BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ý | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
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: 001-13349
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maine | 01-0393663 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
PO Box 400 | ||
82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, ME | 04609-0400 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (207) 288-3314
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $2.00 per share | BHB | NYSE American |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No ý
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
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The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of Bar Harbor Bankshares was $405,816,048 based on the closing sale price of the common stock on the NYSE American on June 30, 2019, the last trading day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter.
The Registrant had 15,587,359 shares of common stock, par value $2.00 per share, outstanding as of March 6, 2020.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 12, 2020 are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
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The Company conducts business operations principally through Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, which may be referred to as the Bank and which is a subsidiary of Bar Harbor Bankshares. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to "our company, "our," "us," "we" and similar terms refer to Bar Harbor Bankshares and its subsidiaries, including the Bank, collectively.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including among other things, changes in general economic and business conditions, increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory change, changes in the financial markets, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed from time to time in documents that Bar Harbor Bankshares files with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All risk factors set forth in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. The Company is not undertaking an obligation to update forward-looking statements, even though its situation may change in the future, except as required under federal securities law. The Company qualifies all of its forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
GENERAL
Bar Harbor Bankshares (the "Company") is the parent of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the "Bank”), which is the only community bank headquartered in Northern New England with branches in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The Bank is a true community bank providing exceptional commercial, retail and wealth management banking services from over 50 locations. The Company’s corporate goal is to be among the most profitable banks in New England, and its business model is centered on the following:
• | Employee and customer experience is the foundation of superior performance, which leads to significant financial benefit to shareholders |
• | Geography, heritage and performance are key while remaining true to a community culture |
• | Strong commitment to risk management while balancing growth and earnings |
• | Service and sales driven culture with a focus on core business growth |
• | Fee income is fundamental to the Company's profitability through trust and treasury management services, customer derivatives and secondary market mortgage sales |
• | Investment in processes, products, technology, training, leadership and infrastructure |
• | Expansion of the Company’s brand and business to deepen market presence |
• | Opportunity and growth for existing employees while adding catalyst recruits across all levels of the Company |
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Shown below is a profile and geographical footprint of the Bank as of December 31, 2019:
The Bank serves affluent and growing markets in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Within these markets, tourism, agriculture and fishing industries remain strong and continue to drive economic activity. These core markets have also maintained their strength through diversification into various service industries.
Maine
The Bank operates 22 full-service branches principally located in the regions of downeast, midcoast and central Maine, which can generally be characterized as rural areas.The Bank also has a commercial loan office in Portland, Maine. In Maine, the Bank considers its primary market areas to be Hancock, Penobscot, Washington, Kennebec, Knox and Sagadahoc counties. The economies in these counties are based primarily on tourism, healthcare, fishing and lobstering, agriculture, state government, and small local businesses and are also supported by a large contingent of retirees.
New Hampshire
The Bank operates 20 full-service branches in New Hampshire located in the regions of the lake sunapee, upper valley and merrimack valley. There are several distinct markets within each of these regions. The towns or cities of Nashua, Manchester, and Concord are considered part of the merrimack valley. Nashua, New Hampshire is a regional commercial, entertainment and dining destination and with its board with Massachusetts, also enjoys a vibrant high-tech industry and a robust retail industry due in part to the state's absence of a sales tax. The upper valley region of New Hampshire includes the towns of Lebanon and Hanover, which are home to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth College, respectively. The lake sunapee market is a popular year-round recreation and resort area that includes both Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee and includes the towns of Claremont, New London, and Newport.
Vermont
The Bank operates 10 full-service branches in Vermont. The branches are primarily located in central Vermont within the counties of Rutland, Windsor and Orange. These markets are home to many attractions, including Killington Mountain, Okemo Resort, and the city of Rutland. Popular vacation destinations in this region include Woodstock, Brandon, and Ludlow.
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SUBSIDIARY ACTIVITIES
Bar Harbor Bankshares is a legal entity separate and distinct from its first-tier bank subsidiary, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, and its second-tier subsidiaries, Bar Harbor Trust Services, Charter Trust Company and Cottage Street Corporation. Under Charter Trust Company are third-tier subsidiaries Charter Holding Corporation and Charter New England Agency.
The Company also owns all of the common stock of two Connecticut statutory trusts. These capital trusts are unconsolidated and their only material asset is a $20.6 million trust preferred security related to the junior subordinated debentures reported in Note 8 - Borrowed Funds of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
The Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those documents filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are also available free of charge on the Company's website at www.barharbor.bank under the Shareholders Relations link as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Investors should note that the Company currently announces material information to investors and others using SEC filings, press releases and postings on the Company's website (www.barharbor.bank), including news and announcements regarding the Company's financial performance, key personnel, brands and business strategy. Information posted on the corporate website could be deemed material to investors. The Company encourages investors to review the information posted on these channels. Updates may be made, from time to time, to the list of channels used to communicate information that could be deemed material and any such change will be posted on www.barharbor.bank. The information on the website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part hereof or incorporated into this or any other filings with the SEC.
COMPETITION
Major competitors in the Company's market areas include local independent banks, local branches of large regional and national bank affiliates, thrift institutions, savings and loan institutions, mortgage companies, and credit unions.
The Company has generally been able to compete effectively with other financial institutions by emphasizing quality customer service, making decisions at the local level, maintaining long-term customer relationships, building customer loyalty, and providing products and services designed to address the specific needs of customers. However, no assurance can be provided regarding the Company’s ongoing ability to compete effectively with other financial institutions in the future.
No part of the Company’s business is materially dependent upon one, or a few customers, or upon a particular industry segment, the loss of which would have a material adverse impact on the operations of the Company.
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LENDING ACTIVITIES
General
The Bank originates loans in four basic portfolio categories, which are discussed below. These portfolio categories include construction and land development, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural, tax exempt entities, residential mortgages, home equity and other consumer loans. Loan interest rates and other key loan terms are affected principally by the Bank’s lending policy, asset/liability strategy, loan demand, competition, and the supply of money available for lending purposes. The Bank does not engage in subprime lending activities. The Bank monitors and manages the amount of long-term fixed-rate lending and adjustable-rate loan products according to its interest rate management policy. The Bank generally originates loans for investment except for certain residential mortgages that are underwritten with the intention to be sold in the secondary mortgage market.
Loan Portfolio Analysis. The following table sets forth the year-end composition of the Company’s loan portfolio in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the portfolio for the five years indicated. Further information about the composition of the loan portfolio is contained in Note 3 - Loans of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except percentages) | Amount | Percent of Total | Amount | Percent of Total | Amount | Percent of Total | Amount | Percent of Total | Amount | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 930,661 | 35 | % | $ | 826,699 | 33 | % | $ | 826,746 | 34 | % | $ | 418,119 | 37 | % | $ | 396,032 | 40 | % | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 423,291 | 16 | 404,870 | 16 | 379,423 | 15 | 151,240 | 13 | 126,158 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial | 1,353,952 | 51 | 1,231,569 | 49 | 1,206,169 | 49 | 569,359 | 50 | 522,190 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 1,151,857 | 44 | 1,144,698 | 46 | 1,155,682 | 46 | 506,612 | 45 | 408,401 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer | 135,283 | 5 | 113,960 | 5 | 123,762 | 5 | 53,093 | 5 | 59,479 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | 2,641,092 | 100 | % | 2,490,227 | 100 | % | 2,485,613 | 100 | % | 1,129,064 | 100 | % | 990,070 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (15,353 | ) | (13,866 | ) | (12,325 | ) | (10,419 | ) | (9,439 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loans | $ | 2,625,739 | $ | 2,476,361 | $ | 2,473,288 | $ | 1,118,645 | $ | 980,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate loans are secured primarily by multifamily dwellings, industrial/warehouse buildings, retail centers, office buildings and hospitality properties, primarily located in the Company's market area in New England. The Company's loans secured by commercial real estate are originated with either a fixed or an adjustable interest rate. Interest rates on adjustable rate loans are based on a variety of indices, generally determined through negotiations with borrowers. The Bank's commercial real estate underwriting guidelines call for loan-to-value ratios not to exceed 80 percent of the appraised value of the underlying property securing the loan. Unless on some sort of seasonal pay basis, to match debt payments with seasonal cash flows, loans typically require monthly payments containing balloon payments with maturities of 10 years or less based on 20 year amortization schedules for commercial real estate and 25 years for multifamily loans.
Commercial and Industrial Loans
Commercial and industrial loans are made to finance operations, provide working capital, finance the purchase of fixed assets, and business acquisitions. Additionally, commercial and industrial loans attract multifaceted relationships, which include deposit and treasury management services. A borrower's cash flow from operations is generally the primary source of repayment. Accordingly, the Company's loan policy provides specific guidelines regarding debt service coverage and other financial ratios. Commercial and industrial loans include lines of credit, commercial term loans and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. Commercial lines of credit are extended to businesses generally to finance operations and working capital needs. Commercial term loans are typically made to finance the acquisition of fixed assets, refinance short-term debt originally used to purchase fixed assets or make business acquisitions. Commercial and industrial loans are extended based on the financial strength and integrity of the borrower and guarantor(s) and are generally collateralized by the borrower's assets such as accounts receivable,
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inventory, equipment or real estate, typically with a term based on the collateral's useful life of 1-10 years. The interest rates on these loans generally are adjustable and usually are indexed to The Wall Street Journal's prime rate (Prime Rate) or London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the spread will vary based on market conditions and perceived credit risk.
In order to mitigate the risk of loss, the Company generally requires collateral and personal guarantees to support commercial and industrial loans. The Company attempts to mitigate risk by limiting advance rates against eligible collateral to no more than 80 percent, though appropriate advance rates can vary depending on asset class.
Residential Real Estate
The Company offers fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans to individuals with maturities of up to 30 years that are fully amortizing with monthly loan payments. Certain loans are originated for sale with rate lock commitments which are recorded as derivative financial instruments. Mortgages are generally underwritten according to U.S. government sponsored enterprise guidelines designated as “conforming loans”. The Company also originates jumbo loans above conforming loan amounts which generally are consistent with secondary market guidelines for these loans; however, these are typically held for investment. The Company does not offer a subprime mortgage lending program. Mortgage loans sold on the secondary market are sold on a servicing-retained basis.
Consumer Loans
The Company offers a variety of secured consumer loans, including second deed-of-trust home equity loans, home equity lines of credit ("HELOCs"), personal property and loans secured by deposits. The Company also offers a limited amount of unsecured loans. The Company originates consumer loans primarily in its market area. Consumer loans generally have shorter terms to maturity or variable interest rates, which reduce the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates, and carry higher rates of interest than do residential real estate loans. The Company believes that offering consumer loan products is critical to community banking by providing customer service at the holistic relationship level.
HELOCs have a ten or fifteen year draw period followed by a 20 year amortization and require either interest-only payments during the draw period or the payment of 1.0 percent or 1.5 percent of the outstanding loan balance per month (depending on the terms). Following receipt of payments, the available credit includes amounts repaid up to the credit limit. HELOCs with a ten year draw period have a balloon payment due at the end of the draw period and then amortize for the remaining term. For loans with shorter-term draw periods, once the draw period has lapsed, generally the payment is fixed based on the loan balance and prevailing market interest rates at that time.
Maturity and Sensitivity of the Loan Portfolio
The following table shows contractual maturities of selected loan categories at December 31, 2019. The contractual maturities do not reflect premiums, discounts, deferred costs, or prepayments.
(in thousands) | Within 1 year | 1 to 5 Years | More than 5 Years | Total | ||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 18,647 | $ | 122,942 | $ | 789,072 | $ | 930,661 | ||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 36,105 | 129,781 | 257,405 | 423,291 | ||||||||||||
Total commercial | 54,752 | 252,723 | 1,046,477 | 1,353,952 | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 389 | 15,489 | 1,135,979 | 1,151,857 | ||||||||||||
Consumer | 5,784 | 30,928 | 98,571 | 135,283 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 60,925 | $ | 299,140 | $ | 2,281,027 | $ | 2,641,092 | ||||||||
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Problem Assets
The Bank prefers to work with borrowers to resolve problems rather than proceeding to foreclosure. For commercial loans, this may result in a period of forbearance or restructuring of the loan, which is normally done at current market terms and does not result in a “troubled” loan designation. For residential mortgage loans, the Bank generally follows The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") guidelines to attempt a restructuring that will enable owner-occupants to remain in their home. However, if these processes fail to result in a performing loan, then the Bank generally will initiate foreclosure or other proceedings no later than the 90th day of a delinquency, as necessary, to minimize any potential loss. Management reports delinquent loans and non-performing assets to the Board monthly. Loans are generally removed from accruing status when they reach 90 days delinquent, except for certain loans which are well secured and in the process of collection. Loan collections are managed by a combination of the related business units and the Bank’s Managed Assets Group, which focuses on larger, riskier collections and the recovery of purchased credit impaired loans.
The following table presents the problem assets and accruing troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") for the five years indicated:
(in thousands, except ratios) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Non-accruing loans: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 3,489 | $ | 8,156 | $ | 8,343 | $ | 2,564 | $ | 2,390 | ||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 1,836 | 2,331 | 1,209 | 315 | 308 | |||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 5,335 | 7,210 | 4,266 | 3,419 | 3,452 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer | 890 | 538 | 500 | 198 | 830 | |||||||||||||||
Total non-performing loans | 11,550 | 18,235 | 14,318 | 6,496 | 6,980 | |||||||||||||||
Real estate owned | 2,236 | 2,351 | 122 | 90 | 256 | |||||||||||||||
Total non-performing assets | $ | 13,786 | $ | 20,586 | $ | 14,440 | $ | 6,586 | $ | 7,236 | ||||||||||
Troubled debt restructurings (accruing) | $ | 890 | $ | 1,657 | $ | 1,046 | $ | 2,713 | $ | 2,336 | ||||||||||
Accruing loans 90+ days past due | 267 | 246 | 510 | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Total non-performing loans/total loans | 0.44 | % | 0.73 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.71 | % | ||||||||||
Total non-performing assets/total assets | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.46 | |||||||||||||||
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Allowance for Loan Losses
The Bank’s loan portfolio is regularly reviewed by management to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The allowance represents management’s estimate of inherent losses that are probable and estimatable as of the date of the financial statements. The allowance includes a specific component for impaired loans (a “specific loan loss reserve”) and a general component for portfolios of all outstanding loans (a “general loan loss reserve”). At the time of acquisition, no allowance for loan losses is assigned to loans acquired in business combinations. These loans are carried at fair value, including the impact of expected losses, as of the acquisition date. The loan loss allowance is discussed further in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the five years indicated:
(in thousands, except ratios) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 13,866 | $ | 12,325 | $ | 10,419 | $ | 9,439 | $ | 8,969 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 212 | 553 | 275 | 133 | 667 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 359 | 277 | 207 | 90 | 395 | |||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 349 | 383 | 255 | 141 | 70 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer | 233 | 694 | 289 | 47 | 487 | |||||||||||||||
Total charged-off loans | 1,153 | 1,907 | 1,026 | 411 | 1,619 | |||||||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 194 | 318 | 50 | 40 | 98 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 65 | 83 | 11 | 289 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 55 | 166 | 65 | 44 | 129 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer | 9 | 101 | 18 | 39 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Total recoveries on charged-off loans | 323 | 668 | 144 | 412 | 304 | |||||||||||||||
Net charged-off | 830 | 1,239 | 882 | (1 | ) | 1,315 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2,317 | 2,780 | 2,788 | 979 | 1,785 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 15,353 | $ | 13,866 | $ | 12,325 | $ | 10,419 | $ | 9,439 | ||||||||||
Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net charge-offs/average loans | 0.03 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.04 | % | — | % | 0.14 | % | ||||||||||
Recoveries/charged-off loans | 28.01 | 35.03 | 14.04 | 100.24 | 18.78 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses/total loans | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.92 | 0.95 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses/non-accruing loans | 132.93 | 76.04 | 86.08 | 160.39 | 135.23 | |||||||||||||||
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The following table presents year-end data for the approximate allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan categories at the dates indicated. The table shows for each category the amount of the allowance allocated to that category as a percentage of the outstanding loans in that category. Management believes that the allowance can be allocated by category only on an approximate basis. The allocation of the allowance to each category is not indicative of future losses and does not restrict the use of any of the allowance to absorb losses in any category. Due to the impact of accounting standards for acquired loans, data in the accompanying tables may not be comparable between accounting periods.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount Allocated | Percent Allocated to Total Loans In Each Category | Amount Allocated | Percent Allocated to Total Loans In Each Category | Amount Allocated | Percent Allocated to Total Loans In Each Category | Amount Allocated | Percent Allocated to Total Loans In Each Category | Amount Allocated | Percent Allocated to Total Loans In Each Category | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 7,816 | 0.84 | % | $ | 6,984 | 0.84 | % | $ | 6,134 | 0.74 | % | $ | 5,145 | 1.23 | % | $ | 4,430 | 1.12 | % | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 3,613 | 0.85 | 2,415 | 0.60 | 2,389 | 0.63 | 1,952 | 1.29 | 1,590 | 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 3,545 | 0.31 | 4,059 | 0.35 | 3,416 | 0.30 | 2,721 | 0.54 | 2,747 | 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer | 379 | 0.28 | 408 | 0.36 | 386 | 0.31 | 601 | 1.13 | 672 | 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 15,353 | 0.58 | % | $ | 13,866 | 0.56 | % | $ | 12,325 | 0.50 | % | $ | 10,419 | 0.92 | % | $ | 9,439 | 0.95 | % | |||||||||||||||
INVESTMENT SECURITIES ACTIVITIES
The general objectives of the Company's investment portfolio are to provide liquidity when loan demand is high, and to absorb excess funds when demand is low. The securities portfolio also provides a medium for certain interest rate risk measures intended to maintain an appropriate balance between interest income from loans and total interest expense. For additional information, see Item 7A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company only invests in high-quality investment-grade securities. Investment decisions are made in accordance with the Company’s investment and treasury policies and include consideration of risk, return, duration, and portfolio concentrations.
The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale for the three years indicated:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,967 | $ | 6,972 | ||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | 319,065 | 321,969 | 413,492 | 404,952 | 447,081 | 443,003 | ||||||||||||||||||
US Government agency | 98,568 | 99,661 | 111,938 | 110,512 | 96,357 | 95,596 | ||||||||||||||||||
Private label | 20,212 | 19,533 | 20,353 | 20,382 | 529 | 674 | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | 139,240 | 142,006 | 133,260 | 132,265 | 138,522 | 140,200 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 78,804 | 80,061 | 58,098 | 57,726 | 30,527 | 30,797 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 655,889 | $ | 663,230 | $ | 737,141 | $ | 725,837 | $ | 719,983 | $ | 717,242 | ||||||||||||
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The following table presents the amortized cost and weighted average yields of securities at December 31, 2019:
Available for sale | |||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amortized Cost | Weighted Average Yield | |||||
Within 1 year | $ | — | — | % | |||
Over 1 year to 5 years | 33,179 | 4.66 | |||||
Over 5 years to 10 years | 55,285 | 3.83 | |||||
Over 10 years | 129,580 | 3.94 | |||||
Total bonds and obligations | 218,044 | 4.03 | |||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 437,845 | 2.88 | |||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 655,889 | 3.21 | % | |||
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company offers derivative products in the form of interest rate swaps, to commercial loan customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The Company enters into an interest rate swap with a customer, while at the same time entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with another financial institution. These interest rate swap transactions allows customers to effectively fix the interest rate on their loans. Customer loan derivative income is recognized for the upfront fee paid by the customer at origination. These swaps are designated as economic hedges and transactions are cleared through arrangements with third-party financial institutions.
The Company’s mortgage banking activities result in two types of derivative instruments. Interest rate lock commitments are offered to residential loan customers, to allow them the ability to lock into a fixed interest rate prior to closing, for loans the Company intends to sell are classified as non-hedging derivatives. To offset this risk the Company often enters into offsetting forward sale commitments with national financial institutions to purchase the loans selected for sale under a best efforts or mandatory delivery contract accounted for as an economic hedge.
The Company utilizes interest swap derivatives to minimize fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate volatility either in the form of interest rate caps on borrowings or interest rate swaps on deposits designated as cash flow hedges or partial interest rate hedges on securities accounted for as fair value hedges. For further discussion on derivatives see Note 11 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
DEPOSIT ACTIVITIES
The Company offers a variety of deposit products to consumers, businesses and institutional customers with a wide range of interest rates and terms. The Company's deposits consist of interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit. The Company solicits deposits primarily in its market area, excluding brokered deposits. The Company primarily relies on competitive pricing policies, marketing and customer service to attract and retain deposits.
Additionally, customer deposit related fees are a significant source of fee income and principally derived from debit card interchange fees earned from transaction fees that merchants pay whenever a customer uses a debit card to make a purchase. Customer deposit fees are also earned from a variety of deposit accounts with various fee schedules and terms, which are designed to meet the customer's financial needs. Other depositor related fee services provided to customers include ATMs, remote deposit capture, ACH origination, wire transfers, internet banking, internet bill pay, mobile banking, and other cash management services.
The Company manages pricing of deposits in keeping with the Company's asset/liability management, liquidity and profitability objectives, subject to market competitive factors. Based on the Company's experience, the Company
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believes that the Company's deposits are relatively stable sources of funds. Despite this stability, the Company's ability to attract and maintain these deposits and rates are significantly affected by market conditions.
The following table presents the average balances and weighted average rates for deposits for the three years indicated:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Average Balance | Percent of Total Average Deposits | Weighted Average Rate | Average Balance | Percent of Total Average Deposits | Weighted Average Rate | Average Balance | Percent of Total Average Deposits | Weighted Average Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
Demand | $ | 394,243 | 16 | % | — | % | $ | 354,499 | 15 | % | — | % | $ | 339,303 | 15 | % | — | % | ||||||||||||
NOW | 491,701 | 20 | 0.49 | 456,591 | 20 | 0.42 | 455,064 | 20 | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Savings | 359,422 | 14 | 0.19 | 354,453 | 15 | 0.17 | 367,785 | 17 | 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Money market | 347,963 | 13 | 1.32 | 281,258 | 12 | 0.78 | 300,905 | 14 | 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 924,063 | 37 | 2.09 | 902,507 | 38 | 1.64 | 760,544 | 34 | 1.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,517,392 | 100 | % | 1.07 | % | $ | 2,349,308 | 100 | % | 0.83 | % | $ | 2,223,601 | 100 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
The following table presents the scheduled maturities of time deposits $100 thousand or greater at December 31, 2019:
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount | Weighted Average Rate | |||||
Three months or less | $ | 103,071 | 1.58 | % | |||
Over 3 months through 6 months | 33,219 | 2.05 | |||||
Over 6 months through 12 months | 45,212 | 1.68 | |||||
Over 12 months | 150,386 | 1.77 | |||||
Total | $ | 331,888 | 1.83 | % | |||
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BORROWING ACTIVITIES
The Company may also utilize borrowings as an alternative source of funds which can be invested at a positive interest rate spread when the Company desires additional capacity to fund loan demand or when they meet the Company's asset/liability management goals to diversify funding sources and enhance interest rate risk management.
The Company's borrowings historically have included advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB"), securities sold under repurchase agreements, and has a correspondent bank unsecured line of credit. The Company also has the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ("FRB"), as well as through unsecured federal funds lines with a correspondent bank. The Company may obtain advances from the FHLB by collateralizing the advances with certain loans and investment securities of the Company. These advances may be made pursuant to several different credit programs, each of which has its own interest rate, range of maturities and call features. The Company has issued $40 million in subordinated notes to accredited investors that provides funds for ongoing operations and future growth.
RETAIL BROKERAGE SERVICES
Bar Harbor Financial Services principally serves the brokerage needs of individuals ranging from first-time purchasers, to sophisticated investors. It also offers a line of life insurance, annuity, and retirement products, as well as financial planning services. These products are not deposits, are not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency, are not guaranteed by the Bank or any affiliate, and may be subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
The Bank is a branch office of Infinex Investments, Inc., (“Infinex”) a full-service third-party broker-dealer, conducting business under the assumed business name “Bar Harbor Financial Services.” Infinex is an independent registered broker-dealer and is not affiliated with the Company or its subsidiaries. Infinex was formed by a group of member banks, and is one of the largest providers of third-party investment and insurance services to banks and their customers in New England. Through Infinex, the Bank is able to take advantage of the expertise, capabilities, and experience of a well-established third-party broker-dealer in a cost effective manner.
TRUST MANAGEMENT SERVICES
The Bank has two wholly-owned subsidiaries that provide a comprehensive array of fiduciary services including trust and estate administration, wealth advisory services, and investment management services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities. Bar Harbor Trust Services is a Maine-chartered trust company, and Charter Trust is a New Hampshire-chartered trust company. As a New Hampshire-chartered trust company, Charter Trust is subject to New Hampshire laws applicable to trust companies and fiduciaries. Trust management services include trustee of both living trusts and trusts under wills, including revocable, irrevocable, charitable remainder and testamentary trusts, and in this capacity holds, accounts for and manages financial assets, real estate and special assets. Trust Services offers custody, estate settlement, and fiduciary tax services. The employees include credentialed investment and trust professionals with extensive experience. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, trust management services had total assets under management of $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively.
PERSONNEL
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 460 full time equivalent employee positions compared to 445 full time equivalents at December 31, 2018. The Company has augmented the staff with targeted hires to deepen the overall employee skill set. The Company has never had a work stoppage, and no employees are represented by a labor organization or subject to any collective bargaining arrangements. The employee relations of the Company are considered to be good.
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REGULATION AND SUPERVISION
As a bank holding company, the Company is regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act (“BHC”) and is subject to inspection, examination and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Reserve Board. The Company is also under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is subject to the disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE American exchange under the trading symbol “BHB,” and is subject to the rules of NYSE American for listed companies.
As a Maine-chartered financial institution, the Bank is subject to supervision, periodic examination, and regulation by the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions ("BFI") as its chartering authority and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") as its primary federal regulator. The prior approval of the BFI and the FDIC is required, among other things, for the Bank to establish or relocate an additional branch office, assume deposits, or engage in any merger, consolidation, purchase or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of any bank.
As a New Hampshire-chartered trust company, Charter Trust Company and its affiliates (“Charter”) are subject to supervision and periodic examination and regulation by the New Hampshire Banking Department. Charter’s consolidated capital includes the following legal entities: Charter Holding Corporation, Charter Trust Company and Charter New England Agency.
In accordance with NH RSA 383-C:5-502, Charter’s Capital Plan requires minimum capital of $500 thousand to be held in accordance with NH RSA 564-B:9-902. As of December 31, 2019 Charter’s total capital was $12.7 million and had liquidation reserves of $501 thousand held in a savings account. Charter also had operating reserves of $13.2 million held primarily at the Bank. As of December 31, 2019, Charter had an appropriate liquidation reserve, minimum capital in excess of statutory requirements, and all funds were held in accordance with prudent investor standards of NH RSA 564-B:9-902.
Bank Holding Company Regulations Applicable to the Company
The BHC Act and other federal laws subject bank holding companies to particular restrictions on the types of activities in which the Company may engage, and to a range of supervisory requirements and activities, including regulatory enforcement actions for violations of laws and regulations.
Permitted Activities
Generally, bank holding companies are prohibited under the BHC Act from engaging in or acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged in any activity other than (i) banking or managing or controlling banks or (ii) an activity that the Federal Reserve Board determines to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident to the business of banking. The Federal Reserve Board has the authority to require a bank holding company to terminate an activity or terminate control of or liquidate or divest certain subsidiaries or affiliates when the Federal Reserve Board believes the activity or the control of the subsidiary or affiliate constitutes a significant risk to the financial safety, soundness, or stability of any of its banking subsidiaries.
A bank holding company that qualifies and elects to become a financial holding company is permitted to engage in additional activities that are financial in nature or incidental or complementary to financial activity. The Company currently has no plans to make a financial holding company election.
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Sound Banking Practices
Bank holding companies and their non-banking subsidiaries are prohibited from engaging in activities that represent unsafe and unsound banking practices. For example, under certain circumstances the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation Y requires a holding company to give the Federal Reserve Board prior notice of any redemption or repurchase of its own equity securities if the consideration to be paid, together with the consideration paid for any repurchases in the preceding year, is equal to 10% or more of the company’s consolidated net worth. The Federal Reserve Board may oppose the transaction if it believes that the transaction would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice or would violate a regulation. As another example, a holding company is prohibited from impairing its subsidiary bank’s soundness by causing the bank to make funds available to non-banking subsidiaries or their customers if the Federal Reserve Board believes it not prudent to do so. The Federal Reserve Board has the power to assess civil money penalties for knowing or reckless violations, if the activities leading to a violation caused a substantial loss to a depository institution. Potential penalties are as high as $1,000,000 for each day the activity continues.
Source of Strength
In accordance with Federal Reserve Board policy, the holding company is expected to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to the Bank. Section 616 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) codifies the requirement that bank holding companies serve as a source of financial strength to their subsidiary depository institutions. Under this policy, the holding company is expected to commit resources to support its bank subsidiary, including at times when the holding company may not be in a financial position to provide it. As discussed below, the holding company could be required to guarantee the capital plan of the Bank if it becomes undercapitalized for purposes of banking regulations. Any capital loans by a bank holding company to its subsidiary bank are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of such subsidiary bank. The BHC Act provides that, in the event of a bank holding company’s bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a bank subsidiary will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to priority of payment.
Regulatory agencies have promulgated regulations to increase the capital requirements for bank holding companies to a level that matches those of banking institutions. See Capital Adequacy and Prompt Corrective Action included in "Item I- Regulation and Supervision" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Anti-tying Restrictions
Bank holding companies and affiliates are prohibited from tying the provision of services, such as extensions of credit, to other services offered by a holding company or its affiliates.
Mergers & Acquisitions
The BHC Act, the Bank Merger Act, the laws of the State of Maine applicable to financial institutions and other federal and state statutes regulate acquisitions of banks and their holding companies. The BHC Act generally limits acquisitions by bank holding companies to banks and companies engaged in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto. The BHC Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before (i) acquiring more than 5% of the voting stock of any bank or other bank holding company, (ii) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of any bank or bank holding company, or (iii) merging or consolidating with any other bank holding company.
In reviewing applications seeking approval of merger and acquisition transactions, the bank regulatory authorities generally consider, among other things, the competitive effect and public benefits of the transactions, the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the combined organization (including the capital position of the combined organization), the applicant’s performance record under the Community Reinvestment Act (see Community Reinvestment Act included in Item I), fair housing laws and the effectiveness of the subject organizations in combating money laundering activities.
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Limitations on Acquisitions of Bar Harbor Bankshares Common Stock
The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company unless the appropriate federal bank regulator has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the federal bank regulator, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act would constitute the acquisition of control of a bank holding company. In addition, the BHC Act prohibits any company from acquiring control of a bank or bank holding company without first having obtained the approval of the federal bank regulator. Among other circumstances, under the BHC Act, a company has control of a bank or bank holding company if the company owns, controls or holds with power to vote 25% or more of a class of voting securities of the bank or bank holding company, controls in any manner the election of a majority of directors or trustees of the bank or bank holding company, or the federal bank regulator has determined, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the company has the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the bank or bank holding company.
Dividends
Dividends from the Bank are the Company's principal source of cash revenues. The Company's earnings and activities are affected by legislation, by regulations and by local legislative and administrative bodies and decisions of courts in the jurisdictions in which business is conducted. These include limitations on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the holding company and the ability to pay dividends to stockholders. It is the policy of the Federal Reserve Board that bank holding companies should pay cash dividends on common stock only out of income available over the past year and only if prospective earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s expected future needs and financial condition. The policy provides that bank holding companies should not maintain a level of cash dividends that undermines the bank holding company’s ability to serve as a source of strength to its banking subsidiary. Consistent with such policy, a banking organization should have comprehensive policies on dividend payments that clearly articulate the organization’s objectives and approaches for maintaining a strong capital position and achieving the objectives of the policy statement.
The FDIC has the authority to use its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Federal law also prohibits the payment of dividends by a bank that will result in the bank failing to meet its applicable capital requirements on a pro forma basis. Maine law requires the approval of the BFI for any dividend that would reduce a bank's capital below prescribed limits.
Annual Reporting
The Company is required to file an annual report with the Federal Reserve Board, and such additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may require. The Federal Reserve Board may examine a bank holding company and any of its subsidiaries, and charge the Company for the cost of such an examination.
