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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, 2020
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 000-20293
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
1051 East Cary Street
Suite 1200
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(804) 633-5031
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.33 per share
AUB
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
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 30, 2020 was 78,709,196.
INDEX
ITEM
PAGE
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019 (audited)
2
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
8
Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
53
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
54
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
82
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
84
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
85
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
87
Item 6.
Exhibits
88
Signatures
89
Glossary of Acronyms and Defined Terms
2019 Form 10-K
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019
Access
Access National Corporation and its subsidiaries
ACL
Allowance for credit losses
AFS
Available for sale
ALCO
Asset Liability Committee
ALLL
Allowance for loan and lease losses
AOCI
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASC 326
ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments and Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
ASC 820
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
ASC 842
ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
ATM
Automated teller machine
the Bank
Atlantic Union Bank (formerly, Union Bank & Trust)
BOLI
Bank-owned life insurance
bps
Basis points
BSA
Bank Secrecy Act
CARES Act
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
CCPs
Central Counterparty Clearinghouses
CECL
Current expected credit losses
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
the Company
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (formerly, Union Bankshares Corporation) and its subsidiaries
COVID-19
Novel strain of coronavirus first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China
DHFB
Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown, Inc.
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
EPS
Earnings per share
Exchange Act
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCMs
Futures Commission Merchants
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
FinCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FOMC
Federal Open Markets Committee
FTE
Fully taxable equivalent
GAAP or U.S. GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
HTM
Held to maturity
IDC
Interactive Data Corporation
LCH
London Clearing House
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
MBS
Mortgage Backed Securities
MD&A
NOW
Negotiable order of withdrawal
NPA
Nonperforming assets
OAL
Outfitter Advisors, Ltd.
OCI
Other comprehensive income
OREO
Other real estate owned
OTTI
Other than temporary impairment
PCD
Purchased credit deteriorated
PCI
Purchased credit impaired
PD/LGD
Probability of default/loss given default
PPP
Paycheck Protection Program
Quarterly Report
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020
ROA
Return on average assets
ROE
Return on average common equity
ROTCE
Return on average tangible common equity
ROU Asset
Right of Use Asset
RUC
Reserve for unfunded commitments
SBA
Small Business Administration
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SSFA
Simplified supervisory formula approach
Tax Act
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
TDR
Troubled debt restructuring
Topic 606
ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606”
TFSB
The Federal Savings Bank
UMG
Union Mortgage Group, Inc.
Xenith
Xenith Bankshares, Inc.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
March 31,
December 31,
2020
2019
ASSETS
(unaudited)
(audited)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks
$
197,521
163,050
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
292,154
234,810
Federal funds sold
15,284
38,172
Total cash and cash equivalents
504,959
436,032
Securities available for sale, at fair value
1,972,903
1,945,445
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value
552,176
555,144
Restricted stock, at cost
130,227
130,848
Loans held for sale, at fair value
76,690
55,405
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs
12,768,841
12,610,936
Less allowance for loan and lease losses
141,043
42,294
Total loans held for investment, net
12,627,798
12,568,642
Premises and equipment, net
161,139
161,073
Goodwill
935,560
Amortizable intangibles, net
69,298
73,669
Bank owned life insurance
324,980
322,917
Other assets
491,646
377,587
Assets of discontinued operations
—
668
Total assets
17,847,376
17,562,990
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
3,067,573
2,970,139
Interest-bearing deposits
10,485,462
10,334,842
Total deposits
13,553,035
13,304,981
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
56,781
66,053
Other short-term borrowings
380,000
370,200
Long-term borrowings
1,077,683
1,077,495
Other liabilities
354,427
230,519
Liabilities of discontinued operations
640
Total liabilities
15,421,926
15,049,888
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $1.33 par value; shares authorized of 200,000,000 and 100,000,000 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; 78,710,448 and 80,001,185 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
104,086
105,827
Additional paid-in capital
1,743,429
1,790,305
Retained earnings
529,606
581,395
48,329
35,575
Total stockholders' equity
2,425,450
2,513,102
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended
(Unaudited)
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans
151,127
144,115
Interest on deposits in other banks
862
473
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable
11,627
13,081
Nontaxable
7,709
7,983
Total interest and dividend income
171,325
165,652
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits
28,513
24,430
Interest on short-term borrowings
1,340
6,551
Interest on long-term borrowings
6,464
7,124
Total interest expense
36,317
38,105
Net interest income
135,008
127,547
Provision for credit losses
60,196
3,792
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
74,812
123,755
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
7,578
7,158
Other service charges, commissions and fees
1,624
1,664
Interchange fees
1,625
5,045
Fiduciary and asset management fees
5,984
5,054
Mortgage banking income
2,022
1,454
Gains (losses) on securities transactions
1,936
151
Bank owned life insurance income
2,049
2,055
Loan-related interest rate swap fees
3,948
1,460
Other operating income
2,141
897
Total noninterest income
28,907
24,938
Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and benefits
50,117
48,007
Occupancy expenses
7,133
7,399
Furniture and equipment expenses
3,741
3,396
Printing, postage, and supplies
1,290
1,242
Technology and data processing
6,169
5,676
Professional services
3,307
2,958
Marketing and advertising expense
2,739
2,383
FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance
2,861
2,639
Other taxes
4,120
3,764
Loan-related expenses
2,697
2,289
OREO and credit-related expenses
688
684
Amortization of intangible assets
4,401
4,218
Training and other personnel costs
1,571
1,144
Merger-related costs
18,122
Rebranding expense
407
Other expenses
4,811
2,400
Total noninterest expenses
95,645
106,728
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
8,074
41,965
Income tax expense
985
6,249
Income from continuing operations
7,089
35,716
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued mortgage segment
(115)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(30)
Income (loss) on discontinued operations
(85)
Net income
35,631
Basic earnings per common share
0.09
0.47
Diluted earnings per common share
Dividends declared per common share
0.25
0.23
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding
79,290,352
76,472,189
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
79,317,382
76,533,066
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges:
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges
(699)
(1,460)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax, $394 and $32 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (1)
1,481
120
AFS securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising during period (net of tax, $3,904 and $5,338 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)
14,687
20,081
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax, $407 and $23 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (2)
(1,529)
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, 2020 and 2019, respectively) (3)
(5)
Bank owned life insurance:
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period
(1,289)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (4)
108
19
Other comprehensive income (loss)
12,754
18,670
Comprehensive income
19,843
54,301
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 AND 2019
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common
Paid-In
Retained
Comprehensive
Stock
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Total
Balance - December 31, 2018
87,250
1,380,259
467,345
(10,273)
1,924,581
Net Income
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $5,346)
Issuance of common stock in regard to acquisition (15,842,026 shares)
21,070
478,904
499,974
Dividends on common stock ($0.23 per share)
(18,838)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (6,127 shares)
130
138
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (6,085 shares)
211
219
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (104,151 shares)
139
(1,786)
(1,647)
Impact of adoption of ASC 842
(1,133)
Stock-based compensation expense
1,870
Balance - March 31, 2019
108,475
1,859,588
483,005
8,397
2,459,465
Balance - December 31, 2019
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $3,890)
Dividends on common stock ($0.25 per share)
(19,825)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (1,493,472 shares)
(1,985)
(47,894)
(49,879)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (34,714 shares)
46
731
777
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (6,860 shares)
9
195
204
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes, under Equity Compensation Plans (142,176 shares)
189
(2,199)
(2,010)
Impact of adoption of ASC 326
(39,053)
2,291
Balance - March 31, 2020
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
Operating activities (1):
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation of premises and equipment
3,831
3,638
Writedown of foreclosed properties and former bank premises
95
52
Amortization, net
6,164
4,780
Amortization (accretion) related to acquisitions, net
(5,262)
(1,624)
Gains on securities transactions, net
(1,936)
(151)
BOLI income
(2,049)
(2,055)
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale, net
(21,285)
(7,485)
Losses (gains) on sales of foreclosed properties and former bank premises, net
141
47
Stock-based compensation expenses
Issuance of common stock for services
Net decrease (increase) in other assets
(111,854)
(17,681)
Net increase in other liabilities
110,731
(7,943)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities
48,356
13,090
Investing activities:
Purchases of AFS securities and restricted stock
(208,318)
(146,193)
Purchases of HTM securities
(47,217)
Proceeds from sales of AFS securities and restricted stock
120,701
208,249
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of AFS securities
81,240
53,439
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of HTM securities
2,042
1,320
Net increase in loans held for investment
(150,890)
(81,391)
Net increase in premises and equipment
(3,994)
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties and former bank premises
2,095
171
Cash paid in acquisitions
(12)
Cash acquired in acquisitions
46,164
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) investing activities
(157,124)
33,070
Financing activities:
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
97,434
185,099
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits
150,670
106,490
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
528
(295,008)
Cash dividends paid - common stock
Repurchase of common stock
Issuance of common stock
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares held for taxes
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) financing activities
177,695
(23,766)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
68,927
22,394
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
261,199
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
283,593
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest
34,755
34,871
Income taxes
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Transfers from loans (foreclosed properties) to foreclosed properties (loans)
615
900
Issuance of common stock in exchange for net assets in acquisitions
Transactions related to acquisitions
Assets acquired
2,858,048
Liabilities assumed
2,558,638
(1) Discontinued operations have an immaterial impact to the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 149 branches and approximately 170 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina. Middleburg Financial is a brand name used by Atlantic Union Bank and certain affiliates when providing trust, wealth management, private banking, and investment advisory products and services. Certain non-bank affiliates of Atlantic Union Bank include: Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., and its subsidiary, Outfitter Advisors, Ltd., Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown, Inc., and Middleburg Investment Services, LLC, which provide investment advisory and/or brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
On March 13, 2020, the United States President declared a national emergency in the face of a growing public health and economic crisis due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Within a few days of the declaration of a national emergency, governors of states comprising the Company’s geographic footprint issued states of emergency in response to the novel COVID-19. As a result of this pandemic, actions were taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of COVID 19, which have impacted the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act is designated to provide financial relief to the American people and American businesses in response to the economic fallout from COVID-19. The CARES Act, as well as other interagency guidance, provide enhanced guidelines and accounting for COVID-19 related modifications.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other period.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326. This ASU updates the existing guidance to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. This ASU replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. It also applies to unfunded credit exposures not accounted for as insurance (loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments). The Company adopted ASC 326 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and unfunded credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020 are presented under ASC 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. As a result of adopting ASC 326, the Company recorded a net decrease to retained earnings of $39.1 million.
ASC 326 also replaced the Company’s current accounting for PCI loans. With the adoption of ASC 326, previously classified PCI loans are now classified as PCD loans. The Company adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for financial assets with PCD that were previously identified as PCI and accounted for under ASC 310-30. On January 1, 2020, the amortized cost basis of the PCD assets were adjusted to reflect the addition of $2.4 million to the ACL. The remaining noncredit discount (based on the adjusted amortized cost basis) will be accreted into interest income at the effective interest rate as of January 1, 2020.
The Company’s adoption of ASC 326 resulted in a change in the accounting and reporting related to PCI loans which are now defined as PCD and evaluated at the loan level instead of being evaluated in pools under PCI accounting. In accordance with
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ASC 326, the Company did not re-assess whether individual modifications were needed to individual acquired financial assets accounted for in the pools with troubled debt restructurings as of the date of adoption.
The Company adopted ASC 326 using the prospective transition approach for debt securities. The effective interest rate on these debt securities was not changed. Upon adoption of ASC 326, the Company did not have any securities included in its portfolio where OTTI had previously been recognized.
The following table illustrates the impact of ASC 326.
January 1,
As Previously Reported (Incurred Loss)
Impact of CECL Adoption
As Reported Under CECL
Assets:
Loans
Commercial
30,941
6,184
37,125
Consumer
11,353
41,300
52,653
47,484
89,778
Liabilities:
Allowance for credit losses on unfunded credit exposure
4,160
5,060
Total Allowance for credit losses
43,194
51,644
94,838
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The provision for loan losses charged to operations is an amount sufficient to bring the allowance to an estimated balance that management considers adequate to absorb expected losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. The ALLL is a valuation account that is deducted from the loans' amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the loans. Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding, net of any purchase premiums and discounts and net of any deferred loan fees and costs.
The ALLL represents management’s estimate of credit losses over the remaining life of the loan portfolio. Loans are charged off against the ALLL when management believes the loan balance is no longer collectible. Subsequent recoveries of previously charged off amounts are recorded as increases to the ALLL.
Management’s determination of the adequacy of the ALLL is based on an evaluation of the composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and other risk factors. The ALLL is estimated by pooling loans by call code and credit risk indicator and applying a loan-level PD/LGD method for all loans with the exception of its auto and third party consumer lending portfolios. For auto and third party consumer portfolios, the Company has elected to pool those loans based on similar risk characteristics to determine the ALLL using vintage and loss rate methods. The Company utilizes a forecast period of two years and then reverts to the mean of historical loss rates on a straight-line basis over the following two-year period. The Company considers economic forecasts and recession probabilities from highly recognized third-parties to inform the model for loss estimation. Management also considers qualitative factors when estimating loan losses to take into account model limitations. The Company’s Allowance Committee approves the key methodologies and assumptions, as well as the final ALLL on a quarterly basis. While management uses available information to estimate expected losses on loans, future changes in the ALLL may be necessary based on changes in portfolio composition, portfolio credit quality, and/or economic conditions.
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Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. The individual reserve component relates to loans that have shown substantial credit deterioration as measured by risk rating and/or delinquency status. In addition, the Company has elected the practical expedient that would include loans for individual assessment consideration if the repayment of the loan is expected substantially through the operation or sale of collateral because the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Where the source of repayment is the sale of collateral, the ALLL is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less selling costs, compared to the amortized cost basis of the loan. If the ALLL is based on the operation of the collateral, the reserve is calculated based on the fair value of the collateral calculated as the present value of expected cash flows from the operation of the collateral, compared to the amortized cost basis. If the Company determines that the value of a collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the Company charges off the deficiency if it is determined that such amount is deemed to be a confirmed loss. Typically, a loss is confirmed when the Company is moving towards foreclosure (or final disposition).
In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial condition, the Company grants a concession in the loan structure to the borrower that is would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a TDR. With the exception of loans with interest rate concessions, the ALLL on a TDR is measured using the same method as all other loans held for investment. For loans with interest rate concessions, the Company uses a discounted cash flow approach using the original interest rate.
