UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-37875
FB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Tennessee
62-1216058
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
211 Commerce Street, Suite 300
Nashville, Tennessee
37201
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 564-1212
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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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
☐ (Do not check if a small reporting company)
Small 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 ☒
As of May 4, 2018, the registrant had 30,680,450 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding. The registrant has no other classes of common stock outstanding as of such date.
Table of Contents
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
2
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
37
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
69
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
71
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
72
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
74
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1—CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
FB Financial Corporation and subsidiaries
Consolidated balance sheets
(Unaudited)
(Amounts are in thousands except share amounts)
March 31,
December 31,
2018 (Unaudited)
2017
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks
$
53,060
29,831
Federal funds sold
7,171
66,127
Interest bearing deposits in financial institutions
13,469
23,793
Cash and cash equivalents
73,700
119,751
Investments:
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value
594,248
536,270
Equity securities, at fair value
3,099
7,722
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
11,810
11,412
Loans held for sale, at fair value
414,518
526,185
Loans
3,244,663
3,166,911
Less: allowance for loan losses
24,406
24,041
Net loans
3,220,257
3,142,870
Premises and equipment, net
81,175
81,577
Other real estate owned, net
15,334
16,442
Interest receivable
13,920
13,069
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
93,160
76,107
Goodwill
137,190
Core deposit and other intangibles, net
14,027
14,902
Other assets
52,978
44,216
Total assets
4,725,416
4,727,713
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Demand deposits
Noninterest-bearing
930,991
888,200
Interest-bearing
1,945,886
1,909,546
Savings deposits
182,265
178,320
Customer time deposits
625,616
602,628
Brokered and internet time deposits
81,393
85,701
Total time deposits
707,009
688,329
Total deposits
3,766,151
3,664,395
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
14,724
14,293
Short-term borrowings
138,707
190,000
Long-term debt
139,586
143,302
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
55,173
118,994
Total liabilities
4,114,341
4,130,984
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value per share; 75,000,000 shares authorized;
30,671,763 and 30,535,517 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
30,672
30,536
Additional paid-in capital
418,810
418,596
Retained earnings
167,094
147,449
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net
(5,501
)
148
Total shareholders' equity
611,075
596,729
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
Consolidated statements of income
Three Months Ended March 31,
2018
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans
50,693
29,006
Interest on securities
Taxable
2,852
2,567
Tax-exempt
925
1,040
Other
378
276
Total interest income
54,848
32,889
Interest expense:
Deposits
Demand and savings accounts
3,315
1,531
Time deposits
1,756
583
25
10
1,323
514
Total interest expense
6,419
2,638
Net interest income
48,429
30,251
Provision for loan losses
317
(257
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
48,112
30,508
Noninterest income:
Mortgage banking income
26,471
25,080
Service charges on deposit accounts
2,097
1,766
ATM and interchange fees
2,361
2,047
Investment services and trust income
1,206
814
(Loss) gain from securities, net
(47
1
(Loss) gain or write-downs of other real estate owned
(186
748
Gain from other assets
68
—
Other income
1,305
631
Total noninterest income
33,275
31,087
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries, commissions and employee benefits
34,149
Occupancy and equipment expense
3,605
3,109
Legal and professional fees
2,043
1,428
Data processing
2,035
1,501
Merger and conversion
1,193
487
Amortization of core deposits and other intangibles
853
392
Regulatory fees and deposit insurance assessments
562
435
Software license and maintenance fees
467
457
Advertising
3,282
2,932
Other expense
7,962
6,670
Total noninterest expense
56,151
46,417
Income before income taxes
25,236
15,178
Income tax expense (Note 7)
5,482
5,425
Net income
19,754
9,753
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
Basic
30,613,284
24,138,437
Fully diluted
31,421,830
24,610,991
Earnings per share
0.65
0.40
0.63
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income
(Amounts are in thousands)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Net change in unrealized (loss) gain in available-for-sale
securities, net of taxes of $2,539 and $354
(7,070
550
Reclassification adjustment for loss (gain) on securities
included in net income, net of taxes of $2
and $0
(1
Net change in unrealized gain in hedging activities, net of
taxes of $449 and $0
1,273
Reclassification adjustment for loss on hedging activities, net of taxes of $8 and $0
32
Total other comprensive (loss) income, net of tax
(5,758
549
Comprehensive income
13,996
10,302
Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity
Common
stock
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss), net
Total
shareholders' equity
Balance at December 31, 2016
24,108
213,480
93,784
(874
330,498
Initial fair value election on mortgage servicing rights,
net of taxes of $396 (See Note 1)
615
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Stock-based compensation expense
1,352
Restricted stock units vested and distributed,
net of shares withheld for taxes
47
(672
(625
Balance at March 31, 2017
24,155
214,160
104,152
(325
342,142
Balance at December 31, 2017
Initial adoption of ASU 2016-01 (See Note 1)
(109
109
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
1,954
1,958
115
(2,392
(2,277
Shares issued under employee stock
purchase program
17
652
669
Balance at March 31, 2018
Consolidated statements of cash flows
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense
1,106
1,002
Capitalization of mortgage servicing rights
(13,510
(15,013
Net change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
(3,543
501
Provision for mortgage loan repurchases
186
183
Accretion of yield on purchased loans
(1,687
(1,160
Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on securities, net
697
708
Loss (gain) from securities, net
Originations of loans held for sale
(1,617,103
(1,346,535
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
1,707,527
1,507,296
Gain on sale and change in fair value of loans held for sale
(23,391
(22,833
Net loss (gain) or write-downs of other real estate owned
(748
Loss on other assets
(68
Provision for deferred income taxes
Changes in:
Other assets and interest receivable
(4,759
11,954
(26,207
(4,107
Net cash provided by operating activities
47,845
147,912
Cash flows from investing activities:
Activity in available-for-sale securities:
Sales
221
Maturities, prepayments and calls
16,503
19,480
Purchases
(81,990
(4,987
Net increase in loans
(74,928
(46,190
Purchases of premises and equipment
(704
(459
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned
1,432
2,228
Net cash used in investing activities
(139,466
(29,928
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in demand and savings deposits
83,076
31,135
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits
18,680
(1,498
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase
431
(3,431
Decrease in short-term borrowings
(51,293
(150,000
Decrease in long-term debt
(3,716
(340
Share based compensation withholding obligation
Net proceeds from sale of common stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
45,570
(124,759
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(46,051
(6,775
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
136,327
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
129,552
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid
6,066
2,330
Taxes paid
31
Supplemental noncash disclosures:
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned
630
888
Transfers from other real estate owned to loans
120
Transfers from loans held for sale to loans
1,599
4,341
Derecognition of rebooked GNMA delinquent loans (See Note 1)
43,035
Trade date payable - securities
3,912
Adoption of ASU 2016-01 (See Note 1)
Fair value election of mortgage servicing rights
1,011
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
Note (1)—Basis of presentation:
FB Financial Corporation (the “Company”) is a bank holding company, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The Company operates through its wholly owned bank subsidiary, FirstBank (the “Bank”), with 56 full-service bank branches across Tennessee, north Alabama and north Georgia, and a national mortgage business with office locations across the Southeast.
The consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto of the Company, have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) interim reporting requirements, and therefore do not include all information and notes included in the annual consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. These interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and general banking industry. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and the reported results of operations for the periods then ended. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation without any impact on the reported amounts of net income or shareholders’ equity.
Effective July 31, 2017, the Bank completed its previously announced acquisitions of Clayton Bank and Trust and American City Bank headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee and Tullahoma, Tennessee, respectively. See Note 2, “Mergers and acquisitions” in these Notes to the consolidated unaudited financial statements for further details regarding acquisitions.
The Company has evaluated, for consideration of recognition or disclosure, subsequent events that occurred through the date of issuance of these financial statements. The Company has determined that there were no other subsequent events other than described below that occurred after March 31, 2018, but prior to the issuance of these financial statements that would have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On April 23, 2018, the Company declared the initiation of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on May 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2018, totaling approximately $1,841.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company is considered a “controlled company” and is controlled by the Company’s Executive Chairman and former sole shareholder, James W. Ayers. Additionally, the Company qualifies as an “emerging growth company” as defined by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”).
Basic earnings per common share are net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share include the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under the restricted stock units granted but not yet vested and distributable. Unearned compensation is used to repurchase common stock at the average market price.
The following is a summary of the basic and diluted earnings per common share calculation for each of the periods presented:
Basic earnings per share calculation:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share:
Average diluted common shares outstanding
808,546
472,554
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
Diluted earnings per share
Rebooked GNMA loans included in loans held for sale
Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) optional repurchase programs allow financial institutions to buy back individual delinquent mortgage loans that meet certain criteria from the securitized loan pool for which the institution provides servicing and was the original transferor. At the servicer’s option and without GNMA’s prior authorization, the servicer may repurchase such a delinquent loan for an amount equal to 100 percent of the remaining principal balance of the loan. Under FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” this buy-back option is considered a conditional option until the delinquency criteria are met, at which time the option becomes unconditional. When the Company is deemed to have regained effective control over these loans under the unconditional buy-back option, the loans can no longer be reported as sold and must be brought back onto the balance sheet as loans held for sale, regardless of whether the Company intends to exercise the buy-back option if the buyback option provides the transferor a more-than-trivial benefit. At March 31, 2018, there were $45,933 of delinquent GNMA loans that had previously been sold; however, the Company determined there was not a “more-than-trivial benefit” based on an analysis of interest rates and an assessment of potential reputational risk associated with these loans. As such, the Company did not rebook the GNMA loans as of March 31, 2018. At December 31, 2017, rebooked GNMA loans held for sale amounted to $43,035 with an offsetting liability included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the same amount. The fair value option election does not apply to the GNMA optional repurchase loans which do not meet the requirements under FASB ASC Topic 825 to be accounted for under the fair value option.
Except as set forth below, the Company did not adopt any new accounting policies that were not disclosed in the Company’s 2017 audited consolidated financial statements included on Form 10-K.
Recently adopted accounting principles:
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the following newly issued accounting standards:
In May 2014, the FASB issued an update to Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018 and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, “ASC 606”) which (i) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (ii) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as OREO. The majority of the Company’s revenues come from interest income and other sources, including loans, leases, securities and derivatives that are outside the scope of ASC 606. The Company’s services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are presented within Noninterest income and are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its obligation to the customer. Services within the scope of ASC 606 include deposit service charges on deposits, interchange income, investment services and trust income, and the sale of OREO, all within the Banking Segment. The Company has evaluated the effect of this updated on these fee-based income streams and concluded that adoption did not result in a change to the accounting for any of the in-scope revenue streams; as such, no cumulative effect adjustment was recorded.
The following is a summary of the implementation considerations for the revenue streams that fall within the scope of Topic 606:
•
Service charges on deposits, investment services and trust income, and interchange fees — Fees from these services are either transaction based, for which the performance obligations are satisfied when the individual transaction is processed, or set periodic service charges, for which the performance obligations are satisfied over the period the service is provided. Transaction based fees are recognized at the time the transaction is processed, and periodic service charges are recognized over the service period. The adoption of Topic 606 had no impact on the Company's revenue recognition practice for these services.
Gains on sales of other real estate — ASU 2014-09 creates Topic 610-20, under which a gain on sale should be recognized when a contract for sale exists and control of the asset has been transferred to the buyer. Topic 606 list several criteria which must exist to conclude that a contract for sale exists, including a determination that the institution will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it is entitled. This presents a key difference between the current and new guidance related to the recognition of the gain when the institution finances the sale of the property. Rather than basing recognition on the amount of the buyer's initial investment, which was the primary consideration under prior guidance, the analysis is now based on various factors including not only the loan to value, but also the credit quality of the borrower, the structure of the loan, and any other factors that may affect collectability. While these differences may affect the decision to recognize or defer gains on sales of other real estate in circumstances where the Company has financed the sale, the effects are not expected to be material to its financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB released ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities.” The main provisions of the update are to eliminate the available for sale classification of accounting for equity securities
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and adjust the fair value disclosures for financial instruments carried at amortized cost such that the disclosed fair values represent an exit price as opposed to an entry price. The provisions of this update will require that equity securities be carried at fair market value on the balance sheet and any periodic changes in value will be adjustments to the income statement. A practical expedient is provided for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value such that these securities can be carried at cost less any impairment. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under this method while prior period disclosures are presented under legacy GAAP. The Company recorded a net loss in beginning retained earnings of $109 in connection with this transition.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230).” ASU 2016-15 provides guidance related to certain cash flow issues in order to reduce the current and potential future diversity in practice. This adoption did not have an impact on our financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Stock Compensation - Scope of Modification Accounting (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.” The amendments in this ASU provide guidance on when changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award are to be accounted for as modifications. Under ASU 2017-09, entities are not required to apply modification accounting to a share-based payment award when the award’s fair value, vesting conditions, and classification as an entity or a liability instrument remain the same after the change. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all entities beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within the fiscal year. The adoption of this update on January 1, 2018 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” The amendments in this ASU make more financial and non-financial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess effectiveness. There was no impact to the Company’s financial statements or disclosures as a result of this early adoption as of January 1, 2018.
Newly issued not yet effective accounting standards:
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” The update will require lessees to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases not considered short term leases. The provisions of the update also include (a) defining direct costs to only include those incremental costs that would not have been incurred if the lease had not been entered into, (b) circumstances under which the transfer contract in a sale-leaseback transaction should be accounted for as the sale of an asset by the seller-lessee and the purchase of an asset by the buyer-lessor, and (c) additional disclosure requirements. The provisions of this update become effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of this update.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” ASU 2016-13 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts and requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as, the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 will become effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of this update.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” The amendments in this ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continue to be amortized to maturity. Public business entities must prospectively apply the amendments in this ASU to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods. The adoption of this update will not have an impact on its consolidate financial statements.
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Note (2)—Mergers and acquisitions:
Clayton Bank and Trust and American City Bank
On July 31, 2017, the Bank completed its merger with Clayton Bank and Trust (“CBT”) and American City Bank (“ACB” and together with CBT, the “Clayton Banks”), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement with Clayton HC, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“Seller”), and James L. Clayton, the majority shareholder of Seller, dated February 8, 2017, as amended on May 26, 2017, with a purchase price of approximately $236,484. The Company issued 1,521,200 shares of common stock and paid cash of $184,200 to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Clayton Banks. At closing, the Clayton Banks merged with and into FirstBank, with FirstBank continuing as the surviving banking entity.
Prior to the merger, the Clayton Banks operated 18 banking locations across Tennessee. The merger with the Clayton Banks has allowed the Company to further its strategic initiatives by expanding its geographic footprint in Knoxville and other Tennessee markets and accelerates the growth of the Company’s Banking segment.
Goodwill of $90,323 recorded in connection with the transaction resulted primarily from anticipated synergies arising from the combination of certain operational areas of the Clayton Banks and the Company as well as the purchase premium inherent to buying a complete and successful banking operation. Goodwill is included in the Banking segment as substantially all of the operations resulting from the Clayton Banks merger is included in the Banking segment.
In connection with the transaction, the Company incurred $1,193 and $487 in merger and conversion expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
For income tax purposes, the merger with the Clayton Banks was treated as an asset purchase. As an asset purchase for income tax purposes, the carrying value of assets and liabilities for the Clayton Banks are the same for both financial reporting and income tax purposes; therefore, no deferred taxes were recorded at the date of acquisition. Additionally, this treatment allows for the deductibility of the goodwill and core deposit intangible for income tax purposes over 15 years.
