fund loan growth primarily with core deposits from our business and professional clients in addition to consumers in our branch market areas. This is supplemented by borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (the “FHLB”), the Federal Reserve, and by issuing brokered certificates of deposits, priced at or below alternative cost of funds.
 
Growing Wealth Management business – Enterprise Trust offers a wide range of fiduciary, investment management and financial advisory services. We employ attorneys, certified financial planners, estate planning professionals and other investment professionals. Enterprise Trust representatives assist clients in defining lifetime goals and designing plans to achieve them, consistent with the Company’s long-term relationship strategy.
 
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Capitalizing on technology – We view our technological capabilities to be a competitive advantage. Our systems provide Internet banking, expanded treasury management products, check and document imaging, as well as a 24-hour voice response system. Other services currently offered by the Bank include controlled disbursements, repurchase agreements and sweep investment accounts. Our treasury management suite of products blends advanced technology and personal service, often creating a competitive advantage over larger, nationwide banks. Technology is also extensively utilized in internal systems, operational support functions to improve customer service, and management reporting and analysis.
 
Maintaining asset quality – The Company monitors asset quality through ongoing, multiple-level formal reviews of loans in each market. These reviews are overseen by the Company’s credit administration department. In addition, the Bank’s loan portfolio is subject to ongoing monitoring by a loan review function that reports directly to the audit committee of our board of directors.
 
Expense management – The Company manages expenses carefully through detailed budgeting and expense approval processes. We measure the “efficiency ratio” as a benchmark for improvement. The efficiency ratio is equal to noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income). Continued improvement is targeted to increase earnings per share and generate higher returns on equity.
 
Market Areas and Approach to Geographic Expansion
We operate in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan areas. The Company, as part of its expansion effort, plans to continue its strategy of operating branches with larger average deposits, and employing experienced staff who are compensated on the basis of performance and customer service.
 
St. Louis – We have four Enterprise banking facilities in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The St. Louis region enjoys a stable, diverse economic base and is ranked the 18th largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States. It is an attractive market for us with nearly 70,000 privately held businesses and 53,000 households with investable assets of $1.0 million or more. We are the largest publicly-held, locally headquartered bank in this market.
 
Kansas City – At December 31, 2010, we had seven banking facilities in the Kansas City Market. Kansas City is also an attractive private company market with over 50,000 privately held businesses and 38,000 households with investible assets of $1.0 million or more.
 
Phoenix – As described above, since December 2009, we have completed three FDIC-assisted transactions in the Phoenix market. At December 31, 2010, we had two full service branches in the Phoenix metropolitan area. In conjunction with the Legacy Bank acquisition, two additional Bank branches opened in Scottsdale in January 2011. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures and Note 24 – Subsequent Events for more information.
 
We believe the Phoenix market offers substantial long-term growth opportunities for the Company. The underlying demographic and geographic factors that propelled Phoenix into one of the fastest growing and most dynamic markets in the country still exist, and we believe these factors should drive continued growth in that market long after the current real estate slump is over. Today, Phoenix has more than 90,000 privately held businesses and 79,000 households with investable assets over $1.0 million each.
 
Competition
The Company and its subsidiaries operate in highly competitive markets. Our geographic markets are served by a number of large multi-bank holding companies with substantial capital resources and lending capacity. Many of the larger banks have established specialized units, which target private businesses and high net worth individuals. Also, the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix markets have numerous small community banks. In addition to other financial holding companies and commercial banks, we compete with credit unions, thrifts, investment managers, brokerage firms, and other providers of financial services and products.
 
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Supervision and Regulation
 
Financial Holding Company
The Company is a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”). As a financial holding company, the Company is subject to regulation and examination by the Federal Reserve Board, and is required to file periodic reports of its operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve may require. In order to remain a financial holding company, the Company must continue to be considered well managed and well capitalized by the Federal Reserve and have at least a “satisfactory” rating under the Community Reinvestment Act. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Management Discussion and Analysis for more information on our capital adequacy and “Bank Subsidiary – Community Reinvestment Act” below for more information on Community Reinvestment.
 
Acquisitions: With certain limited exceptions, the BHCA requires every financial holding company or bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before (i) acquiring substantially all the assets of any bank, (ii) acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if, after such acquisition, it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares), or (iii) merging or consolidating with another bank holding company. The BHCA also prohibits a financial holding company generally from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other than those involving banking, activities closely related to banking that are permitted for a bank holding company, securities, insurance or merchant banking. Federal legislation permits bank holding companies to acquire control of banks throughout the United States.
 
United States Department of the Treasury Capital Purchase Program: On December 19, 2008, the Company received an investment of approximately $35.0 million from the U.S. Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program (“CPP” or the “Capital Purchase Program”). In exchange for the investment, the Company issued and sold to the U.S. Treasury (i) 35,000 shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $.01 per share, having a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and (ii) a ten-year warrant to purchase up to 324,074 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company’s common stock, at an initial exercise price of $16.20 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments (the “CPP Warrant”).
 
Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement with the U.S. Treasury, our ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of junior stock and parity stock is subject to restrictions, including a restriction against increasing dividends from the last quarterly cash dividend per share ($0.0525) declared on the common stock prior to December 19, 2008. The redemption, purchase or other acquisition of trust preferred securities of the Company or our affiliates is also restricted. These restrictions will terminate on the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock and (b) the date on which the Series A Preferred Stock has been redeemed in whole or U.S. Treasury has transferred all of the Series A Preferred Stock to third parties.
 
In addition, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its other classes of stock is subject to restrictions in the event that the Company fails to declare and pay full dividends (or declare and set aside a sum sufficient for payment thereof) on its Series A Preferred Stock.
 
We are also subject to restrictions on the amount and type of compensation that we can pay our employees and are required to provide monthly reports to the U.S. Treasury regarding our lending activity during the time that the U.S. Treasury owns shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.
 
Dividend Restrictions: In addition to the restrictions imposed by the CPP on our ability to pay dividends to holders of our common stock, under Federal Reserve Board policies, bank holding companies may pay cash dividends on common stock only out of income available over the past year and only if prospective earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s expected future needs and financial condition and if the organization is not in danger of not meeting its minimum regulatory capital requirements. Federal Reserve Board policy also provides that bank holding companies should not maintain a level of cash dividends that undermines the bank holding company’s ability to serve as a source of strength to its banking subsidiaries.
 
Bank Subsidiary
At December 31, 2010, Enterprise Bank & Trust was our only bank subsidiary. The Bank is a Missouri trust company with banking powers and is subject to supervision and regulation by the Missouri Division of Finance. In addition, as a Federal Reserve non-member bank, it is subject to supervision and regulation by the FDIC. The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines.
 
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The Bank is subject to extensive federal and state regulatory oversight. The various regulatory authorities regulate or monitor all areas of the banking operations, including security devices and procedures, adequacy of capitalization and loss reserves, loans, investments, borrowings, deposits, mergers, issuance of securities, payment of dividends, interest rates payable on deposits, interest rates or fees chargeable on loans, establishment of branches, corporate reorganizations, maintenance of books and records, and adequacy of staff training to carry on safe lending and deposit gathering practices. The Bank must maintain certain capital ratios and is subject to limitations on aggregate investments in real estate, bank premises, and furniture and fixtures. The Bank is subject to periodic examination by the FDIC and Missouri Division of Finance.
 
Dividends by the Bank Subsidiary: Under Missouri law, the Bank may pay dividends to the Company only from a portion of its undivided profits and may not pay dividends if its capital is impaired.
 
Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders: The Bank is subject to the provisions of Regulation W promulgated by the Federal Reserve, which encompasses Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. Regulation W places limits and conditions on the amount of loans or extensions of credit to, investments in, or certain other transactions with, affiliates and on the amount of advances to third parties collateralized by the securities or obligations of affiliates. Regulation W also prohibits, among other things, an institution from engaging in certain transactions with certain affiliates unless the transactions are on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable to such institution or its subsidiaries, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with nonaffiliated companies.
 
Community Reinvestment Act: The Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) requires that, in connection with examinations of financial institutions within its jurisdiction, the FDIC shall evaluate the record of the financial institutions in meeting the credit needs of their local communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. These factors are also considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions, and applications to open a branch or facility. The Bank has a satisfactory rating under CRA.
 
USA Patriot Act: The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the "USA PATRIOT Act") requires each financial institution to: (i) establish an anti-money laundering program; (ii) establish due diligence policies, procedures and controls with respect to its private banking accounts and correspondent banking accounts involving foreign individuals and certain foreign banks; and (iii) implement certain due diligence policies, procedures and controls with regard to correspondent accounts in the United States for, or on behalf of, a foreign bank that does not have a physical presence in any country. In addition, the USA PATRIOT Act contains a provision encouraging cooperation among financial institutions, regulatory authorities and law enforcement authorities with respect to individuals, entities and organizations engaged in, or reasonably suspected of engaging in, terrorist acts or money laundering activities.
 
Limitations on Loans and Transactions: The Federal Reserve Act generally imposes certain limitations on extensions of credit and other transactions by and between banks that are members of the Federal Reserve and other affiliates (which includes any holding company of which a bank is a subsidiary and any other non-bank subsidiary of such holding company). Banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve are also subject to these limitations. Further, federal law prohibits a bank holding company and its subsidiaries from engaging in certain tie-in arrangements in connection with any extension of credit, lease or sale of property or the furnishing of services.
 
Deposit Insurance Fund: The FDIC establishes rates for the payment of premiums by federally insured banks for deposit insurance. The Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) is maintained for commercial banks, with insurance premiums from the industry used to offset losses from insurance payouts when banks and thrifts fail.
 
To fund this program, pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005, the FDIC adopted a new risk-based deposit insurance premium system that provides for quarterly assessments. To restore its reserve ratio, the FDIC raised the base annual assessment rate for all institutions in 2009. As a result of this increase, institutions pay an assessment of between 12 and 77.5 basis points depending on the institution’s risk classification. Under the new assessment structure, the Bank’s average annual assessment during 2010 was 15.48 basis points. An institution’s risk classification is assigned based on its capital levels and the level of supervisory concern the institution poses to the regulators. Institutions assigned to higher-risk classifications pay assessments at higher rates than institutions that pose a lower risk. Each institution’s assessment rate is further adjusted based on the institution’s reliance on brokered deposits and/or other secured liabilities and the amount of unsecured debt.
 
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On November 12, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule imposing a 13-quarter prepayment of FDIC premiums. As a result, the Bank prepaid $11.5 million in December 2009. Approximately $3.5 million of this prepayment was expensed in 2010.
 
Employees
At December 31, 2010, we had approximately 331 full-time equivalent employees. None of the Company’s employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Management believes that its relationship with its employees is good.
 
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in our common shares is subject to risks inherent to our business. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this report. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Although we have significant risk management policies, procedures and verification processes in place, additional risks and uncertainties that management is not aware of or focused on or that management currently deems immaterial may also materially and adversely impair our business operations. The value of our common shares could decline due to any of these risks, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
 
Risks Related To Our Business
 
Various factors may cause our allowance for loan losses to increase.
We maintain an allowance for loan losses, which is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, that represents management’s estimate of probable losses within the existing portfolio of loans. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is sufficient to reserve for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. We continue to monitor the adequacy of our loan loss allowance and may need to increase it if economic conditions continue to deteriorate. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments that can differ somewhat from those of our own management. In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed the allowance for loan losses (i.e., if the loan allowance is inadequate), we will need additional loan loss provisions to increase the allowance for loan losses. Additional provisions to increase the allowance for loan losses, should they become necessary, would result in a decrease in net income or an increase in net loss and a reduction in capital, and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
 
Our loan portfolio is concentrated in certain markets which could result in increased credit risk.
Substantially all of our loans are to businesses and individuals in the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Phoenix metropolitan areas. The regional economic conditions in areas where we conduct our business have an impact on the demand for our products and services as well as the ability of our customers to repay loans, the value of the collateral securing loans and the stability of our deposit funding sources.
 
Our loan portfolio mix, which has a concentration of loans secured by real estate, could result in increased credit risk.
A significant portion of our portfolio is secured by real estate and thus we have a high degree of risk from a downturn in our real estate markets. If real estate values continue to decline further in our markets, the value of real estate collateral securing our loans could be significantly reduced. Our ability to recover on defaulted loans where the primary reliance for repayment is on the real estate collateral by foreclosing and selling that real estate would then be diminished and we would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans.
 
Additionally, because Kansas is a judicial foreclosure state, all foreclosures must be processed through the Kansas state courts. Due to this process, it takes approximately one year for us to foreclose on real estate collateral located in the State of Kansas. Our ability to recover on defaulted loans secured by Kansas property may be delayed and our recovery efforts are lengthened due to this process.
 
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Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition.
Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial material adverse effect on our liquidity. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact our access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity due to a market downtown, our failure to remain well capitalized, or adverse regulatory action against us. Our ability to acquire deposits or borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as a severe disruption of the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry as a whole as the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations in the domestic and worldwide credit markets deteriorates.
 
We believe the level of liquid assets at the Bank is sufficient to meet our current and anticipated funding needs. In addition, we believe our current level of cash at the holding company will be sufficient to meet all projected cash needs in 2011. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.
 
Our business is subject to interest rate risk and variations in interest rates may negatively affect our financial performance.
A substantial portion of our income is derived from the differential or “spread” between the interest earned on loans, investment securities and other interest-earning assets, and the interest paid on deposits, borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities. Because of the differences in the maturities and repricing characteristics of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, changes in interest rates do not produce equivalent changes in interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Significant fluctuations in market interest rates could materially and adversely affect not only our net interest spread, but also our asset quality and loan origination volume.
 
If our business does not perform well, we may be required to establish a valuation allowance against the deferred income tax asset, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Deferred income taxes represent the tax effect of the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are assessed periodically by management to determine if they are realizable. If based on available information, it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax asset will not be realized, then a valuation allowance must be established with a corresponding charge to net income. As of December 31, 2010, the Company did not carry a valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset balance of $16.1 million. Future facts and circumstances may require a valuation allowance. Charges to establish a valuation allowance could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.
 
If the Bank incurs losses that erode its capital, it may become subject to enhanced regulation or supervisory action.
Under federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions, the Missouri Division of Finance and the Federal Reserve, and separately the FDIC as insurer of the Bank’s deposits, have authority to compel or restrict certain actions if the Bank’s capital should fall below adequate capital standards as a result of future operating losses, or if its bank regulators determine that it has insufficient capital. Among other matters, the corrective actions include but are not limited to requiring affirmative action to correct any conditions resulting from any violation or practice; directing an increase in capital and the maintenance of specific minimum capital ratios; restricting the Bank’s operations; limiting the rate of interest it may pay on brokered deposits; restricting the amount of distributions and dividends and payment of interest on its trust preferred securities; requiring the Bank to enter into informal or formal enforcement orders, including memoranda of understanding, written agreements and consent or cease and desist orders to take corrective action and enjoin unsafe and unsound practices; removing officers and directors and assessing civil monetary penalties; and taking possession and closing and liquidating the Bank. See “Supervision and Regulation”.
 
Changes in government regulation and supervision may increase our costs.
Our operations are subject to extensive regulations by federal, state and local governmental authorities. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect depositors’ funds, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, not stockholders. We are now also subject to supervision, regulation and investigation by the U.S. Treasury and the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) by virtue of our participation in the Capital Purchase Program. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies; changes in the interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations or policies could subject us to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products that we may offer and/or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products, among other things.
 
Any future increases in FDIC insurance premiums might adversely impact our earnings.
In 2009, the FDIC charged a “special assessment” on each insured depository institution’s assets minus Tier 1 capital. Our special assessment amounted to $$1.1 million. In 2009, the FDIC also raised our annual assessment rate by 9.11 basis points to an average of 15.43 basis points. Our average annual assessment rate in 2010 was 15.48 basis points. It is possible that the FDIC may impose additional special assessments in the future or further increase our annual assessment, which could adversely affect our earnings.
 
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We may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.
Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty or other relationships. We have exposure to different institutions and counterparties, and execute transactions with various counterparties in the financial industry, including federal home loan banks, commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks and other institutional clients. Defaults by financial services institutions, and even rumors or questions about one or more financial services institutions or the financial services industry in general, have led to market wide liquidity problems in prior years and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. Any such losses could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
 
We have engaged in and may continue to engage in further expansion through acquisitions, including FDIC-assisted transactions, which could negatively affect our business and earnings.
Our earnings, financial condition, and prospects after a merger or acquisition depend in part on our ability to successfully integrate the operations of the acquired company. We may be unable to integrate operations successfully or to achieve expected cost savings. Any cost savings which are realized may be offset by losses in revenues or other charges to earnings.
 
We periodically evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities and conduct due diligence activities related to possible transactions with other financial institutions and financial services companies. As a result, merger or acquisition discussions and, in some cases, negotiations may take place and future mergers or acquisitions involving cash, debt or equity securities may occur at any time. Acquisitions may involve the payment of a premium over book value, and, therefore, some dilution of our tangible book value per common share may occur in connection with any future transaction. Furthermore, failure to realize the expected revenue increases, cost savings, reimbursements of losses from the FDIC, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from an acquisition could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Finally, to the extent that we issue capital stock in connection with transactions, such transactions and related stock issuances may have a dilutive effect on earnings per share of our common stock and share ownership of our stockholders.
 
Loss of our key employees could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key people. Competition for the best people in most activities in which we are engaged can be intense and we may not be able to hire or retain the people we want and/or need. Although we maintain employment agreements with certain key employees, and have incentive compensation plans aimed, in part, at long-term employee retention, the unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could still occur, and such events may have a material adverse impact on our business because of the loss of the employee’s skills, knowledge of our market, business relationships and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
 
Pursuant to our participation in the CPP, we adopted certain standards for executive compensation and corporate governance for the period during which the U.S. Treasury holds the equity issued pursuant to our participation in the CPP. These standards generally apply to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the three next most highly compensated senior executive officers, although certain restrictions apply to as many as twenty-five (25) of our most highly compensated employees. The restrictions severely limit the amount and types of compensation we can pay our executive officers and key employees, including a complete prohibition on any severance or other compensation upon termination of employment, significant caps on bonuses and retention payments. Such restrictions may impede our ability to attract and retain skilled people in our top management ranks.
 
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, which may not be available to us or may only be available on unfavorable terms.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future in order to support any additional provisions for loan losses and loan charge-offs, to maintain our capital ratios or for a number of other reasons. The condition of the financial markets may be such that we may not be able to obtain additional capital or the additional capital may only be available on terms that are not attractive to us.
 
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Risks Associated With Our Shares
 
Our share price can be volatile.
The trading price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly and may do so in the future. These fluctuations may result from a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. The stock market and, in particular, the market for financial institution stocks, has experienced significant volatility recently. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock is lower than for many other publicly traded companies. As a result of these factors, the market price of our common stock may be volatile.
 
An investment in our common stock is not an insured deposit.
An investment in our common stock is not a savings account, deposit or other obligation of our bank subsidiary, any non-bank subsidiary or any other bank, and are not insured against loss by the FDIC, any other deposit insurance fund or by any other public or private entity. Investment in our common stock is inherently risky for the reasons described in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this report and is subject to the same market forces that affect the price of common stock in any company. As a result, if you acquire our common shares, you may lose some or all of your investment.
 
Our ability to pay dividends is limited by various statutes and regulations and depends primarily on the Bank’s ability to distribute funds to us, which is also limited by various statutes and regulations.
Enterprise depends on payments from the Bank, including dividends, management fees and payments under tax sharing agreements, for substantially all of its revenue. Federal and state regulations limit the amount of dividends and the amount of payments that the Bank may make to Enterprise under tax sharing agreements. In certain circumstances, the Missouri Division of Finance, FDIC or Federal Reserve could restrict or prohibit the Bank from distributing dividends or making other payments to us. In the event that the Bank was restricted from paying dividends to Enterprise or make payments under the tax sharing agreement, Enterprise may not be able to service its debt, pay dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock or pay dividends on its common stock. If we are unable or determine not to pay dividends on our common stock, the market price of the common stock could be materially adversely affected.
 
The terms of our outstanding preferred stock limit our ability to pay dividends on and repurchase our common stock.
The terms of our Series A Preferred Stock provide that prior to the earlier of (i) December 19, 2011 and (ii) the date on which all of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been redeemed by us or transferred by the U.S. Treasury to third parties, we may not, without the consent of the U.S. Treasury, (a) increase the cash dividend on our common stock above $0.0525 per share per quarter or (b) subject to limited exceptions, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of our common stock or preferred stock other than shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. These restrictions could have a negative effect on the value of our common stock.
 
Our outstanding preferred stock impacts net income available to our common stockholders and earnings per common share.
The dividends declared and the accretion of discount on our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock reduce the net income available to common stockholders and our earnings per common share. Our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock will also receive preferential treatment in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
 
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may, under certain circumstances, have the right to elect two directors to our board of directors.
In the event that we fail to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate of six or more quarters (whether or not consecutive), the authorized number of directors then constituting our board of directors will be increased by two. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, together with the holders of any outstanding parity stock with like voting rights voting as a single class, will be entitled to elect the two additional directors at the next annual meeting (or at a special meeting called for the purpose of electing the preferred stock directors prior to the next annual meeting) and at each subsequent annual meeting until all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past dividend periods have been paid in full.
 
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have voting rights in certain circumstances.
Except as otherwise required by law and in connection with the rights to elect directors as described above, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have voting rights in certain circumstances. So long as shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of shareholders required by law or our amended and restated charter, the vote or consent of holders owning at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding is required for (1) any authorization or issuance of shares ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock; (2) any amendment to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; or (3) consummation of any merger, share exchange or similar transaction unless the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, or if we are not the surviving entity in such transaction, are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity and the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remaining outstanding or such preference securities have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting power as are not materially less favorable to the holders than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting power of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
 
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There may be future sales or other dilution of our equity, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
We are not restricted from issuing additional common stock or preferred stock, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or preferred stock or any substantially similar securities. The Company’s board of directors has broad discretion regarding the type and price of such securities. A variety of factors, including financial market conditions, may influence the timing of any such issuance. To allow us to timely respond to opportunities to raise capital, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which became effective on July 1, 2009. Under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, we have until July 1, 2012 to issue securities pursuant to this registration statement.
 
The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or similar securities in the market, or the perception that such sales could occur. Holders of our common stock do not have anti-dilution or preemptive rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (“DGCL”), the Company’s certificate of incorporation (as amended and together with all certificates of designations) or by-laws. Shares of our common stock are not redeemable and have no subscription or conversion rights.
 
Additionally, the ownership interest of holders of our common stock could be diluted to the extent the CPP Warrant is exercised for up to 324,074 shares of our common stock. Although the U.S. Treasury has agreed not to vote any of the shares of common stock it receives upon exercise of the CPP Warrant, a transferee of any portion of the CPP Warrant or of any shares of common stock acquired upon exercise of the CPP Warrant is not bound by this restriction. In addition, to the extent options to purchase common stock under our employee stock option plans are exercised, holders of our common stock could incur additional dilution. Further, if we sell additional equity or convertible debt securities, such sales could result in increased dilution to our stockholders.
 
The terms of the CPP Warrant include an anti-dilution adjustment, which provides that, if we issue common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable, or exchangeable for, common stock at a price that is less than ninety percent (90%) of the market price of such shares on the last trading day preceding the date we agree to sell such shares, the number of shares of our common stock to be issued would increase and the per share price of the common stock to be purchased pursuant to the warrant would decrease.
 
We have outstanding subordinated debentures issued to statutory trust subsidiaries, which have issued and sold preferred securities to investors.
If we are unable to make payments on any of our subordinated debentures for more than twenty (20) consecutive quarters, we would be in default under the governing agreements for such securities and the amounts due under such agreements would be immediately due and payable. Additionally, if for any interest payment period we do not pay interest in respect of the subordinated debentures (which will be used to make distributions on the trust preferred securities), or if for any interest payment period we do not pay interest in respect of the subordinated debentures, or if any other event of default occurs, then we generally will be prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends or other distributions, or redeeming, purchasing or acquiring, any of our capital securities, including the common stock, during the next succeeding interest payment period applicable to any of the subordinated debentures, or next succeeding interest payment period, as the case may be.
 
Moreover, any other financing agreements that we enter into in the future may limit our ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock, including the common stock. In the event that our existing or future financing agreements restrict our ability to pay dividends in cash on the common stock, we may be unable to pay dividends in cash on the common stock unless we can refinance amounts outstanding under those agreements. In addition, if we are unable or determine not to pay interest on our subordinated debentures, the market price of our common stock could be materially adversely affected.
 
Anti-takeover provisions could negatively impact our stockholders.
Provisions of Delaware law and of our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws, as well as various provisions of federal and Missouri state law applicable to bank and bank holding companies, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us or have the effect of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire control of us. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which would make it more difficult for another party to acquire us without the approval of our board of directors. Additionally, our certificate of incorporation, as amended, authorizes our board of directors to issue preferred stock and preferred stock could be issued as a defensive measure in response to a takeover proposal. In the event of a proposed merger, tender offer or other attempt to gain control of the Company, our board of directors would have the ability to readily issue available shares of preferred stock as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Such issuance could occur whether or not our stockholders favorably view the merger, tender offer or other attempt to gain control of the Company. These and other provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us even if an acquisition might be in the best interest of our stockholders. Although we have no present intention to issue any additional shares of its authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.
 
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ITEM 1B: UNRESOLVED SEC COMMENTS
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
 
Banking facilities
Our executive offices are located at 150 North Meramec, Clayton, Missouri, 63105. As of December 31, 2010, we had four banking locations and a support center in the St. Louis metropolitan area, seven banking locations in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and two banking locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area. We own four of the facilities and lease the remainder. Most of the leases expire between 2011 and 2022 and include one or more renewal options of 5 years. One lease expires in 2026. All the leases are classified as operating leases. We believe all our properties are in good condition.
 
Wealth management facilities
Our Wealth Management operations are headquartered in approximately 11,000 square feet of commercial condominium space in Clayton Missouri located approximately two blocks from our executive offices. Enterprise Trust also has offices in one of our banking locations in Kansas City. Expenses related to the space used by Enterprise Trust are allocated to the Wealth Management segment.
 
ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
The Company and its subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to various legal proceedings arising out of their businesses. Management believes that there are no such proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
 
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PART II
 
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Common Stock Market Prices
The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “EFSC”. Below are the dividends declared by quarter along with what the Company believes are the high and low closing sales prices for the common stock. There may have been other transactions at prices not known to the Company. As of March 1, 2011, the Company had 595 common stock shareholders of record and a market price of $12.81 per share. The number of holders of record does not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of our common stock because securities dealers and others frequently hold shares in “street name” for the benefit of individual owners who have the right to vote shares.
 
    2010   2009
        4th Qtr       3rd Qtr       2nd Qtr       1st Qtr       4th Qtr       3rd Qtr       2nd Qtr       1st Qtr
Closing Price   $      10.46   $      9.30   $      9.64   $      11.06   $      7.71   $      9.25   $      9.09   $      9.76
High     10.95     10.82     11.42     11.37     9.25     12.24     11.46     14.81
Low     8.86     7.96     9.12     7.62     7.25     8.96     7.88     7.52
Cash dividends paid                                                
       on common shares     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525     0.0525

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2010, regarding securities issued and to be issued under our equity compensation plans that were in effect during the year ended December 31, 2010:
 
                Number of securities
                remaining available for
    Number of securities to   Weighted-average   future issuance under
    be issued upon exercise   exercise price of   equity compensation plans
    of outstanding options,   outstanding options,   (excluding shares
        warrants and rights       warrants and rights       reflected in column (a))
Plan Category   (a)   (b)   (c)
Equity compensation                  
plans approved by the                  
Company's shareholders                               902,932     $      15.71                                   705,194  
Equity compensation                  
plans not approved by                  
the Company's                  
shareholders   --       --   --  
Total   902,932  (1)   $ 15.71   705,194  (2)
                   

(1)       Includes the following:
  - 23,590 shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan III);
  - 153,785 shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan IV);
  - 190,670 shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan V);
  - 532,387 shares of common stock used as the base for grants of stock settled stock appreciation rights under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan V);
  - 2,500 shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options under the 1998 Nonqualified Plan.
    
(2) Includes the following:
  - 665,742 shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (Plan V);
  - 39,452 shares of common stock available for issuance under the Non-management Director Stock Plan.

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Dividends
The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose of paying dividends. Holders of our Series A Preferred Stock originally issued to the U.S. Treasury on December 19, 2008, are entitled to cumulative dividends of 5% per annum. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are currently payable at the rate of $1.8 million per annum. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are prior to and in preference to any dividends payable on our common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement with the U.S. Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program, prior to December 19, 2011 our ability to declare or pay dividends on junior securities is subject to restrictions, including a restriction against increasing the dividend rate on our common stock from the last quarterly cash dividend per share ($0.0525) declared on our common stock prior to December 19, 2008. The amount of dividends, if any, that may be declared by the Company also depends on many other factors, including future earnings, bank regulatory capital requirements and business conditions as they affect the Company and its subsidiaries. As a result, no assurance can be given that dividends will be paid in the future with respect to our common stock. In addition, the Company currently plans to retain most of its earnings to strengthen our balance sheet given the weak economic environment.
 
