UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

____________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended

June 30, 2022March 31, 2023

or

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

For the transition period from

to

Commission file number 001-32964

THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

11-2672906

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

275 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY

 

11747

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(516) 671-4900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common stock, $0.10 par value per share

FLIC

Nasdaq

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x   No ¨ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes x   No ¨ 

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

Large Accelerated Filer ¨

Accelerated Filer x

Non-Accelerated Filer ¨

Emerging Growth Company ¨

Smaller Reporting Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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

Yes ¨   No x 

As of July 29, 2022,April 30, 2023, the registrant had 22,853,60422,555,484 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, outstanding.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

Consolidated Statements of Income

2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income(Loss)

3

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

65

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

76

ITEM 2.

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

1917

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2624

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

2827

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

2827

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

2827

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

2928

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

2928

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

2928

ITEM 5.

Other Information

2928

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

2928

Signatures

3130

 


PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

June 30,

December 31,

March 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2022

2021

2023

2022

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

64,073

$

43,675

$

51,768

$

74,178

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

689,269

734,318

654,619

673,413

Loans:

Commercial and industrial

108,049

90,386

96,860

108,493

SBA Paycheck Protection Program

4,427

30,534

Secured by real estate:

Commercial mortgages

1,948,321

1,736,612

1,897,131

1,916,493

Residential mortgages

1,228,607

1,202,374

1,218,008

1,240,144

Home equity lines

44,929

44,139

45,660

45,213

Consumer and other

1,214

991

1,160

1,390

3,335,547

3,105,036

3,258,819

3,311,733

Allowance for credit losses

(30,865)

(29,831)

(30,209)

(31,432)

3,304,682

3,075,205

3,228,610

3,280,301

Restricted stock, at cost

20,905

21,524

25,035

26,363

Bank premises and equipment, net

38,081

37,523

31,835

31,660

Right-of-use asset - operating leases

24,095

8,438

23,558

23,952

Bank-owned life insurance

109,320

107,831

111,628

110,848

Pension plan assets, net

19,161

19,097

10,931

11,049

Deferred income tax benefit

22,433

3,987

29,563

31,124

Other assets

18,565

17,191

20,233

18,623

$

4,310,584

$

4,068,789

$

4,187,780

$

4,281,511

Liabilities:

Deposits:

Checking

$

1,469,969

$

1,400,998

$

1,192,139

$

1,324,141

Savings, NOW and money market

1,750,367

1,685,410

1,684,874

1,661,512

Time

385,039

228,837

521,737

478,981

3,605,375

3,315,245

3,398,750

3,464,634

Short-term borrowings

10,000

125,000

Long-term debt

279,435

186,322

382,500

411,000

Operating lease liability

25,668

11,259

25,871

25,896

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

13,650

17,151

10,352

15,445

3,934,128

3,654,977

3,817,473

3,916,975

Stockholders' Equity:

Common stock, par value $0.10 per share:

Authorized, 80,000,000 shares;

Issued and outstanding, 22,840,516 and 23,240,596 shares

2,284

2,324

Issued and outstanding, 22,531,785 and 22,443,380 shares

2,253

2,244

Surplus

84,703

93,480

78,621

78,462

Retained earnings

335,697

320,321

350,351

348,597

422,684

416,125

431,225

429,303

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(46,228)

(2,313)

(60,918)

(64,767)

376,456

413,812

370,307

364,536

$

4,310,584

$

4,068,789

$

4,187,780

$

4,281,511

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

1


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Six Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

March 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2022

2021

2022

2021

2023

2022

Interest and dividend income:

Loans

$

56,149

$

53,456

$

28,763

$

26,750

$

30,405

$

27,386

Investment securities:

Taxable

3,805

4,078

2,137

2,245

3,669

1,668

Nontaxable

3,962

4,462

1,994

2,214

1,945

1,968

63,916

61,996

32,894

31,209

36,019

31,022

Interest expense:

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

1,564

2,260

801

1,194

5,775

763

Time deposits

2,100

3,897

1,155

1,593

3,069

945

Short-term borrowings

684

700

243

350

108

441

Long-term debt

1,868

2,311

1,000

1,146

3,433

868

6,216

9,168

3,199

4,283

12,385

3,017

Net interest income

57,700

52,828

29,695

26,926

23,634

28,005

Provision (credit) for credit losses

1,159

(1,609)

726

(623)

(1,056)

433

Net interest income after provision (credit) for credit losses

56,541

54,437

28,969

27,549

24,690

27,572

Noninterest income:

Bank-owned life insurance

1,490

1,170

748

591

780

742

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,506

1,418

780

735

787

726

Net gains on sales of securities

606

Net loss on sales of securities

(3,489)

Other

3,452

3,165

1,496

1,501

935

1,956

6,448

6,359

3,024

2,827

(987)

3,424

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

19,736

19,915

9,981

9,845

9,765

9,755

Occupancy and equipment

6,307

6,344

3,356

3,067

3,325

2,951

Other

6,155

6,019

3,092

2,917

3,481

3,063

32,198

32,278

16,429

15,829

16,571

15,769

Income before income taxes

30,791

28,518

15,564

14,547

7,132

15,227

Income tax expense

6,227

5,863

3,083

3,159

651

3,144

Net income

$

24,564

$

22,655

$

12,481

$

11,388

$

6,481

$

12,083

Weighted average:

Common shares

23,088,542

23,758,398

22,999,598

23,735,723

22,493,437

23,178,475

Dilutive restricted stock units

85,043

89,776

71,028

96,060

86,807

99,214

23,173,585

23,848,174

23,070,626

23,831,783

22,580,244

23,277,689

Earnings per share:

Basic

$1.06

$0.95

$0.54

$0.48

$0.29

$0.52

Diluted

1.06

0.95

0.54

0.48

0.29

0.52

Cash dividends declared per share

0.40

0.38

0.20

0.19

0.21

0.20

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements 

 

 

2


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED) 

 

Six Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2022

2021

2023

2022

Net income

$

24,564

$

22,655

$

12,481

$

11,388

$

6,481

$

12,083

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Change in net unrealized holding gains or losses on
available-for-sale securities

(65,217)

(4,120)

(23,661)

3,747

Other comprehensive gain (loss):

Change in net unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities

5,420

(41,556)

Change in funded status of pension plan

254

Change in net unrealized loss on derivative instruments

1,750

2,500

203

886

1,547

Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes

(63,467)

(1,620)

(23,458)

4,633

Other comprehensive gain (loss) before income taxes

5,674

(40,009)

Income tax expense (benefit)

(19,552)

(432)

(7,227)

1,426

1,825

(12,325)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

(43,915)

(1,188)

(16,231)

3,207

Other comprehensive gain (loss)

3,849

(27,684)

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

(19,351)

$

21,467

$

(3,750)

$

14,595

$

10,330

$

(15,601)

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements 

 

 

3


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Accumulated

Accumulated

Other

Other

Common Stock

Retained

Comprehensive

Common Stock

Retained

Comprehensive

(dollars in thousands)

Shares

Amount

Surplus

Earnings

Loss

Total

Shares

Amount

Surplus

Earnings

Loss

Total

Balance, January 1, 2022

23,240,596

$

2,324

$

93,480

$

320,321

$

(2,313)

$

413,812

Balance, January 1, 2023

22,443,380

$

2,244

$

78,462

$

348,597

$

(64,767)

$

364,536

Net income

12,083

12,083

6,481

6,481

Other comprehensive loss

(27,684)

(27,684)

Repurchase of common stock

(202,886)

(20)

(4,480)

(4,500)

Other comprehensive gain

3,849

3,849

Shares withheld upon the vesting

and conversion of RSUs

(25,628)

(3)

(542)

(545)

(47,275)

(5)

(846)

(851)

Common stock issued under

stock compensation plans

75,483

8

8

16

103,015

11

6

17

Common stock issued under

dividend reinvestment and

stock purchase plan

18,505

2

380

382

32,665

3

500

503

Stock-based compensation

516

516

499

499

Cash dividends declared

(4,619)

(4,619)

(4,727)

(4,727)

Balance, March 31, 2022

23,106,070

2,311

89,362

327,785

(29,997)

389,461

Net income

12,481

12,481

Other comprehensive loss

(16,231)

(16,231)

Repurchase of common stock

(286,011)

(29)

(5,260)

(5,289)

Shares withheld upon the vesting

and conversion of RSUs

(618)

(12)

(12)

Common stock issued under

stock compensation plans

21,075

2

13

15

Stock-based compensation

600

600

Cash dividends declared

(4,569)

(4,569)

Balance, June 30, 2022

22,840,516

$

2,284

$

84,703

$

335,697

$

(46,228)

$

376,456

Balance, March 31, 2023

22,531,785

$

2,253

$

78,621

$

350,351

$

(60,918)

$

370,307


4


Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Accumulated

Accumulated

Other

Other

Common Stock

Retained

Comprehensive

Common Stock

Retained

Comprehensive

(dollars in thousands)

Shares

Amount

Surplus

Earnings

Income (Loss)

