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UNITED BANKSHARES INC/WV - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

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FORM
10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 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:    
002-86947
United Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
West Virginia
 
55-0641179
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
300 United Center
500 Virginia Street, East
 
Charleston, West Virginia
 
25301
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Zip Code
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (304)
424-8716
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 $2.50 per share
  
UBSI
  
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).    
Yes
  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
 
  
Accelerated filer
 
Non-accelerated
filer
 
  
Smaller reporting company
 
 
  
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Act).    Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
 
As of
July
 
31
, 2020
, the registrant had
129,755,424
shares of common stock, $2.50 par value per share, outstanding.

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UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM
10-Q
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, consolidated balance sheets of United Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“United” or the “Company”), consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the notes to consolidated financial statements appear on the following pages.
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands, except par value)
 
 
 
June 30
   
December 31
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
  
(Unaudited)
 
 
(Note 1)
 
Assets
  
 
Cash and due from banks
  
$
274,293
 
 
$
185,238
 
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks
  
 
1,787,697
 
 
 
651,435
 
Federal funds sold
  
 
823
 
 
 
820
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
  
 
2,062,813
 
 
 
837,493
 
Securities available for sale at estimated fair value (amortized cost-$2,730,350
at June 30, 2020 and $2,426,924
at December 31, 2019, allowance for credit losses of $0 at June 30, 2020)
  
 
2,799,941
 
 
 
2,437,296
 
Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $14 at June 30, 2020 (estimated fair value-$1,220
at June 30, 2020 and $1,447
at December 31, 2019)
  
 
1,221
 
 
 
1,446
 
Equity securities at estimated fair value
  
 
9,875
 
 
 
8,894
 
Other investment securities
  
 
251,161
 
 
 
222,161
 
Loans held for sale (at fair value-$611,277
at June 30, 2020 and
 
$384,375
at December 31, 2019)
  
 
625,984
 
 
 
387,514
 
Loans and leases
  
 
18,032,554
 
 
 
13,713,548
 
Less: Unearned income
  
 
(40,152
 
 
(1,419
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Loans and leases, net of unearned income
  
 
17,992,402
 
 
 
13,712,129
 
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses
  
 
(215,121
 
 
(77,057
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net loans and leases
  
 
17,777,281
 
 
 
13,635,072
 
Bank premises and equipment
  
 
181,238
 
 
 
96,644
 
Operating lease
right-of-use
assets
  
 
70,655
 
 
 
57,783
 
Goodwill
  
 
1,794,779
 
 
 
1,478,014
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net of valuation allowance
  
 
20,200
 
 
 
0
 
Accrued interest receivable
  
 
67,761
 
 
 
58,085
 
Other assets
  
 
572,064
 
 
 
441,922
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  
$
26,234,973
 
 
$
19,662,324
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Liabilities
  
 
Deposits:
  
 
Noninterest-bearing
  
$
7,096,574
 
 
$
4,621,362
 
Interest-bearing
  
 
12,797,269
 
 
 
9,231,059
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total deposits
  
 
19,893,843
 
 
 
13,852,421
 
Borrowings:
  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  
 
176,168
 
 
 
124,654
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)borrowings
  
 
1,354,879
 
 
 
1,851,865
 
Other long-term borrowings
  
 
279,012
 
 
 
236,164
 
Reserve for lending-related commitments
  
 
11,946
 
 
 
1,733
 
Operating lease liabilities
  
 
74,435
 
 
 
61,342
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
  
 
246,835
 
 
 
170,312
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
 
22,037,118
 
 
 
16,298,491
 
Shareholders’ Equity
  
 
Preferred stock, $1.00
par value;
Authorized-50,000,000
shares, none
issued
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
Common stock, $2.50
par value;
Authorized-200,000,000
shares;
issued-133,716,280
and 105,494,290
at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, including 3,960,885
and 3,940,619
shares in treasury at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
  
 
334,291
 
 
 
263,736
 
Surplus
  
 
2,890,394
 
 
 
2,140,175
 
Retained earnings
  
 
1,100,097
 
 
 
1,132,579
 
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)
  
 
11,504
 
 
 
(34,869
Treasury stock, at cost
  
 
(138,431
 
 
(137,788
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
 
4,197,855
 
 
 
3,363,833
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
$
26,234,973
 
 
$
19,662,324
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated unaudited financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30
 
  
June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Interest income
  
  
  
  
Interest and fees on loans
  
$
179,311
 
  
$
175,130
 
  
$
338,165
 
  
$
340,001
 
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments
  
 
1,868
 
  
 
5,405
 
  
 
5,833
 
  
 
11,242
 
Interest and dividends on securities:
  
  
  
  
Taxable
  
 
16,241
 
  
 
17,748
 
  
 
33,210
 
  
 
35,111
 
Tax-exempt
  
 
1,297
 
  
 
962
 
  
 
1,991
 
  
 
1,988
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total interest income
  
 
198,717
 
  
 
199,245
 
  
 
379,199
 
  
 
388,342
 
         
Interest expense
  
  
  
  
Interest on deposits
  
 
19,249
 
  
 
35,455
 
  
 
46,726
 
  
 
68,093
 
Interest on short-term borrowings
  
 
196
 
  
 
608
 
  
 
654
 
  
 
1,299
 
Interest on long-term borrowings
  
 
8,670
 
  
 
12,629
 
  
 
19,699
 
  
 
24,229
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total interest expense
  
 
28,115
 
  
 
48,692
 
  
 
67,079
 
  
 
93,621
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net interest income
  
 
170,602
 
  
 
150,553
 
  
 
312,120
 
  
 
294,721
 
Provision for credit losses
  
 
45,911
 
  
 
5,417
 
  
 
73,030
 
  
 
10,413
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
  
 
124,691
 
  
 
145,136
 
  
 
239,090
 
  
 
284,308
 
         
Other income
  
  
  
  
Fees from trust services
  
 
3,261
 
  
 
3,438
 
  
 
6,744
 
  
 
6,702
 
Fees from brokerage services
  
 
2,651
 
  
 
2,766
 
  
 
5,567
 
  
 
5,290
 
Fees from deposit services
  
 
8,055
 
  
 
8,464
 
  
 
16,012
 
  
 
16,517
 
Bankcard fees and merchant discounts
  
 
718
 
  
 
1,102
 
  
 
1,711
 
  
 
2,258
 
Other service charges, commissions, and fees
  
 
610
 
  
 
576
 
  
 
1,128
 
  
 
1,097
 
Income from bank-owned life insurance
  
 
1,291
 
  
 
1,326
 
  
 
3,679
 
  
 
3,153
 
Income from mortgage banking activities
  
 
68,213
 
  
 
21,704
 
  
 
85,844
 
  
 
35,385
 
Mortgage loan servicing income
  
 
1,534
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,534
 
  
 
0
 
Net investment securities gains (losses)
  
 
1,510
 
  
 
109
 
  
 
1,706
 
  
 
(50
Other income
  
 
547
 
  
 
310
 
  
 
1,271
 
  
 
666
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total other income
  
 
88,390
 
  
 
39,795
 
  
 
125,196
 
  
 
71,018
 
         
Other expense
  
  
  
  
Employee compensation
  
 
68,664
 
  
 
44,301
 
  
 
113,205
 
  
 
83,250
 
Employee benefits
  
 
12,779
 
  
 
8,578
 
  
 
23,565
 
  
 
18,009
 
Net occupancy expense
  
 
10,318
 
  
 
8,667
 
  
 
19,380
 
  
 
17,418
 
Other real estate owned (“OREO”) expense
  
 
607
 
  
 
633
 
  
 
1,513
 
  
 
2,049
 
Equipment expense
  
 
5,004
 
  
 
3,675
 
  
 
8,849
 
  
 
6,990
 
Data processing expense
  
 
15,926
 
  
 
5,567
 
  
 
21,432
 
  
 
10,729
 
Mortgage loan servicing expense
 and impa
irment
  
 
2,510
 
  
 
106
 
  
 
2,648
 
  
 
197
 
Bankcard processing expense
  
 
392
 
  
 
448
 
  
 
869
 
  
 
928
 
FDIC insurance expense
  
 
2,782
 
  
 
3,300
 
  
 
5,182
 
  
 
6,600
 
FHLB prepayment penalties
  
 
0
 
  
 
5,105
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
5,105
 
Other expense
  
 
30,392
 
  
 
19,815
 
  
 
53,864
 
  
 
38,345
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total other expense
  
 
149,374
 
  
 
100,195
 
  
 
250,507
 
  
 
189,620
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
  
 
63,707
 
  
 
84,736
 
  
 
113,779
 
  
 
165,706
 
Income taxes
  
 
11,021
 
  
 
17,529
 
  
 
20,910
 
  
 
34,857
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net income
  
$
52,686
 
  
$
67,207
 
  
$
92,869
 
  
$
130,849
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
  
  
  
  
Basic
  
$
0.44
 
  
$
0.66
 
  
$
0.84
 
  
$
1.28
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Diluted
  
$
0.44
 
  
$
0.66
 
  
$
0.84
 
  
$
1.28
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Average outstanding shares:
  
  
  
  
Basic
  
 
119,823,652
 
  
 
101,773,643
 
  
 
110,559,363
 
  
 
101,833,880
 
Diluted
  
 
119,887,823
 
  
 
102,047,845
 
  
 
110,624,976
 
  
 
102,099,809
 
See notes to consolidated unaudited financial statements
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30
 
  
June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2019
 
  
2020
 
 
2019
 
Net income
  
$
52,686
 
 
$
67,207
 
  
$
92,869
 
 
$
130,849
 
Change in net unrealized gain on
available-for-sale
(“AFS”) securities, net of tax
  
 
27,834
 
 
 
17,994
 
  
 
45,420
 
 
 
34,783
 
Change in net unrealized loss on cash flow hedge, net of tax
  
 
(1,272
 
 
0
 
  
 
(1,272
 
 
0
 
Change in pension plan assets, net of tax
  
 
1,113
 
 
 
909
 
  
 
2,225
 
 
 
1,819
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income, net of tax
  
$
80,361
 
 
$
86,110
 
  
$
139,242
 
 
$
167,451
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated unaudited financial statements
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
  
 
 
  
Par
 
  
 
 
 
Retained
 
 
Comprehensive
 
 
Treasury
 
 
Shareholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Value
 
  
Surplus
 
 
Earnings
 
 
Income (Loss)
 
 
Stock
 
 
Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2020
  
 
105,494,290
 
  
$
263,736
 
  
$
2,140,175
 
 
$
1,132,579
 
 
$
(34,869
 
$
(137,788
 
$
3,363,833
 
Cumulative effect of adopting Accounting
Standard Update
2016-13
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(44,331
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(44,331
Comprehensive income:
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
Net income
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
40,183
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
40,183
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
18,698
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
18,698
 
                
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
58,881
 
Stock based compensation expense
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,253
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
1,253
 
Purchase of treasury stock (19,314
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(608
 
 
(608
Cash dividends ($0.35
per share)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(35,604
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(35,604
Grant of restricted stock (175,495
shares)
  
 
175,495
 
  
 
439
 
  
 
(439
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
Forfeiture of restricted stock (946
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
35
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(35
 
 
0
 
Common stock options exercised (14,694
shares)
  
 
14,694
 
  
 
36
 
  
 
242
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
278
 
Balance at March 31, 2020
  
 
105,684,479
 
  
 
264,211
 
  
 
2,141,266
 
 
 
1,092,827
 
 
 
(16,171
 
 
(138,431
 
 
3,343,702
 
Comprehensive income:
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
Net income
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
52,686
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
52,686
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
27,675
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
27,675
 
                
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
80,361
 
Stock based compensation expense
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,369
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
1,369
 
Acquisition of Carolina Financial Corporation (28,031,501
shares)
  
 
28,031,501
 
  
 
70,079
 
  
 
747,751
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
817,830
 
Purchase of treasury stock (6
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
Cash dividends ($0.35
per share)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(45,416
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(45,416
Common stock options exercised (300
shares)
  
 
300
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
8
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
9
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2020
  
 
133,716,280
 
  
$
334,291
 
  
$
2,890,394
 
 
$
1,100,097
 
 
$
11,504
 
 
$
(138,431
 
$
4,197,855
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
  
 
 
  
Par
 
  
 
 
 
Retained
 
 
Comprehensive
 
 
Treasury
 
 
Shareholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Value
 
  
Surplus
 
 
Earnings
 
 
Income (Loss)
 
 
Stock
 
 
Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2019
  
 
105,239,121
 
  
$
263,098
 
  
$
2,134,462
 
 
$
1,013,037
 
 
$
(57,019
 
$
(101,954
 
$
3,251,624
 
Cumulative effect of adopting Accounting
Standard Update
2016-02
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(1,049
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(1,049
Reclass due to adopting Accounting Standard Update
2017-12
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
50
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
50
 
Comprehensive income
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
Net income
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
63,642
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
63,642
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
17,699
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
17,699
 
                
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
81,341
 
Stock based compensation expense
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,113
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
1,113
 
Purchase of treasury stock (365,702
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(12,072
 
 
(12,072
Cash dividends ($0.34
per share)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(34,759
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(34,759
Grant of restricted stock (126,427
shares)
  
 
126,427
 
  
 
316
 
  
 
(316
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
Common stock options exercised (33,816
shares)
  
 
33,816
 
  
 
84
 
  
 
559
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
643
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2019
  
 
105,399,364
 
  
 
263,498
 
  
 
2,135,818
 
 
 
1,040,871
 
 
 
(39,270
 
 
(114,026
 
 
3,286,891
 
Comprehensive income:
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
Net income
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
67,207
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
67,207
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
18,903
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
18,903
 
                
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
86,110
 
Stock based compensation expense
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,198
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
1,198
 
Purchase of treasury stock (166,604
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(6,032
 
 
(6,032
Cash dividends ($0.34
per share)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(34,688
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(34,688
Forfeiture of restricted stock (2,539
shares)
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
100
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(100
 
 
0
 
Common stock options exercised (14,144
shares)
  
 
14,144
 
  
 
36
 
  
 
343
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
379
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2019
  
 
105,413,508
 
  
$
263,534
 
  
$
2,137,459
 
 
$
1,073,390
 
 
$
(20,367
 
$
(120,158
 
$
3,333,858
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated unaudited financial statements.
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2019
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  
$
72,099
 
 
$
31,786
 
     
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held to maturity
  
 
210
 
 
 
2,000
 
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
  
 
164,850
 
 
 
248,187
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale
  
 
248,856
 
 
 
136,576
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
  
 
(159,548
 
 
(338,983
Proceeds from sales of equity securities
  
 
1,042
 
 
 
1,497
 
Purchases of equity securities
  
 
(514
 
 
(618
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of other investment securities
  
 
97,177
 
 
 
50,271
 
Purchases of other investment securities
  
 
(110,191
 
 
(75,228
Redemption of bank-owned life insurance policies
  
 
1,186
 
 
 
2,829
 
Purchases of bank premises and equipment
  
 
(6,831
 
 
(4,110
Proceeds from sales of bank premises and equipment
  
 
278
 
 
 
251
 
Proceeds from the sales of OREO properties
  
 
5,106
 
 
 
3,870
 
Acquisition of
Carolina Financial Corporation
, net of cash paid
  
 
629,107
 
 
 
0
 
Net change in loans
  
 
(1,028,035
 
 
(203,898
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  
 
(157,307
 
 
(177,356
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
     
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  
 
Cash dividends paid
  
 
(71,862
 
 
(69,732
Acquisition of treasury stock
  
 
(608
 
 
(18,104
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
  
 
288
 
 
 
1,020
 
Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
  
 
(828,000
 
 
(1,115,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
  
 
250,000
 
 
 
1,400,000
 
Changes in:
  
 
Deposits
  
 
2,159,196
 
 
 
409,731
 
Federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings
  
 
(198,486
 
 
(229,168
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  
 
1,310,528
 
 
 
378,747
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
  
 
1,225,320
 
 
 
233,177
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
  
 
837,493
 
 
 
1,020,396
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
$
2,062,813
 
 
$
1,253,573
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Supplemental information
  
 
Noncash investing activities:
  
 
Transfers of loans to OREO
  
$
18,925
 
 
$
3,133
 
Transfer of held to maturity debt securities to available for sale debt securities
  
 
0
 
 
 
11,544
 
See notes to consolidated unaudited financial statements
.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of United Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“United” or “the Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and with the instructions for Form
10-Q
and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X.
Accordingly, the financial statements do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements presented as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 and for the three-month and
six-month
periods then ended have not been audited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been extracted from the audited financial statements included in United’s 2019 Annual Report to Shareholders. The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in United’s 2019 Annual Report on Form
10-K,
which includes descriptions of significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with these interim financial statements. Please refer to Notes 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for updated accounting policies for acquired loans, investment securities, troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), the allowance for credit losses and mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”). In the opinion of management, any adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods have been made. Such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.
The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of United and its wholly owned subsidiaries. United operates in two business segments: community banking and mortgage banking. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Information is presented in these notes to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements with dollars expressed in thousands, except per share or unless otherwise noted.
New Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2020-04,
Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The ASU provides “optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued.” ASU
No. 2020-04
is effective for public business entities on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. United is implementing a transition plan to identify and modify its loans and other financial instruments with attributes that are either directly or indirectly influenced by LIBOR. The Company is assessing ASU
No. 2020-04
and its impact on the Company’s transition away from LIBOR for its loan and other financial instruments.
In February 2020, FASB issued ASU
No. 2020-03,
Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments. This update makes narrow-scope changes that are intended to improve the board’s standards for financial instruments accounting, including the credit losses standard issued in 2016, as part of FASB’s ongoing project to improve and clarify its Accounting Standards Codification and avoid unintended application. ASU
No. 2020-03
was effective for public business entities upon issuance of this final update in March 2020. ASU
No. 2020-03
did
not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2020-01,
Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)—Clarifying the Interactions
 
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between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815. The new guidance addresses accounting for the transition into and out of the equity method and measuring certain purchased options and forward contracts to acquire investments. ASU
No. 2020-01
is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim fiscal periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020; early adoption is permitted. ASU
No. 2020-01
is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2019-08,
Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Codification Improvements—Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer. ASU
No. 2019-08
requires companies to measure and classify (on the balance sheet) share-based payments to customers by applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. As a result, the amount recorded as a reduction in revenue would be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the share-based payment. The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. ASU
No. 2019-08
was adopted by United on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2019-04
“Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments.” The amendments clarify the scope of the credit losses standard and address issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates and prepayments. The amendments also address partial-term fair valued hedges, fair value hedge basis adjustments. The amendments to the credit losses and hedging standards have the same effective dates as those standards, unless an entity has already adopted the standards. The amendments to recognition and measurement guidance are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. ASU
No. 2019-04
was adopted by United on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2018-14
“Compensation – Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefits – General (Topic
715-20):
Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” This update amends ASC Topic 715 to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other post retirement plans. The ASU’s changes related to disclosures are part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project, which the FASB launched in 2014 to improve effectiveness of disclosures in notes to financial statements. ASU
No. 2018-14
is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim fiscal periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020; early adoption is permitted. ASU
No. 2018-14
is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2018-13
“Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This amendment changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820 and is the result of a broader disclosure project called FASB Concepts Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting – Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements, which was finalized in August 2018. ASU
No. 2018-13
is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim fiscal periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosure upon issuance of this ASU. ASU
No. 2018-13
was adopted by United on January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2017-12,
“Targeting Improvement to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This ASU amends ASC 815 and its objectives are to improve the transparency and understandability of information conveyed to financial statement users about an entity’s risk management activities by better aligning the entity’s financial reporting for hedging relationships with those risk management activities and reduce the complexity and simplify the application of hedge accounting by preparers. This ASU makes certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting, including to derivative instruments as well as allow a one-time election to reclassify fixed-rate, prepayable debt securities from a held to maturity classification to an available for sale
 
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classification. ASU
No. 2017-12
is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. United adopted the standard on January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. As part of this adoption, the Company made a
one-time
election to transfer eligible HTM securities to the AFS category in order to optimize the investment portfolio management for capital and risk management considerations. The Company transferred HTM securities with a carrying amount of $11,544, which resulted in a decrease of $1,098 to AOCI.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2017-04,
“Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350).” ASU
2017-04
eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value. ASU
2017-04
was adopted by United on January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU
2017-04
did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2016-13,
“Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.” ASU
No. 2016-13
changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren’t measured at fair value through net income. The standard replaces the “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for instruments measured at amortized cost and requires entities to record allowances for available for sale debt securities rather than reduce the carrying amount under the current other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) model. ASU
No. 2016-13
also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. United engaged a third-party service provider to assist with the implementation of the new accounting standard. ASU
No. 2016-13
was adopted by United on January 1, 2020 using a modified retrospective approach. At the January 1, 2020 date of adoption, based on forecasts of macroeconomic conditions and exposures at that time, the aggregate impact to United was a net increase to the allowance for credit losses of $57,442 and a decrease to retained earnings of $44,331, with the difference being an adjustment to deferred tax assets. United has elected to
phase-in
the impact to retained earnings using a five-year transition provision, allowed by the Federal Reserve Board and other federal banking agencies in response to the coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic, to delay for two years the full impact of ASU
No. 2016-13
on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. The adoption of ASU
No. 2016-13
had an insignificant impact on the Company’s held to maturity and available for sale securities portfolios.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2016-02,
“Leases (Topic 842)”. ASU
No. 2016-02
includes a lessee accounting model that recognizes two types of leases, finance leases and operating leases, while lessor accounting will remain largely unchanged from the current GAAP. ASU
No. 2016-02
requires, amongst other things, that a lessee recognize on the balance sheet a
right-of-use
asset and a lease liability for leases with terms of more than twelve months. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2018-11
“Leases (Topic 842), Targeted Improvements.” This update creates an additional transition method, and a lessor practical expedient to not separate lease and
non-lease
components if specified criteria are met. The new transition method allows companies to use the effective date of the new leases standard as the date of initial application transition. Companies that elect this transition option will not adjust their comparative period financial information for the effect of ASC Topic 842, nor will they make the new required lease disclosure for periods before the effective date. In addition, these companies will carry forward their ASC Topic 840 disclosures for comparative periods. The practical expedient permits lessors to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset to not separate lease and
non-lease
components if specified criteria are met. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU
No. 2018-10
“Codification Improvements to ASC Topic 842, Leases.” This update includes narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new leases standard. The amendments address the rate implicit in the lease, impairment of the net investment in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, lessor reassessment of lease term and purchase options, variable payments that depend on an index or rate and certain transition adjustments. ASU
2018-10
does not make any substantive changes to the core provisions or principals of the new leases standard. United adopted 
 
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the standard using the modified retrospective transition method on January 1, 2019. The Company evaluated and elected the package of practical expedients, which allows for existing leases to be accounted for consistent with current guidance, with the exception of the balance sheet recognition for lessees. The Company has also elected the practical expedient on not separating lease and nonlease components and instead treating them as a single lease component. Adoption of the standard resulted in the recognition of additional net lease assets and lease liabilities of $67,040 and $70,692, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. Of the difference between these two amounts, $1,049 was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings.
2.
MERGERS
AND
ACQUISITIONS
On May 1, 2020 (“Acquisition Date”), United acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Carolina Financial Corporation (“Carolina Financial”), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Carolina Financial was merged with and into United (the “Merger”), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 17, 2019, by and between United and Carolina Financial (the “Merger Agreement”). Upon completion of the Merger, Carolina Financial ceased to exist and United survived and continues to exist as a West Virginia corporation.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of common stock of Carolina Financial was converted into the right to receive 1.13 shares of United common stock, par value $2.50 per share. Also pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Carolina Financial stock option, whether vested or unvested as of the date of the Merger, at such option holder’s election, (i) vested and converted into an option to acquire United common stock adjusted based on the 1.13 exchange ratio, or (ii) was entitled to receive cash consideration equal to the difference between (a) the option’s exercise price and (b) $28.99, representing the volume weighted average trading price of the Carolina Financial common stock on NASDAQ for the twenty full trading days ending on the second trading day immediately preceding the closing date (the “CFC Closing Price”) multiplied by the number of shares of Carolina Financial common stock subject to such stock option. Also, at the effective time of the Merger, each restricted stock grant, restricted stock unit grant or any other award of a share of Carolina Financial common stock subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction under a Carolina Financial stock plan (other than a stock option) (each, a “Stock Award”) that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, vested in accordance with the terms of the Carolina Financial stock plan and at the election of the holder (i) converted into the right to receive shares of United common stock based on the 1.13 exchange ratio or (ii) converted into cash in an amount equal to the CFC Closing Price multiplied by the shares of Carolina Financial common stock subject to the Stock Award.
Immediately following the Merger, CresCom Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carolina Financial, merged with and into United Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United (the “Bank Merger”). United Bank survived the Bank Merger and continues to exist as a Virginia banking corporation. CresCom Bank owned and operated Crescent Mortgage Company (“Crescent Mortgage”), which is based in Atlanta, Georgia. As a result of the Bank Merger, Crescent Mortgage Company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Bank.
The Merger was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The results of operations of Carolina Financial are included in the consolidated results of operations from the Acquisition Date. The acquisition of Carolina Financial affords United the opportunity to expand its existing footprint in North Carolina and South Carolina. As of the Acquisition Date, Carolina Financial had $5,005,744 in total assets, $3,292,635 in gross loans and $3,873,183 in deposits. Carolina Financial has banking locations in North Carolina and South Carolina.
The aggregate purchase price was approximately $817,877, including common stock valued at $815,997, stock options assumed valued at $1,833, and cash paid for fractional shares of $47. The number of shares issued in the transaction was 28,031,501, which were valued based on the closing market price of $29.11 for United’s common shares on May 1, 2020. The preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable tangible and intangible
 
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assets resulting in preliminary additions to goodwill, core deposit intangibles and the Crescent Mortgage trade name intangible of $316,765, $3,037 and $1,370, respectively. The core deposit intangible are expected to be amortized
on an
 
acce
l
erate
d
b
asis
over ten years. The Crescent Mortgage trade name provides a source of market recognition to attract potential clients and retain existing relationships. United believes the Crescent Mortgage trade name provides a competitive advantage and is likely going to be used into perpetuity and thus will not be subject to amortization, but rather be evaluated for impairment.
Because the consideration paid was greater than the net fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities, the Company recorded goodwill as part of the acquisition. None of the goodwill from the Carolina Financial acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. United used an independent third party to help determine the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired from Carolina Financial. As a result of the merger, United recorded preliminary fair value discounts of $51,553 on the loans acquired, $562
 
on investment securities, $272 on OREO, $4,831 on trust preferred issuances and $135 on subordinated notes, respectively, and premiums of $8,848 on buildings acquired, $4,960 on land acquired, $12,818 on interest-bearing deposits, and $468 on long-term FHLB advances, respectively. United also recorded an allowance for credit losses, including a reserve for unfunded commitments, of $50,562 on the loans and commitments acquired split between $19,797 for purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans and $30,765 for
non-PCD
loans. The discounts and premium amounts, except for discount on the land and OREO acquired, are being accreted or amortized on an accelerated or straight-line basis over each asset’s or liability’s estimated remaining life at the time of acquisition. At June 30, 2020, the discounts on subordinated debt and trust preferred issuances had an average estimated remaining life of 6.75 years and 16.83 years, respectively, and the premiums on the buildings, interest-bearing deposits and the FHLB advances each had an average estimated remaining life of 31.5 years, 5.1 years and 0.58 years, respectively. The estimated fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including identifiable intangible assets are preliminary as of June 30, 2020 and are subject to refinement as additional information relative to closing date fair values becomes available. Any subsequent adjustments to the fair values of acquired assets and liabilities assumed, identifiable intangible assets, or other purchase accounting adjustments will result in adjustments to goodwill within the measurement period following the date of acquisition.
Portfolio loans acquired from Carolina Financial were recorded at their fair value at the Acquisition Date based on a discounted cash flow methodology. The estimated fair value incorporates adjustments related to expected credit losses, prevailing market interest rates for comparable assets and other market factors such as liquidity from the perspective of a market participant. Also, acquired portfolio loans were evaluated upon acquisition and classified as either PCD, which indicates that the loan has experienced a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality since origination, or
non-PCD.
United considered a variety of factors in evaluating the acquired loans for a more-than-insignificant deterioration in credit quality, including but not limited to risk grades, delinquency, nonperforming status, current or previous troubled debt restructurings or bankruptcies, watch list credits and other qualitative factors that indicated a deterioration in credit quality since origination. For PCD loans, an initial allowance is determined based on the same methodology as other portfolio loans. This initial allowance for credit losses is allocated to individual PCD loans and added to the acquisition date fair values to establish the initial amortized cost basis for the PCD loans. The difference between the unpaid principal balance (“UPB”), or par value, of PCD loans and the amortized cost basis is considered to relate to noncredit factors and resulted in a discount of $10,259 at Acquisition Date. This discount will be recognized through interest income on a level-yield method over the life of the loans which is estimated to be a weighted-average of 4.6 years. For
non-PCD
acquired loans, the differences between the initial fair value and the UPB, or par value, are recognized as interest income on a level-yield basis over the lives of the related loans which is estimated to be a weighted-average of 7.3 years. The total fair value mark on the
non-PCD
loans at the Acquisition Date was $41,294. At the Acquisition Date, an initial allowance for expected credit losses of $28,948 was recorded with a corresponding charge to the provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Subsequent changes in the allowance for credit losses related to PCD and
non-PCD
loans are recognized in the provision for credit losses.
 
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The following table provides a reconciliation of the difference between the purchase price and the par value of portfolio loans acquired from Carolina Financial as of the Acquisition Date:
 
Purchase price of PCD loans at acquisition
  
$
 1,053,014
 
Allowance for credit losses at acquisition
  
 
18,635
 
Non-credit
discount at acquisition
  
 
10,259
 
  
 
 
 
Par value (UPB) of acquired PCD loans at acquisition
  
$
1,081,908
 
  
 
 
 
The consideration paid for Carolina Financial’s common equity and the preliminary amounts of acquired identifiable assets and liabilities assumed as of the Carolina Financial Acquisition Date were as follows:
 
Purchase price:
  
Value of common shares issued (28,031,501 shares)
  
$
 815,997
 
Fair value of stock options assumed
  
 
1,833
 
Cash for fractional shares
  
 
47
 
  
 
 
 
Total purchase price
  
 
817,877
 
  
 
 
 
Identifiable assets:
  
Cash and cash equivalents
  
 
629,154
 
Investment securities
  
 
580,849
 
Loans held for sale
  
 
65,757
 
Net
l
oans
  
 
3,242,812
 
Premises and equipment
  
 
83,859
 
Operating lease
right-of-use
asset
  
 
9,861
 
Crescent Mortgage trade name intangible
  
 
1,370
 
Core deposit intangible
  
 
3,037
 
Mortgage servicing rights
  
 
20,123
 
Other assets
  
 
166,175
 
  
 
 
 
Total identifiable assets
  
$
 4,802,997
 
Identifiable liabilities:
  
Deposits
  
$
3,884,977
 
Short-term borrowings
  
 
332,000
 
Long-term borrowings
  
 
42,738
 
Operating lease liability
  
 
9,861
 
Other liabilities
  
 
32,309
 
  
 
 
 
Total identifiable liabilities
  
 
4,301,885
 
  
 
 
 
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired including identifiable intangible assets
  
 
501,112
 
  
 
 
 
Preliminary resulting goodwill
  
$
316,765
 
  
 
 
 
The operating results of United for the six months ended June 30, 2020 include operating results of acquired assets and assumed liabilities subsequent to the Carolina Financial Acquisition Date. The operations of United’s North Carolina and South Carolina geographic area, which includes the acquired operations of Carolina Financial,
and Cr
escent
Mort
gage
provided $40,419 in total revenues (net interest income plus other income), and $22,858 in net income from the period from the Carolina Financial Acquisition Date to June 30, 2020. These amounts are included in United’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Carolina Financial’s results of operations prior to the Carolina Financial Acquisition Date are not included in United’s consolidated
results of operations
.
The following table presents certain unaudited pro forma information for the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, as if the Carolina Financial merger had occurred on January 1, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These results combine the historical results of Carolina Financial into United’s consolidated statement of income and, while certain adjustments were made for the estimated impact of certain fair valuation adjustments and other acquisition-related activity, they are not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition taken place on the indicated date nor are they intended to represent or be indicative of future results of operations. In particular, no
 
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adjustments have been made to eliminate the amount of Carolina Financial’s provision for credit losses for 2020 and 2019 that may not have been necessary had the acquired loans been recorded at fair value as of the beginning of 2020 and 2019. Additionally, United expects to achieve operating cost savings and other business synergies as a result of the acquisition which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts.
 
