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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

10-Q

 

 

*

 

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 March 31, 2023

OR

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 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)

 

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

6.25% Subordinated Notes

HWCPZ

Nasdaq

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

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

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

86,077,069 common shares were outstanding at April 30, 2023.

 

 

 


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Hancock Whitney Corporation

Index

 

Part I. Financial Information

Page

Number

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

5

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) – March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

6

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

7

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

8

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

9

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) – March 31, 2023 and 2022

10

ITEM 2.

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

38

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

63

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

65

Part II. Other Information

 

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

66

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

66

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

66

ITEM 3.

Default on Senior Securities

N/A

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

N/A

ITEM 5.

Other Information

N/A

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

67

Signatures

68

 

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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 consolidated subsidiaries

Parent – Hancock Whitney Corporation, exclusive of its subsidiaries

Bank – Hancock Whitney Bank

Other Terms:

ACL – allowance for credit losses

AFS – available for sale securities

AMERIBOR - Index created by the American Financial Exchange as a potential replacement for LIBOR; calculated daily as the volume-weighted average interest rate of the overnight unsecured loans on American Financial Exchange

AOCI – accumulated other comprehensive income or loss

ALCO – Asset Liability Management Committee

ALLL – allowance for loan and lease losses

ARRC – Alternative Reference Rates Committee

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

BOLI – bank-owned life insurance

bp(s) – basis point(s)

C&I – commercial and industrial loans

CARES Act – Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

CD – certificate of deposit

CDE – Community Development Entity

CECL – Current Expected Credit Losses

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CFPB– Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO – collateralized mortgage obligation

Core client deposits – total deposits excluding public funds and brokered deposits

Core deposits – total deposits excluding certificates of deposits of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits

Coronavirus – the novel coronavirus declared a pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, resulting in prolonged market disruptions

COVID-19 – disease caused by the novel coronavirus

CRE – commercial real estate

DEI – Diversity, equity and inclusion

DIF – Deposit Insurance Fund

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance; term used in discussion of risks and corporate policies related to those items

Excess Liquidity – deposits held at the Federal Reserve above normal levels

FASB – Financial Accounting Standards Board

FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FDICIA – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

Federal Reserve Board – The 7-member Board of Governors that oversees the Federal Reserve System, establishes

monetary policy (interest rates, credit, etc.), and monitors the economic health of the country. Its members are appointed

by the President subject to Senate confirmation, and serve 14-year terms.

Federal Reserve System – The 12 Federal Reserve Banks, with each one serving member banks in its own district. This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the

credit structure. They implement the policies of the Federal Reserve Board and also conduct economic research.

FFIEC – Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

FHA – Federal Housing Administration

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

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

HTM – held to maturity securities

ICS – Insured cash sweep

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IRA 2022 – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

IRS – Internal Revenue Service

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

LIHTC – Low Income Housing Tax Credit

LTIP – long-term incentive plan

MBS – mortgage-backed securities

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

MDBCF – Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance

MEFD - reportable modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as defined by accounting guidance effective January 1, 2023

NAICS – North American Industry Classification System

NII – net interest income

n/m – not meaningful

NSF – Non-sufficient funds

OCI – other comprehensive income or loss

OD – Overdraft

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

PCD – purchased credit deteriorated loans, as defined by ASC 326

PPNR – Pre-provision net revenue

PPP – Paycheck Protection Program, a loan program administered by the Small Business Administration designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep workers on payroll during interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Reference rate reform – refers to the global transition away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates toward new reference rates that are more reliable and robust

Repos – securities sold under agreements to repurchase

SBA – Small Business Administration

SBIC – Small Business Investment Company

SEC – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act – Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Short-term Investments – the sum of Interest-bearing bank deposits and Federal funds sold

SOFR – secured overnight financing rate

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 by accounting guidance that was superseded effective January 1, 2023

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)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

594,372

 

 

$

564,459

 

Interest-bearing bank deposits

 

 

2,287,438

 

 

 

323,332

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

711

 

 

 

728

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $6,238,835 and $6,310,214)

 

 

5,565,620

 

 

 

5,556,041

 

Securities held to maturity (fair value of $2,623,760 and $2,615,398 )

 

 

2,825,064

 

 

 

2,852,495

 

Loans held for sale (includes $14,923 and $10,843 measured at fair value)

 

 

23,436

 

 

 

26,385

 

Loans

 

 

23,404,523

 

 

 

23,114,046

 

Less: allowance for loan losses

 

 

(309,385

)

 

 

(307,789

)

Loans, net

 

 

23,095,138

 

 

 

22,806,257

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $304,305 and $303,451

 

 

324,107

 

 

 

328,605

 

Right of use assets, net of accumulated amortization of $46,939 and $44,901

 

 

101,449

 

 

 

96,884

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

54,540

 

 

 

44,632

 

Other real estate and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

2,017

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

141,704

 

 

 

131,849

 

Goodwill

 

 

855,453

 

 

 

855,453

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

53,080

 

 

 

56,193

 

Life insurance contracts

 

 

736,979

 

 

 

729,774

 

Funded pension assets, net

 

 

218,389

 

 

 

216,818

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

 

187,975

 

 

 

211,418

 

Other assets

 

 

479,652

 

 

 

380,485

 

Total assets

 

$

37,547,083

 

 

$

35,183,825

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

12,860,027

 

 

$

13,645,113

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

16,753,043

 

 

 

15,425,236

 

Total deposits

 

 

29,613,070

 

 

 

29,070,349

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

3,519,497

 

 

 

1,871,271

 

Long-term debt

 

 

242,115

 

 

 

242,077

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

21,823

 

 

 

9,935

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

120,871

 

 

 

116,422

 

Other liabilities

 

 

498,475

 

 

 

531,143

 

Total liabilities

 

 

34,015,851

 

 

 

31,841,197

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

309,513

 

 

 

309,513

 

Capital surplus

 

 

1,720,623

 

 

 

1,716,884

 

Retained earnings

 

 

2,188,561

 

 

 

2,088,413

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

 

(687,465

)

 

 

(772,182

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

3,531,232

 

 

 

3,342,628

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

37,547,083

 

 

$

35,183,825

 

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

 

 

 

92,947

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

86,066

 

 

 

85,941

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

314,601

 

 

$

192,750

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

295

 

 

 

691

 

Securities-taxable

 

 

47,646

 

 

 

37,164

 

Securities-tax exempt

 

 

4,721

 

 

 

4,655

 

Short-term investments

 

 

5,340

 

 

 

1,526

 

Total interest income

 

 

372,603

 

 

 

236,786

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

64,451

 

 

 

3,778

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

20,063

 

 

 

1,419

 

Long-term debt

 

 

3,095

 

 

 

3,126

 

Total interest expense

 

 

87,609

 

 

 

8,323

 

Net interest income

 

 

284,994

 

 

 

228,463

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

6,020

 

 

 

(22,527

)

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

 

278,974

 

 

 

250,990

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

20,622

 

 

 

21,674

 

Trust fees

 

 

16,734

 

 

 

15,279

 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

20,721

 

 

 

20,396

 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

8,867

 

 

 

7,427

 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

2,168

 

 

 

3,746

 

Securities transactions, net

 

 

 

 

 

(87

)

Other income

 

 

11,218

 

 

 

14,997

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

80,330

 

 

 

83,432

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation expense

 

 

92,403

 

 

 

85,993

 

Employee benefits

 

 

22,920

 

 

 

21,403

 

Personnel expense

 

 

115,323

 

 

 

107,396

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

12,206

 

 

 

11,680

 

Equipment expense

 

 

4,736

 

 

 

4,867

 

Data processing expense

 

 

28,182

 

 

 

24,239

 

Professional services expense

 

 

9,131

 

 

 

7,793

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

3,114

 

 

 

3,748

 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

5,920

 

 

 

3,740

 

Other real estate and foreclosed assets expense (income), net

 

 

155

 

 

 

(1,764

)

Other expense

 

 

22,117

 

 

 

18,240

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

200,884

 

 

 

179,939

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

158,420

 

 

 

154,483

 

Income taxes expense

 

 

31,953

 

 

 

31,005

 

Net income

 

$

126,467

 

 

$

123,478

 

Earnings per common share-basic

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.40

 

Earnings per common share-diluted

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.40

 

Dividends paid per share

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.27

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

 

 

86,018

 

 

 

86,660

 

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted

 

 

86,282

 

 

 

86,936

 

 

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

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net income

 

$

126,467

 

 

$

123,478

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gain or (loss) on securities available for sale cash flow hedges and equity method investment

 

 

100,944

 

 

 

(390,904

)

Reclassification of (income) or loss realized and included in earnings

 

 

9,520

 

 

 

(3,838

)

Other valuation adjustments to employee benefit plans

 

 

(1,836

)

 

 

 

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

 

 

494

 

 

 

261

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

109,122

 

 

 

(394,481

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

24,405

 

 

 

(89,140

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income taxes

 

 

84,717

 

 

 

(305,341

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

211,184

 

 

$

(181,863

)

 

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 March 31, 2023 and 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except parenthetical share data)

 

Shares
Issued

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital
Surplus

 

 

Retained
Earnings

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,716,884

 

 

$

2,088,413

 

 

$

(772,182

)

 

$

3,342,628

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,467

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,717

 

 

 

84,717

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,467

 

 

 

84,717

 

 

 

211,184

 

Dividends declared ($0.30 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,387

)

 

 

 

 

 

(26,387

)

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,804

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,872

 

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

935

 

Balance, March 31, 2023

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,720,623

 

 

$

2,188,561

 

 

$

(687,465

)

 

$

3,531,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,755,701

 

 

$

1,659,073

 

 

$

(53,935

)

 

$

3,670,352

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,478

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(305,341

)

 

 

(305,341

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,478

 

 

 

(305,341

)

 

 

(181,863

)

Dividends declared ($0.27 per common share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,909

)

 

 

 

 

 

(23,909

)

Common stock activity, long-term incentive plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,929

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,980

 

Repurchase of common stock (350,000 shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,490

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,490

)

Issuance of stock from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

881

 

Balance, March 31, 2022

 

 

92,947

 

 

$

309,513

 

 

$

1,742,021

 

 

$

1,758,693

 

 

$

(359,276

)

 

$

3,450,951

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Hancock Whitney Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

126,467

 

 

$

123,478

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

8,565

 

 

 

7,177

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

6,020

 

 

 

(22,527

)

Gain on other real estate and foreclosed assets

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(3,014

)

Loss on sale of securities

 

 

 

 

 

87

 

Deferred tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(801

)

 

 

10,099

 

Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance contracts

 

 

(2,995

)

 

 

(634

)

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in loans held for sale

 

 

3,028

 

 

 

27,250

 

Net amortization of securities premium/discount

 

 

5,103

 

 

 

11,356

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

3,114

 

 

 

3,748

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

5,726

 

 

 

5,292

 

Net change in derivative collateral liability

 

 

76,152

 

 

 

15,828

 

Net (decrease) increase in interest payable and other liabilities

 

 

(28,313

)

 

 

18,512

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(112,916

)

 

 

91,643

 

Other, net

 

 

(3,272

)

 

 

(7,761

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

85,888

 

 

 

280,534

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

73,219

 

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

 

 

77,339

 

 

 

167,949

 

Purchases of securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

(228,454

)

Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity

 

 

30,900

 

 

 

28,125

 

Purchases of securities held to maturity

 

 

(6,023

)

 

 

(391,761

)

Proceeds received upon termination of fair value hedge instruments

 

 

16,550

 

 

 

 

Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments

 

 

(1,964,089

)

 

 

697,625

 

Net purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

(68,057

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of loans and leases

 

 

11,006

 

 

 

18,890

 

Net increase in loans

 

 

(306,873

)

 

 

(227,948

)

Purchase of life insurance contracts

 

 

 

 

 

(60,000

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(5,498

)

 

 

(11,353

)

Proceeds from sales of other real estate and foreclosed assets

 

 

235

 

 

 

6,227

 

Other, net

 

 

(4,252

)

 

 

3,002

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(2,218,762

)

 

 

75,521

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in deposits

 

 

542,721

 

 

 

33,812

 

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

 

 

1,648,226

 

 

 

(44,759

)

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

(79

)

Dividends paid

 

 

(26,173

)

 

 

(23,804

)

Payroll tax remitted on net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(2,922

)

 

 

(1,396

)

Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plans

 

 

935

 

 

 

881

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(18,490

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

2,162,787

 

 

 

(53,835

)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

 

 

29,913

 

 

 

302,220

 

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING

 

 

564,459

 

 

 

401,201

 

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, ENDING

 

$

594,372

 

 

$

703,421

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR NON-CASH

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

202

 

 

$

118

 

 

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, 2022. 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. Such changes include expanding the presentation of the credit quality metrics by vintage to portfolio class from portfolio segment in Note 3 – Loans. 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.

Accounting Policies

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, 2022.

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02 "Financial Instruments: Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures." The amendments in this update eliminated the recognition and measurement guidance as prescribed by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310-40 for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) and introduced new requirements for certain modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty (“MEFDs”). Qualifying modifications are interest rate reductions, other-than-insignificant payment delays, term extensions, or any combination of these terms. Our MEFD policy generally considers six months or less to be the time frame that is considered insignificant for payment delays and/or term extensions. Multiple payment delays and/or term extensions to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty within a twelve month period are evaluated collectively. Qualifying modified loans are subject to reporting requirements for the twelve month period following the modification. This standard was adopted on a prospective basis and therefore, only modifications on or after January 1, 2023 are evaluated and reported under the new requirements.

Like TDRs, MEFDs can remain on nonaccrual, move to nonaccrual, return to accrual, or continue to accrue interest, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. As allowed by the standard, the Company has elected to evaluate these modified loans for credit loss consistent with policies for the non-modified portfolio, which includes individually evaluating for specific reserves all nonaccrual MEFDs over our existing materiality threshold and collectively evaluating credit loss for all other MEFDs, including those that continue to accrue interest. The credit loss methodology for MEFDs is the same as described in the Allowance for Credit Losses section in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies disclosed in the Note 1 of the 2022 Form 10-K.

Refer to Note 3 – Loans for disclosures related to reportable MEFDs entered into since adoption, as well as gross charge-offs by class in our vintage disclosures, also required by this standard.

Refer to Note 14 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements for further discussion of accounting standards adopted and issued but not yet adopted at March 31, 2023 and the anticipated impact to the Company’s financial statements.

 

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2. Securities

The following tables set forth the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of debt securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Amortized cost of securities does not include accrued interest which is reflected in the accrued interest line item on the consolidated balance sheets totaling $28.3 million at March 31, 2023 and $29.1 million at December 31, 2022.

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

Securities Available for Sale

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

($ in thousands)

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

$

113,016

 

$

287

 

$

1,788

 

$

111,515

 

$

113,211

 

$

 

$

2,346

 

$

110,865

 

Municipal obligations

 

206,219

 

 

247

 

 

1,997

 

 

204,469

 

 

207,014

 

 

59

 

 

3,981

 

 

203,092

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

2,583,935

 

 

240

 

 

364,911

 

 

2,219,264

 

 

2,655,381

 

 

224

 

 

398,619

 

 

2,256,986

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

3,239,281

 

 

2,899

 

 

299,575

 

 

2,942,605

 

 

3,234,278

 

 

2,032

 

 

342,880

 

 

2,893,430

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

72,884

 

 

 

 

5,241

 

 

67,643

 

 

76,830

 

 

 

 

6,242

 

 

70,588

 

Corporate debt securities

 

23,500

 

 

 

 

3,376

 

 

20,124

 

 

23,500

 

 

 

 

2,420

 

 

21,080

 



$

6,238,835

 

$

3,673

 

$

676,888

 

$

5,565,620

 

$

6,310,214

 

$

2,315

 

$

756,488

 

$

5,556,041

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

Securities Held to Maturity

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

($ in thousands)

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

$

427,643

 

$

824

 

$

41,538

 

$

386,929

 

$

426,454

 

$

21

 

$

49,044

 

$

377,431

 

Municipal obligations

 

696,471

 

 

1,987

 

 

19,262

 

 

679,196

 

 

698,908

 

 

753

 

 

26,558

 

 

673,103

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

715,499

 

 

 

 

63,526

 

 

651,973

 

 

734,478

 

 

 

 

72,532

 

 

661,946

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

944,292

 

 

 

 

77,653

 

 

866,639

 

 

948,691

 

 

 

 

87,211

 

 

861,480

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

41,159

 

 

 

 

2,136

 

 

39,023

 

 

43,964

 

 

 

 

2,526

 

 

41,438

 



$

2,825,064

 

$

2,811

 

$

204,115

 

$

2,623,760

 

$

2,852,495

 

$

774

 

$

237,871

 

$

2,615,398

 

 

The following tables present the amortized cost and fair value of debt securities available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2023 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

 

$

72

 

 

$

72

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

1,024,989

 

 

 

979,364

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

2,980,929

 

 

 

2,699,847

 

Due after ten years

 

 

2,232,845

 

 

 

1,886,337

 

Total available for sale debt securities

 

$

6,238,835

 

 

$

5,565,620

 

 

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

 

Amortized

 

 

Fair

 

($ in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

11,637

 

 

$

11,573

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

538,020

 

 

 

520,589

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

918,433

 

 

 

851,024

 

Due after ten years

 

 

1,356,974

 

 

 

1,240,574

 

Total held to maturity securities

 

$

2,825,064

 

 

$

2,623,760

 

 

The Company held no securities classified as trading at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

 

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The following table presents the proceeds from, gross gains on, and gross losses on sales of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Net gains or losses are reflected in the "Securities transactions, net" line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
 March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Proceeds

 

$

 

 

$

73,219

 

Gross gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross losses

 

 

 

 

 

87

 

Net gain (loss)

 

$

 

 

$

(87

)

 

Securities with carrying values totaling $6.1 billion and $4.9 billion were pledged as collateral at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, primarily to secure public deposits or securities sold under agreements to repurchase and as collateral for an available line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank.

Credit Quality

The Company’s policy is to invest only in securities of investment grade quality. These investments are largely limited to U.S. agency securities and municipal securities. Management has concluded, based on the long history of no credit losses, that the expectation of nonpayment of the held to maturity securities carried at amortized cost is zero for securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of and/or guaranteed by the U.S. government. As such, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities. The municipal portfolio is analyzed separately for allowance for credit loss in accordance with the applicable guidance for each portfolio as noted below.

The Company evaluates credit impairment for individual securities available for sale whose fair value was below amortized cost with a more than inconsequential risk of default and where the Company had assessed whether the decline in fair value was significant enough to suggest a credit event occurred. There were no securities with a material credit loss event and, therefore, no allowance for credit loss was recorded in any period presented.

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

 

Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

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

 

$

49,332

 

 

$

382

 

 

$

8,070

 

 

$

1,406

 

 

$

57,402

 

 

$

1,788

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

85,570

 

 

 

649

 

 

 

86,444

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

172,014

 

 

 

1,997

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

137,406

 

 

 

4,437

 

 

 

2,071,526

 

 

 

360,474

 

 

 

2,208,932

 

 

 

364,911

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

318,876

 

 

 

14,695

 

 

 

2,570,771

 

 

 

284,880

 

 

 

2,889,647

 

 

 

299,575

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,643

 

 

 

5,241

 

 

 

67,643

 

 

 

5,241

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

1,820

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

17,804

 

 

 

3,196

 

 

 

19,624

 

 

 

3,376

 



 

$

593,004

 

 

$

20,343

 

 

$

4,822,258

 

 

$

656,545

 

 

$

5,415,262

 

 

$

676,888

 

 

 

 

Available for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

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

 

$

102,607

 

 

754

 

 

$

8,258

 

$

1,592

 

 

$

110,865

 

$

2,346

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

192,334

 

 

3,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

192,334

 

 

3,981

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

636,060

 

 

49,790

 

 

 

1,611,832

 

 

348,829

 

 

 

2,247,892

 

 

398,619

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

1,489,974

 

 

114,195

 

 

 

1,351,530

 

 

228,685

 

 

 

2,841,504

 

 

342,880

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

41,703

 

 

3,275

 

 

 

28,884

 

 

2,967

 

 

 

70,587

 

 

6,242

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

13,194

 

 

1,306

 

 

 

7,386

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

20,580

 

 

2,420

 



 

$

2,475,872

 

$

173,301

 

 

$

3,007,890

 

$

583,187

 

 

$

5,483,762

 

$

756,488

 

 

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At each reporting period, the Company evaluates its held to maturity municipal obligation portfolio for credit loss using probability of default and loss given default models. The models were run using a long-term average probability of default migration and with a probability weighting of Moody’s economic forecasts. The resulting credit losses, if any, were negligible and no allowance for credit loss was recorded.

