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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2020
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 001-39325
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
1051 East Cary Street
Suite 1200
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(804) 633-5031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.33 per share
AUB
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/400th Interest in a Share of 6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A
AUBAP
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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of October 28, 2020 was 78,718,695.
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ITEM
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019 (audited)
2
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
9
Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
60
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
61
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
95
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
97
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
98
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.
Exhibits
99
Signatures
100
Glossary of Acronyms and Defined Terms
2019 Form 10-K
–
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019
Access
Access National Corporation and its subsidiaries
ACL
Allowance for credit losses
AFS
Available for sale
ALCO
Asset Liability Committee
ALLL
Allowance for loan and lease losses, a component of ACL
AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASC 326
ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments and Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
ASC 820
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
ASC 842
ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
ATM
Automated teller machine
the Bank
Atlantic Union Bank (formerly, Union Bank & Trust)
BOLI
Bank-owned life insurance
bps
Basis points
CARES Act
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
CCPs
Central Counterparty Clearinghouses
CECL
Current expected credit losses
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
the Company
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (formerly, Union Bankshares Corporation) and its subsidiaries
COVID-19
Novel strain of coronavirus first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China that has spread worldwide
depositary shares
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of the Company’s Series A preferred stock , with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series A preferred stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share)
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
EPS
Earnings per share
Exchange Act
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCMs
Futures Commission Merchants
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
FOMC
Federal Open Markets Committee
FTE
Fully taxable equivalent
GAAP or U.S. GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
HTM
Held to maturity
ICE Data Services
Intercontinental Exchange Data Services
LCH
London Clearing House
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
March 22 Joint Guidance
The five federal bank regulatory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors guidance issued on March 22, 2020 (subsequently revised on April 7, 2020)
MSLP
Main Street Lending Program
MBS
Mortgage Backed Securities
MD&A
NOW
Negotiable order of withdrawal
NPA
Nonperforming assets
NSF
Nonsufficient funds
OCI
Other comprehensive income
OREO
Other real estate owned
OTTI
Other than temporary impairment
PCD
Purchased credit deteriorated
PCI
Purchased credit impaired
PD/LGD
Probability of default/loss given default
PPPLF
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility
PPP
Paycheck Protection Program
Quarterly Report
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020
ROA
Return on average assets
ROE
Return on average common equity
ROTCE
Return on average tangible common equity
ROU Asset
Right of Use Asset
RUC
Reserve for unfunded commitments
RVI
Residual value insurance
SBA
Small Business Administration
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Series A preferred stock
6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $10.00 per share
SSFA
Simplified supervisory formula approach
TDR
Troubled debt restructuring
Topic 606
ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606”
TFSB
The Federal Savings Bank
UMG
Union Mortgage Group, Inc.
WHO
World Health Organization
Xenith
Xenith Bankshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
ASSETS
(unaudited)
(audited)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks
$
178,563
163,050
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
335,111
234,810
Federal funds sold
7,292
38,172
Total cash and cash equivalents
520,966
436,032
Securities available for sale, at fair value
2,443,340
1,945,445
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value
546,661
555,144
Restricted stock, at cost
112,216
130,848
Loans held for sale, at fair value
52,607
55,405
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs
14,383,215
12,610,936
Less allowance for loan and lease losses
174,122
42,294
Total loans held for investment, net
14,209,093
12,568,642
Premises and equipment, net
156,934
161,073
Goodwill
935,560
Amortizable intangibles, net
61,068
73,669
Bank owned life insurance
325,538
322,917
Other assets
566,667
378,255
Total assets
19,930,650
17,562,990
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
4,420,665
2,970,139
Interest-bearing deposits
11,155,433
10,334,842
Total deposits
15,576,098
13,304,981
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
91,086
66,053
Other short-term borrowings
175,200
370,200
Long-term borrowings
1,048,036
1,077,495
Other liabilities
379,345
231,159
Total liabilities
17,269,765
15,049,888
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $10.00 par value
173
—
Common stock, $1.33 par value
104,141
105,827
Additional paid-in capital
1,914,640
1,790,305
Retained earnings
579,269
581,395
62,662
35,575
Total stockholders' equity
2,660,885
2,513,102
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Common shares outstanding
78,718,850
80,001,185
Common shares authorized
200,000,000
Preferred shares outstanding
17,250
Preferred shares authorized
500,000
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited)
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans
138,402
156,651
432,763
459,603
Interest on deposits in other banks
137
1,030
1,154
2,047
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable
10,275
12,625
33,170
39,059
Nontaxable
8,600
8,039
24,520
24,413
Total interest and dividend income
157,414
178,345
491,607
525,122
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits
15,568
30,849
63,943
84,088
Interest on short-term borrowings
72
2,200
1,598
14,313
Interest on long-term borrowings
4,393
8,695
16,372
23,978
Total interest expense
20,033
41,744
81,913
122,379
Net interest income
137,381
136,601
409,694
402,743
Provision for credit losses
6,558
9,100
100,954
18,192
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
130,823
127,501
308,740
384,551
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
6,041
7,675
18,549
22,331
Other service charges, commissions and fees
1,621
1,513
4,600
4,879
Interchange fees
1,979
2,108
5,300
12,765
Fiduciary and asset management fees
6,045
6,082
17,543
16,834
Mortgage banking income
8,897
3,374
16,744
7,614
Gains on securities transactions
18
7,104
12,293
7,306
Bank owned life insurance income
3,421
2,062
7,498
6,191
Loan-related interest rate swap fees
3,170
5,480
12,602
10,656
Other operating income
3,215
12,708
4,116
15,045
Total noninterest income
34,407
48,106
99,245
103,621
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and benefits
49,000
49,718
149,013
148,116
Occupancy expenses
7,441
7,493
21,798
22,427
Furniture and equipment expenses
3,895
3,719
11,042
Printing, postage, and supplies
904
1,268
3,194
3,763
Technology and data processing
6,564
5,787
19,187
17,203
Professional services
2,914
2,681
9,211
8,269
Marketing and advertising expense
2,631
2,600
7,413
7,891
FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance
1,811
381
7,578
5,620
Other taxes
4,124
3,971
12,364
11,779
Loan-related expenses
2,314
2,566
7,512
7,250
OREO and credit-related expenses
413
1,005
1,512
3,162
Amortization of intangible assets
4,053
4,764
12,676
13,919
Training and other personnel costs
746
1,618
3,192
4,240
Merger-related costs
2,435
26,928
Rebranding expense
1,133
5,553
Loss on debt extinguishment
16,397
10,306
Other expenses
6,412
4,151
15,683
10,849
Total noninterest expenses
93,222
111,687
291,681
324,022
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
72,008
63,920
116,304
164,150
Income tax expense
11,008
10,724
17,506
26,330
Income from continuing operations
61,000
53,196
98,798
137,820
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued mortgage segment
56
(173)
Income tax expense (benefit)
14
(45)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations
42
(128)
Net income
53,238
137,692
Dividends on preferred stock
2,691
-
Net income available to common shareholders
58,309
96,107
Basic earnings per common share
0.74
0.65
1.22
1.72
Diluted earnings per common share
Dividends declared per common share
0.25
0.75
0.71
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding
78,714,353
81,769,193
78,904,792
80,120,725
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
78,725,346
81,832,868
78,921,108
80,183,113
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges:
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges
6,025
(699)
1,970
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax, $0 and $42 for the three months and $394 and $120 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (1)
158
1,481
451
AFS securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising during period (net of tax, $332 and $3,287 for the three months and $9,824 and $14,513 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively)
1,250
36,956
54,598
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax, $4 and $1,492 for the three months and $2,582 and $1,534 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (2)
(14)
(5,612)
(9,711)
(5,772)
HTM securities:
Reclassification adjustment for accretion of unrealized gain on AFS securities transferred to HTM (net of tax, $1 and $1 for the three months and $4 and $4 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (3)
(5)
(15)
Bank owned life insurance:
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period
(647)
(1,289)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (4)
127
19
364
57
Other comprehensive income (loss)
1,358
12,302
27,087
50,642
Comprehensive income
62,358
65,540
125,885
188,334
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common
Preferred
Paid-In
Retained
Comprehensive
Stock
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Total
Balance - December 31, 2019
Net Income
7,089
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $3,890)
12,754
Dividends on common stock ($0.25 per share)
(19,825)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (1,493,472 shares)
(1,985)
(47,894)
(49,879)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (34,714 shares)
46
731
777
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (6,860 shares)
195
204
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (142,176 shares)
189
(2,199)
(2,010)
Impact of adoption of ASC 326
(39,053)
Stock-based compensation expense
2,291
Balance - March 31, 2020
104,086
1,743,429
529,606
48,329
2,425,450
30,709
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $3,415)
12,975
Issuance of preferred stock (17,250 shares)
166,190
166,363
(19,677)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (1,632 shares)
22
24
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (8,640 shares)
11
200
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (19,848)
27
(206)
(179)
2,361
Balance - June 30, 2020
104,126
1,911,985
540,638
61,304
2,618,226
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $327)
Net proceeds from preferred stock
(7)
(19,678)
Dividends on preferred stock ($156.60 per share)
(2,691)
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (8,592 shares)
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (3,009 shares)
(27)
(23)
2,500
Balance - September 30, 2020
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THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Balance - December 31, 2018
87,250
1,380,259
467,345
(10,273)
1,924,581
35,631
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $5,346)
18,670
Issuance of common stock in regard to acquisition (15,842,026 shares)
21,070
478,904
499,974
Dividends on common stock ($0.23 per share)
(18,838)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (6,127 shares)
8
130
138
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (6,085 shares)
211
219
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (104,151 shares)
139
(1,786)
(1,647)
Impact of adoption of ASC 842
(1,133)
1,870
Balance- March 31, 2019
108,475
1,859,588
483,005
8,397
2,459,465
48,823
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $5,913)
19,670
(18,876)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (36,551 shares)
48
938
986
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (6,192 shares)
192
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (21,447 shares)
29
(336)
(307)
2,334
Balance- June 30, 2019
108,560
1,862,716
512,952
28,067
2,512,295
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $1,836)
(20,525)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (969,265 shares)
(33,995)
(35,284)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (28,253 shares)
38
656
694
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (7,840 shares)
10
269
279
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (8,247 shares)
(138)
(127)
2,159
Balance - September 30, 2019
107,330
1,831,667
545,665
40,369
2,525,031
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
Operating activities (1):
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation of premises and equipment
11,311
11,138
Writedown of foreclosed properties and former bank premises
4,847
1,162
Amortization, net
20,151
19,033
Amortization (accretion) related to acquisitions, net
(7,736)
(5,200)
Gains on securities transactions, net
(12,293)
(7,306)
BOLI income
(7,498)
(6,191)
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale, net
2,798
(50,981)
Losses (gains) on sales of foreclosed properties and former bank premises, net
37
144
Losses on debt extinguishment
Stock-based compensation expenses
7,152
6,363
Issuance of common stock for services
604
698
Net decrease (increase) in other assets
(180,310)
(76,118)
Net increase in other liabilities
128,298
44,312
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
177,419
109,335
Investing activities:
Purchases of AFS securities and restricted stock
(940,745)
(312,120)
Purchases of HTM securities
(47,217)
Proceeds from sales of AFS securities and restricted stock
232,946
486,925
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of AFS securities
271,986
176,824
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of HTM securities
5,996
2,523
Net increase in loans held for investment
(1,761,350)
(371,260)
Net increase in premises and equipment
(18,557)
(11,547)
Cash proceeds from BOLI settlements
439
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties and former bank premises
2,706
5,329
Cash paid in acquisitions
(12)
Cash acquired in acquisitions
46,164
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(2,206,579)
(24,391)
Financing activities:
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
1,450,526
376,160
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits
820,701
471,204
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
(169,967)
(896,622)
Cash paid for contingent consideration
(565)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
189,945
550,000
Repayments of long-term debt
(230,306)
(160,614)
Cash dividends paid - common stock
(59,180)
(58,239)
Cash dividends paid - preferred stock
Repurchase of common stock
Issuance of common stock
801
1,818
Issuance of preferred stock, net
166,356
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes
(2,212)
(2,081)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
2,114,094
245,777
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
84,934
330,721
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period
261,199
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period
591,920
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest
82,409
118,067
Income taxes
13,649
20,416
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Transfers from loans (foreclosed properties) to foreclosed properties (loans)
615
1,816
Transfers from bank premises to OREO
7,949
Issuance of common stock in exchange for net assets in acquisitions
Transactions related to acquisitions
Assets acquired
2,855,993
Liabilities assumed
2,558,638
(1) Discontinued operations have an immaterial impact to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 135 branches and approximately 155 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina. Middleburg Financial is a brand name used by Atlantic Union Bank and certain affiliates when providing trust, wealth management, private banking, and investment advisory products and services. Certain non-bank affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., and its subsidiary, Outfitter Advisors, Ltd., and Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown, Inc., which provide investment advisory services, Middleburg Investment Services, LLC, which provides brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other period.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Impact of COVID-19
On March 13, 2020, the United States President declared a national emergency in the face of a growing public health and economic crisis due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Within a few days of the declaration of a national emergency, governors of states comprising the Company’s geographic footprint issued states of emergency in response to the novel COVID-19. As a result of this pandemic, actions were taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of COVID 19, which have impacted the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act is designated to provide financial relief to the American people and American businesses in response to the economic fallout from COVID-19. On March 22, 2020, the five federal bank regulatory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued joint guidance (subsequently revised on April 7, 2020) with respect to loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19. The CARES Act, as well as the March 22 Joint Guidance, provide enhanced guidelines and accounting for COVID-19 related modifications.
The federal banking regulators have confirmed with the FASB that short-term loan modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers who were current (i.e., less than 30 days past due on contractual payments) when the modification program was implemented are not considered TDRs. In addition, Section 4013 of the CARES Act provides banks, savings associations, and credit unions with the ability to make loan modifications related to COVID-19 without categorizing the loan as a TDR or conducting the analysis to make the determination, which is intended to streamline the loan modification process. Any such suspension is effective for the term of the loan modification; however, the suspension is only permitted for loan modifications made during the effective period of Section 4013 and only for those loans that were not more than thirty days past due as of December 31, 2019. The Company has made $1.8 billion of loan modifications pursuant to the March 22 Joint Guidance or Section 4013 of the CARES Act and as of September 30, 2020 approximately $769.6 million remain under their modified terms. The majority of the Company’s modifications as of September 30, 2020 were in the commercial real estate portfolios.
The Bank processed over 11,000 PPP loans, which totaled $1.7 billion with a recorded investment of $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2020, which included unamortized deferred fees of $32.6 million. The loans carry a 1% interest rate.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326. This ASU updates the existing guidance to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. This ASU replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology
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in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to- maturity debt securities. It also applies to unfunded credit exposures not accounted for as insurance (loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments). The Company established a cross-functional governance structure to oversee the Company’s implementation of the CECL methodology, which included evaluating key assumptions used and assessing the internal controls over financial reporting related to the adoption of ASC 326. The Company adopted ASC 326 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and unfunded credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under ASC 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. As a result of adopting ASC 326, the Company recorded a net decrease to retained earnings of $39.1 million.
ASC 326 also replaced the Company’s current accounting for PCI loans. With the adoption of ASC 326, previously classified PCI loans are now classified as PCD loans. In accordance with ASC 326, the Company did not re-assess whether individual modifications were needed to individual acquired financial assets accounted for in the pools with troubled debt restructurings as of the date of adoption. The Company adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for financial assets with PCD that were previously identified as PCI and accounted for under ASC 310-30. On January 1, 2020, the amortized cost basis of the PCD assets were adjusted to reflect the addition of $2.4 million to the ACL. The remaining noncredit discount (based on the adjusted amortized cost basis) will be accreted into interest income at the effective interest rate as of January 1, 2020.
The Company adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for debt securities. The effective interest rate on these debt securities was not changed. Upon adoption of ASC 326, the Company did not have any securities included in its portfolio where OTTI had previously been recognized.
The following table illustrates the impact of ASC 326.
January 1,
As Previously Reported (Incurred Loss)
Impact of CECL Adoption
As Reported Under CECL
Assets:
Loans
Commercial
30,941
6,184
37,125
Consumer
11,353
41,300
52,653
Allowance for loan and lease losses
47,484
89,778
Liabilities:
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded credit exposure
900
4,160
5,060
Total Allowance for credit losses
43,194
51,644
94,838
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The provision for loan losses charged to operations is an amount sufficient to bring the allowance to an estimated balance that management considers adequate to absorb expected losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. The ALLL is a valuation account that is deducted from the loans' amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding, net of any purchase premiums and discounts and net of any deferred loan fees and costs.
The ALLL represents management’s estimate of credit losses over the remaining life of the loan portfolio. Loans are charged off against the ALLL when management believes the loan balance is no longer collectible. Subsequent recoveries of previously charged off amounts are recorded as increases to the ALLL.
