UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

Or

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

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File Number 001-11138

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania									25-1428528
(State or other jurisdiction of									(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)									Identification No.)
601 Philadelphia Street
Indiana			PA						15701
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

724-349-7220

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company  ☐

Non-accelerated filer  ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) 

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

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

The number of shares outstanding of issuer’s common stock, $1.00 par value, as of May 6, 2021, was 96,209,541.

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FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

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PART I.			Financial Information
ITEM 1.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
			Included in Part I of this report:
			First Commonwealth Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
			Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)			3
			Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)			4
			Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)			5
			Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)			6
			Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)			7
			Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements			8
ITEM 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			45
ITEM 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			63
ITEM 4.			Controls and Procedures			63
PART II.			Other Information
ITEM 1.			Legal Proceedings			64
ITEM 1A.			Risk Factors			64
ITEM 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			64
ITEM 3.			Defaults Upon Senior Securities			64
ITEM 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			64
ITEM 5.			Other Information			64
ITEM 6.			Exhibits			65
			Signatures			66

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (unaudited)

			March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
			(Unaudited)
			(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Cash and due from banks			$	83,989					$	100,009
Interest-bearing bank deposits			420,645						256,572
Securities available for sale, at fair value			1,043,258						831,223
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (Fair value of $408,118 and $369,851 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)			407,833						361,844
Other investments			13,445						12,227
Loans held for sale			20,604						33,436
Loans:
Portfolio loans			6,736,894						6,761,183
Allowance for credit losses			(96,763)						(101,309)
Net loans			6,640,131						6,659,874
Premises and equipment, net(1)			122,326						125,517
Other real estate owned			916						1,215
Goodwill			303,328						303,328
Amortizing intangibles, net			12,820						13,492
Bank owned life insurance			225,027						225,952
Other assets			122,667						143,415
Total assets			$	9,416,989					$	9,068,104
Liabilities
Deposits (all domestic):
Noninterest-bearing			$	2,616,303					$	2,319,958
Interest-bearing			5,252,953						5,118,708
Total deposits			7,869,256						7,438,666
Short-term borrowings			110,762						117,373
Subordinated debentures			170,653						170,612
Other long-term debt			56,089						56,258
Capital lease obligation			6,270						6,385
Total long-term debt			233,012						233,255
Other liabilities			116,479						210,193
Total liabilities			8,329,509						7,999,487
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value per share, 3,000,000 shares authorized, none issued			—						—
Common stock, $1 par value per share, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 113,914,902 shares issued at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and 96,248,476 and 96,130,751 shares outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively			113,915						113,915
Additional paid-in capital			495,720						494,683
Retained earnings			625,806						596,614
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net			6,198						17,233
Treasury stock (17,666,426 and 17,784,151 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)			(154,159)						(153,828)
Total shareholders’ equity			1,087,480						1,068,617
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity			$	9,416,989					$	9,068,104

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

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Continued)

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

									For the Three Months Ended
									March 31,
															2021						2020
															(dollars in thousands, except share data)
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans															$	68,313					$	71,740
Interest and dividends on investments:
Taxable interest															5,364						6,973
Interest exempt from federal income taxes															164						315
Dividends															143						264
Interest on bank deposits															77						37
Total interest income															74,061						79,329
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits															2,052						8,449
Interest on short-term borrowings															31						588
Interest on subordinated debentures															2,128						2,146
Interest on other long-term debt															346						355
Interest on lease obligations															62						67
Total interest expense															4,619						11,605
Net Interest Income															69,442						67,724
Provision for credit losses															(4,390)						30,967
Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses															73,832						36,757
Noninterest Income
Net securities gains															6						19
Trust income															2,516						2,111
Service charges on deposit accounts															4,047						4,745
Insurance and retail brokerage commissions															2,172						1,995
Income from bank owned life insurance															1,951						1,616
Gain on sale of mortgage loans															5,046						2,546
Gain on sale of other loans and assets															1,690						699
Card-related interchange income															6,427						5,262
Derivatives mark to market															1,430						(1,741)
Swap fee income															146						214
Other income															1,924						1,807
Total noninterest income															27,355						19,273
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits															28,671						29,977
Net occupancy															4,773						4,973
Furniture and equipment															3,948						3,778
Data processing															3,052						2,467
Advertising and promotion															1,324						1,150
Contributions															731						472
Pennsylvania shares tax															832						738
Intangible amortization															866						934
Other professional fees and services															751						898
FDIC insurance															696						28
Loss on sale or write-down of assets															9						213
Litigation and operational losses															479						390
COVID-19 related															74						23
Branch consolidation															40						—
Other operating															5,613						4,230
Total noninterest expense															51,859						50,271
Income Before Income Taxes															49,328						5,759
Income tax provision															9,558						1,032
Net Income															$	39,770					$	4,727
Average Shares Outstanding															96,026,866						98,123,627
Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution															96,233,647						98,361,494
Per Share Data: Basic Earnings per Share															$	0.41					$	0.05
Diluted Earnings per Share															$	0.41					$	0.05
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share															$	0.11					$	0.11

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

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FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

 

									For the Three Months Ended
									March 31,
															2021						2020
															(dollars in thousands)
Net Income															$	39,770					$	4,727
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax benefit (expense):
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on securities arising during the period															(15,804)						19,503
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains on securities included in net income															(6)						(19)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on derivatives arising during the period															1,842						(4,581)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax benefit (expense)															(13,968)						14,903
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive (loss) income															2,933						(3,130)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income															(11,035)						11,773
Comprehensive Income															$	28,735					$	16,500

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

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

			Shares Outstanding						Common Stock						Additional Paid-in- Capital						Retained Earnings						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net						Treasury Stock												Total Shareholders’ Equity
			(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance at December 31, 2020			96,130,751						$	113,915					$	494,683					$	596,614					$	17,233					$	(153,828)											$	1,068,617
Net income																					39,770																								39,770
Other comprehensive loss																											(11,035)																		(11,035)
Cash dividends declared ($0.11 per share)																					(10,578)																								(10,578)
Treasury stock acquired			(123,395)																														(1,643)												(1,643)
Treasury stock reissued			158,531												681						—												1,360												2,041
Restricted stock			82,589						—						356						—												(48)												308
Balance at March 31, 2021			96,248,476						$	113,915					$	495,720					$	625,806					$	6,198					$	(154,159)											$	1,087,480

			Shares Outstanding						Common Stock						Additional Paid-in- Capital						Retained Earnings						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net						Treasury Stock												Total Shareholders’ Equity
			(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance at December 31, 2019			98,311,840						$	113,915					$	493,737					$	577,348					$	5,579					$	(134,914)											$	1,055,665
Net income																					4,727																								4,727
Other comprehensive income																											11,773																		11,773
Cash dividends declared ($0.11 per share)																					(10,819)																								(10,819)
Treasury stock acquired			(430,896)																														(5,220)												(5,220)
Treasury stock reissued			134,452												444						—												1,150												1,594
Restricted stock			—						—						—						—												204												204
Balance at March 31, 2020			98,015,396						$	113,915					$	494,181					$	571,256					$	17,352					$	(138,780)											$	1,057,924

ITEM 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data (Continued)

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

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

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FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

			For the Three Months Ended
			March 31,
			2021						2020
Operating Activities			(dollars in thousands)
Net income			$	39,770					$	4,727
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses			(4,390)						30,967
Deferred tax expense (benefit)			3,859						(3,551)
Depreciation and amortization			3,003						2,926
Net gains on securities and other assets			(8,452)						(1,645)
Net amortization of premiums and discounts on securities			1,268						1,310
Income from increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance			(1,621)						(1,610)
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable			1,899						(761)
Mortgage loans originated for sale			(121,280)						(65,236)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans			140,780						61,777
Increase in interest payable			1,128						1,122
Increase in income taxes payable			5,626						4,528
Other-net			(10,360)						(1,438)
Net cash provided by operating activities			51,230						33,116
Investing Activities
Transactions with securities held to maturity:
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions			28,936						18,504
Purchases			(135,130)						—
Transactions with securities available for sale:
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions			206,993						50,107
Purchases			(435,563)						(127,368)
Purchases of FHLB stock			(1,558)						(18,682)
Proceeds from the redemption of FHLB stock			340						16,028
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance			2,931						557
Proceeds from sale of loans			15,483						7,960
Proceeds from sale of other assets			2,226						1,361
Net decrease (increase) in loans			2,970						(140,013)
Purchases of premises and equipment and other assets			(2,322)						(3,654)
Net cash used in investing activities			(314,694)						(195,200)
Financing Activities
Net increase in federal funds purchased			—						27,000
Net decrease in other short-term borrowings			(6,611)						(81,882)
Net increase in deposits			430,633						245,591
Repayments of other long-term debt			(169)						(162)
Repayments of capital lease obligation			(115)						(105)
Dividends paid			(10,578)						(10,819)
Purchase of treasury stock			(1,643)						(5,220)
Net cash provided by financing activities			411,517						174,403
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			148,053						12,319
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1			356,581						121,856
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31			$	504,634					$	134,175

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

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 Basis of Presentation

The accounting and reporting policies of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries (“First Commonwealth” or the “Company”) conform with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual realized amounts could differ from those estimates. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of First Commonwealth’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity as of and for the periods presented. Certain information and Note disclosures normally included in Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank deposits. Generally, federal funds are sold for one-day periods.

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year of 2021. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with First Commonwealth’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Note 2 Supplemental Comprehensive Income Disclosures

The following table identifies the related tax effects allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Reclassification adjustments related to securities available for sale are included in the "Net securities gains" line and reclassification adjustments related to losses on derivatives are included in the "Other operating" line in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income.

			For the Three Months Ended March 31,
			2021																		2020
			Pretax Amount						Tax (Expense) Benefit						Net of Tax Amount						Pretax Amount						Tax (Expense) Benefit						Net of Tax Amount
			(dollars in thousands)
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on securities arising during the period			$	(15,804)					$	3,319					$	(12,485)					$	19,503					$	(4,096)					$	15,407
Reclassification adjustment for gains on securities included in net income			(6)						1						(5)						(19)						4						(15)
Total unrealized (losses) gains on securities			(15,810)						3,320						(12,490)						19,484						(4,092)						15,392
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on derivatives arising during the period			1,842						(387)						1,455						(4,581)						962						(3,619)
Reclassification adjustment for losses on derivatives included in net income			—						—						—						—						—						—
Total unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives			1,842						(387)						1,455						(4,581)						962						(3,619)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income			$	(13,968)					$	2,933					$	(11,035)					$	14,903					$	(3,130)					$	11,773

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

The following table details the change in components of OCI for the three months ended March 31:

			2021															2020
			Securities Available for Sale			Post-Retirement Obligation			Derivatives			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Securities Available for Sale			Post-Retirement Obligation			Derivatives			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			(dollars in thousands)
Balance at December 31			$	20,310		$	(182)		$	(2,895)		$	17,233					$	4,580		$	365		$	634		$	5,579
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification adjustment			(12,485)			—			1,455			(11,030)						15,407			—			(3,619)			11,788
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income			(5)			—			—			(5)						(15)			—			—			(15)
Net other comprehensive (loss) income during the period			(12,490)			—			1,455			(11,035)						15,392			—			(3,619)			11,773
Balance at March 31			$	7,820		$	(182)		$	(1,440)		$	6,198					$	19,972		$	365		$	(2,985)		$	17,352

Note 3 Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

The following table presents information related to cash paid during the period for interest and income taxes, as well as detail on non-cash investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31:

			2021						2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest			$	3,483					$	10,551
Income taxes			32						80
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Loans transferred to other real estate owned and repossessed assets			944						1,961
Loans transferred from held to maturity to held for sale			17,749						10,858
Loans transferred from available for sale to held to maturity			—						385
Gross (decrease) increase in market value adjustment to securities available for sale			(15,810)						19,484
Gross increase (decrease) in market value adjustment to derivatives			1,842						(4,581)
Noncash treasury stock reissuance			2,041						1,594
Proceeds from death benefit on bank owned life insurance not received			(384)						(356)

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Note 4 Earnings per Share

The following table summarizes the composition of the weighted-average common shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations:

									For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021						2020
Weighted average common shares issued															113,914,902						113,914,902
Average treasury stock shares															(17,718,410)						(15,672,850)
Average deferred compensation shares															(55,544)						(38,453)
Average unearned nonvested shares															(114,082)						(79,972)
Weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate basic earnings per share															96,026,866						98,123,627
Additional common stock equivalents (nonvested stock) used to calculate diluted earnings per share															151,200						196,441
Additional common stock equivalents (deferred compensation) used to calculate diluted earnings per share															55,581						41,426
Weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate diluted earnings per share															96,233,647						98,361,494
Basic Earnings per Share															$	0.41					$	0.05
Diluted Earnings per Share															$	0.41					$	0.05

The following table shows the number of shares and the price per share related to common stock equivalents that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31 because to do so would have been antidilutive.

			2021																		2020
									Price Range																		Price Range
			Shares						From						To						Shares						From						To
Restricted Stock			79,497						$	13.72					$	14.22					75,208						$	13.82					$	15.44
Restricted Stock Units			16,730						$	16.41					$	16.41					42,509						$	13.72					$	15.37

Note 5 Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Commitments and Letters of Credit

Standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by First Commonwealth to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The contract or notional amount of these instruments reflects the maximum amount of future payments that First Commonwealth could be required to pay under the guarantees if there were a total default by the guaranteed parties, without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or from collateral held or pledged. In addition, many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

The following table identifies the notional amount of those instruments at:

			March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
Commitments to extend credit			$	2,136,708					$	2,097,628
Financial standby letters of credit			16,331						15,988
Performance standby letters of credit			17,393						16,864
Commercial letters of credit			766						783

 

The notional amounts outstanding as of March 31, 2021 include amounts issued in 2021 of $0.2 million in performance standby letters of credit and $0.1 million in financial standby letters of credit. There were no commercial letters of credit issued in 2021. A liability of $0.1 million has been recorded as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which represents the estimated

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fair value of letters of credit issued. The fair value of letters of credit is estimated based on the unrecognized portion of fees received at the time the commitment was issued.

Unused commitments and letters of credit provide exposure to future credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the borrower or guaranteed parties. Management’s evaluation of the credit risk related to these commitments resulted in the recording of a liability of $4.3 million and $7.4 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. This liability is reflected in "Other liabilities" in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The credit risk evaluation incorporates the expected loss percentage calculated for comparable loan categories as part of the allowance for credit losses for loans as well as estimated utilization for each loan category.

Legal Proceedings

First Commonwealth and its subsidiaries are subject in the normal course of business to various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. As of March 31, 2021, management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not anticipate that the aggregate ultimate liability arising out of litigation pending or threatened against First Commonwealth or its subsidiaries will be material to First Commonwealth’s consolidated financial position. On at least a quarterly basis, First Commonwealth assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with such legal proceedings. For those matters where it is probable that First Commonwealth will incur losses and the amounts of the losses can be reasonably estimated, First Commonwealth records an expense and corresponding liability in its consolidated financial statements. To the extent the pending or threatened litigation could result in exposure in excess of that liability, the amount of such excess is not currently estimable. Although not considered probable, the range of reasonably possible losses for such matters in the aggregate, beyond the existing recorded liability (if any), is between $0 and $1 million. Although First Commonwealth does not believe that the outcome of pending litigation will be material to First Commonwealth’s consolidated financial position, it cannot rule out the possibility that such outcomes will be material to the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for a particular reporting period in the future.

First Commonwealth Bank was named a defendant in an action that commenced on October 14, 2020 in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs allege that the Bank violated the Pennsylvania Commercial Code by failing to provide accurate and complete notices of repossession and post-sale notices to certain Pennsylvania customers whose motor vehicles were repossessed and later sold at public sales. Plaintiffs seek to pursue the action as a statewide class action on behalf of themselves and other allegedly similarly situated defaulting borrowers who had their motor vehicles repossessed and seeks to recover statutory damages. The Bank intends to vigorously defend against the plaintiffs’ claims and any request for class certification. The plaintiffs have not made any formal or specific financial demand and due to the preliminary status of this case any possible loss cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and is not included in the range set forth in the preceding paragraph. The Bank filed preliminary objections seeking the dismissal of the action. On May 4, 2021, the Court issued an order sustaining the Bank’s preliminary objections and dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice. This order remains subject to appeal by the plaintiffs.

