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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2021

☐			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: 001-15781

  

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

04-3510455

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

60 State Street

Boston

Massachusetts

02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 773-5601, ext. 133773

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

BHLB

The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ý  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý   No o

    

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

Large accelerated filer    o    Accelerated filer        ý     

Non-accelerated filer    o     Smaller reporting company    ☐

    Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐  No ☒

 

As of November 5, 2021, the Registrant had 48,659,319 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 

INDEX 

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

5

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1

Basis of Presentation

12

Note 2

Discontinued Operations

14

Note 3

Branch Sale and Sale of Insurance Operations

14

Note 4

Trading Security

15

Note 5

Securities Available for Sale, Held to Maturity, and Marketable Equity Securities

16

Note 6

Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

21

Note 7

Deposits

35

Note 8

Borrowed Funds

35

Note 9

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

37

Note 10

Leases

43

Note 11

Other Commitments, Contingencies, Off- Balance Sheet Activities, and Pandemic Impact

45

Note 12

Capital Ratios and Shareholders' Equity

46

Note 13

Earnings/(Loss) per Share

50

Note 14

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

51

Note 15

Fair Value Measurements

52

Note 16

Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses

61

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

62

Selected Financial Data

62

Average Balances and Average Yields/Rates

64

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

66

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

80

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

81

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PART II.			OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.			Legal Proceedings			82
Item 1A.			Risk Factors			83
Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			84
Item 3.			Defaults Upon Senior Securities			84
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			84
Item 5.			Other Information			84
Item 6.			Exhibits			85
Signatures						86

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PART I

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
(In thousands, except share data)
Assets
Cash and due from banks						$	153,185					$	91,219
Short-term investments						1,971,345						1,466,656
Total cash and cash equivalents						2,124,530						1,557,875
Trading security, at fair value						8,574						9,708
Marketable equity securities, at fair value						15,601						18,513
Securities available for sale, at fair value						1,643,965						1,695,232
Securities held to maturity (fair values of $665,359 and $491,855)						651,863						465,091
Federal Home Loan Bank stock and other restricted securities						12,041						34,873
Total securities						2,332,044						2,223,417
Less: Allowance for credit losses on held to maturity securities						(125)						(104)
Net securities						2,331,919						2,223,313
Loans held for sale						5,176						17,748
Total loans						6,836,235						8,081,519
Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans						(112,916)						(127,302)
Net loans						6,723,319						7,954,217
Premises and equipment, net						99,233						112,663
Other real estate owned						—						149
Other intangible assets						30,907						34,819
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies						235,327						232,695
Other assets						291,722						387,230
Assets held for sale						3,743						317,304
Total assets						$	11,845,876					$	12,838,013
Liabilities
Demand deposits						$	3,022,821					$	2,484,249
NOW and other deposits						1,982,089						1,003,005
Money market deposits						2,438,832						3,371,353
Savings deposits						1,095,959						972,116
Time deposits						1,825,714						2,385,085
Total deposits						10,365,415						10,215,808
Short-term debt						—						40,000
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other						13,369						434,357
Subordinated borrowings						97,454						97,280
Total borrowings						110,823						571,637
Other liabilities						191,563						232,730
Liabilities held for sale						—						630,065
Total liabilities						$	10,667,801					$	11,650,240
(continued)
						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized and 51,903,190 shares issued and 48,656,902 shares outstanding in 2021; 51,903,190 shares issued and 50,833,087 shares outstanding in 2020)						528						528
Additional paid-in capital - common stock						1,423,321						1,427,239
Unearned compensation						(9,437)						(6,245)
Retained (deficit)						(153,439)						(233,344)
Accumulated other comprehensive income						7,249						30,871
Treasury stock, at cost (3,246,288 shares in 2021 and 1,070,103 shares in 2020)						(90,147)						(31,276)
Total shareholders’ equity						1,178,075						1,187,773
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity						$	11,845,876					$	12,838,013

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

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30
(In thousands, except per share data)						2021						2020						2021						2020
Interest and dividend income from continuing operations
Loans						$	68,018					$	85,688					$	217,872					$	278,259
Securities and other						11,670						12,080						35,333						39,392
Total interest and dividend income						79,688						97,768						253,205						317,651
Interest expense from continuing operations
Deposits						5,842						16,070						22,406						60,460
Borrowings						2,478						4,643						8,945						16,118
Total interest expense						8,320						20,713						31,351						76,578
Net interest income from continuing operations						71,368						77,055						221,854						241,073
Non-interest income from continuing operations
Deposit related fees						7,657						7,062						22,291						20,382
Loan fees and revenue						8,285						4,988						25,962						12,007
Insurance commissions and fees						1,581						2,660						7,003						8,451
Wealth management fees						2,653						2,299						7,944						6,926
Mortgage banking originations						461						2,044						1,797						4,647
Total fee income						20,637						19,053						64,997						52,413
Other, net						1,279						1,927						5,638						492
(Loss)/gain on securities, net						(166)						(1,017)						(681)						(9,925)
Gain on sale of business operations and other assets, net						51,885						—						51,885						—
Total non-interest income						73,635						19,963						121,839						42,980
Total net revenue from continuing operations						145,003						97,018						343,693						284,053
Provision for credit losses						(4,000)						1,200						2,500						65,878
Non-interest expense from continuing operations
Compensation and benefits						37,068						34,809						112,773						111,121
Occupancy and equipment						10,421						11,084						32,044						32,411
Technology and communications						8,397						8,540						25,204						24,376
Marketing and promotion						860						1,002						1,973						3,069
Professional services						3,180						2,567						13,495						7,852
FDIC premiums and assessments						805						1,518						2,852						4,658
Other real estate owned and foreclosures						41						40						17						81
Amortization of intangible assets						1,296						1,530						3,912						4,668
Goodwill impairment						—						—						—						553,762
Acquisition, restructuring, and other expenses						1,425						5,316						4,917						5,316
Other						5,967						6,437						19,299						21,129
Total non-interest expense						69,460						72,843						216,486						768,443
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes						$	79,543					$	22,975					$	124,707					$	(550,268)
Income tax expense/(benefit)						15,794						(68)						26,291						(18,194)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations						$	63,749					$	23,043					$	98,416					$	(532,074)
(Loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes						$	—					$	(2,477)					$	—					$	(21,741)
Income tax (benefit)						—						(659)						—						(5,789)
Net (loss) from discontinued operations						$	—					$	(1,818)					$	—					$	(15,952)
Net income/(loss)						$	63,749					$	21,225					$	98,416					$	(548,026)
Preferred stock dividend						—						58						—						313
Income/(loss) available to common shareholders						$	63,749					$	21,167					$	98,416					$	(548,339)
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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONCLUDED)

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
						2021						2020						2021						2020
Basic earnings/(loss) per common share:
Continuing operations						$	1.32					$	0.46					$	1.98					$	(10.58)
Discontinued operations						—						(0.04)						—						(0.32)
Total						$	1.32					$	0.42					$	1.98					$	(10.90)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share:
Continuing operations						$	1.31					$	0.46					$	1.97					$	(10.58)
Discontinued operations						—						(0.04)						—						(0.32)
Total						$	1.31					$	0.42					$	1.97					$	(10.90)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic						48,395						50,329						49,672						50,256
Diluted						48,744						50,329						49,963						50,256

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

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020						2021						2020
Net income/(loss)						$	63,749					$	21,225					$	98,416					$	(548,026)
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Changes in unrealized (loss)/gain on debt securities available-for-sale						(10,098)						(1,085)						(31,718)						27,529
Income taxes related to other comprehensive income:
Changes in unrealized (loss)/gain on debt securities available-for-sale						2,575						272						8,096						(7,096)
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income						(7,523)						(813)						(23,622)						20,433
Total comprehensive income/(loss)						$	56,226					$	20,412					$	74,794					$	(527,593)

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

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

						Preferred stock												Common stock												Additional paid-in capital						Unearned compensation						Retained earnings (deficit)						Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)						Treasury stock
(In thousands)						Shares						Amount						Shares						Amount																																				Total
Balance at June 30, 2020						261						$	20,325					50,192						$	523					$	1,427,728					$	(8,298)					$	(257,352)					$	33,239					$	(52,025)					$	1,164,140
Comprehensive income:
Net income						—						—						—						—						—						—						21,225						—						—						21,225
Other comprehensive (loss)						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						(813)						—						(813)
Total comprehensive income						—						—						—						—						—						—						21,225						(813)						—						20,412
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($0.12 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(5,993)						—						—						(5,993)
Cash dividends declared on preferred shares ($0.24 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(58)						—						—						(58)
Forfeited shares						—						—						(74)						—						(1,395)						2,163						—						—						(768)						—
Exercise of stock options						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						—
Restricted stock grants						—						—						198						—						(4,033)						(2,026)						—						—						6,059						—
Stock-based compensation						—						—						—						—						—						635						—						—						—						635
Other, net						—						—						(10)						—						—						—						3						—						(114)						(111)
Balance at September 30, 2020						261						$	20,325					50,306						$	523					$	1,422,300					$	(7,526)					$	(242,175)					$	32,426					$	(46,848)					$	1,179,025
Balance at June 30, 2021						—						$	—					50,453						$	528					$	1,423,083					$	(11,006)					$	(210,994)					$	14,772					$	(40,994)					$	1,175,389
Comprehensive income:
Net income						—						—						—						—						—						—						63,749						—						—						63,749
Other comprehensive (loss)						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						(7,523)						—						(7,523)
Total comprehensive income						—						—						—						—						—						—						63,749						(7,523)						—						56,226
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($0.12 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(6,187)						—						—						(6,187)
Treasury shares repurchased						—						—						(1,755)						—						—						—						—						—						(47,961)						(47,961)
Forfeited shares						—						—						(27)						—						146						560						—						—						(705)						1
Exercise of stock options						—						—						2						—						—						—						(7)						—						45						38
Restricted stock grants						—						—						13						—						89						(362)						—						—						273						—
Stock-based compensation						—						—						—						—						—						1,371						—						—						—						1,371
Other, net						—						—						(29)						—						3						—						—						—						(805)						(802)
Balance at September 30, 2021						—						$	—					48,657						$	528					$	1,423,321					$	(9,437)					$	(153,439)					$	7,249					$	(90,147)					$	1,178,075

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						Preferred stock												Common stock												Additional paid-in capital						Unearned compensation						Retained earnings (deficit)						Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)						Treasury stock
(In thousands)						Shares						Amount						Shares						Amount																																				Total
Balance at December 31, 2019						522						$	40,633					49,585						$	517					$	1,422,441					$	(8,465)					$	361,082					$	11,993					$	(69,637)					$	1,758,564
Comprehensive income:
Net (loss)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(548,026)						—						—						(548,026)
Other comprehensive income						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						20,433						—						20,433
Total comprehensive (loss)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(548,026)						20,433						—						(527,593)
Impact of ASC 326 Adoption						—						—						—						—						—						—						(24,380)						—						—						(24,380)
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock						(261)						(20,308)						522						6						5,391						—						—						—						14,911						—
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($0.60 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(30,143)						—						—						(30,143)
Cash dividends declared on preferred shares ($1.20 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(313)						—						—						(313)
Treasury shares repurchased						—						—						(14)						—						—						—						—						—						(473)						(473)
Forfeited shares						—						—						(87)						—						(1,551)						2,648						—						—						(1,097)						—
Exercise of stock options						—						—						33						—						—						—						(395)						—						1,002						607
Restricted stock grants						—						—						306						—						(3,981)						(5,159)						—						—						9,140						—
Stock-based compensation						—						—						—						—						—						3,450						—						—						—						3,450
Other, net						—						—						(39)						—						—						—						—						—						(694)						(694)
Balance at September 30, 2020						261						$	20,325					50,306						$	523					$	1,422,300					$	(7,526)					$	(242,175)					$	32,426					$	(46,848)					$	1,179,025
Balance at December 31, 2020						—						$	—					50,833						$	528					$	1,427,239					$	(6,245)					$	(233,344)					$	30,871					$	(31,276)					$	1,187,773
Comprehensive income:
Net income						—						—						—						—						—						—						98,416						—						—						98,416
Other comprehensive (loss)						—						—						—						—						—						—						—						(23,622)						—						(23,622)
Total comprehensive income						—						—						—						—						—						—						98,416						(23,622)						—						74,794
Cash dividends declared on common shares ($0.36 per share)						—						—						—						—						—						—						(18,411)						—						—						(18,411)
Treasury shares repurchased						—						—						(2,500)						—						—						—						—						—						(68,712)						(68,712)
Forfeited shares						—						—						(89)						—						(44)						2,130						—						—						(2,086)						—
Exercise of stock options						—						—						9						—						—						—						(100)						—						262						162
Restricted stock grants						—						—						452						—						(3,885)						(8,974)						—						—						12,859						—
Stock-based compensation						—						—						—						—						—						3,652						—						—						—						3,652
Other, net						—						—						(48)						—						11						—						—						—						(1,194)						(1,183)
Balance at September 30, 2021						—						$	—					48,657						$	528					$	1,423,321					$	(9,437)					$	(153,439)					$	7,249					$	(90,147)					$	1,178,075

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

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations						$	98,416					$	(532,074)
Net (loss) from discontinued operations						—						(15,952)
Net income/(loss)						$	98,416					$	(548,026)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses						2,500						65,878
Net amortization of securities						1,533						2,035
Change in unamortized net loan costs and premiums						(4,772)						20,565
Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization expense						8,406						8,944
Stock-based compensation expense						3,652						3,450
Accretion of purchase accounting entries, net						(5,046)						(8,146)
Amortization of other intangibles						3,912						4,668
Income from cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies						(4,210)						(3,876)
Securities losses, net						681						9,925
Net change in loans held-for-sale						6,752						(7,130)
Loss on disposition of assets						2,811						327
Gain on sale of real estate						6						13
Amortization of interest in tax-advantaged projects						1,996						2,621
Goodwill impairment						—						553,762
Gain on sale of business operations and other assets						(51,885)						—
Prepayment penalties on repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances						862						—
Net change in other						16,934						(36,089)
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations						82,548						84,873
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations						—						109,897
Net cash provided by operating activities						82,548						194,770
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net decrease in trading security						578						546
Purchases of marketable equity securities						—						(17,631)
Proceeds from sales of marketable equity securities						2,880						18,458
Purchases of securities available for sale						(428,950)						(635,194)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale						—						71,844
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and prepayments of securities available for sale						448,446						320,010
Purchases of securities held to maturity						(219,471)						(3,200)
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and prepayments of securities held to maturity						31,222						29,237
Net change in loans						1,256,178						474,707
Net change in Mid-Atlantic region loans held for sale						50,914						—
Proceeds from surrender of bank-owned life insurance						1,578						553
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock						—						(6,741)
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock						22,832						14,240
Net investment in limited partnership tax credits						(1,385)						(6,499)
Purchase of premises and equipment, net						(1,606)						(6,190)
Proceeds from sales of seasoned commercial loan portfolios						17,480						37,988
Proceeds from sale of other real estate						187						171
Cash outflows from sale of business operations and other assets						(352,814)						—
Net cash provided by investing activities						828,069						292,299
Net investing cash flows from discontinued operations						—						—
(continued)

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BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONCLUDED)

						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits						142,410						133,031
Net change in Mid-Atlantic region deposits held for sale						20,953						—
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings						—						326,277
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings						(462,017)						(451,493)
Purchase of treasury stock						(68,712)						(473)
Exercise of stock options						162						607
Common and preferred stock cash dividends paid						(18,411)						(30,456)
Settlement of derivative contracts with financial institution counterparties						41,653						(109,099)
Net cash used by financing activities						(343,962)						(131,606)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents						566,655						355,463
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period						1,557,875						579,829
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period						$	2,124,530					$	935,292
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid on deposits						$	23,769					$	67,119
Interest paid on borrowed funds						9,671						16,961
Income taxes (refunded) paid, net						58						345
Other non-cash changes:
Other net comprehensive income						$	(23,622)					$	20,433
Impact to retained earnings from adoption of ASC 326, net of tax						—						24,380
Reclass of seasoned loan portfolios to held-for-sale, net						11,660						10,048
Reclass of Mid-Atlantic loans held-for-sale to portfolio loans, net						29,418						—
Reclass of Mid-Atlantic deposits held-for-sale to deposits, net						7,197						—
Real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans						—						224

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Consolidated Financial Statements (the “financial statements”) of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Berkshire”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company is a Delaware corporation, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and the holding company for Berkshire Bank (the “Bank”), a Massachusetts-chartered trust company headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc. These financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the Bank’s consolidated subsidiaries. In consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. 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 GAAP requires otherwise.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through the date these financial statements were issued.

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared according to GAAP have been omitted.

The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and disclosures Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement are reflected in the interim periods.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Refer to Note 11 – Other Commitments, Contingencies, and Off-Balance Sheet Activities for pandemic related risks and uncertainties.

Recently Adopted Accounting Principles

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This ASU amends and modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plans. The amendments in this update remove disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarify the specific requirements of disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. As ASU No. 2018-14 only revises disclosure requirements, the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” ASU No. 2019-12 removes specific exceptions to the general principles in FASB ASC Topic 740. It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period: (1) exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) exception in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses. ASU 2019-12 also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies: (1) franchise taxes that are partially based on income; (2) transactions with a government that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill; (3) separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax; and (4) enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods. The adoption of ASU No. 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-01, “Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Clarifying the Interactions Between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815 (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)”. ASU No. 2020-01 clarifies the interaction of the accounting for equity securities under Topic 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815. The amendments clarify that an entity should consider observable transactions that require it to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. In addition, this ASU provides direction that a company should not consider whether the underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or the fair value option when it is determining the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options, upon either settlement or exercise. The amendments are to be applied prospectively. The adoption of ASU No. 2020-01 did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope.” ASU No. 2021-01 clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in ASC 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. ASU No. 2021-01 also amends the expedients and exceptions in ASC 848 to capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. ASU No. 2021-01 was effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. The adoption of ASU 2021-01 did not significantly impact the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Future Application of Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU No. 2020-04 provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as SOFR. For instance, entities can elect not to apply certain modification accounting requirements to contracts affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. An entity that makes this election would not have to remeasure the contracts at the modification date or reassess a previous accounting determination. Entities can also elect various optional expedients that would allow them to continue applying hedge accounting for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. Finally, entities can make a one-time election to sell and/or reclassify held-to-maturity debt securities that reference an interest rate affected by reference rate reform. It is anticipated that this ASU will simplify any modifications that are executed between the selected start date (yet to be determined) and December 31, 2022 that are directly related to LIBOR transition by allowing prospective recognition of the continuation of the contract, rather than extinguishment of the old contract resulting in writing off unamortized fees/costs. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTE 2.           DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company reached the decision to pursue the sale of the national mortgage banking operations of First Choice Loan Services, Inc. (“FCLS”), – a subsidiary of the Bank. The decision was based on a number of strategic priorities and other factors, including the competitiveness of the mortgage industry. FCLS continued to operate and serve its customers as the Company initiated the process of identifying a buyer. As a result of these actions, the Company classified the operations of FCLS as discontinued under ASC 205-20. The Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Operations, and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows present discontinued operations retrospectively for current and prior periods.