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Management’s determination of the adequacy of the ALLL is based on an evaluation of the composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and other risk factors. The ALLL is estimated by pooling loans by call code and credit risk indicator and applying a loan-level PD/LGD method for all loans with the exception of its auto and third party consumer lending portfolios. For auto and third party consumer portfolios, the Company has elected to pool those loans based on similar risk characteristics to determine the ALLL using vintage and loss rate methods. The Company utilizes a forecast period of two years and then reverts to the mean of historical loss factors on a straight-line basis over the following two-year period. The Company considers economic forecasts and recession probabilities from highly recognized third-parties to inform the model for loss estimation. The Company’s ALLL estimate is particularly impacted by the unemployment rate forecast in its geographic footprint. In the current quarter forecast, the unemployment rate in the Company’s geographic footprint is projected to remain significantly elevated through the forecast period. Management also considers qualitative factors when estimating loan losses to take into account model limitations. For the current quarter, the largest qualitative additions were related to industries that are particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty regarding the extent and duration of the pandemic and the timing and efficacy of any potential future government stimulus. These qualitative factors were partially offset by qualitative reductions meant to account for enhanced unemployment benefits, bank deferrals, the PPP loan program and other factors. The Company’s Allowance Committee approves the key methodologies and assumptions, as well as the final ALLL on a quarterly basis. While management uses available information to estimate expected losses on loans, future changes in the ALLL may be necessary based on changes in portfolio composition, portfolio credit quality, and/or economic conditions.
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. The individual reserve component relates to loans that have shown substantial credit deterioration as measured by risk rating and/or delinquency status. In addition, the Company has elected the practical expedient that would include loans for individual assessment consideration if the repayment of the loan is expected substantially through the operation or sale of collateral because the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Where the source of repayment is the sale of collateral, the ALLL is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less selling costs, compared to the amortized cost basis of the loan. If the ALLL is based on the operation of the collateral, the reserve is calculated based on the fair value of the collateral calculated as the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral, compared to the amortized cost basis. If the Company determines that the value of a collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges off the deficiency if it is determined that such amount is deemed to be a confirmed loss. Typically, a loss is confirmed when the Company is moving towards foreclosure (or final disposition).
In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial condition, the Company grants a concession in the loan structure to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a TDR. With the exception of loans with interest rate concessions, the ALLL on a TDR is measured using the same method as all other loans held for investment. For loans with interest rate concessions, the Company uses a discounted cash flow approach using the original interest rate.
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments
The Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The reserve for unfunded commitments is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense and is measured using the same measurement objectives as the ALLL. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded and is included in “Other Liabilities” within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Accrued Interest Receivable
The Company has elected to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis in its determination of the ACL reserve for both loans and HTM securities, as well as elected the policy to write-off accrued interest receivable directly through the reversal of interest income. Accrued interest receivable totaled $55.4 million on loans held for investment and, $5.1 million on HTM securities at September 30, 2020 and is included in “Other Assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Acquired Loans
The Company has purchased loans, some of which have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. Acquired loans are recorded at their fair value at acquisition date without carryover of the acquiree’s previously established ALLL, as credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. The fair value of the loans is determined using market participant assumptions in estimating the amount and timing of both principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected on the loans and then applying a market-based discount rate to those cash flows. During evaluation upon acquisition, acquired loans are also classified as either PCD or acquired performing.
The purchase discount on acquired performing loans is accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. The difference between the fair value and unpaid principal balance of the loan at acquisition date (premium or discount) is amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the loans. If the acquired performing loan has revolving privileges, it is accounted for using the straight-line method; otherwise, the effective interest method is used.
PCD loans reflect loans that have experienced more-than-insignificant credit deterioration since origination. These PCD loans are accounted for under ASC 326. Credit risk characteristics include risk rating groups, nonaccrual status, and past due status. For valuation purposes, these pools are further disaggregated by maturity, pricing characteristics, and re-payment structure.
PCD loans are recorded at the amount paid. An ALLL is determined using the same methodology as other loans held for investment. For PCD loans not individually assessed, the initial ALLL is determined on a collective basis and is allocated to individual loans. The sum of the loan's purchase price and ALLL becomes its initial amortized cost basis. The difference between the initial amortized cost basis and the par value of the loan is a noncredit discount or premium, which is amortized into interest income over the life of the loan. Subsequent changes to the ALLL are recorded through provision expense.
The PCD loans are and will continue to be subject to the Company’s internal and external credit review and monitoring.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company defines cash and cash equivalents as cash, cash due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, money market investments, other interest-bearing deposits, and federal funds sold.
Restricted cash is disclosed in Note 8 “Commitments and Contingencies” and is comprised of cash maintained at various correspondent banks as collateral for the Company’s derivative portfolio and is included in interest-bearing deposits in other banks in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, the Company is required to maintain reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank based on the type and amount of deposits; however, on March 15, 2020 the Federal Reserve Board announced that reserve requirement ratios would be reduced to zero percent effective March 26, 2020 due to economic conditions, which eliminated the reserve requirement for all depository institutions.
Investment Securities
Interest income includes amortization of purchase premium or discount. Premiums and discounts on securities are generally amortized on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated. Premiums on callable debt securities are amortized to their earliest call date. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.
The Company regularly evaluates all securities whose values have declined below amortized cost to assess whether the decline in fair value is the result of credit impairment. For AFS securities, the Company evaluates the fair value and credit quality of its AFS securities on at least a quarterly basis. In the event the fair value of a security falls below its amortized cost basis, the security will be evaluated to determine whether the decline in value was caused by changes in market interest rates or security credit quality. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s AFS portfolio are security type and credit rating, which are influenced by a number of security-specific factors that may include obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, structure, credit enhancement and other factors.
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There is currently no ACL held against the Company’s AFS securities portfolio at September 30, 2020. See Note 3 “Securities,” for additional information on the Company’s ACL analysis. If unrealized losses are related to credit quality, the Company estimates the credit related loss by evaluating the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security and a credit loss exists, an ACL shall be recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than amortized cost basis. Non-credit related declines in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Changes in the ACL are recorded as provision for (or reversal of) credit loss expense. Charge-offs are recorded against the ACL when management believes the AFS security is no longer collectible. Currently, the Company does not have an ACL on its AFS debt securities portfolio. A debt security is placed on nonaccrual status at the time any principal or interest payments become 90 days delinquent.
The Company evaluates the credit risk of its HTM securities on at least a quarterly basis. Management estimates expected credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities based on an individual basis based on the PD/LGD methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. Management recorded an immaterial ACL on HTM securities as a result of the adoption of ASC 326, and no additional changes were needed at September 30, 2020.
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2. ACQUISITIONS
Access Acquisition
On February 1, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Access National Corporation (and its subsidiaries), a bank holding company based in Reston, Virginia. Holders of shares of Access’s common stock received 0.75 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of Access’s common stock, resulting in the Company issuing 15,842,026 shares of the Company’s common stock at a fair value of approximately $500.0 million. In addition, the Company paid cash of approximately $12,000 in lieu of fractional shares.
The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition, in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. The measurement period was formally closed as of February 1, 2020, and the Company did not make any measurement period adjustments in 2020.
There were no merger-related costs associated with the acquisition of Access during the first nine months of 2020. Merger- related costs associated with the acquisition of Access were $2.0 million and $25.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Such costs include legal and accounting fees, lease and contract termination expenses, system conversion, and employee severances, which have been expensed as incurred.
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3. SECURITIES
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326, which made changes to the accounting for AFS debt securities whereby credit losses should be presented as an allowance, rather than as a write-down when management does not intend to sell and does not believe that it is more likely than not they will be required to sell prior to maturity. In addition, ASC 326 requires financial assets measured at amortized cost, including held-to-maturity debt securities, to measure an expected credit loss under the CECL methodology that requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For further discussion on the Company’s accounting policies and policy elections related to the accounting standard update refer to Note 1 “Accounting Policies”.
All securities information presented as of September 30, 2020 is in accordance with ASC 326. All securities information presented prior to March 31, 2020 is in accordance with previous applicable GAAP. See the Company’s prior accounting policies in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the 2019 Form 10-K.
Available for Sale
The Company’s AFS investment portfolio is generally highly-rated or agency backed. All AFS securities were current with no securities past due or on non-accrual as of September 30, 2020.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of September 30, 2020 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Amortized
Gross Unrealized
Estimated
Cost
Gains
(Losses)
Fair Value
September 30, 2020
U.S. government and agency securities
13,463
465
(50)
13,878
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
759,936
39,033
(2,113)
796,856
Corporate and other bonds (1)
147,438
2,217
(737)
148,918
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Agency
340,706
17,945
(116)
358,535
Non-agency
30,359
71
30,430
Total commercial mortgage-backed securities
371,065
18,016
388,965
Residential mortgage-backed securities
960,141
35,275
(1,410)
994,006
99,252
587
(743)
99,096
Total residential mortgage-backed securities
1,059,393
35,862
(2,153)
1,093,102
Other securities
Total AFS securities
2,352,916
95,593
(5,169)
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The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2019
21,149
209
(38)
21,320
421,344
25,776
(29)
447,091
134,342
1,991
(374)
135,959
405,731
8,786
(619)
413,898
11,173
(24)
11,149
416,904
(643)
425,047
852,300
16,680
(816)
868,164
44,309
476
44,785
896,609
17,156
912,949
3,079
1,893,427
53,918
(1,900)
(1) Other bonds include asset-backed securities
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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s AFS securities with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at September 30, 2020 and that are not deemed to be other than temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2019. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (dollars in thousands).
Less than 12 months
More than 12 months
Fair
Unrealized
Value
Losses
5,956
175,282
Corporate and other bonds(1)
38,137
(477)
20,283
(260)
58,420
33,827
(115)
446
(1)
34,273
198,687
(1,407)
1,121
(3)
199,808
57,044
255,731
(2,150)
256,852
502,977
(4,855)
27,806
(314)
530,783
7,638
4,526
17,323
(83)
19,901
(291)
37,224
43,552
(530)
14,966
(89)
58,518
11,162
54,714
(554)
69,680
114,147
(500)
40,168
(316)
154,315
198,348
(1,204)
75,035
(696)
273,383
(1) Other bonds includes asset-backed securities.
As of September 30, 2020, there were $27.8 million, or 18 issues, of individual AFS securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months and had an aggregate unrealized loss of $314,000. As of December 31, 2019, there were $75.0 million, or 47 issues, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months and had an aggregate unrealized loss of $696,000.
The Company has evaluated AFS securities in an unrealized loss position for credit related impairment at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and concluded no impairment existed based on several factors which included: (1) the majority of these securities are of high credit quality, (2) unrealized losses are primarily the result of market volatility, (3) the contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer(s) to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment, (4) issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments, and (5) the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis.
Additionally, the majority of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are issued by FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA and do not have credit risk given the implicit and explicit government guarantees associated with these agencies. In addition, the non-agency mortgage-backed securities generally received a 20% SSFA rating.
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The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of AFS securities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity. 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 (dollars in thousands).
Due in one year or less
28,581
28,834
35,177
35,329
Due after one year through five years
140,844
148,114
164,605
166,873
Due after five years through ten years
251,501
258,806
249,713
254,790
Due after ten years
1,931,990
2,007,586
1,443,932
1,488,453
Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" for information regarding the estimated fair value of AFS securities that were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as permitted or required by law as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Held to Maturity
The Company’s HTM investment portfolio primarily consists of highly-rated municipal securities and the estimated credit loss inherent in the portfolio is currently immaterial. The Company’s HTM securities were all current, with no securities past due or on non-accrual at September 30, 2020.
The Company reports HTM securities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at carrying value. Carrying value is amortized cost, which includes any unamortized unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income prior to reclassifying the securities from AFS securities to HTM securities. Investment securities transferred into the HTM category from the AFS category are recorded at fair value at the date of transfer. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of transfer is retained in accumulated other comprehensive income and in the carrying value of the HTM securities. Such unrealized gains or losses are accreted over the remaining life of the security with no impact on future net income.
The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of September 30, 2020 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Carrying
2,767
2,753
538,352
67,561
605,913
5,542
(40)
5,507
Total held-to-maturity securities
67,566
(54)
614,173
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The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
2,813
26
2,839
545,148
48,274
593,422
7,183
59
7,242
48,359
603,503
Credit Quality Indicators & Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM
For HTM securities, the Company evaluates the credit risk of its securities on at least a quarterly basis. The Company estimates expected credit losses on HTM debt securities on an individual basis based on the PD/LGD methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. The Company’s HTM securities ACL was immaterial at the adoption of ASC 326. The Company re-evaluated the HTM securities ACL and concluded no additional reserve was needed at September 30, 2020. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s HTM portfolio are security type and credit rating, which is influenced by a number of factors including obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, and others. The Company’s only HTM securities with credit risk are obligations of states and political subdivisions.
The following table presents the amortized cost of HTM securities as of September 30, 2020 by security type and credit rating (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations of states and political
Mortgage-backed
Total HTM
securities
subdivisions
Credit Rating:
AAA/AA/A
533,742
Not Rated - Agency(1)
8,309
Not Rated - Non-Agency
4,610
(1) Generally considered not to have credit risk given the government guarantees associated with these agencies
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of HTM securities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity. 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 (dollars in thousands).
1,024
502
504
9,076
9,436
10,258
10,539
1,749
1,796
1,768
1,800
534,831
601,917
542,616
590,660
Total HTM securities
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Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" for information regarding the estimated fair value of HTM securities that were pledged to secure public deposits as permitted or required by law as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Restricted Stock, at cost
Due to restrictions placed upon the Bank’s common stock investment in the Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB, these securities have been classified as restricted equity securities and carried at cost. These restricted securities are not subject to the investment security classifications and are included as a separate line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the FHLB required the Bank to maintain stock in an amount equal to 4.25% of outstanding borrowings and a specific percentage of the Bank’s total assets. The Federal Reserve Bank required the Bank to maintain stock with a par value equal to 6% of the Bank’s outstanding capital at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Restricted equity securities consist of Federal Reserve Bank stock in the amount of $67.0 million for September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and FHLB stock in the amount of $45.2 million and $63.9 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Realized Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on and the proceeds from the sale of securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands).
Realized gains (losses):
Gross realized gains
12,522
Gross realized losses
(229)
Net realized gains
Proceeds from sales of securities
4,675
September 30, 2019
9,161
(1,855)
98,975
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4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables. For further discussion on the Company’s accounting policies and policy elections related to the accounting standard update refer to Note 1 “Accounting Policies” in this Quarterly Report. All loan information presented as of September 30, 2020 is in accordance with ASC 326. All loan information presented prior to January 1, 2020 is in accordance with previous applicable GAAP. During March 2020, in response to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President along with the March 22 Joint Guidance that provided enhanced guidelines and accounting for COVID-19 related modifications. For further discussion on the CARES Act and the March 22 Joint Guidance and related loan impact refer to Note 1 “Accounting Polices” in this Quarterly Report. The information included below reflects the impact of the CARES Act and the March 22 Joint Guidance.
The Company’s loans are stated at their face amount, net of deferred fees and costs, and consist of the following at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Construction and Land Development
1,207,190
1,250,924
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
2,107,333
2,041,243
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
3,497,929
3,286,098
Multifamily Real Estate
731,582
633,743
Commercial & Industrial(1)
3,536,249
2,114,033
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
696,944
724,337
Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
830,144
890,503
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
618,320
659,504
Auto
387,417
350,419
276,023
372,853
Other Commercial(1)
494,084
287,279
Total loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs
(174,122)
(42,294)
(1)Commercial & industrial and other commercial loans include approximately $1.6 billion and $21.3 million, respectively, in new loans from the PPP loan program at September 30, 2020.
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The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Greater than
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
90 Days and
Current
Past Due
still Accruing
Nonaccrual
Total Loans
1,200,729
2,625
223
93
3,520
2,090,106
4,924
1,310
1,726
9,267
3,493,107
1,291
1,371
168
1,992
731,190
359
33
Commercial & Industrial
3,528,283
4,322
1,448
1,592
683,730
1,236
937
5,298
5,743
806,055
2,998
3,976
4,495
12,620
608,570
2,669
1,141
2,276
3,664
384,619
453
315
517
273,829
1,020
772
327
75
Other Commercial
493,044
613
427
Total loans held for investment
14,293,262
23,211
12,058
15,661
39,023
These balances reflect the impact of the CARES Act and the March 22 Joint Guidance which provides relief for TDR designations and also provides guidance on past due reporting for modified loans.
The following table shows the Company’s amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status as of January 1, 2020 as well as amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days and still accruing as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
January 1, 2020
Nonaccrual With No ALLL
90 Days and still Accruing
4,060
1,985
13,889
1,994
1,368
3,037
6,492
1,738
13,117
1,069
2,490
565
88
45,204
6,846
There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s policies for nonaccrual loans.
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Troubled Debt Restructurings
The CARES Act permits financial institutions to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications to borrowers affected by COVID-19 that would otherwise be characterized as TDRs and suspend any determination related thereto if (i) the loan modification is made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration and (ii) the applicable loan was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. In addition, federal bank regulatory authorities have issued guidance to encourage financial institutions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and have assured financial institutions that they will neither receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications, nor be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $769.6 million in loans still under their modified terms. The Company’s modification program primarily included payment deferrals and interest only modifications.
