Stellar Bancorp, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
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: 001-38280
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas |
| 20-8339782 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
| (I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization) |
| identification no.) |
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110
Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 210-7600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | CBTX | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See 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 ☐ |
| ☒ |
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 ☒
As of October 23, 2020, there were 24,844,548 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, including 195,266 shares of unvested restricted stock.
CBTX, INC.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
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| September 30, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 | |||
ASSETS |
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Cash and due from banks | $ | 46,127 | $ | 51,259 | ||
Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions |
| 331,445 |
| 320,805 | ||
Total cash and cash equivalents |
| 377,572 |
| 372,064 | ||
Securities |
| 226,101 |
| 231,262 | ||
Equity investments |
| 18,532 |
| 16,710 | ||
Loans held for sale |
| 1,763 |
| 1,463 | ||
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $44,069 and $25,280 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| 2,920,457 |
| 2,613,805 | ||
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $34,996 and $32,923 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| 61,732 |
| 50,875 | ||
Goodwill |
| 80,950 |
| 80,950 | ||
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $16,411 and $15,809 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| 4,303 |
| 4,938 | ||
Bank-owned life insurance |
| 71,931 |
| 71,881 | ||
Operating lease right-to-use asset | 12,893 | 12,926 | ||||
Deferred tax asset, net |
| 12,072 |
| 7,432 | ||
Other assets |
| 26,366 |
| 14,238 | ||
Total assets | $ | 3,814,672 | $ | 3,478,544 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Liabilities |
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Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,460,983 | $ | 1,184,861 | ||
Interest-bearing deposits |
| 1,709,681 |
| 1,667,527 | ||
Total deposits |
| 3,170,664 |
| 2,852,388 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
Repurchase agreements |
| 2,153 |
| 485 | ||
Operating lease liabilities | 15,759 | 15,704 | ||||
Other liabilities |
| 35,175 |
| 24,246 | ||
Total liabilities |
| 3,273,751 |
| 2,942,823 | ||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) |
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Shareholders’ equity |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 25,567,735 and 25,837,048 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 24,712,913 and 24,979,702 shares outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| 256 |
| 258 | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
| 342,153 |
| 346,559 | ||
Retained earnings |
| 206,680 |
| 201,080 | ||
Treasury stock, at cost, 854,822 and 857,346 shares held at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| (14,519) |
| (14,562) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive gain, net of tax of $1,688 and $634 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
| 6,351 |
| 2,386 | ||
Total shareholders’ equity |
| 540,921 |
| 535,721 | ||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,814,672 | $ | 3,478,544 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
1
CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Interest income |
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Interest and fees on loans | $ | 32,318 | $ | 36,353 | $ | 98,792 | $ | 105,754 | ||||
Securities |
| 1,107 |
| 1,436 |
| 3,698 |
| 4,512 | ||||
Other interest-earning assets |
| 176 |
| 1,212 |
| 1,400 |
| 4,054 | ||||
Equity investments | 162 | 192 | 509 | 507 | ||||||||
Total interest income |
| 33,763 |
| 39,193 |
| 104,399 |
| 114,827 | ||||
Interest expense |
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Deposits |
| 1,831 |
| 4,130 |
| 7,619 |
| 11,536 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| 221 |
| 483 |
| 682 |
| 1,070 | ||||
Repurchase agreements | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Note payable and junior subordinated debt |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 11 |
| 16 | ||||
Total interest expense |
| 2,055 |
| 4,618 |
| 8,313 |
| 12,625 | ||||
Net interest income |
| 31,708 |
| 34,575 |
| 96,086 |
| 102,202 | ||||
Provision for credit losses |
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Provision for credit losses for loans | 4,569 | 579 | 17,845 | 2,533 | ||||||||
Provision (recapture) for credit losses for unfunded commitments | (461) | — | 1,182 | — | ||||||||
Total provision for credit losses | 4,108 | 579 | 19,027 | 2,533 | ||||||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
| 27,600 |
| 33,996 |
| 77,059 |
| 99,669 | ||||
Noninterest income |
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Deposit account service charges |
| 1,176 |
| 1,681 |
| 3,756 |
| 4,967 | ||||
Card interchange fees |
| 995 |
| 908 |
| 2,832 |
| 2,713 | ||||
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |
| 1,187 |
| 430 |
| 2,015 |
| 4,581 | ||||
Net gain on sales of assets |
| 114 |
| 190 |
| 376 |
| 347 | ||||
Other |
| 551 |
| 906 |
| 2,280 |
| 2,303 | ||||
Total noninterest income |
| 4,023 |
| 4,115 |
| 11,259 |
| 14,911 | ||||
Noninterest expense |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
| 14,332 |
| 13,951 |
| 42,567 |
| 41,958 | ||||
Occupancy expense |
| 2,496 |
| 2,484 |
| 7,478 |
| 7,089 | ||||
Professional and director fees |
| 2,446 |
| 1,455 |
| 5,139 |
| 5,828 | ||||
Data processing and software | 1,525 | 1,121 | 4,039 | 3,361 | ||||||||
Regulatory fees | 471 | 144 | 1,050 | 1,054 | ||||||||
Advertising, marketing and business development |
| 429 |
| 407 |
| 1,062 |
| 1,379 | ||||
Telephone and communications | 486 | 434 | 1,297 | 1,268 | ||||||||
Security and protection expense |
| 299 |
| 410 |
| 1,024 |
| 1,100 | ||||
Amortization of intangibles |
| 198 |
| 221 |
| 649 |
| 678 | ||||
Other expenses |
| 1,176 |
| 1,418 |
| 4,137 |
| 4,318 | ||||
Total noninterest expense |
| 23,858 |
| 22,045 |
| 68,442 |
| 68,033 | ||||
Net income before income tax expense |
| 7,765 |
| 16,066 |
| 19,876 |
| 46,547 | ||||
Income tax expense |
| 1,344 |
| 2,990 |
| 3,751 |
| 8,666 | ||||
Net income | $ | 6,421 | $ | 13,076 | $ | 16,125 | $ | 37,881 | ||||
Earnings per common share |
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Basic | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.52 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.51 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Net income | $ | 6,421 |
| $ | 13,076 | $ | 16,125 |
| $ | 37,881 | ||
Change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale arising during the period, net of tax |
| (327) |
| 1,084 |
| 5,010 | 6,831 | |||||
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gains included in net income |
| — |
| 54 |
| 10 | 57 | |||||
Change in related deferred income tax |
| 69 |
| (239) |
| (1,055) | (1,446) | |||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| (258) |
| 899 |
| 3,965 | 5,442 | |||||
Total comprehensive income | $ | 6,163 | $ | 13,975 | $ | 20,090 | $ | 43,323 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-In | Retained | Treasury Stock | Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares |
| Amount |
| Capital |
| Earnings |
| Shares |
| Amount |
| Income (Loss) |
| Total | |||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 25,777,693 | $ | 258 | $ | 344,497 | $ | 160,626 |
| (870,272) | $ | (14,781) | $ | (2,975) | $ | 487,625 | |||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 37,881 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 37,881 | ||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.30 per share |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (7,547) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (7,547) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| — |
| — |
| 1,720 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 1,720 | ||||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | 2,442 | — | (19) | — | — | — | — | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | — | — | (98) | — | 12,926 | 219 | — | 121 | ||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (100) | — | (3) | — | — | — | — | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 5,442 |
| 5,442 | ||||||
Balance at September 30, 2019 | 25,780,035 | $ | 258 | $ | 346,097 | $ | 190,960 |
| (857,346) | $ | (14,562) | $ | 2,467 | $ | 525,220 | |||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | 25,837,048 | $ | 258 | $ | 346,559 | $ | 201,080 | (857,346) | $ | (14,562) | $ | 2,386 | $ | 535,721 | ||||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 16,125 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 16,125 | ||||||
Cumulative effect of accounting changes from adoption of CECL, net of deferred tax asset | — | — | — | (3,045) | — | — | — | (3,045) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.30 per share |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (7,480) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (7,480) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| — |
| — |
| 1,691 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 1,691 | ||||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | 13,050 |
| — |
| (45) | — | — | — | — | (45) | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | — | — | (10) | — | 2,524 | 43 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (282,363) | (2) | (6,042) | — | — | — | — | (6,044) | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 3,965 |
| 3,965 | ||||||
Balance at September 30, 2020 | 25,567,735 | $ | 256 | $ | 342,153 | $ | 206,680 |
| (854,822) | $ | (14,519) | $ | 6,351 | $ | 540,921 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Quarterly Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-In | Retained | Treasury Stock | Comprehensive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shares |
| Amount |
| Capital |
| Earnings |
| Shares |
| Amount |
| Income (Loss) |
| Total | |||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2019 | 25,780,135 | $ | 258 | $ | 345,495 | $ | 180,401 |
| (857,466) | $ | (14,564) | $ | 1,568 | $ | 513,158 | |||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 13,076 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 13,076 | ||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.10 per share |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (2,517) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (2,517) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| — |
| — |
| 608 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 608 | ||||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | — | — | (3) | — | 120 | 2 | — | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (100) | — | (3) | — | — | — | — | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 899 |
| 899 | ||||||
Balance at September 30, 2019 |
| 25,780,035 | $ | 258 | $ | 346,097 | $ | 190,960 |
| (857,346) | $ | (14,562) | $ | 2,467 | $ | 525,220 | ||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 25,609,456 | $ | 256 | $ | 342,256 | $ | 202,754 |
| (854,822) | $ | (14,519) | $ | 6,609 | $ | 537,356 | |||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 6,421 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 6,421 | ||||||
Dividends on common stock, $0.10 per share |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (2,495) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (2,495) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| — |
| — |
| 582 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 582 | ||||||
Vesting of restricted stock, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | 197 |
| — |
| (1) | — | — | — | — | (1) | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options, net of shares withheld for employee tax liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased | (41,918) | — | (684) | — | — | — | — | (684) | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (258) |
| (258) | ||||||
Balance at September 30, 2020 |
| 25,567,735 | $ | 256 | $ | 342,153 | $ | 206,680 |
| (854,822) | $ | (14,519) | $ | 6,351 | $ | 540,921 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income | $ | 16,125 | $ | 37,881 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Provision for credit losses |
| 19,027 | 2,533 | |||
Depreciation expense |
| 2,341 | 2,408 | |||
Amortization of intangibles |
| 649 | 678 | |||
Amortization of premiums on securities |
| 1,357 | 881 | |||
Amortization of lease right-to-use assets | 1,100 | 987 | ||||
Accretion of lease liabilities | 352 | 397 | ||||
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | (2,015) | (4,581) | ||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| 1,691 | 1,720 | |||
Deferred income tax provision |
| (4,885) | (1,339) | |||
Net gain on sales of assets |
| (376) | (347) | |||
Earnings on securities |
| (44) | (17) | |||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Loans held for sale |
| 14 | 162 | |||
Other assets |
| (11,888) | (784) | |||
Other liabilities |
| 5,137 | 3,624 | |||
Total adjustments |
| 12,460 |
| 6,322 | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
| 28,585 |
| 44,203 | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of securities |
| (493,825) | (487,603) | |||
Proceeds from sales, calls and maturities of securities |
| 453,665 | 475,549 | |||
Principal repayments of securities |
| 49,038 | 20,037 | |||
Net increase in loans |
| (325,302) | (261,172) | |||
Sales of loan participations |
| 1,725 | 30,330 | |||
Purchases of loan participations |
| (2,500) | (1,756) | |||
Proceeds from sales of Small Business Administration loans |
| 769 | 2,017 | |||
Net contributions to equity investments |
| (1,822) | (6,194) | |||
Redemption (purchases) of bank-owned life insurance |
| 1,965 | 4,655 | |||
Net purchases sales of premises and equipment |
| (13,223) | (2,001) | |||
Proceeds from sales of repossessed real estate and other assets |
| — | 103 | |||
Proceeds from insurance claims | — | 108 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
| (329,510) | (225,927) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits |
| 276,122 | 13,662 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits |
| 42,154 | (35,617) | |||
Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances | — | 120,000 | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
| 1,668 | (1,290) | |||
Redemption of trust preferred securities | — | (1,571) | ||||
Dividends paid on common stock |
| (7,455) | (6,230) | |||
Payments to tax authorities for stock-based compensation | (45) | (19) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 33 | 121 | ||||
Repurchase of common stock | (6,044) | (3) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 306,433 | 89,053 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
| 5,508 | (92,671) | |||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning |
| 372,064 | 382,070 | |||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending | $ | 377,572 | $ | 289,399 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CBTX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations
CBTX, Inc., or the Company or CBTX, operates 35 branches, 19 in the Houston market area, 15 in the Beaumont/East Texas market area and one in Dallas, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CommunityBank of Texas, N.A., or the Bank. The Bank provides relationship-driven commercial banking products and services primarily to small and mid-sized businesses and professionals with operations within the Bank’s markets. The Bank operates under a national charter and therefore is subject to regulation by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC. The Company is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, or the Federal Reserve.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, but do not include all the information and footnotes required for complete consolidated financial statements. In management’s opinion, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, consolidated results of operations and consolidated shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end and the results for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year due in part to global economic and financial market conditions, interest rates, access to sources of liquidity, market competition and interruptions of business processes. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019 included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Reclassification—Within noninterest expense for 2019, data processing and software have been combined together. In addition, printing, stationery and office, correspondent bank and customer related transaction fees, loan processing costs and repossessed real estate and other asset expenses have been combined with other expenses. These reclassifications were made to conform to the 2020 financial statement presentation in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Share Repurchase Program
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 282,363 shares were repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program at an average price of $21.41 per share and retired and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 100 shares were repurchased at an average price of $27.98 and retired and returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares.
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Accounting Standards Recently Adopted
The Company
Accounting Standards Update, or ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, or CECL, effective January 1, 2020. The scope of CECL includes loans, debt securities classified as held to maturity, other receivables, off-balance sheet credit exposures and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. In addition, CECL amends the accounting and reporting for credit losses on available for sale securities.CECL requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts and requires enhanced disclosures related to the significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. As part of the implementation of CECL, the Company changed its methodology of determining the allowance for credit losses, or ACL, for loans and for determining an ACL associated with the Company’s off-balance sheet credit exposures, which are primarily unfunded commitments to borrowers. Through a one-time cumulative effect reduction of retained earnings of $3.0 million, the adoption of ASU 2016-13 increased the ACL for loans by $874,000, increased the liability related to the ACL for unfunded commitments by $2.9 million, with the associated deferred tax assets increasing by $809,000.
The adoption of CECL did not have any impact on held-to-maturity securities as the Company did not hold any as of January 1, 2020. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of CECL on its available for sale securities utilizing various qualitative factors and determined there were no credit losses within the portfolio requiring an allowance upon adoption. The Company did have any purchased financial assets with credit deterioration as of January 1, 2020. See Note 6: Allowance for Credit Losses for further discussion related to CECL and related disclosures.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, or another reference rate expected to be discontinued, if certain criteria are met. LIBOR is used as an index rate for the Company’s interest-rate swaps and 12.5% of the Company’s loans as of September 30, 2020.
If reference rates are discontinued, the existing contracts will be modified to replace the discontinued rate with a replacement rate. For accounting purposes, such contract modifications would have to be evaluated to determine whether the modified contract is a new contract or a continuation of an existing contract. If they are considered new contracts, the previous contract would be extinguished. Under one of the optional expedients of ASU 2020-04, modifications of contracts within the scope of Topic 310, Receivables, and 470, Debt, will be accounted for by prospectively adjusting the effective interest rates and no such evaluation is required. When elected, the optional expedient for contract modifications must be applied consistently for all eligible contracts or eligible transactions. The expedients and exceptions in this update are available to all entities starting March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on those financial assets where LIBOR is used as an index rate.
Cash Flow Reporting
The Bank is required to maintain regulatory reserves with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, or the Federal Reserve Bank, and the reserve requirements for the Bank were $19.8 million and $18.6 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Additionally, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $9.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively, in cash collateral on deposit with other financial institution counterparties related to interest rate swap transactions. The reserves maintained with the Federal Reserve Bank and the cash collateral for interest rate swap transactions are considered restricted cash.
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information are as follows for the periods indicated below:
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for taxes | $ | 9,207 | $ | 8,823 | ||
Cash paid for interest | 8,661 | 12,349 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash flow information: | ||||||
Net operating lease right-to-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liabilities | 1,067 | 14,046 | ||||
Dividends accrued | (25) | 1,317 | ||||
Repossessed real estate and other assets | — | 77 |
NOTE 2: SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair values of investments in securities, including the gross unrealized gains and losses reported net of tax in other comprehensive income, as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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| Losses |
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September 30, 2020 |
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Debt securities available for sale: |
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State and municipal securities | $ | 75,298 | $ | 3,355 | (75) | $ | 78,578 | |||||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 34,040 |
| 477 |
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| 34,512 | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 107,532 |
| 4,287 |
| — |
| 111,819 | ||||
Equity securities |
| 1,172 |
| 20 |
| — |
| 1,192 | ||||
Total | $ | 218,042 | $ | 8,139 | $ | (80) | $ | 226,101 |
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Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||
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| Cost |
| Gains |
| Losses |
| Fair Value | ||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Debt securities available for sale: |
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State and municipal securities | $ | 51,525 | $ | 1,761 | $ | (7) | $ | 53,279 | ||||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 55,784 |
| 324 |
| (119) |
| 55,989 | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 119,787 |
| 1,315 |
| (255) |
| 120,847 | ||||
Equity securities |
| 1,155 |
| — |
| (8) |
| 1,147 | ||||
Total | $ | 228,251 | $ | 3,400 | $ | (389) | $ | 231,262 |
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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities, by contractual maturities, as of the date shown below were as follows:
Available for Sale | ||||||
Amortized | Fair | |||||
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| Cost |
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September 30, 2020 |
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Amounts maturing in: |
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1 year or less | $ | 1,731 | $ | 1,757 | ||
1 year through 5 years |
| 2,711 |
| 2,792 | ||
5 years through 10 years |
| 15,499 |
| 16,102 | ||
After 10 years |
| 198,101 |
| 205,450 | ||
$ | 218,042 | $ | 226,101 | |||
December 31, 2019 |
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Amounts maturing in: |
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1 year or less | $ | 2,535 | $ | 2,532 | ||
1 year through 5 years |
| 3,081 |
| 3,145 | ||
5 years through 10 years |
| 14,564 |
| 14,874 | ||
After 10 years |
| 208,071 |
| 210,711 | ||
$ | 228,251 | $ | 231,262 |
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Securities with a carrying amount of $20.4 million were sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. No securities were sold in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, securities with a carrying amount of $33.9 million and $50.8 million, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes required or permitted by law.
The Company held 19 and 27 securities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, that were in a gross unrealized loss position. The unrealized losses are attributable primarily to changes in market interest rates relative to those available when the securities were acquired. There are multiple qualitative factors considered by the Company in its assessment to determine if an ACL was necessary for those securities where the amortized cost basis exceeds the fair value. These factors include, among other things: (i) the extent to which the fair value was less than the amortized cost basis of the security and the length of time; (ii) the structure of the payments and likelihood that the issuer has the ability to make future payments; (iii) adverse conditions related to the security, industry or geographic area; (iv) changes in any credit ratings or financial conditions of the issuer; (v) failure by the issuer to make previous payments; and (vi) past events related to the security, current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Management did not believe that any of the securities the Company held were impaired due to reasons of credit quality and believed the unrealized losses were temporary. No ACL for available for sale securities has been recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2020 and upon adoption of CECL.
Amortized costs, as defined by GAAP, include acquisition costs, applicable accrued interest and accretion or amortization of premiums and discounts. The Company made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from amortized costs in the determination of ACL. The Company continues its policy of reversing previously accrued interest when it has been deemed uncollectible.
Accrued interest receivable for securities was $736,000 and $1.1 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and is included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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Securities with unrealized losses as of the dates shown below, aggregated by category and the length of time, were as follows:
Less Than Twelve Months | Twelve Months or More | |||||||||||
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September 30, 2020 |
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Debt securities available for sale: |
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State and municipal securities | $ | 8,502 | $ | (75) | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 1,042 |
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| — |
| — | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| — |
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| — |
| — | ||||
Equity securities |
| — |
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| — |
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$ | 9,544 | $ | (80) | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
December 31, 2019 |
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Debt securities available for sale: |
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State and municipal securities | $ | 3,539 | $ | (7) | $ | 106 | $ | — | ||||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 10,687 |
| (46) |
| 7,994 |
| (73) | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 11,628 |
| (26) |
| 21,745 |
| (229) | ||||
Equity securities |
| — |
| — |
| 1,147 |
| (8) | ||||
$ | 25,854 | $ | (79) | $ | 30,992 | $ | (310) |
NOTE 3: EQUITY INVESTMENTS
The Company’s unconsolidated investments that are considered equity securities as they represent ownership interests, such as common or preferred stock, were as follows for the dates indicated below:
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(Dollars in thousands) |
| September 30, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | ||
Federal Reserve Bank stock | $ | 9,271 | $ | 9,271 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
| 5,934 |
| 4,249 | ||
The Independent Bankers Financial Corporation stock |
| 141 |
| 141 | ||
Community Reinvestment Act investments |
| 3,186 |
| 3,049 | ||
$ | 18,532 | $ | 16,710 |
Banks that are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank are required to maintain a stock investment in the Federal Home Loan Bank calculated as a percentage of aggregate outstanding mortgages, outstanding Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other financial instruments. As a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is required to annually subscribe to Federal Reserve Bank stock in specific ratios to the Bank’s equity. Although Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock are considered equity securities, they do not have readily determinable fair values because ownership is restricted, and they lack a readily-available market. These investments can be sold back only at their par value of $100 per share and can only be sold to the Federal Home Loan Banks or the Federal
Banks or to another member institution. In addition, the equity ownership rights are more limited than would be the case for a public company because of the oversight role exercised by regulators in the process of budgeting and approving dividends. As a result, these investments are carried at cost and evaluated for impairment.The Company also holds an investment in the stock of The Independent Bankers Financial Corporation, which has limited marketability. As a result, this investment is carried at cost and evaluated for impairment.
