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CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

ccbg-20230331
 
 
 
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
March 31, 2023
OR
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:
0-13358
Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
 
59-2273542
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
217 North Monroe Street
,
Tallahassee
,
Florida
 
32301
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(Zip Code)
(
850
)
402-7821
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par value $0.01
CCBG
Nasdaq Stock Market
, LLC
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
 
[X] No [
 
]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405
of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
such files).
 
Yes [
X
] No [
 
]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company,
 
or
an emerging growth company.
 
See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any
new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of The Exchange Act.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [
 
]
No
 
[X]
At April 28, 2023,
17,021,748
 
shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding.
2
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
QUARTERLY
 
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I –
 
Financial Information
 
Page
 
Item 1.
 
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition – March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
4
Consolidated Statements of Income – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
6
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareowners’ Equity – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
9
 
 
Item 2.
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
30
 
 
Item 3.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
45
 
 
Item 4.
 
Controls and Procedures
45
 
 
PART II –
 
Other Information
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
45
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
45
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
45
 
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
46
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosure
46
Item 5.
Other Information
46
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
47
 
 
Signatures
 
48
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations,
estimates and intentions that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of
which are beyond our control.
 
The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,”
 
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,”
“target,” “goal,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
 
Our actual future results may differ materially from
those set forth in our forward-looking statements.
Our ability to
 
achieve our financial objectives
 
could be adversely affected
 
by the factors discussed
 
in detail in Part
 
I, Item 2. “Management’s
Discussion and
 
Analysis of Financial
 
Condition and
 
Results of Operations”
 
and Part II,
 
Item 1A. “Risk
 
Factors” in this
 
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and
 
the following sections
 
of our Annual
 
Report on Form
 
10-K for the
 
year ended December
 
31, 2022
 
(the “2022 Form
 
10-K”):
(a) “Introductory
 
Note” in
 
Part I,
 
Item 1.
 
“Business” (b)
 
“Risk Factors”
 
in Part
 
I, Item
 
1A, as
 
updated in
 
our subsequent
 
quarterly reports
filed on Form 10-Q; and (c)
 
“Introduction” in “Management’s
 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 
and Results of Operations,” in
Part II, Item 7, as well as:
our ability to successfully manage credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and other risks inherent to our industry;
legislative or regulatory changes;
adverse developments in the financial services industry generally, such as the recent bank failures and any related impact on depositor
behavior;
 
the effects of changes in the level of checking or savings account deposits and the competition for deposits on our funding costs, net
interest margin and ability to replace maturing deposits and advances, as necessary;
 
the effects of actions taken by governmental agencies to stabilize the recent volatility in the financial system and the effectiveness of such
actions;
 
changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government;
inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;
the effects of security breaches and computer viruses that may affect our computer systems or fraud related to debit card products;
the accuracy of our financial statement estimates and assumptions, including the estimates used for our allowance for credit losses,
deferred tax asset valuation and pension plan;
changes in our liquidity position;
changes in accounting principles, policies, practices or guidelines;
the frequency and magnitude of foreclosure of our loans;
the effects of our lack of a diversified loan portfolio, including the risks of loan segments, geographic and industry concentrations;
the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations;
 
our ability to declare and pay dividends, the payment of which is subject to our capital requirements;
changes in the securities and real estate markets;
structural changes in the markets for origination, sale and servicing of residential mortgages;
uncertainty in the pricing of residential mortgage loans that we sell, as well as competition for the mortgage servicing rights related to these
loans and related interest rate risk or price risk resulting from retaining mortgage servicing rights and the potential effects of higher interest
rates on our loan origination volumes
the effect of corporate restructuring, acquisitions or dispositions, including the actual restructuring and other related charges and the failure
to achieve the expected gains, revenue growth or expense savings from such corporate restructuring, acquisitions or dispositions;
the effects of natural disasters, harsh weather conditions (including hurricanes), widespread health emergencies (including pandemics, such
as the COVID-19 pandemic), military conflict, terrorism, civil unrest or other geopolitical events;
our ability to comply with the extensive laws and regulations to which we are subject, including the laws for each jurisdiction where we
operate;
the willingness of clients to accept third-party products and services rather than our products and services and vice versa;
increased competition and its effect on pricing;
technological changes;
the outcomes of litigation or regulatory proceedings;
negative publicity and the impact on our reputation;
changes in consumer spending and saving habits;
growth and profitability of our noninterest income;
the limited trading activity of our common stock;
the concentration of ownership of our common stock;
anti-takeover provisions under federal and state law as well as our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws;
other risks described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing.
However, other factors besides those listed in
Item 1A Risk Factors
 
or discussed in this Form 10-Q also could adversely affect our results,
and you should not consider any such list of factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
 
Any forward-looking
statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made.
 
We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statement, except as required by applicable law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
PART
 
I.
 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
 
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Unaudited)
March 31,
December 31,
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Par Value)
2023
 
2022
ASSETS
 
 
Cash and Due From Banks
$
84,549
$
72,114
Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits
 
303,403
 
528,536
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
387,952
 
600,650
 
 
 
Investment Securities, Available
 
for Sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $
438,068
 
and $
455,232
)
 
402,943
 
413,294
Investment Securities, Held to Maturity (fair value of $
612,200
 
and $
612,701
)
 
651,755
 
660,744
Equity Securities
1,883
 
10
Total Investment
 
Securities
 
1,056,581
 
1,074,048
 
Loans Held For Sale, at fair value
55,118
 
54,635
 
Loans Held for Investment
2,636,884
 
2,525,180
Allowance for Credit Losses
 
(26,507)
 
(24,736)
Loans Held for Investment, Net
 
2,610,377
 
2,500,444
 
 
 
Premises and Equipment, Net
 
82,055
 
82,138
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
 
93,053
 
93,093
Other Real Estate Owned
13
431
Other Assets
 
124,593
 
120,519
Total Assets
$
4,409,742
$
4,525,958
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
Noninterest Bearing Deposits
$
1,601,388
$
1,653,620
Interest Bearing Deposits
 
2,222,532
 
2,285,697
Total Deposits
 
3,823,920
 
3,939,317
 
 
 
Short-Term
 
Borrowings
 
26,632
56,793
Subordinated Notes Payable
 
52,887
52,887
Other Long-Term
 
Borrowings
 
463
513
Other Liabilities
 
85,878
73,675
Total Liabilities
3,989,780
4,123,185
Temporary Equity
8,722
8,757
 
 
 
SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
 
 
Preferred Stock, $
0.01
 
par value;
3,000,000
 
shares authorized;
no
 
shares issued and outstanding
 
-
-
Common Stock, $
0.01
 
par value;
90,000,000
 
shares authorized;
17,021,748
 
and
16,986,785
 
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
170
170
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
37,512
37,331
Retained Earnings
 
405,634
393,744
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
 
(32,076)
(37,229)
Total Shareowners’
Equity
 
411,240
394,016
Total Liabilities, Temporary
 
Equity, and Shareowners’ Equity
$
4,409,742
$
4,525,958
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
 
an integral part of these statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
 
OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share
 
Data)
2023
2022
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including Fees
$
34,880
$
22,133
Investment Securities:
Taxable Securities
4,912
2,890
Tax Exempt Securities
12
6
Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits
4,111
409
Total Interest Income
43,915
25,438
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits
2,488
224
Short-Term
 
Borrowings
461
192
Subordinated Notes Payable
571
317
Other Long-Term
 
Borrowings
6
9
Total Interest Expense
3,526
742
NET INTEREST INCOME
40,389
24,696
Provision for Credit Losses
3,130
-
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses
37,259
24,696
NONINTEREST INCOME
Deposit Fees
5,239
5,191
Bank Card Fees
3,726
3,763
Wealth Management
 
Fees
3,928
6,070
Mortgage Banking Revenues
6,995
8,946
Other
2,360
1,848
Total Noninterest
 
Income
22,248
25,818
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation
25,636
24,856
Occupancy, Net
6,762
6,093
Other
8,057
8,284
Total Noninterest
 
Expense
40,455
39,233
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
19,052
11,281
Income Tax Expense
4,133
2,235
NET INCOME
$
14,919
$
9,046
Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
35
(591)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
 
TO COMMON SHAREOWNERS
$
14,954
$
8,455
BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE
$
0.88
$
0.50
DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
$
0.88
$
0.50
Average Basic Shares
 
Outstanding
17,016
16,931
Average Diluted
 
Shares Outstanding
17,045
16,946
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
 
an integral part of these statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
 
OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE
 
TO COMMON SHAREOWNERS
$
14,954
$
8,455
Other comprehensive income (loss), before
 
tax:
Investment Securities:
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
6,808
(25,448)
Amortization of unrealized losses on securities transferred from available
 
for sale to held to maturity
865
3
Derivative:
Change in net unrealized (loss) gain on effective cash flow
 
derivative
(801)
1,836
Benefit Plans:
Pension Settlement
-
209
Total Benefit Plans
-
209
Other comprehensive income (loss), before
 
tax
6,872
(23,400)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income
1,719
(5,871)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
5,153
(17,529)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
 
INCOME (LOSS)
$
20,107
$
(9,074)
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
 
an integral part of these statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
 
OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
 
Other
Additional
Comprehensive
 
Shares
Common
Paid-In
Retained
(Loss) Income,
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Share Data)
Outstanding
Stock
Capital
Earnings
Net of Taxes
Total
Balance, January 1, 2023
16,986,785
$
170
$
37,331
$
393,744
$
(37,229)
$
394,016
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners
-
-
-
14,954
-
14,954
Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax
-
-
-
-
5,153
5,153
Cash Dividends ($
0.1800
 
per share)
-
-
-
(3,064)
-
(3,064)
Repurchase of Common Stock
(25,241)
-
(819)
-
-
(819)
Stock Based Compensation
-
-
536
-
-
536
Stock Compensation Plan Transactions, net
60,204
-
464
-
-
464
Balance, March 31, 2023
17,021,748
$
170
$
37,512
$
405,634
$
(32,076)
$
411,240
Balance, January 1, 2022
16,892,060
$
169
$
34,423
$
364,788
$
(16,214)
$
383,166
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners
-
-
-
8,455
-
8,455
Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax
-
-
-
-
(17,529)
(17,529)
Cash Dividends ($
0.1600
 
per share)
-
-
-
(2,712)
-
(2,712)
Stock Based Compensation
-
-
245
-
-
245
Stock Compensation Plan Transactions, net
55,542
-
520
-
-
520
Balance, March 31, 2022
16,947,602
$
169
$
35,188
$
370,531
$
(33,743)
$
372,145
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
 
an integral part of these statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
 
OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
 
ACTIVITIES
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners
$
14,954
$
8,455
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to
 
Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
 
Provision for Credit Losses
3,130
-
 
Depreciation
1,969
1,907
 
Amortization of Premiums, Discounts and Fees, net
1,080
2,907
 
Amortization of Intangible Asset
40
40
 
Pension Plan Settlement Charge
-
209
 
Originations of Loans Held-for-Sale
(212,085)
(246,887)
 
Proceeds From Sales of Loans Held-for-Sale
218,597
257,550
 
Mortgage Banking Revenues
(6,995)
(8,946)
 
Net Additions for Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights
(633)
227
 
Stock Compensation
536
245
 
Net Tax Benefit From Stock-Based
 
Compensation
-
(19)
 
Deferred Income Taxes
(747)
(6,167)
 
Net Change in Operating Leases
(3)
(27)
 
Net Gain on Sales and Write-Downs of Other Real Estate Owned
(1,858)
-
 
Net Decrease (Increase) in Other Assets
(4,349)
1,441
 
Net Increase in Other Liabilities
12,471
7,036
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
26,107
17,971
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Securities Held to Maturity:
 
Purchases
-
(194,448)
 
Proceeds from Payments, Maturities, and Calls
8,820
14,441
Securities Available for
 
Sale:
 
Purchases
(2,017)
(25,139)
 
Proceeds from Sale of Securities
-
3,365
 
Proceeds from Payments, Maturities, and Calls
16,559
24,824
Purchases of Loans Held for Investment
(121,029)
(26,713)
Net Decrease (Increase) in Loans Held for Investment
7,376
(28,405)
Proceeds From Sales of Other Real Estate Owned
2,699
-
Purchases of Premises and Equipment
(1,886)
(1,013)
Noncontrolling Interest Contributions
-
1,838
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
(89,478)
(231,250)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net (Decrease) Increase in Deposits
(115,397)
52,645
Net Decrease in Short-Term
 
Borrowings
(30,161)
(3,692)
Repayment of Other Long-Term
 
Borrowings
(50)
(78)
Dividends Paid
(3,064)
(2,712)
Payments to Repurchase Common Stock
(819)
-
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock Under Purchase Plans
164
190
Net Cash (Used In) Provided by Financing Activities
(149,327)
46,353
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(212,698)
(166,926)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
 
600,650
1,035,354
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 
$
387,952
$
868,428
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
 
Interest Paid
$
3,723
$
715
 
Income Taxes Paid
$
7,466
$
20
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
 
Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate Owned
$
423
$
-
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
 
an integral part of these statements.
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CAPITAL CITY BANK
 
GROUP,
 
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 –
BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of Operations
.
 
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (“CCBG” or the “Company”) provides a full range of
 
banking and banking-
related services to individual and corporate clients through its subsidiary,
 
Capital City Bank, with banking offices located in Florida,
Georgia, and Alabama.
 
The Company is subject to competition from other financial institutions, is subject to
 
regulation by certain
government agencies and undergoes periodic examinations
 
by those regulatory authorities.
Basis of Presentation
.
 
The consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form
 
10-Q include the accounts of CCBG
and its wholly owned subsidiary,
 
Capital City Bank (“CCB” or the “Bank”).
 
All material inter-company transactions and accounts
have been eliminated.
 
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s
 
presentation.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have
 
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
 
10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
 
Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted
 
accounting principles for complete financial
statements.
 
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
 
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included.
 
The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at December
 
31, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial
statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and notes
 
required by generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements.
 
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes
 
thereto included in the
Company’s annual report
 
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Accounting Standards Updates
Adoption of New Accounting Standard,
 
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02,
“Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic
 
326), Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage
 
Disclosures.” ASU 2022-02 eliminates
the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings in Accounting
 
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310-40, “Receivables -
Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors
 
 
for entities that have adopted the current expected credit loss model introduced
 
by ASU
2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic
 
326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”
 
ASU 2022-
02 also requires that public business entities disclose current-period
 
gross charge-offs by year of origination for financing receivables
and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, “Financial
 
Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized
Cost.”
Proposed Accounting Standards
,
ASU
 
2023-01, “Leases (Topic
 
842)
:
 
Common Control Arrangements.” ASU 2023-01 requires
entities to amortize leasehold improvements associated with common control
 
leases over the useful life to the common control group.
ASU 2023-01 also provides certain practical expedients applicable to private
 
companies and not-for-profit organizations. ASU 2023-
01 will be effective for us on January 1, 2024, though early adoption
 
is permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU
2023-01 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU No.
 
2023-02, “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures
 
(Topic
 
323)
: Accounting for Investments in Tax
 
Credit
Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method.” ASU 2023-02
 
is intended to improve the accounting and disclosures for
investments in tax credit structures. ASU 2023-02 allows entities to elect to account
 
for qualifying tax equity investments using the
proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving
 
rise to the related income tax credits. Previously,
 
this method was
only available for qualifying tax equity investments in low-income
 
housing tax credit structures. ASU 2023-02 will be effective for us
on January 1, 2024, though early adoption is permitted.
 
