UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission File Number: 0-20293

 

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

VIRGINIA54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification No.)

 

1051 East Cary Street

Suite 1200

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(804) 633-5031

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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. Yesx No¨

YesxNo¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). YesxNo¨

YesxNo¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer¨Smaller reporting company¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨Nox

Yes¨Nox

 

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of NovemberMay 2, 20152016 was 44,923,602.43,762,691.

 

 

 

 

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

ITEM  PAGE
    
 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
    
Item 1.Financial Statements  
    
 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 2
    
 Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 3
    
 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 4
    
 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 5
    
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 6
    
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7
    
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 4743
    
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 4844
    
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 7561
    
Item 4.Controls and Procedures 7764
    
 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
    
Item 1.Legal Proceedings 7864
    
Item 1A.Risk Factors 7864
    
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 7864
    
Item 6.Exhibits 7966
    
 Signatures 8067

 

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Glossary of Acronyms

 

AFSAvailable for sale
ALCOAsset Liability Committee
ALLAllowance for loan losses
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
ASUAccounting Standards Update
ATMAutomated teller machine
the BankUnion Bank & Trust, formerly known as Union First Market Bank
bpsBasis points
the CompanyUnion Bankshares Corporation
Dodd-Frank ActDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
EPSEarnings per share
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FDICFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal ReserveBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve BankFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond
FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
U.S. GAAP or GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States
HELOCHome equity line of credit
HTMHeld to maturity
LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
NPANonperforming assets
OREOOther real estate owned
OTTIOther than temporary impairment
PCIPurchased credit impaired
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
StellarOneStellarOne Corporation
TDRTroubled debt restructuring
UMGUnion Mortgage Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2015  2014 
ASSETS      
Cash and cash equivalents:        
Cash and due from banks $102,955  $112,752 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  76,001   19,344 
Money market investments  1   1 
Federal funds sold  237   1,163 
Total cash and cash equivalents  179,194   133,260 
         
Securities available for sale, at fair value  888,692   1,102,114 
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value  199,363   - 
Restricted stock, at cost  52,721   54,854 
         
Loans held for sale  65,713   42,519 
         
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs  5,543,621   5,345,996 
Less allowance for loan losses  33,269   32,384 
Net loans held for investment  5,510,352   5,313,612 
         
Premises and equipment, net  129,191   135,247 
Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance  22,094   28,118 
Core deposit intangibles, net  25,320   31,755 
Goodwill  293,522   293,522 
Bank owned life insurance  142,433   139,005 
Other assets  85,718   84,637 
Total assets $7,594,313  $7,358,643 
         
LIABILITIES        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $1,338,045  $1,199,378 
Interest-bearing deposits  4,480,808   4,439,392 
Total deposits  5,818,853   5,638,770 
         
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase  99,417   44,393 
Other short-term borrowings  332,000   343,000 
Long-term borrowings  290,732   299,542 
Other liabilities  58,299   55,769 
Total liabilities  6,599,301   6,381,474 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)        
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Common stock, $1.33 par value, shares authorized 100,000,000; issued and outstanding, 44,990,569 shares and 45,162,853 shares, respectively.  59,514   59,795 
Surplus  638,511   643,443 
Retained earnings  288,841   261,676 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  8,146   12,255 
Total stockholders' equity  995,012   977,169 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,594,313  $7,358,643 

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2016  2015 
  (Unaudited)  (Audited) 
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents:        
Cash and due from banks $95,462  $111,323 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  37,227   29,670 
Federal funds sold  650   1,667 
Total cash and cash equivalents  133,339   142,660 
         
Securities available for sale, at fair value  939,409   903,292 
Securities held to maturity, at carrying value  204,444   205,374 
Restricted stock, at cost  58,211   51,828 
Loans held for sale  25,109   36,030 
Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs  5,780,502   5,671,462 
Less allowance for loan losses  34,399   34,047 
Net loans held for investment  5,746,103   5,637,415 
         
Premises and equipment, net  125,357   126,028 
Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance  14,246   15,299 
Core deposit intangibles, net  21,430   23,310 
Goodwill  293,522   293,522 
Bank owned life insurance  175,033   173,687 
Other assets  96,408   84,846 
Total assets $7,832,611  $7,693,291 
         
LIABILITIES        
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $1,363,243  $1,372,937 
Interest-bearing deposits  4,582,739   4,590,999 
Total deposits  5,945,982   5,963,936 
         
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase  91,977   84,977 
Other short-term borrowings  466,000   304,000 
Long-term borrowings  291,662   291,198 
Other liabilities  56,012   53,813 
Total liabilities  6,851,633   6,697,924 
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)        
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Common stock, $1.33 par value, shares authorized 100,000,000; issued and outstanding, 43,854,381 shares and 44,785,674 shares, respectively.  57,850   59,159 
Additional paid-in capital  610,084   631,822 
Retained earnings  306,685   298,134 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  6,359   6,252 
Total stockholders' equity  980,978   995,367 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,832,611  $7,693,291 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES    
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)    
(Dollars in thousands, except share data) Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Interest and dividend income:                
Interest and fees on loans $62,651  $62,340  $185,706  $184,996 
Interest on federal funds sold  -   -   1   1 
Interest on deposits in other banks  23   21   64   41 
Interest and dividends on securities:                
Taxable  3,954   3,883   11,621   11,391 
Nontaxable  3,372   3,347   10,062   10,005 
Total interest and dividend income  70,000   69,591   207,454   206,434 
                 
Interest expense:                
Interest on deposits  4,204   3,027   11,204   7,833 
Interest on federal funds purchased  1   3   6   49 
Interest on short-term borrowings  223   108   728   373 
Interest on long-term borrowings  2,128   1,974   6,287   6,226 
Total interest expense  6,556   5,112   18,225   14,481 
                 
Net interest income  63,444   64,479   189,229   191,953 
Provision for credit losses  2,062   1,800   7,561   3,300 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  61,382   62,679   181,668   188,653 
                 
Noninterest income:                
Service charges on deposit accounts  4,965   4,458   13,800   13,281 
Other service charges and fees  3,983   3,773   11,618   11,281 
Fiduciary and asset management fees  2,304   2,120   6,835   6,753 
Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions  2,630   2,598   7,582   7,925 
Gains on securities transactions, net  75   995   672   1,449 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses  (300)  -   (300)  - 
Bank owned life insurance income  1,161   1,195   3,431   3,467 
Other operating income  1,907   1,179   4,352   2,229 
Total noninterest income  16,725   16,318   47,990   46,385 
                 
Noninterest expenses:                
Salaries and benefits  25,853   25,636   78,905   82,466 
Occupancy expenses  4,915   4,902   15,220   15,184 
Furniture and equipment expenses  3,015   3,050   8,818   8,555 
Printing, postage, and supplies  1,191   1,290   3,970   3,682 
Communications expense  1,159   1,291   3,481   3,740 
Technology and data processing  3,549   3,280   10,020   9,145 
Professional services  1,991   1,400   5,008   3,897 
Marketing and advertising expense  1,781   2,064   5,841   4,821 
FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance  1,351   1,577   4,030   4,563 
Other taxes  1,569   1,460   4,674   4,352 
Loan-related expenses  935   814   2,306   1,987 
OREO and credit-related expenses  1,263   6,559   4,415   10,254 
Amortization of intangible assets  2,074   2,391   6,435   7,462 
Acquisition and conversion costs  -   1,695   -   19,524 
Other expenses  2,679   2,004   9,282   6,033 
Total noninterest expenses  53,325   59,413   162,405   185,665 
                 
Income before income taxes  24,782   19,584   67,253   49,373 
Income tax expense  6,566   4,767   17,989   12,174 
Net income $18,216  $14,817  $49,264  $37,199 
Basic earnings per common share $0.40  $0.32  $1.09  $0.80 
Diluted earnings per common share $0.40  $0.32  $1.09  $0.80 
Dividends declared per common share $0.17  $0.15  $0.49  $0.43 
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding  45,087,409   45,649,309   45,107,290   46,268,996 
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding  45,171,610   45,738,554   45,189,578   46,367,156 

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31,  March 31, 
  2016  2015 
Interest and dividend income:        
Interest and fees on loans $62,947  $60,452 
Interest on deposits in other banks  47   17 
Interest and dividends on securities:        
Taxable  4,316   3,807 
Nontaxable  3,439   3,324 
Total interest and dividend income  70,749   67,600 
         
Interest expense:        
Interest on deposits  4,195   3,321 
Interest on federal funds purchased  2   1 
Interest on short-term borrowings  621   249 
Interest on long-term borrowings  2,200   2,060 
Total interest expense  7,018   5,631 
         
Net interest income  63,731   61,969 
Provision for credit losses  2,604   1,750 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  61,127   60,219 
         
Noninterest income:        
Service charges on deposit accounts  4,734   4,214 
Other service charges and fees  4,156   3,584 
Fiduciary and asset management fees  2,138   2,219 
Mortgage banking income, net  2,146   2,379 
Gains on securities transactions, net  143   193 
Bank owned life insurance income  1,372   1,135 
Other operating income  1,225   1,330 
Total noninterest income  15,914   15,054 
         
Noninterest expenses:        
Salaries and benefits  28,048   27,492 
Occupancy expenses  4,976   5,133 
Furniture and equipment expenses  2,636   2,813 
Printing, postage, and supplies  1,139   1,370 
Communications expense  1,089   1,179 
Technology and data processing  3,814   3,255 
Professional services  1,989   1,348 
Marketing and advertising expense  1,938   1,687 
FDIC assessment premiums and other insurance  1,362   1,398 
Other taxes  1,618   1,551 
Loan-related expenses  599   684 
OREO and credit-related expenses  569   1,186 
Amortization of intangible assets  1,880   2,222 
Training and other personnel costs  744   721 
Other expenses  1,871   1,801 
Total noninterest expenses  54,272   53,840 
         
Income before income taxes  22,769   21,433 
Income tax expense  5,808   5,732 
Net income $16,961  $15,701 
Basic earnings per common share $0.38  $0.35 
Diluted earnings per common share $0.38  $0.35 
Dividends declared per common share $0.19  $0.15 
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding  44,251,276   45,105,969 
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding  44,327,229   45,187,516 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  Three Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30,  March 31, 
 2015  2014  2015  2014  2016  2015 
          
Net income $18,216  $14,817  $49,264  $37,199  $16,961  $15,701 
Other comprehensive income (loss):                        
Cash flow hedges:                        
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges  (2,328)  (228)  (2,009)  (431)  (2,681)  (1,490)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax, $84 and $89 for the three months and $253 and $231 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014)  157   164   470   428 
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income (net of tax, $76 and $146 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)  141   272 
AFS securities:                        
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period (net of tax, $673 and $968 for the three months and $976 and $7,992 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014)  1,250   1,798   (1,812)  14,843 
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (net of tax, $79 and $348 for the three months and $130 and $367 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014)  146   (647)  (242)  (682)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during period (net of tax, $1,633 and $2,037 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)  3,032   3,783 
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income (net of tax, $50 and $68 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)  (93)  (125)
HTM securities:                        
Accretion of unrealized gain for AFS securities transferred to HTM (net of tax, $166 and $0 for the three months and $278 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014).  (308)  -   (516)  - 
Accretion of unrealized gain for AFS securities transferred to HTM (net of tax, $157 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)  (292)  - 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (1,083)  1,087   (4,109)  14,158   107   2,440 
Comprehensive income $17,133  $15,904  $45,155  $51,357  $17,068  $18,141 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

NINETHREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 AND 2014

(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

 

  Common
Stock
  Surplus  Retained
Earnings(1)
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total 
           
Balance - December 31, 2013 $33,020  $170,770  $236,210  $(2,190) $437,810 
Net income - 2014          37,199       37,199 
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $7,625)              14,158   14,158 
Issuance of common stock in regard to acquisition (22,147,874 shares)  29,457   520,066           549,523 
Dividends on common stock ($0.43 per share)          (19,021)      (19,021)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (1,731,025 shares)  (2,303)  (41,174)          (43,477)
Issuance of common stock under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (37,489 shares)  50   828   (878)      - 
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (67,057 shares)  89   983           1,072 
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (14,374 shares)  19   343           362 
Vesting of restricted stock under Equity Compensation Plans (14,707 shares)  20   (20)          - 
Net settle for taxes on Restricted Stock Awards (63,916 shares)  (85)  (1,480)          (1,565)
Stock-based compensation expense      862           862 
Balance - September 30, 2014 $60,267  $651,178  $253,510  $11,968  $976,923 
                     
Balance - December 31, 2014 $59,795  $643,443  $261,676  $12,255  $977,169 
Net income - 2015          49,264       49,264 
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $1,130)              (4,109)  (4,109)
Dividends on common stock ($0.49 per share)         (21,000)      (21,000)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (347,021 shares)  (460)  (7,535)          (7,995)
Issuance of common stock under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (52,201 shares)  69   1,030   (1,099)      - 
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (37,124 shares)  49   517           566 
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (19,417 shares)  26   420           446 
Vesting of restricted stock under Equity Compensation Plans (39,652 shares)  52   (52)          - 
Net settle for taxes on Restricted Stock Awards (13,076 shares)  (17)  (269)          (286)
Stock-based compensation expense      957           957 
Balance - September 30, 2015 $59,514  $638,511  $288,841  $8,146  $995,012 

(1) Retained earnings as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 includes the cumulative impact of $429,000 and $856,000, respectively, resulting from the adoption of ASU 2014-01 “Accounting For Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects.” See “Note 1 - Accounting Policies” for additional information.

  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total 
                
Balance - December 31, 2014 $59,795  $643,443  $261,676  $12,255  $977,169 
Net income - 2015          15,701       15,701 
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $2,115)              2,440   2,440 
Dividends on common stock ($0.15 per share)          (6,431)      (6,431)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (102,843 shares)  (137)  (2,250)          (2,387)
Issuance of common stock under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (15,781 shares)  21   307   (328)      - 
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (7,686 shares)  10   137           147 
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (4,576 shares)  6   94           100 
Vesting of restricted stock, including tax effects, under Equity Compensation Plans (19,271 shares)  26   (239)          (213)
Stock-based compensation expense      390           390 
Balance - March 31, 2015 $59,721  $641,882  $270,618  $14,695  $986,916 
                     
Balance - December 31, 2015 $59,159  $631,822  $298,134  $6,252  $995,367 
Net income - 2016          16,961       16,961 
Other comprehensive income (net of taxes of $1,502)              107   107 
Dividends on common stock ($0.19 per share)          (8,410)      (8,410)
Stock purchased under stock repurchase plan (1,040,612 shares)  (1,384)  (22,344)          (23,728)
Issuance of common stock under Equity Compensation Plans (21,804 shares)  29   288           317 
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (4,400 shares)  6   94           100 
Vesting of restricted stock, including tax effects, under Equity Compensation Plans (30,299 shares)  40   (417)          (377)
Stock-based compensation expense      641           641 
Balance - March 31, 2016 $57,850  $610,084  $306,685  $6,359  $980,978 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

NINETHREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,MARCH 31, 2016 AND 2015 AND 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 2015  2014  2016  2015 
Operating activities:           
Net income $49,264  $37,199  $16,961  $15,701 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Depreciation of bank premises and equipment  8,097   8,160 
Depreciation of premises and equipment  2,511   2,705 
Writedown of OREO  1,773   7,265   126   590 
Other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings  300  - 
Amortization, net  10,080   10,891   2,958   3,625 
Amortization related to acquisition, net  1,175   (410)
Provision for loan losses  7,561   3,300 
(Gains) on securities transactions, net  (672)  (1,449)
Decrease in loans held for sale, net  3,206   33,093 
Gains (losses) on sales of other real estate owned, net  80   (128)
Losses on sales of bank premises, net  98   384 
Amortization (accretion) related to acquisition, net  734   371 
Provision for credit losses  2,604   1,750 
Losses (gains) on securities transactions, net  (143)  (193)
Decrease (increase) in loans held for sale, net  10,921   (3,529)
Losses (gains) on sales of other real estate owned, net  (7)  (38)
Losses (gains) on sales of premises, net  45   57 
Stock-based compensation expenses  957   862   641   390 
Issuance of common stock for services  446   362   100   100 
Net (increase) decrease in other assets  (3,892)  12,347 
Net decrease (increase) in other assets  (14,594)  (1,031)
Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities  691   (3,703)  (441)  80 
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities  79,164   108,173 
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities  22,416   20,578 
Investing activities:                
Purchases of securities  (171,203)  (351,153)
Proceeds from sales of securities  63,928   273,447 
Purchases of securities available for sale  (83,735)  (29,863)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale  14,532   12,499 
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of securities available for sale  110,132   111,390   29,151   34,133 
Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns of securities held to maturity  795   - 
Net (increase) decrease in loans  (228,839)  100,844 
Net (increase) in bank premises and equipment  (2,541)  (5,262)
Net decrease (increase) in loans held for investment  (110,513)  (44,401)
Net decrease (increase) in premises and equipment  (1,885)  (2,346)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned  6,374   9,929   1,339   2,714 
Improvements to other real estate owned  (308)  (262)  -   (56)
Cash paid for equity-method investments  (355)  -   -   (355)
Cash acquired in bank acquisitions  -   49,989 
Net cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by investing activities  (222,017)  188,922 
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) investing activities  (151,111)  (27,675)
Financing activities:                
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits  138,667   100,629 
Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposits  (9,694)  75,557 
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits  43,259   (175,918)  (8,260)  (43,024)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings  44,024   (84,665)  169,000   (12,959)
Net (decrease) increase in long-term borrowings  (8,448)  1,518 
Net increase (decrease) in long-term borrowings  526   509 
Cash dividends paid - common stock  (21,000)  (19,020)  (8,410)  (6,431)
Repurchase of common stock  (7,995)  (43,477)  (23,728)  (2,387)
Issuance of common stock  566   1,072   317   147 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards  (286)  (1,565)
Vesting of restricted stock, including tax effects  (377)  (213)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) financing activities  188,787   (221,426)  119,374   11,199 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents  45,934   75,669 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (9,321)  4,102 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period  133,260   73,023   142,660   133,260 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $179,194  $148,692  $133,339  $137,362 
                
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information                
Cash payments for:                
Interest $20,720  $21,210  $6,998  $6,925 
Income taxes  13,800   12,400   10,500   3,000 
                
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities                
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities available for sale $(3,160) $21,786  $4,522  $5,627 
Transfer from securities available for sale to securities held to maturity  201,822   - 
Transfer from loans held for investment to loans held for sale  26,400   - 
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap loss  (1,539)  (3)  (2,540)  (1,218)
Transfers between loans and other real estate owned  1,493   5,257   405   124 
Transfers from bank premises to other real estate owned  402   10,866   -   402 
Issuance of common stock in exchange for net assets in acquisition  -   549,523 
        
Transactions related to bank acquisition        
Assets acquired  -   2,957,521 
Liabilities assumed  -   2,642,120 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1.ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 20142015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

Adoption of New Accounting StandardsLoans

The Company adopted ASU 2014-01, “Accountingoriginates commercial and consumer loans to customers. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by commercial and residential real estate loans (including acquisition and development loans and residential construction loans) throughout its market area. The ability of the Company’s debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in those markets.

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projectsthe foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for any charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the related loan yield using the interest method.

As of January 1, 2015. As permitted by the guidance,2016, the Company adoptedenhanced the proportional amortization methodloan portfolio segmentation to better align with how the Company manages credit risk and to better align with industry practice. Below is a summary of accountingthe new loan segmentation.

Construction and Land Development – construction loans generally made to commercial and residential builders for qualifiedspecific construction projects. The successful repayment of these types of loans is generally dependent upon (a) a commitment for permanent financing from the Company, or (b) from the sale of the constructed property. These loans carry more risk than both types of commercial real estate term loans due to the dynamics of construction projects, changes in interest rates, the long-term financing market, and state and local government regulations. As in commercial real estate term lending, the Company manages risk by using specific underwriting policies and procedures for these types of loans and by avoiding excessive concentrations to any one business or industry.

Also, included in this category are loans generally made to residential home builders to support their lot and home inventory needs. Repayment relies upon the successful performance of the underlying residential real estate project. This type of lending carries a higher level of risk as compared to other commercial lending. This class of lending manages risks related to residential real estate market conditions, a functioning first and secondary market in which to sell residential properties, and the borrower’s ability to manage inventory and run projects. The Company manages this risk by lending to experienced builders and developers, by using specific underwriting policies and procedures for these types of loans, and by avoiding excessive concentrations with any particular customer or geographic region.

Commercial Real Estate – Owner Occupied- term loans made to support owner occupied real estate properties that rely upon the successful operation of the business occupying the property for repayment. General market conditions and economic activity may affect these types of loans. In addition to using specific underwriting policies and procedures for these types of loans, the Company manages risk by avoiding concentrations to any one business or industry.

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Commercial Real Estate – Non-Owner Occupied - term loans typically made to borrowers to support income producing properties that rely upon the successful operation of the property for repayment. General market conditions and economic activity may impact the performance of these types of loans. In addition to using specific underwriting policies and procedures for these types of loans, the Company manages risk by diversifying the lending to various lines of businesses, such as retail, office, office warehouse, and hotel as well as avoiding concentrations to any one business or industry.

Residential 1-4 Family – loans generally made to both commercial and residential borrowers. Mortgage loan portfolios carry risks associated with the creditworthiness of the borrower or the tenant and changes in loan-to-value ratios. The Company manages these risks through policies and procedures such as limiting loan-to-value ratios at origination, experienced underwriting, requiring standards for appraisers, and not making subprime loans.

Multi-Family Real Estate – loans made to real estate investors to support permanent financing for multifamily family residential income producing properties that rely on the successful operation of the property for repayment. This management mainly involves property maintenance and collection of rents due from tenants. This type of lending carries a lower level of risk as compared to other commercial lending. In addition, underwriting requirements for multifamily are stricter than for other non-owner-occupied property types. The Company manages this risk by avoiding concentrations with any particular customer.

Commercial and Industrial – generally support the Company’s borrowers’ need for equipment/vehicle purchases and other short-term or seasonal cash flow needs. Repayment relies upon the successful operation of the business. This type of lending carries a lower level of commercial credit risk as compared to other commercial lending. The Company manages this risk by using general underwriting policies and procedures for these types of loans and by avoiding concentrations to any one business or industry.

HELOC – the consumer HELOC portfolio carries risks associated with the creditworthiness of the borrower and changes in loan-to-value ratios. The Company manages these risks through policies and procedures such as limiting loan-to-value ratios at origination, experienced underwriting, requiring standards for appraisers, and not making subprime loans.

Auto – the consumer indirect auto lending portfolio generally carries certain risks associated with the values of the collateral that management must mitigate. The Company focuses its indirect auto lending on one to two year old used vehicles where substantial depreciation has already occurred thereby minimizing the risk of significant loss of collateral values in the future. This type of lending places reliance on computer-based loan approval systems to supplement other underwriting standards.

Consumer and all other - portfolios carry risks associated with the creditworthiness of the borrower and changes in the economic environment. The Company manages these risks through policies and procedures such as experienced underwriting, maximum debt to income ratios, and minimum borrower credit scores. Also included in this category are loans that generally support small business lines of credit and agricultural lending neither of which are a material source of business for the Company.

Affordable Housing Entities

The Company invests in private investment funds that make equity investments in multifamily affordable housing projects. The proportional amortization method amortizes the cost of the investment over the period in which the Company will receiveproperties that provide affordable housing tax credits for these investments. The activities of these entities are financed with a combination of invested equity capital and other tax benefits, and the resulting amortization is recognized as a component of income taxes attributable to continuing operations. Historically, these investments were accounted for under the equity method of accounting and the passive losses related to the investments were recognized within noninterest expense. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2015 with retrospective application as required by the ASU. Prior period results and related metrics have been recast to conform to this presentation. The recast of prior period information did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

debt. For the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized amortization of $118,000$130,000 and $397,000,$175,000, respectively, and tax credits of $213,000$210,000 and $641,000,$257,000, respectively, associated with these investments within “Income tax expense” on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The carrying value of the Company’s investments in these qualified affordable housing projects was $10.1$8.3 million and $10.4$8.5 million as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively. The Company recorded a liability of $5.1$5.5 million for the related unfunded commitments as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, which are expected to be paid from 20152016 to 2019.

 

RecentAdoption of New Accounting PronouncementsStandards

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, “Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items.” The amendments in this ASU eliminate from U.S. GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Subtopic 225-20,Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. Presently, an event or transaction is presumed to be an ordinary and usual activity of the reporting entity unless evidence clearly supports its classification as an extraordinary item. If an event or transaction meets the criteria for extraordinary classification, an entity is required to segregate the extraordinary item from the results of ordinary operations and show the item separately in the income statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations. The entity also is required to disclose applicable income taxes and either present or disclose earnings-per-share data applicable to the extraordinary item. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2015, the FASB issued revised guidance to simplify the consolidation assessment required to evaluate whether organizations should consolidate certain legal entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, and securitization structures. The guidance also removed the indefinite deferral of specialized guidance for certain investment funds. The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.during the first quarter of 2016. The amendments in thisadoption of ASU amend the consolidation requirements in ASC 810,Consolidation, and significantly change the consolidation analysis required under U.S. GAAP. Under this guidance, limited partnerships will be considered variable interest entities (“VIEs”) unless the limited partners2015-02 did not have either substantive kick-out or participating rights; this amendment will result in more partnerships being considered VIEs, but it will be less likely that a general partner will consolidate a limited partnership. The amendments also change the effect that fees paid to a decision maker or service provider havematerial impact on the consolidation analysis; it is less likely that the fees themselves will be considered a variable interest, that an entity will be a VIE, or that consolidation will result. The changes modify how a reporting entity considers how its variable interests affect its consolidation process; the related party tiebreaker test and mandatory consolidation by one of the related parties will have to be performed less frequently than under current U.S. GAAP. For entities other than limited partnerships, the amendments clarify how to determine whether the equity holders have power over the entity and could affect whether the entity is a VIE. The amendments are expected to result in the deconsolidation of many entities. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2015-02 will have on itsCompany’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2015,January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,2016-01,Interest – ImputationRecognition and Measurement of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsFinancial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” This ASU requires an entity to: (i) measure equity investments at fair value through net income, with certain exceptions; (ii) present in OCI the changes in instrument-specific credit risk for financial liabilities measured using the fair value option; (iii) present financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset; (iv) calculate the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes based on an exit price and; (v) assess a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to unrealized losses of AFS debt securities in combination with other deferred tax assets. The ASU does not change the existing recognitionprovides an election to subsequently measure certain nonmarketable equity investments at cost less any impairment and measurement guidanceadjusted for debt issuance costs butcertain observable price changes. The ASU also requires that debt issuance costs related to a debt liability recorded on the balance sheet be present in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amountqualitative impairment assessment of that debt liability. The amendments should be disclosed consistent with thesuch equity investments and amends certain fair value disclosure requirement of a change in accounting principle and applied on a retrospective basis.requirements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-03 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40: Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” This ASU clarifies the circumstances under which a cloud computing customer would accountonly permitted for the arrangement as a license of internal-use software. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses; otherwise, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted.provision related to instrument-specific credit risk. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2015-052016-01 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2015,February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15,2016-02,Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements.Leases (Topic 842).”This ASU clarifiesrequires lessees to put most leases on their balance sheets but recognize expenses in the income statement in a manner similar to today’s accounting. The guidance also eliminates the real estate-specific provisions and changes the guidance issued within ASU 2015-03 described above. Givenon sale-leaseback transactions, initial direct costs and lease executory costs for all entities. For lessors, the absence of authoritative guidance within Update 2015-03standard modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC staff would not object to an entity presenting the cost of securing a revolving line of credit as an asset, regardless of whether a balance is outstanding. The costs should be amortized over the term of the arrangement.sales-type and direct financing leases. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015.2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-05, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships.” This ASU clarifies that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as the hedging instrument in an existing hedging relationship would not, in and of itself, be considered a termination of the derivative instrument or a change in a critical term of the hedging relationship. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-152016-05 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-06, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments.” This ASU clarifies that in assessing whether an embedded contingent put or call option is clearly and closely related to the debt host, an entity is required to perform only the four-step decision sequence in ASC 815-15-25-42 (as amended by the ASU). The entity does not have to separately assess whether the event that triggers its ability to exercise the contingent option is itself indexed only to interest rates or credit risk. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-06 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, “Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting.” This ASU simplifies the equity method of accounting by eliminating the requirement to retrospectively apply the equity method to an investment that subsequently qualifies for such accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The amendments should be applied prospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-07 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net).” This ASU amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s new revenue standard (ASU 2014-09) and clarifies that an entity should evaluate whether it is the principal or the agent for each specified good or service promised in a contract with a customer. The ASU has the same effective date as the new revenue standard (as amended by the one-year deferral and the early adoption provisions in ASU 2015-14). In addition, entities are required to adopt the ASU by using the same transition method they used to adopt the new revenue standard. The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-08 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This ASU simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted; however, if the Company elects to early adopt, then all amendments must be adopted in the same period. The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing.” This ASU amends certain aspects of the FASB’s new revenue standard, specifically the standard’s guidance on identifying performance obligations and the implementation guidance on licensing. The amendments in this update affect the guidance in ASU 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which is not yet effective. The ASU has the same effective date as the new revenue standard (as amended by the one-year deferral and the early adoption provisions in ASU 2015-14). The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2016-10 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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2.ACQUISITIONS

The Company’s merger and acquisition strategy focuses on high-growth areas with strong market demographics and targets organizations that have a comparable corporate culture, strong performance, and good asset quality, among other factors. On January 1, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of StellarOne, a bank holding company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, in an all-stock transaction. StellarOne’s common shareholders received 0.9739 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of StellarOne’s common stock, resulting in the Company issuing 22,147,874 shares of common stock at a fair value of $549.5 million. The fair value of assets acquired totaled $2.96 billion and liabilities assumed totaled $2.64 billion. As a result of the transaction, StellarOne’s former bank subsidiary, StellarOne Bank, became a wholly owned bank subsidiary of the Company. On May 9, 2014, StellarOne Bank was merged with and into the Bank. Information regarding this acquisition is included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company has not completed any acquisitions of businesses in 2015.