The Company has investments in investment funds and limited partnerships that are qualified Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, investments and investments under the Small Business Investment Company program of the Small Business Administration, or SBA. There are limited to no observable price changes in orderly transactions for
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identical investments or similar investments from the same issuers that are actively traded and, as a result, these investments are stated at cost. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $4.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively, in outstanding unfunded commitments to these funds, which are subject to call.
The Company’s equity investments are evaluated for impairment based on an assessment of qualitative indicators. Impairment indicators to be considered include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant deterioration in the earnings, performance, credit rating, asset quality or business prospects of the investee; (ii) a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic or technological environment of the investee; (iii) a significant adverse change in the general market conditions of either the geographical area or the industry in which the investee operates; and (iv) a bona fide offer to purchase, an offer by the investee to sell, or completed auction process for the same or similar investment for an amount less than the carrying amount of the investment. There were no such qualitative indicators as of September 30, 2020.
NOTE 4: LOANS
Loans by loan class, or major loan category, as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) |
| September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 832,686 |
| 28.0% | $ | 527,607 |
| 19.9% | ||
Real estate: |
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Commercial real estate |
| 949,933 |
| 31.9% |
| 900,746 |
| 34.0% | ||
Construction and development |
| 506,216 |
| 17.0% |
| 527,812 |
| 19.9% | ||
1-4 family residential |
| 253,868 |
| 8.5% |
| 280,192 |
| 10.6% | ||
Multi-family residential |
| 298,733 |
| 10.0% |
| 277,209 |
| 10.5% | ||
Consumer |
| 35,637 |
| 1.2% |
| 36,782 |
| 1.4% | ||
Agriculture |
| 9,753 |
| 0.3% |
| 9,812 |
| 0.4% | ||
Other |
| 91,501 |
| 3.1% |
| 86,513 |
| 3.3% | ||
Total gross loans |
| 2,978,327 |
| 100.0% |
| 2,646,673 |
| 100.0% | ||
Less allowance for credit losses for loans |
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Less deferred loan fees and unearned discounts |
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Less loans held for sale |
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Loans, net | $ | 2,920,457 |
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Accrued interest receivable for loans was $12.9 million and $7.5 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and is included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
From time to time, the Company will acquire and dispose of interests in loans under participation agreements with other financial institutions. Loan participations purchased and sold during the nine months ending September 30, 2020 and 2019, by loan class, were as follows:
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September 30, 2020 |
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Commercial | $ | — | $ | 1,725 | ||
Commercial real estate | | 2,500 | | — | ||
September 30, 2019 |
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Commercial real estate | $ | 1,756 | $ | 30,330 |
The Company participates in the SBA loan program. When advantageous, the Company will sell the guaranteed portions of these loans with servicing retained. SBA loans that were sold with servicing retained during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, totaled $769,000 and $2.0 million, respectively.
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NOTE 5: LOAN PERFORMANCE
The following is an aging analysis of the Company’s past due loans, segregated by loan class, as of the dates shown below:
90 days or | 90 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 to 59 days | 60 to 89 days | greater | Total | Total | past due and | ||||||||||||||||
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September 30, 2020 |
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Commercial and industrial | $ | 2,179 | $ | 1,576 | $ | 1,494 | $ | 5,249 | $ | 827,437 | $ | 832,686 | $ | — | |||||||
Real estate: |
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Commercial real estate |
| 293 |
| 5,857 |
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| 6,150 |
| 943,783 |
| 949,933 |
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Construction and development |
| 12,041 |
| — |
| — |
| 12,041 |
| 494,175 |
| 506,216 |
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1-4 family residential |
| 110 |
| — |
| 109 |
| 219 |
| 253,649 |
| 253,868 |
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Multi-family residential |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 298,733 |
| 298,733 |
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Consumer |
| 6 |
| 31 |
| — |
| 37 |
| 35,600 |
| 35,637 |
| — | |||||||
Agriculture |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 9,753 |
| 9,753 |
| — | |||||||
Other |
| — |
| — |
| 3,500 |
| 3,500 |
| 88,001 |
| 91,501 |
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Total loans | $ | 14,629 | $ | 7,464 | $ | 5,103 | $ | 27,196 | $ | 2,951,131 | $ | 2,978,327 | $ | — | |||||||
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December 31, 2019 |
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Commercial and industrial | $ | 664 | $ | 31 | $ | 240 | $ | 935 | $ | 526,672 | $ | 527,607 | $ | — | |||||||
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Commercial real estate |
| 865 |
| — |
| — |
| 865 |
| 899,881 |
| 900,746 |
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Construction and development |
| — |
| 532 |
| — |
| 532 |
| 527,280 |
| 527,812 |
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1-4 family residential |
| 499 |
| — |
| — |
| 499 |
| 279,693 |
| 280,192 |
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Multi-family residential |
| — |
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| — |
| — |
| 277,209 |
| 277,209 |
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Consumer |
| 43 |
| — |
| — |
| 43 |
| 36,739 |
| 36,782 |
| — | |||||||
Agriculture |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 9,812 |
| 9,812 |
| — | |||||||
Other |
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| — |
| — |
| 86,513 |
| 86,513 |
| — | |||||||
Total loans | $ | 2,071 | $ | 563 | $ | 240 | $ | 2,874 | $ | 2,643,799 | $ | 2,646,673 | $ | — | |||||||
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The Company places loans on nonaccrual status because of delinquency or because collection of principal or interest is doubtful. Nonaccrual loans, segregated by loan class, as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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| September 30, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 | ||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 6,699 | $ | 596 | ||
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Commercial real estate |
| 4,811 |
| 67 | ||
Construction and development |
| 241 |
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1-4 family residential |
| 325 |
| 314 | ||
Other | 3,500 | — | ||||
Total nonaccrual loans | $ | 15,576 | $ | 977 |
Interest income that would have been earned under the original terms of the nonaccrual loans was $417,000 and $59,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Troubled debt restructurings, or TDRs, are loans restructured due to the borrower’s financial difficulties. The TDRs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
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Commercial and industrial |
| 19 | $ | 8,019 | $ | 6,645 | $ | — | $ | 1,143 | $ | 231 | |||||
Commercial real estate |
| 9 |
| 14,459 |
| 14,459 |
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1-4 family residential | 5 | 1,629 | 1,651 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Construction and development | 4 | 12,289 | 12,032 | — | — | 257 | |||||||||||
Total |
| 37 | $ | 36,396 | $ | 34,787 | $ | — | $ | 1,143 | $ | 488 | |||||
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Commercial and industrial |
| 2 | $ | 163 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 163 | $ | — | |||||
1-4 family residential |
| 1 |
| 111 |
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| 115 |
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Total |
| 3 | $ | 274 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | $ | — |
Loan modifications related to a loan refinancing or restructuring other than a TDR are accounted for as a new loan if the terms provided to the borrower are at least as favorable to the Company as terms for comparable loans to other borrowers with similar collection risks that is not a loan refinancing or restructuring. If the loan refinancing or restructuring does not meet this condition or if only minor modifications are made to the original loan contract, it is not considered a new loan and is considered a renewal or modification of the original contract. Restructured or modified loans are not considered past due if they are performing under the terms of the modified or restructured payment schedule.
A TDR is considered in default when a payment in accordance with the terms of the restructuring is more than 30 days past due. All TDRs are individually evaluated based on the underlying collateral for the determination of an ACL. See Note 6: Allowance for Credit Losses for further discussions on specific reserves. TDRs restructured during the twelve months ended indicated below with payment defaults were as follows:
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Commercial and industrial | 3 | $ | 1,983 | 1 | $ | 67 | ||||||
Commercial real estate |
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1-4 family residential | 1 | 20 | — | — | ||||||||
Construction and development | 4 | 12,274 | — | — | ||||||||
Total |
| 8 | $ | 14,277 | 1 | $ | 67 |
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Outstanding loans restructured as a TDR and other loans individually evaluated for credit losses were as follows for the dates indicated below:
(Dollars in thousands) | | Accruing TDR | | Non-Accrual TDR | | Total TDR | | Other Non-Accrual | | Other Accruing | | Total Individually Evaluated | ||||||
September 30, 2020 | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 3,621 | $ | 5,029 | $ | 8,650 | $ | 1,670 | $ | 2,323 | $ | 12,643 | ||||||
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Commercial real estate | 9,746 | 4,744 | 14,490 | 67 | 5,857 | 20,414 | ||||||||||||
Construction and development | 12,032 | 241 | 12,273 | — | — | 12,273 | ||||||||||||
1-4 family residential | 1,692 | 109 | 1,801 | 216 | 1,664 | 3,681 | ||||||||||||
Other | 8,403 | — | 8,403 | 3,500 | — | 11,903 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 35,494 | $ | 10,123 | $ | 45,617 | $ | 5,453 | $ | 9,844 | $ | 60,914 | ||||||
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December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 397 | $ | 282 | $ | 679 | $ | 314 | $ | 6 | $ | 999 | ||||||
Real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 1,337 | — | 1,337 | 67 | — | 1,404 | ||||||||||||
1-4 family residential | 54 | 111 | 165 | 203 | 3,283 | 3,651 | ||||||||||||
Consumer | — | — | — | — | 210 | 210 | ||||||||||||
Other | 6,653 | — | 6,653 | — | — | 6,653 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 8,441 | $ | 393 | $ | 8,834 | $ | 584 | $ | 3,499 | $ | 12,917 |
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had an outstanding commitment to fund $127,000 and $2.0 million, respectively, on loans that were previously restructured.
In support of customers impacted by COVID-19, the Company provided contract modifications through the deferral of principal and/or interest payments, or COVID-19 deferrals. The deferral periods granted range from
to six-months, with the majority of the deferrals involving three-month arrangements. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had 41 loans still on a deferral with total outstanding principal of $82.4 million and as of June 30, 2020, the Company had 689 loans that were on a deferral with total outstanding principal of $545.0 million.NOTE 6: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
The Company’s effective date for the adoption of CECL was January 1, 2020. As a result of this adoption, the Company’s ACL for the loan portfolio has two main components: a reserve for expected losses determined from the historical loss rates, adjusted for qualitative factors, and forecasted expected losses on the segments associated with the individual loan classes with similar risk characteristics, or general reserve; and a separate allowance representing the reserves assigned to individually evaluated loans that do not share similar risk characteristics with other loans, or specific reserves. The Company defines the loan class to be the grouping of the loan receivable based on risk characteristics and the method for monitoring and assessing credit risk, which is represented by the loan type or major category of loans.
For specific reserves, loans identified as not sharing similar risk characteristics with other assets are individually evaluated for the net amount expected to be collected and reserves are determined for them outside of general reserve computation. For determination of credit losses on loans individually evaluated, the Company utilizes various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, appraisal valuation on collateral, among others, to determine any impairment of the loan and need for any additional allowance for expected losses.
For the general reserve computation, the Company utilized an aged-based vintage model, or the Vintage model, based on the model’s ability to predict credit risks associated with the loan portfolio and capture the expected life of loan losses associated with each segment of loans. The Company primarily manages credit quality and determines credit risk of its loans based on the risk grade assigned to each individual loan within the loan class. See the risk grade discussion
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later in this footnote. The factors considered include the age of the loan, interest rate, loan size, payment structure, term, risk ratings, loan to value, collateral type, geographical pattern and industrial sector. The breakdown of the loan classes into portfolio segments was a judgement election based upon identified risk criteria. The Company has limited specific historical loss experience to directly tie to an attribute and thus the use of one factor over another is based on management’s perceived risk of the identified factor in combination with the data analyzed.
After consideration of the factors previously discussed, the Company segmented the portfolio based on the identified risk characteristics present within each segment. These risk characteristics are determined based on various factors including call code, collateral types and loan terms. The Company believes that this segmentation best represents the portfolio segments at a level to develop the systematic methodology in the determination of the ACL.
Historical net losses are used to calculate a historical loss rate for each vintage within each portfolio segment and then subjective adjustments for internal and external qualitative risk factors are applied to the historical loss rates to generate a total expected loss rate for each vintage within each portfolio segment. For portfolio segments of loans with no historical losses, the Company is using the weighted average of its annual historical loss rates as a proxy loss rate floor, or specifically, for oil and gas and oil and gas real estate portfolio segments, historical average loss rate based on peer group data.
There are multiple qualitative factors, both internal and external, that could impact the potential collectability of the underlying loans. The various internal factors that may be considered include, among other things: (i) effectiveness of loan policies, procedures and internal controls; (ii) portfolio growth and changes in loan concentrations; (iii) changes in loan quality; (iv) experience, ability and effectiveness of lending management and staff; (v) legal and regulatory compliance requirements associated with underwriting, originating and servicing a loan and the impact of exceptions; and (vi) the effectiveness of the internal loan review function. The various external factors that may be considered include, among other things: (i) current national and local economic conditions; (ii) changes in the political, legal and regulatory landscape; (iii) industry trends, in particular those related to loan quality; and (iv) forecasted changes in the economy.
As part of its assessment, the Company considers the need to adjust historical information to reflect the extent to which current conditions and forecasts differ from the conditions that existed for the period over which historical information was evaluated. The Company uses an economic forecast qualitative factor as noted above to adjust the expected loss rates for the effects of forecasted changes in the economy. The Company uses economic indicators and indexes including, but not limited to, inflation indexes, unemployment rates, fluctuations of interest rates, economic growth, government expenditures, gross domestic product indexes, productivity indicators, leading indexes and debt levels and narratives such as those supplied by the Federal Reserve’s beige book and Moody’s Analytics that provide information for determining an appropriate impact ratio for macro-economic conditions. The Company determined that a two-year forecast period provides a balance between the level of forecast periods reasonably available and forecast accuracy and choose to revert to historical levels immediately afterward as adjusted current loss history is the more relevant indicator of expected losses beyond the forecast period.
The historical loss rates, adjusted for current conditions and forecasting assumptions, are multiplied by the respective loan’s amortized cost balances in each vintage within each segment to compute an estimated quantitative reserve for expected losses in the portfolio. The quantitative reserve for expected credit losses and the qualitative reserve for expected credit losses combined together make up the total estimated credit loss reserve.
Loan amortized costs, as defined by GAAP, includes principal, deferred fees or costs associated with the loan, premiums, discounts and accrued interest. The Company made a policy election to exclude accrued interest and deferred fees and costs in the determination of an ACL. The Company continues its policy of reversing previously accrued interest when it has been deemed uncollectible. Loans held for sale are excluded from the computation of expected loan loss as they are carried at the lower of cost or market value.
As part of the implementation of CECL, the Company changed its methodology for determining the ACL for loans. As a result of the adoption of CECL, the ratio of the ACL for loans to total loans increased from 0.96% at December 31, 2019 to 0.99% at January 1, 2020. At September 30, 2020, the ratio of the ACL for loans to total loans was 1.49%, reflecting the expected impact of COVID-19 and the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry during 2020 on the local and national economy and on current and forecasted expected credit losses. Additionally, the increase in adversely graded loans within the portfolio has resulted in an increase in the ACL related to those individually evaluated loans. The
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total of the Company’s qualitative and quantitative factors ranged from 0.67% to 2.42% at January 1, 2020 and ranged from 0.99% to 2.71% at September 30, 2020. All factors were reassessed at the end of the third quarter.
The review of the appropriateness of the ACL, which includes evaluation of historical loss trends, qualitative adjustments and forecasted economic conditions applied to general reserves, is performed by executive management and presented to the Board of Directors for its review on a quarterly basis as part of the Company’s interim and annual consolidated financial statements. The ACL at September 30, 2020, reflects the Company’s assessment based on the information available at the time.
Risk Grading
The methodology used by the Company in the determination of its ACL, which is performed at least on a quarterly basis, is designed to be responsive to changes in the credit quality of the loan portfolio as well as forecasted economic conditions. The credit quality of the loan portfolio is assessed through different processes. At origination, a risk grade is assigned to each loan based on underwriting procedures and criteria. The risk grades used are described below. The Company monitors the credit quality of the loan portfolio on an on-going basis by performing loan reviews, both internally and through a third-party vendor, on loans meeting certain risk and exposure criteria. Through these reviews, loans that require risk grade changes are approved by executive management. In addition, executive management reviews classified and criticized loans to assess changes in credit quality of the underlying loan, and when determined appropriate, based on an individual evaluation, approve specific reserves.
Pass—Credits in this category contain an acceptable amount of risk.
Special Mention—Credits in this category contain more than the normal amount of risk and are referred to as “special mention” in accordance with regulatory guidelines. These credits possess clearly identifiable temporary weaknesses or trends that, if not corrected or revised, may result in a condition that exposes the Company to a higher level of risk of loss.
Substandard—Credits in this category are “substandard” in accordance with regulatory guidelines and of unsatisfactory credit quality with well-defined weaknesses or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Credits in this category are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Often, the assets in this category will have a valuation allowance representative of management’s estimated loss that is probable to be incurred. Loans deemed substandard and on nonaccrual status are considered impaired and are individually evaluated for impairment.
Doubtful—Credits in this category are considered “doubtful” in accordance with regulatory guidelines, are placed on nonaccrual status and may be dependent upon collateral having a value that is difficult to determine or upon some near-term event which lacks certainty. Generally, these credits will have a valuation allowance based upon management’s best estimate of the losses probable to occur in the liquidation of the debt.
Loss—Credits in this category are considered “loss” in accordance with regulatory guidelines and are considered uncollectible and of such little value as to question their continued existence as assets on the Company’s financial statements. Such credits are to be charged off or charged down when payment is acknowledged to be uncertain or when the timing or value of payments cannot be determined. This category does not intend to imply that the debt or some portion of it will never be paid, nor does it in any way imply that the debt will be forgiven.