Total

Shares

Amount

Surplus

Earnings

Loss

Total

Balance, January 1, 2021

23,790,589

$

2,379

$

105,547

$

295,622

$

3,570

$

407,118

Balance, January 1, 2022

23,240,596

$

2,324

$

93,480

$

320,321

$

(2,313)

$

413,812

Net income

11,267

11,267

12,083

12,083

Other comprehensive loss

(4,395)

(4,395)

(27,684)

(27,684)

Repurchase of common stock

(107,887)

(11)

(1,989)

(2,000)

(202,886)

(20)

(4,480)

(4,500)

Shares withheld upon the vesting

and conversion of RSUs

(16,918)

(2)

(318)

(320)

(25,628)

(3)

(542)

(545)

Common stock issued under

stock compensation plans

94,627

10

152

162

75,483

8

8

16

Common stock issued under

dividend reinvestment and

stock purchase plan

22,341

2

416

418

18,505

2

380

382

Stock-based compensation

390

390

516

516

Cash dividends declared

(4,518)

(4,518)

(4,619)

(4,619)

Balance, March 31, 2021

23,782,752

2,378

104,198

302,371

(825)

408,122

Net income

11,388

11,388

Other comprehensive income

3,207

3,207

Repurchase of common stock

(92,533)

(9)

(2,091)

(2,100)

Shares withheld upon the vesting

and conversion of RSUs

(1,431)

(31)

(31)

Common stock issued under

stock compensation plans

6,229

1

35

36

Stock-based compensation

525

525

Cash dividends declared

(4,503)

(4,503)

Balance, June 30, 2021

23,695,017

$

2,370

$

102,636

$

309,256

$

2,382

$

416,644

Balance, March 31, 2022

23,106,070

$

2,311

$

89,362

$

327,785

$

(29,997)

$

389,461

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

54


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) 

Six Months Ended June 30,

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2023

2022

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Net income

$

24,564

$

22,655

$

6,481

$

12,083

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

Provision (credit) for credit losses

1,159

(1,609)

(1,056)

433

Provision for deferred income taxes

1,106

1,373

Provision (credit) for deferred income taxes

(264)

974

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

1,763

2,062

745

804

Amortization of right-of-use asset - operating leases

1,217

1,036

689

432

Premium amortization on investment securities, net

847

1,178

336

466

Net gain on sales of securities

(606)

Net loss on sales of securities

3,489

Stock-based compensation expense

1,116

915

499

516

Accretion of cash surrender value on bank-owned life insurance

(1,490)

(1,170)

(780)

(742)

Pension credit

(64)

(164)

Pension expense (credit)

372

(32)

Decrease in other liabilities

(4,136)

(2,260)

(699)

(2,709)

Other (increases) decreases in assets

(1,307)

1,032

Other increases in assets

(1,593)

(1,498)

Net cash provided by operating activities

24,775

24,442

8,219

10,727

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

Available-for-sale securities:

Proceeds from sales

54,192

145,451

Proceeds from maturities and redemptions

27,496

65,648

9,809

14,054

Purchases

(48,511)

(268,008)

(134,871)

(4,742)

Net (increase) decrease in loans

(230,636)

79,589

Net decrease (increase) in loans

52,747

(121,266)

Net decrease in restricted stock

619

913

1,328

3,401

Purchases of premises and equipment, net

(2,356)

(909)

(920)

(1,252)

Net cash used in investing activities

(253,388)

(68,575)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

73,544

(109,805)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

Net increase in deposits

290,130

61,985

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

(65,884)

230,145

Net decrease in short-term borrowings

(115,000)

(5,095)

(75,000)

Proceeds from long-term debt

140,000

75,000

Repayment of long-term debt

(46,887)

(20,000)

(103,500)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld

(175)

200

(348)

(163)

Repurchase of common stock

(9,789)

(4,100)

(4,500)

Cash dividends paid

(9,268)

(9,037)

(9,441)

(9,268)

Net cash provided by financing activities

249,011

23,953

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(104,173)

141,214

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

20,398

(20,180)

(22,410)

42,136

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

43,675

211,182

74,178

43,675

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

64,073

$

191,002

$

51,768

$

85,811

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:

Cash paid for interest

$

5,983

$

9,654

Cash paid for income taxes

4,579

4,759

Cash paid for:

Interest

$

11,152

$

2,932

Income taxes

425

430

Operating cash flows from operating leases

2,582

1,233

528

720

Noncash investing and financing activities:

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

16,874

295

Cash dividends payable

4,569

4,502

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements 

 

65


NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION 

The accounting and reporting policies of The First of Long Island Corporation (“Corporation”) reflect banking industry practice and conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island (“Bank”). The Bank has 2two wholly-owned subsidiaries: FNY Service Corp. and The First of Long Island Agency, Inc. The Bank and FNY Service Corp. jointly own another subsidiary, The First of Long Island REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust. The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.” All intercompany balances and amounts have been eliminated. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

The consolidated financial information included herein as of and for the periods ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 is unaudited. However, such information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. The December 31, 20212022 consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Corporation's December 31, 20212022 audited consolidated financial statements. When appropriate, items in the prior year financial statements are reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Use of Estimates. In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances, revenue and expense amounts, and the disclosures provided, including disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, based on available information. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Information available which could affect these judgements include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in the performance of the economy and changes in the financial condition of borrowers.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards. In March 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-2 “Financial Instruments (Topic 326) Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures” which affect entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13 “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“CECL”). The amendments in the ASU that relate to troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and instead require that an entity evaluate whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan, while also enhancing disclosure requirements. The amendments that relate to vintage disclosures require that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of CECL. Gross write-offs must be included in the vintage disclosures required by CECL. For entities that have adopted CECL such as the Corporation, the amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and should generally be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Management adopted ASU 2022-2 in the second quarter of 2022 effective as of January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective transition approach. Its adoption modified the Corporation’s disclosures but did not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations. Disclosures pertaining to the ASU can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

2 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income and other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”). OCI includes revenues, expenses, gains and losses that under GAAP are included in comprehensive income but excluded from net income. OCI for the Corporation consists of unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities, and derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and changes in the funded status of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan, all net of related income taxes. Accumulated OCI is recognized as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

The following table sets forth the components of accumulated OCI, net of tax.

Current

Balance

Period

Balance

(in thousands)

12/31/22

Change

3/31/23

Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities

$

(56,055)

$

3,673

$

(52,382)

Unrealized actuarial loss on pension plan

(8,712)

176

(8,536)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

$

(64,767)

$

3,849

$

(60,918)


 

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The components of OCI and the related tax effects are as follows:

Six Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2022

2021

Change in net unrealized holding gains or losses on

available-for-sale securities:

Change arising during the period

$

(65,217)

$

(3,514)

$

(23,661)

$

3,747

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (1)

(606)

(65,217)

(4,120)

(23,661)

3,747

Tax effect

(20,090)

(1,158)

(7,290)

1,153

(45,127)

(2,962)

(16,371)

2,594

Change in unrealized loss on derivative instruments:

Amount of gain (loss) during the period

1,324

267

76

(33)

Reclassification adjustment for net interest expense

included in net income (2)

426

2,233

127

919

1,750

2,500

203

886

Tax effect

538

726

63

273

1,212

1,774

140

613

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

(43,915)

$

(1,188)

$

(16,231)

$

3,207

Three Months Ended

March 31,

(in thousands)

2023

2022

Change in net unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities:

Change arising during the period

$

1,931

$

(41,556)

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (1)

3,489

5,420

(41,556)

Tax effect

1,747

(12,800)

3,673

(28,756)

Change in funded status of pension plan:

Amortization of net actuarial loss included in pension expense (2)

254

Tax effect

78

176

Change in unrealized loss on derivative instrument:

Amount of gain during the period

1,248

Reclassification adjustment for net interest expense included in net income (3)

299

1,547

Tax effect

475

1,072

Other comprehensive gain (loss)

$

3,849

$

(27,684)

(1) Represents net realized gainslosses arising from the sale of AFS securities. These net gains aresecurities, included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “Net gains“net loss on sales of securities.” See “Note 3 – Investment Securities” for the income tax benefit related to these net realized losses, included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “income tax expense.

(2) Represents the amortization of net actuarial loss relating to the Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan. This item is a component of net periodic pension cost and is included in the consolidated statements of income in the line item “salaries and employee benefits.”

(3) Represents the net interest expense recorded on derivative transactions and included in the consolidated statements of income under “Interest“interest expense.”

The following table sets forth the components of accumulated OCI, net of tax.

Current

Balance

Period

Balance

(in thousands)

12/31/21

Change

6/30/22

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

$

1,955

$

(45,127)

$

(43,172)

Unrealized actuarial loss on pension plan

(3,056)

(3,056)

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments

(1,212)

1,212

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

$

(2,313)

$

(43,915)

$

(46,228)

3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Bank’s AFS investment securities at the dates indicated.

