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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2023
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 001-39325
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
1051 East Cary Street
Suite 1200
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(804) 633-5031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.33 per share
AUB
The New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/400th Interest in a Share of 6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A
AUB.PRA
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 27, 2023 was 74,994,600.
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ITEM
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022 (audited)
2
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
8
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
51
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
52
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
76
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
78
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
80
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
81
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
83
Glossary of Acronyms and Defined Terms
In this Form 10-Q, unless the context suggests otherwise, the terms “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Atlantic Union Bank.
2022 Form 10-K
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022
ACL
Allowance for credit losses
AFS
Available for sale
ALLL
Allowance for loan and lease losses, a component of ACL
AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
the Bank
Atlantic Union Bank
BOLI
Bank-owned life insurance
bps
Basis points
BTFP
Bank Term Funding Program
CECL
Current expected credit losses
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
the Company
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries
depositary shares
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of the Company’s Series A preferred stock, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share of Series A preferred stock (equivalent to $25 per depositary share)
DHFB
Dixon, Hubard, Feinour & Brown, Inc.
EPS
Earnings per common share
Exchange Act
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FRB
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
FHLMC
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNB
FNB Corporation
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee
FTE
Fully taxable equivalent
FR Y9-C
Consolidated financial statements for a U.S. bank holding company, a savings and loan holding company, a U.S. intermediate holding company, and a securities holding company
GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
HTM
Held to maturity
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange Data Services
LHFI
Loans held for investment
LHFS
Loans held for sale
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
MBS
Mortgage-Backed Securities
MFC
Middleburg Financial Corporation
NPA
Nonperforming assets
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
OCI
Other comprehensive (loss) income
OREO
Other real estate owned
PD/LGD
Probability of default/loss given default
ROU asset
Right of Use Asset
RPAs
Risk Participation Agreements
SBA
Small Business Administration
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Series A preferred stock
6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $10.00 per share
SOFR
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
TLM
Troubled loan modification
TDR
Troubled debt restructuring
VFG
Virginia Financial Group, Inc.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
March 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
(unaudited)
(audited)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks
$
187,106
216,384
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
184,371
102,107
Federal funds sold
719
1,457
Total cash and cash equivalents
372,196
319,948
Securities available for sale, at fair value
2,252,365
2,741,816
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value
855,418
847,732
Restricted stock, at cost
87,616
120,213
14,213
3,936
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs
14,584,280
14,449,142
Less: allowance for loan and lease losses
116,512
110,768
Total loans held for investment, net
14,467,768
14,338,374
Premises and equipment, net
116,466
118,243
Goodwill
925,211
Amortizable intangibles, net
24,482
26,761
Bank owned life insurance
443,537
440,656
Other assets
544,098
578,248
Total assets
20,103,370
20,461,138
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
4,578,009
4,883,239
Interest-bearing deposits
11,877,901
11,048,438
Total deposits
16,455,910
15,931,677
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
163,760
142,837
Other short-term borrowings
245,000
1,176,000
Long-term borrowings
390,150
389,863
Other liabilities
408,314
448,024
Total liabilities
17,663,134
18,088,401
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $10.00 par value
173
Common stock, $1.33 par value
99,072
98,873
Additional paid-in capital
1,773,118
1,772,440
Retained earnings
929,806
919,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(361,933)
(418,286)
Total stockholders' equity
2,440,236
2,372,737
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Common shares outstanding
74,989,228
74,712,622
Common shares authorized
200,000,000
Preferred shares outstanding
17,250
Preferred shares authorized
500,000
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans
189,992
114,200
Interest on deposits in other banks
1,493
131
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable
16,753
13,666
Nontaxable
9,308
10,459
Total interest and dividend income
217,546
138,456
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits
51,834
4,483
Interest on short-term borrowings
7,563
21
Interest on long-term borrowings
4,706
3,021
Total interest expense
64,103
7,525
Net interest income
153,443
130,931
Provision for credit losses
11,850
2,800
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
141,593
128,131
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
7,902
7,596
Other service charges, commissions and fees
1,746
1,655
Interchange fees
2,325
1,810
Fiduciary and asset management fees
4,262
7,255
Mortgage banking income
854
3,117
Loss on sale of securities
(13,400)
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Bank owned life insurance income
2,828
2,697
Loan-related interest rate swap fees
1,439
3,860
Other operating income
1,672
2,163
Total noninterest income
9,628
30,153
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and benefits
60,529
58,298
Occupancy expenses
6,356
6,883
Furniture and equipment expenses
3,752
3,597
Technology and data processing
8,142
7,796
Professional services
3,413
4,090
Marketing and advertising expense
2,351
FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance
3,899
2,485
Franchise and other taxes
4,498
4,499
Loan-related expenses
1,552
1,776
Amortization of intangible assets
2,279
3,039
Other expenses
11,503
10,695
Total noninterest expenses
108,274
105,321
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
42,947
52,963
Income tax expense
7,294
9,273
Net income
35,653
43,690
Dividends on preferred stock
2,967
Net income available to common shareholders
32,686
40,723
Basic earnings per common share
0.44
0.54
Diluted earnings per common share
Dividends declared per common share
0.30
0.28
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding
74,832,141
75,544,644
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
74,835,514
75,556,127
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges:
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges (net of tax, $3,645 and $6,197 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)
13,714
(23,313)
AFS securities:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period (net of tax, $8,525 and $49,700 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)
32,068
(186,967)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax, $2,814 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) (1)
10,586
HTM securities:
Reclassification adjustment for accretion of unrealized gain on AFS securities transferred to HTM (net of tax, $1 and $1 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) (2)
(3)
(5)
Bank owned life insurance:
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period
10
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (3)
(22)
167
56,353
(210,118)
Comprehensive income (loss)
92,006
(166,428)
(1) The gross amounts reclassified into earnings are reported as "Other operating income" on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income with the corresponding income tax effect being reflected as a component of income tax expense.
(2) The gross amounts reclassified into earnings are reported within interest income on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income with the corresponding income tax effect being reflected as a component of income tax expense.
(3) Reclassifications in earnings are reported in "Salaries and benefits" expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common
Preferred
Paid-In
Retained
Comprehensive
Stock
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Total
Balance - December 31, 2022
Net Income
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $14,983)
Dividends on common stock ($0.30 per share)
(22,417)
Dividends on preferred stock ($171.88 per share)
(2,967)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans, stock issuance for services rendered, and vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes (149,684 shares)
199
(1,654)
(1,455)
Stock-based compensation expense
2,332
Balance - March 31, 2023
Balance - December 31, 2021
100,101
1,807,368
783,794
18,635
2,710,071
Other comprehensive loss (net of taxes of $49,701)
Dividends on common stock ($0.28 per share)
(21,163)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (629,691 shares)
(837)
(24,181)
(25,018)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans, stock issuance for services rendered, and vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes (291,723 shares)
387
1,044
1,431
2,409
Balance - March 31, 2022
99,651
1,786,640
803,354
(191,483)
2,498,335
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of premises and equipment
3,427
3,599
Writedown of ROU assets, foreclosed properties and equipment
112
4,570
Amortization, net
6,417
8,619
Amortization related to acquisitions, net
1,288
875
Losses on securities transactions
13,400
BOLI income
(2,828)
(2,697)
Originations and purchases of LHFS
(286,526)
(91,957)
Proceeds from sales of LHFS
283,316
91,434
Stock-based compensation expenses
Issuance of common stock for services
187
217
Net decrease in other assets
18,840
46,434
Net (decrease) increase in other liabilities
(27,901)
1,454
Net cash provided by operating activities
59,567
111,447
Investing activities:
Purchases of AFS securities, restricted stock, and other investments
(45,633)
(62,773)
Purchases of HTM securities
(13,826)
(130,533)
Proceeds from sales of AFS securities and restricted stock
558,466
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of AFS securities
47,338
109,974
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of HTM securities
5,218
550
Net increase in LHFI
(145,260)
(258,502)
Net increase in premises and equipment
(1,624)
(797)
Proceeds from BOLI settlements
353
2,068
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties and former bank premises
533
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
405,565
(340,013)
Financing activities:
Net (decrease) increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
(305,230)
162,739
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits
829,449
(289,594)
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
(910,077)
(2,843)
Cash dividends paid - common stock
Cash dividends paid - preferred stock
Repurchase of common stock
Issuance of common stock
474
3,804
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes
(2,116)
(2,590)
Net cash used in financing activities
(412,884)
(177,632)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
52,248
(406,198)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period
802,501
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period
396,303
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest
58,678
5,393
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Transfer from LHFI to LHFS
7,087
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The Company
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (NYSE: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank had 109 branches and approximately 125 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina as of March 31, 2023. Certain non-bank financial services affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Atlantic Union Equipment Finance, Inc., which provides equipment financing; Atlantic Union Financial Consultants, LLC, which provides brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements; however, in the opinion of management all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other period.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-01 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging - Portfolio Layer Method to allow nonprepayable financial assets to be included in a closed portfolio hedge using the portfolio layer method and to allow multiple hedged layers to be designated for a single closed portfolio of financial assets or one or more beneficial interests secured by a portfolio of financial instruments. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU No. 2022-01 effective January 1, 2023 and concluded that it did not have significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-02 Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for TDRs by creditors and instead requires that an entity evaluate whether a loan modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan, consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications. The amendment also introduces new disclosure requirements for modifications to loans made to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty in the form of principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, term extensions, or other-than-insignificant payment delays. The Company refers to these modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as Troubled Loan Modifications, or TLMs. In addition, the amendments require that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the amendments of ASU 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis. See below in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for discussion of the Company’s accounting policy for Loan Modifications and Note 3 “Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for more information.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASC 848, Reference Rate Reform. This guidance provides temporary, optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform associated with the LIBOR transition. LIBOR and other interbank offered rates are widely used benchmark or reference rates that have been used in the valuation of loans, derivatives, and other financial contracts. ASC 848 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. ASC 848 is intended to help stakeholders during the global market-wide reference rate transition period. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024 and can be adopted at an instrument level. The Company has elected the practical expedients provided in ASC 848 related to (1) accounting for contract modifications on its loans and securities tied to LIBOR and (2) asserting probability of the hedged item occurring, regardless of any expected modification in terms related to reference rate reform for the newly executed cash flow hedges. The Company
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may incorporate other components of ASC 848 at a later date. This amendment did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Loan Modifications
The Company evaluates all loan modifications according to the accounting guidance for loan refinancing and restructuring to determine whether the modification should be accounted for as a new loan or a continuation of the existing loan. If the modification meets the criteria to be accounted for as a new loan, any deferred fees and costs remaining prior to the modification are recognized in income and any new deferred fees and costs are recorded on the loan as part of the modification. If the modification does not meet the criteria to be accounted for as a new loan, any new deferred fees and costs resulting from the modification are added to the existing amortized cost basis of the loan.
The Company adopted the accounting guidance in ASU No. 2022-02 on January 1, 2023 that eliminates the recognition and measurement of TDRs. Upon adoption of this guidance, the Company no longer applies its TDR accounting policy and instead accounts for modifications in accordance with its loan modifications policy stated in the preceding paragraph. For the Company’s policy for accounting for TDRs prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2022-02, see Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company refers to modifications to loans where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification is in the form of principal forgiveness, interest rate reductions, term extensions, other-than-insignificant payment delays, or a combination of the above modifications, as troubled loan modifications, or TLMs. The Company accounts for TLMs consistently with its accounting policy for accounting for loan modifications. The ALLL on TLMs is measured using the same method as all other LHFI. Refer to Note 3 “Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional disclosures related to TLMs.
Accrued Interest Receivable
The Company has elected to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis in its determination of the ALLL, as well as the ACL reserve for securities. Accrued interest receivable totaled $60.7 million and $58.9 million on LHFI, $6.8 million and $8.6 million on HTM securities, and $9.4 million and $14.2 million on AFS securities at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is included in “Other assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s policy is to write off accrued interest receivable through reversal of interest income when it becomes probable the Company will not be able to collect the accrued interest. For the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, accrued interest receivable write offs were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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2. SECURITIES
Available for Sale
The Company’s AFS investment portfolio is generally highly-rated or agency backed. All AFS securities were current with no securities past due or on non-accrual as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of March 31, 2023 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Amortized
Gross Unrealized
Estimated
Cost
Gains
(Losses)
Fair Value
March 31, 2023
U.S. government and agency securities
69,474
(6,900)
62,574
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
650,328
20
(127,251)
523,097
Corporate and other bonds (1)
171,899
(19,893)
152,006
Commercial MBS
Agency
220,617
156
(37,729)
183,044
Non-agency
80,239
(2,636)
77,603
Total commercial MBS
300,856
(40,365)
260,647
Residential MBS
1,394,464
57
(207,355)
1,187,166
71,552
(6,358)
65,194
Total residential MBS
1,466,016
(213,713)
1,252,360
Other securities
1,681
Total AFS securities
2,660,254
233
(408,122)
(1) Other bonds include asset-backed securities.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2022
70,196
(8,253)
61,943
959,999
137
(152,701)
807,435
243,979
(17,599)
226,380
250,186
75
(39,268)
210,993
99,412
(4,244)
95,168
349,598
(43,512)
306,161
1,510,110
(233,961)
1,276,230
68,815
(6,812)
62,003
1,578,925
(240,773)
1,338,233
1,664
3,204,361
293
(462,838)
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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s AFS securities with unrealized losses. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (dollars in thousands).