The net effect of the amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts associated with the Company’s acquisition accounting adjustments had the following impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

  For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
  For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Loans(1) $1,364  $846  $3,055  $82 
Core deposit intangible(2)  (2,074)  (2,391)  (6,435)  (7,462)
Borrowings(3)  87   262   362   413 
Time deposits(4)  154   1,998   1,843   7,377 
Net impact to income before taxes $(469) $715  $(1,175) $410 
                 

(1)Loan discount accretion is included in "Interest and fees on loans" in the "Interest and dividend income" section of the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

(2)Core deposit intangible premium amortization is included in "Amortization of intangible assets" in the "Noninterest expense" section of the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

(3)Borrowings discount accretion is included in "Interest on long-term borrowings" in the "Interest Expense" section of the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

(4) Certificate of deposit discount accretion is included in "Interest on deposits" in the "Interest expense" section of the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

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3.SECURITIES

 

Available for Sale

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of securities available for sale as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

  Amortized  Gross Unrealized  Estimated 
  Cost  Gains  (Losses)  Fair Value 
September 30, 2015                
U.S. government and agency securities $8,068  $343  $-  $8,411 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  241,655   8,750   (512)  249,893 
Corporate bonds  73,917   70   (1,525)  72,462 
Mortgage-backed securities  539,230   9,122   (635)  547,717 
Other securities  10,181   28   -   10,209 
Total available for sale securities $873,051  $18,313  $(2,672) $888,692 
                 
December 31, 2014                
U.S. government and agency securities $8,313  $166  $(25) $8,454 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  427,483   18,885   (721)  445,647 
Corporate bonds  78,744   244   (308)  78,680 
Mortgage-backed securities  550,716   9,411   (798)  559,329 
Other securities  9,979   31   (6)  10,004 
Total available for sale securities $1,075,235  $28,737  $(1,858) $1,102,114 

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  Amortized  Gross Unrealized  Estimated 
  Cost  Gains  (Losses)  Fair Value 
March 31, 2016                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $254,851  $11,267  $(149) $265,969 
Corporate bonds  95,468   287   (1,989)  93,766 
Mortgage-backed securities  561,466   8,502   (1,406)  568,562 
Other securities  11,085   27   -   11,112 
Total available for sale securities $922,870  $20,083  $(3,544) $939,409 
                 
December 31, 2015                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $257,740  $10,479  $(140) $268,079 
Corporate bonds  77,628   55   (1,704)  75,979 
Mortgage-backed securities  544,823   6,127   (2,779)  548,171 
Other securities  11,085   -   (22)  11,063 
Total available for sale securities $891,276  $16,661  $(4,645) $903,292 

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value (in thousands) of the Company’s available for sale investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.impaired as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

 Less than 12 months  More than 12 months  Total  Less than 12 months  More than 12 months  Total 
 Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized  Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized 
 Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses 
September 30, 2015                        
March 31, 2016                        
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $33,742  $(252) $6,610  $(260) $40,352  $(512) $8,407  $(62) $2,337  $(87) $10,744  $(149)
Mortgage-backed securities  118,679   (459)  28,026   (176)  146,705   (635)  167,203   (1,073)  27,198   (333)  194,401   (1,406)
Corporate bonds and other securities  24,782   (832)  17,886   (693)  42,668   (1,525)  21,536   (606)  28,194   (1,383)  49,730   (1,989)
Total available for sale $177,203  $(1,543) $52,522  $(1,129) $229,725  $(2,672) $197,146  $(1,741) $57,729  $(1,803) $254,875  $(3,544)
                                                
December 31, 2014                        
U.S. government and agency securities $7,055  $(25) $-  $-  $7,055  $(25)
December 31, 2015                        
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  13,602   (93)  42,514   (628)  56,116   (721) $8,114  $(70) $4,950  $(70) $13,064  $(140)
Mortgage-backed securities  60,151   (362)  49,581   (436)  109,732   (798)  287,113   (2,442)  21,660   (337)  308,773   (2,779)
Corporate bonds and other securities  43,923   (244)  4,309   (70)  48,232   (314)  36,157   (751)  19,558   (975)  55,715   (1,726)
Total available for sale $124,731  $(724) $96,404  $(1,134) $221,135  $(1,858) $331,384  $(3,263) $46,168  $(1,382) $377,552  $(4,645)

 

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, there were $52.5$57.7 million, or 2218 issues, of individual available for sale securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months. Additionally, theseThese securities had an unrealized loss of $1.1$1.8 million and consisted of municipal obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds. As of December 31, 2014,2015, there were $96.4$46.2 million, or 6020 issues, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months. Additionally, theseThese securities had an unrealized loss of $1.1$1.4 million and consisted of municipal obligations, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, and other securities. The Company has determined that these securities are temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 for the reasons set out below:

 

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U.S. Government agencies and corporations. The unrealized losses in this category of investments were caused by interest rate fluctuations. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment. Because the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of these investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

 

Mortgage-backed securities. This category’s unrealized losses are primarily the result of interest rate fluctuations. SinceBecause the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, the Company does not intend to sell the investments, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired. Also, the majority of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are agency-backed securities, which have a government guarantee.

 

StateObligations of state and political subdivisions. This category’s unrealized losses are primarily the result of interest rate fluctuations and also a certain few ratings downgrades brought about by the impact of the economic downturn on states and political subdivisions. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment. Because the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired. As discussed below, one security was identified as containing credit-related OTTI.

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Corporate debt securities.bonds. The Company’s unrealized losses in corporate debt securities are related to both interest rate fluctuations and ratings downgrades for a limited number of securities. The majority of the securities remain investment grade and the Company’s analysis did not indicate the existence of a credit loss. The contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the cost basis of each investment. Because the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

 

The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale securities as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 September 30, 2015  December 31, 2014  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
 Amortized Estimated Amortized Estimated  Amortized Estimated Amortized Estimated 
 Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value  Cost  Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $16,840  $16,904  $19,345  $19,434  $9,703  $9,792  $8,380  $8,370 
Due after one year through five years  60,862   62,790   41,545   43,070   94,153   96,641   65,326   66,996 
Due after five years through ten years  263,108   269,177   306,900   314,044   316,897   323,902   296,864   301,920 
Due after ten years  532,241   539,821   707,445   725,566   502,117   509,074   520,706   526,006 
Total securities available for sale $873,051  $888,692  $1,075,235  $1,102,114  $922,870  $939,409  $891,276  $903,292 

 

The following table presents available for sale securities which were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as permitted or required by law as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

 March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
 September 30, 2015  December 31, 2014  Estimated Estimated 
 Fair Value  Fair Value  Fair Value  Fair Value 
Public deposits $150,632  $312,793  $182,313  $184,635 
Repurchase agreements  118,249   51,842   120,351   126,120 
Other purposes(1)  30,256   32,360   25,486   26,546 
Total pledged securities $299,137  $396,995  $328,150  $337,301 

 

(1)The "Other purposes" category consists of borrowings, derivatives, and accounts held at the Bank.

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Held to Maturity

During the second quarter of 2015, the Company transferred securities, which it intends and has the ability to hold until maturity, with a fair value of $201.8 million on the date of transfer, from securities available for sale to securities held to maturity. The Company transferred these securities to held to maturity to reduce the impact of price volatility on capital and in consideration of changes to the regulatory environment. The securities included net pre-tax unrealized gains of $8.1 million at the date of transfer with a remaining balance of $7.3$6.4 million as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

 

The Company reports securities held to maturity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at carrying value. Carrying value is amortized cost which includes any unamortized unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income prior to reclassifying the securities from securities available for sale to securities held to maturity. Investment securities transferred into the held to maturity category from the available for sale category are recorded at fair value at the date of transfer. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of transfer is retained in accumulated other comprehensive income and in the carrying value of the securities held to maturity. Such unrealized gains/(losses) are accreted over the remaining life of the security with no impact on future net income.

 

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The carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of securities held to maturity as of September 30,March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 Carrying  Gross Unrealized  Estimated  Carrying  Gross Unrealized  Estimated 
 Value(1)  Gains  (Losses)  Fair Value  Value(1)  Gains  (Losses)  Fair Value 
September 30, 2015                
March 31, 2016                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $199,363  $2,882  $(1,926) $200,319  $204,444  $7,436  $(1,531) $210,349 
                
December 31, 2015                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $205,374  $5,748  $(1,685) $209,437 

 

(1)The carrying value includes $7.3$6.4 million of net unrealized gains and losses present at the time of transfer from available for securities, net of any accretion.

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value (in thousands) of the Company’s held to maturity securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.impaired as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

 Less than 12 months  More than 12 months  Total  Less than 12 months  More than 12 months  Total 
 Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized  Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized 
 Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses 
September 30, 2015                        
March 31, 2016                        
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $28,727  $(1,926) $-  $-  $28,727  $(1,926) $3,210  $(1,531) $-  $-  $3,210  $(1,531)
                        
December 31, 2015                        
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $7,056  $(1,685) $-  $-  $7,056  $(1,685)

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The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of held to maturity securities as of September 30,March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 September 30, 2015  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
 Carrying Estimated  Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated 
 Value(1)  Fair Value  Value(1)  Fair Value  Value(1)  Fair Value 
Due in one year or less $1,314  $1,321  $1,477  $1,479  $1,488  $1,491 
Due after one year through five years  5,217   5,267   7,907   8,046   4,294   4,348 
Due after five years through ten years  39,392   39,521   49,884   51,178   44,736   45,501 
Due after ten years  153,440   154,210   145,176   149,646   154,856   158,097 
Total securities held to maturity $199,363  $200,319  $204,444  $210,349  $205,374  $209,437 

 

(1) The carrying value includes $7.3$6.4 million of net unrealized gains and losses present at the time of transfer from available for securities, net of any accretion.

 

The following table presents held to maturity securities which were pledged to secure public deposits as permitted or required by law as of September 30,March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 September 30, 2015  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
 Fair  Estimated Estimated 
 Value  Fair Value  Fair Value 
Public deposits $200,319  $210,349  $207,140 
Total pledged securities $200,319  $210,349  $207,140 

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Restricted Stock, at cost

Due to restrictions placed upon the Bank’s common stock investment in the Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB, these securities have been classified as restricted equity securities and carried at cost. These restricted securities are not subject to the investment security classifications and are included as a separate line item on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At September 30,March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the FHLB required the Bank to maintain stock in an amount equal to 4.25% of outstanding borrowings and a specific percentage of the Bank’s total assets. At December 31, 2014, the FHLB required the Bank to maintain stock in an amount equal to 4.5% of outstanding borrowings and a specific percentage of the Bank’s total assets. The Federal Reserve Bank required the Bank to maintain stock with a par value equal to 6% of its outstanding capital at both September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014.2015. Restricted equity securities consist of Federal Reserve Bank stock in the amount of $23.8 million for both September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 and FHLB stock in the amount of $28.9$34.4 million and $31.0$28.0 million as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively.

 

Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment

During each quarter, the Company conducts an assessment of the securities portfolio for OTTI consideration. The assessment considers factors such as external credit ratings, delinquency coverage ratios, market price, management’s judgment, expectations of future performance, and relevant industry research and analysis. An impairment is other-than-temporary if any of the following conditions exist: the entity intends to sell the security; it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or the entity does not expect to recover the security’s entire amortized cost basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). If a credit loss exists, but an entity does not intend to sell the impaired debt security and is not more likely than not to be required to sell before recovery, the impairment is other-than-temporary and should be separated into a credit portion to be recognized in earnings and the remaining amount relating to all other factors recognized as other comprehensive loss. Based on the assessment for the quarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016, and in accordance with the guidance, no OTTI was recognized. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company determined that a municipal security in the available for sale portfolio incurred credit-related OTTI of $300,000, which was recognized in earnings for$300,000.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016, the municipal security was sold.  As a result, the Company recognized an additional loss on sale of the previously written down security.

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Realized Gains and Losses

The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale and the proceeds from the sale of securities during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands). The Company did not sell any investment securities that are held to maturity.

 

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2015  September 30, 2015 
Realized gains (losses):        
Gross realized gains $75  $759 
Gross realized losses  -   (87)
Net realized gains $75  $672 
         
Proceeds from sales of securities $5,771  $63,928 

The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale and the proceeds from the sale of securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands).

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2014  September 30, 2014 
Realized gains (losses):        
Gross realized gains $1,034  $1,498 
Gross realized losses  (39)  (49)
Net realized gains $995  $1,449 
         
Proceeds from sales of securities $14,370  $273,447 

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  Three months ended 
  March 31, 2016  March 31, 2015 
Realized gains (losses):        
Gross realized gains $239  $193 
Gross realized losses  (96)  - 
Net realized gains $143  $193 
         
Proceeds from sales of securities $14,532  $12,499 

 

4.3.LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

Loans are stated at their face amount, net of deferred fees and costs, and consist of the following at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2015  2014 
Commercial:        
Commercial Construction $429,645  $341,280 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  863,551   875,443 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1,586,334   1,509,159 
Raw Land and Lots  187,182   211,225 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  436,340   412,494 
Commercial and Industrial  444,199   393,776 
Other Commercial  89,344   81,106 
Consumer:        
Mortgage  466,418   478,151 
Consumer Construction  55,718   74,168 
Indirect Auto  217,928   199,411 
Indirect Marine  42,763   43,190 
HELOCs  492,202   500,579 
Credit Card  -   24,225 
Other Consumer  231,997   201,789 
 Total $5,543,621  $5,345,996 

The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class, at September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2016  2015 
Construction and Land Development $776,698  $749,720 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  849,202   860,086 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1,296,251   1,270,480 
Multifamily Real Estate  323,270   322,528 
Commercial & Industrial  453,208   435,365 
Residential 1-4 Family  978,478   978,469 
Auto  241,737   234,061 
HELOC  517,122   516,726 
Consumer and all other  344,536   304,027 
Total loans held for investment, net(1) $5,780,502  $5,671,462 

  30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater Than 90
Days and still
Accruing
  PCI  Nonaccrual  Current  Total Loans 
Commercial:                            
Commercial Construction $296  $-  $126  $2,459  $1,786  $424,978  $429,645 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,148   165   680   28,695   3,989   828,874   863,551 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  752   974   1,821   15,172   200   1,567,415   1,586,334 
Raw Land and Lots  93   -   -   5,141   493   181,455   187,182 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  536   35   228   15,167   1,157   419,217   436,340 
Commercial and Industrial  721   696   494   2,249   903   439,136   444,199 
Other Commercial  643   -   -   793   61   87,847   89,344 
Consumer:                            
Mortgage  2,485   5,079   875   5,561   2,276   450,142   466,418 
Consumer Construction  250   -   -   251   819   54,398   55,718 
Indirect Auto  1,319   270   116   -   89   216,134   217,928 
Indirect Marine  150   -   94   -   -   42,519   42,763 
HELOCs  3,192   1,085   282   1,812   611   485,220   492,202 
Other Consumer  1,521   966   448   1,306   582   227,174   231,997 
Total $13,106  $9,270  $5,164  $78,606  $12,966  $5,424,509  $5,543,621 

(1) Loans, as presented, are net of deferred fees and costs totaling $3.6 million and $3.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

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The following table shows the aging of the Company’s loan portfolio, by class,segment, at DecemberMarch 31, 20142016 (dollars in thousands):

 

 30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater Than
90 Days and
still Accruing
  PCI  Nonaccrual  Current  Total Loans 
Commercial:                            
Commercial Construction $815  $-  $-  $3,782  $968  $335,715  $341,280 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  621   1,542   1,683   31,167   1,060   839,370   875,443 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  3,984   237   91   28,869   5,902   1,470,076   1,509,159 
Raw Land and Lots  145   44   194   7,427   2,359   201,056   211,225 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  2,825   338   734   16,879   2,070   389,648   412,494 
Commercial and Industrial  1,250   529   549   3,855   3,286   384,307   393,776 
Other Commercial  42   2   -   2,256   74   78,732   81,106 
Consumer:                            
Mortgage  12,851   4,300   4,095   7,394   2,485   447,026   478,151 
Consumer Construction  120   -   844   516   -   72,688   74,168 
Indirect Auto  1,593   263   317   -   -   197,238   199,411 
Indirect Marine  150   -   -   -   201   42,839   43,190 
HELOCs  3,082   955   820   2,000   258   493,464   500,579 
Credit Card  232   108   219   -   -   23,666   24,225 
Other Consumer  1,587   412   501   1,643   592   197,054   201,789 
Total $29,297  $8,730  $10,047  $105,788  $19,255  $5,172,879  $5,345,996 
  30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater than 90
Days and still
Accruing
  PCI  Nonaccrual  Current  Total Loans 
Construction and Land Development $2,676  $724  $544  $5,137  $2,156  $765,461  $776,698 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,787   963   196   27,260   2,816   816,180   849,202 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  24   276   723   13,636   -   1,281,592   1,296,251 
Multifamily Real Estate  155   -   -   2,132   -   320,983   323,270 
Commercial & Industrial  985   284   422   1,571   810   449,136   453,208 
Residential 1-4 Family  13,711   1,111   2,247   18,305   5,696   937,408   978,478 
Auto  1,519   126   53   -   162   239,877   241,737 
HELOC  1,870   388   1,315   1,535   973   511,041   517,122 
Consumer and all other  736   1,996   223   529   479   340,573   344,536 
Total Loans Held For Investment $23,463  $5,868  $5,723  $70,105  $13,092  $5,662,251  $5,780,502 

 

The following table shows the PCI commercial and consumeraging of the Company’s loan portfolios,portfolio, by class and their delinquency status,segment, at

September 30, December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  30-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater than
90 Days
  Current  Total 
Commercial:                
Commercial Construction $-  $459  $2,000  $2,459 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,024   1,752   25,919   28,695 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1,202   392   13,578   15,172 
Raw Land and Lots  196   70   4,875   5,141 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  1,225   646   13,296   15,167 
Commercial and Industrial  412   69   1,768   2,249 
Other Commercial  31   63   699   793 
Consumer:                
Mortgage  597   1,612   3,352   5,561 
Consumer Construction  -   251   -   251 
HELOCs  244   365   1,203   1,812 
Other Consumer  47   60   1,199   1,306 
Total $4,978  $5,739  $67,889  $78,606 
  30-59 Days
Past Due
  60-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater than 90
Days and still
Accruing
  PCI  Nonaccrual  Current  Total Loans 
Construction and Land Development $3,155  $380  $128  $5,986  $2,113  $737,958  $749,720 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,714   118   103   27,388   3,904   826,859   860,086 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  771   -   723   13,519   100   1,255,367   1,270,480 
Multifamily Real Estate  -   -   272   1,555   -   320,701   322,528 
Commercial & Industrial  1,056   27   124   1,813   429   431,916   435,365 
Residential 1-4 Family  15,023   6,774   3,638   21,159   3,563   928,312   978,469 
Auto  2,312   233   60   -   192   231,264   234,061 
HELOC  2,589   1,112   762   1,791   1,348   509,124   516,726 
Consumer and all other  1,167   689   19   526   287   301,339   304,027 
Total Loans Held For Investment $27,787  $9,333  $5,829  $73,737  $11,936  $5,542,840  $5,671,462 

 

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The following table shows the PCI commercial and consumer loan portfolios, by classsegment and their delinquency status, at March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

  30-89 Days Past
Due
  Greater than 90
Days
  Current  Total 
Construction and Land Development $354  $239  $4,544  $5,137 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,401   1,425   24,434   27,260 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  745   205   12,686   13,636 
Multifamily Real Estate  -   -   2,132   2,132 
Commercial & Industrial  196   39   1,336   1,571 
Residential 1-4 Family  1,917   1,048   15,340   18,305 
HELOC  163   546   826   1,535 
Consumer and all other  -   -   529   529 
Total $4,776  $3,502  $61,827  $70,105 

The following table shows the PCI loan portfolios, by segment and their delinquency status, at December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  30-89 Days
Past Due
  Greater than
90 Days
  Current  Total 
Commercial:                
Commercial Construction $-  $652  $3,130  $3,782 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,138   843   29,186   31,167 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  523   1,255   27,091   28,869 
Raw Land and Lots  522   -   6,905   7,427 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  1,327   1,311   14,241   16,879 
Commercial and Industrial  144   538   3,173   3,855 
Other Commercial  107   1,133   1,016   2,256 
Consumer:                
Mortgage  1,975   2,866   2,553   7,394 
Consumer Construction  -   516   -   516 
HELOCs  356   728   916   2,000 
Other Consumer  89   171   1,383   1,643 
Total $6,181  $10,013  $89,594  $105,788 

  30-89 Days Past
Due
  Greater than 90
Days
  Current  Total 
Construction and Land Development $369  $241  $5,376  $5,986 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,139   1,412   24,837   27,388 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  755   202   12,562   13,519 
Multifamily Real Estate  -   -   1,555   1,555 
Commercial & Industrial  209   21   1,583   1,813 
Residential 1-4 Family  2,143   1,923   17,093   21,159 
HELOC  410   458   923   1,791 
Consumer and all other  -   -   526   526 
Total $5,025  $4,257  $64,455  $73,737 

 

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The Company measures the amount of impairment by evaluating loans either in their collective homogeneous pools or individually. The following table shows the Company’s impaired loans, excluding PCI loans related to the StellarOne acquisition, by classsegment at September 30,March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  Recorded
Investment
  Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Related
Allowance
  YTD
Average
Investment
  Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Loans without a specific allowance                    
Commercial:                    
Commercial Construction $5,760  $6,036  $-  $5,126  $187 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  11,801   11,998   -   11,602   356 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  6,854   7,166   -   7,025   212 
Raw Land and Lots  24,762   24,896   -   25,595   1,290 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  2,295   2,721   -   2,455   99 
Commercial and Industrial  1,983   2,532   -   2,115   47 
Other Commercial  876   876   -   895   41 
Consumer:                    
Mortgage  333   333   -   333   8 
Consumer Construction  819   821   -   822   29 
HELOCs  196   331   -   310   10 
Other Consumer  216   339   -   285   15 
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance $55,895  $58,049  $-  $56,563  $2,294 
                     
Loans with a specific allowance                    
Commercial:                    
Commercial Construction $561  $561  $40  $629  $16 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  6,763   7,874   677   7,107   191 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  6,863   6,864   178   6,870   304 
Raw Land and Lots  1,224   1,221   60   978   34 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  3,018   3,035   212   3,052   113 
Commercial and Industrial  2,581   2,640   330   2,684   100 
Other Commercial  423   451   32   475   16 
Consumer:                    
Mortgage  3,273   3,522   362   3,495   64 
Indirect Auto  89   95   1   121   5 
HELOCs  1,008   1,038   5   1,032   24 
Other Consumer  525   720   115   635   17 
Total impaired loans with a specific allowance $26,328  $28,021  $2,012  $27,078  $884 
Total impaired loans $82,223  $86,070  $2,012  $83,641  $3,178 

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  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
  Recorded
Investment
  Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Related
Allowance
  Recorded
Investment
  Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Related
Allowance
 
Loans without a specific allowance                        
Construction and Land Development $28,854  $29,141  $-  $33,250  $33,731  $- 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  14,081   15,627   -   7,781   8,983   - 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  3,931   3,931   -   5,328   5,325   - 
Multifamily Real Estate  3,803   3,803   -   3,828   3,828   - 
Commercial & Industrial  1,233   1,559   -   711   951   - 
Residential 1-4 Family  10,196   11,113   -   7,564   8,829   - 
Auto  -   -   -   7   7   - 
HELOC  1,944   2,054   -   1,786   2,028   - 
Consumer and all other  716   819   -   211   211   - 
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance $64,758  $68,047  $-  $60,466  $63,893  $- 
                         
Loans with a specific allowance                        
Construction and Land Development $1,925  $2,139  $500  $3,167  $3,218  $538 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,945   1,983   81   3,237   3,239   358 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  272   272   1   907   907   75 
Commercial & Industrial  2,068   2,242   467   1,952   1,949   441 
Residential 1-4 Family  4,362   4,541   414   6,065   6,153   418 
Auto  162   214   1   192   199   1 
HELOC  889   942   28   769   925   76 
Consumer and all other  53   361   1   363   512   95 
Total impaired loans with a specific allowance $11,676  $12,694  $1,493  $16,652  $17,102  $2,002 
Total impaired loans $76,434  $80,741  $1,493  $77,118  $80,995  $2,002 

 

The following table shows the year-to-date average balance and interest income recognized for the Company’s impaired loans, excluding PCI loans related to the StellarOne acquisition, by class, at Decembersegment for the three months ended March 31, 20142016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  Recorded
Investment
  Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Related
Allowance
  YTD
Average
Investment
  Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Loans without a specific allowance                    
Commercial:                    
Commercial Construction $5,281  $5,367  $-  $5,755  $165 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  15,722   16,430   -   16,774   737 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  22,917   22,917   -   23,209   1,116 
Raw Land and Lots  44,790   47,662   -   47,988   2,124 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  4,197   4,881   -   6,534   170 
Commercial and Industrial  4,453   7,933   -   5,070   121 
Other Commercial  1,536   1,538   -   1,624   90 
Consumer:                    
Mortgage  1,571   1,582   -   1,583   58 
Indirect Auto  -   6   -   4   - 
Indirect Marine  201   505   -   281   - 
HELOCs  559   699   -   573   8 
Other Consumer  89   208   -   107   - 
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance $101,316  $109,728  $-  $109,502  $4,589 
                     
Loans with a specific allowance                    
Commercial:                    
Commercial Construction $570  $570  $51  $506  $13 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  5,951   5,999   355   5,946   280 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  10,575   10,572   2,017   10,823   474 
Raw Land and Lots  1,343   1,373   98   1,472   59 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  4,125   4,144   562   4,293   159 
Commercial and Industrial  2,938   3,009   582   3,125   138 
Other Commercial  359   378   32   442   29 
Consumer:                    
Mortgage  3,323   3,375   481   3,381   60 
Consumer Construction  375   375   34   373   19 
Indirect Marine  192   192   5   199   15 
HELOCs  434   434   4   436   17 
Other Consumer  679   706   310   686   19 
Total impaired loans with a specific allowance $30,864  $31,127  $4,531  $31,682  $1,282 
Total impaired loans $132,180  $140,855  $4,531  $141,184  $5,871 
  Three Months Ended 
March 31, 2016
  Three Months Ended 
March 31, 2015
 
  YTD Average
Investment
  Interest Income
Recognized
  YTD Average
Investment
  Interest Income
Recognized
 
Construction and Land Development $30,569  $484  $49,087  $556 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  16,510   157   23,757   265 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  4,214   41   18,664   147 
Multifamily Real Estate  3,817   60   4,596   69 
Commercial & Industrial  3,663   37   6,054   50 
Residential 1-4 Family  15,301   106   14,566   116 
Auto  218   -   4   - 
HELOC  2,933   21   1,411   7 
Consumer and all other  982   6   1,177   11 
Total impaired loans without a specific allowance $78,207  $912  $119,316  $1,221 

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The Company considers TDRs to be impaired loans. A modification of a loan’s terms constitutes a TDR if the creditor grants a concession that it would not otherwise consider to the borrower for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties. TDRs totaled $11.6$13.0 million and $26.8$12.7 million as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively. All loans that are considered to be TDRs are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company’s allowance for loan loss methodology and are included in the preceding impaired loan tables. For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the recorded investment in restructured loans prior to modifications was not materially impacted by the modification.