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Note 6 Investment Securities

Securities Available for Sale

Below is an analysis of the amortized cost and estimated fair values of securities available for sale at:

			March 31, 2021																								December 31, 2020
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Estimated Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Estimated Fair Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			$	6,067					$	623					$	—					$	6,690					$	6,492					$	738					$	—					$	7,230
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Commercial			268,890						4,597						(586)						272,901						182,823						8,357						—						191,180
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			724,611						11,082						(7,025)						728,668						481,109						14,924						—						496,033
Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises			1,000						—						(25)						975						100,996						2						—						100,998
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions			9,647						132						(214)						9,565						11,154						243						—						11,397
Corporate Securities			23,146						1,388						(75)						24,459						22,941						1,444						—						24,385
Total Securities Available for Sale			$	1,033,361					$	17,822					$	(7,925)					$	1,043,258					$	805,515					$	25,708					$	—					$	831,223

Mortgage-backed securities include mortgage-backed obligations of U.S. Government agencies and obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises. These obligations have contractual maturities ranging from less than one year to approximately 30 years with lower anticipated lives to maturity due to prepayments. All mortgage-backed securities contain a certain amount of risk related to the uncertainty of prepayments of the underlying mortgages. Interest rate changes have a direct impact upon prepayment speeds; therefore, First Commonwealth uses computer simulation models to test the average life and yield volatility of all mortgage-backed securities under various interest rate scenarios to monitor the potential impact on earnings and interest rate risk positions.

Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Other fixed income securities within the portfolio also contain prepayment risk.

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities available for sale at March 31, 2021, by contractual maturity, are shown below.

			Amortized Cost						Estimated Fair Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Due within 1 year			$	5,000					$	5,086
Due after 1 but within 5 years			12,870						13,670
Due after 5 but within 10 years			15,923						16,243
Due after 10 years			—						—
			33,793						34,999
Mortgage-Backed Securities (a)			999,568						1,008,259
Total Debt Securities			$	1,033,361					$	1,043,258

 

(a)Mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage securities, which have prepayment provisions, are not assigned to maturity categories due to fluctuations in their prepayment speeds. Mortgage-Backed Securities include an amortized cost of $275.0 million and a fair value of $279.6 million for Obligations of U.S. Government agencies issued by Ginnie Mae and an amortized cost of $724.6 million and a fair value of $728.7 million for Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

 

Proceeds from sales, gross gains (losses) realized on sales, maturities and other-than-temporary impairment charges related to securities available for sale were as follows for the three months ended March 31:

			2021						2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Proceeds from sales			$	—					$	—
Gross gains (losses) realized:
Sales transactions:
Gross gains			$	—					$	—
Gross losses			—						—
			—						—
Maturities
Gross gains			6						19
Gross losses			—						—
			6						19
Net gains and impairment			$	6					$	19

Securities available for sale with an estimated fair value of $621.9 million and $792.1 million were pledged as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

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Securities Held to Maturity

Below is an analysis of the amortized cost and fair values of debt securities held to maturity at:

			March 31, 2021																								December 31, 2020
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Estimated Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Estimated Fair Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			$	2,679					$	123					$	—					$	2,802					$	2,766					$	138					$	—					$	2,904
Mortgage-Backed Securities- Commercial			58,484						992						(512)						58,964						36,799						1,441						—						38,240
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			279,970						4,134						(3,763)						280,341						277,351						5,389						(10)						282,730
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Commercial			9,121						316						—						9,437						9,737						344						—						10,081
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions			35,109						484						(264)						35,329						34,391						705						—						35,096
Debt Securities Issued by Foreign Governments			800						—						—						800						800						—						—						800
Total Securities Held to Maturity			$	407,833					$	6,049					$	(5,764)					$	408,118					$	361,844					$	8,017					$	(10)					$	369,851

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities held to maturity at March 31, 2021, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

			Amortized Cost						Estimated Fair Value
			(dollars in thousands)
Due within 1 year			$	2,887					$	2,904
Due after 1 but within 5 years			5,117						5,179
Due after 5 but within 10 years			45,774						44,717
Due after 10 years			3,801						3,774
			57,579						56,574
Mortgage-Backed Securities (a)			350,254						351,544
Total Debt Securities			$	407,833					$	408,118

(a)Mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage securities, which have prepayment provisions, are not assigned to maturity categories due to fluctuations in their prepayment speeds. Mortgage-Backed Securities include an amortized cost of $61.2 million and a fair value of $61.8 million for Obligations of U.S. Government agencies issued by Ginnie Mae and an amortized cost of $289.1 million and a fair value of $289.8 million for Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Securities held to maturity with an amortized cost of $305.8 million and $228.1 million were pledged as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

Other Investments

As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"), First Commonwealth is required to purchase and hold stock in the FHLB to satisfy membership and borrowing requirements. The level of stock required to be held is dependent on the amount of First Commonwealth's mortgage-related assets and outstanding borrowings with the FHLB. This stock is restricted in that it can only be sold to the FHLB or to another member institution, and all sales of FHLB stock must be at par. As a result of these

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restrictions, FHLB stock is unlike other investment securities insofar as there is no trading market for FHLB stock and the transfer price is determined by FHLB membership rules and not by market participants. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our FHLB stock totaled $11.8 million and $10.6 million, respectively, and is included in “Other investments” on the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

FHLB stock is held as a long-term investment and its value is determined based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value. First Commonwealth evaluates impairment quarterly and has concluded that the par value of its investment in FHLB stock will be recovered. Accordingly, no impairment charge was recorded on these securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

As of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, "Other investments" also includes $1.7 million in equity securities. These securities do not have a readily determinable fair value and are carried at cost. During the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no gains or losses recognized through earnings on equity securities. On a quarterly basis, management evaluates equity securities by reviewing the severity and duration of decline in estimated fair value, research reports, analysts’ recommendations, credit rating changes, news stories, annual reports, regulatory filings, impact of interest rate changes and other relevant information.

Impairment of Investment Securities

We review our investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. For available for sale securities the

review includes analyzing the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which

may influence the operations of the issuer and whether we are more likely than not to sell the security. We evaluate whether we

are more likely than not to sell debt securities based upon our investment strategy for the particular type of security and our

cash flow needs, liquidity position, capital adequacy, tax position and interest rate risk position. Held-to-maturity securities are

evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis using historical probability of default and loss given default information specific

to the investment category. If this evaluation determines that credit losses exist an allowance for credit loss is recorded and

included in earnings as a component of credit loss expense.

First Commonwealth utilizes the specific identification method to determine the net gain or loss on debt securities and the average cost method to determine the net gain or loss on equity securities.

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair values at March 31, 2021 for both available for sale and held to maturity securities by investment category and time frame for which securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

 

			Less Than 12 Months															12 Months or More															Total
			Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses									Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses									Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Commercial			$	91,266					$	(1,098)								$	—					$	—								$	91,266					$	(1,098)
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			481,498						(10,788)									—						—									481,498						(10,788)
Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises			21,421						(1,250)									—						—									21,421						(1,250)
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions			16,919						(478)									—						—									16,919						(478)
Corporate Securities			5,125						(75)									—						—									5,125						(75)
Total Securities			$	616,229					$	(13,689)								$	—					$	—								$	616,229					$	(13,689)

    

At March 31, 2021, fixed income securities issued by U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises comprised 88% of total unrealized losses due to changes in market interest rates. At March 31, 2021, there are 49 debt securities in an unrealized loss position.

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The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair values at December 31, 2020 by investment category and time frame for which securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

			Less Than 12 Months															12 Months or More															Total
			Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses									Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses									Estimated Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Residential			$	3,755					$	(10)								$	—					$	—								$	3,755					$	(10)
Total Securities			$	3,755					$	(10)								$	—					$	—								$	3,755					$	(10)

As of March 31, 2021, our corporate securities had an amortized cost and an estimated fair value of $23.1 million and $24.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, our corporate securities had an amortized cost and estimated fair value of $22.9 million and $24.4 million, respectively. Corporate securities are comprised of debt issued by large regional banks. There was one corporate security in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2021 and none as of December 31, 2020. When unrealized losses exist, management reviews each of the issuer’s asset quality, earnings trends and capital position to determine whether the unrealized loss position is a result of credit losses. All interest payments on the corporate securities are being made as contractually required.

There was no expected credit related impairment recognized on investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Note 7 Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

Loans are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition net of deferred fees and costs, and discounts related to purchased loans. Net deferred fees were $8.3 million and $6.0 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and discounts on purchased loans were $6.8 million and $7.0 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The following table provides outstanding balances related to each of our loan types:

 

															March 31, 2021																		December 31, 2020
															(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other															$	1,555,671																	$	1,555,986
Time and demand															1,541,280																		1,541,382
Commercial credit cards															14,391																		14,604
Real estate construction															404,580																		427,221
Residential real estate															1,756,615																		1,750,592
Residential first lien															1,152,314																		1,144,323
Residential junior lien/home equity															604,301																		606,269
Commercial real estate															2,167,506																		2,211,569
Multifamily															363,604																		371,239
Nonowner occupied															1,393,968																		1,421,151
Owner occupied															409,934																		419,179
Loans to individuals															852,522																		815,815
Automobile															759,061																		712,800
Consumer credit cards															10,901																		12,360
Consumer other															82,560																		90,655
Total loans															$	6,736,894																	$	6,761,183

In the table above, Commercial, financial, agricultural and other loans at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 includes $478.5 million and $478.9 million, respectively, in Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans for small businesses who meet the necessary eligibility requirements. PPP loans are 100% guaranteed by the Small Business Administration ("SBA") under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") and are forgivable, in whole or in part, if the proceeds are used for payroll and other permitted purposes in accordance with the PPP requirements. Because PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA, there is no allowance for credit losses recognized for these loans. Although the Company believes that

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the majority of these loans will ultimately be forgiven by the SBA in accordance with the terms of the program, there could be risks and liability to the Company associated with participation in the program.

On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law, providing banking organizations with optional, temporary relief from complying with CECL. The Company elected to defer its adoption of CECL until the fourth quarter 2020. At the end of the deferral period, CECL was adopted effective January 1, 2020. The allowance for credit losses for the interim period ending March 31, 2020, was calculated in accordance with previously applicable GAAP.

First Commonwealth’s loan portfolio includes five primary loan categories. When calculating the allowance for credit losses these categories are classified into eleven portfolio segments. The composition of loans by portfolio segment includes:

Commercial, financial, agricultural and other

Time & Demand - Consists primarily of commercial and industrial loans. This category consists of loans that are typically cash flow dependent and therefore have different risk and loss characteristics than other commercial loans. Loans in this category include revolving and term structures with fixed and variable interest rates. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and economic conditions measured by GDP.

Commercial Credit Cards - Consists of unsecured credit cards for commercial customers. These commercial credit cards have separate characteristics outside of normal commercial non-real estate loans, as they tend to have shorter overall duration. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and economic conditions measured by GDP.

Real estate construction

Includes both 1-4 family and commercial construction loans. The risk and loss characteristics of the construction category are different than other real estate secured categories due to the collateral being at various stages of completion. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and measures of completed construction projects.

Residential real estate

Residential first lien - Consists of loans with collateral of 1-4 family residencies with a senior lien position. The risk and loss characteristics are unique for this group because the collateral for these loans are the borrower’s primary residence. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and residential property values.

Residential Junior Lien/Home Equity - Consists of loans with collateral of 1-4 family residencies with an open end line of credit or junior lien position. The junior lien position for the majority of these loans provides a higher risk of loss than other residential real estate loans. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and residential property values.

Commercial real estate

Multifamily - Consists of loans secured by commercial multifamily properties. Real estate related to rentals to consumers could provide unique risk and loss characteristics. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of commercial real estate values and rental vacancy.

Nonowner Occupied - Consists of loans secured by commercial real estate non-owner occupied and provides different loss characteristics than other real estate categories. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and economic conditions measured by GDP.

Owner Occupied - Consists of loans secured by commercial real estate owner occupied properties. The risk and loss characteristics of this category were considered different than other real estate categories because it is owner occupied and would impact the ability to conduct business. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of national unemployment and economic conditions measured by GDP.

Loans to individuals

Automobile - Consists of both direct and indirect loans with automobiles and recreational vehicles held as collateral. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of consumer sentiment and automobile retention value.

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Consumer Credit Cards – Consists of unsecured consumer credit cards The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of consumer sentiment and economic conditions measured by GDP.

Other Consumer - Consists of lines of credit, student loans and other consumer loans, not secured by real estate or autos. The primary macroeconomic drivers for estimating credit losses for this category include forecasts of consumer sentiment and the level of household debt.

The allowance for credit losses is calculated by pooling loans of similar credit risk characteristics and applying a discounted cash flow methodology after incorporating probability of default and loss given default estimates. Probability of default represents an estimate of the likelihood of default and loss given default measures the expected loss upon default. Inputs impacting the expected losses include a forecast of macroeconomic factors, using a weighted forecast from a nationally recognized firm. Our model incorporates a one-year forecast of macroeconomic factors, after which the factors revert back to the historical mean over a one-year period. The most significant macroeconomic factor used in estimating credit losses is the national unemployment rate. The forecasted value for national unemployment at March 31, 2021 was 6.24% and during the one-year forecast period it was projected to average 5.54%, with a peak of 6.02%.

Credit Quality Information

As part of the on-going monitoring of credit quality within the loan portfolio, the following credit worthiness categories are used in grading our loans:

Pass						Acceptable levels of risk exist in the relationship. Includes all loans not classified as OAEM, substandard or doubtful.
Other Assets Especially Mentioned (OAEM)						Potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. The potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects or weaken the Company’s credit position at some future date. The credit risk may be relatively minor, yet constitute an undesirable risk in light of the circumstances surrounding the specific credit. No loss of principal or interest is expected.
Substandard						Well-defined weakness or a weakness that jeopardizes the repayment of the debt. A loan may be classified as substandard as a result of deterioration of the borrower’s financial condition and repayment capacity. Loans for which repayment plans have not been met or collateral equity margins do not protect the Company may also be classified as substandard.
Doubtful						Loans with the characteristics of substandard loans with the added characteristic that collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of presently existing facts and conditions, is highly improbable.

The Company’s internal creditworthiness grading system provides a measurement of credit risk based primarily on an evaluation of the borrower’s cash flow and collateral. Category ratings are reviewed each quarter, at which time management analyzes the results, as well as other external statistics and factors related to loan performance.