Less than 12 months
More than 12 months
Fair
Unrealized
Value
Losses
Value(2)
62,541
25,482
(1,225)
490,011
(126,026)
515,493
Corporate and other bonds(1)
62,443
(3,586)
87,163
(16,307)
149,606
21,945
(3,119)
150,711
(34,610)
172,656
228,314
(37,246)
250,259
110,848
(5,385)
1,061,695
(201,971)
1,172,543
(207,356)
14,615
(138)
50,580
(6,219)
65,195
(6,357)
125,463
(5,523)
1,112,275
(208,190)
1,237,738
235,333
(13,453)
1,980,304
(394,669)
2,215,637
2,594
(166)
59,269
(8,087)
61,863
588,668
(86,895)
187,375
(65,806)
776,043
206,861
(15,019)
17,121
(2,580)
223,982
73,362
(7,024)
127,193
(32,244)
200,555
66,618
(2,231)
28,550
(2,013)
139,980
(9,255)
155,743
(34,257)
295,723
328,590
(27,769)
929,581
(206,192)
1,258,171
18,939
(1,288)
43,064
(5,524)
347,529
(29,057)
972,645
(211,716)
1,320,174
1,285,632
(140,392)
1,392,153
(322,446)
2,677,785
(2) Comprised of 752 and 363 individual securities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The Company has evaluated AFS securities in an unrealized loss position for credit related impairment at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and concluded no impairment existed based on several factors which included: (1) the majority of these securities are of high credit quality, (2) unrealized losses are primarily the result of market volatility and increases in market interest rates, (3) the contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer(s) to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment, (4) issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments, and (5) the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis.
Additionally, the majority of the Company’s MBS are issued by FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA and do not have credit risk given the implicit and explicit government guarantees associated with these agencies. In addition, the non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities generally received a 20% simplified supervisory formula approach rating.
In the first quarter of 2023, the Company executed a balance sheet repositioning strategy and sold AFS securities with a total book value of $505.7 million at a pre-tax loss of $13.4 million and used the net proceeds to reduce existing high costing FHLB borrowings. The deleverage strategy provides the Company with improved liquidity, enhanced tangible common equity, and additional run rate earnings.
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The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of AFS securities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Due in one year or less
52,594
51,912
42,447
41,735
Due after one year through five years
122,772
113,380
158,063
152,523
Due after five years through ten years
204,347
180,610
343,303
312,935
Due after ten years
2,280,541
1,906,463
2,660,548
2,234,623
Refer to Note 7 "Commitments and Contingencies" within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for information regarding the estimated fair value of AFS securities that were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as permitted or required by law as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Held to Maturity
The Company’s HTM investment portfolio primarily consists of highly-rated municipal securities. The Company’s HTM securities were all current, with no securities past due or on non-accrual at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The Company reports HTM securities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at carrying value. Carrying value is amortized cost, which includes any unamortized unrealized gains and losses recognized in AOCI prior to reclassifying the securities from AFS securities to HTM securities.
The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of March 31, 2023 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Carrying
684
(50)
634
702,749
6,078
(26,903)
681,924
5,033
(37)
4,996
28,925
(4,953)
23,972
27,068
(224)
26,901
55,993
(5,177)
50,873
42,302
(5,606)
36,696
48,657
(732)
47,976
90,959
(6,338)
84,672
Total HTM securities
6,186
(38,505)
823,099
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The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
687
(56)
631
705,990
2,218
(35,957)
672,251
5,159
(10)
5,149
29,025
(4,873)
24,152
13,736
(126)
13,610
42,761
(4,999)
37,762
42,699
(6,427)
36,272
50,436
(614)
49,822
93,135
(7,041)
86,094
(48,063)
801,887
Credit Quality Indicators & Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM
For HTM securities, the Company evaluates the credit risk of its securities on at least a quarterly basis. The Company estimates expected credit losses on HTM debt securities on an individual basis based on the PD/LGD methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. The Company’s HTM securities ACL was insignificant at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s HTM portfolio are security type and credit rating, which is influenced by a number of factors including obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, and others. The majority of the Company’s HTM securities with credit risk are obligations of states and political subdivisions.
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The following table presents the amortized cost of HTM securities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 by security type and credit rating (dollars in thousands):
U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations of states and political
Corporate and other
Mortgage-backed
Total HTM
securities
subdivisions
bonds
Credit Rating:
AAA/AA/A
701,567
10,211
711,778
BBB/BB/B
1,182
Not Rated - Agency(1)
71,227
71,911
Not Rated - Non-Agency(2)
65,514
70,547
146,952
704,803
2,702
707,505
1,187
71,725
72,412
61,469
66,628
135,896
(1) Generally considered not to have credit risk given the government guarantees associated with these agencies.
(2) Non-agency mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities have limited credit risk, supported by most receiving a 20% simplified supervisory formula approach rating.
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of HTM securities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
2,051
2,044
2,010
2,006
36,675
36,745
35,044
35,014
28,128
28,355
19,941
20,239
788,564
755,955
790,737
744,628
Refer to Note 7 "Commitments and Contingencies" within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for information regarding the estimated fair value of HTM securities that were pledged to secure public deposits as permitted or required by law as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Restricted Stock, at cost
Due to restrictions placed upon the Bank’s common stock investment in the FRB and the FHLB, these securities have been classified as restricted equity securities and carried at cost. These restricted securities are not subject to the investment security classifications and are included as a separate line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, restricted stock consists of FRB stock in the amount of $67.0 million, respectively, and FHLB stock in the amount of $20.6 million and $53.2 million, respectively.
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Realized Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on and the proceeds from the sale of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):
March 31, 2022
Realized (losses) gains(1):
Gross realized gains
1,346
Gross realized losses
(14,746)
Net realized losses
Proceeds from sales of securities
(1) Includes (losses) gains on sales and calls of securities.
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3. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company transferred a nonaccrual commercial real estate loan, totaling $7.1 million, from LHFI to LHFS. The following tables exclude LHFS.
The Company’s LHFI are stated at their face amount, net of deferred fees and costs, and consisted of the following at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Construction and Land Development
1,179,872
1,101,260
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
1,956,585
1,982,608
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
3,968,085
3,996,130
Multifamily Real Estate
822,006
802,923
Commercial & Industrial
3,082,478
2,983,349
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
522,760
538,063
Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
974,511
940,275
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
589,791
585,184
Auto
600,658
592,976
Consumer
145,090
152,545
Other Commercial
742,444
773,829
Total LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs(1)
Allowance for loan and lease losses
(116,512)
(110,768)
Total LHFI, net
(1) Total loans included unamortized premiums and discounts, and unamortized deferred fees and costs totaling $47.3 million and $50.4 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The following table shows the aging of the Company’s LHFI portfolio, by class, at March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
Greater than
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
90 Days and
Current
Past Due
still Accruing
Nonaccrual
Total Loans
1,178,445
815
249
363
1,945,229
2,251
798
2,133
6,174
3,965,520
1,032
1,481
3,075,988
981
61
633
4,815
518,951
1,399
271
232
1,907
951,375
11,579
158
859
10,540
582,123
1,384
1,069
1,766
3,449
597,853
2,026
295
347
144,476
176
742,378
66
Total LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs
14,524,344
20,782
7,244
29,082
% of total loans
99.59
%
0.14
0.02
0.05
0.20
100.00
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The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
1,099,555
1,253
45
100
307
1,970,323
2,305
635
2,167
7,178
3,993,091
1,121
48
607
1,263
801,694
1,229
2,980,008
824
174
459
1,884
534,653
1,231
275
1,904
919,833
5,951
1,690
1,955
10,846
577,993
1,843
511
3,453
589,235
2,747
450
344
200
151,958
351
125
108
773,738
91
14,392,081
18,855
3,678
7,490
27,038
99.60
0.13
0.03
0.19
The following table shows the Company’s amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days and still accruing as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
Nonaccrual With No ALLL
90 Days Past due and still Accruing
3,451
2,647
Total LHFI
6,098
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The following table shows the Company’s amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days and still accruing as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
908
1
909
There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. See Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s policies for nonaccrual loans.
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Troubled Loan Modifications
The Company adopted ASU 2022-02 effective January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis. See Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for information on the Company’s accounting policy for loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and how the Company defines TLMs.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had TLMs with an amortized cost basis of $20.5 million with an estimated $296,000 of allowance for those loans. As of March 31, 2023, unfunded commitments on loans modified and designated as TLMs since January 1, 2023 totaled $4.4 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the change in the recorded investment in TLMs due to modifications was not significant.
The following table shows by class and modification type, the amortized cost basis of TLMs as of March 31, 2023 since January 1, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
As of March 31, 2023
Amortized Cost
% of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Term Extension
1,344
0.11
18,792
0.47
168
Total Term Extension
20,304
Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
237
Total Combination - Term Extension and Interest Rate Reduction
20,541
The following table describes the financial effects of TLMs on a weighted average basis for TLMs within that loan type for the quarter ended March 31, 2023:
Loan Type
Financial Effect
Added a weighted-average 0.5 years to the life of loans.
Added a weighted-average 18.2 years to the life of loans.
Added a weighted-average 20.7 years to the life of loans and changed interest rate from variable to fixed rates, which reduced the weighted average contractual interest rate from 7.5% to 7.4%.
The Company considers a default of a TLM to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the modification or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not have any significant loans either individually or in the aggregate that went into default that have been modified and designated as TLMs.
The Company monitors the performance of TLMs in order to determine the effectiveness of the modifications. As of March 31, 2023, no loans that have been modified and designated as TLMs are past due.
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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
ALLL on the loan portfolio is a material estimate for the Company. The Company estimates its ALLL on its loan portfolio on a quarterly basis. The Company models the ALLL using two primary segments, Commercial and Consumer. Each loan segment is further disaggregated into classes based on similar risk characteristics. The Company has identified the following classes within each loan segment:
The following tables show the ALLL activity by loan segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Commercial
Balance at beginning of period
82,753
28,015
77,902
21,885
99,787
Loans charged-off
(5,007)
(719)
(5,726)
(759)
(750)
(1,509)
Recoveries credited to allowance
515
652
1,167
726
787
1,513
Provision charged to operations
9,825
478
10,303
1,902
898
Balance at end of period
88,086
28,426
79,771
22,820
102,591
The increase in net charge offs at March 31, 2023 compared to March 31, 2022 is primarily due to charge-offs associated with two commercial loans.
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Credit Quality Indicators
The Company’s primary credit quality indicator for the Commercial segment is risk rating categories of Pass, Watch, Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful. The primary credit quality indicator for the Consumer segment is delinquency bands of Current, 30-59, 60-89, 90+, and Nonaccrual. See Note 3 “Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s policies for further information on the Company’s credit quality indicators.
Commercial Loans
The table below details the amortized cost and gross writeoffs of the classes of loans within the Commercial segment by risk level and year of origination as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
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Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
2021
2020
2019
Prior
Revolving Loans
Pass
56,060
431,758
461,280
93,920
17,082
52,347
33,793
1,146,240
Watch
277
21,347
325
1,025
22,974
Special Mention
3,029
628
1,350
149
5,156
Substandard
1,249
2,605
39
209
1,400
5,502
Total Construction and Land Development
436,313
485,860
93,959
17,616
56,122
33,942
Current period gross writeoff
21,667
248,670
206,053
252,784
277,820
829,793
25,356
1,862,143
1,050
624
3,377
8,201
37,841
892
51,985
255
469
434
9,145
546
10,849
226
2,565
4,259
24,558
31,608
Total Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
21,893
249,720
209,497
256,630
290,714
901,337
26,794
57,700
506,109
668,543
381,043
515,413
1,647,468
37,429
3,813,705
12,234
6,464
74,783
93,489
2,151
19,369
9,294
30,814
231
6,005
23,841
30,077
Total Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
506,340
670,694
393,277
547,251
1,755,386
37,437
(2,941)
213,690
825,599
508,969
240,528
150,660
187,067
824,112
2,950,625
810
586
13,416
23,323
4,212
11,927
54,274
432
212
6,921
1,662
45,138
55,711
135
490
111
3,266
3,988
13,878
21,868
Total Commercial & Industrial
826,976
510,257
260,976
178,595
196,929
895,055
(1,281)
1,193
116,785
110,179
203,176
46,976
278,186
60,282
816,777
348
1,000
1,348
3,795
86
3,881
Total Multifamily Real Estate
51,119
279,272
55,830
86,098
75,639
49,757
230,887
616
504,905
50
840
7,305
8,840
2,503
627
1,585
632
3,369
299
6,512
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
6,128
86,725
77,757
51,229
244,064
1,027
1,965
195,697
197,300
140,029
120,288
69,752
8,385
733,416
102
4,995
3,857
8,962
Total Other Commercial
2,067
200,692
120,296
73,609
8,451
(775)
Total Commercial
358,353
2,380,448
2,238,422
1,387,119
1,177,996
3,295,500
989,973
11,827,811
152
7,132
22,557
29,560
39,509
130,023
12,939
241,872
3,461
3,246
7,390
24,944
24,040
45,833
108,914
1,615
6,287
1,735
14,371
57,156
14,243
95,633
358,731
2,392,656
2,270,512
1,425,804
1,256,820
3,506,719
1,062,988
12,274,230
Total current period gross writeoff
(3,726)
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The table below details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Commercial segment by risk level and year of origination as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
2018
357,688
499,738
107,559
17,191
33,801
36,335
34,345
1,086,657
242
1,637
115
1,669
3,663
2,843
411
93
3,347
1,254
3,148
40
211
1,345
1,595
7,593
362,027
504,934
107,599
17,402
35,261
39,692
258,953
215,414
257,740
282,110
228,410
624,238
17,190
1,884,055
1,060
2,437
9,567
9,736
31,331
916
55,223
256
1,332
18,766
132
20,579
4,728
1,591
12,979
414
22,751
260,013
218,411
260,651
296,498
241,069
687,314
18,652
496,079
661,977
385,084
517,834
373,126
1,389,507
34,804
3,858,411
2,091
11,915
19,550
20,683
56,392
25,578
702
7,381
33,893
10,460
3,083
29,012
4,879
47,434
496,311
664,128
397,635
558,410
422,390
1,422,450
34,806
849,547
536,982
262,093
182,263
67,648
120,326
846,059
2,864,918
1,305
18,682
5,039
12,843
1,984
41,836
83,088
222
393
2,145
354
1,773
12,380
17,267
94
513
2,911
1,449
1,339
11,658
18,076
851,040
539,022
281,280
192,358
82,294
125,422
911,933
111,798
90,952
204,159
47,240
59,883
231,745
52,025
797,802
350
442
416
1,208
3,826
87
3,913
51,416
60,325
232,248
58,534
86,881
77,110
50,721
38,090
199,783
803
511,922
500
539
852
1,532
5,378
113
8,914
7,771
582
2,630
11,077
463
473
2,883
6,150
59,034
87,513
79,143
59,807
40,677
210,674
1,215
197,454
211,438
149,567
119,795
3,522
69,243
14,177
765,196
5,095
12
3,435
8,542
202,549
119,807
72,678
14,268
2,330,053
2,303,382
1,443,312
1,217,154
804,480
2,671,177
999,403
11,768,961
8,296
5,269
23,749
27,735
44,218
64,896
42,867
217,030
3,075
889
487
39,413
2,970
30,730
12,512
90,076
6,858
12,486
11,396
33,870
23,675
12,462
102,095
2,342,772
2,316,398
1,480,034
1,295,698
885,538
2,790,478
1,067,244
12,178,162
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Consumer Loans
The following table details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Consumer segment based on their delinquency status and year of origination as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
32,610
221,919
268,051
158,016
34,748
236,018
13
30-59 Days Past Due
648
1,730
2,532
127
6,542
60-89 Days Past Due
63
95
90+ Days Past Due
585
306
9,649
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
222,567
270,366
160,548
35,244
253,163
(29)
10,726
63,001
13,036
4,837
1,451
1,223
487,849
14
1,370
138
931
29
1,737
54
3,159
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
63,240
13,185
4,891
1,252
495,046
54,750
270,291
142,237
73,589
38,687
18,299
595
356
274
177
103
22
33
98
72
Total Auto
271,193
143,040
74,111
39,064
18,500
(135)
(32)
(69)
(49)
(317)
5,082
32,914
14,495
10,178
21,327
31,412
29,068
42
58
101
35
31
67
36
49
17
Total Consumer
33,074
14,611
10,210
21,475
31,557
29,081
(182)
(12)
(117)
(40)
(373)
103,168
588,125
437,819
246,620
96,213
286,952
516,930
2,275,827
1,362
2,367
2,898
6,820
1,378
15,284
259
134
85
153
933
1,698
143
73
25
896
1,740
2,899
185
809
403
9,651
14,342
590,074
441,202
249,760
97,234
304,472
524,140
2,310,050
(54)
(251)
(61)
(178)
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The following table details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Consumer segment based on their delinquency status and year of origination as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
212,697
263,734
162,826
36,197
22,629
221,738
2,169
89
46
220
3,253
413
1,277
64
1,891
423
940
9,176
212,871
266,326
162,915
36,614
24,202
237,335
68,434
13,810
4,997
801
476
487,803
90
1,753
3,234
68,524
13,959
5,054
814
494,685
285,036
154,904
81,710
44,086
15,974
808
772
451
456
126
65
129
146
30
169
32
18
62
286,078
155,918
82,436
44,712
16,152
7,680
36,513
15,897
11,019
23,838
16,084
19,070
29,537
27
34
19
43
11
9
36,639
15,944
11,074
23,974
16,164
19,152
29,598
602,680
448,345
260,552
105,793
55,488
248,809
517,352
2,239,019
1,133
2,968
576
615
388
3,440
1,772
10,892
457
1,302
520
2,776
191
120
44
1,911
1,417
3,791
688
369
955
9,181
14,502
604,112
452,147
261,479
106,972
57,332
264,643
524,295
2,270,980
The Company did not have any significant revolving loans convert to term during the three months ended March 31, 2023 or the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02
Troubled Debt Restructurings
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had TDRs totaling $14.2 million with an estimated $739,000 of allowance for those loans. TDRs that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 were not significant.