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The loans by risk grades, loan class and year of origination, or vintage, at September 30, 2020 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2018 |
| 2017 |
| 2016 |
| Prior | Revolving Loans | Converted Revolving Loans |
| Total | |||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pass | $ | 381,205 | $ | 119,542 | $ | 52,803 | $ | 15,038 | $ | 9,567 | $ | 4,334 | $ | 226,019 | $ | 2,537 | $ | 811,045 | |||||||||
Special mention | 10 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 440 | — | 488 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 1,000 | 2,605 | 4,247 | 21 | 308 | 2,270 | 5,482 | 5,220 | 21,153 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | 382,215 | 122,147 | 57,088 | 15,059 | 9,875 | 6,604 | 231,941 | 7,757 | 832,686 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pass | 156,257 | 206,313 | 210,817 | 133,253 | 74,720 | 93,190 | 32,795 | 4,661 | 912,006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Special mention | — | 5,081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,081 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | — | 7,748 | 9,645 | 496 | 2,560 | 2,322 | 10,075 | — | 32,846 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate | 156,257 | 219,142 | 220,462 | 133,749 | 77,280 | 95,512 | 42,870 | 4,661 | 949,933 | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction and development: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pass | 122,943 | 178,201 | 99,321 | 35,810 | 8,082 | 391 | 43,490 | — | 488,238 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | — | 242 | 6,588 | 10,532 | — | 616 | — | — | 17,978 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total construction and development | 122,943 | 178,443 | 105,909 | 46,342 | 8,082 | 1,007 | 43,490 | — | 506,216 | ||||||||||||||||||
1-4 family residential: | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 21,562 | 33,323 | 53,836 | 41,711 | 26,479 | 62,839 | 7,931 | 442 | 248,123 | ||||||||||||||||||
Special mention | — | — | — | — | 384 | — | — | — | 384 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | — | 538 | 82 | 314 | 17 | 2,903 | — | 1,507 | 5,361 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total 1-4 family residential | 21,562 | 33,861 | 53,918 | 42,025 | 26,880 | 65,742 | 7,931 | 1,949 | 253,868 | ||||||||||||||||||
Multi-family residential: | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 6,500 | 3,159 | 54,133 | 35,777 | 4,288 | 194,783 | 93 | — | 298,733 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total multi-family residential | 6,500 | 3,159 | 54,133 | 35,777 | 4,288 | 194,783 | 93 | — | 298,733 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 7,414 | 3,955 | 2,394 | 2,059 | 183 | 25 | 19,116 | 459 | 35,605 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | — | — | 31 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 7,414 | 3,955 | 2,425 | 2,059 | 183 | 26 | 19,116 | 459 | 35,637 | ||||||||||||||||||
Agriculture: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 4,717 | 305 | 420 | 120 | 30 | — | 4,078 | 8 | 9,678 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 50 | — | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total agriculture | 4,717 | 305 | 420 | 120 | 30 | 25 | 4,128 | 8 | 9,753 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 8,839 | 3,905 | 3,624 | 28 | 96 | 1,491 | 61,615 | — | 79,598 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 2,530 | 3,500 | — | — | — | — | 5,873 | — | 11,903 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other | 11,369 | 7,405 | 3,624 | 28 | 96 | 1,491 | 67,488 | — | 91,501 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass | 709,437 | 548,703 | 477,348 | 263,796 | 123,445 | 357,053 | 395,137 | 8,107 | 2,883,026 | ||||||||||||||||||
Special mention | 10 | 5,081 | 38 | — | 384 | — | 440 | — | 5,953 | ||||||||||||||||||
Substandard | 3,530 | 14,633 | 20,593 | 11,363 | 2,885 | 8,137 | 21,480 | 6,727 | 89,348 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 712,977 | $ | 568,417 | $ | 497,979 | $ | 275,159 | $ | 126,714 | $ | 365,190 | $ | 417,057 | $ | 14,834 | $ | 2,978,327 | |||||||||
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Loans individually evaluated and collectively evaluated as of the dates shown below were as follows:
| September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Individually | Collectively | Individually | Collectively | |||||||||||||||
Evaluated | Evaluated | Total | Evaluated | Evaluated | Total | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| Loans |
| Loans |
| Loans |
| Loans |
| Loans |
| Loans | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 12,643 | $ | 820,043 | $ | 832,686 | $ | 999 | $ | 526,608 | $ | 527,607 | ||||||
Real estate: |
|
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|
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|
|
|
| ||||||||
Commercial real estate |
| 20,414 | 929,519 |
| 949,933 |
| 1,404 |
| 899,342 |
| 900,746 | |||||||
Construction and development |
| 12,273 | 493,943 |
| 506,216 |
| — |
| 527,812 |
| 527,812 | |||||||
1-4 family residential |
| 3,681 | 250,187 |
| 253,868 |
| 3,651 |
| 276,541 |
| 280,192 | |||||||
Multi-family residential |
| — | 298,733 |
| 298,733 |
| — |
| 277,209 |
| 277,209 | |||||||
Consumer |
| — | 35,637 |
| 35,637 |
| 210 |
| 36,572 |
| 36,782 | |||||||
Agriculture |
| — | 9,753 |
| 9,753 |
| — |
| 9,812 |
| 9,812 | |||||||
Other |
| 11,903 | 79,598 |
| 91,501 |
| 6,653 |
| 79,860 |
| 86,513 | |||||||
Total | $ | 60,914 | $ | 2,917,413 | $ | 2,978,327 | $ | 12,917 | $ | 2,633,756 | $ | 2,646,673 |
Loans by risk grades and loan class as of the dates shown below were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |
| Pass |
| Special Mention |
| Substandard |
| Total Loans | ||||
September 30, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 811,045 | $ | 488 | $ | 21,153 | $ | 832,686 | ||||
Real estate: |
|
|
| |||||||||
Commercial real estate |
| 912,006 | 5,081 | 32,846 |
| 949,933 | ||||||
Construction and development |
| 488,238 | — | 17,978 |
| 506,216 | ||||||
1-4 family residential |
| 248,123 | 384 | 5,361 |
| 253,868 | ||||||
Multi-family residential |
| 298,733 | — | — |
| 298,733 | ||||||
Consumer |
| 35,605 | — | 32 |
| 35,637 | ||||||
Agriculture |
| 9,678 | — | 75 |
| 9,753 | ||||||
Other |
| 79,598 | — | 11,903 |
| 91,501 | ||||||
Total loans | $ | 2,883,026 | $ | 5,953 | $ | 89,348 | $ | 2,978,327 |
(Dollars in thousands) |
| Pass |
| Special Mention |
| Substandard |
| Total Loans | ||||
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 513,417 | $ | 2,963 | $ | 11,227 | $ | 527,607 | ||||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commercial real estate |
| 876,207 |
| 18,570 |
| 5,969 |
| 900,746 | ||||
Construction and development |
| 515,247 |
| 12,565 |
| — |
| 527,812 | ||||
1-4 family residential |
| 274,731 |
| 594 |
| 4,867 |
| 280,192 | ||||
Multi-family residential |
| 277,209 |
| — |
| — |
| 277,209 | ||||
Consumer |
| 36,566 |
| — |
| 216 |
| 36,782 | ||||
Agriculture |
| 9,733 |
| 50 |
| 29 |
| 9,812 | ||||
Other |
| 79,860 |
| — |
| 6,653 |
| 86,513 | ||||
Total loans | $ | 2,582,970 | $ | 34,742 | $ | 28,961 | $ | 2,646,673 |
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Charge-offs and recoveries by loan class and vintage for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2018 |
| 2017 | 2016 | Prior | Revolving Loans | Converted Revolving Loans |
| Total | |||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Charge-off | $ | — | $ | (38) | $ | (57) | $ | (35) | $ | (42) | $ | — | $ | (102) | $ | — | $ | (274) | |||||||||
Recovery | — | 3 | 158 | 41 | 25 | 227 | 177 | 28 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and industrial | — | (35) | 101 | 6 | (17) | 227 | 75 | 28 | 385 | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Charge-off | — | — | — | — | — | (163) | — | — | (163) | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial real estate loans | — | — | 2 | — | — | (161) | — | — | (159) | ||||||||||||||||||
1-4 family residential: | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Charge-off | — | (65) | — | — | — | (6) | — | — | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total 1-4 family residential | — | (65) | — | — | — | (5) | — | — | (70) | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charge-off | — | (4) | (8) | (95) | — | — | — | — | (107) | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total consumer | 6 | (3) | (8) | (95) | — | 1 | — | — | (99) | ||||||||||||||||||
Agriculture: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total agriculture | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total other | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charge-off | — | (107) | (65) | (130) | (42) | (169) | (102) | — | (615) | ||||||||||||||||||
Recovery | 6 | 4 | 160 | 42 | 37 | 231 | 177 | 28 | 685 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6 | $ | (103) | $ | 95 | $ | (88) | $ | (5) | $ | 62 | $ | 75 | $ | 28 | $ | 70 |
Activity in the total ACL for loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was as follows:
Real Estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and | Commercial | and | 1-4 family | Multi-family | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| industrial |
| real estate |
| development |
| residential |
| residential |
| Consumer |
| Agriculture |
| Other |
| Total | |||||||||
September 30, 2020 |
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| |||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 7,671 | $ | 7,975 | $ | 4,446 | $ | 2,257 | $ | 1,699 | $ | 388 | $ | 74 | $ | 770 | $ | 25,280 | |||||||||
Impact of CECL adoption | 852 | (140) | 100 | (275) | 294 | (25) | 64 | 4 | 874 | ||||||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses for loans |
| 4,439 | 5,069 | 1,788 | 959 | 1,124 | 243 | 14 | 4,209 |
| 17,845 | ||||||||||||||||
Charge-offs |
| (274) | (163) | — | (71) | — | (107) | — | — |
| (615) | ||||||||||||||||
Recoveries |
| 659 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| 685 | ||||||||||||||||
Net (charge-offs) recoveries |
| 385 |
| (159) |
| — |
| (70) |
| — |
| (99) |
| 12 |
| 1 |
| 70 | |||||||||
Ending balance | $ | 13,347 | $ | 12,745 | $ | 6,334 | $ | 2,871 | $ | 3,117 | $ | 507 | $ | 164 | $ | 4,984 | $ | 44,069 | |||||||||
Period-end amount allocated to: |
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Specific reserve | $ | 4,111 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,952 | $ | 8,063 | |||||||||
General reserve |
| 9,236 |
| 12,745 |
| 6,334 |
| 2,871 |
| 3,117 |
| 507 |
| 164 |
| 1,032 |
| 36,006 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 13,347 | $ | 12,745 | $ | 6,334 | $ | 2,871 | $ | 3,117 | $ | 507 | $ | 164 | $ | 4,984 | $ | 44,069 |
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Real Estate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial | Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and | Commercial | and | 1-4 family | Multi-family | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| industrial |
| real estate |
| development |
| residential |
| residential |
| Consumer |
| Agriculture |
| Other |
| Total | |||||||||
September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 7,719 | $ | 6,730 | $ | 4,298 | $ | 2,281 | $ | 1,511 | $ | 387 | $ | 62 | $ | 705 | $ | 23,693 | |||||||||
Provision for credit losses for loans |
| 309 |
| 1,021 |
| 527 |
| 66 |
| 318 |
| 244 |
| 20 |
| 28 |
| 2,533 | |||||||||
Charge-offs |
| (869) |
| (44) |
| — |
| (12) |
| — |
| (88) |
| — |
| (52) |
| (1,065) | |||||||||
Recoveries |
| 311 |
| 81 |
| — |
| 3 |
| — |
| 15 |
| — |
| 5 |
| 415 | |||||||||
Net (charge-offs) recoveries |
| (558) |
| 37 |
| — |
| (9) |
| — |
| (73) |
| — |
| (47) |
| (650) | |||||||||
Ending balance | $ | 7,470 | $ | 7,788 | $ | 4,825 | $ | 2,338 | $ | 1,829 | $ | 558 | $ | 82 | $ | 686 | $ | 25,576 | |||||||||
Period-end amount allocated to: |
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Specific reserve | $ | 373 | $ | 22 | $ | — | $ | 33 | $ | — | $ | 142 | $ | — | $ | 22 | $ | 592 | |||||||||
General reserve |
| 7,097 |
| 7,766 |
| 4,825 |
| 2,305 |
| 1,829 |
| 416 |
| 82 |
| 664 |
| 24,984 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 7,470 | $ | 7,788 | $ | 4,825 | $ | 2,338 | $ | 1,829 | $ | 558 | $ | 82 | $ | 686 | $ | 25,576 |
The ACL for loans by loan class as of the periods indicated was as follows:
| | | ||||||||||
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | ||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 13,347 |
| 30.3 | % | $ | 7,671 |
| 30.3 | % | ||
Real estate: |
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Commercial real estate |
| 12,745 |
| 28.9 | % |
| 7,975 |
| 31.6 | % | ||
Construction and development |
| 6,334 |
| 14.3 | % |
| 4,446 |
| 17.6 | % | ||
1-4 family residential |
| 2,871 |
| 6.5 | % |
| 2,257 |
| 8.9 | % | ||
Multi-family residential |
| 3,117 |
| 7.1 | % |
| 1,699 |
| 6.7 | % | ||
Consumer |
| 507 |
| 1.2 | % |
| 388 |
| 1.5 | % | ||
Agriculture |
| 164 |
| 0.4 | % |
| 74 |
| 0.3 | % | ||
Other |
| 4,984 |
| 11.3 | % |
| 770 |
| 3.1 | % | ||
Total allowance for credit losses for loans | $ | 44,069 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 25,280 |
| 100.0 | % |
Allocation of a portion of the ACL to one class of loans above does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other classes. The Company had no collateral dependent loans pending foreclosure at September 30, 2020.
The recorded investment in impaired loans as of December 31, 2019, prior to the Company’s adoption of CECL was as follows:
Unpaid | Recorded | Average |
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Contractual | Investment | Recorded | Total | Recorded |
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Principal | with No | Investment | Recorded | Related | Investment |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
| Balance |
| Allowance |
| with Allowance |
| Investment |
| Allowance |
| Year-to-Date |
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December 31, 2019 |
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Commercial and industrial | $ | 1,111 | $ | 300 | $ | 699 | $ | 999 | $ | 416 | $ | 2,452 | |||||||
Real estate: |
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Commercial real estate |
| 1,407 |
| 1,404 |
| — |
| 1,404 |
| — |
| 2,165 | |||||||
1-4 family residential |
| 3,761 |
| 2,166 |
| 1,485 |
| 3,651 |
| 15 |
| 4,020 | |||||||
Consumer |
| 210 |
| 210 |
| — |
| 210 |
| — |
| 128 | |||||||
Other |
| 6,653 |
| 5,411 |
| 1,242 |
| 6,653 |
| 6 |
| 6,825 | |||||||
Total loans | $ | 13,142 | $ | 9,491 | $ | 3,426 | $ | 12,917 | $ | 437 | $ | 15,590 |
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The Company has unfunded commitments, comprised of letters of credit and commitments to extend credit that are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company. See Note 16: Commitments and Contingencies and Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk. Unfunded commitments have similar characteristics as funded loans based on segment type and their expected credit losses were determined using the Vintage model and established qualitative factors as well as consideration for historical and expected utilization levels. Activity in the ACL for unfunded commitments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | ||
Beginning balance | $ | 378 | |
Impact of CECL adoption |
| 2,981 | |
Provision for credit losses for unfunded commitments |
| 1,182 | |
Ending balance | $ | 4,541 |
NOTE 7: PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
The components of premises and equipment as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Land | $ | 15,539 | $ | 13,466 | ||
Buildings and leasehold improvements |
| 62,770 |
| 53,869 | ||
Furniture and equipment |
| 16,462 |
| 15,917 | ||
Vehicles |
| 203 |
| 203 | ||
Construction in progress |
| 1,754 |
| 343 | ||
96,728 | 83,798 | |||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (34,996) | (32,923) | ||||
Premises and equipment, net | $ | 61,732 | $ | 50,875 |
Depreciation expense was $2.3 million and $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in net occupancy expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income.
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NOTE 8: GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill was $81.0 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and there were no changes in goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or the year ended December 31, 2019. As of September 30, 2020, the Company evaluated recent potential triggering events, including the economic disruption and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry, that could be indicators of impairment. Based on the results of the Company’s assessment, management does not believe any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets existed at September 30, 2020. Other intangibles were as follows as of the dates shown below:
| Weighted- |
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Remaining | Gross | Net | |||||||||
Amortization | Intangible | Accumulated | Intangible | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Period | Assets | Amortization | Assets | |||||||
September 30, 2020 |
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Core deposits | 3.4 years | $ | 13,750 | $ | (13,232) | $ | 518 | ||||
Customer relationships | 8.3 years |
| 6,629 |
| (2,983) |
| 3,646 | ||||
Servicing assets | 10.8 years |
| 335 |
| (196) |
| 139 | ||||
Total other intangible assets, net | $ | 20,714 | $ | (16,411) | $ | 4,303 | |||||
December 31, 2019 |
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Core deposits | 4.2 years | $ | 13,750 | $ | (12,979) | $ | 771 | ||||
Customer relationships | 9.0 years |
| 6,629 |
| (2,651) |
| 3,978 | ||||
Servicing assets | 12.8 years |
| 368 |
| (179) |
| 189 | ||||
Total other intangible assets, net | $ | 20,747 | $ | (15,809) | $ | 4,938 |
Servicing Assets
Changes in the related servicing assets as of the dates indicated below were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | ||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 189 | $ | 166 | ||
Increase from loan sales |
| 14 |
| 39 | ||
Decrease from serviced loans paid off or foreclosed | — | (30) | ||||
Amortization |
| (64) |
| (24) | ||
Balance at end of period | $ | 139 | $ | 151 |
NOTE 9: BANK-OWNED LIFE INSURANCE
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company received proceeds in the amount of $2.0 million as the owner and beneficiary under a bank-owned insurance policy as the result of the death of a former employee, and the Company recorded a gain of $769,000.
Bank-owned life insurance policies and the net change in cash surrender value during the periods shown below were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 71,881 | $ | 71,525 | ||
Purchases |
| — | — | |||
Redemptions | (1,965) | (4,655) | ||||
Net change in cash surrender value | 2,015 | 4,581 | ||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 71,931 | $ | 71,451 |
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NOTE 10: DEPOSITS
Deposits as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Interest-bearing demand accounts | $ | 346,406 | $ | 369,744 | ||
Money market accounts |
| 916,668 |
| 805,942 | ||
Saving accounts |
| 103,062 |
| 92,183 | ||
Certificates and other time deposits, $100,000 or greater |
| 171,854 |
| 208,018 | ||
Certificates and other time deposits, less than $100,000 |
| 171,691 |
| 191,640 | ||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,709,681 | 1,667,527 | ||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 1,460,983 | 1,184,861 | ||||
Total deposits | $ | 3,170,664 | $ | 2,852,388 |
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $35.5 million and $56.8 million in deposits from public entities and brokered deposits of $113.2 million and $128.9 million, respectively. At September 30, 2020, overdrafts of $384,000 were reclassified to loans. Accrued interest payable for deposits was $572,000 and $931,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no major concentrations of deposits at September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019 from any single or related groups of depositors. At September 30, 2020, $81.7 million of certificates of deposits or other time deposits were uninsured.
NOTE 11: LINES OF CREDIT
Frost Line of Credit
The Company has entered into a loan agreement with Frost Bank, or Loan Agreement, which has been periodically amended and provides for a $30.0 million revolving line of credit, or Line of Credit. At September 30, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings on this Line of Credit and the Company did not draw on this Line of Credit during 2020 or 2019. The Company can make draws on the Line of Credit for a period of 24 months, which began on December 13, 2019, after which the Company will not be permitted to make further draws and the outstanding balance will amortize over a period of 60 months. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at a rate equal to the maximum “Latest” U.S. prime rate of interest per annum and payable quarterly over 24 months beginning December 13, 2019, and thereafter, quarterly principal and interest payments are required over a term of 60 months. The entire outstanding balance and unpaid interest is payable in full on December 13, 2026.
The Company may prepay the principal amount of the Line of Credit without premium or penalty. The obligations of the Company under the Loan Agreement are secured by a valid and perfected first priority lien on all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Bank.
Covenants made under the Loan Agreement include, among other things, the Company maintaining tangible net worth of not less than $300 million, the Company maintaining a free cash flow coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00, the Bank’s Texas Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement) not to exceed 15%, the Bank’s Total Capital Ratio (as defined under the Loan Agreement) of not less than 12% and restrictions on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur certain additional debt. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2020.
Additional Lines of Credit
The Federal Home Loan Bank allows the Company to borrow on a blanket floating lien status collateralized by certain loans. Total borrowing capacity available under this agreement was $992.0 million at September 30, 2020 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2019. Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding totaled $50.0 million at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and these borrowings were on a long-term basis. See maturity information below. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company also borrowed under this agreement on a short-term basis. The average outstanding balance for Federal Home Loan Bank advances for the nine months ended September 30,
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2020 and 2019, was $56.9 million and $59.1 million, respectively. The weighted-average rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was 1.60% and 2.42%, respectively.
The scheduled maturities of Federal Home Loan Bank advances as of the date shown below were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | ||
2020 | $ | — | |
2021 |
| — | |
2022 | 10,000 | ||
2023 | 20,000 | ||
2024 | 20,000 | ||
Thereafter |
| — | |
Total | $ | 50,000 |
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company maintained federal funds lines of credit with commercial banks that provided for the availability to borrow up to an aggregate of $85.0 million at September 30, 2020 and $75.0 million at December 31, 2019. There were no funds under these lines of credit outstanding at September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.
NOTE 12: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of business, the Company, through the Bank, has and expects to continue to conduct routine banking business with related parties, including its executive officers and directors. Related parties also include shareholders and their affiliates who directly or indirectly have 5% or more beneficial ownership in the Company.
Loans—In the opinion of management, loans to related parties were on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time of comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than a normal risk of collectability or present any other unfavorable features to the Company. The Company had approximately $152.8 million and $158.7 million in loans to related parties at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no loans made to related parties deemed nonaccrual, past due, restructured in a trouble debt restructuring or classified as potential problem loans.
Unfunded Commitments—At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $62.2 million and $48.7 million in unfunded loan commitments to related parties, respectively.
Deposits—The Company held related party deposits of approximately $196.6 million and $233.9 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
NOTE 13: FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company uses valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions used in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation inputs are categorized in a three-level hierarchy, that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 Inputs—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.
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Level 2 Inputs—Other observable inputs that may include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates or inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 Inputs—Unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, there were no transfers of assets or liabilities within the levels of the fair value hierarchy.
In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon models that primarily use observable market-based parameters as inputs. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time.
The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value could result in different estimates of fair value. Fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding current economic conditions, risk characteristics of the various instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision.
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following:
Debt Securities Available for Sale—Debt securities classified as available for sale are recorded at fair value. For those securities classified as Level 2, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayments speeds, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things. The Company reviews the prices supplied by the independent pricing service, as well as their underlying pricing methodologies for reasonableness.
Equity Securities Available for Sale—Equity securities are classified as available for sale and are recorded at fair value. The fair value measurements are based on observable data obtained from a third-party pricing service. The Company reviews the prices supplied by the services against publicly available information. The equity securities are mutual funds publicly traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, or Nasdaq, and the fair value is determined by using unadjusted quoted market prices which are considered Level 1 inputs.
Interest Rate Swaps—The Company obtains fair value measurements for its interest rate swaps from an independent pricing service which uses the income approach. The income approach calls for the utilization of valuation techniques to convert future cash flows as due to be exchanged per the terms of the financial instrument, into a single present value amount. Measurement is based on the value indicated by the market expectations about those future amounts
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as of the measurement date. The proprietary curves of the independent pricing service utilize pricing models derived from industry standard analytic tools, considering both Level 1 and Level 2 inputs.
Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates shown below were as follows:
| | |||||
(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Fair value of financial assets: |
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|
| ||
Level 1 inputs: securities available for sale - equity securities | $ | 1,192 | $ | 1,147 | ||
Level 2 inputs: | ||||||
Debt securities available for sale: | ||||||
State and municipal securities | 78,578 | 53,279 | ||||
U.S. Agency Securities: |
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|
| ||
Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 34,512 |
| 55,989 | ||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 111,819 |
| 120,847 | ||
Interest rate swaps |
| 9,581 |
| 2,638 | ||
Credit risk participation agreement | 58 | — | ||||
Total fair value of financial assets | $ | 235,740 | $ | 233,900 | ||
Fair value of financial liabilities: |
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| ||
Level 2 inputs: | ||||||
Interest rate swaps | $ | 9,581 | $ | 2,638 | ||
Total fair value of financial liabilities | $ | 9,581 | $ | 2,638 |
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis
A portion of financial instruments are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. Financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the dates shown below include certain loans reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral or a discounted cash flow method if not. Prior to foreclosure, estimated fair values for collateral is estimated based on Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria. The Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are certain impaired loans and as of the dates shown below were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
September 30, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Recorded Investment | | Specific ACL | Net | | Recorded Investment | | Specific ACL | Net | |||||||||
Level 3 inputs | ||||||||||||||||||
Loans evaluated individually |
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Commercial and industrial | $ | 9,955 | $ | 4,111 | $ | 5,844 | $ | 699 | $ | 416 | $ | 283 | ||||||
1-4 family residential |
| 1,507 | — | 1,507 |
| 1,485 |
| 15 |
| 1,470 | ||||||||
Other | 4,741 | 3,952 | 789 | 1,242 | 6 | 1,236 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 16,203 | $ | 8,063 | $ | 8,140 | $ | 3,426 | $ | 437 | $ | 2,989 |
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Non-Financial Assets and Non-Financial Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis
The Company’s non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for the periods reported are foreclosed assets (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment). The Company’s other non-financial assets whose fair value may be measured on a non-recurring basis when there is evidence of impairment and may be subject to impairment adjustments include goodwill and intangible assets, among other assets.
