UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

 

OR

 

 o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

 

Commission File Number  001-33572

Bank of Marin Bancorp

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

California		20-8859754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
504 Redwood Blvd., Suite 100, Novato, CA		94947
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (415) 763-4520

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 x                    No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x                   No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

         

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company x
Emerging growth company o

 

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.

o 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Yes   o     No  x

 

As of April 30, 2019, there were 13,748,436 shares of common stock outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	Page-3
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements	Page-3
	Consolidated Statements of Condition	Page-3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	Page-4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity	Page-5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Page-6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	Page-7
ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	Page-29
ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk	Page-40
ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	Page-41
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION	Page-41
ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	Page-41
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	Page-41
ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	Page-42
ITEM 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	Page-42
ITEM 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	Page-42
ITEM 5.	Other Information	Page-42
ITEM 6.	Exhibits	Page-42
SIGNATURES

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PART I       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

 

BANK OF MARIN BANCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION  March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

(in thousands, except share data; unaudited)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	51,639		$	34,221
Investment securities
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost	152,845			157,206
Available-for-sale, at fair value	442,885			462,464
Total investment securities	595,730			619,670
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $15,817 and $15,821 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	1,756,721			1,748,043
Bank premises and equipment, net	7,237			7,376
Goodwill	30,140			30,140
Core deposit intangible	5,349			5,571
Operating lease right-of-use assets	12,465			—
Interest receivable and other assets	74,795			75,871
Total assets	$	2,534,076		$	2,520,892
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Non-interest bearing	$	1,076,382		$	1,066,051
Interest bearing
Transaction accounts	130,001			133,403
Savings accounts	180,758			178,429
Money market accounts	680,806			679,775
Time accounts	110,682			117,182
Total deposits	2,178,629			2,174,840
Borrowings and other obligations	309			7,000
Subordinated debentures	2,657			2,640
Operating lease liabilities	14,349			—
Interest payable and other liabilities	17,468			20,005
Total liabilities	2,213,412			2,204,485
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, Authorized - 5,000,000 shares, none issued	—			—
Common stock, no par value, Authorized - 30,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - 13,786,808 and 13,844,353 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	137,125			140,565
Retained earnings	184,793			179,944
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes	(1,254		)	(4,102		)
Total stockholders' equity	320,664			316,407
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,534,076		$	2,520,892

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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BANK OF MARIN BANCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	20,695		$	18,887
Interest on investment securities	4,097			3,157
Interest on federal funds sold and due from banks	139			403
Total interest income	24,931			22,447
Interest expense
Interest on interest-bearing transaction accounts	77			52
Interest on savings accounts	18			18
Interest on money market accounts	764			216
Interest on time accounts	119			156
Interest on borrowings and other obligations	47			—
Interest on subordinated debentures	60			114
Total interest expense	1,085			556
Net interest income	23,846			21,891
Provision for loan losses	—			—
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	23,846			21,891
Non-interest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	479			477
Wealth Management and Trust Services	438			515
Debit card interchange fees, net	380			396
Merchant interchange fees, net	87			80
(Cost of) earnings on bank-owned life insurance, net	(60		)	228
Dividends on FHLB stock	196			196
(Losses) gains on investment securities, net	(6		)	—
Other income	257			350
Total non-interest income	1,771			2,242
Non-interest expense
Salaries and related benefits	9,146			9,017
Occupancy and equipment	1,531			1,507
Depreciation and amortization	556			547
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance	179			191
Data processing	1,015			1,381
Professional services	586			1,299
Directors' expense	179			174
Information technology	259			269
Amortization of core deposit intangible	222			230
Provision for losses on off-balance sheet commitments	129			—
Other expense	1,726			1,466
Total non-interest expense	15,528			16,081
Income before provision for income taxes	10,089			8,052
Provision for income taxes	2,610			1,663
Net income	$	7,479		$	6,389
Net income per common share:1
Basic	$	0.54		$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.54		$	0.46
Weighted average shares:1
Basic	13,737			13,827
Diluted	13,924			14,011
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	7,479		$	6,389
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Change in net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities	3,939			(6,170		)
Reclassification adjustment for losses on available-for-sale securities in net income	6			—
Amortization of net unrealized losses on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity	101			136
Subtotal	4,046			(6,034		)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	1,198			(1,784		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	2,848			(4,250		)
Comprehensive income	$	10,327		$	2,139

¹ Share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 27, 2018.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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BANK OF MARIN BANCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(in thousands, except share data; unaudited)	Common Stock					Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI"), Net of Taxes			Total
	Shares1		Amount
	Three months ended March 31, 2019
Balance at January 1, 2019	13,844,353		$	140,565		$	179,944		$	(4,102	)	$	316,407
Net income	—		—			7,479			—			7,479
Other comprehensive income	—		—			—			2,848			2,848
Stock options exercised, net of shares surrendered for cashless exercises and tax withholdings	28,142		259			—			—			259
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	377		15			—			—			15
Stock issued under employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")	8,000		313			—			—			313
Restricted stock granted	29,110		—			—			—			—
Restricted stock surrendered for tax withholdings upon vesting	(4,820	)	(202		)	—			—			(202		)
Restricted stock forfeited / cancelled	(7,393	)	—			—			—			—
Stock-based compensation - stock options	—		284			—			—			284
Stock-based compensation - restricted stock	—		569			—			—			569
Cash dividends paid on common stock ($0.19 per share)	—		—			(2,630		)	—			(2,630		)
Stock purchased by directors under director stock plan	199		8			—			—			8
Stock issued in payment of director fees	2,744		114			—			—			114
Stock repurchased, net of commissions	(113,904	)	(4,800		)	—			—			(4,800		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	13,786,808		$	137,125		$	184,793		$	(1,254	)	$	320,664
	Three months ended March 31, 2018
Balance at January 1, 2018	13,843,084		$	143,967		$	155,544		$	(2,486	)	$	297,025
Net income	—		—			6,389			—			6,389
Other comprehensive loss	—		—			—			(4,250		)	(4,250		)
Reclassification of stranded tax effects in AOCI	—		—			638			(638		)	—
Stock options exercised, net of shares surrendered for cashless exercises and tax withholdings	95,574		453			—			—			453
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	304		10			—			—			10
Restricted stock granted	37,040		—			—			—			—
Restricted stock surrendered for tax withholdings upon vesting	(802	)	(28		)	—			—			(28		)
Restricted stock forfeited / cancelled	(8,154	)	—			—			—			—
Stock-based compensation - stock options	—		316			—			—			316
Stock-based compensation - restricted stock	—		455			—			—			455
Cash dividends paid on common stock ($0.145 per share1)	—		—			(2,015		)	—			(2,015		)
Stock purchased by directors under director stock plan	520		18			—			—			18
Stock issued in payment of director fees	2,686		91			—			—			91
Balance at March 31, 2018	13,970,252		$	145,282		$	160,556		$	(7,374	)	$	298,464

¹ Share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 27, 2018.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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BANK OF MARIN BANCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(in thousands; unaudited)	March 31, 2019				March 31, 2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	7,479			$	6,389
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for losses on off-balance sheet commitments	129				—
Noncash contribution expense to employee stock ownership plan	313				—
Noncash director compensation expense	75				67
Stock-based compensation expense	853				771
Amortization of core deposit intangible	222				230
Amortization of investment security premiums, net of accretion of discounts	485				762
Accretion of discount on acquired loans	(101		)		(211		)
Accretion of discount on subordinated debentures	17				33
Net change in deferred loan origination costs/fees	(49		)		(110		)
Loss on sale of investment securities	6				—
Depreciation and amortization	556				547
Cost of (earnings on) bank-owned life insurance policies	60				(228		)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable and other assets	1,641				(2,339		)
Interest payable and other liabilities	(1,157		)		3,288
Total adjustments	3,050				2,810
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,529				9,199
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities	—				(1,989		)
Purchase of available-for-sale securities	(11,282		)		(109,693		)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	4,229				—
Proceeds from paydowns/maturities of held-to-maturity securities	4,276				3,917
Proceeds from paydowns/maturities of available-for-sale securities	30,271				11,572
Loans originated and principal collected, net	(8,166		)		7,022
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance policies	(1,892		)		—
Purchase of premises and equipment	(67		)		(232		)
Cash paid for low-income housing tax credit investment	(38		)		(356		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	17,331				(89,759		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net increase in deposits	3,789				37,924
Proceeds from stock options exercised	259				504
Payment of tax withholdings for stock options exercised and vesting of restricted stock	(202		)		(79		)
Proceeds from stock issued under employee and director stock purchase plans	23				28
Stock repurchased, net of commissions	(4,640		)		—
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	(7,000		)		—
Repayment of finance lease obligations	(41		)		—
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(2,630		)		(2,015		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(10,442		)		36,362
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	17,418				(44,198		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	34,221				203,545
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	51,639			$	159,347
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid in interest	$	1,066			$	543
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities	$	3,939			$	(6,170	)
Amortization of net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity	$	101			$	136
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	$	266			$	—
Reclassification of deferred rent and unamortized lease incentives from other liabilities to operating lease right-of-use assets	$	1,967			$	—
Subscription in low-income housing tax credit investment	$	—			$	(3,000	)
Stock issued to ESOP	$	313			$	—
Stock issued in payment of director fees	$	114			$	91
Repurchase of stock not yet settled	$	160			$	—
Restricted cash:
Federal Reserve Bank reserve balance requirements included in cash and due from banks	$	10,932			$	18,183

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Note 1:  Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bank of Marin Bancorp (“Bancorp”), a bank holding company, and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Bank of Marin (the “Bank”), a California state-chartered commercial bank. References to “we,” “our,” “us” mean Bancorp and the Bank that are consolidated for financial reporting purposes. The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. Although we believe that the disclosures are adequate and the information presented is not misleading, we suggest that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements and the notes thereto included in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  In the opinion of Management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, the results of operations, changes in comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the periods presented. All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The results of these interim periods may not be indicative of the results for the full year or for any other period.

The NorCal Community Bancorp Trusts I and II, respectively (the "Trusts") were formed for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. Bancorp is not considered the primary beneficiary of the Trusts (variable interest entities), therefore the Trusts are not consolidated in our consolidated financial statements, but rather the subordinated debentures are shown as a liability on our consolidated statements of condition. Bancorp's investment in the securities of the Trusts is accounted for under the equity method and is included in interest receivable and other assets on the consolidated statements of condition. Refer to Note 6, Borrowings, for detail on the early redemption on October 7, 2018 of one subordinated debenture due to NorCal Community Bancorp Trust I.

 

The following table shows: 1) weighted average basic shares, 2) potentially dilutive weighted average common shares related to stock options and unvested restricted stock awards, and 3) weighted average diluted shares. Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period, excluding unvested restricted stock awards. Diluted EPS are calculated using the weighted average number of potentially dilutive common shares. The number of potentially dilutive common shares included in the quarterly diluted EPS is computed using the average market prices during the three months included in the reporting period under the treasury stock method. The number of potentially dilutive common shares included in year-to-date diluted EPS is a year-to-date weighted average of potentially dilutive common shares included in each quarterly diluted EPS computation. In computing diluted EPS, we exclude anti-dilutive shares such as options whose exercise prices exceed the current common stock price, as they would not reduce EPS under the treasury method. We have two forms of outstanding common stock: common stock and unvested restricted stock awards. Holders of unvested restricted stock awards receive non-forfeitable dividends at the same rate as common shareholders and they both share equally in undistributed earnings. Under the two-class method, the difference in EPS is nominal for these participating securities.

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)1	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	13,737			13,827
Potentially dilutive common shares related to:
Stock options	155			150
Unvested restricted stock awards	32			34
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	13,924			14,011
Net income	$	7,479		$	6,389
Basic EPS	$	0.54		$	0.46
Diluted EPS	$	0.54		$	0.46
Weighted average anti-dilutive shares not included in the calculation of diluted EPS	20			63

¹ Share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 27, 2018.

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Note 2: Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (the "new lease accounting standard"). The amendments in this ASU intend to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing an operating lease or finance lease right-of-use asset for the lease term, and a lease liability, which is a lessee's obligation to make lease payments, recorded based on discounting future lease payments under the lease terms. This ASU generally applies to leasing arrangements exceeding a twelve-month term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and requires a modified retrospective method of adoption. In July 2018, the FASB issued two amendments to ASU 2016-02: ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, which provided various corrections and clarifications to ASU 2016-02; and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which permitted optional transition methods and provided lessors with a practical expedient for separating lease and non-lease components of a lease. The ASU allowed entities to apply either a modified retrospective approach at the beginning of the earliest period presented or at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings, which we adopted.