The Company accounted for the Clayton Banks transaction under the acquisition method under ASC Topic 805. Accordingly, the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed along with the resulting goodwill was recorded as of the date of the merger. The Company’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 include the operating results of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the Clayton Banks.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company finalized its valuation of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, resulting in no material changes to preliminary purchase accounting adjustments. The following tables present the final estimated fair value of net assets acquired as of the July 31, 2017 acquisition date and the consideration paid and an allocation of the purchase price to net assets acquired:
As of July 31, 2017
As Recorded by FB Financial Corporation (1)
Assets
49,059
Investment securities
59,493
FHLB stock
3,409
1,059,728
Allowance for loan losses
Premises and equipment
18,866
Other real estate owned
6,888
Intangibles, net
12,334
5,978
1,215,755
Liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits
670,054
Non-interest bearing deposits
309,464
Borrowings
84,831
5,245
1,069,594
Net assets acquired
146,161
Purchase price:
Equity consideration
Common stock issued
1,521,200
Price per share as of July 31, 2017
34.37
Total equity consideration
52,284
Cash consideration
184,200
(2)
Total consideration paid
236,484
Preliminary allocation of consideration paid:
Fair value of net assets acquired including identifiable intangible assets
90,323
(1)
Amounts include certain reclassifications of opening balances to conform to the Company’s presentation.
Amount was deposited into an interest-bearing account with the Bank in the name of the Seller as of July 31, 2017.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information presents the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as though the merger had been completed as of January 1, 2016. The unaudited estimated pro forma information combines the historical results of the Clayton Banks with the Company’s historical consolidated results and includes certain adjustments reflecting the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments including loan discount accretion, amortization of core deposit and other intangibles and amortization of the discount on time deposits for the period presented. The pro forma information is not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2016 and does not include the effect of all cost-saving or revenue-enhancing strategies.
Three months ended March 31,
46,687
Total revenues
79,281
16,728
Note (3)—Investment securities:
The amortized cost of securities and their fair values at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are shown below:
March 31, 2018
Amortized cost
Gross unrealized gains
Gross unrealized losses
Fair Value
Investment Securities
Available-for-sale debt securities
U.S. government agency securities
999
(17
982
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
486,907
237
(14,214
472,930
Municipals, tax exempt
113,492
1,582
(1,916
113,158
Treasury securities
7,356
(178
7,178
608,754
1,819
(16,325
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As of March 31, 2018, the Company also had $3,099 in marketable equity securities recorded at fair value. A loss of $38 was recognized due to changes in fair value of these securities during the three months ended March 31, 2018. As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01 (See Note 1) and reclassified $3,604 of other securities without readily determinable market values to other assets.
December 31, 2017
(13
986
425,557
374
(7,150
418,781
107,127
2,692
(568
109,251
7,345
(93
7,252
Total debt securities
541,028
3,066
(7,824
Equity and other securities
7,870
(149
Total investment securities
548,898
3,067
(7,973
543,992
Securities pledged at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 had a carrying amount of $427,995 and $337,604, respectively, and were pledged to secure Federal Home Loan Bank advances, a Federal Reserve Bank line of credit, public deposits and repurchase agreements.
The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are shown below. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgage underlying the security may be called or repaid without any penalties. Therefore, mortgage-backed securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following maturity summary.
Available-for-sale
Fair value
Due in one year or less
5,715
5,841
905
Due in one to five years
24,165
24,396
28,332
28,878
Due in five to ten years
19,817
19,960
19,218
19,588
Due in over ten years
72,150
71,121
67,016
68,098
121,847
121,318
115,471
117,489
Sales and impairment of available-for-sale securities were as follows:
Proceeds from sales
Gross realized gains
Gross realized losses
The Company also recognized $1 in gains related to the early call of available for sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2017.
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The following tables show gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
Unrealized Loss
Unrealized loss
163,771
3,236
274,285
10,978
438,056
14,214
30,104
762
19,186
1,154
49,290
1,916
7,177
178
201,052
4,176
294,453
12,149
495,505
16,325
13
107,611
980
290,258
6,170
397,869
7,150
7,354
101
20,112
27,466
568
93
122,217
1,174
311,356
6,650
433,573
7,824
Equity securities
3,050
149
314,406
6,799
436,623
7,973
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s securities portfolio consisted of 307 and 294 securities, 171 and 124 of which were in an unrealized loss position, respectively.
The Company evaluates securities with unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) on a quarterly basis and recorded no OTTI for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Impairment is assessed at the individual security level. The Company considers an investment security impaired if the fair value of the security is less than its cost or amortized cost basis. For debt securities, the unrealized losses associated with these investment securities are primarily driven by interest rates and are not due to the credit quality of the securities. The Company currently does not intend to sell those investments with unrealized losses, and it is unlikely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company had a trade date payable related to securities purchases amounting to $3,912 that had not yet settled.
Note (4)—Loans and allowance for loan losses:
Loans outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, by major lending classification are as follows:
Commercial and industrial
765,115
715,075
Construction
466,495
448,326
Residential real estate:
1-to-4 family mortgage
491,725
480,989
Residential line of credit
197,740
194,986
Multi-family mortgage
63,295
62,374
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied
499,331
495,872
Non-owner occupied
562,128
551,588
Consumer and other
198,834
217,701
Gross loans
Less: Allowance for loan losses
(24,406
(24,041
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $1,245,847 and $968,567, respectively, of 1-to-4 family mortgage loans, loans held for sale and multi-family mortgage loans were pledged to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati securing advances against the Bank’s line. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $1,215,509 and $724,312, respectively,
of commercial and industrial , construction, residential real estate, commercial real estate, and consumer and other loans were pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank under the Borrower-in-Custody program.
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the carrying value of purchased credit impaired loans (“PCI”) loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, were $85,752 and $88,835, respectively. The following table presents changes in the value of the accretable yield for PCI loans for the periods indicated.
Purchased Credit Impaired Accretable yield
(17,682
Principal reductions/ pay-offs
(1,294
Recoveries
Accretion
2,201
Other changes
(180
(16,955
(2,444
(698
(23
1,023
(2,142
Interest revenue, through accretion of the difference between the carrying value of the loans and the expected cash flows, is being recognized on all PCI loans. Accretion of interest income amounting to $2,201 and $1,023 was recognized on purchased credit impaired loans during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. This includes both the contractual interest income and the purchase accounting contribution through accretion of the liquidity discount and credit mark for changes in estimated cash flows. The total purchase accounting contribution through accretion for all purchased loans was $1,687 and $1,160 for three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The following provides the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment and the related investment in loans net of unearned interest for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):
Commercial
and industrial
1-to-4
family
residential
mortgage
Residential
line of credit
Multi-
real estate
owner
occupied
non-owner occupied
Consumer
and other
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Beginning balance -
4,461
7,135
3,197
944
434
3,558
2,817
1,495
202
479
(30
214
15
(567
(115
119
Recoveries of loans
previously charged-off
135
252
27
23
51
206
709
Loans charged off
(220
(60
(20
(361
(661
Ending balance -
4,578
7,866
3,122
1,165
449
3,014
2,753
1,459
residential mortgage
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
December 31, 2016
5,309
4,940
1,613
504
3,302
2,019
863
21,747
179
635
(239
(155
81
(998
236
83
29
26
56
1,639
1,850
(169
(6
(88
(179
(442
March 31, 2017
5,402
5,598
2,896
1,514
508
3,387
2,660
933
22,898
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The following table provides the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan category broken out between loans individually evaluated for impairment and loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Amount of allowance allocated to:
Individually evaluated for
impairment
19
16
95
159
Collectively evaluated for
4,559
3,106
2,919
2,724
24,247
Acquired with deteriorated
credit quality
20
18
33
191
4,441
3,179
3,438
2,784
23,850
The following table provides the amount of loans by loan category broken between loans individually evaluated for impairment and loans collectively evaluated for impairment as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Loans, net of unearned income
1,385
1,285
1,492
964
2,150
1,713
9,018
761,779
457,785
467,329
62,313
485,411
542,351
175,185
3,149,893
1,951
7,425
22,904
11,770
18,064
23,620
85,752
Individually evaluated
for impairment
1,579
1,289
1,262
978
2,520
1,720
9,373
Collectively evaluated
711,352
439,309
456,229
61,376
481,390
531,704
192,357
3,068,703
2,144
7,728
23,498
11,962
18,164
25,319
88,835
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public
information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. The Company’s risk rating definitions include:
Watch. Loans rated as watch includes loans in which management believes conditions have occurred, or may occur, which could result in the loan being downgraded to a worse rated category. Also included in watch are loans rated as special mention, which have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.
Substandard. Loans rated as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so rated have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Also included in this category are loans considered doubtful, which have all the weaknesses previously described and management believes those weaknesses may make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
Loans not meeting the criteria above are considered to be pass rated loans.
The following table shows credit quality indicators by portfolio class at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Pass
Watch
Substandard
Loans, excluding purchased credit impaired loans
704,689
54,124
4,351
763,164
441,718
15,468
1,884
459,070
452,858
9,027
6,936
468,821
194,887
1,677
1,176
62,175
138
63,277
457,347
25,962
4,252
487,561
527,134
14,972
544,064
172,260
2,379
575
175,214
Total loans, excluding purchased credit impaired
loans
3,013,068
123,747
22,096
3,158,911
Purchased credit impaired loans
1,351
600
3,422
4,003
19,454
3,450
4,565
7,205
7,517
10,547
18,704
4,916
Total purchased credit impaired loans
55,013
30,739
Total loans
178,760
52,835
657,595
50,946
4,390
712,931
431,242
7,388
1,968
440,598
440,202
9,522
7,767
457,491
192,427
1,184
1,375
61,234
142
62,354
451,140
28,308
4,462
483,910
517,253
14,199
1,972
533,424
189,081
2,712
589
192,382
2,940,174
114,401
23,501
3,078,076
1,499
645
3,324
4,404
20,284
3,214
4,631
7,331
7,359
10,805
19,751
5,568
56,848
31,987
171,249
55,488
PCI loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement remains unpaid after the due date of the scheduled payment. However, these loans are considered to be performing, even though they may be contractually past due, as any non-payment of contractual principal or interest is considered in the periodic re-estimation of expected cash flows and is included in the resulting recognition of current period covered loan loss provision or future period yield adjustments. The accrual of interest is discontinued on PCI loans if management can no longer reliably estimate future cash flows on the loan. No PCI loans were classified as nonaccrual at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017 as the carrying value of the respective loan or pool of loans cash flows were considered estimable and probable of collection.
Nonperforming loans include loans that are no longer accruing interest (non-accrual loans) and loans past due ninety or more days and still accruing interest. Nonperforming loans and impaired loans are defined differently. Some loans may be included in both categories, whereas other loans may only be included in one category.
The following table provides the period-end amounts of loans that are past due thirty to eighty-nine days, past due ninety or more days and still accruing interest, loans not accruing interest, loans current on payments accruing interest and purchased credit impaired loans by category at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
30-89 days
past due
90 days or more
and accruing
interest
Non-accrual
Loans current
on payments
Purchased Credit Impaired loans
619
910
760,250
250
329
460
458,031
3,666
1,067
2,009
462,079
1,013
356
370
196,001
1,903
485,456
393
1,219
542,452
1,640
318
173,173
8,549
2,689
6,954
3,140,719
5,859
90
533
706,449
1,412
241
300
438,645
4,678
956
2,548
449,309
527
134
699
193,626
521
358
2,582
480,449
121
1,371
531,932
1,945
217
190,152
15,063
1,996
8,101
3,052,916
Impaired loans recognized in conformity with ASC 310 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, segregated by class, were as follows:
Recorded
investment
Unpaid
principal
Related
allowance
With a related allowance recorded:
52
492
585
646
970
1,339
With no related allowance recorded
1,333
1,539
1,313
1,301
1,306
1,565
2,077
1,571
2,320
8,048
9,548
Total impaired loans
10,887
53
194
495
844
1,123
144
150
1,235
1,821
With no related allowance recorded:
1,526
1,570
1,068
1,072
1,676
2,168
1,576
2,325
8,138
9,451
11,272
Average recorded investment and interest income on a cash basis recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 on impaired loans, segregated by class, were as follows:
Three Months Ended
Average recorded investment
Interest income recognized (cash basis)
193
715
143
1,104
1,430
1,287
30
1,185
971
1,621
1,574
8,095
110
9,199
791
629
835
2,357
584
1,496
2,243
156
1,021
1,977
38
1,325
8,828
11,185
98
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has a recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings of $8,675 and $8,604, respectively. The modifications included extensions of the maturity date and/or a stated rate of interest to one lower than the current market rate. The Company has allocated $159 and $172 of specific reserves for those loans at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and has committed to lend additional amounts totaling up to $3 and $2, respectively to these customers. Of these loans, $3,233 and $3,205 were classified as non-accrual loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
The following tables present the financial effect of TDRs recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
Number of loans
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Charge offs and specific reserves
249
254
377
711
1,093
There were no loans modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three months ended March 31, 2018 or 2017.
A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.
The terms of certain other loans were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 that did not meet the definition of a troubled debt restructuring. The modification of these loans involved either a modification of the terms of a loan to borrowers who were not experiencing financial difficulties or a delay in a payment that was considered to be insignificant.
In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the company’s internal underwriting policy.
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Note (5)—Other real estate owned:
The amount reported as other real estate owned includes property acquired through foreclosure in addition to excess facilities held for sale and is carried at fair value less estimated cost to sell the property. The following table summarizes other real estate owned for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
Balance at beginning of period
7,403
Transfers from loans
Properties sold
(1,432
(2,228
(Loss) gain on sale of other real estate owned
(43
871
Transferred to loans
(120
Write-downs and partial liquidations
(143
(123
Balance at end of period
6,811
Foreclosed residential real estate properties included in the table above totaled $3,902 and $3,631 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The recorded investment in residential mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which foreclosure proceedings are in process totaled $326 and $19 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Note (6)—Mortgage servicing rights:
Changes in the Company’s mortgage servicing rights were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
Carrying value prior to policy change
32,070
Fair value impact of change in accounting policy
Carrying value at beginning of period
33,081
Capitalization
13,510
15,013
Change in fair value:
Due to pay-offs/pay-downs
(3,060
(265
Due to change in valuation inputs or assumptions
6,603
(236
Carrying value at March 31
47,593
The following table summarizes servicing income and expense included in mortgage banking income and other noninterest expense within the Mortgage Segment operating results, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:
Servicing income:
Servicing income
4,793
2,748
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
3,543
(501
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights hedging
instruments
(5,256
Gross servicing income
3,080
2,247
Gross direct servicing expenses
1,795
1,020
Net servicing income
1,227
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Data and key economic assumptions related to the Company’s mortgage servicing rights as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:
Unpaid principal balance
7,423,932
6,529,431
Weighted-average prepayment speed (CPR)
7.69
%
8.90
Estimated impact on fair value of a 10% increase
(2,997
(3,026
Estimated impact on fair value of a 20% increase
(5,780
(5,855
Discount rate
10.01
9.75
Estimated impact on fair value of a 100 bp increase
(3,829
(3,052
Estimated impact on fair value of a 200 bp increase
(7,379
(5,867
Weighted-average coupon interest rate
3.98
3.94
Weighted-average servicing fee (basis points)
28
Weighted-average remaining maturity (in months)
322
335
From time to time, the Company enters agreements to sell certain tranches of mortgage servicing rights. Upon consummation of the sale, the Company continues to subservice the underlying mortgage loans until they can be transferred to the purchaser. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no loans being serviced that related to the sale of mortgage servicing rights.
Note (7)—Income taxes:
Allocation of federal and state income taxes between current and deferred portions is as follows:
For the three months ended
Current
Deferred
Federal income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 differs from the statutory federal rates of 21% and 35%, respectively, due to the following:
Federal taxes calculated at statutory rate
5,300
21.0
5,305
35.0
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State taxes, net of federal benefit
1,143
4.5
610
4.0
Benefit of equity based compensation
(736
-3.0
(195
-1.3
Municipal interest income
(201
-0.8
(366
-2.4
Bank owned life insurance
(12
0.0
(21
-0.2
92
0.6
Income tax expense, as reported
21.7
35.7
The components of the net deferred tax liability at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
6,359
6,264
Amortization of core deposit intangible
832
759
Deferred compensation
3,711
6,158
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale debt securities
3,830
988
5,501
3,599
Subtotal
20,233
17,768
Deferred tax liabilities:
FHLB stock dividends
(550
Depreciation
(4,344
(4,115
Cash flow hedges
(866
Mortgage servicing rights
(24,274
(19,830
(5,564
(5,131
(35,598
(29,626
Net deferred tax liability
(15,365
(11,858
For the first quarter of 2018, the Company has a federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $6.9 million and state net operating losses of $5.8 million. The Company projects that it will fully utilize these losses during the remainder of 2018. If not utilized, the Federal net operating loss will carry forward indefinitely and the state net operating losses will begin to expire in 2030.
