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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022
☐ 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 0-22208
QCR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
42-1397595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3551 7th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(309) 736-3580
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
QCRH
The Nasdaq Global Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: As of November 1, 2022, the Registrant had outstanding 16,884,419 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share.
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QCR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Part I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
4
Consolidated Statements of Income For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
5
Consolidated Statements of Income For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
6
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
7
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
8
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
9
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
11
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2. Acquisition
12
Note 3. Investment Securities
15
Note 4. Loans/Leases Receivable
18
Note 5. Derivatives and Hedging Activities
28
Note 6. Subordinated Notes
31
Note 7. Income Taxes
32
Note 8. Earnings Per Share
Note 9. Fair Value
33
Note 10. Business Segment Information
35
Note 11. Regulatory Capital Requirements
36
Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Introduction
38
General
Critical Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates
Executive Overview
39
Strategic Financial Metrics
41
Strategic Developments
42
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
Net Interest Income - (Tax Equivalent Basis)
45
Results of Operations
49
Interest Income
Interest Expense
50
Provision for Credit Losses
2
Noninterest Income
51
Noninterest Expense
54
Income Taxes
57
Financial Condition
58
Investment Securities
Loans/Leases
59
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans/Leases and OBS Exposures
60
Nonperforming Assets
62
Deposits
63
Borrowings
64
Stockholders' Equity
65
Liquidity and Capital Resources
66
Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
67
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
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5
Other Information
Item 6
Exhibits
73
Signatures
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we use certain acronyms and abbreviations, as defined in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
September 30,
December 31,
2022
2021
(dollars in thousands)
Assets
Cash and due from banks
$
86,282
37,490
Federal funds sold
28,210
12,370
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions
42,833
75,292
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses
539,713
472,385
Securities available for sale, at fair value
339,737
337,830
Total securities
879,450
810,215
Loans receivable held for sale
3,054
3,828
Loans/leases receivable held for investment
6,005,556
4,676,304
Gross loans/leases receivable
6,008,610
4,680,132
Less allowance for credit losses
(90,489)
(78,721)
Net loans/leases receivable
5,918,121
4,601,411
Bank-owned life insurance
105,825
62,424
Premises and equipment, net
115,274
78,530
Restricted investment securities
39,299
19,353
Other real estate owned, net
177
—
Goodwill
137,607
74,066
Intangibles
17,546
9,349
Derivatives
185,037
222,220
Other assets
174,388
93,412
Total assets
7,730,049
6,096,132
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing
1,315,555
1,268,788
Interest-bearing
4,625,480
3,653,984
Total deposits
5,941,035
4,922,772
Short-term borrowings
85,180
3,800
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
335,000
15,000
Subordinated notes
232,743
113,850
Junior subordinated debentures
48,568
38,155
209,479
225,135
Other liabilities
140,972
100,410
Total liabilities
6,992,977
5,419,122
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value; shares authorized 250,000 September 2022 and December 2021 - no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $1 par value; shares authorized 20,000,000 September 2022 - 16,885,485 shares issued and outstanding December 2021 - 15,613,460 shares issued and outstanding
16,885
15,613
Additional paid-in capital
372,086
273,768
Retained earnings
422,958
386,077
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Securities available for sale
(52,262)
5,925
(22,595)
(4,373)
Total stockholders' equity
737,072
677,010
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Interest and dividend income:
Loans/leases, including fees
69,855
44,858
Securities:
Taxable
3,304
2,347
Nontaxable
4,955
4,160
380
673
262
100
Total interest and dividend income
79,267
51,667
Interest expense:
12,570
3,273
84
2,584
Other borrowings
53
2,518
1,554
689
569
Total interest expense
18,498
5,438
Net interest income
60,769
46,229
Provision for credit losses
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
Noninterest income:
Trust department fees
2,537
2,714
Investment advisory and management fees
921
1,054
Deposit service fees
2,214
1,588
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans, net
641
954
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans, net
Swap fee income/capital markets revenue
10,545
24,885
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance
605
446
Debit card fees
1,453
1,085
Correspondent banking fees
189
265
Loan related fee income
652
550
Fair value gain (loss) on derivatives
904
(17)
Other
384
1,128
Total noninterest income
21,095
34,652
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits
29,175
28,207
Occupancy and equipment expense
6,033
4,122
Professional and data processing fees
4,477
3,568
Acquisition costs
315
Post-acquisition compensation, transition and integration costs
FDIC insurance, other insurance and regulatory fees
1,497
1,108
Loan/lease expense
390
308
Net cost of (income from) and gains/losses on operations of other real estate
19
(1,346)
Advertising and marketing
1,437
1,095
Communication
639
457
Supplies
289
298
Bank service charges
568
525
Correspondent banking expense
218
201
Intangibles amortization
787
508
Payment card processing
477
346
Trust expense
227
188
1,136
1,802
Total noninterest expense
47,746
41,387
Net income before income taxes
34,118
39,494
Federal and state income tax expense
4,824
7,929
Net income
29,294
31,565
Basic earnings per common share
1.73
2.02
Diluted earnings per common share
1.71
1.99
Weighted average common shares outstanding
16,900,968
15,635,123
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
17,110,691
15,869,798
Cash dividends declared per common share
0.06
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
173,855
128,639
8,792
6,521
13,750
12,146
584
110
1,439
718
114
198,534
148,135
21,231
9,935
87
3,447
5,888
4,718
1,926
1,692
32,632
16,415
165,902
131,720
8,284
6,713
Net interest income after provision for loan/lease losses
157,618
125,007
7,997
8,363
2,940
3,033
5,992
4,488
1,943
3,475
Swap fee income/capitals markets revenue
29,971
48,010
Securities losses, net
(88)
1,301
1,368
3,959
3,144
710
848
1,814
1,732
2,242
572
2,991
59,510
77,437
Noninterest expenses:
82,774
76,098
15,948
12,195
12,513
10,713
4,139
4,858
Disposition costs
4,201
3,159
1,418
1,065
77
(1,420)
3,396
2,575
1,626
1,317
772
779
1,719
1,620
630
599
2,067
1,524
1,365
1,114
609
2,207
2,394
Total noninterest expenses
140,319
114,290
76,809
88,154
8,649
16,258
68,160
71,896
4.25
4.54
4.20
4.48
16,030,371
15,829,124
16,243,921
16,058,420
0.18
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Three Months Ended September 30,
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized losses on securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period before tax
(23,069)
(3,194)
Unrealized losses on derivatives:
(8,955)
(342)
Less reclassification adjustment for caplet amortization before tax
(261)
(181)
(8,694)
(161)
Other comprehensive loss, before tax
(31,763)
(3,355)
Tax benefit
(6,980)
(809)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(24,783)
(2,546)
Comprehensive income
4,511
29,019
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Other comprehensive income (loss):
(76,814)
(4,290)
Less reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income before tax
(4,202)
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period before tax
(23,769)
3,383
(723)
(495)
(23,046)
3,878
(99,860)
(324)
(23,451)
(205)
(76,409)
(119)
Comprehensive income (loss)
(8,249)
71,778
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
Accumulated
Additional
Common
Paid-In
Retained
Comprehensive
Stock
Capital
Earnings
(Loss) Income
Total
Balance December 31, 2021
1,552
23,624
Other comprehensive (loss), net of tax
(27,340)
Common cash dividends declared, $0.06 per share
(939)
Repurchase and cancellation of 77,500 shares of common stock
as a result of a share repurchase program
(77)
(1,338)
(3,000)
(4,415)
Stock-based compensation expense
751
Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans
44
(811)
(767)
Balance, March 31, 2022
15,580
272,370
405,762
(25,788)
667,924
15,242
(24,286)
(1,059)
Issuance of 2,071,291 shares of common stock
as a result of acquisition of Guaranty Federal Bancshares
2,071
115,143
117,214
Repurchase and cancellation of 602,500 shares of common stock
(603)
(13,258)
(19,155)
(33,016)
545
16
558
574
Balance, June 30, 2022
17,064
375,358
400,790
(50,074)
743,138
Repurchase and cancellation of 190,000 shares of common stock
(190)
(4,181)
(6,114)
(10,485)
(1,012)
382
527
538
Balance, September 30, 2022
(74,857)
(Loss)
Balance December 31, 2020
15,806
275,807
300,804
1,376
593,793
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13
(937)
17,982
(1,751)
(949)
841
(298)
(260)
Balance, March 31, 2021
15,844
276,350
316,900
(375)
608,719
22,349
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
4,179
(951)
Repurchase and cancellation of 100,000 shares of common stock
(100)
(1,826)
(2,874)
(4,800)
520
20
440
460
Balance, June 30, 2021
15,764
275,485
335,424
3,803
630,476
Repurchase and cancellation of 193,153 shares of common stock
(193)
(3,134)
(6,040)
(9,367)
(946)
504
109
128
Balance, September 30, 2021
15,590
272,964
360,003
1,257
649,814
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
5,699
4,087
1,678
1,865
Deferred compensation expense accrued
3,027
3,288
Gains on other real estate owned, net
(19)
(1,754)
Amortization of premiums on securities, net
939
1,506
Caplet amortization
723
495
Fair value gain on derivatives
(2,242)
(73)
88
Loans originated for sale
(82,009)
(157,392)
Proceeds on sales of loans
88,010
161,173
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans
(1,943)
(3,475)
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans
(69)
Losses on sales and disposals of premises and equipment
1,457
Amortization of intangibles
Accretion of acquisition fair value adjustments, net
(2,893)
(1,251)
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance
(1,301)
(1,368)
Increase in other assets
(33,840)
(37,632)
Increase in other liabilities
21,843
13,161
Net cash provided by operating activities
76,634
64,308
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold
(15,840)
2,095
Net decrease in interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions
49,593
22,755
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
223
4,592
Activity in securities portfolio:
Purchases
(173,331)
(151,702)
Calls, maturities and redemptions
30,597
81,000
Paydowns
27,311
50,177
Sales
111,375
23,874
Activity in restricted investment securities:
(19,885)
(4,280)
Redemptions
2,159
2,447
Net increase in loans/leases originated and held for investment
(524,877)
(353,616)
Purchase of premises and equipment
(27,119)
(7,866)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
413
22
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
(10,000)
Net cash acquired from acquisition
144,973
Net cash used in investing activities
(404,408)
(330,502)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in deposit accounts
(58,310)
272,691
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
81,380
(3,830)
Activity in Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
Net change in short-term and overnight advances
320,000
Prepayments
(16,000)
Activity in other borrowings:
Proceeds from other borrowings
10,000
Paydown of revolving line of credit
Prepayments on brokered and public time deposits
Prepayments of subordinated notes
(5,000)
Proceeds from subordinated notes
100,000
Payment of cash dividends on common stock
(2,933)
(2,847)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
345
328
Repurchase and cancellation of shares
(47,916)
(14,167)
Net cash provided by financing activities
376,566
262,175
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks
48,792
(4,019)
Cash and due from banks, beginning
61,329
Cash and due from banks, ending
57,310
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information, cash payments (receipts) for:
Interest
32,046
18,617
Income/franchise taxes
107
36,987
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities:
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income, unrealized losses on securities available for sale and derivative instruments, net
(118)
Transfers of loans to other real estate owned
326
2,812
Decrease in the fair value of back-to-back interest rate swap assets and liabilities
(48,195)
(25,503)
Dividends payable
1,012
946
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for acquisitions:
Fair value of assets acquired:
171,844
17,134
Securities
143,017
Loans receivable, net
801,697
32,100
16,257
2,220
Other real estate owned
55
10,264
23,685
Total assets acquired
1,218,273
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
1,076,573
FHLB advances
16,000
Subordinated debentures
19,621
10,310
15,225
Total liabilities assumed
1,137,729
Net assets acquired
80,544
Consideration paid:
Cash paid *
26,871
Common stock
Total consideration paid
144,085
63,541
*Net cash acquired at closing totaled $145.0 million for acquisition of Guaranty Bank in 2022.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2022
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation: The interim unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022. Accordingly, footnote disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, have been omitted.
The financial information of the Company included herein has been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial reporting and has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. Any differences appearing between the numbers presented in financial statements and management's discussion and analysis are due to rounding. The results of the interim period ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2022, or for any other period.
The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. It may be helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.
ACL: Allowance for credit losses
Allowance: Allowance for credit losses
GFED: Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.
AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
HTM: Held to maturity
ASC: Accounting Standards Codification
LIBOR: London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
ASU: Accounting Standards Update
LIHTC: Low-income housing tax credit
Bates Companies: Bates Financial Advisors, Inc., Bates
m2: m2 Equipment Finance, LLC
Financial Services, Inc., Bates Securities, Inc. and
NIM: Net interest margin
Bates Financial Group, Inc.
NPA: Nonperforming asset
BOLI: Bank-owned life insurance
NPL: Nonperforming loan
Caps: Interest rate cap derivatives
OBS: Off-balance sheet
CECL: Current Expected Credit Losses
OREO: Other real estate owned
Community National: Community National Bancorporation
OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment
COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019
PCAOB: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
CRBT: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company
PCD: Purchased credit deteriorated loan
CRE: Commercial real estate
PCI: Purchased credit impaired
CSB: Community State Bank
PPP: Paycheck Protection Program
C&I: Commercial and industrial
Provision: Provision for credit losses
EBA: Excess balance account
QCBT: Quad City Bank & Trust Company
EPS: Earnings per share
ROAA: Return on average assets
Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
ROAE: Return on average equity
amended
SBA: U.S. Small Business Administration
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SFCB: Springfield First Community Bank
Federal Reserve: Board of Governors of the Federal
SFG: Specialty Finance Group
Reserve System
TA: Tangible assets
FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank
TCE: Tangible common equity
FRB: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
TDRs: Troubled debt restructurings
Guaranty: Guaranty Bank, formerly known as Springfield First
TEY: Tax equivalent yield
Community Bank
The Company: QCR Holdings, Inc.