As a result of the adoption of the ASU on January 1, 2019, we recorded operating and finance lease right-of-use assets totaling $13.4 million, net of deferred rent and unaccreted lease incentives, operating and finance lease liabilities totaling $15.4 million, and no cumulative-effect adjustments to retained earnings. Under the standard's transition guidance, we elected the package of practical expedients, which allowed us to carry forward existing lease classifications and did not require us to reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases. In addition, we elected the hindsight practical expedient when determining the lease term (i.e., considering whether we are reasonably certain to exercise options to extend or terminate the lease). We made accounting policy elections not to separate non-lease components from lease components and to exclude short-term leases (i.e., lease term of 12 months or less at the commencement date) from right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all lease classifications. See Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies for further information.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This update simplifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees, applying some of the same requirements as employee share-based payment transactions. The ASU will not affect the accounting for share-based payment awards to nonemployee directors, which will continue to be treated as employee share-based transactions under the current standards. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We adopted the requirements of this ASU effective January 1, 2019, which did not impact our financial condition or results of operations, as it is not our practice to issue stock-based awards to pay for goods and services from nonemployees, other than nonemployee directors.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes. This update adds an alternative fifth permissible U.S. benchmark rate to be used for hedge accounting purposes. As we have already adopted the amendments in ASU 2017-12, which changed both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships, the amendments in ASU 2018-16 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be adopted on a prospective basis for qualifying new or re-designated hedging relationships entered into on or after the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period upon issuance of this ASU if an entity already has adopted ASU 2017-12. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2019, which did not impact our financial condition or results of operations.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The standard will replace today's "incurred loss" model with a "current expected credit loss" ("CECL") model. The CECL model will apply to estimated credit losses on loans receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities, unfunded loan commitments, and certain other financial assets measured at amortized cost. The CECL model is based on lifetime expected losses, rather than incurred losses, and requires the recognition of credit loss expense in the consolidated statement of income and a related allowance for credit losses on the consolidated statement of condition at the time of origination or purchase of a loan receivable or held-to-maturity debt

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security. Likewise, subsequent changes in this estimate are recorded through credit loss expense and related allowance. The CECL model requires the use of not only relevant historical experience and current conditions, but reasonable and supportable forecasts of future events and circumstances, incorporating a broad range of information in developing credit loss estimates, which could result in significant changes to both the timing and amount of credit loss expense and allowance. Under ASU 2016-13, available-for-sale debt securities are evaluated for impairment if fair value is less than amortized cost. Estimated credit losses are recorded through a credit loss expense and an allowance, rather than a write-down of the investment. Changes in fair value that are not credit-related will continue to be recorded in other comprehensive income. The ASU also expands the disclosure requirements regarding assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. While we believe the change from an incurred loss model to a CECL model has the potential to increase the allowance for loan losses at the adoption date, we cannot reasonably quantify the impact of the adoption of the amendments to our financial condition or results of operations at this time due to the complexity and extensive changes from these amendments. We have formed an internal CECL committee and are working with our third-party vendor to determine the appropriate methodologies and resources to utilize in preparation for transition to the new accounting standards, including but not limited to the use of certain tools to forecast future economic conditions and identify loan loss drivers that affect the cash flows of our loans over their lifetime. We expect to begin parallel testing and quantifying the estimated impact of the adoption during the second quarter of 2019.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU remove, modify, and add disclosure requirements for the fair value reporting of assets and liabilities. The modifications and additions relate to Level 3 fair value measurements at the end of the reporting period. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities should disclose and describe the range and weighted-average of significant observable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. Entities making this election are permitted to early adopt the eliminated or modified disclosure requirements and delay the adoption of all the new disclosure requirements until the ASU's effective date. As the ASU’s requirements only relate to disclosures, the amendments will not impact our financial condition or results of operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. This standard aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software, regardless of whether they convey a license to the hosted software. The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by this ASU. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity has the option to apply amendments in the ASU either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We do not expect that the ASU will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements. This ASU addresses two lessor implementation issues and clarifies that lessees and lessors are exempt from certain interim disclosure requirements associated with adopting ASU 2016-02. The amendments related to the lessor implementation issues are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. As the ASU's amendments applicable to us only relate to disclosures, the adoption of ASU 2019-01 will not impact our financial condition or results of operations.

Note 3:  Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

Fair Value Hierarchy and Fair Value Measurement

 

We group our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value in three levels within the fair value hierarchy, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.

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These levels are:

 

Level 1: Valuations are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Valuations are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuations for which all significant assumptions are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3: Valuations are based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Values are determined using pricing models and discounted cash flow models and may include significant Management judgment and estimation.

Transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized through our monthly and/or quarterly valuation process in the reporting period during which the event or circumstances that caused the transfer occurred. No such transfers occurred during the first three months of 2019 or 2018.

The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities that were required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

(in thousands)   Description of Financial Instruments	Carrying Value			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)			Measurement Categories: Changes in Fair Value Recorded In1
March 31, 2019
Securities available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by U.S. government agencies	$	278,726		$	—		$	278,726		$	—		OCI
SBA-backed securities	48,798			—			48,798			—			OCI
Debentures of government sponsored agencies	38,245			—			38,245			—			OCI
Privately-issued collateralized mortgage obligations	252			—			252			—			OCI
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	74,855			—			74,855			—			OCI
Corporate bonds	2,009			—			2,009			—			OCI
Derivative financial assets (interest rate contracts)	60			—			60			—			NI
Derivative financial liabilities (interest rate contracts)	631			—			631			—			NI
December 31, 2018
Securities available-for-sale:
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by U.S. government agencies	$	278,403		$	—		$	278,403		$	—		OCI
SBA-backed securities	50,781			—			50,781			—			OCI
Debentures of government sponsored agencies	53,018			—			53,018			—			OCI
Privately-issued collateralized mortgage obligations	297			—			297			—			OCI
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	77,960			—			77,960			—			OCI
Corporate bonds	2,005			—			2,005			—			OCI
Derivative financial assets (interest rate contracts)	161			—			161			—			NI
Derivative financial liabilities (interest rate contracts)	375			—			375			—			NI

 ¹ Other comprehensive income ("OCI") or net income ("NI").

Securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. When available, quoted market prices (Level 1) are used to determine the fair value of securities available-for-sale. If quoted market prices are not available, we obtain pricing information from a reputable third-party service provider, who may utilize valuation techniques that use current market-based or independently sourced parameters, such as bid/ask prices, dealer-quoted prices, interest rates, benchmark yield curves, prepayment speeds, probability of default, loss severity and credit spreads (Level 2).   Level 2 securities include obligations of state and political subdivisions, U.S. agencies or government-sponsored

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agencies' debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, government agency-issued, privately-issued collateralized mortgage obligations, and corporate bonds. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no Level 1 or Level 3 securities.

Securities held-to-maturity may be written down to fair value (determined using the same techniques discussed above for securities available-for-sale) as a result of other-than-temporary impairment, and we did not record any write-downs during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or March 31, 2018.

 

On a recurring basis, derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value, which is based on the income approach using observable Level 2 market inputs, reflecting market expectations of future interest rates as of the measurement date.  Standard valuation techniques are used to calculate the present value of the future expected cash flows assuming an orderly transaction.  Valuation adjustments may be made to reflect both our own credit risk and the counterparties’ credit risk in determining the fair value of the derivatives. Level 2 inputs for the valuations are limited to observable market prices for London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and Overnight Index Swap ("OIS") rates (for the very short term), quoted prices for LIBOR futures contracts, observable market prices for LIBOR and OIS swap rates, and one-month and three-month LIBOR basis spreads at commonly quoted intervals.  Mid-market pricing of the inputs is used as a practical expedient in the fair value measurements.  We project spot rates at reset days specified by each swap contract to determine future cash flows, then discount to present value using either LIBOR or OIS curves depending on whether the swap positions are fully collateralized as of the measurement date.  When the value of any collateral placed with counterparties is less than the interest rate derivative liability, a credit valuation adjustment ("CVA") is applied to reflect the credit risk we pose to counterparties.  We have used the spread between the Standard & Poor's BBB rated U.S. Bank Composite rate and LIBOR for the closest maturity term corresponding to the duration of the swaps to derive the CVA. A similar credit risk adjustment, correlated to the credit standing of the counterparty, is made when collateral posted by the counterparty does not fully cover their liability to us. For further discussion on our methodology in valuing our derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 9, Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities.

Certain financial assets may be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are subject to fair value adjustments that result from the application of the lower of cost or fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets, such as impaired loans that are collateral dependent and other real estate owned ("OREO"). As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we did not carry any assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The table below is a summary of fair value estimates for financial instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, excluding financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis (summarized in the first table in this note). The carrying amounts in the following table are recorded in the consolidated statements of condition under the indicated captions. Further, we have not disclosed the fair value of financial instruments specifically excluded from disclosure requirements such as bank-owned life insurance policies ("BOLI") and non-maturity deposit liabilities. Additionally, we hold shares of FHLB stock and Visa Inc. Class B common stock, both recorded at cost, as there was no impairment or changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The values are discussed in Note 4, Investment Securities.

	March 31, 2019								December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Carrying Amounts			Fair Value			Fair Value Hierarchy		Carrying Amounts			Fair Value			Fair Value Hierarchy
Financial assets (recorded at amortized cost)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,639		$	51,639		Level 1		$	34,221		$	34,221		Level 1
Investment securities held-to-maturity	152,845			151,254			Level 2		157,206			153,894			Level 2
Loans, net	1,756,721			1,739,432			Level 3		1,748,043			1,700,971			Level 3
Interest receivable	7,852			7,852			Level 2		8,292			8,292			Level 2
Financial liabilities (recorded at amortized cost)
Time deposits	110,682			109,741			Level 2		117,182			116,584			Level 2
Subordinated debentures	2,657			3,307			Level 3		2,640			3,268			Level 3
Interest payable	105			105			Level 2		104			104			Level 2

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Commitments - The value of unrecognized financial instruments is estimated based on the fee income associated with the commitments which, in the absence of credit exposure, is considered to approximate their settlement value. The fair value of commitment fees was not material as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

Note 4:  Investment Securities

 

Our investment securities portfolio consists of obligations of state and political subdivisions, U.S. corporations, U.S. federal government agencies such as Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") and Small Business Administration ("SBA"), U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities ("GSEs"), such as Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation and FHLB. We also invest in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”/"CMBS") and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) issued or guaranteed by the GSEs, and privately issued CMOs, as reflected in the following table:

	March 31, 2019													December 31, 2018
	Amortized			Fair			Gross Unrealized							Amortized			Fair			Gross Unrealized
(in thousands)	Cost			Value			Gains			(Losses)				Cost			Value			Gains			(Losses)
Held-to-maturity:
Securities of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	$	86,117		$	84,588		$	44		$	(1,573	)		$	88,606		$	85,804		$	7		$	(2,809	)
SBA-backed securities	8,403			8,483			80			—				8,720			8,757			37			—
CMOs issued by FNMA	11,166			11,165			—			(1		)		11,447			11,327			—			(120		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	33,375			33,148			65			(292		)		33,583			33,021			8			(570		)
CMOs issued by GNMA	3,746			3,733			—			(13		)		3,739			3,769			30			—
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	10,038			10,137			111			(12		)		11,111			11,216			128			(23		)
Total held-to-maturity	152,845			151,254			300			(1,891		)		157,206			153,894			210			(3,522		)
Available-for-sale:
Securities of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	91,714			91,771			617			(560		)		95,339			94,467			358			(1,230		)
SBA-backed securities	48,441			48,798			582			(225		)		50,722			50,781			465			(406		)
CMOs issued by FNMA	27,192			27,037			127			(282		)		28,275			28,079			134			(330		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	145,917			146,237			1,112			(792		)		145,979			144,836			454			(1,597		)
CMOs issued by GNMA	13,983			13,681			—			(302		)		11,294			11,021			1			(274		)
Debentures of government- sponsored agencies	37,984			38,245			344			(83		)		52,956			53,018			185			(123		)
Privately issued CMOs	251			252			1			—				295			297			2			—
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	74,902			74,855			477			(524		)		79,046			77,960			134			(1,220		)
Corporate bonds	2,002			2,009			12			(5		)		2,004			2,005			15			(14		)
Total available-for-sale	442,386			442,885			3,272			(2,773		)		465,910			462,464			1,748			(5,194		)
Total investment securities	$	595,231		$	594,139		$	3,572		$	(4,664	)		$	623,116		$	616,358		$	1,958		$	(8,716	)

The amortized cost and fair value of investment debt securities by contractual maturity at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are shown in the following table below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if the issuers of the securities have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	March 31, 2019														December 31, 2018
	Held-to-Maturity							Available-for-Sale							Held-to-Maturity							Available-for-Sale
(in thousands)	Amortized Cost			Fair Value				Amortized Cost			Fair Value				Amortized Cost			Fair Value				Amortized Cost			Fair Value
Within one year	$	6,949		$	6,945			$	9,104		$	9,058			$	6,194		$	6,182			$	9,863		$	9,795
After one but within five years	3,649			3,664				71,592			71,425				5,481			5,492				84,871			84,435
After five years through ten years	58,337			58,048				243,869			244,875				59,231			58,120				252,274			250,055
After ten years	83,910			82,597				117,821			117,527				86,300			84,100				118,902			118,179
Total	$	152,845		$	151,254			$	442,386		$	442,885			$	157,206		$	153,894			$	465,910		$	462,464

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Sales of investment securities and gross gains and losses are shown in the following table.

	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2019				March 31, 2018
Available-for-sale:
Sales proceeds	$	4,229			$	—
Gross realized gains	3				—
Gross realized losses	(9		)		—

Pledged investment securities are shown in the following table.