On May 7, 2020, the Company completed a transaction to sell certain assets and liabilities related to the operations of FCLS. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company completed the final wind-down of the operations of FCLS. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020, include expenses related to the wind-down of operations.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no assets or liabilities related to the discontinued operations of FCLS.

The following presents operating results of the discontinued operations of FCLS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:

						Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020			2021						2020
Interest income						$	—					$	23		$	—					$	1,516
Interest expense						—						3			—						390
Net interest income						—						20			—						1,126
Non-interest income						—						(286)			—						(4,175)
Total net revenue						—						(266)			—						(3,049)
Non-interest expense						—						2,211			—						18,692
(Loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes						—						(2,477)			—						(21,741)
Income tax (benefit)						—						(659)			—						(5,789)
Net (loss) from discontinued operations						$	—					$	(1,818)		$	—					$	(15,952)

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NOTE 3.           BRANCH SALE AND SALE OF INSURANCE OPERATIONS

Mid-Atlantic Branch Sale

On August 27, 2021 the Company completed the sale of eight Mid-Atlantic branches to Investors Bank of Short Hills, New Jersey. This sale was made pursuant to a purchase and assumption agreement entered into by the banks on December 2, 2020.

The sale included all branch premises and equipment, and Investors also assumed related operations and the employment of associated staff. The branch sale is not expected to impact Berkshire’s growing Mid-Atlantic specialized commercial lending operations, including SBA lending at its 44 Business Capital Division and its asset-based lending relationships.

The sale involved the assignment of deposits which totaled $631 million and loans which totaled $220 million as of August 27, 2021. These instruments were classified as held for sale in the financial statements and were not included in total deposits and total loans reported by the Company at December 31, 2020. Investors Bank paid a premium of 3.0% of the deposit balance transferred. The Company provided a settlement cash payment of $391 million as part of the sale for the assumption of covered deposit liabilities by Investors. The Company recorded a $14.7 million pre-tax gain related to this branch sale.

The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities held for sale related to the branch sale at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Assets
Loans						$	—					$	300,599
Other assets						—						16,705
Total assets						$	—					$	317,304
Liabilities
Deposits						$	—					$	617,377
Other liabilities						—						12,688
Total liabilities						$	—					$	630,065

Berkshire Insurance Group Sale of Operations

On September 1, 2021, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets, and the assumption of certain liabilities, of Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc. (“BIG”) to Brown & Brown of Massachusetts, LLC ("Buyer"), a Massachusetts limited liability company. This sale was made pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 24, 2021. The Buyer paid BIG an aggregate purchase price of $41.5 million, minus $1.6 million for executive goodwill purchase price payments paid by the the Buyer at the Closing to certain executives of BIG. The Company recorded a $37.2 million pre-tax gain related to this sale.

NOTE 4.           TRADING SECURITY

The Company holds a tax-advantaged economic development bond accounted for at fair value. The security had an amortized cost of $8.1 million and $8.7 million, and a fair value of $8.6 million and $9.7 million, at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. As discussed further in Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, the Company entered into a swap contract to swap-out the fixed rate of the security in exchange for a variable rate. The Company does not purchase securities with the intent of selling them in the near term, and there were no other securities in the trading portfolio at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

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NOTE 5. SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE, HELD TO MATURITY, AND MARKETABLE

        EQUITY SECURITIES

The following is a summary of securities available for sale, held to maturity, and marketable equity securities:

(In thousands)						Amortized  Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Allowance
September 30, 2021
Securities available for sale
Municipal bonds and obligations						$	75,546					$	5,627					$	—					$	81,173					$	—
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						766,550						9,578						(3,838)						772,290						—
Agency mortgage-backed securities						432,926						2,424						(7,843)						427,507						—
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						259,742						4,866						(2,430)						262,178						—
Corporate bonds						49,843						959						(60)						50,742						—
Other bonds and obligations						48,833						1,250						(8)						50,075						—
Total securities available for sale						1,633,440						24,704						(14,179)						1,643,965						—
Securities held to maturity
Municipal bonds and obligations						283,736						16,263						(2,233)						297,766						87
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						156,554						4,103						(1,979)						158,678						—
Agency mortgage-backed securities						60,086						135						(1,495)						58,726						—
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						148,304						632						(1,948)						146,988						—
Tax advantaged economic development bonds						2,890						34						(16)						2,908						38
Other bonds and obligations						293						—						—						293						—
Total securities held to maturity						651,863						21,167						(7,671)						665,359						125
Marketable equity securities						15,690						105						(194)						15,601						—
Total						$	2,300,993					$	45,976					$	(22,044)					$	2,324,925					$	125

(In thousands)						Amortized  Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Allowance
December 31, 2020
Securities available for sale
Municipal bonds and obligations						$	90,273					$	7,530					$	—					$	97,803					$	—
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						740,225						16,836						(235)						756,826						—
Agency mortgage-backed securities						433,311						4,954						(133)						438,132						—
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						278,990						9,835						(175)						288,650						—
Corporate bonds						59,098						942						(10)						60,030						—
Other bonds and obligations						52,080						1,719						(8)						53,791						—
Total securities available for sale						1,653,977						41,816						(561)						1,695,232						—
Securities held to maturity
Municipal bonds and obligations						246,520						20,106						—						266,626						64
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						153,561						5,989						(171)						159,379						—
Agency mortgage-backed securities						35,865						198						(29)						36,034						—
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						25,481						590						(12)						26,059						—
Tax advantaged economic development bonds						3,369						93						—						3,462						40
Other bonds and obligations						295						—						—						295						—
Total securities held to maturity						465,091						26,976						(212)						491,855						104
Marketable equity securities						18,061						767						(315)						18,513						—
Total						$	2,137,129					$	69,559					$	(1,088)					$	2,205,600					$	104

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The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses for debt securities held to maturity by security type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

(In thousands)			Municipal bonds and obligations						Tax advantaged economic development bonds						Total
Balance at June 30, 2021			$	90					$	40					$	130
Provision for credit losses - reversal			(3)						(2)						(5)
Balance at September 30, 2021			$	87					$	38					$	125

(In thousands)			Municipal bonds and obligations						Tax advantaged economic development bonds						Total
Balance at June 30, 2020			$	62					$	51					$	113
Provision for credit losses - reversal			5						(22)						(17)
Balance at September 30, 2020			$	67					$	29					$	96

(In thousands)			Municipal bonds and obligations						Tax advantaged economic development bonds						Total
Balance at December 31, 2020			$	64					$	40					$	104
Impact of ASC 326 adoption			—						—						—
Provision for credit losses - reversal			23						(2)						21
Balance at September 30, 2021			$	87					$	38					$	125

(In thousands)			Municipal bonds and obligations						Tax advantaged economic development bonds						Total
Balance at December 31, 2019			$	—					$	—					$	—
Impact of ASC 326 adoption			83						226						309
Provision for credit losses - reversal			(16)						(197)						(213)
Balance at September 30, 2020			$	67					$	29					$	96

Credit Quality Information

The Company monitors the credit quality of held to maturity securities through credit ratings from various rating agencies. Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a security and are utilized by the Company to make informed decisions. Investment grade securities are rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher and generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be of low credit risk. Conversely, securities rated below investment grade are considered to have distinctively higher credit risk than investment grade securities. For securities without credit ratings, the Company utilizes other financial information indicating the financial health of the underlying municipality, agency, or organization.

As of September 30, 2021, none of the Company's investment securities were delinquent or in non-accrual status.

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale (“AFS”) and held to maturity (“HTM”) securities segregated by contractual maturity at September 30, 2021 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												Held to maturity
						Amortized						Fair						Amortized						Fair
(In thousands)						Cost						Value						Cost						Value
Within 1 year						$	31,218					$	31,236					$	1,756					$	1,758
Over 1 year to 5 years						4,741						4,815						3,874						3,909
Over 5 years to 10 years						57,667						59,021						21,191						21,885
Over 10 years						80,596						86,918						260,098						273,415
Total bonds and obligations						174,222						181,990						286,919						300,967
Mortgage-backed securities						1,459,218						1,461,975						364,944						364,392
Total						$	1,633,440					$	1,643,965					$	651,863					$	665,359

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, purchases of AFS securities totaled $160.0 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, purchases of AFS securities totaled $429.0 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were no sales of AFS securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, purchases of AFS securities totaled $319.2 million and the proceeds from the sale of AFS securities totaled $64.2 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, purchases of AFS securities totaled $635.2 million and the proceeds from the sale of AFS securities totaled $71.8 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were no gross gains or losses on AFS securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were $704.6 thousand gross gains on AFS securities and there were $698.6 thousand gross losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were $705.4 thousand gross gains on AFS securities and gross losses totaled $699.9 thousand. These gains and losses are included in gain/(loss) on securities, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

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Securities available for sale and held to maturity 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
						Gross												Gross												Gross
						Unrealized						Fair						Unrealized						Fair						Unrealized						Fair
(In thousands)						Losses						Value						Losses						Value						Losses						Value
September 30, 2021
Securities available for sale
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						$	3,230					$	305,788					$	608					$	13,050					$	3,838					$	318,838
Agency mortgage-backed securities						7,037						334,368						806						26,641						7,843						361,009
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						1,410						84,357						1,020						28,953						2,430						113,310
Corporate bonds						60						6,596						—						—						60						6,596
Other bonds and obligations						—						—						8						831						8						831
Total securities available for sale						$	11,737					$	731,109					$	2,442					$	69,475					$	14,179					$	800,584
Securities held to maturity
Municipal bonds and obligations						$	2,233					$	50,793					$	—					$	—					$	2,233					$	50,793
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						1,979						64,395						—						—						1,979						64,395
Agency mortgage-backed securities						1,495						55,261						—						—						1,495						55,261
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						1,948						104,503						—						—						1,948						104,503
Tax advantaged economic development bonds						16						1,288						—						—						16						1,288
Total securities held to maturity						7,671						276,240						—						—						7,671						276,240
Total						$	19,408					$	1,007,349					$	2,442					$	69,475					$	21,850					$	1,076,824
December 31, 2020
Securities available for sale
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						$	235					$	77,898					$	—					$	—					$	235					$	77,898
Agency mortgage-backed securities						131						39,939						2						256						133						40,195
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						175						51,435						—						—						175						51,435
Corporate bonds						10						4,875						—						—						10						4,875
Other bonds and obligations						—						—						8						1,030						8						1,030
Total securities available for sale						$	551					$	174,147					$	10					$	1,286					$	561					$	175,433
Securities held to maturity
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations						$	171					$	25,048					$	—					$	—					$	171					$	25,048
Agency mortgage-backed securities						29						20,710						—						—						29						20,710
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities						12						10,216						—						—						12						10,216
Total securities held to maturity						212						55,974						—						—						212						55,974
Total						$	763					$	230,121					$	10					$	1,286					$	773					$	231,407

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Debt Securities

The Company expects to recover its amortized cost basis on all debt securities in its AFS and HTM portfolios. 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 September 30, 2021, 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 and HTM portfolios were not other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2021:

AFS collateralized mortgage obligations

At September 30, 2021, 33 of the 255 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS collateralized mortgage obligations were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 1.2% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) guarantee the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s collateralized mortgage obligations. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

AFS commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities

At September 30, 2021, 30 of the 124 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS mortgage-backed securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 2.1% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA guarantee the contractual cash flows of all of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

AFS corporate bonds

At September 30, 2021, 3 of the 16 securities in the Company’s portfolio of AFS corporate bonds was in an unrealized loss position. Aggregate unrealized losses represents 0.9% of the amortized cost of the bond in an unrealized loss position. 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.

AFS other bonds and obligations

At September 30, 2021, 2 of the 6 securities in the Company’s portfolio of other 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 securities are all investment grade rated, and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

 

HTM municipal bonds and obligations

At September 30, 2021, 36 of the 216 securities in the Company’s portfolio of HTM municipal bonds and obligations were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 4.2% 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 feels 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 quarter. All securities are performing.

HTM collateralized mortgage obligations

At September 30, 2021, 5 of the 14 securities in the Company’s portfolio of HTM collateralized mortgage obligations were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 3.0% of the amortized cost of the securities in unrealized loss positions. The FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA guarantee the contractual cash flows of all of the Company's collateralized residential mortgage obligations. The securities are investment grade rated, and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

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HTM commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities

At September 30, 2021, 13 out of 17 securities in the Company’s portfolio of HTM mortgage-backed securities were in unrealized loss positions. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 2.1% of the amortized cost of securities in unrealized loss positions. The FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA guarantee the contractual cash flows of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities. The securities are investment grade rated and there were no material underlying credit downgrades during the quarter. All securities are performing.

HTM tax-advantaged economic development bonds

At September 30, 2021, 1 out of 3 securities in the Company’s portfolio of tax-advantaged economic development bonds were in an unrealized loss position. Aggregate unrealized losses represented 1.3% of the amortized cost of the security in an unrealized loss position. The Company believes that more likely than not all the principal outstanding will be collected. All securities are performing.

NOTE 6. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The following is a summary of total loans by regulatory call report code with sub-segmentation based on underlying collateral for certain loan types:

(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Construction						$	383,425					$	454,513
Commercial multifamily						489,793						483,350
Commercial real estate owner occupied						563,948						552,413
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						2,131,433						2,119,263
Commercial and industrial						1,255,749						1,943,164
Residential real estate						1,546,308						1,931,681
Home equity						263,746						293,981
Consumer other						201,833						303,154
Total loans						$	6,836,235					$	8,081,519
Allowance for credit losses						112,916						127,302
Net loans						$	6,723,319					$	7,954,217

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, outstanding loans originated under the Small Business Administration ("SBA") Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") totaled $45.8 million and $633.3 million, respectively. These loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA and the full principal amount of the loan may qualify for forgiveness. These loans are included in commercial and industrial.

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, there were no loans reclassified to held for sale. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company reclassified $11.7 million of commercial loans, reflecting its intent to sell these loans. These loans are not contained in the balances within this note and are accounted for at the lower of carrying value or fair market value within loans held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Risk characteristics relevant to each portfolio segment are as follows:

Construction - Loans in this segment primarily include real estate development loans for which payment is derived from sale of the property or long term financing at completion. Credit risk is affected by cost overruns, time to sell at an adequate price, and market conditions.

Commercial real estate multifamily, owner occupied and non-owner - Loans in these segments are primarily owner-occupied or income-producing properties throughout New England and Northeastern New York. The underlying cash flows generated by the properties are adversely impacted by a downturn in the economy, which in turn, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment. Management monitors the cash flows of these loans.

Commercial and industrial loans - Loans in this segment are made to businesses and are generally secured by assets of the business such as accounts receivable, inventory, marketable securities, other liquid collateral, equipment and other business assets. Repayment is expected from the cash flows of the business. Loans in this segment include asset based loans which generally have no scheduled repayment and which are closely monitored against formula based collateral advance ratios. A weakened economy, and resultant decreased consumer spending, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.

Residential real estate - All loans in this segment are collateralized by residential real estate and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower. The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.

Home equity and other consumer loans - Loans in this segment are primarily home equity lines of credit, automobile loans and other consumer loans. The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, will have an effect on the credit quality in this segment.

Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans

The Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans (“ACLL”) is comprised of the allowance for loan losses, and the allowance for unfunded commitments is accounted for as a separate liability in other liabilities on the balance sheet. The level of the ACLL represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses over the expected life of the loans at the balance sheet date. The Company uses a static pool migration analysis method, applying expected historical loss trend and observed economic metrics. The level of the ACLL is based on management’s ongoing review of all relevant information, from internal and external sources, relating to past and current events, utilizing a 7 quarter reasonable and supportable forecast period with a 1 year reversion period. The ACLL reserve is overlaid with qualitative factors based upon:

•the existence and growth of concentrations of credit;

•the volume and severity of past due financial assets, including nonaccrual assets;

•the institutions lending and credit review as well as the experience and ability of relevant management and staff and;

•the effect of other external factors such as regulatory, competition, regional market conditions, legal and technological environment and other events such as natural disasters;

•the effect of other economic factors such as economic stimulus and customer forbearance programs.

The allowance for unfunded commitments is maintained at a level by the Company to be sufficient to absorb expected lifetime losses related to unfunded credit facilities (including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit).

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The Company’s activity in the allowance for credit losses for loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 was as follows:

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period												Sub-total						Charge-offs						Recoveries						Provision for Credit Losses						Balance at End of Period
Three months ended September 30, 2021
Construction						$	3,919											$	3,919					$	—					$	—					$	714					$	4,633
Commercial multifamily						7,197												7,197						—						—						(46)						7,151
Commercial real estate owner occupied						13,242												13,242						(84)						32						(342)						12,848
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						30,315												30,315						(1,676)						267						2,870						31,776
Commercial and industrial						28,225												28,225						(1,279)						1,373						(2,385)						25,934
Residential real estate						23,643												23,643						(903)						312						(107)						22,945
Home equity						5,432												5,432						(12)						80						(845)						4,655
Consumer other						7,071												7,071						(380)						137						(3,854)						2,974
Total allowance for credit losses						$	119,044											$	119,044					$	(4,334)					$	2,201					$	(3,995)					$	112,916

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period												Sub-total						Charge-offs						Recoveries						Provision for Credit Losses						Balance at End of Period
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Construction						$	7,779											$	7,779					$	—					$	—					$	(1,122)					$	6,657
Commercial multifamily						4,299												4,299						—						—						(518)						3,781
Commercial real estate owner occupied						11,552												11,552						(58)						38						(537)						10,995
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						34,707												34,707						—						155						(2,088)						32,774
Commercial and industrial						23,096												23,096						(5,968)						406						3,314						20,848
Residential real estate						39,004												39,004						(1,085)						842						1,130						39,891
Home equity						8,021												8,021						(88)						36						1,352						9,321
Consumer other						10,936												10,936						(577)						102						(314)						10,147
Total allowance for credit losses						$	139,394											$	139,394					$	(7,776)					$	1,579					$	1,217					$	134,414

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(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Impact of Adopting ASC 326						Sub-total						Charge-offs						Recoveries						Provision for Credit Losses						Balance at End of Period
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Construction						$	5,111					$	—					$	5,111					$	—					$	—					$	(478)					$	4,633
Commercial multifamily						5,916						—						5,916						(239)						157						1,317						7,151
Commercial real estate owner occupied						12,380						—						12,380						(686)						83						1,071						12,848
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						35,850						—						35,850						(10,896)						571						6,251						31,776
Commercial and industrial						25,013						—						25,013						(8,184)						3,284						5,821						25,934
Residential real estate						28,491						—						28,491						(1,501)						1,417						(5,462)						22,945
Home equity						6,482						—						6,482						(253)						119						(1,693)						4,655
Consumer other						8,059						—						8,059						(1,283)						546						(4,348)						2,974
Total allowance for credit losses						$	127,302					$	—					$	127,302					$	(23,042)					$	6,177					$	2,479					$	112,916

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Impact of Adopting ASC 326						Sub-total						Charge-offs						Recoveries						Provision for Credit Losses						Balance at End of Period
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Construction						$	2,713					$	(342)					$	2,371					$	—					$	—					$	4,286					$	6,657
Commercial multifamily						4,413						(1,842)						2,571						(50)						—						1,260						3,781
Commercial real estate owner occupied						4,880						6,062						10,942						(8,670)						907						7,816						10,995
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						16,344						11,201						27,545						(135)						290						5,074						32,774
Commercial and industrial						20,099						(2,189)						17,910						(14,253)						4,025						13,166						20,848
Residential real estate						9,970						6,799						16,769						(2,212)						936						24,398						39,891
Home equity						1,470						4,884						6,354						(322)						136						3,153						9,321
Consumer other						3,686						861						4,547						(1,840)						502						6,938						10,147
Total allowance for credit losses						$	63,575					$	25,434					$	89,009					$	(27,482)					$	6,796					$	66,091					$	134,414

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The Company’s allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments is recognized as a liability (other liability on consolidated balance sheet), with adjustments to the reserve recognized in other noninterest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company’s activity in the allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:

						Three Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020
Balance at beginning of period						$	7,829					$	8,593
Expense for credit losses						—						—
Balance at end of period						$	7,829					$	8,593

						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020
Balance at beginning of period						$	7,629					$	100
Impact of adopting ASC 326						—						7,993
Sub-Total						7,629						8,093
Expense for credit losses						200						500
Balance at end of period						$	7,829					$	8,593

Credit Quality Information

The Company monitors the credit quality of its portfolio by using internal risk ratings that are based on regulatory guidance. Loans that are given a Pass rating are not considered a problem credit. Loans that are classified as Special Mention loans are considered to have potential weaknesses and are evaluated closely by management. Substandard, including non-accruing loans, are loans for which a definitive weakness has been identified and which may make full collection of contractual cash flows questionable. Doubtful loans are those with identified weaknesses that make full collection of contractual cash flows, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

For commercial credits, the Company assigns an internal risk rating at origination and reviews the rating annual, semiannually, or quarterly depending on the risk rating. The rating is also reassessed at any point in time when management becomes aware of information that may affect the borrower’s ability to fulfill their obligations.