A TDR occurs when a lender, for economic or legal reasons, grants a concession to the borrower related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, that it would not otherwise consider. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for credit losses in accordance with the Company’s ALLL methodology. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the recorded investment in TDRs prior to modifications was not materially impacted by the modifications.
The following table provides a summary, by class, of TDRs that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the applicable restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and TDRs that have been placed on nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
No. of
Recorded
Outstanding
Loans
Investment
Commitment
Performing
155
997
7,761
254
Total performing
Nonperforming
15
375
332
23
3,869
Total nonperforming
4,917
Total performing and nonperforming
14,190
The Company considers a default of a TDR to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the restructure or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any material loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default.
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4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposits, goodwill, and other intangibles arising from acquisitions. The Company has determined that core deposit intangibles have finite lives and amortizes them over their estimated useful lives. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from four years to ten years, using an accelerated method. Other amortizable intangible assets are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from four years to ten years, using various methods. The Company concluded there was no impairment to the Company’s goodwill or intangible assets as of the balance sheet date. In the normal course of business, the Company routinely monitors the impact of the changes in the financial markets and includes these assessments in the Company’s impairment process.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company made an organizational change to move certain lines of business in the wealth management division that primarily serve Wholesale Banking customers from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment. As a result, the Company re-allocated $9.6 million and $1.6 million of goodwill and intangible assets, respectively, from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment. The Company determined that there was no impairment to the Bank’s goodwill prior to or after re-allocating goodwill. The Company restated its goodwill and intangible assets segment information for the year ended December 31, 2022 based on this organizational change.
The following table presents the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets by operating segment as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Wholesale Banking
Consumer Banking
Corporate Other
639,180
286,031
Intangible assets
1,494
69
22,919
As of December 31, 2022
1,558
25,128
Refer to Note 12 “Segment Reporting and Revenue” for additional information on the Company’s reportable operating segment changes.
Amortization expense of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $2.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, the estimated remaining amortization expense of intangibles is as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
For the remaining nine months of 2023
6,239
2024
6,753
2025
5,155
2026
3,559
2027
1,986
Thereafter
790
Total estimated amortization expense
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5. LEASES
Lessor Arrangements
The Company’s lessor arrangements consist of sales-type and direct financing leases for equipment, including vehicles and machinery, with terms ranging from 14 months to 125 months. At lease inception the Company estimates the expected residual value of the leased property at the end of the lease term by considering both internal and third-party appraisals. In certain cases, the Company obtains lessee-provided residual value guarantees and third-party residual value insurance to reduce its residual asset risk. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying value of residual assets covered by residual value guarantees and residual value insurance was $45.9 million and $44.3 million, respectively. For more information on the Company’s lessor arrangements, refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
Total net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
Sales-type and direct financing leases:
Lease receivables, net of unearned income and deferred selling profit
257,643
266,380
Unguaranteed residual values, net of unearned income and deferred selling profit
15,269
15,159
Total net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases
272,912
281,539
Lessee Arrangements
The Company’s lessee arrangements consist of operating and finance leases; however, the majority of the leases have been classified as non-cancellable operating leases and are primarily for real estate leases with remaining lease terms of up to 23 years. For more information on the Company’s lessee arrangements, refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
The tables below provide information about the Company’s lessee lease portfolio and other supplemental lease information (dollars in thousands):
Operating
Finance
ROU assets
34,520
5,358
35,729
5,588
Lease liabilities
45,897
7,983
47,696
8,288
Lease Term and Discount Rate of Operating leases:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
6.70
5.83
6.80
6.08
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
2.96
1.17
2.91
(1) An incremental borrowing rate is used based on information available at commencement date of lease or at remeasurement date.
Three months ended March 31,
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating Cash Flows from Finance Leases
24
Operating Cash Flows from Operating Leases
2,812
2,891
Financing Cash Flows from Finance Leases
294
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases
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Net Operating Lease Cost
2,240
2,309
Finance Lease Cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets
230
Interest on lease liabilities
Total Lease Cost
2,494
2,566
The maturities of lessor and lessee arrangements outstanding are presented in the table below (dollars in thousands):
Lessor
Lessee
Sales-type and Direct Financing
8,243
996
66,025
10,394
1,358
55,221
8,214
1,392
43,834
5,711
1,427
33,152
4,450
1,462
38,814
14,129
1,626
Total undiscounted cash flows
286,868
51,141
8,261
Less: Adjustments (1)
29,225
5,244
278
Total (2)
(1) Lessor – unearned income and unearned guaranteed residual value; Lessee – imputed interest.
(2) Represents lease receivables for lessor arrangements and lease liabilities for lessee arrangements.
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6. BORROWINGS
Short-term Borrowings
The Company classifies all borrowings that will mature within a year from the date on which the Company enters into them as short-term borrowings. Total short-term borrowings consist primarily of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured transactions with customers and generally mature the day following the date sold, advances from the FHLB, federal funds purchased (which are secured overnight borrowings from other financial institutions), and other lines of credit.
Total short-term borrowings consist of the following as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Federal Funds Purchased
160,000
FHLB Advances
1,016,000
Total short-term borrowings
408,760
1,318,837
Average outstanding balance during the period
724,065
302,060
Average interest rate during the period
4.24
1.79
Average interest rate at end of period
4.40
3.89
The Bank maintains federal funds lines with several correspondent banks; the available balance was $1.0 billion at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company maintains an alternate line of credit at a correspondent bank; the available balance was $25.0 million at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company has certain restrictive covenants related to certain asset quality, capital, and profitability metrics associated with these lines and is in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Additionally, the Company has a collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB of up to $6.1 billion and $6.0 billion at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The remaining credit availability on the collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB was $5.9 billion and $4.9 billion at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Starting in the first quarter of 2023, the Company is eligible to borrow from the Federal Reserve's BTFP, which provides additional contingent liquidity through the pledging of certain qualifying securities. The BTFP is a one-year program ending March 11, 2024, and the Company can borrow any time during the term and can repay the obligation at any time without penalty. As of March 31, 2023, liquidity of $548.6 million was available based on the par-value of qualifying securities from BTFP. The Company did not utilize the available funds from BTFP as of March 31, 2023.
Long-term Borrowings
In connection with several previous bank acquisitions, the Company issued $58.5 million and acquired $92.0 million of trust preferred capital notes. The remaining fair value discount on all acquired trust preferred capital notes was $12.3 million and $12.5 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
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Total long-term borrowings consist of the following as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
Spread to
Principal
3-Month LIBOR
Rate (1)
Maturity
Investment (2)
Trust Preferred Capital Securities
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust I
22,500
2.75
7.94
6/17/2034
696
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust II
36,000
1.40
6.59
6/15/2036
1,114
VFG Limited Liability Trust I Indenture
20,000
2.73
7.92
3/18/2034
619
FNB Statutory Trust II Indenture
12,000
3.10
8.29
6/26/2033
372
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust I
8,000
9/17/2033
248
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust II
7,000
2.65
7.84
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust III
15,000
1.50
6.69
5/30/2036
464
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust IV
25,000
1.55
6.74
7/30/2037
774
MFC Capital Trust II
5,000
2.85
8.04
1/23/2034
Total Trust Preferred Capital Securities
150,500
4,659
Subordinated Debt(3)(4)
2031 Subordinated Debt
250,000
2.875
12/15/2031
Total Subordinated Debt(5)
Fair Value Discount(6)
(15,009)
Investment in Trust Preferred Capital Securities
Total Long-term Borrowings
(1) Rate as of March 31, 2023. Calculated using non-rounded numbers.
(2) Represents the junior subordinated debentures owned by the Company in trust and is reported in "Other assets" on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) The remaining issuance discount as of March 31, 2023 is $2.7 million.
(4) Subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company for regulatory purposes.
(5) Fixed-to-floating rate notes. On December 15, 2026, the interest rate changes to a floating rate of the then current Three-Month Term SOFR plus a spread of 186 bps through its maturity date or earlier redemption. The notes may be redeemed before maturity on any interest payment date occurring on or after December 15, 2026.
(6) Remaining discounts of $12.3 million and $2.7 million on Trust Preferred Capital Securities and Subordinated Debt, respectively.
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Total long-term borrowings consist of the following as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
7.52
6.17
7.50
7.87
7.42
6.27
6.32
7.62
(15,296)
(1) Rate as of December 31, 2022. Calculated using non-rounded numbers.
(3) The remaining issuance discount as of December 31, 2022 is $2.8 million.
(5) Fixed-to-floating rate notes. On December 15, 2026, the interest changes to a floating rate of the then current Three-Month Term SOFR plus a spread of 186 bps through its maturity date or earlier redemption. The notes may be redeemed before maturity on any interest payment date occurring on or after December 15, 2026.
(6) Remaining discounts of $12.5 million and $2.8 million on Trust Preferred Capital Securities and Subordinated Debt, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, the contractual maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
Trust
Subordinated
Long-term
Notes
Debt
Discount (1)
Borrowings
(875)
(1,187)
(1,211)
(1,236)
(1,263)
155,159
(9,237)
395,922
Total long-term borrowings
(1) Includes discount on Trust Preferred Capital Securities and Subordinated Debt.
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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to loss contingencies related to legal and regulatory proceedings. The Company establishes accruals for those matters when a loss contingency is considered probable and the related amount is reasonably estimable. When it is practicable, the Company estimates possible loss contingencies, whether or not there is an accrued probable loss. When the Company is able to estimate such losses and when it is reasonably possible that the Company could incur losses in excess of the amounts accrued, the Company discloses the aggregate estimation of such possible losses.
As previously disclosed, on February 9, 2022, pursuant to the CFPB’s Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise process, the CFPB Office of Enforcement notified the Bank that it is considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against the Bank in connection with alleged violations of Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. § 1005.17, and the Consumer Financial Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 5531 and 5536, in connection with the Bank’s overdraft practices and policies. In March 2023, the CFPB commenced settlement discussions with the Company to resolve the matter.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has recorded a probable and estimable liability in connection with this matter. In addition, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the Company may experience losses in connection with this matter in excess of what the Company has accrued; however, the Company cannot reasonably estimate any loss beyond the estimated liability that has been recorded.
The Company cannot provide assurance whether a settlement will be reached, the final terms or timing of any such settlement, or the final amount of loss (potentially including both restitution and a civil money penalty) with respect to this matter. If the Company and the CFPB do not reach a settlement, the CFPB may commence litigation against the Company.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit written is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet instruments with credit risk. The Company considers credit losses related to off-balance sheet commitments by undergoing a similar process in evaluating losses for loans that are carried on the balance sheet. The Company considers historical loss and funding information, current and future economic conditions, risk ratings, and past due status among other factors in the consideration of expected credit losses in the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit. The Company also records an indemnification reserve based on historical statistics and loss rates related to mortgage loans previously sold. At both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s reserve for unfunded commitments and indemnification reserve totaled $15.6 million and $14.1 million, respectively.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contracts. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require
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payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.