June 30, 2022

March 31, 2023

Gross

Gross

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

(in thousands)

Cost

Gains

Losses

Value

Cost

Gains

Losses

Value

State and municipals

$

321,725

$

634

$

(14,349)

$

308,010

$

168,103

$

102

$

(12,437)

$

155,768

Pass-through mortgage securities

184,001

2

(25,184)

158,819

176,678

8

(28,560)

148,126

Collateralized mortgage obligations

126,937

115

(14,490)

112,562

131,660

(19,757)

111,903

SBA agency obligations

134,770

508

(614)

134,664

Corporate bonds

119,000

(9,122)

109,878

119,000

(14,842)

104,158

$

751,663

$

751

$

(63,145)

$

689,269

$

730,211

$

618

$

(76,210)

$

654,619

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2022

State and municipals

$

315,747

$

11,600

$

(176)

$

327,171

$

321,700

$

136

$

(16,589)

$

305,247

Pass-through mortgage securities

187,494

54

(4,591)

182,957

179,655

(31,135)

148,520

Collateralized mortgage obligations

109,254

67

(3,239)

106,082

134,070

(20,676)

113,394

Corporate bonds

119,000

(892)

118,108

119,000

(12,748)

106,252

$

731,495

$

11,721

$

(8,898)

$

734,318

$

754,425

$

136

$

(81,148)

$

673,413

Small Business Administration (“SBA”) agency obligations are floating rate, government guaranteed securities backed by $92.4 million of commercial mortgages and $42.2 million of equipment finance loans at March 31, 2023.

At June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, investment securities with a carrying value of $387.2$385.7 million and $425.0$350.8 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowed funds and derivative liabilities.funds.

 

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There were 0no holdings of any one issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021.2022.

There was 0no allowance for credit losses associated with the investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2021.2022.

Securities With Unrealized Losses. The following tables set forth securities with unrealized losses presented by the length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

June 30, 2022

March 31, 2023

Less than

12 Months

Less than

12 Months

12 Months

or More

Total

12 Months

or More

Total

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

Fair

Unrealized

(in thousands)

Value

Loss

Value

Loss

Value

Loss

Value

Loss

Value

Loss

Value

Loss

State and municipals

$

173,244

$

(12,585)

$

4,040

$

(1,764)

$

177,284

$

(14,349)

$

71,383

$

(2,184)

$

68,032

$

(10,253)

$

139,415

$

(12,437)

Pass-through mortgage securities

47,404

(4,874)

111,182

(20,310)

158,586

(25,184)

4,235

(215)

139,792

(28,345)

144,027

(28,560)

Collateralized mortgage obligations

21,050

(3,222)

63,477

(11,268)

84,527

(14,490)

39,369

(851)

72,534

(18,906)

111,903

(19,757)

SBA agency obligations

88,657

(614)

88,657

(614)

Corporate bonds

81,540

(6,460)

28,338

(2,662)

109,878

(9,122)

104,158

(14,842)

104,158

(14,842)

Total temporarily impaired

$

323,238

$

(27,141)

$

207,037

$

(36,004)

$

530,275

$

(63,145)

$

203,644

$

(3,864)

$

384,516

$

(72,346)

$

588,160

$

(76,210)

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2022

State and municipals

$

18,429

$

(176)

$

$

$

18,429

$

(176)

$

238,157

$

(12,047)

$

13,934

$

(4,542)

$

252,091

$

(16,589)

Pass-through mortgage securities

179,575

(4,529)

1,641

(62)

181,216

(4,591)

12,667

(979)

135,853

(30,156)

148,520

(31,135)

Collateralized mortgage obligations

99,305

(3,239)

99,305

(3,239)

42,560

(1,515)

70,834

(19,161)

113,394

(20,676)

Corporate bonds

87,620

(380)

30,488

(512)

118,108

(892)

106,252

(12,748)

106,252

(12,748)

Total temporarily impaired

$

384,929

$

(8,324)

$

32,129

$

(574)

$

417,058

$

(8,898)

$

293,384

$

(14,541)

$

326,873

$

(66,607)

$

620,257

$

(81,148)

State and Municipals

At June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, approximately $177.3$139.4 million of state and municipal bonds had an unrealized loss of $14.3$12.4 million. Each ofSubstantially all the state and municipal bonds are considered high investment grade and rated Aa2/AA- or higher. The decline in valueunrealized loss is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity and not credit quality. The issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. The Bank does not intendhave the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach maturity.

Pass-through Mortgage Securities

At June 30, 2022, approximately $158.6 million ofMarch 31, 2023, pass-through mortgage securities of approximately $144.0 million had an unrealized loss of $25.2$28.6 million. These securities were issued by U.S. government and government-sponsored agencies and are considered high investment grade. The decline in fair valueunrealized loss is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. The issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. The Bank does not intendhave the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach maturity.

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

At June 30, 2022, approximately $84.5 million ofMarch 31, 2023, collateralized mortgage obligations of approximately $111.9 million had an unrealized loss of $14.5$19.8 million. These securities were issued by U.S. government and government-sponsored agencies and are considered high investment grade. The decline in fair valueunrealized loss is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. The issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. The Bank does not intendhave the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach maturity.

SBA Agency Obligations

At March 31, 2023, SBA agency obligations of approximately $88.7 million had an unrealized loss of $614,000. These securities were issued by the SBA, a U.S. government agency and are considered high investment grade. The unrealized loss is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. The issuer continues to make timely principal and interest payments on the bonds. The Bank does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach maturity.

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Corporate Bonds

At June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, approximately $109.9$104.2 million of corporate bonds had an unrealized loss of $9.1$14.8 million. The corporate bonds represent senior unsecured debt obligations of 6six of the largest U.S. based financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. Each of the corporate bonds has a stated maturity of ten years and matures in 2028. The bonds reprice quarterly based on the ten year constant maturity swap rate.

Each of the financial institutions is considered upper medium investment grade and rated A3 or higher.grade. The unrealized loss is attributable to changes in credit spreads and interest rates and the illiquid nature of the securities. The Bank does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. Each of these financial institutions has diversified revenue streams, is well capitalized and continues to make timely interest payments. Management evaluates

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the quarterly financial statements of each company to determine if full payment of principal and interest is in doubt and does not believe there is any impairment at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

Sales of AFS Securities. Sales of AFS securities were as follows:

Six Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

March 31,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2022

2021

2023

2022

Proceeds

$

$

54,192

$

$

$

145,451

$

Gains

$

$

622

$

$

$

$

Losses

(16)

(3,489)

Net gain

$

$

606

$

$

Net loss

$

(3,489)

$

Income tax expensebenefit related to the net realized gainslosses for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2023 was $187,000.$1.08 million.

Maturities. The following table sets forth by maturity the amortized cost and fair value of the Bank’s state and municipal securities and corporate bonds at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 based on the earlier of their stated maturity or, if applicable, their pre-refunded date. The remaining securities in the Bank’s investment securities portfolio are mortgage-backed securities, consisting of pass-through mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Although these securities are expected to have substantial periodic repayments, they are reflected in the table below in aggregate amounts.

(in thousands)

Amortized Cost

Fair Value

Within one year

$

10,854

$

10,892

After 1 through 5 years

87,723

87,683

After 5 through 10 years

210,440

199,821

After 10 years

131,708

119,492

Mortgage-backed securities

310,938

271,381

$

751,663

$

689,269

(in thousands)

Amortized Cost

Fair Value

Within one year

$

15,183

$

15,144

After 1 through 5 years

8,997

8,708

After 5 through 10 years

191,377

175,530

After 10 years

113,454

102,786

Mortgage-backed securities

401,200

352,451

$

730,211

$

654,619

 

4 - LOANS

The following table sets forth the loans outstanding by class of loans at the dates indicated.

(in thousands)

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Commercial and industrial

$

108,049

$

90,386

$

96,860

$

108,493

SBA PPP

4,427

30,534

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

959,242

864,207

874,147

906,498

Other

772,922

700,872

794,588

789,140

Owner-occupied

216,157

171,533

228,396

220,855

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

1,228,607

1,202,374

1,218,008

1,240,144

Revolving home equity

44,929

44,139

45,660

45,213

Consumer and other

1,214

991

1,160

1,390

$

3,335,547

$

3,105,036

$

3,258,819

$

3,311,733

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Management identifies loans in the Bank’s portfolio that must be individually evaluated for loss due to disparate risk characteristics or information suggesting that the Bank will be unable to collect all the principal and interest due. For loans individually evaluated, a specific reserve is estimated based on either the fair value of collateral or the discounted value of expected future cash flows. In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals or evaluations adjusted for costs to dispose and a distressed sale adjustment, if needed. Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgements. Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows actually received over the loan’s remaining life. Individually evaluated loans are excluded from the estimation of credit losses for the pooled portfolio.