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The following tables represent our credit risk profile by creditworthiness:

			March 31, 2021
									Non-Pass
			Pass						OAEM						Substandard						Doubtful						Loss						Total Non-Pass						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	1,499,180					$	36,188					$	20,303					$	—					$	—					$	56,491					$	1,555,671
Time and demand			1,484,789						36,188						20,303						—						—						56,491						1,541,280
Commercial credit cards			14,391						—						—						—						—						—						14,391
Real estate construction			404,044						482						54						—						—						536						404,580
Residential real estate			1,747,310						1,678						7,627						—						—						9,305						1,756,615
Residential first lien			1,146,787						1,562						3,965						—						—						5,527						1,152,314
Residential junior lien/home equity			600,523						116						3,662						—						—						3,778						604,301
Commercial real estate			1,962,008						161,769						43,729						—						—						205,498						2,167,506
Multifamily			362,937						128						539						—						—						667						363,604
Nonowner occupied			1,206,587						150,850						36,531						—						—						187,381						1,393,968
Owner occupied			392,484						10,791						6,659						—						—						17,450						409,934
Loans to individuals			852,209						—						313						—						—						313						852,522
Automobile			758,824						—						237						—						—						237						759,061
Consumer credit cards			10,901						—						—						—						—						—						10,901
Consumer other			82,484						—						76						—						—						76						82,560
Total loans			$	6,464,751					$	200,117					$	72,026					$	—					$	—					$	272,143					$	6,736,894

 

			December 31, 2020
									Non-Pass
			Pass						OAEM						Substandard						Doubtful						Loss						Total Non-Pass						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	1,491,916					$	48,233					$	15,837					$	—					$	—					$	64,070					$	1,555,986
Time and demand			1,477,312						48,233						15,837						—						—						64,070						1,541,382
Commercial credit cards			14,604						—						—						—						—						—						14,604
Real estate construction			426,663						504						54						—						—						558						427,221
Residential real estate			1,740,992						1,902						7,698						—						—						9,600						1,750,592
Residential first lien			1,138,409						1,780						4,134						—						—						5,914						1,144,323
Residential junior lien/home equity			602,583						122						3,564						—						—						3,686						606,269
Commercial real estate			1,983,258						175,995						52,316						—						—						228,311						2,211,569
Multifamily			369,883						131						1,225						—						—						1,356						371,239
Nonowner occupied			1,216,252						161,336						43,563						—						—						204,899						1,421,151
Owner occupied			397,123						14,528						7,528						—						—						22,056						419,179
Loans to individuals			815,541						—						274						—						—						274						815,815
Automobile			712,539						—						261						—						—						261						712,800
Consumer credit cards			12,360						—						—						—						—						—						12,360
Consumer other			90,642						—						13						—						—						13						90,655
Total loans			$	6,458,370					$	226,634					$	76,179					$	—					$	—					$	302,813					$	6,761,183

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The following table summarizes the loan risk rating category by loan type including term loans on an amortized cost basis by origination year:

			March 31, 2021
			Term Loans																																				Revolving Loans
			2021						2020						2019						2018						2017						Prior												Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Time and demand			$	257,058					$	396,576					$	189,596					$	122,119					$	66,911					$	144,948					$	364,072					$	1,541,280
Pass			257,058						396,448						186,044						121,121						58,332						122,354						343,432						1,484,789
OAEM			—						92						3,182						407						2,208						14,292						16,007						36,188
Substandard			—						36						370						591						6,371						8,302						4,633						20,303
Commercial credit cards			—						—						—						—						—						—						14,391						14,391
Pass			—						—						—						—						—						—						14,391						14,391
Real estate construction			9,316						180,780						126,114						70,292						14,708						1,726						1,644						404,580
Pass			9,316						180,780						126,114						70,292						14,708						1,442						1,392						404,044
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						230						252						482
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						54						—						54
Residential first lien			83,849						331,249						165,945						122,959						99,601						346,732						1,979						1,152,314
Pass			83,849						331,226						165,945						122,578						99,536						341,751						1,902						1,146,787
OAEM			—						—						—						79						—						1,406						77						1,562
Substandard			—						23						—						302						65						3,575						—						3,965
Residential junior lien/home equity			6,749						2,922						5,294						4,154						1,801						7,763						575,618						604,301
Pass			6,749						2,922						5,211						4,154						1,801						7,522						572,164						600,523
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						106						10						116
Substandard			—						—						83						—						—						135						3,444						3,662
Multifamily			7,020						76,288						16,794						70,837						79,170						112,089						1,406						363,604
Pass			7,020						76,288						16,794						70,837						79,170						111,422						1,406						362,937
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						128						—						128
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						539						—						539
Nonowner occupied			19,627						99,280						202,069						166,231						206,739						693,120						6,902						1,393,968
Pass			19,627						99,280						196,474						156,236						164,325						564,024						6,621						1,206,587
OAEM			—						—						5,595						9,995						35,497						99,636						127						150,850
Substandard			—						—						—						—						6,917						29,460						154						36,531
Owner occupied			13,323						57,587						66,580						55,783						39,600						172,403						4,658						409,934
Pass			13,323						55,839						65,010						53,992						38,257						161,623						4,440						392,484
OAEM			—						1,748						672						986						1,319						6,033						33						10,791
Substandard			—						—						898						805						24						4,747						185						6,659
Automobile			116,255						329,579						181,901						82,762						36,407						12,157						—						759,061
Pass			116,255						329,579						181,809						82,745						36,378						12,058						—						758,824
Substandard			—						—						92						17						29						99						—						237
Consumer credit cards			—						—						—						—						—						—						10,901						10,901
Pass			—						—						—						—						—						—						10,901						10,901
Consumer other			1,087						6,882						12,760						9,023						1,523						6,600						44,685						82,560
Pass			1,087						6,882						12,760						9,023						1,523						6,554						44,655						82,484
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						46						30						76
Total			$	514,284					$	1,481,143					$	967,053					$	704,160					$	546,460					$	1,497,538					$	1,026,256					$	6,736,894

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			December 31, 2020
			Term Loans																																				Revolving Loans
			2020						2019						2018						2017						2016						Prior												Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Time and demand			$	598,053					$	193,601					$	142,224					$	72,277					$	74,228					$	83,313					$	377,686					$	1,541,382
Pass			597,405						189,834						140,473						63,137						68,007						65,418						353,038						1,477,312
OAEM			93						3,373						972						8,820						6,182						8,043						20,750						48,233
Substandard			555						394						779						320						39						9,852						3,898						15,837
Commercial credit cards			—						—						—						—						—						—						14,604						14,604
Pass			—						—						—						—						—						—						14,604						14,604
Real estate construction			150,493						133,195						104,167						34,803						389						1,009						3,165						427,221
Pass			150,493						133,195						104,167						34,803						389						709						2,907						426,663
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						246						258						504
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						54						—						54
Residential first lien			316,052						184,550						142,823						110,365						91,495						297,057						1,981						1,144,323
Pass			316,028						184,533						142,467						110,260						91,059						292,158						1,904						1,138,409
OAEM			—						—						83						—						100						1,520						77						1,780
Substandard			24						17						273						105						336						3,379						—						4,134
Residential junior lien/home equity			3,055						5,783						4,545						2,005						1,303						7,127						582,451						606,269
Pass			3,055						5,698						4,545						2,005						1,303						6,909						579,068						602,583
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						112						10						122
Substandard			—						85						—						—						—						106						3,373						3,564
Multifamily			76,249						16,287						69,439						66,963						34,383						106,328						1,590						371,239
Pass			76,249						16,287						69,439						66,963						34,383						104,972						1,590						369,883
OAEM			—						—						—						—						—						131						—						131
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						1,225						—						1,225
Nonowner occupied			105,861						199,280						161,018						214,915						217,883						518,052						4,142						1,421,151
Pass			105,861						190,301						139,643						181,659						175,148						419,900						3,740						1,216,252
OAEM			—						8,979						21,375						26,339						37,762						66,752						129						161,336
Substandard			—						—						—						6,917						4,973						31,400						273						43,563
Owner occupied			59,519						72,313						61,079						40,796						27,415						152,555						5,502						419,179
Pass			58,551						70,726						55,478						39,351						26,359						141,376						5,282						397,123
OAEM			968						684						4,736						1,421						114						6,572						33						14,528
Substandard			—						903						865						24						942						4,607						187						7,528
Automobile			350,293						202,923						96,355						45,218						14,285						3,726						—						712,800
Pass			350,293						202,827						96,336						45,187						14,255						3,641						—						712,539
Substandard			—						96						19						31						30						85						—						261
Consumer credit cards			—						—						—						—						—						—						12,360						12,360
Pass			—						—						—						—						—						—						12,360						12,360
Consumer other			7,814						14,464						10,752						1,965						711						6,383						48,566						90,655
Pass			7,814						14,464						10,752						1,965						711						6,373						48,563						90,642
Substandard			—						—						—						—						—						10						3						13
Total			$	1,667,389					$	1,022,396					$	792,402					$	589,307					$	462,092					$	1,175,550					$	1,052,047					$	6,761,183

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Portfolio Risks

The credit quality of our loan portfolio can potentially represent significant risk to our earnings, capital and liquidity. First Commonwealth devotes substantial resources to managing this risk primarily through our credit administration department that develops and administers policies and procedures for underwriting, maintaining, monitoring and collecting loans. Credit administration is independent of lending departments and oversight is provided by the Credit Committee of the First Commonwealth Board of Directors.

Total gross charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $3.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

Age Analysis of Past Due Loans by Segment

The following tables delineate the aging analysis of the recorded investments in past due loans as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Also included in these tables are loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing because they are well-secured and in the process of collection.

			March 31, 2021
			30 - 59 days past due						60 - 89 days past due						90 days or greater and still accruing						Nonaccrual						Total past due and nonaccrual						Current						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	155					$	31					$	6					$	8,729					$	8,921					$	1,546,750					$	1,555,671
Time and demand			78						19						—						8,729						8,826						1,532,454						1,541,280
Commercial credit cards			77			1			12						6						—						95						14,296						14,391
Real estate construction			—						—						—						54						54						404,526						404,580
Residential real estate			3,407						681						482						6,806						11,376						1,745,239						1,756,615
Residential first lien			1,703						378						228						3,367						5,676						1,146,638						1,152,314
Residential junior lien/home equity			1,704						303						254						3,439						5,700						598,601						604,301
Commercial real estate			671						154						—						27,782						28,607						2,138,899						2,167,506
Multifamily			—						—						—						459						459						363,145						363,604
Nonowner occupied			154						102						—						25,018						25,274						1,368,694						1,393,968
Owner occupied			517						52						—						2,305						2,874						407,060						409,934
Loans to individuals			1,198						540						591						313						2,642						849,880						852,522
Automobile			775			1			266						87						237						1,365						757,696						759,061
Consumer credit cards			58						56						42						—						156						10,745						10,901
Consumer other			365						218						462						76						1,121						81,439						82,560
Total loans			$	5,431					$	1,406					$	1,079					$	43,684					$	51,600					$	6,685,294					$	6,736,894

 

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			December 31, 2020
			30 - 59 days past due						60 - 89 days past due						90 days or greater and still accruing						Nonaccrual						Total past due and nonaccrual						Current						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	146					$	62					$	112					$	3,317					$	3,637					$	1,552,349					$	1,555,986
Time and demand			97						28						23						3,317						3,465						1,537,917						1,541,382
Commercial credit cards			49			1			34						89						—						172						14,432						14,604
Real estate construction			936						—						—						54						990						426,231						427,221
Residential real estate			3,883						1,492						769						6,824						12,968						1,737,624						1,750,592
Residential first lien			1,775						660						267						3,489						6,191						1,138,132						1,144,323
Residential junior lien/home equity			2,108						832						502						3,335						6,777						599,492						606,269
Commercial real estate			237						160						3						35,072						35,472						2,176,097						2,211,569
Multifamily			—						—						—						460						460						370,779						371,239
Nonowner occupied			18						104						—						31,822						31,944						1,389,207						1,421,151
Owner occupied			219						56						3						2,790						3,068						416,111						419,179
Loans to individuals			2,870						852						639						274						4,635						811,180						815,815
Automobile			2,090			1			417						94						261						2,862						709,938						712,800
Consumer credit cards			52						39						123						—						214						12,146						12,360
Consumer other			728						396						422						13						1,559						89,096						90,655
Total loans			$	8,072					$	2,566					$	1,523					$	45,541					$	57,702					$	6,703,481					$	6,761,183

Nonaccrual Loans

The previous tables summarize nonaccrual loans by loan segment. The Company generally places loans on nonaccrual status when the full and timely collection of interest or principal becomes uncertain, when part of the principal balance has been charged off and no restructuring has occurred, or the loans reach a certain number of days past due. Generally, loans 90 days or more past due are placed on nonaccrual status, except for consumer loans, which are placed on nonaccrual status at 150 days past due.

When a loan is placed on nonaccrual, the accrued unpaid interest receivable is reversed against interest income and all future payments received are applied as a reduction to the loan principal. Generally, the loan is returned to accrual status when (a) all delinquent interest and principal becomes current under the terms of the loan agreement or (b) the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection and collectability is no longer in doubt.

Nonperforming Loans

Management considers loans to be nonperforming when, based on current information and events, it is determined that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the loan contract, including scheduled interest payments. Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and all troubled debt restructured loans. When management identifies a loan as nonperforming, the credit loss is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, except when the sole source for repayment of the loan is the operation or liquidation of collateral. When the loan is collateral dependent, the appraised value less estimated cost to sell is utilized. If management determines the value of the loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, a credit loss is recognized through an allowance estimate or a charge-off to the allowance for credit losses.

When the ultimate collectability of the total principal of a nonperforming loan is in doubt and the loan is on nonaccrual status, all payments are applied to principal, under the cost recovery method. When the ultimate collectability of the total principal of a nonperforming loan is not in doubt and the loan is on nonaccrual status, contractual interest is credited to interest income when received under the cash basis method.

At March 31, 2021, there were no nonperforming loans held for sale. At December 31, 2020, there was one nonperforming loan totaling $13 thousand. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $5.0 million nonperforming relationship was

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transferred to held for sale and sold resulting in a $0.4 million gain. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no gains recognized on the sale of nonperforming loans.

The following tables include the recorded investment and unpaid principal balance for nonperforming loans with the associated allowance amount, if applicable, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Also presented are the average recorded investment in nonperforming loans and the related amount of interest recognized while the loan was considered nonperforming. Average balances are calculated using month-end balances of the loans for the period reported and are included in the table below based on their period-end allowance position.

			March 31, 2021																		December 31, 2020
			Recorded investment						Unpaid principal balance						Related allowance						Recorded investment						Unpaid principal balance						Related allowance
			(dollars in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	1,780					$	7,659											$	2,025					$	2,725
Time and demand			1,780						7,659												2,025						2,725
Real estate construction			54						53												54						53
Residential real estate			10,814						13,199												10,939						13,258
Residential first lien			5,856						7,402												6,062						7,575
Residential junior lien/home equity			4,958						5,797												4,877						5,683
Commercial real estate			20,653						22,754												20,650						23,641
Multifamily			—						—												1						82
Nonowner occupied			18,125						19,933												16,786						19,459
Owner occupied			2,528						2,821												3,863						4,100
Loans to individuals			505						546												418						447
Automobile			429						465												405						430
Consumer other			76						81												13						17
Subtotal			33,806						44,211												34,086						40,124
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			8,957						9,038						2,506						4,210						9,377						1,268
Time and demand			8,957						9,038						2,506						4,210						9,377						1,268
Real estate construction			—						—						—						—						—						—
Residential real estate			—						—						—						—						—						—
Residential first lien			—						—						—						—						—						—
Residential junior lien/home equity			—						—						—						—						—						—
Commercial real estate			7,618						7,693						601						15,757						15,830						3,638
Multifamily			459						473						115						459						470						116
Nonowner occupied			6,917						6,979						459						15,060						15,122						3,508
Owner occupied			242						241						27						238						238						14
Loans to individuals			—						—						—						—						—						—
Automobile			—						—						—						—						—						—
Consumer other			—						—						—						—						—						—
Subtotal			16,575						16,731						3,107						19,967						25,207						4,906
Total			$	50,381					$	60,942					$	3,107					$	54,053					$	65,331					$	4,906

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															For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021												2020
									Total Loans												Originated Loans												Acquired Loans
															Average recorded investment						Interest income recognized						Average recorded investment						Interest income recognized						Average recorded investment						Interest income recognized
															(dollars in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other															$	2,280					$	11					$	925					$	4					$	74					$	—
Time and demand															2,280						11
Real estate construction															54						—						—						—						—						—
Residential real estate															10,892						63						10,529						78						2,090						2
Residential first lien															5,982						45
Residential junior lien/home equity															4,910						18
Commercial real estate															25,739						22						4,086						22						229						—
Multifamily															—						—
Nonowner occupied															22,593						7
Owner occupied															3,146						15
Loans to individuals															479						2						445						3						12						—
Automobile															437						2
Consumer other															42						—
Subtotal															39,444						98						15,985						107						2,405						2
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other															4,895						18						7,838						18						—						—
Time and demand															4,895						18
Real estate construction															—						—						—						—						—						—
Residential real estate															—						—						325						—						—						—
Residential first lien															—						—
Residential junior lien/home equity															—						—
Commercial real estate															7,462						—						13,114						1						616						—
Multifamily															464						—
Nonowner occupied															6,917						—
Owner occupied															81						—
Loans to individuals															—						—						—						—						—						—
Automobile															—						—
Consumer other															—						—
Subtotal															12,357						18						21,277						19						616						—
Total															$	51,801					$	116					$	37,262					$	126					$	3,021					$	2

Unfunded commitments related to nonperforming loans were $0.2 million at both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. After consideration of the requirements to draw and available collateral related to these commitments, a reserve of $6 thousand and $26 thousand was established for these off balance sheet exposures at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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Troubled debt restructured loans are those loans whose terms have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of principal or interest as result of the financial difficulties experienced by the borrower, who could not obtain comparable terms from alternative financing sources. Troubled debt restructured loans are considered to be nonperforming loans.

In March 2020, the Company began offering short-term loan modifications to assist borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. These modifications typically provide for the deferral of both principal and interest for 90 days. The CARES Act, along with a joint agency statement issued by banking regulators, provides that short-term modifications, meeting certain criteria and in response to COVID-19, do not need to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructured loans. Additionally, short-term loan modifications that are not accounted for as a troubled debt restructured loan, in accordance with the CARES Act, would remain classified as current during the deferral period and therefore are not reflected in the past due loan tables provided on the prior page. As of March 31, 2021, loans with an aggregate principal balance of $136.6 million were in a forbearance period granted under the CARES Act.