The following table presents the balances of commitments and contingencies as of the following dates (dollars in thousands):
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:
Commitments to extend credit(1)
5,485,988
5,229,252
Letters of credit
155,878
156,459
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk
5,641,866
5,385,711
(1) Includes unfunded overdraft protection.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $213.2 million in deposits in other financial institutions of which $162.3 million served as collateral for cash flow and loan swap derivatives. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $273.5 million in deposits in other financial institutions of which $196.2 million served as collateral for the Company’s cash flow and loan swap derivatives. The Company had approximately $47.5 million and $74.0 million in deposits in other financial institutions that were uninsured at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. At least annually, the Company’s management evaluates the loss risk of its uninsured deposits in financial counterparties.
For asset/liability management purposes, the Company uses interest rate contracts to hedge various exposures or to modify the interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. For the over-the-counter derivatives cleared with the central clearinghouses, the variation margin is treated as a settlement of the related derivatives fair values. Refer to Note 8 “Derivatives” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional information.
As part of the Company’s liquidity management strategy, it pledges collateral to secure various financing and other activities that occur during the normal course of business. The following tables present the types of collateral pledged at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Pledged Assets as of March 31, 2023
Cash
Securities (1)
Loans (2)
Public deposits
778,257
623,009
1,401,266
Repurchase agreements
181,670
FHLB advances
58,078
2,598,273
2,656,351
Derivatives
162,329
58,405
220,734
Fed Funds (3)
440,955
18,273
485,569
944,797
Other purposes
23,399
Total pledged assets
1,540,764
641,282
3,083,842
5,428,217
(1) Balance represents market value.
(2) Balance represents book value.
(3) Includes AFS and HTM securities pledged under the BTFP program.
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Pledged Assets as of December 31, 2022
713,761
579,550
1,293,311
159,221
36,039
2,679,316
2,715,355
196,180
57,114
253,294
Fed Funds
458,680
27,311
865
28,176
993,446
580,415
3,137,996
4,908,037
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8. DERIVATIVES
The Company is exposed to economic risks arising from its business operations and uses derivatives primarily to manage risk associated with changing interest rates, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. The Company designates certain derivatives as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (cash flow or fair value hedge). The remaining are classified as free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting and consist of interest rate contracts, which include loan swaps and interest rate cap agreements, as well as interest rate lock commitments.
Derivatives Counterparty Credit Risk
Derivative instruments contain an element of credit risk that arises from the potential failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of the contract. The Company’s exposure to derivative counterparty credit risk, at any point in time, is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, assuming no recoveries of underlying collateral. The Company clears certain over-the-counter derivatives with central clearinghouses through futures commission merchants due to applicable regulatory requirements, which reduces the Company’s counterparty risk.
The Company also enters into legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral agreements, where possible, with certain derivative counterparties to mitigate the risk of default on a bilateral basis. These bilateral agreements typically provide the right to offset exposures and require one counterparty to post collateral on derivative instruments in a net liability position to the other counterparty. For the over-the-counter derivatives cleared with central clearinghouses, the variation margin is treated as settlement of the related derivatives fair values.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company designates derivatives as cash flow hedges when they are used to manage exposure to variability in cash flows related to forecasted transactions on variable rate financial instruments. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements as part of its hedging strategy by exchanging a notional amount, equal to the principal amount of the borrowings or commercial loans, for fixed-rate interest based on benchmarked interest rates. The original terms and conditions of the interest rate swaps vary in range and length. Amounts receivable or payable are recognized as accrued under the terms of the agreements.
All swaps were entered into with counterparties that met the Company’s credit standards, and the agreements contain collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. The Company concluded that the credit risk inherent in the contract is not significant.
For derivatives designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges, ineffectiveness is not measured or separately disclosed. Rather, as long as the hedging relationship continues to qualify for hedge accounting, the entire change in the fair value of the hedging instrument is recorded in OCI and recognized in earnings as the hedged transaction affects earnings. Derivative amounts affecting earnings are recognized consistent with the classification of the hedged item.
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had interest rate swaps designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the Company’s forecasted variable interest receipts on variable rate loans due to changes in the interest rate with a notional amount of $900 million. For each agreement, the Company receives interest at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate.
Fair Value Hedges
Derivatives are designated as fair value hedges when they are used to manage exposure to changes in the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities, referred to as the hedged items, which fluctuate in value as a result of movements in interest rates.
Loans: During the normal course of business, the Company enters into swap agreements to convert certain long-term fixed-rate loans to floating rates to hedge the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk. The Company pays a fixed interest rate to the counterparty and receives a floating rate from the same counterparty calculated on the aggregate notional amount. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items for certain long-term fixed rate loans totaled $82.0 million and $83.6 million, respectively, and the fair value of the swaps associated with the derivative related to hedged items was an unrealized gain of $9.2 million and $11.0 million, respectively.
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AFS Securities: The Company has a swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk on a portion of its fixed rate AFS securities. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items of the AFS securities totaled $50.0 million and the fair value of the swaps associated with the derivative related to hedged items was an unrealized gain of $1.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
The Company applies hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and the fair value hedge and the underlying hedged item, attributable to the risk being hedged, are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses being recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows on the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows on the designated hedged item or transactions for the risk being hedged. If a hedging relationship ceases to qualify for hedge accounting, the relationship is discontinued and future changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recognized in current period earnings. For a discontinued or terminated fair value hedging relationship, all remaining basis adjustments to the carrying amount of the hedged item are amortized to interest income or expense over the remaining life of the hedged item consistent with the amortization of other discounts or premiums. Previous balances deferred in AOCI from discontinued or terminated cash flow hedges are reclassified to interest income or expense as the hedged transactions affect earnings or over the originally specified term of the hedging relationship. The Company’s hedges continue to be highly effective and had no material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Interest Rate Contracts
During the normal course of business, the Company enters into interest rate contracts with borrowers to help meet their financing needs. Upon entering into interest rate contracts, the Company enters into offsetting positions with a third party in order to minimize interest rate risk. These interest rate contracts qualify as financial derivatives with fair values as reported in “Other assets” and “Other liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
RPAs: The Company enters into RPAs where it may either sell or assume credit risk related to a borrower’s performance under certain non-hedging interest rate derivative contracts on participated loans. The Company manages its credit risk under RPAs by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrowers based on the Company’s normal credit review process. RPAs are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in “Other operating income” on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table summarizes key elements of the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, segregated by derivatives that are considered accounting hedges and those that are not (dollars in thousands):
Derivative (2)
Notional or
Contractual
Amount (1)
Assets
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:
Interest rate contracts: (3)
Cash flow hedges
900,000
2,838
2,158
1,163
6,599
Fair value hedges
131,976
2,938
133,576
4,117
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:
Interest rate contracts (3)(4)
6,002,395
67,954
195,375
5,820,005
75,030
229,401
(1) Notional amounts are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and are generally used only as a basis on which interest and other payments are determined.
(2) Balances represent fair value of derivative financial instruments.
(3) The Company’s cleared derivatives are classified as a single-unit of accounting, resulting in the fair value of the designated swap being reduced by the variation margin, which is treated as settlement of the related derivatives fair value for accounting purposes.
(4) Includes RPAs.
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The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s hedged assets in fair value hedges and the associated cumulative basis adjustments included in those carrying values as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Cumulative
Amount of Basis
Adjustments
Included in the
Carrying Amount
of Hedged
Amount of the
Assets/(Liabilities)
Hedged
Line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the hedged item is included:
Securities available-for-sale (1) (2)
88,891
(1,226)
91,388
(1,889)
Loans(3)
81,976
(9,007)
83,576
(10,832)
(1) These amounts include the amortized cost basis of the investment securities designated in hedging relationships for which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amortized cost basis of this portfolio was $88.9 million and $91 million, respectively, and the cumulative basis adjustment associated with this hedge was $1.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The amount of the designated hedged item at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 totaled $50 million.
(2) Carrying value represents amortized cost.
(3) The fair value of the swaps associated with the derivative related to hedged items at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was an unrealized gain of $9.2 million and $11.0 million, respectively.
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9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Repurchase Programs
As of March 31, 2023, the Company does not have an active share repurchase program. The Company’s prior share repurchase plan expired on December 9, 2022.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The change in AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2023 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gains
for AFS
Securities
Change in Fair
on AFS
Transferred to
Value of Cash
(Losses) on
Flow Hedge
AOCI (loss) - December 31, 2022
(363,919)
(54,610)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
45,792
Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings
10,561
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
42,654
AOCI (loss) - March 31, 2023
(321,265)
(40,896)
214
The change in AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2022 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gain
Gains (Losses)
on BOLI
AOCI - December 31, 2021
22,763
(1,567)
(2,596)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification
(210,280)
162
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
AOCI (loss) - March 31, 2022
(164,204)
(24,880)
(2,429)
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10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants.
ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 based on these two types of inputs are as follows:
Level 1 Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 Valuation is based on observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in less active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions can be derived primarily from or corroborated by observable data in the markets.
Level 3 Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about what market participants would use and information that is reasonably available under the circumstances without undue cost and effort.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements.
Derivative Instruments
As discussed in Note 8 “Derivatives” within this Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, the Company records derivative instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities, as well as to manage the Company’s exposure to credit risk related to borrower's performance under interest rate derivatives. The Company has contracted with a third-party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. Third-party valuations are validated by the Company using the Bloomberg Valuation Service’s derivative pricing functions. No significant differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities. Mortgage banking derivatives as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
AFS Securities
AFS securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data (Level 2). If the inputs used to provide the evaluation for certain securities are unobservable and/or there is little, if any, market activity, then the security would fall to the lowest level of the hierarchy (Level 3).
The Company’s investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2. The Company has contracted with a third-party portfolio accounting service vendor for valuation of its securities portfolio. The vendor’s primary source for security valuation is ICE, which evaluates securities based on market data. ICE utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and include available trade, bid, and other market information. Generally, the methodology includes broker quotes, proprietary models, vast descriptive terms and conditions databases, as well as extensive quality control programs.
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The vendor utilizes proprietary valuation matrices for valuing all municipals securities. The initial curves for determining the price, movement, and yield relationships within the municipal matrices are derived from industry benchmark curves or sourced from a municipal trading desk. The securities are further broken down according to issuer, credit support, state of issuance, and rating to incorporate additional spreads to the industry benchmark curves.
The Company primarily uses the Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any significant differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No significant differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The carrying value of restricted FRB and FHLB stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of each entity and is therefore excluded from the table below.
Loans Held for Sale
Residential loans originated for sale in the open market are carried at fair value. Fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data which is not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recorded in current period earnings as a component of "Mortgage banking income" on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table presents the balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2023 using
Significant
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
Identical Assets
Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Balance
57,906
4,668
1,513,007
LHFS(3)
7,126
Financial Derivatives(2)
73,730
197,533
(2) Includes hedged and non-hedged derivatives.
(3) Excludes a LHFS measured using a non-recurring basis.
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2022 using
56,606
5,337
1,644,394
80,310
236,000
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets after they are evaluated for impairment. The primary assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are related to foreclosed properties, former bank premises, and collateral-dependent loans that are individually assessed. When the asset is secured by real estate, the Company measures the fair value utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser using observable market data. Management may discount the value from the appraisal in determining the fair value if, based on its understanding of the market conditions, the collateral had been impaired below the appraised value (Level 3). The nonrecurring valuation adjustments for these assets did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure about fair value of financial instruments for interim periods and excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
HTM Securities
The Company’s HTM investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2, utilizes the same valuation approach as described above with the AFS securities portfolio. Any significant differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No significant differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The Company’s Level 3 HTM securities are a result of a prior acquisition and are comprised of asset-backed securities and municipal bonds. Valuations of the asset-backed securities are provided by a third- party vendor specializing in the SBA markets and are based on underlying loan pool information, market data, and recent trading activity for similar securities. Valuations of the municipal bonds are provided by a third party vendor that specializes in hard-to-value securities and are based on a discounted cash flow model and incorporates considerations for the complexity of the instrument, likelihood it will be called, and credit ratings. The Company reviews the valuations obtained for any material differences between valuation sources by analyzing the various inputs and results utilized by each pricing source. No significant differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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Loans and Leases
The fair value of loans and leases were estimated using an exit price, representing the amount that would be expected to be received if the Company sold the loans and leases. The fair value of performing loans and leases were estimated through use of discounted cash flows. Credit loss assumptions were based on market PD/LGD for loan and lease cohorts. The discount rate was based primarily on recent market origination rates. Fair value of loans and leases individually assessed and their respective levels within the fair value hierarchy are described in the previous section related to fair value measurements of assets that are measured on a nonrecurring basis.
Bank Owned Life Insurance
The carrying value of BOLI approximates fair value. The Company records these policies at their cash surrender value, which is estimated using information provided by insurance carriers.
Deposits
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, brokered deposits, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposits were valued using a discounted cash flow calculation that includes a market rate analysis of the current rates offered by market participants for certificates of deposits that mature in the same period.
Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Total Fair
Cash and cash equivalents
AFS securities
2,194,459
HTM securities
820,007
3,092
Restricted stock
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs
14,200,627
Financial Derivatives(1)
Accrued interest receivable
78,088
16,455,439
798,910
735,301
Accrued interest payable
10,392
(1) Includes hedged and non-hedged derivatives.
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2,685,210
798,778
3,109
13,974,926
81,953
15,927,361
1,708,700
1,645,095
5,268
The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. Borrowers with fixed rate obligations, however, are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.
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11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding attributable to stock awards.