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments
The Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The reserve for unfunded commitments is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded and is included in “Other Liabilities” within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Accrued Interest Receivable
The Company has elected to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis in its determination of the ACL reserve for both loans and HTM securities, as well as elected the policy to write-off accrued interest receivable directly through the reversal of interest income. Accrued interest receivable totaled $31.1 million on loans held for investment and, $5.2 million on HTM securities at March 31, 2020 and is included in “Other Assets” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Acquired Loans
The Company has purchased loans, some of which have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. Acquired loans are recorded at their fair value at acquisition date without carryover of the acquiree’s previously established ALLL, as credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. The fair value of the loans is determined using market participant assumptions in estimating the amount and timing of both principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected on the loans and then applying a market-based discount rate to those cash flows. During evaluation upon acquisition, acquired loans are also classified as either PCD or acquired performing.
The purchase discount on acquired performing loans is accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. The difference between the fair value and unpaid principal balance of the loan at acquisition date (premium or discount) is amortized or accreted into interest income over the life of the loans. If the acquired performing loan has revolving privileges, it is accounted for using the straight-line method; otherwise, the effective interest method is used.
PCD loans reflect loans that have experienced more-than-insignificant credit deterioration since origination. These PCD loans are accounted for under ASC 326. Credit risk characteristics include risk rating groups, nonaccrual status, and past due status. For valuation purposes, these pools are further disaggregated by maturity, pricing characteristics, and re-payment structure.
PCD loans are recorded at the amount paid. An ALLL is determined using the same methodology as other loans held for investment. For PCD loans not individually assessed, the initial ALLL is determined on a collective basis and is allocated to individual loans. The sum of the loan's purchase price and ALLL becomes its initial amortized cost basis. The difference between the initial amortized cost basis and the par value of the loan is a noncredit discount or premium, which is amortized into interest income over the life of the loan. Subsequent changes to the ALLL are recorded through provision expense.
The PCD loans are and will continue to be subject to the Company’s internal and external credit review and monitoring.
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Allowance for Credit Losses on HTM Securities
The Company evaluates the credit risk of its securities on at least a quarterly basis. Management estimates expected credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities based on an individual basis based on the PD/LGD methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. Management recorded an immaterial ACL on HTM securities as a result of the adoption of ASC 326, and no additional changes were needed at March 31, 2020.
Allowance for Credit Losses on AFS Securities
For AFS securities, the Company evaluates the fair value and credit quality of its AFS securities on at least a quarterly basis. In the event the fair value of a security falls below its amortized cost basis, the security will be evaluated to determine whether the decline in value was caused by changes in market interest rates or security credit quality. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s AFS portfolio are security type and credit rating, which is influenced by a number of security-specific factors that may include obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, and others. There is currently no ACL held against the Company’s AFS securities portfolio at March 31, 2020. See Note 3 “Securities,” for additional information on the Company’s ACL analysis. If unrealized losses are related to credit quality, the Company estimates the credit related loss by evaluating the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security and a credit loss exists, an ACL shall be recorded for the credit loss, limited by the amount that the fair value is less than amortized cost basis.
Business Combinations and Divestitures
On February 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Access. Refer to the Note 2 “Acquisitions” for additional information.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company has an aggregate goodwill balance of $935.6 million associated with previous merger transactions, which is primarily associated with commercial and consumer banking.
Goodwill resulting from business combinations prior to January 1, 2009 represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill resulting from business combinations after January 1, 2009 is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events and circumstances exists that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. The Company has selected April 30th as the date to perform the annual impairment test. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment testing as of April 30, 2019 and determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill.
The Company performed an interim impairment review as of March 31, 2020 and considered various factors including, the results of the prior year impairment test, the Company’s most recent forecasts, and the Company’s recent stock price movements, and concluded that no impairment existed as of the balance sheet date.
Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from 4 to 10 years, to their estimated residual values. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Long-lived assets, including purchased intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, would no longer depreciated. Management performed a review of impairment through March 31, 2020, and concluded no impairment of these assets existed as of the balance sheet date.
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2. ACQUISITIONS
Access Acquisition
On February 1, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Access National Corporation (and its subsidiaries), a bank holding company based in Reston, Virginia. Holders of shares of Access’s common stock received 0.75 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of Access’s common stock, resulting in the Company issuing 15,842,026 shares of the Company’s common stock at a fair value of approximately $500.0 million. In addition, the Company paid cash of approximately $12,000 in lieu of fractional shares.
The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting and, accordingly, assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and consideration exchanged were recorded at estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition, in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. The measurement period was formally closed as of February 1, 2020, and the Company did not make any measurement period adjustments in January of 2020.
Merger-related costs associated with the acquisition of Access were $0 and $17.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Such costs include legal and accounting fees, lease and contract termination expenses, system conversion, and employee severances, which have been expensed as incurred.
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3. SECURITIES
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326, which made changes to the accounting for AFS debt securities whereby credit losses should be presented as an allowance, rather than as a write-down when management does not intend to sell and does not believe that it is more likely than not they will be required to sell prior to maturity. In addition, ASC 326 requires financial assets measured at amortized cost, including held-to-maturity debt securities, to measure an expected credit loss under the CECL methodology that requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For further discussion on the Company’s accounting policies and policy elections related to the accounting standard update refer to Note 1 “Accounting Policies”.
All securities information presented as of March 31, 2020 is in accordance with ASC 326. All securities information presented prior to March 31, 2020 is in accordance with previous applicable GAAP. See the Company’s prior accounting policies in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the 2019 Form 10-K.
Available for Sale
The Company’s AFS investment portfolio is generally highly-rated, and all AFS securities were current with no securities past due or on non-accrual as March 31, 2020.
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of March 31, 2020 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Amortized
Gross Unrealized
Estimated
Cost
Gains
(Losses)
Fair Value
March 31, 2020
U.S. government and agency securities
17,631
365
(34)
17,962
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
515,914
31,367
(555)
546,726
Corporate and other bonds (1)
122,232
2,185
(3,449)
120,968
Mortgage-backed securities
353,684
13,819
(56)
367,447
Residential
887,762
33,820
(4,872)
916,710
Total mortgage-backed securities
1,241,446
47,639
(4,928)
1,284,157
Other securities
3,090
Total AFS securities
1,900,313
81,556
(8,966)
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of AFS securities as of December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
December 31, 2019
21,149
209
(38)
21,320
421,344
25,776
(29)
447,091
134,342
1,991
(374)
135,959
416,904
8,786
(643)
425,047
896,609
17,156
(816)
912,949
1,313,513
25,942
(1,459)
1,337,996
3,079
1,893,427
53,918
(1,900)
(1) Other bonds include asset-backed securities
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The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s AFS securities with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at March 31, 2020 and that are not deemed to be other than temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2019. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (dollars in thousands).
Less than 12 months
More than 12 months
Fair
Unrealized
Value
Losses
5,338
(23)
1,619
(11)
6,957
24,757
Corporate and other bonds(1)
40,409
(2,854)
19,922
(595)
60,331
14,667
135,577
(4,436)
14,880
(436)
150,457
150,244
(4,492)
165,124
220,748
(7,924)
36,421
(1,042)
257,169
7,638
4,526
17,323
(83)
19,901
(291)
37,224
54,714
(554)
14,966
(89)
69,680
114,147
(500)
40,168
(316)
154,315
168,861
(1,054)
55,134
(405)
223,995
198,348
(1,204)
75,035
(696)
273,383
(1) Other bonds includes asset-backed securities.
As of March 31, 2020, there were $36.4 million, or 20 issues, of individual AFS securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months and had an aggregate unrealized loss of $1.0 million. As of December 31, 2019, there were $75.0 million, or 47 issues, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months and had an aggregate unrealized loss of $696,000.
The Company has determined the securities that were in an unrealized loss position with no allowance for credit loss as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were based on the reasons set out below:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions. This category’s unrealized losses are primarily the result of market volatility. The majority of the securities are of high credit quality (rated A- or higher) and the issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. 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. 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.
Corporate and other bonds. This category’s unrealized losses are the result of market volatility. The majority of these securities remain investment grade and the Company’s analysis did not indicate the existence of a credit loss. 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. 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, which may be maturity.
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Mortgage-backed securities. The majority of these securities are of high credit quality (rated A or higher) or 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 issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments. Current market volatility has caused certain securities to experience a non-credit related decline in value. The majority of the securities in an unrealized loss position are guaranteed with implicit and explicit government guarantees associated. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost, which may be maturity.
The Company’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio includes non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations with a fair value of $40.6 million which had unrealized losses of approximately $1.3 million at March 31, 2020. These non-agency mortgage-backed securities were generally rated AAA or equivalent at purchase and generally received a 20% SSFA rating. The Company does not intend to sell 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 their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. The issuer(s) continues to make timely principal and interest payments. As such, the Company does not consider these investments to have credit related impairment as of March 31, 2020.
The following table presents the amortized cost of AFS securities as of March 31, 2020 by security type and credit rating (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
U.S. Government and Agency
Obligations of states and political
Corporate and
Mortgage-backed
Total AFS
securities
subdivisions
other bonds
Credit Rating:
AAA/AA/A
2,497
514,374
32,288
38,859
588,018
BBB/BB/B
1,033
22,853
23,886
Not Rated - Agency(1)
15,134
1,153,495
1,608
1,170,237
Not Rated - Non-Agency
507
67,091
49,092
1,482
118,172
(1) Generally considered not to have credit risk given the government guarantees associated with these agencies
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of AFS securities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties (dollars in thousands).
Due in one year or less
24,916
25,080
35,177
35,329
Due after one year through five years
157,141
162,774
164,605
166,873
Due after five years through ten years
221,929
228,121
249,713
254,790
Due after ten years
1,496,327
1,556,928
1,443,932
1,488,453
Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" for information regarding the estimated fair value of AFS securities that were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as permitted or required by law as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Held to Maturity
The Company’s HTM investment portfolio primarily consists of highly-rated municipal securities and the estimated credit loss inherent in the portfolio is currently immaterial. The Company’s HTM securities were all current, with no securities past due or on non-accrual at March 31, 2020.
The Company reports HTM securities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at carrying value. Carrying value is amortized cost, which includes any unamortized unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income prior to reclassifying the securities from AFS securities to HTM securities. Investment securities transferred into the
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HTM category from the AFS category are recorded at fair value at the date of transfer. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of transfer is retained in accumulated other comprehensive income and in the carrying value of the HTM securities. Such unrealized gains or losses are accreted over the remaining life of the security with no impact on future net income.
The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of March 31, 2020 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
Carrying
2,797
(69)
2,728
543,517
52,815
596,332
5,862
(142)
5,720
Total held-to-maturity securities
(211)
604,780
The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of HTM securities as of December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
2,813
26
2,839
545,148
48,274
593,422
7,183
59
7,242
48,359
603,503
Credit Quality Indicators & Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM
For HTM securities, the Company evaluates the credit risk of its securities on at least a quarterly basis. The Company
estimates expected credit losses on HTM debt securities on an individual basis based on the PD/LGD methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. The Company’s HTM securities ACL was immaterial at the adoption of ASC 326. The Company re-evaluated the HTM securities ACL at March 31, 2020 and concluded no additional reserve was needed at March 31, 2020. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s HTM portfolio are security type and credit rating, which is influenced by a number of factors including obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, and others. The Company’s only credit risk HTM securities 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, 2020 by security type and credit rating (dollars in thousands):
Total HTM
536,747
8,659
6,770
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of HTM securities as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties (dollars in thousands).
502
504
10,198
10,411
10,258
10,539
1,760
1,767
1,768
1,800
540,218
592,602
542,616
590,660
Total HTM securities
Refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies" for information regarding the estimated fair value of HTM securities that were pledged to secure public deposits as permitted or required by law as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Restricted Stock, at cost
Due to restrictions placed upon the Bank’s common stock investment in the Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB, these securities have been classified as restricted equity securities and carried at cost. These restricted securities are not subject to the investment security classifications and are included as a separate line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the FHLB required the Bank to maintain stock in an amount equal to 4.25% of outstanding borrowings and a specific percentage of the Bank’s total assets. The Federal Reserve Bank required the Bank to maintain stock with a par value equal to 6% of the Bank’s outstanding capital at both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Restricted equity securities consist of Federal Reserve Bank stock in the amount of $67.0 million for both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and FHLB stock in the amount of $63.2 million and $63.9 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Realized Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on and the proceeds from the sale of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands).
March 31, 2019
Realized gains (losses):
Gross realized gains
2,164
1,213
Gross realized losses
(228)
(1,062)
Net realized gains
Proceeds from sales of securities
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4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables. For further discussion on the Company’s accounting policies and policy elections related to the accounting standard update refer to Note 1 “Accounting Policies” in this Quarterly Report. All loan information presented as of March 31, 2020 is in accordance with ASC 326. All loan information presented prior to March 31, 2020 is in accordance with previous applicable GAAP.
The Company’s loans are stated at their face amount, net of deferred fees and costs, and consist of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Construction and Land Development
1,318,252
1,250,924
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
2,051,904
2,041,243
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
3,328,012
3,286,098
Multifamily Real Estate
679,390
633,743
Commercial & Industrial
2,177,932
2,114,033
Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
721,800
724,337
Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
854,550
890,503
Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
652,135
659,504
Auto
358,039
350,419
352,572
372,853
Other Commercial
274,255
287,279
The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Greater than
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
90 Days and
Current
Past Due
still Accruing
Nonaccrual
Total Loans
1,311,599
2,786
316
317
3,234
2,026,741
10,779
1,444
1,690
11,250
3,319,481
2,087
2,765
2,037
1,642
676,343
623
1,994
377
2,167,873
4,893
1,218
517
3,431
708,772
4,145
1,066
7,040
820,818
15,667
570
4,407
13,088
640,989
4,308
1,286
2,005
3,547
355,084
1,967
311
127
550
348,953
1,612
1,294
622
91
273,090
1
1,068
96
Total loans held for investment
12,649,743
48,868
13,332
12,876
44,022
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The following table shows the Company’s amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status as of January 1, 2020 as well as amortized cost basis of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days and still accruing as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
January 1, 2020
Nonaccrual With No ALLL
90 Days and still Accruing
4,060
1,985
13,889
3,591
1,368
3,037
93
6,492
1,739
13,117
1,069
2,490
60
565
98
45,204
8,537
There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2020. See Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s policies for nonaccrual loans.
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Troubled Debt Restructurings
As of March 31, 2020, the Company has TDRs totaling $20.4 million with an estimated $1.9 million of allowance for those loans for the current period.