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Performance Graph
The following Stock Performance Graph and related information should not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC nor shall such performance be incorporated by reference into any future filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
 
The following graph* compares the cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock from December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2010. The graph compares the Company’s common stock with the NASDAQ Composite and the SNL $1B-$5B Bank Index. The graph assumes an investment of $100.00 in the Company’s common stock and each index on December 31, 2005 and reinvestment of all quarterly dividends. The investment is measured as of each subsequent fiscal year end. There is no assurance that the Company’s common stock performance will continue in the future with the same or similar results as shown in the graph.
 

 
    Period Ending
Index       12/31/05       12/31/06       12/31/07       12/31/08       12/31/09       12/31/10
Enterprise Financial Services Corp          100.00          144.58          106.57          69.02          35.72          49.54
NASDAQ Composite   100.00   110.39   122.15   73.32   106.57   125.91
SNL Bank $1B-$5B   100.00   115.72   84.29   69.91   50.11   56.81

*Source: SNL Financial L.C. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
 
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ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following consolidated selected financial data is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of and for the five years ended December 31, 2010. This information should be read in connection with our audited consolidated financial statements, related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this report.
 
    Year ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
EARNINGS SUMMARY:                                                            
Interest income   $      122,035     $      118,486     $      127,021     $      130,249     $      98,545  
Interest expense     32,411       48,845       60,338       69,242       47,308  
Net interest income     89,624       69,641       66,683       61,007       51,236  
Provision for loan losses     33,735       40,412       26,510       5,120       2,273  
Noninterest income     18,360       19,877       20,341       12,852       9,897  
Noninterest expense     62,908       98,427       48,776       44,695       37,754  
Income (loss) from continuing operations     11,341       (49,321 )     11,738       24,044       21,107  
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations     2,221       (2,650 )     3,672       8,098       7,357  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations     9,120       (46,671 )     8,066       15,946       13,750  
Net income (loss)   $ 9,120     $ (47,955 )   $ 1,848     $ 17,255     $ 15,379  
                                         
PER SHARE DATA:                                        
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:                                        
       From continuing operations   $ 0.45     $ (3.82 )   $ 0.63     $ 1.30     $ 1.25  
       Total     0.45       (3.92 )     0.14       1.41       1.40  
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:                                        
       From continuing operations     0.45       (3.82 )     0.63       1.27       1.21  
       Total     0.45       (3.92 )     0.14       1.37       1.35  
Cash dividends paid on common shares     0.21       0.21       0.21       0.21       0.18  
Book value per common share     10.13       10.25       14.33       13.91       11.50  
Tangible book value per common share     9.91       9.97       10.27       8.81       8.40  
                                         
BALANCE SHEET DATA:                                        
Ending balances:                                        
       Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share     1,766,351       1,818,481       2,201,457       1,784,278       1,376,452  
       Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share at fair value     126,711       13,644       -       -       -  
       Allowance for loan losses     42,759       42,995       33,808       22,585       17,475  
       Goodwill     2,064       2,064       48,512       57,177       29,983  
       Intangibles, net     1,223       1,643       3,504       6,053       5,789  
       Assets     2,805,840       2,365,655       2,493,767       2,141,329       1,600,004  
       Deposits     2,297,721       1,941,416       1,792,784       1,585,013       1,315,508  
       Subordinated debentures     85,081       85,081       85,081       56,807       35,054  
       Borrowings     226,633       167,438       392,926       312,427       105,481  
       Shareholders' equity     183,348       163,912       214,572       172,515       132,683  
Average balances:                                        
       Loans not covered under FDIC loss share     1,782,023       2,097,028       2,001,073       1,599,596       1,214,436  
       Loans covered under FDIC loss share     72,724       1,244       -       -       -  
       Earning assets     2,262,430       2,334,697       2,125,581       1,723,214       1,355,704  
       Assets     2,455,555       2,462,237       2,298,882       1,856,466       1,440,685  
       Interest-bearing liabilities     1,957,390       2,025,339       1,883,904       1,469,258       1,110,845  
       Shareholders' equity     179,896       177,374       182,175       160,783       112,633  
                                         
SELECTED RATIOS:                                        
Return on average common equity     4.50 %     (34.51 ) %     0.98 %     10.73 %     13.65 %
Return on average assets     0.27       (2.05 )     0.08       0.93       1.07  
Efficiency ratio     58.26       109.95       56.05       60.51       61.76  
Average common equity to average assets     6.02       5.92       7.89       8.65       7.78  
Yield on average interest-earning assets     5.44       5.15       6.04       7.63       7.34  
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities     1.66       2.41       3.20       4.71       4.26  
Net interest rate spread     3.78       2.74       2.84       2.92       3.08  
Net interest rate margin     4.01       3.06       3.20       3.61       3.85  
Nonperforming loans to total loans     2.45       2.10       1.61       0.71       0.47  
Nonperforming assets to total assets     2.97       2.69       1.98       0.73       0.50  
Net chargeoffs to average loans     1.83       1.42       0.76       0.13       0.10  
Allowance for loan losses to total loans     2.26       2.35       1.54       1.27       1.27  
Dividend payout ratio - basic     34.22       (5.62 )     144.02       15.29       12.85  

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ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
INTRODUCTION
The objective of this section is to provide an overview of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company for the three years ended December 31, 2010. It should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes and other financial data presented elsewhere in this report, particularly the information regarding the Company’s business operations described in Item 1.
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This overview of management’s discussion and analysis highlights selected information in this document and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of trends, events, commitments, uncertainties, liquidity, capital resources and critical accounting estimates, you should carefully read this entire document.
 
2010 Operating Results
For 2010, we reported net income of $9.1 million compared to a net loss of $48.0 million in 2009. The net loss for 2009 was primarily attributable to a $45.4 million non-cash accounting charge to eliminate goodwill related to the Company’s banking segment. After deducting preferred stock dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $6.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $50.4 million, or $3.92 per diluted share in 2009.
 
On July 9, 2010, the Bank acquired approximately $256.0 million in assets from the FDIC in connection with the failure of Home National Bank, an Oklahoma bank with operations in Arizona. The Company acquired the loans originated and other real estate at a discount of 12.5%. As part of the purchase transaction, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a loss sharing agreement on the assets acquired. The Bank did not assume any deposits or acquire any branches or other assets of Home National in the transaction. The asset purchase contributed approximately $11.8 million to the 2010 pre-tax results. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for more information.
 
On a pre-tax, pre-provision basis, the Company’s operating income from continuing operations was $48.6 million, for the year 2010 compared to $31.9 million in 2009. The pre-tax earnings associated with the Home National asset purchase drove most of the increased earnings from 2009. In addition to the acquisition impact, results for 2010 were favorably impacted by lower provision for loan losses, level loan yields, and decreasing deposit costs. Finally, Wealth management revenues continue to improve, with revenues growing steadily in each of the past four quarters.
 
We are presenting pre-tax, pre-provision income from continuing operations, which is a non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measure, because we believe adjusting our results to exclude discontinued operations, loan loss provision expense, impairment charges, special FDIC assessments and unusual gains or losses provide shareholders with a more comparable basis for evaluating period-to-period operating results. A schedule reconciling pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations to pre-tax, pre-provision income from continuing operations is provided in the following tables.
 
    For the Quarter Ended        
    Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Total Year
(In thousands)       2010       2010       2010       2010       2010
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 8,347     $ 7,233     $ 537     $ (4,776 )   $ 11,341  
       Sales and fair value writedowns of other real estate     2,683       1,606       678       586       5,553  
       Sale of securities     (781 )     (124 )     (525 )     (557 )     (1,987 )
Income (loss) before income tax     10,249       8,715       690       (4,747 )     14,907  
       Provision for loan losses     3,325       7,650       8,960              13,800       33,735  
Pre-tax, pre-provision income from continuing operations   $        13,574     $        16,365     $        9,650     $ 9,053     $        48,642  
                                 
    For the Quarter Ended        
    Dec 31,   Sep 30,   Jun 30,   Mar 31,   Total Year
(In thousands)   2009   2009   2009   2009   2009
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 8     $ 7,003     $ (1,634 )   $ (54,698 )   $ (49,321 )
       Goodwill impairment charge     -       -       -       45,377       45,377  
       Sales and fair value writedowns of other real estate     1,166       602       508       549       2,825  
       Sale of securities     (3 )     -       (636 )     (316 )     (955 )
       Gain on extinguishment of debt     (2,062 )     (5,326 )     -       -       (7,388 )
       FDIC special assessment (included in Other noninterest expense)     -       (105 )     1,100       -       995  
Income (loss) before income tax     (891 )     2,174       (662 )     (9,088 )     (8,467 )
       Provision for loan losses     8,400       6,480       9,073       16,459       40,412  
Pre-tax, pre-provision income from continuing operations   $ 7,509     $ 8,654     $ 8,411     $ 7,371     $ 31,945  
 

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On January 7, 2011, the Bank continued its expansion into the Arizona market through an FDIC-assisted transaction in which the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Legacy Bank of Scottsdale, Arizona. See Item 8, Note 24 – Subsequent Events for more information.
 
Below are highlights of our Banking and Wealth Management segments. For more information on our segments, see Item 8, Note 20 – Segment Reporting. Unless otherwise noted, this discussion excludes discontinued operations.
 
Banking
For 2010, the Banking segment recorded net income of $14.0 million compared to a net loss of $43.2 million for 2009. Excluding the non-tax deductible goodwill impairment of $45.4 million, the Banking segment recorded net income of $2.2 million for 2009. Below is a summary of 2010:
  December 31,
(in thousands) 2010   2009
Commercial and industrial       $ 593,938       31%       $ 553,988       30 %
Commercial real estate- Non owner occupied     444,724   23%     470,621   26 %
Commercial real estate- Owner occupied     331,544   18%     346,711   19 %
Construction real estate     190,285   10%     221,397   12 %
Residential real estate     189,484   10%     209,743   11 %
Consumer and other     16,376   1%     16,021   1 %
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     126,711   7%     13,644   1 %
       Total loan portfolio   $        1,893,062          100%   $        1,832,125          100 %
  

We expect modest loan growth in 2011 as business activity should improve slightly and additional capacity from new hires and more focused sales teams take effect.
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Provision for loan losses was $33.7 million for 2010 compared to $40.4 million for 2009. The decrease in provision was due to fewer risk rating downgrades and lack of net loan growth. Excluding the loans under FDIC loss share agreements, the Company’s watch list credits as a percentage of total loans have remained relatively flat since year end 2009. The Company continues to monitor loan portfolio risk closely. See Provision for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets below for more information.
 
Excluding the loans under FDIC loss share agreements, the Company expects modest improvement in nonperforming loan levels and loss rates in 2011.
Wealth Management
The Wealth Management segment is comprised of Enterprise Trust and our state tax credit brokerage activities. Wealth Management is a strategic line of business consistent with our Company mission of “guiding our clients to a lifetime of financial success.” It is a driver of fee income and is intended to help us diversify our dependency on bank spread income.
 
For 2010, Wealth Management recorded a $178,000 net loss from continuing operation compared to a $608,000 net loss from continuing operations in 2009.
RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
 
Net Interest Income
Comparison of 2010 vs. 2009
Net interest income is the primary source of the Company’s revenue. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets, such as loans and securities, and the interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings used to fund interest earning and other assets. The amount of net interest income is affected by changes in interest rates and by the amount and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, such as the mix of fixed vs. variable rate loans. When and how often loans and deposits mature and re-price also impacts net interest income.
 
Net interest spread and net interest rate margin are utilized to measure and explain changes in net interest income. Interest rate spread is the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the rate paid for interest-bearing liabilities that fund those assets. The net interest rate margin is expressed as the percentage of net interest income to average interest-earning assets. The net interest rate margin exceeds the interest rate spread because noninterest-bearing sources of funds (net free funds), principally demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, also support earning assets.
 
Net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) increased $19.2 million, or 27%, from $71.4 million for 2009 to $90.7 million for 2010. Total interest income increased $2.8 million while total interest expense decreased $16.4 million.
 
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Average interest-earning assets were $2.262 billion in 2010, a decrease of $72.3 million, or 3%, from 2009. Loans accounted for the majority of the reduction, decreasing by $243.5 million, or 12%, to $1.855 billion. The decrease in loans was partially offset by an increase in securities and short-term investments of $171.3 million, or 72% to $407.7 million. Interest income decreased $11.2 million due to volume declines and increased by $14.0 million due to the impact of rates, for a net increase of $2.8 million versus 2009.
 
Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $67.9 million, or 3%, to $1.957 billion compared to $2.025 billion for 2009. The decrease in interest-bearing liabilities resulted from a $199.3 million decrease in borrowed funds. The decrease in borrowed funds was partially offset by a $131.3 million increase in interest-bearing deposits. For 2010, interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities decreased $4.8 million due to volume while the impact of declining rates decreased interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities by $11.6 million, for a net decrease of $16.4 million versus 2009. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the tax-equivalent net interest rate margin was 4.01% compared to 3.06% for 2009. The net interest margin was favorably impacted by lower deposit costs and the net interest income generated by the loans acquired in the Home National asset purchase. Approximately 0.26% of the increase is related to the loan participation restatement which decreased the 2009 interest rate margin. See Item 8, Note 2 – Loan Participation Restatement in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for more information.
 
Comparison of 2009 vs. 2008
Net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) increased $3.3 million, or 5%, from $68.1 million for 2008 to $71.4 million for 2009. Total interest income decreased $8.2 million while total interest expense decreased $11.5 million.
 
Average interest-earning assets were $2.335 billion in 2009, an increase of $209.1 million, or 10%, from 2008. Securities and short-term investments accounted for the majority of the growth, increasing by $112.0 million, or 90%, to $236.4 million. Loans increased $97.2 million, or 5%, to $2.098 billion. Interest income on loans increased $6.1 million from growth and decreased by $14.6 million due to the impact of rates, for a net decrease of $8.5 million versus 2008.
 
Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $141.4 million, or 8%, to $2.025 billion compared to $1.884 billion for 2008. The growth in interest-bearing liabilities resulted from a $132.3 million increase in interest-bearing core deposits, a $15.0 million increase in brokered certificates of deposit, and a $26.2 million increase in subordinated debentures. Borrowed funds declined by $32.1 million in 2009. For 2009, interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities increased $6.4 million due to growth while the impact of declining rates decreased interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities by $17.9 million, for a net decrease of $11.5 million versus 2008. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the tax-equivalent net interest rate margin was 3.06% compared to 3.20% for 2008. The margin has been compressed as a result of sharply declining interest rates, an increase in securities and short-term investments as a percentage of earning assets, higher levels of nonperforming loans and a change in core deposit mix from money market deposits to higher rate time deposits.
 
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Average Balance Sheet
The following table presents, for the periods indicated, certain information related to our average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as, the corresponding interest rates earned and paid, all on a tax equivalent basis.
 
Approximately $30.0 million of deposits associated with a former branch in DeSoto, Kansas are included for seven months of 2008.
 
    For the years ended December 31,
    2010   2009   2008
            Interest   Average           Interest   Average           Interest   Average
    Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/   Average   Income/   Yield/
(in thousands)    Balance    Expense    Rate    Balance    Expense    Rate    Balance    Expense    Rate
Assets                                                            
Interest-earning assets:                                                            
    Taxable loans (1)   $     1,751,459     $     95,798   5.47 %   $     2,043,202     $     109,413   5.35 %   $     1,958,806     $     119,018   6.08 %
    Tax-exempt loans (2)     30,564       2,621   8.58       53,826       4,868   9.04       42,267       3,850   9.11  
    Covered loans (3)     72,724       16,565   22.78       1,244       38   3.05       -       -   0.00  
       Total loans     1,854,747       114,984   6.20       2,098,272       114,319   5.45       2,001,073       122,868   6.14  
    Taxable investments in debt and
                     equity securities		     276,493       7,458   2.70       172,815       5,778   3.34       111,902       5,268   4.71  
    Non-taxable investments in                                                            
                     debt and equity securities (2)     5,132       245   4.77       634       37   5.84       804       48   5.97  
    Short-term investments     126,058       380   0.30       62,976       136   0.22       11,802       254   2.15  
       Total securities and short-term investments     407,683       8,083   1.98       236,425       5,951   2.52       124,508       5,570   4.47  
Total interest-earning assets     2,262,430       123,067   5.44       2,334,697       120,270   5.15       2,125,581       128,438   6.04  
Noninterest-earning assets:                                                            
    Cash and due from banks     11,800                   23,959                   40,349              
    Other assets     226,998                   146,674                   159,832              
    Allowance for loan losses     (45,673 )                 (43,093 )                 (26,880 )            
    Total assets   $ 2,455,555                 $ 2,462,237                 $ 2,298,882              
                                                             
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                                            
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                                            
    Interest-bearing transaction accounts   $ 190,275     $ 847   0.45 %   $ 122,563       662   0.54 %   $ 121,371       1,554   1.28 %
    Money market accounts     701,360       6,245   0.89       636,350       6,079   0.96       687,867       13,786   2.00  
    Savings     10,022       35   0.35       9,147       35   0.38       9,594       55   0.57  
    Certificates of deposit     784,369       15,740   2.01       786,631       23,427   2.98       588,561       24,525   4.17  
Total interest-bearing deposits     1,686,026       22,867   1.36       1,554,691       30,203   1.94       1,407,393       39,920   2.84  
    Subordinated debentures     85,081       4,954   5.82       85,081       5,171   6.08       58,851       3,536   6.01  
    Borrowed funds     186,283       4,590   2.46       385,567       13,471   3.49       417,660       16,882   4.04  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     1,957,390       32,411   1.66       2,025,339       48,845   2.41       1,883,904       60,338   3.20  
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                                                            
    Demand deposits     305,887                   250,435                   221,925              
    Other liabilities     12,383                   9,089                   10,878              
    Total liabilities     2,275,660                   2,284,863                   2,116,707              
    Shareholders' equity     179,896                   177,374                   182,175              
    Total liabilities & shareholders' equity   $ 2,455,555                 $ 2,462,237                 $ 2,298,882              
Net interest income           $ 90,656                 $ 71,425                 $ 68,100      
Net interest spread                 3.78 %                 2.74 %                 2.84 %
Net interest rate margin (4)                 4.01                   3.06                   3.20  

(1)       Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt.
Loan fees, net of amortization of deferred loan origination fees and costs, included in interest income are approximately $1,440,000, $1,626,000 and $1,394,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
(2)   Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the combined statutory federal and state income tax in effect for the year.
The tax-equivalent adjustments were $1,032,000, $1,784,000 and $1,417,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 respectively.
(3)   Covered loans are loans covered by FDIC loss share agreements and are recorded at fair value.
(4)   Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
 
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Rate/Volume
The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in yield/rates and volume.
 
Approximately $30.0 million of deposits associated with a former branch in DeSoto, Kansas are included for seven months of 2008.
 
        2010 compared to 2009       2009 compared to 2008
    Increase (decrease) due to   Increase (decrease) due to
(in thousands)   Volume(1)       Rate(2)       Net   Volume(1)       Rate(2)       Net
Interest earned on:                                                
       Taxable loans   $     (12,533 )   $     15,445     $     2,912     $     5,038     $     (14,605 )   $     (9,567 )
       Nontaxable loans (3)     (2,007 )     (240 )     (2,247 )     1,045       (27 )     1,018  
       Taxable investments in debt                                                
              and equity securities
     2,960       (1,280 )     1,680       2,326       (1,816 )     510  
       Nontaxable investments in debt                                                
              and equity securities (3)
     216       (8 )     208       (10 )     (1 )     (11 )
Short-term investments     175       69       244       281       (399 )     (118 )
              Total interest-earning assets
   $ (11,189 )   $ 13,986     $ 2,797     $ 8,680     $     (16,848 )   $ (8,168 )
                                                 
Interest paid on:                                                
       Interest-bearing transaction accounts   $ 317     $ (132 )   $ 185       15       (907 )     (892 )
       Money market accounts     596       (430 )     166       (964 )     (6,743 )     (7,707 )
       Savings     3       (3 )     -       (3 )     (17 )     (20 )
       Certificates of deposit     (67 )     (7,620 )     (7,687 )     6,979       (8,077 )     (1,098 )
       Subordinated debentures     -       (217 )     (217 )     1,594       41       1,635  
       Borrowed funds     (5,656 )     (3,225 )     (8,881 )     (1,233 )     (2,178 )     (3,411 )
              Total interest-bearing liabilities
     (4,807 )     (11,627 )     (16,434 )     6,388       (17,881 )     (11,493 )
Net interest income   $ (6,382 )   $ 25,613     $ 19,231     $ 2,292     $ 1,033     $ 3,325  
                                                 
(1)       Change in volume multiplied by yield/rate of prior period.
(2)       Change in yield/rate multiplied by volume of prior period.
(3)       Nontaxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the combined statutory federal and state income tax rate in effect for each year.
    NOTE: The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
 
Provision for loan losses. The provision for loan losses was $33.7 million for 2010 compared to $40.4 million for 2009 and $26.5 million for 2008. The volatility in the provision for loan losses since 2008 is due to varying levels of adverse risk rating changes and trends in nonperforming loans.
 
See the sections below captioned “Loans” And “Allowance for Loan Losses” for more information on our loan portfolio and asset quality.
 
Noninterest Income
The following table presents a comparative summary of the major components of noninterest income.
 
        Years ended December 31,                
                                    Change 2010       Change 2009
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2008   over 2009   over 2008
Wealth Management revenue   $     6,414   $     4,524     $     5,916   $        1,890     $        (1,392 )
Service charges on deposit accounts     4,739     5,012       4,376     (273 )     636  
Other service charges and fee income     1,128     963       1,000     165       (37 )
Sale of branches/charter     -     -       3,400     -       (3,400 )
Sale of other real estate     79     (436 )     552     515       (988 )
State tax credit activity, net     2,250     1,035       4,201     1,215       (3,166 )
Sale of securities     1,987     955       161     1,032       794  
Extinguishment of debt     -     7,388       -     (7,388 )     7,388  
Miscellaneous income     1,763     436       735     1,327       (299 )
       Total noninterest income   $ 18,360   $ 19,877     $ 20,341   $ (1,517 )   $ (464 )
                                     
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Comparison 2010 vs. 2009
The 2009 results include a $7.4 million pre-tax gain from the extinguishment of debt. See Item 8, Note 2 – Loan Participation Restatement in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for more information. Excluding the gain on extinguishment of debt, noninterest income increased $5.9 million, or 47%, during 2010.
 
Wealth Management revenue from the Trust division increased $1.9 million, or 42%. The increase in revenue was attributable to higher account asset values, several estate planning-related insurance sales and generally improving sales momentum in the Trust organization. In 2010, we elected to record Wealth Management revenue on a gross basis resulting in a $971,000 increase in Wealth Management revenue which was offset by a related $971,000 increase in Other expenses. Assets under administration were $1.499 billion at December 31, 2010, a $219 million, or 17% increase from one year ago primarily due to higher asset values from stronger financial markets.
 
In 2010, we sold $26.0 million of other real estate at a gain of $79,000. In 2009, we sold $22.3 million of other real estate at a loss of $436,000.
 
Gains from state tax credit brokerage activities were $2.3 million in 2010, compared to $1.0 million in 2009. The increase is due to a $142,000 increase from the sale of state tax credits to clients, and a $3.0 million positive fair value adjustment on the tax credit assets offset by a $1.9 million decrease in the fair value adjustment on the related interest rate caps used to economically hedge the tax credits.
 
In 2010, the Company elected to reposition a portion of the investment portfolio and sold approximately $126.7 million of securities realizing a gain of $2.0 million on these sales. With the proceeds from securities sales and maturities and excess cash, we purchased approximately $323.8 million in mortgage backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, government sponsored agency debentures, and federally tax free municipal securities.
 
The increase in Miscellaneous income was primarily due to $776,000 of income on bank-owned life insurance policies, and $524,000 related to two interest rate swaps terminated by the Company in 2009.
 
Comparison 2009 vs. 2008
Noninterest income decreased 2% during 2009. The 2009 results include a $7.4 million pre-tax gain from the extinguishment of debt. See Item 8, Note 2 – Loan Participation Restatement in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for more information. The 2008 results include a $3.4 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the Great American charter along with the Desoto, Kansas and the Liberty, Missouri branches. Excluding these amounts, noninterest income decreased $4.5 million, or 26%, during 2009. This decrease is mainly due to lower wealth management revenue and lower gains from the state tax credit activities.
 
Wealth Management revenue from the Trust division decreased $1.4 million, or 24%. The revenue declines were primarily due to lower average asset values from net client attrition and adverse financial markets in late 2008 and early 2009. Assets under administration were $1.280 billion at December 31, 2009, a $59 million, or 5% increase from one year ago due to stronger fourth quarter financial markets.
 
Increases in Service charges on deposit accounts were primarily due to the declining earnings crediting rate on commercial accounts, which increased service charges earned.
 
In 2009, we sold $22.3 million of other real estate at a loss of $436,000. In 2008, we sold $7.9 million of other real estate at a gain of $552,000.
 
Gains from state tax credit brokerage activities were $1.0 million in 2009, compared to $4.2 million in 2008. The $3.2 million decrease is primarily due to a $5.9 million negative fair value adjustment on the tax credit assets offset by a $2.1 million increase in the fair value adjustment on the related interest rate caps used to economically hedge the tax credits and a $660,000 increase from the sale of state tax credits to clients.
 
In 2009, given the anticipated acceleration in prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and resultant loss in fair value, we elected to sell and reinvest a portion of our investment portfolio. We sold approximately $49.0 million of agency mortgage backed securities realizing a gain of $955,000 on these sales. With the proceeds from the securities sales, certain borrowings and excess cash, we purchased approximately $272.0 million of fixed rate agency mortgage backed, floating rate Small Business Administration securities and Municipal securities in 2009.
 
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The decrease in Miscellaneous income resulted from a $530,000 loss realized in 2009 from the termination of two interest rate swaps and a $638,500 gain recognized in 2008 for ineffectiveness related to a terminated cash flow hedge. See Item 8, Note 7 – Derivative Financial Instruments for more information.
 
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents a comparative summary of the major components of noninterest expense.
 
        Years ended December 31,                
                                  Change 2010       Change 2009
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2008   over 2009   over 2008
Employee compensation and benefits     28,513     25,969     27,656     2,543       (1,687 )
Occupancy     4,297     4,709     3,985     (412 )     724  
Furniture and equipment     1,393     1,425     1,390     (32 )     35  
Data processing     2,234     2,147     2,139     86       8  
Communications     554     556     536     (2 )     20  
Director related expense     607     459     481     148       (22 )
Meals and entertainment     1,258     1,037     1,181     221       (144 )
Marketing and public relations     902     504     674     398       (171 )
FDIC and other insurance     4,402     4,204     1,617     197       2,587  
Amortization of intangibles     420     482     599     (62 )     (116 )
Goodwill impairment charges     -     45,377     -     (45 )     45  
Postage, courier, and armored car     769     772     863     (2 )     (92 )
Professional, legal, and consulting     1,736     2,278     1,971     (542 )     307  
Loan, legal and other real estate expense     9,941     4,788     1,717     5,154       3,071  
Other taxes     635     566     542     68       24  
Other     5,247     3,154     3,425     2,094       (272 )
       Total noninterest expense   $     62,908   $     53,095   $     48,776   $        9,812     $        4,317  
                                   
Comparison of 2010 vs. 2009
Noninterest expense decreased $35.5 million, or 36%, in 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a $45.4 million goodwill impairment charge associated with the banking segment in 2009. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expenses increased $9.9 million, or 19%. The Company’s efficiency ratio, which measures noninterest expense as a percentage of total revenue, for 2010 was 58%. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, the efficiency ratio was 59% in 2009.
 
Employee compensation and benefits. Employee compensation and benefits increased $2.5 million, or 10%, over 2009. Employee compensation and benefits increased primarily due the recruitment of several prominent St. Louis bankers, higher variable compensation accruals, and staff additions to support our Arizona acquisition activity.
 
All other expense categories. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, all other expense categories increased $7.3 million, or 27%, over 2009. With the exception of loan, legal and other real estate expenses, most categories of expenses were relatively flat year over year.
 
Occupancy expense decreases were due to lower amortization of leasehold improvements in 2010.
 
Loan, legal and other real estate expenses increased $5.2 million due to increased levels of nonperforming loans and other real estate properties. Approximately, $3.2 million of the increase represents fair value writedowns on other real estate. Other real estate expenses for items such as utilities, legal fees and insurance increased $1.1 million over 2009. Approximately $278,000 of the increase was related to estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments on impaired loans.
 