The following table provides detail as to the total troubled debt restructured loans and total commitments outstanding on troubled debt restructured loans:

			March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Troubled debt restructured loans
Accrual status			$	6,697					$	8,512
Nonaccrual status			20,628						14,740
Total			$	27,325					$	23,252
Commitments
Letters of credit			$	60					$	60
Unused lines of credit			12						11
Total			$	72					$	71

The following tables provide detail, including specific reserves and reasons for modification, related to loans identified as troubled debt restructurings:

			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
									Type of Modification
			Number of Contracts						Extend Maturity						Modify Rate						Modify Payments						Total Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment						Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment						Specific Reserve
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			2						$	6,373					$	—					$	—					$	6,373					$	6,339					$	1,190
Time and demand			2						6,373						—						—						6,373						6,339						1,190
Residential real estate			3						—						105						14						119						119						—
Residential first lien			2						—						105						—						105						106						—
Residential junior lien/home equity			1						—						—						14						14						13						—
Loans to individuals			2						—						64						—						64						61						—
Automobile			2						—						64						—						64						61						—
Total			7						$	6,373					$	169					$	14					$	6,556					$	6,519					$	1,190

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			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
									Type of Modification
			Number of Contracts						Extend Maturity						Modify Rate						Modify Payments						Total Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment						Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment						Specific Reserve
			(dollars in thousands)
Residential real estate			2						—						—						118						118						117						—
Commercial real estate			2						—						—						12						12						12						—
Loans to individuals			8						—						18						129						147						144						—
Total			12						$	—					$	18					$	259					$	277					$	273					$	—

The troubled debt restructurings included in the above tables are also included in the nonperforming loan tables provided earlier in this note. Loans defined as modified due to a change in rate may include loans that were modified for a change in rate as well as a re-amortization of the principal and an extension of the maturity. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, $169 thousand and $18 thousand, respectively, of total rate modifications represent loans with modifications to the rate as well as payment as a result of re-amortization. For both 2021 and 2020 the changes in loan balances between the pre-modification balance and the post-modification balance are due to customer payments.

A troubled debt restructuring is considered to be in default when a restructured loan is 90 days or more past due. The following table provides information related to loans that were restructured within the past twelve months and that were considered to be in default during the three months ended March 31:

			2021												2020
			Number of Contracts						Recorded Investment						Number of Contracts						Recorded Investment
			(dollars in thousands)
Residential real estate			—						$	—					1						$	71
Total			—						$	—					1						$	71

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The following tables provide detail related to the allowance for credit losses:

			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
			Beginning balance						Charge-offs						Recoveries						Provision (credit)a						Ending balance
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	17,187					$	(569)					$	90					$	5,093					$	21,801
Time and demand			16,838						(460)						89						4,960						21,427
Commercial credit cards			349						(109)						1						133						374
Real estate construction			7,966						—						—						(3,945)						4,021
Residential real estate			14,358			—			(105)						37						(1,461)						12,829
Residential first lien			7,919						(23)						23						(692)						7,227
Residential junior lien/home equity			6,439						(82)						14						(769)						5,602
Commercial real estate			41,953						(1,550)						39						(2,774)						37,668
Multifamily			6,240						(1)						—						(1,988)						4,251
Nonowner occupied			28,414						(1,549)						39						985						27,889
Owner occupied			7,299			—			—						—						(1,771)						5,528
Loans to individuals			19,845						(1,541)						329						1,811						20,444
Automobile			16,133						(680)						181						1,254						16,888
Consumer credit cards			635						(168)						17						205						689
Consumer other			3,077						(693)						131						352						2,867
Total loans			$	101,309					$	(3,765)					$	495					$	(1,276)					$	96,763

a) The provision expense(credit) shown here excludes the provision for off-balance sheet credit exposure included in the income statement.

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			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
																					Loans
			Ending balance						Ending balance: individually evaluated for credit losses						Ending balance: collectively evaluated for credit losses						Ending balance						Ending balance: individually evaluated for credit losses						Ending balance: collectively evaluated for credit losses
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	21,801					$	2,506					$	19,295					$	1,555,671					$	9,991					$	1,545,680
Time and demand			21,427						2,506						18,921						1,541,280						9,991						1,531,289
Commercial credit cards			374						—						374						14,391						—						14,391
Real estate construction			4,021						—						4,021						404,580						—						404,580
Residential real estate			12,829						—						12,829						1,756,615						1,055						1,755,560
Residential first lien			7,227						—						7,227						1,152,314						512						1,151,802
Residential junior lien/home equity			5,602						—						5,602						604,301						543						603,758
Commercial real estate			37,668						601						37,067						2,167,506						27,413						2,140,093
Multifamily			4,251						115						4,136						363,604						459						363,145
Nonowner occupied			27,889						459						27,430						1,393,968						24,883						1,369,085
Owner occupied			5,528						27						5,501						409,934						2,071						407,863
Loans to individuals			20,444						—						20,444						852,522						—						852,522
Automobile			16,888						—						16,888						759,061						—						759,061
Consumer credit cards			689						—						689						10,901						—						10,901
Consumer other			2,867						—						2,867						82,560						—						82,560
Total loans			$	96,763					$	3,107					$	93,656					$	6,736,894					$	38,459					$	6,698,435

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			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
			Commercial, financial, agricultural and other						Real estate construction						Residential real estate						Commercial real estate						Loans to individuals												Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:
Originated loans:
Beginning balance			$	20,221					$	2,558					$	4,091					$	19,731					$	4,984											$	51,585
Charge-offs			(486)						—						(552)						(265)						(2,483)												(3,786)
Recoveries			68						—						62						44						212												386
Provision (credit)			7,575						294						4,123						11,755						5,555												29,302
Ending balance			27,378						2,852						7,724						31,265						8,268												77,487
Acquired loans:
Beginning balance			13						—						2						37						—												52
Charge-offs			—						—						(25)						(1)						(136)												(162)
Recoveries			13						—						13						—						7												33
Provision (credit)			324						—						10						1,202						129												1,665
Ending balance			350						—						—						1,238						—												1,588
Total ending balance			$	27,728					$	2,852					$	7,724					$	32,503					$	8,268											$	79,075
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment			$	2,727					$	—					$	—					$	7,072					$	—											$	9,799
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment			25,001						2,852						7,724						25,431						8,268												69,276
Loans:
Ending balance			1,272,240						413,458						1,691,140						2,190,098						747,008												6,313,944
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment			7,544						—						1,506						36,513						—												45,563
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment			1,264,696						413,458						1,689,634						2,153,585						747,008												6,268,381

Note 8 Leases

First Commonwealth has elected to apply certain practical expedients provided under ASU 2016-02 "Leases" (Topic 842) including (i) to not apply the requirements in the new standard to short-term leases (ii) to not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing lease (iii) to account for lease and non-lease components separately (iv) to not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases. The impact of this standard primarily relates to operating leases of certain real estate properties, including certain branch and ATM locations and office space. First Commonwealth has no material leasing arrangements for which it is the lessor of property or equipment.

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The following table represents the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Condition classification of the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities, lease costs and other lease information.

															March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Balance sheet:
Operating lease asset classified as premises and equipment															$	41,073		$	42,617
Operating lease liability classified as other liabilities															45,284			46,819
												For the Three Months Ended
															March 31, 2021			March 31, 2020
Income statement:
Operating lease cost classified as occupancy and equipment expense															$	1,208		$	1,368
Weighted average lease term, in years															14.72			15.11
Weighted average discount rate															3.41		%	3.42		%
Operating cash flows															$	1,201		$	1,312

The ROU assets and lease liabilities are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. First Commonwealth's lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the Company's discretion. If we consider the renewal option to be reasonably certain, we include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability.

First Commonwealth uses incremental borrowing rates when calculating the lease liability because the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate used by First Commonwealth is an amortizing loan rate obtained from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Pittsburgh. This rate is consistent with a collateralized borrowing rate and is available for terms similar to the lease payment schedules.

Future minimum payments for operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of March 31, 2021 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the twelve months ended:
March 31, 2022						$	4,720
March 31, 2023						4,556
March 31, 2024						4,406
March 31, 2025						4,289
March 31, 2026						3,952
Thereafter						36,832
Total future minimum lease payments						58,755
Less remaining imputed interest						13,471
Operating lease liability						$	45,284

Note 9 Income Taxes

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740-10, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, First Commonwealth had no material unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties. If applicable, First Commonwealth will record interest and penalties as a component of noninterest expense.

First Commonwealth is subject to routine audits of our tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as well as all states in which we conduct business. Generally, tax years prior to the year ended December 31, 2017 are no longer open to examination by federal and state taxing authorities.

Note 10 Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” requires disclosures for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis

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(at least annually). All non-financial assets are included either as a separate line item on the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition or in the “Other assets” category of the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Currently, First Commonwealth does not have any non-financial liabilities to disclose.

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” permits entities to irrevocably elect to measure select financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The unrealized gains and losses are required to be included in earnings each reporting period for the items that fair value measurement is elected. First Commonwealth has elected not to measure any existing financial instruments at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825; however, in the future we may elect to adopt this guidance for select financial instruments.

 

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, First Commonwealth groups financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in three levels based on the principal markets in which the assets and liabilities are transacted and the observability of the data points used to determine fair value. These levels are:

•Level 1 – Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 – Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets. Valuations are obtained for observable inputs for identical or comparable assets or liabilities from alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Level 2 includes Obligations of U.S. Government securities issued by Agencies and Sponsored Enterprises, Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions, corporate securities, FHLB stock, loans held for sale, premise held for sale, interest rate derivatives (including interest rate caps, interest rate collars, interest rate swaps and risk participation agreements), certain other real estate owned and certain nonperforming loans.

Level 2 investment securities are valued by a recognized third party pricing service using observable inputs. The model used by the pricing service varies by asset class and incorporates available market, trade and bid information as well as cash flow information when applicable. Because many fixed-income investment securities do not trade on a daily basis, the model uses available information such as benchmark yield curves, benchmarking of like investment securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. The model will also use processes such as an option adjusted spread to assess the impact of interest rates and to develop prepayment estimates. Market inputs normally used in the pricing model include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications.

Management validates the market values provided by the third party service by having another source price 100% of the securities on a monthly basis, monthly monitoring of variances from prior period pricing and, on a monthly basis, evaluating pricing changes compared to expectations based on changes in the financial markets.

Other investments recorded in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition are primarily comprised of FHLB stock whose estimated fair value is based on its par value. Additional information on FHLB stock is provided in Note 6, “Investment Securities.”

Loans held for sale include residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary mortgage market. The estimated fair value for these loans was determined on the basis of rates obtained in the respective secondary market. Loans held for sale also include the Small Business Administration guaranteed portion of small business loans. The estimated fair value of these loans is based on the contract with the third party investor. Also included in loans held for sale are commercial loans for which fair value is determined using an executed trade or market bid obtained from potential buyers.

During the third quarter of 2020, the company announced the consolidation of 29 branch locations into nearby offices. As a result, at March 31, 2021, eight owned locations are held for sale and are being carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Two of these locations are carried at fair value, determined by an independent market-based appraisal less estimated costs to sell, and are classified as Level 2.

Interest rate derivatives are reported at an estimated fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs and are included in other assets and other liabilities, and consist of interest rate swaps where there is no significant deterioration in the counterparties' and/or loan customers' credit risk since origination of the interest rate swap as well as interest rate caps, interest rate collars and risk participation agreements. First Commonwealth values its interest rate swap and cap positions using a yield curve by taking market prices/rates for an appropriate set of instruments. The set of instruments currently used to determine the U.S. Dollar yield curve includes cash LIBOR rates from overnight to one year, Eurodollar futures contracts and swap rates from one year to

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thirty years. These yield curves determine the valuations of interest rate swaps. Interest rate derivatives are further described in Note 11, “Derivatives.”

For purposes of potential valuation adjustments to our derivative positions, First Commonwealth evaluates the credit risk of its counterparties as well as our own credit risk. Accordingly, we have considered factors such as the likelihood of default, expected loss given default, net exposures and remaining contractual life, among other things, in determining if any estimated fair value adjustments related to credit risk are required. We review our counterparty exposure quarterly, and when necessary, appropriate adjustments are made to reflect the exposure.

Interest rate derivatives also include interest rate forwards entered into to hedge residential mortgage loans held for sale and the related interest-rate lock commitments. This includes forward commitments to sell mortgage loans. The fair value of these derivative financial instruments are based on derivative market data inputs as of the valuation date and the underlying value of mortgage loans for rate lock commitments.

In addition, the Company hedges foreign currency risk through the use of foreign exchange forward contracts. The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is based on the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.

The estimated fair value for other real estate owned included in Level 2 is determined by either an independent market-based appraisal less estimated costs to sell or an executed sales agreement.

•Level 3 – Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer or broker traded transactions. If the inputs used to provide the valuation are unobservable and/or there is very little, if any, market activity for the security or similar securities, the securities would be considered Level 3 securities. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities. The assets included in Level 3 are non-marketable equity investments, certain interest rate derivatives, certain other real estate owned and certain nonperforming loans.

The estimated fair value of other investments included in Level 3 is based on carrying value as these securities do not have a readily determinable fair value.

The estimated fair value of limited partnership investments included in Level 3 is based on par value.

For interest rate derivatives included in Level 3, the fair value incorporates credit risk by considering such factors as likelihood of default and expected loss given default based on the credit quality of the underlying counterparties (loan customers).

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In accordance with ASU No. 2011-4, the following table provides information related to quantitative inputs and assumptions used in Level 3 fair value measurements.

Fair Value (dollars in thousands)

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Inputs

Range / (weighted average)

March 31, 2021

Other Investments

$

1,670

CarryingValue

N/A

N/A

Nonperforming Loans

736

(a)

Gas Reserve Study

Discount rate

10.00%

Gas per MMBTU

$2.00 - $2.00 (b)

Oil per BBL/d

$50.00 - $50.00 (b)

5,149

(a)

Discounted Cash Flow

Discount Rate

6.50%

Limited Partnership Investments

7,010

Par Value

N/A

N/A

December 31, 2020

Other Investments

$

1,670

CarryingValue

N/A

N/A

Nonperforming Loans

798

(a)

Gas Reserve Study

Discount rate

10.00%

Gas per MMBTU

$1.46 - $1.48 (b)

Oil per BBL/d

$36 - $36 (b)

Limited Partnership Investments

6,619

Par Value

N/A

N/A

 

(a)The remainder of nonperforming loans valued using Level 3 inputs are not included in this disclosure as the values of those loans are based on bankruptcy agreement documentation.

(b)Unobservable inputs are defined as follows: MMBTU - one million British thermal units; BBL/d - barrels per day.

The discount rate is the significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of nonperforming loans. Significant increases in this rate would result in a decrease in the estimated fair value of the loans, while a decrease in this rate would result in a higher fair value measurement. Other unobservable inputs in the fair value measurement of nonperforming loans relate to gas, oil and natural gas prices. Increases in these prices would result in an increase in the estimated fair value of the loans, while a decrease in these prices would result in a lower fair value measurement.

