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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

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: 001-36872

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Mississippi

 

64-0693170

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)



 

 

Hancock Whitney Plaza, 2510 14th Street,

Gulfport, Mississippi

 

39501

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(228) 868-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

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

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

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards 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

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

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $3.33 per share

HWC

Nasdaq

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 

87,214,220 common shares were outstanding as of October 31, 2019.

 

 

 


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Hancock Whitney Corporation

Index

Part I. Financial Information

Page

Number

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

4

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

6

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

7

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

8

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – September 30, 2019 and 2018

9

ITEM 2.

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

39

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

62

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.

Default on Senior Securities

N/A

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

N/A

ITEM 5.

Other Information

N/A

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

64

Signatures

65

 

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Hancock Whitney Corporation

Glossary of Defined Terms

Entities:

Hancock Whitney Corporation – a financial holding company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Hancock Whitney Bank – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hancock Whitney Corporation through which Hancock Whitney Corporation conducts its banking operations

Company – Hancock Whitney Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries

Parent – Hancock Whitney Corporation, exclusive of its subsidiaries

Bank – Hancock Whitney Bank

Other Terms:

AFS – available for sale securities

AOCI – accumulated other comprehensive income or loss

ALLL – allowance for loan and lease losses

ASC – Accounting Standards Codification

ASU – Accounting Standards Update

ATM - automated teller machine

Basel III - Basel Committee's 2010 Regulatory Capital Framework (Third Accord)

Beta – amount by which deposit or loan costs change in response to movement in short-term interest rates

Beige Book - Federal Reserve’s Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions  

BOLI – bank-owned life insurance

bp(s) – Basis point(s)

C&I – commercial and industrial loans

Capital One – Capital One, National Association, from which the Company acquired a trust and asset management business in July 2018.

CECL – Current Expected Credit Losses, the Accounting Standards Update effective for the Company on January 1, 2020

CD – certificate of deposit

CDE – Community Development Entity

CMO – collateralized mortgage obligation

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve Bank – The 12 banks that are the operating arms of the U.S. central bank. They implement the policies of the Federal Reserve Board and also conduct economic research.

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America

HFC – Harrison Finance Company, a former consumer finance subsidiary

HTM – held to maturity securities

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIHTC – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

MD&A – management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

MidSouth – MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., an entity the Company acquired on September 21, 2019

NAICS – North American Industry Classification System

NII – net interest income

n/m – not meaningful

OCI – other comprehensive income

OFI – Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions

ORE – other real estate defined as foreclosed and surplus real estate

PCI – purchased credit impaired loans

Repos – securities sold under agreements to repurchase

SEC – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act – Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Tax Act – Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

te – taxable equivalent adjustment, or the term used to indicate that a financial measure is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis

TDR – troubled debt restructuring (as defined in ASC 310-40)

TSR – total shareholder return

U.S. Treasury – The United States Department of the Treasury

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

468,063

 

 

$

383,372

 

Interest-bearing bank deposits

 

 

47,604

 

 

 

110,579

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

1,909

 

 

 

515

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,480,949 and $2,755,806)

 

 

3,549,657

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $2,920,356 and $2,935,856)

 

 

2,855,062

 

 

 

2,979,547

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

75,789

 

 

 

28,150

 

Loans

 

 

21,035,952

 

 

 

20,026,411

 

Less: allowance for loan losses

 

 

(195,572

)

 

 

(194,514

)

Loans, net

 

 

20,840,380

 

 

 

19,831,897

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $245,013 and $225,969

 

 

382,934

 

 

 

353,668

 

Right of use assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9,328

 

 

113,598

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

41,768

 

 

 

35,047

 

Other real estate and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

30,955

 

 

 

26,270

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

93,038

 

 

 

86,681

 

Goodwill

 

 

861,291

 

 

 

790,972

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

116,078

 

 

 

96,151

 

Life insurance contracts

 

 

609,567

 

 

 

549,300

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

 

 

 

 

22,967

 

Funded pension assets, net

 

 

171,080

 

 

 

65,125

 

Other assets

 

 

284,776

 

 

 

184,629

 

Total assets

 

$

30,543,549

 

 

$

28,235,907

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

8,686,383

 

 

$

8,499,027

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

15,514,916

 

 

 

14,651,158

 

Total deposits

 

 

24,201,299

 

 

 

23,150,185

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

2,108,815

 

 

 

1,589,128

 

Long-term debt

 

 

246,641

 

 

 

224,993

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

17,956

 

 

 

12,267

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

131,077

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability, net

 

 

25,510

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

225,871

 

 

 

177,994

 

Total liabilities

 

 

26,957,169

 

 

 

25,154,567

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

309,513

 

 

 

292,716

 

Capital surplus

 

 

1,919,840

 

 

 

1,725,741

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,408,183

 

 

 

1,243,592

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

 

(51,156

)

 

 

(180,709

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

3,586,380

 

 

 

3,081,340

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

30,543,549

 

 

$

28,235,907

 

Preferred shares authorized (par value of $20.00 per share)

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

Preferred shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares authorized (par value of $3.33 per share)

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Common shares issued

 

 

92,947

 

 

 

87,903

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

90,822

 

 

 

85,643

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

243,875

 

 

$

224,332

 

 

$

725,390

 

 

$

645,340

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

592

 

 

 

268

 

 

 

1,189

 

 

 

784

 

Securities-taxable

 

 

32,724

 

 

 

32,482

 

 

 

94,107

 

 

 

92,566

 

Securities-tax exempt

 

 

5,058

 

 

 

5,461

 

 

 

15,715

 

 

 

16,488

 

Short-term investments

 

 

915

 

 

 

669

 

 

 

3,424

 

 

 

1,733

 

Total interest income

 

 

283,164

 

 

 

263,212

 

 

 

839,825

 

 

 

756,911

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

49,220

 

 

 

34,190

 

 

 

145,201

 

 

 

91,019

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

7,729

 

 

 

11,780

 

 

 

23,658

 

 

 

24,547

 

Long-term debt

 

 

3,276

 

 

 

3,048

 

 

 

8,905

 

 

 

9,940

 

Total interest expense

 

 

60,225

 

 

 

49,018

 

 

 

177,764

 

 

 

125,506

 

Net interest income

 

 

222,939

 

 

 

214,194

 

 

 

662,061

 

 

 

631,405

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,421

 

 

 

6,872

 

 

 

38,552

 

 

 

28,016

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

210,518

 

 

 

207,322

 

 

 

623,509

 

 

 

603,389

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

21,892

 

 

 

21,377

 

 

 

62,982

 

 

 

63,806

 

Trust fees

 

 

15,098

 

 

 

16,738

 

 

 

46,126

 

 

 

39,726

 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

17,154

 

 

 

14,862

 

 

 

49,063

 

 

 

44,784

 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

7,048

 

 

 

6,652

 

 

 

20,167

 

 

 

19,041

 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

5,713

 

 

 

4,333

 

 

 

13,872

 

 

 

11,699

 

Other income

 

 

16,325

 

 

 

11,556

 

 

 

40,773

 

 

 

31,546

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

83,230

 

 

 

75,518

 

 

 

232,983

 

 

 

210,602

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense

 

 

93,858

 

 

 

84,389

 

 

 

265,573

 

 

 

244,374

 

Employee benefits

 

 

18,622

 

 

 

18,084

 

 

 

57,240

 

 

 

55,316

 

Personnel expense

 

 

112,480

 

 

 

102,473

 

 

 

322,813

 

 

 

299,690

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

13,156

 

 

 

11,895

 

 

 

38,101

 

 

 

35,221

 

Equipment expense

 

 

4,685

 

 

 

4,520

 

 

 

13,706

 

 

 

12,328

 

Data processing expense

 

 

21,532

 

 

 

20,492

 

 

 

60,951

 

 

 

55,214

 

Professional services expense

 

 

17,704

 

 

 

9,555

 

 

 

35,537

 

 

 

32,191

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

4,889

 

 

 

5,638

 

 

 

15,074

 

 

 

16,578

 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

3,995

 

 

 

8,345

 

 

 

14,156

 

 

 

24,669

 

Other real estate and foreclosed assets (income) expense

 

 

2,055

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

(63

)

Other expense

 

 

33,058

 

 

 

18,253

 

 

 

71,024

 

 

 

60,552

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

213,554

 

 

 

181,187

 

 

 

572,821

 

 

 

536,380

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

80,194

 

 

 

101,653

 

 

 

283,671

 

 

 

277,611

 

Income taxes

 

 

12,387

 

 

 

17,775

 

 

 

48,423

 

 

 

50,081

 

Net income

 

$

67,807

 

 

$

83,878

 

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

Earnings per common share-basic

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.62

 

Earnings per common share-diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

Dividends paid per share

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.75

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

 

 

86,377

 

 

 

85,348

 

 

 

85,934

 

 

 

85,298

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

 

 

86,462

 

 

 

85,539

 

 

 

86,010

 

 

 

85,482

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income

 

$

67,807

 

 

$

83,878

 

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

Other comprehensive income/loss before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale and cash flow hedges

 

 

34,159

 

 

 

(25,242

)

 

 

160,627

 

 

 

(110,895

)

Reclassification of net losses realized and included in earnings

 

 

3,280

 

 

 

2,547

 

 

 

11,483

 

 

 

6,560

 

Other valuation adjustments for employee benefit plan

 

 

(7,015

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,015

)

 

 

(9,039

)

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity

 

 

954

 

 

 

747

 

 

 

2,435

 

 

 

2,427

 

Other comprehensive income/loss before income taxes

 

 

31,378

 

 

 

(21,948

)

 

 

167,530

 

 

 

(110,947

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,331

 

 

 

(4,978

)

 

 

37,977

 

 

 

(25,170

)

Other comprehensive income/loss net of income taxes

 

 

24,047

 

 

 

(16,970

)

 

 

129,553

 

 

 

(85,777

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

91,854

 

 

$

66,908

 

 

$

364,801

 

 

$

141,753

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Shares

Issued

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

Surplus

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Comprehensive

Loss, Net

 

 

Total

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,737,492

 

 

$

1,363,910

 

 

$

(75,203

)

 

$

3,318,915

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,807

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,047

 

 

 

24,047

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,807

 

 

 

24,047

 

 

 

91,854

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.27 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,597

)

 

 

 

 

 

(23,597

)

Common stock issued in business combination

 

 

5,044

 

 

 

16,797

 

 

 

177,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,849

 

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,407

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,470

 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

889

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

889

 

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,919,840

 

 

$

1,408,183

 

 

$

(51,156

)

 

$

3,586,380

 

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,729,542

 

 

$

1,110,506

 

 

$

(203,209

)

 

$

2,929,555

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,878

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,970

)

 

 

(16,970

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,878

 

 

 

(16,970

)

 

 

66,908

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.27 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,512

)

 

 

 

 

 

(23,512

)

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,053

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,078

 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

849

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,735,444

 

 

$

1,170,897

 

 

$

(220,179

)

 

$

2,978,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Shares

Issued

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

Surplus

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Comprehensive

Loss, Net

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,725,741

 

 

$

1,243,592

 

 

$

(180,709

)

 

$

3,081,340

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,248

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,553

 

 

 

129,553

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,248

 

 

 

129,553

 

 

 

364,801

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.81 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(70,771

)

 

 

 

 

 

(70,771

)

Common stock issued in business combination

 

 

5,044

 

 

 

16,797

 

 

 

177,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,849

 

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,355

 

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,469

 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,692

 

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,919,840

 

 

$

1,408,183

 

 

$

(51,156

)

 

$

3,586,380

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,718,117

 

 

$

1,008,518

 

 

$

(134,402

)

 

$

2,884,949

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,530

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(85,777

)

 

 

(85,777

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,530

 

 

 

(85,777

)

 

 

141,753

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.75 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,287

)

 

 

 

 

 

(65,287

)

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,832

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,968

 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,495

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

 

87,903

 

 

$

292,716

 

 

$

1,735,444

 

 

$

1,170,897

 

 

$

(220,179

)

 

$

2,978,878

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

22,867

 

 

 

19,740

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

38,552

 

 

 

28,016

 

(Gain) loss on other real estate and foreclosed assets

 

 

852

 

 

 

(313

)

Deferred tax expense

 

 

30,136

 

 

 

20,342

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance contracts

 

 

(10,792

)

 

 

(6,714

)

Loss on disposal of other assets

 

 

70

 

 

 

1,748

 

Loss on sale of business

 

 

 

 

 

1,145

 

Net (increase) decrease in loans held for sale

 

 

(46,727

)

 

 

10,942

 

Net amortization of securities premium/discount

 

 

23,133

 

 

 

25,440

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

15,074

 

 

 

16,578

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

15,497

 

 

 

14,868

 

Contribution to pension plan

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

 

Decrease in interest payable and other liabilities

 

 

(44,132

)

 

 

(2,662

)

Decrease in payable to FDIC for loan servicing

 

 

 

 

 

(11,113

)

Increase in other assets

 

 

(10,631

)

 

 

(15,748

)

Other, net

 

 

(2,854

)

 

 

299

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

166,293

 

 

 

330,098

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale

 

 

143,334

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

 

 

204,391

 

 

 

253,755

 

Purchases of securities available for sale

 

 

(810,198

)

 

 

(365,529

)

Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity

 

 

297,150

 

 

 

272,986

 

Purchases of securities held to maturity

 

 

(183,626

)

 

 

(375,770

)

Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments

 

 

383,970

 

 

 

(15,690

)

Proceeds from sales of loans and leases

 

 

111,141

 

 

 

47,481

 

Net increase in loans

 

 

(353,971

)

 

 

(706,989

)

Purchase of life insurance contracts

 

 

(32,788

)

 

 

(1,601

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(33,746

)

 

 

(32,583

)

Proceeds from sales of other real estate

 

 

20,764

 

 

 

10,114

 

Cash acquired in stock-based business combination

 

 

28,060

 

 

 

 

Consideration (paid) received in business combination

 

 

(1,112

)

 

 

141,769

 

Proceeds from the sale of business, net of cash sold

 

 

 

 

 

77,648

 

Other, net

 

 

(19,815

)

 

 

(50,935

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(246,446

)

 

 

(745,344

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in deposits

 

 

(229,964

)

 

 

(52,709

)

Net increase in short-term borrowings

 

 

452,691

 

 

 

572,757

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(226

)

 

 

(90,142

)

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

11,649

 

 

 

124

 

Dividends paid

 

 

(70,771

)

 

 

(65,287

)

Payroll tax remitted on net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(1,594

)

 

 

(563

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

367

 

 

 

1,232

 

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

2,692

 

 

 

2,495

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

164,844

 

 

 

367,907

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

 

 

84,691

 

 

 

(47,339

)

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING

 

 

383,372

 

 

 

386,948

 

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, ENDING

 

$

468,063

 

 

$

339,609

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR NON-CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value of stock-based consideration in business combination

 

$

193,849

 

 

$

 

Assets acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

14,170

 

 

$

19,542

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hancock Whitney Corporation and all other entities in which it has a controlling interest (the “Company”). The financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Company has also evaluated all subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Some financial information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Financial information reported in these financial statements is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows for any other interim or annual period.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These changes in presentation did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or operating results.

 

Use of Estimates

The accounting principles the Company follows and the methods for applying these principles conform to GAAP and general practices followed by the banking industry. These accounting principles require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There were no material changes or developments during the reporting period with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Refer to Note 16 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements for a discussion of accounting standards adopted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

2. Business Combinations

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

On September 21, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (“MidSouth”) (NYSE: MSL), parent company of MidSouth Bank, N.A. The transaction provides the Company opportunity for both enhanced growth in several of its current markets, such as MidSouth’s home market of Lafayette, Louisiana, as well as opportunities for expansion into new markets in Louisiana and Texas. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination whereby the Company acquired net assets with an estimated fair value of $124.6 million and recorded goodwill of $69.2 million. In consideration for the net assets acquired, each outstanding share of MidSouth common stock converted to 0.2952 shares of the Company’s common stock. As such, the Company issued approximately 5.0 million shares resulting in a transaction value of $193.8 million. The following table sets forth the preliminary acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and the resulting goodwill. The goodwill is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

28,060

Interest bearing bank deposits

 

 

318,914

Federal funds sold

 

 

3,475

Securities available for sale

 

 

272,406

Loans

 

 

785,204

Property and equipment

 

 

30,164

Other real estate

 

 

435

Identifiable intangible assets

 

 

35,000

Other assets

 

 

56,860

Total identifiable assets

 

 

1,530,518

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Deposit liabilities

 

 

1,281,078

Short term borrowings

 

 

66,996

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Long term debt

 

 

13,919

Other liabilities

 

 

43,883

Total liabilities

 

 

1,405,876

Net assets acquired

 

 

124,642

Value of stock-based consideration

 

 

193,849

Goodwill

 

$

69,207

 

The loans acquired were recorded at an estimated fair value at the acquisition date using a loss adjusted cash flow method, with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans are classified as either purchased credit performing or purchased credit impaired based on such factors as past due status, nonaccrual status and internal risk rating. Loans considered to be purchased credit performing were accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310-20. The purchased credit performing loans had a book balance of $686.0 million, of which $17.2 million is not expected to be collected, and an estimated fair value of $667.2 million. Loans considered to be purchased credit impaired were accounted for under ASC 310-30 using the expected cash flow method. The purchased credit impaired loans had a book balance of $140.3 million and an estimated fair value of $118.0 million.

The securities available for sale portfolio consisted primarily of collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgaged backed securities. Approximately $143.3 million of the acquired portfolio was sold prior to September 30, 2019, and the Company intends to sell the remainder of the portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2019.  

The core deposit intangible asset of $35 million represents the value of the relationships with deposit customers based on the favorable source of funds method. The core deposit intangible will be amortized using sum of years’ digits over the asset’s estimated life of 15 years.

Short-term borrowings consisted of customer repurchase agreements of $39.5 million and two FHLB advances totaling $27.5 million. The FHLB advances had 30 day maturities with fixed interest rates of 2.16%.

Long-term debt consists of three trust preferred debentures with maturities through 2037; however, each is callable and may be redeemed at the Company’s election. The Company intends to redeem each debenture in full before December 31, 2019.

The results of the acquired business were included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition. The results of the acquired business are not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and, as such, neither supplemental pro forma information of the combined entity nor revenue and earnings contributed by the acquired business since the date of acquisition are presented.

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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred acquisition related costs of approximately $28.8 million. The following table presents the acquisition related costs by component:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Personnel expense

 

$

5,002

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

735

 

Equipment expense

 

 

188

 

Data processing expense

 

 

437

 

Professional services expense

 

 

7,491

 

Advertising

 

 

2,624

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

433

 

Other expense

 

 

11,900

 

Total acquisition related expenses

 

$

28,810

 

 

Personnel expense includes severance and change in control costs. Professional services expense includes legal and consulting costs, including costs associated with systems conversion. Other expense includes contract and lease termination fees and other transaction-related costs.

Trust and Asset Management Business

On July 13, 2018, the Company acquired the bank-managed high net worth individual and institutional investment management and trust business of Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”). The transaction added assets under management of $4 billion and assets under management and administration of $10.4 billion to the Company’s existing trust and asset management business. In addition, the Company assumed approximately $217 million of customer deposit liabilities. The following table sets forth the acquisition date fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, the consideration received, and the resulting goodwill. The goodwill is deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

2,803

 

Identifiable intangible assets

 

 

27,562

 

Total identifiable assets

 

 

30,365

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Deposit liabilities

 

 

217,432

 

Other liabilities

 

 

151

 

Total liabilities

 

 

217,583

 

Net liabilities assumed

 

 

(187,218

)

Consideration received

 

 

140,657

 

Goodwill

 

$

46,561

 

    

Identifiable intangible assets include customer relationships that are being amortized using an accelerated method based on forecasted cash flows over a useful life of approximately 17 years. 

 

The acquired trust and asset management business added $14.8 million in trust fee revenue and $14.0 million of expense to the Company’s results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The results are not material to the Company’s results of operations and, as such, supplemental proforma financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is not presented. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company incurred acquisition related costs of approximately $5.7 million.

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Goodwill Resulting from Business Combinations

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired or excess of the fair value of net liabilities assumed over the consideration received. It is comprised of estimated future economic benefits arising from the transaction that cannot be individually identified or do not qualify for separate recognition. These benefits include expanded presence in existing markets and entry into new markets, and expected earnings streams and operational efficiencies that the Company believes will result from this business combination. The following table presents the change in the Company’s goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Goodwill balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

745,523

 

Initial goodwill recorded - acquisition of trust and asset management business

 

 

45,634

 

Measurement period adjustments - acquisition of trust and asset management business

 

 

(185

)

Goodwill balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

790,972

 

Final settlement of cash consideration - acquisition of trust and asset management business

 

 

1,112

 

Initial goodwill recorded - acquisition of MidSouth

 

 

69,207

 

Goodwill balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

861,291

 

 

 

3.  Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 follow.

 

Securities Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

93,415

 

 

$

1,726

 

 

$

 

 

$

95,141

 

 

$

74,339

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,633

 

 

$

71,706

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

243,941

 

 

 

8,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

252,163

 

 

 

246,713

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

240,427

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

1,321,109

 

 

 

20,598

 

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

1,339,471

 

 

 

1,468,912

 

 

 

4,284

 

 

 

29,794

 

 

 

1,443,402

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

1,585,956

 

 

 

39,066

 

 

 

853

 

 

 

1,624,169

 

 

 

799,060

 

 

 

1,953

 

 

 

30,936

 

 

 

770,077

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

232,577

 

 

 

2,302

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

234,816

 

 

 

163,282

 

 

 

903

 

 

 

2,260

 

 

 

161,925

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

3,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 



 

$

3,480,949

 

 

$

71,914

 

 

$

3,206

 

 

$

3,549,657

 

 

$

2,755,806

 

 

$

7,500

 

 

$

72,269

 

 

$

2,691,037

 

 

Securities Held to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

50,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

49,954

 

 

$

50,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

478

 

 

$

49,522

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

647,500

 

 

 

28,613

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

676,018

 

 

 

688,201

 

 

 

2,347

 

 

 

9,503

 

 

 

681,045

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

549,929

 

 

 

9,226

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

558,800

 

 

 

640,393

 

 

 

1,461

 

 

 

6,117

 

 

 

635,737

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

539,877

 

 

 

20,099

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

559,966

 

 

 

357,175

 

 

 

376

 

 

 

10,882

 

 

 

346,669

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

1,067,756

 

 

 

9,920

 

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

1,075,618

 

 

 

1,243,778

 

 

 

1,598

 

 

 

22,493

 

 

 

1,222,883

 



 

$

2,855,062

 

 

$

67,858

 

 

$

2,564

 

 

$

2,920,356

 

 

$

2,979,547

 

 

$

5,782

 

 

$

49,473

 

 

$

2,935,856

 

 

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The following tables present the amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities available for sale and held to maturity at September 30, 2019 by contractual maturity.  Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because of rights to call or repay obligations with or without penalties and scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

 

Debt Securities Available for Sale

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

6,598

 

 

$

6,629

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

1,529,328

 

 

 

1,558,458

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

1,569,872

 

 

 

1,606,207

 

Due after ten years

 

 

375,151

 

 

 

378,363

 

Total available for sale debt securities

 

$

3,480,949

 

 

$

3,549,657

 

 

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

74,476

 

 

$

74,611

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

1,852,708

 

 

 

1,864,562

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

927,878

 

 

 

981,183

 

Due after ten years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total held to maturity securities

 

$

2,855,062

 

 

$

2,920,356

 

 

The Company held no securities classified as trading at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  

The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as available for sale with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow.