Imposition of Liability for Undercapitalized Subsidiaries: Pursuant to Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) federal banking agencies are required to take “prompt corrective action” (“PCA”) should an insured depository institution fail to meet certain capital adequacy standards. In the event an institution becomes “undercapitalized,” it must submit a capital restoration plan. The capital restoration plan will not be accepted by the regulators unless each company “having control of” the undercapitalized institution “guarantees” the subsidiary’s compliance with the capital restoration plan until it becomes “adequately capitalized.” For purposes of this statute, the holding company has control of the Bank. Under FDIA, the aggregate liability of all companies controlling a particular institution is limited to the lesser of five percent of the depository institution’s total assets at the time it became undercapitalized or the amount necessary to bring the institution into compliance with applicable capital standards. FDIA grants greater powers to bank regulators in situations where an institution becomes “significantly” or “critically” undercapitalized or fails to submit a capital restoration plan. For example, a bank holding company controlling such an institution can be required to obtain prior Federal Reserve Board approval of proposed distributions, or might be required to consent to a merger or to divest the troubled institution or other affiliates. See Capital Adequacy and Prompt Corrective Action included in Item I.
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Transactions with Affiliates
The holding company and the Bank are considered “affiliates” of each other under the Federal Reserve Act, and transactions between a bank and its affiliates are subject to certain restrictions, under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Reserve Board's implementing Regulation W. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B: (1) limit the extent to which an insured depository or its subsidiaries may engage in covered transactions (a) with an affiliate (as defined in such sections) to an amount equal to 10% of such institution’s capital and surplus, and (b) with all affiliates, in the aggregate to an amount equal to 20% of such capital and surplus; and (2) require all transactions with an affiliate, whether or not covered transactions, to be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the institution or subsidiary, as the terms provided or that would be provided to a non-affiliate. The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of a guarantee and other similar types of transactions.
State Law Restrictions
As a Maine corporation, the holding company is subject to certain limitations and restrictions under applicable Maine corporate law. For example, state law restrictions in Maine include limitations and restrictions relating to indemnification of directors, distributions and dividends to stockholders, transactions involving directors, officers or interested stockholders, maintenance of books, records, and minutes, and observance of certain corporate formalities.
As a New Hampshire-chartered trust company, Charter is subject to supervision and periodic examination and regulation by the New Hampshire Banking Department. Charter’s consolidated capital includes the following legal entities: Charter Holding Corporation, Charter Trust Company and Charter New England Agency.
Capital Adequacy and Prompt Corrective Action
In July 2013, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) issued final rules (the “Capital Rules”) that established the current capital framework for U.S. banking organizations. The Capital Rules generally implement the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (the “Basel Committee”) December 2010 final capital framework referred to as “Basel III” for strengthening international capital standards. In addition, the Capital Rules implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, including the requirements of Section 939A to remove references to credit ratings from the federal banking agencies’ rules. The Capital Rules substantially revised the risk-based capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries. The risk based capital guidelines are designed to make regulatory capital requirements sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks and bank holding companies, to account for off-balance sheet exposures and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid, low-risk assets.
The Capital Rules: (i) require a capital measure called “Common Equity Tier 1” (“CET1”) and related regulatory capital ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets; (ii) specify that Tier 1 capital consists of CET1 and “Additional Tier 1 capital” instruments meeting certain revised requirements; (iii) mandate that most deductions/adjustments to regulatory capital measures be made to CET1 and not to the other components of capital; and (iv) expand the scope of the deductions from and adjustments to capital as compared to existing regulations. The Capital Rules revised the definitions and the components of regulatory capital and impacted the calculation of the numerator in banking institutions’ regulatory capital ratios.
The Capital Rules prescribe a standardized approach for risk weightings, generally ranging from 0% for U.S. government and agency securities to 600% for certain equity exposures, resulting in higher risk weights for a variety of asset classes.
Pursuant to Section 38 of the FDIA, federal banking agencies are required to take “prompt corrective action” should an insured depository institutions fail to meet certain capital adequacy standards. At each successive lower capital category, an insured depository institution is subject to more restrictions and prohibitions, including restrictions on growth, restrictions on interest rates paid on deposits, restrictions or prohibitions on payment of dividends and restrictions on the acceptance of brokered deposits. Furthermore, if an insured depository institution is classified in one of the undercapitalized categories, it is required to submit a capital restoration plan to the appropriate federal banking agency, and the holding company must guarantee the performance of that plan. Based upon its capital levels,
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a bank that is classified as well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, or undercapitalized may be treated as though it were in the next lower capital category if the appropriate federal banking agency, after notice and opportunity for hearing, determines that an unsafe or unsound condition, or an unsafe or unsound practice, warrants such treatment.
For purposes of PCA, to be: (i) well-capitalized, an insured depository institution must have a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.5%, a CET1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 7.0%, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5%. Both the Company and the Bank have always maintained the capital ratios and leverage ratio above the levels to be considered quantitatively well-capitalized. For information regarding the capital ratios and leverage ratio of the Company and the Bank as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, see the discussion under the section captioned Capital Resources included in Item 7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Item 7 and Note 13 - Shareholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, elsewhere in this report.
The Volker Rule
Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly known as the Volcker Rule, restricts the ability of banking entities, such as the Company, from: (i) engaging in “proprietary trading” and (ii) investing in or sponsoring certain types of funds (“Covered Funds”), subject to certain limited exceptions. Under the Volcker Rule, a Covered Fund is any issuer that would be an investment company under the Investment Company Act (the “ICA”) but for the exemptions in section 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the ICA, which includes collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) and collateralized debt obligation securities. The regulation also provides, among other exemptions, an exemption for CLOs meeting certain requirements. The Bank is in compliance with these rules.
Significant Banking Regulations Applicable to the Bank
Deposit Insurance
The Bank’s deposit accounts are fully insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") of the FDIC up to the deposit insurance limit of $250,000 per depositor, per FDIC insured institution, and per ownership category, all in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The FDIC uses a risk-based assessment system that imposes insurance premiums based upon a risk matrix that accounts for a bank's capital level and supervisory rating (CAMELS rating). The risk matrix uses different risk categories distinguished by capital levels and supervisory ratings. The base for deposit insurance assessments is consolidated average assets less average tangible equity. Assessment rates are calculated using formulas that take into account the risk of the institution being assessed. The FDIC may increase or decrease the assessment rate schedule in order to manage the DIF to prescribed statutory target levels. An increase in the risk category for the Bank or in the assessment rates could have an adverse effect on the Bank’s and consequently the Company’s earnings. The FDIC may terminate deposit insurance if it determines the institution involved has engaged in or is engaging in unsafe or unsound banking practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition, or has violated applicable laws, regulations or orders.
In addition to deposit insurance assessments, the FDIA provides for additional assessments to be imposed on insured depository institutions to pay for the cost of Financing Corporation (“FICO”) funding. The FICO is a mixed-ownership government corporation established by the Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987, whose sole purpose was to function as a financing vehicle for the now defunct Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation. The FICO assessments are adjusted quarterly to reflect changes in the assessment base of the DIF and do not vary depending upon a depository institution’s capitalization or supervisory evaluation. The current annualized assessment rate is approximately six basis points and the rate is adjusted quarterly. These assessments continued until the FICO bonds matured in 2019.
Depositor Preference
The FDIA provides that, in the event of the “liquidation or other resolution” of an insured depository institution, the claims of depositors of the institution, including the claims of the FDIC as subrogee of insured depositors, and certain claims for administrative expenses of the FDIC as a receiver, will have priority over other general unsecured claims against the institution. If an insured depository institution fails, insured and uninsured depositors, along with the FDIC,
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will have priority in payment ahead of unsecured, non-deposit creditors, including the parent bank holding company, with respect to any extensions of credit they have made to such insured depository institution.
Consumer Financial Protection
The Company is subject to a number of federal and state consumer protection laws that govern its relationship with its customers. These laws include the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, the Service Members Civil Relief Act and these laws’ respective state law counterparts, as well as state usury laws and laws regarding unfair and deceptive acts and practices. These and other federal laws, among other things, require disclosures of the cost of credit and terms of deposit accounts, provide substantive consumer rights, prohibit discrimination in credit transactions, regulate the use of credit report information, provide financial privacy protections, prohibit unfair, deceptive and abusive practices, restrict the Bank's ability to raise interest rates and subject the Bank to substantial regulatory oversight. Violations of applicable consumer protection laws can result in significant potential liability from litigation brought by customers, including actual damages, restitution and attorneys’ fees.
Further, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") has broad rulemaking authority for a wide range of consumer financial laws that apply to all banks, including, among other things, the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices. Abusive acts or practices are defined as those that materially interfere with a consumer’s ability to understand a term or condition of a consumer financial product or service or take unreasonable advantage of a consumer’s: (i) lack of understanding on the part of the consumer of the material risks, costs, or conditions of the product or service, (ii) inability of the consumer to protect its interests in selecting or using a consumer financial product or service, or (iii) reasonable reliance on a covered entity to act in the consumer’s interests.
Neither the Dodd-Frank Act nor the individual consumer financial protection laws prevent states from adopting stricter consumer protection standards.
Brokered Deposit Restrictions
Under FDIC Improvement Act, banks may be restricted in their ability to accept brokered deposits, depending on their classification. “Well-capitalized” institutions are permitted to accept brokered deposits, but all banks that are not well-capitalized could be restricted from accepting such deposits. The Bank is currently well-capitalized and not restricted from accepting brokered deposits.
Community Reinvestment Act
The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (“CRA”), requires depository institutions to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas consistent with safe and sound banking practice. Under the CRA, each depository institution is required to help meet the credit needs of its market areas by, among other things, providing credit to low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. These factors are also considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions and applications to open a branch or facility. The applicable federal regulators regularly conduct CRA examinations to assess the performance of financial institutions and assign one of four ratings to the institution’s records of meeting the credit needs of its community. During its last examination, a rating of “satisfactory” was received by the Bank.
Insider Credit Transactions
Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act ("FRA") and its implementing Regulation O, restricts loans to directors, executive officers, and principal stockholders (“insiders”). Under Section 22(h), loans to insiders and their related interests may not exceed, together with all other outstanding loans to such persons and affiliated entities, the institution’s total capital and surplus. Loans to insiders above specified amounts must receive the prior approval of the Board of Directors. Further, under Section 22(h) of the FRA, loans to directors, executive officers and principal stockholders must be made on terms substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions to other persons, except that such insiders may receive preferential loans made under a benefit or compensation program that is widely available to the bank’s employees and does not give preference to the insider over the employees. Section 22(g) of the FRA places additional limitations on loans to executive officers. A violation of these restrictions may result in the assessment of
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substantial civil monetary penalties on the affected bank or any officer, director, employee, agent or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of that bank, the imposition of a cease and desist order, and other regulatory sanctions.
Safety and Soundness
Under the FDIA, each federal banking agency has prescribed, by regulation, non-capital safety and soundness standards for institutions under its authority. These standards cover internal controls, information and internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits, such other operational and managerial standards as the agency determines to be appropriate, and standards for asset quality, earnings and stock valuation. An institution which fails to meet these standards must develop a plan acceptable to the agency, specifying the steps that the institution will take to meet the standards. Failure to submit or implement such a plan may subject the institution to regulatory sanctions.
Examinations
The Bank is examined from time-to-time by its primary federal banking regulator, the FDIC, and the BFI.
Financial Privacy
Section V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("GLBA") and its implementing regulations require all financial institutions, including the Company and the Bank, to adopt privacy policies, restrict the sharing of nonpublic customer data with non-affiliated parties at the customer’s request, limit the reuse of certain consumer information received from non-affiliated financial institutions, and establish procedures and practices to protect customer data from unauthorized access. In addition, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (the "FACT Act”), includes many provisions affecting the Company, Bank, and/or their affiliates, including provisions concerning obtaining consumer reports, furnishing information to consumer reporting agencies, maintaining a program to prevent identity theft, sharing of certain information among affiliated companies, and other provisions. The FACT Act requires entities subject to FCRA to notify their customers if they report negative information about them to a credit bureau or if they are granted credit on terms less favorable than those generally available. The CFPB and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have extensive rulemaking authority under the FACT Act, and the Company and the Bank are subject to the rules that have been promulgated under the FACT Act, including rules requiring financial institutions with covered accounts (e.g. consumer bank accounts and loans) to develop, implement, and administer an identity theft protection program, as well as rules regarding limitations on affiliate marketing and implementation of programs to identify, detect and mitigate certain identity theft red flags. The Company has developed policies and procedures for itself and its subsidiaries, including the Bank, and believes it is in compliance with all privacy, information sharing, and notification provisions of the GLBA and the FACT Act. The Bank is also subject to data security standards, privacy and data breach notice requirements, primarily those issued by the FDIC.
Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives and the USA Patriot Act
A major focus of governmental policy on financial institutions over the last two decades has been combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (“USA Patriot Act”), substantially broadened the scope of United States anti-money laundering laws and regulations by imposing significant new compliance and due diligence obligations, creating new crimes and penalties and expanding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the United States. The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a number of regulations that apply various requirements of the USA Patriot Act to financial institutions such as the Bank. These regulations impose obligations on financial institutions to maintain appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to verify the identities of their customers. Financial institutions are also prohibited from entering into specified financial transactions and account relationships and must use enhanced due diligence procedures in their dealings with certain types of high-risk customers and implement a written customer identification program. Financial institutions must take certain steps to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering and report certain types of suspicious transactions. Regulatory authorities routinely examine financial institutions for compliance with these obligations, and failure of a financial institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of the relevant laws or regulations, can have serious legal and reputational consequences for the institution.
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Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulation
The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. These are typically known as the “OFAC” rules based on their administration by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). The OFAC-administered sanctions targeting countries take many different forms. Generally, however, they contain one or more of the following elements: (i) restrictions on trade with or investment in a sanctioned country, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports from and exports to a sanctioned country and prohibitions on “U.S. persons” engaging in financial transactions relating to making investments in, or providing investment-related advice or assistance to, a sanctioned country; and (ii) a blocking of assets in which the government or specially designated nationals of the sanctioned country have an interest, by prohibiting transfers of property subject to U.S. jurisdiction (including property in the possession or control of U.S. persons). Blocked assets (e.g., property and bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. The Company is responsible for, among other things, blocking accounts of, and transactions with, such targets and countries, prohibiting unlicensed trade and financial transactions with them and reporting blocked transactions after their occurrence. Failure to comply with these sanctions could have serious legal and reputational consequences.
Other Laws and Regulations
The Company is not only subject to federal laws applicable to it, it is also subject to the rules and regulations of the various federal agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing these federal laws.
Guidance on Sound Compensation Policies
The Dodd-Frank Act requires publicly traded companies to give stockholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation at their first annual meeting taking place six months after the date of enactment and at least every three years thereafter and on so-called “golden parachute” payments in connection with approvals of mergers and acquisitions.
The Dodd-Frank Act also requires the federal banking agencies and the SEC to establish joint regulations or guidelines prohibiting incentive-based payment arrangements at specified regulated entities with at least $1 billion in total consolidated assets that encourage inappropriate risks by providing an executive officer, employee, director or principal shareholder with excessive compensation, fees, or benefits that could lead to material financial loss to the entity. The federal banking agencies and the SEC most recently proposed such regulations in 2016, but the regulations have not yet been finalized. If the regulations are adopted in the form initially proposed, they will restrict the manner in which executive compensation is structured.
Changing Regulatory Structure and Future Legislation and Regulation
Congress may enact further legislation that affects the regulation of the financial services industry, and the Maine or New Hampshire legislature may enact further legislation affecting the regulation of financial institutions chartered by the State of Maine or the State of New Hampshire. Federal and state regulatory agencies also periodically propose and adopt changes to their regulations or change the manner in which existing regulations are applied. The Company cannot predict the substance or impact of pending or future legislation or regulations, or the application thereof, although enactment of the proposed legislation could impact the regulatory structure under which the Company operates and may significantly increase costs, impede the efficiency of internal business processes, require an increase in regulatory capital, require modifications to the Company’s business strategy, and limit the Company’s ability to pursue business opportunities in an efficient manner. A change in statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries could have a material effect on its business.
Monetary Policy and Economic Environment
The earnings of the Company are significantly affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of governmental authorities, including the Federal Reserve Board. Among the instruments of monetary policy used by the Federal Reserve Board to implement these objectives are open-market operations in U.S. Government securities and federal funds, changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowings, and changes in reserve requirements against member bank deposits. These instruments of monetary policy are used in varying combinations to influence the overall level of bank loans, investments, and deposits, and the interest rates charged on loans and paid for deposits. The Federal Reserve Board frequently uses these instruments of monetary policy, especially its open-market operations and the discount rate, to
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influence the level of interest rates, thereby affecting the strength of the economy, the level of inflation, or the price of the dollar in foreign exchange markets. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board have had a significant effect on the operating results of banking institutions in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. It is not possible to predict the nature of future changes in monetary and fiscal policies, or the effect which they may have on the Company’s business and earnings.
Environmental Laws
The Company believes that it is in compliance with all federal, state and local environmental regulations. The cost of ongoing compliance with such regulations does not have a material effect on operations.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in the Company involves risk, some of which, including market, liquidity, credit, operational, legal, compliance, reputational and strategic risks, could be substantial and is inherent in the Company's business. This risk also includes the possibility that the value of the investment could decrease considerably, and dividends or other distributions concerning the investment could be reduced or eliminated. Discussed below are risk factors that could adversely affect financial results and condition, as well as the value of, and return on investments made in the Company. Although the Company believes that these risks are the most important for you to consider, you should read this section in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, the notes to those Financial Statements and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.
Economic Risk Factors
Deterioration in local economies or real estate market may adversely affect financial performance.
The Company serves individuals and businesses located in the downeast, midcoast and central regions of Maine, the Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack and Sullivan counties in central and western New Hampshire, and the Rutland, Windsor and Orange counties in central Vermont. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is secured by real estate in these areas and the value of the associated collateral is subject to local real estate market conditions. Furthermore, many customers in the hospitality industry rely upon a high number of tourists to vacation destinations and attractions within the Company's markets. The Company's success is largely dependent on the economic conditions, including employment levels, population growth, income levels, savings trends and government policies in those market areas. A downturn in the local economies may adversely affect collateral values, sources of funds, and demand for products, all of which could have a negative impact on results of operations, financial condition and business expansion.
Changes in the general economy or the financial markets could adversely affect financial performance.
The outlook for the U.S. economy remains uncertain amid concerns about short- and long-term interest rates, debt and equity capital markets and general financial market conditions. A deterioration of general economic conditions could adversely affect local economies and have a negative impact on results of operations and financial condition. Deterioration or defaults made by issuers of the underlying collateral of investment securities may cause additional credit-related other-than-temporary impairment charges to the income statement. The Company's ability to borrow from other financial institutions or to access the debt or equity capital markets on favorable terms or at all could be adversely affected by disruptions in the capital markets or other events, including actions by rating agencies or deteriorating investor expectations.
Interest rate volatility could significantly reduce the Company’s profitability.
The Bank’s earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon its net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on interest-bearing assets such as loans and securities and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowed funds. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond the Company’s control, including general economic conditions, demand for loans, securities and deposits, policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, or the slope of the yield curve could influence not only the interest received on loans and securities and the amount of interest paid on deposits and borrowings, but such changes could also affect (i) the ability to originate loans and obtain deposits, (ii) the fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities, and (iii) the average duration of loans and securities that are collateralized by mortgages. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, net interest income, and therefore earnings, could be adversely affected. Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings. If interest rates decline, the Bank’s higher-rate loans and investments may be subject to prepayment risk, which could negatively impact its net interest margin. Conversely, if interest rates increase, the Bank’s loans and investment securities may be subject to extension risk, which could negatively impact its net interest margin as well.
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Industry Risk Factors
Loss of deposits or a change in deposit mix could increase the cost of funding.
Deposits are a low cost and stable source of funding. The Company competes with banks and other financial institutions for deposits. Funding costs may increase if deposits are lost and are forced to replace them with more expensive sources of funding, if customers shift their deposits into higher cost products or if the Company needs to raise interest rates to avoid losing deposits. Higher funding costs reduce the net interest margin, net interest income and net income.
Wholesale funding sources may prove insufficient to replace deposits, support operations and future growth.
The Company and banking subsidiaries must maintain sufficient funds to respond to the needs of customers. To manage liquidity, the Company draws upon a number of funding sources in addition to core deposit growth, loan repayments and maturities of loans and securities. These sources include FHLB and FRB advances, proceeds from the sale of securities and loans and liquidity resources at the holding company. The Company's ability to manage liquidity will be severely constrained if unable to maintain access to funding or if adequate financing is not available to accommodate future growth at acceptable costs. In addition, if the Company is required to rely more heavily on more expensive funding sources to support future growth, revenues may not increase proportionately to cover costs. In this case, operating margins and profitability would be adversely affected.
The Company may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.
The Company's ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Bank and non-bank financial services companies are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty and other relationships. The Company has exposure to different industries and counterparties through transactions with counterparties in the bank and non-bank financial services industries, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks and other institutional clients. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more bank or non-bank financial services companies, or the bank or non-bank financial services industries generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. These losses or defaults could have an adverse affect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
High concentrations of commercial loans may increase exposure to credit loss upon borrower default.
As of December 31, 2019, approximately 51% of the Banks’s loan portfolio consisted of commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, construction and agricultural loans. Commercial loan portfolio concentration generally exposes lenders to greater risk of delinquency and loss than residential real estate loans because repayment of the loans often depends on the successful operation and income streams from the property. Commercial loans typically involve larger balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers as compared to residential real estate loans. As the Bank’s loan portfolio contains a significant number of large commercial loans, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could cause a significant increase in non-performing loans, provision for loan losses, and/or an increase in loan charge-offs, all of which could adversely affect the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
Prepayments of loans may negatively impact the Company's business. Generally, customers may prepay the principal amount of their outstanding loans at any time.
The speeds at which such prepayments occur, as well as the size of such prepayments, are within the customers’ discretion. Fluctuations in interest rates, in certain circumstances, may also lead to high levels of loan prepayments, which may also have an adverse impact on net interest income. If customers prepay the principal amount of their loans, and the Company is unable to lend those funds to other borrowers or invest the funds at the same or higher interest rates, interest income will be reduced. A significant reduction in interest income could have a negative impact on results of operations and financial condition.
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Secondary mortgage market conditions may adversely affect financial condition and earnings.
The secondary mortgage markets are impacted by interest rates and investor demand for residential mortgage loans and increased investor yield requirements for these loans. These conditions may fluctuate in the future. As a result, a prolonged period of secondary market illiquidity may reduce the Company's loan production volumes, change loan portfolio composition, and reduce operating results. Secondary markets are affected by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginny Mae (collectively, the "Agencies") for loan purchases that meet their conforming loan requirements. These agencies could limit purchases of conforming loans due to capital constraints, a changes in conforming loan criteria or other factors. Proposals to reform mortgage finance could affect the role of the Agencies and the market for conforming loans.
The Bank is exposed to risk of environmental liabilities with respect to properties to which it takes title.
In the course of business, the Bank may own or foreclose and take title to real estate that may be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties. The Company may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, investigation and restoration costs. The cost associated with investigation or restoration activities could be substantial. In addition, as the owner or former owner of a contaminated site, the Company may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the property.
Greater than anticipated credit losses in the loan portfolios may adversely affect earnings.
Credit losses are inherent in the business of making loans and could have a material adverse affect on operating results. The Company makes various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of the loan portfolio and provide an allowance for loan losses based on a number of factors. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a periodic basis using current information, including the quality of the loan portfolio, economic conditions, the value of the underlying collateral and the level of non-accrual loans. Although the Company believes the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio, this allowance may not be adequate. Increases in the allowance will result in an expense for the period, thereby reducing reported net income.
A new accounting standard may require us to increase the allowance for loan losses.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which will be effective for the Company for the first quarter of the year ending December 31, 2020. This standard, often referred to as CECL requires companies to recognize an allowance for credit losses using a new current expected credit loss model. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on the consolidated financial statements. Any increase in the allowance for credit losses or expenses incurred to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses may have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. This is discussed further in Note 1- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company may be adversely affected by continuous technological change.
The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. The Company’s future success depends, in part, upon its ability to address the needs of its customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional operational efficiencies. Many of the Company's larger competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. The Company may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to its customers.
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Disruptions to the Company’s information systems and security breaches may adversely affect its business and reputation.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company relies on electronic communications and information systems to conduct its businesses and to store sensitive data, including financial information regarding its customers. The integrity of information systems are under significant threat from cyberattacks by third parties, including through coordinated attacks sponsored by foreign nations and criminal organizations to disrupt business operations and other compromises to data and systems for political or criminal purposes. The Company employs an in-depth, layered, defense approach that leverages people, processes and technology to manage and maintain cybersecurity controls. Notwithstanding the strength of defensive measures, the threat from cyberattacks is severe, attacks are sophisticated and attackers respond rapidly to changes in defensive measures. Cybersecurity risks may also occur with the Company’s third-party service providers, and may interfere with their ability to fulfill their contractual obligations to us, with additional potential for financial loss or liability that could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. The Company offers its customers the ability to bank remotely and provide other technology-based products and services, which services include the secure transmission of confidential information over the Internet and other remote channels. To the extent that the Company’s customers’ systems are not secure or are otherwise compromised, its network could be vulnerable to unauthorized access, malicious software, phishing schemes and other security breaches. To the extent that the Company’s activities or the activities of its clients or third-party service providers involve the storage and transmission of confidential information, security breaches and malicious software could expose the Company to claims, regulatory scrutiny, litigation and other possible liabilities.
While to date the Company has not experienced a significant compromise, significant data loss or material financial losses related to cybersecurity attacks, the Company’s systems and those of its customers and third-party service providers, are under constant threat and may experience a significant event in the future. The Company may suffer material financial losses related to these risks or be subject to liability for compromises to its customers or third-party providers. Any such losses or liabilities could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, and could expose us to reputation risk, the loss of client business, increased operational costs, as well as additional regulatory scrutiny, possible litigation, and related financial liability. These risks also include possible business interruption, including the inability to access critical information and systems.
Business Risk Factors
Strong competition within the Company's markets may significantly impact profitability.
The Company competes with an ever-increasing array of financial service providers. See the section entitled “Competition” of Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional competitor information. Competition from nationwide banks, as well as local institutions, continues to mount in the Company's markets. To compete, the Company focuses on quality customer service, making decisions at the local level, maintaining long-term customer relationships, building customer loyalty, and providing products and services designed to address the specific needs of customers. Failure to perform in any of these areas could significantly weaken the Company's competitive position, which could adversely affect growth and profitability.
Market changes may adversely affect demand for services and impact revenue, costs, and earnings.
Channels for servicing the Company’s customers are evolving rapidly, with less reliance on traditional branch facilities, increased use of e-commerce channels, and demand for universal bankers and other relationship managers who can service multiple product lines. The Company has an ongoing process for evaluating the profitability of its branch system and other office and operational facilities. The identification of unprofitable operations and facilities can lead to restructuring charges and introduce the risk of disruptions to revenues and customer relationships. The Company competes with larger financial institutions who are rapidly evolving their service channels and escalating the costs of evolving the service process.
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The Company is subject to a variety of operational risks, including reputational risk, and the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, which may adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations.
The Company is exposed to many types of operational risks, including reputational risk, legal and compliance risk, the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, and unauthorized transactions by employees or operational errors, including clerical or record-keeping errors or those resulting from faulty or disabled computer or telecommunications systems. If personal, non-public, confidential, or proprietary information of customers in the Company's possession were to be mishandled or misused, the Company could suffer significant regulatory consequences, reputational damage, and financial loss.
Because the nature of the financial services business involves a high volume of transactions, certain errors may be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and successfully rectified. The Company’s necessary dependence upon automated systems to record and process transactions and its large transaction volume may further increase the risk that technical flaws or employee tampering or manipulation of those systems will result in losses that are difficult to detect. The Company may also be subject to disruptions of its operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond its control (i.e., computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages, natural disaster, disease pandemics, or other damage to property or physical assets), which may give rise to disruption of service to customers and to financial loss or liability. The Company is further exposed to the risk that its external vendors may be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations (or will be subject to the same risk of fraud or operational errors by their respective employees) and to the risk that the Company's vendors' business continuity and data security systems prove to be inadequate. The occurrence of any of these risks could result in a diminished ability to operate (i.e., by requiring the Company to expend significant resources to correct the defect), as well as potential liability to clients, reputational damage, and regulatory intervention.
Expansion, growth, and acquisitions could negatively impact earnings if not successful.
The Company may grow organically both by geographic expansion and through business line expansion, as well as through acquisitions. Success of these activities depends on the Company's ability to continue to maintain and develop an infrastructure appropriate to support and integrate such growth. Success may also depends on acceptance of the Bank by customers in these new markets and, in the case of expansion through acquisitions, these factors include the long-term recruitment and retention of key personnel and acquired customer relationships. Profitability depends on whether the marginal revenue generated in the new markets will offset the increased expenses of operating a larger entity, with more staff, more locations, and more product offerings. Failure to achieve any of these success factors may have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
Goodwill from acquisitions could become impaired.
Applicable accounting standards require that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations. Under purchase accounting, if the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the fair value of the acquired company’s net assets, the excess is carried on the balance sheet as goodwill, by the acquirer. A significant decline in expected future cash flows, a continuing period of market disruption, market capitalization to book value deterioration, or slower growth rates may require the Company to record charges in the future related to the impairment of goodwill. If the Company concludes that a future write-down is necessary, the impact could have an adverse affect on financial condition and results of operations
The Company may be unable to attract and retain key personnel.
The Company’s success depends, in large part, on its ability to attract and retain key personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in the financial services industry can be intense and the Company and its subsidiaries may not be able to hire or retain the key personnel that it depends upon for success. In addition, the Bank’s rural geographic marketplace, combined with relatively expensive real estate purchase prices in the many tourist communities the Company serves, create additional risks for the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel. The unexpected loss of services of one or more of key personnel could have a material adverse impact on the Company's business because of their skills, knowledge of the markets in which the Company operates, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
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The Company's operations is reliant on outside vendors.
The Company's operations is dependent on the use of certain outside vendors for its day-to-day operations. The vendor may not perform in accordance with established performance standards required in its agreements for any number of reasons including a change in the vendor's senior management, financial condition, product line or mix and how they support existing customers, or simply change their strategic focus putting the Company at risk. While the Company has a comprehensive policies and procedures in place to mitigate risk in all phases of vendor management from selection, to performance monitoring, the failure of a vendor to perform in accordance with contractual agreements could be disruptive to its business, which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to possible claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibilities.
From time to time, customers make claims and take legal action pertaining to the Company’s performance of its fiduciary responsibilities. Whether customer claims and legal action related to the Company's performance of fiduciary responsibilities are founded or unfounded, if such claims and legal actions are not resolved in a favorable manner, they may result in significant financial liability and/or adversely affect the market perception of the Company and products and services as well as impact customer demand for products and services.
Severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events could significantly impact the Company’s business and the business of its customers.
Severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, and other adverse external events could have a significant impact on the Company’s ability to conduct business. Such events could affect the stability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair the value of collateral securing loans, cause significant property damage, result in loss of revenue and/or cause us to incur additional expenses. In particular, such events may have a particularly negative impact upon the business of customers who are engaged in the hospitality and natural resource dependent industries in the Company's market area, which could have a direct negative impact on the Company’s business and results of operations.
Regulatory Risk Factors
The Company is subject to extensive government regulation and supervision, which may interfere with the ability to conduct business and may negatively impact financial results.
The Company is subject to extensive federal and state regulation and supervision. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect depositors’ funds, the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund and the safety and soundness of the banking system as a whole, not stockholders. These regulations affect the Company’s lending practices, capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy and growth, among other things. Congress and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations or policies, could affect the Company in substantial and unpredictable ways. Such changes could subject the Company to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products the Company may offer, and/or limit the pricing the Company may charge on certain banking services, among other things. Compliance personnel and resources may increase costs of operations and adversely impact earnings.
Failure to comply with laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties and/or reputation damage, which could have a material adverse affect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. While the Company has policies and procedures designed to prevent any such violations, there can be no assurance that such violations will not occur.
The Company’s access to funds from subsidiaries may be restricted.
Bar Harbor Bankshares is a separate and distinct legal entity from the Bank and non-banking subsidiaries. Bar Harbor Bankshares depends on dividends, distributions and other payments from its banking and non-banking subsidiaries to fund dividend payments on its common stock and to fund all payments on its other obligations. The Company’s subsidiaries are subject to laws that authorize regulatory bodies to block or reduce the flow of funds from those subsidiaries to Bar Harbor Bankshares, which could impede access to funds it needs to make payments on its obligations or dividend payments.
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The Company may elect or be compelled to seek additional capital in the future, but capital may not be available when it is needed.
The Company is required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support its operations. In addition, the Company may elect to raise additional capital to support its business or to finance acquisitions, if any, or the Company may otherwise elect to raise additional capital.
The Company’s ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions, and a number of other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, and on its financial performance. Accordingly, there is no assurance of the Company’s ability to raise additional capital if needed or on acceptable terms. If the Company cannot raise additional capital when needed, or on reasonable terms, it may have a material adverse affect on its financial condition and results of operations.
Changes in tax laws and regulations and differences in interpretation of tax laws and regulations may adversely impact the Company's financial statements.