The Company risk rates its residential mortgages, including 1-4 family and residential construction loans, based on a three rating system: Pass, Special Mention, and Substandard. Loans that are current within 59 days are rated Pass. Residential mortgages that are 60-89 days delinquent are rated Special Mention. Loans delinquent for 90 days or greater are rated Substandard and generally placed on non-accrual status. 

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The following table presents the Company’s loans by risk category:

			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In thousands)			2021			2020			2019			2018			2017			Prior			Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis			Revolving Loans Converted to Term			Total
As of September 30, 2021
Construction
Risk rating
Pass			$	43,325		$	53,385		$	193,833		$	64,502		$	16,845		$	1,793		$	—		$	—		$	373,683
Special Mention			—			—			—			313			—			—			—			—			313
Substandard			—			—			—			9,429			—			—			—			—			9,429
Total			$	43,325		$	53,385		$	193,833		$	74,244		$	16,845		$	1,793		$	—		$	—		$	383,425
Commercial multifamily:
Risk rating
Pass			$	30,214		$	31,016		$	81,868		$	65,882		$	77,066		$	198,651		$	44		$	—		$	484,741
Special Mention			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Substandard			—			—			—			—			—			4,914			138			—			5,052
Total			$	30,214		$	31,016		$	81,868		$	65,882		$	77,066		$	203,565		$	182		$	—		$	489,793
Commercial real estate owner occupied:
Risk rating
Pass			$	98,552		$	50,730		$	70,391		$	96,479		$	50,025		$	169,203		$	3,240		$	—		$	538,620
Special Mention			—			531			2,154			2,037			1,957			1,771			—			—			8,450
Substandard			—			—			1,882			4,011			1,416			9,569			—			—			16,878
Total			$	98,552		$	51,261		$	74,427		$	102,527		$	53,398		$	180,543		$	3,240		$	—		$	563,948
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied:
Risk rating
Pass			$	240,271		$	189,885		$	306,471		$	390,299		$	234,270		$	648,359		$	18,321		$	—		$	2,027,876
Special Mention			—			226			266			7,761			6,794			33,409			—			—			48,456
Substandard			—			7,697			3,229			2,802			12,085			29,189			99			—			55,101
Total			$	240,271		$	197,808		$	309,966		$	400,862		$	253,149		$	710,957		$	18,420		$	—		$	2,131,433
Commercial and industrial:
Risk rating
Pass			$	100,332		$	153,232		$	113,815		$	174,674		$	72,581		$	155,535		$	385,180		$	—		$	1,155,349
Special Mention			661			3,511			10,811			9,122			1,872			168			23,282			—			49,427
Substandard			232			1,619			17,878			5,893			3,236			4,086			17,787			—			50,731
Doubtful			—			—			—			—			—			—			242			—			242
Total			$	101,225		$	158,362		$	142,504		$	189,689		$	77,689		$	159,789		$	426,491		$	—		$	1,255,749
Residential real estate
Risk rating
Pass			$	175,047		$	126,838		$	99,726		$	158,363		$	213,995		$	758,315		$	295		$	—		$	1,532,579
Special Mention			—			—			—			—			—			401			—			—			401
Substandard			—			—			—			1,865			1,583			9,880			—			—			13,328
Total			$	175,047		$	126,838		$	99,726		$	160,228		$	215,578		$	768,596		$	295		$	—		$	1,546,308

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			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In thousands)			2020			2019			2018			2017			2016			Prior			Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis			Revolving Loans Converted to Term			Total
As of December 31, 2020
Construction
Risk rating
Pass			$	38,374		$	255,377		$	114,690		$	28,474		$	9,519		$	2,766		$	1,000		$	—		$	450,200
Special Mention			—			—			313			—			—			—			—			—			313
Substandard			—			—			—			4,000			—			—			—			—			4,000
Total			$	38,374		$	255,377		$	115,003		$	32,474		$	9,519		$	2,766		$	1,000		$	—		$	454,513
Commercial multifamily:
Risk rating
Pass			$	31,438		$	57,659		$	74,932		$	77,746		$	81,066		$	153,818		$	20		$	—		$	476,679
Special Mention			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Substandard			—			—			—			—			47			6,479			145			—			6,671
Total			$	31,438		$	57,659		$	74,932		$	77,746		$	81,113		$	160,297		$	165		$	—		$	483,350
Commercial real estate owner occupied:
Risk rating
Pass			$	58,327		$	84,839		$	104,797		$	64,693		$	44,300		$	169,197		$	1,194		$	—		$	527,347
Special Mention			535			2,569			1,136			1,009			800			2,579			—			—			8,628
Substandard			—			1,266			3,597			1,685			1,439			8,451			—			—			16,438
Total			$	58,862		$	88,674		$	109,530		$	67,387		$	46,539		$	180,227		$	1,194		$	—		$	552,413
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied:
Risk rating
Pass			$	180,520		$	292,386		$	435,440		$	223,935		$	303,221		$	497,066		$	15,393		$	—		$	1,947,961
Special Mention			—			279			2,068			6,958			11,798			44,961			1,068			—			67,132
Substandard			7,804			3,529			4,235			19,632			2,124			66,651			195			—			104,170
Total			$	188,324		$	296,194		$	441,743		$	250,525		$	317,143		$	608,678		$	16,656		$	—		$	2,119,263
Commercial and industrial:
Risk rating
Pass			$	754,260		$	159,046		$	205,651		$	130,985		$	48,326		$	148,222		$	368,769		$	—		$	1,815,259
Special Mention			1,467			5,753			5,267			2,851			1,601			65			12,408			—			29,412
Substandard			7,392			39,822			24,951			7,765			3,504			5,630			9,099			—			98,163
Doubtful			—			—			—			—			—			—			330			—			330
Total			$	763,119		$	204,621		$	235,869		$	141,601		$	53,431		$	153,917		$	390,606		$	—		$	1,943,164
Residential real estate
Risk rating
Pass			$	150,583		$	146,142		$	272,399		$	320,384		$	333,159		$	691,078		$	3,281		$	—		$	1,917,026
Special Mention			384			—			454			1,430			—			362			—			—			2,630
Substandard			991			39			703			902			417			8,964			9			—			12,025
Total			$	151,958		$	146,181		$	273,556		$	322,716		$	333,576		$	700,404		$	3,290		$	—		$	1,931,681

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For home equity and consumer other loan portfolio segments, Berkshire evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan and by payment activity. The performing or nonperforming status is updated on an ongoing basis dependent upon improvement and deterioration in credit quality. The following table presents the amortized cost based on payment activity:

			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In thousands)			2021			2020			2019			2018			2017			Prior			Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis			Revolving Loans Converted to Term			Total
As of September 30, 2021
Home equity:
Payment performance
Performing			$	267		$	471		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	26		$	260,798		$	—		$	261,562
Nonperforming			—			—			—			—			—			—			2,184			—			2,184
Total			$	267		$	471		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	26		$	262,982		$	—		$	263,746
Consumer other:
Payment performance
Performing			$	18,117		$	12,230		$	24,397		$	64,468		$	38,387		$	37,666		$	3,295		$	—		$	198,560
Nonperforming			8			75			332			898			900			1,053			7			—			3,273
Total			$	18,125		$	12,305		$	24,729		$	65,366		$	39,287		$	38,719		$	3,302		$	—		$	201,833

			Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
(In thousands)			2020			2019			2018			2017			2016			Prior			Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis			Revolving Loans Converted to Term			Total
As of December 31, 2020
Home equity:
Payment performance
Performing			$	2,445		$	1,960		$	316		$	1,859		$	499		$	1,882		$	282,123		$	—		$	291,084
Nonperforming			—			—			1			—			—			—			2,896			—			2,897
Total			$	2,445		$	1,960		$	317		$	1,859		$	499		$	1,882		$	285,019		$	—		$	293,981
Consumer other:
Payment performance
Performing			$	15,193		$	35,317		$	101,730		$	69,366		$	35,421		$	31,327		$	9,339		$	—		$	297,693
Nonperforming			39			316			1,511			1,599			1,585			407			4			—			5,461
Total			$	15,232		$	35,633		$	103,241		$	70,965		$	37,006		$	31,734		$	9,343		$	—		$	303,154

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The following is a summary of loans by past due status at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(In thousands)						30-59 Days Past Due						60-89 Days Past Due						90 Days or Greater Past Due						Total Past Due						Current						Total Loans
September 30, 2021
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	383,425					$	383,425
Commercial multifamily						87						69						360						516						489,277						489,793
Commercial real estate owner occupied						627						1,082						7,318						9,027						554,921						563,948
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						4,821						694						7,718						13,233						2,118,200						2,131,433
Commercial and industrial						3,269						398						7,252						10,919						1,244,830						1,255,749
Residential real estate						3,860						581						12,939						17,380						1,528,928						1,546,308
Home equity						602						450						2,184						3,236						260,510						263,746
Consumer other						1,579						246						3,179						5,004						196,829						201,833
Total						$	14,845					$	3,520					$	40,950					$	59,315					$	6,776,920					$	6,836,235

(In thousands)						30-59 Days Past Due						60-89 Days Past Due						90 Days or Greater Past Due						Total Past Due						Current						Total Loans
December 31, 2020
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	454,513					$	454,513
Commercial multifamily						—						—						757						757						482,593						483,350
Commercial real estate owner occupied						809						631						4,894						6,334						546,079						552,413
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						315						168						38,389						38,872						2,080,391						2,119,263
Commercial and industrial						3,016						3,259						12,982						19,257						1,923,907						1,943,164
Residential real estate						2,068						2,630						11,115						15,813						1,915,868						1,931,681
Home equity						244						284						2,897						3,425						290,556						293,981
Consumer other						2,109						777						5,364						8,250						294,904						303,154
Total						$	8,561					$	7,749					$	76,398					$	92,708					$	7,988,811					$	8,081,519

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The following is a summary of loans on nonaccrual status and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(In thousands)												Nonaccrual Amortized Cost												Nonaccrual With No Related Allowance						Past Due 90 Days or Greater and Accruing						Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual
At or for the three months ended September 30, 2021
Construction												$	—											$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily												360												195						—						—
Commercial real estate owner occupied												6,695												5,053						623						—
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied												7,193												1,500						525						—
Commercial and industrial												7,140												1,138						112						—
Residential real estate												10,570												6,301						2,369						—
Home equity												2,021												144						163						—
Consumer other												3,168												5						11						—
Total												$	37,147											$	14,336					$	3,803					$	—

The commercial and industrial loans nonaccrual amortized cost as of September 30, 2021 included medallion loans with a fair value of $1.0 million and a contractual balance of $35.4 million.

(In thousands)												Nonaccrual Amortized Cost												Nonaccrual With No Related Allowance						Past Due 90 Days or Greater and Accruing						Interest Income Recognized on Nonaccrual
At or for the three months ended December 31, 2020
Construction												$	—											$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily												757												591						—						—
Commercial real estate owner occupied												4,509												2,290						385						—
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied												29,572												13,912						8,817						—
Commercial and industrial												12,441												4,725						541						—
Residential real estate												9,711												5,739						1,404						—
Home equity												2,654												159						243						—
Consumer other												5,304												2						60						—
Total												$	64,948											$	27,418					$	11,450					$	—

The commercial and industrial loans nonaccrual amortized cost as of December 31, 2020 included medallion loans with a fair value of $2.3 million and a contractual balance of $53.9 million.

The following table summarizes information about total loans rated Special Mention or lower at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The table below includes consumer loans that are Special Mention and Substandard accruing that are classified as performing based on payment activity.

(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Non-Accrual						$	37,147					$	64,948
Substandard Accruing						120,058						185,207
Total Classified						157,205						250,155
Special Mention						107,860						109,299
Total Criticized						$	265,065					$	359,454

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A financial asset is considered collateral-dependent when the debtor is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the sale or operation of the collateral. Expected credit losses for collateral-dependent loans are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate. Significant quarter over quarter changes are reflective of changes in nonaccrual status and not necessarily associated with credit quality indicators like appraisal value. The following table presents the amortized cost basis of individually analyzed collateral-dependent loans by loan portfolio segment:

						Type of Collateral
(In thousands)						Real Estate												Investment Securities/Cash												Other
September 30, 2021
Construction						$	—											$	—											$	—
Commercial multifamily						196												—												—
Commercial real estate owner occupied						8,012												—												—
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						8,858												—												—
Commercial and industrial						573												—												687
Residential real estate						6,255												—												—
Home equity						279												—												—
Consumer other						7												—												—
Total loans						$	24,180											$	—											$	687
December 31, 2020
Construction						$	—											$	—											$	—
Commercial multifamily						591												—												—
Commercial real estate owner occupied						5,714												—												—
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						30,950												—												—
Commercial and industrial						973												36												3,758
Commercial and industrial - other						—												—												—
Residential real estate						5,081												—												—
Home equity						145												—												—
Consumer other						51												—												—
Total loans						$	43,505											$	36											$	3,758

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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 nonperforming 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 table presents activity in TDRs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Principal Payments						TDR Status Change						Other Additions/(Reductions)						Newly Identified TDRs						Balance at End of Period
Three months ended September 30, 2021
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily						728						(11)						—						—						—						717
Commercial real estate owner occupied						2,962						(33)						—						—						—						2,929
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						24,488						(67)						—						(10,967)						—						13,454
Commercial and industrial						6,810						(387)						—						(3,105)						283						3,601
Residential real estate						1,305						(160)						—						—						—						1,145
Home equity						127						(3)						—						—						—						124
Consumer other						37						(2)						—						(1)						—						34
Total						$	36,457					$	(663)					$	—					$	(14,073)					$	283					$	22,004

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Principal Payments						TDR Status Change						Other Additions/(Reductions)						Newly Identified TDRs						Balance at End of Period
Three months ended September 30, 2020
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily						779						(12)						—						—						—						767
Commercial real estate owner occupied						2,919						(19)						—						—						18						2,918
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						11,166						—						—						1,241						194						12,601
Commercial and industrial						2,563						(127)						—						(58)						399						2,777
Residential real estate						1,968						(57)						—						—						—						1,911
Home equity						275						(3)						—						(72)						—						200
Consumer other						43						(3)						—						—						—						40
Total						$	19,713					$	(221)					$	—					$	1,111					$	611					$	21,214

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(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Principal Payments						TDR Status Change						Other Additions/(Reductions)						Newly Identified TDRs						Balance at End of Period
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily						754						(37)						—						—						—						717
Commercial real estate owner occupied						1,731						(68)						—						—						1,266						2,929
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						13,684						(163)						—						(11,046)						10,979						13,454
Commercial and industrial						2,686						(815)						—						(3,141)						4,871						3,601
Residential real estate						1,524						(205)						—						(174)						—						1,145
Home equity						133						(9)						—						—						—						124
Consumer other						36						(7)						—						5						—						34
Total						$	20,548					$	(1,304)					$	—					$	(14,356)					$	17,116					$	22,004

(In thousands)						Balance at Beginning of Period						Principal Payments						TDR Status Change						Other Additions/(Reductions)						Newly Identified TDRs						Balance at End of Period
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Construction						$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—					$	—
Commercial multifamily						793						(26)						—						—						—						767
Commercial real estate owner occupied						13,331						(5,721)						—						(4,710)						18						2,918
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied						1,373						—						—						1,241						9,987						12,601
Commercial and industrial						1,449						(198)						—						(60)						1,586						2,777
Residential real estate						2,045						(134)						—						—						—						1,911
Home equity						277						(5)						—						(72)						—						200
Consumer other						48						(8)						—						—						—						40
Total						$	19,316					$	(6,092)					$	—					$	(3,601)					$	11,591					$	21,214

The following table presents loans modified as TDRs that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

(dollars in thousands)						Total
Three months ended September 30, 2021
TDR:
Number of loans						2
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	283
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	283
Three months ended September 30, 2020
TDR:
Number of loans						10
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	611
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	611

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(dollars in thousands)						Total
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
TDR:
Number of loans						15
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	17,116
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	17,116
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
TDR:
Number of loans						15
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	11,591
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment						$	11,591

The following table presents loans by portfolio segment modified as TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021:

(in thousands)			Number of Loans						Recorded Investment
Three months ended September 30, 2021
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied			1						$	10,435
Total			1						$	10,435

(in thousands)			Number of Loans						Recorded Investment
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied			1						$	10,435
Commercial and industrial			2						$	71
Total			3						$	10,506

There were no TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Beginning in March 2020, the Company has offered three-month payment deferrals for customers with a current payment status who were negatively impacted by economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Refer to Note 11 - Other Commitments, Contingencies, and Off-Balance Sheet Activities for more information regarding these modifications.