 
  
Proforma

Six Months Ended

June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Total Revenues
(1)
  
$
485,327
 
  
$
461,393
 
Net Income
  
 
71,420
 
  
 
165,930
 
 
(1)
  
Represents net interest income plus other income
3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Securities Available for Sale
Securities held for indefinite periods of time are classified as available for sale and carried at estimated fair value. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of securities available for sale are summarized as follows.
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Amortized
Cost
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
  
Allowance
For Credit
Losses
 
  
Estimated
Fair

Value
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
 
Government corporations and agencies
  
$
66,394
 
  
$
912
 
  
$
3
 
  
$
 0
 
  
$
67,303
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
502,293
 
  
 
18,823
 
  
 
236
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
520,880
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
819,073
 
  
 
29,209
 
  
 
51
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
848,231
 
Non-agency
  
 
61,954
 
  
 
1,011
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
62,965
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
591,303
 
  
 
31,581
 
  
 
99
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
622,785
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
293,293
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
15,572
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
277,721
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
11,895
 
  
 
2,644
 
  
 
1,702
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
12,837
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
18,211
 
  
 
159
 
  
 
2,179
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
16,191
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
365,934
 
  
 
6,430
 
  
 
1,336
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
371,028
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 2,730,350
 
  
$
 90,769
 
  
$
 21,178
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
 2,799,941
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Amortized
Cost
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
  
Estimated
Fair

Value
 
  
Cumulative
OTTI in
AOCI
(1)
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
 
Government corporations and agencies
  
$
58,127
 
  
$
555
 
  
$
6
 
  
$
58,676
 
  
$
0
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
272,014
 
  
 
3,644
 
  
 
3,296
 
  
 
272,362
 
  
 
0
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
826,857
 
  
 
10,923
 
  
 
1,246
 
  
 
836,534
 
  
 
0
 
Non-agency
  
 
3,429
 
  
 
404
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
3,833
 
  
 
86
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
609,461
 
  
 
8,319
 
  
 
2,807
 
  
 
614,973
 
  
 
0
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
284,390
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
8,251
 
  
 
276,139
 
  
 
0
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
6,045
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,342
 
  
 
4,703
 
  
 
842
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
18,196
 
  
 
170
 
  
 
1,592
 
  
 
16,774
 
  
 
0
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
348,405
 
  
 
4,897
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
353,302
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 2,426,924
 
  
$
 28,912
 
  
$
 18,540
 
  
$
 2,437,296
 
  
$
 928
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Non-credit
related other-than-temporary impairment in accumulated other comprehensive income. Amounts are
before-tax.
United has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis of
available-for-sale
debt securities and report accrued interest separately in “Accrued interest receivable” in the consolidated balance sheets.
Available-for-sale
debt securities are placed on
non-accrual
status when we no longer expect to receive all contractual amounts due, which is generally at 90 days past due. Accrued interest receivable is reversed against interest income when a security is placed on
non-accrual
status. Accordingly, we do not recognize an allowance for credit loss against accrued interest receivable. The table above excludes accrued interest receivable of $11,275 and $9,890 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, that is recorded in “Accrued interest receivable.”
The following is a summary of securities available for sale which were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
 
  
Less than 12 months
 
  
12 months or longer
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
June 30, 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
348
 
  
$
3
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
348
 
  
$
3
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
17,795
 
  
 
235
 
  
 
226
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
18,021
 
  
 
236
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
26,496
 
  
 
51
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
26,496
 
  
 
51
 
Non-agency
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
14,025
 
  
 
99
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
14,025
 
  
 
99
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
11,202
 
  
 
675
 
  
 
254,882
 
  
 
14,897
 
  
 
266,084
 
  
 
15,572
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,347
 
  
 
1,702
 
  
 
4,347
 
  
 
1,702
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
12,984
 
  
 
2,179
 
  
 
12,984
 
  
 
2,179
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
96,038
 
  
 
1,336
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
96,038
 
  
 
1,336
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 165,904
 
  
$
 2,399
 
  
$
 272,439
 
  
$
18,779
 
  
$
 438,343
 
  
$
21,178
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Less than 12 months
 
  
12 months or longer
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
  
Fair
 
  
Unrealized
 
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
  
Value
 
  
Losses
 
December 31, 2019
  
  
  
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
1,415
 
  
$
6
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
1,415
 
  
$
6
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
144,307
 
  
 
3,291
 
  
 
885
 
  
 
5
 
  
 
145,192
 
  
 
3,296
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
108,072
 
  
 
502
 
  
 
71,736
 
  
 
744
 
  
 
179,808
 
  
 
1,246
 
Non-agency
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
173,039
 
  
 
2,676
 
  
 
45,251
 
  
 
131
 
  
 
218,290
 
  
 
2,807
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
135,174
 
  
 
3,252
 
  
 
140,965
 
  
 
4,999
 
  
 
276,139
 
  
 
8,251
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
2,703
 
  
 
842
 
  
 
2,000
 
  
 
500
 
  
 
4,703
 
  
 
1,342
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
13,562
 
  
 
1,592
 
  
 
13,562
 
  
 
1,592
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 564,710
 
  
$
 10,569
 
  
$
 274,399
 
  
$
 7,971
 
  
$
 839,109
 
  
$
 18,540
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table shows the proceeds from maturities, sales and calls of available for sale securities and the gross realized gains and losses on sales and calls of those securities that have been included in earnings as a result of any sales and calls. Gains or losses on sales and calls of available for sale securities were recognized by the specific identification method. The realized losses relate to sales of securities within a rabbi trust for the payment of benefits under a deferred compensation plan for certain key officers and its subsidiaries.
 
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30
 
  
Six Months Ended

June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Proceeds from sales and calls
  
$
 280,780
 
  
$
 188,432
 
  
$
 413,706
 
  
$
 384,763
 
Gross realized gains
  
 
1,565
 
  
 
739
 
  
 
1,818
 
  
 
754
 
Gross realized losses
  
 
98
 
  
 
608
 
  
 
177
 
  
 
972
 
At June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities were $21,178 on 77 securities of a total portfolio of 982 available for sale securities. Securities with the most significant gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2020 consisted primarily of asset-backed securities and single issue trust preferred securities. The asset-backed securities are backed by Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”) student loan collateral which includes a minimum of a 97% government repayment guaranty, as well as additional credit support and subordination in excess of the government guaranteed portion. The single issue trust preferred securities relate to securities of financial institutions.
In determining whether or not a security is impaired, management considered the severity of the loss in conjunction with United’s positive intent and the more likely than not ability to hold these securities to recovery of their cost basis or maturity.
State and political subdivisions
United’s state and political subdivisions portfolio relates to securities issued by various municipalities located throughout the United States. The total amortized cost of available for sale state and political subdivision securities was $502,293 at June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, approximately 57% of the portfolio was supported by the
 
general obligation of the issuing municipality, which allows for the securities to be repaid by any means available to the municipality. The majority of the portfolio was rated AA or higher, and less than 0.1% the portfolio were rated
 
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below investment grade as of June 30, 2020. In addition to monitoring the credit ratings of these securities, management also evaluates the financial performance of the underlying issuers on an ongoing basis. Based upon management’s analysis and judgment, it was determined that none of the state and political subdivision securities were impaired at June 30, 2020.
Agency mortgage-backed securities
United’s agency mortgage-backed securities portfolio relates to securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. The total amortized cost of available for sale agency mortgage-backed securities was $1,410,376 at June 30, 2020. Of the $1,410,376 amount, $591,303 was related to agency commercial mortgage-backed securities and $819,073 was related to agency residential mortgage-backed securities. Each of the agency mortgage-backed securities provides a guarantee of full and timely payments of principal and interest by the issuing agency. Based upon management’s analysis and judgment, it was determined that none of the agency mortgage-backed securities were impaired at June 30, 2020.
Non-agency
residential mortgage-backed securities
United’s
non-agency
residential mortgage-backed securities portfolio relates to securities of various private label issuers. The total amortized cost of available for sale
non-agency
residential mortgage-backed securities was $61,954 at June 30, 2020. Of the $61,954, 93% was rated AAA and 7% was unrated. As of June 30, 2020, none of the
non-agency
residential mortgage-backed securities were in an unrealized loss position and were therefore not considered to be impaired.
Single issue trust preferred securities
The majority of United’s single issue trust preferred portfolio consists of obligations from large cap banks (i.e. banks with market capitalization in excess of $10 billion). All single issue trust preferred securities are currently receiving interest payments. The amortized cost of available for sale single issue trust preferred securities as of June 30, 2020 consisted of $11,492 in investment grade bonds, $978 in split rated bonds, and $5,741 in unrated bonds. Management reviews each issuer’s current and projected earnings trends, asset quality, capitalization levels, and other key factors. Upon completing the review for the second quarter of 2020, it was determined that none of the single issue trust preferred securities were impaired.
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations (Trup Cdos)
The total amortized cost balance of United’s Trup Cdo portfolio was $11,895 as of June 30, 2020. For any securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses its intentions regarding any sale of securities as well as the likelihood that it would be required to sell prior to recovery of the amortized cost. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has determined that it does not intend to sell any Trup Cdo and that it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost.
To determine a net realizable value and assess whether impairment existed, management performed detailed cash flow analysis to determine whether, in management’s judgment, it was more likely that United would not recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. Based on this review, management does not believe any individual security with an unrealized loss as of June 30, 2020 is impaired.
Corporate securities
As of June 30, 2020, United’s Corporate securities portfolio had a total amortized cost balance of $365,934. The majority of the portfolio consisted of debt issuances of corporations representing a variety of industries, including financial institutions. Of the $365,934, 88% was investment grade rated and 12% was unrated. For corporate 
 
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securities, management has evaluated the near-term prospects of the investment in relation to the severity of any unrealized loss. Based upon management’s analysis and judgment, it was determined that none of the corporate securities were impaired at June 30, 2020.
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 by contractual maturity are shown as follows. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without penalties.
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
 
  
 
 
  
Estimated
 
  
 
 
  
Estimated
 
 
  
Amortized
 
  
Fair
 
  
Amortized
 
  
Fair
 
 
  
Cost
 
  
Value
 
  
Cost
 
  
Value
 
Due in one year or less
  
$
125,837
 
  
$
127,307
 
  
$
92,422
 
  
$
92,473
 
Due after one year through five years
  
 
497,487
 
  
 
514,819
 
  
 
583,715
 
  
 
592,850
 
Due after five years through ten years
  
 
634,934
 
  
 
658,516
 
  
 
564,922
 
  
 
568,241
 
Due after ten years
  
 
1,472,092
 
  
 
1,499,299
 
  
 
1,185,865
 
  
 
1,183,732
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 2,730,350
 
  
$
 2,799,941
 
  
$
 2,426,924
 
  
$
 2,437,296
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities at fair value
Equity securities consist mainly of equity securities of financial institutions and mutual funds within a rabbi trust for the payment of benefits under a deferred compensation plan for certain key officers of United and its subsidiaries. The fair value of United’s equity securities was $9,875 at June 30, 2020 and $8,894 at December 31, 2019.
 
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30
 
  
Six Months Ended

June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Net gains recognized during the period
  
$
 43
 
  
$
55
 
  
$
65
 
  
$
 244
 
Net gains recognized during the period on equity securities sold
  
 
1
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
134
 
Unrealized gains recognized during the period on equity securities still held at period end
  
 
43
 
  
 
64
 
  
 
114
 
  
 
122
 
Unrealized losses recognized during the period on equity securities still held at period end
  
 
(1
  
 
(11
  
 
(56
  
 
(12
 
 
 
Other investment securities
During the second quarter of 2020, United evaluated all of its cost method investments to determine if certain events or changes in circumstances during the second quarter of 2020 had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of any of its cost method securities. United determined that there was no individual security that experienced an adverse event during the second quarter. There were no other events or changes in circumstances during the second quarter which would have an adverse effect on the fair value of its cost method securities.
The carrying value of securities pledged to secure public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law, approximated $2,150,574 and $1,540,717 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
 
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4. LOANS
Major classes of loans and leases are as follows:
 
 
  
June 30,

2020
 
  
December 31,
2019
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural:
  
  
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
  
$
1,624,760
 
  
$
1,201,652
 
Nonowner-occupied commercial real estate
  
 
5,004,790
 
  
 
3,965,960
 
Other commercial loans and leases
  
 
4,113,505
 
  
 
2,285,037
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total commercial, financial & agricultural
  
 
10,743,055
 
  
 
7,452,649
 
Residential real estate
  
 
4,310,156
 
  
 
3,686,401
 
Construction & land development
  
 
1,775,728
 
  
 
1,408,205
 
Consumer:
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
8,465
 
  
 
10,074
 
Other consumer
  
 
1,195,150
 
  
 
1,156,219
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total gross loans and lease
s
  
$
18,032,554
 
  
$
13,713,548
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in “Other commercial loans and leases” at June 30, 2020 are leases in the amount of $13,372. These leases, acquired by United in the Carolina Financial merger, are primarily on equipment utilized for business purposes with terms generally ranging from 12 to 60 months and include option to purchase the leased equipment at the end of the lease. The table above does not include loans held for sale of $625,984 and $387,514 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Loans held for sale consist of single-family residential real estate loans originated for sale in the secondary market.
United’s subsidiary bank has made loans to the directors and officers of United and its subsidiaries, and to their affiliates. The aggregate dollar amount of these loans was $35,816 and $38,558 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
5. CREDIT QUALITY
Management monitors the credit quality of its loans on an ongoing basis. Measurement of delinquency and past due status are based on the contractual terms of each loan. United considers a loan to be past due when it is 30 days or more past its contractual payment due date.
For all loan classes, past due loans are reviewed on a monthly basis to identify loans for nonaccrual status. Generally, when collection in full of the principal and interest is jeopardized, the loan is placed on nonaccrual status. The accrual of interest income on commercial and most consumer loans generally is discontinued when a loan becomes 90 to 120 days past due as to principal or interest. However, regardless of delinquency status, if a loan is fully secured and in the process of collection and resolution of collection is expected in the near term (generally less than 90 days), then the loan will not be placed on nonaccrual status. When interest accruals are discontinued, unpaid interest recognized in income in the current year is reversed, and unpaid interest accrued in prior years is charged to the allowance for credit losses. United’s method of income recognition for loans that are classified as nonaccrual is to recognize interest income on a cash basis or apply the cash receipt to principal when the ultimate collectibility of principal is in doubt. Nonaccrual loans will not normally be returned to accrual status unless all past due principal and interest has been paid and the borrower has evidenced their ability to meet the contractual provisions of the note.
A loan is categorized as a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) if a concession is granted and there is deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower. TDRs can take the form of a reduction of the stated interest rate, splitting a loan into separate loans with market terms on one loan and concessionary terms on the other loan, receipts of assets from a debtor in partial or full satisfaction of a loan, the extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk, the reduction of the face amount or maturity amount
 
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of the debt
as stated in the instrument or other agreement, the reduction of accrued interest or any other concessionary type of renegotiated debt. Under United’s current loan policy, a loan is not recognized as a TDR until it becomes probable that the loan will be a TDR. In response to the coronavirus
(“COVID-19”)
pandemic and its economic impact on our customers, United has implemented a short-term modification program that complies with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act to provide temporary payment relief to those borrowers directly impacted by
COVID-19
who were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. This program allows for a deferral of payments for 90 days, which we may extend for an additional 90 days, for a maximum of 180 days. As provided for under the CARES Act, these loan modifications are exempt by law from classification as a TDR as defined by GAAP, from the period beginning March 1, 2020 until the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the date that is 60 days after the date on which the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 outbreak declared by President Trump terminates.
As of June 30, 2020, United had TDRs of $77,436 as compared to $58,369 as of December 31, 2019. Of the $77,436 aggregate balance of TDRs at June 30, 2020, $59,916 was on nonaccrual and $544 was
30-89
days past due. Of the $58,369 aggregate balance of TDRs at December 31, 2019, $48,387 was on nonaccrual and $902 was
30-89
days past due. All these amounts are included in the appropriate categories in the “Age Analysis of Past Due Loans” table on a subsequent page. As of June 30, 2020, there were commitments to lend additional funds of $124 to a debtor owing receivables whose terms have been modified in TDRs. During the second quarter and first six months of 2020, $38 and $111
, respectively,
were advanced to this debtor under a loan that had been previously modified.
The following tables sets for the balances of TDRs at June 30, 2020 and December 31,
2019
and the reasons for modification:
 
Reason for modification
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
Interest rate reduction
  
$
 11,662
 
  
$
1,685
 
Interest rate reduction and change in terms
  
 
3,039
 
  
 
1,733
 
Forgiveness of principal
  
 
252
 
  
 
0
 
Transfer of asset
  
 
121
 
  
 
0
 
Concession of principal and term
  
 
24
 
  
 
0
 
Extended maturity
  
 
4,879
 
  
 
0
 
Change in terms
  
 
57,459
 
  
 
54,951
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
77,436
 
  
$
 58,369
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table sets forth United’s troubled debt restructurings that have been restructured during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, segregated by class of loans:
 
 
 
  
Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
 
  
Number
 
of
Contracts
 
  
Pre-
Modification

Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Number
 
of
Contracts
 
  
Pre-
Modification

Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
 
18
 
  
$
 10,628
 
  
$
 10,586
 
  
 
1
 
  
$
150
 
  
$
150
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
6
 
  
 
2,259
 
  
 
2,248
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other commercial
  
 
14
 
  
 
3,169
 
  
 
3,090
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
559
 
  
 
559
 
Residential real estate
  
 
19
 
  
 
3,889
 
  
 
3,872
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
1,845
 
  
 
1,832
 
Construction & land
 
development
  
 
9
 
  
 
2,562
 
  
 
2,557
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
2,242
 
  
 
2,202
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
3
 
  
 
69
 
  
 
36
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total
  
 
69
 
  
$
22,576
 
  
$
22,389
 
  
 
7
 
  
$
 4,796
 
  
$
 4,743
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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The following table sets forth United’s troubled debt restructurings that have been restructured during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, segregated by class of loans:
 
 
  
Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
 
 
 
For the Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
 
  
Number
of
Contracts
 
  
Pre-
Modification

Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Number
of
Contracts
 
  
Pre-Modification

Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
 
21
 
  
$
 18,579
 
  
$
 18,345
 
  
 
1
 
  
$
150
 
  
$
150
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
6
 
  
 
2,259
 
  
 
2,248
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other commercial
  
 
18
 
  
 
3,667
 
  
 
3,322
 
  
 
2
 
  
 
824
 
  
 
811
 
Residential real estate
  
 
19
 
  
 
3,889
 
  
 
3,872
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
2,258
 
  
 
2,234
 
Construction & land
 
development
  
 
12
 
  
 
4,607
 
  
 
4,570
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
2,242
 
  
 
2,202
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
3
 
  
 
69
 
  
 
36
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
 
79
 
  
$
33,070
 
  
$
32,393
 
  
 
9
 
  
$
 5,474
 
  
$
 5,397
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table sets forth United’s troubled debt restructurings, based on their post-modification outstanding recorded balance, that have been restructured during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, segregated by the reason for modification:
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
Reason for modification
  
June 30,
2020
 
  
June 30,
2019
 
  
June 30,
2020
 
  
June 30,
2019
 
Interest rate reduction
  
$
2,675
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
 10,028
 
  
$
251
 
Interest rate reduction and change in terms
  
 
1,326
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,326
 
  
 
0
 
Forgiveness of principal
  
 
252
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
252
 
  
 
0
 
Transfer of asset
  
 
121
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
121
 
  
 
0
 
Concession of principal and term
  
 
24
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
24
 
  
 
0
 
Extended maturity
  
 
4,879
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,879
 
  
 
0
 
Change in terms
  
 
13,112
 
  
 
4,743
 
  
 
15,763
 
  
 
5,146
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
22,389
 
  
$
4,743
 
  
$
32,393
 
  
$
5,397
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The loans were evaluated individually for allocation within United’s allowance for loan losses. The modifications had an immaterial impact on the financial condition and results of operations for United.
The following table presents troubled debt restructurings, by class of loan, that were restructured during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2020 and had charge-offs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
 
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
  
Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Number of
Contracts
 
  
Recorded
Investment
 
  
Number of
Contracts
 
  
Recorded
Investment
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
 
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
$
0
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other commercial
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Residential real estate
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Construction & land development
  
 
1
 
  
 
690
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
690
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
 
1
 
  
$
 690
 
  
 
1
 
  
$
 690
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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The following table presents troubled debt restructurings, by class of loan, that were restructured during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2019 and had charge-offs during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
 
 
  
Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019
 
 
  
Number of
Contracts
 
  
Recorded
Investment
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings
  
 
 
  
 
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
 
0
 
  
$
0
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other commercial
  
 
1
 
  
 
1,321
 
Residential real estate
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Construction & land development
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Consumer:
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
 
1
 
  
$
 1,321
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
No loans restructured during the twelve-month periods ended June 30, 2019 subsequently defaulted, resulting in a principal
charge-off
during the second quarter of 2019.
The following table sets forth United’s age analysis of its past due loans, segregated by class of loans:
Age Analysis of Past Due Loans
As of June 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
  
30-89

Days Past
Due
 
  
90 Days or
more Past
Due
 
  
Total Past
Due
 
  
Current &
Other
 
  
Total

Financing
Receivables
 
  
90 Days
or More
Past Due
&
Accruing
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
$
4,281
 
  
$
33,199
 
  
$
37,480
 
  
$
1,587,280
 
  
$
1,624,760
 
  
$
1,419
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
3,633
 
  
 
23,365
 
  
 
26,998
 
  
 
4,977,792
 
  
 
5,004,790
 
  
 
859
 
Other commercial
  
 
10,781
 
  
 
43,456
 
  
 
54,237
 
  
 
4,059,268
 
  
 
4,113,505
 
  
 
777
 
Residential real estate
  
 
34,510
 
  
 
29,883
 
  
 
64,393
 
  
 
4,245,763
 
  
 
4,310,156
 
  
 
6,234
 
Construction & land development
  
 
5,427
 
  
 
6,888
 
  
 
12,315
 
  
 
1,763,413
 
  
 
1,775,728
 
  
 
84
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
173
 
  
 
160
 
  
 
333
 
  
 
8,132
 
  
 
8,465
 
  
 
160
 
Other consumer
  
 
7,814
 
  
 
2,023
 
  
 
9,837
 
  
 
1,185,313
 
  
 
1,195,150
 
  
 
1,617
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 66,619
 
  
$
 138,974
 
  
$
 205,593
 
  
$
17,826,961
 
  
$
 18,032,554
 
  
$
 11,150
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Age Analysis of Past Due Loans
As of December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
  
30-89

Days Past
Due
 
  
90 Days or
more Past
Due
 
  
Total Past
Due
 
  
Current &
Other (1)
 
  
Total

Financing
Receivables
 
  
90 Days
or More
Past
Due
&Accruing
 
Commercial real estate:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
$
 8,878
 
  
$
 11,209
 
  
$
 20,087
 
  
$
 1,181,565
 
  
$
 1,201,652
 
  
$
 544
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
6,318
 
  
 
16,129
 
  
 
22,447
 
  
 
3,943,513
 
  
 
3,965,960
 
  
 
471
 
Other commercial
  
 
5,238
 
  
 
51,541
 
  
 
56,779
 
  
 
2,228,258
 
  
 
2,285,037
 
  
 
668
 
Residential real estate
  
 
31,727
 
  
 
24,343
 
  
 
56,070
 
  
 
3,630,331
 
  
 
3,686,401
 
  
 
6,256
 
Construction & land development
  
 
2,219
 
  
 
16,043
 
  
 
18,262
 
  
 
1,389,943
 
  
 
1,408,205
 
  
 
0
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
445
 
  
 
218
 
  
 
663
 
  
 
9,411
 
  
 
10,074
 
  
 
218
 
Other consumer
  
 
10,991
 
  
 
1,607
 
  
 
12,598
 
  
 
1,143,621
 
  
 
1,156,219
 
  
 
1,337
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 65,816
 
  
$
 121,090
 
  
$
 186,906
 
  
$
13,526,642
 
  
$
13,713,548
 
  
$
 9,494
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Other includes loans with a recorded investment of $96,004 acquired and accounted for under ASC Topic
310-30
“Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality”.
 
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The following table sets forth United’s nonaccrual loans, segregated by class of loans:
 
 
  
At June 30, 2020
 
  
At December 31,
2019
 
  
Interest Income
Recognized
 
 
  
Nonaccruals
 
  
With No
Related
Allowance
for Credit
Losses
 
  
90 Days
or More
Past
Due &
Accruing
 
  
Nonaccruals
 
  
For The
Three
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
 
  
For The
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2020
 
Commercial Real Estate:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
$
31,780
 
  
$
26,723
 
  
$
1,419
 
  
$
10,665
 
  
$
17
 
  
$
32
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
22,506
 
  
 
19,882
 
  
 
859
 
  
 
15,658
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
1
 
Other Commercial
  
 
42,679
 
  
 
18,909
 
  
 
777
 
  
 
50,873
 
  
 
1
 
  
 
1
 
Residential Real Estate
  
 
23,649
 
  
 
22,022
 
  
 
6,234
 
  
 
18,087
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
3
 
Construction
  
 
6,804
 
  
 
6,759
 
  
 
84
 
  
 
16,043
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
160
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
406
 
  
 
406
 
  
 
1,617
 
  
 
270
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 127,824
 
  
$
 94,701
 
  
$
11,150
 
  
$
 111,596
 
  
$
 22
 
  
$
 37
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For the adoption of ASU
2016-13,
United elected the practical expedient to measure expected credit losses on collateral dependent loans based on the difference between the loan’s amortized cost and the collateral’s fair value, adjusted for selling costs. The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans in which repayment is expected to be derived substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral and where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, by class of loans as of June 30, 2020:
 
 
  
Collateral Dependent Loans
 
 
  
At June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Residential
Property
 
  
Business
Assets
 
  
Land
 
  
Commercial
Property
 
  
Other
 
  
Total
 
Commercial real estate:
 
  
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
$
2,084
 
  
$
84
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
 19,246
 
  
$
 28,719
 
  
$
 50,133
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
12,806
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
2,981
 
  
 
15,550
 
  
 
17,076
 
  
 
48,413
 
Other commercial
  
 
6,037
 
  
 
47,707
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
49
 
  
 
53,793
 
Residential real estate
  
 
25,104
 
  
 
229
 
  
 
255
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
25,588
 
Construction & land development
  
 
9,939
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9,869
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
746
 
  
 
20,554
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 55,970
 
  
$
 48,020
 
  
$
 13,105
 
  
$
34,796
 
  
$
46,590
 
  
$
 198,481
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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United categorizes loans into risk categories
based
on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, underlying collateral (if any), public information and current economic trends, among other factors.
United uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
 
 
 
Pass
 
 
 
Special Mention
 
 
 
Substandard
 
 
 
Doubtful
For United’s loans with a corporate credit exposure, United analyzes loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. Review and analysis of criticized (special mention-rated loans in the amount of $1,000 or greater) and classified (substandard-rated and worse in the amount of $500 and greater) loans is completed once per quarter. Review of notes with committed exposure of $2,000 or greater is completed at least annually.
For loans with a consumer credit exposure, United internally assigns a grade based upon an individual loan’s delinquency status. United reviews and updates, as necessary, these grades on a quarterly basis.
Special mention loans, with a corporate credit exposure, have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Borrowers may be experiencing adverse operating trends (declining revenues or margins) or an ill proportioned balance sheet (e.g., increasing inventory without an increase in sales, high leverage, tight liquidity). Adverse economic or market conditions, such as interest rate increases or the entry of a new competitor, may also support a special mention rating. Nonfinancial reasons for rating a credit exposure special mention include management problems, pending litigation, an ineffective loan agreement or other material structural weakness, and any other significant deviation from prudent lending practices. For loans with a consumer credit exposure, loans that are past due
30-89
days are generally considered special mention.
A substandard loan with a corporate credit exposure is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt by the borrower. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. They require more intensive supervision by management. Substandard loans are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization. Repayment may depend on collateral or other credit risk mitigants. For some substandard loans, the likelihood of full collection of interest and principal may be in doubt and thus, placed on nonaccrual. For loans with a consumer credit exposure, loans that are 90 days or more past due or that have been placed on nonaccrual are considered substandard.
A loan with corporate credit exposure is classified as doubtful if it has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable. A doubtful loan has a high probability of total or substantial loss, but because of specific pending events that may strengthen the loan, its classification as loss is deferred. Doubtful borrowers are usually in default, lack adequate liquidity or capital, and lack the resources necessary to remain an operating entity. Pending events can include mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, capital injections, the perfection of liens on additional collateral, the valuation of collateral, and refinancing. Generally, there are not any loans with a consumer credit exposure that are classified as doubtful. Usually, they are
charged-off
prior to such a classification.
 
