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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10‑K


 

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

 

    

 

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

 

Commission File No. 001‑34096

 


BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK

    

11-2934195

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

2200 MONTAUK HIGHWAY, BRIDGEHAMPTON, NEW YORK

 

11932

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 537‑1000

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

Title of each class

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value of $0.01 Per Share

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

 

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

(Title of Class)
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

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

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10‑K or any amendment to this Form 10‑K. ☐

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

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☒

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

The approximate aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price of the Common Stock on June 30, 2018, was $585,597,423.

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding on February 28, 2019 was 19,845,981.

Portions of the following documents are incorporated into the Parts of this Report on Form 10‑K indicated below:

The Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A on or before April 30, 2019 (Part III).

 

 

 


 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

    

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 

 

Business

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A 

 

Risk Factors

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1B 

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 

 

Properties

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3 

 

Legal Proceedings

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4 

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

PART II 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5 

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6 

 

Selected Financial Data

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7 

 

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

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7A 

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8 

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9 

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9A 

 

Controls and Procedures

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9B 

 

Other Information

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

PART III 

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

Item 10 

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

Item 11 

 

Executive Compensation

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

Item 12 

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

Item 13 

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

Item 14 

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

PART IV 

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

Item 15 

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

Item 16 

 

Form 10‑K Summary

 

98

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES 

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 


 

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant” or “Company”), is a registered bank holding company for BNB Bank (the “Bank”), which was formerly known as The Bridgehampton National Bank prior to the Bank’s conversion to a New York chartered commercial bank in December 2017.  The Registrant was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York in 1988, at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Bank for the purpose of becoming a bank holding company pursuant to a plan of reorganization under which the former shareholders of the Bank became the shareholders of the Company. Since commencing business in March 1989, after the reorganization, the Registrant has functioned primarily as the holder of all of the Bank’s common stock.  In May 1999, the Bank established a real estate investment trust subsidiary, Bridgehampton Community, Inc. (“BCI”), as an operating subsidiary. The assets transferred to BCI are viewed by the bank regulators as part of the Bank’s assets in consolidation. The operations of the Bank also include Bridge Abstract LLC (“Bridge Abstract”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, which is a broker of title insurance services.  In October 2009, the Company formed Bridge Statutory Capital Trust II (the “Trust”) as a subsidiary, which sold $16.0 million of 8.5% cumulative convertible Trust Preferred Securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) in a private placement to accredited investors. The Trust Preferred Securities were redeemed effective January 18, 2017 and the Trust was cancelled effective April 24, 2017.

The Bank was established in 1910 and is headquartered in Bridgehampton, New York. The Bank operates 39 branches in its primary market areas of Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island and the New York City boroughs, including 36 in Suffolk and Nassau Counties, two in Queens and one in Manhattan. For over a century, the Bank has maintained its focus on building customer relationships in its market area. The mission of the Bank is to grow through the provision of exceptional service to its customers, its employees, and the community. The Bank strives to achieve excellence in financial performance and build long-term shareholder value. The Bank engages in full service commercial and consumer banking business, including accepting time, savings and demand deposits from the consumers, businesses and local municipalities in its market area. These deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, are invested primarily in: (1) commercial real estate loans; (2) multi-family mortgage loans; (3) residential mortgage loans; (4) secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans; (5) home equity loans; (6) construction and land loans; (7) Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”),  Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”),  Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset backed securities; (8) New York State and local municipal obligations; (9) U.S. government-sponsored enterprise (“U.S. GSE”) securities; and (10) corporate bonds. The Bank also offers the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) and Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) programs, providing multi-millions of dollars of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance on deposits to its customers. In addition, the Bank offers merchant credit and debit card processing, automated teller machines, cash management services, lockbox processing, online banking services, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, and individual retirement accounts as well as investment services through Bridge Financial Services LLC, which offers a full range of investment products and services through a third-party broker dealer. Through its title insurance abstract subsidiary, the Bank acts as a broker for title insurance services. The Bank’s customer base is comprised principally of small businesses, municipal relationships and consumer relationships.

As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had 473 full-time equivalent employees. The Bank provides a variety of employment benefits and considers its relationship with its employees to be positive. In addition, the Company maintains equity incentive plans under which it may issue shares of common stock of the Company. Refer to Note 15. “Stock-Based Compensation Plans” for further details of the Company’s equity incentive plans.

All phases of the Bank’s business are highly competitive. The Bank faces direct competition from a significant number of financial institutions operating in its market area, many with a statewide or regional presence, and in some cases, a national presence. There is also competition for banking business from competitors outside of its market areas. Most of these competitors are significantly larger than the Bank, and therefore have greater financial and marketing resources and lending limits than those of the Bank. The fixed cost of regulatory compliance remains high for community banks as compared to their larger competitors that are able to achieve economies of scale. The Bank considers its major competition to be local commercial banks as well as other commercial banks with branches in the Bank’s market area. Other competitors include savings banks, credit unions, mortgage brokers and financial services firms other than financial institutions such as

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investment and insurance companies. Increased competition within the Bank’s market areas may limit growth and profitability.  Additionally, as the Bank’s market area expands westward, competitive pressure in new markets is expected to be strong. The title insurance abstract subsidiary also faces competition from other title insurance brokers as well as directly from the companies that underwrite title insurance. In New York State, title insurance is obtained on most transfers of real estate and mortgage transactions.

The Bank’s principal market areas are Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island and the New York City boroughs, with its legacy markets being primarily in Suffolk County and its newer expansion markets being primarily in Nassau County, Queens and Manhattan. Long Island has a population of approximately 3 million and both counties are relatively affluent and well-educated enjoying above average median household incomes. In total, Long Island has a sizable industry base with a majority of Suffolk County tending towards high tech manufacturing and Nassau County favoring wholesale and retail trade.  Suffolk County, particularly Eastern Long Island, is semi-rural and also the point of origin for the Bank. Surrounded by water and including the Hamptons and North Fork, the region is a recreational destination for the New York metropolitan area, and a highly regarded resort locale worldwide. While the local economy flourishes in the summer months as a result of the influx of tourists and second homeowners, the year-round population has grown considerably in recent years, resulting in a reduction of the seasonal fluctuations in the economy which has boosted the Bank’s legacy market opportunities. The Bank’s opportunities in Nassau County are vast as there is a deposit base totaling approximately $17 billion across the zip codes in which the Bank operates. As the Bank had $423.6 million, or 3%, of this Nassau County deposit base at December 31, 2018, there is much room for growth in these expansion markets. Industries represented across the principal market area include retail establishments; construction and trades; restaurants and bars; lodging and recreation; professional entities; real estate; health services; passenger transportation; high-tech manufacturing; and agricultural and related businesses. Given its proximity, Long Island’s economy is closely linked with New York City’s and major employers in the area include municipalities, school districts, hospitals, and financial institutions.

The Company, the Bank and its subsidiaries, with the exception of the real estate investment trust, which files its own federal and state income tax returns, report their income on a consolidated basis using the accrual method of accounting and are subject to federal and state income taxation. In general, banks are subject to federal income tax in the same manner as other corporations. However, gains and losses realized by banks from the sale of available for sale securities are generally treated as ordinary income, rather than capital gains or losses. The Bank is subject to the New York State Franchise Tax on Banking Corporations based on certain criteria. The taxation of net income is similar to federal taxable income subject to certain modifications. On December 22, 2017, the President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”), resulting in significant changes to existing tax law, including a lower federal statutory tax rate of 21%.  The Tax Act was generally effective as of January 1, 2018.  In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a charge of $7.6 million, which consisted primarily of the deferred tax asset remeasurement from the previous 35% federal statutory rate to the new 21% federal statutory tax rate.

DeNovo Branch Expansion

Since 2010, the Bank has opened 15 branches in New York, including eight branches over the last five years, to continue expansion into new markets and strengthen the Bank’s position in existing markets. In 2014, the Bank opened three branches in Suffolk County in Bay Shore, Port Jefferson and Smithtown. In 2017, the Bank opened three branches in Suffolk County:  one in Riverhead, capitalizing on a market opportunity presented by the sale of Suffolk County National Bank to People’s United Bank in the second quarter, one in East Moriches, and a drive-up facility located in Sag Harbor. The Bank also opened a branch in Astoria, Queens in 2017. In 2018, the Bank opened a limited service branch in Suffolk County located in Melville.

Branch Rationalization

During 2017, the Bank conducted a branch rationalization study analyzing branch performance and market opportunities. As a result of the study, and in an effort to increase efficiency and remove branch redundancy, the Bank closed six locations in the first quarter of 2018. The branches closed in Suffolk County, New York were located in Cutchogue, Center

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Moriches, and Melville. The branches closed in Nassau County, New York were located in Massapequa, New Hyde Park and Hewlett.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Hamptons State Bank (“HSB”)

In May 2011, the Bank acquired HSB, which increased the Bank’s presence in an existing market with a branch located in the Village of Southampton.

First National Bank of New York

In  February 2014, the Company acquired FNBNY Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the First National Bank of New York (collectively “FNBNY”) at a purchase price of $6.1 million and issued an aggregate of 240,598 of the Company’s shares in exchange for all the issued and outstanding stock of FNBNY. The purchase price was subject to certain post-closing adjustments equal to 60 percent of the net recoveries on $6.3 million of certain identified problem loans over a two-year period after the acquisition. As of February 14, 2016, a net recovery of $0.4 million was realized and $0.3 million has been distributed to the former FNBNY shareholders. At acquisition, FNBNY had total acquired assets on a fair value basis of $211.9 million, with loans of $89.7 million, investment securities of $103.2 million and deposits of $169.9 million. The transaction expanded the Company’s geographic footprint into Nassau County, complemented the existing branch network and enhanced asset generation capabilities.

Community National Bank (“CNB”)

In  June 2015, the Company acquired CNB at a purchase price of $157.5 million, issued an aggregate of 5.647 million of the Company’s common shares in exchange for all the issued and outstanding common stock of CNB and recorded goodwill of $96.5 million, which is not deductible for tax purposes.  At acquisition, CNB had total acquired assets on a fair value basis of $895.3 million, with loans of $729.4 million, investment securities of $90.1 million and deposits of $786.9 million.  The transaction expanded the Company’s geographic footprint across Long Island including Nassau County, Queens and into New York City. The transaction complemented the Bank’s existing branch network and enhanced asset generation capabilities.

Management will continue to seek opportunities to expand its reach into other contiguous markets by network expansion, or through the addition of professionals with established customer relationships. The Bank routinely adds to its menu of products and services, continually meeting the needs of consumers and businesses. Management believes positive outcomes in the future will result from the expansion of the Company’s geographic footprint, investments in infrastructure and technology and continued focus on placing customers first.

Regulation and Supervision 

BNB Bank

The Bank is a New York chartered commercial bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System (a “member bank”). The lending, investment, and other business operations of the Bank are governed by New York and federal laws and regulations, and the Bank is prohibited from engaging in any operations not specifically authorized by such laws and regulations. The Bank is subject to extensive regulation by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYSDFS”) and, as a member bank, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”).  The Bank’s deposit accounts are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC under its Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) and the FDIC has certain regulatory authority as deposit insurer. A summary of the primary laws and regulations that govern the operations of the Bank are set forth below.

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) made extensive changes in the regulation of insured depository institutions. Many of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to delayed effective dates and/or require the issuance of implementing regulations. The regulatory process is ongoing and the impact

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on operations cannot yet be fully assessed. However, the Dodd-Frank Act has resulted in increased regulatory burden, compliance costs and interest expense for the Company and the Bank.

Loans and Investments

The powers of a New York commercial bank are established by New York law and applicable federal law. New York commercial banks have authority to originate and purchase any type of loan, including commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgages or consumer loans. Aggregate loans by a state commercial bank to any single borrower or group of related borrowers are generally limited to 15% of the Bank’s capital and surplus, plus an additional 10% if secured by specified readily marketable collateral.

Federal and state law and regulations limit the Bank’s investment authority. Generally, a state member bank is prohibited from investing in corporate equity securities for its own account other than the equity securities of companies through which the bank conducts its business. Under federal and state regulations, a New York state member bank may invest in investment securities for its own account up to specified limit depending upon the type of security. “Investment Securities” are generally defined as marketable obligations that are investment grade and not predominantly speculative in nature. Applicable regulations classify investment securities into five different types and, depending on its type, a state member bank may have the authority to deal in and underwrite the security. New York-chartered state member banks may also purchase certain non-investment securities that can be reclassified and underwritten as loans.

Lending Standards

The federal banking agencies adopted uniform regulations prescribing standards for extensions of credit that are secured by liens on interests in real estate or made for the purpose of financing the construction of a building or other improvements to real estate. Under these regulations, all insured depository institutions, such as the Bank, adopted and maintain written policies that establish appropriate limits and standards for extensions of credit that are secured by liens or interests in real estate or are made for the purpose of financing permanent improvements to real estate. These policies must establish loan portfolio diversification standards, prudent underwriting standards (including loan-to-value limits) that are clear and measurable, loan administration procedures, and documentation, approval and reporting requirements. The real estate lending policies must reflect consideration of the Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies that have been adopted by the federal bank regulators.

Federal Deposit Insurance

The Bank is a member of the DIF, which is administered by the FDIC. Deposit accounts at the Bank are insured by the FDIC. Effective July 22, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act permanently raised the deposit insurance available on all deposit accounts to $250,000 with a retroactive effective date of January 1, 2008.

The FDIC assesses insured depository institutions to maintain the DIF.  Under the FDIC’s risk-based assessment system, institutions deemed less risky pay lower assessments.  Assessments for institutions of less than $10 billion of assets are now based on financial measures and supervisory ratings derived from statistical modeling estimating the probability of an institution’s failure within three years. That system, effective July 1, 2016, replaced the previous system under which institutions were placed into risk categories.

The Dodd-Frank Act required the FDIC to revise its procedures to base assessments upon each insured institution’s total assets less tangible equity instead of deposits.  The FDIC finalized a rule, effective April 1, 2011, that set the assessment range at 2.5 basis points to 45 basis points of total assets less tangible equity.  In conjunction with the DIF’s reserve ratio achieving 1.15%, the assessment range (inclusive of possible adjustments) was reduced for insured institutions of less than $10 billion of total assets to 1.5 basis points to 30 basis points, effective July 1, 2016.

The Dodd-Frank Act increased the minimum target DIF ratio from 1.15% of estimated insured deposits to 1.35% of estimated insured deposits.  The FDIC must seek to achieve the 1.35% ratio by September 30, 2020.  The Dodd-Frank Act requires insured institutions with assets of $10 billion or more to fund the increase from 1.15% to 1.35% and, effective July 1, 2016, such institutions are subject to a surcharge to achieve that goal.  The Dodd-Frank Act eliminated the 1.5% maximum fund ratio, instead leaving it to the discretion of the FDIC, and the FDIC has exercised that discretion by establishing a long-range fund ratio of 2%.

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Insurance of deposits may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that an institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC. The Company does not know of any practice, condition or violation that might lead to termination of deposit insurance.

In addition to the FDIC assessments, the Financing Corporation (FICO) is authorized to impose and collect, with the approval of the FDIC, assessments for anticipated payments, issuance costs and custodial fees on bonds issued by the FICO in the 1980s to recapitalize the former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The bonds issued by the FICO are maturing beginning in 2017 and continuing through September 2019. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the annualized FICO assessment was equal to 0.32 basis points of average consolidated total assets less average tangible equity.

Capitalization

Federal regulations require FDIC insured depository institutions, including state member banks, to meet several minimum capital standards:  a common equity tier 1 capital to risk-based assets ratio of 4.5%, a tier 1 capital to risk-based assets ratio of 6.0%, a total capital to risk-based assets ratio of 8.0%, and a tier 1 capital to total assets leverage ratio of 4.0%.  The existing capital requirements were effective January 1, 2015 and are the result of a final rule implementing regulatory amendments based on recommendations of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. Common equity tier 1 capital is generally defined as common stockholders’ equity and retained earnings.  Tier 1 capital is generally defined as common equity tier 1 and additional tier 1 capital.  Additional tier 1 capital generally includes certain noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries.  Total capital includes tier 1 capital (common equity tier 1 capital plus additional tier 1 capital) and tier 2 capital.  Tier 2 capital is comprised of capital instruments and related surplus meeting specified requirements, and may include cumulative preferred stock and long-term perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, intermediate preferred stock and subordinated debt.  Also included in tier 2 capital is the allowance for loan and lease losses limited to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets and, for institutions that have exercised an opt-out election regarding the treatment of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), up to 45% of net unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity securities with readily determinable fair market values.  Institutions that have not exercised the AOCI opt-out have AOCI incorporated into common equity tier 1 capital (including unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale-securities).   Calculation of all types of regulatory capital is subject to deductions and adjustments specified in the regulations.

In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets for purposes of calculating risk-based capital ratios, assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets (e.g., recourse obligations, direct credit substitutes, residual interests) are multiplied by a risk weight factor assigned by the regulations based on the risks believed inherent in the type of asset.  Higher levels of capital are required for asset categories believed to present greater risk.  For example, a risk weight of 0% is assigned to cash and U.S. government securities, a risk weight of 50% is generally assigned to prudently underwritten first lien one-to-four family residential mortgages, a risk weight of 100% is assigned to commercial and consumer loans, a risk weight of 150% is assigned to certain past due loans and a risk weight of between 0% to 600% is assigned to permissible equity interests, depending on certain specified factors.

In addition to establishing the minimum regulatory capital requirements, the regulations limit capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments to management if the institution does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of 2.5% of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets above the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.  The capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in beginning January 1, 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and increasing each year until fully implemented at 2.5% on January 1, 2019.  

Community Bank Leverage Ratio

Legislation enacted in 2018 requires the federal banking agencies, including the FRB, to amend the regulatory capital regulations to establish a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) of between 8% and 10% of average total consolidated assets.  Banking organizations of less than $10 billion of assets that have capital meeting the specified level and satisfying other criteria could elect to follow this alternative framework and be deemed in compliance with all applicable capital requirements, including the risk-based

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requirements and would be considered “well capitalized” under “prompt corrective action” statutes.  The federal banking agencies may consider a financial institution’s risk profile when evaluating whether it qualifies as a community bank for purposes of the capital ratio requirement. The agencies have issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would set the Community Bank Leverage Ratio at 9%.

Safety and Soundness Standards

Each federal banking agency, including the FRB, has adopted guidelines establishing general standards relating to internal controls, information and internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, asset quality, earnings and compensation, fees, and benefits. In general, the guidelines require, among other things, appropriate systems and practices to identify and manage the risks and exposures specified in the guidelines. The guidelines prohibit excessive compensation as an unsafe and unsound practice and describe compensation as excessive when the amounts paid are unreasonable or disproportionate to the services performed by an executive officer, employee, director, or principal shareholder.

On April 26, 2016, the federal regulatory agencies approved a second proposed joint rulemaking to implement Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which prohibits incentive-based compensation that encourages inappropriate risk taking. In addition, the NYSDFS issued guidance applicable to incentive compensation in October 2016.

Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action

Federal law requires, among other things, that federal bank regulatory authorities take “prompt corrective action” with respect to institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. For these purposes, the statute establishes five capital tiers: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized.

The FRB may order member banks which have insufficient capital to take corrective actions. For example, a bank, which is categorized as “undercapitalized” would be subject to other growth limitations, would be required to submit a capital restoration plan, and a holding company that controls such a bank would be required to guarantee that the bank complies with the restoration plan. A “significantly undercapitalized” bank would be subject to additional restrictions. Member banks deemed by the FRB to be “critically undercapitalized” would be subject to the appointment of a receiver or conservator.

The final rule that increased regulatory capital standards adjusted the prompt corrective action tiers as of January 1, 2015. The various categories have been revised to incorporate the new common equity tier 1 capital requirement, the increase in the tier 1 to risk-based assets requirement and other changes.  Under the revised prompt corrective action requirements, insured depository institutions are required to meet the following in order to qualify as “well capitalized:” (1) a common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.5% (new standard); (2) a tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% (increased from 6.0%); (3) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% (unchanged); and (4) a tier 1 leverage ratio of 5.0% (unchanged). Under the proposed rulemaking discussed above, an institution would be deemed to be “well capitalized” if it meets the “Community Bank Leverage Ratio.”

Dividends

Under federal law and applicable regulations, a New York member bank may generally declare a dividend, without prior regulatory approval, in an amount equal to its year-to-date retained net income plus the prior two years’ retained net income that is still available for dividend. Dividends exceeding those amounts require application to and approval by the

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NYSDFS and FRB. In addition, a member bank may be limited in paying cash dividends if it does not maintain the capital conservation buffer described previously.

Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders

Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act govern transactions between a member bank and its affiliates, which includes the Company. The FRB has adopted Regulation W, which comprehensively implements and interprets Sections 23A and 23B, in part by codifying prior FRB interpretations under Sections 23A and 23B.

An affiliate of a bank is any company or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the bank. A subsidiary of a bank that is not also a depository institution or a “financial subsidiary” under federal law is not treated as an affiliate of the bank for the purposes of Sections 23A and 23B; however, the FRB has the discretion to treat subsidiaries of a bank as affiliates on a case-by-case basis. Sections 23A and 23B limit the extent to which a bank or its subsidiaries may engage in “covered transactions” with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such bank’s capital stock and surplus, and limit all such transactions with all affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital stock and surplus. The statutory sections also require that all such transactions be on terms that are consistent with safe and sound banking practices. The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of guarantees and other similar types of transactions. Further, most loans by a bank to any of its affiliates must be secured by collateral in amounts ranging from 100 to 130 percent of the loan amounts. In addition, any covered transaction by an association with an affiliate and any purchase of assets or services by an association from an affiliate must be on terms that are substantially the same, or at least as favorable, to the bank as those that would be provided to a non-affiliate.

A bank’s loans to its executive officers, directors, any owner of more than 10% of its stock (each, an insider) and any of certain entities affiliated with any such person (an insider’s related interest) are subject to the conditions and limitations imposed by Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act and the FRB’s Regulation O thereunder. Under these restrictions, the aggregate amount of the loans to any insider and the insider’s related interests may not exceed the loans-to-one-borrower limit applicable to national banks. All loans by a bank to all insiders and insiders’ related interests in the aggregate may not exceed the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. With certain exceptions, loans to an executive officer, other than loans for the education of the officer’s children and certain loans secured by the officer’s residence, may not exceed the greater of $25,000 or 2.5% of the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus, but in no event more than $100,000. Regulation O also requires that any proposed loan to an insider or a related interest of that insider be approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the bank, with any interested director not participating in the voting, if such loan, when aggregated with any existing loans to that insider and the insider’s related interests, would exceed either $500,000 or the greater of $25,000 or 5% of the bank’s unimpaired capital and surplus. Generally, such loans must be made on substantially the same terms as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are no less stringent than, those that are prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and must not present more than a normal risk of collectability. An exception is made for extensions of credit made pursuant to a benefit or compensation plan of a bank that is widely available to employees of the bank and that does not give any preference to insiders of the bank over other employees of the bank.

Examinations and Assessments

The Bank is required to file periodic reports with and is subject to periodic examination by the NYSDFS and the FRB. Applicable laws and regulations generally require periodic on-site examinations and annual audits by independent public accountants for all insured institutions. The Bank is required to pay an annual assessment to the NYSDFS to fund its supervision.

Community Reinvestment Act

Under the federal Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”), the Bank has a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with its safe and sound operation to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods. The CRA does not establish specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions nor does it limit an institution’s discretion to develop the types of products and services that it believes are best suited to its particular community, consistent with the CRA. The CRA requires the FRB in connection with its examination of the Bank, to assess its record of meeting the credit needs of its community and to take that record into account in its evaluation of certain

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applications by the Bank. For example, the regulations specify that a bank’s CRA performance will be considered in its expansion (e.g., branching or mergers) proposals and may be the basis for approving, denying or conditioning the approval of an application. As of the date of its most recent CRA examination, which was conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the NYSDFS, the Bank’s CRA performance was rated “satisfactory”.

New York law imposes a similar obligation on the Bank to serve the credit needs of its community. New York law contains its own CRA provisions, which are substantially similar to federal law.

USA PATRIOT Act

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 gave the federal government new powers to address terrorist threats through enhanced domestic security measures, expanded surveillance powers, increased information sharing and broadened anti-money laundering requirements. The USA PATRIOT Act also required the federal banking agencies to take into consideration the effectiveness of controls designed to combat money-laundering activities in determining whether to approve a merger or other acquisition application of a member institution. Accordingly, if the Bank engages in a merger or other acquisition, the Bank’s controls designed to combat money laundering would be considered as part of the application process. The Bank has established policies, procedures and systems designed to comply with these regulations.

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

The Company, as a bank holding company controlling the Bank, is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”), and the rules and regulations of the FRB under the BHCA applicable to bank holding companies. The Company is required to file reports with, and otherwise comply with the rules and regulations of the FRB.

The FRB previously adopted consolidated capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies structured similarly, but not identically, to those applicable to the Bank. The Dodd-Frank Act directed the FRB to issue consolidated capital requirements for depository institution holding companies that are no less stringent, both quantitatively and in terms of components of capital, than those applicable to institutions themselves. The previously discussed final rule regarding regulatory capital requirements implements the Dodd-Frank Act as to bank holding company capital standards.  Consolidated regulatory capital requirements identical to those applicable to the subsidiary banks applied to bank holding companies as of January 1, 2015.  As is the case with institutions themselves, the capital conservation buffer was phased-in between 2016 and 2019.  The new capital rule eliminated from tier 1 capital the inclusion of certain instruments, such as trust preferred securities, that were previously includable by bank holding companies. However, the final rule grandfathered trust preferred issuances prior to May 19, 2010 in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act. The Company issued trust preferred securities that qualified for grandfathering. These securities were redeemed as of January 18, 2017 and the Trust was cancelled effective April 24, 2017. The Company met all capital adequacy requirements under the new capital rules on December 31, 2018.

The policy of the FRB is that a bank holding company must serve as a source of strength to its subsidiary banks by providing capital and other support in times of distress. The Dodd-Frank Act codified the source of strength policy.

Under the prompt corrective action provisions of federal law, a bank holding company parent of an undercapitalized subsidiary bank is required to guarantee, within specified limits, the capital restoration plan that is required of an undercapitalized bank. If an undercapitalized bank fails to file an acceptable capital restoration plan or fails to implement an accepted plan, the FRB may prohibit the bank holding company parent of the undercapitalized bank from paying dividends or making any other capital distribution.

As a bank holding company, the Company is required to obtain the prior approval of the FRB to acquire more than 5% of a class of voting securities of any additional bank or bank holding company or to acquire all, or substantially all, the assets of any additional bank or bank holding company. In addition, the bank holding companies may generally only engage in activities that are closely related to banking as determined by the FRB. Bank holding companies that meet certain criteria may opt to become a financial holding company and thereby engage in a broader array of financial activities.

FRB policy is that a bank holding company should pay cash dividends only to the extent that the company’s net income for the past two years is sufficient to fund the dividends and the prospective rate of earnings retention is consistent with the company’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.  In addition, FRB guidance sets forth the

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supervisory expectation that bank holding companies will inform and consult with FRB staff in advance of issuing a dividend that exceeds earnings for the quarter and should inform the FRB and should eliminate, defer or significantly reduce dividends if (i) net income available to stockholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends, (ii) prospective rate of earnings retention is not consistent with the bank holding company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition, or (iii) the bank holding company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios.

Current FRB regulations provide that a bank holding company that is not well capitalized or well managed, as such terms are defined in the regulations, or that is subject to any unresolved supervisory issues, is required to give the FRB prior written notice of any repurchase or redemption of its outstanding equity securities if the gross consideration for repurchase or redemption, when combined with the net consideration paid for all such repurchases or redemptions during the preceding 12 months, will be equal to 10% or more of the company’s consolidated net worth. The FRB may disapprove such a repurchase or redemption if it determines that the proposal would constitute an unsafe and unsound practice or violate a law or regulation. FRB guidance generally provides for bank holding company consultation with Federal Reserve Bank staff prior to engaging in a repurchase or redemption of a bank holding company’s stock, even if a formal written notice is not required. However, it has recently come to the attention of the Company that the FRB staff is interpreting the capital regulations as requiring a bank holding company to secure FRB approval prior to redeeming or repurchasing any capital stock that is included in regulatory capital.

The NYSDFS and FRB have extensive enforcement authority over the institutions and holding companies that they regulate to prohibit or correct activities that violate law, regulation or a regulatory agreement or which are deemed to be unsafe or unsound banking practices. Enforcement actions may include: the appointment of a conservator or receiver for an institution; the issuance of a cease and desist order; the termination of deposit insurance; the imposition of civil money penalties on the institution, its directors, officers, employees and institution-affiliated parties; the issuance of directives to increase capital; the issuance of formal and informal agreements; the removal of or restrictions on directors, officers, employees and institution-affiliated parties; and the enforcement of any such mechanisms through restraining orders or other court actions. Any change in applicable New York or federal laws and regulations could have a material adverse impact on the Bank and the Company and their operations and stockholders.

During 2008, the Company received approval and began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BDGE”. Equity incentive plan grants of stock options and stock awards are recorded directly to the holding company. The Company’s sources of funds are dependent on dividends from the Bank, its own earnings, additional capital raised and borrowings. The information in this report reflects principally the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank. The Bank’s results of operations are primarily dependent on its net interest income. The Bank also generates non-interest income, such as fee income on deposit accounts and merchant credit and debit card processing programs, investment services, income from its title insurance abstract subsidiary, and net gains on sales of securities and loans. The level of its non-interest expenses, such as salaries and benefits, occupancy and equipment costs, other general and administrative expenses, expenses from its title insurance abstract subsidiary, and income tax expense, further affects the Bank’s net income.

The Company had nominal results of operations for 2018, 2017, and 2016 on a parent-only basis.  The Company’s capital strength is paralleled by the solid capital position of the Bank, as reflected in the excess of its regulatory capital ratios over the risk-based capital adequacy ratio levels required for classification as a “well capitalized” institution by the FDIC (see Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Since 2013, the Company has actively managed its capital position in response to its growth and has raised $261.2 million in capital.

The Company files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the federal securities laws. The Company’s operations are also subject to extensive regulation by other federal, state and local governmental authorities and it is subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing requirements and restrictions on part or all of its operations. Management believes that the Company is in substantial compliance, in all material respects, with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Because the Company’s business is highly regulated, the laws, rules and regulations applicable to it are subject to regular modification and change. There can be no assurance that these proposed laws, rules and regulations, or any other laws, rules or regulations, will not be adopted in the future, which could make compliance more difficult or expensive or otherwise adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition or prospects.

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Other Information

Through a link on the Investor Relations section of the Bank’s website of www.bnbbank.com, copies of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10‑K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10‑Q and Current Reports on Form 8‑K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) for 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are made available, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing such material with, or furnishing it to, the SEC. Copies of such reports and other information also are available at no charge to any person who requests them or at www.sec.gov. Such requests may be directed to Bridge Bancorp, Inc., Investor Relations, 2200 Montauk Highway, PO Box 3005, Bridgehampton, NY 11932, (631) 537‑1000.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

The concentration of the Bank’s loan portfolio in loans secured by commercial, multi-family and residential real estate properties located on Long Island and the New York City boroughs could materially adversely affect its financial condition and results of operations if general economic conditions or real estate values in this area decline.

Unlike larger banks that are more geographically diversified, the Bank’s loan portfolio consists primarily of real estate loans secured by commercial, multi-family and residential real estate properties located in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, and in the New York City boroughs. The local economic conditions on Long Island and in New York City have a significant impact on the volume of loan originations and the quality of loans, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans, and the value of collateral securing these loans. A considerable decline in the general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond the Bank’s control would impact these local economic conditions and could negatively affect the Bank’s financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, decreases in tenant occupancy may also have a negative effect on the ability of borrowers to make timely repayments of their loans, which would have an adverse impact on the Bank’s earnings.

If bank regulators impose limitations on the Bank’s commercial real estate lending activities, earnings could be adversely affected.