 

Securities Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

Losses < 12 months

 

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

438,339

 

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

438,341

 

 

 

2,236

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

108,208

 

 

 

844

 

 

 

15,098

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

123,306

 

 

 

853

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

613

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,091

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

4,704

 

 

 

63

 

Other debt obligation

 

 

1,903

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,903

 

 

 

54

 



 

$

110,726

 

 

$

898

 

 

$

457,528

 

 

$

2,308

 

 

$

568,254

 

 

$

3,206

 

 

Securities Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Losses < 12 months

 

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

71,706

 

 

$

2,633

 

 

$

71,706

 

 

$

2,633

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

41,203

 

 

 

591

 

 

 

170,883

 

 

 

6,054

 

 

 

212,086

 

 

 

6,645

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

305,090

 

 

 

2,485

 

 

 

762,826

 

 

 

27,309

 

 

 

1,067,916

 

 

 

29,794

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

96,226

 

 

 

1,851

 

 

 

570,485

 

 

 

29,085

 

 

 

666,711

 

 

 

30,936

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

254

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

111,804

 

 

 

2,259

 

 

 

112,058

 

 

 

2,260

 



 

$

442,773

 

 

$

4,928

 

 

$

1,687,704

 

 

$

67,340

 

 

$

2,130,477

 

 

$

72,268

 

 

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The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities classified as held to maturity with unrealized losses for the periods indicated follow.

 

Securities Held to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

Losses < 12 months

 

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

 

Total

 



 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 



 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,954

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

49,954

 

 

$

46

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

3,820

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

6,431

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

10,251

 

 

 

95

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,687

 

 

 

355

 

 

 

122,687

 

 

 

355

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

29,101

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,101

 

 

 

10

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

18,661

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

255,511

 

 

 

1,993

 

 

 

274,172

 

 

 

2,058

 



 

$

51,582

 

 

$

105

 

 

$

434,583

 

 

$

2,459

 

 

$

486,165

 

 

$

2,564

 

 

Securities Held to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Losses < 12 months

 

 

Losses 12 months or >

 

 

Total

 



 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 



 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

(in thousands)

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

 

Losses

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

49,521

 

 

$

478

 

 

$

49,521

 

 

$

478

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

233,469

 

 

 

2,256

 

 

 

233,280

 

 

 

7,247

 

 

 

466,749

 

 

 

9,503

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

90,730

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

235,251

 

 

 

5,994

 

 

 

325,981

 

 

 

6,117

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

305,419

 

 

 

10,882

 

 

 

305,419

 

 

 

10,882

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

77,394

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

897,153

 

 

 

22,212

 

 

 

974,547

 

 

 

22,493

 



 

$

401,593

 

 

$

2,660

 

 

$

1,720,624

 

 

$

46,813

 

 

$

2,122,217

 

 

$

49,473

 

 

The unrealized losses relate primarily to changes in market rates on fixed rate debt securities since the respective purchase dates. In all cases, the indicated impairment on these debt securities would be recovered no later than the security’s maturity date or possibly earlier if the market price for the security increases with a reduction in the yield required by the market. None of the unrealized losses relate to the marketability of the securities or the issuers’ abilities to meet contractual obligations. The Company had adequate liquidity as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and did not intend to nor believe that it would be required to sell these securities before recovery of the indicated impairment. Accordingly, the unrealized losses on these securities were determined to be temporary. Should the Company’s intent to sell these securities change, the difference between the amortized cost and the fair value will be recognized into earnings at that time.

Proceeds from the sales of securities were approximately $143.3 million with no gross gains or losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. There were no sales of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  

Securities with carrying values totaling $3.0 billion and $3.4 billion at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were pledged as collateral, primarily to secure public deposits or securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

4.  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company generally makes loans in its market areas of south Mississippi, southern and central Alabama, northwest, central and south Louisiana, East Texas, the northern, central, and panhandle regions of Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee. Loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio are presented in the table below.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

8,893,004

 

 

$

8,620,601

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

2,734,379

 

 

 

2,457,748

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

11,627,383

 

 

 

11,078,349

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

3,060,568

 

 

 

2,341,779

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,190,718

 

 

 

1,548,335

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

3,004,958

 

 

 

2,910,081

 

Consumer

 

 

2,152,325

 

 

 

2,147,867

 

Total loans

 

$

21,035,952

 

 

$

20,026,411

 

 

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The following briefly describes the composition of each loan category.

Commercial and industrial

Commercial and industrial loans are made available to businesses for working capital (including financing of inventory and receivables), business expansion, to facilitate the acquisition of a business, and the purchase of equipment and machinery, including equipment leasing. These loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, when secured, have the added strength of the underlying collateral.

Commercial non-real estate loans may be secured by the assets being financed or other tangible or intangible business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, ownership, enterprise value or commodity interests, and may incorporate a personal or corporate guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis, including a small portfolio of corporate credit cards, generally issued as a part of overall customer relationships.

Commercial real estate – owner occupied loans consist of commercial mortgages on properties where repayment is generally dependent on the cash flow from the ongoing operations and activities of the borrower.  Like commercial non-real estate, these loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower, but also have the added strength of the value of underlying real estate collateral.  

Commercial real estate – income producing

Commercial real estate – income producing loans consist of loans secured by commercial mortgages on properties where the loan is made to real estate developers or investors and repayment is dependent on the sale, refinance, or income generated from the operation of the property.  Properties financed include retail, office, multifamily, senior housing, hotel/motel, skilled nursing facilities and other commercial properties. 

Construction and land development

Construction and land development loans are made to facilitate the acquisition, development, improvement and construction of both commercial and residential-purpose properties.  Such loans are made to builders and investors where repayment is expected to be made from the sale, refinance or operation of the property or to businesses to be used in their business operations.  This portfolio also includes a small amount of residential construction loans and loans secured by raw land not yet under development.   

Residential mortgages

Residential mortgages consist of closed-end loans secured by first liens on 1- 4 family residential properties. The portfolio includes both fixed and adjustable rate loans, although most longer term, fixed rate loans originated are sold in the secondary mortgage market.  

Consumer

Consumer loans include second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit and nonresidential consumer purpose loans. Nonresidential consumer loans include both direct and indirect loans. Direct nonresidential consumer loans are made to finance the purchase of personal property, including automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats, and for other personal purposes (secured and unsecured), and deposit account secured loans. Indirect nonresidential consumer loans include automobile financing provided to the consumer through an agreement with automobile dealerships. Consumer loans also include a small portfolio of credit card receivables issued on the basis of applications received through referrals from the Bank’s branches, online and other marketing efforts.   

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The following tables show activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, as well as the corresponding recorded investment in loans at the end of each period. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

real estate-

 

 

commercial

 

 

real estate-

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-real

 

 

owner

 

 

and

 

 

income

 

 

and land

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

estate

 

 

occupied

 

 

industrial

 

 

producing

 

 

development

 

 

mortgages

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

97,752

 

 

$

13,757

 

 

$

111,509

 

 

$

17,638

 

 

$

15,647

 

 

$

23,782

 

 

$

25,938

 

 

$

194,514

 

Charge-offs

 

 

(33,382

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

(33,519

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(660

)

 

 

(13,169

)

 

 

(47,365

)

Recoveries

 

 

5,662

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

5,946

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

2,866

 

 

 

9,871

 

Net provision for loan losses

 

 

29,267

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

29,812

 

 

 

7,604

 

 

 

(5,982

)

 

 

(2,076

)

 

 

9,194

 

 

 

38,552

 

Ending balance

 

$

99,299

 

 

$

14,449

 

 

$

113,748

 

 

$

25,750

 

 

$

9,766

 

 

$

21,479

 

 

$

24,829

 

 

$

195,572

 

Ending balance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance:

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

11,535

 

 

$

57

 

 

$

11,592

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

183

 

 

$

365

 

 

$

12,218

 

Amounts related to purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

135

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

307

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

8,032

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

8,823

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

87,629

 

 

 

14,220

 

 

 

101,849

 

 

 

25,661

 

 

 

9,593

 

 

 

13,264

 

 

 

24,164

 

 

 

174,531

 

Total allowance

 

$

99,299

 

 

$

14,449

 

 

$

113,748

 

 

$

25,750

 

 

$

9,766

 

 

$

21,479

 

 

$

24,829

 

 

$

195,572

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

201,979

 

 

$

11,109

 

 

$

213,088

 

 

$

2,781

 

 

$

3,385

 

 

$

4,301

 

 

$

1,583

 

 

$

225,138

 

Purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

33,040

 

 

 

45,124

 

 

 

78,164

 

 

 

27,281

 

 

 

23,431

 

 

 

93,450

 

 

 

6,294

 

 

 

228,620

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

8,657,985

 

 

 

2,678,146

 

 

 

11,336,131

 

 

 

3,030,506

 

 

 

1,163,902

 

 

 

2,907,207

 

 

 

2,144,448

 

 

 

20,582,194

 

Total loans

 

$

8,893,004

 

 

$

2,734,379

 

 

$

11,627,383

 

 

$

3,060,568

 

 

$

1,190,718

 

 

$

3,004,958

 

 

$

2,152,325

 

 

$

21,035,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Total

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

real estate-

 

 

commercial

 

 

real estate-

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-real

 

 

owner

 

 

and

 

 

income

 

 

and land

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

estate

 

 

occupied

 

 

industrial

 

 

producing

 

 

development

 

 

mortgages

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

127,918

 

 

$

12,962

 

 

$

140,880

 

 

$

13,709

 

 

$

7,372

 

 

$

24,844

 

 

$

30,503

 

 

$

217,308

 

Charge-offs

 

 

(15,401

)

 

 

(7,330

)

 

 

(22,731

)

 

 

(1,633

)

 

 

(265

)

 

 

(585

)

 

 

(18,599

)

 

 

(43,813

)

Recoveries

 

 

13,234

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

13,516

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

1,854

 

 

 

4,028

 

 

 

19,687

 

Net provision for loan losses

 

 

(5,073

)

 

 

7,203

 

 

 

2,130

 

 

 

6,288

 

 

 

6,248

 

 

 

(1,803

)

 

 

15,153

 

 

 

28,016

 

Reduction as a result of sale of subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,648

)

 

 

(6,648

)

Ending balance

 

$

120,678

 

 

$

13,117

 

 

$

133,795

 

 

$

18,585

 

 

$

13,423

 

 

$

24,310

 

 

$

24,437

 

 

$

214,550

 

Ending balance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

23,101

 

 

$

225

 

 

$

23,326

 

 

$

285

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

163

 

 

$

131

 

 

$

23,906

 

Amounts related to purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

327

 

 

 

403

 

 

$

730

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

10,109

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

11,408

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

97,250

 

 

 

12,489

 

 

$

109,739

 

 

 

18,255

 

 

 

13,331

 

 

 

14,038

 

 

 

23,873

 

 

 

179,236

 

Total allowance

 

$

120,678

 

 

$

13,117

 

 

$

133,795

 

 

$

18,585

 

 

$

13,423

 

 

$

24,310

 

 

$

24,437

 

 

$

214,550

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

275,966

 

 

$

22,437

 

 

$

298,403

 

 

$

4,615

 

 

$

112

 

 

$

3,061

 

 

$

890

 

 

$

307,081

 

Purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

7,907

 

 

 

7,113

 

 

$

15,020

 

 

 

3,790

 

 

 

4,232

 

 

 

107,535

 

 

 

4,458

 

 

 

135,035

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

 

8,155,011

 

 

 

2,270,721

 

 

$

10,425,732

 

 

 

2,303,294

 

 

 

1,519,075

 

 

 

2,736,320

 

 

 

2,117,180

 

 

 

19,101,601

 

Total loans

 

$

8,438,884

 

 

$

2,300,271

 

 

$

10,739,155

 

 

$

2,311,699

 

 

$

1,523,419

 

 

$

2,846,916

 

 

$

2,122,528

 

 

$

19,543,717

 

 

 

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Impaired Loans

The following table shows the composition of nonaccrual loans by portfolio class. Purchased credit impaired loans accounted for in pools with an accretable yield are considered to be performing and are excluded from the table. 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

150,705

 

 

$

110,653

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

13,087

 

 

 

16,895

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

163,792

 

 

 

127,548

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,957

 

 

 

4,991

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,336

 

 

 

2,146

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

37,901

 

 

 

35,866

 

Consumer

 

 

16,874

 

 

 

16,744

 

Total loans

 

$

222,860

 

 

$

187,295

 

 

Nonaccrual loans include nonaccruing loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) of $101.1 million and $85.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Total TDRs, both accruing and nonaccruing, were $162.0 million at September 30, 2019 and $224.6 million at December 31, 2018.  All TDRs are individually evaluated for impairment.  At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had unfunded commitments of $2.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively, to borrowers whose loan terms have been modified in a TDR.

The tables below detail by portfolio class TDRs that were modified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-

Modification

 

 

Post-

Modification

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-

Modification

 

 

Post-

Modification

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Number

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

of

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Recorded

 

 

of

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Recorded

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

 

Contracts

 

 

Investment

 

 

Investment

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Investment

 

 

Investment

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

 

2

 

 

$

13,083

 

 

$

6,271

 

 

 

11

 

 

$

23,347

 

 

$

23,347

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

229

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

2

 

 

 

13,083

 

 

 

6,271

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

23,576

 

 

 

23,576

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

3

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

3

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

930

 

Consumer

 

 

4

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

89

 

Total loans

 

 

13

 

 

$

13,896

 

 

$

7,084

 

 

 

26

 

 

$

24,595

 

 

$

24,595

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

 

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Post-

Modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

 

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Post-

Modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

 

10

 

 

$

27,220

 

 

$

20,408

 

 

 

29

 

 

$

85,306

 

 

$

85,306

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

1

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

6,138

 

 

 

6,138

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

11

 

 

 

27,387

 

 

 

20,575

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

91,444

 

 

 

91,444

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,564

 

 

 

1,564

 

Construction and land development

 

 

3

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

10

 

 

 

2,199

 

 

 

2,199

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1,048

 

 

 

1,048

 

Consumer

 

 

6

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

311

 

 

 

311

 

Total loans

 

 

31

 

 

$

30,148

 

 

$

23,336

 

 

 

50

 

 

$

94,367

 

 

$

94,367

 

 

 

 

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The TDRs modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 reflected in the table above include $0.6 million of loans with extended amortization terms or other payment concessions, $22.1 million with significant covenant waivers and $7.4 million with other modifications.  In addition, the Company received approximately $6.8 million of equity securities of one commercial non-real estate borrower in satisfaction of a portion of its debt. The TDRs modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include $50.7 million of loans with extended amortization terms or other payment concessions, $14.6 million with significant covenant waivers and $29.1 million with other modifications.

 

There were no defaults on loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018 that had been modified in a TDR during the prior twelve months.

The tables below present loans that are individually evaluated for impairment disaggregated by portfolio class at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  Loans individually evaluated for impairment include TDRs and loans that are determined to be impaired and have aggregate relationship balances of $1 million or more. 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

(in thousands)

 

Recorded

investment

without an

allowance

 

 

Recorded

investment

with an

allowance

 

 

Unpaid

principal

balance

 

 

Related

allowance

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

161,275

 

 

$

40,704

 

 

$

239,506

 

 

$

11,535

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

9,183

 

 

 

1,926

 

 

 

15,087

 

 

 

57

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

170,458

 

 

 

42,630

 

 

 

254,593

 

 

 

11,592

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1,222

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

3,793

 

 

 

49

 

Construction and land development

 

 

3,121

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

4,123

 

 

 

29

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

2,665

 

 

 

1,636

 

 

 

4,831

 

 

 

183

 

Consumer

 

 

494

 

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

1,864

 

 

 

365

 

Total loans

 

$

177,960

 

 

$

47,178

 

 

$

269,204

 

 

$

12,218

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Recorded

investment

without an

allowance

 

 

Recorded

investment

with an

allowance

 

 

Unpaid

principal

balance

 

 

Related

allowance

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

144,625

 

 

$

94,759

 

 

$

273,290

 

 

$

3,636

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

13,027

 

 

 

8,639

 

 

 

25,888

 

 

 

607

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

157,652

 

 

 

103,398

 

 

 

299,178

 

 

 

4,243

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1,138

 

 

 

1,563

 

 

 

3,428

 

 

 

210

 

Construction and land development

 

 

100

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

1

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

2,058

 

 

 

1,818

 

 

 

4,421

 

 

 

444

 

Consumer

 

 

279

 

 

 

728

 

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

216

 

Total loans

 

$

161,227

 

 

$

107,528

 

 

$

308,401

 

 

$

5,114

 

 

The tables below present the average balances and interest income for total impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  Interest income recognized represents interest on accruing loans modified in a TDR.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

213,291

 

 

$

1,062

 

 

$

283,519

 

 

$

2,275

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

14,439

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

24,702

 

 

 

90

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

227,730

 

 

 

1,107

 

 

 

308,221

 

 

 

2,365

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,331

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

6,718

 

 

 

15

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

4,195

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3,397

 

 

 

4

 

Consumer

 

 

1,552

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

745

 

 

 

10

 

Total loans

 

$

237,510

 

 

$

1,139

 

 

$

319,194

 

 

$

2,394

 

 

 

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Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

225,597

 

 

$

4,202

 

 

$

295,636

 

 

$

5,863

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

17,044

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

26,416

 

 

 

258

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

242,641

 

 

 

4,398

 

 

 

322,052

 

 

 

6,121

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,430

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

10,988

 

 

 

64

 

Construction and land development

 

 

597

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

4,525

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

6,307

 

 

 

14

 

Consumer

 

 

1,442

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

28

 

Total loans

 

$

251,635

 

 

$

4,485

 

 

$

340,271

 

 

$

6,227

 

Aging Analysis

The tables below present the age analysis of past due loans by portfolio class at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Purchased credit impaired loans accounted for in pools with an accretable yield are considered to be current.  

 

September 30, 2019

 

30-59

days

past due

 

 

60-89

days

past due

 

 

Greater

than

90 days

past due

 

 

Total

past due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

investment

> 90 days

and still

accruing

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

29,770

 

 

$

19,786

 

 

$

56,767

 

 

$

106,323

 

 

$

8,786,681

 

 

$

8,893,004

 

 

$

2,928

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

5,222

 

 

 

909

 

 

 

14,635

 

 

$

20,766

 

 

 

2,713,613

 

 

 

2,734,379

 

 

 

2,837

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

34,992

 

 

 

20,695

 

 

 

71,402

 

 

 

127,089

 

 

 

11,500,294

 

 

 

11,627,383

 

 

 

5,765

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

817

 

 

 

473

 

 

 

2,751

 

 

 

4,041

 

 

 

3,056,527

 

 

 

3,060,568

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

550

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

1,703

 

 

 

1,189,015

 

 

 

1,190,718

 

 

 

644

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

5,650

 

 

 

11,140

 

 

 

21,964

 

 

 

38,754

 

 

 

2,966,204

 

 

 

3,004,958

 

 

 

576

 

Consumer

 

 

14,598

 

 

 

4,730

 

 

 

9,434

 

 

 

28,762

 

 

 

2,123,563

 

 

 

2,152,325

 

 

 

887

 

Total

 

$

56,607

 

 

$

37,115

 

 

$

106,627

 

 

$

200,349

 

 

$

20,835,603

 

 

$

21,035,952

 

 

$

7,872

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

30-59

days

past due

 

 

60-89

days

past due

 

 

Greater

than

90 days

past due

 

 

Total

past due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

investment

> 90 days

and still

accruing

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

12,257

 

 

$

3,895

 

 

$

77,551

 

 

$

93,703

 

 

$

8,526,898

 

 

 

8,620,601

 

 

$

10,823

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

2,394

 

 

 

1,570

 

 

 

14,542

 

 

 

18,506

 

 

 

2,439,242

 

 

 

2,457,748

 

 

 

380

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

14,651

 

 

 

5,465

 

 

 

92,093

 

 

 

112,209

 

 

 

10,966,140

 

 

 

11,078,349

 

 

 

11,203

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,371

 

 

 

772

 

 

 

5,495

 

 

 

8,638

 

 

 

2,333,141

 

 

 

2,341,779

 

 

 

1,844

 

Construction and land development

 

 

7,397

 

 

 

1,129

 

 

 

2,165

 

 

 

10,691

 

 

 

1,537,644

 

 

 

1,548,335

 

 

 

644

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

32,869

 

 

 

14,706

 

 

 

23,175

 

 

 

70,750

 

 

 

2,839,331

 

 

 

2,910,081

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

20,402

 

 

 

4,695

 

 

 

9,665

 

 

 

34,762

 

 

 

2,113,105

 

 

 

2,147,867

 

 

 

618

 

Total

 

$

77,690

 

 

$

26,767

 

 

$

132,593

 

 

$

237,050

 

 

$

19,789,361

 

 

$

20,026,411

 

 

$

14,309

 

 

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Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present the credit quality indicators by segments and portfolio class of loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

(in thousands)

 

Commercial

non-real

estate

 

 

Commercial

real estate -

owner-

occupied

 

 

Total

commercial

and industrial

 

 

Commercial

real estate -

income

producing

 

 

Construction

and land

development

 

 

Total

commercial

 

Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

8,193,707

 

 

$

2,498,260

 

 

$

10,691,967

 

 

$

2,941,146

 

 

$

1,149,268

 

 

$

14,782,381

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

209,523

 

 

 

132,611

 

 

 

342,134

 

 

 

64,280

 

 

 

30,455

 

 

$

436,869

 

Special Mention

 

 

84,741

 

 

 

18,697

 

 

 

103,438

 

 

 

15,409

 

 

 

81

 

 

$

118,928

 

Substandard

 

 

405,025

 

 

 

84,811

 

 

 

489,836

 

 

 

39,733

 

 

 

10,914

 

 

$

540,483

 

Doubtful

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8

 

Total

 

$

8,893,004

 

 

$

2,734,379

 

 

$

11,627,383

 

 

$

3,060,568

 

 

$

1,190,718

 

 

$

15,878,669

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Commercial

non-real

estate

 

 

Commercial

real estate -

owner-

occupied

 

 

Total

commercial

and industrial

 

 

Commercial

real estate -

income

producing

 

 

Construction

and land

development

 

 

Total

commercial

 

Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

$

7,875,588

 

 

$

2,274,211

 

 

$

10,149,799

 

 

 

2,265,087

 

 

$

1,487,599

 

 

$

13,902,485

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

260,510

 

 

 

84,271

 

 

 

344,781

 

 

 

46,535

 

 

 

49,099

 

 

 

440,415

 

Special Mention

 

 

75,752

 

 

 

23,149

 

 

 

98,901

 

 

 

5,510

 

 

 

816

 

 

 

105,227

 

Substandard

 

 

408,751

 

 

 

76,117

 

 

 

484,868

 

 

 

24,647

 

 

 

10,821

 

 

 

520,336

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,620,601

 

 

$

2,457,748

 

 

$

11,078,349

 

 

$

2,341,779

 

 

$

1,548,335

 

 

$

14,968,463

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Residential

mortgage

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

 

Residential

mortgage

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

Performing

 

$

2,966,578

 

 

$

2,134,360

 

 

$

5,100,938

 

 

$

2,873,669

 

 

$

2,130,395

 

 

$

5,004,064

 

Nonperforming

 

 

38,380

 

 

 

17,965

 

 

$

56,345

 

 

 

36,412

 

 

 

17,472

 

 

 

53,884

 

Total

 

$

3,004,958

 

 

$

2,152,325

 

 

$

5,157,283

 

 

$

2,910,081

 

 

$

2,147,867

 

 

$

5,057,948

 

 

Below are the definitions of the Company’s internally assigned grades:

Commercial:

 

Pass – loans properly approved, documented, collateralized, and performing which do not reflect an abnormal credit risk.