For loans collectively evaluated for credit loss, management segregates its loan portfolio into distinct pools, certain of which are combined in reporting loans outstanding by class of loans: (1) commercial and industrial; (2) small business credit scored; (3)

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multifamily; (4) owner-occupied; (5) other commercial real estate; (6) construction and land development; (7) closed end residential mortgage; (8) revolving home equity; (9) consumer; and (10) municipal loans; and (11) Small Business Administration (“SBA”)loans. An additional pool was used for SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans.loans while those loans were outstanding. Historical loss information from the Bank’s own loan portfolio from December 31, 2007 to present provides a basis for management’s assessment of expected credit losses. The choice of a historical look-back period that begins in 2007 covers an entire economic cycle and impacts the average historical loss rates used to calculate the final allowance for credit losses (“ACL” or “allowance”). Due to the extensive loss data available, management selected the vintage approach to measure the historical loss component of credit losses for most of its loan pools. For the revolving home equity and small business credit scored pools, the lifetime PD/LGD (probability of default/loss given default) method is used to measure historical losses. No historical loss method was applied to the SBA PPP loan pool which is 100% guaranteed by the federal government.

Modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are included in loans collectively evaluated for credit loss. An assessment of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of a modification. A charge to the allowance for credit losses is generally not recorded upon modification.

Management believes that the methods selected fairly reflect the historical loss component of expected losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio. However, since future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past, on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current and forecasted conditions. In doing so, management considers a variety of general qualitative and quantitative factors (“Q-factors”) and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses. Qualitative characteristics include differences in underwriting standards, policies, lending staff and environmental risks. Management also considers whether further adjustments to historical loss information are needed to reflect the extent to which current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts over a one year to two year forecasting horizon differ from the conditions that existed during the historical loss period. These quantitative adjustments reflect changes to relevant data such as changes in unemployment rates, gross domestic product (“GDP”), vacancies, average growth in pools of loans, concentrations of credit, delinquencies or other factors associated with the financial assets. The allowance for SBA PPP loans represents an estimate of potential loss due to documentation and processing deficiencies. The immediate reversion method is applied for periods beyond the forecasting horizon. The Bank’s ACL allocable to pools of loans that are collectively evaluated for credit loss results primarily from these qualitative and quantitative adjustments to historical loss experience. Because of the nature of the Q-factors and the degree of judgement involved in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect current and future losses in the portfolio.

Growth in commercial mortgages and commercial and industrial loans wasThe main drivers of the main driver of thecredit provision recorded in the first halfthree months of 2022, partially offset by declines2023 were improvements in historical loss rates qualitative adjustments to current conditions and other portfolio metrics.declines in outstanding loans, average growth rates and concentrations of credit, partially offset by deteriorating economic conditions.

The following tables present the activity in the ACL for the periods indicated.

(in thousands)

Balance at
1/1/2022

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
6/30/2022

Balance at
1/1/2023

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
3/31/2023

Commercial and industrial

$

888

$

80

$

43

$

190

$

1,041

$

1,543

$

182

$

15

$

14

$

1,390

SBA PPP

46

(39)

7

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

8,154

723

8,877

8,430

(958)

7,472

Other

6,478

446

6,924

7,425

188

7,613

Owner-occupied

2,515

446

2,961

3,024

93

3,117

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

11,298

88

(516)

10,694

10,633

(407)

10,226

Revolving home equity

449

(99)

350

362

15

377

Consumer and other

3

8

11

15

(1)

14

$

29,831

$

168

$

43

$

1,159

$

30,865

$

31,432

$

182

$

15

$

(1,056)

$

30,209

 

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(in thousands)

Balance at
4/1/2022

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
6/30/2022

Balance at
1/1/2022

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
3/31/2022

Commercial and industrial

$

1,042

$

76

$

16

$

59

$

1,041

$

888

$

4

$

27

$

131

$

1,042

SBA PPP

19

(12)

7

46

(27)

19

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

8,384

493

8,877

8,154

230

8,384

Other

6,715

209

6,924

6,478

237

6,715

Owner-occupied

2,722

239

2,961

2,515

207

2,722

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

11,016

88

(234)

10,694

11,298

(282)

11,016

Revolving home equity

376

(26)

350

449

(73)

376

Consumer and other

13

(2)

11

3

10

13

$

30,287

$

164

$

16

$

726

$

30,865

$

29,831

$

4

$

27

$

433

$

30,287

(in thousands)

Balance at
1/1/2021

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
6/30/2021

Commercial and industrial

$

1,416

$

227

$

168

$

(349)

$

1,008

SBA PPP

209

(68)

141

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

9,474

252

(609)

8,613

Other

4,913

450

5,363

Owner-occupied

1,905

165

91

64

1,895

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

14,706

79

3

(1,314)

13,316

Revolving home equity

407

221

628

Consumer and other

7

1

(4)

4

$

33,037

$

723

$

263

$

(1,609)

$

30,968

(in thousands)

Balance at
4/1/2021

Chargeoffs

Recoveries

Provision (Credit) for Credit Losses

Balance at
6/30/2021

Commercial and industrial

$

1,143

$

92

$

156

$

(199)

$

1,008

SBA PPP

269

(128)

141

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

9,074

2

(459)

8,613

Other

4,967

396

5,363

Owner-occupied

1,911

(16)

1,895

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

13,636

79

3

(244)

13,316

Revolving home equity

599

29

628

Consumer and other

5

1

(2)

4

$

31,604

$

173

$

160

$

(623)

$

30,968

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Aging of Loans. The following tables present the aging of loans past due and loans on nonaccrual status by class of loans.

June 30, 2022

March 31, 2023

Past Due

Nonaccrual

Past Due

Nonaccrual

With an

With No

Total Past

With an

With No

Total Past

90 Days or

Allowance

Allowance

Due Loans &

90 Days or

Allowance

Allowance

Due Loans &

More and

for Credit

for Credit

Nonaccrual

Total

More and

for Credit

for Credit

Nonaccrual

Total

(in thousands)

30-59 Days

60-89 Days

Still Accruing

Loss

Loss

Loans

Current

Loans

30-59 Days

60-89 Days

Still Accruing

Loss

Loss

Loans

Current

Loans

Commercial and industrial

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

108,049 

$

108,049 

$

107 

$

111 

$

$

$

$

218 

$

96,642 

$

96,860 

SBA PPP

193 

193 

4,234 

4,427 

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

959,242 

959,242 

874,147 

874,147 

Other

772,922 

772,922 

794,588 

794,588 

Owner-occupied

216,157 

216,157 

228,396 

228,396 

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

260 

260 

1,228,347 

1,228,607 

862 

862 

1,217,146 

1,218,008 

Revolving home equity

44,929 

44,929 

45,660 

45,660 

Consumer and other

1,214 

1,214 

1,160 

1,160 

$

$

193 

$

$

$

260 

$

453 

$

3,335,094 

$

3,335,547 

$

969 

$

111 

$

$

$

$

1,080 

$

3,257,739 

$

3,258,819 

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2022

Commercial and industrial

$

128 

$

$

$

$

$

128 

$

90,258 

$

90,386 

$

297 

$

$

$

$

$

297 

$

108,196 

$

108,493 

SBA PPP

259 

259 

30,275 

30,534 

Commercial mortgages:

Multifamily

864,207 

864,207 

906,498 

906,498 

Other

700,872 

700,872 

789,140 

789,140 

Owner-occupied

171,533 

171,533 

220,855 

220,855 

Residential mortgages:

Closed end

1,235 

1,235 

1,201,139 

1,202,374 

452 

452 

1,239,692 

1,240,144 

Revolving home equity

44,139 

44,139 

45,213 

45,213 

Consumer and other

73 

73 

918 

991 

1,389 

1,390 

$

460 

$

$

$

$

1,235 

$

1,695 

$

3,103,341 

$

3,105,036 

$

750 

$

$

$

$

$

750 

$

3,310,983 

$

3,311,733 

There were 0no loans in the process of foreclosure 0rnor did the Bank hold any foreclosed residential real estate property at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2021.2022.

Accrued interest receivable from loans totaled $8.9 million and $8.0$9.2 million at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021, respectively,2022 and is included in the line item “Other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Loan Modifications. The Bank did 0tnot modify the terms of any loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty in the form of principal forgiveness, an interest reduction, an other-than-insignificant payment delay or a term extension during the first sixthree months of 20222023 or 2021, nor did the2022. Loans modified in prior years (formerly troubled debt restructurings) with a total outstanding balance of $438,000 at March 31, 2023 were performing in accordance with their modified terms. The Bank havehad no commitments to lend additional amounts to such borrowers at June 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.borrowers.

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Risk Characteristics. Credit risk within the Bank’s loan portfolio primarily stems from factors such as changes in the borrower’s financial condition, credit concentrations, changes in collateral values, economic conditions, rent regulation and environmental contamination of properties securing mortgage loans. The Bank’s commercial loans, including those secured by real estate mortgages, are primarily made to small and medium-sized businesses. Such loans sometimes involve a higher degree of risk than those to larger companies because such businesses may have shorter operating histories, higher debt-to-equity ratios and may lack sophistication in internal record keeping and financial and operational controls. In addition, most of the Bank’s loans are made to businesses and consumers on Long Island and in the boroughs of New York City (“NYC”), and a large percentage of these loans are mortgage loans secured by properties located in those areas. The primary sources of repayment for residential and commercial mortgage loans include employment and other income of the borrowers, the businesses of the borrowers and cash flows from the underlying properties. In the case of multifamily mortgage loans, a substantial portion of the underlying properties are rent stabilized or rent controlled. These sources of repayment are dependent on among other things, the strength of the local economy.