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Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:
 
Commercial Real Estate – Owner-occupied
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
 
Revolving

loans

converted
 
to term
 
loans
 
  
Total
 
 
 
 
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
 
2018
 
  
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Pass
  
$
107,784
 
  
$
 163,097
 
 
$
 133,255
 
  
$
 244,528
 
 
$
 304,759
 
 
$
565,627
 
  
$
23,576
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
 1,542,626
 
Special
 
Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,225
 
 
 
6,995
 
  
 
781
 
 
 
2,100
 
 
 
9,634
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
468
 
  
 
21,203
 
Substandard
  
 
1,831
 
  
 
72
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
2,235
 
 
 
4,542
 
 
 
50,394
 
  
 
1,364
 
 
 
149
 
  
 
60,587
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
344
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
344
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
109,615
 
  
$
164,394
 
 
$
140,250
 
  
$
247,544
 
 
$
311,401
 
 
$
625,999
 
  
$
24,940
 
 
$
617
 
  
$
1,624,760
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
 charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
(535
)
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
(535
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
310
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
310
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD net  charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
(225
)
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
(225
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Commercial Real Estate – Nonowner-occupied
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
 
Revolving
loans
converted
 
to term
 
loans
 
  
Total
 
 
 
 
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
 
2018
 
  
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Pass
  
$
297,474
 
  
$
748,897
 
 
$
685,228
 
  
$
620,528
 
 
$
582,809
 
 
$
 1,844,405
 
  
$
115,345
 
 
$
 2,145
 
  
$
4,896,831
 
Special Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
347
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
977
 
 
 
10,645
 
 
 
27,024
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
38,993
 
Substandard
  
 
73
 
  
 
964
 
 
 
8,618
 
  
 
1,702
 
 
 
13,245
 
 
 
44,364
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
68,966
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
297,547
 
  
$
750,208
 
 
$
693,846
 
  
$
623,207
 
 
$
606,699
 
 
$
1,915,793
 
  
$
115,345
 
 
$
2,145
 
  
$
5,004,790
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
 
charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(690
)
 
 
 
(1,247
)
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
(1,937
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
722
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
722
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
(690
)
 
 
$
(525
)
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
(1,215
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Other
commercial
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
 
Revolving
loans
converted to temr loans
 
  
Total
 
 
 
 
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
 
2018
 
  
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Pass
  
$
 1,509,244
 
  
$
451,574
 
 
$
212,881
 
  
$
150,587
 
 
$
150,389
 
 
$
311,422
 
  
$
 1,213,494
 
 
$
3,071
 
  
$
4,002,662
 
Special Mention
  
 
99
 
  
 
313
 
 
 
430
 
  
 
2,044
 
 
 
202
 
 
 
20,072
 
  
 
4,053
 
 
 
423
 
  
 
27,636
 
Substandard
  
 
0
 
  
 
895
 
 
 
2,635
 
  
 
2,535
 
 
 
11,386
 
 
 
48,486
 
  
 
16,794
 
 
 
404
 
  
 
83,135
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
72
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
72
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
1,509,343
 
  
$
452,782
 
 
$
215,946
 
  
$
155,166
 
 
$
161,977
 
 
$
380,052
 
  
$
1,234,341
 
 
$
3,898
 
  
$
4,113,505
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
(11
)
 
 
 
(964
)
 
  
 
(365
)
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
(5,682
)
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
(7,028
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
42
 
 
 
16
 
  
 
3
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
332
 
  
 
32
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
446
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
 
31 
 
$
(948
)
 
  
$
(362
)
 
 
$
 
15 
 
$
(5,350
)
 
  
$
 
32 
 
$
0
 
  
$
(6,582
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Residential Real Estate
  
 
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
 
Revolving
loans
converted to te
rm
 loans
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
 
 
 
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
 
2018
 
  
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
Pass
  
$
324,682
 
  
$
750,044
 
 
$
857,069
 
  
$
393,030
 
 
$
347,781
 
 
$
1,111,476
 
  
$
476,577
 
 
$
4,332
 
  
$
4,264,991
 
Special Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
271
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
226
 
 
 
2,349
 
 
 
7,014
 
  
 
435
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
10,295
 
Substandard
  
 
0
 
  
 
226
 
 
 
459
 
  
 
3,800
 
 
 
5,333
 
 
 
24,252
 
  
 
437
 
 
 
234
 
  
 
34,741
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
129
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
129
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
324,682
 
  
$
750,541
 
 
$
857,528
 
  
$
397,056
 
 
$
355,463
 
 
$
1,142,871
 
  
$
477,449
 
 
$
4,566
 
  
$
4,310,156
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(889
)
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
(890
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
101
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
201
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
302
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
101
 
 
 
$
(1
)
 
 
$
(688
)
 
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
(588
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
 
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Construction and Land Development
 
  
 
 
  
Revolving

loans

converted
to term
loans
 
  
 
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2018
 
  
2017
 
  
2016
 
  
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Pass
  
$
 163,253
 
  
$
 706,921
 
  
$
 375,025
 
  
$
 173,269
 
  
$
 133,679
 
  
$
 70,466
 
  
$
 102,752
 
  
$
 143
 
  
$
 1,725,510
 
Special Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,506
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
561
 
  
 
2,681
 
  
 
995
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
5,743
 
Substandard
  
 
0
 
  
 
156
 
  
 
1,553
 
  
 
25
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
20,443
 
  
 
22,298
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
44,475
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
163,253
 
  
$
707,077
 
  
$
378,084
 
  
$
173,294
 
  
$
134,240
 
  
$
93,590
 
  
$
126,045
 
  
$
143
 
  
$
1,775,728
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
 charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
(1,969
)
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
(1,969
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,361
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,361
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(608
)
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(608
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Bankcard
 
  
 
 
  
Revolving

loans

converted
 
to term
 
loans
 
  
 
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
 
loans
amortized
 
cost basis
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2018
 
  
2017
 
  
2016
 
  
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Pass
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
 8,133
 
  
$
8,133
 
Special Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
172
 
  
 
172
 
Substandard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
160
 
  
 
160
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
8,465
 
  
$
8,465
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
charge-offs
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
(128
)
 
  
 
(128
)
 
YTD
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
12
 
  
 
12
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(116
)
 
  
$
(116
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Other Consumer
 
  
 
 
  
Revolving

loans

converted
to term
loans
 
  
 
 
 
  
Term Loans
 
  
Revolving
loans
amortized
cost basis
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Origination Year
 
As of June 30, 2020
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2018
 
  
2017
 
  
2016
 
  
Prior
 
Internal Risk Grade:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Pass
  
$
220,924
 
  
$
494,700
 
  
$
298,460
 
  
$
 104,779
 
  
$
 54,766
 
  
$
 14,247
 
  
$
 7,095
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
 1,194,971
 
Special Mention
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
11
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
152
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
167
 
Substandard
  
 
3
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
12
 
Doubtful
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 220,927
 
  
$
 494,700
 
  
$
 298,471
 
  
$
104,779
 
  
$
54,766
 
  
$
14,408
 
  
$
7,099
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
1,195,150
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
charge-offs
  
 
(16
)
 
  
 
(589
)
 
  
 
(652
)
 
  
 
(272
)
 
  
 
(152
)
 
  
 
(225
)
 
  
 
(2
)
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
(1,908
)
 
YTD
 
recoveries
  
 
0
 
  
 
24
 
  
 
33
 
  
 
11
 
  
 
18
 
  
 
124
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
210
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
YTD
net charge-offs
  
$
(16
)
 
  
$
(565
)
 
  
$
(619
)
 
  
$
(261
)
 
  
$
(134
)
 
  
$
(101
)
 
  
$
(2
)
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(1,698
)
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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The following tables set forth United’s credit quality indicators information, by class of loans, as of December 31, 2019:
Credit Quality Indicators
Corporate Credit Exposure
 
As of December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Commercial Real Estate
 
  
Other
Commercial
 
  
Construction &
Land
Development
 
 
  
Owner-
occupied
 
  
Nonowner-
occupied
 
Grade:
  
  
  
  
Pass
  
$
 1,136,589
 
  
$
 3,850,886
 
  
$
 2,136,266
 
  
$
 1,334,950
 
Special mention
  
 
14,449
 
  
 
44,134
 
  
 
75,511
 
  
 
4,614
 
Substandard
  
 
50,346
 
  
 
70,940
 
  
 
72,451
 
  
 
68,641
 
Doubtful
  
 
268
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
809
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
1,201,652
 
  
$
3,965,960
 
  
$
2,285,037
 
  
$
1,408,205
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Credit Quality Indicators
Consumer Credit Exposure
 
As of December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Residential
Real Estate
 
  
Bankcard
 
  
Other
Consumer
 
Grade:
  
  
  
Pass
  
$
 3,645,654
 
  
$
9,411
 
  
$
 1,143,608
 
Special mention
  
 
12,038
 
  
 
445
 
  
 
10,993
 
Substandard
  
 
28,572
 
  
 
218
 
  
 
1,618
 
Doubtful
  
 
137
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 3,686,401
 
  
$
10,074
 
  
$
 1,156,219
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, other real estate owned (“OREO”) included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $29,947 and $15,515, respectively. OREO consists of real estate acquired in foreclosure or other settlement of loans. Such assets are carried at the lower of the investment in the assets or the fair value of the assets less estimated selling costs. Any adjustment to the fair value at the date of transfer is charged against the allowance for loan losses. Any subsequent valuation adjustments as well as any costs relating to operating, holding or disposing of the property are recorded in other expense in the period incurred. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the recorded investment of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process was $1,738 and $890, respectively.
6. ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
United adopted the CECL methodology for measuring credit losses as of January 1, 2020. All disclosures as of and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 are presented in accordance with ASC 326. The Company did not recast comparative financial periods and has presented those disclosures under previously applicable GAAP.
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the expected credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost to present the net amount expected to be collected as of the balance sheet date. Such allowance is based on the credit losses expected to arise over the life of the asset (contractual term). Assets are charged off when United determines that such financial assets are deemed uncollectible or based on regulatory requirements, whichever is earlier. Charge-offs are recognized as a deduction from the allowance for credit losses. Expected recoveries of amounts previously
charged-off,
not to exceed the aggregate of the amount previously
charged-off,
are included in determining the necessary reserve at the balance sheet date.
United made a policy election to present the accrued interest receivable balance separately in its consolidated balance sheets from the amortized cost of a loan. Accrued interest receivable was $56,124 and $48,130 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to loans are included separately in “Accrued interest receivable” in the consolidated balance sheets. United also elected not to measure an allowance for loan losses for accrued interest receivables. For all classes of loans receivable, the accrual of interest is discontinued when the contractual payment of principal or interest has become 90 days past due, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Interest received on nonaccrual loans, generally is either applied against principal or reported as interest income, according to management’s judgment as to the collectability of principal.
 
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The following table represents the accrued interest receivable as of June 30, 2020 and the accrued interest receivables written off by reversing interest income as of June 30, 2020:
 
 
  
Accrued Interest
Receivable
 
  
Accrued Interest Receivables Written Off by
Reversing Interest Income
 
 
 
  
At June 30, 2020
 
  
For the Three Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
  
For the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2020
 
Commercial Real Estate:
  
  
  
Owner-occupied
  
$
4,910
 
  
$
83
 
  
$
 100
 
Nonowner-occupied
  
 
18,107
 
  
 
38
 
  
 
45
 
Other Commercial
  
 
9,350
 
  
 
33
 
  
 
45
 
Residential Real Estate
  
 
14,085
 
  
 
64
 
  
 
134
 
Construction
  
 
6,825
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Consumer:
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other consumer
  
 
2,847
 
  
 
27
 
  
 
67
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 56,124
 
  
$
 245
 
  
$
391
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
United estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical credit loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency level or term as well as for changes in environmental conditions, such as changes in unemployment rates, property values or other relevant factors. A reversion to historical loss data occurs via a straight-line method during the year following the
one-year
reasonable and supportable forecast period.
United pools its loans based on similar risk characteristics in estimating expected credit losses. United has identified the following portfolio segments and measures the allowance for credit losses using the following methods:
 
 
 
Method: Probability of Default/Loss Given Default
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate Owner-Occupied
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate Nonowner-Occupied
 
 
 
Commercial Other
 
 
 
Method: Cohort
 
 
 
Residential Real Estate
 
 
 
Construction & Land Development
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
Bankcard
Risk characteristics of commercial real estate owner-occupied loans and commercial other loans are similar in that they are normally dependent upon the borrower’s internal cash flow from operations to service debt. Commercial real estate nonowner-occupied loans differ in that cash flow to service debt is normally dependent on external income from third parties for use of the real estate such as rents, leases and room rates. Residential real estate loans are dependent upon individual borrowers who are affected by changes in general economic conditions, demand for housing and resulting residential real estate valuation. Construction and land development loans are impacted mainly by demand whether for new residential housing or for retail, industrial, office and other types of commercial construction within a given area. Consumer loan pool risk characteristics are influenced by general, regional and local economic conditions.
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Loans evaluated individually are not also included in the collective evaluation. When management determines that foreclosure is probable or when the
 
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borrower is experiencing financial difficulty at the reporting date and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate.
 
Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans, adjusted for expected prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals and modifications unless either of the following applies: management has a reasonable expectation at the reporting date that a troubled debt restructuring will be executed with an individual borrower or the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancelable by United.
For past loans acquired through the completion of a transfer, including loans acquired in a business combination, that had evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination (“PCI”) and accounted for under ASC Topic 310, an entity did not have to reassess whether any loans previously accounted for as PCI meet the definition of purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans upon adoption of ASC Topic 326. Any changes in the allowance for credit losses for these loans were accounted for as an adjustment to the loan’s amortized cost basis and not as a cumulative-effect adjustment to United’s beginning retained earnings.
Non-PCI
loans are now classified as
non-PCD
loans with the adoption of ASC Topic 326. In accordance with ASC Topic 326 guidance, United calculated a PCD rate adjustment for all PCD loans at adoption. Such adjustment created a deferred fee balance for any excess amount not deemed to be credit-related between the PCD recorded balance at the adoption date and the contractual principal and interest balances outstanding.
For allowance for credit losses under ASC Topic 326 calculation purposes, all acquired loans will be included in their relevant pool and subject to legacy loss rates for that applicable pool unless they meet the criteria for specific review.
For loans acquired after the adoption of ASC Topic 326, United will likely take several factors into consideration when determining if loans meet the definition of PCD. ASC Topic 326 lists some, but not all, factors for consideration in the bifurcation of PCD versus
non-PCD
assets:
 
 
 
Financial assets that are delinquent as of the acquisition date
 
 
 
Financial assets that have been downgraded since origination
 
 
 
Financial assets that have been placed on nonaccrual status
 
 
 
Financial assets for which, after origination, credit spreads have widened beyond the threshold specified in its policy
United maintains an allowance for loan losses and a reserve for lending-related commitments such as unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. United estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which United is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by United. The reserve for lending-related commitments on
off-balance
sheet credit exposures is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life. Methodology is based on a loss rate approach that starts with the probability of funding based on historical experience. Similar to methodology discussed above related to the loans receivable portfolio, adjustments are made to the historical losses for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecast. The reserve for lending-related commitments of $11,946 and $1,733 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, is separately classified on the balance sheet and is included in other liabilities. The combined allowance for loan losses and reserve for lending-related commitments is considered the allowance for credit losses.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 the allowance for credit losses increased significantly from the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily due to the adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) model under ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 and the macroeconomic factors surrounding the
COVID-19
pandemic considered in the determination of the allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2020.
 
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The first six months of 2020 qualitative adjustments include analyses of the following:
 
 
 
Past events
– This includes portfolio trends related to business conditions; past due, nonaccrual, and graded loans; and concentrations.
 
 
 
Current conditions
– United considered the impact of
COVID-19
(negative) as well as the CARES Act (positive) when making determinations related to factor adjustments, such as collateral values and past due loans, and the reasonable and supportable forecast. This is in contrast with the CECL adoption date (January 1, 2020) estimate as neither of these items were relevant for United’s footprint at the beginning of the year. Additional considerations were made for the Carolina Financial acquisition, such as the experience of lending management and staff and the nature and volume of the portfolio.
 
 
 
Reasonable and supportable forecasts
– The forecast is determined on a
portfolio-by-portfolio
basis by relating the correlation of real GDP and the unemployment rate to loss rates to forecasts of those variables. Assumptions for the economic variables were the following:
 
 
 
Following the historic drop in GDP in the second quarter of 2020, the forecast projects a large increase in GDP in the third quarter of 2020 with growth rates returning to normal levels by mid-2022.
 
 
 
The forecast also projects continued high levels of
unemployment with a gradual recovery that stretches 
beyond
2022.
 
 
 
Forecasts account for United’s best estimate of economic impact from government stimulus.
 
 
 
Reversion to historical loss data occurs via a straight-line method during the year following the
one-year
reasonable and supportable forecast period.
A progression of the allowance for loan losses, by portfolio segment, for the periods indicated is summarized as follows:
 
Allowance for Loan Losses and Carrying Amount of Loans
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
 
  
Commercial Real Estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance
for
 
  
 
 
 
  
Owner-
occupied
 
 
Nonowner-
occupied
 
 
Other
Commercial
 
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
 
& Land
Development
 
 
Bankcard
 
 
Other
Consumer
 
 
Estimated
Imprecision
 
  
Total
 
Allowance for Loan Losses:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Beginning balance
  
$
 19,495
 
 
$
 17,569
 
 
$
 53,827
 
 
$
 30,624
 
 
$
 18,792
 
 
$
 226
 
 
$
 14,390
 
 
$
 0
  
$
 154,923
 
Initial allowance for PCD loans (acquired during the period)
  
 
1,955
 
 
 
6,418
 
 
 
7,032
 
 
 
652
 
 
 
2,570
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
18,635
 
Charge-offs
  
 
(356
 
 
(1,937
 
 
(1,340
 
 
(523
 
 
(225
 
 
(82
 
 
(1,171
 
 
0
 
  
 
(5,634
Recoveries
  
 
244
 
 
 
137
 
 
 
131
 
 
 
160
 
 
 
517
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
95
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
1,290
 
Provision
  
 
1,400
 
 
 
3,590
 
 
 
19,754
 
 
 
7,970
 
 
 
10,649
 
 
 
130
 
 
 
2,414
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
45,907
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending balance
  
$
22,738
 
 
$
25,777
 
 
$
79,404
 
 
$
38,883
 
 
$
32,303
 
 
$
280
 
 
$
15,736
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
215,121
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
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Allowance for Loan Losses and Carrying Amount of Loans
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
 
  
Commercial Real Estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance
for
 
 
 
 
 
  
Owner-
occupied
 
 
Nonowner-
occupied
 
 
Other
Commercial
 
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
 
& Land
Development
 
 
Bankcard
 
 
Other
Consumer
 
 
Estimated
Imprecision
 
 
Total
 
Allowance for Loan Losses:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
  
$
 5,554
 
 
$
 8,524
 
 
$
 47,325
 
 
$
 8,997
 
 
$
 3,353
 
 
$
 74
 
 
$
 2,933
 
 
$
 297
 
$
 77,057
 
Impact of the adoption of ASU
2016-13
on January 1, 2020
  
 
9,737
 
 
 
9,023
 
 
 
(4,829
 
 
13,097
 
 
 
14,817
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
10,745
 
 
 
(297
 
 
52,321
 
Impact of the adoption of ASU
2016-13
for PCD loans on January 1, 2020
  
 
1,843
 
 
 
121
 
 
 
938
 
 
 
174
 
 
 
2,045
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
5,121
 
Initial allowance for PCD loans (acquired during the period)
  
 
1,955
 
 
 
6,418
 
 
 
7,032
 
 
 
652
 
 
 
2,570
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
18,635
 
Charge-offs
  
 
(535
 
 
(1,937
 
 
(7,028
 
 
(890
 
 
(1,969
 
 
(128
 
 
(1,908
 
 
0
 
 
 
(14,395
Recoveries
  
 
310
 
 
 
722
 
 
 
446
 
 
 
302
 
 
 
1,361
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
210
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
3,363
 
Provision
  
 
3,874
 
 
 
2,906
 
 
 
35,520
 
 
 
16,551
 
 
 
10,126
 
 
 
294
 
 
 
3,748
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
73,019
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Ending balance
  
$
 22,738
 
 
$
 25,777
 
 
$
79,404
 
 
$
 38,883
 
 
$
 32,303
 
 
$
280
 
 
$
 15,736
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
 215,121
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses and Carrying Amount of Loans
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Commercial Real Estate
 
 
Other
Commercial
 
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
 
Construction
 
 &
 
Land
Development
 
 
Consumer
 
 
Allowance
for
Estimated
Imprecision
 
  
Total
 
  
Owner-
occupied
 
 
Nonowner-
occupied
 
Allowance for Loan Losses:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Beginning balance
  
$
5,063
 
$
6,919
 
$
41,341
 
$
12,448
 
$
7,992
 
$
2,695
 
$
 245
  
$
76,703
Charge-offs
  
 
(7,905
 
 
(1,093
 
 
(12,975
 
 
(2,967
 
 
(1,303
 
 
(2,867
 
 
0
  
 
(29,110
Recoveries
  
 
3,733
 
 
80
 
 
2,599
 
 
858
 
 
175
 
 
706
 
 
0
  
 
8,151
Provision
  
 
4,663
 
 
2,618
 
 
16,360
 
 
(1,342
 
 
(3,511
 
 
2,473
 
 
52
  
 
21,313
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending balance
  
$
5,554
 
$
8,524
 
$
47,325
 
$
8,997
 
$
3,353
 
$
3,007
 
$
 297
  
$
77,057
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Ending Balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  
$
973
 
 
$
2,979
 
 
$
11,931
 
 
$
354
 
 
$
262
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
16,499
 
Ending Balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  
$
4,581
 
 
$
5,545
 
 
$
35,394
 
 
$
8,643
 
 
$
3,091
 
 
$
3,007
 
 
$
297
 
  
$
60,558
 
Ending Balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
  
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
  
$
0
Financing receivables:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Ending balance
  
$
1,201,652
 
$
3,965,960
 
$
2,285,037
 
$
3,686,401
 
$
1,408,205
 
$
1,166,293
 
 
$
0
  
$
13,713,548
 
Ending Balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  
$
16,703
 
$
27,121
 
$
54,108
 
$
11,526
 
$
14,047
 
$
0
 
$
0
  
$
123,505
 
Ending Balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
  
$
1,160,556
 
$
3,925,249
 
$
2,194,432
 
$
3,665,140
 
$
1,382,369
 
$
1,166,293
 
 
$
0
  
$
13,494,039
 
Ending Balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
$
24,393
 
 
$
13,590
 
 
$
36,497
 
 
$
9,735
 
 
$
11,789
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
96,004
 
 
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7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following is a summary of intangible assets subject to amortization and those not subject to amortization:
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Community Banking
 
 
Mortgage Banking
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Amortized intangible assets:
  
  
 
  
  
  
Core deposit intangible assets
  
$
101,396
 
  
$
(72,738
 
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
101,396
 
  
$
(72,738
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-amortized
intangible assets:
  
  
 
  
  
  
George Mason trade name
  
$
0
 
  
 
$
1,080
 
  
  
$
1,080
 
  
Crescent Mortgage trade name
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
1,370
 
  
  
 
1,370
 
  
  
 
 
      
 
 
       
 
 
    
Total
  
$
0
 
  
 
$
2,450
 
  
  
$
2,450
 
  
  
 
 
      
 
 
       
 
 
    
Goodwill not subject to amortization
  
$
1,789,464
 
  
 
$
5,315
 
  
  
$
1,794,779
 
  
  
 
 
      
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
  
Community Banking
 
 
Mortgage Banking
 
  
Total
 
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Amortized intangible assets:
  
  
 
  
  
  
Core deposit intangible assets
  
$
98,359
 
  
$
(69,508
 
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
98,359
 
  
$
(69,508
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-amortized
intangible assets:
  
  
 
  
  
  
George Mason trade name
  
$
0
 
  
 
$
1,080
 
  
  
$
1,080
 
  
  
 
 
      
 
 
       
 
 
    
Goodwill not subject to amortization
  
$
1,472,699
 
  
 
$
5,315
 
  
  
$
1,478,014
 
  
  
 
 
      
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
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The following table provides a reconciliation of goodwill:
 
 
  
Community
Banking
 
  
Mortgage
Banking
 
  
Total
 
Goodwill at December 31, 2019
  
$
 1,472,699
 
  
$
5,315
 
  
$
 1,478,014
 
Preliminary addition to goodwill from Carolina Financial acquisition
  
 
316,765
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
316,765
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Goodwill at June 30, 2020
  
$
1,789,464
 
  
$
5,315
 
  
$
1,794,779
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
United incurred amortization expense of $1,646 and $3,223 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to $1,754 and $3,508 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.
The following table sets forth the anticipated amortization expense for intangible assets for the years subsequent to 2019:
 
Year
  
Amount
 
2020
  
$
 6,612
 
2021
  
 
5,780
 
2022
  
 
4,939
 
2023
  
 
4,641
 
2024 and thereafter
  
 
9,916
 
8. MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS
Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The value of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) is included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company initially measures servicing assets and liabilities retained related to the sale of residential loans held for sale at fair value. For subsequent measurement purposes, the Company measures servicing assets and liabilities based on the lower of cost or market using the amortization method. Mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income. The amortization of the mortgage servicing rights is analyzed periodically and is adjusted to reflect changes in prepayment rates and other estimates.
The Company evaluates potential impairment of mortgage servicing rights based on the difference between the carrying amount and current estimated fair value of the servicing rights. The valuation of mortgage servicing rights, and the determination of any potential impairment, is performed by aggregating all servicing rights and stratifying them into tranches based on predominant risk characteristics. Generally, loan servicing becomes more valuable when interest rates rise (as prepayments typically decrease) and less valuable when interest rates decline (as prepayments typically increase).
If impairment exists, a valuation allowance is established for any excess of amortized cost over the current estimated fair value by a charge to income. If the Company later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular tranche, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.
Service fee income is recorded for fees earned for servicing mortgage loans under servicing agreements with the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) and certain private investors. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the loans serviced and are recorded in noninterest income. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing costs are charged to expense when incurred.
The unpaid principal balances of loans serviced for others were approximately $3,552,292 at June 30, 2020.
 
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The estimated fair value of the mortgage servicing rights was
$20,200 at June 30, 2020. The estimated fair value of servicing rights at June 30, 2020 was determined using a net servicing fee of 0.26%, average discount rates ranging from 10.50% to 12.91% with a weighted average discount rate of 10.63%, average constant prepayment rates (“CPR”) ranging from 7.08% to 15.66% with a weighted average prepayment rate of 14.40%, depending upon the stratification of the specific servicing right, and a delinquency rate of 3.78%.
 
Please refer to Note 14 in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information concerning the fair value of MSRs.
As disclosed in Note 2
 of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
, the Company acquired approximately $20,123 of mortgage servicing rights from its acquisition of Carolina Financial Corporation on May 1, 2020. The following presents the activity in mortgage servicing rights, including their valuation allowance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:
 
 
  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
2020
 
  
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2020
 
MSRs beginning balance
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
Addition from acquisition of subsidiary
  
 
20,123
 
  
 
20,123
 
Amount capitalized
  
 
1,891
 
  
 
1,891
 
Purchased servicing
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Amount amortized
  
 
(1,104
  
 
(1,104
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
MSRs ending balance
  
$
 20,910
 
  
$
 20,910
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
MSRs valuation allowance beginning balance
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
MSRs impairment
  
 
(710
  
 
(710
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
MSRs valuation allowance ending balance
  
$
(710
  
$
(710
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
MSRs, net of valuation allowance
  
$
20,200
 
  
$
20,200
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
The Company recorded a $710 temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights from the date of acquisition to June 30, 2020. The Company does not hedge the mortgage servicing rights positions and the impact of falling long-term interest rates increased prepayment speed assumptions reducing the value of the MSR asset.
The estimated amortization expense is based on current information regarding future loan payments and prepayments. Amortization expense could change in future periods based on changes in the volume of prepayments and economic factors.
9. LEASES
United determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. United and certain subsidiaries have entered into various noncancelable-operating leases for branch and loan production offices as well as operating facilities. Operating leases are included in operating lease
right-of-use
(“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Presently, United does not have any finance leases.
United’s operating leases are subject to renewal options under various terms. United’s operating leases have remaining terms of 1 to 13 years, some of which include options to extend leases generally for periods of 5 years. United rents or subleases certain real estate to third parties. Our sublease portfolio consists of operating leases to other organizations for former branch offices.
ROU assets represent United’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent United’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and
liabilities
are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of United’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that United will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
 
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The components of lease expense were as follows:
 
 
  
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
 
  
Classification
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
Operating lease cost
  
 
Net occupancy expense        
 
  
$
 5,895
 
  
$
 4,886
 
Sublease income
  
 
Net occupancy expense
 
  
 
(189
  
 
(197
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net lease cost
  
  
$
5,706
 
  
$
4,689
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
  Six Months Ended  
 
  
   Six Months Ended   
 
 
  
Classification
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
Operating lease cost
  
 
Net occupancy expense        
 
  
$
10,961
  
$
 9,707
 
Sublease income
  
 
Net occupancy expense        
 
  
 
(394
  
 
(473
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net lease cost
  
  
$
10,567
 
  
$
9,234
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
 
 
  
Classification
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
Operating lease
right-of-use
assets
  
Operating lease right-of-use assets        
  
$
70,655
  
$
 57,783
 
Operating lease liabilities
  
Operating lease liabilities
  
$
74,435
 
  
$
61,342
 
Other information related to leases was as follows:
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
  
Operating leases
  
 
5.5 years
 
Weighted-average discount rate:
  
Operating leases
  
 
2.68
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
Cash paid for amounts in the measurement of lease liabilities:
  
  
Operating cash flows from operating leases
  
$
 5,722
 
  
$
 4,931
 
ROU assets obtained in the exchange for lease liabilities
  
 
8,549
 
  
 
4,214
 
 
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
Cash paid for amounts in the measurement of lease liabilities:
  
  
Operating cash flows from operating leases
  
$
 10,739
 
  
$
 9,649
 
ROU assets obtained in the exchange for lease liabilities
  
 
12,332
 
  
 
4,416
 
 
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Maturities of lease liabilities by year and in the aggregate, under operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more, for years subsequent to December 31, 2019, consists of the following as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
 
 
  
Amount
 
Year
  
As of

June 30, 2020
 
  
As of

December 31, 2019
 
2020
  
$
 10,670
 
  
 
 17,725
 
2021
  
 
18,884
 
  
 
15,180
 
2022
  
 
14,782
 
  
 
11,522
 
2023
  
 
11,412
 
  
 
8,751
 
2024
  
 
7,264
 
  
 
5,127
 
Thereafter
  
 
16,909
 
  
 
8,190
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total lease payments
  
 
79,921
 
  
 
66,495
 
Less: imputed interest
  
 
(5,486
  
 
(5,153
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
74,435
 
  
$
61,342
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
10. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase are a significant source of funds for the Company. United has various unused lines of credit available from certain of its correspondent banks in the aggregate amount of $230,000. These lines of credit, which bear interest at prevailing market rates, permit United to borrow funds in the overnight market, and are renewable annually subject to certain conditions. At June 30, 2020, United did not have any federal funds purchased while total securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“REPOs”) were $176,168. The securities sold under agreements to repurchase were accounted for as collateralized financial transactions. They were recorded at the amounts at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued interest.
United has a $20,000 line of credit with an unrelated financial institution to provide for general liquidity needs. The line is an unsecured, revolving line of credit. The line will be renewable on a 360-day basis and will carry an indexed, floating-rate of interest. The line requires compliance with various financial and nonfinancial covenants. At June 30, 2020, United had no outstanding balance under this line of credit.
11. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS    
United’s subsidiary bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). Membership in the FHLB makes available short-term and long-term borrowings from collateralized advances. All FHLB borrowings are collateralized by a mix of single-family residential mortgage loans, commercial loans and investment securities. At June 30, 2020, United had an unused borrowing amount of approximately $4,278,441 available subject to delivery of collateral after certain trigger points. Advances may be called by the FHLB or redeemed by United based on predefined factors and penalties.
At June 30, 2020, $1,354,879 of FHLB advances with a weighted-average interest rate of 1.59% are scheduled to mature within the next five years.
The scheduled maturities of these FHLB borrowings are as follows:
 
Year
  
Amount
 
2020
  
$
 495,170
 
2021
  
 
827,724
 
2022
  
 
20,989
 
2023
  
 
0
 
2024 and thereafter
  
 
10,996
 
  
 
 
 
Total
  
$
 1,354,879
 
  
 
 
 
 
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At June 30, 2020, United had a total
of
 
nineteen
statutory business trusts that were formed for the purpose of issuing or participating in pools of trust preferred capital securities (“Capital Securities”) with the proceeds invested in junior subordinated debt securities (“Debentures”) of United. The Debentures, which are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness and certain other financial obligations of United, are the sole assets of the trusts and United’s payment under the Debentures is the sole source of revenue for the trusts. United also assumed $10,000 in aggregate principal amount of
fixed-to-floating
rate subordinated notes in the Carolina Financial acquisition. At June 30, 2020, the outstanding balance of the Debentures and the assumed subordinated notes was $279,012 and the outstanding balance of the Debentures was $236,164 at December 31, 2019. These amounts are included in the category of long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets entitled “Other long-term borrowings.” The Capital Securities are not included as a component of shareholders’ equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. United fully and unconditionally guarantees each individual trust’s obligations under the Capital Securities.
Under the provisions of the junior subordinated debt, United has the right to defer payment of interest on the junior subordinated debt at any time, or from time to time, for periods not exceeding five years. If interest payments on the junior subordinated debt are deferred, the dividends on the Capital Securities are also deferred. Interest on the junior subordinated debt is cumulative.
In accordance with the fully-phased in “Basel III Capital Rules” as published by United’s primary federal regulator, the Federal Reserve, United is unable to consider the Capital Securities as Tier 1 capital, but rather the Capital Securities are included as a component of United’s Tier 2 capital. United can include the Capital Securities in its Tier 2 capital on a permanent basis.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Lending-related Commitments
United is a party to financial instruments with
off-balance-sheet
risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to alter its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include loan commitments, standby letters of credit, and interest rate swap agreements. The instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the financial statements.
United’s maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial instrument for the loan commitments and standby letters of credit is the contractual or notional amount of those instruments. United uses the same policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for
on-balance
sheet instruments. Collateral may be obtained, if deemed necessary, based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily, and historically do not, represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary upon the extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. United had approximately $5,302,560 and $3,610,777 of loan commitments outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, approximately half of which contractually expire within one year. Included in the June 30, 2020 amount are commitments to extend credit of $498,512 related to mortgage loan funding commitments of United’s mortgage banking segment and are of a short-term nature.
 