In 2006, the federal bank regulatory agencies (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued joint guidance entitled “Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices” (the “CRE Guidance”). Although the CRE Guidance did not establish specific lending limits, it provides that a bank’s commercial real estate lending exposure may receive increased supervisory scrutiny where total non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, including loans secured by apartment buildings, investor commercial real estate and construction and land loans, represent 300% or more of an institution’s total risk-based capital and the outstanding balance of the commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased by 50% or more during the preceding 36 months. The Bank’s level of non-owner occupied commercial real estate equaled 334% of total risk-based capital at December 31, 2018. Including owner-occupied commercial real estate, the ratio of commercial real estate loans to total risk-based capital ratio would be 447% at December 31, 2018.

In December 2015, the Agencies released a new statement on prudent risk management for commercial real estate lending (the “2015 Statement”). In the 2015 Statement, the Agencies express concerns about easing commercial real estate underwriting standards, direct financial institutions to maintain underwriting discipline and exercise risk management practices to identify, measure and monitor lending risks, and indicate that the Agencies will continue “to pay special attention” to commercial real estate lending activities and concentrations going forward. If the NYSDFS or FRB were to impose restrictions on the amount of commercial real estate loans the Bank can hold in its portfolio, or require higher capital ratios as a result of the level of commercial real estate loans held, the Bank’s earnings would be adversely affected.

Changes in interest rates could affect the Bank’s profitability.

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and the interest expense that the Bank pays on its interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Bank’s profitability depends on its ability to manage its assets and liabilities during periods of changing market interest rates.

In a period of rising interest rates, the interest income earned on the Bank’s assets may not increase as rapidly as the interest paid on its liabilities. In an increasing interest rate environment, the Bank’s cost of funds is expected to increase more rapidly than interest earned on its loan and investment portfolio as its primary source of funds is deposits with generally shorter maturities than those on its loans and investments. This makes the balance sheet more liability sensitive in the short term.

A sustained decrease in market interest rates could adversely affect the Bank’s earnings. When interest rates decline, borrowers tend to refinance higher-rate, fixed-rate loans at lower rates. Under those circumstances, the Bank would not be able to reinvest those prepayments in assets earning interest rates as high as the rates on those prepaid loans or in investment securities. In addition, the majority of the Bank’s loans are at variable interest rates, which would adjust to lower rates.

Changes in interest rates also affect the fair value of the securities portfolio.  Generally, the value of securities moves inversely with changes in interest rates.  As of December 31, 2018, the securities portfolio totaled $865.1 million.

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act eliminated the federal prohibition on paying interest on demand deposits effective July 21, 2011, thus allowing businesses to have interest-bearing checking accounts.  Depending on competitive responses, this change to existing law could increase the Bank’s interest expense.

Strong competition within the Bank’s market area may limit its growth and profitability.

The Bank’s primary market area is located in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island and the New York City boroughs. Competition in the banking and financial services industry remains intense.  The profitability of the Bank depends on the continued ability to successfully compete. The Bank competes with commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and brokerage and investment banking firms. Many of the Bank’s competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits than the Bank and may offer certain services that the Bank does not provide. In addition, competitors may offer deposits at higher rates and loans with lower fixed rates, more attractive terms and less stringent credit structures than the Bank has been willing to offer.

The Company’s future success depends on the success and growth of BNB Bank.

The Company’s primary business activity for the foreseeable future will be to act as the holding company of the Bank. Therefore, the Company’s future profitability will depend on the success and growth of this subsidiary.  The continued and successful implementation of the Company’s growth strategy will require, among other things that the Bank increases its market share by attracting new customers that currently bank at other financial institutions in the Bank’s market area.  In addition, the Company’s ability to successfully grow will depend on several factors, including favorable market conditions, the competitive responses from other financial institutions in the Bank’s market area, and the Bank’s ability to maintain high asset quality.  While the Company believes it has the management resources, market opportunities and internal systems in place to obtain and successfully manage future growth, growth opportunities may not be available and the Company may not be successful in continuing its growth strategy.  In addition, continued growth requires that the Company incurs additional expenses, including salaries, data processing and occupancy expense related to new branches and related support staff.  Many of these increased expenses are considered fixed expenses.  Unless the Company can successfully continue its growth, its results of operations could be negatively affected by these increased costs.

The loss of key personnel could impair the Company’s future success.

The Company’s future success depends in part on the continued service of its executive officers, other key management, and staff, as well as its ability to continue to attract, motivate, and retain additional highly qualified employees. The loss of services of one or more of the Company’s key personnel or its inability to timely recruit replacements for such personnel,

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or to otherwise attract, motivate, or retain qualified personnel could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results and financial condition.

Increases to the allowance for credit losses may cause the Bank’s earnings to decrease.

Customers may not repay their loans according to the original terms, and the collateral securing the payment of those loans may be insufficient to pay any remaining loan balance. Hence, the Bank may experience significant loan losses, which could have a material adverse effect on its operating results. The Bank makes various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of its loan portfolio, including the creditworthiness of borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of loans. In determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, the Bank relies on loan quality reviews, past loss experience, and an evaluation of economic conditions, among other factors. If its assumptions prove to be incorrect, the allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient to cover probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio, resulting in additions to the allowance. Material additions to the allowance through charges to earnings would materially decrease the Bank’s net income.

Bank regulators periodically review the allowance for credit losses and may require the Bank to increase its provision for credit losses or loan charge-offs. Any increase in the allowance for credit losses or loan charge-offs as required by these regulatory authorities could have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s results of operations and/or financial condition.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has adopted a new accounting standard that will be effective for the Company for the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2019.  This standard, referred to as Current Expected Credit Loss, will require that the Bank determine periodic estimates of lifetime expected credit losses on loans, and recognize the expected credit losses as allowances for loan losses.  This will change the current method of providing allowances for loan losses that are probable, which may require the Bank to increase its allowance for loan losses, and will greatly increase the types of data the Bank would need to collect and review to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

The Company’s business may be adversely affected by fraud and other financial crimes.

The Company’s loans to businesses and individuals and its deposit relationships and related transactions are subject to exposure to the risk of loss due to fraud and other financial crimes.   While the Company has policies and procedures designed to prevent such losses, losses may still occur. 

The Company has recently experienced losses due to fraud.  In 2018, the Company incurred a pre-tax charge, net of recovery, of $8.9 million relating to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts.  The Company has filed a claim for the loss with its insurance carrier, however, the extent and amount of coverage is not yet certain. 

The subordinated debentures the Company issued have rights that are senior to those of the Company’s common shareholders.

In 2015, the Company issued $40.0 million of 5.25% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debentures due 2025 and $40.0 million of 5.75% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debentures due 2030. Because these subordinated debentures rank senior to the Company’s common stock, if the Company fails to timely make principal and interest payments on the subordinated debentures, the Company may not pay any dividends on its common stock. Further, if the Company declares bankruptcy, dissolves or liquidates, it must satisfy all of its subordinated debenture obligations before it may pay any distributions on its common stock.

The Company may be required to transition from the use of LIBOR in the future. 

On July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit rates for the calibration of LIBOR to the administrator of LIBOR after 2021.  The continuation of LIBOR cannot be guaranteed after 2021.  At this time, no consensus exists as to what rate or rates may become acceptable alternatives to LIBOR and it is impossible to predict the effect of any such alternatives on the value of LIBOR-based securities and variable rate loans, subordinated debentures,

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or other securities or financial arrangements, given LIBOR's role in determining market interest rates globally. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and as to potential changes or other reforms to LIBOR may adversely affect LIBOR rates and the value of LIBOR-based loans and securities in the Company’s portfolio and may impact the availability and cost of hedging instruments and borrowings. The Company has material contracts that are indexed to LIBOR and is monitoring this activity and evaluating the related risks. If LIBOR rates are no longer available and the Company is required to implement substitute indices for the calculation of interest rates, the Company may incur expenses in effecting the transition, and may be subject to disputes or litigation with customers and security holders over the appropriateness or comparability to LIBOR of the substitute indices, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company operates in a highly regulated environment, Federal and state regulators periodically examine the Company’s business, and it may be required to remediate adverse examination findings.

The FRB and the NYSDFS, periodically examine the Company’s business, including its compliance with laws and regulations. If, as a result of an examination, a federal banking agency were to determine that the Company’s financial condition, capital resources, asset quality, earnings prospects, management, liquidity or other aspects of any of its operations had become unsatisfactory, or that the Company was in violation of any law or regulation, it may take a number of different remedial actions as it deems appropriate. These actions include the power to enjoin “unsafe or unsound” practices, to require affirmative action to correct any conditions resulting from any violation or practice, to issue an administrative order that can be judicially enforced, to direct an increase in the Company’s capital, to restrict the Company’s growth, to assess civil monetary penalties against the Company’s officers or directors, to remove officers and directors and, if it is concluded that such conditions cannot be corrected or there is an imminent risk of loss to depositors, to terminate the Bank’s deposit insurance and place it into receivership or conservatorship. If the Company becomes subject to any regulatory actions, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects.

New and future rulemaking from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) may have a material effect on the Company’s operations and operating costs.

The CFPB has the authority to issue new consumer finance regulations and is authorized, individually or jointly with bank regulatory agencies, to conduct investigations to determine whether any person is, or has, engaged in conduct that violates new and existing consumer financial laws or regulations. However, because the Bank has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, the FRB and NYSDFS, not the CFPB, are responsible for examining and supervising the Bank’s compliance with these consumer protection laws and regulations. In addition, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into between the CFPB and U.S. Department of Justice, the two agencies have agreed to coordinate efforts related to enforcing the fair lending laws, which includes information sharing and conducting joint investigations, and have done so on a number of occasions.

In addition, the CFPB has issued a final rule on arbitration that, among other things, prohibits class action waivers in certain consumer financial services contracts. The rule, which became effective on September 18, 2017, applies to contracts entered into on or after March 19, 2018 (and will not apply to prior contracts with class action waivers or arbitration agreements unless such accounts or debts are sold after that date). This rule could increase the likelihood that the Bank becomes subject to class action litigation concerning consumer banking products and services and could result in increased litigation costs.

The Bank is subject to the CRA and fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to material penalties.

The CRA, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act and other fair lending laws and regulations impose nondiscriminatory lending requirements on financial institutions. With respect to the Bank, the NYSDFS, FRB, the United States Department of Justice and other federal and state agencies are responsible for enforcing these laws and regulations. A successful regulatory challenge to an institution’s performance under the CRA or fair lending laws and regulations could result in a wide variety of sanctions, including the required payment of damages and civil money penalties, injunctive relief, imposition of restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity and restrictions on expansion. Private parties may

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also have the ability to challenge an institution’s performance under fair lending laws in private class action litigation.  Such actions could have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Bank faces a risk of noncompliance and enforcement action with the federal Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA”) and other anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing statutes and regulations.

The BSA, the USA PATRIOT Act and other laws and regulations require financial institutions, among others, to institute and maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and to file reports such as suspicious activity reports and currency transaction reports. The Bank’s products and services, including its debit card issuing business, are subject to an increasingly strict set of legal and regulatory requirements intended to protect consumers and to help detect and prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit activities. The Banks is required to comply with these and other anti-money laundering requirements. The federal banking agencies and the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network are authorized to impose significant civil money penalties for violations of those requirements and have recently engaged in coordinated enforcement efforts against banks and other financial services providers with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service. The Bank is also subject to increased scrutiny of compliance with the regulations administered and enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. If the Bank violates these laws and regulations, or its policies, procedures and systems are deemed deficient, the Bank would be subject to liability, including fines and regulatory actions, which may include restrictions on its ability to pay dividends and the necessity to obtain regulatory approvals to proceed with certain aspects of the Bank’s business plan, including its acquisition plans.

Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing could also have serious reputational consequences for the Bank. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

The short-term and long-term impact of the changing regulatory capital requirements and anticipated new capital rules are uncertain.

In July 2013, federal bank regulatory agencies issued a final rule that revised their leverage and risk-based capital requirements and the method for calculating risk-weighted assets to make them consistent with agreements that were reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.  Among other things, the rule established a new common equity tier 1 minimum capital requirement of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets, set the leverage ratio at a uniform 4.0% of total assets, increased the minimum tier 1 capital to risk-based assets requirement from 4.0% to 6.0% of risk-weighted assets and assigned a higher risk weight of 150% to exposures that are more than 90 days past due or are on non-accrual status and to certain commercial real estate facilities that finance the acquisition, development or construction of real property.  The rule also requires unrealized gains and losses on certain “available-for-sale” securities holdings to be included for purposes of calculating regulatory capital requirements unless a one-time opt-out is exercised.  The rule limits a banking organization’s capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers if the banking organization does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of 2.5% of common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.  The final rule became effective January 1, 2015.  The “capital conservation buffer’ was phased in from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2019.

The application of more stringent capital requirements could, among other things, result in lower returns on equity, require the raising of additional capital, and result in regulatory actions if the Company was unable to comply with such requirements.  Furthermore, the imposition of liquidity requirements in connection with the implementation of Basel III could result in the Company having to lengthen the terms of funding, restructure business models, and/or increase holdings of liquid assets. Implementation of changes to asset risk weightings for risk based capital calculations, items included or deducted in calculating regulatory capital or additional capital conservation buffers, could result in management modifying the Company’s business strategy and could limit its ability to make distributions, including paying dividends or buying back shares.

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Risks associated with system failures, interruptions, or breaches of security could negatively affect the Company’s operations and earnings.

Information technology systems are critical to the Company’s business.  The Company collects, processes and stores sensitive customer data by utilizing computer systems and telecommunications networks operated by it and third party service providers. The Company has established policies and procedures to prevent or limit the impact of system failures, interruptions, and security breaches, but such events may still occur or may not be adequately addressed if they do occur.  In addition, any compromise of the Company’s systems could deter customers from using the Bank’s products and services.  Although the Company takes numerous protective measures and otherwise endeavors to protect and maintain the privacy and security of confidential data, these systems may be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses, other malicious code, cyberattacks, including distributed denial of service attacks, cyber-theft and other events that could have a security impact. If one or more of such events were to occur, this potentially could jeopardize confidential and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, the Company’s systems or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in the Company’s or the Company’s customers' operations.

In addition, the Company maintains interfaces with certain third-party service providers.  If these third-party service providers encounter difficulties, or if the Company has difficulty communicating with them, the Company’s ability to adequately process and account for transactions could be affected, and business operations could be adversely affected.  Threats to information security also exist in the processing of customer information through various other vendors and their personnel.

The occurrence of any system failures, interruption, or breach of security could damage the Company’s reputation and result in a loss of customers and business thereby subjecting it to additional regulatory scrutiny or could expose it to litigation and possible financial liability. The Company may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify its protective measures or to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures, and it may be subject to litigation and financial losses that are not fully covered by the Company’s insurance. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

The Company is exposed to cyber-security risks, including denial of service, hacking, and identity theft.

There have been well-publicized distributed denials of service attacks on large financial services companies.  Distributed denial of service attacks are designed to saturate the targeted online network with excessive amounts of network traffic, resulting in slow response times, or in some cases, causing the site to be temporarily unavailable. Hacking and identity theft risks, in particular, could cause serious reputational harm. Cyber threats are rapidly evolving and the Company may not be able to anticipate or prevent all such attacks. The Company may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize these risks and could be held liable for any security breach or loss.

Severe weather, acts of terrorism and other external events could impact the Company’s ability to conduct business.

In the past, weather-related events have adversely impacted the Company’s market area, especially areas located near coastal waters and flood prone areas. Such events that may cause significant flooding and other storm-related damage may become more common events in the future. Financial institutions have been, and continue to be, targets of terrorist threats aimed at compromising operating and communication systems and the metropolitan New York area remains a central target for potential acts of terrorism.  Such events could cause significant damage, impact the stability of the Company’s facilities and result in additional expenses, impair the ability of borrowers to repay their loans, reduce the value of collateral securing repayment of loans, and result in the loss of revenue. While the Company has established and regularly tests disaster recovery procedures, the occurrence of any such event could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operations and financial condition.

Acquisitions involve integrations and other risks.

Acquisitions involve a number of risks and challenges including:  the Bank’s ability to integrate the branches and operations acquired, and the associated internal controls and regulatory functions, into the Bank’s current operations; the Bank’s ability to limit the outflow of deposits held by the Bank’s new customers in the acquired branches and to

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successfully retain and manage the loans acquired; and the Bank’s ability to attract new deposits and to generate new interest-earning assets in geographic areas not previously served.  Additionally, no assurance can be given that the operation of acquired branches would not adversely affect the Bank’s existing profitability; that the Bank would be able to achieve results in the future similar to those achieved by the Bank’s existing banking business; that the Bank would be able to compete effectively in the market areas served by acquired branches; or that the Bank would be able to manage any growth resulting from the transaction effectively.  The Bank faces the additional risk that the anticipated benefits of the acquisition may not be realized fully or at all, or within the time period expected. Finally, acquisitions typically involve the payment of a premium over book and trading values and therefore, may result in dilution of the Company’s book and tangible book value per share.

The Company may incur impairment to its goodwill.

Goodwill arises when a business is purchased for an amount greater than the fair value of the net assets acquired.  The Company recognized goodwill as an asset on its balance sheet in connection with the CNB, FNBNY and HSB acquisitions.  The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually.  Although the Company determined that goodwill was not impaired during 2018, a significant and sustained decline in the Company’s stock price and market capitalization, a significant decline in its expected future cash flows, a significant adverse change in the business climate, slower growth rates or other factors could result in impairment of goodwill.  If the Company were to conclude that a future write-down of the goodwill was necessary, then it would record the appropriate charge to earnings, which could be materially adverse to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

At December 31, 2018, the Bank owned eight properties located in Suffolk County, New York consisting of its corporate headquarters and branch office located at 2200 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton; six branches located in Montauk, Southold, Westhampton Beach, Southampton Village, East Hampton Village and Mattituck; and one drive-up facility located in Sag Harbor. In 2018, the Bank purchased the Mattituck branch property which it had previously leased. The Bank leases a portion of the Montauk and Westhampton Beach properties to commercial lessees.

At December 31, 2018, the Bank maintained executive offices and back office operations at leased facilities located in Suffolk County, New York at 898 and 888 Veterans Highway in Hauppauge. The Bank leases 30 additional properties as branch locations in New York: 21 in Suffolk County; six in Nassau County; two in Queens; and one in Manhattan. Additionally, the Bank leases one property as a  loan production office in Manhattan. The Bank subleases a portion of the leased properties located in Patchogue and Melville in Suffolk County to commercial sublessees.  

For additional information on the Company’s premises and equipment, see Note 6. “Premises and Equipment, net” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings 

The Registrant and its subsidiary are subject to certain pending and threatened legal actions that arise out of the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of any such pending or threatened litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

At February 28, 2019, the Company had approximately 996 shareholders of record, not including the number of persons or entities holding stock in nominee or the street name through various banks and brokers.

The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BDGE”.  

Performance Graph

Pursuant to the regulations of the SEC, the graph below compares the performance of the Company with that of the total return for the NASDAQ® stock market and for certain bank stocks of financial institutions with an asset size of $1 billion to $5 billion, as reported by SNL Financial LC (“SNL”) from December 31, 2013 through December 31, 2018. The graph assumes the reinvestment of dividends in additional shares of the same class of equity securities as those listed below.

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

Picture 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Period Ending

Index

    

12/31/13

    

12/31/14

    

12/31/15

    

12/31/16

    

12/31/17

    

12/31/18

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

 

100.00

 

106.81

 

125.76

 

161.71

 

153.41

 

114.80

NASDAQ Composite

 

100.00

 

114.75

 

122.74

 

133.62

 

173.22

 

168.30

SNL Bank $1B-$5B

 

100.00

 

104.56

 

117.04

 

168.38

 

179.51

 

157.27

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information in connection with repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Purchased

 

Maximum Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as Part of

 

of Shares That May

 

 

Total Number of

 

 

 

 

Publicly

 

Yet Be Purchased

 

 

Shares

 

Average Price

 

Announced Plans

 

Under the Plans or

 

    

Purchased (1)

    

Paid per Share

     

or Programs

    

Programs (2)

October 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 —

 

167,041

November 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018

 

566

 

 

30.08

 

 —

 

167,041

December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

167,041

Total

 

566

 

 

30.08

 

 —

 

167,041


(1)

Represents shares withheld by the Company to pay the taxes associated with the vesting of restricted stock awards.

(2)

The Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan in March 2006 that authorized the repurchase of 309,000 shares. In February 2019, the Company announced the adoption of a new stock repurchase plan for up to 1,000,000 shares, replacing the previous plan. There is no expiration date for the stock repurchase plan. No shares were purchased under a repurchase program during the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Five-Year Summary of Operations 
(In thousands, except per share data and financial ratios)

Set forth below are selected consolidated financial and other data of the Company. The Company’s business is primarily the business of the Bank. This financial data is derived in part from, and should be read in conjunction with, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 

Selected Financial Data:

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

$

680,886

 

$

759,916

 

$

819,722

 

$

800,203

 

$

587,184

Securities, restricted

 

 

24,028

 

 

35,349

 

 

34,743

 

 

24,788

 

 

10,037

Securities held to maturity

 

 

160,163

 

 

180,866

 

 

223,237

 

 

208,351

 

 

214,927

Loans held for investment

 

 

3,275,811

 

 

3,102,752

 

 

2,600,440

 

 

2,410,774

 

 

1,338,327

Total assets

 

 

4,700,744

 

 

4,430,002

 

 

4,054,570

 

 

3,781,959

 

 

2,288,524

Total deposits

 

 

3,886,393

 

 

3,334,543

 

 

2,926,009

 

 

2,843,625

 

 

1,833,779

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

453,830

 

 

429,200

 

 

407,987

 

 

341,128

 

 

175,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

Selected Operating Data:

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

    

Total interest income

 

$

168,984

 

$

149,849

 

$

137,716

 

$

106,240

 

$

74,910

 

Total interest expense

 

 

32,204

 

 

22,689

 

 

16,845

 

 

10,129

 

 

7,460

 

Net interest income

 

 

136,780

 

 

127,160

 

 

120,871

 

 

96,111

 

 

67,450

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,800

 

 

14,050

 

 

5,550

 

 

4,000

 

 

2,200

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

134,980

 

 

113,110

 

 

115,321

 

 

92,111

 

 

65,250

 

Total non-interest income

 

 

11,568

 

 

18,102

 

 

16,046

 

 

12,668

 

 

8,166

 

Total non-interest expense

 

 

98,180

 

 

91,727

 

 

77,081

 

 

72,890

 

 

52,414

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

48,368

 

 

39,485

 

 

54,286

 

 

31,889

 

 

21,002

 

Income tax expense

 

 

9,141

 

 

18,946

 

 

18,795

 

 

10,778

 

 

7,239

 

Net income (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

 

$

21,111

 

$

13,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Return on average equity (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

 

8.66

%

 

4.64

%

 

9.82

%

 

7.91

%

 

7.76

%

Return on average assets (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

 

0.87

 

 

0.49

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.71

 

 

0.64

 

Average equity to average assets

 

 

10.08

 

 

10.53

 

 

9.38

 

 

9.01

 

 

8.27

 

Dividend payout ratio (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

 

46.76

 

 

88.80

 

 

45.48

 

 

63.55

 

 

77.43

 

Basic earnings per share (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.04

 

$

2.01

 

$

1.43

 

$

1.18

 

Diluted earnings per share (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

 

 

1.97

 

 

1.04

 

 

2.00

 

 

1.43

 

 

1.18

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.92

 


(1)

2018 amount includes $6.2 million of net securities losses, net of taxes, associated with the balance sheet restructure, $6.9 million of net fraud loss, net of taxes, related to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts at BNB, and $0.6 million of office relocation costs, net of taxes.

(2)

2017 amount includes $5.2 million, net of taxes, associated with restructuring costs and a charge of $7.6 million associated with the write-down of deferred tax assets due to the enactment of the Tax Act.

(3)

2016 amount includes reversal of $0.6 million of acquisition costs, net of taxes, associated with the CNB and FNBNY acquisitions.

(4)

2015 amount includes $6.3 million of acquisition costs, net of taxes, associated with the CNB acquisition.

(5)

2014 amount includes $3.8 million of acquisition costs, net of taxes, associated with the FNBNY and CNB acquisitions and branch restructuring costs.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

This report may contain statements relating to the future results of the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”).  Such forward-looking statements, in addition to historical information, which involve risk and uncertainties, are based on the beliefs, assumptions and expectations of management of the Company.  Words such as “expects,”  “believes,”  “should,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “will,” “potential,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “predict,” “project,” “would,” “estimated,” “assumes,” “likely,” and variation of such similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, possible or assumed estimates with respect to the financial condition, expected or anticipated revenue, and results of operations and business of the Company, including earnings growth; revenue growth in retail banking, lending and other areas; origination volume in the consumer, commercial and other lending businesses; current and future capital management programs; non-interest income levels, including fees from the title abstract subsidiary and banking services as well as product sales; tangible capital generation; market share; expense levels; and other business operations and strategies. The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the PSLRA.

Factors that could cause future results to vary from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, changing economic conditions; legislative and regulatory changes, including increases in FDIC insurance rates; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in tax policies; rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities; changes in interest rates; deposit flows; the cost of funds; demand for loan products; demand for financial services; competition; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired entities; changes in the quality and composition of the Bank’s loan and investment portfolios; changes in management’s business strategies; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in real estate values; expanded regulatory requirements as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, which could adversely affect operating results; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report including factors set forth under Item 1A., Risk Factors, and in quarterly and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this report, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Overview

Who The Company Is and How It Generates Income

Bridge Bancorp, Inc., a New York corporation, is a bank holding company formed in 1989. On a parent-only basis, the Company has had minimal results of operations. The Company is dependent on dividends from its wholly-owned subsidiary, BNB Bank, its own earnings, additional capital raised, and borrowings as sources of funds. The information in this report reflects principally the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank. The Bank’s results of operations are primarily dependent on its net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on loans and investments and interest expense on deposits and borrowings. The Bank also generates non-interest income, such as fee income on deposit accounts and merchant credit and debit card processing programs, investment services, income from its title insurance subsidiary, and net gains on sales of securities and loans. The level of its non-interest expenses, such as salaries and benefits, occupancy and equipment costs, other general and administrative expenses, expenses from its title insurance subsidiary, and income tax expense, further affects the Bank’s net income. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts and the related discussion and analysis to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have an impact on net income or total stockholders’ equity.

Year and Quarterly Highlights

·

Net income for the 2018 fourth quarter of $13.9 million, or $0.70 per diluted share.  

 

·

Net income for the full year 2018 was $39.2 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, compared to $20.5 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, for the full year 2017. Inclusive of:

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oPre-tax charge of $8.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted share after tax, related to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts at BNB in the 2018 third quarter.

oPre-tax net securities losses of $7.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share after tax, related to the Company’s balance sheet restructure in the 2018 second quarter. 

oPre-tax charge of $0.8 million, or $0.03 per diluted share after tax, related to the Company’s office relocation costs in the 2018 fourth quarter.

·

Net interest income increased to $136.8 million for 2018, compared to $127.2 million in 2017.

·

Tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.33% for 2018 and 3.34% in 2017.

·

Total assets of $4.7 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of $270.7 million, or 6.1%, over December 31, 2017.

·

Total loans held for investment at December 31, 2018 of $3.3 billion, an increase of $173.1 million, or 5.6%, over December 31, 2017.

·

Total deposits of $3.9 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase of $551.9 million, or 16.5%, over December 31, 2017.

·

Allowance for loan losses was 0.96% of loans as of December 31, 2018, compared to 1.02% at December 31, 2017.

·

A cash dividend of $0.23 per share was declared and paid in January 2019 for the fourth quarter.

Significant Recent Events

Net Fraud Loss

The Company incurred a pre-tax charge, net of recovery, of $8.9 million in 2018 relating to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts at the Bank. The Company is working with the appropriate law enforcement authorities in connection with this matter. The customer has filed a petition pursuant to Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. In January 2019, the Company filed a claim for the loss with its insurance carrier,  however, the extent and amount of coverage is not yet certain.

Challenges and Opportunities

In December 2018,  in view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 2.25 to 2.50 percent.  Information received since the FOMC met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food or energy remain near 2 percent. In support of its goals to foster maximum employment and price stability, in January 2019 the FOMC decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2.25 to 2.50 percent. The FOMC continues to view sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the FOMC’s symmetric 2 percent objective as the most likely outcomes. In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the FOMC will assess realized and expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2.00 percent inflation objective. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.

Interest rates have been at or near historic lows for an extended period of time. Growth and service strategies have the potential to offset the compression on the net interest margin with volume as the customer base grows through expanding the Bank’s footprint, while maintaining and developing existing relationships. Since 2010, the Bank has opened fifteen branches, including one in November 2018 in Melville, New York. The Bank has also grown through acquisitions

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including the June 2015 acquisition of Community National Bank (“CNB”), the February 2014 acquisition of First National Bank of New York (“FNBNY”), and the May 2011 acquisition of Hamptons State Bank (“HSB”).  Management will continue to seek opportunities to expand its reach into other contiguous markets by network expansion, or through the addition of professionals with established customer relationships. Recent and pending acquisitions of local competitors may also provide additional growth opportunities.

The Bank continues to face challenges associated with ever-increasing regulations and the current low interest rate environment. Over time, additional rate increases should provide some relief to net interest margin compression as new loans are funded and securities are reinvested at higher rates. However, in the short term, the fair value of available for sale securities declines when rates increase, resulting in net unrealized losses and a reduction in stockholders’ equity. Strategies for managing for the eventuality of higher rates have a cost. Extending liability maturities or shortening the term of assets increases interest expense and reduces interest income. An additional method for managing in a higher rate environment is to grow stable core deposits, requiring continued investment in people, technology and branches. Over time, these strategies should provide long-term benefits.

The Company has established five strategic objectives to achieve its vision: (1) acquire new customers in growth markets; (2) build new sales and marketing disciplines; (3) deepen customer relationships; (4) expand use of automation; and (5) improve talent management. Management believes there remain opportunities to grow its franchise and that continued investments to generate core funding, quality loans and new sources of revenue remain keys to continue creating long-term shareholder value. The ability to attract, retain, train and cultivate employees at all levels of the Company remains significant to meeting corporate objectives. In particular, management is focused on expanding and retaining its loan team as it continues to grow the loan portfolio. The Company has capitalized on opportunities presented by the market and diligently seeks opportunities to grow and strengthen the franchise. The Company recognizes the potential risks of the current economic environment and will monitor the impact of market events as management evaluates loans and investments and considers growth initiatives. Management and the Board have built a solid foundation for growth and the Company is positioned to adapt to anticipated changes in the industry resulting from new regulations and legislative initiatives.  

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of the Company’s accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. The Company’s policy with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for loan losses is its most critical accounting policy. This policy is important to the presentation of the financial condition and results of operations, and it involves a higher degree of complexity and requires management to make difficult and subjective judgments, which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition.

The following is a description of this critical accounting policy and an explanation of the methods and assumptions underlying its application.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Management considers the accounting policy on the allowance for loan losses to be the most critical and requires complex management judgment. The judgments made regarding the allowance for loan losses can have a material effect on the results of operations of the Company.

The allowance for loan losses is established and maintained through a provision for loan losses based on probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance on a quarterly basis. The allowance is comprised of both individual valuation allowances and loan pool valuation allowances. The Bank monitors its entire loan portfolio on a regular basis, with consideration given to detailed analysis of classified loans, repayment patterns, probable incurred losses, past loss experience, current economic conditions, and various types of concentrations of credit. Additions to the allowance are charged to expense and realized losses, net of recoveries, are charged to the allowance.

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Individual valuation allowances are established in connection with specific loan reviews and the asset classification process including the procedures for impairment testing under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) No. 310, “Receivables”. Such valuation, which includes a review of loans for which full collectability in accordance with contractual terms is not reasonably assured, considers the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral less the costs to sell, if any, or the present value of expected future cash flows, or the loan’s observable market value. Any shortfall that exists from this analysis results in a specific allowance for the loan. Pursuant to the Company’s  policy, loan losses must be charged-off in the period the loans, or portions thereof, are deemed uncollectable. Assumptions and judgments by management, in conjunction with outside sources, are used to determine whether full collectability of a loan is not reasonably assured. These assumptions and judgments are also used to determine the estimates of the fair value of the underlying collateral or the present value of expected future cash flows or the loan’s observable market value. Individual loan analyses are periodically performed on specific loans considered impaired. Individual valuation allowances could differ materially as a result of changes in these assumptions and judgments. The results of the individual valuation allowances are aggregated and included in the overall allowance for loan losses.