The fair value of foreclosed assets may be estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable market data or Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria less estimated selling costs. There were no write-downs of foreclosed assets for fair value remeasurement subsequent to initial foreclosure during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or during 2019. There were no outstanding foreclosed assets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Financial Instruments Reported at Amortized Cost
Fair market values and carrying amounts of financial instruments that are reported at cost as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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| | September 30, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
|
| Carrying |
| Carrying | ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Fair Value | Amount | Fair Value | Amount | ||||||||
Financial assets: |
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Level 1 inputs: | ||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 377,572 | $ | 377,572 | $ | 372,064 | $ | 372,064 | ||||
Level 2 inputs: | ||||||||||||
Bank-owned life insurance |
| 71,931 |
| 71,931 |
| 71,881 |
| 71,881 | ||||
Accrued interest receivable |
| 13,790 |
| 13,790 |
| 8,742 |
| 8,742 | ||||
Servicing asset |
| 139 |
| 139 |
| 189 |
| 189 | ||||
Level 3 inputs: | ||||||||||||
Loans, including held for sale, net |
| 2,953,530 |
| 2,922,220 |
| 2,654,362 |
| 2,615,268 | ||||
Other investments |
| 18,532 |
| 18,532 |
| 16,710 |
| 16,710 | ||||
Total financial assets | $ | 3,435,494 | $ | 3,404,184 | $ | 3,123,948 | $ | 3,084,854 | ||||
Financial liabilities: |
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|
|
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|
|
| ||||
Level 1 inputs: | ||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,460,983 | $ | 1,460,983 | $ | 1,184,861 | $ | 1,184,861 | ||||
Level 2 inputs: | ||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits |
| 1,775,189 |
| 1,709,681 |
| 1,651,359 |
| 1,667,527 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 51,854 | 50,000 | 48,822 | 50,000 | ||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
| 2,152 |
| 2,153 |
| 485 |
| 485 | ||||
Accrued interest payable |
| 646 |
| 646 |
| 1,005 |
| 1,005 | ||||
Total financial liabilities | $ | 3,290,824 | $ | 3,223,463 | $ | 2,886,532 | $ | 2,903,878 |
The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required to interpret data to develop the estimates of fair value and as such the fair values shown above are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company will realize. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
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NOTE 14: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company, through the Bank, has outstanding interest rate swap contracts in which the Bank entered into an interest rate swap with a customer and entered into an equal and offsetting interest rate swap with another financial institution at the same time. These interest rate swap contracts are not designated as hedging instruments for mitigating interest rate risk of the Bank. The objective of the transactions is to allow the Bank’s customers to effectively convert a variable rate loan to a fixed rate.
In connection with each swap transaction, the Bank agrees to pay interest to the customer on a notional amount at a variable interest rate and receive interest from the customer on a similar notional amount at a fixed interest rate. At the same time, the Bank agrees to pay a third-party financial institution the same fixed interest rate on the same notional amount and receive the same variable interest rate on the same notional amount. Because the Bank acts as an intermediary for its customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts are designed to offset each other and would not significantly impact the Company’s operating results except in certain situations where there is a significant deterioration in the customer’s credit worthiness or that of the counterparties. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, no such deterioration was determined by management.
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had 22 and 19 interest rate swap agreements outstanding with borrowers and financial institutions, respectively. These derivative instruments are not designated as accounting hedges and changes in the net fair value are recognized in noninterest income or expense. Fair value amounts are included in other assets and other liabilities.
In April 2020, the Company entered into a credit risk participation agreement with another financial institution. Such agreement is associated with an interest rate swap related to a loan for which the Company is the lead agent bank. This agreement provides credit protection to the Company should the borrower fail to perform under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement. The fair value of the agreement is determined based on the market value of the underlying interest rate swap adjusted for credit spreads and recovery rates. Derivative instruments outstanding as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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| Weighted | ||||||
| | | | | Average | |||||||||
Notional |
| Fair | Maturity | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Classification | Amounts | Value | Fixed Rate | Floating Rate | (Years) | ||||||||
September 30, 2020 |
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Interest rate swaps with customers | Other Assets | $ | 142,270 | $ | 9,581 |
| 3.25% - 5.89% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% - 3.00% | 6.39 | |||||
Interest rate swaps with financial institution | Other Liabilities |
| 142,270 |
| (9,581) |
| 3.25% - 5.89% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% - 3.00% | 6.39 | |||||
Credit risk participation agreement with financial institution | Other Assets | 14,213 | 58 | 3.50% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% | 9.49 | ||||||||
Total derivatives | $ | 298,753 | $ | 58 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2019 |
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|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Interest rate swaps with customers | Other Assets | $ | 69,189 | $ | 2,599 |
| 4.40% - 5.89% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% - 3.00% | 6.65 | |||||
Interest rate swaps with financial institution | Other Assets |
| 5,987 |
| 39 |
| 4.00% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% | 6.71 | |||||
Interest rate swaps with customers | Other Liabilities |
| 5,987 |
| (39) |
| 4.00% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% | 6.71 | |||||
Interest rate swaps with financial institution | Other Liabilities |
| 69,189 |
| (2,599) |
| 4.40% - 5.89% | LIBOR 1M + 2.50% - 3.00% | 6.65 | |||||
Total derivatives | $ | 150,352 | $ | — |
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NOTE 15: OPERATING LEASES
The Company’s lease liabilities represent the Company’s liability to make lease payments under operating leases of office space, stand-alone buildings and land leases, on a discounted basis. At September 30, 2020, the Company’s lease liabilities totaled $15.8 million. The weighted-average discount rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 2.70%.
Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use, or control the use of, leased assets for their lease term and, at September 30, 2020, totaled $12.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the right-of-use asset increased $878,000 in exchange for new operating lease liabilities related to a new lease commenced in that period. Two leases were modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $1.0 million was added to both the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability. The Company terminated a lease related to a branch during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and, as a result, the right-of-use asset was reduced by $831,000 and the operating lease liability was reduced by $866,000. The weighted-average remaining lease term for operating leases outstanding at September 30, 2020 was 11.2 years. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 totaled $1.6 million.
Lease costs for the period shown below were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Operating lease cost | $ | 1,458 | $ | 1,384 | ||
Short-term lease cost | 30 | 54 | ||||
Sublease income | (221) | (128) | ||||
Total lease cost | $ | 1,267 | $ | 1,310 |
A maturity analysis of operating lease liabilities as of the date shown below was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | |||
2020 | $ | 309 | ||
2021 |
| 2,105 | ||
2022 | 2,225 | |||
2023 | 2,227 | |||
2024 | 1,930 | |||
Thereafter |
| 11,161 | ||
Total undiscounted lease liability | 19,957 | |||
Less: | ||||
Discount on cash flows | (3,100) | |||
Lease signed, but not yet commenced | (1,098) | |||
Total operating lease liability | $ | 15,759 |
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NOTE 16: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which in accordance with GAAP, are not included in its consolidated balance sheets. The Company enters into these transactions to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit for loans in process and standby letters of credit. The Company uses the same credit policies in making these commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit as of the dates shown below were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Commitments to extend credit, variable interest rate | $ | 690,386 | $ | 652,611 | ||
Commitments to extend credit, fixed interest rate |
| 87,355 |
| 141,439 | ||
$ | 777,741 | $ | 794,050 | |||
Standby letters of credit | $ | 28,088 | $ | 23,547 |
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts disclosed above do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to the Company’s customers.
Litigation
The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits which arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. Based on information presently available and advice received from legal counsel representing the Company, it is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate determination of such claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
NOTE 17: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
Employee Benefit Plans
The Company maintains a 401(k) employee benefit plan and substantially all employees that complete three months of service may participate. The Company matches a portion of each employee’s contribution and may, at its discretion, make additional contributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company contributed $1.6 million and $1.5 million to the plan, respectively.
Executive Deferred Compensation Arrangements
The Company established an executive incentive compensation arrangement with several officers of the Bank, in which these officers are eligible for performance-based incentive bonus compensation. As part of this compensation arrangement, the Company contributes
of the incentive bonus amount into a deferred compensation account. The deferred amounts accrue at a market rate of interest and are payable to the employees upon separation from the Bank provided vesting arrangements have been met. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amount payable,31
including interest, for this deferred plan was approximately $2.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Salary Continuation Agreements
The Company entered into a salary continuation arrangement in 2008 with the Company’s then President and CEO that calls for payments of $100,000 per year for a period of 10 years commencing at age 65. Payments under the plan began during 2014. The Company’s liability was $268,000 and $335,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and equals the present value of the benefits expected to be provided.
In October 2017, the Company entered into a salary continuation arrangement with the Company’s President and CEO that calls for payments of $200,000 per year payable for a period of 10 years commencing at age 70. Payments under the plan will begin in 2024. The Company’s liability was $585,000 and $437,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The liability will continue to accrue over the remaining period until payments commence such that the accrued amount at the eligibility date will equal the present value of all the future benefits expected to be paid.
NOTE 18: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company acquired a stock option plan which originated under VB Texas, Inc. as a part of a merger of the two companies. The options granted to employees under this plan must be exercised within 10 years from the date of grant and vesting schedules are determined on an individual basis. At the merger date, all outstanding options became fully vested and were converted to options to acquire the Company’s common stock at an exchange ratio equal to the acquisition exchange rate for common shares. No options were granted under this plan after October 24, 2016.
In May 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Stock Option Plan, or the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders and limits the number of shares that may be optioned to 1,127,200. The 2014 Plan provides that no options may be granted after May 20, 2024. Options granted under the 2014 Plan expire 10 years from the date of grant and become exercisable in installments over a period of
to five years, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. At September 30, 2020, 963,200 shares were available for future grant under the 2014 Plan.In September 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, or the 2017 Plan. The 2017 Plan authorizes the Company to grant options and performance-based and non-performance based restricted stock awards as well as various other types of stock-based awards and other awards that are not stock-based to eligible employees, consultants and non-employee directors up to an aggregate of 600,000 shares of common stock. At September 30, 2020, 285,262 shares were available for future grant under the 2017 Plan.
Stock option activity for the periods shown below was as follows:
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
| Number of | Weighted | Number of | Weighted | ||||||
| Shares | Average | Shares | Average | ||||||
| Underlying | Exercise | Underlying | Exercise | ||||||
| Options | Price | Options | Price | ||||||
Outstanding at beginning of period |
| 213,078 | $ | 16.92 |
| 232,322 | $ | 16.66 | ||
Granted |
| — | — |
| — | — | ||||
Exercised |
| (2,524) | 12.90 |
| (15,244) | 12.74 | ||||
Forfeited/expired |
| — | — |
| (4,000) | 17.73 | ||||
Outstanding at end of period |
| 210,554 | 16.97 |
| 213,078 | 16.92 |
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A summary of stock options as of the date shown below was as follows:
| September 30, 2020 | ||||||||
Stock Options | Exercisable | Unvested | Outstanding | ||||||
Number of shares underlying options |
| 178,555 | 31,999 |
| 210,554 | ||||
Weighted-average exercise price per share |
| $ | 16.25 | $ | 21.00 |
| $ | 16.97 | |
Aggregate intrinsic value (in thousands) |
| $ | 274 | $ | — |
| $ | 274 | |
Weighted-average remaining contractual term (years) |
| 4.4 | 6.8 |
| 4.8 |
The fair value of the Company’s restricted stock awards is estimated based on the market value of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. Restricted stock shares are considered fully issued at the time of the grant and the grantee becomes the record owner of the restricted stock and has voting, dividend and other shareholder rights. The shares of restricted stock are non-transferable and subject to forfeiture until the restricted stock vests and any dividends with respect to the restricted stock are subject to the same restrictions, including the risk of forfeiture.
Non-performance based restricted stock grants vest over the service period in equal increments over a period of
to five years, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.The number of shares earned under the Company’s performance-based restricted stock award agreements is based on the achievement of certain branch production goals. Compensation expense for performance-based restricted stock is recognized for the probable award level over the period estimated to achieve the performance conditions and other goals, on a straight-line basis. If the probable award level and/or the period estimated to be achieved change, compensation expense will be adjusted via a cumulative catch-up adjustment to reflect these changes. The performance conditions and goals must be achieved within five years or the awards expire. The number of performance-based shares granted presented in the table below is based upon the attainment of the maximum number of shares possible to be earned.
Restricted stock activity for the periods shown below was as follows:
Non-performance Based | Performance-based | |||||||||
| Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||
| Average | Average | ||||||||
| Number of | Grant Date | Number of | Grant Date | ||||||
Shares | Fair Value | Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2018 |
| 181,773 | $ | 27.05 |
| 24,000 | $ | 34.46 | ||
Granted |
| 36,992 | 32.18 |
| — | — | ||||
Vested |
| (3,100) | 29.69 |
| — | — | ||||
Forfeited |
| (3,220) | 29.99 |
| — | — | ||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2019 |
| 212,445 | $ | 27.86 |
| 24,000 | $ | 34.46 | ||
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 | 161,443 | $ | 28.20 | 18,000 | $ | 34.46 | ||||
Granted |
| 41,594 | 28.24 |
| — | — | ||||
Vested |
| (14,811) | 31.68 |
| — | — | ||||
Forfeited |
| (9,432) | 27.40 |
| (750) | 31.79 | ||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2020 |
| 178,794 | $ | 27.96 |
| 17,250 | $ | 34.57 |
A summary of restricted stock as of the date shown below was as follows:
| September 30, 2020 | |||||
Restricted Stock | Non-performance Based | Performance-based | ||||
Number of shares underlying restricted stock |
| 178,794 | 17,250 | |||
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share |
| $ | 27.96 | $ | 34.57 | |
Aggregate fair value (in thousands) |
| $ | 2,921 | $ | 282 | |
Weighted-average remaining vesting period (years) |
| 2.2 | 2.1 |
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The Company’s stock compensation plans allow employees to elect to have shares withheld to satisfy their tax liabilities related to options exercised or restricted stock vested or to pay the exercise price of the options. During the periods shown below, the shares of stock subject to options exercised, restricted stock vested, shares withheld, and shares issued were as follows:
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Exercised/Vested | Shares Withheld | Shares Issued | |||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Stock options |
| 2,524 | — |
| 2,524 | ||||
Non-performance based restricted stock | 14,811 | (1,761) | 13,050 | ||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||
Stock options | 15,244 | (2,318) | 12,926 | ||||||
Non-performance based restricted stock |
| 3,100 | (658) |
| 2,442 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, stock compensation expense was $1.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, stock compensation expense was $582,000 and $608,000, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, there was approximately $4.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested stock options, non-performance based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.
NOTE 19: REGULATORY MATTERS
Banks and bank holding companies are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.
The Company and the Bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital includes common stock and related capital surplus, net of treasury stock, and retained earnings. In connection with the adoption of the Basel III Capital Rules, the Company and the Bank elected to opt-out of the requirement to include most components of accumulated other comprehensive income in Common Equity Tier 1 capital. Common Equity Tier 1 capital for both the Company and the Bank is reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities.
The Basel III Capital Rules require the Company and the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.50% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%); (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 1 capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%); (iii) a minimum ratio of total capital (that is, Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%); and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average quarterly assets.
The Basel III Capital Rules also provide for a “countercyclical capital buffer” that is applicable to only certain covered institutions and does not have any current applicability to the Company and the Bank. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress and, as detailed above, effectively increases the minimum required risk-weighted capital ratios. Banking institutions with a ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets below the effective minimum (4.5% plus the capital conservation buffer and, if applicable, the countercyclical capital buffer) will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.
In November 2019, the federal bank regulatory agencies, or the Agencies, published a final rule, the Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework, or the Framework, to simplify capital calculations for community banks. The
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Framework provides for a simple measure of capital adequacy for certain community banking organizations and is consistent with Section 201 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. The Framework is optional and is designed to reduce burden by removing requirements for calculating and reporting risk-based capital ratios. Depository institutions and depository institution holding companies that have less than $10.0 billion in total consolidated assets and meet other qualifying criteria, including a leverage ratio of greater than 9.0%, are considered qualifying community banking organizations and are eligible to opt into the Framework. The final rule became effective January 1, 2020, and organizations that opt into the Framework and meet the criteria established by the rule can use the Framework for regulatory reports for the quarter ending September 30, 2020. In April 2020, the Agencies announced two interim final rules to provide relief associated with Section 4012 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. For institutions that elect the Framework, the interim rules temporarily lower the leverage ratio requirement to 8.0% for the second quarter of 2020 through the end of calendar year 2020 and to 8.5% for the 2021 calendar year. An institution will have until January 1, 2022 before the 9.0% leverage ratio requirement is re-established. The Company determined not to opt into the Framework and will continue to compute regulatory capital ratios based on the Basel III Capital Rules discussed above.
In September 2020, the Agencies finalized an interim final rule that allows banking organizations to mitigate the effects of CECL on their regulatory capital computations. The rule permits banking organizations that were required to adopt CECL for purposes of GAAP (as in effect January 1, 2020) for a fiscal year that begins during the calendar year 2020, the option to delay for up to two years an estimate of CECL’s effect on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period (i.e., a transition period of five years in total). The Company determined not to use the transition provision and has reported the full effect of CECL upon adoption and for the current reporting period in its regulatory capital calculation and ratios.
The Company is subject to the regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal Reserve and, for the Bank, those administered by the OCC. Regulatory authorities can initiate certain mandatory actions if the Company or the Bank fail to meet the minimum capital requirements, which could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Management believes, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.
On June 18, 2020, the Bank and the OCC entered into a Formal Agreement, or the Agreement, with regard to BSA/AML compliance matters. The Agreement generally requires that the Bank enhance its policies and procedures to comply with BSA/AML laws and regulations. Specifically, the Agreement requires the Bank to take certain actions, including, but not limited to: (i) establishing a Compliance Committee to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Agreement; (ii) ensuring that the BSA/AML staff has sufficient authority and resources to fulfill its responsibilities; (iii) developing, implementing, and adhering to a written program of policies and procedures to provide for compliance with the BSA, including with respect to model risk management for automated monitoring systems; (iv) establishing policies and procedures for performing customer due diligence/enhanced due diligence and customer risk identification processes; (v) adopting and adhering to an independent BSA/AML audit program; (vi) developing, implementing, and adhering to a comprehensive training program for all appropriate Bank employees to ensure their awareness of their responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the BSA, the Bank’s relevant policies, procedures, and processes, and of relevant examples of red flags for money laundering, terrorist financing, and suspicious activity; and (vii) performing a review of account and transaction activity for certain time periods.
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At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company and the Bank, were “well capitalized” based on the ratios presented below. Actual and required capital ratios for the Company and the Bank were as follows for the dates presented:
Minimum | Required to be | |||||||||||
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Consolidated | $ 450,191 | 15.41% | $ 204,470 | 7.00% | N/A |
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Bank Only | $ 413,710 | 14.16% | $ 204,454 | 7.00% | $ 189,850 |
| 6.50% | |||||
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 450,191 | 15.41% | $ 248,285 | 8.50% | N/A |
| N/A | |||||
Bank Only | $ 413,710 | 14.16% | $ 248,266 | 8.50% | $ 233,662 |
| 8.00% | |||||
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 486,853 | 16.67% | $ 306,704 | 10.50% | N/A |
| N/A | |||||
Bank Only | $ 450,369 | 15.42% | $ 306,681 | 10.50% | $ 292,078 |
| 10.00% | |||||
Tier 1 Leverage Capital to Average Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 450,191 | 11.90% | $ 151,295 | 4.00% | N/A |
| N/A | |||||
Bank Only | $ 413,710 | 10.94% | $ 151,276 | 4.00% | $ 189,094 |
| 5.00% | |||||
December 31, 2019 |
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Consolidated | $ 448,445 | 15.52% | $ 202,218 | 7.00% | N/A |
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Bank Only | $ 406,675 | 14.08% | $ 202,203 | 7.00% | $ 187,760 |
| 6.50% | |||||
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 448,445 | 15.52% | $ 245,550 | 8.50% | N/A |
| N/A | |||||
Bank Only | $ 406,675 | 14.08% | $ 245,532 | 8.50% | $ 231,089 |
| 8.00% | |||||
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 474,104 | 16.41% | $ 303,327 | 10.50% | N/A |
| N/A | |||||
Bank Only | $ 432,334 | 14.97% | $ 303,304 | 10.50% | $ 288,861 |
| 10.00% | |||||
Tier 1 Leverage Capital to Average Assets: |
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Consolidated | $ 448,445 | 13.11% | $ 136,798 | 4.00% | N/A |
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Bank Only | $ 406,675 | 11.90% | $ 136,754 | 4.00% | $ 170,943 |
| 5.00% |
Dividend Restrictions
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may be dependent upon dividends from the Bank to provide funds for the payment of dividends to shareholders and to provide for other cash requirements. Banking regulations may limit the amount of dividends that may be paid. Approval by regulatory authorities is required if the effect of dividends declared would cause the regulatory capital of the Bank to fall below specified minimum levels. Approval is also required if dividends declared exceed the net profits for that year combined with the retained net profits for the preceding two years.