The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2023-02 will have on its
consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
NOTE 2 –
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment Portfolio Composition
. The following table summarizes the amortized cost and related fair value of investment
securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) and securities held-to-maturity (“HTM”)
 
and the corresponding amounts of gross
 
unrealized gains and losses.
Available for
 
Sale
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Allowance for
Fair
(Dollars in Thousands)
Cost
Gains
Losses
Credit Losses
Value
March 31, 2023
U.S. Government Treasury
$
23,984
$
-
$
1,611
$
-
$
22,373
U.S. Government Agency
184,294
127
10,131
-
174,290
States and Political Subdivisions
47,143
7
5,663
(8)
41,479
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
79,148
3
10,137
-
69,014
Corporate Debt Securities
96,144
34
7,718
(28)
88,432
Other Securities
(2)
7,355
-
-
-
7,355
Total
 
$
438,068
$
171
$
35,260
$
(36)
$
402,943
December 31, 2022
U.S. Government Treasury
$
23,977
$
1
$
1,928
$
-
$
22,050
U.S. Government Agency
198,888
27
12,863
-
186,052
States and Political Subdivisions
47,197
-
6,855
(13)
40,329
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
80,829
2
11,426
-
69,405
Corporate Debt Securities
97,119
19
8,874
(28)
88,236
Other Securities
(2)
7,222
-
-
-
7,222
Total
 
$
455,232
$
49
$
41,946
$
(41)
$
413,294
Held to Maturity
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
(Dollars in Thousands)
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
March 31, 2023
U.S. Government Treasury
$
457,446
$
-
$
20,272
$
437,174
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
194,309
19
19,302
175,026
Total
 
$
651,755
$
19
$
39,574
$
612,200
December 31, 2022
U.S. Government Treasury
$
457,374
$
-
$
25,641
$
431,733
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
203,370
8
22,410
180,968
Total
 
$
660,744
$
8
$
48,051
$
612,701
(1)
 
Comprised of residential mortgage-backed
 
securities
(2)
 
Includes Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock,
 
recorded at cost of $
2.3
 
million and $
5.1
 
million,
respectively,
 
at March 31, 2023 and $
2.1
 
million and $
5.1
 
million, respectively,
 
at December 31, 2022.
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the investment portfolio had $
1.9
 
million and $
0.01
 
million, respectively in equity
securities. These securities do not have a readily determinable fair value
 
and were not credit impaired.
 
Securities with an amortized cost of $
660.1
 
million and $
656.1
 
million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively,
 
were
pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes.
The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”), is required
 
to own capital stock in the FHLB based
generally upon the balances of residential and commercial real estate loans and FHLB
 
advances.
 
FHLB stock, which is included in
other securities,
 
is pledged to secure FHLB advances.
 
No ready market exists for this stock, and it has no quoted fair value; however,
redemption of this stock has historically been at par value.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
As a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Bank is required to maintain
 
stock in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
based on a specified ratio relative to the Bank’s
 
capital.
 
Federal Reserve Bank stock is carried at cost.
 
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company transferred certain securities from
 
the AFS to HTM classification.
 
Transfers are made
at fair value on the date of the transfer.
 
The
33
 
securities had an amortized cost basis and fair value of $
168.4
 
million and $
159.0
million, respectively at the time of transfer.
 
The net unamortized, unrealized loss on the transferred securities included in
 
accumulated
other comprehensive loss in the accompanying balance sheet at March
 
31, 2023 totaled $
7.1
 
million.
 
This amount will continue to be
amortized out of accumulated other comprehensive loss over the remaining
 
life of the underlying securities as an adjustment of the
yield on those securities.
Investment Sales.
There were no significant sales of investment securities for the three months ended
 
March 31, 2023 and $
3.4
 
million
in sales of investment securities for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Maturity Distribution
.
 
At March 31, 2023, the Company’s
 
investment securities had the following maturity distribution based
 
on
contractual maturity.
 
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers
 
may have the right to call or
prepay obligations.
 
Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and certain amortizing U.S. government
 
agency securities are shown
separately because they are not due at a certain maturity date.
Available for
 
Sale
Held to Maturity
(Dollars in Thousands)
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
$
36,233
 
$
35,696
 
$
-
 
$
-
Due after one year through five years
 
159,994
 
 
147,344
 
 
457,446
 
 
437,174
Due after five year through ten years
 
50,961
 
 
42,970
 
 
-
 
 
-
Mortgage-Backed Securities
79,148
69,014
194,309
175,026
U.S. Government Agency
 
104,377
 
 
100,564
 
 
-
 
 
-
Other Securities
 
7,355
 
 
7,355
 
 
-
 
 
-
Total
 
$
438,068
 
$
402,943
 
$
651,755
 
$
612,200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
Unrealized Losses on Investment Securities.
 
The following table summarizes the available for sale investment securities with
unrealized losses aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous
 
unrealized loss position:
 
Less Than
Greater Than
12 Months
12 Months
Total
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
(Dollars in Thousands)
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
March 31, 2023
Available for
 
Sale
U.S. Government Treasury
$
994
 
$
-
 
$
19,481
 
$
1,611
 
$
20,475
 
$
1,611
U.S. Government Agency
29,035
354
133,057
9,777
162,092
10,131
States and Political Subdivisions
-
 
-
 
39,905
 
5,663
 
39,905
 
5,663
Mortgage-Backed Securities
-
 
-
 
68,892
 
10,137
 
68,892
 
10,137
Corporate Debt Securities
10,009
 
215
 
74,472
 
7,503
 
84,481
 
7,718
Total
 
$
40,038
 
$
569
 
$
335,807
 
$
34,691
 
$
375,845
 
$
35,260
 
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
 
4,827
 
106
 
 
432,346
 
20,166
 
 
437,173
 
 
20,272
Mortgage-Backed Securities
9,360
 
297
 
164,217
 
19,005
 
173,577
 
19,302
Total
 
$
14,187
 
$
403
 
$
596,563
 
$
39,171
 
$
610,750
 
$
39,574
December 31, 2022
Available for
 
Sale
 
U.S. Government Treasury
$
983
 
$
-
 
$
19,189
 
$
1,928
 
$
20,172
 
$
1,928
U.S. Government Agency
63,112
2,572
113,004
10,291
176,116
12,863
States and Political Subdivisions
 
1,425
 
 
2
 
 
38,760
 
 
6,853
 
 
40,185
 
 
6,855
Mortgage-Backed Securities
6,594
959
60,458
10,467
67,052
11,426
Corporate Debt Securities
26,959
878
58,601
7,996
85,560
8,874
Total
 
$
99,073
 
$
4,411
 
$
290,012
 
$
37,535
 
$
389,085
 
$
41,946
 
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
 
177,552
 
 
11,018
 
 
254,181
 
 
14,623
 
 
431,733
 
 
25,641
Mortgage-Backed Securities
88,723
6,814
91,462
15,596
180,185
22,410
Total
 
$
266,275
 
$
17,832
 
$
345,643
 
$
30,219
 
$
611,918
 
$
48,051
At March 31, 2023, there were
896
 
positions (combined AFS and HTM) with unrealized losses totaling $
74.8
 
million.
 
87
 
of these
positions are U.S. Treasury bonds and carry
 
the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
 
684
 
are U.S. government agency
securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities.
 
We believe
 
the long history of no credit losses on government securities
indicates that the expectation of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is effectively
 
zero.
 
The remaining
125
 
positions (municipal
securities and corporate bonds) have a credit component.
 
At March 31, 2023, all collateralized mortgage obligation securities
(“CMO”), MBS, Small Business Administration securities (“SBA”), U.S. Agency,
 
and U.S. Treasury bonds held were AAA rated.
 
At
March 31, 2023, corporate debt securities had an allowance for credit losses of
 
$
28,000
 
and municipal securities had an allowance of
$
8,000
.
Credit Quality Indicators
The Company monitors the credit quality of its investment securities through
 
various risk management procedures, including the
monitoring of credit ratings.
 
A majority of the debt securities in the Company’s
 
investment portfolio were issued by a U.S.
government entity or agency and are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed
 
by the U.S. government.
 
The Company believes the
long history of no credit losses on these securities indicates that the expectation
 
of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is
effectively zero, even if the U.S. government were
 
to technically default.
 
Further, certain municipal securities held by the Company
have been pre-refunded and secured by government guaranteed treasuries.
 
Therefore, for the aforementioned securities, the Company
does
no
t assess or record expected credit losses due to the zero loss assumption.
 
The Company monitors the credit quality of its
municipal and corporate securities portfolio via credit ratings
 
which are updated on a quarterly basis.
 
On a quarterly basis, municipal
and corporate securities in an unrealized loss position are evaluated to determine
 
if the loss is attributable to credit related factors and
if an allowance for credit loss is needed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
NOTE 3 – LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT AND ALLOWANCE
 
FOR CREDIT LOSSES
Loan Portfolio Composition
.
 
The composition of the held for investment (“HFI”) loan portfolio was as follows:
(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2023
 
December 31, 2022
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
$
236,263
 
$
247,362
Real Estate – Construction
 
253,903
 
 
234,519
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage
 
798,438
 
 
782,557
Real Estate – Residential
(1)
 
834,784
 
 
727,105
Real Estate – Home Equity
 
207,241
 
 
208,120
Consumer
(2)
 
306,255
 
 
325,517
Loans Held For Investment, Net of Unearned Income
$
2,636,884
 
$
2,525,180
(1)
Includes loans in process balances of $
8.5
 
million and $
6.1
 
million at March 31, 2023 and December 31,
 
2022, respectively.
(2)
Includes overdraft balances of $
0.9
 
million and $
1.1
 
million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022,
 
respectively.
 
Net deferred loan costs, which include premiums on purchased loans,
 
included in loans were $
12.5
 
million at March 31, 2023 and
$
10.8
 
million at December 31, 2022.
Accrued interest receivable on loans which is excluded from amortized
 
cost totaled $
8.6
 
million at March 31, 2023 and $
8.0
 
million at
December 31, 2022, and is reported separately in Other Assets.
The Company has pledged a blanket floating lien on all 1-4 family residential mortgage
 
loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans,
and home equity loans to support available borrowing capacity at the FHLB of
 
Atlanta and has pledged a blanket floating lien on all
consumer loans, commercial loans, and construction loans to support available
 
borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta.
Loan Purchase and Sales
.
 
The Company will periodically purchase newly originated 1-4 family real
 
estate secured adjustable rate
loans from Capital City Home Loans (“CCHL”), a related party.
 
Residential loan purchases from CCHL totaled $
120.1
 
million and
$
26.3
 
million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively,
 
and were not credit impaired.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
Allowance for Credit Losses
.
 
The methodology for estimating the amount of credit losses reported in the
 
allowance for credit losses
(“ACL”) has two basic components: first, an asset-specific component
 
involving loans that do not share risk characteristics and the
measurement of expected credit losses for such individual loans; and second,
 
a pooled component for expected credit losses for pools
of loans that share similar risk characteristics.
 
This allowance methodology is discussed further in Note 1 – Significant
 
Accounting
Policies in the Company’s 2022 Form
 
10-K.
 
The following table details the activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio
 
segment.
 
Allocation of a portion of the
allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability
 
to absorb losses in other categories.
Commercial,
Real Estate
Financial,
 
Real Estate
Commercial
 
Real Estate
Real Estate
(Dollars in Thousands)
Agricultural
Construction
Mortgage
Residential
Home Equity
Consumer
Total
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
Beginning Balance
$
1,506
$
2,654
$
4,815
$
10,409
$
1,864
$
3,488
$
24,736
Provision for Credit Losses
78
704
7
1,183
(10)
1,329
3,291
Charge-Offs
(164)
-
(120)
-
-
(2,366)
(2,650)
Recoveries
 
95
1
8
57
25
944
1,130
Net (Charge-Offs) Recoveries
(69)
1
(112)
57
25
(1,422)
(1,520)
Ending Balance
$
1,515
$
3,359
$
4,710
$
11,649
$
1,879
$
3,395
$
26,507
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Beginning Balance
$
2,191
$
3,302
$
5,810
$
4,129
$
2,296
$
3,878
$
21,606
Provision for Credit Losses
(161)
(714)
(181)
314
(405)
1,068
(79)
Charge-Offs
(73)
-
(266)
-
(33)
(1,402)
(1,774)
Recoveries
 
165
8
29
27
58
716
1,003
Net (Charge-Offs) Recoveries
92
8
(237)
27
25
(686)
(771)
Ending Balance
$
2,122
$
2,596
$
5,392
$
4,470
$
1,916
$
4,260
$
20,756
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the allowance for HFI loans
 
increased by $
1.8
 
million and reflected a provision expense
of $
3.3
 
million and net loan charge-offs of $
1.5
 
million.
 
The increase was primarily driven by incremental reserves needed for loan
growth.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the allowance decreased by $
0.9
 
million and reflected a provision benefit of
$
0.1
 
million and net loan charge-offs of $
0.8
 
million.
 
The decrease reflected improvement in the forecasted level of unemployment
and its potential effect on rates of default.
 
Four unemployment forecast scenarios were utilized to estimate probability
 
of default and
are weighted based on management’s
 
estimate of probability.
 
See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies for information on the
allowance for off-balance sheet credit commitments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
Loan Portfolio Aging.
 
A loan is defined as a past due loan when one full payment is past due or a contractual maturity
 
is over 30 days
past due (“DPD”).
The following table presents the aging of the amortized cost basis in accruing
 
past due loans by class of loans.
30-59
 
60-89
 
90 +
 
Total
Total
Nonaccrual
Total
(Dollars in Thousands)
DPD
DPD
DPD
Past Due
Current
Loans
Loans
March 31, 2023
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
$
248
$
4
$
-
$
252
$
235,999
$
12
$
236,263
Real Estate – Construction
 
1,137
-
-
1,137
252,766
-
253,903
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage
 
64
66
-
130
795,747
2,561
798,438
Real Estate – Residential
(1)
 
1,040
-
-
1,040
832,978
766
834,784
Real Estate – Home Equity
 
54
-
-
54
206,505
682
207,241
Consumer
 
2,175
273
-
2,448
303,239
568
306,255
Total
$
4,718
$
343
$
-
$
5,061
$
2,627,234
$
4,589
$
2,636,884
December 31, 2022
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
$
109
$
126
$
-
$
235
$
247,086
$
41
$
247,362
Real Estate – Construction
 
359
-
-
359
234,143
17
234,519
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage
 
158
149
-
307
781,605
645
782,557
Real Estate – Residential
 
845
530
-
1,375
725,491
239
727,105
Real Estate – Home Equity
 
-
35
-
35
207,314
771
208,120
Consumer
 
3,666
1,852
-
5,518
319,415
584
325,517
Total
 
$
5,137
$
2,692
$
-
$
7,829
$
2,515,054
$
2,297
$
2,525,180
(1)
Includes $
0.3
 
million of Loans Held for Sale in nonaccrual status as of March 31, 2023.
Nonaccrual Loans
.
 
Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status if principal or interest payments
 
become 90 days past due and/or
management deems the collectability of the principal and/or interest to
 
be doubtful.
 
Loans are returned to accrual status when the
principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current
 
or when future payments are reasonably assured.
 
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of loans in nonaccrual
 
status and loans past due over 90 days and still on accrual
by class of loans.
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual
Nonaccrual
With No
With
90 + Days
With No
With
90 + Days
(Dollars in Thousands)
ACL
 
ACL
 
Still Accruing
 
ACL
 
ACL
Still Accruing
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
$
-
$
12
$
-
$
-
$
41
$
-
Real Estate – Construction
 
-
 
-
-
-
17
-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage
 
2,438
 
123
-
389
256
-
Real Estate – Residential
 
-
 
766
-
-
239
-
Real Estate – Home Equity
 
-
 
682
-
-
771
-
Consumer
 
-
 
568
-
-
584
-
Total Nonaccrual
 
Loans
$
2,438
$
2,151
$
-
$
389
$
1,908
$
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
Collateral Dependent Loans.
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent
 
loans.
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Real Estate
Non Real Estate
Real Estate
Non Real Estate
(Dollars in Thousands)
Secured
Secured
Secured
Secured
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
Real Estate – Construction
-
-
-
-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage
2,207
-
389
-
Real Estate – Residential
-
-
160
-
Real Estate – Home Equity
 
231
 
-
 
130
 
-
Consumer
 
-
 
-
 
21
 
-
Total Collateral Dependent
 
Loans
$
2,438
$
-
$
700
$
-
A loan is collateral dependent when the borrower is experiencing
 
financial difficulty and repayment of the loan is dependent on
 
the
sale or operation of the underlying collateral.
 