A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for credit losses in accordance with the Company’s ALLL methodology. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the recorded investment in TDRs prior to modifications was not materially impacted by the modifications.
The CARES Act permits financial institutions to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications to borrowers affected by COVID-19 that would otherwise be characterized as TDRs. In addition, federal bank regulatory authorities have issued guidance to encourage financial institutions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and have assured financial institutions that they will neither receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications, nor be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company had made loan modifications of this nature totaling approximately $75 million.
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 March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
No. of
Recorded
Outstanding
Investment
Commitment
Performing
226
2,223
1,089
995
287
74
9,502
55
462
Total performing
101
14,865
Nonperforming
172
22
4,747
Total nonperforming
27
5,491
Total performing and nonperforming
128
20,356
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, 2020, the Company did not have any material loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default.
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The following table shows, by class and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
All Restructurings
Investment at
Period End
Modified to interest only, at a market rate
Total interest only at market rate of interest
Term modification, at a market rate
Total loan term extended at a market rate
Term modification, below market rate
35
10
1,763
Total loan term extended at a below market rate
11
1,798
Interest rate modification, below market rate
Total interest only at below market rate of interest
12
2,315
ALLL on the loan portfolio is a material estimate for the Company. The Company estimates its ALLL on its loan portfolio on a quarterly basis. The Company models the ALLL using two primary segments, Commercial and Consumer. Within each segment, loan classes are further identified based on similar risk characteristics. The Company has identified the following classes within each segment:
The following tables show the ALLL activity by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Balance, beginning of year
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on non-PCD loans
4,432
40,666
45,098
Impact of ASC 326 adoption on PCD loans
1,752
634
2,386
Impact of ASC 326 adoption
Loans charged-off
(2,968)
(4,183)
(7,151)
Recoveries credited to allowance
1,154
1,006
2,160
Provision charged to operations
42,532
13,724
56,256
Balance, end of period
77,843
63,200
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Credit Quality Indicators
Credit quality indicators are utilized to help estimate the collectability of each loan class within the Commercial and Consumer segments. For classes of loans within the Commercial segment, the primary credit quality indicator used for evaluating credit quality and estimating the ALLL is risk rating categories of Pass, Watch & Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful. For classes of loans within the Consumer segment, the primary credit quality indicator used for evaluating credit quality and estimating the ALLL is delinquency bands of Current, 30-59, 60-89, 90+, and Nonaccrual. While other credit quality indicators are evaluated and analyzed as part of the Company’s credit risk management activities, these indicators are primarily used in estimating the ALLL. The Company evaluates the credit risk of its loan portfolio on at least a quarterly basis.
Commercial Loans
The Company uses a risk rating system as the primary credit quality indicator for classes of loans within the Commercial segment. The risk rating system on a scale of 0 through 9 is used to determine risk level as used in the calculation of the allowance for credit loss; The risk levels, as described below, do not necessarily follow the regulatory definitions of risk levels with the same name. A general description of the characteristics of the risk levels follows:
Pass is determined by the following criteria:
Watch & Special Mention is determined by the following criteria:
Substandard is determined by the following criteria:
Doubtful is determined by the following criteria:
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The table below details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Commercial segment by risk level and year of origination as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
Revolving
2018
2017
2016
Prior
Revolving Loans
Converted to Term
Pass
69,552
467,635
434,210
132,703
53,894
81,829
30,573
1,270,396
Watch & Special Mention
1,200
8,607
1,566
865
6,615
15,627
1,848
36,328
Substandard
732
736
2,405
7,655
11,528
Total Construction and Land Development
70,752
476,242
436,508
134,304
62,914
105,111
32,421
79,743
391,157
312,340
266,525
147,239
681,938
37,492
1,916,434
5,726
16,831
15,683
25,211
47,288
3,551
114,290
1,115
1,333
2,730
15,628
374
21,180
Total Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied
396,883
330,286
283,541
175,180
744,854
41,417
100,998
501,212
490,930
472,440
480,363
1,159,966
44,949
3,250,858
1,061
8,838
13,449
16,707
29,450
838
70,343
164
25
6,330
200
6,719
Doubtful
92
Total Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied
502,273
499,932
485,889
497,095
1,195,746
46,079
127,407
445,967
280,399
90,466
90,219
176,554
894,146
2,105,158
353
457
3,817
7,987
1,520
3,900
4,367
40,039
62,087
49
505
1,015
253
3,222
4,792
10,687
Total Commercial & Industrial
127,864
450,289
289,401
92,239
95,019
184,143
938,977
402
60,276
78,954
63,329
129,106
64,831
254,868
7,286
658,650
8,286
1,134
10,551
339
20,310
430
Total Multifamily Real Estate
137,392
65,965
265,849
7,625
29,989
112,509
79,932
104,116
86,412
264,081
1,911
678,950
810
880
2,720
8,378
3,617
2,159
13,689
31,443
2,762
310
632
1,846
8,002
617
11,407
76
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Commercial
30,869
115,229
88,620
108,365
90,417
285,772
2,528
3,648
1,468
116,582
9,904
43,520
17,802
59,403
19,049
267,728
636
1,337
4,344
6,371
156
Total Other Commercial
10,540
44,917
63,843
19,103
Total Commercial
469,433
2,114,016
1,671,044
1,238,876
940,760
2,678,639
1,035,406
10,148,174
1,163
2,537
21,931
44,236
44,757
55,726
125,316
46,669
341,172
2,811
3,336
3,014
7,906
41,363
5,983
62,107
471,970
2,136,452
1,718,616
1,286,647
1,004,392
2,845,318
1,088,150
10,551,545
4,050
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Consumer Loans
For Consumer loans, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the delinquency status of the loan. The following table details the amortized cost of the classes of loans within the Consumer segment based on their delinquency status and year of origination as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
21,273
95,266
105,226
99,655
129,032
370,353
13
30-59 Days Past Due
1,268
1,537
2,566
453
9,843
60-89 Days Past Due
109
77
384
90+ Days Past Due
728
125
445
276
2,833
888
891
797
10,512
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Consumer
97,262
107,885
103,634
130,558
393,925
6,463
7,732
2,641
21
661
623,471
4,259
314
3,233
Total Residential 1-4 Family - Revolving
7,781
975
634,254
25,016
106,175
110,825
34,857
14,995
20,293
36,792
329
692
198
342
40
193
699
28
288
368
94
Total Consumer
106,836
112,584
35,233
15,050
21,011
36,842
35,381
149,149
77,698
48,701
28,777
15,378
463
447
347
182
63
64
24
14
117
81
106
148
Total Auto
149,869
78,383
49,358
29,312
15,736
88,133
358,322
296,390
183,234
172,804
406,685
660,276
2,165,844
2,109
2,757
3,211
811
10,367
4,299
23,554
256
860
68
1,288
3,461
944
551
289
2,847
2,013
7,161
969
997
948
11,012
17,276
361,748
301,493
188,246
174,920
431,647
671,109
2,217,296
The Company has purchased loans that, at the time of acquisition, exhibited more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination. The Company has elected to treat all loans that were previously identified as PCI as PCD. As of March 31, 2020, the amortized cost of the Company’s PCD loans totaled $84.7 million, which had an estimated ALLL of $3.8 million.
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Prior to the adoption of ASC 326
The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
4,563
482
10,944
3,703
1,231,043
3,482
2,184
1,062
27,438
6,003
2,001,074
1,451
14,565
381
3,269,244
223
474
632,952
8,698
1,598
449
1,579
1,735
2,099,974
1,479
2,207
674
12,205
4,301
703,471
16,244
3,072
4,515
14,713
9,292
842,667
10,190
1,784
3,357
4,127
2,080
637,966
2,525
236
272
563
346,819
2,128
1,233
953
367,794
464
344
97
286,374
50,453
12,796
13,396
86,681
28,232
12,419,378
The following table shows the PCI loan portfolios, by class and their delinquency status, at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
30-89 Days
90 Days
136
343
10,465
480
6,884
20,074
848
987
12,730
989
590
543
1,995
9,667
927
1,781
12,005
205
3,635
659
3,221
13,193
70,267
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As of December 31, 2019, the Company measured the amount of impairment by evaluating loans either in their collective homogeneous pools or individually. The following table shows the Company’s loans, excluding PCI loans, by class at December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Unpaid
Principal
Related
Balance
Allowance
Loans without a specific allowance
5,877
7,174
8,801
9,296
3,510
4,059
3,668
3,933
4,047
4,310
8,420
9,018
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance
35,185
38,655
Loans with a specific allowance
984
1,032
2,820
3,093
146
335
383
2,568
2,590
619
1,726
1,819
162
12,026
12,670
2,186
2,369
510
879
221
168
336
562
567
30
Total impaired loans with a specific allowance
23,938
25,738
3,027
Total impaired loans
59,123
64,393
The following table shows the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for the Company’s loans, excluding PCI loans, by class for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Average
Income
Recognized
9,425
39
11,554
105
6,956
2,224
6,475
32
18,257
114
3,472
600
215
588
59,766
413
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At December 31, 2019, the Company considered TDRs to be impaired loans. A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company’s allowance for credit loss methodology.
The following table provides a summary, by class, of TDRs that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the applicable restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and TDRs that have been placed on nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
1,114
2,228
1,020
290
69
9,396
56
29
15,686
176
3,522
57
3,810
19,496
The Company considers a default of a TDR to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the restructuring or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company did not have any material loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default.
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The following table shows, by class and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
441
75
263
789
937
943
1,732
The following table shows the ALLL activity by class for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The table below includes the provision for loan losses. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories (dollars in thousands):
Balance,
Recoveries
Provision
beginning of
credited to
charged
charged to
end of
the year
allowance
off
operations
period
6,803
(732)
126
6,224
4,023
(47)
4,030
8,865
9,036
649
(74)
660
7,636
360
(980)
395
7,411
1,692
(66)
1,492
155
(32)
1,297
(216)
238
1,406
1,443
186
(399)
216
1,446
Consumer and all other(1)
7,145
595
(3,467)
2,849
7,122
41,045
1,696
(5,939)
4,025
40,827
(1)Consumer and Other Commercial are grouped together as Consumer and all other for reporting purposes.
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The following tables show the loan and ALLL balances based on impairment methodology by class as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Loans individually
Loans collectively
Loans acquired with
evaluated for
deteriorated credit
impairment
quality
ALL
6,861
1,233,119
5,709
5,758
11,621
2,002,184
3,773
3,919
3,845
3,267,688
9,541
9,543
633,649
6,236
2,106,218
7,768
217
8,604
5,773
706,359
1,203
1,365
20,446
855,344
771
3,048
652,329
813
1,323
349,852
1,232
1,453
730
658,390
7,608
1,012
660,132
7,684
12,465,132
39,050
The Company uses a risk rating system and past due status as the primary credit quality indicators for the loan categories. The risk rating system on a scale of 0 through 9 is used to determine risk level as used in the calculation of the allowance for loan loss; The risk levels, as described below, do not necessarily follow the regulatory definitions of risk levels with the same name. A general description of the characteristics of the risk levels follows:
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The following table shows the recorded investment in all loans, excluding PCI loans, by segment with their related risk level as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
1,197,066
37,182
5,732
1,239,980
1,916,492
87,004
10,309
2,013,805
3,205,463
62,368
3,608
3,271,533
613,844
19,396
409
2,043,903
60,495
8,048
2,112,454
680,894
24,864
6,374
712,132
841,408
13,592
20,534
875,790
641,069
6,373
7,935
655,377
345,960
2,630
1,825
350,415
371,315
320
372,185
284,914
1,863
158
286,935
12,142,328
316,317
65,252
358
12,524,255
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The following table shows the recorded investment in only PCI loans by segment with their related risk level as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
1,092
3,692
6,160
8,264
10,524
8,650
3,826
9,415
1,324
1,427
6,000
2,693
3,512
9,947
557
4,209
2,887
707
533
657
224
32,922
27,931
25,828
Loans acquired are originally recorded at fair value, with certain loans being identified as impaired at the date of purchase. The fair values were determined based on the credit quality of the portfolio, expected future cash flows, and timing of those expected future cash flows.
The following shows changes in the accretable yield for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30, Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, as of March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Balance at beginning of period
31,201
Additions
2,432
Accretion
(2,385)
Reclass of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows
465
Other, net (1)
1,508
Balance at end of period
33,221
The carrying value of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-30, Receivables - Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, totaled $86.7 million at December 31, 2019. The outstanding balance of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio totaled $104.9 million at December 31, 2019. The carrying value of the Company’s acquired performing loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, totaled $3.0 billion at December 31, 2019; the remaining discount on these loans totaled $50.1 million at December 31, 2019.
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5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposits, goodwill, and other intangibles arising from acquisitions. The Company has determined that core deposit intangibles have finite lives and amortizes them over their estimated useful lives. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 4 to 10 years, using an accelerated method. Other amortizable intangible assets are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 4 to 10 years, using various methods.
Amortization expense of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $4.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2020, the estimated remaining amortization expense of intangibles is as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
For the remaining nine months of 2020
12,113
2021
13,874
2022
11,490
2023
9,687
2024
7,818
Thereafter
14,316
Total estimated amortization expense
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6. LEASES
The Company leases branch locations, office space, land, and equipment. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. At March 31, 2020 all leases were classified as operating leases with approximately 160 non-cancellable operating leases where the Company is the lessee. The Company does not have any material arrangements where the Company is the lessor or in a sublease contract. Leases where the Company is a lessee are primarily for real estate leases with remaining lease terms of up to 14 years. The Company’s real estate lease agreements do not contain residual value guarantees and most agreements do not contain restrictive covenants.
Operating leases have been reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as an operating ROU Asset within “Other Assets” and an operating lease liability within “Other Liabilities.” The ROU Asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset over the course of the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the incremental borrowing rate. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating ROU Asset is recognized at commencement date based on the initial measurement of the lease liability, any lease payments made excluding lease incentives, and any initial direct costs incurred. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the total ROU Asset were $53.6 million and $54.9 million, respectively, and total operating lease liabilities were $64.2 million and $66.1 million, respectively. Most of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew, however, the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise those options and therefore does not include the renewal options in the measurement of the ROU Asset and lease liabilities.
Total lease expenses are recorded in Occupancy Expense within noninterest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Total operating lease expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, were $2.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no material operating leases that have not yet commenced that create significant rights and obligations, and no material sales leaseback transactions.
Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 are as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
9,714
11,523
10,545
9,561
8,232
2025
6,040
15,088
Total future lease payments
70,703
Less: Interest
6,533
Present value of lease liabilities
64,171
Other lease information is as follows as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Lease Term and Discount Rate of Operating leases:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
7.20
7.36
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
2.56
%
2.69
Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating Cash Flows from Operating Leases
3,517
3,468
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases
1,216
4,346
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7. BORROWINGS
Short-term Borrowings
The Company classifies all borrowings that will mature within a year from the date on which the Company enters into them as short-term borrowings. Total short-term borrowings consist primarily of advances from the FHLB, federal funds purchased (which are secured overnight borrowings from other financial institutions), and other lines of credit. Also included in total short-term borrowings are securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured transactions with customers and generally mature the day following the date sold.
Total short-term borrowings consist of the following as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Federal Funds Purchased
25,000
FHLB advances
355,000
Total short-term borrowings
436,781
436,253
Average outstanding balance during the period
364,931
673,116
Average interest rate (during the period)
1.48
2.30
Average interest rate at end of period
1.30
1.52
The Bank maintains federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, the remaining available balance of which was $787.0 million and $682.0 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company maintains an alternate line of credit at a correspondent bank, the available balance was $25.0 million at both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has certain restrictive covenants related to certain asset quality, capital, and profitability metrics associated with these lines and is considered to be in compliance with such covenants as of March 31, 2020. Additionally, the Company had a collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB of up to $5.3 billion and $5.2 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Long-term Borrowings
In connection with several previous bank acquisitions, the Company issued and acquired trust preferred capital notes of $58.5 million and $87.0 million, respectively. Most recently, in connection with the acquisition of Access on February 1, 2019, the Company acquired additional trust preferred capital notes totaling $5.0 million. The remaining fair value discount on all acquired trust preferred capital notes was $14.7 million at March 31, 2020.
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The trust preferred capital notes currently qualify for Tier 2 capital of the Company for regulatory purposes. The Company’s trust preferred capital notes consist of the following as of March 31, 2020:
Trust
Preferred
Spread to
Securities (1)
Investment (1)
3-Month LIBOR
Rate (2)
Maturity
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust I
22,500,000
696,000
2.75
4.20
6/17/2034
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust II
36,000,000
1,114,000
1.40
2.85
6/15/2036
VFG Limited Liability Trust I Indenture
20,000,000
619,000
2.73
4.18
3/18/2034
FNB Statutory Trust II Indenture
12,000,000
372,000
3.10
4.55
6/26/2033
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust I
8,000,000
248,000
9/17/2033
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust II
7,000,000
217,000
2.65
4.10
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust III
15,000,000
464,000
1.50
2.95
5/30/2036
Gateway Capital Statutory Trust IV
25,000,000
774,000
1.55
3.00
7/30/2037
MFC Capital Trust II
5,000,000
155,000
4.30
1/23/2034
150,500,000
4,659,000
During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company issued $150.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes with an initial fixed interest rate of 5.00% through December 15, 2021. The interest rate then changes to a floating rate of LIBOR plus 3.175% through its maturity date on December 15, 2026. In connection with the acquisition of Xenith on January 1, 2018, the Company acquired $8.5 million of subordinated notes with a fair value premium of $259,000, which was $25,000 at March 31, 2020. The acquired subordinated notes have a fixed interest rate of 6.75% and a maturity date of June 30, 2025. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the contractual principal reported for subordinated notes was $158.5 million; remaining issuance discount as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company for regulatory purposes. The Company has certain restrictive covenants related to certain asset quality, capital, and profitability metrics associated with the acquired subordinated notes and was considered to be in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2020.
On August 23, 2012, the Company modified its fixed rate FHLB advances to floating rate advances, which resulted in reducing the Company’s FHLB borrowing costs. In connection with this modification, the Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $19.6 million on the original advances which was deferred and to be amortized over the term of the modified advances using the effective rate method. The amortization expense is included as a component of interest expense on long-term borrowings on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and was $493,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. On August 29, 2019, the Company repaid the floating rate FHLB advances.
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As of March 31, 2020, the Company had long-term advances from the FHLB consisting of the following (dollars in thousands):
3-Month
Long-term Type
Rate (1)
Maturity Date
Advance Amount
Convertible Flipper
(0.75)
0.70
8/17/2029
50,000
(0.50)
0.95
5/15/2024
200,000
5/22/2029
150,000
5/30/2029
6/21/2029
100,000
Fixed Rate Convertible
-
1.78
10/26/2028
Fixed Rate Hybrid
1.58
5/18/2020
20,000
Fixed Rate Credit
1.54
10/2/2020
10,000
780,000
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had long-term advances from the FHLB consisting of the following (dollars in thousands):
1.16
1.41
For information on the carrying value of loans and securities pledged as collateral on FHLB advances as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, refer to Note 8 "Commitments and Contingencies."
As of March 31, 2020, the contractual maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):
Subordinated
Premium
Total Long-term
Notes
Debt
Advances
(Discount) (1)
Borrowings
30,000
(646)
29,354
(1,008)
(1,030)
(1,053)
(1,078)
198,922
155,159
158,500
550,000
(11,161)
852,498
Total long-term borrowings
(15,976)
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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation Matters
In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.
The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit written is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet financial instruments with credit risk. The Company considers credit losses related to off-balance sheet commitments by undergoing a similar process in evaluating losses for loans that are carried on the balance sheet. The Company considers historical loss and funding information, current and future economic conditions, risk ratings, and past due status among other factors in the consideration of expected credit losses in the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit. The Company also records an indemnification reserve that includes balances relating to mortgage loans previously sold based on historical statistics and loss rates. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s reserves for off-balance sheet credit risk and indemnification were $10.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contracts. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.
The following table presents the balances of commitments and contingencies (dollars in thousands):
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:
Commitments to extend credit (1)
4,605,213
4,691,272
Standby letters of credit
165,371
209,658
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk
4,770,584
4,900,930
(1) Includes unfunded overdraft protection.
Prior to the first quarter of 2020, the Company was required to maintain a reserve against its deposits in accordance with Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act. On March 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reserve requirement ratios would be reduced to zero percent effective March 26, 2020. This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions.
As of March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $261.7 million in deposits in other financial institutions, of which $246.4 million served as collateral for cash flow and loan swap derivatives. The Company had approximately $12.1 million in deposits in other financial institutions that were uninsured at March 31, 2020. At least annually, the Company’s management evaluates the loss risk of its uninsured deposits in financial counterparties.
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For asset/liability management purposes, the Company uses interest rate swap agreements to hedge various exposures or to modify the interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. Refer to Note 9 “Derivatives” for additional information.
As part of the Company’s liquidity management strategy, it pledges collateral to secure various financing and other activities that occur during the normal course of business. The following tables present the types of collateral pledged, at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Pledged Assets as of March 31, 2020
Cash
Loans (2)
Public deposits
455,201
314,953
770,154
Repurchase agreements
98,445
61,129
4,107,411
4,168,540
Derivatives
246,430
1,091
247,521
Fed Funds
319,914
Other purposes
118,597
9,037
127,634
Total pledged assets
734,463
323,990
4,427,325
5,732,208
(1) Balance represents market value.
(2) Balance represents book value.
Pledged Assets as of December 31, 2019
467,266
292,096
759,362
79,299
7,602
86,901
63,812
3,846,934
3,910,746
116,839
1,260
118,099
292,738
122,358
10,654
133,012
733,995
310,352
4,139,672
5,300,858
(1) Balance represents book value.
(2) Balance represents market value.
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9. DERIVATIVES
The Company is exposed to economic risks arising from its business operations and uses derivatives primarily to manage risk associated with changing interest rates, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. The Company designates certain derivatives as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (cash flow or fair value hedge). The remaining are classified as free-standing derivatives consisting of customer accommodation loan swaps and interest rate lock commitments that do not qualify for hedge accounting.
Derivatives Counterparty Credit Risk
Derivative instruments contain an element of credit risk that arises from the potential failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of the contract. The Company’s exposure to derivative counterparty credit risk, at any point in time, is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, assuming no recoveries of underlying collateral.
Effective January 1, 2019, as required under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company clears eligible derivative transactions through CCPs such as the CME and LCH, which are often referred to as “central clearinghouses”. The Company clears certain OTC derivatives with central clearinghouses through FCMs as part of the regulatory requirement. The use of the CCPs and the FCMs reduces the Company’s bilateral counterparty credit exposures while it increases the Company’s credit exposures to CCPs and FCMs. The Company is required by CCPs to post initial and variation margin to mitigate the risk of non-payment through the Company’s FCMs. The Company’s FCM agreements governing these derivative transactions generally include provisions that may require the Company to post more collateral or otherwise change terms in the Company’s agreements under certain circumstances. For CME and LCH-cleared OTC derivatives, the Company characterizes variation margin cash payments as settlements.
The Company also enters into legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral agreements, where possible, with certain derivative counterparties to mitigate the risk of default on a bilateral basis. These bilateral agreements typically provide the right to offset exposures and require one counterparty to post collateral on derivative instruments in a net liability position to the other counterparty.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company designates derivatives as cash flow hedges when they are used to manage exposure to variability in cash flows related to forecasted transactions on variable rate financial instruments. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements as part of its hedging strategy by exchanging a notional amount, equal to the principal amount of the borrowings or commercial loans, for fixed-rate interest based on benchmarked interest rates. The original terms and conditions of the interest rate swaps vary and range in length. Amounts receivable or payable are recognized as accrued under the terms of the agreements.
All swaps were entered into with counterparties that met the Company’s credit standards, and the agreements contain collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. The Company concluded that the credit risk inherent in the contract is not significant.
The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship on a periodic basis using statistical regression analysis. The Company also measures the ineffectiveness of each hedging relationship using the change in variable cash flows method which compares the cumulative changes in cash flows of the hedging instrument relative to cumulative changes in the hedged item’s cash flows. In accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, the effective portions of the derivatives’ unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. Based on the Company’s assessment, its cash flow hedges are highly effective.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company terminated one interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge prior to its respective maturity date. The net loss reclassified into earnings totaled $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. This loss is immediately recognized into earnings as the forecasted transaction will not occur.
The Company did not have any derivatives designated as cash flow hedges outstanding at March 31, 2020.
Fair Value Hedge
Derivatives are designated as fair value hedges when they are used to manage exposure to changes in the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities, referred to as the hedged items, which fluctuate in value as a result of movements in interest rates.
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Loans: During the normal course of business, the Company enters into swap agreements to convert certain long-term fixed-rate loans to floating rates to hedge the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk. The Company pays a fixed interest rate to the counterparty and receives a floating rate from the same counterparty calculated on the aggregate notional amount. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items for certain long-term fixed rate loans totaled $82.0 million and $83.1 million, respectively, and the fair value of the related hedged items was an unrealized loss of $6.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
AFS Securities: The Company has entered into a swap agreement to hedge the interest rate risk on a portion of its fixed rate available for sale securities. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items of the AFS securities totaled $50 million and the fair value of the related hedged items was an unrealized loss of $8.0 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
The Company applies hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and the fair value hedge and the underlying hedged item, attributable to the risk being hedged, are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses being recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Statistical regression analysis is used to assess hedge effectiveness, both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis. The regression analysis involves regressing the periodic change in fair value of the hedging instrument against the periodic changes in fair value of the asset being hedged due to changes in the hedged risk. The Company’s fair value hedges continue to be highly effective and had no material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income, but if any ineffectiveness exists, portions of the unrealized gains or losses would be recorded in interest income or interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
Loan Swaps
During the normal course of business, the Company offers interest rate swap loan relationships (“loan swaps”) to its borrowers to help meet their financing needs. Upon entering into the loan swaps, the Company enters into offsetting positions with a third party in order to minimize interest rate risk. These back-to-back loan swaps qualify as financial derivatives with fair values as reported in “Other Assets” and “Other Liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table summarizes key elements of the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, segregated by derivatives that are considered accounting hedges and those that are not (dollars in thousands):
Derivative (2)
Notional or
Contractual
Amount (1)
Assets
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:
Interest rate contracts:
Cash flow hedges
1,147
Fair value hedges
131,961
14,769
133,078
6,256
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:
Loan Swaps :
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps
1,800,795
174,704
1,575,149
753
53,592
Pay floating - receive fixed interest rate swaps
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The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s hedged assets in fair value hedges and the associated cumulative basis adjustments included in those carrying values as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Cumulative
Amount of Basis
Adjustments
Included in the
Carrying Amount
of Hedged
Amount of the
Assets/(Liabilities)
Hedged
Line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the hedged item is included:
Securities available-for-sale (1) (2)
194,899
7,990
206,799
4,072
81,961
6,734
83,078
1,972
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10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Serial Preferred Stock
The Company has the authority to issue up to 500,000 shares of serial preferred stock with a par value of $10.00 per share. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had no shares issued or outstanding.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gains
for AFS
Gains (Losses)
Securities
Change in Fair
on AFS
Transferred to
Value of Cash
(Losses) on
Flow Hedge
37,877
(782)
(1,595)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
12,699
Amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
13,158
782
(1,181)
51,035
70
(2,776)
The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):
Unrealized Gain
on BOLI
(5,949)
(3,393)
(1,026)
18,621
19,996
(1,340)
14,047
90
(4,733)
(1,007)
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11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants.
ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 based on these two types of inputs are as follows:
Level 1 Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 Valuation is based on observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in less active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions can be derived primarily from or corroborated by observable data in the markets.
Level 3 Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about what market participants would use and information that is reasonably available under the circumstances without undue cost and effort.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements.
Derivative instruments
As discussed in Note 9 “Derivatives”, the Company records derivative instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has contracted with a third party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. Third party valuations are validated by the Company using Bloomberg Valuation Service’s derivative pricing functions. No material differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities. Mortgage banking derivatives as of March 31, 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
AFS Securities
AFS securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data (Level 2). If the inputs used to provide the evaluation for certain securities are unobservable and/or there is little, if any, market activity, then the security would fall to the lowest level of the hierarchy (Level 3).
The Company’s investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2. The Company has contracted with a third party portfolio accounting service vendor for valuation of its securities portfolio. The vendor’s primary source for security valuation is IDC, which evaluates securities based on market data. IDC utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and include available trade, bid, and other market information. Generally, the methodology includes broker quotes, proprietary models, vast descriptive terms and conditions databases, as well as extensive quality control programs.