In addition to the above mentioned modifications, as of September 30, 2020, the Company has TDRs totaling $21.6 million with an estimated $2.7 million of allowance for those loans for the current period.
A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for credit losses in accordance with the Company’s ALLL methodology. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the recorded investment in TDRs prior to modifications was not materially impacted by the modifications.
The following table provides a summary, by class, of TDRs that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the applicable restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and TDRs that have been placed on nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
No. of
Recorded
Outstanding
Investment
Commitment
Performing
6
2,140
101
1
1,089
1,117
247
80
9,165
55
31
452
Total performing
107
14,515
Nonperforming
293
261
1,313
23
4,937
104
Total nonperforming
36
7,045
Total performing and nonperforming
143
21,560
The Company considers a default of a TDR to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the restructure or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company did not have any material loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default.
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The following table shows, by class and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
All Restructurings
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Investment at
Period End
Modified to interest only, at a market rate
272
652
Total interest only at market rate of interest
924
Term modification, at a market rate
299
324
Total loan term extended at a market rate
760
Term modification, below market rate
34
358
290
423
17
2,387
52
Total loan term extended at a below market rate
856
3,121
Interest rate modification, below market rate
Total interest only at below market rate of interest
1,807
4,805
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ALLL on the loan portfolio is a material estimate for the Company. The Company estimates its ALLL on its loan portfolio on a quarterly basis. The Company models the ALLL using two primary segments, Commercial and Consumer. Within each segment, loan classes are further identified based on similar risk characteristics. The Company has identified the following classes within each segment:
The following tables show the ALLL activity by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Balance at beginning of period
111,954
58,023
169,977
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on non-PCD loans
4,432
40,666
45,098
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on PCD loans
1,752
634
2,386
Impact of adopting ASC 326
Loans charged-off
(995)
(1,983)
(2,978)
(5,553)
(9,253)
(14,806)
Recoveries credited to allowance
718
848
1,566
2,580
2,557
5,137
Provision charged to operations
14,978
(9,421)
5,557
92,503
1,510
94,013
Balance at end of period
126,655
47,467
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Credit Quality Indicators
Credit quality indicators are utilized to help estimate the collectability of each loan class within the Commercial and Consumer segments. For classes of loans within the Commercial segment, the primary credit quality indicator used for evaluating credit quality and estimating the ALLL is risk rating categories of Pass, Watch & Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful. For classes of loans within the Consumer segment, the primary credit quality indicator used for evaluating credit quality and estimating the ALLL is delinquency bands of Current, 30-59, 60-89, 90+, and Nonaccrual. While other credit quality indicators are evaluated and analyzed as part of the Company’s credit risk management activities, these indicators are primarily used in estimating the ALLL. The Company evaluates the credit risk of its loan portfolio on at least a quarterly basis.
Commercial Loans
The Company uses a risk rating system as the primary credit quality indicator for classes of loans within the Commercial segment. The risk rating system on a scale of 0 through 9 is used to determine risk level as used in the calculation of the allowance for credit loss. The risk levels, as described below, do not necessarily follow the regulatory definitions of risk levels with the same name. A general description of the characteristics of the risk levels follows:
Pass is determined by the following criteria:
Watch & Special Mention is determined by the following criteria:
Substandard is determined by the following criteria:
Doubtful is determined by the following criteria:
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The table below details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Commercial segment by risk level and year of origination as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
2018
2017
2016
Prior
Revolving Loans
Pass
236,949
346,840
304,768
41,015
42,268
63,632
29,674
1,065,146
Watch & Special Mention
2,268
67,572
40,714
347
5,863
16,549
1,645
134,958
Substandard
368
710
2,040
3,968
7,086
Total Construction and Land Development
239,217
414,412
345,850
42,072
50,171
84,149
31,319
226,090
369,661
304,296
243,299
143,786
616,113
23,577
1,926,822
2,002
17,684
23,479
17,770
31,406
64,728
2,599
159,668
118
1,099
1,113
1,039
17,175
20,843
Total Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
228,092
387,463
328,874
262,182
176,231
698,016
26,475
275,008
439,081
401,551
442,151
356,256
862,293
24,467
2,800,807
27,599
104,352
97,973
71,618
107,934
259,591
18,318
687,385
6,464
25
3,248
9,737
Total Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
302,607
543,433
505,988
513,769
464,215
1,125,132
42,785
1,979,209
401,385
221,417
79,734
76,145
149,692
524,960
3,432,542
5,081
29,405
16,889
4,163
5,170
6,443
28,156
95,307
928
396
129
623
2,710
3,577
8,400
Total Commercial & Industrial
1,984,327
431,718
238,702
84,026
81,938
158,845
556,693
131,434
80,234
69,881
120,758
70,127
239,525
2,499
714,458
2,283
1,018
4,894
621
5,427
16,733
391
Total Multifamily Real Estate
133,717
81,252
74,775
123,248
70,748
245,343
78,631
100,919
76,284
87,277
76,710
226,118
1,251
647,190
592
4,625
8,739
4,420
4,186
15,798
38,360
810
2,060
993
6,119
488
11,394
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
79,875
106,354
85,295
93,757
81,889
248,035
1,739
221,801
115,346
9,972
39,542
16,602
47,858
31,730
482,851
1,312
927
8,351
11,233
Total Other Commercial
221,823
10,593
40,854
17,529
56,209
Total Commercial
3,149,122
1,853,466
1,388,169
1,053,776
781,894
2,205,231
638,158
11,069,816
Watch & Special Mention(1)
39,847
224,656
193,309
102,120
156,107
376,887
50,718
1,143,644
689
1,856
8,599
4,012
4,720
33,611
4,364
57,851
3,189,658
2,079,978
1,590,077
1,159,908
942,721
2,615,729
693,240
12,271,311
(1)Approximately 85.0% was comprised of Watch, which increased from December 31, 2019 due to the continued uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic on impacted industries.
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Consumer Loans
For Consumer loans, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the delinquency status of the loan. The following table details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Consumer segment based on their delinquency status and year of origination as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
143,716
83,309
78,957
77,910
111,043
311,108
12
30-59 Days Past Due
156
1,648
43
263
888
60-89 Days Past Due
708
1,138
67
2,063
90+ Days Past Due
646
1,574
313
388
870
774
10,268
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
144,362
85,039
82,021
80,274
112,535
325,901
11,456
2,019
644
590,291
2,633
314
3,350
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
4,196
958
599,691
26,520
79,119
79,878
25,836
11,163
18,017
33,296
444
87
41
126
273
20
186
253
32
21
74
Total Consumer
26,595
79,525
80,848
25,975
11,234
33,528
129,176
126,243
62,569
37,390
20,505
8,736
145
490
265
288
39
132
116
62
45
53
128
111
77
Total Auto
129,422
127,092
63,075
37,946
20,890
8,992
310,868
292,831
223,423
141,136
142,711
338,505
623,599
2,073,073
182
943
2,357
418
482
1,059
2,759
8,200
258
1,274
2,271
1,245
6,342
675
1,692
390
462
1,601
2,278
769
977
886
10,733
16,876
311,835
295,852
227,963
144,195
144,659
354,169
633,231
2,111,904
The Company did not have any material revolving loans convert to term during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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The Company has purchased loans that, at the time of acquisition, exhibited more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. The Company has elected to treat all loans that were previously identified as PCI as PCD. As of September 30, 2020, the amortized cost of the Company’s PCD loans totaled $68.8 million, which had an estimated ALLL of $4.7 million.
Prior to the adoption of ASC 326
The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
4,563
10,944
3,703
1,231,043
3,482
2,184
1,062
27,438
6,003
2,001,074
457
1,451
14,565
3,269,244
474
94
632,952
8,698
449
1,579
1,735
2,099,974
1,479
2,207
674
12,205
4,301
703,471
16,244
3,072
4,515
14,713
9,292
842,667
10,190
1,784
3,357
4,127
2,080
637,966
2,525
236
563
346,819
2,128
1,233
953
668
367,794
464
344
286,374
50,453
12,796
13,396
86,681
28,232
12,419,378
The following table shows the PCI loan portfolios, by class and their delinquency status, at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
30-89 Days
90 Days
136
343
10,465
480
6,884
20,074
987
12,730
989
590
543
1,995
9,667
1,781
12,005
287
205
3,635
659
3,221
13,193
70,267
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As of December 31, 2019, the Company measured the amount of impairment by evaluating loans either in their collective homogeneous pools or individually. The following table shows the Company’s loans, excluding PCI loans, by class at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Unpaid
Principal
Related
Balance
Allowance
Loans without a specific allowance
5,877
7,174
8,801
9,296
3,510
4,059
3,668
3,933
4,047
4,310
8,420
9,018
862
865
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance
35,185
38,655
Loans with a specific allowance
984
1,032
49
2,820
3,093
146
335
383
2,568
2,590
619
1,819
162
12,026
12,670
1,242
2,186
2,369
510
879
221
336
562
567
30
Total impaired loans with a specific allowance
23,938
25,738
3,027
Total impaired loans
59,123
64,393
The following table shows the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the Company’s loans, excluding PCI loans, by class for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Average
Income
Recognized
13,581
40
13,601
351
13,301
85
13,436
339
2,748
3,543
82
1,217
15
1,234
3,986
4,046
6,334
6,521
125
19,802
20,007
264
2,125
2,242
691
781
184
570
579
64,539
337
66,182
1,402
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At December 31, 2019, the Company considered TDRs to be impaired loans. A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company’s allowance for credit loss methodology.
The following table provides a summary, by class, of TDRs that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the applicable restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and TDRs that have been placed on nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
1,114
2,228
69
9,396
96
15,686
176
3,522
3,810
120
19,496
The Company considers a default of a TDR to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the restructuring or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company did not have any material loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default.
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The following table shows, by class and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
376
73
461
761
855
164
883
2,211
1,047
2,380
1,902
3,616
The following table shows the ALLL activity by class for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The table below includes the provision for loan losses. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories (dollars in thousands):
Allowance for loan losses
Balance,
Recoveries
Provision
beginning of
credited to
charged
charged to
end of
the year
allowance
off
operations
period
6,803
(4,028)
2,863
5,907
4,023
(483)
361
4,019
8,865
(270)
996
9,686
649
780
7,636
936
(2,162)
2,739
9,149
244
(397)
50
1,589
1,492
256
(108)
1,798
1,297
589
(570)
1,137
1,443
(957)
614
1,552
Consumer and all other(1)
7,145
1,896
(12,215)
11,377
8,203
41,045
4,940
(21,190)
19,025
43,820
(1)Consumer and Other Commercial are grouped together as Consumer and all other for reporting purposes.
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The following tables show the loan and ALLL balances based on impairment methodology by class as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Loans individually
Loans collectively
Loans acquired with
evaluated for
deteriorated credit
impairment
quality
ALL
6,861
1,233,119
5,709
5,758
11,621
2,002,184
3,773
3,919
3,845
3,267,688
9,541
9,543
633,649
632
6,236
2,106,218
7,768
217
8,604
5,773
706,359
1,203
1,365
20,446
855,344
771
2,013
3,048
652,329
813
1,323
349,852
1,232
1,453
730
76
658,390
7,608
1,012
660,132
7,684
12,465,132
39,050
The Company uses a risk rating system and past due status as the primary credit quality indicators for the loan categories. The risk rating system on a scale of 0 through 9 is used to determine risk level as used in the calculation of the allowance for loan loss; The risk levels, as described below, do not necessarily follow the regulatory definitions of risk levels with the same name. A general description of the characteristics of the risk levels follows:
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The following table shows the recorded investment in all loans, excluding PCI loans, by segment with their related risk level as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Doubtful
1,197,066
37,182
5,732
1,239,980
1,916,492
87,004
10,309
2,013,805
3,205,463
62,368
3,608
3,271,533
613,844
19,396
409
2,043,903
60,495
8,048
2,112,454
680,894
24,864
6,374
712,132
841,408
13,592
20,534
875,790
641,069
6,373
7,935
655,377
345,960
2,630
1,825
350,415
371,315
550
320
372,185
284,914
1,863
286,935
12,142,328
316,317
65,252
12,524,255
The following table shows the recorded investment in only PCI loans by segment with their related risk level as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
1,092
3,692
6,160
8,264
10,524
8,650
3,826
9,415
1,324
1,427
6,000
2,693
3,512
9,947
557
4,209
2,887
707
533
657
224
32,922
27,931
25,828
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Loans acquired are originally recorded at fair value, with certain loans being identified as impaired at the date of purchase. The fair values were determined based on the credit quality of the portfolio, expected future cash flows, and timing of those expected future cash flows.
The following shows changes in the accretable yield for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30, Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
31,201
Additions
2,432
Accretion
(9,830)
Reclass of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows
1,372
Measurement period adjustment
2,629
Other, net (1)
5,083
32,887
The carrying value of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-30, Receivables - Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, totaled $86.7 million at December 31, 2019. The outstanding balance of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio totaled $104.9 million at December 31, 2019. The carrying value of the Company’s acquired performing loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, totaled $3.0 billion at December 31, 2019; the remaining discount on these loans totaled $50.1 million at December 31, 2019.
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5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposits, goodwill, and other intangibles arising from acquisitions. The Company has determined that core deposit intangibles have finite lives and amortizes them over their estimated useful lives. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 4 to 10 years, using an accelerated method. Other amortizable intangible assets are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 4 to 10 years, using various methods.
In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, the Company reviews the carrying value of indefinite lived intangible assets at least annually or more frequently if certain impairment indicators exist. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the economy and created significant volatility in the financial markets. The volatility in the financial markets has adversely affected the Company’s expected future cash flows, due to the lower interest rate environment and other factors, and resulted in a decline in the market price of the Company’s common stock, along with others in the financial services industry. The Company performed its annual impairment testing in the second quarter of 2020 and, while the fair value of the reporting unit declined from the prior test, the Company determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill or intangible assets. In the normal course of business, the Company routinely monitors the impact of the changes in the financial markets and includes these assessments in the Company’s goodwill impairment process.
Amortization expense of intangibles for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 totaled $4.1 million and $12.7 million, respectively; and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $4.8 million and $13.9 million, respectively.
As of September 30, 2020, the estimated remaining amortization expense of intangibles is as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
For the remaining three months of 2020
3,883
2021
13,874
2022
11,490
2023
9,687
2024
7,819
Thereafter
14,315
Total estimated amortization expense
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6. LEASES
The Company enters into both lessor and lessee arrangements and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. As both a lessee and lessor, the Company elected the practical expedient permitted under the transition guidance within the standard to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all asset classes.
Lessor Arrangements
The Company’s lessor arrangements consist of sales-type and direct financing leases for equipment. Lease payment terms are fixed and are typically payable in monthly installments with terms ranging from 31 to 125 months. The lease arrangements may contain renewal options and purchase options that allow the lessee to purchase the leased equipment at the end of the lease term. The leases generally do not contain non-lease components. The Company has no lease transactions with related parties.
At lease inception the Company estimates the expected residual value of the leased property at the end of the lease term by considering both internal and third-party appraisals. In certain cases, the Company obtains lessee-provided residual value guarantees and third-party RVI to reduce its residual asset risk. At September 30, 2020 the carrying value of residual assets covered by residual value guarantees and RVI was $14.2 million.
The net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases consists of the carrying amount of the lease receivables plus unguaranteed residual assets, net of unearned income and any deferred selling profit on direct financing leases. The lease receivables include the lessor’s right to receive lease payments and the guaranteed residual asset value the lessor expects to derive from the underlying assets at the end of the lease term. At September 30, 2020, the total net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases was $146.5 million, comprised of $142.1 million in lease receivables and $4.4 million in unguaranteed residuals. There were no significant changes in the balance of the Company’s unguaranteed residual assets for the period ending September 30, 2020. The Company’s net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases are included in Loans Held for Investment (net of deferred fees and costs) on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, total lease income was $782,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, and is recorded within Interest Income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. There was no lease income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Lessee Arrangements
The Company’s lessee arrangements consist of operating and finance leases; however, the majority of the leases have been classified as non-cancellable operating leases and are primarily for real estate leases with remaining lease terms of up to 25 years. The Company’s real estate lease agreements do not contain residual value guarantees and most agreements do not contain restrictive covenants. The Company does not have any material arrangements where the Company is in a sublease contract.
Lessee arrangements with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The ROU Assets and lease liabilities associated with operating and finance leases greater than twelve months are recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets; ROU Assets within Other Assets and lease liabilities within Other Liabilities. ROU Assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset over the course of the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The initial measurement of lease liabilities and ROU Assets are the same for operating and finance leases. Lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. ROU Assets are recognized at commencement date based on the initial measurement of the lease liability, any lease payments made excluding lease incentives, and any initial direct costs incurred. Most of the Company’s operating leases include one or more options to renew. The Company is reasonably certain to exercise those options, they are included in the measurement of the operating ROU Assets and lease liabilities.
Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and recorded in Occupancy Expense within noninterest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Finance lease expenses consist of straight-line amortization expense of the ROU Assets recognized over the lease term and interest expense on the lease liability. Total finance lease expenses for the amortization of the ROU Assets are recorded in Occupancy Expense within noninterest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and interest expense on the finance lease liability is recorded in Interest Expense on Long-Term Borrowings within total interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
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As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no sales leaseback transactions or leases that have not yet commenced that create significant rights and obligations.
The tables below provide information about the Company’s lessee lease portfolio and other supplemental lease information (dollars in thousands):
Operating
Finance
Right-of-use-assets
53,948
7,654
54,941
Lease liabilities
64,757
10,590
66,052
Lease Term and Discount Rate of Operating leases:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
7.41
8.33
7.36
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
2.26
%
1.17
2.69
Nine months ended September 30,
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating Cash Flows from Finance Leases
Operating Cash Flows from Operating Leases
10,398
10,327
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases
7,566
5,979
Finance leases
10,549
Three months ended September 30,
Net Operating Lease Cost
2,536
2,928
8,383
8,940
Finance Lease Cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets
230
306
Interest on lease liabilities
Total Lease Cost
2,797
8,730
The maturities of lessor and lessee arrangements outstanding at September 30, 2020 are presented in the tables below (dollars in thousands):
Lessor
Lessee
Sales-type and Direct Financing
7,416
3,193
28,883
12,500
1,261
29,799
11,289
1,292
28,136
10,324
1,325
26,185
9,007
2025
17,780
6,712
1,392
13,594
17,701
Total undiscounted cash flows
151,793
70,726
11,143
Less: Adjustments (1)
9,645
5,969
553
Total (2)
142,148
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7. BORROWINGS
Short-term Borrowings
The Company classifies all borrowings that will mature within a year from the date on which the Company enters into them as short-term borrowings. Total short-term borrowings consist primarily of advances from the FHLB, federal funds purchased (which are secured overnight borrowings from other financial institutions), and other lines of credit. Also included in total short-term borrowings are securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured transactions with customers and generally mature the day following the date sold.
Total short-term borrowings consist of the following as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Federal Funds Purchased
25,000
FHLB Advances
150,200
Total short-term borrowings
266,286
436,253
Average outstanding balance during the period
223,068
673,116
Average interest rate (during the period)
0.96
2.30
Average interest rate at end of period
1.52
The Bank maintains federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, the remaining available balance was $942.0 million and $682.0 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company maintains an alternate line of credit at a correspondent bank, which had an available balance of $25.0 million at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has certain restrictive covenants related to certain asset quality, capital, and profitability metrics associated with these lines and is considered to be in compliance with such covenants as of September 30, 2020. Additionally, the Company had a collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB of up to $5.9 billion and $5.2 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Long-term Borrowings
In connection with several previous bank acquisitions, the Company issued and acquired trust preferred capital notes of $58.5 million and $87.0 million, respectively. Most recently, in connection with the acquisition of Access on February 1, 2019, the Company acquired additional trust preferred capital notes totaling $5.0 million. The remaining fair value discount on all acquired trust preferred capital notes was $14.3 million at September 30, 2020.
On August 23, 2012, the Company modified its fixed rate FHLB advances to floating rate advances, which resulted in reducing the Company’s FHLB borrowing costs. In connection with this modification, the Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $19.6 million on the original advances which was deferred and to be amortized over the term of the modified advances using the effective rate method. On August 29, 2019, the Company repaid the floating rate FHLB advances. In connection with this repayment, the remaining unamortized prepayment penalty of $7.4 million was immediately recognized as a component of noninterest expense during the third quarter of 2019.
During the second quarter of 2020, in connection with the loans originated as part of the PPP, the Company borrowed under the Federal Reserve’s PPPLF. Under the terms of the PPPLF, the Company can borrow funds which are secured by the Company’s PPP loans, and the interest rate on these borrowings is fixed.
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Total long-term borrowings consist of the following as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
Rate (1)
Maturity
Investment (2)
Trust Preferred Capital Securities
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust I
22,500
2.75
2.98
6/17/2034
696
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust II
36,000
1.40
1.63
6/15/2036
VFG Limited Liability Trust I Indenture
20,000
2.73
2.96
3/18/2034
FNB Statutory Trust II Indenture
12,000
3.10
3.33
6/26/2033
372
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust I
8,000
9/17/2033
248
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust II
7,000
2.65
2.88
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust III
15,000
1.50
1.73
5/30/2036
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust IV
1.55
1.78
7/30/2037
MFC Capital Trust II
5,000
2.85
3.08
1/23/2034
155
Total Trust Preferred Capital Securities
150,500
4,659
FHLB Advances(3)
Convertible Flipper
50,000
0.85
8/17/2029
150,000
(0.75)
5/22/2029
5/30/2029
100,000
6/21/2029
Fixed Rate Convertible
200,000
10/26/2028
Fixed Rate Credit
10,000
1.54
10/2/2020
Total FHLB Advances
560,000
Subordinated Debt(4)(5)
2025 Subordinated Debt
8,500
6.75
6/30/2025
2026 Subordinated Debt(6)
5.00
12/15/2026
Total Subordinated Debt
158,500
PPPLF Advances(7)
PPPLF Advance 4/8/2022
55,422
0.35
4/8/2022
PPPLF Advance 4/11/2022
134,523
4/11/2022
Total PPPLF Advances
Fair Value Premium (Discount)(8)
(15,568)
Investment in Trust Preferred Capital Securities
Total Long-term Borrowings
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Total long-term borrowings consist of the following as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
4.66
3.31
4.64
5.01
4.56
3.41
3.46
4.76
1.16
(0.50)
1.41
5/15/2024
Fixed Rate Hybrid
1.58
5/18/2020
780,000
Fair Value Premium (Discount)(7)
(16,164)
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As of September 30, 2020, the contractual maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
Trust
Subordinated
Premium
Long-term
Notes
Debt
Advances
(Discount) (1)
Borrowings
(238)
9,762
(1,008)
(1,030)
188,915
(1,053)
(1,078)
155,159
(11,161)
852,498
Total long-term borrowings
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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation Matters
In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit written 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 on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet financial instruments with credit risk. The Company considers credit losses related to off-balance sheet commitments by undergoing a similar process in evaluating losses for loans that are carried on the balance sheet. The Company considers historical loss and funding information, current and future economic conditions, risk ratings, and past due status among other factors in the consideration of expected credit losses in the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit. The Company also records an indemnification reserve that includes balances relating to mortgage loans previously sold based on historical statistics and loss rates. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s reserves for off-balance sheet credit risk and indemnification were $14.0 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contracts. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.
The following table presents the balances of commitments and contingencies (dollars in thousands):
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:
Commitments to extend credit (1)
4,631,361
4,691,272
Letters of credit
164,303
209,658
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk
4,795,664
4,900,930
(1) Includes unfunded overdraft protection.
Prior to the first quarter of 2020, the Company was required to maintain a reserve against its deposits in accordance with Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act. On March 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reserve requirement ratios would be reduced to zero percent effective March 26, 2020. This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions.
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $296.2 million in deposits in other financial institutions, of which $276.8 million served as collateral for cash flow and loan swap derivatives. The Company had approximately $16.3 million in deposits in other financial institutions that were uninsured at September 30, 2020. At least annually, the Company’s management evaluates the loss risk of its uninsured deposits in financial counterparties.
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For asset/liability management purposes, the Company uses interest rate swap agreements to hedge various exposures or to modify the interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. Refer to Note 9 “Derivatives” for additional information.
As part of the Company’s liquidity management strategy, it pledges collateral to secure various financing and other activities that occur during the normal course of business. The following tables present the types of collateral pledged, at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Pledged Assets as of September 30, 2020
Cash
Securities (1)
Loans (2)
Public deposits
476,167
432,791
908,958
Repurchase agreements
111,781
FHLB advances
54,195
4,354,063
4,408,258
Derivatives
276,786
939
277,725
Fed Funds
316,561
PPP Loans
Other purposes
124,517
8,862
133,379
Total pledged assets
767,599
441,653
4,860,569
6,346,607
(1) Balance represents market value.
(2) Balance represents book value.
Pledged Assets as of December 31, 2019
467,266
292,096
759,362
79,299
7,602
86,901
63,812
3,846,934
3,910,746
116,839
1,260
118,099
292,738
122,358
10,654
133,012
733,995
310,352
4,139,672
5,300,858
(1) Balance represents book value.
(2) Balance represents market value.
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9. DERIVATIVES
The Company is exposed to economic risks arising from its business operations and uses derivatives primarily to manage risk associated with changing interest rates, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. The Company designates certain derivatives as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (cash flow or fair value hedge). The remaining are classified as free-standing derivatives consisting of customer accommodation loan swaps and interest rate lock commitments that do not qualify for hedge accounting.
Derivatives Counterparty Credit Risk
Derivative instruments contain an element of credit risk that arises from the potential failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of the contract. The Company’s exposure to derivative counterparty credit risk, at any point in time, is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, assuming no recoveries of underlying collateral.
Effective January 1, 2019, as required under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company clears eligible derivative transactions through CCPs such as the CME and LCH, which are often referred to as “central clearinghouses”. The Company clears certain OTC derivatives with central clearinghouses through FCMs as part of the regulatory requirement. The use of the CCPs and the FCMs reduces the Company’s bilateral counterparty credit exposures while it increases the Company’s credit exposures to CCPs and FCMs. The Company is required by CCPs to post initial and variation margin to mitigate the risk of non-payment through the Company’s FCMs. The Company’s FCM agreements governing these derivative transactions generally include provisions that may require the Company to post more collateral or otherwise change terms in the Company’s agreements under certain circumstances. For CME and LCH-cleared OTC derivatives, the Company characterizes variation margin cash payments as settlements.
The Company also enters into legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral agreements, where possible, with certain derivative counterparties to mitigate the risk of default on a bilateral basis. These bilateral agreements typically provide the right to offset exposures and require one counterparty to post collateral on derivative instruments in a net liability position to the other counterparty.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company designates derivatives as cash flow hedges when they are used to manage exposure to variability in cash flows related to forecasted transactions on variable rate financial instruments. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements as part of its hedging strategy by exchanging a notional amount, equal to the principal amount of the borrowings or commercial loans, for fixed-rate interest based on benchmarked interest rates. The original terms and conditions of the interest rate swaps vary and range in length. Amounts receivable or payable are recognized as accrued under the terms of the agreements.
All swaps were entered into with counterparties that met the Company’s credit standards, and the agreements contain collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. The Company concluded that the credit risk inherent in the contract is not significant.
The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship on a periodic basis using statistical regression analysis. The Company also measures the ineffectiveness of each hedging relationship using the change in variable cash flows method which compares the cumulative changes in cash flows of the hedging instrument relative to cumulative changes in the hedged item’s cash flows. In accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, the effective portions of the derivatives’ unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. For the period ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s cash flow hedges were highly effective.
The Company did not have any derivatives designated as cash flow hedges outstanding at September 30, 2020.
Fair Value Hedge
Derivatives are designated as fair value hedges when they are used to manage exposure to changes in the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities, referred to as the hedged items, which fluctuate in value as a result of movements in interest rates.
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Loans: During the normal course of business, the Company enters into swap agreements to convert certain long-term fixed-rate loans to floating rates to hedge the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk. The Company pays a fixed interest rate to the counterparty and receives a floating rate from the same counterparty calculated on the aggregate notional amount. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items for certain long-term fixed rate loans totaled $75.9 million and $83.1 million, respectively, and the fair value of the swaps associated with the derivative related to hedged items was an unrealized loss of $5.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
AFS Securities: The Company has entered into a swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk on a portion of its fixed rate available for sale securities. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items of the AFS securities totaled $50 million and the fair value of the swaps associated with the derivative related to hedged items was an unrealized loss of $8.0 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
The Company applies hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and the fair value hedge and the underlying hedged item, attributable to the risk being hedged, are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses being recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Statistical regression analysis is used to assess hedge effectiveness, both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis. The regression analysis involves regressing the periodic change in fair value of the hedging instrument against the periodic changes in fair value of the asset being hedged due to changes in the hedged risk. The Company’s fair value hedges continue to be highly effective and had no material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income, but if any ineffectiveness exists, portions of the unrealized gains or losses would be recorded in interest income or interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
Loan Swaps
During the normal course of business, the Company offers interest rate swap loan relationships (“loan swaps”) to its borrowers to help meet their financing needs. Upon entering into the loan swaps, the Company enters into offsetting positions with a third party in order to minimize interest rate risk. These back-to-back loan swaps qualify as financial derivatives with fair values as reported in “Other Assets” and “Other Liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table summarizes key elements of the Company’s derivative instruments as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, segregated by derivatives that are considered accounting hedges and those that are not (dollars in thousands):
Derivative (2)
Notional or
Contractual
Amount (1)
Assets
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:
Interest rate contracts:
Cash flow hedges
1,147
Fair value hedges
125,856
13,912
133,078
6,256
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:
Loan Swaps :
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps
2,192,085
187,299
1,575,149
753
53,592
Pay floating - receive fixed interest rate swaps
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The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s hedged assets in fair value hedges and the associated cumulative basis adjustments included in those carrying values as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Cumulative
Amount of Basis
Adjustments
Included in the
Carrying Amount
of Hedged
Amount of the
Assets/(Liabilities)
Hedged
Line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the hedged item is included:
Securities available-for-sale (1) (2)
179,908
7,992
206,799
4,072
75,856
5,830
83,078
1,972
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10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Series A Preferred Stock
On June 9, 2020, the Company issued and sold 6,900,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of its 6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $10.00 per share (the “Series A preferred stock”), with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series A preferred stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), including 900,000 depositary shares pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional depositary shares. The total net proceeds to the Company were approximately $166.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of its business. General corporate purposes may include repayment of debt, loan funding, acquisitions, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and investments in the Company’s subsidiaries.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gains
for AFS
Gains (Losses)
Securities
Change in Fair
on AFS
Transferred to
Value of Cash
(Losses) on
Flow Hedge
63,886
65
(2,647)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings
108
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
65,122
(2,520)
37,877
(782)
(1,595)
34,968
(7,881)
27,245
782
(925)
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The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gain
on BOLI
Balance - June 30, 2019
36,125
(7,155)
(988)
17,742
(5,440)
6,752
6,183
(628)
42,877
(972)
(1,616)
(5,949)
(3,393)
(1,026)
55,921
(5,279)
48,826
2,421
(590)
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11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants.
ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 based on these two types of inputs are as follows:
Level 1 Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 Valuation is based on observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in less active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions can be derived primarily from or corroborated by observable data in the markets.
Level 3 Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about what market participants would use and information that is reasonably available under the circumstances without undue cost and effort.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements.
Derivative instruments
As discussed in Note 9 “Derivatives”, the Company records derivative instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has contracted with a third party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. Third party valuations are validated by the Company using Bloomberg Valuation Service’s derivative pricing functions. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities. Mortgage banking derivatives as of September 30, 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
AFS Securities
AFS securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data (Level 2). If the inputs used to provide the evaluation for certain securities are unobservable and/or there is little, if any, market activity, then the security would fall to the lowest level of the hierarchy (Level 3).
The Company’s investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2. The Company has contracted with a third party portfolio accounting service vendor for valuation of its securities portfolio. The vendor’s primary source for security valuation is ICE Data Services, which evaluates securities based on market data. ICE Data Services utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and include available trade, bid, and other market information. Generally, the methodology includes broker quotes, proprietary models, vast descriptive terms and conditions databases, as well as extensive quality control programs.
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The vendor utilizes proprietary valuation matrices for valuing all municipals securities. The initial curves for determining the price, movement, and yield relationships within the municipal matrices are derived from industry benchmark curves or sourced from a municipal trading desk. The securities are further broken down according to issuer, credit support, state of issuance, and rating to incorporate additional spreads to the industry benchmark curves.
The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The carrying value of restricted Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of each entity and is therefore excluded from the table below.
Loans Held for Sale
Loans held for sale are carried at fair value. These loans currently consist of residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market. Fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data which is not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recorded in current period earnings as a component of "Mortgage banking income" on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table presents the balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2020 using
Significant
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
Identical Assets
Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Mortgage-backed securities
1,482,067
Loans held for sale
Derivatives:
Interest rate swap
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 using
1,337,996
54,345
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets after they are evaluated for impairment. The primary assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are related to foreclosed properties, former bank premises, and collateral-dependent loans that are individually assessed. When the asset is secured by real estate, the Company measures the fair value utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser using observable market data. Management may discount the value from the appraisal in determining the fair value if, based on its understanding of the market conditions, the collateral had been impaired below the appraised value (Level 3). The assets for which a nonrecurring fair value measurement was recorded during the period ended September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $14.0 million and $11.9 million, respectively. The nonrecurring valuation adjustments for these assets did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure about fair value of financial instruments for interim periods and excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
HTM Securities
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The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company’s level 3 securities are a result of the Access acquisition and are comprised of asset-backed securities and municipal bonds. Valuations of the asset-backed securities are provided by a third party vendor specializing in the SBA markets, and are based on underlying loan pool information, market data, and recent trading activity for similar securities. Valuations of the municipal bonds are provided by a third party vendor that specializes in hard-to-value securities, and are based on a discounted cash flow model and considerations for the complexity of the instrument, likelihood it will be called and credit ratings. The Company reviews the valuation of both security types for reasonableness in the context of market conditions and to similar bonds in the Company’s portfolio. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The fair value of loans was estimated using an exit price, representing the amount that would be expected to be received if the Company sold the loans. The fair value of performing loans was estimated through use of discounted cash flows. Credit loss assumptions were based on market PD/LGD for loan cohorts. The discount rate was based primarily on recent market origination rates. Fair value of loans individually assessed for impairment and their respective levels within the fair value hierarchy are described in the previous section related to fair value measurements of assets that are measured on a nonrecurring basis.