The Bank’s collateral dependent
 
loan portfolio is comprised primarily of real estate secured loans, collateralized
 
by either residential
or commercial collateral types.
 
The loans are carried at fair value based on current values determined by
 
either independent appraisals
or internal evaluations, adjusted for selling costs or other amounts to be deducted
 
when estimating expected net sales proceeds.
 
Residential Real Estate Loans In Process of Foreclosure
.
 
At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $
0.4
 
million
and $
0.6
 
million, respectively, in 1-4 family
 
residential real estate loans for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process.
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, the Company
 
did
no
t modify any loans made to borrowers experiencing financial
difficulty.
 
Credit Risk Management
.
 
The Company has adopted comprehensive lending policies, underwriting standards and
 
loan review
procedures designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level
 
of risk.
 
Management and the Board of Directors review and
approve these policies and procedures on a regular basis (at least annually).
 
Reporting systems are used to monitor loan originations, loan quality,
 
concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming
loans and potential problem loans.
 
Management and the Credit Risk Oversight Committee periodically review
 
our lines of business to
monitor asset quality trends and the appropriateness of credit policies.
 
In addition, total borrower exposure limits are established and
concentration risk is monitored.
 
As part of this process, the overall composition of the portfolio is reviewed to gauge diversification
of risk, client concentrations, industry group, loan type, geographic area, or
 
other relevant classifications of loans.
 
Specific segments
of the loan portfolio are monitored and reported to the Board on a quarterly basis and
 
have strategic plans in place to supplement
Board approved credit policies governing exposure limits and underwriting
 
standards.
 
Detailed below are the types of loans within
the Company’s loan portfolio
 
and risk characteristics unique to each.
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural – Loans in this category
 
are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower
with consideration given to underlying collateral and personal or
 
other guarantees.
 
Lending policy establishes debt service coverage
ratio limits that require a borrower’s cash flow to be sufficient
 
to cover principal and interest payments on all new and existing debt.
 
The majority of these loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such
 
as accounts receivable, inventory,
 
or
equipment.
 
Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations.
 
Loan to value ratios at origination are
governed by established policy guidelines.
 
Real Estate Construction – Loans in this category consist of short-term
 
construction loans, revolving and non-revolving credit lines
and construction/permanent loans made to individuals and investors to finance
 
the acquisition, development, construction or
rehabilitation of real property.
 
These loans are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower
 
or project and generally
secured by the property being financed, including 1-4 family residential properties
 
and commercial properties that are either owner-
occupied or investment in nature.
 
These properties may include either vacant or improved property.
 
Construction loans are generally
based upon estimates of costs and value associated with the completed project.
 
Collateral values are determined based upon third
party appraisals and evaluations.
 
Loan to value ratios at origination are governed by established policy guidelines.
 
The disbursement
of funds for construction loans is made in relation to the progress of the project and
 
as such these loans are closely monitored by on-
site inspections.
 
 
 
 
 
17
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage – Loans in this category consists of commercial
 
mortgage loans secured by property that is either
owner-occupied or investment in nature.
 
These loans are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower or
 
project
with consideration given to underlying real estate collateral and
 
personal guarantees.
 
Lending policy establishes debt service
coverage ratios and loan to value ratios specific to the property type.
 
Collateral values are determined based upon third party
appraisals and evaluations.
 
Real Estate Residential – Residential mortgage loans held in the Company’s
 
loan portfolio are made to borrowers that demonstrate the
ability to make scheduled payments with full consideration to underwriting
 
factors such as current income, employment status, current
assets, and other financial resources, credit history,
 
and the value of the collateral.
 
Collateral consists of mortgage liens on 1-4 family
residential properties.
 
Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations.
 
The Company does not
originate sub-prime loans.
 
Real Estate Home Equity – Home equity loans and lines are made to qualified individuals
 
for legitimate purposes generally secured
by senior or junior mortgage liens on owner-occupied
 
1-4 family homes or vacation homes.
 
Borrower qualifications include
favorable credit history combined with supportive income and debt ratio
 
requirements and combined loan to value ratios within
established policy guidelines.
 
Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations.
 
Consumer Loans – This loan portfolio includes personal installment loans,
 
direct and indirect automobile financing, and overdraft
lines of credit.
 
The majority of the consumer loan category consists of direct and indirect automobile
 
loans.
 
Lending policy
establishes maximum debt to income ratios, minimum credit scores, and includes
 
guidelines for verification of applicants’ income and
receipt of credit reports.
Credit Quality Indicators
.
 
As part of the ongoing monitoring of the Company’s
 
loan portfolio quality, management
 
categorizes loans
into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to
 
service their debt such as: current financial
information, historical payment performance, credit documentation,
 
and current economic and market trends, among other
factors.
 
Risk ratings are assigned to each loan and revised as needed through established monitoring
 
procedures for individual loan
relationships over a predetermined amount and review of smaller balance homogenous
 
loan pools.
 
The Company uses the definitions
noted below for categorizing and managing its criticized loans.
 
Loans categorized as “Pass” do not meet the criteria set forth below
and are not considered criticized.
Special Mention – Loans in this category are presently protected from loss, but
 
weaknesses are apparent which, if not corrected, could
cause future problems.
 
Loans in this category may not meet required underwriting criteria and
 
have no mitigating factors.
 
More than
the ordinary amount of attention is warranted for these loans.
Substandard – Loans in this category exhibit well-defined weaknesses that would
 
typically bring normal repayment into jeopardy.
These loans are no longer adequately protected due to well-defined
 
weaknesses that affect the repayment capacity of the
borrower.
 
The possibility of loss is much more evident and above average supervision is required for
 
these loans.
Doubtful – Loans in this category have all the weaknesses inherent in a loan categorized
 
as Substandard, with the characteristic that
the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of
 
currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly
questionable and improbable.
Performing/Nonperforming – Loans within certain homogenous
 
loan pools (home equity and consumer) are not individually reviewed,
but are monitored for credit quality via the aging status of the loan and
 
by payment activity.
 
The performing or nonperforming status
is updated on an on-going basis dependent upon improvement and
 
deterioration in credit quality.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
The following table summarizes gross loans held for investment and
 
current period gross write-offs at March 31, 2023 by years of
origination and internally assigned credit risk ratings (refer to Credit Risk Management
 
section for detail on risk rating system).
Term
 
Loans by Origination Year
Revolving
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Prior
Loans
Total
Commercial, Financial,
Agriculture:
Pass
$
9,753
$
86,415
$
40,206
$
17,534
$
12,291
$
15,965
$
49,582
$
231,746
Special Mention
1,200
-
748
71
2
47
2,322
4,390
Substandard
 
-
 
80
 
-
 
-
 
4
 
43
 
-
 
127
Total
$
10,953
$
86,495
$
40,954
$
17,605
$
12,297
$
16,055
$
51,904
$
236,263
Current-Period Gross
Writeoffs
$
-
$
105
$
22
$
14
$
-
$
10
$
13
$
164
Real Estate -
Construction:
Pass
$
34,114
$
149,982
$
52,697
$
7,275
$
397
$
123
$
6,881
$
251,469
Special Mention
-
-
859
25
453
-
-
1,337
Substandard
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
1,097
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
1,097
Total
$
34,114
$
149,982
$
53,556
$
8,397
$
850
$
123
$
6,881
$
253,903
Real Estate -
Commercial Mortgage:
Pass
$
34,848
$
245,205
$
159,795
$
131,444
$
51,973
$
137,449
$
26,056
$
786,770
Special Mention
995
339
992
240
1,402
2,819
300
7,087
Substandard
 
-
 
822
 
966
 
753
 
642
 
763
 
635
 
4,581
Total
$
35,843
$
246,366
$
161,753
$
132,437
$
54,017
$
141,031
$
26,991
$
798,438
Current-Period Gross
Writeoffs
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
120
$
-
$
120
Real Estate - Residential:
Pass
$
133,468
$
436,089
$
92,988
$
44,541
$
28,365
$
80,711
$
9,109
$
825,271
Special Mention
-
93
356
525
-
632
-
1,606
Substandard
 
-
 
1,042
 
1,133
 
1,725
 
953
 
3,054
 
-
 
7,907
Total
 
$
133,468
$
437,224
$
94,477
$
46,791
$
29,318
$
84,397
$
9,109
$
834,784
Real Estate - Home
Equity:
Performing
$
-
$
51
$
133
$
12
$
387
$
1,192
$
204,784
$
206,559
Nonperforming
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
14
 
76
 
592
 
682
Total
 
$
-
$
51
$
133
$
12
$
401
$
1,268
$
205,376
$
207,241
Consumer:
Performing
$
15,735
$
122,092
$
100,617
$
32,203
$
17,726
$
12,242
$
5,072
$
305,687
Nonperforming
-
269
170
19
84
26
-
568
Total
$
15,735
$
122,361
$
100,787
$
32,222
$
17,810
$
12,268
$
5,072
$
306,255
Current-Period Gross
Writeoffs
$
646
$
915
$
488
$
110
$
113
$
47
$
47
$
2,366
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
NOTE 4 – MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES
The Company’s mortgage
 
banking activities include mandatory delivery loan sales, forward sales contracts used
 
to manage residential
loan pipeline price risk, utilization of warehouse lines to fund secondary
 
market residential loan closings, and residential mortgage
servicing.
 
Residential Mortgage Loan Production
The Company originates, markets, and services conventional and
 
government-sponsored residential mortgage loans.
 
Generally,
conforming fixed rate residential mortgage loans are held for sale in the secondary
 
market and non-conforming and adjustable-rate
residential mortgage loans may be held for investment.
 
The volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale and secondary
market prices are the primary drivers of origination revenue.
Residential mortgage loan commitments are generally outstanding for 30
 
to 90 days, which represents the typical period from
commitment to originate a residential mortgage loan to when the closed
 
loan is sold to an investor.
 
Residential mortgage loan
commitments are subject to both credit and price risk.
 
Credit risk is managed through underwriting policies and procedures,
 
including
collateral requirements, which are generally accepted by the secondary loan markets.
 
Price risk is primarily related to interest rate
fluctuations and is partially managed through forward sales of residential mortgage
 
-backed securities (primarily to-be announced
securities, or TBAs) or mandatory delivery commitments with investors.
 
The unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans held for sale, notional
 
amounts of derivative contracts related to residential
mortgage loan commitments and forward contract sales and their related fair values
 
are set- forth below.
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Unpaid Principal
Unpaid Principal
(Dollars in Thousands)
Balance/Notional
Fair Value
Balance/Notional
Fair Value
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
$
54,442
$
55,118
$
54,488
$
54,635
Residential Mortgage Loan Commitments ("IRLCs")
(1)
51,984
1,346
36,535
819
Forward Sales Contracts
(2)
34,000
(216)
15,500
187
$
56,248
$
55,641
(1)
Recorded in other assets at fair value
(2)
Recorded in other liabilities and other assets at fair value
 
at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
At March 31, 2023, the Company had $
0.3
 
million in residential mortgage loans held for sale 30-89 days past due and $
0.3
 
million of
loans were on nonaccrual status. At December 31, 2022, the Company had
 
$
0.6
 
million of residential mortgage loans held for sale 30-
89 days past due and $
0.1
 
million of loans were on nonaccrual status.
 
Mortgage banking revenue was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Net realized gains on sales of mortgage loans
$
3,192
$
5,136
Net change in unrealized gain on mortgage loans held for sale
529
(975)
Net change in the fair value of mortgage loan commitments
(IRLCs)
527
(141)
Net change in the fair value of forward sales contracts
(402)
857
Pair-Offs on net settlement of forward sales contracts
(1)
2,255
Mortgage servicing rights additions
1,034
632
Net origination fees
2,116
1,182
Total mortgage banking
 
revenues
$
6,995
$
8,946
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20
Residential Mortgage Servicing
The Company may retain the right to service residential mortgage loans
 
sold.
 
The unpaid principal balance of loans serviced for
others is the primary driver of servicing revenue.
The following represents a summary of mortgage servicing rights.
(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Number of residential mortgage loans serviced for others
3,232
2,975
Outstanding principal balance of residential mortgage loans serviced
 
for others
$
1,011,366
$
895,145
Weighted average
 
interest rate
4.33%
4.19%
Remaining contractual term (in months)
339
345
Conforming conventional loans serviced by the Company are sold to Federal
 
National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) on a non-
recourse basis, whereby foreclosure losses are generally
 
the responsibility of FNMA and not the Company.
 
The government loans
serviced by the Company are secured through the Government National
 
Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), whereby the Company is
insured against loss by the Federal Housing Administration or partially guaranteed
 
against loss by the Veterans
 
Administration.
 
At
March 31, 2023, the servicing portfolio balance consisted of the following
 
loan types: FNMA (
48
%), GNMA (
1
%), and private
investor (
51
%).
 
FNMA and private investor loans are structured as actual/actual payment remittance.
 
The Company had
no
 
delinquent residential mortgage loans in GNMA pools serviced by the Company
 
at March 31, 2023 and $
0.3
 
at
December 31, 2022, respectively.
 
The right to repurchase these loans and the corresponding liability has been
 
recorded in other assets
and other liabilities, respectively,
 
in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2023
and March 31, 2022, the Company repurchased $
0.9
 
million and $
0.4
 
million in delinquent residential loans from the GNMA pools.
 
When delinquent residential loans are repurchased, the Company has
 
the intention to modify their terms and include the loans in new
GNMA pools.
 
Activity in the capitalized mortgage servicing rights was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Beginning balance
$
6,067
$
3,774
Additions due to loans sold with servicing retained
1,135
632
Deletions and amortization
(401)
(405)
Ending balance
$
6,801
$
4,001
At March 31, 2023, we recorded the sale of $
334
 
million (unpaid principal balance) in FNMA mortgage servicing rights that
 
is
pending FNMA approval.
 
The book value of the mortgage servicing rights of $
2.3
 
million and the pending gain on sale of $
1.38
million were recorded as a secured borrowing in Other Liabilities within the Consolidated
 
Financial Statement of Condition.
 
Subsequent to March 31, 2023, FNMA approval was obtained.
The Company did
no
t record any permanent impairment losses on mortgage servicing rights for the
 
three months ended March 31,
2023 or 2022.
 
The key unobservable inputs used in determining the fair value of the Company’s
 
mortgage servicing rights were as follows:
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Discount rates
9.51%
12.00%
9.50%
12.00%
Annual prepayment speeds
7.12%
19.55%
12.33%
20.45%
Cost of servicing (per loan)
$
85
$
95
$
85
$
95
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
Changes in residential mortgage interest rates directly affect
 
the prepayment speeds used in valuing the Company’s
 
mortgage
servicing rights.
 
A separate third party model is used to estimate prepayment speeds based on interest rates, housing
 
turnover rates,
estimated loan curtailment, anticipated defaults, and other relevant factors.
 
The weighted average annual prepayment speed was
21.20
% at March 31, 2023 and
17.22
% at December 31, 2022.
 
Warehouse
 
Line Borrowings
The Company has the following warehouse lines of credit and master repurchase
 
agreements with various financial institutions at
March 31, 2023.
 
Amounts
(Dollars in Thousands)
Outstanding
$
75
 
million master repurchase agreement without defined expiration.
 
Interest is at the SOFR rate plus
2.00%
 
to
3.00%
, with a floor rate of
3.25%
.
 
A cash pledge deposit of $
0.5
 
million is required by the lender.
8,309
$
60
 
million warehouse line of credit agreement expiring in
December 2023
.
 
Interest is at the SOFR plus
2.25%
,
to
3.25%
.
13,864
Total Warehouse
 
Borrowings
$
22,173
Warehouse
 
line borrowings are classified as short-term borrowings.
 