 

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The following table provides a summary, by class,segment, of modified loans that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and modified loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  September 30, 2015  December 31, 2014 
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment
  Outstanding
Commitment
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment
  Outstanding
Commitment
 
Performing                        
Commercial:                        
Commercial Construction  1  $296  $-   1  $707  $- 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  5   1,608   -   3   682   - 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  2   2,390   -   3   3,362   - 
Raw Land and Lots  5   3,081   -   9   14,777   - 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  2   444   -   6   1,046   - 
Commercial and Industrial  3   103   -   9   722   - 
Other Commercial  1   128   -   1   191   - 
Consumer:                        
Mortgage  7   1,331   -   7   1,244   - 
Other Consumer  2   87   -   3   98   - 
Total performing  28  $9,468  $-   42  $22,829  $- 
                         
Nonperforming                        
Commercial:                        
Commercial Construction  1  $126  $-   1  $253  $- 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1   140   -   2   153   - 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1   200   -   1   539   - 
Raw Land and Lots  1   33   -   2   1,053   - 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  2   234   -   1   433   - 
Commercial and Industrial  3   485   -   5   616   - 
Other Commercial  1   61   -   1   74   - 
Consumer:                        
Mortgage  3   771   -   2   770   - 
Other Consumer  1   37   -   1   57   - 
Total nonperforming  14  $2,087  $-   16  $3,948  $- 
                         
Total performing and nonperforming  42  $11,555  $-   58  $26,777  $- 
  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment
  Outstanding
Commitment
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment
  Outstanding
Commitment
 
Performing                        
Construction and Land Development  6  $3,320  $-   6  $3,349  $- 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  6   2,223   -   5   1,530   - 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  2   2,390   -   2   2,390   - 
Commercial & Industrial  4   229   -   5   261   - 
Residential 1-4 Family  26   3,249   -   27   3,173   - 
Consumer and all other  1   75   -   1   77   - 
Total performing  45  $11,486  $-   46  $10,780  $- 
                         
Nonperforming                        
Construction and Land Development  2  $215  $-   2  $321  $- 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1   132   -   1   137   - 
Commercial & Industrial  -   -   -   1   2   - 
Residential 1-4 Family  6   1,123   -   6   1,142   - 
HELOC  -   -   -   1   319   - 
Total nonperforming  9  $1,470  $-   11  $1,921  $- 
                         
Total performing and nonperforming  54  $12,956  $-   57  $12,701  $- 

 

The Company considers a default of a restructured loan to occur when the borrower is 90 days past due following the restructure or a foreclosure and repossession of the applicable collateral occurs. During the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not identify any restructured loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to default. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company did not identify any restructured loans that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to default. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company identified one loan, totaling approximately $24,000, that went into default that had been restructured in the twelve-month period prior to the time of default. This loan was a mortgage loan which had a term modification at a market rate.

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The following table shows, by classsegment and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2015  September 30, 2015 
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment at
Period End
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment at
Period End
 
Term modification, at a market rate                
Commercial:                
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  -  $-   1  $117 
Commercial and Industrial  -   -   1   17 
Total loan term extended at a market rate  -  $-   2  $134 
                 
Term modification, below market rate                
Commercial:                
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  -  $-   1  $871 
Raw Land and Lots  1   400   1   400 
Consumer:                
Mortgage  2   619   2   619 
Other Consumer  1   55   1   55 
Total loan term extended at a below market rate  4  $1,074   5  $1,945 
                 
Total  4  $1,074   7  $2,079 

The following table shows, by class and modification type, TDRs that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

  Three months ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30, 2014  September 30, 2014 
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment at
Period End
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded
Investment at
Period End
 
Term modification, at a market rate                
Commercial:                
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1  $989   1  $989 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  -   -   1   110 
Commercial and Industrial  -   -   1   33 
Other Commercial  -   -   2   269 
Total loan term extended at a market rate  1  $989   5  $1,401 
                 
Total  1  $989   5  $1,401 
  Three months ended  Three months ended 
  March 31, 2016  March 31, 2015 
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded 
Investment at
Period End
  No. of
Loans
  Recorded 
Investment at
Period End
 
Term modification, at a market rate                
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1  $709   -  $- 
Commercial & Industrial  -   -   1   19 
Residential 1-4 Family  1   378   -   - 
Total loan term extended at a market rate  2  $1,087   1  $19 
                 
Total  2  $1,087   1  $19 

 

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The following table shows the allowance for loan loss activity, balances for allowance for loan losses, and loan balances based on impairment methodology by portfolio segment for the ninethree months ended and as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. The table below includes the provision for loan losses. As discussed in Note 1 “Accounting Policies,” the Company enhanced its loan segmentation for purposes of the allowance calculation as well as its disclosures. The impact of this enhancement is reflected in the provision amounts in the table below. In addition, a $300,000$100,000 provision was recognized during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 for unfunded loan commitments for which the reserves are recorded as a component of “Other Liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories (dollars in thousands):

 

  Commercial  Consumer  Total 
Allowance for loan losses:            
Balance, beginning of the year $22,352  $10,032  $32,384 
Recoveries credited to allowance  1,921   1,073   2,994 
Loans charged off  (6,013)  (3,357)  (9,370)
Provision charged to operations  5,364   1,897   7,261 
Balance, end of period $23,624  $9,645  $33,269 
             
Ending Balance, ALL:            
Loans individually evaluated for impairment $1,529  $483  $2,012 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment  22,095   9,162   31,257 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality  -   -   - 
Total $23,624  $9,645  $33,269 
             
Ending Balance, Loans:            
Loans individually evaluated for impairment $75,308  $6,310  $81,618 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment  3,891,611   1,491,786   5,383,397 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality  69,676   8,930   78,606 
Total $4,036,595  $1,507,026  $5,543,621 
  Allowance for loan losses 
  Balance,
beginning of the
year
  Recoveries
credited to
allowance
  Loans charged
off
  Provision
charged to
operations
  Balance, end of
period
 
                
Construction and Land Development $6,040  $19  $(93) $5,055  $11,021 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  4,614   46   (772)  (477)  3,411 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  6,929   -   -   (2,445)  4,484 
Multifamily Real Estate  1,606   -   -   (204)  1,402 
Commercial & Industrial  3,163   238   (617)  1,441   4,225 
Residential 1-4 Family  5,414   243   (153)  471   5,975 
Auto  1,703   84   (365)  (615)  807 
HELOC  2,934   83   (409)  (1,325)  1,283 
Consumer and all other  1,644   115   (571)  603   1,791 
Total $34,047  $828  $(2,980) $2,504  $34,399 

  Loans individually evaluated
for impairment
  Loans collectively evaluated for
impairment
  Loans acquired with
deteriorated credit quality
  Total 
  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL 
                         
Construction and Land Development $30,779  $500  $740,782  $10,521  $5,137  $-  $776,698  $11,021 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  16,026   81   805,916   3,330   27,260   -   849,202   3,411 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  4,203   1   1,278,412   4,483   13,636   -   1,296,251   4,484 
Multifamily Real Estate  3,803   -   317,335   1,402   2,132   -   323,270   1,402 
Commercial & Industrial  3,301   467   448,336   3,758   1,571   -   453,208   4,225 
Residential 1-4 Family  14,558   414   945,615   5,561   18,305   -   978,478   5,975 
Auto  162   1   241,575   806   -   -   241,737   807 
HELOC  2,833   28   512,754   1,255   1,535   -   517,122   1,283 
Consumer and all other  769   1   343,238   1,790   529   -   344,536   1,791 
Total loans held for investment, net $76,434  $1,493  $5,633,963  $32,906  $70,105  $-  $5,780,502  $34,399 

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The following table shows the allowance for loan loss activity, balances for allowance for loan losses, and loan balances based on impairment methodology by portfolio segment for the ninethree months ended and as of September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories (dollars in thousands):

 

  Commercial  Consumer  Total 
Allowance for loan losses:            
Balance, beginning of the year $19,908  $10,227  $30,135 
Recoveries credited to allowance  1,999   866   2,865 
Loans charged off  (1,991)  (2,200)  (4,191)
Provision charged to operations  1,507   1,793   3,300 
Balance, end of period $21,423  $10,686  $32,109 
             
Ending Balance, ALL:            
Loans individually evaluated for impairment $3,183  $922  $4,105 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment  18,240   9,764   28,004 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality  -   -   - 
Total $21,423  $10,686  $32,109 
             
Ending Balance, Loans:            
Loans individually evaluated for impairment $125,310  $8,855  $134,165 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment  3,430,451   1,486,644   4,917,095 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality  106,021   13,722   119,743 
Total $3,661,782  $1,509,221  $5,171,003 
  Allowance for loan losses 
  Balance,
beginning of the
year
  Recoveries
credited to
allowance
  Loans charged
off
  Provision
charged to
operations
  Balance, end of
period
 
                
Construction and Land Development $4,856  $64  $-  $(111) $4,809 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  4,640   2   (33)  260   4,869 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  7,256   40   (2,253)  894   5,937 
Multifamily Real Estate  1,374   -   -   81   1,455 
Commercial & Industrial  2,610   97   (671)  781   2,817 
Residential 1-4 Family  5,607   159   (250)  (330)  5,186 
Auto  1,297   82   (183)  131   1,327 
HELOC  2,675   42   (60)  (52)  2,605 
Consumer and all other  2,069   186   (379)  96   1,972 
Total $32,384  $672  $(3,829) $1,750  $30,977 

  Loans individually evaluated
for impairment
  Loans collectively evaluated for
impairment
  Loans acquired with
deteriorated credit quality
  Total 
  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL  Loans  ALL 
                         
Construction and Land Development $48,624  $132  $599,428  $4,677  $9,529  $-  $657,581  $4,809 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  24,577   526   842,641   4,343   31,004   -   898,222   4,869 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  14,949   146   1,148,867   5,791   16,648   -   1,180,464   5,937 
Multifamily Real Estate  4,591   -   291,039   1,455   3,021   -   298,651   1,455 
Commercial & Industrial  5,743   440   400,873   2,377   3,251   -   409,867   2,817 
Residential 1-4 Family  13,484   432   932,790   4,754   24,654   -   970,928   5,186 
Auto  1   -   211,292   1,327   -   -   211,293   1,327 
HELOC  1,226   12   511,635   2,593   1,889   -   514,750   2,605 
Consumer and all other  910   16   243,739   1,956   1,350   -   245,999   1,972 
Total loans held for investment, net $114,105  $1,704  $5,182,304  $29,273  $91,346  $-  $5,387,755  $30,977 

 

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The Company uses thea risk rating system and past due status and delinquency trends as the primary credit quality indicatorindicators for the consumer loan portfolio segment while acategories. The risk rating system is utilized for commercial loans. Commercial loans are graded on a scale of 0 through 9.9 is used to determine risk level as used in the calculation of the allowance for loan losses; on those loans without a risk rating, the Company uses past due status to determine risk level. The risk levels, as described below, do not necessarily follow the regulatory definitions of risk levels with the same name. A general description of the characteristics of the risk gradeslevels follows:

Pass is determined by the following criteria:

·Risk rated 0 loans have little or no risk and are generally secured by General Obligation Municipal Credits;
·Risk rated 1 loans have little or no risk and are generally secured by cash or cash equivalents;
·Risk rated 2 loans have minimal risk to well qualified borrowers and no significant questions as to safety;
·Risk rated 3 loans are satisfactory loans with strong borrowers and secondary sources of repayment;
·Risk rated 4 loans are satisfactory loans with borrowers not as strong as risk rated 3 loans and may exhibit a greater degree of financial risk based on the type of business supporting the loan; or
·Loans that are not risk rated but that are 0 to 29 days past due.

Special Mention is determined by the following criteria:

·Risk rated 5 loans are watch loans that warrant more than the normal level of supervision and have the possibility of an event occurring that may weaken the borrower’s ability to repay;
·Risk rated 6 loans have increasing potential weaknesses beyond those at which the loan originally was granted and if not addressed could lead to inadequately protecting the Company’s credit position; or
·Loans that are not risk rated but that are 30 to 89 days past due.

Substandard is determined by the following criteria:

·Risk rated 7 loans are substandard loans and are inadequately protected by the current sound worth or paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged; these have well defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt with the distinct possibility the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected; or
·Loans that are not risk rated but that are 90 to 149 days past due.

Doubtful is determined by the following criteria:

·Risk rated 8 loans are doubtful of collection and the possibility of loss is high but pending specific borrower plans for recovery, its classification as a loss is deferred until its more exact status is determined; and
·Risk rated 9 loans are loss loans which are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted.warranted; or
·Loans that are not risk rated but that are over 149 days past due.

 

The following table shows the recorded investment in all loans, excluding PCI loans, in the commercial portfolios by classsegment with their related risk rating currentlevel as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

  0-3  4  5  6  7  8  Total 
Commercial Construction $37,671  $355,150  $22,661  $8,857  $2,847  $-  $427,186 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  179,846   622,852   13,967   6,526   9,433   2,232   834,856 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  467,026   1,048,396   19,654   22,369   13,717   -   1,571,162 
Raw Land and Lots  12,036   122,236   7,307   15,792   24,670   -   182,041 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  63,146   339,683   8,430   5,210   4,704   -   421,173 
Commercial and Industrial  186,807   235,543   10,732   4,669   4,199   -   441,950 
Other Commercial  43,355   40,386   2,613   898   1,299   -   88,551 
Total $989,887  $2,764,246  $85,364  $64,321  $60,869  $2,232  $3,966,919 
  Pass  Special Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
Construction and Land Development $698,360  $43,994  $29,207  $-  $771,561 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  791,197   22,297   6,685   1,763   821,942 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1,253,617   24,794   4,204   -   1,282,615 
Multifamily Real Estate  315,361   1,975   3,802   -   321,138 
Commercial & Industrial  434,139   14,668   2,740   90   451,637 
Residential 1-4 Family  918,919   30,514   8,170   2,570   960,173 
Auto  239,838   1,688   77   134   241,737 
HELOC  509,833   3,283   1,535   936   515,587 
Consumer and all other  339,759   3,573   223   452   344,007 
Total $5,501,023  $146,786  $56,643  $5,945  $5,710,397 

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The following table shows the recorded investment in all loans, excluding PCI loans, in the commercial portfolios by classsegment with their related risk rating currentlevel as of December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  1-3  4  5  6  7  8  Total 
Commercial Construction $22,512  $289,064  $11,932  $10,906  $3,084  $-  $337,498 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  185,789   620,587   15,003   7,688   15,209   -   844,276 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  356,263   1,041,515   22,358   28,388   31,766   -   1,480,290 
Raw Land and Lots  11,162   128,281   16,803   4,783   42,769   -   203,798 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  59,638   311,900   9,750   6,680   7,647   -   395,615 
Commercial and Industrial  138,973   230,084   9,392   4,383   7,089   -   389,921 
Other Commercial  31,571   40,913   3,818   844   1,704   -   78,850 
Total $805,908  $2,662,344  $89,056  $63,672  $109,268  $-  $3,730,248 

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  Pass  Special Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
Construction and Land Development $663,067  $52,650  $27,980  $37  $743,734 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  800,979   20,856   8,931   1,932   832,698 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  1,228,956   22,341   5,664   -   1,256,961 
Multifamily Real Estate  315,128   2,017   3,828   -   320,973 
Commercial & Industrial  414,333   16,724   2,396   99   433,552 
Residential 1-4 Family  912,839   34,728   8,037   1,706   957,310 
Auto  230,670   3,109   194   88   234,061 
HELOC  507,514   4,801   1,611   1,009   514,935 
Consumer and all other  299,014   3,996   231   260   303,501 
Total $5,372,500  $161,222  $58,872  $5,131  $5,597,725 

 

The following table shows the recorded investment in only PCI loans in the commercial portfolios by classsegment with their related risk rating and credit quality indicator information currentlevel as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

  4  5  6  7  8  Total 
Commercial Construction $-  $-  $2,000  $-  $459  $2,459 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  5,203   700   9,016   13,776   -   28,695 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  3,492   6,288   2,867   2,525   -   15,172 
Raw Land and Lots  1,425   517   2,317   882   -   5,141 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  4,598   1,689   4,322   4,558   -   15,167 
Commercial and Industrial  357   12   360   1,498   22   2,249 
Other Commercial  86   -   387   320   -   793 
Total $15,161  $9,206  $21,269  $23,559  $481  $69,676 
  Pass  Special Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
Construction and Land Development $1,539  $1,918  $1,441  $239  $5,137 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  5,495   15,014   6,751   -   27,260 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  5,943   6,457   1,236   -   13,636 
Multifamily Real Estate  357   1,775   -   -   2,132 
Commercial & Industrial  127   326   1,098   20   1,571 
Residential 1-4 Family  8,794   5,470   3,593   448   18,305 
HELOC  826   163   -   546   1,535 
Consumer and all other  52   408   69   -   529 
Total $23,133  $31,531  $14,188  $1,253  $70,105 

 

The following table shows the recorded investment in only PCI loans in the commercial portfolios by classsegment with their related risk rating and credit quality indicator information currentlevel as of December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  4  5  6  7  8  Total 
Commercial Construction $-  $-  $3,130  $194  $458  $3,782 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  1,525   3,546   10,880   15,216   -   31,167 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  2,837   934   18,736   6,362   -   28,869 
Raw Land and Lots  1,564   189   3,148   2,526   -��  7,427 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  2,807   1,253   6,462   6,357   -   16,879 
Commercial and Industrial  437   -   913   2,477   28   3,855 
Other Commercial  -   -   510   1,746   -   2,256 
Total $9,170  $5,922  $43,779  $34,878  $486  $94,235 
  Pass  Special Mention  Substandard  Doubtful  Total 
Construction and Land Development $2,059  $1,778  $1,908  $241  $5,986 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  5,260   15,530   6,598   -   27,388 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied  4,442   7,827   1,250   -   13,519 
Multifamily Real Estate  356   1,199   -   -   1,555 
Commercial & Industrial  144   359   1,289   21   1,813 
Residential 1-4 Family  9,098   6,380   4,605   1,076   21,159 
HELOC  923   410   20   438   1,791 
Consumer and all other  57   379   90   -   526 
Total $22,339  $33,862  $15,760  $1,776  $73,737 

 

Loans acquired are originally recorded at fair value, with certain loans being identified as impaired at the date of purchase. The fair values were determined based on the credit quality of the portfolio, expected future cash flows, and timing of those expected future cash flows.

 

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The following shows changes in the accretable yield for loans accounted for under ASC 310-30, Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 

  For the Nine Months ended 
  September 30, 
  2015  2014 
Balance at beginning of period $28,956  $2,980 
Additions  -   34,653 
Accretion  (4,707)  (5,681)
Reclass of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows  3,168   - 
Other, net(1)  (5,624)  (2,150)
Balance at end of period $21,793  $29,802 

  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2016  2015 
Balance at beginning of period $22,139  $28,956 
Additions  -   - 
Accretion  (1,390)  (1,501)
Reclass of nonaccretable difference due to improvement in expected cash flows  1,266   2,695 
Other, net(1)  (1,510)  (5,619)
Balance at end of period $20,505  $24,531 

 

(1)This line item represents changes in the cash flows expected to be collected due to the impact of non-credit changes such as prepayment assumptions, changes in interest rates on variable rate PCI loans, and discounted payoffs that occurred in the quarter.

 

The carrying value of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-30, totaled $78.6$70.1 million at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and $105.8$73.7 million at December 31, 2014.2015. The outstanding balance of the Company’s PCI loan portfolio totaled $95.7$86.3 million at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and $126.3$90.3 million at December 31, 2014.2015. The carrying value of the Company’s acquired performing loan portfolio, accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, totaled $1.5$1.3 billion at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and $1.8$1.4 billion at December 31, 2014;2015; the remaining discount on these loans totaled $21.9$20.0 million at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and $24.3$20.8 million at December 31, 2014, respectively.2015.

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5.4.INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposits and goodwill arising from previous acquisitions. The Company has determined that core deposit intangibles have a finite lifelives and amortizes them over their estimated useful life.Corelives.Core deposit intangible assets are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 4 to 14 years, using an accelerated method. On January 1, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of StellarOne and acquired intangible assets of $29.6 million and recorded $234.1 million of goodwill.

 

In accordance with ASC 350,Intangibles-Goodwill and Other,the Company reviews the carrying value of indefinite lived intangible assets at least annually or more frequently if certain impairment indicators exist. The Company performed its annual impairment testing in the second quarter of 2015 and determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill or intangible assets.

 

Information concerning intangible assets with a finite life is presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):

 

 Gross Carrying
Value
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Carrying
Value
  Gross Carrying 
Value
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Carrying
Value
 
September 30, 2015            
March 31, 2016            
Amortizable core deposit intangibles $76,185  $50,865  $25,320  $76,185  $54,755  $21,430 
                        
December 31, 2014            
December 31, 2015            
Amortizable core deposit intangibles $76,185  $44,430  $31,755  $76,185  $52,875  $23,310 
                        
September 30, 2014            
March 31, 2015            
Amortizable core deposit intangibles $76,185  $42,096  $34,089  $76,185  $46,652  $29,533 

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Amortization expense of core deposit intangibles for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, totaled $2.1 million and $6.4 million, respectively; for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 totaled $2.4 million and $7.5 million, respectively; and for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $9.8 million.2015 totaled $1.9 million, $2.2 million, and $8.4 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the estimated remaining amortization expense of core deposit intangibles is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

For the remaining three months of 2015 $2,011 
For the year ending December 31, 2016  6,932 
For the remaining nine months of 2016 $5,052 
For the year ending December 31, 2017  5,590   5,590 
For the year ending December 31, 2018  4,144   4,144 
For the year ending December 31, 2019  3,093   3,093 
For the year ending December 31, 2020  2,027   2,028 
For the year ending December 31, 2021  1,035 
Thereafter  1,523   488 
Total estimated amortization expense $25,320  $21,430 

 

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6.5.BORROWINGS

 

Short-term Borrowings

 

The Company classifies all borrowings that will mature within a year from the date on which the Company enters into them as short-term borrowings. Total short-term borrowings consist primarily of advances from the FHLB, federal funds purchased (which are secured overnight borrowings from other financial institutions), and other lines of credit. Also included in total short-term borrowings are securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured transactions with customers and generally mature the day following the date sold. Total short-term borrowings consist of the following as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31,  March 31, December 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase $99,417  $44,393  $91,977  $84,977 
Other short-term borrowings  332,000   343,000   466,000   304,000 
Total short-term borrowings $431,417  $387,393  $557,977  $388,977 
                
Maximum month-end outstanding balance $445,761  $387,393  $574,050  $445,761 
Average outstanding balance during the period  383,554   237,896   525,503   379,783 
Average interest rate during the period  0.26%  0.24%  0.48%  0.25%
Average interest rate at end of period  0.24%  0.31%  0.36%  0.27%
                
Other short-term borrowings:                
Federal funds purchased $5,000  $-  $3,000  $- 
FHLB $325,000  $335,000  $447,000  $304,000 
Other lines of credit  2,000   8,000   16,000   - 

 

The Bank maintains federal funds lines with several correspondent banks; the remaining available balance was $170$172.0 million and $150.0$175.0 million at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively. The Company has certain restrictive covenants related to certain asset quality, capital, and profitability metrics associated with these lines and is considered to be in compliance with these covenants. Additionally, the Company had a collateral dependent line of credit with the FHLB of up to $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively.

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Long-term Borrowings

 

In connection with two bank acquisitions prior to 2006, the Company issued trust preferred capital notes to fund the cash portion of those acquisitions, collectively totaling $58.5 million. In connection with the acquisition of StellarOne, the Company acquired trust preferred capital notes totaling $32.0 million with a remaining fair value discount of $7.0$6.9 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. The trust preferred capital notes currently qualify for Tier 1 capital of the Company for regulatory purposes.

 

  Principal  Investment(1)  Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
  Rate  Maturity
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust I $22,500,000  $696,000   2.75%  3.08% 6/17/2034
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust II  36,000,000   1,114,000   1.40%  1.73% 6/15/2036
VFG Limited Liability Trust I Indenture  20,000,000   619,000   2.73%  3.06% 3/18/2034
FNB Statutory Trust II Indenture  12,000,000   372,000   3.10%  3.43% 6/26/2033
Total $90,500,000  $2,801,000           

  Trust
Preferred
Capital
Securities(1)
  Investment(1)  Spread to 
3-Month LIBOR
  Rate  Maturity
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust I $22,500,000  $696,000   2.75%  3.38% 6/17/2034
Trust Preferred Capital Note - Statutory Trust II  36,000,000   1,114,000   1.40%  2.03% 6/15/2036
VFG Limited Liability Trust I Indenture  20,000,000   619,000   2.73%  3.36% 3/18/2034
FNB Statutory Trust II Indenture  12,000,000   372,000   3.10%  3.73% 6/26/2033
Total $90,500,000  $2,801,000           

 

(1) The total of the trust preferred capital securities and investments in the respective trusts represents the principal asset of the Company's junior subordinated debt securities with like maturities and like interest rates to the capital securities. The Company's investment in the trusts is reported asin "Other Assets" within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

As part of a prior acquisition, the Company assumed subordinated debt with terms of LIBOR plus 1.45% and a maturity date of April 2016. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the carrying value of the subordinated debt was $17.5 million, with a remaining fair value discount of $285,000.$41,000.

 

On August 23, 2012, the Company modified its fixed rate FHLB advances to floating rate advances, which resulted in reducing the Company’s FHLB borrowing costs. In connection with this modification, the Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $19.6 million on the original advances, which is included as a component of long-term borrowings in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. In accordance with ASC 470-50,Modifications and Extinguishments, the Company will amortize this prepayment penalty over the term of the modified advances using the effective rate method. The amortization expense is included as a component of interest expense on long-term borrowings in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 was $463,000 and $1.4 million and $452,000 and $1.3 million,$447,000, respectively.

 

In connection with the StellarOne acquisition, the Company assumed $70.0 million in long-term borrowings with the FHLB of which there is $60.0 million remaining at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 that had a remaining fair value premium of $1.4$1.1 million.

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As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the Company had long-term advances from the FHLB consisting of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

Long-term Type Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
  Interest Rate  Maturity Date Advance Amount  Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
  Interest Rate  Maturity Date Advance Amount 
              
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.44%  0.77% 8/23/2022 $55,000   0.44%  1.07% 8/23/2022 $55,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.78% 11/23/2022  65,000   0.45%  1.08% 11/23/2022  65,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.78% 11/23/2022  10,000   0.45%  1.08% 11/23/2022  10,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.78% 11/23/2022  10,000   0.45%  1.08% 11/23/2022  10,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.62% 11/28/2017  10,000   -   3.62% 11/28/2017  10,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.75% 7/30/2018  5,000   -   3.75% 7/30/2018  5,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.97% 7/30/2018  5,000   -   3.97% 7/30/2018  5,000 
Fixed Rate Hybrid  -   2.11% 10/5/2016  25,000   -   2.11% 10/5/2016  25,000 
Fixed Rate Hybrid  -   0.91% 7/25/2016  15,000   -   0.91% 7/25/2016  15,000 
          $200,000           $200,000 

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As of December 31, 2014,2015, the Company had long-term advances from the FHLB consisting of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

Long-term Type Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
  Interest Rate  Maturity Date Advance Amount  Spread to
3-Month LIBOR
  Interest Rate  Maturity Date Advance Amount 
                   
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.44%  0.70% 8/23/2022 $55,000   0.44%  1.05% 8/23/2022 $55,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.71% 11/23/2022  65,000   0.45%  1.07% 11/23/2022  65,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.71% 11/23/2022  10,000   0.45%  1.07% 11/23/2022  10,000 
Adjustable Rate Credit  0.45%  0.71% 11/23/2022  10,000   0.45%  1.07% 11/23/2022  10,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.62% 11/28/2017  10,000   -   3.62% 11/28/2017  10,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.44% 7/28/2015  10,000   -   3.75% 7/30/2018  5,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.75% 7/30/2018  5,000   -   3.97% 7/30/2018  5,000 
Fixed Rate  -   3.97% 7/30/2018  5,000 
Fixed Rate Hybrid  -   2.11% 10/5/2016  25,000   -   2.11% 10/5/2016  25,000 
Fixed Rate Hybrid  -   0.91% 7/25/2016  15,000   -   0.91% 7/25/2016  15,000 
          $210,000           $200,000 

 

The carrying value of the loans and securities pledged as collateral for FHLB advances totaled $1.8 billion and $1.2$1.9 billion as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the contractual maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the years ending (dollars in thousands):

 

  Trust
Preferred
Capital Notes
  Subordinated
Debt
  FHLB
Advances
  Fair Value 
Premium
(Discount)
  Prepayment
Penalty
  Total Long-term
Borrowings
 
Remaining three months in 2015 $-  $-  $-  $-  $(466) $(466)
2016  -   17,500   40,000   271   (1,882)  55,889 
2017  -   -   10,000   170   (1,922)  8,248 
2018  -   -   10,000   (143)  (1,970)  7,887 
2019  -   -   -   (286)  (2,018)  (2,304)
2020  -   -   -   (301)  (2,074)  (2,375)
Thereafter  93,301   -   140,000   (5,622)  (3,826)  223,853 
Total Long-term borrowings $93,301  $17,500  $200,000  $(5,911) $(14,158) $290,732 

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  Trust
Preferred
Capital
Notes
  Subordinated
Debt
  FHLB
Advances
  Fair Value 
Premium
(Discount)
  Prepayment
Penalty
  Total Long-term
Borrowings
 
Remaining nine months in 2016 $-  $17,500  $40,000  $271  $(1,418) $56,353 
2017  -   -   10,000   170   (1,922)  8,248 
2018  -   -   10,000   (143)  (1,970)  7,887 
2019  -   -   -   (286)  (2,018)  (2,304)
2020  -   -   -   (301)  (2,074)  (2,375)
2021  -   -   -   (316)  (2,119)  (2,435)
Thereafter  93,301   -   140,000   (5,306)  (1,707)  226,288 
Total Long-term borrowings $93,301  $17,500  $200,000  $(5,911) $(13,228) $291,662 

 

7.6.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation Matters

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.