The carrying value of BOLI approximates fair value. The Company records these policies at their cash surrender value, which is estimated using information provided by insurance carriers.
Deposits
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposits were valued using a discounted cash flow calculation that includes a market rate analysis of the current rates offered by market participants for certificates of deposits that mature in the same period.
Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
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The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Total Fair
Cash and cash equivalents
AFS securities
HTM securities
600,679
13,494
Restricted stock
Net loans
14,102,010
Accrued interest receivable
71,475
15,624,786
1,314,322
1,279,838
Accrued interest payable
5,126
585,820
17,683
12,449,505
52,721
13,349,943
1,513,748
1,479,606
6,108
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The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. Borrowers with fixed rate obligations, however, are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.
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12. REVENUE
The majority of the Company’s noninterest income comes from short term contracts associated with fees for services provided on deposit accounts, credit cards, and wealth management accounts and is being accounted for in accordance with Topic 606. Typically, the duration of a contract does not extend beyond the services performed; therefore, the Company concluded that discussion regarding contract balances is immaterial.
The Company’s performance obligations on revenue from interchange fees and deposit accounts are generally satisfied immediately, when the transaction occurs, or by month-end. Performance obligations on revenue from fiduciary and asset management fees are generally satisfied monthly or quarterly. For a majority of fee income on deposit accounts the Company is a principal, controlling the promised good or service before transferring it to the customer. For the majority of income related to wealth management income, the Company is an agent, responsible for arranging for the provision of goods and services by another party.
Noninterest income disaggregated by major source, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Deposit Service Charges (1):
Overdraft fees
4,231
6,021
13,240
17,847
Maintenance fees & other
1,810
1,654
5,309
4,484
Other service charges, commissions, and fees (1)
Interchange fees(1)
Fiduciary and asset management fees (1):
Trust asset management fees
2,729
2,661
8,026
5,977
Registered advisor management fees
2,224
2,219
6,402
7,919
Brokerage management fees
1,202
3,115
2,938
Other operating income (2)(3)
Total noninterest income (4)
(1) Income within scope of Topic 606.
(2) Includes income within the scope of Topic 606 of $1.2 million and $343,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.4 million and $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The remaining balance is outside the scope of Topic 606.
(3) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the remaining balance outside the scope of Topic 606 includes $9.3 million from life insurance proceeds received during that period related to a Xenith acquired loan that had been charged off prior to the Company’s acquisition of Xenith.
(4) Noninterest income for the discontinued mortgage segment is reported in Note 14 "Segment Reporting & Discontinued Operations."
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13. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income to common shareholders, after deducting dividends on preferred stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding attributable to stock awards.
The following table presents EPS from continuing operations, discontinued operations and total net income available to common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands except per share data):
Net Income:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Preferred Stock Dividends
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
78,714
81,769
78,905
80,121
Dilutive effect of stock awards and warrants
64
16
63
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
78,725
81,833
78,921
80,184
Basic EPS:
EPS from continuing operations
EPS from discontinued operations
EPS available to common shareholders
Diluted EPS:
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14. SEGMENT REPORTING & DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On May 23, 2018, the Bank announced that it had entered into an agreement with a third-party mortgage company TFSB to allow TFSB to offer residential mortgages from certain Bank locations on the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. Concurrently with that arrangement, the Bank began the process of winding down the operations of UMG, the Company’s reportable mortgage segment. Effective at the close of business June 1, 2018, UMG was no longer originating mortgages in its name. The decision to wind down the operations of UMG was based on a number of strategic priorities and other factors, including the additional investment in the business required to achieve the necessary scale to be competitive. As a result of this decision, the community bank segment is the only remaining reportable segment and does not require separate reporting disclosures.
On May 30, 2019, the Bank notified TFSB that the Bank was terminating its primary agreement with TFSB and will no longer allow TFSB to offer residential mortgages from Bank locations. UMG operations remain discontinued, although the Company continues to offer residential mortgages through a division of the Bank.
As of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the assets and liabilities, as well as the operating results, of the discontinued mortgage segment were not considered material. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets included assets and liabilities from discontinued operations of $668,000 and $640,000, respectively. Management believes there are no material on-going obligations with respect to UMG’s business that have not been recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents summarized operating results of the discontinued mortgage segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Noninterest income
Noninterest expenses
(56)
174
Income before income taxes
Net income (loss) on discontinued operations
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15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 29, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock. The common stock dividend amount is the same as that paid in the prior quarter and the fourth quarter of 2019. The common stock dividend is payable on November 27, 2020 to common shareholders of record as of November 13, 2020.
The Board also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of Series A preferred stock. The dividend of $171.88 per share (equivalent to $0.43 per outstanding depositary share) is payable on December 1, 2020 to preferred shareholders of record as of November 16, 2020.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (the Company) as of September 30, 2020, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 25, 2020, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Adoption of ASC 326
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated interim financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for the allowance for credit losses effective January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326 in the Accounting Standards Codification).
Basis for Review Results
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Richmond, Virginia
November 3, 2020
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This discussion and analysis should be read with the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the other financial data included in this report, as well as the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, including the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section therein. Highlighted in the discussion are material changes from prior reporting periods and identifiable trends materially affecting the Company. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year or for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes; however, some of the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include, without limitation, projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results that are not statements of historical fact. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions as of the time they are made, and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often accompanied by words that convey projected future events or outcomes such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future events. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of, or trends affecting, the Company will not differ materially from any projected future results, performance, achievements or trends expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results, performance, achievements or trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
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Please refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K and comparable sections of this Quarterly Report and related disclosures in other filings, including the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020,
which have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Quarterly Report. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences or effects on the Company or its businesses or operations. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update, revise, or clarify these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions, and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations. The Company evaluates its critical accounting estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and updates them, as needed. Management has discussed the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The critical accounting and reporting policies include the Company’s accounting for the ACL, acquired loans, business combinations and divestitures, and goodwill and intangible assets. The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.
The Company provides additional information on its critical accounting policies and estimates listed above under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in its 2019 Form 10-K and in Note 1 “Accounting Policies” within Part I of Item I of this Quarterly Report.
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (ISSUED BUT NOT ADOPTED)
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40: Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity.” This guidance was issued to improve financial reporting associated with accounting for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those years. The Company is still evaluating the impacts from this standard.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” This guidance was issued to simplify accounting for income taxes by removing specific technical exceptions that often produce information investors have a hard time understanding. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company evaluated the impacts from this standard and does not expect a material financial statement impact.
ABOUT ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 135 branches and approximately 155 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina. Middleburg Financial is a brand name used by Atlantic Union Bank and certain affiliates when providing trust, wealth management, private banking, and investment advisory products and services. Certain non-bank affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., and its subsidiary, Outfitter Advisors, Ltd., and Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown, Inc., which provide investment advisory services; Middleburg Investment Services, LLC, which provides brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "AUB". Additional information is available on the Company’s website at https://investors.atlanticunionbank.com. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of or incorporated into this Quarterly Report.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Overview
On February 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Access, a bank holding company based in Reston, Virginia. The Company’s results for the first quarter of 2019 include two months of financial results of Access.
On May 20, 2019, the Company re-branded to Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and successfully completed the integration of Access National Bank branches and operations into Atlantic Union Bank. Rebranding-related costs amounted to $1.1 million and $5.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. There were no rebranding costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326, which resulted in an increase of $51.7 million in the ACL on January 1, 2020. The impact of the worsening economic forecast related to COVID-19 subsequent to the adoption of ASC 326 has further increased the ACL by $91.3 million to $186.1 million at September 30, 2020. The ACL included an ALLL of $174.1 million and an RUC of $12.0 million at September 30, 2020.
On June 9, 2020, the Company announced the closing of an offering of 6,900,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of its Series A preferred stock, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series A preferred stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share), including 900,000 depositary shares pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional depositary shares. The total net proceeds to the Company were approximately $166.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of its business. General corporate purposes may include repayment of debt, loan funding, acquisitions, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and investments in the Company’s subsidiaries.
During 2020, the Company undertook several expense reduction actions, including the consolidation of 14 branches, which was completed in September 2020, to reduce expenses in light of the current and expected operating environment. These actions resulted in expenses of $2.6 million, primarily related to real estate related write-downs, during the three months ended September 30, 2020, and expenses of $6.0 million, primarily related to real estate related write-downs and severance, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Third Quarter Net Income and Performance Metrics
Nine Month Net Income and Performance Metrics
Balance Sheet
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about these non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures in accordance with GAAP.
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Recent Developments
COVID-19 Pandemic. The Company’s financial performance generally, and in particular the ability of its borrowers to repay their loans, the value of collateral securing those loans, as well as demand for loans and other products and services the Company offers, is highly dependent on the business environment in its primary markets where it operates and in the United States as a whole.
In December 2019, COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China. The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020. Over the course of the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 developed into a worldwide outbreak and, on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring a national state of emergency in response to COVID-19. During the final two weeks of March 2020, the governors of multiple U.S. states, including Virginia, where the Company has its principal place of business, issued stay-at-home orders that directed the closing of non-essential businesses and restricted public gatherings. Beginning in the second quarter of 2020, businesses began to re-open in many areas of the United States under government social distancing and other restrictions. However, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to be a significant health concern in the Company’s areas of operation, the United States and across the globe.
The pandemic is having a wide range of economic impacts, involving the possibility of an extended economic recession. The pandemic has severely disrupted supply chains and adversely affected production, demand, sales, and employee productivity across a range of industries. It has dramatically increased unemployment in the Company’s areas of operation and nationally. It is expected that the national economy and economies in the Company’s areas of operations will continue to be affected throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2020, despite the fact that many businesses have opened to one degree or another. In addition, the pandemic may have social and other impacts that are not yet known but may affect the Company’s customers, employees, and vendors. These events have adversely affected the Company’s operations during the first nine months of 2020 and are expected to impact its business, financial condition, and results of operations throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2020. The duration, nature, and severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration, spread, and severity of the outbreak, the pandemic’s impact on its customers, employees, and vendors and the nature and effect of past and future federal and state governmental and private sector responses to the pandemic, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. New information may emerge concerning the severity of the outbreak and the actions taken to contain COVID-19 infections or treat its impact may change or become more restrictive if a resurgence of COVID-19 infections occurs as a result of the loosening of governmental restrictions or otherwise.
Future developments with respect to COVID-19 remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted and new information may emerge concerning the nature and severity of the outbreak, short- and long-term health impacts, the actions to contain the outbreak or treat its impact, and unforeseen effects of the pandemic, among others. Other national health concerns, including the outbreak of other contagious diseases or pandemics, may adversely affect the Company in the future.
During 2020, the Bank participated in the SBA PPP under the CARES Act, which was intended to provide economic relief to small businesses that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. The Bank processed over 11,000 PPP loans, which totaled $1.7 billion with a recorded investment of $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2020, which included unamortized deferred fees of $32.6 million.
Loans under the PPP generally have a two-year term, earn interest at 1.00%, and are forgivable to the extent that the proceeds are used for payroll costs and other qualifying expenses in accordance with the terms of the program. Lenders participating in the program are scheduled to receive loan processing fees from the SBA ranging from 1.00% to 5.00% of the initial principal amount of the loan. Beginning in the third quarter of 2020, the Bank began to work with these borrowers and the SBA to achieve forgiveness and repayment of these loans.
The Bank has also implemented a short-term loan modification program that is intended to provide temporary relief for certain of our borrowers who expected to be or may have already been adversely affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 by providing short-term deferrals of loan payments on amortizing loans. The Bank offered a three- to six-month full payment deferral option or a three- to six-month interest-only payment option. In accordance with the March 22 Guidance and the CARES Act, these short-term deferrals are not deemed to be TDRs to the extent they meet the terms of such guidance.
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As of September 30, 2020, approximately $769.6 million remained under their modified loan terms. As of October 16, 2020, the loans that remained under their modified terms declined from September 30, 2020 by approximately 32% to approximately $522.6 million, over 90% of which were related to the commercial portfolio. The significant majority of the commercial loans that rolled off of their initial modification did not require a subsequent modification. Subsequent modification requests have been primarily concentrated in the Company’s hotel portfolio.
Additionally, the Bank has offered a greater than six-month interest-only payment option, although the Bank currently expects minimal use of that option by customers.
The Bank has not registered as a lender under the MSLP but continues to monitor developments related thereto.
Net Interest Income
For the Three Months Ended
Change
Average interest-earning assets
17,748,152
15,191,792
2,556,360
Interest and dividend income
(20,931)
Interest and dividend income (FTE) (1)
160,315
181,149
(20,834)
Yield on interest-earning assets
3.53
(113)
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE) (1)
3.59
4.73
(114)
Average interest-bearing liabilities
12,444,083
11,427,305
1,016,778
Interest expense
(21,711)
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
0.64
1.45
(81)
Cost of funds
0.45
1.09
(64)
Net interest income (FTE) (1)
140,282
139,405
877
Net interest margin
3.57
(49)
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)
3.14
3.64
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about these measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
For the third quarter of 2020, net interest income was $137.4 million, an increase of $780,000 from the third quarter of 2019. For the third quarter of 2020, net interest income (FTE) was $140.3 million, an increase of $877,000 from the third quarter of 2019. The increases in both net interest income and net interest income (FTE) were primarily driven by higher average loan balances partially offset by lower purchased loan discount accretion. Net accretion related to acquisition accounting decreased $1.4 million from the third quarter of 2019 to $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, net interest margin decreased 49 basis points to 3.08% from 3.57% in the third quarter of 2019, and net interest margin (FTE) decreased 50 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2019. The net decline in net interest margin and net interest margin (FTE) measures were primarily driven by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in the Bank’s cost of funds. The decline in the Company’s earning asset yields was driven by lower loan accretion income, an increase in the earning asset mix of lower yielding investment securities and the impact of the lower interest rate environment. The cost of funds decline was driven by lower deposit costs and wholesale borrowing costs driven by lower market interest rates and a favorable funding mix.
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For the Nine Months Ended
16,809,423
14,700,019
2,109,404
(33,515)
500,069
533,590
(33,521)
3.91
4.78
(87)
3.97
4.85
(88)
12,200,209
11,161,458
1,038,751
(40,466)
0.90
1.47
(57)
1.11
(46)
6,951
418,156
411,211
6,945
3.26
3.66
3.32
3.74
(42)
For the first nine months of 2020, net interest income was $409.7 million, an increase of $7.0 million from the same period of 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, net interest income (FTE) was $418.2 million, an increase of $6.9 million from the same period of 2019. The increases in both net interest income and net interest income (FTE) were primarily driven by higher average loan balances and higher purchased loan discount accretion. Net accretion related to acquisition accounting increased $769,000 from the first nine months of 2019 to $19.5 million in the first nine months of 2020. In the first nine months of 2020, net interest margin decreased 40 basis points to 3.26% from 3.66% in the first nine months of 2019, and net interest margin (FTE) decreased 42 basis points compared to the first nine months of 2019. The net decline in net interest margin and net interest margin (FTE) measures were primarily driven by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a decrease in cost of funds. The decline in the Company’s earning asset yields was driven by an increase in the earning asset mix of lower yielding investment securities and the impact of the lower interest rate environment. The cost of funds decline was driven by lower deposit costs and wholesale borrowing costs driven by lower market interest rates and a favorable funding mix.
The Federal Open Markets Committee lowered Federal Funds target rates for the first time in 11 years on July 31, 2019 and then again in September 2019 and October 2019, for a combined decrease of 75 basis points during 2019. In response to market volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FOMC again lowered Federal Funds target rates twice in March 2020, for a combined decrease of 150 basis points. The FOMC’s current Federal Funds target rate range is currently 0% to 0.25%. As a consequence, long-term interest rates have decreased. The Company anticipates that these actions by the FOMC will continue to put downward pressure on its net interest margin.