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

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

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

 

$

49,176

 

$

2,085

 

 

$

305,813

 

$

39,453

 

 

$

354,989

 

$

41,538

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

240,561

 

 

1,452

 

 

 

183,368

 

 

17,810

 

 

 

423,929

 

 

19,262

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

225,019

 

 

9,134

 

 

 

426,955

 

 

54,392

 

 

 

651,974

 

 

63,526

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

159,220

 

 

6,140

 

 

 

707,420

 

 

71,513

 

 

 

866,640

 

 

77,653

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

2,662

 

 

30

 

 

 

36,360

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

39,022

 

 

2,136

 



 

$

676,638

 

$

18,841

 

 

$

1,659,916

 

$

185,274

 

 

$

2,336,554

 

$

204,115

 

 

 

Held to maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

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

 

$

145,893

 

$

13,245

 

 

$

226,499

 

$

35,799

 

 

$

372,392

 

$

49,044

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

560,288

 

 

8,878

 

 

 

64,346

 

 

17,680

 

 

 

624,634

 

 

26,558

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

391,146

 

 

30,515

 

 

 

270,800

 

 

42,017

 

 

 

661,946

 

 

72,532

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

697,827

 

 

56,899

 

 

 

163,653

 

 

30,312

 

 

 

861,480

 

 

87,211

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

41,438

 

 

2,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,438

 

 

2,526

 



 

$

1,836,592

 

$

112,063

 

 

$

725,298

 

$

125,808

 

 

$

2,561,890

 

$

237,871

 

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had 709 and 757 securities, respectively, with market values below their cost basis. There were no material unrealized losses related to the marketability of the securities or the issuer’s ability to meet contractual obligations. 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. The unrealized losses were deemed to be materially non-credit related at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company has adequate liquidity and, therefore, neither plans to nor expects to be required to liquidate these securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis.

 

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3. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

The Company generally makes loans in its market areas of south and central Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; northwest, central and south Louisiana; the northern, central and panhandle regions of Florida; certain areas of east and northeast Texas, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio; Nashville, Tennessee; and the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia.

Loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio are presented at amortized cost basis in the table below. Amortized cost does not include accrued interest, which is reflected in the accrued interest line item in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, totaling $107.9 million and $100.2 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The following table presents loans, net of unearned income, by portfolio class at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

10,013,482

 

 

$

10,146,453

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

3,050,748

 

 

 

3,033,058

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

13,064,230

 

 

 

13,179,511

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

3,758,455

 

 

 

3,560,991

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,726,916

 

 

 

1,703,592

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

3,329,793

 

 

 

3,092,605

 

Consumer

 

 

1,525,129

 

 

 

1,577,347

 

Total loans

 

$

23,404,523

 

 

$

23,114,046

 

The following briefly describes the composition of each loan category and portfolio class.

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 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.

 

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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, though the Company is no longer engaged in this type of lending and the remaining portfolio is in runoff. 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.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The calculation of the allowance for credit losses is performed using two primary approaches: a collective approach for pools of loans that have similar risk characteristics using a loss rate analysis, and a specific reserve analysis for credits individually evaluated. The allowance for credit losses was developed using multiple Moody’s Analytics (“Moody’s") macroeconomic forecasts applied to internally developed credit models for a two year reasonable and supportable period. The following tables present activity in the allowance for credit losses (ACL) by portfolio class for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, 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

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

96,461

 

$

48,284

 

$

144,745

 

$

71,961

 

$

30,498

 

$

32,464

 

$

28,121

 

$

307,789

 

Charge-offs

 

(4,528

)

 

 

 

(4,528

)

 

 

 

(61

)

 

(20

)

 

(3,363

)

 

(7,972

)

Recoveries

 

1,033

 

 

195

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

181

 

 

838

 

 

2,253

 

Net provision for loan losses

 

(320

)

 

(813

)

 

(1,133

)

 

4,231

 

 

459

 

 

1,916

 

 

1,842

 

 

7,315

 

Ending balance - allowance for loan losses

$

92,646

 

$

47,666

 

$

140,312

 

$

76,192

 

$

30,902

 

$

34,541

 

$

27,438

 

$

309,385

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

4,984

 

$

302

 

$

5,286

 

$

1,395

 

$

25,110

 

$

31

 

$

1,487

 

$

33,309

 

Provision for losses on unfunded commitments

 

(191

)

 

22

 

 

(169

)

 

493

 

 

(1,487

)

 

(14

)

 

(118

)

 

(1,295

)

Ending balance - reserve for unfunded lending commitments

 

4,793

 

 

324

 

 

5,117

 

 

1,888

 

 

23,623

 

 

17

 

 

1,369

 

 

32,014

 

Total allowance for credit losses

$

97,439

 

$

47,990

 

$

145,429

 

$

78,080

 

$

54,525

 

$

34,558

 

$

28,807

 

$

341,399

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated

 

92,646

 

 

47,666

 

 

140,312

 

 

76,192

 

 

30,902

 

 

34,541

 

 

27,438

 

 

309,385

 

Allowance for loan losses

$

92,646

 

$

47,666

 

$

140,312

 

$

76,192

 

$

30,902

 

$

34,541

 

$

27,438

 

$

309,385

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated

 

4,793

 

 

324

 

 

5,117

 

 

1,888

 

 

23,623

 

 

17

 

 

1,369

 

 

32,014

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

$

4,793

 

$

324

 

$

5,117

 

$

1,888

 

$

23,623

 

$

17

 

$

1,369

 

$

32,014

 

Total allowance for credit losses

$

97,439

 

$

47,990

 

$

145,429

 

$

78,080

 

$

54,525

 

$

34,558

 

$

28,807

 

$

341,399

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

10,273

 

$

684

 

$

10,957

 

$

1,120

 

$

 

$

1,135

 

$

 

$

13,212

 

Collectively evaluated

 

10,003,209

 

 

3,050,064

 

 

13,053,273

 

 

3,757,335

 

 

1,726,916

 

 

3,328,658

 

 

1,525,129

 

 

23,391,311

 

Total loans

$

10,013,482

 

$

3,050,748

 

$

13,064,230

 

$

3,758,455

 

$

1,726,916

 

$

3,329,793

 

$

1,525,129

 

$

23,404,523

 

In arriving at the March 31, 2023 allowance for credit losses, the Company weighted the March 2023 baseline economic forecast, which Moody’s defines as the “most likely outcome” based on current conditions and its view of where the economy is headed, with a 40% probability. The March 2023 baseline scenario maintains a generally optimistic outlook in its assumptions surrounding the drivers of economic growth, including its expectations of the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy in easing inflationary conditions, though at a slower pace than previously forecasted. The baseline forecast includes sustained economic growth with forecasted annual GDP growth of 1.9% for both 2023 and 2024, and 2.7% for 2025, and only a modest increase in unemployment, forecasted at 3.5% for 2023, 3.9% for 2024, and 4.0% for 2025. Under the baseline forecast, the recent bank failures are not considered symptomatic of a serious broader problem and do not weaken the financial system or the economy. Management determined that assumptions provided for in the downside slower near-term growth/mild recessionary scenario (S-2) were also reasonably possible and weighted that scenario at 50%, and further weighted the (S-3) moderate recessionary scenario at 10% due to additional downside risk. The S-2 scenario assumes that interest rates remain elevated, global supply chain issues keep inflation elevated and the recent bank failures reduce consumer confidence and cause banks to tighten lending standards. This leads to a mild recession that starts in the second quarter of 2023 lasting three quarters, with a peak to trough decline of 1.3% resulting in forecasted annual GDP growth of only 0.9% for 2023, 0.3% for 2024, and 3.2% for 2025; and unemployment of 4.8% in 2023, 5.8% in 2024, and 4.2% in 2025. The S-3 scenario assumes a more severe recession with annual GDP growth of 0.3% in 2023, a decline of 0.3% in 2024, and then back to growth of 2.6% in 2025; and unemployment of 5.6%, 7.6%, and 6.3% in 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively.

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While economic uncertainty continues, including the possibility of a recession in the near-term, the credit loss outlook on the loan portfolio as a whole has not changed materially since year-end. Positive economic indicators of growth within the Company's footprint, relatively stable asset quality metrics and modest credit losses in recent periods led to relatively flat reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

95,888

 

$

53,433

 

$

149,321

 

$

108,058

 

$

22,102

 

$

30,623

 

$

31,961

 

$

342,065

 

Charge-offs

 

(2,659

)

 

 

 

(2,659

)

 

(4

)

 

 

 

(42

)

 

(2,680

)

 

(5,385

)

Recoveries

 

2,142

 

 

389

 

 

2,531

 

 

878

 

 

68

 

 

61

 

 

1,528

 

 

5,066

 

Net provision for loan losses

 

(8,072

)

 

(5,361

)

 

(13,433

)

 

(3,565

)

 

(1,082

)

 

(4,307

)

 

(1,516

)

 

(23,903

)

Ending balance - allowance for loan losses

$

87,299

 

$

48,461

 

$

135,760

 

$

105,367

 

$

21,088

 

$

26,335

 

$

29,293

 

$

317,843

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

4,522

 

$

323

 

$

4,845

 

$

1,694

 

$

21,907

 

$

22

 

$

866

 

$

29,334

 

Provision for losses on unfunded commitments

 

(246

)

 

108

 

 

(138

)

 

453

 

 

474

 

 

(3

)

 

590

 

 

1,376

 

Ending balance - reserve for unfunded lending commitments

 

4,276

 

 

431

 

 

4,707

 

 

2,147

 

 

22,381

 

 

19

 

 

1,456

 

 

30,710

 

Total allowance for credit losses

$

91,575

 

$

48,892

 

$

140,467

 

$

107,514

 

$

43,469

 

$

26,354

 

$

30,749

 

$

348,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

112

 

$

32

 

$

144

 

$

20

 

$

20

 

$

408

 

$

174

 

$

766

 

Collectively evaluated

 

87,187

 

 

48,429

 

 

135,616

 

 

105,347

 

 

21,068

 

 

25,927

 

 

29,119

 

 

317,077

 

Allowance for loan losses

$

87,299

 

$

48,461

 

$

135,760

 

$

105,367

 

$

21,088

 

$

26,335

 

$

29,293

 

$

317,843

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated

 

4,276

 

 

431

 

 

4,707

 

 

2,147

 

 

22,381

 

 

19

 

 

1,456

 

 

30,710

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments:

$

4,276

 

$

431

 

$

4,707

 

$

2,147

 

$

22,381

 

$

19

 

$

1,456

 

$

30,710

 

Total allowance for credit losses

$

91,575

 

$

48,892

 

$

140,467

 

$

107,514

 

$

43,469

 

$

26,354

 

$

30,749

 

$

348,553

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated

$

1,742

 

$

951

 

$

2,693

 

$

1,309

 

$

122

 

$

4,534

 

$

929

 

$

9,587

 

Collectively evaluated

 

9,582,738

 

 

2,867,282

 

 

12,450,020

 

 

3,561,990

 

 

1,286,533

 

 

2,458,366

 

 

1,556,845

 

 

21,313,754

 

Total loans

$

9,584,480

 

$

2,868,233

 

$

12,452,713

 

$

3,563,299

 

$

1,286,655

 

$

2,462,900

 

$

1,557,774

 

$

21,323,341

 

The release of credit reserves across all portfolios during the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflected positive economic indicators in our market, continued improvement in our asset quality metrics, and a sustained period of minimal credit losses. In arriving at the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2022, the Company weighted the baseline economic forecast at 40% and the downside slower near-term growth scenario S-2 at 60%.

Nonaccrual loans and certain reportable modified loan disclosures

The following table shows the composition of nonaccrual loans and those without an allowance for loan loss, by portfolio class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

Total nonaccrual

 

 

 

Nonaccrual without allowance for loan loss

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual

 

 

 

Nonaccrual without allowance for loan loss

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

 

13,302

 

 

$

 

10,273

 

 

$

 

4,020

 

 

$

 

941

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 

2,393

 

 

 

 

684

 

 

 

 

1,461

 

 

 

 

692

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

 

15,695

 

 

 

 

10,957

 

 

 

 

5,481

 

 

 

 

1,633

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

1,501

 

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

 

 

1,240

 

 

 

 

1,174

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 

30,111

 

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

 

25,269

 

 

 

 

1,884

 

Consumer

 

 

 

6,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,692

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans

 

$

 

54,344

 

 

$

 

13,212

 

 

$

 

38,991

 

 

 

 

4,691

 

As a part of our loss mitigation efforts, we may provide modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to improve long-term collectability of the loans and to avoid the need for repossession or foreclosure of collateral. As described in Note 1 – Accounting Policy, accounting and reporting requirements changed related to such modifications effective January 1, 2023, impacting the comparability between periods of the disclosures that follow.

Nonaccrual loans include reportable nonaccruing modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty (“MEFDs”) totaling $1.6 million at March 31, 2023 and loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) totaling $2.6 million at December 31, 2022. Total reportable MEFDs, both accruing and nonaccruing, were $1.6 million at March 31, 2023 and total TDRs were $4.5

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million at December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no unfunded commitments to borrowers whose loan terms have been modified as a reportable MEFD or TDR, respectively.

The table below provides detail by portfolio class for reportable MEFDs entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

($ in thousands)

 

Balance

 

 

Percentage of portfolio class

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

934

 

 

 

0.01

%

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

684

 

 

 

0.02

%

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

0.01

%

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total reportable modified loans

 

$

1,618

 

 

 

0.01

%

Reportable modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three months ended March 31, 2023 consisted of term extensions ranging from 9 months to 5 years. As of March 31, 2023, all reportable MEFDs entered into during the three months ended March 31, 2023 had a payment status of current. There were no post modification payment defaults within the three month period ended March 31, 2023. A payment default occurs if the loan is either 90 days or more delinquent or has been charged off as of the end of the period presented.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, two residential mortgage loans with pre and post modification balances of $0.1 million and two consumer loans with pre and post modification balances totaling $0.1 million were classified as TDRs. The TDRs modified during the three months ended March 31, 2022, included $0.1 million of loans with interest rate reduction and $0.1 million with other modifications. Two commercial non-real estate loans totaling $3.1 million that defaulted during the three months period ended March 31, 2022 had been modified in a TDR during the twelve months prior to default.

Aging Analysis

The tables below present the aging analysis of past due loans by portfolio class at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

March 31, 2023

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

$

31,691

 

$

17,026

 

$

11,029

 

$

59,746

 

$

9,953,736

 

$

10,013,482

 

$

8,492

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

2,670

 

 

2,029

 

 

2,567

 

 

7,266

 

 

3,043,482

 

 

3,050,748

 

 

1,399

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

34,361

 

 

19,055

 

 

13,596

 

 

67,012

 

 

12,997,218

 

 

13,064,230

 

 

9,891

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

175

 

 

 

 

2,653

 

 

2,828

 

 

3,755,627

 

 

3,758,455

 

 

1,214

 

Construction and land development

 

2,304

 

 

359

 

 

217

 

 

2,880

 

 

1,724,036

 

 

1,726,916

 

 

126

 

Residential mortgages

 

29,903

 

 

8,055

 

 

13,684

 

 

51,642

 

 

3,278,151

 

 

3,329,793

 

 

167

 

Consumer

 

6,590

 

 

4,506

 

 

4,695

 

 

15,791

 

 

1,509,338

 

 

1,525,129

 

 

1,757

 

Total

$

73,333

 

$

31,975

 

$

34,845

 

$

140,153

 

$

23,264,370

 

$

23,404,523

 

$

13,155

 

 

December 31, 2022

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

$

4,050

 

$

21,329

 

$

3,418

 

$

28,797

 

$

10,117,656

 

$

10,146,453

 

$

996

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

19,069

 

 

3,346

 

 

1,894

 

 

24,309

 

 

3,008,749

 

 

3,033,058

 

 

1,623

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

23,119

 

 

24,675

 

 

5,312

 

 

53,106

 

 

13,126,405

 

 

13,179,511

 

 

2,619

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

879

 

 

 

 

1,174

 

 

2,053

 

 

3,558,938

 

 

3,560,991

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

4,029

 

 

242

 

 

133

 

 

4,404

 

 

1,699,188

 

 

1,703,592

 

 

54

 

Residential mortgages

 

28,208

 

 

11,056

 

 

17,346

 

 

56,610

 

 

3,035,995

 

 

3,092,605

 

 

293

 

Consumer

 

8,845

 

 

2,806

 

 

4,407

 

 

16,058

 

 

1,561,289

 

 

1,577,347

 

 

1,619

 

Total

$

65,080

 

$

38,779

 

$

28,372

 

$

132,231

 

$

22,981,815

 

$

23,114,046

 

$

4,585

 

 

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Credit Quality Indicators

The following tables present the credit quality indicators by segment and portfolio class of loans at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company routinely assesses the ratings of loans in its portfolio through an established and comprehensive portfolio management process.

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

($ 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

 

$

9,511,047

 

 

$

2,937,286

 

 

$

12,448,333

 

 

$

3,633,440

 

 

$

1,716,329

 

 

$

17,798,102

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

277,067

 

 

 

52,691

 

 

 

329,758

 

 

 

116,360

 

 

 

9,860

 

 

 

455,978

 

Special Mention

 

 

54,998

 

 

 

7,552

 

 

 

62,550

 

 

 

1,534

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

64,275

 

Substandard

 

 

170,370

 

 

 

53,219

 

 

 

223,589

 

 

 

7,121

 

 

 

536

 

 

 

231,246

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,013,482

 

 

$

3,050,748

 

 

$

13,064,230

 

 

$

3,758,455

 

 

$

1,726,916

 

 

$

18,549,601

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

($ 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

 

$

9,641,117

 

 

$

2,912,057

 

 

$

12,553,174

 

 

$

3,440,648

 

 

$

1,690,756

 

 

$

17,684,578

 

Pass-Watch

 

 

284,843

 

 

 

49,093

 

 

 

333,936

 

 

 

111,587

 

 

 

12,097

 

 

 

457,620

 

Special Mention

 

 

79,980

 

 

 

6,267

 

 

 

86,247

 

 

 

3,810

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

90,253

 

Substandard

 

 

140,513

 

 

 

65,641

 

 

 

206,154

 

 

 

4,946

 

 

 

543

 

 

 

211,643

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,146,453

 

 

$

3,033,058

 

 

$

13,179,511

 

 

$

3,560,991

 

 

$

1,703,592

 

 

$

18,444,094

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

($ in thousands)

 

Residential
mortgage

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

 

Residential
mortgage

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Total

 

Performing

 

$

3,299,682

 

 

$

1,518,431

 

 

$

4,818,113

 

 

$

3,066,319

 

 

$

1,570,186

 

 

$

4,636,505

 

Nonperforming

 

 

30,111

 

 

 

6,698

 

 

 

36,809

 

 

 

26,286

 

 

 

7,161

 

 

 

33,447

 

Total

 

$

3,329,793

 

 

$

1,525,129

 

 

$

4,854,922

 

 

$

3,092,605

 

 

$

1,577,347

 

 

$

4,669,952

 

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.
Nonperforming – loans for which there are good reasons to doubt that payments will be made in full. Nonperforming loans include all loans with nonaccrual status and, prior to January 1, 2023, all loans that were modified in a troubled debt restructuring.