The following table presents basic and diluted EPS calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands except per share data):
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
74,832
75,545
Dilutive effect of stock awards
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
74,835
75,556
Earnings per common share, basic
Earnings per common share, diluted
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12. SEGMENT REPORTING AND REVENUE
Operating Segments
Prior to the third quarter of 2022, the Company had one reportable operating segment, the Bank; however, in the third quarter of 2022, the Company completed system conversions that allow its chief operating decision makers to evaluate the business, establish the overall business strategy, allocate resources, and assess business performance within two reportable operating segments—Wholesale Banking and Consumer Banking—while corporate support functions such as corporate treasury and others will be included in Corporate Other. As a result, the Company restated its segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and under the new basis with two reportable operating segments.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company made an organizational change to move certain lines of business in the wealth management division that primarily serve Wholesale Banking customers from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment. As a result, the Company re-allocated $9.6 million of goodwill from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment and restated its prior segment information for the year ended December 31, 2022, based on this organizational change. Goodwill was evaluated for impairment prior to and immediately following the organizational change. Refer to Note 4 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” within this Item 1 “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report for additional information.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s operating segments include the following:
Segment Reporting Methodology
The Company’s segment reporting is based on a “management approach” as described in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K. Inter-segment transactions are recorded at cost and eliminated as part of the consolidation process. A management fee for operations and administrative support services is charged to all subsidiaries and eliminated in the consolidated totals. For additional information on the methodologies used in preparing the operating segment results, refer to Note 17 “Segment Reporting and Revenue” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
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Segment Results
The following tables present the Company’s operating segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):
67,540
63,145
22,758
10,487
1,340
57,053
61,805
22,735
Noninterest income
7,414
12,178
(9,964)
Noninterest expenses
42,314
57,055
8,905
Income before income taxes
22,153
16,928
3,866
71,424
48,132
11,375
1,617
1,183
69,807
46,949
9,187
16,619
4,347
40,008
55,333
9,980
38,986
8,235
5,742
The following table presents the Company’s operating segment results for key balance sheet metrics as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs (1)
11,608,884
2,991,423
(16,027)
6,164,567
9,843,565
447,778
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs (1)(2)
11,476,258
2,990,017
(17,133)
Goodwill (3)
Deposits (4)
6,128,729
9,724,598
78,350
(1) Corporate Other includes acquisition accounting fair value adjustments.
(2) Wholesale Banking includes a $136.6 million reallocation from Consumer Banking due to the January 1, 2023 organizational change discussed above.
(3) Wholesale Banking includes a $9.6 million reallocation from Consumer Banking due to the January 1, 2023 organizational change discussed above.
(4) Wholesale Banking includes a $258.7 million reallocation from Consumer Banking due to the January 1, 2023 organizational change discussed above.
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Revenue
The majority of the Company’s noninterest income is being accounted for in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers and comes from short term contracts associated with fees for services provided on deposit accounts and credit cards from the Consumer and Wholesale Banking segments, as well as fiduciary and asset management fees from the Consumer Banking and Wholesale Banking segments. Refer to Note 17 “Segment Reporting and Revenue” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s contract balances, performance obligations, and mortgage banking income.
Noninterest income disaggregated by major source for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Deposit Service Charges (1):
Overdraft fees
4,823
4,994
Maintenance fees & other
3,079
2,602
Other service charges, commissions, and fees (1)
Interchange fees(1)
Fiduciary and asset management fees (1):
Trust asset management fees
3,107
3,391
Registered advisor management fees
2,660
Brokerage management fees
1,155
1,204
(1) Income within scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
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The following tables present noninterest income disaggregated by reportable operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Corporate Other (1)
Deposit service charges
1,975
5,927
Other service charges and fees
445
1,301
3,035
1,227
Other income
1,959
2,869
(5,136)
1,565
6,031
435
1,220
3,316
3,939
3,871
2,312
10,530
(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2023, other income includes $13.4 million of losses incurred on the sale of AFS securities. In addition to the loss on sale of AFS securities, other income primarily consists of income from BOLI and equity method investments.
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13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company’s management has evaluated subsequent events through May 4, 2023, the date the financial statements were issued.
On May 2, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of its Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/400th ownership interest in a share of Series A preferred stock. The dividend of $171.88 per share (equivalent to $0.43 per outstanding depositary share) is payable on June 1, 2023 to preferred shareholders of record as of May 17, 2023.
The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share of common stock. The common stock dividend is payable on June 2, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of May 19, 2023.
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To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (the Company) as of March 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and stockholders’ equity for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the consolidated statements of changes in cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2022, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 23, 2023, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Richmond, Virginia
May 4, 2023
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of the Company and its subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the other financial data included in this report, as well as the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K, including under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section therein. Highlighted in the discussion are material changes from prior reporting periods and identifiable trends materially affecting the Company. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year or for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes; however, some of the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.
In management’s discussion and analysis, the Company provides certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to GAAP, which is used to prepare the Company’s financial statements, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. The Company uses the non-GAAP financial measures discussed herein in its analysis of the Company’s performance. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented without the impact of items or events that may obscure trends in the Company’s underlying performance. Non-GAAP financial measures may be identified with the symbol (+) and may be labeled as adjusted. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about these non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations with regard to our business, financial and operating results, including our deposit base and funding and the impact of future economic conditions, anticipated changes in the interest rate environments and the related impacts on the Company’s net interest margin, changes in economic conditions, management’s belief regarding liquidity and capital resources, estimates with respect to the earn back period related to our recent balance sheet repositioning, and statements that include other projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions as of the time they are made, and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “continue,” “confidence,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and our management about future events. Although we believe that our expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our existing knowledge of our business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual future results, performance, or achievements of, or trends affecting, us will not differ materially from any projected future results, performance, achievements or trends expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results, performance, achievements or trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of or changes in:
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Please also refer to such other factors as discussed throughout Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the 2022 Form 10-K and related disclosures in other filings, which have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All risk factors and uncertainties described herein and therein should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, and all of the forward-looking statements made in this report are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein and therein. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on the Company or our businesses or operations. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report, and undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
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We do not intend or assume any obligation to update, revise or clarify any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared based on the application of accounting and reporting policies in accordance with GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, which require the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments, which may prove inaccurate or are subject to variations. Changes in underlying factors, estimates, assumptions or judgements could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations.
Certain accounting policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments and, as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. The Company has identified the allowance for loan and lease losses and fair value measurements as accounting policies that require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments and, as such, could be most subject to revision as new or additional information becomes available or circumstances change. Therefore, the Company evaluates these accounting policies and related critical accounting estimates on an ongoing basis and updates them as needed. Management has discussed these accounting policies and critical accounting estimates summarized below with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
The Company provides additional information on its critical accounting estimates in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” in its 2022 Form 10-K. The Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (ISSUED BUT NOT FULLY ADOPTED)
In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-02 Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method. Prior to the issuance of ASU 2023-02, companies could only apply the proportional amortization method to low-income-housing tax credit structures. Topic 323 allows for the expansion of use of the proportional amortization method to all tax equity investments that meet certain conditions. Under the proportional amortization method, the initial cost of the investment is amortized in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received and presents this net amount as a component of income tax expense (benefit). The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact ASU No. 2023-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
ABOUT ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (NYSE: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 109 branches and approximately 125 ATMs located throughout Virginia and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina. Certain non-bank financial services affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Atlantic Union Equipment Finance, Inc., which provides equipment financing; Atlantic Union Financial Consultants, LLC, which provides brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AUB". Additional information is available on the Company’s website at https://investors.atlanticunionbank.com. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of or incorporated into this Quarterly Report.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Recent Events and Industry Developments
In March 2023, the banking industry experienced significant volatility due to two recent high-profile bank failures, and in April 2023, there was a third bank failure that has contributed to additional volatility during April and May. These recent bank failures have resulted in significant concerns within the banking industry related to liquidity, deposit outflows, and unrealized losses on investment securities. These concerns and volatility in the banking industry may persist if other industry participants experience similar high-profile financial challenges or if other banks are closed by federal or state banking regulators. These recent events in the banking industry have reinforced the importance of maintaining access to diverse sources of funding and the benefits of a robust and stable deposit base, but the continuing impact of the volatility and turmoil in the banking industry on the Company, and its financial condition and results of operations for the remainder of 2023, is uncertain and cannot be predicted.
In light of the recent events in the banking industry, a continued rising interest rate environment and persistent concerns about recessionary conditions in the U.S. economy during 2023 or 2024, the Company continues to actively monitor balance sheet trends, deposit flows, and liquidity needs to ensure that the Company and the Bank are able to meet the needs of the Bank’s customers and maintain financial flexibility. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company’s LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, and total deposits increased from the prior quarter by $135.1 million and $524.2 million, respectively, and the Company’s short-term borrowings decreased by $910.1 million from the prior quarter largely driven by repayments funded by the Company’s sale of $505.7 million of AFS securities during the first quarter of 2023. As of March 31, 2023, the Company estimates that approximately 72.1% of the Company’s deposits were insured or collateralized, and that the Company maintained available liquidity sources to cover approximately 130% of uninsured and uncollateralized deposits. In addition, to further bolster the Company’s funding position during the first quarter, the Company augmented customer deposit growth by also increasing brokered deposits by approximately $370.5 million from the prior quarter.
Despite the negative developments within the broader banking industry during the first quarter of 2023, the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios continued to exceed the standards to be considered well-capitalized under regulatory requirements. See “Capital Resources” within this Item 2 for additional information about the Company’s regulatory capital.
The Company is continually monitoring the impact of other various global and national events on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical conflicts (such as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine). Inflation has risen as a result of growth in economic activity and demand for goods and services, as well as labor shortages and global supply chain issues. As a result, market interest rates began to rise during 2022 after an extended period at historical lows, and the FOMC increased the Federal Funds target rates throughout 2022 and 2023 to its current range of 5.00% to 5.25%. The FOMC has noted that it will closely monitor incoming information and assess the implications for monetary policy in determining future actions with respect to the target rates and also confirmed the continued reduction to the Federal Reserve’s holdings of U.S. Treasury securities and agency debt and agency MBS. These developments helped drive the meaningful increase in deposit costs and deposit competition that the Company experienced during the first quarter of 2023. The Company anticipates that the net impact of these factors will result in a continued contraction of its net interest margin. The timing and impact of inflation, market interest rates, and the competitive landscape of deposits on the Company's business and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. The Company will continue to deploy various asset liability management strategies to seek to manage the Company's risk related to interest rate fluctuations. Refer to “Liquidity” within this Item 2 for additional information about the Company’s liquidity and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Part II, Item 3 of this Quarterly Report for additional information about the Company’s interest rate sensitivity.
Strategic Initiatives
On January 18, 2023, February 9, 2023, and March 6th through the 9th of 2023, the Company executed a balance sheet repositioning strategy and sold AFS securities with a total book value of $505.7 million at a pre-tax loss of $13.4 million and used the net proceeds to reduce existing high costing FHLB borrowings. The deleverage strategy provides the Company with
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improved liquidity, enhanced tangible common equity, and additional run rate earnings. The Company estimates the loss will be earned back in approximately two years.
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company closed its operations center and consolidated 16 branches, resulting in restructuring expenses in the first quarter of 2022 of approximately $5.5 million, primarily related to real estate lease and other asset write downs, as well as severance costs. There were no significant branch closing and facility consolidation costs for the first quarter of 2023.
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
Net Income & Performance Metrics
Balance Sheet
Net Interest Income
Net interest income, which represents the principal source of revenue for the Company, is the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense. The net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as their respective yields and rates, have a significant impact on the level of net interest income, the net interest margin, and net income.
The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields, as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated:
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For the Three Months Ended
Change
Average interest-earning assets
18,238,088
17,885,018
353,070
Interest and dividend income
79,090
Interest and dividend income (FTE) (+)
221,334
141,792
79,542
Yield on interest-earning assets
4.84
3.14
170
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE) (+)
4.92
3.22
Average interest-bearing liabilities
12,846,109
11,797,999
1,048,110
Interest expense
56,578
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
2.02
0.26
Cost of funds
1.42
0.18
124
22,512
Net interest income (FTE) (+)
157,231
134,267
22,964
Net interest margin
3.41
2.97
Net interest margin (FTE) (+)
3.50
3.04
For the first quarter of 2023, net interest income was $153.4 million, an increase of $22.5 million from the first quarter of 2022. For the first quarter of 2023, net interest income (FTE)(+) was $157.2 million, an increase of $23.0 million from the first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, net interest margin increased 44 bps to 3.41% from 2.97% in the first quarter of 2022, and net interest margin (FTE)(+) increased 46 bps to 3.50% from 3.04% compared to the same period of 2022. The increases in net interest income and net interest income (FTE)(+) were primarily driven by higher loan yields due to increased short-term interest rates and higher average loans, as well as increases in investment income primarily due to higher yields on taxable securities, driven by the higher short-term interest rates, partially offset by a decrease in the securities portfolio balance due to the sale of $505.7 million of AFS securities in the first quarter of 2023, as the Company executed a balance sheet repositioning strategy. These increases were partially offset by an increase in interest expense due to higher deposit costs and borrowings due to increased market interest rates, as well as changes in the deposit mix as depositors migrated to higher costing interest bearing deposit accounts at the end of 2022 and into the first quarter of 2023.
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The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Average
Income /
Yield /
Expense (1)
Rate (1)(2)
Assets:
Securities:
2,038,215
3.33
2,617,156
2.12
Tax-exempt
1,429,346
11,782
3.34
1,581,426
13,240
3.40
Total securities
3,467,561
28,535
4,198,582
26,906
2.60
Loans, net (3)
14,505,611
191,178
5.35
13,300,789
114,602
3.49
Other earning assets
264,916
1,621
2.48
385,647
284
Total earning assets
(112,172)
(100,342)
Total non-earning assets
2,258,435
2,135,692
20,384,351
19,920,368
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Transaction and money market accounts
8,344,900
38,315
1.86
8,376,766
1,324
0.06
Regular savings
1,087,435
364
1,142,854
55
Time deposits
2,291,530
13,155
2.33
1,766,657
3,104
0.71
Total interest-bearing deposits
11,723,865
11,286,277
0.16
Other borrowings
1,122,244
12,269
4.43
511,722
3,042
2.41
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits
4,693,347
5,228,098
421,295
233,287
17,960,751
17,259,384
Stockholders' equity
2,423,600
2,660,984
Interest rate spread
2.90
(1) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 21%.