Federal, state, and local tax authorities may change tax laws and regulations, which could result in a decrease or increase to net deferred tax assets. In December 2017, the Company recognized a write-down of $4.0 million in net deferred tax assets in connection with the adoption of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("TCJA"). Federal, state, and local tax authorities may interpret tax laws and regulations differently and challenge tax positions that the Company has taken on tax returns. This may result in differences in the treatment of revenues, deductions, credits and/or differences in the timing of these items. The differences in treatment may result in payment of additional taxes, interest or penalties that could have a material adverse affect on results.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Company’s principal executive offices and one branch are in a building owned by the Company located at 82 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine. The Bank provides full-banking services at an additional 51 locations throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont of which 32 are owned and 19 are leased. The Bank also has one stand-alone drive-up window in New Hampshire and one in Vermont. In addition to banking offices, the Company also has an Operations Center located in Ellsworth, Maine, that houses the Company’s operations and data processing centers, as well as leased space in Hampden, Maine, Rockland, Maine, Portland, Maine, Manchester, New Hampshire and Bedford, New Hampshire where back office support for multiple lines of business and related functions are located. In the opinion of management, the physical properties of the Company and the Bank are considered adequate to meet the needs of customers in the communities served.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or may be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that the final outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect on business, operating results, financial condition or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
The common stock of the Company is traded on the NYSE American, under the trading symbol "BHB". As of March 6, 2020, there were 15,587,359 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock, par value $2.00 per share, outstanding and approximately 1,579 shareholders of record, as obtained through the Company’s transfer agent.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
No unregistered equity securities were sold by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Common Stock Performance Graph
The following graph illustrates the estimated yearly change in value of the Company's cumulative total stockholder return on its common stock for each of the last five years. Total shareholder return is computed by taking the difference between the ending price of the common stock at the end of the previous year and the current year, plus any dividends paid divided by the ending price of the common stock at the end of the previous year. For purposes of comparison, the graph also matches Bar Harbor Bankshares' cumulative 5-Year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NYSE American Composite index, and the SNL Bank $1B to $5B Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in the Company's common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2019.
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Index | 12/31/14 | 12/31/15 | 12/31/16 | 12/31/17 | 12/31/18 | 12/31/19 | ||||||||||||
Bar Harbor Bankshares | 100.00 | 110.8 | 157.31 | 138.34 | 118.15 | 138.44 | ||||||||||||
NYSE American Composite Index | 100.00 | 96.03 | 107.62 | 127.96 | 116.72 | 146.76 | ||||||||||||
SNL Bank $1B - $5B Index | 100.00 | 111.94 | 161.04 | 171.69 | 150.42 | 182.85 | ||||||||||||
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following summary data is based in part on the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and other schedules appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Historical data is also based in part on, and should be read in conjunction with, prior filings with the SEC.
At or For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except ratios and share data) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Condition Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,669 | $ | 3,608 | $ | 3,565 | $ | 1,755 | $ | 1,580 | ||||||||||
Total earning assets(1) | 3,318 | 3,263 | 3,244 | 1,683 | 1,517 | |||||||||||||||
Total investments | 684 | 761 | 755 | 554 | 526 | |||||||||||||||
Total loans | 2,641 | 2,490 | 2,486 | 1,129 | 990 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Total goodwill and intangible assets | 127 | 108 | 108 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 2,696 | 2,483 | 2,352 | 1,050 | 943 | |||||||||||||||
Total borrowings | 531 | 724 | 830 | 537 | 475 | |||||||||||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 396 | 371 | 355 | 157 | 154 | |||||||||||||||
Operating Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest and dividend income | $ | 135 | $ | 127 | $ | 116 | $ | 57 | $ | 55 | ||||||||||
Total interest expense | 45 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 90 | 91 | 92 | 45 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Non-interest income | 29 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Net revenue(2) | 119 | 119 | 118 | 58 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 90 | 75 | 72 | 36 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense(3) | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 23 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios and Other Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Per Common Share Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings | $ | 1.46 | $ | 2.13 | $ | 1.71 | $ | 1.65 | $ | 1.69 | ||||||||||
Diluted earnings | 1.45 | 2.12 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 1.67 | |||||||||||||||
Total book value | 25.48 | 23.87 | 22.96 | 17.19 | 17.10 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.67 | |||||||||||||||
Common stock price: | ||||||||||||||||||||
High | 27.58 | 30.95 | 33.41 | 33.25 | 25.32 | |||||||||||||||
Low | 21.24 | 21.25 | 25.09 | 19.69 | 19.31 | |||||||||||||||
Close | 25.39 | 22.43 | 27.01 | 31.55 | 22.95 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 15,541 | 15,488 | 15,184 | 9,069 | 8,970 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted | 15,587 | 15,564 | 15,290 | 9,143 | 9,090 | |||||||||||||||
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At or For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except ratios and share data) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Performance Ratios:(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Return on assets | 0.62 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.98 | % | ||||||||||
Return on equity | 5.82 | 9.22 | 7.41 | 9.21 | 10.01 | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate spread | 2.56 | 2.68 | 2.99 | 2.86 | 3.09 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent)(5) | 2.78 | 2.87 | 3.10 | 2.96 | 3.19 | |||||||||||||||
Dividend payout ratio | 59.09 | 36.99 | 44.26 | 44.04 | 39.86 | |||||||||||||||
Organic Growth Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 6.0 | % | 1.4 | % | 23.8 | % | 9.2 | % | 11.2 | % | ||||||||||
Total loans | 1.9 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||
Total deposits | (1.8 | ) | 5.6 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||
Asset Quality and Condition Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-accruing loans/total loans | 0.44 | % | 0.73 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.71 | % | ||||||||||
Net charge-offs/average loans | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | — | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses/total loans(6) | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.92 | 0.95 | |||||||||||||||
Loans/deposits | 98 | 100 | 106 | 108 | 105 | |||||||||||||||
Capital Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets - Company | 8.13 | % | 8.53 | % | 8.10 | % | 8.94 | % | 9.37 | % | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets - Company | 11.39 | 12.68 | 12.19 | 15.01 | 15.55 | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets - Bank | 8.39 | 8.74 | 8.58 | 9.06 | 9.49 | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets - Bank | 11.79 | 12.99 | 12.92 | 15.20 | 15.77 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholders equity to total assets | 10.80 | 10.27 | 9.95 | 8.93 | 9.76 | |||||||||||||||
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(1) | Earning assets includes non-accruing loans and securities that are valued at amortized cost. |
(2) | Net revenue is defined as net interest income plus non-interest income. |
(3) | In December 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was enacted, and the Company recognized a $4.0 million write-down of its deferred tax assets and liabilities upon revaluation using the lower federal corporate income tax rate of 21.0% |
(4) | All performance ratios are based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable. |
(5) | Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax advantaged securities and loans. |
(6) | Generally accepted accounting principles require that loans acquired in a business combination be recorded at fair value, whereas loans from business activities are recorded at cost. The fair value of loans acquired in a business combination includes expected loan losses, and there is no loan loss allowance recorded for these loans at the time of acquisition. Accordingly, the ratio of the loan loss allowance to total loans is reduced as a result of the existence of such loans, and this measure is not directly comparable to prior periods. Similarly, net loan charge-offs are normally reduced for loans acquired in a business combination since these loans are recorded net of expected loan losses. Therefore, the ratio of net loan charge-offs to average loans is reduced as a result of the existence of such loans, and this measure is not directly comparable to prior periods. Other institutions may have loans acquired in a business combination, and therefore there may be no direct comparability of these ratios between and among other institutions. |
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AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE YIELDS/RATES
The following table presents average balances and average rates and yields on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods included:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except ratios) | Average Balance | Interest(3) | Average Yield/Rate (3) | Average Balance | Interest(3) | Average Yield/Rate (3) | Average Balance | Interest(3) | Average Yield/Rate (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 875 | $ | 42 | 4.73 | % | $ | 829 | $ | 38 | 4.56 | % | $ | 774 | $ | 33 | 4.24 | % | |||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 411 | 19 | 4.72 | 390 | 18 | 4.57 | 337 | 16 | 4.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 1,158 | 45 | 3.91 | 1,133 | 44 | 3.85 | 1,159 | 44 | 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer | 116 | 6 | 5.11 | 118 | 6 | 4.73 | 127 | 6 | 4.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans(1) | 2,560 | 113 | 4.38 | 2,470 | 106 | 4.24 | 2,397 | 99 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities and other(2) | 743 | 25 | 3.42 | 762 | 25 | 3.23 | 757 | 24 | 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total earning assets | 3,303 | 138 | 4.16 | % | 3,232 | 131 | 4.00 | % | 3,154 | 123 | 3.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 81 | 58 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (15 | ) | (13 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 170 | 140 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,648 | $ | 3,525 | $ | 3,465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW | $ | 492 | $ | 2 | 0.49 | % | $ | 457 | $ | 2 | 0.42 | % | $ | 455 | $ | 1 | 0.25 | % | |||||||||||||||
Savings | 359 | 1 | 0.19 | 354 | 1 | 0.17 | 368 | 1 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market | 348 | 5 | 1.32 | 281 | 2 | 0.78 | 301 | 2 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 924 | 19 | 2.09 | 903 | 15 | 1.64 | 760 | 8 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing deposits | 2,123 | 27 | 1.27 | 1,995 | 20 | 0.98 | 1,884 | 12 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings | 708 | 19 | 2.61 | 790 | 17 | 2.16 | 863 | 13 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing liabilities | 2,831 | 46 | 1.61 | % | 2,785 | 37 | 1.31 | % | 2,747 | 25 | 0.87 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-interest bearing demand deposits | 394 | 355 | 340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 34 | 28 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 3,259 | 3,168 | 3,114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 389 | 357 | 351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 3,648 | $ | 3,525 | $ | 3,465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income | $ | 92 | $ | 93 | $ | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin | 2.78 | % | 2.87 | % | 3.10 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest spread | 2.56 | 2.68 | 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) | The average balances of loans include non-accrual loans and unamortized deferred fees and costs. |
(2) | The average balance for securities is based on amortized cost. |
(3) | Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax-advantaged securities and loans. |
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table presents the effects of rate and volume changes on the fully taxable equivalent net interest income. Tax exempt interest revenue is shown on a tax-equivalent basis for proper comparison. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided with respect to changes attributable to (1) changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior year volume), (2) changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior year rate), and (3) changes in volume/rate (change in rate multiplied by change in volume) have been allocated proportionately based on the absolute value of the change due to the rate and the change due to volume.
2019 Compared with 2018 | 2018 Compared with 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Increases (Decreases) due to | Increases (Decreases) due to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Rate | Volume | Net | Rate | Volume | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 1,631 | $ | 2,123 | $ | 3,754 | $ | 2,583 | $ | 2,295 | $ | 4,878 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial(1) | 619 | 962 | 1,581 | (644 | ) | 2,553 | 1,909 | |||||||||||||||||
Residential | 708 | 920 | 1,628 | 655 | (961 | ) | (306 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer | 373 | (120 | ) | 253 | 616 | (486 | ) | 130 | ||||||||||||||||
Total loans | 3,331 | 3,885 | 7,216 | 3,210 | 3,401 | 6,611 | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities | 1,394 | (608 | ) | 786 | 818 | 323 | 1,141 | |||||||||||||||||
Total interest income | $ | 4,725 | $ | 3,277 | $ | 8,002 | $ | 4,028 | $ | 3,724 | $ | 7,752 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW | $ | 344 | $ | 142 | $ | 486 | $ | 736 | $ | 4 | $ | 740 | ||||||||||||
Savings | 108 | 13 | 121 | 113 | (72 | ) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
Money market | 1,897 | 527 | 2,424 | 842 | (98 | ) | 744 | |||||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 4,130 | 352 | 4,482 | 5,163 | 1,525 | 6,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 6,479 | 1,034 | 7,513 | 6,854 | 1,359 | 8,213 | ||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings | 3,357 | (1,857 | ) | 1,500 | 5,507 | (1,067 | ) | 4,440 | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest expense | $ | 9,836 | $ | (823 | ) | $ | 9,013 | $ | 12,361 | $ | 292 | $ | 12,653 | |||||||||||
Change in net interest income | $ | (5,111 | ) | $ | 4,100 | $ | (1,011 | ) | $ | (8,333 | ) | $ | 3,432 | $ | (4,901 | ) | ||||||||
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(1) | Includes a lower tax equivalency adjustment due to a lower federal corporate tax rate of 21% in 2019 and 2018 and 35% in 2017. |
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This document contains certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP measures are intended to provide the reader with additional supplemental perspectives on operating results, performance trends, and financial condition. Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financial information. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures is provided below. In all cases, it should be understood that non-GAAP measures do not depict amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders. An item that management excludes when computing non-GAAP adjusted earnings can be of substantial importance to the Company's results for any particular quarter or year. The Company's non-GAAP adjusted earnings information set forth is not necessarily comparable to non- GAAP information that may be presented by other companies. Each non-GAAP measure used by the Company in this report as supplemental financial data should be considered in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financial information.
The Company utilizes the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings in evaluating operating trends, including components for adjusted revenue and expense. These measures exclude amounts that the Company views as unrelated to its normalized operations, including gains/losses on securities, premises, equipment and other real estate owned, acquisition costs, restructuring costs, legal settlements, and systems conversion costs. Non-GAAP adjustments are presented net of an adjustment for income tax expense.
The Company also calculates adjusted earnings per share based on its measure of adjusted earnings. The Company views these amounts as important to understanding its operating trends, particularly due to the impact of accounting standards related to acquisition activity. Analysts also rely on these measures in estimating and evaluating the Company's performance. Management also believes that the computation of non-GAAP adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share may facilitate the comparison of the Company to other companies in the financial services industry. The Company also adjusts certain equity related measures to exclude intangible assets due to the importance of these measures to the investment community.
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The following table summarizes the reconciliation of non-GAAP items for the time periods presented:
At or For The Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
GAAP net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||||
Plus (less): | ||||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of securities, net | (237 | ) | 924 | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on sale of premises and equipment, net | 18 | — | 94 | |||||||||||
Loss on other real estate owned | 166 | 20 | — | |||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 1,096 | — | — | |||||||||||
Acquisition, restructuring and other expenses | 8,317 | 1,728 | 3,302 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense(1) | (2,232 | ) | (635 | ) | (1,269 | ) | ||||||||
Tax reform charge | — | — | 3,988 | |||||||||||
Total adjusted income(2) | (A) | $ | 29,748 | $ | 34,974 | $ | 32,089 | |||||||
GAAP net interest income | (B) | $ | 89,810 | $ | 90,883 | $ | 92,155 | |||||||
Plus: Non-interest income | 29,069 | 27,935 | 25,982 | |||||||||||
Total Revenue | 118,879 | 118,818 | 118,137 | |||||||||||
(Less) plus: (Gain) loss on sale of securities, net | (237 | ) | 924 | (19 | ) | |||||||||
Total adjusted revenue(2) | (C) | $ | 118,642 | $ | 119,742 | $ | 118,118 | |||||||
GAAP total non-interest expense | $ | 89,733 | $ | 75,539 | $ | 72,726 | ||||||||
Less: Loss on sale of premises and equipment, net | (18 | ) | — | (94 | ) | |||||||||
Less: Loss on other real estate owned | (166 | ) | (20 | ) | — | |||||||||
Less: Loss on debt extinguishment | (1,096 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Less: Acquisition, restructuring and other expenses | (8,317 | ) | (1,728 | ) | (3,302 | ) | ||||||||
Adjusted non-interest expense(2) | (D) | $ | 80,136 | $ | 73,791 | $ | 69,330 | |||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||
Average earning assets | (E) | $ | 3,303 | $ | 3,233 | $ | 3,154 | |||||||
Average assets | (F) | 3,649 | 3,525 | 3,464 | ||||||||||
Average shareholders' equity | (G) | 389 | 357 | 351 | ||||||||||
Average tangible shareholders' equity(2)(3) | (H) | 280 | 249 | 243 | ||||||||||
Tangible shareholders' equity, period-end(2)(3) | (I) | 269 | 263 | 246 | ||||||||||
Tangible assets, period-end(2)(3) | (J) | 3,542 | 3,501 | 3,457 | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
Common shares outstanding, period-end | (K) | 15,558 | 15,523 | 15,443 | ||||||||||
Average diluted shares outstanding | (L) | 15,587 | 15,564 | 15,290 | ||||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share, diluted(2) | (A/L) | $ | 1.91 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 2.10 | |||||||
Tangible book value per share, period-end(2) | (I/K) | 17.30 | 16.94 | 15.94 | ||||||||||
Securities adjustment, net of tax(1)(4) | (M) | 5,549 | (8,663 | ) | 1,711 | |||||||||
Tangible book value per share, excluding securities adjustment(2) | (I+M)/K | 16.94 | 17.50 | 15.83 | ||||||||||
Tangible shareholders' equity/tangible assets(2) | (I/J) | 7.60 | 7.51 | 7.12 | ||||||||||
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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Performance ratios(5) | ||||||||||||||
GAAP return on assets | 0.62 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.75 | % | ||||||||
Adjusted return on assets(2) | (A/F) | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.93 | ||||||||||
GAAP return on equity | 5.82 | 9.22 | 7.41 | |||||||||||
Adjusted return on equity(2) | (A/G) | 7.65 | 9.79 | 9.15 | ||||||||||
Adjusted return on tangible equity(2)(3)(6) | (A/H) | 10.86 | 14.29 | 13.40 | ||||||||||
Efficiency ratio(2)(7) | (D-O-Q)/(C+N) | 64.95 | 59.27 | 55.44 | ||||||||||
Net interest margin(2) | (B+P)/E | 2.78 | 2.87 | 3.10 | ||||||||||
Supplementary data | ||||||||||||||
Taxable equivalent adjustment for efficiency ratio | (N) | $ | 2,692 | $ | 2,554 | $ | 4,391 | |||||||
Franchise taxes included in non-interest expense | (O) | 469 | 479 | 599 | ||||||||||
Tax equivalent adjustment for net interest margin | (P) | 2,048 | 1,986 | 5,615 | ||||||||||
Intangible amortization | (Q) | 861 | 828 | 812 | ||||||||||
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(1) | Assumes a marginal tax rate of 23.87% in 2019, 23.78% in 2018 and 37.57% in 2017. |
(2) | Non-GAAP financial measure. |
(3) | Tangible shareholders' equity is computed by taking total shareholders' equity less the intangible assets at period-end. Tangible assets is computed by taking total assets less the intangible assets at period-end. |
(4) | Securities adjustment, net of tax represents the total unrealized gain on securities recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheets within total common shareholders' equity. |
(5) | All performance ratios are based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable. |
(6) | Adjusted return on tangible equity is computed by taking adjusted income divided by shareholder's equity less tax-effected amortization of intangibles assets, assuming a marginal tax rate of 23.87% in 2019, 23.78% in 2018 and 37.57% in 2017%. |
(7) | Efficiency ratio is computed by using adjusted non-interest expense net of franchise taxes and intangible amortization divided by adjusted revenue tax effected for tax-advantaged assets using a marginal tax rate of 23.87% in 2019, 23.78% in 2018 and 37.57% in 2017. |
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SUMMARY
Bar Harbor Bankshares recorded 2019 net income of $23 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, compared to $33 million, or $2.12 per diluted share, in 2018. Acquisition, restructuring and other expenses after taxes totaled $0.46 per diluted share in 2019 related to one-time costs associated with the Company’s branch acquisition and balance sheet optimization initiatives. Adjusted income (non-GAAP measure) in 2019 was $30 million, or $1.91 per diluted share, and $35 million, or $2.25 per diluted share, for the same period of 2018.
In 2019 the Company repositioned the balance sheet, expanded its footprint within central Maine and achieved record revenues of $119 million on higher interest and fee income. The Company also completed a strategic review of its balance sheet and operations (“strategic review”) and executed several initiatives that reduced the Company’s cost of funds in the second half of 2019 and improved its interest rate risk and overall capital position.
On October 25, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of eight branches within central Maine. The Company used the net deposit proceeds to extinguish approximately $140 million of higher cost FHLB borrowings. These transactions changed the Company’s balance sheet profile and funding needs. Therefore, the Company decided to terminate its interest rate caps on $90 million of rolling three-month FHLB borrowings. The losses from the interest rate caps were reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income, with no further dilution to equity. Additional FHLB borrowings were paid off with the proceeds from executing a deleveraging and remix strategy that included the sale of $92 million of lower yielding securities.
In the fourth quarter 2019, the Company completed a $40 million subordinated debt issuance which replaced $22 million of higher cost subordinated notes that were called. The offering was more than two times oversubscribed, driven by one of the most effective executions for 2019, and presented an opportunity to upsize the deal.
The strategic review also included a branch optimization exercise that evaluated fixed assets, staffing models, and business and operational processes that included the closure of five branches effective December 31, 2019. Results of this exercise are expected to be fully accretive starting in the first quarter 2020.
Total assets were $3.7 billion in 2019, increasing $61 million from 2018. Loans totaled $2.6 billion, increasing $151 million from 2018, primarily due to the branch acquisition and organic commercial loan growth. Credit quality remains strong with the ratio of non-accruing loans to total loans at 0.44% at December 31, 2019 compared to 0.73% at December 31, 2018. Deposits totaled $2.7 billion at the end of 2019, increasing 8.6% from 2018 due to the branch acquisition.
Return on assets in 2019 was 0.62% compared to 0.93% in 2018, while adjusted return on assets (non-GAAP measure) was 0.82% in 2019 compared to 0.99% in 2018. In a similar trend, return on equity was 5.82% in 2019 from 9.22% in 2018 and adjusted return on equity (non-GAAP measure) was 7.65% in 2019 from 9.79% in 2018.
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COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Summary
The Company offers a competitive mix of loan and deposit products to serve the retail and commercial markets in its footprint. Loans and investment securities are the Company’s primary earning assets and net interest income from these products is its primary revenue source. Funding of the Company’s earning assets is achieved through its management of liabilities, attempting to provide stable and flexible sources of funding within well-defined credit, investment, interest rate and liquidity guidelines. The Company’s objective is to optimize its balance sheet position and enhance profitability through strategies and controlled risk. The Company maintains adequate liquidity under both prevailing and forecasted economic conditions achieved primarily through an appropriate mix of core deposits, and borrowed funds.
Securities
The Company maintains a relatively high quality and liquid security portfolio consisting of mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises, U.S. Government agencies, and, to a much lesser extent, other non-agency, and private-label issuers. The securities portfolio also includes obligations of state and political subdivisions thereof, as well as corporate bonds. Each investment is evaluated from a return on asset and interest rate risk perspective under policy guidelines established by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company continuously evaluates the portfolio’s size, yield, diversification, risk, and duration in consideration to the current interest rate environment. Included in the Company’s total securities is FHLB stock which is a non-marketable equity security and, therefore, is reported at cost.
Securities in 2019 decreased by $78 million as the Company remixed the investment portfolio as part of the strategic review. The 2019 securities activity included purchases of $129 million offset by maturities, calls and pay downs of $115 million and sales of $92 million in lower yielding securities. The proceeds from the net decrease in the securities portfolio were utilized to pay down higher cost FHLB borrowings. The change in unrealized gains or losses on securities improved to a gain of $14 million in 2019 from a loss of $7 million in 2018 due to lower long-term rates in 2019.
The weighted average yield on the Company’s securities portfolio was 3.42% in 2019 compared to 3.23% in prior year. The weighted average life of the securities portfolio at December 31, 2019 was estimated to be 5.0 years, with a duration of approximately 3.6 years. These metrics compare with an estimated weighted average life of 5.2 years, with a duration of approximately 3.9 years for the portfolio at December 31, 2018.
Loans
The Company’s loan portfolio is comprised of the following segments: commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer loans. Commercial real estate loans include multi-family, commercial construction and land development, and other commercial real estate classes. Commercial and industrial loans include loans to commercial and agricultural businesses, and tax exempt entities. Residential real estate loans consist of mortgages for 1-4 family housing. Consumer loans include home equity loans, lines of credit and auto and other installment lending.
During 2019 total loans grew $151 million to $2.6 billion. In the fourth quarter $101 million of acquired loans were recorded resulting in net organic growth of 1.9% for the year. Commercial real estate grew $79 million or 9.5% excluding the impact of the acquisition. Residential organic loan growth was relatively flat as originations kept pace with loan payoffs and the secondary market platform was leveraged for fee income. The Company’s loan origination teams continued to adhere to disciplined underwriting practices and selectively pursuing opportunities that are accretive to profitability metrics.
Allowance for loan losses
The determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate. The Company’s methodologies for determining the loan loss allowance are discussed in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The allowance for loan losses increased to $15 million from $14 million at year-end 2018 largely due to commercial loan growth offset by lower net charge-off activity reflecting stable asset quality. The ratio of net charge-offs to total loans remains near zero at 0.03% in 2019 and 0.05% in 2018. The allowance to total loans ratio increased to 0.58% in 2019 from 0.56% in 2018, primarily due to the $101 million of loans from the branch acquisition that were recorded without a carryover allowance for loan losses. Non-accruing loans in 2019 decreased $7 million primarily due to the settlement of several credit relationships for about the carrying values. The settlement also contributed to the improvement of the non-accruing loans to total loans ratio to 0.44% from 0.73% in the prior year.
As discussed in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The ASU requires companies to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company is in the process of finalizing the required changes to loan loss estimation methodologies and processes as a result of the new accounting guidance. Also, the Company is finalizing its control environment regarding the new processes, data validations, and model validation.
Other Assets
The Company has other assets identified on its balance sheet consisting of premises and equipment, other real estate owned, goodwill, other intangible assets, bank-owned life insurance, net deferred tax assets and other assets. These assets totaled $303 million at the end of 2019 compared to $272 million as of December 31, 2018. The increase is primarily from the branch acquisition adding $4 million of premises and equipment, $19 million of goodwill, and $2 million of other intangibles. Contributing to the increase was a $9 million right-of-use asset recorded in connection with the implementation of ASU No. 2016-02 for lease accounting described further in Note 17 - Leases of the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These increases were partially offset by a $6 million decrease in net deferred tax assets primarily from the $21 million net change in accumulated other comprehensive income with a gain of $16 million in 2019 from a loss of $6 million in 2018. Further details on the components of deferred tax assets are in Note 10 - Income Taxes of the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Deposits
The Company views its customer relationships as key to building its core funding platform. The Company offers competitive deposit products with local convenience including accounts with cash-back rewards. Historically, the Company's deposit market experiences some seasonality, with lower deposits in the winter and spring months and higher deposits in the summer and autumn months.
Total deposits increased to $2.7 billion in 2019 from $2.5 billion in 2018 with growth of $213 million. The branch acquisition contributed $258 million while non-maturity deposits organically grew by $23 million. Time deposits excluding acquired balances decreased $68 million given the interest rate environment in the second half of 2019. The Company improved its loan-to-deposit ratio to 98% at year-end from 100% at the end of 2018 primarily as a result of the branch acquisition and balance sheet deleveraging.
Borrowings
Borrowed funds provide a means to help manage balance sheet interest rate risk, given the Company’s ability to select desired amounts, terms and maturities on a daily basis. Senior borrowings principally consist of advances from the FHLB and, to a lesser extent, securities sold under agreements to repurchase. Advances from the FHLB are secured by stock in the FHLB, investment securities, certain commercial real estate loans, and blanket liens on qualifying mortgage loans and home equity loans. Subordinated borrowings consist of notes issued to accredited investors and provides a stable source of funding and capital to the Company.
At December 31, 2019 total borrowings were $531 million with a weighted average rate of 2.11% at year-end compared to $724 million with a weighted average rate of 2.56% at year-end 2018. Overall borrowings decreased $192 million from year-end 2018 due to the branch acquisition and strategic review, improving cost of funds year-over-year.
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Subordinated borrowings increased by $17 million as $22 million of higher cost subordinated notes were called and the Company opportunistically replaced with a $40 million private placement issued in November 2019.
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company utilizes derivative instruments to minimize fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate volatility. The notional balance of derivative financial instruments increased to $580 million at the end of 2019 from $182 million at year-end 2018. Year-over-year, the increase is primarily due to a $319 million increase in customer loan derivatives sold on commercial loans with matching hedges using a national bank counterparty. Additionally, the increase includes a $100 million notional amount interest rate swap on brokered certificate of deposits over a five-year term, $37 million in interest rate swaps on securities and a $32 million increase in mortgage banking derivatives. The net fair value of total derivatives was a liability of $743 thousand at the end of 2019 compared to an asset of $811 thousand at year-end 2018.
Stockholders’ Equity
Total equity was $396 million at year-end 2019, compared with $371 million at year-end 2018. The Company’s book value per share increased $1.61 to $25.48 from year-end 2018. The increase was primarily due to a $22 million improvement in the Company’s securities fair value adjustment, net of tax, along with strong net income of $23 million offset by $13 million in dividends. The Company evaluates changes in tangible book value, a non-GAAP financial measure that is a commonly used valuation metric in the investment community, which parallels some regulatory capital measures. Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP measure) increased to $17.30 per share at year-end 2019 up from $16.94 per share at year-end 2018. Excluding the impact from the acquisition, tangible book value per share increased to $18.62; an increase of 10% for 2019.
During 2019, the Company declared and distributed regular cash dividends on its common stock in the aggregate amount of $13 million compared with $12 million in 2018. The Company’s 2019 dividend payout ratio amounted to 59%, compared with 37% in 2018. The total cash dividends paid in 2019 amounted to $0.86 per common share of stock, compared with $0.79 in 2018, representing an increase of $0.07 per share, or 9%.
On March 21, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common stock, representing approximately 776,000 shares as of March 15, 2019. The Plan is authorized to last no longer than twelve months and was authorized based on the strength of the Company’s balance sheet and capital position, and the Company’s belief in the intrinsic value of the Company’s common stock. Given the current market for bank stock prices, the Company believes this program is another tool to enhance long-term shareholder value. As of December 31, 2019, no shares have been purchased.
The Company and the Bank remained well-capitalized under regulatory guidelines at period end as further described in Note 13 - Shareholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Common Share on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Summary
Net income in 2019 was $23 million compared to $33 million in 2018 and included acquisition, restructuring and other expense charges of $8 million and $2 million, respectively. The non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings in 2019 was $30 million compared to $35 million in 2018. Net income and adjusted earnings in 2019 benefited from expanded yields on earning assets and non-interest income growth, offset by higher cost of funds. Results for 2019 include operations from the branch acquisition as of the October 25, 2019 effective date.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is the principal component of the Company’s income stream and represents the difference or spread between interest generated from earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Fluctuations in market interest rates as well as volume and mix changes in earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities can materially impact net interest income.
Net interest income for 2019 was $90 million compared with $91 million in 2018. Interest income was $135 million, up 6% from $127 million in 2018 as average earning assets grew $70 million. The net interest margin was 2.78% in 2019 compared to 2.87% in the prior year. Purchase loan accretion contributed 10 and 11 basis points to the margin in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Yields expanded across all loan categories as variable rate products in the first half of 2019 repriced to higher rates driven by the 2018 short-term hikes. The 2019 yield on securities improved by 19 basis points reflecting the benefit of portfolio remix strategies and associated security sales in the second half of 2019. These improvements in interest from earning assets were offset by a higher cost of interest bearing liabilities, especially in the first half of 2019, which was also driven by short-term rate hikes in late 2018. While the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 30 basis points to 1.61% on a year-over-year basis, the same costs improved to 1.42% in the fourth quarter due to executing deleveraging strategies associated with the branch acquisition and securities sales.
Loan Loss Provision
The level of the allowance is a critical accounting estimate, which is subject to uncertainty. The provision for loan losses is a charge to earnings in an amount sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level deemed adequate by the Company. The provision was $2 million in 2019 compared to $3 million in 2018. The decrease is primarily due to lower charge-offs in 2019 as compared to prior year reflecting continued improvement in credit quality.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income are fees that fundamental to the Company’s profitability through revenue diversification in the forms of trust and treasury management services, customer service fees, customer loan derivatives, and secondary market mortgage sales.
Non-interest income for 2019 increased to $29 million from $28 million in 2018 driven primarily by customer loan derivative income, which increased to $2 million in 2019 compared to $860 thousand in 2018. The increase in these fees is attributable to the Company’s continued focus on the complexity of the financial needs of its customers and related commercial loan growth in 2019. Customer service fees also contributed to the overall increase in non-interest income growing by $589 thousand in 2019. The increase is due to higher transaction volume principally from the deposit base obtained through the branch acquisition. Trust and investment management fee income in 2019 was relatively flat with 2018. However, assets under management increased to $2.0 billion in 2019 compared to $1.7 billion in 2018 primarily due wealth management accounts that were obtained through the branch acquisition.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense was $90 million in 2019 compared to $76 million in 2018. The increase in 2019 includes $3 million related to the branch acquisition, a $3 million reclassification of losses on the interest rate cap derivative from other comprehensive income and $3 million related to branch optimization and other strategic review expenses. Salary and employee benefits expenses increased by $4 million due to postretirement benefit revaluations on lower discount rates and an increase in full time equivalent employees (“FTEs”). FTEs totaled 460 at the end of 2019 compared with 445 at the end of 2018, which includes employees from the branch acquisition.