In 2010, we elected to record Wealth Management revenue on a gross basis resulting in a $971,000 increase in Other expenses offset by a related $971,000 increase in Wealth Management revenue. Other expenses also include a $750,000 accrual for a potential fraud loss on a depository account.
 
Comparison of 2009 vs. 2008
Noninterest expense increased $49.7 million, or 102%, in 2009. The increase was primarily due to a $45.4 million goodwill impairment charge associated with the banking segment. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, noninterest expenses increased $4.3 million, or 9%. The Company’s efficiency ratio for 2009 was 110%. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, the efficiency ratio was 59%, compared to 56% in 2008.
 
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Employee compensation and benefits. Employee compensation and benefits decreased $1.7 million, or 6%, over 2008. Included in the 2008 results are expenses of $1.0 million related to the final stock payment pursuant to the expiration of an executive retention agreement associated with the acquisition of Great American. Excluding this amount, employee compensation and benefits decreased $687,000 or 3%, primarily due to headcount reductions and stringent controls on staffing and compensation levels.
 
All other expense categories. Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, all other expense categories increased $6.0 million, or 28%, over 2008.
 
Occupancy expense increases were due to scheduled rent increases on various Company facilities and expenses related to a new Wealth Management location which was occupied in the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
FDIC and other insurance increased $2.6 million primarily due to additional FDIC premiums for the FDIC special assessment and newly implemented rate structure. On December 29, 2009, we were required to prepay an estimated quarterly risk-based assessment for fourth quarter 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012. The prepayment amount was $11.5 million, which will be expensed over the subsequent three years. See “Supervision and Regulation – Deposit Insurance Fund” in Part I – Item I for more information.
 
Professional, legal and consulting increased due to various legal and consulting projects related to new federal regulations, compensation committee assistance, board governance, significant accounting issues and litigation defense.
 
Loan legal and other real estate expense increased $3.1 million due to increased levels of nonperforming loans and other real estate properties. The increase includes $2.4 million of fair value adjustments on other real estate due to the softening real estate markets for both residential and commercial properties.
 
Discontinued Operations
On January 20, 2010, we sold Millennium to an investor group led mostly by former managers of Millennium for $4.0 million in cash, resulting in a $1.6 million pre-tax loss recognized in 2009. As a result of the sale, we have reclassified the results of Millennium for 2009 and prior periods to discontinued operations. The amount of the loss on the sale is primarily due to the write-off of the remaining goodwill associated with the Millennium reporting unit.
 
For 2009, net loss from discontinued operations was $1.3 million, compared to a net loss of $6.2 million from discontinued operations in 2008. The 2008 loss includes $9.2 million of pre-tax goodwill impairment charges and lower levels of paid premium sales and lower sales margins which significantly reduced Millennium’s operating results.
 
Income Taxes
In 2010, the Company recorded income tax expense of $2.2 million on pre-tax income of $11.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.6%. The following items were included in Income tax expense (benefit) and impacted the 2010 effective tax rate:
In 2009, the Company recorded income tax benefit of $3.4 million on a pre-tax loss of $51.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (6.6%). The goodwill impairment charge of $45.4 million was not tax-deductible. The pre-tax loss includes a loss of $1.6 million related to the sale of Millennium which is reported as discontinued operations for all periods. The following items were included in Income tax (benefit) expense and impacted the 2009 effective tax rate:
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
Comparison for December 31, 2010 and 2009
Total assets at December 31, 2010 were $2.806 billion compared to $2.37 billion at December 31, 2009, an increase of $440.2 million, or 19%. The increase was due to a $186.7 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, a $79.1 million increase in securities available for sale, a $60.9 million increase in portfolio loans, a $77.9 million increase in the FDIC loss share receivable, $9.9 million of additional state tax credits, held for sale, and $20.0 million of additional bank-owned life insurance.
 
At December 31, 2010, portfolio loans totaled $1.9 billion, an increase of $60.9 million, or 3% from December 31, 2009. For the year, Portfolio loans covered by FDIC loss share agreements increased $113.1 million to $126.7 million, while portfolio loans not covered by FDIC loss share declined $52.1 million.
 
Strong core deposit growth in 2010, led to significant increases in cash. A portion of the cash was used to increase the available for sale securities portfolio. Securities available for sale were $361.5 million at December 31, 2010 compared to $282.5 million at December 31, 2009. In 2010, securities purchases included government sponsored agency debentures, mortgage backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and federally tax free municipal securities.
 
At December 31, 2010, Other assets included $20.7 million of bank-owned life insurance and $8.4 million of prepaid FDIC insurance.
 
At December 31, 2010, deposits were $2.298 billion, an increase of $356.3 million, or 18%, from $1.941 billion at December 31, 2009. Total brokered CD’s at December 31, 2010 were $156.7 million compared to $156.2 million at December 31, 2009.
 
Other borrowings at December 31, 2010 and 2009 represent customer repurchase agreements.
 
On January 25, 2010, the Company completed the sale of 1,931,610 shares, or $15.0 million of its common stock in a private placement offering.
 
Loans
Excluding loans covered under FDIC loss share agreement, portfolio loans, less unearned loan fees, decreased $52.1 million, or 3% during 2010. Commercial & Industrial loans increased 7.2% during the year and represent more than 30% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2010. The Company’s lending strategy emphasizes commercial, residential real estate, and commercial real estate loans to small and medium sized businesses and their owners in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan markets. Consumer lending, including residential real estate, is minimal. Payoffs and paydowns, along with higher net charge-offs contributed to the decline in loan balances.
 
A common underwriting policy is employed throughout the Company. Lending to small and medium sized businesses is riskier from a credit perspective than lending to larger companies, but the risk is appropriately considered with higher loan pricing and ancillary income from cash management activities. As additional risk mitigation, the Company will generally hold only $12.0 million or less of aggregate credit exposure (both direct and indirect) with one borrower, in spite of a legal lending limit of over $68.0 million. There are five borrowing relationships where we have committed more than $10.0 million with the largest being a $20.0 million line of credit with minimal usage. For the $1.9 billion loan portfolio, the Company’s average loan relationship size was just under $1.0 million, and the average note size is approximately $500,000.
 
The Company also buys and sells loan participations with other banks to help manage its credit concentration risk. At December 31, 2010 the Company had purchased $245.0 million ($162.0 million outstanding) and had sold $357.0 million ($286.0 million outstanding.) Approximately 60 borrowers make up our participations purchased, with an average outstanding loan balance of $2.7 million. Fifteen relationships, or $67.1 million of the $162.0 million in participations purchased, met the definition of a “Shared National Credit”; however, only two of the relationships, or $6.7 million, were considered out of our market.
 
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The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio by type of loans as reported in the quarterly Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Report of Condition and Income (“Call report”) at the dates indicated.
 
    December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2008       2007       2006
Commercial and industrial   $ 593,938     $ 553,988     $ 675,216     $ 549,479     $ 380,065  
Real estate:                                        
       Commercial     776,268       817,332       887,963       720,072       597,547  
       Construction     190,285       221,397       378,092       301,710       207,189  
       Residential     189,484       209,743       235,019       175,258       156,109  
Consumer and other     16,376       16,021       25,167       37,759       35,542  
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     126,711       13,644       -       -       -  
       Total Loans   $      1,893,062     $      1,832,125     $      2,201,457     $      1,784,278     $      1,376,452  
                                         
    December 31,
    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
Commercial and industrial     31.4 %     30.2 %     30.7 %     30.8 %     27.6 %
Real estate:                                        
       Commercial     41.0 %     44.6 %     40.3 %     40.4 %     43.4 %
       Construction     10.1 %     12.1 %     17.2 %     16.9 %     15.1 %
       Residential     10.0 %     11.4 %     10.7 %     9.8 %     11.3 %
Consumer and other     0.8 %     1.0 %     1.1 %     2.1 %     2.6 %
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     6.7 %     0.7 %     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
       Total Loans     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                                         
Commercial and industrial loans are made based on the borrower’s character, experience, general credit strength, and ability to generate cash flows for repayment from income sources, even though such loans may also be secured by real estate or other assets. The credit risk related to commercial loans is largely influenced by general economic conditions and the resulting impact on a borrower’s operations. Commercial and industrial loans are primarily made to borrowers operating within the manufacturing industry.
 
Real estate loans are also based on the borrower’s character, but more emphasis is placed on the estimated collateral values.
 
Approximately $323.8 million, or 17%, of commercial real estate loans were owner-occupied by commercial and industrial businesses where the primary source of repayment is dependent on sources other than the underlying collateral. Multifamily properties and other commercial properties on which income from the property is the primary source of repayment represent the balance of this category. The majority of this category of loans is secured by commercial and multi-family properties located within our two primary metropolitan markets. These loans are underwritten based on the cash flow coverage of the property, typically meet the Company’s loan to value guidelines, and generally require either the limited or full guaranty of principal sponsors of the credit.
 
Real estate construction loans, relating to residential and commercial properties, represent financing secured by raw ground or real estate under development for eventual sale. Approximately $69.0 million of these loans include the use of interest reserves and follow standard underwriting guidelines. Construction projects are monitored by the officer and a centralized independent loan disbursement function is employed. Given the weak demand and stress in both the residential and commercial real estate markets, the Company reduced the level of these loan types in 2010.
 
Residential real estate loans include residential mortgages, which are loans that, due to size, do not qualify for conventional home mortgages that the Company sells into the secondary market, second mortgages and home equity lines. Residential mortgage loans are usually limited to a maximum of 80% of collateral value.
 
Consumer and other loans represent loans to individuals on both a secured and unsecured basis. Credit risk is mitigated by thoroughly reviewing the creditworthiness of the borrowers prior to origination.
 
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Following is a further breakdown of our loan categories using Call report codes at December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
    % of portfolio
        2010       2009
Real Estate:            
       Construction & Land Development   12 %   12 %
             
       Commercial Owner Occupied            
    Commercial & Industrial   17 %   17 %
    Churches/ Schools/ Nursing Homes/ Other   2 %   2 %
    Total   19 %   19 %
             
       Commercial Non Owner Occupied            
    Retail   8 %   8 %
    Commercial Office   7 %   8 %
    Multi-Family Housing   3 %   5 %
    Churches/ Schools/ Nursing Homes/ Other   3 %   2 %
    Industrial/ Warehouse   4 %   3 %
    Total   25 %   26 %
             
Residential:            
    Owner Occupied   7 %   8 %
    Non Owner Occupied   4 %   4 %
    Total   11 %   12 %
    Total Real Estate   67 %   69 %
             
Non Real Estate            
       Commercial & Industrial   32 %   30 %
       Consumer & Other   1 %   1 %
    33 %   31 %
    100 %   100 %
             
The Construction and Land Development category represents $223.0 million, or 12%, of the total loan portfolio. Within that category, there was $17.9 million of loans secured by raw ground, $115.1 million of commercial construction, and $90.0 million of residential construction.
 
The commercial construction component of the portfolio consisted of approximately 75 loan relationships with an average outstanding loan balance of $1.5 million. The largest loans were a $7.5 million line of credit secured by commercially zoned land in St. Louis, and a $5.8 million fixed line secured by commercially zoned land in Kansas City.
 
The residential construction component of the portfolio consists of single family housing development properties primarily in our St. Louis and Kansas City markets. There were approximately 110 loan relationships in this category with an average outstanding loan balance of $769,000. The largest loan was a $11.4 million residential development in Arizona that is covered under an 80% FDIC loss guarantee.
 
The largest segments of the non-owner occupied components of the commercial real estate portfolio are retail and commercial office permanent loans. At December 31, 2010, we had $156.6 million of non-owner occupied permanent loans secured by retail properties. There were approximately 115 loan relationships in this category with an average outstanding loan balance of $1.3 million. The three largest loans outstanding at year end were an $8.1 million loan secured by various retail properties in Kansas City, a $7.0 million loan secured by a hotel in Arizona, and a $6.0 million loan secured by a commercial retail building in St. Louis.
 
At December 31, 2010, we had $137.7 million of non-owner occupied permanent loans secured by commercial office properties. There were approximately 90 loan relationships with an average outstanding loan balance of $1.4 million. The three largest loans outstanding at year end were an $8.7 million loan secured by a single tenant office building in Kansas City, a $6.0 million loan secured by several office properties in Kansas City, and a $6.0 million loan secured by an office building in St. Louis.
 
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Vacancy rates for commercial office space in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix markets totaled 16%, 16.8%, and 26.2%, respectively at year end, as compared to the national commercial office vacancy rate of 16.4%.
 
Factors that are critical to managing overall credit quality are sound loan underwriting and administration, systematic monitoring of existing loans and commitments, early identification of potential problems, an adequate allowance for loan losses, and sound non-accrual and charge-off policies.
 
Significant loan concentrations are considered to exist for a financial institution when there are amounts loaned to numerous borrowers engaged in similar activities that would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. At December 31, 2010, no significant concentrations exceeding 10% of total loans existed in the Company's loan portfolio, except as described above.
 
Loans at December 31, 2010 mature or reprice as follows:
 
    Loans Maturing or Repricing
          After One            
    In One   Through   After      
(in thousands)       Year or Less       Five Years       Five Years       Total
Fixed Rate Loans (1) (2)                        
                         
Commercial and industrial   $ 96,974   $ 134,752   $ 7,159   $ 238,885
Real estate:                        
       Commercial     164,203     406,548     37,673     608,424
       Construction     79,847     31,312     4,597     115,756
       Residential     50,406     65,547     2,094     118,047
Consumer and other     5,388     1,740     -     7,128
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     12,949     38,009     7,396     58,354
              Total   $ 409,767   $ 677,908   $ 58,919   $ 1,146,594
                         
Variable Rate Loans (1)                        
                         
Commercial and industrial   $ 226,891   $ 101,145   $ 27,017   $ 355,053
Real estate:                        
       Commercial     69,350     82,936     15,558     167,844
       Construction     63,444     10,733     352     74,529
       Residential     34,776     9,866     26,795     71,437
Consumer and other     8,222     1,026     -     9,248
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     14,721     11,959     41,677     68,357
              Total   $ 417,404   $ 217,665   $ 111,399   $ 746,468
                         
Loans (1) (2)                        
                         
Commercial and industrial   $ 323,865   $ 235,897   $ 34,176   $ 593,938
Real estate:                        
       Commercial     233,553     489,484     53,231     776,268
       Construction     143,291     42,045     4,949     190,285
       Residential     85,182     75,413     28,889     189,484
Consumer and other     13,610     2,766     -     16,376
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     27,670     49,968     49,073     126,711
              Total   $      827,171   $      895,573   $      170,318   $      1,893,062
                         
(1)       Loan balances include unearned loan (fees) costs, net.
(2)   Not adjusted for impact of interest rate swap agreements.
 
Fixed rate loans comprise approximately 61% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2010 and 56% at December 31, 2009. Variable rate loans are based on the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The Bank’s “prime rate” has been 4.00% since late 2008 when the Federal Reserve lowered the targeted Fed Funds rate to 0.25%. Some of the variable rate loans also use the “Wall Street Journal Prime Rate” which has been 3.25% since late 2008. Most loan originations have one to three year maturities. While the loan relationship has a much longer life, the shorter maturities allow the Company to revisit the underwriting and pricing on each relationship periodically. Management monitors this mix as part of its interest rate risk management. See “Interest Rate Risk” section.
 
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Of the $233.6 million of commercial real estate loans maturing in one year or less, $143.2 million or 60% represents loans secured by non-owner occupied commercial properties.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
The loan portfolio is the primary asset subject to credit risk. Credit risk is controlled and monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential borrowers, and ongoing review of loan payment performance. Active asset quality administration, including early problem loan identification and timely resolution of problems, further ensures appropriate management of credit risk. Credit risk management for each loan type is discussed briefly in the section entitled “Loans.” The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of an amount adequate to provide for probable credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. Various quantitative and qualitative factors are analyzed and provisions are made to the allowance for loan losses. Such provisions are reflected in our consolidated statements of income. The evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is based on management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of past loss experience, trends in past due and nonperforming loans, risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other factors that could affect probable credit losses. Assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment and could be significantly impacted by the current economic conditions. Management considers the allowance for loan losses a critical accounting policy. See “Critical Accounting Policies” for more information.
 
In determining the allowance and the related provision for loan losses, three principal elements are considered:
 
     1) specific allocations based upon probable losses identified during a quarterly review of the loan portfolio,
     2) allocations based principally on the Company’s risk rating formulas, and
     3) a qualitative adjustment based on subjective factors.
 
The first element reflects management’s estimate of probable losses based upon a systematic review of specific loans considered to be impaired. These estimates are based upon collateral exposure, if they are collateral dependent for collection. Otherwise, discounted cash flows are estimated and used to assign loss. At December 31, 2010 the allocated allowance for loan losses on individually impaired loans was $9.1 million, or 20% of the total impaired loans, with approximately 50% of the allocation being in the Commercial and Industrial segment. At December 31, 2009, the allocated allowance for loan losses on individually impaired loans was $8.1 million, or 21% of the total impaired loans, with the 50% of the allocation being in the Construction Real Estate segment.
 
The second element reflects the application of our loan rating system. This rating system is similar to those employed by state and federal banking regulators. Loans are rated and assigned a loss allocation factor for each category that is based on a loss migration analysis using the Company’s loss experience and heavily weighting the most recent twelve months. The higher the rating assigned to a loan, the greater the loss allocation percentage that is applied.
 
The qualitative adjustment is based on management’s evaluation of conditions that are not directly reflected in the determination of the formula and specific allowances. The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they may not be identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments. The conditions evaluated in connection with the qualitative adjustment include the following:
Executive management reviews these conditions quarterly in discussion with our entire lending staff. To the extent that any of these conditions is evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s estimate of the effect of such conditions may be reflected as a specific allowance, applicable to such credit or portfolio segment. Where any of these conditions is not evidenced by a specifically identifiable problem credit or portfolio segment as of the evaluation date, management’s evaluation of the probable loss related to such condition is reflected in the qualitative adjustment.
 
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The allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan category is a result of the analysis above. The allocation methodology applied by the Company, designed to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, focuses on changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, changes in levels of impaired and other nonperforming loans, the risk inherent in specific loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, and historical losses on each portfolio category. Because each of the criteria used is subject to change, the allocation of the allowance for loan losses is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future loan losses in any particular loan category. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any segment of the portfolio. Management continues to target and maintain the allowance for loan losses equal to the allocation methodology plus a qualitative adjustment, as determined by economic conditions and other qualitative and quantitative factors affecting the Company’s borrowers, as described above.
 
Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate at December 31, 2010.
 
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged off and recoveries on loans previously charged off, by loan category, and additions to the allowance charged to expense.
 
        At December 31,
(in thousands)   2010       2009       2008       2007       2006
Allowance at beginning of year   $     42,995     $     33,808     $     22,585     $     17,475     $     13,331  
(Disposed) acquired allowance for loan losses     -       -       (50 )     2,010       3,069  
Release of allowance related to loan participations sold     -       (1,383 )     -       -       -  
Loans charged off:                                        
       Commercial and industrial     3,865       3,663       3,783       238       1,067  
       Real estate:                                        
              Commercial
     15,482       5,710       1,384       43       25  
              Construction
     12,148       15,086       8,044       705       -  
              Residential
     4,391       5,931       2,367       1,418       504  
       Consumer and other     274       42       31       125       2  
       Total loans charged off     36,160       30,432       15,609       2,529       1,598  
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:                                        
       Commercial and industrial     157       62       64       347       362  
       Real estate:                                        
              Commercial     1,001       66       -       15       1  
              Construction     314       28       241       25       -  
              Residential     536       422       56       17       31  
       Consumer and other     181       12       11       105       6  
       Total recoveries of loans     2,189       590       372       509       400  
Net loan chargeoffs     33,971       29,842       15,237       2,020       1,198  
Provision for loan losses     33,735       40,412       26,510       5,120       2,273  
                                         
Allowance at end of year   $ 42,759     $ 42,995     $ 33,808     $ 22,585     $ 17,475  
                                         
Excludes loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements                                        
Average loans   $ 1,782,023     $ 2,097,028     $ 2,001,073     $ 1,599,596     $ 1,214,437  
Total portfolio loans     1,766,351       1,818,481       2,201,457       1,784,278       1,376,452  
Net chargeoffs to average loans     1.91 %     1.42 %     0.76 %     0.13 %     0.10 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans     2.42       2.36       1.54       1.27       1.27  
                                         
Includes loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements                                        
Average loans   $ 1,854,747     $ 2,098,272     $ 2,001,073     $ 1,599,596     $ 1,214,437  
Total portfolio loans     1,893,062       1,832,125       2,201,457       1,784,278       1,376,452  
Net chargeoffs to average loans     1.83 %     1.42 %     0.76 %     0.13 %     0.10 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans     2.26       2.35       1.54       1.27       1.27  

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The following table is a summary of the allocation of the allowance for loan losses for the five years ended December 31, 2010:
 
  2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
         Percent by           Percent by           Percent by           Percent by           Percent by
        Category to         Category to         Category to         Category to         Category to
(in thousands) Allowance   Total Loans   Allowance   Total Loans   Allowance   Total Loans   Allowance   Total Loans   Allowance   Total Loans
Commercial and industrial $   12,727        31.4 %   $   9,715   30.2 %   $   6,431   30.7 %   $   4,582   30.8 %   $   3,673   27.6 %
Real estate:                                                          
       Commercial
   10,689   41.0       19,600   44.7       11,085   40.3       7,229   40.4       5,900   43.4  
       Construction
   8,407   10.0       4,289   12.1       7,886   17.2       5,418   16.9       2,970   15.1  
       Residential
   5,485   10.0       3,859   11.4       2,762   10.7       2,632   9.8       2,070   11.3  
Consumer and other   93   0.9       45   0.9       188   1.1       438   2.1       513   2.6  
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share   -   6.7       -   0.7       -   -       -   -       -   -  
Not allocated   5,358           5,487           5,456           2,286           2,349      
       Total allowance $ 42,759        100.0 %   $ 42,995        100.0 %   $ 3 3,808        100.0 %   $   22,585   100.0 %   $   17,475   100.0 %
                                                           
Nonperforming assets
Nonperforming loans are defined as loans on non-accrual status, loans 90 days or more past due but still accruing, and restructured loans that are still accruing interest or in a non-accrual status. Restructured loans involve the granting of a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty involving the modification of terms of the loan, such as changes in payment schedule or interest rate. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans plus foreclosed real estate.
 
Nonperforming loans exclude credit-impaired loans that were acquired in the December 2009 and July 2010 FDIC-assisted transactions in Arizona. These purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing. See Item 8, Note 2 – Acquisition and Divestitures for more information on these loans.
 
Loans are placed on non-accrual status when contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectibility of principal or interest on loans, it is management’s practice to place such loans on non-accrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due. Previously accrued and uncollected interest on such loans is reversed. Income is recorded only to the extent that a determination has been made that the principal balance of the loan is collectable and the interest payments are subsequently received in cash, or for a restructured loan, the borrower has made six consecutive contractual payments. If collectability of the principal is in doubt, payments received are applied to loan principal.
 
Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest are also included in nonperforming loans. Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing are classified as such where the underlying loans are both well secured (the collateral value is sufficient to cover principal and accrued interest) and are in the process of collection.
 
The Company’s nonperforming loans meet the definition of “impaired loans” under U.S. GAAP. As of December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company had 43, 39, and 26 impaired loan relationships, respectively.
 
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The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and certain ratios as of the dates indicated:
 
        At December 31,
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
Non-accrual loans   $     38,477         $     37,441         $     35,487         $     12,720         $     6,363  
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest     -       -       -       -       112  
Restructured loans     7,880       1,099       -       -       -  
              Total nonperforming loans     46,357       38,540       35,487       12,720       6,475  
Foreclosed property (1)     25,373       22,918       13,868       2,963       1,500  
Other bank owned assets     850       -       -       -       -  
Total nonperforming assets (1)   $ 72,580     $ 61,458     $ 49,355     $ 15,683     $ 7,975  
Excludes assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements                                        
       Total assets   $ 2,805,840     $ 2,365,655     $ 2,493,767     $ 2,141,329     $ 1,600,004  
       Total portfolio loans     1,766,351       1,818,481       2,201,457       1,784,278       1,376,452  
       Total loans plus foreclosed property     1,792,574       1,841,399       2,215,325       1,787,241       1,377,952  
       Nonperforming loans to total loans     2.62 %     2.12 %     1.61 %     0.71 %     0.47 %
       Nonperforming assets to total loans plus foreclosed property     4.05       3.34       2.23       0.88       0.58  
       Nonperforming assets to total assets (1)     2.59       2.60       1.98       0.73       0.50  
Includes assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements                                        
       Total assets   $ 2,805,840     $ 2,365,655     $ 2,493,767     $ 2,141,329     $ 1,600,004  
       Total portfolio loans     1,893,062       1,832,125       2,201,457       1,784,278       1,376,452  
       Total loans plus foreclosed property     1,930,120       1,857,209       2,215,325       1,787,241       1,377,952  
       Nonperforming loans to total loans     2.45 %     2.10 %     1.61 %     0.71 %     0.47 %
       Nonperforming assets to total loans plus foreclosed property     4.32       3.43       2.23       0.88       0.58  
       Nonperforming assets to total assets     2.97       2.69       1.98       0.73       0.50  
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans     92.00 %     112.00 %     95.00 %     178.00 %     270.00 %

(1)     Excludes assets covered by FDIC loss share agreements, except for their inclusion in total assets
 
Nonperforming loans
Nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010 and 2009 based on Call Report codes were as follows:
 
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Construction Real Estate/Land Acquisition and Development   $     9,934   $     19,927
Commercial Real Estate - Non owner occupied     10,935     5,869
Commercial Real Estate - Owner occupied     2,024     5,093
Residential Real Estate     12,188     4,307
Commercial and Industrial     11,276     3,254
Consumer & Other     -     90
Total   $ 46,357   $ 38,540
             
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The following table summarizes the changes in nonperforming loans by quarter for 2010 and 2009.
 
                2010
(in thousands)   4th Qtr         3rd Qtr       2nd Qtr       1st Qtr       Total Year
Nonperforming loans beginning of period   $     51,955     $     46,550     $     55,785     $     38,540     $     38,540  
       Additions to nonaccrual loans     15,877       19,373       15,440       39,663       90,353  
       Additions to restructured loans     3,430       2,286       454       611       6,781  
       Chargeoffs     (7,860 )     (7,023 )     (8,314 )     (12,963 )     (36,160 )
       Other principal reductions     (7,288 )     (1,881 )     (4,580 )     (2,739 )     (16,488 )
       Moved to Other real estate     (8,743 )     (7,122 )     (11,350 )     (5,564 )     (32,779 )
       Moved to Other bank owned assets             -       -       (955 )     (955 )
       Moved to performing     (1,014 )     (228 )     -       (1,693 )     (2,935 )
       Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest             -       (885 )     885       -  
Nonperforming loans end of period   $ 46,357     $ 51,955     $ 46,550     $ 55,785     $ 46,357  
 
    2009
(in thousands)   4th Qtr   3rd Qtr   2nd Qtr   1st Qtr   Total Year
Nonperforming loans beginning of period   $ 46,982     $ 54,699     $ 54,421     $ 35,487     $ 35,487  
       Additions to nonaccrual loans     16,318       17,900       26,790       31,421       92,429  
       Additions to restructured loans     1,099       -       -       -       1,099  
       Chargeoffs     (11,519 )     (6,254 )     (5,018 )     (7,051 )     (29,842 )
       Other principal reductions     (559 )     (4,113 )     (5,252 )     (2,596 )     (12,520 )
       Moved to Other real estate     (11,339 )     (9,903 )     (11,497 )     (978 )     (33,717 )
       Moved to Other bank owned assets     -       -       -       -       -  
       Moved to performing     (2,442 )     (5,347 )     (4,745 )     (1,862 )     (14,396 )
       Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest     -       -       -       -       -  
Nonperforming loans end of period   $ 38,540     $ 46,982     $ 54,699     $ 54,421     $ 38,540  
                                         
At December 31, 2010, the nonperforming loans represent 43 relationships. The largest of these is a $4.1 million commercial real estate loan. Five relationships comprise 45% of the nonperforming loans. Approximately 57% of the nonperforming loans were in the St. Louis market and 43% were in the Kansas City market.
 
At December 31, 2009, the nonperforming loans represent 39 relationships. The largest of these is a $4.0 million commercial real estate loan. Five relationships comprise 41% of the nonperforming loans. Approximately 52% of the nonperforming loans were in the Kansas City market, 47% were in the St. Louis market and less than 1% were in the Phoenix market. Approximately $5.3 million of the decline between third and fourth quarter of 2009 was the result of amending the loan participation agreements so that they qualified for sale accounting treatment. See Item 8, Note 2—Loan Participation Restatement in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for more information.
 