Tax periods for all fiscal years after 2013 remain open to examination by the federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
Note (8)—Commitments and contingencies:
Some financial instruments, such as loan commitments, credit lines, letters of credit, and overdraft protection, are issued to meet customer financing needs. These are agreements to provide credit or to support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates.
Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance sheet risk to credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies are used to make such commitments as are used for loans, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.
Commitments to extend credit, excluding interest rate lock commitments
959,271
977,276
Letters of credit
22,214
22,882
981,485
1,000,158
In connection with the sale of mortgage loans to third party investors, the Bank makes usual and customary representations and warranties as to the propriety of its origination activities. Occasionally, the investors require the Bank to repurchase loans sold to them under the terms of the warranties. When this happens, the loans are recorded at fair value with a corresponding charge to a valuation reserve. The total principal amount of loans repurchased (or indemnified for) was $1,119 and $849 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Bank has established a reserve associated with loan repurchases. This reserve is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the activity in the repurchase reserve:
3,386
2,659
Provision for loan repurchases or indemnifications
Recoveries on previous losses
(58
3,514
2,842
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Note (9)—Derivatives:
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments as part of its ongoing efforts to manage its interest rate risk exposure as well as the exposure for its customers. Derivative financial instruments are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets line item “Other assets” or “Other liabilities” at fair value in accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”
The Company enters into commitments to originate loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (rate-lock commitments). Under such commitments, interest rates for a mortgage loan are typically locked in for forty-five days with the customer. These interest rate lock commitments are recorded at fair value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company also enters into best effort or mandatory delivery forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors. Gains and losses arising from changes in the valuation of the rate-lock commitments and forward commitments are recognized currently in earnings and are reflected under the line item “Mortgage banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company enters into forward commitments, futures and options contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments as economic hedges of the change in the fair value of its MSRs. Gains and losses associated with these instruments are included in earnings and are reflected under the line item “Mortgage banking income” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company enters into derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments to help its commercial customers manage their exposure to interest rate fluctuations. To mitigate the interest rate risk associated with customer contracts, the Company enters into an offsetting derivative contract. The Company manages its credit risk, or potential risk of default by its commercial customers through credit limit approval and monitoring procedures.
In June of 2017, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $30,000 to hedge interest rate exposure on outstanding subordinate debentures included in long-term debt totaling $30,930. Under these agreements, the Company receives a variable rate of interest and pays a fixed rate of interest. The interest rate swap contracts, which mature in June of 2024, are designated as cash flow hedges with the objective of reducing the variability in cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the fair value of these contracts was $1,037 and $305, respectively.
In July of 2017, the Company entered into three interest rate swap contracts on floating rate liabilities at the Bank level with notional amounts of $30,000, $35,000 and $35,000 for a period of three, four and five years, respectively. These interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges with the objective of reducing the variability of cash flows associated with $100,000 of short-term FHLB borrowings obtained in conjunction with the Clayton Bank acquisition. Under these contracts, the Company receives a variable rate of interest and pays a fixed rate of interest. As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of these contracts was $1,127 included in those designated as hedging below. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, these swaps were cancelled, locking in a gain of $1,564 in other comprehensive income to be accreted over the three, four and five year terms of the underlying contracts.
Certain financial instruments, including derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet when the “right of setoff” exists or when the instruments are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement, which includes the right of the non-defaulting party or non-affected party to offset recognized amounts, including collateral posted with the counterparty, to determine a net receivable or net payable upon early termination of the agreement. Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments are subject to master netting agreements. The Company has not elected to offset such financial instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following tables provide details on the Company’s derivative financial instruments as of the dates presented:
Notional Amount
Asset
Liability
Not designated as hedging:
Interest rate contracts
175,726
2,360
Forward commitments
919,571
1,295
Interest rate-lock commitments
692,977
10,179
Futures contracts
243,000
1,180
Option contracts
22,000
2,053,274
13,867
3,655
146,754
1,146
870,574
553
504,156
6,768
283,000
315
6,000
1,810,484
8,258
1,699
Designated as hedging:
Interest rate swaps
30,000
1,037
130,000
Gains (losses) included in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the Company’s derivative financial instruments were as follows:
Not designated as hedging instruments (included in mortgage banking income):
Interest rate lock commitments
3,411
2,942
5,318
(3,320
(2,447
Options contracts
43
6,325
(378
Amount of gain reclassified from other comprehensive
income and recognized in interest expense on long-term debt
(32)
The following table discloses the amount included in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges for the periods presented:
Amount of gain recognized in other comprehensive
income, net of tax
Note (10)—Fair value of financial instruments:
FASB ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820-10 also establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities according to a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The hierarchy maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used
when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that are derived from assumptions based on management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances.
The hierarchy is broken down into the following three levels, based on the reliability of inputs:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities that are derived from assumptions based on management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
The Company records the fair values of financial assets and liabilities on a recurring and non-recurring basis using the following methods and assumptions:
During the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities.” The amendments included within this standard, which are applied prospectively, require the Company to disclose fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet to measure the fair value using an exit price notion. Prior to adopting the amendments included in the standard, the Company measured fair value under an entry price notion.
Investment securities—Investment securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair values for securities are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of similar instruments or are determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the pricing relationship or correlation among other benchmark quoted securities. Investment securities valued using quoted market prices of similar instruments or that are valued using matrix pricing are classified as Level 2. When significant inputs to the valuation are unobservable, the available-for-sale securities are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Where no active market exists for a security or other benchmark securities, fair value is estimated by the Company with reference to discount margins for other high risk securities.
Loans held for sale—Loans held for sale are carried at fair value. Fair value is used is determined using current secondary market prices for loans with similar characteristics, that is, using Level 2 inputs.
Derivatives—The fair value of the interest rate swaps are based upon fair values provided from entities that engage in interest rate swap activity and is based upon projected future cash flows and interest rates. Fair value of commitments is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, and for fixed-rate commitments, the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates is also considered. These financial instruments are classified as Level 2.
Other real estate owned—Other real estate owned (“REO”) is comprised of commercial and residential real estate obtained in partial or total satisfaction of loan obligations and excess land and facilities held for sale. REO acquired in settlement of indebtedness is recorded at the lower of the carrying amount of the loan or the fair value of the real estate less costs to sell. Fair value is determined on a nonrecurring basis based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers and is adjusted for management’s estimates of costs to sell and holding period discounts. The valuations are classified as Level 3.
Mortgage servicing rights—Servicing rights are carried at fair value. Fair value is determined using an income approach with various assumptions including expected cash flows, market discount rates, prepayment speeds, servicing costs, and other factors. Mortgage servicing rights are disclosed as Level 3.
Impaired loans—Loans considered impaired under FASB ASC 310, Receivables, are loans for which, based on current information and events, it is probable that the creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Fair value adjustments for impaired loans are recorded on a non-recurring basis as either partial write downs based on observable market prices or current appraisal of the collateral. Impaired loans are classified as Level 3.
The following table contains the estimated fair values and the related carrying values of the Company's financial instruments. Items which are not financial instruments are not included. Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-01 as of
January 1, 2018, the fair value as presented below is measured using the exit price notion in the periods after adoption and may not be comparable with prior periods presented as a result of the change in methodology.
Carrying amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Financial assets:
597,347
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
N/A
Loans, net
3,213,659
Loans held for sale
Derivatives
14,904
Financial liabilities:
Deposits:
Without stated maturities
3,059,142
With stated maturities
706,585
Securities sold under agreement to
repurchase
Short term borrowings
Interest payable
1,857
526
1,331
138,456
540,388
3,604
3,064,373
77,027
3,141,400
Mortgage servicing rights, net
9,690
2,976,066
682,403
1,504
929
149,135
The balances and levels of the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2018 are presented in the following tables:
At March 31, 2018
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical assets
(liabilities)
(level 1)
Significant
observable
inputs
(level 2)
Significant unobservable
(level 3)
Recurring valuations:
Investment securities:
Mortgage-backed securities
Municipals, tax-exempt
Financial Liabilities:
The balances and levels of the assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2018 are presented in the following tables:
Non-recurring valuations:
800
Impaired loans:
1-4 family mortgage
The balances and levels of the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 are presented in the following tables:
At December 31, 2017
Available-for-sale securities:
4,118
The balances and levels of the assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2017 are presented in the following tables:
other observable inputs
13,174
Impaired Loans:
1,971
4,211
21,902
10,030
13,593
25,320
There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.
The following table summarizes changes in fair value on available-for-sale securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
Investment
securities
4,549
Reclassification of equity securities without a readily determinable
fair value to other assets (1)
(3,604
See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation” in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding the adoption of ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities.
As of December 31, 2017, there was no established market for certain other securities, and as such, the Company had estimated that historical costs approximated market value. As of January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01 (See Note 1) and reclassified $3,604 of these other securities without readily determinable market values to other assets.
The following table presents information as of March 31, 2018 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Financial instrument
Valuation technique
Significant Unobservable inputs
Range of
Impaired loans
Valuation of collateral
Discount for comparable sales
0%-30%
Appraised value of property less costs to sell
Discount for costs to sell
0%-15%
The following table presents information as of December 31, 2017 about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in the valuation of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, a member of the lending administrative department reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry wide statistics.
Fair value option:
The Company elected to measure all loans originated for sale at fair value under the fair value option as permitted under ASC 825. Electing to measure these assets at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better matches the changes in fair value of the loans with changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to economically hedge them.
Net gains of $2,121 and $7,606 resulting from fair value changes of the mortgage loans were recorded in income during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The amount does not reflect changes in fair values of related derivative instruments used to hedge exposure to market-related risks associated with these mortgage loans. The change in fair value of both loans held for sale and the related derivative instruments are recorded in Mortgage Banking Income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Election of the fair value option allows the Company to reduce the accounting volatility that would otherwise result from the asymmetry created by accounting for the financial instruments at the lower of cost or fair value and the derivatives at fair value. The fair value option election does not apply to the GNMA optional repurchase loans recorded as of December 31, 2017 which do not meet the requirements under FASB ASC Topic 825 to be accounted for under the fair value option. At March 31, 2018, there were $45,933 of delinquent GNMA loans that had previously been sold. The Company determined there not to be a more-than-trivial benefit based on an analysis of interest rates on an assessment of potential reputational risk associated with these loans. As such, the Company had $0 in rebooked GNMA loans included in loans held for sale as of March 31, 2018. GNMA optional repurchase loans totaled $43,035 at December 31, 2017 and are included in loans held for sale on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 1, “Basis of presentation” in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding rebooked GNMA loans.
The Company’s valuation of loans held for sale incorporates an assumption for credit risk; however, given the short-term period that the Company holds these loans, valuation adjustments attributable to instrument-specific credit risk is nominal. Interest income on loans held for sale measured at fair value is accrued as it is earned based on contractual rates and is reflected in loan interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table summarizes the differences between the fair value and the principal balance for loans held for sale measured at fair value as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Aggregate
fair value
Principal
Balance
Difference
Mortgage loans held for sale measured at fair value
414,017
401,087
12,930
Past due loans of 90 days or more
Nonaccrual loans
482,089
467,039
15,050
320
741
Note (11)—Segment reporting:
The Company and the Bank are engaged in the business of banking and provide a full range of financial services. The Company determines reportable segments based on the significance of the segment’s operating results to the overall Company, the products and services offered, customer characteristics, processes and service delivery of the segments and the regular financial performance review and allocation of resources by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The Company has identified two distinct reportable segments—Banking and Mortgage. The Company’s primary segment is Banking, which provides a full range of deposit and lending products and services to corporate, commercial and consumer customers. The Company offers full-service conforming residential mortgage products, including conforming residential loans and services through the Mortgage segment utilizing mortgage offices outside of the geographic footprint of the Banking operations as well as internet and correspondent delivery channels. Additionally, the Mortgage Segment includes the servicing of residential retail mortgage loans and the packaging and securitization of loans to governmental agencies. The residential mortgage products and services originated in our Banking footprint and related revenues and expenses are included in our Banking segment. The Company’s mortgage division represents a distinct reportable segment which differs from the Company’s primary business of commercial and retail banking.
The financial performance of the Mortgage segment is assessed based on results of operations reflecting direct revenues and expenses and allocated expenses. This approach gives management a better indication of the operating performance of the segment. When assessing the Banking segment’s financial performance the CEO utilizes reports with indirect revenues and expenses including but not limited to the investment portfolio, electronic delivery channels and areas that primarily support the banking segment operations. Therefore these are included in the results of the Banking segment. Other indirect revenue and expenses related to general administrative areas are also included in the internal financial results reports of the Banking segment utilized by the CEO for analysis and are thus included for Banking segment reporting. The Mortgage segment utilizes funding sources from the Banking segment in order to fund mortgage loans that are ultimately sold on the secondary market. The Mortgage segment uses the proceeds from loan sales to repay obligations due to the Banking segment.
The following tables provides segment financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 follows:
Banking
Mortgage
Consolidated
48,771
(342
Provision for loan loss
6,108
22,076
28,184
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (1)
(1,713
Other noninterest income
6,804
128
Amortization of intangibles
Other noninterest mortgage banking expense
5,097
18,782
23,879
Other noninterest expense (2)
30,313
24,125
1,111
Income tax expense
4,220,543
504,873
137,090
100
Included in mortgage banking income, net of hedging gains/losses.
Included $1,193 in merger and conversion expenses related to the merger with the Clayton Banks.
29,856
395
5,666
19,915
25,581
Net, change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (1)
6,007
Depreciation and amortization
864
4,836
17,532
22,368
22,655
13,039
2,139
2,705,118
461,341
3,166,459
46,767
46,867
Included in mortgage banking income.
Included $487 in merger and conversion expenses related to the merger with the Clayton Banks.
Our Banking segment provides our Mortgage segment with an intercompany warehouse line of credit that is used to fund mortgage loans held for sale. The warehouse line of credit, which eliminated in consolidation, had a prime interest rate of 4.75% and 4.00% as of March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The amount of interest paid by our Mortgage segment to our Banking segment under this warehouse line of credit is recorded as interest income to our Banking segment and as interest expense to our Mortgage segment, both of which are included in the calculation of net interest income for each segment. The amount of interest paid by our Mortgage segment to our Banking segment under this warehouse line of credit was $4,508 and $3,551 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Note (12)—Minimum capital requirements:
Banks and bank holding companies are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action.
For March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 Interim Final Basel III rules require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of common equity Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets. Additionally under Basel III rules, the decision was made to opt-out of including accumulated other comprehensive income in regulatory capital. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank and Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. Also, as of March 31, 2018, the most recent notification from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Bank was well
capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
The table below includes new regulatory capital ratio requirements that became effective on January 1, 2015. Beginning in 2016, an additional conservation buffer was added to the minimum requirements for capital adequacy purposes, subject to a three year phase-in period. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the buffer was 1.88% and 1.25%, respectively. The capital conservative buffer will be fully phased in January 1, 2019 at 2.5 percent.
Actual and required capital amounts and ratios are presented below at period-end:
Actual
For capital adequacy purposes
Minimum Capital
adequacy with
capital buffer
To be well capitalized
under prompt corrective
action provisions
Amount
Ratio
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
FB Financial Corporation
506,921
12.3
328,636
8.0
405,865
9.9
FirstBank
476,454
11.6
328,589
405,807
410,736
10.0
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
482,515
11.8
246,391
6.0
323,593
7.9
452,048
11.0
246,348
323,537
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
10.7
180,043
180,819
226,024
5.0
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
452,515
184,784
261,982
6.4
184,761
261,950
266,877
6.5
496,422
12.0
330,672
382,340
9.3
466,102
11.3
329,984
381,544
412,480
472,381
11.4
247,969
299,629
7.3
442,061
247,422
298,968
10.5
180,643
9.8
180,987
226,234
442,381
185,874
237,506
5.8
185,567
237,113
268,041
Note (13)—Stock-Based Compensation:
The Company granted shares of common stock and restricted stock units as a part of its initial public offering and compensation arrangements for the benefit of employees, executive officers, and directors. Restricted stock unit grants are subject to time-based vesting. The total number of restricted stock units granted represents the maximum number of restricted stock units eligible to vest based upon the service conditions set forth in the grant agreements.