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The following tables show interest income on earning assets and related average yields as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated:
AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Income /
Yield /
Expense (1)
Rate (1)(2)
Securities:
1,738,033
2.35
1,670,270
3.00
Tax-exempt
1,153,177
10,886
3.76
990,000
10,181
4.08
Total securities
2,891,210
21,161
2.91
2,660,270
22,806
3.40
Loans, net (3) (4)
14,358,666
138,635
3.84
12,240,254
156,471
5.07
Other earning assets
498,276
519
0.41
291,268
1,872
2.55
Total earning assets
(174,171)
(46,229)
Total non-earning assets
2,211,186
2,057,765
19,785,167
17,203,328
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Transaction and money market accounts
7,834,317
4,684
0.24
6,290,112
16,389
1.03
Regular savings
845,936
0.06
743,938
266
0.14
Time deposits (5)
2,579,991
10,756
1.66
2,769,574
14,194
2.03
Total interest-bearing deposits
11,260,244
0.55
9,803,624
1.25
Other borrowings (6)
1,183,839
4,465
1,623,681
10,895
2.66
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits
4,320,225
3,008,587
372,082
239,001
17,136,390
14,674,893
Stockholders' equity
2,648,777
2,528,435
Interest rate spread
2.95
3.28
(1) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 21% .
(2) Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands, which appear above.
(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.
(4) Interest income on loans includes $3.8 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(5) Interest expense on time deposits includes $26,000 and $179,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(6) Interest expense on borrowings includes $167,000 and $97,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in amortization of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
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1,676,528
2.64
1,680,570
3.11
1,044,633
31,038
1,000,893
30,916
4.13
2,721,161
64,208
3.15
2,681,463
69,975
3.49
13,639,401
433,286
4.24
11,821,612
459,905
5.20
448,861
2,575
0.77
196,944
3,710
2.52
(138,524)
(43,480)
2,166,681
1,982,502
18,837,580
16,639,041
7,415,491
26,508
0.48
6,102,783
46,895
792,994
0.07
751,341
1,083
0.19
2,667,267
37,026
1.85
2,554,058
36,110
1.89
10,875,752
0.79
9,408,182
1.19
1,324,457
17,970
1.81
1,753,276
38,291
2.92
3,756,957
2,842,017
338,558
205,654
16,295,724
14,209,129
2,541,856
2,429,912
3.07
3.38
(1) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 21%.
(4) Interest income on loans includes $19.8 million and $18.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(5) Interest expense on time deposits includes $110,000 and $684,000 the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(6) Interest expense on borrowings includes $445,000 and $237,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in amortization of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
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The table below presents changes in interest income and interest expense and distinguishes between the changes related to increases or decreases in average outstanding balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (volume), and the changes related to increases or decreases in average interest rates on such assets and liabilities (rate). Changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionally. Results, on a taxable equivalent basis, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2020 vs. September 30, 2019
Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:
Volume
Rate
Earning Assets:
494
(2,844)
(2,350)
(94)
(5,795)
(5,889)
1,587
(882)
705
(1,202)
122
2,081
(3,726)
(1,645)
1,230
(6,997)
(5,767)
Loans, net (1)
24,335
(42,171)
(17,836)
64,803
(91,422)
(26,619)
819
(2,172)
(1,353)
2,608
(3,743)
(1,135)
27,235
(48,069)
68,641
(102,162)
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
3,274
(14,979)
(11,705)
8,540
(28,927)
(20,387)
(170)
(730)
(674)
Time Deposits (2)
(923)
(2,515)
(3,438)
1,580
(664)
916
2,383
(17,664)
(15,281)
10,176
(30,321)
(20,145)
Other borrowings (3)
(2,457)
(3,973)
(6,430)
(7,973)
(12,348)
(20,321)
(74)
(21,637)
2,203
(42,669)
Change in net interest income
27,309
(26,432)
66,438
(59,493)
(1) The rate-related change in interest income on loans includes the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $1.2 million for the three month change, and higher accretion of $1.6 million for the nine month change, respectively.
(2) The rate-related change in interest expense on deposits includes the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $153,000 and $574,000 for the three-and-nine-month change, respectively.
(3) The rate-related change in interest expense on other borrowings includes the impact of higher amortization of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $70,000 and $208,000 for the three-and-nine-month change, respectively.
The Company’s net interest margin (FTE) includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments. The impact of net accretion for the first three quarters of 2019, and the first three quarters of 2020 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):
Deposit
Loan
(Amortization)
For the quarter ended March 31, 2019
292
(70)
5,779
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019
7,659
213
7,802
For the quarter ended September 30, 2019
5,018
179
(97)
5,100
For the quarter ended March 31, 2020
9,528
9,440
For the quarter ended June 30, 2020
(140)
6,337
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020
3,814
(167)
3,673
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Noninterest Income
2019(1)
(1,634)
(21.3)
Other service charges, commissions, and fees
7.1
(129)
(6.1)
(37)
(0.6)
5,523
163.7
(7,086)
(99.7)
1,359
65.9
(2,310)
(42.2)
(9,493)
(74.7)
(13,699)
(28.5)
(1) Amounts exclude discontinued operations. Refer to Note 14 "Segment Reporting & Discontinued Operations" in Item 1 "Financial Statements", of this Quarterly Report for further discussion regarding discontinued operations.
Noninterest income decreased $13.7 million, or 28.5%, to $34.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to $48.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in the third quarter of 2020 was primarily driven by approximately $9.3 million in life insurance proceeds received during the third quarter of 2019 related to a Xenith-acquired loan that had been charged off prior to the Company’s acquisition of Xenith. In addition, there was a decline of $7.1 million in gains on securities transactions, a decline of $2.3 million in loan-related interest rate swap income due to lower transaction volumes, and a decline in service charges on deposit accounts of $1.6 million primarily due to lower NSF and overdraft fees. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in mortgage banking income of $5.5 million primarily due to increased mortgage loan origination volumes due to the current low interest rate environment, and an increase in bank owned life insurance income of $1.4 million primarily related to death benefit proceeds received during the third quarter of 2020.
(3,782)
(16.9)
(279)
(5.7)
(7,465)
(58.5)
709
4.2
9,130
119.9
4,987
68.3
1,307
21.1
1,946
18.3
(10,929)
(72.6)
(4,376)
(4.2)
Noninterest income decreased $4.4 million, or 4.2%, to $99.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $103.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily driven by approximately $9.3 million in life insurance proceeds received during the third quarter of 2019 related to a Xenith-acquired loan that had been charged off prior to the Company’s acquisition of Xenith. In addition, there was a decline in service charges on deposit accounts of $3.8 million primarily due to lower NSF and overdraft fees, and a decline of $7.5 million in interchange fees
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primarily due to reduced debit card interchange transaction fees as a result of the Durbin Amendment which was effective for the Company on July 1, 2019. Partially offsetting these decreases was a $5.0 million increase in gains on securities transactions, an increase of $1.9 million in loan related interest rate swap income, and an increase in bank owned life insurance income of $1.3 million primarily related to death benefit proceeds received during the third quarter of 2020. In addition, mortgage banking income increased $9.1 million primarily due to increased mortgage loan origination volumes due to the current low interest rate environment.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense:
(718)
(1.4)
(52)
(0.7)
4.7
(364)
(28.7)
13.4
233
8.7
1.2
1,430
375.3
153
3.9
(252)
(9.8)
(592)
(58.9)
(711)
(14.9)
(872)
(53.9)
(2,435)
(100.0)
(16,397)
2,261
54.5
Total noninterest expense
(18,465)
(16.5)
Noninterest expense decreased $18.5 million, or 16.5%, to $93.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to $111.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Excluding merger-related costs, amortization of intangible assets, and rebranding-related costs, operating noninterest expense(2) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 decreased $14.2 million, or 13.7%, compared to the third quarter of 2019. The decrease in the third quarter of 2020 was primarily driven by the recognition of an approximately $16.4 million loss on debt extinguishment resulting from the repayment of approximately $140.0 million in FHLB advances and the termination of the related cash flow hedges in the third quarter of 2019. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in FDIC assessment premiums of $1.4 million. Noninterest expense also included approximately $2.6 million in costs related to the Company’s expense reduction plans, including the closure of 14 branches in September 2020, approximately $639,000 in costs related to the Company’s response to COVID-19, and marketing expenses related to donations made by the Company to support organizations that fight the injustices of inequality and contribute to change in our communities.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about this non-GAAP financial measure, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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897
0.6
(629)
(2.8)
386
3.6
(569)
(15.1)
1,984
11.5
942
11.4
(478)
1,958
34.8
585
5.0
262
(1,650)
(52.2)
(1,243)
(8.9)
(1,048)
(24.7)
(26,928)
(6,091)
(37.1)
4,834
44.6
(32,341)
(10.0)
Noninterest expense decreased $32.3 million, or 10.0%, to $291.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $324.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Excluding merger-related costs, amortization of intangible assets, and rebranding-related costs, operating noninterest expense(2) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased $1.4 million, or 0.5%, compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was primarily driven by $6.0 million in costs related to the Company’s expense reduction plans, including the closure of 14 branches in September 2020, and approximately $1.6 million in costs related to the Company’s response to COVID-19 incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In addition, both technology and data processing costs and FDIC assessment premiums increased by $2.0 million. Noninterest expense also included the recognition of an approximately $10.3 million loss on debt extinguishment during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, resulting from the prepayment of approximately $200.0 million in long-term FHLB advances.The increases were partially offset by a decline in OREO and credit-related expenses of approximately $1.7 million due to lower OREO valuation adjustments, and a decline in training and personnel costs of $1.0 million.
(2) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about this non-GAAP
financial measure, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based upon the results of operations, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income and non-deductible expenses. In addition, certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recognized currently in the deferred income tax provision or benefit. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate.
The Bank is not subject to a state income tax in its primary place of business (Virginia). The Company’s other subsidiaries are subject to state income taxes and have historically generated losses for state income tax purposes. State net operating loss carryovers will begin to expire after 2026.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 15.3% and 16.8%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 15.1% and 16.0%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rates is primarily due to the proportion of tax-exempt income to pre-tax income.
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Overview
At September 30, 2020, total assets were $19.9 billion, an increase of $2.4 billion, or approximately 18.0% (annualized), from $17.5 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in assets was primarily a result of both organic and PPP loan growth.
Loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs) were $14.4 billion at September 30, 2020, an increase of $1.8 billion, or 18.8% (annualized), from December 31, 2019. Excluding the effects of the PPP, loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs) increased $171.7 million, or 1.8% (annualized) during this period. Quarterly average loans increased $2.1 billion, or 17.3%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Excluding the effects of the PPP, quarterly average loans increased $480.2 million, or 3.9% from the prior year. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" within Item 2 and Note 4 "Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses" in Part I of Item I for additional information on the Company’s loan activity. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" within Item 2 for additional information on PPP adjusted impacts, including a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
At September 30, 2020, total liabilities were $17.3 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion from $15.1 billion at December 31, 2019.
Total deposits were $15.6 billion at September 30, 2020, an increase of $2.3 billion, or approximately 22.8% (annualized), from December 31, 2019. Quarterly average deposits increased $2.8 billion, or 21.6%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to the impact of PPP loan related deposits and government stimulus. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for further discussion on this topic.
At September 30, 2020, stockholders’ equity was $2.7 billion, an increase of $147.8 million from December 31, 2019. The increase in stockholders’ equity is primarily related to the issuance and sale of Series A preferred stock that took place on June 9, 2020. Refer to “Capital Resources” within this Item 2 and Note 10 "Stockholders’ Equity" in Part I of Item I for additional information on the Company’s capital ratios.
The Company declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.25 per share during both the third quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2019. Dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $0.75, an increase of $0.04 per share, or 5.6% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. During the third quarter of 2020, the Board also declared and paid a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock of $156.60 per share (equivalent to $0.39 per outstanding depositary share).
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At September 30, 2020, the Company had total investments in the amount of $3.1 billion, or 15.6% of total assets, as compared to $2.6 billion, or 15.0% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. The Company seeks to diversify its portfolio to minimize risk. It focuses on purchasing mortgage-backed securities for cash flow and reinvestment opportunities and securities issued by states and political subdivisions due to the tax benefits and the higher yield offered from these securities. The majority of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are agency-backed securities, which have a government guarantee. The investment portfolio has a high percentage of municipal securities; therefore, the Company earns a higher taxable equivalent yield on its portfolio as compared to many of its peers. For information regarding the hedge transaction related to available for sale securities, see Note 9 "Derivatives" in Part I of Item I of this Quarterly Report.
The table below sets forth a summary of the AFS securities, HTM securities, and restricted stock as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
Available for Sale:
Corporate and other bonds
Residential
Total mortgage-back securities
Total AFS securities, at fair value
Held to Maturity:
Obligations of states and political subdivisions, at carrying value
Total held to maturity securities
Restricted Stock:
Federal Reserve Bank stock
67,032
66,964
FHLB stock
45,184
63,884
Total restricted stock, at cost
Total investments
3,102,217
2,631,437
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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of AFS securities at fair value and their weighted average yields as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
1 Year or
5 – 10
Over 10
Less
1 - 5 Years
Years
Amortized cost
Fair value
Weighted average yield (1)
2.29
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
2,484
9,030
47,380
701,042
2,505
9,401
49,785
735,165
5.27
4.02
2.99
Corporate bonds and other securities:
5,208
103,292
38,938
149,059
5,155
105,178
38,585
150,539
1.48
2.28
4.50
1.80
3.68
Mortgage backed securities:
24,445
113,359
26,713
206,548
24,676
120,246
27,757
216,286
2.68
2.72
2.86
2.78
13,247
60,653
985,462
13,312
62,208
1,017,550
2.90
2.74
2.54
2.21
2.23
Total mortgage-backed securities
24,476
126,606
87,366
1,192,010
1,430,458
24,708
133,558
89,965
1,233,836
2.60
2.32
2.38
Total AFS securities:
2.82
2.76
3.37
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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of HTM securities at carrying value and their weighted average yields as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Carrying value
1,187
1,571
1,182
4.60
4.17
4.41
7,496
529,289
7,865
596,410
3.35
2.49
3.16
4.10
4.07
4.98
Total HTM securities:
4.11
4.09
As of September 30, 2020, the Company maintained a diversified municipal bond portfolio with approximately 74% of its holdings in general obligation issues and the majority of the remainder backed by revenue bonds. Issuances within the states of Texas and Virginia represented 25% and 22% of the municipal portfolio, respectively; no other state had a concentration above 10%. Substantially all municipal holdings are considered investment grade. When purchasing municipal securities, the Company focuses on strong underlying ratings for general obligation issuers or bonds backed by essential service revenues.
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Liquidity
Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, money market investments, federal funds sold, loans held for sale, and securities and loans maturing or re-pricing within one year. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary through federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, a line of credit with the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Discount Window, the purchase of brokered certificates of deposit, corporate line of credit with a large correspondent bank, and debt and capital issuance. Management considers the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.
As a result of adverse market conditions including the impacts of COVID-19, the Company has continued to see elevated customer deposit balances. These increased balances are due primarily to the combination of government stimulus programs, and customer expense and savings habits in response to the pandemic. As a result of the increases in customer deposits, the Company has reduced its wholesale borrowings during 2020. The Company considers a portion of the increases in customer deposits to be temporary which it expects will result in outflows in subsequent quarters
During the second quarter of 2020, in connection with the loans originated as part of the PPP, the Company borrowed under the Federal Reserve’s PPPLF. Under the terms of the PPPLF, the Company can borrow funds which are secured by the Company’s PPP loans. As of September 30, 2020 the Company’s outstanding advances under the PPPLF, were $189.9 million. The interest rate on the advances is fixed at a rate of 0.35% through the advance maturities in April 2022. The Company’s available borrowing capacity under the PPPLF as of September 30, 2020 was $1.4 billion.
During the second quarter of 2020, in response to the rate environment, the Company prepaid approximately $200.0 million in long-term FHLB advances, which resulted in a prepayment penalty of approximately $10.3 million, and sold several securities, which resulted in a gain of approximately $10.3 million.
As of September 30, 2020, liquid assets totaled $6.2 billion, or 31.3%, of total assets, and liquid earning assets totaled $6.1 billion, or 34.0% of total earning assets. Asset liquidity is also provided by managing loan and securities maturities and cash flows. As of September 30, 2020, approximately $5.2 billion, or 36.4% of total loans, are scheduled to mature within one year based on contractual maturity, adjusted for expected prepayments, and approximately $441.7 million, or 14.2% of total securities, are scheduled to mature within one year.
Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary. Refer to Note 7 “Borrowings” in Part I of Item 1 for additional information and the available balances on various lines of credit. In addition to lines of credit, the Bank may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for additional information and outstanding balances on purchased certificates of deposits.
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Loan Portfolio
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, were $14.4 billion at September 30, 2020, $12.6 billion at December 31, 2019, and $12.3 billion at September 30, 2019. Commercial & industrial loans and commercial real estate loans represented the Company’s largest categories at September 30, 2020. Commercial and industrial loans included approximately $1.6 billion in loans from the PPP loan program. When adjusting for the impact of PPP loans, commercial real estate – non-owner occupied loans remained the largest category.