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries which include the accounts of four commercial banks: QCBT, CRBT, CSB and GB. All are state-chartered commercial banks and all are members of the Federal Reserve system. The Company also engages in direct financing lease contracts through m2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCBT. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Pending accounting developments: In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-4, “Reference Rate Reform,” which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to loan and lease agreements, derivative contracts, and other transactions affected by the anticipated transition away from LIBOR toward new interest rate benchmarks. ASU 2020-04 is effective March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. An entity may elect to apply ASU 2020-04 for contract modifications as of January 1, 2020, or prospectively from a date within an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020, up to the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.
Management has assessed the impacts of ASU 2020-04 and the related opportunities and risks involved in the LIBOR transition. Specifically, management has identified all of the financial instruments with LIBOR exposure which includes certain commercial loans, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps, and certain securities. In all cases, management has determined a plan of transition from LIBOR to a different index. The transition will happen prior to the expiration of published LIBOR rates on June 30, 2023. Management expects the transition to have a minimal impact to the Company’s financial statements.
In April 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. Under the standard, the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC 310-40 is eliminated and guidance on “vintage disclosures” is amended to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination. The ASU also updates the requirements related to accounting for credit losses under ASC 326 and adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan refinancings and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. For public companies that have adopted ASC 326, the changes take effect in reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Management is currently analyzing the anticipated impact of the statement on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 2 – ACQUISITION
On April 1, 2022, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of GFED and on April 2, 2022 merged GFED’s bank subsidiary into SFCB, the Company’s Springfield-based charter. The combined bank changed its name to Guaranty Bank.
Stockholders of GFED received for each share of GFED common stock owned, at the election of each stockholder, subject to proration and adjustment, (1) $30.50 in cash, (2) 0.58775 shares of the Company’s common stock, or (3) mixed consideration of $6.10 in cash and 0.4702 shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 31, 2022, the last trading date before the closing date, the Company’s common stock closed at $56.59, resulting in stock consideration valued at $117.2 million and total cash consideration paid by the Company of $26.9 million. The Company funded the cash portion of the purchase price through operating cash.
The acquisition of GFED supports the strategic goals of the Company. It allows for increased product and service capabilities of the combined bank and it will result in strong growth in Springfield, MO and its surrounding communities.
The Company accounted for the business combination under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805. The Company recognized the full fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, net of applicable income tax effects. The Company considers all purchase accounting adjustments as provisional and fair values are subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date due to timing of third party reports and management’s reviews of reports.
The excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. This goodwill is not deductible for tax purpose.
The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed including the consideration paid and resulting goodwill is as follows:
As of
April 1, 2022
ASSETS
Loans/leases receivable, net
Premises and equipment
LIABILITIES
CONSIDERATION PAID:
Cash
The Company acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. Acquired loans are recorded at their fair value at the time of acquisition with no carryover from the acquired institution’s previously recorded allowance for loan and lease losses. Acquired loans are accounted for under ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.
The fair value of acquired loans recorded at the time of acquisition is based upon several factors, including the timing and payment of expected cash flows, as adjusted for estimated credit losses and prepayments, and then discounting these cash flows using comparable market rates. The resulting fair value adjustment is recorded in the form of a premium or discount to the unpaid principal balance of the respective loans. As it relates to acquired loans that, as of the date of acquisition, have experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination (“PCD”), the net premium or net discount is adjusted to reflect the Company’s allowance for credit losses recorded for PCD loans at the time of acquisition, and the remaining fair value adjustment is accreted or amortized into interest income over the remaining life of the respective loans. As it relates to loans not classified as PCD (“non-PCD”) loans, the credit loss and yield components of their fair value adjustment are aggregated, and the resulting net premium or net discount is accreted or amortized into interest income over the remaining life of the respective loans. The Company recorded an accretable discount of $12.0 million on the non-PCD loans. The Company also recorded an ACL for non-PCD loans at the time of acquisition through provision expense of $11.0 million.
The carrying amount of loans acquired and classified as PCD is as follows:
Guaranty Bank
Principal balance of PCD loans at acquisition
38,711
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition
(5,902)
Non-credit discount at acquisition
(1,366)
Fair value of PCD loans at acquisition
31,443
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Premises and equipment acquired with a fair value of $16.3 million includes sixteen branch locations. The fair value was determined with the assistance of a third party appraiser. The assets and related fair value adjustments will be recognized as an increase in depreciation expense over 39 years.
The Company recorded a core deposit intangible totaling $10.3 million, which is the portion of the acquisition purchase price that represents the value assigned to the existing deposit base. The core deposit intangible has a finite life and is amortized using an accelerated method over the estimated useful life of the deposits (estimated to be ten years).
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of core deposit intangibles, gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization, and net book value:
Balance at acquisition
Amortization expense
(588)
Balance at the end of the period
9,676
Gross carrying amount
Accumulated amortization
Net book value
The following presents the remaining estimated amortization of the core deposit intangible:
Year ending, December 31,
Amount
295
2023
1,162
2024
1,138
2025
1,109
2026
1,076
Thereafter
4,896
The following table presents the assumed borrowings as of the acquisition date:
Rate
Terms
Maturity Date
Collateral
FHLB advance
6,500
0.59%
monthly interest payments; principal due at maturity
5/15/2023
commercial and residential real estate loans
0.82%
5/15/2025
3,000
1.12%
5/17/2027
5.25%
9/30/2030
unsecured
4.09%
2/23/2036
Fair value of borrowings assumed
$ 45,931
The Company prepaid the $16.0 million of FHLB advances in full shortly after closing.
During the first nine months of 2022, the Company incurred $4.1 million of expenses related to the acquisition, comprised primarily of legal, accounting, investment banking costs and personnel costs, and $4.9 million of post-acquisition, compensation, transition and integration costs, comprised primarily of personnel costs, IT integration and data conversion costs related to the acquisition. GB results are included in the consolidated statements of income effective on the acquisition date.
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Unaudited pro forma combined operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, giving effect to the GFED acquisition as if it had occurred as of January 1, 2021, are as follow:
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
56,684
175,743
161,229
Noninterest income
40,170
61,747
88,386
35,567
70,691
82,354
Earnings per common share:
Basic
2.01
4.23
4.60
Diluted
1.98
4.18
NOTE 3– INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized as follows:
Gross
Amortized
Unrealized
Fair
Cost*
Gains
(Losses)
Value
September 30, 2022:
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities
538,861
1,564
(30,022)
510,403
Other securities
1,050
(6)
1,044
539,911
(30,028)
511,447
Securities AFS:
U.S. treasuries and govt. sponsored agency securities
23,389
(2,884)
20,527
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities
76,680
(7,836)
68,844
241,292
23
(55,972)
185,343
Asset-backed securities
19,654
170
(194)
19,630
47,700
(2,307)
45,393
408,715
215
(69,193)
* HTM securities shown on the balance sheet of $539.7 million represent amortized cost of $539.9 million, net of allowance for credit losses of $198 thousand as of September 30, 2022.
Cost
December 31, 2021:
471,533
49,715
521,248
(1)
1,049
472,583
522,297
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities
23,370
254
(296)
23,328
92,431
2,672
(780)
94,323
163,253
5,228
(215)
168,266
26,372
752
27,124
24,568
251
(30)
24,789
329,994
9,157
(1,321)
* HTM securities shown on the balance sheet of $472.4 million represent amortized cost of $472.6 million, net of allowance for credit losses of $198 thousand as of December 31, 2021.
The Company's HTM municipal securities consist largely of private issues of municipal debt. The large majority of the municipalities are located within the Midwest. The municipal debt investments are underwritten using specific guidelines with ongoing monitoring.
The Company's residential mortgage-backed and related securities portfolio consists entirely of government sponsored or government guaranteed securities. The Company has not invested in private mortgage-backed securities or pooled trust preferred securities.
Gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, are summarized as follows:
Less than 12 Months
12 Months or More
Losses
385,027
544
385,571
8,705
(349)
10,530
(2,535)
19,235
51,073
(3,671)
17,669
(4,165)
68,742
175,686
(53,159)
6,536
(2,813)
182,222
10,742
39,900
(2,203)
896
(104)
40,796
286,106
(59,576)
35,631
(9,617)
321,737
9,802
(156)
3,035
(140)
12,837
5,363
(67)
19,406
(713)
24,769
13,287
(211)
1,001
(4)
14,288
4,528
32,980
(464)
23,442
(857)
56,422
At September 30, 2022, the investment portfolio included 701 securities. Of this number, 639 securities were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate losses of these securities totaled approximately 10.46% of the total amortized cost of the portfolio. Of these 639 securities, there were 30 securities that had an unrealized loss for twelve months or more.
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for held to maturity securities by major security type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Municipal
securities
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance
198
173
174
Impact of adopting ASU 2016-13
182
183
Provision for credit loss expense
(9)
Balance, ending
There were no sales of securities for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. All sales of securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were securities identified as AFS.
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Proceeds from sales of securities
Gross gains from sales of securities
Gross losses from sales of securities
Upon the closing of the GFED acquisition, the Company sold a large portion of the acquired securities portfolio to improve the efficiency of the combined balance sheets.
The amortized cost and fair value of securities as of September 30, 2022 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities of residential mortgage-backed and related securities and asset-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities because the residential mortgages underlying the securities may be prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following table.
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
3,061
3,046
Due after one year through five years
15,199
14,862
Due after five years
521,651
493,539
8,558
8,535
3,760
3,705
300,063
239,023
312,381
251,263
Portions of the U.S. government sponsored agency securities and municipal securities contain call options, which, at the discretion of the issuer, terminate the security at par and at predetermined dates prior to the stated maturity, summarized as follows:
305,743
295,096
237,105
181,201
46,277
44,017
283,382
225,218
As of September 30, 2022, the Company's municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 119 issuers with fair values totaling $107.1 million and revenue bonds issued by 182 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $588.6 million. The Company also held investments in general obligation bonds in 22 states, including eight states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million, and in revenue bonds in 29 states, including 12 states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company's municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 113 issuers with fair values totaling $114.5 million and revenue bonds issued by 165 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $575.0 million. The Company also held
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investments in general obligation bonds in 20 states, including seven states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million, and in revenue bonds in 28 states, including 13 states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.
Both general obligation and revenue bonds are diversified across many issuers. As of September 30, 2022 and as of December 31, 2021, the Company held revenue bonds of two issuers, both located in Ohio, of which the aggregate book or market value exceeded 5% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. The issuers’ financial condition is strong and the source of repayment is diversified. The Company monitors the investments and concentration closely. Of the general obligation and revenue bonds in the Company's portfolio, the majority are unrated bonds that represent small, private issuances. All unrated bonds were underwritten according to the Company’s loan underwriting standards and have an average loan risk rating of 2, indicating very high quality. Additionally, many of these bonds are funding essential municipal services such as water, sewer, education, and medical facilities.
The Company's municipal securities are owned by the four charters, whose investment policies set forth limits for various subcategories within the municipal securities portfolio. The investments of each charter are monitored individually, and as of September 30, 2022, all were within policy limitations approved by the Company’s board of directors. Policy limits are calculated as a percentage of each charter's total risk-based capital.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company's standard monitoring of its municipal securities portfolio had not uncovered any facts or circumstances resulting in significantly different credit ratings than those assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or in the case of unrated bonds, the rating assigned using the credit underwriting standards.
NOTE 4 – LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE
The composition of the loan/lease portfolio as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is presented as follows:
December 31, 2021
C&I:
C&I - revolving
332,996
248,483
C&I - other *
1,415,996
1,346,602
1,748,992
1,595,085
CRE - owner occupied
627,558
421,701
CRE - non-owner occupied
920,876
646,500
Construction and land development
1,149,503
918,571
Multi-family
933,118
600,412
Direct financing leases**
33,503
45,191
1-4 family real estate***
487,508
377,361
Consumer
107,552
75,311
Allowance for credit losses
** Direct financing leases:
Net minimum lease payments to be received
36,541
49,362
Estimated unguaranteed residual values of leased assets
165
Unearned lease/residual income
(3,203)
(4,336)
Plus deferred lease origination costs, net of fees
288
33,791
45,759
(1,037)
(1,546)
32,754
44,213
* Includes equipment financing agreements outstanding at m2, totaling $267.2 million and $225.1 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively and PPP loans totaling $79 thousand and $28.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
** Management performs an evaluation of the estimated unguaranteed residual values of leased assets on an annual basis, at a minimum. The evaluation consists of discussions with reputable and current vendors, which is combined with management's expertise and understanding of the current states of particular industries to determine informal valuations of the equipment. As necessary and where available, management will utilize valuations by independent appraisers. The majority of leases with residual values contain a lease options rider, which requires the lessee to pay the residual value directly, finance the payment of the residual value, or extend the lease term to pay the residual value. In these cases, the residual value is protected and the risk of loss is minimal.