(in thousands)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Pledged to the State of California:
Secure public deposits in compliance with the Local Agency Security Program	$	114,335		$	125,696
Collateral for trust deposits	729			734
Total investment securities pledged to the State of California	$	115,064		$	126,430
Collateral for Wealth Management and Trust Services checking account	$	1,995		$	2,000

Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired ("OTTI") Debt Securities

 

There were 175 and 229 securities in unrealized loss positions at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Those securities are summarized and classified according to the duration of the loss period in the tables below:

March 31, 2019	< 12 continuous months							≥ 12 continuous months							Total securities  in a loss position
(in thousands)	Fair value			Unrealized loss				Fair value			Unrealized loss				Fair value			Unrealized loss
Held-to-maturity:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	$	2,663		$	(39	)		$	70,078		$	(1,534	)		$	72,741		$	(1,573	)
CMOs issued by FNMA	—			—				11,165			(1		)		11,165			(1		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	—			—				19,113			(292		)		19,113			(292		)
CMOs issued by GNMA	3,733			(13		)		—			—				3,733			(13		)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	—			—				3,554			(12		)		3,554			(12		)
Total held-to-maturity	6,396			(52		)		103,910			(1,839		)		110,306			(1,891		)
Available-for-sale:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	—			—				51,734			(560		)		51,734			(560		)
SBA-backed securities	12,253			(123		)		14,799			(102		)		27,052			(225		)
CMOs issued by FNMA	—			—				17,786			(282		)		17,786			(282		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	4,187			(3		)		72,861			(789		)		77,048			(792		)
CMOs issued by GNMA	3,529			(4		)		10,127			(298		)		13,656			(302		)
Debentures of government- sponsored agencies	—			—				11,385			(83		)		11,385			(83		)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	1,044			(4		)		38,308			(520		)		39,352			(524		)
Corporate bonds	—			—				1,008			(5		)		1,008			(5		)
Total available-for-sale	21,013			(134		)		218,008			(2,639		)		239,021			(2,773		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	27,409		$	(186	)		$	321,918		$	(4,478	)		$	349,327		$	(4,664	)

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December 31, 2018	< 12 continuous months							≥ 12 continuous months							Total securities  in a loss position
(in thousands)	Fair value			Unrealized loss				Fair value			Unrealized loss				Fair value			Unrealized loss
Held-to-maturity:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	$	198		$	(9	)		$	83,990		$	(2,800	)		$	84,188		$	(2,809	)
CMOs issued by FNMA	—			—				11,327			(120		)		11,327			(120		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	2,880			(3		)		28,171			(567		)		31,051			(570		)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	—			—				3,565			(23		)		3,565			(23		)
Total held-to-maturity	3,078			(12		)		127,053			(3,510		)		130,131			(3,522		)
Available-for-sale:
MBS pass-through securities issued by FHLMC and FNMA	19,971			(128		)		50,077			(1,102		)		70,048			(1,230		)
SBA-backed securities	13,175			(122		)		20,123			(284		)		33,298			(406		)
CMOs issued by FNMA	2,345			(8		)		16,138			(322		)		18,483			(330		)
CMOs issued by FHLMC	24,094			(330		)		74,243			(1,267		)		98,337			(1,597		)
CMOs issued by GNMA	1,666			(7		)		9,112			(267		)		10,778			(274		)
Debentures of government- sponsored agencies	4,992			(8		)		11,349			(115		)		16,341			(123		)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions	15,290			(54		)		52,804			(1,166		)		68,094			(1,220		)
Corporate Bonds	—			—				1,004			(14		)		1,004			(14		)
Total available-for-sale	81,533			(657		)		234,850			(4,537		)		316,383			(5,194		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	84,611		$	(669	)		$	361,903		$	(8,047	)		$	446,514		$	(8,716	)

As of March 31, 2019, the investment portfolio included 154 investment securities that had been in a continuous loss position for twelve months or more and 21 investment securities that had been in a loss position for less than twelve months.

Securities issued by government-sponsored agencies, such as FNMA and FHLMC, usually have implicit credit support by the U.S. federal government. However, since 2008, FNMA and FHLMC have been under government conservatorship and, therefore, contractual cash flows for these investments carry explicit guarantees by the U.S. federal government. Securities issued by the SBA and GNMA have explicit credit guarantees by the U.S. federal government, which protects us from credit losses on the contractual cash flows of the securities.

Other temporarily impaired securities, including obligations of state and political subdivisions and corporate bonds, were deemed credit worthy after our internal analyses of the issuers’ latest financial information, credit ratings by major credit agencies, and/or credit enhancements. Based on our comprehensive analyses, we determined that the decline in the fair values of these securities was primarily driven by factors other than credit, such as changes in market interest rates and liquidity spreads subsequent to purchase. At March 31, 2019, Management determined that it did not intend to sell investment securities with unrealized losses, and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell any of the securities with unrealized losses before recovery of their amortized cost. Therefore, we do not consider these investment securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2019.

Non-Marketable Securities

As a member of the FHLB, we are required to maintain a minimum investment in FHLB capital stock determined by the Board of Directors of the FHLB. The minimum investment requirements can increase in the event we increase our total asset size or borrowings with the FHLB. Shares cannot be purchased or sold except between the FHLB and its members at the $100 per share par value. We held $11.1 million of FHLB stock included in other assets on the consolidated statements of condition at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The carrying amounts of these investments are reasonable estimates of fair value because the securities are restricted to member banks and they do not have a readily determinable market value. Based on our analysis of FHLB's financial condition and certain qualitative factors, we determined that the FHLB stock was not impaired at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. On April 25, 2019, FHLB announced a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2019 at an annualized dividend rate of

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7.00% to be distributed in mid-May 2019. Cash dividends paid on FHLB capital stock are recorded as non-interest income.

As a member bank of Visa U.S.A., we held 10,439 shares of Visa Inc. Class B common stock at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. These shares have a carrying value of zero and are restricted from resale to non-member banks of Visa U.S.A. until their conversion into Class A (voting) shares upon the termination of Visa Inc.'s Covered Litigation escrow account. Because of the restriction and the uncertainty on the conversion rate to Class A shares, these shares lack a readily determinable fair value. When converting this Class B common stock to Class A common stock based on the conversion rate of 1.6298 both as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the closing stock price of Class A shares at those respective dates, the converted value of our shares of Class B common stock would have been $2.7 million and $2.2 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The conversion rate is subject to further adjustment upon the final settlement of the covered litigation against Visa Inc. and its member banks. As such, the fair value of these Class B shares can differ significantly from their converted values. For further information, refer to Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies.

We invest in low-income housing tax credit funds as a limited partner, which totaled $4.5 million and $4.6 million recorded in other assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. In the first three months of 2019, we recognized $154 thousand of low-income housing tax credits and other tax benefits, offset by $130 thousand of amortization expense of low-income housing tax credit investment, as a component of income tax expense. As of March 31, 2019, our unfunded commitments for these low-income housing tax credit funds totaled $3.1 million. We did not recognize any impairment losses on these low-income housing tax credit investments during the first three months of 2019 or 2018, as the value of the future tax benefits exceeds the carrying value of the investments.

Note 5:  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Credit Quality of Loans

 

The following table shows outstanding loans by class and payment aging as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Loan Aging Analysis by Class
(in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Total
March 31, 2019
30-59 days past due	$	320		$	1,584		$	—		$	—		$	517		$	—		$	102		$	2,523
60-89 days past due	—			—			—			—			108			—			—			108
90 days or more past due	—			—			—			—			84			—			—			84
Total past due	320			1,584			—			—			709			—			102			2,715
Current	237,326			309,004			878,494			72,271			123,803			117,558			31,367			1,769,823
Total loans 2	$	237,646		$	310,588		$	878,494		$	72,271		$	124,512		$	117,558		$	31,469		$	1,772,538
Non-accrual loans 1	$	309		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	346		$	—		$	64		$	719
December 31, 2018
30-59 days past due	$	5		$	—		$	1,004		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	112		$	1,121
60-89 days past due	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
90 days or more past due	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total past due	5			—			1,004			—			—			—			112			1,121
Current	230,734			313,277			872,406			76,423			124,696			117,847			27,360			1,762,743
Total loans 2	$	230,739		$	313,277		$	873,410		$	76,423		$	124,696		$	117,847		$	27,472		$	1,763,864
Non-accrual loans 1	$	319		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	313		$	—		$	65		$	697

¹ Includes no purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Amounts exclude accreting PCI loans of $2.1 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 as we have a reasonable expectation about future cash flows to be collected and we continue to recognize accretable yield on these loans in interest income. There were no accruing loans past due more than ninety days at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

² Amounts include net deferred loan origination costs of $684 thousand and $635 thousand at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Amounts are also net of unaccreted purchase discounts on non-PCI loans of $666 thousand and $708 thousand at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

We generally make commercial loans to established small and mid-sized businesses to provide financing for their growth and working capital needs, equipment purchases and acquisitions.  Management examines historical, current, and projected cash flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay obligations as agreed. Commercial loans

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are made based primarily on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral and guarantor support. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not occur as expected, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial and industrial loans are secured by the assets being financed, such as accounts receivable and inventory, and typically include personal guarantees. We target stable businesses with guarantors who provide additional sources of repayment and have proven to be resilient in periods of economic stress.

 

Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial loans discussed above. We underwrite these loans to be repaid from cash flow and to be supported by real property collateral. Underwriting standards for commercial real estate loans include, but are not limited to, debt coverage and loan-to-value ratios. Furthermore, substantially all of our loans are guaranteed by the owners of the properties. Conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy may adversely affect our commercial real estate loans. In the event of a vacancy, we expect guarantors to carry the loans until they find a replacement tenant.  The owner's substantial equity investment provides a strong economic incentive to continue to support the commercial real estate projects. As such, we have generally experienced a relatively low level of loss and delinquencies in this portfolio.

Construction loans are generally made to developers and builders to finance construction, renovation and occasionally land acquisitions in anticipation of near-term development. Construction loan borrowers provide for interest reserves that are used for the payment of interest during the development and marketing periods. When a construction loan is placed on nonaccrual status before the depletion of the interest reserve, we apply the interest funded by the interest reserve against the loan's principal balance. These loans are underwritten after evaluation of the borrower's financial strength, reputation, prior track record, and independent appraisals. We monitor all construction projects to determine whether they are on schedule, completed as planned and in accordance with the approved construction budgets. Significant events can affect the construction industry, including: the inherent volatility of real estate markets and vulnerability to delays due to weather, change orders, inability to obtain construction permits, labor or material shortages, and price changes. Estimates of construction costs and value associated with the completed project may be inaccurate. Repayment of construction loans is largely dependent on the ultimate success of the project.

 

Consumer loans primarily consist of home equity lines of credit, other residential loans and floating homes, along with a small number of installment loans. Our other residential loans include tenancy-in-common fractional interest loans ("TIC") located almost entirely in San Francisco County. We originate consumer loans utilizing credit score information, debt-to-income ratio and loan-to-value ratio analysis. Diversification among consumer loan types, coupled with relatively small loan amounts that are spread across many individual borrowers, mitigates risk. We do not originate sub-prime residential mortgage loans, nor is it our practice to underwrite loans commonly referred to as "Alt-A mortgages," the characteristics of which are reduced documentation, borrowers with low FICO scores or collateral with high loan-to-value ratios.

We use a risk rating system to evaluate asset quality, and to identify and monitor credit risk in individual loans, and in the loan portfolio. Our definitions of “Special Mention” risk graded loans, or worse, are consistent with those used by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC").  Our internally assigned grades are as follows:

 

Pass and Watch: Loans to borrowers of acceptable or better credit quality. Borrowers in this category demonstrate fundamentally sound financial positions, repayment capacity, credit history, and management expertise.  Loans in this category must have an identifiable and stable source of repayment and meet the Bank’s policy regarding debt-service-coverage ratios.  These borrowers are capable of sustaining normal economic, market or operational setbacks without significant financial consequences.  Negative external industry factors are generally not present.  The loan may be secured, unsecured or supported by non-real estate collateral for which the value is more difficult to determine and/or marketability is more uncertain. This category also includes “Watch” loans, where the primary source of repayment has been delayed. “Watch” is intended to be a transitional grade, with either an upgrade or downgrade within a reasonable period.

 

Special Mention: Potential weaknesses that deserve close attention. If left uncorrected, those potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the payment prospects for the asset. Special Mention assets do not present sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Substandard: Inadequately protected by either the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. A Substandard asset has a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize(s) the liquidation of the debt. Substandard assets are characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss

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if such weaknesses or deficiencies are not corrected. Well-defined weaknesses include adverse trends or developments of the borrower’s financial condition, managerial weaknesses and/or significant collateral deficiencies.

 

Doubtful: Critical weaknesses that make collection or liquidation in full improbable. There may be specific pending events that work to strengthen the asset; however, the amount or timing of the loss may not be determinable. Pending events generally occur within one year of the asset being classified as Doubtful. Examples include: merger, acquisition, or liquidation; capital injection; guarantee; perfecting liens on additional collateral; and refinancing. Such loans are placed on non-accrual status and usually are collateral-dependent.

We regularly review our credits for accuracy of risk grades whenever we receive new information. Borrowers are generally required to submit financial information at regular intervals. Typically, commercial borrowers with lines of credit are required to submit financial information with reporting intervals ranging from monthly to annually depending on credit size, risk and complexity. In addition, investor commercial real estate borrowers are usually required to submit rent rolls or property income statements annually. We monitor construction loans monthly. We review home equity and other consumer loans based on delinquency. We also review loans graded “Watch” or worse, regardless of loan type, no less than quarterly.