At December 31, 2022, warehouse line borrowings totaled $
50.2
million. At March 31, 2023, the Company had residential mortgage
 
loans held for sale and construction
 
loans held for investment
pledged as collateral under the above warehouse lines of credit and master repurchase
 
agreements.
 
The above agreements also contain
covenants which include certain financial requirements, including
 
maintenance of minimum tangible net worth, minimum liquid
assets, and maximum debt to net worth ratio, as defined in the agreements.
 
The Company was in compliance with all significant debt
covenants at March 31, 2023.
 
The Company has extended a $
50
 
million warehouse line of credit to CCHL, a
51
% owned subsidiary entity.
 
Balances and
transactions under this line of credit are eliminated in the Company’s
 
consolidated financial statements and thus not included in the
total short term borrowings noted on the Consolidated Statement of
 
Financial Condition.
 
The balance of this line of credit at March
31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $
32.8
 
million and $
22.9
 
million, respectively.
NOTE 5 – DERIVATIVES
 
The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures
 
that arise from business activities that result in the
receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of
 
which are determined by interest rates.
 
The Company’s
derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in
 
the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s
 
known or
expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally
 
related to the Company’s subordinated
 
debt.
 
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $
30
 
million at March 31, 2023 were designed as a cash flow hedge for subordinated
debt.
 
Under the swap arrangement, the Company will pay a fixed interest rate of
2.50
% and receive a variable interest rate based on
three-month LIBOR plus a weighted average margin of
1.83
%.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk,
 
the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in
accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and subsequently
 
reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during
which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts
 
reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives
will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the
 
Company’s variable-rate subordinated
 
debt.
The following table reflects the cash flow hedges included in the consolidated
 
statements of financial condition
.
Statement of Financial
Notional
Fair
Weighted Average
(Dollars in Thousands)
Condition Location
Amount
Value
 
Maturity (Years)
March 31, 2023
Interest rate swaps related to subordinated debt
Other Assets
$
30,000
$
5,394
7.3
December 31, 2022
Interest rate swaps related to subordinated debt
Other Assets
$
30,000
$
6,195
7.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
The following table presents the net gains (losses) recorded in AOCI and the
 
consolidated statements of income related to the cash
flow derivative instruments (interest rate swaps related to subordinated
 
debt) for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Amount of (Loss)
Amount of Gain
Gain Recognized
(Loss) Reclassified
(Dollars in Thousands)
Category
in AOCI
from AOCI to Income
Three months ended March 31, 2023
Interest expense
$
(598)
$
309
 
Three months ended March 31, 2022
Interest expense
1,370
 
(28)
The Company estimates there will be approximately $
1.2
 
million reclassified as a decrease to interest expense within the next 12
months.
The Company had a collateral liability of $
5.4
 
million and $
5.8
 
million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
NOTE 6 – LEASES
Operating leases in which the Company is the lessee are recorded as operating
 
lease right of use (“ROU”) assets and operating
liabilities, included in other assets and liabilities, respectively,
 
on its Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.
 
The Company’s operating
 
leases primarily relate to banking offices with remaining lease terms
 
from
1
 
to
43
 
years.
 
The Company’s
leases are not complex and do not contain residual value guarantees, variable
 
lease payments, or significant assumptions or judgments
made in applying the requirements of Topic
 
842.
 
Operating leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the
Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition and the related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
 
At March 31, 2023, the operating lease ROU assets and liabilities were $
24.7
 
million and $
25.1
 
million, respectively. At December
31, 2022, ROU assets and liabilities were $
22.3
 
million and $
22.7
 
million, respectively.
 
The Company does not have any finance
leases or any significant lessor agreements.
The table below summarizes our lease expense and other information related
 
to the Company’s operating leases.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Operating lease expense
$
700
$
384
Short-term lease expense
139
179
Total lease expense
$
839
$
563
Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$
706
$
429
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
2,906
592
Weighted average
 
remaining lease term — operating leases (in years)
18.6
24.9
Weighted average
 
discount rate — operating leases
3.3%
2.0%
The table below summarizes the maturity of remaining lease liabilities:
(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2023
2023
$
2,354
2024
2,666
2025
2,438
2026
2,320
2027
2,245
2028 and thereafter
21,045
Total
$
33,068
Less: Interest
(8,002)
Present Value
 
of Lease liability
$
25,066
At March 31, 2023, the Company had
no
 
additional operating lease obligations for banking offices
 
that have not yet commenced.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A related party is the lessor in an operating lease with the Company.
 
The Company’s minimum payment
 
is $
0.2
 
million annually
through 2052, for an aggregate remaining obligation of $
2.4
 
million at March 31, 2023.
NOTE 7 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all full-time
 
and eligible part-time associates and a
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) and a Supplemental
 
Executive Retirement Plan II (“SERP II”) covering its
executive officers.
 
The defined benefit plan was amended in December 2019 to remove plan eligibility
 
for new associates hired after
December 31, 2019.
 
The SERP II was adopted by the Company’s
 
Board on May 21, 2020 and covers certain executive officers that
were not covered by the SERP.
 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s
 
qualified benefit pension plan were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Service Cost
$
872
$
1,572
Interest Cost
1,458
1,166
Expected Return on Plan Assets
(1,701)
(2,675)
Prior Service Cost Amortization
1
4
Net Loss Amortization
234
428
Pension Settlement
-
209
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
864
$
704
Discount Rate Used for Benefit Cost
5.63%
3.11%
Long-term Rate of Return on Assets
6.75%
6.75%
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the Company's SERP plans were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Service Cost
$
4
$
8
Interest Cost
130
79
Prior Service Cost Amortization
38
69
Net Loss Amortization
(155)
180
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
$
17
$
336
Discount Rate Used for Benefit Cost
5.45%
2.80%
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost is reflected in
 
compensation expense in the accompanying statements of
income.
 
The other components of net periodic cost are included in “other” within the noninterest
 
expense category in the statements
of income.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lending Commitments
.
 
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance
 
sheet risks in the normal course of business
to meet the financing needs of its clients.
 
These financial instruments consist of commitments to extend credit and standby
 
letters of
credit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Company’s maximum exposure
 
to credit loss under standby letters of credit and commitments to extend credit is represented
 
by
the contractual amount of those instruments.
 
The Company uses the same credit policies in establishing commitments
 
and issuing
letters of credit as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.
 
The amounts associated with the Company’s
 
off-balance sheet
obligations were as follows:
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
(Dollars in Thousands)
Fixed
Variable
Total
Fixed
Variable
Total
Commitments to Extend Credit
 
(1)
$
248,660
$
577,180
$
825,840
$
243,614
$
531,873
$
775,487
Standby Letters of Credit
 
5,677
 
-
 
5,677
5,619
 
-
 
5,619
Total
$
254,337
$
577,180
$
831,517
$
249,233
$
531,873
$
781,106
(1)
Commitments include unfunded loans, revolving
 
lines of credit, and off-balance sheet residential
 
loan commitments.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a client so long as there is no violation of
 
any condition established in the
contract.
 
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination
 
clauses and may require payment of a fee.
 
Since
many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon,
 
the total commitment amounts do not necessarily
represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by
 
the Company to guarantee the performance of a client to a third
party.
 
The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved
 
in extending loan facilities. In
general, management does not anticipate any material losses as a result of
 
participating in these types of transactions.
 
However, any
potential losses arising from such transactions are reserved for in the same manner
 
as management reserves for its other credit
facilities.
For both on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments, the Company
 
requires collateral to support such instruments when it is
deemed necessary.
 
The Company evaluates each client’s
 
creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.
 
The amount of collateral
obtained upon extension of credit is based on management’s
 
credit evaluation of the counterparty.
 
Collateral held varies, but may
include deposits held in financial institutions; U.S. Treasury
 
securities; other marketable securities; real estate; accounts receivable;
property, plant and
 
equipment; and inventory.
The allowance for credit losses for off-balance sheet credit commitments
 
that are not unconditionally cancellable by the bank is
adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense and is recorded in other liabilities.
 
The following table shows the activity in the
allowance.
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2023
2022
Beginning Balance
$
 
2,989
$
 
2,897
Provision for Credit Losses
(156)
79
Ending Balance
$
 
2,833
$
2,976
Other Commitments.
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into
 
lease commitments which are classified as operating
leases. See Note 6 – Leases for additional information on the maturity of the
 
Company’s operating lease commitments.
 
Furthermore,
the Company has an outstanding commitment of up to $
1.0
 
million in a bank tech venture capital fund focused on finding and funding
technology solutions for community banks and a commitment of up to $
7.0
 
million in a solar tax credit equity fund.
 
At March 31,
2023, the Company had contributed $
0.3
 
million of the bank tech commitment and $
2.8
 
million of the solar fund commitment.
 
At
December 31, 2022, the Company had contributed $
0.2
 
million of the bank tech commitment and $
1.0
 
million of the solar fund
commitment.
 
Contingencies
.
 
The Company is a party to lawsuits and claims arising out of the normal course of business.
 
In management's opinion,
there are
no
 
known pending claims or litigation, the outcome of which would, individually or
 
in the aggregate, have a material effect
on the consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows
 
of the Company.
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Indemnification Obligation
.
 
The Company is a member of the Visa U.S.A. network.
 
Visa U.S.A member banks are
 
required to
indemnify the Visa U.S.A.
 
network for potential future settlement of certain litigation (the “Covered Litigation”)
 
that relates to several
antitrust lawsuits challenging the practices of Visa
 
and MasterCard International.
 
In 2008, the Company, as a member
 
of the Visa
U.S.A. network, obtained Class B shares of Visa,
 
Inc. upon its initial public offering.
 
Since its initial public offering, Visa,
 
Inc. has
funded a litigation reserve for the Covered Litigation resulting in a reduction
 
in the Class B shares held by the Company.
 
During the
first quarter of 2011, the Company sold its remaining
 
Class B shares.
 
Associated with this sale, the Company entered into a swap
contract with the purchaser of the shares that requires a payment to the
 
counterparty in the event that Visa,
 
Inc. makes subsequent
revisions to the conversion ratio for its Class B shares.
 
Conversion ratio payments and ongoing fixed quarterly charges
 
are reflected in
earnings in the period incurred.
 
Fixed charges included in the swap liability are payable quarterly
 
until the litigation reserve is fully
liquidated and at which time the aforementioned swap contract will be terminated.
 
Quarterly fixed payments approximate $
0.3
million.
 
NOTE 9 – FAIR VALUE
 
MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid
 
to transfer that liability in an orderly
transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in
 
the absence of a principal market) for such asset or
liability.
 
In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with
 
the market approach, the income
approach and/or the cost approach.
 
Such valuation techniques are consistently applied.
 
Inputs to valuation techniques include the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
 
ASC Topic 820
 
establishes a fair value hierarchy for
valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets
 
for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs.
 
The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 Inputs -
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting
 
entity has the
ability to access at the measurement date
.
Level 2 Inputs -
Inputs other than quoted prices
 
included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,
 
either directly
or indirectly. These might
 
include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices
 
for identical
or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other
 
than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or
liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
 
or inputs that are derived principally from, or
corroborated, by market data by correlation or other means
.
Level 3 Inputs -
Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect
 
an entity’s own
assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would
 
use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
 
on a Recurring Basis
Securities Available for Sale.
 
U.S. Treasury securities are reported at fair value
 
utilizing Level 1 inputs.
 
Other securities classified as
available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs.
 
For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements
from an independent pricing service.
 
The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes,
 
market
spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve,
 
live trading levels, trade execution data, credit information and the bond’s
 
terms
and conditions, among other things.
In general, the Company does not purchase securities that have a complicated
 
structure.
 
The Company’s entire portfolio consists of
traditional investments, nearly all of which are U.S. Treasury
 
obligations, federal agency bullet or mortgage pass-through
 
securities, or
general obligation or revenue-based municipal bonds.
 
Pricing for such instruments is easily obtained.
 
At least annually, the Company
will validate prices supplied by the independent pricing service by compari
 
ng them to prices obtained from an independent third-party
source.
Loans Held for Sale
.
 
The fair value of residential mortgage loans held for sale based on Level 2 inputs is determined,
 
when possible,
using either quoted secondary-market prices or investor commitments.
 
If no such quoted price exists, the fair value is determined
using quoted prices for a similar asset or assets, adjusted for the specific attributes of
 
that loan, which would be used by other market
participants.
 
The Company has elected the fair value option accounting for its held for sale loans.
Mortgage Banking Derivative Instruments.
 
The fair values of interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) are derived by valuation
models incorporating market pricing for instruments with similar characteristics,
 
commonly referred to as best execution pricing, or
investor commitment prices for best effort IRLCs which have
 
unobservable inputs, such as an estimate of the fair value of the
servicing rights expected to be recorded upon sale of the loans, net estimated costs to originate
 
the loans, and the pull-through rate,
and are therefore classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
 
The fair value of forward sale commitments is based on
observable market pricing for similar instruments and are therefore
 
classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Interest Rate Swap.
The Company’s derivative positions
 
are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and are valued using
models generally accepted in the financial services industry and that
 
use actively quoted or observable market input values from
external market data providers.
 
The fair value derivatives are determined using discounted cash flow
 
models.
 
Fair Value
 
Swap
.
 
The Company entered into a stand-alone derivative contract with the purchaser of
 
its Visa Class B shares.
 
The
valuation represents the amount due and payable to the counterparty based upon
 
the revised share conversion rate, if any,
 
during the
period. At March 31, 2023, there were
no
 
amounts payable and at December 31, 2022, there was a $
0.1
 
million payable.
A summary of fair values for assets and liabilities recorded at fair
 
value on a recurring basis consisted of the following:
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Fair
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
Inputs
Inputs
Inputs
Value
March 31, 2023
ASSETS:
Securities Available for
 
Sale:
U.S. Government Treasury
$
22,373
$
-
$
-
$
22,373
U.S. Government Agency
-
174,290
-
174,290
States and Political Subdivisions
-
41,479
-
41,479
Mortgage-Backed Securities
-
69,014
-
69,014
Corporate Debt Securities
-
88,432
-
88,432
Loans Held for Sale
-
55,118
-
55,118
Interest Rate Swap Derivative
-
5,394
-
5,394
Mortgage Banking IRLC Derivative
-
-
1,346
1,346
LIABILITIES:
Mortgage Banking Hedge Derivative
$
-
$
216
$
-
$
216
December 31, 2022
ASSETS:
Securities Available for
 
Sale:
U.S. Government Treasury
$
22,050
$
-
$
-
$
22,050
U.S. Government Agency
-
186,052
-
186,052
States and Political Subdivisions
-
40,329
-
40,329
Mortgage-Backed Securities
-
69,405
-
69,405
Corporate Debt Securities
-
88,236
-
88,236
Loans Held for Sale
-
54,635
-
54,635
Interest Rate Swap Derivative
-
6,195
-
6,195
Mortgage Banking Hedge Derivative
-
187
-
187
Mortgage Banking IRLC Derivative
-
-
819
819
Mortgage Banking Activities
.
 
The Company had Level 3 issuances and transfers related to mortgage
 
banking activities of $
4.3
 
million
and $
6.7
 
million, respectively, for the three
 
months ended March 31, 2023, and $
4.3
 
million and $
13.6
 
million, respectively, for the
three months ended March 31, 2022.
 
Issuances are valued based on the change in fair value of the underlying mortgage
 
loan from
inception of the IRLC to the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
 
date, adjusted for pull-through rates and costs to originate.
 
IRLCs transferred out of Level 3 represent IRLCs that were funded and moved
 
to mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value.
Assets Measured at Fair Value
 
on a Non-Recurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis (i.e., the
 
assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis
but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances).
 
An example would be assets exhibiting evidence of impairment.
 
The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured
 
on a non-recurring basis.
 
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Collateral Dependent Loans
.
 