*** Includes residential real estate loans held for sale totaling $3.1 million and $3.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Accrued interest on loans, which is excluded from the amortized cost of loans, totaled $23.4 million and $15.0 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and was included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in remaining discounts on acquired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, are presented as follows:
Three months ended
Nine months ended
Balance at the beginning of the period
(12,989)
(1,533)
Discount added at acquisition
(13,381)
Accretion recognized
1,148
3,073
(11,841)
(2,189)
(3,139)
505
1,455
(1,684)
The aging of the loan/lease portfolio by classes of loans/leases as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is presented as follows:
As of September 30, 2022
Accruing Past
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
Due 90 Days or
Nonaccrual
Classes of Loans/Leases
Current
Past Due
More
C&I - other
1,408,004
3,721
674
3,594
624,534
3,024
913,366
565
6,945
1,148,080
255
1,168
Direct financing leases
33,288
27
129
1-4 family real estate
484,322
809
2,377
107,163
115
274
5,984,871
4,715
1,510
17,511
As a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio
99.60
%
0.08
0.03
0.00
0.29
100.00
As of December 31, 2021
C&I
1,337,034
859
7,308
1,400
918,498
44,174
160
847
374,912
1,325
716
408
75,272
4,666,986
2,202
8,184
2,759
99.57
0.05
0.17
NPLs by classes of loans/leases as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are presented as follows:
Percentage of
with an ACL
without an ACL
Total NPLs
-
3,292
302
3,597
20.54
1,669
1,355
17.27
68
6,877
39.65
889
279
6.67
75
0.74
13.57
1.56
7,322
10,189
17,514
1,130
270
1,401
50.77
2.64
732
30.69
14.78
1.12
1,757
1,002
2,760
The Company did not recognize any interest income on nonaccrual loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Changes in the ACL loans/leases by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, are presented as follows:
CRE
Construction
1-4
C&I -
Owner
Non-Owner
and Land
Multi-
Family
Revolving
Other*
Occupied
Development
Real Estate
Balance, beginning
5,179
28,093
11,065
12,049
16,388
12,783
5,513
92,425
Provision
1,652
(606)
(693)
437
(276)
(23)
331
Charge-offs
(1,915)
(562)
(5)
(7)
(2,489)
Recoveries
176
43
222
5,180
28,006
10,459
11,888
15,133
13,263
5,232
1,328
90,489
* Included within the C&I – Other column are ACL on leases with a beginning balance of $1.6 million, provision of $91 thousand, charge-offs of $708 thousand and recoveries of $65 thousand. ACL on leases was $1.0 million as of September 30, 2022.
Other***
3,907
25,982
8,501
8,549
16,972
9,339
4,541
930
78,721
Initial ACL recorded for PCD loans
600
2,481
1,100
481
137
5,902
Provision**
4,185
(529)
2,328
(2,377)
3,400
559
8,623
(2,790)
(15)
(3,565)
622
808
** Provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, included $11.0 million related to the acquired Guaranty Bank non-PCD loans.
*** Included within the C&I - Other column are ACL on leases with a beginning balance of $1.5 million, provision of $249 thousand, charge-offs of $931 thousand and recoveries of $173 thousand. ACL on leases was $1.0 million as of September 30, 2022.
Direct
Residential
Financing
Real
Leases
Estate
3,177
32,325
8,020
8,911
13,640
6,977
4,925
919
78,894
(262)
(62)
25
2,141
923
(558)
(36)
1,895
(283)
(287)
168
2,915
31,875
7,962
8,986
15,781
7,900
4,367
884
80,670
* Included within the C&I – Other column are ACL on leases with adoption impact of $2.0 million, negative provision of $212 thousand, charge-offs of $72 thousand and recoveries of $52 thousand. ACL on leases was $1.7 million as of September 30, 2021.
Other**
35,421
42,161
1,764
3,732
1,298
84,376
Adoption of ASU 2016-13
(35,421)
2,982
29,130
(42,161)
8,696
11,428
11,999
5,836
(1,764)
(3,732)
5,042
(137)
(8,102)
4,271
(732)
(637)
3,782
(502)
(582)
7,747
(1,949)
(1,876)
(150)
(690)
(4,674)
423
(2)
517
314
1,323
** Included within the C&I – Other column are ACL on leases with a beginning balance of $1.8 million, adoption impact of $685 thousand, negative provision of $491 thousand, charge-offs of $400 thousand and recoveries of $186 thousand. ACL on leases was $1.7 million as of September 30, 2021.
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The composition of the ACL loans/leases by portfolio segment based on evaluation method are as follows:
Amortized Cost of Loans Receivable
Allowance for Credit Losses
Individually
Collectively
Evaluated for
Credit Losses
C&I :
329,521
1,123
4,057
C&I - other*
10,704
1,438,795
1,449,499
2,679
25,327
14,179
1,768,316
1,782,495
3,802
29,384
33,186
25,531
602,027
2,925
7,534
28,537
892,339
814
11,074
11,480
1,138,023
472
14,661
1,305
931,813
397
12,866
483,369
355
4,877
601
106,951
1,271
85,772
5,922,838
8,822
81,667
* Included within the C&I – Other category are leases individually evaluated of $129 thousand with a related allowance for credit losses of $17 thousand and leases collectively evaluated of $33.4 million with a related allowance for credit losses of $1.0 million.
2,638
245,845
3,739
13,456
1,378,337
1,391,793
743
25,239
16,094
1,624,182
1,640,276
911
28,978
29,889
3,841
417,860
1,264
7,237
25,006
621,494
10,436
908,135
16,961
2,950
374,411
329
4,212
350
74,961
891
58,677
4,621,455
2,554
76,167
* Included within the C&I – Other category are leases individually evaluated of $847 thousand with a related allowance for credit losses of $35 thousand and leases collectively evaluated of $44.4 million with a related allowance for credit losses of $1.5 million.
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral dependent loans, by the primary collateral type, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Non
Commercial
Owner-occupied
Owner-Occupied
Owner Occupied
Equipment
C & I:
3,370
105
2,192
213
6,457
1,727
5,562
6,562
25,465
1,087
3,052
586
25,891
42,409
3,704
1,742
* Included within the C&I – Other category are leases individually evaluated of $129 thousand with primary collateral of equipment.
120
683
2,471
134
9,877
291
3,201
9,997
10,362
74
817
2,133
340
36,185
8,859
9,998
300
* Included within the C&I – Other category are leases individually evaluated of $847 thousand with primary collateral of equipment.
For certain C&I loans, all CRE loans, certain construction and land development loans, all multifamily loans and certain 1-4 family residential loans, the Company’s credit quality indicator consists of internally assigned risk ratings. Each such loan is assigned a risk rating upon origination. The risk rating is reviewed every 15 months, at a minimum, and on an as-needed basis depending on the specific circumstances of the loan.
For certain C&I loans (including equipment financing agreements and direct financing leases), certain construction and land development, certain 1-4 family real estate loans, and all consumer loans, the Company’s credit quality indicator is performance determined by delinquency status. Delinquency status is updated daily by the Company’s loan system.
The following tables show the credit quality indicator of loans by class of receivable and year of origination as of September 30, 2022:
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
Loans
Internally Assigned
Risk Rating
2020
2019
2018
Prior
Cost Basis
Pass (Ratings 1 through 5)
321,834
Special Mention (Rating 6)
7,687
Substandard (Rating 7)
Doubtful (Rating 8)
Total C&I - revolving
370,548
285,959
199,399
91,020
76,707
114,363
1,137,996
411
303
2,283
2,065
70
5,142
117
8,466
Total C&I - other
373,024
286,475
200,445
96,970
77,036
114,795
1,148,745
118,943
182,373
160,151
34,834
30,025
50,994
11,166
588,486
4,647
2,884
998
1,747
4,852
15,128
2,625
1,452
16,502
1,662
1,208
23,944
Total CRE - owner occupied
126,215
183,825
179,537
36,496
32,231
53,236
16,018
233,256
220,873
189,327
90,524
64,557
50,156
7,082
855,775
912
15,692
12,873
6,262
36,907
1,089
694
10,833
15,306
272
28,194
Total CRE - non-owner occupied
235,513
222,479
215,852
105,830
77,430
56,418
7,354
327,140
337,617
250,387
31,708
30,447
22,788
1,000,087
324
484
486
10,471
10,957
Total Construction and land development
327,950
348,248
1,011,528
188,557
264,565
225,525
134,853
104,267
9,735
2,861
930,363
46
1,404
1,450
Total Multi-family
264,611
226,830
136,257
33,264
37,161
17,381
11,533
5,119
5,128
3,093
112,679
34
430
52
857
Total 1-4 family real estate
33,462
37,195
17,558
5,549
113,570
824
200
671
1,985
4,347
119
Total Consumer
319
4,466
1,284,889
1,343,657
1,091,066
418,836
327,279
240,035
387,095
5,092,857
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Delinquency Status *
Performing
144,806
78,379
29,596
2,580
172
266,063
Nonperforming
747
56
97
1,188
145,094
79,126
29,652
10,627
267,251
80,160
48,094
4,391
3,379
211
458
758
137,451
524
80,684
137,975
13,169
5,636
6,640
5,135
2,237
557
33,374
Total Direct financing leases
5,671
6,715
5,144
2,247
75,114
116,168
94,924
19,598
12,461
53,145
1,008
372,418
29
955
356
1,520
75,143
116,342
95,879
19,604
53,501
373,938
10,533
4,427
3,988
1,332
1,394
1,408
79,730
102,812
159
10,692
4,439
4,000
1,345
1,426
1,454
103,086
324,782
253,672
140,637
40,099
18,925
56,142
81,496
915,753
* Performing = loans/leases accruing and less than 90 days past due. Nonperforming = loans/leases on nonaccrual and accruing loans/leases that are greater than or equal to 90 days past due.
The following tables show the credit quality indicator of loans by class of receivable and year of origination as of December 31, 2021:
2017
245,212
633
391,532
362,256
133,678
82,177
83,419
53,310
1,106,372
3,580
373
349
336
4,640
506
2,366
7,138
396
10,507
395,618
364,995
141,165
82,573
83,810
53,358
1,121,519
118,014
143,045
47,660
30,523
17,038
46,185
11,477
413,942
637
233
1,846
1,202
3,918
2,080
1,239
522
118,651
49,740
31,995
47,387
176,813
145,712
88,697
63,849
55,752
28,808
8,592
568,223
7,295
20,881
12,230
5,494
5,580
53,282
1,105
6,297
15,563
943
24,995
185,213
172,890
106,062
77,166
62,189
34,388
394,045
248,360
126,941
106,790
3,012
13,277
892,425
404,407
902,787
266,120
197,224
74,033
47,486
5,609
7,376
2,564
47,097
24,029
16,188
7,569
5,845
5,213
3,079
109,020
37
178
816
47,134
24,207
8,006
6,046
109,873
1,558
487
108
216
2,031
5,224
353
5,361
1,418,701
1,151,208
514,237
354,369
180,072
148,546
289,503
4,056,636
26
117,163
54,261
33,390
14,274
4,200
455
223,743
95
644
368
1,340
117,258
54,438
34,034
14,642
4,242
469
225,083
6,690
12,130
11,638
9,235
3,695
956
44,344
12,862
9,287
3,713
12,857
494
280
15,711
15,784
104,005
78,713
19,001
10,784
43,976
267,080
106
10,890
44,278
267,488
4,891
4,020
2,114
1,660
593
1,230
55,411
69,919
2,129
608
1,231
69,950
245,701
152,113
66,802
36,973
19,169
46,979
55,759
623,496
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, TDRs totaled $227 thousand and $494 thousand, respectively.
For each class of financing receivable, the following presents the number and recorded investment of TDRs, by type of concession, that were restructured during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021. The difference between the pre-modification recorded investment and the post-modification recorded investment would be any partial charge-offs at the time of restructuring.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
Pre-
Post-
Number of
Modification
Loans/
Recorded
Specific
Investment
Allowance
Direct Financing Leases
122
For the three months ended September 30, 2021
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021
CONCESSION - Extension of Maturity
2,532
CONCESSION - Interest Rate Adjusted Below Market
TOTAL
2,599
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, none of the Company's TDRs redefaulted within 12 months subsequent to restructure, where default is defined as delinquency of 90 days or more and/or placement on nonaccrual status. There were no TDRs that were restructured and charged off for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Changes in the ACL for OBS exposures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are presented as follows:
Three Months Ended
6,878
9,987
6,886
9,117
Provisions (credited) to expense
(331)
(1,895)
(339)
(1,025)
6,547
8,092
* Provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included $1.4 million related to the acquired Guaranty Bank OBS exposures
NOTE 5 – DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Derivatives are summarized as follows as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Assets:
Interest rate caps - hedged
9,191
927
Interest rate caps
2,480
238
Interest rate swaps - hedged
Interest rate swaps
172,860
221,055
Interest rate collars - hedged
(541)
(36,078)
(4,080)
(172,860)
(221,055)
(209,479)
(225,135)
The Company uses interest rate swap, cap and collar instruments to manage interest rate risk related to the variability of interest payments due to changes in interest rates.