Credit Quality Indicators. The Bank categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the borrower’s ability to service their debt including, but not limited to, current financial information for the borrower and any guarantors, payment experience, credit underwriting documentation, public records, due diligence checks and current economic trends. Management analyzes loans individually and classifies them using risk rating matrices consistent with regulatory guidance as follows.

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Watch: The borrower’s cash flow has a high degree of variability and subject to economic downturns. Liquidity is strained and the ability of the borrower to access traditional sources of credit is diminished.

Special Mention: The borrower has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to risk sufficient to warrant adverse classification.

Substandard: Loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful: Loans have all the inherent weaknesses of those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, based on existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Risk ratings on commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgages are initially assigned during the underwriting process and affirmed as part of the approval process. The ratings are periodically reviewed and evaluated based on borrower contact, credit department review or independent loan review.

The Bank's loan risk rating and review policy establishes requirements for the annual review of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. The requirements include details of the scope of coverage and selection process based on loan-type and risk rating. The Bank reviews at least 80% of its commercial real estate loan portfolio on an annual basis. Lines of credit are also reviewed annually at each proposed reaffirmation. The frequency of the review of other loans is determined by minimum principal balance thresholds and the Bank’s ongoing assessments of the borrower’s condition.

Residential mortgage loans, revolving home equity lines and other consumer loans are initially evaluated utilizing the borrower’s credit score. A credit score is a tool used in the Bank’s loan approval process, and a minimum score of 680 is generally required for new loans. Credit scores for each borrower are updated at least annually. However, regardless of credit score, loans may be classified, criticized or placed on management’s watch list if relevant information comes to light.


 

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The following tables present the amortized cost basis of loans by class of loans, vintage and risk rating. Loans shown as Pass are all loans other than those risk rated Watch, Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful. Also presented are gross chargeoffs and recoveries recorded in the current year-to-date period by origination year.year of origination.

June 30, 2022

March 31, 2023

Term Loans by Origination Year

Revolving

Term Loans by Origination Year

Revolving

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Prior

Loans (1)

Total

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Prior

Loans (1)

Total

Commercial and industrial:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

14,388 

$

37,178 

$

13,971 

$

7,311 

$

8,469 

$

9,564 

$

16,900 

$

107,781 

Watch

268 

268 

Special Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

$

14,388 

$

37,178 

$

14,239 

$

7,311 

$

8,469 

$

9,564 

$

16,900 

$

108,049 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(80)

$

(80)

Current-period recoveries

43 

43 

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(37)

$

(37)

SBA PPP:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

$

4,234 

$

193 

$

$

$

$

$

4,427 

$

9,737 

$

22,057 

$

23,177 

$

8,258 

$

3,594 

$

3,850 

$

13,649 

$

84,322 

Watch

1,998 

3,540 

5,538 

Special Mention

Substandard

7,000 

7,000 

Doubtful

$

$

4,234 

$

193 

$

$

$

$

$

4,427 

$

9,737 

$

24,055 

$

33,717 

$

8,258 

$

3,594 

$

3,850 

$

13,649 

$

96,860 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(182)

$

(182)

Current-period recoveries

15 

15 

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(167)

$

(167)

Commercial mortgages – multifamily:

Commercial mortgages – multifamily:

Commercial mortgages – multifamily:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

167,476 

$

182,443 

$

40,105 

$

137,117 

$

140,252 

$

282,881 

$

225 

$

950,499 

$

1,502 

$

194,637 

$

179,660 

$

37,942 

$

124,534 

$

335,697 

$

175 

$

874,147 

Watch

2,375 

2,375 

Special Mention

Substandard

6,368 

6,368 

Doubtful

$

167,476 

$

182,443 

$

40,105 

$

137,117 

$

142,627 

$

289,249 

$

225 

$

959,242 

$

1,502 

$

194,637 

$

179,660 

$

37,942 

$

124,534 

$

335,697 

$

175 

$

874,147 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Commercial mortgages – other:

Commercial mortgages – other:

Commercial mortgages – other:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

135,167 

$

226,470 

$

112,845 

$

36,121 

$

44,350 

$

210,094 

$

$

765,047 

$

13,295 

$

193,835 

$

222,693 

$

98,772 

$

34,244 

$

223,993 

$

$

786,832 

Watch

943 

1,169 

2,112 

930 

930 

Special Mention

Substandard

5,763 

5,763 

6,826 

6,826 

Doubtful

$

135,167 

$

226,470 

$

112,845 

$

36,121 

$

45,293 

$

217,026 

$

$

772,922 

$

13,295 

$

193,835 

$

222,693 

$

98,772 

$

34,244 

$

231,749 

$

$

794,588 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Commercial mortgages – owner-occupied:

Commercial mortgages – owner-occupied:

Commercial mortgages – owner-occupied:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

45,877 

$

62,697 

$

23,389 

$

42,105 

$

2,874 

$

38,505 

$

710 

$

216,157 

$

8,590 

$

56,261 

$

55,552 

$

21,072 

$

41,238 

$

35,662 

$

4,793 

$

223,168 

Watch

5,228 

5,228 

Special Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

$

45,877 

$

62,697 

$

23,389 

$

42,105 

$

2,874 

$

38,505 

$

710 

$

216,157 

$

8,590 

$

56,261 

$

60,780 

$

21,072 

$

41,238 

$

35,662 

$

4,793 

$

228,396 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$


 

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June 30, 2022

Term Loans by Origination Year

Revolving

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Prior

Loans (1)

Total

Residential mortgages:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

133,132 

$

174,177 

$

37,843 

$

17,429 

$

190,953 

$

674,336 

$

44,929 

$

1,272,799 

Watch

477 

477 

Special Mention

Substandard

260 

260 

Doubtful

$

133,132 

$

174,177 

$

37,843 

$

17,429 

$

190,953 

$

675,073 

$

44,929 

$

1,273,536 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

(88)

$

$

(88)

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

(88)

$

$

(88)

Consumer and other:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

267 

$

$

$

100 

$

$

113 

$

556 

$

1,036 

Watch

Special Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Not Rated

178 

178 

$

267 

$

$

$

100 

$

$

113 

$

734 

$

1,214 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Total Loans

$

496,307 

$

687,199 

$

228,614 

$

240,183 

$

390,216 

$

1,229,530 

$

63,498 

$

3,335,547 

Total net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

(88)

$

(37)

$

(125)

March 31, 2023

Term Loans by Origination Year

Revolving

(in thousands)

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Prior

Loans (1)

Total

Residential mortgages:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

2,549 

$

201,700 

$

167,638 

$

35,422 

$

16,874 

$

793,549 

$

45,659 

$

1,263,391 

Watch

277 

277 

Special Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

$

2,549 

$

201,700 

$

167,638 

$

35,422 

$

16,874 

$

793,826 

$

45,659 

$

1,263,668 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Consumer and other:

Risk rating:

Pass

$

$

271 

$

$

$

100 

$

51 

$

574 

$

996 

Watch

Special Mention

Substandard

Doubtful

Not Rated

164 

164 

$

$

271 

$

$

-

$

100 

$

51 

$

738 

$

1,160 

Current-period gross chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Current-period recoveries

Current-period net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Total Loans

$

35,673 

$

670,759 

$

664,488 

$

201,466 

$

220,584 

$

1,400,835 

$

65,014 

$

3,258,819 

Total net chargeoffs

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(167)

$

(167)

(1) Includes commercial and industrial and residential mortgagerevolving lines converted to term of $6.0$4.8 million of commercial and $9.0industrial, $3.0 million respectively.of owner-occupied commercial mortgage and $7.8 million of residential home equity.

5 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION 

 

The following table presents a summary of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) outstanding at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and changes during the six-monththree month period then ended. Of the 250,375 RSUs outstanding at quarter end, 92,048 are scheduled to vest during 2022.

Weighted-

Weighted-

Weighted-

Average

Aggregate

Weighted-

Average

Aggregate

Average

Remaining

Intrinsic

Average

Remaining

Intrinsic

Number of

Grant-Date

Contractual

Value

Number of

Grant-Date

Contractual

Value

RSUs

Fair Value

Term (yrs.)

(in thousands)

RSUs

Fair Value

Term (yrs.)

(in thousands)

Outstanding at January 1, 2022

207,359

$

17.70

Outstanding at January 1, 2023

246,993

$

18.35

Granted

139,279

19.68

142,280

16.48

Converted

(94,991)

18.87

(94,912)

18.37

Forfeited

(1,272)

17.49

(2,895)

18.25

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

250,375

$

18.36

1.30

$

4,389

Outstanding at March 31, 2023

291,466

$

17.43

1.47

$

3,935

As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, there was $3.1$3.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs. The total cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.82.0 years.