Vintage Analysis

The following tables present credit quality disclosures of amortized cost by portfolio class and vintage for term loans and by revolving and revolving converted to amortizing at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company defines vintage as the later of origination, renewal or modification date. The gross charge-offs presented in the table are for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

Term Loans

 

 

 

Revolving Loans

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

 

Revolving

 

Converted to

 

 

 

 ($ in thousands)

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Prior

 

Loans

 

Term Loans

 

Total

 

Commercial Non-Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

443,067

 

$

2,385,284

 

$

1,362,105

 

$

592,762

 

$

505,331

 

$

958,298

 

$

3,214,349

 

$

49,851

 

$

9,511,047

 

Pass-Watch

 

18,434

 

 

54,455

 

 

32,893

 

 

30,343

 

 

7,487

 

 

58,113

 

 

73,146

 

 

2,196

 

 

277,067

 

Special Mention

 

32,611

 

 

5,560

 

 

522

 

 

1,837

 

 

4,198

 

 

1,145

 

 

8,984

 

 

141

 

 

54,998

 

Substandard

 

21,424

 

 

21,686

 

 

14,027

 

 

30,909

 

 

21,450

 

 

12,123

 

 

47,928

 

 

823

 

 

170,370

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Non-
Real Estate

$

515,536

 

$

2,466,985

 

$

1,409,547

 

$

655,851

 

$

538,466

 

$

1,029,679

 

$

3,344,407

 

$

53,011

 

$

10,013,482

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

309

 

$

170

 

$

463

 

$

12

 

$

33

 

$

2,993

 

$

548

 

$

4,528

 

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

86,006

 

$

643,498

 

$

641,601

 

$

526,654

 

$

315,352

 

$

677,090

 

$

34,237

 

$

12,848

 

$

2,937,286

 

Pass-Watch

 

1,985

 

 

8,785

 

 

4,558

 

 

3,668

 

 

15,513

 

 

17,228

 

 

954

 

 

 

 

52,691

 

Special Mention

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

543

 

 

603

 

 

6,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,552

 

Substandard

 

18,506

 

 

6,957

 

 

680

 

 

7,453

 

 

4,734

 

 

13,889

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

53,219

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Real
Estate - Owner Occupied

$

106,497

 

$

659,286

 

$

646,839

 

$

538,318

 

$

336,202

 

$

714,567

 

$

36,191

 

$

12,848

 

$

3,050,748

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial Real Estate - Income Producing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

122,528

 

$

887,881

 

$

889,960

 

$

705,277

 

$

398,028

 

$

514,955

 

$

114,746

 

$

65

 

$

3,633,440

 

Pass-Watch

 

18,723

 

 

1,191

 

 

37

 

 

59,847

 

 

22,922

 

 

13,238

 

 

402

 

 

 

 

116,360

 

Special Mention

 

985

 

 

 

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

 

371

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,534

 

Substandard

 

3,535

 

 

397

 

 

319

 

 

1,214

 

 

8

 

 

1,648

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,121

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Real
Estate - Income Producing

$

145,771

 

$

889,469

 

$

890,316

 

$

766,516

 

$

420,958

 

$

530,212

 

$

115,148

 

$

65

 

$

3,758,455

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Construction and Land Development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

155,497

 

$

748,153

 

$

545,932

 

$

103,183

 

$

7,786

 

$

24,241

 

$

126,158

 

$

5,379

 

$

1,716,329

 

Pass-Watch

 

2,408

 

 

3,185

 

 

2,670

 

 

96

 

 

522

 

 

611

 

 

368

 

 

 

 

9,860

 

Special Mention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

Substandard

 

 

 

51

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

423

 

 

 

 

 

 

536

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Construction and
Land Development

$

157,905

 

$

751,389

 

$

548,653

 

$

103,279

 

$

8,510

 

$

25,275

 

$

126,526

 

$

5,379

 

$

1,726,916

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

7

 

$

54

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

61

 

Residential Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

$

173,196

 

$

628,643

 

$

800,082

 

$

516,534

 

$

187,232

 

$

990,957

 

$

3,038

 

 

 

$

3,299,682

 

Nonperforming

 

70

 

 

2,452

 

 

3,052

 

 

338

 

 

1,610

 

 

22,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,111

 

Total Residential Mortgage

$

173,266

 

$

631,095

 

$

803,134

 

$

516,872

 

$

188,842

 

$

1,013,546

 

$

3,038

 

$

 

$

3,329,793

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

20

 

$

 

$

 

$

20

 

Consumer Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

$

31,666

 

$

83,306

 

$

53,900

 

$

40,880

 

$

53,213

 

$

69,745

 

$

1,182,108

 

$

3,613

 

$

1,518,431

 

Nonperforming

 

32

 

 

172

 

 

362

 

 

573

 

 

610

 

 

4,081

 

 

162

 

 

706

 

 

6,698

 

Total Consumer

$

31,698

 

$

83,478

 

$

54,262

 

$

41,453

 

$

53,823

 

$

73,826

 

$

1,182,270

 

$

4,319

 

$

1,525,129

 

Gross Charge-offs

$

 

$

294

 

$

329

 

$

43

 

$

152

 

$

236

 

$

2,013

 

$

296

 

$

3,363

 

 

 

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Term Loans

 

 

 

Revolving Loans

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year

 

Revolving

 

Converted to

 

 

 

 ($ in thousands)

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Prior

 

Loans

 

Term Loans

 

Total

 

Commercial Non-Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

2,600,656

 

$

1,450,689

 

$

679,355

 

$

569,842

 

$

267,025

 

$

763,122

 

$

3,193,769

 

$

116,659

 

$

9,641,117

 

Pass-Watch

 

68,307

 

 

38,949

 

 

31,841

 

 

11,757

 

 

8,237

 

 

49,577

 

 

66,339

 

 

9,836

 

 

284,843

 

Special Mention

 

30,276

 

 

13,625

 

 

2,443

 

 

4,406

 

 

322

 

 

1,654

 

 

25,184

 

 

2,070

 

 

79,980

 

Substandard

 

29,667

 

 

13,807

 

 

11,766

 

 

21,667

 

 

12,792

 

 

1,250

 

 

39,213

 

 

10,351

 

 

140,513

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Non-
Real Estate

$

2,728,906

 

$

1,517,070

 

$

725,405

 

$

607,672

 

$

288,376

 

$

815,603

 

$

3,324,505

 

$

138,916

 

$

10,146,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

630,121

 

$

650,742

 

$

537,849

 

$

328,364

 

$

265,437

 

$

447,707

 

$

46,730

 

$

5,107

 

$

2,912,057

 

Pass-Watch

 

7,129

 

 

5,299

 

 

3,743

 

 

13,301

 

 

10,872

 

 

7,706

 

 

893

 

 

150

 

 

49,093

 

Special Mention

 

 

 

 

 

544

 

 

822

 

 

1,231

 

 

3,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,267

 

Substandard

 

19,899

 

 

547

 

 

6,715

 

 

7,663

 

 

7,543

 

 

21,465

 

 

1,000

 

 

809

 

 

65,641

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Real
Estate - Owner Occupied

$

657,149

 

$

656,588

 

$

548,851

 

$

350,150

 

$

285,083

 

$

480,548

 

$

48,623

 

$

6,066

 

$

3,033,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Real Estate - Income Producing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

894,522

 

$

795,378

 

$

660,235

 

$

420,435

 

$

232,145

 

$

317,446

 

$

113,487

 

$

7,000

 

$

3,440,648

 

Pass-Watch

 

1,027

 

 

18,070

 

 

58,256

 

 

20,865

 

 

12,066

 

 

836

 

 

467

 

 

 

 

111,587

 

Special Mention

 

235

 

 

 

 

708

 

 

2,325

 

 

166

 

 

376

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,810

 

Substandard

 

415

 

 

 

 

2,785

 

 

8

 

 

1,240

 

 

498

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,946

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Real
Estate - Income Producing

$

896,199

 

$

813,448

 

$

721,984

 

$

443,633

 

$

245,617

 

$

319,156

 

$

113,954

 

$

7,000

 

$

3,560,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and Land Development:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pass

$

663,735

 

$

711,731

 

$

148,579

 

$

9,198

 

$

15,360

 

$

10,854

 

$

128,842

 

$

2,457

 

$

1,690,756

 

Pass-Watch

 

8,233

 

 

1,944

 

 

643

 

 

559

 

 

199

 

 

450

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

12,097

 

Special Mention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196

 

Substandard

 

35

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

61

 

 

380

 

 

 

 

 

 

543

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Construction and
Land Development

$

672,003

 

$

713,730

 

$

149,222

 

$

9,965

 

$

15,620

 

$

11,684

 

$

128,911

 

$

2,457

 

$

1,703,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

$

631,339

 

$

694,104

 

$

518,705

 

$

192,431

 

$

107,675

 

$

918,918

 

$

3,147

 

$

 

$

3,066,319

 

Nonperforming

 

1,058

 

 

2,434

 

 

716

 

 

1,196

 

 

2,080

 

 

18,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,286

 

Total Residential
Mortgage

$

632,397

 

$

696,538

 

$

519,421

 

$

193,627

 

$

109,755

 

$

937,720

 

$

3,147

 

$

 

$

3,092,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

$

103,742

 

$

58,248

 

$

45,641

 

$

62,715

 

$

41,559

 

$

40,489

 

$

1,212,958

 

$

4,834

 

$

1,570,186

 

Nonperforming

 

193

 

 

198

 

 

228

 

 

758

 

 

381

 

 

3,341

 

 

459

 

 

1,603

 

 

7,161

 

Total Consumer

$

103,935

 

$

58,446

 

$

45,869

 

$

63,473

 

$

41,940

 

$

43,830

 

$

1,213,417

 

$

6,437

 

$

1,577,347

 

Residential Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure

Loans in process of foreclosure include those for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. Included in loans at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $3.8 million and $4.9 million, respectively, of consumer loans secured by single family residential real estate that were in process of foreclosure. In addition to the single family residential real estate loans in process of foreclosure, the Company also held $0.4 million of foreclosed single family residential properties in other real estate owned at both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale totaled $23.4 million and $26.4 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Loans held for sale is composed primarily of residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market. At March 31, 2023, residential mortgage loans carried at the fair value option totaled $14.9 million with an unpaid principal balance of $14.6 million. At December 31, 2022, residential mortgage loans carried at the fair value option totaled $10.8 million with an unpaid principal balance of $10.6 million. All other loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market.

 

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4. Short-Term Borrowings

The following table presents information concerning short-term borrowings at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Federal funds purchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount outstanding at period end

 

$

 

350

 

 

$

 

1,850

 

Weighted-average interest at period end

 

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

 

3.90

%

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount outstanding at period end

 

$

 

419,147

 

 

$

 

444,421

 

Weighted-average interest at period end

 

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

 

0.53

%

FHLB borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount outstanding at period end

 

$

 

3,100,000

 

 

$

 

1,425,000

 

Weighted-average interest at period end

 

 

 

4.99

%

 

 

 

4.70

%

The following table presents information concerning short-term borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Federal funds purchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average amount outstanding during period

 

$

 

8,411

 

 

$

 

2,387

 

Maximum amount at any month end during period

 

$

 

1,850

 

 

$

 

2,350

 

Weighted-average interest rate during period

 

 

 

5.11

%

 

 

 

0.28

%

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average amount outstanding during period

 

$

 

445,773

 

 

$

 

587,508

 

Maximum amount at any month end during period

 

$

 

499,011

 

 

$

 

640,592

 

Weighted-average interest rate during period

 

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

 

0.06

%

FHLB borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average amount outstanding during period

 

$

 

1,644,444

 

 

$

 

1,100,011

 

Maximum amount at any month end during period

 

$

 

3,100,000

 

 

$

 

1,100,000

 

Weighted-average interest rate during period

 

 

 

4.74

%

 

 

 

0.49

%

Federal funds purchased represent unsecured borrowings from other banks, generally on an overnight basis.

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ("repurchase agreements") are funds borrowed on a secured basis by selling securities under agreements to repurchase, mainly in connection with treasury-management services offered to deposit customers. The customer repurchase agreements mature daily and are secured by agency securities. As the Company maintains effective control over assets sold under agreements to repurchase, the securities continue to be presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Because the Company acts as a borrower transferring assets to the counterparty, and the agreements mature daily, the Company's risk is limited.

The $3.1 billion of Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") borrowings at March 31, 2023 consisted of five fixed rate advances with maturity dates in April and May 2023. The $1.4 billion of FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2022 consisted of one fixed rate note entered into on December 30, 2022, that matured on January 3, 2023.

Subsequent to quarter end, in early May 2023, the Company repaid $1.45 billion of FHLB borrowings at maturity using available excess liquidity, and continues to carry FHLB borrowings that will vary based on cash needs.

 

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5. 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. 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 interest rate risk exposure resulting from such agreements. In addition, 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,550,000

 

 

$

 

 

$

77,137

 

 

$

2,100,000

 

 

$

2,301

 

 

$

112,262

 

Interest rate swaps - securities

 

Fair Value

 

 

513,500

 

 

 

18,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

716,000

 

 

 

43,501

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,063,500

 

 

 

18,953

 

 

 

77,137

 

 

 

2,816,000

 

 

 

45,802

 

 

 

112,262

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

N/A

 

 

4,909,754

 

 

 

137,404

 

 

 

135,584

 

 

 

4,620,544

 

 

 

172,242

 

 

 

169,712

 

Risk participation agreements

 

N/A

 

 

279,357

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

298,729

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

13

 

Interest rate-lock commitments on residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

34,048

 

 

 

720

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,930

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

113

 

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans

 

N/A

 

 

13,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

13,819

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

8

 

To Be Announced (TBA) securities

 

N/A

 

 

20,500

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

7

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

N/A

 

 

125,390

 

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

1,645

 

 

 

123,106

 

 

 

1,643

 

 

 

1,594

 

Visa Class B derivative contract

 

N/A

 

 

42,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,403

 

 

 

43,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,425,684

 

 

 

139,819

 

 

 

139,091

 

 

 

5,120,239

 

 

 

174,133

 

 

 

173,330

 

Total derivatives

 

 

 

$

7,489,184

 

 

$

158,772

 

 

$

216,228

 

 

$

7,936,239

 

 

$

219,935

 

 

$

285,592

 

Less: netting adjustment (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(66,827

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

(110,438

)

 

 

(81,471

)

Total derivative assets/liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

91,945

 

 

$

216,201

 

 

 

 

 

$

109,497

 

 

$

204,121

 

 

(1)
Derivative assets and liabilities are reported at fair value in other assets or other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)
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. The Company terminated six swap agreements in 2023 and paid cash of approximately $2.9 million, which was recorded as accumulated other comprehensive loss and is being amortized into earnings through the original maturity dates of the respective contracts. In 2023, the Company also converted all of its LIBOR-based swaps to SOFR with minimal impact to financial results. The notional amounts of the swap agreements in place at March 31, 2023 expire as follows: $50 million in 2025; $475 million in 2026; $925 million in 2027; and $100 million thereafter.

Fair Value Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps on securities available for sale

The Company is party to forward-starting fixed payer swaps that convert the latter portion of the term of certain available for sale securities to a floating rate. These derivative instruments are designated as fair value hedges of interest rate risk. 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. At March 31, 2023, these single layer instruments have hedge start dates between January 2025 and July 2026, and maturity dates from December 2027 through March 2031. The fair value of the hedged item attributable to interest rate risk is presented in interest income along with the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument.

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The hedged available for sale securities are part of closed portfolios of pre-payable commercial mortgage backed securities. In accordance with ASC 815, prepayment risk may be excluded when measuring the change in fair value of such hedged items attributable to interest rate risk under the portfolio layer method (formerly referred to as last-of-layer). At March 31, 2023, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio of pre-payable commercial mortgage backed securities totaled $559.2 million, excluding any basis adjustment. The amount that represents the hedged items was $494.5 million and the basis adjustment associated with the hedged items totaled $19.0 million.

The Company terminated three fair value swap agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and received cash of approximately $16.6 million. At the time of termination, the value of the swap was recorded as an adjustment to the book value of the underlying security, thereby changing its current book yield and extending its duration.

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 loans to investors on either a best efforts or a mandatory delivery basis. The Company uses these forward sales commitments, which may include To Be Announced (“TBA”) security contracts, on the open market to protect the value of its rate locks and mortgage loans held for sale from changes in interest rates and pricing between the origination of the rate lock and the final sale of these loans. These instruments meet the definition of derivative financial instruments and are reflected in other assets and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes to the fair value recorded in noninterest income within the secondary mortgage market operations line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The loans sold on a mandatory basis commit the Company to deliver a specific principal amount of mortgage loans to an investor at a specified price, by a specified date. If the Company fails to deliver the amount of mortgages necessary to fulfill the commitment by the specified date, we may be obligated to pay a pair-off fee, based on then-current market prices, to the investor/counterparty to compensate the investor for the shortfall. Mandatory delivery forward commitments include TBA security contracts on the open market to provide protection against changes in interest rates on the locked mortgage pipeline. The Company expects that mandatory delivery contracts, including TBA security contracts, will experience changes in fair value opposite to the changes in the fair value of derivative loan commitments. Certain assumptions, including pull through rates and rate lock periods, are used in managing the existing and future hedges. The accuracy of underlying assumptions could impact the ultimate effectiveness of any hedging strategies.

Forward commitments under best effort contracts commit the Company to deliver a specific individual mortgage loan to an investor if the loan to the underlying borrower closes. Generally, best efforts cash contracts have no pair-off risk regardless of market movement. The price the investor will pay the seller for an individual loan is specified prior to the loan being funded, generally the same day the Company enters into the interest rate lock commitment with the potential borrower. The Company expects that these best efforts forward loan sale commitments will experience a net neutral shift in fair value with related derivative loan commitments.

At the closing of the loan, the rate lock commitment derivative expires and the Company generally records a loan held for sale at fair value under the election of fair value option.

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Customer foreign exchange forward contract derivatives

The Company 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 into offsetting agreements with unrelated financial institutions. The Bank has not elected to designate these foreign exchange forward contract derivatives as hedges; as such, 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 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of the liability associated with this contract was $1.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Refer to Note 13 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments for discussion of the valuation inputs and process for this derivative liability.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Income

The effects of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented in the table below.

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Derivative Instruments:

 

Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in the Statements of Income:

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Variable rate loans

 

Interest income - loans

 

$

(8,001

)

 

$

6,754

 

Fair value hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

Interest income - securities - taxable

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

1,158

 

Securities- terminations

 

Noninterest income - securities transactions, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,620

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging:

 

 

 

 

   Residential mortgage banking

 

Noninterest income - secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

484

 

 

 

1,192

 

   Customer and all other instruments

 

Noninterest income - other noninterest income

 

 

583

 

 

 

2,349

 

Total gain (loss)

 

 

 

$

(4,184

)

 

$

13,073

 

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 March 31, 2023, the Company was not in violation of any such provisions. The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $70.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, for which the Company had posted collateral of $73.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively.

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

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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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is presented in the following tables.

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

Description

 

Gross
Amounts
Recognized

 

 

Offset in
the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Presented in
the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial
Instruments

 

 

Cash
Collateral

 

 

Net
Amount

 

As of March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

158,214

 

 

$

(69,032

)

 

$

89,182

 

 

$

85,772

 

 

$

109,617

 

 

$

113,027

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

85,797

 

 

$

(25

)

 

$

85,772

 

 

$

85,772

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Gross
Amounts

 

 

Net Amounts

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Financial Condition

 

Description

 

Gross
Amounts
Recognized

 

 

Offset in
the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Presented in
the Statement
of Financial Condition

 

 

Financial
Instruments

 

 

Cash
Collateral

 

 

Net
Amount

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Assets

 

$

223,072

 

 

$

(112,338

)

 

$

110,734

 

 

$

32,601

 

 

$

27,852

 

 

$

105,985

 

Derivative Liabilities

 

$

116,395

 

 

$

(83,794

)

 

$

32,601

 

 

$

32,601

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

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

 

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6. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Shares Outstanding

Common shares outstanding excludes treasury shares totaling 6.2 million and 6.3 million, with a first-in-first-out cost basis of $236.2 million and $238.6 million, at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Shares outstanding also excludes unvested restricted share awards totaling 0.6 million and 0.7 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Stock Buyback Program

On January 26, 2023, the Company’s board of directors approved a stock buyback program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 4.3 million shares of its common stock through the program’s expiration date of December 31, 2024. 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 otherwise, in one or more transactions. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program, and the board of directors has the ability to terminate or amend the program at any time prior to the expiration date. To date, the Company has not repurchased shares under this program.

Prior to its expiration on December 31, 2022, the Company had in place a stock repurchase program authorized by the board of directors on April 22, 2021, whereby the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 4.3 million shares of its common stock. The program allowed the Company to repurchase its common shares in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase programs, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, in one or more transactions. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 350,000 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $52.82 per share, inclusive of commissions. In total, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares at an average cost of $48.77 per share under this plan.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

A roll-forward of the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) is presented in the table that follows:



Available
for Sale
Securities

 

HTM Securities
Transferred
from AFS

 

Employee
Benefit Plans

 

Cash
Flow Hedges

 

Equity Method Investment

 

Total

 

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

$

11,037

 

$

153

 

$

(80,946

)

$

16,284

 

$

(463

)

$

(53,935

)

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

 

(358,190

)

 

 

 

 

 

(33,182

)

 

468

 

 

(390,904

)

Reclassification of net income or loss realized and included in earnings

 

1,707

 

 

 

 

1,209

 

 

(6,754

)

 

 

 

(3,838

)

Transfer of net unrealized loss from AFS to HTM securities portfolio

 

15,405

 

 

(15,405

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of unrealized net gain on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 

261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

261

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

76,981

 

 

3,418

 

 

(273

)

 

9,014

 

 

 

 

89,140

 

Balance, March 31, 2022

$

(253,060

)

$

(11,573

)

$

(80,010

)

$

(14,638

)

$

5

 

$

(359,276

)

Balance, December 31, 2022

$

(584,408

)

$

(10,734

)

$

(97,952

)

$

(79,093

)

$

5

 

$

(772,182

)

Net change in unrealized gain

 

80,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,280

 

 

706

 

 

100,944

 

Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings

 

 

 

 

 

1,519

 

 

8,001

 

 

 

 

9,520

 

Valuation adjustments to employee benefit plans

 

 

 

 

 

(1,836

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,836

)

Amortization of unrealized net gain or loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

 

494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

494

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(18,224

)

 

(111

)

 

71

 

 

(6,141

)

 

 

 

(24,405

)

Balance, March 31, 2023

$

(521,674

)

$

(10,351

)

$

(98,198

)

$

(57,953

)

$

711

 

$

(687,465

)

 

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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 cash flow hedges of variable rate loans described in Note 5 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 in the consolidated statements of income affected by amounts reclassified from AOCI.