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Income Tax Expense
The effective tax rate decreased to 15.7% in 2019 from 18.7% in 2018 due to a higher proportion of tax-advantaged income to taxable income, which was driven by overall lower net income in 2019 as compared to 2018.
COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
Summary
Net income in 2018 was $32.9 million, up 27% compared to $26.0 million in 2017. Adjusted income increased to $35.0 million in 2018, up 9% from $32.1 million in 2017. The increase in net income reflects the positive organic growth during 2018.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income decreased year-over-year by $1.3 million to $90.9 million on a higher cost of funds while interest income increased 9.8% to $11.4 million as yields on earning assets expanded. Interest income increases are being driven by a focus on variable rate loan origination and shifts in the securities portfolio. These increases are partially offset by a lower tax equivalency adjustment from a lower 2018 federal tax rate and a lower contribution from purchased loan accretion. The Company executed an investment remix strategy in the fourth quarter of 2018 which is expected to be accretive starting in 2019 and improve overall liquidity and interest rate risk position. Net interest margin in 2018 decreased to 2.87% from 3.10% in 2017. Interest expense increases are being driven by short-term interest rate hikes through 2018, strategies continue to be implemented to shift funding mix and term to secure the Company's longer-term net interest margin goals and funding requirements. Excluding purchased loan accretion, net interest margin in 2018 was 2.76%.
Loan Loss Provision
The provision for loan losses in 2018 remained consistent with 2017 at $2.8 million. The amount of the provision exceeded net charge-offs in all periods shown, as the amount of the allowance has risen gradually based on loan portfolio growth and offset in part by the ongoing improvement in loan performance and credit quality. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to totals loans increased to 0.56% in 2018 from 0.50% in 2017.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income for 2018 increased to $27.9 million from $26.0 million in 2017. Income in 2018 included $2.1 million from the sale of Visa Class B shares, customer loan derivative income of $860 thousand, and an increase in customer service fees of $1.0 million. Income in 2018 was offset by a loss on security sales of $924 thousand and 2017 included a decrease of $1.1 million from insurance brokerage income after the sale of the business line in 2017. Other areas of non-interest income remained consistent year over year, which includes trust and investment management fee income and bank-owned life insurance income. Customer loan derivative income of $860 thousand resulted from fees earned in helping commercial customers to facilitate risk management strategies. The Company mitigates the risk by entering into equal and offsetting loan swap arrangements with highly rated third party financial institutions.
Income from customer service fees increased to $9.5 million in 2018 from $8.5 million in 2017. Trust and investment management fee income represented 43% of total non-interest income in 2018 compared to 47% in 2017 due to the increase in customer service fees.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased to $75.5 million from $72.7 million in 2017. Full time equivalent staff totaled 445 at the end of 2018 compared with 423 at the end of 2017, and increase of 5.2%. Salary and benefit expense increased proportionally to the amount of new hires and was offset by the revaluation of post-retirement liabilities at lower year-end discount rates. Acquisition, conversion and other expenses totaled $1.7 million in 2018 compared to $3.3 million in 2017. The charges in 2018 relate to debit card conversion from VISA to Mastercard and preliminary trust system conversion costs. In addition, there was a net benefit of $2.6 million in 2017, which reflected a gain on the sale of the Company’s insurance subsidiary offset by other one-time charges. Other non-interest expenses increased to $14.9 million in 2018 from $11.9 million in 2017. The increase is due to various one-time charges related to brand consolidation and upgrades around the Company’s automated teller machines and associated write-offs.
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Income Tax Expense
The effective tax rate was 18.7% in 2018 compared to 39.0% in 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate was a direct result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As previously mentioned, the tax reform resulted in a $4.0 million income tax charge in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to the revaluation of net deferred tax assets.
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LIQUIDITY AND CASH FLOWS
Liquidity is measured by the Company’s ability to meet short-term cash needs at a reasonable cost or minimal loss. The Company seeks to obtain favorable sources of liabilities and to maintain prudent levels of liquid assets in order to satisfy varied liquidity demands. Besides serving as a funding source for maturing obligations, liquidity provides flexibility in responding to customer initiated needs. Many factors affect the Company’s ability to meet liquidity needs, including variations in the markets served by its network of offices, its mix of assets and liabilities, reputation and credit standing in the marketplace, and general economic conditions.
The Bank actively manages its liquidity position through target ratios established under its Asset Liability Management Policy. Continual monitoring of these ratios, by using historical data and through forecasts under multiple rate and stress scenarios, allows the Bank to employ strategies necessary to maintain adequate liquidity. The Bank’s policy is to maintain a liquidity position of at least 4% of total assets. A portion of the Bank’s deposit base has been historically seasonal in nature, with balances typically declining in the winter months through late spring, during which period the Bank’s liquidity position tightens.
The Bank maintains a liquidity contingency plan approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. This plan addresses the steps that would be taken in the event of a liquidity crisis, and identifies other sources of liquidity available to the Company. Company management believes that the level of liquidity is sufficient to meet current and future funding requirements. However, changes in economic conditions, including consumer savings habits and availability or access to the brokered deposit market could potentially have a significant impact on the Company’s liquidity position.
The Company believes the existing cash and cash equivalents (including an interest-bearing deposit at the FRB Boston), securities available for sale and cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet anticipated cash needs for at least the next twelve months. Future working capital needs will depend on many factors, including the rate of business and revenue growth. To the extent cash and cash equivalents, securities available for sale and cash flows from operating activities are insufficient to fund future activities, the Company may need to raise additional funds through debt arrangements or public or private debt or equity financings. The Company also may need to raise additional funds in the event it is determined in the future to effect one or more acquisitions of banks or businesses. If additional funding is required, the Company may not be able to obtain debt arrangements or to effect an equity or debt financing on terms acceptable to the Company or at all.
Capital Resources
Consistent with its long-term goal of operating a sound and profitable organization, at December 31, 2019, the Company maintained its strong capital position and continued to be a “well-capitalized” financial institution according to applicable regulatory standards. Management believes this to be vital in promoting depositor and investor confidence and providing a solid foundation for future growth.
The Bank has capacity to borrow funds on a secured basis utilizing the Borrower in Custody program and the Discount Window at the FRB. At December 31, 2019, the Bank’s available secured line of credit at the FRB stood at $144.2 million or 3.9% of the Bank’s total assets. The Bank also has access to the national brokered deposit market, and has used this funding source to bolster its on balance sheet liquidity position. The Company has issued $40 million in subordinated notes to accredited investors that provides funds for ongoing operations and future growth.
Contractual Obligations
The Company is a party to certain contractual obligations under which it is obligated to make future payments. These principally include borrowings from the FHLB, consisting of short-term and long-term fixed rate borrowings, and collateralized by all stock in the FHLB; a blanket lien on qualified collateral consisting primarily of loans with first and second mortgages secured by one-to-four family properties; and certain pledged investment securities. The Company has an obligation to repay all borrowings from the FHLB.
In the normal course of conducting its banking and financial services business, and in connection with providing products and services to its customers, the Company has entered into a variety of traditional third-party contracts for
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support services. Examples of such contractual agreements include, but are not limited to: services providing core banking systems, ATM and debit card processing, trust services software, accounting software and the leasing of T-1 telecommunication lines and other technology infrastructure supporting the Company’s network.
The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2019:
(in thousands) | Total | Less than One Year | One to Three Years | Three to Five Years | After Five Years | |||||||||||||||
FHLB Borrowings | $ | 426,564 | $ | 303,286 | $ | 114,662 | $ | 8,300 | $ | 316 | ||||||||||
Subordinated Notes | 59,920 | — | — | — | 59,920 | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations | 12,008 | 1,194 | 2,421 | 2,409 | 5,984 | |||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations | 20,398 | 3,369 | 6,659 | 5,812 | 4,558 | |||||||||||||||
Total Contractual Obligations | $ | 518,890 | $ | 307,849 | $ | 123,742 | $ | 16,521 | $ | 70,778 | ||||||||||
EFFECTS OF INFLATION
Inflation and changing prices have not had a material effect on the Company's business, and the Company does not expect that they will materially affect the business in the foreseeable future. Any impact of inflation on cost of revenue and operating expenses, especially employee compensation costs, may not be readily recoverable in the price of the Company product offerings.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company is a party to certain off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources, that may be material to investors.
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements were limited to customer obligations, in the normal course of business to meet customer's financing needs. These financial arrangements include commitments to extend credit, unused or unadvanced loan funds, and letters of credit. The Company uses the same lending policies and procedures to make such commitments as it uses for other lending products. Customers' creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Commitments to originate loans, including unused or unadvanced loan funds, are agreements to lend to a customer provided there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the customer to pay a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally become payable upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party, while commercial letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being drawn on when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and a third party. The contractual amount of these letters of credit represents the maximum potential future payments guaranteed by the Company. Typically these letters of credit expire if unused; therefore the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. For further detail see Note 12 - Other Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Activities of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Please refer to the notes on Recently Adopted Accounting Principles and Future Application of Accounting Pronouncements in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and practices generally applicable to the financial services industry requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and to disclose contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management has identified the Company's most critical accounting policies as related to:
• | Allowance for Loan Losses |
• | Acquired Loans |
• | Income Taxes |
• | Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets |
• | Determination of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment of Securities |
• | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates/prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting the Company. Other types of market risk do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities.
The responsibility for interest rate risk management oversight is the function of the Bank’s Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”), chaired by the Chief Financial Officer and composed of various members of senior management. ALCO meets regularly to review balance sheet structure, formulate strategies in light of current and expected economic conditions, adjust product prices as necessary, implement policy, monitor liquidity, and review performance against guidelines established to control exposure to the various types of inherent risk.
Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk can be defined as an exposure to movement in interest rates that could have an adverse impact on the Bank's net interest income. Interest rate risk arises from the imbalance in the re-pricing, maturity and or cash flow characteristics of assets and liabilities. Management's objectives are to measure, monitor and develop strategies in response to the interest rate risk profile inherent in the Bank's balance sheet. The objectives in managing the Bank's balance sheet are to preserve the sensitivity of net interest income to actual or potential changes in interest rates, and to enhance profitability through strategies that promote sufficient reward for understood and controlled risk.
The Bank's interest rate risk measurement and management techniques incorporate the re-pricing and cash flow attributes of balance sheet and off-balance sheet instruments as each relate to current and potential changes in interest rates. The level of interest rate risk, measured in terms of the potential future effect on net interest income, is determined through the use of modeling and other techniques under multiple interest rate scenarios. Interest rate risk is evaluated in depth on a quarterly basis and reviewed by ALCO and the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Bank's Asset Liability Management Policy, approved annually by the Bank’s Board of Directors, establishes interest rate risk limits in terms of variability of net interest income under rising, flat, and decreasing rate scenarios. It is the role of the ALCO to evaluate the overall risk profile and to determine actions to maintain and achieve a posture consistent with policy guidelines.
Interest Rate Sensitivity Modeling: The Bank utilizes an interest rate risk model widely recognized in the financial industry to monitor and measure interest rate risk. The model simulates the behavior of interest income and expense for all balance sheet and off-balance sheet instruments, under different interest rate scenarios together with a dynamic future balance sheet. Interest rate risk is measured in terms of potential changes in net interest income based upon shifts in the yield curve.
The interest rate risk sensitivity model requires that assets and liabilities be broken down into components as to fixed, variable, and adjustable interest rates, as well as other homogeneous groupings, which are segregated as to maturity and type of instrument. The model includes assumptions about how the balance sheet is likely to evolve through time and in different interest rate environments. The model uses contractual re-pricing dates for variable products, contractual maturities for fixed rate products, and product-specific assumptions for deposit accounts, such as money market accounts, that are subject to re-pricing based on current market conditions. Re-pricing margins are also determined for adjustable rate assets and incorporated in the model. Investment securities and borrowings with call provisions are examined on an individual basis in each rate environment to estimate the likelihood of a call. Prepayment assumptions for mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities are developed from industry median estimates of prepayment speeds, based upon similar coupon ranges and degree of seasoning. Cash flows and maturities are then determined, and for certain assets, prepayment assumptions are estimated under different interest rate scenarios. Interest income and interest expense are then simulated under several hypothetical interest rate conditions including:
• | A flat interest rate scenario in which current prevailing rates are locked in and the only balance sheet fluctuations that occur are due to cash flows, maturities, new volumes, and re-pricing volumes consistent with this flat rate assumption; |
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• | A 200 basis point rise or decline in interest rates applied against a parallel shift in the yield curve over a twelve-month horizon together with a dynamic balance sheet anticipated to be consistent with such interest rate changes; |
• | Various non-parallel shifts in the yield curve, including changes in either short-term or long-term rates over a twelve-month horizon, together with a dynamic balance sheet anticipated to be consistent with such interest rate changes; and |
• | An extension of the foregoing simulations to each of two, three, four and five year horizons to determine the interest rate risk with the level of interest rates stabilizing in years two through five. Even though rates remain stable during this two to five year time period, re-pricing opportunities driven by maturities, cash flow, and adjustable rate products will continue to change the balance sheet profile for each of the interest rate conditions. |
Changes in net interest income based upon the foregoing simulations are measured against the flat interest rate scenario and actions are taken to maintain the balance sheet interest rate risk within established policy guidelines.
As of December 31, 2019, interest rate sensitivity modeling results indicate that the Bank’s balance sheet was essentially neutral over the one- and two-year horizons (i.e., relatively unexposed to changes in interest rates).
The following table presents the changes in sensitivities on net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Change in Interest Rates-Basis Points (Rate Ramp) | 1 - 12 Months | 13 - 24 Months | ||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | $ Change | % Change | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||
At December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
-100 | $ | (961 | ) | (1.0 | )% | $ | (3,645 | ) | (3.7 | )% | ||||
+200 | 651 | 0.7 | 3,246 | 3.3 | ||||||||||
At December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
-100 | 1,471 | 1.7 | 603 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
+200 | (3,220 | ) | (3.7 | ) | (7,161 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||||
Assuming short-term and long-term interest rates decline 100 basis points from current levels (i.e., a parallel yield curve shift) and the Bank’s balance sheet structure and size remain at current levels, management believes net interest income will be slightly lower over the one year horizon with a further modest reduction over the two-year horizon. Should the yield curve steepen as rates fall, the model suggests that accelerated earning asset prepayments will slow, resulting in a more stabilized level of net interest income. Management anticipates that moderate to strong earning asset growth will be needed to meaningfully increase the Bank’s current level of net interest income should both long-term and short-term interest rates decline in parallel.
Assuming the Bank’s balance sheet structure and size remain at current levels and the Federal Reserve increases short-term interest rates by 200 basis points with the balance of the yield curve shifting in parallel with these increases, management believes net interest income will improve moderately over the one and two-year horizons as increased earning asset yields outpace increases in funding costs. The interest rate sensitivity simulation model suggests that as interest rates rise, the Bank’s earning assets will initially re-price disproportionately with funding costs to a moderate degree. Management similarly believes moderate to strong earning asset growth will be necessary to meaningfully increase the current level of net interest income over the one-year and two-year horizons should short-term and long-term interest rates rise in parallel.
As compared to December 31, 2018, the year-one sensitivity in the down 100 basis points scenario is slightly lower year-over-year, while the year-two sensitivity in the down 100 basis points scenario also showed a further reduction. In the year-one up 200 basis points scenario, results were modestly up versus the prior year, while year-two, up 200 basis points results were slightly positive further still. On balance, the current aggregate position is less liability sensitive and largely consistent with a more neutral stance on interest rates.
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Net interest income exposure is also significantly affected by the shape and level of the U.S. Government securities and interest rate swap yield curve, and changes in the size and composition of the Bank’s loan, investment and deposit portfolios.
The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including: the nature and timing of interest rate levels and yield curve shape; prepayment speeds on loans and securities; deposit rates; pricing decisions on loans and deposits; reinvestment or replacement of asset and liability cash flows; and renegotiated loan terms with borrowers. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions including how customer preferences or competitor influences might change.
As market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results may also differ due to: prepayment and refinancing levels deviating from those assumed; the impact of interest rate changes, caps or floors on adjustable rate assets; the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans; depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes; and other such variables. The sensitivity analysis also does not reflect additional actions that the Bank’s Senior Executive Team and Board of Directors might take in responding to or anticipation of changes in interest rates, and the anticipated impact on the Bank’s net interest income.
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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDANT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bar Harbor Bankshares and its Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013, and our report dated March 10, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ RSM US LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2015.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 10, 2020
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 37,261 | $ | 35,208 | ||||
Interest-bearing deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank | 19,649 | 63,546 | ||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 56,910 | 98,754 | ||||||
Securities available for sale, at fair value | 663,230 | 725,837 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 20,679 | 35,659 | ||||||
Total securities | 683,909 | 761,496 | ||||||
Loans: | ||||||||
Commercial real estate | 930,661 | 826,699 | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | 423,291 | 404,870 | ||||||
Residential real estate | 1,151,857 | 1,144,698 | ||||||
Consumer | 135,283 | 113,960 | ||||||
Total loans | 2,641,092 | 2,490,227 | ||||||
Less: Allowance for loan losses | (15,353 | ) | (13,866 | ) | ||||
Net loans | 2,625,739 | 2,476,361 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 51,205 | 48,804 | ||||||
Other real estate owned | 2,236 | 2,351 | ||||||
Goodwill | 118,649 | 100,085 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 8,641 | 7,459 | ||||||
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance | 75,863 | 73,810 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 3,865 | 9,514 | ||||||
Other assets | 42,111 | 29,853 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 3,669,128 | $ | 3,608,487 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Deposits: | ||||||||
Demand | $ | 414,534 | $ | 370,889 | ||||
NOW | 575,809 | 484,717 | ||||||
Savings | 388,683 | 358,888 | ||||||
Money market | 384,090 | 335,951 | ||||||
Time | 932,635 | 932,793 | ||||||
Total deposits | 2,695,751 | 2,483,238 | ||||||
Borrowings: | ||||||||
Senior | 471,396 | 680,823 | ||||||
Subordinated | 59,920 | 42,973 | ||||||
Total borrowings | 531,316 | 723,796 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 45,654 | 30,874 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 3,272,721 | 3,237,908 | ||||||
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Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Capital stock, par value $2.00; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 16,428,388 and 16,428,388 shares at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively | 32,857 | 32,857 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 188,536 | 187,653 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 175,780 | 166,526 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 3,911 | (11,802 | ) | |||||
Less: 870,257 and 905,201 shares of treasury stock at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, at cost | (4,677 | ) | (4,655 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 396,407 | 370,579 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,669,128 | $ | 3,608,487 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Interest and dividend income | ||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 111,042 | $ | 104,015 | $ | 94,976 | ||||||
Securities and other | 24,349 | 23,436 | 21,093 | |||||||||
Total interest and dividend income | 135,391 | 127,451 | 116,069 | |||||||||
Interest expense | ||||||||||||
Deposits | 27,034 | 19,521 | 11,307 | |||||||||
Borrowings | 18,547 | 17,047 | 12,607 | |||||||||
Total interest expense | 45,581 | 36,568 | 23,914 | |||||||||
Net interest income | 89,810 | 90,883 | 92,155 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2,317 | 2,780 | 2,788 | |||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 87,493 | 88,103 | 89,367 | |||||||||
Non-interest income | ||||||||||||
Trust and investment management fee income | 12,063 | 11,985 | 12,270 | |||||||||
Insurance brokerage service income | — | — | 1,097 | |||||||||
Customer service fees | 10,127 | 9,538 | 8,484 | |||||||||
(Loss) gain on sales of securities, net | 237 | (924 | ) | 19 | ||||||||
Bank-owned life insurance income | 2,053 | 1,821 | 1,539 | |||||||||
Customer derivative income | 2,028 | 860 | — | |||||||||
Other income | 2,561 | 4,655 | 2,573 | |||||||||
Total non-interest income | 29,069 | 27,935 | 25,982 | |||||||||
Non-interest expense | ||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 45,000 | 40,964 | 39,589 | |||||||||
Occupancy and equipment | 14,214 | 12,386 | 11,061 | |||||||||
Loss on premises and equipment, net | 18 | — | 94 | |||||||||
Outside services | 1,818 | 2,408 | 3,000 | |||||||||
Professional services | 2,191 | 1,474 | 1,655 | |||||||||
Communication | 821 | 804 | 1,289 | |||||||||
Marketing | 1,872 | 1,743 | 945 | |||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 861 | 828 | 812 | |||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 1,096 | — | — | |||||||||
Acquisition, restructuring and other expenses | 8,317 | 1,728 | 3,302 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 13,525 | 13,204 | 10,979 | |||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 89,733 | 75,539 | 72,726 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 26,829 | 40,499 | 42,623 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,209 | 7,562 | 16,630 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.46 | $ | 2.13 | $ | 1.71 | ||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.45 | $ | 2.12 | $ | 1.70 | ||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||
Basic | 15,541 | 15,488 | 15,184 | |||||||||
Diluted | 15,587 | 15,564 | 15,290 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: | ||||||||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on securities available for sale | 18,646 | (8,563 | ) | 526 | ||||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on derivative hedges | 2,216 | 654 | (838 | ) | ||||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | (350 | ) | (216 | ) | (326 | ) | ||||||
Income taxes related to other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on securities available for sale | (4,434 | ) | 1,978 | (114 | ) | |||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on derivative hedges | (448 | ) | (168 | ) | 386 | |||||||
Changes in unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | 83 | 47 | 138 | |||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 15,713 | (6,268 | ) | (228 | ) | |||||||
Total comprehensive income | $ | 38,333 | $ | 26,669 | $ | 25,765 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data) | Common stock amount | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Treasury stock | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 13,577 | $ | 23,027 | $ | 130,489 | $ | (4,326 | ) | $ | (6,027 | ) | $ | 156,740 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 25,993 | — | — | 25,993 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (228 | ) | — | (228 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | 25,993 | (228 | ) | — | 25,765 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($0.75 per share) | — | — | (11,505 | ) | — | — | (11,505 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Lake Sunapee Bank Group (6,245,780 shares) | 8,328 | 173,591 | — | — | — | 181,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock purchased (9,603 shares) | — | — | — | — | (282 | ) | (282 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net issuance (91,517 shares) to employee stock plans, including related tax effects | — | (222 | ) | — | — | 968 | 746 | |||||||||||||||||
Three-for-two stock split | 10,952 | (10,968 | ) | — | — | — | (16 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Recognition of stock based compensation | — | 1,274 | — | — | — | 1,274 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 32,857 | $ | 186,702 | $ | 144,977 | $ | (4,554 | ) | $ | (5,341 | ) | $ | 354,641 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 32,937 | — | — | 32,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | (6,268 | ) | — | (6,268 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | 32,937 | (6,268 | ) | — | 26,669 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($0.79 per share) | — | — | (12,184 | ) | — | — | (12,184 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock purchased (10,899 shares) | — | — | — | — | (324 | ) | (324 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net issuance (101,460 shares) to employee stock plans, including related tax effects | — | (395 | ) | — | — | 1,010 | 615 | |||||||||||||||||
Modified retrospective basis adoption of Revenue Recognition Accounting Codification Standard 606 | — | — | (184 | ) | — | — | (184 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from accumulated other comprehensive income for adoption of ASU 2018-02 | — | — | 980 | (980 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Recognition of stock based compensation | — | 1,346 | — | — | — | 1,346 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 32,857 | $ | 187,653 | $ | 166,526 | $ | (11,802 | ) | $ | (4,655 | ) | $ | 370,579 | ||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 22,620 | — | — | 22,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 15,713 | — | 15,713 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | 22,620 | 15,713 | — | 38,333 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared ($0.86 per share) | — | — | (13,366 | ) | — | — | (13,366 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock purchased (9,195 shares) | — | — | — | — | (239 | ) | (239 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net issuance (34,944 shares) to employee stock plans, including related tax effects | — | (490 | ) | — | — | 217 | (273 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Recognition of stock based compensation | — | 1,373 | — | — | — | 1,373 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 32,857 | $ | 188,536 | $ | 175,780 | $ | 3,911 | $ | (4,677 | ) | $ | 396,407 | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 2,317 | 2,780 | 2,788 | |||||||||
Net amortization of securities | 3,341 | 3,945 | 5,214 | |||||||||
Deferred tax benefit | 1,101 | (443 | ) | 6,886 | ||||||||
Change in unamortized net loan costs and premiums | (555 | ) | (600 | ) | (933 | ) | ||||||
Premises and equipment depreciation | 4,136 | 3,704 | 3,553 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,373 | 1,346 | 1,274 | |||||||||
Accretion of purchase accounting entries, net | (3,806 | ) | (3,512 | ) | (3,337 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of other intangibles | 861 | 828 | 812 | |||||||||
Income from cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies | (2,053 | ) | (1,821 | ) | (1,539 | ) | ||||||
(Gain) loss on sales of securities, net | (237 | ) | 924 | (19 | ) | |||||||
Loss on other real estate owned | 166 | — | — | |||||||||
Loss on premises and equipment, net | 18 | — | 94 | |||||||||
Net change in other assets and liabilities | 7,121 | (2,366 | ) | (432 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 36,403 | 37,722 | 40,354 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 92,315 | 29,107 | 1,599 | |||||||||
Proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments of securities available for sale | 115,334 | 95,629 | 121,583 | |||||||||
Purchases of securities available for sale | (129,189 | ) | (146,763 | ) | (172,116 | ) | ||||||
Net change in loans | (150,831 | ) | (5,158 | ) | (145,449 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock | (11,687 | ) | (2,676 | ) | (11,986 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 26,667 | 5,122 | 10,661 | |||||||||
Purchase of premises and equipment, net | (9,185 | ) | (4,793 | ) | (3,157 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of bank-owned life insurance | — | (14,000 | ) | — | ||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (18,383 | ) | — | 39,537 | ||||||||
Net investment in tax credit limited partnerships | (22 | ) | (585 | ) | — | |||||||
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned | — | 153 | 322 | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (84,981 | ) | (43,964 | ) | (159,006 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Net increase in deposits | 212,693 | 131,981 | 151,900 | |||||||||
Net change in short-term FHLB borrowings | (308,380 | ) | 37,000 | (68,368 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank | 328,097 | 42,700 | 221,168 | |||||||||
Repayments of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank | (237,719 | ) | (180,982 | ) | (92,539 | ) | ||||||
Net change in short-term other borrowings | 8,621 | (4,495 | ) | (222 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from subordinated debt issuance | 40,000 | — | — | |||||||||
Repayments of subordinated debt | (22,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Payment of subordinated debt issuance costs | (700 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Exercise of stock options | (273 | ) | 615 | 746 | ||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (239 | ) | (324 | ) | (282 | ) | ||||||
Cash dividends paid on common stock | (13,366 | ) | (12,184 | ) | (11,505 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 6,734 | 14,311 | 200,898 | |||||||||
(continued) | ||||||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (41,844 | ) | 8,069 | 82,246 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 98,754 | 90,685 | 8,439 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 56,910 | $ | 98,754 | $ | 90,685 | ||||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 45,755 | $ | 36,511 | $ | 21,399 | ||||||
Income taxes paid, net | 2,371 | 9,891 | 9,084 | |||||||||
Acquisition of non-cash assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Assets acquired | 243,676 | — | 1,454,076 | |||||||||
Liabilities assumed | 261,814 | — | 1,406,672 | |||||||||
Other non-cash changes: | ||||||||||||
Real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans | 250 | 2,380 | 32 | |||||||||
Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets | 8,991 | — | — | |||||||||
Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities | 8,991 | — | — | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation: The consolidated financial statements (the “financial statements”) of Bar Harbor Bankshares and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Bar Harbor”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Bar Harbor Bankshares is a Maine Financial Institution Holding Company for the purposes of the laws of the state of Maine, and as such, is subject to the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions. These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (the "Bank") and the Bank’s consolidated subsidiaries. The results of operations of companies or assets acquired are included only from the dates of acquisition. All material wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries are consolidated unless U.S. GAAP requires otherwise.
Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bar Harbor Bankshares and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor Trust Services, Charter Trust Company and Cottage Street Corporation. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Assets held in a fiduciary capacity are not assets of the Company, but assets of customers, and therefore, are not included in the consolidated balance sheets.
Reclassifications: Whenever necessary, amounts in the prior years’ financial statements are reclassified to conform to current presentation. The reclassifications had no impact on net income in the Company’s consolidated income statement.
Stock Split: On February 21, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split payable on March 21, 2017 as a large stock dividend.
Use of estimates: In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, other-than-temporary impairment on securities, income tax estimates, reviews of goodwill for impairment, and accounting for post-retirement plans.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and amounts due from banks, Federal Funds sold, and other short-term investments with maturities less than 90 days. The Federal Reserve Bank requires the Bank to maintain certain reserve requirements of vault cash and/or deposits. The reserve requirement, included in cash and equivalents, was $23.1 million and $15.8 million at year-end 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Securities: All securities held at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were classified as available-for-sale (“AFS”). Available for sale securities primarily consist of mortgage-backed securities and obligations of state and political subdivisions there of, and are carried at estimated fair value. Changes in estimated fair value of AFS securities, net of applicable income taxes, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of shareholders’ equity unless deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (“OTTI”) as discussed below. The Company does not have any securities classified as trading or held-to-maturity.
Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized and accreted over the term of the securities using the interest method. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recognized at the trade date using the specific-identification method and are shown separately in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Other-Than-Temporary Impairments on Securities: The Company conducts an OTTI analysis of investment securities on a quarterly basis or more often if a potential loss-triggering event occurs. A write-down of a debt security is recorded when fair value is below amortized cost in circumstances where: (1) the Company has the intent to sell a security; (2) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. If the Company intends to sell a security or if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery, an OTTI write-down is recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value. If the Company does not intend to sell the security or it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, the OTTI write-down is separated into an amount representing credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and an amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. To determine the amount related to credit loss on a debt security, the Company applies a methodology similar to that used for evaluating the impairment of loans.
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock: The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”). The Bank uses the FHLB for most of its wholesale funding needs. As a requirement of membership in the FHLB, the Bank must own a minimum required amount of FHLB stock, calculated periodically based primarily on its level of borrowings from the FHLB. FHLB stock is a non-marketable equity security and therefore is reported at cost, which generally equals par value. Shares held in excess of the minimum required amount are generally redeemable at par value.
The Company periodically evaluates its investment in FHLB stock for impairment based on, among other things, the capital adequacy of the FHLB and its overall financial condition. Based on the capital adequacy, liquidity position and sustained profitability of the FHLB, management believes there is no impairment related to the carrying amount of the Bank’s FHLB stock as of December 31, 2019.
Loans Held for Sale: Loans originated with the intent to be sold in the secondary market are accounted for at the lower of cost or market (fair value). Fair value is primarily determined based on quoted prices for similar loans in active markets. Gains and losses on sales of residential mortgage loans (sales proceeds minus carrying value) are recorded in non-interest income. Non-refundable fees and direct loan origination costs related to residential mortgage loans held for sale are recognized in non-interest income or non-interest expense as earned or incurred.
Loans: Loans are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, the unamortized balance of any deferred fees or costs on originated loans and the unamortized balance of any premiums or discounts on loans purchased or acquired through mergers.
Interest on loans is accrued and credited to income based on the principal amount of loans outstanding.
Loan origination and commitment fees and direct loan origination costs are deferred, and the net amount is amortized as an adjustment of the related loans’ yield, using the level-yield method over the estimated lives of the related loans.
Acquired Loans: Loans acquired in acquisitions are initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of the related allowance for credit losses. Determining the fair value of the loans involves estimating the amount and timing of principal and interest cash flows initially expected to be collected on the loans and discounting those cash flows at an appropriate market rate of interest.
For loans that meet the criteria stipulated in ASC 310-30, “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality,” the Company recognizes the accretable yield, which is defined as the excess of all cash flows expected at acquisition over the initial fair value of the loan, as interest income on a level-yield basis over the expected remaining life of the loan. The excess of the loan’s contractually required payments over the cash flows expected to be collected is the non-accretable difference. The non-accretable difference is not recognized as an adjustment of yield, a loss accrual, or a valuation allowance. The Company evaluates quarterly whether the timing and cash to be collected are reasonably expected. Subsequent significant increases in cash flows the Company expects to collect will first reduce any previously recognized valuation allowance and then be reflected prospectively as an increase to the level yield. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows may result in the loan being considered impaired. Interest income is not
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recognized to the extent that the net investment in the loan would increase to an amount greater than the estimated payoff amount.
For loans that do not meet the ASC 310-30 criteria, the Company accretes interest income based on the contractually required cash flows. The Company subjects loans that do not meet the ASC 310-30 criteria to ASC 450, “Contingencies” by collectively evaluating these loans for an allowance for loan loss.