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NOTE 7.               DEPOSITS

A summary of time deposits is as follows:

(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Time less than $100,000						$	583,893					$	663,324
Time $100,000 through $250,000						828,625						1,219,210
Time more than $250,000						413,196						502,551
Total time deposits						$	1,825,714					$	2,385,085

Included in total deposits are brokered deposits of $317.1 million and $610.6 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Included in total deposits are reciprocal deposits of $79.2 million and $119.0 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

NOTE 8.               BORROWED FUNDS

Borrowed funds at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are summarized, as follows:

						September 30, 2021												December 31, 2020
												Weighted												Weighted
												Average												Average
(Dollars in thousands)						Principal						Rate						Principal						Rate
Short-term borrowings:
Advances from the FHLB						$	—					—		%				$	40,000					1.05		%
Total short-term borrowings:						—						—						40,000						1.05
Long-term borrowings:
Advances from the FHLB and other borrowings						13,369						1.75						434,357						1.89
Subordinated borrowings						74,544						7.00						74,411						7.00
Junior subordinated borrowing - Trust I						15,464						1.98						15,464						2.06
Junior subordinated borrowing - Trust II						7,446						1.82						7,405						1.92
Total long-term borrowings:						110,823						5.32						531,637						2.61
Total						$	110,823					5.32		%				$	571,637					2.50		%

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company pre-paid Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances of $94.1 million resulting in pre-payment penalties of $862.2 thousand, which is included with acquisition, restructuring and other expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Short-term debt includes Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances with an original maturity of less than one year and a short-term line-of-credit drawdown through a correspondent bank. The Bank also maintains a $3.0 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 periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Bank's available borrowing capacity with the FHLB was $1.6 billion for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The Bank is approved to borrow on a short-term basis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as a non-member bank. The Bank has pledged certain loans and securities to the Federal Reserve Bank to support this arrangement. No borrowings with the Federal Reserve Bank under this arrangement took place for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. As a participant in the SBA Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), the Bank may pledge originated loans as collateral at face value to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for term financings. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the Bank had no pledged PPP loans. The

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Bank's available borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank was $523.4 million and $815.6 million for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Long-term FHLB advances consist of advances with an original maturity of more than one year and are subject to prepayment penalties. The advances outstanding at September 30, 2021 included callable advances totaling $10.0 million and amortizing advances totaling $3.4 million. The advances outstanding at December 31, 2020 included callable advances totaling $10.0 million and amortizing advances totaling $5.2 million. All FHLB borrowings, including the line of credit, are secured by a blanket security agreement on certain qualified collateral, principally all residential first mortgage loans and certain securities.

A summary of maturities of FHLB advances as of September 30, 2021 is as follows:

						September 30, 2021
												Weighted Average
(In thousands, except rates)						Principal						Rate
Fixed rate advances maturing:
2021						$	—					—		%
2022						4,002						2.04
2023						—						—
2024						43						—
2025 and beyond						9,324						1.63
Total FHLB advances						$	13,369					1.75		%

The Company did not have variable-rate FHLB advances for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

In September 2012, the Company issued fifteen year subordinated notes in the amount of $75.0 million at a discount of 1.15%. The interest rate is fixed at 6.875% for the first ten years. After ten years, the notes become callable and convert to an interest rate of three-month LIBOR rate plus 5.113%. The subordinated note includes reduction to the note principal balance of $123 thousand and $215 thousand for unamortized debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company holds 100% of the common stock of Berkshire Hills Capital Trust I (“Trust I”) which is included in other assets with a cost of $0.5 million. The sole asset of Trust I is $15.5 million of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures due in 2035. These debentures bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.85% and had a rate of 1.98% and 2.06% at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company has the right to defer payments of interest for up to five years on the debentures at any time, or from time to time, with certain limitations, including a restriction on the payment of dividends to shareholders while such interest payments on the debentures have been deferred. The Company has not exercised this right to defer payments. The Company has the right to redeem the debentures at par value. Trust I is considered a variable interest entity for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, Trust I is not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.

The Company holds 100% of the common stock of SI Capital Trust II (“Trust II”) which is included in other assets with a cost of $0.2 million. The sole asset of Trust II is $8.2 million of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures due in 2036. These debentures bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.70% and had a rate of 1.82% and 1.92% at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company has the right to defer payments of interest for up to five years on the debentures at any time, or from time to time, with certain limitations, including a restriction on the payment of dividends to shareholders while such interest payments on the debentures have been deferred. The Company has not exercised this right to defer payments. The Company has the right to redeem the debentures at par value. Trust II is considered a variable interest entity for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, Trust II is not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.

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NOTE 9. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As of September 30, 2021, the Company held derivatives with a total notional amount of $3.7 billion. The Company had economic hedges totaling $3.7 billion and $17.7 million non-hedging derivatives, which are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes with changes in fair value recorded directly through earnings. Economic hedges included interest rate swaps totaling $3.4 billion, risk participation agreements with dealer banks of $0.4 billion, and $4.8 million in forward commitment contracts.

As part of the Company’s risk management strategy, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to mitigate the interest rate risk inherent in certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Interest rate swap agreements involve the risk of dealing with both Bank customers and institutional derivative counterparties and their ability to meet contractual terms. The agreements are entered into with counterparties that meet established credit standards and contain master netting and collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. The derivatives program is overseen by the Risk Management and Capital Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Based on adherence to the Company’s credit standards and the presence of the netting and collateral provisions, the Company believes that the credit risk inherent in these contracts was not significant at September 30, 2021.

The Company pledged collateral to derivative counterparties in the form of cash totaling $56.9 million and securities with an amortized cost of $35.4 million and a fair value of $35.6 million as of September 30, 2021. The Company does not typically require its commercial customers to post cash or securities as collateral on its program of back-to-back economic hedges. However certain language is written into the International Swaps Dealers Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and loan documents where, in default situations, the Bank is allowed to access collateral supporting the loan relationship to recover any losses suffered on the derivative asset or liability. The Company may need to post additional collateral in the future in proportion to potential increases in unrealized loss positions.

Information about derivative assets and liabilities at September 30, 2021, follows:

									Weighted						Weighted Average Rate												Estimated
			Notional						Average												Contract						Fair Value
			Amount						Maturity						Received						pay rate						Asset (Liability)
			(In thousands)						(In years)																		(In thousands)
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swap on tax advantaged economic development bond			$	8,077					8.2						0.45		%				5.09		%				$	(1,316)
Interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers			1,677,953						5.8						4.04		%				1.89		%				94,461
Offsetting interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers (1)			1,677,953						5.8						1.89		%				4.04		%				(39,350)
Risk participation agreements with dealer banks			355,417						6.6																		383
Forward sale commitments			4,814						0.2																		102
Total economic hedges			3,724,214																								54,280
Non-hedging derivatives:
Commitments to lend			17,669						0.2																		222
Total non-hedging derivatives			17,669																								222
Total			$	3,741,883																							$	54,502

(1) Fair value estimates include the impact of $56.0 million settled to market contract agreements.

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Information about derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2020, follows:

									Weighted						Weighted Average Rate												Estimated
			Notional						Average												Contract						Fair Value
			Amount						Maturity						Received						pay rate						Asset (Liability)
			(In thousands)						(In years)																		(In thousands)
Economic hedges:
Interest rate swap on tax advantaged economic development bond			$	8,654					8.9						0.52		%				5.09		%				$	(1,778)
Interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers			1,734,978						6.1						4.15		%				1.95		%				159,016
Offsetting interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers (1)			1,734,978						6.1						1.95		%				4.15		%				(64,645)
Risk participation agreements with dealer banks			326,862						8.0																		665
Forward sale commitments			11,544						0.2																		320
Total economic hedges			3,817,016																								93,578
Non-hedging derivatives:
Commitments to lend			40,099						0.2																		735
Total non-hedging derivatives			40,099																								735
Total			$	3,857,115																							$	94,313

(1) Fair value estimates include the impact of $97.6 million settled to market contract agreements.

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Economic hedges

As of September 30, 2021, the Company has an interest rate swap with a $8.1 million notional amount to swap out the fixed rate of interest on an economic development bond bearing a fixed rate of 5.09%, currently within the Company’s trading portfolio under the fair value option, in exchange for a LIBOR-based floating rate. The intent of the economic hedge is to improve the Company’s asset sensitivity to changing interest rates in anticipation of favorable average floating rates of interest over the 21-year life of the bond. The fair value changes of the economic development bond are mostly offset by fair value changes of the related interest rate swap.

The Company also offers certain derivative products directly to qualified commercial borrowers. The Company economically hedges derivative transactions executed with commercial borrowers by entering into mirror-image, offsetting derivatives with third-party financial institutions. The transaction allows the Company’s customer to convert a variable-rate loan to a fixed rate loan. Because the Company acts as an intermediary for its customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts mostly offset each other in earnings. Credit valuation loss adjustments arising from the difference in credit worthiness of the commercial loan and financial institution counterparties totaled $2.4 million as of September 30, 2021. The interest income and expense on these mirror image swaps exactly offset each other.

The Company has risk participation agreements with dealer banks. Risk participation agreements occur when the Company participates on a loan and a swap where another bank is the lead. The Company gets paid a fee to take on the risk associated with having to make the lead bank whole on Berkshire’s portion of the pro-rated swap should the borrower default. Changes in fair value are recorded in current period earnings.

The Company utilizes forward sale commitments 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 with changes in fair value recorded in current period earnings.

The Company uses the following types of forward sale commitments contracts:

•Best efforts loan sales,

•Mandatory delivery loan sales, and

•To Be Announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities sales.

A best efforts contract refers to a loan sale agreement where the Company commits to deliver an individual mortgage loan of a specified principal amount and quality to an investor if the loan to the underlying borrower closes. The Company may enter into a best efforts contract once the price is known, which is shortly after the potential borrower’s interest rate is locked.

A mandatory delivery contract is a loan sale agreement 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 mandatory delivery contracts shortly after the loan closes with a customer.

The Company may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities to hedge the changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and held for sale loans, which do not have corresponding best efforts or mandatory delivery contracts. These security sales transactions are closed once mandatory contracts are written. On the closing date the price of the security is locked-in, and the sale is paired-off with a purchase of the same security. Settlement of the security purchase/sale transaction is done with cash on a net-basis.

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Non-hedging derivatives

The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”), or commitments to lend, 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 that relate to the origination of mortgage loans that will be 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 operations. Changes in the fair value of IRLCs subsequent to inception are based on changes in the fair value of the underlying loan resulting from the fulfillment of the commitment and changes in the probability that the loan will fund within the terms of the commitment, which is affected primarily by changes in interest rates and the passage of time.

Amounts included in the Consolidated Statements of Income related to economic hedges and non-hedging derivatives were as follows:

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)			2021						2020						2021						2020
Economic hedges
Interest rate swap on industrial revenue bond:
Unrealized gain/(loss) recognized in other non-interest income			$	106					$	106					$	462					$	(444)
Interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers:
Unrealized (loss)/gain recognized in other non-interest income			(17,164)						(10,219)						(66,949)						104,434
Favorable/(Unfavorable) change in credit valuation adjustment recognized in other non-interest income			874						406						2,394						(2,029)
Offsetting interest rate swaps on loans with commercial loan customers:
Unrealized gain/(loss) recognized in other non-interest income			17,164						10,219						66,949						(104,434)
Risk participation agreements:
Unrealized (loss)/gain recognized in other non-interest income			(103)						(26)						(282)						339
Forward commitments:
Unrealized gain/(loss) recognized in other non-interest income			10						(50)						(218)						624
Realized gain/(loss) in other non-interest income			—						48						—						(8,283)
Non-hedging derivatives
Commitments to lend
Unrealized (loss)/gain recognized in other non-interest income			$	(39)					$	349					$	(513)					$	(1,130)
Realized gain in other non-interest income			500						1,563						2,310						14,532

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Assets and Liabilities Subject to Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements

Interest Rate Swap Agreements (“Swap Agreements”)

The Company enters into swap agreements to facilitate the risk management strategies for commercial banking customers. The Company mitigates this risk by entering into equal and offsetting swap agreements with highly rated third party financial institutions. The swap agreements are free-standing derivatives and are recorded at fair value in the Company’s consolidated statements of condition. The Company is party to master netting arrangements with its financial institution counterparties; however, the Company does not offset assets and liabilities under these arrangements for financial statement presentation purposes. The master netting arrangements provide for a single net settlement of all swap agreements, as well as collateral, in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract. Collateral generally in the form of marketable securities is received or posted by the counterparty with net liability positions, respectively, in accordance with contract thresholds.

The Company had net asset positions with its financial institution counterparties totaling $1.8 million and $1.0 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company had net asset positions with its commercial banking counterparties totaling $95.6 million and $159.0 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company had net liability positions with its financial institution counterparties totaling $40.8 million and $66.8 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company had net liability positions with its commercial banking counterparties totaling $1.1 million as of September 30, 2021. The Company had no net liability positions with its commercial banking counterparties as of December 31, 2020. The Company has collateral pledged to cover this liability.

The following table presents the assets and liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets

						Gross Amounts of						Gross Amounts Offset in the						Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition
						Recognized						Statements of						Statements of						Financial						Cash
(In thousands)						Assets						Condition						Condition						Instruments						Collateral Received						Net Amount
September 30, 2021
Interest Rate Swap Agreements:
Institutional counterparties						$	1,853					$	(46)					$	1,807					$	—					$	—					$	1,807
Commercial counterparties						95,587						—						95,587						—						—						95,587
Total						$	97,440					$	(46)					$	97,394					$	—					$	—					$	97,394

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities

						Gross Amounts of						Gross Amounts Offset in the						Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition
						Recognized						Statements of						Statements of						Financial						Cash
(In thousands)						Liabilities						Condition						Condition						Instruments						Collateral Pledged						Net Amount
September 30, 2021
Interest Rate Swap Agreements:
Institutional counterparties						$	(96,810)					$	56,036					$	(40,774)					$	35,616					$	56,893					$	51,735
Commercial counterparties						(1,126)						—						(1,126)						—						—						(1,126)
Total						$	(97,936)					$	56,036					$	(41,900)					$	35,616					$	56,893					$	50,609

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Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets

						Gross Amounts of						Gross Amounts Offset in the						Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition
						Recognized						Statements of						Statements of						Financial						Cash
(In thousands)						Assets						Condition						Condition						Instruments						Collateral Received						Net Amount
December 31, 2020
Interest Rate Swap Agreements:
Institutional counterparties						$	1,124					$	(78)					$	1,046					$	—					$	—					$	1,046
Commercial counterparties						159,016						—						159,016						—						—						159,016
Total						$	160,140					$	(78)					$	160,062					$	—					$	—					$	160,062

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities

						Gross Amounts of						Gross Amounts Offset in the						Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the						Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Condition
						Recognized						Statements of						Statements of						Financial						Cash
(In thousands)						Liabilities						Condition						Condition						Instruments						Collateral Pledged						Net Amount
December 31, 2020
Interest Rate Swap Agreements:
Institutional counterparties						$	(164,543)					$	97,740					$	(66,803)					$	37,815					$	75,070					$	46,082
Commercial counterparties						—						—						—						—						—						—
Total						$	(164,543)					$	97,740					$	(66,803)					$	37,815					$	75,070					$	46,082

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NOTE 10. LEASES

Substantially all of the leases in which the Company is the lessee are comprised of real estate property for branches, ATM locations, and office space. Most of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. At September 30, 2021, lease expiration dates ranged from 1 month to 18 years.

The following table represents the Consolidated Balance Sheets classification of the Company’s right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities:

(In thousands)												September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Lease Right-of-Use Assets						Classification
Operating lease right-of-use assets						Other assets						$	53,583					$	60,018
Finance lease right-of-use assets						Premises and equipment, net						6,805						7,197
Total Lease Right-of-Use Assets												$	60,388					$	67,215
Lease Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities						Other liabilities						$	57,144					$	63,894
Finance lease liabilities						Other liabilities						9,996						10,383
Total Lease Liabilities												$	67,140					$	74,277

Supplemental information related to leases was as follows:

			September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
Operating leases			9.7						9.8
Finance leases			13.1						13.8
Weighted-Average Discount Rate
Operating leases			2.84		%				2.81		%
Finance leases			5.00		%				5.00		%

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. For real estate leases, non-lease components and other non-components, such as common area maintenance charges, real estate taxes, and insurance are not included in the measurement of the lease liability since they are generally able to be segregated.

The Company does not have any material sub-lease agreements.

Lease expense for operating leases for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $2.6 million. Lease expense for operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $8.3 million. Variable lease components, such as consumer price index adjustments, are expensed as incurred and not included in ROU assets and operating lease liabilities.

Lease expense for operating leases for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $3.4 million, of which $0.2 million was related to discontinued operations. Lease expense for operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $10.2 million, of which $0.9 million was related to discontinued operations.Variable lease components, such as consumer price index adjustments, are expensed as incurred and not included in ROU assets and operating lease liabilities.

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

						Three Months Ended
(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases (1)						$	2,524					$	2,441
Operating cash flows from finance leases						126						133
Financing cash flows from finance leases						132						125

(1) There were operating cash flows from operating leases related to discontinued operations of $0.2 million at September 30, 2020.

						Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases (1)						$	8,358					$	10,461
Operating cash flows from finance leases						379						399
Financing cash flows from finance leases						394						374

(1) There were operating cash flows from operating leases related to discontinued operations of $0.9 million at September 30, 2020.

The following table presents a maturity analysis of the Company’s lease liability by lease classification at September 30, 2021:

(In thousands)						Operating Leases						Finance Leases
2021						$	2,536					$	257
2022						9,686						1,031
2023						8,494						1,037
2024						7,451						1,037
2025						5,764						1,037
Thereafter						32,049						9,223
Total undiscounted lease payments						65,980						13,622
Less amounts representing interest						(8,836)						(3,626)
Lease liability						$	57,144					$	9,996

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NOTE 11. OTHER COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, OFF-BALANCE SHEET ACTIVITIES, AND PANDEMIC IMPACT

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported to have surfaced in China and has since spread to a number of other countries, including the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and the United States declared a National Public Health Emergency. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid and continues to evolve, which is adversely affecting some of the Company’s clients. The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated impacts on trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity, unemployment, consumer spending, and other economic activities has resulted in less economic activity, lower equity market valuations and significant volatility and disruption in financial markets and has had an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The ultimate extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations is currently uncertain and will depend on various developments and other factors, including, among others, the duration and scope of the pandemic, as well as governmental, regulatory and private sector responses to the pandemic, and the associated impacts on the economy, financial markets, and our clients, employees, and vendors.

The Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations generally rely upon the ability of the Company’s borrowers to repay their loans, the value of collateral underlying the Company’s secured loans, and demand for loans and other products and services the Company offers, which are highly dependent on the business environment in the Company’s primary markets where it operates and in the United States as a whole.

At this time, it is difficult to quantify the impact COVID-19 will continue to have on the Company during the current year. These circumstances could cause the Company to experience a material adverse effect on our business operations, asset valuations, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Material adverse impacts may include all or a combination of valuation impairments on the Company’s intangible assets, investments, loans, loan servicing rights, deferred tax assets, lease right-of-use assets, or counter-party risk derivatives.

Beginning in March 2020, the Company has offered three-month payment deferrals for customers with a current payment status who were negatively impacted by economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had 24 active modified loans outstanding with a carrying value of $65 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 746 active modified loans outstanding with a carrying value of $316 million, which excluded loans returning to payment or awaiting evaluation for further deferral. The Company continues to accrue interest on these loans during the deferral period. In accordance with interagency guidance issued in March 2020 and Section 4013 (Temporary Relief from Troubled Debt Restructurings) of the CARES Act, these short-term deferrals are not considered troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) unless the borrower was previously experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, the risk-ratings on COVID-19 modified loans did not automatically change as a result of payment deferrals, and these loans will not be considered past due until after the deferral period is over and scheduled payments resume.