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NOTE 20: INCOME TAXES
The provision for income tax expense and effective tax rates for the periods shown below was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | $ 1,344 | $ 2,990 | $ 3,751 | $ 8,666 | |||||||||
Effective tax rate | 17.31% | 18.61% | 18.87% | 18.62% |
The differences between the federal statutory rate of 21% and the effective tax rates presented in the table above were largely attributable to permanent differences primarily related to tax exempt interest income and bank-owned life insurance related earnings.
NOTE 21: EARNINGS PER SHARE
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods shown below was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Net income for common shareholders | $ | 6,421 |
| $ | 13,076 | $ | 16,125 | $ | 37,881 | |||
Weighted-average shares (thousands) | ||||||||||||
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding |
| 24,748 |
| 24,923 |
| 24,808 | 24,918 | |||||
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock awards | 22 | 123 | 39 | 135 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding |
| 24,770 |
| 25,046 |
| 24,847 | 25,053 | |||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.52 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.51 |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company has excluded from diluted weighted-average shares, the impact of 150,000 and 80,000 stock options and 163,667 and 174,307 non-performance based restricted stock awards, respectively, as they are anti-dilutive. The performance-based restricted stock was excluded as they are contingently issuable and the performance conditions for these issuances have not been met.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, future events and the Company’s financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company’s industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. Accordingly, the Company cautions you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
There are or will be important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risks described in Part I— Item 1A.—Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the following:
● | natural disasters and adverse weather (including the effects of recent hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions on the Company’s market area), acts of terrorism, pandemics, an outbreak of hostilities or other international or domestic calamities and other matters beyond the Company’s control; |
● | the Company’s ability to manage the economic risks related to the impact of COVID-19 and the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry (including risks related to its customers’ credit quality, deferrals and modifications to loans, the Company’s ability to borrow, and the impact of a resultant recession generally); |
● | the geographic concentration of the Company’s markets in Houston and Beaumont, Texas; |
● | the Company’s ability to manage changes and the continued health or availability of management personnel; |
● | the amount of nonperforming and classified assets that the Company holds and the time and effort necessary to resolve nonperforming assets; |
● | deterioration of asset quality; |
● | interest rate risk associated with the Company’s business; |
● | national business and economic conditions in general and in the financial services industry and within the Company’s primary markets; |
● | volatility and direction of oil prices, including risks related to the collapse and instability in oil prices, and the strength of the energy industry, generally and within Texas; |
● | the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio, including the identity of the Company’s borrowers and the concentration of loans in specialized industries, including the creditworthiness of energy company borrowers; |
● | changes in the value of collateral securing the Company’s loans; |
● | the Company’s ability to maintain important deposit customer relationships and its reputation; |
● | the Company’s ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; |
● | the Company’s ability to pursue available remedies in the event of a loan default for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, and the risk of holding the PPP loans at unfavorable interest rates and on terms that are less favorable than those with customers to whom the Company would have otherwise lent; |
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● | volatility and direction of market interest rates; |
● | liquidity risks associated with the Company’s business; |
● | systems failures, interruptions or breaches involving the Company’s information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party servicers; |
● | the failure of certain third-party vendors to perform; |
● | the institution and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings against the Company or to which it may become subject; |
● | the operational risks associated with the Company’s business; |
● | the costs, effects and results of regulatory examinations, investigations, including the ongoing investigation by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, of the U.S. Department of Treasury, or reviews or the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals; |
● | the Company’s ability to meet the requirements of the Formal Agreement with the OCC, and the risk that such Formal Agreement may have a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance and results of operations; |
● | changes in the laws, rules, regulations, interpretations or policies relating to financial institution, accounting, tax, trade, monetary and fiscal matters; |
● | governmental or regulatory responses to COVID-19 pandemic and newly enacted fiscal stimulus that impact the Company’s loan portfolio and forbearance practice; |
● | further government intervention in the U.S. financial system that may impact how the Company achieves its performance goals; |
● | other risks, uncertainties, and factors that are discussed from time to time in the Company’s reports and documents filed with the SEC; and |
● | other factors that are discussed in the section to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q entitled “Risk Factors.” |
The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Company’s underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what is anticipated. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently elevated by and may or will continue to be elevated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the sustained instability of the oil and gas industry. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict which will arise. In addition, the Company cannot assess the impact of each factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Item I of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Overview
The Company operates through one segment, community banking. The Company’s primary source of funds is deposits and its primary use of funds is loans. Most of the Company’s revenue is generated from interest on loans and investments. The Company incurs interest expense on deposits and other borrowed funds as well as noninterest expense, such as salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expenses.
The Company’s operating results depend primarily on net interest income, calculated as the difference between interest income on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Changes in market interest rates and the interest rates earned on interest-earning assets or paid on interest-bearing liabilities, as well as in the volume and types of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, are usually the largest drivers of periodic changes in net interest spread, net interest margin and net interest income. Fluctuations in market interest rates are driven by many factors, including governmental monetary policies, inflation, deflation, macroeconomic developments, changes in unemployment, the money supply, political and international conditions and conditions in domestic and foreign financial markets.
Periodic changes in the volume and types of loans in the Company’s loan portfolio are affected by, among other factors, economic and competitive conditions in Texas, as well as developments affecting the real estate, technology, financial services, insurance, transportation, manufacturing and energy sectors within the Company’s target markets and throughout the state of Texas. The Company maintains diversity in its loan portfolio as a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions. The Company’s focus on lending to small to medium-sized businesses and professionals in its market areas has resulted in a diverse loan portfolio comprised primarily of core relationships. The Company carefully monitors exposure to certain asset classes to minimize the impact of a downturn in the value of such assets.
The Company seeks to remain competitive with respect to interest rates on loans and deposits, as well as prices on fee-based services, which are typically significant competitive factors within the banking and financial services industry. Many of the Company’s competitors are much larger financial institutions that have greater financial resources and compete aggressively for market share. Through the Company’s relationship-driven, community banking strategy, a significant portion of its growth has been through referral business from its existing customers and professionals in the Company’s markets including attorneys, accountants and other professional service providers.
The Bank is the subject of an investigation by FinCEN regarding the Bank’s compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, or BSA/AML. The Bank is cooperating with this investigation. The costs to respond to and cooperate with FinCEN’s investigation have been material over the course of the period of the investigation, and the Bank may continue to incur material fees and expenses regarding this matter at least through the completion of FinCEN’s investigation.
On June 18, 2020, the Bank and the OCC entered into a Formal Agreement, or the Agreement, with regard to BSA/AML compliance matters. The Agreement generally requires that the Bank enhance its policies and procedures to comply with BSA/AML laws and regulations. Specifically, the Agreement requires the Bank to take certain actions, including, but not limited to: (i) establishing a Compliance Committee to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Agreement; (ii) ensuring that the BSA/AML staff has sufficient authority and resources to fulfill its responsibilities; (iii) developing, implementing, and adhering to a written program of policies and procedures to provide for compliance with the BSA, including with respect to model risk management for automated monitoring systems; (iv) establishing policies and procedures for performing customer due diligence/enhanced due diligence and customer risk identification processes; (v) adopting and adhering to an independent BSA/AML audit program; (vi) developing, implementing, and adhering to a comprehensive training program for all appropriate Bank employees to ensure their awareness of their responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the BSA, the Bank’s relevant policies, procedures, and processes, and of relevant examples of red flags for money laundering, terrorist financing, and suspicious activity; and (vii) performing a review of account and transaction activity for certain time periods.
The Bank’s Board of Directors and management are committed to taking the necessary actions to fully address the provisions of the Agreement within the timeframes identified in the Agreement. Numerous actions have already been taken or commenced by the Bank to strengthen its BSA/AML compliance practices, policies, procedures and controls. However, a finding by the OCC that the Bank failed to comply with the Agreement could result in additional regulatory
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scrutiny, further constraints on the Bank’s business, or a further enforcement action, including civil money penalties. Any of those events could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s future operations, financial condition, growth or other aspects of its business. Further, the Bank has hired and expects to continue to hire third-party consultants and advisors to assist in complying with the Agreement, which will increase non-interest expense and reduce earnings.
Information Regarding COVID-19 Impact and Uncertain Economic Outlook
Since the latter half of the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken in response to it, combined with the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry, have negatively impacted the global economy and financial markets. The Company’s markets, including its primary markets in Houston and Beaumont are particularly subject to the financial impact of the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry. These conditions and the related financial impact have continued and, in some cases, worsened. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the sustained instability in the oil and gas industry, the Company may experience difficulties collecting monthly payments on time from its borrowers, property values may decline, which may lead to credit losses in the future and certain of its originated loans may need to be extended or modified. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has continued to originate loans and service its existing loans. The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, and it is premature to determine the magnitude of the ultimate impact at this point. Although the Company is not fully able to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic circumstances on the long-term value of the Company’s assets at this time, the pandemic could materially affect the Company’s financial and operational results. See “Item 1A.—Risk Factors.”
The COVID-19 pandemic, sustained instability in the oil and gas industry and negative economic circumstances has resulted in changes during 2020 in the risk grading on individual loans within the Company’s loan portfolio, including an increase in adversely graded loans, and increases in past due loans, loans individually evaluated for credit losses and nonperforming assets. The risk gradings of the Company’s loan portfolio, past due loans, loans individually evaluated and nonperforming loans as of the dates indicated below were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 |
| ||||||||
Risk ratings: | |||||||||||||
Pass | $ | 2,883,026 | $ | 2,874,412 | $ | 2,613,087 | $ | 2,582,970 | |||||
Special mention |
| 5,953 |
| 3,245 |
|
| 14,155 |
|
| 34,742 | |||
Substandard |
| 89,348 |
| 70,110 |
|
| 51,169 |
|
| 28,961 | |||
Gross Loans | $ | 2,978,327 | $ | 2,947,767 |
| $ | 2,678,411 |
| $ | 2,646,673 | |||
Past due loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
30 to 59 days past due | $ | 14,629 | $ | 5,329 |
| $ | 6,202 |
| $ | 2,071 | |||
61 to 89 days past due |
| 7,464 |
| — |
|
| 7 |
|
| 563 | |||
90 days or greater past due | 5,103 | 57 | 32 | 240 | |||||||||
Total past due loans | $ | 27,196 | $ | 5,386 |
| $ | 6,241 |
| $ | 2,874 | |||
Loans individually evaluated: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accruing TDR | $ | 35,494 | $ | 33,781 |
| $ | 14,858 |
| $ | 8,441 | | ||
Non-Accrual TDR |
| 10,123 |
| 1,019 |
|
| 1,044 |
|
| 393 | | ||
Total TDR | 45,617 | 34,800 | 15,902 | 8,834 | | ||||||||
Other non-accrual | 5,453 | 10,149 | 404 | 584 | | ||||||||
Other accruing | 9,844 | 2,458 | 3,530 | 3,499 | | ||||||||
Total loans individually evaluated | $ | 60,914 | $ | 47,407 |
| $ | 19,836 |
| $ | 12,917 | | ||
Nonperforming assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nonaccrual loans | | $ | 15,576 | | $ | 11,168 | $ | 1,448 | $ | 977 | | ||
Accruing loans 90 or more days past due | | — | — | — | — | | |||||||
Total nonperforming loans | | 15,576 | 11,168 | 1,448 | 977 | | |||||||
Foreclosed assets | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Total nonperforming assets | | $ | 15,576 | $ | 11,168 | $ | 1,448 | $ | 977 | |
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Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the new accounting standard related to CECL and began considering current conditions and forecasted changes in the local and national economy in determining the ACL. For a more detailed discussion of the methodology of computing the ACL and how these factors impact that computation, please see “Item 1—Financial Statements—Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 6.” The uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, sustained instability in the oil and gas industry, resultant economic conditions and the impact on the Company’s loan portfolio led the Company to adjust certain factors utilized to determine the ACL. In addition, the increase in the Company’s adversely graded loans during 2020 (especially in the three months ended September 30, 2020) increased the Company’s ACL and provision for credit losses, which has negatively impacted the Company’s net income during 2020. Further deterioration in the national and local economies, the oil and gas industry, a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and/or further increases in the Company’s adversely graded loans could result in additional increases in the ACL, additional provisions for credit losses and further negative impact on net income.
In support of customers impacted by COVID-19, the Company provided contract modifications through the deferral of principal and/or interest payments. The deferral periods granted range from one to six-months, with the majority of the deferrals involving three-month arrangements. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had 41 loans still on a deferral with total outstanding principal of $82.4 million and as of June 30, 2020, the Company had 689 loans that were on a deferral with total outstanding principal of $545.0 million. The loans on deferral at September 30, 2020 include 16 loans totaling $28.9 million, which revert to their original payment schedules in October. The Company expects it may provide additional relief to customers through additional deferred payment arrangements.
The Company participated in the PPP under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or Cares Act, which facilitates loans to small businesses. See “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition—Loan Portfolio” and “Item 1A.—Risk Factors.”
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Results of Operations
Net income was $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decreases of $6.7 million and $21.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, were primarily due to the increase in the provision for credit losses during 2020 and decreases in net interest income, noninterest income and income tax expense during such periods. See further analysis of these fluctuations in the related discussions that follow.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data and percentages) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 33,763 | $ | 39,193 | $ | (5,430) | (13.9%) | $ | 104,399 | $ | 114,827 | $ | (10,428) | (9.1%) | ||||||||
Interest expense | 2,055 | 4,618 | (2,563) | (55.5%) | 8,313 | 12,625 | (4,312) | (34.2%) | ||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 31,708 | 34,575 | (2,867) | (8.3%) | 96,086 | 102,202 | (6,116) | (6.0%) | ||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 4,108 | 579 | 3,529 | 609.5% | 19,027 | 2,533 | 16,494 | 651.2% | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | 4,023 | 4,115 | (92) | (2.2%) | 11,259 | 14,911 | (3,652) | (24.5%) | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense | 23,858 | 22,045 | 1,813 | 8.2% | 68,442 | 68,033 | 409 | 0.6% | ||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 7,765 | 16,066 | (8,301) | (51.7%) | 19,876 | 46,547 | (26,671) | (57.3%) | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,344 | 2,990 | (1,646) | (55.1%) | 3,751 | 8,666 | (4,915) | (56.7%) | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 6,421 | $ | 13,076 | $ | (6,655) | (50.9%) | $ | 16,125 | $ | 37,881 | $ | (21,756) | (57.4%) | ||||||||
Earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings per share - diluted | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends per share | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Return on average assets(1) | 0.66% | 1.53% | 0.58% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||||
Return on average shareholders' equity(1) | 4.70% | 9.92% | 3.97% | 9.95% |
(1) | Annualized. |
Net Interest Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Net interest income was $96.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $102.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Net interest income decreased $6.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower rates for loans and other interest-earning assets and the increase in average interest-bearing deposits. These factors were partially offset by the increase in average loans and other interest-earning assets.
The yield on interest-earning assets was 4.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 5.02% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.64% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 1.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Yields on interest-earning assets decreased and the costs of interest-bearing liabilities did not decrease to the same extent, which caused compression of the Company’s net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis to 3.76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, from 4.51% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Although competitive pressures have caused the costs of interest-bearing deposits to not drop in tandem with decreases in market rates, they remain a low-cost source of funds, as compared to other sources of funds.
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The following table presents for the periods indicated, average outstanding balances for each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest income or interest expense and the average yield or rate for the periods indicated.
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Average | Interest | Average | Average | Interest | Average | |||||||||||
Outstanding | Earned/ | Yield/ | Outstanding | Earned/ | Yield/ | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance | Interest Paid | Rate(1) | Balance | Interest Paid | Rate(1) | ||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Total loans(2) | $ | 2,829,767 | $ | 98,792 |
| 4.66% | $ | 2,583,454 | $ | 105,754 |
| 5.47% | ||||
Securities |
| 236,756 |
| 3,698 |
| 2.09% |
| 233,913 | 4,512 |
| 2.58% | |||||
Other interest-earning assets |
| 359,134 |
| 1,400 |
| 0.52% |
| 224,123 | 4,054 |
| 2.42% | |||||
Equity investments |
| 14,716 |
| 509 |
| 4.62% |
| 14,419 | 507 |
| 4.70% | |||||
Total interest-earning assets |
| 3,440,373 | $ | 104,399 |
| 4.05% |
| 3,055,909 | $ | 114,827 |
| 5.02% | ||||
Allowance for credit losses for loans |
| (32,499) |
|
|
|
|
| (24,762) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Noninterest-earning assets |
| 309,778 |
|
|
|
|
| 299,648 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total assets | $ | 3,717,652 |
|
|
|
| $ | 3,330,795 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,689,772 | $ | 7,619 |
| 0.60% | $ | 1,538,793 | $ | 11,536 |
| 1.00% | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| 56,898 |
| 682 |
| 1.60% |
| 59,121 |
| 1,070 |
| 2.42% | ||||
Repurchase agreements | 1,700 | 1 | 0.08% | 1,256 | 3 | 0.32% | ||||||||||
Note payable and junior subordinated debt |
| — |
| 11 |
| — |
| — |
| 16 |
| — | ||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
| 1,748,370 | $ | 8,313 |
| 0.64% |
| 1,599,170 | $ | 12,625 |
| 1.06% | ||||
Noninterest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
| 1,377,594 |
|
|
|
|
| 1,186,985 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Other liabilities |
| 48,881 |
|
|
|
|
| 35,791 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities |
| 1,426,475 |
|
|
|
|
| 1,222,776 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Shareholders’ equity |
| 542,807 |
|
|
|
|
| 508,849 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,717,652 |
|
|
|
| $ | 3,330,795 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net interest income |
|
| $ | 96,086 |
|
|
|
| $ | 102,202 |
|
| ||||
Net interest spread(3) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.41% |
|
|
|
|
| 3.96% | ||||
Net interest margin(4) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.73% |
|
|
|
|
| 4.47% | ||||
Net interest margin—tax equivalent(5) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.76% |
|
|
|
|
| 4.51% |
(1) | Annualized. |
(2) | Includes average outstanding balances related to loans held for sale. |
(3) | Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities. |
(4) | Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. |
(5) | Tax equivalent adjustments of $754,000 and $770,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were computed using a federal income tax rate of 21%. |
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The following table presents information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated for each major component of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and distinguishes between the changes attributable to changes in volume, changes in interest rates and due to one additional day in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated to rate.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020, | ||||||||||||
Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) due to |
| ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Rate | Volume | Days | Total | ||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | (17,426) | $ | 10,077 | $ | 387 | $ | (6,962) | ||||
Securities |
| (886) |
| 55 | 17 |
| (814) | |||||
Other interest-earning assets |
| (5,112) |
| 2,444 | 14 |
| (2,654) | |||||
Equity investments |
| (10) |
| 10 | 2 |
| 2 | |||||
Total increase (decrease) in interest income | (23,434) | 12,586 | 420 | (10,428) | ||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
Interest-bearing deposits | (5,088) | 1,129 | 42 | (3,917) | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| (351) |
| (40) | 3 |
| (388) | |||||
Repurchase agreements | (3) | 1 | — | (2) | ||||||||
Note payable and junior subordinated debt |
| — |
| (5) | — |
| (5) | |||||
Total increase (decrease) in interest expense | (5,442) | 1,085 | 45 | (4,312) | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net interest income | $ | (17,992) | $ | 11,501 | $ | 375 | $ | (6,116) |
Net Interest Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Net interest income was $31.7 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $34.6 million for the third quarter of 2019. Net interest income decreased $2.9 million during the third quarter of 2020, compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower rates on loans and other interest-earning assets and higher average interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by the impact of increased average loans and other interest-earning assets and lower rates on interest-bearing deposits.
The yield on interest-earning assets was 3.75% for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 4.98% for the third quarter of 2019. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 0.46% for the third quarter of 2020 and 1.12% for the third quarter of 2019. Yields on interest-earning assets decreased and the costs of interest-bearing liabilities did not decrease to the same extent, which caused compression of the Company’s net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis to 3.55% for the third quarter of 2020, from 4.43% for the third quarter of 2019. Although competitive pressures have caused the costs of interest-bearing deposits to not drop in tandem with decreases in market rates for interest-earning assets, they remain a low-cost source of funds, as compared to other sources of funds.