Loan pool valuation allowances represent loss allowances that have been established to recognize the inherent risks associated with the Bank’s lending activities, but which, unlike individual allowances, have not been allocated to particular problem assets. Pool evaluations are broken down into loans with homogenous characteristics by loan type and include commercial real estate mortgages, owner and non-owner occupied; multi-family mortgage loans; residential real estate mortgages, home equity loans; commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, secured and unsecured; real estate construction and land loans; and consumer loans. Management considers a variety of factors in determining the adequacy of the valuation allowance and has developed a range of valuation allowances necessary to adequately provide for probable incurred losses in each pool of loans. Management considers the Bank’s charge-off history along with the growth in the portfolio as well as the Bank’s credit administration and asset management philosophies and procedures when determining the allowances for each pool. In addition, management evaluates and considers credit risk ratings, which includes management’s evaluation of: cash flow, collateral, guarantor support, financial disclosures, industry trends and strength of borrowers’ management, the impact that economic and market conditions may have on the portfolio as well as known and inherent risks in the portfolio. Finally, management evaluates and considers the allowance ratios and coverage percentages of both peer group and regulatory agency data. These evaluations are inherently subjective because, even though they are based on objective data, it is management’s interpretation of that data that determines the amount of the appropriate allowance. If the evaluations prove to be incorrect, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio, resulting in additions to the allowance for loan losses.

For Purchased Credit Impaired (“PCI”) loans, a valuation allowance is established when it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all the cash flows expected at acquisition plus additional cash flows expected to be collected arising from changes in estimate after acquisition. A specific allowance is established when subsequent evaluations of expected cash flows from PCI loans reflect a decrease in those estimates. The allowance established represents the excess of the recorded investment in those loans over the present value of the currently estimated future cash flow, discounted at the last effective accounting yield.

The Bank uses assumptions and methodologies that are relevant to estimating the level of impairment and probable losses in the loan portfolio. To the extent that the data supporting such assumptions has limitations, management's judgment and experience play a key role in recording the allowance estimates. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are made by provisions charged to earnings. Furthermore, an improvement in the expected cash flows related to PCI loans would result in a reduction of the required specific allowance with a corresponding credit to the provision.

The Credit Risk Management Committee (“CRMC”) is comprised of Bank management. The adequacy of the allowance is analyzed quarterly, with any adjustment to a level deemed appropriate by the CRMC, based on its risk assessment of the entire portfolio. Each quarter, members of the CRMC meet with the Credit Risk Committee of the Board to review credit risk trends and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Based on the CRMC’s review of the classified loans, delinquency and charge-off trends, and the overall allowance levels as they relate to the entire loan portfolio at December 31, 2018 and 2017, management believes the allowance for loan losses has been established at levels sufficient to cover the probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Future additions or reductions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic, market or other conditions. Changes in estimates could result in a material change in the allowance. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of the examination process, periodically review the

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allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of the information available to them at the time of their examination.

For additional information regarding the allowance for loan losses, see Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 totaled $39.2 million, or $1.97 per diluted share, compared to $20.5 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $35.5 million, or $2.00 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2016. Net income increased  $18.7 million, or 91.0%, in 2018 compared to 2017, and net income for 2017 decreased $15.0 million, or 42.1%, as compared to 2016. Changes in net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 include: (i) a  $9.6 million, or 7.6%, increase in net interest income; (ii) a $12.3 million, or 87.2%, decrease in the provision for loan losses;  (iii) a $6.5 million, or 36.1%, decrease in total non-interest income; (iv) a $6.5 million, or 7.0%, increase in total non-interest expense;  and (v) a $9.8 million, or 51.8%, decrease in income tax expense. The effective income tax rate was 18.9% for 2018 compared to 48.0% for 2017. Changes in net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016 include: (i) a $6.3 million, or 5.2%, increase in net interest income; (ii) an $8.5 million increase in the provision for loan losses; (iii) a $2.1 million, or 12.8%, increase in total non-interest income; and (iv) a $14.6 million, or 19.0%, increase in total non-interest expense. The effective income tax rate was 48.0% for 2017 compared to 34.6% for 2016.

The weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were 19.5 million, 19.4 million and 17.9 million, respectively. Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding were higher for the year ended December 31, 2017 versus 2016 due in part to the $50 million common stock offering in November 2016.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, the primary contributor to earnings, represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expenses on interest- bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends on the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on them.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s average consolidated balance sheets and its consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for those periods on a tax-equivalent basis based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate.  Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances are derived from daily average balances and include non-accrual loans. The yields and costs include fees and costs, which are considered adjustments to yields. Interest on non-accrual loans has been included only to the extent reflected in the consolidated statements of income. The Tax Act lowered the U.S, federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21% effective as of January 1, 2018. The Company’s tax-equivalent adjustment to interest income decreased for the year ended December 31, 2018 as a result of the lower federal statutory tax rate in 2018. For purposes of this table, the average balances for investments in debt and equity securities exclude unrealized appreciation/depreciation due to the application of FASB ASC 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.”

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Year Ended December 31, 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Average

    

 

    

 

    

Average

    

 

    

 

    

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

 

Yield/

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Interest

    

Cost

    

Balance

    

Interest

    

Cost

    

Balance

    

Interest

    

Cost

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net (1)(2)

 

$

3,167,933

 

$

144,568

 

4.56

$

2,774,422

 

$

126,802

 

4.57

$

2,494,750

 

$

117,114

 

4.69

Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and other asset-backed securities

 

 

679,805

 

 

16,591

 

2.44

 

 

737,212

 

 

15,231

 

2.07

 

 

681,899

 

 

13,484

 

1.98

 

Taxable securities

 

 

168,326

 

 

5,413

 

3.22

 

 

220,744

 

 

6,074

 

2.75

 

 

219,049

 

 

5,612

 

2.56

 

Tax-exempt securities (2)

 

 

62,595

 

 

1,932

 

3.09

 

 

90,077

 

 

2,835

 

3.15

 

 

83,677

 

 

2,689

 

3.21

 

Deposits with banks

 

 

52,143

 

 

1,076

 

2.06

 

 

24,554

 

 

278

 

1.13

 

 

29,054

 

 

147

 

0.51

 

Total interest-earning assets (2)

 

 

4,130,802

 

 

169,580

 

4.11

 

 

3,847,009

 

 

151,220

 

3.93

 

 

3,508,429

 

 

139,046

 

3.96

 

Non-interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

76,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

285,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

283,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

278,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

4,493,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,201,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,849,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

$

1,922,515

 

$

15,928

 

0.83

$

1,717,529

 

$

7,858

 

0.46

$

1,585,158

 

$

5,250

 

0.33

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

 

184,438

 

 

3,007

 

1.63

 

 

147,366

 

 

1,843

 

1.25

 

 

126,904

 

 

932

 

0.73

 

Other time deposits

 

 

107,153

 

 

1,801

 

1.68

 

 

72,550

 

 

725

 

1.00

 

 

96,842

 

 

684

 

0.71

 

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

 

69,604

 

 

1,200

 

1.72

 

 

132,514

 

 

1,571

 

1.19

 

 

162,118

 

 

1,075

 

0.66

 

FHLB advances

 

 

324,653

 

 

5,729

 

1.76

 

 

401,258

 

 

6,105

 

1.52

 

 

275,591

 

 

3,001

 

1.09

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 

78,706

 

 

4,539

 

5.77

 

 

78,566

 

 

4,539

 

5.78

 

 

78,427

 

 

4,539

 

5.79

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

668

 

 

48

 

7.19

 

 

15,620

 

 

1,364

 

8.73

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2,687,069

 

 

32,204

 

1.20

 

 

2,550,451

 

 

22,689

 

0.89

 

 

2,340,660

 

 

16,845

 

0.72

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

1,310,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,174,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,110,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

42,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,040,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,758,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,488,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

452,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

4,493,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,201,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,849,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/net interest rate spread (2) (3)

 

 

 

 

 

137,376

 

2.91

 

 

 

 

128,531

 

3.04

 

 

 

 

122,201

 

3.24

Net interest-earning assets

 

$

1,443,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,296,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,167,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin (2) (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.48

Tax-equivalent adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(596)

 

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,371)

 

(0.03)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,330)

 

(0.03)

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

136,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

127,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

120,871

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

150.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

149.89


(1)

Amounts are net of deferred origination costs/(fees) and the allowance for loan losses.

(2)

Presented on a tax-equivalent basis based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%, 35% and 35% for the years ended December 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(3)

Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Analysis

Net interest income can be analyzed in terms of the impact of changes in rates and volumes. The following table illustrates the extent to which changes in interest rates and in the volume of average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Bank’s interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rates (changes in rates multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the net changes. For purposes of this table, changes that are not due solely to volume or rate changes have been allocated to these categories based on the respective percentage changes in average volume and rate. Due to the numerous simultaneous

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volume and rate changes during the periods analyzed, it is not possible to precisely allocate changes between volume and rates. In addition, average interest-earning assets include non-accrual loans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

 

2018 Over 2017

 

2017 Over 2016

 

 

Changes Due To

 

Changes Due To

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net

(In thousands)

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Change

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Change

Interest income on interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net (1) (2)

 

$

17,958

 

$

(192)

 

$

17,766

 

$

12,754

 

$

(3,066)

 

$

9,688

Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and other asset-backed securities

 

 

(1,251)

 

 

2,611

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,137

 

 

610

 

 

1,747

Taxable securities

 

 

(1,585)

 

 

924

 

 

(661)

 

 

43

 

 

419

 

 

462

Tax-exempt securities (2)

 

 

(849)

 

 

(54)

 

 

(903)

 

 

200

 

 

(54)

 

 

146

Deposits with banks

 

 

461

 

 

337

 

 

798

 

 

(26)

 

 

157

 

 

131

Total interest income on interest-earning assets (2)

 

 

14,734

 

 

3,626

 

 

18,360

 

 

14,108

 

 

(1,934)

 

 

12,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

1,035

 

 

7,035

 

 

8,070

 

 

463

 

 

2,145

 

 

2,608

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

 

527

 

 

637

 

 

1,164

 

 

168

 

 

743

 

 

911

Other time deposits

 

 

443

 

 

633

 

 

1,076

 

 

(198)

 

 

239

 

 

41

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

 

(919)

 

 

548

 

 

(371)

 

 

(225)

 

 

721

 

 

496

FHLB advances

 

 

(1,267)

 

 

891

 

 

(376)

 

 

1,662

 

 

1,442

 

 

3,104

Subordinated debentures

 

 

 8

 

 

(8)

 

 

 —

 

 

 9

 

 

(9)

 

 

 —

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

(48)

 

 

 —

 

 

(48)

 

 

(1,111)

 

 

(205)

 

 

(1,316)

Total interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

(221)

 

 

9,736

 

 

9,515

 

 

768

 

 

5,076

 

 

5,844

Net interest income (2)

 

$

14,955

 

$

(6,110)

 

$

8,845

 

$

13,340

 

$

(7,010)

 

$

6,330


(1)

Amounts are net of deferred origination costs/(fees) and the allowance for loan losses.

(2)

Presented on a tax equivalent basis based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%, 35% and 35% for the years ended December 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Net interest income was $136.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to $127.2 million in 2017 and $120.9 million in 2016. The increase in net interest income was $9.6 million, or 7.6%, in 2018 as compared to 2017 and $6.3 million, or 5.2%, in 2017 as compared to 2016. Average net interest-earning assets increased $147.2 million to $1.4 billion for the full year 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the full year 2017 and increased $128.8 million to $1.3 billion for the full year 2017 compared to $1.2 billion for the full year 2016. The increase in average net interest-earning assets in 2018 reflects organic growth in loans and a decrease in average borrowings, partially offset by  a decrease in average investment securities and an increase in average deposits. The increase in average net interest-earning assets in 2017 reflects organic growth in loans and an increase in average investment securities, partially offset by increases in average deposits and average borrowings. Tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased to 3.33% in 2018 compared to 3.34% in 2017 and 3.48% in 2016. The decrease in tax-equivalent net interest margin for 2018 compared to 2017 reflects higher overall funding costs due in part to the Fed Funds rate increases in 2018 and 2017, partially offset by a higher average yield on interest-earning assets primarily due to loan portfolio growth, and a higher average yield on investment securities. The decrease in the net interest margin for 2017 compared to 2016 reflects the higher overall funding costs due in part to the Fed Funds rate increases in 2017 and 2016, partially offset by the decrease in costs associated with the junior subordinated debentures, which were redeemed in January 2017.

Total interest income increased to $169.0 million in 2018 compared to $149.8 million in 2017 as average interest-earning assets increased $283.8 million, or 7.4%, to $4.1 billion in 2018 compared to $3.8 billion in 2017. Interest income increased to $149.8 million in 2017 compared to $137.7 million in 2016,  as average interest-earning assets increased  $338.6 million to $3.8 billion in 2017 compared to $3.5 billion in 2016.  The increase in average interest-earning assets in 2018 reflects organic growth in loans, partially offset by a decrease in average investment securities. The increase in average interest-earning assets in 2017 reflects organic growth in loans and an increase in average investment securities. The tax-equivalent average yield on interest-earning assets was 4.11%  in 2018, 3.93% in 2017 and 3.96% in 2016.

Interest income on loans increased to $144.4 million in 2018 compared to $126.4 million in 2017 and $116.7 million in 2016, primarily due to growth in the loan portfolio, partially offset by a decrease in the average yield on loans. For the year ended December 31, 2018, average loans grew by $393.5 million, or 14.2%, to $3.2 billion as compared to $2.8 billion in

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2017, and increased $279.7 million, or 11.2%, in 2017 as compared to $2.5 billion in 2016. The increases in average loans were the result of the organic growth in commercial real estate mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans, multi-family mortgage loans, and real estate construction and land loans.  The tax-equivalent average yield on loans was 4.56% in 2018, 4.57% in 2017 and 4.69% in 2016. The Company remains committed to growing loans with prudent underwriting, sensible pricing and limited credit and extension risk.

Interest income on investment securities increased to $23.5 million in 2018 from $23.1 million in 2017 and $20.8 million in 2016. The increase in 2018 compared to 2017 reflects a higher average yield on investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in the average investment securities. The increase in 2017 compared to 2016 reflects a higher average yield on investment securities and growth in the investment securities portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2018, average total investment securities decreased $137.3 million, or 13.1%, to $910.7 million as compared to $1.0 billion in 2017, and increased $63.4 million in 2017 compared to $984.6 million in 2016. Interest income on investment securities included net amortization of premiums on securities of $4.0 million in 2018, compared to $6.4 million in 2017 and $6.5 million in 2016.

Total interest expense increased to $32.2 million in 2018, compared to $22.7 million in 2017 and $16.8 million in 2016. The increase in total interest expense in 2018 compared to 2017 was a result of an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with an increase in average deposits, partially offset by a decrease in average borrowings. The increase in total interest expense in 2017 compared to 2016 was a result of an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 1.20% in 2018, 0.89% in 2017, and 0.72% in 2016. The increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to higher overall funding costs, due in part to the Fed Funds rate increases in 2018, 2017 and 2016, partially offset by the decrease in costs associated with the junior subordinated debentures, which were redeemed in January 2017. Since the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities generally reprice or mature more quickly than its interest-earning assets, in a rising rate environment the cost of funds increases faster than the yields on assets.  The Company began extending the terms of certain matured borrowings by utilizing interest rate swap agreements at the end of the 2017 first quarter in anticipation of further Fed Funds rate increases. Additionally, a  large percentage of deposits in money market accounts reprice at short-term market rates making the balance sheet more liability sensitive. The Bank continues its prudent management of deposit pricing. Average total interest-bearing liabilities were $2.7 billion in 2018, compared to $2.6 billion in 2017 and $2.3 billion in 2016. The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities in 2018 compared to 2017 was primarily due to an increase in average deposits, partially offset by a decrease in average borrowings. The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to increases in both average borrowings and average deposits.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, average total deposits increased by $412.7 million to $3.5 billion as compared to $3.1 billion in 2017, and increased by $192.6 million, or 6.6%, in 2017 as compared to $2.9 billion in 2016. The increase in average total deposits reflects higher average savings, NOW and money market deposits, average demand deposits, and average certificates of deposit. The average balances in savings, NOW and money market accounts increased $205.0 million, or 11.9%, in 2018 compared to 2017, and increased $132.4 million, or 8.4%, in 2017 compared to 2016. The average cost of savings, NOW and money market accounts was 0.83% for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 0.46% in 2017 and 0.33% in 2016. Average demand deposits increased $136.0 million, or 11.6%, in 2018 compared to 2017, and increased $64.0 million, or 5.8%, in 2017 compared to 2016. Average balances in certificates of deposit increased $71.7 million, or 32.6%, to $291.6 million in 2018 compared to 2017 and decreased $3.8 million, or 1.7%, in 2017 as compared to 2016. The cost of average certificates of deposit increased to 1.65% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to 1.17% in 2017 and 0.72% in 2016.  Average public fund deposits comprised 15.4% of total average deposits during 2018, compared to 16.0% in 2017 and 17.1% in 2016.

Average federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements decreased $62.9 million, or 47.5%, to $69.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to $132.5 million for 2017, and decreased $29.6 million, or 18.3%, in 2017 compared to $162.1 million for 2016. Average FHLB advances decreased $76.6 million, or 19.1%, to $324.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $401.3 million in 2017 and increased $125.7 million in 2017 compared to $275.6 million in 2016. Average subordinated debentures increased $140 thousand, or 0.2%, to $78.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $78.6 million for 2017, and increased $139 thousand, or 0.2%, compared to $78.4 million in 2016. The junior subordinated debentures were redeemed in January 2017.

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

The Bank’s loan portfolio consists primarily of real estate loans secured by commercial, multi-family and residential real estate properties located in the Bank’s principal lending areas of Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island and the New York City boroughs. The interest rates charged by the Bank on loans are affected primarily by the demand for such loans, the supply of money available for lending purposes, the rates offered by its competitors, the Bank’s relationship with the customer, and the related credit risks of the transaction. These factors are affected by general and economic conditions including, but not limited to, monetary policies of the federal government, including the Federal Reserve Board, legislative policies and governmental budgetary matters.

Based on the Company’s continuing review of the overall loan portfolio, the current asset quality of the portfolio, the growth in the loan portfolio and the net charge-offs, a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million was recorded in 2018, as compared to $14.1 million in 2017 and $5.6 million in 2016. Net charge-offs were $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, as compared to $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $0.4  million for the year ended December 31, 2016.  The charge-offs in 2018 resulted from the charge-off of one loan which was fully reserved for and partial charge-offs recognized on eleven taxi medallion loans attributable to payoff settlements accepted by the Bank. The charge-offs in 2017 resulted primarily from the charge-off of loans and specific reserves associated with two specific relationships. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans was 1,119%, 456% and 2,087% at December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The allowance for loan losses totaled  $31.4 million at December 31, 2018, $31.7 million at December 31, 2017 and $25.9 million at December 31, 2016. The allowance as a percentage of total loans was 0.96%, 1.02% and 1.00% at December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Management continues to carefully monitor the loan portfolio as well as real estate trends in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the New York City boroughs.

Loans totaling $87.9 million or 2.7%, of total loans at December 31, 2018 were categorized as classified loans compared to $85.3 million or 2.8%, at December 31, 2017 and $84.3 million, or 3.2%, at December 31, 2016. Classified loans include loans with credit quality indicators with the internally assigned grades of special mention, substandard and doubtful. These loans are categorized as classified loans as management has information that indicates the borrower may not be able to comply with the present repayment terms. These loans are subject to increased management attention and their classification is reviewed at least quarterly.

At December 31, 2018, $35.0 million of these classified loans were commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans. Of the $35.0 million of CRE loans, $33.5 million were current and $1.5 million were past due. At December 31, 2018, $12.4 million of classified loans were residential real estate loans with $11.0 million current and $1.4 million past due. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans represented $39.7 million of classified loans, with $39.1 million current and $0.6 million past due. Taxi medallion loans represented $16.2 million of the classified commercial, industrial and agricultural loans at December 31, 2018. All of the Bank’s taxi medallion loans are collateralized by New York City medallions and have personal guarantees. All taxi medallion loans were current as of December 31, 2018. No new originations of taxi medallion loans are currently planned and management expects these balances to continue to decline through amortization and pay-offs. During the year ended December 31, 2018, nine taxi medallion loans totaling $6.9 million, net of charge-offs, were paid off. Four were paid in full and the Bank accepted settlements on the other five which resulted in partial charge-offs. In January 2019, seven additional taxi medallion loans, totaling $6.2 million, net of charge-offs, were paid off under Bank accepted settlements. The charge-offs related to these settlements were recognized in the 2018 fourth quarter. Taxi medallion loan charge-offs, net of recoveries, totaled $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018, there was $0.3 million of classified real estate construction and land loans which were current and $0.4 million of classified multi-family loans which were current.

CRE loans, including multi-family loans, represented $2.0 billion, or 59.9%, of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2018 compared to $1.9 billion, or 61.0%, at December 31, 2017 and $1.5 billion, or 59.2%, at December 31, 2016. The Bank’s underwriting standards for CRE loans require an evaluation of the cash flow of the property, the overall cash flow of the borrower and related guarantors as well as the value of the real estate securing the loan.  In addition, the Bank’s underwriting standards for CRE loans are consistent with regulatory requirements with original loan to value ratios generally less than or equal to 75%.  The Bank considers charge-off history, delinquency trends, cash flow analysis, and the impact of the local economy on commercial real estate values when evaluating the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

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As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had individually impaired loans as defined by FASB ASC No. 310, “Receivables” of $19.4 million and $22.5 million, respectively. For a loan to be considered impaired, management determines after review whether it is probable that the Bank will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management applies its normal loan review procedures in making these judgments. Impaired loans include individually classified non-accrual loans and troubled debt restructuring loans (“TDRs”) and at December 31, 2018 included $2.7 million in other impaired performing loans related to three taxi medallion loans which paid off in January 2019. For impaired loans, the Bank evaluates the impairment of the loan in accordance with FASB ASC 310‑10‑35‑22. Impairment is determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. For loans that are collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell is used to determine the fair value of the loan. The fair value of the collateral is determined based on recent appraised values. The fair value of the collateral less costs to sell or present value of expected cash flows is compared to the carrying value to determine if any write-down or specific loan loss allowance allocation is required. The decrease in impaired loans from December 31, 2017 was attributable to the payoff of certain TDRs, coupled with a decrease in non-accrual loans due to the charge-off of one loan and sales and payoffs, partially offset by new TDRs during the year ended December 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Bank modified certain loans as TDRs totaling $9.2 million.

Non-accrual loans were  $2.8 million, or 0.09%, of total loans at December 31, 2018 compared to $7.0 million, or 0.22%, of total loans at December 31, 2017. TDRs represent $133 thousand of the non-accrual loans at December 31, 2018 and $5 thousand at December 31, 2017.

The Bank’s other real estate owned at December 31, 2018 was $0.2 million, consisting of one property, compared to none at December 31, 2017.

The following table sets forth changes in the allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year Ended December 31, 

 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

    

Beginning balance

 

$

31,707

 

$

25,904

 

$

20,744

 

$

17,637

 

$

16,001

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(50)

 

 

(461)

 

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

(24)

 

 

 —

 

 

(56)

 

 

(249)

 

 

(257)

 

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

(2,806)

 

 

(8,245)

 

 

(930)

 

 

(827)

 

 

(104)

 

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

(11)

 

 

(49)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

 

Total

 

 

(2,841)

 

 

(8,294)

 

 

(987)

 

 

(1,128)

 

 

(824)

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

109

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 3

 

 

28

 

 

96

 

 

79

 

 

170

 

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

747

 

 

16

 

 

386

 

 

149

 

 

87

 

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

 2

 

 

 3

 

 

 6

 

 

 7

 

 

 3

 

Total

 

 

752

 

 

47

 

 

597

 

 

235

 

 

260

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

(2,089)

 

 

(8,247)

 

 

(390)

 

 

(893)

 

 

(564)

 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

 

 

1,800

 

 

14,050

 

 

5,550

 

 

4,000

 

 

2,200

 

Ending balance

 

$

31,418

 

$

31,707

 

$

25,904

 

$

20,744

 

$

17,637

 

Ratio of net charge-offs during period to average loans outstanding

 

 

(0.07)

%

 

(0.30)

%

 

(0.02)

%

 

(0.04)

%

 

(0.04)

%

 

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Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table sets forth the allocation of the total allowance for loan losses by loan classification:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

    

 

    

Percentage

    

 

    

Percentage

    

 

    

Percentage

    

 

    

Percentage

    

 

    

Percentage

    

 

 

 

 

of Loans

 

 

 

of Loans

 

 

 

of Loans

 

 

 

of Loans

 

 

 

of Loans

 

 

 

 

 

to Total

 

 

 

to Total

 

 

 

to Total

 

 

 

to Total

 

 

 

to Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Loans

 

Amount

 

Loans

 

Amount

 

Loans

 

Amount

 

Loans

 

Amount

 

Loans

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

$

10,792

 

42.0

$

11,048

 

41.7

$

9,225

 

42.0

$

7,850

 

43.8

$

6,994

 

44.5

%

Multi-family mortgage loans

 

 

2,566

 

17.9

 

 

4,521

 

19.2

 

 

6,264

 

20.0

 

 

4,208

 

14.6

 

 

2,670

 

16.4

 

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

3,935

 

15.9

 

 

2,438

 

15.0

 

 

1,495

 

14.1

 

 

2,115

 

16.3

 

 

2,208

 

11.7

 

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

12,722

 

19.8

 

 

12,838

 

19.9

 

 

7,837

 

20.2

 

 

5,405

 

20.8

 

 

4,526

 

21.8

 

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

1,297

 

3.8

 

 

740

 

3.5

 

 

955

 

3.1

 

 

1,030

 

3.8

 

 

1,104

 

4.8

 

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

106

 

0.6

 

 

122

 

0.7

 

 

128

 

0.6

 

 

136

 

0.7

 

 

135

 

0.8

 

Total

 

$

31,418

 

100.0

$

31,707

 

100.0

$

25,904

 

100.0

$

20,744

 

100.0

$

17,637

 

100.0

%

 

Non-Interest Income

Total non-interest income decreased $6.5 million, or 36.1%, in 2018 to $11.6 million, compared to $18.1 million in 2017  and increased by $2.1 million, or 12.8%, to $18.1 million in 2017 compared to $16.0 million in 2016. The decrease in total non-interest income in 2018 compared to 2017 was primarily due to a $7.9 million net securities loss related to the balance sheet restructure in the second quarter 2018, and a decrease in title fee income, partially offset by increases in service charges and other fees, other operating income and gain on sale of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans. The increase in total non-interest income in 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to increases in service charges and other fees, gain on sale of SBA loans, title fee income, other operating income, BOLI income, partially offset by a decrease in net securities gains.

Net securities losses of $7.9 million were recognized in 2018 compared to net securities gains of $38 thousand in 2017 and $0.4 million in 2016. The net securities losses in 2018 were attributable to the sale of $240.3 million of securities related to balance sheet restructure in the second quarter 2018. The net securities gains in 2016 were primarily attributable to the sale of $235.7 million of lower yielding securities in the 2016 second quarter as part of a deleveraging strategy by the Company. 

Other operating income increased $0.8 million to $3.5 million in 2018, compared to $2.7 million in 2017, primarily due to a $0.5 million increase in net gain of sale of loans, and increased $0.4 million to $2.7 million in 2017 compared to $2.3 million in 2016, primarily due to an increase in loan swap fee income of $0.9 million.

Non-Interest Expense

Total non-interest expense increased $6.5 million, or 7.0%, to $98.2 million in 2018 from $91.7 million in 2017, and increased $14.6 million, or 19.0%, to $91.7 million in 2017 compared to $77.1 million in 2016. The increase in 2018 compared to 2017 is primarily due to an $8.9 million net fraud loss, higher salaries and benefits, professional services, office relocation costs, technology and communications expenses, and FDIC assessments, partially offset by lower occupancy and equipment, and marketing and advertising expenses. The increase in 2017 compared to 2016 is primarily due to restructuring costs related to branch restructuring and charter conversion, and higher salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, technology and communications, marketing and advertising, and other operating expenses, partially offset by lower amortization of other intangible assets, professional services and FDIC assessments. The reversal of accrued acquisition costs in 2016 is due to the reversal of pending merger related liabilities recorded at the acquisition date, which have since been settled.

The Company incurred an $8.9 million pre-tax net fraud loss charge in 2018 related to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts at the Bank. Salaries and employee benefits increased $3.9 million to $50.5 million in 2018, compared to $46.6 million 2017  and increased $5.0 million from $41.6 million in 2016. The increase in salaries and employee benefits in 2018 compared to 2017 is primarily due to additional staff related to business development, and risk management. The increase in salaries and employee benefits in 2017 compared to 2016 is primarily due to additional staff related to new branches, business development, and risk management. Occupancy and equipment decreased $0.8 

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million to $13.2 million in 2018 compared to $14.0 million in 2017 and increased $1.2 million from $12.8 million in 2016. The decrease in occupancy and equipment expense in 2018 compared to 2017 reflects the cost savings related to the execution of the Company's branch rationalization strategy. Technology and communications increased $0.7 million to $6.5 million in 2018 compared to $5.8 million in 2017 and increased $0.9 million from $4.9 million in 2016. Marketing and advertising decreased $0.1 million to $4.6 million in 2018 compared to $4.7 million in 2017 and increased $0.7 million from $4.0 million in 2016. Professional services increased $0.9 million to $4.0 million in 2018 compared to $3.1 million in 2017 and decreased $0.5 million from $3.6 million in 2016. FDIC assessments were $1.7 million in 2018, $1.3 million in 2017, and $1.6 million in 2016. The Company recorded amortization of other intangible assets of $0.9 million in 2018, $1.0 million in 2017, $2.6 million in 2016, primarily related to the CNB and FNBNY acquisitions. Other operating expenses totaled $7.2 million in 2018, $7.1 million in 2017, and $6.8 million in 2016.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense decreased  $9.8 million, or 51.8%, to $9.1 million in 2018 compared to $18.9 million in 2017, and increased $0.1 million, or 0.8%, from $18.8 million in 2016. The effective tax rate was 18.9% in 2018, 48.0% in 2017 and 34.6% in 2016. The decrease in 2018 compared to 2017 reflects a lower effective tax rate in 2018 due to the enactment of the Tax Act in the fourth quarter of 2017, partially offset by higher income before income taxes in 2018. Income tax expense in 2017 included a $7.6 million charge to write-down the Company’s deferred tax assets due to the enactment of the Tax Act in the fourth quarter 2017. The Company estimates it will record income tax at an effective tax rate of approximately 22% in 2019.

Financial Condition

Total assets increased $270.7 million, or 6.1%, to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Cash and cash equivalents increased $200.6 million to $295.4 million at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017, including proceeds from a large deposit made in December 2018 which was not readily deployed into securities or loans. Total securities decreased $111.1 million to $865.1  million at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017, which includes the Company’s sale of $238.3 million of securities in 2018.  Total loans held for investment, net, increased $173.1 million, or 5.6%, to $3.3 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017, which includes the Company’s sale of $39.8 million of commercial real estate and multi-family loans in 2018. The ability to grow the loan portfolio, while minimizing interest rate risk sensitivity and maintaining credit quality, remains a strong focus of management.

Total liabilities increased $246.1 million, or 6.2%, to $4.2 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Total deposits increased $551.9 million, or 16.5%, to $3.9 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Demand deposits increased $109.9 million, or 8.2%, to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Savings, NOW and money market deposits increased $334.8 million, or 18.9%, to $2.1 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017. Certificates of deposit increased $107.1 million, or 48.2%, to $329.5 million at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.  The deposit growth in 2018 reflects the Company’s strategy to fund loan growth primarily with deposits. Federal funds purchased were zero at December 31, 2018 compared to $50.0 million at December 31, 2017. FHLB advances decreased $260.9 million, or 52.0%, to $240.4 million at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.  The decrease in wholesale borrowings in 2018 reflects the Company’s strategy to pay down its higher cost borrowings. 

Total stockholders’ equity increased $24.6 million, or 5.7%, to $453.8 million at December 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017, primarily due to net income of $39.2 million, share based compensation of $3.5 million, and proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRP”) of $1.0 million, partially offset by $18.3 million in dividends.