Following the initial public offering, participants in the EBI Plans were given the option to elect conversion of their outstanding cash-settled EBI Units to stock-settled EBI Units. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were 29,172 and 67,470 units valued at $1,184 and $2,833, respectively, outstanding under the equity based incentive plans for employees who elected cash settlement of EBI units. Expense related to the cash settled EBI for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $117 and $298, respectively.
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The following table summarizes information about vested and unvested restricted stock units, excluding cash-settled EBI units discussed above, outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 2017:
Restricted Stock
Units
Outstanding
Weighted
Average Grant
Date
Balance at beginning of period (unvested)
1,214,325
19.97
1,200,848
19.00
Grants
105,429
39.90
73,801
33.48
Released and distributed (vested)
(170,160
21.24
(70,687
Forfeited/expired
(5,556
(544
Balance at end of period (unvested)
1,144,038
21.11
1,203,418
19.15
The total fair value of restricted stock units vested and released, excluding cash-settled EBI units discussed above, was $3,614 and $1,343 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The compensation cost related to stock grants and vesting of restricted stock units, excluding cash-settled EBI units discussed above, was $1,811 and $1,352 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. This included a one-time expense of $249 related to the modification of vesting terms of certain grants during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were $15,696 and $12,950, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock units, excluding cash-settled EBI units discussed above, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.78 years and 2.80 years, respectively.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
In 2016, the Company adopted an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) under which employees, through payroll deductions, are able to purchase shares of Company common stock. The purchase price is 95%, of the lower of the market price on the first or last day of the offering period. The maximum number of shares issuable during any offering period is 200,000 shares, and a participant may not purchase more than 725 shares during any offering period (and, in any event, no more than $25,000 worth of common stock in any calendar year). There were 16,537 shares issued under the ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2018. There were no such issuances during the three months ended March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were 2,444,428 shares and 2,460,965 shares, respectively, available for issuance under the ESPP.
Note (14)—Related party transactions:
(A) Loans:
The Bank has made and expects to continue to make loans to the directors, certain management and executive officers of the Company and their affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
An analysis of loans to executive officers, certain management, and directors of the Bank and their affiliates follows:
Loans outstanding at January 1, 2018
21,012
New loans and advances
1,611
Repayments
(1,537
Loans outstanding at March 31, 2018
21,086
Unfunded commitments to certain executive officers and directors and their associates totaled $6,373 and $4,672 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(B) Deposits:
The Bank held deposits from related parties totaling $107,453 and $110,465 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
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(C) Leases:
The Bank leases various office spaces from entities related to the majority shareholder and his son, who is also a Director of the Company, under varying terms. The Company had $132 and $137 in unamortized leasehold improvements related to these leases at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. These improvements are being amortized over a term not to exceed the length of the lease. Lease expense for these properties totaled $148 and $126 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(D) Other Investments:
The Company holds an investment in a fund that was issued by an entity owned by one of its directors. The balance in the investment was $183 and $200 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(E) Aviation time sharing agreement:
Effective May 24, 2016, the Company entered an aviation time sharing agreement with an entity owned by the majority shareholder and his son, who is also a Director of the Company. This replaces the previous agreement dated December 21, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company made payments of $72 and $25, respectively, under these agreements.
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ITEM 2—Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
The following is a discussion of our financial condition at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 16, 2018 (our “Annual Report”) and with the accompanying unaudited notes to consolidated financial statements set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018 (this “Report”).
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
Certain statements contained in this Report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the Company’s business, cash flows, condition (financial or otherwise), credit quality, financial performance, liquidity, long-term performance goals, prospects, results of operations, strategic initiatives, the benefits, cost and synergies of the Clayton Banks acquisition, and the timing, benefits, costs and synergies of future acquisitions, disposition and other growth opportunities. These statements, which are based upon certain assumptions and estimates and describe the Company’s future plans, results, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of the words and phrases “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “goal,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target,” “aim,” “predict,” “continue,” “seek,” “projection” and other variations of such words and phrases and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. The inclusion of these forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that such expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Accordingly, the Company cautions investors that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that are beyond the Company’s control. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date of this Report, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this Report including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018 under the captions “Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements” and “Risk factors.” Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this Report, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict their occurrence or how they will affect the Company.
Because of these risks and other uncertainties, our actual results, performance or achievement, or industry results, may be materially different from the anticipated or estimated results discussed in the forward-looking statements in this Report. Our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results. You should not unduly rely on any forward-looking statements, which represent our beliefs, assumptions and estimates only as of the dates on which they were made, as predictions of future events. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict their occurrence or how they will affect us.
We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Critical accounting policies
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and general practices within the banking industry. Within our financial statements, certain financial information contains approximate measurements of financial effects of transactions and impacts at the consolidated balance sheet dates and our results of operations for the reporting periods. As certain accounting policies require significant estimates and assumptions that have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities, we have established critical accounting policies to facilitate making the judgments necessary to prepare our financial statements. Our critical accounting policies are described in our Annual Report under the captions “Item 7 – Management’s discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations – Critical accounting policies” and “Item 8 – Financial Statement and Supplementary Data – Notes to consolidated financial statements.” Subsequent adoptions are further described in “Part I. Financial Information – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” of this Report.
Overview
We are a bank holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. We operate primarily through our wholly owned bank subsidiary, FirstBank, the third largest bank headquartered in Tennessee, based on total assets. FirstBank provides a comprehensive suite of commercial and consumer banking services to clients in select markets in Tennessee, North Alabama, and North Georgia. At March 31, 2018, our footprint included 56 full-service bank branches serving the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas (“MSAs”): Nashville, Chattanooga (including North Georgia), Knoxville, Memphis, Jackson, and Huntsville, Alabama and 12 community markets throughout Tennessee. FirstBank also provides mortgage banking services utilizing its bank branch network and mortgage banking offices strategically located throughout the southeastern United States and a national internet delivery channel.
We operate through two segments, Banking and Mortgage. We generate most of our revenue in our Banking segment from interest on loans and investments, loan-related fees, mortgage originations in our banking footprint, trust and investment services and deposit-related fees. We generate most of our revenue in our Mortgage segment from origination fees and gains on sales in the secondary market of mortgage loans that we originate outside our Banking footprint or through our internet delivery channels and from servicing these mortgage loans. Our primary source of funding for our loans is customer deposits, and, to a lesser extent, Federal Home Loan Bank advances, brokered and internet deposits, and other borrowings.
Selected historical consolidated financial data
The following table presents certain selected historical consolidated financial data as of the dates or for the period indicated:
As of or for the three months ended
As of or for the
year ended
Statement of Income Data
169,613
16,342
153,271
(950
141,581
222,317
Net income before income taxes
73,485
21,087
52,398
Net interest income (tax—equivalent basis)
48,799
30,963
156,094
Per Common Share
Basic net income
1.90
Diluted net income
1.86
Book value(1)
19.92
14.16
19.54
Tangible book value(4)
14.99
12.05
14.56
Selected Balance Sheet Data
53,748
Loans held for investment
1,900,995
(22,898
365,173
Investment securities, fair value
567,886
Customer deposits
3,684,758
2,699,868
3,578,694
2,701,199
278,293
44,552
333,302
Selected Ratios
Return on average:
Assets (2)
1.71
1.25
1.37
Shareholders' equity(2)
13.4
11.9
11.2
Average shareholders' equity to average assets
12.8
12.2
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)
4.64
4.28
4.46
Efficiency ratio
68.7
75.7
75.4
Adjusted efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis)(4)
65.5
73.3
67.3
Loans held for investment to deposit ratio
86.2
70.4
86.4
Yield on interest-earning assets
5.25
4.65
4.93
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
0.85
0.51
0.66
Cost of total deposits
0.55
0.32
0.42
Credit Quality Ratios
Allowance for loan losses to loans, net of unearned income
0.75
1.20
0.76
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
253.1
246.3
238.1
Nonperforming loans to loans, net of unearned income
0.30
0.49
Capital Ratios (Company)
Shareholders' equity to assets
12.9
10.8
12.6
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)(3)
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)(3)
13.8
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)
10.1
9.7
Common Equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets) (CET1)(3)
11.7
Capital Ratios (Bank)
12.5
9.4
11.5
Total capital to (risk-weighted assets)(3)
12.4
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Book value per share equals our total shareholders’ equity as of the date presented divided by the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of the date presented. The number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 30,671,763 and 24,154,323, respectively, and 30,535,517 as of December 31, 2017.
We have calculated our return on average assets and return on average equity for a period by dividing net income for that period by our average assets and average equity, as the case may be, for that period. We calculate our average assets and average equity for a period by dividing the sum of our total asset balance or total shareholder’s equity balance, as the case may be, as of the close of business on each day in the relevant period and dividing by the number of days in the period.
(3)
We calculate our risk-weighted assets using the standardized method of the Basel III Framework for all periods, as implemented by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC.
(4)
These measures are not measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and are therefore considered to be non-GAAP financial measures. See “GAAP reconciliation and management explanation of non-GAAP financial measures” for a reconciliation of these measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.
GAAP reconciliation and management explanation of non-GAAP financial measures
We identify certain financial measures discussed in this Report as being “non-GAAP financial measures.” The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Report are adjusted efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis), tangible book value per common stock and tangible common equity to tangible assets.
In accordance with the SEC’s rules, we classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows.
The non-GAAP financial measures that we discuss in this Report should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that we discuss in our selected historical consolidated financial data may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names. You should understand how such other banking organizations calculate their financial measures similar or with names similar to the non-GAAP financial measures we have presented in our selected historical consolidated financial data when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures. The following discussion and reconciliations provide a more detailed analysis of these non-GAAP financial measures.
Adjusted efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis)
The adjusted efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) is a non-GAAP measure that excludes securities gains (losses), merger-related and conversion expenses, one time IPO equity grants and other selected items. Our management uses this measure in its analysis of our performance. Our management believes this measure provides a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhances comparability of results with prior periods, as well as demonstrates the effects of significant gains and charges. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is the efficiency ratio.
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The following table presents, as of the dates set forth below, a reconciliation of our adjusted efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) to our efficiency ratio:
Year ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Less variable compensation charge related to
cash settled equity awards previously issued
Less merger and conversion expenses
19,034
Less loss on sale of MSRs
Adjusted noninterest expense
54,958
45,295
202,399
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)
Less change in fair value on MSRs
(3,424
Less (loss) gain on sales of other real estate
774
Less gain (loss) on other assets
(664
Less (loss) gain on securities
285
Adjusted noninterest income
35,153
30,839
144,610
Adjusted operating revenue
83,952
61,802
300,704
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
Tangible book value per common stock and tangible common equity to tangible assets
Tangible book value per common stock and tangible common equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP measures that exclude the impact of goodwill and other intangibles used by the Company’s management to evaluate capital adequacy. Because intangible assets such as goodwill and other intangibles vary extensively from company to company, we believe that the presentation of this information allows investors to more easily compare the Company’s capital position to other companies. The most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP are book value per common stock and our total shareholders’ equity to total assets.
The following table presents, as of the dates set forth below, reconciliations of our tangible common equity to our total shareholders’ equity, our tangible book value per share to our book value per share and our tangible common equity to tangible assets to our total shareholders’ equity to total assets:
As of March 31,
As of December 31,
Tangible Assets
Adjustments:
(137,190
(46,867
Core deposit and other intangibles
(14,027
(4,171
(14,902
Tangible assets
4,574,199
3,115,421
4,575,621
Tangible Common Equity
Tangible common equity
459,858
291,104
444,637
Common shares outstanding
30,671,763
24,154,323
30,535,517
Book value per common share
Tangible book value per common share
Total shareholders' equity to total assets
Tangible common equity to tangible
assets
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Mergers and acquisitions
Effective July 31, 2017, the Company and FirstBank completed the previously announced merger with Clayton Bank and Trust (“CBT”) and American City Bank (“ACB” and together with CBT, the “Clayton Banks”), pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 8, 2017, as amended on May 26, 2017, with Clayton HC, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation (“Seller”), and James L. Clayton, the majority shareholder of Seller. The transaction was valued at approximately $236.5 million. The Company issued 1,521,200 shares of common stock and paid approximately $184.2 million to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the Clayton Banks. At closing, the Clayton Banks merged with and into FirstBank, with FirstBank continuing as the surviving banking corporation. After finalizing purchase accounting adjustments, the Clayton Banks merger added approximately $1,215.8 million in total assets, $1,059.7 million in loans, and $979.5 million in deposits. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 include the operating results of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the Clayton Banks. Substantially all of the operations of the Clayton Banks are included in the Banking segment. We incurred merger and conversion expenses connected with this transaction amounting to $1.2 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Factors affecting comparability of financial results
Tax legislation changes
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) was enacted into law. The Tax Reform Act provides for significant changes to the U.S. tax code that impact businesses. Effective January 1, 2018, the Tax Reform Act reduces the U.S. federal tax rate for corporations from 35% to 21% for U.S. taxable income and requires a one-time remeasurement of deferred taxes to reflect their value at a lower tax rate of 21%. The Tax Reform Act includes other changes, including, but not limited to, immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, additional limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation and limitations on the deductibility of interest. For more information regarding the impact of the Tax Reform Act on the Company, see Note 15, “Income Taxes” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018.
Overview of recent financial performance
Results of operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, net income was $19.8 million compared to $9.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. Pre-tax income was $25.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared with $15.2 million in the same period in 2017. Diluted earnings per share were $0.63 and $0.40 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Our net income represented a ROAA of 1.71% and 1.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and a ROAE of 13.4% and 11.9% for the same periods. Our ratio of average shareholders’ equity to average assets in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was 12.8% and 10.5%, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, net interest income increased to $48.1 million compared to $30.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017, which was attributable to an increase in interest income and expense, primarily driven by loan and deposit growth, partly attributable to the Clayton Banks merger. Our net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to 4.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 4.28% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 due to loan and deposit growth and the impact of the product mix acquired from the Clayton Banks increased loan rates and fees during the period in addition to our continued efforts to control our cost of funds. Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 increased by $2.2 million, or 7.0%, primarily due to increased mortgage banking income.
Noninterest expense also increased to $56.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $46.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase was a result of our overall growth and added operational costs resulting from the merger with the Clayton Banks in addition to increases in personnel costs associated with our growth.
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Financial condition
Our total assets remained flat at $4.73 billion at March 31, 2018 as compared to $4.73 billion at December 31, 2017. Loans held for investment increased $77.8 million to $3.24 billion, offset by a decline in loans held for sale of $111.7 million to $414.5 million at March 31, 2018.
We grew total deposits by $101.8 million to $3.77 billion at March 31, 2018 as compared to $3.66 billion at December 31, 2017. Noninterest bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits was 24.7% at March 31, 2018 compared to 24.2% at December 31, 2017.
Business segment highlights
We operate our business in two business segments: Banking and Mortgage. See “Part I. Financial Information – Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Note (11) – Segment reporting” in this Report.
Income before taxes from the Banking segment increased by $11.1 million, or 85.0%, in the three months ended March 31, 2018 to $24.1 million as compared to $13.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase reflects an improvement of $18.9 million in net interest income due to an increase of $1.3 billion in average loan balances driven by our growth including our merger with the Clayton Banks combined with favorable interest rates and a continuing strong credit environment. Noninterest expense increased $8.5 million, primarily due to increased costs associated with our growth including personnel costs and operational costs resulting from our merger with the Clayton Banks.
Income before taxes from the Mortgage segment decreased 48.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2018 to $1.1 million as compared to $2.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily due to a decrease of $1.2 million in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Noninterest income increased $0.9 million to $20.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $19.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, driven by increased interest rate lock commitment volume during the period. Interest rate lock commitment volume increased $530.8 million, or 33.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily due to increased activity in our correspondent channel, which was established during 2016. The change in fair value on MSRs included in mortgage banking income amounted to a $3.5 million increase in fair value of the asset offset by a loss on hedging activities related to the MSR of $5.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. This compares to a decline in fair value on MSRs of $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The asset was not hedged during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Interest rate lock commitments in the pipeline at March 31, 2018 were $693.0 million compared with $449.0 million at March 31, 2017 and $504.2 million at December 31, 2017.