The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

			March 31, 2021
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential			$	—					$	6,690					$	—					$	6,690
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Commercial			—						272,901						—						272,901
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential			—						728,668						—						728,668
Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises			—						975						—						975
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions			—						9,565						—						9,565
Corporate Securities			—						24,459						—						24,459
Total Securities Available for Sale			—						1,043,258						—						1,043,258
Other Investments			—						11,775						1,670						13,445
Loans Held for Sale			—						20,604						—						20,604
Premises and Equipment, net			—						291						—						291
Other Assets(a)			—						33,555						7,010						40,565
Total Assets			$	—					$	1,109,483					$	8,680					$	1,118,163
Other Liabilities(a)			$	—					$	36,171					$	—					$	36,171
Total Liabilities			$	—					$	36,171					$	—					$	36,171

(a)Hedging and non-hedging interest rate derivatives and limited partnership investments

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			December 31, 2020
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies:
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential			$	—					$	7,230					$	—					$	7,230
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Commercial			—						191,180						—						191,180
Obligations of U.S. Government-Sponsored Enterprises:
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Residential			—						496,033						—						496,033
Other Government-Sponsored Enterprises			—						100,998						—						100,998
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions			—						11,397						—						11,397
Corporate Securities			—						24,385						—						24,385
Total Securities Available for Sale			—						831,223						—						831,223
Other Investments			—						10,557						1,670						12,227
Loans Held for Sale			—						33,436						—						33,436
Premises and Equipment, net			—						442						—						442
Other Assets(a)			—						54,362						6,619						60,981
Total Assets			$	—					$	930,020					$	8,289					$	938,309
Other Liabilities(a)			$	—					$	61,308					$	—					$	61,308
Total Liabilities			$	—					$	61,308					$	—					$	61,308

(a)Hedging and non-hedging interest rate derivatives and limited partnership investments

For the three months ended March 31, changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

									2021
									Other Investments												Other Assets						Total
									(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period									$	1,670											$	6,620					$	8,290
Total gains or losses
Included in earnings									—												—						—
Included in other comprehensive income									—												—						—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases									—												390						390
Issuances									—												—						—
Sales									—												—						—
Settlements									—												—						—
Transfers from Level 3									—												—						—
Transfers into Level 3									—												—						—
Balance, end of period									$	1,670											$	7,010					$	8,680

 

 

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									2020
									Other Investments												Other Assets						Total
									(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period									$	1,670											$	5,795					$	7,465
Total gains or losses
Included in earnings									—												—						—
Included in other comprehensive income									—												—						—
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
Purchases									—												428						428
Issuances									—												—						—
Sales									—												—						—
Settlements									—												—						—
Transfers from Level 3									—												—						—
Transfers into Level 3									—												—						—
Balance, end of period									$	1,670											$	6,223					$	7,893

The tables below present the balances of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at:

			March 31, 2021
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming loans			$	—					$	29,467					$	17,807					$	47,274
Other real estate owned			—						1,063						—						1,063
Total Assets			$	—					$	30,530					$	17,807					$	48,337

			December 31, 2020
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total
			(dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming loans			$	—					$	35,543					$	13,604					$	49,147
Other real estate owned			—						1,319						—						1,319
Total Assets			$	—					$	36,862					$	13,604					$	50,466

The following losses were realized on the assets measured on a nonrecurring basis:

									For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021						2020
												(dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming loans															$	205					$	(8,029)
Other real estate owned															(6)						(101)
Total losses															$	199					$	(8,130)

Nonperforming loans over $250 thousand are individually reviewed to determine the amount of each loan considered to be at risk of non-collection. The fair value for nonperforming loans that are collateral-based is determined by reviewing real property appraisals, equipment valuations, accounts receivable listings and other financial information. A discounted cash flow analysis is performed to determine fair value for nonperforming loans when an observable market price or a current appraisal is not available. For real estate secured loans, First Commonwealth’s loan policy requires updated appraisals be obtained at least every twelve months on all nonperforming loans with balances of $250 thousand and over. For real estate secured loans with balances under $250 thousand, we rely on broker price opinions. For non-real estate secured assets, the Company normally relies on third party valuations specific to the collateral type.

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The fair value for other real estate owned, determined by either an independent market-based appraisal less estimated costs to sell or an executed sales agreement, is classified as Level 2. The fair value for other real estate owned, determined using an internal valuation, is classified as Level 3. Other real estate owned has a current carrying value of $0.9 million as of March 31, 2021 and consists primarily of residential and commercial real estate properties in Pennsylvania. We review whether events and circumstances subsequent to a transfer to other real estate owned have occurred that indicate the balance of those assets may not be recoverable. If events and circumstances indicate further impairment we will record a charge to the extent that the carrying value of the assets exceed their fair values, less estimated cost to sell, as determined by valuation techniques appropriate in the circumstances.

Certain other assets and liabilities, including goodwill, core deposit intangibles and customer list intangibles are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances. Additional information related to goodwill is provided in Note 12, “Goodwill.” There were no other assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

FASB ASC 825-10, “Transition Related to FSP FAS 107-1” and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are as discussed above. The methodologies for other financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below.

Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing bank deposits: The carrying amounts for cash and due from banks and interest-bearing bank deposits approximate the estimated fair values of such assets.

Securities: Fair values for securities available for sale and held to maturity are based on quoted market prices, if available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments. The carrying value of other investments, which includes FHLB stock and other equity investments, is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Loans: The fair values of all loans are estimated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using interest rates currently offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality adjusted for past due and nonperforming loans.

Loans held for sale: The estimated fair value of loans held for sale is based on market bids obtained from potential buyers.

Off-balance sheet instruments: Many of First Commonwealth’s off-balance sheet instruments, primarily loan commitments and standby letters of credit, are expected to expire without being drawn upon; therefore, the commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. FASB ASC Topic 460, “Guarantees” clarified that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The carrying amount and estimated fair value for standby letters of credit was $0.1 million at both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. See Note 5, “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities,” for additional information.

Deposit liabilities: The estimated fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date because of the customers’ ability to withdraw funds immediately. The carrying value of variable rate time deposit accounts and certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the report date. Also, fair values of fixed rate time deposits for both periods are estimated by discounting the future cash flows using interest rates currently being offered and a schedule of aggregated expected maturities.

Short-term borrowings: The fair values of borrowings from the FHLB were estimated based on the estimated incremental borrowing rate for similar type borrowings. The carrying amounts of other short-term borrowings, such as federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase, were used to approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of the borrowings.

Subordinated debt and long-term debt: The fair value is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using First Commonwealth’s estimate of the current market rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

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The following table presents carrying amounts and fair values of First Commonwealth’s financial instruments:

			March 31, 2021
									Fair Value Measurements Using:
			Carrying Amount						Total						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3
			(dollars in thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks			$	83,989					$	83,989					$	83,989					$	—					$	—
Interest-bearing deposits			420,645						420,645						420,645						—						—
Securities available for sale			1,043,258						1,043,258						—						1,043,258						—
Securities held to maturity			407,833						408,118						—						408,118						—
Other investments			13,445						13,445						—						11,775						1,670
Loans held for sale			20,604						20,604						—						20,604						—
Loans			6,736,894						7,111,000						—						29,467						7,081,533
Financial liabilities
Deposits			7,869,256						7,869,730						—						7,869,730						—
Short-term borrowings			110,762						110,446						—						110,446						—
Subordinated debt			170,653						172,619						—						—						172,619
Long-term debt			56,089						57,276						—						57,276						—
Capital lease obligation			6,270						6,270						—						6,270						—

			December 31, 2020
									Fair Value Measurements Using:
			Carrying Amount						Total						Level 1						Level 2						Level 3
			(dollars in thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks			$	100,009					$	100,009					$	100,009					$	—					$	—
Interest-bearing deposits			256,572						256,572						256,572						—						—
Securities available for sale			831,223						831,223						—						831,223						—
Securities held to maturity			361,844						369,851						—						369,851						—
Other investments			12,227						12,227						—						10,557						1,670
Loans held for sale			33,436						33,436						—						33,436						—
Loans			6,761,183						7,202,763						—						35,543						7,167,220
Financial liabilities
Deposits			7,438,666						7,440,906						—						7,440,906						—
Short-term borrowings			117,373						117,037						—						117,037						—
Subordinated debt			170,612						165,665						—						—						165,665
Long-term debt			56,258						57,881						—						57,881						—
Capital lease obligation			6,385						6,385						—						6,385						—

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Note 11 Derivatives

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

First Commonwealth is a party to interest rate derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments. These derivatives relate to interest rate swaps that First Commonwealth enters into with customers to allow customers to convert variable rate loans to a fixed rate. First Commonwealth pays interest to the customer at a floating rate on the notional amount and receives interest from the customer at a fixed rate for the same notional amount. At the same time the interest rate swap is entered into with the customer, an offsetting interest rate swap is entered into with another financial institution. First Commonwealth pays the other financial institution interest at the same fixed rate on the same notional amount as the swap entered into with the customer, and receives interest from the financial institution for the same floating rate on the same notional amount.

The changes in the fair value of the swaps offset each other, except for the credit risk of the counterparties, which is determined by taking into consideration the risk rating, probability of default and loss given default for all counterparties.

We have 36 risk participation agreements with financial institution counterparties for interest rate swaps related to loans in which we are a participant. The risk participation agreements provide credit protection to the financial institution should the borrower fail to perform on its interest rate derivative contract with the financial institution. We have 15 risk participation agreements with financial institution counterparties for interest rate swaps related to loans in which we are the lead bank. The risk participation agreement provides credit protection to us should the borrower fail to perform on its interest rate derivative contract with us.

First Commonwealth is also party to interest rate caps and collars that are not designated as hedging instruments. The interest rate caps relate to contracts that First Commonwealth enters into with loan customers that provide a maximum interest rate on their variable rate loan. At the same time the interest rate cap is entered into with the customer, First Commonwealth enters into an offsetting interest rate cap with another financial institution. The notional amount and maximum interest rate on both interest cap contracts are identical. The interest rate collars relate to contracts that First Commonwealth enters into with loan customers that provides both a maximum and minimum interest rate on their variable rate loan. At the same time the interest rate collar is entered into with the customer, First Commonwealth enters into an offsetting interest rate collar with another financial institution. The notional amount and the maximum and minimum interest rates on both interest collar contracts are identical.

The fee received, less the estimate of the loss for the credit exposure, was recognized in earnings at the time of the transaction.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

In August 2019, the Company entered into two interest rate swap contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges. These contracts mature on August 15, 2024 and August 15, 2026 and have notional amounts of $30.0 million and $40.0 million, respectively. The Company's risk management objective for these hedges is to reduce its exposure to variability in expected future cash flows related to interest payments made on subordinated debentures benchmarked to the 3-month LIBOR rate. Therefore, the interest rate swaps convert the interest rate benchmark on the first $70.0 million of 3-month LIBOR based subordinated debentures to a fixed rate.

Effective May 1, 2021, the Company entered into two interest rate swap contracts that were designated as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps have a total notional amount of $300.0 million; $150.0 million with an original maturity of four years and $150.0 million with an original maturity of five years. The Company's risk management objective for these hedges is to reduce its exposure to variability in expected future cash flows related to interest payments on commercial loans benchmarked to the 1-month LIBOR rate. Therefore, the interest rate swaps convert the interest payments on the first $300.0 million of 1-month LIBOR based commercial loans into fixed rate payments.

The periodic net settlement of these interest rate swaps are recorded as an adjustment to "Interest on subordinated debentures" in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 there was a negative impact of $226 thousand on net interest income as a result of these interest rate swaps. Changes in the fair value of the cash flow hedges are reported on the balance sheet and in OCI. When the cash flows associated with the hedged item are realized, the gain or loss included in OCI is recognized in "Interest on subordinated debentures," the same line item in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income as the income on the hedged items. The cash flow hedges were highly effective at March 31, 2021, and changes in the fair value attributed to hedge ineffectiveness were not material.

The Company also enters into interest rate lock commitments in conjunction with its mortgage origination business. These are commitments to originate loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the customers have locked into that interest rate. The Company locks the rate in with an investor and commits to deliver the loan if settlement

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occurs (“best efforts”) or commits to deliver the locked loan in a binding (“mandatory”) delivery program with an investor. Loans under mandatory rate lock commitments are covered under forward sales contracts of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). Forward sales contracts of MBS are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in "Noninterest income" in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income. The impact to noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was a decrease $1.1 million.

Interest rate lock commitments and commitments to deliver loans to investors are considered derivatives. The market value of interest rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not readily ascertainable with precision because they are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. We determine the fair value of rate lock commitments and delivery contracts by measuring the fair value of the underlying asset, which is impacted by current interest rates and taking into consideration the probability that the rate lock commitments will close or will be funded. At March 31, 2021, the underlying funded mortgage loan commitments had a carrying value of $12.2 million and a fair value of $13.6 million, while the underlying unfunded mortgage loan commitments had a notional amount of $41.6 million. At December 31, 2020, the underlying funded mortgage loan commitments had a carrying value of $25.0 million and a fair value of $28.4 million, while the underlying unfunded mortgage loan commitments had a notional amount of $47.9 million. The interest rate lock commitments increased other noninterest income by $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

In addition, a small amount of interest income on loans is exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates. Several commercial borrowers have a portion of their operations outside of the United States and borrow funds on a short-term basis to fund those operations. In order to reduce the risk related to the translation of foreign denominated transactions into U.S. dollars, the Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. These contracts relate principally to the Euro and the Canadian dollar. The contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in "Other operating expense" in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income. The increase in other noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $2 thousand, respectively. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the underlying loans had a carrying value of $2.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and a fair value of $2.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

The following table depicts the credit value and fair value adjustments recorded related to the notional amount of derivatives outstanding as well as the notional amount of risk participation agreements participated to other banks:

			March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Credit value adjustment			$	(1,363)					$	(2,792)
Notional amount:
Interest rate derivatives			639,480						631,446
Interest rate caps			66,397						66,527
Interest rate collars			35,354						35,354
Risk participation agreements			220,165						220,280
Sold credit protection on risk participation agreements			(87,063)						(78,522)
Interest rate options			41,641						47,874
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swaps:
Fair value adjustment			(1,824)						(3,665)
Notional amount			70,000						70,000
Interest rate forwards:
Fair value adjustment			559						(483)
Notional amount			49,000						65,000
Foreign exchange forwards:
Fair value adjustment			12						(5)
Notional amount			1,989						2,119

 

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The table below presents the change in the fair value of derivative assets and derivative liabilities attributable to credit risk or fair value changes included in "Other income," 'Other expense," "Interest on subordinated debentures" or "Interest and fees on loans" in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income:

									For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021						2020
															(dollars in thousands)
Non-hedging interest rate derivatives
(Decrease) increase in other income															$	336					$	(811)
Hedging interest rate derivatives
Increase (decrease) in interest from subordinated debentures															226						(54)
Hedging interest rate forwards
Increase (decrease) in other income															(1,042)						481
Hedging foreign exchange forwards
Increase in other expense															2						5

The fair value of our derivatives is included in a table in Note 10, “Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities,” in the line items

“Other assets” and “Other liabilities.”

Note 12 Goodwill

FASB ASC Topic 350-20, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other” requires an annual valuation of the fair value of a reporting unit that has goodwill and a comparison of the fair value to the book value of equity to determine whether the goodwill has been impaired. Goodwill is also required to be tested on an interim basis if an event or circumstance indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment loss has been incurred. When circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that fair value is less than carrying value, a triggering event has occurred and a quantitative impairment test would be performed.

We consider First Commonwealth to be one reporting unit. The carrying amount of goodwill as both of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $303.3 million. No impairment charges on goodwill or other intangible assets were incurred in 2021 or 2020.

We test goodwill for impairment as of November 30th each year and again at any quarter-end if any material events occur during a quarter that may affect goodwill.

As of March 31, 2021, no indicators of impairment were identified; however, changing economic conditions that may adversely affect our performance, the fair value of our assets and liabilities, or our stock price could result in impairment, which could adversely affect earnings in future periods. Management will continue to monitor events that could impact this conclusion in the future.

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Note 13 Subordinated Debentures

Subordinated debentures outstanding are as follows:

						March 31, 2021												December 31, 2020
			Due			Amount						Rate						Amount						Rate
						(dollars in thousands)
Owed to:
First Commonwealth Bank			2028			$	49,337					4.875% until June 1, 2023, then LIBOR + 1.845%						$	49,314					4.875% until June 1, 2023, then LIBOR + 1.845%
First Commonwealth Bank			2033			49,149						5.50% until June 1, 2028, then LIBOR + 2.37%						49,131						5.50% until June 1, 2028, then LIBOR + 2.37%
First Commonwealth Capital Trust II			2034			30,929						LIBOR + 2.85%						30,929						LIBOR + 2.85%
First Commonwealth Capital Trust III			2034			41,238						LIBOR + 2.85%						41,238						LIBOR + 2.85%
Total						$	170,653											$	170,612

On May 21, 2018, First Commonwealth issued ten-year subordinated notes with an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million and a fixed-to-floating rate of 4.875%. The rate remains fixed until June 1, 2023, then adjusts on a quarterly basis to LIBOR + 1.845%. The Bank may redeem the notes, beginning with the interest payment due on June 1, 2023, in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Deferred issuance costs of $0.9 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the notes.