(2) Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands, which appear above.
(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.
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The Volume Rate Analysis table below presents changes in net interest income (FTE)(+) and interest expense and distinguishes between the changes related to increases or decreases in average outstanding balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (volume), and the changes related to increases or decreases in average interest rates on such assets and liabilities (rate). Changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionally. Results, on a taxable equivalent basis, are as follows for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (dollars in thousands):
March 31, 2023 vs. March 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:
Volume
Rate
Earning Assets:
(3,505)
6,592
3,087
(1,257)
(201)
(1,458)
(4,762)
6,391
1,629
Loans, net(1)
11,184
65,392
76,576
(116)
1,453
1,337
6,306
73,236
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
(4)
36,995
36,991
312
309
Time deposits(1)
1,164
8,887
10,051
1,157
46,194
47,351
Other borrowings(1)
5,418
3,809
9,227
6,575
50,003
Change in net interest income (FTE)(+)
(269)
23,233
(1) The rate-related changes in interest income on loans, deposits, and other borrowings include the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments, which are detailed below.
The impact of net accretion related to acquisition accounting fair value adjustments for the first quarters of 2022 and 2023 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):
Loan
Deposit
Accretion
Amortization
For the quarter ended March 31, 2022
2,253
(203)
2,040
For the quarter ended March 31, 2023
1,106
(14)
(209)
883
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Noninterest Income
4.0
Other service charges, commissions, and fees
5.5
28.5
(2,993)
(41.3)
(2,263)
(72.6)
100.0
4.9
(2,421)
(62.7)
(491)
(22.7)
(20,525)
(68.1)
Noninterest income decreased $20.5 million to $9.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $30.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Excluding, the loss on sale of securities of $13.4 million in 2023, adjusted operating noninterest income(+) for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 decreased $7.1 million or 23.6% compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease from the prior year quarter was primarily driven by a $3.0 million decrease in fiduciary and asset management fees due to a decrease in assets under management mainly driven by the DHFB sale in the second quarter of 2022, and a $2.4 million decrease in loan-related interest rate swap fees due to lower transaction volumes, and a $2.3 million decrease in mortgage banking income due to a decline in mortgage loan origination volumes driven by the rapid increase in market interest rates. These decreases were partially offset by a $515,000 increase in interchange fees.
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Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense:
2,231
3.8
(527)
(7.7)
4.3
346
4.4
(677)
(16.6)
188
8.7
1,414
56.9
(1)
(0.0)
(12.6)
(760)
(25.0)
7.6
Total noninterest expense
2,953
2.8
Noninterest expense increased $3.0 million or 2.8% to $108.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $105.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Excluding, amortization of intangible assets ($2.3 million in 2023 and $3.0 million in 2022), the legal reserve associated with an ongoing and previously disclosed regulatory matter, included within other expenses ($5.0 million in 2023), and strategic branch closing and facility consolidation costs, included within other expenses ($5.5 million in 2022), adjusted operating noninterest expense(+) for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 increased $4.2 million or 4.4%, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The increase from the prior year quarter in adjusted operating non-interest expense(+) was primarily driven by a $2.2 million increase in salaries and benefits expense driven by increases in salaries and wages, a $1.4 million increase in FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance primarily due to the increase in the FDIC assessment rates, effective January 1, 2023, and a $1.3 million increase in other expenses, primarily due to an increase in teammate and travel costs and other operational expenses. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $677,000 in professional services related to strategic projects that occurred in the prior year quarter and $527,000 in occupancy expenses.
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As discussed in Note 12, “Segment Reporting and Revenue,” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, effective as of the third quarter of 2022, the Company began segmenting its business into two primary reportable operating segments—Wholesale Banking and Consumer Banking — as these segments reflect how the chief operating decision makers are now evaluating the business, establishing the overall business strategy, allocating resources, and assessing business performance. Included below are the key metrics used by the chief operating decision makers in evaluating the Company’s reportable operating segments.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company made an organizational change to move certain lines of business in the wealth management division that primarily serve Wholesale Banking customers from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment. As a result, the Company re-allocated $9.6 million of goodwill from the Consumer Banking segment to the Wholesale Banking segment and restated its prior segment information for the year ended December 31, 2022, based on this organizational change. Refer to Note 4 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” and Note 12 “Segment Reporting and Revenue” within Part I, Item 1 “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report for additional information.
The Wholesale Banking segment provides loan and deposit services, as well as treasury management, SBA lending, and capital market services to wholesale customers primarily throughout Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. These customers include commercial real estate and commercial and industrial customers. This segment also includes the Company’s public finance subsidiary and the equipment finance subsidiary, which has nationwide exposure. The private banking and trust businesses also reside in the Wholesale Banking segment.
The following table presents operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 for the Wholesale Banking segment (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Noninterest expense
Wholesale Banking income before income taxes decreased $16.8 million to $22.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $39.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily driven by an $8.9 million increase in the provision for credit losses, due to increasing uncertainty in the economic outlook and loan growth. Net interest income decreased $3.9 million driven by Paycheck Protection Program loan income in the first quarter of 2022, and spread compression on the loan and deposit portfolios driven by the rapid rise in interest rates. This was partially offset by higher income due to higher average loan balances. Noninterest expense increased by $2.3 million primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits expense driven by increases in salaries and wages, and noninterest income decreased by $1.8 million primarily driven by a decrease in loan-related interest rate swap fees due to lower transaction volumes.
The following table presents the key balance sheet metrics as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 for the Wholesale Banking segment (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2022 (1)
Total Deposits
(1) Includes a reallocation of LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, and total deposits from the Consumer Banking segment of $136.6 million and $258.7 million, respectively, due to the January 1, 2023 organizational change discussed in Note 12, “Segment Reporting and Revenue,” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
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LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, for the Wholesale Banking segment increased $132.6 million or 4.7% (annualized) to $11.6 billion at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022; growth primarily occurred across the commercial and industrial and construction and land development loan portfolios.
Wholesale banking deposits increased $35.8 million or 2.4% (annualized) to $6.2 billion at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in interest checking accounts, partially offset by a decrease in money market balances and demand deposits.
The Consumer Banking segment provides loan and deposit services to consumers and small businesses throughout Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. Consumer Banking includes the home loan division and investment management and advisory services businesses.
The following table presents operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 for the Consumer Banking segment (dollars in thousands):
Consumer Banking income before income taxes increased $8.7 million to $16.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $8.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Net interest income increased $15.0 million primarily due to favorable funding credit on deposits and increased interest income attributable to the higher interest rate environment and higher average loan balances, offset by lower Paycheck Protection Program loan income and spread compression on loans. This increase was partially offset by a $4.4 million decrease in noninterest income primarily due to a decrease in fiduciary and asset management fees due to a decrease in assets under management primarily driven by the sale of DHFB in the second quarter of 2022 and a decrease in mortgage banking income due to a decline in mortgage loan origination volumes driven by the rapid increase in market interest rates during 2022 and continuing into the first quarter of 2023. In addition, noninterest expense increased by $1.7 million primarily due to an increase in FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance due to the increase in the FDIC assessment rates, effective January 1, 2023, and an increase in salaries and benefits expense, partially offset by a decrease in amortization expense due to the sale of DHFB and a decrease in occupancy expenses.
The following table presents the key balance sheet metrics as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 for the Consumer Banking segment (dollars in thousands):
(1) Includes a reallocation of LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, and total deposits to the Wholesale Banking segment of $136.6 million and $258.7 million, respectively, due to the January 1, 2023 organizational change discussed in Note 12, “Segment Reporting and Revenue,” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, for the Consumer Banking segment increased $1.4 million or 0.2% (annualized) to $3.0 billion at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022.
Consumer Banking deposits increased $119.0 million or 5.0% (annualized) to $9.8 billion at March 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily due to an increase in time deposits, partially offset by a decrease in demand
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deposits, interest checking accounts, and savings accounts, as customers moved funds from lower to higher yielding deposit products.
Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was 17.0% and 17.5%, respectively. The marginal decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the higher proportion of tax-exempt income to pre-tax income in the first quarter of 2023.
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Overview
At March 31, 2023, total assets were $20.1 billion, a decrease of $357.8 million or approximately 7.1% (annualized)
from December 31, 2022. The decrease in total assets was primarily due to a decline in the investment securities portfolio of $514.4 million, primarily due to the sale of AFS securities as part of the Company’s balance sheet repositioning strategy executed during the first quarter of 2023, which was partially offset by an increase in LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, driven by loan growth.
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, were $14.6 billion at March 31, 2023, an increase of $135.1 million or 3.8% (annualized) from December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, quarterly average LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, increased $388.2 million or 11.2% (annualized) from December 31, 2022. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" within this Item 2 and Note 3 "Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses" in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional information on our loan activity.
At March 31, 2023, total investments were $3.2 billion, a decrease of $514.4 million from December 31, 2022. AFS securities totaled $2.3 billion at March 31, 2023, a $489.5 million decrease from December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, total net unrealized losses on the AFS securities portfolio were $407.9 million, an improvement of $54.7 million from total net unrealized losses on AFS securities of $462.6 at December 31, 2022. HTM securities totaled $855.4 million at March 31, 2023, a $7.7 million increase from December 31, 2022 and have net unrealized losses of $32.3 million at March 31, 2023, an improvement of $13.5 million from net unrealized losses on HTM securities of $45.8 at December 31, 2022.
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
At March 31, 2023, total liabilities were $17.7 billion, a decrease of $425.3 million from $18.1 billion at December 31, 2022, which was primarily driven by a decrease in borrowings, partially offset by an increase in deposits.
Total deposits at March 31, 2023 were $16.5 billion, an increase of $524.2 million or approximately 13.3% (annualized) from December 31, 2022. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, quarterly average deposits decreased $194.5 million or 4.7% (annualized) compared to the prior quarter. Total deposits at March 31, 2023 increased from December 31, 2022 due to a $829.5 million increase in interest-bearing deposits, which includes approximately $377.9 million in brokered deposits, partially offset by a $305.2 million decrease in demand deposits, as customers have moved funds from lower to higher yielding products. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for additional information on this topic.
Total short-term and long-term borrowings at March 31, 2023 were $798.9 million, a decrease of $909.8 million or 53.2% when compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2022 as a result of the Company’s execution of the balance sheet repositioning strategy during the first quarter of 2023, which allowed the Company to reduce its short-term borrowings exposure. Refer to Note 6 “Borrowings” in Part I, Item 1, and “Executive Overview” in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report for additional information on our borrowing activity.
At March 31, 2023, stockholders’ equity was $2.4 billion, an increase of $67.5 million from December 31, 2022, primarily due to lower unrealized losses within the AFS securities portfolio. Our consolidated regulatory capital ratios continue to exceed the minimum capital requirements and are considered “well-capitalized” for regulatory purposes. Refer to “Capital Resources” within this Item 2, as well as Note 9 "Stockholders’ Equity" in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional information on our capital resources.
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During the first quarter of 2023, the Company declared and paid a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock of $171.88 per share (equivalent to $0.43 per outstanding depositary share), consistent with the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2022. During the first quarter of 2023, the Company also declared and paid cash dividends of $0.30 per common share, consistent with the fourth quarter of 2022 and an increase of $0.02 or approximately 7.1% from the first quarter of 2022 .
At March 31, 2023, the Company had no active share repurchase programs, as the most recent share repurchase program expired on December 9, 2022. Under that repurchase program, the Company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 1.3 million shares (or approximately $48.2 million) in 2022.
Securities
At March 31, 2023, the Company had total investments of $3.2 billion, or 15.9% of total assets, as compared to $3.7 billion, or 18.1% of total assets, at December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily due to the sale of AFS securities as part of the Company’s balance sheet repositioning executed during the first quarter of 2023, which was partially offset by growth in the Company’s HTM portfolio. The Company seeks to diversify its portfolio to minimize risk. It focuses on purchasing MBS for cash flow and reinvestment opportunities and securities issued by states and political subdivisions due to the tax benefits and the higher yield offered from these securities. The majority of the Company’s MBS are agency-backed securities, which have a government guarantee. For information regarding the hedge transaction related to AFS securities, see Note 8 "Derivatives" in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
The table below sets forth a summary of the AFS securities, HTM securities, and restricted stock as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):
Available for Sale:
Corporate and other bonds
Residential
Total MBS
Total AFS securities, at fair value
Held to Maturity:
Total held to maturity securities, at carrying value
Restricted Stock:
FRB stock
67,032
FHLB stock
20,584
53,181
Total restricted stock, at cost
Total investments
3,195,399
3,709,761
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The following table summarizes the weighted average yields(1) for AFS securities by contractual maturity date of the underlying securities as of March 31, 2023:
1 Year or
5 – 10
Over 10
Less
1 - 5 Years
Years
1.41
5.47
1.56
3.65
3.01
1.93
2.23
Corporate bonds and other securities
4.03
7.16
3.85
5.15
4.21
MBS:
5.82
3.68
2.55
2.34
2.50
2.58
2.18
2.19
3.08
2.57
2.20
2.32
5.57
3.46
2.22
2.40
(1) Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis.
The following table summarizes the weighted average yields(1) for HTM securities by contractual maturity date of the underlying securities as of March 31, 2023:
5.23
2.38
4.05
3.48
6.72
4.67
5.43
3.57
4.06
4.07
4.29
4.98
3.60
Weighted average yield is calculated as the tax-equivalent yield on a pro rata basis for each security based on its relative amortized cost.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company maintained a diversified municipal bond portfolio with approximately 68% of its holdings in general obligation issues and the majority of the remainder primarily backed by revenue bonds. Issuances within the State of Texas represented 19% of the total municipal portfolio; no other state had a concentration above 10%. Substantially all municipal holdings are considered investment grade. When purchasing municipal securities, the Company focuses on strong underlying ratings for general obligation issuers or bonds backed by essential service revenues.