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Commercial and standby letters of credit are agreements used by United’s customers as a means of improving their credit standing in their dealings with others. Under these agreements, United guarantees certain financial commitments of its customers. A commercial letter of credit is issued specifically to facilitate trade or commerce. Typically, under the terms of a commercial letter of credit, a commitment is drawn upon when the underlying transaction is consummated as intended between the customer and a third party. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, United had $5,092 of commercial letters of credit outstanding. A standby letter of credit is generally contingent upon the failure of a customer to perform according to the terms of an underlying contract with a third party. United has issued standby letters of credit of $147,940 and $145,105 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. In accordance with the Contingencies Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, United has determined that substantially all of its letters of credit are renewed on an annual basis and the fees associated with these letters of credit are immaterial.
Mortgage Repurchase Reserve
United’s mortgage banking segment provides for its estimated exposure to repurchase loans previously sold to investors for which borrowers failed to provide full and accurate information on their loan application or for which appraisals have not been acceptable or where the loan was not underwritten in accordance with the loan program specified by the loan investor, and for other exposure to its investors related to loan sales activities. United evaluates the merits of each claim and estimates its reserve based on actual and expected claims received and considers the historical amounts paid to settle such claims. United’s mortgage banking segment has a reserve of $1,330 as of June 30, 2020.
United has derivative counter-party risk that may arise from the possible inability of United’s mortgage banking segment’s third party investors to meet the terms of their forward sales contracts. United’s mortgage banking segment works with third-party investors that are generally well-capitalized, are investment grade and exhibit strong financial performance to mitigate this risk. United does not expect any third-party investor to fail to meet its obligation.
Legal Proceedings
United and its subsidiaries are currently involved in various legal proceedings in the normal course of business. Management is vigorously pursuing all its legal and factual defenses and, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that all such litigation will be resolved with no material effect on United’s financial position.
Regulatory Matters
A variety of consumer products, including mortgage and deposit products, and certain fees and charges related to such products, have come under increased regulatory scrutiny. It is possible that regulatory authorities could bring enforcement actions, including civil money penalties, or take other actions against United in regard to these consumer products. United could also determine of its own accord, or be required by regulators, to refund or otherwise make remediation payments to customers in connection with these products. It is not possible at this time for management to assess the probability of a material adverse outcome or reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss related to such matters.
13. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
United uses derivative instruments to help aid against adverse price changes or interest rate movements on the value of certain assets or liabilities and on future cash flows. These derivatives may consist of interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, futures, forward contracts, written and purchased options. United also executes derivative instruments with its commercial banking customers to facilitate its risk management strategies.
 
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United accounts for its derivative financial instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 815 which requires all derivative instruments to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet. United has designated certain derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk as hedge relationships with certain assets, liabilities or cash flows being hedged. Certain derivatives used for interest rate risk management are not designated in a hedge relationship.
Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.
For a fair value hedge, the fair value of the interest rate swap is recognized on the balance sheet as either a freestanding asset or liability with a corresponding adjustment to the hedged financial instrument. Subsequent adjustments due to changes in the fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a fair value hedge are offset in current period earnings. For a cash flow hedge, the fair value of the interest rate swap is recognized on the balance sheet as either a freestanding asset or liability with a corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity, net of tax. Subsequent adjustments due to changes in the fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a cash flow hedge are offset to other comprehensive income, net of tax. The portion of a hedge that is ineffective is recognized immediately in earnings.
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, United entered into a new interest rate swap derivative designated as a cash flow hedge. The notional amount of the cash flow hedge derivative totaled $250,000. The derivative is intended to hedge the changes in cash flows associated with floating rate FHLB borrowings. United is required to
pay-fixed
0.59% and receive-variable
1-month
LIBOR with monthly resets. The tenor of the interest rate swap derivative is
10-years
with an expiration date in June 2030. As of June 30, 2020, United has determined that no forecasted transactions related to
 the
cash flow hedge resulted in gains or losses pertaining to cash flow hedge reclassification from AOCI to income because the forecasted transactions became probable of not occurring. United  estimates that $1,095 will be re
classified from AOCI
 as an increase
to
interest expense
over the next
12-months
following June 30, 2020
related to the cash flow hedge. As of June 30
, 2020, the maximum length of time over which forecasted transactions are hedged is ten years.
At inception of a hedge relationship, United formally documents the hedged item, the particular risk management objective, the nature of the risk being hedged, the derivative being used, how effectiveness of the hedge will be assessed and how the ineffectiveness of the hedge will be measured. United also assesses hedge effectiveness at inception and on an ongoing basis using regression analysis. Hedge ineffectiveness is measured by using the change in fair value method. The change in fair value method compares the change in the fair value of the hedging derivative to the change in the fair value of the hedged exposure, attributable to changes in the benchmark rate. The portion of a hedge that is ineffective is recognized immediately in earnings.
United is subject to the Dodd-Frank Act clearing requirement for eligible derivatives. United has executed and cleared eligible derivatives through the London Clearing House (“LCH”). Variation margin at the LCH is distinguished as
settled-to-market
and settled daily based on the prior day value, rather than
collateralized-to-market.
The total notional amount of interest rate swap derivatives cleared through the LCH include $250,000 for a liability derivative as of June 30, 2020. The related fair value on a net basis approximate zero.
United through its mortgage banking subsidiaries enters into interest rate lock commitments to finance residential mortgage loans with its customers. These commitments, which contain fixed expiration dates, offer the borrower an interest rate guarantee provided the loan meets underwriting guidelines and closes within the timeframe established by United. Interest rate risk arises on these commitments and subsequently closed loans if interest rates change between the time of the interest rate lock and the delivery of the loan to the investor. Market risk on interest rate lock
 
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commitments and mortgage loans held for sale is managed using corresponding forward mortgage loan sales contracts. United is a party to these forward mortgage loan sales contracts to sell loans servicing released and short sales of mortgage-backed securities. When the interest rate is locked with the borrower, the rate lock commitment, forward sale agreement, and mortgage-backed security position are undesignated derivatives and marked to fair value through earnings. The fair value of the rate lock derivative includes the servicing premium and the interest spread for the difference between retail and wholesale mortgage rates. Income from mortgage banking activities includes the gain recognized for the period presented and associated elements of fair value.
United sells mortgage loans on either a best efforts or mandatory delivery basis. For loans sold on a mandatory delivery basis, United enters into forward mortgage-backed securities (the “residual hedge”) to mitigate the effect of interest rate risk. Both the rate lock commitment under mandatory delivery and the residual hedge are recorded at fair value through earnings and are not designated as accounting hedges. At the closing of the loan, the loan commitment derivative expires and United records a loan held for sale at fair value and continues to mark these assets to market under the election of fair value option. United closes out of the trading mortgage-backed securities assigned within the residual hedge and replaces the securities with a forward sales contract once a price has been accepted by an investor and recorded at fair value. For those loans selected to be sold under best efforts delivery, at the closing of the loan, the rate lock commitment derivative expires and the Company records a loan held for sale at fair value under the election of fair value option and continues to be obligated under the same forward loan sales contract entered into at inception of the rate lock commitment.
The following tables disclose the derivative instruments’ location on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and the notional amount and fair value of those instruments at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
 
  
Asset Derivatives
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
  
  
  
  
Forward loan sales commitments
  
 
Other
 
assets
 
  
$
73,432
 
  
$
1,745
 
  
 
Other
 
assets
 
  
$
27,260
 
  
$
9
 
Interest rate lock commitments
  
 
Other assets
 
  
 
878,925
 
  
 
27,833
 
  
 
Other assets
 
  
 
117,252
 
  
 
4,518
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
$
952,357
 
  
$
29,578
 
  
  
$
144,512
 
  
$
4,527
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total asset derivatives
  
  
$
952,357
 
  
$
29,578
 
  
  
$
144,512
 
  
$
4,527
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
Liability Derivatives
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
  
  
  
  
  
  
Fair Value Hedges:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Interest rate swap contracts (hedging commercial loans)
  
 
Other liabilities
 
  
$
79,225
 
  
$
8,424
 
  
 
Other liabilities
 
  
$
82,243
 
  
$
2,394
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Fair Value Hedges
  
  
$
79,225
 
  
$
8,424
 
  
  
$
82,243
 
  
$
2,394
 
Cash Flow Hedge:
  
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
Interest rate swap contract (hedging FHLB borrowing)
  
 
Other liabilities
 
  
$
250,000
 
  
$
1,659
 
  
 
Other liabilities
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Cash Flow Hedge
  
  
$
250,000
 
  
$
1,659
 
  
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
  
  
$
329,225
 
  
$
10,083
 
  
  
$
82,243
 
  
$
2,394
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Liability Derivatives
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
  
Balance

Sheet

Location
 
  
Notional

Amount
 
  
Fair

Value
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
TBA mortgage-backed securities
  
 
Other
 
liabilities
 
  
$
186,500
 
  
$
4,224
 
  
 
Other
 
liabilities
 
  
$
274,000
 
  
$
671
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
$
186,500
 
  
$
4,224
 
  
  
$
274,000
 
  
$
671
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total liability derivatives
  
  
$
515,725
 
  
$
14,307
 
  
  
$
356,243
 
  
$
3,065
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
       
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table represents the carrying amount of the hedged assets/(liabilities) and the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged assets/(liabilities) that are designated as a fair value accounting relationship as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
 
Derivatives in Fair Value
Hedging Relationships
  
Location in the Statement
of Condition
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
Carrying Amount
of the Hedged
Assets/(Liabilities)
 
  
Cumulative Amount
of Fair Value
Hedging Adjustment
Included in the
Carrying Amount of
the Hedged
Assets/(Liabilities)
 
 
Cumulative Amount of
Fair Value Hedging
Adjustment Remaining
for any Hedged Assets/
(Liabilities) for which
Hedge Accounting has
been Discontinued
 
 
Interest rate swaps
  
Loans, net of unearned income
  
$
80,048
 
  
$
(8,424
 
$
0
 
 
Derivatives in Fair Value
Hedging Relationships
  
Location in the Statement
of Condition
  
December 31, 2019
 
  
Carrying Amount
of the Hedged
Assets/(Liabilities)
 
  
Cumulative Amount
of Fair Value
Hedging Adjustment
Included in the
Carrying Amount of
the Hedged
Assets/(Liabilities)
 
 
Cumulative Amount of
Fair Value Hedging
Adjustment Remaining
for any Hedged Assets/
(Liabilities) for which
Hedge Accounting has
been Discontinued
 
 
Interest rate swaps
  
Loans, net of unearned income
  
$
81,397
 
  
$
(2,394
 
$
0
 
Derivative contracts involve the risk of dealing with both bank customers and institutional derivative counterparties and their ability to meet contractual terms. Credit risk arises from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. United’s exposure is limited to the replacement value of the contracts rather than the notional amount of the contract. The Company’s agreements generally contain provisions that limit the unsecured exposure up to an agreed upon threshold. Additionally, the Company attempts to minimize credit risk through certain approval processes established by management.
 
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The effect of United’s derivative financial instruments on its unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are presented as follows:
 
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
 
  
Income Statement

Location
 
  
June 30,
2020
 
 
June 30,
2019
 
Derivatives in hedging relationships
  
  
  
Fair Value Hedges:
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
  
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
  
$
(277
  
$
(68
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives in hedging relationships
  
  
$
(277
  
$
(68
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
  
Forward loan sales commitments
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
(553
  
 
492
 
TBA mortgage-backed securities
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
17,204
 
  
 
(962
Interest rate lock commitments
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
(1,527
  
 
3,833
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
  
$
15,124
 
  
$
3,363
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives
  
  
$
14,847
 
  
$
3,295
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
Income Statement

Location
 
  
June 30,
2020
 
 
June 30,
2019
 
Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships
  
 
  
  
Fair Value Hedges:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
  
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
  
$
(720
  
$
(98
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives in hedging relationships
  
 
  
$
(720
  
$
(98
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
 
  
  
Forward loan sales commitments
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
207
 
  
 
872
 
TBA mortgage-backed securities
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
(1,771
  
 
(474
Interest rate lock commitments
  
 
Income from Mortgage Banking Activities
 
  
 
12,169
 
  
 
5,870
 
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
  
 
  
$
10,605
 
  
$
6,268
 
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivatives
  
 
  
$
9,885
 
  
$
6,170
 
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
United determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established by ASC Topic 820, which also clarifies that fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.
The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect United’s market assumptions.
 
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The three levels of the fair value hierarchy, based on these two types of inputs, are as
follows
:
 
Level 1
  
-  
  
Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
     
Level 2
  
-  
  
Valuation is based on observable inputs including quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in less active markets, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions can be derived primarily from or corroborated by observable data in the market.
     
Level 3
  
-  
  
Valuation is based on prices, inputs and model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market.
When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, United looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets or liabilities whenever possible and classifies such items in Level 1. When identical assets and liabilities are not traded in active markets, United looks to market observable data for similar assets and liabilities and classifies such items as Level 2. Nevertheless, certain assets and liabilities are not actively traded in observable markets and United must use alternative valuation techniques using unobservable inputs to determine a fair value and classifies such items as Level 3. For assets and liabilities that are not actively traded, the fair value measurement is based primarily upon estimates that require significant judgment. Therefore, the results may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there are inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results of current or future values. The level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant in the fair value measurement.
In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the following describes the valuation techniques used by United to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements.
Securities available for sale and equity securities
: Securities available for sale and equity securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted market prices, when available (Level 1). If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data. Using a market approach valuation methodology, third party vendors compile prices based on observable market inputs, which include benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, and “To Be Announced” prices (Level 2). Management internally reviews the fair values provided by third party vendors on a monthly basis. Management also performs a quarterly price testing analysis at the individual security level which compares the pricing provided by the third party vendors to an independent pricing source’s valuation of the same securities. Variances that are deemed to be material are reviewed by management. Additionally, to further assess the reliability of the information received from third party vendors, management obtains documentation from third party vendors related to the sources, methodologies, and inputs utilized in valuing securities classified as Level 2. Management analyzes this information to ensure the underlying assumptions appear reasonable. Management also obtains an independent service auditor’s report from third party vendors to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate controls are in place over the valuation process. Upon completing its review of the pricing from third party vendors at June 30, 2020, management determined that the prices provided by its third party pricing source were reasonable and in line with management’s expectations for the market values of these securities. Therefore, prices obtained from third party vendors that did not reflect forced liquidation or distressed sales were not adjusted by management at June 30, 2020. Management utilizes a number of
 
factors to determine if a market is inactive, all of which may require a significant level of judgment. Factors that management considers include: a significant widening of the
bid-ask
spread, a considerable decline in the volume and level of trading activity in the instrument, a significant variance in prices among market participants, and a significant reduction in the level of observable inputs. Any securities available for sale not valued based upon quoted market prices or third party pricing models that consider observable market data are considered Level 3. Currently, United considers its valuation of
available-for-sale
Trup
Cdos
as Level 3. Based upon management’s review of the market conditions for
Trup
Cdos
, it was determined that an income approach valuation technique (present value technique) that maximizes the use of relevant observable inputs
 
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and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs is the most representative measurement technique for these securities. The present value technique
discounts
expected future cash flows of a security to arrive at a present value. Management considers the following items when calculating the appropriate discount rate: the implied rate of return when the market was last active, changes in the implied rate of return as markets moved from very active to inactive, recent changes in credit ratings, and recent activity showing that the market has built in increased liquidity and credit premiums. Management’s internal credit review of each security was also factored in to determine the appropriate discount rate. The credit review considered each security’s collateral, subordination, excess spread, priority of claims, principal and interest.
Loans held for sale
: For residential mortgage loans sold in the mortgage banking segment, the loans closed are recorded at fair value using the fair value option which is measured using valuations from investors for loans with similar characteristics (Level 2) with some adjusted for the Company’s actual sales experience versus the investor’s indicated pricing (Level 3). The unobservable input for Level 3 valuations is the Company’s historical sales prices. For June 30, 2020, the range of historical sales prices increased the investor’s indicated pricing by a range of 0.12% to 0.52% with a weighted average increase of 0.29%.
Derivatives
: United utilizes interest rate swaps to hedge exposure to interest rate risk and variability of cash flows associated to changes in the underlying interest rate of the hedged item. These hedging interest rate swaps are classified as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. United utilizes third-party vendors for derivative valuation purposes. These vendors determine the appropriate fair value based on a net present value calculation of the cash flows related to the interest rate swaps using primarily observable market inputs such as interest rate yield curves (Level 2). Valuation adjustments to derivative fair values for liquidity and credit risk are also taken into consideration, as well as the likelihood of default by United and derivative counterparties, the net counterparty exposure and the remaining maturities of the positions. Values obtained from third party vendors are typically not adjusted by management. Management internally reviews the derivative values provided by third party vendors on a quarterly basis. All derivative values are tested for reasonableness by management utilizing a net present value calculation.
For a fair value hedge, the fair value of the interest rate swap is recognized on the balance sheet as either a freestanding asset or liability with a corresponding adjustment to the hedged financial instrument. Subsequent adjustments due to changes in the fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a fair value hedge are offset in current period earnings either in interest income or interest expense depending on the nature of the hedged financial instrument. For a cash flow hedge, the fair value of the interest rate swap is recognized on the balance sheet as either a freestanding asset or liability with a corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity, net of tax. Subsequent adjustments due to changes in the fair value of a derivative that qualifies as a cash flow hedge are offset to other comprehensive income, net of tax. The portion of a hedge that is ineffective is recognized immediately in earnings.
The Company records its interest rate lock commitments and forward loan sales commitments at fair value determined as the amount that would be required to settle each of these derivative financial instruments at the balance sheet date. In the normal course of business, United’s mortgage banking subsidiaries enter into contractual interest rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers with fixed expiration dates. The commitments become effective when the borrowers
“lock-in”
a specified interest rate within the timeframes established by the mortgage companies. All borrowers are evaluated for credit worthiness prior to the extension of the commitment. Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time of the interest rate lock by the borrower and the sale date of the loan to the investor. To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing rate lock commitments to borrowers, United’s mortgage banking subsidiaries enter into either a forward sales contract to sell loans to investors when using best efforts or a TBA mortgage-backed security under mandatory delivery. As TBA mortgage-backed securities are actively traded in an open market, TBA mortgage-backed securities fall into a Level 1 category. The forward sales contracts lock in an interest rate and price for the sale of loans similar to the specific rate lock commitments. Under the Company’s best efforts model, the rate lock commitments to borrowers and the forward sales contracts to investors
 
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through to the date the loan closes are undesignated derivatives and accordingly, are marked to fair value through earnings. These valuations fall into a Level 2 category. For residential mortgage loans sold in the mortgage banking segment, the interest rate lock commitments are recorded at fair value which is measured using valuations from investors for loans with similar characteristics (Level 2) with some adjusted for the Company’s actual sales experience versus the investor’s indicated pricing (Level 3). The unobservable input for Level 3 valuations is the Company’s historical sales prices. For June 30, 2020, the range of historical sales prices increased the investor’s indicated pricing by a range of 0.12% to 0.52% with a weighted average increase of 0.29%.
For interest rate swap derivatives that are not designated in a hedge relationship, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recognized in earnings in the same period as the change in the fair value. Unrealized gains and losses due to changes in the fair value of other derivative financial instruments not in hedge relationship are included in noninterest income and noninterest expense, respectively.
The following tables present the balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
 
 
  
 
 
  
Fair Value at June 30, 2020 Using
 
Description
  
Balance as of

June 30,

2020
 
  
Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)
 
  
Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)
 
  
Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)
 
Assets
  
  
  
  
Available for sale debt securities:
  
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
67,303
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
67,303
 
  
$
0
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
520,880
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
520,880
 
  
 
0
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
848,231
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
848,231
 
  
 
0
 
Non-agency
  
 
62,965
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
62,965
 
  
 
0
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
622,785
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
622,785
 
  
 
0
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
277,721
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
277,721
 
  
 
0
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
12,837
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
12,837
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
16,191
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
16,191
 
  
 
0
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
371,028
 
  
 
6,432
 
  
 
364,596
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total available for sale securities
  
 
2,799,941
 
  
 
6,432
 
  
 
2,780,672
 
  
 
12,837
 
Equity securities:
  
  
  
  
Financial services industry
  
 
103
 
  
 
103
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Equity mutual funds (1)
  
 
3,783
 
  
 
3,783
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other equity securities
  
 
5,989
 
  
 
5,989
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total equity securities
  
 
9,875
 
  
 
9,875
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Loans held for sale
  
 
611,277
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
45,480
 
  
 
565,797
 
Derivative financial assets:
  
  
  
  
Forward sales commitments
  
 
1,745
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,745
 
  
 
0
 
Interest rate lock commitments
  
 
27,833
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
7,413
 
  
 
20,420
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivative financial assets
  
 
29,578
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9,158
 
  
 
20,420
 
Liabilities
  
  
  
  
Derivative financial liabilities:
  
  
  
  
Interest rate swap contracts
  
 
10,083
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
10,083
 
  
 
0
 
TBA mortgage-backed securities
  
 
4,224
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,224
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total derivative financial liabilities
  
 
14,307
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
14,307
 
  
 
0
 
 
(1)
The equity mutual funds are within a rabbi trust for the payment of benefits under a deferred compensation plan for certain key
officers of United and its subsidiaries.
 
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Fair Value at December 31, 2019 Using
 
Description
  
Balance as of

December 31,

2019
 
  
Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)
 
  
Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)
 
  
Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)
 
Assets
  
  
  
  
Available for sale debt securities:
  
  
  
  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
58,676
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
58,676
 
  
$
0
 
State and political subdivisions
  
 
272,362
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
272,362
 
  
 
0
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
836,534
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
836,534
 
  
 
0
 
Non-agency
  
 
3,833
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
3,833
 
  
 
0
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
  
  
  
Agency
  
 
614,973
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
614,973
 
  
 
0
 
Asset-backed securities
  
 
276,139
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
276,139
 
  
 
0
 
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
4,703
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,703
 
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
16,774
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
16,774
 
  
 
0
 
Other corporate securities
  
 
353,302
 
  
 
6,586
 
  
 
346,716
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total available for sale securities
  
 
2,437,296
 
  
 
6,586
 
  
 
2,426,007
 
  
 
4,703
 
Equity securities:
  
  
  
  
Financial services industry
  
 
154
 
  
 
154
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Equity mutual funds (1)
  
 
3,971
 
  
 
3,971
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other equity securities
  
 
4,769
 
  
 
4,769
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total equity securities
  
 
8,894
 
  
 
8,894
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Loans held for sale
  
 
384,375
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
384,375
 
Derivative financial assets:
  
     
  
     
  
     
  
     
Interest rate swap contracts
  
 
9
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9
 
  
 
0
 
Forward sales commitments
  
 
4,518
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,518
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total derivative financial assets
  
 
4,527
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9
 
  
 
4,518
 
Liabilities
  
     
  
     
  
     
  
     
Derivative financial liabilities:
  
 
2,394
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
2,394
 
  
 
0
 
TBA mortgage-backed securities
  
 
671
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
671
 
  
 
0
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total derivative financial liabilities
  
 
3,065
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
3,065
 
  
 
0
 
 
(1)
The equity mutual funds are within a rabbi trust for the payment of benefits under a deferred compensation plan for certain key officers of United and its subsidiaries.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
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The following table presents additional information about financial assets and liabilities
measured
at fair value at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 on a recurring basis and for which United has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:
 
 
  
Available for sale

Securities
 
 
  
Trust preferred

collateralized debt obligations
 
 
  
June 30,

2020
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
Balance, beginning of period
  
$
4,703
 
  
$
5,917
 
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
  
  
Included in earnings (or changes in net assets)
  
 
0
 
  
 
(155
Included in other comprehensive income
  
 
2,318
 
  
 
(1,059
Acquired in Carolina Financial merger
  
 
5,816
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance, end of period
  
$
12,837
 
  
$
4,703
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or changes in net assets) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
 
  
Loans held for sale
 
 
  
June 30,

2020
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
Balance, beginning of period
  
$
384,375
 
 
$
247,104
 
Originations
  
 
2,363,759
 
 
 
2,941,722
 
Sales
  
 
(2,261,049
 
 
(2,888,257
Total gains or losses during the period recognized in earnings
  
 
78,712
 
 
 
83,806
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, end of period
  
$
565,797
 
 
$
384,375
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or changes in net assets) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
   
 
  
Derivative Financial Assets

Interest Rate Lock
Commitments
 
 
  
June 30,

2020
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
Balance, beginning of period
  
$
4,518
 
 
$
4,103
 
Transfers other
  
 
15,902
 
 
 
415
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, end of period
  
$
20,420
 
 
$
4,518
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or changes in net assets) attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of
lower-of-cost-or-market
accounting or write-downs of individual assets.
 
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Fair Value Option
United elected the fair value option for the loans held for sale in its mortgage banking segment to mitigate a divergence between accounting losses and economic exposure.
The following table reflects the change in fair value included in earnings of financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected:
 
Description
  
Three Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019
 
Assets
  
  
Loans held for sale
  
  
Income from mortgage banking activities
  
$
 8,846
 
  
$
 4,578
 
 
Description
  
Six Months Ended     

June 30, 2020
 
  
Six Months Ended    

June 30, 2019
 
Assets
  
  
Loans held for sale
  
  
Income from mortgage banking activities
  
$
 10,471
 
  
$
 6,542
 
The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate fair value and the remaining contractual principal outstanding for financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected:
 
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
  
December 31, 2019
 
Description
  
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
  
Fair Value
 
  
Fair Value
Ove
r
/

(Under)
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
  
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
  
Fair Value
 
  
Fair Value
Over/
(Under)
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Assets
  
  
  
  
  
  
Loans held for sale
  
$
 591,397
 
  
$
 611,277
 
  
$
 19,880
 
  
$
 375,274
 
  
$
 384,375
  
$
 9,101
 
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The following describes the valuation techniques used by United to measure certain financial assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the financial statements.
 
Loans held for sale
: Loans held for sale within the community banking segment that are delivered on a best efforts basis are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data which is not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). As such, United records any fair value adjustments for these loans held for sale on a nonrecurring basis. No nonrecurring fair value adjustments were recorded on loans held for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2020. Gains and losses on sale of loans are recorded within income from mortgage banking activities on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Individually assessed loans
: In the determination of the allowance for loan losses, loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Loans evaluated individually are not also included in the collective evaluation. When management determines that foreclosure is probable or when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty at the reporting date and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date, adjusted for selling costs as appropriate. Fair value is measured using a market approach based on the value of the collateral securing the loans. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Company using comparable property sales (Level 2). However, if the collateral is a house or building in the process of
construction
or if an appraisal of the real estate property is over two years old, then the fair value is considered Level 3. The value of
 
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business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’ financial statements if not considered significant using observable market data. Likewise, values for inventory and accounts receivables collateral are based on financial statement balances or aging reports (Level 3). For individually assessed loans, a specific reserve is established through the allowance for loan losses, if necessary, by estimating the fair value of the underlying collateral on a nonrecurring basis. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as provision for credit losses expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
OREO
: OREO consists of real estate acquired in foreclosure or other settlement of loans. Such assets are carried on the balance sheet at the lower of the investment in the assets or the fair value of the assets less estimated selling costs. Fair value is determined by one of two market approach methods depending on whether the property has been vacated and an appraisal can be conducted. If the property has yet to be vacated and thus an appraisal cannot be performed, a Brokers Price Opinion (i.e. BPO), is obtained. A BPO represents a best estimate valuation performed by a realtor based on knowledge of current property values and a visual examination of the exterior condition of the property. Once the property is subsequently vacated, a formal appraisal is obtained and the recorded asset value appropriately adjusted. On the other hand, if the OREO property has been vacated and an appraisal can be conducted, the fair value of the property is determined based upon the appraisal using a market approach. An authorized independent appraiser conducts appraisals for United. Appraisals for property other than ongoing construction are based on consideration of comparable property sales (Level 2). In contrast, valuation of ongoing construction assets requires some degree of professional judgment. In conducting an appraisal for ongoing construction property, the appraiser develops two appraised amounts: an “as is” appraised value and a “completed” value. Based on professional judgment and their knowledge of the particular situation, management determines the appropriate fair value to be utilized for such property (Level 3). As a matter of policy, valuations are reviewed at least annually and appraisals are generally updated on a
bi-annual
basis with values lowered as necessary.
Intangible Assets
: For United, intangible assets consist of goodwill and core deposit intangibles. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least
annually
or sooner if indicators of impairment exist. Goodwill impairment would be defined as the difference between the recorded value of goodwill (i.e. book value) and the implied fair value of goodwill. In determining the implied fair value of goodwill for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment, United determines the fair value of the reporting unit and compares the fair value to its carrying value. United may elect to perform a qualitative analysis to determine whether or not it is more-likely-than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If United elects to bypass this qualitative analysis, or concludes via qualitative analysis that it is
more-likely-than-not
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, United may use either a market or income quantitative approach, whichever is more practical, to determine the fair value of the reporting unit to compare to its carrying value as step one. If the fair value is greater than the carrying value, then the reporting unit’s goodwill is deemed not to be impaired. If the fair value is less than the carrying value, then a second step is performed which measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the goodwill to its implied fair value. If the implied fair value of the goodwill exceeds the carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the carrying amount exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. At each reporting date, the Company considers potential indicators of impairment. Given the current economic uncertainty and volatility surrounding
COVID-19
and the performance of the Company’s stock, United performed a qualitative assessment to determine if any indicators of impairment would imply that it was more likely than not that goodwill was impaired as of June 30, 2020. After assessing several impairment indicators, United determined that it was not
more-likely-than-not
that goodwill was impaired as of June 30, 2020. In subsequent periods,
COVID-19
could cause a further and sustained decline in our stock price and other impairment indicators which would cause us to perform a goodwill impairment test and could result in an impairment charge being recorded for that period if the carrying value of goodwill was found to exceed fair value. Core deposit intangibles relate to the estimated value of the deposit base of acquired institutions. Management reviews core deposit intangible assets on an annual basis, or sooner if indicators of impairment exist, and evaluates changes in facts and circumstances that may indicate impairment in the carrying value. Other than those intangible assets recorded in the acquisition of Carolina Financial in the second quarter of 2020, no other fair value measurement of intangible assets was made during the first six months of 2020 and 2019.
 