 

Pass-Watch – credits in this category are of sufficient risk to cause concern.  This category is reserved for credits that display negative performance trends.  The “Watch” grade should be regarded as a transition category.

 

Special Mention – a criticized asset category defined as having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may, at some future date, result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the credit or the institution’s credit position.  Special mention credits are not considered part of the Classified credit categories and do not expose the institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Substandard – an asset that is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Assets so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful – an asset that has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

Loss – credits classified as Loss are considered uncollectable and are charged off promptly once so classified.

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Residential and Consumer:

 

Performing – accruing loans that have not been modified in a troubled debt restructuring.

 

Nonperforming – loans for which there are good reasons to doubt that payments will be made in full. All loans with nonaccrual status and all loans that have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring are classified as nonperforming.

Purchased Credit Impaired Loans

Changes in the carrying amount of purchased credit impaired loans and related accretable yield are presented in the following table for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Carrying

Amount

of Loans

 

 

Accretable

Yield

 

 

Carrying

Amount

of Loans

 

 

Accretable

Yield

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

129,596

 

 

$

37,294

 

 

$

153,403

 

 

$

62,517

 

Additions

 

 

118,047

 

 

 

6,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments received, net

 

 

(28,846

)

 

 

(3,517

)

 

 

(39,556

)

 

 

(5,779

)

Accretion

 

 

9,823

 

 

 

(9,823

)

 

 

15,749

 

 

 

(15,749

)

Increase in expected cash flows based on actual cash flows and changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

 

 

 

4,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,695

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

228,620

 

 

$

34,382

 

 

$

129,596

 

 

$

37,294

 

 

Residential Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure

Included in loans are $8.9 million and $7.1 million of consumer loans secured by single family residential real estate that are in process of foreclosure as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Loans in process of foreclosure include those for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction.  In addition to the single family residential real estate loans in process of foreclosure, the Company also held $2.7 million and $1.8 million of foreclosed single family residential properties in other real estate owned at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

5. Operating Leases

 

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amended provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, “Leases,” using the modified retrospective approach, impacting the reporting and disclosures for operating leases. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability representing the present value of future lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset over the lease term, as well as the disclosure of key information about operating leasing arrangements.

 

The Company has amended its accounting policy related to leases to comply with the new standard as follows. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the contract and assesses the appropriate classification as finance or operating. Operating leases with terms greater than one year are included in right-of-use lease assets and lease obligations on the Company’s balance sheets. The lease term includes payments to be made in optional or renewal periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Right-of-use assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term using the interest rate implicit in the contract, when available, or the Company’s incremental collateralized borrowing rate with similar terms. Agreements with both lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately, with only the lease component capitalized. The right-of-use asset is the amount of the lease liability adjusted for prepaid or accrued lease payments, remaining balance of any lease incentives received, unamortized initial direct costs, and impairment. Lease expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term through amortization of the right-of-use asset plus implicit interest accreted on the operating lease liability obligation, and is reflected in Net Occupancy Expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

 

Some of the Company’s leases contain variable components, such as annual changes to rent based on the consumer price index. Operating lease liabilities are not re-measured as a result of changes to variable components unless the lease must be re-measured for some other reason such as a renewal that was not reasonably certain of being exercised. Changes to the variable components are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred.

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The standard provides several practical expedients available for use in transition. The Company elected to use the standard’s “package of practical expedients,” which allows the use of previous conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and the accounting treatment for initial direct costs. The Company also elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases with lease terms of one year or less; as such, the Company will not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet for such leases. The Company valued its lease obligation using incremental collateralized borrowing rates as of January 1, 2019 for the remaining term of each identified lease. At adoption, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset totaling $115.9 million and a liability for lease payment obligations totaling $130.7 million, offset by the elimination of $14.8 million of existing lease incentive and other deferred rent liabilities. Accounting for leases in accordance with Topic 842 has not had a material impact upon the Company’s consolidated results of operations, and is not expected to in future periods.

 

The Company has operating leases on a number of its branches, certain regional headquarters and other properties to limit its exposure to ownership risks such as fluctuations in real estate prices and obsolescence. The Company leases real estate with lease terms generally from five to 20 years, some of which have renewal options from one to 20 years. As these extension options are not generally considered reasonably certain of renewal, they are not included in the lease term. The Company is not a lessee in any contracts classified as finance leases.

Supplemental balance sheet information pertaining to operating leases:

 

(dollars in thousands)

Three months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for operating leases

$

3,922

 

 

$

11,802

 

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities

$

3,343

 

 

$

121,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

13.09

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

3.53

%

The following table sets forth the maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities and the present value discount at September 30, 2019.

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

$

4,309

 

2020

 

 

 

16,543

 

2021

 

 

 

15,846

 

2022

 

 

 

15,449

 

2023

 

 

 

13,903

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

102,110

 

Total

 

 

 

168,160

 

Present value discount

 

 

 

(37,083

)

Lease liability

 

 

$

131,077

 

 

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended September 30, 2019

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

4,286

 

 

$

12,783

 

Short-term lease expense

 

 

109

 

 

 

148

 

Variable lease expense

 

 

11

 

 

 

35

 

Sublease income

 

 

(70

)

 

 

(246

)

Total

 

$

4,336

 

 

$

12,720

 

 

6. Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase

Included in short-term borrowings are customer securities sold under agreements to repurchase that mature daily and are secured by U.S. agency securities totaling $545.9 million and $428.6 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company borrows funds on a secured basis by selling securities under agreements to repurchase, mainly in connection with treasury management services offered to its deposit customers. As the Company maintains effective control over assets sold under agreements to repurchase, the securities continue to be carried on the consolidated statements of financial condition. Because the Company acts as borrower transferring assets to the counterparty, and the agreements mature daily, the Company’s risk is limited.

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7. Derivatives

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments, currently associated with fixed rate brokered deposits, certain investment securities and select pools of variable rate loans. The Bank also enters into interest rate derivative agreements as a service to certain qualifying customers. The Bank manages a matched book with respect to these customer derivatives in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such agreements. The Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either sell or buy credit risk associated with a customer’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts related to loans in which participation interests have been sold to or purchased from other banks.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

The table below presents the notional or contractual amounts and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative (1)

 

(in thousands)

 

Type of

Hedge

 

Notional or

Contractual

Amount

 

 

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Notional or

Contractual

Amount

 

 

Assets

 

 

Liabilities

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps - variable rate loans

 

Cash Flow

 

$

1,075,000

 

 

$

31,453

 

 

$

 

 

$

875,000

 

 

$

3,954

 

 

$

9,173

 

Interest rate swaps - securities

 

Fair Value

 

 

441,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps - brokered deposits

 

Fair Value

 

 

163,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

483,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,679,510

 

 

 

31,453

 

 

 

7,952

 

 

$

1,358,110

 

 

$

3,954

 

 

$

11,262

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps (2)

 

N/A

 

 

1,726,248

 

 

 

70,701

 

 

 

72,804

 

 

$

1,277,404

 

 

$

23,670

 

 

$

24,669

 

Risk participation agreements

 

N/A

 

 

237,081

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

171,222

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

131

 

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

151,413

 

 

 

335

 

 

 

649

 

 

 

77,208

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

664

 

Interest rate-lock commitments on residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

78,769

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

59,119

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

67

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

N/A

 

 

73,076

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

692

 

 

 

37,749

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

718

 

Visa Class B derivative contract

 

N/A

 

 

43,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,249

 

 

 

43,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,310,340

 

 

 

72,049

 

 

 

80,603

 

 

 

1,666,455

 

 

 

25,005

 

 

 

33,553

 

Total derivatives

 

 

 

$

3,989,850

 

 

$

103,502

 

 

$

88,555

 

 

$

3,024,565

 

 

$

28,959

 

 

$

44,815

 

Less:  netting adjustment (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,598

)

 

 

(65,088

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,979

)

 

 

(22,588

)

Total derivative assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

71,904

 

 

$

23,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,980

 

 

$

22,227

 

 

(1)

Derivative assets and liabilities are reported at fair value in other assets or other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

(2)

The notional amount represents both the customer accommodation agreements and offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions.

(3)

Represents balance sheet netting of derivative assets and liabilities for variation margin collateral held or placed with the same central clearing counterparty. See offsetting assets and liabilities for further information.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company is party to various interest rate swap agreements designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the Company’s forecasted variable cash flows for pools of variable rate loans. For each agreement, the Company receives interest at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company terminated five of its shorter-term swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $450 million and entered into five longer-term agreements with notional amounts totaling $450 million. The Company paid termination fees of approximately $10.6 million to settle the interest rate swap liabilities, and the resulting accumulated other comprehensive loss is being amortized over the remaining maturities of the designated instruments. Amortization of other comprehensive loss on terminated cash flow hedges totaled $3.4 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The notional amounts of the swap agreements in place at September 30, 2019 expire as follows: $50 million in 2021; $475 million in 2022; $450 million in 2023; and $100 million in 2024.

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Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps on brokered deposits

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements that modify the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by effectively converting a portion of the Company’s brokered certificates of deposit from fixed rates to variable rates. The maturities and call features of these interest rate swaps match the features of the hedged deposits. As interest rates fall, the decline in the value of the certificates of deposit is offset by the increase in the value of the interest rate swaps. Conversely, as interest rates rise, the value of the underlying hedged deposits increases, but the value of the interest rate swaps decreases, resulting in no impact on earnings. Interest expense is adjusted by the difference between the fixed and floating rates for the period the swaps are in effect. 

Interest rate swaps on securities available for sale

In the third quarter of 2019, the Company executed multiple forward starting fixed payer swaps to convert the latter portion of pools of available for sale securities to a floating rate. These instruments were designated as last-of-layer fair value hedges against the select closed pools of prepayable commercial mortgage backed securities. This strategy provides the Company with a fixed rate coupon during the front end unhedged tenor of the bonds and results in a floating rate security during the back end hedged tenor, with hedged start dates between August 2023 through August 2024 and maturity dates from January 2028 through January 2029. In accordance with ASC 815, an entity may exclude prepayment risk when measuring the change in fair value of the hedged item attributable to interest rate risk under the last-of-layer approach. The fair value of the hedged item attributable to interest rate risk will be presented in interest income along with the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument.

At September 30, 2019, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio of prepayable commercial mortgage backed securities totaled $499.2 million. The amount that represents the hedged items was $441.4 million and the basis adjustment associated with the hedged items totaled $7.9 million.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

Customer interest rate derivative program

The Bank enters into interest rate derivative agreements, primarily rate swaps, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The Bank enters into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions, thereby mitigating its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

Risk participation agreements

The Bank also enters into risk participation agreements under which it may either assume or sell credit risk associated with a borrower’s performance under certain interest rate derivative contracts. In those instances where the Bank has assumed credit risk, it is not a direct counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because it is a party to the related loan agreement with the borrower. In those instances in which the Bank has sold credit risk, it is the sole counterparty to the derivative contract with the borrower and has entered into the risk participation agreement because other banks participate in the related loan agreement. The Bank manages its credit risk under risk participation agreements by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrower, based on the Bank’s normal credit review process.

Mortgage banking derivatives

The Bank also enters into certain derivative agreements as part of its mortgage banking activities. These agreements include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a best efforts delivery basis.

Customer foreign exchange forward contract derivatives

The Bank enters into foreign exchange forward derivative agreements, primarily forward foreign currency contracts, with commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management strategies. The Bank manages its risk exposure from such transactions by entering

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into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions. Because the foreign exchange forward contract derivatives associated with this program do not meet hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

 

Visa Class B derivative contract

 

The Company is a member of Visa USA. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company sold the majority of its Visa Class B holdings, at which time it entered into a derivative agreement with the purchaser whereby the Company will make or receive cash payments whenever the conversion ratio of the Visa Class B shares into Visa Class A shares is adjusted. The conversion ratio changes when Visa deposits funds to a litigation escrow account established by Visa to pay settlements for certain litigation, for which Visa is indemnified by Visa USA members. The Company is also required to make periodic financing payments to the purchaser until all of Visa’s covered litigation matters are resolved. Thus, the derivative contract extends until the end of Visa’s covered litigation matters, the timing of which is uncertain.

The contract includes a contingent accelerated termination clause based on the credit ratings of the Company. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the fair value of the liability associated with this contract was $6.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively. Refer to Note 15 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments for discussion of the valuation inputs for this derivative liability.

 

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Income

The effects of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are presented in the table below. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the reduction of interest income attributable to cash flow hedges includes amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss that resulted from termination of five interest rate swap contracts.

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

Derivative Instruments:

 

Location of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in the

Statement of Income:

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Interest rate swaps designated as hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges - variable rate loans

 

Interest income

 

$

(956

)

 

$

(1,276

)

 

$

(4,632

)

 

$

(2,841

)

Fair value hedges - securities

 

Interest income

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

Fair value hedges - brokered deposits

 

Interest expense

 

 

(243

)

 

 

(725

)

 

 

(1,692

)

 

 

(1,371

)

All other instruments

 

Other noninterest income

 

 

4,324

 

 

 

1,363

 

 

 

8,733

 

 

 

4,474

 

Total

 

 

 

$

3,140

 

 

$

(638

)

 

$

2,424

 

 

$

262

 

 

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

Certain of the Bank’s derivative instruments contain provisions allowing the financial institution counterparty to terminate the contracts in certain circumstances, such as a downgrade of the Bank’s credit ratings below specified levels, a default by the Bank on its indebtedness, or the failure of the Bank to maintain specified minimum regulatory capital ratios or its regulatory status as a well-capitalized institution. These derivative agreements also contain provisions regarding the posting of collateral by each party. At September 30, 2019, the Company was not in violation of any such provisions.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The Bank’s derivative instruments with certain counterparties contain legally enforceable netting provisions that allow for net settlement of multiple transactions to a single amount, which may be positive, negative, or zero. Agreements with certain bilateral counterparties require both parties to maintain collateral in the event that the fair values of derivative instruments exceed established exposure thresholds. For centrally cleared derivatives, the Company is subject to initial margin posting and daily variation margin exchange with the central clearinghouses. Offsetting information in regards to all derivative assets and liabilities, including accrued interest, subject to these master netting agreements at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is presented in the following tables.

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(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

Amounts

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the

Statement of Income

 

Description

 

Gross

Amounts

Recognized

 

 

Offset in

the Statement

of Income

 

 

Presented in

the Statement

of Income

 

 

Financial

Instruments

 

 

Cash

Collateral

 

 

Net

Amount

 

As of September 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

32,718

 

 

$

(32,694

)

 

$

24

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

79,900

 

 

$

(65,280

)

 

$

14,620

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

37,657

 

 

$

(23,061

)

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

Amounts

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the

Statement of Income

 

Description

 

Gross

Amounts

Recognized

 

 

Offset in

the Statement

of Income

 

 

Presented in

the Statement

of Income

 

 

Financial

Instruments

 

 

Cash

Collateral

 

 

Net

Amount

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

16,167

 

 

$

(12,842

)

 

$

3,325

 

 

$

1,846

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,479

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

23,811

 

 

$

(21,651

)

 

$

2,160

 

 

$

1,846

 

 

$

2,871

 

 

$

(2,557

)

 

The Company has excess collateral compared to total exposure due to initial margin requirements for day-to-day rate volatility. 

 

8. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Shares Outstanding

Common shares outstanding excludes treasury shares totaling 0.8 million at September 30, 2019 and 0.9 million at December 31, 2018, with a first-in-first-out cost basis of $14.9 million and $18.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Shares outstanding also excludes unvested restricted share awards totaling 1.3 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Shares Issued as Consideration in Business Combination

On September 20, 2019, the Company issued approximately 5.0 million shares of common stock at $38.42 as consideration in its acquisition of MidSouth. Refer to Note 2 – Business Combinations for further information.  

Stock Buyback Program

On May 24, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock buyback program whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 5%, or 4.3 million shares, of its 85.3 million shares common stock then outstanding. The program was set to expire on December 31, 2019. Under this program, 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were repurchased at an average price of $41.30 per share.

On September 23, 2019, the Company’s board of directors approved a new amended stock buyback program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to 5.5 million shares of its common stock through the expiration date of December 31, 2020. The program, as amended, allows the Company to repurchase its common shares in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase programs, in privately negotiated transactions, or as otherwise determined by the Company in one or more transactions. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program, and the board of directors may terminate or amend the program at any time prior to the expiration date. Refer to Note 17 – Subsequent Event for information about the accelerated share repurchase agreement the Company entered into subsequent to the balance sheet date.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss and changes in those components are presented in the following table.

 



 

Available

for Sale

Securities

 

 

HTM Securities

Transferred

from AFS

 

 

Employee

Benefit Plans

 

 

Cash

Flow Hedges

 

 

Equity Method Investment

 

 

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

$

(29,512

)

 

$

(14,585

)

 

$

(79,078

)

 

$

(11,227

)

 

$

 

 

$

(134,402

)

Other comprehensive income/loss before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized loss

 

 

(92,477

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,418

)

 

 

 

 

 

(110,895

)

Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,719

 

 

 

2,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,560

 

Other Valuation adjustments for employee benefit plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,039

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,039

)

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 

 

 

2,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,427

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(20,985

)

 

 

550

 

 

 

(1,205

)

 

 

(3,530

)

 

 

 

 

 

(25,170

)

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

$

(101,004

)

 

$

(12,708

)

 

$

(83,193

)

 

$

(23,274

)

 

$

 

 

$

(220,179

)

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

$

(50,125

)

 

$

(12,044

)

 

$

(110,247

)

 

$

(8,293

)

 

$

 

 

$

(180,709

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain or loss

 

 

125,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,472

 

 

 

(434

)

 

 

160,627

 

Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,851

 

 

 

4,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,483

 

Valuation adjustment employee benefit plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,015

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,015

)

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 

 

 

2,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,435

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

28,395

 

 

 

551

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

9,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,977

 

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

$

47,069

 

 

$

(10,160

)

 

$

(110,374

)

 

$

22,743

 

 

$

(434

)

 

$

(51,156

)

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss (“AOCI”) is reported as a component of stockholders’ equity. AOCI can include, among other items, unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale (“AFS”), including the Company’s share of unrealized gains and losses reported by a partnership accounted for under the equity method, gains and losses associated with pension or other post-retirement benefits that are not recognized immediately as a component of net periodic benefit cost, and gains and losses on derivative instruments that are designated as, and qualify as, cash flow hedges. Net unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities reclassified as securities held to maturity (“HTM”) also continue to be reported as a component of AOCI and will be amortized over the estimated remaining life of the securities as an adjustment to interest income. Subject to certain thresholds, unrealized losses on employee benefit plans will be reclassified into income as pension and post-retirement costs are recognized over the remaining service period of plan participants. Accumulated gains or losses on the cash flow hedge of the variable rate loans described in Note 7 will be reclassified into income over the life of the hedge. Accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from the terminated interest rate swaps will be amortized over the remaining maturities of the designated instruments. Gains and losses within AOCI are net of deferred income taxes, where applicable.  

The following table shows the line items of the consolidated statements of income affected by amounts reclassified from AOCI.

 



 

Nine Months

 

 

 

Amount reclassified from AOCI (a)

 

September 30,

 

 

Affected line item on

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

the statement of income

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

$

(2,435

)

 

$

(2,427

)

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

551

 

 

 

550

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(1,884

)

 

 

(1,877

)

 

Net income

Amortization of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items

 

 

(6,851

)

 

 

(3,719

)

 

Other noninterest expense (b)

Tax effect

 

 

1,546

 

 

 

842

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(5,305

)

 

 

(2,877

)

 

Net income

Reclassification of unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

 

 

(1,200

)

 

 

1,264

 

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

271

 

 

 

(286

)

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(929

)

 

 

978

 

 

Net income

Amortization of loss on terminated cash flow hedges

 

 

(3,432

)

 

 

(4,105

)

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

776

 

 

 

930

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(2,656

)

 

 

(3,175

)

 

Net income

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(10,774

)

 

$

(6,951

)

 

Net income

 

(a)

Amounts in parentheses indicate reduction in net income.

(b)

These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and post-retirement cost that is reported with employee benefits expense (see Note 12 – Retirement Plans for additional details). 