 

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The Company 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 reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments.

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The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit written is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Unless noted otherwise, the Company does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet financial instruments with credit risk. The Company considers credit losses related to off-balance sheet commitments by undergoing a similar process in evaluating losses for loans that are carried on balance sheet. The Company considers historical loss rates, current economic conditions, risk ratings, and past due status among other factors in the consideration of whether credit losses are inherent in the Company’s off-balance sheet commitments to extend credit. The Company does not expect credit losses arising from off-balance sheet commitments to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contracts. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Because many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

 

Letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers.

 

UMG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank, uses rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts during the origination process and for loans held for sale. These best efforts contracts are designed to mitigate UMG’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates in connection with rate lock commitments and loans held for sale. The Company held approximately $2.1 million and $2.6 million in loans held for sale in which the related rate lock commitment had expired as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the reserves associated with these loans held for sale were $102,000 and $104,000, respectively, and are reflected on the balance sheet of the mortgage segment.

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The following table presents the balances of commitments and contingencies (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31,  March 31, December 31, 
 2015 2014  2016  2015 
Commitments with off-balance sheet risk:                
Commitments to extend credit (1) $1,569,094  $1,601,287  $1,506,231  $1,557,350 
Standby letters of credit  142,848   117,988   74,814   139,371 
Mortgage loan rate lock commitments  61,015   49,552   62,975   50,369 
Total commitments with off-balance sheet risk $1,772,957  $1,768,827  $1,644,020  $1,747,090 
Commitments with balance sheet risk:                
Loans held for sale $65,713  $42,519  $25,109  $36,030 
Total other commitments $1,838,670  $1,811,346  $1,669,129  $1,783,120 

 

(1) Includes unfunded overdraft protection.

 

The Company must maintain a reserve against its deposits in accordance with Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act. For the final weekly reporting period in the periods ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, the aggregate amount of daily average required reserves was approximately $41.4$48.3 million and $48.7 million, respectively.

 

TheAs of March 31, 2016, the Company hashad approximately $24.6$38.1 million in deposits in other financial institutions, of which $10.0$15.1 million and $3.8$9.8 million serve as collateral for the cash flow hedges and loan swaps, respectively, as discussed in Note 87 “Derivatives”. The Company had approximately $9.7$11.7 million in deposits in other financial institutions that were uninsured at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. On an annual basis, the Company’s management evaluates the loss risk of its uninsured deposits in financial counterparties.

 

For asset/liability management purposes, the Company uses interest rate swap agreements to hedge various exposures or to modify the interest rate characteristics of various balance sheet accounts. See Note 87 “Derivatives” for additional information.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company records an indemnification reserve relating to mortgage loans previously sold based on historical statistics and loss rates; as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, the Company’s indemnification reserve for such mortgage loans was $384,000$423,000 and $662,000,$450,000, respectively.

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8.7.DERIVATIVES

 

The Company is exposed to economic risks arising from its business operations and uses derivatives primarily to manage risk associated with changing interest rates, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. The Company designates itscertain derivatives either as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (cash flow or fair value hedge) or. The remaining are classified as a free standing derivative such asderivatives consisting of customer accommodation loan swaps and interest rate lock commitments that do not qualify for hedge accounting. The Company uses interest rate derivatives to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and add stability to interest income and expense. The Company also enters into back-to-back loan swaps to assist customers in managing the risks due to changing interest rates.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

As part of itsThe Company designates derivatives as cash flow hedging strategy, thehedges when they are used to manage exposure to variability in cash flows related to forecasted transactions on variable rate borrowings such as trust preferred capital notes, FHLB borrowings, and prime commercial loans. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to limit the variabilityas part of expected future cash flows (primarily associated with the Company’s variable rate borrowings)its hedging strategy by exchanging a notional amount, equal to the principal amount of the borrowings, for fixed-rate interest based on benchmarked interest rates. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had 11 interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $263.0 million.

The Company has entered into three interest rate swap agreements (the “trust swaps”) to mitigate the variable interest rate risk related to the trust preferred capital notes further described in Note 6 “Borrowings.” The Company receives interest of LIBOR from a counterparty and pays a weighted average fixed rate of 2.77% to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $68.0 million. The original terms of the trust swaps range from three to six years.

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The Company has entered into four interest rate swap agreements (the “prime loan swaps”) to mitigate the variable interest rate risks of certain prime commercial loans. The Company receives a fixed interest rate ranging from 4.71% to 5.20% from the counterparty and pays interest based on the Wall Street Journal prime index, with a spread of up to 0.49%, to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $55.0 million. One of the four prime loan swaps contains a floor rate of 4.00%. The original terms of the four prime loan swaps is six years with a fixed rate that started September 17, 2013.

The Company has entered into four interest rate swap agreements (“FHLB advance swaps”) to mitigate variable interest rate risk on certain designated variable rate FHLB borrowings. The Company receives an interest rate based on the three month LIBOR from the counterparty and pays an interest rate ranging from 3.16% to 3.46% to the same counterparty calculated on a notional amount of $140.0 million. The FHLB advance swaps are deferred starting swaps with terms of six years and five years and effective dates of February 23, 2017 and February 23, 2018, respectively.

 

All swaps were entered into with counterparties that met the Company’s credit standards and the agreements contain collateral provisions protecting the at-risk party. The Company believes that the credit risk inherent in the contract is not significant. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $10.0 million of cash pledged as collateral for the cash flow hedges and securities with a market value of $4.3 million pledged as collateral for the prime loan swaps and FHLB advance swaps.

 

AmountsThe terms and conditions of the interest rate swaps vary and amounts receivable or payable are recognized as accrued under the terms of the agreements. The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship on a periodic basis using statistical regression analysis. The Company also measures the ineffectiveness of each hedging relationship using the change in variable cash flows method which compares the cumulative changes in cash flows of the hedging instrument relative to cumulative changes in the hedged item’s cash flows. In accordance with ASC 815,Derivatives and Hedging, the Company has designated the trust swaps, prime loan swaps, and FHLB advance swaps as cash flow hedges, with the effective portions of the derivatives’ unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. The ineffective portions ofBased on the unrealized gains or losses, ifCompany’s assessment its cash flow hedges are highly effective, but to the extent that any ineffectiveness exists in the hedge relationships, the amounts would be recorded in interest income and interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has assessed the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in cash flows of the hedging instrument. Based on the Company’s assessment, its cash flow hedges are highly effective. At September 30, 2015, the fair value of the Company’s cash flow hedges was a net unrealized loss of $10.4 million, the amount the Company would have expected to pay if the contracts were terminated.

Shown below is a summary of the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

                   Weighted
Average
 
  Positions Notional
Amount
  Asset  Liability  Receive
Rate
  Pay
Rate
  Life
(Years)
 
As of September 30, 2015                          
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps 7 $208,000  $-  $11,911   0.33%(1)  2.77%(1)  1.38(1)
                           
Receive fixed - pay floating interest rate swaps 4 $55,000  $1,553  $-   4.93%  3.55%  3.97 

(1)Due to their deferred nature, the rates and the life exclude the four FHLB advance swaps.

                   Weighted
Average
 
  Positions Notional
Amount
  Asset  Liability  Receive
Rate
  Pay
Rate
  Life
(Years)
 
As of December 31, 2014                          
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps 7 $208,000  $-  $8,433   0.26%(1)  2.77%(1)  2.12(1)
                           
Receive fixed - pay floating interest rate swaps 4 $55,000  $580  $-   4.93%  3.55%  4.72 

(1)Due to their deferred nature, the rates and the life exclude the four FHLB advance swaps.

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Fair Value Hedge

Derivatives are designated as fair value hedges when they are used to manage exposure to changes in the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities, referred to as the hedged items, which fluctuate in value as a result of movements in interest rates. During the normal course of business, the Company enters into interest rate swaps to convert certain long-term fixed-rate loans to floating rates to hedge the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk. The Company pays a fixed interest rate to the counterparty and receives a floating rate from the same counterparty calculated on the aggregate notional amount. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate notional amount of the related hedged items was $61.2 million for both periods, with fair value amounts of $3.3 million and $689,000, respectively.

The Company applies hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815 and the fair value hedge and the underlying hedged item, attributable to the risk being hedged, are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses being recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The ineffective portions of the unrealized gains or losses, if any, would be recorded in interest income and interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company uses statisticalStatistical regression analysis is used to assess hedge effectiveness, both at inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis. The regression analysis involves regressing the periodic change in fair value of the hedging instrument against the periodic changes in fair value of the asset being hedged due to changes in the hedged risk.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had three swaps constituting fair value hedges, whereby the Company pays a fixed interest rate ranging from 3.23% to 3.53% to the counterparty and receives interest of one month LIBOR plus a spread of up to 2.13% from the same counterparty calculated on an aggregate notional amount of $53.6 million with terms ranging from 15 to 17 years. At December 31, 2014, the Company had one fair value hedge with an aggregate notional amount of $38.3 million. At September 30, 2015, the fair value of the Company’s fair value hedges was an unrealized loss of $1.4 million, the amount the Company would have expected to pay if the contract was terminated; the liability is reported in “Other Liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. At September 30, 2015, the aggregate notional amount of the hedged items was $53.6 million with a fair value of $1.4 million. At December 31, 2014, the Company had one hedged item with an aggregate notional amount and fair value of $38.3 million. The Company’s fair value hedges continue to be highly effective and had no material impact on the Consolidated Statements of Income, but if any ineffectiveness exists, portions of the unrealized gains or losses would be recorded in interest income and interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Loan Swaps

During the normal course of business, the Company enters into interest rate swap loan relationships (“loan swaps”) with borrowers to meet their financing needs. Upon entering into the loan swaps, the Company enters into offsetting positions with counterpartiesa third party in order to minimize interest rate risk. These back-to-back loan swaps qualify as financial derivatives with fair values as reported in “Other Assets” and “Other Liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had cash and securities with a market value of $6.6 million pledged as collateral for the loan swaps.

 

Shown below is a summary regarding loan swap derivative activities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

                   Weighted
Average
 
  Positions Notional
Amount
  Asset  Liability  Receive
Rate
  Pay
Rate
  Life
(Years)
 
As of September 30, 2015                          
Receive fixed - pay floating interest rate swaps 35 $141,055  $5,470  $-   4.26%  2.45%  6.84 
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps 35 $141,055  $-  $5,470   2.45%  4.26%  6.84 

                   Weighted
Average
 
  Positions Notional
Amount
  Asset  Liability  Receive
Rate
  Pay
Rate
  Life
(Years)
 
As of December 31, 2014                          
Receive fixed - pay floating interest rate swaps 30 $122,793  $2,681  $-   4.29%  2.50%  7.14 
Pay fixed - receive floating interest rate swaps 30 $122,793  $-  $2,681   2.50%  4.29%  7.14 

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Interest Rate Lock Commitments

During the normal course of business, the Company enters into commitments to originate mortgage loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (“rate lock commitments”).  Rate lock commitments on mortgage loans that are intended to be sold in the secondary market are considered to be derivatives.  The period of time between issuance of a loan commitment, closing, and sale of the loan generally ranges from 30 to 120 days.  The Company protects itself from changes in interest rates through the use of best efforts forward delivery commitments, whereby the Company commits to sell a loan at the time the borrower commits to an interest rate with the intent that the buyer has assumed interest rate risk on the loan.  The correlation between the rate lock commitments and the best efforts contracts is high due to their similarity.

 

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The market values of rate lock commitments and best efforts forward delivery commitments is not readily ascertainable with precision because rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not actively traded in stand-alone markets.  The Company determines the fair value of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts by measuring the change in the value of the underlying asset while taking into consideration the probability that the rate lock commitments will close.  The fair value of the rate lock commitments as of September 30, 2015 was $1.3 million and is reported as a component of “Other Assets” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets; the fair value of the Company’s best efforts forward delivery commitments was $544,000 and is recorded as a component of “Other Liabilities” in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Any impact to income is recorded in current period earnings as a component of “Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net of commissions”“Mortgage banking income, net” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

The aggregate notional amountfollowing table summarizes key elements of these derivatives was $61.0 million and $49.6 million at September 30, 2015the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014, respectively.2015, segregated by derivatives that are considered accounting hedges and those that are not (dollars in thousands):

  March 31, 2016  December 31, 2015 
     Derivative(2)        Derivative(2)    
  Notional or
Contractual
Amount(1)
  Positions  Assets  Liabilities  

Collateral

Pledged(3)

  Notional or
Contractual
Amount(1)
  Positions  Assets  Liabilities  Collateral
Pledged (3)
 
Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:                                        
Interest rate contracts:                                        
Cash flow hedges $263,000   11  $1,797  $15,279  $18,562  $263,000   11  $946  $10,352  $14,449 
Fair value hedges  61,150   4   -   3,418   -   61,150   4   -   888   - 
Total  324,150   15   1,797   18,697   18,562   324,150   15   946   11,240   14,449 
                                         
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:                                        
Interest rate contracts:                                        
Loan Swaps  153,107   74   7,540   7,540   11,296   138,969   68   3,758   3,758   5,983 
Other contracts:                                        
Interest rate lock commitments  62,975   258   1,252   -   -   50,369   199   701   -   - 
Total  216,082   332   8,792   7,540   11,296   189,338   267   4,459   3,758   5,983 
Total derivatives $540,232   347  $10,589  $26,237  $29,858  $513,488   282  $5,405  $14,998  $20,432 

(1)Notional amounts are not recorded on the balance sheet and are generally used only as a basis on which interest and other payments are determined.

(2)Balancesrepresent fair value of derivative financial instruments.

(3)Collateral pledged is comprised of both cash and securities.

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98.ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):

  Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on AFS
Securities
  Unrealized Gain
for AFS
Securities
Transferred to
HTM
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedge
  Total 
Balance - December 31, 2015 $7,777  $4,432  $(5,957) $6,252 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  3,032   (292)  (2,681)  59 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income  (93)  -   141   48 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)  2,939   (292)  (2,540)  107 
                 
Balance - March 31, 2016 $10,716  $4,140  $(8,497) $6,359 

The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):

 

  Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on AFS
Securities
  Unrealized Gain
for AFS
Securities
Transferred to
HTM
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedge
  Total 
Balance - June 30, 2015 $8,738  $5,043  $(4,552) $9,229 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  1,250   (308)  (2,328)  (1,386)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income  146   -   157   303 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)  1,396   (308)  (2,171)  (1,083)
Balance - September 30, 2015 $10,134  $4,735  $(6,723) $8,146 

  Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on AFS
Securities
  Unrealized
Gain for AFS
Securities
Transferred
to HTM
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedges
  Total 
Balance - December 31, 2014 $17,439  $-  $(5,184) $12,255 
                 
Unrealized gain transferred from AFS to HTM  (5,251)  5,251   -   - 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (1,812)  (516)  (2,009)  (4,337)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income  (242)  -   470   228 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)  (2,054)  (516)  (1,539)  (4,109)
Balance - September 30, 2015 $10,134  $4,735  $(6,723) $8,146 

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The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is summarized as follows, net of tax (dollars in thousands):

  Unrealized Gains
(Losses) on AFS
Securities
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedge
  Total 
Balance - June 30, 2014 $14,202  $(3,321) $10,881 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  1,798   (228)  1,570 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income  (647)  164   (483)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)  1,151   (64)  1,087 
Balance - September 30, 2014 $15,353  $(3,385) $11,968 

 Unrealized Gains
(Losses) on AFS
Securities
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedges
  Total  Unrealized Gains
(Losses) on AFS
Securities
  Change in Fair
Value of Cash
Flow Hedge
  Total 
Balance - December 31, 2013 $1,192  $(3,382) $(2,190)
Balance - December 31, 2014 $17,439  $(5,184) $12,255 
            
Other comprehensive income (loss)  14,843   (431)  14,412   3,783   (1,490)  2,293 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income  (682)  428   (254)  (125)  272   147 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)  14,161   (3)  14,158   3,658   (1,218)  2,440 
Balance - September 30, 2014 $15,353  $(3,385) $11,968 
            
Balance - March 31, 2015 $21,097  $(6,402) $14,695 

 

Reclassifications of unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities are reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income as “Gains on securities transactions, net” with the corresponding income tax effect being reflected as a component of income tax expense. The Company reported gains of $75,000$143,000 and $672,000$193,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the sale of securities. Excluding OTTI recovery of $400,000 in the second quarter of 2014, the Company reported net gains of $995,000 and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, related to the sale of securities. The Company recorded $300,000 in other-than-temporary impairment in the current quarter on a municipal security in the available for sale portfolio. The tax effect of these transactions during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $50,000 and 2014 were $79,000 and $130,000 and $348,000 and $367,000,$68,000, respectively, which amounts were included as a component of income tax expense.

 

Reclassifications of the change in fair value of cash flow hedges are reported in interest income and interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income with the corresponding income tax effect being reflected as a component of income tax expense. The Company reported net interest expense of $241,000$217,000 and $723,000 and $253,000 and $659,000$418,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively. The tax effect of these transactions during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $76,000 and 2014 were $84,000 and $253,000 and $89,000 and $231,000,$146,000, respectively, which amounts were included as a component of income tax expense.

 

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10.9.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company follows ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. This codification 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 willing market participants.

 

ASC 820 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 the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 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 markets.
    
 Level 3 Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use one or more significant inputs or assumptions that are unobservable in the market.  These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about what market participants would use and information that is reasonably available under the circumstances without undue cost and effort.

 

The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements.

 

Derivative instruments

As discussed in Note 87 “Derivatives”, the Company records derivative instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has contracted with a third party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. Third party valuations are validated by the Company using Bloomberg Valuation Service’s derivative pricing functions. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities.

 

During the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into interest rate lock commitments related to the origination of mortgage loans held for sale as well as best effort forward delivery commitments to mitigate interest rate risk; these instruments are recorded at estimated fair value based on the value of the underlying loan, which in turn is based on quoted prices for similar loans in the secondary market. However, this value is adjusted by a pull-through rate which considers the likelihood that the loan in a lock position will ultimately close. The pull-through rate is derived from the Company’s internal data and is adjusted using significant management judgment. The pull-through rate is largely dependent on the loan processing stage that a loan is currently in and the change in prevailing interest rates from the time of the rate lock. As such, interest rate lock commitments are classified as Level 3. An increase in the pull-through rate utilized in the fair value measurement of the interest rate lock commitment derivative will result in positive fair value adjustments while a decrease in the pull-through rate will result in a negative fair value adjustment. The Company’s weighted average pull-through rate was approximately 80% as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and approximately 90% as of December 31, 2014.2015. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the interest rate lock commitments are recorded as a component of “Other Assets” and the best effort forward delivery commitments are recorded as a component of “Other Liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Securities available for sale

Securities available for sale 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 (Level 2). If the inputs used to provide the evaluation for certain securities are unobservable and/or there is little, if any, market activity, then the security would fall to the lowest level of the hierarchy (Level 3).

 

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The Company’s investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2. The Company has contracted with a third party portfolio accounting service vendor for valuation of its securities portfolio. The vendor’s primary source for security valuation is Interactive Data Corporation (“IDC”), which evaluates securities based on market data. IDC utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and include available trade, bid, and other market information. Generally, the methodology includes broker quotes, proprietary models, vast descriptive terms and conditions databases, as well as extensive quality control programs.

 

The vendor utilizes proprietary valuation matrices for valuing all municipals securities. The initial curves for determining the price, movement, and yield relationships within the municipal matrices are derived from industry benchmark curves or sourced from a municipal trading desk. The securities are further broken down according to issuer, credit support, state of issuance, and rating to incorporate additional spreads to the industry benchmark curves.

 

The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014.2015.

 

The carrying value of restricted Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock approximates fair value based on the redemption provisions of each entity and is therefore excluded from the following table.

 

Loans held for sale

Loans held for sale are carried at fair value. These loans currently consist of residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market. 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). Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recorded within the mortgage segment and are reported on a separate line item in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

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The following table presents the balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 (dollars in thousands):

 

 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 using  Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2016 using 
 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
 Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                                
Securities available for sale:                                
U.S. government and agency securities $-  $8,411  $-  $8,411 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  -   249,893   -   249,893  $-  $265,969  $-  $265,969 
Corporate and other bonds  -   72,462   -   72,462   -   93,766   -   93,766 
Mortgage-backed securities  -   547,717   -   547,717   -   568,562   -   568,562 
Other securities  -   10,209   -   10,209   -   11,112   -   11,112 
Loans held for sale  -   25,109   -   25,109 
Derivatives:                                
Interest rate swap  -   5,470   -   5,470   -   7,540   -   7,540 
Cash flow hedges  -   1,553   -   1,553   -   1,797   -   1,797 
Interest rate lock commitments  -   -   1,321   1,321   -   -   1,252   1,252 
                                
LIABILITIES                                
Derivatives:                                
Interest rate swap $-  $5,470  $-  $5,470  $-  $7,540  $-  $7,540 
Cash flow hedges  -   11,911   -   11,911   -   15,279   -   15,279 
Best effort forward delivery commitments  -   -   544   544 
Fair value hedges  -   3,418   -   3,418 

 

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Securities available for sale:                
U.S. government and agency securities $-  $8,454  $-  $8,454 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  -   445,647   -   445,647 
Corporate bonds  -   78,680   -   78,680 
Mortgage-backed securities  -   559,329   -   559,329 
Other securities  -   10,004   -   10,004 
Derivatives:                
Interest rate swap  -   2,681   -   2,681 
Cash flow hedges  -   580   -   580 
Interest rate lock commitments  -   -   513   513 
                 
LIABILITIES                
Derivatives:                
Interest rate swap $-  $2,681  $-  $2,681 
Cash flow hedges  -   8,433   -   8,433 

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Securities available for sale:                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions $-  $268,079  $-  $268,079 
Corporate and other bonds  -   75,979   -   75,979 
Mortgage-backed securities  -   548,171   -   548,171 
Other securities  -   11,063   -   11,063 
Loans held for sale  -   36,030   -   36,030 
Derivatives:                
Interest rate swap  -   3,758   -   3,758 
Cash flow hedges  -   946   -   946 
Interest rate lock commitments  -   -   701   701 
                 
LIABILITIES                
Derivatives:                
Interest rate swap $-  $3,758  $-  $3,758 
Cash flow hedges  -   10,352   -   10,352 
Fair value hedges  -   888   -   888 

 

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Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with U.S. 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.

 

The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the financial statements.

Loans held for sale

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. These loans currently consist of residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market and the credit card portfolio that was transferred from loans held for investment during the quarter. See Note 13 “Subsequent Events” for additional information. 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, the Company records any fair value adjustments on a nonrecurring basis. Gains and losses on the sale of loans are recorded within the mortgage segment and are reported on a separate line item in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Impaired loans

Loans are designated as impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements will not be collected. The measurement of loss associated with impaired loans can be based on either the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the collateral. Collateral dependent loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is solely from the underlying value of the collateral. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable. The vast majority of the Company’s collateral is real estate. The value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser using observable market data. When evaluating the fair value, management may discount the appraisal further if, based on their understanding of the market conditions, it is determined the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value (Level 3). For the periods ending March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Level 3 weighted averages related to impaired loans were 0.0% and 7.0%, respectively. The value of business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal, of one year or less, if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’s 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). Collateral dependent impaired loans allocated to the allowance for loan losses are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as provision for loan losses on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Other real estate owned

OREO is evaluated for impairment at least quarterly by the Bank’s Special Asset Loan Committee and any necessary write downs to fair values are recorded as impairment and included as a component of noninterest expense. Fair values of OREO are carried at fair value less selling costs. Fair value is based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral, or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the foreclosed asset as Level 3 valuation. For the periods ending March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Level 3 weighted averages related to OREO were approximately 31.0% and 32.0%, respectively.

 

Total valuation expenses related to OREO properties for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 totaled $473,000$126,000 and $1.8 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 totaled $6.2 million and $7.3 million,$590,000, respectively.

 

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The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

  Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Loans held for sale $-  $65,713  $-  $65,713 
Impaired loans  -   -   10,416   10,416 
Other real estate owned  -   -   22,094   22,094 

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Loans held for sale $-  $42,519  $-  $42,519 
Impaired loans  -   -   15,797   15,797 
Other real estate owned  -   -   28,118   28,118 

The following table displays quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

  Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 
  Fair Value  Valuation Technique(s) Unobservable Inputs Weighted
Average
 
ASSETS            
Impaired Loans $10,416  Market comparables Discount applied to market comparables(1)  7%
Other real estate owned  22,094  Market comparables Discount applied to market comparables(1)  21%
 Total $32,510         

  Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2016 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Impaired loans $-  $-  $4,191  $4,191 
Other real estate owned  -   -   14,246   14,246 

 

(1)A discount percentage (in addition to expected selling costs) is applied based on the age of independent appraisals, current market conditions, and experience within the local market.

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The following table displays quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 
  Fair Value  Valuation Technique(s) Unobservable Inputs Weighted
Average
 
ASSETS            
Impaired Loans $15,797  Market comparables Discount applied to market comparables(1)  13%
Other real estate owned  28,118  Market comparables Discount applied to market comparables(1)  32%
Total $43,915         

(1)A discount percentage (in addition to expected selling costs) is applied based on the age of independent appraisals, current market conditions, and experience within the local market.

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 using 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                
Impaired loans $-  $-  $2,214  $2,214 
Other real estate owned  -   -   15,299   15,299 

 

ASC 825,Financial Instruments, requires disclosure about fair value of financial instruments for interim periods and excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not necessarily represent the underlying fair value of the Company.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Held to Maturity Securities

The Company’s investment portfolio is primarily valued using fair value measurements that are considered to be Level 2. The Company has contracted with a third party portfolio accounting service vendor for valuation of its securities portfolio. The vendor’s primary source for security valuation is IDC, which evaluates securities based on market data. IDC utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary by asset class and include available trade, bid, and other market information. Generally, the methodology includes broker quotes, proprietary models, vast descriptive terms and conditions databases, as well as extensive quality control programs.

 

The vendor utilizes proprietary valuation matrices for valuing all municipals securities. The initial curves for determining the price, movement, and yield relationships within the municipal matrices are derived from industry benchmark curves or sourced from a municipal trading desk. The securities are further broken down according to issuer, credit support, state of issuance, and rating to incorporate additional spreads to the industry benchmark curves.

 

The Company primarily uses Bloomberg Valuation Service, an independent information source that draws on quantitative models and market data contributed from over 4,000 market participants, to validate third party valuations. Any material differences between valuation sources are researched by further analyzing the various inputs that are utilized by each pricing source. No material differences were identified during the validation as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014.2015.

 

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Loans

The fair value of performing loans is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a yield curve that is constructed by adding a loan spread to a market yield curve. Loan spreads are based on spreads currently observed in the market for loans of similar type and structure. Fair value for impaired loans and their respective level within the fair value hierarchy, are described in the previous disclosure related to fair value measurements of assets that are measured on a nonrecurring basis.

 

Bank owned life insurance

The carrying value of bank owned life insurance approximates fair value. The Company records these policies at their cash surrender value, which is estimated using information provided by insurance carriers.