The following table represents an analysis of the carrying amount in loans, net of deferred fees and costs and purchase premiums or discounts, by internally assigned risk grades, including PCI loans, at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Risk Grade
(in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Purchased credit-impaired			Total
March 31, 2019
Pass	$	226,164		$	294,713		$	875,562		$	69,580		$	122,578		$	117,558		$	31,312		$	2,098		$	1,739,565
Special Mention	10,312			4,613			2,116			—			1,121			—			—			—			18,162
Substandard	1,144			10,086			—			2,691			733			—			157			—			14,811
Total loans	$	237,620		$	309,412		$	877,678		$	72,271		$	124,432		$	117,558		$	31,469		$	2,098		$	1,772,538
December 31, 2018
Pass	$	219,625		$	299,998		$	870,443		$	73,735		$	122,844		$	117,847		$	27,312		$	2,112		$	1,733,916
Special Mention	9,957			4,106			2,156			—			1,121			—			—			—			17,340
Substandard	1,126			7,986			—			2,688			648			—			160			—			12,608
Total loans	$	230,708		$	312,090		$	872,599		$	76,423		$	124,613		$	117,847		$	27,472		$	2,112		$	1,763,864

 

Troubled Debt Restructuring

 

Our loan portfolio includes certain loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”), where we have granted economic concessions to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from our loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions. TDRs on non-accrual status at the time of restructure may be returned to accruing status after Management considers the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months, and obtains reasonable assurance of repayment and performance.

 

We may remove a loan from TDR designation if it meets all of the following conditions:

•	The loan is subsequently refinanced or restructured at current market interest rates and the new terms are consistent with the treatment of creditworthy borrowers under regular underwriting standards;

•	The borrower is no longer considered to be in financial difficulty;

•	Performance on the loan is reasonably assured; and

•	Existing loan did not have any forgiveness of principal or interest.

The same Management level that approved the loan classification upgrade must approve the removal of TDR status. There were no loans removed from TDR designation during 2019. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, one TIC loan with recorded investments totaling $150 thousand was removed from TDR designation after meeting all of the conditions above.

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The following table summarizes the carrying amount of TDR loans by loan class as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

(in thousands)
Recorded Investment in Troubled Debt Restructurings 1	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Commercial and industrial	$	1,198		$	1,506
Commercial real estate, owner-occupied	7,001			6,993
Commercial real estate, investor	1,812			1,821
Construction	2,691			2,688
Home equity	251			251
Other residential	460			462
Installment and other consumer 2	675			685
Total	$	14,088		$	14,406

¹There were no acquired TDR loans as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

² There were two TDR loans on non-accrual status with recorded investments totaling $64 thousand and $65 thousand at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The following table presents information for loans modified in a TDR during the presented periods, including the number of modified contracts, the recorded investment in the loans prior to modification, and the recorded investment in the loans at period end after being restructured. The table excludes fully charged-off TDR loans and loans modified in a TDR and subsequently paid-off during the years presented.

(dollars in thousands)	Number of Contracts Modified		Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment at Period End
TDRs during the three months ended March 31, 2019:
None	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
TDRs during the three months ended March 31, 2018:
None	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

During the first three months of 2019 and 2018, there were no defaults on loans that had been modified in a TDR within the prior twelve-month period. We report defaulted TDRs based on a payment default definition of more than ninety days past due.

Impaired Loans

The following tables summarize information by class on impaired loans and their related allowances. Total impaired loans include non-accrual loans, accruing TDR loans and accreting PCI loans that have experienced post-acquisition declines in cash flows expected to be collected.

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(in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Total
March 31, 2019
Recorded investment in impaired loans:
With no specific allowance recorded	$	328		$	—		$	—		$	2,691		$	346		$	460		$	109		$	3,934
With a specific allowance recorded	1,179			7,001			1,812			—			251			—			566			10,809
Total recorded investment in impaired loans	$	1,507		$	7,001		$	1,812		$	2,691		$	597		$	460		$	675		$	14,743
Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans	$	1,489		$	6,993		$	1,801		$	2,687		$	595		$	459		$	674		$	14,698
Specific allowance	424			161			47			—			5			—			67			704
Average recorded investment in impaired loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2019	1,666			6,997			1,816			2,690			580			461			680			14,890
Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the quarter ended March 31, 20191	22			66			20			42			4			5			6			165
Average recorded investment in impaired loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2018	2,216			7,003			2,012			2,972			746			1,070			717			16,736
Interest income recognized on impaired loans during the quarter ended March 31, 20181	155			66			22			38			5			13			7			306

¹ No interest income on impaired loans was recognized on a cash basis during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Interest income recognized on a cash basis totaled $128 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2018 and was related to the pay-off of two non-accrual commercial PCI loans.

(in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Total
December 31, 2018
Recorded investment in impaired loans:
With no specific allowance recorded	$	303		$	—		$	—		$	2,688		$	313		$	462		$	111		$	3,877
With a specific allowance recorded	1,522			6,993			1,821			—			251			—			574			11,161
Total recorded investment in impaired loans	$	1,825		$	6,993		$	1,821		$	2,688		$	564		$	462		$	685		$	15,038
Unpaid principal balance of impaired loans	$	1,813		$	6,993		$	1,812		$	2,688		$	562		$	461		$	684		$	15,013
Specific allowance	$	466		$	189		$	45		$	—		$	5		$	—		$	73		$	778

Management monitors delinquent loans continuously and identifies problem loans, generally loans graded Substandard or worse, loans on non-accrual status and loans modified in a TDR, to be evaluated individually for impairment testing. Generally, the recorded investment in impaired loans is net of any charge-offs from estimated losses related to specifically-identified impaired loans when they are deemed uncollectible. There were no charged-off amounts on impaired loans at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. In addition, the recorded investment in impaired loans is net of purchase discounts or premiums on acquired loans and deferred fees and costs. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, unused commitments to extend credit on impaired loans, including performing loans to borrowers whose terms have been modified in TDRs, totaled $1.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

The following tables disclose activity in the allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") and the recorded investment in loans by class, as well as the related ALLL disaggregated by impairment evaluation method.

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Allowance for Loan Losses Rollforward for the Period
(in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Unallocated			Total
Three months ended March 31, 2019
Beginning balance	$	2,436		$	2,407		$	7,703		$	756		$	915		$	800		$	310		$	494		$	15,821
Provision (reversal)	180			(49		)	63			(52		)	8			—			30			(180		)	—
Charge-offs	(9		)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(9		)
Recoveries	5			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			5
Ending balance	$	2,612		$	2,358		$	7,766		$	704		$	923		$	800		$	340		$	314		$	15,817
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Beginning balance	$	3,654		$	2,294		$	6,475		$	681		$	1,031		$	536		$	378		$	718		$	15,767
Provision (reversal)	35			(214		)	(20		)	16			(52		)	7			(27		)	255			—
Charge-offs	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Recoveries	4			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			4
Ending balance	$	3,693		$	2,080		$	6,455		$	697		$	979		$	543		$	351		$	973		$	15,771

Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Unallocated			Total
March 31, 2019
Ending ALLL related to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	2,188		$	2,197		$	7,719		$	704		$	918		$	800		$	273		$	314		$	15,113
Ending ALLL related to loans individually evaluated for impairment	424			161			47			—			5			—			67			—			704
Ending ALLL related to PCI loans	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance	$	2,612		$	2,358		$	7,766		$	704		$	923		$	800		$	340		$	314		$	15,817
Recorded Investment:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	236,113		$	302,411		$	875,866		$	69,580		$	123,835		$	117,098		$	30,794		$	—		$	1,755,697
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,507			7,001			1,812			2,691			597			460			675			—			14,743
PCI loans	26			1,176			816			—			80			—			—			—			2,098
Total	$	237,646		$	310,588		$	878,494		$	72,271		$	124,512		$	117,558		$	31,469		$	—		$	1,772,538
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans	1.10		%	0.76		%	0.88		%	0.97		%	0.74		%	0.68		%	1.08		%	NM			0.89		%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans	845		%	NM			NM			NM			267		%	NM			531		%	NM			2,200		%

NM - Not Meaningful

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Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans
(dollars in thousands)	Commercial and industrial			Commercial real estate, owner-occupied			Commercial real estate, investor			Construction			Home equity			Other residential			Installment and other consumer			Unallocated			Total
December 31, 2018
Ending ALLL related to loans collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,970		$	2,218		$	7,658		$	756		$	910		$	800		$	237		$	494		$	15,043
Ending ALLL related to loans individually evaluated for impairment	466			189			45			—			5			—			73			—			778
Ending ALLL related to purchased credit-impaired loans	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance	$	2,436		$	2,407		$	7,703		$	756		$	915		$	800		$	310		$	494		$	15,821
Recorded Investment:
Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	228,883		$	305,097		$	870,778		$	73,735		$	124,049		$	117,385		$	26,787		$	—		$	1,746,714
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,825			6,993			1,821			2,688			564			462			685			—			15,038
Purchased credit-impaired	31			1,187			811			—			83			—			—			—			2,112
Total	$	230,739		$	313,277		$	873,410		$	76,423		$	124,696		$	117,847		$	27,472		$	—		$	1,763,864
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans	1.06		%	0.77		%	0.88		%	0.99		%	0.73		%	0.68		%	1.13		%	NM			0.90		%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans	NM			NM			NM			NM			292		%	NM			NM			NM			2,270		%

NM - Not Meaningful

Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans

 

Acquired loans are considered credit-impaired if there is evidence of significant deterioration of credit quality since origination and it is probable, at the acquisition date, that we will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. Management has determined certain loans purchased in our three bank acquisitions to be PCI loans based on credit indicators such as non-accrual status, past due status, loan risk grade, loan-to-value ratio, etc. Revolving credit agreements (e.g., home equity lines of credit and revolving commercial loans) are not considered PCI loans as cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated.

The following table reflects the unpaid principal balance and related carrying value of PCI loans.

PCI Loans	March 31, 2019						December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Unpaid Principal Balance			Carrying Value			Unpaid Principal Balance			Carrying Value
Commercial and industrial	$	78		$	26		$	89		$	31
Commercial real estate, owner occupied	1,233			1,176			1,247			1,187
Commercial real estate, investor	1,025			816			1,033			811
Home equity	205			80			210			83
Total purchased credit-impaired loans	$	2,541		$	2,098		$	2,579		$	2,112

 

The activities in the accretable yield, or income expected to be earned over the remaining lives of the PCI loans were as follows:

Accretable Yield	Three months ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	934		$	1,254
Accretion	(59		)	(112		)
Balance at end of period	$	875		$	1,142

Pledged Loans

 

Our FHLB line of credit is secured under terms of a blanket collateral agreement by a pledge of certain qualifying loans with unpaid principal balances of $1,084.5 million and $1,027.4 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. In addition, we pledge eligible TIC loans, which totaled $96.8 million and $94.5 million at March 31, 2019

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and December 31, 2018, respectively, to secure our borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB"). Also, see Note 6, Borrowings.

Related Party Loans

 

The Bank has, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of its business with directors, officers, principal shareholders and their businesses or associates. These transactions, including loans, are granted on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral on loans, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with persons not related to us. Likewise, these transactions do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. Related party loans totaled $10.2 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $10.6 million at December 31, 2018. In addition, undisbursed commitments to related parties totaled $9.1 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Note 6: Borrowings and Other Obligations

 

Federal Funds Purchased – The Bank had unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks for overnight borrowings totaling $92.0 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  In general, interest rates on these lines approximate the federal funds target rate. We had no overnight borrowings under these credit facilities at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings – As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank had lines of credit with the FHLB totaling $630.2 million and $629.4 million, respectively, based on eligible collateral of certain loans. There were no FHLB overnight borrowings at March 31, 2019. There were $7.0 million FHLB overnight borrowings at an overnight rate of 2.56% on December 31, 2018.

Federal Reserve Line of Credit – The Bank has a line of credit with the FRBSF secured by certain residential loans.  At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank had borrowing capacity under this line totaling $72.4 million and $69.7 million, respectively, and had no outstanding borrowings with the FRBSF.

Subordinated Debentures – As part of an acquisition, Bancorp assumed subordinated debentures due to NorCal Community Bancorp Trusts I and II, established for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities were sold and issued in private transactions pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On October 7, 2018, Bancorp redeemed in full the subordinated debentures due to NorCal Community Bancorp Trust I, resulting in $916 thousand accelerated accretion. The Trust II subordinated debentures were recorded at fair value totaling $2.14 million at acquisition date with a contractual balance of $4.12 million. The difference between the contractual balance and the fair value at acquisition date is accreted into interest expense over the life of the debentures. Accretion on the subordinated debentures totaled $17 thousand (Trust II) and $33 thousand (Trusts I and II) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Bancorp has the option to defer payment of the interest on the subordinated debentures for a period of up to five years, as long as there is no event of default. In the event of interest deferral, dividends to Bancorp common stockholders are prohibited. Bancorp has guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, distributions and other payments due on trust preferred securities totaling $4.0 million issued by Trust II, which have identical maturity, repricing and payment terms as the subordinated debentures. Subordinated debentures due to NorCal Community Bancorp Trust II on March 15, 2036 with interest payable quarterly, (repricing quarterly, based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%, or 4.01% as of March 31, 2019), are redeemable in whole or in part on any interest payment date.