9. Other Noninterest Income

Components of other noninterest income are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

$

4,147

 

 

$

3,100

 

 

$

11,495

 

 

$

9,283

 

Credit related fees

 

 

2,988

 

 

 

2,762

 

 

 

8,520

 

 

 

7,900

 

Income from derivatives

 

 

4,324

 

 

 

1,363

 

 

 

8,733

 

 

 

4,474

 

Gain (loss) on sales of assets

 

 

205

 

 

 

989

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

(177

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

4,661

 

 

 

3,342

 

 

 

11,389

 

 

 

10,066

 

Total other noninterest income

 

$

16,325

 

 

$

11,556

 

 

$

40,773

 

 

$

31,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10. Other Noninterest Expense

Components of other noninterest expense are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Advertising

 

$

5,435

 

 

$

2,553

 

 

$

11,768

 

 

$

8,596

 

Corporate value and franchise taxes

 

 

4,109

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

12,366

 

 

 

10,735

 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,610

 

 

 

3,598

 

 

 

10,439

 

 

 

11,063

 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

8,215

 

 

 

8,250

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

 

3,720

 

 

 

4,261

 

Travel expense

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

1,365

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

3,872

 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

1,286

 

 

 

1,560

 

 

 

3,658

 

 

 

3,309

 

Other retirement expense

 

 

(4,152

)

 

 

(4,664

)

 

 

(12,409

)

 

 

(13,585

)

Loss on restructuring of bank-owned life insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,240

 

Other miscellaneous

 

 

17,374

 

 

 

6,297

 

 

 

29,653

 

 

 

20,811

 

Total other noninterest expense

 

$

33,058

 

 

$

18,253

 

 

$

71,024

 

 

$

60,552

 

 

Included in other miscellaneous expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 is approximately $11.9 million of expenses associated with the MidSouth acquisition, such as contract and lease termination fees, and other transaction related costs.

 

11. Earnings Per Common Share

The Company calculates earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method allocates net income to each class of common stock and participating security according to common dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Participating securities consist of nonvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. 

A summary of the information used in the computation of earnings per common share follows.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

$

67,807

 

 

$

83,878

 

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

Net income allocated to participating securities - basic and diluted

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

1,544

 

 

 

3,980

 

 

 

4,238

 

Net income allocated to common shareholders - basic and diluted

 

$

66,666

 

 

$

82,334

 

 

$

231,268

 

 

$

223,292

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares - basic

 

 

86,377

 

 

 

85,348

 

 

$

85,934

 

 

$

85,298

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

85

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

184

 

Weighted-average common shares - diluted

 

 

86,462

 

 

 

85,539

 

 

$

86,010

 

 

$

85,482

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.62

 

Diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

 

Potential common shares consist of stock options, nonvested performance-based awards, and nonvested restricted share awards deferred under the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan. These potential common shares do not enter into the calculation of diluted earnings per share if the impact would be antidilutive, i.e., increase earnings per share or reduce a loss per share. Weighted average antidilutive potential common shares totaled 43,794 and 37,680 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. There were 14,904 and 18,257 antidilutive potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

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12. Retirement Plans

The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan, the Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan (“Pension Plan”), covering certain eligible associates. Those hired or rehired by the Company prior to June 30, 2017 are eligible to participate; however, the accrued benefits of each participant in the Pension Plan whose combined age plus years of service as of January 1, 2018 totaled less than 55 were frozen as of January 1, 2018 and will not thereafter increase. The Company makes contributions to the Pension Plan in amounts sufficient to meet funding requirements set forth in federal employee benefit and tax laws, plus such additional amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company made a discretionary contribution of $100 million to the Pension Plan. During the third quarter of 2018, the Company made a discretionary contribution of $39 million to the Pension Plan designated to the 2017 plan year.

The Company also offers a defined contribution retirement benefit plan, the Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (“401(k) Plan”), that covers substantially all associates who have been employed 60 days and meet a minimum age requirement and employment classification criteria. The Company matches 100% of the first 1% of compensation saved by a participant, and 50% of the next 5% of compensation saved. Newly eligible associates are automatically enrolled at an initial 3% savings rate unless the associate actively opts out of participation in the plan. Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company makes an additional basic contribution to associates hired or rehired after June 30, 2017 in an amount equal to 2% of the associate’s eligible compensation. For Pension Plan participants whose benefits were frozen as of January 1, 2018, the 401(k) Plan provides an enhanced Company contribution in the amount of 2%, 4% or 6% of such participant’s eligible compensation, based on the participant’s age and years of service with the Company. Participants vest in basic and enhanced Company contributions upon completion of three years of service.

The Company sponsors a nonqualified defined benefit plan covering certain legacy Whitney employees that was frozen as of December 31, 2012 and no future benefits are accrued under this plan.

The Company sponsors defined benefit postretirement plans for both legacy Hancock and legacy Whitney employees that provide health care and life insurance benefits. Benefits under the Hancock plan are not available to employees hired on or after January 1, 2000. Benefits under the Whitney plan are restricted to retirees who were already receiving benefits at the time of plan amendments in 2007 or active participants who were eligible to receive benefits as of December 31, 2007.

The following tables show the components of net periodic benefits cost included in expense for the plans for the periods indicated.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Post-

 

(in thousands)

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Retirement Benefits

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

2,735

 

 

$

3,163

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

28

 

Interest cost

 

 

4,659

 

 

 

4,279

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

161

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(11,299

)

 

 

(10,375

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net loss and prior service costs

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

1,366

 

 

 

(229

)

 

 

(95

)

Net periodic benefit cost (reduction of cost)

 

$

(1,352

)

 

$

(1,567

)

 

$

(42

)

 

$

94

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Post-

 

(in thousands)

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Retirement Benefits

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

8,245

 

 

$

9,251

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

91

 

Interest cost

 

 

14,183

 

 

 

12,481

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

459

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(33,899

)

 

 

(30,244

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net loss and prior service costs

 

 

7,535

 

 

 

4,057

 

 

 

(684

)

 

 

(338

)

Net periodic benefit cost (reduction of cost)

 

$

(3,936

)

 

$

(4,455

)

 

$

(154

)

 

$

212

 

 

 

13. Share-Based Payment Arrangements

The Company maintains incentive compensation plans that provide for awards of share-based compensation to employees and directors. These plans have been approved by the Company’s shareholders. Detailed descriptions of these plans were included in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Intrinsic

 

Options

 

Shares

 

 

Price

 

 

Term (Years)

 

 

Value ($000)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2019

 

 

46,865

 

 

$

31.88

 

 

 

2.6

 

 

$

164

 

Former MidSouth options converted at acquisition

 

 

20,530

 

 

 

46.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised/Released

 

 

(18,969

)

 

 

31.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

Cancelled/Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2019

 

 

48,426

 

 

$

38.32

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

$

174

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2019

 

 

48,426

 

 

$

38.32

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

$

174

 

 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

The Company’s restricted and performance-based share awards to certain employees and directors are subject to service requirements. A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested restricted and performance-based share awards at September 30, 2019 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2019

 

 

1,494,041

 

 

$

39.89

 

Granted

 

 

102,221

 

 

 

35.74

 

Vested

 

 

(35,353

)

 

 

40.96

 

Forfeited

 

 

(53,525

)

 

 

39.22

 

Nonvested at September 30, 2019

 

 

1,507,384

 

 

$

39.60

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, there was $41.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted and performance shares expected to vest in the future. This compensation is expected to be recognized in expense over a weighted average period of 3.0 years. The total fair value of shares which vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $1.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 33,691 performance share awards subject to a total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance metric with a grant date fair value of $35.27 per share and 33,691 performance shares subject to an operating earnings per share performance metric with a grant date fair value of $32.15 per share to key members of executive management. The number of performance shares subject to TSR that ultimately vest at the end of the three-year performance period, if any, will be based on the relative rank of the Company’s three-year TSR among the TSRs of a peer group of 42 regional banks. The fair value of the performance shares subject to TSR at the grant date was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation method. The number of performance shares subject to operating earnings per share that ultimately vest will be based on the Company’s attainment of certain operating earnings per share goals over the two-year performance period. The maximum number of performance shares that could vest is 200% of the target award. Compensation expense for these performance shares is recognized on a straight line basis over the three-year service period.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of its customers. Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Bank to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans. Under regulatory capital guidelines, the Company and Bank must include unfunded commitments meeting certain criteria in risk-weighted capital calculations.

Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, nonrevolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower’s credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines

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are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company.

A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Bank to fulfill a customer’s financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. The Bank issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers’ other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services. 

The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the Company’s exposure to credit risk. The Company undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. The following table presents a summary of the Company’s off-balance sheet financial instruments as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 



 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

7,478,907

 

 

$

7,234,528

 

Letters of credit

 

 

389,998

 

 

 

365,498

 

 

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending litigation and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or liquidity of the Company.

15. Fair Value Measurements

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The FASB’s guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to these valuation techniques used to measure fair value, giving preference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (“level 1”) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs such as a reporting entity’s own data (“level 3”). Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, observable inputs other than quoted prices, such as interest rates and yield curves, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present for each of the fair value hierarchy levels the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 



 

September 30, 2019

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

95,141

 

 

$

 

 

$

95,141

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 

 

 

252,163

 

 

 

 

 

$

252,163

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,897

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,339,471

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,339,471

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,624,169

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,624,169

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

234,816

 

 

 

 

 

$

234,816

 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,549,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,549,657

 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 

 

 

71,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,904

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

$

 

 

$

3,621,561

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,621,561

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 

 

$

17,218

 

 

$

6,249

 

 

$

23,467

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

17,218

 

 

$

6,249

 

 

$

23,467

 

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December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

71,706

 

 

$

 

 

$

71,706

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 

 

 

240,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

240,427

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

1,443,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,443,402

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

770,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

770,077

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

161,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

161,925

 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 

 

 

16,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,980

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

 

 

 

$

2,708,017

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,708,017

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 

 

$

14,923

 

 

$

7,304

 

 

$

22,227

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

14,923

 

 

$

7,304

 

 

$

22,227

 

 

(1)

For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 7 - Derivatives.

Securities classified as level 2 include obligations of U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that are issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies, and state and municipal bonds. The level 2 fair value measurements for investment securities are obtained quarterly from a third-party pricing service that uses industry-standard pricing models. Substantially all of the model inputs are observable in the marketplace or can be supported by observable data. 

The Company invests only in securities of investment grade quality with a targeted duration, for the overall portfolio, generally between two and five and a half years. Company policies generally limit investments to U.S. agency securities and municipal securities determined to be investment grade according to an internally generated score which generally includes a rating of not less than “Baa” or its equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency.  

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For the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedges and those under the customer interest rate program, the fair value is obtained from a third-party pricing service that uses an industry-standard discounted cash flow model that relies on inputs, LIBOR swap curves, Overnight Index swap rate curves, all observable in the marketplace. To comply with the accounting guidance, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to appropriately reflect nonperformance risk for both the Company and the counterparties. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value these derivative instruments fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit value adjustments utilize level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads. The Company has determined that the impact of the credit valuation adjustments is not significant to the overall valuation of these derivatives. As a result, the Company has classified its derivative valuations for these instruments in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s policy is to measure counterparty credit risk quarterly for all derivative instruments subject to master netting arrangements consistent with how market participants would price the net risk exposure at the measurement date.

The Company also has certain derivative instruments associated with the Bank’s mortgage-banking activities. These derivative instruments include interest rate lock commitments on prospective residential mortgage loans and forward commitments to sell these loans to investors on a best efforts delivery basis. The fair value of these derivative instruments is measured using observable market prices for similar instruments and is classified as a level 2 measurement.

The Company’s Level 3 liability consists of a derivative contract with the purchaser of 192,163 shares of Visa Class B common stock. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company retains the risks associated with the ultimate conversion of the Visa Class B common shares into shares of Visa Class A common stock, such that the counterparty will be compensated for any dilutive adjustments to the conversion ratio and the Company will be compensated for any anti-dilutive adjustments to the ratio. The agreement also requires periodic payments by the Company to the counterparty calculated by reference to the market price of Visa Class A common shares at the time of sale and a fixed rate of interest that steps up once after the eighth scheduled quarterly payment. The fair value of the liability is determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are the Company’s own assumptions about estimated changes in the conversion rate of the Visa Class B common shares into Visa Class A common shares, the date on which such conversion is expected to occur and the estimated growth rate of the Visa Class A common share price. Refer to Note 7 – Derivatives for information about the derivative contract with the counterparty.

 

The Company believes its valuation methods for its assets and liabilities carried at fair value are appropriate; however, the use of different methodologies or assumptions, particularly as applied to Level 3 assets and liabilities, could have a material effect on the computation of their estimated fair values.

 

Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements and Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The table below presents a rollforward of the amounts on the consolidated balance sheets for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 for financial instruments of a material nature that are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

$

 

Entry into derivative contract

 

 

7,304

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 

7,304

 

Cash settlements

 

 

(1,262

)

Losses included in earnings

 

 

207

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

 

$

6,249

 

The table below provides an overview of the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in those techniques to measure the financial instrument measured on a recurring basis and classified within Level 3 of the valuation. The range of sensitivities that management utilized in its fair value calculations is deemed acceptable in the industry with respect to the identified financial instrument.

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Class

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 

Values Utilized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visa Class A appreciation

 

6% - 18%

Derivative liability

 

$

6,249

 

 

$

7,304

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Conversion rate

 

1.62x - 1.59x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time until resolution

 

24-39 months

 

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The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between valuation hierarchy levels as of the end of a reporting period. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.

Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Collateral-dependent impaired loans are level 2 assets measured at the fair value of the underlying collateral based on independent third-party appraisals that take into consideration market-based information such as recent sales activity for similar assets in the property’s market. 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, including both foreclosed property and surplus banking property, are level 3 assets that are adjusted to fair value, less estimated selling costs, upon transfer from loans or property and equipment. Subsequently, other real estate owned and foreclosed assets is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated selling costs. Fair values are determined by sales agreement or third-party appraisals as discounted for estimated selling costs, information from comparable sales, and marketability of the assets. 

The fair value information presented below is not as of the period end, rather it was as of the date the fair value adjustment was recorded during the twelve months for each of the dates presented below, and excludes nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets no longer on the balance sheet. 

The following tables present the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for each of the fair value hierarchy levels.

 



 

September 30, 2019

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

$

 

 

$

170,425

 

 

$

 

 

$

170,425

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,955

 

 

$

30,955

 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 

 

$

170,425

 

 

$

30,955

 

 

$

201,380

 

 



 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

$

 

 

$

170,918

 

 

$

 

 

$

170,918

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,594

 

 

 

14,594

 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 

 

$

170,918

 

 

$

14,594

 

 

$

185,512

 

 

Accounting guidance from the FASB requires the disclosure of estimated fair value information about certain on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments, including those financial instruments that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. The significant methods and assumptions used by the Company to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are discussed below.

Cash, Short-Term Investments and Federal Funds Sold For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Securities – The fair value measurement for securities available for sale was discussed earlier in the note. The same measurement techniques were applied to the valuation of securities held to maturity. 

Loans, Net – The fair value measurement for certain impaired loans was discussed earlier in the note. For the remaining portfolio, fair values were generally determined by discounting scheduled cash flows using discount rates determined with reference to current market rates at which loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. 

Loans Held for Sale – These loans are recorded at fair value and carried at the lower of cost or market. The carrying amount is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value. 

Deposits – The accounting guidance requires that the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing checking and savings accounts, be assigned fair values equal to amounts payable upon demand (“carrying amounts”). The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Federal Funds Purchased, and FHLB Borrowings – For these short-term liabilities, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

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Long-Term Debt – The fair value is estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows using current market rates at which debt with similar terms could be obtained.

Derivative Financial Instruments – The fair value measurement for derivative financial instruments was discussed earlier in the note.

The following tables present the estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments by fair value hierarchy levels and the corresponding carrying amounts:

 



 

September 30, 2019

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fair

 

 

Carrying

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold

 

$

517,576

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

517,576

 

 

$

517,576

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

3,549,657

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,549,657

 

 

 

3,549,657

 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,920,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,920,356

 

 

 

2,855,062

 

Loans, net

 

 

 

 

 

170,425

 

 

 

20,812,059

 

 

 

20,982,484

 

 

 

20,840,380

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

75,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,789

 

 

 

75,789

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

71,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,904

 

 

 

71,904

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,188,274

 

 

 

24,188,274

 

 

 

24,201,299

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

125,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,400

 

 

 

125,400

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

545,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

545,915

 

 

 

545,915

 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

 

1,437,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,437,500

 

 

 

1,437,500

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

245,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

245,715

 

 

 

246,641

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

17,218

 

 

 

6,249

 

 

 

23,467

 

 

 

23,467

 

 



 

December 31, 2018

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total Fair

Value

 

 

Carrying

Amount

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold

 

$

494,466

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

494,466

 

 

$

494,466

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

 

 

2,691,037

 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,935,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,935,856

 

 

 

2,979,547

 

Loans, net

 

 

 

 

 

170,918

 

 

 

19,555,969

 

 

 

19,726,887

 

 

 

19,831,897

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

28,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,150

 

 

 

28,150

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

16,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,980

 

 

 

16,980

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,129,574

 

 

 

23,129,574

 

 

 

23,150,185

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

425

 

 

 

425

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

428,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

428,599

 

 

 

428,599

 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

 

1,160,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,160,104

 

 

 

1,160,104

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

223,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,135

 

 

 

224,993

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

 

 

14,923

 

 

 

7,304

 

 

 

22,227

 

 

 

22,227

 

 

 

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16. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. With the exception of short-term leases, lessees are required to recognize a lease liability representing the lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis, and a right-of-use asset representing the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term upon adoption. Lessor accounting was largely unchanged under the new guidance, except for clarification of the definition of initial direct costs which provided additional guidance on the timing of recognition of those costs. Subsequent to the issuance of this update, the FASB issued three additional ASUs that provide codification improvements and certain transition elections, including ASU 2018-11, which permits an additional transition method whereby an entity may elect to record a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company was required to and did adopt the standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method permitted by ASU 2018-11. Thus, the Company’s reporting for the comparative period presented in the financial statements and disclosures continues to be in accordance with GAAP Topic 840. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a gross-up of assets and liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheet, with approximately $116 million for right of use assets and $131 million of lease payment obligations offset by the elimination of $15 million of existing lease incentive and other deferred rent liabilities. Accounting for leases in accordance with Topic 842 has not had a material impact upon the Company’s consolidated results of operations, and is not expected to in future periods. Refer to Note 5 – Operating Leases for further information related to operating lease accounting policy, practical expedient elections for adoption and operating leasing information at adoption and as of September 30, 2019.

Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards

 

In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, “Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments.” The Update provides clarification and correction to certain areas of previously issued ASUs concerning financial instruments (2016-01, 2016-13 and 2017-12). The FASB does not expect the provisions contained in this Update to have a significant effect on current accounting practice. Effective dates for adoption of this Update’s provisions vary in accordance with the effective dates and adoption status of the amended ASUs. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adoption of this guidance, but it is not expected to have a material impact upon its financial position and results of operations.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” The amendments in this Update modify certain disclosure requirements by removing disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifying specific requirements of disclosures, and adding disclosure requirements identified as relevant. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 for public business entities, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adoption of this guidance upon its pension and postretirement plan disclosures. Adoption of this guidance will have no impact upon the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” The amendments in this Update modify certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements set forth in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. In addition, the amendments in this Update eliminate the phrase “an entity shall disclose at a minimum” to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities when considering fair value measurement disclosures to clarify that materiality is an appropriate consideration of entities and their auditors when evaluating disclosure requirements. The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 31, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adoption of this guidance upon its fair value measurements disclosures. Adoption of this guidance will have no impact upon the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The ASU, more commonly referred to as Current Expected Credit Losses, or CECL, requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations are required to use forward-looking information to inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques currently applied will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. Organizations will continue to use judgment to determine which loss estimation method is appropriate for their circumstances. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The ASU is effective for SEC filers for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings for non-purchased credit impaired loans as of the beginning of the year of adoption. For purchased credit impaired loans, there is no impact to retained earnings upon adoption; rather, the entity will reclassify a portion of the purchase accounting fair value mark to

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allowance for credit losses as of the beginning of the year of adoption. Early application is permitted for all organizations for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company will not early adopt this guidance.

 

The Company has internally developed credit models and completed the implementation of a vendor provided platform to aggregate inputs and perform the calculation of allowance for credit losses. The validation of the credit loss models is ongoing and expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2019. Additional CECL implementation activities in the fourth quarter 2019 will include refinement of procedures, completion of the design and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting, conclusion of validation of credit models and end-to-end processes, and drafting of newly required disclosures.

The Company has completed parallel testing of the CECL estimation process for the third quarter 2019, which included executed controls established to-date surrounding data, models and governance. Results from this process indicated a net increase of approximately 20 to 30 percent over the September 30, 2019 incurred loan loss reserve level utilizing the CECL models and current economic forecast; this range excludes the impact of the loans and debt securities recently acquired from MidSouth. The Company’s CECL allowance for loan losses estimates losses over a two-year reasonable and supportable forecast period utilizing the weighted average of a range of macroeconomic scenarios, and then reverts to longer historical loss experience to estimate losses for the remaining life. Significant drivers in the aforementioned increase were higher calculated reserve levels for longer life real-estate secured loans and the expected funding of off-balance sheet exposures, partially offset by lower reserves for shorter-term commercial loans. Immaterial expected credit losses were calculated on held to maturity debt securities. The amount of increase in allowance for credit losses upon adoption will be impacted by the portfolio composition and quality as well as current economic conditions and forecasts at that time.

 

 

17. Subsequent Event

 

On October 18, 2019, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) to repurchase $185 million of the Company’s common stock. The ASR agreement was entered into under the current stock buyback program, under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 5.5 million shares of its common stock prior to December 31, 2020. Refer to Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity for information about the stock buyback program.

Pursuant to the ASR agreement, the Company made a $185 million payment to Morgan Stanley on October 21, 2019, and received from Morgan Stanley on the same day an initial delivery of approximately 3.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents approximately 75% of the estimated total number of shares to be repurchased under the ASR agreement based on the October 18, 2019 closing price of the Company’s common stock. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based generally on the volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock during the term of the ASR agreement, less a discount, and subject to possible adjustments in accordance with the terms of the ASR agreement. Final settlement of the ASR agreement is scheduled to occur no later than the third quarter of 2020.