The following table presents the Company’s composition of loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, in dollar amounts and as a percentage of total gross loans as of the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):
June 30, 2020
March 31, 2020
8.4
1,247,939
1,318,252
10.3
9.9
1,201,149
9.8
14.7
2,067,087
14.4
2,051,904
16.1
16.2
1,979,052
24.3
3,455,125
24.1
3,328,012
26.1
3,198,580
26.0
5.1
717,719
679,390
5.3
659,946
5.4
24.6
3,555,971
24.9
2,177,932
17.1
16.8
2,058,133
16.7
4.8
715,384
721,800
5.7
721,185
5.9
5.8
841,051
854,550
6.7
913,245
7.4
4.3
627,765
4.4
652,135
5.2
660,963
2.7
380,053
358,039
2.8
328,456
1.9
311,362
2.2
352,572
3.0
386,848
3.1
3.4
389,190
274,255
2.0
199,440
1.5
100.0
14,308,646
12,768,841
12,306,997
The following table presents the remaining maturities, based on contractual maturity, by loan type and by rate type (variable or fixed), as of September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Variable Rate
Fixed Rate
Less than 1
More than 5
Maturities
year
1-5 years
years
536,238
417,054
288,204
128,850
253,898
163,324
90,574
172,574
620,319
120,517
499,802
1,314,440
633,692
680,748
414,575
1,590,183
603,718
986,465
1,493,171
1,095,756
397,415
74,989
397,660
78,449
319,211
258,933
196,620
62,313
431,867
857,897
679,191
178,706
2,246,485
1,959,064
287,421
108,451
150,064
21,226
128,838
438,429
354,419
84,010
5,213
326,391
324,034
498,540
15,809
482,731
52,370
551,420
61,693
489,727
14,530
1,190
13,340
2,707
384,710
162,898
221,812
23,932
19,369
16,243
3,126
232,722
107,253
125,469
41,676
82,574
7,611
74,963
369,834
209,030
160,804
1,864,592
5,012,931
1,879,209
3,133,722
7,505,692
4,899,055
2,606,637
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The Company remains committed to originating soundly underwritten loans to qualifying borrowers within its markets. The Company is focused on providing community-based financial services and discourages the origination of portfolio loans outside of its principal trade areas. As reflected in the loan table, at September 30, 2020, the largest components of the Company’s loan portfolio consisted of commercial real estate, commercial & industrial, and construction and land development loans. The risks attributable to these concentrations are mitigated by the Company’s credit underwriting and monitoring processes, including oversight by a centralized credit administration function and credit policy and risk management committee, as well as seasoned bankers focusing their lending to borrowers with proven track records in markets with which the Company is familiar.
The majority of the Company’s loan portfolio is comprised of segments not disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of those segments disrupted by COVID-19, the hospitality segment makes up the largest portion of the Company’s portfolio (less than 5% of total loans), followed by health care, retail trade, senior living, and restaurants. The Company has no significant exposure to the energy, cruise, or passenger aviation sectors.
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Asset Quality
At September 30, 2020, the Company experienced increases in NPAs compared to December 31, 2019, primarily due to the inclusion of assets not previously reported as nonperforming that are now considered such under the CECL methodology. Total past due loan levels as a percentage of total loans held for investment at September 30, 2020 were down from total past due loan levels at December 31, 2019.
Net charge-offs decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Total net charge-offs as a percentage of total average loans on an annualized basis also decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The allowance for credit losses increased from December 31, 2019, as a result of the adoption of ASC 326 as well as a worsening economic forecast due to the impact of COVID-19, which also led to an increase in the provision for credit losses.
As discussed under “Recent Developments” within this Item 2, the pandemic is having a wide range of economic impacts, including impacts in the Company’s area of operations and on the Company’s clients and borrowers. While the Company has not yet experienced deterioration in asset quality as compared to pre-pandemic performance, the Company does expect that at some point asset quality will be adversely affected to some degree due to pandemic-related bankruptcies, business closures, unemployment, and other effects. At this time, it is impossible for the Company to estimate either the timing or the magnitude of any such adverse changes in asset quality.
The total recorded investment in TDRs as of September 30, 2020 was $21.6 million, an increase of $2.1 million, or 10.6%, from $19.5 million at December 31, 2019 and an increase of $2.8 million, or 15.1%, from $18.7 million at September 30, 2019. Of the $21.6 million of TDRs at September 30, 2020, $14.5 million, or 67.3%, were considered performing while the remaining $7.1 million were considered nonperforming.
Loan Modifications for Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
On March 22, 2020, the five federal bank regulatory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued joint
guidance (subsequently revised on April 7, 2020) with respect to loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 (the “March 22 Joint Guidance”). The March 22 Joint Guidance encourages banks, savings associations, and credit unions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and, importantly, assures those financial institutions that they will not (i) receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications and (ii) be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs. The federal banking regulators have confirmed with the FASB that short-term loan modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers who were current (i.e., less than 30 days past due on contractual payments) when the modification program was implemented are not considered TDRs.
In addition, Section 4013 of the CARES Act, provides banks, savings associations, and credit unions with the ability to make loan modifications related to COVID-19 without categorizing the loan as a TDR or conducting the analysis to make the determination, which is intended to streamline the loan modification process. Any such suspension is effective for the term of the loan modification; however, the suspension is only permitted for loan modifications made during the effective period of Section 4013 and only for those loans that were not more than thirty days past due as of December 31, 2019.
The Company has made certain loan modifications pursuant to the March 22 Joint Guidance or Section 4013 of the CARES Act and as of September 30, 2020 approximately $769.6 million remain under their modified terms. The majority of the Company’s modifications as of September 30, 2020 were in the commercial real estate portfolios.
The Company’s modification program included payment deferrals and interest only modifications. A majority of the modifications were three-month deferrals.
Nonperforming Assets
At September 30, 2020, NPAs totaled $43.2 million, an increase of $10.2 million from December 31, 2019. NPAs as a percentage of total outstanding loans at September 30, 2020 were 0.30%, an increase of 4 basis points from 0.26% at December 31, 2019. Excluding the impact of the PPP loans(2), NPAs as a percentage of total outstanding loans were 0.34%, an
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increase of 8 basis points from December 31, 2019. The Company’s adoption of ASC 326 resulted in a change in the accounting and reporting related to PCI loans which are now defined as PCD and evaluated at the loan level instead of being evaluated in pools under PCI accounting. All prior period nonaccrual and past due loan metrics discussed herein have not been restated for CECL accounting and exclude PCI-related loan balances.
The following table shows a summary of asset quality balances and related ratios as of and for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
June 30,
March 31,
Nonaccrual loans(1)
39,624
44,022
30,032
Foreclosed properties
4,159
4,397
4,444
4,708
6,385
Total NPAs
43,182
44,021
48,466
32,940
36,417
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest(1)
19,255
12,876
12,036
Total NPAs and loans past due 90 days and accruing interest
58,843
63,276
61,342
46,336
48,453
Performing TDRs
15,303
14,865
15,156
Balances
141,043
Average loans, net of deferred fees and costs
13,957,711
12,593,923
12,327,692
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs
Ratios
NPAs to total loans
0.30
0.31
0.38
0.26
NPAs to total adjusted loans(2)
0.34
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans
0.44
0.37
0.39
NPAs to total loans & foreclosed property
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans & foreclosed property
ALL to nonaccrual loans
446.20
428.97
320.39
149.81
145.91
ALL to nonaccrual loans & loans 90 days past due
318.41
288.69
247.89
101.60
104.16
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The following table shows the activity in nonaccrual loans for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Beginning Balance
27,462
Impact of ASC 326 adoption
14,381
2,790
3,206
6,059
5,631
8,327
Net customer payments
(2,803)
(6,524)
(3,451)
(5,741)
(3,612)
Charge-offs
(588)
(1,088)
(1,199)
(1,690)
(884)
Loans returning to accruing status
(1,103)
Transfers to foreclosed property
(158)
Ending Balance
The following table presents the composition of nonaccrual loans at the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
3,977
3,234
7,785
8,924
11,250
5,684
Commercial Real Estate - Non-owner Occupied
1,877
1,642
2,708
3,431
1,585
5,784
7,040
3,879
12,029
13,088
8,292
3,626
3,547
1,641
584
81
91
84
NPAs at September 30, 2020 also included $4.2 million in foreclosed property, a decrease of $549,000, or 11.7%, from December 31, 2019. The following table shows the activity in foreclosed property for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
6,506
Additions of foreclosed property
645
Valuation adjustments
(44)
(375)
(62)
Proceeds from sales
(254)
(55)
(854)
(1,442)
Gains (losses) from sales
78
The following table presents the composition of the foreclosed property portfolio at the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):
Land
1,238
1,615
1,842
Land Development
1,965
1,978
2,788
Residential Real Estate
793
834
721
1,214
Commercial Real Estate
163
394
541
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Past Due Loans
At September 30, 2020, total accruing past due loans were $50.9 million, or 0.35% of total loans held for investment, compared to $76.6 million, or 0.61% of total loans held for investment, at December 31, 2019 and $55.1 million, or 0.45% of total loans held for investment, at September 30, 2019. Excluding the impact of the PPP loans(1), past due loans still accruing interest were 0.40% of total loans held for investment at September 30, 2020. Of the total past due loans still accruing interest at September 30, 2020, $15.6 million, or 0.11% of total loans held for investment, were past due 90 days or more, compared to $13.4 million, or 0.11% of total loans held for investment, at December 31, 2019 and $12.0 million, or 0.10% of total loans held for investment, at September 30, 2019.
Net Charge-offs
For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, net charge-offs were $1.4 million, or 0.04% of total average loans on an annualized basis, compared to $7.7 million, or 0.25%, for the same quarter last year. Excluding the impact of the PPP loans(1), net charge-offs were 0.04% of total average loans on an annualized basis. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net charge-offs were $9.7 million, or 0.09% of total average loans on annualized basis, compared to $16.2 million, or 0.18%, for the same period in 2019. Excluding the impact of the PPP loans(1), net charge-offs were 0.11% of total average loans on an annualized basis. The majority of net charge-offs in 2020 were related to the third-party consumer loan portfolio.
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $6.6 million, a decline of $2.5 million compared with the same quarter last year. The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2020 included $5.6 million in provision for loan losses and $1.0 million in provision for unfunded commitments. The provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $100.9 million compared to $18.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $94.0 million in provision for loan losses and $6.9 million in provision for unfunded commitments. The increase in the provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 was due to the impact of the worsening economic forecast due to the impact of COVID-19 under CECL accounting for credit losses.
Allowance for Credit Losses
At September 30, 2020, the ACL was $186.1 million and included an ALLL of $174.1 million and an RUC of $12.0 million. The ACL increased $142.9 million from December 31, 2019, primarily due to the adoption of CECL (the “CECL Day 1 impact”) as well as the impact of the worsening economic forecast related to COVID-19 subsequent to the adoption of CECL (the “CECL Day 2 impact”).
The ALLL increased $131.8 million from December 31, 2019, due to the CECL Day 1 impact of $47.5 million and the CECL Day 2 impact of $84.3 million. The ALLL as a percentage of the total loan portfolio was 1.21% at September 30, 2020 and 0.34% at December 31, 2019. When excluding PPP loans(1), which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, the ALLL as a percentage of adjusted loans increased 102 bps to 1.36% from December 31, 2019. The ratio of the ALLL to nonaccrual loans was 446.20% at September 30, 2020 and 149.81% at December 31, 2019.
The ACL as a percentage of the total loan portfolio was 1.29% at September 30, 2020 and 0.34% at December 31, 2019. The ACL as a percentage of adjusted loans(1) increased 112 bps to 1.46% from December 31, 2019.
The RUC increased $11.1 million from December 31, 2019, due to the CECL Day 1 impact of $4.2 million and the CECL Day 2 impact of $6.9 million.
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The following table summarizes activity in the ALLL during the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Balance, beginning of period
42,463
Day 1 impact from adoption of CECL
Loans charged-off:
995
1,590
2,968
2,092
4,184
1,983
3,087
4,183
4,826
5,133
Total loans charged-off
2,978
4,677
7,151
6,918
9,317
Recoveries:
1,096
611
703
1,006
1,196
963
Total recoveries
1,411
2,160
2,292
Net charge-offs
1,412
3,266
4,991
4,626
7,743
Provision for loan losses
32,200
56,256
3,100
Balance, end of period
Total ACL
186,122
180,977
150,043
44,920
ACL to loans
1.29
1.26
1.18
0.36
ACL to adjusted loans(1)
1.46
1.42
ALLL to loans
1.21
1.10
ALLL to adjusted loans(1)
1.36
1.34
Net charge-offs to average loans
0.04
0.09
0.16
0.15
Net charge-offs to adjusted average loans(1)
0.10
Provision for loan losses to average loans
0.93
0.29
Provision for loan losses to adjusted average loans(1)
0.17
1.02
The following table shows both an allocation of the ALLL among loan categories based upon the loan portfolio’s composition and the ratio of the related outstanding loan balances to total loans held for investment as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
% (2)
85.3
84.8
77,843
82.6
81.9
31,936
81.4
15.2
63,200
17.4
18.1
11,884
18.6
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As of September 30, 2020, total deposits were $15.6 billion, an increase of $2.3 billion, or 22.8% annualized, from December 31, 2019. Total interest-bearing deposits consist of NOW, money market, savings, and time deposit account balances. Total time deposit balances of $2.6 billion accounted for 23.0% of total interest-bearing deposits at September 30, 2020.
The following table presents the deposit balances by major category as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
% of total
Deposits:
Amount
deposits
Non-interest bearing
28.4
22.3
NOW accounts
3,460,480
22.2
2,905,714
21.8
Money market accounts
4,269,696
27.4
3,951,856
29.7
Savings accounts
861,685
5.5
727,847
Time deposits of $100,000 and over(1)
1,474,171
9.5
1,618,637
12.2
Other time deposits
1,089,401
7.0
1,130,788
8.5
Total Deposits
The Company may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. The Company utilizes this funding source when rates are more favorable than other funding sources. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were $86.4 million and $190.7 million, respectively, purchased certificates of deposit included in certificates of deposit on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Maturities of time deposits of $100,000 or more as of September 30, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Within 3 Months
273,681
3 - 6 Months
230,818
6 - 12 Months
530,793
Over 12 Months
438,879
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Capital Resources
Capital resources represent funds, earned or obtained, over which financial institutions can exercise greater or longer control in comparison with deposits and borrowed funds. The adequacy of the Company’s capital is reviewed by management on an ongoing basis with reference to size, composition, and quality of the Company’s resources and consistency with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Management seeks to maintain a capital structure that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses, yet allow management to effectively leverage its capital to maximize return to shareholders.
On October 29, 2020 the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock. The common stock dividend is payable on November 27, 2020 to common shareholders on record as of November 13, 2020. The Board also declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of Series A preferred stock. The dividend of $171.88 per share (equivalent to $0.43 per outstanding depositary share) is payable on December 1, 2020 to preferred shareholders of record as of November 16, 2020.
The Federal Reserve requires the Company and the Bank to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% of risk-weighted assets; (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5% of risk-weighted assets; and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets. These ratios, with the exception of the leverage ratio, include a 2.5% capital conservation buffer, which is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.
On July 10, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $150.0 million of the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2021 in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions. On March 20, 2020, the Company suspended its share repurchase program, which had approximately $20 million remaining in authorization at the time. The Company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 3.7 million shares, at an average price of $35.48 per share, under the authorization prior to suspension.
On March 27, 2020, the banking agencies issued an interim final rule that allows the Company to phase in the impact of adopting the CECL methodology up to two years, with a three-year transition period to phase out the cumulative benefit to regulatory capital provided during the two-year delay. The Company is allowed to include the impact of the CECL transition, which is defined as the CECL Day 1 impact to capital plus 25% of the Company’s provision for credit losses during 2020, in regulatory capital through 2021. Beginning in 2022, the transition amount will begin to impact regulatory capital by phasing it in over a three-year period ending in 2024.
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The table summarizes the Company’s capital and related ratios for the periods presented (3) (dollars in thousands):
Common equity Tier 1 capital
$ 1,470,639
$ 1,437,908
$ 1,441,259
Tier 1 capital
1,636,995
1,437,908
1,441,259
Tier 2 capital
401,456
335,927
337,436
Total risk-based capital
2,038,451
1,773,835
1,778,695
Risk-weighted assets
14,644,960
14,042,949
13,751,401
Capital ratios:
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio
10.04%
10.24%
10.48%
Tier 1 capital ratio
11.18%
Total capital ratio
13.92%
12.63%
12.93%
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)
8.82%
8.79%
8.94%
Capital conservation buffer ratio (1)
5.18%
4.24%
4.48%
Common equity to total assets
12.52%
14.31%
14.48%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
7.91%
9.08%
9.23%
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The following information is intended to update, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained under the caption “Supervision and Regulation” in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K and the supplemental disclosure related thereto contained under the same caption in the Company’s first quarter Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2020 and the Company’s second quarter Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2020.
The CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. The CARES Act provided approximately $2.2 trillion in direct economic relief in response to the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Many of the CARES Act’s programs are, and remain, dependent upon the direct involvement of U.S. financial institutions like the Company and the Bank. These programs have been implemented through rules and guidance adopted by federal departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and other federal bank regulatory authorities, including those with direct supervisory jurisdiction over the Company and the Bank. Furthermore, as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, federal regulatory authorities continue to issue additional guidance with respect to the implementation, lifecycle, and eligibility requirements for the various CARES Act programs as well as industry-specific recovery procedures for COVID-19. In addition, it is possible that Congress will enact supplementary COVID-19 response legislation, including new bills comparable in scope to the CARES Act, prior to the end of 2020.