 

Deposits

The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowings

The carrying value of the Company’s repurchase agreements is a reasonable estimate of fair value. Other borrowings are discounted using the current yield curve for the same type of borrowing. For borrowings with embedded optionality, a third party source is used to value the instrument. The Company validates all third party valuations for borrowings with optionality using Bloomberg’s derivative pricing functions.

 

Accrued interest

The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.

 

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit

The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of loan commitments and standby letters of credit was immaterial.

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The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 using     Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2016 using 
    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Total Fair
Value
     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Total Fair
Value
 
 Carrying Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance  Carrying Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                                        
Cash and cash equivalents $179,194  $179,194  $-  $-  $179,194  $133,339  $133,339  $-  $-  $133,339 
Securities available for sale  888,692   -   888,692   -   888,692   939,409   -   939,409   -   939,409 
Held to maturity securities  199,363   -   200,319   -   200,319   204,444   -   210,349   -   210,349 
Restricted stock  52,721   -   52,721   -   52,721   58,211   -   58,211   -   58,211 
Loans held for sale  65,713   -   65,713   -   65,713   25,109   -   25,109   -   25,109 
Net loans  5,510,352   -   -   5,536,118   5,536,118   5,746,103   -   -   5,781,970   5,781,970 
Derivatives:                                        
Interest rate lock commitments  1,321   -   -   1,321   1,321   1,252   -   -   1,252   1,252 
Interest rate swap  5,470   -   5,470   -   5,470   7,540   -   7,540   -   7,540 
Cash flow hedges  1,553   -   1,553   -   1,553   1,797   -   1,797   -   1,797 
Accrued interest receivable  21,488   -   21,488   -   21,488   22,018   -   22,018   -   22,018 
Bank owned life insurance  142,433   -   142,433   -   142,433   175,033   -   175,033   -   175,033 
                                        
LIABILITIES                                        
Deposits $5,818,853  $-  $5,817,840  $-  $5,817,840  $5,945,982  $-  $5,944,634  $-  $5,944,634 
Borrowings  722,149   -   699,804   -   699,804   849,638   -   827,558   -   827,558 
Accrued interest payable  1,610   -   1,610   -   1,610   1,660   -   1,660   -   1,660 
Derivatives:                                        
Interest rate swap  5,470   -   5,470   -   5,470   7,540   -   7,540   -   7,540 
Cash flow hedges  11,911   -   11,911   -   11,911   15,279   -   15,279   -   15,279 
Best effort forward delivery commitments  544   -   -   544   544 
Fair value hedges  3,418   -   3,418   -   3,418 

 

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    Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 using     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 using 
   Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 Total Fair
Value
     Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Total Fair
Value
 
 Carrying Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance  Carrying Value  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Balance 
ASSETS                                        
Cash and cash equivalents $133,260  $133,260  $-  $-  $133,260  $142,660  $142,660  $-  $-  $142,660 
Securities available for sale  1,102,114   -   1,102,114   -   1,102,114   903,292   -   903,292   -   903,292 
Held to maturity securities  205,374   -   209,437   -   209,437 
Restricted stock  54,854   -   54,854   -   54,854   51,828   -   51,828   -   51,828 
Loans held for sale  42,519   -   42,519   -   42,519   36,030   -   36,030   -   36,030 
Net loans  5,313,612   -   -   5,340,759   5,340,759   5,637,415   -   -   5,671,155   5,671,155 
Derivatives:                                        
Interest rate lock commitments  513   -   -   513   513   701   -   -   701   701 
Interest rate swap  2,681   -   2,681   -   2,681   3,758   -   3,758   -   3,758 
Cash flow hedges  580   -   580   -   580   946   -   946   -   946 
Accrued interest receivable  21,775   -   21,775   -   21,775   20,760   -   20,760   -   20,760 
Bank owned life insurance  139,005   -   139,005   -   139,005   173,687   -   173,687   -   173,687 
                                        
LIABILITIES                                        
Deposits $5,638,770  $-  $5,637,929  $-  $5,637,929  $5,963,936  $-  $5,957,484  $-  $5,957,484 
Borrowings  686,935   -   666,224   -   666,224   680,175   -   659,364   -   659,364 
Accrued interest payable  1,899   -   1,899   -   1,899   1,578   -   1,578   -   1,578 
Derivatives:                                        
Interest rate swap  2,681   -   2,681   -   2,681   3,758   -   3,758   -   3,758 
Cash flow hedges  8,433   -   8,433   -   8,433   10,352   -   10,352   -   10,352 
Fair value hedges  888   -   888   -   888 

 

The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.

 

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11.10.EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding attributable to stock awards.

 

There were approximately 51,17976,583 and 155,433159,460 shares underlying anti-dilutive awards for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively, and there were approximately 54,475 and 130,499 shares underlying anti-dilutive awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Anti-dilutive awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (in thousands except per share data):

 

 Net Income Available to
Common Shareholders
(Numerator)
  Weighted
Average
Common Shares
(Denominator)
  Per Share
Amount
  Net Income Available to
Common Shareholders
(Numerator)
  Weighted
Average
Common Shares
(Denominator)
  Per Share
Amount
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2015            
For the three months ended March 31, 2016            
Net income, basic $18,216   45,087  $0.40  $16,961   44,251  $0.38 
Add: potentially dilutive common shares - stock awards  -   84   -   -   76   - 
Diluted $18,216   45,171  $0.40  $16,961   44,327  $0.38 
                        
For the three months ended September 30, 2014            
For the three months ended March 31, 2015            
Net income, basic $14,817   45,649  $0.32  $15,701   45,106  $0.35 
Add: potentially dilutive common shares - stock awards  -   89   -   -   82   - 
Diluted $14,817   45,738  $0.32  $15,701   45,188  $0.35 
            
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015            
Net income, basic $49,264   45,107  $1.09 
Add: potentially dilutive common shares - stock awards  -   82   - 
Diluted $49,264   45,189  $1.09 
            
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014            
Net income, basic $37,199   46,269  $0.80 
Add: potentially dilutive common shares - stock awards  -   98   - 
Diluted $37,199   46,367  $0.80 

 

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12.11.SEGMENT REPORTING DISCLOSURES

 

The Company has two reportable segments: a traditional full service community bank segment and a mortgage loan origination business segment. The community bank segment includes one subsidiary bank, the Bank, which provides loan, deposit, investment, and trust services to retail and commercial customers throughout its 124 retail locations in Virginia. The mortgage segment includes UMG, which provides a variety of mortgage loan products principally in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and the Washington D.C. metro area. These loans are originated and sold primarily in the secondary market through purchase commitments from investors, which serves to mitigate the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk.

 

Profit and loss is measured by net income after taxes including realized gains and losses on the Company’s investment portfolio. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Inter-segment transactions are recorded at cost and eliminated as part of the consolidation process.

 

Both of the Company’s reportable segments are service-based. The mortgage business is a primarily fee-based business while the bank is driven principally by net interest income. The bank segment provides a distribution and referral network through its customers for the mortgage loan origination business. The mortgage segment offers a more limited referral network for the bank segment.

 

The community bank segment provides the mortgage segment with the short-term funds needed to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges the mortgage banking segment interest. The interest rate on the warehouse line of credit for both the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 was the three month LIBOR rate plus 0.15% with no floor. During 2014, the interest rate on the warehouse line of credit was the three month LIBOR rate plus 1.5% with a floor of 2.0% through May 31, 2014; beginning on June 1, 2014, the interest rate was one month LIBOR rate plus 1.5% with no floor. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process.

During 2015, the mortgage segment began originating loans with the intent that they be held for investment purposes. The community bank segment provides the mortgage segment with the long-term funds needed to originate these loans through a long-term funding facility and charges the mortgage segment interest. The interest charged is determined by the community bank segment based on the cost of funds available to the community bank segment for similar durations of the loans being funded by the mortgage segment.

A management fee for operations and administrative support services is charged to all subsidiaries and eliminated in the consolidated totals.

 

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Information about reportable segments and reconciliation of such information to the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

  Community Bank  Mortgage  Eliminations  Consolidated 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015                
Net interest income $63,075  $369  $-  $63,444 
Provision for credit losses  2,000   62   -   2,062 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  61,075   307   -   61,382 
Noninterest income  14,287   2,608   (170)  16,725 
Noninterest expenses  50,674   2,821   (170)  53,325 
Income (loss) before income taxes  24,688   94   -   24,782 
Income tax expense (benefit)  6,531   35   -   6,566 
Net income (loss) $18,157  $59  $-  $18,216 
Total assets $7,588,606  $62,127  $(56,420) $7,594,313 
                 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014                
Net interest income $64,162  $317  $-  $64,479 
Provision for credit losses  1,800   -   -   1,800 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  62,362   317   -   62,679 
Noninterest income  13,884   2,604   (170)  16,318 
Noninterest expenses  55,680   3,903   (170)  59,413 
Income (loss) before income taxes  20,566   (982)  -   19,584 
Income tax expense (benefit)  5,121   (354)  -   4,767 
Net income (loss) $15,445  $(628) $-  $14,817 
Total assets $7,188,596  $41,857  $(36,570) $7,193,883 
                 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015                
Net interest income $188,240  $989  $-  $189,229 
Provision for credit losses  7,450   111   -   7,561 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  180,790   878   -   181,668 
Noninterest income  40,658   7,844   (512)  47,990 
Noninterest expenses  154,011   8,906   (512)  162,405 
Income (loss) before income taxes  67,437   (184)  -   67,253 
Income tax expense (benefit)  18,060   (71)  -   17,989 
Net income (loss) $49,377  $(113) $-  $49,264 
Total assets $7,588,606  $62,127  $(56,420) $7,594,313 
                 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014                
Net interest income $191,090  $863  $-  $191,953 
Provision for credit losses  3,300   -   -   3,300 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  187,790   863   -   188,653 
Noninterest income  38,964   7,932   (511)  46,385 
Noninterest expenses  173,268   12,908   (511)  185,665 
Income (loss) before income taxes  53,486   (4,113)  -   49,373 
Income tax expense (benefit)  13,678   (1,504)  -   12,174 
Net income (loss) $39,808  $(2,609) $-  $37,199 
Total assets $7,188,596  $41,857  $(36,570) $7,193,883 

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  Community Bank  Mortgage  Eliminations  Consolidated 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016                
Net interest income $63,425  $306  $-  $63,731 
Provision for credit losses  2,500   104   -   2,604 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  60,925   202   -   61,127 
Noninterest income  13,608   2,477   (171)  15,914 
Noninterest expenses  51,844   2,599   (171)  54,272 
Income before income taxes  22,689   80   -   22,769 
Income tax expense  5,782   26   -   5,808 
Net income $16,907  $54  $-  $16,961 
Total assets $7,825,652  $55,069  $(48,110) $7,832,611 
                 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015                
Net interest income $61,723  $246  $-  $61,969 
Provision for credit losses  1,750   -   -   1,750 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  59,973   246   -   60,219 
Noninterest income  12,848   2,376   (170)  15,054 
Noninterest expenses  50,972   3,038   (170)  53,840 
Income (loss) before income taxes  21,849   (416)  -   21,433 
Income tax expense (benefit)  5,881   (149)  -   5,732 
Net income (loss) $15,968  $(267) $-  $15,701 
Total assets $7,382,266  $55,380  $(49,087) $7,388,559 

 

13.12.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Sale of Credit Card Portfolio

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company concludedOn April 5, 2016, Union Bankshares Corporation announced that it met the pertinent criteria for transferring the credit card portfolio from loans held for investment to loans held for sale.

On October 16, 2015, the Companyits subsidiary bank, Union Bank & Trust, entered into an agreement to sell the credit card portfolio, approximately $26.4acquire Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., a Charlottesville, Virginia based registered investment advisor with nearly $300 million in outstanding balances, and enter into an outsourced partnership solution with Elan Financial Services. The company sold these loans at a premium which is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. As part of the agreement, the Company will continue to share in interchange fee income and finance charges.

Share Repurchase Authorization

On October 29, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program is authorized through December 31, 2016.assets under management.

 

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Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Shareholders and Board of Directors of Union Bankshares Corporation

 

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheet of Union Bankshares Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, and comprehensive income, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and the related consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periodthree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2014, and for the three- and nine-month periods then ended, were reviewed by other auditors whose report dated November 5, 2014 stated that based on their review they were not aware of any material modifications that should be made to those statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 27, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

 

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the 2015 consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, not presented herein and we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated February 25, 2016. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2015, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Richmond, Virginia
NovemberMay 5, 20152016

 

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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). This discussion and analysis should be read with the consolidated financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the other financial data included in this report, as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2014.2015. Highlighted in the discussion are material changes from prior reporting periods and any identifiable trends affecting the Company. Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be attained for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes while some of the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact.  Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future events.  Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any projected future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of and changes in: general economic and bank industry conditions, the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory requirements, competitive pressures, new products and delivery systems, inflation, stock and bond markets, accounting standards or interpretations of existing standards, mergers and acquisitions, technology, information security, and consumer spending and savings habits. More information is available on the Company’s website,http://investors.bankatunion.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website,www.sec.gov. The information on the Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-Q. The Company does not intend or assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions, and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations. The Company evaluates its critical accounting estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and updates them, as needed. Management has discussed the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

The more critical accounting and reporting policies include the Company’s accounting for the allowance for loan losses, mergers and acquisitions,acquired loans, and goodwill and intangible assets. The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The following is a summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies that are highly dependent on estimates, assumptions, and judgments.

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses charged to operations is an amount sufficient to bring the allowance for loan losses to an estimated balance that management considers adequate to absorb incurred losses in the portfolio. Loans are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Recoveries of amounts previously charged-off are credited to the allowance. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, and other risk factors. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, particularly those affecting real estate values. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.2015.

 

The Company performs regular credit reviews of the loan portfolio to review the credit qualityprovides additional information on its critical accounting policies and adherence to its underwriting standards. The credit reviews consist of reviews by its Loan Review group and reviews performed by an independent third party. Upon origination, each commercial loan is assigned a risk rating ranging from one to nine, with loans closer to one having less risk. This risk rating scale is the Company’s primary credit quality indicator. Consumer loans are generally not risk rated; the primary credit quality indicator for this portfolio segment is delinquency status. The Company has various committees that review and ensure that the allowance for loan losses methodology isestimates listed above under “MD&A—Critical Accounting Policies” in accordance with U.S. GAAP and loss factors used appropriately reflect the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio.our 2015 Form 10-K.

 

The Company’s ALL consists of specific and general components.

Specific Reserve Component – The specific reserve component relates to impaired loans. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Upon being identified as impaired, for loans not considered to be collateral dependent, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows of the impaired loan are lower than the carrying value of that loan. Nonaccrual loans under $100,000 and other impaired loans under $500,000 are aggregated based on similar risk characteristics. The level of credit impairment within the pool(s) is determined based on historical loss factors for loans with similar risk characteristics, taking into consideration environmental factors specifically related to the underlying pool. The impairment of collateral dependent loans is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral (based on independent appraisals), less selling costs, compared to the carrying value of the loan. If the Company determines that the value of an impaired collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, it either recognizes an impairment reserve as a specific component to be provided for in the allowance for loan losses or charges off the deficiency if it is determined that such amount represents a confirmed loss. Typically, a loss is confirmed when the Company is moving towards foreclosure (or final disposition) of the underlying collateral, the collateral deficiency has not improved for two consecutive quarters, or when there is a payment default of 180 days, whichever occurs first.

The Company obtains independent appraisals from a pre-approved list of independent, third party appraisal firms located in the market in which the collateral is located. The Company’s approved appraiser list is continuously maintained to ensure the list only includes such appraisers that have the experience, reputation, character, and knowledge of the respective real estate market. At a minimum, it is ascertained that the appraiser is currently licensed in the state in which the property is located, experienced in the appraisal of properties similar to the property being appraised, has knowledge of current real estate market conditions and financing trends, and is reputable. The Company’s internal Real Estate Valuation Group, which reports to the Risk and Compliance Group, performs either a technical or administrative review of all appraisals obtained. A technical review will ensure the overall quality of the appraisal, while an administrative review ensures that all of the required components of an appraisal are present. Generally, independent appraisals are updated every 12 to 24 months or more frequently as necessary. The Company’s impairment analysis documents the date of the appraisal used in the analysis, whether the officer preparing the report deems it current, and, if not, allows for internal valuation adjustments with justification. Adjustments to appraisals generally include discounts for continued market deterioration subsequent to the appraisal date. Any adjustments from the appraised value to carrying value are documented in the impairment analysis, which is reviewed and approved by senior credit administration officers and the Special Assets Loan Committee. External appraisals are the primary source to value collateral dependent loans; however, the Company may also utilize values obtained through broker price opinions or other valuations sources. These alternative sources of value are used only if deemed to be more representative of value based on updated information regarding collateral resolution. Impairment analyses are updated, reviewed, and approved on a quarterly basis at or near the end of each reporting period.

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General Reserve Component– The general reserve component covers non-impaired loans and is derived from an estimate of credit losses adjusted for various environmental factors applicable to both commercial and consumer loan segments. The estimate of credit losses is a function of the product of net charge-off historical loss experience to the loan balance of the loan portfolio averaged during the preceding twelve quarters, as management has determined this to adequately reflect the losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The environmental factors consist of national, local, and portfolio characteristics and are applied to both the commercial and consumer segments. The following table shows the types of environmental factors management considers:

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Portfolio NationalLocal
Experience and ability of lending teamInterest ratesLevel of economic activity
Depth of lending teamInflationUnemployment
Pace of loan growthUnemploymentCompetition
Franchise expansionGross domestic productMilitary/government impact
Execution of loan risk rating processGeneral market risk and other concerns
Degree of oversight / underwriting standardsLegislative and regulatory environment
Value of real estate serving as collateral
Delinquency levels in portfolio
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Impaired Loans

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. A loan that is classified substandard or worse is considered impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The impaired loan policy is the same for each of the seven classes within the commercial portfolio segment.

For the consumer loan portfolio segment, large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. This evaluation subjects each of the Company’s homogenous pools to a historical loss factor derived from net charge-offs experienced over the preceding twelve quarters. The Company applies payments received on impaired loans to principal and interest based on the contractual terms until they are placed on nonaccrual status. All payments received are then applied to reduce the principal balance and recognition of interest income is terminated.

Business Combinations and Acquired Loans

The Company’s merger and acquisition strategy focuses on high-growth areas with strong market demographics and targets organizations that have a comparable corporate culture, strong performance, and good asset quality, among other factors.

Business combinations are accounted for under ASC 805,Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method of accounting requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date measured at their fair values as of that date. To determine the fair values, the Company will continue to rely on third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal valuations based on discounted cash flow analyses or other valuation techniques. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company will identify the acquirer and the closing date and apply applicable recognition principles and conditions. If they are necessary to implement its plan to exit an activity of an acquiree, costs that the Company expects, but is not obligated, to incur in the future are not liabilities at the acquisition date, nor are costs to terminate the employment of or relocate an acquiree’s employees. The Company does not recognize these costs as part of applying the acquisition method. Instead, the Company recognizes these costs as expenses in its post-combination financial statements in accordance with other applicable U.S. GAAP.

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Acquisition-related costs are incremental costs the Company incurs to effect a business combination. Those costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. Some other examples of acquisition-related costs to the Company include systems conversions, integration planning consultants, and advertising costs. The Company will account for acquisition-related costs as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received, with one exception. The costs to issue debt or equity securities will be recognized in accordance with other applicable U.S. GAAP. These acquisition-related costs are included within the Consolidated Statements of Income classified within the noninterest expense caption.

Loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at fair value on the date of the acquisition. Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30,Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality, and are initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans. Loans acquired in business combinations with evidence of credit deterioration are not considered to be impaired unless they deteriorate further subsequent to the acquisition. Certain acquired loans, including performing loans and revolving lines of credit (consumer and commercial), are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20,Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, where the discount is accreted through earnings based on estimated cash flows over the estimated life of the loan.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company follows ASC 350,Intangibles Goodwill and Other, which prescribes the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to initial recognition. Goodwill resulting from business combinations prior to January 1, 2009 represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill resulting from business combinations after January 1, 2009, is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events and circumstances exists that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. The Company has selected April 30th as the date to perform the annual impairment test. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range from 4 to 14 years, to their estimated residual values. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company performed its annual impairment testing in the second quarter of 2015 and determined that there was no impairment to its goodwill or intangible assets.

Long-lived assets, including purchased intangible assets subject to amortization, such as the core deposit intangible asset, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated. Management concluded that no circumstances indicating an impairment of these assets existed as of the balance sheet date.

ABOUT UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

 

Headquartered in Richmond, Union Bankshares Corporation is the largest community banking organization headquartered in Virginia and operates in all major banking markets of the Commonwealth. Union Bankshares Corporation is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which provides banking, trust, and wealth management services and has a statewide presence of 124121 bank branches and 202approximately 200 ATMs. Non-bank affiliates of the holding company include: Union Investment Services, Inc., which provides full brokerage services; Union Mortgage Group, Inc., which provides a full line of mortgage products;products, and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.

 

The Company announced that, effective February 16, 2015, it had changed its subsidiary bank’s name from “Union First Market Bank” to “Union Bank & Trust”.

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Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol UBSH. Additional information is available on the Company’s website athttp://investors.bankatunion.com. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of or incorporated into this report.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Executive Overview

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the Company reported net income of $18.2$17.0 million and earnings per share of $0.40.$0.38. These results represent an increase of $3.4$1.3 million, or 22.9%8.0%, from $14.8$15.7 million in earnings from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014. Excluding after-tax acquisition-related expenses of $1.1 million incurred during the third quarter of 2014, operating earnings(1) increased $2.3 million, or 14.4%, primarily a result of lower operating expenses. Operating earnings per share(1) were $0.40 and $0.35 for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company reported net income of $49.3 million and earnings2015. Earnings per share of $1.09. These results$0.38 for the current quarter represent an increase of $12.1 million,$0.03, or 32.4%8.6%, in earnings per share from $37.2 million for the first nine monthsquarter of 2014. Excluding after-tax acquisition-related expenses of $13.2 million incurred during the first nine months of 2014, operating earnings(1) declined $1.1 million,2015. This increase is primarily a result of an increaseattributable to increases in provision for loan losses, and lower net interest income, partially offset by lower noninterest expenses. Operating earnings per share(1)were $1.09 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.resulting from higher average loan balances.

 

·Net income for the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016for the community bank segment was $18.2$16.9 million, or $0.40$0.38 per share, compared to operating earnings(1) of $16.5$16.0 million, or $0.36 per share, in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014. Net income for the community bank segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $49.4 million, or $1.09 per share.2015.
·The mortgage segment reported net income of $59,000$54,000 for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an improvement of $687,000$321,000 from a loss of $628,000 in the third quarter of 2014. The mortgage segment reported a net loss of $113,000 for the first nine months of 2015, an improvement of $2.5 million from a loss of $2.6 million$267,000 in the first nine monthsquarter of 2014.2015. The improvement waslargely a result of cost control initiatives in personnel costs, loan production costs, and other operating expenses.costs.
·DuringNet income for the first quarter of 2016 included after-tax branch closure costs of approximately $195,000 related to the previously announced 2016 branch closures.
·Adjusted for the sale of the credit card portfolio that occurred in the third quarter of 2015, the Company transferred its credit card portfolio, totaling $26.4 million at September 30, 2015, from loans held for investment to loans held for sale, resulting from management’s decision to sell the loans in the fourth quarter of 2015.
·Excluding credit cards from the prior period loan portfolio, loans grew $396.4$417.4 million, or 7.7%7.8%, from September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, while year-to-date average loan balances increased $204.6$373.8 million, or 3.9%7.0%, from September 30, 2014.the prior year. Period end loan balances grew $221.9$109.0 million, or 5.6%7.7% (annualized), from December 31, 2014.2015.
·Deposits grew $184.8$275.8 million, or 3.3%4.9%, from September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, while year-to-date average deposit balances increased $41.5$259.5 million, or 0.7%4.6%, from September 30, 2014.the prior year. Period end deposit balances grew $180.1decreased $18.0 million, or 4.3%1.2% (annualized), from December 31, 2014.2015.
·Asset quality continued to improve due to reductions in nonperforming assets and past due loan levels.

 

(1)These supplementary measures are provided because the Company believes they may be valuable to investors.Fora reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures operating earnings, EPS, ROA, ROTCE, and efficiency ratio, see “NON-GAAP MEASURES” included in this Item 2.

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Net Interest Income

 For the Three Months Ended     For the Three Months Ended    
 September 30,     March 31,    
 2015  2014  Change  2016  2015  Change 
 (Dollars in thousands)  (Dollars in thousands) 
Average interest-earning assets $6,751,654  $6,423,743  $327,911  $6,968,988  $6,576,415  $392,573 
Interest income (FTE) $72,287  $71,649  $638  $73,238  $69,761  $3,477 
Yield on interest-earning assets  4.25%  4.43%  (18)bps  4.23%  4.30%  (7)bps
Core yield on interest-earning assets (1)  4.17%  4.37%  (20)bps  4.16%  4.26%  (10)bps
Average interest-bearing liabilities $5,162,928  $5,015,129  $147,799  $5,379,799  $5,096,040  $283,759 
Interest expense $6,556  $5,112  $1,444  $7,018  $5,631  $1,387 
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities�� 0.50%  0.40%  10bps  0.52%  0.45%  7bps
Core cost of interest-bearing liabilities (1)  0.52%  0.58%  (6)bps  0.53%  0.54%  (1)bps
Cost of funds  0.39%  0.32%  7bps  0.41%  0.35%  6bps
Core cost of funds (1)  0.40%  0.45%  (5)bps  0.40%  0.42%  (2)bps
Net Interest Income (FTE) $65,731  $66,537  $(806) $66,220  $64,130  $2,090 
Net Interest Margin (FTE)  3.86%  4.11%  (25)bps  3.82%  3.95%  (13)bps
Core Net Interest Margin (FTE) (1)  3.77%  3.92%  (15)bps  3.76%  3.84%  (8)bps

 

(1)Core metrics exclude the impact of acquisition accounting accretion and amortization adjustments in net interest income.

 

For the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, tax-equivalent net interest income was $65.7$66.2 million, a decreasean increase of $806,000$2.1 million from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014,2015, primarily driven by the impact of declines in net interest margin and lower net accretion related to acquisition accounting, partially offset by lower interest expense as growth in low cost deposits outpaced the net run-off in higher cost certificates of deposit.average loan balances. Net accretion related to acquisition accounting decreased $1.5 million$705,000 from the thirdfirst quarter of 20142015 to $1.6$1.1 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016. The thirdfirst quarter 20152016 tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased by 2513 basis points to 3.86%3.82% compared to 4.11%3.95% in the comparable quarter in the prior year. Core tax-equivalent net interest margin (which excludes the 96 basis point impact of acquisition accounting accretion in the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 and 1911 basis points in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014)2015) decreased by 158 basis points to 3.77%3.76% in the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 from 3.92%3.84% in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The decrease in core tax-equivalent net interest margin was driven by the 2010 basis point decline in interest-earning asset yields outpacing the 52 basis point reduction in cost of funds. The decline in interest-earning asset yields was primarily driven by lower loan yields, as new and renewed loans were originated and re-priced at lower rates.

 

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  For the Nine Months Ended    
  September 30,    
  2015  2014  Change 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Average interest-earning assets $6,668,812  $6,438,924  $229,888 
Interest income (FTE) $214,195  $212,556  $1,639 
Yield on interest-earning assets  4.29%  4.41%  (12)bps
Core yield on interest-earning assets (1)  4.23%  4.41%  (18)bps
Average interest-bearing liabilities $5,131,338  $5,072,398  $58,940 
Interest expense $18,225  $14,481  $3,744 
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities  0.47%  0.38%  9bps
Core cost of interest-bearing liabilities (1)  0.53%  0.59%  (6)bps
Cost of funds  0.36%  0.30%  6bps
Core cost of funds (1)  0.41%  0.46%  (5)bps
Net Interest Income (FTE) $195,970  $198,075  $(2,105)
Net Interest Margin (FTE)  3.93%  4.11%  (18)bps
Core Net Interest Margin (FTE) (1)  3.82%  3.95%  (13)bps

  (1)Core metrics exclude the impact of acquisition accounting accretion and amortization adjustments in net interest income.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, tax-equivalent net interest income was $196.0 million, a decrease of $2.1 million from the same period of 2014, primarily driven by the impact of declines in net interest margin and lower net accretion related to acquisition accounting. Net accretion related to acquisition accounting decreased $2.6 million from the first nine months of 2014 to $5.3 million in the first nine months of 2015. The year-to-date tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased by 18 basis points to 3.93% compared to 4.11% in the prior year. Core tax-equivalent net interest margin (which excludes the 11 basis point impact of acquisition accounting in 2015 and 16 basis points in 2014) decreased by 13 basis points from 3.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to 3.82% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease in core tax-equivalent net interest margin was driven by the 18 basis point decline in interest-earning asset yields outpacing the 5 basis point reduction in the cost of funds. The decline in interest-earning asset yields was primarily driven by lower loan yields, as new and renewed loans were originated and re-priced at lower rates.