 

 

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning and protections of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

 

balance sheet and revenue growth expectations may differ from actual results;

 

the risk that our provision for loan losses may be inadequate or may be negatively affected by credit risk exposure;

 

loan growth expectations;

 

management’s predictions about charge-offs, including energy-related credits, the impact of changes in oil and gas prices on our energy portfolio, and the downstream impact on businesses that support that sector, especially in the Gulf Coast Region;

 

the risk that our enterprise risk management framework may not identify or address risks adequately, which may result in unexpected losses;

 

the impact of the transactions with Capital One or MidSouth, or future business combinations upon our performance and financial condition including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses;

 

deposit trends;

 

credit quality trends;

 

changes in interest rates;

 

the impact of the change in the LIBOR benchmark;

 

net interest margin trends;

 

future expense levels;

 

improvements in expense to revenue (efficiency ratio);

 

success of revenue-generating initiatives;

 

the effectiveness of derivative financial instruments and hedging activities to manage risks;

 

risks related to our reliance on third parties to provide key components of our business infrastructure, including the risks related to disruptions in services or financial difficulties of a third-party vendor;

 

risks related to the ability of our operational framework to manage risks associated with our business such as credit risk and operation risk, including third-party vendors and other service providers, which could among other things, result in a breach of operating or security systems as a result of a cyber-attack or similar act;

 

projected tax rates;

 

future profitability;

 

purchase accounting impacts, such as accretion levels;

 

our ability to identify and address potential cybersecurity risks, including data security breaches, credential stuffing, malware, “denial-of-service” attacks, “hacking” and identify theft, a failure of which could disrupt our business and result in the disclosure of and/or misuse or misappropriation of confidential or proprietary information, disruption or damage to our systems, increased costs, losses, or adverse effects to our reputation;

 

our ability to receive dividends from Hancock Whitney Bank could affect our liquidity, including our ability to pay dividends or take other capital actions;

 

the impact on our financial results, reputation, and business if we are unable to comply with all applicable federal and state regulations or other supervisory actions or directives and any necessary capital initiatives;

 

our ability to effectively compete with other traditional and non-traditional financial services companies, some of whom possess greater financial resources than we do or are subject to different regulatory standards than we are;

 

our ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting;

 

potential claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings and enforcement actions;

 

the financial impact of future tax legislation; and

 

changes in laws and regulations affecting our businesses, including legislation and regulations relating to bank products and services, as well as changes in the enforcement and interpretation of such laws and regulations by applicable governmental and self-regulatory agencies, which could require us to change certain business practices, increase compliance risk, reduce our revenue, impose additional costs on us, or otherwise negatively affect our businesses.

Also, any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement. These statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecast,” “goals,” “targets,” “initiatives,” “focus,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook,” or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and on information currently available to management. Our statements speak as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update these statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements in light of new information or future events.

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Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of differences in actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such statements, except as required by law.

OVERVIEW

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations include non-GAAP measures used to describe our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered on a standalone basis or as a substitute for analyses of financial condition and results as reported under GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized and therefore, it may not be possible to compare these measures with other companies that present measures having the same or similar names. These disclosures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP.

A reconciliation of those measures to GAAP measures are provided within the Selected Financial Data section that appears later in this item. The following is a summary of these non-GAAP measures and an explanation as to why they are deemed useful. 

Consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission Industry Guide 3, we present net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratios on a fully taxable equivalent (“te”) basis. The te basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments using a statutory federal tax rate of 21% to increase tax-exempt interest income to a taxable equivalent basis. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income, and that it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.

We present certain additional non-GAAP financial measures to assist the reader with a better understanding of the Company’s performance period over period, as well as to provide investors with assistance in understanding the success management has experienced in executing its strategic initiatives. These non-GAAP measures may reference the concept “operating.” We use the term “operating” to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense considered to be nonoperating in nature. Items identified as nonoperating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business.

We define Operating Revenue as net interest income (te) and noninterest income less nonoperating revenue. We define Operating Pre-Provision Net Revenue as operating revenue (te) less noninterest expense, excluding nonoperating items. Management believes that operating pre-provision net revenue is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle.

We define Operating Earnings as reported net income excluding nonoperating items net of income tax. We define Operating Earnings per Share as operating earnings expressed as an amount available to each common shareholder on a diluted basis.

MidSouth Acquisition

On September 21, 2019, we completed the acquisition of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (“MidSouth”) (NYSE: MSL), parent company of MidSouth Bank, N.A, with simultaneous operational conversion. We acquired net assets of approximately $124.7 million, including the following:

 

loans totaling $785 million, net of a $41 million discount

 

cash, short-term investments and securities available for sale totaling $622.9 million

 

deposits of $1.3 billion, which includes $389.6 million of noninterest-bearing deposits

In consideration for the net assets acquired, each outstanding share of MidSouth common stock converted to 0.2952 shares of our common stock. As such, we issued approximately 5.0 million shares resulting in a transaction value of approximately $193.8 million. The transaction resulted in estimated goodwill of $69.2 million.

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Upon acquisition, we closed or consolidated 20 MidSouth branches. The Company incurred acquisition-related expenses of $28.8 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in the third quarter and expects to incur an additional $3 to $5 million of expenses before the end of year. The transaction is expected to be accretive to income beginning in the first quarter of 2020 and is projected to add approximately $0.13 to $0.15 to 2020 earnings once fully phased-in. The transaction provides the opportunity for both enhanced growth in several of our current markets, such as MidSouth’s home market of Lafayette, Louisiana, as well as opportunities for expansion into new markets in Louisiana and Texas.

Current Economic Environment

Most of our market areas experienced a modest to moderate expansion in economic activity during the third quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Reserve’s Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions (“Beige Book”). Overall, the economic outlook was generally positive, though there is continued concern over trade tensions and a more pessimistic outlook in energy as a result of reduced expectations for global economic growth.  

Drilling activity in the energy sector continued to erode, contributing to a notable weakness in oilfield services. However, oil and gas production continued to rise and well completion continued to increase in the Permian Basin. The attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities did not change planned capital spending in the energy sector because there was not a lasting increase in the price of oil. Forecast for the remainder of the year was slightly more pessimistic than previously reported due to lower spending and a weaker economic outlook.

Commercial real estate conditions remained steady in most of our markets, with vacancies continuing to trend downward at a modest pace. Industrial demand and construction remained solid, despite growing construction costs. A robust amount of concentrated new multifamily construction in some metro submarkets is leading to some concern of oversupply.  

The residential real estate market experienced increased demand in most of our markets, with lower mortgage rates and a relatively healthy economy. Demand was strongest in the more affordable price segments where inventory remained limited. Declining inventory levels led to strong upward pressure on home prices across most of our markets.  

Retail sales activity and consumer spending were steady in most of our markets and auto sales increased. Retailers remained concerned that heightened uncertainty among consumers due to the geopolitical environment would negatively impact consumer confidence and spending during the upcoming holiday season. Tourism and hospitality industries reported mixed results with some areas experiencing strong activity and some areas experiencing a decrease in year over year activity. The labor market remained tight in our markets with accelerated wage growth in lower-skilled positions.

Economic data indicates that loan growth was positive but slowing in most of our markets, generally led by real estate lending. Interest rate margins were stable to declining across most institutions and there continues to be concern over lower interest rates, the uncertain business climate, and political and trade tensions.     

   

Highlights of Third Quarter 2019

Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $67.8 million, or $.77 per diluted common share (EPS), compared to $88.3 million, or $1.01 EPS in the second quarter of 2019 and $83.9 million, or $.96 EPS, in the third quarter of 2018. The third quarter of 2019 included $28.8 million ($.26 per share after-tax impact) of merger costs associated with the September 21, 2019 acquisition of MidSouth. The second quarter of 2019 did not include any nonoperating items while the third quarter of 2018 included $4.8 million ($.05 per share after-tax impact) of nonoperating expenses primarily related to the trust and asset management acquisition that closed on July 13, 2018.

Highlights of our third quarter 2019 results (compared to second quarter 2019):

 

Closed MidSouth acquisition effective September 21, 2019 with a simultaneous systems conversion. The acquisition included $785 million of loans (net of a $41 million loan mark) at 5.57% yield, and $1.3 billion of deposits at 38 basis points.

 

Net income was $67.8 million, or $.77 per diluted share.

 

Results include $28.8 million, or $.26 per share, of merger-related costs.

 

Operating leverage increased $5.8 million with revenue up $7.0 million and operating expense up $1.2 million.

 

Energy loans, including those acquired from MidSouth, remained virtually unchanged at $1.0 billion, or 4.9% of total loans.

 

Net interest margin narrowed by 4 bps to 3.41%.

 

Tangible common equity ratio was up 7 bps to 8.82%.

 

Board approved increased buyback authorization to 5.5 million shares.

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The third quarter of 2019 results were solid and included the acquisition and integration of MidSouth ten days prior to quarter-end. Earnings, excluding merger costs, were in line with our guidance and expectations for the quarter. We also noted increased operating leverage and reduced total nonperforming loan levels. While our net interest margin narrowed 4 basis points in the quarter, an interest recovery from a support services credit and a proactive stance on reducing deposit costs helped offset two Federal Reserve rate cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income (te) for the third quarter of 2019 was $226.6 million, a $3.0 million, or 1%, increase from the second quarter of 2019. Compared to the third quarter of 2018, net interest income (te) increased $8.3 million, or 4%. The linked quarter increase is primarily attributable to one additional accrual day and higher earning assets, partially offset by the impact of two Federal Reserve rate decreases. The increase compared to the prior year is due largely to an increase in loan balances with higher yields and an overall more favorable net mix of rates.  

The net interest margin (te) for the third quarter of 2019 was down 4 bps at 3.41% from the second quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of the Federal Reserve rate decreases, with the yield on earning assets decline of 7 bps exceeding the cost of funds of 3 bps. Interest recoveries on problem credits have favorably impacted the net interest margin by adding 5 bps to the third quarter of 2019, compared to 3 bps in the second quarter of 2019. The third quarter 2019 net interest margin (te) was also positively impacted by a proactive move in lowering deposit costs and a change in the borrowing mix related to the addition of MidSouth.

Compared to the third quarter of 2018, the net interest margin (te) increased 5 bps, due in part to interest recoveries, which favorably impacted the net interest margin in the third quarter of 2019 by 5 bps and by 2 bps in the third quarter of 2018, as well as an improvement in the earning asset mix, partially offset by increased funding costs.

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The following tables detail the components of our net interest income (te) and net interest margin.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

Average earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & real estate loans (te) (a)

 

$

15,126.1

 

 

$

185.5

 

 

 

4.87

%

 

$

15,081.9

 

 

$

185.3

 

 

 

4.93

%

 

$

14,542.3

 

 

$

168.9

 

 

 

4.61

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

2,978.7

 

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

4.05

%

 

 

2,969.7

 

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

4.03

%

 

 

2,816.2

 

 

 

29.4

 

 

 

4.17

%

Consumer loans

 

 

2,092.3

 

 

 

30.4

 

 

 

5.76

%

 

 

2,098.5

 

 

 

30.3

 

 

 

5.79

%

 

 

2,106.2

 

 

 

28.6

 

 

 

5.39

%

Loan fees & late charges

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

Total loans (te) (b)

 

 

20,197.1

 

 

 

246.1

 

 

 

4.84

%

 

 

20,150.1

 

 

 

245.6

 

 

 

4.89

%

 

 

19,464.7

 

 

 

226.9

 

 

 

4.63

%

Loans held for sale

 

 

55.3

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

4.26

%

 

 

27.9

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

4.96

%

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

3.60

%

US Treasury and government agency securities

 

 

141.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

2.33

%

 

 

126.0

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

2.30

%

 

 

144.7

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

2.21

%

Mortgage-backed securities and

   collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

4,966.5

 

 

 

31.4

 

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

4,550.1

 

 

 

29.0

 

 

 

2.55

%

 

 

5,092.4

 

 

 

31.1

 

 

 

2.44

%

Municipals (te)

 

 

893.1

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

3.08

%

 

 

906.8

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

 

3.12

%

 

 

945.7

 

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

3.19

%

Other securities

 

 

3.5

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

3.61

%

 

 

3.5

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

3.30

%

 

 

3.6

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

2.81

%

Total securities (te) (c)

 

 

6,004.7

 

 

 

39.1

 

 

 

2.61

%

 

 

5,586.4

 

 

 

36.8

 

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

6,186.4

 

 

 

39.4

 

 

 

2.55

%

Total short-term investments

 

 

180.5

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

2.01

%

 

 

228.5

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

2.36

%

 

 

155.3

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.71

%

Total earning assets (te)

 

$

26,437.6

 

 

$

286.8

 

 

 

4.31

%

 

$

25,992.9

 

 

$

284.1

 

 

 

4.38

%

 

$

25,832.4

 

 

$

267.3

 

 

 

4.11

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

$

8,179.3

 

 

$

15.7

 

 

 

0.76

%

 

$

8,026.0

 

 

$

15.3

 

 

 

0.76

%

 

$

7,944.3

 

 

$

10.9

 

 

 

0.54

%

Time deposits

 

 

3,840.1

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

3,817.8

 

 

 

19.4

 

 

 

2.03

%

 

 

3,377.6

 

 

 

14.1

 

 

 

1.66

%

Public funds

 

 

2,979.5

 

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

3,194.1

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

1.91

%

 

 

2,682.3

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

 

1.36

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

14,998.9

 

 

 

49.2

 

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

15,037.9

 

 

 

49.9

 

 

 

1.33

%

 

 

14,004.2

 

 

 

34.2

 

 

 

0.97

%

Short-term borrowings

 

 

2,063.3

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

1.57

%

 

 

1,617.8

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

2,610.2

 

 

 

11.8

 

 

 

1.81

%

Long-term debt

 

 

234.3

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

4.82

%

 

 

232.3

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

4.86

%

 

 

241.5

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

5.05

%

Total borrowings

 

 

2,297.6

 

 

 

11.0

 

 

 

1.90

%

 

 

1,850.1

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

2,851.7

 

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

2.07

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

17,296.5

 

 

 

60.2

 

 

 

1.38

%

 

 

16,888.0

 

 

 

60.5

 

 

 

1.44

%

 

 

16,855.9

 

 

 

49.0

 

 

 

1.15

%

Net interest-free funding sources

 

 

9,141.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,104.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,976.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of funds

 

$

26,437.6

 

 

$

60.2

 

 

 

0.90

%

 

$

25,992.9

 

 

$

60.5

 

 

 

0.93

%

 

$

25,832.4

 

 

$

49.0

 

 

 

0.75

%

Net interest spread (te)

 

 

 

 

 

$

226.6

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

223.6

 

 

 

2.94

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

218.3

 

 

 

2.96

%

Net interest margin

 

$

26,437.6

 

 

$

226.6

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

$

25,992.9

 

 

$

223.6

 

 

 

3.45

%

 

$

25,832.4

 

 

$

218.3

 

 

 

3.36

%

 

(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts were calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(b)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(c)

Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.

(d)

Included in interest income is net purchase accounting accretion of $4.6 million, $4.8 million and $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

 

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Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

Average earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & real estate loans (te) (a)

 

$

15,090.3

 

 

$

551.3

 

 

 

4.88

%

 

$

14,383.7

 

 

$

482.2

 

 

 

4.48

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

2,963.7

 

 

 

91.4

 

 

 

4.11

%

 

 

2,763.3

 

 

 

85.4

 

 

 

4.12

%

Consumer loans

 

 

2,104.3

 

 

 

90.6

 

 

 

5.76

%

 

 

2,083.4

 

 

 

84.8

 

 

 

5.44

%

Loan fees & late charges

 

 

 

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.00

%

Total loans (te) (b)

 

 

20,158.3

 

 

 

732.4

 

 

 

4.86

%

 

 

19,230.4

 

 

 

653.1

 

 

 

4.54

%

Loans held for sale

 

 

34.7

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

4.57

%

 

 

26.9

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

3.89

%

US Treasury and government agency securities

 

 

130.5

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

2.30

%

 

 

146.2

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

2.21

%

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

4,706.7

 

 

 

90.3

 

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

4,937.7

 

 

 

88.2

 

 

 

2.38

%

Municipals (te)

 

 

909.8

 

 

 

21.4

 

 

 

3.13

%

 

 

952.2

 

 

 

22.7

 

 

 

3.18

%

Other securities

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

2.57

%

Total securities (te) (c)

 

 

5,750.5

 

 

 

114.0

 

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

6,039.6

 

 

 

113.4

 

 

 

2.50

%

Total short-term investments

 

 

208.3

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

149.0

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.56

%

Total earning assets (te)

 

$

26,151.8

 

 

$

851.0

 

 

 

4.35

%

 

$

25,445.9

 

 

$

769.0

 

 

 

4.04

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

$

8,096.3

 

 

$

45.6

 

 

 

0.75

%

 

$

7,948.8

 

 

$

29.3

 

 

 

0.49

%

Time deposits

 

 

3,800.8

 

 

 

57.4

 

 

 

2.02

%

 

 

3,160.9

 

 

 

35.4

 

 

 

1.50

%

Public funds

 

 

3,077.7

 

 

 

42.1

 

 

 

1.83

%

 

 

2,906.1

 

 

 

26.4

 

 

 

1.21

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

14,974.8

 

 

 

145.1

 

 

 

1.30

%

 

 

14,015.8

 

 

 

91.1

 

 

 

0.87

%

Short-term borrowings

 

 

1,790.1

 

 

 

24.1

 

 

 

1.93

%

 

 

2,143.8

 

 

 

24.5

 

 

 

1.53

%

Long-term debt

 

 

230.5

 

 

 

8.5

 

 

 

3.22

%

 

 

281.9

 

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

4.70

%

Total borrowings

 

 

2,020.6

 

 

 

32.6

 

 

 

2.15

%

 

 

2,425.7

 

 

 

34.4

 

 

 

1.90

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

16,995.4

 

 

 

177.7

 

 

 

1.40

%

 

 

16,441.5

 

 

 

125.5

 

 

 

1.02

%

Net interest-free funding sources

 

 

9,156.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,004.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of funds

 

$

26,151.8

 

 

$

177.7

 

 

 

0.91

%

 

$

25,445.9

 

 

$

125.5

 

 

 

0.66

%

Net interest spread (te)

 

 

 

 

 

$

673.3

 

 

 

2.95

%

 

 

 

 

 

$

643.5

 

 

 

3.02

%

Net interest margin

 

$

26,151.8

 

 

$

673.3

 

 

 

3.44

%

 

$

25,445.9

 

 

$

643.5

 

 

 

3.38

%

 

(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts were calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(b)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(c)

Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.

(d)

Included in interest income is net purchase accounting accretion of $14.4 million and $18.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

During the third quarter of 2019, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $12.4 million, up $4.3 million from the second quarter of 2019 and $5.5 million from the third quarter of 2018, due primarily to a $9.3 million energy charge-off in the current quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a total provision for loan losses of $38.6 million, up $10.5 million from the same period in 2018. Included in the first nine months of 2019 provision was a $9.0 million charge-off related to the DC Solar credit discussed below. The remaining year-over-year increase is primarily attributable to the third quarter 2019 energy charge-off noted above, partially offset by lower losses and reserves in the consumer portfolio.

The Company had a lease financing facility outstanding to DC Solar, a company that sold and managed mobile solar generators. In February 2019, the borrower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and we became aware of an affidavit from a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent that alleged that this borrower was operating a potentially fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme and that the majority of mobile solar generators sold to investors and managed by the borrower and the majority of the related lease revenues claimed to have been received by the borrower may not have existed. Management continues to believe there could be potential for recovery in the future as we work to sell or re-lease the solar units.

The third quarter of 2019 provision included net charge-offs of $12.5 million, or 0.25% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $7.2 million, or 0.14% in the second quarter of 2019 and $6.9 million, or 0.14% in the third quarter of 2018. Included in net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2019 was $9.8 million of energy related losses, primarily in our upstream segment.

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The discussion of Allowance for Loan Losses and Asset Quality later in this Item provides additional information on changes in the allowance for loan losses and general credit quality.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $83.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $4.0 million, or 5%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $7.7 million, or 10%, compared to the third quarter of 2018. The results for the third quarter of 2019 reflect increases in most of our products, with continued growth in many of our specialty business lines.  

The components of noninterest income are presented in the following table for the indicated periods.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

$

21,892

 

 

$

20,723

 

 

$

21,377

 

 

$

62,982

 

 

$

63,806

 

Trust fees

 

 

15,098

 

 

 

15,904

 

 

 

16,738

 

 

 

46,126

 

 

 

39,726

 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

17,154

 

 

 

16,619

 

 

 

14,862

 

 

 

49,063

 

 

 

44,784

 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

7,048

 

 

 

6,591

 

 

 

6,652

 

 

 

20,167

 

 

 

19,041

 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

5,713

 

 

 

4,433

 

 

 

4,333

 

 

 

13,872

 

 

 

11,699

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

 

4,147

 

 

 

4,083

 

 

 

3,100

 

 

 

11,495

 

 

 

9,283

 

Credit related fees

 

 

2,988

 

 

 

2,937

 

 

 

2,762

 

 

 

8,520

 

 

 

7,900

 

Income from derivatives

 

 

4,324

 

 

 

3,600

 

 

 

1,363

 

 

 

8,733

 

 

 

4,474

 

Gain (loss) on sales of assets

 

 

205

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

989

 

 

 

636

 

 

 

(177

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

4,661

 

 

 

4,326

 

 

 

3,342

 

 

 

11,389

 

 

 

10,066

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

83,230

 

 

$

79,250

 

 

$

75,518

 

 

$

232,983

 

 

$

210,602

 

 

 

Service charges on deposits totaled $21.9 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $1.2 million, or 6%, from the second quarter of 2019 and $0.5 million, or 2%, from the third quarter of 2018. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to an additional processing day. The increase from the third quarter of 2018 was due to higher overdraft fees and business service charges. 

Trust fees decreased $0.8 million, or 5%, linked quarter largely due to seasonal tax preparation fees in the second quarter of 2019. Compared to the third quarter of 2018, trust fees decreased $1.6 million, or 10%, largely due to changes in market conditions. 

Bank card and ATM fees totaled $17.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $0.5 million, or 3%, from the second quarter of 2019, primarily due to an additional day in the quarter. Compared to the third quarter of 2018, bank card and ATM fees were up $2.3 million, or 15%, primarily due to increased card activity.