 

6 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value. When measuring fair value, the Corporation uses a fair value hierarchy, which is designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The hierarchy involves three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation can access at the measurement date.

 

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Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair values of the Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth in the table that follows. The fair values of AFS securities are determined on a recurring basis using matrix pricing (Level 2 inputs). Matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities, does not rely exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather on the relationship of such securities to other benchmark quoted securities. Where no significant other observable inputs were available, Level 3 inputs were used. The fair values of interest rate swaps are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Fair Value Measurements Using:

Fair Value Measurements Using:

Quoted Prices

Significant

Quoted Prices

Significant

in Active

Other

Significant

in Active

Other

Significant

Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

Markets for

Observable

Unobservable

Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

Identical Assets

Inputs

Inputs

(in thousands)

Total

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Total

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

June 30, 2022:

March 31, 2023:

Financial Assets:

Available-for-Sale Securities:

State and municipals

$

155,768

$

$

155,288

$

480

Pass-through mortgage securities

148,126

148,126

Collateralized mortgage obligations

111,903

111,903

SBA agency obligations

134,664

134,664

Corporate bonds

104,158

104,158

$

654,619

$

$

654,139

$

480

December 31, 2022:

Financial Assets:

Available-for-Sale Securities:

State and municipals

$

308,010

$

$

307,048

$

962

$

305,247

$

$

304,680

$

567

Pass-through mortgage securities

158,819

158,819

148,520

148,520

Collateralized mortgage obligations

112,562

112,562

113,394

113,394

Corporate bonds

109,878

109,878

106,252

106,252

$

689,269

$

$

688,307

$

962

$

673,413

$

$

672,846

$

567

December 31, 2021:

Financial Assets:

Available-for-Sale Securities:

State and municipals

$

327,171

$

$

326,201

$

970

Pass-through mortgage securities

182,957

182,957

Collateralized mortgage obligations

106,082

106,082

Corporate bonds

118,108

118,108

$

734,318

$

$

733,348

$

970

Financial Liabilities:

Derivative - interest rate swaps

$

1,750

$

$

1,750

$

State and municipal AFS securities measured using Level 3 inputs. The Bank held 6four non-rated bond anticipation notes with a book value of $1.0$0.5 million at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. These bonds have a one year maturity and are issued by local municipalities that are customers of the Bank. Due to the short duration of the bonds, book value approximates fair value at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

PremisesLand and Facilities.Buildings. Premises and facilities held-for-sale of $3.8$2.4 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are reported in the line item “Other assets” in the consolidated balance sheets and are measured at lower of cost or fair value on a nonrecurring basis at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.basis.

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time. Such estimates are generally subjective in nature and dependent upon a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of similar financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, liquidity, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the income tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.

 

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The following table sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s financial statements.

Level of

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Level of

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Fair Value

Carrying

Carrying

Fair Value

Carrying

Carrying

(in thousands)

Hierarchy

Amount

Fair Value

Amount

Fair Value

Hierarchy

Amount

Fair Value

Amount

Fair Value

Financial Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Level 1

$

64,073

$

64,073

$

43,675

$

43,675

Level 1

$

51,768

$

51,768

$

74,178

$

74,178

Loans

Level 3

3,304,682

3,056,157

(1)

3,075,205

3,048,791

Loans, net (1)

Level 3

3,228,610

2,989,960

3,280,301

3,064,849

Restricted stock

n/a

20,905

n/a

21,524

n/a

n/a

25,035

n/a

26,363

n/a

Financial Liabilities:

Checking deposits

Level 1

1,469,969

1,469,969

1,400,998

1,400,998

Level 1

1,192,139

1,192,139

1,324,141

1,324,141

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

Level 1

1,750,367

1,750,367

1,685,410

1,685,410

Level 1

1,684,874

1,684,874

1,661,512

1,661,512

Time deposits

Level 2

385,039

377,539

228,837

232,973

Level 2

521,737

513,485

478,981

467,986

Short-term borrowings

Level 1

10,000

10,000

125,000

125,000

Long-term debt

Level 2

279,435

276,746

186,322

188,413

Level 2

382,500

380,747

411,000

407,890

(1)The decrease in fair value of net loans is mainly due to an increase in interest rates.

7 – DERIVATIVES

As part of its asset liability management activities, the Corporation utilized anmay utilize interest rate swapswaps to help manage its interest rate risk position. The notional amount of an interest rate swap does not represent the amount exchanged by the parties. The exchange of cash flows is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the interest rate swap agreement.agreements.

Fair Value Hedge. On March 16, 2023, the Bank entered into a three year interest rate swap with a notional amount totaling $300 million which was designated as a fair value hedge of certain fixed rate residential mortgages. The Bank pays a fixed rate of 3.82% and receives a floating rate based on the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) for the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying notional amount. The hedge was determined to be effective during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and the Corporation expects the hedge to remain effective during the remaining term of the swap. The gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is recognized in interest income.

The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swap designated as a fair value hedge.

March 31, 2023

Notional amount

$300 million

Weighted average fixed pay rate

3.82%

Weighted average overnight SOFR receive rate

4.82%

Weighted average maturity

2.96 years

During the first three months of 2023, the Bank recorded a $153,000 credit from the swap transaction as a component of interest income in the consolidated statements of income.

At March 31, 2023, the Bank recorded a mark-to-market basis adjustment of $1,273,000 in other assets relating to the hedged residential mortgages and a mark-to-market liability of $1,230,000 in other liabilities relating to the swap. The mark-to-market difference of $43,000 was included in interest income as part of the $153,000 credit noted above.

The carrying amount of the last-of-layer residential mortgage loans included in the fair value hedge totaled $300.0 million at March 31, 2023. The original closed pool of designated residential mortgage loans totaled $487.8 million and the amount outstanding at March 31, 2023 totaled $486.2 million. The basis adjustment associated with the hedge would be allocated across the entire remaining closed pool upon termination or maturity of the hedge relationship.

Cash Flow Hedge.The Bank entered into a five year interest rate swap with a notional amount totaling $50 million on January 17, 2019, which was designated as a cash flow hedge of certain Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and included in short-term borrowings on the consolidated balance sheets. OnIn April 18, 2022, the swap was terminated and the FHLB advance was paid off. Termination fees were immaterial.

The following table summarizes information about the interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge at the periods indicated.

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Notional amount

$50 million

Weighted average fixed pay rate

2.62%

Weighted average 3-month LIBOR receive rate

0.13%

Weighted average maturity

2.05 Years

Interest expense recorded on the swap transactions,transaction, which totaled $426,000 and $2.2 million$299,000 for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, was recorded as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. Amounts reported in accumulated OCI related to swaps were reclassified to interest expense as interest payments were made on the Bank’s variable-rate liabilities. During the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022, the Corporation had $426,000$299,000 of reclassifications to interest expense.

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The following table presents the net gains and lossesamounts recorded in the consolidated statements of income and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income relating to interest rate swaps.

Six Months Ended

Three Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2022

2021

Interest rate contracts:

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion)

$

1,324

$

267

$

76

$

(33)

Amount of loss reclassified from OCI to interest expense

426

2,233

127

919

Amount of loss recognized in other noninterest income (ineffective portion)

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The following table reflects the amounts relating to the interest rate swap included infor the consolidated balance sheets at the periods indicated.quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Three Months Ended

(in thousands)

March 31, 2022

Interest rate contract:

Amount of gain recognized in OCI (effective portion)

$

1,248

Amount of loss reclassified from OCI to interest expense

299

Amount of loss recognized in other noninterest income (ineffective portion)

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Notional

Fair Value

Notional

Fair Value

(in thousands)

Amount

Asset

Liability

Amount

Asset

Liability

Included in other liabilities

$

$

$

$

1,750

Interest rate swap hedging FHLB advances

$

$

50,000

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

The following is management's discussion and analysis of The First of Long Island Corporation’s financial condition and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements. The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank, either directly or indirectly, FNY Service Corp., The First of Long Island REIT, Inc. and The First of Long Island Agency, Inc. The consolidated entity is referred to as the Corporation and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the Bank. The Bank’s primary service area is Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island and the NYC boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Overview

Net income and diluted earnings per share for the first halfthree months of 20222023 were $24.6$6.5 million and $1.06,$0.29, respectively, compared to $22.7$12.1 million and $.95,$0.52, respectively, for the same period last year. Dividends per share increased 5.3%5.0%, from $.38$.20 for the first halfthree months of 20212022 to $.40$.21 for the current period. Returns on average assets (“ROA”) and average equity (“ROE”) for the first halfthree months of 20222023 were 1.18%0.62% and 12.43%7.09%, respectively, compared to 1.10%1.19% and 11.09%11.94%, respectively, for the same period last year. Book value per share was $16.48increased to $16.43 at March 31, 2023 versus $16.24 at year end 2022.