Throughout the following discussion of our operating results, we present our net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratio on a fully tax-equivalent basis. The fully tax-equivalent basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income, which enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The adjustment to convert certain income to a tax-equivalent basis consists of dividing tax exempt income by one minus the combined federal and blended state statutory income tax rate of 26.06% and 39.23% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Our net interest income is primarily affected by the interest rate environment and by the volume and the composition of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We utilize net interest margin (“NIM”) which represents net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, divided by average interest-earning assets, to track the performance of our investing and lending activities. We earn interest income from interest, dividends and fees earned on interest-earning assets, as well as from amortization and accretion of discounts on acquired loans. Our interest-earning assets include loans, time deposits in other financial institutions and securities available for sale. We incur interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, including interest-bearing deposits, borrowings and other forms of indebtedness as well as from amortization of premiums on purchased deposits. Our interest-bearing liabilities include deposits, advances from the FHLB, other borrowings and other liabilities.
Three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to three months ended March 31, 2017
Net interest income increased 60.1% to $48.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $30.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. On a tax-equivalent basis, net interest income increased $17.8 million to $48.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $31.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in tax-equivalent net interest income in the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily driven by increased volume and rates on loans held for investment resulting in a $21.5 million increase in interest income from loans held for investment.
Interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, was $55.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $33.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, an increase of $21.6 million. The two largest components of interest income are loan income and investment income. Loan income consists primarily of interest earned on our loans held for investment portfolio in addition to loans held for sale. Investment income consists primarily of interest earned on our investment portfolio. Loan income on loans held for investment, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased $21.6 million to $46.6 million from $25.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, primarily due to increased average loan balances of $1,322.5 million. The tax-equivalent yield on loans was 5.92%, up 48 basis points from the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in yield was primarily due to an increase of 63 basis points attributable to an increase in contractual interest rates on loans held for investment during the period.
The components of our loan yield, a key driver to our NIM for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
Interest
income
Average
yield
Loan yield components:
Contractual interest rate on loans held for
investment (1)
41,536
5.28
21,461
Origination and other loan fee income
2,867
0.37
1,497
0.33
Accretion on purchased loans
1,687
0.21
1,160
0.25
Nonaccrual interest collections
399
0.05
0.13
Syndicated loan fee income
75
0.01
353
0.08
Total loan yield
46,564
5.92
25,090
5.44
Includes tax-equivalent adjustment
Accretion on purchased loans contributed 16 basis points to the NIM for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Additionally, nonaccrual interest income and syndicated loan fees contributed 4 and 9 basis points to the NIM for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, interest income on loans held for sale increased by $0.2 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase resulted primarily from increases due to volume of $0.5 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, investment income, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased slightly to $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The average balance in the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $566.9 million compared to $574.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decline in the balance is driven by the use of investment cash flow to fund loan growth and overall asset liability management.
Interest expense was $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $3.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in deposit interest expense driven by overall increased interest rates and growth in deposit volume driven by our merger with the Clayton Banks. Interest expense on deposits was $5.1 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cost of total deposits was 0.55% and 0.32% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.73% and 0.43% for the same periods. The primary driver for the increase in total interest expense is the increase in money market and time deposit interest expense to $1.9 million and $1.8 million from $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, driven by an increase in rate and balances. The rate on money markets was 0.79%, up 35 basis points from the three months ended March 31, 2017. Time deposit interest expense also increased $1.2 million from the three months ended March 31, 2017. Average time deposit balances increased $311.7 million to $701.9 million from $390.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The rate on total time deposits was 1.01%, up 41 basis points from the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase is due to a change in product mix attributable to our merger with the Clayton Banks, which increased average brokered and internet time deposits by $82.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. The rate on brokered and internet time deposits carry an inherently higher rate at 1.61% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 than traditional customer time deposits. Our customer
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time deposits carried a rate of 0.93% during the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 0.61% in the same period in the previous year, reflecting an increase in rates. Interest expense on borrowings was $1.3 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, while the cost of total borrowings was 2.12% and 1.93% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For more information about our borrowings, refer to the discussion in this section under the heading “Financial condition: Borrowed funds.”
Our NIM, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased to 4.64% during the three months ended March 31, 2018 from 4.28% in the three months ended March 31, 2017, primarily a result of increased loan yield driven by an increase in contractual rates in an increasing rate environment.
Average balance sheet amounts, interest earned and yield analysis
The table below shows the average balances, income and expense and yield rates of each of our interesting-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities on a tax-equivalent basis, if applicable, for the periods indicated.
(dollars in thousands on tax-equivalent basis)
balances(1)
income/
expense
yield/
rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans(2)(4)
3,192,490
1,869,951
434,573
4,173
3.89
381,932
3,957
4.20
Securities:
457,826
2.53
456,634
2.28
Tax-exempt(4)
109,116
1,251
117,615
1,711
5.90
Total Securities(4)
566,942
4,103
2.94
574,249
4,278
3.02
20,325
73
1.46
14,327
Interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions
35,463
165
1.89
82,981
171
0.84
11,806
140
4.81
7,743
78
4.09
Total interest earning assets(4)
4,261,599
55,218
2,931,183
33,601
Noninterest Earning Assets:
43,261
51,614
(24,311
(21,955
Other assets(3)
397,945
211,307
Total noninterest earning assets
416,895
240,966
4,678,494
3,172,149
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing deposits:
617,784
1,423
0.93
388,744
582
0.61
Broker and internet time deposits
84,125
333
1.61
1,468
0.28
701,909
1.01
390,212
Money market
975,831
1,890
0.79
729,934
785
0.44
Negotiable order of withdrawals
943,707
1,357
0.58
718,957
695
0.39
179,925
0.15
136,627
Total interest bearing deposits
2,801,372
5,071
0.73
1,975,730
2,114
0.43
Other interest-bearing liabilities:
FHLB advances
211,735
917
1.76
60,569
1.28
Other borrowings
15,160
0.67
18,884
30,930
406
5.32
323
4.24
Total other interest-bearing liabilities
257,825
1,348
2.12
110,383
524
1.93
Total Interest-bearing liabilities
3,059,197
2,086,113
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
927,213
708,612
Other liabilities
92,886
44,246
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities
1,020,099
752,858
4,079,296
2,838,971
Shareholders' equity
599,198
333,178
Interest rate spread (tax-equivalent basis)
4.40
4.14
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)(5)
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
139.3
140.5
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Calculated using daily averages.
Average balances of nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances. Loan fees of $2.9 million and $1.5 million, accretion of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, nonaccrual interest collections of $0.4 million and $0.6 million and syndication fee income of $0.1 million and $0.4 million are included in interest income in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Includes investments in premises and equipment, other real estate owned, interest receivable, MSRs, core deposit intangible, goodwill and other miscellaneous assets.
Interest income includes the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a U.S. federal income tax rate and, where applicable, state income tax to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. The net taxable-equivalent adjustment amounts included in the above table were $0.4 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(5)
The NIM is calculated by dividing annualized net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, by average total earning assets.
Rate/volume analysis
The tables below present the components of the changes in net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. For each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided with respect to changes due to average volumes and changes due to rates, with the changes in both volumes and rates allocated to these two categories based on the proportionate absolute changes in each category.
Three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to
three months ended March 31, 2017
due to changes in
(dollars in thousands on a tax-equivalent basis)
Volume
Rate
Net increase
(decrease)
Loans(1)(2)
19,290
2,184
21,474
505
(289
216
Securities available for sale and other securities:
278
Tax Exempt(2)
(97
(363
(460
Federal funds sold and balances at Federal Reserve Bank
46
Time deposits in other financial institutions
(221
215
48
62
Total interest income(2)
19,554
2,063
21,617
780
1,173
476
1,105
Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts
339
662
655
726
2,244
1,537
3,781
Change in net interest income(2)
17,310
17,836
Average loans are gross, including non-accrual loans and overdrafts (before deduction of net fees and allowance for loan losses). Loan fees of $2.9 million and $1.5 million, accretion of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, nonaccrual interest collections of $0.4 million and $0.6 million and syndication fee income of $0.1 million and $0.4 million are included in interest income in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Interest income includes the effects of the tax-equivalent adjustments to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis.
As discussed above, the $21.7 million increase in loans and loans held for sale interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017 was the primary driver of the $17.8 million increase in net interest income. The increase in loan interest income, on loans held for investment of $21.5 million was driven by an increase in average loans held for investment of $1,322.5 million, or 70.7%, to $3.2 billion as of March 31, 2018, as compared to $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2017, which was driven by our merger with the Clayton Banks and loan growth in our metropolitan markets. The increase in interest income on loans held for sale of $0.2 million was driven by an increase in volume during the period.
The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense is an amount which, in the judgment of management, is necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level that is believed to be adequate to meet the inherent risks of losses in our loan portfolio. Factors considered by management in determining the amount of the provision for loan losses include the internal risk rating of individual credits, historical and current trends in net charge-offs, trends in nonperforming loans, trends in past due loans, trends in the market values of underlying collateral securing loans and the current
economic conditions in the markets in which we operate. The determination of the amount is complex and involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity.
Our provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.3 million as compared to a reversal of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Noninterest income
Our noninterest income includes gains on sales of mortgage loans, fees on mortgage loan originations, loan servicing fees, hedging results, fees generated from deposit services, securities gains and all other noninterest income.
The following table sets forth the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated:
(Loss) gain on sales or write-downs of other real estate owned
1,373
Noninterest income was $33.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $2.2 million, or 7.0%, as compared to $31.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Noninterest income to average assets (excluding any gains or losses from sale of securities) was 2.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 4.0% in the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Mortgage banking income primarily includes origination fees on mortgage loans including fees from wholesale and third party origination services and gains and losses on the sale of mortgage loans, change in fair value of mortgage loans and derivatives, and mortgage servicing fees. Mortgage banking income was $26.5 million and $25.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
During the first quarter of 2018, the Bank’s mortgage operations had closings of $1,617.1 million which generated $23.4 million in gains and related fair value changes included in mortgage banking income. This compares to $1,346.5 million and $22.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in gains (losses) on sale were driven by an increase in interest rate lock volume of $530.8 million, or 33.2%, to $2,129.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 from the three months ended March 31, 2017, due to growth in the correspondent delivery channel, which was established during 2016. With the increasing rates and a change in the mix of sales volume, including a lower contribution margin from the newly established correspondent delivery channel, the Company is currently seeing a decline in mortgage sales margins from the same period in the previous year. Income from mortgage servicing was $4.8 million and $2.7 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, offset by a decline in fair value on MSRs of $1.7 million and $0.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The components of mortgage banking income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
(in thousands)
Mortgage banking income:
Origination and sales of mortgage loans
23,481
27,577
Net change in fair value of loans held for sale and derivatives
(90
(4,744
Change in fair value on MSRs
Mortgage servicing income
Total mortgage banking income
Closing volume
1,617,103
1,346,535
Interest rate lock commitment volume
2,128,986
1,598,230
Outstanding principal balance of mortgage loans serviced
4,102,412
Mortgage banking income attributable to our Banking segment was $6.1 million and $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and mortgage banking income attributable to our Mortgage segment was $20.4 million and $19.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Service charges on deposit accounts include analysis and maintenance fees on accounts, per item charges, non-sufficient funds and overdraft fees. Service charges on deposit accounts were $2.1 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase is due to the contributed deposits of the Clayton Banks.
ATM and interchange fees include debit card interchange, ATM and other consumer fees. These fees increased by $0.3 million to $2.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 from $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, also primarily due to the merger with the Clayton Banks.
Loss on securities for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $47 thousand compared to gains on securities for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $1 thousand. The loss in the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes a $38 thousand charge for decline in fair value on equity securities. The net resulting loss on securities are attributable to management taking advantage of portfolio structuring opportunities to maintain comparable interest rates and maturities and to fund current loan growth in addition to overall asset liability management.
Net loss on sales or write-downs of other real estate owned for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.2 million compared to a net gain of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. This change was the result of specific sales and valuation transactions of other real estate.
Other noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased to $1.4 million as compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, reflecting the contribution from the Clayton Banks.
Noninterest expense
Our noninterest expense includes salaries and employee benefits expense, occupancy expense, legal and professional fees, data processing expense, regulatory fees and deposit insurance assessments, advertising and promotion and other real estate owned expense, among others. We monitor the ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, which is commonly known as the efficiency ratio.
The following table sets forth the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated:
Salaries and employee benefits
Data processing expense
Merger and conversion expense
Amortization of core deposit and other intangibles
Other real estate owned expense
247
244
7,715
6,426
Noninterest expense increased by $9.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 to $56.2 million as compared to $46.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017. This increase resulted primarily from the $5.1 million increase in salary and employee benefits and overall increases associated with our growth and merger with the Clayton Banks.
Salaries and employee benefits expense is the largest component of noninterest expenses representing 60.8% and 62.5% of total noninterest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, salaries and employee benefits expense increased $5.1 million, or 17.7%, to $34.1 million as compared to $29.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily due to increased costs associated with our growth, including our merger with the Clayton Banks.
Salaries and employee benefits also reflects $1.8 million and $1.4 million accrued for equity compensation grants during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These grants comprise restricted stock units granted that were made in conjunction with the IPO to all full-time associates and extended to new associates and retained former Clayton employees at the end of 2017 in addition to stock-based performance grants made during the first quarter of each year subsequent to the IPO.
Occupancy and equipment expense in the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $3.6 million, up slightly compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, reflecting the impact of the Clayton Banks.
Legal and professional fees increased slightly to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase in legal and professional fees is attributable to our growth and volume of business.
Merger and conversion expenses related to the merger with the Clayton Banks were $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2018 related primarily to the conversion of the Clayton Banks onto our core system, Jack Henry Silverlake.
Data processing costs increased $0.5 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 from $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was attributable to our growth and volume of transaction processing.
Amortization of core deposits and other intangibles totaled $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The increase is due to the additional core deposit intangible and other intangibles recognized in our merger with the Clayton Banks.
Regulatory fees and deposit insurance assessments increased slightly to $0.6 million from $0.4 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
Other real estate owned expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Sales of real estate amounting to $1.6 million and $1.5 million was the primary driver for the expense during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Software license and maintenance fees for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $0.5 million, flat compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017.
Advertising costs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $3.3 million, an increase of $0.4 million compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. This increase was largely attributable to our merger with the Clayton Banks and increased overall volume of business and footprint.
Other noninterest expense for three months ended March 31, 2018 was $7.7 million, an increase of $1.3 million from the three months ended March 31, 2017, reflecting the impact of the Clayton Banks merger and increases in various other expenses in mortgage servicing and other mortgage banking activities and expenses.
The efficiency ratio is one measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. That is, the ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. For an adjusted efficiency ratio, we exclude certain gains, losses and expenses we do not consider core to our business.
Our efficiency ratio was 68.7% and 75.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Our adjusted efficiently ratio, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 65.5% and 67.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. See “GAAP reconciliation and management explanation of non-GAAP financial measures” for a discussion of the adjusted efficiency ratio.
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Return on equity and assets
The following table sets forth our ROAA, ROAE, dividend payout ratio and average shareholders’ equity to average assets ratio for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
Return on average total assets
Return on average shareholders' equity
Dividend payout ratio
Average shareholders’ equity to average assets
Income tax
Income tax expense was $5.5 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. This reflects the federal rate change enacted by the Tax Reform Act on December 22, 2017. As such, our effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 were 21.72% and 35.74%, respectively.
The following discussion of our financial condition compares the three months ended March 31, 2018 with the year ended December 31, 2017.