Other Obligations – The Bank leases certain equipment under finances leases, which are included in borrowings and other obligations in the consolidated statement of conditions. See Note 8, Commitment and Contingencies, for additional information.

Note 7:  Stockholders' Equity

 

Dividends and Stock Split

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On April 19, 2019, the Bancorp declared a $0.19 per share cash dividend, payable on May 10, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2019. All share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 27, 2018.

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Share-Based Payments

 

The fair value of stock options as of the grant date is recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period, with a corresponding increase in common stock. Stock-based compensation also includes compensation expense related to the issuance of restricted stock awards. The grant-date fair value of the restricted stock awards, which equals the intrinsic value, is recorded as compensation expense over the requisite service period with a corresponding increase in common stock as the shares vest. Beginning in 2018, stock option and restricted stock awards issued include a retirement eligibility clause whereby the requisite service period is satisfied at the retirement eligibility date. For those awards, we accelerate stock-based compensation expense when the award holder is eligible to retire. However, retirement eligibility does not affect the vesting of restricted stock or the exercisability of stock options, which are based on the scheduled vesting period.

Performance-based stock awards (restricted stock) are issued to a selected group of employees. Stock award vesting is contingent upon the achievement of pre-established long-term performance goals set by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Performance is measured over a three-year period and cliff vested. These performance-based stock awards were granted at a maximum opportunity level, and based on the achievement of the pre-established goals, the actual payouts can range from 0% to 200% of the target award. For performance-based stock awards, an estimate is made of the number of shares expected to vest based on the probability that the performance criteria will be achieved to determine the amount of compensation expense to be recognized. The estimate is re-evaluated quarterly and total compensation expense is adjusted for any change in the current period.

We record excess tax benefits (deficiencies) resulting from the exercise of non-qualified stock options, the disqualifying disposition of incentive stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards as income tax benefits (expense) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income with a corresponding decrease (increase) to current taxes payable.

 

The holders of unvested restricted stock awards are entitled to dividends on the same per-share ratio as holders of common stock. Tax benefits for dividends paid on unvested restricted stock awards are recorded as tax benefits in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income with a corresponding decrease to current taxes payable. Dividends on forfeited awards are included in stock-based compensation expense.

Stock options and restricted stock may be net settled in a cashless exercise by a reduction in the number of shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise or vesting in satisfaction of the exercise payment and/or applicable tax withholding requirements. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we withheld 6,398 shares totaling $267 thousand at a weighted-average price of $41.78 for cashless exercises. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we withheld 39,212 shares totaling $1.4 million at a weighted-average price of $35.18 for cashless exercises. Shares withheld under net settlement arrangements are available for future grants.

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

We adopted ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, in the first quarter of 2018 and reclassified $638 thousand from AOCI to retained earnings. This amount represented the stranded income tax effects related to the unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities in AOCI on the date of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Share Repurchase Program

On April 23, 2018, Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program under which Bancorp may repurchase up to $25.0 million of its outstanding common stock through May 1, 2019. On April 25, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the Share Repurchase Program through June 30, 2019.

Under the Share Repurchase Program, Bancorp may purchase shares of its common stock through various means such as open market transactions, including block purchases, and privately negotiated transactions. The number of shares repurchased and the timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases will be determined at Bancorp's discretion. Factors include, but are not limited to, stock price, trading volume and general market conditions, along with Bancorp’s general business conditions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not obligate Bancorp to acquire any specific number of shares of its common stock.

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As part of the Share Repurchase Program, Bancorp entered into a trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The 10b5-1 trading plan permits common stock to be repurchased at times that might otherwise be prohibited under insider trading laws or self-imposed trading restrictions. The 10b5-1 trading plan is administered by an independent broker and is subject to price, market volume and timing restrictions.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, Bancorp repurchased 113,904 shares totaling $4.8 million for a cumulative 285,121 shares totaling $11.8 million repurchased from May 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019.

Note 8:  Commitments and Contingencies

 

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

 

We make commitments to extend credit in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit in the form of loans or through standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because various commitments will expire without being fully drawn, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

 

Our credit loss exposure is equal to the contractual amount of the commitment in the event of nonperformance by the borrower. We use the same credit underwriting criteria for all credit exposure. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by us, is based on Management's credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral types pledged may include accounts receivable, inventory, other personal property and real property.

 

The contractual amount of undrawn loan commitments and standby letters of credit not reflected in the consolidated statements of condition are as follows:

(in thousands)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Commercial lines of credit	$	231,226		$	238,361
Revolving home equity lines	192,813			189,971
Undisbursed construction loans	49,392			46,229
Personal and other lines of credit	12,460			14,109
Standby letters of credit	2,036			2,636
Total commitments and standby letters of credit	$	487,927		$	491,306

We record an allowance for losses on these off-balance sheet commitments based on an estimate of probabilities of the utilization of these commitments according to our historical experience on different types of commitments and expected loss. The allowance for losses on off-balance sheet commitments totaled $1,087 thousand and $958 thousand as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which is recorded in interest payable and other liabilities in the consolidated statements of condition.

Leases

 

We lease premises under long-term non-cancelable operating leases with remaining terms of 1 year to 13 years, most of which include escalation clauses and one or more options to extend the lease term, and some of which contain lease termination clauses. Lease terms may include certain renewal options that were considered reasonably certain to be exercised.

We lease certain equipment under finance leases with initial terms of 3 years to 5 years. The equipment finance leases do not contain renewal options, bargain purchase options or residual value guarantees.

The following table shows the balances of operating and finance lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of March 31, 2019.

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(in thousands)	March 31, 2019
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	12,465
Operating lease liabilities	$	14,349
Finance leases:
Finance lease right-of-use assets	$	350
Accumulated amortization	(42		)
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net1	$	308
Finance lease liabilities2	$	309
1 Included in premises and equipment in the consolidated statements of condition.
2 Included in borrowings and other obligations in the consolidated statements of condition.

The following table shows components of operating and finance lease cost.

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost1	$	1,004
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets2	$	42
Interest on finance lease liabilities3	2
Total finance lease cost	$	44
Total lease cost	$	1,048
1 Included in occupancy and equipment expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
2 Included in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
3 Included in interest on borrowings and other obligations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Operating lease rent expense totaled $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

The following table shows the future minimum lease payments, weighted average remaining lease terms, and weighted average discount rates under operating and finance lease arrangements as of March 31, 2019. The discount rates used to calculate the present value of lease liabilities were based on the collateralized FHLB borrowing rates that were commensurate with lease terms and minimum payments on the later of the date we adopted the new lease accounting standards or lease commencement date.

(in thousands)		March 31, 2019
Year		Operating Leases				Finance Leases
2019		$	3,344			$	127
2020		4,220				161
2021		2,535				28
2022		1,672				1
2023		1,177				—
Thereafter		2,564				—
Total minimum lease payments		15,512				317
Amounts representing interest (present value discount)		(1,163		)		(8		)
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$	14,349			$	309
Weighted average remaining term (in years)		5.1				1.9
Weighted average discount rate		2.87		%		2.92		%

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Litigation Matters

Bancorp may be party to legal actions that arise from time to time in the normal course of business. Bancorp's Management is not aware of any pending legal proceedings to which either it or the Bank may be a party or has recently been a party that will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of Bancorp or the Bank.

The Bank is responsible for a proportionate share of certain litigation indemnifications provided to Visa U.S.A. ("Visa") by its member banks in connection with Visa's lawsuits related to anti-trust charges and interchange fees ("Covered Litigation"). Our proportionate share of the litigation indemnification liability does not change or transfer upon the sale of our Class B Visa shares to member banks. Visa established an escrow account to pay for settlements or judgments in the Covered Litigation. Under the terms of the U.S. retrospective responsibility plan, when Visa funds the litigation escrow account, it triggers a conversion rate reduction of the Class B common stock to shares of Class A common stock, effectively reducing the aggregate value of the Class B common stock held by Visa's member banks like us.

In 2012, Visa had reached a $4.0 billion interchange multidistrict litigation class settlement agreement with plaintiffs representing a class of U.S. retailers. On September 17, 2018, Visa signed an amended settlement agreement with the putative class action plaintiffs of the U.S. interchange multidistrict litigation that superseded the 2012 settlement agreement. Visa's share of the settlement amount under the amended class settlement agreement increased to $4.1 billion. On January 24, 2019, the district court granted preliminary approval of the amended class settlement agreement.

The escrow balance as of March 31, 2019 of $899 million, combined with funds previously deposited with the court, are expected to cover the settlement payment obligations.

The outcome of the Covered Litigation affects the conversion rate of Visa Class B common stock held by us to Visa Class A common stock, as discussed above and in Note 4, Investment Securities. The final conversion rate might change depending on the final settlement payments, and the full effect on member banks is still uncertain. Litigation is ongoing and until the court approval process is complete, there is no assurance that Visa will resolve the claims as contemplated by the amended class settlement agreement, and additional lawsuits may arise from individual merchants who opted out of the class settlement. However, until the escrow account is fully depleted and the conversion rate of Class B to Class A common stock is reduced to zero, no future cash settlement payments are required by the member banks, such as us, on the Covered Litigation. Therefore, we are not required to record any contingent liabilities for the indemnification related to the Covered Litigation, as we consider the probability of losses to be remote.

Note 9: Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

We entered into interest rate swap agreements, primarily as an interest rate risk management strategy, in order to mitigate the changes in the fair value of specified long-term fixed-rate loans (or firm commitments to enter into long-term fixed-rate loans) caused by changes in interest rates. These hedges allow us to offer long-term fixed-rate loans to customers without assuming the interest rate risk of a long-term asset. Converting our fixed-rate interest payments to floating-rate interest payments, generally benchmarked to the one-month U.S. dollar LIBOR index, protects us against changes in the fair value of our loans associated with fluctuating interest rates.

Our credit exposure, if any, on interest rate swap asset positions is limited to the fair value (net of any collateral pledged to us) and interest payments of all swaps by each counterparty. Conversely, when an interest rate swap is in a liability position exceeding a certain threshold, we may be required to post collateral to the counterparty in an amount determined by the agreements. Collateral levels are monitored and adjusted on a regular basis for changes in interest rate swap values.

As of March 31, 2019, we had five interest rate swap agreements, which are scheduled to mature in June 2031, October 2031, July 2032, August 2037 and October 2037. All are accounted for as fair value hedges. The notional amounts of the interest rate contracts are equal to the notional amounts of the hedged loans. Our interest rate swap payments are settled monthly with counterparties. Accrued interest on the swaps totaled $2 thousand and $3 thousand as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Information on our interest rate swaps is shown in the derivative tables below:

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	Asset Derivatives							Liability Derivatives
(in thousands)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018				March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Fair value hedges:
Interest rate contracts notional amount	$	3,760		$	8,895			$	13,914		$	9,016
Interest rate contracts fair value1	$	60		$	161			$	631		$	375

¹ See Note 3, Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities, for valuation methodology.

The following table presents the carrying amount and associated cumulative basis adjustment related to the application of fair value hedge accounting that is included in the carrying amount of hedged assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Carrying Amounts of Hedged Assets							Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Loans
(in thousands)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018				March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Loans	$	18,041		$	17,917			$	368		$	6

The following table presents the net gains (losses) recognized in interest income on loans on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income related to our derivatives designated as fair value hedges:

				Three months ended
(in thousands)				March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Interest and fees on loans 1				$	20,695		$	18,887
(Decrease) increase in value of designated interest rate swaps due to LIBOR interest rate movements				$	(357	)	$	529
Payment on interest rate swaps				(12		)	(55		)
Increase (decrease) in value of hedged loans				362			(576		)
Decrease in value of yield maintenance agreement				(4		)	(4		)
Net loss on fair value hedging relationships recognized in interest income				$	(11	)	$	(106	)

¹ Represents the income line item in the statement of comprehensive income in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded.

Our derivative transactions with counterparties are under International Swaps and Derivative Association (“ISDA”) master agreements that include “right of set-off” provisions. “Right of set-off” provisions are legally enforceable rights to offset recognized amounts and there may be an intention to settle such amounts on a net basis. We do not offset such financial instruments for financial reporting purposes.

Information on financial instruments that are eligible for offset in the consolidated statements of condition follows:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
				Gross Amounts			Net Amounts of			Gross Amounts Not Offset in
	Gross Amounts			Offset in the			Assets Presented			the Statements of Condition
	of Recognized			Statements of			in the Statements			Financial			Cash Collateral
(in thousands)	Assets1			Condition			of Condition1			Instruments			Received			Net Amount
March 31, 2019
Derivatives by Counterparty:
Counterparty A	$	60		$	—		$	60		$	(60	)	$	—		$	—
December 31, 2018
Derivatives by Counterparty:
Counterparty A	$	161		$	—		$	161		$	(161	)	$	—		$	—

¹ Amounts exclude accrued interest totaling less than $1 thousand at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
				Gross Amounts			Net Amounts of			Gross Amounts Not Offset in
	Gross Amounts			Offset in the			Liabilities Presented			the Statements of Condition
	of Recognized			Statements of			in the Statements			Financial			Cash Collateral
(in thousands)	Liabilities2			Condition			of Condition2			Instruments			Pledged			Net Amount
March 31, 2019
Derivatives by Counterparty:
Counterparty A	$	631		$	—		$	631		$	(60	)	$	(250	)	$	321
December 31, 2018
Derivatives by Counterparty:
Counterparty A	$	375		$	—		$	375		$	(161	)	$	—		$	214

² Amounts exclude accrued interest totaling $3 thousand at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

For more information on how we account for our interest rate swaps, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2018 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019.