 



 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Amount reclassified from AOCI (a)

 

March 31,

 

 

Affected line item on

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

the statement of income

Loss on sale of AFS securities

 

$

 

 

$

(1,707

)

 

Noninterest income

Tax effect

 

 

 

 

 

385

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(1,322

)

 

Net income

Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM

 

 

(494

)

 

 

(261

)

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

111

 

 

 

59

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(383

)

 

 

(202

)

 

Net income

Amortization of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items

 

 

(1,519

)

 

 

(1,209

)

 

Other noninterest expense (b)

Tax effect

 

 

340

 

 

 

273

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(1,179

)

 

 

(936

)

 

Net income

Reclassification of unrealized gain/(Loss) on cash flow hedges

 

 

(10,629

)

 

 

3,875

 

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

2,393

 

 

 

(875

)

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

(8,236

)

 

 

3,000

 

 

Net income

Amortization of gain on terminated cash flow hedges

 

 

2,628

 

 

 

2,879

 

 

Interest income

Tax effect

 

 

(592

)

 

 

(650

)

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

2,036

 

 

 

2,229

 

 

Net income

Reclassification of unrealized loss on equity method investment

 

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

Noninterest income

Tax effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

Net income

Total reclassifications, net of tax

 

$

(7,762

)

 

$

2,301

 

 

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 other noninterest
expense (see Note 10 – Retirement Plans for additional details)

7. Other Noninterest Income

Components of other noninterest income are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

$

3,286

 

 

$

3,545

 

Credit related fees

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

2,669

 

Income from derivatives

 

 

583

 

 

 

2,349

 

Other miscellaneous

 

 

4,584

 

 

 

6,434

 

Total other noninterest income

 

$

11,218

 

 

$

14,997

 

 

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8. Other Noninterest Expense

Components of other noninterest expense are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Corporate value and franchise taxes and other non-income taxes

 

$

5,253

 

 

$

4,248

 

Advertising

 

 

3,256

 

 

 

3,166

 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,071

 

 

 

2,925

 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,631

 

 

 

2,961

 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

1,004

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

990

 

 

 

1,003

 

Travel expense

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

660

 

Net other retirement expense

 

 

(3,655

)

 

 

(6,772

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

8,124

 

 

 

9,045

 

Total other noninterest expense

 

$

22,117

 

 

$

18,240

 

 

9. 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

 

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands, except per share data)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

$

126,467

 

 

$

123,478

 

Net income allocated to participating securities - basic and diluted

 

 

1,358

 

 

 

1,918

 

Net income allocated to common shareholders - basic and diluted

 

$

125,109

 

 

$

121,560

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares - basic

 

 

86,018

 

 

 

86,660

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

264

 

 

 

276

 

Weighted-average common shares - diluted

 

 

86,282

 

 

 

86,936

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.40

 

Diluted

 

$

1.45

 

 

$

1.40

 

Potential common shares consist of stock options, nonvested performance-based awards, nonvested restricted stock units, and 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. Potential common shares totaling 34,157 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 231 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, did not enter the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the impact would have been anti-dilutive.

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10. Retirement Plans

The Company offers a qualified defined benefit pension plan, the Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan and Trust Agreement (“Pension Plan”), covering certain eligible associates. Eligibility is based on minimum age and service-related requirements. The Pension Plan excludes any individual hired or rehired by the Company after June 30, 2017 from eligibility to participate, and the accrued benefits of any 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.

The Company also offers a defined contribution retirement benefit plan (401(k) plan), the Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust Agreement (“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 current 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, under which accrued benefits were frozen as of December 31, 2012 and, as such, no future benefits are accrued under this plan.

The Company sponsors defined benefit post-retirement 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 benefit cost included in expense for the periods indicated.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Post-

 

($ in thousands)

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Retirement Benefits

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Service cost

 

$

1,980

 

 

$

2,800

 

 

$

(31

)

 

$

25

 

Interest cost

 

 

5,788

 

 

 

3,417

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

77

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(11,178

)

 

 

(11,475

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net (gain) or loss and prior service costs

 

 

1,770

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

(251

)

 

 

(139

)

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

(1,640

)

 

$

(3,910

)

 

$

(66

)

 

$

(37

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. 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 18 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

At March 31, 2023, the Company had 1,476 outstanding and exercisable stock options, with a weighted average exercise price of $53.73, weighted average remaining contractual term of less than one year and no aggregate intrinsic value. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no stock options were exercised.

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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 stock units and restricted and performance-based share awards at March 31, 2023 are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value

 

Nonvested at January 1, 2023

 

 

1,431,515

 

 

$

40.95

 

Granted

 

 

582,348

 

 

 

50.08

 

Vested

 

 

(182,901

)

 

 

47.42

 

Forfeited

 

 

(71,086

)

 

 

39.65

 

Nonvested at March 31, 2023

 

 

1,759,876

 

 

$

43.36

 

At March 31, 2023, there was $66.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested restricted and performance share awards and units expected to vest in the future. This compensation is expected to be recognized in expense over a weighted average period of 3.4 years. The total fair value of shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $7.1 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted 463,604 restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain eligible employees. Unlike restricted share awards (RSAs), which still comprise the majority of the unvested share-based compensation awards, the holders of unvested restricted stock units have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, including voting or dividend rights. The Company has elected to award dividend equivalents on each restricted stock unit. Such dividend equivalents are forfeited should the employee terminate employment prior to the vesting of the RSU.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted 41,495 performance share awards subject to a total shareholder return (“TSR”) performance metric with a grant date fair value of $51.14 per share and 41,495 performance share awards subject to an operating earnings per share performance metric with a grant date fair value of $46.73 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 50 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.

12. 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 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 Company had a reserve for unfunded lending commitments of $32.0 million and $33.3 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

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The following table presents a summary of the Company’s off-balance sheet financial instruments as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:



 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

10,285,535

 

 

$

10,202,464

 

Letters of credit

 

 

430,026

 

 

 

400,505

 

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.

 

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13. Fair Value Measurements

The 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 financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:



 

March 31, 2023

 

($ in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

111,515

 

 

$

 

 

$

111,515

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 

 

 

204,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,469

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

20,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,124

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,219,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,219,264

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,942,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,942,605

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

67,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,643

 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

5,565,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,565,620

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

14,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,923

 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 

 

 

91,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,945

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

$

 

 

$

5,672,488

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,672,488

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 

 

$

214,798

 

 

$

1,403

 

 

$

216,201

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

214,798

 

 

$

1,403

 

 

$

216,201

 

 



 

December 31, 2022

 

($ in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and government agency securities

 

$

 

 

$

110,865

 

 

$

 

 

$

110,865

 

Municipal obligations

 

 

 

 

 

203,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

203,092

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

21,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,080

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,256,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,256,986

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

2,893,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,893,430

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 

 

70,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,588

 

Total available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

5,556,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,556,041

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

10,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,843

 

Derivative assets (1)

 

 

 

 

 

109,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,497

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - assets

 

$

 

 

$

5,676,381

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,676,381

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities (1)

 

$

 

 

$

202,238

 

 

$

1,883

 

 

$

204,121

 

Total recurring fair value measurements - liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

202,238

 

 

$

1,883

 

 

$

204,121

 

(1) For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 5 - Derivatives.

Securities classified as level 2 include obligations of U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies, including “off-the-run” U.S. Treasury securities, 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.

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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.

Loans held for sale consist of residential mortgage loans carried under the fair value option. The fair value for these instruments is classified as level 2 based on market prices obtained from potential buyers.

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 and 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 and To Be Announced securities for mandatory delivery contracts. 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 5 – 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 three months ended March 31, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 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, 2021

 

$

4,116

 

Cash settlement

 

 

(2,429

)

Losses included in earnings

 

 

196

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

1,883

 

Conversion rate adjustment

 

 

(283

)

Cash settlement

 

 

(430

)

Losses included in earnings

 

 

233

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

$

1,403

 

 

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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

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Derivative liability

 

$

1,403

 

 

$

1,883

 

Valuation technique

 

Discounted cash flow

 

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Unobservable inputs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visa Class A appreciation - range

 

6-12%

 

 

6-12%

 

Visa Class A appreciation - weighted average

 

9%

 

 

9%

 

Conversion rate - range

 

1.60x-1.59x

 

 

1.61x-1.60x

 

Conversion rate -weighted average

 

1.5950x

 

 

1.6030x

 

Time until resolution

 

3-9 months

 

 

3-12 months

 

The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between valuation hierarchy levels as of the end of a reporting period.

Fair Value of Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss 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.



 

March 31, 2023

 

($ in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss

 

$

 

 

$

13,212

 

 

$

 

 

$

13,212

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

1,976

 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 

 

$

13,212

 

 

$

1,976

 

 

$

15,188

 

 



 

December 31, 2022

 

($ in thousands)

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Collateral-dependent loans individually evaluated for credit loss

 

$

 

 

$

4,692

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,692

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,017

 

 

 

2,017

 

Total nonrecurring fair value measurements

 

$

 

 

$

4,692

 

 

$

2,017

 

 

$

6,709

 

 

 

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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 described earlier in this 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 either carried under the fair value option or at the lower of cost or market. Given the short duration of these instruments, 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.

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

Short-Term FHLB Borrowings – At March 31, 2023, short-term FHLB borrowings was comprised of several fixed-rate instruments for which the fair value was estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows using current market rates at which borrowings with similar terms and options could be obtained and, therefore, is reflected as level 2 in respective the table below. At December 31, 2022, short-term FHLB borrowings was comprised of one fixed-rate instrument entered into on December 30, 2022, and maturing on January 3, 2023; as such, the carrying amount of the instrument is a reasonable estimate of the fair value and is reflected as level 1 in the respective table below.

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 described earlier in this note.

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



March 31, 2023

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fair

 

Carrying

 

($ in thousands)

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$

2,882,521

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,882,521

 

$

2,882,521

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

5,565,620

 

 

 

 

5,565,620

 

 

5,565,620

 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 

2,623,760

 

 

 

 

2,623,760

 

 

2,825,064

 

Loans, net

 

 

 

13,212

 

 

22,970,797

 

 

22,984,009

 

 

23,095,138

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

23,436

 

 

 

 

23,436

 

 

23,436

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

91,945

 

 

 

 

91,945

 

 

91,945

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

$

 

$

 

$

29,587,071

 

$

29,587,071

 

$

29,613,070

 

Federal funds purchased

 

350

 

 

 

 

 

 

350

 

 

350

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

419,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

419,147

 

 

419,147

 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

 

 

3,100,275

 

 

 

 

3,100,275

 

 

3,100,000

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

206,659

 

 

 

 

206,659

 

 

242,115

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

214,798

 

 

1,403

 

 

216,201

 

 

216,201

 

 



December 31, 2022

 

($ in thousands)

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total Fair
Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$

888,519

 

$

 

$

 

$

888,519

 

$

888,519

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

5,556,041

 

 

 

 

5,556,041

 

 

5,556,041

 

Held to maturity securities

 

 

 

2,615,398

 

 

 

 

2,615,398

 

 

2,852,495

 

Loans, net

 

 

 

4,692

 

 

22,132,683

 

 

22,137,375

 

 

22,806,257

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

26,385

 

 

 

 

26,385

 

 

26,385

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

109,497

 

 

 

 

109,497

 

 

109,497

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

$

 

$

 

$

29,041,635

 

$

29,041,635

 

$

29,070,349

 

Federal funds purchased

 

1,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,850

 

 

1,850

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

444,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

444,421

 

 

444,421

 

FHLB short-term borrowings

 

1,425,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,425,000

 

 

1,425,000

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

200,060

 

 

 

 

200,060

 

 

242,077

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

 

202,238

 

 

1,883

 

 

204,121

 

 

204,121

 

 

 

14. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

In March 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2022-01, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging - Portfolio Layer Method," to provide clarification of and expand upon certain provisions of Topic 815 that became effective with the issuance of ASU 2017-12. The amendments in this update include the following provisions: (1) expand the current last-of-layer method to allow multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio and, accordingly, renaming the last-of-layer method to the portfolio layer method; (2) expand the scope of the portfolio layer method to include nonprepayable financial assets; (3) specify that eligible hedging instruments in a single-layer hedge may include spot-starting or forward-starting constant-notional swaps, or spot or forward-starting amortizing-notional swaps and that the number of hedged layers corresponds with the number of hedges designated; (4) provide additional guidance on the accounting for and disclosure of hedge basis adjustments that are applicable to the portfolio layer method whether a single hedged layer or multiple hedged layers are designated, and; (5) specify how hedge basis adjustments should be considered when determining credit losses for the assets included in the closed portfolio. The amendments in this update apply to all entities that elect to apply the portfolio layer method of hedge accounting in accordance with Topic 815.

The amendments in this update were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Upon adoption, any entity may designate multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio solely on a prospective basis. All entities are required to apply the amendments related to hedge basis adjustments under the portfolio layer method, except for those related to disclosures, on a modified retrospective basis by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on the initial application date. Entities have the option to apply the amendments related to disclosures on a prospective basis

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from the initial application date or on a retrospective basis to each prior period presented after the date of adoption of the amendments in Update 2017-12. Within 30 days after the adoption, an entity may reclassify debt securities classified in the held-to-maturity category at the date of adoption to the available-for-sale category only if the entity applies portfolio layer method hedging to one or more closed portfolios that include those debt securities. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023, and elected to apply amendments to disclose on a prospective basis with no reclassification of debt securities from held to maturity to available for sale. The impact of adoption was not material to the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, "Financial Instruments: Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures." The amendments in this update cover two issues: (1) the elimination of TDR recognition and measurement guidance as prescribed by ASC 310-40 and, instead, require that an entity evaluate (consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications) whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty; and, (2) for public business entities, the requirement that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Gross write-off information must be included in the vintage disclosures required for public business entities in accordance with paragraph 326-20-50-6, which requires that an entity disclose the amortized cost basis of financing receivables by credit quality indicator and class of financing receivable by year of origination.

The amendments in this update were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For the elimination of recognition and measurement guidance on troubled debt restructurings by creditors in Subtopic 310-40, an entity may elect to apply a modified retrospective transition by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, or a prospective approach applied to modifications occurring after the date of adoption. The remainder of amendments should be applied prospectively. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023, on a prospective basis for all amendments. The adoption of this standard was not material to the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

 

In March 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-02, “Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method,” to allow reporting entities to have the option to elect and expand the use of the proportional amortization method of accounting for qualifying tax credit equity investments structures that meet certain criteria. Existing guidance under Subtopic 323-70 provides the option to apply the proportional amortization method only to investments in low-income-housing tax credit structures; equity investments in other tax credit structures are typically accounted for under Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities. Under the provisions of this update, the accounting policy election to apply the proportional amortization method can be made on a tax-credit-program-by-tax-credit-program basis for programs that meeting certain conditions and is not made at the reporting entity or individual investment level. Application of the proportional amortization method to any eligible tax credit investments will result in the cost of the investment being amortized in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received, with the amortization being presented as a component of income tax expense (benefit), as opposed to current guidance under Topic 321, where any investment income, gains and losses and tax credits are all presented gross in the statement of income.

For public business entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities in any interim period; if an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it shall adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in this update must be applied on either a modified retrospective or a retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the provisions of this guidance, but does not expect adoption to have a material impact to its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The objective of this discussion and analysis is to provide material information relevant to the assessment of the financial condition and results of operations of Hancock Whitney Corporation and subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and selected comparable prior periods, including an evaluation of the amounts and certainty of cash flows from operations and outside sources. This discussion and analysis is intended to highlight and supplement financial and operating data and information presented elsewhere in this report, including the consolidated financial statements and related notes. The discussion 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. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, our actual results may differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. 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:

general economic and business conditions in our local markets, including conditions affecting employment levels, interest rates, inflation, supply chains, the threat of recession, volatile equity capital markets, collateral values, customer income, creditworthiness and confidence, spending and savings that may affect customer bankruptcies, defaults, charge-offs and deposit activity; and the impact of the foregoing on customer and client behavior (including the velocity and levels of deposit withdrawals and loan repayments);
recent adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity and regulatory responses to these developments (including increases in the cost of our deposit insurance assessments), the Company's ability to effectively manage its liquidity risk and any growth plans, and the availability of capital and funding;
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;
the risk that our enterprise risk management framework may not identify or address risks adequately, which may result in unexpected losses;
the impact of future business combinations upon our performance and financial condition including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses;
deposit trends, including growth, pricing and betas;
credit quality trends;
changes in interest rates;
the impact of reference rate reform;
net interest margin trends, including the impact of changes in interest rates;
changes in the cost and availability of funding due to changes in the deposit and credit markets;
success of revenue-generating and cost reducing initiatives;
future expense levels;
improvements in expense to revenue (efficiency ratio), including the risk that we may not realize and/or sustain the expected benefits from our efficiency and growth initiatives or that we may not be able to realize these cost savings or revenue benefits in the time period expected, which could negatively affect our future profitability;
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 potential claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings or enforcement actions;
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;
the extensive use, reliability, disruption, and accuracy of the models and data we rely on;
risks related to our implementation of new lines of business, new products and services, new technologies, and expansion of our existing business opportunities;
projected tax rates;
future profitability;
purchase accounting impacts, such as accretion levels;

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our ability to identify and address potential cybersecurity risks on our systems and/or third party vendors and service providers on which we rely, heightened by increased use of our virtual private network platform, including data security breaches, credential stuffing, malware, “denial-of-service” attacks, “hacking” and identity 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 risk that we may be required to make substantial expenditures to keep pace with regulatory initiatives and the rapid technology changes in the financial services market;
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;
the financial impact of future tax legislation;
the effects of war or other conflicts, including Russia's military action in Ukraine, acts of terrorism, climate change, natural disasters such as hurricanes, freezes, flooding, man-made disasters, such as oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, health emergencies, epidemics or pandemics, or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions;
risks related to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") legislation, rulemaking, activism and litigation, the scope and pace of which could alter our reputation and shareholder, associate, customer and third-party affiliations; and
changes in laws and regulations affecting our businesses, including governmental monetary and fiscal policies, legislation and regulations relating to bank products and services, increased regulatory scrutiny resulting from recent bank failures, the possibility that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations, 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.

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 can be found in Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" herein, in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, or 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 in the Consolidated Financial Results table later in this item. The following is a summary of these non-GAAP measures and an explanation as to why they are deemed useful.

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Consistent with the provisions of subpart 229.1400 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K, “Disclosures by Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants,” 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 Pre-Provision Net Revenue as total 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.

Current Economic Environment

 

The persistent high level of inflation remained the center of economic focus in the first quarter of 2023. The Federal Reserve continued its aggressive approach to tempering inflation, issuing additional 25-basis point interest rate increases in February and March. Thus far, there have been mixed indications as to whether the Federal Reserve will be successful in its efforts to combat inflation and slow economic growth. The U.S Treasury yield curve remained inverted throughout the first quarter, historically an indication of an impending recession. Signs of inflation cooling began to show in late 2022 and continued in the first quarter of 2023, but the rate remained elevated at 5% on an annual basis in March, far above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%. Positive economic indicators in the first quarter of 2023 include gains in the U.S. stock market and modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 1.1% on an annual basis. The U.S. remains at the full-employment level of 3.5% and, while the strong labor market may help temper recessionary concerns, consistent high wage growth indicates that additional rate increases may be forthcoming before reaching the terminal rate.

In March 2023, the financial services industry was significantly impacted by fallout from what were the second and third largest bank failures in U.S. history in the span of three days. Those failures were eclipsed in May by a third bank failure which now stands as the second largest in U.S. history. The factors that played a role in the ultimate failure of these institutions, including the impact of the rapid rise in interest rates, are affecting many financial institutions. However, the circumstances leading to the run on deposits and insufficient liquidity to meet the demand appear to be somewhat unique to those institutions. Fear and speculation that these events are indicative of a broader-reaching problem within the industry created a ripple effect and continue to impact the financial services sector generally. A number of other institutions experienced smaller-scale deposit runoff in the days that followed the March failures, and stock prices fell rapidly for most of the financial services industry, which remain depressed for many regional banks. Regulators responded by fully protecting all depositors of the failed institutions through a systemic risk exception in order to strengthen public confidence in the banking system. Further, the Federal Reserve established a Bank Term Funding Program, available to eligible depository institutions, to provide an additional source of liquidity secured by U.S. Treasury and Agency and mortgage-backed securities, and other eligible assets at par. While markets have somewhat stabilized, a great deal of uncertainty and concern around financial institution liquidity remains. A sustained lack of depositor confidence and stability could result in continued stress in the industry and lead to a broad tightening of lending standards across financial institutions.

We believe our core client deposit base is stable and well diversified. We have not experienced rapid deposit runoff or lack of depositor confidence; to the contrary, core client deposits, defined as total deposits excluding public funds and brokered deposits, increased during the first quarter of 2023. We have experienced limited declines in April 2023, attributed in part to tax-related seasonal outflows. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to meet depositor demands. As a cautionary measure, we added $568 million in brokered certificates of deposit and drew an incremental $1.2 billion in FHLB borrowings during the first quarter to hold excess on-balance sheet liquidity should further upheaval in the industry occur. We held the excess liquidity through early May 2023. Further, we experienced a sizable shift in deposit portfolio mix from noninterest-bearing accounts to higher cost interest-bearing products, which contributed to compression in the net interest margin in the first quarter.

Outside of these events, loan growth during the quarter was in line with expectations, and higher yields on new and repricing assets contributed favorably to the net interest margin, although offset by an increase in funding costs. Asset quality metrics remain stable and capital levels remain solid. We are continuously monitoring industry developments, deposit metrics, including the level of

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uninsured deposits, liquidity position and capital levels to ensure the ability to weather the current state of macroeconomic and industry-specific conditions.