On May 21, 2018, First Commonwealth issued fifteen-year subordinated notes with an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million and a fixed-to-floating rate of 5.50%. The rate remains fixed until June 1, 2028, then adjusts on a quarterly basis to LIBOR + 2.37%. The Bank may redeem the notes, beginning with the interest payment due on June 1, 2028, in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Deferred issuance costs of $1.1 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the notes.

First Commonwealth currently has two trusts, First Commonwealth Capital Trust II and First Commonwealth Capital Trust III, of which 100% of the common equity is owned by First Commonwealth. The trusts were formed for the purpose of issuing company obligated mandatorily redeemable capital securities to third-party investors and investing the proceeds from the sale of the capital securities solely in junior subordinated debt securities (“subordinated debentures”) of First Commonwealth. The subordinated debentures held by each trust are the sole assets of the trust.

Interest on the debentures issued to First Commonwealth Capital Trust III is paid quarterly at a floating rate of LIBOR + 2.85% which is reset quarterly. Subject to regulatory approval, First Commonwealth may redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, at its option on any interest payment date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption. Deferred issuance costs of $0.6 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the securities.

Interest on the debentures issued to First Commonwealth Capital Trust II is paid quarterly at a floating rate of LIBOR + 2.85%, which is reset quarterly. Subject to regulatory approval, First Commonwealth may redeem the debentures, in whole or in part, at its option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption. Deferred issuance costs of $0.5 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the securities.

Note 14 Revenue Recognition

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is generated from contracts with customers. Revenue associated with financial instruments, including revenue from loans and securities, certain noninterest income streams such as fees associated with derivatives are not in scope of ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASC 606 is applicable to noninterest revenue streams such as trust income, service charges on deposits, insurance and retail brokerage commissions, card-related interchange income and gain(loss) on sale of OREO. For contracts within the scope of ASC 606, the Company immediately expenses contract acquisition costs when the asset that would have resulted from capitalizing these costs would have been amortized in one year or less.

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Noninterest revenue streams in-scope of Topic 606 are discussed below:

Trust Income

Trust income is primarily comprised of fees earned from the management and administration of trusts and other customer assets. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied over time and the resulting fees are recognized monthly, based upon a tiered scale of market value of the assets under management at month-end. Payment is generally received a few days after month end through a direct charge to customers’ accounts. The Company does not earn performance-based incentives. Optional services such as financial planning or tax return preparation services are also available to trust customers. The Company’s performance obligation for these transactional-based services is generally satisfied and related revenue recognized, at a point in time. Payment is received shortly after services are rendered.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts consist of fees earned from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, overdraft services and account analysis fees. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment fees, statement rendering 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. Monthly account maintenance fees are earned over the course of the month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. The Company’s performance obligation for account analysis fees is generally satisfied, and the related revenue recognized, during the month the service is provided. Payment for service charges on deposit accounts is primarily received immediately or in the following month through a direct charge to customers’ accounts.

Insurance and Retail Brokerage Commissions

Insurance income primarily consists of commissions received from execution of personal, business and health insurance policies when acting as an agent on behalf of insurance carriers. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied upon the issuance of the insurance policy. Because the Company’s contracts with the insurance carriers are generally cancellable by either party, with minimal notice, insurance commissions are recognized during the policy period as received. Also, the majority of insurance commissions are received on a monthly basis during the policy period; however, some carriers pay the full annual commission to First Commonwealth at the time of policy issuance or renewal. In these cases, First Commonwealth would be required to refund any commissions it would not be entitled to as a result of cancelled or terminated policies. The Company has established a refund liability for the remaining term of the policies expected to be cancelled. The Company also receives incentive-based contingency fees from the insurance carriers. Contingency fee revenue, which totals approximately $0.3 million per year, is recognized as received due to the immaterial amount.

Retail brokerage income primarily consists of commissions received on annuity and investment product sales through a third-party service provider. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied upon the issuance of the annuity policy or the execution of an investment transaction. The Company does not earn a significant amount of trailer fees on annuity sales. However, after considering the factors impacting these trailer fees, such as the uncertainty of investor behavior and changes in the market value of assets, First Commonwealth determined that it would recognize trailing fees as received because it could not reasonably estimate an amount of future trailing commissions for which collection is probable. Commissions from the third-party service provider are received on a monthly basis based upon customer activity for the month. The fees are recognized monthly with a receivable until commissions are received from the third-party service provider the following month. Because the Company acts as an agent in arranging the relationship between the customer and the third-party service provider and does not control the services rendered to the customers, retail brokerage fees are presented net of related costs, including $0.9 million and $0.8 million in commission expense as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Card-Related Interchange Income

Card-related interchange income is primarily comprised of debit and credit card income, ATM fees and merchant services income. Debit and credit card income is primarily comprised of interchange fees earned whenever the Company’s debit and credit cards are processed through card payment networks such as Mastercard. ATM fees are primarily generated when a Company cardholder uses a non-Company ATM or a non-Company cardholder uses a Company ATM. Merchant services income mainly represents fees charged to merchants to process their debit and credit card transactions, in addition to account management fees. Card-related interchange income is recognized daily as the customer transactions are settled.

Other Income

Other income includes service revenue from processing wire transfers, bill pay service, cashier’s checks, and other services. The Company’s performance obligation for these services are largely satisfied, and related revenue recognized, when the services are rendered or upon completion. Payment is typically received immediately or in the following month.

Gains(losses) on sales of OREO

First Commonwealth records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When First Commonwealth finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, an assessment of whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract is completed along with an evaluation of whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, First Commonwealth adjusts the transaction price and related gain(loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present.

The following presents noninterest income, segregated by revenue streams in-scope and out-of-scope of Topic 606:

									For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021						2020
															(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest Income
In-scope of Topic 606:
Trust income															$	2,516					$	2,111
Service charges on deposit accounts															4,047						4,745
Insurance and retail brokerage commissions															2,172						1,995
Card-related interchange income															6,427						5,262
Gain on sale of other loans and assets															169						159
Other income															980						944
Noninterest Income (in-scope of Topic 606)															16,311						15,216
Noninterest Income (out-of-scope of Topic 606)															11,044						4,057
Total Noninterest Income															$	27,355					$	19,273

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

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

This discussion and the related financial data are presented to assist in the understanding and evaluation of the consolidated financial condition and the results of operations of First Commonwealth Financial Corporation including its subsidiaries (“First Commonwealth”) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report that are not historical facts may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified as such. In addition, certain statements may be contained in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by us or with our approval that are not statements of historical fact and constitute “forward-looking statements” as well. These statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including uncertainties regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could be affected by many factors, including, but not limited to: (1) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on First Commonwealth and its customers; (2) volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets; (3) the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; (4) inflation, interest rate, commodity price, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (5) the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which First Commonwealth or its customers must comply; (6) the soundness of other financial institutions; (7) political instability; (8) impairment of First Commonwealth’s goodwill or other intangible assets; (9) acts of God or of war or terrorism; (10) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (11) changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits; (12) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of First Commonwealth’s borrowers; (13) technological changes; (14) acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; (15) First Commonwealth’s ability to attract and retain qualified employees; (16) changes in the competitive environment in First Commonwealth’s markets and among banking organizations and other financial service providers; (17) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (18) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; (19) the reliability of First Commonwealth’s vendors, internal control systems or information systems; (20) the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, the results of regulatory examinations or reviews and the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals; and (21) other risks and uncertainties described in this report and in the other reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Further, statements about the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual effects may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable, and in many cases beyond our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, clients, third parties and us.

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Explanation of Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

In addition to the results of operations presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), First Commonwealth management uses, and this quarterly report contains or references, certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is useful to investors in understanding our underlying operational performance and our business and performance trends as they facilitate comparison with the performance of others in the financial services industry. Although we believe that these non-

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GAAP financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.

We believe the presentation of net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis ensures comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practice. Interest income per the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income is reconciled to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable equivalent basis on page 49 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which follows, and with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes. 

									For the Three Months Ended March 31,
															2021						2020
															(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Net Income															$	39,770					$	4,727
Per Share Data:
Per Share Data: Basic Earnings per Share															$	0.41					$	0.05
Diluted Earnings per Share															0.41						0.05
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share															0.11						0.11
Average Balance:
Total assets															$	9,130,454					$	8,337,321
Total equity															1,076,555						1,071,318
End of Period Balance:
Net loans (1)															$	6,660,735					$	6,260,652
Total assets															9,416,989						8,515,105
Total deposits															7,869,256						6,923,088
Total equity															1,087,480						1,057,924
Key Ratios:
Return on average assets															1.77		%				0.23		%
Return on average equity															14.98		%				1.77		%
Dividends payout ratio															26.83		%				220.00		%
Average equity to average assets ratio															11.79		%				12.85		%
Net interest margin															3.40		%				3.65		%
Net loans to deposits ratio															84.64		%				90.43		%

(1) Includes loans held for sale.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

Net Income

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, First Commonwealth had net income of $39.8 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $4.7 million, or $0.05 diluted earnings per share, in the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in net income was primarily the result of a $4.4 million negative provision for credit losses recognized in the first quarter compared to an expense of $31.0 million in provision for credit losses recognized in the same period in 2020. This was partially offset by a $8.5 million increase in the income tax provision due to higher income before income taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company’s return on average equity was 14.98% and its return on average assets was 1.77%, compared to 1.77% and 0.23%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was $69.8 million in the first three months of 2021, compared to $68.1 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in net interest income can be attributed to a 51 basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities offset by a 64 basis point decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets. Net interest income comprises the majority of our operating revenue (net interest income before provision expense plus noninterest income), at 71.7% and 77.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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The net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis was 3.40% and 3.65% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. The decline in the net interest margin is primarily attributable to the lower level of interest rates largely offset by the amount and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

 

The taxable equivalent yield on interest-earning assets was 3.63% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of 64 basis points compared to the 4.27% yield for the same period in 2020. This decrease is largely due to a decrease in the loan portfolio yield, which declined by 53 basis points when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. Contributing to this decline was the yield on our adjustable and variable rate commercial loan portfolio, which declined 81 basis points as a result of the Federal Reserve's decrease of short-term interest rates in March 2020. During the first quarter of 2020, the Federal Reserve decreased the Federal Funds target rate by 150 basis points.

The loan yield for three months ended March 31, 2021, was impacted by $489.4 million in average PPP loans outstanding during the period. These loans were originated under the CARES Act and have a stated loan rate of 1% and a yield of 6.58% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. There were no PPP loans outstanding at March 31, 2020. The yield on PPP loans includes the recognition of PPP loan deferred processing fees, net of deferred origination costs, of $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. These amounts are recognized in interest income as a yield adjustment over the life of the loan with accelerated recognition when a loan is forgiven or paid off. As of March 31, 2021, we expect to recognize additional PPP related deferred processing fees, net of origination costs, of approximately $13.1 million as an adjustment to yield over the remaining terms of the loans. The balance of PPP loans outstanding at March 31, 2021 totaled $478.5 million. PPP loans increased the yield on total loans by 19 basis points and the net interest margin by 20 basis points during the three months ended March 31, 2021. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company originated $224.8 million in new PPP loans and received forgiveness on $230.6 million of PPP loans originated in prior quarters.

The investment portfolio yield decreased 51 basis points in comparison to the prior year as a result of the decrease in short-term interest rates. Investment portfolio purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2021 have been primarily in obligations of U.S. government agencies, obligations of other government-sponsored enterprises and obligations of states and political subdivisions with durations of approximately four to five years. Additionally, as a result of excess liquidity caused by significant growth in deposits during the past year, the average balance of interest-bearing deposits with banks, primarily represented by deposits placed with the Federal reserve, has increased from $7.3 million in 2020 to $340.8 million in 2021. The impact of the level and rate paid on interest-bearing deposits with banks decreased the yield on earning assets by 15 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Decreases in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities partially offset the negative impact of lower yields on interest-earning assets. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.34% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from 0.85% for the same period in 2020. Deposit growth due to the retention of PPP loan proceeds and the deposit of Federal stimulus checks combined to contribute to a decline in average short-term borrowings of $82.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Lower market interest rates and management's efforts to reduce deposit costs resulted in the cost of interest-bearing deposits decreasing 51 basis points and short-term borrowings decreasing 106 basis points in comparison to the same period last year.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, changes in interest rates negatively impacted net interest income by $6.7 million when compared with the same period in 2020. The lower yield on interest-earning assets negatively impacted net interest income by $12.7 million, while the decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities positively impacted net interest income by $6.0 million.

Changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities positively impacted net interest income by $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. Higher levels of interest-earning assets resulted in an increase of $7.3 million in interest income, and changes in the volume and mix of interest-bearing liabilities decreased interest expense by $1.0 million, primarily due to a decrease in time deposits. Average earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 increased $800.0 million, or 10.7%, compared to the same period in 2020. Average loans for the comparable period increased $525.6 million, or 8.4%.

Net interest income also benefited from a $793.1 million increase in average net free funds at March 31, 2021 as compared to March 31, 2020. Average net free funds are the excess of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, other noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity over noninterest-earning assets. The largest component of the increase in net free funds was an increase of $737.5 million, or 44.0%, in noninterest-bearing demand deposit average balances, primarily due to deposit growth related to PPP loan proceeds. Average time deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by $297.7 million compared to the comparable period in 2020, while the average rate paid on time deposits decreased 90 basis points compared to the same period in 2020.

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The following table reconciles interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income to net interest income adjusted to a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three months ended March 31:

 

			2021						2020
			(dollars in thousands)
Interest income per Consolidated Statements of Income			$	74,061					$	79,329
Adjustment to fully taxable equivalent basis			309						397
Interest income adjusted to fully taxable equivalent basis (non-GAAP)			74,370						79,726
Interest expense			4,619						11,605
Net interest income adjusted to fully taxable equivalent basis (non-GAAP)			$	69,751					$	68,121

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The following is an analysis of the average balance sheets and net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three months ended March 31:

 

			2021									2020
			Average Balance			Income / Expense (a)			Yield or Rate			Average Balance			Income / Expense (a)			Yield or Rate
			(dollars in thousands)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks			$	340,800		$	77		0.09		%	$	7,327		$	37		2.03		%
Tax-free investment securities			29,695			208			2.84			51,729			399			3.10
Taxable investment securities			1,159,612			5,507			1.93			1,196,643			7,237			2.43
Loans, net of unearned income (b)(c)(d)			6,781,451			68,578			4.10			6,255,825			72,053			4.63
Total interest-earning assets			8,311,558			74,370			3.63			7,511,524			79,726			4.27
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash			90,844									100,034
Allowance for credit losses			(106,197)									(52,693)
Other assets			834,249									778,456
Total noninterest-earning assets			818,896									825,797
Total Assets			$	9,130,454								$	8,337,321
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits			$	1,445,653		$	108		0.03		%	$	1,358,206		$	1,215		0.36		%
Savings deposits			3,158,169			971			0.12			2,857,117			3,847			0.54
Time deposits			528,265			973			0.75			825,966			3,387			1.65
Short-term borrowings			119,369			31			0.11			202,314			588			1.17
Long-term debt			233,113			2,536			4.41			234,050			2,568			4.41
Total interest-bearing liabilities			5,484,569			4,619			0.34			5,477,653			11,605			0.85
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits			2,413,887									1,676,362
Other liabilities			155,443									111,988
Shareholders’ equity			1,076,555									1,071,318
Total Noninterest-Bearing Funding Sources			3,645,885									2,859,668
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity			$	9,130,454								$	8,337,321
Net Interest Income and Net Yield on Interest-Earning Assets						$	69,751		3.40		%				$	68,121		3.65		%

(a)Income on interest-earning assets has been computed on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the 21% federal income tax statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

(b)Loan balances include held for sale and nonaccrual loans. Income on nonaccrual loans is accounted for on the cash basis.

(c)Loan income includes loan fees earned.

(d)     Includes held for sale loans.

 

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The following table shows the effect of changes in volumes and rates on interest income and interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared with March 31, 2020:

 

						Analysis of Year-to-Year Changes in Net Interest Income
						Total Change						Change Due To Volume						Change Due To Rate (a)
						(dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits with banks						$	40					$	1,683					$	(1,643)
Tax-free investment securities						(191)						(170)						(21)
Taxable investment securities						(1,730)						(224)						(1,506)
Loans						(3,475)						6,051						(9,526)
Total interest income (b)						(5,356)						7,340						(12,696)
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand deposits						(1,107)						78						(1,185)
Savings deposits						(2,876)						404						(3,280)
Time deposits						(2,414)						(1,221)						(1,193)
Short-term borrowings						(557)						(241)						(316)
Long-term debt						(32)						(10)						(22)
Total interest expense						(6,986)						(990)						(5,996)
Net interest income						$	1,630					$	8,330					$	(6,700)

 

(a)Changes in interest income or expense not arising solely as a result of volume or rate variances are allocated to rate variances.