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The vendor utilizes proprietary valuation matrices for valuing all municipals securities. The initial curves for determining the price, movement, and yield relationships within the municipal matrices are derived from industry benchmark curves or sourced from a municipal trading desk. The securities are further broken down according to issuer, credit support, state of issuance, and rating to incorporate additional spreads to the industry benchmark curves.
The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The carrying value of restricted Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of each entity and is therefore excluded from the table below.
Loans Held for Sale
Loans held for sale are carried at fair value. These loans currently consist of residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market. Fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data which is not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recorded in current period earnings as a component of "Mortgage banking income" on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table presents the balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2020 using
Significant
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
Identical Assets
Inputs
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Loans held for sale
Derivatives:
Interest rate swap
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 using
54,345
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets after they are evaluated for impairment. The primary assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are related to foreclosed properties, former bank premises, and collateral-dependent loans that are individually assessed. When the asset is secured by real estate, the Company measures the fair value utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser using observable market data. Management may discount the value from the appraisal in determining the fair value if, based on its understanding of the market conditions, the collateral had been impaired below the appraised value (Level 3). The assets for which a nonrecurring fair value measurement was recorded during the period ended March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $6.6 million and $11.9 million, respectively. The nonrecurring valuation adjustments for these assets did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure about fair value of financial instruments for interim periods and excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
HTM Securities
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The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company’s level 3 securities are a result of the Access acquisition and are comprised of asset-backed securities and municipal bonds. Valuations of the asset-backed securities are provided by a third party vendor specializing in the SBA markets, and are based on underlying loan pool information, market data, and recent trading activity for similar securities. Valuations of the municipal bonds are provided by a third party vendor that specializes in hard-to-value securities, and are based on a discounted cash flow model and considerations for the complexity of the instrument, likelihood it will be called and credit ratings. The Company reviews the valuation of both security types for reasonableness in the context of market conditions and to similar bonds in the Company’s portfolio. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of March 31, 2020.
The fair value of loans was estimated using an exit price, representing the amount that would be expected to be received if the Company sold the loans. The fair value of performing loans was estimated through use of discounted cash flows. Credit loss assumptions were based on market PD/LGD for loan cohorts. The discount rate was based primarily on recent market origination rates. Fair value of loans individually assessed for impairment and their respective levels within the fair value hierarchy are described in the previous section related to fair value measurements of assets that are measured on a nonrecurring basis.
The carrying value of BOLI approximates fair value. The Company records these policies at their cash surrender value, which is estimated using information provided by insurance carriers.
Deposits
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposits were valued using a discounted cash flow calculation that includes a market rate analysis of the current rates offered by market participants for certificates of deposits that mature in the same period.
Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
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Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Total Fair
Cash and cash equivalents
AFS securities
HTM securities
588,984
15,796
Restricted stock
Net loans
12,413,731
Accrued interest receivable
46,678
13,610,143
1,514,464
1,501,474
Accrued interest payable
7,532
585,820
17,683
12,449,505
52,721
13,349,943
1,513,748
1,479,606
6,108
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,
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depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.
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12. REVENUE
The majority of the Company’s noninterest income comes from short term contracts associated with fees for services provided on deposit accounts, credit cards, and wealth management accounts and is being accounted for in accordance with Topic 606. Typically, the duration of a contract does not extend beyond the services performed; therefore, the Company concluded that discussion regarding contract balances is immaterial.
The Company’s performance obligations on revenue from interchange fees and deposit accounts are generally satisfied immediately, when the transaction occurs, or by month-end. Performance obligations on revenue from fiduciary and asset management fees are generally satisfied monthly or quarterly. For a majority of fee income on deposit accounts the Company is a principal, controlling the promised good or service before transferring it to the customer. For the majority of income related to wealth management income, the Company is an agent, responsible for arranging for the provision of goods and services by another party.
Noninterest income disaggregated by major source, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Deposit Service Charges (1):
Overdraft fees
5,765
5,782
Maintenance fees & other
1,813
1,376
Other service charges, commissions, and fees (1)
Interchange fees(1)
Fiduciary and asset management fees (1):
Trust asset management fees
2,827
1,339
Registered advisor management fees
2,088
2,875
Brokerage management fees
840
Other operating income (2)
Total noninterest income (3)
(1) Income within scope of Topic 606.
(2) Entire balance is within scope of Topic 606 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Includes income within the scope of Topic 606 of $813,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019; the remaining balance is outside the scope of Topic 606.
(3) Noninterest income for the discontinued mortgage segment is reported in Note 14 "Segment Reporting & Discontinued Operations."
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13. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding attributable to stock awards.
The following table presents EPS from continuing operations, discontinued operations and total net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands except per share data):
Net Income:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Net income available to common stockholders
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
79,290
76,472
Dilutive effect of stock awards and warrants
61
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
79,317
76,533
Basic EPS:
EPS from continuing operations
EPS from discontinued operations
EPS available to common stockholders
Diluted EPS:
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14. SEGMENT REPORTING & DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On May 23, 2018, the Bank announced that it had entered into an agreement with a third-party mortgage company TFSB to allow TFSB to offer residential mortgages from certain Bank locations on the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. Concurrently with this arrangement, the Bank began the process of winding down the operations of UMG, the Company’s reportable mortgage segment. Effective at the close of business June 1, 2018, UMG was no longer originating mortgages in its name. The decision to wind down the operations of UMG was based on a number of strategic priorities and other factors, including the additional investment in the business required to achieve the necessary scale to be competitive. As a result of this decision, the community bank segment is the only remaining reportable segment and does not require separate reporting disclosures.
On May 30, 2019, the Bank notified TFSB that the Bank was terminating its primary agreement with TFSB and will no longer allow TFSB to offer residential mortgages from Bank locations. UMG operations remain discontinued, although the Company continues to offer residential mortgages through a division of the Bank.
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the assets and liabilities, as well as the operating results, of the discontinued mortgage segment were not considered material. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets included assets and liabilities from discontinued operations of $668,000 and $640,000, respectively. Management believes there are no material on-going obligations with respect to UMG’s business that have not been recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents summarized operating results of the discontinued mortgage segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Noninterest income
Noninterest expenses
116
Income before income taxes
Net income (loss) on discontinued operations
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15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Under the CARES Act, the SBA PPP was created with the intention of providing economic relief to small businesses that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. The Bank has been participating in the PPP. The Bank has received SBA approval for more than 10,000 loans with a total loan amount of approximately $1.8 billion. The Bank intends to fund PPP loans using a combination of customer deposits, the Federal Reserve’s PPP Liquidity Facility, and other wholesale liquidity sources.
COVID-19-Related Loan Modifications
The CARES Act permits financial institutions to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications to borrowers affected by COVID-19 that would otherwise be characterized as TDRs. In addition, federal bank regulatory authorities have issued guidance to encourage financial institutions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and have assured financial institutions that they will neither receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications, nor be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs.
The Company has approved loan modifications of this nature of approximately $1.9 billion.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (the Company) as of March 31, 2020, the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 25, 2020, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Adoption of ASC 326
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated interim financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for the allowance for credit losses effective January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326 in the Accounting Standards Codification).
Basis for Review Results
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Richmond, Virginia
May 8, 2020
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This discussion and analysis should be read with the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the other financial data included in this report, as well as the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K, including the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section therein. Highlighted in the discussion are material changes from prior reporting periods and identifiable trends materially affecting the Company. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year or for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes; however, some of the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include, without limitation, projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results that are not statements of historical fact. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions as of the time they are made, and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often accompanied by words that convey projected future events or outcomes such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future events. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of, or trends affecting, the Company will not differ materially from any projected future results, performance, achievements or trends expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results, performance, achievements or trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:
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Please refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K and comparable sections of this Quarterly Report and related disclosures in other filings, which have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Quarterly Report. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on the Company or its businesses or operations. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update, revise, or clarify these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions, and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations. The Company evaluates its critical accounting estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and updates them, as needed. Management has discussed the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
The critical accounting and reporting policies include the Company’s accounting for the ACL, acquired loans, business combinations and divestitures, and goodwill and intangible assets. The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K.
The Company provides additional information on its critical accounting policies and estimates listed above under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in its 2019 Form 10-K and in Note 1 “Accounting Policies” within Part I of Item I of this Quarterly Report.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (ISSUED BUT NOT ADOPTED)
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” This guidance was issued to simplify accounting for income taxes by removing specific technical exceptions that often produce information investors have a hard time understanding. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is still evaluating the impacts from this standard.
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ABOUT ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: AUB) is the holding company for Atlantic Union Bank. Atlantic Union Bank has 149 branches and approximately 170 ATMs located throughout Virginia, and in portions of Maryland and North Carolina. Middleburg Financial is a brand name used by Atlantic Union Bank and certain affiliates when providing trust, wealth management, private banking, and investment advisory products and services. Certain non-bank affiliates of the Bank include: Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., and its subsidiary, Outfitter Advisors, Ltd., Dixon, Hubard, Feinour, & Brown, Inc., and Middleburg Investment Services, LLC, which provide investment advisory and/or brokerage services; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.
Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "AUB". Additional information is available on the Company’s website at https://investors.atlanticunionbank.com. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of or incorporated into this report.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Overview
On February 1, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Access, a bank holding company based in Reston, Virginia. The Company’s results for the first quarter of 2019 include two months of financial results of Access.
On May 20, 2019, the Company re-branded to Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and successfully completed the integration of Access National Bank branches and operations into Atlantic Union Bank. Rebranding-related costs amounted to $0 and $407,000 during the first quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC 326, which resulted in an increase of $51.7 million in the ACL on January 1, 2020. The impact of the worsening economic forecast related to COVID-19 subsequent to the adoption of ASC 326 further increased the ACL by $55.1 million to $150.0 million at March 31, 2020. The ACL included an ALLL of $141.0 million and an RUC of $9.0 million.
Net Income and Performance Metrics
Balance Sheet
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about these non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures in accordance with GAAP.
Recent Developments
COVID-19 Pandemic. The Company’s financial performance generally, and in particular the ability of its borrowers to repay their loans, the value of collateral securing those loans, as well as demand for loans and other products and services the Company offers, is highly dependent on the business environment in its primary markets where it operates and in the United States as a whole.
In December 2019, COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (the “WHO”) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020. Over the course of the first quarter of 2020, COVID-19 has developed into a worldwide outbreak and, on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring a national state of emergency in response to COVID-19. During the final two weeks of March 2020, the governors of multiple U.S. states, including Virginia, where the Company has its principal place of business, issued stay-at-home orders that directed the closing of non-essential businesses and restricted public gatherings. The COVID-19 pandemic may continue to be a significant health concern in the Company’s areas of operation, the United States and across the globe. The pandemic is having a wide range of economic impacts, involving the possibility of an extended economic recession. The pandemic has severely disrupted supply chains and adversely affected production, demand, sales, and employee productivity across a range of industries. It has dramatically increased unemployment in the Company’s areas of operation and nationally. It is expected that the national economy and economies in the Company’s areas of operations will continue to be affected throughout fiscal year 2020. In addition, the pandemic may have social and other impacts that are not yet known but may affect the Company’s customers, employees, and vendors. These events have adversely affected the Company’s operations in the first quarter of 2020 and are expected to impact its business, financial condition, and results of operations throughout fiscal year 2020. The duration, nature, and severity of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial
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performance will depend on certain developments, including the duration, spread, and severity of the outbreak, the pandemic’s impact on its customers, employees, and vendors and the nature and effect of past and future federal and state governmental and private sector responses to the pandemic, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.
Future developments with respect to COVID-19 are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted and new information may emerge concerning the nature and severity of the outbreak, short- and long-term health impacts, the actions to contain the outbreak or treat its impact, and unforeseen effects of the pandemic, among others. Other national health concerns, including the outbreak of other contagious diseases or pandemics may adversely affect the Company in the future.
The Bank has been participating in the SBA PPP under the CARES Act, which was intended to provide economic relief to small businesses that have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. The Bank has received SBA approval for more than 10,000 loans with a total loan amount of approximately $1.8 billion.
The Bank anticipates that it will also participate in the Main Street Lending Program, which is being established by the Federal Reserve to support lending to eligible small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Net Interest Income
For the Three Months Ended
Change
Average interest-earning assets
15,563,670
13,891,248
1,672,422
Interest and dividend income
5,673
Interest and dividend income (FTE) (1)
174,083
168,400
5,683
Yield on interest-earning assets
4.43
4.84
(41)
Yield on interest-earning assets (FTE) (1)
4.50
4.92
(42)
Average interest-bearing liabilities
11,863,944
10,725,651
1,138,293
Interest expense
(1,788)
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
1.23
1.44
(21)
Cost of funds
0.94
1.12
(18)
7,461
Net interest income (FTE) (1)
137,766
130,295
7,471
Net interest margin
3.49
3.72
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)
3.56
3.80
(24)
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about these measures, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
For the first quarter of 2020, net interest income was $135.0 million, an increase of $7.5 million from the first quarter of 2019. For the first quarter of 2020, net interest income (FTE) was $137.8 million, an increase of $7.5 million from the first quarter of 2019. The increases in both net interest income and net interest income (FTE) were primarily driven by higher average loan balances and higher purchased loan discount accretion. Net accretion related to acquisition accounting increased $3.7 million from the first quarter of 2019 to $9.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2020, net interest margin decreased 23 basis points to 3.49% from 3.72% in the first quarter of 2019, and net interest margin (FTE) decreased 24 basis points compared to the first quarter of 2019. The net decline in net interest margin and net interest margin (FTE) measures were primarily driven by a decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a smaller decrease in cost of funds. The decrease in interest-bearing asset yields was primarily due to the decrease in market interest rates. The decrease in cost of funds was primarily attributable to the decrease in short-term market interest rates and the composition of interest-bearing liabilities.
The Federal Open Markets Committee lowered Federal Funds target rates for the first time in 11 years on July 31, 2019 and then again in September 2019 and October 2019, for a combined decrease of 75 basis points during 2019. In response to market volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FOMC again lowered Federal Funds target rates twice in March 2020, for a combined decrease of 150 basis points. The FOMC’s current Federal Funds target rate range is currently 0% to 0.25%. As a consequence, long-term interest rates have decreased. The Company anticipates that these actions by the FOMC will continue to put downward pressure on its net interest margin.