At December 31, 2008, of the total nonperforming loans, $23.6 million, or 67%, related to five relationships: $10.6 million secured by a partially completed retail center; $3.5 million secured by commercial ground; $4.7 million secured by a medical office building; $2.8 million secured by a single family residence; and $1.9 million secured by a residential development. The remaining nonperforming loans consisted of 20 relationships. Eighty-four percent of the total nonperforming loans are located in the Kansas City market.
 
At December 31, 2007, of the total nonperforming loans, $7.3 million, or 57%, were related to eight residential homebuilders in St. Louis and Kansas City. The two largest related to a residential builder in Kansas City totaling $2.2 million and a single-family rehab builder in Kansas City totaling $1.6 million. The remaining nonperforming loans consisted of 11 relationships, nearly all of which were related to the soft residential housing markets in St. Louis and Kansas City.
 
Two credits in the Kansas City market secured by real estate represented $3.7 million of the total nonperforming loans at December 31, 2006. Six of the remaining ten relationships on non-accrual at December 31, 2006 and approximately 50% of the nonperforming loan balances related to smaller relationships acquired in the NorthStar transaction.
 
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Other real estate
Other real estate at December 31, 2010 was $36.2 million, an increase of $11.1 million over 2009. Approximately $10.8 million, or 30% of the Other real estate, is covered by an FDIC loss share agreement. At December 31, 2010, Other real estate represented 83 properties. The largest single component of Other real estate is a residence with a book value of $3.4 million that is covered under FDIC loss share. Eleven properties comprise 53% of the Other real estate. At December 31, 2010, Other real estate was comprised of 27% completed homes, 26% residential lots and 47% commercial real estate. The Other real estate is split evenly among Kansas City, St. Louis and Phoenix.
 
                2010        
    4th Quarter       3rd Quarter       2nd Quarter       1st Quarter       Year-to-date
Other real estate at beginning of period   $     34,685     $     25,884     $     20,947     $     25,084     $     25,084  
       Additions and expenses capitalized                                        
              to prepare property for sale     8,743       7,122       11,350       5,564       32,779  
       Addition of ORE from FDIC assisted transactions     4,871       5,469       -       113       10,453  
       Writedowns in fair value     (2,406 )     (1,750 )     (1,364 )     (574 )     (6,094 )
       Sales     (9,685 )     (2,040 )     (5,049 )     (9,240 )     (26,014 )
Other real estate end of period   $ 36,208     $ 34,685     $ 25,884     $ 20,947     $ 36,208  
                                         
            2009        
    4th Quarter   3rd Quarter   2nd Quarter   1st Quarter   Year-to-date
Other real estate at beginning of period   $ 19,273     $ 16,053     $ 13,251     $ 13,868     $ 13,868  
       Additions and expenses capitalized                                        
              to prepare property for sale     11,342       9,915       11,788       1,155       34,200  
       Addition of ORE from FDIC assisted transactions     2,167       -       -       -       2,167  
       Writedowns in fair value     (587 )     (688 )     (506 )     (608 )     (2,389 )
       Sales     (7,111 )     (6,007 )     (8,480 )     (1,164 )     (22,762 )
Other real estate at end of period   $ 25,084     $ 19,273     $ 16,053     $ 13,251     $ 25,084  
                                         
The writedowns in fair value were recorded in Loan legal and other real estate owned based on current market activity shown in the appraisals. In addition, the Company realized a net gain of $79,000 on sales of other real estate and recorded these gains as part of Noninterest income. Management believes it is prudent to sell these properties, rather than wait for an improved real estate market.
 
Potential problem loans
Potential problem loans, which are not included in nonperforming loans, amounted to approximately $85.4 million, or 4.50% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2010, compared to $83.2 million, or 4.54% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2009. Potential problem loans represent those loans where payment of principal and interest is up-to-date and the loans are therefore, fully performing, but where some doubts exist as to the borrower’s ability to continue to comply with present repayment terms. Given this level of potential problem loans combined with the Company’s demonstrated ability to work through this adverse credit cycle so far, we believe that nonperforming asset levels will remain elevated in 2011.
 
Investments
At December 31, 2010, our portfolio of Securities available for sale was $361.5 million, or 13%, of total assets. This portfolio is primarily comprised of mortgage-backed pools, collateralized mortgage obligations, and U.S. government agency obligations. The size of the investment portfolio is generally 5 to 15% of total assets and will vary within that range based on liquidity. Typically, management classifies securities as available for sale to maximize management flexibility, although securities may be purchased with the intention of holding to maturity. Securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with related unrealized gains or losses, net of deferred income taxes, recorded as an adjustment to equity capital.
 
Our Other investments, at cost primarily consist of the FHLB membership stock, common stock investments related to our trust preferred securities and other private equity investments. At December 31, 2010, of the $7.6 million in FHLB capital stock, $2.8 million is required for FHLB membership and $4.8 million is required to support our outstanding advances. Historically, it has been the FHLB practice to automatically repurchase activity-based stock that became excess because of a member's reduction in advances. The FHLB has the discretion, but is not required, to repurchase any shares that a member is not required to hold.
 
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The table below sets forth the carrying value of investment securities held by the Company at the dates indicated:
 
        December 31,
    2010       2009       2008
(in thousands)   Amount       %   Amount       %   Amount       %
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies   $ 453   0.1 %   $ 27,189   9.2 %   $  -   0.0 %
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises     32,119   8.6 %     75,814   25.6 %     -   0.0 %
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     17,676   4.7 %     3,408   1.2 %     772   0.7 %
Residential mortgage-backed securities     311,298   83.4 %     176,050   59.5 %     95,659   88.4 %
FHLB capital stock     7,633   2.0 %     8,476   2.9 %     7,517   6.9 %
Other investments     4,645   1.2 %     4,713   1.6 %     4,367   4.0 %
    $ 373,824   100.0 %   $ 295,650   100.0 %   $ 108,315   100.0 %
                                     
In 2010, the portfolio grew with additions to the mortgage backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, government sponsored agency debentures, and federally tax free municipal securities. All residential mortgage-backed securities were issued by government sponsored enterprises. This combination gives us an appropriate balance between return and cashflow certainty given the current interest rate environment.
 
The Company had no securities classified as trading at December 31, 2010, 2009, or 2008.
 
The following table summarizes expected maturity and tax equivalent yield information on the investment portfolio at December 31, 2010:
 
    Within 1 year    1 to 5 years    5 to 10 years    Over 10 years    No Stated Maturity    Total
(in thousands)    Amount    Yield   Amount    Yield   Amount    Yield   Amount    Yield   Amount    Yield   Amount    Yield
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies   $  -   0.00 %   $  423   2.00 %   $  -   0.00 %   $  30   2.13 %   $  -   0.00 %   $  453   2.01 %
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises     5,019   1.53 %     16,458   1.89 %     10,642   2.01 %     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     32,119   1.87 %
Obligations of states and political subdivisions     1,578   2.28 %     2,541   3.82 %     8,146   3.89 %     5,411   2.62 %     -   0.00 %     17,676   3.35 %
Residential mortgage-backed securities     14,026   3.41 %     222,954   2.26 %     67,588   3.12 %     6,730   4.01 %     -   0.00 %     311,298   2.54 %
FHLB capital stock     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     7,633   3.50 %     7,633   3.50 %
Other investments     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     -   0.00 %     4,645   3.42 %     4,645   3.42 %
       Total   $ 20,623   2.87 %   $ 242,376   2.25 %   $ 86,376   3.06 %   $ 12,171   3.39 %   $ 12,278   3.47 %   $ 373,824   2.55 %
                                                                         
Yields on tax exempt securities are computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 36%. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities, as borrowers may have the right to call on repay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
 
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Deposits
The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the average annual amount and the average rate paid by type of deposit:
 
        For the year ended December 31,
    2010       2009       2008
              Weighted             Weighted             Weighted
(in thousands)   Average balance   average rate   Average balance   average rate   Average balance   average rate
Interest-bearing transaction accounts   $     190,275        0.45 %   $     122,563        0.54 %   $     121,371        1.28 %
Money market accounts     701,360   0.89 %     636,350   0.96 %     687,867   2.00 %
Savings accounts     10,022   0.35 %     9,147   0.38 %     9,594   0.57 %
Certificates of deposit     784,369   2.01 %     786,631   2.98 %     588,561   4.17 %
      1,686,026   1.36 %     1,554,691   1.94 %     1,407,393   2.84 %
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits     305,887   --       250,435   --       221,925   --  
    $ 1,991,913   1.15 %   $ 1,805,126   1.67 %   $ 1,629,318   2.45 %
                                     
Our focus for 2010 was much the same as 2009 as we continued to place a strong emphasis on growing core deposits and increasing our percentage of non-interest bearing deposits. Incentives were designed around growing transaction accounts, primarily non-interest bearing deposits. Our marketing efforts primarily centered around growing our base of commercial clients through direct calling efforts. Several retail banking promotions were conducted during the year, including a money market campaign in the Phoenix market, which generated more than $50 million in new deposits. Various regional mail and telephone campaigns, targeting prospects located in close proximity to the banking units, were conducted. Most of these promotions were aimed at acquiring personal money market accounts and new small business relationships. Many new relationships were developed with closely-held businesses that prefer building strong relationships with locally owned banks. We believe such relationships are typically long term, stable sources of deposits.
 
In addition, we introduced a new proprietary deposit platform, Enterprise Advisory Services, which we marketed to registered investment advisory firms. Through this program, we allow investment advisors to offer FDIC-insured accounts to their clients within their traditional assets under management model. The model successfully raised over $150 million in new deposits in 2010.
 
Our Treasury Management program continued to be an important part of the services offered to commercial clients. In a difficult economy, businesses sought to use these products and services to help minimize expenses and improve backroom efficiency. It was a year in which our clients closely weighed the value of Treasury Management products and were careful to insure these services were cost justified. Despite this scrutiny, revenues generated exclusively from Treasury Management increased 7% and again topped $2 million for the year gross of the earnings credit rate.
 
Brokered certificates of deposits of $156.7 million remained flat with December 31, 2009. For the year ended December 31, 2010, brokered certificates of deposits represented 7% of total deposits compared to 8% for the year ended December 31, 2009. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits represented 16% of total deposits at December 31, 2010 compared to 15% at December 31, 2009. Noninterest-bearing demand deposit growth was particularly strong in the fourth quarter of 2010, with an increase of $61.9 million, or 20%.
 
Maturities of certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more were as follows as of December 31, 2010:
 
(in thousands)   Total
       Three months or less       $     68,996
       Over three through six months     58,722
       Over six through twelve months     183,416
       Over twelve months     232,764
Total   $ 543,898
       
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity
The objective of liquidity management is to ensure we have the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet our commitments as they become due. Typical demands on liquidity are run-off from demand deposits, maturing time deposits which are not renewed, and fundings under credit commitments to customers. Funds are available from a number of sources, such as from the core deposit base and from loans and securities repayments and maturities. Additionally, liquidity is provided from sales of the securities portfolio, fed fund lines with correspondent banks, the Federal Reserve and the FHLB, the ability to acquire large and brokered deposits and the ability to sell loan participations to other banks. These alternatives are an important part of our liquidity plan and provide flexibility and efficient execution of the asset-liability management strategy.
 
Our Asset-Liability Management Committee oversees our liquidity position, the parameters of which are approved by the Board of Directors. Our liquidity position is monitored monthly by producing a liquidity report, which measures the amount of liquid versus non-liquid assets and liabilities. Our liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as the loan to deposit ratio, a liquidity ratio, and a dependency ratio. The Company’s liquidity framework also incorporates contingency planning to assess the nature and volatility of funding sources and to determine alternatives to these sources. While core deposits and loan and investment repayments are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management and is achieved by strategically varying depositor types, terms, funding markets, and instruments.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, net cash provided by operating activities was $11.5 million more than for 2009. Net cash used in investing activities was $278.9 million for 2010 versus $66.4 million in 2009. The increase of $212.5 million was primarily due to the asset acquisition of Home National. Net cash provided by financing activities was $425.4 million in 2010 versus $102.0 million in 2009. The change in cash provided by financing activities was due to a increase in interest-bearing deposits.
 
Strong capital ratios, credit quality and core earnings are essential to retaining cost-effective access to the wholesale funding markets. Deterioration in any of these factors could have a negative impact on the Company’s ability to access these funding sources and, as a result, these factors are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of the liquidity management process. The Bank is subject to regulations and, among other things, may be limited in its ability to pay dividends or transfer funds to the parent company. Accordingly, consolidated cash flows as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows may not represent cash immediately available for the payment of cash dividends to the Company’s shareholders or for other cash needs.
 
Parent Company liquidity
The parent company’s liquidity is managed to provide the funds necessary to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, invest in subsidiaries as necessary, and satisfy other operating requirements. The parent company had cash and cash equivalents of $15.4 million and $19.5 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010 and 2009. The parent company’s primary funding sources to meet its liquidity requirements are dividends and payments from the Bank and proceeds from the issuance of equity (i.e. stock option exercises). We believe our current level of cash at the parent company will be sufficient to meet all projected cash needs in 2011.
 
Another source of funding for the parent company includes the issuance of subordinated debentures. As of December 31, 2010, the parent company had $82.6 million of outstanding subordinated debentures as part of nine Trust Preferred Securities Pools. These securities are classified as debt but are included in regulatory capital and the related interest expense is tax-deductible, which makes them a very attractive source of funding. See Item 8, Note 11 – Subordinated Debentures for more information.
 
Bank liquidity
The Bank has a variety of funding sources available to increase financial flexibility. In addition to amounts currently borrowed at December 31, 2010, the Bank could borrow an additional $108.1 million from the FHLB of Des Moines under blanket loan pledges and has an additional $303.3 million available from the Federal Reserve Bank under pledged loan agreements. The Bank has unsecured federal funds lines with three correspondent banks totaling $30.0 million.
 
Investment securities are another important tool to the Bank’s liquidity objectives. As of December 31, 2010, the entire investment portfolio was available for sale. Of the $361.5 million investment portfolio available for sale, $249.6 million was pledged as collateral for depository client repurchase agreements, public deposits, treasury, tax and loan notes, and other requirements. The remaining debt securities could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity, if necessary. 
 
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The Bank participates in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service, or CDARS, which allows us to provide our customers with access to additional levels of FDIC insurance coverage. The CDARS program is designed to provide full FDIC insurance on deposit amounts larger than the stated maximum by exchanging or reciprocating larger depository relationships with other member banks. Our depositors’ funds are broken into smaller amounts and placed with other banks that are members of the network. Each member bank issues CDs in amounts that are eligible for FDIC insurance. CDARS are considered brokered deposits according to banking regulations; however, the Company considers the reciprocal deposits placed through the CDARS program as core funding and does not report the balances as brokered sources in its external financial reports. The Bank must remain “well-capitalized” in order to utilize the CDARS program. As of December 31, 2010, the Bank had $160.5 million of reciprocal CDARS deposits outstanding compared to $134.8 million outstanding at December 31, 2009.
 
In addition to the reciprocal deposits available through CDARS, we also have access to the “one-way buy” program, which allows us to bid on the excess deposits of other CDARS member banks. The Company will report any outstanding “one-way buy” funds as brokered funds in its internal and external financial reports. At December 31, 2010, we had no outstanding “one-way buy” deposits.
 
As long as the Bank remains “well-capitalized”, we have the ability to sell certificates of deposit through various national or regional brokerage firms, if needed. At December 31, 2010, we had $156.7 million of brokered certificates of deposit outstanding.
 
Over the normal course of business, the Bank enters into certain forms of off-balance sheet transactions, including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. These transactions are managed through the Company’s various risk management processes. Management considers both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions in its evaluation of the Bank’s liquidity. The Bank has $429.4 million in unused loan commitments as of December 31, 2010. While this commitment level would be very difficult to fund given the Bank’s current liquidity resources, the nature of these commitments is such that the likelihood of funding them is very low.
 
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately $9.6 million and $8.4 million, respectively, of cash and due from banks represented required reserves on deposits maintained by the Bank in accordance with Federal Reserve Bank requirements.
 
Capital Resources
Since September 2008, we have raised $75.0 million in regulatory capital, raising our risk-based capital ratio to 14.30% - well in excess of the regulatory guidelines. On December 12, 2008, we completed a private placement of $25.0 million in Convertible Trust Preferred Securities that qualify as regulatory capital. On December 19, 2008, we received $35.0 million from the U.S. Treasury under the Capital Purchase Program. As of December 31, 2008, $20.0 million of the capital funds were used to pay off the Company’s line of credit and term loan. In December 2008, we also injected $18.0 million into the Bank to support continued loan growth and bolster its capital ratios. In January, 2010, the Company added $15.0 million of common equity in a private placement offering to accredited investors. The proceeds of the offering were injected into the Bank to further strengthen the Bank’s capital position.
 
From time to time we may choose to issue equity or debt securities to raise capital. A variety of factors, including financial market conditions, may influence the timing of any such issuance. To allow us to timely respond to opportunities to raise capital, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 which became effective on July 1, 2009. Under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, we have until July 1, 2012 to issue securities pursuant to this registration statement.
 
As a financial holding company, the Company is subject to “risk-based” capital adequacy guidelines established by the Federal Reserve. Risk-based capital guidelines were designed to relate regulatory capital requirements to the risk profile of the specific institution and to provide for uniform requirements among the various regulators. Currently, the risk-based capital guidelines require the Company to meet a minimum total capital ratio of 8.0% of which at least 4.0% must consist of Tier 1 capital. Tier 1 capital consists of (a) common shareholders’ equity (excluding the unrealized market value adjustments on the available-for-sale securities and cash flow hedges), (b) qualifying perpetual preferred stock and related additional paid in capital subject to certain limitations specified by the FDIC, (c) qualifying trust preferred securities, subject to certain limitations specified by the FDIC, and (d) minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries less (e) goodwill, (f) mortgage servicing rights within certain limits, and (g) certain other intangible assets and investments in subsidiaries. The FDIC also requires a minimum leverage ratio of 3.0%, defined as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total assets for banking organizations deemed the strongest and most highly rated by banking regulators. A higher minimum leverage ratio is required of less highly rated banking organizations. Total capital, a measure of capital adequacy, includes Tier 1 capital, allowance for loan losses, and portions of subordinated debentures not eligible for Tier 1 treatment.
 
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The Company met the definition of “well-capitalized” (the highest category) at December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008. The following table summarizes the Company’s risk-based capital, tangible common and leverage ratios at the dates indicated:
 
    At December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets     11.97 %     10.67 %     8.89 %
Total capital to risk weighted assets     14.30 %     13.32 %     12.81 %
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)     9.15 %     8.96 %     8.67 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets     5.26 %     5.44 %     5.38 %
Tier 1 capital   $ 241,829     $ 215,099     $ 190,254  
Total risk-based capital   $        288,754     $        268,458     $        273,977  

Below is a reconciliation of shareholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets. The tangible common equity ratio is widely followed by analysts of bank and financial holding companies and we believe it is an important financial measure of capital strength even though it is considered to be a non-GAAP measure.
 
    For the years ended December 31,
(In thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Shareholders' equity   $ 183,348     $ 163,912     $ 214,572  
Less: Preferred stock     (32,519 )     (31,802 )     (31,116 )
Less: Goodwill     (2,064 )     (2,064 )     (48,512 )
Less: Intangible assets     (1,223 )     (1,643 )     (3,504 )
       Tangible common equity   $ 147,542     $ 128,404     $ 131,440  
                         
Total assets   $ 2,805,840     $ 2,365,655     $ 2,493,767  
Less: Goodwill     (2,064 )     (2,064 )     (48,512 )
Less: Intangible assets     (1,223 )     (1,643 )     (3,504 )
       Tangible assets   $        2,802,553     $        2,361,948     $        2,441,751  
                         
Tangible common equity to tangible assets     5.26 %     5.44 %     5.38 %

Risk Management
Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates and other relevant market rate or price risk. The Company faces market risk in the form of interest rate risk through transactions other than trading activities. Market risk from these activities, in the form of interest rate risk, is measured and managed through a number of methods. The Company uses financial modeling techniques to measure interest rate risk. These techniques measure the sensitivity of future earnings due to changing interest rate environments. Guidelines established by the Bank’s Asset/Liability Management Committee and approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors are used to monitor exposure of earnings at risk. General interest rate movements are used to develop sensitivity as the Company feels it has no primary exposure to a specific point on the yield curve. These limits are based on the Company’s exposure to a 100 basis points and 200 basis points immediate and sustained parallel rate move, either upward or downward. In today’s low interest rate environment, the Company also monitors its exposure to immediate and sustained parallel rate increases of 300 basis points and 400 basis points.
 
Interest Rate Risk
Our interest rate sensitivity management seeks to avoid fluctuating interest margins to provide for consistent growth of net interest income through periods of changing interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity varies with different types of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We attempt to maintain interest-earning assets, comprised primarily of both loans and investments, and interest-bearing liabilities, comprised primarily of deposits, maturing or repricing in similar time horizons in order to minimize or eliminate any impact from market interest rate changes.
 
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In order to measure earnings sensitivity to changing rates, the Company uses a static gap analysis and earnings simulation model.
 
The static GAP analysis starts with contractual repricing information for assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments. These items are then combined with repricing estimations for administered rate (interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and money market accounts) and non-rate related products (demand deposit accounts, other assets, and other liabilities) to create a baseline repricing balance sheet. In addition, mortgage-backed securities are adjusted based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds.
 
The following table represents the estimated interest rate sensitivity and periodic and cumulative gap positions calculated as of December 31, 2010. Significant assumptions used for this table include: loans will repay their contractual repayment schedule; interest-bearing demand accounts and savings accounts are interest sensitive due to immediate repricing, and fixed maturity deposits will not be withdrawn prior to maturity. A significant variance in actual results from one or more of these assumptions could materially affect the results reflected in the table.
 
                                      Beyond      
                                      5 years      
                                      or no stated      
(in thousands)    Year 1    Year 2    Year 3    Year 4    Year 5    maturity    Total
Interest-Earning Assets                                              
Securities available for sale   $ 20,623     $ 63,869     $ 108,596   $ 37,809   $ 32,102   $ 98,547   $ 361,546
Other investments     -       -       -     -     -     12,278     12,278
Interest-bearing deposits     268,853       -       -     -     -     -     268,853
Federal funds sold     3,153       -       -     -     -     -     3,153
Loans (1)     1,164,655       230,913       306,126     53,953     137,415     -     1,893,062
Loans held for sale     5,640       -       -     -     -     -     5,640
Total interest-earning assets   $ 1,462,924     $ 294,782     $ 414,722   $ 91,762   $ 169,517   $ 110,825   $ 2,544,532
                                               
Interest-Bearing Liabilities                                              
Savings, NOW and Money market deposits   $ 1,070,390     $ -     $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ 1,070,390
Certificates of deposit     576,437       103,170       109,482     6,406     65,230     520     861,245
Subordinated debentures     42,374       14,433       28,274     -     -     -     85,081
Other borrowings     124,633       22,000       -     -     10,000     70,000     226,633
Total interest-bearing liabilities   $        1,813,834     $ 139,603     $ 137,756   $ 6,406   $ 75,230   $ 70,520   $ 2,243,349
                                               
Interest-sensitivity GAP                                              
       GAP by period   $ (350,910 )   $ 155,179     $ 276,966   $ 85,356   $ 94,287   $ 40,305   $ 301,183
       Cumulative GAP   $ (350,910 )   $        (195,731 )   $        81,235   $        166,591   $        260,878   $        301,183   $        301,183
Ratio of interest-earning assets to                                              
interest-bearing liabilities                                              
       Periodic     0.81       2.11       3.01     14.32     2.25     -     1.13
       Cumulative GAP as of December 31, 2010     0.81       0.90       1.04     1.08     1.12     1.13     1.13
 
(1)       Adjusted for the impact of the interest rate swaps.

At December 31, 2010, the Company was liability sensitive in years one and two, but asset sensitive on a cumulative basis for all periods based on repricing characteristics. Asset sensitive means that assets will reprice faster than liabilities.
 
Along with the static GAP analysis, the Company determines the sensitivity of its short-term future earnings to a hypothetical plus or minus 100 and 200 basis point parallel rate shock through the use of simulation modeling. In addition to the assumptions used to create the static gap, simulation of earnings includes the modeling of the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Future business assumptions involving administered rate products, prepayments for future rate-sensitive balances, and the reinvestment of maturing assets and liabilities are included. These items are then modeled to project net interest income based on a hypothetical change in interest rates. The resulting net interest income for the next 12-month period is compared to the net interest income amount calculated using flat rates. This difference represents the Company’s earnings sensitivity to a plus or minus 100 basis points parallel rate shock.
 
The resulting simulations for December 31, 2010 demonstrated that the Company’s balance sheet was slightly asset sensitive to interest rate changes. The simulations projected that the annual net interest income of the Bank would increase by approximately 1.1% if rates increased by 100 basis points under a parallel rate shock, primarily due to the large cash balances that can be invested as rates rise. The simulations also projected that net interest income would decrease by 2.1% if rates decreased by 100 basis points under a parallel rate shock, based primarily on the assumption that deposit rates are near a minimum. Given the very low level of short term interest rates, the falling interest rate shock simulations are fairly irrelevant.
 
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The Company occasionally uses interest rate derivative financial instruments as an asset/liability management tool to hedge mismatches in interest rate exposure indicated by the net interest income simulation described above. They are used to modify the Company’s exposures to interest rate fluctuations and provide more stable spreads between loan yields and the rate on their funding sources. At December 31, 2010, the Company had $109.0 million and $314.3 million in notional amount of outstanding interest rate swaps and caps, respectively, to help manage interest rate risk. Derivative financial instruments are also discussed in Item 8, Note 7 – Derivative Financial Instruments.
 
Contractual Obligations, Off-Balance Sheet Risk, and Contingent Liabilities
Through the normal course of operations, the Company has entered into certain contractual obligations and other commitments. Such obligations relate to funding of operations through deposits or debt issuances, as well as leases for premises and equipment. As a financial services provider, the Company routinely enters into commitments to extend credit. While contractual obligations represent future cash requirements of the Company, a significant portion of commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans made by the Company.
 
The required contractual obligations and other commitments, excluding any contractual interest(1), at December 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
                Over 1 Year      
          Less Than   Less than   Over
(in thousands)       Total       1 Year       5 Years       5 Years
Operating leases   $ 14,456   $ 1,848   $ 5,480   $ 7,128
Certificates of deposit            861,245            576,437            284,288     520
Subordinated debentures     85,081     -     -            85,081
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     107,300     5,300     22,000     80,000
Commitments to extend credit     429,411     357,258     54,903     17,250
Standby letters of credit     42,113     42,113     -     -
                         
Private equity funds     1,546     -     1,546     -

(1)       In the banking industry, interest-bearing obligations are principally utilized to fund interest-earning assets. As such, interest charges on related contractual obligations were excluded from reported amounts as the potential cash outflows would have corresponding cash inflows from interest-earning assets.
 
As of December 31, 2010, we had liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions of $2.3 million. The table above does not include these liabilities due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the future cash flows associated with these amounts.
 
The Company also enters into derivative contracts under which the Company either receives cash from or pays cash to counterparties depending on changes in interest rates. Derivative contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with the fair value representing the net present value of expected future cash receipts or payments based on market interest rates as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of these contracts changes daily as market interest rates change. Derivative liabilities are not included as contractual cash obligations as their fair value does not represent the amounts that may ultimately be paid under these contracts.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following accounting policies are considered most critical to the understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These critical accounting policies require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Because these estimates and judgments are based on current circumstances, they may change over time or prove to be inaccurate based on actual experiences. In the event that different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, and depending upon the severity of such changes, the possibility of a materially different financial condition and/or results of operations could reasonably be expected. The impact and any associated risks related to our critical accounting policies on our business operations are discussed throughout “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Item 8, Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies.
 
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The Company has prepared all of the consolidated financial information in this report in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates include the valuation of loans, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, along with assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Decreased real estate values, volatile credit markets, and persistent high unemployment have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statement in future periods. There can be no assurances that actual results will not differ from those estimates.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses (“the allowance”), which is intended to be management’s best estimate of probable inherent losses in the outstanding loan portfolio. The allowance is based on management’s continuing review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The review and evaluation combines several factors including: consideration of past loan loss experience; trends in past due and nonperforming loans; risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans; existing economic conditions; the fair value of underlying collateral; and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect probable credit losses. Because current economic conditions can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated loan losses, and therefore the adequacy of the allowance, could change significantly. As an integral part of their examination process, various regulatory agencies also review the allowance for loan losses. These agencies may require that certain loan balances be charged off when their credit evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. The Company believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate and properly recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See Provision for Loan Losses above for more information.
 