The Company has entered into interest rate caps to hedge against the risk of rising interest rates on liabilities. The liabilities consist of $300.0 million of deposits and the benchmark rates hedged vary at 1-month LIBOR, 3-month LIBOR and the Prime Rate. The interest rate caps are designated as cash flow hedges in accordance with ASC 815. An initial premium of $3.5 million was paid upfront for the caps executed. The details of the interest rate caps are as follows:
Balance Sheet
Fair Value as of
Hedged Item
Effective Date
Location
Notional Amount
Strike Rate
1/1/2020
1/1/2023
Derivatives - Assets
25,000
1.75
50,000
1.57
221
1.80
111
1/1/2024
797
1,593
125
796
1/1/2025
1,379
161
2,783
332
1,391
166
300,000
For derivative instruments that are designated as unhedged, the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is recognized into current earnings. The details of the unhedged interest rate caps are as follows:
1.90
2/1/2020
2/1/2024
867
3/1/2020
3/1/2025
1,485
75,000
The Company uses interest rate collars in an effort to manage future interest rate exposure on variable rate loans. The collar hedging strategy stabilizes interest rate fluctuations by setting both a floor and a cap. The details of the interest rate collars are as follows:
Cap Strike Rate
Floor Strike Rate
10/1/2022
10/1/2026
Derivatives - Liabilities
4.40
2.44
N/A
The Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge against the risk of declining interest rates on floating rate loans. All of the interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges in accordance with ASC 815. The details of the interest rate swaps are as follows:
Receive Rate
Pay Rate
7/1/2021
7/1/2031
35,000
1.40
1.79
(5,968)
(8,527)
(25)
40,000
(6,833)
(34)
(4,263)
(13)
4/1/2022
4/1/2027
1.91
(1,248)
(4,159)
(2,911)
(38,068)
(89)
The Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge against the risk of rising rates on its variable rate trust preferred securities. All of the interest rate swaps are designated as cash flow hedges in accordance with ASC 815. The details of the interest rate swaps are as follows:
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust II
9/30/2018
9/30/2028
6.52
5.85
513
(1,035)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust III
8,000
410
(828)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust V
7/7/2018
7/7/2028
4.06
510
(996)
Community National Statutory Trust II
9/20/2018
9/20/2028
5.70
5.17
153
(309)
Community National Statutory Trust III
9/15//2018
9/15/2028
3,500
5.04
4.75
(360)
Guaranty Bankshares Statutory Trust I
9/15/2018
4,500
(463)
Guaranty Statutory Trust II*
12/15/2005
4.41
4.09
49,310
2,496
(3,991)
*Acquired on 4/1/2022 with GFED acquisition.
Changes in fair values of derivative financial instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the extent that they are included in the assessment of effectiveness, are recorded as a component of AOCI.
The Company has also entered into interest rate swap contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments. These derivative contracts relate to transactions in which the Company enters into an interest rate swap with a customer while at the same time entering into an equal and offsetting interest rate swap with a third-party financial institution. Additionally, the Company receives an upfront, non-refundable fee from the counterparty, dependent upon the pricing that is recognized upon receipt from the counterparty. Because the Company acts as an intermediary for the customer, changes in the fair
value of the underlying derivative contracts, for the most part, offset each other and do not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations.
Interest rate swaps that are not designated as hedging instruments are summarized as follows:
Estimated Fair Value
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Assets:
Interest rate swap contracts
2,331,961
2,024,599
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Liabilities:
The effect of cash flow hedging and fair value accounting on the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 are as follows:
Interest and
Dividend Income
Expense
Income and expense line items presented in the consolidated statements of income
The effects of cash flow hedging:
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Interest rate caps on deposits
(259)
181
Interest rate swaps on variable rate loans
(426)
Interest rate swaps on junior subordinated debentures
285
202
715
502
536
830
The Company’s hedged interest rate swaps and non-hedged interest rate swaps are collateralized with cash and investment securities with carrying values as follows:
2,001
21,100
U.S treasuries and govt. sponsored agency securities
3,492
3,555
101,588
139,166
45,650
65,104
152,731
228,925
The Company may be exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to its interest rate derivative agreements. The Company assesses the credit risk of its financial institution counterparties by monitoring publicly available credit rating and financial information. Additionally, the Company manages financial institution counterparty credit risk by entering into interest rate derivatives only with primary and highly rated counterparties, and uses ISDA master agreements, central clearing mechanisms and counterparty limits. The agreements contain bilateral collateral agreements with the amount of collateral to be posted generally governed by the settlement value of outstanding swaps.
30
The Company manages the risk of default by its borrower/customer counterparties through its normal loan underwriting and credit monitoring policies and procedures. The Company underwrites the combination of the base loan amount and potential swap exposure and focuses on high quality borrowers with strong collateral values. The majority of the Company’s swapped loan portfolio consists of loans on projects, with loan-to-values including the potential swap exposure that is below 65%. The Company does not currently anticipate any losses from failure of interest rate derivative counterparties to honor their obligations.
NOTE 6 – SUBORDINATED NOTES
The details of the Company’s subordinated notes are as follows:
Amount Outstanding
Interest Rate
as of September 30, 2022
as of December 31, 2021
Subordinated debenture dated 9/14/20
5.125
9/15/2030
Subordinated debenture dated 2/1/19
65,000
5.375
2/15/2029
Subordinated debenture dated 7/29/20*
20,000
5.250
Subordinated debenture dated 8/18/22
55,000
5.950
9/1/2037
45,000
5.500
9/1/2032
Debt issuance costs
(2,257)
(1,150)
Total Subordinated Debentures
*Assumed in acquisition of GFED
On April 1, 2022, the Company acquired, through the GFED acquisition $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes that mature on September 30, 2030. The subordinated notes, which qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per year, from and including July 29, 2020 to, but excluding September 30, 2025 or earlier redemption. From and including September 30, 2025 to, but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly at a variable rate, which is expected to be the then three-month Term SOFR, plus 519 basis points. Interest on the subordinated notes is payable semi-annually, commencing on September 30, 2020 through September 30, 2025. The subordinated notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after September 30, 2025, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The subordinated notes are subordinate in the right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and the indebtedness and other liabilities of the subsidiary banks.
On August 18, 2022, the Company completed a private offering of $55.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes that mature on September 1, 2037. The subordinated notes, which qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.95% per year, from and including September 1, 2022 to, but excluding September 1, 2032 or earlier redemption. From and including September 1, 2032 to, but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly at a variable rate, which is expected to be the then three-month Term SOFR, plus 300 basis points. Interest on the subordinated notes is payable quarterly, commencing on December 1, 2022. The notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time upon the occurrence of certain events. The subordinated notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after September 1, 2032, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The subordinated notes are subordinate in the right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and the indebtedness and other liabilities of the subsidiary banks.
On August 18, 2022, the Company also completed a private offering of $45.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes that mature on September 1, 2032. The subordinated notes, which qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company, will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.50% per year, from and including September 1, 2022 to, but excluding September 1, 2027 or earlier redemption. From and including September 1, 2027 to, but excluding the maturity date or earlier redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly at a variable rate, which is expected to be the then three-month Term SOFR, plus 279 basis points. Interest on the subordinated notes is payable semi-annually, commencing on March 1, 2023 through September 1, 2027 and quarterly thereafter. The notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time upon the occurrence of certain events. The subordinated notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date on or after September 1, 2027, at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The subordinated notes are subordinate in the right of payment to the Company’s senior indebtedness and the indebtedness and other liabilities of the subsidiary banks.
NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
A reconciliation of the expected federal income tax expense to the income tax expense included in the consolidated statements of income is as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021:
% of
Pretax
Income
Computed "expected" tax expense
7,165
21.0
8,293
16,130
18,512
Tax exempt income, net
(3,003)
(8.8)
(2,032)
(5.1)
(7,701)
(10.0)
(5,553)
(6.3)
(127)
(0.4)
(93)
(0.2)
(273)
(0.3)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit, current year
1,616
4.7
1,799
4.6
3,889
5.1
4,070
Provision adjustment from accounting method change
(1,181)
(1.5)
Tax credits
(359)
(1.1)
(57)
(0.1)
(890)
(1.2)
(171)
Income from tax credit equity investments
(337)
(1.0)
(3)
(8)
78
0.2
450
0.6
Excess tax benefit on stock options exercised and restricted stock awards vested
(46)
(107)
(520)
(0.7)
(311)
(163)
(0.5)
(316)
14.1
20.1
11.3
18.4
NOTE 8 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following information was used in the computation of EPS on a basic and diluted basis:
Basic EPS
Diluted EPS
Weighted average common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options
and under the employee stock purchase plan
209,723
234,675
213,550
229,296
NOTE 9 – FAIR VALUE
Accounting guidance on fair value measurement uses a hierarchy intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. This hierarchy includes three levels and is based upon the valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities. The three levels are as follows:
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis comprise the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Quoted Prices
Significant
in Active
Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
Identical Assets
Inputs
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Total assets measured at fair value
524,774
Total liabilities measured at fair value
560,050
The securities AFS portfolio consists of securities whereby the Company obtains fair values from an independent pricing service. The fair values are determined by pricing models that consider observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems (Level 2 inputs).
Interest rate caps, swaps and collars are used for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk on various financial assets and liabilities, further described in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Interest rate swaps are also executed for select commercial customers. The fair values are determined by pricing models that consider observable market data for derivative instruments with similar structures (Level 2 inputs).
Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when a loan/lease is collaterally dependent).
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis comprised the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Loans/leases evaluated individually
29,665
OREO
191
29,856
6,618
Loans/leases evaluated individually are valued at the lower of cost or fair value, and are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans/leases. Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable, and is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company. Appraised and reported values are discounted based on management's historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management's expertise and knowledge of the client and client's business.
The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:
Quantitative Information about Level Fair Value Measurements
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Input
Range
Appraisal of collateral
Appraisal adjustments
-10.00
to
-30.00
-35.00
For the loans/leases evaluated individually, the Company records carrying value at fair value less disposal or selling costs. The amounts reported in the tables above are fair values before the adjustment for disposal or selling costs.
There have been no changes in valuation techniques used for any assets or liabilities measured at fair value during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried on the Company's consolidated balance sheets, including those financial assets and liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis:
Hierarchy
Carrying
Estimated
Level
Investment securities:
HTM
AFS
27,468
6,128
5,890,653
5,838,442
4,595,283
4,478,899
Nonmaturity deposits
5,247,595
4,501,424
Time deposits
693,440
674,507
421,348
419,453
334,732
251,677
116,203
42,094
31,072
NOTE 10 – BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
Selected financial and descriptive information is required to be disclosed for reportable operating segments, applying a “management perspective” as the basis for identifying reportable segments. The management perspective is determined by the view that management takes of the segments within the Company when making operating decisions, allocating resources, and measuring performance. The segments of the Company have been defined by the structure of the Company's internal organization, focusing on the financial information that the Company's operating decision-makers routinely use to make decisions about operating matters.
The Company’s Commercial Banking business is geographically divided by markets into the operating segments which are the four subsidiary banks wholly owned by the Company: QCBT, CRBT, CSB, and GB. Each of these operating segments offers similar products and services, but is managed separately due to different pricing, product demand, and consumer markets. Each offers commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans and deposit services.
The Company's All Other segment includes the corporate operations of the parent and operations of all other consolidated subsidiaries and/or defined operating segments that fall below the segment reporting thresholds.
Selected financial information on the Company's business segments is presented as follows as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Commercial Banking
Intercompany
Consolidated
QCBT
CRBT
CSB
GB*
All other
Eliminations
Total revenue
26,583
34,157
14,127
25,523
36,283
(36,311)
100,362
18,117
17,160
10,183
18,196
(3,242)
554
(35)
(269)
(250)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
7,758
14,475
4,106
9,196
29,542
(35,783)
3,223
14,980
9,888
109,516
1,344
2,184
14,018
2,218,166
2,108,614
1,270,426
2,107,407
1,045,774
(1,020,338)
22,630
41,415
11,445
10,886
36,749
(36,806)
86,319
16,862
14,784
9,303
7,058
(2,121)
343
Provision for loan/lease losses
247
(733)
596
(110)
8,704
19,730
3,243
4,590
31,740
(36,442)
45,975
1,824
2,816
5,217
9,857
2,106,631
2,019,018
1,140,933
880,143
828,808
(961,025)
6,014,508
72,785
91,083
37,534
57,036
91,989
(92,383)
258,044
53,971
46,576
29,365
42,789
(7,845)
1,046
(971)
(554)
9,897
26,153
38,860
11,606
13,327
68,982
(90,768)
65,590
98,270
32,677
28,813
86,699
(86,477)
225,572
48,800
42,395
26,343
19,606
(6,342)
918
2,495
759
2,718
741
24,547
42,271
8,414
10,544
72,008
(85,888)
* On April 1, 2022, the Company acquired GFED and merged its subsidiary bank, Guaranty Bank, into Springfield First Community Bank with the combined bank operating under the Guaranty Bank name.
NOTE 11 – REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company and the subsidiary banks' financial statements.
Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the subsidiary banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain OBS items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the subsidiary banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total common equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier 1 capital to average assets, each as defined by regulation. Management believes, as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, that the Company and the subsidiary banks met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, to be categorized as “well capitalized,” an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Tier 1 leverage and common equity Tier 1 ratios as set forth in the following tables. The Company and the subsidiary banks’ actual capital amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2022 and
December 31, 2021 are presented in the following tables (dollars in thousands). As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, each of the subsidiary banks met such capital requirements to be “well capitalized”.