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions increased $0.5 million, or 7%, compared to second quarter 2019 primarily due to an increase in corporate underwriting fees, bond trading fees, and insurance commissions, partially offset by a decrease in annuity fees. Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions increased $0.4 million, or 6%, compared to third quarter 2018 due to higher bond trading fees, investment fees and insurance fees, partially offset by a decrease in annuity sales. 

Fee income from secondary mortgage market operations was up $1.3 million, or 29%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $1.4 million, or 32%, from the third quarter of 2018. Origination volume during the third quarter of 2019 was positively impacted by both seasonality and lower interest rates. These fees will vary based on origination volume and the timing of subsequent sales.

Income from bank-owned life insurance was $4.1 million in the third quarter of 2019, up $0.1 million, or 2%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $1.0 million, or 34%, from the third quarter of 2018. The increase from the third quarter of 2018 is attributable to both mortality gains and incremental earnings on the additional investment of $33 million in April 2019.

Credit related fees were $3.0 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $0.1 million, or 2%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $0.2 million, or 8%, from the third quarter of 2018. The linked quarter increase was due to both higher unused commitment fees and letter of credit fees, with the increase over the same quarter last year primarily due to higher unused commitment fees.

Income from our customer interest rate derivative program totaled $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2019 compared to $3.6 million in the second quarter of 2019 and $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2018. Increased derivative income reflects increased activity due to market conditions.  Derivative income can be volatile and is dependent upon the composition of the portfolio, customer sales activity and market value adjustments due to market interest rate movement. 

Other miscellaneous income of $4.7 million was up $0.3 million, or 8%, compared to the second quarter of 2019 and $1.3 million, or 39%, compared to the third quarter of 2018. The increase compared to the prior quarter was due to higher syndication fees.  The

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increase compared to the third quarter of 2018 includes higher income from investments in small business investment companies of $1.2 million and $0.8 million higher syndication fees.

Noninterest income was $233.0 million in the first nine months of 2019, up $22.4 million, or 11%, from the first nine months of 2018. Trust fees increased $6.4 million, or 16%, due to the trust and asset management acquisition in July 2018. Bank card and ATM fees were $49.1 million, up $4.3 million, or 10%, due to increased card activity. Derivative income increased $4.3 million, or 95%, with increased activity and the changing interest rate environment. Income from bank-owned life insurance was up $2.2 million, or 24%, due to the third quarter 2018 restructure and the additional investment in April of 2019. Secondary mortgage market income was up $2.2 million, or 19%, to $13.9 million due to higher production and sales volumes. Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions increased $1.1 million, or 6%. Service charges were down $0.8 million, or 1%, primarily due to lower consumer overdraft fees and service charges.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2019 was $213.6 million, up $30.0 million, or 16%, from the second quarter of 2019, and up $32.4 million, or 18%, from the third quarter of 2018. There were $28.8 million of expenses in the third quarter of 2019 related to the acquisition and operational integration of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. There were no nonoperating expenses in the second quarter of 2019 and there were $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2018, primarily related to the trust and asset management acquisition. Items identified as nonoperating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business. Due to the late quarter timing of the acquisition, MidSouth had limited impact to operating results.

The components of noninterest and nonoperating expense for the periods indicated are presented in the following tables.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense

 

$

93,858

 

 

$

87,747

 

 

$

84,389

 

 

$

265,573

 

 

$

244,374

 

Employee benefits

 

 

18,622

 

 

 

18,888

 

 

 

18,084

 

 

 

57,240

 

 

 

55,316

 

Personnel expense

 

 

112,480

 

 

 

106,635

 

 

 

102,473

 

 

 

322,813

 

 

 

299,690

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

13,156

 

 

 

12,961

 

 

 

11,895

 

 

 

38,101

 

 

 

35,221

 

Equipment expense

 

 

4,685

 

 

 

4,342

 

 

 

4,520

 

 

 

13,706

 

 

 

12,328

 

Data processing expense

 

 

21,532

 

 

 

20,088

 

 

 

20,492

 

 

 

60,951

 

 

 

55,214

 

Professional services expense

 

 

17,704

 

 

 

9,665

 

 

 

9,555

 

 

 

35,537

 

 

 

32,191

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

4,889

 

 

 

5,047

 

 

 

5,638

 

 

 

15,074

 

 

 

16,578

 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

3,995

 

 

 

4,755

 

 

 

8,345

 

 

 

14,156

 

 

 

24,669

 

Other real estate and foreclosed assets (income) expense

 

 

2,055

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

(63

)

Advertising

 

 

5,435

 

 

 

3,253

 

 

 

2,553

 

 

 

11,768

 

 

 

8,596

 

Corporate value and franchise taxes

 

 

4,109

 

 

 

4,215

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

12,366

 

 

 

10,735

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

1,459

 

 

 

1,092

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

 

3,720

 

 

 

4,261

 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,610

 

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

3,598

 

 

 

10,439

 

 

 

11,063

 

Travel expense

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

1,344

 

 

 

1,365

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

3,872

 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

2,742

 

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

8,215

 

 

 

8,250

 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

1,286

 

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

1,560

 

 

 

3,658

 

 

 

3,309

 

Other retirement expense

 

 

(4,152

)

 

 

(4,152

)

 

 

(4,664

)

 

 

(12,409

)

 

 

(13,585

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

17,374

 

 

 

6,588

 

 

 

6,297

 

 

 

29,653

 

 

 

24,051

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

213,554

 

 

$

183,567

 

 

$

181,187

 

 

$

572,821

 

 

$

536,380

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Nonoperating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel expense

 

$

5,002

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,300

 

 

$

5,002

 

 

$

5,316

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

735

 

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

751

 

Equipment expense

 

 

188

 

 

 

 

 

 

896

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

1,570

 

Data processing expense

 

 

437

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

3,149

 

Professional services expense

 

 

7,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

638

 

 

 

7,491

 

 

 

7,238

 

Advertising

 

 

2,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

(360

)

 

 

2,624

 

 

 

952

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

433

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

1,106

 

Loss on restructure of bank-owned life insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,240

 

Other expense

 

 

11,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

208

 

 

 

11,900

 

 

 

3,163

 

Total nonoperating expenses

 

$

28,810

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,827

 

 

$

28,810

 

 

$

26,485

 

 

Personnel expense totaled $112.5 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $6.1 million, or 7%, compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to $5.0 million of merger-related expenses from the MidSouth acquisition, including severance and change in control expense, as well as one additional payroll day. Compared to the third quarter of 2018, personnel costs were up $10.0 million, or 10%, primarily related to annual merit increases, an increase in incentives and a $3.7 million increase in merger-related expense.

Occupancy and equipment expenses totaled $17.8 million in the third quarter of 2019, up $ 0.5 million, or 3%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $1.4 million, or 9%, from the third quarter of 2018. The increase compared to the prior quarter is largely due to additional merger-related expenses of $0.9 million from the MidSouth acquisition, partially offset by annual insurance payments in the second quarter of 2019. The increase compared to the third quarter of 2018 is largely attributable to the move of the New Orleans regional headquarters.

Data processing expense was $21.5 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $1.4 million, or 7%, from the second quarter of 2019, and $1.0 million, or 5%, from the third quarter of 2018. The increase from the second quarter of 2019 is primarily due to expenses resulting from increased card activity and merger-related expense from the MidSouth transaction. The increase from the third quarter of 2018 was primarily the result of expenses related to increased card activity and expenses from investments in new technology, partially offset by merger-related expenses in the third quarter of 2018 from the trust and asset management acquisition.

Professional services expense for the third quarter of 2019 totaled $17.7 million, up $8.0 million, or 83%, compared to the previous quarter and up $8.1 million, or 85%, from the third quarter of 2018. The increase over both periods is largely due to $7.5 million in expenses related to the MidSouth acquisition in the third quarter of 2019, including transaction-related expenses and costs related to systems integration. The increase over the third quarter of 2018 also includes a higher level of expense related to the investment in new technology aimed at becoming more scalable, effective and efficient.

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees and corporate value and franchise taxes were $8.1 million, down $0.9 million, or 10%, from the second quarter of 2019 and down $4.0 million, or 33%, from the third quarter of 2018. The decrease from both the prior quarter and the same period in 2018 is primarily due to a reduction in the risk-based deposit insurance assessment fees, with the year over year variance also favorably impacted by the elimination of the large bank deposit insurance fund surcharge.

Business development-related expenses (including advertising, travel, entertainment and contributions) were $9.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, up $2.0 million, or 28%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $2.9 million, or 45%, from the third quarter of 2018. The linked-quarter and year-over-year increase was largely due to $3.2 million of merger-related expenses, primarily advertising expense.

Other real estate and foreclosed asset (income) expense was $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2019 and less than $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2018. Third quarter of 2019 expense includes a non-cash write-down of foreclosed assets, partially offset by a gain on the sale of a former corporate office building. Management believes that the second quarter of 2019 reflects a more typical level of other real estate and foreclosed asset expense.

All other expenses, excluding amortization of intangibles, totaled $19.6 million for the third quarter of 2019, an increase of $11.5 million from both the second quarter of 2019 and third quarter of 2018. The linked-quarter and year-over-year increase is primarily due to expenses associated with the MidSouth acquisition, including contract buyouts, lease terminations, and other merger-related costs.

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Noninterest expense for the first nine months of 2019 was $572.8 million, an increase of $36.4 million, or 7%, from the same period in 2018. The first nine months of 2019 includes $28.8 million of merger-related MidSouth expenses and the first nine months of 2018 includes $26.5 million of nonoperating expenses related to the brand consolidation, the trust and asset management business acquisition, the relocation of the New Orleans regional headquarters, a charge related to the restructure of our bank-owned life insurance contracts, as well as a one-time all hands bonus and other miscellaneous items. Personnel expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $322.8 million, up $23.1 million, or 8%. Occupancy and equipment expenses totaled $51.8 million, up $4.3 million, or 9%. Data processing expense was $61.0 million, an increase of $5.7 million, or 10%. Professional service expense was $35.5 million for the first nine months of 2019, up $3.3 million, or 10%. Deposit insurance and regulatory fees and corporate value and franchise taxes were down $8.9 million, or 25%. Business development-related expenses were $24.0 million, up $2.9 million, or 14%. All other expenses, excluding amortization of intangibles, were up $6.0 million, or 20%. The increase in noninterest expense from the first nine months in 2018 is in large part attributable to annual merit raises, increased expenses related to the trust and asset management business acquired in July of 2018, investment in new technologies, and the relocation of the New Orleans regional headquarters. The decline in deposit insurance and regulatory fees and corporate value and franchise tax expense is due to a reduction in the risk-based deposit insurance assessment fees and the elimination of the large bank deposit insurance fund surcharge.

Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2019 was approximately 15.5%, compared to 17.9% in the second quarter of 2019 and 17.5% in the third quarter of 2018. The decrease in the effective tax rate from the prior quarter is primarily attributable to the benefit of including the impact of merger-related costs in our estimated annual effective tax rate.

Management expects the effective tax rate for 2019 will be approximately 17% in the fourth quarter and full year 2019, based on current forecasts. Our effective tax rate has historically varied from the federal statutory rate primarily because of tax-exempt income and tax credits. Interest income on bonds issued by or loans to state and municipal governments and authorities, and earnings from the life insurance contract program are the major components of tax-exempt income. The main source of tax credits has been investments in tax-advantaged securities and tax credit projects. These investments are made primarily in the markets the Company serves and are directed at tax credits issued under the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (“QZAB”), Qualified School Construction Bonds (“QSCB”) as well as Federal and State New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) programs. The investments generate tax credits, which reduce current and future taxes and are recognized when earned as a benefit in the provision for income taxes. The Tax Act repealed the provision related to tax credit bonds effective for bonds issued after December 31, 2017.

We have invested in NMTC projects through investments in our own Community Development Entity (“CDE”), as well as other unrelated CDEs. Federal tax credits from NMTC investments are recognized over a seven-year period, while recognition of the benefits from state tax credits varies from three to five years.

Based on tax credit investments that have been made to date and those anticipated to be made utilizing the remaining portion of our $50 million NMTC allocation award received in 2018, we expect to realize benefits from federal and state tax credits over the next three years totaling $7.5 million, $5.6 million and $4.9 million for 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. We intend to continue making investments in tax credit projects. However, our ability to access new credits will depend upon, among other factors, federal and state tax policies and the level of competition for such credits.

The following table reconciles reported income tax expense to that computed at the statutory federal tax rate for the indicated periods.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Taxes computed at statutory rate

 

$

16,841

 

 

$

22,567

 

 

$

21,347

 

 

$

59,571

 

 

$

58,298

 

Tax credits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QZAB/QSCB

 

 

(710

)

 

 

(710

)

 

 

(760

)

 

 

(2,130

)

 

 

(2,279

)

NMTC - Federal and State

 

 

(1,701

)

 

 

(1,999

)

 

 

(1,379

)

 

 

(5,102

)

 

 

(4,136

)

Total tax credits

 

 

(2,411

)

 

 

(2,709

)

 

 

(2,139

)

 

 

(7,232

)

 

 

(6,415

)

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

 

1,519

 

 

 

1,756

 

 

 

1,989

 

 

 

5,180

 

 

 

5,957

 

Tax-exempt interest

 

 

(2,881

)

 

 

(2,274

)

 

 

(2,720

)

 

 

(7,572

)

 

 

(8,267

)

Life insurance contracts

 

 

(1,266

)

 

 

(927

)

 

 

(866

)

 

 

(2,871

)

 

 

(1,490

)

Employee share-based compensation

 

 

(85

)

 

 

(74

)

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(431

)

 

 

(461

)

Impact from interim estimated effective tax rate

 

 

(289

)

 

 

27

 

 

 

(664

)

 

 

(1,038

)

 

 

(1,152

)

FDIC Assessment Disallowance

 

 

443

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

1,367

 

 

 

2,252

 

Other, net

 

 

516

 

 

 

441

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

1,359

 

Income tax expense

 

$

12,387

 

 

$

19,186

 

 

$

17,775

 

 

$

48,423

 

 

$

50,081

 

 

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Selected Financial Data

The following tables contain selected financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Common Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.62

 

Diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

Cash dividends paid

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.75

 

Book value per share (period-end)

 

$

39.49

 

 

$

38.70

 

 

$

34.90

 

 

$

39.49

 

 

$

34.90

 

Tangible book value per share (period-end)

 

$

28.73

 

 

$

28.46

 

 

$

24.44

 

 

$

28.73

 

 

$

24.44

 

Weighted average number of shares (000s):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

86,377

 

 

 

85,728

 

 

 

85,348

 

 

 

85,934

 

 

 

85,298

 

Diluted

 

 

86,462

 

 

 

85,835

 

 

 

85,539

 

 

 

86,010

 

 

 

85,482

 

Period-end number of shares (000s)

 

 

90,822

 

 

 

85,759

 

 

 

85,364

 

 

 

90,822

 

 

 

85,364

 

Market data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High sales price

 

$

42.11

 

 

$

44.74

 

 

$

53.00

 

 

$

44.74

 

 

$

56.40

 

Low sales price

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

37.03

 

 

$

46.05

 

 

$

33.63

 

 

$

45.76

 

Period-end closing price

 

$

38.30

 

 

$

40.06

 

 

$

47.55

 

 

$

38.30

 

 

$

47.55

 

Trading volume (000s) (a)

 

 

29,038

 

 

 

27,874

 

 

 

28,332

 

 

 

85,037

 

 

 

99,407

 

 

(a)

Trading volume is based on the total volume as determined by NASDAQ on the last day of the quarter.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Income Statement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

283,164

 

 

$

280,378

 

 

$

263,212

 

 

$

839,825

 

 

$

756,911

 

Interest income (te) (a)

 

 

286,816

 

 

 

284,096

 

 

 

267,307

 

 

 

851,019

 

 

 

769,050

 

Interest expense

 

 

60,225

 

 

 

60,510

 

 

 

49,018

 

 

 

177,764

 

 

 

125,506

 

Net interest income (te)

 

 

226,591

 

 

 

223,586

 

 

 

218,289

 

 

 

673,255

 

 

 

643,544

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

12,421

 

 

 

8,088

 

 

 

6,872

 

 

 

38,552

 

 

 

28,016

 

Noninterest income

 

 

83,230

 

 

 

79,250

 

 

 

75,518

 

 

 

232,983

 

 

 

210,602

 

Noninterest expense (excluding amortization of intangibles)

 

 

208,665

 

 

 

178,520

 

 

 

175,549

 

 

 

557,747

 

 

 

519,802

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

4,889

 

 

 

5,047

 

 

 

5,638

 

 

 

15,074

 

 

 

16,578

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

80,194

 

 

 

107,463

 

 

 

101,653

 

 

 

283,671

 

 

 

277,611

 

Income tax expense

 

 

12,387

 

 

 

19,186

 

 

 

17,775

 

 

 

48,423

 

 

 

50,081

 

Net income

 

$

67,807

 

 

$

88,277

 

 

$

83,878

 

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonoperating items, pre-tax (for informational purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for alleged fraud (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,084

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,145

 

Merger-related expenses

 

 

28,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,853

 

 

 

28,810

 

 

 

5,707

 

Other nonoperating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

974

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,778

 

Nonoperating items, pre-tax

 

 

28,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,827

 

 

 

38,894

 

 

 

27,630

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Performance Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.92

%

 

 

1.24

%

 

 

1.19

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

 

1.10

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

7.95

%

 

 

10.96

%

 

 

11.27

%

 

 

9.69

%

 

 

10.45

%

Return on average tangible common equity

 

 

10.77

%

 

 

15.07

%

 

 

16.11

%

 

 

13.32

%

 

 

14.75

%

Earning asset yield (te) (a)

 

 

4.31

%

 

 

4.38

%

 

 

4.11

%

 

 

4.35

%

 

 

4.04

%

Total cost of funds

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

0.91

%

 

 

0.66

%

Net interest margin (te)

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

3.45

%

 

 

3.36

%

 

 

3.44

%

 

 

3.38

%

Noninterest income to total revenue (te)

 

 

26.86

%

 

 

26.17

%

 

 

25.70

%

 

 

25.71

%

 

 

24.66

%

Efficiency ratio (c)

 

 

58.05

%

 

 

58.95

%

 

 

58.11

%

 

 

58.37

%

 

 

57.68

%

Average loan/deposit ratio

 

 

87.47

%

 

 

87.09

%

 

 

88.39

%

 

 

87.21

%

 

 

87.19

%

FTE employees (period-end)

 

 

3,894

 

 

 

3,930

 

 

 

3,858

 

 

 

3,894

 

 

 

3,858

 

Capital Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stockholders' equity to total assets

 

 

11.74

%

 

 

11.54

%

 

 

10.60

%

 

 

11.74

%

 

 

10.60

%

Tangible common equity ratio (d)

 

 

8.82

%

 

 

8.75

%

 

 

7.67

%

 

 

8.82

%

 

 

7.67

%

 

(a)

Taxable equivalent (te) amounts were calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

(b)

Provision for loan loss in response to circumstances surrounding the bankruptcy filing and alleged fraud by DC Solar.

(c)

The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and nonoperating items.

(d)

The tangible common equity ratio is common stockholders’ equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Asset Quality Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans (a)

 

$

222,860

 

 

$

209,831

 

 

$

201,646

 

 

$

222,860

 

 

$

201,646

 

Restructured loans - still accruing

 

 

60,897

 

 

 

101,250

 

 

 

162,189

 

 

 

60,897

 

 

 

162,189

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

 

283,757

 

 

 

311,081

 

 

 

363,835

 

 

 

283,757

 

 

 

363,835

 

Other real estate (ORE) and foreclosed assets

 

 

30,955

 

 

 

27,520

 

 

 

27,475

 

 

 

30,955

 

 

 

27,475

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

314,712

 

 

$

338,601

 

 

$

391,310

 

 

$

314,712

 

 

$

391,310

 

Accruing loans 90 days past due (b)

 

$

7,872

 

 

$

6,493

 

 

$

24,460

 

 

$

7,872

 

 

$

24,460

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

12,474

 

 

 

7,151

 

 

 

6,852

 

 

 

37,494

 

 

 

24,126

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

 

195,572

 

 

 

195,625

 

 

 

214,550

 

 

 

195,572

 

 

 

214,550

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

12,421

 

 

 

8,088

 

 

 

6,872

 

 

 

38,552

 

 

 

28,016

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.68

%

 

 

2.00

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

2.00

%

Accruing loans 90 days past due to loans

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.13

%

Nonperforming assets + accruing loans 90 days past due to loans, ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

1.53

%

 

 

1.71

%

 

 

2.12

%

 

 

1.53

%

 

 

2.12

%

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.17

%

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.97

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

1.10

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans + accruing loans 90 days past due

 

 

67.06

%

 

 

61.60

%

 

 

55.25

%

 

 

67.06

%

 

 

55.25

%

(a)

Included in nonaccrual loans are nonaccruing restructured loans totaling $101.1 million, $99.1 million and $92.7 million at September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more do not include purchased credit impaired loans which were written down to fair value upon acquisition and accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loan.  

(b)

Excludes 90+ accruing troubled debt restructured loans already reflected in total nonperforming loans of $6.1 million at September 30, 2018.