Economic Outlook

We utilize economic forecasts produced by Moody’s Analytics (Moody’s) that provide various scenarios to assist in the development of our economic outlook. This outlook discussion utilizes the March 2023 Moody’s forecast, the most current available at March 31, 2023. The forecasts are anchored on a baseline forecast scenario, which Moody’s defines as the “most likely outcome” of where the economy is headed based on current conditions. Several upside and downside scenarios are produced that are derived from the baseline scenario that display varying depictions of economic performance as compared to the baseline.

While the credit loss outlook on our portfolio has not changed significantly, changes in the Moody’s scenarios have led to a shift in our weighting. At December 31, 2022, management applied a weighting of 75% to the mild recessionary S-2 scenario and 25% to the baseline scenario. Assumptions underlying the March 2023 baseline scenario shifted somewhat pessimistically from those included in the December 2022 scenario. Conversely, the assumptions underlying the downside S-2 scenario shifted somewhat optimistically. To align the assumptions underlying the March 2023 macroeconomic forecasts to our economic outlook, management applied weighting of 40% to the baseline, 50% to the mild recessionary S-2 scenario and 10% to the moderate recessionary S-3 scenario in the computation of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2023.

The baseline scenario continues to incorporate the belief that the Federal Reserve will accomplish its goal of slowing inflation without precipitating a recession. Key assumptions within the March 2023 baseline forecast include the following: (1) recent bank failures, while disruptive, are not symptomatic of a broader problem in the financial system; (2) the Federal Reserve will issue additional rate increases before reaching a terminal rate of 5% to 5.25% by mid-2023, with rate cuts forecasted to begin in early 2024; (3) the unemployment rate will increase from its current state of full-employment at 3.5% to 3.9% in 2024, and 4.0% in 2025; (4) GDP will display modest annual growth of 1.9% in 2023 and 2024, and 2.7% in 2025; and (5) the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield will slowly trend higher until near the year's end.

The S-2 scenario predicts a recession beginning in the second quarter of 2023 that lasts for three quarters, with the stock market contracting 21%. Contributing to that prediction is the assumption that conflict between Russia and Ukraine spans longer than anticipated in the baseline scenario and results in longer and larger interruption of global commodity supply; in turn, supply chain issues worsen, increasing shortages of affected goods and prolonging elevated inflation. Compounding these factors is the assumption that recent bank failures reduce consumer confidence and cause banks to tighten lending standards. Because of the fragility of the economy, the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated in efforts to tame inflation, but not to the extent assumed in the baseline scenario. The S-2 scenario assumes that the unemployment rate averages 4.8% in 2023, 5.8% in 2024 (peaking at 6.4%), and 4.2% in 2025, with the return to full employment in the second quarter of 2025. Further, the S-2 scenario assumes GDP growth of only 0.9% in 2023 and 0.3% in 2024 before returning to a more moderate level of 3.2% in 2025.

The S-3 scenario predicts a slightly deeper recession beginning in the second quarter of 2023 that lasts for three quarters, with the stock market contracting 35%. Key risks included in the S-3 are similar to those in the S-2 scenario surrounding prolonged inflation and dampened depositor confidence prompting banks to tighten lending standards. The S-3 scenario assumes that the unemployment rate averages 5.6% in 2023, 7.6% in 2024 (peaking at 7.9%) and 6.3% in 2025, and does not return to full employment until early 2028. Further, the S-3 scenario assumes GDP growth of 0.3% in 2023 and contraction of 0.3% in 2024 before returning to modest growth of 2.6% in 2025.

As noted earlier, the credit loss outlook for our portfolio as a whole has not changed materially since year-end. Our asset quality metrics have remained relatively stable over the preceding several quarters, with relatively modest variation in nonaccrual loans and commercial criticized loans and minimal net credit losses. We continue to closely monitor our portfolio for customers that are sensitive to prolonged inflation and the rising interest rate environment. We expect full year 2023 loan growth in the low-to-mid single digit range, reflecting the potential for economic slowdown and a focus on lending to resilient borrowers in light of current economic pressures.

 

There are a number of uncertainties in the current economic outlook. The effects of inflation and the Federal Reserve's actions to counter those effects in the form of further interest rate increases and quantitative tightening have and are likely to continue to reduce economic growth in the near term. Recent disruption in the financial services industry has negatively affected equity markets, and a prolonged disruption could result in tightening of credit standards and pose risk of further volatility in equity markets. The full extent of the impact of these factors is uncertain and may have a negative impact on the U.S. economy, including the possibility of an economic recession in the near or mid-term.

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Highlights of the First Quarter 2023

We reported net income for the first quarter of 2023 of $126.5 million, or $1.45 per diluted common share, compared to $143.8 million, or $1.65 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2022 and $123.5 million, or $1.40 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2022.

First quarter 2023 results compared to fourth quarter 2022:

 

Net income of $126.5 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, down $17.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share
Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR), a non-GAAP measure, totaled $167.0 million, down $18.0 million, or 10%
Loans of $23.4 billion increased $290.5 million, or 1.3%
Criticized commercial loans and nonaccrual loans relatively stable linked quarter; net charge-offs remain modest
Deposits of $29.6 billion up $542.7 million, or 2%, and includes increases of $233.7 million in core client deposits and $567.6 million in brokered deposits, partially offset by a seasonal decline of $258.5 million in public fund deposits
Net interest margin decreased 13 basis points (bps) to 3.55%
Common equity tier 1 ratio of 11.60% was up 19 bps, and tangible common equity ratio of 7.16% was up 7 bps
Efficiency ratio of 53.76% remains below 55% target

The first quarter of 2023 represents a solid start to the year, despite disruption from recent events within the financial services industry. We maintained what we believe is a seasoned and diversified deposit base. Loan growth and additional interest rate increases contributed favorably to earning asset yield. However, increased deposit interest rates and incremental liquidity have compressed our net interest margin and efficiency ratio, though the ratio remains below our target of 55%. Asset quality metrics remained stable and capital levels remain solid. We believe we are well positioned to weather changes in economic conditions and industry trends.

Consolidated Financial Results

The following table contains the consolidated financial results for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

March 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

 

September 30,
2022

 

June 30,
2022

 

March 31,
2022

 

Income Statement Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

372,603

 

$

345,676

 

$

299,737

 

$

254,864

 

$

236,786

 

Interest income (te) (a)

 

375,187

 

 

348,291

 

 

302,340

 

 

257,449

 

 

239,331

 

Interest expense

 

87,609

 

 

50,175

 

 

19,430

 

 

9,132

 

 

8,323

 

Net interest income (te)

 

287,578

 

 

298,116

 

 

282,910

 

 

248,317

 

 

231,008

 

Provision for credit losses

 

6,020

 

 

2,487

 

 

1,402

 

 

(9,761

)

 

(22,527

)

Noninterest income

 

80,330

 

 

77,064

 

 

85,337

 

 

85,653

 

 

83,432

 

Noninterest expense

 

200,884

 

 

190,154

 

 

193,502

 

 

187,097

 

 

179,939

 

Income before income taxes

 

158,420

 

 

179,924

 

 

170,740

 

 

154,049

 

 

154,483

 

Income tax expense

 

31,953

 

 

36,137

 

 

35,351

 

 

32,614

 

 

31,005

 

Net income

$

126,467

 

$

143,787

 

$

135,389

 

$

121,435

 

$

123,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

Period end balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

    Loans

$

23,404,523

 

$

23,114,046

 

$

22,585,585

 

$

21,846,068

 

$

21,323,341

 

    Earning assets

 

34,106,792

 

 

31,873,027

 

 

31,213,449

 

 

31,292,910

 

 

32,997,323

 

    Total assets

 

37,547,083

 

 

35,183,825

 

 

34,567,242

 

 

34,637,525

 

 

36,317,291

 

    Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

12,860,027

 

 

13,645,113

 

 

14,290,817

 

 

14,676,342

 

 

14,976,670

 

    Total deposits

 

29,613,070

 

 

29,070,349

 

 

28,951,274

 

 

29,866,432

 

 

30,499,709

 

    Stockholders' equity

 

3,531,232

 

 

3,342,628

 

 

3,180,439

 

 

3,349,723

 

 

3,450,951

 

Average balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

    Loans

$

23,086,529

 

$

22,723,248

 

$

22,138,709

 

$

21,657,528

 

$

21,122,038

 

    Earning assets

 

32,753,781

 

 

32,244,681

 

 

31,783,801

 

 

32,780,813

 

 

33,201,926

 

    Total assets

 

35,159,050

 

 

34,498,915

 

 

34,377,773

 

 

35,380,247

 

 

36,003,803

 

    Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

12,963,133

 

 

13,854,625

 

 

14,323,646

 

 

14,655,800

 

 

14,363,324

 

    Total deposits

 

28,792,851

 

 

28,816,338

 

 

29,180,626

 

 

29,979,940

 

 

30,029,793

 

    Stockholders' equity

 

3,412,813

 

 

3,228,667

 

 

3,405,463

 

 

3,383,789

 

 

3,607,061

 

Common Shares Data:

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share - basic

$

1.45

 

$

1.65

 

$

1.56

 

$

1.39

 

$

1.40

 

Earnings per share - diluted

 

1.45

 

 

1.65

 

 

1.55

 

 

1.38

 

 

1.40

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

0.30

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.27

 

Book value per share (period end)

 

41.03

 

 

38.89

 

 

37.12

 

 

39.08

 

 

39.91

 

Tangible book value per share (period end)

 

30.47

 

 

28.29

 

 

26.44

 

 

28.37

 

 

29.25

 

Weighted average number of shares - diluted

 

86,282

 

 

86,249

 

 

86,020

 

 

86,354

 

 

86,936

 

Period end number of shares

 

86,066

 

 

85,941

 

 

85,686

 

 

85,714

 

 

86,460

 

 

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($ in thousands)

March 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

 

September 30,
2022

 

June 30,
2022

 

March 31,
2022

 

Performance and other data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

1.46

%

 

1.65

%

 

1.56

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.39

%

Return on average common equity

 

15.03

%

 

17.67

%

 

15.77

%

 

14.39

%

 

13.88

%

Return on average tangible common equity

 

20.49

%

 

24.64

%

 

21.58

%

 

19.77

%

 

18.66

%

Tangible common equity (b)

 

7.16

%

 

7.09

%

 

6.73

%

 

7.21

%

 

7.15

%

Tangible common equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio

 

11.60

%

 

11.41

%

 

11.10

%

 

11.08

%

 

11.12

%

Net interest margin (te)

 

3.55

%

 

3.68

%

 

3.54

%

 

3.04

%

 

2.81

%

Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue (te)

 

21.83

%

 

20.54

%

 

23.17

%

 

25.65

%

 

26.53

%

Efficiency ratio (c )

 

53.76

%

 

49.81

%

 

51.62

%

 

54.95

%

 

56.03

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

 

1.32

%

 

1.33

%

 

1.36

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.49

%

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans

 

1.46

%

 

1.48

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.55

%

 

1.63

%

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.10

%

 

0.02

%

 

0.02

%

 

-0.01

%

 

0.01

%

Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of loans

 

0.23

%

 

0.17

%

 

0.18

%

 

0.17

%

 

0.20

%

FTE headcount

 

3,679

 

 

3,627

 

 

3,607

 

 

3,594

 

 

3,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of operating revenue and operating pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP measure) (te) (d)

 

Net interest income

$

284,994

 

$

295,501

 

$

280,307

 

$

245,732

 

$

228,463

 

Noninterest income

 

80,330

 

 

77,064

 

 

85,337

 

 

85,653

 

 

83,432

 

Total revenue

 

365,324

 

 

372,565

 

 

365,644

 

 

331,385

 

 

311,895

 

Taxable equivalent adjustment

 

2,584

 

 

2,615

 

 

2,603

 

 

2,585

 

 

2,545

 

Nonoperating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue (te)

$

367,908

 

$

375,180

 

$

368,247

 

$

333,970

 

$

314,440

 

Noninterest expense

 

(200,884

)

 

(190,154

)

 

(193,502

)

 

(187,097

)

 

(179,939

)

Nonoperating expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating pre-provision net revenue (te)

$

167,024

 

$

185,026

 

$

174,745

 

$

146,873

 

$

134,501

 

 

(a)
For analytical purposes, management adjusts interest income and net interest income for tax-exempt items to a taxable equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
(b)
The tangible common equity ratio is common stockholders’ equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.
(c)
The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and nonoperating items.
(d)
Refer to the non-GAAP financial measures section of this analysis for a discussion of these measures.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

Net interest income (te) for the first quarter of 2023 was $287.6 million, down $10.5 million, or 4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and up $56.6 million, or 24%, from the first quarter of 2022.

The decrease in net interest income (te) compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 is largely attributable to two fewer accrual days and an increase in interest expense on deposits, resulting from both an increase in average balances and a shift in the mix to higher cost products, as well as increased short-term borrowings, both of which outpaced earning asset growth.

The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2023 was 3.55%, down 13 bps from 3.68% in the fourth quarter of 2022. The decline in the net interest margin from the prior quarter was also largely driven by a change in the funding mix, with increases of $868 million in average interest-bearing deposits and $523 million in average short-term borrowings, mainly in FHLB advances. The increase in average interest-bearing deposits is primarily attributable to the $841 million increase in average time deposits, largely the result of growth driven by promotional rate offerings and, to a lesser degree, the addition of brokered deposits that were added late in the quarter. The change in funding mix resulted in a 46 bp increase in the cost of funds, which was partially offset by a 34 bp increase in the average earning asset yield. The yield on average earning assets was favorably impacted by increases of $363 million in average loans and $211 million in average short-term investments in a rising interest rate environment, partially offset by a decline in average securities of $63 million.

 

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The $56.6 million increase in net interest income (te) compared to the first quarter of 2022 is primarily attributable to a $135.9 million increase in interest income (te), partially offset by a $79.3 million increase in interest expense. The increase in interest income is largely due to the rising interest rate environment, a favorable change in the earning asset mix, and a $5.7 million decrease in premium amortization on the securities portfolio. The favorable change in the average earning asset mix reflects a $2.0 billion increase in loans, $0.4 billion growth in the securities portfolio and a $2.8 billion decrease in short-term investments. The increase in interest income was partially offset by a decline of $5.3 million in PPP loan fee accretion, a $1.5 million decrease in nonaccrual interest recoveries and a $0.7 million decrease in purchase accounting discount accretion. The increase in interest expense was driven by both an 86 bp increase in the cost of total deposits, as interest rate offerings were increased to remain competitive, and a 305 bp increase in the cost of borrowings, primarily attributable to FHLB advances, as low fixed-rate instruments were called and replaced with new instruments at prevailing interest rates.

The net interest margin was up 74 bps compared to the first quarter of 2022 as a result of the rising interest rate environment and a more favorable earning asset mix. Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the yield on earning assets was up 172 bps to 4.63%, while the cost of funds increased 98 bps to 1.08%.

We experienced significant margin widening in 2022 with the rising interest rate environment and our betas, defined as the amount by which deposit or loan costs change in response to movement in short-term interest rate, moved more quickly for loans than deposits. However, in the first quarter of 2023, there was a dramatic shift in deposit betas as pricing became more competitive and customers shifted to the higher cost products. We expect continued net interest margin compression in the second quarter of 2023 as deposit betas are anticipated to continue to increase. The net interest margin could stabilize in the second half of 2023 should deposit betas normalize.

The net interest margin for the month of March 2023 was 3.47%, and declined to 3.24% in April 2023. The margin for the month of April 2023 includes the impact of excess liquidity carried as a cautionary measure, which was largely eliminated in early May 2023. Excluding the impact of the excess liquidity, the net interest margin would have been 3.41% for the month of April.

We expect the net interest margin to improve in May 2023 following the repayment of incremental FHLB borrowings. We expect that net interest margin for the second quarter of 2023 will be down a similar amount as we experienced in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.

 

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

($ in millions)

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

 

Volume

 

 

Interest (d)

 

 

Rate

 

Average earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & real estate loans (te) (a)

 

$

18,322.2

 

 

$

259.1

 

 

 

5.73

%

 

$

18,178.5

 

 

$

240.6

 

 

 

5.52

%

 

$

17,119.3

 

 

$

150.3

 

 

 

3.56

%

Residential mortgage loans

 

 

3,214.4

 

 

 

28.1

 

 

 

3.49

%

 

 

2,968.9

 

 

 

25.6

 

 

 

3.45

%

 

 

2,441.3

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

3.44

%

Consumer loans

 

 

1,549.9

 

 

 

29.2

 

 

 

7.63

%

 

 

1,575.9

 

 

 

27.2

 

 

 

6.86

%

 

 

1,561.4

 

 

 

18.4

 

 

 

4.77

%

Loan fees & late charges

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

0.00

%

Total loans (te) (b)

 

 

23,086.5

 

 

 

316.0

 

 

 

5.54

%

 

 

22,723.3

 

 

 

293.2

 

 

 

5.12

%

 

 

21,122.0

 

 

 

194.1

 

 

 

3.72

%

Loans held for sale

 

 

22.9

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

5.21

%

 

 

24.8

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

4.53

%

 

 

64.3

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

4.36

%

US Treasury and government agency securities

 

 

541.3

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

2.49

%

 

 

500.3

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

397.8

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

1.64

%

Mortgage-backed securities and
   collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

7,668.0

 

 

 

43.3

 

 

 

2.26

%

 

 

7,769.1

 

 

 

42.8

 

 

 

2.20

%

 

 

7,352.5

 

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

1.88

%

Municipals (te)

 

 

904.3

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

2.98

%

 

 

907.5

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

2.97

%

 

 

916.5

 

 

 

6.7

 

 

 

2.93

%

Other securities

 

 

23.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

23.6

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

3.50

%

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

3.31

%

Total securities (te) (c)

 

 

9,137.1

 

 

 

53.6

 

 

 

2.35

%

 

 

9,200.5

 

 

 

52.7

 

 

 

2.29

%

 

 

8,687.8

 

 

 

43.0

 

 

 

1.98

%

Total short-term investments

 

 

507.3

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

4.27

%

 

 

296.1

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

2.88

%

 

 

3,327.8

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.19

%

Total earning assets (te)

 

$

32,753.8

 

 

$

375.2

 

 

 

4.63

%

 

$

32,244.7

 

 

$

348.3

 

 

 

4.29

%

 

$

33,201.9

 

 

$

239.3

 

 

 

2.91

%

Average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits

 

$

10,650.4

 

 

$

27.3

 

 

 

1.04

%

 

$

10,810.7

 

 

$

14.6

 

 

 

0.53

%

 

$

11,423.4

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

 

0.04

%

Time deposits

 

 

2,018.6

 

 

 

13.4

 

 

 

2.70

%

 

 

1,178.0

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

1.09

%

 

 

1,088.5

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.24

%

Public funds

 

 

3,160.7

 

 

 

23.7

 

 

 

3.04

%

 

 

2,973.0

 

 

 

18.2

 

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

3,154.6

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

0.26

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

15,829.7

 

 

 

64.4

 

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

14,961.7

 

 

 

36.0

 

 

 

0.96

%

 

 

15,666.5

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

0.10

%

Repurchase agreements

 

 

445.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.69

%

 

 

520.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.60

%

 

 

587.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.06

%

Other short-term borrowings

 

 

1,652.8

 

 

 

19.3

 

 

 

4.74

%

 

 

1,055.0

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

1,102.4

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

0.49

%

Long-term debt

 

 

242.1

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

5.11

%

 

 

236.7

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

5.21

%

 

 

241.8

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

5.17

%

Total borrowings

 

 

2,340.7

 

 

 

23.2

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

1,812.5

 

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

3.10

%

 

 

1,931.7

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

0.95

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

18,170.4

 

 

 

87.6

 

 

 

1.95

%

 

 

16,774.2

 

 

 

50.2

 

 

 

1.19

%

 

 

17,598.2

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

0.19

%

Net interest-free funding sources

 

 

14,583.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,470.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,603.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of funds

 

$

32,753.8

 

 

$

87.6

 

 

 

1.08

%

 

$

32,244.7

 

 

$

50.2

 

 

 

0.62

%

 

$

33,201.9

 

 

$

8.3

 

 

 

0.10

%

Net interest spread (te)

 

 

 

 

$

287.6

 

 

 

2.67

%

 

 

 

 

$

298.1

 

 

 

3.11

%

 

 

 

 

$

231.0

 

 

 

2.72

%

Net interest margin

 

$

32,753.8

 

 

$

287.6

 

 

 

3.55

%

 

$

32,244.7

 

 

$

298.1

 

 

 

3.68

%

 

$

33,201.9

 

 

$

231.0

 

 

 

2.81

%

 

(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 $0.8 million, $0.8 million, and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, respectively.

Provision for Credit Losses

 

During the first quarter of 2023, we recorded a provision for credit losses of $6.0 million, compared to a provision for credit losses of $2.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a negative provision for credit losses of $22.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. The first quarter of 2023 provision included net charge-offs of $5.7 million and a reserve build of $0.3 million, compared to net charge-offs of $1.0 million and a reserve build of $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and net charge-offs of $0.3 million and a reserve release of $22.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. The modest provision for loan loss in both the first quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2022 is reflective of our relatively stable credit metrics and economic outlook. The reserve release in the first quarter of 2022 was the result of improved overall credit performance and economic indicators, allowing for the release of reserves built in response to the pandemic.