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquired assets and liabilities are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. The purchase price allocation process requires an analysis of the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the Company includes that adjustment in the cost of the combination when the contingent consideration is determinable beyond a reasonable doubt and can be reliably estimated. The results of operations of the acquired business are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the respective date of acquisition. As a general rule, goodwill established in connection with a stock purchase is nondeductible for tax purposes.
 
Assets classified as held for sale are reported at the lower of its carrying value at the date the assets are initially classified as held for sale or their fair value less costs to sell. The results of operations of a component that either has been disposed of or held for sale is reported as discontinued operation if:
Any incremental direct costs incurred to transact the sale are allocated against the gain or loss on the sale. These costs would include items like legal fees, title transfer fees, broker fees, etc. Any goodwill associated with the portion of the reporting unit that constitutes a business to be disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the business in determining the gain or loss on the sale. Also, any intangible assets or write down to fair value associated with the entity to be disposed of is also included in the carrying amount of the business in determining the gain or loss on the sale. The gain or loss on the sale is classified in the consolidated statements of income as noninterest income.
 
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Our goodwill impairment test is completed as of December 31 each year or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company may not be able to recover the goodwill or intangible assets respective carrying amount. Such tests involve the use of various estimates and assumptions. Management believes that the estimates and assumptions utilized are reasonable. However, the Company may incur impairment charges related to goodwill or intangible assets in the future due to changes in business prospects or other matters that could affect our estimates and assumptions.
 
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. Reporting units are defined as the same level as, or one level below, an operating segment. An operating segment is a component of a business for which separate financial information is available that management regularly evaluates in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s reporting units are Wealth Management and the banking operations of Enterprise Bank & Trust. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Wealth Management reporting unit had no goodwill.
 
Businesses must identify potential impairments by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Goodwill impairment does not occur as long as the fair value of the unit is greater than its carrying value. The second step of the impairment test is only required if a goodwill impairment is identified in step one. The second step of the test compares the implied fair market value of goodwill to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair market value, an impairment loss is recognized. That loss is equal to the carrying amount of goodwill that is in excess of its implied fair market value.
 
Intangible assets other than goodwill, such as core deposit intangibles, that are determined to have finite lives are amortized over their estimated remaining useful lives. These assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
 
There are three general approaches commonly used in business valuation: income approach, asset-based approach, and market approach. Within each of these approaches, there are various techniques for determining the value of a business using the definition of value appropriate for the appraisal assignment. Professional judgment is required to determine which valuation methods are the most appropriate. The valuation may utilize one or more of the approaches. Generally, the income approaches determine value by calculating the net present value of the benefit stream generated by the business (discounted cash flow); the asset-based approaches determine value by adding the sum of the parts of the business (net asset value); and the market approaches determine value by comparing the subject company to other companies in the same industry, of the same size, and/or within the same region.
 
Banking reporting unit
Based on the process described above, the Company recorded a $45.4 million, pre-tax goodwill impairment charge as of March 31, 2009 thus eliminating all goodwill in the Banking segment at that time.
 
In conjunction with the December 2009 FDIC-assisted transaction, we recorded $2.1 million of goodwill based on the fair value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed. The 2010 annual impairment evaluation of the goodwill and intangible balances did not identify any impairment for the Banking reporting unit.
 
State Tax Credits Held for Sale
The Company purchases the rights to receive 10-year streams of state tax credits at agreed upon discount rates and sells such tax credits to Wealth Management clients and others. All state tax credits purchased prior to 2009 are accounted for at fair value. All state tax credits purchased in 2009 and 2010 are accounted for at cost. The Company elected not to account for the state tax credits since 2009 at fair value in order to limit the volatility of the fair value changes in our consolidated statements of operations.
 
The Company is not aware of an active financial market for the 10-year streams of state tax credit financial instruments. However, the Company’s principal market for these tax credits consists of Missouri state residents who buy them to reduce their state tax exposure and local and regional accounting firms who broker them. The state tax credits purchased by the Company are held until they are “usable” and then are sold to our clients for a profit.
 
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The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis (income approach) to determine the fair value of the state tax credits purchased prior to 2009. The fair value measurement is calculated using an internal valuation model. The inputs to the fair value calculation include: the amount of tax credits generated each year, the anticipated sale price of the tax credit, the timing of the sale and a discount rate. The discount rate is defined as the LIBOR swap curve at a point equal to the remaining life in years of credits plus a risk premium spread. With the exception of the discount rate, the other inputs to the fair value calculation are observable and readily available. The discount rate is an “unobservable input” and is based on the Company’s assumptions. As a result, fair value measurement for these instruments falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
At December 31, 2010, the discount rates utilized in our state tax credits fair value calculation ranged from 2.35% to 5.45%. Changes in the fair value of the state tax credits held for sale increased the State tax credit activity, net in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 by $3.0 million. A rate simulation with a 100 basis point parallel rate shock to the discount rate was run for December 31, 2010. The resulting simulation indicates that if the LIBOR swap curve were to increase by 100 basis points, the fair value of the state tax credits held at fair value would be lower by approximately $902,000. We would expect a portion of this decline would be offset by a change in the value of derivative financial instruments used to economically hedge the state tax credits.
 
These Level 3 fair value measurements are based primarily upon our own estimates and are calculated based on the current economic and regulatory environment, interest rate risks and other factors. Therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision, cannot be substantiated by comparison to quoted prices in active markets, and may not be realized in a current sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there are inherent uncertainties in any fair value measurement technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimate of future cash flows, could significantly affect the fair value measurement amounts.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to assist in managing interest rate sensitivity. The derivative financial instruments used are interest rate swaps and caps. Derivative financial instruments are required to be measured at fair value and recognized as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. Fair value represents the payment the Company would receive or pay if the item were sold or bought in a current transaction. As of December 31, 2010, the Company used nondesignated derivative financial instruments to economically hedge changes in the fair value of state tax credits held for sale and changes in the fair value of certain loans accounted for as trading instruments. In addition, the Company also offers an interest-rate hedge program that includes interest rate swaps to assist its customers in managing their interest-rate risk profile. In order to eliminate the interest-rate risk associated with offering these products, the Company enters into derivative contracts with third parties to offset the customer contracts. These customer accommodation interest rate swap contracts are not designated as hedging instruments.
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The judgments and assumptions most critical to the application of this accounting policy are those affecting the estimation of fair value and hedge effectiveness. Changes in assumptions and conditions could result in greater than expected inefficiencies that, if large enough, could reduce or eliminate the economic benefits anticipated when the hedges were established and/or invalidate continuation of hedge accounting. Greater inefficiency and discontinuation of hedge accounting can result in increased volatility in reported earnings. For cash flow hedges, this would result in more or all of the change in the fair value of the related derivative financial instruments being reported in income. In December 2008, the Company discontinued hedge accounting on two prime based loan hedge relationships as a result of the significant decrease in the prime rate. As a result of the dedesignation, the changes in the fair value of the related derivative financial instruments are being reported in income without a corresponding and offsetting change in the fair value for the loans previously hedged.
 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset/liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax effects of temporary differences, net operating loss carry forwards and tax credits. Deferred tax assets are reduced if necessary, by a deferred tax asset valuation allowance. A valuation allowance is established when in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become realizable. In this case, we would adjust the recorded value of our deferred tax assets, which would result in a direct charge to income tax expense in the period that the determination is made. Likewise, we would reverse the valuation allowance when realization of the deferred tax asset is expected.
 
Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements
See Item 8, Note 23 – New Authoritative Accounting Guidance for information on recent accounting pronouncements and their impact, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
 
ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Please refer to “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A and “Risk Management” included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis under Item 7.
 
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ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries
 
        Page Number
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   47
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009   49
     
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years    
       ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008   50
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
       for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008   51
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the    
       years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008   52
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   54

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
St. Louis, Missouri
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and comprehensive (loss) income, and cash flows for the year then ended. 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 audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 11, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
St. Louis, MO
March 11, 2011
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Enterprise Financial Services Corp:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards 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. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/ KPMG LLP
 
St. Louis, MO
March 12, 2010
 
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
    December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)       2010       2009
                            Assets                
Cash and due from banks   $ 23,413     $ 16,064  
Federal funds sold     3,153       7,472  
Interest-bearing deposits     267,102       83,430  
                     Total cash and cash equivalents     293,668       106,966  
Interest-bearing deposits greater than 90 days     1,751       -  
Securities available for sale     361,546       282,461  
Mortgage loans held for sale     5,640       4,243  
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share            1,766,351              1,818,481  
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share     126,711       13,644  
       Less: Allowance for loan losses     42,759       42,995  
              Portfolio loans, net     1,850,303       1,789,130  
Other real estate not covered under FDIC loss share     25,373       22,918  
Other real estate covered under FDIC loss share     10,835       2,166  
Other investments, at cost     12,278       13,189  
Fixed assets, net     20,499       22,301  
Accrued interest receivable     7,464       7,751  
State tax credits, held for sale, including $31,576 and $32,485                
       carried at fair value, respectively     61,148       51,258  
FDIC loss share receivable     88,292       10,368  
Goodwill     2,064       2,064  
Intangibles, net     1,223       1,643  
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale     -       4,000  
Other assets     63,756       45,197  
                     Total assets   $ 2,805,840     $ 2,365,655  
                 
              Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                
Deposits:                
       Demand deposits   $ 366,086     $ 289,658  
       Interest-bearing transaction accounts     204,687       142,061  
       Money market accounts     855,522       690,552  
       Savings     10,181       8,822  
       Certificates of deposit:                
              $100k and over     543,898       443,067  
              Other     317,347       367,256  
                     Total deposits     2,297,721       1,941,416  
Subordinated debentures     85,081       85,081  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     107,300       128,100  
Other borrowings     119,333       39,338  
Accrued interest payable     1,488       2,125  
Other liabilities     11,569       5,683  
                     Total liabilities     2,622,492       2,201,743  
                 
Shareholders' equity:                
       Preferred stock, $0.01 par value;                
              5,000,000 shares authorized; 35,000 shares issued and outstanding     32,519       31,802  
       Common stock, $0.01 par value;                
              30,000,000 shares authorized; 14,965,401 and                
              12,958,820 shares issued, respectively     150       130  
       Treasury stock, at cost; 76,000 shares     (1,743 )     (1,743 )
       Additional paid in capital     133,673       117,000  
       Retained earnings     19,322       15,790  
       Accumulated other comprehensive income     (573 )     933  
                     Total shareholders' equity     183,348       163,912  
                     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 2,805,840     $ 2,365,655  
  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 
    Years ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)       2010       2009       2008
       Interest income:                      
              Interest and fees on loans   $ 114,041   $ 112,548     $ 121,467  
              Interest on debt securities:                      
                     Taxable     7,031     5,459       4,722  
                     Nontaxable     157     24       31  
              Interest on federal funds sold     10     6       211  
              Interest on interest-bearing deposits     370     130       43  
              Dividends on equity securities     426     319       547  
                     Total interest income     122,035     118,486       127,021  
       Interest expense:                      
              Interest-bearing transaction accounts     847     662       1,554  
              Money market accounts     6,245     6,079       13,786  
              Savings     35     35       55  
              Certificates of deposit:                      
                     $100 and over     9,854     15,592       18,127  
                     Other     5,886     7,835       6,398  
              Subordinated debentures     4,954     5,171       3,536  
              Federal Home Loan Bank advances     4,326     4,797       6,649  
              Notes payable and other borrowings     264     8,674       10,233  
                     Total interest expense     32,411     48,845       60,338  
                     Net interest income     89,624     69,641       66,683  
       Provision for loan losses     33,735     40,412       26,510  
              Net interest income after provision for loan losses     55,889     29,229       40,173  
       Noninterest income:                      
              Wealth Management revenue     6,414     4,524       5,916  
              Service charges on deposit accounts     4,739     5,012       4,376  
              Other service charges and fee income     1,128     963       1,000  
              Gain on sale of branches/charter     -     -       3,400  
              Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate     79     (436 )     552  
              Gain on state tax credits, net     2,250     1,035       4,201  
              Gain on sale of investment securities     1,987     955       161  
              Extinguishment of debt     -     7,388       -  
              Miscellaneous income     1,763     436       735  
                     Total noninterest income     18,360     19,877       20,341  
       Noninterest expense:                      
              Employee compensation and benefits     28,513     25,969       27,656  
              Occupancy     4,297     4,709       3,985  
              Furniture and equipment     1,393     1,425       1,390  
              Data processing     2,234     2,147       2,139  
              FDIC and other insurance     4,402     4,204       1,617  
              Goodwill impairment charge     -     45,377       -  
              Loan legal and other real estate expense     9,941     4,788       1,717  
              Other     12,128     9,808       10,272  
                     Total noninterest expense     62,908     98,427       48,776  
                       
       Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense     11,341     (49,321 )     11,738  
              Income tax expense (benefit)     2,221     (2,650 )     3,672  
       Income (loss) from continuing operations     9,120     (46,671 )     8,066  
                       
       Loss from discontinued operations before income tax (benefit) expense     -     (408 )     (9,757 )
              Loss on disposal before income tax benefit     -     (1,587 )     -  
              Income tax (benefit)     -     (711 )     (3,539 )
       Loss from discontinued operations     -     (1,284 )     (6,218 )
                       
       Net income (loss)   $ 9,120   $ (47,955 )   $ 1,848  
       Net income (loss) available to common shareholders   $ 6,653   $ (50,369 )   $ 1,769  
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:                      
              From continuing operations   $ 0.45   $ (3.82 )   $ 0.63  
              From discontinued operations     -     (0.10 )     (0.49 )
                     Total   $ 0.45   $ (3.92 )   $ 0.14  
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:                      
              From continuing operations   $ 0.45   $ (3.82 )   $ 0.63  
              From discontinued operations     -     (0.10 )     (0.49 )
                     Total   $      0.45   $      (3.92 )   $      0.14  
                       
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, and 2010
 
                                        Accumulated        
                                        other   Total
     Preferred    Common    Treasury    Additional paid    Retained    comprehensive    shareholders'
(in thousands, except share and per share data)       Stock           in capital   earnings   income (loss)   equity
Balance January 1, 2008   $ -   $ 125   $ (1,743 )   $ 104,127     $ 69,523     $ 117     $ 172,149  
Comprehensive income:                                                    
       Net income     -     -     -       -       1,848       -       1,848  
       Change in fair value of available for sale securities,
               net of tax
     -     -     -       -       -       816       816  
       Reclassification adjustment for realized gain                                                    
               on sale of securities included in net income,
               net of tax
     -     -     -       -       -       (103 )     (103 )
       Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax     -     -             -       -       418       418  
               Total comprehensive income (Restated)
                                                 2,979  
       Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.21
               per share
     -     -     -       -       (2,661 )     -       (2,661 )
       Issuance of preferred stock and associated warrants,
               35,000 shares
     31,116     -     -       3,884       -       -       35,000  
       Issuance under equity compensation plans, net,
               361,665 shares
     -     4     -       3,555       -       -       3,559  
       Additional share-based compensation in connection                                                    
               with acquisition of Clayco Banc Corporation,
               32,959 shares
     -     -     -       1,000       -       -       1,000  
       Share-based compensation     -     -     -       2,085       -       -       2,085  
       Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans     -     -     -       460       -       -       460  
Balance December 31, 2008   $ 31,116   $ 129   $ (1,743 )   $ 115,112     $ 68,710     $ 1,248     $ 214,572  
       Net loss     -     -     -       -       (47,955 )     -       (47,955 )
       Change in fair value of available for sale securities,
               net of tax
     -     -     -       -       -       455       455  
       Reclassification adjustment for realized gain                                                    
               on sale of securities included in net income,
               net of tax
     -     -     -       -       -       (611 )     (611 )
       Change in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax                                                    
       Reclassification of cash flow hedge, net of tax     -     -     -       -       -       (159 )     (159 )
               Total comprehensive loss
                                                 (48,270 )
       Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.21 per share     -     -     -       -       (2,694 )     -       (2,694 )
       Cash dividends paid on preferred stock     -     -     -       -       (1,585 )     -       (1,585 )
       Preferred stock accretion of discount and issuance cost     686     -     -       (130 )     (686 )     -       (130 )
       Issuance under equity compensation plans, net,
               81,839 shares
     -     1     -       322       -       -       323  
       Share-based compensation     -     -     -       2,034       -       -       2,034  
       Excess tax expense on additional share-based compensation                                                    
               in connection with acquisition of
               Clayco Banc Corporation
     -     -     -       (364 )     -       -       (364 )
       Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans     -     -     -       26       -       -       26  
Balance December 31, 2009   $ 31,802   $ 130   $ (1,743 )   $ 117,000     $ 15,790     $ 933     $ 163,912  
       Net income     -     -     -       -       9,120       -       9,120  
       Change in fair value of available for sale securities, net of tax     -     -     -       -       -       (79 )     (79 )
       Reclassification adjustment for realized gain                                                    
              on sale of securities included in net income, net of tax     -     -     -       -       -       (1,272 )     (1,272 )
       Reclassification of cash flow hedge, net of tax     -     -     -       -       -       (155 )     (155 )
              Total comprehensive income                                                 7,614  
       Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.21 per share     -     -     -       -       (3,121 )     -       (3,121 )
       Cash dividends paid on preferred stock     -     -     -       -       (1,750 )     -       (1,750 )
       Preferred stock accretion of discount     717     -     -       -       (717 )     -       0  
       Issuance under equity compensation plans, net, 74,971 shares     -     -     -       357       -       -       357  
       Issuance under private stock offering 1,931,610 shares           20     -       14,863       -               14,883  
       Share-based compensation     -     -     -       1,947       -       -       1,947  
       Excess tax expense related to equity compensation plans     -     -     -       (494 )     -       -       (494 )
Balance December 31, 2010   $   32,519   $   150   $                 (1,743 )   $         133,673     $    19,322     $          (573 )   $     183,348  
                                                     
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 
    Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2008
Cash flows from operating activities:                        
       Net income (loss)       $      9,120         $      (47,955 )       $      1,848  
       Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities                        
    Depreciation     2,936       3,595       2,690  
    Provision for loan losses     33,735       40,412       26,510  
    Deferred income taxes     905       (2,545 )     (7,699 )
    Net amortization of debt securities     3,527       1,415       545  
    Amortization of intangible assets     420       1,078       1,444  
    Gain on sale of investment securities     (1,987 )     (955 )     (161 )
    Mortgage loans originated     (93,778 )     (91,884 )     (46,416 )
    Proceeds from mortgage loans sold     91,813       89,636       47,300  
    (Gain) loss on sale of other real estate     (79 )     436       (552 )
    Gain on state tax credits, net     (2,250 )     (1,035 )     (4,201 )
    Excess tax expense (benefits) of share-based compensation     494       338       (460 )
    Share-based compensation     1,947       2,202       3,255  
    Gain on sale of branches/charter     -       -       (3,400 )
    Loss on disposal of Millennium Brokerage Group     -       1,587       -  
    Valuation adjustment on other real estate     5,632       2,389       60  
    Goodwill impairment charge     -       45,377       9,200  
    Net accretion of loan discount and indemnification asset     (10,793 )     -       -  
    Changes in:                        
       Accrued interest receivable and income tax receivable     1,595       2,230       (3,054 )
       Accrued interest payable and other liabilities     (253 )     (214 )     (2,203 )
       Prepaid FDIC insurance     3,027       (11,472 )     -  
       Other, net     3,213       (5,887 )     (4,416 )
       Net cash provided by operating activities     49,224       28,748       20,290  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:                        
       Cash paid in sale of branch/charter, net of cash and cash equivalents received     -       -       (20,736 )
       Cash received from acquisition of Valley Capital Bank     -       15,105       -  
       Cash received from sale of Millennium Brokerage Group     4,000        -       -  
       Cash paid for acquisition of assets of Home National Bank     (224,471 )     -       -  
       Net decrease (increase) in loans     18,731       98,239       (369,123 )
       Net cash proceeds received from FDIC loss share receivable     5,009       -       -  
       Proceeds from the sale of debt and equity securities, available for sale     126,987       48,949       4,063  
       Proceeds from the maturity of debt and equity securities, available for sale     114,112       36,428       37,442  
       Proceeds from the sale of other investments     93       -       -  
       Proceeds from the redemption of other investments     6,130       429       21,224  
       Proceeds from the sale of state tax credits held for sale     9,569       7,709       4,422  
       Proceeds from the sale of other real estate     17,607       16,034       6,753  
       Recoveries of loans previously charged off     2,189       590       372  
       Payments for the purchase/origination of:                        
    Available for sale debt and equity securities     (323,834 )     (271,954 )     (71,699 )
    Other investments     (7,193 )     (2,187 )     (26,715 )
    Bank owned life insurance     (20,000 )     -       -  
    State tax credits held for sale     (15,869 )     (15,227 )     (15,271 )
    Fixed assets     (957 )     (552 )     (7,467 )
       Net cash used in investing activities     (287,897 )     (66,437 )     (436,735 )

(continued)
 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                    
       Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposit accounts     76,428       39,592       (28,868 )
       Net increase in interest-bearing deposit accounts     279,877       65,686       273,312  
       Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures     -       -       28,274  
       Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances     52,780       20,000       2,442,872  
       Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances     (73,580 )     (11,857 )     (2,475,815 )
       (Repayments) proceeds from federal funds purchased     -       (19,400 )     19,400  
       Net increase in other borrowings     79,995       12,578       16,080  
       Net repayments of notes payable     -       -       (6,000 )
       Cash dividends paid on common stock     (3,121 )     (2,694 )     (2,661 )
       Excess tax (expense) benefit of share-based compensation     (494 )     (338 )     460  
       Cash dividends paid on preferred stock     (1,750 )     (1,585 )     -  
       Issuance of preferred stock and warrants     -       -       35,000  
       Preferred stock issuance cost     -       (130 )     -  
       Issuance of common stock     14,883       -       -  
       Proceeds from the issuance of equity instruments     357       156       3,389  
       Net cash provided by financing activities     425,375       102,008       305,443  
       Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     186,702       64,319       (111,002 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     106,966       42,647       153,649  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 293,668     $ 106,966     $ 42,647  
                         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                        
       Cash paid (received) during the period for:                        
              Interest   $ 33,048     $ 49,193     $ 52,495  
              Income taxes     960       (2,817 )     11,579  
       Noncash transactions:                        
              Transfer to other real estate owned in settlement of loans   $      37,763     $      33,717     $      18,432  
              Sales of other real estate financed     8,609       6,258       1,840  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
(concluded)
 
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The significant accounting policies used by the Company in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are summarized below:
 
Business and Consolidation
Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Enterprise”) is a financial holding company that provides a full range of banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers located in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan markets through its banking subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
 
In 2009 and 2010, the Bank entered into two transactions with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to acquire the following failed banks:
On January 20, 2010, the Company sold its interest in Millennium Brokerage Group, LLC (“Millennium”) for $4.0 million in cash. The Company acquired 60% of Millennium in October 2005 and acquired the remaining 40% in December 2007. As a result of the sale, Millennium financial results are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
 
On July 31, 2008, the Company sold its remaining interest in Great American Bank (“Great American”).
 
See Note 2 – Acquisition and Divestitures for more information on the above transactions.
 
The Company is subject to competition from other financial and nonfinancial institutions providing financial services in the markets served by the Company’s subsidiary. Additionally, the Company and its banking subsidiary are subject to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies and undergo periodic examinations by those regulatory agencies.
 
Use of Estimates
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions, which significantly affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. Such estimates include the valuation of loans, goodwill, intangible assets, indemnification assets, and other long-lived assets, along with assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Decreased real estate values, volatile credit markets, and persistent high unemployment have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.
 
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Cash Flow Information
For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits and federal funds sold to be cash and cash equivalents. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately $9.6 million and $8.4 million, respectively, of cash and due from banks represented required reserves on deposits maintained by the Company in accordance with Federal Reserve Bank requirements.
 
Investments
The Company has classified all investments in debt securities as available for sale.
 
Securities classified as available for sale are carried at estimated fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses for available for sale securities are excluded from earnings and reported as a net amount in a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized. All previous fair value adjustments included in the separate component of shareholders’ equity are reversed upon sale.
 
Declines in the fair value of securities below their cost that are deemed to be other-than-temporary are reflected in operations as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. This analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include (1) the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected compared to the amortized cost of the security, (2) duration and magnitude of the decline in value, (3) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers, (4) structure of the security, and (5) the intent to sell the security or whether its more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value.
 
Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the expected lives of the respective securities as an adjustment to yield using the interest method. Dividend and interest income is recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses are included in earnings and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.
 
Loans Held for Sale
The Company provides long-term financing of one-to-four-family residential real estate by originating fixed and variable rate loans. Long-term, fixed and variable rate loans are sold into the secondary market with limited recourse. Upon receipt of an application for a real estate loan, the Company determines whether the loan will be sold into the secondary market or retained in the Company’s loan portfolio. The interest rates on the loans sold are locked with the buyer and the Company bears no interest rate risk related to these loans. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, which is determined on a specific identification method. The Company does not retain servicing on any loans sold, nor did the Company have any capitalized mortgage servicing rights at December 31, 2010 or 2009. Gains on the sale of loans held for sale are reported net of direct origination fees and costs in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
 
Portfolio Loans
Loans are reported at the principal balance outstanding net of unearned fees and costs. Loan origination fees and direct origination costs are deferred and recognized over the lives of the related loans as a yield adjustment using a method, which approximates the interest method.
 
Interest income on loans is accrued to income based on the principal amount outstanding. The recognition of interest income is discontinued when a loan becomes 90 days past due or a significant deterioration in the borrower’s credit has occurred which, in management’s opinion, negatively impacts the collectability of the loan. Unpaid interest on such loans is reversed at the time the loan becomes uncollectable and subsequent interest payments received are applied to principal if any doubt exists as to the collectability of such principal; otherwise, such receipts are recorded as interest income. Loans that have not been restructured are returned to accrual status when management believes full collectability of principal and interest is expected. Non-accrual loans that have been restructured will remain in a nonaccrual status until the borrower has made six consecutive contractual payments.
 
Loans Acquired Through Transfer
Loans acquired through the completion of a transfer, including loans acquired in a business combination, that have evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable are initially recorded at fair value (as determined by the present value of expected future cash flows) with no valuation allowance. The difference between the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition and the investment in the loans, or the “accretable yield,” is recognized as interest income on a level-yield method over the life of the loans. Contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition, or the “nonaccretable difference,” are not recognized as a yield adjustment or as a loss accrual or a valuation allowance. Increases in expected cash flows subsequent to the initial investment are recognized prospectively through adjustment of the yield on the loans over their remaining lives. Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment. Any allowance for loan loss on these impaired loans reflect only losses incurred after the acquisition (meaning the present value of all cash flows expected at acquisition that ultimately are not to be received).
 
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Impaired Loans
A loan is considered impaired when management believes it is probable that collection of all amounts due, both principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not occur. Non-accrual loans, loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing, and restructured loans qualify as “impaired loans.” Loans are also considered “impaired” when it becomes probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the loan’s contractual terms. Restructured loans involve the granting of a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty involving the modification of terms of the loan, such as changes in payment schedule or interest rate.
 
When measuring impairment, the expected future cash flows of an impaired loan are discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate at origination. Alternatively, impairment is measured by reference to an observable market price, if one exists, or the fair value of the collateral for a collateral-dependent loan. Interest income on impaired loans is recorded when cash is received and only if principal is considered to be fully collectible. Loans and leases, which are deemed uncollectable, are charged off and deducted from the allowance for loan losses, while recoveries of amounts previously charged off are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
 
Impaired loans exclude credit-impaired loans that were acquired in the December 2009 and July 2010 FDIC-assisted transactions in Arizona. These purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing. See Note 2 – Acquisition and Divestitures for more information on these loans.
 
Allowance For Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is increased by provision charged to expense and is available to absorb charge offs, net of recoveries. Management utilizes a systematic, documented approach in determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. The level of the allowance reflects management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations; specific credit risks; loan loss experience; current loan portfolio quality; present economic, political and regulatory conditions; and probable losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a degree of subjectivity and requires that we make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in the allowance for loan losses.
 
Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb inherent losses in the loan portfolio. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of the examination process, periodically review the Bank’s loan portfolio. Such agencies may require additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments and interpretations of information available to them at the time of their examinations.
 
Loan Charge-Offs
Loans are charged-off when the book balance of any loan whose primary and secondary sources of repayment (cash flow, collateral) no longer represent viable collection alternatives and the tertiary source (guarantors) must be sued to induce honoring the guaranty.
 
Other Real Estate
Other real estate represents property acquired through foreclosure or deeded to the Company in lieu of foreclosure on loans on which the borrowers have defaulted as to the payment of principal and interest. Other real estate is recorded on an individual asset basis at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. The fair value of other real estate is based upon estimates of future cash flows, market value of similar assets, if available, or independent appraisals. These estimates involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with certainty. As a result, fair value estimates may not be realizable in a current sale or settlement of the other real estate. Subsequent reductions in fair value are expensed.
 