 

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September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

Period-End Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

$

21,035,952

 

 

$

20,175,812

 

 

$

20,112,838

 

 

$

20,026,411

 

 

$

19,543,717

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

75,789

 

 

 

36,150

 

 

 

27,437

 

 

 

28,150

 

 

 

29,043

 

Securities

 

 

6,404,719

 

 

 

5,725,735

 

 

 

5,577,522

 

 

 

5,670,584

 

 

 

5,987,447

 

Short-term investments

 

 

49,513

 

 

 

151,062

 

 

 

163,762

 

 

 

111,094

 

 

 

108,074

 

Earning assets

 

 

27,565,973

 

 

 

26,088,759

 

 

 

25,881,559

 

 

 

25,836,239

 

 

 

25,668,281

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(195,572

)

 

 

(195,625

)

 

 

(194,688

)

 

 

(194,514

)

 

 

(214,550

)

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

977,369

 

 

 

878,051

 

 

 

883,097

 

 

 

887,123

 

 

 

892,595

 

Other assets

 

 

2,195,779

 

 

 

1,990,678

 

 

 

1,920,263

 

 

 

1,707,059

 

 

 

1,751,849

 

Total assets

 

$

30,543,549

 

 

$

28,761,863

 

 

$

28,490,231

 

 

$

28,235,907

 

 

$

28,098,175

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

8,686,383

 

 

$

8,114,632

 

 

$

8,158,658

 

 

$

8,499,027

 

 

$

8,140,530

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

 

8,758,993

 

 

 

8,034,801

 

 

 

8,224,203

 

 

 

8,000,093

 

 

 

7,972,417

 

Interest-bearing public funds deposits

 

 

2,954,966

 

 

 

3,159,790

 

 

 

3,229,589

 

 

 

3,006,516

 

 

 

2,613,858

 

Time deposits

 

 

3,800,957

 

 

 

3,926,819

 

 

 

3,767,844

 

 

 

3,644,549

 

 

 

3,691,002

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

15,514,916

 

 

 

15,121,410

 

 

 

15,221,636

 

 

 

14,651,158

 

 

 

14,277,277

 

Total deposits

 

 

24,201,299

 

 

 

23,236,042

 

 

 

23,380,294

 

 

 

23,150,185

 

 

 

22,417,807

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

2,108,815

 

 

 

1,641,598

 

 

 

1,388,735

 

 

 

1,589,128

 

 

 

2,276,647

 

Long-term debt

 

 

246,641

 

 

 

232,754

 

 

 

224,962

 

 

 

224,993

 

 

 

215,912

 

Other liabilities

 

 

400,414

 

 

 

332,554

 

 

 

305,665

 

 

 

190,261

 

 

 

208,931

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

3,586,380

 

 

 

3,318,915

 

 

 

3,190,575

 

 

 

3,081,340

 

 

 

2,978,878

 

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

 

$

30,543,549

 

 

$

28,761,863

 

 

$

28,490,231

 

 

$

28,235,907

 

 

$

28,098,175

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Average Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

$

20,197,114

 

 

$

20,150,104

 

 

$

19,464,639

 

 

$

20,158,313

 

 

$

19,230,385

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

55,348

 

 

 

27,873

 

 

 

25,992

 

 

 

34,740

 

 

 

26,898

 

Securities (a)

 

 

6,004,688

 

 

 

5,586,390

 

 

 

6,186,410

 

 

 

5,750,530

 

 

 

6,039,645

 

Short-term investments

 

 

180,463

 

 

 

228,527

 

 

 

155,331

 

 

 

208,263

 

 

 

148,958

 

Earning assets

 

 

26,437,613

 

 

 

25,992,894

 

 

 

25,832,372

 

 

 

26,151,846

 

 

 

25,445,886

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(197,259

)

 

 

(195,238

)

 

 

(214,376

)

 

 

(196,297

)

 

 

(214,637

)

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

 

886,868

 

 

 

880,497

 

 

 

886,226

 

 

 

884,254

 

 

 

849,279

 

Other assets

 

 

2,020,884

 

 

 

1,859,657

 

 

 

1,522,701

 

 

 

1,875,236

 

 

 

1,505,382

 

Total assets

 

$

29,148,106

 

 

$

28,537,810

 

 

$

28,026,923

 

 

$

28,715,039

 

 

$

27,585,910

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

8,092,482

 

 

$

8,099,621

 

 

$

8,017,353

 

 

$

8,139,439

 

 

$

8,039,574

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

 

8,179,240

 

 

 

8,026,012

 

 

 

7,944,349

 

 

 

8,096,299

 

 

 

7,948,819

 

Interest-bearing public fund deposits

 

 

2,979,494

 

 

 

3,194,113

 

 

 

2,682,269

 

 

 

3,077,760

 

 

 

2,906,067

 

Time deposits

 

 

3,840,139

 

 

 

3,817,817

 

 

 

3,377,588

 

 

 

3,800,771

 

 

 

3,160,943

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

14,998,873

 

 

 

15,037,942

 

 

 

14,004,206

 

 

 

14,974,830

 

 

 

14,015,829

 

Total deposits

 

 

23,091,355

 

 

 

23,137,563

 

 

 

22,021,559

 

 

 

23,114,269

 

 

 

22,055,403

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

2,063,335

 

 

 

1,617,776

 

 

 

2,610,176

 

 

 

1,790,058

 

 

 

2,143,759

 

Long-term debt

 

 

234,240

 

 

 

232,277

 

 

 

241,517

 

 

 

230,528

 

 

 

281,876

 

Other liabilities

 

 

375,438

 

 

 

319,691

 

 

 

201,240

 

 

 

335,113

 

 

 

193,166

 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

3,383,738

 

 

 

3,230,503

 

 

 

2,952,431

 

 

 

3,245,071

 

 

 

2,911,706

 

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity

 

$

29,148,106

 

 

$

28,537,810

 

 

$

28,026,923

 

 

$

28,715,039

 

 

$

27,585,910

 

 

(a)

Average securities do not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.

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Operating revenue (te) and operating pre-provision net revenue (te)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net interest income

 

$

222,939

 

 

$

219,868

 

 

 

$

214,194

 

 

$

662,061

 

 

$

631,405

 

Noninterest income

 

 

83,230

 

 

 

79,250

 

 

 

 

75,518

 

 

 

232,983

 

 

 

210,602

 

Total revenue

 

$

306,169

 

 

$

299,118

 

 

 

$

289,712

 

 

$

895,044

 

 

$

842,007

 

Tax-equivalent adjustment (a)

 

 

3,652

 

 

 

3,718

 

 

 

 

4,095

 

 

 

11,194

 

 

 

12,139

 

Nonoperating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,145

 

Operating revenue (te)

 

$

309,821

 

 

$

302,836

 

 

 

$

293,807

 

 

$

906,238

 

 

$

855,291

 

Noninterest expense

 

 

(213,554

)

 

 

(183,567

)

 

 

 

(181,187

)

 

 

(572,821

)

 

 

(536,380

)

Nonoperating expense

 

 

28,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,827

 

 

 

28,810

 

 

 

26,485

 

Operating pre-prevision net revenue (te)

 

$

125,077

 

 

$

119,269

 

 

 

$

117,447

 

 

$

362,227

 

 

$

345,396

 

 

Operating earnings per share - diluted

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income

 

$

67,807

 

 

$

88,277

 

 

$

83,878

 

 

$

235,248

 

 

$

227,530

 

Net income allocated to participating securities

 

 

(1,141

)

 

 

(1,502

)

 

 

(1,544

)

 

 

(3,980

)

 

 

(4,238

)

Net income available to common shareholders

 

 

66,666

 

 

 

86,775

 

 

 

82,334

 

 

 

231,268

 

 

 

223,292

 

Nonoperating items, net of applicable income tax

 

 

22,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,813

 

 

 

30,720

 

 

 

22,081

 

Nonoperating items allocated to participating securities

 

 

(383

)

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

(517

)

 

 

(413

)

Operating earnings available to common shareholders

 

 

89,043

 

 

 

86,775

 

 

 

86,076

 

 

 

261,471

 

 

 

244,960

 

Weighted average common shares - diluted

 

 

86,462

 

 

 

85,835

 

 

 

85,539

 

 

 

86,010

 

 

 

85,482

 

Earnings per share - diluted

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

2.61

 

Operating earnings per share - diluted

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

3.04

 

 

$

2.87

 

 

(a)

Taxable equivalent adjustment (te) amounts are calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity management is focused on ensuring that funds are available to meet the cash flow requirements of our depositors and borrowers, while also meeting the operating, capital and strategic cash flow needs of the Company, the Bank and other subsidiaries. We develop liquidity management strategies and measure and monitor liquidity risk as part of our overall asset/liability management process.

The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily through loan principal repayments, maturities and repayments of investment securities and occasional sales of various assets. Short-term investments such as federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank or with other commercial banks are additional sources of liquidity to meet cash flow requirements. Free securities represent unpledged securities that can be sold or used as collateral for borrowings, and include unpledged securities assigned to short-term dealer repurchase agreements or to the Federal Reserve Bank discount window. Management has established an internal target for the ratio of free securities to total securities to be 20% or more. As shown in the table below, our ratio of free securities to total securities was 54.44% at September 30, 2019, compared to 40.10% at June 30, 2019 and 48.90% at September 30, 2018. The total of pledged securities at September 30, 2019 was $3.0 billion, down $511.5 million from June 30, 2019 as we used FHLB letters of credit as collateral during the quarter, impacting the availability on that line. Securities and FHLB letters of credit are pledged as collateral related to public funds and repurchase agreements. Also impacting the free securities ratio was an increase in total securities available for pledging, up $698.2 million compared to June 30, 2019 and $442.3 million compared to September 30, 2018, as the Company acquired bonds during third quarter of 2019 in anticipation of the MidSouth acquisition. The total bond portfolio is expected to decrease to our targeted level of approximately $6.2 billion during the fourth quarter of 2019.

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September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

Liquidity Metrics

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

Free securities / total securities

 

 

54.44

%

 

 

40.10

%

 

 

33.57

%

 

 

41.39

%

 

 

48.90

%

Core deposits / total deposits

 

 

90.31

%

 

 

89.30

%

 

 

89.98

%

 

 

90.47

%

 

 

89.71

%

Wholesale funds / core deposits

 

 

15.54

%

 

 

15.13

%

 

 

13.61

%

 

 

14.53

%

 

 

19.34

%

Quarter-to-date average loans /quarter-to-date average deposits

 

 

87.47

%

 

 

87.09

%

 

 

87.08

%

 

 

88.09

%

 

 

88.39

%

 

The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity mainly through the Company’s ability to use cash sourced from various customers’ interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit and sweep accounts. At September 30, 2019, deposits totaled $24.2 billion, an increase of $965.3 million, or 4%, from June 30, 2019 and an increase of $1.8 billion, or 8%, from September 30, 2018. The increase over both periods is due largely to the acquisition of $1.3 billion in deposits in the MidSouth transaction. Core deposits consist of total deposits excluding certificates of deposit (“CDs”) of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits. Core deposits totaled $21.9 billion at September 30, 2019, an increase of $1.1 billion from June 30, 2019, and $1.7 billion from September 30, 2018. The ratio of core deposits to total deposits was 90.31% at September 30, 2019, compared to 89.30% at June 30, 2019 and 89.71% at September 30, 2018. Brokered deposits totaled $1.0 billion as of September 30, 2019, a decrease of $223.1 million compared to June 30, 2019 and $354.8 million compared to September 30, 2018. The use of brokered deposits as a funding source is subject to certain policies regarding the amount, term and interest rate.

Purchases of federal funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings from customers provide additional sources of liquidity to meet short-term funding requirements. Besides funding from customer sources, the Bank has a line of credit with the FHLB that is secured by blanket pledges of certain mortgage loans. At September 30, 2019, the Bank had borrowings of approximately $1.4 billion and had approximately $3.0 billion available under this line. The Bank also has unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve’s discount window of approximately $2.5 billion; there were no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Reserve at any date during any period covered by this report. 

Wholesale funds, which are comprised of short-term borrowings, long-term debt and brokered deposits were 15.54% of core deposits at September 30, 2019, compared to 15.13% at June 30, 2019 and 19.34% at September 30, 2018. The linked quarter increase in wholesale funds was primarily related to increases in FHLB borrowings and federal funds purchased, partially offset by a decrease in brokered certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements. The year over year decrease in wholesale funds was primarily related to decreases in FHLB borrowings and brokered certificates of deposit, partially offset by an increase in repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased. The Company has established an internal target for wholesale funds to be less than 25% of core deposits. 

Another key measure used to monitor our liquidity position is the loan-to-deposit ratio (average loans outstanding for the reporting period divided by average deposits outstanding). The loan-to-deposit ratio measures the amount of funds the Company lends for each dollar of deposits on hand. Our average loan-to-deposit ratio for the third quarter of 2019 was 87.47%, compared to 87.09% for the second quarter of 2019 and 88.39% for the third quarter of 2018. Management has an established target range for the loan-to-deposit ratio of 87% to 89%, which could be exceeded under certain circumstances.

Cash generated from operations is another important source of funds to meet liquidity needs. The consolidated statements of cash flows present operating cash flows and summarize all significant sources and uses of funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. 

Dividends received from the Bank have been the primary source of funds available to the Parent for the payment of dividends to our stockholders and for servicing its debt. The liquidity management process takes into account the various regulatory provisions that can limit the amount of dividends the Bank can distribute to the Parent. The Parent targets cash and other liquid assets to provide liquidity in an amount sufficient to fund approximately four quarters of anticipated common stockholder dividends, but will temporarily operate below that level if a return to the target can be achieved in the near-term. On September 23, 2019, the Bank declared a special dividend of $150 million to the Parent to assist in the completion of the MidSouth acquisition and provide additional liquidity for the approved share buyback program and other activity of the Parent.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

Stockholders’ equity totaled $3.6 billion at September 30, 2019, up $267.5 million, or 8%, from June 30, 2019 and $607.5 million, or 20%, from September 30, 2018. The tangible common equity ratio was 8.82% at September 30, 2019, compared to 8.75% at June 30, 2019 and 7.67% at September 30, 2018. The increase in the tangible common equity ratio from both June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was primarily attributable to growth in net tangible retained earnings and net gains on fair value adjustments of securities available for sale included in other accumulated comprehensive loss, partially offset by the impact of the MidSouth acquisition and other growth in tangible assets. Management has established an internal target for the tangible common equity ratio of at least 8.00%; however,

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management will allow the tangible common equity ratio to drop below 8.00% on a temporary basis if it believes that the shortfall can be replenished through normal operations within a short time frame.

The regulatory capital ratios of the Company and the Bank at September 30, 2019 remained well in excess of current regulatory minimum requirements. The decline in Bank regulatory capital ratios compared to the prior quarter was due in part to a special $150 million dividend from the Bank to the Parent in the third quarter of 2019 to assist in the MidSouth transaction and provide additional liquidity for the approved buyback program and other activities of the Parent. The Company and the Bank have been categorized as “well-capitalized” in the most recent notices received from our regulators. Both entities currently exceed all capital requirements of the Basel III requirements. Refer to the Supervision and Regulation section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for further discussion of our capital requirements.

The following table shows the regulatory capital ratios for the Company and the Bank as calculated under current rules for the indicated periods.

 

 

 

Well-

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

10.00

%

 

 

12.43

%

 

 

12.43

%

 

 

12.24

%

 

 

11.99

%

 

 

11.98

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

10.00

%

 

 

11.19

%

 

 

11.81

%

 

 

11.73

%

 

 

11.17

%

 

 

11.25

%

Tier 1 common equity capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

11.02

%

 

 

10.94

%

 

 

10.74

%

 

 

10.48

%

 

 

10.36

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

10.39

%

 

 

10.97

%

 

 

10.88

%

 

 

10.32

%

 

 

10.30

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

11.02

%

 

 

10.94

%

 

 

10.74

%

 

 

10.48

%

 

 

10.36

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

10.39

%

 

 

10.97

%

 

 

10.88

%

 

 

10.32

%

 

 

10.30

%

Tier 1 leverage capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

9.49

%

 

 

9.10

%

 

 

8.85

%

 

 

8.67

%

 

 

8.50

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

8.95

%

 

 

9.12

%

 

 

8.97

%

 

 

8.54

%

 

 

8.46

%

On July 29, 2019, our board of directors declared a regular third quarter cash dividend of $0.27 per share, consistent with the prior quarter.

On September 21, 2019, we issued approximately 5.0 million shares of common stock at $38.42 as consideration in the acquisition of MidSouth. Refer to Note 2 – Business Combinations for more information regarding this transaction.

 

On May 24, 2018, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock buyback program whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 5%, or 4.3 million shares, of 85.3 million shares common stock then outstanding. The program was set to expire on December 31, 2019. Under this program, 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were repurchased at an average price of $41.30 per share.

On September 23, 2019, the Company’s board of directors approved a new stock buyback program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to 5.5 million shares of our common stock through the expiration date of December 31, 2020. The program allows the Company to repurchase its common shares in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase programs, in privately negotiated transactions, or as otherwise determined by the Company in one or more transactions. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program, and the board of directors may terminate or amend the program at any time prior to the expiration date.

Subsequent to quarter end, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) to repurchase $185 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, we made a $185 million payment to Morgan Stanley on October 21, 2019, and received from Morgan Stanley on the same day an initial delivery of approximately 3.6 million shares of our common stock, which represents 75% of the estimated total number of shares to be repurchased based on the October 18, 2019 closing price of our common stock. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based generally on the volume-weighted average price per share of our common stock during the term of the ASR agreement, less a discount, and subject to possible adjustments in accordance with the terms of the ASR agreement. Final settlement of the ASR agreement is scheduled to occur no later than the third quarter of 2020.

 

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Securities

Investment in securities totaled $6.4 billion at September 30, 2019, up $679 million, or 12%, from June 30, 2019 and up $417 million, or 7%, from September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2019, securities available for sale totaled $3.5 billion and securities held to maturity totaled $2.9 billion.

Our securities portfolio consists mainly of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations that are issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. We invest only in high quality investment grade securities with a targeted portfolio duration generally between two and five and a half years. At September 30, 2019, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 5.75 years with an effective duration of 4.0 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.63%. Management simulations indicate that the effective duration would increase to 4.21 years with a 100 bp increase in the yield curve and increase to 4.38 years with a 200 bp increase. At June 30, 2019, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 5.41 years with an effective duration of 4.18 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.75%. The average maturity of the portfolio at September 30, 2018 was 5.61 years, with an effective duration was 4.90 years and the nominal weighted-average yield was 2.54%. The changes in expected maturity, effective duration, and nominal weighted-average yield compared to prior quarter and year-over-year were primarily related to purchases during the third quarter of 2019 in anticipation of the MidSouth acquisition. Year-over-year metrics were also impacted by the fourth quarter 2018 portfolio restructure.

Loans

Total loans at September 30, 2019 were $21.0 billion, up $860.1 million, or 4%, from June 30, 2019, and up $1.5 billion, or 8%, from September 30, 2018. Growth compared to both the prior quarter and same quarter last year reflect the acquisition of $785 million in loans, net of purchase discount, from MidSouth during the third quarter of 2019. Additional net loan growth continues to be diversified across products and the Bank’s footprint. Management continues to anticipate the year-over-year average loan growth percentage for 2019 will be in the mid-single digits.

The following table shows the composition of our loan portfolio at each date indicated:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

Total loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

8,893,004

 

 

$

8,559,118

 

 

$

8,656,326

 

 

$

8,620,601

 

 

$

8,438,884

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

2,734,379

 

 

 

2,519,970

 

 

 

2,515,428

 

 

 

2,457,748

 

 

 

2,300,271

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

11,627,383

 

 

 

11,079,088

 

 

 

11,171,754

 

 

 

11,078,349

 

 

 

10,739,155

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

3,060,568

 

 

 

2,895,468

 

 

 

2,563,394

 

 

 

2,341,779

 

 

 

2,311,699

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,190,718

 

 

 

1,144,062

 

 

 

1,340,067

 

 

 

1,548,335

 

 

 

1,523,419

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

3,004,958

 

 

 

2,968,271

 

 

 

2,933,251

 

 

 

2,910,081

 

 

 

2,846,916

 

Consumer

 

 

2,152,325

 

 

 

2,088,923

 

 

 

2,104,372

 

 

 

2,147,867

 

 

 

2,122,528

 

Total loans

 

$

21,035,952

 

 

$

20,175,812

 

 

$

20,112,838

 

 

$

20,026,411

 

 

$

19,543,717

 

 

Our commercial customer base is diversified over a range of industries, including energy, healthcare, wholesale and retail trade in various durable and nondurable products and the manufacture of such products, marine transportation and maritime construction, financial and professional services, and agricultural production.

Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans, including both non-real estate and owner occupied real estate secured loans, totaled approximately $11.6 billion, or 55% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2019, an increase of $548.3 million, or 4.9%, from June 30, 2019. Approximately 70% of the linked-quarter increase is related to the MidSouth acquisition, with the remaining growth across most regions and specialty lines.

 

The Bank lends mainly to middle market and smaller commercial entities, although it participates in larger shared credit loan facilities. Shared national credits funded at September 30, 2019 totaled approximately $2.1 billion, or 10% of total loans, an increase of $14.7 million from June 30, 2019. Approximately $499.7 million of our shared national credits at September 30, 2019 were with energy-related customers.

Loans to borrowers in the energy sector totaled $1.0 billion at September 30, 2019, up $26.2 million, or 3%, from June 30, 2019 and $106.9 million, or 12%, compared to September 30, 2018. The linked quarter increase in energy-related loans resulted from $82 million in MidSouth acquired loans that are largely in support services sector, partially offset by net payoffs and charge-offs. While our overall energy exposure increased during the third quarter of 2019 due to the MidSouth acquisition, the level remains below our target of 5%. At

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September 30, 2019, approximately $494 million, or 48%, of the energy portfolio was comprised of customers engaged in exploration and production, transportation, and storage activities. The remaining $540 million, or 52%, of the portfolio was comprised of customers engaged in onshore and offshore services and products to support exploration and production activities. We expect to continue to reduce our energy exposure through the next several quarters.

 

 

 

The following table provides detail of the more significant industry concentrations for our commercial and industrial loan portfolio, which is based on NAICS codes.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

( $ in thousands )

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

Commercial & industrial loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

 

$

1,426,334

 

 

 

12

%

 

$

1,303,770

 

 

 

12

%

 

$

1,406,207

 

 

 

12

%

 

$

1,326,146

 

 

 

12

%

 

$

1,232,737

 

 

 

11

%

Health Care and Social Assistance

 

 

1,084,884

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,040,352

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,083,469

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

1,120,799

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

1,135,040

 

 

 

11

%

Retail Trade (a)

 

 

1,060,765

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,024,031

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

970,599

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

937,971

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

934,281

 

 

 

9

%

Manufacturing (a)

 

 

1,034,030

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

946,700

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

922,365

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

877,950

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

852,643

 

 

 

8

%

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (a)

 

 

893,218

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

922,055

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

957,590

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,016,870

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

917,389

 

 

 

9

%

Transportation and Warehousing (a)

 

 

775,869

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

745,403

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

746,837

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

717,746

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

700,698

 

 

 

6

%

Public Administration

 

 

765,492

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

778,622

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

799,237

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

814,442

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

842,199

 

 

 

8

%

Wholesale Trade (a)

 

 

699,993

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

657,215

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

657,685

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

602,052

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

559,638

 

 

 

5

%

Construction

 

 

638,384

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

619,204

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

645,107

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

643,932

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

582,761

 

 

 

5

%

Finance and Insurance

 

 

632,197

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

610,900

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

595,373

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

605,663

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

524,836

 

 

 

5

%

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (a)

 

 

498,591

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

459,794

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

421,999

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

462,984

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

439,153

 

 

 

4

%

Other Services (except Public Administration)

 

 

477,625

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

452,958

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

450,153

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

436,390

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

391,040

 

 

 

4

%

Accommodation and Food Services

 

 

451,150

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

415,814

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

413,732

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

385,958

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

416,734

 

 

 

4

%

Educational Services

 

 

353,366

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

351,697

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

353,803

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

359,997

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

430,238

 

 

 

4

%

Other (a)

 

 

835,485

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

750,573

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

747,598

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

769,449

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

779,768

 

 

 

7

%

Total commercial & industrial loans

 

$

11,627,383

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

11,079,088

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

11,171,754

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

11,078,349

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

10,739,155

 

 

 

100

%

 

(a)

Certain balances within each of these industry categories may contain loans considered to be energy related lending, as our definition of energy related is based on the borrower’s source of revenue. The energy related portfolio totaled approximately $1.0 billion at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, $1.1 billion at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and $0.9 billion at September 30, 2018.