 

Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2023 were $5.7 million, or 0.10% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to net charge-offs of $1.0 million, or 0.02%, in the fourth quarter of 2022, and net charge-offs of $0.3 million, or 0.01%, in the first quarter of 2022. The first quarter of 2023 included net charge-offs of $3.4 million in the commercial portfolio, comprised of various smaller losses and lower recoveries compared to recent quarters, and $2.5 million in the consumer portfolio, partially offset by net recoveries of $0.2 million in the residential mortgage portfolio. The fourth quarter of 2022 included net recoveries of $1.2 million in the commercial portfolio and $0.3 million in the residential mortgage portfolio, partially offset by net charge-offs of $2.4 million in the consumer portfolio. The first quarter of 2022 included net recoveries of $0.8 million in the commercial portfolio and less than $0.1 million in the residential mortgage portfolio, partially offset by net charge-offs of $1.2 million in the consumer portfolio.

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We currently expect to see low to modest charge-offs and provision for credit losses for the remainder of 2023. However, loan growth, portfolio mix, asset quality metrics and future assumptions in economic forecasts will drive the level of credit loss reserves.

The discussion labeled "Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality" that appears later in this Item provides additional information on these changes and on general credit quality.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $80.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, up $3.3 million, or 4%, from the fourth quarter of 2022, and down $3.1 million, or 4%, from the first quarter of 2022. The increase in noninterest income from the fourth quarter of 2022 was largely attributable to increases in investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions and income from derivatives, partially offset by a decrease in service charges on deposit accounts. The decrease in noninterest income from the first quarter of 2022 is largely attributable to declines in secondary mortgage market operations income, service charges on deposit accounts and other income, including derivatives and specialty fees, partially offset by increases in trust fees and investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions.

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

$

20,622

 

 

$

22,222

 

 

$

21,674

 

Trust fees

 

 

16,734

 

 

 

16,496

 

 

 

15,279

 

Bank card and ATM fees

 

 

20,721

 

 

 

20,913

 

 

 

20,396

 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions

 

 

8,867

 

 

 

6,832

 

 

 

7,427

 

Secondary mortgage market operations

 

 

2,168

 

 

 

1,504

 

 

 

3,746

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance

 

 

3,286

 

 

 

3,279

 

 

 

3,545

 

Credit related fees

 

 

2,765

 

 

 

2,643

 

 

 

2,669

 

Income from customer and other derivatives

 

 

583

 

 

 

(554

)

 

 

2,349

 

Securities transactions, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

4,584

 

 

 

3,729

 

 

 

6,434

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

80,330

 

 

$

77,064

 

 

$

83,432

 

Service charges on deposit accounts are composed of overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees, business and corporate account analysis fees, overdraft protection fees and other customer transaction-related charges. Service charges on deposits totaled $20.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, down $1.6 million, or 7%, from the fourth quarter of 2022, and down $1.1 million, or 5%, from the first quarter of 2022. The decrease from the previous quarter is largely attributable to a $2.1 million decrease in consumer overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, largely due to the full quarter's impact of the elimination of certain consumer fees that started December 1, 2022, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in business analysis fees with higher activity and strong sales and balance changes. The decrease from the first quarter of 2022 includes a $1.7 million decrease in consumer overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, also reflecting the elimination of certain consumer fees, which was partially offset by $0.5 million of higher business overdraft fees and $0.3 million of check printing and other consumer service charges.

 

Trust fee income represents revenue generated from a full range of trust services, including asset management and custody services provided to individuals, businesses and institutions. Trust fees totaled $16.7 million, an increase of $0.2 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter and $1.5 million, or 10%, when compared to the same quarter a year ago. The increase from the same quarter last year is largely interest rate driven, as the rising interest rate environment allowed for the resumption of certain fee assessments that are generally waived in a lower interest rate environment.

 

Bank card and ATM fees include interchange and other income from credit and debit card transactions, fees earned from processing card transactions for merchants, and fees earned from ATM transactions. Bank card and ATM fees totaled $20.7 million for the first quarter of 2023, down $0.2 million, or 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2022 and up $0.3 million, or 2%, from the same quarter last year. The decrease from the prior quarter reflects seasonal declines in debit and consumer credit card activity and merchant fees that were largely offset by increases in purchasing card and business card revenue. The increase from the first quarter of 2022 was largely attributable to an increase in commercial credit card fees, which was partially offset by a decline in merchant fees.

 

Investment and annuity fees and insurance commissions, which includes both fees earned from sales of annuity and insurance products, as well as managed account fees, totaled $8.9 million, an increase of $2.0 million, or 30%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1.4 million, or 19%, compared to the same quarter a year ago. The increase compared to the prior quarter includes $0.9

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million of higher annuity sales and fees, $0.5 million of higher managed account fees and investment commissions and fees, and $0.5 million of fees associated with three corporate underwriting deals completed during the current period. The increase compared to the same quarter in the prior year includes higher annuity sales and fees of $1.2 million and $0.5 million of corporate underwriting fees, partially offset by $0.3 million of lower investment fees and commissions.

 

Income from secondary mortgage market operations is comprised of income produced from the origination and sales of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. We offer a full range of mortgage products to our customers and typically sell longer-term fixed-rate loans while retaining the majority of adjustable-rate loans, as well as loans generated through programs to support customer relationships. Income from secondary mortgage market operations was $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, up $0.7 million, or 44%, from the fourth quarter of 2022 and down $1.6 million, or 42%, from the first quarter of 2022. Secondary mortgage market operations income will vary based on application volume and pull through rates. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2022 is primarily attributable to an increase in application volume, as rates have stabilized somewhat, and in the percentage of loans sold in the secondary market. The decline from the first quarter of 2022 is largely attributable to both a decline in application volume, driven by the sharp rise in interest rates that followed a two-year period of very favorable interest rates, and a lower percentage of originated loans sold in the secondary market, as we are retaining a higher volume of mortgage loans in our held for investment portfolio. The level of mortgage applications during the first quarter of 2023 were up 69% compared to the prior quarter and down approximately 35% when compared to the first quarter of 2022. The percentage of mortgage loans sold in the secondary market to total originations (as opposed to those held in our portfolio), was 24% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 15% in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 27% in the first quarter of 2022.

 

Income from bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) is typically generated through insurance benefit proceeds as well as the growth of the cash surrender value of insurance contracts held. Income from BOLI was $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, virtually flat when compared to the prior quarter and down $0.3 million, or 7%, from the first quarter of 2022. The decrease from the first quarter of 2022 reflects small variances in both cash surrender value and mortality gains.

 

Credit-related fees include fees assessed on letters of credit and unused portions of loan commitments. Credit-related fees were $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2023, up $0.1 million, or 5%, from the fourth quarter of 2022 and up $0.1 million, or 4%, from the first quarter of 2022.

 

Income from customer and other derivatives is largely derived from our customer interest rate derivative program and totaled $0.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to a loss of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and income of $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2022. The variances from both comparative periods are primarily attributable to changes in valuation adjustments. Derivative income can be volatile and is dependent upon the composition of the portfolio, volume and mix of sales and termination activity, and market value adjustments due to market interest rate movement.

 

Other miscellaneous income is comprised of various items, including income from small business investment companies (SBIC), FHLB stock dividends and syndication fees. Other miscellaneous income totaled $4.6 million, up $0.9 million, or 23%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and down $1.9 million, or 29%, from to the first quarter of 2022. The increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 was largely driven by an increase of $0.8 million resulting from a loss on sale of assets included in the prior quarter and a $0.4 million increase in dividends on FHLB stock, attributable to the stock purchased in connection with the incremental borrowings we made during the period. The decrease compared to the same quarter last year is primarily attributable to decreases of $0.9 million in SBIC income and $1.1 million from gains on sales of assets, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in dividends on FHLB stock.

 

We expect noninterest income in 2023 to increase 3% to 4% from 2022, inclusive of the estimated $10 million to $11 million decrease in certain consumer nonsufficient funds and overdraft fees.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2023 was $200.9 million, up $10.7 million, or 6%, from the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $20.9 million, or 12%, from the first quarter of 2022. The increase in noninterest expense from the fourth quarter of 2022 was largely driven by increases in other retirement expense, deposit and regulatory fees, data processing expense, and bank share tax, and is also reflective of miscellaneous gains recorded in the fourth quarter. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in personnel expense. The increase when compared to the first quarter of 2022 is largely attributable to increases in personnel expense, data processing expense, other retirement expense, deposit and regulatory fees, franchise taxes and ORE expense. Approximately 54% and 25%, respectively, of the increase in noninterest expense from the quarters ended December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, is attributable to the increases in other retirement expense and deposit and regulatory fees. A more detailed discussion of these and other noninterest expense variances follows.

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Compensation expense

 

$

92,403

 

 

$

99,349

 

 

$

85,993

 

Employee benefits

 

 

22,920

 

 

 

19,798

 

 

 

21,403

 

Personnel expense

 

 

115,323

 

 

 

119,147

 

 

 

107,396

 

Net occupancy expense

 

 

12,206

 

 

 

12,451

 

 

 

11,680

 

Equipment expense

 

 

4,736

 

 

 

4,476

 

 

 

4,867

 

Data processing expense

 

 

28,182

 

 

 

26,766

 

 

 

24,239

 

Professional services expense

 

 

9,131

 

 

 

10,170

 

 

 

7,793

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

3,114

 

 

 

3,271

 

 

 

3,748

 

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees

 

 

5,920

 

 

 

4,050

 

 

 

3,740

 

Other real estate and foreclosed asset expense

 

 

155

 

 

 

(773

)

 

 

(1,764

)

Corporate value, franchise and other non-income taxes

 

 

5,253

 

 

 

3,928

 

 

 

4,248

 

Advertising

 

 

3,256

 

 

 

3,572

 

 

 

3,166

 

Telecommunications and postage

 

 

3,071

 

 

 

2,947

 

 

 

2,925

 

Entertainment and contributions

 

 

2,631

 

 

 

2,704

 

 

 

2,961

 

Tax credit investment amortization

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

1,756

 

 

 

1,004

 

Printing and supplies

 

 

990

 

 

 

903

 

 

 

1,003

 

Travel expense

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

1,314

 

 

 

660

 

Net other retirement expense

 

 

(3,655

)

 

 

(7,570

)

 

 

(6,772

)

Other miscellaneous

 

 

8,124

 

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

9,045

 

Total noninterest expense

 

$

200,884

 

 

$

190,154

 

 

$

179,939

 

 

Personnel expense consists of salaries, incentive compensation, long-term incentives, payroll taxes, and other employee benefits such as 401(k), pension, and insurance for medical, life and disability. Personnel expense totaled $115.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, down $3.8 million, or 3%, compared to the prior quarter and up $7.9 million, or 7%, compared to the same quarter last year. The decrease from the prior quarter was largely attributable to a $6.6 million decrease in incentive-based compensation that was partly offset by a $3.1 million increase in benefit costs, including retirement and insurance benefits. The increase from the same quarter last year is attributable to higher salaries resulting from annual merit increases, an increase in headcount and increases of $1.5 million in benefit costs.

Occupancy and equipment expenses are primarily composed of lease expenses, depreciation, maintenance and repairs, rent, taxes, and other equipment expenses. Occupancy and equipment expenses totaled $16.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, virtually flat compared to the prior quarter, and up $0.4 million, or 2%, from the same quarter last year.

Data processing expense includes expenses related to third party technology processing and servicing costs, technology project costs and fees associated with bank card and ATM transactions. Data processing expense was $28.2 million for the first quarter of 2023, up $1.4 million, or 5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $3.9 million, or 16%, compared to the first quarter of 2022. The increases from both the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2022 are primarily attributable to costs associated with the implementation of technology enhancement projects.

Professional services expense for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $9.1 million, down $1.0 million, or 10%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $1.3 million, or 17%, from the first quarter of 2022. The variance compared to the prior quarter includes declines in legal, audit and consulting fees, where the variance to the same quarter last year is the result of higher consulting costs. Professional service expense may vary from period to period, generally related to consulting and legal needs.

Deposit insurance and regulatory fees totaled $5.9 million, up $1.9 million, or 46%, from the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $2.2 million, or 58%, from the first quarter of 2022. The increases from both comparative periods are primarily attributable to the two-basis point increase in the FDIC assessment effective for the first quarterly assessment period of 2023. The increase compared to prior year also includes a higher risk based assessment rate. The increased assessment is expected to remain in effect until the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio to insured deposits meets the FDIC’s long-term goal for reserve ratios of the deposit insurance fund. The Company may also be subject to a special assessment related to the protection of uninsured depositors under the Systemic Risk Exception in the March 2023 financial institution failures. Federal law requires that any losses to the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund related to this action be repaid by a special assessment on banks. The impact of this assessment to the Company is not yet known.

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Other real estate and foreclosed assets expense totaled $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to net gains of $0.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. The level of expense in the current period reflects a somewhat typical level of expense of maintaining the ORE portfolio; the unfavorable variances from both comparative periods is attributable to the fact that gains on the sales of assets outpaced the cost of maintaining the ORE portfolio in the two comparative periods. Gains or losses on the sale of other real estate and foreclosed assets may occur periodically and are dependent on the number and type of assets for sale and current market conditions.

Corporate value, franchise and other non-income tax expense for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $5.3 million, up $1.3 million, or 34%, from the prior quarter and up $1.0 million, or 24%, compared to the same quarter last year. The increases from both comparative periods are largely attributable to an increase in bank share tax. The calculation of bank share tax is based on multiple variables, including average quarterly assets, earnings and stockholders’ equity to determine the taxable assessment value that is either one or two years in arrears depending on the taxing jurisdiction.

 

Business development-related expenses (including advertising, travel, entertainment and contributions) totaled $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, down $0.7 million, or 9%, from the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $0.1 million, or 2%, from the first quarter of 2022. The timing and level of business development expense can vary based on business needs and promotional campaigns.

All other expenses, excluding amortization of intangibles, totaled $9.9 million for the first quarter of 2023, up $10.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2022, and up $2.7 million, or 38%, from the first quarter of 2022. The variances from both comparative periods are partly attributable to an increase in pension-related other retirement expense that is largely driven by an increase in the discount rate and other actuarial assumptions for the current plan year. The increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 was also influenced by miscellaneous gains recorded in the fourth quarter.

We expect noninterest expense for the year 2023 to increase 6% to 7% from 2022. The anticipated year-over-year increase includes increases in retirement (pension) expense and the FDIC assessment as described above. Excluding these items, noninterest expense is expected to increase 4% to 5%.

 

 

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Income Taxes

 

The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2023 was approximately 20.2% compared to 20.1% in both the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2022. Based on the current forecast, management expects the effective income tax rate to be approximately 21% in 2023.

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 bank-owned life insurance 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 we serve and are directed at tax credits issued under the Federal and State New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) programs, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) programs, as well as pre-2018 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (“QZAB”) and Qualified School Construction Bonds (“QSCB”). These investments generate tax credits, which reduce current and future taxes and are recognized when earned as a benefit in the provision for income taxes.

We have invested in NMTC projects through investments in our own Community Development Entities (“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. We have also invested in affordable housing projects that generate federal LIHTC tax credits that are recognized over a ten-year period, beginning in the year the rental activity begins. The amortization of the LIHTC investment cost is recognized as a component of income tax expense in proportion to the tax credits recognized over the ten-year credit period.

Based on tax credit investments that have been made to date in 2023, we expect to realize benefits from federal and state tax credits over the next three years totaling $11.7 million, $9.1 million and $7.7 million in 2024, 2025 and 2026, 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.

 

In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA of 2022) was signed into law to address inflation, healthcare costs, climate change and renewal energy incentives, among other things. Included in the IRA of 2022 are provisions for the creation of a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax rate (CAMT) that is effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2023 for corporations with an average annual adjusted financial statement income in excess of $1 billion. Based on information available to date, we do not anticipate our consolidated corporate group to be subject to the 15% CAMT, absent any further changes in law.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity

Liquidity management ensures 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. As part of the overall asset and liability management process, liquidity management strategies and measurements have been developed to manage and monitor liquidity risk. The Company had access to sufficient liquidity at March 31, 2023, summarized as follows:

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

($ in thousands)

 

Total
Available

 

 

Amount
Used

 

 

Net
Availability

 

Available Sources of Funding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free securities

 

$

2,261,893

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,261,893

 

External Sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (a)

 

 

6,587,916

 

 

 

3,200,034

 

 

 

3,387,882

 

Federal Reserve Bank

 

 

4,903,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,903,911

 

Brokered deposits

 

 

4,441,961

 

 

 

572,501

 

 

 

3,869,460

 

Other

 

 

1,369,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,369,000

 

Total Available Sources of Funding

 

$

19,564,681

 

 

$

3,772,535

 

 

$

15,792,146

 

Cash and other interest-bearing bank deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,882,521

 

Total Liquidity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,674,667

 

(a) Amount used includes funded advances and letters of credit.

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The recent failures of three major regional U.S. banks that included large-scale deposit runs has brought the subject of bank liquidity into high focus, particularly in relation to an institution's asset and liability composition. At present, the FDIC guarantees a depositor coverage of cash on deposit of up to $250,000 per institution. Dampened depositor confidence over a financial institution's ability to protect deposit balances in excess of the federally insured limit is thought to pose a higher likelihood of a deposit run, and, in turn, the risk that the institution may have insufficient liquidity to meet the demand. At March 31, 2023, our available on and off-balance sheet liquidity of $18.7 billion is well in excess of our estimated uninsured, noncollateralized deposits of approximately $10.7 billion.

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 of 20% or greater. As shown in the table below, our ratio of free securities to total securities was 28.45% at March 31, 2023, compared to 41.59% at December 31, 2022. Securities and FHLB letters of credit are pledged as collateral related to public funds and repurchase agreements. The decline in the ratio of free securities to total securities from December 31, 2022 is the result of pledging additional securities to the Federal Reserve Bank done as a cautionary measure to increase borrowing capacity under its discount window.

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

Liquidity Metrics

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

2022

 

2022

 

2022

 

Free securities / total securities

 

 

28.45

%

 

 

41.59

%

 

49.79

%

 

52.61

%

 

50.63

%

Core deposits / total deposits

 

 

94.83

%

 

 

98.12

%

 

98.93

%

 

99.00

%

 

98.94

%

Wholesale funds / core deposits

 

 

15.43

%

 

 

7.43

%

 

6.23

%

 

2.97

%

 

6.21

%

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

 

 

80.18

%

 

 

78.86

%

 

75.87

%

 

72.24

%

 

70.34

%

The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity mainly through the ability to use cash sourced from customers’ interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit accounts. At March 31, 2023, deposits totaled $29.6 billion, an increase of $542.7 million, or 2%, from December 31, 2022. The net increase was primarily due to the $567.6 million increase in brokered deposits and a $233.7 million increase in core client deposits, partially offset by a $258.6 million seasonal outflows of public funds deposits. Brokered deposits totaled $572.5 million as of March 31, 2023, compared to $4.9 million at December 31, 2022 and $14.2 million at March 31, 2022. Following the recent events impacting the financial services industry, as a cautionary measure, we added $568 million of brokered certificates of deposit to increase on-balance sheet liquidity. These instruments mature in December 2023 and bear interest plus fees of 5.45% per annum. The use of brokered deposits as a funding source is subject to certain policies regarding the amount, term and interest rate.

Core deposits consist of total deposits excluding certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more and brokered deposits. Core deposits totaled $28.1 billion at March 31, 2023, down $441.1 million, or 2%, compared to December 31, 2022. The decline in core deposits reflects the shift of deposits into certificates of deposits of $250,000 or more, up $416.2 million, largely due to attractive interest rates offered during the quarter. The ratio of core deposits to total deposits was 94.83% at March 31, 2023, compared to 98.12% at December 31, 2022 and 98.94% at March 31, 2022.

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 March 31, 2023, the Bank had borrowings of $3.1 billion and approximately $3.4 billion available under this line. The unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve’s discount window is approximately $4.9 billion. There were no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Reserve at any date during any period covered by this report. In response to the March 2023 bank failures and resulting liquidity concerns, the Federal Reserve established a Bank Term Funding Program, available to eligible depository institutions to provide an additional source of liquidity secured by U.S. Treasury and government agency and mortgage-backed securities, and other qualifying assets at par. As a cautionary measure, the Bank registered for the program at its inception, but has not, and does not intend to borrow under this program.

Wholesale funds, which are comprised of short-term borrowings, long-term debt and brokered deposits were 15.43% of core deposits at March 31, 2023, compared to 7.43% at December 31, 2022 and 6.21% at March 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, wholesale funds totaled $4.3 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion, or 105%, from December 31, 2022 and $2.5 billion, or 131%, from March 31, 2022. The linked-quarter and year over year increases were primarily due to a net increase in FHLB advances and the brokered deposits added during the first quarter of 2023. The increase in wholesale funds were part of a cautionary strategy to hold excess available funds should we see significant shifts in deposit activity. At March 31, 2023, the Company held $2.2 billion in interest-bearing bank deposits with the Federal Reserve. The Company has established an internal target for wholesale funds to be less than 25% of core deposits.