ITEM 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Management's discussion of the financial condition and results of operations, which is unaudited, should be read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q and with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Average balances, including balances used in calculating certain financial ratios, are generally comprised of average daily balances.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This discussion of financial results includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "1933 Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "1934 Act"). Those sections of the 1933 Act and 1934 Act provide a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their financial performance so long as they provide meaningful, cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from projected results.

 

Our forward-looking statements include descriptions of plans or objectives of Management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate" or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs preceded by "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may."

 

Forward-looking statements are based on Management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative, and regulatory issues that may affect our earnings in future periods. A number of factors, many of which are beyond Management’s control, could cause future results to vary materially from current Management expectations. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions and the economic uncertainty in the United States and abroad, including changes in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, and expected future cash flows on loans and securities; costs or effects of acquisitions; competition; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation (including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017); natural disasters (such as the wildfires in our area); adverse weather conditions; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors (including external fraud and cybersecurity threats) affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.

Important factors that could cause results or performance to materially differ from those expressed in our prior forward-looking statements are detailed in the Risk Factors section of this Form 10-Q and in Item 1A. Risk Factors section of our 2018 Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, copies of which are available from us at no charge. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require Management's most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and imprecise. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies, which include: Allowance for Loan Losses, Other-than-temporary Impairment of Investment Securities, Accounting for Income Taxes, and Fair Value Measurements. For a detailed discussion, refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2018 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019 and Note 2, Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Standards, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

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Executive Summary

 

Earnings in the first quarter of 2019 totaled $7.5 million, compared to $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2018. Diluted earnings per share were $0.54 in the first quarter of 2019, compared to $0.46 in the same quarter a year ago.

The following are highlights of our operating and financial performance for the periods presented:

•	Loans totaled $1,772.5 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $1,763.9 million at December 31, 2018. New loan originations of $34.0 million in the first three months of 2019 was partially offset by payoffs of $26.1 million, and combined with changes in lines of credit utilization and amortization on existing loans, resulted in the net increase of $8.7 million.

•

Strong credit quality remains a cornerstone of the Bank's consistent performance. Non-accrual loans totaled $719 thousand, or 0.04% of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2019, compared to $697 thousand, or 0.04% at December 31, 2018. Classified loans totaled $14.8 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $12.6 million at December 31, 2018. Accruing loans past due 30 to 89 days totaled $2.2 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $1.1 million at December 31, 2018. There was no provision for loan losses recorded in the first quarter of 2019.

•	Total deposits increased $3.8 million in the first three months of 2019 to $2,178.6 million at March 31, 2019. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $10.3 million from December 31, 2018 and represented 49% of total deposits at March 31, 2019. The cost of average deposits for the current quarter was 0.18%, up 4 basis points from the prior quarter.

•

First quarter net income reflects the typical increases in expenses associated with year-end resets of payroll taxes and 401K contributions, stock-based award vesting and performance share payouts. The first quarter of 2019 also included accelerated stock-based compensation expense for three newly retirement-eligible employees, the purchase of new bank-owned life insurance policies, the addition of six full-time equivalent employees, and a one-time pay cycle adjustment.

•	All capital ratios were above regulatory requirements. The total risk-based capital ratio for Bancorp was 14.9% at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

•	Return on assets was 1.19% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared to 1.05% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Return on equity was 9.54% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared to 8.70% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

•	The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents the 56th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Bank of Marin Bancorp. The dividend is payable on May 10, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2019.

•	On April 25, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the $25.0 million Share Repurchase Program through June 30, 2019.

•	On April 1, 2019, we expanded our presence in the East Bay by opening a loan production office in Walnut Creek that will serve commercial businesses across the Diablo Valley.

Looking forward into 2019, we believe that our core values - relationship banking, disciplined fundamentals and commitment to the communities that we serve - will continue to drive the success of the Bank.  By building strong relationships in vibrant markets, we are able to grow our loan portfolio and deposit franchise organically. Disciplined fundamentals ensure that our credit quality remains high, our deposit base is reasonably priced, and our operations are highly efficient, all of which contribute to profitability and net interest margin expansion.  Our success helps us to attract the most qualified professionals in the marketplace.

Our strong liquidity and capital supports our organic growth as well as acquisitions. This gives us a great deal of flexibility as we seek opportunities that add value to the Company.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Highlights of the financial results are presented in the following tables:

(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Selected financial condition data:
Total assets	$	2,534,076		$	2,520,892
Loans, net	1,756,721			1,748,043
Deposits	2,178,629			2,174,840
Borrowings and other obligations	2,966			9,640
Stockholders' equity	320,664			316,407
Asset quality ratios:
Allowance for loan losses to total loans	0.89		%	0.90		%
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans	21.99x			22.71x
Non-accrual loans to total loans	0.04		%	0.04		%
Capital ratios:
Equity to total assets ratio	12.65		%	12.55		%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets1	11.41		%	11.30		%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	14.90		%	14.93		%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	14.08		%	14.10		%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	11.56		%	11.54		%
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)	13.95		%	13.98		%

	Three months ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018
Selected operating data:
Net interest income	$	23,846		$	21,891
Non-interest income	1,771			2,242
Non-interest expense	15,528			16,081
Net income	7,479			6,389
Net income per common share: 4
Basic	$	0.54		$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.54		$	0.46
Performance and other financial ratios:
Return on average assets	1.19		%	1.05		%
Return on average equity	9.54		%	8.70		%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin 2	4.02		%	3.85		%
Efficiency ratio	60.62		%	66.64		%
Cash dividend payout ratio on common stock 3	35.19		%	31.52		%

¹ Tangible common equity to tangible assets is considered to be a meaningful non-GAAP financial measure of capital adequacy and is useful for investors to assess Bancorp's ability to absorb potential losses. Tangible common equity of $285 million and $281 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, includes common stock, retained earnings and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for sale securities, net of tax, less goodwill and intangible assets. Tangible assets exclude goodwill and intangible assets of $35.5 million and $35.7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

² Tax-equivalent net interest margin is computed by dividing taxable equivalent net interest income, which is adjusted for taxable equivalent income on tax-exempt loans and securities based on Federal statutory rate of 21 percent in 2019 and 2018, by total average interest-earning assets.

³ Calculated as dividends on common shares divided by basic net income per common share.

⁴ Share and per share data have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effective November 27, 2018.

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Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the difference between the interest earned on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is impacted by changes in general market interest rates and by changes in the amounts and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Interest rate changes can create fluctuations in the net interest income and/or margin due to an imbalance in the timing of repricing and maturity of assets and liabilities. We manage interest rate risk exposure with the goal of minimizing the impact of interest rate volatility on net interest income. For more information, refer to Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk in this Form 10-Q.

 

Net interest margin is expressed as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Net interest rate spread is the difference between the average rate earned on total interest-earning assets and the average rate incurred on total interest-bearing liabilities. Both of these measures are reported on a taxable-equivalent basis. Net interest margin is the higher of the two because it reflects interest income earned on assets funded with non-interest-bearing sources of funds, which include demand deposits and stockholders’ equity.

Average Statements of Condition and Analysis of Net Interest Income

The following table compares interest income, average interest-earning assets, interest expense, and average interest-bearing liabilities for the periods presented. The table also presents net interest income, net interest margin and net interest rate spread for each period reported.

		Three months ended									Three months ended
		March 31, 2019									March 31, 2018
					Interest									Interest
		Average			Income/			Yield/			Average			Income/			Yield/
(dollars in thousands)		Balance			Expense			Rate			Balance			Expense			Rate
Assets
	Interest-bearing due from banks 1	$	22,690		$	139		2.45	%		$	104,850		$	403		1.54	%
	Investment securities 2, 3	619,562			4,191			2.71	%		532,544			3,276			2.46	%
	Loans 1, 3, 4	1,756,316			20,887			4.76	%		1,675,490			19,119			4.56	%
	Total interest-earning assets 1	2,398,568			25,217			4.21	%		2,312,884			22,798			3.94	%
	Cash and non-interest-bearing due from banks	30,947									45,815
	Bank premises and equipment, net	7,512									8,501
	Interest receivable and other assets, net	104,685									89,018
Total assets		$	2,541,712								$	2,456,218
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
	Interest-bearing transaction accounts	$	127,733		$	77		0.24	%		$	168,371		$	52		0.13	%
	Savings accounts	180,355			18			0.04	%		180,253			18			0.04	%
	Money market accounts	673,137			764			0.46	%		582,961			216			0.15	%
	Time accounts including CDARS	113,389			119			0.43	%		154,543			156			0.41	%
	Borrowings and other obligations 1	7,414			47			2.55	%		—			—			—	%
	Subordinated debentures 1	2,647			60			9.05	%		5,753			114			7.90	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	1,104,675			1,085			0.40	%		1,091,881			556			0.21	%
	Demand accounts	1,086,947									1,049,502
	Interest payable and other liabilities	32,163									16,903
	Stockholders' equity	317,927									297,932
Total liabilities & stockholders' equity		$	2,541,712								$	2,456,218
Tax-equivalent net interest income/margin 1					$	24,132		4.02	%					$	22,242		3.85	%
Reported net interest income/margin 1					$	23,846		3.98	%					$	21,891		3.79	%
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread								3.81	%								3.74	%

1 Interest income/expense is divided by actual number of days in the period times 360 days to correspond to stated interest rate terms, where applicable.
2 Yields on available-for-sale securities are calculated based on amortized cost balances rather than fair value, as changes in fair value are reflected as a component of stockholders' equity. Investment security interest is earned on 30/360 day basis monthly.
3 Yields and interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the Federal statutory rate of 21%.
4 Average balances on loans outstanding include non-performing loans. The amortized portion of net loan origination fees is included in interest income on loans, representing an adjustment to the yield.

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Analysis of Changes in Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income

The following table presents the effects of changes in average balances (volume) or changes in average rates on tax-equivalent net interest income for the years indicated. Volume variances are equal to the increase or decrease in average balances multiplied by prior period rates. Rate variances are equal to the increase or decrease in rates multiplied by prior period average balances. Mix variances are attributable to the change in yields or rates multiplied by the change in average balances.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Volume			Yield/Rate			Mix			Total
Interest-bearing due from banks	$	(316	)	$	239		$	(187	)	$	(264	)
Investment securities 1	535			327			53			915
Loans 1	922			807			39			1,768
Total interest-earning assets	1,141			1,373			(95		)	2,419
Interest-bearing transaction accounts	(13		)	50			(12		)	25
Savings accounts	—			—			—			—
Money market accounts	33			446			69			548
Time accounts, including CDARS	(42		)	7			(2		)	(37		)
Borrowings and other obligations	47			—			—			47
Subordinated debentures	(61		)	16			(9		)	(54		)
Total interest-bearing liabilities	(36		)	519			46			529
Changes in tax-equivalent net interest income	$	1,177		$	854		$	(141	)	$	1,890
1 Yields and interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the federal statutory rate of 21%.

First Quarter of 2019 Compared to First Quarter of 2018

Net interest income totaled $23.8 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to $21.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. The $1.9 million increase was primarily due to higher yields across asset categories. The $85.7 million increase in average earning assets also positively impacted interest income for the current quarter.

The reported net interest margin was 3.98% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to 3.79% in the same quarter of the previous year.  The 19 basis points increase compared to the first quarter of 2018 was related to higher yields and a more favorable mix of earning assets, partially offset by an increase in rates on deposit accounts.

Market Interest Rates

Market interest rates are, in part, based on the target federal funds interest rate (the interest rate banks charge each other for short-term borrowings) implemented by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee ("FOMC"). The increase in December 2018, to the current target range for the federal funds rate of 2.25% to 2.50%, was the ninth rate increase since 2008. The increases have positively impacted yields on our rate sensitive interest-earning assets. If interest rates continue to rise, we anticipate that our net interest income will increase over time. While short-term interest rates have risen and improved the Bank’s yields on prime-rate adjustable assets, the yield curve flattened in 2018 with less movement in longer-term rates that influence pricing for fixed-rate lending activities. In its March 2019 meeting, the FOMC indicated that it will remain patient with future rate adjustments in light of global economic and financial uncertainties.

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Impact of Acquired Loans on Net Interest Margin

Early payoffs or prepayments of our acquired loans with significant unamortized purchase discount/premium could result in volatility in our net interest margin. As our acquired loans from prior acquisitions continue to pay off, we expect the accretion income from these loans to continue to decline. Accretion and gains on payoffs of purchased loans are recorded in interest income and the positive impact on our net interest margin for the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2019					March 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	Dollar Amount			Basis point impact to net interest margin		Dollar Amount			Basis point impact to net interest margin
Accretion on PCI loans	$	59		1 bps		$	112		2 bps
Accretion on non-PCI loans	$	42		1 bps		$	99		2 bps
Gains on pay-offs of PCI loans	$	—		0 bps		$	128		2 bps

Provision for Loan Losses

 

Management assesses the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly based on several factors including growth of the loan portfolio, analysis of probable losses in the portfolio, historical loss experience and the current economic climate. While loss recoveries and provisions for loan losses charged to expense increase the allowance, actual losses on loans reduce the allowance.