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The following table presents for the periods indicated, average outstanding balances for each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest income or interest expense and the average yield or rate for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Average | Interest | Average | Average | Interest | Average | |||||||||||
Outstanding | Earned/ | Yield/ | Outstanding | Earned/ | Yield/ | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance | Interest Paid | Rate(1) | Balance | Interest Paid | Rate(1) | ||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
Total loans(2) | $ | 2,945,320 | $ | 32,318 |
| 4.37% | $ | 2,655,941 | $ | 36,353 |
| 5.43% | ||||
Securities |
| 236,015 |
| 1,107 |
| 1.87% |
| 234,525 |
| 1,436 |
| 2.41% | ||||
Other interest-earning assets |
| 383,626 |
| 176 |
| 0.18% |
| 215,900 |
| 1,212 |
| 2.25% | ||||
Equity investments |
| 15,334 |
| 162 |
| 4.20% |
| 16,154 |
| 192 |
| 4.72% | ||||
Total interest-earning assets |
| 3,580,295 | $ | 33,763 |
| 3.75% |
| 3,122,520 | $ | 39,193 |
| 4.98% | ||||
Allowance for credit losses for loans |
| (40,135) |
|
|
|
|
| (25,422) |
|
|
|
| ||||
Noninterest-earning assets |
| 326,590 |
|
|
|
|
| 296,861 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total assets | $ | 3,866,750 |
|
|
|
| $ | 3,393,959 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,730,812 | $ | 1,831 |
| 0.42% | $ | 1,557,503 | $ | 4,130 |
| 1.05% | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| 50,000 |
| 221 |
| 1.76% |
| 83,804 |
| 483 |
| 2.29% | ||||
Repurchase agreements | 2,230 | — | — | 1,043 | 1 | 0.38% | ||||||||||
Note payable and junior subordinated debt |
| — |
| 3 |
| — |
| — |
| 4 |
| — | ||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
| 1,783,042 | $ | 2,055 |
| 0.46% |
| 1,642,350 | $ | 4,618 |
| 1.12% | ||||
Noninterest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
| 1,484,557 |
|
|
|
|
| 1,189,087 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Other liabilities |
| 55,386 |
|
|
|
|
| 39,775 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities |
| 1,539,943 |
|
|
|
|
| 1,228,862 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Shareholders’ equity |
| 543,765 |
|
|
|
|
| 522,747 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,866,750 |
|
|
|
| $ | 3,393,959 |
|
|
|
| ||||
Net interest income |
|
| $ | 31,708 |
|
|
|
| $ | 34,575 |
|
| ||||
Net interest spread(3) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.29% |
|
|
|
|
| 3.86% | ||||
Net interest margin(4) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.52% |
|
|
|
|
| 4.39% | ||||
Net interest margin—tax equivalent(5) |
|
|
|
|
| 3.55% |
|
|
|
|
| 4.43% |
(1) | Annualized. |
(2) | Includes average outstanding balances related to loans held for sale. |
(3) | Net interest spread is the average yield on interest-earning assets minus the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities. |
(4) | Net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. |
(5) | Tax equivalent adjustments of $258,000 and $257,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were computed using a federal income tax rate of 21%. |
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The following table presents information regarding changes in interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated for each major component of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and distinguishes between the changes attributable to changes in volume and changes in interest rates. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated to rate.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020, | ||||||||||||
Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) due to |
| ||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Rate | Volume | Days | Total | ||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | (7,996) | $ | 3,961 | $ | — | $ | (4,035) | ||||
Securities |
| (338) |
| 9 |
| — |
| (329) | ||||
Other interest-earning assets |
| (1,987) |
| 951 |
| — |
| (1,036) | ||||
Equity investments |
| (20) |
| (10) |
| — |
| (30) | ||||
Total increase (decrease) in interest income | (10,341) | 4,911 | — | (5,430) | ||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Interest-bearing deposits | (2,758) | 459 | — | (2,299) | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| (67) |
| (195) |
| — |
| (262) | ||||
Repurchase agreements | (2) | 1 | — | (1) | ||||||||
Note payable and junior subordinated debt |
| — |
| (1) |
| — |
| (1) | ||||
Total increase (decrease) in interest expense | (2,827) | 264 | — | (2,563) | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net interest income | $ | (7,514) | $ | 4,647 | $ | — | $ | (2,867) |
Provision for Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses was $19.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $579,000 for the third quarter of 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the new accounting standard related to CECL and began considering current conditions and forecasted changes in the local and national economy in determining the ACL. For a more detailed discussion of the methodology of computing the ACL and how these factors impact that computation, please see “Item 1—Financial Statements—Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 6.” The uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, sustained instability in the oil and gas industry, resultant economic conditions and the impact on the Company’s loan portfolio led the Company to adjust certain factors utilized to determine the ACL. In addition, there has been an increase in the Company’s adversely graded loans, which increased the Company’s ACL and provision for credit losses, especially in the three months ended September 30, 2020. As a result of these factors, the Company increased the ACL and the related provision for credit losses, which has negatively impacted the Company’s net income during 2020. Further deterioration in the national and local economies, the oil and gas industry, a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and further increases in the Company’s adversely graded loans could result in additional increases in the ACL, additional provisions for credit losses and further negative impact on net income.
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Noninterest Income
The following table presents components of noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the period-over-period changes in the categories of noninterest income:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
Deposit account service charges | $ | 1,176 | $ | 1,681 | $ | (505) |
| (30.0%) | $ | 3,756 | $ | 4,967 | $ | (1,211) |
| (24.4%) | ||||||
Card interchange fees |
| 995 |
| 908 |
| 87 |
| 9.6% |
| 2,832 |
| 2,713 |
| 119 |
| 4.4% | ||||||
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |
| 1,187 |
| 430 |
| 757 |
| 176.0% |
| 2,015 |
| 4,581 |
| (2,566) |
| (56.0%) | ||||||
Net gain on sales of assets |
| 114 |
| 190 |
| (76) |
| (40.0%) |
| 376 |
| 347 |
| 29 |
| 8.4% | ||||||
Other |
| 551 |
| 906 |
| (355) |
| (39.2%) |
| 2,280 |
| 2,303 |
| (23) |
| (1.0%) | ||||||
Total noninterest income | $ | 4,023 | $ | 4,115 | $ | (92) |
| (2.2%) | $ | 11,259 | $ | 14,911 | $ | (3,652) |
| (24.5%) |
Noninterest income was $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $4.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2019. The decrease in noninterest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to earnings on bank-owned life insurance. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company received nontaxable death proceeds of $2.0 million under the bank-owned life insurance policies and recorded a gain of $769,000. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company received nontaxable death benefit proceeds of $4.7 million under bank-owned life insurance policies and a gain of $3.3 million over the carrying value recorded. In addition, deposit account service charges decreased due to a reduction in the amount of NSF and overdraft fees charges on deposit accounts as a result of lower transactional volumes.
Noninterest Expense
Generally, noninterest expense is composed of employee expenses and costs associated with operating facilities, obtaining and retaining customer relationships and providing bank services. See further analysis of these changes in the related discussions that follow.
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | $ | 14,332 | $ | 13,951 | $ | 381 |
| 2.7% | $ | 42,567 | $ | 41,958 | $ | 609 |
| 1.5% | ||||||
Occupancy expense | 2,496 | 2,484 | 12 |
| 0.5% | 7,478 | 7,089 | 389 |
| 5.5% | ||||||||||||
Professional and director fees | 2,446 | 1,455 | 991 |
| 68.1% | 5,139 | 5,828 | (689) |
| (11.8%) | ||||||||||||
Data processing and software | 1,525 | 1,121 | 404 |
| 36.0% | 4,039 | 3,361 | 678 |
| 20.2% | ||||||||||||
Regulatory fees | 471 | 144 | 327 |
| 227.1% | 1,050 | 1,054 | (4) |
| (0.4%) | ||||||||||||
Advertising, marketing and business development | 429 | 407 | 22 |
| 5.4% | 1,062 | 1,379 | (317) |
| (23.0%) | ||||||||||||
Telephone and communications | 486 | 434 | 52 |
| 12.0% | 1,297 | 1,268 | 29 |
| 2.3% | ||||||||||||
Security and protection expense | 299 | 410 | (111) |
| (27.1%) | 1,024 | 1,100 | (76) |
| (6.9%) | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 198 | 221 | (23) |
| (10.4%) | 649 | 678 | (29) |
| (4.3%) | ||||||||||||
Other expenses | 1,176 | 1,418 | (242) |
| (17.1%) | 4,137 | 4,318 | (181) |
| (4.2%) | ||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | $ | 23,858 | $ | 22,045 | $ | 1,813 |
| 8.2% | $ | 68,442 | $ | 68,033 | $ | 409 |
| 0.6% |
Noninterest expense was $68.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $23.9 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $68.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $22.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase in noninterest expense of $409,000 between the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits and higher data processing and software costs, partially offset by lower professional and director fees, predominately legal fees. See discussion of legal fees below.
The increase in noninterest expense of $1.8 million between the third quarters of 2020 and 2019 primarily related to an increase in professional and director fees, mainly consulting fees related to BSA/AML matters.
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Legal fees, which are part of professional and director fees, were lower during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower legal fees incurred in the Bank’s responding and cooperating with an investigation by FinCEN regarding the Bank’s compliance with the BSA/AML laws and regulations. The Bank incurred legal fees related to this investigation of $696,000 and $3.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $150,000 and $729,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Income Tax Expense
The amount of income tax expense is impacted by the amounts of pre-tax income, tax-exempt income and other nondeductible expenses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at current income tax rates in effect for the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The provision for income tax expense and effective tax rates for the periods shown below was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | $ 1,344 | $ 2,990 | $ 3,751 | $ 8,666 | |||||||||
Effective tax rate | 17.31% | 18.61% | 18.87% | 18.62% |
The differences between the federal statutory rate of 21% and the effective tax rates presented in the table above were primarily related to tax exempt interest and bank-owned life insurance.
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Financial Condition
Total assets were $3.8 billion as of September 30, 2020, compared to $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $336.1 million primarily due to an increase in loans, excluding loans held for sale, of $325.4 million and a $5.5 million increase in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by an increase in the ACL for loans of $18.8 million. Total liabilities were $3.3 billion as of September 30, 2020, compared to $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $330.9 million primarily due to an increase in deposits of $318.3 million. See further analysis in the related discussions that follow.
Loan Portfolio
The loan portfolio by loan class as of the dates indicated was as follows:
September 30, | | December 31, | | | | | | ||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 832,686 |
| $ | 527,607 | $ | 305,079 |
| 57.8% | ||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Commercial real estate |
| 949,933 |
| 900,746 |
| 49,187 |
| 5.5% | |||
Construction and development |
| 506,216 |
| 527,812 |
| (21,596) |
| (4.1%) | |||
1-4 family residential |
| 253,868 |
| 280,192 |
| (26,324) |
| (9.4%) | |||
Multi-family residential |
| 298,733 |
| 277,209 |
| 21,524 |
| 7.8% | |||
Consumer |
| 35,637 |
| 36,782 |
| (1,145) |
| (3.1%) | |||
Agriculture |
| 9,753 |
| 9,812 |
| (59) |
| (0.6%) | |||
Other |
| 91,501 |
| 86,513 |
| 4,988 |
| 5.8% | |||
Gross loans |
| 2,978,327 |
| 2,646,673 |
| 331,654 |
| 12.5% | |||
Less deferred fees and unearned discount |
| (12,038) |
| (6,125) |
| (5,913) |
| 96.5% | |||
Less loans held for sale | (1,763) | (1,463) | (300) |
| — | ||||||
Loans, excluding loans held for sale | 2,964,526 | 2,639,085 | 325,441 |
| 12.3% | ||||||
Less allowance for credit losses for loans | (44,069) | (25,280) | (18,789) |
| 74.3% | ||||||
Loans, net | $ | 2,920,457 |
| $ | 2,613,805 | $ | 306,652 |
| 11.7% |
As of September 30, 2020, loans, excluding loans held for sale, were $3.0 billion, an increase of $325.4 million, or 12.3%, compared to $2.6 billion at December 31, 2019. This increase was impacted by the Company’s participation in the PPP under the CARES Act, which facilitates loans to small businesses. The Company’s PPP loans have two-year terms, earn interest at 1.00% and are fully guaranteed by the Small Business Association, or SBA. Through September 30, 2020, the Company funded 2,011 PPP loans with principal totaling $336.1 million and an average loan amount of $167,000. PPP loans are subject to the regulatory requirements that would require forbearance of loan payments for a specified time or that would limit the Company’s ability to pursue all available remedies in the event of a loan default. The Company recognized a net yield of 2.35% during the third quarter of 2020 on these PPP loans. If the borrower under the PPP loan fails to qualify for loan forgiveness, the Company is at heightened risk of holding these loans that are at unfavorable interest rates and underwriting standards as compared to the loans to customers to whom the Company would have otherwise lent. For a more detailed risk discussion about PPP loans please see “Item 1A.—Risk Factors.”
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The contractual maturity ranges of loans in the loan portfolio and the amount of such loans with fixed and variable interest rates in each maturity range as of the dates indicated were as follows:
|
| 1 Year |
|
| ||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 1 Year or Less | Through 5 Years | After 5 Years | Total | ||||||||
September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 221,076 | $ | 578,630 | $ | 32,980 | $ | 832,686 | ||||
Real estate: |
|
|
| |||||||||
Commercial real estate |
| 109,594 | 619,354 | 220,985 |
| 949,933 | ||||||
Construction and development |
| 153,447 | 304,665 | 48,104 |
| 506,216 | ||||||
1-4 family residential |
| 11,636 | 37,636 | 204,596 |
| 253,868 | ||||||
Multi-family residential |
| 99,716 | 7,304 | 191,713 |
| 298,733 | ||||||
Consumer |
| 22,241 | 13,212 | 184 |
| 35,637 | ||||||
Agriculture |
| 8,402 | 1,351 | — |
| 9,753 | ||||||
Other |
| 25,639 | 65,341 | 521 |
| 91,501 | ||||||
Gross loans | $ | 651,751 | $ | 1,627,493 | $ | 699,083 | $ | 2,978,327 | ||||
Fixed rate loans | $ | 182,265 | $ | 1,026,306 | $ | 290,663 | $ | 1,499,234 | ||||
Variable rate loans |
| 469,486 | 601,187 | 408,420 |
| 1,479,093 |
Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, loans that are accruing over 90 days past due and foreclosed assets. Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status when they become more than 90 days past due and/or the collection of principal or interest is in doubt. Nonperforming assets remain low relative to total assets at $15.6 million, or 0.41% of total assets, at September 30, 2020, compared to $977,000, or 0.03% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. The increase in nonperforming assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was largely the result of increases in adversely graded loans and increases in past due loans associated with businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic circumstances. The Company expects that number of nonperforming loans may continue to increase during 2020. Please see “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Information Regarding COVID-19 and Uncertain Economic Outlook.”
The components of nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated were as follows:
| ||||||
|
| September 30, | December 31, | |||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Nonaccrual loans | $ | 15,576 | $ | 977 | ||
Accruing loans 90 or more days past due | — | — | ||||
Total nonperforming loans | 15,576 | 977 | ||||
Foreclosed assets | — | — | ||||
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 15,576 | $ | 977 | ||
Total assets | $ | 3,814,672 | $ | 3,478,544 | ||
Loans, excluding loans held for sale | | 2,964,526 | | 2,639,085 | ||
Allowance for credit losses for loans | 44,069 | 25,280 | ||||
| | | | | | |
Nonaccrual loans to loans, excluding loans held for sale | | | 0.53% | | | 0.04% |
Allowance for credit losses for loans to nonaccrual loans | | | 282.93% | | | 2,587.51% |
Nonperforming loans to loans, excluding loans held for sale | | | 0.53% | | | 0.04% |
Nonperforming assets to total assets | | | 0.41% | | | 0.03% |
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Troubled Debt Restructurings
The Company has certain loans that have been restructured due to borrower’s financial difficulties. The TDRs granted during the nine months ending September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Post-modification recorded investment | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | Extended Maturity, | |||||||||||
Pre-modification | | | Extended | Restructured | |||||||||||||
Outstanding | | | Maturity and | Payments | |||||||||||||
Number | Recorded | Restructured | Extended | Restructured | and Adjusted | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| of Loans |
| Investment |
| Payments |
| Maturity |
| Payments |
| Interest Rate | |||||
September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial |
| 19 | $ | 8,019 | $ | 6,645 | $ | — | $ | 1,143 | $ | 231 | |||||
Commercial real estate |
| 9 |
| 14,459 |
| 14,459 |
| — |
| — |
| — | |||||
1-4 family residential | 5 | 1,629 | 1,651 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Construction and development | 4 | 12,289 | 12,032 | — | — | 257 | |||||||||||
Total |
| 37 | $ | 36,396 | $ | 34,787 | $ | — | $ | 1,143 | $ | 488 | |||||
September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial |
| 2 | $ | 163 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 163 | $ | — | |||||
1-4 family residential |
| 1 |
| 111 |
| — |
| — |
| 115 |
| — | |||||
Total |
| 3 | $ | 274 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 278 | $ | — |
The TDRs for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in the table above include 35 loans totaling $36.0 million that were provided a deferral arrangement during 2020 as the borrower was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic circumstances previously discussed. As of September 30, 2020, eight of these 35 TDRs were still on a deferral arrangement and had principal balances totaling $14.4 million. The Company expects that the number of TDRs may continue to increase during 2020. Please see “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Information Regarding COVID-19 and Uncertain Economic Outlook.”
Risk Gradings
As part of the on-going monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio and methodology for calculating the ACL, management assigns and tracks loan grades as described below that are used as credit quality indicators. See description of the risk grades in “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 6.”
The internal ratings of loans as of the dates indicated were as follows:
| Special |
|
| |||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pass | Mention | Substandard | Total | ||||||||
September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 811,045 | $ | 488 |
| $ | 21,153 |
| $ | 832,686 | ||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Commercial real estate |
| 912,006 |
| 5,081 |
|
| 32,846 |
|
| 949,933 | ||
Construction and development |
| 488,238 |
| — |
|
| 17,978 |
|
| 506,216 | ||
1-4 family residential |
| 248,123 |
| 384 |
|
| 5,361 |
|
| 253,868 | ||
Multi-family residential |
| 298,733 |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 298,733 | ||
Consumer |
| 35,605 |
| — |
|
| 32 |
|
| 35,637 | ||
Agriculture |
| 9,678 |
| — |
|
| 75 |
|
| 9,753 | ||
Other |
| 79,598 |
| — |
|
| 11,903 |
|
| 91,501 | ||
Gross loans | $ | 2,883,026 | $ | 5,953 |
| $ | 89,348 |
| $ | 2,978,327 |
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| Special |
|
| |||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pass | Mention | Substandard | Total | ||||||||
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 513,417 | $ | 2,963 |
| $ | 11,227 |
| $ | 527,607 | ||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Commercial real estate |
| 876,207 |
| 18,570 |
|
| 5,969 |
|
| 900,746 | ||
Construction and development |
| 515,247 |
| 12,565 |
|
| — |
|
| 527,812 | ||
1-4 family residential |
| 274,731 |
| 594 |
|
| 4,867 |
|
| 280,192 | ||
Multi-family residential |
| 277,209 |
| — |
|
| — |
|
| 277,209 | ||
Consumer |
| 36,566 |
| — |
|
| 216 |
|
| 36,782 | ||
Agriculture |
| 9,733 |
| 50 |
|
| 29 |
|
| 9,812 | ||
Other |
| 79,860 |
| — |
|
| 6,653 |
|
| 86,513 | ||
Gross loans | $ | 2,582,970 | $ | 34,742 |
| $ | 28,961 |
| $ | 2,646,673 |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, loans with an internal rating of pass increased $300.1 million primarily due to new loans and loans with an internal rating of substandard increased $60.4 million primarily due to the adversely graded loans due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans
The Company maintains an ACL for loans that represents management’s best estimate of the loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The amount of the ACL for loans should not be interpreted as an indication that charge-offs in future periods will necessarily occur in those amounts. In determining the ACL for loans, the Company estimates losses on specific loans, or groups of loans, where the probable loss can be identified and reasonably determined. The balance of the ACL for loans is based on internally assigned risk classifications of loans, historical loan loss rates, changes in the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, industry concentrations, delinquency trends, current and forecasted economic factors and the estimated impact of current economic conditions on certain historical loan loss rates.
The ACL by loan category as of the dates indicated was as follows:
| | | ||||||||||
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | ||||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ | 13,347 |
| 30.3 | % | $ | 7,671 |
| 30.3 | % | ||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commercial real estate |
| 12,745 |
| 28.9 | % |
| 7,975 |
| 31.6 | % | ||
Construction and development |
| 6,334 |
| 14.3 | % |
| 4,446 |
| 17.6 | % | ||
1-4 family residential |
| 2,871 |
| 6.5 | % |
| 2,257 |
| 8.9 | % | ||
Multi-family residential |
| 3,117 |
| 7.1 | % |
| 1,699 |
| 6.7 | % | ||
Consumer |
| 507 |
| 1.2 | % |
| 388 |
| 1.5 | % | ||
Agriculture |
| 164 |
| 0.4 | % |
| 74 |
| 0.3 | % | ||
Other |
| 4,984 |
| 11.3 | % |
| 770 |
| 3.1 | % | ||
Total allowance for credit losses for loans | $ | 44,069 |
| 100.0 | % | $ | 25,280 |
| 100.0 | % |
The ACL was $44.1 million, or 1.49% of total loans, at September 30, 2020, compared to $25.3 million, or 0.96% of total loans, at December 31, 2019 and $25.6 million, or 0.96% of total loans, at September 30, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the new accounting standard related to CECL. As a result, the ACL for loans was increased $874,000 and the liability related to the ACL for unfunded commitments increased $2.9 million with the associated deferred tax assets increasing $809,000, which resulted in a net reduction to retained earnings of $3.0 million, during the first quarter of 2020. Please refer to “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 6” for a description of the model, factors and the methodology used by the Company to determine the ACL. Also see “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Critical Accounting Policies—Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans.”
The increase in the ACL for loans of $18.8 million was primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 and the sustained instability of the oil and gas industry and an increase in adversely graded loans during 2020. Please see “Item
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2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Information Regarding COVID-19 and Uncertain Economic Outlook” and “Item 1A.—Risk Factors.”