Acquired loans that met the criteria for non-accrual of interest prior to the acquisition are considered performing upon acquisition, regardless of whether the customer is contractually delinquent, if the Company can reasonably estimate the timing and amount of the expected cash flows on such loans and if the Company expects to fully collect the new carrying value of the loans. As such, the Company may no longer consider the loan to be non-accrual or nonperforming and may accrue interest on these loans, including the impact of any accretable yield.
Non-performing loans: Residential real estate and home equity loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when reaching 90 days past due, or in process of foreclosure, or sooner if considered appropriate by management. Consumer loans are generally placed on non-accrual when reaching 90 days or more past due, or sooner if considered appropriate by management. Secured consumer loans are written down to net realizable value and unsecured consumer loans are charged-off upon reaching 120 days past due. Commercial real estate loans and commercial business loans that are 90 days or more past due are generally placed on non-accrual status, unless secured by sufficient cash or other assets immediately convertible to cash, and the loan is in the process of collection. Commercial real estate and commercial business loans may be placed on non-accrual status prior to the 90 days delinquency date if considered appropriate by management.
When a loan has been placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed against interest on the loan. The interest on non-accrual loans is accounted for using the cash-basis or cost-recovery method depending on corresponding credit risk, until qualifying for return to accrual status. A loan can be returned to accrual status when collectability of principal is reasonably assured and the loan has performed for a period of time, generally six months.
Impaired loans: A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan, including scheduled interest payments.
Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status and collateral value. In considering loans for evaluation of impairment, management generally excludes smaller balance, homogeneous loans; residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and all consumer loans, unless such loans were restructured in a troubled debt restructuring. These loans are collectively evaluated for risk of loss.
When a loan has been identified as being impaired, the amount of impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the estimated fair value of the collateral, less any selling costs, if the loan is collateral-dependent. If the measurement of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (including accrued interest, net of deferred loan fees or costs, and unamortized premiums or discounts), impairment is recognized by establishing or adjusting an existing allocation of the allowance for loan losses, or by recording a partial charge-off of the loan to its fair value. Interest payments made on impaired loans are typically applied to principal unless collectability of the principal amount is reasonably assured, in which case, interest income may be accrued or recognized on a cash basis.
Loans Modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring: Loans are considered to have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring when, due to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company makes certain concessions to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. Modifications may include interest rate reductions, principal or interest forgiveness, forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral. Generally, a non-accrual loan that has been modified in a troubled debt restructuring remains on non-accrual status for a period of at least 6 months to demonstrate that the borrower is able to meet the terms of the modified loan.
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However, performance prior to the modification, or significant events that coincide with the modification, are included in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and may result in the loan being returned to accrual status at the time of loan modification or after a shorter performance period. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is uncertain, the loan remains on non-accrual status.
Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses (the “allowance”) is a significant accounting estimate used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The allowance is available to absorb losses inherent in the current loan portfolio and is maintained at a level that, in management’s judgment, is appropriate for the amount of risk inherent in the loan portfolio, given past and present conditions. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to operating expense and by recoveries on loans previously charged off, and is decreased by loans charged off as uncollectible.
The allowance is calculated in accordance with ASC 310 - Receivables and ASC 450 - Contingencies. Under the guidance of ASC 310, specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to individual loans where the probability of a loss may be incurred. Credit loss estimates for loans without specific allowances are determined under the guidance of ASC 450, which includes portfolio segmentation based on similar risk characteristics, determination of estimated historical loss rates, calculation of a time-based loss emergence and confirmation periods, and adjustments for certain qualitative risk factors.
Arriving at an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses involves a high degree of judgment. The determination of the adequacy of the allowance and provisioning for estimated losses is evaluated regularly based on review of loans, with particular emphasis on non-performing and other loans that management believes warrant special consideration.
While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changing economic conditions and the economic prospects of the borrowers may necessitate future additions or reductions to the allowance. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance, which also may necessitate future additions or reductions to the allowance, based on information available to them at the time of their examination.
Refer to Note 4 - Allowance for Loan Losses, for further information, including the Company’s loan loss estimation methodology.
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments: The unfunded reserve is a component of other liabilities and represents the estimate for probable credit losses inherent in unfunded commitments to extend credit. Unfunded commitments to extend credit include banker’s acceptances, and standby and commercial letters of credit. The process used to determine the unfunded reserve is consistent with the process for determining the allowance, as adjusted for estimated funding probabilities or loan and lease equivalency factors. The level of the unfunded reserve is adjusted by recording on an expense or recovery in other noninterest expense. Reserve for unfunded commitments are classified in other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Premises and Equipment: Premises and equipment and related improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the lesser of the lease term or estimated useful lives of related assets; generally 25 to 39 years for premises and three to seven years for furniture and equipment. Software costs are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation within other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Condition. Amortization expense is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through foreclosure proceedings or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. These properties are recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell the property. Initially at transfer if the recorded investment in the loan exceeds the property’s fair value at the time of acquisition, a charge-off is recorded against the allowance. If the fair value of the property initially at transfer exceeds the carrying amount of the loan, the excess is recorded either as a recovery to the allowance if a charge-off had previously been recorded, or as a gain on initial transfer in other non-interest income. Subsequent decreases in the property’s fair
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value and operating expenses of the property are recognized through charges to other non-interest expense. The fair value of the property acquired and ongoing valuation is based on third-party appraisals, broker price opinions, recent sales activity, or a combination thereof, subject to management judgment. Due to changing market conditions the amount ultimately realized on the other real estate owned may differ from the amounts reflected in the financial statements.
Goodwill: In connection with acquisitions, the Company generally records as assets on its consolidated financial statements both goodwill and other intangible assets, such as core deposit intangibles.
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in accordance with the purchase method of accounting for business combinations. Goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis, or more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The impairment testing process is conducted by assigning assets and goodwill to each reporting unit. Currently, the Company’s goodwill is evaluated at the entity level as there is only one reporting unit. The Company, at our discretion, assesses certain qualitative factors to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, then the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the recorded book value “step one.” If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not considered impaired and “step two” is not considered necessary. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the impairment test continues (“step two”) by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the implied fair value of goodwill. The implied fair value is computed by adjusting all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit to current fair value with the offset adjustment to goodwill. The adjusted goodwill balance is the implied fair value of the goodwill. An impairment charge is recognized if the carrying fair value of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill.
Other Intangible Assets: Intangible assets are acquired assets that lack physical substance but can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights or the asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability.
The fair value of these assets are generally determined based on appraisals and are subsequently amortized on a straight-line basis or an accelerated basis over their estimated lives. Management assesses the recoverability of these intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, an impairment charge is recorded to income.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance: Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) represents life insurance on the lives of certain current and retired employees who had provided positive consent allowing the Bank to be the beneficiary of such policies. Increases in the cash value of the policies, as well as insurance proceeds received in excess of the cash value, are recorded in other non-interest income, and are not subject to income taxes. The cash surrender value is included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Capitalized Servicing Rights: Capitalized servicing rights are recognized as assets when mortgage loans are sold and the rights to service those loans are retained.
The Company’s capitalized servicing rights are accounted for under the amortization method and are initially recorded at fair value. Fair values are established by using a discounted cash flow model to calculate the present value of estimated future net servicing income. Changes in the fair value of capitalized servicing rights are primarily due to changes in valuation inputs, assumptions, and the collection and realization of expected cash flows. However, these capitalized servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income, which includes prepayment assumptions. An impairment analysis is prepared on a quarterly basis by estimating the fair value of the capitalized servicing rights and comparing that value to the carrying amount. A valuation allowance is established when the carrying amount of these capitalized servicing rights exceeds fair value.
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Senior and Subordinated Borrowings: The Company's borrowings include retail and wholesale repurchase agreements, FHLB overnight and short-term borrowings, Federal Funds purchased, line of credit advances and subordinated notes. The Company is required to post collateral for certain borrowings, for which it, generally, posts loans and/or investment securities as collateral.
Derivative Financial Instruments: The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. On the date the derivative instrument is entered into, the Company designates whether the derivative is part of a hedging relationship (i.e., cash flow or fair value hedge). The Company formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge transactions. The Company also assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting the changes in cash flows or fair values of hedged items.
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that are highly effective and qualify as cash flow hedge are recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss). Any ineffective portion is recorded in earnings. For fair value hedges that are highly effective, the gain or loss on the derivative and the loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are both recognized in earnings, with the differences (if any) representing hedge ineffectiveness. The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it is determined that the derivative is no longer highly effective in offsetting changes of the hedged risk on the hedged item, or management determines that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate.
The Company enters into commitments to lend with borrowers, and forward commitments to sell loans or to-be-announced mortgage-backed bonds to investors to hedge against inherent interest rate and pricing risk associated with selling loans. The commitments to lend generally terminate once the loan is funded, the lock period expires or the borrower decides not to contract for the loan. The forward commitments generally terminate once the loan is sold, the commitment period expires or the borrower decides not to contract for the loan. These commitments are considered derivatives which are accounted for by recognizing their estimated fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either a freestanding asset or liability.
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments: In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into off-balance sheet financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit, unused or unadvanced loan funds and letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated financial statements when they are funded or related fees are incurred or received.
Stock Based Compensation: The Company has equity award plans that include stock option, restricted stock and performance stock, which are described more fully in Note 14 - Stock Based Compensation Plans of the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company expenses the grant date fair value of equity awards granted. The expense is recognized over the vesting periods of the grants. The Company uses its treasury shares for issuing shares upon option exercises, restricted stock and performance stock vesting.
Employee Benefit Plans: The Company has non-qualified supplemental executive retirement agreements with certain retired officers. The agreements provide supplemental retirement benefits payable in installments over a period of years upon retirement or death. The Company recognized the net present value of payments associated with the agreements over the service periods of the participating officers. Interest costs continue to be recognized on the benefit obligations. The Company also has a supplemental executive retirement agreement with a certain current executive officer. This agreement provides a stream of future payments in accordance with individually defined vesting schedules upon retirement, termination, or in the event that the participating executive leaves the Company following a change of control event. The Company recognizes the net present value of payments associated with these agreements over the service periods of the participating executive officers. Upon retirement, interest costs will continue to be recognized on the benefit obligation.
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The Company recognizes the over-funded or under-funded status of post-retirement benefit plans as a liability or asset on the balance sheet in other liabilities or other assets and recognizes changes in that funded status through other comprehensive income/(loss). Gains and losses, prior service costs and credits, and any remaining transition amounts that have not yet been recognized through net periodic benefit costs are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic cost. The measurement date, which is the date at which the benefit obligation and plan assets are measured, is the Company's fiscal year end.
Income Taxes: The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. If current available information indicates that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
Treasury Stock: Shares of the Company’s common stock that are repurchased are recorded in treasury stock at cost. On the date of subsequent re-issuance, the treasury stock account is reduced by the cost of such stock on an average cost basis.
Earnings Per Share: Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company, such as the Company’s dilutive stock options.
Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." ASC 606 requires the Company to follow a five step process: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. Revenue recognition under ASC 606 depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for the goods or service. See Note 16 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on revenue recognition.
Marketing Costs: Marketing costs are expensed as incurred.
Segment Reporting: An operating segment is defined as a component of a business for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker in deciding how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. The Company has determined that its operations are solely in the community banking industry and include traditional community banking services, including lending activities, acceptance of demand, savings and time deposits, business services, investment management, trust and third-party brokerage services. These products and services have similar distribution methods, types of customers and regulatory responsibilities. Accordingly, segment information is not presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following table provides a brief description of accounting standards that could have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption:
Standard | Description | Required Date of Adoption | Effect on financial statements |
Standards Adopted in 2019 | |||
ASU 2016-02, Leases | This ASU creates ASU Topic 842, Leases, and supersedes Topic 840, Leases. The new guidance requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability equal to the present value of future rental payments on their balance sheets for all leases with a term greater than one year. There are not significant changes to lessor accounting; however, there are certain improvements made to align lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance expands both quantitative and qualitative required disclosures. This ASU is required to be adopted on a modified retrospective basis and allows for practical expedients and elections in conjunction with implementation. The Company may elect some of the expedients upon the adoption date, which may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. | January 1, 2019 | The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2019 including the election of the practical expedients, allowing for existing leases to be accounted for consistent with current guidance, with the exception of balance sheet recognition for lessees. A modified retrospective transition approach was utilized, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. At January 1, 2019 the Company recognized a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability of $9.0 million. This computation is based, primarily, on the present value of unpaid future minimum lease payments. Additionally, that amount is impacted by assumptions around renewals and/or extensions, and the interest rate used to discount those future lease obligations. Due to the limited size of the Company's leasing portfolio, many other items related to this standard don't apply, or had an immaterial impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. For transitional disclosures see Note 17 - Leases. |
ASU 2018-11 Practical Expedients to Topic 842, Leases | |||
ASU 2018-20 Scope Improvements for Lessors | |||
ASU 2019-01 Leases: Codification Improvements | |||
ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities | This ASU amends Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 815, Derivatives and Hedging to (1) improve the transparency and understandability of information conveyed to financial statement users about an entity's risk management activities by better aligning the entity's financial reporting for hedging relationships with those risk management activities and (2) reduce the complexity of and simplify the application of hedge accounting by preparers. | January 1, 2019 | The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2019, although it did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, disclosures were updated to comply with the guidance. For further detail see Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities. |
ASU 2018-16, Inclusion of Overnight Financing Rate or Overnight Swap Rate as a Benchmark for Hedge Accounting | |||
ASU 2018-07, Share Based Payment Accounting | This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation- Stock Compensation to include share-based payments issued to non-employees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to non-employees and employees will be substantially aligned. The ASU supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to non-employees. | January 1, 2019 | The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2019, with no material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
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Standard | Description | Required Date of Adoption | Effect on financial statements |
Standards Not Yet Adopted | |||
ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments | This ASU amends Topic 326, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses to replace the current incurred loss accounting model with a current expected credit loss approach (CECL) for financial instruments measured at amortized cost and other commitments to extend credit. The amendments require entities to consider all available relevant information when estimating current expected credit losses, including details about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The resulting allowance for credit losses is to reflect the portion of the amortized cost basis that the entity does not expect to collect. The amendments also eliminate the current accounting model for purchased credit impaired loans and debt securities. Additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures are required upon adoption. | January 1, 2020 | Adoption of this ASU is expected to primarily change how the Company estimates credit losses with the application of the expected credit loss model. Entities will apply the standard's provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company will utilize the modified retrospective approach. The Company's CECL implementation efforts are in process and continue to focus on model validation, developing new disclosures, establishing formal policies and procedures and other governance and control documentation. Certain elements of the calculation are pending finalization, including refinement of the model assumptions, the qualitative framework, internal control design, model validation, and the operational control framework to support the new process. Furthermore, changes to the economic forecasts within the model could positively or negatively impact the actual results. The quantitative impact to the consolidated financial statements is estimated to be between $4 to $6 million. |
ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to ASU 2016-13 | |||
While the CECL model does not apply to available for sale debt securities, the ASU does require entities to record an allowance when recognizing credit losses for available for sale securities, rather than reduce the amortized cost of the securities by direct write-offs. | |||
The ASU should be adopted on a modified retrospective basis. Entities that have loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 at the time of adoption should prospectively apply the guidance in this amendment for purchase credit deteriorated assets. | Early adoption is permitted in 2019 | ||
ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment | This ASU amends Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, and eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. | January 1, 2020 | Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
Early adoption is permitted. | |||
ASU 2018-13 Changes to Disclosure Requirements Fair Value Measurement, Topic 820 | This ASU eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Among the changes, entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. | January 1, 2020 | Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
Early adoption is permitted. | |||
ASU 2018-14 Compensation- Disclosure Requirements for Defined Pension Plans Topic 715-20 | This ASU makes minor changes to the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and/or other post-retirement benefit plans. | January 1, 2021 | Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
Early adoption is permitted. | |||
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NOTE 2. SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
The following is a summary of securities available for sale:
(in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Debt securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 319,064 | $ | 4,985 | $ | (2,080 | ) | $ | 321,969 | |||||||
US Government agency | 98,568 | 1,640 | (547 | ) | 99,661 | |||||||||||
Private label | 20,212 | 68 | (747 | ) | 19,533 | |||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | 139,240 | 3,034 | (268 | ) | 142,006 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 78,804 | 1,478 | (221 | ) | 80,061 | |||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 655,888 | $ | 11,205 | $ | (3,863 | ) | $ | 663,230 | |||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Debt securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 413,492 | $ | 904 | $ | (9,444 | ) | $ | 404,952 | |||||||
US Government agency | 111,938 | 509 | (1,935 | ) | 110,512 | |||||||||||
Private label | 20,353 | 113 | (84 | ) | 20,382 | |||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | 133,260 | 1,081 | (2,076 | ) | 132,265 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 58,098 | 264 | (636 | ) | 57,726 | |||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 737,141 | $ | 2,871 | $ | (14,175 | ) | $ | 725,837 | |||||||
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale (“AFS”) securities segregated by contractual maturity at December 31, 2019 are presented below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Mortgage-backed securities are shown in total, as their maturities are highly variable.
Available for sale | ||||||||
(in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | ||||||
Within 1 year | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Over 1 year to 5 years | 33,179 | 34,004 | ||||||
Over 5 years to 10 years | 57,285 | 58,138 | ||||||
Over 10 years | 127,580 | 129,925 | ||||||
Total bonds and obligations | 218,044 | 222,067 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 437,844 | 441,163 | ||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 655,888 | $ | 663,230 | ||||
The following table summarizes proceeds from the sale of AFS securities and realized gains and losses:
(in thousands) | Proceeds from Sale of Securities Available for Sale | Realized Gains | Realized Losses | Net | ||||||||||||
2019 | $ | 92,315 | $ | 993 | $ | (756 | ) | $ | 237 | |||||||
2018 | 29,107 | — | (924 | ) | (924 | ) | ||||||||||
2017 | 1,599 | 19 | — | 19 | ||||||||||||
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Securities with unrealized losses, segregated by the duration of their continuous unrealized loss positions, are summarized as follows:
Less Than Twelve Months | Over Twelve Months | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 1,074 | $ | 43,429 | $ | 1,006 | $ | 49,712 | $ | 2,080 | $ | 93,141 | ||||||||||||
US Government agency | 432 | 19,717 | 115 | 9,120 | 547 | 28,837 | ||||||||||||||||||
Private label | 380 | 9,843 | 367 | 9,411 | 747 | 19,254 | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | 137 | 29,355 | 131 | 1,682 | 268 | 31,037 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 142 | 9,888 | 79 | 12,276 | 221 | 22,164 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 2,165 | $ | 112,232 | $ | 1,698 | $ | 82,201 | $ | 3,863 | $ | 194,433 | ||||||||||||
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Debt securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 155 | $ | 19,367 | $ | 9,289 | $ | 297,569 | $ | 9,444 | $ | 316,936 | ||||||||||||
US Government agency | 16 | 2,570 | 1,919 | 68,266 | 1,935 | 70,836 | ||||||||||||||||||
Private label | 79 | 10,393 | 5 | 47 | 84 | 10,440 | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | 43 | 6,784 | 2,033 | 47,930 | 2,076 | 54,714 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | 224 | 11,759 | 412 | 14,460 | 636 | 26,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total securities available for sale | $ | 517 | $ | 50,873 | $ | 13,658 | $ | 428,272 | $ | 14,175 | $ | 479,145 | ||||||||||||
A summary of securities pledged as collateral for certain deposits and borrowing arrangements as of the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Carrying Value | Estimated Fair Value | Carrying Value | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Securities pledged for deposits | $ | 217,009 | $ | 220,054 | $ | 128,949 | $ | 126,649 | ||||||||
Securities pledged for repurchase agreements | 96,007 | 96,477 | 55,656 | 54,189 | ||||||||||||
Securities pledged for other borrowings (1) | 157,172 | 157,458 | 270,252 | 265,334 | ||||||||||||
Total securities pledged | $ | 470,188 | $ | 473,989 | $ | 454,857 | $ | 446,172 | ||||||||
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(1) The Bank pledged securities as collateral for certain borrowing arrangements with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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Securities Impairment
As a part of the Company’s ongoing security monitoring process, the Company identifies securities in an unrealized loss position that could potentially be other-than-temporarily impaired. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Company did not record any other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses.
The following table presents the remaining amount of historical credit losses on debt securities and changes reflected in the statement of income:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Estimated credit losses as of prior year-end, | $ | 1,697 | $ | 1,697 | $ | 1,697 | ||||||
Reductions for securities paid off during the period | — | — | — | |||||||||
Estimated credit losses at end of the period | $ | 1,697 | $ | 1,697 | $ | 1,697 | ||||||
The Company expects to recover its amortized cost basis on all debt securities in its AFS portfolio, as unrealized losses are the result of changes in the interest rate environment and other market factors. Furthermore, the Company does not intend to sell nor does it anticipate that it will be required to sell any of its securities in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2019, prior to this recovery. The Company’s ability and intent to hold these securities until recovery is supported by the Company’s strong capital and liquidity positions as well as its historically low portfolio turnover.
The following summarizes, by investment security type, the basis for the conclusion that the debt securities in an unrealized loss position within the Company’s AFS were not other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019:
US Government-sponsored enterprises
163 out of the total 684 securities in the Company’s portfolios of AFS US Government-sponsored enterprises were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 2.3% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions.The FNMA and FHLMC guarantee the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s US Government-sponsored enterprises. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the year. All securities are performing.
US Government agencies
49 out of the total 182 securities in the Company’s portfolios of AFS US Government agency securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 1.9% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) guarantees the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s US government agency securities. The securities are rated investment grade and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the year. All securities are performing.
Private-label
9 of the total 19 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS private-label mortgage-backed securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 3.7% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. Based upon the foregoing considerations, and the expectation that the Company will receive all of the future contractual cash flows related to the amortized cost on these securities, the Company does not consider there to be any additional other-than-temporary impairment with respect to these securities.
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof
15 of the total 217 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS municipal bonds and obligations were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 0.9% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The Company continually monitors the municipal bond sector of the market carefully and periodically evaluates the appropriate level of exposure to the market. At this time, the Company believes the bonds in this portfolio carry minimal risk of default and the Company is appropriately compensated for that risk. There were no material underlying credit downgrades during the year. All securities are performing.
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Corporate bonds
7 of the total 27 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS corporate bonds were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate unrealized loss represents 1.1% of the amortized cost of bonds in unrealized loss positions. The Company reviews the financial strength of all of these bonds and has concluded that the amortized cost remains supported by the expected future cash flows of these securities.
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NOTE 3. LOANS
The Company’s loan portfolio is comprised of the following segments: commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential real estate, and consumer loans. Commercial real estate loans include multi-family, commercial construction and land development, and other commercial real estate classes. Commercial and industrial loans include loans to commercial and agricultural businesses, and tax exempt entities. Residential real estate loans consist of mortgages for 1-to-4 family housing. Consumer loans include home equity loans, auto and other installment loans.
The Company’s lending activities are principally conducted in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Total loans include business activity loans and acquired loans. Acquired loans are those loans previously acquired from a business combination. The following is a summary of total loans:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 31,387 | $ | 2,903 | $ | 34,290 | $ | 23,754 | $ | 2,890 | $ | 26,644 | ||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 666,051 | 230,320 | 896,371 | 555,980 | 244,075 | 800,055 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 697,438 | 233,223 | 930,661 | 579,734 | 246,965 | 826,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 239,692 | 59,072 | 298,764 | 234,757 | 52,470 | 287,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | 20,018 | 206 | 20,224 | 22,317 | — | 22,317 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | 66,860 | 37,443 | 104,303 | 56,588 | 38,738 | 95,326 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 326,570 | 96,721 | 423,291 | 313,662 | 91,208 | 404,870 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 1,024,008 | 329,944 | 1,353,952 | 893,396 | 338,173 | 1,231,569 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 740,687 | 411,170 | 1,151,857 | 670,189 | 474,509 | 1,144,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 740,687 | 411,170 | 1,151,857 | 670,189 | 474,509 | 1,144,698 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 59,368 | 63,033 | 122,401 | 57,898 | 45,291 | 103,189 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 11,167 | 1,715 | 12,882 | 9,414 | 1,357 | 10,771 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 70,535 | 64,748 | 135,283 | 67,312 | 46,648 | 113,960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 1,835,230 | $ | 805,862 | $ | 2,641,092 | $ | 1,630,897 | $ | 859,330 | $ | 2,490,227 | ||||||||||||
Total unamortized net costs and premiums included in the year-end total for business activity loans were as follows:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Unamortized net loan origination costs | $ | 3,603 | $ | 3,064 | ||||
Unamortized net premium on purchased loans | (134 | ) | (127 | ) | ||||
Total unamortized net costs and premiums | $ | 3,469 | $ | 2,937 | ||||
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For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company had pledged loans with a collateral value totaling $144.2 million to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for certain borrowing arrangements. The Company also pledged residential first mortgage loans, home equity loans and certain commercial loans with collateral value totaling $955.7 million for FHLB borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2019. (See Note 8 - Borrowed Funds of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.)
The carrying amount of the acquired loans at December 31, 2019 totaled $805.9 million. A subset of these loans was determined to have evidence of credit deterioration at the acquisition date, which is accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30. These purchased credit-impaired loans presently maintain a carrying value of $16.6 million (and a note balance of $21.8 million). These loans are evaluated for impairment through the periodic reforecasting of expected cash flows. Loans considered not impaired at acquisition date had a carrying amount of $789.2 million.
The following table summarizes activity in the accretable yield for the acquired loan portfolio that falls under the purview of ASC 310-30, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 4,377 | $ | 3,509 | ||||
Acquisitions | 4,391 | — | ||||||
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improved cash flows | 541 | 2,240 | ||||||
Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect the nonaccretable difference | — | — | ||||||
Reclassification to TDR | — | (30 | ) | |||||
Accretion | (1,942 | ) | (1,342 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 7,367 | $ | 4,377 | ||||
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The following is a summary of past due loans at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
Business Activities Loans
(in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater Past Due | Total Past Due | Current | Total Loans | Past Due > 90 days and Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 205 | $ | 53 | $ | — | $ | 258 | $ | 31,129 | $ | 31,387 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 40 | 1,534 | 1,810 | 3,384 | 662,667 | 666,051 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 245 | 1,587 | 1,810 | 3,642 | 693,796 | 697,438 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 452 | 50 | 894 | 1,396 | 238,296 | 239,692 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | 62 | 34 | 96 | 192 | 19,826 | 20,018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | 66,860 | 66,860 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 514 | 84 | 990 | 1,588 | 324,982 | 326,570 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 759 | 1,671 | 2,800 | 5,230 | 1,018,778 | 1,024,008 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 7,293 | 1,243 | 668 | 9,204 | 731,483 | 740,687 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 7,293 | 1,243 | 668 | 9,204 | 731,483 | 740,687 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 597 | 43 | 429 | 1,069 | 58,299 | 59,368 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 36 | 12 | — | 48 | 11,119 | 11,167 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 633 | 55 | 429 | 1,117 | 69,418 | 70,535 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 8,685 | $ | 2,969 | $ | 3,897 | $ | 15,551 | $ | 1,819,679 | $ | 1,835,230 | $ | 50 | ||||||||||||||
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Acquired Loans
(in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater Past Due | Total Past Due | Acquired Credit Impaired | Total Loans | Past Due > 90 days and Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | 12 | $ | — | $ | 12 | $ | 384 | $ | 2,903 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 2,029 | 245 | 231 | 2,505 | 8,289 | 230,320 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 2,029 | 257 | 231 | 2,517 | 8,673 | 233,223 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 440 | 335 | 140 | 915 | 2,723 | 59,072 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | 173 | 206 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | 36 | 37,443 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 440 | 335 | 140 | 915 | 2,932 | 96,721 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 2,469 | 592 | 371 | 3,432 | 11,605 | 329,944 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 3,185 | 864 | 1,015 | 5,064 | 5,591 | 411,170 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 3,185 | 864 | 1,015 | 5,064 | 5,591 | 411,170 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 208 | 548 | 217 | 973 | 1,291 | 63,033 | 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 2 | 9 | — | 11 | 66 | 1,715 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 210 | 557 | 217 | 984 | 1,357 | 64,748 | 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 5,864 | $ | 2,013 | $ | 1,603 | $ | 9,480 | $ | 18,553 | $ | 805,862 | $ | 217 | ||||||||||||||
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Business Activities Loans
(in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater Past Due | Total Past Due | Current | Total Loans | Past Due > 90 days and Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 23,754 | $ | 23,754 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 1,146 | — | 6,725 | 7,871 | 548,109 | 555,980 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 1,146 | — | 6,725 | 7,871 | 571,863 | 579,734 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 395 | 60 | 402 | 857 | 233,900 | 234,757 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | 65 | 6 | 25 | 96 | 22,221 | 22,317 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | 56,588 | 56,588 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 460 | 66 | 427 | 953 | 312,709 | 313,662 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 1,606 | 66 | 7,152 | 8,824 | 884,572 | 893,396 | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 3,565 | 641 | 1,309 | 5,515 | 664,674 | 670,189 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 3,565 | 641 | 1,309 | 5,515 | 664,674 | 670,189 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 72 | — | — | 72 | 57,826 | 57,898 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 17 | — | 11 | 28 | 9,386 | 9,414 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 89 | — | 11 | 100 | 67,212 | 67,312 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 5,260 | $ | 707 | $ | 8,472 | $ | 14,439 | $ | 1,616,458 | $ | 1,630,897 | $ | 50 | ||||||||||||||
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Acquired Loans
(in thousands) | 30-59 Days Past Due | 60-89 Days Past Due | 90 Days or Greater Past Due | Total Past Due | Acquired Credit Impaired | Total Loans | Past Due > 90 days and Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 164 | $ | 2,890 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 631 | 99 | 211 | 941 | 6,143 | 244,075 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 631 | 99 | 211 | 941 | 6,307 | 246,965 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 149 | 26 | 494 | 669 | 679 | 52,470 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | — | 38,738 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 149 | 26 | 494 | 669 | 679 | 91,208 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 780 | 125 | 705 | 1,610 | 6,986 | 338,173 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 3,419 | 254 | 1,792 | 5,465 | 3,095 | 474,509 | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 3,419 | 254 | 1,792 | 5,465 | 3,095 | 474,509 | 189 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 198 | — | 66 | 264 | 22 | 45,291 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 17 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 1,357 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 215 | — | 66 | 281 | 25 | 46,648 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 4,414 | $ | 379 | $ | 2,563 | $ | 7,356 | $ | 10,106 | $ | 859,330 | $ | 196 | ||||||||||||||
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Non-Accrual Loans
The following is summary information pertaining to non-accrual loans at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 258 | $ | — | $ | 258 | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | ||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 2,888 | 343 | 3,231 | 7,873 | 282 | 8,155 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 3,146 | 343 | 3,489 | 7,874 | 282 | 8,156 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | 932 | 626 | 1,558 | 1,423 | 643 | 2,066 | ||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural | 278 | — | 278 | 265 | — | 265 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 1,210 | 626 | 1,836 | 1,688 | 643 | 2,331 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial loans | 4,356 | 969 | 5,325 | 9,562 | 925 | 10,487 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residential real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 3,362 | 1,973 | 5,335 | 4,213 | 2,997 | 7,210 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total residential real estate | 3,362 | 1,973 | 5,335 | 4,213 | 2,997 | 7,210 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home equity | 615 | 254 | 869 | 246 | 201 | 447 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other consumer | 21 | — | 21 | 90 | 1 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 636 | 254 | 890 | 336 | 202 | 538 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 8,354 | $ | 3,196 | $ | 11,550 | $ | 14,111 | $ | 4,124 | $ | 18,235 | ||||||||||||
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Loans evaluated for impairment by portfolio segment as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
Business Activities Loans
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 3,964 | $ | 1,353 | $ | 2,620 | $ | 13 | $ | 7,950 | ||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 693,474 | 325,217 | 738,067 | 70,522 | 1,827,280 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 697,438 | $ | 326,570 | $ | 740,687 | $ | 70,535 | $ | 1,835,230 | ||||||||||
Acquired Loans
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 258 | $ | 385 | $ | 1,032 | $ | — | $ | 1,675 | ||||||||||
Purchased credit impaired | 8,673 | 2,932 | 5,591 | 1,357 | 18,553 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 224,292 | 93,404 | 404,547 | 63,391 | 785,634 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 233,223 | $ | 96,721 | $ | 411,170 | $ | 64,748 | $ | 805,862 | ||||||||||
Business Activities Loans
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 9,835 | $ | 1,445 | $ | 2,562 | $ | 13 | $ | 13,855 | ||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 569,899 | 312,217 | 667,627 | 67,299 | 1,617,042 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 579,734 | $ | 313,662 | $ | 670,189 | $ | 67,312 | $ | 1,630,897 | ||||||||||
Acquired Loans
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | $ | 188 | $ | 426 | $ | 744 | $ | — | $ | 1,358 | ||||||||||
Purchased credit impaired | 6,307 | 679 | 3,095 | 25 | 10,106 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 240,470 | 90,103 | 470,670 | 46,623 | 847,866 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 246,965 | $ | 91,208 | $ | 474,509 | $ | 46,648 | $ | 859,330 | ||||||||||
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The following is a summary of impaired loans at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
Business Activities Loans
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | |||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 1,911 | 1,957 | — | |||||||||
Commercial | 710 | 773 | — | |||||||||
Agricultural | 361 | 361 | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 2,067 | 2,227 | — | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 258 | $ | 258 | $ | 205 | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 1,795 | 1,940 | 1,026 | |||||||||
Commercial | 282 | 289 | 164 | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 553 | 590 | 57 | |||||||||
Home equity | 13 | 13 | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 3,964 | $ | 4,155 | $ | 1,231 | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | 1,353 | 1,423 | 164 | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 2,620 | 2,817 | 57 | |||||||||
Consumer | 13 | 13 | — | |||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 7,950 | $ | 8,408 | $ | 1,452 | ||||||
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Acquired Loans
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | |||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 90 | 90 | — | |||||||||
Commercial | 385 | 481 | — | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 678 | 938 | — | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 168 | 168 | 12 | |||||||||
Commercial | — | — | — | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 354 | 376 | 49 | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 258 | $ | 258 | $ | 12 | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | 385 | 481 | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 1,032 | 1,314 | 49 | |||||||||
Consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 1,675 | $ | 2,053 | $ | 61 | ||||||
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Business Activities Loans
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | |||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 8,209 | 8,301 | — | |||||||||
Commercial | 649 | 669 | — | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 1,671 | 1,709 | — | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 1,625 | 1,660 | 421 | |||||||||
Commercial | 796 | 855 | 78 | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 891 | 916 | 111 | |||||||||
Home equity | 13 | 13 | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 9,835 | $ | 9,962 | $ | 422 | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | 1,445 | 1,524 | 78 | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 2,562 | 2,625 | 111 | |||||||||
Consumer | 13 | 13 | — | |||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 13,855 | $ | 14,124 | $ | 611 | ||||||
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Acquired Loans
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Recorded Investment | Unpaid Principal Balance | Related Allowance | |||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | 188 | 187 | — | |||||||||
Commercial | 426 | 510 | — | |||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 375 | 524 | — | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Other commercial real estate | — | — | — | |||||||||
Commercial | — | — | ||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 369 | 379 | 41 | |||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 188 | $ | 187 | $ | — | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | 426 | 510 | — | |||||||||
Residential real estate | 744 | 903 | 41 | |||||||||
Consumer | — | — | — | |||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 1,358 | $ | 1,600 | $ | 41 | ||||||
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The following is a summary of the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
Business Activities Loan
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | ||||||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 5,434 | 55 | 6,878 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Commercial | 871 | 5 | 634 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 2,089 | 47 | 1,693 | 39 | ||||||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | 56 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 1,737 | — | 1,140 | — | ||||||||||||
Commercial | 153 | — | 735 | — | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 540 | 7 | 826 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Home equity | 13 | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 7,227 | $ | 56 | $ | 8,019 | $ | 77 | ||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 1,024 | 5 | 1,369 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 2,629 | 54 | 2,519 | 48 | ||||||||||||
Consumer | 13 | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 10,893 | $ | 115 | $ | 11,920 | $ | 135 | ||||||||
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Acquired Loans
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | Average Recorded Investment | Interest Income Recognized | ||||||||||||
With no related allowance: | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 89 | — | 112 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Commercial | 429 | — | 441 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 652 | — | 442 | — | ||||||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
With an allowance recorded: | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 123 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Commercial | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 361 | — | 218 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | $ | 212 | $ | — | $ | 112 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 429 | — | 441 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 1,013 | — | 660 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Consumer | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total impaired loans | $ | 1,654 | $ | — | $ | 1,213 | $ | 5 | ||||||||
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Troubled Debt Restructuring Loans
The Company’s loan portfolio also includes certain loans that have been modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring ("TDR"), where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Company’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as non-performing at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months. TDRs are evaluated individually for impairment and may result in a specific allowance amount allocated to an individual loan.