 

Impaired loan balances totaled $14.7 million at March 31, 2019 and $15.0 million at December 31, 2018, with specific valuation allowances of $704 thousand and $778 thousand for the same respective dates. Classified assets (loans with substandard or doubtful risk grades) increased to $14.8 million at March 31, 2019, from $12.6 million at December 31, 2018. The $2.2 million increase in the first quarter of 2019 was primarily due to a well-secured owner-occupied commercial real estate loan.  In April 2019, we received a $2.2 million pay down on a $2.7 million substandard classified land development loan and upgraded the remaining balance to a Pass risk rating due to borrower’s improved financial condition and low loan-to-value ratio.  There were no loans with doubtful risk grades at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

There was no provision for loan losses recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2019 totaled $4 thousand compared to net recoveries of $4 thousand in the same quarter a year ago.

The ratio of loan loss reserves to total loans was 0.89% at March 31, 2019, compared to 0.90% at December 31, 2018. Non-accrual loans totaled $719 thousand, or 0.04% of total loans, at March 31, 2019, compared to $697 thousand, or 0.04%, at December 31, 2018.

For more information, refer to Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

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Non-interest Income

 

The following table details the components of non-interest income.

	Three months ended							Amount				Percent
(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2019			March 31, 2018				Increase (Decrease)				Increase (Decrease)
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	479		$	477			$	2			0.4	%
Wealth Management and Trust Services	438			515				(77		)		(15.0	)%
Debit card interchange fees, net	380			396				(16		)		(4.0	)%
Merchant interchange fees, net	87			80				7				8.8	%
(Cost of) earnings on bank-owned life insurance, net	(60		)	228				(288		)		(126.3	)%
Dividends on FHLB stock	196			196				—				—	%
(Losses) gains on investment securities, net	(6		)	—				(6		)		NM
Other income	257			350				(93		)		(26.6	)%
Total non-interest income	$	1,771		$	2,242			$	(471	)		(21.0	)%
NM - Not Meaningful

First Quarter of 2019 Compared to First Quarter of 2018

Non-interest income decreased by $471 thousand in the first quarter of 2019 to $1.8 million, compared to $2.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease in earnings on bank-owned life insurance was primarily due to $283 thousand non-refundable underwriting costs associated with two new whole life BOLI policies purchased in the first quarter of 2019. The underwriting costs were recognized and BOLI income should revert to normal levels for the remainder of 2019. The cash surrender value of the new whole life policies will increase by the amount of the annual dividend expected to be declared in January 2020. The decrease in other income was primarily due to a decrease in deposit network income as a result of reduced one-way deposits placed into deposit networks in 2019. The decrease in wealth management and trust services income was largely attributed to the exit of a high-risk, high balance trust client and multiple large estate asset distributions in mid-2018, partially offset by new clients in late 2018 and early 2019.

Non-interest Expense

 

The following table details the components of non-interest expense.

	Three months ended								Amount				Percent
(dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2019				March 31, 2018				Increase (Decrease)				Increase (Decrease)
Salaries and related benefits	$	9,146			$	9,017			$	129			1.4	%
Occupancy and equipment	1,531				1,507				24				1.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	556				547				9				1.6	%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance	179				191				(12		)		(6.3	)%
Data processing	1,015				1,381				(366		)		(26.5	)%
Professional services	586				1,299				(713		)		(54.9	)%
Directors' expense	179				174				5				2.9	%
Information technology	259				269				(10		)		(3.7	)%
Core deposit intangible amortization	222				230				(8		)		(3.5	)%
Provision for losses on off-balance sheet commitments	129				—				129				NM
Other non-interest expense
Advertising	211				179				32				17.9	%
Other expense	1,515				1,287				228				17.7	%
Total other non-interest expense	1,726				1,466				260				17.7	%
Total non-interest expense	$	15,528			$	16,081			$	(553	)		(3.4	)%
NM - Not Meaningful

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First Quarter of 2019 Compared to First Quarter of 2018

Non-interest expense decreased by $553 thousand to $15.5 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to $16.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. The decline in professional fees was mostly attributable to expenses incurred for core processing contract negotiations in 2018. The decline in data processing expenses was mostly attributable to $392 thousand in termination and deconversion fees related to Bank of Napa's core processing system expensed in the first quarter of 2018. The decreases were partially offset by additional costs associated with salaries and related benefits (increase in the number of full-time equivalent employees, annual merit increases and acceleration of stock-based compensation expense for retirement eligible employees) and provision for losses on off-balance sheet commitments (primarily due to increase in average credit commitment usage assumptions).

We are upgrading our digital banking platform and currently running our existing and new platforms in parallel.  During the parallel testing period, we expect additional costs of approximately $25 thousand per month.  Conversion to the new digital platform is expected by the end of the second quarter, after which time expenses should decrease by $98 thousand per month.  Data processing includes expenses for other projects and services that may also fluctuate, and we expect data processing expenses to increase over time and as the Bank grows. As mentioned in the Executive Summary section above, we expanded our presence in Walnut Creek by opening a loan production office on April 1, 2019. The quarterly lease expense will be approximately $25 thousand.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2019 totaled $2.6 million at an effective tax rate of 25.9%, compared to $1.7 million at an effective tax rate of 20.7% in the same quarter last year. The increase in the provision for income taxes reflected the higher level of pre-tax income and lower tax-exempt interest income and earnings on BOLI. The increase in the effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the first quarter of 2018 was also due to a higher level of discrete tax benefits in 2018 from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock. These discrete tax benefits reduced the effective tax rate by approximately 1.2% in the first quarter of 2019 versus 5.0% in the same quarter a year ago. Discrete tax benefits were higher in the first quarter of 2018 due to more stock option activity from the former employees of Bank of Napa post-acquisition. Income tax provisions reflect accruals for taxes at the applicable rates for federal income tax and California franchise tax based upon reported pre-tax income, and adjusted for the effects of all permanent differences between income for tax and financial reporting purposes (such as earnings on tax exempt loans and municipal securities, BOLI, and low-income housing tax credits) as well as transactions with discrete tax effects (such as the exercise of stock options, the disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards).

We file a consolidated return in the U.S. Federal tax jurisdiction and a combined return in the State of California tax jurisdiction. There were no ongoing federal or state income tax examinations at the issuance of this report. At March 31, 2019, neither the Bank nor Bancorp had accruals for interest nor penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits.

FINANCIAL CONDITION SUMMARY

At March 31, 2019, assets totaled $2,534.1 million, an increase of $13.2 million, compared to $2,520.9 million at December 31, 2018. Cash and equivalents increased $17.4 million in the first quarter of 2019. In addition, $12.5 million of the increase in assets reflected the recording of the right-of-use assets after the adoption of the new lease accounting standard (ASU No. 2016-02) in 2019, as discussed in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

Investment Securities

The investment securities portfolio totaled $595.7 million at March 31, 2019, a decrease of $23.9 million from December 31, 2018. The decrease reflects calls, paydowns, maturities and sales totaling $38.8 million, partially offset by purchases of $11.3 million in 2019. We maintain liquidity to support our future loan growth by holding investment securities averaging less than 5 years in duration and cash earning 2.40% at the Federal Reserve Bank as of March 31, 2019.

The following table summarizes our investment in obligations of state and political subdivisions at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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		March 31, 2019									December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)		Amortized Cost			Fair Value			% of Total State and Political Subdivisions			Amortized Cost			Fair Value			% of Total State and Political Subdivisions
Within California:
	General obligation bonds	$	15,421		$	15,520		18.2	%		$	14,438		$	14,418		16.0	%
	Revenue bonds	6,039			6,059			7.1			7,109			7,108			7.9
	Tax allocation bonds	4,529			4,591			5.3			4,541			4,601			5.0
Total within California		25,989			26,170			30.6			26,088			26,127			28.9
Outside California:
	General obligation bonds	52,121			52,000			61.4			56,186			55,199			62.3
	Revenue bonds	6,830			6,821			8.0			7,883			7,850			8.8
Total outside California		58,951			58,821			69.4			64,069			63,049			71.1
Total obligations of state and political subdivisions		$	84,940		$	84,991		100.0	%		$	90,157		$	89,176		100.0	%

The portion of the portfolio outside the state of California is distributed among twenty states. Of the total investment in obligations of state and political subdivisions, the largest concentrations outside California are Texas (19.4%), Minnesota (9.4%), and Washington (8.9%). Revenue bonds, both within and outside California, primarily consist of bonds relating to essential services (such as public improvements, transportation and utilities) and school district bonds.

Investments in states, municipalities and political subdivisions are subject to an initial pre-purchase credit assessment and ongoing monitoring. Key considerations include:

•	The soundness of a municipality’s budgetary position and stability of its tax revenues

•	Debt profile and level of unfunded liabilities, diversity of revenue sources, taxing authority of the issuer

•	Local demographics/economics including unemployment data, largest taxpayers and local employers, income indices and home values

•	For revenue bonds, the source and strength of revenue for municipal authorities including the obligor’s financial condition and reserve levels, annual debt service and debt coverage ratio, and credit enhancement (such as insurer’s strength and collateral in escrow accounts)

•	Credit ratings by major credit rating agencies

Loans

Loans increased by $8.7 million and totaled $1,772.5 million at March 31, 2019, compared to $1,763.9 million at December 31, 2018. New loan originations of $34.0 million in the first three months of 2019 were distributed across Commercial Banking and Consumer Banking. Loan payoffs totaled $26.1 million in the first quarter. The largest portion of payoffs in the current quarter came from the sale of assets underlying loans and the successful completion of construction projects.

Liabilities

During the first three months of 2019, total liabilities increased by $8.9 million to $2,213.4 million. Deposits increased $3.8 million in the first three months of 2019, primarily due to fluctuations from large commercial clients' operational cash flows. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $10.3 million in the first three months of 2019 to $1,076.4 million, or 49.4% of total deposits at March 31, 2019, compared to 49.0% at December 31, 2018. In addition, liabilities as of March 31, 2019 included operating lease liabilities totaling $14.3 million that were recorded in 2019 after the adoption of the new lease accounting standard, as discussed in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements. The increase in liabilities was partially offset by the repayment of a $7.0 million overnight borrowing from FHLB.

Capital Adequacy

 

We are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements as set forth in the following tables can initiate certain mandatory and possibly

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additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and the Bank’s prompt corrective action classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components of capital, risk weightings and other factors.

 

Management reviews capital ratios on a regular basis to ensure that capital exceeds the prescribed regulatory minimums and is adequate to meet our anticipated future needs.  For all periods presented, the Bank’s ratios exceed the regulatory definition of “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action and Bancorp’s ratios exceed the required minimum ratios to be considered a well-capitalized bank holding company. In addition, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action as of December 31, 2018. There are no conditions or events since that notification that Management believes have changed the Bank’s categories and we expect the Bank to remain well capitalized for prompt corrective action purposes.

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("Agencies") finalized regulatory capital rules known as “Basel III.” Fully phased in on January 1, 2019, Basel III required the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.5%, and (ii) a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%, both inclusive of a 2.50% “capital conservation buffer." The implementation of the capital conservation buffer began on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level and was phased in over a four-year period (increasing by 0.625% each subsequent January 1, until it reached 2.50% on January 1, 2019). In August 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System changed the definition of a "Small Bank Holding Company" by increasing the asset threshold from $1.0 billion to $3.0 billion. As a result, Bancorp is no longer subject to separate minimum capital requirements. However, we disclosed comparative capital ratios for Bancorp, which would have exceeded well-capitalized levels had Bancorp been subject to minimum capital requirements.

Under the Share Repurchase Program, Bancorp repurchased 113,904 shares for a total of $4.8 million during 2019. As of March 31, 2019, Bancorp may repurchase an additional $13.2 million of its outstanding common stock under the Share Repurchase Program (extended to June 30, 2019), which may affect future capital levels. We expect to maintain strong capital levels and do not expect that we will be required to raise additional capital in 2019. Our anticipated sources of capital in 2019 include future earnings and shares issued under the stock-based compensation program.

The Bancorp’s and Bank’s capital adequacy ratios as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are presented in the following tables. Bancorp's Tier 1 capital includes the subordinated debentures, which are not included at the Bank level.