For Capital
To Be Well
Adequacy Purposes
Capitalized Under
With Capital
Prompt Corrective
Actual
Conservation Buffer
Action Provisions
Ratio
( dollars in thousands)
As of September 30, 2022:
Company:
Total risk-based capital
1,031,057
14.38
573,558
>
8.00
752,795
10.50
716,948
10.00
Tier 1 risk-based capital
708,601
9.88
430,169
6.00
609,406
8.50
Tier 1 leverage
9.56
296,423
4.00
370,528
5.00
Common equity Tier 1
660,033
9.21
322,627
4.50
501,864
7.00
466,016
6.50
Quad City Bank & Trust:
267,060
12.98
164,649
216,101
205,811
241,281
11.72
123,486
174,939
10.96
88,058
110,072
92,615
144,068
133,777
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
292,124
14.80
157,855
207,185
197,319
267,441
13.55
118,391
167,721
13.20
81,049
101,312
88,794
138,123
128,257
Community State Bank:
137,056
11.69
93,787
123,096
117,234
122,387
10.44
70,341
99,649
9.90
49,457
61,821
52,755
82,064
76,202
Guaranty Bank:
231,638
11.84
156,513
205,423
195,641
207,174
10.59
117,385
166,295
10.56
78,491
98,113
88,039
136,949
127,167
As of December 31, 2021:
814,629
14.77
441,100
578,944
551,375
631,649
11.46
330,825
468,669
10.46
241,579
301,974
593,494
10.76
248,119
385,962
358,394
247,658
13.29
149,126
195,727
186,407
224,253
12.03
111,844
158,446
10.45
85,873
107,341
83,883
130,485
121,164
277,673
14.85
149,595
196,343
186,993
254,279
13.60
112,196
158,944
12.59
80,777
100,971
84,147
130,895
121,546
123,365
11.95
82,601
108,413
103,251
110,410
10.69
61,951
87,763
9.67
45,676
57,095
46,463
72,276
67,113
101,067
13.39
60,369
79,235
75,462
91,625
12.14
45,277
64,142
11.08
33,088
41,360
33,958
52,823
49,050
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
INTRODUCTION
This section reviews the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ending September 30, 2022. Some tables may include additional periods to comply with disclosure requirements or to illustrate trends. When reading this discussion, also refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in this report. Page locations and specific sections and notes that are referred to in this discussion are listed in the table of contents.
Additionally, a comprehensive list of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this discussion is included in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
GENERAL
The Company was formed in February 1993 for the purpose of organizing QCBT. Over the past twenty-nine years, the Company has grown to include four banking subsidiaries and a number of nonbanking subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $7.7 billion in consolidated assets, including $5.9 billion in net loans/leases, and $5.9 billion in deposits. The financial results of acquired/merged entities for the periods since their acquisition/merger are included in this report. Further information related to acquired/merged entities has been presented in the annual reports previously filed with the SEC corresponding to the year of each acquisition/merger. On April 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of GFED and on April 2, 2022 merged Guaranty Bank, the banking subsidiary of GFED, into the Company’s Springfield-based charter, Springfield First Community Bank. The combined bank changed its name to Guaranty Bank.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The Company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The financial information contained within these statements is, to a significant extent, financial information that is based on approximate measures of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred. The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance, impairment of goodwill and the fair value of financial instruments.
Based on its consideration of accounting policies that involve the most complex and subjective decisions and assessments, management has identified the following as critical accounting policies and estimates:
GOODWILL
The Company records all assets and liabilities purchased in an acquisition, including intangibles, at fair value. Goodwill is not amortized but is subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for impairment. In certain situations, interim impairment tests may be required if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. A more detailed discussion of this critical accounting policy can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
As of November 30, 2021 the Company’s management performed an annual assessment at the reporting unit level and determined no goodwill impairment existed.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – continued
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS AND LEASES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET EXPOSURES
On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic326),” which replaces the incurred loss methodology with a current expected credit loss methodology, known as CECL. Additionally, CECL required an allowance for OBS exposures to be calculated using a current expected credit loss methodology. A more detailed discussion of this critical accounting policy can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts business. A framework has been established for measuring the fair value of financial instruments that considers the attributes specific to particular assets or liabilities. A more detailed discussion of this critical accounting estimate can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
FAIR VALUE OF SECURITIES
The fair value of securities is determined monthly and the securities are stated at fair value. A more detailed discussion of this critical accounting estimate can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
The Company reported net income of $29.3 million and diluted EPS of $1.71 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. By comparison, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 the Company reported net income of $15.2 million and diluted EPS of $0.87. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company reported net income of $31.6 million, and diluted EPS of $1.99. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company reported net income of $68.2 million, and diluted EPS of $4.20. By comparison, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company reported net income of $71.9 million and diluted EPS of $4.48.
The third quarter of 2022 was also highlighted by the following results and events:
Following is a table that represents various net income measurements for the Company.
For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
June 30, 2022
0.87
17,549,107
The Company reported adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $28.9 million, with adjusted diluted EPS of $1.69 for the three months ended September 30, 2022. See section titled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations” for additional information. Adjusted net income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 excludes a number of non-recurring items, after-tax, as set forth in the GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation section, most significantly $321 thousand of acquisition cost. In addition, adjusted net income excludes fair value gain on derivatives of $714 thousand. The Company reported adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $83.7 million, with adjusted diluted EPS of $5.15 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Adjusted net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 excludes a number of non-recurring items, after-tax, most significantly $3.7 million of acquisition costs, $3.8 million of post-acquisition compensation, transition and integration costs and $9.8 million of CECL Day 2 provision.
The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2021 was primarily due to the common stock issuance in connection with the acquisition of GFED and discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Following is a table that represents the major income and expense categories for the Company:
59,400
11,200
22,782
Noninterest expense
54,248
1,492
Following are some noteworthy changes in the Company's financial results:
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STRATEGIC FINANCIAL METRICS
The Company has established certain strategic financial metrics by which it manages its business and measures its performance. The goals are periodically updated to reflect changes in business developments. While the Company is determined to work prudently to achieve these metrics, there is no assurance that they will be met. Moreover, the Company's ability to achieve these metrics may be affected by the factors discussed under “Forward Looking Statements” as well as the factors detailed in the “Risk Factors” section included under Item 1A. of Part I of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company's long-term strategic financial metrics are as follows:
The following table shows the evaluation of the Company’s strategic financial metrics:
Year to Date*
Strategic Financial Metric*
Key Metric
Target
Loan and lease growth organically **
Loans and leases growth
> 9% annually
15.7
14.0
18.0
Fee income growth***
Fee income growth
> 6% annually
(23.9)
(26.1)
(7.5)
Improve operational efficiencies and hold noninterest expense growth***
Noninterest expense growth
< 5% annually
15.1
10.4
3.3
* Ratios and amounts provided for these measurements represent year-to-date actual amounts for the respective period that are then annualized for comparison. The calculations provided exclude non-core noninterest income and noninterest expense.
** Loan and lease growth excludes the initial loan balances from the GFED acquisition and PPP loans.
***Fee income growth and noninterest expense growth are both impacted by the GFED acquisition.
It should be noted that these initiatives are long-term targets.
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
The Company has taken the following actions during the third quarter of 2022 to support its corporate strategy:
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
The following table presents certain non-GAAP financial measures related to the “TCE/TA ratio”, “adjusted net income”, “adjusted EPS”, “adjusted ROAA”, “NIM (TEY)”, “adjusted NIM”, “efficiency ratio” and “loan growth annualized
excluding acquired and PPP loans”. In compliance with applicable rules of the SEC, all non-GAAP measures are reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as follows:
The TCE/TA non-GAAP ratio has been a focus for investors and management believes that this ratio may assist investors in analyzing the Company's capital position without regard to the effects of intangible assets.
The following tables also include several “adjusted” non-GAAP measurements of financial performance. The Company's management believes that these measures are important to investors as they exclude non-recurring income and expense items; therefore, they provide a better comparison for analysis and may provide a better indicator of future performance.
NIM (TEY) is a financial measure that the Company's management utilizes to take into account the tax benefit associated with certain tax-exempt loans and securities. It is standard industry practice to measure net interest margin using tax-equivalent measures. In addition, the Company calculates NIM without the impact of acquisition accounting net accretion (adjusted NIM), as accretion amounts can fluctuate widely, making comparisons difficult.
The efficiency ratio is a ratio that management utilizes to compare the Company to its peers. It is a standard ratio used to calculate overhead as a percentage of revenue in the banking industry and is widely utilized by investors.
Loan growth annualized, excluding acquired and PPP loans, is a ratio that management utilizes to compare the Company to its peers. The Company’s management believes this financial measure is important to investors as total loans and leases for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 were materially higher due to the addition of acquired loans and for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 were materially higher due to the addition of PPP loans. By excluding the acquired loans and PPP loans, the investor is provided a better comparison to prior periods for analysis.
Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors to evaluate a company, they have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.
GAAP TO NON-GAAP
June 30,
RECONCILIATIONS
TCE/TA RATIO
Stockholders' equity (GAAP)
Less: Intangible assets
155,153
155,940
83,923
TCE (non-GAAP)
581,919
587,198
565,891
Total assets (GAAP)
7,392,941
TA (non-GAAP)
7,574,896
7,237,001
5,930,585
TCE/TA ratio (non-GAAP)
7.68
8.11
9.54
For the Quarter Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
ADJUSTED NET INCOME
Net income (GAAP)
Less non-core items (post-tax) (*):
Income:
714
342
1,771
Gain on sale of loan
Total non-core income (non-GAAP)
Expense:
321
1,932
3,715
48
3,789
3,837
CECL Day 2 credit loss expense on acquired loans
8,651
CECL Day 2 credit loss expense on acquired OBS exposure
1,140
Separation agreement
734
Total non-core expense (non-GAAP)
369
15,512
17,343
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)
28,949
30,412
31,550
83,732
72,620
ADJUSTED EPS
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) (from above)
17,345,324
Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP):
5.22
4.59
1.69
5.15
4.52
ADJUSTED ROAA
Average Assets
7,652,463
7,324,470
5,960,336
7,005,988
5,789,753
Adjusted ROAA (non-GAAP)
1.51
1.66
2.12
1.59
1.67
ADJUSTED NIM (TEY)*
Net interest income (GAAP)
Plus: Tax equivalent adjustment
4,459
2,708
10,785
7,411
Net interest income - tax equivalent (non-GAAP)
65,228
62,796
48,937
176,687
139,131
Less: Acquisition accounting net accretion
1,080
1,695
456
2,893
1,251
Adjusted net interest income
64,148
61,101
48,481
173,794
137,880
Less: PPP income
1,910
5,831
Adjusted net interest income, excluding PPP income
60,976
46,571
173,669
132,049
Average earning assets
6,975,857
6,742,095
5,451,571
6,452,867
5,330,338
NIM (GAAP)
3.46
3.53
3.36
3.44
3.30
NIM (TEY) (non-GAAP)
3.71
3.74
3.56
3.66
3.49
Adjusted NIM (TEY) (non-GAAP)
3.65
3.64
3.60
Adjusted NIM, excluding PPP income (TEY) (non-GAAP)
3.63
3.39
3.31
EFFICIENCY RATIO
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
Noninterest income (GAAP)
Total income
81,864
82,182
80,881
225,412
209,157
Efficiency ratio (noninterest expense/total income) (non-GAAP)
58.32
66.01
51.17
62.25
54.64
LOAN GROWTH, EXCLUDING ACQUIRED AND PPP LOANS
Total loans and leases
5,797,903
4,599,730
Less: Acquired loans
807,599
Less: PPP loans
79
83,575
Total loans and leases, excluding acquired and PPP loans
6,008,531
4,821,528
4,516,155
Loan growth, excluding acquired and PPP loans
14.54
14.00
23.04
15.73
16.08
* Nonrecurring items (after-tax) are calculated using an estimated effective tax rate of 21% with the exception of acquisition costs which have an estimated effective tax rate of 10.25%.
NET INTEREST INCOME - (TAX EQUIVALENT BASIS)
Net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased 33% to $65.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same quarter of the prior year, and increased 27% to $176.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net interest income, on a GAAP basis, increased 31% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same quarter of the prior year, and increased 26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period of the prior year. Net interest income improved due to the GFED acquisition, but also due to increased average loan growth and NIM expansion with the rapidly rising interest rate environment.
A comparison of yields, spread and margin on a tax equivalent and GAAP basis is as follows:
Tax Equivalent Basis
GAAP
Average Yield on Interest-Earning Assets
4.76
4.26
3.96
4.55
4.05
3.79
Average Cost of Interest-Bearing Liabilities
1.43
0.58
1.45
0.59
Net Interest Spread
3.33
3.52
3.38
3.10
3.21
NIM (TEY) (Non-GAAP)
NIM Excluding Acquisition Accounting Net Accretion
3.47
3.50
For the Nine Months Endded
4.33
3.90
4.10
2.78
0.95
0.60
0.31
3.16
2.47
3.37
2.45
Acquisition accounting net accretion can fluctuate mostly depending on the payoff activity of the acquired loans. In evaluating net interest income and NIM, it’s important to understand the impact of acquisition accounting net accretion when comparing periods. The above table reports NIM with and without the acquisition accounting net accretion to allow for more appropriate comparisons. A comparison of acquisition accounting net accretion included in NIM is as follows:
Acquisition Accounting Net Accretion in NIM
The Company’s management closely monitors and manages NIM. From a profitability standpoint, an important challenge for the Company’s subsidiary banks and leasing company is focusing on quality growth in conjunction with the improvement of their NIMs. Management continually addresses this issue with pricing and other balance sheet strategies which include better loan pricing, reducing reliance on very rate-sensitive funding, closely managing deposit rate changes and finding additional ways to manage cost of funds through derivatives.