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Set forth below is a brief overview of select provisions of the CARES Act and other regulations and supervisory guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are applicable to the operations and activities of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Bank. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the CARES Act and the statutes, regulations, and policies described herein. Future legislation and/or amendments to the provisions of the CARES Act or changes to any of the statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries could have a material effect on the Company. Such legislation and related regulations and supervisory guidance will be implemented over time and will remain subject to review by Congress and the implementing regulations issued by federal regulatory authorities. The Company continues to assess the impact of the CARES Act, the potential impact of new COVID-19 legislation, and other statutes, regulations, and supervisory guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paycheck Protection Program. A principal provision of the CARES Act amended the SBA’s loan program, in which the Bank participates, to create a guaranteed, unsecured loan program, the PPP, to fund operational costs of eligible businesses, organizations, and self-employed persons during COVID-19. On June 5, 2020, the President signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act into law, which among other things, gave borrowers additional time and flexibility to use PPP loan proceeds. Shortly thereafter, and due to the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President signed additional legislation authorizing the SBA to resume accepting PPP applications on July 6, 2020 and extending the PPP application deadline to August 8, 2020. It is anticipated that additional revisions to the SBA’s interim final rules on forgiveness and loan review procedures will be forthcoming to address these and related changes. As a participating lender in the PPP, the Bank continues to monitor legislative, regulatory, and supervisory developments related thereto.
Troubled Debt Restructuring and Loan Modifications for Affected Borrowers. The CARES Act permits banks to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications to borrowers affected by COVID-19 that would otherwise be characterized as TDRs and suspend any determination related thereto if (i) the loan modification is made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration and (ii) the applicable loan was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. Federal bank regulatory authorities also issued guidance to encourage banks to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and to assure banks that they will not be criticized by examiners for doing so. The Company is applying this guidance to qualifying loan modifications.
Regulatory Capital Rule for Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology. The federal banking agencies have issued a final rule that allows institutions that adopt the current expected credit losses or "CECL" accounting standard in 2020 to mitigate the estimated effects of the CECL methodology on regulatory capital for two years. The CECL final rule is substantially similar to the interim final rule issued in March 2020 in connection with other CARES Act related regulatory relief. The final rule gives eligible institutions the option to mitigate the estimated capital effects of the CECL methodology for two years, followed by a three-year transition period. Taken together, these measures offer a transition period of up to five years. In a change from the interim rule, the final rule expands the pool of eligible institutions to include any institution adopting the CECL methodology in 2020. The Company elected the relief provided under the final rule.
Federal Reserve Programs and Other Recent Initiatives
Main Street Lending Program. The CARES Act encouraged the Federal Reserve, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to establish or implement various programs to help midsize businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities. On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve proposed the creation of the MSLP to implement certain of these recommendations. On June 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston opened the MSLP for lender registration. The MSLP supports lending to small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The MSLP operates through five facilities: the Main Street New Loan Facility (“MSNLF”), the Main Street Priority Loan Facility (“MSPLF”), the Main Street Expanded Loan Facility (“MSELF”), the Nonprofit Organization New Loan Facility (“NONLF”), and the Nonprofit Organization Expanded Loan Facility (“NOELF”). The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston maintains the necessary legal forms and agreements for eligible borrowers and eligible lenders to participate in the MSNLF, MSELF, MSPLF, NONLF, and NOELF, and is working to refine the MSLP’s operational infrastructure and facilities. The Bank has not registered as a lender under the MSLP, but continues to monitor developments related thereto.
Supervisory Developments.
On June 23, 2020, the federal banking agencies released guidance to promote consistency in the supervision and examination of financial institutions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal banking agencies – including the Federal Reserve – will continue to assess institutions in accordance with existing policies and procedures. However, in
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conducting their supervisory assessment, federal bank examiners will consider whether institution management has managed risk appropriately, including taking appropriate actions in response to stress caused by COVID-19-related impacts. The interagency guidance instructs examiners to consider the unique, evolving, and potential long-term nature of the issues confronting institutions and to exercise appropriate flexibility in their supervisory response
In addition, on June 25, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it would take several actions to ensure large banks, remain resilient despite the ongoing economic impact of COVID-19. Specifically, in the third quarter, the Federal Reserve required large banks to preserve capital by suspending share repurchases, capping dividend payments, and allowing dividends according to a formula based on recent income. On October 6, 2020 the Federal Reserve extended these measures through the end of 2020. The Company and the Bank continue to monitor the Federal Reserve’s evolving supervisory and regulatory responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modification of the Volcker Rule. Also on June 25, 2020, the Federal Reserve – along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the SEC – issued a final rule modifying the Volcker Rule’s prohibition on banking entities investing in or sponsoring hedge funds or private equity funds (“covered funds”). The Volcker Rule generally prohibits banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading and from acquiring or retaining ownership interests in, sponsoring or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund. The final rule modifies three areas of the Volcker Rule by: (1) streamlining the covered funds portion of the rule; (2) addressing the extraterritorial treatment of certain foreign funds; and (3) permitting banking entities to offer financial services and engage in other activities that do not raise concerns that the Volcker Rule was intended to address. The new rule became effective October 1, 2020 but did not have a material impact on the Company or the Bank.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In reporting the results of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company has provided supplemental performance measures on a tax-equivalent, tangible, operating, adjusted and/or pre-tax pre-provision basis. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. The Company uses the non-GAAP measures discussed herein in its analysis of the Company’s performance.
Net interest income (FTE) and total revenue (FTE), which are used in computing net interest margin (FTE) and operating efficiency ratio (FTE), respectively, provide valuable additional insight into the net interest margin and the efficiency ratio by adjusting for differences in tax treatment of interest income sources. The entire FTE adjustment is attributable to interest income on earning assets, which is used in computing yield on earning assets. Interest expense and the related cost of interest-bearing liabilities and cost of funds ratios are not affected by the FTE components.
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The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
Interest Income (FTE)
Interest and dividend income (GAAP)
FTE adjustment
2,901
2,804
8,462
8,468
Interest and dividend income FTE (non-GAAP)
Average earning assets
Yield on interest-earning assets (GAAP)
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Net Interest Income (FTE)
Net Interest Income (GAAP)
Net Interest Income FTE (non-GAAP)
Noninterest income (GAAP)
Total Revenue (FTE) (non-GAAP)
174,689
187,511
517,401
514,832
Net interest margin (GAAP)
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP)
The Company believes tangible common equity is an important indication of its ability to grow organically and through business combinations as well as its ability to pay dividends and to engage in various capital management strategies. Tangible common equity is used in the calculation of certain profitability, capital, and per share ratios. The Company believes tangible common equity and related ratios are meaningful measures of capital adequacy because they provide a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which the Company believes will assist investors in assessing the capital of the Company and its ability to absorb potential losses.
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Tangible Assets
Ending Assets (GAAP)
17,441,035
Less: Ending goodwill
929,815
Less: Ending amortizable intangibles
78,241
Ending tangible assets (non-GAAP)
18,934,022
16,432,979
Tangible Common Equity
Ending Equity (GAAP)
Less: Perpetual preferred stock
166,357
Ending tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,497,900
1,516,975
Average equity (GAAP)
Less: Average goodwill
930,525
906,476
Less: Average amortizable intangibles
63,016
80,510
67,130
80,605
Less: Average perpetual preferred stock
166,353
69,248
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,483,848
1,517,400
1,469,918
1,442,831
ROE (GAAP)
9.16
8.35
5.19
7.58
Common equity to assets (GAAP)
12.52
14.48
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
7.91
9.23
Book value per share (GAAP)
31.86
31.29
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)
19.13
18.80
Operating measures exclude merger-related and rebranding-related costs unrelated to the Company’s normal operations. The Company believes these measures are useful to investors as they exclude certain costs resulting from acquisition activity and allow investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization's operations.
The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
Operating Measures
Net income (GAAP)
Merger and rebranding-related costs, net of tax
2,819
25,973
Net operating earnings (non-GAAP)
56,057
163,665
Less: Dividends on preferred stock
Net operating earnings available to common shareholders (non-GAAP)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
Earnings per common share, diluted (GAAP)
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)
0.69
2.04
Average assets (GAAP)
ROA (GAAP)
1.23
0.70
Operating ROA (non-GAAP)
1.32
Average common equity (GAAP)
Operating ROE (non-GAAP)
8.80
9.01
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The operating efficiency ratio (FTE) excludes the amortization of intangible assets and merger-related costs. This measure is similar to the measure utilized by the Company when analyzing corporate performance and is also similar to the measure utilized for incentive compensation. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors as it excludes certain costs resulting from acquisition activity allowing for greater comparability with others in the industry and allowing investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization’s operations. In prior periods, the Company has not excluded the amortization of intangibles from noninterest expense when calculating the operating efficiency ratio (FTE). The Company has adjusted its presentation for all periods in this release to exclude the amortization of intangibles from noninterest expense.
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
Less: Merger-related costs
Less: Rebranding-related costs
Less: Amortization of intangible assets
Operating noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
89,169
103,355
279,005
277,622
Net interest income (GAAP)
Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
54.27
60.47
57.31
63.99
Operating efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP)
51.04
55.12
53.92
The Company believes that operating ROTCE is a meaningful supplement to GAAP financial measures and useful to investors because it measures the performance of a business consistently across time without regard to whether components of the business were acquired or developed internally.
Operating ROTCE
Plus: Amortization of intangibles, tax effected
3,202
3,764
10,014
10,996
Net operating earnings available to common shareholders before amortization of intangibles (non-GAAP)
61,511
59,821
106,121
174,661
Operating return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
16.49
15.64
9.64
16.18
Pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings exclude the provision for credit losses, which can fluctuate significantly from period-to-period under the recently adopted CECL methodology, merger and rebranding-related costs unrelated to the Company’s normal operations, and income tax expense. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors as it excludes certain costs resulting from acquisition activity as well as the potentially volatile provision measure, allowing for greater comparability with others in the industry and allowing investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization’s operations.
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PPP adjustment impact excludes the SBA guaranteed PPP loans funded during the first nine months of 2020. The Company believes loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs), excluding PPP is useful to investors as it provides more clarity on the Company’s organic growth. The Company also believes that the related non-GAAP financial measures of past due loans still accruing interest as a percentage of total loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs), and net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs), in each case excluding impacts from the PPP, are useful to investors as loans originated under the PPP carry an SBA guarantee. The Company believes that the ALLL as a percentage of loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs), excluding impacts from the PPP, is useful to investors because of the size of the Company’s PPP loan originations and the impact of the embedded credit enhancement provided by the SBA guarantee.
Pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings
Net Income (GAAP)
Plus: Provision for credit losses
Plus: Income tax expenses
Plus: Merger and rebranding-related costs
3,568
32,481
Pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings (non-GAAP)
78,566
76,630
217,258
214,695
PPP adjustment impact
Loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs)(GAAP)
Less: PPP adjustments
1,600,577
1,598,718
Loans held for investment (net of deferred fees and costs),net adjustments, excluding PPP (non-GAAP)
12,782,638
12,709,928
Average loans held for investment (GAAP)
Less: Average PPP adjustments
1,638,204
1,273,883
1,457,091
Average loans held for investment, net adjustments, excluding PPP (non-GAAP)
12,720,462
12,683,828
12,182,310
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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, and equity prices. The Company’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The ALCO of the Company is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to this risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves the guidelines established by ALCO.
Interest rate risk is monitored through the use of three complementary modeling tools: static gap analysis, earnings simulation modeling, and economic value simulation (net present value estimation). Each of these models measures changes in a variety of interest rate scenarios. While each of the interest rate risk models has limitations, taken together they represent a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the Company, the distribution of risk along the yield curve, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships. Static gap, which measures aggregate re-pricing values, is less utilized because it does not effectively measure the options risk impact on the Company and is not addressed here. Earnings simulation and economic value models, which more effectively measure the cash flow and optionality impacts, are utilized by management on a regular basis and are explained below.
The Company determines the overall magnitude of interest sensitivity risk and then formulates policies and practices governing asset generation and pricing, funding sources and pricing, and off-balance sheet commitments. These decisions are based on management’s expectations regarding future interest rate movements, the states of the national, regional and local economies, and other financial and business risk factors. The Company uses simulation modeling to measure and monitor the effect of various interest rate scenarios and business strategies on net interest income. This modeling reflects interest rate changes and the related impact on net interest income and net income over specified time horizons.
Earnings Simulation Analysis
Management uses simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but it provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analyses, such as the static gap analysis discussed above.
Assumptions used in the model are derived from historical trends and management’s outlook and include loan and deposit growth rates and projected yields and rates. These assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur. The model also does not take into account any future actions of management to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes. Such assumptions are monitored by management and periodically adjusted as appropriate. All maturities, calls, and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested in like instruments. Mortgage-backed securities prepayment assumptions are based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. Different interest rate scenarios and yield curves are used to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move differently when the prime rate changes and are reflected in the different rate scenarios.
The Company uses its simulation model to estimate earnings in rate environments where rates are instantaneously shocked up or down around a “most likely” rate scenario, based on implied forward rates and futures curves. The analysis assesses the impact on net interest income over a 12-month time horizon after an immediate increase or “shock” in rates, of 100 basis points up to 300 basis points. The model, under all scenarios, does not drop the index below zero.
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The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net interest income for the Company across the rate paths modeled for balances as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Change In Net Interest Income
Change in Yield Curve:
+300 basis points
11.39
61,649
13.16
73,140
+200 basis points
8.26
44,678
8.71
48,405
+100 basis points
4.37
23,637
4.48
24,893
Most likely rate scenario
-100 basis points
(0.97)
(5,244)
(5.39)
(29,980)
-200 basis points
(1.19)
(6,454)
(8.71)
(48,423)
Asset sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would increase and in a decreasing interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would decrease. Liability sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would decrease and in a decreasing interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would increase.
From a net interest income perspective, the Company was less asset sensitive as of September 30, 2020, compared to its position as of September 30, 2019. This shift is in part due to the changing market characteristics of certain loan and deposit products and in part due to various other balance sheet strategies. The Company would expect net interest income to increase with an immediate increase or shock in market rates. In the decreasing interest rate environments, the Company would expect a decline in net interest income as interest-earning assets re-price at lower rates and interest-bearing deposits remain near their floors.
Economic Value Simulation
Economic value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Economic values are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in net economic value over different rate environments is an indication of the longer-term earnings capability of the balance sheet. The same assumptions are used in the economic value simulation as in the earnings simulation. The economic value simulation uses instantaneous rate shocks to the balance sheet.
The following chart reflects the estimated change in net economic value over different rate environments using economic value simulation for the balances at the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Change In Economic Value of Equity
(1.30)
(38,815)
(4.13)
(132,210)
0.49
14,551
(2.44)
(78,042)
1.39
41,643
(31,031)
(5.24)
(156,742)
(3.43)
(109,752)
(1.96)
(58,650)
(9.63)
(307,914)
As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s economic value of equity is less sensitive in a rising interest rate environment compared to September 30, 2019 primarily due to the composition of the Consolidated Balance Sheets and due in part to the market characteristics of certain loans and deposits.
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ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2020. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management has taken measures to maintain the internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. There have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS
During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s second quarter Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2020.
An investment in the Company’s securities involves risks. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, including the information addressed under “Forward-Looking Statements,” investors in the Company’s securities should carefully consider the factors discussed below, as well as the factors discussed in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report and second quarter Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2020. These factors could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and capital position and could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report, in which case the trading price of the Company’s securities could decline.
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities – None
(b) Use of Proceeds – Not Applicable.
(c) Issuer Purchases of Securities
Stock Repurchase Program; Other
On July 8, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $150 million worth of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and/or Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The repurchase program was authorized through June 30, 2021, but, on March 20, 2020, the Company announced the suspension of the program.
The following information describes the Company’s common stock repurchases for the three months ended September 30, 2020:
Period
Total number of shares purchased(1)
Average price paid per share ($)
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs(2)
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ($)
July 1 - July 31, 2020
294
22.02
19,951,000
August 1 - August 31, 2020
450
25.04
September 1 - September 30, 2020
281
22.03
1,025
23.35
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ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report and this list includes the Exhibit Index:
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 19, 2017, by and between Union Bankshares Corporation and Xenith Bankshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2017).
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 4, 2018, as amended on December 7, 2018, by and between Union Bankshares Corporation and Access National Corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to Form S-4/A Registration Statement filed on December 10, 2018; SEC file no. 333-228455).
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective May 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2020).
3.1.1
Articles of Amendment designating the 6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, effective June 9, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2020).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective as of December 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
15.1
Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.0
Interactive data files formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (1): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
104.0
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (included with Exhibit 101).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: November 3, 2020
By:
/s/ John C. Asbury
John C. Asbury,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert M. Gorman
Robert M. Gorman,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
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