Loans

During 2018, the Company continued to experience growth in most loan portfolios. The concentration of loans in the Company’s primary market areas may increase risk. Unlike larger banks that are more geographically diversified, the Bank’s loan portfolio consists primarily of real estate loans secured by commercial, multi-family and residential real estate properties located in the Bank’s principal lending areas of Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island and the New York

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City boroughs.  The local economic conditions on Long Island have a significant impact on the volume of loan originations, the quality of loans, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans, and the value of collateral securing these loans. A considerable decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond the Company’s control would impact these local economic conditions and could negatively affect the financial results of the Company’s operations. Additionally, decreases in tenant occupancy may also have a negative effect on the ability of borrowers to make timely repayments of their loans, which would have an adverse impact on the Company’s earnings.

The interest rates charged by the Bank on loans are affected primarily by the demand for such loans, the supply of money available for lending purposes, the rates offered by its competitors, the Bank’s relationship with the customer, and the related credit risks of the transaction. These factors are affected by general and economic conditions including, but not limited to, monetary policies of the federal government, including the FRB, legislative policies and governmental budgetary matters.

The Bank targets its business lending and marketing initiatives towards promotion of loans that primarily meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses. These small to medium-sized businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities. If general economic conditions negatively impact these businesses, the results of operations and financial condition of the Company may be adversely affected.

With respect to the underwriting of loans, there are certain risks, including the risk of non-payment that are associated with each type of loan that the Bank markets. Approximately 79.6% of the Bank’s loan portfolio at December 31, 2018 was secured by real estate. Commercial real estate loans represented 42.0% of the Bank’s loan portfolio. Multi-family mortgage loans represented 17.9% of the Bank’s loan portfolio. Residential real estate mortgage loans represented 15.9% of the Bank’s loan portfolio,  including home equity lines of credit representing 2.2% and residential mortgages representing 13.7% of the Bank’s loan portfolio. Real estate construction and land loans represented 3.8% of the Bank’s loan portfolio. Risks associated with a concentration in real estate loans include potential losses from fluctuating values of land and improved properties. Home equity loans represent loans originated in the Bank’s geographic markets with original loan to value ratios generally of 75% or less. The Bank’s residential mortgage portfolio included approximately $54.9 million in interest only mortgages at December 31, 2018. The underwriting standards for interest only mortgages are consistent with the remainder of the loan portfolio and do not include any features that result in negative amortization. The Bank uses conservative underwriting criteria to better insulate itself from a downturn in real estate values and economic conditions on Long Island and the New York City boroughs that could have a significant impact on the value of collateral securing the loans as well as the ability of customers to repay loans.

The remainder of the loan portfolio was comprised of commercial and consumer loans, which represented 20.4% of the Bank’s loan portfolio, at December 31, 2018. The commercial loans are made to businesses and include term loans, lines of credit, senior secured loans to corporations, equipment financing and taxi medallion loans. The primary risks associated with commercial loans are the cash flow of the business, the experience and quality of the borrowers’ management, the business climate, and the impact of economic factors. The primary risks associated with consumer loans relate to the borrower, such as the risk of a borrower’s unemployment as a result of deteriorating economic conditions or the amount and nature of a borrower’s other existing indebtedness, and the value of the collateral securing the loan if the Bank must take possession of the collateral.

The Bank’s policy for charging off loans is a multi-step process. A loan is considered a potential charge-off when it is in default of either principal or interest for a period of 90, 120 or 180 days, depending upon the loan type, as of the end of the prior month. In addition to delinquency criteria, other triggering events may include, but are not limited to, notice of bankruptcy by the borrower or guarantor, death of the borrower, and deficiency balance from the sale of collateral. These loans identified are presented for evaluation at the regular meeting of the CRMC. A loan is charged off when a loss is reasonably assured. The recovery of charged-off balances is actively pursued until the potential for recovery has been exhausted, or until the expense of collection does not justify the recovery efforts.

Total loans grew $173.1 million, or 5.6%, to $3.3 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2017 with commercial real mortgage loans being the largest contributor of the growth. Commercial real estate mortgage loans increased $79.7 million, or 6.2%, during 2018. Residential real estate mortgage loans increased $55.5 million, or 12.0%,  during 2018. Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans increased $29.7 million, or 4.8%, in 2018. Real estate construction and land loans increased $15.6 million, or 14.5%, in 2018. Multi-family mortgage loans and

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installment/consumer loans both decreased slightly during 2018. Fixed rate loans represented 23.9% and 24.3% of total loans at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The following table sets forth the major classifications of loans at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

$

1,373,556

 

$

1,293,906

 

$

1,091,752

 

$

1,053,399

 

$

595,397

Multi-family mortgage loans

 

 

585,827

 

 

595,280

 

 

518,146

 

 

350,793

 

 

218,985

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

519,763

 

 

464,264

 

 

364,884

 

 

392,815

 

 

156,156

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

645,724

 

 

616,003

 

 

524,450

 

 

501,766

 

 

291,743

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

123,393

 

 

107,759

 

 

80,605

 

 

91,153

 

 

63,556

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

20,509

 

 

21,041

 

 

16,368

 

 

17,596

 

 

10,124

Total loans

 

 

3,268,772

 

 

3,098,253

 

 

2,596,205

 

 

2,407,522

 

 

1,335,961

Net deferred loan costs and fees

 

 

7,039

 

 

4,499

 

 

4,235

 

 

3,252

 

 

2,366

Total loans held for investment

 

 

3,275,811

 

 

3,102,752

 

 

2,600,440

 

 

2,410,774

 

 

1,338,327

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(31,418)

 

 

(31,707)

 

 

(25,904)

 

 

(20,744)

 

 

(17,637)

Net loans

 

$

3,244,393

 

$

3,071,045

 

$

2,574,536

 

$

2,390,030

 

$

1,320,690

 

Selected Loan Maturity Information

The following table sets forth the approximate maturities and sensitivity to changes in interest rates of certain loans, exclusive of real estate mortgage loans and installment/consumer loans to individuals as of December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

After One

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Within One

 

But Within

 

After

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Year

 

Five Years

 

Five Years

 

Total

Commercial loans

 

$

268,093

 

$

178,192

 

$

199,439

 

$

645,724

Construction and land loans (1)

 

 

87,273

 

 

20,889

 

 

15,231

 

 

123,393

Total

 

$

355,366

 

$

199,081

 

$

214,670

 

$

769,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate provisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts with fixed interest rates

 

$

18,690

 

$

123,252

 

$

49,321

 

$

191,263

Amounts with variable interest rates

 

 

336,676

 

 

75,829

 

 

165,349

 

 

577,854

Total

 

$

355,366

 

$

199,081

 

$

214,670

 

$

769,117


(1)

Included in the “After Five Years” column, are one-step construction loans that contain a preliminary construction period (interest only) that automatically converts to amortization at the end of the construction phase.

Past Due, Non-accrual and Restructured Loans and Other Real Estate Owned

The following table sets forth selected information about past due, non-accrual, and restructured loans and other real estate owned:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing

 

$

308

 

$

1,834

 

$

1,027

 

$

964

 

$

144

Non-accrual loans excluding restructured loans

 

 

2,675

 

 

6,950

 

 

909

 

 

850

 

 

713

Restructured loans - non-accrual

 

 

133

 

 

 5

 

 

332

 

 

60

 

 

490

Restructured loans - performing

 

 

16,913

 

 

16,727

 

 

2,417

 

 

1,681

 

 

5,031

Other real estate owned, net

 

 

175

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

250

 

 

 —

Total

 

$

20,204

 

$

25,516

 

$

4,685

 

$

3,805

 

$

6,378

 

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Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

Gross interest income that has not been paid or recorded during the year under original terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans

 

$

36

 

$

110

 

$

17

 

$

 6

 

$

33

Restructured loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 1

 

 

 1

 

 

84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross interest income recorded during the year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans

 

$

39

 

$

282

 

$

 1

 

$

 1

 

$

 4

Restructured loans

 

 

716

 

 

619

 

 

123

 

 

109

 

 

214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments for additional funds

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

The following table sets forth individually impaired loans by loan classification:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2014

Non-accrual loans excluding restructured loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

$

1,158

 

$

2,305

 

$

185

 

$

238

 

$

295

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

100

 

 

719

 

 

612

 

 

315

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

 4

 

 

4,124

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

75

Total

 

 

1,162

 

 

6,529

 

 

904

 

 

850

 

 

685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructured loans - non-accrual:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

300

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

65

 

 

60

 

 

69

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

118

Total

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

65

 

 

60

 

 

487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-performing impaired loans

 

 

1,162

 

 

6,529

 

 

969

 

 

910

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructured loans - performing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

 

1,926

 

 

8,857

 

 

1,354

 

 

1,391

 

 

4,541

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

13,535

 

 

7,106

 

 

1,030

 

 

290

 

 

489

Total

 

 

15,461

 

 

15,963

 

 

2,384

 

 

1,681

 

 

5,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans - performing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

2,732

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total

 

 

2,732

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total performing impaired loans

 

 

18,193

 

 

15,963

 

 

2,384

 

 

1,681

 

 

5,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

19,355

 

$

22,492

 

$

3,353

 

$

2,591

 

$

6,202

 

Securities

Securities totaled $865.1 million at December 31, 2018 compared to $976.1 million at December 31, 2017, including restricted securities totaling $24.0 million at December 31, 2018 and $35.3 million at December 31, 2017. The available for sale portfolio decreased $79.0 million to $680.9 million from $759.9 million at December 31, 2017. Securities classified as available for sale may be sold in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in interest rates and resulting prepayment risk, or other factors. During 2018, the Company sold $238.3 million of securities available for sale compared to $52.4 million in 2017. The decrease in securities available for sale is primarily the result of a $93.4 million decrease in residential mortgage-backed securities, a $46.3 million decrease in state and municipal obligations, and a $27.8 million decrease in GSE securities, partially offset by a $50.4 million increase in residential collateralized mortgage obligations, and a $41.9 million increase in commercial collateralized mortgage obligations. Securities held to maturity decreased $20.7 million to $160.2 million at December 31, 2018 compared to $180.9 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease in securities held to maturity is primarily the result of a $1.9 million decrease in commercial collateralized mortgage obligations, a $6.0 million decrease in residential collateralized mortgage obligations, a $7.2 million decrease in state and municipal obligations, and a $3.9 million decrease in commercial mortgage-backed securities. Fixed rate securities

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represented 88.4% of total available for sale and held to maturity securities at December 31, 2018 compared to 87.5% at December 31, 2017.

The following table sets forth the fair values, amortized costs, contractual maturities and approximate weighted average yields of the available for sale and held to maturity securities portfolios at December 31, 2018. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Yields on tax-exempt obligations have been computed on a tax equivalent basis based on the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Within

 

After One But

 

After Five But

 

After

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Year

 

Within Five Years

 

Within Ten Years

 

Ten Years

 

Total

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Yield

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Yield

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Yield

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Yield

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

Available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

 —

  

$

  

%

$

14,546

  

$

14,997

  

1.76

%

$

14,504

  

$

15,000

  

2.43

%

$

 —

  

$

 —

  

%

$

29,050

  

$

29,997

State and municipal obligations

 

 

5,028

 

 

5,049

  

1.73

 

 

11,744

 

 

11,786

  

2.76

 

 

20,011

 

 

20,186

  

2.92

 

 

3,948

 

 

3,959

  

3.87

 

 

40,731

 

 

40,980

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 —

  

 

93,538

 

 

96,536

  

2.27

 

 

93,538

 

 

96,536

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

5,153

 

 

5,085

  

3.07

  

 

352,624

 

 

357,820

  

2.79

 

 

357,777

 

 

362,905

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

3,508

 

 

3,536

  

2.46

 

 

 —

 

 

  

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

3,508

 

 

3,536

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

  

 

90,638

 

 

93,177

  

3.02

 

 

90,638

 

 

93,177

Other asset backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

  

 

23,219

 

 

24,250

  

3.79

 

 

23,219

 

 

24,250

Corporate bonds

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

42,425

 

 

46,000

  

3.06

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 

42,425

 

 

46,000

Total available for sale

 

$

5,028

  

$

5,049

  

1.73

$

29,798

  

$

30,319

  

2.23

%

$

82,093

  

$

86,271

  

2.92

%

$

563,967

  

$

575,742

  

2.79

%  

$

680,886

  

$

697,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

State and municipal obligations

 

$

2,394

  

$

2,404

  

2.17

%

$

25,988

 

$

25,954

 

3.21

%

$

24,876

 

$

24,882

 

3.79

%

$

296

 

$

300

 

3.38

%

$

53,554

 

$

53,540

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

7,105

 

 

7,333

  

1.84

 

 

2,247

 

 

2,355

 

2.22

 

 

9,352

 

 

9,688

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

5,123

 

 

5,211

  

2.17

 

 

42,154

 

 

43,033

 

2.70

 

 

47,277

 

 

48,244

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

5,997

 

 

6,048

 

2.47

 

 

4,743

 

 

4,915

  

2.27

 

 

7,742

 

 

8,135

 

2.99

 

 

18,482

 

 

19,098

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

2,558

 

 

2,687

 

1.56

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 —

 

 

25,569

 

 

26,906

 

2.62

 

 

28,127

 

 

29,593

Total held to maturity

 

 

2,394

 

 

2,404

 

2.17

 

 

34,543

 

 

34,689

 

2.95

 

 

41,847

 

 

42,341

  

3.08

 

 

78,008

 

 

80,729

 

2.69

 

 

156,792

 

 

160,163

Total securities

 

$

7,422

  

$

7,453

  

1.87

%

$

64,341

 

$

65,008

 

2.62

%

$

123,940

 

$

128,612

 

2.97

%  

$

641,975

 

$

656,471

 

2.78

%

$

837,678

 

$

857,544

 

Deposits and Borrowings

Borrowings, including federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, FHLB advances and subordinated debentures, decreased $311.1 million to $319.8 million at December 31, 2018 from $630.9 million at December 31, 2017. Total deposits increased $551.9 million to $3.9 billion at December 31, 2018 compared to $3.3 billion at December 31, 2017. Individual, partnership and corporate (“core deposits”) account balances increased $430.8 million and public funds and brokered deposits increased $121.1 million. The growth in deposits is attributable to increases in savings, NOW and money market deposits of $334.8 million, or 18.9%, to $2.1 billion at December 31, 2018, an increase in demand deposits of $109.9 million, or 8.2%, to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2018, and an increase in certificates of deposit of $107.1 million,

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or 48.2%, to $329.5 million at December 31, 2018. Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more increased $48.5 million, or 30.6%, from December 31, 2017 and other time deposits increased $58.6 million, or 91.9%, as compared to December 31, 2017.

The following table sets forth the remaining maturities of the Bank’s time deposits at December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Less than

    

$100,000 or

    

 

(In thousands)

 

$100,000

 

Greater

 

 Total

3 months or less

 

$  

76,503

 

$  

48,188

 

$  

124,691

Over 3 through 6 months

 

 

20,196

 

 

53,178

 

 

73,374

Over 6 through 12 months

 

 

11,979

 

 

42,438

 

 

54,417

Over 12 months through 24 months

 

 

9,715

 

 

15,694

 

 

25,409

Over 24 months through 36 months

 

 

1,436

 

 

42,421

 

 

43,857

Over 36 months through 48 months

 

 

882

 

 

2,454

 

 

3,336

Over 48 months through 60 months

 

 

1,693

 

 

2,336

 

 

4,029

Over 60 months

 

 

 

 

378

 

 

378

Total

 

$  

122,404

 

$  

207,087

 

$  

329,491

 

Liquidity

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the sufficiency of funds available to respond to the needs of depositors and borrowers, and to take advantage of unanticipated opportunities for Company growth or earnings enhancement. Liquidity management addresses the ability of the Company to meet financial obligations that arise in the normal course of business. Liquidity is primarily needed to meet customer borrowing commitments and deposit withdrawals, either on demand or on contractual maturity, to repay borrowings as they mature, to fund current and planned expenditures and to make new loans and investments as opportunities arise.

The Company’s principal sources of liquidity included cash and cash equivalents of $1.5 million as of December 31, 2018, and dividend capabilities from the Bank. Cash available for distribution of dividends to shareholders of the Company is primarily derived from dividends paid by the Bank to the Company. During 2018, the Bank paid $15.0 million in cash dividends to the Company. Prior regulatory approval is required if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of the Bank’s net income for that year combined with its retained net income of the preceding two years. As of January 1, 2019, the Bank had $51.4 million of retained net income available for dividends to the Company. In the event that the Company subsequently expands its current operations, in addition to dividends from the Bank, it will need to rely on its own earnings, additional capital raised and other borrowings to meet liquidity needs. The Company did not make any capital contributions to the Bank during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Bank’s most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, securities available for sale and securities held to maturity due within one year. The levels of these assets are dependent on the Bank’s operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. Other sources of liquidity include loan and investment securities principal repayments and maturities, lines of credit with other financial institutions including the FHLB and FRB, growth in core deposits and sources of wholesale funding such as brokered deposits. While scheduled loan amortization, maturing securities and short-term investments are a relatively predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan and mortgage-backed securities prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Bank adjusts its liquidity levels as appropriate to meet funding needs such as seasonal deposit flows, loans, and asset and liability management objectives. Historically, the Bank has relied on its deposit base, drawn through its full-service branches that serve its market area and local municipal deposits, as its principal source of funding. The Bank seeks to retain existing deposits and loans and maintain customer relationships by offering quality service and competitive interest rates to its customers, while managing the overall cost of funds needed to finance its strategies.

The Bank’s Asset/Liability and Funds Management Policy allows for wholesale borrowings of up to 25% of total assets. At December 31, 2018, the Bank had aggregate lines of credit of $373.0 million with unaffiliated correspondent banks to provide short-term credit for liquidity requirements. Of these aggregate lines of credit, $353.0 million is available on an unsecured basis. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had no overnight borrowings outstanding under these lines. As of December 31, 2017, the Bank had $50.0 million in overnight borrowings outstanding.  The Bank also has the ability, as a member of the FHLB system, to borrow against unencumbered residential and commercial mortgages owned by the Bank. The Bank also has a master repurchase agreement with the FHLB, which increases its borrowing capacity. As of December

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31, 2018, the Bank had no FHLB overnight borrowings outstanding and $240.4 million outstanding in FHLB term borrowings. As of December 31, 2017, the Bank had $185.0 million in FHLB overnight borrowings and $316.4 million outstanding in FHLB term borrowings. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $0.5 million outstanding with customers and nothing outstanding with brokers. As of December 31, 2017, the Bank had securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $0.9 million outstanding with customers and nothing outstanding with brokers. In addition, the Bank has approved broker relationships for the purpose of issuing brokered deposits. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had $101.6 million outstanding in brokered certificates of deposit and $150.2 million outstanding in brokered money market accounts. As of December 31, 2017, the Bank had $44.9 million outstanding in brokered certificates of deposits and $163.2 million outstanding in brokered money market accounts.

Liquidity policies are established by senior management and reviewed and approved by the full Board of Directors at least annually. Management continually monitors the liquidity position and believes that sufficient liquidity exists to meet all of the Company’s operating requirements. The Bank’s liquidity levels are affected by the use of short-term and wholesale borrowings and the amount of public funds in the deposit mix. Excess short-term liquidity is invested in overnight federal funds sold or in an interest-earning account at the FRB.

Contractual Obligations

In the ordinary course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual obligations.

The following table presents contractual obligations outstanding at December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

One to

 

Four to

 

Over Five

(In thousands)

    

Total

    

One Year

    

Three Years

    

Five Years

    

Years

Operating leases

 

$  

49,222

 

$  

7,248

 

$  

12,689

 

$  

10,598

 

$  

18,687

FHLB advances and repurchase agreements

 

 

240,972

 

 

240,972

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Subordinated debentures

 

 

80,000

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

80,000

Time deposits

 

 

329,491

 

 

252,482

  

 

69,266

 

 

7,365

 

 

378

Total contractual obligations outstanding

 

$  

699,685

 

$  

500,702

  

$  

81,955

 

$  

17,963

 

$  

99,065

 

Commitments, Contingent Liabilities, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Some financial instruments, such as loan commitments, credit lines, letters of credit, and overdraft protection, are issued to meet customer financing needs. These are agreements to provide credit or to support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance sheet risk to credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies are used to make such commitments as are used for loans, often including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment. At December 31, 2018, the Company had $65.8 million in outstanding loan commitments and $636.8 million in outstanding commitments for various lines of credit including unused overdraft lines. The Company also had $26.0 million of standby letters of credit as of December 31, 2018. See Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on loan commitments and standby letters of credit.

Capital Resources

Stockholders’ equity increased to $453.8 million at December 31, 2018 from $429.2 million at December 31, 2017 as a result of undistributed net income, the shares of common stock issued under the DRP, and the stock-based compensation plan; partially offset by the declaration of dividends, and the net change in unrealized losses on available for sale securities, pension benefits, and cash flow hedges. The ratio of average stockholders’ equity to average total assets was 10.08% for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to 10.53% for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The Company’s capital strength is paralleled by the solid capital position of the Bank, as reflected in the excess of its regulatory capital ratios over the risk-based capital adequacy ratio levels required for classification as a “well capitalized” institution by the FDIC (see Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Since 2013, the Company

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has actively managed its capital position in response to its growth. During this period, the Company has raised $261.2 million in capital through the following initiatives:

·

On October 8, 2013, the Company completed a public offering with net proceeds of $37.6 million in capital from the sale of 1,926,250 shares of common stock. The purpose of the offering was in part to provide additional capital to Bridge Bancorp to support its acquisition of FNBNY and for general corporate purposes.

·

On February 14, 2014, the Company issued 240,598 shares of common stock with net proceeds of $5.9 million in capital.  These shares were issued directly in connection with the acquisition of FNBNY.

·

On June 19, 2015, the Company issued 5,647,268 shares of common stock with net proceeds of $157.1 million in capital.  These shares were issued in connection with the acquisition of CNB.

·

On November 28, 2016, the Company completed a public offering with net proceeds of $47.5 million in capital from the sale of 1,613,000 shares of common stock. The purpose of the offering was in part to provide additional capital to Bridge Bancorp to support organic growth, the pursuit of strategic acquisition opportunities and other general corporate purposes, including contributing capital to Bank.

·

Proceeds of $12.9 million in capital through issuance of common stock through the DRP.

The Company has the ability to issue additional common stock and/or preferred stock should the need arise under a shelf registration statement filed in April 2016.

The Company had returns on average equity of 8.66% and 4.64%, and returns on average assets of 0.87% and 0.49%, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company also utilizes cash dividends and stock repurchases to manage capital levels. In 2018, the Company declared four quarterly cash dividends totaling $18.3 million compared to four quarterly cash dividends of $18.2 million in 2017. The dividend payout ratios for 2018 and 2017 were 46.76% and 88.80%, respectively. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends. In March 2006, the Company approved its stock repurchase plan allowing the repurchase of up to 5% of its then current outstanding shares, 309,000 shares. The Company considers opportunities for stock repurchases carefully. The Company did not repurchase any shares in 2018 and 2017. In February 2019, the Company announced the approval of a repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock, replacing the previous plan. There is no expiration date for the share repurchase plan.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto presented herein have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The primary effect of inflation on the operations of the Company is reflected in increased operating costs. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, changes in interest rates have a more significant effect on the performance of a financial institution than do the effects of changes in the general rate of inflation and changes in prices. Changes in interest rates could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction, or in the same magnitude, as the prices of goods and services. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, which are

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beyond the control of the Company, including the influence of domestic and foreign economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and federal agencies, particularly the FRB.

Impact of Prospective Accounting Standards

For a discussion regarding the impact of new accounting standards, refer to Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Asset/Liability Management

Management considers interest rate risk to be the most significant market risk for the Company. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. Interest rate risk is the exposure to adverse changes in the net income of the Company as a result of changes in interest rates.

The Company’s primary earnings source is net interest income, which is affected by changes in the level of interest rates, the relationship between rates, the impact of interest rate fluctuations on asset prepayments, the level and composition of deposits and liabilities, and the credit quality of earning assets. The Company’s objectives in its asset and liability management are to maintain a strong, stable net interest margin, to utilize its capital effectively without taking undue risks, to maintain adequate liquidity, and to reduce vulnerability of its operations to changes in interest rates.

The Company’s Asset and Liability Committee evaluates periodically, but at least four times a year, the impact of changes in market interest rates on assets and liabilities, net interest margin, capital and liquidity. Risk assessments are governed by policies and limits established by senior management, which are reviewed and approved by the full Board of Directors at least annually. The economic environment continually presents uncertainties as to future interest rate trends. The Asset and Liability Committee regularly utilizes a model that projects net interest income based on increasing or decreasing interest rates, in order to be better able to respond to changes in interest rates.

At December 31, 2018, $743.5 million, or 88.4%, of the Company’s available for sale and held to maturity securities had fixed interest rates.  At December 31, 2018, $2.5 billion, or 76.1%, of the Company’s  loan portfolio had adjustable or floating interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect the value of the Company’s interest-earning assets and, in particular, its securities portfolio. Generally, the value of securities fluctuates inversely with changes in interest rates. Increases in interest rates could result in decreases in the market value of interest-earning assets, which could adversely affect the Company’s stockholders’ equity and its results of operations if sold. The Company is also subject to reinvestment risk associated with changes in interest rates. Changes in market interest rates also could affect the type (fixed-rate or adjustable-rate) and amount of loans originated by the Company and the average life of loans and securities, which can impact the yields earned on the Company’s loans and securities. In periods of decreasing interest rates, the average life of loans and securities held by the Company may be shortened to the extent increased prepayment activity occurs during such periods which, in turn, may result in the investment of funds from such prepayments in lower yielding assets. Under these circumstances, the Company is subject to reinvestment risk to the extent that it is unable to reinvest the cash received from such prepayments at rates that are comparable to the rates on existing loans and securities. Additionally, increases in interest rates may result in decreasing loan prepayments with respect to fixed rate loans (and therefore an increase in the average life of such loans), may result in a decrease in loan demand, and may make it more difficult for borrowers to repay adjustable rate loans.

The Company utilizes the results of a detailed and dynamic simulation model to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes.  Management routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon.  The simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and the interest expense paid on all assets and liabilities reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  This sensitivity analysis is compared to the asset and liability policy limits that specify a maximum tolerance level for net interest income exposure over a one-year horizon given 100 and 200 basis point upward shifts in interest rates and a 100 basis point downward shift in interest rates.  A parallel and pro-rata shift in rates over a twelve-month period is assumed.

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In addition to the above scenarios, the Company considers other, non-parallel rate shifts that would also exert pressure on earnings.  The current low interest rate environment presents the possibility for a flattening of the yield curve.  This could happen if the FOMC began to raise short-term interest rates without there being a corresponding rise in long-term rates.  This would have the effect of raising short-term borrowing costs without allowing longer term assets to reprice higher.

The following reflects the Company’s net interest income sensitivity analysis at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Potential Change

 

 

 

in Future Net

 

Change in Interest

 

Interest Income

 

Rates in Basis Points

 

Year 1

 

Year 2

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

$ Change

    

% Change

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

200

 

$

(2,212)

 

(1.57)

%  

$

8,767

 

6.23

%

100

 

 

(898)

 

(0.64)

 

 

7,355

 

5.23

 

Static

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(100)

 

 

(435)

 

(0.31)

 

 

(266)

 

(0.19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Potential Change

 

 

 

in Future Net

 

Change in Interest

 

Interest Income

 

Rates in Basis Points

 

Year 1

 

Year 2

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

$ Change

    

% Change

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

200

 

$

(4,548)

 

(3.45)

%  

$

3,217

 

2.44

%

100

 

 

(2,262)

 

(1.71)

 

 

2,937

 

2.23

 

Static

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

(100)

 

 

918

 

0.70

 

 

1,090

 

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As noted in the table above, a 200 basis point increase in interest rates is projected to decrease net interest income by 1.57 percent in year 1 and increase net interest income by 6.23 percent in year 2. The Company’s balance sheet sensitivity to such a move in interest rates at December 31, 2018 decreased as compared to December 31, 2017 (which was a decrease of 3.45 percent in net interest income over a twelve-month period).  This decrease is the result of a higher proportion of the Company’s assets repricing to market rates, coupled with a large increase in demand deposits and the Company’s ability to hold the costs of interest-bearing deposits to below market rates.  The lower projected interest rate sensitivity trend can be attributed to the strategic balance sheet restructuring of the Company’s investment portfolio, as well as the increase in non-public, non-brokered deposits in 2018. Overall, the strategy for the Bank remains focused on reducing its exposure to rising rates. Over the intervening year, the effective duration (a measure of price sensitivity to interest rates) of the bond portfolio decreased from 3.23 years at December 31, 2017 to 3.05 years at December 31, 2018. Additionally, the Bank has increased its use of swaps to extend liabilities.  The Company believes that its strong core funding profile also provides protection from rising rates due to the ability of the Bank to lag increases in the rates paid to on these accounts to market rates.

The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied on as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including, but not limited to, the nature and timing of interest rate levels and yield curve shapes, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, and reinvestment and replacement of asset and liability cash flows. While assumptions are developed based on perceived current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot make any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions including how customer preferences or competitor influences may change.  Also, as market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will also differ due to prepayment and refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals, prepayment penalties and product preference changes and other internal and external variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that management might take in responding to, or anticipating, changes in interest rates and market conditions.