The following tables include the recorded investment and number of modifications identified during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The table includes the recorded investment in the loans prior to a modification and also the recorded investment in the loans after the loans were restructured. Modifications may include adjustments to interest rates, payment amounts, extensions of maturity, court ordered concessions or other actions intended to minimize economic loss and avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral.
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except modifications) | Number of Modifications | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Specific Reserve | |||||||||||
Troubled Debt Restructurings | |||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 10 | 630 | 529 | 69 | |||||||||||
Other commercial | 7 | 366 | 271 | — | |||||||||||
Agricultural | 2 | 500 | 503 | — | |||||||||||
Tax exempt | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 12 | 1,427 | 1,327 | — | |||||||||||
Home equity | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Other consumer | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | 31 | $ | 2,923 | $ | 2,630 | $ | 69 | ||||||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except modifications) | Number of Modifications | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Specific Reserve | |||||||||||
Troubled Debt Restructurings | |||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 9 | 1,896 | 1,564 | 153 | |||||||||||
Other commercial | 7 | 556 | 486 | 55 | |||||||||||
Agricultural | 1 | 167 | — | — | |||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 19 | 3,348 | 2,752 | 145 | |||||||||||
Home equity | 1 | 100 | 100 | — | |||||||||||
Other consumer | 3 | 13 | 11 | — | |||||||||||
Total | 41 | $ | 6,081 | $ | 4,914 | $ | 354 | ||||||||
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Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except modifications) | Number of Modifications | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Specific Reserve | |||||||||||
Troubled Debt Restructurings | |||||||||||||||
Other commercial real estate | 6 | $ | 388 | $ | 222 | $ | — | ||||||||
Other commercial | 6 | 563 | 545 | — | |||||||||||
Agricultural | 1 | 19 | 18 | — | |||||||||||
Residential mortgages | 3 | 692 | 670 | — | |||||||||||
Home equity | 1 | 13 | 13 | — | |||||||||||
Other consumer | 1 | 38 | 36 | — | |||||||||||
Total | 18 | $ | 1,713 | $ | 1,504 | $ | — | ||||||||
The following table summarizes the types of loan concessions made for the periods presented:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except modifications) | Number of Modifications | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Number of Modifications | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | Number of Modifications | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment | |||||||||||||||
Interest rate and maturity concession | 2 | $ | 73 | 1 | $ | 16 | 6 | $ | 725 | ||||||||||||
Amortization and maturity concession | 4 | 273 | 1 | 286 | 6 | 490 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization concession | — | — | — | — | 1 | 94 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization, interest rate and maturity concession | 5 | 539 | — | — | 1 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization and interest rate concession | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Forbearance | 5 | 346 | 3 | 271 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Forbearance and interest only payments | 7 | 692 | 6 | 121 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Forbearance and interest rate concession | — | — | 1 | 49 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Forbearance and maturity concession | 4 | 472 | 20 | 2,030 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Maturity concession | — | — | 2 | 440 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Restructure without concession | — | — | 5 | 1,419 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Court ordered | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other | 4 | 235 | 2 | 282 | 4 | 159 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 31 | $ | 2,630 | 41 | $ | 4,914 | 18 | $ | 1,504 | ||||||||||||
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were no loans that were restructured that had subsequently defaulted during the period. The evaluation of certain loans individually for specific impairment includes loans that were previously classified as TDRs or continue to be classified as TDRs.
Foreclosure
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company maintained bank-owned residential real estate property with a fair value of $2.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively. Additionally, residential mortgage loans collateralized by real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 totaled $810 thousand and $1.5 million, respectively.
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Loan Concentrations
Loan concentrations in specific industries may occasionally emerge as a result of economic conditions, changes in local demands, natural loan growth and runoff. At December 31, 2019 the largest industry concentration outside of commercial real estate was the hospitality industry which represents 8.6% or $227.0 million of the Company's total loan portfolio, compared with 9.0% or $223.0 million at December 31, 2018. There were no concentrations of loans related to any single industry in excess of 10% of total loans for 2019 or 2018.
Loans to Related Parties
In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has made loans at prevailing rates and terms to directors, officers and other related parties. In management’s opinion, such loans do not present more than the normal risk of collectability or incorporate other unfavorable features, and were made under terms that are consistent with the Bank’s lending policies.
Loan to related parties at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized below.
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 8,395 | $ | 10,487 | ||||
Changes in composition(1) | (302 | ) | — | |||||
New Loans | 242 | — | ||||||
Less: repayments | (126 | ) | (2,092 | ) | ||||
Ending balance | $ | 8,209 | $ | 8,395 | ||||
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(1) Adjustments to reflect changes in status of directors and officers for each year presented.
Mortgage Banking
The Bank sells loans in the secondary market and retains the ability to service many of these loans. The Bank earns fees for the servicing provided. At year end 2019 and 2018, the Company was servicing loans for participants totaling $497.2 million and $496.5 million, respectively. Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The risks inherent in servicing assets relate primarily to changes in prepayments that result from shifts in interest rates. Contractually-specified servicing fees were $1.3 million, $1.3 million, and $1.2 million for the years ended 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively, and is included as a component of other income within non-interest income.
Servicing rights activity during 2019 and 2018, included in other assets, was as follows:
At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 3,086 | $ | 3,232 | ||||
Acquired | — | — | ||||||
Additions | 160 | 99 | ||||||
Amortization | (245 | ) | (245 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 3,001 | $ | 3,086 | ||||
Total residential loans included held for sale loans of $6.5 million and $168 thousand at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The net gains on sales of loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $493 thousand and $121 thousand, respectively, and included as a component of other income within non-interest income.
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NOTE 4. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for an estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by the provision charged to operating expense and reduced by net charge-offs. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses when the Company believes collectability has declined to a point where there is a distinct possibility of some loss of principal and interest. While the Company uses the best information available to make the evaluation, future adjustments may be necessary if there are significant changes in conditions.
The allowance is comprised of four distinct reserve components: (1) specific reserves related to loans individually evaluated; (2) quantitative reserves related to loans collectively evaluated; (3) qualitative reserves related to loans collectively evaluated; and (4) a temporal estimate is made for incurred loss emergence period for each loan category within the collectively evaluated pools.
A summary of the methodology employed on a quarterly basis with respect to each of these components in order to evaluate the overall adequacy of the Company's allowance for loan losses is as follows:
Specific Reserve for Loans Individually Evaluated
First, the Company identifies loan relationships having aggregate balances in excess of $150 thousand with potential credit weaknesses. Such loan relationships are identified primarily through the Company's analysis of internal loan evaluations, past due loan reports, TDRs and loans adversely classified. Each loan so identified is then individually evaluated for impairment. Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the original loan agreement. Substantially all impaired loans have historically been collateral dependent, meaning repayment of the loan is expected or is considered to be provided solely from the sale of the loan's underlying collateral. For such loans, the Company measures impairment based on the fair value of the loan's collateral, which is generally determined utilizing current appraisals. A specific reserve is established in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the recorded investment in each impaired loan over the fair value of its underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell. The Company's policy is to re-evaluate the fair value of collateral dependent loans at least every twelve months unless there is a known deterioration in the collateral's value, in which case a new appraisal is obtained.
Purchase credit impaired (“PCI”) loans are collectively evaluated, but are not included in the general reserve as described below. The evaluation of the PCI loans requires continued quarterly assessment of key assumptions and estimates similar to the initial fair value estimate, including changes in the severity of loss, timing and speed of payments, collateral value changes, expected cash flows and other relevant factors. The quarterly assessment is compared to the initial fair value estimate and a determination is made if an adjustment to the allowance for loan loss is deemed necessary.
Quantitative Reserve for Loans Collectively Evaluated
Second, the Company stratifies the loan portfolio into two general business loan pools: substandard (7 risk rated) and pass-rated (0 to 6 rated) by loan type. Substandard rated loans are subject to higher credit loss rates in the allowance for loan loss calculation. The Company utilizes historical loss rates for commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans assessed by internal risk rating. Historical loss rates on residential real estate and consumer loans are not risk graded. Residential real estate and consumer loans are considered as part of the pass-rated portfolio unless removed due to specific reserve evaluation based on past due status and/or other indications of credit deterioration. Quantitative reserves relative to each loan pool are established as follows: for all loan segments an allocation equaling 100% of the respective pool's average 3-year historical net loan charge-off rate (determined based upon the most recent 12 quarters) is applied to the aggregate recorded investment in the pool of loans. Purchased performing loans are collectively evaluated as their own separate category within each loan pool.
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Qualitative Reserve for Loans Collectively Evaluated
Third, the Company considers the necessity to adjust the average historical net loan charge-off rates relative to each of the above two loan pools for potential risks factors that could result in actual losses deviating from prior loss experience. Such qualitative risk factors considered are: (1) lending policies and procedures, (2) business conditions, (3) volume and nature of the loan portfolio, (4) experience, ability and depth of lending management, (5) problem loan trends, (6) quality of the Company’s loan review system, (7) concentrations in the loan portfolio, (8) competition, legal, and regulatory environment and (9) collateral coverage and loan-to-value.
Loss Emergence Period for Loans Collectively Evaluated
Fourth, the general allowance related to loans collectively evaluated includes an estimate of incurred losses over an estimated loss emergence period ("LEP"). The LEP is generated utilizing a charge-off look-back analysis, which evaluates the time from the first indication of elevated risk of repayment (or other early event indicating a problem) to eventual charge-off to support the LEP considered in the allowance calculation. This reserving methodology establishes the approximate number of months of LEP that represents incurred losses for each loan portfolio within each portfolio segment in addition to the qualitative reserves.
Activity in the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
Business Activities Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6,811 | $ | 2,380 | $ | 3,982 | $ | 408 | $ | 13,581 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | (212 | ) | (336 | ) | (109 | ) | (228 | ) | (885 | ) | ||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | 194 | 65 | 55 | 6 | 320 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | 875 | 1,499 | (526 | ) | 193 | 2,041 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 7,668 | $ | 3,608 | $ | 3,402 | $ | 379 | $ | 15,057 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | 1,231 | 164 | 57 | — | 1,452 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 6,437 | 3,444 | 3,345 | 379 | 13,605 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,668 | $ | 3,608 | $ | 3,402 | $ | 379 | $ | 15,057 | ||||||||||
Acquired Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 173 | $ | 35 | $ | 77 | $ | — | $ | 285 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | — | (23 | ) | (240 | ) | (5 | ) | (268 | ) | |||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | (26 | ) | (6 | ) | 306 | 2 | 276 | |||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 147 | $ | 6 | $ | 143 | $ | — | $ | 296 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | 12 | — | 49 | — | 61 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 135 | 6 | 94 | — | 235 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 147 | $ | 6 | $ | 143 | $ | — | $ | 296 | ||||||||||
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Business Activities Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6,037 | $ | 2,373 | $ | 3,357 | $ | 386 | $ | 12,153 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | (417 | ) | (111 | ) | (225 | ) | (629 | ) | (1,382 | ) | ||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | 275 | 76 | 166 | 18 | 535 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | 916 | 42 | 684 | 633 | 2,275 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 6,811 | $ | 2,380 | $ | 3,982 | $ | 408 | $ | 13,581 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | 422 | 78 | 111 | — | 611 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 6,389 | 2,302 | 3,871 | 408 | 12,970 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,811 | $ | 2,380 | $ | 3,982 | $ | 408 | $ | 13,581 | ||||||||||
Acquired Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 97 | $ | 16 | $ | 59 | $ | — | $ | 172 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | (136 | ) | (166 | ) | (158 | ) | (65 | ) | (525 | ) | ||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | 43 | 7 | — | 83 | 133 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | 169 | 178 | 176 | (18 | ) | 505 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 173 | $ | 35 | $ | 77 | $ | — | $ | 285 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | — | — | 41 | — | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 173 | 35 | 36 | — | 244 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 173 | $ | 35 | $ | 77 | $ | — | $ | 285 | ||||||||||
Business Activities Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 5,145 | $ | 1,952 | $ | 2,721 | $ | 601 | $ | 10,419 | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | (124 | ) | (189 | ) | (226 | ) | (162 | ) | (701 | ) | ||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | 49 | 11 | 65 | 18 | 143 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | 967 | 599 | 797 | (71 | ) | 2,292 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 6,037 | $ | 2,373 | $ | 3,357 | $ | 386 | $ | 12,153 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | 447 | 3 | 9 | — | 459 | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 5,590 | 2,370 | 3,348 | 386 | 11,694 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,037 | $ | 2,373 | $ | 3,357 | $ | 386 | $ | 12,153 | ||||||||||
Acquired Loans | At or for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Commercial real estate | Commercial and industrial | Residential real estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Charged-off loans | (151 | ) | (18 | ) | (29 | ) | (127 | ) | (325 | ) | ||||||||||
Recoveries on charged-off loans | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Provision/(releases) for loan losses | 247 | 34 | 88 | 127 | 496 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 97 | $ | 16 | $ | 59 | $ | — | $ | 172 | ||||||||||
Individually evaluated for impairment | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Collectively evaluated | 97 | 16 | 59 | — | 172 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 97 | $ | 16 | $ | 59 | $ | — | $ | 172 | ||||||||||
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Credit Quality Information
Loan Origination/Risk Management: The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management and the Company's Board of Directors with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies, non-performing loans and potential problem loans. The Company seeks to diversify the loan portfolio as a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions.
Credit Quality Indicators/Classified Loans: In monitoring the credit quality of the portfolio, management applies a credit quality indicator and uses an internal risk rating system to categorize commercial loans. These credit quality indicators range from one through nine, with a higher number correlating to increasing risk of loss. These ratings are used as inputs to the calculation of the allowance for loan losses. Consistent with regulatory guidelines, the Company provides for the classification of loans which are considered to be of lesser quality as special mention, substandard, doubtful, or loss (i.e. risk rated 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively).
The following are the definitions of the Company’s credit quality indicators:
Pass: Loans the Company considers in the commercial portfolio segments that are not adversely rated, are contractually current as to principal and interest, and are otherwise in compliance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management believes there is a low risk of loss related to these loans considered pass rated.
Special Mention: Loans the Company considers having some potential weaknesses, but are deemed to not carry levels of risk inherent in one of the subsequent categories, are designated as special mention. A special mention loan has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. This might include loans which may require a higher level of supervision or internal reporting because of: (i) declining industry trends; (ii) increasing reliance on secondary sources of repayment; (iii) the poor condition of or lack of control over collateral; or (iv) failure to obtain proper documentation or any other deviations from prudent lending practices. Economic or market conditions which may, in the future, affect the obligor, may warrant special mention of the asset. Loans for which an adverse trend in the borrower's operations or an imbalanced position in the balance sheet which has not reached a point where the liquidation is jeopardized may be included in this classification. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risks to warrant classification.
Substandard: Loans the Company considers as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans have a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes liquidation of the debt. Substandard loans include those loans where there is the distinct possibility of some loss of principal, if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Doubtful: Loans the Company considers as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those loans that are classified as substandard. These loans have the added characteristic of a well-defined weakness which is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any, and calls into question the collectability of the full balance of the loan. The possibility of loss is high but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the loan, its classification as loss is deferred until its more exact status is determined. Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens on additional collateral and refinancing plans. The entire amount of the loan might not be classified as doubtful when collection of a specific portion appears highly probable. Loans are generally not classified doubtful for an extended period of time (i.e., over a year).
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Loss: Loans the Company considers as losses are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as an asset is not warranted and the uncollectible amounts are charged-off. This classification does not mean the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this worthless asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future. Losses are taken in the period in which they are determined to be uncollectible.
The following tables present the Company’s commercial loans by risk rating at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
Business Activities Loans
Commercial Real Estate
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category
Commercial construction and land development | Commercial real estate other | Total commercial real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grade: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | $ | 31,057 | $ | 23,680 | $ | 646,886 | $ | 532,386 | $ | 677,943 | $ | 556,066 | ||||||||||||
Special mention | — | 73 | 5,483 | 8,319 | 5,483 | 8,392 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 330 | — | 11,974 | 13,914 | 12,304 | 13,914 | ||||||||||||||||||
Doubtful | — | 1 | 1,708 | 1,361 | 1,708 | 1,362 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 31,387 | $ | 23,754 | $ | 666,051 | $ | 555,980 | $ | 697,438 | $ | 579,734 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and Industrial
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category
Commercial | Agricultural | Tax exempt loans | Total commercial and industrial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | $ | 221,329 | $ | 226,353 | $ | 18,940 | $ | 21,680 | $ | 66,860 | $ | 56,588 | $ | 307,129 | $ | 304,621 | ||||||||||||||||
Special mention | 2,744 | 6,730 | 298 | 215 | — | — | 3,042 | 6,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 14,866 | 924 | 780 | 422 | — | — | 15,646 | 1,346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubtful | 753 | 750 | — | — | — | — | 753 | 750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 239,692 | $ | 234,757 | $ | 20,018 | $ | 22,317 | $ | 66,860 | $ | 56,588 | $ | 326,570 | $ | 313,662 | ||||||||||||||||
Residential Real Estate and Consumer Loans
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
Residential real estate | Home equity | Other consumer | Total residential real estate and consumer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performing | $ | 737,325 | $ | 665,976 | $ | 58,753 | $ | 57,652 | $ | 11,146 | $ | 9,324 | $ | 807,224 | $ | 732,952 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-performing | 3,362 | 4,213 | 615 | 246 | 21 | 90 | 3,998 | 4,549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 740,687 | $ | 670,189 | $ | 59,368 | $ | 57,898 | $ | 11,167 | $ | 9,414 | $ | 811,222 | $ | 737,501 | ||||||||||||||||
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Acquired Loans
Commercial Real Estate
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category
Commercial construction and land development | Commercial real estate other | Total commercial real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grade: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | $ | 2,412 | $ | 2,626 | $ | 218,491 | $ | 236,393 | $ | 220,903 | $ | 239,019 | ||||||||||||
Special mention | 12 | — | 2,261 | 1,574 | 2,273 | 1,574 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 479 | 264 | 9,400 | 6,009 | 9,879 | 6,273 | ||||||||||||||||||
Doubtful | — | — | 168 | 99 | 168 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,903 | $ | 2,890 | $ | 230,320 | $ | 244,075 | $ | 233,223 | $ | 246,965 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and Industrial
Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category
Commercial | Agricultural | Tax exempt loans | Total commercial and industrial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | $ | 51,184 | $ | 46,120 | $ | 58 | $ | — | $ | 37,407 | $ | 38,738 | $ | 88,649 | $ | 84,858 | ||||||||||||||||
Special mention | 5,432 | 4,825 | — | — | — | — | 5,432 | 4,825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 2,115 | 1,222 | 148 | — | 36 | — | 2,299 | 1,222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubtful | 341 | 303 | — | — | — | — | 341 | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 59,072 | $ | 52,470 | $ | 206 | $ | — | $ | 37,443 | $ | 38,738 | $ | 96,721 | $ | 91,208 | ||||||||||||||||
Residential Real Estate and Consumer Loans
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
Residential real estate | Home equity | Other consumer | Total residential real estate and consumer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performing | $ | 407,811 | $ | 470,497 | $ | 62,504 | $ | 45,090 | $ | 1,707 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 472,022 | $ | 516,943 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-performing | 3,359 | 4,012 | 529 | 201 | 8 | 1 | 3,896 | 4,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 411,170 | $ | 474,509 | $ | 63,033 | $ | 45,291 | $ | 1,715 | $ | 1,357 | $ | 475,918 | $ | 521,157 | ||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes information about total classified and criticized loans loans as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | Business Activities Loans | Acquired Loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-accrual | $ | 8,354 | $ | 3,196 | $ | 11,550 | $ | 14,111 | $ | 4,124 | $ | 18,235 | ||||||||||||
Substandard accruing | 26,055 | 13,387 | 39,442 | 7,810 | 7,987 | 15,797 | ||||||||||||||||||
Doubtful accruing | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Total classified | 34,409 | 16,583 | 50,992 | 21,921 | 12,111 | 34,032 | ||||||||||||||||||
Special mention | 8,525 | 7,705 | 16,230 | 15,337 | 6,399 | 21,736 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Criticized | $ | 42,934 | $ | 24,288 | $ | 67,222 | $ | 37,258 | $ | 18,510 | $ | 55,768 | ||||||||||||
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NOTE 5. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Year-end premises and equipment at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized as follows:
(in thousands, except years) | 2019 | 2018 | Estimated Useful Life | |||||||
Land | $ | 5,028 | $ | 4,837 | N/A | |||||
Buildings and improvements | 52,363 | 50,933 | 5 -39 years | |||||||
Furniture and equipment | 13,573 | 9,098 | 3 - 7 years | |||||||
Premises and equipment, gross | 70,964 | 64,868 | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (19,759 | ) | (16,064 | ) | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net | $ | 51,205 | $ | 48,804 | ||||||
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $4.1 million, $3.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
Included in other assets is $1.8 million of premises held for sale as of December 31, 2019 that was identified as part of the Company's strategic review and branch optimization exercise, approved by the Board of Directors in September 2019. There was no property held for sale as of December 31, 2018. The Company measures assets held for sale at the lower of carrying amount or estimated fair value less 6% selling costs. The losses from this transfer of premises and equipment to premises held for sale totaled $1.0 million for 2019. There were no impairment charges recognized through December 31, 2019.
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NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
The activity impacting goodwill in 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 100,085 | $ | 100,085 | ||||
Acquisition | 18,564 | — | ||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 118,649 | $ | 100,085 | ||||
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company completed its annual goodwill impairment testing using balance sheet data as of September 30, 2019 and market data as of November 30, 2019. The analysis was performed at the consolidated Bank level of the Company, which is considered the smallest reporting unit carrying goodwill. The step one analysis under the guidance of ASC 350 was passed, and therefore step two of the goodwill impairment test was not performed and no goodwill impairment was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2019. No impairment was recorded in 2019 and 2018.
The components of other intangible assets in 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
2019 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gross Intangible Assets | Accumulated Amortization | Net Intangible Assets | |||||||||
Core deposit intangible (non-maturity deposits) | $ | 9,483 | $ | (2,635 | ) | $ | 6,848 | |||||
Customer list and other intangibles | 2,065 | (272 | ) | 1,793 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 11,548 | $ | (2,907 | ) | $ | 8,641 | |||||
2018 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gross Intangible Assets | Accumulated Amortization | Net Intangible Assets | |||||||||
Core deposit intangible (non-maturity deposits) | $ | 8,586 | $ | (1,878 | ) | $ | 6,708 | |||||
Customer list and other intangibles | 919 | (168 | ) | 751 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 9,505 | $ | (2,046 | ) | $ | 7,459 | |||||
Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives, which range from eight and a half years to twelve years. Amortization expenses related to intangibles totaled $861 thousand in 2019, $828 thousand in 2018 and $812 thousand in 2017.
The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for other intangible assets remaining at year end 2019 is as follows:
(in thousands) | Other Intangible Assets | |||
2020 | $ | 975 | ||
2021 | 932 | |||
2022 | 932 | |||
2023 | 932 | |||
2024 | 932 | |||
and thereafter | 3,938 | |||
Total other intangible assets | $ | 8,641 | ||
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NOTE 7. DEPOSITS
A summary of time deposits at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Time less than $100,000 | $ | 600,747 | $ | 622,478 | ||||
Time $100,000 through $250,000 | 225,505 | 193,535 | ||||||
Time $250,000 or more | 106,383 | 116,780 | ||||||
Total time deposits | $ | 932,635 | $ | 932,793 | ||||
At December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the scheduled maturities by year for time deposits were as follows:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Within 1 year | $ | 555,074 | $ | 505,313 | ||||
Over 1 year to 2 years | 287,934 | 258,176 | ||||||
Over 2 years to 3 years | 51,444 | 123,337 | ||||||
Over 3 years to 4 years | 31,262 | 14,494 | ||||||
Over 4 years to 5 years | 6,883 | 31,353 | ||||||
Over 5 years | 38 | 120 | ||||||
Total | $ | 932,635 | $ | 932,793 | ||||
Included in time deposits are brokered deposits of $526.9 million and $466.9 million at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Also included in time deposits are reciprocal deposits of $64.1 million and $52.4 million at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
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NOTE 8. BORROWED FUNDS
Borrowed funds at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are summarized, as follows:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount | Weighted Average Rate | Amount | Weighted Average Rate | ||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | ||||||||||||||
Advances from the FHLB | $ | 303,286 | 1.83 | % | $ | 611,683 | 2.47 | % | ||||||
Other borrowings | 44,832 | 0.99 | 36,211 | 1.09 | ||||||||||
Total short-term borrowings | 348,118 | 1.73 | 647,894 | 2.39 | ||||||||||
Long-term borrowings | ||||||||||||||
Advances from the FHLB | 123,278 | 1.93 | 32,929 | 1.86 | ||||||||||
Subordinated borrowings | 59,920 | 5.53 | 37,973 | 5.58 | ||||||||||
Junior subordinated borrowings | — | — | 5,000 | 5.96 | ||||||||||
Total long-term borrowings | 183,198 | 2.87 | 75,902 | 3.99 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 531,316 | 2.11 | % | $ | 723,796 | 2.56 | % | ||||||
Short-term debt includes Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”) advances with a remaining maturity of less than one year. The Company also maintains a $1.0 million secured line of credit with the FHLB that bears a daily adjustable rate calculated by the FHLB. There was no outstanding balance on the FHLB line of credit for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
The Company also has capacity to borrow funds on a secured basis utilizing the Borrower in Custody program and the Discount Window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “FRB”). At December 31, 2019, the Company’s available secured line of credit at the FRB was $144.2 million. The Company has pledged certain loans and securities to the FRB to support this arrangement. There were no borrowings with the FRB for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
The Company maintains an unused unsecured federal funds line of credit with a correspondent bank that has an aggregate overnight borrowing capacity of $50 million as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. There was no outstanding balance on the line of credit as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Long-term FHLB advances consist of advances with a remaining maturity of more than one year. The advances outstanding at December 31, 2019 include no callable advances and $316 thousand of amortizing advances. The advances outstanding at December 31, 2018 include no callable advances and $330 thousand of amortizing advances. All FHLB borrowings, including the line of credit, are secured by a blanket security agreement on certain qualified collateral, principally residential first mortgage loans and certain securities.
A summary of maturities of FHLB advances as of December 31, 2019 is as follows:
December 31, 2019 | |||||||
(in thousands, except rates) | Amount | Weighted Average Rate | |||||
Fixed rate advances maturing: | |||||||
2020 | $ | 303,286 | 1.83 | % | |||
2021 | 10,662 | 2.21 | |||||
2022 | 104,000 | 1.97 | |||||
2023 | 1,000 | — | |||||
2024 | 7,300 | 1.16 | |||||
2025 and thereafter | 316 | 4.05 | |||||
Total FHLB advances | $ | 426,564 | 1.85 | % | |||
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In April 2008, the Bank issued fifteen year junior subordinated notes in the amount of $5.0 million due in 2023. These debt securities qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company and the Bank. The interest rate was three-month LIBOR plus 3.45%, which was 6.24% at December 31, 2018. On October 29, 2014, the Company executed a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with an aggregate of $17.0 million in subordinated notes to accredited investors. The subordinated notes have a maturity date of November 1, 2024, and bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.75% per annum. The Company called both of these notes in the fourth quarter of 2019.
On November 26, 2019, the Company executed a new Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with an aggregate of $40.0 million of subordinated notes (the "Notes") to accredited investors. The Notes have a maturity date of December 1, 2029 and bear a fixed interest rate of 4.63% through December 1, 2024 payable semi-annually in arrears. From December 1, 2024 and thereafter the interest rate shall be reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then current three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 3.27%. The Company has the option beginning with the interest payment date of December 1, 2024, and on any scheduled payment date thereafter, to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part upon prior approval of the Federal Reserve. The transaction included debt issuance costs of $700 thousand that are netted against the subordinated debt.
The Company also has $20.6 million in floating Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (“Debentures”) issued by NHTB Capital Trust II (“Trust II”) and NHTB Capital Trust III (“Trust III”), which are both Connecticut statutory trusts. The Debentures were issued on March 30, 2004, carry a variable interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.79%, and mature in 2034. The debt is callable by the Company at the time when any interest payment is made. Trust II and Trust III are considered variable interest entities for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, Trust II and Trust III are not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTE 9. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Pension Plans
The Company maintains a legacy, employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) for which participation and benefit accruals were frozen on January 13, 2017. The Plan was assumed in connection with a business combination in 2017. Accordingly, no employees are permitted to commence participation in the Plan and future salary increases and years of credited service are not considered when computing an employee’s benefits under the Plan. As of December 31, 2019, all minimum Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) funding requirements have been met. The Company did not have any defined benefit pension plans prior to 2017.