The Company's average balances, interest income/expense, and rates earned/paid on major balance sheet categories, as well as the components of change in net interest income, are presented in the following tables:
Average
Earned
Yield or
Balance
or Paid
Interest earning assets:
16,224
3,030
0.10
54,799
2.76
99,024
0.16
Investment securities (1)
946,096
9,602
799,471
7,646
3.82
42,638
6.18
20,910
4.97
Gross loans/leases receivable (1) (2) (3)
5,916,100
72,969
4.89
4,529,136
46,427
4.07
Total interest earning assets
83,724
54,375
Noninterest-earning assets:
88,477
55,359
115,816
75,712
Less allowance
(92,164)
(78,884)
474,477
456,578
7,562,463
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits
3,862,556
10,889
3,041,941
2,183
0.28
593,490
1,681
461,210
1,090
0.94
11,376
2.94
6,858
418,239
2.42
54,293
0.30
4,239
4.93
181,177
5.56
113,789
5.46
48,551
38,084
5.84
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,119,628
3,716,175
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
1,435,152
1,276,725
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
246,255
313,250
6,801,035
5,306,150
Stockholders' equity
761,428
654,186
65,226
Net interest spread
Net interest margin
Net interest margin (TEY)(Non-GAAP)
Adjusted net interest margin (TEY)(Non-GAAP)
Adjusted net interest margin, excluding PPP income(TEY)(Non-GAAP)
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
136.26
146.70
Analysis of Changes of Interest Income/Interest Expense
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Inc./(Dec.)
Components
from
of Change (1)
Prior Period (1)
Volume
2022 vs. 2021
INTEREST INCOME
99
471
(129)
Investment securities (2)
1,956
483
1,473
412
334
Gross loans/leases receivable (2) (3)
26,542
16,009
Total change in interest income
29,351
11,649
17,702
INTEREST EXPENSE
8,706
7,988
591
237
354
83
81
2,543
1,238
964
935
(164)
284
Total change in interest expense
13,060
9,476
3,584
Total change in net interest income
16,291
2,173
14,118
47
8,937
1.70
1,503
0.13
63,740
1.23
101,225
0.15
890,082
26,286
3.93
802,715
21,989
34,071
5.57
19,540
4.85
5,456,037
180,896
4.43
4,405,355
132,728
4.03
209,319
155,546
80,157
61,579
103,409
74,413
Less allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases
(84,360)
(81,941)
453,915
405,364
Interest-bearing demand deposits
3,629,735
17,704
0.65
3,000,766
6,219
508,067
3,527
0.93
449,996
3,716
1.10
4,945
2.37
7,560
264,718
1.72
29,875
1,429
4.90
143,104
5.49
115,927
5.43
44,457
5.71
38,045
5.86
4,596,455
3,642,169
1,419,815
1,255,957
244,849
264,044
6,261,119
5,162,170
744,869
627,583
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
140.39
146.35
113
80
Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions
474
(83)
4,297
1,777
2,520
721
48,168
14,155
34,013
53,773
16,689
37,084
11,485
9,913
1,572
(189)
(799)
610
86
3,381
1,303
2,078
1,170
1,117
234
(68)
16,217
10,488
5,729
37,556
6,201
31,355
The Company’s operating results are also impacted by various sources of noninterest income, including trust department fees, investment advisory and management fees, deposit service fees, swap fee income, gains from the sales of residential real estate loans and government guaranteed loans, earnings on BOLI and other income. Offsetting these items, the Company incurs noninterest expenses, which include salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expense, professional and data processing fees, FDIC and other insurance expense, loan/lease expense and other administrative expenses.
The Company’s operating results are also affected by economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, income tax rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Interest income (tax equivalent) increased 54%, comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of 2021, and increased 35% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of 2021. This was primarily due the GFED acquisition, but also due to an increase in the yield of average securities and average loans/leases as well as an increased volume of average loans/leases.
The Company intends to continue to grow quality loans and leases as well as its private placement tax-exempt securities portfolio to maximize yield while minimizing credit and interest rate risk.
Interest expense (tax equivalent) for the third quarter of 2022 increased 240% from the third quarter of 2021, and increased 99% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of 2021. The increase is primarily due to the GFED acquisition, however the Company has also grown organically at a significant pace over the past several years and core deposit growth has contributed to the majority of the growth. The cost of funds on the Company’s average interest-bearing liabilities increased in conjunction with the rising rate environment. The Company’s cost of funds was 1.43% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, which was up from 0.58% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The Company’s cost of funds was 0.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which was up from 0.60% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
The ACL is established through provision expense to provide an estimated ACL. The following table shows the components of the provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Provision for credit losses - loans and leases
Provision for credit losses - off-balance sheet exposures
Provision for credit losses - held to maturity securities
Total provision for credit losses
The Company’s had no provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2022 or for the third quarter of 2021.
The Company had total provision for credit losses of $8.3 million for the first nine months of 2022, which was up from $6.7 million in the first nine months of 2021. The increase in provision on loans and leases was driven by the CECL Day 2 credit loss expense of $11.0 million as a result of the GFED acquisition, offset by negative provision on the other charters. The provision related to OBS was a negative $339 thousand which included a $1.4 million provision related to the acquisition of GFED, compared to a negative $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was due to the decrease in the balance of those OBS exposures.
The ACL for loans and leases is established based on a number of factors, including the Company's historical loss experience, delinquencies and charge-off trends, economic and other forecasts, the local, state and national economies and risk associated with the loans/leases and securities in the portfolio as described in more detail in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section.
The Company had an ACL on loans/leases of 1.51% of total gross loans/leases at September 30, 2022, compared to 1.59% at June 30, 2022 and 1.75% at September 30, 2021. Management evaluates the allowance needed on the acquired loans factoring in the remaining discount, which was $11.8 million and $1.7 million at September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.
Additional discussion of the Company's allowance can be found in the “Financial Condition” section of this Report.
NONINTEREST INCOME
The following tables set forth the various categories of noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
$ Change
% Change
(177)
(6.5)
(133)
(12.6)
626
39.4
(313)
(32.8)
100.0
(14,340)
(57.6)
35.7
33.9
(76)
(28.7)
102
18.5
5,417.6
(744)
(66.0)
(13,557)
(39.1)
(366)
(4.4)
(3.1)
1,504
33.5
(1,532)
(44.1)
(18,039)
(37.6)
Securities gains (losses), net
(100.0)
(4.9)
815
25.9
(138)
(16.3)
82
2,169
2,971.2
(2,419)
(80.9)
(17,927)
(23.2)
In recent years, the Company has been successful in expanding its wealth management client base. Trust department fees continue to be a significant contributor to noninterest income. Assets under management decreased by $208.8 million in the third quarter of 2022 and decreased by $716.4 million since September 30, 2021, due to market volatility. Income is generated primarily from fees charged based on assets under administration for corporate and personal trusts and for custodial services. The majority of the trust department fees are determined based on the market value of the investments within the fully-managed trusts. Trust department fees decreased 7%, comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and they decreased 4% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The Company expects trust department fees to be negatively impacted during periods of significantly lower market valuations and positively impacted during periods of significantly higher market valuations.
Investment advisory and management fees decreased 13%, comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and they decreased 3% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. Similar
to trust department fees, investment advisory and management fees are largely determined based on the market value of the investments managed. As a result, fee income from this line of business fluctuates with market valuations.
Deposit service fees increased 39% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and increased 34% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. This increase was primarily due the GFED acquisition. The Company continues to emphasize shifting the mix of deposits from retail time deposits to non-maturity demand deposits across all its markets. With this continuing shift in mix, the Company has increased the number of demand deposit accounts, which tend to be lower in interest cost and higher in-service fees. The Company plans to continue this shift in mix and to further focus on growing deposit service fees.
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans, net, decreased 33% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and decreased 44% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to decreased residential real estate purchase and the refinancing of residential real estate loans with higher interest rates in 2022.
The Company has grown its interest rate swap program significantly over the past several years. The Company’s interest rate swap program consists of back-to-back interest rate swaps with two types of commercial borrowers: (1) traditional commercial loans of a certain minimum size and sophistication, and (2) LIHTC permanent loans. Most of the growth has been in the latter category as the Company has grown relationships with strong LIHTC developers with many years of experience. The LIHTC industry is strong and growing with an increased need for affordable housing. The interest rate swaps allow commercial borrowers to pay a fixed interest rate while the Company receives a variable interest rate as well as an upfront nonrefundable fee dependent upon the pricing. Swap fee income/capital markets revenue totaled $10.5 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $24.9 million for the third quarter of 2021. Swap fee income/capital markets revenue totaled $30.0 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $48.0 million for the first nine months of 2021. Swap fee income relative to the increase in notional amount of the non-hedging interest rate swap contracts was 8.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 10.7% for the same period of the prior year. Swap fee income relative to the increase in notional amount of the non-hedging interest rate swap contracts was 9.8% for the first nine months of 2022 as compared to 10.8% for the first nine months of 2021. The decrease in the ratio was primarily due to the steepening of the yield curve. In the traditional commercial portfolio, the pricing is more competitive and the duration is shorter as compared to the LIHTC permanent loans. The mix of loans with interest rate swaps continued to be heavily weighted towards LIHTC permanent loans. Future levels of swap fee income are dependent upon the needs of our traditional commercial and LIHTC borrowers, and the size of the related nonrefundable swap fee may fluctuate depending on the interest rate environment.
There were no securities gains or losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no securities gains or losses for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Securities losses totaled $88 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Earnings on BOLI increased 36% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and decreased 5% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. BOLI purchases totaled $10 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no purchases of BOLI in 2021. Notably, a portion of the Company's BOLI is variable rate whereby returns are determined by the performance of the equity markets. Management intends to continue to review its BOLI investments to be consistent with policy and regulatory limits in conjunction with the rest of its earning assets in an effort to maximize returns while minimizing risk.
Debit card fees are the interchange fees paid on certain debit card customer transactions. Debit card fees increased 34% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and increased 26% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the GFED acquisition. The fees can vary based on customer debit card usage, so fluctuations from period to period may occur. As an opportunity to maximize fees, the Company offers a deposit product with a higher interest rate that incentivizes debit card activity.
Correspondent banking fees decreased 29% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and decreased 16% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. These fees are generally included in the earnings credit rates which incent the correspondent bank to maintain higher levels of noninterest bearing deposits to offset the correspondent banking fees. Management will continue to evaluate earnings credit rates and the resulting impact on deposit balances and fees while balancing the ability to grow market share. Correspondent banking continues to be a core strategy for the Company, as this line of business provides a high level of deposits that can be used to fund loan growth as well as a steady source of fee income. The Company now serves approximately 187 banks in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Loan related fee income increased 19% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and increased 5% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase in loan volume with the GFED acquisition.
Fair value gain (loss) on derivatives was $904 thousand in gains in the third quarter of 2022, as compared to $17 thousand in losses in the same period of the prior year. Fair value gain on derivatives was $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to $73 thousand in the first nine months of 2021 due to the rapidly rising interest rate environment. The Company uses interest rate swap, cap and collar instruments to manage interest rate risk related to the variability of interest payments due to changes in interest rates. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Other noninterest income decreased 66% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of the prior year, and decreased 81% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to lower equity investment income and lower gains on disposal of leased assets.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
The following tables set forth the various categories of noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
968
3.4
1,911
46.4
909
25.5
389
35.1
26.6
(101.4)
31.2
39.8
(3.0)
8.2
8.5
54.9
131
37.9
20.7
(666)
(37.0)
6,359
15.4
6,676
8.8
3,753
30.8
1,800
16.8
1,042
33.0
33.1
(105.4)
821
31.9
309
23.5
(0.9)
6.1
5.2
543
35.6
22.5
10.7
(187)
(7.8)
26,029
22.8
Management places a strong emphasis on overall cost containment and is committed to improving the Company's general efficiency. One-time charges relating to acquisitions and employment separation expenses impacted expense in 2022 and 2021.
Salaries and employee benefits, which is the largest component of noninterest expense, increased from the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022 by 3%, and increased from the first nine months of 2021 to the first nine months of 2022
by 9%. The increased expense was primarily related to the GFED acquisition, which resulted in an increase of 165 full-time equivalent employees.
Occupancy and equipment expense increased 46% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, and increased 31% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase was due to higher depreciation expense and computer hardware expense related to the GFED acquisition.
Professional and data processing fees increased 26% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same period in 2021, and increased 17% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the GFED acquisition. Generally, professional and data processing fees can fluctuate depending on certain one-time project costs. Management will continue to focus on minimizing such one-time costs and driving recurring costs down through contract negotiation or managed reduction in activity where costs are determined on a usage basis.
Acquisition costs totaled $315 thousand in the third quarter of 2022 and $4.1 million in the first nine months of 2022. There were no acquisition costs incurred in the three and nine months ending September 30, 2021. The acquisition costs, which were primarily legal, accounting and other professional fees, relate to the acquisition of GFED as discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements.
Post-acquisition compensation, transition and integration costs totaled $62 thousand in the third quarter of 2022 and $4.9 million in the first nine months of 2022. There were no post-acquisition compensation, transition and integration costs incurred in the three and nine months ending September 30, 2021. These costs were comprised primarily of personnel costs, IT integration and data conversion costs related to the acquisition of GFED.
There were no disposition costs for the first nine months of 2022, compared with $8 thousand for the first nine months of 2021. The disposition costs in 2021 were comprised primarily of legal, accounting and personnel costs related to the sale of the Bates Companies in the third quarter of 2020.
FDIC insurance, other insurance and regulatory fee expense increased 35%, comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and increased 33% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase in expense was due to the GFED acquisition as well as an increase in the asset size of the Company in 2022, which increased the Company’s insurance rates and expenses.