 

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

     

2018

    

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

142,145

 

$

76,614

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

 

 

153,223

 

 

18,133

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

295,368

 

 

94,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

 

680,886

 

 

759,916

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $156,792 and $179,885, respectively)

 

 

160,163

 

 

180,866

Total securities

 

 

841,049

 

 

940,782

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities, restricted

 

 

24,028

 

 

35,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for investment

 

 

3,275,811

 

 

3,102,752

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(31,418)

 

 

(31,707)

Loans, net

 

 

3,244,393

 

 

3,071,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

35,008

 

 

33,505

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

11,236

 

 

11,652

Goodwill

 

 

105,950

 

 

105,950

Other intangible assets

 

 

4,374

 

 

5,214

Prepaid pension

 

 

10,263

 

 

9,936

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

89,712

 

 

87,493

Other real estate owned

 

 

175

 

 

 —

Other assets

 

 

39,188

 

 

34,329

Total assets

 

$

4,700,744

 

$

4,430,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

1,448,605

 

$

1,338,701

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

2,108,297

 

 

1,773,478

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

 

207,087

 

 

158,584

Other time deposits

 

 

122,404

 

 

63,780

Total deposits

 

 

3,886,393

 

 

3,334,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

 —

 

 

50,000

Repurchase agreements

 

 

539

 

 

877

Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances

 

 

240,433

 

 

501,374

Subordinated debentures, net

 

 

78,781

 

 

78,641

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

 

 

40,768

 

 

35,367

Total liabilities

 

 

4,246,914

 

 

4,000,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share (40,000,000 shares authorized; 19,815,680 and 19,719,575 shares issued, respectively; and 19,790,884 and 19,709,360 shares outstanding, respectively)

 

 

198

 

 

197

Surplus

 

 

352,093

 

 

347,691

Retained earnings

 

 

117,432

 

 

96,547

Treasury stock at cost, 24,796 and 10,215 shares, respectively

 

 

(781)

 

 

(296)

 

 

 

468,942

 

 

444,139

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes

 

 

(15,112)

 

 

(14,939)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

453,830

 

 

429,200

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,700,744

 

$

4,430,002

 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans (including fee income)

 

$

144,380

 

$

126,420

 

$

116,723

Mortgage-backed securities, CMOs and other asset-backed securities

 

 

16,591

 

 

15,231

 

 

13,483

U.S. GSE securities

 

 

837

 

 

1,198

 

 

1,294

State and municipal obligations

 

 

2,812

 

 

3,788

 

 

3,777

Corporate bonds

 

 

1,422

 

 

1,233

 

 

1,124

Deposits with banks

 

 

1,076

 

 

278

 

 

147

Other interest and dividend income

 

 

1,866

 

 

1,701

 

 

1,168

Total interest income

 

 

168,984

 

 

149,849

 

 

137,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

15,928

 

 

7,858

 

 

5,250

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

 

3,007

 

 

1,843

 

 

932

Other time deposits

 

 

1,801

 

 

725

 

 

684

Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,571

 

 

1,075

FHLB advances

 

 

5,729

 

 

6,105

 

 

3,001

Subordinated debentures

 

 

4,539

 

 

4,539

 

 

4,539

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 -

 

 

48

 

 

1,364

Total interest expense

 

 

32,204

 

 

22,689

 

 

16,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

136,780

 

 

127,160

 

 

120,871

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,800

 

 

14,050

 

 

5,550

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

134,980

 

 

113,110

 

 

115,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and other fees

 

 

9,853

 

 

8,996

 

 

8,407

Net securities (losses) gains

 

 

(7,921)

 

 

38

 

 

449

Title fee income

 

 

1,797

 

 

2,394

 

 

1,833

Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans

 

 

2,078

 

 

1,689

 

 

1,097

BOLI income

 

 

2,219

 

 

2,250

 

 

1,929

Other operating income

 

 

3,542

 

 

2,735

 

 

2,331

Total non-interest income

 

 

11,568

 

 

18,102

 

 

16,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

50,458

 

 

46,560

 

 

41,557

Occupancy and equipment

 

 

13,245

 

 

13,998

 

 

12,798

Technology and communications

 

 

6,465

 

 

5,753

 

 

4,897

Marketing and advertising

 

 

4,597

 

 

4,742

 

 

4,048

Professional services

 

 

4,004

 

 

3,153

 

 

3,646

FDIC assessments

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,635

Net fraud loss

 

 

8,900

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  Office relocation costs

 

 

750

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Restructuring costs

 

 

 —

 

 

8,020

 

 

 —

Reversal of accrued acquisition costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(920)

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

 

917

 

 

1,047

 

 

2,637

Other operating expenses

 

 

7,179

 

 

7,144

 

 

6,783

Total non-interest expense

 

 

98,180

 

 

91,727

 

 

77,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

48,368

 

 

39,485

 

 

54,286

Income tax expense

 

 

9,141

 

 

18,946

 

 

18,795

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.04

 

$

2.01

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.04

 

$

2.00

 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

Change in unrealized net losses on securities available for sale, net of reclassifications and deferred income taxes

 

 

(348)

 

 

(505)

 

 

(4,082)

Adjustment to pension liability, net of reclassifications and deferred income taxes

 

 

(832)

 

 

193

 

 

(630)

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of reclassifications and deferred income taxes

 

 

1,007

 

 

1,089

  

 

1,270

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(173)

 

 

777

 

 

(3,442)

Comprehensive income

 

$

39,054

 

$

21,316

  

$

32,049

 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Accumulated

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Common 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Surplus

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Loss

 

Total

Balance at January 1, 2016

 

$

174

 

$

278,333

 

$

72,243

 

$

 —

 

$

(9,622)

 

$

341,128

Net income

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

35,491

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

35,491

Shares issued under the dividend reinvestment plan (“DRP”)

 

 

 

  

 

921

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

921

Shares issued in common stock offering, net of offering costs (1,613,000 shares)

 

 

16

  

 

47,505

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

47,521

Shares issued for trust preferred securities conversions (10,344 shares)

 

 

 

  

 

292

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

292

Stock awards granted and distributed

 

 

 1

  

 

(205)

 

 

 

  

 

204

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Stock awards forfeited

 

 

 

  

 

173

 

 

 

  

 

(173)

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Repurchase of surrendered stock from vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(344)

 

 

 

  

 

(344)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

  

 

(90)

 

 

 

  

 

152

 

 

 

  

 

62

Impact of modification of convertible trust preferred securities

 

 

 

  

 

356

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

356

Share based compensation expense

 

 

 

  

 

2,142

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

2,142

Cash dividend declared, $0.92 per share

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(16,140)

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(16,140)

Other comprehensive loss, net of deferred income taxes

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(3,442)

  

 

(3,442)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

191

 

$

329,427

 

$

91,594

 

$

(161)

 

$

(13,064)

 

$

407,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

20,539

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

20,539

Shares issued under the DRP

 

 

 

  

 

951

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

951

Shares issued for trust preferred securities conversions (529,292 shares)

 

 

 5

  

 

14,944

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

14,949

Stock awards granted and distributed

 

 

 1

  

 

(434)

 

 

 

  

 

433

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Stock awards forfeited

 

 

 

  

 

218

 

 

 

  

 

(218)

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Repurchase of surrendered stock from vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(350)

 

 

 

  

 

(350)

Share based compensation expense

 

 

 

  

 

2,585

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

2,585

Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act related to accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

2,652

  

 

  

 

 

(2,652)

 

 

 —

Cash dividend declared, $0.92 per share

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(18,238)

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(18,238)

Other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

777

  

 

777

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

197

 

$

347,691

 

$

96,547

 

$

(296)

 

$

(14,939)

 

$

429,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

39,227

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

39,227

Shares issued under the DRP

 

 

 

  

 

954

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

954

Shares issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, net of offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

Stock awards granted and distributed

 

 

 1

  

 

(539)

 

 

 

  

 

538

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Stock awards forfeited

 

 

 

  

 

437

 

 

 

  

 

(437)

 

 

 

  

 

 —

Repurchase of surrendered stock from vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(586)

 

 

 

  

 

(586)

Share based compensation expense

 

 

 

  

 

3,487

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

3,487

Cash dividend declared, $0.92 per share

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(18,342)

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

(18,342)

Other comprehensive loss, net of deferred income taxes

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(173)

  

 

(173)

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

198

 

$

352,093

 

$

117,432

 

$

(781)

 

$

(15,112)

 

$

453,830

 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,800

  

 

14,050

 

 

5,550

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

 

 

3,822

  

 

3,827

 

 

3,480

Net (accretion) and other amortization

 

 

(2,093)

 

 

(7,936)

 

 

(10,226)

Net amortization on securities

 

 

4,009

  

 

6,361

 

 

6,501

Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance

 

 

(2,219)

  

 

(2,250)

 

 

(1,929)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

917

  

 

1,047

 

 

2,637

Share based compensation expense

 

 

3,487

  

 

2,585

 

 

2,142

Net securities losses (gains)

 

 

7,921

  

 

(38)

 

 

(449)

Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable

 

 

416

  

 

(1,419)

 

 

(963)

SBA loans originated for sale

 

 

(28,340)

  

 

(18,596)

 

 

(11,944)

Proceeds from sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans

 

 

30,898

  

 

20,667

 

 

13,286

Gain on sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans

 

 

(2,078)

  

 

(1,689)

 

 

(1,097)

(Gain) loss on sale of loans

 

 

(441)

  

 

58

 

 

(98)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(2,373)

  

 

5,426

 

 

8,331

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

3,430

  

 

4,194

 

 

(6,476)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

58,383

  

 

46,826

 

 

44,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Purchases of securities available for sale

 

 

(255,746)

  

 

(116,956)

 

 

(462,702)

Purchases of securities, restricted

 

 

(505,272)

  

 

(654,017)

 

 

(537,930)

Purchases of securities held to maturity

 

 

(1,000)

  

 

(4,128)

 

 

(46,495)

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

 

 

230,372

  

 

52,367

 

 

264,358

Redemption of securities, restricted

 

 

516,593

  

 

653,411

 

 

527,975

Maturities, calls and principal payments of securities available for sale

 

 

92,818

  

 

118,092

 

 

167,045

Maturities, calls and principal payments of securities held to maturity

 

 

20,851

  

 

45,334

 

 

30,460

Net increase in loans

 

 

(213,973)

  

 

(526,989)

 

 

(206,380)

Proceeds from loan sale

 

 

40,133

  

 

23,171

 

 

18,116

Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned ("OREO"), net

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

278

Purchase of bank owned life insurance

 

 

  

 

 

 

(30,000)

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

 

(5,325)

  

 

(2,069)

 

 

(4,270)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(80,549)

  

 

(411,784)

 

 

(279,545)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Net increase in deposits

 

 

551,891

  

 

408,597

 

 

83,120

Net decrease in federal funds purchased

 

 

(50,000)

  

 

(50,000)

 

 

(20,000)

Net (decrease) increase in FHLB advances

 

 

(260,855)

  

 

5,056

 

 

199,666

Repayment of junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 —

  

 

(352)

 

 

 —

Net (decrease) increase in repurchase agreements

 

 

(338)

  

 

203

 

 

(50,217)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

1,017

  

 

951

 

 

48,442

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

  

 

 

 

62

Repurchase of surrendered stock from vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

(586)

  

 

(350)

 

 

(344)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(18,342)

  

 

(18,238)

 

 

(16,140)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

222,787

  

 

345,867

 

 

244,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

200,621

  

 

(19,091)

 

 

9,280

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

94,747

  

 

113,838

 

 

104,558

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

295,368

 

$

94,747

 

$

113,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Interest

 

$

32,254

 

$

22,917

 

$

16,640

Income taxes

 

$

2,474

 

$

8,445

 

$

21,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

Conversion of junior subordinated debentures

 

$

 —

 

$

15,350

 

$

 —

Transfers from portfolio loans to other real estate owned

 

$

175

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The Company’s business currently consists of the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, BNB Bank (the “Bank”). The Bank’s operations include its real estate investment trust subsidiary, Bridgehampton Community, Inc.; a financial title insurance subsidiary, Bridge Abstract LLC (“Bridge Abstract”); and an investment services subsidiary, Bridge Financial Services, Inc. (“Bridge Financial Services”).  In addition to the Bank, the Company had another subsidiary, Bridge Statutory Capital Trust II (“the Trust”), which was formed in 2009 and sold $16.0 million of 8.5% cumulative convertible trust preferred securities (“TPS”) in a private placement to accredited investors. In accordance with accounting guidance, the Trust was not consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. The TPS were redeemed effective January 18, 2017 and the Trust was cancelled effective April 24, 2017.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and general practices within the financial institution industry. The following is a description of the significant accounting policies that the Company follows in preparing its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of each consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statement of income for the years then ended. Such estimates are subject to change in the future as additional information becomes available or previously existing circumstances are modified. Actual future results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, interest earning deposits with banks, and federal funds sold, which mature overnight. Cash flows are reported net for customer loan and deposit transactions, federal funds purchased, FHLB advances, and repurchase agreements.

Securities

Debt securities are classified as held to maturity and carried at amortized cost when management has the positive intent and ability to hold them to maturity. Debt securities are classified as available for sale when they might be sold before maturity. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax. Equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in net income. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost, minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting in observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments, which requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The adoption of this guidance resulted in no change to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premium or discount. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where

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prepayments are anticipated. Gains and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation. For securities in an unrealized loss position, management considers the extent and duration of the unrealized loss, and the near-term prospects of the issuer. Management also assesses whether it intends to sell, or is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the amount of impairment is split into two components as follows: (1) OTTI related to credit loss, which must be recognized in the income statement and (2) OTTI related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis. For equity securities, the entire amount of impairment is recognized through earnings.

Securities, Restricted

Securities, restricted represents FHLB, Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) and bankers’ banks stock, which are reported at cost. The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a particular amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors, and may invest in additional amounts. FHLB stock is periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income.

Loans, Loan Interest Income Recognition and Loans Held for Sale

Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of partial charge-offs, deferred origination costs and fees and purchase premiums and discounts. Loan origination and commitment fees and certain direct and indirect costs incurred in connection with loan originations are deferred and amortized to income over the life of the related loans as an adjustment to yield. When a loan prepays, the remaining unamortized net deferred origination fees or costs are recognized in the current year. Interest on loans is credited to income based on the principal outstanding during the period. Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. Loans that are 90 days past due are automatically placed on non-accrual and previously accrued interest is reversed and charged against interest income. However, if the loan is in the process of collection and the Bank has reasonable assurance that the loan will be fully collectable based upon an individual loan evaluation assessing such factors as collateral and collectability, accrued interest will be recognized as earned. If a payment is received when a loan is non-accrual or a troubled debt restructuring loan is non-accrual, the payment is applied to the principal balance. A troubled debt restructured loan performing in accordance with its modified terms is maintained on accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans for which the terms have been modified as a concession to the borrower due to the borrower experiencing financial difficulties are considered troubled debt restructurings and are classified as impaired. Loans considered to be troubled debt restructurings can be categorized as non-accrual or performing. The impairment of a loan is measured at the present value of expected future cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell if the loan is collateral dependent. Loans that experience minor payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.

Non-residential real estate loans over $200,000 and residential real estate loans over $1.0 million are individually evaluated for impairment. Smaller balance loans may also be individually evaluated for impairment if they are part of a larger impaired relationship. Loans with balances below the aforementioned thresholds are collectively evaluated for impairment, and accordingly, they are not separately identified for impairment disclosures.

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Loans that were acquired through the acquisition of Community National Bank (“CNB”) on June 19, 2015 and First National Bank of New York (“FNBNY”) on February 14, 2014, were initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. After acquisition, losses are recognized through the allowance for loan losses. Determining fair value of the loans involves estimating the amount and timing of expected principal and interest cash flows to be collected on the loans and discounting those cash flows at a market interest rate. Some of the loans at the time of acquisition showed evidence of credit deterioration since origination. These loans are considered purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans.

For PCI loans, the excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable discount and is recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable discount. The non-accretable discount represents estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Subsequent increases to the expected cash flows result in the reversal of a corresponding amount of the non-accretable discount, which is then reclassified as accretable discount and recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan using the interest method. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows require management to evaluate the need for an addition to the allowance for loan losses.

PCI loans that were non-accrual prior to acquisition may be considered performing upon acquisition, regardless of whether the customer is contractually delinquent, if management can reasonably estimate the timing and amount of the expected cash flows on such loans and if management expects to fully collect the new carrying value of the loans. As such, management may no longer consider the loans to be non-accrual or nonperforming and may accrue interest on these loans, including the impact of any accretable discount.

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or estimated fair value. Any subsequent declines in fair value below the initial carrying value are recorded as a valuation allowance, which is established through a charge to earnings.

Unless otherwise noted, the above policy is applied consistently to all loan classes.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established and maintained through a provision for loan losses based on probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance on a quarterly basis. The allowance is comprised of both individual valuation allowances and loan pool valuation allowances. The Bank monitors its entire loan portfolio regularly, with consideration given to detailed analysis of classified loans, repayment patterns, probable incurred losses, past loss experience, current economic conditions, and various types of concentrations of credit. Additions to the allowance are charged to expense and realized losses, net of recoveries, are charged to the allowance.

Individual valuation allowances are established in connection with specific loan reviews and the asset classification process including the procedures for impairment testing under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 310, “Receivables”. Such valuation, which includes a review of loans for which full collectability in accordance with contractual terms is not reasonably assured, considers the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral less the costs to sell, if any, or the present value of expected future cash flows, or the loan’s observable market value. Any shortfall that exists from this analysis results in a specific allowance for the loan. Pursuant to the Company’s policy, loan losses must be charged-off in the period the loans, or portions thereof, are deemed uncollectable. Assumptions and judgments by management, in conjunction with outside sources, are used to determine whether full collectability of a loan is not reasonably assured. These assumptions and judgments are also used to determine the estimates of the fair value of the underlying collateral or the present value of expected future cash flows or the loan’s observable market value. Individual valuation allowances could differ materially as a result of changes in these assumptions and judgments. Individual loan analyses are periodically performed on specific loans considered impaired. The results of the individual valuation allowances are aggregated and included in the overall allowance for loan losses.

Loan pool valuation allowances represent loss allowances that have been established to recognize the inherent risks associated with the Bank’s lending activities, but which, unlike individual allowances, have not been allocated to particular problem assets. Pool evaluations are broken down into loans with homogenous characteristics by loan type and include commercial real estate mortgages, owner and non-owner occupied; multi-family mortgage loans; home equity loans;

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residential real estate mortgages; commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, secured and unsecured; real estate construction and land loans; and consumer loans. Management considers a variety of factors in determining the adequacy of the valuation allowance and has developed a range of valuation allowances necessary to adequately provide for probable incurred losses in each pool of loans. Management considers the Bank’s charge-off history along with the growth in the portfolio as well as the Bank’s credit administration and asset management philosophies and procedures when determining the allowances for each pool. In addition, management evaluates and considers credit risk ratings, which includes management’s evaluation of: cash flow, collateral, guarantor support, financial disclosures, industry trends and strength of borrowers’ management, the impact that economic and market conditions may have on the portfolio as well as known and inherent risks in the portfolio. Finally, management evaluates and considers the allowance ratios and coverage percentages of both peer group and regulatory agency data. These evaluations are inherently subjective because, even though they are based on objective data, it is management’s interpretation of that data that determines the amount of the appropriate allowance. If the evaluations prove to be incorrect, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio, resulting in additions to the allowance for loan losses.

For PCI loans, a valuation allowance is established when it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all the cash flows expected at acquisition plus additional cash flows expected to be collected arising from changes in estimate after acquisition. A specific allowance is established when subsequent evaluations of expected cash flows from PCI loans reflect a decrease in those estimates. The allowance established represents the excess of the recorded investment in those loans over the present value of the currently estimated future cash flow, discounted at the last effective accounting yield.

The Bank uses assumptions and methodologies that are relevant to estimating the level of impairment and probable losses in the loan portfolio. To the extent that the data supporting such assumptions has limitations, management’s judgment and experience play a key role in recording the allowance estimates. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are made by provisions charged to earnings. Furthermore, an improvement in the expected cash flows related to PCI loans would result in a reduction of the required specific allowance with a corresponding credit to the provision.

Future additions or reductions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic, market or other conditions. Changes in estimates could result in a material change in the allowance. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of the examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of the information available to them at the time of their examination.

A loan is considered a potential charge-off when it is in default of either principal or interest for a period of 90, 120 or 180 days, depending upon the loan type, as of the end of the prior month. In addition to delinquency criteria, other triggering events may include, but are not limited to, notice of bankruptcy by the borrower or guarantor, death of the borrower, and deficiency balance from the sale of collateral.

Unless otherwise noted, the above policy is applied consistently to all loan segments.

Premises and Equipment

Buildings, furniture and fixtures, and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Buildings and related components are depreciated using the straight-line method using a useful life of fifty years for buildings and a range of two to ten years for equipment, computer hardware and software, and furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lives of the respective leases or the service lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. Land is recorded at cost.

Improvements and major repairs are capitalized, while the cost of ordinary maintenance, repairs and minor improvements are charged to expense.

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Bank-Owned Life Insurance

The Bank is the owner and beneficiary of life insurance policies on certain employees. Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.

Other Real Estate Owned

Real estate properties acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. If fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense. Operating costs after acquisition are charged to expense as incurred.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill resulting from business combinations is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events and circumstances exist that indicate the carrying amount of the asset may be impaired. The Company has selected November 30 as the date to perform the annual impairment test. Goodwill and the BNB Bank trademark are intangible assets with indefinite lives on the Company’s balance sheet.

Other intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values.  Core deposit intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated method over their estimated useful lives of ten years. Non-compete intangible assets arising from whole bank acquisitions were fully amortized as of December 31, 2017.

Other intangible assets also include servicing rights, which result from the sale of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans with servicing rights retained. Servicing rights are initially recorded at fair value with the income statement effect recorded in gains on sales of loans. Fair value is based on market prices for comparable servicing contracts, when available or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. Servicing assets are subsequently measured using the amortization method, which requires servicing rights to be amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying loans. Servicing assets totaled $1.2 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Loan Commitments and Related Financial Instruments

Financial instruments include off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as unused lines of credit, commitments to make loans and commercial letters of credit, issued to meet customer financing needs. The face amount for these items represents the exposure to loss, before considering customer collateral or ability to repay. Such financial instruments are recorded on the balance sheet when they are funded.

Derivatives

The Company records cash flow hedges at the inception of the derivative contract based on the Company’s intentions and belief as to likely effectiveness as a hedge. Cash flow hedges represent a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability. For a cash flow hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative is reported in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and is reclassified into earnings in the same periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The changes in the fair value of derivatives that are not highly effective in hedging the changes in fair value or expected cash flows of the hedged item are recognized immediately in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported currently in earnings, as noninterest income.

Net cash settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense, based on the item being hedged. Net cash settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in noninterest income. Cash flows on hedges are classified in the cash flow statement the same as the cash flows of the items being hedged.

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The Company formally documents the relationship between derivatives and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and the strategy for undertaking hedge transactions at the inception of the hedging relationship. This documentation includes linking cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative instruments that are used are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged items. The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative is settled or terminates, a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, a hedged firm commitment is no longer firm, or treatment of the derivative as a hedge is no longer appropriate or intended.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, subsequent changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as noninterest income. When a cash flow hedge is discontinued but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transactions are still expected to occur, gains or losses that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized into earnings over the same periods in which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability approach, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. Deferred tax assets are recognized if it is more likely than not that a future benefit will be realized. It is management’s position, as currently supported by the facts and circumstances, that no valuation allowance is necessary against any of the Company’s deferred tax assets.

In accordance with FASB ASU 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income  Taxes, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. There are no such tax positions in the Company’s financial statements at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company did not have any amounts accrued for interest and penalties at December 31, 2018 and 2017. 

Treasury Stock

Repurchases of common stock are recorded as treasury stock at cost. Treasury stock is reissued using the first in, first out method.

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is net income attributable to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends are considered participating securities for this calculation. Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issuable under stock options.

Dividends

Cash available for distribution of dividends to stockholders of the Company is primarily derived from cash and cash equivalents of the Company and dividends paid by the Bank to the Company. Prior regulatory approval is required if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of the Bank’s net income of that year combined with its retained net income of the preceding two years. Dividends from the Bank to the Company at January 1,

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2019 are limited to $51.4 million, which represents the Bank’s net retained earnings from the previous two years. During 2018, the Bank paid $15.0 million in cash dividends to the Company.

Segment Reporting

While management monitors the revenue streams of the various products and services, the identifiable segments are not material and operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the financial service operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.

Stock-Based Compensation Plans

Stock-based compensation awards are recorded in accordance with FASB ASC No. 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” which requires companies to record compensation cost for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units granted to employees in return for employee service. The cost is measured at the fair value of the options and awards when granted, and this cost is expensed over the employee service period, which is normally the vesting period of the options and awards. The Company’s performance-based restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) vest subject to the achievement of the Company’s 2018 corporate goals.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes in equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Other comprehensive income includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under generally accepted accounting principles are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income. Other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income are reported net of deferred income taxes. Accumulated other comprehensive income for the Company includes unrealized holding gains or losses on available for sale securities, unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges and changes in the funded status of the pension plan. FASB ASC 715‑30 “Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – Pension” requires employers to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year the changes occur through comprehensive income.

Adoption of Accounting Standards Effective in 2018

ASU 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014‑09 and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, Accounting Standards Codification 606 (“ASC 606”), which (i) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (ii) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as other real estate owned. The majority of the Company's revenues come from interest income and other sources that are outside the scope of ASC 606. The Company's services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are presented in services charges and other fees within non-interest income and are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its obligations to its customers.

The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method applied to all contracts not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with legacy GAAP. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in a change to the accounting for any in-scope revenue streams; as such, no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings was recorded at January 1, 2018.

The Company evaluated its customer contracts, which are typically day-to-day contracts where each day represents a renewal of the contract. The Company's revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 primarily consist of service charges on deposit accounts and fees for other customer services. The Company's revenues from transaction-based fees, such as overdraft fees, ATM use fees, stop payment charges, and ACH fees are recognized at the time the transaction is executed, which is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer's request and satisfies the performance obligation. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly service charges, are earned over the course of the month, representing the same period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. The Company earns revenues from

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interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the MasterCard payment network. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions are recognized daily, concurrently with the services provided to the cardholder. As a result of the Company's assessment ASC 606, there is no change in the amount and timing of revenue recognized in the year ended December 31, 2018.

ASU 2016‑01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825‑10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB amended existing guidance that requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. ASU 2016‑01 requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. The amendments require separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables). ASU 2016‑01 eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost. These amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard did not impact the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, it did impact the fair value disclosures included in Note 3. “Fair Value”.

ASU 2017‑07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost

In March 2017, the FASB amended existing guidance to improve the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. The amendments require that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net benefit costs are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. The line item used in the income statement to present the other components of net benefit cost must be disclosed. Additionally, only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization, if applicable. For public business entities, like the Company, ASU 2017‑07 was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The amendments should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement. The amendments allow a practical expedient that permits an employer to use the amounts disclosed in its pension and postretirement benefit plan note for the prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation requirements. The amendment requires disclosure that the practical expedient was used. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of 2018 using the practical expedient for prior comparative periods. The change in presentation did not impact the Company's operating results or financial condition. Refer to Note 14. “Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” for further details of the components of net periodic benefit cost.

ASU 2017‑09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Scope of Modification Accounting

In May 2017, the FASB provided guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. The current disclosure requirements in Topic 718 apply regardless of whether an entity is required to apply modification accounting under the amendments in ASU 2017‑09. The amendments in ASU 2017‑09 are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The amendments should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The adoption of ASU 2017‑09 did not impact the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Standards Effective in 2019

ASU 2016‑02, Leases (Topic 842)

In February 2016, the FASB amended existing guidance that requires lessees recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date (1) A lease liability, which is a lessee's obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee's right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new guidance also requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s leasing arrangements. The Company adopted Topic 842 in the first quarter of 2019.  An entity may adopt the new guidance by either restating prior periods and recording a cumulative effect adjustment at the earliest comparative period presented or by recording a cumulative effect adjustment at the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company elected the transition approach of applying the new leases standard at the beginning of the period of adoption on January 1, 2019. The new guidance includes a number of optional transition-related practical expedients. The practical expedients relate to the identification and classification of leases that commenced before the effective date, initial direct costs for leases that commenced before the effective date, and the ability to use hindsight in evaluating lessee options to extend or terminate a lease or to purchase the underlying asset. An entity that elects to apply these practical expedients will, in effect, continue to account for leases that commence before the effective date in accordance with previous GAAP unless the lease is modified, except that lessees are required to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP. The effect of adopting this standard was an approximate $39 million increase in assets and liabilities in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as a result of recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

ASU 2017‑12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB provided guidance to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements. The amendments also simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The amendments in the ASU better align an entity's risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes in both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. The amendments expand and refine hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and align the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. All transition requirements and elections should be applied to hedging relationships existing on the date of adoption. The effect of adoption should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. For cash flow and net investment hedges existing at the date of adoption, an entity shall apply a cumulative-effect adjustment related to eliminating the separate measurement of ineffectiveness to accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year that an entity adopts the amendments in this ASU. The amended presentation and disclosure guidance is required only prospectively. The adoption of this standard did not have an effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Standards Effective in 2020

ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)

In June 2016, FASB issued guidance to replace the incurred loss model with an expected loss model, which is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables, held to maturity debt securities. It also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures not accounted for as insurance (loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments) and net investments in certain leases recognized by a lessor. In addition, the amendments in this ASU require credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down on available-for-sale debt securities. For public business entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, like the Company, the standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For

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calendar year-end SEC filers, like the Company, the standard is effective for March 31, 2020 interim financial statements. For debt securities with other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”), the guidance will be applied prospectively. Existing PCI assets will be grandfathered and classified as purchase credit deteriorated (“PCD”) assets at the date of adoption. The asset will be grossed up for the allowance for expected credit losses for all PCD assets at the date of adoption and will continue to recognize the noncredit discount in interest income based on the yield of such assets as of the adoption date. Subsequent changes in expected credit losses will be recorded through the allowance. For all other assets within the scope of CECL, a cumulative-effect adjustment will be recognized in retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company has created a cross-functional CECL committee that is assessing data and system needs and implementing required changes to loss estimation methods under the CECL model. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2016‑13 in the first quarter of 2020 using the required modified retrospective method with a cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the reporting period. The Company expects the adoption will result in an increase to the allowance for loan losses balance. The effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements is being evaluated.

ASU 2017‑04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB amended existing guidance to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The amendments require an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The amendments also eliminate the requirement for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. The amendments are effective for public business entities that are an SEC filer, like the Company, for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments should be applied prospectively. An entity is required to disclose the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle upon transition in the first annual period when the entity initially adopts the amendments. The adoption of ASU 2017‑04 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities, like the Company, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this ASU is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The adoption of ASU 2018‑15 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

 

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2. SECURITIES

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and estimated fair value of the available for sale and held to maturity investment securities portfolio and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses therein:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Estimated

    

 

    

Gross

    

Gross

    

Estimated

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

(In thousands)

    

Cost

    

Gains

    

Losses

    

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

Available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

29,997

 

$

 —

 

$

(947)

 

$

29,050

 

$

57,994

 

$

 —

 

$

(1,180)

 

$

56,814

State and municipal obligations

 

 

40,980

  

 

105

 

 

(354)

  

 

40,731

 

 

87,582

  

 

259

 

 

(819)

  

 

87,022

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

96,536

  

 

38

 

 

(3,036)

  

 

93,538

 

 

189,705

  

 

29

 

 

(2,833)

  

 

186,901

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

362,905

  

 

826

 

 

(5,954)

  

 

357,777

 

 

314,390

  

 

16

 

 

(7,016)

  

 

307,390

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

3,536

  

 

 —

 

 

(28)

  

 

3,508

 

 

6,017

  

 

 2

 

 

(40)

  

 

5,979

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

93,177

  

 

 —

 

 

(2,539)

  

 

90,638

 

 

49,965

  

 

 —

 

 

(1,249)

  

 

48,716

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

24,250

  

 

 —

 

 

(1,031)

  

 

23,219

 

 

24,250

  

 

 —

 

 

(849)

  

 

23,401

Corporate bonds

 

 

46,000

  

 

 —

 

 

(3,575)

  

 

42,425

 

 

46,000

  

 

 —

 

 

(2,307)

  

 

43,693

Total available for sale

 

 

697,381

  

 

969

 

 

(17,464)

  

 

680,886

 

 

775,903

  

 

306

 

 

(16,293)

  

 

759,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

State and municipal obligations

 

 

53,540

  

 

290

 

 

(276)

  

 

53,554

 

 

60,762

  

 

972

 

 

(64)

  

 

61,670

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

9,688

  

 

 —

 

 

(336)

  

 

9,352

 

 

11,424

  

 

 —

 

 

(261)

  

 

11,163

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

48,244

  

 

163

 

 

(1,130)

  

 

47,277

 

 

54,250

  

 

244

 

 

(666)

  

 

53,828

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

19,098

  

 

 4

 

 

(620)

  

 

18,482

 

 

22,953

  

 

77

 

 

(438)

  

 

22,592

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

29,593

  

 

 —

 

 

(1,466)

  

 

28,127

 

 

31,477

  

 

 —

 

 

(845)

  

 

30,632

Total held to maturity

 

 

160,163

  

 

457

 

 

(3,828)

  

 

156,792

 

 

180,866

  

 

1,293

 

 

(2,274)

  

 

179,885

Total securities

 

$

857,544

 

$

1,426

 

$

(21,292)

 

$

837,678

 

$

956,769

 

$

1,599

 

$

(18,567)

 

$

939,801

 

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The following table summarizes securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2018 and 2017, aggregated by category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

Greater than 12 months

 

Less than 12 months

 

Greater than 12 months

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

Losses

    

Value

    

Losses

    

Value

    

Losses

    

Value

    

Losses

Available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

29,050

 

$

(947)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

56,815

 

$

(1,180)

State and municipal obligations

 

 

6,655

  

 

(15)

 

 

21,273

  

 

(339)

 

 

35,350

  

 

(301)

 

 

28,165

  

 

(518)

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

88,762

  

 

(3,036)

 

 

107,408

  

 

(1,153)

 

 

69,571

  

 

(1,680)

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

46,452

  

 

(141)

 

 

172,468

  

 

(5,813)

 

 

77,705

  

 

(759)

 

 

224,932

  

 

(6,257)

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

3,508

  

 

(28)

 

 

2,345

  

 

(40)

 

 

  

 

 —

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

46,705

  

 

(623)

 

 

43,933

  

 

(1,916)

 

 

452

  

 

(1)

 

 

48,264

  

 

(1,248)

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

23,219

  

 

(1,031)

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

23,401

  

 

(849)

Corporate bonds

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

42,425

  

 

(3,575)

 

 

13,588

  

 

(412)

 

 

30,105

  

 

(1,895)

Total available for sale

 

$

99,812

  

$

(779)

 

$

424,638

  

$

(16,685)

 

$

236,848

  

$

(2,666)

 

$

481,253

  

$

(13,627)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

State and municipal obligations

 

$

8,286

  

$

(26)

 

$

22,142

  

$

(250)

 

$

7,709

  

$

(57)

 

$

1,009

  

$

(7)

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

9,352

  

 

(336)

 

 

1,359

  

 

(16)

 

 

9,804

  

 

(245)

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

40,665

  

 

(1,130)

 

 

21,329

  

 

(94)

 

 

21,112

  

 

(572)

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

16,205

  

 

(620)

 

 

8,789

  

 

(121)

 

 

8,303

  

 

(317)

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

28,127

  

 

(1,466)

 

 

10,341

  

 

(116)

 

 

20,290

  

 

(729)

Total held to maturity

 

$

8,286

 

$

(26)

 

$

116,491

 

$

(3,802)

 

$

49,527

 

$

(404)

 

$

60,518

 

$

(1,870)

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) quarterly and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant. The investment securities portfolio is evaluated for OTTI by segregating the portfolio into two general segments and applying the appropriate OTTI model. Investment securities classified as available for sale or held to maturity are generally evaluated for OTTI under FASB ASC 320, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”. In determining OTTI under the FASB ASC 320 model, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the amount of impairment is split into two components: (1) OTTI related to credit loss, which must be recognized in the income statement and (2) OTTI related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost basis. The assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.