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Another 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 first quarter of 2023 was 80.18%, compared to 78.86% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 70.34% for the first quarter of 2022. Management has an established target range for the loan-to-deposit ratio of 87% to 89%, but will operate outside that range under certain circumstances, such as those caused by the pandemic where deposits became elevated.

Cash generated from operations is another important source of funds to meet liquidity needs. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in Part I, Item 1 of this document present operating cash flows and summarize all significant sources and uses of funds during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

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 ongoing cash or liquid asset needs, consisting primarily of common stockholder dividends, debt service requirements, and any expected share repurchase or early extinguishment of debt. The Parent may operate below the target level on a temporary basis if a return to the target can be achieved in the near-term, generally not to exceed four quarters. The Parent had cash and liquid assets of $152.1 million at March 31, 2023.

Since quarter end, we have experienced minimal and expected seasonal core client deposit outflows, which were down $376 million, or approximately 1%, at April 30, 2023 when compared to March 31, 2023. In addition, in early May, we repaid approximately $1.4 billion of FHLB borrowings, including the incremental borrowings drawn during the first quarter as a cautionary measure, to return to a more typical overall liquidity level.

Capital Resources

Stockholders’ equity totaled $3.5 billion at March 31, 2023, up $188.6 million from December 31, 2022. The increase is attributable to net income of $126.5 million, other comprehensive income of $84.7 million, net of tax, primarily attributable to fair value adjustments on securities available for sale and cash flow hedges, and $3.8 million of long-term incentive plan and dividend reinvestment activity. These factors were partially offset by dividends of $26.4 million.

The tangible common equity (TCE) ratio was 7.16% at March 31, 2023, compared to 7.09% at December 31, 2022. The increase is largely attributable to net income and other comprehensive income that resulted from fair value adjustments on the available for sale securities portfolio and cash flow hedges, and long term incentive plan and dividend reinvestments, partially offset by the impact of an increase in tangible assets, and dividends. The excess liquidity at March 31, 2023 negatively impacted the TCE ratio by 36 bps.

The regulatory capital ratios of the Company and the Bank at March 31, 2023 remained well in excess of current regulatory minimum requirements, including capital conservation buffers, by at least $592 million. The Company and the Bank have been categorized as “well-capitalized” in the most recent notices received from our regulators. Refer to the Supervision and Regulation section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 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. The capital ratios reflect the election to use the CECL five-year transition rule that allowed for the option to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital (0% in 2020 and 2021), followed by a three-year transition (25% in 2022, 50% in 2023, 75% in 2024, and 100% thereafter). The two-year delay includes the full impact of January 1, 2020 cumulative effect impact plus an estimated impact of CECL calculated quarterly as 25% of the current ACL over the January 1, 2020 balance (modified transition amount). The modified transition amount was recalculated each quarter in 2020 and 2021, with the December 31,

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2021 impact of $24.9 million plus day one impact of $44.1 million (net of tax) carrying through the remaining three years of the transition, as adjusted by the applicable transition percentage.

 

 

Well-

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Total capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

10.00

%

 

 

13.21

%

 

 

12.97

%

 

 

12.67

%

 

 

12.70

%

 

 

12.82

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

10.00

%

 

 

12.54

%

 

 

12.39

%

 

 

12.16

%

 

 

12.28

%

 

 

12.33

%

Tier 1 common equity capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

11.60

%

 

 

11.41

%

 

 

11.10

%

 

 

11.08

%

 

 

11.12

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

11.52

%

 

 

11.43

%

 

 

11.20

%

 

 

11.28

%

 

 

11.27

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

11.60

%

 

 

11.41

%

 

 

11.10

%

 

 

11.08

%

 

 

11.12

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

11.52

%

 

 

11.43

%

 

 

11.20

%

 

 

11.28

%

 

 

11.27

%

Tier 1 leverage capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hancock Whitney Corporation

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

9.63

%

 

 

9.53

%

 

 

9.27

%

 

 

8.68

%

 

 

8.38

%

Hancock Whitney Bank

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

9.57

%

 

 

9.54

%

 

 

9.35

%

 

 

8.83

%

 

 

8.49

%

We regularly perform stress analysis on our capital levels. One such scenario included the hypothetical impact of including accumulated other comprehensive losses on market valuations of available for sale securities and cash flow hedges in regulatory capital and a further stress scenario that included both those losses plus losses on the held to maturity investment portfolio in regulatory capital. We estimate that our regulatory capital ratios would remain in excess of the well-capitalized minimums under both of these stress scenarios at March 31, 2023.

 

On January 26, 2023, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 4,297,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (approximately 5% of the shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022). The authorization is set to expire on December 31, 2024. The shares may be repurchased in the open market, by block purchase, through accelerated share repurchase plans, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in one or more transactions, from time to time, depending upon market conditions and other factors, and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under this program and the repurchase authorization may be terminated or amended by the Board at any time prior to the expiration date. No shares have been repurchased under this program.

 

On January 26, 2023, our board of directors declared an 11% increase in the regular first quarter cash dividend from $0.27 per share to $0.30 per share. The quarterly common stock cash dividend was paid on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 6, 2023. The Company has paid uninterrupted dividends to its shareholders since 1967.

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 signed into law during in August 2022 includes a provision for an excise tax equal to 1% of the fair market value of any stock repurchased by covered corporations during a taxable year, subject to certain limits and provisions. The excise tax is effective beginning in fiscal year 2023. While we may complete transactions subject to the new excise tax, we do not expect a material impact to our statement of condition or results of operations.

 

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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Short-Term Investments

Short-term assets are held to ensure funds are available to meet the cash flow needs of both borrowers and depositors. Short-term investments, including interest-bearing bank deposits and federal funds sold, were $2.3 billion at March 31, 2023, up $2.0 billion from December 31, 2022. Average short-term investments of $0.5 billion for the first quarter of 2023 were up $0.2 billion compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. Typically, these balances will change on a daily basis depending upon movement in customer loan and deposit accounts. The increase in short-term investments was largely funded through the addition of $568 million of short-term brokered certificates of deposit and $1.2 billion in incremental FHLB advances funded in March of 2023 as a cautionary measure to provide additional on-balance sheet liquidity in response to the disruption in the financial services industry caused by the bank failures.

Securities

The purpose of the securities portfolio is to increase profitability, mitigate interest rate risk, provide liquidity and comply with regulatory pledging requirements. Our securities portfolio includes securities categorized as available for sale and held to maturity. Available for sale securities are carried at fair value and may be sold prior to maturity. Unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities, net of deferred taxes, are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in stockholders' equity.

Investment in securities totaled $8.4 billion at March 31, 2023, down slightly from December 31, 2022. The decrease from December 31, 2022 is attributable to net payoffs and paydowns, part of a strategic decision to allow cash inflows from the securities portfolio to fund loan growth. The resulting decrease was partially offset by an $81.0 million favorable market valuation adjustment on the available for sale portfolio.

At March 31, 2023, securities available for sale totaled $5.6 billion and securities held to maturity totaled $2.8 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 effective duration generally between two and five and a half years. At March 31, 2023, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 6.08 years with an effective duration of 4.84 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.31%. Under an immediate, parallel rate shock of 100 bps and 200 bps, the effective durations would be 4.80 and 4.75 years, respectively. At December 31, 2022, the average expected maturity of the portfolio was 6.02 years with an effective duration of 4.87 years and a nominal weighted-average yield of 2.27%. The changes in expected maturity, effective duration, and nominal weighted-average yield were largely the result of maturities, paydowns and the impact from the termination of fair value hedges on available for sale securities. At March 31, 2023, approximately $560 million of our available for sale securities are hedged with $514 million in fair value hedges in order to provide protection and flexibility to reposition and/or reprice the portfolio in a rising interest rate environment, effectively reducing the duration (market price risk) on the hedged securities. Our strategy in the near term will be to utilize the securities portfolio cash flow to fund loan growth and monitor our hedge positions to adjust interest rate sensitivity.

At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the securities portfolio for credit loss. Based on our assessments, expected credit loss was not material for any period presented, and therefore no allowance for credit loss was recorded.

 

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Loans

Total loans at March 31, 2023 were $23.4 billion, up $290.5 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2022. New loans and fewer paydowns contributed to the growth, with income-producing commercial real estate and residential mortgage as the main drivers.

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

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Total loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

10,013,482

 

 

$

10,146,453

 

 

$

9,905,427

 

 

$

9,645,092

 

 

$

9,584,480

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

3,050,748

 

 

 

3,033,058

 

 

 

3,033,133

 

 

 

2,964,474

 

 

 

2,868,233

 

Total commercial and industrial

 

 

13,064,230

 

 

 

13,179,511

 

 

 

12,938,560

 

 

 

12,609,566

 

 

 

12,452,713

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

3,758,455

 

 

 

3,560,991

 

 

 

3,686,540

 

 

 

3,641,243

 

 

 

3,563,299

 

Construction and land development

 

 

1,726,916

 

 

 

1,703,592

 

 

 

1,541,257

 

 

 

1,408,727

 

 

 

1,286,655

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

3,329,793

 

 

 

3,092,605

 

 

 

2,843,723

 

 

 

2,615,807

 

 

 

2,462,900

 

Consumer

 

 

1,525,129

 

 

 

1,577,347

 

 

 

1,575,505

 

 

 

1,570,725

 

 

 

1,557,774

 

Total loans

 

$

23,404,523

 

 

$

23,114,046

 

 

$

22,585,585

 

 

$

21,846,068

 

 

$

21,323,341

 

Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) loans, including both non-real estate and owner occupied real estate secured loans, totaled approximately $13.1 billion, or 56% of the total loan portfolio, at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $115.3 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2022, as payoffs and paydowns outpaced originations.

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 March 31, 2023 totaled approximately $2.7 billion, or 12% of total loans, a decrease of $9 million from December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, approximately $459 million of our shared national credits were with healthcare-related customers, with the remainder in commercial real estate and other diverse industries.

Our loan portfolio is well diversified by product, client, and geography throughout our footprint. Nevertheless, we may be exposed to certain concentrations of credit risk which exist in relation to different borrowers or groups of borrowers, specific types of collateral, industries, loan products, or regions. The following table provides detail of the more significant industry concentrations for our commercial and industrial loan portfolio, which is based on NAICS codes for all industries, with the exceptions of energy, which is based on the borrower’s source of revenue (i.e. a manufacturer whose income is derived from energy-related business is reported as energy).

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health care and social assistance

 

$

1,398,300

 

 

 

10

%

 

$

1,407,960

 

 

 

11

%

 

$

1,420,861

 

 

 

11

%

 

$

1,296,666

 

 

 

11

%

 

$

1,205,237

 

 

 

10

%

Real estate and rental and leasing

 

 

1,368,460

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

1,520,955

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

1,483,937

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

1,460,694

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

1,369,518

 

 

 

11

%

Retail trade

 

 

1,238,090

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,218,784

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,162,095

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,136,244

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,119,969

 

 

 

9

%

Manufacturing

 

 

1,149,578

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,145,947

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,123,087

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

1,046,900

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,007,612

 

 

 

8

%

Construction

 

 

1,025,582

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,034,860

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,021,365

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,047,686

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,075,497

 

 

 

9

%

Wholesale trade

 

 

999,258

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

997,930

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

1,001,960

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

999,589

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

868,886

 

 

 

7

%

Finance and insurance

 

 

914,033

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

966,683

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

981,823

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

914,570

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

915,851

 

 

 

7

%

Transportation and warehousing

 

 

852,153

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

872,234

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

856,599

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

837,701

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

785,411

 

 

 

6

%

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 

 

732,068

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

706,430

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

696,855

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

653,555

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

689,148

 

 

 

6

%

Accommodation, food services and entertainment

 

 

677,488

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

637,942

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

669,063

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

702,313

 

 

 

6

%

 

 

726,077

 

 

 

6

%

Public administration

 

 

507,291

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

542,698

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

556,938

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

570,069

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

589,503

 

 

 

5

%

Information

 

 

407,754

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

386,568

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

332,230

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

315,071

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

296,989

 

 

 

2

%

Other services (except public administration)

 

 

387,396

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

396,629

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

405,724

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

403,874

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

412,609

 

 

 

3

%

Admin, Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation Services

 

 

326,667

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

314,921

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

244,399

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

262,326

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

249,090

 

 

 

2

%

Educational services

 

 

282,488

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

298,126

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

268,392

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

280,377

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

286,992

 

 

 

2

%

Energy

 

 

227,171

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

242,076

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

246,344

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

246,961

 

 

 

2

%

 

 

249,235

 

 

 

2

%

Other

 

 

570,453

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

488,768

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

466,888

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

434,970

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

605,089

 

 

 

5

%

Total commercial & industrial loans

 

$

13,064,230

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

13,179,511

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

12,938,560

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

12,609,566

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

12,452,713

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

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Commercial real estate – income producing loans totaled approximately $3.8 billion at March 31, 2023, an increase of $197 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2022. Construction and land development loans totaled approximately $1.7 billion at March 31, 2023, an increase of $23 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2022. The increase in the commercial real estate – income producing loans was largely the result of completed construction projects moving to permanent financing, with the shift from construction largely offset by continued funding on existing lines. We are continuing to limit our growth in income producing real estate with a focus on resilient projects given the current economic environment. The following table details the end-of-period aggregated commercial real estate – income producing and construction loan balances by property type. Loans reflected in 1-4 family residential construction include both loans to construction builders as well as single family borrowers.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 and construction loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily

 

$

1,017,351

 

 

 

19

%

 

$

870,869

 

 

 

17

%

 

$

872,944

 

 

 

17

%

 

$

776,723

 

 

 

15

%

 

$

695,090

 

 

 

14

%

Healthcare related properties

 

 

865,414

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

854,563

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

851,998

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

879,474

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

815,090

 

 

 

17

%

Retail

 

 

802,220

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

811,990

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

803,300

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

780,454

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

793,126

 

 

 

17

%

Industrial

 

 

677,907

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

613,149

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

602,739

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

573,993

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

568,886

 

 

 

12

%

Office

 

 

561,248

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

569,452

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

585,614

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

569,055

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

554,005

 

 

 

11

%

1-4 family residential construction

 

 

623,293

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

602,867

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

588,122

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

548,286

 

 

 

11

%

 

 

516,580

 

 

 

11

%

Hotel/motel and restaurants

 

 

475,377

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

485,865

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

453,847

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

448,949

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

441,285

 

 

 

9

%

Other land loans

 

 

219,192

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

213,159

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

222,723

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

221,905

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

214,446

 

 

 

4

%

Other

 

 

243,369

 

 

 

4

%

 

 

242,669

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

246,510

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

251,131

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

251,446

 

 

 

5

%

Total commercial real estate - income producing and construction loans

 

$

5,485,371

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

5,264,583

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

5,227,797

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

5,049,970

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

4,849,954

 

 

 

100

%

 

Our residential mortgages loan portfolio totaled $3.3 billion at March 31, 2023, up $237 million, or 8%, from December 31, 2022. Growth in residential mortgage includes a combination of completed construction loans converting to permanent financing as well new loan growth.

The consumer loan portfolio totaled $1.5 billion at March 31, 2023, down $52 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2022. Changes in the consumer loan portfolio balance include the impact of our exit from the indirect automobile lending market, where the existing portfolio is in run-off.

Management expects the 2023 loan growth percentage to be in the range of low to mid-single digits from the December 31, 2022 balance of $23.1 billion.

 

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Allowance for Credit Losses and Asset Quality

The Company's allowance for credit losses was $341.4 million at March 31, 2023, up slightly from $341.1 million at December 31, 2022.

The $0.3 million linked-quarter increase in the allowance for credit losses is attributable to $5.7 million of net charge-offs and a provision for credit losses of $6.0 million, reflective of loan growth and a relatively consistent credit loss outlook on the portfolio as a whole. Uncertainty related to inflationary pressure and the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy continues to result in an elevated reserve relative to pre-pandemic levels. After considering the variables underlying each of the Moody's economic scenarios, management weighed the baseline scenario at 40%, the downside S-2 mild recessionary scenario at 50% and the downside moderate recessionary scenario at 10% in the computation of the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2023. Each of the scenarios utilized have varying degrees of severity and duration of inflationary pressure, including volatility in commodities prices stemming from geopolitical unrest, the consequences of the Federal Reserve's actions with regard to monetary policy, and the ultimate effects of recent disruption in the financial services industry on credit trends. Refer to the Economic Outlook section of this discussion and analysis for further information on the Moody’s scenarios and our weighting assumptions.

 

In the first quarter of 2023, the provision for credit losses included a reserve build of $0.3 million, compared to $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Our allowance for credit loss coverage to total loans was 1.46% at March 31, 2023, compared to 1.48% at December 31, 2022, with the modest change reflecting the impact of loan growth with relatively stable asset quality metrics.

The allowance for credit losses on the commercial portfolio was relatively unchanged at $278.0 million, or 1.50% of that portfolio, at March 31, 2023, compared to the December 31, 2022 allowance of $279.0 million, or 1.51%, primarily due to stable credit performance. Our residential mortgage allowance for credit loss increased modestly to $34.6 million, 1.04% of that portfolio at March 31, 2023, compared to $32.5 million, or 1.05%, at December 31, 2022, due largely to growth in the portfolio. Our allowance for credit losses on the consumer portfolio was $28.8 million, or 1.89% at March 31, 2023, compared to $29.6 million, or 1.88%, at December 31, 2022.

Criticized commercial loans totaled $295.5 million at March 31, 2023, down $6.4 million, or 2%, from $301.9 million at December 31, 2022. The decrease in criticized commercial loans is the result of net activity where payoffs, paydowns, upgrades, and charge-offs exceeded downgraded credits during the first quarter. 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. The Company routinely assesses the ratings of loans in its portfolio through an established and comprehensive portfolio management process. In addition, the Company often reviews portfolios of loans to determine if there are areas of risk not specifically identified in its loan by loan approach. Criticized commercial loans comprised 1.59% of that portfolio at March 31, 2023, down from 1.64% at December 31, 2022 and remain near historically low levels. Our criticized commercial loans at March 31, 2022 are diversified across many industries, with the largest concentrations being construction, totaling $77.2 million; manufacturing, totaling $40.0 million; energy support services, totaling $31.3 million; and wholesale trade, totaling $30.7 million. Commercial loans risk rated pass-watch totaled $456.0 million at March 31, 2023, virtually unchanged when compared to December 31, 2022. The pass-watch risk rating includes credits with negative performance trends that reflect sufficient risk to cause concern, but have not risen to the level of criticized.

 

Net charge-offs were $5.7 million, or 0.10% of average total loans on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $1.0 million, or 0.02% of average total loans in the fourth quarter of 2022, and $0.3 million, or 0.01% of average total loans in the first quarter of 2022. Our commercial portfolio had net charge-offs of $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2023, and net recoveries of $1.2 million and $0.8 million in the fourth and first quarters of 2022, respectively. Our residential mortgage portfolio had net recoveries of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, and $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million in the fourth and first quarters of 2022, respectively. Consumer net charge-offs were $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2023, $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2022. Charge-off metrics, while up compared to prior periods, remains relatively modest.