Impairment for collateral dependent loans is measured using the fair
 
value of the collateral less selling
costs.
 
The fair value of collateral is determined by an independent valuation
 
or professional appraisal in conformance with banking
regulations.
 
Collateral values are estimated using Level 3 inputs due to the volatility in the real estate market,
 
and the judgment and
estimation involved in the real estate appraisal process.
 
Collateral dependent loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly
basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.
 
Valuation
 
techniques are consistent with those techniques applied in prior
periods.
 
Collateral-dependent loans had a carrying value of $
2.4
 
million with
no
 
valuation allowance at March 31, 2023 and a
carrying value of $
0.7
 
million and a $
0.1
 
million valuation allowance at December 31, 2022.
Other Real Estate Owned
.
 
During the first three months of 2023, certain foreclosed assets, upon initial recognition,
 
were measured
and reported at fair value through a charge-off
 
to the allowance for credit losses based on the fair value of the foreclosed asset less
estimated cost to sell.
 
The fair value of the foreclosed asset is determined by an independent valuation or
 
professional appraisal in
conformance with banking regulations.
 
On an ongoing basis, we obtain updated appraisals on foreclosed assets and realize valuation
adjustments as necessary.
 
The fair value of foreclosed assets is estimated using Level 3 inputs due to the judgment
 
and estimation
involved in the real estate valuation process.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
.
 
Residential mortgage loan servicing rights are evaluated for impairment
 
at each reporting period based
upon the fair value of the rights as compared to the carrying amount.
 
Fair value is determined by a third party valuation model using
estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and
 
stratifications based on the risk characteristics of the
underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate).
 
The fair value is estimated using Level 3 inputs, including a
discount rate, weighted average prepayment speed, and the cost of loan
 
servicing.
 
Further detail on the key inputs utilized are
provided in Note 4 – Mortgage Banking Activities.
 
At each of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was
no
 
valuation
allowance for loan servicing rights.
 
Assets and Liabilities Disclosed at Fair Value
The Company is required to disclose the estimated fair value of financial instruments,
 
both assets and liabilities, for which it is
practical to estimate fair value and the following is a description of valuation
 
methodologies used for those assets and liabilities.
Cash and Short-Term
 
Investments.
 
The carrying amount of cash and short-term investments is used to approximate
 
fair value, given
the short time frame to maturity and as such assets do not present unanticipated
 
credit concerns.
 
Securities Held to Maturity
.
 
Securities held to maturity are valued in accordance with the methodology previously
 
noted in the
caption “Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
 
on a Recurring Basis – Securities Available
 
for Sale.”
 
Loans.
 
The loan portfolio is segregated into categories and the fair value of each loan category is calculated
 
using present value
techniques based upon projected cash flows and estimated discount
 
rates.
 
Pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2016-01,
Recognition and
Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial
 
Liabilities
, the values reported reflect the incorporation of a liquidity discount to meet
the objective of “exit price” valuation.
 
Deposits.
 
The fair value of Noninterest Bearing Deposits, NOW Accounts, Money Market
 
Accounts and Savings Accounts are the
amounts payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity
 
certificates of deposit is estimated using present
value techniques and rates currently offered for deposits of
 
similar remaining maturities.
Subordinated Notes Payable.
 
The fair value of each note is calculated using present value techniques,
 
based upon projected cash
flows and estimated discount rates as well as rates being offered
 
for similar obligations.
Short-Term
 
and Long-Term
 
Borrowings.
 
The fair value of each note is calculated using present value techniques,
 
based upon
projected cash flows and estimated discount rates as well as rates being offered
 
for similar debt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A summary of estimated fair values of significant financial instruments not
 
recorded at fair value consisted of the following:
 
March 31, 2023
Carrying
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
(Dollars in Thousands)
Value
Inputs
Inputs
Inputs
ASSETS:
Cash
$
84,549
$
84,549
$
-
$
-
Short-Term Investments
303,403
303,403
-
-
Investment Securities, Held to Maturity
651,755
437,174
175,026
-
Equity Securities
(1)
1,883
-
1,883
-
Other Equity Securities
(2)
2,848
-
2,848
-
Mortgage Servicing Rights
6,801
-
-
9,541
Loans, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses
2,610,377
-
-
2,464,688
LIABILITIES:
Deposits
$
3,823,920
$
-
$
3,284,249
$
-
Short-Term
 
Borrowings
26,632
-
26,632
-
Subordinated Notes Payable
52,887
-
45,365
-
Long-Term Borrowings
463
-
464
-
 
December 31, 2022
Carrying
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
(Dollars in Thousands)
Value
Inputs
Inputs
Inputs
ASSETS:
Cash
$
72,114
$
72,114
$
-
$
-
Short-Term Investments
528,536
528,536
-
-
Investment Securities, Held to Maturity
660,774
431,733
180,968
-
Equity Securities
(1)
10
-
10
-
Other Equity Securities
(2)
2,848
-
2,848
-
Mortgage Servicing Rights
6,067
-
-
8,503
Loans, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses
2,500,444
-
-
2,357,533
LIABILITIES:
Deposits
$
3,939,317
$
-
$
3,310,383
$
-
Short-Term
 
Borrowings
56,793
-
56,793
-
Subordinated Notes Payable
52,887
-
45,763
-
Long-Term Borrowings
513
-
513
-
(1)
Not readily marketable securities - reflected
 
in other assets.
(2)
Accounted for under the equity method – not readily
 
marketable securities – reflected in other assets.
All non-financial instruments are excluded from the above table.
 
The disclosures also do not include goodwill.
 
Accordingly, the
aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying
 
value of the Company.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTE 10 – ACCUMULATED
 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The amounts allocated to accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(loss) are presented in the table below.
 
Accumulated
Securities
Other
Available
Interest Rate
Retirement
Comprehensive
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
for Sale
 
Swap
 
Plans
 
 
(Loss) Income
Balance as of January 1, 2023
$
(37,349)
 
$
4,625
 
$
(4,505)
 
$
(37,229)
Other comprehensive income (loss) during the period
 
5,751
 
(598)
 
-
 
5,153
Balance as of March 31, 2023
$
(31,598)
 
$
4,027
 
$
(4,505)
 
$
(32,076)
Balance as of January 1, 2022
$
(4,588)
 
$
1,530
 
$
(13,156)
 
$
(16,214)
Other comprehensive (loss) income during the period
 
(19,055)
 
1,370
 
156
 
(17,529)
Balance as of March 31, 2022
$
(23,643)
 
$
2,900
 
$
(13,000)
 
$
(33,743)
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Item 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
 
OF
OPERATIONS
Management’s discussion
 
and analysis (“MD&A”) provides supplemental information, which sets forth
 
the major factors that have
affected our financial condition and results of operations
 
and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and related notes.
 
The following information should provide a better understanding of
 
the major factors and trends that
affect our earnings performance and financial condition,
 
and how our performance during 2023 compares with prior years.
 
Throughout this section, Capital City Bank Group, Inc., and subsidiaries, collectively,
 
is referred to as “CCBG,” “Company,”
 
“we,”
“us,” or “our.”
CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD
 
-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including this MD&A section, contains
 
“forward-looking statements”
 
within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 
These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about
 
our
beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, estimates and intentions that are
 
subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are
subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond
 
our control.
 
The words “may,”
 
“could,” “should,” “would,”
“believe,” “anticipate,”
 
“estimate,” “expect,”
 
“intend,” “plan,”
 
“target,”
 
“vision,” “goal,”
 
and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
 
Our actual future results may differ materially
from those set forth in our forward-looking statements.
 
Please see the Introductory Note of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q
 
as well
as the Introductory Note and
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
of our 2022 Report on Form 10-K, as updated in our subsequent quarterly reports
filed on Form 10-Q, and in our other filings made from time to time with the SEC after
 
the date of this report.
However, other factors besides those listed in our
 
Quarterly Report or in our Annual Report also could adversely affect our
 
results,
and you should not consider any such list of factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or
 
uncertainties.
 
Any forward-looking
statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made.
 
We do not undertake to
 
update any forward-looking
statement, except as required by applicable law.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
We are a financial
 
holding company headquartered in Tallahassee,
 
Florida, and we are the parent of our wholly owned subsidiary,
Capital City Bank (the “Bank” or “CCB”).
 
We offer
 
a broad array of products and services through a total of 60 full-service offices
located in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
 
We provide a full range of
 
banking services, including traditional deposit and credit
services, mortgage banking, asset management, trust, merchant services, bankcards,
 
securities brokerage services and financial
advisory services, including life insurance products,
 
risk management and asset protection services.
 
Our profitability, like
 
most financial institutions, is dependent to a large extent upon net
 
interest income, which is the difference
between the interest and fees received on interest earning assets, such as loans and
 
securities, and the interest paid on interest-bearing
liabilities, principally deposits and borrowings.
 
Results of operations are also affected by the provision for credit losses, operating
expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and
 
other operating expenses including income taxes, and noninterest
income such as mortgage banking revenues, wealth management fees,
 
deposit fees, and bank card fees.
We have included
 
a detailed discussion of the economic conditions in our markets and our long-term strategic
 
objectives as part of the
MD&A section of our 2022 Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
We present a tangible
 
common equity ratio and a tangible book value per diluted share that, in each case, removes the
 
effect of
goodwill and other intangibles that resulted from merger
 
and acquisition activity. We
 
believe these measures are useful to investors
because it allows investors to more easily compare our capital adequacy to
 
other companies in the industry.
 
The generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) to non-GAAP reconciliation for
 
each quarter presented is provided below.
2023
2022
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
First
Fourth
Third
Second
First
Shareowners' Equity (GAAP)
$
411,240
$
394,016
$
373,165
$
371,675
$
372,145
Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)
93,053
93,093
93,133
93,173
93,213
Tangible Shareowners' Equity (non-GAAP)
A
318,187
300,923
280,032
278,502
278,932
Total Assets (GAAP)
4,409,742
4,525,958
4,332,671
4,354,297
4,310,045
Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)
93,053
93,093
93,133
93,173
93,213
Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)
B
$
4,316,689
$
4,432,865
$
4,239,538
$
4,261,124
$
4,216,832
Tangible Common Equity Ratio (non-GAAP)
A/B
7.37%
6.79%
6.61%
6.54%
6.61%
Actual Diluted Shares Outstanding (GAAP)
C
17,049,913
17,039,401
16,998,177
16,981,614
16,962,362
Tangible Book Value
 
per Diluted Share (non-GAAP)
 
A/C
18.66
17.66
16.47
16.40
16.44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
SELECTED QUARTERLY
 
FINANCIAL DATA
 
(UNAUDITED)
2023
2022
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
First
Fourth
Third
Second
First
Summary of Operations
:
Interest Income
$
43,915
$
41,226
$
35,364
$
29,320
$
25,438
Interest Expense
3,526
3,122
2,037
987
742
Net Interest Income
40,389
38,104
33,327
28,333
24,696
Provision for Credit Losses
3,130
3,521
2,099
1,542
-
Net Interest Income After
 
Provision for Credit Losses
37,259
34,583
31,228
26,791
24,696
Noninterest Income
22,248
20,972
22,934
24,903
25,818
Noninterest Expense
40,455
42,287
39,810
40,498
39,233
Income Before Income Taxes
19,052
13,268
14,352
11,196
11,281
Income Tax Expense
4,133
2,599
3,074
2,177
2,235
Income Attributable to NCI
35
995
37
(306)
(591)
Net Income Attributable to CCBG
14,954
11,664
11,315
8,713
8,455
Net Interest Income (FTE)
(1)
40,489
38,192
33,410
28,409
24,774
 
Per Common Share
:
Net Income Basic
$
0.88
$
0.69
$
0.67
$
0.51
$
0.50
Net Income Diluted
0.88
0.68
0.67
0.51
0.50
Cash Dividends Declared
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.16
Diluted Book Value
24.12
23.12
21.95
21.89
21.94
Diluted Tangible Book Value
(2)
18.66
17.66
16.47
16.40
16.44
Market Price:
 
High
36.86
36.23
33.93
28.55
28.88
 
Low
28.18
31.14
27.41
24.43
25.96
 
Close
29.31
32.50
31.11
27.89
26.36
 
Selected Average Balances
:
Investment Securities
$
1,064,212
$
1,081,092
$
1,120,728
$
1,144,757
$
1,059,145
Loans Held for Investment
2,582,395
2,439,379
2,264,075
2,084,679
1,963,578
Earning Assets
4,062,688
4,032,733
4,009,951
3,974,221
3,938,824
Total Assets
4,411,865
4,381,825
4,357,678
4,321,388
4,266,775
Deposits
3,817,314
3,803,042
3,769,864
3,765,329
3,714,062
Shareowners’ Equity
404,067
380,570
379,305
373,365
383,956
Common Equivalent Average Shares:
 
Basic
17,016
16,963
16,960
16,949
16,931
 
Diluted
17,045
17,016
16,996
16,971
16,946
Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets
 
1.37
%
1.06
%
1.03
%
0.81
%
0.80
%
Return on Average Equity
15.01
12.16
11.83
9.36
8.93
Net Interest Margin (FTE)
4.04
3.76
3.31
2.87
2.55
Noninterest Income as % of Operating Revenue
35.52
35.50
40.76
46.78
51.11
Efficiency Ratio
64.48
71.47
70.66
75.96
77.55
 
Asset Quality:
Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”)
$
26,507
$
24,736
 
$
22,510
$
21,281
$
20,756
Nonperforming Assets (“NPAs”)
4,602
2,728
2,422
3,231
2,745
ACL to Loans HFI
1.01
%
0.98
%
0.96
%
0.96
%
1.05
%
NPAs to Total
 
Assets
0.10
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.06
NPAs to Loans HFI plus OREO
0.17
0.11
0.10
0.15
0.14
ACL to Non-Performing Loans
577.63
1,076.89
934.53
677.57
760.83
Net Charge-Offs to Average Loans HFI
0.24
0.21
0.12
0.22
0.16
Capital Ratios:
Tier 1 Capital
14.51
%
14.53
%
14.80
%
15.13
%
15.98
%
Total Capital
15.53
15.52
15.75
16.07
16.98
Common Equity Tier 1
12.68
12.64
12.83
13.07
13.77
Leverage
9.28
9.06
8.91
8.77
8.78
Tangible Common Equity
(2)
7.37
6.79
6.61
6.54
6.61
(1)
Fully Tax Equivalent
(2)
Non-GAAP financial measure.
 
See non-GAAP reconciliation on page 31.
33
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Results of Operations
Performance Summary
.
 
Net income attributable to common shareowners of $15.0 million, or $0.88 per
 
diluted share, for the first
quarter of 2023 compared to $11.7 million,
 
or $0.68 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022, and $8.5 million,
 
or $0.50
 
per
diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022.
 
Net Interest Income
.
 
Tax-equivalent net
 
interest income for the first quarter of 2023
 
totaled $40.5 million, compared to $38.2 million
for the fourth quarter of 2022, and $24.8 million for the first quarter of
 
2022.
 
Compared to both prior periods, the increase reflected
strong loan growth and higher interest rates across a majority of our
 
earning assets, partially offset by higher deposit costs.
 
Provision and Allowance for Credit
 
Losses.
 
We recorded
 
a provision for credit losses of $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2023
compared to $3.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and no provision
 
for the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter
of 2022, the decrease reflected a lower level of loan growth.
 
The lack of provision for the first quarter of 2022 reflected lower
required reserves needed post-pandemic.
Noninterest Income
.
 
Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $22.2 million, an increase
 
of $1.2 million, or 6.1%, over
the fourth quarter of 2022 and a decrease of $3.6 million, or 13.8%, from
 
the first quarter of 2022.
 
The increase over the fourth
quarter of 2022 was primarily due to higher mortgage banking revenues
 
(higher rate locks and gain on sale margin) partially offset
 
by
lower deposit fees (two less processing days).
 
The decrease from the first quarter 2022 was driven by lower wealth management fees
due to lower insurance commissions - the first quarter of 2022 was higher
 
than normal due to closing of several large insurance
policies.
 