At December 31, 2018, substantially all of the securities in an unrealized loss position had a fixed interest rate and the cause of the temporary impairment was directly related to changes in interest rates. The Company generally views changes in fair value caused by changes in interest rates as temporary, which is consistent with its experience. Other asset backed securities are comprised of student loan backed bonds, which are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education for 97% to 100% of principal. Additionally, the bonds have credit support of 3% to 5% and have maintained their Aa3 Moody’s rating during the time the Bank has owned them.  The corporate bonds within the portfolio have all maintained an

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investment grade rating by either Moody’s or Standard and Poor’s.  None of the unrealized losses were related to credit losses. The Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. Therefore, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2018.

The following table sets forth the estimated fair value, amortized cost and contractual maturities of the securities portfolio at December 31, 2018. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Within

 

After One but

 

After Five but

 

After

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Year

 

Within Five Years

 

Within Ten Years

 

Ten Years

 

Total

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Cost

    

Value

    

Cost

Available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

14,546

 

$

14,997

 

$

14,504

 

$

15,000

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

29,050

 

$

29,997

State and municipal obligations

 

 

5,028

  

 

5,049

 

 

11,744

  

 

11,786

 

 

20,011

  

 

20,186

 

 

3,948

  

 

3,959

 

 

40,731

  

 

40,980

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

93,538

  

 

96,536

 

 

93,538

  

 

96,536

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

5,153

  

 

5,085

 

 

352,624

  

 

357,820

 

 

357,777

  

 

362,905

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

3,508

  

 

3,536

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

3,508

  

 

3,536

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

90,638

  

 

93,177

 

 

90,638

  

 

93,177

Other asset backed securities

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

23,219

  

 

24,250

 

 

23,219

  

 

24,250

Corporate bonds

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

42,425

  

 

46,000

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

42,425

  

 

46,000

Total available for sale

 

 

5,028

  

 

5,049

 

 

29,798

  

 

30,319

 

 

82,093

  

 

86,271

 

 

563,967

  

 

575,742

 

 

680,886

  

 

697,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

State and municipal obligations

 

 

2,394

  

 

2,404

 

 

25,988

  

 

25,954

 

 

24,876

  

 

24,882

 

 

296

  

 

300

 

 

53,554

  

 

53,540

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

7,105

  

 

7,333

 

 

2,247

  

 

2,355

 

 

9,352

  

 

9,688

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

5,123

  

 

5,211

 

 

42,154

  

 

43,033

 

 

47,277

  

 

48,244

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

5,997

  

 

6,048

 

 

4,743

  

 

4,915

 

 

7,742

  

 

8,135

 

 

18,482

  

 

19,098

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

2,558

  

 

2,687

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

25,569

  

 

26,906

 

 

28,127

  

 

29,593

Total held to maturity

 

 

2,394

  

 

2,404

 

 

34,543

  

 

34,689

 

 

41,847

  

 

42,341

 

 

78,008

  

 

80,729

 

 

156,792

  

 

160,163

Total securities

 

$

7,422

 

$

7,453

 

$

64,341

 

$

65,008

 

$

123,940

 

$

128,612

 

$

641,975

 

$

656,471

 

$

837,678

 

$

857,544

 

Sales and Calls of Securities

There were $230.4 million of proceeds on sales of available for sale securities with gross losses of approximately $7.9 million realized in 2018. There were $52.4 million of proceeds on sales of available for sale securities with gross gains of approximately $0.3 million and gross losses of approximately $0.3 million realized in 2017. There were $264.4 million of proceeds on sales of available for sale securities with gross gains of approximately $1.6 million and gross losses of approximately $1.2 million realized in 2016. There were $3.3 million of proceeds from calls of securities in 2018.

Pledged Securities

Securities having a fair value of $354.3 million and $513.5 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and FHLB and FRB overnight borrowings.

Trading Securities

The Company did not hold any trading securities during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Restricted Securities

The Bank is a member of the FHLB of New York. Members are required to own a particular amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors, and may invest in additional amounts. The Bank is a member of the Atlantic Central

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Banker’s Bank (“ACBB”) and is required to own ACBB stock. The Bank is also a member of the FRB system and required to own FRB stock. FHLB, ACBB and FRB stock is carried at cost and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income. The Bank owned $24.0 million and $35.3 million in FHLB, ACBB and FRB stock at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These amounts were reported as restricted securities in the consolidated balance sheets.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there was no issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its sponsored entities, where the Bank had invested holdings that exceeded 10% of consolidated stockholders’ equity.

 

3. FAIR VALUE

As described in Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies, during the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016‑01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825‑10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The Company adopted the amended guidance that requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes.

FASB ASC No. 820‑10 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. FASB ASC 820‑10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The following tables summarize assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

u

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

29,050

 

 

 

$

29,050

 

  

State and municipal obligations

 

 

40,731

 

  

 

 

40,731

 

  

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

93,538

 

  

 

 

93,538

 

  

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

357,777

 

  

 

 

357,777

 

  

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

3,508

 

  

 

 

3,508

 

  

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

90,638

 

  

 

 

90,638

 

  

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

23,219

 

  

 

 

23,219

 

  

Corporate bonds

 

 

42,425

 

  

 

 

42,425

 

  

Total available for sale securities

 

$

680,886

 

 

 

$

680,886

 

  

Derivatives

 

$

6,363

 

 

 

$

6,363

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Derivatives

 

$

2,215

 

 

 

$

2,215

 

  

 

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December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

    

 

Quoted Prices

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

U.S. GSE securities

 

$

56,814

 

 

 

$

56,814

 

  

State and municipal obligations

 

 

87,022

 

  

 

 

87,022

 

  

U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

186,901

 

  

 

 

186,901

 

  

U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

307,390

 

  

 

 

307,390

 

  

U.S. GSE commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

5,979

 

  

 

 

5,979

 

  

U.S. GSE commercial collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

48,716

 

  

 

 

48,716

 

  

Other asset-backed securities

 

 

23,401

 

  

 

 

23,401

 

  

Corporate bonds

 

 

43,693

 

  

 

 

43,693

 

  

Total available for sale securities

 

$

759,916

 

 

 

$

759,916

 

  

Derivatives

 

$

4,546

 

 

 

$

4,546

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Derivatives

 

$

1,823

 

 

 

$

1,823

 

  

 

The following tables summarize assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

    

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Impaired loans

 

$

2,532

  

 

  

  

 

$

2,532

Other real estate owned

 

$

175

  

 

  

  

 

$

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

    

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(In thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Impaired loans

 

$

 —

  

 

  

  

 

$

 —

Other real estate owned

 

$

 —

  

 

  

  

 

$

 —

 

Impaired loans with an allocated allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018 had a carrying amount of $2.5 million, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $2.7 million, net of a valuation allowance of $0.2 million. This resulted in an additional provision for loan losses of $0.2 million that is included in the amount reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income.  Impaired loans with an allocated allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2017 had a carrying amount of zero, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $1.7 million, net of a valuation allowance of $1.7 million. This resulted in an additional provision for loan losses of $1.7 million that is included in the amount reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Other real estate owned at December 31, 2018 had a carrying amount of $0.2 million with no valuation allowance recorded. Accordingly, there was no additional provision for loan losses included in the amount reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income. There was no other real estate owned at December 31, 2017.

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The Company used the following methods and assumptions in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments:

Cash and Due from Banks and Interest Earning Deposits with Banks: Carrying amounts approximate fair value, since these instruments are either payable on demand or have short-term maturities and as such are classified as Level 1.

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity: If available, the estimated fair values are based on independent dealer quotations on nationally recognized securities exchanges and are classified as Level 1. For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair value is based on matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Derivatives: Represents interest rate swaps for which the estimated fair values are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Impaired Loans and Other Real Estate Owned: For impaired loans, the Company evaluates the fair value of the loan in accordance with current accounting guidance.  For loans that are collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral is used to determine the fair value of the loan. The fair value of the collateral is determined based on recent appraised values. The fair value of other real estate owned is also evaluated in accordance with current accounting guidance and determined based on recent appraised values less the estimated cost to sell. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Adjustments may relate to location, square footage, condition, amenities, market rate of leases as well as timing of comparable sales.  All appraisals undergo a second review process to insure that the methodology employed and the values derived are reasonable. The fair value of the loan is compared to the carrying value to determine if any write-down or specific reserve is required. Impaired loans are evaluated quarterly for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

Appraisals for collateral-dependent impaired loans are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company.  Once received, the Credit Department reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. Management also considers the appraisal values for commercial properties associated with current loan origination activity.  Collectively, this information is reviewed to help assess current trends in commercial property values. For each collateral dependent impaired loan, management considers information that relates to the type of commercial property to determine if such properties may have appreciated or depreciated in value since the date of the most recent appraisal. Adjustments to fair value are made only when the analysis indicates a probable decline in collateral values. Adjustments made in the appraisal process are not deemed material to the overall consolidated financial statements given the level of impaired loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

Deposits: The estimated fair values of certificates of deposit are based on discounted cash flow calculations that use a replacement cost of funds approach to establishing discount rates for certificate of deposit maturities resulting in a Level 2 classification. Stated value is fair value for all other deposits resulting in a Level 1 classification.

Borrowed Funds: Represents federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements and FHLB advances for which the estimated fair values are based on discounted cash flow calculations that use a replacement cost of funds approach to establishing discount rates for funding maturities resulting in a Level 1 classification for overnight federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements and FHLB advances and a Level 2 classification for all other maturity terms.

Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable: For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of the fair value resulting in a Level 1, 2 or 3 classification consistent with the underlying asset or liability the interest is associated with.

Off-Balance-Sheet Liabilities: The fair value of off-balance-sheet commitments to extend credit is estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. The fair value is immaterial as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

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Fair value estimates are made at specific points in time and are based on existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments. These estimates are subjective in nature and dependent on a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.

The following tables summarize the estimated fair values and recorded carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices In

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Total

(In thousands)

    

Amount

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

    

Fair Value

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

142,145

 

$

142,145

 

$

 —

 

$

 

$

142,145

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

 

 

153,223

 

 

153,223

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

153,223

Securities available for sale

 

 

680,886

 

 

 

 

680,886

 

 

 

 

680,886

Securities restricted

 

 

24,028

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

Securities held to maturity

 

 

160,163

 

 

 

 

156,792

 

 

 

 

156,792

Loans, net

 

 

3,244,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,216,204

 

 

3,216,204

Derivatives

 

 

6,363

 

 

 

 

6,363

 

 

 

 

6,363

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

11,236

 

 

 

 

2,936

 

 

8,300

 

 

11,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

329,491

 

 

 

 

326,865

 

 

 

 

326,865

Demand and other deposits

 

 

3,556,902

 

 

3,556,902

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

3,556,902

FHLB advances

 

 

240,433

 

 

 —

 

 

236,209

 

 

 

 

236,209

Repurchase agreements

 

 

539

 

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

 

539

Subordinated debentures

 

 

78,781

 

 

 

 

74,400

 

 

 

 

74,400

Derivatives

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

 

2,215

Accrued interest payable

 

 

1,524

 

 

 

 

1,524

 

 

 —

 

 

1,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices In

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Total

(In thousands)

    

Amount

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

    

Fair Value

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

76,614

 

$

76,614

 

$

 

$

 

$

76,614

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

 

 

18,133

 

 

18,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,133

Securities available for sale

 

 

759,916

 

 

 

 

759,916

 

 

 

 

759,916

Securities restricted

 

 

35,349

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

Securities held to maturity

 

 

180,866

 

 

 

 

179,885

 

 

 

 

179,885

Loans, net

 

 

3,071,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,010,023

 

 

3,010,023

Derivatives

 

 

4,546

 

 

 

 

4,546

 

 

 

 

4,546

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

11,652

 

 

 

 

3,211

 

 

8,441

 

 

11,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

 

222,364

 

 

 

 

220,775

 

 

 

 

220,775

Demand and other deposits

 

 

3,112,179

 

 

3,112,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,112,179

Federal funds purchased

 

 

50,000

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

FHLB advances

 

 

501,374

 

 

185,000

 

 

313,558

 

 

 

 

498,558

Repurchase agreements

 

 

877

 

 

 

 

877

 

 

 

 

877

Subordinated debentures

 

 

78,641

 

 

 

 

77,933

 

 

 

 

77,933

Derivatives

 

 

1,823

 

 

 

 

1,823

 

 

 

 

1,823

Accrued interest payable

 

 

1,574

 

 

 

 

1,574

 

 

 —

 

 

1,574

 

 

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4. LOANS

The following table sets forth the major classifications of loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

 

$

1,373,556

 

$

1,293,906

Multi-family mortgage loans

 

 

585,827

  

 

595,280

Residential real estate mortgage loans

 

 

519,763

  

 

464,264

Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans

 

 

645,724

  

 

616,003

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

123,393

  

 

107,759

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

20,509

  

 

21,041

Total loans

 

 

3,268,772

  

 

3,098,253

Net deferred loan costs and fees

 

 

7,039

  

 

4,499

Total loans held for investment

 

 

3,275,811

  

 

3,102,752

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(31,418)

  

 

(31,707)

Loans, net

 

$

3,244,393

 

$

3,071,045

 

In June 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Community National Bank (“CNB”) resulting in the addition of $729.4 million of acquired loans recorded at their fair value.  There were approximately $275.0 million and $359.4 million of acquired CNB loans remaining as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

In February 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of FNBNY Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary First National Bank of New York (collectively “FNBNY”) resulting in the addition of $89.7 million of acquired loans recorded at their fair value.  There were approximately $10.1 million and $15.4 million of acquired FNBNY loans remaining as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Lending Risk

The principal business of the Bank is lending in commercial real estate mortgage loans, multi-family mortgage loans, residential real estate mortgage loans, construction loans, home equity loans, commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, land loans and consumer loans. The Bank considers its primary lending area to be Nassau and Suffolk Counties located on Long Island and the New York City boroughs. A substantial portion of the Bank’s loans is secured by real estate in these areas. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of the loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in market and economic conditions in this region.

Commercial Real Estate Mortgages

Loans in this classification include income producing investment properties and owner-occupied real estate used for business purposes. The underlying properties are located largely in the Bank’s primary market area. The cash flows of the income producing investment properties are adversely impacted by a downturn in the economy as evidenced by increased vacancy rates, which in turn, will have an effect on credit quality. Generally, management seeks to obtain annual financial information for borrowers with loans in excess of $1.0 million in this category. In the case of owner-occupied real estate used for business purposes, a weakened economy and resultant decreased consumer and/or business spending will have an adverse effect on credit quality.

Multi-Family Mortgages

Loans in this classification include income producing residential investment properties of five or more families. Loans are made to established owners with a proven and demonstrable record of strong performance. Loans are secured by a first mortgage lien on the subject property with a loan to value ratio generally not exceeding 75%. Repayment is derived generally from the rental income generated from the property and may be supplemented by the owners’ personal cash

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flow. Credit risk arises with an increase in vacancy rates, property mismanagement and the predominance of non-recourse loans that are customary in the industry.

Residential Real Estate Mortgages and Home Equity Loans

Loans in these classifications are generally secured by owner-occupied residential real estate and repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower. The overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, can have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class. The Bank generally does not originate loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 80% and does not grant subprime loans.

Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Loans

Loans in this classification are made to businesses and include term loans, lines of credit, senior secured loans to corporations, equipment financing and taxi medallion loans. Generally, these loans are secured by assets of the business and repayment is expected from the cash flows of the business. A weakened economy, and resultant decreased consumer and/or business spending, will have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class.

Real Estate Construction and Land Loans

Loans in this classification primarily include land loans to local individuals, contractors and developers for developing the land for sale or for the purpose of making improvements thereon. Repayment is derived primarily from sale of the lots/units including any pre-sold units. Credit risk is affected by market conditions, time to sell at an adequate price and cost overruns. To a lesser extent, this class includes commercial development projects that the Company finances, which in most cases require interest only during construction, and then convert to permanent financing. Construction delays, cost overruns, market conditions and the availability of permanent financing, to the extent such permanent financing is not being provided by the Bank, all affect the credit risk in this loan class.

Installment and Consumer Loans

Loans in this classification may be either secured or unsecured. Repayment is dependent on the credit quality of the individual borrower and, if applicable, sale of the collateral securing the loan, such as automobiles. Therefore, the overall health of the economy, including unemployment rates and housing prices, will have an effect on the credit quality in this loan class.

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories of pass, special mention, substandard and doubtful based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt including repayment patterns, probable incurred losses, past loss experience, current economic conditions, and various types of concentrations of credit. Assigned risk rating grades are continuously updated as new information is obtained. Loans risk rated special mention, substandard and doubtful are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk rating grades:

Pass: Loans classified as pass include current loans performing in accordance with contractual terms, pools of homogenous residential real estate and installment/consumer loans that are not individually risk rated and loans which do not exhibit certain risk factors that require greater than usual monitoring by management.

Special mention: Loans classified as special mention, while generally not delinquent, have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard: Loans classified as substandard have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. There is a distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in a substandard loan, and may also be in delinquency status and have defined weaknesses based on currently existing facts, conditions and values making collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

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The following tables represent loans categorized by class and internally assigned risk grades:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

(In thousands)

    

Pass

    

Special Mention

    

Substandard

    

Doubtful

    

Total

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

$

480,503

 

$

12,045

 

$

17,850

 

$

 —

 

$

510,398

Non-owner occupied

 

 

858,069

  

 

2,188

 

 

2,901

 

 

 —

 

 

863,158

Multi-family

 

 

585,409

  

 

418

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

585,827

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

438,891

  

 

8,510

 

 

1,114

 

 

 —

 

 

448,515

Home equity

 

 

68,480

  

 

1,594

 

 

1,174

 

 

 —

 

 

71,248

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

147,474

  

 

5,536

 

 

15,530

 

 

 —

 

 

168,540

Unsecured

 

 

458,526

  

 

12,886

 

 

5,772

 

 

 —

 

 

477,184

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

123,089

  

 

 —

 

 

304

 

 

 —

 

 

123,393

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

20,464

  

 

 9

 

 

36

 

 

 —

 

 

20,509

Total loans

 

$

3,180,905

 

$

43,186

 

$

44,681

 

$

 —

 

$

3,268,772

 

At December 31, 2018 there were $1.3 million and $0.2 million of acquired CNB loans included in the special mention and substandard grades, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million of acquired FNBNY loans included in the special mention and substandard grades, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

(In thousands)

    

Pass

    

Special Mention

    

Substandard

    

Doubtful

    

Total

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

$

451,264

 

$

1,796

 

$

19,589

 

$

 —

 

$

472,649

Non-owner occupied

 

 

808,612

  

 

8,056

 

 

4,589

 

 

 —

 

 

821,257

Multi-family

 

 

595,280

  

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

595,280

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

393,029

  

 

4,854

 

 

290

 

 

 —

 

 

398,173

Home equity

 

 

64,601

  

 

698

 

 

792

 

 

 —

 

 

66,091

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

128,729

  

 

12,637

 

 

13,560

 

 

 —

 

 

154,926

Unsecured

 

 

442,985

  

 

14,553

 

 

3,539

 

 

 —

 

 

461,077

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

107,440

  

 

 —

 

 

319

 

 

 —

 

 

107,759

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

21,020

  

 

16

 

 

 5

 

 

 —

 

 

21,041

Total loans

 

$

3,012,960

 

$

42,610

 

$

42,683

 

$

 —

 

$

3,098,253

 

At December 31, 2017 there were $0.4 million and $1.6 million of acquired CNB loans included in the special mention and substandard grades, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million of acquired FNBNY loans included in the special mention and substandard grades, respectively.

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Past Due and Non-accrual Loans

The following tables represent the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 by class of loans, as defined by FASB ASC 310‑10:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>90 Days

 

Non-accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-59 

 

60-89 

 

Past Due

 

 Including 90

 

Total Past

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days 

 

Days 

 

And

 

 Days or More

 

 Due and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Past Due

    

Past Due

    

Accruing

    

 Past Due

    

Non-accrual

    

Current

    

Total Loans

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

$

333

 

$

194

 

$

 —

 

$

253

 

$

780

 

$

509,618

 

$

510,398

Non-owner occupied

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

885

 

 

885

  

 

862,273

 

 

863,158

Multi-family

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 —

  

 

585,827

 

 

585,827

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

892

  

 

230

 

 

 —

  

 

199

 

 

1,321

  

 

447,194

 

 

448,515

Home equity

 

 

1,033

  

 

 —

 

 

308

  

 

624

 

 

1,965

  

 

69,283

 

 

71,248

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

330

  

 

196

 

 

 —

  

 

174

 

 

700

  

 

167,840

 

 

168,540

Unsecured

 

 

1,108

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

621

 

 

1,729

  

 

475,455

 

 

477,184

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

123,393

 

 

123,393

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

84

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

52

 

 

136

  

 

20,373

 

 

20,509

Total loans

 

$

3,780

 

$

620

 

$

308

 

$

2,808

 

$

7,516

 

$

3,261,256

 

$

3,268,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>90 Days

 

Non-accrual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-59 

 

60-89 

 

Past Due

 

 Including 90

 

Total Past

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days 

 

Days 

 

And

 

 Days or More

 

 Due and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Past Due

    

Past Due

    

Accruing

    

 Past Due

    

Non-accrual

    

Current

    

Total Loans

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

$

284

 

$

 —

 

$

175

 

$

2,205

 

$

2,664

 

$

469,985

 

$

472,649

Non-owner occupied

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

1,163

  

 

 —

 

 

1,163

  

 

820,094

 

 

821,257

Multi-family

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

595,280

 

 

595,280

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

2,074

  

 

398

 

 

  

 

401

 

 

2,873

  

 

395,300

 

 

398,173

Home equity

 

 

329

  

 

 —

 

 

271

  

 

161

 

 

761

  

 

65,330

 

 

66,091

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

113

  

 

41

 

 

225

  

 

570

 

 

949

  

 

153,977

 

 

154,926

Unsecured

 

 

18

  

 

35

 

 

  

 

3,618

 

 

3,671

  

 

457,406

 

 

461,077

Real estate construction and land loans

 

 

  

 

281

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

281

  

 

107,478

 

 

107,759

Installment/consumer loans

 

 

36

  

 

 5

 

 

  

 

 —

 

 

41

  

 

21,000

 

 

21,041

Total loans

 

$

2,854

 

$

760

 

$

1,834

 

$

6,955

 

$

12,403

 

$

3,085,850

 

$

3,098,253

 

At December 31, 2018, there were acquired loans of $1.7 million that were 30‑89 days past due,  $0.3 million that were 90 days past due and still accruing interest and $1.0 million that were non-accrual. At December 31, 2017, there were acquired loans of $2.4 million that were 30-89 days past due, $1.8 million that were 90 days past due and still accruing interest and none that were non-accrual.  

Impaired Loans 

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had individually impaired loans as defined by FASB ASC No. 310, “Receivables” of $19.4 million and $22.5 million, respectively. The decrease in impaired loans was attributable to the payoff of certain troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), coupled with a decrease in non-accrual loans due to the charge-off of one loan and sales and payoffs, partially offset by new TDRs. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Bank modified certain loans as TDRs totaling $9.2 million. For a loan to be considered impaired, management determines after review whether it is probable that the Bank will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management applies its normal loan review procedures in making these judgments. Impaired loans include individually classified non-accrual loans and TDRs and at December 31, 2018 included $2.7 million in other impaired performing loans related to three taxi medallion loans which paid off in January 2019. For impaired loans, the Bank evaluates the impairment of the loan in accordance with FASB ASC 310‑10‑35‑22.  Impairment is determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. For loans that are

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collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral is used to determine the fair value of the loan. The fair value of the collateral is determined based on recent appraised values. The fair value of the collateral or present value of expected cash flows is compared to the carrying value to determine if any write-down or specific loan loss allowance allocation is required.

The following tables set forth the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance by class of loans at December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 for individually impaired loans. The tables also set forth the average recorded investment of individually impaired loans and interest income recognized while the loans were impaired during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

Related

 

Average 

 

Interest

 

 

Recorded

 

 Principal

 

 Allocated

 

Recorded

 

 Income

(In thousands)

    

 Investment

    

 Balance

    

 Allowance

    

 Investment

    

 Recognized

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

$

268

 

$

278

 

$

 —

 

$

177

 

$

 —

Non-owner occupied

 

  

2,816

  

 

2,816

 

  

 —

  

 

1,583

 

  

88

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

8,234

  

 

8,234

 

 

 —

  

 

5,644

 

  

196

Unsecured

 

 

5,316

  

 

5,316

 

 

 —

  

 

5,127

 

  

284

Total with no related allowance recorded

 

 

16,634

  

 

16,644

 

 

 —

  

 

12,531

 

 

568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

Owner occupied

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Non-owner occupied

 

  

 —

  

  

 —

 

  

 —

  

  

 —

 

  

 —

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Home equity

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

2,721

  

 

2,721

 

 

189

  

 

2,757

 

 

91

Unsecured

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total with an allowance recorded

 

 

2,721

  

 

2,721

 

 

189

  

 

2,757

 

 

91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

Owner occupied

 

 

268

  

 

278

 

 

 —

  

 

177

 

 

 —

Non-owner occupied

 

 

2,816

  

 

2,816

 

 

 —

  

 

1,583

 

  

88

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

10,955

  

 

10,955

 

 

189

  

 

8,401

 

  

287

Unsecured

 

 

5,316

  

 

5,316

 

 

 —

  

 

5,127

 

  

284

Total

 

$

19,355

 

$

19,365

 

$

189

 

$

15,288

 

$

659

 

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December 31, 2017

 

Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

Related

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

Recorded

 

 Principal

 

Allocated

 

 Recorded

 

 Income

(In thousands)

    

 Investment

    

 Balance

    

Allowance

    

 Investment

    

 Recognized

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

$

2,073

 

$

2,073

 

$

 —

 

$

173

 

$

80

Non-owner occupied

 

  

9,089

 

  

9,089

 

  

 —

  

  

7,001

 

  

400

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Home equity

 

 

100

 

 

100

 

 

 —

  

 

 8

 

 

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

7,368

 

 

8,013

 

 

 —

  

 

2,633

 

 

211

Unsecured

 

 

2,154

 

 

2,408

 

 

 —

  

 

592

 

 

36

Total with no related allowance recorded

 

 

20,784

 

 

21,683

 

 

 —

  

 

10,407

 

 

727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Non-owner occupied

 

  

 —

 

  

 —

 

  

 —

  

  

 —

 

  

 —

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Home equity

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Secured

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Unsecured

 

 

1,708

 

 

3,235

 

 

1,708

  

 

142

 

 

174

Total with an allowance recorded

 

 

1,708

 

 

3,235

 

 

1,708

  

 

142

 

 

174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

Owner occupied

 

 

2,073

  

 

2,073

 

 

 —

  

 

173

 

 

80

Non-owner occupied

 

 

9,089

  

 

9,089

 

 

 —

  

 

7,001

 

  

400

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

100

  

 

100

 

 

 —

  

 

 8

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

7,368

  

 

8,013

 

 

 —

  

 

2,633

 

  

211

Unsecured

 

 

3,862

  

 

5,643

 

 

1,708

  

 

734

 

  

210

Total

 

$

22,492

 

$

24,918

 

$

1,708

 

$

10,549

 

$

901

 

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December 31, 2016

 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

Related

 

Average

 

Interest

 

 

Recorded

 

 Principal

 

 Allocated

 

 Recorded

 

 Income

(In thousands)

    

 Investment

    

 Balance

    

 Allowance

    

 Investment

    

 Recognized

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate:

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

$

326

 

$

538

 

$

 —

 

$

176

 

$

10

Non-owner occupied

 

  

1,213

  

 

1,213

 

  

 —

  

 

614

 

  

75

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

520

  

 

558

 

 

 —

  

 

276

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

264

  

 

285

 

 

 —

  

 

328

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

556

  

 

556

 

 

 —

  

 

274

 

  

12

Unsecured

 

 

408

  

 

408

 

 

 —

  

 

227

 

  

19

Total with no related allowance recorded

 

 

3,287

 

 

3,558

 

 

 —

  

 

1,895

 

  

116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Non-owner occupied

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

  

 —

Unsecured

 

 

66

  

 

66

 

 

 1

  

 

43

 

  

 7

Total with an allowance recorded

 

 

66

 

 

66

 

 

 1

  

 

43

 

  

 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

 

326

  

 

538

 

 

 —

  

 

176

 

  

10

Non-owner occupied

 

 

1,213

  

 

1,213

 

 

 —

  

 

614

 

  

75

Residential real estate:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

520

  

 

558

 

 

 —

  

 

276

 

  

 —

Home equity

 

 

264

  

 

285

 

 

 —

  

 

328

 

  

 —

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Secured

 

 

556

  

 

556

 

 

 —

  

 

274

 

  

12

Unsecured

 

 

474

  

 

474

 

 

 1

  

 

270

 

  

26

Total

 

$

3,353

 

$

3,624

 

$

 1

 

$

1,938

 

$

123

 

The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable and loan origination fees, net due to immateriality. For purposes of this disclosure, the unpaid principal balance is not reduced for partial charge-offs.

The Bank’s other real estate owned at December 31, 2018 was $0.2 million, consisting of one property, compared to none at December 31, 2017.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The terms of certain loans were modified and are considered TDRs. The modification of the terms of such loans generally includes one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan. The modification of these loans involved loans to borrowers who were experiencing financial difficulties.

In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed to determine if that borrower is currently in payment default under any of its obligations or whether there is a probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification.

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The following table presents loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings during the years indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifications During the Year Ended December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

Pre-

 

Post-

 

 

 

Pre-

 

Post-

 

 

 

Pre-

 

Post-

 

 

 

 

Modification

 

Modification

 

 

 

Modification

 

Modification

 

 

 

Modification

 

Modification

 

 

 

 

 Outstanding

 

 Outstanding

 

 

 

 Outstanding

 

 Outstanding

 

 

 

 Outstanding

 

 Outstanding

 

 

Number of

 

 Recorded

 

 Recorded

 

Number of

 

 Recorded

 

 Recorded

 

Number of

 

 Recorded

 

 Recorded

(Dollars in thousands)

    

 Loans

    

 Investment

    

Investment

    

 Loans

    

Investment

    

Investment

    

 Loans

    

Investment

    

Investment

Commercial real estate:

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

Owner occupied

 

  

$

 —

  

$

 —

  

  

$

 —

  

$

 —

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Non-owner occupied

    

 1

  

    

926

    

  

926

  

 2

  

    

7,764

    

  

7,764

    

 —

    

  

  

    

 —

Residential real estate:

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Residential mortgages

 

 1

  

 

644

 

  

644

  

  

 

 —

 

  

 

 1

 

  

252

  

 

252

Home equity

 

  

 

 —

 

  

  

  

 

 —

 

  

 

 1

 

  

69

  

 

69

Commercial and industrial:

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

Secured

 

 2

  

 

1,994

 

 

1,994

  

 7

  

 

6,828

 

 

6,828

 

 3

 

 

459

  

 

459

Unsecured

 

 8

  

 

5,655

 

 

5,655

  

 2

  

 

189

 

 

189

 

 1

 

 

525

  

 

525

Installment/consumer loans

 

  

 

 —

 

 

  

  

 

 —

 

 

 

 —

 

 

  

 

 —

Total

 

12

  

$

9,219

  

$

9,219

  

11

  

$

14,781

  

$

14,781

 

 6

 

$

1,305

 

$

1,305

 

The TDRs described in the table above did not increase the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

There were $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million of charge-offs related to TDRs during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2018 there was one loan modified as a  TDR for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification. There were two loans modified as TDRs during 2017 and one loan modified as a  TDR during 2016 for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification.  A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had $133 thousand and $5 thousand, respectively, of non-accrual TDRs and $16.9 million and $16.7 million, respectively, of performing TDRs. The non-accrual TDRs at December 31, 2018 were unsecured. At December 31, 2017,  the non-accrual TDR was unsecured. The Bank has no commitment to lend additional funds to these debtors.