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Gains and losses resulting from the sale of other real estate are credited or charged to current period earnings. Costs of maintaining and operating other real estate are expensed as incurred, and expenditures to complete or improve other real estate properties are capitalized if the expenditures are expected to be recovered upon ultimate sale of the property.
 
FDIC Loss Share Receivable
As part of the Valley Capital and Home National transactions, the Bank entered into loss-share agreements with the FDIC. The FDIC will reimburse the Bank for a percentage of realized losses on loans and foreclosed real estate covered under the agreement (“Covered Assets”). In addition, the Bank will be reimbursed for certain expenses related to the Covered Assets. At the acquisition date, the fair value of the amount due from the FDIC (“FDIC Loss Share Receivable) was estimated based on expected losses and cash flows on the Covered Assets. The FDIC Loss Share Receivable is measured separately from the related Covered Assets and recorded separately on the balance sheet because it is not contractually embedded in the Covered Assets and is not transferable. The corresponding accretion is recorded separately on the income statement. Although these assets are contractual receivables from the FDIC, there are no contractual interest rates. See Note 2—Acquisitions and Divestitures, for further information regarding these transactions.
 
Fixed Assets
Buildings, leasehold improvements, and furniture, fixtures, equipment, and capitalized software are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over their respective estimated useful lives. Furniture, fixtures and equipment is depreciated over three to ten years and buildings and leasehold improvements over ten to forty years based upon lease obligation periods.
 
State Tax Credits Held for Sale
The Company purchases the rights to receive 10-year streams of state tax credits at agreed upon discount rates and sells such tax credits to Wealth Management customers and others. All state tax credits purchased prior to 2009 are accounted for at fair value. All state tax credits purchased since 2009 are accounted for at cost. The Company elected not to account for the state tax credits purchased since 2009 at fair value in order to limit the volatility of the fair value changes in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
 
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance
The Company has purchased bank-owned life insurance policies on certain executives. Bank-owned life insurance is recorded at its cash surrender value. Changes in the cash surrender values are included in non-interest income.
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“FHLB”), is required to maintain an investment in the capital stock of the FHLB. The stock is redeemable at par by the FHLB, and is therefore, carried at cost and periodically evaluated for impairment. The Company records dividends in income on the ex-dividend date.
 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company may not be able to recover the respective asset’s carrying amount. Such tests involve the use of estimates and assumptions. Core deposit intangibles are amortized using an accelerated method over an estimated useful life of approximately 10 years.
 
Businesses must identify potential goodwill impairments by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Goodwill impairment is not indicated as long as the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying value. The second step of the impairment test is only required if a goodwill impairment is identified in step one. The second step of the test compares the implied fair value of goodwill to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. That loss is equal to the carrying amount of goodwill that is in excess of its implied fair market value.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as fixed assets and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of the balance sheet.
 
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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to assist in the management of interest rate sensitivity and to modify the repricing, maturity and option characteristics of certain assets and liabilities. In addition, the Company also offers an interest-rate hedge program that includes interest rate swaps to assist its customers in managing their interest-rate risk profile. In order to eliminate the interest-rate risk associated with offering these products, the Company enters into derivative contracts with third parties to offset the customer contracts.
 
Derivative instruments are required to be measured at fair value and recognized as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. Fair value represents the payment the Company would receive or pay if the item were sold or bought in a current transaction. The accounting for changes in fair value (gains or losses) of a hedged item is dependent on whether the related derivative is designated and qualifies for “hedge accounting.” The Company assigns derivatives to one of these categories at the purchase date: fair value hedge, cash flow hedge or non-designated derivatives. An assessment of the expected and ongoing hedge effectiveness of any derivative designated a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge is performed as required by the accounting standards. Derivatives are included in other assets and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Generally, the only derivative instruments used by the Company have been interest rate swaps and interest rate caps.
 
The following is a summary of the Company’s accounting policies for derivative instruments and hedging activities.
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is recognized if the Company determines it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be recognized. In estimating accrued taxes, the Company assesses the relative merits and risks of the appropriate tax treatment considering statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance in the context of the tax position. Because of the complexity of tax laws and regulations, interpretation can be difficult and subject to legal judgment given specific facts and circumstances. It is possible that others, given the same information, may at any point in time reach different reasonable conclusions regarding the estimated amounts of accrued taxes.
 
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Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation is recognized as an expense in the financial statements and measured at the grant date fair value for all equity classified awards.
 
Acquisitions and Divestitures
The Company accounts for business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the acquired entities have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. The Company has one year to finalize the fair values and resulting goodwill resulting from any business combination.
 
The purchase price allocation process requires an estimation of the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the Company includes that adjustment in the cost of the combination when the contingent consideration is determinable beyond a reasonable doubt and can be reliably estimated. The results of operations of the acquired business are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the respective date of acquisition. As a general rule, goodwill established in connection with a stock purchase is nondeductible for tax purposes.
 
For divestitures, the Company measures an asset (disposal group) classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value at the date the asset is initially classified as held for sale or its fair value less costs to sell. The Company reports the results of operations of a component that either has been disposed of or held to sale as discontinued operations if:
Any incremental direct costs incurred to transact the sale are allocated against the gain or loss on the sale. These costs would include items like legal fees, title transfer fees, broker fees, etc. Any goodwill and intangible assets associated with the portion of the reporting unit to be disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the business in determining the gain or loss on the sale.
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares determined for the basic earnings per common share computation plus the dilutive effect of stock compensation using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method.
 
NOTE 2—ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
 
Acquisition of Home National
On July 9, 2010, the Bank acquired approximately $256.0 million in Arizona-originated assets from the FDIC in connection with the failure of Home National, an Oklahoma bank with operations in Arizona. The Bank acquired the loans originated and other real estate at a discount of 12.5%. As part of the purchase transaction, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a loss sharing agreement on the assets acquired. The Bank did not assume any deposits or acquire any branches or other assets of Home National in the transaction.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired at the date of acquisition:
 
(in thousands) Amount
Loans $ 136,093
Other real estate owned   5,469
FDIC loss share receivable   82,422
Other assets   487
Total $      224,471
     
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The FDIC will reimburse the Bank for 80% of all losses on loans and other real estate covered under the agreement. The loss sharing agreement is subject to the servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC.
 
The loans and other real estate acquired are recorded at estimated fair value. As such, there was no allowance for credit losses established related to the acquired loans at July 9, 2010 and no carryover of the related allowance from Home National. The loans are accounted for in accordance with guidance for certain loans acquired in a transfer, when the loans have evidence of credit deterioration and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the acquirer will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. The difference between contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges and an adjustment in accretable yield, which will have a positive impact on interest income.
 
The reimbursable losses from the FDIC are based on the book value of the Covered Assets as determined by the FDIC as of the date of the acquisition. A majority of these loans were valued based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral because the future cash flows are primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral. The expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreement were recorded as a FDIC loss share receivable at their estimated fair value.
 
Acquisition of Valley Capital
On December 11, 2009, the Bank entered into a loss sharing agreement with the FDIC and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Valley Capital, a full service community bank that was headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.
 
The Bank initially recorded the tangible assets and liabilities at their preliminary fair value of approximately $42.4 million, and $43.4 million, respectively. Subsequent to the initial fair value estimate, additional information was obtained on the credit quality of certain loans and the valuation of Other real estate as of the acquisition date which resulted in refinements to the initial fair value estimates.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition and the impact of the fair value refinements.
 
    Preliminary           Adjusted
    December 31,           December 31,
(in thousands)       2009       Refinements       2009
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,542     $ -     $ 3,542  
Federal funds sold     11,563       -       11,563  
Other investments     59       -       59  
Portfolio loans     14,730       (1,135 )     13,595  
Other real estate     3,455       (1,289 )     2,166  
FDIC loss share receivable     8,519       1,849       10,368  
Other assets     567       (536 )     31  
Deposits     (43,355 )     -       (43,355 )
Other liabilities     (33 )     -       (33 )
Goodwill   $         (953 )   $         (1,111 )   $         (2,064 )
                         
Sale of Millennium - Discontinued Operations
On October 13, 2005, the Company acquired 60% of Millennium, a Tennessee limited liability company, for total consideration of $15.0 million. On December 31, 2007, the Company purchased the remaining 40% interest for cash of $1.5 million. As a result, Millennium became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
 
On January 20, 2010, the Company sold Millennium for cash of $4.0 million resulting in a $1.6 million pre-tax loss, net of associated costs. The operating results for Millennium, including the loss on sale, have been reclassified and shown as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. At December 31, 2009, the Company presented the remaining assets of Millennium of $4.0 million as Assets of discontinued operations held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not have any direct significant continuing involvement with Millennium.
 
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Acquisition of Clayco Banc Corporation
On February 28, 2007, the Company acquired 100% of the total outstanding common stock of Kansas City-based Clayco Banc Corporation (“Clayco”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Great American, for total consideration of $36.0 million, consisting of cash of $14.8 million and 698,733 shares of common stock valued at $21.2 million.
 
At the time of acquisition, 32,959 shares valued at $1.0 million were deposited into an escrow account as part of an executive retention agreement. At December 31, 2008 the contingency was resolved, the shares were released to the executive, and the Company recorded additional compensation expense of $1.0 million.
 
Sale of Liberty Branch
On February 28, 2008, the Company sold its banking branch located in Liberty, Missouri to an unaffiliated bank. Deposit liabilities of $7.4 million were transferred and approximately $158,000 of fixed assets were sold. Goodwill and core deposit intangibles related to Liberty of $97,000 and $269,000, respectively, were written off on the sale date. The gain on the sale was $550,000.
 
Great American Transactions
On June 26, 2008, the Company transferred the assets and deposit liabilities of the Great American Claycomo branch along with certain other assets and liabilities of Great American to the Bank. Approximately $168.0 million of assets and $126.0 million of liabilities were transferred to the Bank.
 
On July 31, 2008, the Company sold the Great American bank charter and its remaining DeSoto branch to an unaffiliated bank holding company, for cash of $6.5 million. The net assets of the Great American charter on the date of the sale were $2.5 million, comprised of assets of approximately $33.0 million and liabilities of approximately $30.5 million. Goodwill and core deposit intangibles related to Great American of $680,000 and $336,000, respectively, were written off on the sale date. The gain on the sale was $2.9 million.
 
NOTE 3—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. The following table presents a summary of per share data and amounts for the periods indicated.
 
  Years ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2010      2009      2008
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $       9,120     $       (46,671 )   $       8,066  
Net (loss) from discontinued operations   -       (1,284 )     (6,218 )
Net income (loss)   9,120       (47,955 )     1,848  
       Preferred stock dividend   (1,750 )     (1,750 )     (58 )
       Accretion of preferred stock discount   (717 )     (664 )     (21 )
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 6,653     $ (50,369 )   $ 1,769  
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding   14,747       12,833       12,589  
Additional dilutive common stock equivalents   -       -       -  
Diluted common shares outstanding   14,747       12,833       12,589  
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:                      
       From continuing operations $ 0.45     $ (3.82 )   $ 0.63  
       From discontinued operations   -       (0.10 )     (0.49 )
       From continuing and discontinued operations $ 0.45     $ (3.92 )   $ 0.14  
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:                      
       From continuing operations $ 0.45     $ (3.82 )   $ 0.63  
       From discontinued operations   -       (0.10 )     (0.49 )
       From continuing and discontinued operations $ 0.45     $ (3.92 )   $ 0.14  
                       
 
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There were 2,707,424 common stock equivalents (including 324,074 convertible stock warrants) for fiscal year 2010; 2,757,074 common stock equivalents (including 324,074 convertible stock warrants) for fiscal year 2009; and 515,566 common stock equivalents (including 1,566 convertible stock warrants) for fiscal year 2008, which were excluded from the earnings per share calculations because their effect was anti-dilutive.
 
NOTE 4—PREFERRED STOCK AND COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
 
On December 19, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”) under the Capital Purchase Program, pursuant to which the Company sold (i) 35,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Senior Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 324,074 shares of EFSC common stock (“common stock warrants”), par value $0.01 per share, for an aggregate investment by the U.S. Treasury of $35.0 million.
 
The proceeds received were allocated between the Senior Preferred Stock and the common stock warrants based upon their relative fair values, which resulted in the recording of a discount on the senior preferred stock upon issuance that reflects the value allocated to the warrants. The discount is being accreted using a level-yield basis over five years, consistent with management’s estimate of the life of the preferred stock. The allocated carrying value of the Senior Preferred Stock and common stock warrants on the date of issuance (based on their relative fair values) were $31.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Cumulative dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are payable at 5% per annum for the first five years and at a rate of 9% per annum thereafter on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.
 
The Company is prohibited from paying any dividend with respect to shares of common stock unless all accrued and unpaid dividends are paid in full on the Senior Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods. The Senior Preferred Stock is non-voting, other than class voting rights on matters that could adversely affect the Senior Preferred Stock. The Senior Preferred Stock is callable at par after three years. Prior to the end of three years, according to the terms of the operative agreements, the Senior Preferred Stock may be redeemed with the proceeds from one or more qualified equity offerings of any Tier 1 perpetual preferred or common stock of EFSC of at least $8.8 million (each a “Qualified Equity Offering”), although certain amendments to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 enacted in February of 2009 eliminate this restriction on the means of redeeming the Senior Preferred Stock. The U.S. Treasury may also transfer the Senior Preferred Stock to a third party at any time.
 
Common Stock Warrants
The common stock warrants have a term of 10 years and are exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, at an exercise price of $16.20 per share (subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments). Assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of common stock warrants. The weighted average expected life of the common stock warrant represents the period of time that common stock warrants are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected volatility was based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The following assumptions were used in estimating the fair value for the common stock warrants: a weighted average expected life of 10 years, a risk-free interest rate of 3.1%, an expected volatility of 47.3%, and a dividend yield of 5%. Based on these assumptions, the estimated fair value of the common stock warrants was $3.0 million. As previously noted, based on the common stock warrants’ fair value relative to the senior preferred stock fair value, $3.9 million of the $35.0 million of proceeds was recorded to Additional paid in capital in the December 31, 2010 and 2009 consolidated balance sheets.
 
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NOTE 5—INVESTMENTS
 
Securities Available-for-Sale
The following table presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of securities available-for-sale:
 
  December 31, 2010
        Gross   Gross      
  Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized      
(in thousands) Cost      Gains      Losses      Fair Value
Available for sale securities:                        
       Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $       444   $       9   $       -     $       453
       Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises   32,880     9     (770 )     32,119
       Obligations of states and political subdivisions   18,486     45     (855 )     17,676
       Residential mortgage-backed securities   310,636     2,656     (1,994 )     311,298
  $ 362,446   $ 2,719   $ (3,619 )   $ 361,546
                         

  December 31, 2009
        Gross   Gross      
  Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized      
(in thousands) Cost      Gains      Losses      Fair Value
Available for sale securities:                        
       Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $       26,940   $       249   $       -     $       27,189
       Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises   75,880     115     (181 )     75,814
       Obligations of states and political subdivisions   3,868     10     (471 )     3,408
       Residential mortgage-backed securities   174,562     1,960     (471 )     176,050
  $ 281,250   $ 2,334   $ (1,123 )   $ 282,461
                         

At December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the government agencies and sponsored enterprises, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity. The residential mortgage-backed securities are all issued by government sponsored enterprises. Available for sale securities having a carrying value of $249.6 million and $66.4 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes as required by law or contract provisions.
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities classified as available for sale at December 31, 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. The average maturity of the Mortgage-backed securities is approximately 4 years.
 
  Amortized   Estimated
(in thousands) Cost      Fair Value
Due in one year or less $        6,594   $        6,597
Due after one year through five years   19,897     19,422
Due after five years through ten years   19,509     18,788
Due after ten years   5,810     5,441
Mortgage-backed securities   310,636     311,298
  $ 362,446   $ 361,546
           
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The following table represents a summary of available-for-sale investment securities that had an unrealized loss:
 
  December 31, 2010
  Less than 12 months   12 months or more   Total
      Unrealized         Unrealized         Unrealized
(in thousands) Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises $       27,100   $       770   $       -   $       -   $       27,100   $       770
Obligations of the state and political subdivisions   11,329     420     2,965     435     14,294     855
Residential mortgage-backed securities   133,893     1,994     -     -     133,893     1,994
  $ 172,322   $ 3,184   $ 2,965   $ 435   $ 175,287   $ 3,619
                                   

  December 31, 2009
  Less than 12 months   12 months or more   Total
        Unrealized         Unrealized         Unrealized
(in thousands) Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises $       29,557   $       181   $       -   $       -   $       29,557   $       181
Obligations of the state and political subdivisions   2,830     471     -     -     2,830     471
Residential mortgage-backed securities   74,625     471     -     -     74,625     471
  $ 107,012   $ 1,123   $ -   $ -   $ 107,012   $ 1,123
                                   

The unrealized losses at both December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, were attributable to changes in market interest rates since the securities were purchased. Management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. This analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include (1) the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected compared to the amortized cost of the security, (2) duration and magnitude of the decline in value, (3) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers, (4) structure of the security and (5) the intent to sell the security or whether its more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value. At December 31, 2010, management performed its quarterly analysis of all securities with an unrealized loss and concluded no material individual securities were other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
The gross gains realized, gross losses realized and the proceeds received from sales of available-for-sale investment securities at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows:
 
  December 31,
(in thousands) 2010      2009
Gross gains realized $       1,987   $       955
Gross losses realized   -     -
Proceeds from sales   126,987     48,949

Other Investments, At Cost
The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Des Moines. As a member of the FHLB system administered by the Federal Housing Finance Board, the Bank is required to maintain a minimum investment in the capital stock of its respective FHLB consisting of membership stock and activity-based stock. The FHLB capital stock of $7.6 million is recorded at cost, and is included in other investments in the consolidated balance sheets, which represents redemption value. The remaining amounts in Other investments include the Company’s investment in unconsolidated trusts used to issue preferred securities to third parties (see Note 11—Subordinated Debentures) and various private equity investments.
 
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NOTE 6—PORTFOLIO LOANS
 
Below is a summary of loans by category at December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
  December 31,
  2010   2009
  Portfolio   Portfolio            
  Loans not   Loans            
  Covered   Covered            
  under FDIC   under FDIC         Portfolio
(in thousands) loss share   loss share   Total   Loans
Real Estate Loans:                      
       Construction and land development $       190,285      $       32,748      $       223,033      $       224,390
       Farmland   10,980     811     11,791     6,680
       1-4 Family residential   189,484     10,201     199,685     213,960
       Multifamily residential   53,111     129     53,240     87,971
       Other real estate loans   712,177     72,280     784,457     724,568
Total real estate loans $ 1,156,037   $ 116,169   $ 1,272,206   $ 1,257,569
Commercial and industrial   593,938     10,036     603,974     558,016
Other   16,308     506     16,814     16,387
       Portfolio Loans, net $ 1,766,283   $ 126,711   $ 1,892,994   $ 1,831,972
                       
Unearned loan costs, net   68     -     68     153
       Portfolio loans, including unearned loan costs $ 1,766,351   $ 126,711   $ 1,893,062   $ 1,832,125
                       

The Company grants commercial, residential, and consumer loans primarily in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan areas. The Company has a diversified loan portfolio, with no particular concentration of credit in any one economic sector; however, a substantial portion of the portfolio is concentrated in and secured by real estate. The ability of the Company’s borrowers to honor their contractual obligations is dependent upon the local economy and its effect on the real estate market.
 
Following is a summary of activity for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 of loans to executive officers and directors or to entities in which such individuals had beneficial interests as a shareholder, officer, or director. Such loans were made in the normal course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other customers and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability.
 
(in thousands) 2010      2009      2008
Balance at beginning of year $       9,240     $       6,047     $       3,186  
New loans and advances   6,411       5,571       3,204  
Payments   (1,764 )     (2,378 )     (343 )
Balance at end of year $ 13,887     $ 9,240     $ 6,047  
                       

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A summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio class and category based on impairment method for the year ended December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
          Commercial   Commercial                             Portfolio loans      
          Real Estate   Real Estate                             covered under      
    Commercial &   Owner   Non-Owner   Construction   Residential   Consumer           FDIC      
(in thousands)    Industrial    Occupied    Occupied    Real Estate    Real Estate    & Other    Unallocated    loss share    Total
Allowance for Loan Losses:                                                          
Balance, beginning of year   $     9,715   $       5,992     $     13,608   $      4,289   $     3,859   $     45   $       5,487     $     -   $     42,995
       Provision charged to expense     6,720     (86 )     5,656     15,952     5,481     141     (129 )     -     33,735
       Losses charged off     3,865     846       14,636     12,148     4,391     274     -       -     36,160
       Recoveries     157     -       1,001     314     536     181     -       -     2,189
Balance, end of year   $ 12,727   $ 5,060     $ 5,629   $ 8,407   $ 5,485   $ 93   $ 5,358     $ -   $ 42,759
                                                           
Allowance for Loan Losses -
       Ending Balance:		                                                          
Individually evaluated for impairment   $ 4,434   $ 219     $ 1,457   $ 650   $ 2,368   $ -   $ -     $ -   $ 9,128
Collectively evaluated for impairment     8,293     4,841       4,172     7,757     3,117     93     5,358       -     33,631
Loans acquired with deteriorated
       credit quality		     -     -       -     -     -     -     -       -     -
Total   $ 12,727   $ 5,060     $ 5,629   $ 8,407   $ 5,485   $ 93   $ 5,358     $ -   $ 42,759
                                                           
Loans - Ending Balance:                                                          
Individually evaluated for impairment   $ 11,276   $ 2,024     $ 10,935   $ 9,934   $ 12,188   $ -   $ -     $ -   $ 46,357
Collectively evaluated for impairment     582,662     329,520       433,789     180,351     177,296     16,376             3,837     1,723,831
Loans acquired with deteriorated
       credit quality		     -     -       -     -     -     -             122,874     122,874
Total   $ 593,938   $ 331,544     $ 444,724   $ 190,285   $ 189,484   $ 16,376   $ -     $ 126,711   $ 1,893,062
                                                           

A summary of loans individually evaluated for impairment by category as of December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
  Unpaid   Recorded   Recorded                  
  Contractual   Investment   Investment   Total         Average
  Principal   With No   With   Recorded   Related   Recorded
(in thousands) Balance      Allowance      Allowance      Investment      Allowance      Investment
       Commercial & Industrial $       11,591   $       412   $       10,864   $       11,276   $       4,434   $       5,848
       Real Estate:                                  
              Commercial - Owner Occupied   2,668     1,044     980     2,024     219     3,890
              Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied   15,024     1,960     8,975     10,935     1,457     15,122
              Construction   13,391     5,388     4,546     9,934     650     16,898
              Residential
   12,390     2,650     9,538     12,188     2,368     5,721
       Consumer & Other   -     -     -     -     -     92
       Total $ 55,064   $ 11,454   $ 34,903   $ 46,357   $ 9,128   $ 47,571
                                   

There were no loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest at December 31, 2010, 2009 or 2008. If interest on impaired loans would have been accrued based upon the original contractual terms, such income would have been $3.5 million, $3.3 million, and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The cash amount collected and recognized as interest income on impaired loans was $78,000, $112,000, and $121,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The amount recognized as interest income on impaired loans continuing to accrue interest was $150,000, $16,000, and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. At December 31, 2010 there were $1.4 million of unadvanced commitments on impaired loans. Other Liabilities include approximately $280,000 for estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments on impaired loans.
 
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The recorded investment in impaired loans by category at December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
(in thousands) Non-accrual       Restructured       Total
Commercial & Industrial $      11,276   $      -   $      11,276
                 
Real Estate:                
       Commercial - Owner Occupied   2,024           2,024
       Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied   10,516     419     10,935
       Construction   9,352     582     9,934
       Residential   5,309     6,879     12,188
                 
Consumer & Other   -           -
                 
              Total $ 38,477   $ 7,880   $ 46,357
                 

The aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by portfolio class and category at December 31, 2010 is as follows:
 
          90 or More                  
    30-89 Days   Days   Total            
(in thousands)       Past Due       Past Due       Past Due       Current       Total
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share                              
       Commerical & Industrial   $      5,938   $      3,557   $      9,495   $      584,443   $      593,938
                               
       Real Estate:
                              
              Commercial - Owner Occupied     914     1,583     2,497     329,047     331,544
              Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied     2,692     4,348     7,040     437,684     444,724
              Construction     802     6,876     7,678     182,607     190,285
              Residential     2,496     2,518     5,014     184,470     189,484
                               
       Consumer & Other     3     -     3     16,373     16,376
                     Total   $ 12,845   $ 18,882   $ 31,727   $ 1,734,624   $ 1,766,351
                               
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share                              
       Commerical & Industrial   $ 674   $ 264   $ 938   $ 9,098   $ 10,036
                               
       Real Estate:
                              
              Commercial - Owner Occupied     62     5,591     5,653     25,431     31,084
              Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied     3,687     1,956     5,643     36,493     42,136
              Construction     -     25,943     25,943     6,804     32,747
              Residential     726     737     1,463     8,737     10,200
                               
       Consumer & Other     196     -     196     312     508
                     Total   $ 5,345   $ 34,491   $ 39,836   $ 86,875   $ 126,711
                               
Portfolio loans, total                              
       Commerical & Industrial   $ 6,612   $ 3,821   $ 10,433   $ 593,541   $ 603,974
                               
       Real Estate:                              
              Commercial - Owner Occupied     976     7,174     8,150     354,478     362,628
              Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied     6,379     6,304     12,683     474,177     486,860
              Construction     802     32,819     33,621     189,411     223,032
              Residential     3,222     3,255     6,477     193,207     199,684
                               
       Consumer & Other     199     -     199     16,685     16,884
                     Total   $ 18,190   $ 53,373   $ 71,563   $ 1,821,499   $ 1,893,062
                               

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The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, and current economic factors among other factors. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
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The recorded investment by risk category of the loans by portfolio class and category at December 31, 2010, which is based upon the most recent analysis performed, is as follows:
 
          Commercial   Commercial                        
          Real Estate   Real Estate                        
    Commercial   Owner   Non-owner   Construction   Residential   Consumer      
(in thousands)       & Industrial       Occupied       Occupied       Real Estate       Real Estate       & Other       Total
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share                                          
       Outstanding (1-3)   $      92,940   $      19,139   $      6,846   $      1,142   $      1,522   $      5,930   $      127,519
       Above Average (4)     48,745     68,443     31,826     8,549     17,400     2,264     177,227
       Average (5)     252,938     149,773     259,937     80,400     127,587     7,722     878,357
       Below Average (6)     135,174     46,080     91,385     27,931     10,900     117     311,587
       Watch List (7)     26,549     33,374     38,680     32,519     8,272     9     139,403
       Substandard (8)     34,512     14,634     15,812     39,744     23,759     334     128,795
       Doubtful (9)     3,080     101     238     -     44     -     3,463
              Total   $ 593,938   $ 331,544   $ 444,724   $ 190,285   $ 189,484   $ 16,376   $ 1,766,351
                                           
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share                                          
       Outstanding (1-3)   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ 83   $ 83
       Above Average (4)     -     -     -     -     110     -     110
       Average (5)     4,195     8,774     14,744     1,343     4,400     378     33,834
       Below Average (6)     4,902     7,952     7,938     1,557     2,717     47     25,113
       Watch List (7)     75     3,414     7,331     353     1,443     -     12,616
       Substandard (8)     864     10,944     9,861     22,272     1,170     -     45,111
       Doubtful (9)     -     -     2,262     7,222     360     -     9,844
              Total   $ 10,036   $ 31,084   $ 42,136   $ 32,747   $ 10,200   $ 508   $ 126,711
                                           
Portfolio loans, total                                          
       Outstanding (1-3)   $ 92,940   $ 19,139   $ 6,846   $ 1,142   $ 1,522   $ 6,013   $ 127,602
       Above Average (4)     48,745     68,443     31,826     8,549     17,510     2,264     177,337
       Average (5)     257,133     158,547     274,681     81,743     131,987     8,100     912,191
       Below Average (6)     140,076     54,032     99,323     29,488     13,617     164     336,700
       Watch List (7)     26,624     36,788     46,011     32,872     9,715     9     152,019
       Substandard (8)     35,376     25,578     25,673     62,016     24,929     334     173,906
       Doubtful (9)     3,080     101     2,500     7,222     404     -     13,307
              Total   $ 603,974   $ 362,628   $ 486,860   $ 223,032   $ 199,684   $ 16,884   $ 1,893,062
                                           

Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share
Purchased loans acquired in a business combination, including loans purchased in our FDIC-assisted transactions, are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date without a carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Purchased credit-impaired loans are loans that have evidence of credit deterioration since origination and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the Company will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include factors such as past due and non-accrual status. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges or a reclassification of the difference from non-accretable to accretable with a positive impact on interest income. Further, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan when there is a reasonable expectation about the amount and timing of such cash flows.
 