The Company continues to believe that net interest margin will decline modestly over the next several quarters as decreases in interest-earning asset yields are projected to outpace any further declines in interest-bearing liabilities rates.

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The following tables show interest income on earning assets and related average yields as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

 

AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)

 

 For the Three Months Ended September 30,  For the Three Months Ended March 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
 Average Balance  Interest
Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate (1)
 Average
Balance
 Interest
Income /
Expense
 Yield /
Rate (1)
  Average Balance  Interest 
Income /
Expense
  Yield / 
Rate (1)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income /
Expense
  Yield / 
Rate (1)
 
 (Dollars in thousands)  (Dollars in thousands) 
Assets:                                                
Securities:                                                
Taxable $710,583  $3,954   2.21% $738,932  $3,883   2.08% $743,724  $4,316   2.33% $730,404  $3,807   2.11%
Tax-exempt  427,879   5,187   4.81%  404,371   5,150   5.05%  443,426   5,291   4.80%  413,228   5,114   5.02%
Total securities  1,138,462   9,141   3.19%  1,143,303   9,033   3.13%  1,187,150   9,607   3.25%  1,143,632   8,921   3.16%
Loans, net (2) (3)  5,525,119   62,745   4.51%  5,196,116   62,082   4.74%  5,709,998   63,326   4.46%  5,360,676   60,527   4.58%
Loans held for sale  44,904   378   3.34%  50,393   513   4.04%  27,304   257   3.79%  38,469   296   3.12%
Federal funds sold  807   -   0.20%  684   -   0.18%  813   1   0.47%  792   -   0.20%
Money market investments  1   -   0.00%  1   -   0.00%  -   -   0.00%  1   -   0.00%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  42,361   23   0.22%  33,246   21   0.24%  43,723   47   0.44%  32,845   17   0.20%
Total earning assets  6,751,654  $72,287   4.25%  6,423,743  $71,649   4.43%  6,968,988  $73,238   4.23%  6,576,415  $69,761   4.30%
Allowance for loan losses  (32,857)          (31,631)          (35,034)          (32,992)        
Total non-earning assets  803,044           849,261           830,876           819,260         
Total assets $7,521,841          $7,241,373          $7,764,830          $7,362,683         
                                                
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                                                
Interest-bearing deposits:                                                
Transaction and money market accounts $2,706,542  $1,289   0.19% $2,582,746  $1,247   0.19% $2,809,961  $1,393   0.20% $2,591,991  $1,160   0.18%
Regular savings  567,034   248   0.17%  554,202   275   0.20%  580,923   217   0.15%  555,356   268   0.20%
Time deposits (4)  1,227,835   2,667   0.86%  1,370,299   1,505   0.44%  1,171,972   2,585   0.89%  1,269,352   1,893   0.60%
Total interest-bearing deposits  4,501,411   4,204   0.37%  4,507,247   3,027   0.27%  4,562,856   4,195   0.37%  4,416,699   3,321   0.30%
Other borrowings (5)  661,517   2,352   1.41%  507,882   2,085   1.63%  816,943   2,823   1.39%  679,341   2,310   1.38%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  5,162,928  $6,556   0.50%  5,015,129  $5,112   0.40%  5,379,799  $7,018   0.52%  5,096,040  $5,631   0.45%
                                                
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                                                
Demand deposits  1,312,735           1,194,505           1,336,548           1,223,218         
Other liabilities  50,715           52,830           59,069           60,877         
Total liabilities  6,526,378           6,262,464           6,775,416           6,380,135         
Stockholders' equity  995,463           978,909           989,414           982,548         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,521,841          $7,241,373          $7,764,830          $7,362,683         
 ��                                              
Net interest income     $65,731          $66,537          $66,220          $64,130     
                                                
Interest rate spread (6)          3.75%          4.03%
Interest rate spread (6)          3.71%          3.85%
Cost of funds          0.39%          0.32%          0.41%          0.35%
Net interest margin (7)          3.86%          4.11%          3.82%          3.95%

 

(1)Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded, amounts in thousands, which appear above.

(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.

(3) Interest income on loans includes $1.4$1.1 million and $846,000$639,000 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(4) Interest expense on certificates of deposits includes $154,000$0 and $2.0$1.1 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(5) Interest expense on borrowings includes $87,000$62,000 and $262,000$137,000 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(6) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 35%.

(7) Core net interest margin excludes purchase accounting adjustments and was 3.77%3.76% and 3.92%3.84% for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, respectively.

 

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AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)

  For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2015  2014 
  Average
Balance
  Interest Income
/ Expense
  Yield /
Rate (1)
  Average
Balance
  Interest
Income /
Expense
  Yield /
Rate (1)
 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Assets:                        
Securities:                        
Taxable $720,569  $11,621   2.16% $716,996  $11,391   2.12%
Tax-exempt  421,224   15,480   4.91%  401,111   15,392   5.13%
Total securities  1,141,793   27,101   3.17%  1,118,107   26,783   3.20%
Loans, net (2) (3)  5,445,243   185,959   4.57%  5,240,610   184,257   4.70%
Loans held for sale  42,250   1,070   3.39%  51,021   1,474   3.86%
Federal funds sold  724   1   0.19%  493   1   0.17%
Money market investments  1   -   0.00%  1   -   0.00%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  38,801   64   0.22%  28,692   41   0.19%
Total earning assets  6,668,812  $214,195   4.29%  6,438,924  $212,556   4.41%
Allowance for loan losses  (32,507)          (31,128)        
Total non-earning assets  812,268           847,157         
Total assets $7,448,573          $7,254,953     ��   
                         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                        
Interest-bearing deposits:                        
Transaction and money market accounts $2,644,209  $3,649   0.18% $2,568,357  $3,536   0.18%
Regular savings  562,288   777   0.18%  553,501   785   0.19%
Time deposits (4)  1,243,546   6,778   0.73%  1,414,674   3,512   0.33%
Total interest-bearing deposits  4,450,043   11,204   0.34%  4,536,532   7,833   0.23%
Other borrowings (5)  681,295   7,021   1.38%  535,866   6,648   1.66%
Total interest-bearing liabilities  5,131,338  $18,225   0.47%  5,072,398  $14,481   0.38%
                         
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:                        
Demand deposits  1,271,937           1,143,942         
Other liabilities  55,549           53,959         
Total liabilities  6,458,824           6,270,299         
Stockholders' equity  989,749           984,654         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $7,448,573          $7,254,953         
                         
Net interest income     $195,970          $198,075     
                         
Interest rate spread (6)          3.82%          4.03%
Cost of funds          0.36%          0.30%
Net interest margin (7)          3.93%          4.11%

(1)Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded, amounts in thousands, which appear above.

(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.

(3) Interest income on loans includes $3.1 million and $81,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(4) Interest expense on certificates of deposits includes $1.8 million and $7.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(5) Interest expense on borrowings includes $362,000 and $412,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to acquisitions.

(6) Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 35%.

(7)Core net interest margin excludes purchase accounting adjustments and was 3.82% and 3.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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The Volume Rate Analysis table below presents changes in interest income and interest expense and distinguishes between the changes related to increases or decreases in average outstanding balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (volume), and the changes related to increases or decreases in average interest rates on such assets and liabilities (rate). Changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionally. Results, on a taxable equivalent basis, are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2015 vs. September 30, 2014 September 30, 2015 vs. September 30, 2014 March 31, 2016 vs. March 31, 2015
 Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:  Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in: Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:
 Volume  Rate  Total  Volume  Rate  Total  Volume  Rate  Total 
Earning Assets:                              
Securities:                                    
Taxable $(156) $227  $71  $51  $179  $230  $71  $438  $509 
Tax-exempt  289   (252)  37   753   (665)  88   365   (188)  177 
Total securities  133   (25)  108   804   (486)  318   436   250   686 
Loans, net (1)  3,820   (3,157)  663   7,056   (5,354)  1,702   3,889   (1,090)  2,799 
Loans held for sale  (52)  (83)  (135)  (236)  (168)  (404)  (92)  53   (39)
Federal funds sold  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   1 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks  4   (2)  2   16   7   23   7   23   30 
Total earning assets $3,905  $(3,267) $638  $7,640  $(6,001) $1,639  $4,240  $(763) $3,477 
                                    
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                                    
Interest-bearing deposits:                                    
Transaction and money market accounts $50  $(8) $42  $63  $50  $113  $102  $131  $233 
Regular savings  7   (34)  (27)  12   (20)  (8)  12   (63)  (51)
Time Deposits (2)  (171)  1,333   1,162   (470)  3,736   3,266   (155)  847   692 
Total interest-bearing deposits  (114)  1,291   1,177   (395)  3,766   3,371   (41)  915   874 
Other borrowings (3)  573   (306)  267   1,619   (1,246)  373   475   38   513 
Total interest-bearing liabilities  459   985   1,444   1,224   2,520   3,744   434   953   1,387 
                                    
Change in net interest income $3,446  $(4,252) $(806) $6,416  $(8,521) $(2,105) $3,806  $(1,716) $2,090 

 

(1) The rate-related change in interest income on loans includes the impact of higher accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $518,000 and $3.0 million for the three- and nine-month change, respectively.$445,000.

(2) The rate-related change in interest expense on time deposits includes the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $1.8 million and $5.5 million for the three- and nine-month change, respectively.$1.1 million.

(3)The rate-related change in interest expense on other borrowings includes the impact of lower accretion of the acquisition-related fair market value adjustments of $175,000 and $50,000 for the three- and nine-month change, respectively.$75,000.

 

The Company’s fully taxable equivalent net interest margin includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments. The net accretion impact for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2016 as well as the remaining estimated net accretion impact are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

  Accretion  Accretion
(Amortization)
    
  Loan  Certificates of
Deposit
  Borrowings  Total 
             
For the quarter ended March 31, 2015 $639  $1,075  $137  $1,851 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2016  1,084   -   62   1,146 
For the remaining nine months of 2016  3,047   -   271   3,318 
For the years ending:                
2017  4,018   -   170   4,188 
2018  3,572   -   (143)  3,429 
2019  2,718   -   (286)  2,432 
2020  2,067   -   (301)  1,766 
2021  1,879   -   (316)  1,563 
Thereafter  8,910   -   (5,306)  3,604 

 

   Accretion  Accretion
(Amortization)
    
   Loan  Certificates of
Deposit
  Borrowings  Total 
              
 For the quarter ended March 31, 2015  $639  $1,075  $137  $1,851 
 For the quarter ended June 30, 2015   1,052   614   137   1,803 
 For the quarter ended September 30, 2015   1,364   154   87   1,605 
 For the remaining three months of 2015   1,051   -   -   1,051 
 For the years ending:                 
 2016   3,808   -   271   4,079 
 2017   3,516   -   170   3,686 
 2018   2,996   -   (143)  2,853 
 2019   2,349   -   (286)  2,063 
 2020   1,904   -   (301)  1,603 
 Thereafter       10,538   -   (5,622)  4,916 

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Noninterest Income

 

  For the Three Months Ended       
  September 30,  Change 
  2015  2014  $  % 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Noninterest income:                
Service charges on deposit accounts $4,965  $4,458  $507   11.4%
Other service charges, commissions and fees  3,983   3,773   210   5.6%
Fiduciary and asset management fees  2,304   2,120   184   8.7%
Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions  2,630   2,598   32   1.2%
Gains on securities transactions, net  75   995   (920)  (92.5)%
Other-than-temporary impairment losses  (300)  -   (300)  NM 
Bank owned life insurance income  1,161   1,195   (34)  (2.8)%
Other operating income  1,907   1,179   728   61.7%
Total noninterest income $16,725  $16,318  $407   2.5%
                 
Mortgage segment operations $(2,608) $(2,604) $(4)  0.2%
Intercompany eliminations  170   170   -   0.0%
Community Bank segment $14,287  $13,884  $403   2.9%

NM - Not Meaningful

  For the Three Months Ended       
  March 31,  Change 
  2016  2015  $  % 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Noninterest income:                
Service charges on deposit accounts $4,734  $4,214  $520   12.3%
Other service charges, commissions and fees  4,156   3,584   572   16.0%
Fiduciary and asset management fees  2,138   2,219   (81)  -3.7%
Mortgage banking income, net  2,146   2,379   (233)  -9.8%
Gains on securities transactions, net  143   193   (50)  -25.9%
Bank owned life insurance income  1,372   1,135   237   20.9%
Other operating income  1,225   1,330   (105)  -7.9%
Total noninterest income $15,914  $15,054  $860   5.7%
                 
Mortgage segment operations $(2,477) $(2,376) $(101)  4.3%
Intercompany eliminations  171   170   1   0.6%
Community Bank segment $13,608  $12,848  $760   5.9%

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, noninterest income increased $407,000,$860,000, or 2.5%5.7%, to $16.7$15.9 million from $16.3$15.1 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014. Customer-related2015. The main drivers of the increase in noninterest income include an increase in customer-related noninterest income (service chargecharges on deposit accounts and fiduciary and asset management fees) increased $901,000other service charges), primarily due to higher overdraft fees and interchange fees, and brokerage income. Gains of sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions, andan increase in income from bank owned life insuranceinsurance. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in mortgage banking income remained constant with the prior period. Other noninterest income decreased $494,000, asdriven by lower gains on sales of securities of $920,000 and a $300,000 OTTI charge on a municipal security in the available-for-sale portfoliooriginations in the current quarter was partially offset by increases in other operating income related to the resolution of a problem credit resulting in a note sale.

  For the Nine Months Ended       
  September 30,  Change 
  2015  2014  $  % 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Noninterest income:                
Service charges on deposit accounts $13,800  $13,281  $519   3.9%
Other service charges, commissions and fees  11,618   11,281   337   3.0%
Fiduciary and asset management fees  6,835   6,753   82   1.2%
Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions  7,582   7,925   (343)  (4.3)%
Gains on securities transactions, net  672   1,449   (777)  (53.6)%
Other-than-temporary impairment losses  (300)  -   (300)  NM 
Bank owned life insurance income  3,431   3,467   (36)  (1.0)%
Other operating income  4,352   2,229   2,123   95.2%
Total noninterest income $47,990  $46,385  $1,605   3.5%
                 
Mortgage segment operations $(7,844) $(7,932) $88   (1.1)%
Intercompany eliminations  512   511   1   0.2%
Community Bank segment $40,658  $38,964  $1,694   4.3%

NM - Not Meaningful

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, noninterest income increased $1.6quarter. Mortgage loan originations declined $40.5 million, or 3.5%29.2%, to $48.0from $138.7 million from $46.4 million in the first nine months of 2014. Customer-related fee income increased $856,000 primarily related to higher overdraft and interchange fees. Other operating income increased $2.1 million primarily driven by higher loan swap fees in 2015, gains from the dissolution of a limited partnership in the first quarter of 2015 and gains onto $98.2 million for the resolution of a problem credit in the third quarter of 2015. These increases were partially offset by declines in gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions, of $343,000, primarily driven by lower mortgage loan originations. Mortgage loan origination volume decreased $95.1 million from $522.2 million in the first nine months of 2014 to $427.1 million in the first nine months of 2015. Additionally, gains on sales of securities were $777,000 lower compared to the prior year and there was a $300,000 OTTI charge on a municipal security in the available-for-sale portfolio in the current year.ended March 31, 2016.

 

Noninterest expense

 

 For the Three Months Ended       For the Three Months Ended      
 September 30,  Change  March 31,  Change 
 2015  2014  $  %  2016  2015  $  % 
 (Dollars in thousands)  (Dollars in thousands) 
Noninterest expense:                                
Salaries and benefits $25,853  $25,636  $217   0.8% $28,048  $27,492  $556   2.0%
Occupancy expenses  4,915   4,902   13   0.3%  4,976   5,133   (157)  -3.1%
Furniture and equipment expenses  3,015   3,050   (35)  (1.1)%  2,636   2,813   (177)  -6.3%
Technology and data processing  3,549   3,280   269   8.2%  3,814   3,255   559   17.2%
Professional services  1,991   1,400   591   42.2%  1,989   1,348   641   47.6%
Marketing and advertising expense  1,781   2,064   (283)  (13.7)%  1,938   1,687   251   14.9%
OREO and credit-related expenses(1)  1,263   6,559   (5,296)  (80.7)%  569   1,186   (617)  -52.0%
Acquisition-related expenses  -   1,695   (1,695)  (100.0)%
Other operating expenses  10,958   10,827   131   1.2%  10,302   10,926   (624)  -5.7%
Total noninterest expense $53,325  $59,413  $(6,088)  (10.2)% $54,272  $53,840  $432   0.8%
                                
Mortgage segment operations $(2,821) $(3,903) $1,082   (27.7)% $(2,599) $(3,038) $439   -14.5%
Intercompany eliminations  170   170   -   0.0%  171   170   1   0.6%
Community Bank segment $50,674  $55,680  $(5,006)  (9.0)% $51,844  $50,972  $872   1.7%

 

(1) OREO related costs include foreclosure related expenses, gains/losses on the sale of OREO, valuation reserves, and asset resolution related legal expenses.

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, noninterest expense decreased $6.1 millionincreased $432,000 to $53.3$54.3 million from $59.4 million when compared to the third quarter of 2014, partially driven by acquisition expenses incurred in the third quarter of 2014. Excluding acquisition-related costs of $1.7 million in 2014, noninterest expense decreased $4.4 million, or 7.6%. The decrease in noninterest expense is primarily due to a decrease in OREO and credit-related expenses of $5.3 million related to lower valuation adjustments of $5.6 million. In the third quarter of 2014, $6.2 million in valuation adjustments were recorded in connection with a shift in strategy to more aggressively market OREO in inactive rural markets. These decreases were partially offset by increased professional fees of $591,000 relating to consulting fees and higher technology and data processing fees of $269,000 related to software maintenance.

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  For the Nine Months Ended       
  September 30,  Change 
  2015  2014  $  % 
  (Dollars in thousands) 
Noninterest expense:                
Salaries and benefits $78,905  $82,466  $(3,561)  (4.3)%
Occupancy expenses  15,220   15,184   36   0.2%
Furniture and equipment expenses  8,818   8,555   263   3.1%
Technology and data processing  10,020   9,145   875   9.6%
Professional services  5,008   3,897   1,111   28.5%
Marketing and advertising expense  5,841   4,821   1,020   21.2%
OREO and credit-related expenses(1)  4,415   10,254   (5,839)  (56.9)%
Acquisition-related expenses  -   19,524   (19,524)  (100.0)%
Branch closure expenses  1,280   -   1,280   NM 
Other operating expenses  32,898   31,819   1,079   3.4%
Total noninterest expense $162,405  $185,665  $(23,260)  (12.5)%
                 
Mortgage segment operations $(8,906) $(12,908) $4,002   (31.0)%
Intercompany eliminations  512   511   1   0.2%
Community Bank segment $154,011  $173,268  $(19,257)  (11.1)%

 NM - Not Meaningful

(1) OREO related costs include foreclosure related expenses, gains/losses on the sale of OREO, valuation reserves, and asset resolution related legal expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, noninterest expense decreased $23.3 million to $162.4 million from $185.7$53.8 million when compared to the first nine monthsquarter of 2014, largely driven by acquisition expenses incurred in 2014. Excluding acquisition-related costs2015. The main drivers of $19.5 million, noninterest expense decreased $3.8 million, or 2.2%. The decreasethe increase in noninterest expense isinclude an increase in salaries and benefits expense of $556,000 primarily related to annual merit adjustments and increases in equity-based compensation, an increase in technology and software costs of $559,000 due to a decreaseinvestments in infrastructure as the Company prepares for growth, and an increase in professional fees of $641,000 due to higher audit and project-related consulting expenses. These increases were offset by declines in OREO and credit-related expensescosts of $5.8 million$617,000 related to lower valuation adjustments and OREO expenses, lower CDI amortization expense of $5.5 million. In the third quarter$342,000, and decreases in printing and postage costs of 2014, $6.2 million in valuation adjustments were recorded in connection with a shift in strategy to more aggressively market OREO in inactive rural markets. Salaries and benefits expenses declined $3.6 million due to lower salaries and profit sharing expenses, partially offset by increased incentive compensation. Amortization of core deposit intangible decreased $1.0 million when compared to the same period in the prior year. The decreases were partially offset by $1.1 million in higher professional fees related to consulting and legal fees, $1.0 million in higher marketing expenses related to advertising campaigns in the current year, $919,000 in increased fraud-related losses, $875,000 in higher technology expenses related to online banking and data processing fees, and $630,000 in increased expenses related to employee training.$231,000.

 

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Community Bank Segment

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the community bank segment reported net income of $18.2$16.9 million, which was $2.7 million$939,000 higher than net income in thirdthe first quarter of 2014. Excluding after-tax acquisition-related costs of $1.12015. Net interest income increased $1.7 million from $61.7 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014, net income increased $1.6 million, or 9.7%. Net interest income decreased $1.1 million from $64.22015 to $63.4 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014 to $63.1 million,2016, primarily driven by the impact of declines in net interest margin and lower net accretion related to acquisition accounting.loan growth. The provision for loancredit losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 was $1.9$2.5 million, an increase of $100,000$750,000 compared to the same quarter a year ago. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the current periodsperiod compared to the same periods in the prior year was primarily driven by higher loan balances in 2015.2016.

 

Noninterest income increased $403,000,$760,000, or 2.9%5.9%, from $13.9$12.9 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 20142015 to $14.3$13.6 million in the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016. Customer-related noninterest income (service chargecharges on deposit accounts and fiduciary and asset management fees)other service charges) increased $901,000$1.1 million primarily due to higher overdraft fees and interchange fees, and brokerage income.fees. Other increases in noninterest income decreased $495,000, as lower gains on sales of securities of $920,000 and a $300,000 OTTI charge on a municipal security in the available-for-sale portfolio in the current quarter was partially offset by increases in other operating incomewere related to the resolution of a problem credit resulting in a note sale.

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Noninterest expense decreased $5.0 million from $55.7 million in the third quarter of 2014 to $50.7 million in the current quarter. Excluding prior year third quarter acquisition-related costs of $1.7 million, noninterest expense decreased $3.3 million, or 6.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2014. The decrease in noninterest expense is primarily due to a decrease in OREO and credit-related expenses of $5.3 million related to lower valuation adjustments of $5.6 million. In the third quarter of 2014, $6.2 million in valuation adjustments were recorded in connection with a shift in strategy to more aggressively market OREO in inactive rural markets. These decreases were offset by increased salaries and benefits expenses of $836,000 due to higher salaries, incentive compensation, and group insurance costs; higher professional and consulting fees of $720,000; increased employee training costs of $458,000; and higher technology and data processing fees of $326,000 related to software maintenance. The community banking segment’s operating efficiency ratio was 63.7% compared to 67.4% for the third quarter of 2014.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the community bank segment reported net income of $49.4 million, an increase in income from bank owned life insurance of $9.6 million from $39.8 million for the first nine months of 2014. Excluding after-tax acquisition-related costs of $13.2 million in the first nine months of 2014, net income decreased $3.6 million, or 6.8%. Net interest income decreased $2.9 million from the same period last year, largely a result of lower core net interest margin and lower net accretion related to acquisition accounting. The provision for credit losses increased $4.2 million compared to the first nine months of 2014, primarily driven by higher loan balances in 2015$237,000 and an increase in net charge-offs in 2015, primarily due to a net recovery in the first quarter of 2014.

Noninterest income increased $1.7 million, or 4.3%, from $39.0 million in the first nine months of 2014 to $40.7 million in the first nine months of 2015. Customer-related fee income increased $937,000 primarily related to higher overdraft and interchange fees. Other operating income increased $774,000 primarily driven by higher loan interest-rate swap fees of $451,000. These increases in 2015, gainsnoninterest income were partially offset by a nonrecurring gain from the dissolution of a limited partnership that occurred in the first quarter of 2015.

Noninterest expense increased $872,000, or 1.7%, from $51.0 million in the first quarter of 2015 and gains on the resolution of a problem creditto $51.8 million in the thirdcurrent quarter. The increase in noninterest expense is driven by an increase in salaries and benefits expense primarily related to annual merit adjustments and increases in equity-based compensation, an increase in technology and software costs, and an increase in professional fees due to higher audit and project-related consulting expenses. Noninterest expense in the first quarter included branch closure costs of 2015.approximately $300,000 related to previously announced 2016 branch closures. These increases in noninterest expense were partially offset by declinesdecreases in gains on sales of securities compared to the prior year, OTTI charge on a municipal security in the available-for-sale portfolio in the current year, and declines in interest recognized on previously charged off loans.

Noninterest expense decreased $19.3 million from $173.3 million in the first nine months of 2014 to $154.0 million in 2015, largely driven by acquisition expenses incurred in 2014. Excluding the prior year acquisition-related costs of $19.5 million, noninterest expense increased $267,000, or 0.2%, compared to the first nine months of 2014. Salaries and benefits declined $936,000, or 1.3%, primarily due to cost savings from the StellarOne acquisition being realized in the current year and lower profit-sharing expense in the current year. OREO and credit-relatedcredit related expenses declined $5.8 million related to lower valuation adjustments of $5.5 million. In the third quarter of 2014, $6.2 million in valuation adjustments were recorded in connection with a shift in strategy to more aggressively market OREO in inactive rural markets. The decreases in noninterest expense were offset by $1.3 million in higher professional fees related to consulting and legal fees, $1.1 million in higher marketing expenses related to advertising campaigns in the current year, $1.1 million in higher technology expenses related to online banking and data processing fees, $916,000 in branch closure costs in the current year, $786,000 in increased fraud-related losses, and $630,000 in increased expenses related to employee training.other operating expenses. The community banking segment’s operating efficiency ratio (tax-effected) was 65.4%65.3% compared to 65.1%66.4% for the first nine monthsquarter of 2014.2015.

 

Mortgage Segment

 

The mortgage segment reported net income of $59,000$54,000 for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an improvement of $687,000$321,000 from a net loss of $628,000$267,000 in the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The improvement was due to a reduction in noninterest expense of $1.1 million,$439,000, largely a result of cost control initiatives in personnel costs occupancy expenses, loan production costs, and other operatingas well as volume-driven expenses. Gains on sales of mortgage loans,Mortgage banking income, net of commissions, remained consistent withdeclined $233,000 from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014 at $2.6 million.2015 due to lower origination volume of 29.2%.

 

The mortgage segment reported a net loss of $113,000 for the first nine months of 2015, an improvement of $2.5 million from a loss of $2.6 million in the first nine months of 2014. The improvement was due to a reduction in noninterest expense of $4.0 million, largely a result of cost control initiatives in personnel costs, occupancy expenses, loan production costs, and other operating expenses. Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions, declined $343,000, or 4.3 %,primarily driven by lower mortgage loan originations. Mortgage loan origination volume decreased $95.1 million from $522.2 million in the first nine months of 2014 to $427.1 million in the first nine months of 2015.

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Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is based upon the results of operations, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income and non-deductible expenses. In addition, certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recognized currently in the deferred income tax provision or benefit. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate.

 

In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies. Management continues to believe that it is not likely that the Company will realize its deferred tax asset related to net operating losses generated at the state level and accordingly has established a valuation allowance. The Company’s bank subsidiary is not subject to a state income tax in its primary place of business (Virginia). The Company’s other subsidiaries are subject to state income taxes and have generated losses for state income tax purposes which the Company is currently unable to utilize. State net operating loss carryovers will begin to expire after 2026.

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 was 25.5% and 2014 was 26.5% and 24.3%, respectively; the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was 26.7% and 24.7%, respectively. The increasedecrease in the effective tax rate is primarily related to increases in tax-exempt interest income on the investment portfolio and tax-exempt bank-owned life insurance income being a larger percentage of pre-tax income during 2014 due to elevated merger-related costs included in pre-tax income.

 

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BALANCE SHEET

 

Assets

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total assets were $7.6$7.8 billion, an increase of $235.7$139.3 million, from $7.7 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase in assets was mostly related to loan growth.

Loans held for investment, net of deferred fees and costs, were $5.8 billion at March 31, 2016, an increase of $109.0 million, or 7.7% (annualized), from December 31, 2014. The following is a general discussion of changes2015.The increase was primarily driven by growth in certain of the more significant asset line items ofconstruction/land development, non-owner occupied commercial real estate, and consumer loans. Average loans increased $97.6 million, or 7.0% (annualized), from December 31, 2015. For additional information on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.loan activity, please refer to “Loan Portfolio” below or Note 3 “Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, of this report.