Our total assets were $4.73 billion at March 31, 2018, level with total assets of $4.73 billion as of December 31, 2017. While there was an increase of $77.8 million in loans held for investment, driven by strong demand for our loan products in our markets and the success of our growth initiatives, this was offset by a $111.7 million decrease in loans held for sale, largely attributable to our derecognition of rebooked GNMA delinquent loans, which made up $43.0 million of total loans held for sale as of December 31, 2017. Management will continue to monitor conditions surrounding delinquent GNMA loans and will reevaluate booking the loans on a quarterly basis.
Loan portfolio
Our loan portfolio is our most significant earning asset, comprising 68.7% and 67.0% of our total assets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Our strategy is to grow our loan portfolio by originating quality commercial and consumer loans that comply with our credit policies and that produce revenues consistent with our financial objectives. Our overall lending approach is primarily focused on providing credit to our customers directly rather than purchasing loan syndications and loan participations from other banks (collectively, “Purchased loans”). At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, loans held for investment included approximately $77.0 million and $62.9 million, respectively, related to Purchased loans. Currently, our loan portfolio is diversified relative to industry concentrations across the various loan portfolio categories. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our outstanding loans to the broader healthcare industry made up less than 5% of our total outstanding loans and are spread across nursing homes, assisted living facilities, outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers, home health care services, and medical practices within our geographic markets. We believe our loan portfolio is well-balanced, which provides us with the opportunity to grow while monitoring our loan concentrations.
Loans increased $77.8 million, or 2.5%, to $3.24 billion as of March 31, 2018 as compared to $3.17 billion as of December 31, 2017. Our loan growth during the three months ended March 31, 2018 has been comprised of increases of $50.0 million, or 7.0%, in commercial and industrial, $18.2 million, or 4.1%, in construction loans, $3.5 million, or 0.7%, in owner occupied commercial real estate, $10.5 million, or 1.9%, in non-owner occupied commercial real estate, $14.4 million, or 2.0%, in residential real estate partly offset by a decrease of $18.9 million, or 8.7%, in consumer and other, respectively. The increase in loans during the three months ended March 31, 2018 is attributable to continued strong demand in our metropolitan markets, building customer relationships and continued favorable economic conditions throughout much of our geographic footprint.
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Loans by type
The following table sets forth the balance and associated percentage of each major category in our loan portfolio of loans as of the dates indicated:
% of
total
Loan Type:
1-to-4 family
Line of credit
Multi-family
Owner-Occupied
Non-Owner Occupied
Loan concentrations are considered to exist when there are amounts loaned to a number of borrowers engaged in similar activities which would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic or other conditions. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of loans other than the categories of loans disclosed in the table above.
Banking regulators have established thresholds of less than 100% for concentrations in construction lending and less than 300% for concentrations in commercial real estate lending that management monitors as part of the risk management process. The construction concentration ratio is a percentage of the outstanding construction and land development loans to total risk-based capital. The commercial real estate concentration ratio is a percentage of the outstanding balance of non-owner occupied commercial real estate, multifamily, and construction and land development loans to total risk-based capital. Management strives to operate within the thresholds set forth above. When a company’s ratios are in excess of one or both these guidelines, banking regulators generally require an increased level of monitoring in these lending areas by management. The table below shows concentration ratios for the Bank and Company as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, which were both within the stated thresholds.
As a percentage (%) of risk-based capital
97.9
92.0
Commercial real estate
229.3
215.6
96.2
90.3
228.3
214.4
Loan categories
The principal categories of our loan held for investment portfolio are discussed below:
Commercial and industrial loans. We provide a mix of variable and fixed rate commercial and industrial loans. Our commercial and industrial loans are typically made to small and medium-sized manufacturing, wholesale, retail and service businesses for working capital and operating needs and business expansions, including the purchase of capital equipment and loans made to farmers relating to their operations. This category also includes loans secured by manufactured housing receivables. Commercial and industrial loans generally include lines of credit and loans with maturities of five years or less. The loans are generally made with operating cash flows as the primary source of repayment, but may also include collateralization by inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and personal guarantees. We plan to continue to make commercial and industrial loans an area of emphasis in our lending operations in the future. As of March 31, 2018, our commercial and industrial loans comprised of $765.1 million, or 24% of loans, compared to $715.1 million, or 23%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Commercial real estate owner-occupied loans. Our commercial real estate owner-occupied loans include loans to finance commercial real estate owner occupied properties for various purposes including use as offices, warehouses, production facilities, health care facilities, retail centers, restaurants, churches and agricultural based facilities. Commercial real estate owner-occupied loans are typically repaid through the ongoing business operations of the borrower, and hence are dependent on the success of the underlying business for repayment and are more exposed to general economic conditions. As of March 31, 2018, our owner occupied commercial real estate loans comprised $499.3 million, or 16% of loans, compared to $495.9 million, or 16%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied loans. Our commercial real estate non-owner occupied loans include loans to finance commercial real estate non-owner occupied investment properties for various purposes including use as offices, warehouses, health care facilities, hotels, mixed-use residential/commercial, manufactured housing communities, retail centers, assisted living facilities and agricultural based facilities. Commercial real estate non-owner occupied loans are typically repaid with the funds received from the sale of the completed property or rental proceeds from such property, and are therefore more sensitive to adverse conditions in the real estate market, which can also be affected by general economic conditions. As of March 31, 2018, our non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans comprised $562.1 million, or 17% of loans, compared to $551.6 million, or 17%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Residential real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans. Our residential real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans are primarily made with respect to and secured by single family homes, including manufactured homes with real estate, which are both owner-occupied and investor owned. We intend to continue to make residential 1-4 family housing loans at a similar pace, so long as housing values in our markets do not deteriorate from current prevailing levels and we are able to make such loans consistent with our current credit and underwriting standards. First lien residential 1-4 family mortgages may be affected by unemployment or underemployment and deteriorating market values of real estate. As of March 31, 2018, our residential real estate mortgage loans comprised $491.7 million, or 15% of loans, compared to $481.0 million, or 15%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Residential line of credit loans. Our residential line of credit loans are primarily revolving, open-end lines of credit secured by 1-4 family residential properties. We intend to continue to make residential line of credit loans if housing values in our markets do not deteriorate from current prevailing levels and we are able to make such loans consistent with our current credit and underwriting standards. Residential line of credit loans may be affected by unemployment or underemployment and deteriorating market values of real estate. Our home equity loans as of March 31, 2018 comprised $197.7 million, or 6% of loans, compared to $195.0 million, or 6%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Multi-family residential loans. Our multi-family residential loans are primarily secured by multi-family properties, such as apartments and condominium buildings. These loans may be affected by unemployment or underemployment and deteriorating market values of real estate. Our multifamily loans as of March 31, 2018, comprised $63.3 million, or 2% of loans, compared to $62.4 million, or 2%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Construction loans. Our construction loans include commercial construction, land acquisition and land development loans and single-family interim construction loans to small- and medium-sized businesses and individuals. These loans are generally secured by the land or the real property being built and are made based on our assessment of the value of the property on an as-completed basis. We expect to continue to make construction loans at a similar pace so long as demand continues and the market for and values of such properties remain stable or continue to improve in our markets. These loans can carry risk of repayment when projects incur cost overruns, have an increase in the price of building materials, encounter zoning and environmental issues, or encounter other factors that may affect the completion of a project on time and on budget. Additionally, repayment risk may be negatively impacted when the market experiences a deterioration in the value of real estate. As of March 31, 2018, our construction loans comprised $466.5 million, or 14% of loans, compared to $448.3 million, or 14%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Consumer and other loans. Consumer and other loans include consumer loans made to individuals for personal, family and household purposes, including car, boat and other recreational vehicle loans, manufactured homes without real estate and personal lines of credit. Consumer loans are generally secured by vehicles, manufactured homes, or other household goods. The collateral securing consumer loans may depreciate over time. The company seeks to minimize these risks through its underwriting standards. Other loans also include loans to states and political subdivisions in the U.S. These loans are generally subject to the risk that the borrowing municipality or political subdivision may lose a significant portion of its tax base or that the project for which the loan was made may produce inadequate revenue. None of these categories of loans represents a significant portion of our loan portfolio. As of March 31, 2018, our consumer and other loans comprised $198.8 million, or 6% of loans, compared to $217.7 million, or 7%, of loans as of December 31, 2017.
Loan maturity and sensitivities
The following tables present the contractual maturities of our loan portfolio as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Loans with scheduled maturities are reported in the maturity category in which the payment is due. Demand loans with no stated maturity and overdrafts are reported in the “due in 1 year or less” category. Loans that have adjustable rates are shown as amortizing to final maturity rather than when the interest rates are next subject to change. The tables do not include prepayment or scheduled repayments.
Loan type (dollars in thousands)
Maturing in one
year or less
to five years
Maturing after
five years
As of March 31, 2018
301,233
345,727
118,155
83,002
288,185
128,144
86,322
256,589
219,217
51,299
208,988
231,438
22,040
38,939
136,761
4,315
22,134
36,846
217,077
185,418
64,000
27,604
57,638
113,592
Total ($)
792,892
1,403,618
1,048,153
Total (%)
24.44
43.26
32.30
100.00
As of December 31, 2017
311,406
304,202
99,467
87,299
277,204
131,369
85,892
250,050
215,646
47,063
203,984
229,942
17,188
41,368
136,430
4,354
20,803
37,217
202,787
172,094
73,445
47,016
61,231
109,454
803,005
1,330,936
1,032,970
25.36
42.03
32.62
For loans due after one year or more, the following tables present the sensitivities to changes in interest rates as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Fixed
interest rate
Floating
196,901
266,981
463,882
351,639
64,690
416,329
234,904
240,902
475,806
387,643
52,783
440,426
174,712
175,700
57,340
58,980
81,486
167,932
249,418
164,756
6,474
171,230
1,475,657
976,114
2,451,771
60.19
39.81
176,858
226,811
403,669
333,577
74,996
408,573
244,652
221,044
465,696
383,334
50,592
433,926
757
177,041
177,798
56,313
1,707
58,020
90,003
155,536
245,539
162,529
8,156
170,685
1,448,023
915,883
2,363,906
61.26
38.74
The following table presents the contractual maturities of our loan portfolio segregated into fixed and floating interest rate loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
One year or less
340,602
452,290
One to five years
837,843
565,775
More than five years
637,814
410,339
1,816,259
1,428,404
55.98
44.02
342,779
460,226
830,210
500,726
617,813
415,157
1,790,802
1,376,109
56.55
43.45
Of the loans shown above with floating interest rates totaling $1,428.4 million as of March 31, 2018, many of such have interest rate floors as follows:
Loans with interest rate floors (dollars in thousands)
Maturing in one year or less
Weighted average level of support (bps)
Maturing in one to five years
Maturing after five years
Loans with current rates above floors
132,890
228,847
264,513
Loans with current rates below floors:
1-25 bps
8,376
24.98
47,622
24.66
30,439
24.67
26-50 bps
383
50.00
4,132
49.80
38.59
51-75 bps
1,774
75.00
5,505
71.60
13,353
74.01
76-100 bps
1,232
98.13
101-125 bps
1,362
125.00
6,138
124.95
4,109
109.07
126-150 bps
7,043
134.96
140.48
151-200 bps
179.25
174
155.56
200-250 bps
225.00
87
231.53
290
226.33
251 bps and above
325.00
375.00
Total loans with current rates below floors
19,131
9.92
63,659
9.59
50,854
7.88
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Asset quality
In order to operate with a sound risk profile, we focus on originating loans that we believe to be of high quality. We have established loan approval policies and procedures to assist us in maintaining the overall quality of our loan portfolio. When delinquencies in our loans exist, we rigorously monitor the levels of such delinquencies for any negative or adverse trends. From time to time, we may modify loans to extend the term or make other concessions to help a borrower with a deteriorating financial condition stay current on their loan and to avoid foreclosure. We generally do not forgive principal or interest on loans or modify the interest rates on loans to rates that are below market rates. Furthermore, we are committed to collecting on all of our loans which can result in us carrying higher nonperforming assets. We believe this practice leads to higher recoveries in the long term.
Nonperforming assets
Our nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans, other real estate owned and other miscellaneous non-earning assets. Nonperforming loans are those on which the accrual of interest has stopped, as well as loans that are contractually 90 days past due on which interest continues to accrue. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued when the full collection of principal or interest is in doubt or when the payment of principal or interest has been contractually 90 days past due, unless the obligation is both well secured and in the process of collection. In our loan review process, we seek to identify and proactively address nonperforming loans.
Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans are considered past due or delinquent when the contractual principal or interest due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement remains unpaid after the due date of the scheduled payment. However, these loans are considered as performing, even though they may be contractually past due, as any non-payment of contractual principal or interest is considered in the periodic re-estimation of expected cash flows and is included in the resulting recognition of current period covered loan loss provision or future period yield adjustments. The accrual of interest is discontinued on PCI loans if management can no longer reliably estimate future cash flows on the loan. No PCI loans were classified as nonaccrual at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017 as the carrying value of the respective loan or pool of loans cash flows were considered estimable and probable of collection. Therefore, interest revenue, through accretion of the difference between the carrying value of the loans and the expected cash flows, is being recognized on all PCI loans.
As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $27.8 million and $72.3 million, respectively, in nonperforming assets. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, other real estate owned included $5.5 million and $5.9 million, respectively, of excess land and facilities acquired from the Clayton Banks that is held for sale. Other nonperforming assets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 also included $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of restricted marketable equity securities received in satisfaction of a previously charged-off loan and $1.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, in other repossessed assets.
As of December 31, 2017, the amount of loans held for sale that are 90 days or more past due includes government guaranteed GNMA mortgage loans that the Bank, as the original transferor and servicer, has the right, but not obligation, to repurchase totaling $43.0 million at December 31, 2017. We have not exercised and do not expect to exercise the repurchase option. We also recorded an offsetting liability in the same amount. At March 31, 2018, there were $45,933 of delinquent GNMA loans that had previously been sold. As such, we derecognized these loans as of March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, we determined there not to be a more-than-trivial benefit of rebooking based on an analysis of interest rates and an assessment of potential reputational risk associated with these loans.
If our nonperforming assets would have been current during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we would have recorded additional income of $135 thousand and $136 thousand, respectively. We had net interest recoveries of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 recognized on loans that had previously been charged off or classified as nonperforming in previous periods. This compares to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
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The following table provides details of our nonperforming assets, the ratio of such loans and other real estate owned to total assets as of the dates presented, and certain other related information:
Loan Type
1,529
1,215
623
789
442
541
3,076
2,296
3,504
1,065
833
2,014
2,940
2,170
401
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Total nonperforming loans held for investment
9,643
9,296
10,097
Loans held for sale (1)
43,355
2,342
1,654
2,369
Total nonperforming assets
27,820
17,761
72,263
Total nonperforming loans held for investment as a
percentage of total loans held for investment
Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of
total assets
0.59
0.56
1.53
Total accruing loans over 90 days delinquent as a
percentage of total assets
0.06
0.04
Loans restructured as troubled debt restructurings
8,675
8,681
8,604
Troubled debt restructurings as a percentage
of loans
0.27
0.46
Amount for December 31, 2017 includes $43.0 million in rebooked GNMA loans for which there is no obligation to repurchase. See the previous discussion of serviced GNMA loans eligible for repurchase and the impact of our repurchases of delinquent mortgage loans under the GNMA optional repurchase program (see Note 1 to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements).
Total nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans were 0.3% as of March 31, 2018 as compared to 0.3% as of December 31, 2017. Our coverage ratio, or our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of our nonperforming loans, was 253.1% as of March 31, 2018 as compared to 238.1% as of December 31, 2017.
Management has evaluated the aforementioned loans and other loans classified as nonperforming and believes that all nonperforming loans have been adequately reserved for in the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2018. Management also continually monitors past due loans for potential credit quality deterioration. Loans 30-89 days past due were $8.5 million at March 31, 2018, as compared to $15.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Under acquisition accounting rules, acquired loans were recorded at their estimated fair value. We recorded the loan portfolio acquired from the Clayton Banks at fair value as of the July 31, 2017 acquisition date, which resulted in a discount to the loan portfolio’s previous carrying value. Neither the credit portion nor any other portion of the fair value mark is reflected in the reported allowance for loan and lease losses.
Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure in addition to excess facilities held for sale. These properties are carried at the lower of cost or fair market value based on appraised value less estimated selling costs. Losses arising at the time of foreclosure of properties are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Reductions in the carrying value subsequent to acquisition are charged to earnings and are included in “Gain/(loss) on sales or write-downs of other real estate owned” in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Other real estate owned with a cost basis of $1.4 million were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2018, respectively, resulting in a net loss of $0.2 million. For the same period in the previous year, other real estate owned with a cost basis of $2.2 million were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2017 resulting in a net gain of $0.7 million.
Classified loans
Accounting standards require us to identify loans, where full repayment of principal and interest is doubtful, as impaired loans. These standards require that impaired loans be valued at the present value of expected future cash flows,
discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or using one of the following methods: the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the underlying collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. We have implemented these standards in our quarterly review of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, and identify and value impaired loans in accordance with guidance on these standards. As part of the review process, we also identify loans classified as watch, which have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention.
Loans totaling $52.8 million and $55.5 million were classified as substandard under our policy at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $30.7 million and $32.0 million of substandard loans were acquired with deteriorated credit quality in connection with our mergers and acquisitions. The following table sets forth information related to the credit quality of our loan portfolio at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Loans, excluding purchased credit impaired
Total loans, excluding purchased credit
impaired loans
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Total loans, excluding purchased credit impaired loans
The allowance for loan losses is the amount that, based on our judgment, is required to absorb probable credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio and that, in management’s judgment, is appropriate under GAAP. The determination of the amount of the allowance is complex and involves a high degree of judgment and subjectivity. Among the material estimates required to establish the allowance are loss exposure at default, the amount and timing of future cash flows on impacted loans, value of collateral and determination of the loss factors to be applied to the various elements of the portfolio.
Our methodology for assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses includes a general allowance for performing loans, which are grouped based on similar characteristics, and an allocated allowance for individual impaired loans. Actual credit losses or recoveries are charged or credited directly to the allowance.
The appropriate level of the allowance is established on a quarterly basis after input from management and our loan review staff and is based on an ongoing analysis of the credit risk of our loan portfolio. In making our evaluation of the credit risk of the loan portfolio, we consider factors such as the volume, growth and composition of our loan portfolio, the diversification by industry of our commercial loan portfolio, the effect of changes in the local real estate market on collateral values, trends in past dues, our experience as a lender, changes in lending policies, the effects on our loan portfolio of current economic indicators and their probable impact on borrowers, historical loan loss experience, industry loan loss experience, the amount of nonperforming loans and related collateral and the evaluation of our loan portfolio by our loan review function.
In addition, on a regular basis, management and the Bank’s Board of Directors review loan ratios. These ratios include the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans, net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans, the provision for loan losses as a percentage of average loans, nonperforming loans as a percentage of loans and the allowance coverage on nonperforming loans. Also, management reviews past due ratios by relationship manager, individual markets and the Bank as a whole. The allowance for loan losses was $24.4 million and $24.0 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
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The following table presents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan category as of the periods indicated:
Total allowance
The following table summarizes activity in our allowance for loan losses during the periods indicated:
Year ended December 31,
Allowance for loan loss at beginning
of period
Charge-offs:
(584
(27
(200
(276
(288
(1,152
Total charge-offs
(2,527
Recoveries:
1,894
1,084
61
1,646
532
Total recoveries
5,771
Net recoveries (charge offs)
1,408
3,244
Reversal of provision for loan loss
Allowance for loan loss at the end
Ratio of net recoveries (charge-offs) during the
period to average loans outstanding
during the period
0.31
Allowance for loan loss as a
percentage of loans at end of period
Allowance of loan loss as a percentage
of nonperforming loans
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Mortgage loans held for sale
Mortgage loans held for sale were $414.5 million at March 31, 2018 compared to $526.2 million at December 31, 2017. Closings of mortgage loans held for sale totaled $1,617.1 million and $1,346.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, while interest rate lock volume totaled $2,129.0 million and $1,598.0 million for the same periods. Generally, mortgage closing activity and interest rate lock volume increases in lower interest rate environments and robust housing markets and decreases in rising interest rate environments and slower housing markets. Despite the rising interest rate environment, increased mortgage loan closings during the three months ended March 31, 2018 reflect the expansion of our mortgage business, particularly in our correspondent delivery channel established in 2016.
Mortgage loans to be sold are sold either on a “best efforts” basis or under a mandatory delivery sales agreement. Under a “best efforts” sales agreement, residential real estate originations are locked in at a contractual rate with third party private investors or directly with government sponsored agencies, and we are obligated to sell the mortgages to such investors only if the mortgages are closed and funded. The risk we assume is conditioned upon loan underwriting and market conditions in the national mortgage market. Under a mandatory delivery sales agreement, we commit to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price and delivery date. Penalties are paid to the investor if we fail to satisfy the contract. Gains and losses are realized at the time consideration is received and all other criteria for sales treatment have been met. These loans are typically sold within thirty days after the loan is funded. Although loan fees and some interest income are derived from mortgage loans held for sale, the primary source of income is gains from the sale of these loans in the secondary market.
Deposits represent the Bank’s primary source of funds. We continue to focus on growing core deposits through our relationship driven banking philosophy, community-focused marketing programs, and initiatives such as the development of our treasury management services.
Total deposits were $3.77 billion and $3.66 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Noninterest-bearing deposits at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $931.0 million and $888.2 million, respectively, while interest-bearing deposits were $2,835.2 million and $2,776.2 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The 2.8% increase in total deposits is mainly attributable to continued focus on deposit growth, seasonal growth in public deposits, and other movements in customer activity. Interest-bearing deposits acquired from our merger with the Clayton Banks included brokered and internet time deposits amounting to $85.7 million as of December 31, 2017. These brokered and internet time deposits declined to $81.4 million as of March 31, 2018 and are expected to continue to run-off. Included in noninterest-bearing deposits are certain mortgage escrow deposits that our third party servicing provider, Cenlar, transferred to the Bank which totaled $73.0 million and $53.7 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Additionally, our deposits from municipal and governmental entities (i.e., “public deposits”) totaled $368.8 million at March 31, 2018 compared to $320.8 million at December 31, 2017, which is typical of the seasonal growth from revenue collections and will gradually decline over the remainder of the calendar year. In connection with the merger of the Clayton Banks, a significant amount of the $184.2 million cash portion of the purchase price together with preacquisition dividends were deposited in interest bearing accounts with our Bank. Since that time, as expected, these deposits balances have declined and should continue to decline over the remainder of 2018. Our deposit base also includes certain commercial and high net worth individuals that periodically place deposits with the Bank for short periods of time and can from period to period cause fluctuations in the overall level of customer deposits outstanding. The mix between noninterest bearing and interest bearing as of March 31, 2018 remained consistent with the mix at December 31, 2017; however, management continues to focus on strategic pricing to grow noninterest bearing deposits while allowing more costly funding sources, including certain brokered and internet time deposits, to mature.
Average deposit balances by type, together with the average rates per periods are reflected in the average balance sheet amounts, interest earned and yield analysis tables included above under the discussion of net interest income.
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The following table sets forth the distribution by type of our deposit accounts for the dates indicated:
% of total deposits
Average rate
Deposit Type
Noninterest
bearing
demand
0.69
Savings
deposits
0.16
Customer time
Brokered and internet
time deposits
1.54
Total Time Deposits
0.00-0.50%
82,999
113,661
0.51-1.00%
251,030
259,294
1.01-1.50%
215,273
186,510
1.51-2.00%
113,454
107,960
2.01-2.50%
31,733
15,409
Above 2.50%
12,520
5,495
Total time
The following table sets forth our time deposits segmented by months to maturity and deposit amount as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
of $100 and
greater
of less
than $100
Months to maturity:
Three or less
93,619
48,221
141,840
Over Three to Six
60,179
42,514
102,693
Over Six to Twelve
102,520
85,692
188,212
Over Twelve
183,087
91,177
274,264
439,405
267,604
46,693
55,234
101,927
99,520
45,993
145,513
108,525
76,065
184,590
168,104
88,195
256,299
422,842
265,487
Investment portfolio
Our investment portfolio provides liquidity and certain of our investment securities serve as collateral for certain deposits and other types of borrowings. Our investment strategy aims to maximize earnings while maintaining liquidity in securities with minimal credit risk. The types and maturities of securities purchased are primarily based on our current and projected liquidity and interest rate sensitivity positions.
The following table shows the carrying value of our total securities available for sale by investment type and the relative percentage of each investment type for the dates indicated:
Carrying
value
U.S. Government agency securities
0
80
Total securities available for sale
The balance of our available for sale debt securities portfolio at March 31, 2018 was $594.2 million compared to $536.3 million at December 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we purchased $82.0 million and $5.0 million investment securities, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, or CMOs, in the aggregate, comprised 95.0% and 0.0% of these purchases, respectively. CMOs are included in the “Mortgage-backed securities” line item in the above table. The mortgage-backed securities and CMOs held in our investment portfolio are primarily issued by government sponsored entities. U.S. Government agency securities and municipal securities accounted for 5.0% and 100.0% of total securities purchased in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The carrying value of securities sold during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, totaled $0.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively. Maturities and calls of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 totaled $16.5 million and $19.5 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, net unrealized losses of $14.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively, were recorded on investment securities.
The following table sets forth the fair value, scheduled maturities and weighted average yields for our investment portfolio as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Fair
% of total
average
yield(1)
Maturing within one year
1.2
1.3
Maturing in five to ten years
Maturing after ten years
Total Treasury securities
Government agency securities:
0.2
1.43
Total government agency securities
Obligations of state and municipal
subdivisions:
1.0
3.86
16,236
2.7
4.35
20,640
3.8
4.18
3.3
4.04
3.6
3.84
3.22
3.07
Total obligations of state and municipal
subdivisions
18.9
3.40
20.1
3.42
Residential mortgage backed securities
guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC:
4,438
0.7
2.30
468,492
78.5
2.51
418,758
77.0
2.32
Total residential mortgage backed
securities guaranteed by FNMA,
GNMA and FHLMC
79.2
Total equity securities
0.5
2.62
1.4
1.17
100.0
2.99
Yields on a tax-equivalent basis.
The following table summarizes the amortized cost of securities classified as available for sale and their approximate fair values as of the dates shown:
Amortized
cost
Gross
unrealized
gains
losses
Securities available for sale
US Government agency securities
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Borrowed funds
Deposits and investment securities available for sale are the primary source of funds for our lending activities and general business purposes. However, we may also obtain advances from the FHLB, purchase federal funds and engage in overnight borrowing from the Federal Reserve, correspondent banks, or enter into client purchase agreements. We also use these sources of funds as part of our asset liability management process to control our long-term interest rate risk exposure, even if it may increase our short-term cost of funds. This may include match funding of fixed-rate loans. Our level of short-term borrowing can fluctuate on a daily basis depending on funding needs and the source of funds to satisfy the needs.
Total borrowings include securities sold under agreements to repurchase, lines of credit, advances from the FHLB, federal funds, junior subordinated debentures and related party subordinated debt.
Weighted average
interest rate (%)
Maturing Within:
March 30, 2019 (1)
259,641
89
1.64
March 31, 2020
139
6.00
March 31, 2021
5.65
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2023
685
5.58
Thereafter
31,862
5.30
293,017
Includes $100.0 million of FHLB advances with 90 day fixed rate repricing terms used in the funding strategy of the merger with the Clayton Banks. Given their functional purpose of securing longer-term funding and the intention to utilize them in a longer-term capacity, management categorizes these FHLB advances as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes short-term borrowings (borrowings with maturities of one year or less), which consist of federal funds purchased from our correspondent banks on an overnight basis at the prevailing overnight market rates, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and FHLB Cash Management variable rate advances, or CMAs, and the weighted average interest rates paid:
Average daily amount of short-term borrowings
outstanding during the period
114,666
71,064
Weighted average interest rate on average daily
short-term borrowings
0.09
Maximum outstanding short-term borrowings
outstanding at any month-end
153,431
204,293
Short-term borrowings outstanding at period end
Weighted average interest rate on short-term
borrowings at period end
1.82
Lines of credit and other borrowings
As a member of the FHLB Cincinnati, the Bank receives advances from the FHLB pursuant to the terms of various agreements that assist in funding its mortgage and loan portfolio balance sheet. Under the agreements, we pledge qualifying mortgages of $1,245.8 million and $968.6 million as collateral securing a line of credit with a total borrowing capacity of $853.6 million and $671.5 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Borrowings against the line were $12.2 million and $12.4 million in long term advances and $135.0 million and $190.0 million in overnight CMAs as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. In the third quarter of 2017, we borrowed $100.0 million in variable rate advances as part of the funding strategy of the Clayton Banks merger. The advances have 90 day fixed rate repricing terms. Given their functional purpose of securing longer-term funding and our intention and ability to utilize them in a longer-term capacity, we categorize these FHLB advances as long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheets. An additional line of $300 million has been secured with the FHLB for overnight borrowing; however, additional collateral would be needed to draw on the line. No funds have been drawn on this line as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
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Additionally, the Bank maintained a line with the Federal Reserve Bank through the Borrower-in-Custody program. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $1,215.5 million and $724.3 million of qualifying loans and $13.5 million and $13.5 million of investment securities were pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank, securing a line of credit of $867.0 million and $529.5 million.
The Bank also maintains lines with certain correspondent banks that provide borrowing capacity in the form of federal fund purchases in the aggregate amount of $230.0 million as of March 31, 2018 and $165.0 million as of December 31, 2017. Borrowings against the lines were $3.7 million and $0 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
We have two wholly owned subsidiaries that are statutory business trusts (“Trusts”). The Trusts were created for the sole purpose of issuing 30-year capital trust preferred securities to fund the purchase of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, our $0.9 million investment in the Trusts was included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and our $30.0 million obligation is reflected as junior subordinated debt, respectively. The junior subordinated debt bears interest at floating interest rates based on a spread over 3-month LIBOR plus 315 basis points (5.44% and 4.82% at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively) for the $21.7 million debenture and 3-month LIBOR plus 325 basis points (4.94% and 4.59% at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively) for the remaining $9.3 million. The $9.3 million debenture may be redeemed prior to the 2033 maturity date upon the occurrence of a special event, and the $21.7 million debenture may be redeemed prior to 2033 at our option. During 2017, we began hedging interest rate exposure through 7-year interest rate swaps amounting to $30.0 million that reprice every 90 days.
Liquidity and capital resources
Bank liquidity management
We are expected to maintain adequate liquidity at the Bank to meet the cash flow requirements of clients who may be either depositors wishing to withdraw funds or borrowers needing assurance that sufficient funds will be available to meet their credit needs. Our asset and liability management policy is intended to cause the Bank to maintain adequate liquidity and, therefore, enhance our ability to raise funds to support asset growth, meet deposit withdrawals and lending needs, maintain reserve requirements and otherwise sustain our operations. We accomplish this through management of the maturities of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We believe that our present position is adequate to meet our current and future liquidity needs.
We continuously monitor our liquidity position to ensure that assets and liabilities are managed in a manner that will meet all of our short-term and long-term cash requirements. We manage our liquidity position to meet the daily cash flow needs of clients, while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the return on investment objectives of our shareholders. We also monitor our liquidity requirements in light of interest rate trends, changes in the economy and the scheduled maturity and interest rate sensitivity of the investment and loan portfolios and deposits.
As part of our liquidity management strategy, we are also focused on minimizing our costs of liquidity and attempt to decrease these costs by growing our noninterest bearing and other low-cost deposits. While we do not control the types of deposit instruments our clients choose, we do influence those choices with the rates and the deposit specials we offer. As a result of these strategies, we have been able to maintain a relatively low cost of funds in an increasing rate environment.
Our investment portfolio is another alternative for meeting liquidity needs. These assets generally have readily available markets that offer conversions to cash as needed. Securities within our investment portfolio are also used to secure certain deposit types and short-term borrowings. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, securities with a carrying value of $428.0 million and $337.6 million, respectively, were pledged to secure government, public, trust and other deposits and as collateral for short-term borrowings, letters of credit and derivative instruments.
