Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

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OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Other Real Estate Owned [Abstract]  
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED
NOTE 4 – OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

Period-end other real estate owned was as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2011
   
Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
   
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2010
 
                   
Beginning balance
  $ 68,388     $ 41,987     $ 41,987  
Additions, transfers from loans and fixed assets
    32,015       45,248       36,221  
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
    (16,370 )     (16,003 )     (13,527 )
Valuation allowance reversal upon sale
    (2,031 )     (2,677 )     (2,163 )
Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned
    1,191       (167 )     (167 )
      83,193       68,388       62,351  
Less: valuation allowance
    (16,709 )     (10,404 )     (8,369 )
                         
Ending balance
  $ 66,484     $ 57,984     $ 53,982  
 
Activity in the valuation allowance was as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2011
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
 
Beginning balance
  $ 14,025     $ 7,951     $ 10,404     $ 4,804  
Additions charged to expense
    2,985       1,465       8,336       5,729  
Reversals upon sale
    (301 )     (1,047 )     (2,031 )     (2,164 )
Ending balance
  $ 16,709     $ 8,369     $ 16,709     $ 8,369  
 
Net realized gains on sales of other real estate were $440,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011.  Net realized gains on sales of other real estate were $50,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2010, the Company had net realized losses on sales of other real estate of $167,000.