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Liquidity
Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. The Company’s largest source of liquidity on a consolidated basis is the customer deposit base generated by our wholesale and consumer businesses. These deposits provide relatively stable and low-cost funding. Total deposits at March 31, 2023 were $16.5 billion, an increase of $524.2 million or approximately 13.3% (annualized) from December 31, 2022. Total deposits at March 31, 2023 increased from December 31, 2022 due to a $829.5 million increase in interest-bearing deposits, which includes approximately $377.9 million in brokered deposits, partially offset by a $305.2 million decrease in demand deposits, as customers have moved funds from lower to higher yielding products. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for additional information on this topic.
Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, money market investments, federal funds sold, LHFS, and securities and loans maturing or re-pricing within one year. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary through federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, a line of credit with the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Discount Window, the purchase of brokered certificates of deposit, corporate line of credit with a large correspondent bank, and debt and capital issuance. Management believes the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.
The Company closely monitors changes in the industry and market conditions that may impact the Company’s liquidity and will use other borrowing means or other liquidity and funding strategies sources to fund its liquidity needs as needed. The Company is also closely tracking the potential impacts on the Company’s liquidity of declines in the fair value of the Company’s securities portfolio due to rising market interest rates and developments in the banking industry that may change the availability of traditional sources of liquidity or market expectations with respect to available sources and amounts of additional liquidity.
As of March 31, 2023, liquid assets totaled $6.0 billion or 30.3% of total assets, and liquid earning assets totaled $5.9 billion or 32.4% of total earning assets. Asset liquidity is also provided by managing loan and securities maturities and cash flows. As of March 31, 2023, loan payments of approximately $5.4 billion or 37% of total loans are expected within one year based on contractual terms, adjusted for expected prepayments, and approximately $269.1 million or 8.4% of total securities are scheduled to be paid down within one year based on contractual terms, adjusted for expected prepayments.
For additional information and the available balances on various lines of credit, please refer to Note 6 “Borrowings” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. In addition to lines of credit, the Bank may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. For additional information and outstanding balances on purchased certificates of deposits, please refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2. For additional information on cash requirements for known contractual and other obligations, please refer to “Capital Resources” within this Item 2.
Cash Requirements
The Company’s cash requirements, outside of lending transactions, consist primarily of borrowings, debt and capital instruments which are used as part of the Company’s overall liquidity and capital management strategy. Cash required to repay these obligations will be sourced from future debt and capital issuances and from other general liquidity sources as described above under “Liquidity” within this Item 2.
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The following table presents the Company’s contractual obligations related to its major cash requirements and the scheduled payments due at the various intervals over the next year and beyond as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
Less than
More than
1 year
Long-term debt (1)
Trust preferred capital notes (1)
Leases (2)
237,046
Total contractual obligations
855,787
213,582
642,205
(1) Excludes related unamortized premium/discount and interest payments.
(2) Represents lease payments due on non-cancellable operating leases at March 31, 2023. Excluded from these tables are variable lease payments or renewals.
For more information pertaining to the previous table, reference Note 5 “Leases” and Note 6 “Borrowings” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.
Loan Portfolio
LHFI, net of deferred fees and costs, totaled $14.6 billion at March 31, 2023 and $14.4 billion at December 31, 2022. Commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans represented the Company’s largest loan categories at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The following table presents the remaining maturities, based on contractual maturity, by loan type, and by rate type (variable or fixed), net of deferred fees and costs, as of March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
Variable Rate
Fixed Rate
Less than 1
Maturities
year
1-5 years
5-15 years
15 years
368,044
646,171
549,305
93,943
2,923
165,657
83,960
28,277
53,420
141,685
615,763
144,060
457,853
13,850
1,199,137
544,329
644,031
10,777
411,939
2,241,470
1,061,768
1,179,645
1,314,676
979,612
326,975
8,089
93,834
515,676
155,298
360,378
212,496
159,270
53,226
487,883
1,587,492
1,458,958
124,981
3,553
1,007,103
642,827
358,934
5,342
47,395
119,447
40,987
73,067
355,918
277,164
68,526
10,228
1,158
175,979
1,734
28,035
146,210
797,374
8,223
78,099
711,052
25,268
471,868
26,150
124,296
321,422
92,655
5,017
32,105
55,533
3,384
597,274
238,922
358,352
12,446
19,948
17,552
2,086
310
112,696
54,087
40,123
18,486
19,813
102,824
14,672
64,029
24,123
619,807
224,507
276,433
118,867
1,612,849
6,496,638
3,470,484
2,508,313
517,841
6,474,793
3,217,918
2,265,081
991,794
The Company remains committed to originating soundly underwritten loans to qualifying borrowers within its markets. The Company seeks to mitigate risks attributable to our most highly concentrated portfolios—commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, and construction and land development—through its credit underwriting and monitoring processes, including oversight by a centralized credit administration function and credit policy and risk management committee, as well as through its seasoned bankers that focus on lending to borrowers with proven track records in markets with which the Company is familiar.
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Asset Quality
At March 31, 2023, NPAs as a percentage of LHFI increased 1 basis point from the prior quarter to 0.20% and included nonaccrual LHFI of $29.1 million. Net charge-offs were $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to insignificant net charge offs for the same period in the prior year. The ACL at March 31, 2023 increased $7.3 million from December 31, 2022 to $131.7 million, due to increasing uncertainty in the economic outlook and loan growth during the first quarter of 2023.
The Company continues to experience historically low levels of NPAs, however, the economic environment in the Company’s footprint could be impacted as persistent inflation, higher interest rates, and the threat of a recession looms, which could increase NPAs in future periods. The Company continues to refrain from originating or purchasing loans from foreign entities. The Company selectively originates loans to higher risk borrowers. The Company’s loan portfolio generally does not include exposure to option adjustable rate mortgage products, high loan-to-value ratio mortgages, interest only mortgage loans, subprime mortgage loans or mortgage loans with initial teaser rates, which are all considered higher risk instruments.
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company transferred a nonaccrual commercial real estate loan, totaling $7.1 million, from LHFI to LHFS, resulting in nonaccrual loans totaling $36.2 million at March 31, 2023. The below amounts exclude LHFS.
Nonperforming Assets
At March 31, 2023, NPAs totaled $29.1 million, an increase of $2.0 million or 7.4% from December 31, 2022. NPAs as a percentage of total outstanding LHFI at March 31, 2023 were 0.20%, an increase of 1 bp from December 31, 2022.
The following table shows a summary of asset quality balances and related ratios as of and for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Nonaccrual LHFI
Foreclosed properties
Total NPAs
29,111
27,114
LHFI past due 90 days and accruing interest
Total NPAs and LHFI past due 90 days and accruing interest
36,355
34,604
Balances
131,711
124,443
Average loans, net of deferred fees and costs
13,671,714
Ratios
Nonaccrual LHFI to total LHFI
NPAs to total LHFI
NPAs & LHFI 90 days past due and accruing interest to total LHFI
0.25
0.24
NPAs to total LHFI & foreclosed property
NPAs & LHFI 90 days past due and accruing interest to total LHFI & foreclosed property
ALLL to nonaccrual LHFI
400.63
409.68
ALLL to nonaccrual LHFI & LHFI 90 days past due and accruing interest
320.74
320.81
ACL to nonaccrual LHFI
452.90
460.25
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NPAs include nonaccrual LHFI, which totaled $29.1 million at March 31, 2023, a net increase of $2.0 million or 7.6% from December 31, 2022. The following table shows the activity in nonaccrual LHFI for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Beginning Balance
26,500
Net customer payments
(1,755)
(1,805)
Additions
4,151
2,935
Charge-offs
(39)
(461)
Loans returning to accruing status
(313)
(131)
Ending Balance
The following table presents the composition of nonaccrual LHFI and the coverage ratio, which is the ALLL expressed as a percentage of nonaccrual LHFI, as of (dollars in thousands):
Commercial Real Estate - Non-owner Occupied
Coverage Ratio(1)
(1) Represents the ALLL divided by nonaccrual loans.
Past Due Loans
At March 31, 2023 past due LHFI still accruing interest totaled $30.9 million or 0.21% of total LHFI, compared to $30.0 million or 0.21% of total LHFI at December 31, 2022. Of the total past due LHFI still accruing interest, $7.2 million or 0.05% of total LHFI were loans past due 90 days or more at March 31, 2023, compared to $7.5 million or 0.05% of total LHFI at December 31, 2022.
The Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures, effective January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis. Refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for information on the Company’s accounting policy for loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and how the Company defines TLMs. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had TLMs totaling $20.5 million.
After the adoption of ASU 2022-02, the Company no longer has TDRs. The below information is presented for December 31, 2022, prior to adoption of ASU 2022-02.
A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. Management strives to identify borrowers in financial difficulty early and work with them to modify their loan to more affordable terms before their loan reaches nonaccrual status. These modified terms may include rate reductions, extension of terms that are considered to be
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below market, conversion to interest only, principal forgiveness and other actions intended to minimize the economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of the collateral.
The total recorded investment in TDRs at December 31, 2022 was $14.2 million. Of the $14.2 million of TDRs at December 31, 2022, $9.3 million or 65.3% were considered performing, while the remaining $4.9 million were considered nonperforming.
Net Charge-offs
For the first quarter of 2023, net charge-offs were $4.6 million or 0.13% of total average LHFI on an annualized basis, compared to net charge-offs of less than 0.01% for the same quarter last year. The majority of net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2023 related to two commercial loans within the commercial and industrial and commercial real estate portfolios.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $11.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $9.1 million compared to the provision for credit losses of $2.8 million recorded during the same quarter of 2022. The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2023 reflected a provision of $10.4 million for loan losses and a $1.5 million provision for unfunded commitments. The increased provision for credit losses is due to increasing uncertainty in the economic outlook and loan growth in the first three months of 2023.
Allowance for Credit Losses
At March 31, 2023, the ACL was $131.7 million and included an ALLL of $116.5 million and a reserve for unfunded commitments of $15.2 million. The ACL at March 31, 2023 increased $7.3 million from December 31, 2022, due to increasing uncertainty in the economic outlook and loan growth during the first quarter of 2023.
The ACL as a percentage of LHFI increased to 0.90% at March 31, 2023, compared to 0.86% at December 31, 2022.
The following table summarizes the ACL during the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Total ALLL
Total Reserve for Unfunded Commitments
15,199
13,675
Total ACL
ALLL to total LHFI
0.80
0.77
ACL to total LHFI
0.90
0.86
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The following table summarizes net-charge off activity by loan segment for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
Three months ended,
Recoveries
Net (charge-offs) recoveries
(4,492)
(67)
(4,559)
(33)
37
Net charge-offs to average loans(1)
0.15
0.01
0.00
(0.01)
(1) Annualized
The following table summarizes the ACL activity by loan segment and the percentage of the LHFI portfolio that the related ACL covers as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
102,336
29,375
95,527
28,916
Loan %(1)
84.2
15.8
84.3
15.7
0.83
1.27
0.78
(1) The percentage represents the loan balance divided by total loans.
The increase in the ACL for both loan segments is due to increased uncertainty in the macroeconomic outlook and the impact of loan growth in the first three months of 2023.
As of March 31, 2023, total deposits were $16.5 billion, an increase of $524.2 million or 13.3% annualized from December 31, 2022. Total interest-bearing deposits consist of Interest checking accounts, money market, savings, and time deposit account balances. Total time deposit balances of $2.2 billion accounted for 18.4% of total interest-bearing deposits at March 31, 2023, compared to $1.8 billion and 16.4% at December 31, 2022.
The following table presents the deposit balances by major category as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
% of total
Deposits:
Amount
deposits
Interest checking accounts
4,714,366
28.6
4,186,505
26.3
Money market accounts
3,547,514
21.6
3,922,533
24.6
Savings accounts
1,047,914
6.4
1,130,899
7.1
Customer time deposits of $250,000 and over
541,447
3.3
405,060
2.5
Other customer time deposits
1,648,747
10.0
1,396,011
8.8
Time Deposits
2,190,194
13.3
1,801,071
11.3
Total interest-bearing customer deposits
11,499,988
69.9
11,041,008
69.3
Brokered deposits
377,913
2.3
7,430
0.0
72.2
27.8
30.7
Total Deposits (1)
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(1) Includes estimated uninsured deposits of $5.5 billion and $6.5 billion as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and collateralized deposits of $924.0 million and $951.9 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
The Company may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. The Company utilizes this funding source as part of its overall liquidity management strategy. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $135.6 million and $7.5 million, respectively, purchased certificates of deposit included in certificates of deposit on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Maturities of time deposits in excess of FDIC insurance limits as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
3 Months or Less
125,840
14,225
Over 3 Months through 6 Months
120,931
36,907
Over 6 Months through 12 Months
189,297
88,410
Over 12 Months
36,292
78,268
472,360
217,810
Capital Resources
Capital resources represent funds, earned or obtained, over which financial institutions can exercise greater or longer control in comparison with deposits and borrowed funds. The adequacy of the Company’s capital is reviewed by management on an ongoing basis with reference to size, composition, and quality of the Company’s resources and consistency with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Management seeks to maintain a capital structure that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses, yet allow management to effectively leverage its capital to maximize return to shareholders.
Under the Basel III capital rules, the Company and the Bank must comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% of risk-weighted assets; (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5% of risk-weighted assets; and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets. These ratios, with the exception of the leverage ratio, include a 2.5% capital conservation buffer, which is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.
On March 27, 2020, the banking agencies issued an interim final rule that allows the Company to phase in the impact of adopting the CECL methodology up to two years, with a three-year transition period to phase out the cumulative benefit to regulatory capital provided during the two-year delay. The Company is allowed to include the impact of the CECL transition, which is defined as the CECL Day 1 impact to capital plus 25% of the Company’s provision for credit losses during 2020, in regulatory capital through 2021. The Company elected to phase in the regulatory capital impact as permitted under the aforementioned interim final rule. The CECL transition amount will be phased out of regulatory capital over a three-year period, beginning 2022 and ending in 2024.