Loan/lease expense increased 27% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same quarter of 2021, and increased 33% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. Generally, loan/lease expense has a direct relationship with the level of NPLs; however, it may deviate depending upon the individual NPLs.
Net cost of (income from) and gains/losses on operations of other real estate includes gains/losses on the sale of OREO, write-downs of OREO and all income/expenses associated with OREO. Net cost of and gains/losses on operations of other real estate totaled $19 thousand for the third quarter of 2022, compared to net income from and gains/losses on operations of other real estate of $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2021. Net cost of and gains/losses on operations of other real estate totaled $77 thousand for the first nine of 2022, compared to net income from and gains/losses on operations of other real estate of $1.4 million for the first nine months of 2021. The large gain on sale of OREO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was related to the sale of a large property.
Advertising and marketing expense increased 31% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and increased 32% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase in expense was primarily due to the return to more normal operations during the second half of 2021 and first nine months of 2022 in response to improvements in the general economic environment tied to COVID-19 as compared to the first nine months of 2021 as well as the GFED acquisition.
Communication expense increased 40% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and increased 24% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021. The increase is primarily due to the GFED acquisition.
Supplies expense decreased 3% comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and decreased 1% comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the first nine months of 2021.
Bank service charges, a large portion of which includes indirect costs incurred to provide services to QCBT's correspondent banking customer portfolio, increased 8% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same quarter of 2021, and increased 6% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of 2021. As transaction volumes continue to increase and the number of correspondent banking clients increases, the associated expenses are expected to also increase.
Correspondent banking expense increased 9% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and increased 5% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. These are direct costs incurred to provide services to QCBT's correspondent banking customer portfolio, including safekeeping and cash management services.
Intangibles amortization expense increased 55% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same quarter of 2021, and increased 36% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. The increase is due to the GFED acquisition. These expenses will naturally decrease as intangibles become fully amortized unless there is an addition to intangible assets.
Payment card processing expense increased 38% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same quarter of 2021 and increased 23% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. The increase is due to the GFED acquisition.
Trust expense increased 21% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the same quarter of 2021, and increased 11% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year. The increase was due to new relationships added in the first nine months of 2022 totaling $341.4 million of new assets under management.
Other noninterest expense decreased 37% when comparing the third quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2021, and decreased 8% when comparing the first nine months of 2022 to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to losses on disposal of fixed assets no longer in service. Also included in other noninterest expense are other items such as subscriptions, sales and use tax and expenses related to wealth management.
INCOME TAXES
In the third quarter of 2022, the Company incurred income tax expense of $4.8 million. During the first nine months of the year, the Company incurred income tax expense of $8.6 million. Following is a reconciliation of the expected income tax expense to the income tax expense included in the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
The effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was 14.1%, which was a decrease from the effective tax rate of 20.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was 11.3%, which was a decrease from the effective tax rate of 18.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to:
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Following is a table that represents the major categories of the Company’s balance sheet.
Cash, federal funds sold, and interest-bearing deposits
157,325
148,911
125,152
128,136
879,918
828,719
Net loans/leases
5,705,478
4,519,060
97,455
198,393
590,116
561,179
337,134
340,200
76
5,820,657
4,871,828
Total borrowings
701,491
583,166
170,805
183,514
113,305
201,450
132,675
107,902
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company's total assets increased $337.1 million, or 5%, from June 30, 2022, to a total of $7.7 billion. The Company’s net loans/leases increased $212.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. Total deposits increased $120.4 million in the third quarter of 2022. Borrowings increased $118.3 million in the third quarter of 2022.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The composition of the Company’s securities portfolio is managed to meet liquidity needs while prioritizing the impact on interest rate risk, maximizing return and minimizing credit risk. Over the years, the Company has further diversified the portfolio by decreasing U.S government sponsored agency securities and increasing residential mortgage-backed and related securities and tax-exempt municipal securities. Of the latter, the majority are privately placed tax-exempt debt issuances by municipalities located in the Midwest (with some in or near the Company's existing markets) and require a thorough underwriting process before investment and are generated by our specialty finance group.
Following is a breakdown of the Company's securities portfolio by type, the percentage of unrealized gains (losses) to carrying value, net of allowance for credit losses, on the total portfolio, and the portfolio duration:
20,448
23,689
724,006
710,440
639,601
649,312
81,247
100,744
19,956
30,607
46,443
47,827
25,839
24,367
Securities as a % of total assets
11.38
11.90
13.78
Net unrealized gains (losses) as a % of Amortized Cost
(10.27)
(6.12)
7.17
Duration (in years)
9.0
7.8
Quarterly yield on investment securities (tax equivalent)
3.91
Due to the sharp increase in intermediate and long-term interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the valuation of the Company’s AFS portfolio declined significantly. As a result, the Company’s net unrealized gain as
a percentage of amortized cost changed from 7.17% as of December 31, 2021 to a net unrealized loss as a percentage of amortized cost of -10.27% as of September 30, 2022.
The Company has not invested in non-agency commercial or residential mortgage-backed securities or pooled trust preferred securities.
See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company's investment securities.
LOANS/LEASES
Total loans/leases, excluding acquired and PPP loans (non-GAAP), grew 14.5% on an annualized basis during the first nine months of 2022. The mix of the loan/lease types within the Company's loan/lease portfolio is presented in the following tables.
322,258
175,155
1,403,689
1,465,580
628,565
434,014
889,530
644,850
1,080,372
852,418
860,742
529,727
40,050
50,237
473,141
376,067
99,556
71,682
Total loans/leases
(92,425)
(80,670)
As CRE loans have historically been the Company's largest portfolio segment, management places a strong emphasis on monitoring the composition of the Company's CRE loan portfolio. For example, management tracks the level of owner-occupied CRE loans relative to non-owner-occupied loans because owner-occupied loans are generally considered to have less risk. As of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, approximately 17% and 18% of the CRE loan portfolio (as defined below) was owner-occupied, respectively.
Following is a listing of significant industries within the Company's CRE loan portfolio. These include loans in the following portfolio segments as of September 30, 2022: CRE owner occupied, CRE non-owner occupied, certain construction and land development, multifamily and certain 1-4 family real estate.
As of September 30,
As of June 30,
As of December 31,
Lessors of Residential Buildings
1,745,720
1,618,186
1,316,851
1,194,234
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings
618,190
601,708
557,859
569,477
Hotels
121,310
124,503
73,639
75,212
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
66,157
64,211
60,605
50,576
New Housing For-Sale Builders
64,895
60,826
61,028
56,936
Other *
994,844
972,870
611,291
611,863
Total CRE Loans
3,611,116
3,442,304
2,681,273
2,558,298
* “Other” consists of all other industries. None of these had concentrations greater than $55.0 million, or approximately 1.5% of total CRE loans in the most recent period presented.
The Company’s construction and land development loan portfolio includes the following:
LIHTC
705,487
61
641,460
587,151
530,391
Construction (commercial)
264,280
256,622
274,385
266,385
Construction (residential)
108,906
107,798
15,244
14,354
Land development
70,830
74,492
41,791
41,288
Total construction and land development
The Company's 1-4 family real estate loan portfolio includes the following:
The remaining 1-4 family real estate loans originated by the Company were sold on the secondary market to avoid the interest rate risk associated with longer term fixed rate loans. Loans originated for this purpose were classified as held for sale and are included in the residential real estate loans above. The Company has not originated any subprime, Alt-A, no documentation, or stated income residential real estate loans throughout its history.
Following is a listing of significant equipment types within the m2 loan and lease portfolio:
Trucks, Vans and Vocational Vehicles
69,328
69,383
69,392
68,387
Freightliners
22,256
17,471
10,386
6,000
Trailers
22,074
19,723
12,832
11,308
Tractor
17,297
15,255
10,508
9,188
Manufacturing - General
17,079
17,524
17,320
18,274
Construction - General
15,845
14,279
13,560
12,482
Food Processing Equipment
14,566
13,946
14,907
14,717
Marine - Travelifts
13,930
14,825
14,498
14,629
Computer Hardware
8,945
9,682
11,223
11,781
Computer Equipment
7,874
8,179
2,062
2,330
91,560
93,168
93,586
93,866
Total m2 loans and leases
300,754
293,435
270,274
262,962
* “Other” consists of all other equipment types. None of these had concentrations greater than 3% of total m2 loan and lease portfolio in the most recent period presented.
See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company's loan and lease portfolio.
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES ON LOANS/LEASES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET EXPOSURES
The adequacy of the ACL was determined by management based on factors that included the overall composition of the loan/lease portfolio, types of loans/leases, historical loss experience, loan/lease delinquencies, potential substandard and doubtful credits, economic conditions, collateral positions, government guarantees and other factors that, in management's judgment, deserved evaluation. To ensure that an adequate ACL was maintained, provisions were made based on a number of factors, including the increase in loans/leases and a detailed analysis of the loan/lease portfolio. The loan/lease portfolio is reviewed and analyzed quarterly with specific detailed reviews completed on all credits risk-rated less than “fair quality”, as described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and carrying aggregate exposure in excess of $250 thousand. The
adequacy of the allowance is monitored by the credit administration staff and reported to management and the board of directors.
Changes in the ACL for loans/leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are presented as follows:
Initial ACL recorded for acquired PCD loans
The Company recorded a $12.4 million provision for credit losses on loans and OBS exposures in the second quarter of 2022, for the CECL Day 2 provision as a result of the GFED acquisition.
The Company's levels of criticized and classified loans are reported in the following table.
Internally Assigned Risk Rating *
63,973
54,558
62,510
58,634
77,317
83,048
53,296
59,402
141,290
137,606
115,806
118,036
Criticized Loans **
Classified Loans ***
Criticized Loans as a % of Total Loans/Leases
2.35
2.57
Classified Loans as a % of Total Loans/Leases
1.29
1.14
* Amounts above include the government guaranteed portion, if any. For the calculation of ACL, the Company assigns internal risk ratings of Pass (Rating 2) for the government guaranteed portion.
** Criticized loans are defined as non-homogeneous loans with internally assigned risk ratings of 6, 7, or 8, regardless of performance.
*** Classified loans are defined as non-homogeneous loans with internally assigned risk ratings of 7 or 8, regardless of performance.
Criticized loans increased 3% and classified loans decreased 7% from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2022. The Company continues its strong focus on improving credit quality in an effort to limit NPLs.
ACL on loans/leases / Gross loans/leases
1.68
ACL on loans/leases / NPLs
516.67
387.66
2,825.21
1,180.77
Although management believes that the ACL at September 30, 2022 was at a level adequate to absorb losses on existing loans/leases, there can be no assurance that such losses will not exceed the estimated amounts or that the Company will
not be required to make additional provisions in the future. Unpredictable future events could adversely affect cash flows for both commercial and individual borrowers, which could cause the Company to experience increases in problem assets, delinquencies and losses on loans/leases, and require further increases in the provision for credit losses. Asset quality is a priority for the Company and its subsidiaries. The ability to grow profitably is in part dependent upon the ability to maintain that quality. The Company continually focuses efforts at its subsidiary banks and leasing company with the intention to improve the overall quality of the Company's loan/lease portfolio.
See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company's ACL.
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
The table below presents the amount of NPAs and related ratios.
Nonaccrual loans/leases (1)
23,574
6,818
Accruing loans/leases past due 90 days or more
268
23,842
6,832
Other repossessed assets
205
Total NPAs
18,031
24,047
NPLs to total loans/leases
0.41
NPAs to total loans/leases plus repossessed property
NPAs to total assets
0.23
0.33
0.11
Nonaccrual loans/leases to total loans/leases
ACL to nonaccrual loans
516.76
392.06
2,853.24
1,183.19
NPAs at September 30, 2022 were $18.0 million, down $6.0 million from June 30, 2022, and up $11.2 million from September 30, 2021. The decrease in the third quarter 2022 was primarily the result of paydowns on several NPAs that were added during the second quarter of 2022. The increase from the prior year was primarily the result of the GFED acquisition and two specific legacy relationships from the Company’s other charters. The ratio of NPAs to total assets was 0.23% at September 30, 2022, down from 0.33% at June 30, 2022, and up from 0.11% at September 30, 2021.
The majority of the NPAs consist of nonaccrual loans/leases. For nonaccrual loans/leases, management has thoroughly reviewed these loans/leases and has provided specific allowances as appropriate.
OREO is carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
The Company's lending/leasing practices remain unchanged and asset quality remains a priority for management.
DEPOSITS
Deposits increased $120.4 million during the third quarter of 2022.
The table below presents the composition of the Company's deposit portfolio.
Noninterest bearing demand deposits
1,514,005
1,342,273
Interest bearing demand deposits
3,904,303
3,758,566
3,232,633
3,086,711
672,133
540,074
441,743
Brokered deposits
49,044
8,012
0
1,101
The Company has been successful in growing its noninterest-bearing deposit portfolio over the past few years and growing average balances 12% in 2022. Deposit balances can fluctuate due to large customer and correspondent bank activity. During recent years, the Company had significant core deposit growth mostly from its correspondent banking clients. As a result of strong core deposit growth, the Company reduced its reliance on higher cost CDs and brokered deposits.
The Company’s correspondent bank deposit portfolio and funds managed consists of the following:
Generally, the Company can modify the structure and interest rates paid for those correspondent bank deposits on the balance sheet for both the noninterest-bearing deposits and the money market deposits. During the pandemic, this led to more of the correspondent bank portfolio excess liquidity to shift to their EBAs at the FRB which is managed by the Company, but is not on the Company’s balance sheet. During the third quarter, the total liquidity of the correspondent bank portfolio returned to more normalized levels leading to the Company adding some of the EBA deposits onto our balance sheet. On average, over the past two years, the correspondent banks’ EBA portfolio ranged from $1.3 billion to $2.0 billion. At the end of the third quarter, the total deposit portfolio was approximately $900 million which aligns more closely with pre-pandemic levels.