Lower mortgage revenues (lower rate locks and gain on sale margin)
 
also contributed to the decrease, but was partially offset
by an increase in other income (loan servicing fees).
 
Noninterest Expense
.
 
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $40.5 million compared to $42.3
 
million for the fourth
quarter of 2022 and $39.2 million for the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, the $1.8 million decrease was
primarily attributable to a $2.4 million decrease in other expense due
 
to a decrease in other real estate expense of $1.6 million due to a
gain from the sale of a banking office.
 
Further, pension expense (non-service-related
 
component) for the first quarter of 2023 totaled
$0.2 million compared to $1.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 which included
 
a $1.8 million pension settlement charge.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the $1.3 million increase reflected increases in
 
compensation expense of $0.8 million and
occupancy expense of $0.7 million that were partially off by a decrease
 
in other expense of $0.2 million.
 
The addition of banking
offices and staffing in new markets drove the variance
 
in salary and occupancy expenses.
 
Further, compensation expense reflected
 
a
$0.7 million decrease in pension service cost that was partially offset
 
by an increase in stock-based compensation expense of $0.4
million.
Financial Condition
Earning Assets.
 
Average earning assets totaled
 
$4.063 billion for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $30.0 million,
 
or 0.7%, over
the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of $123.9 million, or 3.1%, over the
 
first quarter of 2022.
 
The increase over both prior
periods was primarily driven by higher deposit balances.
 
The mix of earning assets continues to improve driven by strong loan
growth.
 
Loans.
 
Average loans held for investment
 
(“HFI”) increased $143.0 million, or 5.9%, over the fourth quarter of 202
 
2
 
and increased
$618.8 million, or 31.5%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Period end loans increased $111.7
 
million, or 4.4%, over the fourth quarter of
2022 and $651.4 million, or 32.8%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, a majority of the increase
was realized in the residential real estate category,
 
and to a lesser extent, the construction and commercial real estate mortgage
categories.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, loan growth was broad based, with increases realized in
 
all categories except
consumer loans.
 
The slowdown in the secondary market residential loan sales has allowed us to book
 
a steady flow of CCHL’s
adjustable-rate production in our loan portfolio throughout 2022
 
and the first quarter of 2023.
Credit Quality
.
 
Overall credit quality remains stable.
 
Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate) totaled $4.6
million at March 31, 2023 compared to $2.7 million at December 31, 2022, and
 
$2.7 million at March 31, 2022.
 
At March 31, 2023,
nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets totaled 0.10% compared
 
to 0.06% at December 31, 2022 and 0.06% at March 31,
2022.
 
Nonaccrual loans totaled $4.6 million at March 31, 2023, a $2.3 million increase
 
over December 31, 2022, and a $1.9 million
increase over March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, the increase was primarily
 
due to the addition of one large business loan
relationship totaling $1.8 million to nonaccrual status – it is in the process of
 
collection and is adequately secured and reserved for.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
Deposits
.
 
Average total
 
deposits were $3.817 billion for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $14.3 million,
 
or 0.4%, over the
fourth quarter of 2022 and $103.3 million, or 2.8%, over the first quarter
 
of 2022.
 
Growth over
 
the fourth quarter of 2022 was
primarily attributable to an increase in NOW account balances, primarily
 
due to a seasonal increase in our public fund deposits that
occurred late in the fourth quarter.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, we had strong growth in our NOW accounts
 
and, to a lesser
extent, our savings account balances.
 
Capital
.
 
At March 31, 2023, we were well-capitalized with a total risk-based capital ratio
 
of 15.53% and a tangible common equity
ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) of 7.37% compared to 15.52%
 
and 6.79%, respectively at December 31, 2022 and 16.98% and
6.61%, respectively, at March
 
31, 2022.
 
At March 31, 2023, all of our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the threshold to be well-
capitalized under the Basel III capital standards.
 
RESULTS
 
OF OPERATIONS
The following table provides a condensed summary of our results of operations
 
- a discussion of the various components are discussed
in further detail below.
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
Interest Income
$
43,915
$
41,226
$
25,438
Taxable Equivalent Adjustments
100
88
78
Total Interest Income (FTE)
44,015
41,314
25,516
Interest Expense
3,526
3,122
742
Net Interest Income (FTE)
40,489
38,192
24,774
Provision for Credit Losses
3,130
3,521
-
Taxable Equivalent Adjustments
100
88
78
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses
37,259
34,583
24,696
Noninterest Income
22,248
20,972
25,818
Noninterest Expense
40,455
42,287
39,233
Income Before Income Taxes
19,052
13,268
11,281
Income Tax Expense
4,133
2,599
2,235
Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
35
995
(591)
Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners
$
14,954
$
11,664
$
8,455
 
Basic Net Income Per Share
$
0.88
$
0.69
$
0.50
Diluted Net Income Per Share
$
0.88
$
0.68
$
0.50
Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents our single largest source of earnings
 
and is equal to interest income and fees generated by earning
assets less interest expense paid on interest bearing liabilities.
 
This information is provided on a “taxable equivalent”
 
basis to reflect
the tax-exempt status of income earned on certain loans and state and local
 
government debt obligations.
 
We provide an analysis of
our net interest income including average yields and rates in Table
 
I on page 44.
Tax-equivalent net
 
interest income for the first quarter of 2023
 
totaled $40.5 million, compared to $38.2 million for the fourth quarter
of 2022, and $24.8 million for the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to both prior periods, the increase reflected strong loan growth and
higher rates across a majority of our earning assets, partially offset
 
by higher deposit costs.
Our net interest margin for the first quarter of 2023 was 4.04%, an increase
 
of 28 basis points over the fourth quarter of 2022 and 149
basis points over the first quarter of 2022, both driven by higher interest rates and
 
an overall improved earning asset mix.
 
For the
month of March 2023, our net interest margin was 4.07%.
 
For the first quarter of 2023, our cost of funds was 35 basis points, an
increase of four basis points over the fourth quarter of 2022 and 27 basis points
 
over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Our cost of interest-
bearing deposits was 46 basis points, 35 basis points, and 4 basis points, respectively,
 
for the same periods.
 
Our total cost
 
of deposits
(including noninterest bearing accounts) was 26 basis points, 20 basis points,
 
and 2 basis points, respectively,
 
for the same periods.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35
Provision for Credit Losses
We recorded
 
a provision for credit losses of $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $3.5 million for
 
the fourth quarter of
2022 and no provision for the first quarter of 2022.
 
The decrease in the provision compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 was
primarily attributable to a lower level of loan growth.
 
The credit loss provision for the first quarter of 2022 generally reflected
 
lower
required reserves needed post-pandemic.
 
We discuss the allowance
 
for credit losses further below.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $22.2 million compared
 
to $21.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and
$25.8 million for the first quarter of 2022.
 
The $1.2 million increase over the fourth quarter of 2022 was primarily attributable
 
to
higher mortgage banking revenues at CCHL of $1.5 million partially offset
 
by lower deposit fees $0.3 million.
 
The increase in
mortgage banking revenues reflected a higher level of rate locks and
 
gain on sale margin.
 
The decrease in deposit fees was partially
attributable to two less processing days in the first quarter.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the $3.6 million decrease reflected
lower wealth management fees of $2.1 million and mortgage banking revenues
 
of $1.9 million, partially offset by higher other income
of $0.5 million.
 
The decrease in wealth management fees was due to lower insurance commission revenues
 
which reflected higher
than normal revenues in the first quarter of 2022 related to the closing of several large
 
insurance policies.
 
The decline in mortgage
banking revenues was attributable to a lower level of rate locks and gain on sale margin.
 
The increase in other income was primarily
due to higher loan servicing income and miscellaneous income.
 
Noninterest income represented 35.52% of operating revenues (net interest
 
income plus noninterest income) for the first quarter of
2023 compared to 35.50% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 51.11%
 
for the first quarter of 2022.
The table below reflects the major components of noninterest income.
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
Deposit Fees
 
$
5,239
 
$
5,536
 
$
5,191
Bank Card Fees
3,726
3,744
3,763
Wealth Management
 
Fees
3,928
3,649
6,070
Mortgage Banking Revenues
6,995
5,497
8,946
Other
2,360
2,546
1,848
Total
 
Noninterest Income
 
$
22,248
 
$
20,972
 
$
25,818
Significant components of noninterest income are discussed in more
 
detail below.
Deposit Fees
.
 
Deposit fees for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $5.2 million, a decrease of $0.3
 
million, or 5.4%, from the fourth
quarter of 2022 and comparable to the first quarter of 2022.
 
The decline from the fourth quarter of 2022 reflected two less days of
processing.
 
Bank Card Fees
.
 
Bank card fees for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $3.7 million, comparable to the
 
fourth quarter of 2022 and a
decrease of $0.1 million, or 1.0%, from the first quarter of 2022.
 
The decline from the first quarter of 2022 was primarily attributable
to lower debit card usage and reflected lower consumer spending.
 
Wealth
 
Management Fees
.
 
Wealth management fees,
 
which include both trust fees (i.e., managed accounts and trusts/estates), retail
brokerage fees (i.e., investment,
 
insurance products, and retirement accounts), and insurance commission
 
revenues,
 
totaled $3.9
million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $0.3 million, or 7.7%, over the
 
fourth quarter of 2022 and a decrease of $2.1
million, or 35.3%, from the first quarter of 2022.
 
The increase over the fourth quarter of 2022 was primarily attributable to higher
retail brokerage fees.
 
The decrease from the first quarter of 2022 was due to lower insurance commission
 
revenues which reflected
higher than normal revenues in the first quarter of 2022 related to the closing of
 
several large insurance policies.
 
At March 31, 2023,
total assets under management were approximately $2.330 billion
 
compared to $2.273 billion at December 31, 2022 and $2.329
billion at March 31, 2022.
 
Mortgage Banking Revenues
.
 
Mortgage banking revenues totaled $7.0 million for the first quarter of
 
2023, an increase of $1.5
million, or 27.3%, over the fourth quarter of 2022 and a decrease of $1.9
 
million, or 21.8% from the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared
to the fourth quarter of 2022, the increase reflected a higher level of rate locks and
 
gain on sale margin.
 
The decrease from the first
quarter of 2022 was attributable to lower rate lock volume and gain on sale margin.
 
We provide a detailed
 
overview of our mortgage
banking operation, including a detailed break-down of mortgage banking
 
revenues, mortgage servicing activity,
 
and warehouse
funding within Note 4 - Mortgage Banking Activities in the Notes to Consolidated
 
Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
36
Other
.
 
Other income totaled $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of $0.2
 
million, or 7.3%, from the fourth quarter of
2022 and an increase of $0.5 million, or 27.7%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the increase was
primarily attributable to higher loan servicing income and miscellaneous income.
 
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $40.5 million compared
 
to $42.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and
$39.2 million for the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, the $1.8 million decrease reflected
 
a decrease in
other expense of $2.4 million that was partially offset by an increase
 
in occupancy expense of $0.5 million and compensation expense
of $0.1 million.
 
The decrease in other expense was primarily attributable to lower other real estate expense
 
of $1.6 million due to a
gain on the sale of a banking office.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the $1.3 million increase reflected an increase of $0.8
million in compensation expense and $0.7 million in occupancy expense that were
 
partially off by a decrease of $0.2 million in other
expense.
 
The addition of three banking offices and staffing in new markets
 
drove the variance in compensation and occupancy
expenses.
 
The table below reflects the major components of noninterest expense.
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Thousands)
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
Salaries
$
21,629
 
$
21,113
 
$
20,664
Associate Benefits
4,007
4,452
4,192
Total Compensation
 
25,636
25,565
24,856
 
Premises
3,245
2,907
2,759
Equipment
3,517
3,346
3,334
Total Occupancy
6,762
6,253
6,093
 
Legal Fees
362
390
349
Professional Fees
1,324
1,441
1,332
Processing Services
1,742
1,368
1,637
Advertising
874
729
773
Telephone
706
690
728
Insurance - Other
831
649
510
Other Real Estate Owned, net
 
(1,827)
(241)
25
Pension - Other
7
(761)
(761)
Pension Settlement
-
1,841
209
Miscellaneous
4,038
4,363
3,482
Total Other
 
8,057
10,469
8,284
Total
 
Noninterest Expense
 
$
40,455
$
42,287
$
39,233
Significant components of noninterest expense are discussed in
 
more detail below.
Compensation
.
 
Compensation expense totaled $25.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase
 
of $0.1 million, or 0.3%, over
the fourth quarter of 2022 and an increase of $0.8 million, or 3.1%, over
 
the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of
2022, the $0.1 million increase in compensation expense reflected an increase
 
in salary expense of $0.5 million that was partially
offset by a decrease in associate benefits expense of $0.4
 
million.
 
The increase in salary expense was primarily attributable to an
increase in payroll tax expense which reflected the annual re-set of this tax as well as payroll
 
taxes related to a high level of cash/stock
incentives paid in the first quarter.
 
The decrease in associate benefit expense reflected a decrease of $0.7 million
 
in pension service
cost that was partially offset by increases in stock compensation (higher
 
expected pay-out for long-term incentive plan), associate
insurance, and other associate benefit expense (annual sales/service awards event).
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the increase
reflected higher salary expense of $1.0 million partially offset
 
by lower associate benefit expense of $0.2
 
million.
 
The increase in
salary expense was due to the addition of banking offices
 
and staffing in new markets.
 
The decrease in associate benefit expense was
primarily due to a decrease in pension service cost of $0.7 million that was partially
 
offset by an increase in stock-based compensation
expense of $0.4 million.
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Occupancy.
 
Occupancy expense (including premises and equipment) totaled $6.8
 
million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of
$0.5
 
million, or 8.1% over the fourth quarter of 2022 and an increase of $0.7 million,
 
or 11.0%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
The
increase over both prior periods was primarily attributable
 
to the three recently opened full-service offices and the re-location of one
office.
Other
.
 
Other noninterest expense totaled $8.1 million for the first quarter of
 
2023, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 23.0%, from the
fourth quarter of 2022 and a decrease of $0.2 million, or 2.7%, from
 
the first quarter of 2022.
 
The decrease from the fourth quarter of
2022
 
was primarily attributable a decrease in other real estate expense of $1.6 million due to a gain
 
from the sale of a banking office
and lower pension settlement expense of $1.8 million, partially offset
 
by higher pension expense (non-service-related component) of
$0.8 million.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the decrease was primarily driven by lower other real
 
estate expense of $1.8
million due to a gain in other real estate from the sale of a banking office
 
that was partially offset by higher pension expense (non-
service-related component) of $0.8
 
million and higher FDIC assessments of $0.3 million.
Our operating efficiency ratio (expressed as noninterest
 
expense as a percent of the sum of taxable-equivalent net interest income plus
noninterest income) was 64.48% for the first quarter of 2023 compared
 
to 71.47% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 77.55% for the
first quarter of 2022.
 
The improvement over both prior periods reflected higher net interest income.
 
Income Taxes
We realized income
 
tax expense of $4.1 million (effective rate of 21.7%) for the first quarter of
 
2023 compared to $2.6 million
(effective rate of 19.6%) for the fourth quarter of 2022 and $2.2
 
million (effective rate of 19.8%) for the first quarter of 2022.
 
A
discrete tax item of $0.4 million related our SERP plan favorably impacted
 
the effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2022.
 
Absent discrete items, we expect our annual effective tax rate to approximate
 
21%-22% in 2023.
 
The increase in the effective tax rate
for 2023 reflects a lower level of pre-tax income from CCHL in relation
 
to our consolidated income as the non-controlling interest
adjustment for CCHL is accounted for as a permanent tax adjustment.
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Average earning
 
assets totaled $4.063 billion for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $30.0 million, or 0.7%, over
 
the fourth
quarter of 2022, and an increase of $123.9 million, or 3.1%, over
 
the first quarter of 2022.
 
The increase over both prior periods was
primarily driven by higher deposit balances (see below –
Deposits
).
 