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The following tables show interest income on earning assets and related average yields as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated:
AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)
Income /
Yield /
Expense (1)
Rate (1)(2)
Securities:
1,664,449
2.81
1,661,179
13,067
3.19
Tax-exempt
956,988
9,759
984,250
10,123
4.17
Total securities
2,621,437
21,386
3.28
2,645,429
23,190
Loans, net (3) (4)
12,593,923
151,313
4.83
11,127,390
144,499
5.27
Other earning assets
348,310
1,384
1.60
118,429
711
2.43
Total earning assets
(90,141)
(43,002)
Total non-earning assets
2,086,392
1,851,497
17,559,921
15,699,743
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Transaction and money market accounts
6,933,345
14,521
0.84
5,876,491
14,369
0.99
Regular savings
732,574
157
733,286
400
0.22
Time deposits (5)
2,755,500
13,835
2.02
2,325,218
9,661
1.69
Total interest-bearing deposits
10,421,419
1.10
8,934,995
1.11
Other borrowings (6)
1,442,525
7,804
2.18
1,790,656
13,675
Total interest-bearing liabilities
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits
2,925,438
2,534,940
284,893
170,757
15,074,275
13,431,348
Stockholders' equity
2,485,646
2,268,395
Interest rate spread
3.27
3.48
(1) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.
(2) Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands, which appear above.
(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.
(4) Interest income on loans includes $9.5 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(5) Interest expense on time deposits includes $50,000 and $292,000 the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
(6) Interest expense on borrowings includes $138,000 and $70,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in amortization of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.
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The table below presents changes in interest income and interest expense and distinguishes between the changes related to increases or decreases in average outstanding balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (volume), and the changes related to increases or decreases in average interest rates on such assets and liabilities (rate). Changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionally. Results, on a taxable equivalent basis, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
March 31, 2020 vs. March 31, 2019
Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:
Volume
Rate
Earning Assets:
(1,465)
(1,440)
(278)
(86)
(364)
(253)
(1,551)
(1,804)
Loans, net (1)
18,136
(11,322)
6,814
982
(309)
673
18,865
(13,182)
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
2,378
(2,226)
152
(243)
Time Deposits (2)
1,963
2,211
4,174
4,341
(258)
4,083
Other borrowings (3)
(2,349)
(3,522)
(5,871)
1,992
(3,780)
Change in net interest income
16,873
(9,402)
(1) The rate-related change in interest income on loans includes the impact of higher accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $4.0 million.
(2) The rate-related change in interest expense on deposits includes the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $242,000.
(3) The rate-related change in interest expense on other borrowings includes the impact of higher amortization of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $68,000.
The Company’s net interest margin (FTE) includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments. The impact of net accretion for the first quarter of 2019, and the first quarter of 2020 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):
Deposit
Loan
(Amortization)
For the quarter ended March 31, 2019
5,557
292
(70)
5,779
For the quarter ended March 31, 2020
9,528
50
(138)
9,440
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Noninterest Income
2019(1)
420
5.9
Other service charges, commissions, and fees
(40)
(2.4)
(3,420)
(67.8)
930
18.4
568
39.1
1,785
1,182.1
(6)
(0.3)
2,488
170.4
1,244
138.7
3,969
15.9
(1) Amounts exclude discontinued operations. Refer to Note 14 "Segment Reporting & Discontinued Operations" in Item 1 "Financial Statements", of this Form 10-Q for further discussion regarding discontinued operations.
Noninterest income increased $4.0 million, or 15.9%, to $28.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to $24.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The increase in the first quarter of 2020 was partially attributable to the full-quarter impact of the Access acquisition that occurred in February 2019. Gains on securities transactions increased $1.8 million from the quarter ended March 31, 2019. In addition, loan related interest rate swap income increased $2.5 million, and insurance related revenue increased $821,000 from the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Partially offsetting these increases was a decline of $3.4 million in interchange income primarily due to reduced debit card interchange transaction fees as a result of the Durbin Amendment which was effective for the Company on July 1, 2019.
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Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense:
2,110
4.4
(266)
(3.6)
345
10.2
48
3.9
493
8.7
349
11.8
356
14.9
222
8.4
9.5
408
17.8
0.6
183
4.3
427
37.3
(18,122)
(100.0)
(407)
2,411
100.5
Total noninterest expense
(11,083)
(10.4)
Noninterest expense decreased $11.1 million, or 10.4%, to $95.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to $106.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Excluding merger-related costs, amortization of intangible assets, and rebranding-related costs, operating noninterest expense (1) for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 increased $7.3 million, or 8.6%, compared to the first quarter of 2019. The increase in the first quarter of 2020 was partially attributable to the full-quarter impact of the Access acquisition that occurred in February 2019. Salaries and benefits increased $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 primarily due to annual merit adjustments, increases in group insurance costs, and the full-quarter impact of the Access acquisition. Other expenses in the first quarter of 2020 included $1.0 million in support of a community development initiative and approximately $380,000 of expenses incurred related to the Company’s response to COVID-19.
(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section within this Item 2 for more information about this non-GAAP
financial measure, including a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based upon the results of operations, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income and non-deductible expenses. In addition, certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recognized currently in the deferred income tax provision or benefit. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate.
The Bank is not subject to a state income tax in its primary place of business (Virginia). The Company’s other subsidiaries are subject to state income taxes and have historically generated losses for state income tax purposes. State net operating loss carryovers will begin to expire after 2026.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was 12.2% and 14.9%, respectively. The change in the effective tax rates is primarily due to the proportion of tax-exempt income to pre-tax income.
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DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Overview
At March 31, 2020, total assets were $17.8 billion, an increase of $284.4 million, or approximately 6.5% (annualized), from $17.6 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in assets was primarily a result of loan growth.
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, were $12.8 billion at March 31, 2020, an increase of $157.9 million, or 5.0% (annualized), from December 31, 2019. Quarterly average loans increased $1.5 billion, or 13.2%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019 due to the full-quarter impact of loans acquired in February of 2019 with the Access acquisition. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" within Item 2 and Note 4 "Loans and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses" in Part I of Item I for additional information on the Company’s loan activity.
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
At March 31, 2020, total liabilities were $15.4 billion, an increase of $372.0 million from $15.0 billion at December 31, 2019.
Total deposits were $13.6 billion at March 31, 2020, an increase of $248.1 million, or approximately 7.5% (annualized), from December 31, 2019. Quarterly average deposits increased $1.9 billion, or 16.4%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019 primarily due to the full-quarter impact of deposits acquired in February of 2019 with the Access acquisition. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for further discussion on this topic.
At March 31, 2020, stockholders’ equity was $2.4 billion, a decrease of $87.7 million from December 31, 2019. The decrease in stockholders’ equity is primarily related to the previously announced stock repurchase plan and the impact of the adoption of ASC 326. The Company’s capital ratios continue to exceed the minimum capital requirements for regulatory purposes. Refer to “Capital Resources” within this Item 2 for additional information on the Company’s capital ratios.
The Company declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.25 per share during the first quarter of 2020, an increase of $0.02 per share, or 8.7%, compared to the dividend paid during the first quarter of 2019.
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At March 31, 2020, the Company had total investments in the amount of $2.7 billion, or 14.9% of total assets, as compared to $2.6 billion, or 15.0% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. The Company seeks to diversify its portfolio to minimize risk. It focuses on purchasing mortgage-backed securities for cash flow and reinvestment opportunities and securities issued by states and political subdivisions due to the tax benefits and the higher yield offered from these securities. The majority of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are agency-backed securities, which have a government guarantee. The investment portfolio has a high percentage of municipal securities; therefore, the Company earns a higher taxable equivalent yield on its portfolio as compared to many of its peers. For information regarding the hedge transaction related to available for sale securities, see Note 9 "Derivatives" in Part I of Item I of this Form 10-Q.
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
Total mortgage-back securities
Total AFS securities, at fair value
Held to Maturity:
Obligations of states and political subdivisions, at carrying value
Total held to maturity securities
Restricted Stock:
Federal Reserve Bank stock
66,989
66,964
FHLB stock
63,238
63,884
Total restricted stock, at cost
Total investments
2,655,306
2,631,437
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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of AFS securities at fair value and their weighted average yields as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
1 Year or
5 – 10
Over 10
Less
1 - 5 Years
Years
Amortized cost
Fair value
2,504
15,458
Weighted average yield (1)
2.51
2.77
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
3,327
8,573
51,617
452,397
3,368
8,702
52,435
482,221
5.40
4.70
2.93
3.53
Corporate bonds and other securities:
75,451
43,271
125,322
3,333
77,089
40,546
124,058
1.46
4.61
2.83
3.86
Mortgage backed securities:
15,914
130,272
25,674
181,824
16,027
136,168
27,107
188,145
2.74
2.68
2.59
3.23
2.96
14,786
54,053
818,835
14,571
56,032
846,016
2.64
2.86
2.70
2.67
16,002
145,058
79,727
1,000,659
16,118
150,739
83,139
1,034,161
2.66
2.76
Total AFS securities:
2.87
2.80
3.40
3.01
3.04
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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of HTM securities at carrying value and their weighted average yields as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Carrying value
1,603
1,194
1,567
1,161
4.78
4.12
8,595
566
534,356
8,844
606
586,882
3.16
4.09
4.07
5.46
Total HTM securities:
3.81
4.11
As of March 31, 2020, the Company maintained a diversified municipal bond portfolio with approximately 65% of its holdings in general obligation issues and the majority of the remainder backed by revenue bonds. Issuances within the State of Texas represented 19% of the 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. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, money market investments, federal funds sold, loans held for sale, and securities and loans maturing or re-pricing within one year. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary through federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, a line of credit with the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Discount Window, the purchase of brokered certificates of deposit, and a corporate line of credit with a large correspondent bank. Management considers the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.
As of March 31, 2020, liquid assets totaled $5.8 billion, or 32.4%, of total assets, and liquid earning assets totaled $5.6 billion, or 35.4% of total earning assets. Asset liquidity is also provided by managing loan and securities maturities and cash flows. As of March 31, 2020, approximately $4.8 billion, or 37.8% of total loans, are scheduled to mature within one year based on contractual maturity, adjusted for expected prepayments, and approximately $378.4 million, or 14.3% of total securities, are scheduled to mature within one year.
Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary. Refer to Note 7 “Borrowings” in Part I of Item 1 for additional information and the available balances on various lines of credit. In addition to lines of credit, the Bank may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. Refer to “Deposits” within this Item 2 for additional information and outstanding balances on purchased certificates of deposits.
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Loan Portfolio
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, were $12.8 billion at March 31, 2020, $12.6 billion at December 31, 2019, and $12.0 billion at March 31, 2019. Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied loans continue to represent the Company’s largest category, comprising 26.1% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2020.
The following table presents the Company’s composition of loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, in dollar amounts and as a percentage of total gross loans as of the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2019
June 30, 2019
10.3
9.9
1,201,149
9.8
1,267,712
10.4
1,326,679
11.1
16.1
16.2
1,979,052
1,966,776
1,921,464
26.1
3,198,580
26.0
3,104,823
25.4
2,970,453
24.9
5.3
5.0
659,946
5.4
602,115
4.9
591,431
17.1
16.8
2,058,133
16.7
2,032,799
16.6
1,866,625
15.6
5.7
721,185
723,636
6.0
743,101
6.2
6.7
7.1
913,245
7.4
928,130
7.6
937,710
7.8
5.1
5.2
660,963
660,621
672,087
5.6
2.8
328,456
2.7
311,858
2.6
300,631
2.5
3.0
386,848
3.1
383,653
397,491
3.3
2.0
2.2
199,440
1.5
238,391
1.9
224,638
100.0
12,306,997
12,220,514
11,952,310
The following table presents the remaining maturities, based on contractual maturity, by loan type and by rate type (variable or fixed), as of March 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Variable Rate
Fixed Rate
Less than 1
More than 5
Maturities
year
1-5 years
years
540,819
478,788
345,005
133,783
298,645
227,650
70,995
175,740
560,099
124,992
435,107
1,316,065
685,580
630,485
372,692
1,383,734
422,777
960,957
1,571,586
1,125,501
446,085
110,421
304,729
87,361
217,368
264,240
216,980
47,260
647,654
948,082
779,459
168,623
582,196
335,493
246,703
121,884
143,535
20,346
123,189
456,381
387,673
68,708
19,200
368,468
5,987
362,481
466,882
17,347
449,535
63,074
580,534
73,560
506,974
8,527
733
7,794
3,866
354,173
163,975
190,198
14,319
18,269
16,836
1,433
319,984
170,182
149,802
33,378
68,567
66,162
172,310
66,780
105,530
2,103,047
4,854,805
1,878,728
2,976,077
5,810,989
3,397,894
2,413,095
The Company remains committed to originating soundly underwritten loans to qualifying borrowers within its markets. The Company is focused on providing community-based financial services and discourages the origination of portfolio loans outside of its principal trade areas. As reflected in the loan table, at March 31, 2020, the largest components of the Company’s loan portfolio consisted of commercial real estate, commercial & industrial, and construction and land development loans. The risks attributable to these concentrations are mitigated by the Company’s credit underwriting and monitoring processes,
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including oversight by a centralized credit administration function and credit policy and risk management committee, as well as seasoned bankers focusing their lending to borrowers with proven track records in markets with which the Company is familiar.
Asset Quality
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company experienced increases in NPAs primarily due to the inclusion of assets not previously reported as nonperforming that are now considered such under CECL. Past due loan levels as a percentage of total loans held for investment at March 31, 2020 were down from past due loan levels at December 31, 2019 and up from past due loan levels at March 31, 2019. Net charge-off levels increased slightly from the first quarter of 2019 and were primarily related to the third-party consumer loan portfolio. The allowance for credit losses increased from December 31, 2019, as a result of the adoption of ASC 326 as well as a worsening economic forecast due to the impact of COVID-19, which also led to an increase in the provision for credit losses.
The total recorded investment in TDRs as of March 31, 2020 was $20.4 million, an increase of $860,000, or 4.4%, from $19.5 million at December 31, 2019 and a decrease of $5.1 million, or 20.1%, from $25.5 million at March 31, 2019. Of the $20.4 million of TDRs at March 31, 2020, $14.9 million, or 73.0%, were considered performing while the remaining $5.5 million were considered nonperforming.
Loan Modifications for Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
On March 22, 2020, the five federal bank regulatory agencies and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued joint guidance with respect to loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 (the “March 22 Joint Guidance”). The March 22 Joint Guidance encourages banks, savings associations, and credit unions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and, importantly, assures those financial institutions that they will not (i) receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications and (ii) be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs. The federal banking regulators have confirmed with FASB that short-term loan modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers who were current (i.e., less than 30 days past due on contractual payments) prior to any loan modification are not TDRs.