Management will continue to focus on growing its core deposit portfolio, including its correspondent banking business at QCBT, as well as shifting the mix from brokered and other higher cost deposits to lower cost core deposits. With the significant success achieved by QCBT in growing its correspondent banking business, QCBT has developed procedures to proactively monitor this industry concentration of deposits and loans. Other deposit-related industry concentrations and large accounts are monitored by the internal asset liability management committees.
BORROWINGS
The subsidiary banks purchase federal funds for short-term funding needs from the FRB or from their correspondent banks. The table below presents the composition of the Company's short-term borrowings.
June 30 2022
Federal funds purchased
1,070
1,600
The Company's federal funds purchased fluctuate based on the short-term funding needs of the Company's subsidiary banks.
As a result of their memberships in the FHLB of Des Moines, the subsidiary banks have the ability to borrow funds for short or long-term purposes under a variety of programs. The subsidiary banks can utilize FHLB advances for loan matching as a hedge against the possibility of changing interest rates and when these advances provide a less costly or more readily available source of funds than customer deposits.
The table below presents the Company's overnight FHLB advances. The Company did not have any term FHLB advances for the dates in the table below.
Overnight FHLB advances
400,000
30,000
FHLB advances (all overnight) decreased $65.0 million in the current quarter compared to the prior quarter due to an increase in core deposits and borrowings from other upstream correspondents.
The Company renewed its revolving credit note in the second quarter of 2022. At renewal, the line amount was increased from $25.0 million to $50.0 million. Interest on the revolving line of credit was calculated at the greater of: (a) the effective Prime Rate less 0.50% and (b) 3.00% per annum. The collateral on the revolving line of credit is 100% of the outstanding stock of the Company’s bank subsidiaries. There was no outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit at September 30, 2022.
The Company had subordinated notes totaling $232.7 million as of September 30, 2022 and $133.6 million as of June 30, 2022. The Company completed private placements of $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes in the third quarter of 2022. The Company acquired $19.6 million of subordinated notes during the second quarter of 2022 with the GFED acquisition. See Note 6 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s subordinated notes.
The Company acquired $10.3 million of junior subordinated debentures during the second quarter of 2022 with the GFED acquisition.
It is management's intention to reduce its reliance on wholesale funding, including FHLB advances and brokered deposits. Replacement of this funding with core deposits helps to reduce interest expense as wholesale funding tends to be higher cost. However, the Company may choose to utilize advances and/or brokered deposits to supplement funding needs, as this is a way for the Company to effectively and efficiently manage interest rate risk.
The table below presents the maturity schedule including weighted average interest cost for the Company's combined wholesale funding portfolio (defined as FHLB advances and brokered deposits).
Weighted
Maturity:
Amount Due
Year ending December 31:
384,044
3.28
15,003
Total Wholesale Funding
During the first nine months of 2022, wholesale funding, primarily overnight FHLB advances, increased $369.0 million due to strong loan growth.
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
The table below presents the composition of the Company's stockholders' equity.
Additional paid in capital
AOCI
TCE / TA ratio (non-GAAP)
9.87
* TCE/TA ratio is defined as total common stockholders' equity excluding goodwill and other intangibles divided by total assets. This ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations.
Due to the sharp increase in intermediate and long-term interest rates, the valuation of the Company’s AFS securities portfolio and certain hedged financial instruments declined significantly. The valuation change, net of taxes, that flows through the Company’s AOCI was a net decline of $76.4 million for the first nine months of 2022.
On February 13, 2020, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to 800,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, or approximately 5% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2019. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had purchased 794,085 shares under the program and all shares purchased have been retired.
On May 19, 2022, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to 1,500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, or approximately 10% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had purchased 470,000 shares under the program and all shares purchased have been retired.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity measures the ability of the Company to meet maturing obligations and its existing commitments, to withstand fluctuations in deposit levels, to fund its operations, and to provide for customers' credit needs. The Company monitors liquidity risk through contingency planning stress testing on a regular basis. The Company seeks to avoid over-concentration of funding sources and to establish and maintain contingent funding facilities that can be drawn upon if normal funding sources become unavailable. One source of liquidity is cash and short-term assets, such as interest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal funds sold, which averaged $71.0. million during the third quarter of 2022 and $72.7. million during the first nine months of 2022. The Company's on balance sheet liquidity position can fluctuate based on short-term activity in deposits and loans.
The subsidiary banks have a variety of sources of short-term liquidity available to them, including federal funds purchased from correspondent banks, FHLB advances, wholesale structured repurchase agreements, brokered deposits, lines of credit, borrowing at the Federal Reserve Discount Window, sales of securities AFS, and loan/lease participations or sales. The Company also generates liquidity from the regular principal payments and prepayments made on its loan/lease portfolio, and on the regular monthly payments on its securities portfolio.
At September 30, 2022, the subsidiary banks had 28 lines of credit totaling $498.6 million, of which $27.8 million was secured and $470.8 million was uninsured. At September 30, 2022, the Company had $413.6 million of the $498.6 million available.
At December 31, 2021, the subsidiary banks had 31 lines of credit totaling $517.7 million, of which $61.7 million was secured and $456.0 million was unsecured. At December 31, 2021, the full $517.7 million was available.
The Company has emphasized growing the number and amount of lines of credit in an effort to strengthen this contingent source of liquidity. Additionally, the Company maintains a $50.0 million secured revolving credit note with a variable interest rate and a maturity of June 30, 2023. At September 30, 2022, the full $50.0 million was available.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $616.7 million in average correspondent banking deposits spread over 187 relationships. While the Company believes that these funds are relatively stable, there is the potential for large fluctuations that can impact liquidity. Seasonality and the liquidity needs of these correspondent banks can impact balances. Management closely monitors these fluctuations and runs stress scenarios to measure the impact on liquidity and interest rate risk with various levels of correspondent deposit run-off.
Investing activities used cash of $404.4. million during the first nine months of 2022, compared to $330.5 million for the same period of 2021. The net decrease in interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions was $49.6 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to a net decrease of $22.8 million for the same period of 2021. Proceeds from calls, maturities, and paydowns of securities were $57.9 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $131.1 million for the same period of 2021. Purchases of securities used cash of $173.3 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $151.7 million for the same period of 2021. Proceeds from sales of securities were $111.4 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $23.8 million for the first nine months of 2021. The net increase in loans/leases used cash of $524.9 million for the first nine months of 2022 compared to $353.6 million for the same period of 2021.
Financing activities provided cash of $376.6 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $262.2 million for same period of 2021. Net decreases in deposits totaled $58.3 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to net increases in deposits of $272.7 million for the same period of 2021. During the first nine months of 2022, the Company's short-term borrowings increased $81.4 million, compared to a decrease in short-term borrowings of $3.8 million for the same period of 2021. There were no long-term FHLB advances during the first nine months of 2022 and 2021. There were no maturities and principal payments on FHLB term advances in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021. Net increase in overnight advances totaled $320.0 million for the first nine months of 2022. Prepayment of FHLB advances totaled $16.0 million in the first nine months of 2022. In the first nine months of 2021, the Company increased overnight FHLB advances by $15.0 million. Proceeds from subordinated notes totaled $100.0 million in the first nine months of 2022. Prepayment
of subordinated notes totaled $5.0 million during the first nine months of 2021. Repurchase and cancellation of shares totaled $47.9 million in the first nine months of 2022, as compared to $14.2 million in the first nine months of 2021.
Total cash provided by operating activities was $76.6 million for the first nine months of 2022, compared to $64.3 million for the same period of 2021.
Throughout its history, the Company has secured additional capital through various sources, including the issuance of common and preferred stock, as well as trust preferred securities and, most recently, subordinated notes.
The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company and subsidiary banks' financial statements. Refer to Note 11 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding regulatory capital.
SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document (including information incorporated by reference) contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements, within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company's management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “bode,” “predict,” “suggest,” “project,” “appear,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “likely,” or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.
The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, the following:
These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. For a discussion of the factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, see the “Risk Factors” section included under Item 1A of Part I of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company, like other financial institutions, is subject to direct and indirect market risk. Direct market risk exists from changes in interest rates. The Company's net income is dependent on its net interest income. Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice on a different basis than interest-earning assets. When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net interest income.
In an attempt to manage the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates, management monitors the Company's interest rate risk. Each subsidiary bank has an asset/liability management committee of the board of directors that meets quarterly to review the bank's interest rate risk position and profitability, and to make or recommend adjustments for consideration by the full board of each bank.
Internal asset/liability management teams consisting of members of the subsidiary banks' management meet weekly to manage the mix of assets and liabilities to maximize earnings and liquidity and minimize interest rate and other risks. Management also reviews the subsidiary banks' securities portfolios, formulates investment strategies, and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions to assure attainment of the board's objectives in an effective manner. Notwithstanding the Company's interest rate risk management activities, the potential for changing interest rates is an uncertainty that can have an adverse effect on net income.
In adjusting the Company's asset/liability position, the board of directors and management attempt to manage the Company's interest rate risk while maintaining or enhancing net interest margins. At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long-term and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the board of directors and management may decide to increase the Company's interest rate risk position somewhat in order to increase its net interest margin. The Company's results of operations and net portfolio values remain vulnerable to increases in interest rates and to fluctuations in the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates.
One method used to quantify interest rate risk is a short-term earnings at risk summary, which is a detailed and dynamic simulation model used to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes. This simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and interest expense paid on all interest sensitive assets and liabilities reflected on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. This sensitivity analysis demonstrates net interest income exposure annually over a five-year horizon, assuming no balance sheet growth, no balance sheet mix change, and various interest rate scenarios including no change in rates; 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis point upward shifts; and a 100 and 200 basis point downward shifts in interest rates, where interest-bearing assets and liabilities reprice at their earliest possible repricing date.
The model assumes parallel and pro rata shifts in interest rates over a twelve-month period for the 200 basis point upward shift and 100 and 200 basis point downward shifts. For the 400 basis point upward shift, the model assumes a parallel and pro rata shift in interest rates over a twenty-four month period.
Further, in recent years, the Company added additional interest rate scenarios where interest rates experience a parallel and instantaneous shift (“shock”) upward of 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis points and a parallel and instantaneous shock downward of 100 and 200 basis points. The Company will run additional interest rate scenarios on an as-needed basis.
The asset/liability management committees of the subsidiary bank boards of directors have established policy limits of a 10% decline in net interest income for the 200 basis point upward parallel shift and the 100 basis point downward parallel shift. For the 300 basis point upward shock, the established policy limit is a 25% decline in net interest income. The increased policy limit is appropriate as the shock scenario is extreme and unlikely and warrants a higher limit than the more realistic and traditional parallel/pro-rata shift scenarios.
Application of the simulation model analysis for select interest rate scenarios at the most recent quarter-end available is presented in the following table:
NET INTEREST INCOME EXPOSURE in YEAR 1
INTEREST RATE SCENARIO
POLICY LIMIT
100 basis point downward shift
200 basis point upward shift
3.1
2.5
300 basis point upward shock
(30.0)
11.6
10.3
Despite the shift in model results to a more neutral position, the Company remains moderately asset sensitive. Management is conservative with the repricing assumptions on loans and deposits. For example, management does not model any delay in deposit betas despite historical experience and practice of delays in deposit betas. Finally, management models a variety of scenarios including some that stress key assumptions to help capture and isolate the impact of the management’s more conservative approach to the assumptions in the base model.
The simulation is within the board-established policy limits for all three scenarios. Additionally, for all of the various interest rate scenarios modeled and measured by management (as described above), the results at September 30, 2022 were within established risk tolerances as established by policy or by best practice (if the interest rate scenario didn't have a specific policy limit).
Interest rate risk is considered to be one of the most significant market risks affecting the Company. For that reason, the Company engages the assistance of a national consulting firm and its risk management system to monitor and control the Company's interest rate risk exposure. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company's business activities.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 30, 2022. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed and submitted under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no significant changes to the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.
Item 1A Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1.A, “Risk Factors”, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Please refer to that section of the Company’s Form 10-K for disclosures regarding the risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business.
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On May 19, 2022, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time as the Company deems appropriate, up to 1,500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, or approximately 10% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2021. All shares repurchased under the share repurchase program during the third quarter were retired.
Total number of shares
Maximum number
purchased as part of
of shares that may yet
Total number of
Average price
publicly announced
be purchased under
Period
shares purchased
paid per share
plans or programs
the plans or programs
July 1-31, 2022
190,000
55.18
1,035,915
August 1-31, 2022
September 1-30, 2022
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
Item 5 Other Information
Item 6 Exhibits
4.1
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company, none of which authorize a total amount of indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have not been filed as exhibits. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any of these agreements to the SEC upon request.
10.1
Form of Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 18, 2022, by and among the Company and the purchasers identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2022.
10.2
Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 18, 2022, by and among the Company and the purchasers identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2022.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101
Inline XBRL Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
104
Inline XBRL cover page interactive data file pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T for the interactive data files referenced in Exhibit 101.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
Date
November 8, 2022
/s/ Larry J. Helling
Larry J. Helling
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Todd A. Gipple
Todd A. Gipple, President
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Nick W. Anderson
Nick W. Anderson
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)