·Investment in securities decreased from $1.2 billion at December 31, 2014 to $1.1 billion at September 30, 2015, mainly due to a decrease in mortgage backed securities, restricted stock, and corporate issues, partially offset by increases in securities issued by states and political subdivisions. For additional information on the Company’s investments, please refer to “Securities” below or Note 3 “Securities” in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, of this report.

·At September 30, 2015, loans held for sale were $65.7 million, an increase of $23.2 million from December 31, 2014. During the third quarter, the Company moved its credit card portfolio, totaling $26.4 million at September 30, 2015, from loans held for investment to loans held for sale, resulting from management’s decision to sell the loans in the fourth quarter of 2015.

·Total loans, net of deferred fees and costs, were $5.5 billion at September 30, 2015, an increase of $197.6 million, or 4.9% (annualized), from December 31, 2014. The increase was primarily driven by a 7.4% (annualized) growth in the commercial loan portfolio, partially offset by a decline in mortgage loans and equity lines. Excluding the credit card portfolio transfer, loans grew $396.4 million, or 7.7%, from September 30, 2014, while year-to-date average loan balances increased $204.6 million, or 3.9%, from September 30, 2014. For additional information on the Company’s loan activity, please refer to “Loan Portfolio” below or Note 4 “Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, of this report.

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total liabilities were $6.6$6.9 billion, an increase of $217.8$153.7 million from December 31, 2014. The following is a general discussion of changes in certain of the more significant line items in the liability and stockholders’ equity sections of the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.2015.

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·Total deposits at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 were $5.8$5.9 billion, an increasea decrease of $180.1$18.0 million, or 4.3%1.2% (annualized), when compared to $5.6$6.0 billion at December 31, 2014, and were one of the predominate sources that funded asset growth for the three quarters of 2015. Deposits grew $184.82015, while average deposits decreased $6.0 million, or 3.3%0.4% (annualized), from September 30, 2014, while year-to-date average deposit balances increased $41.5 million, or 0.7%,December 31, 2015. The net decrease in deposits from September 30, 2014. The Company continuesyear-end 2015 was primarily related to experience a shift fromdeclines in noninterest-bearing deposits, NOW accounts, and time deposits, into noninterest bearing demand accounts, drivenpartially offset by the Company’s focus on acquiring low cost funding sourcesincreases in money markets and customer preference for liquidity in response to current market conditions.savings accounts. For further discussion on this topic, see “Deposits” below.

 

·The Company’s short term borrowings generally include secured financing transactions, such as customer repurchase agreements, advances from the FHLB, and other lines of credit. Short-term borrowings at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 were $431.4$558.0 million, an increase of $44.0$169.0 million from December 31, 2014,2015, primarily due to increases in customer repurchase agreements, partially offset by declinesan increase in FHLB advances. For additional information on the Company’s borrowings activity, please refer to Note 65 “Borrowings” in Part I, Item 1 – Financial Statements, of this report.

 

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, stockholders’ equity was $995.0$981.0 million, an increasea decrease of $17.8$14.4 million from $977.2$995.4 million reported at December 31, 2014.2015. The Company’s capital ratios continue to exceed the minimum capital requirements for regulatory purposes.purposes but have decreased from prior periods primarily due to share repurchases. The total risk-based capital ratios at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 were 12.69%12.16% and 13.38%12.46%, respectively. The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios were 12.16%11.63% and 12.76%11.93% at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014,2015, respectively. The common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios were 10.25% and 10.55% at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The Company’s common equity to total asset ratios at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 20142015 were 13.10%12.52% and 13.28%12.94%, respectively, while its tangible common equity to tangible assets ratios were 9.29%8.86% and 9.27%9.20%, respectively, at the same dates.

 

On January 30, 2014,October 29, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program to purchase up to $65.0$25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. This share repurchase program was completed on February 19, 2016. On February 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized another share repurchase program to purchase up to $25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program is authorized through DecemberCompany repurchased approximately 1.0 million shares during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015,2016 and had approximately 347,000 common shares were repurchased and approximately $4.5$22.4 million remained available for repurchase under the current program. Additionally, on October 29, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program to purchase to to $25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock. This repurchase program is authorized through December 31, 2016.

 

Also, the Company declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.17$0.19 per share during the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, consistent with the same dividend level aspaid in the prior quarter, and a $0.02an increase of $0.04 per share, or 13%26.7%, increase overcompared to the same quarter in the prior year quarterly dividend rate. The dividends paid year-to-date of $0.49 per share represent a $0.06 per share, or 14%, increase over the first nine months of 2014.year.

 

Securities

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the Company had total investments in the amount of $1.1$1.2 billion, or 15.0%15.3% of total assets, as compared to $1.2 billion, or 15.7%15.1% of total assets, at December 31, 2014.2015. The Company seeks to diversify its portfolio to minimize risk. It focuses on purchasing mortgage-backed securities for cash flow and reinvestment opportunities and securities issued by states and political subdivisions due to the tax benefits and the higher yield offered from these securities. The majority of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are investment grade. The investment portfolio has a high percentage of municipals and mortgage-backed securities; therefore a higher taxable equivalent yield exists on the portfolio compared to its peers. The Company does not engage in structured derivative or hedging activities within the investment portfolio.

 

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During the second quarter of 2015, the Company transferred securities, which it intends and has the ability to hold until maturity, with a fair value of $201.8 million on the date of transfer, from securities available for sale to securities held to maturity. The Company transferred these securities to held to maturity to reduce the impact of price volatility on capital and in consideration of changes to the regulatory environment. The securities included net pre-tax unrealized gains of $8.1 million at the date of transfer with a remaining balance of $7.3$6.4 million as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

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The table below sets forth a summary of the securities available for sale, securities held to maturity, and restricted stock, at fair value for the following periods (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31,  March 31, December 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
Available for Sale:                
U.S. government and agency securities $8,411  $8,454 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  249,893   445,647  $265,969  $268,079 
Corporate and other bonds  72,462   78,680   93,766   75,979 
Mortgage-backed securities  547,717   559,329   568,562   548,171 
Other securities  10,209   10,004   11,112   11,063 
Total securities available for sale, at fair value  888,692   1,102,114   939,409   903,292 
                
Held to Maturity:                
Obligations of states and political subdivisions  199,363   -   204,444   205,374 
                
Federal Reserve Bank stock  23,809   23,834   23,808   23,808 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock  28,912   31,020   34,403   28,020 
Total restricted stock  52,721   54,854   58,211   51,828 
Total investments $1,140,776  $1,156,968  $1,202,064  $1,160,494 

 

During each quarter and at year end, the Company conducts an assessment of the securities portfolio for OTTI consideration. Based on the assessmentNo OTTI was recognized for the quarter ended September 30,March 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2015, and in accordance with the guidance, the Company determined that a municipal security in the available for sale portfolio incurred credit-related OTTI of $300,000, which was recognized in earnings for$300,000. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015. No OTTIMarch 31, 2016, the municipal security was sold.  As a result, the Company recognized in 2014 or foran additional loss on sale of the first six months of 2015.previously written down security. The Company monitors the portfolio, which is subject to liquidity needs, market rate changes, and credit risk changes, to determine whether adjustments are needed. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

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The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of securities available for sale at fair value and their weighted average yields as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

 1 Year or Less  1 - 5 Years  5 - 10 Years  Over 10 Years  Total  1 Year or Less 1 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years Over 10 Years Total 
U.S. government and agency securities:                    
Amortized cost $978  $7,070  $-  $20  $8,068 
Fair value  984   7,220   -   207   8,411 
Weighted average yield(1)  2.98   1.99   -   -   2.11 
                               
Mortgage backed securities:                                        
Amortized cost  14   27,821   131,323   380,072   539,230  $-  $49,089  $183,381  $328,996  $561,466 
Fair value  14   28,219   133,479   386,005   547,717   -   49,497   185,824   333,241   568,562 
Weighted average yield(1)  4.24   2.05   2.13   2.15   2.14   -   1.98   2.18   2.16   2.15 
                                        
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:                                        
Amortized cost  5,667   25,916   105,280   104,792   241,655   3,618   40,024   93,959   117,250   254,851 
Fair value  5,697   27,296   109,660   107,240   249,893   3,680   42,104   98,820   121,365   265,969 
Weighted average yield(1)  2.76   4.67   4.89   4.47   4.63   7.08   4.68   4.74   4.17   4.50 
                                        
Corporate bonds and other securities:                                        
Amortized cost  10,181   55   26,505   47,357   84,098   6,085   5,040   39,557   55,871   106,553 
Fair value  10,209   55   26,038   46,369   82,671   6,112   5,040   39,258   54,468   104,878 
Weighted average yield(1)  2.00   4.49   2.88   1.47   1.98   0.36   0.31   3.91   1.99   2.53 
                                        
Total securities available for sale:                                        
Amortized cost  16,840   60,862   263,108   532,241   873,051   9,703   94,153   316,897   502,117   922,870 
Fair value  16,904   62,790   269,177   539,821   888,692   9,792   96,641   323,902   509,074   939,409 
Weighted average yield(1)  2.32   3.16   3.31   2.55   2.82   2.87   3.04   3.15   2.61   2.84 

 

(1) Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of securities held to maturity at carrying value and their weighted average yields as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

 1 Year or Less  1 - 5 Years  5 - 10 Years  Over 10 Years  Total  1 Year or Less  1 - 5 Years  5 - 10 Years  Over 10 Years  Total 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:                                        
Carrying Value $1,314  $5,217  $39,392  $153,440  $199,363  $1,477  $7,907  $49,884  $145,176  $204,444 
Fair value  1,321   5,267   39,521   154,210   200,319   1,479   8,046   51,178   149,646   210,349 
Weighted average yield(1)  2.23   0.53   2.97   3.28   3.14   1.38   1.59   3.00   3.40   3.22 

 

(1) Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the Company maintained a diversified municipal bond portfolio with approximately 74%73% of its holdings in general obligation issues and the remainder backed by revenue bonds. Issuances within the State of Texas represented 13%, the State of Washington represented 12%, and the Commonwealth of Virginia represented 12% of the municipal portfolio; no other state had a concentration above 10%. Substantially all municipal holdings are considered investment grade by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s. The non-investment grade securities are principally insured Texas municipalities with no underlying rating.  When purchasing municipal securities, the Company focuses on strong underlying ratings for general obligation issuers or bonds backed by essential service revenues.

 

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Liquidity

 

Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, money market investments, federal funds sold, securities available for sale, loans held for sale, and loans maturing or re-pricing within one year. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary through federal funds lines with several correspondent banks, a line of credit with the FHLB, the purchase of brokered certificates of deposit, and a corporate line of credit with a large correspondent bank. Management considers the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.

 

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the cash, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, money market investments, federal funds sold, loans held for sale, and loans that mature within one year totaled $1.9 billion, or 27.3 %,27.6%, of total earning assets. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, approximately $1.6$1.8 billion, or 29.2%30.5%, of total loans are scheduled to mature within one year based on contractual maturity, adjusted for expected prepayments.

 

Loan Portfolio

 

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs, were $5.5$5.8 billion at September 30, 2015, $5.3March 31, 2016, $5.7 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $5.2$5.4 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Loans secured by real estate continue to represent the Company’s largest category, comprising 83.7%82.6% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

 

The following table presents the Company’s composition of loans, net of deferred fees and costs, in dollar amounts and as a percentage of total gross loans as of the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Loans secured by real estate:                                                                                
Residential 1-4 family  $935,266  16.9% 937,557   17.0%  $916,557   17.0% 925,371   17.3% 931,672   18.0% $926,556   16.0% $925,490   16.3% $935,266   16.9% $937,557   17.0% $916,557   17.0%
Commercial  2,087,186   37.6%  2,092,228   38.0%  2,078,688   38.6%  2,051,943   38.3%  1,994,138   38.5%  2,145,454   37.2%  2,130,566   37.6%  2,087,186   37.6%  2,092,228   38.0%  2,078,688   38.6%
Construction, land development and other land loans  694,644   12.5%  671,233   12.2%  657,581   12.2%  656,418   12.3%  611,737   11.8%  776,698   13.4%  749,720   13.2%  694,644   12.5%  671,233   12.2%  657,581   12.2%
Second mortgages  52,547   0.9%  54,224   1.0%  54,371   1.0%  57,650   1.1%  61,372   1.2%  51,921   0.9%  52,977   0.9%  52,547   0.9%  54,224   1.0%  54,371   1.0%
Equity lines of credit  514,730   9.3%  512,499   9.3%  515,187   9.6%  523,808   9.8%  514,705   10.0%  517,122   9.0%  517,050   9.1%  514,730   9.3%  512,499   9.3%  515,187   9.6%
Multifamily  329,959   6.0%  316,474   5.7%  298,651   5.5%  297,289   5.6%  280,116   5.4%  323,270   5.6%  322,528   5.7%  329,959   6.0%  316,474   5.7%  298,651   5.5%
Farm land  26,984   0.5%  25,061   0.5%  27,029   0.5%  26,043   0.5%  28,724   0.6%  29,724   0.5%  28,963   0.5%  26,984   0.5%  25,061   0.5%  27,029   0.5%
Total real estate loans  4,641,316   83.7%  4,609,276   83.7%  4,548,064   84.4%  4,538,522   84.9%  4,422,464   85.5%  4,770,745   82.6%  4,727,294   83.3%  4,641,316   83.7%  4,609,276   83.7%  4,548,064   84.4%
                                                                                
Commercial Loans  409,654   7.4%  426,024   7.7%  409,867   7.6%  374,080   7.0%  362,361   7.0%
Commercial & industrial loans  453,208   7.8%  435,366   7.7%  409,654   7.4%  426,024   7.7%  409,867   7.6%
                                                                                
Consumer installment loans                                                                                
Personal  389,379   7.0%  354,485   6.4%  335,649   6.2%  333,126   6.2%  308,719   6.0%  447,341   7.7%  403,857   7.1%  389,379   7.0%  354,485   6.4%  335,649   6.2%
Credit cards  -   0.0%  26,349   0.5%  24,691   0.5%  24,225   0.5%  23,736   0.5%  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  -   0.0%  26,349   0.5%  24,691   0.5%
Total consumer installment loans  389,379   7.0%  380,834   6.9%  360,340   6.7%  357,351   6.7%  332,455   6.5%  447,341   7.7%  403,857   7.1%  389,379   7.0%  380,834   6.9%  360,340   6.7%
                                                                                
All other loans  103,272   1.9%  94,251   1.7%  69,484   1.3%  76,043   1.4%  53,723   1.0%  109,208   1.9%  104,945   1.9%  103,272   1.9%  94,251   1.7%  69,484   1.3%
Gross loans 5,543,621   100.0% 5,510,385   100.0%  $5,387,755   100.0% 5,345,996   100.0% 5,171,003   100.0% $5,780,502   100.0% $5,671,462   100.0% $5,543,621   100.0% $5,510,385   100.0% $5,387,755   100.0%

 

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The following table presents the remaining maturities, based on contractual maturity, by loan type and by rate type (variable or fixed), as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 

      Variable Rate  Fixed Rate      Variable Rate Fixed Rate 
 Total
Maturities
  Less than 1
year
  Total  1-5 years  More than 5
years
  Total  1-5 years  More than 5
years
  Total
Maturities
 Less than 1
year
 Total 1-5 years More than 5
years
 Total 1-5 years More than 5
years
 
Loans secured by real estate:                                         
Residential 1-4 family $935,266  $92,458  $344,157  $17,955  $326,202  $498,651  $277,875  $220,776  $926,556 $74,401 $345,251 $15,558 $329,693 $506,904 $281,108 $225,796 
Commercial  2,087,186   171,604   618,803   145,975   472,828   1,296,779   977,828   318,951  2,145,454 228,577 619,302 150,196 469,106 1,297,575 964,668 332,907 
Construction, land development and other land loans  694,644   395,711   187,012   165,255   21,757   111,921   95,594   16,327  776,698 457,310 203,081 174,218 28,863 116,307 92,031 24,276 
Second mortgages  52,547   3,887   7,677   2,502   5,175   40,983   14,375   26,608  51,921 4,096 5,396 1,075 4,321 42,429 15,313 27,116 
Equity lines of credit  514,730   35,168   478,761   45,010   433,751   801   667   134  517,122 36,306 480,586 40,858 439,728 230 102 128 
Multifamily  329,959   39,134   89,458   20,736   68,722   201,367   151,349   50,018  323,270 24,399 89,895 20,676 69,219 208,976 163,620 45,356 
Farm land  26,984   7,278   10,244   6,297   3,947   9,462   9,203   259   29,724  8,165  9,047  5,456  3,591  12,512  12,338  174 
Total real estate loans  4,641,316   745,240   1,736,112   403,730   1,332,382   2,159,964   1,526,891   633,073  4,770,745 833,254 1,752,558 408,037 1,344,521 2,184,933 1,529,180 655,753 
                                                 
Commercial Loans  409,654   143,455   104,027   98,353   5,674   162,172   122,880   39,292 
                                
Consumer installment loans                                
Personal  389,379   98,357   3,744   3,535   209   287,278   124,669   162,609 
Total consumer installment loans  389,379   98,357   3,744   3,535   209   287,278   124,669   162,609 
                                
Commercial & industrial loans 453,208 136,167 122,979 116,287 6,692 194,062 135,483 58,579 
Consumer loans 447,341 140,072 4,925 4,719 206 302,344 131,122 171,222 
All other loans  103,272   8,370   33,640   21,008   12,632   61,262   17,468   43,794   109,208  27,103  22,891  11,338  11,553  59,214  23,330  35,884 
Gross loans $5,543,621  $995,422  $1,877,523  $526,626  $1,350,897  $2,670,676  $1,791,908  $878,768  $5,780,502 $1,136,596 $1,903,353 $540,381 $1,362,972 $2,740,553 $1,819,115 $921,438 

 

While the current economic environment is challenging, the Company remains committed to originating soundly underwritten loans to qualifying borrowers within its markets. The Company is focused on providing community-based financial services and discourages the origination of portfolio loans outside of its principal trade areas. As reflected in the loan table, at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the largest component of the Company’s loan portfolio consisted of real estate loans, concentrated in commercial, construction, and residential 1-4 family. The risks attributable to these concentrations are mitigated by the Company’s credit underwriting and monitoring processes, including oversight by a centralized credit administration function and credit policy and risk management committee, as well as seasoned bankers focusing their lending to borrowers with proven track records in markets with which the Company is familiar. UMG serves as a mortgage brokerage operation, selling the majority of its loan production in the secondary market or selling loans to meet the Bank’s current asset/liability management needs.

 

Asset Quality

 

Overview

During the first nine monthsquarter of 2015,2016, the Company experienced declines in total past due and nonaccrual loan levels and OREO balances from the prior year. OREO balances declined from December 31, 2014. The decline in OREO balances was mostly attributable to2015 primarily as a result of sales of closed bank premises and foreclosed residential real estate property and landproperty. Past due loans decreased while nonaccrual loans increased from December 31, 2015, as loans were moved from past due status to nonaccrual status during the period.current quarter. The combined past due and nonaccrual loan balances decreased $6.7 million, or 12.3%, from December 31, 2015. The loan loss provision increased from the same period in the prior year driven by higher loan balances in 2015 and an increase in net charge-offs in 2015, primarily due to a net recovery in the first quarter of 2014. The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratios (both unadjusted and adjusted for acquisition accounting) decreasedincreased from both December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014. All nonaccrual and past2015 due to loan metrics discussed below exclude PCI loans totaling $78.6 million (net of fair value mark).growth in the current quarter.

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The total recorded investment in TDRs as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 was $11.6$13.0 million, a decreasean increase of $15.2 million,$255,000, or 56.8%2.0%, from $26.8$12.7 million at December 31, 20142015 and a decline of $17.4$11.1 million, or 60.1%46.1%, from $29.0$24.1 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Of the $11.6$13.0 million of TDRs at September 30, 2015, $9.5March 31, 2016, $11.5 million, or 81.9%88.5%, were considered performing while the remaining $2.1$1.5 million were considered nonperforming. The decrease in the TDR balance from December 31, 2014 is primarily attributable to $12.0 million being removed from TDR status, $50,000 transferred to OREO, $4.7 million in net payments, and $522,000 in charge-offs, partially offset by $2.1 million in additions. Loans removed from TDR status represent restructured loans with a market rate of interest at the time of the restructuring. These loans have performed in accordance with their modified terms for twelve consecutive months and were no longer considered impaired. Loans removed from TDR status are collectively evaluated for impairment; due to the significant improvement in the expected future cash flows, these loans are grouped based on their primary risk characteristics, typically using the Company’s internal risk rating system as its primary credit quality indicator. Impairment is measured based on historical loss experience taking into consideration environmental factors. The significant majority of these loans have been subject to new credit decisions due to the improvement in the expected future cash flows, the financial condition of the borrower, and other factors considered during re-underwriting. The TDR activity during the quarter did not have a material impact on the Company’s allowance for loan losses, financial condition, or results of operations.

 

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Nonperforming Assets

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, nonperforming assets totaled $35.1$27.3 million, a decreasean increase of $12.3 million,$103,000, or 26.0%0.4%, from December 31, 20142015 and a decreasedecline of $23.0$15.5 million, or 39.6%36.2%, from a year ago. In addition, NPAs as a percentage of total outstanding loans decreased 261 basis pointspoint to 0.63%0.47% in the current quarter from 0.89%0.48% as of December 31, 20142015 and declined 4932 basis points from 1.12%0.79% a year earlier. All nonaccrual and past due loan metrics discussed below exclude PCI loans, which totaled $70.1 million (net of fair value mark of $16.2 million) at March 31, 2016.

 

The following table shows a summary of assetsasset quality balances and related ratios as of and for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Nonaccrual loans, excluding PCI loans $12,966  $9,521  $17,385  $19,255  $20,279  $13,092  $11,936  $12,966  $9,521  $17,385 
Foreclosed properties  18,789   18,917   21,727   23,058   28,783   10,941   11,994   18,789   18,917   21,727 
Former bank premises  3,305   3,305   3,707   5,060   8,971   3,305   3,305   3,305   3,305   3,707 
Total nonperforming assets  35,060   31,743   42,819   47,373   58,033   27,338   27,235   35,060   31,743   42,819 
Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest  5,164   10,903   7,932   10,047   16,118   5,723   5,829   5,164   10,903   7,932 
Total nonperforming assets and loans past due 90 days and accruing interest $40,224  $42,646  $50,751  $57,420  $74,151  $33,061  $33,064  $40,224  $42,646  $50,751 
                                        
Performing Restructurings $9,468  $19,880  $21,336  $22,829  $26,243  $11,486  $10,780  $9,468  $19,880  $21,336 
                                        
Balances                                        
Allowance for loan losses $33,269  $32,344  $30,977  $32,384  $32,109  $34,399  $34,047  $33,269  $32,344  $30,977 
Average loans, net of deferred fees and costs  5,525,119   5,448,126   5,360,676   5,220,223   5,196,116   5,709,998   5,612,366   5,525,119   5,448,126   5,360,676 
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs  5,543,621   5,510,385   5,387,755   5,345,996   5,171,003   5,780,502   5,671,462   5,543,621   5,510,385   5,387,755 
                                        
Ratios                                        
NPAs to total loans  0.63%  0.58%  0.79%  0.89%  1.12%  0.47%  0.48%  0.63%  0.58%  0.79%
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans  0.73%  0.77%  0.94%  1.07%  1.43%  0.57%  0.58%  0.73%  0.77%  0.94%
NPAs to total loans & OREO  0.63%  0.57%  0.79%  0.88%  1.11%  0.47%  0.48%  0.63%  0.57%  0.79%
NPAs & loans 90 days past due to total loans & OREO  0.72%  0.77%  0.94%  1.07%  1.42%  0.57%  0.58%  0.72%  0.77%  0.94%
ALL to nonaccrual loans  256.59%  339.71%  178.18%  168.18%  158.34%  262.75%  285.25%  256.59%  339.71%  178.18%
ALL to nonaccrual loans & loans 90 days past due  183.50%  158.36%  122.36%  110.52%  88.22%  182.83%  191.65%  183.50%  158.36%  122.36%

 

Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 included $13.0$13.1 million in nonaccrual loans, (excluding PCI loans), a net decreaseincrease of $6.3$1.2 million, or 32.7%9.7%, from December 31, 20142015 and a decline of $7.3$4.3 million, or 36.1%24.7%, from September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The following table shows the activity in nonaccrual loans for the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):

 

  September 30,  June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30, 
  2015  2015  2015  2014  2014 
Beginning Balance $9,521  $17,385  $19,255  $20,279  $23,099 
Net customer payments  (1,104)  (4,647)  (2,996)  (4,352)  (1,654)
Additions  5,213   581   4,379   7,413   1,099 
Charge-offs  (541)  (2,171)  (3,107)  (1,839)  (604)
Loans returning to accruing status  (123)  (919)  (53)  (2,246)  (723)
Transfers to OREO  -   (708)  (93)  -   (938)
Ending Balance $12,966  $9,521  $17,385  $19,255  $20,279 

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  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,  March 31, 
  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Beginning Balance $11,936  $12,966  $9,521  $17,385  $19,255 
Net customer payments  (1,204)  (1,493)  (1,104)  (4,647)  (2,996)
Additions  5,150   2,344   5,213   581   4,379 
Charge-offs  (1,446)  (1,245)  (541)  (2,171)  (3,107)
Loans returning to accruing status  (932)  (402)  (123)  (919)  (53)
Transfers to OREO  (412)  (234)  -   (708)  (93)
Ending Balance $13,092  $11,936  $12,966  $9,521  $17,385 

 

The majority of the additions to nonaccrual loans in the first quarter of 2015 were attributable to three credit relationships. During the second quarter of 2015, the decline in nonaccrual loans was largely due to payments received in settlements, sales of collateral, and liquidation of customer assets. The majority of additions to nonaccrual loans in the third quarter of 20152016 were comprised of several smaller credit relationships.relationships, the majority of which were secured by residential 1-4 family property.

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The following table presents the composition of nonaccrual loans (excluding PCI loans) and the coverage ratio, which is the allowance for loan losses expressed as a percentage of nonaccrual loans, at the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

  September 30,  June 30,  March 31,  December 31,  September 30, 
  2015  2015  2015  2014  2014 
Raw Land and Lots $493  $403  $1,059  $2,359  $5,074 
Commercial Construction  1,786   1,907   1,953   968   672 
Commercial Real Estate  4,189   3,825   7,609   6,962   1,821 
Single Family Investment Real Estate  1,157   782   1,302   2,070   4,202 
Commercial and Industrial  903   1,074   2,540   3,286   3,005 
Other Commercial  61   65   69   74   62 
Consumer  4,377   1,465   2,853   3,536   5,443 
Total $12,966  $9,521  $17,385  $19,255  $20,279 
                     
Coverage Ratio  256.59%  339.71%  178.18%  168.18%  158.34%
  March 31,  December 31,  September 30,  June 30,  March 31, 
  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Construction and Land Development $2,156  $2,113  $3,142  $2,401  $3,104 
Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied  2,816   3,904   3,989   3,625   4,954 
Commercial Real Estate - Non-owner Occupied  -   100   200   200   2,655 
Commercial and Industrial  810   429   403   564   2,018 
Residential 1-4 Family  5,696   3,563   3,960   2,128   4,000 
HELOC  973   1,348   937   493   544 
Consumer and All Other  641   479   335   110   110 
Total $13,092  $11,936  $12,966  $9,521  $17,385 
                     
Coverage Ratio  262.75%  285.25%  256.59%  339.71%  178.18%

 

Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 also included $22.1$14.2 million in OREO, a decrease of $6.0$1.1 million, or 21.4%6.9%, from December 31, 20142015 and a decrease of $15.7$11.2 million, or 41.5%44.0%, from the prior year. The following table shows the activity in OREO for the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Beginning Balance $22,222  $25,434  $28,118  $37,754  $38,494  $15,299  $22,094  $22,222  $25,434  $28,118 
Additions of foreclosed property  1,082   904   158   367   2,553   456   234   1,082   904   158 
Additions of former bank premises  -   -   402   63   4,814   -   1,822   -   -   402 
Capitalized improvements  9   243   56   424   203   -   -   9   243   56 
Valuation adjustments  (473)  (710)  (590)  (381)  (6,192)  (126)  (4,229)  (473)  (710)  (590)
Proceeds from sales  (767)  (3,511)  (2,748)  (11,362)  (2,216)  (1,390)  (4,961)  (767)  (3,511)  (2,748)
Gains (losses) from sales  21   (138)  38   1,253   98   7   339   21   (138)  38 
Ending Balance $22,094  $22,222  $25,434  $28,118  $37,754  $14,246  $15,299  $22,094  $22,222  $25,434 

 

During the first nine monthsquarter of 2015,2016, the majority of sales of OREO were related to closed bank premisesland and foreclosed residential real estate and land.estate.