In addition, Section 4013 of the CARES Act signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020 provides banks, savings associations, and credit unions with the ability to make loan modifications related to COVID-19 without categorizing the loan as a TDR or conducting the analysis to make the determination, which is intended to streamline the loan modification process. Any such suspension is effective for the term of the loan modification; however, the suspension is only permitted for loan modifications made during the effective period and only for those loans that were not more than thirty days past due as of December 31, 2019.
The Company made approximately $75 million in loan modifications in the first quarter of 2020 pursuant to the March 22 Joint Guidance or Section 4013 of the CARES Act. The Company will continue to make such loan modifications in the second quarter of 2020 and anticipates it will continue to make such loan modifications for so long as they are permitted under the March 22 Joint Guidance and Section 4013 of the CARES Act. As of May 7, 2020, the Company had approved approximately $1.9 billion in loan modifications.
Nonperforming Assets
At March 31, 2020, NPAs totaled $48.5 million, an increase of $15.5 million from December 31, 2019. NPAs as a percentage of total outstanding loans at March 31, 2020 were 0.38%, an increase of 12 basis points from 0.26% at December 31, 2019. The increase in NPAs is due to the addition of $14.4 million of loans previously accounted for as PCI. The Company’s adoption of ASC 326 resulted in a change in the accounting and reporting related to PCI loans which are now defined as PCD and evaluated at the loan level instead of being evaluated in pools under PCI accounting. All prior period nonaccrual and past due loan metrics discussed herein have not been restated for CECL accounting and exclude PCI-related loan balances.
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The following table shows a summary of asset quality balances and related ratios as of and for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
September 30,
June 30,
Nonaccrual loans(1)
30,032
27,462
24,841
Foreclosed properties
4,444
4,708
6,385
6,506
7,353
Total NPAs
48,466
32,940
36,417
33,968
32,194
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest(1)
12,036
8,828
10,953
Total NPAs and loans past due 90 days and accruing interest
61,342
46,336
48,453
42,796
43,147
Performing TDRs
15,156
19,144
20,808
Balances
43,820
42,463
Average loans, net of deferred fees and costs
12,327,692
12,240,254
12,084,961
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs
Ratios
NPAs to total loans
0.38
0.26
0.30
0.28
0.27
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans
0.48
0.37
0.39
0.35
0.36
NPAs to total loans & foreclosed property
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans & foreclosed property
ALL to nonaccrual loans
320.39
149.81
145.91
154.62
164.35
ALL to nonaccrual loans & loans 90 days past due
247.89
101.60
104.16
117.01
114.06
NPAs at March 31, 2020 included $44.0 million in nonaccrual loans, a net increase of $15.8 million from December 31, 2019. The following table shows the activity in nonaccrual loans for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Beginning Balance
26,953
14,381
6,059
5,631
8,327
6,321
3,297
Net customer payments
(3,451)
(5,741)
(3,612)
(3,108)
(2,314)
Charge-offs
(1,199)
(1,690)
(884)
(592)
(1,626)
Loans returning to accruing status
(1,103)
(952)
Transfers to foreclosed property
(158)
(517)
Ending Balance
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The following table presents the composition of nonaccrual loans at the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
7,785
5,619
5,513
5,684
4,062
Commercial Real Estate - Non-owner Occupied
1,685
1,787
1,585
1,183
721
3,879
4,135
4,244
8,292
8,677
7,119
1,641
1,432
1,395
604
523
Consumer and all other
187
174
181
220
232
NPAs at March 31, 2020 also included $4.4 million in foreclosed property, a decrease of $264,000, or 5.6%, from December 31, 2019 and a decrease of $2.9 million, or 39.6%, from March 31, 2019. The following table shows the activity in foreclosed property for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
6,722
Additions of foreclosed property
62
645
271
Valuation adjustments
(44)
(375)
(62)
(433)
(51)
Proceeds from sales
(854)
(1,442)
(737)
(638)
(171)
Gains (losses) from sales
78
33
The following table presents the composition of the foreclosed property portfolio at the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):
Land
1,251
1,615
1,842
2,216
Land Development
1,965
1,978
2,788
2,809
Residential Real Estate
834
1,214
1,304
1,925
Commercial Real Estate
394
541
403
Past Due Loans
At March 31, 2020, total accruing past due loans were $75.1 million, or 0.59% of total loans held for investment, compared to $76.6 million, or 0.61% of total loans held for investment, at December 31, 2019 and $51.4 million, or 0.43% of total loans held for investment, at March 31, 2019. Of the total past due loans still accruing interest at March 31, 2020, $12.9 million, or 0.10% of total loans held for investment, were past due 90 days or more, compared to $13.4 million, or 0.11% of total loans held for investment, at December 31, 2019 and $11.0 million, or 0.09% of total loans held for investment, at March 31, 2019.
Net Charge-offs
For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, net charge-offs were $5.0 million, or 0.16% of total average loans on an annualized basis, compared to $4.2 million, or 0.15%, for the same quarter last year. The majority of net charge-offs in 2020 were related to the third-party consumer loan portfolio.
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 was $60.2 million, an increase of $56.4 million compared with the same quarter last year. The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2020 included $56.3 million in provision
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for loan losses and $3.9 million in provision for unfunded commitments. The increase in the provision for credit losses was due to the impact of the worsening economic forecast due to the impact of COVID-19 under CECL accounting for credit losses.
Allowance for Credit Losses
At March 31, 2020, the ACL was $150.0 million and included an ALLL of $141.0 million and an RUC of $9.0 million. The ACL increased $106.8 million from December 31, 2019, primarily due to the adoption of CECL (the “CECL Day 1 impact”) as well as the impact of the worsening economic forecast related to COVID-19 subsequent to the adoption of CECL (the “CECL Day 2 impact”).
The ALLL increased $98.7 million from December 31, 2019, due to the CECL Day 1 impact of $47.5 million and the CECL Day 2 impact of $51.2 million. The ALLL as a percentage of the total loan portfolio was 1.10% at March 31, 2020 and 0.34% at December 31, 2019. The ratio of the ALLL to nonaccrual loans was 320.4% at March 31, 2020, compared to 149.8% at December 31, 2019.
The RUC increased $8.1 million from December 31, 2019, due to the CECL Day 1 impact of $4.2 million and the CECL Day 2 impact of $3.9 million.
The following table summarizes activity in the ALLL during the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
Balance, beginning of period
Day 1 impact from adoption of CECL
Loans charged-off:
2,968
2,092
4,184
1,331
2,025
4,183
4,826
5,133
4,603
3,914
Total loans charged-off
7,151
6,918
9,317
5,934
5,939
Recoveries:
1,096
611
469
1,196
963
1,201
1,022
Total recoveries
2,292
1,574
1,670
Net charge-offs
4,991
4,626
7,743
4,264
4,243
Provision for loan losses
3,100
9,100
5,900
ALLL to loans
0.34
Net charge-offs to average loans
0.16
0.15
0.14
Provision for loan losses to average loans
1.80
0.10
0.29
0.20
The following table shows both an allocation of the ALLL among loan categories based upon the loan portfolio’s composition and the ratio of the related outstanding loan balances to total loans held for investment as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
% (1)
82.6
81.9
31,936
81.4
30,636
81.3
30,024
80.8
17.4
18.1
11,884
18.6
11,827
18.7
10,803
19.2
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As of March 31, 2020, total deposits were $13.6 billion, an increase of $248.1 million, or 7.5% annualized, from December 31, 2019. Total interest-bearing deposits consist of NOW, money market, savings, and time deposit account balances. Total time deposit balances of $2.7 billion accounted for 26.1% of total interest-bearing deposits at March 31, 2020.
The following table presents the deposit balances by major category as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):
% of total
Deposits:
Amount
deposits
Non-interest bearing
22.6
22.3
NOW accounts
3,180,913
23.5
2,905,714
21.8
Money market accounts
3,817,959
28.1
3,951,856
29.7
Savings accounts
745,402
5.5
727,847
Time deposits of $100,000 and over(1)
1,609,469
11.9
1,618,637
12.2
Other time deposits
1,131,719
1,130,788
8.5
Total Deposits
The Company may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. The Company utilizes this funding source when rates are more favorable than other funding sources. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were $153.2 million and $190.7 million, respectively, purchased certificates of deposit included in certificates of deposit on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Maturities of time deposits of $100,000 or more as of March 31, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Within 3 Months
310,613
3 - 6 Months
278,798
6 - 12 Months
419,865
Over 12 Months
600,193
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 stockholders.
The Federal Reserve requires the Company and the Bank to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% of risk-weighted assets; (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5% of risk-weighted assets; and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets. These ratios, with the exception of the leverage ratio, include a 2.5% capital conservation buffer, which is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.
On July 10, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $150.0 million of the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2021 in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions. On March 20, 2020, the Company suspended its share repurchase program, which had approximately
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$20 million remaining in authorization at the time. The Company repurchased an aggregate of approximately 3.7 million shares, at an average price of $35.48 per share, to date under the authorization, prior to suspension.
On March 27, 2020 the banking agencies issued an interim final rule that allows the Company to phase in the impact of adopting CECL 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 Day 1 impact to capital plus 25% of the Company’s provision for credit losses during 2020, in regulatory capital through 2021. Beginning in 2022, the transition amount will begin to impact regulatory capital by phasing it in over a three-year period ending in 2024.
The table summarizes the Company’s capital and related ratios for the periods presented (3) (dollars in thousands):
Common equity Tier 1 capital
$ 1,395,227
$ 1,437,908
$ 1,392,809
Tier 1 capital
1,395,227
1,437,908
1,392,809
Tier 2 capital
375,361
335,927
334,764
Total risk-based capital
1,770,588
1,773,835
1,727,573
Risk-weighted assets
14,326,680
14,042,949
13,576,962
Capital ratios:
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio
9.74%
10.24%
10.26%
Tier 1 capital ratio
Total capital ratio
12.36%
12.63%
12.73%
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)
8.44%
8.79%
9.51%
Capital conservation buffer ratio (1)
3.74%
4.24%
4.26%
Common equity to total assets
13.59%
14.31%
14.56%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2)
8.43%
9.08%
9.09%
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The following information is intended to update, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained under the caption “Supervision and Regulation” in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act was signed into law by the President of the United States on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides for approximately $2.2 trillion in emergency economic relief measures including, among other things, loan programs for small and mid-sized businesses and other economic relief for impacted businesses and industries, including financial institutions. Many of the CARES Act’s programs are dependent upon the direct involvement of U.S. financial institutions and will be implemented through rules and guidance adopted by federal departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and other federal bank regulatory authorities, including those with direct supervisory jurisdiction over the Company and the Bank.
Set forth below is a brief overview of certain provisions of the CARES Act and certain other regulations and supervisory guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are applicable to the operations and activities of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Bank. The following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of CARES Act and the statutes, regulations, and policies described herein. Such statutes, regulations, and policies are subject to ongoing review by U.S. Congress and federal regulatory authorities. Future amendments to the provisions of the CARES Act or changes to any of the statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries could have a material effect on the Company. Many of the requirements called for in the CARES Act and related regulations and supervisory guidance will be implemented over time and most will be subject to implementing regulations over the course of the coming weeks. The Company
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will continue to assess the impact of the CARES Act and other statutes, regulations, and supervisory guidance related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paycheck Protection Program. The CARES Act amends the SBA loan program, in which the Bank participates, to create a guaranteed, unsecured loan program, the PPP, to fund operational costs of eligible businesses, organizations, and self-employed persons during COVID-19. Nearly $350 billion in initial funds was authorized for the PPP, which the SBA will use to guarantee 100% of the amounts loaned under the PPP by lenders to eligible small businesses, nonprofits, veterans organizations, and tribal businesses. The Bank is participating as a lender under the PPP. On April 16, 2020, the SBA announced that the initial $350 billion in available funds had been exhausted and applications were no longer being accepted. On April 27, 2020, the PPP relaunched with $310 billion of additional funds that had been appropriated by Congress for the PPP.
Troubled Debt Restructuring and Loan Modifications for Affected Borrowers. The CARES Act permits financial institutions to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications to borrowers affected by COVID-19 that would otherwise be characterized as TDRs and suspend any determination related thereto if (i) the loan modification is made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of December 31, 2020 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration and (ii) the applicable loan was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. In addition, federal bank regulatory authorities have issued guidance to encourage financial institutions to make loan modifications for borrowers affected by COVID-19 and have assured financial institutions that they will neither receive supervisory criticism for such prudent loan modifications, nor be required by examiners to automatically categorize COVID-19-related loan modifications as TDRs.
Debt Guarantees, Account Insurance Increase, and Temporary Lending Limit Relief. The CARES Act also authorized several key initiatives directly applicable to federal bank regulatory authorities, including (i) the establishment of a program by the FDIC to guarantee the debt obligations of solvent insured depository institutions and their affiliates (including their holding companies) through December 31, 2020 and (ii) an increase by the FDIC and the National Credit Union Association to the insurance coverage on any noninterest-bearing transaction accounts through December 31, 2020.
Federal Reserve Programs and Initiatives
The CARES Act encourages the Federal Reserve, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to establish or implement various programs to help midsize businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities, including (i) a midsize business/nonprofit organization program to provide financing to banks and other lenders to make direct loans to eligible businesses and nonprofit organizations with between 500 and 10,000 employees and (ii) the Municipal Liquidity Facility to provide liquidity to the financial system that supports state and local governments. On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced and solicited comments regarding the Main Street Lending Program, which would implement certain of these recommendations. Further action regarding the Main Street Lending Program is expected soon.
Separately and in response to COVID-19, the Federal Reserve’s FOMC has set the federal funds target rate – i.e., the interest rate at which depository institutions such as the Bank lend reserve balances to other depository institutions overnight on an uncollateralized basis – to an historic low. On March 16, 2020, the FOMC set the federal funds target rate at 0 to 0.25%. Consistent with Federal Reserve policy, the Federal Reserve has committed to the use of overnight reverse repurchase agreements as a supplementary policy tool, as necessary, to help control the federal funds rate and keep it in the target range set by the FOMC.
In addition, the Federal Reserve has expanded the size and scope of three existing programs to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak: (i) the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility; (ii) the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility; and (iii) the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. The Federal Reserve has also established two new program facilities – the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility and the Commercial Paper Funding Facility – to broaden its support for the flow of credit to households and businesses during COVID-19.