Activity in the ACL for loans for the dates indicated was as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Allowance for credit losses for loans at beginning of period | $ | 25,280 | $ | 23,693 | |||
Impact of CECL adoption | 874 | — | |||||
Provision for loan losses |
| 17,845 |
| 2,533 | |||
Charge-offs: |
|
|
|
| |||
Commercial and industrial |
| 274 |
| 869 | |||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
| |||
| Commercial real estate |
| 163 |
| 44 | ||
| 1-4 family residential |
| 71 |
| 12 | ||
Consumer |
| 107 |
| 88 | |||
Other | — | 52 | |||||
Total charge-offs |
| 615 |
| 1,065 | |||
Recoveries: |
|
|
|
| |||
Commercial and industrial |
| 659 |
| 311 | |||
Real estate: |
|
|
|
| |||
| Commercial real estate |
| 4 |
| 81 | ||
| 1-4 family residential |
| 1 |
| 3 | ||
Consumer |
| 8 |
| 15 | |||
Agriculture |
| 12 |
| — | |||
Other |
| 1 |
| 5 | |||
Total recoveries |
| 685 |
| 415 | |||
Net (charge-offs) recoveries |
| 70 |
| (650) | |||
Allowance for credit losses for loans | $ | 44,069 | $ | 25,576 | |||
Loans, excluding loans held for sale | $ | 2,964,526 | $ | 2,676,824 | |||
Total average loans | 2,829,767 | 2,583,454 | |||||
Allowance for credit losses for loans, excluding loans held for sale | | | 1.49% | | | 0.96% | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to total average loans(1) | | | — | | | 0.03% |
(1) | Annualized. |
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The Company has unfunded commitments, comprised of letters of credit and commitments to extend credit that are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company. See “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.”
The liability associated with the ACL for unfunded commitments was $4.5 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $378,000 at December 31, 2019. The adoption of CECL effective January 1, 2020 increased the ACL for unfunded commitments by $2.9 million and the provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily a result of the impact of COVID-19 and the sustained instability of the oil and gas industry, as discussed above. Unfunded commitments have similar characteristics as funded loans based on segment type and their expected credit losses were determined using the Vintage model and established qualitative factors. Activity in the ACL for unfunded commitments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | ||
Beginning balance | $ | 378 | |
Impact of CECL adoption |
| 2,981 | |
Provision for credit losses for unfunded commitments |
| 1,182 | |
Ending balance | $ | 4,541 |
Securities
As of September 30, 2020, the carrying amount of the Company’s securities totaled $226.1 million compared to $231.3 million as of December 31, 2019, a decrease of $5.2 million, or 2.2%. Amortized cost decreased $10.2 million as a result of maturities, sales, calls and paydowns outpacing purchases. Net unrealized gains on the securities portfolio was $8.1 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $3.0 million at December 31, 2019. This increase of $5.1 million was due to changing market interest rates. The book value of the securities portfolio as of the dates indicated below was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |
| September 30, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||
Securities available for sale: | |||||||||||
Debt securities: | |||||||||||
State and municipal securities | $ | 78,578 | $ | 53,279 | $ | 25,299 |
| 47.5% | |||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| 34,512 |
| 55,989 |
| (21,477) |
| (38.4%) | |||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 111,819 |
| 120,847 |
| (9,028) |
| (7.5%) | |||
Equity securities: |
| 1,192 |
| 1,147 |
| 45 |
| 3.9% | |||
Total securities | $ | 226,101 |
| $ | 231,262 | $ | (5,161) | (2.2%) |
The Company’s mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were agency securities. The Company does not hold any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac preferred stock, corporate equity, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, structured investment vehicles, private label collateralized mortgage obligations, subprime, Alt-A or second lien elements in the securities portfolio.
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The weighted-average yield by contractual maturity based on annualized income divided by the average amortized cost of the available for sale securities portfolio as of the date indicated was as follows:
After 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year or Less | After 1 Year to 5 years | to 10 Years | After 10 Years | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
| Amount |
| Yield | Amount |
| Yield | Amount |
| Yield | Amount |
| Yield | Total |
| Yield | |||||||||
September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
State and municipal securities | $ | 512 |
| 2.6% | $ | 1,305 |
| 2.3% | $ | 9,634 |
| 2.8% | $ | 67,127 |
| 2.6% | $ | 78,578 |
| 2.6% | |||||
U.S. agency securities: |
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Collateralized mortgage obligations |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 5,261 |
| 2.3% |
| 29,251 |
| 0.7% |
| 34,512 |
| 0.9% | |||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
| 53 |
| 3.5% |
| 1,487 |
| 3.7% |
| 1,207 |
| 2.5% |
| 109,072 |
| 2.2% |
| 111,819 |
| 2.2% | |||||
Equity securities: |
| 1,192 |
| 1.9% |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 1,192 |
| 1.9% | |||||
Total securities | $ | 1,757 |
| 2.2% | $ | 2,792 |
| 3.0% | $ | 16,102 |
| 2.6% | $ | 205,450 |
| 2.1% | $ | 226,101 |
| 2.1% |
The contractual maturity of a collateralized mortgage obligation or mortgage-backed security is the date at which the last underlying mortgage matures and is not a reliable indicator of the expected life because borrowers have the right to prepay their obligations at any time. The weighted-average life of the securities portfolio was 3.5 years with an estimated modified duration of 3.3 years as of September 30, 2020.
A portion of the securities have contractual maturities extending beyond 10 years, bear fixed rates of interest and are collateralized by residential mortgages. Repayment of principal on these bonds is primarily dependent on the cash flows received from payments on the underlying collateral to the bond issuer and therefore, the likelihood of prepayment is impacted by the economic environment. During a period of increasing interest rates, fixed rate mortgage-backed securities do not tend to experience heavy prepayments and, as a result, the average lives of these securities are lengthened. If interest rates fall, prepayments tend to increase and, as a result, the lives of these securities are shortened.
Deposits
Total deposits as of September 30, 2020 were $3.2 billion, an increase of $318.3 million, or 11.2%, compared to December 31, 2019. Noninterest-bearing deposits as of September 30, 2020 were $1.5 billion, an increase of $276.1 million, or 23.3%, compared to December 31, 2019. Total interest-bearing account balances as of September 30, 2020 were $1.7 billion, an increase of $42.2 million, or 2.5%, from December 31, 2019.
The components of deposits at the dates shown below were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) |
| September 30, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||
Interest-bearing demand accounts | $ | 346,406 | $ | 369,744 | $ | (23,338) | (6.3%) | ||||
Money market accounts |
| 916,668 |
| 805,942 | 110,726 | 13.7% | |||||
Saving accounts |
| 103,062 |
| 92,183 | 10,879 | 11.8% | |||||
Certificates and other time deposits, $100,000 or greater |
| 171,854 |
| 208,018 | (36,164) | (17.4%) | |||||
Certificates and other time deposits, less than $100,000 |
| 171,691 |
| 191,640 | (19,949) | (10.4%) | |||||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
| 1,709,681 |
| 1,667,527 | 42,154 | 2.5% | |||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
| 1,460,983 |
| 1,184,861 | 276,122 | 23.3% | |||||
Total deposits | $ | 3,170,664 | $ | 2,852,388 | $ | 318,276 | 11.2% |
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Certificates of deposit by time remaining until maturity as of the dates indicated were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2020 | ||
Three months or less | $ | 91,029 | |
Over three months through six months |
| 62,148 | |
Over six months through 12 months |
| 82,597 | |
Over 12 months through three years |
| 82,936 | |
Over three years |
| 24,835 | |
Total | $ | 343,545 |
Average balances and average rates paid on deposits for the periods indicated are shown in the table below. Average rates paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were computed on an annualized basis.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Average | Average |
| Average | ||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance | Rate | Balance | Rate | ||||||||
Interest-bearing demand accounts | $ | 364,681 |
| 0.12 | % | $ | 352,678 |
| 0.25 | % | ||
Money market accounts |
| 838,046 |
| 0.48 | % |
| 745,435 |
| 1.28 | % | ||
Savings accounts |
| 95,570 |
| 0.04 | % |
| 93,192 |
| 0.06 | % | ||
Certificates and other time deposits, $100,000 or greater |
| 203,536 |
| 1.37 | % |
| 191,770 |
| 1.36 | % | ||
Certificates and other time deposits, less than $100,000 |
| 187,939 |
| 1.55 | % |
| 182,963 |
| 1.61 | % | ||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
| 1,689,772 |
| 0.60 | % |
| 1,566,038 |
| 1.02 | % | ||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 1,377,594 | — | 1,193,527 | — | ||||||||
Total deposits | $ | 3,067,366 |
| 0.33 | % | $ | 2,759,565 |
| 0.58 | % |
The ratio of average noninterest-bearing deposits to average total deposits was 44.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 43.3% for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Borrowings
The Company has a loan agreement with Frost Bank, which provides for a $30.0 million revolving line of credit. At September 30, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings on this line of credit and the Company did not draw on this line of credit during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or the year ended December 31, 2019. See “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 11.”
The Federal Home Loan Bank allows the Company to borrow on a blanket floating lien status collateralized by certain loans. Total borrowing capacity available under this agreement was $992.0 million at September 30, 2020 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2019. Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding totaled $50.0 million at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and these borrowings were on a long-term basis. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company borrowed under this agreement on a short-term basis. The average outstanding balance for Federal Home Loan Bank advances for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was $56.9 million and $59.1 million, respectively. The weighted-average rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, was 1.60% and 2.42%, respectively. See “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations” below for maturity information.
At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company maintained federal funds lines of credit with commercial banks that provided for the availability to borrow up to an aggregate of $85.0 million at September 30, 2020
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and $75.0 million at December 31, 2019. There were no funds outstanding under these lines of credit as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Liquidity involves the Company’s ability to raise funds to support asset growth and acquisitions or reduce assets to meet deposit withdrawals and other payment obligations, to maintain reserve requirements and otherwise to operate on an ongoing basis and manage unexpected events. The Company’s primary source of funds is deposits and the primary use of funds is loans. Historically, the cost of the Company’s deposits has been lower than other sources of funds available.
The composition of funding sources and uses as a percentage of average total assets for the periods indicated was as follows:
| Nine Months Ended | | Year Ended | |||
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Sources of funds: |
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Deposits: |
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Interest-bearing |
| 45.5 | % | 46.4 | % | |
Noninterest-bearing |
| 37.1 | % | 35.4 | % | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
| 1.5 | % | 1.8 | % | |
Other liabilities |
| 1.3 | % | 1.1 | % | |
Shareholders’ equity |
| 14.6 | % | 15.3 | % | |
Total sources |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
Uses of funds: |
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Loans |
| 76.1 | % | 77.3 | % | |
Securities |
| 6.4 | % | 6.9 | % | |
Other interest-earning assets |
| 9.7 | % | 7.2 | % | |
Equity securities |
| 0.4 | % | 0.5 | % | |
Other noninterest-earning assets |
| 7.4 | % | 8.1 | % | |
Total uses |
| 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |
Average loans to average deposits |
| 92.3 | % | 94.5 | % |
As of September 30, 2020, cash and cash equivalents totaled $377.6 million, compared to $372.1 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $5.5 million. The increase was primarily due to a $318.3 million increase in deposits, partially offset by an increase in loans of $325.4 million, $6.0 million spent in repurchasing shares of common stock, $7.5 million of dividends paid and net income of $16.1 million. See “Item 1—Financial Statements—Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows” for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for additional analysis.
As of September 30, 2020, there was no exposure to future cash requirements associated with known uncertainties or capital expenditure of a material nature. During the period of uncertainty and volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic and instability in the oil and gas industry, the Company will continue to monitor its liquidity and may seek to obtain additional financing to further support its business.
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Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual obligations, such as obligations for operating leases, certificates of deposits and borrowings. Future cash payments associated with the Company’s contractual obligations, as of the dates indicated were as follows:
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September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | $ | — | $ | 20,000 | $ | 30,000 | $ | — | $ | 50,000 | |||||
Non-cancellable future operating leases | | 309 | | 4,330 | | 4,157 | | 11,161 | | 19,957 | |||||
Certificates of deposit | 235,774 | 82,936 | 24,835 | — | 343,545 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 236,083 | $ | 107,266 | $ | 58,992 | $ | 11,161 | $ | 413,502 | |||||
December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | $ | — | $ | 10,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | — | $ | 50,000 | |||||
Non-cancellable future operating leases |
| 2,025 | 4,836 | 4,394 | 10,231 |
| 21,486 | ||||||||
Certificates of deposit |
| 298,218 | 70,490 | 30,950 | — |
| 399,658 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 300,243 | $ | 85,326 | $ | 75,344 | $ | 10,231 | $ | 471,144 |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various transactions, which in accordance with GAAP, are not included in the consolidated balance sheets. These transactions are entered into to meet the customer financing needs. These transactions include commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit, which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Commitments associated with outstanding standby and commercial letters of credit and commitments to extend credit expiring by period as of the dates indicated were as follows:
Less than | 1 year to | 3 years to | Greater | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | than 5 years | Total | ||||||||||
September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Standby letters of credit | $ | 21,347 | $ | 6,741 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 28,088 | |||||
Commitments to extend credit |
| 545,714 |
| 155,204 |
| 64,230 |
| 12,593 |
| 777,741 | |||||
Total | $ | 567,061 | $ | 161,945 | $ | 64,230 | $ | 12,593 | $ | 805,829 | |||||
December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Standby letters of credit | $ | 14,990 | $ | 8,557 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 23,547 | |||||
Commitments to extend credit |
| 485,304 |
| 263,647 |
| 34,425 |
| 10,674 |
| 794,050 | |||||
Total | $ | 500,294 | $ | 272,204 | $ | 34,425 | $ | 10,674 | $ | 817,597 |
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event of nonperformance by the customer, the Company would be required to fund the commitment to the third party, but the Company has rights to the collateral underlying the commitment, which can include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and/or marketable securities. The Company’s credit risk associated with issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loan facilities to its customers.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts disclosed above do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
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Capital Resources
Total shareholders’ equity increased to $540.9 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to $535.7 million as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $5.2 million, primarily due to the current year income of $16.1 million, a $4.0 million increase in other comprehensive income and $1.7 million of stock compensation expense, partially offset by $6.0 million paid to repurchase shares of common stock, $3.0 million due to the implementation of CECL and $7.5 million of dividends to common shareholders declared during 2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 282,363 shares under its share repurchase programs at an average price of $21.41 per share, which shares were retired and returned to the status of authorized but unissued.
As a general matter, FDIC insured depository institutions and their holding companies are required to maintain minimum capital relative to the amount and types of assets they hold. The Company and the Bank are both subject to regulatory capital requirements. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company and the Bank were in compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements at the bank holding company and bank levels, and the Bank was classified as “well capitalized” for purposes of the FDIC’s prompt corrective action regulations. The OCC or the FDIC may require the Bank to maintain capital ratios above the required minimums and the Federal Reserve may require the Company to maintain capital ratios above the required minimums. See “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 19.”
Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk
Market risk refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other relevant market rates and prices. As a financial institution, the Company’s primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. The Company is not subject to foreign exchange risk or direct commodity price risk and does not own any trading assets. The Company does not enter into instruments such as leveraged derivatives, financial options, financial future contracts or forward delivery contracts to reduce interest rate risk.
Interest rate risk is the potential of economic losses due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a decrease in current fair market values. The objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust the balance sheet to minimize the inherent risk while at the same time maximizing income. Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of the Company’s assets and liabilities and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short-term to maturity.
The Company has asset, liability and funds management policies that provide the guidelines for effective funds management and has established a measurement system for monitoring the net interest rate sensitivity position. The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk is managed by the Funds Management Committee of the Bank. The committee formulates strategies based on appropriate levels of interest rate risk with consideration of the impact on earnings and capital of the current outlook on interest rates, potential changes in interest rates, regional economies, liquidity, business strategies and other factors. The committee meets regularly to review, among other things, the relationships between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase and sale activities, commitments to originate loans and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the committee reviews liquidity, cash flow flexibility, maturities of deposits and consumer and commercial deposit activity.
The Company uses interest rate risk simulation models and shock analyses to test the interest rate sensitivity of net interest income and fair value of equity and the impact of changes in interest rates on other financial metrics. Contractual maturities and re-pricing opportunities of loans are incorporated in the model, as are prepayment assumptions, maturity data and call options within the investment portfolio. Average life of non-maturity deposit accounts are based on standard regulatory decay assumptions and are incorporated into the model. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various management strategies.
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On a quarterly basis, two simulation models are run, including a static balance sheet and dynamic growth balance sheet. These models test the impact on net interest income and fair value of equity from changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. Under the static and dynamic growth models, rates are shocked instantaneously and ramped rate changes over a 12-month horizon based upon parallel and non-parallel yield curve shifts. Parallel shock scenarios assume instantaneous parallel movements in the yield curve compared to a flat yield curve scenario. Non-parallel simulation involves analysis of interest income and expense under various changes in the shape of the yield curve. The Company’s internal policy regarding internal rate risk simulations currently specifies that for instantaneous parallel shifts of the yield curve, estimated net income at risk for the subsequent one-year period should not decline by more than 10.0% for a 100 basis-point shift, 20.0% for a 200-basis point shift and 30.0% for a 300-basis point shift. Simulated change in net interest income and fair value of equity over a 12-month horizon as of the dates indicated below were as follows:
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
Change in Interest | Percent Change in | | Percent Change | Percent Change in | | Percent Change | ||||||
Rates (Basis Points) | Net Interest Income | Fair Value of Equity | Net Interest Income | Fair Value of Equity | ||||||||
+ 300 |
| 19.0 | % | 34.4 | % |
| 15.8 | % | 10.2 | % | ||
+ 200 |
| 12.2 | % | 31.6 | % |
| 10.9 | % | 10.4 | % | ||
+ 100 |
| 5.5 | % | 20.3 | % |
| 5.4 | % | 8.7 | % | ||
Base |
| — | % | — | % |
| — | % | — | % | ||
−100 |
| (1.6) | % | (35.5) | % |
| (4.5) | % | (14.6) | % |
The results are primarily due to behavior of demand, money market and savings deposits during such rate fluctuations. Historically, interest rates on these deposits have changed more slowly than changes in the discount and federal funds rates. This assumption is incorporated into the simulation model and is generally not fully reflected in a gap analysis. The assumptions incorporated into the model are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure future net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from the model’s simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and the application and timing of various strategies.
LIBOR Transition
The London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, is used as an index rate for the Company’s interest-rate swaps and approximately 12.5% of the Company’s loans as of September 30, 2020. It is expected that a number of private-sector banks that have been reporting information used to set LIBOR will stop doing so after 2021 when their reporting commitment ends. As a result, LIBOR may no longer be available as an index or may be seen as no longer representative of the market. Alternative reference rates are being identified, but existing contracts may not have been written to allow the use of these alternatives. The Company is evaluating the risks related to this transition and its evaluation and mitigation of risks related to the discontinuation of LIBOR may span several reporting periods through 2021.
Impact of Inflation
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the relative value of money over time due to inflation or recession. Unlike many industrial companies, substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more significant impact on the Company’s performance than the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates may not necessarily move in the same direction or in the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services. However, other operating expenses do reflect general levels of inflation.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to GAAP and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, the Company also evaluates its performance based on certain additional non-GAAP financial measures. The Company classifies a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are not included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from
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time to time in the U.S. in the statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Non-GAAP financial measures do not include operating, other statistical measures or ratios calculated using exclusively financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the way the Company calculates non-GAAP financial measures may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names.
The Company calculates tangible equity as total shareholders’ equity, less goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, and tangible book value per share as tangible equity divided by shares of common stock outstanding at the end of the relevant period. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for tangible book value per share is book value per share. The Company calculates tangible assets as total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for tangible equity to tangible assets is total shareholders’ equity to total assets. The Company believes that tangible book value per share and tangible equity to tangible assets are measures that are important to many investors in the marketplace who are interested in book value per share and total shareholders’ equity to total assets, exclusive of change in intangible assets.
The following table reconciles, as of the dates set forth below, total shareholders’ equity to tangible equity, total assets to tangible assets and presents book value per share, tangible book value per share, total shareholders’ equity to total assets and tangible equity to tangible assets:
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
| September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||
Tangible Equity |
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Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 540,921 | $ | 535,721 | ||
Adjustments: |
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Goodwill |
| 80,950 |
| 80,950 | ||
Other intangibles |
| 4,303 |
| 4,938 | ||
Tangible equity | $ | 455,668 | $ | 449,833 | ||
Tangible Assets |
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Total assets | $ | 3,814,672 | $ | 3,478,544 | ||
Adjustments: |
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Goodwill |
| 80,950 |
| 80,950 | ||
Other intangibles |
| 4,303 |
| 4,938 | ||
Tangible assets | $ | 3,729,419 | $ | 3,392,656 | ||
Common shares outstanding |
| 24,713 |
| 24,980 | ||
Book value per share | $ | 21.89 | $ | 21.45 | ||
Tangible book value per share | $ | 18.44 | $ | 18.01 | ||
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets |
| 14.18% |
| 15.40% | ||
Tangible equity to tangible assets |
| 12.22% |
| 13.26% |
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Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company believes that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity:
Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans
The ACL for loans represents management’s estimate of expected credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. In determining the allowance, the Company evaluates loans individually, or in groups of loans that share similar risk characteristics, where the expected loss can be identified and reasonably estimated. On a quarterly basis, the risk inherent in the loan portfolio based on qualitative and quantitative trends in the portfolio is assessed, including the internal risk classification of loans, historical loss rates, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, industry or borrower concentrations, delinquency trends, detailed reviews of significant loans with identified weaknesses and the impacts of local, regional and national economic factors and reasonable and supportable forecasts to determine the expected credit losses on the loan portfolio.