Liquidity. Our customers have largely remained loyal during these challenging times. Total deposits at March 31, 2023 were only $66 million, or 1.9%, lower than December 31, 2022. The decline is mainly attributable to regular deposit flows with no noticeable impact from the disruptions that occurred in the banking industry in March of 2023. Noninterest-bearing checking deposits of $1.2 billion represent 35% of total deposits. Brokered time deposits remained at the closesame level as December 31, 2022, totaling $176 million, or 5%, of total deposits.

The Bank had $1.5 billion in collateralized borrowing lines with the FHLB of New York and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) at March 31, 2023. The Bank also has a $20 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank. In addition, we had $143.4 million in cash and unencumbered securities available to be pledged. The $1.7 billion in liquidity substantially exceeds the uninsured and uncollateralized deposit balance of $1.3 billion, which represents 38% of total deposits. The FRB’s Term Funding Program has not been utilized and such borrowings are not currently anticipated.

Interest Rate Sensitivity. Management is proactively making decisions that they believe are in the best long-term interest of the Corporation. The Bank completed two balance sheet repositioning transactions during the first quarter of 2023. The purpose of the transactions was to help reduce the Bank’s liability sensitive position. On March 16, 2023, the Bank entered into an interest rate swap to convert $300 million of fixed rate residential mortgage loans to floating rate for 3 years. The Bank will pay a fixed rate of 3.82% and receive a floating rate based on the SOFR overnight rate. This transaction is immediately accretive and should increase annual interest income by approximately $2.9 million based on the SOFR overnight rate as of March 31, 2023. In addition, the Bank sold $148.9 million of fixed rate municipal securities earning a tax equivalent yield of 3.32% and purchased $134.9 million of floating rate SBA securities projected to yield 5.38% at the current period, comparedprime rate. The Bank recognized a loss on the sale of securities of $3.5 million ($2.4 million after-tax) which the Bank expects will be earned-back in 1.2 years. This transaction is also immediately accretive and as of March 31, 2023 increases annual interest income by $2.8 million. The interest rate swap and securities repositioning transactions result in loans and securities repricing or maturing within one year nearly doubling during the quarter to $17.81$812.7 million, or 20.8% of total loans and securities, at year-end 2021.March 31, 2023. The first quarter results do not reflect a full quarter’s benefit of these transactions since they were executed close to quarter-end.

Analysis of Earnings – SixThree Month Periods. Net income for the first six monthsquarter of 20222023 was $24.6$6.5 million, an increasea decrease of $1.9$5.6 million versusfrom the same periodquarter last year. The increase is primarily due to growthprimary drivers of the decrease were a loss on sale of securities of $3.5 million and a decline in net interest income of $4.9$4.4 million, and noninterest income of $695,000, excluding 2021 securities gains. These items were partially offset by increasesa decrease in the provision for credit losses of $2.8 million and income tax expense of $364,000.$2.5 million. Excluding the after-tax impact of the net loss on sales of securities, net income and earnings per share would have been $8.9 million and $0.39, respectively, for the 2023 first quarter.

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Net interest income declined as rising market interest rates resulted in the cost of deposits and long-term debt increasing at a faster pace than the yields on interest-earning assets. An increase in interest expense of $9.4 million was only partially offset by a $5.0 million increase in interest income. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 1.96% in the current quarter, an increase of 142 basis points (“bps”) when compared to the first quarter of 2022. The yield on interest-earning assets increased 35 bps to 3.56% in the current quarter. Also contributing to the decline in net interest income reflects a favorablewas an unfavorable shift in the mix of funding as an increase in average checkingnoninterest-bearing deposits and a decline indecreased $134.2 million while average interest-bearing liabilities resulted in average checking deposits comprising a larger portion of total funding. Also contributing to the increase was a decline inincreased $287.4 million. Net interest expense in 2022 related to the maturity and termination of the Bank’s interest rate swap and lower rates on non-maturity and time deposits. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined 22 basis points (“bps”) from .76%margin for the first six monthsquarter of 20212023 was 2.34% compared to .54%2.74% and 2.90% for the current six-month period.

fourth and first quarters of 2022, respectively. The increase inBank expects that net interest income also reflects growth in average loans outstanding formargin will remain under pressure throughout 2023 unless the first six months of 2022 driven mainly by commercial mortgage originations. The loan portfolio yield declined from 3.55% for the 2021 period to 3.49% for the current period as most originations through June 30, 2022 were committed before the recent rate increases at yields lower than the overall loan portfolio and average SBA PPP loans declined $141 million. PPP income declined $2.9 million to $1.0 million when comparing the six-month periods. The weighted average yield on the PPP portfolio was 14.6% for the current six-month period.FRB reduces short-term rates.

During the secondfirst quarter of 2022,2023 we originated $236$38 million ofin mortgage loans withat a weighted average rate of approximately 3.51% which includes $152 million of commercial mortgages at a weighted average rate of 3.50%6.05%. The mortgageBank’s loan pipeline was $125$96 million with a weighted average rateat the end of 4.40%the current quarter, compared to $127 million at June 30,the end of 2022. We currently anticipate newThe decline in origination volume and the current loan originationspipeline reflect lower demand for loans in the second half of 2022 will be lower than the first half of 2022.

Netmarketplace and higher interest margin for the first six months of 2022 was 2.93% versus 2.70% for the 2021 period. Significant increases in short-term interest rates due to major shifts in monetary policy could present challenges in maintaining or growing net interest income and margin. The direction of net interest income and margin for the remainder of 2022 is also largely dependent on changes in the yield curve and competitive and economic conditions. Customers are starting to seek higher deposit rates. Additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve coupled with significant upward movements in the bond market yields could intensify the pressure on our cost of funds while offering better yields on securities purchased for our investment portfolio.

The provision for credit losses increased $2.8decreased $1.5 million when comparing the six-monthfirst quarter periods from a charge of $433,000 in the 2022 quarter to a credit of $1.6$1.1 million in the 2021 period to a charge of $1.2 million in the 2022 period.current quarter. The credit provision for the current six-month periodquarter was mainly due to an increaseimprovement in historical loss rates and declines in outstanding mortgage loans, average growth rates and concentrations of credit, partially offset by qualitative adjustments for current conditions and historical loss rates.

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deteriorating economic conditions.

Noninterest income, excluding the loss on the sale of securities of $3.5 million, declined $922,000 when comparing the first quarter periods. The increase in noninterest incomedecline was comprised of $695,000 is primarily attributable tothe nonservice cost component of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan and a final transitionfirst quarter of 2022 payment from LPL Financialreceived for the conversion of the Bank’s retail broker and advisory accounts. The increase also includes higher fees from debit and credit cards andRecurring components of noninterest income fromincluding bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”). These amounts were partially offset by a decrease in investment services income as the shift to an outside and service provider resulted in a revenue sharing agreementcharges on deposit accounts had increases of 5.1% and less assets under management.8.4%, respectively.

NoninterestThe increase in noninterest expense remainedof $802,000 was primarily due to an increase in rent expense relating to the Bank’s new corporate headquarters facility and higher FDIC insurance expense attributable to higher assessment rates. Salaries and benefits expense is largely flat at $32.2 million when comparing the six-month periods. Decreases in salaries and benefits expense due to a net reduction in branch locations and staff were partially offset by the hiring of seasoned banking professionals in lending, technology and other areas. Occupancy and equipment expense was stablequarterly periods as lower rent, depreciation and maintenance and repair costs from the 2021 branch closurescompetitive annual salary increases were largely offset by a decline in incentive and stock-based compensation expense reflecting the cost of new branch locations on the east end of Long Islandlower net income and the relocation to new corporate office space in Melville, N.Y.related performance metrics.

Income tax expense increased $364,000decreased $2.5 million and the effective tax rate (income tax expense as a percentage of pre-tax book income) decreaseddeclined from 20.6% to 20.2%9.1% when comparing the six-monthfirst quarter periods. The decreasedecline in the effective tax rate is mainly due to an increase in the purchasepercentage of BOLI in December 2021pre-tax income derived from the Bank’s REIT, municipal securities portfolio and the Corporation being in a capital tax position for New York State and NYC purposes.BOLI. The increasedecrease in income tax expense is due to higher pre-tax earnings in the current six-month period as compared to the 2021 period partially offset byreflects the lower effective tax rate.rate and a decline in pre-tax income.

Asset Quality. The Bank’s allowance for credit losses to total loans (reserve coverage ratio) was .93%0.93% at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 as compared to .96%0.95% at December 31, 2021.2022. The decrease in the reserve coverage ratio was mainly due to qualitative adjustments for current conditions andan improvement in historical loss rates.rates and declines in average growth rates and concentrations of credit, partially offset by deteriorating economic conditions. Nonaccrual and modifiedloans were zero at March 31, 2023. Modified loans and loans past due 30 through 89 days areremain at very low levels.

Key InitiativesCapital. The Corporation’s capital position remains strong with a leverage ratio of 9.94% at March 31, 2023. Book value per share increased to $16.43 at March 31, 2023 versus $16.24 at year end 2022. The accumulated OCI component of stockholders’ equity is mainly comprised of a net unrealized loss in the AFS securities portfolio due to higher market interest rates. We did not repurchase any shares under the Corporation’s stock repurchase program during the quarter or change the quarterly dividend. The Board and management will continue to evaluate both capital management tools to provide the best opportunity to maximize shareholder value.