Changes in the accretable yield for purchased loans were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
    December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Balance at beginning of period   $      3,708     $      -
Additions     50,027       3,708
Accretion     (7,275 )     -
Balance at end of period   $ 46,460     $ 3,708
               

Outstanding balances on purchased loans from the FDIC were $219.5 million and $22.0 million as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In 2010, the Bank received payments of $5.0 million for loss share claims under the terms of the FDIC loss share agreements.
 
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Home National transaction
The following table presents information regarding the contractually required payments receivable, the cash flows expected to be collected, and the estimated fair value of the loans acquired in the Home National transaction, as of the closing dates for those transactions:
 
    July 9, 2010 Purchased
(In thousands)       Credit-Impaired Loans
Contractually required payments (principal and interest):   $ 288,827
Cash flows expected to be collected (principal and interest):     171,696
Fair value of loans acquired:     136,093

These amounts were determined based upon the estimated remaining life of the underlying loans, which include the effects of estimated prepayments. The majority of the purchased credit-impaired loans were valued based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral. There was no allowance for credit losses on purchased loans related to FDIC-assisted transactions at December 31, 2010.
 
The determination of the initial fair value of loans and other real estate acquired in the transaction and the initial fair value of the related FDIC loss share receivable involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. The carrying value of the acquired loans and other real estate and the FDIC indemnification asset reflect management’s best estimate of the fair value of each of these assets as of the date of acquisition. However, the amount that the Bank realizes on these assets could differ materially from the carrying value reflected in these financial statements, based upon the timing and amount of collections on the acquired loans in future periods. To the extent the actual values realized for the acquired loans are different from the estimate, the FDIC loss share receivable will generally be affected in an offsetting manner due to the loss sharing support from the FDIC, thus limiting the Bank’s loss exposure.
 
NOTE 7—DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company is a party to various derivative financial instruments that are used in the normal course of business to meet the needs of its clients and as part of its risk management activities. These instruments include interest rate swaps and option contracts. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
 
Interest rate swap contracts involve the exchange of fixed and floating rate interest payment obligations without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts on behalf of its clients and also utilizes such contracts to reduce or eliminate the exposure to changes in the cash flows or fair value of hedged assets or liabilities due to changes in interest rates. Interest rate option contracts consist of caps and provide for the transfer or reduction of interest rate risk in exchange for a fee.
 
All derivative financial instruments, whether designated as hedges or not, are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value within Other assets or Other liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative in the consolidated statement of operations depends on whether the contract has been designated as a hedge and qualifies for hedge accounting.
 
To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated changes in fair value or cash flow of the hedged item. Prior to entering into a hedge, the Company formally documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the related risk management objective. The documentation process includes linking derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet or to specific forecasted transactions, and defining the effectiveness and ineffectiveness testing methods to be used. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been, and are expected to continue to be, highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items.
 
Counterparty credit risk relates to the loss the Company could incur if a counterparty were to default on a derivative contract. Notional amounts of derivative financial instruments do not represent credit risk, and are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. They are used merely to express the volume of this activity. The Company monitors the overall credit risk and exposure to individual counterparties. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by any counterparties. The amount of counterparty credit exposure is the unrealized gains, if any, on such derivative contracts. At December 31, 2010, the Company had accepted cash of $530,000 and pledged securities of $2.2 million as collateral in connection with our interest rate swap agreements. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had pledged cash of $1.5 million as collateral in connection with interest rate swap agreements.
 
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Risk Management Instruments. The Company enters into certain derivative contracts to economically hedge state tax credits and certain loans and certificates of deposit.
The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the derivative instruments used to manage risk.
 
                Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
                (Other Assets)   (Other Liabilities)
    Notional Amount   Fair Value   Fair Value
    December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2010       2009       2010       2009
Non-designated hedging instruments                                    
       Interest rate cap contracts   $ 314,300   $ 84,050   $ 528   $ 1,117   $ -   $ -

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The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses related to derivatives used for risk management purposes that were recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for 2010 and 2009.
 
        Amount of Gain or (Loss)
    Location of Gain or (Loss)   Recognized in Operations on
    Recognized in Operations on   Derivative
(in thousands)       Derivative       2010       2009
Non-designated hedging instruments                    
       Interest rate cap contracts   State tax credit activity, net   $             (1,340 )   $             573  
       Interest rate swap contracts   Miscellaneous income   $ 242     $ (282 )

Client-Related Derivative Instruments. As an accommodation to certain customers, the Company enters into interest rate swaps to economically hedge changes in fair value of certain loans. In addition, the Company also offers an interest-rate hedge program that includes interest rate swaps to assist its customers in managing their interest-rate risk profile. In order to eliminate the interest-rate risk associated with offering these products, the Company enters into derivative contracts with third parties to offset the customer contracts. The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the client-related derivative instruments.
 
                Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
                (Other Assets)   (Other Liabilities)
    Notional Amount   Fair Value   Fair Value
    December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2010       2009       2010       2009
Non-designated hedging instruments                                    
       Interest rate swap contracts   $ 109,012   $ 30,279   $ 1,514   $ 120   $ 2,607   $ 1,105

Changes in the fair value of client-related derivative instruments are recognized currently in operations. The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for 2010 and 2009.
 
        Amount of Gain or (Loss)
    Location of Gain or (Loss)   Recognized in Operations on
    Recognized in Operations on   Derivative
(in thousands)       Derivative       2010       2009
Non-designated hedging instruments                    
       Interest rate swap contracts   Interest and fees on loans   $             (594 )   $             (579 )

NOTE 8—FIXED ASSETS
 
A summary of fixed assets at December 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:
 
    December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Land   $      2,236   $      2,249
Buildings and leasehold improvements     21,989     21,798
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     12,579     12,095
Capitalized software     211     263
      37,015     36,405
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization     16,516     14,105
       Total fixed assets   $ 20,499   $ 22,301
             

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Depreciation and amortization of building, leasehold improvements, and furniture, fixtures, equipment and capitalized software included in noninterest expense amounted to $2.9 million, $3.6 million, and $2.5 million in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
 
The Company has facilities leased under agreements that expire in various years through 2026. The Company’s aggregate rent expense totaled $2.5 million, $2.7 million, and $2.6 million in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. Sublease rental income was $126,000, $122,500, and $110,200 for 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. For leases which renew or are subject to periodic rental adjustments, the monthly rental payments will be adjusted based on then current market conditions and rates of inflation. The future aggregate minimum rental commitments (in thousands) required under the leases are shown below:
 
Year       Amount
2011     1,848
2012     1,823
2013     1,276
2014     1,261
2015     1,120
Thereafter     7,128
Total   $      14,456
       

NOTE 9—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
The table below presents a summary of the goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
 
    Reporting Unit
(in thousands)       Millennium       Banking       Total
Balance at December 31, 2007   $      11,798     $      45,379     $      57,177  
       Acquisition-related adjustments (1)     36       776       812  
       Goodwill write-off related to sale of Liberty branch     -       (97 )     (97 )
       Goodwill write-off related to sale of DeSoto branch     -       (680 )     (680 )
       Goodwill impairment related to Millennium Brokerage Group     (8,700 )     -       (8,700 )
Balance at December 31, 2008     3,134       45,378       48,512  
       Goodwill impairment related to Banking operating unit     -       (45,378 )     (45,378 )
       Goodwill from purchase of Valley Capital Bank     -       2,064       2,064  
       Reclassification to assets held for sale     (3,134 )     -       (3,134 )
Balance at December 31, 2009     -       2,064       2,064  
Balance at December 31, 2010   $ -     $ 2,064     $ 2,064  
                         

(1)      
Includes additional purchase accounting adjustments on the Millennium, NorthStar and Clayco acquisitions necessary to reflect additional valuation data since the respective acquisition dates. See Note 2 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for more information.
 
Due primarily to the deterioration in the general economic environment and the resulting decline in the Company’s share price and market capitalization, the impairment analysis determined that the carrying value of the reporting unit was higher than the fair value of the reporting unit, which resulted in a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $45.4 million at March 31, 2009, thus eliminating all goodwill in the Banking operating unit at that time. This impairment charge did not reduce the Company’s regulatory capital or cash flows. The Company also tested the Banking reporting unit core deposit intangibles for impairment and determined there was no impairment.
 
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s Banking segment had $2.1 million of Goodwill from the acquisition of Valley Capital. The annual goodwill impairment evaluation in 2009 and 2010 did not identify any impairment at the Banking unit.
 
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The table below presents a summary of the intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
 
    Customer and                
    Trade Name   Core Deposit        
(in thousands)       Intangibles       Intangible       Net Intangible
Balance at December 31, 2007   $         2,724     $         3,329     $         6,053  
       Amortization expense     (845 )     (599 )     (1,444 )
       Intangible write-off related to sale of Liberty branch     -       (269 )     (269 )
       Intangible write-off related to sale of DeSoto branch/Great American charter     -       (336 )     (336 )
       Intangible write-off related to Millennium     (500 )     -       (500 )
Balance at December 31, 2008     1,379       2,125       3,504  
       Reclassification to assets held for sale     (783 )     -       (783 )
       Amortization expense     (596 )     (482 )     (1,078 )
Balance at December 31, 2009     -       1,643       1,643  
       Amortization expense     -       (420 )     (420 )
Balance at December 31, 2010   $ -     $ 1,223     $ 1,223  
                         

The following table reflects the expected amortization schedule for the core deposit intangible (in thousands) at December 31, 2010.
 
    Core Deposit
Year       Intangible
2011   $ 358
2012     296
2013     234
2014     172
After 2014     163
    $ 1,223
       

NOTE 10—MATURITY OF CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
 
Following is a summary of certificates of deposit maturities at December 31, 2010:
 
    $100,000            
(in thousands)       and Over       Other       Total
Less than 1 year   $      311,134   $      265,303   $      576,437
Greater than 1 year and less than 2 years     83,762     19,926     103,688
Greater than 2 years and less than 3 years     93,077     16,407     109,484
Greater than 3 years and less than 4 years     3,769     2,637     6,406
Greater than 4 years and less than 5 years     51,674     13,036     64,710
Over 5 years     482     38     520
    $ 543,898   $ 317,347   $ 861,245
                   

NOTE 11—SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
 
The Corporation has nine unconsolidated statutory business trusts. These trusts issued preferred securities that were sold to third parties. The sole purpose of the trusts was to invest the proceeds in junior subordinated debentures of the Company that have terms identical to the trust preferred securities. In addition to the statutory business trusts, on September 30, 2008, the Bank completed a $2.5 million private placement of subordinated capital notes.
 
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The amounts and terms of each respective issuance at December 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
    Amount            
(in thousands)       2010       2009       Maturity Date       Call date       Interest Rate
EFSC Clayco Trust I   $      3,196   $      3,196   December 17, 2033   December 17, 2008   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 2.85%
EFSC Capital Trust II     5,155     5,155   June 17, 2034   June 17, 2009   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 2.65%
EFSC Capital Trust III     11,341     11,341   December 15, 2034   December 15, 2009   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 1.97%
EFSC Clayco Trust II     4,124     4,124   September 15, 2035   September 15, 2010   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 1.83%
EFSC Capital Trust IV     10,310     10,310   December 15, 2035   December 15, 2010   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 1.44%
EFSC Capital Trust V     4,124     4,124   September 15, 2036   September 15, 2011   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 1.60%
EFSC Capital Trust VI     14,433     14,433   March 30, 2037   March 30, 2012   Fixed for 5 years @ 6.573%(1)
EFSC Capital Trust VII     4,124     4,124   December 15, 2037   December 15, 2012   Floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 2.25%
EFSC Capital Trust VIII     25,774     25,774   December 15, 2038   December 15, 2013 (2)   Fixed @ 9%
       Total trust preferred securities     82,581     82,581            
                         
Bank Subordinated notes     2,500     2,500   October 1, 2018   October 1, 2013   Fixed @ 10%
Total Subordinated debentures   $ 85,081   $ 85,081            
                         

(1)         After February 2012, floats @ 3MO LIBOR + 1.60%
(2)         Convertible to EFSC common stock at a conversion price of $17.37. If EFSC common stock price exceeds $22.58 for 20 consecutive trading days after December 15, 2010, upon written notice EFSC can force the holders to convert or lose their conversion rights.
 
The subordinated debentures, which are the sole assets of the trusts, are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior and subordinated indebtedness and certain other financial conditions of the Company. The Company fully and unconditionally guarantees each trust’s securities obligations. The trust preferred securities are included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes, subject to certain limitations.
 
The securities are redeemable in whole or in part on or after their respective call dates. Mandatory redemption dates may be shortened if certain conditions are met. The securities are classified as subordinated debentures in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Interest on the subordinated debentures held by the trusts is recorded as interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s investment in these trusts is included in other investments in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
The trust preferred securities issued through EFSC Capital Trust VIII are convertible into 1,439,263 shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $17.37. After December 15, 2010, if the Company’s common stock price per share exceeds $22.58 for 20 consecutive trading days, upon written notice, the Company can force the holders to convert or lose their conversion rights. An entity managed and controlled by certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors purchased $5.0 million of the convertible trust preferred securities of EFSC Capital Trust VIII on December 12, 2008.
 
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NOTE 12—FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES
 
FHLB advances are collateralized by 1-4 family residential real estate loans, business loans and certain commercial real estate loans. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the carrying value of the loans pledged to the FHLB of Des Moines was $434.0 million and $462.0 million, respectively.
 
Enterprise also has a $7.6 million investment in the capital stock of the FHLB of Des Moines and maintains a secured line of credit that had availability of approximately $108.1 million at December 31, 2010.
 
The following table summarizes the type, maturity and rate of the Company’s FHLB advances at December 31:
 
        2010   2009
        Outstanding   Weighted   Outstanding   Weighted
(in thousands)       Term       Balance       Rate       Balance       Rate
Long term non-amortizing fixed advance   less than 1 year   $      5,300         2.04%   $      20,800   4.19%
Long term non-amortizing fixed advance   1 - 2 years     22,000   2.90%     5,300   2.04%
Long term non-amortizing fixed advance   2 - 3 years     -   -     22,000   2.90%
Long term non-amortizing fixed advance   5 - 10 years     80,000   3.51%     80,000   3.51%
                         
       Total Federal Home Loan Bank Advances       $ 107,300   3.31%   $ 128,100   3.45%
                         

All FHLB advances have fixed interest rates. At December 31, 2010, $37.3 million of the advances are pre-payable by the Company at anytime, subject to prepayment penalties. Of the advances with a term of five to ten years, $70.0 million were callable by the FHLB as of December 31, 2010.
 
NOTE 13—OTHER BORROWINGS AND NOTES PAYABLE
 
A summary of other borrowings is as follows:
 
    December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Securities sold under repurchase agreements   $      119,333     $      39,338  
                 
Average balance during the year   $ 58,737     $ 254,217  
Maximum balance outstanding at any month-end     119,333       404,134  
Weighted average interest rate during the year     0.45 %     3.41 %
Weighted average interest rate at December 31     0.44 %     0.55 %

Secured borrowings
In connection with the 2009 loan participation correction, the Company recorded the participated portion of such loans as portfolio loans, along with a secured borrowing liability to finance the loans. The Company also recorded incremental interest income on the loans offset by incremental interest expense on the secured borrowing. At December 31, 2009, there were no outstanding secured borrowings related to the loan participations. Following is the effect of the secured borrowings on average balances during the year, maximum balance outstanding at any month-end and weighted average interest rate during the year. The average balance outstanding during 2009 was $182.8 million. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, the maximum balance outstanding at any month-end was $236.1 million. The weighted average interest rate on these borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2009 was 4.53%. See Item 8, Note 2 – Loan Participation Restatement in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for more information.
 
Federal Reserve line
The Bank also has a line with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for back-up liquidity purposes. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $303.3 million was available under this line. This line is secured by a pledge of certain eligible loans aggregating approximately $497.3 million.
 
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NOTE 14—LITIGATION AND OTHER CLAIMS
 
The Company and its subsidiaries are not parties to material litigation. However, there are other litigation matters that arise in the normal course of business. While it is impossible to ascertain the ultimate resolution or range of financial liability with respect to these contingent matters, Management believes any resulting liability from these other actions would not have a material effect upon the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
NOTE 15—REGULATORY MATTERS
 
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements of the Company and the Bank. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’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 Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets. Management believes, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, that the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
 
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as “well capitalized” the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table.
 
The actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the table below.
 
                            To Be Well
                            Capitalized Under
                For Capital   Applicable
    Actual   Adequacy Purposes   Action Provisions
(in thousands)       Amount       Ratio       Amount       Ratio       Amount       Ratio
As of December 31, 2010:                                    
       Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp   $      288,754         14.30 %   $      161,566         8.00 %   $      -   - %
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     254,677   12.69       160,517   8.00       200,646         10.00  
       Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp     241,829   11.97       80,783   4.00       -   -  
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     226,878   11.31       80,258   4.00       120,388   6.00  
       Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp     241,829   9.15       79,250   3.00       -   -  
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     226,878   8.63       78,830   3.00       131,384   5.00  
                                     
As of December 31, 2009:                                    
       Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp   $ 268,454   13.32 %   $ 161,231   8.00 %   $ -   - %
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     226,372   11.37       159,278   8.00       199,098   10.00  
       Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp     215,099   10.67       80,616   4.00       -   -  
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     198,761   9.98       79,639   4.00       119,459   6.00  
       Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)                                    
              Enterprise Financial Services Corp     215,099   8.96       72,018   3.00       -   -  
              Enterprise Bank & Trust     198,761   8.38       71,185   3.00       118,642   5.00  

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NOTE 16—COMPENSATION PLANS
 
The Company has adopted share-based compensation plans to reward and provide long-term incentive for directors and key employees of the Company. These plans provide for the granting of stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), as designated by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company uses authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award exercises. During 2010, share-based compensation was issued in the form of stock and stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SSAR”). At December 31, 2010, there were 665,742 shares available for grant under the various share-based compensation plans.
 
Total share-based compensation expense that was charged against income was $2.3 million, $2.2 million, and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008 respectively. The total income tax (expense) benefit recognized in Additional paid in capital for share-based compensation arrangements was ($494,000), ($338,000), and $460,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
 
Employee Stock Options and Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights
In determining compensation cost for stock options and SSARs, the Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the fair value on date of grant. The Black-Scholes model is a closed-end model that uses the assumptions in the following table. The risk-free rate for the expected term is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon spot rates in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The Company uses historical exercise behavior and other factors to estimate the expected term of the options, which represents the period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding.
 
        2010       2009       2008
Risk-free interest rate   2.1%   2.5%   3.9%
Expected dividend rate   0.6%   0.6%   0.6%
Expected volatility   56.8%   54.8%   39.4%
Expected term        6 years        6 years        6 years

Stock options have been granted to key employees with exercise prices equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant and 10-year contractual terms. Stock options have a vesting schedule of three to five years. In 2007, the Company began granting SSARs to key employees. The SSARs are subject to continued employment, have a 10-year contractual term and vest ratably over five years. Neither stock options nor SSARs carry voting or dividend rights until exercised. At December 31, 2010, there was $3,000 and $1.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options and SSARs, respectively, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3 months and 2.7 years, respectively. Various information related to the stock options and SSARs is shown below.
 
(in thousands, except grant date fair value)       2010       2009       2008
Weighted average grant date fair value of options and SSARs   $      10.24   $      8.99   $      8.27
Compensation expense     908     896     705
Intrinsic value of option exercises on date of exercise     -     1     2,177
Cash received from the exercise of stock options     -     15     3,148

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Following is a summary of the employee stock option and SSAR activity for 2010.
 
                Weighted      
          Weighted   Average      
          Average   Remaining   Aggregate
          Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)       Shares       Price       Term       Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2009         803,735     $      16.77          
Granted   150,000       10.24          
Exercised   -       -          
Forfeited   (50,803 )     16.40          
Outstanding at December 31, 2010   902,932     $ 15.71         5.5 years   $ -
Exercisable at December 31, 2010   599,277     $ 16.00   4.0 years   $ -
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2010   662,313     $ 16.40   5.5 years   $ -
                       

Restricted Stock Units
As part of a long-term incentive plan, the Company awards nonvested stock, in the form of RSUs to employees. RSUs are subject to continued employment and vest ratably over five years. RSUs do not carry voting or dividend rights until vested. Sales of the units are restricted prior to vesting. Various information related to the RSUs is shown below.
 
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Compensation expense   $      1,038   $      1,138   $      1,380
Total fair value at vesting date     389     417     765
Total unrecognized compensation cost for nonvested stock units     827     1,879     3,038
Expected years to recognize unearned compensation     1.6 years     2.2 years     3.0 years

A summary of the status of the Company's RSU awards as of December 31, 2010 and changes during the year then ended is presented below.
 
          Weighted
          Average
          Grant Date
        Shares       Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2009   78,150     $      23.05
Granted   -       -
Vested         (36,348 )     24.03
Forfeited   (5,629 )     22.58
Outstanding at December 31, 2010   36,173     $ 22.14
             

Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors
In 2006, the Company adopted a Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors, which provides for issuing shares of common stock to non-employee directors as compensation in lieu of cash. The plan was approved by the shareholders and allows up to 100,000 shares to be awarded. At December 31, 2010, there were 39,452 shares of stock were available for issuance under the Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors. Shares are issued twice a year and compensation expense is recorded as the shares are earned, therefore, there is no unrecognized compensation cost related to this plan. In 2010, the Company issued 25,888 shares of stock at a weighted average fair value of $9.93 per share. In 2009, the Company issued 17,015 shares of stock at a weighted average fair value of $9.86 per share. The Company recognized $257,000 and $168,000 of stock-based compensation expense for the shares issued to the directors in 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Moneta Plan
In 1997, the Company entered into a solicitation and referral agreement with Moneta Group, Inc. (“Moneta”), a nationally recognized firm in the financial planning industry. There have been no options granted to Moneta under the agreement since 2003. The fair value of each option granted to Moneta was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company recognized the fair value of the options over the vesting period as expense. As of December 31, 2006, the fair value of all Moneta options had been recognized. Following is a summary of the Moneta stock option activity for 2010.
 
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                Weighted      
          Weighted   Average      
          Average   Remaining   Aggregate
          Exercise   Contractual   Intrinsic
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)       Shares       Price       Term       Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2009   29,346     $      14.10          
Granted   -       -          
Exercised   -       -          
Forfeited   (3,241 )     18.25          
Outstanding at December 31, 2010   26,105     $ 13.58   1.2 years   $ -
Exercisable at December 31, 2010         26,105     $ 13.58         1.2 years   $ -
                       

401(k) plans
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted a 401(k) thrift plan which covers substantially all full-time employees over the age of 21. The amount charged to expense for the Company’s contributions to the plan was $468,000, $349,000, and $496,000 for 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
 
NOTE 17—INCOME TAXES
 
The components of income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
 
    Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Current:                      
       Federal   $      1,118   $      (383 )   $      7,599  
       State and local     198     (433 )     233  
Deferred     905     (2,545 )     (7,699 )
Total income tax expense (benefit)   $ 2,221   $ (3,361 )   $ 133  
                 
Income tax expense (benefit) is included in the financial statements as follows:                
       Continuing operations   $ 2,221   $ (2,650 )   $ 3,672  
       Discontinued operations     -     (711 )     (3,539 )
Total income tax expense (benefit)   $ 2,221   $ (3,361 )   $ 133  
                       

A reconciliation of expected income tax (benefit) expense, computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% in 2010, 2009, and 2008 to income before income taxes and the amounts reflected in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
 
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    Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate   $      3,969     $      (17,961 )   $      653  
Increase (reduction) in income tax resulting from:                        
       Tax-exempt income, net     (527 )     (597 )     (401 )
       Goodwill write off     -       15,882       -  
       State and local income tax     129       (282 )     151  
       Non-deductible expenses     292       187       208  
       Federal income tax credits     (729 )     -       -  
       Other, net     (913 )     (590 )     (478 )
              Total income tax expense (benefit)   $ 2,221     $ (3,361 )   $ 133  
                         

A net deferred income tax asset of $16.1 million and $18.3 million is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The tax effect of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is as follows:
 
    Years ended December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Deferred tax assets:            
       Allowance for loan losses   $           15,564   $           15,631
       Asset purchase tax basis difference, net     33,097     -
       Deferred compensation     1,723     1,298
       Intangible assets     228     3,473
       Tax credit carryforwards     -     806
       Unrealized losses on securities available for sale     223      
       Other, net     1,196     517
              Total deferred tax assets   $ 52,031   $ 21,725
             
Deferred tax liabilities:            
       FDIC loss guarantee receivable, net   $ 33,392   $ -
       Unrealized gains on securities available for sale     -     537
       State tax credits held for sale, net of economic hedge     1,788     1,216
       Core deposit intangibles     445     598
       Office equipment and leasehold improvements     338     1,114
              Total deferred tax liabilities     35,963     3,465
              Net deferred tax asset   $ 16,068   $ 18,260
             

A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion of the assets will not be realized. The Company did not have any valuation allowances as of December 31, 2010 or December 31, 2009. Management believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets.
 
The Company, or one of its subsidiaries, files income tax returns in the federal jurisdiction and in seven states. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state or local income tax audits by tax authorities for years before 2007. The Company is not currently under audit by any taxing jurisdiction.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense and classifies such interest and penalties in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $280,000 accrued for interest and penalties.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense and classifies such interest and penalties in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
 
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As of December 31, 2010, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $2.3 million and the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized, was $881,000. Also included in the balance of unrecognized benefits at December 31, 2010 are $1.4 million of tax benefits that, if recognized, would result in adjustments to other tax accounts. The Company believes it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized benefits will be reduced by approximately $1.5 million within 12 months of the reporting date as a result of a lapse of statue of limitations or other affirmative actions which may be taken to resolve certain unrecognized benefits.
 
The activity in the gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:
 
(in thousands)       2010       2009       2008
Balance at beginning of year   $       1,337     $       1,690     $       2,412  
Additions based on tax positions related to the                        
       current year     270       142       245  
Additions for tax positions of prior years     1,203       180       241  
Reductions for tax positions of prior years     -       -       (491 )
Settlements or lapse of statute of limitations     (488 )     (675 )     (717 )
Balance at end of year   $ 2,322     $ 1,337     $ 1,690  
                         

NOTE 18—COMMITMENTS
 
The Company issues financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of the business of meeting the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
The Company’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2010, there were $1.4 million of unadvanced commitments on impaired loans. Other Liabilities include approximately $280,000 for estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments on impaired loans.
 
The contractual amount of off-balance-sheet financial instruments as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows:
 
    December 31,   December 31,
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Commitments to extend credit   $ 429,411   $ 457,777
Standby letters of credit     42,113     32,263

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments usually have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Of the total commitments to extend credit at December 31, 2010 and 2009, approximately $67.0 million and $84.3 million, respectively, represents fixed rate loan commitments. Since certain of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and real estate.
 
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the bank subsidiaries to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These standby letters of credit are issued to support contractual obligations of each bank’s customers. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers. The approximate remaining term of standby letters of credit range from 1 month to 5 years at December 31, 2010.
 
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NOTE 19—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Fair value on a recurring basis
The following table summarizes financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
 
  December 31, 2010
 
  Quoted Prices in         Significant      
  Active Markets   Significant Other   Unobservable      
  for Identical       Observable       Inputs       Total Fair
(in thousands) Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Value
Assets                      
       Securities available for sale                      
              Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $      -   $      453   $      -   $      453
              Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises   -     27,564     4,555     32,119
              Obligations of states and political subdivisions   -     14,711     2,965     17,676
              Residential mortgage-backed securities   -     311,298     -     311,298
                     Total securities available for sale $ -   $ 354,026   $ 7,520   $ 361,546
       Portfolio loans   -     16,068     -     16,068
       State tax credits held for sale   -     -     31,576     31,576
       Derivative financial instruments   -     2,042     -     2,042
Total assets $ -   $ 372,136   $ 39,096   $ 411,232
 
Liabilities                      
       Derivative financial instruments $ -   $ 2,607   $ -   $ 2,607
Total liabilities $ -   $ 2,607   $ -   $ 2,607
 

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  December 31, 2009
 
  Quoted Prices in         Significant      
  Active Markets   Significant Other   Unobservable      
  for Identical       Observable       Inputs       Total Fair
(in thousands) Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Value
Assets                      
       Securities available for sale $      -   $      279,631   $      2,830   $      282,461
       State tax credits held for sale   -     -     32,485     32,485
       Derivative financial instruments   -     1,237     -     1,237
       Portfolio loans   -     17,226     -     17,226
Total assets $ -   $ 298,094   $ 35,315   $ 333,409
 
Liabilities                      
       Derivative financial instruments $ -   $ 1,105   $ -   $ 1,105
Total liabilities $ -   $ 1,105   $ -   $ 1,105
 
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Level 3 financial instruments
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
  For the year ended December 31,
  2010   2009   2010   2009
  Securities   Securities                
  available for   available for                
  sale, at fair   sale, at fair   State tax credits   State tax credits
(in thousands) value       value       held for sale       held for sale
Beginning balance $      2,830     $       -     $          32,485     $             39,142  
       Total gains (realized and unrealized):                              
              Included in earnings   -       -       2,544       444  
              Included in other comprehensive income   (427 )     (470 )     -       -  
       Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net   15,529       3,300       (3,453 )     (7,102 )
       Transfer in and/or out of Level 3   (10,412 )     -       -       -  
Ending balance $ 7,520     $ 2,830     $ 31,576     $ 32,485  
 
Change in unrealized gains relating to                              
assets still held at the reporting date $ (427 )   $ (470 )   $ 1,685     $ (1,304 )
 

The transfer out of Level 3 is related to a newly issued mortgage back security that was purchased in third quarter of 2010 which was originally priced using Level 3 assumptions. In the fourth quarter of 2010, a third party pricing service was identified.
 