Commercial real estate – income producing loans totaled approximately $3.1 billion at September 30, 2019, an increase of $165.1 million, or 6%, from June 30, 2019, largely due to the addition of MidSouth loans. The following table details for the preceding five quarters the end-of-period commercial real estate – income producing loan balances by property type. 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pct of

 

( $ in thousands )

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

 

Balance

 

 

Total

 

Commercial real estate - income producing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

637,707

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

607,622

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

542,904

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

507,129

 

 

 

22

%

 

$

499,395

 

 

 

22

%

Office

 

 

532,191

 

 

 

17

%

 

 

465,498

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

436,819

 

 

 

17

%

 

 

444,973

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

421,965

 

 

 

18

%

Multifamily

 

 

466,545

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

519,808

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

369,041

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

332,145

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

333,144

 

 

 

15

%

Industrial

 

 

409,828

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

406,926

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

353,804

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

311,933

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

285,292

 

 

 

12

%

Hotel/Motel

 

 

325,003

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

379,385

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

377,674

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

374,430

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

346,735

 

 

 

15

%

Other

 

 

689,294

 

 

 

23

%

 

 

516,229

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

483,152

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

371,169

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

425,168

 

 

 

18

%

Total commercial real estate - income producing loans

 

$

3,060,568

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,895,468

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,563,394

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,341,779

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

2,311,699

 

 

 

100

%

 

Construction and land development loans, totaling approximately $1.2 billion at September 30, 2019, increased $46.7 million, or 4%, from June 30, 2019. Residential mortgages increased $36.7 million and consumer loans increased $63.4 million during the third quarter of 2019. These increases were also primarily as a result of the MidSouth acquisition.

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Allowance for Loan Losses and Asset Quality

The Company's total allowance for loan losses was $195.6 million at September 30, 2019 virtually unchanged from June 30, 2019 and down $19.0 million compared to September 30, 2018. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to period-end loans was 0.93% at September 30, 2019 compared to 0.97% at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 with the decline resulting from the addition of MidSouth loans with no allowance as that portfolio is largely covered by the $41 million acquisition discount. Excluding the impact of MidSouth, coverage to total loans would have been flat. The relatively flat allowance (excluding the impact of MidSouth) reflects mixed credit metrics with higher commercial criticized and nonaccrual loans, largely attributable to a few shared national credit downgrades, partially offset by problem credit resolutions, payoffs, restructure to performing loans and other upgrades. The energy allowance totaled $32.0 million, or 3.1% of energy loans at September 30, 2019, up $0.5 million, or 1% from June 30, 2019. The slight increase in energy allowance reflects the replenishment of the $9.9 million of current quarter net charge-offs due to increasing concerns over borrower specific liquidity issues in the upstream subsector.

The Company’s balance of criticized commercial loans totaled $659.4 million at September 30, 2019, up $86.6 million, or 15%, compared to June 30, 2019, with $47.9 million of the increase attributable to MidSouth loans which are covered by the purchased discount. The increase in commercial criticized loans includes $63.4 million attributable to the commercial nonenergy portfolio ($43.1 million from MidSouth) and $23.1 million attributable to the energy portfolio ($4.5 million from MidSouth). Compared to September 30, 2018, criticized commercial loans were down $174.4 million, or 21%, with $98.5 million attributable to the commercial nonenergy portfolio and $76.0 million of the decrease attributable to the energy portfolio. Criticized loans are defined as those having potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention (risk-rated as special mention, substandard and doubtful), including both accruing and nonaccruing loans. Our commercial nonenergy criticized portfolio, totaling $378.4 million at September 30, 2019, is comprised of loans that are diversified as to both industry and geography. Commercial nonenergy criticized loans comprised 2.55% of that portfolio at September 30, 2019, compared to 2.23% at June 30, 2019 and 3.49% at September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2019, criticized loans in the energy portfolio were $281.0 million, or approximately 27% of that portfolio, up slightly compared to 26% at June 30, 2019, but down significantly from 39% at September 30, 2018.

Net charge-offs were $12.5 million, or 0.25%, of average total loans on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2019, up from $7.2 million, or 0.14%, of average total loans in the second quarter of 2019. Commercial net charge-offs totaled $8.3 million in the third quarter of 2019, up compared to $4.3 million in the second quarter of 2019. The increase in third quarter of 2019 charge-offs is largely due to net charge-offs of $9.8 million in energy portfolio, primarily in the upstream subsector, partially offset by nonenergy commercial net recoveries. There were no energy-related net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2019 or the third quarter of 2018. Residential mortgage net charge-offs at $0.1 million were relatively flat to linked-quarter and were up from a net recovery of $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2018. Consumer net charge-offs were up $1.2 million compared to the prior quarter, but were down $0.6 million when compared to the same quarter last year.

We have completed our first round of parallel testing of the calculation of our Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) or life of loan loss allowance that replaces the current incurred loss allowance method effective January 1, 2020. Preliminary results using September 30, 2019 information indicates a net increase of approximately 20 to 30% over our incurred loan loss reserve level utilizing the CECL models and current economic forecast; this range excludes the impact of the loans and debt securities recently acquired from MidSouth. Significant drivers in the aforementioned increase were higher calculated reserve levels for longer life real-estate secured loans and the expected funding of off-balance sheet exposures, partially offset by releases in reserves for shorter-term commercial loans. The amount of actual increase in allowance for credit losses upon adoption will be impacted by the portfolio composition and quality, as well as current economic conditions and forecasts at that time. Refer to Note 16 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements for additional discussion on status of implementation activities and our CECL estimation process. 

 

 

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The following table sets forth activity in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

 

$

195,625

 

 

$

194,688

 

 

$

214,530

 

 

$

194,514

 

 

$

217,308

 

Loans charged-off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

11,729

 

 

 

5,309

 

 

 

3,556

 

 

 

33,382

 

 

 

15,401

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

66

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

137

 

 

 

7,330

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

 

11,795

 

 

 

5,380

 

 

 

4,082

 

 

 

33,519

 

 

 

22,731

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

1,633

 

Construction and land development

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

265

 

Total commercial

 

 

11,802

 

 

 

5,380

 

 

 

4,156

 

 

 

33,536

 

 

 

24,629

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

221

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

87

 

 

 

660

 

 

 

585

 

Consumer

 

 

5,002

 

 

 

3,936

 

 

 

5,635

 

 

 

13,169

 

 

 

18,599

 

Total charge-offs

 

 

17,025

 

 

 

9,349

 

 

 

9,878

 

 

 

47,365

 

 

 

43,813

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

2,932

 

 

 

804

 

 

 

758

 

 

 

5,662

 

 

 

13,234

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

63

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

282

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

 

2,995

 

 

 

1,008

 

 

 

765

 

 

 

5,946

 

 

 

13,516

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

516

 

 

 

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

221

 

Construction and land development

 

 

11

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

68

 

Total commercial

 

 

3,522

 

 

 

1,094

 

 

 

951

 

 

 

6,572

 

 

 

13,805

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

167

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

1,142

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

1,854

 

Consumer

 

 

862

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

933

 

 

 

2,866

 

 

 

4,028

 

Total recoveries

 

 

4,551

 

 

 

2,198

 

 

 

3,026

 

 

 

9,871

 

 

 

19,687

 

Total net charge-offs

 

 

12,474

 

 

 

7,151

 

 

 

6,852

 

 

 

37,494

 

 

 

24,126

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

12,421

 

 

 

8,088

 

 

 

6,872

 

 

 

38,552

 

 

 

28,016

 

Decrease in allowance as a result of sale of subsidiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,648

)

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

 

$

195,572

 

 

$

195,625

 

 

$

214,550

 

 

$

195,572

 

 

$

214,550

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.33

%

 

 

0.19

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.31

%

 

 

0.30

%

Recoveries to average loans

 

 

0.09

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

0.14

%

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.17

%

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

0.97

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

1.10

%

 

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The following table sets forth nonperforming assets by type for the periods indicated, consisting of nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings and foreclosed and surplus ORE and other foreclosed assets. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing are also disclosed.

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis: (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial  non-real estate

 

$

52,131

 

 

$

26,617

 

Commercial non-real estate - restructured

 

 

98,574

 

 

 

84,036

 

Total commercial non-real estate

 

 

150,705

 

 

 

110,653

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

12,790

 

 

 

16,682

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied - restructured

 

 

295

 

 

 

213

 

Total commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

13,085

 

 

 

16,895

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,848

 

 

 

4,991

 

Commercial real estate - income producing - restructured

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

2,957

 

 

 

4,991

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

2,134

 

Construction and land development - restructured

 

 

153

 

 

 

12

 

Total construction and land development

 

 

1,337

 

 

 

2,146

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

36,122

 

 

 

34,594

 

Residential mortgage - restructured

 

 

1,778

 

 

 

1,272

 

Total residential mortgage

 

 

37,900

 

 

 

35,866

 

Consumer

 

 

16,661

 

 

 

16,744

 

Consumer - restructured

 

 

215

 

 

 

 

Total consumer

 

 

16,876

 

 

 

16,744

 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

$

222,860

 

 

$

187,295

 

Restructured loans - still accruing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

58,837

 

 

$

130,075

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 

 

 

7,286

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

379

 

 

 

398

 

Construction and land development

 

 

112

 

 

 

9

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

480

 

 

 

546

 

Consumer

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

728

 

Total restructured loans - still accruing

 

 

60,897

 

 

 

139,042

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

 

283,757

 

 

 

326,337

 

ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

30,955

 

 

 

26,270

 

Total nonperforming assets (b)

 

$

314,712

 

 

$

352,607

 

Loans 90 days past due still accruing to loans (c)

 

$

7,872

 

 

$

5,589

 

Total restructured loans

 

$

162,021

 

 

$

224,575

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets to loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

1.76

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans and accruing loans 90 days past due

 

 

67.06

%

 

 

58.60

%

Loans 90 days past due still accruing to loans

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

(a)

Nonaccrual loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more do not include purchased credit impaired loans which were written down to fair value upon acquisition and accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loan.

(b)

Includes total nonaccrual loans, total restructured loans - still accruing and ORE and foreclosed assets.

(c)

Excludes 90+ accruing TDR already reflected as a restructured accruing loan totaling $8.7 million at December 31, 2018.

Nonperforming assets totaled $314.7 million at September 30, 2019, down $23.9 million from June 30, 2019, $37.9 million from December 31, 2018 and $76.6 million from September 30, 2018. Nonperforming loans decreased approximately $27.3 million compared to June 30, 2019, due largely to a reduction in restructured accruing loans as a result of one of our energy credits returning to a conforming market structure, as well as other activity including both net paydowns and charge-offs, partially offset by new downgrades. Our nonperforming loans included $60.9 million of accruing restructured loans, most of which are energy credits that endured challenges during the downturn in the energy cycle. Nonperforming assets as a percent of total loans, ORE and other foreclosed assets was 1.49% at September 30, 2019, down 19 bps from June 30, 2019, 27 bps from December 31, 2018 and 51 bps from September 30, 2018.

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Short-Term Investments

Short-term liquidity investments, including interest-bearing bank deposits and federal funds sold, were $49.5 million at September 30, 2019. This represents a decrease of $101.5 million from June 30, 2019 and $58.6 million from September 30, 2018. These asset levels vary on a daily basis depending upon movement in customer loan and deposit accounts. Average short-term investments of $180.5 million for the third quarter of 2019 were down $48.1 million compared to the second quarter of 2019, and up $25.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2018. Short-term liquidity assets are held to ensure funds are available to meet the cash flow needs of both borrowers and depositors.

Deposits

Total deposits were $24.2 billion at September 30, 2019, up $965.3 million, or 4%, from June 30, 2019, and $1.8 billion, or 8%, from September 30, 2018, which included the impact of approximately $1.3 billion of deposits assumed from the MidSouth acquisition. MidSouth deposits improved our overall deposit mix and facilitated the paydown of $223 million in brokered certificates of deposit. Average deposits for the third quarter of 2019 were $23.1 billion, down $46.2 million, or less than 1%, from the second quarter of 2019 and up $1.1 billion, or 5%, from the third quarter of 2018.

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $8.7 billion at September 30, 2019, up $571.8 million, or 7%, from June 30, 2019, and $545.9 million, or 7%, from September 30, 2018. The linked-quarter increase reflects the $389 million of noninterest-bearing demand deposits assumed in the MidSouth acquisition. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits comprised 36% of total deposits at September 30, 2019, 35% at June 30, 2019 and 36% at September 30, 2018.

Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts of $8.8 billion at September 30, 2019 increased $724.2 million, or 9%, from June 30, 2019 and $786.6 million, or 10%, from September 30, 2018, with the linked-quarter and year-over-year increase mainly attributable to deposits from the MidSouth acquisition.

Interest-bearing public fund deposits totaled $3.0 billion at September 30, 2019, down $204.8 million, or 6%, from June 30, 2019, and up $341.1 million, or 13%, from September 30, 2018. The decrease in public fund deposits is related to typical seasonality and is expected to increase in fourth quarter of 2019. Time deposits other than public funds totaled $3.8 billion at September 30, 2019, down $125.9 million, or 3%, from June 30, 2019, driven primarily by a $222 million decrease in brokered certificates of deposit, partially offset by an increase in retail certificates of deposits, largely from the MidSouth acquisition. Time deposits other than public funds were up $110.0 million, or 3%, from September 30, 2018, largely due to an increase in retail certificates of deposit, primarily from the MidSouth acquisition, offset by a decrease in brokered certificates of deposit. The level of time deposits was impacted by $446 million of maturities during the third quarter of 2019 compared to $715 million in second quarter of 2019 and $239 million during the third quarter of 2018.

Short-Term Borrowings

At September 30, 2019, short-term borrowings totaled $2.1 billion, up $467.2 million, or 28%, from June 30, 2019, with increases in FHLB borrowings of $427.5 million and federal funds purchased of $124.9 million partially offset by an $85.1 million decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements. The increase in FHLB borrowings was due largely to preparations for the MidSouth acquisition in anticipation of near-term balance sheet changes. Short-term borrowings decreased $167.8 million, or 7%, from September 30, 2018. The decrease compared to third quarter of 2018 was due in part to a portfolio restructure late in the fourth quarter where proceeds from the sale of loans and securities were used to pay down a portion of FHLB borrowings, partially offset by increases in securities sold under repurchase agreements.

Average short-term borrowings of $2.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019 were up $445.6 million, or 28%, compared to the second quarter of 2019, and down $546.8 million, or 21%, compared to the third quarter of 2018.

Customer repurchase agreements and FHLB borrowings are the major sources of short-term borrowings. Customer repurchase agreements are offered mainly to commercial customers to assist them with their cash management strategies or to provide a temporary investment vehicle for their excess liquidity pending redeployment for corporate or investment purposes. While customer repurchase agreements provide a recurring source of funds to the Bank, amounts available will vary. FHLB borrowings are funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank that are collateralized by single family and commercial real estate loans included in the Bank’s loan portfolio, subject to specific criteria.

Operating Leases

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the amended provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, “Leases,” using the modified retrospective approach, impacting the reporting and disclosures for operating leases. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability representing the present value of future lease

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payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset over the lease term, as well as the disclosure of key information about operating leasing arrangements. Upon adoption, the Company recorded a gross-up of assets and liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet, with approximately $116 million for right-of-use assets and $131 million of lease payment obligations offset by the elimination of $15 million of existing lease incentive and other deferred rent liabilities. Accounting for leases in accordance with Topic 842 has not had a material impact upon our consolidated results of operations, and is not expected to in future periods. Refer to Note 5 – Operating Leases for further information related to the operating lease accounting policy, practical expedient elections for adoption and operating leasing information at adoption.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit

In the normal course of business, the Bank enters into financial instruments, such as commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, to meet the financing needs of its customers. Such instruments are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements until they are funded, although they expose the Bank to varying degrees of credit risk and interest rate risk in much the same way as funded loans. Under regulatory capital guidelines, the Company and Bank must include unfunded commitments meeting certain criteria in risk-weighted capital calculations.

Commitments to extend credit include revolving commercial credit lines, nonrevolving loan commitments issued mainly to finance the acquisition and development or construction of real property or equipment, and credit card and personal credit lines. The availability of funds under commercial credit lines and loan commitments generally depends on whether the borrower continues to meet credit standards established in the underlying contract and has not violated other contractual conditions. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Credit card and personal credit lines are generally subject to cancellation if the borrower’s credit quality deteriorates. A number of commercial and personal credit lines are used only partially or, in some cases, not at all before they expire, and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements of the Company.

A substantial majority of the letters of credit are standby agreements that obligate the Bank to fulfill a customer’s financial commitments to a third party if the customer is unable to perform. The Bank issues standby letters of credit primarily to provide credit enhancement to its customers’ other commercial or public financing arrangements and to help them demonstrate financial capacity to vendors of essential goods and services. 

The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the Company's exposure to credit risk. The Company undertakes the same credit evaluation in making loan commitments and assuming conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments and may require collateral or other credit support. 

The following table shows the commitments to extend credit and letters of credit at September 30, 2019 according to expiration date. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

 

1-3

 

 

3-5

 

 

More than

 

(in thousands)

 

Total

 

 

1 year

 

 

years

 

 

years

 

 

5 years

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

7,478,907

 

 

$

3,352,245

 

 

$

1,549,939

 

 

$

1,622,515

 

 

$

954,208

 

Letters of credit

 

 

389,998

 

 

 

303,681

 

 

 

41,756

 

 

 

44,561

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,868,905

 

 

$

3,655,926

 

 

$

1,591,695

 

 

$

1,667,076

 

 

$

954,208

 

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

There were no material changes or developments with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and with those generally practiced within the banking industry which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. Estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, and the resulting estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of certain assets and liabilities not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s net income is materially dependent on net interest income. The Company’s primary market risk is interest rate risk which stems from uncertainty with respect to absolute and relative levels of future market interest rates that affect financial products and services. In order to manage the exposures to interest rate risk, management measures the sensitivity of net interest income and cash flows under various market interest rate scenarios, establishes interest rate risk management policies and implements asset/liability management strategies designed to produce a relatively stable net interest margin under varying rate environments.

The following table presents an analysis of our interest rate risk as measured by the estimated changes in net interest income resulting from an instantaneous and sustained parallel shift in rates at September 30, 2019. Shifts are measured in 100 basis point increments in a range from -500 to +500 basis points from base case, with -100 through +300 basis points presented in the table below. Our interest rate sensitivity modeling incorporates a number of assumptions including loan and deposit repricing characteristics, the rate of loan prepayments and other factors. The base scenario assumes that the current interest rate environment is held constant over a 24-month forecast period and is the scenario to which all others are compared in order to measure the change in net interest income. Policy limits on the change in net interest income under a variety of interest rate scenarios are approved by the Board of Directors. All policy scenarios assume a static volume forecast where the balance sheet is held constant, although other scenarios are modeled.

 

 

 

Estimated Increase

 

 

 

(Decrease) in NII

 

Change in Interest Rates

 

Year 1

 

 

Year 2

 

(basis points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-100

 

 

(4.30

)%

 

 

(6.84

)%

+100

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

3.69

%

+200

 

 

4.43

%

 

 

7.77

%

+300

 

 

6.76

%

 

 

11.55

%

 

The results indicate a general asset sensitivity across most scenarios driven primarily by repricing in variable rate loans and a funding mix which is composed of material volumes of non-interest bearing and lower rate sensitive deposits. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk with on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments and intends to do so in the future. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changes in the pricing of loan and deposit products, modifying the composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and adding to, modifying or terminating existing interest rate swap agreements or other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.

 

Even if interest rates change in the designated amounts, there can be no assurance that our assets and liabilities would perform as anticipated. Additionally, a change in the U.S. Treasury rates in the designated amounts accompanied by a change in the shape of the U.S. Treasury yield curve would cause significantly different changes to net interest income than indicated above. Strategic management of our balance sheet and earnings is fluid and would be adjusted to accommodate these movements. As with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the methods of analysis presented above. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Certain assets such as adjustable-rate loans have features which restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Also, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of an interest rate increase. We consider all of these factors in monitoring exposure to interest rate risk.

 

In July 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. At September 30, 2019, approximately 30% of our loan portfolio consisted of variable rate loans tied to LIBOR, along with related derivatives and other financial instruments. During the third quarter of 2019, we began transition activities by modifying new and renewed loan and derivative documents to include the following terms: (1) ability for the Bank to use its discretion to determine when to name a replacement index; (2) ability for the Bank to name the replacement index; (3) ability for the Bank to adjust credit spread to the replacement index for the loan; and (4) ability for the Bank to make these changes by notifying the customer and without requiring a modification of the document. Our LIBOR transition team is continuing to monitor developments and is taking steps to ensure readiness should the LIBOR benchmark rate be discontinued. 

The foregoing disclosures related to our market risk should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, related notes and management’s discussion and analysis included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2019, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, identified no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three month period ended September 30, 2019, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

The Company, including subsidiaries, is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that loss contingencies, if any, arising from pending litigation and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or liquidity.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The Company disclosed risk factors in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The risks described may not be the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that are currently considered to not be material also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and/or operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 6.  Exhibits   

(a)  Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

Filed Herewith

 

Form

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Date

3.1

 

Composite Articles of the Company

 

 

 

8-K

 

3.1

 

5/24/2018

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

 

 

8-K

 

3.2

 

5/24/2018

31.1

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

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

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

Inline XBRL Interactive Data

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John M. Hairston

 

 

John M. Hairston

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael M. Achary

 

 

Michael M. Achary

 

 

Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen E. Barker

 

 

Stephen E. Barker

 

 

Executive Vice President, Senior Accounting and Finance Executive (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

November 8, 2019

 

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