Capital Ratios for Bancorp (dollars in thousands)	Actual Ratio					Adequately Capitalized Threshold1					Ratio to be a Well Capitalized Bank Holding Company
March 31, 2019	Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	285,174		14.90	%	≥ $	205,962		≥ 10.00	%	≥ $	205,962		≥ 10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	290,073		14.08	%	≥ $	164,769		≥ 8.00	%	≥ $	164,769		≥ 8.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)	$	290,073		11.56	%	≥ $	125,509		≥ 5.00	%	≥ $	125,509		≥ 5.00	%
Common Equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	287,416		13.95	%	≥ $	133,875		≥ 6.50	%	≥ $	133,875		≥ 6.50	%
December 31, 2018
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	305,224		14.93	%	≥ $	201,943		≥ 9.875	%	≥ $	204,499		≥ 10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	288,445		14.10	%	≥ $	161,043		≥ 7.875	%	≥ $	163,599		≥ 8.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)	$	288,445		11.54	%	≥ $	100,011		≥ 4.000	%	≥ $	125,013		≥ 5.00	%
Common Equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	285,805		13.98	%	≥ $	130,368		≥ 6.375	%	≥ $	132,925		≥ 6.50	%

¹ The adequately capitalized threshold includes the capital conservation buffer that was effective in 2018 and fully phased-in on January 1, 2019.

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Capital Ratios for the Bank (dollars in thousands)	Actual Ratio					Adequately Capitalized Threshold1					Ratio to be Well Capitalized under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
March 31, 2019	Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio		Amount			Ratio
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	285,255		13.85	%	≥ $	205,935		≥ 10.00	%	≥ $	205,935		≥ 10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	268,351		13.03	%	≥ $	164,748		≥ 8.00	%	≥ $	164,748		≥ 8.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)	$	268,351		10.69	%	≥ $	125,497		≥ 5.00	%	≥ $	125,497		≥ 5.00	%
Common Equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	268,351		13.03	%	≥ $	133,858		≥ 6.50	%	≥ $	133,858		≥ 6.50	%
December 31, 2018
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	285,969		13.98	%	≥ $	201,297		≥ 9.875	%	≥ $	204,483		≥ 10.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	269,191		13.16	%	≥ $	161,031		≥ 7.875	%	≥ $	163,587		≥ 8.00	%
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)	$	269,191		10.77	%	≥ $	99,994		≥ 4.000	%	≥ $	124,992		≥ 5.00	%
Common Equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	269,191		13.16	%	≥ $	130,358		≥ 6.375	%	≥ $	132,914		≥ 6.50	%

¹ The adequately capitalized threshold includes the capital conservation buffer that was effective in 2018 and fully phased-in on January 1, 2019.

Liquidity

 

The goal of liquidity management is to provide adequate funds to meet loan demand and to fund operating activities and deposit withdrawals. We accomplish this goal by maintaining an appropriate level of liquid assets and formal lines of credit with the FHLB, FRBSF and correspondent banks that enable us to borrow funds as discussed in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in ITEM 1 of this report. Our Asset Liability Management Committee ("ALCO"), which is comprised of independent Bank directors and the President and Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for approving and monitoring our liquidity targets and strategies. ALCO has adopted a contingency funding plan that provides early detection of potential liquidity issues in the market or the Bank and institutes prompt responses that may prevent or alleviate a potential liquidity crisis. Management monitors liquidity daily and regularly adjusts our position based on current and future liquidity needs. We also have relationships with third party deposit networks and can adjust the placement of our deposits via reciprocal or one-way sales, as part of our cash management strategy.

 

We obtain funds from the repayment and maturity of loans, deposit inflows, investment security maturities and paydowns, federal funds purchases, FHLB advances, other borrowings, and cash flow from operations.  Our primary uses of funds are the origination of loans, the purchase of investment securities, withdrawals of deposits, maturity of certificates of deposit, repayment of borrowings and dividends to common stockholders.

 

The most significant factor in our daily liquidity position has been the level of customer deposits. We attract and retain new deposits, which depends upon the variety and effectiveness of our customer account products, service and convenience, and rates paid to customers, as well as our financial strength. The cash cycles of some of our large commercial depositors (including local government agencies) may cause short-term fluctuations in their deposit balances held with us.

At March 31, 2019 our liquid assets, which included unencumbered available-for-sale securities and cash, totaled $430.4 million, a decrease of $2.8 million from December 31, 2018. Our cash and cash equivalents increased $17.4 million from December 31, 2018. Significant sources of liquidity during the first three months of 2019 included $38.8 million in paydowns, maturities and sales of investment securities, an increase in deposits of $3.8 million, and $10.5 million net cash provided by operating activities. Significant uses of liquidity during the first three months of 2019 were $11.3 million in investment securities purchased, $8.2 million in loan net originations and advances, $7.0 million repayment of borrowing from FHLB, $4.6 million in common stock repurchases, $2.6 million in cash dividends paid on common stock to our shareholders and $1.9 million in purchases of bank-owned life insurance policies. Refer to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in this Form 10-Q for additional information on our sources and uses of liquidity. Management anticipates that our current strong liquidity position and core deposit base will provide adequate liquidity to fund our operations.

Undrawn credit commitments, as discussed in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, totaled $487.9 million at March 31, 2019. These commitments, to the extent used, are expected to be funded primarily through the repayment of existing loans, deposit growth and liquid assets. Over the next twelve months, $71.1 million of time deposits will mature. We expect new deposits to replace these funds. Our emphasis on local deposits combined with our equity position, provides a very stable funding base.

 

Since Bancorp is a holding company and does not conduct regular banking operations, its primary sources of liquidity are dividends from the Bank. Under the California Financial Code, payment of a dividend from the Bank to Bancorp without advance regulatory approval is restricted to the lesser of the Bank’s retained earnings or the amount of the Bank’s net profits from the previous three fiscal years less the amount of dividends paid during that period. The primary uses of funds for Bancorp are shareholder dividends and ordinary operating expenses.  Bancorp held $21.5 million of cash at March 31, 2019, which is deemed sufficient to cover Bancorp's operational needs, share repurchases, and cash dividends to shareholders through the end of 2019. Management anticipates that there will be sufficient earnings at the Bank to provide dividends to Bancorp to meet its funding requirements for the near future.

ITEM 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Market risk is defined as the risk of loss arising from an adverse change in the market value (or prices) of financial instruments. A significant form of market risk is interest rate risk, which is inherent in our investment, borrowing, lending and deposit gathering activities. The Bank manages interest rate sensitivity to minimize the exposure of our net interest margin, earnings, and capital to changes in interest rates. Interest rate changes can create fluctuations in the net interest margin due to an imbalance in the timing of repricing or maturity of assets or liabilities.

Over time, we expect our net interest margin to increase if rates go up, primarily due to adjustable rate loans, our significant and stable non-interest bearing deposit base and our cash earning the Federal Funds rate.

To mitigate interest rate risk, the structure of the Consolidated Statement of Condition is managed with the objective of correlating the effects of interest rate changes on loans and investments with those of deposits and borrowings. The asset liability management policy sets limits on the acceptable amount of change to net interest income and economic value of equity in different interest rate environments.

From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap contracts to mitigate the changes in the fair value of specified long-term fixed-rate loans and firm commitments to enter into long-term fixed-rate loans caused by changes in interest rates. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

ALCO and the Board of Directors review our exposure to interest rate risk at least quarterly. We use simulation models to measure interest rate risk and to evaluate strategies to improve profitability. A simplified static statement of condition is prepared on a quarterly basis as a starting point, using instrument level data of our actual loans, investments, borrowings and deposits as inputs. If potential changes to net equity value and net interest income resulting from hypothetical interest rate changes are not within the limits established by the Board of Directors, Management may adjust the asset and liability mix to bring the risk position within approved limits or take other actions. At March 31, 2019, interest rate risk was within policy guidelines established by ALCO and the Board.

One set of interest rates modeled and evaluated against flat interest rates is a series of immediate parallel shifts in the yield curve. These are provided in the following table as an example rather than an expectation of likely interest rate movements.

Immediate Changes in Interest Rates (in basis points)	Estimated Change in Net Interest Income in Year 1, as percent of Net Interest Income		Estimated Change in Net Interest Income in Year 2, as percent of Net Interest Income
up 400	(4.7	)%	3.8	%
up 300	(3.3	)%	3.3	%
up 200	(2.0	)%	2.6	%
up 100	(0.8	)%	2.0	%
down 100	(4.5	)%	(8.2	)%
down 200	(8.6	)%	(17.1	)%

Interest rate sensitivity is a function of the repricing characteristics of our assets and liabilities. The Bank runs a combination of scenarios and sensitivities in its attempt to capture the range of interest rate risk including the simulations mentioned above. As with any simulation model or other method of measuring interest rate risk, limitations are inherent in the process and dependent on assumptions. For example, if we choose to pay interest on certain business deposits

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that are currently non-interest bearing, causing those deposits to become rate sensitive in the future, we would become less asset sensitive than the model currently indicates. Assets and liabilities may react differently to changes in market interest rates in terms of both timing and responsiveness to market rate movements. Important deposit modeling assumptions are the speed of deposit run-off and the amount by which interest-bearing deposit rates increase or decrease when market interest rates change. Further, the actual rates and timing of prepayments on loans and investment securities could vary significantly from the assumptions applied in the various scenarios. Lastly, changes in U.S. Treasury rates accompanied by a change in the shape of the yield curve could produce different results from those presented in the table. Accordingly, the results presented should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results in the event of changing market interest rates.

ITEM 4.       Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Bank of Marin Bancorp and its subsidiary (the "Company") conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Act is accumulated and communicated to our Management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

As part of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) on January 1, 2019, we implemented internal controls to ensure that we adequately evaluated our lease contracts and properly assessed the impact of the new standards to facilitate the adoption and ongoing financial reporting and disclosure requirements. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, other than the items described above, there were no significant changes that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting. The term internal control over financial reporting, as defined by Rule 15d-15(f) of the Act, is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the issuer's board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

PART II       OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1         Legal Proceedings

Refer to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of our 2018 Form 10-K and Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A      Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2018 Form 10-K. Refer to "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our 2018 Form 10-K, pages 11 through 18.

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ITEM 2       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On April 23, 2018, Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program under which Bancorp may repurchase up to $25.0 million of its outstanding common stock through May 1, 2019. On April 25, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the Share Repurchase Program through June 30, 2019. For additional information, refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, Bancorp repurchased 113,904 shares at an average price of $42.09 per share for a total cost of $4.8 million. The following table reflects repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program for the periods presented.

(in thousands, except per share data)	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share			Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs		Approximate Dollar Value That May yet Be Purchased Under the Program
Period
January 1-31, 2019	33,834		$	42.11		33,834		$	16,562
February 1-28, 2019	30,823		42.94			30,823		15,236
March 1-31, 2019	49,247		41.54			49,247		13,188
Total	113,904		$	42.09		113,904

ITEM 3       Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

ITEM 4      Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

ITEM 5      Other Information

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6       Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by references to filings previously made with the SEC.

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Herewith
2.01	Agreement to Merger and Plan of Reorganization with Bank of Napa, dated July 31, 2017	8-K	001-33572	2.1	August 2, 2017
3.01	Articles of Incorporation, as amended	10-Q	001-33572	3.01	November 7, 2007
3.02	Bylaws	10-Q	001-33572	3.02	May 9, 2011
3.02a	Bylaw Amendment	8-K	001-33572	3.03	July 6, 2015
4.01	Rights Agreement, dated July 6, 2017	8-A12B	001-33572	4.1	July 7, 2017
10.01	Employee Stock Ownership Plan	S-8	333-218274	4.1	May 26, 2017
10.02	2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan	S-8	333-221219	4.1	October 30, 2017
10.03	2017 Equity Plan, as amended	S-8	333-227840	4.1	October 15, 2018
10.04	2010 Director Stock Plan	S-8	333-167639	4.1	June 21, 2010
10.05	Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Executive Officers, dated August 9, 2007	10-Q	001-33572	10.06	November 7, 2007
10.06	Form of Employment Agreement, dated January 23, 2009	8-K	001-33572	10.1	January 26, 2009
10.07	2010 Annual Individual Incentive Compensation Plan	8-K	001-33572	99.1	October 21, 2010
10.08	Salary Continuation Agreement for executive officer Russell Colombo, Chief Executive Officer, dated January 1, 2011	8-K	001-33572	10.1	January 6, 2011
10.09	Salary Continuation Agreement for executive officer Peter Pelham, Director of Retail Banking, dated January 1, 2011	8-K	001-33572	10.4	January 6, 2011
10.10	Salary Continuation Agreement for executive officer Tani Girton, Chief Financial Officer, dated October 18, 2013	8-K	001-33572	10.2	November 4, 2014
10.11	Salary Continuation Agreement for executive officer Elizabeth Reizman, Chief Credit Officer, dated July 20, 2014	8-K	001-33572	10.3	November 4, 2014
10.12	Salary Continuation Agreement for executive officer Timothy Myers, Executive Vice President and Commercial Banking Manager, dated May 28, 2015	8-K	001-33572	10.4	June 2, 2015
10.13	2007 Form of Change in Control Agreement	8-K	001-33572	10.1	October 31, 2007
11.01	Earnings Per Share Computation - included in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements					Filed
31.01	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					Filed
31.02	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					Filed
32.01	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002					Filed
101.01*	XBRL Interactive Data File					Furnished

*    As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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.

			Bank of Marin Bancorp
			(registrant)
	May 8, 2019		/s/ Russell A. Colombo
	Date		Russell A. Colombo
			President &
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)
	May 8, 2019		/s/ Tani Girton
	Date		Tani Girton
			Executive Vice President &
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)
	May 8, 2019		/s/ Cecilia Situ
	Date		Cecilia Situ
			First Vice President &
			Manager of Finance & Treasury
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

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