Temporary Regulatory Capital Relief Related to Impact of CECL
Concurrent with enactment of the CARES Act, the federal bank regulatory authorities issued an interim final rule to provide banking organizations that are required to implement CECL before the end of 2020 the option to delay the estimated
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impact on regulatory capital by 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 has elected this option.
Temporary BSA Reporting Relief
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s FinCEN has provided targeted relief from certain BSA reporting requirements and have provided updated guidance to financial institutions on complying with such requirements during COVID-19. Specifically, FinCEN has (i) granted targeted relief to financial institutions participating in the PPP, stating that PPP loans to existing customers will not require re-verification under applicable BSA requirements, unless re-verification is otherwise required under the financial institution’s risk-based BSA compliance program, (ii) acknowledged that there may be “reasonable delays in compliance” due to COVID-19, and (iii) temporarily suspended implementation of its February 2020 ruling, which would have entailed significant changes to currency transaction reporting filing requirements for transactions involving sole proprietorships and entities operating under a “doing business as” or other assumed name.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In reporting the results of the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company has provided supplemental performance measures on a tax-equivalent, tangible, operating, and/or pre-tax pre-provision basis. These non-GAAP financial measures are a supplement to GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. The Company uses the non-GAAP measures discussed herein in its analysis of the Company’s performance.
Net interest income (FTE) and total revenue (FTE), which are used in computing net interest margin (FTE) and operating efficiency ratio (FTE), respectively, provide valuable additional insight into the net interest margin and the efficiency ratio by adjusting for differences in tax treatment of interest income sources. The entire FTE adjustment is attributable to interest income on earning assets, which is used in computing yield on earning assets. Interest expense and the related cost of interest-bearing liabilities and cost of funds ratios are not affected by the FTE components.
The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands):
Interest Income (FTE)
Interest and dividend income (GAAP)
FTE adjustment
2,758
2,748
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)
166,673
155,233
Net interest margin (GAAP)
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP)
The Company believes tangible common equity is an important indication of its ability to grow organically and through business combinations as well as its ability to pay dividends and to engage in various capital management strategies. Tangible common equity is used in the calculation of certain profitability, capital, and per share ratios. The Company believes tangible common equity and related ratios are meaningful measures of capital adequacy because they provide a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which the Company believes will assist investors in assessing the capital of the Company and its ability to absorb potential losses.
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Tangible Assets
Ending Assets (GAAP)
16,897,655
Less: Ending goodwill
927,760
Less: Ending amortizable intangibles
88,553
Ending tangible assets (non-GAAP)
16,842,518
15,881,342
Tangible Common Equity
Ending Equity (GAAP)
Ending tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,420,592
1,443,152
Average equity (GAAP)
Less: Average goodwill
858,658
Less: Average amortizable intangibles
71,283
75,686
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
1,478,803
1,334,051
ROE (GAAP)
1.15
6.37
Common equity to assets (GAAP)
13.59
14.56
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)
8.43
9.09
Book value per share (GAAP)
30.99
30.16
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)
18.15
17.69
Operating measures exclude merger-related and rebranding-related costs unrelated to the Company’s normal operations. The Company believes these measures are useful to investors as they exclude certain costs resulting from acquisition activity and allow investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization's operations.
The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
Operating Measures
Net income (GAAP)
Merger and rebranding-related costs, net of tax
14,888
Net operating earnings (non-GAAP)
50,519
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
Earnings per common share, diluted (GAAP)
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)
0.66
Average assets (GAAP)
ROA (GAAP)
0.92
Operating ROA (non-GAAP)
1.31
Average common equity (GAAP)
Operating ROE (non-GAAP)
9.03
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The operating efficiency ratio (FTE) excludes the amortization of intangible assets and merger-related costs. This measure is similar to the measure utilized by the Company when analyzing corporate performance and is also similar to the measure utilized for incentive compensation. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors as it excludes certain costs resulting from acquisition activity allowing for greater comparability with others in the industry and allowing investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization’s operations. In prior periods, the Company has not excluded the amortization of intangibles from noninterest expense when calculating the operating efficiency ratio (FTE). The Company has adjusted its presentation for all periods in this release to exclude the amortization of intangibles from noninterest expense.
Noninterest expense (GAAP)
Less: Merger-related costs
Less: Rebranding-related costs
Less: Amortization of intangible assets
Operating noninterest expense (non-GAAP)
91,244
83,981
Net interest income (GAAP)
Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP)
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
58.35
69.99
Operating efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP)
54.74
54.10
The Company believes that operating ROTCE is a meaningful supplement to GAAP financial measures and useful to investors because it measures the performance of a business consistently across time without regard to whether components of the business were acquired or developed internally.
Operating ROTCE
Plus: Amortization of intangibles, tax effected
3,477
3,332
Net operating earnings before amortization of intangibles (non-GAAP)
10,566
53,851
Operating return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)
16.37
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings exclude the provision for credit losses, which can fluctuate significantly from period-to-period under the recently adopted CECL methodology, merger and rebranding-related costs unrelated to the Company’s normal operations, and income tax expense. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors as it excludes certain costs resulting from acquisition activity as well as the potentially volatile provision measure, allowing for greater comparability with
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others in the industry and allowing investors to more clearly see the combined economic results of the organization’s operations.
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings
Net Income (GAAP)
Plus: Provision for credit losses
Plus: Income tax expenses
Plus: Merger and rebranding-related costs
18,529
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings (non-GAAP)
68,270
64,201
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings per common share, diluted (non-GAAP)
0.86
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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, and equity prices. The Company’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The ALCO of the Company is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to this risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves the guidelines established by ALCO.
Interest rate risk is monitored through the use of three complementary modeling tools: static gap analysis, earnings simulation modeling, and economic value simulation (net present value estimation). Each of these models measures changes in a variety of interest rate scenarios. While each of the interest rate risk models has limitations, taken together they represent a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the Company, the distribution of risk along the yield curve, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships. Static gap, which measures aggregate re-pricing values, is less utilized because it does not effectively measure the options risk impact on the Company and is not addressed here. Earnings simulation and economic value models, which more effectively measure the cash flow and optionality impacts, are utilized by management on a regular basis and are explained below.
The Company determines the overall magnitude of interest sensitivity risk and then formulates policies and practices governing asset generation and pricing, funding sources and pricing, and off-balance sheet commitments. These decisions are based on management’s expectations regarding future interest rate movements, the states of the national, regional and local economies, and other financial and business risk factors. The Company uses simulation modeling to measure and monitor the effect of various interest rate scenarios and business strategies on net interest income. This modeling reflects interest rate changes and the related impact on net interest income and net income over specified time horizons.
Earnings Simulation Analysis
Management uses simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but it provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analyses, such as the static gap analysis discussed above.
Assumptions used in the model are derived from historical trends and management’s outlook and include loan and deposit growth rates and projected yields and rates. These assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur. The model also does not take into account any future actions of management to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes. Such assumptions are monitored by management and periodically adjusted as appropriate. All maturities, calls, and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested in like instruments. Mortgage-backed securities prepayment assumptions are based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. Different interest rate scenarios and yield curves are used to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move differently when the prime rate changes and are reflected in the different rate scenarios.
The Company uses its simulation model to estimate earnings in rate environments where rates are instantaneously shocked up or down around a “most likely” rate scenario, based on implied forward rates and futures curves. The analysis assesses the impact on net interest income over a 12-month time horizon after an immediate increase or “shock” in rates, of 100 basis points up to 300 basis points. The model, under all scenarios, does not drop the index below zero.
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The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net interest income for the Company across the rate paths modeled for balances as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Change In Net Interest Income
Change in Yield Curve:
+300 basis points
11.05
62,352
9.80
55,995
+200 basis points
7.85
44,311
6.84
39,070
+100 basis points
4.19
23,661
3.45
19,689
Most likely rate scenario
-100 basis points
(2.54)
(14,345)
(4.65)
(26,580)
-200 basis points
(2.68)
(15,124)
(10.14)
(57,948)
Asset sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would increase and in a decreasing interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would decrease. Liability sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would decrease and in a decreasing interest rate environment, the Company’s net interest income would increase.
From a net interest income perspective, the Company was more asset sensitive as of March 31, 2020, compared to its position as of March 31, 2019. This shift is in part due to the changing market characteristics of certain loan and deposit products and in part due to various other balance sheet strategies. The Company would expect net interest income to increase with an immediate increase or shock in market rates. In the decreasing interest rate environments, the Company would expect a decline in net interest income as interest-earning assets re-price at lower rates and interest-bearing deposits remain near their floors.
Economic Value Simulation
Economic value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Economic values are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in net economic value over different rate environments is an indication of the longer-term earnings capability of the balance sheet. The same assumptions are used in the economic value simulation as in the earnings simulation. The economic value simulation uses instantaneous rate shocks to the balance sheet.
The following chart reflects the estimated change in net economic value over different rate environments using economic value simulation for the balances at the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Change In Economic Value of Equity
(2.88)
(86,378)
(5.12)
(171,082)
(0.86)
(25,798)
(3.04)
(101,410)
0.75
22,581
(1.27)
(42,426)
(7.76)
(232,546)
(0.91)
(30,425)
(8.42)
(252,356)
(3.59)
(119,959)
As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s economic value of equity is less sensitive in a rising interest rate environment compared to March 31, 2019 primarily due to the composition of the Consolidated Balance Sheets and due in part to the market characteristics of certain loans and deposits.
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ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2020, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management has taken measures to maintain the internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. There have been no changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report, 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 under “Forward-Looking Statements,” investors in the Company’s securities should carefully consider the factors discussed below, as well as the factors discussed in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report. 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 the Company’s Operations
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting adverse economic conditions have already adversely impacted the Company’s business and results, and could have a more material adverse impact on its business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The ongoing COVID-19 global and national health emergency has caused significant disruption in the United States and international economies and financial markets. The spread of COVID-19 in the United States has caused illness, quarantines, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in commercial activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions, increased unemployment, and overall economic and financial market instability. Almost all states, including Virginia, where the Company is headquartered, and Maryland and North Carolina, in which the Company has significant operations, have issued “stay-at-home orders” and have declared states of emergency.
Although banks have generally been permitted to continue operating, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions to the Company’s business and could cause material disruptions to its business and operations in the future. Impacts to the business have included increases in costs and reductions in operating effectiveness due to additional health and safety precautions implemented at the Company’s branches and the transition of a portion of its workforce to home locations, decreases in customer traffic in its branches, and increases in requests for and the making of loan modifications. The Company anticipates that additional future impacts to its business will include increases in the Company’s customers’ inability to make scheduled loan payments and increases in requests for forbearance. Further, loan payment deferment programs implemented by the Company or under government stimulus programs, like the PPP, may mask credit deterioration in its loan portfolio by making less applicable standard measures of identifying developing financial weakness in a client or portfolio, such as past due monitoring and non-accrual assessments. To the extent that commercial and social restrictions remain in place or increase, the Company’s expenses, delinquencies, charge-offs, foreclosures, and credit losses may materially increase, and the Company could experience reductions in fee income. In addition, any declines in credit quality could significantly affect the adequacy of the Company’s ACL, which would lead to increases in the provision for credit losses and related declines in its net income.
Unfavorable economic conditions and increasing unemployment figures may also make it more difficult for the Company to maintain deposit levels and loan origination volume and to obtain additional financing. Furthermore, such conditions have and may continue to cause the value of the Company’s investment portfolio and of collateral associated with its existing loans to decline. In addition, in March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range from 0 to 0.25 percent in part as a result of the pandemic. A prolonged period of very low interest rates could reduce the Company’s net interest income and have a material adverse impact on its cash flows.
While the Company has taken and is continuing to take precautions to protect the safety and well-being of its employees and customers, no assurance can be given that the steps being taken will be deemed to be adequate or appropriate, nor can the
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Company predict the level of disruption which will occur to its employee's ability to provide customer support and service. The continued or renewed spread of COVID-19 could negatively impact the availability of key personnel necessary to conduct the Company’s business, the business and operations of its third-party service providers who perform critical services for the business, or the businesses of many of the Company’s customers and borrowers. If COVID-19 is not successfully contained, the Company could experience a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flow.
Among the factors outside the Company’s control that are likely to affect the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately have on its business are, without limitation:
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to severe volatility in the financial markets and meaningfully lower stock prices for many companies, including the Company’s common stock. Depending on the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and perceptions regarding national and global recovery from the pandemic, the price of the Company’s common stock may continue to experience volatility and declines.
The Company is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and related risks, although the rapid development and fluidity of the situation precludes any specific prediction as to its ultimate impact on the Company. However, if the pandemic continues to spread or otherwise result in a continuation or worsening of the current economic and commercial environments, the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities – None
(b) Use of Proceeds – Not Applicable.
(c) Issuer Purchases of Securities
Stock Repurchase Program; Other
On July 8, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $150 million worth of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 and/or Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The repurchase program was authorized through June 30, 2021, but, on March 20, 2020, the Company announced the suspension of the program.
The following information describes the Company’s common stock repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
Period
Total number of shares purchased(1)
Average price paid per share ($)
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ($)
January 1 - January 31, 2020
596,262
35.87
578,972
49,019,000
February 1 - February 29, 2020
540,498
34.17
501,473
31,883,000
March 1 - March 31, 2020
415,167
28.89
413,027
19,951,000
1,551,927
33.37
1,493,472
(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2020, 58,455 shares were withheld upon the vesting of restricted shares granted to employees of the Company in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
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ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-Q and this list includes the Exhibit Index:
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 19, 2017, by and between Union Bankshares Corporation and Xenith Bankshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2017).
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 4, 2018, as amended on December 7, 2018, by and between Union Bankshares Corporation and Access National Corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to Form S-4/A Registration Statement filed on December 10, 2018; SEC file no. 333-228455).
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective May 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2020).
3.2
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
Adoption Agreement for the Restated Virginia Bankers Association Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective January 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6.2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
Adoption Agreement for the Restated Virginia Bankers Association Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, effective January 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Agreement under Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and Incentive Plan (for awards on or after February 14, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
10.5
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement under Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and Incentive Plan (for awards on or after February 14, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2020).
15.1
Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.0
Interactive data files formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (1): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
104.0
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (included with Exhibit 101).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: May 8, 2020
By:
/s/ John C. Asbury
John C. Asbury,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Robert M. Gorman
Robert M. Gorman,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
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