The following tables set forth information about the plan for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Change in projected benefit obligation: | ||||||||
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 8,009 | $ | 9,020 | ||||
Service cost | — | — | ||||||
Interest cost | 331 | 315 | ||||||
Actuarial loss (gain) | 1,068 | (771 | ) | |||||
Benefits paid | (300 | ) | (291 | ) | ||||
Settlements | (182 | ) | (264 | ) | ||||
Projected benefit obligation at end of year | 8,926 | 8,009 | ||||||
Change in fair value of plan assets: | ||||||||
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | 9,990 | 11,026 | ||||||
Expected return on plan assets | 1,570 | (481 | ) | |||||
Contributions by employer | — | — | ||||||
Benefits paid | (300 | ) | (291 | ) | ||||
Settlements | (182 | ) | (264 | ) | ||||
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | 11,078 | 9,990 | ||||||
Overfunded status | $ | (2,152 | ) | $ | (1,981 | ) | ||
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet: | ||||||||
Other assets | $ | 2,152 | $ | 1,981 | ||||
Net periodic pension cost is comprised of the following for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Interest cost | $ | 331 | $ | 315 | ||||
Expected return on plan assets | (638 | ) | (706 | ) | ||||
Settlement Charge | — | — | ||||||
Net periodic pension benefit credit | $ | (307 | ) | $ | (391 | ) | ||
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Net actuarial loss | $ | 145 | $ | 415 | ||||
Settlement charge | — | — | ||||||
Net period pension benefit credit | (307 | ) | (391 | ) | ||||
Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other comprehensive (income) loss | $ | (162 | ) | $ | 24 | |||
Change in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Net actuarial loss | $ | 145 | $ | 415 | ||||
Settlement charge | — | — | ||||||
Prior service cost | 748 | 333 | ||||||
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax) | $ | 893 | $ | 748 | ||||
The after tax components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, which have not yet been recognized in net periodic pension cost, related to the Plan are a net loss of $684 thousand. The Company expects to make no cash contributions to the pension trust during the 2020 fiscal year. The amount expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic pension cost over the next fiscal year is zero.
The principal actuarial assumptions used at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Projected benefit obligation | ||||||
Discount rate | 3.23 | % | 4.23 | % | ||
Net periodic pension cost | ||||||
Discount rate | 4.23 | % | 3.56 | % | ||
Long-term rate of return on plan assets | 6.50 | 6.50 | ||||
The discount rate that is used in the measurement of the pension obligation is determined by comparing the expected future retirement payment cash flows of the plan to the Citigroup Above Median Double-A Curve as of the measurement date. The expected long-term rate of return on Plan assets reflects expectations of future returns as applied to the plan’s target allocation of asset classes. In estimating that rate, appropriate consideration was given to historical returns earned by equities and fixed income securities.
The Company’s overall investment strategy with respect to the Plan’s assets is to maintain assets at a level that will sufficiently cover future beneficiary obligations while achieving long term growth in assets. The Plan’s targeted asset allocation is 49% equity securities and 51% fixed-income securities primarily consisting of intermediate-term products.
The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted prices in active markets, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).
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The fair value of the Plan's assets by category and level within fair value hierarchy are as follows at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
2019 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | |||||||||
Asset Category | ||||||||||||
Equity mutual funds: | ||||||||||||
Large-cap | $ | 2,144 | $ | 2,144 | $ | — | ||||||
Mid-cap | 590 | 590 | — | |||||||||
Small-cap | 557 | 557 | — | |||||||||
International | 1,009 | 1,009 | ||||||||||
Fixed income funds: | ||||||||||||
Fixed-income - core plus | 4,028 | 4,028 | — | |||||||||
Intermediate duration | 1,371 | 1,371 | — | |||||||||
Common stock | 574 | 574 | — | |||||||||
Common/collective trusts - large-cap | 566 | — | 566 | |||||||||
Cash equivalents - money market | 230 | 230 | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 11,069 | $ | 10,503 | $ | 566 | ||||||
2018 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | |||||||||
Asset Category | ||||||||||||
Equity mutual funds: | ||||||||||||
Large-cap | $ | 1,730 | $ | 1,730 | $ | — | ||||||
Mid-cap | 477 | 477 | — | |||||||||
Small-cap | 469 | 469 | — | |||||||||
International | 845 | 845 | ||||||||||
Fixed income funds: | ||||||||||||
Fixed-income - core plus | 3,945 | 3,945 | — | |||||||||
Intermediate duration | 1,321 | 1,321 | — | |||||||||
Common stock | 506 | 506 | — | |||||||||
Common/collective trusts - large-cap | 469 | — | 469 | |||||||||
Cash equivalents - money market | 228 | 228 | — | |||||||||
Total | $ | 9,990 | $ | 9,521 | $ | 469 | ||||||
The Plan did not hold any assets classified as Level 3, and there were no transfers between levels during 2019 and 2018.
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Estimated benefit payments under the Company's pension plan over the next 10 years at December 31, 2019 are as follows:
Year | Payments in Thousands | |||
2020 | $ | 365 | ||
2021 | 364 | |||
2022 | 383 | |||
2023 | 379 | |||
2024 | 394 | |||
2025-2029 | 2,262 | |||
Non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
The Company has non-qualified supplemental executive retirement agreements with certain retired officers. The agreements provide supplemental retirement benefits payable in installments over a period of years upon retirement or death. This agreement provides a stream of future payments in accordance with individually defined vesting schedules upon retirement, termination, or in the event that the participating executive leaves the Company following a change of control event.
The following table sets forth changes in benefit obligation, changes in plan assets, and the funded status of the plan as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Change in benefit obligation: | ||||||||
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 3,033 | $ | 3,451 | ||||
Service cost | — | — | ||||||
Interest cost | 103 | 102 | ||||||
Actuarial loss/(gain) | 221 | (142 | ) | |||||
Benefits paid | (378 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
Projected benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 2,979 | $ | 3,033 | ||||
Change in fair value of plan assets: | ||||||||
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Expected return on plan assets | — | — | ||||||
Contributions by employer | 378 | 378 | ||||||
Benefits paid | (378 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Underfunded status | $ | 2,979 | $ | 3,033 | ||||
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet | ||||||||
Other liabilities | $ | 2,979 | $ | 3,033 | ||||
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Net periodic benefit cost is comprised of the following for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Interest cost | $ | 103 | $ | 102 | ||||
Expected return on plan assets | — | — | ||||||
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss | 15 | 29 | ||||||
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 118 | $ | 131 | ||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Net actuarial loss (gain) | $ | 220 | $ | (142 | ) | |||
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss | (15 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss | $ | 205 | $ | (171 | ) | |||
Change in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income in 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income at beginning of the year (pre-tax) | $ | 414 | $ | 585 | ||||
Actuarial loss (gain) | 220 | (142 | ) | |||||
Amortization of actuarial loss | (15 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income at end of year (pre-tax) | $ | 619 | $ | 414 | ||||
The after tax components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, which have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost, related to the non-qualified supplemental executive retirement agreements are a net loss of $474 thousand. The amount expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over then next fiscal year is $42 thousand.
The principal actuarial assumptions used at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
2019 | 2018 | |||||
Discount rate beginning of year | 3.83 | % | 3.13 | % | ||
Discount rate end of year | 2.65 | 3.83 | ||||
The discount rate used in the measurement of the non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan obligation is determined by comparing the expected future retirement payment cash flows to the Citigroup Above Median Double-A Curve as of the measurement date.
The Company expects to contribute the following amounts to fund benefit payments under the supplemental executive retirement plans:
(in thousands) | Payments | |||
2020 | $ | 293 | ||
2021 | 260 | |||
2022 | 260 | |||
2023 | 260 | |||
2024 | 260 | |||
2025-2036 | 2,027 | |||
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401(k) Plan
The Company maintains a Section 401(k) savings plan for substantially all of its employees. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan on the first day of any quarter following their date of hire and attainment of age 21 ½ . Under the plan, the Company makes a matching contribution of a portion of the amount contributed by each participating employee, up to a percentage of the employee’s annual salary. The plan allows for supplementary profit sharing contributions by the Company, at its discretion, for the benefit of participating employees. The total expense for this plan in 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $1.1 million , $1.0 million, and $970 thousand, respectively.
Other Plans
As a result of the acquisition of a business combination in 2017, the Company assumed salary continuation agreements for supplemental retirement income with certain prior executives and senior officers along with an executive indexed supplemental retirement plan for one prior executive. The total liability for these agreements included in other liabilities was $8.1 million at December 31, 2019 and $7.3 million at December 31, 2018. Expense recorded in 2019 and 2018 under these agreements was $779 thousand and $752 thousand, respectively.
The Company also assumed split-dollar life insurance agreements with the 2017 business combination with an accrued liability of $834 thousand as of year-end at December 31, 2019 and $671 thousand at December 31, 2018. Expense recorded for the split-dollar life insurance agreements in 2019 was $163 thousand and $57 thousand and $9 thousand in 2018 and 2017, respectively. In 2017, a net benefit of $57 thousand relating to split-dollar life insurance agreements was recognized.
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NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES
The following table summarizes the current and deferred components of income tax expense (benefit) for each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Current: | ||||||||||||
Federal tax expense | $ | 2,639 | $ | 6,775 | $ | 8,705 | ||||||
State tax expense | 550 | 1,230 | 1,039 | |||||||||
Total current tax expense | 3,189 | 8,005 | 9,744 | |||||||||
Deferred tax expense | 1,020 | (443 | ) | 2,898 | ||||||||
Impact of federal tax reform enactment | — | — | 3,988 | |||||||||
Total income tax expense | $ | 4,209 | $ | 7,562 | $ | 16,630 | ||||||
The following table reconciles the expected federal income tax expense (computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate of 21%, 35% for years prior to 2018) to recorded income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate | |||||||||||||||
Statutory tax rate | $ | 5,633 | 21.00 | % | $ | 8,505 | 21.00 | % | $ | 14,918 | 35.00 | % | |||||||||
Increase (decrease) resulting from: | |||||||||||||||||||||
State taxes, net of federal benefit | 547 | 2.04 | 908 | 2.24 | 986 | 2.31 | |||||||||||||||
Tax exempt interest | (1,375 | ) | (5.13 | ) | (1,315 | ) | (3.25 | ) | (2,074 | ) | (4.87 | ) | |||||||||
Federal tax credits | (282 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (125 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (130 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||
Officers' life insurance | (431 | ) | (1.61 | ) | (382 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (538 | ) | (1.26 | ) | |||||||||
Acquisition costs | — | — | — | — | 89 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation plans | (20 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (120 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (241 | ) | (0.57 | ) | |||||||||
Impact of federal tax reform enactment | — | — | — | — | 3,988 | 9.36 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 137 | 0.51 | 91 | 0.23 | (368 | ) | (0.86 | ) | |||||||||||||
Effective tax rate | $ | 4,209 | 15.69 | % | $ | 7,562 | 18.67 | % | $ | 16,630 | 39.02 | % | |||||||||
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized below. The net deferred tax asset, which is included in other assets, amounted to $3.9 million at December 31, 2019 and $9.5 million at December 31, 2018.
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The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | $ | 3,507 | $ | — | $ | 3,085 | $ | — | ||||||||
Deferred compensation | 3,383 | — | 3,242 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale | — | 1,858 | 2,641 | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain or loss on derivatives | 307 | — | 685 | — | ||||||||||||
Depreciation | — | 1,722 | — | 1,517 | ||||||||||||
Deferred loan origination costs | — | 862 | — | 725 | ||||||||||||
Non-accrual interest | 381 | — | 374 | — | ||||||||||||
Branch acquisition costs and goodwill | — | 712 | — | 784 | ||||||||||||
Core deposit intangible | — | 1,231 | — | 1,309 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition fair value adjustments | 2,223 | — | 3,171 | — | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | — | 311 | — | 215 | ||||||||||||
Interest rate cap premium amortization | — | — | — | 257 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage servicing rights | — | 703 | — | 721 | ||||||||||||
Equity compensation | 468 | — | 335 | — | ||||||||||||
Prepaid pension | — | 359 | — | 366 | ||||||||||||
Contract incentives | 1,167 | — | 1,658 | — | ||||||||||||
Right of use asset | — | 2,253 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Lease liability | 2,273 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other | 160 | — | 217 | — | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 13,869 | $ | 10,011 | $ | 15,408 | $ | 5,894 | ||||||||
The Company has determined that a valuation allowance is not required for its net deferred tax asset since it is more likely than not that this asset is realizable principally through future taxable income and future reversal of existing temporary differences.
The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and also in the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The Company is no longer subject to examination by taxing authorities for years before 2016.
On December 22, 2017, H.R.1, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was signed into law. The Act included several provisions affecting the Company's federal income tax expense, including the reduced federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. As a result of this rate reduction, the Company was required to re-measure, through income tax expense in the period of enactment, the deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted rate at which these items are expected to be recovered or settled. The re-measurement of the Company's net deferred tax asset resulted in additional 2017 income tax expense of $4.0 million.
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NOTE 11. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
As part of its overall asset and liability management strategy, the Company uses derivative instruments to minimize fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate volatility. The Company’s interest rate risk management strategy involves modifying the re-pricing characteristics of certain assets or liabilities so the changes in interest rates do not have a significant effect on net interest income. Thus all of the Company's derivative contracts are considered to be interest rate contracts.
The Company recognizes its derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. On the date the derivative instrument is entered into, the Company designates whether the derivative is part of a hedging relationship (i.e., cash flow or fair value hedge). The Company formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking hedge transactions. The Company also assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting the changes in cash flows or fair values of hedged items. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments that are highly effective and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income or loss.
The Company offers derivative products in the form of interest rate swaps, to commercial loan customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. These instruments are executed through Master Netting Arrangements ("MNA") with financial institution counterparties or Risk Participation Agreements ("RPA") with commercial bank counterparties, for which the Company assumes a pro rata share of the credit exposure associated with a borrower's performance related to the derivative contract with the counterpary.
Information about derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, follows:
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Notional Amount | Weighted Average Maturity | Fair Value Asset (Liability) | Location Fair Value Asset (Liability) | |||||||||
(in thousands) | (in years) | (in thousands) | ||||||||||
Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||
Interest rate swap on deposits | $ | 100,000 | 4.6 | $ | (1,311 | ) | Other liabilities | |||||
Total cash flow hedges | 100,000 | (1,311 | ) | |||||||||
Fair value hedges: | ||||||||||||
Interest rate swap on securities | 37,190 | 9.6 | 593 | Other liabilities | ||||||||
Total fair value hedges | 37,190 | 593 | ||||||||||
Economic hedges: | ||||||||||||
Forward sale commitments | 11,228 | 0.1 | (84 | ) | Other liabilities | |||||||
Customer Loan Swaps - MNA Counterparty | 135,598 | 7.5 | (4,669 | ) | (1) | |||||||
Customer Loan Swaps - RPA Counterparty | 69,505 | 8.8 | (3,377 | ) | (1) | |||||||
Customer Loan Swaps - Customer | 205,103 | 8.1 | 8,046 | (1) | ||||||||
Total economic hedges | 421,434 | (84 | ) | |||||||||
Non-hedging derivatives: | ||||||||||||
Interest rate lock commitments | 21,748 | 0.1 | 59 | Other assets | ||||||||
Total non-hedging derivatives | 21,748 | 59 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 580,372 | $ | (743 | ) | |||||||
(1) | Customer loan derivatives are subject to MNA or RPA arrangements with financial institution counterparties, thus assets and liabilities with the counterparty are netted for financial statement presentation. |
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December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Notional Amount | Weighted Average Maturity | Fair Value Asset (Liability) | Location Fair Value Asset (Liability) | |||||||||
(in thousands) | (in years) | (in thousands) | ||||||||||
Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||
Interest rate caps agreements | $ | 90,000 | 4.1 | $ | 803 | Other liabilities | ||||||
Total cash flow hedges | 90,000 | 803 | ||||||||||
Non-hedging derivatives: | ||||||||||||
Interest rate lock commitments | 957 | 0.1 | 8 | Other assets | ||||||||
Customer loan derivative liability | 45,641 | 9.9 | (1,353 | ) | (1) | |||||||
Customer loan derivative asset | 45,641 | 9.9 | 1,353 | (1) | ||||||||
Total non-hedging derivatives | 92,239 | 8 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 182,239 | $ | 811 | ||||||||
(1) | Customer loan derivatives are subject to MNA or RPA arrangements with financial institution counterparties, thus assets and liabilities with the counterparty are netted for financial statement presentation. |
As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:
Location of Hedged Item on Balance Sheet | Carrying Amount of Hedged Assets (Liabilities) | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment in Carrying Amount | ||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
Fair value hedges: | ||||||||||
Interest rate swap on securities | Securities Available for Sale | $ | 39,026 | $ | 523 | |||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
Fair value hedges: | ||||||||||
Interest rate swap on securities | Securities Available for Sale | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
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Information about derivative assets and liabilities for December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, follows:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income | Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income(1) | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | |||||||||||
Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | $ | — | Acquisition, restructuring, and other expenses | $ | 3,156 | Interest expense | $ | (603 | ) | |||||||
Interest rate swap on deposits | 2,291 | Interest expense | — | Interest expense | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Total cash flow hedges | 2,291 | 3,156 | (605 | ) | ||||||||||||
Fair value hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap on securities | (523 | ) | Interest income | — | Interest income | 7 | ||||||||||
Total fair value hedges | (523 | ) | — | 7 | ||||||||||||
Economic hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward commitments | — | Other income | — | Other income | (84 | ) | ||||||||||
Total economic hedges | — | — | (84 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-hedging derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate lock commitments | — | Other Income | — | Other Income | 52 | |||||||||||
Total non-hedging derivatives | — | — | 52 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,768 | $ | 3,156 | $ | (630 | ) | |||||||||
(1) | As of December 31, 2019 the Company does not expect any gains or losses from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings withing the next 12 months. |
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income | Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income(1) | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | |||||||||||
Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate cap agreements | $ | 486 | Acquisition, restructuring, and other expenses | $ | — | Interest expense | $ | (519 | ) | |||||||
Total cash flow hedges | 486 | — | (519 | ) | ||||||||||||
Economic hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward commitments | — | Other income | — | Other income | 221 | |||||||||||
Total economic hedges | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Non-hedging derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate lock commitments | — | Other Income | — | Other Income | 9 | |||||||||||
Total non-hedging derivatives | — | — | 9 | |||||||||||||
Total | $ | 486 | $ | — | $ | (510 | ) | |||||||||
(1) | As of December 31, 2019 the Company does not expect any gains or losses from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings withing the next 12 months. |
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Cash flow hedges
Interest rate cap agreements
In 2014, interest rate cap agreements were purchased to limit the Company’s exposure to rising interest rates on four rolling, three-month borrowings indexed to three-month LIBOR. Under the terms of the agreements, the Company paid total premiums of $4.6 million for the right to receive cash flow payments if three-month LIBOR rises above the caps of 3.00%, thus effectively ensuring interest expense on the borrowings at maximum rates of 3.00% for the duration of the agreements. The interest rate cap agreements were designated as cash flow hedges, however the caps were terminated in the fourth quarter of 2019, with $3.2 million recognized in acquisition, restructuring and other expenses.The caps were terminated because it was probable that the original forecasted transaction would not occur by the end of the original specified period.
Interest rate swaps on deposits
In March and November 2019, the Company entered into interest rate swaps on brokered deposits (the "SWAPS") to limit its exposure to rising interest rates over a five year term. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company has two swaps each with a $50.0 million notional amount and pays a fixed interest rate of 2.46% and 1.55% respectively, and the financial institution counterparty pays the Company interest on the three-month LIBOR rate. The Company designated the swap as a cash flow hedge.
Fair value hedges
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged asset or liability attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in current earnings. The Company utilizes interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges to mitigate the effect of changing interest rates on the fair values of fixed rate callable securities available-for-sale. The hedging strategy on securities converts the fixed interest rates to LIBOR-based variable interest rates. These derivatives are designated as partial term hedges of selected cash flows covering specified periods of time prior to the call dates of the hedged securities. During 2019, the Company entered into eight swap transactions with a notional amount of $37.2 million designated as fair value hedges. These derivatives are intended to protect against the effects of changing interest rates on the fair values of fixed rate securities. The fixed rates on the transactions have a weighted average of 1.696%.
Economic hedges
Forward sale commitments
The Company utilizes forward sale commitments on residential mortgage loans to hedge interest rate risk and the associated effects on the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and loans originated for sale. The forward sale commitments are accounted for as derivatives. The Company typically uses a combination of best efforts and mandatory delivery contracts. The contracts are loan sale agreements where the Company commits to deliver a certain principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price on or before a specified date. Generally, the Company may enter into contracts just prior to the loan closing with a customer.
Customer loan derivatives
The Company enters into customer loan derivatives to facilitate the risk management strategies for commercial banking customers. The Company mitigates this risk by entering into equal and offsetting loan swap agreements with highly rated third-party financial institutions. The Company is party to master netting arrangements with its financial institutional counterparties and the Company offsets assets and liabilities under these arrangements for financial statement presentation purposes.
The master netting arrangements provide for a single net settlement of all loan swap agreements, as well as collateral or cash funds, in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract with that counterparty. Collateral is provided by cash or securities received or posted by the counterparty with net liability positions, respectively, in accordance with contract thresholds. Currently, the Company has posted cash of $10.7 million with counterparties.
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The below table describes the potential effect of master netting arrangements on the consolidated balance sheet and the financial collateral pledged for these arrangements:
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Derivative Liabilities | Derivative Assets | Cash Collateral Pledged | Net Amount | ||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Customer Loan Derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||
MNA counterparty | $ | (4,669 | ) | $ | 4,669 | $ | 10,700 | $ | — | |||||||
RPA counterparty | (3,377 | ) | 3,377 | — | — | |||||||||||
Total | $ | (8,046 | ) | $ | 8,046 | $ | 10,700 | $ | — | |||||||
Non-hedging derivatives
Interest rate lock commitments
The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) for residential mortgage loans, which commit the Company to lend funds to a potential borrower at a specific interest rate and within a specified period of time. IRLCs relate to the origination of residential mortgage loans that are held for sale are considered derivative financial instruments under applicable accounting guidance. Outstanding IRLCs expose the Company to the risk that the price of the mortgage loans underlying the commitments may decline due to increases in mortgage interest rates from inception of the rate lock to the funding of the loan. The IRLCs are free-standing derivatives which are carried at fair value with changes recorded in non-interest income in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Changes in the fair value of IRLCs subsequent to inception are based on; (i) changes in the fair value of the underlying loan resulting from the fulfillment of the commitment and (ii) changes in the probability when the loan will fund within the terms of the commitment, which is affected primarily by changes in interest rates and the passage of time.
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NOTE 12. OTHER COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES
Customer Obligations
The Company is a party to financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, unused or unadvanced loan funds, and letters of credit. The Company uses the same lending policies and procedures to make such commitments as it uses for other lending products. Customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Commitments to originate loans, including unused or unadvanced loan funds, are agreements to lend to a customer provided there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require customer payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally become payable upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party, while commercial letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being drawn on when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and a third party. The contractual amount of these letters of credit represents the maximum potential future payments guaranteed by the Company. Typically these letters of credit expire if unused; therefore the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
The following table summarizes the contractual amounts of commitments and contingent liabilities to customers as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Commitments to originate new loans | $ | 112,669 | $ | 20,431 | ||||
Unused funds on commercial and other lines of credit | 188,098 | 169,063 | ||||||
Unadvanced funds on home equity lines of credit | 114,711 | 106,121 | ||||||
Unadvanced funds on construction and real estate loans | 97,500 | 133,130 | ||||||
Commercial letters of credit | 2,941 | 1,171 | ||||||
Standby letters of credit | — | 486 | ||||||
Total | $ | 515,919 | $ | 430,402 | ||||
Legal Claims
Various legal claims arise from time to time in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2019, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries were involved in any pending legal proceedings believed by management to be material to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits involving the Company, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the Company holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans, and other issues incident in the normal course of the Company's business. However, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries are a party to any pending legal proceedings that it believes, in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Company. Additionally, an estimate of future, probable losses cannot be estimated as of December 31, 2019.
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NOTE 13. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The actual and required capital ratios at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
2019 | ||||||||||||||
Actual | Regulatory Minimum to be "Well-Capitalized" | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | ||||||||||
Company (consolidated) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital to risk-weighted assets | $ | 341,492 | 13.61 | % | $ | 263,377 | 10.50 | % | ||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 265,205 | 10.57 | 175,584 | 7.00 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 285,825 | 11.39 | 213,211 | 8.50 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets | 285,825 | 8.13 | 175,890 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
Bank | ||||||||||||||
Total capital to risk-weighted assets | $ | 310,982 | 12.42 | % | $ | 262,999 | 10.50 | % | ||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 295,315 | 11.79 | 175,332 | 7.00 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 295,315 | 11.79 | 212,904 | 8.50 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets | 295,315 | 8.39 | 175,996 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
2018 | ||||||||||||||
Actual | Regulatory Minimum to be "Well-Capitalized" | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | ||||||||||
Company (consolidated) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital to risk-weighted assets | $ | 331,628 | 14.23 | % | $ | 230,093 | 9.88 | % | ||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 274,838 | 11.80 | 148,542 | 6.38 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 295,458 | 12.68 | 183,492 | 7.88 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets | 295,458 | 8.53 | 173,102 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
Bank | ||||||||||||||
Total capital to risk-weighted assets | $ | 321,390 | 13.82 | % | $ | 229,707 | 9.88 | % | ||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 302,220 | 12.99 | 148,292 | 6.38 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 302,220 | 12.99 | 183,184 | 7.88 | ||||||||||
Tier 1 capital to average assets | 302,220 | 8.74 | 172,990 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
At each date shown, the Company and the Bank met the conditions to be classified as “well-capitalized” under the relevant regulatory framework. To be categorized as “well-capitalized”, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table above.
The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III rule that requires the Company and the Bank to assess their Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and the Company and the Bank each exceed the minimum to be “well-capitalized.” Effective January 1, 2019, all banking organizations must maintain a minimum Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 7.0%, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8.5% and a minimum Total risk-based capital ratio of 10.5%.
The required regulatory minimum conservation buffer to be “well-capitalized” began to be phased-in incrementally, starting at 0.625% on January 1, 2016, 1.25% on January 1, 2017, 1.875% on January 1, 2018 and increased to 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The final capital rules impose restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary cash bonus payments if the minimum capital conservation buffer is not met.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Other accumulated comprehensive income (loss), before tax: | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities | $ | 7,342 | $ | (11,304 | ) | |||
Net unrealized loss on derivative hedges | (718 | ) | (2,934 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | (1,512 | ) | (1,162 | ) | ||||
Income taxes related to items of accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss: | ||||||||
Net unrealized (gain) loss on AFS securities | (1,793 | ) | 2,641 | |||||
Net unrealized loss on derivative hedges | 237 | 685 | ||||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | 355 | 272 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 3,911 | $ | (11,802 | ) | |||
The following table presents the components of other comprehensive income in 2019, 2018 and 2017:
2019 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Before Tax | Tax Effect | Net of Tax | |||||||||
Net unrealized gain on AFS securities: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain arising during the period | $ | 18,883 | $ | (4,489 | ) | $ | 14,394 | |||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | 237 | (55 | ) | 182 | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain on AFS securities | 18,646 | (4,434 | ) | 14,212 | ||||||||
Net unrealized loss on derivative hedges: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss arising during the period | (940 | ) | 289 | (651 | ) | |||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | (3,156 | ) | 737 | (2,419 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized gain on derivative hedges | 2,216 | (448 | ) | 1,768 | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain on post-retirement plans: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain arising during the period | (350 | ) | 83 | (267 | ) | |||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net unrealized gain on post-retirement plans | (350 | ) | 83 | (267 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income | $ | 20,512 | $ | (4,799 | ) | $ | 15,713 | |||||
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2018 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Before Tax | Tax Effect | Net of Tax | |||||||||
Net unrealized loss on AFS securities: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss arising during the period | $ | (9,487 | ) | $ | 2,194 | $ | (7,293 | ) | ||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | (924 | ) | 216 | (708 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized loss on AFS securities | (8,563 | ) | 1,978 | (6,585 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized gain on derivative hedges: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain arising during the period | 654 | (168 | ) | 486 | ||||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net unrealized gain on derivative hedges | 654 | (168 | ) | 486 | ||||||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss arising during the period | (245 | ) | 54 | (191 | ) | |||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | (29 | ) | 7 | (22 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | (216 | ) | 47 | (169 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss | $ | (8,125 | ) | $ | 1,857 | $ | (6,268 | ) | ||||
2017 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Before Tax | Tax Effect | Net of Tax | |||||||||
Net unrealized gain on AFS securities: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain arising during the period | $ | 545 | $ | (121 | ) | $ | 424 | |||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | 19 | (7 | ) | 12 | ||||||||
Net unrealized gain on AFS securities | 526 | (114 | ) | 412 | ||||||||
Net unrealized loss on derivative hedges: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss arising during the period | (838 | ) | 386 | (452 | ) | |||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net unrealized loss on derivative hedges | (838 | ) | 386 | (452 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss arising during the period | (347 | ) | 146 | (201 | ) | |||||||
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income | (21 | ) | 8 | (13 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | (326 | ) | 138 | (188 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive loss | $ | (638 | ) | $ | 410 | $ | (228 | ) | ||||
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The following table presents the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) in 2019, 2018 and 2017:
2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Net unrealized gain on AFS Securities | Net loss on effective derivative hedges | Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | Total | ||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (8,665 | ) | $ | (2,249 | ) | $ | (888 | ) | $ | (11,802 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive gain/(loss) before reclassifications | 14,394 | (651 | ) | (267 | ) | 13,476 | ||||||||||
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | 182 | (2,419 | ) | — | (2,237 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other comprehensive loss | 14,212 | 1,768 | (267 | ) | 15,713 | |||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 5,547 | $ | (481 | ) | $ | (1,155 | ) | $ | 3,911 | ||||||
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(in thousands) | Net unrealized gain on AFS Securities | Net loss on effective derivative hedges | Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | Total | ||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (1,713 | ) | $ | (2,250 | ) | $ | (591 | ) | $ | (4,554 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive gain/(loss) before reclassifications | (7,293 | ) | 486 | (191 | ) | (6,998 | ) | |||||||||
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | (708 | ) | — | (22 | ) | (730 | ) | |||||||||
Total other comprehensive loss | (6,585 | ) | 486 | (169 | ) | (6,268 | ) | |||||||||
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income for ASU 2018-02 | (367 | ) | (485 | ) | (128 | ) | (980 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | (8,665 | ) | $ | (2,249 | ) | $ | (888 | ) | $ | (11,802 | ) | ||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Net unrealized gain on AFS Securities | Net loss on effective derivative hedges | Net unrealized loss on post-retirement plans | Total | ||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (2,125 | ) | $ | (1,798 | ) | $ | (403 | ) | $ | (4,326 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive gain/(loss) before reclassifications | 424 | (452 | ) | (201 | ) | (229 | ) | |||||||||
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | 12 | — | (13 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other comprehensive loss | 412 | (452 | ) | (188 | ) | (228 | ) | |||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | (1,713 | ) | $ | (2,250 | ) | $ | (591 | ) | $ | (4,554 | ) | ||||
The following tables presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in 2019, 2018 and 2017:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Affected Line Item where Net Income is Presented | ||||||||||
Realized gains on AFS securities: | ||||||||||||||
Before tax | $ | 237 | $ | (924 | ) | $ | 19 | Non-interest income | ||||||
Tax effect | (55 | ) | 216 | (7 | ) | Tax expense | ||||||||
Total reclassifications for the period | $ | 182 | $ | (708 | ) | $ | 12 | Net of tax | ||||||
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(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Affected Line Item where Net Income is Presented | ||||||||||
Realized loss on effective derivative hedges: | ||||||||||||||
Before tax | $ | (3,156 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | Non-interest expense | ||||||
Tax effect | 737 | — | — | Tax benefit | ||||||||||
Total reclassifications for the period | $ | (2,419 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | Net of tax | ||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Affected Line Item where Net Income is Presented | ||||||||||
Realized loss on post-retirement plans: | ||||||||||||||
Before tax | $ | — | $ | (29 | ) | $ | (21 | ) | Salaries and benefits | |||||
Tax effect | — | 7 | 8 | Tax benefit | ||||||||||
Total reclassifications for the period | $ | — | $ | (22 | ) | $ | (13 | ) | Net of tax | |||||
Earnings per share have been computed based on the following (average diluted shares outstanding are calculated using the treasury stock method):
(in thousands, except per share and share data) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
Average number of basic common shares outstanding | 15,540,884 | 15,487,686 | 15,183,615 | |||||||||
Plus: dilutive effect of stock options and awards outstanding | 46,109 | 76,778 | 106,795 | |||||||||
Average number of diluted common shares outstanding | 15,586,993 | 15,564,464 | 15,290,410 | |||||||||
Anti-dilutive options excluded from earnings calculation | — | 7,991 | 8,659 | |||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.46 | $ | 2.13 | $ | 1.71 | ||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.45 | $ | 2.12 | $ | 1.70 | ||||||
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NOTE 14. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
On October 3, 2000, the shareholders of the Company approved the Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2000 (the “ISOP”) for its officers and employees, which provided for the issuance of up to 1,012,500 shares of common stock. The purchase price of the stock covered by each option must be at least 100% of the trading value on the date such option was granted. Vesting terms ranged from three to seven years. According to the ISOP no option shall be granted after October 3, 2010, ten years after the effective date of the ISOP.