The terms of certain other loans were modified during the year ended December 31, 2018 that did not meet the definition of a TDR. These loans have a total recorded investment at December 31, 2018 of $50.9 million. These loans were to borrowers who were not experiencing financial difficulties.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

Loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their fair value at the acquisition date. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value; therefore, an allowance for loan losses is not recorded at the acquisition date.

In determining the acquisition date fair value of purchased loans, acquired loans are aggregated into pools of loans with common characteristics.  Each loan is reviewed at acquisition to determine if it should be accounted for as a loan that has experienced credit deterioration and it is probable that at acquisition, the Company will not be able to collect all the contractual principal and interest due from the borrower. All loans with evidence of deterioration in credit quality are considered PCI loans unless the loan type is specifically excluded from the scope of FASB ASC 310‑30 “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality,” such as loans with active revolver features or because management has minimal doubt about the collection of the loan.

The Bank makes an estimate of the loans’ contractual principal and contractual interest payments as well as the expected total cash flows from the pools of loans, which includes undiscounted expected principal and interest. The excess of contractual amounts over the total cash flows expected to be collected from the loans is referred to as non-accretable difference, which is not accreted into income. The excess of the expected undiscounted cash flows over the fair value of the loans is referred to as accretable discount. Accretable discount is recognized as interest income on a level-yield basis over the life of the loans. Management has not included prepayment assumptions in its modeling of contractual or expected cash flows. The Bank continues to estimate cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans. Subsequent

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increases in total cash flows expected to be collected are recognized as an adjustment to the accretable yield with the amount of periodic accretion adjusted over the remaining life of the loans. Subsequent decreases in cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans are recognized as impairment in the current period through the allowance for loan losses.

A PCI loan may be resolved either through a sale of the loan, by working with the customer and obtaining partial or full repayment, by short sale of the collateral, or by foreclosure. When a loan accounted for in a pool is resolved, it is removed from the pool at its carrying amount. Any differences between the amounts received and the outstanding balance are absorbed by the non-accretable difference of the pool.  For loans not accounted for in pools, a gain or loss on resolution would be recognized based on the difference between the proceeds received and the carrying amount of the loan.

Payments received earlier than expected or in excess of expected cash flows from sales or other resolutions may result in the carrying value of a pool being reduced to zero even though outstanding contractual balances and expected cash flows remain related to loans in the pool. Once the carrying value of a pool is reduced to zero, any future proceeds from the remaining loans, representing further realization of accretable yield, are recognized as interest income upon receipt. These proceeds may include cash or real estate acquired in foreclosure.

At the acquisition date, the PCI loans acquired as part of the FNBNY acquisition had contractually required principal and interest payments receivable of $40.3 million; expected cash flows of $28.4 million; and a fair value (initial carrying amount) of $21.8 million.  The difference between the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and the expected cash flows of $11.9 million represented the non-accretable difference.  The difference between the expected cash flows and fair value of $6.6 million represented the initial accretable yield. At December 31, 2018, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $1.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.5 million. At December 31, 2017, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $4.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.7 million.

At the acquisition date, the PCI loans acquired as part of the CNB acquisition had contractually required principal and interest payments receivable of $23.4 million, expected cash flows of $10.1 million, and a fair value (initial carrying amount) of $8.7 million.  The difference between the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and the expected cash flows of $13.3 million represented the non-accretable difference.  The difference between the expected cash flows and fair value of $1.4 million represented the initial accretable yield.  At December 31, 2018, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $1.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $0.8 million. At December 31, 2017, the contractually required principal and interest payments receivable and carrying amount of the PCI loans was $7.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, with a remaining non-accretable difference of $5.3 million.

The following table summarizes the activity in the accretable yield for the PCI loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

2,151

 

$

6,915

Accretion

 

 

(1,842)

 

 

(5,221)

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference during the period

 

 

151

 

 

457

Accretable discount at end of period

 

$

460

 

$

2,151

 

The allowance for loan losses was not increased during the year ended December 31, 2018 for those PCI loans disclosed above and there were no charge-offs recorded. The allowance for loan losses was increased $0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2017 for those PCI loans disclosed above and a $0.1 million charge-off was recorded.

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Related Party Loans

Certain directors, executive officers, and their related parties, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners, were loan customers of the Bank during 2018 and 2017.

The following table sets forth selected information about related party loans for the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

21,142

New loans

 

 

2,318

Repayments

 

 

(2,413)

Balance at end of period

 

$

21,047

 

 

5. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The allowance for loan losses is established and maintained through a provision for loan losses based on probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance quarterly. The allowance is comprised of both individual valuation allowances and loan pool valuation allowances.

The following tables represent the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment, as defined under FASB ASC 310‑10, and based on impairment method as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. The tables include loans acquired from CNB and FNBNY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

Commercial,

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Industrial and

 

Construction

 

Installment/

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Multi-family

 

Mortgage

 

Agricultural

 

and Land

 

Consumer

 

 

(In thousands)

   

Mortgage Loans

   

Loans

   

 Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

189

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

189

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

10,792

 

 

2,566

 

 

3,935

 

 

12,533

 

 

1,297

 

 

106

 

 

31,229

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

10,792

 

$

2,566

 

$

3,935

 

$

12,722

 

$

1,297

 

$

106

 

$

31,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

3,084

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

16,271

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

19,355

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

1,370,472

 

 

585,827

 

 

519,455

 

 

629,229

 

 

123,393

 

 

20,509

 

 

3,248,885

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

308

 

 

224

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

532

Total loans

 

$

1,373,556

 

$

585,827

 

$

519,763

 

$

645,724

 

$

123,393

 

$

20,509

 

$

3,268,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

Commercial,

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Industrial and

 

 Construction

 

Installment/

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Multi-family

 

Mortgage

 

Agricultural

 

and Land

 

Consumer

 

 

 

(In thousands)

   

Mortgage Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

 Loans

   

Loans

   

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

1,708

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

1,708

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

11,048

 

 

4,521

 

 

2,438

 

 

11,130

 

 

740

 

 

122

 

 

29,999

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

11,048

 

$

4,521

 

$

2,438

 

$

12,838

 

$

740

 

$

122

 

$

31,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

11,162

 

$

 —

 

$

100

 

$

11,230

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

22,492

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

1,281,837

 

 

593,645

 

 

463,575

 

 

604,329

 

 

107,759

 

 

21,041

 

 

3,072,186

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

 

 

907

 

 

1,635

 

 

589

 

 

444

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,575

Total loans

 

$

1,293,906

 

$

595,280

 

$

464,264

 

$

616,003

 

$

107,759

 

$

21,041

 

$

3,098,253

 

The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable and loan origination fees, net due to immateriality.

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The following tables represent the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, by portfolio segment, as defined under FASB ASC 310‑10. The portfolio segments represent the categories that the Bank uses to determine its allowance for loan losses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

Commercial,

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Industrial and

 

Construction

 

Installment/

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Multi-family

 

Mortgage

 

Agricultural

 

and Land

 

Consumer

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Mortgage Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

11,048

 

$

4,521

 

$

2,438

 

$

12,838

 

$

740

 

$

122

 

$

31,707

Charge-offs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(24)

 

 

(2,806)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11)

 

 

(2,841)

Recoveries

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 3

 

 

747

 

 

 —

 

 

 2

 

 

752

(Credit) Provision

 

 

(256)

 

 

(1,955)

 

 

1,518

 

 

1,943

 

 

557

 

 

(7)

 

 

1,800

Ending balance

 

$

10,792

 

$

2,566

 

$

3,935

 

$

12,722

 

$

1,297

 

$

106

 

$

31,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Residential

    

Commercial,

    

Real Estate

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Industrial and

 

Construction

 

Installment/

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Multi-family

 

Mortgage

 

Agricultural

 

and Land

 

Consumer

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Mortgage Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

Beginning balance

 

$

9,225

 

$

6,264

 

$

1,495

 

$

7,837

 

$

955

 

$

128

 

$

25,904

Charge-offs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,245)

 

 

 —

 

 

(49)

 

 

(8,294)

Recoveries

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

28

 

 

16

 

 

 —

 

 

 3

 

 

47

Provision (Credit)

 

 

1,823

 

 

(1,743)

 

 

915

 

 

13,230

 

 

(215)

 

 

40

 

 

14,050

Ending balance

 

$

11,048

 

$

4,521

 

$

2,438

 

$

12,838

 

$

740

 

$

122

 

$

31,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

Commercial,

 

Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Industrial and

 

Construction

 

Installment/

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Multi-family

 

Mortgage

 

Agricultural

 

and Land

 

Consumer

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Mortgage Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Loans

    

Total

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

7,850

 

$

4,208

 

$

2,115

 

$

5,405

 

$

1,030

 

$

136

 

$

20,744

Charge-offs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(56)

 

 

(930)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1)

 

 

(987)

Recoveries

 

 

109

 

 

 —

 

 

96

 

 

386

 

 

 —

 

 

 6

 

 

597

Provision (Credit)

 

 

1,266

 

 

2,056

 

 

(660)

 

 

2,976

 

 

(75)

 

 

(13)

 

 

5,550

Ending balance

 

$

9,225

 

$

6,264

 

$

1,495

 

$

7,837

 

$

955

 

$

128

 

$

25,904

 

 

6. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The following table details the components of premises and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Land

 

$

7,896

 

$

7,980

Building and improvements

 

 

17,227

 

 

15,368

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

 

23,328

 

 

21,464

Leasehold improvements

 

 

13,470

 

 

12,271

 

 

 

61,921

 

 

57,083

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(26,913)

 

 

(23,578)

Total premises and equipment, net

 

$

35,008

 

$

33,505

 

Depreciation and amortization amounted to $3.8 million, $3.8 million and $3.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

FASB ASC No. 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other, requires a company to perform an impairment test on goodwill annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstance indicate that the asset might be impaired, by comparing the fair value of such goodwill to its recorded or carrying amount. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the fair value, an impairment charge must be recorded in an amount equal to the excess. The FASB issued ASU No. 2011‑08,

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“Testing Goodwill for Impairment,” which permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent.

Goodwill

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill was $106.0 million.

The Company tested goodwill for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2018. The Company has one reporting unit, Bridge Bancorp, Inc., and evaluated goodwill at that reporting unit level. The Company elected to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill. The qualitative assessment indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value and no further testing was required.  The results of this assessment indicated that goodwill was not impaired.

Other Intangible Assets

The Company’s other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles, a trademark, and servicing assets.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount of the Company’s servicing assets was $1.2 million.  

Acquired Intangible Assets

The following table reflects acquired intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying 

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated 

(In thousands)

    

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Amount

    

Amortization

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core deposit intangibles

 

$

7,211

 

$

4,326

 

$

7,211

 

$

3,409

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Trademark

 

 

259

 

 

 —

 

 

255

 

 

 —

Total intangible assets

 

$

7,470

 

$

4,326

 

$

7,466

 

$

3,409

 

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 was $0.9 million, $1.0 million, and $2.6 million, respectively.

The Company acquired a trademark related to the Bank’s name change to BNB Bank. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount of the Company’s trademark was $259 thousand and $255 thousand as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

The following table reflects estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter:

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Total

2019

 

$

787

2020

 

 

656

2021

 

 

531

2022

 

 

413

2023

 

 

281

Thereafter

 

 

217

Total

 

$

2,885

 

 

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8. DEPOSITS

Time Deposits

The following table sets forth the remaining maturities of the Bank’s time deposits at December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

    

Total

2019

 

$

252,482

2020

 

 

25,409

2021

 

 

43,857

2022

 

 

3,336

2023

 

 

4,029

Thereafter

 

 

378

Total

 

$

329,491

 

The deposits that meet or exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 at December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $128.5 million and $93.0 million, respectively. Deposits from principal officers, directors and their affiliates at December 31, 2018 and 2017 were approximately $18.5 million and $23.2 million, respectively.

 

9. SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase totaled $0.5 million at December 31, 2018 and $0.9 million at December 31, 2017. The repurchase agreements were collateralized by investment securities, of which 18% were U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations and 82% were U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities with a carrying amount of $2.4 million at December 31, 2018 and 52% were U.S. GSE residential collateralized mortgage obligations and 48% were U.S. GSE residential mortgage-backed securities with a carrying amount of $1.8 million at December 31, 2017.

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are financing arrangements with $0.5 million maturing during the first quarter of 2019. At maturity, the securities underlying the agreements are returned to the Company. The primary risk associated with these secured borrowings is the requirement to pledge a market value based balance of collateral in excess of the borrowed amount. The excess collateral pledged represents an unsecured exposure to the lending counterparty. As the market value of the collateral changes, both through changes in discount rates and spreads as well as related cash flows, additional collateral may need to be pledged. In accordance with the Company’s policies, eligible counterparties are defined and monitored to minimize exposure.

The following table summarizes information concerning securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

 

Average daily balance during the year

 

$

1,078

 

$

867

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

 

0.04

%  

 

0.05

%

Maximum month-end balance during the year

 

$

1,610

 

$

1,300

 

Weighted average interest rate at year-end

 

 

0.05

%  

 

0.05

%

 

 

10. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES

The following table summarizes information concerning FHLB advances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

 

Average daily balance during the year

 

$

324,653

 

$

401,258

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

 

1.76

%  

 

1.52

%

Maximum month-end balance during the year

 

$

520,092

 

$

563,974

 

Weighted average interest rate at year-end

 

 

2.72

%  

 

1.57

%

 

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The following tables set forth the contractual maturities and weighted average interest rates of FHLB advances for each of the next five years. There are no FHLB advances with contractual maturities after 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Contractual Maturity

    

Amount

    

Average Rate

 

Overnight

 

$

 —

 

 —

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

240,433

 

2.72

 

Total FHLB advances

 

$

240,433

 

2.72

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Contractual Maturity

    

Amount

    

Average Rate

 

Overnight

 

$

185,000

 

1.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

315,083

 

1.59

 

2019

 

 

1,291

 

0.94

 

 

 

 

316,374

 

1.59

 

Total FHLB advances

 

$

501,374

 

1.57

%

 

Each advance is payable at its maturity date, with a prepayment penalty for fixed rate advances. The advances were collateralized by $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion of residential and commercial mortgage loans under a blanket lien arrangement at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Based on this collateral and the Company’s holdings of FHLB stock, the Company was eligible to borrow up to a total of $1.4 billion at December 31, 2018.

 

11. BORROWED FUNDS

Subordinated Debentures

In September 2015, the Company issued $80.0 million in aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated debentures. $40.0 million of the subordinated debentures are callable at par after five years, have a stated maturity of September 30, 2025 and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 5.25% per year, from and including September 21, 2015 until but excluding September 30, 2020.  From and including September 30, 2020 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual interest rate equal to the then-current three-month LIBOR plus 360 basis points.  The remaining $40.0 million of the subordinated debentures are callable at par after ten years, have a stated maturity of September 30, 2030 and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 5.75% per year, from and including September 21, 2015 until but excluding September 30, 2025.  From and including September 30, 2025 to the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual interest rate equal to the then-current three-month LIBOR plus 345 basis points. The subordinated debentures totaled $78.8 million at December 31, 2018 and $78.6 million at December 31, 2017.

The subordinated debentures are included in tier 2 capital (with certain limitations applicable) under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

In December 2009, the Company completed the private placement of $16.0 million in aggregate liquidation amount of 8.50% cumulative convertible trust preferred securities (“TPS”), through its subsidiary, Bridge Statutory Capital Trust II (the “Trust”). The TPS had a liquidation amount of $1,000 per security, were convertible into the Company’s common stock, at a modified effective conversion price of $29 per share, matured in 2039 and were callable by the Company at par after September 30, 2014.

The Company issued $16.0 million of junior subordinated debentures (the “Debentures”) to the Trust in exchange for ownership of all of the common securities of the Trust and the proceeds of the TPS sold by the Trust. In accordance with accounting guidance, the Trust was not consolidated in the Company’s financial statements, but rather the Debentures were shown as a liability. The Debentures had the same interest rate, maturity and prepayment provisions as the TPS.

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On December 15, 2016, the Company notified holders of the $15.8 million in outstanding TPS of the full redemption of the TPS on January 18, 2017.  The redemption price equaled the liquidation amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest until but not including the redemption date.  TPS not converted into shares of the Company’s common stock on or prior to January 17, 2017 were redeemed as of January 18, 2017. 15,450 shares of TPS with a liquidation amount of $15.5 million were converted into 532,740 shares of the Company’s common stock, which includes 100 shares of TPS with a liquidation amount of $100,000, which were converted into 3,448 shares of the Company’s common stock on December 28, 2016.  The remaining 350 shares of TPS with a liquidation amount of $350,000 were redeemed on January 18, 2017. The Trust was cancelled effective April 24, 2017.

 

12. DERIVATIVES

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

As part of its asset liability management, the Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of the interest rate swap does not represent the amount exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreements.

Interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $240.0 million and $290.0 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were designated as cash flow hedges of certain FHLB advances.  The swaps were determined to be fully effective during the periods presented and therefore no amount of ineffectiveness has been included in net income.  The aggregate fair value of the swaps is recorded in other assets/(other liabilities) with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) would be reclassified to current earnings should the hedges no longer be considered effective. The Company expects the hedges to remain fully effective during the remaining term of the swaps.

The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

 

Notional amounts

 

$

240,000

 

$

290,000

 

Weighted average pay rates

 

 

1.84

%  

 

1.78

%

Weighted average receive rates

 

 

2.77

%  

 

1.61

%

Weighted average maturity

 

 

 2.03

years

 

 2.64

years

 

Interest income recorded on these swap transactions totaled $1.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. Interest expenses recorded on these swap transactions totaled $1.4 million and $0.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is reported as a component of interest expense on FHLB Advances. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest income/expense as interest payments are made/received on the Company’s variable-rate assets/liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company had $1.1 million of reclassifications as a reduction to interest expense. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that $2.1 million will be reclassified as a decrease in interest expense.

The following table presents the net gains (losses) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and the Consolidated Statements of Income relating to the cash flow derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Amount of loss 

 

 

Amount of gain (loss)

 

Amount of gain (loss)

 

recognized in other

(In thousands)

 

recognized in OCI

 

reclassified from OCI

 

non-interest income

Interest rate contracts

    

(Effective Portion)

    

to interest expense

    

(Ineffective Portion)

Year ended December 31, 2018

 

$

2,493

 

$

1,068

 

$

 —

Year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

463

 

 

(1,419)

 

 

 —

Year ended December 31, 2016

 

 

1,191

 

 

(944)

 

 

 —

 

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The following table reflects the cash flow hedges included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

Fair

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

Fair

(In thousands)

 

Notional

 

Value

 

Value

 

Notional

 

Value

 

Value

Included in other assets/(liabilities):

    

Amount

    

Asset

    

Liability

    

Amount

    

Asset

    

Liability

Interest rate swaps related to FHLB advances

 

$

240,000

 

$

4,239

 

$

(4)

 

$

290,000

 

$

3,133

 

$

(410)

 

Non-Designated Hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges may be used to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements or to provide service to customers but do not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP.  The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies.  These interest rate swaps with customers are simultaneously offset by interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party in order to minimize the net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. These interest-rate swap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and therefore changes in fair value are reported in current period earnings.

The following table presents summary information about the interest rate swaps at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

 

Notional amounts

 

$

193,401

 

$

147,967

 

Weighted average pay rates

 

 

4.52

%  

 

3.96

%

Weighted average receive rates

 

 

4.52

%  

 

3.96

%

Weighted average maturity

 

 

12.25

years

 

12.37

years

Fair value of combined interest rate swaps

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

As of December 31, 2018, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $0.2 million and the termination value of derivatives in a net asset position was $3.7 million. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties. If the termination value of derivatives is a net liability position, the Company is required to post collateral against its obligations under the agreements. However, if the termination value of derivatives is a net asset position, the counterparty is required to post collateral to the Company. At December 31, 2018, the Company did not post collateral to its counterparty under the agreements in a net liability position and received collateral of $5.2 million from its counterparty under the agreements in a net asset position.  If the Company had breached any of these provisions at December 31, 2018, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value.

 

13. INCOME TAXES

The following table details the components of income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

5,270

 

$

8,762

 

$

14,730

State

 

 

1,023

 

 

937

 

 

780

Total current

 

 

6,293

 

 

9,699

 

 

15,510

Deferred:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Federal

 

 

3,299

 

 

10,251

 

 

2,388

State

 

 

(451)

 

 

(1,004)

 

 

897

Total deferred

 

 

2,848

 

 

9,247

 

 

3,285

Total income tax expense

 

$

9,141

 

$

18,946

 

$

18,795

 

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The following table is a reconciliation of the expected federal income tax expense at the statutory tax rate to the actual provision:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

 

    

2018

2017

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Pre-tax

 

 

 

 

of Pre-tax

 

 

 

 

of Pre-tax

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Earnings

    

Amount

    

Earnings

    

Amount

    

Earnings

 

Federal income tax expense computed by applying the statutory rate to income before income taxes

 

$

10,157

 

21

%  

$

13,820

 

35

%  

$

19,000

 

35

%

Tax-exempt income

 

 

(1,002)

 

(2)

 

 

(1,808)

 

(5)

 

 

(1,661)

 

(3)

 

State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

 

1,999

 

 4

 

 

725

 

 2

 

 

1,090

 

 2

 

Deferred tax asset remeasurement (1)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

7,572

 

19

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

(2,013)

 

(4)

 

 

(1,363)

 

(3)

 

 

366

 

 1

 

Income tax expense

 

$

9,141

 

19

%  

$

18,946

 

48

%  

$

18,795

 

35

%


(1)

2017 amount includes a charge to write-down deferred tax assets due to the enactment of the Tax Act of $7.6 million.

The following table summarizes the composition of deferred tax assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses and off-balance sheet credit exposure

 

$

9,309

 

$

9,906

Net unrealized losses on securities

 

 

4,810

 

 

4,650

Compensation and related benefit obligations

 

 

2,427

 

 

2,508

Purchase accounting fair value adjustments

 

 

4,141

 

 

7,576

Net change in pension and other post-retirement benefits plans

 

 

2,630

 

 

2,279

Net operating loss carryforward

 

 

4,746

 

 

1,997

Other

 

 

671

 

 

1,119

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

28,734

 

 

30,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

  

 

 

  

Pension and SERP expense

 

 

(4,559)

 

 

(3,915)

Depreciation

 

 

(1,163)

 

 

(808)

REIT undistributed net income

 

 

(2,110)

 

 

(2,146)

Net deferred loan costs and fees

 

 

(2,206)

 

 

(1,406)

Net gain on cash flow hedges

 

 

(1,210)

 

 

(792)

State and local taxes

 

 

(1,468)

 

 

(1,255)

Other

 

 

(353)

 

 

(221)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(13,069)

 

 

(10,543)

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

15,665

 

$

19,492

 

On December 22, 2017, the President signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”), resulting in significant changes to existing tax law, including a lower federal statutory tax rate of 21%.  The Tax Act was generally effective as of January 1, 2018.  In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a charge of $7.6 million, which consisted primarily of the deferred tax asset remeasurement from the previous 35% federal statutory rate to the new 21% federal statutory tax rate.

On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides a measurement period of up to one year from the enactment date to refine and complete the accounting. The Company has completed its accounting for the effects of the Tax Act, and has made reasonable estimates of the effect of the change in federal statutory tax rate and remeasurement of deferred tax assets based on the rate at which they are expected to reverse in the future.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of the State and City of New York and the State of New Jersey. The Company is no longer subject to examination by taxing authorities for years before 2014. There are no unrecorded tax benefits, and the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits to significantly increase in the next twelve months.

In connection with the acquisition of FNBNY, the Company acquired a federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company recorded a deferred tax asset that it expects to realize within

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the carryforward period. At December 31, 2018, the remaining federal NOL carryforward was $3.3 million.  At December 31, 2018,  the Company had New York State and New York City NOL carryforwards of $35.6 million and $14.0 million, respectively, and recorded a deferred tax asset that it expects to recover within the carryforward period. The New York State and New York City NOLs at December 31, 2018 included NOLs acquired in connection with the CNB and FNBNY acquisitions.

 

14. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

Pension Plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

The Bank maintains a noncontributory pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) covering all eligible employees. The Bank uses a December 31 measurement date for this plan in accordance with FASB ASC 715‑30 “Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – Pension”. During 2012, the Company amended the Pension Plan revising the formula for determining benefits effective January 1, 2013, except for certain grandfathered employees. Additionally, new employees hired on or after October 1, 2012 are not eligible for the Pension Plan.

During 2001, the Bank adopted the Bridgehampton National Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”). As recommended by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and approved by the full Board of Directors, the SERP provides benefits to certain employees, whose benefits under the Pension Plan are limited by the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The benefit under the SERP is equal to the additional amount the employee would be entitled to under the Pension Plan and the 401(k) Plan in the absence of such Internal Revenue Code limitations. The assets of the SERP are held in a rabbi trust to maintain the tax-deferred status of the plan and are subject to the general, unsecured creditors of the Company. As a result, the assets of the trust are reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company.

The following table provides information about changes in obligations and plan assets of the defined benefit Pension Plan and the defined benefit plan component of the SERP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

SERP Benefits

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

24,759

 

$

20,844

 

$

3,919

 

$

3,004

Service cost

 

 

1,106

  

 

1,129

 

 

290

  

 

212

Interest cost

 

 

794

  

 

750

 

 

127

  

 

105

Benefits paid and expected expenses

 

 

(402)

  

 

(285)

 

 

(112)

  

 

(112)

Assumption changes and other

 

 

(2,646)

  

 

2,321

 

 

(413)

  

 

710

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

23,611

 

$

24,759

 

$

3,811

 

$

3,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

34,695

 

$

27,914

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

(2,079)

  

 

4,859

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Employer contribution

 

 

1,660

  

 

2,207

 

 

112

  

 

112

Benefits paid and actual expenses

 

 

(402)

  

 

(285)

 

 

(112)

  

 

(112)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

33,874

 

$

34,695

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

10,263

 

$

9,936

 

$

(3,811)

 

$

(3,919)

 

The following table presents amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

SERP Benefits

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2018

    

2017

Net actuarial loss

 

$

8,631

 

$

6,987

 

$

925

 

$

1,459

Prior service cost

 

 

(561)

  

 

(639)

 

 

 —

  

 

Transition obligation

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 

 —

  

 

 5

Net amount recognized

 

$

8,070

 

$

6,348

 

$

925

 

$

1,464

 

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As of December 31, 2018, the accumulated benefit obligation was $22.3 million for the Pension Plan and $2.7 million for the SERP. As of December 31, 2017, the accumulated benefit obligation was $23.1 million for the Pension Plan and $2.5 million for the SERP.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

SERP Benefits

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

1,106

 

$

1,129

 

$

1,153

  

$

290

  

$

212

  

$

176

Interest cost

 

 

794

  

 

750

 

 

794

 

 

127

  

 

105

 

 

105

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(2,547)

  

 

(2,129)

 

 

(1,927)

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 

 —

Amortization of net loss

 

 

335

  

 

479

 

 

406

 

 

121

  

 

51

 

 

27

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

(77)

  

 

(77)

 

 

(77)

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 5

  

 

27

 

 

28

Net periodic benefit (credit) cost

 

$

(389)

 

$

152

 

$

349

  

$

543

  

$

395

  

$

336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (gain)

 

$

1,980

 

$

(409)

 

$

1,172

  

$

(413)

  

$

710

  

$

280

Amortization of net loss

 

 

(335)

  

 

(479)

 

 

(406)

 

 

(121)

  

 

(51)

 

 

(27)

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

77

  

 

77

 

 

77

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(5)

  

 

(27)

 

 

(28)

Total recognized in other comprehensive income

 

$

1,722

 

$

(811)

 

$

843

  

$

(539)

  

$

632

  

$

225

 

As described in Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, during the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017‑07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. The Company adopted the guidance in the first quarter of 2018 using the practical expedient that permits an employer to use the amounts disclosed in its pension and postretirement benefit plan note for prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying retrospective presentation adjustments. The adoption of this ASU resulted in the reclassification of $794 thousand and $644 thousand of net periodic benefit credit components other than service cost from salaries and employee benefits expense to other operating expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively. The Company's service cost component is reported in the Company's income statement in salaries and employee benefits, which is the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. All other components of net periodic benefit credit are reported in the other operating expenses income statement line. The change in presentation did not impact the Company's operating results or financial condition.

The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the defined benefit Pension Plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are $520 thousand and $77 thousand, respectively. The estimated net loss for the SERP that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $70 thousand.

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Expected Long-Term Rate of Return

The Company’s expected long-term rate of return on Pension Plan assets is a long-term rate based on anticipated Pension Plan asset returns over an extended period of time, taking into account market conditions and broad asset mix considerations. The expected rate of return is a long-term assumption and generally does not change annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

SERP Benefits

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

 

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.14

%  

3.52

%  

4.05

%  

4.13

%  

3.50

%  

4.01

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

3.00

  

3.00

 

3.00

  

5.00

 

5.00

  

5.00

 

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

Discount rate

 

3.52

%  

4.05

%  

4.30

%  

3.50

%  

4.01

%  

4.20

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

3.00

  

3.00

 

3.00

  

5.00

 

5.00

  

5.00

 

Expected long-term rate of return

 

7.25

  

7.25

 

7.50

  

 —

 

 —

  

 

 

Pension Plan Assets

The Pension Plan seeks to provide retirement benefits to the employees of the Bank who are entitled to receive benefits under the Pension Plan.  The Pension Plan assets are overseen by a committee comprised of management, who meet semi-annually, and sets the investment policy guidelines.

The Pension Plan’s overall investment strategy is to achieve a mix of approximately 97% of investments for longterm growth and 3% for nearterm benefit payments with a wide diversification of asset types, fund strategies, and fund managers. Cash equivalents consist primarily of short-term investment funds. Equity securities primarily include investments in common stock, mutual funds, depository receipts and exchange traded funds. Fixed income securities include corporate bonds, government issues, mortgage-backed securities, high yield securities and mutual funds.

The weighted average expected long-term rate of return is estimated based on current trends in Pension Plan assets, as well as projected future rates of return on those assets and reasonable actuarial assumptions based on the guidance provided by Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 27 for the real and nominal rate of investment return for a specific mix of asset classes. The long-term rate of return considers historical returns for the S&P 500 index and corporate bonds representing cumulative returns of approximately 9.5% and 5%, respectively. These returns were considered along with the target allocations of asset categories.

The following table indicates the target allocations for Plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average-

 

 

 

Target

 

Percentage of Plan Assets

 

 Expected Long-

 

 

 

Allocation

 

At December 31, 

 

term Rate of

 

Asset Category

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

    

Return

  

Cash equivalents

 

0 - 5

%

3.0

%

8.1

%

 —

%

Equity securities

 

45 - 65

 

54.8

 

58.7

 

9.5

 

Fixed income securities

 

35 - 55

 

42.2

 

33.2

 

5.0

 

Total

 

 

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

 

 

 

Except for pooled vehicles and mutual funds, which are governed by the prospectus, and unless expressly authorized by management, the Pension Plan and its investment managers are prohibited from purchasing the following investments: letter stock, private placements, or direct payments; securities not readily marketable; Bridge Bancorp, Inc. stock; pledging or hypothecating securities, except for loans of securities that are fully collateralized; purchasing or selling derivative securities for speculation or leverage; and investments by the investment managers in their own securities, their affiliates or subsidiaries (excluding money market funds).