 

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

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period

 

$

307,789

 

 

$

306,116

 

 

$

342,065

 

Loans charged-off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

4,528

 

 

 

1,271

 

 

 

2,659

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

 

4,528

 

 

 

1,273

 

 

 

2,659

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

4

 

Construction and land development

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total commercial

 

 

4,589

 

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

2,663

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

20

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

42

 

Consumer

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

 

2,680

 

Total charge-offs

 

 

7,972

 

 

 

4,643

 

 

 

5,385

 

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

1,033

 

 

 

2,352

 

 

 

2,142

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

195

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

389

 

Total commercial & industrial

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

2,531

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

878

 

Construction and land development

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

68

 

Total commercial

 

 

1,234

 

 

 

2,481

 

 

 

3,477

 

Residential mortgages

 

 

181

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

61

 

Consumer

 

 

838

 

 

 

903

 

 

 

1,528

 

Total recoveries

 

 

2,253

 

 

 

3,670

 

 

 

5,066

 

Total net charge-offs

 

 

5,719

 

 

 

973

 

 

 

319

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

7,315

 

 

 

2,646

 

 

 

(23,903

)

Allowance for loan losses at end of period

 

$

309,385

 

 

$

307,789

 

 

$

317,843

 

Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments at beginning of period

 

$

33,309

 

 

$

33,468

 

 

$

29,334

 

Provision for losses on unfunded lending commitments

 

 

(1,295

)

 

 

(159

)

 

 

1,376

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments at end of period

 

$

32,014

 

 

$

33,309

 

 

$

30,710

 

Total Allowance for Credit Losses

 

$

341,399

 

 

$

341,098

 

 

$

348,553

 

Total Provision for Credit Losses

 

$

6,020

 

 

$

2,487

 

 

$

(22,527

)

Coverage Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans

 

 

1.32

%

 

 

1.33

%

 

 

1.49

%

Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.48

%

 

 

1.63

%

Charge-offs ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.08

%

 

 

0.10

%

Recoveries to average loans

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.10

%

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.01

%

Net Charge-offs to average loans by portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non real estate

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

0.02

%

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

(0.03

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.06

)%

Total commercial & industrial

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

0.00

%

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

(0.10

)%

Construction and land development

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

(0.00

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

Total commercial

 

 

0.07

%

 

 

(0.03

)%

 

 

(0.02

)%

Residential mortgages

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

(0.03

)%

 

 

(0.00

)%

Consumer

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

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The following table sets forth for the periods indicated nonaccrual loans and loans modified or restructured, by type, and foreclosed and surplus ORE and other foreclosed assets. The table also includes loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

12,378

 

 

$

3,078

 

 

$

3,563

 

 

$

3,600

 

 

$

4,065

 

Commercial non-real estate - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

924

 

 

 

942

 

 

 

965

 

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

1,247

 

Total commercial non-real estate

 

 

13,302

 

 

 

4,020

 

 

 

4,528

 

 

 

4,830

 

 

 

5,312

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

1,709

 

 

 

1,233

 

 

 

2,009

 

 

 

2,165

 

 

 

2,514

 

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

684

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

235

 

Total commercial real estate - owner-occupied

 

 

2,393

 

 

 

1,461

 

 

 

2,237

 

 

 

2,393

 

 

 

2,749

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1,501

 

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

1,814

 

 

 

1,842

 

 

 

1,880

 

Commercial real estate - income producing - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

76

 

Total commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

1,501

 

 

 

1,240

 

 

 

1,883

 

 

 

1,916

 

 

 

1,956

 

Construction and land development

 

 

340

 

 

 

306

 

 

 

349

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

578

 

Construction and land development - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

Total construction and land development

 

 

340

 

 

 

309

 

 

 

353

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

584

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

30,110

 

 

 

23,946

 

 

 

22,753

 

 

 

18,649

 

 

 

20,709

 

Residential mortgage - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

 

 

 

1,323

 

 

 

1,530

 

 

 

1,713

 

 

 

2,036

 

Total residential mortgage

 

 

30,110

 

 

 

25,269

 

 

 

24,283

 

 

 

20,362

 

 

 

22,745

 

Consumer

 

 

6,698

 

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

6,476

 

 

 

7,885

 

 

 

9,093

 

Consumer - modified/restructured (a)

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total consumer

 

 

6,698

 

 

 

6,692

 

 

 

6,523

 

 

 

7,885

 

 

 

9,093

 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

$

54,344

 

 

$

38,991

 

 

$

39,807

 

 

$

38,066

 

 

$

42,439

 

ORE and foreclosed assets

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

2,017

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

 

3,467

 

 

 

6,345

 

Total nonaccrual loans and ORE and foreclosed assets

 

$

56,320

 

 

$

41,008

 

 

$

41,892

 

 

$

41,533

 

 

$

48,784

 

Modified/Restructured loans - still accruing (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

$

10

 

 

$

307

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

329

 

 

$

494

 

Commercial real estate - owner occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate - income producing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

114

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

117

 

Residential mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

1,018

 

 

 

1,016

 

 

 

1,142

 

 

 

1,363

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

479

 

 

 

905

 

 

 

929

 

Total Modified/restructured loans - still accruing (a)

 

$

10

 

 

$

1,907

 

 

$

1,925

 

 

$

2,492

 

 

$

2,903

 

Total reportable modified loans (a)

 

$

1,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total troubled debt restructured loans (a)

 

 

 

 

$

4,515

 

 

$

4,768

 

 

$

5,741

 

 

$

6,503

 

Loans 90 days past due still accruing

 

$

13,155

 

 

$

4,585

 

 

$

2,600

 

 

$

4,697

 

 

$

4,258

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans to total loans

 

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

0.20

%

Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets to loans plus ORE
 and foreclosed assets

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.18

%

 

 

0.19

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.24

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

 

 

569.31

%

 

 

789.38

%

 

 

769.00

%

 

 

809.58

%

 

 

748.94

%

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

 

 

458.35

%

 

 

706.33

%

 

 

721.85

%

 

 

720.66

%

 

 

680.65

%

Loans 90 days past due still accruing to loans

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

(a)
Loans presented in the March 31, 2023 column represent modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties, and the columns for December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, and March 31, 2022 represent troubled debt restructured loans. The definition of reportable modifications/restructured loans changed for modifications made on or after January 1, 2023 with the adoption of ASU 2022-02. Refer to Note 1 included in Part 1 of this document for a discussion of this standard.

 

Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and foreclosed assets totaled $56.3 million at March 31, 2023, up $15.3 million from December 31, 2022. Nonaccrual loans of $54.3 million increased $15.4 million compared to December 31, 2022, and remains at a relatively low percentage of the total portfolio at 0.23%. The increase in nonaccrual loans compared to December 31, 2022 was largely attributable to downgrades, partially offset by payoffs and charge-offs. ORE and foreclosed assets were $2.0 million at March 31, 2023, flat to December 31, 2022. Nonaccrual loans plus ORE and other foreclosed assets as a percentage of total loans, ORE and other foreclosed assets was 0.24% at March 31, 2023, up 6 bps from December 31, 2022.

We expect to see low to modest charge-offs and provision for credit losses throughout 2023. Loan growth, portfolio mix, asset quality metrics and future assumptions in economic forecasts will drive the level of credit loss reserves.

 

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Deposits

 

Deposits provide the most significant source of funding for our interest earning assets. Generally, our ability to compete for market share depends on our deposit pricing and our wide range of products and services that are focused on customer needs. We offer high-quality banking services with convenient delivery channels, including online and mobile banking. We provide specialized services to our commercial customers to promote commercial deposit growth. These services include treasury management, industry expertise and lockbox services. Since early 2020, deposit levels have also been influenced by pandemic-driven factors, such as inflows from government stimulus payments, deposits related to funding PPP loans into business checking accounts and a slowdown in customer spending during the height of the pandemic. In late 2022, we began to see outflows of some of the deposit bases built over the preceding two years, as spending levels have increased amid inflationary conditions and an increase in competition for deposits, though deposits remain well above pre-pandemic levels.

 

The failure of two large U.S. banks in the span of three days in March 2023 created sustained disruption in the financial services industry, with yet another failure in early May. While many factors played a role in the ultimate failures, these institutions had significant industry/demographic concentration within their deposit bases and a high ratio of uninsured deposits. Lack of diversity in concentration within a deposit base may increase the risk of events or trends that could prompt a larger-scale demand for deposits outflow. Further, concerns over a financial institution's ability to protect deposit balances in excess of the federally insured limit may increase the risk of a deposit run. We consider our deposit base to be seasoned, stable and well-diversified. We also offer our customers an insured cash sweep product (ICS) that allows customers to insure deposits above FDIC insured limits. We have seen increased demand for the ICS product following the recent bank failures, with the balance totaling $111.4 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $12.2 million at December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2023, we have calculated our average deposit account size by dividing period-end deposits by the population of accounts with balances to be approximately $38,300, which includes $205,800 in our commercial and small business lines (excluding public funds), $140,100 in our wealth management business line, and $18,500 in our consumer business line.

 

Further, at March 31, 2023, our sources of liquidity exceed uninsured deposits. We have estimated the Bank’s amount of uninsured deposits using the methodologies and assumptions required for FDIC regulatory reporting to be approximately $14.2 billion at March 31, 2023, down from $14.7 billion at December 31, 2022. Our uninsured deposit total at March 31, 2023 includes approximately $3.5 billion of public funds that have pledged securities as collateral, leaving $10.7 billion of noncollateralized, uninsured deposits compared to total liquidity of $18.7 billion. Our ratio of noncollateralized, uninsured deposits to total deposits was approximately 36.2% at March 31, 2023 compared to 37.9% at December 31, 2022. As a cautionary measure, we are holding approximately $1.8 billion of excess liquidity in short-term investments to ensure we have readily available funds to meet our customers’ needs.

 

Total deposits were $29.6 billion at March 31, 2023, up $542.7 million, or 2%, from December 31, 2022. Average deposits for the first quarter of 2023 were $28.8 billion, down $23.5 million, or less than 1%, from the fourth quarter of 2022. Through April 30, 2023, we experienced minimal and expected seasonal core client deposit outflows, down $376 million, or approximately 1%, from quarter end.

The following table shows the composition of our deposits at each date indicated.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

12,860,027

 

 

$

13,645,113

 

 

$

14,290,817

 

 

$

14,676,342

 

 

$

14,976,670

 

Interest-bearing retail transaction and savings deposits

 

 

10,682,568

 

 

 

10,757,495

 

 

 

10,924,309

 

 

 

11,359,561

 

 

 

11,488,607

 

Interest-bearing public fund deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Public fund transaction and savings deposits

 

 

2,987,565

 

 

 

3,132,828

 

 

 

2,737,074

 

 

 

2,832,720

 

 

 

2,962,811

 

    Public fund time deposits

 

 

98,644

 

 

 

111,397

 

 

 

59,288

 

 

 

50,943

 

 

 

51,496

 

Total interest-bearing public fund deposits

 

 

3,086,209

 

 

 

3,244,225

 

 

 

2,796,362

 

 

 

2,883,663

 

 

 

3,014,307

 

Retail time deposits

 

 

2,411,765

 

 

 

1,418,596

 

 

 

934,866

 

 

 

937,676

 

 

 

1,010,935

 

Brokered time deposits

 

 

572,501

 

 

 

4,920

 

 

 

4,920

 

 

 

9,190

 

 

 

9,190

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

16,753,043

 

 

 

15,425,236

 

 

 

14,660,457

 

 

 

15,190,090

 

 

 

15,523,039

 

Total deposits

 

$

29,613,070

 

 

$

29,070,349

 

 

$

28,951,274

 

 

$

29,866,432

 

 

$

30,499,709

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $12.9 billion at March 31, 2023, down $785.1 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2022. The decrease includes declines in noninterest-bearing commercial and consumer accounts due in part to a to shift to interest-bearing

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products amid the rising interest rate environment and public funds deposits reflecting typical seasonality. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits comprised 43% of total deposits at March 31, 2023 and 47% at December 31, 2022.

 

Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts of $10.7 billion at March 31, 2023 were down $66.3 million, or 1%, from December 31, 2022. Interest-bearing public fund deposits totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2023, down $158.0 million, or 5%, from December 31, 2022. The decrease in public funds is mostly reflective of typical seasonal outflows. Retail time deposits totaled $2.4 billion at March 31, 2023, up $1.0 billion, or 70%, from December 31, 2022. The increase in retail time deposits was due to promotional product offerings at rates that reflect management’s strategic approach to attract and maintain deposits. Brokered time deposits of $572.5 million at March 31, 2023 were up $567.6 million, which represents the addition of short-term brokered time deposits to fund excess liquidity. These instruments bear interest plus fees of 5.45% and mature in December 2023.

 

As previously noted, interest rates paid on deposit accounts continued to increase in the first quarter of 2023, particularly on time deposits where we have offered promotional rates. The following table sets forth average balances and weighted-average rates paid on deposits for the first quarter of 2023 and the fourth and first quarters of 2022.

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

($ in millions)

Balance

 

Rate

 

 

Mix

 

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

 

Mix

 

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

 

 

Mix

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction
   deposits

$

2,468.9

 

 

0.46

 

%

 

8.6

 

%

$

2,604.5

 

 

0.07

 

%

 

9.0

 

%

$

2,574.9

 

 

 

0.07

 

%

 

8.6

 

%

Money market deposits

 

5,497.3

 

 

1.80

 

 

 

19.1

 

 

 

5,349.0

 

 

0.92

 

 

 

18.6

 

 

 

6,020.1

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

20.1

 

 

Savings deposits

 

2,684.2

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

2,857.2

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

2,828.5

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

Time deposits

 

2,018.6

 

 

2.70

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

1,178.0

 

 

1.09

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

1,088.5

 

 

 

0.24

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

Public Funds

 

3,160.7

 

 

3.04

 

 

 

11.0

 

 

 

2,973.0

 

 

2.43

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

3,154.5

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

15,829.7

 

 

1.65

 

%

 

55.0

 

 

 

14,961.7

 

 

0.96

 

%

 

51.9

 

 

 

15,666.5

 

 

 

0.10

 

%

 

52.2

 

 

Noninterest bearing demand
   deposits

 

12,963.2

 

 

 

 

 

45.0

 

 

 

13,854.6

 

 

 

 

 

48.1

 

 

 

14,363.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

47.8

 

 

Total deposits

$

28,792.9

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

 

%

$

28,816.3

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

 

%

$

30,029.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.0

 

%

The following sets forth the maturities of time certificates of deposit greater than $250,000 at March 31, 2023.

 

March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

2023

 

Three months

$

139,855

 

Over three months through six months

 

270,903

 

Over six months through one year

 

515,746

 

Over one year

 

31,184

 

Total

$

957,688

 

Management expects relatively flat or low single digit end of period deposit growth for 2023 compared to the balance of $29.1 billion at December 31, 2022.

Short-Term Borrowings

 

At March 31, 2023, short-term borrowings totaled $3.5 billion, up $1.6 billion, or 88%, from December 31, 2022. The increase from December 31, 2022 is primarily attributable to a $1.7 billion increase in FHLB borrowings, approximately $1.2 billion of which was drawn as a cautionary measure to increase on-balance sheet liquidity in light of the current business environment following the March bank failures. FHLB borrowings totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2023, and consisting of five fixed rate advances maturing between April 3, 2023 through May 3, 2023. Subsequent to quarter end, in early May, $1.4 billion of the borrowings were repaid at maturity, reducing cautionary excess liquidity. The remaining variance is largely due to changes in customer repurchase agreements discussed below. Average short-term borrowings of $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023 were up $522.8 million, or 33%, compared to the prior quarter.

Short-term borrowings are a core portion of the Company’s funding strategy and can fluctuate depending on our funding needs and the sources utilized. 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 certain residential mortgage and commercial real estate loans included in the Bank’s loan portfolio, subject to specific criteria.

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Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt totaled $242.1 million at March 31, 2023, virtually unchanged from December 31, 2022.

Long-term debt at March 31, 2023 includes subordinated notes payable with an aggregate principal amount of $172.5 million, a stated maturity of June 15, 2060, and a fixed rate of 6.25% per annum that qualify as Tier 2 capital of certain regulatory capital ratios. Subject to prior approval by the Federal Reserve, the Company may redeem these notes in whole or in part on any of its quarterly interest payment dates after June 15, 2025.

 

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, non-revolving 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 our future cash requirements.

 

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 our exposure to credit risk. The Bank 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. At March 31, 2023, the Company had a reserve for unfunded lending commitments totaling $32.0 million.

 

The following table shows the commitments to extend credit and letters of credit at March 31, 2023 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

 

$

10,285,535

 

 

$

3,948,624

 

 

$

2,809,683

 

 

$

2,689,948

 

 

$

837,280

 

Letters of credit

 

 

430,026

 

 

 

360,265

 

 

 

69,513

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,715,561

 

 

$

4,308,889

 

 

$

2,879,196

 

 

$

2,690,196

 

 

$

837,280

 

 

 

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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, 2022.

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.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Note 14 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 upon 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 interest 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 March 31, 2023. Shifts are measured in 100 basis point increments in a range from -500 to +500 basis points from base case, with -200 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 such as loan floors and the impact of off-balance sheet hedges. 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

-200

 

 

-7.75

%

 

 

-11.49

%

-100

 

 

-3.56

%

 

 

-5.44

%

+100

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

5.02

%

+200

 

 

6.38

%

 

 

9.73

%

+300

 

 

9.40

%

 

 

14.33

%

The results indicate a general asset sensitivity across most scenarios driven primarily by repricing in variable rate loans and a funding mix which includes a large percentage of non-interest bearing and lower rate sensitive deposits. As rates have risen over the past year, the funding mix has experienced a shift to more rate sensitive deposit and wholesale funding which has resulted in a lower Net Interest Income at risk measurements compared to recent years. 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

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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. All of these factors are considered in monitoring exposure to interest rate risk.

LIBOR Transition

 

In 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced that after 2021 it would no longer compel banks to submit the rates required to calculate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). In November 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced it will consult on its intention to extend the retirement date of certain offered rates whereby the publication of the one week and two month LIBOR offered rates will cease after December 31, 2021; but, the publication of the remaining LIBOR offered rates will continue until June 30, 2023. The Company discontinued the use of LIBOR for new contracts after December 31, 2021, with limited exceptions as permitted by regulatory guidance and internal policy.

Regulators, industry groups and certain committees (e.g., the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC)) have, among other things, published recommended fallback language for LIBOR-linked financial instruments, identified recommended alternatives for certain LIBOR rates (e.g., AMERIBOR or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as the recommended alternative to U.S. Dollar LIBOR), and proposed implementations of the recommended alternatives in floating rate instruments. Further, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, enacted in March 2022, provides a statutory framework to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR with a benchmark rate based on the SOFR for contracts governed by U.S. law that have no or ineffective fallbacks, and in December 2022, the Federal Reserve Board adopted related implementing rules. In addition, where fallback language allows the Bank to select a benchmark rate, the statutory framework grants the authority to select the Board-selected benchmark replacement as the benchmark replacement, including the safe harbor provisions that, among other things, generally provide that such selection or use will not discharge or excuse performance under, give any person the right to unilaterally terminate or suspend performance under, or constitute a breach, of the contract.

Our LIBOR Transition Working Group (the “Group”), whose purpose is to direct the overall transition process for the Company, is an internal, cross-functional team with representatives from business lines, support and control functions and legal counsel. Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, key provisions in our loan documents were modified to ensure new and renewed loans include appropriate pre-cessation trigger language and LIBOR fallback language for transition from LIBOR to the new benchmark when such transition occurs. All direct exposures resulting from existing financial contracts that mature after 2021 have been inventoried and are monitored on an ongoing basis. The Group has also inventoried indirect LIBOR exposures within the Company's systems, models and processes. Management has developed and prioritized remediation plans, and the Group is continuing to monitor developments and taking steps to ensure readiness when the LIBOR benchmark rate is discontinued. The Group expects that the majority of our existing LIBOR contracts will transition in accordance with the statutory framework established by the Federal Reserve.

The Bank has adopted several replacement benchmarks to use in place of LIBOR benchmark rates, including Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) Term SOFR, FRB-NY SOFR and AMERIBOR as the primary rates. The replacement benchmark rates adopted by the Bank have been affirmed to comply with the 19 principles set forth by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for Financial Benchmarks, and it further provides the Bank confidence these replacement benchmarks are based on transparent, market-based transactions. The Bank began using these replacement benchmarks towards the end of the third quarter of 2021. In the first quarter of 2023, the Company converted all of its LIBOR based cash flow hedges to SOFR with limited financial impact or cost.

 

We continue to have a significant number of loans, derivative contracts, borrowings and other financial instruments with attributes that are either directly or indirectly dependent on LIBOR. The transition from LIBOR has resulted in and could continue to result in added costs and employee efforts and could present additional risk. Since alternative rates are calculated differently, payments under contracts referencing new rates will differ from those referencing LIBOR. The transition will change our market risk profiles, requiring changes to risk and pricing models, valuation tools, product design and hedging strategies. Even with provisions allowing for designation of alternative benchmarks or “fallback” provisions, the discontinuance of LIBOR could result in customer uncertainty and disputes arising as a consequence of the transition from LIBOR. All of this could result in damage to our reputation and loss of customers.

 

At March 31, 2023, approximately 16% of our loan portfolio consisted of variable rate loans tied to LIBOR, along with related derivatives and other financial instruments.

 

 

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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 March 31, 2023, 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 March 31, 2023, 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

There were no changes to the risk factors that were previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for the addition of the item below.

Recent negative developments in the banking industry could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations.

The recent bank failures and related negative media attention have generated significant market trading volatility among publicly traded bank holding companies and, in particular, regional banks like the Company. These developments have negatively impacted customer confidence in regional banks, which could prompt customers to maintain their deposits with larger financial institutions. Further, competition for deposits has increased in recent periods, and the cost of funding has similarly increased, putting pressure on our net interest margin and results of operation.

The FDIC estimates that the two recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank resulted in losses of approximately $22.5 billion, of which $19.2 billion is attributable to the protection of uninsured depositors under the Systemic Risk Exception. Federal law requires that any losses to the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund related to this action be repaid by a special assessment on banks. The impact of the assessment to the Company for these failures or any potential future failures is not yet known, but is expected to negatively impact operating results.

The risks described herein and in our Annual Report on 10-K may not be the only risks we face. 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

The Company has in place a Board approved stock buyback program whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase up to 4.3 million shares of its common stock through the program’s expiration date of December 31, 2024. 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 otherwise, in one or more transactions. Following is a summary of repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

 

 

 

Total number of shares or units purchased

 

 

Average price paid per share

 

 

Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program

 

 

Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under such plans or programs

 

January 1, 2023 - January 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,297,000

 

February 1, 2023 - February 28, 2023

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,297,000

 

March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,297,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

Filed Herewith

Form

Exhibit

Filing Date

3.1

Second Amended and Restated Articles of Hancock Whitney Corporation

8-K

3.1

5/1/2020

3.2

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hancock Whitney Corporation

8-K

3.2

5/1/2020

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.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 4, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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