On May 19, 2015, the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2015 Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) for employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, and similar events, the total number of shares of common stock that can be issued under the 2015 Plan over the 10 year period in which the plan will be in place is 420,000 shares of common stock. The 2015 Plan is administered by the Company’s Compensation Committee. All employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 2015 Plan, subject to the discretion of the administrator and the terms of the 2015 Plan. The maximum stock award granted to one individual may not exceed 30,000 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, and similar events) for any calendar year. No grants were made after May 19, 2019 pursuant to this plan.
On May 21, 2019 the shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2019 Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) for employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. Subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, and similar events, the total number of shares of common stock that can be issued under the 2019 Plan over the 10 year period in which the plan will be in place is 500,000 shares of common stock. The 2019 Plan is administered by the Company’s Compensation Committee. All employees and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the 2019 Plan, subject to the discretion of the administrator and the terms of the 2019 Plan. As of December 31, 2019 there were 467,616 shares available for grant under this plan.
In April of 2013, the Board of Directors approved a Long Term Incentive Program for senior management members. The program is designed to be made up of a series of three year rolling plans utilizing the shares made available through the approved equity plans. Grants may be given in time vested restricted stock awards, time vested restricted stock units or performance vested restricted stock units, or a combination of these types of grants.
Compensation expense recognized in connection with the stock based compensation plans are presented in the following table for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Stock options and restricted stock awards | $ | 328 | $ | 350 | $ | 399 | ||||||
Performance stock units | 170 | 237 | 290 | |||||||||
Restricted stock units | 854 | 711 | 585 | |||||||||
Total compensation expense | $ | 1,352 | $ | 1,298 | $ | 1,274 | ||||||
The total tax benefit recognized associated with stock options and restricted stock awards for the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $78 thousand, $81 thousand and $308 thousand, respectively. The total tax benefit recognized associated with restricted stock units and performance stock units for the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $244 thousand, $221 thousand and $423 thousand, respectively.
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Stock Option and Restricted Stock Awards Activity: A summary combined status of the stock option and restricted stock awards as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:
Stock Options | Number of Stock Options Outstanding | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | ||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 121,637 | $ | 19.96 | ||||||||
Granted | — | — | |||||||||
Exercised | (13,853 | ) | 18.44 | ||||||||
Forfeited | — | — | |||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 107,784 | $ | 20.15 | $ | 565 | ||||||
Ending vested and expected to vest December 31, 2019 | 107,784 | $ | 20.15 | $ | 565 | ||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2019 | 98,460 | 20.48 | 483 | ||||||||
Stock Options | Number of Stock Options Outstanding | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | ||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 | 169,921 | $ | 18.95 | ||||||||
Granted | — | — | |||||||||
Exercised | (47,534 | ) | 16.32 | ||||||||
Forfeited | (750 | ) | 22.16 | ||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 | 121,637 | $ | 19.96 | $ | 313 | ||||||
Ending vested and expected to vest December 31, 2018 | 121,637 | $ | 19.96 | $ | 313 | ||||||
Exercisable at December 31, 2018 | 101,554 | 20.66 | 192 | ||||||||
There were no restricted stock awards granted in 2019.
Restricted Stock Awards | Number of Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 | — | $ | — | ||||
Awarded | 12,420 | 24.14 | |||||
Vested | (12,420 | ) | 24.14 | ||||
Forfeited | — | — | |||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 | — | $ | — | ||||
The intrinsic value of the options exercised under both plans for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, was approximately $98 thousand, $760 thousand and $708 thousand, respectively.
As of December 31, 2019, there was approximately $14 thousand of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards, net of estimated forfeitures. This amount is expected to be recognized as expense over the next six years, with a weighted average recognition period of 0.56 years.
Performance Stock Units
During 2019, performance stock unit awards were granted to certain executive officers providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Company collectively ranging from zero to 26,952 shares, based on the Company’s performance compared to peers. The performance stock units granted will vest only if the performance measures are achieved. Failure to achieve the performance measures will result in all or a portion of shares being forfeited. The
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performance shares granted had a weighted average fair value of $23.24 at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period.
During 2018, performance stock unit awards were granted to certain executive officers providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Company collectively ranging from zero to 19,973 shares, based on the Company’s performance compared to peers. The performance stock units granted will vest only if the performance measures are achieved. Failure to achieve the performance measures will result in all or a portion of shares being forfeited. The performance shares granted had a weighted average fair value of $26.30 at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period.
The following table summarizes performance units at target as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Performance Stock Units | Number of Performance Stock Units Outstanding | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Nonvested at January 1, 2019 | 37,865 | $ | 26.77 | ||||
Awarded | 17,968 | 23.24 | |||||
Vested and exercised | (11,801 | ) | 23.92 | ||||
Forfeited | (974 | ) | 28.78 | ||||
Nonvested at December 31, 2019 | 43,058 | $ | 26.01 | ||||
Performance Stock Units | Number of Performance Stock Units Outstanding | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Nonvested at January 1, 2018 | 33,627 | $ | 25.21 | ||||
Awarded | 23,011 | 26.30 | |||||
Vested and exercised | (15,017 | ) | 22.25 | ||||
Forfeited | (3,756 | ) | 27.94 | ||||
Nonvested at December 31, 2018 | 37,865 | $ | 26.77 | ||||
The intrinsic value of the performance stock units vested and exercised for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was $376 thousand, $337 thousand and $285 thousand, respectively.
Restricted Stock Units
During 2019 and 2018, restricted stock units were granted to certain executive officers and senior vice presidents. The restricted shares granted were valued between $22.07 and $24.67 for 2019 and between $24.85 and $30.19 for 2018 the fair market value at the date of grant and vest annually over three years.
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The following table summarizes restricted stock units activity in 2019 and 2018:
Restricted Stock Units | Number of Restricted Stock Units Outstanding | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 80,740 | $ | 28.24 | ||||
Granted | 50,352 | 22.45 | |||||
Vested and exercised | (19,411 | ) | 26.11 | ||||
Forfeited | (5,129 | ) | 29.28 | ||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 106,552 | $ | 25.82 | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | Number of Restricted Stock Units Outstanding | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2018 | 74,168 | $ | 26.60 | ||||
Granted | 46,743 | 28.66 | |||||
Vested and exercised | (26,489 | ) | 24.36 | ||||
Forfeited | (13,682 | ) | 28.28 | ||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 | 80,740 | $ | 28.24 | ||||
The intrinsic value of the restricted stock units vested and exercised for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, was $493 thousand, $594 thousand and $272 thousand, respectively.
As of December 31, 2019, there was $549 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock units and performance stock units granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.65 years.
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NOTE 15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are carried at fair value.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 Inputs | Level 2 Inputs | Level 3 Inputs | Total Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Available for sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | — | $ | 321,969 | $ | — | $ | 321,969 | ||||||||
US Government agency | — | 99,661 | — | 99,661 | ||||||||||||
Private label | — | 19,533 | — | 19,533 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | — | 142,006 | — | 142,006 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | — | 80,061 | — | 80,061 | ||||||||||||
Derivative assets | — | 6,791 | 59 | 6,850 | ||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | — | (8,102 | ) | (84 | ) | (8,186 | ) | |||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 1 Inputs | Level 2 Inputs | Level 3 Inputs | Total Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Available for sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities: | ||||||||||||||||
US Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | — | $ | 404,952 | $ | — | $ | 404,952 | ||||||||
US Government agency | — | 110,512 | — | 110,512 | ||||||||||||
Private label | — | 20,382 | — | 20,382 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions thereof | — | 132,265 | — | 132,265 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds | — | 57,726 | — | 57,726 | ||||||||||||
Derivative assets | — | 2,156 | 8 | 2,164 | ||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | — | (1,353 | ) | — | (1,353 | ) | ||||||||||
Securities Available for Sale: All securities and major categories of securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from independent pricing providers. The fair value measurements used by the pricing providers consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market maker quotes and live trading systems. If quoted prices are not readily available, fair values are determined using matrix pricing models, or other model-based valuation techniques requiring observable inputs other than quoted prices such as market pricing spreads, credit information, callable features, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, default rates, and the securities’ terms and conditions, among other things.
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Derivative Assets and Liabilities
Cash Flow Hedges. The valuation of the Company's cash flow hedges are obtained from a third party. The pricing analysis is based on observable inputs for the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity and interest rate curves. The inputs used to value the Company's cash flow hedges are all classified as Level 2 measurements.
Interest Rate Lock Commitments. The Company enters into IRLCs for residential mortgage loans, which commit the Company to lend funds to a potential borrower at a specific interest rate and within a specified period of time. The estimated fair value of commitments to originate residential mortgage loans for sale is based on quoted prices for similar loans in active markets. However, this value is adjusted by a factor which considers the likelihood of a loan in a lock position will ultimately close. The closing ratio is derived from the Company’s internal data and is adjusted using significant management judgment. As such, IRLCs are classified as Level 3 measurements.
Forward Sale Commitments. The Company utilizes forward sale commitments as economic hedges against potential changes in the values of the IRLCs and loans originated for sale. The fair values of the Company’s mandatory delivery loan sale commitments are determined similarly to the IRLCs using quoted prices in the market place that are observable. However, closing ratios included in the calculation are internally generated and are based on management’s judgment and prior experience, which are not considered observable factors. As such, mandatory delivery forward commitments are classified as Level 3 measurements.
Customer Loan Derivatives. The valuation of the Company’s customer loan derivatives is obtained from a third-party pricing service and is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The pricing analysis is based on observable inputs for the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity and interest rate curves. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of master netting arrangements and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings.
Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its customer loan derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of December 31, 2019, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The table below presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis in 2019 and 2018.
Assets (Liabilities) | ||||||||
(in thousands) | Interest Rate Lock Commitments | Forward Commitments | ||||||
December 31, 2017 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (221 | ) | ||
Realized loss recognized in non-interest income | 9 | 221 | ||||||
December 31, 2018 | 8 | — | ||||||
Realized gain (loss) recognized in non-interest income | 51 | (84 | ) | |||||
December 31, 2019 | $ | 59 | $ | (84 | ) | |||
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Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 recurring assets and liabilities is as follows:
(in thousands, except ratios) | Fair Value December 31, 2019 | Valuation Techniques | Unobservable Inputs | Significant Unobservable Input Value | ||||||||
Assets (Liabilities) | ||||||||||||
Interest Rate Lock Commitment | $ | 59 | Historical trend | Closing Ratio | 90 | % | ||||||
Pricing Model | Origination Costs, per loan | $ | 1.7 | |||||||||
Forward Commitments | (84 | ) | Quoted prices for similar loans in active markets. | Freddie Mac pricing system | Pair-off contract price | |||||||
Total | $ | (25 | ) | |||||||||
There were no level 3 assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis in 2019 and 2018.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company is required, on a non-recurring basis, to adjust the carrying value or provide valuation allowances for certain assets using fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of applicable non-recurring fair value measurements.
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2019 | Fair Value Measurement Date as of December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | Level 3 Inputs | Level 3 Inputs | Total Gains (Losses) | Level 3 Inputs | ||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||
Impaired loans | $ | 9,625 | $ | 15,213 | $ | 5,588 | December 2019 | |||||||
Capitalized servicing rights | 4,301 | 4,882 | — | December 2019 | ||||||||||
Other real estate owned | 2,236 | 2,351 | (166 | ) | August 2019 | |||||||||
Premises held for sale | 1,764 | — | — | September 2019 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 17,926 | $ | 22,446 | $ | 5,422 | ||||||||
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Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 non-recurring assets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:
Fair Value | Range (Weighted Average) (a) | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | December 31, 2019 | Valuation Techniques | Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Impaired loans | $ | 6,137 | Fair value of collateral - appraised value | Loss severity | 0% to 55.00% | |||||||
Appraised value | $0 to $6,915 | |||||||||||
Impaired loans | 3,488 | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate | 2.88% to 9.50% | ||||||||
Cash flows | $22 to $1,002 | |||||||||||
Capitalized servicing rights | 4,301 | Discounted cash flow | Constant prepayment rate (CPR) | 9.95 | % | |||||||
Discount rate | 10.07 | % | ||||||||||
Other real estate owned | 2,236 | Fair value of collateral less selling costs | Appraised value | $2,695 | ||||||||
Selling costs | 10% to 20% | |||||||||||
Premises held for sale(b) | 1,764 | Fair value of asset less selling costs | Appraised value | $136 to $527 | ||||||||
Selling Costs | 6.00 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 17,926 | ||||||||||
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(a) | Where dollar amounts are disclosed, the amounts represent the lowest and highest fair value of the respective assets in the population except for adjustments for market/property conditions, which represents the range of adjustments to individuals properties. |
(b) | The carrying value of premises held for sale was $1.8 million as of December 31, 2019. There were no premises held for sale as of December 31, 2018. |
Fair Value | Range (Weighted Average) (a) | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except ratios) | December 31, 2018 | Valuation Techniques | Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Impaired loans | $ | 11,676 | Fair value of collateral - appraised value | Loss severity | 0% to 55.00% | |||||||
Appraised value | $0 to $6,915 | |||||||||||
Impaired loans | 3,537 | Discount cash flow | Discount rate | 2.88% to 9.50% | ||||||||
Cash flows | $22 to $1,072 | |||||||||||
Capitalized servicing rights | 4,882 | Discounted cash flow | Constant prepayment rate (CPR) | 8.19 | % | |||||||
Discount rate | 10.08 | % | ||||||||||
Other real estate owned | 2,351 | Fair value of collateral less selling costs | Appraised value | $2,700 | ||||||||
Selling costs | 12.93 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 22,446 | ||||||||||
(a) | Where dollar amounts are disclosed, the amounts represent the lowest and highest fair value of the respective assets in the population except for adjustments for market/property conditions, which represents the range of adjustments to individuals properties. |
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There were no Level 1 or Level 2 non-recurring fair value measurements for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Impaired Loans. Loans are generally not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Periodically, the Company records non-recurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of those loans. Non-recurring adjustments can also include certain impairment amounts for collateral-dependent loans calculated when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan and, as a result, the carrying value of the loan less the calculated valuation amount does not necessarily represent the fair value of the loan. Real estate collateral is typically valued using appraisals or other indications of value based on recent comparable sales of similar properties or assumptions generally observable in the marketplace. However, the choice of observable data is subject to significant judgment, and there are often adjustments based on judgment in order to make observable data comparable and to consider the impact of time, the condition of properties, interest rates, and other market factors on current values. Additionally, commercial real estate appraisals frequently involve discounting of projected cash flows, which relies inherently on unobservable data. Therefore, non-recurring fair value measurement adjustments that relate to real estate collateral have generally been classified as Level 3. Estimates of fair value for other collateral that supports commercial loans are generally based on assumptions not observable in the marketplace and therefore such valuations have been classified as Level 3.
Capitalized loan servicing rights. A loan servicing right asset represents the amount by which the present value of the estimated future net cash flows to be received from servicing loans exceed adequate compensation for performing the servicing. The fair value of servicing rights is estimated using a present value cash flow model. The most important assumptions used in the valuation model are the anticipated rate of the loan prepayments and discount rates. Adjustments are only recorded when the discounted cash flows derived from the valuation model are less than the carrying value of the asset. Although some assumptions in determining fair value are based on standards used by market participants, some are based on unobservable inputs and therefore are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
Other real estate owned (“OREO”). OREO results from the foreclosure process on residential or commercial loans issued by the Bank. Upon assuming the real estate, the Company records the property at the fair value of the asset less the estimated sales costs. Thereafter, OREO properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value less the estimated sales costs. OREO fair values are primarily determined based on Level 3 data including sales comparables and appraisals.
Premises held for sale. Premises held for sale, identified as part of the Company’s strategic review and branch optimization exercise, were transferred from premises and equipment at the lower of amortized cost or fair value less the estimated sales costs. Assets held for sale fair values are primarily determined based on Level 3 data including sales comparables and appraisals.
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Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The following table represents estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented herein may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 56,910 | $ | 56,910 | $ | 56,910 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Securities available for sale | 663,230 | 663,230 | — | 663,230 | — | |||||||||||||||
FHLB bank stock | 20,679 | 20,679 | — | 20,679 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net loans | 2,625,739 | 2,634,147 | — | — | 2,634,147 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 3,294 | 3,294 | — | 3,294 | — | |||||||||||||||
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies | 75,863 | 75,863 | — | 75,863 | — | |||||||||||||||
Derivative assets | 6,850 | 6,850 | — | 6,791 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-maturity deposits | $ | 1,763,116 | $ | 1,751,481 | $ | — | $ | 1,751,481 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Time deposits | 932,635 | 932,886 | — | 932,886 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other short-term borrowings | 44,832 | 44,831 | — | 44,831 | — | |||||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 426,564 | 425,989 | — | 425,989 | — | |||||||||||||||
Subordinated borrowings | 59,920 | 59,920 | — | 59,920 | — | |||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | (8,186 | ) | (8,186 | ) | — | (8,102 | ) | (84 | ) | |||||||||||
December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 98,754 | $ | 98,754 | $ | 98,754 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Securities available for sale | 725,837 | 725,837 | — | 725,837 | — | |||||||||||||||
FHLB bank stock | 35,659 | 35,659 | — | 35,659 | — | |||||||||||||||
Net loans | 2,476,361 | 2,415,863 | — | — | 2,415,863 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 3,533 | 3,533 | — | 3,533 | — | |||||||||||||||
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies | 73,810 | 73,810 | — | 73,810 | — | |||||||||||||||
Derivative assets | 2,164 | 2,164 | — | 2,156 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-maturity deposits | $ | 1,550,445 | $ | 1,476,673 | $ | — | $ | 1,476,673 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Time deposits | 932,793 | 927,577 | — | 927,577 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other short-term borrowings | 36,211 | 36,171 | — | 36,171 | — | |||||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 644,611 | 643,065 | — | 643,065 | — | |||||||||||||||
Subordinated borrowings | 37,973 | 37,973 | — | 37,973 | — | |||||||||||||||
Junior subordinated borrowings | 5,000 | 3,923 | — | 3,923 | — | |||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | (1,353 | ) | (1,353 | ) | — | — | (1,353 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other than as discussed above, the following methods and assumptions were used by management to estimate the fair value of significant classes of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
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Cash and cash equivalents. Carrying value is assumed to represent fair value for cash and cash equivalents that have original maturities of 90 days or less.
FHLB bank stock and restricted securities. Carrying value approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of the issuers.
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies. Carrying value approximates fair value.
Loans, net. The fair value of loans were calculated on an individual basis with consideration given to the loans' underlying characteristics, including account types, remaining terms, annual interest rates or coupons, interest types, timing of principal and interest payments, current market rates, risk ratings, credit ratings and remaining balances. A discounted cash flow model is used to estimate the fair value of the loans using assumptions for the coupon rates, remaining maturities, prepayment speeds, liquidity premiums, projected default probabilities, losses given defaults, and estimates of prevailing discount rates.
Accrued interest receivable. Carrying value approximates fair value.
Deposits. The fair value of demand, non-interest bearing checking, savings and money market deposits is determined as the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of time deposits is estimated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Borrowed funds. The fair value of borrowed funds is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using market rates for similar borrowings. Such funds include all categories of debt and debentures in the table above.
Subordinated borrowings. The Company utilizes a pricing service along with internal models to estimate the valuation of its subordinated debentures with variable rates.
Off-balance-sheet financial instruments. Off-balance-sheet financial instruments include standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees and commitments considered immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTE 16. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
The Company has accounted for the various non-interest revenue streams and related contracts under ASC 606 as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables present disaggregation of the Company’s non-interest revenue by major business line and timing of revenue recognition for the transfer of products or services:
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Major Products/Service Lines | ||||||||
Trust management fees | $ | 11,098 | $ | 11,017 | ||||
Financial services fees | 966 | 968 | ||||||
Interchange fees | 4,899 | 4,434 | ||||||
Customer deposit fees | 4,281 | 3,800 | ||||||
Other customer service fees | 946 | 1,304 | ||||||
Total | $ | 22,190 | $ | 21,523 | ||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Timing of Revenue Recognition | ||||||||
Products and services transferred at a point in time | $ | 10,748 | $ | 9,766 | ||||
Products and services transferred over time | 11,442 | 11,757 | ||||||
Total | $ | 22,190 | $ | 21,523 | ||||
Trust Management Fees
The trust management business generates revenue through a range of fiduciary services including trust and estate administration, wealth advisory, and investment management to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities. Revenue from these services is generally recognized over time and is typically based on a time elapsed measure of progress. Certain fees, such as bill paying fees, distribution fees, real estate sale fees, and supplemental tax service fees, are recorded as revenue at a point in time upon the completion of the service.
Financial Services Fees
Bar Harbor Financial Services is a branch office of Infinex, an independent registered broker dealer offering securities and insurance products not affiliated with the Company or its subsidiaries. The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with Infinex for any financial service fee income generated. Financial services fees are recognized at a point in time upon the completion of monthly service requirements.
Interchange Fees
The Company earns interchange fees from transaction fees that merchants pay whenever a customer uses a debit card to make a purchase from the merchant. The fees are paid to the card-issuing bank to cover handling costs, fraud, bad debt costs and the risk involved in approving the payment. Interchange fees are generally recognized as revenue at a point in time upon the completion of a debit card transaction.
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Customer Deposit Fees
The Customer Deposit business offers a variety of deposit accounts with a range of interest rates, fee schedules and other terms, which are designed to meet the customer's financial needs. Additional depositor related services provided to customers include ATM, bank-by-phone, internet banking, internet bill pay, mobile banking, and other cash management services which include remote deposit capture, ACH origination, and wire transfers. These customer deposit fees are generally recognized by the Company at a point in time upon the completion of the service.
Other Customer Service Fees
The Company has certain incentive and referral fee arrangements with independent third parties in which fees are earned for new account activity, product sales, or transaction volume generated for the respective third parties. The Company also earns a percentage of the fees generated from third party credit card plans promoted through the Bank. Revenue from these incentive and referral fee arrangements are recognized over time using the right to invoice measure of progress.
Contract Balances with Customers
The following table provides information about contract assets or receivables and contract liabilities or deferred revenues from contracts with customers.
(in thousands) | Balance at December 31, 2019 | Balance at December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Balances from contracts with customers only: | ||||||||
Other Assets | $ | 1,703 | $ | 2,866 | ||||
Other Liabilities | 3,114 | 4,923 | ||||||
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in contract assets or recievables and contract liabilities or deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. For most customer contracts, fees are deducted directly from customer accounts and, therefore, there is no associated impact on the accounts receivable balance. For certain types of service contracts, the Company has an unconditional right to consideration under the service contract and an accounts receivable balance is recorded for services completed. When consideration is received, or such consideration is unconditionally due, from a customer prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a contract, a contract liability is recorded. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue after control of the products or services is transferred to the customer and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract
The Company currently expenses contract costs for processing and administrative fees for debit card transactions. The Company also expenses custody fees and transactional costs associated with securities transactions as well as third party tax preparation fees. The Company has elected the practical expedient in ASC 340-40-25-4, whereby the Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.
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NOTE 17. LEASES
A lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 “Leases” and all subsequent ASUs modifying ASC 842. For the Company, ASC 842 primarily affects the accounting treatment for operating lease agreements where the Company is the lessee.
Lessee Accounting
Substantially all of the leases pursuant to which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches, ATM locations, and office space with terms extending through 2040. All leases are classified as operating leases, and therefore, were previously not recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. With the adoption of ASC 842, operating lease agreements are required to be recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset with a corresponding lease liability using the modified retrospective approach. The total of ROU assets and lease liabilities were $9.0 million as of January 1, 2019.
The Company has elected the following practical expedients in conjunction with implementation of ASC 842 as follows:
• | Package of practical expedients: |
◦ | Lease classification as an operating lease under the prior standards is grandfathered. |
◦ | Re-evaluation of embedded leases evaluated under the prior standards is not required. |
◦ | No re-assessment of previously recorded initial direct lease costs. |
• | Election to exclude short-term leases (i.e., leases with initial terms of twelve months or less), from capitalization on the consolidated balance sheets. |
The following table presents the consolidated statements of condition classification of the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Lease Right-of-Use Assets | Classification | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | Other assets | $ | 9,623 | |||
Lease Liabilities | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | Other liabilities | 9,651 | ||||
The calculated amount of the ROU assets and lease liabilities in the table above are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used for the present value of the minimum lease payments. The Company’s lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company’s discretion. If at lease inception, the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, ASC 842 requires the use of the rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the original lease term as of January 1, 2019 was used.
December 31, 2019 | |||
Weighted-average remaining lease term | |||
Operating leases | 8.96 | ||
Weighted-average discount rate | |||
Operating leases | 3.27 | % | |
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The following table represents lease costs and other lease information. As the Company elected, for all classes of underlying assets, not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for them as a single lease component, the variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as real estate taxes, common area maintenance and utilities.
(in thousands) | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 | |||
Lease Costs | ||||
Operating lease cost | $ | 698 | ||
Variable lease cost | 711 | |||
Total lease cost | $ | 1,409 | ||
Future minimum payments for operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2019 are, as follows:
(in thousands) | Operating Leases | |||
Twelve Months Ended: | ||||
December 31, 2020 | $ | 1,194 | ||
December 31, 2021 | 1,199 | |||
December 31, 2022 | 1,222 | |||
December 31, 2023 | 1,219 | |||
December 31, 2024 | 1,190 | |||
Thereafter | 5,984 | |||
Total future minimum lease payments | 12,008 | |||
Amounts representing interest | (2,357 | ) | ||
Present value of net future minimum lease payments | $ | 9,651 | ||
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NOTE 18. CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PARENT COMPANY
The condensed balance sheets of Bar Harbor Bankshares as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the condensed statements of income and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are presented below:
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash due from Bar Harbor Bank and Trust | $ | 29,223 | $ | 9,993 | ||||
Investment in subsidiaries | 427,536 | 398,821 | ||||||
Premises and equipment | 687 | 687 | ||||||
Other assets | 4,586 | 3,416 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 462,032 | $ | 412,917 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity | ||||||||
Subordinated notes | $ | 59,920 | $ | 37,973 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 5,705 | 4,365 | ||||||
Shareholders equity | 396,407 | 370,579 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and shareholders equity | $ | 462,032 | $ | 412,917 | ||||
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends from subsidiaries | $ | 21,734 | $ | 23,705 | $ | 13,907 | ||||||
Other | 337 | 31 | 25 | |||||||||
Total income | 22,071 | 23,736 | 13,932 | |||||||||
Interest expense | 2,188 | 2,121 | 1,857 | |||||||||
Non-interest expense | 3,208 | 3,147 | 2,979 | |||||||||
Total expense | 5,396 | 5,268 | 4,836 | |||||||||
Income before taxes and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries | 16,675 | 18,468 | 9,096 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | (1,100 | ) | (1,136 | ) | (1,210 | ) | ||||||
Income before equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries | 17,775 | 19,604 | 10,306 | |||||||||
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries | 4,845 | 13,333 | 15,687 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,620 | $ | 32,937 | $ | 25,993 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries | (4,845 | ) | (13,333 | ) | (15,687 | ) | ||||||
Other, net | (1,040 | ) | (1,457 | ) | (1,364 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 16,735 | 18,147 | 8,942 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash paid | — | — | 1,939 | |||||||||
Purchase of securities | — | (7 | ) | — | ||||||||
Other, net | (8,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (8,000 | ) | (7 | ) | 1,939 | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt | 40,000 | — | — | |||||||||
Repayment of subordinated debt | (17,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net proceeds from common stock | 883 | 951 | 1,052 | |||||||||
Net proceeds from reissuance of treasury stock | (22 | ) | 686 | 686 | ||||||||
Common stock cash dividends paid | (13,366 | ) | (12,184 | ) | (11,505 | ) | ||||||
Other, net | — | — | (16 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 10,495 | (10,547 | ) | (9,783 | ) | |||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 19,230 | 7,593 | 1,098 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 9,993 | 2,400 | 1,302 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 29,223 | $ | 9,993 | $ | 2,400 | ||||||
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NOTE 19. QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)
Quarterly results of operations were as follows during 2019 and 2018:
2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | Fourth Quarter | Third Quarter | Second Quarter | First Quarter | ||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income | $ | 34,117 | $ | 34,262 | $ | 33,785 | $ | 33,227 | ||||||||
Interest expense | 10,013 | 11,817 | 12,289 | 11,462 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income | 24,104 | 22,445 | 21,496 | 21,765 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest income | 7,806 | 7,643 | 7,453 | 6,167 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 538 | 893 | 562 | 324 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest expense | 26,803 | 23,400 | 20,906 | 18,624 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 4,569 | 5,795 | 7,481 | 8,984 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 362 | 780 | 1,364 | 1,703 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 4,207 | $ | 5,015 | $ | 6,117 | $ | 7,281 | ||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 15,554 | 15,547 | 15,538 | 15,523 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 15,602 | 15,581 | 15,586 | 15,587 | ||||||||||||
2018 | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | Fourth Quarter | Third Quarter | Second Quarter | First Quarter | ||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income | $ | 32,772 | $ | 32,184 | $ | 31,718 | $ | 30,777 | ||||||||
Interest expense | 10,508 | 9,715 | 8,726 | 7,619 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income | 22,264 | 22,469 | 22,992 | 23,158 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest income | 7,450 | 7,126 | 7,121 | 6,238 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 572 | 643 | 770 | 795 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest expense | 20,096 | 17,906 | 18,685 | 18,852 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 9,046 | 11,046 | 10,658 | 9,749 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,426 | 2,076 | 2,123 | 1,937 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 7,620 | $ | 8,970 | $ | 8,535 | $ | 7,812 | ||||||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 15,516 | 15,503 | 15,482 | 15,448 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 15,574 | 15,580 | 15,571 | 15,553 | ||||||||||||
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NOTE 20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
There were no significant subsequent events between December 31, 2019 and through the date the financial statements are available to be issued.
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and are operating in an effective manner.
Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting: Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’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 generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
• | Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; |
• | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and |
• | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).
Based on its assessment, management believes that as of December 31, 2019, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective, based on the criteria set forth by COSO in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013).
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This audit report appears within Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: No change in the internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the last fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDANT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries:
Opinion on the Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Bar Harbor Bankshares and Subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated March 10, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in the accompanying “Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ RSM US LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 10, 2020
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required in response to this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required in response to this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The information required in response to this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required in response to this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required in response to this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
1. All Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm incorporated herein are included in Item 8 of this Report as follows:
Item | Page |
2. Financial Statement Schedules. Schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required under the instructions contained in Regulation S-X or because the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | ||
3.2 | ||
4.1 | ||
4.2 | ||
4.3 | ||
4.4 | ||
4.5 | ||
4.6* | ||
4.7 | ||
10.1† | ||
10.2† | ||
10.3† | ||
10.4† | ||
10.5† | ||
10.6† | ||
10.7† | ||
10.8† | ||
10.9† | ||
10.10† | ||
10.11 | ||
10.12* | ||
10.13 | ||
10.14* | ||
21.1 | ||
23.1 | ||
31.1 | ||
31.2 | ||
32.1 | ||
32.2 | ||
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Exhibit No. | Description | |
101 | The following financial information from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 is formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements | |
*Schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the registrant may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for any schedules so furnished.
†Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Date: March 10, 2020 /s/ Curtis C. Simard
Name: Curtis C. Simard
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following persons have signed this report in the capacities indicated on behalf of the Registrant.
/s/ David B. Woodside David B. Woodside, Chairman, Board of Directors | /s/ Curtis C. Simard Curtis C. Simard, Director President & Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ Daina H. Belair Daina H. Belair, Director | /s/ Josephine Iannelli Josephine Iannelli Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
/s/ Matthew L. Caras Matthew Caras, Director | /s/ Brendan O'Halloran Brendan O'Halloran, Director |
/s/ David M. Colter David M. Colter, Director | /s/ Kenneth E. Smith Kenneth E. Smith, Director |
/s/ Steven H. Dimick Steven H. Dimick, Director | /s/ Stephen R. Theroux Stephen R. Theroux, Director |
/s/ Martha Tod Dudman Martha Tod Dudman, Director | /s/ Scott G. Toothaker Scott G. Toothaker, Director |
/s/ Lauri E. Fernald Lauri E. Fernald, Director | |
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