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Mortgage Servicing Rights (
MSRs
):
A mortgage servicing right asset represents the amount by which the present value of the estimated future net cash flows to be received from servicing loans are expected to more than adequately compensate the Company for performing the servicing. The Company initially measures servicing assets and liabilities retained related to the sale of residential loans held for sale (“mortgage servicing rights”) at fair value, if practicable. For subsequent measurement purposes, the Company measures servicing assets and liabilities based on the lower of cost or market quarterly on a nonrecurring basis. The quarterly determination of fair value of servicing rights is provided by a third party and is estimated using a present value cash flow model. The most important assumptions used in the valuation model are the anticipated rate of the loan prepayments and discount rates. Although some assumptions in determining fair value are based on standards used by market participants, some are based on unobservable inputs and therefore are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The unobservable inputs for Level 3 valuations are market discount rates, anticipated prep
ayment speeds,
 
projected
d
elinquency rates, and ancillary fee income net of servicing costs. For June 30, 2020, the average range of discount rates was 10.50% to 12.91% with a weighted average discount rate of 10.63%; the average range of constant prepayment rates was 7.08% to 15.66% with a weighted average prepayment rate of 14.40%; the net servicing fee was 0.26%; and th
e
  delinquency rate
, including loans on forbearance
was 3.78%.
The Company recorded a $710 temporary impairment of mortgage servicing rights in the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The Company does not hedge the mortgage servicing rights positions and the impact of falling long-term interest rates increased prepayment speed assumptions reducing the value of MSRs asset.
The following table summarizes United’s financial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period:
 
 
  
 
 
  
Carrying value at June 30, 2020
 
  
 
 
Description
  
Balance as of

June 30,
2020
 
  
Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)
 
  
Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)
 
  
Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)
 
  
YTD
Gains

(Losses)
 
Assets
  
  
  
  
  
Loans held for sale
  
$
 14,707
 
  
$
 0
 
  
$
 14,707
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(2
Individually assessed loans
  
 
59,488
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
49,732
 
  
 
9,756
 
  
 
568
 
OREO
  
 
29,947
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
29,898
 
  
 
49
 
  
 
(440
Mortgage servicing rights
  
 
20,200
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
20,200
 
  
 
(710
 
 
  
 
 
  
Carrying value at December 31, 2019
 
  
 
 
Description
  
Balance as of

December 31,
2019
 
  
Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)
 
  
Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)
 
  
Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)
 
  
YTD
Gains

(Losses)
 
Assets
  
  
  
  
  
Loans held for sale
  
$
3,139
 
  
$
 0
 
  
$
3,139
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
(4
Impaired Loans
  
 
68,213
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
55,792
 
  
 
12,421
 
  
 
1,831
 
OREO
  
 
15,515
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
15,495
 
  
 
20
 
  
 
(785
 
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Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The following methods and assumptions were used by United in estimating its fair value disclosures for other financial instruments:
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximate those assets’ fair values.
Securities held to maturity and other securities
: The estimated fair values of securities held to maturity are based on quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured utilizing independent valuation techniques of identical or similar securities for which significant assumptions are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data. Third party vendors compile prices from various sources and may determine the fair value of identical or similar securities by using pricing models that consider observable market data. Any securities held to maturity, not valued based upon the methods above, are valued based on a discounted cash flow methodology using appropriately adjusted discount rates reflecting nonperformance and liquidity risks. Other securities consist mainly of shares of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock that do not have readily determinable fair values and are carried at cost.
Loans
: The fair values of certain mortgage loans (e.g.,
one-to-four
family residential), credit card loans, and other consumer loans are based on quoted market prices of similar loans sold in conjunction with securitization transactions, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics. The fair values of other loans (e.g., commercial real estate and rental property mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans, financial institution loans and agricultural loans) are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using market interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar creditworthiness, which include adjustments for liquidity concerns. For acquired impaired loans, fair value is assumed to equal United’s carrying value, which represents the present value of expected future principal and interest cash flows, as adjusted for any Allowance for Credit Losses recorded for these loans.
Deposits
: The fair values of demand deposits (e.g., interest and noninterest checking, regular savings and certain types of money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts of variable-rate, fixed-term money market accounts and certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the reporting date. Fair values of fixed-rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
Short-term Borrowings:
The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased, borrowings under repurchase agreements and any other short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.
Long-term Borrowings:
The fair values of United’s Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and trust preferred securities are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on United’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
 
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Summary of Fair Values for All Financial
Instruments
The estimated fair values of United’s financial instruments are summarized below:
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
  
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Fair Value
 
  
Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)
 
  
Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)
 
  
Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)
 
June 30, 2020
  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
2,062,813
 
  
$
2,062,813
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
2,062,813
 
  
$
0
 
Securities available for sale
  
 
2,799,941
 
  
 
2,799,941
 
  
 
6,432
 
  
 
2,780,672
 
  
 
12,837
 
Securities held to maturity
  
 
1,221
 
  
 
1,220
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
200
 
  
 
1,020
 
Equity securities
  
 
9,875
 
  
 
9,875
 
  
 
9,875
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other securities
  
 
251,161
 
  
 
238,603
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
238,603
 
Loans held for sale
  
 
625,984
 
  
 
625,984
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
60,187
 
  
 
565,797
 
Net loans
  
 
17,777,281
 
  
 
17,191,993
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
17,191,993
 
Derivative financial assets
  
 
29,578
 
  
 
29,578
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9,158
 
  
 
20,420
 
Mortgage servicing rights
  
 
20,200
 
  
 
20,200
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
20,200
 
Deposits
  
 
19,893,843
 
  
 
19,902,498
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
19,902,498
 
  
 
0
 
Short-term borrowings
  
 
176,168
 
  
 
176,168
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
176,168
 
  
 
0
 
Long-term borrowings
  
 
1,633,891
 
  
 
1,597,685
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,597,685
 
  
 
0
 
Derivative financial liabilities
  
 
14,307
 
  
 
14,307
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
14,307
 
  
 
0
 
December 31, 2019
  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
837,493
 
  
$
837,493
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
837,493
 
  
$
0
 
Securities available for sale
  
 
2,437,296
 
  
 
2,437,296
 
  
 
6,586
 
  
 
2,426,007
 
  
 
4,703
 
Securities held to maturity
  
 
1,446
 
  
 
1,447
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
427
 
  
 
1,020
 
Equity securities
  
 
8,894
 
  
 
8,894
 
  
 
8,894
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
Other securities
  
 
222,161
 
  
 
211,053
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
211,053
 
Loans held for sale
  
 
387,514
 
  
 
387,514
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
3,139
 
  
 
384,375
 
Net loans
  
 
13,635,072
 
  
 
13,185,955
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
13,185,955
 
Derivative financial assets
  
 
4,527
 
  
 
4,527
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9
 
  
 
4,518
 
Deposits
  
 
13,852,421
 
  
 
13,843,077
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
13,843,077
 
  
 
0
 
Short-term borrowings
  
 
374,654
 
  
 
374,654
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
374,654
 
  
 
0
 
Long-term borrowings
  
 
1,838,029
 
  
 
1,820,297
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
1,820,297
 
  
 
0
 
Derivative financial liabilities
  
 
3,065
 
  
 
3,065
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
3,065
 
  
 
0
 
15. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
On May 12, 2020, United’s shareholders approved the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2020 LTI Plan”). The 2020 LTI Plan became effective May 1
3
, 2020. An award granted under the 2020 LTI Plan may consist of any
non-qualified
stock options or incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or other-stock-based award. These awards all relate to the common stock of United. The maximum number of shares of United common stock which may be issued under the 2020 LTI Plan is 2,300,000. The 2020 LTI Plan will be administered by a board committee appointed by United’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall administer the
2020 LTI Plan. The maximum number of options and stock appreciation rights, in the aggregate, which may be awarded to any individual key employee during any calendar year is 100,000. The maximum number of options and stock appreciation rights, in the aggregate, which may be awarded to any
non-employee
director during any calendar year is 10,000 or, if such Award is payable in cash, the Fair Market Value equivalent thereof. The maximum number of shares of restricted stock or shares subject to a restricted stock units award that may be granted during any calendar year is 50,000 shares to any individual key employee and 10,000 shares to any individual
non-employee
director. Subject to certain change in control provisions, the 2020 LTI Plan provides that
all awards
 
will vest as the Committee determines in the award agreement, provided that no awards will vest sooner than 1/3 per year over the first three anniversaries of the
award.
United adopted a clawback policy that applies to named executive officers and other executive officers and permits the Committee to cancel certain awards to recoup gains realized from previous awards should United be required to prepare an accounting restatement due to materially inaccurate performance metrics.
A For
m
S-8
was filed on May 29, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register all the shares which were available for the 2020 LTI Plan. The 2020 LTI Plan replaces the 2016 LTI Plan.
 
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Compensation expense of $1,369 and $2,622 related to the nonvested awards under United’s Long-Term Incentive Plans was incurred for the second quarter and first six months of 2020, respectively, as compared to the compensation expense of $1,198 and $2,311 related to the nonvested awards under United’s Long-Term Incentive Plans incurred for the second quarter and first six months of 2019, respectively. Compensation expense was included in employee compensation in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income.
Stock Options
United currently has options outstanding from various option plans other than the 2020 LTI Plan (the “Prior Plans”); however, no common shares of United stock are available for grants under the Prior Plans as these plans have expired. Awards outstanding under the Prior Plans will remain in effect in accordance with their respective terms. The maximum term for options granted under the plans is ten (10) years.
A summary of activity under United’s stock option plans as of June 30, 2020, and the changes during the first six months of 2020 are presented below:
 
 
  
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
Weighted Average
 
 
  
 
 
  
Aggregate
 
  
Remaining
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Intrinsic
 
  
Contractual
 
  
Exercise
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Value
 
  
Term (Yrs.)
 
  
Price
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
  
 
1,715,316
 
  
  
  
$
 34.49
 
Assumed in Carolina Financial merger
  
 
117,116
 
  
  
  
 
12.14
 
Granted
  
 
183,551
 
  
  
  
 
32.51
 
Exercised
  
 
(14,994
  
  
  
 
20.48
 
Forfeited or expired
  
 
(8,915
  
  
  
 
28.47
 
  
 
 
          
 
 
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2020
  
 
1,992,074
 
  
$
 2,513
 
  
 
5.5
 
  
$
33.13
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Exercisable at June 30, 2020
  
 
1,446,719
 
  
$
2,513
 
  
 
4.4
 
  
$
31.67
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The following table summarizes the status of United’s nonvested stock option awards during the first six months of 2020:
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Per Share
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2020
  
 
589,737
 
  
$
 7.62
 
Granted
  
 
183,551
 
  
 
5.65
 
Vested
  
 
(225,582
  
 
7.68
 
Forfeited or expired
  
 
(2,351
  
 
7.32
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2020
  
 
545,355
 
  
$
6.93
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, 14,994 and 47,960 shares, respectively, were issued in connection with stock option exercises. All shares issued in connection with stock option exercises for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were issued from authorized and unissued stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised under the Plans during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $249 and $713 respectively.
Restricted Stock
Under the 2020 LTI Plan, United may award restricted common shares to key employees and
non-employee
directors. Restricted shares granted to participants will vest no sooner than 1/3 per year
over the first three anniversaries of the award. Unless determined by the Committee or the Board and provided in the award agreement, recipients
of restricted shares do not pay any consideration to United for the shares, have the right to vote all shares subject to such grant and receive all dividends with respect to such shares, whether or not the shares have vested. Presently, these nonvested participating securities have an immaterial impact on diluted earnings per share.
 
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The following summarizes the changes to United’s restricted common shares for the period ended June 30, 2020:
 
 
  
Number of
Shares
 
  
Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Per Share
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
  
 
247,896
 
  
$
 39.20
 
Granted
  
 
175,495
 
  
 
32.51
 
Vested
  
 
(88,671
  
 
39.32
 
Forfeited
  
 
(946
  
 
36.58
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2020
  
 
333,774
 
  
$
35.66
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
16. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
United has a defined benefit retirement plan covering qualified employees. Pension benefits are based on years of service and the average of the employee’s highest five consecutive plan years of basic compensation paid during the ten plan years preceding the date of determination. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date, but also for those expected to be earned in the future. No discretionary contributions were made during the first six months of 2020 and 2019.
In September of 2007, after a recommendation by United’s Pension Committee and approval by United’s Board of Directors, the United Bankshares, Inc. Pension Plan (the “Plan”) was amended to change the participation rules. The decision to change the participation rules for the Plan followed current industry trends, as many large and medium size companies had taken similar steps. The amendment provides that employees hired on or after October 1, 2007, will not be eligible to participate in the Plan. However, new employees will be eligible to participate in United’s Savings and Stock Investment 401(k) plan. This change had no impact on current employees hired prior to October 1, 2007 as they will continue to participate in the Plan, with no change in benefit provisions, and will continue to be eligible to participate in United’s Savings and Stock Investment 401(k) plan.
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2019 are unrecognized actuarial losses of $60,894 ($46,706 net of tax) that have not yet been recognized in net periodic pension cost. The amortization of this item expected to be recognized in net periodic pension cost during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 is $5,802 ($4,450 net of tax).
Net periodic pension cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 included the following components
:
 
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30
 
  
Six Months Ended

June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Service cost
  
$
 715
 
  
$
 561
 
  
$
 1,430
 
  
$
 1,116
 
Interest cost
  
 
1,286
 
 
 
1,459
 
 
 
2,573
 
 
 
2,901
 
Expected return on plan assets
  
 
(2,630
 
 
(2,356
 
 
(5,259
 
 
(4,686
Recognized net actuarial loss
  
 
1,442
 
 
 
1,184
 
 
 
2,884
 
 
 
2,355
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net periodic pension cost
  
$
813
 
 
$
848
 
 
$
1,628
 
 
$
1,686
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weighted-Average Assumptions:
  
 
 
 
Discount rate
  
 
3.42
 
 
4.52
 
 
3.42
 
 
4.52
Expected return on assets
  
 
6.75
 
 
7.00
 
 
6.75
 
 
7.00
Rate of
c
ompensation
i
ncrease (prior to age 40)
  
 
5.00
 
 
n/a
 
 
 
5.00
 
 
n/a
 
Rate of
c
ompensation
i
ncrease (ages
40-54)
  
 
4.00
 
 
n/a
 
 
 
4.00
 
 
n/a
 
Rate of compensation increase (prior to age 45)
  
 
n/a
 
 
 
3.50
 
 
n/a
 
 
 
3.50
Rate of compensation increase
 
(otherwise)
  
 
3.50
 
 
3.00
 
 
3.50
 
 
3.00
 
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17. INCOME TAXES
United records a liability for uncertain income tax positions based on a recognition threshold of
more-likely-than-not,
and a measurement attribute for all tax positions taken on a tax return, in order for those tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements.
As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the total amount of accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions was $718 and $726, respectively. United accounts for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as part of its provision for federal and state income taxes.
United is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and certain State Taxing authorities for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2018.
United’s effective tax rate was 17.30% and 18.38% for the second quarter and first six months of 2020 and 20.69% and 21.04% for the second quarter and first six months of 2019.
18. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The components of total comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
 
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30
 
 
June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Net Income
  
$
52,686
 
 
$
67,207
 
 
$
92,869
 
 
$
130,849
 
Available for sale (“AFS”) securities:
  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
AFS securities with OTTI charges during the period
  
 
0
 
 
 
(75
 
 
0
 
 
 
(75
Related income tax effect
  
 
0
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
17
 
Less: OTTI charges recognized in net income
  
 
0
 
 
 
75
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
75
 
Related income tax benefit
  
 
0
 
 
 
(17
 
 
0
 
 
 
(17
Reclassification of previous noncredit OTTI to credit OTTI
  
 
0
 
 
 
2,188
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
2,188
 
Related income tax benefit
  
 
0
 
 
 
(510
 
 
0
 
 
 
(510
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized (losses) gains on AFS securities with OTTI
  
 
0
 
 
 
1,678
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
1,678
 
AFS securities – all other:
  
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
Change in net unrealized gain on AFS securities arising during the period
  
 
37,756
 
 
 
21,141
 
 
 
60,859
 
 
 
43,379
 
Related income tax effect
  
 
(8,797
 
 
(4,925
 
 
(14,180
 
 
(10,107
Net reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
  
 
(1,466
 
 
130
 
 
 
(1,641
 
 
(218
Related income tax expense (benefit)
  
 
341
 
 
 
(30
 
 
382
 
 
 
51
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
27,834
 
 
 
16,316
 
 
 
45,420
 
 
 
33,105
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net effect of AFS securities on other comprehensive income
  
 
27,834
 
 
 
17,994
 
 
 
45,420
 
 
 
34,783
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash flow hedge derivatives:
  
 
 
 
Unrealized
loss
 
on cash flow hedge
  
 
(1,659
 
 
0
 
 
 
(1,659
 
 
0
 
Related income tax effect
  
 
387
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
387
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net effect of cash flow hedge derivatives on other comprehensive income
  
 
(1,272
 
 
0
 
 
 
(1,272
 
 
0
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Pension plan:
  
 
 
 
Recognized net actuarial loss
  
 
1,442
 
 
 
1,184
 
 
 
2,884
 
 
 
2,355
 
Related income tax benefit
  
 
(329
 
 
(275
 
 
(659
 
 
(536
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net effect of change in pension plan asset on other comprehensive income
  
 
1,113
 
 
 
909
 
 
 
2,225
 
 
 
1,819
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total change in other comprehensive income
  
 
27,675
 
 
 
18,903
 
 
 
46,373
 
 
 
36,602
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income
  
$
80,361
 
 
$
86,110
 
 
$
139,242
 
 
$
167,451
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
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The components of accumulated other comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) by Component 
(a)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
 
  
Unrealized
Gains/Losses
on AFS
Securities
 
 
Unrealized
Gains/Losses
on Cash Flow
Hedge
 
 
Defined

Benefit
Pension

Items
 
 
Total
 
Balance at January 1, 2020
  
$
7,956
 
 
$
0
 
 
$
(42,825
 
$
(34,869
Other comprehensive income before reclassification
  
 
46,679
 
 
 
(1,272
 
 
0
 
 
 
45,407
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
  
 
(1,259
 
 
0
 
 
 
2,225
 
 
 
966
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of tax
  
 
45,420
 
 
 
(1,272
 
 
2,225
 
 
 
46,373
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2020
  
$
53,376
 
 
$
(1,272
 
$
(40,600
 
$
11,504
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
Details about AOCI Components
  
Amount
Reclassified
from AOCI
 
 
 
 
  
Affected Line Item in the Statement Where
Net Income is Presented
Available for sale (“AFS”) securities:
  
 
  
Net reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income
  
$
(1,641
 
  
Net investment securities (losses) gains
  
 
 
      
  
 
(1,641
 
  
Total before tax
Related income tax effect
  
 
382
 
 
  
Tax expense
  
 
 
      
  
 
(1,259
 
  
Net of tax
Cash flow hedge:
  
 
  
Net reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income
  
$
0
 
 
  
Other income (expense)
  
 
 
      
  
 
0
 
 
  
Total before tax
Related income tax effect
  
 
0
 
 
  
Tax expense
  
 
 
      
Pension plan:
  
 
  
Recognized net actuarial loss
  
 
2,884
 
 
 
(a
  
 
 
 
2,884
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total before tax
 
Related income tax effect
 
 
(659)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tax expense
 
 
 
2,225
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total rec
lassifications 
for the period
 
$
 
966
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
      
 
            
 
(a)
 
This
 
AOCI component is included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16, Employee Benefit Plans)
 
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19. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic earnings per share with that of diluted earnings per share is presented as follows:
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
 
  
June 30
 
  
June 30
 
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
  
2020
 
  
2019
 
Distributed earnings allocated to common stock
  
$
45,298
 
  
$
34,604
 
  
$
80,785
 
  
$
69,276
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to common stock
  
 
7,262
 
  
 
32,446
 
  
 
11,840
 
  
 
61,276
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net earnings allocated to common shareholders
  
$
52,560
 
  
$
67,050
 
  
$
92,625
 
  
$
130,552
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding
  
 
119,823,652
 
  
 
101,773,643
 
  
 
110,559,363
 
  
 
101,833,880
 
Equivalents from stock options
  
 
64,171
 
  
 
274,202
 
  
 
65,613
 
  
 
265,929
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Average diluted shares outstanding
  
 
119,887,823
 
  
 
102,047,845
 
  
 
110,624,976
 
  
 
102,099,809
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Earnings per basic common share
  
$
0.44
 
  
$
0.66
 
  
$
0.84
 
  
$
1.28
 
Earnings per diluted common share
  
$
0.44
 
  
$
0.66
 
  
$
0.84
 
  
$
1.28
 
20. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities that either have a total equity investment that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or whose equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest (i.e., ability to make significant decisions, through voting rights, right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, and obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity). VIEs can be structured as corporations, trusts, partnerships, or other legal entities. United’s business practices include relationships with certain VIEs. For United, the business purpose of these relationships primarily consists of funding activities in the form of issuing trust preferred securities.
United currently sponsors nineteen statutory business trusts that were created for the purpose of raising funds that originally qualified for Tier I regulatory capital. As previously discussed, these trusts now are considered Tier II regulatory capital. These trusts, of which several were acquired through bank acquisitions, issued or participated in pools of trust preferred capital securities to third-party investors with the proceeds invested in junior subordinated debt securities of United. The Company, through a small capital contribution, owns 100% of the voting equity shares of each trust. The assets, liabilities, operations, and cash flows of each trust are solely related to the issuance, administration, and repayment of the preferred equity securities held by third-party investors. United fully and unconditionally guarantees the obligations of each trust and is obligated to redeem the junior subordinated debentures upon maturity.
United does not consolidate these trusts as it is not the primary beneficiary of these entities because United’s wholly owned and indirect wholly owned statutory trust subsidiaries do not have a controlling financial interest in the VIEs. A controlling financial interest is present when an enterprise has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and an obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The enterprise with a controlling financial interest, known as the primary beneficiary, consolidates the VIE.
 
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Information related to United’s statutory trusts is presented in the table below:
 
Description
  
Issuance Date
  
Amount of
Capital
Securities Issued
 
  
Stated Interest Rate
  
Maturity Date
United Statutory Trust III
  
December 17, 2003
  
$
  20,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.85%
  
December 17, 2033
United Statutory Trust IV
  
December 19, 2003
  
$
  25,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.85%
  
January 23, 2034
United Statutory Trust V
  
July 12, 2007
  
$
  50,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.55%
  
October 1, 2037
United Statutory Trust VI
  
September 20, 2007
  
$
  30,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.30%
  
December 15, 2037
Premier Statutory Trust II
  
September 25, 2003
  
$
 6,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 3.10%
  
October 8, 2033
Premier Statutory Trust III
  
May 16, 2005
  
$
  8,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.74%
  
June 15, 2035
Premier Statutory Trust IV
  
June 20, 2006
  
$
  14,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.55%
  
September 23, 2036
Premier Statutory Trust V
  
December 14, 2006
  
$
  10,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.61%
  
March 1, 2037
Centra Statutory Trust I
  
September 20, 2004
  
$
  10,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.29%
  
September 20, 2034
Centra Statutory Trust II
  
June 15, 2006
  
$
  10,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.65%
  
July 7, 2036
Virginia Commerce Trust II
  
December 19, 2002
  
$
  15,000
 
  
6-month
LIBOR + 3.30%
  
December 19, 2032
Virginia Commerce Trust III
  
December 20, 2005
  
$
  25,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.42%
  
February 23, 2036
Cardinal Statutory Trust I
  
July 27, 2004
  
$
  20,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.40%
  
September 15, 2034
UFBC Capital Trust I
  
December 30, 2004
  
$
  5,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.10%
  
March 15, 2035
Carolina Financial Capital Trust I
  
December 19, 2002
  
$
  5,000
 
  
Prime + 0.50%
  
December 31, 2032
Carolina Financial Capital Trust II
  
November 5, 2003
  
$
  10,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 3.05%
  
January 7, 2034
Greer Capital Trust I
  
October 12, 2004
  
$
  6,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.20%
  
October 18, 2034
Greer Capital Trust II
  
December 28, 2006
  
$
  5,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 1.73%
  
January 30, 2037
First South Preferred Trust I
  
September 26, 2003
  
$
  10,000
 
  
3-month
LIBOR + 2.95%
  
September 30, 2033
United, through its banking subsidiary, also makes limited partner equity investments in various low income housing and community development partnerships sponsored by independent third-parties. United invests in these partnerships to either realize tax credits on its consolidated federal income tax return or for purposes of earning a return on its investment. These partnerships are considered VIEs as the limited partners lack a controlling financial interest in the entities through their inability to make decisions that have a significant effect on the operations and success of the partnerships. United’s limited partner interests in these entities is immaterial, however; these partnerships are not consolidated as United is not deemed to be the primary beneficiary.
The following table summarizes quantitative information about United’s significant involvement in unconsolidated VIEs:
 
 
  
As of June 30, 2020
 
  
As of December 31, 2019
 
 
  
Aggregate

Assets
 
  
Aggregate

Liabilities
 
  
Risk Of

Loss
(1)
 
  
Aggregate

Assets
 
  
Aggregate

Liabilities
 
  
Risk Of

Loss
(1)
 
Trust preferred securities
  
$
295,263
 
  
$
284,657
 
  
$
10,606
 
  
$
257,941
 
  
$
248,680
 
  
$
9,261
 
 
(1)   Represents investment in VIEs.
    
21. SEGMENT INFORMATION
United operates in two business segments: community banking and mortgage banking. Through its community banking segment, United offers a full range of products and services through various delivery channels. In particular, the community banking segment includes both commercial and consumer lending and provides customers with such products as commercial loans, real estate loans, business financing and consumer loans. In addition, this segment provides customers with several choices of deposit products including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit as well as investment and financial advisory services to businesses and individuals, including financial planning, retirement/estate planning, and investment management. The mortgage banking segment engages primarily in the origination and acquisition of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market though United’s mortgage banking subsidiaries, George Mason and Crescent Mortgage. Crescent Mortgage may retain servicing rights on their mortgage loans sold. At certain times, Crescent may purchase rights to service loans from third parties. These rights are known as mortgage servicing rights provide the owner with the contractual right to receive a stream of cash flows in exchange for performing specified mortgage servicing functions.
 
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The community banking segment provides the mortgage banking segment (George Mason and Crescent Mortgage) with short-term funds to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges the mortgage banking segment interest based on the
30-day
LIBOR rate. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process.
The Company does not have any operating segments other than those reported. The “Other” category consists of financial information not directly attributable to a specific segment, including interest income from investments and net securities gains or losses of parent companies and their
non-banking
subsidiaries, interest expense related to subordinated notes of unconsolidated subsidiaries as well as the elimination of
non-segment
related intercompany transactions such as management fees. The “Other” represents an overhead function rather than an operating segment.
Information about the reportable segments and reconciliation of this information to the consolidated financial statements at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
 
 
  
At and For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Community
Banking
 
  
Mortgage
Banking
 
  
Other
 
 
Intersegment

Eliminations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Net interest income
  
$
167,703
 
  
$
2,246
 
  
$
(2,556
 
$
3,209
 
 
$
170,602
 
Provision for loans losses
  
 
45,911
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
45,911
 
Other income
  
 
20,301
 
  
 
71,013
 
  
 
47
 
 
 
(2,971
 
 
88,390
 
Other expense
  
 
106,477
 
  
 
35,261
 
  
 
7,398
 
 
 
238
 
 
 
149,374
 
Income taxes
  
 
5,841
 
  
 
6,946
 
  
 
(1,766
 
 
0
 
 
 
11,021
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  
$
29,775
 
  
$
31,052
 
  
$
(8,141
 
$
0
 
 
$
52,686
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets (liabilities)
  
$
25,924,599
 
  
$
730,637
 
  
$
25,678
 
 
$
(445,941
 
$
26,234,973
 
Average assets (liabilities)
  
 
24,198,414
 
  
 
660,483
 
  
 
16,574
 
 
 
(472,871
 
 
24,402,600
 
 
  
At and For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
  
Community
Banking
 
  
Mortgage
Banking
 
  
Other
 
 
Intersegment

Eliminations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Net interest income
  
$
152,517
 
  
$
111
 
  
$
(3,209
 
$
1,134
 
 
$
150,553
 
Provision for loans losses
  
 
5,417
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
5,417
 
Other income
  
 
18,398
 
  
 
23,501
 
  
 
53
 
 
 
(2,157
 
 
39,795
 
Other expense
  
 
82,304
 
  
 
18,771
 
  
 
143
 
 
 
(1,023
 
 
100,195
 
Income taxes
  
 
17,207
 
  
 
1,004
 
  
 
(682
 
 
0
 
 
 
17,529
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  
$
65,987
 
  
$
3,837
 
  
$
(2,617
 
$
0
 
 
$
67,207
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets (liabilities)
  
$
19,735,901
 
  
$
442,188
 
  
$
16,729
 
 
$
(312,279
 
$
19,882,539
 
Average assets (liabilities)
  
 
19,447,629
 
  
 
326,525
 
  
 
5,387
 
 
 
(263,687
 
 
19,515,854
 
 
  
At and For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Community
Banking
 
  
Mortgage
Banking
 
  
Other
 
 
Intersegment

Eliminations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Net interest income
  
$
308,123
 
  
$
3,195
 
  
$
(5,245
 
$
6,047
 
 
$
312,120
 
Provision for loans losses
  
 
73,030
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
73,030
 
Other income
  
 
39,868
 
  
 
92,203
 
  
 
56
 
 
 
(6,931
 
 
125,196
 
Other expense
  
 
186,941
 
  
 
56,018
 
  
 
8,432
 
 
 
(884
 
 
250,507
 
Income taxes
  
 
16,191
 
  
 
7,219
 
  
 
(2,500
 
 
0
 
 
 
20,910
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  
$
71,829
 
  
$
32,161
 
  
$
(11,121
 
$
0
 
 
$
92,869
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets (liabilities)
  
$
25,924,599
 
  
$
730,637
 
  
$
25,678
 
 
$
(445,941
 
$
26,234,973
 
Average assets (liabilities)
  
 
21,825,005
 
  
 
513,431
 
  
 
21,756
 
 
 
(374,811
 
 
21,985,381
 
 
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At and For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
  
Community
Banking
 
  
Mortgage
Banking
 
  
Other
 
 
Intersegment

Eliminations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Net interest income
  
$
298,407
 
  
$
166
 
  
$
(6,532
 
$
2,680
 
 
$
294,721
 
Provision for loans losses
  
 
10,413
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
 
 
10,413
 
Other income
  
 
36,050
 
  
 
39,607
 
  
 
255
 
 
 
(4,894
 
 
71,018
 
Other expense
  
 
158,298
 
  
 
33,613
 
  
 
(77
 
 
(2,214
 
 
189,620
 
Income taxes
  
 
34,873
 
  
 
1,286
 
  
 
(1,302
 
 
0
 
 
 
34,857
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  
$
130,873
 
  
$
4,874
 
  
$
(4,898
 
$
0
 
 
$
130,849
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets (liabilities)
  
$
19,735,901
 
  
$
442,188
 
  
$
16,729
 
 
$
(312,279
 
$
19,882,539
 
Average assets (liabilities)
  
 
19,324,956
 
  
 
296,008
 
  
 
1,824
 
 
 
(239,281
 
 
19,383,507
 
 
Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 to encourage corporations to provide investors with information about the company’s anticipated future financial performance, goals, and strategies. The act provides a safe harbor for such disclosure, in other words, protection from unwarranted litigation if actual results are not the same as management expectations.
United desires to provide its shareholders with sound information about past performance and future trends. Consequently, any forward-looking statements contained in this report, in a report incorporated by reference to this report, or made by management of United in this report, in any other reports and filings, in press releases and in oral statements, involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words “expect,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” and other words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and estimates, which although believed to be reasonable, may turn out to be incorrect, such as statements about the potential impacts of the
COVID-19
pandemic. Therefore, undue reliance should not be placed upon these estimates and statements. United cannot assure that any of these statements, estimates, or beliefs will be realized and actual results may differ from those contemplated in these “forward-looking statements.” United undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
CORONAVIRUS
(“COVID-19”)
PANDEMIC
As of December 31, 2019, there were reported cases of a “pneumonia of unknown cause” that were limited to one region of the world. By January 7, 2020, the exact strain, a new type of coronavirus, was identified, and initially named 2019-nCoV. On January 21, 2020 the first case of the new cornonavirus was reported in the U.S. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared the outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” In February of 2020, the WHO officially began calling the disease
COVID-19.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized the
COVID-19
outbreak as a pandemic. In the U.S., President Trump declared the
COVID-19
pandemic a national emergency on March 13, 2020.
The
COVID-19
pandemic has had a severe disruptive impact on the U.S. and global economy with businesses closing in response to the pandemic. The economic disruption caused by the virus outbreak has caused downturns and increased uncertainty and volatility in financial markets. Individual state governmental responses to the pandemic have included orders closing
“non-essential”
businesses temporarily and directing individuals to restrict their movements, observe social distancing and “shelter-
in-place.”
These actions, together with responses to the pandemic by businesses and individuals, have resulted in rapid decreases in commercial and consumer activity, temporary
 
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closures of many businesses that have led to a loss of revenues and a rapid increase in unemployment, material decreases in oil and gas prices, disrupted global supply chains, changes in consumer behavior because of the potential exposure to the virus, related emergency response legislation and an expectation that Federal Reserve policy will maintain a low interest rate environment for the foreseeable future.
On March 29, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, which authorized approximately $2 trillion in relief to businesses and workers that have been affected by events related to COVID-19. The CARES Act includes the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a nearly $350 billion program designed to aid small- and
medium-sized
businesses through federally guaranteed loans distributed through banks. These loans are intended to guarantee eight weeks of payroll and other costs to help those businesses remain viable and allow their workers to pay their bills. The CARES Act marked the third federal legislative response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, following the enactment on March 6, 2020 of supplemental appropriations in the “Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020” and the enactment on March 18, 2020 of provisions relating to, among other things, paid sick leave and
COVID-19
testing in the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act.”
On April 16, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced that all available funds under the PPP had been exhausted and applications were no longer being accepted. In response, President Trump signed into law the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” on April 24, 2020. This legislation provides additional fiscal year (“FY”) 2020 emergency supplemental funding to increase by $310 billion, the amount authorized and appropriated for commitments for the PPP authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, economic injury disaster loans and emergency grants under the CARES Act, to fund hospital and provider recovery and testing, and for other purposes. On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed int law the “Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA),” which amends the PPP to give borrowers more freedom in how and when loan funds are spent while retaining the possibility of full forgiveness. Key components of the PPPFA are summarized below:
 
 
 
The PPPFA amends the PPP to give borrowers more time to spend loan funds and still obtain forgiveness.
 