The mix of earning assets continues to improve driven by strong
loan growth.
Investment Securities
Average investment
 
s
 
decreased $16.9 million, or 1.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2022 and increased
 
$5.1 million, or 0.5%, over the
first quarter of 2022.
 
Our investment portfolio represented 26.2% of our average earning assets for the
 
first quarter of 2023 compared
to 26.8% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 26.9% for the first quarter of 2022.
 
For the remainder of 2023, we will continue to
monitor our overall liquidity position and allow cash flow from the
 
investment portfolio to run-off to overnight funds.
 
The investment portfolio is a significant component of our operations and, as such,
 
it functions as a key element of liquidity and
asset/liability management.
 
Two types of classifications are approved
 
for investment securities which are Available
 
-for-Sale (“AFS”)
and Held-to-Maturity (“HTM”).
 
At March 31, 2023, $402.9 million, or 38.1%, of our investment portfolio
 
was classified as AFS,
and $651.8 million, or 61.8%, classified as HTM.
 
The average maturity of our total portfolio at March 31, 2023
 
was 3.34 years
compared to 3.57 years at December 31, 2022 and 3.63 years at March
 
31, 2022.
 
The duration of our investment portfolio at March
31, 2023 was 2.99 years.
 
In the third quarter of 2022, to mitigate risk to accumulated other comprehensive income due
 
to higher
interest rates, we reclassified 33 U.S. Treasury obligations
 
totaling $168.4 million with unrealized losses of $9.4 million from AFS to
HTM.
 
At March 31, 2023, $7.1 million was remaining in unrealized losses relating to
 
these securities.
We determine
 
the classification of a security at the time of acquisition based on how the purchase will affect
 
our asset/liability strategy
and future business plans and opportunities.
 
We consider multiple
 
factors in determining classification, including regulatory capital
requirements, volatility in earnings or other comprehensive income,
 
and liquidity needs.
 
Securities in the AFS portfolio are recorded
at fair value with unrealized gains and losses associated with these securities recorded
 
net of tax, in the accumulated other
comprehensive income component of shareowners’ equity.
 
HTM securities are acquired or owned with the intent of holding
 
them to
maturity.
 
HTM investments are measured at amortized cost.
 
We do not
 
trade, nor do we presently intend to begin trading investment
securities for the purpose of recognizing gains and therefore we do not maintain
 
a trading portfolio.
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At March 31, 2023, there were 896 positions (combined AFS and HTM) with
 
pre-tax unrealized losses totaling $74.8 million (see
Note 2 – Investment Securities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
 
detail by category).
 
87 of these positions are
U.S. Treasury bonds and carry the full faith and credit of
 
the U.S. Government.
 
684 are U.S. government agency securities issued by
U.S. government sponsored entities.
 
We believe the
 
long history of no credit losses on government securities indicates that
 
the
expectation of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is effectively
 
zero.
 
The remaining 125 positions (Municipal securities and
corporate bonds) have a credit component.
 
At March 31, 2023, corporate debt securities had an allowance for credit losses of
 
$28,000
and municipal securities had an allowance of $8,000.
 
At March 31, 2023, all CMO, MBS, SBA, U.S. Agency,
 
and U.S. Treasury
bonds held were AAA rated.
Loans HFI
Average loans
 
held for investment (“HFI”) increased $143.0 million, or 5.9%, over the fourth quarter of 2022
 
and $618.8 million, or
31.5%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Period end loans increased $111.7
 
million, or 4.4%, over the fourth quarter of 2022 and $651.4
million, or 32.8%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, a majority of the increase was realized in
 
the
residential real estate category,
 
and to a lesser extent, the construction and commercial real estate mortgage
 
categories.
 
Compared to
the first quarter of 2022, loan growth was broad based, with increases realized in all categories
 
except consumer loans.
 
Without compromising our credit standards
 
,
 
changing our underwriting standards, or taking on inordinate interest rate risk,
 
we
continue to closely monitor our markets and make minor adjustments as necessary.
Credit Quality
Overall credit quality remains stable.
 
Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate) totaled $4.6
 
million at March 31,
2023 compared to $2.7 million at December 31, 2022 and $2.7 million
 
at March 31, 2022.
 
At March 31, 2023, the increase was
primarily due to the addition of one large business loan relationship
 
totaling $1.8 million to nonaccrual status is in the process of
collection and is adequately secured and reserved for.
 
At March 31, 2023, nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets totaled
0.10% compared to 0.06% at December 31, 2022 and 0.06% at March 31, 202
 
2.
 
Nonaccrual loans totaled $4.6 million at March 31,
2023, a $2.3 million increase over December 31, 2022 and a $1.9 million increase
 
over March 31, 2022.
 
Further, classified loans
totaled $12.2 million at March 31, 2023, a $7.2 million decrease from December
 
31, 2022 and a $10.2 million decrease from March
31, 2022.
 
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the
 
loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount
expected to be collected on the loans.
 
The allowance for credit losses is adjusted by a credit loss provision which is reported in
earnings, and reduced by the charge-off
 
of loan amounts (net of recoveries).
 
Loans are charged off against the allowance when
management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed.
 
Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts
previously charged-off and expected to be charged
 
-off.
 
Expected credit loss inherent in non-cancellable off-balance sheet credit
exposures is provided through the credit loss provision, but recorded as a separate
 
liability included in other liabilities.
Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information,
 
from internal and external sources relating to past
events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
 
Historical loan default and loss experience provides the basis for
the estimation of expected credit losses.
 
Adjustments to historical loss information incorporate management’s
 
view of current
conditions and forecasts.
 
At March 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses for HFI loans totaled
 
$26.5 million compared to $24.7 million at December 31,
2022 and $20.8 million at March 31, 2022.
 
Activity within the allowance is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial
statements.
 
The increase in the allowance over the prior periods was primarily driven by
 
loan growth.
 
At March 31, 2023, net charge-
offs totaled $1.5 million, an increase of $0.2 million over
 
the fourth quarter of 2022, and $0.7 million over the first quarter of 2022.
 
At March 31, 2023, the allowance represented 1.01% of
 
HFI loans and provided coverage of 578% of nonperforming loans compared
to 0.98% and 1,077%, respectively,
 
at December 31, 2022, and 1.05% and 761%, respectively,
 
at March 31, 2022.
 
At March 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses for unfunded commitments
 
totaled $2.8 million compared to $3.0 million at
December 31, 2022 and $3.0 million at March 31, 2022. The allowance
 
for unfunded commitments is recorded in other liabilities.
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Deposits
Average total
 
deposits were $3.817 billion for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $14.3 million,
 
or 0.4%, over the fourth quarter
of 2022 and $103.3 million, or 2.8%, over the first quarter of 2022.
 
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, the increase reflected
higher NOW account balances, primarily due to a seasonal increase in our
 
public fund deposits that occurred late in the fourth quarter.
 
Compared to the first quarter of 2022, we experienced strong growth in our
 
NOW accounts, and to a lesser degree, our savings
accounts.
 
Period end total deposits declined $115.4 million
 
from the fourth quarter of 2022, and reflected lower balances in
noninterest bearing accounts, NOW accounts, and savings accounts, partially
 
offset by slight growth in money market accounts and
certificates of deposit
 
Noninterest bearing accounts decreased $52.2 million from the fourth quarter
 
of 2022, largely due to the
migration of two commercial clients into interest bearing NOW accounts, in addition
 
to clients seeking a higher yielding investment
account at Capital City Investments (approximately $30 million,
 
which is predominantly attributable to clients with higher balances).
 
Interest bearing deposits decreased $63.2 million from the fourth quarter
 
of 2022, including a $47.8 million decline in the NOW
account balance that was largely driven by an anticipated seasonal
 
decline in public fund balances of $66 million, partially offset
 
by
the previously mentioned migration of two clients from noninterest bearing
 
accounts.
 
Savings account balances decreased $20.1
million from the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily attributable to clients
 
seeking higher yielding investment products outside of the
Bank.
 
Money market account balances increased $4.5 million over the fourth quarter
 
of 2022 (also due to some migration from
noninterest bearing accounts), in addition to growth in our new markets which
 
offered a promotional rate.
 
We continue
 
to closely monitor our cost of deposits and deposit mix as we manage through the current
 
rising rate environment.
 
MARKET RISK AND INTEREST RATE
 
SENSITIVITY
Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity
Overview.
 
Market risk arises from changes in interest rates, exchange rates,
 
commodity prices, and equity prices.
 
We have risk
management policies designed to monitor and limit exposure to market
 
risk and we do not participate in activities that give rise to
significant market risk involving exchange rates, commodity prices, or
 
equity prices.
 
In asset and liability management activities, our
policies are designed to minimize structural interest rate risk.
Interest Rate Risk Management.
 
Our net income is largely dependent on net interest income.
 
Net interest income is susceptible to
interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing
 
liabilities mature or reprice on a different basis than interest-earning
 
assets.
 
When
interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly
 
than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in
market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest
 
income.
 
Similarly, when interest-earning
 
assets mature or reprice more
quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling market interest rates could
 
result in a decrease in net interest income.
 
Net interest
income is also affected by changes in the portion of interest-earning
 
assets that are funded by interest-bearing liabilities rather than by
other sources of funds, such as noninterest-bearing deposits and shareowners’
 
equity.
We have established
 
what we believe to be a comprehensive interest rate risk management policy,
 
which is administered by
management’s Asset Liability Management
 
Committee (“ALCO”).
 
The policy establishes limits of risk, which are quantitative
measures of the percentage change in net interest income (a measure of net
 
interest income at risk) and the fair value of equity capital
(a measure of economic value of equity (“EVE”) at risk) resulting from a hypothetical change
 
in interest rates for maturities from one
day to 30 years.
 
We measure the potential
 
adverse impacts that changing interest rates may have on our short-term
 
earnings, long-
term value, and liquidity by employing simulation analysis through the use of
 
computer modeling.
 
The simulation model captures
optionality factors such as call features and interest rate caps and floors imbedded
 
in investment and loan portfolio contracts.
 
As with
any method of gauging interest rate risk, there are certain shortcomings
 
inherent in the interest rate modeling methodology used by
us.
 
When interest rates change, actual movements in different categories
 
of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, loan
prepayments, and withdrawals of time and other deposits, may deviate significantly
 
from assumptions used in the model.
 
Finally, the
methodology does not measure or reflect the impact that higher rates may have
 
on adjustable-rate loan clients’ ability to service their
debts, or the impact of rate changes on demand for loan and deposit products.
The statement of financial condition is subject to testing for interest rate shock
 
possibilities to indicate the inherent interest rate risk.
 
We prepare
 
a current base case and several alternative interest rate simulations (-400, -300, -200,
 
-100,+100, +200, +300, and +400
basis points (bp)), at least once per quarter, and
 
report the analysis to ALCO, our Market Risk Oversight Committee (“MROC”), our
Enterprise Risk Oversight Committee (“EROC”) and the Board of Directors.
 
The -400bp rate scenario was reintroduced into the
model beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to the higher interest
 
rate environment. We
 
augment our interest rate shock analysis
with alternative interest rate scenarios on a quarterly basis that may include ramps,
 
parallel shifts, and a flattening or steepening of the
yield curve (non-parallel shift).
 
In addition, more frequent forecasts may be produced when interest rates are
 
particularly uncertain or
when other business conditions so dictate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Our goal is to structure the statement of financial condition so that net interest earnings at risk over
 
12-month and 24-month periods
and the economic value of equity at risk do not exceed policy guidelines
 
at the various interest rate shock levels. We
 
attempt to
achieve this goal by balancing, within policy limits, the volume of floating-rate
 
liabilities with a similar volume of floating-rate assets,
by keeping the average
 
maturity of fixed-rate asset and liability contracts reasonably matched, by managing
 
the mix of our core
deposits, and by adjusting our rates to market conditions on a continuing
 
basis.
 
 
Analysis.
 
Measures of net interest income at risk produced by simulation analysis are
 
indicators of an institution’s short-term
performance in alternative rate environments.
 
These measures are typically based upon a relatively brief period, and do not
necessarily indicate the long-term prospects or economic value of the institution.
ESTIMATED CHANGES
 
IN NET INTEREST INCOME
(1)
Percentage Change (12-month shock)
+400 bp
+300 bp
+200 bp
+100 bp
-100 bp
-200 bp
-300 bp
-400 bp
Policy Limit
 
-15.0%
-12.5%
-10.0%
-7.5%
-7.5%
-10.0%
-12.5%
-15.0%
March 31, 2023
7.1%
5.2%
3.4%
1.8%
-3.3%
-8.8%
-15.5%
-21.2%
December 31, 2022
11.3%
8.4%
5.5%
2.8%
-5.0%
-12.3%
-20.0%
-27.1%
Percentage Change (24-month shock)
+400 bp
+300 bp
+200 bp
+100 bp
-100 bp
-200 bp
-300 bp
-400 bp
Policy Limit
 
-17.5%
-15.0%
-12.5%
-10.0%
-10.0%
-12.5%
-15.0%
-17.5%
March 31, 2023
28.0%
22.7%
17.2%
12.2%
-0.5%
-10.9%
-22.5%
-31.2%
December 31, 2022
31.3%
25.2%
19.0%
13.1%
-2.0%
-13.8%
-25.7%
-36.3%
The Net Interest Income (“NII”) at Risk position indicates
 
that in the short-term, all rising rate environments will positively impact
 
the
net interest margin of the Company,
 
while declining rate environments
 
will have a negative impact on the net interest margin.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, these metrics became less favorable
 
in the rising rate scenarios primarily due to loan growth,
which reduced our level of overnight funds and made us slightly less asset sensitive.
 
The converse is applicable in the down rate
scenarios where the metrics became more favorable due to loan growth which
 
increased asset duration and therefore protection against
falling rates.
 
The percent change over both a 12-month and 24-month shock are outside of policy
 
in the rates down 300 bps and 400
bps scenarios
 
due to our limited ability to lower our deposit rates relative to the decline
 
in market rate.
 
The measures of equity value at risk indicate our ongoing economic value
 
by considering the effects of changes in interest rates on all
of our cash flows by discounting the cash flows to estimate the present value of
 
assets and liabilities. The difference between these
discounted values of the assets and liabilities is the economic value of equity,
 
which in theory approximates the fair value of our net
assets.
ESTIMATED CHANGES
 
IN ECONOMIC VALUE
 
OF EQUITY
(1)
Changes in Interest Rates
+400 bp
+300 bp
+200 bp
+100 bp
-100 bp
-200 bp
-300 bp
-400 bp
Policy Limit
 
-30.0%
-25.0%
-20.0%
-15.0%
-15.0%
-20.0%
-25.0%
-30.0%
March 31, 2023
 
11.6%
9.6%
7.0%
4.0%
-7.1%
-17.9%
-31.3%
-35.7%
December 31, 2022
11.0%
9.0%
6.4%
3.6%
-7.4%
-18.8%
-30.9%
-40.1%
EVE Ratio (policy minimum 5.0%)
20.6%
19.9%
19.0%
18.2%
15.6%
13.5%
11.2%
10.3%
(1) The down 400 bp rate scenario was added in the fourth quarter of 2022.
At March 31, 2023, the economic value of equity was favorable in
 
all rising rate environments and unfavorable in the falling rate
environments. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, EVE metrics became
 
slightly more favorable in all rate environments except
the down 300 environment, primarily due to a change in the shape and position
 
of the yield curve, along with seasonal outflows of
some rate sensitive funding sources (public funds).
 
EVE is currently in compliance with policy in all rate scenarios as the EVE ratio
in each rate scenario exceeds 5.0%.
As the interest rate environment and the dynamics of the economy continue to change,
 
additional simulations will be analyzed to
address not only the changing rate environment, but also the change
 
in mix of our financial assets and liabilities, measured over
multiple years, to help assess the risk to the Company.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
 
RESOURCES
Liquidity
In general terms, liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet our
 
cash needs.
 
