Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
Average net investment in direct financing leases | $ | 523,948 | $ | 446,965 | $ | 363,853 | ||||||
Salaries and benefits expense | 18,173 | 14,447 | 10,273 | |||||||||
General and administrative expense | 11,908 | 10,063 | 7,745 | |||||||||
Efficiency ratio | 43.36 | % | 41.63 | % | 43.15 | % | ||||||
Percent of average net investment in leases: | ||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits | 3.47 | % | 3.23 | % | 2.82 | % | ||||||
General and administrative | 2.27 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.13 | % |