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NOTE 12.           CAPITAL RATIOS AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The actual and required capital ratios were as follows:

						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020						Minimum Capital Requirement
Company (consolidated)
Total capital to risk-weighted assets						17.7		%				16.1		%				8.0		%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets						15.3						13.8						4.5
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets						15.6						14.1						6.0
Tier 1 capital to average assets						9.9						9.4						4.0

						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020						Regulatory Minimum to be Adequately Capitalized						Regulatory Minimum to be Well Capitalized
Bank
Total capital to risk-weighted assets						16.2		%				15.0		%				8.0		%				10.0		%
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets						15.1						13.9						4.5						6.5
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets						15.1						13.9						6.0						8.0
Tier 1 capital to average assets						9.6						9.2						4.0						5.0

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action. At each date shown, the Company met the minimum capital requirements 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.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company and the Bank became 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. The Bank's Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets exceeds the minimum to be well capitalized. In addition, the final capital rules added a requirement to maintain a minimum conservation buffer, composed of Common equity Tier 1 capital, of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, to be phased in over three years and applied to the Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, and the Total risk-based capital ratio. As of January 1, 2019, 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 final capital rules impose restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary cash bonus payments if the minimum capital conservation buffer is not met.

At September 30, 2021, the capital levels of both the Company and the Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements and the Bank's regulatory capital ratios were above the minimum levels required to be considered well capitalized for regulatory purposes. The capital levels of both the Company and the Bank at September 30, 2021 also exceeded the minimum capital requirements including the currently applicable capital conservation buffer of 2.5%.

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Accumulated other comprehensive income

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:

(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Other accumulated comprehensive income, before tax:
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities						$	13,270					$	44,988
Net unrealized holding (loss) on pension plans						(3,511)						(3,511)
Income taxes related to items of accumulated other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized tax (expense) on AFS securities						(3,434)						(11,530)
Net unrealized tax benefit on pension plans						924						924
Accumulated other comprehensive income						$	7,249					$	30,871

The following table presents the components of other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

(In thousands)						Before Tax						Tax Effect						Net of Tax
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities:						x
Net unrealized (losses) arising during the period						$	(10,098)					$	2,575					$	(7,523)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income						—						—						—
Net unrealized holding (loss) on AFS securities						(10,098)						2,575						(7,523)
Other comprehensive (loss)						$	(10,098)					$	2,575					$	(7,523)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities:
Net unrealized (losses) arising during the period						$	(1,079)					$	270					$	(809)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income						6						(2)						4
Net unrealized holding (loss) on AFS securities						(1,085)						272						(813)
Other comprehensive (loss)						$	(1,085)					$	272					$	(813)

(In thousands)						Before Tax						Tax Effect						Net of Tax
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities:						x
Net unrealized (losses) arising during the period						$	(31,718)					$	8,096					$	(23,622)
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income						—						—						—
Net unrealized holding (loss) on AFS securities						(31,718)						8,096						(23,622)
Other comprehensive (loss)						$	(31,718)					$	8,096					$	(23,622)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities:
Net unrealized gains arising during the period						$	27,534					$	(7,097)					$	20,437
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income						5						(1)						4
Net unrealized holding gain on AFS securities						27,529						(7,096)						20,433
Other comprehensive income						$	27,529					$	(7,096)					$	20,433

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The following table presents the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

(In thousands)						Net unrealized holding loss on AFS Securities																		Net unrealized holding loss on pension plans						Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at Beginning of Period						$	17,359																	$	(2,587)					$	14,772
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications						(7,523)																		—						(7,523)
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income						—																		—						—
Total other comprehensive (loss)						(7,523)																		—						(7,523)
Balance at End of Period						$	9,836																	$	(2,587)					$	7,249
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance at Beginning of Period						$	35,450																	$	(2,211)					$	33,239
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications						(809)																		—						(809)
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income						4																		—						4
Total other comprehensive (loss)						(813)																		—						(813)
Balance at End of Period						$	34,637																	$	(2,211)					$	32,426
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at Beginning of Period						$	33,458																	$	(2,587)					$	30,871
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications						(23,622)																		—						(23,622)
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income						—																		—						—
Total other comprehensive (loss)						(23,622)																		—						(23,622)
Balance at End of Period						$	9,836																	$	(2,587)					$	7,249
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance at Beginning of Period						$	14,204																	$	(2,211)					$	11,993
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications						20,437																		—						20,437
Less: amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income						4																		—						4
Total other comprehensive income						20,433																		—						20,433
Balance at End of Period						$	34,637																	$	(2,211)					$	32,426

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The following table presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

																		Affected Line Item in the
						Three Months Ended September 30,												Statement where Net Income
(In thousands)						2021						2020						is Presented
Realized gains on AFS securities:
						$	—					$	6					Non-interest income
						—						(2)						Tax expense
						—						4						Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period						$	—					$	4					Net of tax

																		Affected Line Item in the
						Nine Months Ended September 30,												Statement where Net Income
(In thousands)						2021						2020						is Presented
Realized gains on AFS securities:
						$	—					$	5					Non-interest income
						—						(1)						Tax expense
						—						4						Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period						$	—					$	4					Net of tax

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NOTE 13. EARNINGS/(LOSS) PER SHARE

Earnings/(loss) per share have been computed based on the following (average diluted shares outstanding are calculated using the treasury stock method):

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)			2021						2020						2021						2020
Income/(loss) from continuing operations			$	63,749					$	23,043					$	98,416					$	(532,074)
(Loss) from discontinued operations			—						(1,818)						—						(15,952)
Net income/(loss)			$	63,749					$	21,225					$	98,416					$	(548,026)
Average number of common shares issued			51,903						51,903						51,903						51,903
Less: average number of treasury shares			2,764						1,560						1,519						1,674
Less: average number of unvested stock award shares			744						536						712						499
Plus: average participating preferred shares			—						522						—						526
Average number of basic shares outstanding			48,395						50,329						49,672						50,256
Plus: dilutive effect of unvested stock award shares			342						—						286						—
Plus: dilutive effect of stock options outstanding			7						—						5						—
Average number of diluted shares outstanding			48,744						50,329						49,963						50,256
Basic earnings/(loss) per common share:
Continuing operations			$	1.32					$	0.46					$	1.98					$	(10.58)
Discontinued operations			—						(0.04)						—						(0.32)
Total			$	1.32					$	0.42					$	1.98					$	(10.90)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share:
Continuing operations			$	1.31					$	0.46					$	1.97					$	(10.58)
Discontinued operations			—						(0.04)						—						(0.32)
Total			$	1.31					$	0.42					$	1.97					$	(10.90)

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, 402 thousand shares of unvested restricted stock and 88 thousand options outstanding were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the earnings per share calculation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 425 thousand shares of unvested restricted stock and 93 thousand options outstanding were anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the earnings per share calculation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, all unvested restricted stock and options outstanding were considered anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the earnings per share calculation.

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NOTE 14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

A combined summary of activity in the Company’s stock award and stock option plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is presented in the following table:

									Non-Vested Stock Awards Outstanding												Stock Options Outstanding
(Shares in thousands)									Number of Shares						Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value						Number of Shares						Weighted-Average Exercise Price
December 31, 2020									517						$	28.35					112						$	22.95
Granted									452						19.85						—						—
Acquired									—						—						—						—
Stock options exercised									—						—						(9)						17.85
Stock awards vested									(168)						24.80						—						—
Forfeited									(89)						23.97						—						—
Expired									—						—						(10)						17.46
September 30, 2021									712						$	20.16					93						$	24.91

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, proceeds from stock option exercises totaled $38 thousand and $162 thousand, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 there were no options exercised . During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were 89 thousand and 168 thousand shares vested in connection with stock awards, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were 37 thousand and 133 thousand shares vested in connection with stock awards, respectively. All of these shares were issued from available treasury stock. Stock-based compensation expense totaled $1.4 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense totaled $3.7 million and $3.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period for all awards.

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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 September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.

			September 30, 2021
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
(In thousands)			Inputs						Inputs						Inputs						Fair Value
Trading security			$	—					$	—					$	8,574					$	8,574
Securities available for sale:
Municipal bonds and obligations			—						81,173						—						81,173
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations			—						772,290						—						772,290
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities			—						427,507						—						427,507
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities			—						262,178						—						262,178
Corporate bonds			—						50,742						—						50,742
Other bonds and obligations			—						50,075						—						50,075
Marketable equity securities			14,946						655						—						15,601
Loans held for investment at fair value			—						—						1,038						1,038
Loans held for sale			—						5,176						—						5,176
Derivative assets			—						96,802						324						97,126
Capitalized servicing rights			—						—						2,146						2,146
Derivative liabilities			—						42,624						—						42,624

			December 31, 2020
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
(In thousands)			Inputs						Inputs						Inputs						Fair Value
Trading security			$	—					$	—					$	9,708					$	9,708
Securities available for sale:
Municipal bonds and obligations			—						97,803						—						97,803
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations			—						756,826						—						756,826
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities			—						438,132						—						438,132
Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities			—						288,650						—						288,650
Corporate bonds			—						45,030						15,000						60,030
Other bonds and obligations			—						53,791						—						53,791
Marketable equity securities			17,841						672						—						18,513
Loans held for investment at fair value			—						—						2,265						2,265
Loans held for sale			—						12,992						4,756						17,748
Derivative assets			—						159,016						1,055						160,071
Capitalized servicing rights			—						—						3,033						3,033
Derivative liabilities			—						65,758						—						65,758

 

There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended September 30, 2021.

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Trading Security at Fair Value. The Company holds one security designated as a trading security. It is a tax-advantaged economic development bond issued to the Company by a local nonprofit which provides wellness and health programs. The fair value of this security is determined based on a discounted cash flow methodology. Certain inputs to the fair value calculation are unobservable and there is little to no market activity in the security; therefore, the security meets the definition of a Level 3 security. The discount rate used in the valuation of the security is sensitive to movements in the 3-month LIBOR rate.

Securities Available for Sale and Marketable Equity Securities. Marketable equity securities classified as Level 1 consist of publicly-traded equity securities for which the fair values can be obtained through quoted market prices in active exchange markets. Marketable equity securities classified as Level 2 consist of securities with infrequent trades in active exchange markets, and pricing is primarily sourced from third party pricing services. AFS securities classified as Level 2 include most of the Company’s debt securities. The pricing on Level 2 and Level 3 was primarily sourced from third party pricing services, overseen by management, and is based on models that consider standard input factors such as dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and condition, among other things. Level 3 pricing includes inputs unobservable to market participants.

Loans Held for Investment. The Company’s held for investment loan portfolio includes loans originated by Company and loans acquired through business combinations. The Company intends to hold these assets until maturity as a part of its business operations. For one acquired portfolio subset, the Company previously accounted for these purchased-credit impaired loans as a pool under ASC 310, as they were determined to have common risk characteristics. These loans were recorded at fair value on acquisition date and subsequently evaluated for impairment collectively. Upon adoption of ASC 326, the Company elected the fair value option on this portfolio, recognizing an $11.2 million fair value write-down charged to Retained Earnings, net of deferred tax impact, as of January 1, 2020. The fair value of this loan portfolio is determined based on a discounted cash flow methodology. Certain inputs to the fair value calculation are unobservable; therefore, the loans meet the definition of Level 3 assets. The discount rate used in the valuation is consistent with assets that have significant credit deterioration. The cash flow assumptions include payment schedules for loans with current payment histories and estimated collateral value for delinquent loans. All of these loans were nonperforming as of September 30, 2021.

Aggregate Fair Value

September 30, 2021

Aggregate

Aggregate

Less Aggregate

(In thousands)

Fair Value

Unpaid Principal

Unpaid Principal

Loans held for investment at fair value

$

1,038

$

35,390

$

(34,352)

Aggregate Fair Value

December 31, 2020

Aggregate

Aggregate

Less Aggregate

(In thousands)

Fair Value

Unpaid Principal

Unpaid Principal

Loans held for investment at fair value

$

2,265

$

53,945

$

(51,680)

Loans Held for Sale. The Company elected the fair value option for all loans held for sale (HFS) originated for sale on or after May 1, 2012. Loans HFS are classified as Level 2 as the fair value is based on input factors such as quoted prices for similar loans in active markets.

Aggregate Fair Value

September 30, 2021

Aggregate

Aggregate

Less Aggregate

(In thousands)

Fair Value

Unpaid Principal

Unpaid Principal

Loans held for sale

$

5,176

$

5,040

$

136

Aggregate Fair Value

December 31, 2020

Aggregate

Aggregate

Less Aggregate

(In thousands)

Fair Value

Unpaid Principal

Unpaid Principal

Loans held for sale

$

12,992

$

12,639

$

353

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The changes in fair value of loans held for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, were gains of $17 thousand and losses of $217 thousand, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, originations of loans held for sale totaled $24.0 million and $84.4 million and sales of loans originated for sale totaled $22.5 million and $90.8 million respectively.

The changes in fair value of loans held for sale for the three months ended September 30, 2020, were losses of $6 thousand from continuing operations and gains of $0.9 million from discontinued operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, originations of loans held for sale from continuing operations totaled $70.6 million and sales of loans originated for sale from continuing operations totaled $74.1 million.

Interest Rate Swaps. The valuation of the Company’s interest rate swaps 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 netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings.

Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its interest rate 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 September 30, 2021, 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.

Commitments to Lend. The Company enters into commitments to lend for residential mortgage loans intended for sale, 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 that the loan in a lock position will ultimately close, and by the non-refundable costs of originating the loan. The closing ratio is derived from the Bank’s internal data and is adjusted using significant management judgment. The costs to originate are primarily based on the Company’s internal commission rates that are not observable. As such, these commitments 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 commitments to lend and loans originated for sale. To Be Announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities forward commitment sales are used as the hedging instrument, are classified as Level 1, and consist of publicly-traded debt securities for which identical fair values can be obtained through quoted market prices in active exchange markets. The fair values of the Company’s best efforts and mandatory delivery loan sale commitments are determined similarly to the commitments to lend using quoted prices in the market place that are observable. However, costs to originate and closing ratios included in the calculation are internally generated and are based on management’s judgment and prior experience, which are considered factors that are not observable. As such, best efforts and mandatory forward commitments are classified as Level 3 measurements.

Capitalized Servicing Rights. The Company accounts for certain capitalized servicing rights at fair value in its Consolidated Financial Statements, as the Company is permitted to elect the fair value option for each specific instrument. 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. 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.

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The table below presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

			Assets (Liabilities)
									Securities						Loans																		Capitalized
			Trading						Available						Held for						Commitments						Forward						Servicing
(In thousands)			Security						for Sale						Investment						to Lend						Commitments						Rights
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
June 30, 2021			$	8,853					$	—					$	1,260					$	261					$	92					$	2,356
Unrealized (loss)/gain, net recognized in other non-interest income			(85)						—						509						440						10						(210)
Paydown of asset			(194)						—						(731)						—						—						—
Transfers to held for sale loans			—						—						—						(479)						—						—
September 30, 2021			$	8,574					$	—					$	1,038					$	222					$	102					$	2,146
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
December 31, 2020			$	9,708					$	15,000					$	2,265					$	735					$	320					$	3,033
Maturity of AFS security			—						(15,000)						—						—						—						—
Unrealized (loss)/gain, net recognized in other non-interest income			(556)						—						1,110						1,688						(218)						(887)
Paydown of asset			(578)						—						(2,337)						—						—						—
Transfers to held for sale loans			—						—						—						(2,201)						—						—
September 30, 2021			$	8,574					$	—					$	1,038					$	222					$	102					$	2,146
Unrealized gain relating to instruments still held at September 30, 2021			$	497					$	—					$	—					$	222					$	102					$	—

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									Securities						Loans																		Capitalized
			Trading						Available						Held for						Commitments						Forward						Servicing
(In thousands)			Security						for Sale						Investment						to Lend (1)						Commitments (1)						Rights (1)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
June 30, 2020			$	9,519					$	25,600					$	3,140					$	1,149					$	447					$	4,828
Unrealized gain, net recognized in other non-interest income			190						—						1,189						—						(50)						—
Unrealized gain included in accumulated other comprehensive loss			—						225						—						—						—						—
Unrealized gain/(loss), net recognized in discontinued operations			—						—						—						2,124						—						(973)
Paydown of asset			(184)						—						(1,555)						—						—						—
Transfers to held for sale loans			—						—						—						(1,775)						—						—
Additions to servicing rights			—						—						—						—						—						—
September 30, 2020			$	9,525					$	25,825					$	2,774					$	1,498					$	397					$	3,855
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
December 31, 2020			$	10,769					$	42,966					$	—					$	2,628					$	—					$	12,299
Adoption of ASC 326			—						—						7,660						—												—
Sale of AFS security			—						(17,000)						—						—						—						—
Unrealized gain, net recognized in other non-interest income			(698)						—						(2,523)						—						397						—
Unrealized (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income			—						(141)						—						—						—						—
Unrealized gain/(loss), net recognized in discontinued operations			—						—						—						15,877						—						(8,255)
Paydown of trading security			(546)						—						(2,363)						—						—						—
Transfers to held for sale loans			—						—						—						(17,007)						—						—
Additions to servicing rights			—						—						—						—						—						(189)
September 30, 2020			$	9,525					$	25,825					$	2,774					$	1,498					$	397					$	3,855
Unrealized gains relating to instruments still held at September 30,2020			$	682					$	(643)					$	—					$	1,498					$	397					$	—

(1) Classified as assets from discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 recurring assets and liabilities is as follows:

						Fair Value																		Significant Unobservable Input
(In thousands)						September 30, 2021						Valuation Techniques						Unobservable Inputs						Value
Assets (Liabilities)
Trading security						$	8,574					Discounted Cash Flow						Discount Rate						3.43		%
Loans held for investment						1,038						Discounted Cash Flow						Discount Rate						25.00		%
																		Collateral Value						$6.7 - $16.9
Commitments to lend						222						Historical Trend						Closing Ratio						76.00		%
												Pricing Model						Origination Costs, per loan						$	3
Forward commitments						102						Historical Trend						Closing Ratio						76.00		%
												Pricing Model						Origination Costs, per loan						$	3
Capitalized servicing rights						2,146						Discounted cash flow						Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR)						24.50		%
																		Discount Rate						9.50		%
Total						$	12,082

						Fair Value																		Significant Unobservable Input
(In thousands)						December 31, 2020						Valuation Techniques						Unobservable Inputs						Value
Assets (Liabilities)
Trading security						$	9,708					Discounted Cash Flow						Discount Rate						2.72		%
AFS Securities						15,000						Indication from Market Maker						Price						102.00		%
Loans held for investment						2,265						Discounted Cash Flow						Discount Rate						30.00		%
																		Collateral Value						$8.1- $21.9
Commitments to lend						735						Historical Trend						Closing Ratio						74.54		%
												Pricing Model						Origination Costs, per loan						$	3
Forward commitments						320						Historical Trend						Closing Ratio						74.54		%
												Pricing Model						Origination Costs, per loan						$	3
Capitalized servicing rights						3,033						Discounted Cash Flow						Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR)						26.52		%
																		Discount Rate						10.00		%
Total						$	31,061

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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 GAAP. The following is a summary of applicable non-recurring fair value measurements. There are no liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

						September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020																		Fair Value Measurement Date as of September 30, 2021
						Level 3						Level 3																		Level 3
(In thousands)						Inputs						Inputs																		Inputs
Assets
Individually evaluated						$	20,379					$	28,028																	September 2021
Capitalized servicing rights						13,963						13,315																		September 2021
Other real estate owned						—						149																		September 2021
Total						$	34,342					$	41,492

Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 non-recurring assets is as follows:

Fair Value

(In thousands)

September 30, 2021

Valuation Techniques

Unobservable Inputs

Range (Weighted Average) (1)

Assets

Individually evaluated

$

20,379

Fair Value of Collateral

Discounted Cash Flow - Loss Severity

0.08% to 100.00% (59.24%)

Appraised Value

$0 to $11,777 ($7,911)

Capitalized servicing rights

13,963

Discounted Cash Flow

Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR)

6.99% to 17.30% (13.82%)

Discount Rate

9.50% to 12.08% (11.17%)

Other Real Estate Owned

—

Fair Value of Collateral

Appraised Value

N/A

Total

$

34,342

(1)     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.