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The table summarizes the Company’s regulatory capital and related ratios for the periods presented (2) (dollars in thousands):
Common equity Tier 1 capital
1,690,040
1,684,088
$ 1,557,135
Tier 1 capital
1,856,396
1,850,444
1,723,491
Tier 2 capital
489,827
468,716
454,002
Total risk-based capital
2,346,224
2,319,160
2,177,493
Risk-weighted assets
17,049,045
16,930,559
15,795,239
Capital ratios:
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio
9.91%
9.95%
9.86%
Tier 1 capital ratio
10.89%
10.93%
10.91%
Total capital ratio
13.76%
13.70%
13.79%
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)
9.38%
9.42%
9.07%
Capital conservation buffer ratio (1)
4.89%
4.93%
4.91%
Common equity to total assets
11.31%
10.78%
11.79%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (+)
6.91%
6.43%
7.21%
(1) Calculated by subtracting the regulatory minimum capital ratio requirements from the Company’s actual ratio results for Common equity, Tier 1, and Total risk-based capital. The lowest of the three measures represents the Company’s capital conservation buffer ratio.
(2) All ratios and amounts at March 31, 2023 are estimates and subject to change pending the Company’s filing of its FR Y9-C. All other periods are presented as filed.
(+) Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” within this Item 2 for more information about this non-GAAP financial measure, including a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
For more information about our off-balance sheet obligations and cash requirements, refer to “Liquidity” within this Item 2.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In this Quarterly Report, the Company has provided supplemental performance measures on a tax-equivalent, tangible, operating, adjusted or pre-tax pre-provision basis. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to GAAP, which is used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. The Company uses the non-GAAP financial measures discussed herein in its analysis of the Company’s performance. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results of operations with prior periods and show the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented without the impact of items or events that may obscure trends in the Company’s underlying performance.
Net interest income (FTE) and total revenue (FTE), which are used in computing net interest margin (FTE), provide valuable additional insight into the net interest margin by adjusting for differences in the tax treatment of interest income sources. The entire FTE adjustment is attributable to interest income on earning assets, which is used in computing the yield on earning assets. Interest expense and the related cost of interest-bearing liabilities and cost of funds ratios are not affected by the FTE components.
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The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
Interest Income (FTE)
Interest and dividend income (GAAP)
FTE adjustment
3,788
3,336
Interest and dividend income (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Average earning assets
Yield on interest-earning assets (GAAP)
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Net Interest Income (FTE)
Net interest income (GAAP)
Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Noninterest income (GAAP)
Total revenue (FTE) (non-GAAP)
166,859
164,420
Net interest margin (GAAP)
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Tangible common equity and tangible assets are used in the calculation of certain profitability, capital, and per share ratios. The Company believes tangible common equity, tangible assets, and the related ratios are meaningful measures of capital adequacy because they provide a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which the Company believes will assist investors in assessing the capital of the Company and its ability to absorb potential losses. The Company believes tangible common equity is an important indication of its ability to grow organically and through business combinations as well as its ability to pay dividends and to engage in various capital management strategies.
Tangible Assets
Ending Assets (GAAP)
19,782,430
Less: Ending goodwill
935,560
Less: Ending amortizable intangibles
40,273
Ending tangible assets (non-GAAP)
19,153,677
19,509,166
18,806,597
Tangible Common Equity
Ending Equity (GAAP)
Less: Perpetual preferred stock
166,357
Ending tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,324,186
1,254,408
1,356,145
Average equity (GAAP)
2,321,208
Less: Average goodwill
Less: Average amortizable intangibles
25,588
27,909
41,743
Less: Average perpetual preferred stock
166,356
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,306,445
1,201,732
1,517,325
Common equity to total assets (GAAP)
11.31
10.78
11.79
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
6.91
6.43
7.21
Book value per common share (GAAP)
30.53
29.68
31.12
Adjusted operating measures exclude the losses on sale of securities, a legal reserve associated with an ongoing regulatory matter previously disclosed, as well as strategic branch closure initiatives and related facility consolidation costs (principally composed of real estate, leases, and other assets write downs, as well as severance and expense reduction initiatives). The Company believes these non-GAAP adjusted measures provide investors with important information about the continuing economic results of the organization’s operations.
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The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
Adjusted Operating Earnings & EPS
Net income (GAAP)
Plus: Legal reserve, net of tax
3,950
Plus: Strategic branch closing and facility consolidation costs, net of tax
4,351
Plus: Loss on sale of securities, net of tax
Adjusted operating earnings (non-GAAP)
50,189
48,041
Less: Dividends on preferred stock
Adjusted operating earnings available to common shareholders (non-GAAP)
47,222
45,074
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
Earnings per common share, diluted (GAAP)
Adjusted operating earnings per common share, diluted (non-GAAP)
0.63
0.60
Adjusted operating measures exclude the amortization of intangible assets, losses on sale of securities, a legal reserve associated with an ongoing regulatory matter previously disclosed, as well as strategic branch closure initiatives and related facility consolidation costs (principally composed of real estate, leases, and other assets write downs, as well as severance and expense reduction initiatives). The Company believes these adjusted measures provide investors with important information about the continuing economic results of the organization’s operations. Net interest income (FTE), which is used in computing net interest margin (FTE) provides valuable additional insight into the net interest margin by adjusting for differences in tax treatment of interest income sources. The entire FTE adjustment is attributable to interest income on earning assets, which is used in computing yield on earning assets. Interest expense is not affected by the FTE components.
Adjusted Operating Noninterest Expense & Noninterest Income
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
Less: Amortization of intangible assets
Less: Legal reserve
Less: Strategic branch closing and facility consolidation costs
5,508
Adjusted operating noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
100,995
96,774
Plus: Loss on sale of securities
Adjusted operating noninterest income (non-GAAP)
23,028
ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Sensitivity
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, and equity prices. The Company’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The Company’s asset liability committee is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to this risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves the guidelines established by the asset liability committee.
The Company monitors interest rate risk through the use of three complementary modeling tools: static gap analysis, earnings simulation modeling, and economic value simulation (net present value estimation). Each of these models measures changes in a variety of interest rate scenarios. While each of the interest rate risk models has limitations, taken together, they represent a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of the Company’s interest rate risk, the distribution of risk along the yield
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curve, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships. The Company’s static gap analysis, which measures aggregate re-pricing values, is utilized less often because it does not effectively take into account the optionality embedded into many assets and liabilities and, therefore, the Company does not address it here. The Company uses earnings simulation and economic value simulation models on a regular basis, which more effectively measure the cash flow and optionality impacts, and these models are discussed below.
The Company determines the overall magnitude of interest sensitivity risk and then formulates policies and practices governing asset generation and pricing, funding sources and pricing, and off-balance sheet commitments. These decisions are based on management’s expectations regarding future interest rate movements, the states of the national, regional and local economies, and other financial and business risk factors. The Company uses simulation modeling to measure and monitor the effect of various interest rate scenarios and business strategies on net interest income. This modeling reflects interest rate changes and the related impact on net interest income and net income over specified time horizons.
Earnings Simulation Modeling
Management uses earnings simulation modeling to measure the sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but the Company believes it provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analyses, such as the static gap analysis noted above.
The Company derives the assumptions used in the model from historical trends and management’s outlook, including expected loan and deposit growth rates and projected yields and rates. These assumptions may not be realized and unanticipated events and circumstances may also occur that cause the assumptions to be inaccurate. The model also does not take into account any future actions of management to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes. The Company monitors the assumptions and periodically adjusts them as deemed appropriate. In the Company’s modeling, it is assumed that all maturities, calls, and prepayments in the securities portfolio are reinvested in like instruments, and the Company bases the MBS prepayment assumptions on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. The Company also uses different interest rate scenarios and yield curves to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move differently when the prime rate changes and these differences are reflected in the different rate scenarios.
The Company uses its simulation model to estimate earnings in rate environments where rates are instantaneously shocked up or down around a “most likely” rate scenario, based on implied forward rates and futures curves. The analysis assesses the impact on net interest income over a 12-month time horizon after an immediate increase or “shock” in rates, of 100 bps up to 300 bps. The model, under all scenarios, does not drop the index below zero.
The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net interest income for the Company across the rate paths modeled for balances as of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022:
Change In Net Interest Income
Change in Yield Curve:
+300 basis points
7.91
11.73
15.55
+200 basis points
5.01
8.25
10.42
+100 basis points
2.06
4.65
5.36
Most likely rate scenario
-100 basis points
(4.75)
(3.18)
(7.40)
-200 basis points
(8.94)
(14.17)
-300 basis points
(11.46)
(12.21)
(19.67)
If an institution is asset sensitive its assets reprice more quickly than its liabilities and net interest income would be expected to increase in a rising interest rate environment, and decrease in a falling interest rate environment. If an institution is liability
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sensitive its liabilities reprice more quickly than its assets and net interest income would be expected to decrease in a rising interest rate environment and increase in a falling interest rate environment.
From a net interest income perspective, the Company was less asset sensitive as of March 31, 2023, compared to its position as of March 31, 2022. This shift is in part due to the changing market characteristics of certain loan and deposit products and in part due to various other balance sheet strategies. The Company would expect net interest income to increase with an immediate increase or shock in market rates. In the decreasing interest rate environments, the Company would expect a decline in net interest income as interest-earning assets re-price more quickly than interest-bearing deposits.
Economic Value Modeling
Economic value simulation modeling is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. The Company calculates the economic values based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in net economic value over different rate environments is an indication of the longer-term earnings capability of the balance sheet. The Company uses the same assumptions in the economic value simulation model as in the earnings simulation model. The economic value simulation model uses instantaneous rate shocks to the balance sheet.
The following chart reflects the estimated change in net economic value over different rate environments using economic value simulation for the balances at the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022:
Change In Economic Value of Equity
(11.44)
(12.32)
(9.59)
(7.91)
(8.41)
(6.16)
(4.05)
(4.25)
(2.90)
3.55
0.56
5.30
6.41
(3.93)
5.90
5.71
(12.13)
As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s economic value of equity is generally less asset sensitive in a rising interest rate environment compared to its position as of March 31, 2022 primarily due to the composition of the Consolidated Balance Sheets and due in part to the pricing characteristics and assumptions of certain deposits.
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management
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necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management has taken measures to maintain the internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. There have been no changes during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of our operations, we are party to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company, subject to the potential outcomes of the matter discussed below.
As previously disclosed, on February 9, 2022, pursuant to the CFPB’s Notice and Opportunity to Respond and Advise process, the CFPB Office of Enforcement notified us that it is considering recommending that the CFPB take legal action against us in connection with alleged violations of Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. § 1005.17, and the Consumer Financial Protection Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 5531 and 5536, in connection with our overdraft practices and policies. In March 2023, the CFPB commenced settlement discussions with us to resolve the matter. We cannot provide assurance whether a settlement will be reached, the final terms or timing of any such settlement, or the final amount of loss (potentially including both restitution and a civil money penalty) with respect to this matter. Any final loss could be materially different from our current estimate and accrued amount. If the Company and the CFPB do not reach a settlement, the CFPB may commence litigation against the Company. See Note 7, “Commitments and Contingencies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” in Part I, Item I of this Form 10-Q for additional information.
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS
During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K, except as described below.
An investment in the Company’s securities involves risks. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, including the information addressed in this Item 1A and under “Forward-Looking Statements,” investors in the Company’s securities should carefully consider the factors discussed in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K. These factors could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and capital position and could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report, in which case the trading price of the Company’s securities could decline.
Risks Related to Our Business, Industry and Markets
Our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected by developments impacting the financial services industry, such as recent bank failures or concerns involving liquidity.
Recent events in the financial services industry (including the closures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank) have caused general uncertainty and concern regarding the adequacy of liquidity of the financial services industry generally. Liquidity is essential to our business. While we rely on different sources of funding to meet potential liquidity demands, our business strategies are largely based on access to funding from customer deposits and supplemental funding provided by wholesale or other secondary liquidity sources. Deposit levels may be affected by various industry factors, including interest rates paid by competitors, general interest rate levels, returns available to customers on alternative investments, conditions in the financial services industry specifically and general economic conditions that impact the amount of liquidity in the economy and savings levels, and also by factors that impact customers’ perception of our financial condition and capital and liquidity levels. In response to the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury approved actions enabling the FDIC to complete its resolution of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in a manner that fully protected depositors by utilizing the Deposit Insurance Fund, and the Federal Reserve announced it would make available additional funding for eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of their depositors. It is uncertain whether these steps by the banking regulators will be sufficient to calm the financial markets and financial services industry generally and reduce the risk of deposit outflows, and particularly sudden deposit outflows, from banks. This uncertainty may drive deposit outflows, increased borrowing and funding costs, and increased competition for liquidity, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities – None
(b) Use of Proceeds – Not Applicable.
(c) Issuer Purchases of Securities
Stock Repurchase Program; Other Repurchases
On December 10, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $100.0 million of our common stock through December 9, 2022 in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and /or Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The repurchase program permitted management to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time at management’s discretion. The repurchase program did not obligate us to purchase any particular number of shares. As part of the repurchase program, approximately 1.3 million shares (or approximately $48.2 million) were repurchased throughout 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the Company does not have an authorized share repurchase program.
The following information describes the Company’s common stock repurchases for the three months ended March 31,2023:
Period
Total number of shares purchased(1)
Average price paid per share ($)
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ($)
January 1 - January 31, 2023
1,101
36.33
February 1 - February 28, 2023
54,279
37.87
March 1 - March 31, 2023
35.16
55,956
37.81
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(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2023, 55,956 shares were withheld upon vesting of restricted shares granted to employees of the Company in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report and this list includes the Exhibit Index:
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective May 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2020).
3.1.1
Articles of Amendment designating the 6.875% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, effective June 9, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2020).
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective as of December 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
10.1
Amended and Restated Virginia Bankers Association Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, as restated effective January 1, 2023.
10.2
Adoption Agreement for the Restated Virginia Bankers Association Nonqualified Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (for Directors and Executives), effective January 1, 2023.
10.3
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement under Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and Incentive Plan (for awards on or after February 23, 2023) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2023).
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10.4
Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on February 24, 2023).
15.1
Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Interactive data files formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
104
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (included with Exhibit 101).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
Date: May 4, 2023
By:
/s/ John C. Asbury
John C. Asbury,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert M. Gorman
Robert M. Gorman,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
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