(b)Changes in interest income have been computed on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the 21% federal income tax statutory rate.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses is determined based on management’s estimates of the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses needed for expected losses inherent in the loan portfolio and on off-balance sheet commitments. The provision for credit losses is an amount added to the allowance, against which credit losses are charged.

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The table below provides a breakout of the provision for credit losses by loan category for the three months ended March 31: 

			2021									2020
			Dollars			Percentage						Dollars			Percentage
			(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other			$	5,093		(399)		%				$	7,899		26		%
Time and demand			4,960			(389)
Commercial credit cards			133			(10)
Real estate construction			(3,945)			309						294			1
Residential real estate			(1,461)			115						4,133			13
Residential first lien			(692)			55
Residential junior lien/home equity			(769)			60
Commercial real estate			(2,774)			217						12,957			42
Multifamily			(1,988)			156
Nonowner occupied			985			(77)
Owner occupied			(1,771)			138
Loans to individuals			1,811			(142)						5,684			18
Automobile			1,254			(98)
Consumer credit cards			205			(16)
Consumer other			352			(28)
Provision for credit losses on loans			$	(1,276)		100		%				$	30,967		100		%
Provision for off-balance sheet credit exposure			(3,114)									—
Total provision for credit losses			$	(4,390)								$	30,967

The provision for credit losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased in comparison to the three months ended March 31, 2020 by $32.2 million. The level of provision expense in the three months ended March 31, 2021 is primarily the result of an improved economic forecast, which reflects a decline in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and expected loan losses. Also impacting provision for credit losses on loans is a decrease of $1.8 million in reserves on individually analyzed loans and $3.3 million in net charge-offs.

Because PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA, there is no allowance for credit losses recognized for these loans. As previously indicated, an improved economic forecast provided for a lower level of allowance for credit losses and therefore resulted in negative provision expense for the first quarter of 2021. Two loan categories, Commercial, financial, agricultural and other loans as well as Loans to Individuals reflected provision expense in the first quarter of 2021. The provision expense for Commercial, financial, agricultural and other loans was a result of net charge-offs and an increase in qualitative reserves. Provision expense for Loans to Individuals can be attributed to loan growth in that category as well as net charge-offs.

The level of provision expense in the first three months of 2020 was primarily to build up the allowance for loan loss in order to provide for expected credit losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing to the higher provision in the first quarter of 2020 was $7.4 million in specific reserves, of which $4.4 million related to loans for three commercial real estate borrowers that were placed on nonperforming status as of March 31, 2020. Net charge-offs during the first quarter of 2020 totaled $3.5 million.

The allowance for credit losses was $96.8 million, or 1.44%, of total loans outstanding at March 31, 2021, compared to $101.3 million, or 1.50%, at December 31, 2020 and $79.1 million, or 1.25%, at March 31, 2020. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans decreased to 0.75% at March 31, 2021 from 0.80% at December 31, 2020 and 0.93% as of March 31, 2020. The allowance to nonperforming loan ratio was 192.06%, 187.43% and 133.71% as of March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectively.

 

Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is at a level deemed appropriate to absorb expected losses inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2021.

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Below is an analysis of the consolidated allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and the year-ended December 31, 2020:

 

						March 31, 2021						March 31, 2020						December 31, 2020
						(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period						$	101,309					$	51,637					$	51,637
Adoption of accounting standard - ASU 2016-13(1)						—						—						13,393
Loans charged off:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other						569						486						6,318
Real estate construction						—						—						—
Residential real estate						105						577						1,040
Commercial real estate						1,550						266						4,939
Loans to individuals						1,541						2,619						6,953
Total loans charged off						3,765						3,948						19,250
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other						90						81						314
Real estate construction						—						—						26
Residential real estate						37						75						414
Commercial real estate						39						44						312
Loans to individuals						329						219						991
Total recoveries						495						419						2,057
Net charge-offs						3,270						3,529						17,193
Provision for credit losses on loans charged to expense						(1,276)						30,967						53,472
Balance, end of period						$	96,763					$	79,075					$	101,309
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans outstanding (annualized)						0.20		%				0.23		%				0.26		%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of end-of-period loans outstanding						1.44		%				1.25		%				1.50		%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of end-of-period loans outstanding, excluding PPP loans						1.55		%				1.25		%				1.61		%

(1) CECL was adopted on December 31, 2020 in accordance with relief provided under the CARES Act.

Noninterest Income

The following table presents the components of noninterest income for the three months ended March 31: 

						2021						2020						$ Change						% Change
						(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest Income:
Trust income						$	2,516					$	2,111					$	405					19		%
Service charges on deposit accounts						4,047						4,745						(698)						(15)
Insurance and retail brokerage commissions						2,172						1,995						177						9
Income from bank owned life insurance						1,951						1,616						335						21
Card-related interchange income						6,427						5,262						1,165						22
Swap fee income						146						214						(68)						(32)
Other income						1,924						1,807						117						6
Subtotal						19,183						17,750						1,433						8
Net securities gains						6						19						(13)						(68)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans						5,046						2,546						2,500						98
Gain on sale of other loans and assets						1,690						699						991						142
Derivatives mark to market						1,430						(1,741)						3,171						(182)
Total noninterest income						$	27,355					$	19,273					$	8,082					42		%

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Total noninterest income, excluding net securities gains, gain on sale of mortgage loans, gain on sale of other loans and assets and derivatives mark to market for the three months ended March 31, 2021 increased $1.4 million, or 8%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. Card-related interchange income increased $1.2 million due to growth in customer accounts and transactions. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased $0.7 million. The lower level of service charge on deposit accounts is a result of customers maintaining higher deposit balances due to federal stimulus funds.

Total noninterest income increased $8.1 million, or 42%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The most significant changes, other than the changes noted above, include a $2.5 million increase in gain on sale of mortgage loans as a result of growth in our mortgage lending area. The mark to market adjustment on interest rate swaps entered into for our commercial customers resulted in an increase of $3.2 million in noninterest income compared to the prior year period. This adjustment does not reflect a realized gain on the swaps, but rather relates to change in fair value due to movements in corporate bond spreads and swap rates. The gain on sale of other loans and assets increased $1.0 million due to a higher volume of loans being sold in the first three months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

Noninterest Expense

The following table presents the components of noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31: 

						2021						2020						$ Change						% Change
						(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and employee benefits						$	28,671					$	29,977					$	(1,306)					(4)		%
Net occupancy						4,773						4,973						(200)						(4)
Furniture and equipment						3,948						3,778						170						4
Data processing						3,052						2,467						585						24
Advertising and promotion						1,324						1,150						174						15
Contributions						731						472						259						55
Pennsylvania shares tax						832						738						94						13
Intangible amortization						866						934						(68)						(7)
Other professional fees and services						751						898						(147)						(16)
FDIC insurance						696						28						668						2,386
Other operating						5,613						4,230						1,383						33
Subtotal						51,257						49,645						1,612						3
Loss on sale or write-down of assets						9						213						(204)						(96)
COVID-19 related						74						23						51						222
Branch consolidation						40						—						40						—
Litigation and operational losses						479						390						89						23
Total noninterest expense						$	51,859					$	50,271					$	1,588					3		%

Noninterest expense increased $1.6 million, or 3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Contributing to the increase in expense in 2021 is a $1.4 million increase in Other operating expenses as a result a $2.5 million credit in unfunded commitment expense recognized in 2020, with no similar credit in 2021. As a result of the adoption of CECL, the unfunded commitment expense is now recorded as part of provision for credit losses. FDIC insurance increased $0.7 million in comparison to the prior period as a result of a $0.6 million assessment credit received in 2020 due to the FDIC deposit insurance fund reaching the required minimum reserve ratio. There was no similar credit in 2021. Partially offsetting these increases is a $1.3 million decrease in salaries and employee benefits as a result of a $0.5 million decline in hospitalization expense as well as $0.2 million in salary and benefit costs related to the origination of PPP loans during the first quarter of 2021.

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Income Tax

The provision for income taxes increased $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the corresponding period in 2020. 

We applied the “annual effective tax rate approach” to determine the provision for income taxes, which applies an annual forecast of tax expense as a percentage of expected full year income, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

We generate an annual effective tax rate that is less than the statutory rate of 21% due to benefits resulting from tax-exempt interest, income from bank owned life insurance and tax benefits associated with low income housing tax credits, all of which are relatively consistent regardless of the level of pretax income. These provided for an annual effective tax rate of 19.4% and 17.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

As of March 31, 2021, our deferred tax assets totaled $21.1 million. Based on our evaluation, we determined that it is more likely than not that all of these assets will be realized. As a result, a valuation allowance against these assets was not recorded. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, we estimate future taxable income based on management approved forecasts, evaluation of historical earning levels and consideration of potential tax strategies. If future events differ from our current forecasts, we may need to establish a valuation allowance, which could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Liquidity

Liquidity refers to our ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers as well as our operating cash needs with cost-effective funding. We generate funds to meet these needs primarily through the core deposit base of First Commonwealth Bank and the maturity or repayment of loans and other interest-earning assets, including investments. During the first three months of 2021, the maturity and redemption of investment securities provided $235.9 million in liquidity. These funds contributed to the liquidity used to originate loans, purchase investment securities and fund depositor withdrawals.

We also have available unused wholesale sources of liquidity, including overnight federal funds and repurchase agreements, advances from the FHLB of Pittsburgh, borrowings through the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (“FRB”) and access to certificates of deposit through brokers.

We participate in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Services (“CDARS”) program as part of an Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) strategy to increase and diversify funding sources. As of March 31, 2021, our maximum borrowing capacity under this program was $0.9 billion and as of that date there was $7.5 million outstanding with an average weighted rate of 0.39% and an average original term of 303 days. These deposits are part of a reciprocal program which allows our depositors to receive expanded FDIC coverage by placing multiple certificates of deposit at other CDARS member banks.

An additional source of liquidity is the FRB Borrower-in-Custody of Collateral program, which enables us to pledge certain loans that are not being used as collateral at the FHLB as collateral for borrowings at the FRB. At March 31, 2021, the borrowing capacity under this program totaled $861.5 million and there was no balance outstanding. As of March 31, 2021, our maximum borrowing capacity at the FHLB of Pittsburgh was $1.8 billion and as of that date amounts used against this capacity included $56.1 million in outstanding borrowings and no outstanding letters of credit.

We also have available unused federal funds lines with five correspondent banks. These lines have an aggregate commitment of $180.0 million with no outstanding balance as of March 31, 2021. In addition, we have available unused repo lines with three correspondent banks. These lines have an aggregate commitment of $584.8 million with no outstanding balance as of March 31, 2021.

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation has an unsecured $20.0 million line of credit with another financial institution. As of March 31, 2021, there are no amounts outstanding on this line.

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First Commonwealth’s long-term liquidity source is its core deposit base. Core deposits are the most stable source of liquidity a bank can have due to the long-term relationship with a deposit customer. The following table shows a breakdown of the components of First Commonwealth’s deposits: 

						March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
						(dollars in thousands)
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits(a)						$	2,616,303					$	2,319,958
Interest-bearing demand deposits(a)						267,571						250,353
Savings deposits(a)						4,501,456						4,305,391
Time deposits						483,926						562,964
Total						$	7,869,256					$	7,438,666

(a)Balances include reallocations from noninterest-bearing demand deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits into savings deposits, which were made for regulatory purposes.

The level of deposits during any period is influenced by factors outside of management’s control, such as the level of short-term and long-term market interest rates and yields offered on competing investments, such as money market mutual funds.

During the first three months of 2021, total deposits increased $430.6 million. Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits increased $213.3 million, noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $296.3 million and time deposits decreased $79.0 million. The deposit increase is a result of elevated customer deposit balances from PPP loan proceeds and the deposit of Federal stimulus checks into our customers' deposit accounts.

Market Risk

The following gap analysis compares the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities subject to repricing over a period of time. The ratio of rate-sensitive assets to rate-sensitive liabilities repricing within a one-year period was 0.50 and 0.51 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. A ratio of less than one indicates a higher level of repricing liabilities over repricing assets over the next twelve months. The level of First Commonwealth's ratio is largely driven by the modeling of interest-bearing non-maturity deposits, which are included in the analysis as repricing within one year.

 

Gap analysis has limitations due to the static nature of the model that holds volumes and consumer behaviors constant in all economic and interest rate scenarios. A lower level of rate sensitive assets to rate sensitive liabilities repricing in one year could indicate reduced net interest income in a rising interest rate scenario, and conversely, increased net interest income in a declining interest rate scenario. However, the gap analysis incorporates only the level of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and not the sensitivity each has to changes in interest rates. The impact of the sensitivity to changes in interest rates is provided in the table below the gap analysis.

The following is the gap analysis as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020: 

						March 31, 2021
						0-90 Days						91-180 Days						181-365 Days						Cumulative 0-365 Days						Over 1 Year Through 5 Years						Over 5 Years
						(dollars in thousands)
Loans						$	570,814					$	455,463					$	950,072					$	1,976,349					$	3,736,936					$	971,342
Investments						90,621						66,604						132,044						289,269						633,644						482,407
Other interest-earning assets						420,645						—						—						420,645						—						—
Total interest-sensitive assets (ISA)						1,082,080						522,067						1,082,116						2,686,263						4,370,580						1,453,749
Certificates of deposit						142,329						87,277						122,419						352,025						129,795						1,998
Other deposits						4,769,027						—						—						4,769,027						—						—
Borrowings						233,034						105						210						233,349						1,682						103,986
Total interest-sensitive liabilities (ISL)						5,144,390						87,382						122,629						5,354,401						131,477						105,984
Gap						$	(4,062,310)					$	434,685					$	959,487					$	(2,668,138)					$	4,239,103					$	1,347,765
ISA/ISL						0.21						5.97						8.82						0.50						33.24						13.72
Gap/Total assets						43.14		%				4.62		%				10.19		%				28.33		%				45.02		%				14.31		%

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						December 31, 2020
						0-90 Days						91-180 Days						181-365 Days						Cumulative 0-365 Days						Over 1 Year Through 5 Years						Over 5 Years
						(dollars in thousands)
Loans						$	596,292					$	495,759					$	942,174					$	2,034,225					$	3,424,936					$	1,270,694
Investments						109,706						82,052						158,357						350,115						495,013						150,976
Other interest-earning assets						256,572						—						—						256,572						—						—
Total interest-sensitive assets (ISA)						962,570						577,811						1,100,531						2,640,912						3,919,949						1,421,670
Certificates of deposit						163,340						120,458						135,285						419,083						141,577						2,153
Other deposits						4,555,744						—						—						4,555,744						—						—
Borrowings						189,645						50,105						209						239,959						1,673						104,166
Total interest-sensitive liabilities (ISL)						4,908,729						170,563						135,494						5,214,786						143,250						106,319
Gap						$	(3,946,159)					$	407,248					$	965,037					$	(2,573,874)					$	3,776,699					$	1,315,351
ISA/ISL						0.20						3.39						8.12						0.51						27.36						13.37
Gap/Total assets						43.52		%				4.49		%				10.64		%				28.38		%				41.65		%				14.51		%

The following table presents an analysis of the potential sensitivity of our annual net interest income to gradual changes in interest rates over a 12-month time frame as compared with net interest income if rates remained unchanged and there are no changes in balance sheet categories.

 

						Net interest income change (12 months) for basis point movements of:
						-200						-100						+100						+200
						(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2021 ($)						$	(6,890)					$	(3,667)					$	2,792					$	5,299
March 31, 2021 (%)						(2.50)		%				(1.33)		%				1.01		%				1.92		%
December 31, 2020 ($)						$	(4,911)					$	(2,621)					$	3,340					$	6,229
December 31, 2020 (%)						(1.79)		%				(0.95)		%				1.22		%				2.27		%

The following table represents the potential sensitivity of our annual net interest income to immediate changes in interest rates versus if rates remained unchanged and there are no changes in balance sheet categories.