Fair value on a non-recurring basis
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).
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The following tables presents the financial instruments and non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
  December 31, 2010
 
        (1)                      
        Quoted Prices   (1)                
              in Active         Significant         (1)                 
        Markets for   Other   Significant          
        Identical   Observable   Unobservable     Total (losses) gains for
  (1)   Assets   Inputs   Inputs     the year ended
(in thousands) Total Fair Value   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)     December 31, 2010
Impaired loans $ 14,542   $ -   $ -   $ 14,542     $                           (36,160 )
Other real estate   14,886     -     -     14,886       (5,710 )
Total $ 29,426   $ -   $ -   $ 29,427     $ (41,870 )
                                 

  December 31, 2009
 
        Quoted Prices                    
              in Active         Significant                    
        Markets for   Other   Significant                  
        Identical   Observable   Unobservable     Total (losses) gains for
      Assets   Inputs   Inputs     the year ended
(in thousands) Total Fair Value   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)     December 31, 2010
Impaired loans (1) $ 7,590   $ -   $ -   $ 7,590     $                           (17,596 )
Other real estate (1)   6,955     -     -     6,955       (2,389 )
Goodwill   -     -     -     -       (45,377 )
Total $ 14,545   $ -   $ -   $ 14,545     $ (65,361 )
 
(1)       The amounts represent only balances measured at fair value during the period and still held as of the reporting date.
 
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Carrying amount and fair value at December 31, 2010 and 2009
Following is a summary of the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
  December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009
  Carrying   Estimated   Carrying   Estimated
(in thousands) Amount       fair value       Amount       fair value
Balance sheet assets                      
       Cash and due from banks $      23,413   $      23,413   $      16,064   $      16,064
       Federal funds sold   3,153     3,153     7,472     7,472
       Interest-bearing deposits   268,853     268,853     83,430     83,430
       Securities available for sale   361,546     361,546     282,461     282,461
       Other investments, at cost   12,278     12,278     13,189     13,189
       Loans held for sale   5,640     5,640     4,243     4,243
       Derivative financial instruments   2,042     2,042     1,237     1,237
       Portfolio loans, net   1,850,303     1,855,338     1,789,130     1,793,498
       State tax credits, held for sale   61,148     61,148     51,258     51,258
       Accrued interest receivable   7,464     7,464     7,751     7,751
 
Balance sheet liabilities                      
       Deposits   2,297,721     2,301,387     1,941,416     1,944,910
       Subordinated debentures   85,081     44,866     85,081     43,060
       Federal Home Loan Bank advances   107,300     118,602     128,100     138,688
       Other borrowings   119,333     119,366     39,338     39,360
       Derivative financial instruments   2,607     2,607     1,105     1,105
       Accrued interest payable   1,488     1,488     2,125     2,125

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate such value:
 
Cash, Federal funds sold, and other short-term instruments
For cash and due from banks, federal funds purchased, interest-bearing deposits, and accrued interest receivable (payable), the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value, as such instruments reprice in a short time period.
 
Securities available for sale
The Company obtains fair value measurements for available for sale debt instruments from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond's terms and conditions.
 
Other investments
Other investments, which primarily consists of membership stock in the FHLB is reported at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
Portfolio loans, net
The fair value of adjustable-rate loans approximates cost. The fair value of fixed-rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers for the same remaining maturities. The fair value of the acquired loans are based on the present value of expected future cash flows. The method of estimating fair value does not incorporate the exit-price concept of fair value prescribed by ASC Topic 820.
 
State tax credits held for sale
The fair value of state tax credits held for sale is calculated using an internal valuation model with unobservable market data including discounted cash flows based upon the terms and conditions of the tax credits.
 
Derivative financial instruments
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is based on quoted market prices by the counterparty and verified by the Company using public pricing information.
 
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Deposits
The fair value of demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts and savings deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
 
Subordinated debentures
Fair value of subordinated debentures is based on discounting the future cash flows using rates currently offered for financial instruments of similar remaining maturities.
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
The fair value of the FHLB advances is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using current rates on borrowed money with similar remaining maturities.
 
Other borrowed funds
Other borrowed funds include customer repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased, notes payable, and secured borrowings related to loan participations. The fair value of federal funds purchased, customer repurchase agreements and notes payable are assumed to be equal to their carrying amount since they have an adjustable interest rate.
 
Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit
The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements, the likelihood of the counterparties drawing on such financial instruments, and the present creditworthiness of such counterparties. The Company believes such commitments have been made on terms which are competitive in the markets in which it operates; however, no premium or discount is offered thereon and accordingly, the Company has not assigned a value to such instruments for purposes of this disclosure.
 
Limitations
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Such estimates include the valuation of loans, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, along with assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Decreasing real estate values, illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets, and declines in consumer spending have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statement in future periods. In addition, these estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Fair value estimates are based on existing on-balance and off-balance-sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in many of the estimates.
 
NOTE 20—SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company has two primary operating segments, Banking and Wealth Management, which are delineated by the products and services that each segment offers. The segments are evaluated separately on their individual performance, as well as, their contribution to the Company as a whole.
 
The Banking operating segment consists of a full-service commercial bank, with locations in St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix. The majority of the Company’s assets and income result from the Banking segment. All banking locations have the same product and service offerings, have similar types and classes of customers and utilize similar service delivery methods. Pricing guidelines and operating policies for products and services are the same across all regions.
 
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The Wealth Management segment includes the Trust division of the Bank and the state tax credit brokerage activities. The Trust division provides estate planning, investment management, trust administration, and retirement planning as well as consulting on management compensation, strategic planning and management succession issues. State tax credits are part of a fee initiative designed to augment the Company’s wealth management segment and banking lines of business. Also included in the Wealth Management segment are the discontinued operations of Millennium.
 
The Corporate segment’s principal activities include the direct ownership of the Company’s banking and non-banking subsidiaries and the issuance of debt and equity. Its principal sources of revenue are dividends from its subsidiaries and stock option exercises.
 
The financial information for each business segment reflects that information which is specifically identifiable or which is allocated based on an internal allocation method. There were no material intersegment revenues among the three segments. Management periodically makes changes to methods of assigning costs and income to its business segments to better reflect operating results. When appropriate, these changes are reflected in prior year information presented below.
 
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Following are the financial results for the Company’s operating segments.
 
  Years ended December 31,
  2010
          Wealth   Corporate and        
(in thousands) Banking       Management       Intercompany       Total
Net interest income (expense) $      95,613     $      (1,430 )   $      (4,559 )   $      89,624  
Provision for loan losses   33,735       -       -       33,735  
Noninterest income   9,528       8,664       168       18,360  
Noninterest expense   51,573       7,516       3,819       62,908  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense   19,833       (282 )     (8,210 )     11,341  
Income tax expense (benefit)   5,848       (104 )     (3,523 )     2,221  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ 13,985     $ (178 )   $ (4,687 )   $ 9,120  
 
Portfolio loans, net $ 1,893,062     $ -     $ -     $ 1,893,062  
Goodwill   2,064       -       -       2,064  
Intangibles, net   1,223       -       -       1,223  
Deposits   2,313,117       -       (15,396 )     2,297,721  
Borrowings   172,431       56,702       82,581       311,714  
Total assets   2,729,930       61,770       14,140       2,805,840  
 
  2009
      Wealth   Corporate and        
  Banking   Management   Intercompany   Total
Net interest income (expense) $ 75,505     $ (1,095 )   $ (4,769 )   $ 69,641  
Provision for loan losses   40,412       -       -       40,412  
Noninterest income   14,263       5,559       55       19,877  
Noninterest expense   42,143       6,442       4,465       53,050  
Goodwill impairment   45,377       -       -       45,377  
Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense   (38,164 )     (1,978 )     (9,179 )     (49,321 )
Income tax expense (benefit)   4,997       (1,370 )     (6,277 )     (2,650 )
Net loss from continuing operations   (43,161 )     (608 )     (2,902 )     (46,671 )
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax   -       (1,995 )     -       (1,995 )
Income tax benefit   -       (711 )     -       (711 )
Net loss from discontinued operations   -       (1,284 )     -       (1,284 )
Total net loss $ (43,161 )   $ (1,892 )   $ (2,902 )   $ (47,955 )
 
Portfolio loans, net $ 1,832,125     $ -     $ -     $ 1,832,125  
Goodwill   2,064       -       -       2,064  
Intangibles, net   1,643       -       -       1,643  
Deposits   1,960,942       -       (19,526 )     1,941,416  
Borrowings   121,442       48,496       82,581       252,519  
Total assets   2,287,936       59,225       18,494       2,365,655  
 
  2008
  Restated   Wealth   Corporate and   Restated
  Banking   Management   Intercompany   Total
Net interest income (expense) $ 71,628     $ (1,083 )   $ (3,862 )   $ 66,683  
Provision for loan losses   26,510       -       -       26,510  
Noninterest income   10,027       10,117       197       20,341  
Noninterest expense   38,851       6,007       3,918       48,776  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense   16,294       3,027       (7,583 )     11,738  
Income tax expense (benefit)   5,843       1,092       (3,263 )     3,672  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations   10,451       1,935       ( 4,320 )     8,066  
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax   -       (9,757 )     -       (9,757 )
Income tax benefit   -       (3,539 )     -       (3,539 )
Net loss from discontinued operations   -       (6,218 )     -       (6,218 )
Total net income (loss) $ 10,451     $ (4,283 )   $ (4,320 )   $ 1,848  
 
Portfolio loans, net $ 2,201,457     $ -     $ -     $ 2,201,457  
Goodwill   45,378       3,134       -       48,512  
Intangibles, net   2,126       1,378       -       3,504  
Deposits   1,818,514       -       (25,730 )     1,792,784  
Borrowings   360,349       35,077       82,581       478,007  
Total assets   2,427,934       48,775       17,058       2,493,767  

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NOTE 21—PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Condensed Balance Sheets
 
    December 31,
 
(in thousands)       2010       2009
Assets            
Cash   $      15,396   $      19,474
Investment in Enterprise Bank & Trust     229,663     202,361
Investment in Millennium Holding Company     -     6,777
Other assets     21,105     18,546
       Total assets   $ 266,164   $ 247,158
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity            
Subordinated debentures   $ 82,581   $ 82,581
Accounts payable and other liabilities     235     665
Shareholders' equity     183,348     163,912
       Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 266,164   $ 247,158
 

Condensed Statements of Operations
 
  Years ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2010       2009       2008
Income:                      
       Dividends from subsidiaries $      -     $      800     $      45,811  
       Other   309       203       3,162  
Total income   309       1,003       48,973  
 
Expenses:                      
       Interest expense-subordinated debentures   4,701       4,918       3,471  
       Interest expense-notes payable   -       -       507  
       Other expenses   3,819       4,465       4,918  
Total expenses   8,520       9,383       8,896  
 
Net (loss) income before taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries   (8,211 )     (8,380 )     40,077  
 
Income tax benefit   3,523       6,277       2,338  
 
Net (loss) income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries   (4,688 )     (2,103 )     42,415  
 
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries   13,808       (45,852 )     (40,567 )
Net (loss) income $ 9,120     $ (47,955 )   $ 1,848  
 

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flow
 
  Years ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2010       2009       2008
Cash flows from operating activities:                      
       Net income (loss) $      9,120     $      (47,955 )   $      1,848  
       Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash                      
              provided by (used in) operating activities:
                      
              Gain on sale of charter
   -       -       (2,850 )
              Share-based compensation
   1,947       2,202       2,255  
              Net (income) loss of subsidiaries
   (13,808 )     45,052       (5,244 )
              Dividends from subsidiaries
   -       800       45,811  
              Excess tax expense (benefit) of share-based compensation
   494       338       (460 )
              Additional share-based compensation from acquisition of Clayco
   -       -       1,000  
              Other, net
   (585 )     587       147  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (2,832 )     1,024       42,507  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:                      
       Cash contributions to subsidiaries   (15,000 )     -       (73,988 )
       Cash received in sale of charter, net of cash and cash equivalents paid   -       -       5,575  
       Purchases of other investments   (402 )     (290 )     (1,677 )
       Proceeds from the sale of other investments   93       -       -  
       Proceeds from distributions on other investments   188       3       8  
       Proceeds from business divestitures   4,000       -       -  
       Purchase of limited partnership interests   -       (512 )     (5,034 )
Net cash used in investing activities   (11,121 )     (799 )     (75,116 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:                      
       Proceeds from notes payable   -       -       15,000  
       Paydowns of notes payable   -       -       (21,000 )
       Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures   -       -       25,774  
       Cash dividends paid   (3,121 )     (2,694 )     (2,661 )
       Excess tax (expense) benefit of share-based compensation   (494 )     (338 )     460  
       Issuance of preferred stock and warrants   -       -       35,000  
       Dividends paid on preferred stock   (1,750 )     (1,585 )     -  
       Preferred stock issuance cost   -       (130 )     -  
       Issuance of common stock   14,883       -       -  
       Proceeds from the issuance of equity instruments   357       156       3,389  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   9,875       (4,591 )     55,962  
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (4,078 )     (4,366 )     23,353  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year   19,474       23,840       487  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $ 15,396     $ 19,474     $ 23,840  
 

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NOTE 22—QUARTERLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
The following table presents the unaudited quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
  2010
  4th     3rd     2nd   1st
(in thousands, except per share data) Quarter         Quarter         Quarter       Quarter
Interest income $      36,018     $      32,032     $      26,710     $      27,275  
Interest expense   7,909       7,742       8,108       8,652  
              Net interest income
   28,109       24,290       18,602       18,623  
Provision for loan losses   3,325       7,650       8,960       13,800  
              Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   24,784       16,640       9,642       4,823  
Noninterest income   3,212       6,051       5,041       4,056  
Noninterest expense   19,649       15,458       14,146       13,655  
              Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense
   8,347       7,233       537       (4,776 )
                     Income tax expense (benefit)   1,921       2,262       (200 )     (1,762 )
       Net income (loss) $ 6,426     $ 4,971     $ 737     $ (3,014 )
                               
       Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 5,804     $ 4,353     $ 122     $ (3,626 )
                               
Earnings (loss) per common share:                              
              Basic $ 0.39     $ 0.29     $ 0.01     $ (0.25 )
              Diluted
   0.38       0.29       0.01       (0.25 )
   
  2009
  4th   3rd   2nd   1st
(in thousands, except per share data) Quarter       Quarter       Quarter       Quarter
Interest income $      28,013     $      30,314     $      30,341     $      29,818  
Interest expense   10,098       12,931       12,846       12,970  
              Net interest income
   17,915       17,383       17,495       16,848  
Provision for loan losses   8,400       6,480       9,073       16,459  
              Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   9,515       10,903       8,422       389  
Noninterest income   4,225       9,073       3,748       2,831  
Noninterest expense   13,732       12,973       13,805       57,917  
              Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense
   8       7,003       (1,635 )     (54,697 )
                     Income tax (benefit) expense
   (372 )     2,245       (1,673 )     (2,850 )
              Income (loss) from continuing operations
   380       4,758       38       (51,847 )
              (Loss) income from discontinued operations before income tax (benefit) expense
   (315 )     (129 )     (442 )     478  
                     Income tax (benefit) expense
   (668 )     (58 )     (103 )     118  
              (Loss) income from discontinued operations
   (1,234 )     (71 )     (339 )     360  
       Net (loss) income $ (854 )   $ 4,687     $ (301 )   $ (51,487 )
  
       Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
 $ (1,462 )   $ 4,082     $ (903 )   $ (52,086 )
 
Basic (loss) earnings per common share:                              
              Basic from continuing operations
 $ (0.02 )   $ 0.33     $ (0.04 )   $ (4.09 )
              Basic from discontinued operations
   (0.10 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     0.03  
              Basic from continuing operations and discontinued operation
 $ (0.12 )   $ 0.32     $ (0.07 )   $ (4.06 )
 
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share:                              
              Diluted from continuing operations
 $ (0.02 )   $ 0.32     $ (0.04 )   $ (4.09 )
              Diluted from discontinued operations
   (0.10 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     0.03  
              Diluted from continuing operations and discontinued operation
 $ (0.12 )   $ 0.31     $ (0.07 )   $ (4.06 )
 

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NOTE 23—NEW AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
 
FASB ASU 2009-16, “Transfers and Servicing” On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted new authoritative guidance under ASC Topic 860 which requires additional information regarding transfers of financial assets and eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity,” changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2009-17, “Consolidations (Topic 810) Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities” On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted new authoritative guidance under this ASU, which requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. Additionally, this guidance requires enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” This ASU requires additional fair value disclosures including disclosing the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers. In addition, the guidance also requires disclosures about gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlement activity in the Level 3 rollforward. The Company has applied the disclosure requirements as of January 1, 2010, except for the detailed Level 3 rollforward disclosure, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. ASU 2010-06 concerns disclosure only and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2010-18, “Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan is Part of a Pool that is accounted for as a Single Asset” On September 30, 2010, the Company adopted ASU 2010-18. This ASU amends ASC 310, Receivables by requiring that modifications of loans that are accounted for within a pool under Subtopic 310-30 do not result in removal of those loans from the pool even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. An entity is required to consider whether the pool of assets in which the loan is included is impaired if the expected cash flows for the pool change. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses” On December 31, 2010, the Company adopted ASU 2010-20. This ASU amends ASC 310, Receivables by requiring more robust and disaggregated disclosures about the credit quality of an entity’s financing receivables and its allowance for credit losses. The objective of enhancing these disclosures is to improve financial statement users’ understanding of (1) the nature of an entity’s credit risk associated with its financing receivables and (2) the entity’s assessment of that risk in estimating its allowance for credit losses as well as changes in the allowance and the reasons for those changes. The new disclosures relating to information as of the end of the reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010 and have been included in Note 6 – Portfolio Loans. The new disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2010-28, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts” On December 31, 2010, the Company adopted ASU 2010-28. This ASU modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist such as if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
FASB ASU 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805)—Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations” ASU 2010-29 provides clarification regarding the acquisition date that should be used for reporting the pro forma financial information disclosures required by Topic 805 when comparative financial statements are presented. ASU 2010-29 also requires entities to provide a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments that are directly attributable to the business combination. This ASU is effective for the Company prospectively for business combinations occurring after December 31, 2010. This disclosure requirement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
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FASB ASU 2011-01, “Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20” In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, which temporarily delays the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in ASU 2010-20. The delay is intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
NOTE 24—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On January 7, 2011, the Bank entered into a loss sharing agreement with the FDIC and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Legacy Bank of Scottsdale, Arizona. The acquisition consisted of assets of approximately $131.9 million and total deposits of approximately $113.7 million, including approximately $70.2 million of brokered and CDARS time deposits. Approximately $43.5 million of the deposits were assumed at a premium of 1%. The assets were purchased at a 7.6% discount to their historic book value. As part of the transaction, the Bank and the FDIC have entered into a loss sharing agreement whereby the FDIC will reimburse Enterprise for 80% of losses incurred on certain loans and other real estate. In addition, the Bank also acquired approximately $55.6 million of discretionary and $13.6 million of non-discretionary trust assets.
 
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company provided the FDIC with a Value Appreciation Instrument (“VAI”) whereby 372,500 units were awarded to the FDIC at an exercise price of $10.63 per unit. The units were exercisable at any time from January 14, 2011 until January 6, 2012. The FDIC exercised the units on January 20, 2011 at a settlement price of $11.8444. A cash payment of $452,364 was made to the FDIC on January 21, 2011.
 
As of the date of this filing, the initial purchase accounting for this transaction is not complete. The resulting goodwill or bargain purchase, supplemental proforma information and other disclosures required under ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations,” are not available at this time and will be included in the Company’s next quarterly filing.
 
ITEM 9: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
(a) Dismissal of independent registered accounting firm.
 
On May 28, 2010, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) was dismissed as the independent registered public accounting firm of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”).
 
KPMG’s report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the past two years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that KPMG’s report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 contained an explanatory paragraph stating that “As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the 2008 and 2007 consolidated financial statements have been restated to correct a misstatement.”
 
The audit reports of KPMG on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
 
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the termination, which was effective as of May 28, 2010.
 
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During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the subsequent period through May 28, 2010, the Company did not have any disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. Also during this period, there have been no reportable events as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, except for the material weakness as set forth in the following paragraph:
 
In connection with the identification of the loan participation accounting error described in Item 7, Management Discussion & Analysis and in Item 8, Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in the Form 10-K dated March 16, 2010, the Company also determined that a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting existed during the periods affected by the error, including as of December 31, 2008. The Company’s management concluded that the material weakness was the Company’s lack of a formal process to periodically review existing contracts and agreements with continuing accounting significance. To remediate this material weakness, during the fourth quarter of 2009 the Company implemented a formal process to review all contracts and agreements with continuing accounting significance on an annual basis. As a result of the review conducted in the fourth quarter, management did not identify any other errors in its previous accounting for such contracts or agreements. Management believes that this new process has remediated the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
The Company provided KPMG with a copy of the disclosures it is making in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and requested that KPMG furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities Exchange Commission stating whether it agreed with the statements made by the Company in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K and, if not, stating the respects in which it did not agree. The letter from KPMG was attached as Exhibit 16 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on May 28, 2010.
 
(b) Engagement of new independent registered accounting firm.
 
As a result of a competitive request for proposal process undertaken by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Audit Committee on May 28, 2010, approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. In deciding to select Deloitte, the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing commercial relationships with Deloitte and concluded that Deloitte has no commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence. The Company did not engage Deloitte in any prior consultations during the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 or its subsequent period through the date of the engagement of Deloitte regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that Deloitte concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
 
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ITEM 9A: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2010, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2010, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s periodic SEC filings is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
 
(b) Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding reliability of financial reporting and preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework.” Based on the assessment, management determined that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on these criteria.
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, which is included below.
 
(c) Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
St. Louis, Missouri
 
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
 
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 of the Company and our report dated March 11, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
St. Louis, MO
March 11, 2011
 
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ITEM 9B: OTHER INFORMATION
 
The Company is not aware of any information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter covered by their Form 10-K, but not reported, whether or not otherwise required by this Form 10-K.
 
PART III
 
ITEM 10: DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting to be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Company’s executive officers consist of the named executive officers disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis Section of the Proxy Statement.
 
ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting to be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011.
 
ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting to be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011.
 
ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
 
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting to be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011
 
ITEM 14: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting to be held on Thursday, April 21, 2011.
 
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PART IV
 
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a)  1. Financial Statements
 
The consolidated financial statements of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and its subsidiaries and independent auditors' reports are included in Part II (Item 8) of this Form 10 K.
 
     2. Financial Statement Schedules
 
All financial statement schedules have been omitted, as they are either inapplicable or included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
     3. Exhibits
 
Exhibit        
No.    
       3.1       Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on December 19, 1996 (File No. 333-14737)).
   
  3.2   Amendment to the Certificates of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 1, 1999 (File No. 333-82087)).
   
  3.3   Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 1999).
   
  3.4   Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2002).
   
  3.5   Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Form 14-A filed on November 20, 2008).
   
  3.6   Certificate of Designations of Registrant for Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, dated December 17, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
   
  3.7   Bylaws of Registrant, as amended, (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2007).
   
  10.1.1*   Key Executive Employment Agreement dated effective as of July 1, 2008 by and between Registrant and Stephen P. Marsh (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 25, 2008), and amended by that First Amendment of Executive Employment Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
   
  10.1.2*   Key Executive Employment Agreement dated effective as of December 1, 2004 by and between Registrant and Frank H. Sanfilippo (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 1, 2004), and amended by that First Amendment of Executive Employment Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
   
  10.1.3*           Key Executive Employment Agreement dated effective as of September 24, 2008, by and between Registrant and Peter F. Benoist (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2008), and amended by that First Amendment of Executive Employment Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).

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       10.1.4*       Key Executive Employment Agreement dated effective as of November 1, 2004, by and between Registrant and Linda M. Hanson (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007), and amended by that First Amendment of Executive Employment Agreement dated as of December 19, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
    
  10.1.5*   Amended and Restated Key Executive Employment Agreement dated effective as of February 17, 2010, by and among Registrant, Enterprise Bank & Trust, and John G. Barry (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 2010).
   
  10.1.6*   Waiver executed by each of Peter F. Benoist, Frank H. Sanfilippo, Linda M. Hanson, Stephen P. Marsh and John G. Barry (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
    
  10.1.7*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp Deferred Compensation Plan I (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2000).
   
  10.1.8*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan I dated effective as of December 31, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
   
  10.1.9*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, Third Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on December 29, 1997 (File No. 333-43365)).
   
  10.1.10*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, Fourth Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s 1998 Proxy Statement on Form 14-A).
   
  10.1.11*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Form 14-A filed on March 7, 2006).
   
  10.1.12*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Form 14-A, filed on March 17, 2008).
   
  10.1.13*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Form 14-A, filed on March 7, 2006).
   
  10.1.14*   Enterprise Financial Services Corp, Incentive Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on November 1, 2002 (File No. 333-100928)).
   
  10.1.15*   Form of Enterprise Financial Services Corp Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 2010);
   
  10.1.16*   Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement with John G. Barry (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 19, 2010.)
   
  10.2   Indenture dated December 12, 2008, by and between Registrant and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2008).
   
  10.3   Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 12, 2008, by and among Registrant, Wilmington Trust Company, and each of the Administrators named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2008).

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       10.4            Guarantee dated December 12, 2008, by and between Registrant and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2008).
   
  10.5   First Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust No. 2 dated January 9, 2009 by and among Registrant, Wilmington Trust Company and each of the Administrators named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
   
  10.6   Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock dated December 19, 2008, by Registrant in favor of the United States Department of the Treasury (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
   
  10.7   Letter Agreement dated December 19, 2008, including Securities Purchase Agreement – Standard Terms incorporated by reference therein, by and between Registrant and the United States Department of the Treasury (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2008).
   
  10.8   Loan Sale Agreement dated July 9, 2010 by and between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Home National Bank, Blackwell, Oklahoma and Enterprise Bank & Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 6, 2010.)
   
  16.1   Letter Regarding Change in Certifying Accountant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 16 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2010.)
   
  21.1   Subsidiaries of Registrant.
   
  23.1   Consent of KPMG LLP.
   
  23.2   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
   
  24.1   Power of Attorney.
   
  31.1   Chief Executive Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).
   
  31.2   Chief Financial Officer’s Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(a).
   
  32.1   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to section § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
  32.2   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to section § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
  99.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section III(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
   
  99.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section III(b)(4) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
 
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
Note:        
  In accordance with Item 601 (b) (4) (iii) of Regulation S-K, Registrant hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon its request, a copy of any instrument that defines the rights of holders of each issue of long-term debt of Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries for which consolidated and unconsolidated financial statements are required to be filed and that authorizes a total amount of securities not in excess of ten percent of the total assets of the Registrant on a consolidated basis.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 11th of March, 2011.
 
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
 
/s/ Peter F. Benoist   /s/ Frank H. Sanfilippo
Peter F. Benoist   Frank H. Sanfilippo
Chief Executive Officer   Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 11th of March, 2011.
 
Signatures                      Title
 
/s/  Peter F. Benoist*    
Peter F. Benoist   President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
/s/ James J. Murphy, Jr.*    
James J. Murphy, Jr.   Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
/s/ Michael A. DeCola*    
Michael A. DeCola   Director
 
/s/ William H. Downey*    
William H. Downey   Director
 
/s/ John S. Eulich*    
John S. Eulich   Director
 
/s/ Robert E. Guest, Jr.*    
Robert E. Guest, Jr.   Director
 
/s/ Lewis A. Levey*    
Lewis A. Levey   Director
 
/s/ Birch M. Mullins*    
Birch M. Mullins   Director
 
/s/ Brenda D. Newberry*    
Brenda D. Newberry   Director
 
/s/ John M. Tracy*    
John M. Tracy   Director
 
/s/ Sandra A. Van Trease*    
Sandra A. Van Trease   Director
 
/s/ Henry D. Warshaw*    
Henry D. Warshaw   Director

 
 
*Signed by Power of Attorney.
 
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