Additional sources of liquidity include federal funds purchased and lines of credit. Interest is charged at the prevailing market rate on federal funds purchased and FHLB advances. Funds and advances obtained from the FHLB are used primarily to match-fund fixed rate loans in order to minimize interest rate risk and also used to meet day to day liquidity needs, particularly when the cost of such borrowing compares favorably to the rates that we would be required to pay to attract deposits. The balance of outstanding federal funds purchased at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $135.0 million and $190.0 million, respectively. During the third quarter of 2017, $100.0 million of 90 day fixed-rate advances were borrowed as part of the funding strategy of merger with the Clayton Banks as described in management’s discussion and analysis on lines of credit and other borrowings. Given their functional purpose of securing longer-term funding and our intention to utilize them in a longer-term capacity, we categorize these FHLB advances as long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the balance of our outstanding additional long term advances with the FHLB were $12.2 million and $12.4 million, respectively. The remaining balance available with the FHLB was $610.0 million and $369.1 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. We also
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maintain lines of credit with other commercial banks totaling $230.0 million and $165.0 million March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. These are unsecured, uncommitted lines of credit typically maturing at various times within the next twelve months. Borrowings against the lines were $3.7 million and $0 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
See discussion of deposit composition and seasonality in management’s discussion and analysis of deposits.
Holding company liquidity management
The Company is a corporation separate and apart from the Bank and, therefore, it must provide for its own liquidity. The Company’s main source of funding is dividends declared and paid to it by the Bank. Statutory and regulatory limitations exist that affect the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. Management believes that these limitations will not impact the Company’s ability to meet its ongoing short-term cash obligations. For additional information regarding dividend restrictions, see “Item 1. Business — Supervision and regulation,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks related to our business,” and “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities — Dividend Policy,” each of which is set forth in our Annual Report.
Due to state banking laws, the Bank may not declare dividends in any calendar year in an amount exceeding the total of its net income for that year combined with its retained net income of the preceding two years, without the prior approval of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (“TDFI”). Based upon this regulation, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $81.6 million and $105.5 million of the Bank’s retained earnings were available for the payment of dividends without such prior approval. In addition, dividends paid by the Bank to the Company would be prohibited if the effect thereof would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below applicable minimum capital requirements.
No dividends were paid to its shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017. Subsequent to March 31, 2018, the Company declared the initiation of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share to be paid on May 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2018, totaling approximately $1.8 million.
The Company had cash balances on deposit totaling $25.5 million and $25.8 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, for ongoing corporate needs.
The Company is party to a registration rights agreement with its majority shareholder entered into in connection with the 2016 IPO, under which the Company is responsible for payment of expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) relating to sales to the public by the shareholder of shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by him. Such expenses include registration fees, legal and accounting fees, and printing costs which will be paid by the Company and expensed if and when incurred.
Capital management and regulatory capital requirements
Our capital management consists of providing adequate equity to support our current and future operations. We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking agencies, including the TDFI, Federal Reserve and the FDIC. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements may prompt certain actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Our capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components of capital, risk weightings and other factors.
As a result of recent developments such as the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III, we became subject to increasingly stringent regulatory capital requirements beginning in 2015. For further discussion of the changing regulatory framework in which we operate, see “Item 1. Business — Supervision and regulation” in our Annual Report.
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The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued guidelines governing the levels of capital that banks must maintain. Those guidelines specify capital tiers, which include the classifications set forth in the following table. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we exceeded all regulatory requirements for capital ratios, as detailed in the table below:
Required for capital
adequacy purposes
To be well
capitalized under
prompt corrective
action provision
(%)
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
>
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
We also have outstanding junior subordinated debentures with a carrying value of $30.9 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, of which $30.0 million are included in our Tier 1 capital. The Federal Reserve Board issued rules in March 2005 providing stricter quantitative limits on the amount of securities that, similar to our junior subordinated debentures, are includable in Tier 1 capital. This guidance, which became fully effective in March 2009, did not impact the amount of debentures we include in Tier 1 capital. While our existing junior subordinated debentures are unaffected and are included in our Tier 1 capital, the Dodd-Frank Act specifies that any such securities issued after May 19, 2010 may not be included in Tier 1 capital.
In July 2013, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved the implementation of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and issued rules affecting certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act, which we refer to as the Basel III Rules, that call for broad and comprehensive revision of regulatory capital standards for U.S. banking organizations. The Basel III Rules implement a new common equity Tier 1 minimum capital requirement, a higher minimum Tier 1 capital requirement and other items that will affect the calculation of the numerator of a banking organization’s risk-based capital ratios. Additionally, the Basel III Rules apply limits to a banking organization’s capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments if the banking organization does not hold a specified amount of common equity Tier 1 capital in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.
The new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio includes common equity as defined under GAAP and does not include any type of non-common equity. When the Basel III Rules are fully effective in 2019, banks will be required to have common equity Tier 1 capital of 4.5% of average assets, Tier 1 capital of 6% of average assets, as compared to the current 4%, and total capital of 8% of risk-weighted assets to be categorized as adequately capitalized.
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The Basel III Rules do not require the phase-out of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital of bank holding companies whose asset size is under $15 billion.
Further, the Basel III Rules changed the agencies’ general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets, which will affect the calculation of the denominator of a banking organization’s risk-based capital ratios. The Basel III Rules have revised the agencies’ rules for calculating risk-weighted assets to enhance risk sensitivity and incorporate certain international capital standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision set forth in the standardized approach of the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework”.
The calculation of risk-weighted assets in the denominator of the Basel III capital ratios is adjusted to reflect the higher risk nature of certain types of loans. Specifically, as applicable to the Company and the Bank:
Commercial mortgages: Replaced the current 100% risk weight with a 150% risk weight for certain high volatility commercial real estate acquisition, development and construction loans.
Nonperforming loans: Replaced the current 100% risk weight with a 150% risk weight for loans, other than residential mortgages, that are 90 days past due or on nonaccrual status.
Securities pledged to overnight repurchase agreements: Replaced the current 0% risk weight with a 20% risk weight for repurchase agreements secured by mortgage back securities
Unfunded lines of credit: Replaced the current 0% risk weight with 20% for unfunded lines of credit maturing in one year or less.
Generally, the new Basel III rules became effective on January 1, 2015, although parts of the Basel III Rules will be phased in through 2019. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank and Company met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject. Also, as of June 30, 2016, the date of the most recent notification from the FDIC, the Bank was well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
Capital expenditures
Currently, we have not entered into any capital commitments exceeding $1 million over the next twelve months; however, we plan on investing approximately $6.2 million in branch improvements and expansion across our markets over the next twelve months.
Shareholders’ equity
Our total shareholders’ equity was $611.1 million at March 31, 2018 and $596.7 million, at December 31, 2017. Book value per share was $19.92 at March 31, 2018 and $19.54 at December 31, 2017. The growth in shareholders’ equity was attributable to earnings retention offset by changes in accumulated other comprehensive income and activity related to equity-based compensation.
Off-balance sheet transactions
We enter into loan commitments and standby letters of credit in the normal course of our business. Loan commitments are made to accommodate the financial needs of our clients. Standby letters of credit commit us to make payments on behalf of clients when certain specified future events occur. Both arrangements have credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to clients and are subject to our normal credit policies. Collateral (e.g., securities, receivables, inventory, equipment, etc.) is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the client.
Loan commitments and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent our future cash requirements because while the borrower has the ability to draw upon these commitments at any time, these commitments often expire without being drawn upon. Our unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding at the dates indicated were as follows:
Loan commitments
Standby letters of credit
We closely monitor the amount of our remaining future commitments to borrowers in light of prevailing economic conditions and adjust these commitments as necessary. We will continue this process as new commitments are entered into or existing commitments are renewed.
For more information about our off-balance sheet transactions, see “Part I. Financial Information — Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note (8) – Commitments and contingencies” in this Report.
Risk management
There have been no significant changes in our Risk Management practices as described in “Item 1. Business — Risk Management” in our Annual Report.
Credit risk
There have been no significant changes in our Credit Risk Management practices as described in our “Item 1. Business — Risk Management — Credit risk management” in our Annual Report.
ITEM 3—QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest rate sensitivity
Our market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in the normal course of lending and deposit-taking activities. Management believes that our ability to successfully respond to changes in interest rates will have a significant impact on our financial results. To that end, management actively monitors and manages our interest rate risk exposure.
The Asset Liability Management Committee (“ALMC”), which is authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors, monitors our interest rate sensitivity and makes decisions relating to that process. The ALMC’s goal is to structure our asset/ liability composition to maximize net interest income while managing interest rate risk so as to minimize the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income and capital in either a rising or declining interest rate environment. Profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact our earnings because the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent or on the same basis.
We monitor the impact of changes in interest rates on our net interest income and economic value of equity (“EVE”), using rate shock analysis. Net interest income simulations measure the short-term earnings exposure from changes in market rates of interest in a rigorous and explicit fashion. Our current financial position is combined with assumptions regarding future business to calculate net interest income under varying hypothetical rate scenarios. EVE measures our long-term earnings exposure from changes in market rates of interest. EVE is defined as the present value of assets minus the present value of liabilities at a point in time. A decrease in EVE due to a specified rate change indicates a decline in the long-term earnings capacity of the balance sheet assuming that the rate change remains in affect over the life of the current balance sheet.
The following analysis depicts the estimated impact on net interest income and EVE of immediate changes in interest rates at the specified levels for the periods presented:
Percentage change in:
Change in interest rates
Net interest income(1)
Year 1
Year 2
(in basis points)
+400
4.8
8.8
13.9
+300
3.7
6.6
7.4
10.6
+200
2.6
4.4
5.3
+100
1.1
2.0
2.5
-100
(6.2
)%
(6.7
(8.9
(9.2
Economic value of equity(2)
(10.3
(8.8
(7.5
(4.4
(3.5
(2.0
(1.6
(1.4
(3.3
The percentage change represents the projected net interest income for 12 months and 24 months on a flat balance sheet in a stable interest rate environment versus the projected net income in the various rate scenarios.
The percentage change in this column represents our EVE in a stable interest rate environment versus EVE in the various rate scenarios.
The results for the net interest income simulations for March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 resulted in an asset sensitive position. These asset sensitive positions are primarily due to the increase in mortgage loans held for sale and trending growth of noninterest bearing deposits. As our mortgage loans held for sale increase, we become more asset sensitive, which has been our current trend. However, as mortgage rates rise, we expect our mortgage originations and mortgage loans held for sale to decline, which will make us less asset sensitive. Beta assumptions on loans and deposits were consistent for both time periods. The ALMC also reviewed beta assumptions for time deposits and loans with industry standards and revised them accordingly. For the March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 simulations the loan and time deposit betas were 100% for all rate scenarios as is industry standard.
The preceding measures assume no change in the size or asset/liability compositions of the balance sheet. Thus, the measures do not reflect the actions the ALMC may undertake in response to such changes in interest rates. The scenarios assume instantaneous movements in interest rates in increments of 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis points. With the present position of the target federal funds rate, the declining rate scenarios seem improbable. Furthermore, it has been the Federal Reserve’s policy to adjust the target federal funds rate incrementally over time. As interest rates are adjusted over a period of time, it is our strategy to proactively change the volume and mix of our balance sheet in order to mitigate our interest rate risk. The computation of the prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes requires numerous assumptions regarding characteristics of new business and the behavior of existing positions. These business assumptions are based upon our experience, business plans and published industry experience. Key assumptions employed in the model include asset prepayment speeds, competitive factors, the relative price sensitivity of certain assets and liabilities and the expected life of non-maturity deposits. Because these assumptions are inherently uncertain, actual results may differ from simulated results.
We utilize derivative financial instruments as part of an ongoing effort to mitigate interest rate risk exposure to interest rate fluctuations and facilitate the needs of our customers.
The Company has entered into interest rate swap contracts to hedge interest rate exposure on short term liabilities, as well as interest rate swap contracts to hedge interest rate exposure on subordinated debentures. These interest rate swaps are all accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the Company receiving a variable rate of interest and paying a fixed rate of interest.
The Company enters into rate lock commitments and forward loan sales contracts as part of our ongoing efforts to mitigate our interest rate risk exposure inherent in our mortgage pipeline and held for sale portfolio. Under the interest rate lock commitments, interest rates for a mortgage loan are locked in with the client for a period of time, typically thirty days. Once an interest rate lock commitment is entered into with a client, we also enter into a forward commitment to sell the residential mortgage loan to secondary market investors. Forward loan sale contracts are contracts for delayed sale and delivery of mortgage loans to a counter party. We agree to deliver on a specified future date, a specified instrument, at a specified price or yield. The credit risk inherent to us arises from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. In the event of non-acceptance by the counterparty, we would be subject to the credit and inherent (or market) risk of the loans retained.
Additionally, the Company enters into forward commitments, options and futures contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments, which serve as economic hedges of the change in fair value of its MSRs.
For more information about our derivative financial instruments, see Note 9, “Derivative Instruments,” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 4—CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is: (i) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The Company does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure 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. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Various legal proceedings to which we or our subsidiaries are party arise from time to time in the normal course of business. As of the date of this Report, there are no material pending legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or of which any of our or our subsidiaries’ properties are subject.
ITEM 1A—RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report.
ITEM 2—UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Initial Public Offering
On September 15, 2016, our registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-213210) was declared effective by the SEC for our underwritten initial public offering in which we sold a total of 6,764,704 shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $19.00 per share. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., acted as the joint book-running managers for the offering, and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., and Stephens Inc. acted as co-managers.
The offering commenced on September 15, 2016 and closed on September 21, 2016. All of the shares registered pursuant to the registration statement were sold at an aggregate offering price of $128.5 million. We received net proceeds of approximately $115.5 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $9.0 million and other offering expenses of $4.0 million. No payments with respect to expenses were made by us to directors, officers or persons owning ten percent or more of either class of our common stock or to their associates, or to our affiliates. However, $55 million of the net proceeds from the offering were used to fund a cash distribution to James W. Ayers, our majority shareholder and executive chairman, which cash distribution was intended to be non-taxable to Mr. Ayers, and $10.1 million of the net proceeds from the offering were used to fund the repayment of all amounts outstanding under our subordinated notes held by Mr. Ayers. During the third quarter of 2017, approximately $7.8 million was used to fund the merger with the Clayton Banks. Remaining proceeds of approximately $27.1 million from the offering remain in interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions and may be used for general business purposes or to fund future acquisitions.
ITEM 6—EXHIBITS
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference (as stated therein) as part of this Report.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
2.1
Stock Purchase Agreement by and among FB Financial Corporation, FirstBank, Clayton HC, Inc., Clayton Bank and Trust, American City Bank, and James L. Clayton, dated as of February 8, 2017 (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 9, 2017)
2.2
First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 26, 2017, by and among FB Financial Corporation, FirstBank, Clayton HC, Inc., Clayton Bank and Trust, American City Bank, and James L. Clayton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2017)
3.1
Amended and Restated Charter of FB Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213210), filed on September 6, 2016)
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of FB Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (File No. 001-37875) for the quarter ended September 30, 2016)
4.1
Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q (File No. 001-37875) for the quarter ended September 30, 2016)
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated May 26, 2017, by and among FB Financial Corporation and the purchases named therein and their permitted transferees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 26, 2017)
10.2
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate (2018) pursuant to the FB Financial Corporation 2016 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Form 10-K (File No. 001-37875) for the year ended December 31, 2017)
10.3
Form of EBI Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the FirstBank 2012 Equity Based Incentive Plan(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Form 10-K (File No. 001-37875) for the year ended December 31, 2017)
10.4
Long Form of EBI Unit Award Agreement pursuant to 2012 Equity Based Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Form 10-K (File No. 001-37875) for the year ended December 31, 2017)
First Amendment to the Form of EBI Unit Award Agreement pursuant to the FirstBank 2012 Equity Based Incentive Plan(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s Form 10-K (File No. 001- 37875) for the year ended December 31, 2017)
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer*
31.2
Rules 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer*
32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer**
101 INS
XBRL Instance Document
101. SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
Signature
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.
/s/ James R. Gordon
May 10, 2018
James R. Gordon
Chief Financial Officer
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)