Determining the amount of the allowance is considered a critical accounting estimate, as it requires significant judgment and the use of subjective measurements, including management’s assessment of overall portfolio quality. The Company maintains the allowance at an amount it believes is sufficient to provide for expected credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at each balance sheet date. Fluctuations in the provision for credit losses may result from management’s assessment of the adequacy of the allowance. Changes in these estimates and assumptions are possible and may have a material impact on the allowance, and therefore the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.
The Company adopted CECL effective January 1, 2020. Please refer to “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 6” for a description of the model, factors and the methodology used to determine the ACL.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are based upon quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is estimated based upon models that primarily use observable market-based parameters as inputs. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill, which is excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets from acquisitions, is evaluated for impairment at least annually and on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not impairment has occurred. Qualitative factors are assessed to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The fair value of net assets is estimated based on an analysis of market value. Impairment exists if the fair value of the reporting unit at the date of the test is less than the goodwill recorded. If goodwill is impaired, a loss would then be recognized in the consolidated financial statements to the extent of the impairment.
Determining the fair value of goodwill is considered a critical accounting estimate because the allocation of the fair value of goodwill to assets and liabilities requires significant management judgment and the use of subjective measurements. Variability in the market and changes in assumptions or subjective measurements used to allocate fair value are reasonably possible and may have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.
The Company’s other intangible assets include core deposits, loan servicing assets and customer relationship intangibles, which can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights or because the asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. Other
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intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value.
Emerging Growth Company
The Jump Start Our Business Start-ups, or JOBS Act, permits an “emerging growth company” to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. The Company decided not to take advantage of this provision and is complying with new or revised accounting standards to the same extent that compliance is required for non-emerging growth companies. The decision to opt out of the extended transition period under the JOBS Act is irrevocable.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See “Item 1—Financial Statements—Note 1.”
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
See “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk” for a discussion of how the Company manages market risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures—As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting—There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not currently subject to any material legal proceedings. The Company is from time to time subject to claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.
At this time, in the opinion of management, the likelihood is remote that the impact of such proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, one or more unfavorable outcomes in any claim or litigation against the Company could have a material adverse effect for the period in which they are resolved. In addition, regardless of their merits or their ultimate outcomes, such matters are costly, divert management’s attention and may materially and adversely affect the Company’s reputation, even if resolved in the Company’s favor.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
The COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse impacts on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, and prospects and we expect that such adverse impacts will continue.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created extensive disruptions to the global economy and to the lives of individuals throughout the world. Governments, businesses, and the public have taken unprecedented actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects, including quarantines, travel bans, shelter-in-place orders, closures of businesses and schools, fiscal stimulus, and legislation designed to deliver monetary aid and other relief. While the scope, duration, and full effects of COVID-19 are evolving, remain uncertain and cannot be predicted, the pandemic and related efforts to contain it have disrupted global economic activity, adversely affected the functioning of financial markets, impacted interest prices, increased economic and market uncertainty, and disrupted trade and supply chains. If these effects continue for a prolonged period or result in sustained economic stress or recession, many of the risk factors identified in the Company’s Form 10-K could be exacerbated and such effects could have a material adverse impact on the Company in a number of ways related to credit, collateral, customer demand, funding, operations, interest rate risk, human capital and self-insurance, as described in more detail below.
● | Credit Risk. The Company’s risks of timely loan repayment and the value of collateral supporting the loans are affected by the strength of the Company’s borrowers’ businesses. Concern about the spread of COVID-19 has caused and is likely to continue to cause business shutdowns, limitations on commercial activity and financial transactions, suspensions on evictions, labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, prolonged economic weakness including an extended period of elevated levels of unemployment, increased unemployment and commercial property vacancy rates, reduced profitability and ability for property owners to make mortgage payments, and overall increased global and regional economic and financial market instability and weakness of an unknown duration, all of which have and may continue to cause the Company’s customers to be unable to make scheduled loan payments. If the effects of COVID-19 result in widespread and sustained repayment shortfalls on loans in the Company’s portfolio or defaults by the counterparties, the Company could incur significant delinquencies, foreclosures and credit losses, particularly if the available collateral is insufficient to cover its exposure. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the collateral values associated with the Company’s existing loans, the ability to liquidate the real estate collateral securing its residential and commercial real estate loans, its ability to maintain loan origination volume and to obtain additional financing, the future demand for or profitability of its lending and services, and the financial condition and credit risk of its customers. Further, in the event of delinquencies, regulatory changes and policies designed to protect borrowers may slow or prevent the Company from or, in some cases, its business decisions may result in, a delay in the Company taking certain remediation actions, such as foreclosure. In addition, the Company has unfunded commitments to extend credit to customers, which may not be drawn upon. During a challenging economic environment like now, the Company’s customers are more dependent on the Company’s credit commitments and increased borrowings under these commitments could adversely impact the Company’s liquidity. Furthermore, in an effort to support its communities during the pandemic, the Company is participating in the PPP under the CARES Act, whereby loans to small businesses are made and those loans are subject to the regulatory requirements that would require forbearance of loan payments for a specified time or that would limit the Company’s ability to pursue all available remedies in the event of a loan default. If the borrower under the PPP loan fails to qualify for loan forgiveness, the Company is at the heightened risk of holding these loans at unfavorable interest rates as compared to the loans to customers that the Company would have otherwise lent to. A more detailed risk discussion about PPP loans is provided below. |
● | Strategic Risk. The Company’s success may be affected by a variety of external factors that may affect the price or marketability of its products and services, including disruptions in the capital markets, changes in interest rates that may increase its funding costs, reduced demand for its financial products due to economic conditions and the various response of governmental and nongovernmental authorities. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty and led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, which increases the cost of capital and adversely impacts access to capital. Furthermore, many of the governmental actions have been directed toward curtailing household and business activities to contain COVID-19. These actions have been rapidly expanded in scope and intensity. For example, in the Company’s Houston, Beaumont and Dallas markets, local governments have acted at times to temporarily close or restrict the operations of commercial real estate and as a result, the Company has experienced a decline in origination of commercial real estate and construction and development loans. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the future banking |
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products the Company provides, including a decline in originating commercial real estate loans that were 31.9% of total gross loans and construction and development loans that were 17.0% of total gross loans, each as of September 30, 2020. |
● | Operational Risk. Current and future restrictions on the Company’s workforce’s access to its facilities could limit its ability to meet customer servicing expectations and have a material adverse effect on its operations. The Company relies on business processes and branch activity that largely depend on people, technology, and the use of complex systems and models to manage its business, including access to information technology systems and models as well as information, applications, payment systems and other services provided by third parties. In response to COVID-19, the Company modified its business practices and granted access to 63% of its employees to work remotely from their homes in order to have the Company’s operations uninterrupted as much as possible. These measures taken across the Company’s business operations to address health and safety may cause operational disruptions and incur additional expenses, including devoting additional resources to assisting employees and management diagnosed with COVID-19 and further changing health and safety protocols and processes. Further, technology in employees’ homes may not be as robust as in the Company’s offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees to be more limited or less reliable than in its offices, the continuation of these work-from-home measures introduces additional operational risk, especially including increased cybersecurity risk. These cyber risks include greater phishing, malware, and other cybersecurity attacks, vulnerability to disruptions of the Company’s information technology infrastructure and telecommunications systems for remote operations, increased risk of unauthorized dissemination of confidential information, limited ability to restore the systems in the event of a systems failure or interruption, great risk of a security breach resulting in destruction or misuse of valuable information, and potential impairment of its ability to perform critical functions, including wiring funds, all of which could expose the Company to risks of data or financial loss, litigation and liability and could seriously disrupt its operations and the operations of any impacted customers. |
Moreover, the Company relies on many third parties in its business operations, including the appraiser of the real property collateral, vendors that supply essential services such as loan servicers, providers of financial information, systems and analytical tools and providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and local and federal government agencies, offices, and courthouses. Due to measures taken in response to the pandemic, many of these entities may continue to limit the availability and access of their services. For example, loan origination could be delayed due to the limited availability of real estate appraisers for the collateral. Loan closings could be delayed related to reductions in available staff in recording offices or the closing of courthouses in certain counties, which slows the process for title work, mortgage and Uniform Commercial Code filings in those counties. If the third-party service providers continue to have limited capacities for a prolonged period or if additional limitations or potential disruptions in these services materialize, it may negatively affect the Company’s operations.
● | Interest Rate Risk. The Company’s net interest income, lending activities, deposits, swap activities, and profitability could be negatively affected by volatility in interest rates caused by uncertainties stemming from COVID-19. In March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range from 0 to 0.25 percent, citing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on markets and stress in the energy sector. A prolonged period of extremely volatile and unstable market conditions would likely increase the Company’s funding costs and negatively affect market risk mitigation strategies. Higher income volatility from changes in interest rates and spreads to benchmark indices could cause a loss of future net interest income and a decrease in current fair market values of the Company’s assets. Fluctuations in interest rates will impact both the level of income and expense recorded and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, other than those which have a short-term maturity period, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, operating results, or financial condition including future expected cash flows. |
● | Self-Insurance Risk. The Company maintains an employee health insurance coverage plan on a self-insured basis backed by stop-loss coverage, which sets a limit on its liability for individual and aggregate claim costs. The Company records expenses based on actual claims incurred and estimates of the costs of expected claims, administrative costs and stop-loss insurance premiums. The Company’s estimated liability for the estimated costs of employee healthcare claims incurred and unpaid is based on historical trends and expected claims during the coverage period. It is possible, however, that actual liabilities associated with claims may exceed the Company’s estimated costs. If the Company experiences widespread cases of COVID-19 illnesses among its employees, the Company may experience an unexpectedly high number of claims that could result in costs and liabilities exceeding its estimates and budgeted |
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amounts, causing the Company to record additional expenses. The ultimate amount of these costs cannot be estimated at this time, and a prolonged period of spread of the disease could further increase the Company’s costs and liabilities, the impact of which may be material. |
Because there have been no comparable recent global pandemics that resulted in similar global impacts, the Company does not yet know the full extent of COVID-19’s effects on its business, operations, or the global economy as a whole and the potential duration of those effects. Any future development will be highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the effectiveness of the Company’s work from home arrangements and third-party providers’ ability to support its operation, any actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. While the Company does not yet know the full extent of the impacts on its business, its operations or the global economy as a whole, the effects could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital levels. Moreover, many risk factors set forth in the Form 10-K should be interpreted as heightened risks as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Company could be adversely impacted by the unexpected loss of the services of its executive management team and other key employees.
The Company’s success depends in large part on the performance of its executive management team and other key personnel, as well as on its ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified senior and middle management and other skilled employees. Competition for qualified employees is intense and the process of locating qualified key personnel may be lengthy and expensive. If any of the Company’s executive management team contract COVID-19, the Company may lose their services for an extended period of time, which would likely have a negative impact on its business and operations.
A significant percentage of the Company’s key employees and executive leaders live and work in Houston and Beaumont, Texas. This concentration of its personnel, technology, and facilities increases the Company’s risk of business disruptions if the COVID-19 pandemic (or a significant outbreak of another contagious disease) continues to impact the Houston, Beaumont or Dallas metropolitan areas negatively. The Houston market in particular has experienced a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases during a portion of the third quarter of 2020. As a result, some of the Company’s employees and management have contracted COVID-19. If the Company continues to experience cases of COVID-19 among the employees or such cases become widespread at the Company, it would place more pressure on the remaining employees to perform all functions across the organization while maintaining their health. Although the Company has taken certain remedial measures, including quarantine, remote working, and shift working, increased COVID-19 diagnoses may require the Company to take additional remediation measures, and could impair its ability to conduct business. The Company may not be successful in retaining its key employees or finding adequate replacements for lost personnel.
The Company could be adversely impacted by sustained low oil prices, volatility in oil prices and downturns in the energy industry.
The economy in Texas is dependent on the energy industry. Sustained low oil prices or the failure of oil prices to rise in the future and the resulting downturns or lack of growth in the energy industry and energy-related business, could have a negative impact on the Texas economy and adversely impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. Since 2014, the oil and gas industry has experienced a sustained downturn due to low oil and gas prices. The unprecedented sharp decline in crude oil prices in the first quarter of 2020 negatively impacted the oil and gas industry and the overall Texas economy and the prolonged weak oil and gas prices may cause further worsening conditions of energy companies, oilfield services companies, related businesses and overall economic activities in the Company’s primary markets. Prolonged or heightened pricing pressure on oil and gas could lead to increased credit stress in the Company’s loan portfolio, increased losses and weaker demand for lending. More significantly for the Company, sustained low oil prices or general uncertainty resulting from energy price volatility could have other adverse impacts such as significant job losses in industries tied to energy, lower spending habits, lower borrowing needs, negative impact on construction and real estate related to energy, and a number of other potential impacts that are difficult to isolate or quantify. Oil and gas pricing and the resultant economic conditions may not recover meaningfully in the near term.
The Company’s business is concentrated in and largely dependent upon the continued growth and welfare of the Company’s markets and on the banking industry in general.
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The Company’s business is concentrated in the Houston and Beaumont, Texas markets and it recently entered the Dallas, Texas market. The Company’s success depends, to a significant extent, upon the economic activity and conditions in its markets. Economic conditions within its markets are influenced by the energy sector generally and the price of oil and gas in particular. Adverse economic conditions that impact the Company’s markets could reduce its growth rate, the ability of customers to repay their loans, the value of collateral underlying loans, its ability to attract deposits and generally impact its business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects. Due to the Company’s geographic concentration, it may be less able than other larger regional or national financial institutions to diversify its credit risks.
National market conditions and economic trends, such as the uncertainties caused by COVID-19 both short-term and long-term, volatility in the real estate market in some parts of the country, uncertain regulatory and changing interest rate conditions could adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic and financial turmoil both nationally and globally and has fueled concerns that it will lead to a prolonged global recession. These conditions are expected to continue and may worsen in the near term. A national economic downturn or deterioration of conditions in the Company’s market could adversely impact the Company’s borrowers and cause losses beyond those that are provided for in its ACL due to increases in loan delinquencies, nonperforming assets and foreclosures and decreases in demand for the Company’s products and services, which could adversely impact its liquidity position and decrease the value of the collateral. Increased economic uncertainty and increased unemployment resulting from the economic impacts of the spread of COVID-19 may also result in borrowers seeking sources of liquidity, withdrawing deposits and drawing down credit commitments at rates greater than the Company previously expected. In addition, the effects of COVID-19, including actions taken by individuals, businesses, government agencies and others in response to COVID-19, may aggravate the impact of the risk factors discussed herein on its business.
The small to medium-sized businesses that the Company lends to may have fewer resources to endure adverse business developments, which may impair its borrowers’ ability to repay loans; furthermore, the Company participates in the small business loan program under the CARES Act, which may further expose it to credit losses from borrowers under such programs.
The Company focuses its business development and marketing strategy primarily on small to medium-sized businesses. Small to medium-sized businesses frequently have smaller market shares than their competition, may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, often need substantial additional capital and may experience substantial volatility in operating results, any of which may impair a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. In addition, the collateral securing such loans generally includes real property and general business assets, which may decline in value more rapidly than the Company anticipates, exposing the Company to increased credit risk.
The Company’s primary markets in Houston, Beaumont and Dallas have experienced limitations on commercial activity since the outbreak of COVID-19. In addition, many businesses, particularly those in the Company’s primary markets, were subject to shutdowns at the onset of the pandemic and may become subject to additional shutdowns and restrictions in light of the periodic increases of COVID-19 cases in Texas. These challenging market conditions in which the Company’s borrowers operate could cause rapid declines in loan collectability and the values associated with general business assets, resulting in inadequate collateral coverage that may expose it to credit losses and could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, the success of a small and medium sized business often depends on the management skills, talents and efforts of a small group of people and the health, death, disability or resignation of one or more of the key management, the inefficiency caused by the current remote working arrangement or the limited availability to work due to health concerns in response to COVID-19 could have an adverse impact on the Company’s borrower’s businesses and their ability to repay their loans.
The CARES Act was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among many other components, the CARES Act provides for payment forbearance on mortgages or loans to borrowers experiencing a hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank has offered deferral and forbearance plans and made PPP loans with a maturity of two years to small businesses consistent with the CARES Act that are fully guaranteed by the SBA. The PPP loans will be fully forgiven if the funds are used by the borrowers for payroll costs, mortgage interests, rent and utilities and loan payments will also be deferred until the SBA has determined whether the loan is eligible to be partially or fully forgivable. In addition, no collateral or personal guarantees are required for PPP loans. These PPP loans are typically larger in amount than loans to individuals and, therefore, have the potential for larger losses on a single loan basis. The borrowers may not be able to repay the loans if
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the SBA determines that they are only partially or not forgivable at all. The borrowers, despite having a PPP loan, may not be able to maintain the level of employees and salary levels required for forgiveness due to the current economic conditions and thereby create the risk that the PPP loan will not be forgiven in full. Also, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may not recover when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and the federal government may not timely pay the amounts that it would owe the Bank pursuant to the terms of the loans, the guarantees and the PPP. Further, the Bank may lend to borrowers under the PPP with creditworthiness or credit supports that are less than normal practice and may be subject to the risk of PPP fraud cases. Additionally, every PPP borrower is in a challenging financial position that may negatively impact its ability to repay if the loans are not subject to forgiveness. If the Company’s borrowers under the PPP loan fail to qualify for loan forgiveness or are unable to repay their loans, the Company is at heightened risk of holding these loans that are at unfavorable interest rates and underwriting standards as compared to the loans to customers to whom the Company would have otherwise lent. As a result, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
The Bank entered into a formal agreement with the OCC, which subjects us to restrictions and will require us to designate a significant amount of resources to comply with the agreement.
On June 18, 2020, the Bank and the OCC entered into a Formal Agreement, or the Agreement, with regard to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering, or BSA/AML, compliance matters. The Agreement generally requires that the Bank enhance its policies and procedures to comply with BSA/AML laws and regulations. Specifically, the Agreement requires the Bank to take certain actions, including, but not limited to: (i) establishing a Compliance Committee to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Agreement; (ii) ensuring that the BSA/AML staff has sufficient authority and resources to fulfill its responsibilities; (iii) developing, implementing, and adhering to a written program of policies and procedures to provide for compliance with the BSA, including with respect to model risk management for automated monitoring systems; (iv) establishing policies and procedures for performing customer due diligence/enhanced due diligence and customer risk identification processes; (v) adopting and adhering to an independent BSA/AML audit program; (vi) developing, implementing, and adhering to a comprehensive training program for all appropriate Bank employees to ensure their awareness of their responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the BSA, the Bank’s relevant policies, procedures, and processes, and of relevant examples of red flags for money laundering, terrorist financing, and suspicious activity; and (vii) performing a review of account and transaction activity for certain time periods.
The Bank has appointed a Compliance Committee to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Agreement and is working to promptly address the requirements of the Agreement. However, if the Bank does not successfully address the OCC’s concerns in the Agreement or fully comply with the provisions of the Agreement, the Bank could be subject to further regulatory scrutiny, civil monetary penalties, further regulatory sanctions and/or other enforcement actions. The Company or the Bank may also become subject to formal or informal enforcement actions by other regulatory agencies. Any of those events could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s future operations, financial condition, growth, or other aspects of its business.
While subject to the Agreement, the Company expects that management and the Board of Directors will be required to focus considerable time and attention on taking corrective actions to comply with its terms. The Bank has hired and may continue to hire third-party consultants and advisors to assist in complying with the Agreement, which is expected to increase non-interest expense and reduce earnings.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
In July 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, or the 2019 Repurchase Program, under which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $40.0 million of the Company’s common stock through September 30, 2020. On March 18, 2020, the Company temporarily suspended the 2019 Repurchase Program in light of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and surrounding events. On September 9, 2020, the Company reinstated the 2019 Repurchase Program. The 2019 Repurchase Program expired on September 30, 2020. The Company repurchased a total of 283,463 shares under the 2019 Repurchase Program.
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On September 9, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a subsequent share repurchase program, or the 2020 Repurchase Program, under which the Company may repurchase up to $40.0 million of the Company’s common stock starting October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Repurchases under the programs may be made from time to time at the Company’s discretion in open market transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted by the Company’s management in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or otherwise. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements, market conditions, and other corporate liquidity requirements and priorities. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire a specific dollar amount or number of shares and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. The maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased in the table below relates to this repurchase programs.
The following table provides information with respect to purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2020 that the Company made or were made on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act.
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Period | Shares Purchased(1) | Paid per Share | Announced Plan(1) | at the End of the Period(2) | |||||
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020 | | — | — | — | 2,193,633 | ||||
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020 | | 64 | $ 16.57 | — | 2,199,205 | ||||
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020 | | — | $ 16.35 | 41,918 | 2,077,843 |
(1) | Represents shares employees have elected to have withheld to satisfy their tax liabilities related to options exercised or restricted stock vested or to pay the exercise price of the options as allowed under the Company’s stock compensation plans. When this settlement method is elected by the employee, the Company repurchases the shares withheld upon vesting of the award stock. |
(2) | Computed based on the closing share price of the Company’s common stock as of the end of each period shown above and reflects the additional shares that may be repurchased at the end of the designated period based on the 2019 Repurchase Program. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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32.1** | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2** | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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101* | | The following materials from CBTX’s Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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104* | | Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
** Furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
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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.
CBTX, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: October 28, 2020 | /s/ Robert R. Franklin, Jr. | |
Robert R. Franklin, Jr. | ||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: October 28, 2020 | /s/ Robert T. Pigott, Jr. | |
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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