Fair value is defined under FASB ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair

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value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value. These levels are described in Note 3.

In instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments valued using the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) are classified as level 2 if the Pension Plan can redeem its investment with the investee at the NAV at the measurement date. If the Pension Plan can never redeem the investment with the investee at the NAV, it is considered as level 3. If the Pension Plan can redeem the investment at the NAV at a future date, the Pension Plan’s assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset.

In accordance with FASB ASC 715‑20, the following table represents the Pension Plan’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

    

 

 

    

Quoted Prices

    

Significant

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Other

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Observable

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Identical Assets

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

 

(Level 3)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Short term investment funds

 

 

1,063

  

 

 —

 

 

1,063

  

 

 —

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,063

  

 

 —

 

 

1,063

  

 

 —

Equities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

U.S. large cap

 

 

9,173

  

 

9,173

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

U.S. mid cap/small cap

 

 

2,760

  

 

2,760

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

International

 

 

6,480

  

 

6,480

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Equities blend

 

 

155

  

 

155

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Total equities

 

 

18,568

  

 

18,568

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Government issues

 

 

2,341

  

 

2,341

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Corporate bonds

 

 

2,098

  

 

 —

 

 

2,098

  

 

 —

Mortgage-backed

 

 

1,132

  

 

 —

 

 

1,132

  

 

 —

High yield bonds and bond funds

 

 

8,672

  

 

 —

 

 

8,672

  

 

 —

Total fixed income securities

 

 

14,243

  

 

2,341

 

 

11,902

  

 

 —

Total plan assets

 

$

33,874

 

$

20,909

 

$

12,965

 

$

 —

 

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December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using:

 

    

 

 

    

Quoted Prices In

    

Significant

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Other

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

 

Unobservable

 

 

Carrying

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Value

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

 

(Level 3)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Short term investment funds

 

 

2,821

  

 

 —

 

 

2,821

  

 

 —

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2,821

  

 

 —

 

 

2,821

  

 

 —

Equities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

U.S. large cap

 

 

9,587

  

 

9,587

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

U.S. mid cap/small cap

 

 

3,131

  

 

3,131

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

International

 

 

7,283

  

 

7,283

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Equities blend

 

 

367

  

 

367

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Total equities

 

 

20,368

  

 

20,368

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Government issues

 

 

1,634

  

 

1,507

 

 

127

  

 

 —

Corporate bonds

 

 

2,837

  

 

 —

 

 

2,837

  

 

 —

Mortgage-backed

 

 

1,007

  

 

 —

 

 

1,007

  

 

 —

High yield bonds and bond funds

 

 

6,028

  

 

 —

 

 

6,028

  

 

 —

Total fixed income securities

 

 

11,506

  

 

1,507

 

 

9,999

  

 

 —

Total plan assets

 

$

34,695

 

$

21,875

 

$

12,820

 

$

 —

 

The Company has no minimum required pension contribution due to the overfunded status of the plan.

Estimated Future Payments

The following table summarizes benefits expected to be paid under the Pension Plan and the SERP as of December 31, 2018, which reflect expected future service:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and SERP
Payments

Year

    

(in thousands)

2019

 

$

699

2020

 

 

739

2021

 

 

949

2022

 

 

1,071

2023

 

 

1,146

2024-2028

 

 

7,826

 

401(k) Plan

The Company provides a 401(k) plan, which covers substantially all current employees. Newly hired employees are automatically enrolled in the plan on the 60th day of employment, unless they elect not to participate. Participants may contribute a portion of their pre-tax base salary, generally not to exceed $18,500 for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018. Under the provisions of the 401(k) plan, employee contributions are partially matched by the Bank as follows: 100% of each employee’s contributions up to 1% of each employee’s compensation plus 50% of each employee’s contributions over 1% but not in excess of 6% of each employee’s compensation for a maximum contribution of 3.5% of a participating employee’s compensation. Participants can invest their account balances into several investment alternatives. The 401(k) plan does not allow for investment in the Company’s common stock. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 the Company made cash contributions of $1.0 million,  $1.0 million, and $786 thousand, respectively. The 401(k) plan also includes a discretionary profit-sharing component. During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company made discretionary profit-sharing contributions of $497 thousand, $550 thousand, and $424 thousand, respectively.

 

15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

The Bridge Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (the “2012 SBIP”) provides for the grant of stock-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of the Company. The 2012 SBIP plan superseded the Bridge

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Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan. The number of shares of common stock of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. available for stock-based awards under the 2012 SBIP is 525,000 plus 278,385 shares that were remaining under the 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan. Of the total 803,385 shares of common stock approved for issuance under the 2012 SBIP,  282,737 shares remain available for issuance at December 31, 2018, including shares that may be granted in the form of stock options, RSAs or restricted stock units (“RSUs”).

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines awards under the 2012 SBIP. The Company accounts for the 2012 SBIP under FASB ASC No. 718.

Stock Options

Stock options may be either incentive stock options, which bestow certain tax benefits on the optionee, or non-qualified stock options, not qualifying for such benefits. All options have an exercise price that is not less than the market value of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant.

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The intrinsic value for stock options is calculated based on the exercise price of the underlying awards and the market price of the Company's common stock as of the exercise or reporting date.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, in accordance with the Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTI Plan”) for Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”), the Company granted 47,393 stock options with an exercise price set to equal a 10.0% premium over the grant date stock price. All of the stock options granted vest ratably over three years. The estimated weighted-average grant-date fair value of all stock options granted in the year ended December 31, 2018 was $6.52 per stock option, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with assumptions as follows: dividend yield of 2.80%; expected volatility rate of 27.53%; risk-free interest rate of 2.67%; and expected option life of 6.5 years. No new grants of stock options were awarded during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. There were no stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Compensation expense attributable to stock options was $91 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2018. There was no compensation expense attributable to stock options for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 because all stock options were vested. As of December 31, 2018, there was $218 thousand of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company's stock options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

Aggregate

 

 

of

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

 

Intrinsic

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

     

Options

     

Price

     

Life

     

Value

Outstanding, January 1, 2018

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

47,393

 

 

36.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, December 31, 2018

 

47,393

 

 

36.19

 

 

9.1

years

$

 —

Vested and Exercisable, December 31, 2018

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number of

 

Average

Range of Exercise Prices

    

Options

    

Exercise Price

$36.19

 

47,393

 

$

36.19

 

 

47,393

 

 

36.19

The following table summarizes stock option exercise activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Intrinsic value of options exercised

 

$

 —

 

$

__

 

$

115

Cash received from options exercised

 

 

__

 

 

__

 

 

62

Tax benefit realized from options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

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Restricted Stock Awards

The Company's RSAs are shares of the Company's common stock that are forfeitable and are subject to restrictions on transfer prior to the vesting date. RSAs are forfeited if the award holder departs the Company before vesting. RSAs carry dividend and voting rights from the date of grant. The vesting of time-vested RSAs depends upon the award holder continuing to render services to the Company. The Company's performance-based RSAs vest subject to the achievement of the Company's 2018 corporate goals.

The following table summarizes the unvested RSA activity for the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average Grant-Date

 

    

Shares

    

Fair Value

Unvested, January 1, 2018

 

317,692

 

$

27.16

Granted

 

83,782

 

 

32.99

Vested

 

(61,367)

 

 

24.15

Forfeited

 

(15,225)

 

 

29.43

Unvested, December 31, 2018

 

324,882

 

 

29.13

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company granted a total of 83,782 RSAs. Of the 83,782 RSAs granted, 44,750 time-vested RSAs vest ratably over five years, 13,915 time-vested RSAs vest ratably over three years and 25,117 performance-based RSAs vest ratably over two years, subject to the achievement of the Company’s 2018 corporate goals. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company granted RSAs of 71,781 shares. Of the 71,781 shares granted, 31,860 shares vest over seven years with a third vesting after years five,  six and seven,  25,396 shares vest over five years with a third vesting after years three,  four and five, and 11,070 shares vest ratably over three years and 3,455 shares vest ratably over nine months. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company RSAs of 69,309 shares. Of the 69,309 shares granted, 36,000 shares vest over seven years with a third vesting after years five,  six and seven,  27,709 shares vest over five years with a third vesting after years three,  four and five,  5,600 shares vest ratably over three years. As of December 31, 2018, there were 324,882 unvested RSAs consisting of 301,250 time-vested RSAs and 23,632 performance-based RSAs.

Compensation expense attributable to RSAs was $2.4 million, $1.7 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016,  was $1.5 million, $1.1 million and $935 thousand, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, there was $5.0 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested restricted stock awards granted under the 2012 SBIP and the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.3 years.

Restricted Stock Units

Long Term Incentive Plan

RSUs represent an obligation to deliver shares to an employee at a future date if certain vesting conditions are met. RSUs are subject to a time-based vesting schedule, or the satisfaction of performance conditions, and are settled in shares of the Company's common stock. RSUs do not provide voting rights and RSUs may provide dividend equivalent rights from the date of grant.

During the year ended December 31, 2018 in accordance with the LTI plan for NEOs, the Company granted 21,693 RSUs.  Of the 21,693 RSUs granted, 12,522 time-vested RSUs vest ratably over five years and 9,171 performance-based RSUs vest subject to the achievement of the Company’s three-year corporate goal for the three-year period ending December 31, 2020.

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The following table summarizes the unvested NEO RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average Grant-Date

 

    

Shares

    

Fair Value

Unvested, January 1, 2018

 

68,776

 

$

24.46

Granted

 

21,693

 

 

33.23

Reinvested dividends

 

2,103

 

 

26.73

Forfeited

 

(13,334)

 

 

21.85

Unvested, December 31, 2018

 

79,238

 

 

27.36

 

Compensation expense attributable to LTI plan RSUs was $462 thousand, $309 thousand and $193 thousand in connection with these awards for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, there was $1.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years.  

Directors Plan

In April 2009, the Company adopted a Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (“Directors Plan”). Under the Directors Plan, independent directors may elect to defer all or a portion of their annual retainer fee in the form of RSUs. In addition, directors receive a non-election retainer in the form of RSUs. These RSUs vest ratably over one year and have dividend rights but no voting rights. In connection with the Directors Plan, the Company recorded expense of $560 thousand,  $530 thousand and $493 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In May 2018, the Board of Directors adopted, and stockholders approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). A total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been initially authorized for issuance under the ESPP. Subject to any plan limitations, the ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute, normally through payroll deductions, up to $25 thousand for the purchase of the Company’s common stock at a discounted price per share for any calendar year. The initial offering period was from July 1, 2018 through December 15, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, 3,758 shares of common stock were purchased under the ESPP. No expense was recorded related to ESPP for year ended December 31, 2018.

16. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) No. 260‑10‑45 addresses whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing EPS.  The RSAs and certain RSUs granted by the Company contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and therefore are considered participating securities.  The two-class method for calculating basic EPS excludes dividends paid to participating securities and any undistributed earnings attributable to participating securities.

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The following table presents the computation of EPS for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands, except per share data)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

Dividends paid on and earnings allocated to participating securities

 

 

(853)

  

 

(415)

 

 

(732)

Income attributable to common stock

 

$

38,374

 

$

20,124

 

$

34,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, including participating securities

 

 

19,875

  

 

19,759

 

 

17,670

Weighted average participating securities

 

 

(434)

  

 

(404)

 

 

(366)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

19,441

  

 

19,355

 

 

17,304

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.04

 

$

2.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income attributable to common stock

 

$

38,374

 

$

20,124

 

$

34,759

Impact of assumed conversions - interest on 8.5% trust preferred securities

 

 

  

 

 

 

878

Income attributable to common stock including assumed conversions

 

$

38,374

 

$

20,124

 

$

35,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

19,441

  

 

19,355

 

 

17,304

Incremental shares from assumed conversions of options and restricted stock units

 

 

27

  

 

24

 

 

13

Incremental shares from assumed conversions of 8.5% trust preferred securities

 

 

  

 

 

 

534

Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding

 

 

19,468

  

 

19,379

 

 

17,851

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

1.97

 

$

1.04

 

$

2.00

 

There were 47,393 stock options outstanding at December 31, 2018 that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018 because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common stock and were, therefore, antidilutive. There were no stock options outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2017. There were no stock options that were antidilutive at December 31, 2016. 

 

There were 3,156 RSUs that were antidilutive for the year ended December 31, 2018 and no RSUs that were antidilutive for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

The assumed conversion of the TPS was antidilutive for the year ended December 31, 2017, and therefore was not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share during that year. The assumed conversion of the TPS was dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2016, and therefore was included in the computation of diluted earnings per share during that year.

 

17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS

In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments and contingent liabilities, such as claims and legal actions, minimum annual rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases, guarantees and commitments to extend credit, which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. No material losses are anticipated as a result of these commitments and contingencies.

Leases

At December 31, 2018, the Company was obligated to make minimum annual rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases for its premises. Projected minimum rental payments under existing leases are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

    

Amount

Year

 

(In thousands)

2019

 

$

7,248

2020

 

 

6,504

2021

 

 

6,185

2022

 

 

5,903

2023

 

 

4,695

Thereafter

 

 

18,687

Total

 

$

49,222

 

Certain leases contain rent escalation clauses, which are reflected in the amounts, listed above. In addition, certain leases provide for additional payments based on real estate taxes, interest and other charges. Certain leases contain renewal

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options, which are not reflected in the table. Rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $6.9 million, $7.3 million, and $6.8 million, respectively, net of subleases.

Loan commitments

Some financial instruments, such as loan commitments, credit lines, letters of credit, and overdraft protection, are issued to meet customer-financing needs. These are agreements to provide credit or to support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance-sheet risk of credit loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies are used to make such commitments as are used for loans, often including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.

The following represents commitments outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Standby letters of credit

 

$

26,047

 

$

26,913

Loan commitments outstanding (1)

 

 

65,796

 

 

124,284

Unused lines of credit

 

 

636,772

 

 

576,698

Total commitments outstanding

 

$

728,615

 

$

727,895


(1)

Of the $65.8 million of loan commitments outstanding at December 31, 2018, $20.5 million are fixed rate commitments and $45.3 million are variable rate commitments. Of the $124.3 million of loan commitments outstanding at December 31, 2017, $36.8 million are fixed rate commitments and $87.5 million are variable rate commitments.

Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to certain pending and threatened legal actions that arise out of the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of any such pending or threatened litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Other

During 2018, the Bank was required to maintain certain cash balances with the FRB for reserve and clearing requirements. The required cash balance at December 31, 2018 was $12.7 million. During 2018, the Bank invested overnight with the FRB and the average balance maintained during 2018 was $50.9 million.

During 2018, the Bank maintained an overnight line of credit with the FHLB. The Bank has the ability to borrow against its unencumbered residential and commercial mortgages and investment securities owned by the Bank. At December 31, 2018, the Bank had aggregate lines of credit of $373.0 million with unaffiliated correspondent banks to provide short-term credit for liquidity requirements. Of these aggregate lines of credit, $353.0 million is available on an unsecured basis. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank had no such borrowings outstanding.

In March 2001, the Bank entered into a Master Repurchase Agreement with the FHLB whereby the FHLB agrees to purchase securities from the Bank, upon the Bank’s request, with the simultaneous agreement to sell the same or similar securities back to the Bank at a future date. Securities are limited, under the agreement, to government securities, securities issued, guaranteed or collateralized by any agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government or any government sponsored enterprise, and non-agency AA and AAA rated mortgage-backed securities. At December 31, 2018, there was up to $1.4 billion available for transactions under this agreement, assuming availability of required collateral.

 

18. REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s and the Bank’s

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financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital requirements that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s and Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s and Bank’s capital amounts and classifications also are subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and of tier 1 capital to average assets. Tier 1 capital, risk weighted assets and average assets are as defined by regulation. The required minimums for the Company and Bank are set forth in the tables that follow. The Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

On January 1, 2015, the Basel III Capital Rules became effective and include transition provisions through January 1, 2019. These rules provide for the following minimum capital to risk-weighted assets ratios as of January 1, 2015: a) 4.5% based on common equity tier 1 capital ("CET1"); b) 6.0% based on tier 1 capital; and c) 8.0% based on total regulatory capital. A minimum leverage ratio (tier 1 capital as a percentage of total average assets) of 4.0% is also required under the Basel III Capital Rules. The Basel III Capital Rules additionally require institutions to retain a capital conservation buffer, composed of CET1, of 2.5% above these required minimum capital ratio levels. The capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in beginning January 1, 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and increased by 0.625% each subsequent January 1, until fully implemented at 2.5% on January 1, 2019. Including the capital conservation buffer, the Company and the Bank effectively have the following minimum capital to risk-weighted assets ratios: a) 7.0% based on CET1; b) 8.5% based on tier 1 capital; and c) 10.5% based on total regulatory capital.

The Company and the Bank made the one-time, permanent election to continue to exclude the effects of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss items included in stockholders’ equity for the purposes of determining the regulatory capital ratios.

As of December 31, 2018, the most recent notification from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as “well capitalized,” the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, tier 1 risk-based and tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the tables below. Since that notification, there are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the institution’s category.

The following tables present actual capital levels and minimum required levels for the Company and the Bank under Basel III rules at December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Capital

 

Minimum To Be Well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Capital

 

Adequacy Requirement with 

 

Capitalized Under Prompt

 

 

 

Actual Capital

 

Adequacy Requirement

 

Capital Conservation Buffer

 

Corrective Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

 

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

360,688

 

10.4

%  

$

155,836

 

4.5

%  

$

220,767

 

6.375

%  

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

438,963

 

12.7

  

 

155,831

 

4.5

 

 

220,761

 

6.375

  

$

225,089

 

6.5

%

Total capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

472,382

 

13.6

  

 

277,041

 

8.0

 

 

341,973

 

9.875

  

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

470,657

 

13.6

  

 

277,033

 

8.0

 

 

341,963

 

9.875

  

 

346,291

 

10.0

 

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

360,688

 

10.4

  

 

207,781

 

6.0

 

 

272,712

 

7.875

  

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

438,963

 

12.7

  

 

207,775

 

6.0

 

 

272,704

 

7.875

  

 

277,033

 

8.0

 

Tier 1 capital to average assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

360,688

 

8.1

  

 

177,782

 

4.0

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

  

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

438,963

 

9.9

  

 

177,776

 

4.0

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

  

 

222,220

 

5.0

 

 

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December 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Capital

 

Minimum To Be Well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Capital

 

Adequacy Requirement with 

 

Capitalized Under Prompt

 

 

 

Actual Capital

 

Adequacy Requirement

 

Capital Conservation Buffer

 

Corrective Action Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

    

Amount

    

Ratio

 

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

336,393

 

10.0

%  

$

152,011

 

4.5

%  

$

194,237

 

5.75

%  

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

408,089

 

12.1

 

 

152,002

 

4.5

 

 

194,224

 

5.75

 

$

219,558

 

6.5

%

Total capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

448,376

 

13.3

 

 

270,242

 

8.0

 

 

312,468

 

9.25

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

440,072

 

13.0

 

 

270,225

 

8.0

 

 

312,448

 

9.25

 

 

337,781

 

10.0

 

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

336,393

 

10.0

 

 

202,682

 

6.0

 

 

244,907

 

7.25

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

408,089

 

12.1

 

 

202,669

 

6.0

 

 

244,892

 

7.25

 

 

270,225

 

8.0

 

Tier 1 capital to average assets:

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Consolidated

 

 

336,393

 

7.9

 

 

170,440

 

4.0

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

Bank

 

 

408,089

 

9.6

 

 

170,441

 

4.0

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

 

213,051

 

5.0

 

 

 

19. PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Condensed financial information of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (Parent Company only) follows:

Condensed Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,537

  

$

7,858

Other assets

 

 

103

 

 

210

Investment in the Bank

 

 

532,105

 

 

500,896

Total assets

 

$

533,745

  

$

508,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subordinated debentures

 

$

78,781

  

$

78,641

Other liabilities

 

 

1,134

 

 

1,123

Total liabilities

 

 

79,915

 

 

79,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

453,830

 

 

429,200

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

533,745

  

$

508,964

 

Condensed Statements of Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Dividends from the Bank

 

$

15,000

 

$

 —

 

$

14,800

Interest expense

 

 

4,539

 

 

4,588

 

 

5,903

Non-interest expense

 

 

135

  

 

147

 

 

260

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank

 

 

10,326

  

 

(4,735)

 

 

8,637

Income tax benefit

 

 

(1,005)

  

 

(1,774)

 

 

(2,126)

Income (loss) before equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank

 

 

11,331

  

 

(2,961)

 

 

10,763

Equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank

 

 

27,896

  

 

23,500

 

 

24,728

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

 

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

39,227

 

$

20,539

 

$

35,491

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

  

  

 

  

 

 

 

Equity in undistributed earnings of the Bank

 

 

(27,896)

  

 

(23,500)

 

 

(24,728)

Amortization

 

 

140

  

 

139

 

 

152

Decrease (increase) in other assets

 

 

108

  

 

18

 

 

(212)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

 

11

  

 

(398)

 

 

351

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

11,590

  

 

(3,202)

 

 

11,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 Investment in the Bank

 

 

  

 

 

 

(39,500)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 —

  

 

 —

 

 

(39,500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Repayment of junior subordinated debentures

 

 

 —

  

 

(352)

 

 

 —

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

1,017

  

 

951

 

 

48,442

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

 —

  

 

 

 

62

Repurchase of surrendered stock from vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

(586)

  

 

(350)

 

 

(344)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(18,342)

  

 

(18,238)

 

 

(16,140)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(17,911)

  

 

(17,989)

 

 

32,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(6,321)

  

 

(21,191)

 

 

3,574

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

7,858

  

 

29,049

 

 

25,475

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

1,537

 

$

7,858

 

$

29,049

 

 

20. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes the components of other comprehensive loss and related income tax effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

Unrealized holding losses on available for sale securities

 

$

(8,429)

  

$

(1,107)

  

$

(6,428)

Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) realized in income

 

 

7,921

    

 

(38)

  

 

(449)

Income tax effect

 

 

160

 

 

640

  

 

2,795

Net change in unrealized losses on available for sale securities

 

 

(348)

 

 

(505)

  

 

(4,082)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized net loss arising during the period

 

 

(1,567)

 

 

(302)

  

 

(1,452)

Reclassification adjustment for amortization realized in income

 

 

384

 

 

480

  

 

384

Income tax effect

 

 

351

 

 

15

  

 

438

Net change in post-retirement obligation

 

 

(832)

 

 

193

  

 

(630)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivatives used for cash flow hedges

 

 

2,493

 

 

463

  

 

1,191

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in income

 

 

(1,068)

 

 

1,419

  

 

944

Income tax effect

 

 

(418)

 

 

(793)

  

 

(865)

Net change in unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

 

 

1,007

 

 

1,089

  

 

1,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(173)

  

$

777

  

$

(3,442)

 

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The following is a summary of the accumulated other comprehensive loss balances, net of income taxes at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

December 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2017

    

Income

    

 

2018

Unrealized losses on available for sale securities

 

$

(11,337)

 

$

(348)

 

$

(11,685)

Unrealized losses on pension benefits

 

 

(5,533)

 

 

(832)

 

 

(6,365)

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

 

 

1,931

 

 

1,007

 

 

2,938

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes

 

$

(14,939)

 

$

(173)

 

$

(15,112)

 

The following represents the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

Affected Line Item in the

(In thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

Consolidated Statements of Income

Realized (losses) gains on sale of available for sale securities

 

$  

(7,921)

 

$

38

 

$

449

  

Net securities (losses) gains

Amortization of defined benefit pension plan and defined benefit plan component of the SERP:

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

Prior service credit

 

 

77

 

 

77

  

 

77

  

Other operating expenses

Transition obligation

 

 

(5)

 

 

(27)

  

 

(28)

  

Other operating expenses

Actuarial losses

 

 

(456)

 

 

(530)

  

 

(433)

  

Other operating expenses

Realized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges

 

 

1,068

 

 

(1,419)

  

 

(944)

  

Interest expense

Total reclassifications, before income tax

 

 

(7,237)

 

 

(1,861)

  

 

(879)

  

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

2,105

 

 

762

  

 

356

  

Income tax expense

Total reclassifications, net of income tax

 

$  

(5,132)

 

$

(1,099)

 

$

(523)

  

 

 

 

21. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Selected Consolidated Quarterly Financial Data follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 Quarter Ended

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    

March 31, 

    

June 30, 

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

 

Interest income  

 

$

41,364

 

$

41,551

 

$

42,589

 

$

43,480

  

Interest expense

 

 

6,825

 

 

7,622

 

 

8,375

 

 

9,382

  

Net interest income

 

 

34,539

 

 

33,929

  

 

34,214

 

 

34,098

  

Provision for loan losses

 

 

800

 

 

400

  

 

200

 

 

400

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

33,739

 

 

33,529

  

 

34,014

 

 

33,698

  

Non-interest income (loss)

 

 

4,113

 

 

(2,578)

(1)

 

4,918

 

 

5,115

  

Non-interest expense

 

 

22,598

 

 

22,507

  

 

31,004

(2)

 

22,071

(3)

Income before income taxes

 

 

15,254

 

 

8,444

  

 

7,928

 

 

16,742

  

Income tax expense

 

 

3,181

 

 

1,701

  

 

1,381

 

 

2,878

 

Net income

 

$

12,073

  

$

6,743

  

$

6,547

  

$

13,864

  

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.61

  

$

0.34

  

$

0.33

  

$

0.70

  

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.61

  

$

0.34

  

$

0.33

  

$

0.70

  

 

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2017 Quarter Ended

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    

March 31, 

    

June 30, 

    

September 30, 

    

December 31, 

 

Interest income  

 

$

35,217

 

$

36,234

 

$

38,438

 

$

39,960

  

Interest expense

 

 

4,756

 

 

5,441

 

 

6,093

 

 

6,399

  

Net interest income

 

 

30,461

 

 

30,793

  

 

32,345

 

 

33,561

  

Provision for loan losses

 

 

800

 

 

950

  

 

1,900

 

 

10,400

(4)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

29,661

 

 

29,843

  

 

30,445

 

 

23,161

  

Non-interest income

 

 

4,122

 

 

4,509

  

 

4,972

 

 

4,499

  

Non-interest expense

 

 

20,296

 

 

21,006

  

 

21,271

 

 

29,154

(5)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

13,487

 

 

13,346

  

 

14,146

 

 

(1,494)

  

Income tax expense

 

 

4,316

 

 

4,505

  

 

4,703

 

 

5,422

(6)

Net income (loss)

 

$

9,171

  

$

8,841

  

$

9,443

  

$

(6,916)

  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.47

  

$

0.45

  

$

0.48

  

$

(0.35)

  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

0.47

  

$

0.45

  

$

0.48

  

$

(0.35)

  


(1)

2018 amount includes a pre-tax net securities loss of $7.9 million.

(2)

2018 amount includes a pre-tax charge related to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer of $9.5 million.

(3)

2018 amount includes a pre-tax charge of $0.8 million related to office relocation costs and a pre-tax recovery of $0.6 million related to fraud loss.

(4)

2017 amount includes net charge-offs primarily from loans and specific reserves associated with two relationships of $8.0 million.

(5)

2017 amount includes restructuring costs associated with branch restructuring and charter conversion of $8.0 million.

(6)

2017 amount includes a charge to write-down deferred tax assets due to the enactment of the Tax Act of $7.6 million.

 

 

 

22. NET FRAUD LOSS

The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of $8.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2018 relating to the fraudulent conduct of a business customer through its deposit accounts at the Bank.   The Company is working with the appropriate law enforcement authorities in connection with this matter. The customer has filed a petition pursuant to Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.

In January 2019, the Company filed a claim for the loss with its insurance carrier, but the extent and amount of coverage is not yet certain. 

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM     

Shareholders and the Audit Committee of Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
Bridgehampton, New York

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as “financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture 2

 

 

Crowe LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.

New York, New York
March 11, 2019

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

 

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a‑15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of December 31, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by the annual report.

Report by Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of human error and circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018. This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2018, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting based on those criteria.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm that audited the financial statements that are included in this annual report on Form 10‑K, has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The attestation report of Crowe LLP appears on the previous page.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2018, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information regarding Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance will be set forth in the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information regarding Executive Compensation will be set forth in the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information regarding Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters will be set forth in the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

Set forth below is certain information as of December 31, 2018, regarding the Company’s equity compensation plans that have been approved by stockholders. The Company does not have any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by stockholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of securities to

 

Weighted average

 

 

Equity compensation

 

be issued upon exercise

 

exercise price with

 

Number of securities

plan approved by

 

of outstanding options

 

respect to outstanding

 

remaining available for

stockholders

    

and awards

    

stock options

    

issuance under the plan

2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan

 

19,928

 

 

 —

2012 Stock-Based Incentive Plan

 

209,867

 

$ 36.19

 

282,737

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

 

 

996,242

Total

 

229,795

 

$ 36.19

 

1,278,979

 

 

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information regarding Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence will be set forth in the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information regarding the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s fees and services will be set forth in the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 3, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following Consolidated Financial Statements, including notes thereto, and financial schedules of the Company, required in response to this item are included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Page No.

1.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

41

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

42

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

43

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

 

44

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

45

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

46

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

2.

 

Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

 

Financial Statement Schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

3.

    

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

See Exhibit Index on page 99.

 

 

Item 16. Form 10‑K Summary

Not applicable.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

    

Description of Exhibit

    

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s amended Form 10-QSB, File No. 0-18546, filed October 15, 1990)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

3.1(i)

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q, File No. 0-18546, filed August 13, 1999)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

3.1(ii)

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, File No. 001-34096, filed November 18, 2008)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

Revised Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-34096, filed March 9, 2018)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Employment Contract – Howard H. Nolan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 001-34096, filed June 24, 2015) 

 

*    

 

 

 

 

 

10.1(i)

 

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Contract – Howard H. Nolan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q, File No. 0-18546, filed May 10, 2016)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1(ii)

 

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Contract – Howard H. Nolan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-Q, File No. 0-18546, filed August 8, 2016)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.1(iii)

 

Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Contract – Howard H. Nolan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-34096, filed March 9, 2018)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Employment Contract – Kevin M. O’Connor (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K, File No. 0-18546, filed October 15, 2007)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, File No. 0-18546, filed March 24, 2006)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Revised for 409A) (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K, File No. 0-18546, filed March 14, 2008)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

2012 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement, File No. 001-34096, filed April 2, 2012)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.6 

 

Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-34096, filed March 10, 2017) 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

Form of Employment Agreement entered into with James J. Manseau, John M. McCaffery and Kevin L. Santacroce (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K, File No. 001-34096, filed March 9, 2018)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Definitive  Proxy Statement, File No. 001-34096, filed April 2, 2018)

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

The following financial statements from Bridge Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2018, filed on March 11, 2019, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Exhibit Number

    

Description of Exhibit

    

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

 

 


*Denotes incorporated by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

    

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

 

 

Registrant

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Kevin M. O’Connor

 

 

Kevin M. O’Connor

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ John M. McCaffery

 

 

John M. McCaffery

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Nicholas Parrinelli

 

 

Nicholas Parrinelli

 

 

Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

    

/s/ Marcia Z. Hefter

    

Director

 

 

Marcia Z. Hefter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Dennis A. Suskind

 

Director

 

 

Dennis A. Suskind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Kevin M. O’Connor

 

Director

 

 

Kevin M. O’Connor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Emanuel Arturi

 

Director

 

 

Emanuel Arturi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Charles I. Massoud

 

Director

 

 

Charles I. Massoud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Albert E. McCoy Jr.

 

Director

 

 

Albert E. McCoy Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Howard H. Nolan

 

Director

 

 

Howard H. Nolan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Rudolph J. Santoro

 

Director

 

 

Rudolph J. Santoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

 

 

Thomas J. Tobin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Raymond A. Nielsen

 

Director

 

 

Raymond A. Nielsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Daniel Rubin

 

Director

 

 

Daniel Rubin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Christian C. Yegen

 

Director

 

 

Christian C. Yegen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 11, 2019

 

/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum

 

Director

 

 

Matthew Lindenbaum

 

 

 

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