 
 
Borrowers now have 24 weeks to spend loan proceeds, up from 8 weeks.
 
 
 
The Act also reduces mandatory payroll spending from 75% to 60%.
 
 
 
Two new exceptions let borrowers obtain full forgiveness even without fully restoring their workforce.
 
 
 
Changes made by the PPPFA have been incorporated in new forgiveness applications released by the SBA.
 
 
 
Time to pay off the loan has been extended to five years from the original two.
 
 
 
The Act now allows businesses to delay paying payroll taxes even if they took a PPP loan.
New legislation signed by the President July 4, 2020, extends the deadline to apply for a PPP loan through August 8, 2020. The original application deadline was June 30, 2020. The new legislation involves $134 billion in unspent PPP funds when the application process shut down at the end of June. Those funds are once again available giving Congress time to decide how to
re-appropriate
anything left after August 8. As of June 30, 2020, United had processed over 8,000 loans totaling over $1.3 billion under the PPP and recognized $4.8 million of fee income during the second quarter and first six months of 2020 related to the PPP loans.
Impact on our Operations
. In the states where United operates, many jurisdictions have declared health emergencies. The resulting closures of
non-essential
businesses and related economic disruption has impacted our operations as well as the operations of our customers. Financial services have been identified as a Critical Infrastructure Sector by the Department of Homeland Security. Accordingly, our business remains open. To address the issues arising as a result of
COVID-19,
and in order to facilitate the continued delivery of essential services while maintaining a high level of safety for our customers as well as our employees, United has implemented the following policies:
 
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Restricted all
non-essential
travel and large external gatherings and have instituted a mandatory quarantine period for anyone that has traveled to an impacted area.
 
 
 
Temporarily closed all of our financial center lobbies and other corporate facilities to
non-employees,
except for certain limited cases by appointment only. United continues to serve our consumer and business customers through our drive-through facilities, ATMs, internet banking, mobile app and telephone customer service capabilities.
 
 
 
Expanded remote-access availability so that our work-force has the capability to work from home or other remote locations. All activities are performed in accordance with our compliance and information security policies designed to ensure customer data and other information is properly safeguarded.
 
 
 
Instituted mandatory social distancing policies for those employees not working remotely. Members of certain operations teams have been split into separate buildings or locations to create redundancy for key functions across the organization.
United is currently unable to fully assess or predict the extent of the effects of
COVID-19
on our operations as the ultimate impact will depend on factors that are currently unknown and/or beyond our control.
Impact on our Financial Position and Results of Operations
. Significant uncertainties as to future economic conditions exist. While some industries have been impacted more severely than others, all businesses have been impacted to some degree. For the first half of 2020, the economic pressures, existing and forecasted, as of end of the first and second quarters, coupled with the implementation of an expected loss methodology for determining United’s provision for credit losses as required by CECL contributed to an increased provision for credit losses for the first six months. Also, in United’s mortgage banking segment, a market disruption caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic resulted in significant losses on mortgage banking derivatives in the first quarter of 2020.
In addition, the economic pressures and uncertainties arising from the
COVID-19
pandemic may result in specific changes in consumer and business spending and borrowing and saving habits, affecting the demand for loans and other products and services United offers. Consumers affected by
COVID-19
may continue to demonstrate changed behavior even after the crisis is over. For example, consumers may decrease discretionary spending on a permanent or long-term basis, certain industries may take longer to recover (particularly those that rely on travel or large gatherings) as consumers may be hesitant to return to full social interaction, United lends to customers operating in such industries including energy, restaurants, hotels/lodging, aviation, entertainment, retail and commercial real estate, among others, that have been significantly impacted by
COVID-19
and we are continuing to monitor these customers closely. In response to the
COVID-19
pandemic, United has taken deliberate actions to increase
on-balance
sheet liquidity and increase capital ratio levels. In keeping with guidance from regulators, United is also actively working with
COVID-19
affected customers to waive fees from a variety of sources (overdraft fees, ATM fees, account maintenance fees, etc.) as well as affected borrowers to defer their payments, interest, and fees. These measures are thought, at this time, to be temporary in conjunction with the length of the expected
COVID-19
pandemic related economic crisis. As of June 30, 2020, United has made 5,504 eligible loan modifications on approximately $3.26 billion of loans outstanding under section 4013, “Temporary Relief from Troubled Debt Restructurings”, of the CARES Act. The Company continues to monitor the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic closely, as well as any effects that may result from the CARES Act and any subsequent legislation; however, the extent to which the
COVID-19
pandemic will impact United’s operations and financial results during the remainder of 2020 is highly uncertain.
For a discussion of the United’s liquidity and capital resources in light of the
COVID-19
pandemic please refer to the sections with the captions of “Liquidity” and “Capital Resources” included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”).
 
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ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES STANDARD
The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2016-13,
“Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” as amended, on January 1, 2020, as required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). ASU
No. 2016-13
was adopted by United using a modified retrospective approach. At the January 1, 2020 date of adoption, based on forecasts of macroeconomic conditions and exposures at that time, the aggregate impact to United was a net increase to the allowance for credit losses of $57.44 million and a decrease to retained earnings of $44.33 million, with the difference being an adjustment to deferred tax assets. United has elected to
phase-in
the impact to retained earnings using a five-year transition provision, allowed by the Federal Reserve Board and other federal banking agencies in response to the
COVID-19
pandemic, to delay for two years the full impact of ASU
No. 2016-13
on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. The adoption of ASU
No. 2016-13
had an insignificant impact on the Company’s held to maturity and available for sale securities portfolios.
ASU
2016-13
requires entities to report “expected” credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost and other commitments to extend credit rather than the prior “incurred loss” model. These expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date are to be based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Based on poor economic conditions at June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, management recorded $27.12 million and $16.96 million in provision for credit losses related to United’s loan portfolio for the second quarter and first quarter of 2020, respectively. In addition, United recorded a provision for loan losses of $28.95 million during the second quarter of 2020 on purchased
non-credit
deteriorated
(“non-PCD”)
loans from the Carolina Financial acquisition. For a further discussion, see the “Provision for Credit Losses” section in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
ACQUISITION
On May 1, 2020, United acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Carolina Financial Corporation (“Carolina Financial”), headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Immediately following the Merger, CresCom Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carolina Financial, merged with and into United Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United (the Bank Merger). United Bank survived the Bank Merger and continues to exist as a Virginia banking corporation. The acquisition of Carolina Financial affords United the opportunity to expand its existing footprint in North Carolina and South Carolina. The merger resulted in a combined company with more than 200 locations in some of the best banking markets in the United States. CresCom Bank owned and operated Crescent Mortgage Company, which is based in Atlanta. Crescent Mortgage Company is approved to originate loans in 48 states partnering with community banks, credit unions and mortgage brokers. As a result of the merger, Crescent Mortgage became an indirectly-owned subsidiary of United. The Carolina Financial merger was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. At consummation, Carolina Financial had assets of $5.06 billion, portfolio loans of $3.29 billion and deposits of $3.88 billion.
The results of operations of Carolina Financial are included in the consolidated results of operations from its date of acquisition. As a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition, the second quarter and first half of 2020 were impacted by two months of increased levels of average balances, income, and expense as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2019. In addition, the second quarter and first half of 2020 included $46.45 million and $48.01 million, respectively, of merger-related expenses from the Carolina Financial acquisition.
TRANSITION FROM THE LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE (LIBOR)
In 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, publicly announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit the rates used to calculate LIBOR after 2021. Currently, it is unclear whether these banks, as a group or individually, will continue to submit the rates used to calculate LIBOR
 
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after 2021. It is also unclear whether LIBOR will continue to be viewed as an acceptable market benchmark, what rate or rates may become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, or what the effect of any such changes may be on the markets for LIBOR-indexed financial instruments.
Working groups comprised of various regulators and other industry groups have been formed in the United States and other countries in order to provide guidance on this topic. In particular, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) has been formed in the United States by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The ARRC has identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative reference rate for U.S. Dollar LIBOR. The ARRC has also published recommended fall-back language for LIBOR-linked financial instruments, among numerous other areas of guidance. At this time, however, it is unclear whether these recommendations will be broadly accepted by industry participants, whether they will continue to evolve, and what impact they will ultimately have on the broader markets that utilize LIBOR as a reference rate.
United has loans, derivative contracts, borrowings, and other financial instruments that are directly or indirectly dependent on LIBOR. The transition from LIBOR will cause changes to payment calculations for existing contracts that use LIBOR as the reference rate. These changes will create various risks surrounding the financial, operational, compliance and legal aspects associated with changing certain elements of existing contracts. United will also be subject to risks surrounding changes to models and systems that currently use LIBOR reference rates, as well as market and strategic risks that could arise from the use of alternative reference rates. Additionally, United could face reputational risks if this transition is not managed appropriately with its customers. While the full impact of the transition is not yet known, failure to adequately manage the transition could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
INTRODUCTION
The following discussion and analysis presents the significant changes in financial condition and the results of operations of United and its subsidiaries for the periods indicated below. This discussion and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes to unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of United Bankshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. Management has evaluated all significant events and transactions that occurred after June 30, 2020, but prior to the date these financial statements were issued, for potential recognition or disclosure required in these financial statements.
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this document.
USE OF
NON-GAAP
FINANCIAL MEASURES
This discussion and analysis contains certain financial measures that are not recognized under GAAP. Under SEC Regulation G, public companies making disclosures containing financial measures that are not in accordance with GAAP must also disclose, along with each
“non-GAAP”
financial measure, certain additional information, including a reconciliation of the
non-GAAP
financial measure to the closest comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a statement of the company’s reasons for utilizing the
non-GAAP
financial measure.
Generally, United has presented a
non-GAAP
financial measure because it believes that this measure provides meaningful additional information to assist in the evaluation of United’s results of operations or financial position. Presentation of a
non-GAAP
financial measure is consistent with how United’s management evaluates its performance internally and this
non-GAAP
financial measure is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the banking industry. Specifically, this discussion contains certain references to financial measures identified as
tax-equivalent
(“FTE”) net interest income and return on average tangible equity. Management believes these
non-GAAP
financial measures to be helpful in understanding United’s results of operations or financial position.
 
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Net interest income is presented in this discussion on a
tax-equivalent
basis. The
tax-equivalent
basis adjusts for the
tax-favored
status of income from certain loans and investments. Although this is a
non-GAAP
measure, United’s management believes this measure is more widely used within the financial services industry and provides better comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and
tax-exempt
sources. United uses this measure to monitor net interest income performance and to manage its balance sheet composition.
Average tangible equity is calculated as GAAP total shareholders’ equity minus total intangible assets. Tangible equity can thus be considered the most conservative valuation of the company. When considering net income, a return on average tangible equity can be calculated. Management provides a return on average equity to facilitate the understanding of as well as to assess the quality and composition of United’s capital structure. By removing the effect of intangible assets that result from merger and acquisition activity, the “permanent” items of shareholders’ equity are presented. This measure, along with others, is used by management to analyze capital adequacy and performance.
However, this
non-GAAP
information should be considered supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Where the
non-GAAP
financial measure is used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as reconciliation to that comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a statement of the company’s reasons for utilizing the
non-GAAP
financial measure, can be found within this discussion and analysis. Investors should recognize that United’s presentation of this
non-GAAP
financial measure might not be comparable to a similarly titled measure at other companies.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies of United conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments, which are reviewed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the financial statement notes and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined. Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions, and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the calculation of the income tax provision to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the expected credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost to present the net amount expected to be collected as of the balance sheet date. Such allowance is based on the credit losses expected to arise over the life of the asset (contractual term). Determining the allowance for loan losses requires management to make estimates of expected credit losses that are highly uncertain and require a high degree of judgment. At June 30, 2020, the allowance for loan losses was $215.12 million and is subject to periodic adjustment based on management’s assessment of expected credit losses in the loan portfolio. Such adjustment from period to period can have a significant impact on United’s consolidated financial statements. To illustrate the potential effect on the financial statements of our estimates of the allowance for loan losses, a 10% increase in the allowance for loan losses would have required $21.51 million in additional allowance (funded by additional provision for loan losses), which would have negatively impacted the first six months of 2020 net income by approximately $16.99 million,
after-tax
or $0.15 diluted per common share. Management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the appropriate provision for loan losses is based upon a quarterly evaluation of the loan portfolio. This
 
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evaluation is inherently subjective and requires significant estimates, including estimates related to the amounts and timing of future cash flows, value of collateral, losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, and consideration of qualitative factors such as current economic trends, all of which are susceptible to constant and significant change. The allowance allocated to specific credits and loan pools grouped by similar risk characteristics is reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjusted as necessary based upon subsequent changes in circumstances. In determining the components of the allowance for loan losses, management considers the risk arising in part from, but not limited to, qualitative factors which include
charge-off
and delinquency trends, current business conditions and reasonable and supportable economic forecasts, lending policies and procedures, the size and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, concentrations of credit, and other various factors. The methodology used to determine the allowance for loan losses is described in Note 6, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. A discussion of the factors leading to changes in the amount of the allowance for loan losses is included in the Provision for Credit Losses section of this MD&A.
Income Taxes
United’s calculation of income tax provision is inherently complex due to the various different tax laws and jurisdictions in which we operate and requires management’s use of estimates and judgments in its determination. The current income tax liability also includes income tax expense related to our uncertain tax positions as required in ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Changes to the estimated accrued taxes can occur due to changes in tax rates, implementation of new business strategies, resolution of issues with taxing authorities and recently enacted statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance. These changes can be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular reporting period. The analysis of the income tax provision requires the assessments of the relative risks and merits of the appropriate tax treatment of transactions, filing positions, filing methods and taxable income calculations after considering statutes, regulations, judicial precedent and other information. United strives to keep abreast of changes in the tax laws and the issuance of regulations which may impact tax reporting and provisions for income tax expense. United is also subject to audit by federal and state authorities. Because the application of tax laws is subject to varying interpretations, results of these audits may produce indicated liabilities which differ from United’s estimates and provisions. United continually evaluates its exposure to possible tax assessments arising from audits and records its estimate of probable exposure based on current facts and circumstances. The potential impact to United’s operating results for any of the changes cannot be reasonably estimated. See Note 17, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding United’s ASC Topic 740 disclosures.
Use of Fair Value Measurements
United determines the fair value of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in ASC Topic 820, whereby the fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs in the methodology for determining fair value are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market-based information obtained from independent sources (Level 1 or Level 2), while unobservable inputs reflect management’s estimate of market data (Level 3). For assets and liabilities that are actively traded and have quoted prices or observable market data, a minimal amount of subjectivity concerning fair value is needed. Prices and values obtained from third party vendors that do not reflect forced liquidation or distressed sales are not adjusted by management. When quoted prices or observable market data are not available, management’s judgment is necessary to estimate fair value.
 
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At June 30, 2020, approximately 13.63% of total assets, or $3.58 billion, consisted of financial instruments recorded at fair value. Of this total, approximately 82.40% or $2.95 billion of these financial instruments used valuation methodologies involving observable market data, collectively Level 1 and Level 2 measurements, to determine fair value. Approximately 17.60% or $629.06 million of these financial instruments were valued using unobservable market information or Level 3 measurements. Most of these financial instruments valued using unobservable market information were loans held for sale at our mortgage banking segment. At June 30, 2020, only $14.31 million or less than 1% of total liabilities were recorded at fair value. This entire amount was valued using methodologies involving observable market data. United does not believe that any changes in the unobservable inputs used to value the financial instruments mentioned above would have a material impact on United’s results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources. See Note 14 for additional information regarding ASC Topic 820 and its impact on United’s financial statements.
Any material effect on the financial statements related to these critical accounting areas is further discussed in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
United’s total assets as of June 30, 2020 were $26.23 billion, which was an increase of $6.57 billion or 33.43% from December 31, 2019, primarily the result of the acquisition of Carolina Financial on May 1, 2020 and PPP loans. Portfolio loans increased $4.28 billion or 31.22%, cash and cash equivalents increased $1.23 billion or 146.31%, investment securities increased $392.40 million or 14.70%, loans held for sale increased $238.47 million or 61.54%, goodwill increased $316.77 million or 21.43%, other assets increased $130.14 million or 29.45%, bank premises and equipment increased $84.59 million or 87.53% and interest receivable increased $9.68 million or 16.66% due primarily to the Carolina Financial merger. Total liabilities increased $5.74 billion or 35.21% from
year-end
2019. This increase in total liabilities was due mainly to an increase of $6.04 billion or 43.61% and $76.52 million or 44.93% in deposits and accrued and other liabilities, respectively, mainly due to the Carolina Financial acquisition. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease of $402.62 million or 18.20% in borrowings. Shareholders’ equity increased $834.02 million or 24.79% from
year-end
2019 due primarily to the acquisition of Carolina Financial.
The following discussion explains in more detail the changes in financial condition by major category.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2020 increased $1.23 billion or 146.31% from
year-end
2019. In particular, interest-bearing deposits with other banks increased $1.14 billion or 174.42% as United increased its liquidity due to the
COVID-19
pandemic by placing excess cash in an interest-bearing account with the Federal Reserve. In addition, cash and due from banks increased $89.06 million or 48.08% due to increases of $32.51 million in cash and $24.93 million in process with the Federal Reserve. Federal funds sold were flat, increasing $3 thousand or less than 1%. During the first six months of 2020, net cash of $72.10 million and $1.31 billion were provided by operating and financing activities, respectively, while net cash of $157.31 million was used in investing activities. See the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for data on cash and cash equivalents provided and used in operating, investing and financing activities for the first six months of 2020 and 2019.
 
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Securities
Total investment securities at June 30, 2020 increased $392.40 million or 14.70% from
year-end
2019. Carolina Financial added $580.85 million in investment securities, including purchase accounting amounts, upon consummation of the acquisition. Securities available for sale increased $362.65 million or 14.88%. This change in securities available for sale reflects $559.29 million acquired from Carolina Financial, $412.07 million in sales, maturities and calls of securities, $159.55 million in purchases, and an increase of $59.22 million in market value. Securities held to maturity declined $225 thousand or 15.56% from
year-end
2019 due to maturities and calls of securities. Equity securities were $9.88 million at June 30, 2020, an increase of $981 thousand or 11.03% due mainly to a change in value. Other investment securities increased $29.00 million or 13.05% from
year-end
2019. Carolina Financial added $20.11 million in other investment securities. The remainder of the increase from
year-end
2019 is due mainly to purchases of Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock and investment tax credits partially offset by a decline in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock.
 
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The following table summarizes the changes in the available for sale securities since
year-end
2019:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
December 31
2019
 
  
$ Change
 
 
% Change
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
67,303
 
  
$
58,676
 
  
$
8,627
 
 
 
14.70
State and political subdivisions
  
 
520,880
 
  
 
272,362
 
  
 
248,518
 
 
 
91.25
Mortgage-backed securities
  
 
1,533,981
 
  
 
1,455,340
 
  
 
78,641
 
 
 
5.40
Asset-backed securities
  
 
277,721
 
  
 
276,139
 
  
 
1,582
 
 
 
0.57
Trust preferred collateralized debt obligations
  
 
12,837
 
  
 
4,703
 
  
 
8,134
 
 
 
172.95
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
16,191
 
  
 
16,774
 
  
 
(583
 
 
(3.48
%) 
Corporate securities
  
 
371,028
 
  
 
353,302
 
  
 
17,726
 
 
 
5.02
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total available for sale securities, at fair value
  
$
2,799,941
 
  
$
2,437,296
 
  
$
362,645
 
 
 
14.88
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
The following table summarizes the changes in the held to maturity securities since
year-end
2019:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30
2020
 
 
December 31
2019
 
  
$ Change
 
 
% Change
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government corporations and agencies
  
$
0
 
 
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
 
0.00
State and political subdivisions
  
 
1,201
(1) 
 
 
1,426
 
  
 
(225
 
 
(15.78
%) 
Mortgage-backed securities
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0.00
Single issue trust preferred securities
  
 
0
 
 
 
0
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0.00
Other corporate securities
  
 
20
 
 
 
20
 
  
 
0
 
 
 
0.00
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total held to maturity securities, at amortized cost
  
$
1,221
 
 
$
1,446
 
  
$
(225
 
 
(15.56
%) 
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Note
: (1) net of allowance for credit losses of $14 thousand.
At June 30, 2020, gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities were $21.18 million. Securities with the most significant gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2020 consisted primarily of asset-backed securities and single issue trust preferred securities. The asset-backed securities are backed by Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) student loan collateral which includes a minimum of a 97% government repayment guaranty, as well as additional credit support and subordination in excess of the government guaranteed portion. The single issue trust preferred securities relate to securities of financial institutions.
As of June 30, 2020, United’s mortgage-backed securities had an amortized cost of $1.47 billion, with an estimated fair value of $1.53 billion. The portfolio consisted primarily of $819.07 million in agency residential mortgage-backed securities with a fair value of $848.23 million, $61.95 million in
non-agency
residential mortgage-backed securities with an estimated fair value of $62.97 million, and $591.30 million in commercial agency mortgage-backed securities with an estimated fair value of $622.79 million.
As of June 30, 2020, United’s corporate securities had an amortized cost of $689.33 million, with an estimated fair value of $677.78 million. The portfolio consisted of $11.90 million in Trup Cdos with a fair value of $12.84 million and $18.21 million in single issue trust preferred securities with an estimated fair value of $16.19 million. In addition to the trust preferred securities, the Company held positions in various other corporate securities, including asset-backed securities with an amortized cost of $293.29 million and a fair value of $277.72 million and other corporate securities, with an amortized cost of $365.93 million and a fair value of $371.03 million.
The Trup Cdos consisted of pools of trust preferred securities issued by trusts related to financial institutions. United’s Trup Cdos had a fair value of $12.84 million as of June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, 69% of the Trup Cdos were rated below investment grade. United’s single-issue trust preferred securities had a fair value of $16.19 million as of
 
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June 30, 2020. Of the $16.19 million, $10.47 million or 64.69% were investment grade; $0.88 million or 5.43% were split rated; and $4.84 million or 29.88% were unrated. The two largest exposures accounted for 69.96% of the $16.19 million. These included Truist Bank at $6.49 million and Emigrant Bank at $4.84 million. All single-issue trust preferred securities are currently receiving full scheduled principal and interest payments.
The following is a summary of available for sale single-issue trust preferred securities as of June 30, 2020:
 
Security
  
Moodys
 
  
S&P
 
  
Fitch
 
  
Amortized Cost
 
  
Fair Value
 
  
Unrealized

Loss/

(Gain)
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Emigrant Bank
  
 
NR
 
  
 
NR
 
  
 
WD
 
  
$
5,741
 
  
$
4,837
 
  
$
904
 
Truist Bank
  
 
Baa1
 
  
 
NR
 
  
 
BBB
 
  
 
4,963
 
  
 
4,349
 
  
 
614
 
M&T Bank
  
 
NR
 
  
 
BBB-
 
  
 
BBB-
 
  
 
3,048
 
  
 
3,207
 
  
 
(159
Truist Bank
  
 
NR
 
  
 
BBB-
 
  
 
BBB
 
  
 
2,481
 
  
 
2,141
 
  
 
340
 
HSBC
  
 
Baa2
 
  
 
BBB
 
  
 
NR
 
  
 
1,000
 
  
 
778
 
  
 
222
 
Royal Bank of Scotland
  
 
Baa3
 
  
 
BB+
 
  
 
BBB
 
  
 
978
 
  
 
879
 
  
 
99
 
           
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
$
18,211
 
  
$
16,191
 
  
$
2,020
 
           
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
During the second quarter of 2020, United did not recognize any impairment on investment securities. Management does not believe that any individual security with an unrealized loss as of June 30, 2020 is impaired. United believes the decline in value resulted from changes in market interest rates, credit spreads and liquidity, not an adverse change in the expected contractual cash flows. Based on a review of each of the securities in the investment portfolio, management concluded that it was not probable that it would be unable to realize the cost basis investment and appropriate interest payments on such securities. United has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until such time as the value recovers or the securities mature. However, United acknowledges that any securities in an unrealized loss position may be sold in future periods in response to significant, unanticipated changes in asset/liability management decisions, unanticipated future market movements or business plan changes.
Further information regarding the amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities, including remaining maturities as well as a more detailed discussion of management’s impairment analysis, is presented in Note 3 to the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Loans held for sale
Loans held for sale increased $238.47 million or 61.54% from
year-end
2019 due mainly to the acquisition of Carolina Financial and its mortgage banking subsidiary, Crescent Mortgage, and increased production. Carolina Financial added $65.76 million in loans held for sale. In addition, loan originations exceeded loan sales in the secondary market during the first six months of 2020. Loan originations for the first six months of 2020 were $2.38 billion while loans sales were $2.21 billion. Loans held for sale were $625.98 million at June 30, 2020 as compared to $387.51 million at
year-end
2019.
Portfolio Loans
Loans, net of unearned income, increased $4.28 billion or 31.22% from
year-end
2019 mainly as a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition which added $3.29 billion, including purchase accounting amounts, in portfolio loans. Since
year-end
2019, commercial, financial and agricultural loans increased $3.29 billion or 44.15% as commercial loans (not secured by real estate) increased $1.83 billion or 80.02%, including $1.27 billion in PPP loans, while commercial real estate loans increased $1.46 billion or 28.29%. Consumer loans increased $37.32 million or 3.20% due to an increase in indirect automobile financing in addition to the loans acquired from Carolina Financial. In addition, construction and land development loans increased $367.52 million or 26.10% while residential real estate loans increased $623.76 million or 16.92%. These increases were due primarily to the Carolina Financial acquisition. Otherwise, portfolio loans, net of unearned income, increased $1.03 billion from
year-end
2019. Unearned income on loans and leases increased $38.73 million from
year-end
2019 due mainly to the deferred loan fees on the PPP loans.
 
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The following table summarizes the changes in the major loan classes since
year-end
2019:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
December 31
2019
 
  
$ Change
 
  
% Change
 
Loans held for sale
  
$
625,984
 
  
$
387,514
 
  
$
238,470
 
  
 
61.54
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Commercial, financial, and agricultural:
  
  
  
  
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
  
$
1,624,760
 
  
$
1,201,652
 
  
$
423,108
 
  
 
35.21
Nonowner-occupied commercial real estate
  
 
5,004,790
 
  
 
3,965,960
 
  
 
1,038,830
 
  
 
26.19
Other commercial loans and leases
  
 
4,113,505
 
  
 
2,285,037
 
  
 
1,828,468
 
  
 
80.02
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total commercial, financial, and agricultural
  
$
10,743,055
 
  
$
7,452,649
 
  
$
3,290,406
 
  
 
44.15
Residential real estate
  
 
4,310,156
 
  
 
3,686,401
 
  
 
623,755
 
  
 
16.92
Construction & land development
  
 
1,775,728
 
  
 
1,408,205
 
  
 
367,523
 
  
 
26.10
Consumer:
  
  
  
  
Bankcard
  
 
8,465
 
  
 
10,074
 
  
 
(1,609
  
 
(15.97
%) 
Other consumer
  
 
1,195,150
 
  
 
1,156,219
 
  
 
38,931
 
  
 
3.37
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total gross loans and leases
  
$
18,032,554
 
  
$
13,713,548
 
  
$
4,319,006
 
  
 
31.49
Less: Unearned income
  
 
(40,152
  
 
(1,419
  
 
(38,733
  
 
2729.60
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total loans and leases, net of unearned income
  
$
17,992,402
 
  
$
13,712,129
 
  
$
4,280,273
 
  
 
31.22
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For a further discussion of loans see Note 4 to the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other Assets
Other assets increased $130.14 million or 29.45% from
year-end
2019. The Carolina Financial acquisition added $160.48 million in other assets plus an additional $3.04 million in core deposit intangibles and $1.37 million for the Crescent Mortgage trade name intangible. The cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance policies increased $71.97 million, of which $71.88 million was acquired from Carolina Financial while the remaining increase was due to an increase in the cash surrender value. Deferred tax assets increased $17.02 million due mainly to the deferred taxes recorded on the purchase accounting adjustments in the Carolina Financial acquisition. The remainder of the increase in other assets is the result of an increase of $24.60 million in derivative assets from Carolina Financial and an increase of $14.43 million in OREO.
Deposits
Deposits represent United’s primary source of funding. Total deposits at June 30, 2020 increased $6.04 billion or 43.61% as the result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. Carolina Financial added $3.88 billion in deposits, including purchase accounting amounts. In terms of composition, noninterest-bearing deposits increased $2.48 billion or 53.56% ($893.07 million added from Carolina Financial acquisition) while interest-bearing deposits increased $3.57 billion or 38.63% ($2.99 billion added from Carolina Financial acquisition) from December 31, 2019. Organically, deposits grew $2.16 billion from
year-end
2019.
Noninterest-bearing deposits consist of demand deposit and noninterest bearing money market (“MMDA”) account balances. The $2.48 billion increase in noninterest-bearing deposits was due mainly to increases in commercial noninterest-bearing deposits of $1.62 billion or 67.52% and personal noninterest-bearing deposits of $274.28 million or 36.89% as the result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. In addition, sweep activity to noninterest bearing MMDAs increased $549.62 million or 44.34%.
 
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Interest-bearing deposits consist of interest-bearing checking (“NOW”), regular savings, interest-bearing MMDA, and time deposit account balances. All major categories of interest-bearing deposits increased from
year-end
2019 as the result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. In particular, interest-bearing MMDAs increased $1.35 billion or 23.89% since
year-end
2019 as commercial MMDAs increased $654.00 million, personal MMDAs increased $497.80 million, public funds MMDAs increased $159.01 million, and brokered MMDAs increased $39.70 million. NOW accounts increased $704.08 million or 189.18% since
year-end
2019. Excluding sweep activity from NOW accounts to interest-bearing MMDAs to reduce United’s reserve requirement at its Federal Reserve Bank, NOW accounts increased $962.06 million or 52.85% mainly due to an $590.50 million increase in personal NOW accounts.
Regular savings increased $342.63 million or 38.81% from
year-end
2019 due to a $302.03 million increase in personal savings accounts and a $42.58 million increase in commercial savings accounts as the result of the Carolina Financial acquisition.
Time deposits under $100,000 increased $374.16 million or 57.68% from
year-end
2019 due mainly to an increase in fixed rate certificates of deposits (CDs) of $792.50 million due to the Carolina Financial acquisition. Time deposits over $100,000 increased $794.83 million or 49.68% as brokered deposits increased $197.85 million, fixed rate CDs increased $174.19 million, Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) balances decreased $83.27 million and public funds CDs over $100,000 increased $65.97 million, all as a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition.
The table below summarizes the changes by deposit category since
year-end
2019:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
December 31
2019
 
  
$ Change
 
  
% Change
 
Demand deposits
  
$
5,307,461
 
  
$
3,381,866
 
  
$
1,925,595
 
  
 
56.94
Interest-bearing checking
  
 
1,076,250
 
  
 
372,175
 
  
 
704,075
 
  
 
189.18
Regular savings
  
 
1,225,522
 
  
 
882,889
 
  
 
342,633
 
  
 
38.81
Money market accounts
  
 
8,791,822
 
  
 
6,891,696
 
  
 
1,900,126
 
  
 
27.57
Time deposits under $100,000
  
 
1,098,106
 
  
 
723,941
 
  
 
374,165
 
  
 
51.68
Time deposits over $100,000
(1)
  
 
2,394,682
 
  
 
1,599,854
 
  
 
794,828
 
  
 
49.68
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total deposits
  
$
19,893,843
 
  
$
13,852,421
 
  
$
6,041,422
 
  
 
43.61
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Includes time deposits of $250,000 or more of $1,165,068 and $803,414 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Borrowings
Total borrowings at June 30, 2020 decreased $402.62 million or 18.20% since
year-end
2019. Carolina Financial added $374.74 million, including purchase accounting amounts, upon consummation of the acquisition. During the first six months of 2020, short-term borrowings decreased $198.49 million or 52.98% due to a $250.00 million decrease in short term FHLB advances while securities sold under agreements to repurchase increased $51.51 million or 41.33%. Carolina Financial added $332.00 million in short-term borrowings, most of which was repaid prior to
quarter-end.
Long-term borrowings decreased $204.14 million or 11.11% from
year-end
2019 as long-term FHLB advances decreased $246.99 million and issuances of trust preferred capital securities increased $32.98 million. Including purchase accounting amounts, Carolina Financial added $42.74 million in long-term borrowings, which included subordinated debt of $9.87 million.
 