Fair Value

(In thousands)

December 31, 2020

Valuation Techniques

Unobservable Inputs

Range (Weighted Average) (1)

Assets

Individually evaluated

$

28,028

Fair Value of Collateral

Discounted Cash Flow - loss severity

0.07% to 100.00% (46.36%)

Appraised Value

$0 to $11,432 ($9,800)

Capitalized servicing rights

13,315

Discounted Cash Flow

Constant Prepayment Rate (CPR)

14.49% to 23.29% (16.98%)

Discount Rate

10.00% to 11.00% (10.56%)

Other Real Estate Owned

149

Fair Value of Collateral

Appraised Value

$94 - $182

Total

$

41,492

(1)     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.

There were no Level 1 or Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurements for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

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Individually evaluated 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, nonrecurring 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.

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Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The following tables summarize the estimated fair values (represents exit price), and related carrying amounts, of the Company’s financial instruments. Certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments are excluded. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

						September 30, 2021
						Carrying						Fair
(In thousands)						Amount						Value						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents						$	2,124,530					$	2,124,530					$	2,124,530					$	—					$	—
Trading security						8,574						8,574						—						—						8,574
Marketable equity securities						15,601						15,601						14,946						655						—
Securities available for sale						1,643,965						1,643,965						—						1,643,965						—
Securities held to maturity						651,863						665,359						—						662,452						2,907
FHLB bank stock and restricted securities						12,041						N/A						N/A						N/A						N/A
Net loans						6,723,319						6,930,827						—						—						6,930,827
Loans held for sale						5,176						5,176						—						5,176						—
Accrued interest receivable						36,006						36,006						—						36,006						—
Derivative assets						97,126						97,126						—						96,802						324
Financial Liabilities
Total deposits						$	10,365,415					$	10,371,701					$	—					$	10,371,701					$	—
Short-term debt						—						—						—						—						—
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other						13,369						13,128						—						13,128						—
Subordinated borrowings						97,454						96,144						—						96,144						—
Derivative liabilities						42,624						42,624						—						42,624						—

						December 31, 2020
						Carrying						Fair
(In thousands)						Amount						Value						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents						$	1,557,875					$	1,557,875					$	1,557,875					$	—					$	—
Trading security						9,708						9,708						—						—						9,708
Marketable equity securities						18,513						18,513						17,841						672						—
Securities available for sale and other						1,695,232						1,695,232						—						1,680,232						15,000
Securities held to maturity						465,091						491,855						—						488,393						3,462
FHLB bank stock and restricted securities						34,873						N/A						N/A						N/A						N/A
Net loans						7,954,217						8,243,437						—						—						8,243,437
Loans held for sale						17,748						17,748						—						12,992						4,756
Accrued interest receivable						46,919						46,919						—						46,919						—
Derivative assets						160,071						160,071						—						159,016						1,055
Assets held for sale						317,304						317,304						—						16,705						300,599
Financial Liabilities
Total deposits						$	10,215,808					$	10,230,822					$	—					$	10,230,822					$	—
Short-term debt						40,000						40,025						—						40,025						—
Long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances						434,357						438,064						—						438,064						—
Subordinated borrowings						97,280						95,178						—						95,178						—
Derivative liabilities						65,758						65,758						—						65,758						—
Liabilities held for sale						630,065						631,268						—						631,268						—

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NOTE 16. NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

Presented below is net interest income after provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021						2020						2021						2020
Net interest income from continuing operations						$	71,368					$	77,055					$	221,854					$	241,073
Provision for credit losses						(4,000)						1,200						2,500						65,878
Net interest income from continuing operations after provision for credit losses						$	75,368					$	75,855					$	219,354					$	175,195

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following summary data is based in part on the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other information appearing elsewhere in this or prior Forms 10-Q. Stock price information is for Berkshire’s common shares traded on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol “BHLB”.

			At or for the												At or for the
			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2021						2020
NOMINAL AND PER SHARE DATA
Net earnings/(loss) per common share, diluted			$	1.31					$	0.42					$	1.97					$	(10.90)
Adjusted earnings/(loss) per common share, diluted (1)(2)			0.53						0.53						1.28						0.32
Net income/(loss), (thousands)			63,749						21,225						98,416						(548,026)
Adjusted net income/(loss), (thousands) (1)(2)			25,695						26,424						63,814						16,315
Total common shares outstanding, (thousands)			48,657						50,306						48,657						50,306
Average diluted shares, (thousands)			48,744						50,329						49,963						50,290
Total book value per common share			24.21						23.03						24.21						23.03
Tangible book value per common share (2)			23.58						22.22						23.58						22.22
Dividends per common share			0.12						0.12						0.36						0.60
Full-time equivalent staff, continuing operations			1,333						1,507						1,333						1,507
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (3)
Return on equity			22.18		%				7.50		%				11.30		%				(48.26)		%
Adjusted return on equity (1)(2)			8.94						9.33						7.33						1.44
Return on tangible common equity (1)(2)			23.14						8.32						11.97						(67.09)
Adjusted return on tangible common equity (1)(2)			9.53						10.27						7.88						2.39
Return on assets			2.14						0.67						1.07						(5.63)
Adjusted return on assets (1)(2)			0.86						0.84						0.69						0.17
Net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (FTE) (4)(6)			2.56						2.61						2.60						2.75
Efficiency ratio (1)(2)			68.76						65.39						69.32						67.72
FINANCIAL DATA (in millions, end of period)
Total assets			$	11,846					$	12,614					$	11,846					$	12,614
Total earning assets			11,145						11,832						11,145						11,832
Total loans			6,836						8,982						6,836						8,982
Total deposits			10,365						10,467						10,365						10,467
Loans/deposits (%)			66		%				86		%				66		%				86		%
ASSET QUALITY (5)
Allowance for credit losses, (millions)			$	113					$	134					$	113					$	134
Net charge-offs, (millions)			(2)						(6)						(17)						(21)
Net charge-offs (QTD annualized)/average loans			0.12		%				0.27		%				0.30		%				0.29		%
Provision (benefit)/expense, (millions)			$	(4)					$	1					$	3					$	66
Non-performing assets, (millions)			39						49						39						49
Non-performing loans/total loans			0.54		%				0.53		%				0.54		%				0.53		%
Allowance for credit losses/non-performing loans			304						284						304						284
Allowance for credit losses/total loans			1.65						1.50						1.65						1.50
CAPITAL RATIOS
Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets			15.3		%				13.2		%				15.3		%				13.2		%
Tier 1 capital leverage ratio			9.9						9.2						9.9						9.2
Tangible common shareholders' equity/tangible assets (2)			9.7						8.9						9.7						8.9

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			At or for the												At or for the
			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021						2020						2021						2020
FOR THE PERIOD: (In thousands)
Net interest income from continuing operations			$	71,368					$	77,055					$	221,854					$	241,073
Non-interest income from continuing operations			73,635						19,963						121,839						42,980
Net revenue from continuing operations			145,003						97,018						343,693						284,053
Provision for credit losses			(4,000)						1,200						2,500						65,878
Non-interest expense from continuing operations			69,460						72,843						216,486						768,443
Net income/(loss)			63,749						21,225						98,416						(548,026)
Adjusted income (1)(2)			25,695						26,424						63,814						16,315

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(1)  Adjusted measurements are non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted to exclude net non-operating charges primarily related to acquisitions and restructuring activities. Refer to the Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures for additional information.

(2)     Non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Measures for additional information.

(3)  All performance ratios are annualized and are based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable.

(4) Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax advantaged investment securities and loans.

(5)    The effect of purchase accounting accretion for loans, time deposits, and borrowings on the net interest margin was an increase in all periods presented. The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was 0.06% and 0.08%, respectively. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was 0.06% and 0.07%, respectively.

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AVERAGE BALANCES AND AVERAGE YIELDS/RATES

The following table presents average balances and an analysis of average rates and yields on an annualized fully taxable equivalent basis for the periods included:

			Three Months Ended September 30,															Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021						2020									2021						2020
(Dollars in millions)			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)						Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)
Assets
Loans:
Commercial real estate			$	3,577		3.40		%	$	3,986		3.52		%				$	3,611		3.38		%	$	3,997		3.90		%
Commercial and industrial loans			1,370			4.78			2,192			3.88						1,612			4.71			2,047			4.31
Residential mortgages			1,499			3.65			2,224			3.78						1,613			3.72			2,444			3.78
Consumer loans			545			3.95			801			3.59						587			3.85			863			3.86
Total loans (1)			6,991			3.77			9,203			3.68						7,423			3.78			9,351			3.95
Investment securities (2)			2,312			2.09			1,874			2.78						2,255			2.21			1,804			3.06
Short-term investments & loans held for sale (3)			1,762			0.17			766			0.21						1,623			0.13			613			0.83
Mid-Atlantic region loans held for sale(4)			155			3.82			—			—						239			3.96			—			—
Total interest-earning assets			11,220			2.86			11,843			3.31						11,540			2.96			11,768			3.63
Intangible assets			31			X			41									33						410
Other non-interest earning assets			674						760									696						725
Assets from discontinued operations			—						16									—						75
Total assets			$	11,925					$	12,660								$	12,269					$	12,978
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Deposits:
NOW and other			$	1,316		0.05		%	$	1,243		0.24		%				$	1,343		0.09		%	$	1,196		0.34		%
Money market			2,716			0.16			2,674			0.38						2,756			0.20			2,699			0.65
Savings			1,112			0.04			941			0.10						1,056			0.06			896			0.11
Time			1,893			0.86			3,056			1.63						2,056			0.97			3,263			1.78
Total interest-bearing deposits			7,037			0.31			7,914			0.81						7,211			0.38			8,054			1.00
Borrowings and notes (5)			253			3.89			777			2.36						377			3.26			890			2.44
Mid-Atlantic region interest-bearing deposits(4)			306			0.51			—			—						447			0.54			—			—
Total interest-bearing liabilities			7,596			0.43			8,691			0.95						8,035			0.52			8,944			1.14
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits			2,901						2,559									2,742						2,250
Other non-interest earning liabilities			279						254									331						245
Liabilities from discontinued operations			—						23									—						25
Total liabilities			10,776						11,527									11,108						11,464
Total preferred shareholders' equity			—						20									—						20
Total common shareholders' equity			1,149						1,113									1,161						1,494
Total shareholders’ equity (2)			1,149						1,133									1,161						1,514
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity			$	11,925					$	12,660								$	12,269					$	12,978

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			Three Months Ended September 30,															Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2021						2020									2021						2020
			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)						Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)			Average Balance			Yield/Rate (FTE basis)
Net interest spread						2.43		%				2.36		%							2.44		%				2.49		%
Net interest margin (6)						2.56						2.61									2.60						2.75
Cost of funds						0.31						0.73									0.38						0.92
Cost of deposits						0.22						0.61									0.28						0.79
Supplementary data
Total deposits (In millions)			$	9,938					$	10,473								$	9,953					$	10,304
Fully taxable equivalent income adj. (In thousands) (7)			1,586						1,512									4,739						4,917

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(1)     The average balances of loans include nonaccrual loans and deferred fees and costs.

(2)     The average balance for securities available for sale is based on amortized cost. The average balance of equity also reflects this adjustment.

(3)     Interest income on loans held for sale is included in loan interest income on the income statement.

(4)    The Mid-Atlantic region loans are not included in the loan yields; however they are included in the total earning assets yield and the net interest margin. The Mid-Atlantic region deposits are not included in the deposit costs; however, they are included in the total interest-bearing liabilities cost and the net interest margin.

(5)     The average balances of borrowings includes the capital lease obligation presented under other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

(6)     Purchase accounting accretion totaled $1.7 and $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Purchase accounting accretion totaled $5.1 and $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(7)    Fully taxable equivalent considers the impact of tax advantaged investment securities and loans.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This document contains certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“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 which 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 which 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 operating revenue and expense. These measures exclude amounts which the Company views as unrelated to its normalized operations. These items primarily include securities gains/losses, merger costs, restructuring costs, goodwill impairment, and discontinued operations. Discontinued operations are the Company’s national mortgage banking operations for which the Company completed the final wind-down of the operations during the fourth quarter of 2020. Merger costs consist primarily of severance/benefit related expenses, contract termination costs, systems conversion costs, variable compensation expenses, and professional fees. Restructuring costs generally consist of costs and losses associated with the disposition of assets and liabilities and lease terminations, including costs related to branch sales. Restructuring costs also include severance and consulting expenses related to the Company’s strategic review. For 2021, the net gains on sale of business operations and assets was related to the sale of the insurance subsidiary and the Mid-Atlantic branch operations.

The Company also calculates adjusted earnings per share based on its measure of adjusted earnings and diluted common shares. The Company views these amounts as important to understanding its operating trends, particularly due to the impact of accounting standards related to merger and acquisition activity. Analysts also rely on these measures in estimating and evaluating the Company’s performance. Management 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 recorded for the periods indicated:

						At or for the Three Months Ended September 30,						At or for the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)						2021			2020			2021			2020
GAAP Net income/(loss)						$	63,749		$	21,225		$	98,416		$	(548,026)
Adj: Net losses on securities (1)						166			1,017			681			9,925
Adj: Net (gains) on sale of business operations and assets						(51,885)			—			(51,885)			—
Adj: Goodwill impairment						—			—			—			553,762
Adj: Restructuring and other expense						1,425			5,316			4,917			5,316
Adj: Loss/(income) from discontinued operations before income taxes						—			2,477			—			21,741
Adj: Income taxes						12,240			(3,611)			11,685			(26,403)
Total adjusted income/(loss) (non-GAAP) (2)			(A)			$	25,695		$	26,424		$	63,814		$	16,315
GAAP Total revenue						$	145,003		$	97,018		$	343,693		$	284,053
Adj: Losses on securities, net (1)						166			1,017			681			9,925
Adj: Net (gains) on sale of business operations and assets						(51,885)			—			(51,885)			—
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP) (2)			(B)			$	93,284		$	98,035		$	292,489		$	293,978
GAAP Total non-interest expense						$	69,460		$	72,843		$	216,486		$	768,443
Less: Total non-operating expense (see above)						(1,425)			(5,316)			(4,917)			(5,316)
Less: Goodwill impairment						—			—			—			(553,762)
Operating non-interest expense (non-GAAP) (2)			(C)			$	68,035		$	67,527		$	211,569		$	209,365
(In millions, except per share data)
Total average assets			(D)			$	11,925		$	12,660		$	12,268		$	13,001
Total average shareholders’ equity			(E)			1,150			1,133			1,161			1,513
Total average tangible shareholders’ equity (2)			(F)			1,118			1,091			1,128			1,104
Total average tangible common shareholders' equity (2)			(G)			1,118			1,071			1,128			1,083
Total tangible shareholders’ equity, period-end (2)(3)			(H)			1,147			1,138			1,147			1,138
Total tangible common shareholders' equity, period-end (2)(3)			(I)			1,147			1,118			1,147			1,118
Total tangible assets, period-end (2)(3)			(J)			11,815			12,574			11,815			12,574
Total common shares outstanding, period-end (thousands)			(K)			48,657			50,306			48,657			50,306
Average diluted shares outstanding (thousands)			(L)			48,744			50,329			49,963			50,290
Earnings per common share, diluted						$	1.31		$	0.42		$	1.97		$	(10.90)
Adjusted earnings per common share, diluted (2)			(A/L)			0.53			0.53			1.28			0.32
Book value per common share, period-end						24.21			23.03			24.21			23.03
Tangible book value per common share, period-end (2)			(I/K)			23.58			22.22			23.58			22.22
Total shareholders' equity/total assets						9.95			9.35			9.95			9.35
Total tangible shareholder's equity/total tangible assets (2)			(H/J)			9.71			9.05			9.71			9.05
Performance ratios (4)
GAAP return on equity						22.18		%	7.50		%	11.30		%	(48.26)		%
Adjusted return on equity (2)			(A/E)			8.94			9.33			7.33			1.44
Return on tangible common equity (2)(5)						23.14			8.32			11.97			(67.09)

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Adjusted return on tangible common equity (2)(5)			(A+O)/(G)			9.53			10.27			7.88			2.39
GAAP return on assets						2.14			0.67			1.07			(5.63)
Adjusted return on assets (2)			(A/D)			0.86			0.84			0.69			0.17
Efficiency ratio (2)			(C-O)/(B+M+P)			68.76			65.39			69.32			67.72
(in thousands)
Supplementary data (In thousands)
Tax benefit on tax-credit investments (6)			(M)			$	2,195		$	1,377		$	2,315		$	3,364
Non-interest income charge on tax-credit investments (7)			(N)			(1,789)			(1,090)			(1,996)			(2,673)
Net income on tax-credit investments			(M+N)			406			287			319			691
Intangible amortization			(O)			1,296			1,530			3,912			4,668
Fully taxable equivalent income adjustment			(P)			1,586			1,512			4,739			4,917

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(1)     Net securities losses/(gains) for the periods ending September 30, 2021 and 2020 include the change in fair value of the Company's equity securities in compliance with the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-01.

(2)    Non-GAAP financial measure.

(3)    Total tangible shareholders’ equity is computed by taking total shareholders’ equity less the intangible assets at period-end. Total tangible assets is computed by taking total assets less the intangible assets at period-end.

(4)     Ratios are annualized and based on average balance sheet amounts, where applicable.

(5)     Adjusted return on tangible common equity is computed by dividing the total adjusted income adjusted for the tax-affected amortization of intangible assets, assuming a 27% marginal rate, by tangible equity.

(6)     The tax benefit is the direct reduction to the income tax provision due to tax credits and deductions generated from investments in historic rehabilitation and low-income housing.

(7)     The non-interest income charge is the reduction to the tax-advantaged commercial project investments, which are incurred as the tax credits are generated.

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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 notes thereto appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this document and with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the following discussion, income statement comparisons are against the same period of the previous year and balance sheet comparisons are against the previous fiscal year-end, unless otherwise noted. Operating results discussed herein are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year 2021 or any future period. In management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, certain reclassifications have been made to make prior periods comparable. Tax-equivalent adjustments are the result of increasing income from tax-advantaged loans and securities by an amount equal to the taxes that would be paid if the income were fully taxable based on a 27% marginal rate (including state income taxes net of federal benefit). In the discussion, unless otherwise specified, references to earnings per share and "EPS" refer to diluted earnings per common share.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (“Berkshire” or “the Company”) is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Boston and the holding company for Berkshire Bank (“the Bank”) and Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc. Established in 1846, the Bank operates as a commercial bank under a Massachusetts trust company charter.