						Net interest income change (12 months) for basis point movements of:
						-200						-100						+100						+200
						(dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2021 ($)						$	(20,683)					$	(13,336)					$	8,557					$	16,713
March 31, 2021 (%)						(7.51)		%				(4.84)		%				3.11		%				6.06		%
December 31, 2020 ($)						$	(13,807)					$	(9,175)					$	9,921					$	18,408
December 31, 2020 (%)						(5.03)		%				(3.34)		%				3.61		%				6.70		%

The analysis and model used to quantify the sensitivity of our net interest income becomes less meaningful in a decreasing 200 basis point scenario given the current interest rate environment. Results of the 100 and 200 basis point interest rate decline scenario are affected by the fact that many of our interest-bearing liabilities are at rates below 1%, with an assumed floor of zero in the model. In the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities averaged 0.34% and 0.85%, respectively, and the yield on our average interest-earning assets, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, averaged 3.63% and 4.27%, respectively.

Asset/liability models require that certain assumptions be made, such as prepayment rates on earning assets and the impact of pricing on non-maturity deposits, which may differ from actual experience. These business assumptions are based upon our

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experience, business plans and published industry experience. While management believes such assumptions to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that modeled results will approximate actual results.

Credit Risk

First Commonwealth maintains an allowance for credit losses at a level deemed sufficient for losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the date of each statement of financial condition. Management reviews the appropriateness of the allowance on a quarterly basis to ensure that the provision for credit losses has been charged against earnings in an amount necessary to maintain the allowance at a level that is appropriate based on management’s assessment of probable estimated losses.

First Commonwealth’s methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses consists of several key elements. These elements include an assessment of individual nonperforming loans with a balance greater than $250 thousand, loss experience trends and other relevant factors.

First Commonwealth also maintains a reserve for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit based upon credit risk and probability of funding. The reserve totaled $4.3 million at March 31, 2021 and is classified in "Other liabilities" on the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual loans and loans classified as troubled debt restructurings. Nonaccrual loans represent loans on which interest accruals have been discontinued. Troubled debt restructured loans are those loans whose terms have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of principal or interest as a result of the deteriorating financial position of the borrower, who could not obtain comparable terms from alternative financing sources. In the first three months of 2021, seven loans totaling $6.6 million were identified as troubled debt restructurings.

The balance of troubled debt restructured loans increased $4.1 million from December 31, 2020. Changes during the first three months of 2021 can be attributed to new restructurings in conjunction with bankruptcy, including a $6.3 million commercial relationship, offset by payments received on existing troubled debt restructured loans, including the payoff of $1.7 million of two commercial loan relationship. Please refer to Note 7 “Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses,” for additional information on troubled debt restructurings.

In March 2020, the Company began offering short-term loan modifications to assist borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. These modifications typically provide for the deferral of both principal and interest for 90 days. The CARES Act, along with a joint agency statement issued by banking regulators, provides that modifications meeting certain criteria made in response to COVID-19 do not need to be accounted for as a TDR. As of March 31, 2021, loan customers with an aggregate principal balance of $136.6 million were still in a payment deferral period. It is possible that some of these deferrals will be extended in order to provide support for certain COVID-19 impacted customers.

We discontinue interest accruals on a loan when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to fully collect principal or interest due according to the contractual terms of the loan. A loan is also placed on nonaccrual status when, based on regulatory definitions, the loan is maintained on a “cash basis” due to the weakened financial condition of the borrower. Generally, loans 90 days or more past due are placed on nonaccrual status, except for consumer loans, which are placed on nonaccrual status at 150 days past due.

Nonperforming loans are closely monitored on an ongoing basis as part of our loan review and work-out process. The probable risk of loss on these loans is evaluated by comparing the loan balance to the fair value of any underlying collateral or the present value of projected future cash flows. Losses or a specifically assigned allowance for loan losses are recognized where appropriate.

Nonperforming loans, including loans held for sale, decreased $3.7 million to $50.4 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $54.1 million at December 31, 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $7.4 million of loans were moved to nonaccrual including the transfer of one commercial real estate relationships totaling $6.3 million. Offsetting these additions was a sale of a $5.0 million commercial real estate relationship, a $1.0 million payoff of a commercial, financial, agriculture and other relationship, a $0.8 million payoff of a commercial real estate relationship and a $1.4 million charge-off of a commercial real estate relationship.

The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 192.06% as of March 31, 2021, compared to 187.43% at December 31, 2020, and 133.71% at March 31, 2020. The amount of specific reserves included in the allowance for nonperforming loans was determined by using fair values obtained from current appraisals and updated discounted cash flow analyses. The allowance for credit losses includes specific reserves of $3.1 million and general reserves of $93.7 million as of March 31, 2021. Specific reserves decreased $1.8 million from December 31, 2020, and $6.7 million from March 31, 2020.

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The decrease from both periods is primarily due to the charge-off and payoffs of relationships with specific reserves assigned. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is at a level deemed sufficient to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2021.

Criticized loans totaled $272.1 million at March 31, 2021 and represented 4.0% of the loan portfolio. The level of criticized loans decreased as of March 31, 2021 when compared to December 31, 2020, by $30.7 million, or 10.1%. Classified loans totaled $72.0 million at March 31, 2021 compared to $76.2 million at December 31, 2020, a decrease of $4.2 million, or 5%. The decrease in criticized loans is the result of the aforementioned changes in nonperforming loans as well as credit upgrades on borrowers primarily in the hospitality sector. Delinquency on accruing loans for the same period decreased $4.2 million, or 35%, the majority of which are residential real estate and consumer loans.

The allowance for credit losses was $96.8 million at March 31, 2021, or 1.44% of total loans outstanding, compared to 1.50% reported at December 31, 2020, and 1.25% at March 31, 2020. General reserves, or the portion of the allowance related to loans that were not specifically evaluated for impairment, as a percentage of performing loans were 1.40% at March 31, 2021 compared to 1.43% at December 31, 2020 and 1.11% at March 31, 2020. The decrease in the general reserve from December 31, 2020 is reflective of lower unemployment rates utilized to forecast future loan losses at March 31, 2021. The increase in general reserves from March 31, 2020 can be attributed to the adoption of CECL.

The following table provides information related to nonperforming assets, the allowance for credit losses and other credit-related measures: 

						March 31,																								December 31, 2020
						2021												2020
						(dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming Loans:
Loans on nonaccrual basis						$	23,056											$	46,109											$	30,801
Troubled debt restructured loans on nonaccrual basis						20,628												5,522												14,740
Troubled debt restructured loans on accrual basis						6,697												7,509												8,512
Total nonperforming loans						$	50,381											$	59,140											$	54,053
Loans past due 30 to 90 days and still accruing						$	6,837											$	10,683											$	10,638
Loans past due in excess of 90 days and still accruing						$	1,079											$	1,427											$	1,523
Other real estate owned						$	916											$	2,697											$	1,215
Loans held for sale at end of period						$	20,604											$	25,783											$	33,436
Portfolio loans outstanding at end of period						$	6,736,894											$	6,313,944											$	6,761,183
Average loans outstanding						$	6,781,451					(a)						$	6,255,825					(a)						$	6,737,339					(b)
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans						0.75		%										0.93		%										0.80		%
Provision for credit losses						$	(1,276)					(a)						$	30,967					(a)						$	53,472					(b)
Allowance for credit losses						$	96,763											$	79,075											$	101,309
Net charge-offs						$	3,270					(a)						$	3,529					(a)						$	17,193					(b)
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans outstanding (annualized)						0.20		%										0.23		%										0.26		%
Provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs						(39.02)		%				(a)						877.50		%				(a)						311.01		%				(b)
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of end-of-period loans outstanding (c)						1.44		%										1.25		%										1.50		%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of end-of-period loans outstanding, excluding PPP loans (c)						1.55		%										1.25		%										1.61		%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans (d)						192.06		%										133.71		%										187.43		%

 

(a)For the three-month period ended.

(b)For the twelve-month period ended.

(c)Does not include loans held for sale.

(d)Does not include nonperforming loans held for sale.

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The following tables show the outstanding balances of our loan portfolio and the breakdown of net charge-offs and nonperforming loans, excluding loans held for sale, by loan type as of and for the periods presented:

 

						March 31, 2021												December 31, 2020
						Amount						%						Amount						%
						(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other						$	1,555,671					23		%				$	1,555,986					23		%
Real estate construction						404,580						6						427,221						6
Residential real estate						1,756,615						26						1,750,592						26
Commercial real estate						2,167,506						32						2,211,569						33
Loans to individuals						852,522						13						815,815						12
Total loans and leases net of unearned income						$	6,736,894					100		%				$	6,761,183					100		%

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, loans decreased $24.3 million, or 0.4%, compared to balances outstanding at December 31, 2020.

Real estate construction loans decreased $22.6 million, or 5.3%, primarily due to the completion of both commercial and residential real estate construction. Residential real estate grew $6.0 million, or 0.3%, primarily due to originations of closed-end 1-4 family mortgage loans. Commercial real estate loans decreased $44.1 million, or 2.0%, primarily due to payoffs and less new volume. Loans to individuals increased $36.7 million, or 4.5%, as a result of growth in the indirect auto and recreational vehicle portfolio of $46.3 million offset by a decrease in other consumer loans of $9.4 million.

As indicated in the table below, commercial real estate and residential real estate loans represent a significant portion of the nonperforming loans as of March 31, 2021. See discussions related to the provision for credit losses and loans for more information.

						For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021																		As of March 31, 2021
						Net Charge- offs						% of Total Net Charge-offs						Net Charge- offs as a % of Average Loans (annualized)						Nonperforming Loans						% of Total Nonperforming Loans						Nonperforming Loans as a % of Total Loans
						(dollars in thousands)
Commercial, financial, agricultural and other						$	479					14.65		%				0.03		%				$	10,737					21.31		%				0.16		%
Real estate construction						—						—						—						54						0.11						—
Residential real estate						68						2.08						0.01						10,814						21.46						0.16
Commercial real estate						1,511						46.21						0.09						28,271						56.12						0.42
Loans to individuals						1,212						37.06						0.07						505						1.00						0.01
Total loans, net of unearned income						$	3,270					100.00		%				0.20		%				$	50,381					100.00		%				0.75		%

Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $3.3 million, compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The most significant charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2021 included a $1.4 million charge-off related to a commercial real estate loan relationship, as well as $1.2 million in net charge-offs related to loans to individuals, primarily indirect auto loans and personal credit lines. See discussions related to the provision for credit losses and loans for more information.

Capital Resources

At March 31, 2021, shareholders’ equity was $1.1 billion, an increase of $18.9 million from December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily the result of $39.8 million in net income, $2.3 million in treasury stock sales and an increase of $11.0 million in the fair value of available for sale investments. These increases were partially offset by $10.6 million of dividends paid to shareholders and $1.6 million of common stock repurchases. Cash dividends declared per common share were $0.11 for each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

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

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

Effective January 1, 2015, the Company became subject to the new regulatory risk-based capital rules adopted by the federal banking agencies implementing Basel III. The most significant changes included higher minimum capital requirements, as the minimum Tier I capital ratio increased from 4.0% to 6.0% and a new common equity Tier I capital ratio was established with a minimum level of 4.5%. Additionally, the rules improved the quality of capital by providing stricter eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments and provide for a phase-in, beginning January 1, 2016, of a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets. This buffer, which was fully phased-in as of January 1, 2019, provides a requirement to hold common equity Tier 1 capital above the minimum risk-based capital requirements, resulting in an effective common equity Tier I risk-weighted asset minimum ratio of 7.0% on a fully phased-in basis.

The Basel III Rules also permit banking organizations with less than $15.0 billion in assets to retain, through a one-time election, the existing treatment for accumulated other comprehensive income, which currently does not affect regulatory capital. The Company elected to retain this treatment, which reduces the volatility of regulatory capital levels.

During the second quarter of 2018, First Commonwealth Bank, the Company's banking subsidiary, issued $100 million in subordinated debt, which under the regulatory rules qualifies as Tier II capital. This subordinated debt issuance increased the total risk-based capital ratio by 160 basis points.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $478.5 million in PPP loans outstanding under the CARES Act. Because these loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, banking regulators confirmed that they have a zero percent risk weight under applicable risk-based capital rules. Additionally, a bank may exclude all PPP loans pledged as collateral to the Federal Reserve's PPP Facility from average total assets when calculating its leverage ratio, while PPP loans that are not pledged as collateral to the PPP Facility will be included. The PPP loans originated by the Company are included in our leverage ratio as of March 31, 2021, as we did not utilize the PPP Facility.

As of March 31, 2021, First Commonwealth and First Commonwealth Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject and were considered well-capitalized under the regulatory rules, all on a fully phased-in basis. To be considered well capitalized, the Company must maintain minimum Total risk-based capital, Tier I risk-based capital, Tier I leverage ratio and Common equity tier I risk-based capital as set forth in the table below:

			Actual																		Minimum Capital Required												Required to be Considered Well Capitalized
			Capital Amount						Ratio																		Capital Amount						Ratio						Capital Amount						Ratio
			(dollars in thousands)
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation			$	1,035,304					15.27		%																$	711,846					10.50		%				$	677,948					10.00		%
First Commonwealth Bank			990,442						14.64																		710,385						10.50						676,557						10.00
Tier I Capital to Risk Weighted Assets
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation			$	857,066					12.64		%																$	576,256					8.50		%				$	542,359					8.00		%
First Commonwealth Bank			812,204						12.00																		575,073						8.50						541,246						8.00
Tier I Capital to Average Assets
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation			$	857,066					9.72		%																$	352,539					4.00		%				$	440,674					5.00		%
First Commonwealth Bank			812,204						9.23																		351,904						4.00						439,880						5.00
Common Equity Tier I to Risk Weighted Assets
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation			$	787,066					11.61		%																$	474,564					7.00		%				$	440,666					6.50		%
First Commonwealth Bank			812,204						12.00																		473,590						7.00						439,762						6.50

On April 27, 2021, First Commonwealth Financial Corporation declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share payable on May 21, 2021 to shareholders of record as of May 7, 2021. The timing and amount of future dividends are at the discretion of First Commonwealth's Board of Directors based upon, among other factors, capital levels, asset quality, liquidity and current and projected earnings.

In January 2021, a share repurchase program was authorized by the Board of Directors for up to an additional $25.0 million in shares of the Company's common stock. As of March 31, 2021, 28,012 common shares were repurchased at an average price of $13.99 per share.

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

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New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, FASB released Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which

provides optional guidance to ease the accounting burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects from, reference rate

reform on financial reporting. The new standard is a result of the potential discontinuance of the London Interbank Offered Rate

("LIBOR") as an available benchmark rate. The standard is elective and provides optional expedients and exceptions for

applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, or other transactions that reference LIBOR, or another reference rate

expected to be discontinued. The amendments in the update are effective for all entities between March 12, 2020 and December

31, 2022. The Company has established a cross-functional working group to manage the Company’s transition from LIBOR.

Products that utilize LIBOR have been identified and have incorporated enhanced language to accommodate the transition to

alternative reference rates. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of adopting the new standard and at this time does

not expect it to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Information appearing in Item 2 of this report under the caption “Market Risk” is incorporated by reference in response to this item.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

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ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this item is set forth in Part I, Item 1, Note 5, "Commitments and Contingent Liabilities," which is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

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

    

    On January 25, 2021, a share repurchase program was authorized for up to $25.0 million in shares of the Company's common stock. The following table details the amount of shares repurchased under this program in the first quarter of 2021:

Month Ending:			Total Number of Shares Purchased						Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)						Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs						Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs*
January 31, 2021			—						—						—						2,131,287
February 28, 2021			—						—						—						1,864,280
March 31, 2021			28,012						13.99						28,012						1,712,460
Total			28,012						$	13.99					28,012
* Remaining number of shares approved under the Plan is based on the market value of the Company's common stock of $11.73 at January 31, 2021, $13.41 at February 28, 2021 and $14.37 at March 31, 2021.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

    None

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

    Not applicable

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

    None

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

Description

Incorporated by Reference to

10.1

2021 Annual Incentive Plan

Filed herewith

10.2

2021-2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Filed herewith

31.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

31.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

32.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

32.2

Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

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The following materials from First Commonwealth Financial Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note that XBRL tags are embedded within the document.

Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

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

FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 

DATED: May 7, 2021						/s/ T. Michael Price
						T. Michael Price President and Chief Executive Officer
DATED: May 7, 2021						/s/ James R. Reske
						James R. Reske Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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