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The table below summarizes the change in the borrowing categories since
year-end
2019:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
December 31
2019
 
  
$ Change
 
 
% Change
 
Federal funds purchased
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
  
$
0
 
 
 
0.00
Short-term securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  
 
176,168
 
  
 
124,654
 
  
 
51,514
 
 
 
41.33
Short-term FHLB advances
  
 
0
 
  
 
250,000
 
  
 
(250,000
 
 
(100.00
%) 
Long-term FHLB advances
  
 
1,354,879
 
  
 
1,601,865
 
  
 
(246,986
 
 
(15.42
%) 
Subordinated debt
  
 
9,865
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
9,865
 
 
 
100.00
Issuances of trust preferred capital securities
  
 
269,147
 
  
 
236,164
 
  
 
32.983
 
 
 
13.97
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total borrowings
  
$
1,810,059
 
  
$
2,212,683
 
  
$
(402,624
 
 
(18.20
%) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
For a further discussion of borrowings see Notes 10 and 11 to the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities at June 30, 2020 increased $76.52 million or 44.93% from
year-end
2019. Carolina Financial added $32.31 million. In particular, accounts payable associated with George Mason increased $32.41 million due to timing differences and derivative liabilities increased $11.24 million. In addition, accrued mortgage escrow liabilities increased $13.12 million and dividends payable increased $9.16 million. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease of $3.55 million in business franchise taxes payable due to payments.
Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2020 was $4.20 billion, which was an increase of $834.02 million or 24.79% from
year-end
2019 mainly as the result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. The Carolina Financial transaction added approximately $817.83 million in shareholders’ equity as 28,031,501 shares were issued from United’s authorized but unissued shares for the merger at a cost of approximately $816.00 million.
Retained earnings decreased $32.48 million or 2.87% from
year-end
2019. Earnings net of dividends for the first six months of 2020 were $11.85 million. Amount recognized for the adoption of ASU
No. 2016-13
was a reduction of $44.33 million in retained earnings.
Accumulated other comprehensive income increased $46.37 million or 132.99% from
year-end
2019 due mainly to an increase of $45.42 million in United’s available for sale investment portfolio, net of deferred income taxes. The
after-tax
accretion of pension costs was $2.23 million for the first six months of 2020. During the second quarter of 2020, United recognized a downward fair value adjustment of $1.27 million on a new cash flow hedge.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Net income for the second quarter of 2020 was $52.69 million or $0.44 per diluted share, as compared to $67.21 million or $0.66 per diluted share for the prior year second quarter. Net income for the first six months of 2020 was $92.87 million or $0.84 per diluted share compared to $130.85 million or $1.28 per share for the first six months of 2019. The lower amount of net income in 2020 was driven primarily by significant merger-related expenses from the Carolina Financial acquisition and a higher provision for loan losses resulting from an adverse future macroeconomic forecast as a result of the
COVID-19
pandemic under the new CECL accounting standard. The higher amount of provision expense resulting from
COVID-19
is an industry-wide issue affecting bank earnings nationwide.
 
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As previously mentioned, United completed its acquisition of Carolina Financial on May 1, 2020. The financial results of Carolina Financial are included in United’s results from the acquisition date. As a result of the acquisition, the first half and second quarter of 2020 were impacted for two months of increased levels of average balances, income, and expense as compared to the first half and second quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020.
For the second quarter of 2020, United’s annualized return on average assets was 0.87% and return on average shareholders’ equity was 5.40% as compared to 1.38% and 8.12% for the second quarter of 2019. United’s annualized return on average assets for the first six months of 2020 was 0.85% and return on average shareholders’ equity was 5.16% as compared to 1.36% and 8.00% for the first six months of 2019. For the second quarter and first half of 2020, United’s annualized return on average tangible equity was 9.58% and 9.28%, respectively, as compared to 14.90% and 14.78% for the second quarter and first half of 2019, respectively.
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
 
June 30, 2020
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
Return on Average Tangible Equity:
  
 
 
 
(a) Net Income (GAAP)
  
$
52,686
 
 
$
67,207
 
 
$
92,869
 
 
$
130,849
 
(b) Number of days
  
 
91
 
 
 
91
 
 
 
182
 
 
 
181
 
Average Total Shareholders’ Equity (GAAP)
  
$
3,921,289
 
 
$
3,220,987
 
 
$
3,620,425
 
 
$
3,299,061
 
Less: Average Total Intangibles
  
 
(1,708,683
 
 
(1,512,400
 
 
(1,607,977
 
 
(1,513,279
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
(c) Average Tangible Equity
(non-GAAP)
  
$
2,212,606
 
 
$
1,808,587
 
 
$
2,012,448
 
 
$
1,785,782
 
Return on Tangible Equity
(non-GAAP)

[(a) / (b)] x 366 or 365/ (c)
  
 
9.58
 
 
14.90
 
 
9.28
 
 
14.78
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $170.60 million which was an increase of $20.05 million or 13.32% from the second quarter of 2019. The increase in net interest income occurred because total interest income decreased $528 thousand while total interest expense decreased $20.58 million from the second quarter of 2019. Net interest income for the first half of 2020 was $312.12 million, an increase of $17.40 million or 5.90% from the first half of 2019. The increase in net interest income occurred because total interest income decreased $9.14 million while total interest expense decreased $26.54 million from the first six months of 2019.
The provision for credit losses was $45.91 million and $73.03 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2020, respectively, as compared to $5.42 million and $10.41 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2019, respectively. The higher amount of provision expense for 2020 compared to 2019 was due mainly to a provision for loan losses of $28.95 million recorded on purchased
non-PCD
loans from Carolina Financial and the reasonable and supportable forecasts for future macroeconomic scenarios used in the estimation of expected credit losses adversely impacted by the
COVID-19
pandemic under the new CECL accounting standard adopted by United on January 1, 2020 . For the second quarter of 2020, noninterest income was $88.39 million, which was an increase of $48.60 million or 122.11% from the second quarter of 2019. Noninterest income for the first six months of 2020 was $125.20 million which was an increase of $54.18 million or 76.29% from the first six months of 2019. For the second quarter of 2020, noninterest expense increased $49.18 million or 49.08% from the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020, noninterest expense increased $60.89 million or 32.11% from the first six months of 2019.
Income taxes for the second quarter of 2020 were $11.02 million as compared to $17.53 million for the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020 and 2019, income tax expense was $20.91 million and $34.86 million, respectively. For the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, United’s effective tax rate was 17.30% and 20.69%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2020 and 2019 was 18.38% and 21.04%, respectively.
The following discussion explains in more detail the results of operations by major category.
 
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Business Segments
United operates in two business segments: community banking and mortgage banking.
Community Banking
Net income attributable to the community banking segment for the second quarter of 2020 was $29.78 million compared to net income of $65.99 million for the second quarter of 2019. Net income attributable to the community banking segment for the first half of 2020 was $71.83 million compared to net income of $130.87 million for the first half of 2019. As previously mentioned, the lower amount of net income in 2020 was driven primarily by merger-related expenses from the Carolina Financial acquisition and a higher provision for loan losses resulting from an adverse future macroeconomic forecast as a result of the
COVID-19
pandemic under the new CECL accounting standard adopted by United on January 1, 2020.
Net interest income increased $15.19 million to $167.70 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $152.52 million for the same period of 2019. Net interest income increased $9.72 million to $308.12 million for the first half of 2020, compared to $298.41 million for the same period of 2019. Net interest income for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased from the second quarter and first half of 2019 due mainly to an increase in average earning assets as a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition.
Provision for loan losses was $45.91 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to a provision of $5.42 million for the same period of 2019. Provision for loan losses was $73.03 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to a provision of $10.41 million for the same period of 2019. The increases for the second quarter and first half of 2020 were due mainly to a provision for loan losses of $28.95 million recorded on purchased
non-credit
deteriorated
(non-PCD)
loans from Carolina Financial and the impact from the reasonable and supportable forecasts for future macroeconomic scenarios used in the estimation of expected credit losses adversely impacted by the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Noninterest income increased $1.90 million for the second quarter of 2020 to $20.30 million as compared to $18.40 million for the second quarter of 2019. Noninterest income for the first half of 2020 increased $3.82 million to $39.87 million for the first half of 2020 as compared to $36.05 million for the first half of 2019. The increases in 2020 were due mainly to increased net gains on investment securities transactions.
Noninterest expense was $106.47 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $82.30 million for the same period of 2019. Noninterest expense was $186.94 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $158.30 million for the same period of 2019. The increases in noninterest expense in 2020 were primarily attributable to the additional employees and branch offices from the Carolina Financial acquisition as most major categories of noninterest expense showed increases.
Mortgage Banking
The mortgage banking segment reported net income of $31.05 million and $32.16 million for the second quarter and the first half of 2020, respectively, as compared to net income of $3.84 million and $4.87 million for the first half of 2019. Noninterest income, which consists mainly of realized and unrealized gains associated with the fair value of commitments and loans held for sale, was $71.01 million and $92.20 million for the second quarter and first half of 2020 as compared to $23.50 million and $39.61 million for the second quarter and first half of 2019. The increases in 2020 were due mainly to increased sales of mortgage loans in the secondary market and the addition of mortgage banking operations from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Noninterest expense was $35.26 million and $56.02 million for the second quarter and first half of 2020 as compared $18.77 million and $33.61 million for the second
 
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quarter and first half of 2019. Noninterest expense consists mainly of salaries, commissions and benefits of mortgage segment employees. The increases in 2020 were due mainly to higher employee incentives and commissions related to the increased mortgage banking production as well as the additional expense associated with the employees added from the Carolina Financial acquisition.
The following discussion explains in more detail the consolidated results of operations by major category.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents the primary component of United’s earnings. It is the difference between interest income from earning assets and interest expense incurred to fund these assets. Net interest income is impacted by changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as changes in market interest rates. Such changes, and their impact on net interest income in 2020 and 2019, are presented below.
Net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $170.60 million, which was an increase of $20.05 million or 13.32% from the second quarter of 2019. The $20.05 million increase in net interest income occurred because total interest income decreased $528 thousand while total interest expense decreased $20.58 million from the second quarter of 2019. Net interest income for the first half of 2020 was $312.12 million, which was an increase of $17.40 million or 5.90% from the first half of 2019. The $17.40 million increase in net interest income occurred because total interest income decreased $9.14 million while total interest expense decreased $26.54 million from the first half of 2019. On a linked-quarter basis, net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 increased $29.08 million or 20.55% from the first quarter of 2020. The $29.08 million increase in net interest income occurred because total interest income increased $18.24 million while total interest expense decreased $10.85 million from the first quarter of 2020.
Generally, interest income and interest expense for the second quarter and first half of 2020 decreased from the second quarter and first half of 2019 due to a decline in market interest rates which resulted in lower yields on average earning assets and lower funding costs. Also, a change in the mix of average earning assets also contributed to the decline in interest income for 2020 due mainly to the addition of
low-yielding
PPP loans in the second quarter of 2020. For the purpose of this remaining discussion, net interest income is presented on a
tax-equivalent
basis to provide a comparison among all types of interest earning assets. The
tax-equivalent
basis adjusts for the
tax-favored
status of income from certain loans and investments. Although this is a
non-GAAP
measure, United’s management believes this measure is more widely used within the financial services industry and provides better comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and
tax-exempt
sources. United uses this measure to monitor net interest income performance and to manage its balance sheet composition.
Tax-equivalent
net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $171.62 million, an increase of $20.09 million or 13.26% from the second quarter of 2019 due mainly to an increase in average earning assets from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Average earning assets for the second quarter of 2020 increased $4.46 billion or 25.91% from the second quarter of 2019 due mainly to a $3.36 billion or 24.34% increase in average net loans. Average short-term investments increased $778.13 million or 100.97% while average investment securities increased $315.59 million or 12.07%. In addition, the average cost of funds for the second quarter of 2020 decreased 84 basis points due primarily to a decline in interest rates from the second quarter of 2019. Partially offsetting the increases to
tax-equivalent
net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was a decrease of 97 basis points in the average yield on earning assets as compared to the second quarter of 2019 due to the decline in market interest rates and the low yield on the PPP loans. In addition, loan accretion on acquired loans was $9.55 million and $14.45 million for the second quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decline of $4.90 million. The net interest margin of 3.18% for the second quarter of 2020 was a decrease of 35 basis points from the net interest margin of 3.53% for the second quarter of 2019.
 
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Tax-equivalent
net interest income for the first six months of 2020 was $313.92 million, an increase of $17.23 million or 5.81% from the first six months of 2019. This increase in
tax-equivalent
net interest income was primarily attributable to an increase in average earning assets from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Average earning assets increased $2.41 billion or 14.15% from the first six months of 2019 as average net loans increased $1.83 billion or 13.35%. Average short-term investments and average investment securities increased $376.77 million or 49.91% and $204.84 million or 7.93%, respectively. In addition, the average cost of funds for the first half of 2020 decreased 55 basis points due primarily to a decline in interest rates from the first half of 2019. Partially offsetting the increases to
tax-equivalent
net interest income for the first half of 2020 was a decrease of 67 basis points in the average yield on earning assets as compared to the first half of 2019 due to the decline in market interest rates and the low yield on the PPP loans. In addition, loan accretion on acquired loans was $19.10 million and $23.00 million for the first half of 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decline of $3.90 million. The net interest margin of 3.24% for the first half of 2020 was a decrease of 26 basis points from the net interest margin of 3.50% for the first half of 2019.
On a linked-quarter basis, net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 increased $29.08 million or 20.55% from the first quarter of 2020. United’s
tax-equivalent
net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 increased $29.32 million or 20.60% from the first quarter of 2020 due mainly to an increase in average earning assets from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Average earning assets increased $4.36 billion or 25.20% for the linked-quarter. Average net loans increased $3.24 billion or 23.22% while average investment securities increased $287.61 million or 10.88%. Average short-term investments increased $834.25 million or 116.76%. In addition, the average cost of funds for the second quarter of 2020 decreased 55 basis points due primarily to a decline in market interest rates from the first quarter of 2020. Loan accretion on acquired loans was flat at $9.55 million for the second quarter and first quarter of 2020. Partially offsetting the increases to
tax-equivalent
net interest income on a linked-quarter was a decrease of 51 basis points in the average yield on earning assets due mainly to the low yield on the PPP loans. The net interest margin of 3.18% for the second quarter of 2020 was a decrease of 12 basis points from the net interest margin of 3.30% for the first quarter of 2020.
United’s
tax-equivalent
net interest income also includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments.
The following table provides the discount/premium and net accretion impact to
tax-equivalent
net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019:
 
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
June 30

2019
 
  
March 31

2020
 
Loan accretion
  
$
9,549
 
  
$
14,451
 
  
$
9,546
 
Certificates of deposit
  
 
2,611
 
  
 
197
 
  
 
141
 
Long-term borrowings
  
 
488
 
  
 
269
 
  
 
268
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
12,648
 
  
$
14,917
 
  
$
9,955
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
June 30

2019
 
Loan accretion
  
$
19,095
 
  
$
22,995
 
Certificates of deposit
  
 
2,752
 
  
 
395
 
Long-term borrowings
  
 
756
 
  
 
537
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Tax-equivalent
net interest income
  
$
22,603
 
  
$
23,927
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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The following tables reconcile the difference between net interest income and
tax-equivalent
net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020 and the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019.
 
 
 
  
Three Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
June 30

2019
 
  
March 31

2020
 
Net interest income, GAAP basis
  
$
170,602
 
  
$
150,553
 
  
$
141,518
 
Tax-equivalent
adjustment (1)
  
 
1,018
 
  
 
977
 
  
 
782
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Tax-equivalent
net interest income
  
$
171,620
 
  
$
151,530
 
  
$
142,300
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Six Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
June 30

2020
 
  
June 30

2019
 
Net interest income, GAAP basis
  
$
312,120
 
  
$
294,721
 
Tax-equivalent
adjustment (1)
  
 
1,800
 
  
 
1,970
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Tax-equivalent
net interest income
  
$
313,920
 
  
$
296,691
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
The
tax-equivalent
adjustment combines amounts of interest income on federally nontaxable loans and investment securities using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the three months ended March 31, 2020. All interest income on loans and investment securities was subject to state income taxes.
 
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The following tables show the unaudited consolidated daily average balance of major categories of assets and liabilities for the three-month and
six-month
periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, with the interest and rate earned or paid on such amount. The interest income and yields on federally nontaxable loans and investment securities are presented on a
tax-equivalent
basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the three-month and
six-month
period ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Interest income on all loans and investment securities was subject to state income taxes.
 
 
 
  
Three Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
 
Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Average

Balance
 
 
Interest

(1)
 
  
Avg. Rate

(1)
 
 
Average

Balance
 
 
Interest

(1)
 
  
Avg. Rate
(1)
 
ASSETS
  
 
  
 
 
  
Earning Assets:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investments
  
$
1,548,759
 
 
$
1,868
 
  
 
0.49
 
$
770,625
 
 
$
5,405
 
  
 
2.81
Investment Securities:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Taxable
  
 
2,703,980
 
 
 
16,241
 
  
 
2.40
 
 
2,455,549
 
 
 
17,748
 
  
 
2.89
Tax-exempt
  
 
226,942
 
 
 
1,641
 
  
 
2.89
 
 
159,781
 
 
 
1,218
 
  
 
3.05
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Securities
  
 
2,930,922
 
 
 
17,882
 
  
 
2.44
 
 
2,615,330
 
 
 
18,966
 
  
 
2.90
Loans, net of unearned income (2)
  
 
17,345,008
 
 
 
179,985
 
  
 
4.17
 
 
13,888,716
 
 
 
175,851
 
  
 
5.08
Allowance for loan losses
  
 
(170,947
 
  
 
 
(76,682
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
Net loans
  
 
17,174,061
 
 
  
 
4.21
 
 
13,812,034
 
 
  
 
5.10
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total earning assets
  
 
21,653,742
 
 
$
199,735
 
  
 
3.70
 
 
17,197,989
 
 
$
200,222
 
  
 
4.67
    
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Other assets
  
 
2,748,858
 
 
  
 
 
2,317,865
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL ASSETS
  
$
24,402,600
 
 
  
 
$
19,515,854
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
LIABILITIES
  
 
  
 
 
  
Interest-Bearing Funds:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Interest-bearing deposits
  
$
11,600,243
 
 
$
19,249
 
  
 
0.67
 
$
9,753,724
 
 
$
35,455
 
  
 
1.46
Short-term borrowings
  
 
144,866
 
 
 
196
 
  
 
0.54
 
 
136,230
 
 
 
608
 
  
 
1.79
Long-term borrowings
  
 
2,070,557
 
 
 
8,670
 
  
 
1.68
 
 
1,879,154
 
 
 
12,629
 
  
 
2.70
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Interest-Bearing Funds
  
 
13,815,666
 
 
 
28,115
 
  
 
0.82
 
 
11,769,108
 
 
 
48,692
 
  
 
1.66
    
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  
 
6,412,124
 
 
  
 
 
4,240,050
 
 
  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
  
 
253,521
 
 
  
 
 
185,709
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
 
20,481,311
 
 
  
 
 
16,194,867
 
 
  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
 
3,921,289
 
 
  
 
 
3,320,987
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
$
24,402,600
 
 
  
 
$
19,515,854
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
NET INTEREST INCOME
  
 
$
171,620
 
  
 
 
$
151,530
 
  
    
 
 
        
 
 
    
INTEREST SPREAD
  
 
  
 
2.88
 
 
  
 
3.01
NET INTEREST MARGIN
  
 
  
 
3.18
 
 
  
 
3.53
 
(1)
The interest income and the yields on federally nontaxable loans and investment securities are presented on a
tax-equivalent
basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%.
(2)
Nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding.
 
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Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020
 
 
Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019
 
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Average

Balance
 
 
Interest

(1)
 
  
Avg. Rate

(1)
 
 
Average

Balance
 
 
Interest

(1)
 
  
Avg. Rate
(1)
 
ASSETS
  
 
  
 
 
  
Earning Assets:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Federal funds sold and securities repurchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investments
  
$
1,131,633
 
 
$
5,833
 
  
 
1.04
 
$
754,865
 
 
$
11,242
 
  
 
3.00
Investment Securities:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Taxable
  
 
2,620,604
 
 
 
33,210
 
  
 
2.53
 
 
2,419,202
 
 
 
35,111
 
  
 
2.90
Tax-exempt
  
 
166,512
 
 
 
2,520
 
  
 
3.03
 
 
163,077
 
 
 
2,516
 
  
 
3.09
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Securities
  
 
2,787,116
 
 
 
35,730
 
  
 
2.56
 
 
2,582,279
 
 
 
37,627
 
  
 
2.91
Loans, net of unearned income (2)
  
 
15,708,515
 
 
 
339,436
 
  
 
4.34
 
 
13,800,985
 
 
 
341,443
 
  
 
4.98
Allowance for loan losses
  
 
(152,515
 
  
 
 
(76,722
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
Net loans
  
 
15,556,000
 
 
  
 
4.38
 
 
13,724,263
 
 
  
 
5.01
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total earning assets
  
 
19,474,749
 
 
$
380,999
 
  
 
3.93
 
 
17,061,407
 
 
$
390,312
 
  
 
4.60
    
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Other assets
  
 
2,510,632
 
 
  
 
 
2,322,100
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL ASSETS
  
$
21,985,381
 
 
  
 
$
19,383,507
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
LIABILITIES
  
 
  
 
 
  
Interest-Bearing Funds:
  
 
  
 
 
  
Interest-bearing deposits
  
$
10,439,513
 
 
$
46,726
 
  
 
0.90
 
$
9,724,379
 
 
$
68,093
 
  
 
1.41
Short-term borrowings
  
 
141,146
 
 
 
654
 
  
 
0.93
 
 
154,811
 
 
 
1,299
 
  
 
1.69
Long-term borrowings
  
 
2,036,660
 
 
 
19,699
 
  
 
1.95
 
 
1,788,790
 
 
 
24,229
 
  
 
2.73
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total Interest-Bearing Funds
  
 
12,617,319
 
 
 
67,079
 
  
 
1.07
 
 
11,667,980
 
 
 
93,621
 
  
 
1.62
  
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Non-interest
bearing deposits
  
 
5,519,584
 
 
  
 
 
4,230,598
 
 
  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
  
 
228,053
 
 
  
 
 
185,868
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
 
18,364,956
 
 
  
 
 
16,084,446
 
 
  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
 
3,620,425
 
 
  
 
 
3,299,061
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
$
21,985,381
 
 
  
 
$
19,383,507
 
 
  
  
 
 
        
 
 
      
NET INTEREST INCOME
  
 
$
313,920
 
  
 
 
$
296,691
 
  
    
 
 
        
 
 
    
INTEREST SPREAD
  
 
  
 
2.86
 
 
  
 
2.98
NET INTEREST MARGIN
  
 
  
 
3.24
 
 
  
 
3.50
 
(1)
The interest income and the yields on federally nontaxable loans and investment securities are presented on a
tax-equivalent
basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%.
(2)
Nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding.
Provision for Loan Losses
For the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the provision for loan losses was $45.91 million and $5.42 million, respectively. The provision for loan losses for the first six months of 2020 and 2019 was $73.03 million and $10.41 million, respectively. Net charge-offs were $4.34 million for the second quarter of 2020 as compared to net charge-offs of $5.90 million for the same quarter in 2019. Net charge-offs for the first six months of 2020 were $11.03 million as compared to $10.72 million for the first six months of 2019. The higher amount of provision expense for 2020 compared to 2019 was due mainly to a provision for loan losses of $28.95 million recorded on purchased
non-PCD
loans from Carolina Financial and the reasonable and supportable forecasts for future macroeconomic scenarios
 
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used in the estimation of expected credit losses adversely impacted by the
COVID-19
pandemic under the new CECL accounting standard adopted by United on January 1, 2020. On a linked-quarter basis, the provision for loan losses increased $18.79 million due primarily to the provision expense recorded on the
non-PCD
loans acquired from Carolina Financial while net charge-offs decreased $2.34 million from the first quarter of 2020. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans was 0.10% and 0.15% for the second quarter and first half of 2020, respectively.
As of June 30, 2020, nonperforming loans were $156.26 million or 0.87% of loans, net of unearned income as compared to nonperforming loans of $131.07 million or 0.96% of loans, net of unearned income at December 31, 2019. Nonperforming loans of $37.00 million were added from the Carolina Financial acquisition. The components of nonperforming loans include: 1) nonaccrual loans, 2) loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal, but have not been put on a nonaccrual basis and 3) loans whose terms have been restructured for economic or legal reasons due to financial difficulties of the borrowers.
Loans past due 90 days or more were $11.15 million at June 30, 2020, an increase of $1.66 million or 17.43% from $9.49 million at
year-end
2019. This increase was primarily due to loans that had matured at
quarter-end
and were in the process of renewal. At June 30, 2020, nonaccrual loans were $67.67 million, which was an increase of $4.46 million or 7.06% from $63.21 million at
year-end
2019. This increase was primarily due to nonaccrual loans added from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Restructured loans were $77.44 million at June 30, 2020, an increase of $19.07 million or 32.67% from $58.37 million at
year-end
2019. This increase was primarily due to restructured loans added from the Carolina Financial acquisition and loans being considered restructured under CECL partially offset by repayments and charge-offs of previously recognized impairments and repayment of several restructured loans. The loss potential on these loans has been properly evaluated and allocated within the Company’s allowance for loan losses.
Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and real estate acquired in foreclosure or other settlement of loans (“OREO”). Total nonperforming assets of $186.20 million, including OREO of $29.95 million at June 30, 2020, represented 0.71% of total assets.
United maintains an allowance for loan losses and a reserve for lending-related commitments. The combined allowance for loan losses and reserve for lending-related commitments is considered the allowance for credit losses. At June 30, 2020, the allowance for credit losses was $227.07 million as compared to $78.79 million at December 31, 2019.
At June 30, 2020, the allowance for loan losses was $215.12 million as compared to $77.06 million at December 31, 2019. The increase in the allowance for loan losses was due to the adoption of CECL, the impact of
COVID-19
and the loans acquired from Carolina Financial. As a percentage of loans, net of unearned income, the allowance for loan losses was 1.20% at June 30, 2020 and 0.56% at December 31, 2019. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans or coverage ratio was 137.67% and 58.79% at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The increase in these ratios was due mainly to the adoption of CECL which caused a change in the Company’s methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses as well as the adverse impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on reasonable and supportable forecasts for future macroeconomic scenarios used in the estimation of expected credit losses and the allowance for loan losses recorded on loans acquired from Carolina Financial.
United continues to evaluate risks which may impact its loan portfolios. As a result of the
COVID-19
pandemic and resulting economic uncertainty given the rapidly changing economic impact, the Company reviewed its loan portfolio segments, assessing the likely impact of
COVID-19
on each segment and established relevant qualitative adjustment factors. Qualitative adjustments account for the Company’s view of the future. If current conditions underlying any qualitative adjustment factor were deemed to be materially different than historical conditions, then an adjustment was made for that factor.
 
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The first six months of 2020 qualitative adjustments include analyses of the following:
 
 
 
Past events
– This includes portfolio trends related to business conditions; past due, nonaccrual, and graded loans; and concentrations.
 
 
 
Current conditions
– United considered the impact of
COVID-19
(negative) as well as the CARES Act (positive) when making determinations related to factor adjustments, such as collateral values and past due loans, and the reasonable and supportable forecast. This is in contrast with the CECL adoption date (January 1, 2020) estimate as neither of these items were relevant for United’s footprint at the beginning of the year. Additional considerations were made for the Carolina Financial acquisition, such as the experience of lending management and staff and the nature and volume of the portfolio.
 
 
 
Reasonable and supportable forecasts
– The forecast is determined on a
portfolio-by-portfolio
basis by relating the correlation of real GDP and the unemployment rate to loss rates to forecasts of those variables. Assumptions for the economic variables were the following:
 
 
 
Following the historic drop in GDP in the second quarter of 2020, the forecast projects a large increase in GDP in the third quarter of 2020 with growth rates returning to normal levels by mid-2022.
 
 
 
The forecast also projects continued high levels of unemployment with a gradual recovery that stretches beyond 2022.
 
 
 
Forecasts account for United’s best estimate of economic impact from government stimulus.
 
 
 
Reversion to historical loss data occurs via a straight-line method during the year following the
one-year
reasonable and supportable forecast period.
Allocations are made for specific commercial loans based upon management’s estimate of the borrowers’ ability to repay and other factors impacting collectibility. Other commercial loans not specifically reviewed on an individual basis are evaluated based on historical loss percentages applied to loan pools that have been segregated by risk. Allocations for loans other than commercial loans are made based upon historical loss experience adjusted for current environmental conditions. The allowance for credit losses includes estimated lifetime losses within the portfolio due to uncertainties in economic conditions, delays in obtaining information, including unfavorable information about a borrower’s financial condition, the difficulty in identifying triggering events that correlate perfectly to subsequent loss rates, and risk factors that have not yet fully manifested themselves in loss allocation factors.
United’s review of the allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2020 produced increased allocations in each of the four loan categories, primarily due to implementation of CECL and the adverse impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on reasonable and supportable forecasts for future macroeconomic scenarios used in the estimation of expected credit losses. The allocation related to the commercial, financial & agricultural loan pool increased $66.52 million. The residential real estate allocation increased $29.89 million. The real estate construction and development loan pool allocation increased $28.95 million. The consumer loan pool experienced an increase of $13.01 million.
An allowance is established for estimated lifetime losses for loans that are individually assessed. Nonperforming commercial loans and leases are regularly reviewed to identify probable credit losses. A loan is individually assessed for expected credit losses when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts contractually due. Measuring expected credit losses of a loan requires judgment and estimates, and the eventual outcomes may differ from those estimates. Expected credit losses are measured based upon the present value of expected future cash flows from the loan discounted at the loan’s effective rate, the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. When the selected measure is less than the recorded investment in the loan, an expected credit loss has occurred. The allowance for loans that were individually assessed was $14.63 million at June 30, 2020 and $16.50 million at December 31, 2019. In comparison to the prior
year-end,
this element of the allowance decreased by $1.87 million primarily due to
charge-off
of previously recognized allocations for probable credit losses on individually assessed loans.
 