The Bank has a goal of transforming what it means to bank its neighbors socially, humanly, and digitally to empower the financial potential of people, families, and businesses in its communities as it pursues its vision of being the leading socially responsible omni-channel community bank in the markets it serves. Berkshire Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, wealth management, and investment services. Headquartered in Boston, Berkshire has approximately $11.8 billion in assets and operates 106 branch offices in New England and New York.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this document that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (referred to as the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (referred to as the Securities Exchange Act), and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our outlook for earnings, net interest margin, fees, expenses, tax rates, capital and liquidity levels and other matters regarding or affecting Berkshire and its future busines or operations. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “outlook,” “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 Berkshire Hills Bancorp files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and the Risk Factors in Item 1A of this report. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic may have further adverse impacts on the Company, its customers, and the communities where it operates, with possible adverse impacts on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition for an indefinite period of time. Because of these and other uncertainties, Berkshire’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, Berkshire’s past results of operations do not necessarily indicate Berkshire’s combined future results. You should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. Berkshire 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. Berkshire qualifies all of its forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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SUMMARY

Berkshire recorded net income of $64 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021. This was an increase compared to $21 million, or $0.42 per share, in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to $38 million in after-tax gains, or $0.78 per share, recorded on the sale at the end of August 2021 of Berkshire’s insurance and Mid-Atlantic branch operations.

The Company uses the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings to assess its performance. This measure excludes items not viewed as related to ongoing operations. Third quarter adjusted earnings per share was unchanged at $0.53 in both 2021 and 2020. Lower adjusted revenue in 2021 was offset by a favorable change in the provision for credit losses on loans. The above sale gains are excluded from adjusted revenue and earnings. Other major exclusions are merger, restructuring, and other expense.

Nine month results in 2020 were a $548 million loss due primarily to credit loss provision and goodwill charges in the first half of the year stemming from the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Nine month results in 2021 were a $98 million profit, with both GAAP and adjusted quarterly earnings reaching the highest level in the third quarter, including the benefit of improving credit quality as pandemic economic recovery has strengthened.

Asset quality has improved during 2021, with credit losses and delinquencies declining below pre-pandemic levels in the most recent quarter. Berkshire’s measures of capital and liquidity remained high and strengthened during 2021. Berkshire’s measures of interest rate sensitivity show significant potential benefit from possible higher future market interest rates. The Company’s ongoing restructuring of liabilities has benefited its funding costs, with more potential benefit from maturing liabilities over the next year. Berkshire completed a 2.5 million, or 5%, share repurchase program in the second and third quarters of 2021.

THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Comparisons are to the prior year unless otherwise stated):

•$52 million pre-tax net gain on the sale of insurance and Mid-Atlantic branch operations

•4% increase in total non-interest income excluding gains/(losses)

•66% decrease in net loan charge-offs to $2 million

•$4 million benefit to credit loss provision due to a release of credit loss allowance

•Reduction in wholesale funding to 4% of assets, including prepayment of most Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings

•Deposit costs down year-over-year to 0.22% from 0.61%

The most recent quarter was the first full quarter since Berkshire announced its Berkshire’s Exciting Strategic Transformation (BEST) plan. This comprehensive transformation plan, designed to enhance value for all stakeholders, is viewed as contributing to improved focus on Berkshire’s long-term efficiency, its customers, and its communities. Exiting its Mid-Atlantic and insurance operations was a step in improving the Company’s operations and produced $52 million in net sale gains which bolstered third-quarter income. The 2.5 million share repurchase program was completed far ahead of the authorized time, returning a total of nearly $69 million in excess capital to shareholders.

In the third quarter, Berkshire also announced its BEST Community Comeback initiative that targets to lend and invest to strengthen the economic health of its communities, an industry-leading commitment given the relative size of the program and the Bank. The Company is positioned to support other BEST initiatives in development including its recently announced consumer lending partnership with the fintech Upstart. The Company also initiated certain restructuring activities in the third quarter related to real estate consolidation, borrowings prepayments, and operations outsourcing as part of its optimization and efficiency strategies.

The Company continued to record strong deposit growth during the quarter and its expanded banking teams are focused on building loan origination volumes. The Company reduced its total branch banking offices from 130 offices at the start of the year to 106 offices currently. This includes the sale of 8 Mid-Atlantic offices and the consolidation of 16 offices in accordance with the plan announced in the fourth quarter of 2020. Additionally, the Company is considering the further consolidation of another 5-10 branches in the upcoming year. Berkshire is

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executing this plan in conjunction with the expansion of its MyBanker concierge style bankers in affected markets. Deposit retention in the consolidated branches is regarded as high including the benefit of this strategy.

In the most recent quarter, Berkshire announced further refreshment of its board of directors. Board Chair J. Williar Dunlaevy retired from the board, and Vice Chair David Brunelle was elected to the position of Board Chair. The Board also elected Jeffrey Kip as a new director. Mr. Kip, age 53, is Chief Executive Officer of Angi International which provides internet tools and resources for home improvement, maintenance, and repair projects. After quarter-end, Deborah Bailey resigned from her position as director of the Company and the Bank.

Berkshire announced the recruitment of executive leaders during the quarter, following the previously announced resignation of Tami Gunsch, Senior EVP and Head of Consumer Banking. Ellen Steinfeld was hired as EVP, Head of Consumer Lending & Payments. Lucia "Lucy" Bellomia was hired as EVP, Head of Retail Banking. Berkshire hired veteran Connecticut banking professional Jeffrey Klaus as SVP, Regional President & Middle Market Team Leader in Southern Connecticut, based in New Haven. Additionally, the Company announced hirings of experienced frontline bankers in its growing Wealth Management, SBA Lending, Commercial Banking, Private Banking, and MyBanker units. The Company believes that merger activities among major local competitors provide opportunity for customer and talent acquisition over the near and medium term.

COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020

Summary: Total assets decreased to $11.8 billion from $12.8 billion during the first nine months of 2021. This included the $0.6 billion impact of the sale of the Mid-Atlantic branch operations, along with the impact of the $0.5 billion reduction in borrowings funded with proceeds from loan run-off, which also contributed to higher short-term investment balances. As a result, the Company’s liquidity strengthened further, as well as the sensitivity of its income to higher market interest rates which are anticipated by financial markets. The ratio of loans to deposits decreased to 66% from 79%, and the regulatory ratio of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets increased to 15.3% from 13.8%. All major measures of asset quality strengthened as economic conditions improved from distressed pandemic conditions.

Investments: Short-term investments increased by $505 million to $1.97 billion in the first nine months of the year. These funds are available for ongoing payoffs of maturing brokered deposits, and are available to fund targeted net loan growth in 2022, as well as potential increases in the investment securities portfolio. Most short-term investments are held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

The portfolio of investment securities increased by $109 million, or 5%, to $2.33 billion in the first nine months of the year. Growth was concentrated in agency mortgage-related securities and municipal securities. Emphasis has been placed on the held to maturity designation to limit impacts on equity if rates rise and bond prices decline. Total held to maturity securities increased by $187 million, or 40%, for the year-to-date. The portfolio is highly liquid, with an average life of 4.4 years for the bond portfolio at period-end. The portfolio yield decreased to 2.09% in the most recent quarter from 2.69% in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to ongoing compression of asset yields. The portfolio of investment securities had an unrealized gain of $24 million, or 1.0% of cost, at period-end, compared to $68 million, or 3.2% of cost at the start of the year, due to the rise in medium term interest rates during the first nine months of 2021. The Company continues to evaluate possible expansion of the securities portfolio to utilize a portion of excess short-term investments, taking into consideration the outlook for interest rates, loan growth, and deposit behaviors.

Loans: Total loans decreased in the first nine months of 2021 by $1.25 billion, or 15%, to $6.84 billion. This was primarily due to a $587 million decrease in Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans which were prepaid through the SBA loan forgiveness program. The remaining balance of PPP loans was $46 million at period-end. All other commercial loans decreased by $153 million, or 3%. This was primarily due to a $134 million decrease in loans to COVID sensitive industries. The Company also has targeted runoff of selected commercial portfolios not contributing to its BEST strategic goals. Commercial line utilization decreased from 51% to 47% as businesses continued to accumulate liquidity resulting from federal support programs. Overall commercial loan demand has been muted as the Company’s markets recover from pandemic conditions. Berkshire is recruiting bankers to expand its loan originations. During the third quarter, the Company opened a new commercial lending office in

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New Haven to service the Southern Connecticut market and a new commercial office in Providence, Rhode Island to expand its current business in that market.

Residential mortgage balances decreased by $369 million, or 20%, for the year-to-date due to prepayments in the ongoing low rate environment. Consumer loan balances decreased by $136 million, or 20%, primarily due to targeted run-off of $104 million in consumer balances primarily related to indirect automobile loans. Under the leadership of the newly recruited EVP of Consumer Lending and Payments, the Company is expanding its mortgage originations team and its in-market correspondent bank mortgage conduit relationships. The Company also recently announced a partnership with fintech Upstart to begin originating in-market unsecured consumer loans conforming to the Company’s underwriting and pricing parameters. The Company is pursuing additional consumer lending channels as it pursues the strategies and goals set out in its BEST and Berkshire Community Comeback programs.

The third quarter 2021 average loan portfolio yield was 3.77%, compared to 3.62% in the fourth quarter of 2020. The improvement in yield included the benefit of the recognition of deferred PPP fees in interest income when the related loans were forgiven by the SBA.

The Company has designated the following industries as sensitive to direct and indirect COVID-19 impacts: hospitality, Firestone (specialty equipment lending), restaurants, and nursing/assisted living facilities, which collectively totaled $734 million at period-end, compared to $868 million at the start of the year. Hospitality loans totaled $308 million at period-end and Firestone loans totaled $178 million at period-end.

Asset Quality and Credit Loss Allowance: Major asset quality metrics improved in the first nine months of 2021, trending towards pre-pandemic levels. Total non-accruing loans decreased below the year-end 2019 pre-pandemic level, declining to $37 million and measuring 0.54% of period-end loans.

Accruing delinquent loans decreased to $22 million from $28 million, measuring 0.33% of total loans at period-end. Net loan charge-offs decreased to $2 million in the most recent quarter. Nine month net loan charge-offs decreased year-over-year from $21 million to $17 million, measuring 0.30% of average loans in 2021. Accruing troubled debt restructurings totaled $19 million at quarter-end, which was little changed from $18 million at year-end 2020.

Total COVID-19 loan modifications decreased to $65 million at period-end, or 0.95% of loans, compared to $316 million at the start of the year. Period-end loan modifications were concentrated in hospitality loans, which had $51 million in modifications at that date. Most of these loans were supported by interest reserves and were granted full year principal payment deferrals for 2021 to allow seasonal properties to recover and to allow newer properties additional time to achieve targeted stabilized income targets.

Criticized loans decreased to $265 million at period-end, compared to $359 million at year-end 2020, measuring 3.9% of total period-end loans. This balance includes classified loans, which decreased to $157 million, compared to $250 million at year-end 2020, measuring 2.3% of total period-end loans. Loans to COVID sensitive industries comprised approximately 44% of criticized balances. Recent reductions in classified loans were due to a combination of exit strategies and upgrades of hospitality loans. The Company has traditionally viewed its potential problem loans as those loans from business activities which are rated as classified and continue to accrue interest. These loans have a possibility of loss if weaknesses are not corrected. Accruing classified loans totaled $120 million at period-end, compared to $185 million at year-end 2020.

The allowance for credit losses on loans decreased by $14 million, or 11%, to $113 million during the first nine months of the year. The ratio of the allowance to total loans measured 1.65%, compared to 1.58% at the start of the year. The Company’s allowance methodology includes an assessment of the risk of adverse developments and consideration of qualitative factors. The 1.65% ratio of the allowance to total loans remains higher than the 0.94% ratio following the adoption of CECL and prior to the emergence of the pandemic. The Company anticipates that the allowance ratio will decline in the coming year, depending on economic and qualitative factors, and depending on the portfolio mix.

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prepaid most borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”). For the year-to-date, total wholesale funds decreased by 64% from $1.182 billion to $428 million. Included in this total are brokered deposits, which decreased from $611 million to $317 million, most of which is scheduled to mature over the next year.

Total deposits increased by $150 million, or 1%, to $10.37 billion in the first nine months of the year. Excluding the above change in brokered deposits, total deposits increased by $443 million, or 5%. Non-interest bearing checking accounts increased by $539 million, or 22%. This included growth of both personal and commercial checking balances and benefited from the further accumulation of liquidity from federal fiscal stimulus payments. NOW and money market balances shifted due to the impact of the calendar on daily payroll deposits. Time deposits decreased by $559 million, consisting mostly of the reduction in brokered time deposits, and savings balances increased as maturing time deposits shifted into checking and savings accounts.

Most of the $1.5 billion balance of non-brokered time deposits at period-end is scheduled to mature in the next twelve months. These balances comprise approximately 15% of total non-brokered deposits. The higher costs of these older time accounts are targeted to be replaced with lower costing balances reflecting current lower interest rates. The total cost of deposits decreased to 0.22% in the most recent quarter from 0.47% in the fourth quarter of 2020. The cost of borrowings increased to 3.89% from 2.50% due to the impact of remaining higher cost subordinated debt as shorter term borrowings matured or were prepaid. The total cost of funds decreased to 0.31% from 0.60%.

At year-end 2020, liabilities held for sale and assets held for sale included deposits and loans held for sale pursuant to the contract for the sale of the Mid-Atlantic branch operations. This sale was completed in the most recent quarter.

Derivative Financial Instruments: There were no material changes in the portfolio of outstanding derivative financial instruments, which totaled $3.7 billion in notional amount at period-end. The estimated fair value of these instruments was an asset of $55 million at period-end, which decreased from $94 million at year-end 2020 due to the impact of rising medium term interest rates on the value of outstanding commercial loan interest rate swaps.

Shareholders' Equity: Total shareholders’ equity decreased by $10 million, or 1%, to $1.18 billion during the first nine months of 2021. Berkshire earned $98 million in income during this period, including the $38 million after-tax gain on the sale of operations. Berkshire paid out $87 million to shareholders through stock repurchases and dividend payments. Additionally, the Company recorded a $24 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the after-tax impact of a reduction in unrealized debt security gains resulting from the increase in medium term interest rates during the first nine months of the year.

During the second quarter, Berkshire announced a board authorization for the repurchase of 2.5 million shares, or approximately 5% of outstanding shares. The Company completed this repurchase in the third quarter, paying an average price of $27.48 per share, totaling $69 million, for the repurchase of the 2.5 million shares.

Total risk-weighted assets decreased year-to-date, reflecting a decline in total assets and the impact of the temporary shift towards lower risk assets as loan balances have shifted into short-term investments. As a result, capital metrics improved over the nine months. The common equity tier 1 capital ratio improved to 15.3% from 13.8% at the start of the year, and is viewed as comparatively very strong in relation to peer institutions.

Period-end book value per share totaled $24.21 and the non-GAAP measure of tangible book value per share measured $23.58. Both of these measures increased by 4% over the first nine months of the year.

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COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Summary: Berkshire recorded net income of $64 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021. This was an increase compared to $21 million, or $0.42 per share, in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to $38 million in after-tax gains, or $0.78 per share, recorded on the sale at the end of August 2021 of Berkshire’s insurance operations and Mid-Atlantic branch operations.

The Company uses the non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings to assess its performance. This measure excludes items not viewed as related to ongoing operations. Third quarter adjusted earnings per share was unchanged at $0.53 in both 2021 and 2020. Lower adjusted revenue in 2021 was offset by a favorable change in the provision for credit losses on loans. The above sale gains are excluded from adjusted revenue and earnings. Other major exclusions are merger, restructuring, and other expense.

Nine month results in 2020 were a loss of $548 million, or $10.90 per share, due primarily to credit loss provision and goodwill charges in the first half of the year stemming from the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Nine month results in 2021 were profitable, with net income of $98 million, or $1.97 per share. In 2021, both GAAP and adjusted quarterly earnings reaching the highest level in the third quarter, including the benefit of improving credit quality as pandemic economic recovery has strengthened.

The third quarter efficiency ratio increased year-over-year to 68.8% from 65.4%, and the nine month ratio increased to 69.3% from 67.7%. This primarily reflected lower revenue from net interest income. Return on assets and return on tangible equity improved year-over-year from the first half 2020 loss, and benefited from the sale gains and the credit to the loan loss provision in the third quarter of 2021. The third quarter 2021 return on assets was 2.14% and return on equity was 22.2%. The non-GAAP measure of adjusted return on assets was 0.86% and the non-GAAP measure of adjusted return on tangible equity was 9.5%.

Revenue: Total net revenue increased year-over-year by $48 million, or 49%, in the third quarter and by $60 million, or 21%, in the first nine months of the year. This included the benefit of the $52 million in net gains on the sale of insurance and branch operations. The Company’s non-GAAP measure of adjusted revenue excludes gains and losses on securities and on sales of operations. Adjusted net revenue decreased year-over-year by $5 million, or 5%, in the third quarter and by $1 million, or 1%, in the first nine months of the year. Lower net interest income was partially offset by higher fee revenue. Revenue in 2021 included the approximate impact of the loss of approximately $2 million in revenues from insurance and branch operations which were sold at the end of August 2021.

Net Interest Income: Net interest income decreased year-over-year by $6 million, or 7%, in the third quarter and by $19 million, or 8%, in the first nine months of the year. The third quarter change was primarily due to a decrease in average earning assets, which decreased by 5% year-over-year. This reflected the use of funds from loan run-off to paydown higher cost wholesale funds, together with the reduction in assets related to the branch sale. Additionally, the third quarter net interest margin decreased year-over-year by 5 basis points to 2.56%, due to the shift towards lower risk and shorter duration assets.

The decrease in nine month net interest income was primarily due to a decrease in the net interest margin to 2.60% from 2.75%. This primarily reflected the ongoing impact from the 42 basis point contraction in the net interest margin in the second quarter of 2020 following the approximate 150 basis downward parallel shock in interest rates in March 2020 due to pandemic related emergency federal monetary interventions.

The yield on earning assets has decreased steadily over the last five quarters, reflecting ongoing yield compression in the low rate environment, together with the shift in mix with lower loans and higher short-term investments. This has been partially offset by higher income on PPP loans in the last three quarters due to the recognition of deferred revenues when PPP loans were forgiven by the SBA. These loans contributed 11 basis points to the margin in the first and second quarters of 2021, falling to 5 basis points in the most recent quarter. There was no remaining material balance of deferred PPP revenue at period-end.

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The Company’s liability management strategies have been focused on supporting the net interest margin to offset asset yield compression. Deposit costs have been repriced down and the Company benefited from higher non-interest bearing checking account balances, which increased year-over-year in the third quarter to 29% of average deposits from 24%.

The Company has focused on paying down higher cost wholesale funds as well as lowering the cost of maturing retail time deposits, which have been comparatively high sources of funding in recent years. The Company expects to benefit from the prepayment of FHLBB borrowings which occurred near the end of the most recent quarter. Additionally, the $1.8 billion remaining balance of time deposits at period-end represent further potential opportunity to reduce funding costs compared to peer institutions.

Non-Interest Income: Non-interest income increased year-over-year by $54 million in the third quarter and by $79 million in the first nine months of the year. This includes the $52 million benefit of net gain on sales of business operations in the most recent quarter, and the cost of $10 million in securities losses in the first half of 2020.