Our objective in managing our liquidity is to
maintain our ability to meet loan commitments, purchase securities or repay deposits and
 
other liabilities in accordance with their
terms, without an adverse impact on our current or future earnings.
 
Our liquidity strategy is guided by policies that are formulated and
monitored by our ALCO and senior management, which take into account
 
the marketability of assets, the sources and stability of
funding and the level of unfunded commitments.
 
We regularly evaluate
 
all of our various funding sources with an emphasis on
accessibility, stability,
 
reliability and cost-effectiveness.
 
Our principal source of funding has been our client deposits, supplemented
by our short-term and long-term borrowings, primarily from securities sold under
 
repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and
FHLB borrowings.
 
We believe that the cash
 
generated from operations, our borrowing capacity and our access to
 
capital resources are
sufficient to meet our future operating capital and funding requirements.
 
At March 31, 2023, we had the ability to generate $1.428 billion in additional
 
liquidity through all of our available resources (this
excludes $303.4 million in overnight funds sold).
 
In addition to the primary borrowing outlets mentioned above, we also have
 
the
ability to generate liquidity by borrowing from the Federal Reserve Discount
 
Window and through brokered deposits.
 
We recognize
the importance of maintaining liquidity and have developed a Contingent
 
Liquidity Plan, which addresses various liquidity stress
levels and our response and action based on the level of severity.
 
We periodically
 
test our credit facilities for access to the funds, but
also understand that as the severity of the liquidity level increases that certain credit facilities may
 
no longer be available.
 
We conduct
a liquidity stress test on a quarterly basis based on events that could potentially
 
occur at the Bank and report results to ALCO, our
Market Risk Oversight Committee, Risk Oversight Committee,
 
and the Board of Directors.
 
At March 31, 2023, we believe the
liquidity available to us was sufficient to meet our on-going needs
 
and execute our business strategy.
 
 
We also view our
 
investment portfolio as a liquidity source and have the option to pledge securities in our
 
portfolio as collateral for
borrowings or deposits, and/or to sell selected securities.
 
Our portfolio consists of debt issued by the U.S. Treasury,
 
U.S.
governmental agencies, municipal governments, and corporate entities.
 
At March 31, 2023, the weighted-average life and duration of
our portfolio were 3.34 years and 2.99 years, respectively,
 
and the available-for-sale portfolio had a net unrealized pre-tax loss of
$35.0 million.
We maintained
 
an average net overnight funds (interest deposits with banks plus FED funds sold less FED funds
 
purchased) sold
position of $361.0 million in the first quarter of 2023
 
compared to $469.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and $873.1 million in
the first quarter of 2022.
 
The declining overnight funds position reflects growth in average loans.
We expect our
 
capital expenditures will be approximately $8.0 million over the next 12 months, which
 
will primarily consist of
construction of new offices, office remodeling,
 
office equipment/furniture, and technology purchases.
 
Management expects that these
capital expenditures will be funded with existing resources without impairing
 
our ability to meet our on-going obligations.
Borrowings
Average short
 
-term borrowings totaled $47.1 million for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $50.8
 
million for the fourth quarter of
2022 and $32.4 million for the first quarter of 2022. The variance compared
 
to both prior periods was primarily attributable to an
increase in short-term repurchase agreements and the fluctuation in CCHL’s
 
warehouse line.
 
Additional detail on these borrowings is
provided in Note 4 – Mortgage Banking Activities in the Consolidated
 
Financial Statements.
We have issued two
 
junior subordinated deferrable interest notes to our wholly owned
 
Delaware statutory trusts.
 
The first note for
$30.9 million was issued to CCBG Capital Trust I in
 
November 2004, of which $10 million was retired in April 2016.
 
The second
note for $32.0 million was issued to CCBG Capital Trust II
 
in May 2005.
 
The interest payment for the CCBG Capital Trust I
borrowing is due quarterly and adjusts quarterly to a variable rate of three-month
 
LIBOR plus a margin of 1.90%.
 
This note matures
on December 31, 2034.
 
The interest payment for the CCBG Capital Trust II borrowing is due
 
quarterly and adjusts quarterly to a
variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus a margin of 1.80%.
 
This note matures on June 15, 2035.
 
Effective June 30, 2023, in
accordance with the trust agreements
 
and the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, LIBOR will be replaced
 
with 3-month
CME Term SOFR (secured
 
overnight financing rate) as the interest rate index.
 
The proceeds from these borrowings were used to
partially fund acquisitions.
 
Under the terms of each junior subordinated deferrable interest note,
 
in the event of default or if we elect
to defer interest on the note, we may not, with certain exceptions, declare or pay dividends or
 
make distributions on our capital stock
or purchase or acquire any of our capital stock.
 
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During the second quarter of 2020, we entered into a derivative cash
 
flow hedge of our interest rate risk related to our subordinated
debt.
 
The notional amount of the derivative is $30 million ($10 million of the CCBG Capital Trust
 
I borrowing and $20 million of the
CCBG Capital Trust II borrowing).
 
The interest rate swap agreement requires CCBG to pay fixed and receive variable (Libor
 
plus
spread) and has an average all-in fixed rate of 2.50% for 10 years.
 
Additional detail on the interest rate swap agreement is provided in
Note 5 – Derivatives in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Capital
Our capital ratios are presented in the Selected Quarterly Financial Data
 
table on page 32.
 
At March 31, 2023, our regulatory capital
ratios exceeded the threshold to be designated as “well-capitalized”
 
under the Basel III capital standards.
Shareowners’ equity was $411.2 million
 
at March 31, 2023 compared to $394.0 million at December 31, 2022 and $372.1 million
 
at
March 31, 2022.
 
For the first three months of 2023, shareowners’ equity was positively impacted by net
 
income attributable to
common shareowners of $15.0 million, a $5.8
 
million decrease in the unrealized loss on investment securities, the issuance of stock of
$1.8 million, and stock compensation accretion of $0.5 million.
 
Shareowners’ equity was reduced by common stock dividends of $3.1
million ($0.18 per share), the repurchase of stock of $0.8 million (25,241
 
shares), net adjustments totaling $1.4
 
million related to
transactions under our stock compensation plans, and a $0.6 million decrease
 
in the fair value of the interest rate swap related to
subordinated debt.
 
At March 31, 2023, our total risk-based capital ratio was 15.53% compared
 
to 15.52% at December 31, 2022 and 16.98% at March 31,
2022.
 
Our common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 12.68%, 12.64%, and 13.77%, respectively,
 
on those dates.
 
Our leverage ratio was
9.28%, 9.06%, and 8.78%, respectively,
 
on those dates.
 
At March 31, 2023, all our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the threshold to
be designated as “well-capitalized” under the Basel III capital standards.
 
Further, our tangible common equity ratio was 7.37%
 
at
March 31, 2023 compared to 6.79% and 6.61% at December 31, 2022 and March
 
31, 2022, respectively.
 
If our unrealized HTM
securities losses of $29.5 million (after-tax) were recognized in accumulated
 
other comprehensive loss, our adjusted tangible capital
ratio would be 6.69%.
Our tangible capital ratio is also impacted by the recording of our unfunded pension
 
liability through other comprehensive income in
accordance with ASC Topic
 
715.
 
At March 31, 2023, the net pension liability reflected in other comprehensive loss was $4.5
 
million
compared to $4.5 million at December 31, 2022 and $13.0 million at March
 
31, 2022. This liability is re-measured annually on
December 31
st
 
based on an actuarial calculation of our pension liability.
 
Significant assumptions used in calculating the liability
include the weighted average discount rate used to measure the present
 
value of the pension liability, the
 
weighted average expected
long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, and the assumed rate of annual compensation
 
increases, all of which will vary when
re-measured.
 
The discount rate assumption used to calculate the pension liability is subject to long
 
-term corporate bond rates at
December 31
st
.
 
These assumptions are sensitivities are discussed in our 2022 Form 10-K “Critical Accounting
 
Policies”.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We are a party
 
to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risks in the normal
 
course of business to meet the financing needs of our
clients.
 
At March 31, 2023, we had $825.8 million in commitments to extend credit
 
and $5.7 million in standby letters of credit.
 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a client so long as there is no violation of
 
any condition established in the
contract.
 
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination
 
clauses and may require payment of a fee.
 
Since
many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon,
 
the total commitment amounts do not necessarily
represent future cash requirements.
 
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by us to guarantee
 
the performance
of a client to a third party.
 
We use the same credit
 
policies in establishing commitments and issuing letters of credit as we do for on-
balance sheet instruments.
If commitments arising from these financial instruments continue to require
 
funding at historical levels, management does not
anticipate that such funding will adversely impact our ability to meet our
 
on-going obligations.
 
In the event these commitments
require funding in excess of historical levels, management believes current
 
liquidity, advances available from
 
the FHLB and the
Federal Reserve, and investment security maturities provide a sufficient
 
source of funds to meet these commitments.
Certain agreements provide that the commitments are unconditionally
 
cancellable by the bank and for those agreements no allowance
for credit losses has been recorded.
 
We have recorded
 
an allowance for credit losses on loan commitments that are not
unconditionally cancellable by the bank, which is included in other
 
liabilities on the consolidated statements of financial condition and
totaled $2.8 million at March 31, 2023.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated
 
Financial Statements included in our 2022 Form 10-K.
 
The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements
 
in accordance with GAAP and reporting practices applicable to the banking
industry requires us 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.
We have identified
 
accounting for (i) the allowance for credit losses, (ii) goodwill,
 
(iii) pension assumptions, and (iv) income taxes as
our most critical accounting policies and estimates in that they are important
 
to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and
they require our subjective and complex judgment as a result of the need to make estimates about
 
the effects of matters that are
inherently uncertain.
 
These accounting policies, including the nature of the estimates and types of
 
assumptions used, are described
throughout this Item 2, Management’s
 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and
 
Part II, Item 7,
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included
 
in our 2022 Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TABLE I
AVERAGE
 
BALANCES & INTEREST RATES
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
March 31, 2022
 
Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
(Dollars in Thousands)
Balances
Interest
Rate
Balances
Interest
Rate
Balances
Interest
Rate
Assets:
Loans Held for Sale
$
 
55,110
$
 
644
4.74
%
$
 
42,910
$
 
581
5.38
%
$
 
43,004
$
 
397
3.19
%
Loans Held for Investment
(1)(2)
2,582,395
34,331
5.39
2,439,379
31,418
5.11
1,963,578
21,811
4.52
Taxable Securities
1,061,372
4,912
1.86
1,078,265
4,835
1.78
1,056,736
2,889
1.10
Tax-Exempt Securities
(2)
2,840
17
2.36
2,827
17
2.36
2,409
10
1.60
Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing
Deposits
360,971
4,111
4.62
469,352
4,463
3.77
873,097
409
0.19
Total Earning Assets
4,062,688
44,015
4.39
%
4,032,733
41,314
4.07
%
3,938,824
25,516
2.63
%
Cash & Due From Banks
74,639
74,178
74,253
Allowance For Credit Losses
(25,637)
(22,596)
(21,655)
Other Assets
300,175
297,510
275,353
TOTAL ASSETS
$
 
4,411,865
$
 
4,381,825
$
 
4,266,775
 
Liabilities:
NOW Accounts
$
 
1,228,928
$
 
2,152
0.71
%
$
 
1,133,733
$
 
1,725
0.60
%
$
 
1,079,906
$
 
86
0.03
%
Money Market Accounts
267,573
208
0.31
273,328
63
0.09
285,406
33
0.05
Savings Accounts
629,388
76
0.05
641,153
80
0.05
599,359
72
0.05
Other Time Deposits
89,675
52
0.24
92,385
34
0.15
97,054
33
0.14
Total Interest Bearing Deposits
2,215,564
2,488
0.46
2,140,599
1,902
0.35
2,061,725
224
0.04
Short-Term Borrowings
47,109
461
3.97
50,844
690
5.38
32,353
192
2.40
Subordinated Notes Payable
52,887
571
4.32
52,887
522
3.86
52,887
317
2.40
Other Long-Term Borrowings
480
6
4.80
530
8
4.80
833
9
4.49
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities
2,316,040
3,526
0.62
%
2,244,860
3,122
0.55
%
2,147,798
742
0.14
%
Noninterest Bearing Deposits
1,601,750
1,662,443
1,652,337
Other Liabilities
81,206
84,585
72,166
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,998,996
3,991,888
3,872,301
Temporary Equity
8,802
9,367
10,518
 
TOTAL SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
404,067
380,570
383,956
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY
AND SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY
$
 
4,411,865
$
 
4,381,825
$
 
4,266,775
 
Interest Rate Spread
3.77
%
3.52
%
2.49
%
Net Interest Income
$
 
40,489
$
 
38,192
$
 
24,774
Net Interest Margin
(3)
4.04
%
3.76
%
2.55
%
(1)
 
Average Balances include net loan fees, discounts and premiums and nonaccrual loans.
 
Interest income includes loan fees of $0.3 million, $0.3
 
million and $0.2 million for
 
 
the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31,
 
2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.
(2)
 
Interest income includes the effects of taxable equivalent adjustments
 
using a 21% tax rate.
(3)
 
Taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average earnings assets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Item 3.
 
QUANTITATIVE
 
AND QUALITATIVE
 
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
See “Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity” in Management’s
 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, above, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Management has determined that no additional disclosures are
necessary to assess changes in information about market risk that have occurred
 
since December 31, 2022.
Item 4.
 
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
At March 31, 2023, the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, our
 
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer,
 
evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
 
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
 
Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
 
Officer concluded
that, as of the end of the period covered by this report these disclosure controls and procedures
 
were effective.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer
 
and Chief Financial Officer, has reviewed
 
our internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange
 
Act of 1934).
 
During the quarter ended on March 31, 2023,
there have been no significant changes in our internal control over
 
financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal
quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
 
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART
 
II.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
 
Legal Proceedings
We are party
 
to lawsuits arising out of the normal course of business.
 
In management's opinion, there is no known pending litigation,
the outcome of which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect
 
on our consolidated results of operations,
financial position, or cash flows.
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider
 
the factors discussed in Part I,
Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Form 10-K, as updated in our subsequent
 
quarterly reports. The risks described in our 2022 Form
10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports are not the only risks facing us. Additional
 
risks and uncertainties not currently known to us
or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect
 
our business, financial condition and/or operating
results.
Item 2.
 
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
 
Proceeds
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and
 
Affiliated Purchasers
The following table contains information about all purchases made by,
 
or on behalf of, us and any affiliated purchaser (as defined
 
in
Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) of shares or other units of any class of
 
our equity securities that is registered pursuant to
Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Total
 
number
Average
Total
 
number of shares
Maximum Number of shares
of shares
price paid
purchased under our
remaining for purchase under
Period
purchased
per share
share repurchase program
(1)
our share repurchase program
January 1, 2023 to
January 31, 2023
25,000
$32.39
25,000
548,048
February 1, 2023 to
February 28, 2023
-
-
-
548,048
March 1, 2023 to
March 31, 2023
241
32.65
241
547,807
Total
25,241
$32.39
25,241
547,807
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(1)
This amount represents the number of shares that were repurchased during
 
the first quarter of 2023 through the Capital City Bank
Group, Inc. Share Repurchase Program (the “Program”), which was approved
 
on January 31, 2019 for a five-year period, under
which we were authorized to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of our common
 
stock.
 
The Program is flexible and shares are
acquired from the public markets and other sources using free cash flow.
 
No shares are repurchased outside of the Program.
Item 3.
 
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4.
 
Mine Safety Disclosure
Not Applicable.
 
Item 5.
 
Other Information
None.
 
 
48
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 Chief Financial Officer hereunto duly
 
authorized.
CAPITAL CITY
 
BANK GROUP,
 
INC.
 
(Registrant)
/s/ Jeptha E. Larkin
 
Jeptha E. Larkin
Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer
(Mr. Larkin is the Principa
 
l
 
Financial Officer and has
been duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant)
Date: May 1, 2023