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Management believes that the allowance for credit losses of $227.07 million at June 30, 2020 is adequate to provide for probable losses on existing loans and lending-related commitments based on information currently available. United’s loan administration policies are focused on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio in terms of loan approval and credit quality. The commercial loan portfolio is monitored for possible concentrations of credit in one or more industries. Management has lending limits as a percentage of capital per type of credit concentration in an effort to ensure adequate diversification within the portfolio. Most of United’s commercial loans are secured by real estate located in West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. It is the opinion of management that these commercial loans do not pose any unusual risks and that adequate consideration has been given to these loans in establishing the allowance for credit losses.
The provision for credit losses related to held to maturity and available for sale investment securities for the second quarter and first six months of 2020 was immaterial. There was no provision for credit losses related to held to maturity and available for sale investment securities for the first six months of 2019.
Management is not aware of any potential problem loans, trends or uncertainties, which it reasonably expects, will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources which have not been disclosed. Additionally, management has disclosed all known material credits, which cause management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment schedules.
Other Income
Other income consists of all revenues, which are not included in interest and fee income related to earning assets. Noninterest income has been and will continue to be an important factor for improving United’s profitability. Recognizing the importance, management continues to evaluate areas where noninterest income can be enhanced.
Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $88.39 million, an increase of $48.60 million or 122.11% from the second quarter of 2019. Noninterest income for the first half of 2020 was $125.20 million, which was an increase of $54.18 million or 76.29% from the first half of 2019.
Income from mortgage banking activities totaled $68.21 million for the second quarter of 2020 compared to $21.70 million for the same period of 2019. For the first half of 2020 and 2019, income from mortgage banking activities was $85.84 million and $35.39 million, respectively. The increases for 2020 were the result of increased production and sales of mortgage loans in the secondary market and the acquisition of Carolina Financial and, in particular, the acquisition of its mortgage banking subsidiary, Crescent Mortgage. In addition, the fair value on interest rate lock commitments for the first six months of 2020 increased $13.10 million from the first six months of 2019 due to a higher locked pipeline. For the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, mortgage loan sales were $1.59 billion and $585.40 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, mortgage loan sales were $2.21 billion and $934.88 million, respectively.
Mortgage loan servicing income of $1.53 million was added in the second quarter and first half of 2020 due to the acquisition of Carolina Financial and Crescent Mortgage.
Net investment securities’ gains were $1.51 million and $1.71 million for the second quarter and first half of 2020, respectively, as compared to a net gain of $109 thousand and a net loss of $50 thousand for the second quarter and first half of 2019, respectively.
Fees from deposit services for the first half of 2020 decreased $505 thousand from the first half of 2019. The decrease was due primarily to lower income from overdraft fees and automated teller machine (ATM) fees due to decreased activity and the waiving of fees as a result of the
COVID-19
pandemic partially offset by increased debit card income.
 
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Bankcard fees for the first half of 2020 decreased $547 thousand from the first half of 2019 due to decreased volume.
On a linked-quarter basis, noninterest income for the second quarter of 2020 increased $51.58 million or 140.15% from the first quarter of 2020 due mainly to an increase of $50.58 million in income from mortgage banking activities. The increase was due mainly to increased production and sales of mortgage loans in the secondary market as well as net gains on mortgage loan derivatives and the addition of mortgage banking operations from the Carolina Financial acquisition. Net investment securities’ gains were $1.51 million for the second quarter of 2020 as compared to a net gain of $196 thousand for the first quarter of 2020, an increase of $1.31 million. In addition, $1.53 million of mortgage servicing income was added in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease of $1.10 million in income from bank-owned life insurance policies (“BOLI”) due to the recognition of death benefits of $1.19 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Other Expenses
Just as management continues to evaluate areas where noninterest income can be enhanced, it strives to improve the efficiency of its operations to reduce costs. Other expenses include all items of expense other than interest expense, the provision for credit losses, and income taxes. Noninterest expense increased $49.18 million or 49.08% for the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. For the first six months of 2020, noninterest expense increased $60.89 million or 32.11% from the first six months of 2019. Generally, these increases in 2020 from 2019 were the result of additional general operating expenses and increased merger-related charges from the Carolina Financial acquisition. These increases were partially offset by a $5.11 million decrease in prepayment penalties on FHLB advances which were recognized during the second quarter of 2019.
Employee compensation for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $24.36 million or 54.99% and $29.96 million or 35.98% from the second quarter and first half of 2019. Base salaries for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $12.12 million or 40.37% and $13.70 million or 22.95%, respectively, from the same time periods in 2019 due mainly to additional employees from the Carolina Financial acquisition. The remainder of the increase in employee compensation for the second quarter and first half of 2020 was due mainly to higher employee incentives and commissions expense primarily related to the increased mortgage banking production.
Employee benefits expense for the second quarter of 2020 increased $4.20 million or 48.97% from the second quarter of 2019. Employee benefits expense for the first six months of 2020 increased $5.56 million or 30.85% as compared to the first six months of 2019. The increases for second quarter and first half of 2020 were due in large part to additional health insurance expense of $1.86 million and $2.10 million, respectively, from the same time periods last year due to higher premiums and additional employees from the Carolina Financial acquisition. In addition, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) expense for second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $1.20 million and $1.60 million, respectively, from the second quarter and first half of 2019 due mainly to the additional employees from the Carolina Financial acquisition as well as the higher commissions expense.
Net occupancy expense increased $1.65 million or 19.05% and $1.96 million or 11.26% for the second quarter and first six months of 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increases were due mainly to increases in building rental expense and depreciation due mainly to the offices added in the Carolina Financial acquisition.
Equipment expense increased $1.33 million or 36.16% and $1.86 million or 26.60% for the second quarter and first six months of 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019. The increases were due mainly to increases in equipment maintenance and depreciation due mainly to the Carolina Financial acquisition.
 
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Data processing expense increased $10.36 million or 186.08% and $10.70 million or 99.76% for the second quarter and first half of 2020, respectively, as compared to the second quarter and first half of 2019. These increases were due mainly to a $9.66 million penalty to terminate the contract with Carolina Financial’s data processor.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance expense for the second quarter and first half of 2020 decreased $518 thousand and $1.42 million, respectively, from the same periods in 2019 due to the exclusion of a surcharge in 2020.
Mortgage loan servicing expense and impairment for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $2.40 million and $2.45 million, respectively, from the same time periods in 2019. The increases were due to the acquisition of Carolina Financial and Crescent Mortgage. In addition, United recorded a $710 thousand temporary impairment charge on its mortgage servicing rights during the second quarter and first half of 2020.
Other expense for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $10.58 million or 53.38% and $15.52 million or 40.47% from the second quarter and first half of 2019, respectively. Included in other expense for the second quarter and first half of 2020 were merger-related expenses of $5.52 million and $7.08 million, respectively, for the Carolina Financial acquisition. No merger-related expenses were incurred in the second quarter and first half of 2019. The expense for the reserve for unfunded commitments for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $2.75 million and $3.65 million, respectively, from the same time periods in 2019. The increases in 2020 include $1.84 million of expense related to the reserve for acquired unfunded commitments from Carolina Financial. In addition, the amortization of income tax credits, which reduces the effective tax rate, for the second quarter and first half of 2020 increased $1.08 million and $2.40 million, respectively, from the second quarter and first half of 2020.
On a linked-quarter basis, noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2020 increased $48.24 million or 47.70% from the first quarter of 2020 due primarily to the added employees and branch offices from the Carolina Financial acquisition. In particular, employee compensation expense increased $24.12 million (some of which was due to higher employee incentives and commissions mainly related to the increased mortgage banking production), employee benefits increased $1.99 million, net occupancy expense increased $1.26 million, data processing expense increased $10.42 million which included the contract termination penalty of $9.66 million, mortgage loan servicing and impairment expense increased $2.37 million (includes $710 thousand for impairment on mortgage servicing rights) and other expenses increased $6.92 million. Within other expense, merger-related expenses increased $3.96 million and the expense for the reserve for unfunded commitments increased $2.07 million, which includes the $1.84 million for the expense related to the reserve for the acquired unfunded loan commitments from Carolina Financial.
Income Taxes
For the second quarter and first half of 2020, income tax expense was $11.02 million and $20.91 million, respectively, as compared to $17.53 million and $34.86 million, respectively, in second quarter and first half of 2019. The decreases in 2020 were mainly due to a decline in earnings and a lower effective tax rate due in large part to the previously mentioned income tax credits. On a linked-quarter basis, income tax expense increased $1.13 million due to higher earnings partially offset by a lower effective tax rate from the first quarter of 2020 due mainly to income tax credits. United’s effective tax rate was 17.30% for the second quarter of 2020, 20.69% for the second quarter of 2019 and 19.75% for the first quarter of 2020. For the first half of 2020 and 2019, United’s effective tax rate was 18.38% and 21.04%, respectively. For further details related to income taxes, see Note 17 of the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this document.
 
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Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
United has various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commitments, that may require future cash payments. Please refer to United’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019 for disclosures with respect to United’s fixed and determinable contractual obligations. As previously mentioned, United completed its acquisition of Carolina Financial during the second quarter of 2020. As such, United assumed the financial obligations of Carolina Financial, including contractual obligations and commitments, which also may require future payments. For a discussion of the Carolina Financial’s contractual obligations and commitments, please refer to the Carolina Financial 2019 Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Otherwise, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business since
year-end
2019 in the specified contractual obligations disclosed in United’s Annual Report on Form
10-K.
United also enters into derivative contracts, mainly to protect against adverse interest rate movements on the value of certain assets or liabilities, under which it is required to either pay cash to or receive cash from counterparties depending on changes in interest rates. Derivative contracts are carried at fair value and not notional value on the consolidated balance sheet. Because the derivative contracts recorded on the balance sheet at June 30, 2020 do not present the amounts that may ultimately be paid under these contracts, they are excluded from the contractual obligations table in the 2019 Form
10-K
report. Further discussion of derivative instruments is presented in Note 13 to the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
United is a party to financial instruments with
off-balance-sheet
risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include loan commitments and standby letters of credit. United’s maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial instrument for the loan commitments and standby letters of credit is the contractual or notional amount of those instruments. United uses the same policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for
on-balance
sheet instruments. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Further discussion of
off-balance
sheet commitments is included in Note 12 to the unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Liquidity
In the opinion of management, United maintains liquidity that is sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and the credit needs of its customers. Like all banks, United depends upon its ability to renew maturing deposits and other liabilities on a daily basis and to acquire new funds in a variety of markets. A significant source of funds available to United is “core deposits”. Core deposits include certain demand deposits, statement and special savings and NOW accounts. These deposits are relatively stable, and they are the lowest cost source of funds available to United. Short-term borrowings have also been a significant source of funds. These include federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase as well as advances from the FHLB. Repurchase agreements represent funds which are obtained as the result of a competitive bidding process.
Liquid assets are cash and those items readily convertible to cash. All banks must maintain sufficient balances of cash and near-cash items to meet the
day-to-day
demands of customers and United’s cash needs. Other than cash and due from banks, the available for sale securities portfolio and maturing loans are the primary sources of liquidity.
The goal of liquidity management is to ensure the ability to access funding which enables United to efficiently satisfy the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers and meet United’s cash needs. Liquidity is managed by monitoring funds’ availability from a number of primary sources. Substantial funding is available from cash and cash equivalents, unused short-term borrowing and a geographically dispersed network of branches providing access to a diversified and substantial retail deposit market.
 
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Short-term needs can be met through a wide array of outside sources such as correspondent and downstream correspondent federal funds and utilization of Federal Home Loan Bank advances.
Other sources of liquidity available to United to provide long-term as well as short-term funding alternatives, in addition to FHLB advances, are long-term certificates of deposit, lines of credit, borrowings that are secured by bank premises or stock of United’s subsidiaries and issuances of trust preferred securities. In the normal course of business, United through its Asset Liability Committee evaluates these as well as other alternative funding strategies that may be utilized to meet short-term and long-term funding needs.
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, cash of $72.10 million was provided by operating activities due mainly to net income of $92.87 million. In addition, a decrease of $57.88 million in other assets, an increase of $38.56 million in accrued expenses and $73.03 million in the provision for credit losses added cash to the net income amount. Partially offsetting these increases to cash was a decrease of $172.71 million in cash from mortgage banking activities as originations exceeded proceeds from the sales of mortgage loans in the secondary market. Net cash of $157.31 million was used in investing activities which was primarily due to loan growth of $1.03 billion, mainly from the PPP loans which was partially offset by net cash of $629.11 million provided in the acquisition of Carolina Financial and $241.88 million of proceeds from sales of investment securities over purchases. During the first six months of 2020, net cash of $1.31 billion was provided by financing activities due primarily to net growth of $2.16 billion in deposits. These funding activities were partially offset by net repayment of $250.00 million in overnight FHLB advances, net repayment of $578.00 million in long-term FHLB advances and cash dividends paid of $71.86 million for the first six months of 2020. The net effect of the cash flow activities was an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $1.23 billion for the first six months of 2020.
United anticipates it can meet its obligations over the next 12 months and has no material commitments for capital expenditures. There are no known trends, demands, commitments, or events that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in United’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way. United also has lines of credit available. See Notes 10 and 11 to the accompanying unaudited Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more details regarding the amounts available to United under lines of credit.
The Asset Liability Committee monitors liquidity to ascertain that a liquidity position within certain prescribed parameters is maintained. No changes are anticipated in the policies of United’s Asset Liability Committee.
Capital Resources
United’s capital position is financially sound. United seeks to maintain a proper relationship between capital and total assets to support growth and sustain earnings. United has historically generated attractive returns on shareholders’ equity. United is well-capitalized based upon regulatory guidelines. United’s risk-based capital ratio is 14.77% at June 30, 2020 while its Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and leverage ratios are 12.58%, 12.58% and 10.67%, respectively. The June 30, 2020 ratios reflects United’s election of a five-year transition provision, allowed by the Federal Reserve Board and other federal banking agencies in response to the
COVID-19
pandemic, to delay for two years the full impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period. The regulatory requirements for a well-capitalized financial institution are a risk-based capital ratio of 10.0%, a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.0% and a leverage ratio of 5.0%.
Total shareholders’ equity was $4.20 billion at June 30, 2020, increasing $834.02 million or 24.79% as a result of the Carolina Financial acquisition. In addition, a cumulative effective adjustment of $44.33 million was recognized in retained earnings for the adoption of ASU
2016-13
by United on January 1, 2020 partially offset by the retention of $11.85 million in net earnings. Accumulated other comprehensive income increased $46.37 million due mainly to an
after-tax
increase in the fair value of available for sale securities.
 
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United’s equity to assets ratio was 16.00% at June 30, 2020 as compared to 17.11% at December 31, 2019. The primary capital ratio, capital and reserves to total assets and reserves, was 16.72% at June 30, 2020 as compared to 17.44% at December 31, 2019. United’s average equity to average asset ratio was 16.07% for the second quarter of 2020 as compared to 17.02% the second quarter of 2019. United’s average equity to average asset ratio was 16.47% for the first half of 2020 as compared to 17.02% for the first half of 2019. All of these financial measurements reflect a financially sound position.
During the second quarter of 2020, United’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.35 per share. Cash dividends were $0.70 per common share for the first six months of 2020. Total cash dividends declared were $45.42 million for the second quarter of 2020 and $81.02 million for the first six months of 2020 as compared to $34.69 million for the second quarter of 2019 and $69.45 million for the first six months of 2019.
 
Item 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The objective of United’s Asset Liability Management function is to maintain consistent growth in net interest income within United’s policy guidelines. This objective is accomplished through the management of balance sheet liquidity and interest rate risk exposures due to changes in economic conditions, interest rate levels and customer preferences.
Interest Rate Risk
Management considers interest rate risk to be United’s most significant market risk. Interest rate risk is the exposure to adverse changes in United’s net interest income as a result of changes in interest rates. United’s earnings are largely dependent on the effective management of interest rate risk.
Management of interest rate risk focuses on maintaining consistent growth in net interest income within Board-approved policy limits. United’s Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO), which includes senior management representatives and reports to the Board of Directors, monitors and manages interest rate risk to maintain an acceptable level of change to net interest income as a result of changes in interest rates. Policy established for interest rate risk is stated in terms of the change in net interest income over a
one-year
and
two-year
horizon given an immediate and sustained increase or decrease in interest rates. The current limits approved by the Board of Directors are structured on a staged basis with each stage requiring specific actions.
United employs a variety of measurement techniques to identify and manage its exposure to changing interest rates. One such technique utilizes an earnings simulation model to analyze the sensitivity of net interest income to movements in interest rates. The model is based on actual cash flows and repricing characteristics for on and
off-balance
sheet instruments and incorporates market-based assumptions regarding the impact of changing interest rates on the prepayment rate of certain assets and liabilities. The model also includes executive management projections for activity levels in product lines offered by United. Assumptions based on the historical behavior of deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in interest rates are also incorporated into the model. Rate scenarios could involve parallel or nonparallel shifts in the yield curve, depending on historical, current, and expected conditions, as well as the need to capture any material effects of explicit or embedded options. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure net interest income or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes as well as changes in market conditions and management’s strategies.
Interest sensitive assets and liabilities are defined as those assets or liabilities that mature or are repriced within a designated time frame. The principal function of managing interest rate risk is to maintain an appropriate relationship between those assets and liabilities that are sensitive to changing market interest rates. The difference between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities for specified periods of time is known as the “GAP.” Earnings-simulation analysis captures not only the potential of these interest sensitive assets and liabilities to mature or reprice, but also the probability that they will do so. Moreover, earnings-simulation analysis considers the relative sensitivities of these
 
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balance sheet items and projects their behavior over an extended period of time. United closely monitors the sensitivity of its assets and liabilities on an
on-going
basis and projects the effect of various interest rate changes on its net interest margin.
The following table shows United’s estimated earnings sensitivity profile as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
 
Change in Interest Rates (basis points)
  
Percentage Change in Net Interest Income
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
+200
  
 
(2.50
%) 
 
 
(2.37
%) 
+100
  
 
(1.50
%) 
 
 
(1.09
%) 
-100
  
 
0.50
 
 
0.86
-200
  
 
0.40
 
 
(1.34
%) 
At June 30, 2020, given an immediate, sustained 100 basis point upward shock to the yield curve used in the simulation model, net interest income for United is estimated to decrease by 1.50% over one year as compared to a decrease of 1.09% at December 31, 2019. A 200 basis point immediate, sustained upward shock in the yield curve would decrease net interest income by an estimated 2.50% over one year as of June 30, 2020, as compared to a decrease of 2.37% as of December 31, 2019. A 100 basis point immediate, sustained downward shock in the yield curve would decrease net interest income by an estimated 0.50% over one year as of June 30, 2020 as compared to an increase of 0.86%, over one year as of December 31, 2019. A 200 basis point immediate, sustained downward shock in the yield curve would increase net interest income by an estimated 0.40% over one year as of June 30, 2020 as compared to a decrease of 1.34% over one year as of December 31, 2019.
In addition to the one year earnings sensitivity analysis, a
two-year
analysis is also performed. Compared to the one year analysis, United is projected to show improved performance in year two within the upward rate shock scenarios. Given an immediate, sustained 100 basis point upward shock to the yield curve used in the simulation model, net interest income for United is estimated to increase by 0.20% in year two as of June 30, 2020. A 200 basis point immediate, sustained upward shock in the yield curve would increase net interest income by an estimated 0.30% in year two as of June 30, 2020. A 100 basis point immediate, sustained downward shock in the yield curve would decrease net interest income by an estimated 0.70% in year two as of June 30, 2020. A 200 basis point immediate, sustained downward shock in the yield curve would decrease net interest income by an estimated 0.90% in year two as of June 30, 2020.
This analysis does not include the potential increased refinancing activities, which should lessen the negative impact on net income from falling rates. While it is unlikely market rates would immediately move 100 or 200 basis points upward or downward on a sustained basis, this is another tool used by management and the Board of Directors to gauge interest rate risk. All of these estimated changes in net interest income are and were within the policy guidelines established by the Board of Directors.
To further aid in interest rate management, United’s subsidiary bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). The use of FHLB advances provides United with a low risk means of matching maturities of earning assets and interest-bearing funds to achieve a desired interest rate spread over the life of the earning assets. In addition, United uses credit with large regional banks and trust preferred securities to provide funding.
As part of its interest rate risk management strategy, United may use derivative instruments to protect against adverse price or interest rate movements on the value of certain assets or liabilities and on future cash flows. These derivatives commonly consist of interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, futures, forward contracts, written and purchased options. Interest rate swaps obligate two parties to exchange one or more payments generally calculated with reference to a fixed or variable rate of interest applied to the notional amount. United accounts for its derivative activities in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”
 
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Extension Risk
A key feature of most mortgage loans is the ability of the borrower to repay principal earlier than scheduled. This is called a prepayment. Prepayments arise primarily due to sale of the underlying property, refinancing, or foreclosure. In general, declining interest rates tend to increase prepayments, and rising interest rates tend to slow prepayments. Like other fixed-income securities, when interest rates rise, the value of mortgage- related securities generally declines. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of mortgage-related securities and may shorten or extend the effective maturity of the security beyond what was anticipated at the time of purchase. If interest rates rise, United’s holdings of mortgage-related securities may experience reduced returns if the borrowers of the underlying mortgages pay off their mortgages later than anticipated. This is generally referred to as extension risk.
At June 30, 2020, United’s mortgage related securities portfolio had an amortized cost of $1.5 billion, of which approximately $661.1 million or 45% were fixed rate collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs). These fixed rate CMOs consisted primarily of planned amortization class (PACs),
sequential-pay
and accretion directed (VADMs) bonds having an average life of approximately 2.2 years and a weighted average yield of 2.56%, under current projected prepayment assumptions. These securities are expected to have very little extension risk in a rising rate environment. Current models show that an immediate, sustained upward shock of 300 basis points, the average life of these securities would only extend to 3.8 years. The projected price decline of the fixed rate CMO portfolio in rates up 300 basis points would be 6.4%, or less than the price decline of a
3-
year treasury note. By comparison, the price decline of a
30-year
current coupon mortgage backed security (MBS) in rates higher by 300 basis points would be approximately 16.3%.
United had approximately $533.9 million in fixed rate balloon and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities with a projected yield of 2.43% and a projected average life of 4.4 years on June 30, 2020. This portfolio consisted primarily of Freddie Mac Multifamily K securities and Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) securities with a weighted average maturity (WAM) of 7.8 years.
United had approximately $27.3 million in
15-year
mortgage backed securities with a projected yield of 1.99% and a projected average life of 2.6 years as of June 30, 2020. This portfolio consisted of seasoned
15-year
mortgage paper with a weighted average loan age (WALA) of 7.3 years and a weighted average maturity (WAM) of 8.6 years.
United had approximately $48.8 million in
20-year
mortgage backed securities with a projected yield of 2.36% and a projected average life of 3.3 years on June 30, 2020. This portfolio consisted of seasoned
20-year
mortgage paper with a weighted average loan age (WALA) of 5.3 years and a weighted average maturity (WAM) of 14.4 years.
United had approximately $123.3 million in
30-year
mortgage backed securities with a projected yield of 2.59% and a projected average life of 3.8 years on June 30, 2020. This portfolio consisted of seasoned
30-year
mortgage paper and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages with a weighted average loan age (WALA) of 5.5 years and a weighted average maturity (WAM) of 21.1 years.
The remaining 5% of the mortgage related securities portfolio at June 30, 2020, included
10-year
mortgage backed pass-through securities and other fixed rate mortgage backed securities.
 
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Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2020, an evaluation was performed under the supervision of and with the participation of United’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of United’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, United’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that United’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2020 were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
United’s management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that United’s disclosure controls and internal controls will prevent all errors and fraud. While United’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objective, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no changes in United’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2020, or in other factors that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect United’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
United and its subsidiaries are currently involved in various legal proceedings in the normal course of business. Management is vigorously pursuing all its legal and factual defenses and, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that all such litigation will be resolved with no material effect on United’s financial position.
 
Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, please refer to United’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019 for disclosures with respect to United’s risk factors which could materially affect United’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Annual Report on Form
10-K
are not the only risks facing United. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to United or that United currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect United’s business, financial condition and/or operating results.
The following risk factor supplements the “Risk Factors” section in Item 1A of United’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019:
United’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations have been, and will likely continue to be, adversely affected by the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
COVID-19
pandemic has created economic and financial disruptions that have adversely affected, and are likely to continue to adversely affect, United’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. The extent to which the
COVID-19
pandemic will continue to negatively affect United’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the continued effectiveness of United’s business continuity plan, the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on United’s employees, customers, clients, counterparties and service providers, as well as other market participants, and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic.
The
COVID-19
pandemic has contributed to:
 
 
 
Increased unemployment and decreased consumer confidence and business generally, leading to an increased risk of delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures.
 
 
 
Ratings downgrades, credit deterioration and defaults in many industries, including natural resources, hospitality, transportation and commercial real estate.
 
 
 
A sudden and significant reduction in the valuation of the equity, fixed-income and commodity markets and the significant increase in the volatility of those markets.
 
 
 
A decrease in the rates and yields on U.S. Treasury securities, which may lead to decreased net interest income.
 
 
 
Increased demands on capital and liquidity.
 
 
 
A reduction in the value of the assets that the Company manages or otherwise administers or services for others, affecting related fee income and demand for the Company’s services.
 
 
 
Heightened cybersecurity, information security and operational risks as a result of work-from-home arrangements.
 
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Governmental authorities have taken unprecedented measures to provide economic assistance to individual households and businesses, stabilize the markets and support economic growth. The success of these measures is unknown and they may not be sufficient to fully mitigate the negative impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic. Additionally, some measures, such as a suspension of mortgage and other loan payments and foreclosures, may have a negative impact on United’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. United also faces an increased risk of litigation and governmental and regulatory scrutiny as a result of the effects of
COVID-19
on market and economic conditions and actions governmental authorities take in response to those conditions.
The length of the pandemic and the efficacy of the extraordinary measures being put in place to address it are unknown. Until the pandemic subsides, the Company expects continued draws on lines of credit, reduced revenues in our trust operations and other businesses and increased customer and client defaults, including defaults in unsecured loans.
Even after the pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy may experience a recession, and United anticipates the Company’s businesses would be materially and adversely affected by a prolonged recession. To the extent the pandemic adversely affects United’s business, financial condition, liquidity or results of operations, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in United’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019 and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q.
United may be terminated as a servicer of mortgage loans, be required to repurchase a mortgage loan or reimburse investors for credit losses on a mortgage loan, or incur costs, liabilities, fines and other sanctions if we fail to satisfy our servicing obligations, including our obligations with respect to mortgage loan foreclosure actions.
United, through its mortgage banking subsidiary, Crescent Mortgage, acts as servicer for approximately $3.6 billion of mortgage loans owned by third parties as of June 30, 2020. As a servicer for those loans, United has certain contractual obligations, including foreclosing on defaulted mortgage loans or, to the extent applicable, considering alternatives to foreclosure such as loan modifications or short sales. If United commits a material breach of its obligations as servicer, United may be subject to termination as servicer if the breach is not cured within a specified period of time following notice, causing United to lose servicing income.
In some cases, United may be contractually obligated to repurchase a mortgage loan or reimburse the investor for credit losses incurred on the loan as a remedy for servicing errors with respect to the loan. If United has increased repurchase obligations because of claims that United did not satisfy our obligations as a servicer, or increased loss severity on such repurchases, United may have a significant reduction to net servicing income within its mortgage banking noninterest income. United may incur costs if United is required to, or if United elects to,
re-execute
or
re-file
documents or take other action in its capacity as a servicer in connection with pending or completed foreclosures. United may incur litigation costs if the validity of a foreclosure action is challenged by a borrower. If a court were to overturn a foreclosure because of errors or deficiencies in the foreclosure process, United may have liability to the borrower and/or to any title insurer of the property sold in foreclosure if the required process was not followed. These costs and liabilities may not be legally or otherwise reimbursable to United. In addition, if certain documents required for a foreclosure action are missing or defective, United could be obligated to cure the defect or repurchase the loan. United may incur liability to securitization investors relating to delays or deficiencies in its processing of mortgage assignments or other documents necessary to comply with state law governing foreclosures. The fair value of United’s mortgage servicing rights may be negatively affected to the extent our servicing costs increase because of higher foreclosure costs. United may be subject to fines and other sanctions imposed by federal or state regulators as a result of actual or perceived deficiencies in our foreclosure practices or in the foreclosure practices of other mortgage loan servicers. Any of these actions may harm United’s reputation or negatively affect its home lending or servicing business.
 
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United may be required to repurchase mortgage loans or indemnify buyers against losses in some circumstances, which could harm liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.
When mortgage loans are sold, whether as whole loans or pursuant to a securitization, United is required to make customary representations and warranties to purchasers, guarantors and insurers, including the government sponsored enterprises, about the mortgage loans and the manner in which they were originated. Whole loan sale agreements require repurchase or substitute mortgage loans, or indemnification of buyers against losses, in the event United breaches these representations or warranties. In addition, United may be required to repurchase mortgage loans as a result of early payment default of the borrower on a mortgage loan. With respect to loans that are originated through United’s broker or correspondent channels, the remedies available against the originating broker or correspondent, if any, may not be as broad as the remedies available to purchasers, guarantors and insurers of mortgage loans against United. United faces further risk that the originating broker or correspondent, if any, may not have financial capacity to perform remedies that otherwise may be available. Therefore, if a purchaser, guarantor or insurer enforces its remedies against United, it may not be able to recover losses from the originating broker or correspondent. If repurchase and indemnity demands increase and such demands are valid claims and are in excess of United’s provision for potential losses, its liquidity, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
As a participating lender in the PPP, United and United Bank are subject to additional risks of litigation from United Bank’s customers or other parties regarding United Bank’s processing of loans for the PPP and risks that the SBA may not fund some or all PPP loan guaranties.
Under the PPP, small businesses and other entities and individuals can apply for loans from existing SBA lenders and other approved regulated lenders that enroll in the program, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria. United Bank is participating as a lender in the PPP. The PPP opened on April 3, 2020; however, because of the short timeframe between the passing of the CARES Act and the opening of the PPP, there was some ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP, which exposes United and United Bank to risks relating to noncompliance with the PPP.
Since the opening of the PPP, several other larger banks have been subject to litigation regarding the process and procedures that such banks used in processing applications for the PPP and claims related to agent fees. United and United Bank may be exposed to the risk of similar litigation, from both customers and
non-customers
that approached United Bank regarding PPP loans, regarding its process and procedures used in processing applications for the PPP, or litigation from agents with respect to agent fees. If any such litigation is filed against United or United Bank and is not resolved in a manner favorable to United or United Bank, it may result in significant financial liability or adversely affect their reputation. In addition, litigation can be costly, regardless of outcome. Any financial liability, litigation costs or reputational damage caused by PPP related litigation could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
United Bank also has credit risk on PPP loans if a determination is made by the SBA that there is a deficiency in the manner in which the loan was originated, funded, or serviced by United Bank, such as an issue with the eligibility of a borrower to receive a PPP loan, which may or may not be related to the ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP. In the event of a loss resulting from a default on a PPP loan and a determination by the SBA that there was a deficiency in the manner in which the PPP loan was originated, funded, or serviced by United Bank, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has already paid under the guaranty, seek recovery of any loss related to the deficiency from United Bank.
 
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Item 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There have been no United equity securities sales during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that were not registered. The table below includes certain information regarding United’s purchase of its common shares during the quarter ended June 30, 2020:
 
Period
  
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased

(1) (2)
 
  
Average Price

Paid

per Share
 
  
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans (3)
 
  
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans (3)
 
4/01 – 4/30/2020
  
 
0
 
  
$
00.00
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,000,000
 
5/01 – 5/31/2020
  
 
6
 
  
$
22.60
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,000,000
 
6/01 – 6/30/2020
  
 
0
 
  
$
00.00
 
  
 
0
 
  
 
4,000,000
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total
  
 
6
 
  
$
22.60
 
  
 
0
 
  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
(1)
Includes shares exchanged in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted shares under United’s long-term incentive plans. Shares are purchased or vested pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and not pursuant to a publicly announced stock repurchase plan. No shares were exchanged by participants in United’s long-term incentive plans for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
(2)
Includes shares purchased in open market transactions by United for a rabbi trust to provide payment of benefits under a deferred compensation plan for certain key officers of United and its subsidiaries. For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the following shares were purchased for the deferred compensation plan: May 2020 – 6 shares at an average price of $22.60.
(3)
In October 2019, United’s Board of Directors approved a repurchase plan to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of United’s common stock on the open market (the 2019 Plan). The timing, price and quantity of purchases under the plans are at the discretion of management and the plan may be discontinued, suspended or restarted at any time depending on the facts and circumstances.
 
Item 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
 
Item 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
 
Item 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
(a)
None.
 
 
(b)
No changes were made to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to United’s Board of Directors.
 
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Item 6.
EXHIBITS
Index to exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation
S-K
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
 
 
 
  2.1
  
  3.1
  
  3.2
  
  4.1
  
31.1
  
31.2
  
32.1
  
32.2
  
101
  
Interactive data file (iXBRL) (filed herewith)
104
  
Cover Page (imbedded in iXBRL)
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
UNITED BANKSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
Date:
 
August 10, 2020
 
 
/s/ Richard M. Adams
 
 
 
Richard M. Adams, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
Date:
 
August 10, 2020
 
 
/s/ W. Mark Tatterson
 
 
 
W. Mark Tatterson, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
 
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