Total non-interest income before gains and losses increased year-over-year by $1 million, or 4%, in the third quarter and by $18 million, or 34%, in the first nine months of the year. For the third quarter, SBA loan originations related income increased year-over-year by $3 million to a record level of $5 million, compared to pandemic depressed business volumes in 2020. Third quarter deposit related fees increased year-over-year by 8% and wealth management fees increased 15% due to improved business conditions. This growth helped offset a 41% reduction in insurance commissions due to the sale of insurance operations, along with a 77% decrease in mortgage banking revenue from elevated business volumes in 2020.

The nine month improvement in non-interest income before gains and losses was primarily due to improvements in the first half of 2021 from the pandemic emergency conditions in the first half of 2020, which resulted in contractions in business activity, fee waivers, and charges resulting from negative price movements in fair valued financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments and other fair valued assets. Additionally, the Company recorded $2 million in PPP referral fees in the first half of 2021 for its participation in the second round of the PPP program, channeling applications through a fintech partner rather than maintaining PPP loans on its balance sheet as it did in 2020.

Credit Loss Provision Expense: The third quarter provision was a benefit of $4 million in 2021 compared to an expense of $1 million in 2020. For the first nine months of the year, the provision expense was $3 million in 2021 compared to $66 million in 2020. The provision was elevated in the first half of 2020, as the Company estimated expected loan losses in the context of the global pandemic. The Company continues to maintain an elevated allowance compared to loans based on its methodology. Because of the decline in the loan portfolio, there has been little need for additional provision expense in 2021. The benefit in the most recent quarter reflected a further reduction in loans as well as the improving economic outlook.

Non-Interest Expense and Tax Expense: Non-interest expense decreased year-over-year by $3 million, or 5%, for the third quarter and by $552 million for the first nine months of the year. The third quarter decrease was due to lower merger, restructuring and other non-operating expenses. These costs in 2020 were primarily related to the CEO separation and in 2021 were primarily related to net restructuring costs including borrowings prepayment fees, real estate consolidation plans, and severance. The $552 million nine month decrease was primarily due to the $554 million goodwill write-off in the second quarter of 2020.

The Company’s non-GAAP measure of adjusted non-interest expense excludes the above costs, which are not viewed as related to ongoing operations. Adjusted non-interest expense increased year-over year by $1 million, or 1%, for the third quarter and by $2 million, or 1%, for the first nine months of the year. Expense benefited from the sale of insurance and branch operations at the end of August 2021. Third quarter expense was up primarily due to a 6% increase in salary expense including the impact of the Company’s investment in front line bankers. The nine month increase in expense primarily reflected higher professional expense in the first half of the year for legal, financial, and other advisory services related to management and board matters.

The Company has completed the consolidation of 16 branch offices in 2021. The Company sold 8 offices as part of the Mid-Atlantic branch sale. Total branch offices declined from 130 to 106 for the year-to-date, as the Company

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pursues its strategy for front-line bankers in managing expansion and market positioning. This includes a focus on its MyBankers who provide dedicated relationship support to customers with committed banking relationships. Full time equivalent staff totaled 1,333 positions at period-end, compared to 1,505 positions at the start of the year. This decrease included 79 positions which were transferred in conjunction with the sale of insurance and branch operations. The Company designated ten real estate properties as held for sale in the third quarter as it pursues its efficiency strategies for reducing overhead and evolving a hybrid work environment. A severance accrual was recorded during the quarter in conjunction with planned efficiencies in servicing customer accounts in partnership with third parties.

The Company received income tax expense benefits in 2020 due to loss carrybacks resulting from the losses reported in 2020. The effective tax rate was 20% in the third quarter of 2021 and 21% for the first nine months of the year. The effective tax rate on adjusted pre-tax income was 12% in the third quarter of 2021 and 19% for the first nine months of the year. The higher GAAP tax rate reflected the higher GAAP pre-tax income primarily related to the net sale gains for the sale of the insurance and branch operations. Berkshire invested in two historic rehabilitation tax credit projects in the most recent quarter, resulting from increased rehabilitation project activity which had declined following the onset of the pandemic. These programs serve community needs in Albany, NY and Westerly, RI. They provided $2 million in tax benefits in the most recent quarter, which resulted in $0.01 in additional EPS net of related amortization charges included as a component of non-interest income.

Discontinued Operations: In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company completed the exit of its national mortgage banking operations. These operations generated a net loss of $20 million in 2020, of which $2 million was recorded in the third quarter and $16 million was recorded in the first nine months of 2020. These operations are excluded from the Company’s measures of adjusted income.

Total Comprehensive Income: Total comprehensive income includes net income together with other comprehensive income, which primarily consists of unrealized gains/losses on debt securities available for sale, after tax. The decrease in interest rates in 2020 resulted in $20 million in other net after-tax nine month comprehensive income and the increase in medium term interest rates in 2021 resulted in a $24 million nine month other net comprehensive loss.

Liquidity and Cash Flows: The primary sources of cash in the first nine months of 2021 were the decrease in total loans and the increase in demand deposits, and the primary uses of cash were the reduction of wholesale funds and an increase in short-term investments, as well as the settlement of the branch sale. As a result, liquidity increased, with short-term investments increasing to 17% of total assets and total investments increasing to 36% of assets at period-end, from 11% and 29%, respectively, at the start of the year. The ratio of loans to deposits decreased to 66% from 79%. The ratio of wholesale funds to assets decreased to 4% from 9%.

The Company anticipates repaying most of the $428 million in wholesale funds over the next twelve months. The Company is targeting to resume loan growth in 2022, and to shift some funds from short-term investments into investment securities. The Company anticipates that excess liquidity will decline in 2022 based on these targeted events. The Company regularly stress tests its liquidity and views its stressed liquidity profile as sound including the benefit of current excess levels of liquidity.

At period-end, unused borrowing capacity at the FHLBB was $1.6 billion, which was unchanged from the start of the year. Borrowing availability at the Fed discount window was $0.5 billion and $0.8 billion for these dates respectively. Total cash held by the holding company was $77 million and $84 million for these respective dates. The Company targets to use cash at the holding company together with dividends from the Bank to fund dividends and potential stock repurchases over the coming year.

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Capital Resources: Please see the “Shareholders’ Equity” section of the Comparison of Financial Condition for a discussion of shareholders’ equity together with the note on Shareholders' Equity in the consolidated financial statements. Additional information about regulatory capital is contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements and in the Company's most recent Form 10-K.

The Company views its regulatory capital measures as providing it with a cushion of excess capital in relation to its operating condition, risk profile, and strategic plans, and compared to peers. The Company’s priorities for uses of it capital are based on maintaining strong capital, supporting organic growth and its BEST strategic plan, paying a dividend yield that in the long run is competitive and targets a 30-40% payout ratio, and distributing excess capital to shareholders through stock repurchases.

The Company’s long term goal is to maintain a competitive capital stack and to provide a return in excess of the cost of its common equity capital. The Company’s tier 2 capital includes a $75 million subordinated note which converts to a convertible rate and becomes callable as of September 2022. The Company will monitor capital markets conditions while assessing future plans for this capital.

The Company and Bank are investment grade rated by the KBRA bond rating service and the Company views itself as having good access to current capital markets. The Company performs capital stress testing at least annually and has a general goal to remain qualifying for the “well capitalized” designation in the severely stressed scenario. The Company views its current stressed capital position as sound and conforming to its objectives, including the benefit of current excess levels of capital.

In acting as a source of strength for the Bank, the Company relies in the long term on capital distributions from the Bank in order to provide operating and capital service for the Company, which in turn can access national financial markets to provide financial support to the Bank. Capital distributions from the Bank to the parent company presently require approval by the FDIC and the Massachusetts Division of Banking.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations: In the normal course of operations, Berkshire engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles are not recorded in the Company’s financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and lines of credit. Further information about the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements and information relating to payments due under contractual obligations is presented in the most recent Form 10-K. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments and hedging activities are included on the balance sheet and information related to these matters is reported in the related footnote to the consolidated financial statements, and was included in management’s discussion of changes in financial condition. There were no major changes in off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations during the nine months of 2021 except for the completion of the agreement to sell the Mid-Atlantic branch operations, which was completed at the end of August 2021.

Fair Value Measurements: Fair value measurements are discussed in the related financial statement footnote. The most significant measurements of recurring fair values of financial instruments primarily relate to securities available for sale, loans held for sale, and derivative instruments. These measurements were generally based on Level 2 market-based inputs. The premium or discount value of loans has historically been the most significant element of this period-end presentation. This premium or discount is a Level 3 estimate and reflects management’s subjective judgments.

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LIBOR BASED INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s use of LIBOR based instruments and the industry-wide transition program off of LIBOR were discussed in Item 1 (“Business”) and Item 1-A (“Risk Factors”) of the Company’s most recent report on Form 10-K. The Company has in excess of $5 billion in notional balances of LIBOR based instruments related primarily to its commercial banking operations. These include loans priced off of LIBOR, as well as interest rate swap contacts including customer, dealer, and risk participation agreements. The Company has no material LIBOR based contracts requiring remediation prior to year-end 2021.

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) presently intends to continue publishing most LIBOR indices through June 2023 for use with legacy instruments contracted in 2021 or before. The Company continues to develop and execute plans to transition instruments associated with LIBOR to alternative reference rates. The Company expects that LIBOR based instruments issued after year-end 2021 will utilize a different pricing index, and it is working actively with customers and its core systems provider to prepare for this transition. The Company has begun incorporating SOFR in place of LIBOR in new contracts and contract proposals. The Company continues to monitor additional index rates as they become available or are requested by customers or other counterparties.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY UPDATE

Berkshire Bank is committed to purpose-driven, community-centered banking that enhances value for all stakeholders as it pursues its vision of being the leading socially responsible community bank. Learn more about the steps Berkshire is taking at berkshirebank.com/csr and in its most recent Corporate Responsibility Report.

Key developments in the quarter include:

•Launch of the BEST Community Comeback: Berkshire announced its "BEST Community Comeback" a $5 billion multi-year ESG and community commitment to fuel resilience and strengthen local communities. The multi-year plan focuses on four key areas: fueling small businesses, community financing and philanthropy, financial access and empowerment, and funding environmental sustainability.

The program includes $1.5 billion in small business lending; $2.5 billion in mortgage lending inclusive of $200 million in lending for minority mortgage borrowers; $2.5 billion in lending in low-moderate income neighborhoods; and $300 million in lending for low-carbon projects. Additionally, the Bank plans to transition its electricity supply to 100% renewables and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2024.

•Xtraordinary Day: As a kickoff to the Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," Berkshire Bank hosted its 5th annual "Xtraordinary Day of Service." Berkshire Bank employees were deployed in a virtual setting, volunteering for causes that support the small business ecosystem, equity and inclusion and basic community needs. More than 75% of Berkshires workforce participated in the day.

•Current ESG Performance: The Company continued to improve its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings, generally outperforming peers. As of September 30, 2021 the Company received ratings of: MSCI ESG- BBB; ISS ESG Quality Score - Environment: 2, Social: 1, Governance: 2; and Bloomberg ESG Disclosure- 47.81. The company is also rated by Sustainalytics.

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Modifications to significant accounting policies made during the year are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report. 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.

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Management has identified the Company's most critical accounting policies as related to:

• Allowance for Credit Losses

• Fair Value of Financial Instruments

These particular significant accounting policies are considered most critical in that they are important to the Company’s financial condition and results, and they require management’s subjective and complex judgment as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Both of these most critical accounting policies were significant in determining income and financial condition based on events in 2021.

ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT

Following sections of this report on Form 10-Q include discussion of market risk and risk factors. Risk management is overseen by the Company’s Chief Risk Officer, who reports directly to the CEO. This position oversees risk management policy, credit, compliance, and information security. Enterprise risk assessments are brought to the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management Committee, and then are reported to the Board’s Risk Management and Capital Committee. The high level corporate risk assessment focuses on the following material business risks: credit risk, interest rate risk, price risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, compliance risk, strategic risk, and reputation risk, with the credit risk category having the highest weighting. Based on management's recent review, all risks were within corporate appetites. Increases in risks were noted for credit risk and compliance risk over the past year due largely to the pandemic; liquidity risks were declining due to elevated liquid assets. For all material business risks, residual risk was viewed as medium/low to medium due to mitigating controls functioning in the Company.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For additional discussion about the Company’s Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk, please review Item 7A of the most recent report on Form 10-K which sets forth the methodologies employed by the Company and the various aspects of its analysis of its interest rate sensitivity. Berkshire’s objective is to maintain a neutral or asset sensitive interest rate risk profile, as measured by the sensitivity of net interest income to market interest rate changes.

As of September 30, 2021, net interest income is expected to benefit from upward changes in interest rates. In the scenario of a 200 basis point upward parallel ramp, the Company models approximately a 4% increase in NII in the first year and a 13% increase in the second year. A scenario of a 200 basis point upward shock results in a 13% increase in the first year, with a further small increase in the second year. Upward ramps and shocks of 100 basis points result in slightly less than half of the modeled benefit of 200 basis point rate increase scenarios. Under an implied forward curve scenario, net interest income benefits by 1% and 3% in the first and second years, respectively, primarily driven by improvement in earning asset yields. The Company’s net income is also modeled to increase in the event of interest rate increases. The dollar amount of net income at risk was modeled to generally be the same as the amount of net-interest income at risk. Economic value of Equity (EVE) sensitivity is a discounted cash flow model designed to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities under a series of interest rate shocks over a long-term horizon. At this time, EVE is positively sensitive to increases in interest rates.

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ITEM 4.           CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a)  Disclosure controls and procedures.

The principal executive officers, including the principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

b)  Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1.            LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As of September 30, 2021, neither the Company nor the Bank was 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 Bank, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the Bank holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans, and other issues incident to the Bank’s business. A summary of certain legal matters involving unsettled litigation or pertaining to pending transactions are as follows:

On February 4, 2020, the Bank filed a complaint in the New York State Supreme Court for the County of Albany against Pioneer Bank (“Pioneer”) seeking damages of approximately $16.0 million. The complaint alleges that Pioneer is liable to the Bank for a credit loss of approximately $16.0 million suffered by the Bank in the third quarter of 2019 as a result of Pioneer’s breach of loan participation agreements in which it served as the lead bank, as well as constructive fraud, fraudulent concealment and/or negligent misrepresentation. Pioneer has filed a motion to dismiss aspects of the Bank’s complaint, which motion was allowed in part by the court to dismiss the Bank’s negligent misrepresentation claim, and denied in part by the court to allow all other claims by the Bank to proceed. The Company wrote down the underlying credit loss in its entirety in the third quarter of 2019, but recognized a partial recovery of $1.7 million early in the second quarter of 2020. The Company has not accrued for any additional anticipated recovery at this time.

On September 11, 2020, the Company received notice of a demand letter served on the Company and the Bank by a former mortgagee of the Bank pursuant to the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L Ch. 93A (“Chapter 93A). The demand letter alleges that a mortgage payoff statement tendered by the Bank to the mortgagee included a mortgage discharge preparation fee that is purportedly impermissible under Massachusetts law. The demand letter also claims that the Bank failed to provide a copy of the recorded mortgage discharge to the mortgagee in a timely manner. The demand letter further purports to state claims on behalf of a putative class of similarly situated Massachusetts mortgage customers of the Bank, who allegedly may have suffered similar violations of Massachusetts law. The demand letter seeks monetary damages for the original mortgagee claimant and the putative class, plus double or treble damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees, as may be allowed under Chapter 93A. The Company and the Bank have retained outside litigation counsel in this matter, and discussions have proceeded between the parties to find a mutually acceptable resolution. On July 28, 2021, a class action complaint was filed by the original 93A claimant against the Bank in the Massachusetts Superior Court for Suffolk County, pursuant to a pre-negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the parties. In accordance with the MOU, the parties have filed and the court has preliminarily approved a settlement agreement, under which the Bank expects to pay damages of approximately $510,000 in exchange for the dismissal with prejudice and release of all claims that have been or could have been asserted in the filed class action lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff and all putative settlement class members, plus certain costs for administration of the class action settlement and legal fees incurred by the named plaintiff up to the amount of $85,000.

On or about August 10, 2020, a former employee of the Bank’s subsidiary First Choice Loan Services Inc. (“FCLS”) filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County Pennsylvania against FCLS and two of its former senior corporate officers generally alleging wrongful termination as a result of purported whistleblower retaliation and other violations of New Jersey state employment law. The complaint also purports to name the Bank and the Company as additional defendants, even though neither entity ever employed, paid wages to or contracted with the plaintiff. On November 16, 2020, the plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint reiterating the same claims against the same defendants. The Company's liability insurer has provided outside litigation counsel to defend the Company and the Bank in this matter, as well as FCLS and its former senior corporate officers. On December 7, 2020, defense counsel filed Preliminary Objections on behalf of the Company, the Bank, FCLS and FCLS’s former senior corporate officers denying the plaintiff’s claims and seeking dismissal of the case and an order that the plaintiff’s claims must proceed through arbitration in accordance with contractual obligations set forth in plaintiff’s previous employment agreement with FCLS. On June 30, 2021, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint without prejudice in support of FCLS’s petition to compel arbitration.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed herein and in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect the Company's business, financial condition, or future operating results. Please also see the earlier discussion in this report about Enterprise Risk Management. The risks described in this report and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks presently facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company, or currently deemed to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition, and/or operating results. There were no other major changes in risk factors identified during the first nine months of 2021.

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ITEM 2.               UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)                Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

The Company occasionally engages in the practice of transferring unregistered securities for the purpose of completing business transactions. These shares are issued to vendors or other organizations as consideration for services performed in accordance with each contract. During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 there were no shares transferred.

(b)                 Not applicable.

(c)                 The following table provides certain information with regard to shares repurchased by the Company in the third quarter of 2021:

						Total number of						Average price						Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced						Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under
Period						shares purchased						paid per share						plans or programs						the plans or programs
July 1-31, 2021						1,177,224						$	27.34					1,177,224						577,834
August 1-31, 2021						490,574						27.64						490,574						87,260
September 1-30, 2021						87,260						25.41						87,260						—
Total						1,755,058						$	27.33					1,755,058						—

On April 28, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares of its common stock through April 30, 2022. On September 13, 2021, the Company announced that it had completed this stock repurchase program. The Company repurchased 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate price of $68.7 million, or an average price of $27.48 per share.

ITEM 3.                DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.                  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.                OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.                   EXHIBITS

3.1						Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.(1)
3.2						Amended and Restated Bylaws of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (2)
4.1						Form of Common Stock Certificate of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (3)
4.2						Certificate of Designations of Series B Non-Voting Preferred Stock of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (4)
31.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101						The following financial statements from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
104						The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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(1)     Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Form 10-Q as filed on August 9, 2018.

(2)    Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Form 8-K as filed on June 26, 2017.

(3)    Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Form S-1, Registration Statement and amendments thereto, initially filed on March 10, 2000, Registration No. 333-32146.

(4)    Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Form 8-K as filed on October 16, 2017.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

			BERKSHIRE HILLS BANCORP, INC.
Dated: November 9, 2021			By:			/s/ Nitin J. Mhatre
			Nitin J. Mhatre
			President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: November 9, 2021			By:			/s/ Subhadeep Basu
			Subhadeep Basu
			Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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