 

The following table presents the composition of the OREO portfolio at the quarter ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Land $7,139  $7,254  $8,412  $8,726  $9,054  $4,874  $5,731  $7,139  $7,254  $8,412 
Land Development  6,700   7,013   7,192   7,162   7,585   2,616   2,918   6,700   7,013   7,192 
Residential Real Estate  3,517   3,217   4,794   5,736   6,696   2,707   2,601   3,517   3,217   4,794 
Commercial Real Estate  1,433   1,433   1,329   1,434   5,448   744   744   1,433   1,433   1,329 
Former Bank Premises(1)  3,305   3,305   3,707   5,060   8,971   3,305   3,305   3,305   3,305   3,707 
Total $22,094  $22,222  $25,434  $28,118  $37,754  $14,246  $15,299  $22,094  $22,222  $25,434 

 

(1)Includes closed branch property and land previously held for branch sites.

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Past Due Loans

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total accruing past due loans excluding PCI loans, were $27.5$35.1 million, or 0.50%0.61% of total loans, compared to $48.1$42.9 million, or 0.90%0.76%, at December 31, 20142015 and $58.4$42.7 million, or 1.13%0.79%, a year ago. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest excluding PCI loans, totaled $5.2$5.7 million, or 0.09%0.10% of total loans, compared to $10.0$5.8 million, or 0.19%0.10%, at December 31, 20142015 and $16.1$7.9 million, or 0.31%0.15%, a year ago.

 

Charge-offs and delinquencies

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, net charge-offs were $1.0 million, or 0.07% on an annualized basis, compared to $1.1 million, or 0.08%, for the same quarter last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, net charge-offs were $6.4$2.2 million, or 0.15% on an annualized basis, compared to $1.3$3.2 million, or 0.03% annualized,0.24%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Of the $6.4 millionsame quarter last year. The decrease in loans charged offnet charge-off levels is attributable to improving asset quality. The majority of net charge-offs in the first nine monthsquarter of 2015, $4.7 million, or 73.4%,2016 were related to loans specifically reserved for in the prior period.commercial real estate and consumer loans.

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Provision

The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 was $2.0$2.5 million, an increase of $162,000$754,000 compared to the same quarter a year ago. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the provision for loan losses was $7.3 million, an increase of $4.0 million compared to the first nine months of 2014. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the current periodsyear compared to the same periods in the prior year was primarily driven by higher loan balances in 2015 and an increase in net charge-offs in 2015, primarily due to a net recovery in the first quarter of 2014.2016. Additionally, a $300,000$100,000 provision was recognized during the current yearquarter for unfunded loan commitments.commitments, resulting in a total of $2.6 million in provision for credit losses for the quarter.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses of $33.3$34.4 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, is an increase of $885,000$352,000 compared to the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2014.2015. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of the total loan portfolio, unadjusted for acquisition accounting, was 0.60% at March 31, 2016, 0.60% at December 31, 2015, and 0.57% at March 31, 2015. The ALL as a percentage of the total loan portfolio, adjusted for acquisition accounting (non-GAAP), was 1.01%0.95% at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, a decrease from 1.08%0.98% at December 31, 20142015 and 1.12%1.03% at September 30, 2014. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of the total loan portfolio was 0.60% at September 30, 2015, 0.61% at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and 0.62% at September 30, 2014.2015. In acquisition accounting, there is no carryover of previously established allowance for loan losses, as acquired loans are recorded at fair value.

 

Due to the decline in nonaccrual loans during 2015, theThe nonaccrual loan coverage ratio significantly increased to 256.6%was 262.8% at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 168.2%285.3% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 158.3%178.2% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The current level of the allowance for loan losses reflects specific reserves related to nonperforming loans, current risk ratings on loans, net charge-off activity, loan growth, delinquency trends, and other credit risk factors that the Company considers important in assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

 

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The following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses during the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
Balance, beginning of period $32,344  $30,977  $32,384  $32,109  $31,379  $34,047  $33,269  $32,344  $30,977  $32,384 
Loans charged-off:                                        
Commercial  388   1,022   671   879   132   617   280   388   1,022   671 
Real estate  1,480   1,722   2,596   3,584   1,138   1,427   1,360   1,480   1,722   2,596 
Consumer  468   461   562   365   495   936   525   468   461   562 
Total loans charged-off  2,336   3,205   3,829   4,828   1,765   2,980   2,165   2,336   3,205   3,829 
Recoveries:                                        
Commercial  559   120   97   59   108   238   182   559   120   97 
Real estate  565   720   308   318   411   391   561   565   720   308 
Consumer  175   183   267   226   176   199   190   175   183   267 
Total recoveries  1,299   1,023   672   603   695   828   933   1,299   1,023   672 
Net charge-offs  1,037   2,182   3,157   4,225   1,070   2,152   1,232   1,037   2,182   3,157 
Provision for loan losses  1,962   3,549   1,750   4,500   1,800   2,504   2,010   1,962   3,549   1,750 
Balance, end of period $33,269  $32,344  $30,977  $32,384  $32,109  $34,399  $34,047  $33,269  $32,344  $30,977 
                                        
Allowance for loan losses to loans  0.60%  0.59%  0.57%  0.61%  0.62%  0.60%  0.60%  0.60%  0.59%  0.57%
ALL to loans, adjusted for acquisition accounting (Non-GAAP)  1.01%  1.02%  1.03%  1.08%  1.12%  0.95%  0.98%  1.01%  1.02%  1.03%
Net charge-offs to total loans  0.07%  0.16%  0.24%  0.31%  0.08%
Provision to total loans  0.14%  0.26%  0.13%  0.33%  0.14%
Net charge-offs to average loans  0.15%  0.09%  0.07%  0.16%  0.24%
Provision to average loans  0.18%  0.14%  0.14%  0.26%  0.13%

 

The following table shows both an allocation of the allowance for loan losses among loan categories based upon the loan portfolio’s composition and the ratio of the related outstanding loan balances to total loans as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 
 2015  2015  2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015  2015  2015 
 $  %(1)  $  %(1)  $  %(1)  $  %(1)  $  %(1)  $  % (1)  $  % (1)  $  % (1)  $  % (1)  $  % (1) 
Commercial $2,462   7.4% $2,490   7.7% $2,354   7.6% $2,266   7.0% $2,250   7.0% $4,225   7.8% $3,163   7.7% $2,790   7.4% $3,092   7.7% $2,817   7.6%
Real estate  27,846   83.7%  27,072   83.7%  26,145   84.4%  27,493   84.9%  27,461   85.5%  27,576   82.6%  27,537   83.3%  26,638   83.7%  25,731   83.7%  24,861   84.4%
Consumer  2,961   8.9%  2,782   8.6%  2,478   8.0%  2,625   8.1%  2,398   7.5%  2,598   9.6%  3,347   9.0%  3,841   8.9%  3,521   8.6%  3,299   8.0%
Total $33,269   100.0% $32,344   100.0% $30,977   100.0% $32,384   100.0% $32,109   100.0% $34,399   100.0% $34,047   100.0% $33,269   100.0% $32,344   100.0% $30,977   100.0%

 

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Deposits

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total deposits were $5.8$5.9 billion, an increasea decrease of $180.1$18.0 million, or 3.2%1.2% (annualized), from December 31, 2014.2015. Total interest-bearing deposits consist of NOW, money market, savings, and time deposit account balances. Total time deposit balances of $1.2 billion accounted for 27.0%25.4% of total interest-bearing deposits at September 30, 2015. The Company continues to experience a shift from time deposits into lower cost transaction accounts (NOW, money market, savings and noninterest bearing demand accounts), driven by the Company’s focus on acquiring low cost funding sources and customer preference for liquidity in response to current market conditions.March 31, 2016.

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The following table presents the deposit balances by major categories as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31,  March 31, December 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
Deposits: Amount  % of total
 deposits
  Amount  % of total
 deposits
  Amount  % of total
deposits
  Amount  % of total
deposits
 
Non-interest bearing $1,338,045   23.0% $1,199,378   21.3% $1,363,243   22.9% $1,372,937   23.0%
NOW accounts  1,382,891   23.8%  1,332,029   23.6%  1,504,227   25.3%  1,521,906   25.5%
Money market accounts  1,318,229   22.7%  1,261,520   22.4%  1,323,192   22.3%  1,312,612   22.0%
Savings accounts  569,667   9.8%  548,526   9.7%  589,542   9.9%  572,800   9.6%
Time deposits of $100,000 and over  527,642   9.0%  550,842   9.8%  508,153   8.5%  514,286   8.7%
Other time deposits  682,379   11.7%  746,475   13.2%  657,625   11.1%  669,395   11.2%
Total Deposits $5,818,853   100.0% $5,638,770   100.0% $5,945,982   100.0% $5,963,936   100.0%

 

The Company may also borrow additional funds by purchasing certificates of deposit through a nationally recognized network of financial institutions. The Company utilizes this funding source when rates are more favorable than other funding sources. As of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2014, none were2015, the Company did not have purchased andcertificates of deposit included in certificates of deposit on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Maturities of time deposits as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 Within 3
Months
  3 - 12
Months
  Over 12
Months
  Total  Within 3
Months
  3 - 12
Months
  Over 12
Months
  Total 
Maturities of time deposits of $100,000 and over $62,328  $192,874  $272,440  $527,642  $52,648  $181,501  $274,004  $508,153 
Maturities of other time deposits  93,810   278,326   310,243   682,379   82,690   272,387   302,548   657,625 
Total time deposits $156,138  $471,200  $582,683  $1,210,021  $135,338  $453,888  $576,552  $1,165,778 

 

Capital Resources

 

Capital resources represent funds, earned or obtained, over which financial institutions can exercise greater or longer control in comparison with deposits and borrowed funds. The adequacy of the Company’s capital is reviewed by management on an ongoing basis with reference to size, composition, and quality of the Company’s resources and consistency with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Management seeks to maintain a capital structure that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses, yet allow management to effectively leverage its capital to maximize return to shareholders.

 

In July 2013, the Federal Reserve issued a final rule that makesrules to include technical changes to its market risk capital rulerules to align itthem with the Basel III regulatory capital framework and meet certain requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. Effective January 1, 2015, the final rule requiresrules require the Company and the Bank to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0% of risk-weighted assets (increased from the prior requirement of 4.0%); (iii) a total capital ratio of 8.0% of risk-weighted assets (unchanged from the prior requirement); and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets (unchanged from the prior requirement). These are the initial capital requirements, applicable to the Company. All such capital requirementswhich will be phased in over a four-year period; the next phase does not take effect untilperiod. When fully phased in on January 1, 2016. The2019, the rules will require the Company and the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% common equity Tier 1 ratio as that buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0% upon full implementation), (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital requirements containedto risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 1 capital ratio as that buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% upon full implementation), (iii) a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the final rule also include changes2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio as that buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5% upon full implementation), and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the risk weightsratio of assetsTier 1 capital to better reflect credit risk and other risk exposures.average assets.

 

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Beginning January 1, 2015,2016, the Company calculates its regulatory capital underconservation buffer requirement is being phased in at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets, and will increase by the U.S. Basel III Standardized Approach.same amount each year until fully implemented at 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The Company calculated regulatory capital measures forconservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods priorof economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of common equity Tier 1 to 2015 under previous regulatory requirements.risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. The table summarizes the Company’s regulatory capital and related ratios for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, March 31, 
 2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015 
Common equity Tier 1 capital $674,498  $691,195  $672,369 
Tier 1 capital $778,876  $734,755  $729,084   764,998   781,695   762,869 
Tier 2 capital  33,666   35,830   35,713   34,811   34,346   31,093 
Total risk-based capital  812,542   770,585   764,797   799,809   816,041   793,962 
Risk-weighted assets  6,403,685   5,758,071   5,583,373   6,577,394   6,551,028   6,191,268 
                        
Capital ratios:                        
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio  10.75%  N/A   N/A   10.25%  10.55%  10.86%
Tier 1 capital ratio  12.16%  12.76%  13.06%  11.63%  11.93%  12.32%
Total capital ratio  12.69%  13.38%  13.70%  12.16%  12.46%  12.82%
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)  10.80%  10.62%  10.54%  10.25%  10.68%  10.79%
Capital conservation buffer ratio(1)  4.16%  N/A   N/A 
Common equity to total assets  13.10%  13.28%  13.58%  12.52%  12.94%  13.36%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets  9.29%  9.27%  9.41%  8.86%  9.20%  9.40%

(1)Calculated by subtracting the regulatory minimum capital ratio requirements from the Company's actual ratio results for Common equity, Tier 1, and Total risk based capital. The lowest of the three measures represents the Company's capital conservation buffer ratio.

 

NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

In reporting the Company’s results as of and for the periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, the Company has provided supplemental performance measures on an operating ora tangible basis. Operating measures exclude acquisition costs unrelated to the Company’s normal operations. The Company believes these measures are useful to investors as they exclude non-operating adjustments resulting from acquisition activity and allow investors to see the combined economic results of the organization. Tangible common equity is used in the calculation of certain capital and per share ratios. The Company believes tangible common equity and the related ratios are meaningful measures of capital adequacy because they provide a meaningful base for period-to-period and company-to-company comparisons, which the Company believes will assist investors in assessing the capital of the Company and its ability to absorb potential losses.

 

These measures are a supplement to U.S. GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies.

 

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The following table reconciles these non-GAAP measures from their respective U.S. GAAP basis measures for each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2015  2014  2015  2014 
Operating Earnings                
Net Income (GAAP) $18,216  $14,817  $49,264  $37,199 
Plus: Merger and conversion related expense, after tax  -   1,102   -   13,161 
Net operating earnings (non-GAAP) $18,216  $15,919  $49,264  $50,360 
Operating earnings per share - Basic $0.40  $0.35  $1.09  $1.09 
Operating earnings per share - Diluted  0.40   0.35   1.09   1.09 
Operating ROA  0.96%  0.87%  0.88%  0.93%
Operating ROE  7.26%  6.45%  6.65%  6.84%
Operating ROTCE  10.70%  9.77%  9.86%  10.36%
                 
Community Bank Segment Operating Earnings                
Net Income (GAAP) $18,157  $15,445  $49,377  $39,808 
Plus: Merger and conversion related expense, after tax  -   1,102   -   13,161 
Net operating earnings (non-GAAP) $18,157  $16,547  $49,377  $52,969 
Operating earnings per share - Basic $0.40  $0.36  $1.09  $1.14 
Operating earnings per share - Diluted  0.40   0.36   1.09   1.14 
Operating ROA  0.96%  0.91%  0.89%  0.98%
Operating ROE  7.26%  6.73%  6.69%  7.25%
Operating ROTCE  10.71%  10.21%  9.93%  11.04%
                 
Operating Efficiency Ratio FTE                
Net Interest Income (GAAP) $63,444  $64,479  $189,229  $191,953 
FTE adjustment  2,287   2,058   6,741   6,122 
Net Interest Income (FTE) $65,731  $66,537  $195,970  $198,075 
Noninterest Income (GAAP)  16,725   16,318   47,990   46,385 
Noninterest Expense (GAAP) $53,325  $59,413  $162,405  $185,665 
Merger and conversion related expense  -   1,695   -   19,524 
Noninterest Expense (Non-GAAP) $53,325  $57,718  $162,405  $166,141 
Operating Efficiency Ratio FTE (non-GAAP)  64.67%  69.66%  66.57%  67.96%
                 
Community Bank Segment Operating Efficiency Ratio FTE                
Net Interest Income (GAAP) $63,075  $64,162  $188,240  $191,090 
FTE adjustment  2,256   2,058   6,707   6,122 
Net Interest Income (FTE) $65,331  $66,220  $194,947  $197,212 
Noninterest Income (GAAP)  14,287   13,884   40,658   38,964 
Noninterest Expense (GAAP) $50,674  $55,680  $154,011  $173,268 
Merger and conversion related expense  -   1,695   -   19,524 
Noninterest Expense (Non-GAAP) $50,674  $53,985  $154,011  $153,744 
Operating Efficiency Ratio FTE (non-GAAP)  63.65%  67.39%  65.37%  65.10%
                 
Tangible Common Equity                
Ending equity $995,012  $976,923  $995,012  $976,923 
Less: Ending goodwill  293,522   296,876   293,522   296,876 
Less: Ending core deposit intangibles  25,320   34,089   25,320   34,089 
Ending tangible common equity $676,170  $645,958  $676,170  $645,958 
                 
Average equity $995,463  $978,909  $989,749  $984,654 
Less: Average goodwill  293,522   296,876   293,522   296,876 
Less: Average core deposit intangibles  26,323   35,310   28,435   37,888 
Average tangible common equity $675,618  $646,723  $667,792  $649,890 

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  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2016  2015 
Tangible Common Equity        
Ending equity $980,978  $986,916 
Less: Ending goodwill  293,522   293,522 
Less: Ending core deposit intangibles  21,430   29,533 
Ending tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $666,026  $663,861 
         
Average equity $989,414  $982,548 
Less: Average goodwill  293,522   293,522 
Less: Average core deposit intangibles  22,330   30,597 
Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $673,562  $658,429 

 

The allowance for loan losses ratio, adjusted for acquisition accounting (non-GAAP), includes an adjustment for the fair value mark on acquired performing loans. The acquired performing loans are reported net of the related fair value mark in loans, net of deferred fees and costs, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets; therefore, the fair value mark is added back to the balance to represent the total loan portfolio. The adjusted allowance for loan losses, including the fair value mark, represents the total reserve on the Company’s loan portfolio. The PCI loans, net of the respective fair value mark, are removed from the loans, net of deferred fees and costs, as these PCI loans are not covered by the allowance established by the Company unless changes in expected cash flows indicate that one of the PCI loan pools is impaired, at which time an allowance for PCI loans will be established. U.S. GAAP requires the acquired allowance for loan losses not be carried over in an acquisition or merger. The Company believes the presentation of the allowance for loan losses ratio, adjusted for acquisition accounting, is useful to investors because the acquired loans were purchased at a market discount with no allowance for loan losses carried over to the Company, and the fair value mark on the purchased performing loans represents the allowance associated with those purchased loans. The Company believes that this measure is a better reflection of the reserves on the Company’s loan portfolio. The following table shows the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of the total loan portfolio, adjusted for acquisition accounting, as of the quarters ended (dollars in thousands):

 

 September 30, December 31, September 30,  March 31, December 31, March 31, 
 2015  2014  2014  2016  2015  2015 
Allowance for loan losses $33,269  $32,384  $32,109  $34,399  $34,047  $30,977 
Remaining fair value mark on acquired performing loans  21,884   24,340   25,064   19,994   20,819   23,794 
Adjusted allowance for loan losses $55,153  $56,724  $57,173  $54,393  $54,866  $54,771 
                        
Loans, net of unearned income $5,543,621  $5,345,996  $5,171,003 
Loans, net of deferred fees $5,780,502  $5,671,462  $5,387,755 
Remaining fair value mark on acquired performing loans  21,884   24,340   25,064   19,994   20,819   23,794 
Less: PCI loans, net of fair value mark  78,606   105,788   119,743   70,105   73,737   91,346 
Adjusted loans, net of unearned income $5,486,899  $5,264,548  $5,076,324 
Adjusted loans, net of deferred fees $5,730,391  $5,618,544  $5,320,203 
                        
Allowance for loan losses ratio  0.60%  0.61%  0.62%  0.60%  0.60%  0.57%
Allowance for loan losses ratio, adjusted for acquisition accounting  1.01%  1.08%  1.12%  0.95%  0.98%  1.03%

 

ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, and equity prices. The Company’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The ALCO of the Company is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position of the Company and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to this risk. The Company’s Board of Directors reviews and approves the guidelines established by ALCO.

 

Interest rate risk is monitored through the use of three complementary modeling tools: static gap analysis, earnings simulation modeling, and economic value simulation (net present value estimation). Each of these models measures changes in a variety of interest rate scenarios. While each of the interest rate risk models has limitations, taken together they represent a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the Company, the distribution of risk along the yield curve, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships. Static gap, which measures aggregate re-pricing values, is less utilized because it does not effectively measure the options risk impact on the Company and is not addressed here. Earnings simulation and economic value models, which more effectively measure the cash flow and optionality impacts, are utilized by management on a regular basis and are explained below.

 

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The Company determines the overall magnitude of interest sensitivity risk and then formulates policies and practices governing asset generation and pricing, funding sources and pricing, and off-balance sheet commitments. These decisions are based on management’s expectations regarding future interest rate movements, the states of the national, regional, and local economies, and other financial and business risk factors. The Company uses simulation modeling to measure and monitor the effect of various interest rate scenarios and business strategies on net interest income. This modeling reflects interest rate changes and the related impact on net interest income and net income over specified time horizons.

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EARNINGS SIMULATION ANALYSIS

 

Management uses simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of net interest income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but it provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analyses, such as the static gap analysis discussed above.

 

Assumptions used in the model are derived from historical trends and management’s outlook and include loan and deposit growth rates and projected yields and rates. Such assumptions are monitored by management and periodically adjusted as appropriate. All maturities, calls, and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested in like instruments. Mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities prepayment assumptions are based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. Different interest rate scenarios and yield curves are used to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move differently when the prime rate changes and are reflected in the different rate scenarios.

 

The Company uses its simulation model to estimate earnings in rate environments where rates are instantaneously shocked up or down around a “most likely” rate scenario, based on implied forward rates. The analysis assesses the impact on net interest income over a 12 month time horizon after an immediate increase or “shock” in rates, of 100 basis points up to 300 basis points. The shock down 200 or 300 basis points analysis is not as meaningful as interest rates across most of the yield curve are at historic lows and cannot decrease another 200 or 300 basis points. The model, under all scenarios, does not drop the index below zero.

 

The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net interest income for the Company across the rate paths modeled for balances as of September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

 

 Change In Net Interest Income  Change In Net Interest Income 
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
 %  $  %  $  %  $  %  $ 
Change in Yield Curve:                                
+300 basis points  6.03   16,192   6.06   15,746   5.14   14,241   4.74   12,460 
+200 basis points  4.07   10,933   4.19   10,898   3.72   10,304   3.29   8,640 
+100 basis points  1.72   4,611   1.75   4,540   2.05   5,683   1.32   3,472 
Most likely rate scenario  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
-100 basis points  (1.72)  (4,626)  (1.89)  (4,914)  (1.77)  (4,912)  (1.59)  (4,171)
-200 basis points  (3.85)  (10,334)  (4.59)  (11,943)  (3.59)  (9,934)  (3.71)  (9,740)
-300 basis points  (4.03)  (10,824)  (5.16)  (13,414)  (3.71)  (10,267)  (3.81)  (10,020)

 

Asset sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment the Company’s net interest income would increase and in a decreasing interest rate environment the Company’s net interest income would decrease. Liability sensitivity indicates that in a rising interest rate environment the Company’s net interest income would decrease and in a decreasing interest rate environment the Company’s net interest income would increase.

 

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As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the Company became more asset sensitivity is relatively unchangedsensitive in a rising interest rate environment scenario when compared to September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 due to the composition of the balance sheet. The Company expectswould expect net interest income to increase aswith an immediate increase or shock in market rates increase.rates. In the decreasing interest rate environments, the Company showswould expect a decline in net interest income as interest-earning assets re-price at lower rates and interest-bearing deposits remain at or near their floors. It should be noted that although net interest income simulation results are presented through the down 300 basis points interest rate environments, the Company does not believe the down 200 and 300 basis point scenarios are plausible given the current level of interest rates.

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ECONOMIC VALUE SIMULATION

 

Economic value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Economic values are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in net economic value over different rate environments is an indication of the longer-term earnings capability of the balance sheet. The same assumptions are used in the economic value simulation as in the earnings simulation. The economic value simulation uses instantaneous rate shocks to the balance sheet.

 

The following chart reflects the estimated change in net economic value over different rate environments using economic value simulation for the balances at the quarterly periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

 

 Change In Economic Value of Equity  Change In Economic Value of Equity 
 September 30,  March 31, 
 2015  2014  2016  2015 
 %  $  %  $  %  $  %  $ 
Change in Yield Curve:                                
+300 basis points  (0.41)  (5,407)  (1.66)  (21,897)  (1.23)  (16,345)  0.44   5,675 
+200 basis points  0.68   9,006   (0.29)  (3,768)  0.06   757   1.43   18,365 
+100 basis points  1.00   13,244   0.35   4,617   0.55   7,341   1.32   16,964 
Most likely rate scenario  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
-100 basis points  (3.54)  (47,052)  (2.93)  (38,731)  (3.31)  (43,817)  (3.90)  (50,216)
-200 basis points  (8.94)  (118,937)  (8.07)  (106,701)  (7.21)  (95,510)  (8.96)  (115,286)
-300 basis points  (9.30)  (123,658)  (9.79)  (129,462)  (6.19)  (82,106)  (8.03)  (103,270)

 

The shock down 200 or 300 basis points analysis is not as meaningful since interest rates across most of the yield curve are at historic lows and cannot decrease another 200 or 300 basis points.  While management considers this scenario highly unlikely, the natural floor increases the Company’s sensitivity in rates down scenarios. 

 

Compared to September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, the Company’s economic value of equity model as of September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 projects that aan instantaneous change in market interest rates would result in a greaterless overall variation in the Company’s estimated economic value of equity in the shock up 100 or 200 basis point and shock down 100 basis point interest rate scenarios, while the Company is lessmore sensitive to market interest rates in a shock up 300 basis point scenario. The Company believes the down 200 and 300 basis point scenarios are not plausible given the current low level of interest rates.

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ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating its disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. There was no change in the internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

 

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.2015.

 

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

 

(a) Sales of Unregistered Securities – None.

(b) Use of Proceeds – Not Applicable.

(c) Issuer Purchases of Securities

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(b)Use of Proceeds – Not Applicable

(c)Issuer Purchases of Securities

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

The following information describes the Company’s common stock repurchases during 2014 andfor the ninethree months ended September 30, 2015:March 31, 2016:

Period Total number of shares
 purchased(1)
  Average price paid
 per share ($)
  Total number of shares
 purchased as part of
 publicly announced plan
 (2)
  Approximate value of
 shares that may yet be
 purchased under the plan
 ($)(2)
January 1 - December 31, 2014  2,125,264   24.72   2,125,264   12,460,000
January 1 - January 31, 2015  102,843   23.17   102,843   10,077,000
February 1 - February 28, 2015  -   -   -   10,077,000
March 1 - March 31, 2015  -   -   -   10,077,000
April 1 - April 30, 2015  45,813   21.83   45,813   9,077,000
May 1 - May 31, 2015  -   -   -   9,077,000
June 1 - June 30, 2015  32,700   22.74   32,700   8,333,000
July 1 - July 31, 2015  9,765   22.91   9,765   8,109,000
August 1 - August 31, 2015  48,400   22.97   48,400   6,998,000
September 1 - September 30, 2015  107,500   23.47   107,500   4,475,000
   Total  2,472,285   24.48   2,472,285    
Period Total number of shares purchased (1)  Average price paid per
share ($)
  Approximate value of shares
that may be purchased under
the plan ($)
 
December 31, 2015          21,139,000 
January 1 - January 31, 2016  380,882   23.70   12,114,000 
February 1 - February 29, 2016  553,566   21.99   24,942,000 
March 1 - March 31, 2016  106,164   23.55   22,442,000 
Total  1,040,612   22.77     

 

(1)On January 30, 2014,October 29, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to purchase up to $65.0$25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program was authorized through December 31, 2016, and completed in February 2016. On February 25, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program to purchase up to $25.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program is authorized through December 31, 2015.

(2)For purposes of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q, the impact of these repurchases is recorded according to settlement dates.2016.

 

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ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-Q and this list includes the Exhibit Index:

 

Exhibit No. Description
10.123.02 Bylaws of Union Bankshares Corporation, Stock and Incentive Plan (asas amended and restated effective April 21, 2015)January 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement; SEC file no. 333-203580).
10.23Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Agreement under Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.233.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2015).February 2, 2016)
   
10.2410.1 

Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement under Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and2016 Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2015).

10.25Letter Agreement, dated September 28, 2015, between Union Bankshares Corporation and John C. Neal
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2015).Plan.
   
15.01 Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information.
   
31.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.02 Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.01 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.00 Interactive data files formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language for the quarter ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T:S-T (1): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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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.

 

 Union Bankshares Corporation
  
 (Registrant)
  
Date: NovemberMay 5, 20152016By:/s/ G. William Beale
  G. William Beale,
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)

Date: NovemberMay 5, 20152016By:/s/ Robert M. Gorman
  Robert M. Gorman,
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

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