Challenges We Face. The current economic environment is characterized by stubbornly high inflation, interest rate increases not seen in over 40 years, an inverted yield curve and lower confidence in the banking system. These factors are causing the Bank’s cost of funds to increase at a substantially faster rate than the increase in asset yields resulting in declines in earnings and profitability metrics. While the interest rate swap and securities purchase/sale transaction are expected to benefit the Bank by slowing these trends, they will not stop or reverse the current trends. The Corporation’s earnings and key financial metrics will continue to face significant challenges in the near term. In this difficult economic environment, our customer base has remained loyal, asset quality has remained strong and the Corporation is closely monitoring its capital and liquidity position. We continue focusing on strategic initiatives supportingto meet the growthneeds of our balance sheetcustomers and a profitable relationship banking business. Such initiatives include improving the quality of technology through continuing digital enhancements, optimizingmaintain our branch network across a larger geography, using new branding and “CommunityFirst” focus to improve name recognition, enhancing our website and social media presence including the promotion of FirstInvestments, and ongoing recruitment of experienced banking professionals to support our growth and technology initiatives. We also continue to focus on the areas of cybersecurity, environmental, social and governance practices. The consolidation of our back-office staff into a single location at 275 Broadhollow Road in Melville, N.Y. took place in April 2022. During July 2022, the Bank entered into a conditional contract to sell substantially all of its Glen Head properties to a real estate investor.long-term strategic initiatives.

 

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Net Interest Income

Average Balance Sheet; Interest Rates and Interest Differential. The following table sets forth the average daily balances for each major category of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity as well as the amounts and average rates earned or paid on each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

Average

Interest/

Average

Average

Interest/

Average

(dollars in thousands)

Balance

Dividends

Rate

Balance

Dividends

Rate

Assets:

Interest-earning bank balances

$

33,674

$

97

.58

%

$

184,641

$

96

.10

%

Investment securities:

Taxable (1)

432,303

3,708

1.72

445,712

3,982

1.79

Nontaxable (1) (2)

315,418

5,015

3.18

357,924

5,648

3.16

Loans (1) (2)

3,220,953

56,151

3.49

3,008,594

53,459

3.55

Total interest-earning assets

4,002,348

64,971

3.25

3,996,871

63,185

3.16

Allowance for credit losses

(30,059)

(32,256)

Net interest-earning assets

3,972,289

3,964,615

Cash and due from banks

33,106

34,228

Premises and equipment, net

37,942

38,399

Other assets

144,329

133,715

$

4,187,666

$

4,170,957

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Savings, NOW & money market deposits

$

1,713,883

1,564

.18

$

1,786,527

2,260

.26

Time deposits

319,206

2,100

1.33

371,919

3,897

2.11

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,033,089

3,664

.36

2,158,446

6,157

.58

Short-term borrowings

88,091

684

1.57

56,813

700

2.48

Long-term debt

196,268

1,868

1.92

229,593

2,311

2.03

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,317,448

6,216

.54

2,444,852

9,168

.76

Checking deposits

1,442,398

1,285,761

Other liabilities

29,342

28,509

3,789,188

3,759,122

Stockholders' equity

398,478

411,835

$

4,187,666

$

4,170,957

Net interest income (2)

$

58,755

$

54,017

Net interest spread (2)

2.71

%

2.40

%

Net interest margin (2)

2.93

%

2.70

%

(1) The average balances of loans include nonaccrual loans. The average balances of investment securities includeexclude unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities in the 2021 period and exclude such amounts in the 2022 period. Unrealized gains and losses were immaterial in 2021.securities.

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Average

Interest/

Average

Average

Interest/

Average

(dollars in thousands)

Balance

Dividends

Rate

Balance

Dividends

Rate

Assets:

Interest-earning bank balances

$

49,156

$

547

4.51

%

$

27,675

$

14

0.21

%

Investment securities:

Taxable

467,444

3,122

2.67

432,871

1,654

1.53

Nontaxable (1)

303,273

2,462

3.25

314,663

2,491

3.17

Loans (1)

3,287,664

30,407

3.70

3,160,058

27,387

3.47

Total interest-earning assets

4,107,537

36,538

3.56

3,935,267

31,546

3.21

Allowance for credit losses

(31,424)

(29,850)

Net interest-earning assets

4,076,113

3,905,417

Cash and due from banks

31,015

32,482

Premises and equipment, net

31,782

37,882

Other assets

115,173

151,151

$

4,254,083

$

4,126,932

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

Savings, NOW & money market deposits

$

1,677,634

5,775

1.40

$

1,688,054

763

0.18

Time deposits

507,475

3,069

2.45

277,667

945

1.38

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,185,109

8,844

1.64

1,965,721

1,708

0.35

Short-term borrowings

8,811

108

4.97

124,333

441

1.44

Long-term debt

369,867

3,433

3.76

186,322

868

1.89

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,563,787

12,385

1.96

2,276,376

3,017

0.54

Checking deposits

1,281,991

1,416,223

Other liabilities

37,692

24,031

3,883,470

3,716,630

Stockholders' equity

370,613

410,302

$

4,254,083

$

4,126,932

Net interest income (1)

$

24,153

$

28,529

Net interest spread (1)

1.60

%

2.67

%

Net interest margin (1)

2.34

%

2.90

%

(2)

(1) Tax-equivalent basis. Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if the Corporation's investment in tax-exempt loans and investment securities had been made in loans and investment securities subject to federal income taxes yielding the same after-tax income. The tax-equivalent amount of $1.00 of nontaxable income was $1.27 in each period presented, using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effect of changes in volumes and rates on tax-equivalent interest income, interest expense and net interest income. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.

Six Months Ended June 30,

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022 Versus 2021

2023 Versus 2022

Increase (decrease) due to changes in:

Increase (decrease) due to changes in:

Net

Net

(in thousands)

Volume

Rate

Change

Volume

Rate

Change

Interest Income:

Interest-earning bank balances

$

(133)

$

134

$

1

$

20

$

513

$

533

Investment securities:

Taxable

(122)

(152)

(274)

144

1,324

1,468

Nontaxable

(676)

43

(633)

(92)

63

(29)

Loans

3,676

(984)

2,692

1,150

1,870

3,020

Total interest income

2,745

(959)

1,786

1,222

3,770

4,992

Interest Expense:

Savings, NOW & money market deposits

(89)

(607)

(696)

(5)

5,017

5,012

Time deposits

(496)

(1,301)

(1,797)

1,096

1,028

2,124

Short-term borrowings

300

(316)

(16)

(686)

353

(333)

Long-term debt

(321)

(122)

(443)

1,278

1,287

2,565

Total interest expense

(606)

(2,346)

(2,952)

1,683

7,685

9,368

Increase (decrease) in net interest income

$

3,351

$

1,387

$

4,738

Decrease in net interest income

$

(461)

$

(3,915)

$

(4,376)

Net Interest Income

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was $58.8$24.2 million, an increasea decrease of $4.7$4.4 million, or 8.8%15.3%, from the same period of 2021.2022. Net interest income declined as rising market interest rates resulted in the cost of deposits and long-term debt increasing at a faster pace than the yields on interest-earning assets. An increase in interest expense of $9.4 million was only partially offset by a $5.0 million increase in interest income. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 1.96% in the current quarter, an increase of 142 bps when compared to the first quarter of 2022. The yield on interest-earning assets increased 35 bps to 3.56% in the current quarter. Also contributing to the decline in net interest income reflects a favorablewas an unfavorable shift in the mix of funding as an increase in average checkingnoninterest-bearing deposits of $156.6declined $134.2 million or 12.2%, and a decline inwhile average interest-bearing liabilities of $127.4 million, or 5.2%, resulted in average checking deposits comprising a larger portion of total funding. Also contributing to the increase was a decline inincreased $287.4 million. Net interest expense of $1.9 million related to the maturity and termination of the Bank’s interest rate swap and lower rates on nonmaturity and time deposits. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined 22 bps from .76%margin for the first six monthsquarter of 20212023 was 2.34% compared to .54%2.90% for the current six-month period.first quarter of 2022. The Bank expects that net interest margin will remain under pressure throughout 2023 unless the FRB reduces short term rates.

The increaseManagement considers deposit betas to be the cumulative change in net interest income also reflects growth of $212.4 millionthe rates paid on savings, NOW and money market deposits compared to the cumulative change in average loans outstanding to $3.2 billion for the first sixfed funds rate. Historically in a rising rates environment these deposit betas have been approximately 35% over a complete rising rate cycle. For the twelve months of 2022 driven mainly by commercial mortgage originations. The loan portfolio yield declined from 3.55% for the 2021 period to 3.49% forended March 31, 2023 these deposit betas in the current period as most originations through June 30, 2022 were committed beforerising rate cycle are approximately 28%. This could be because we are nearing the recentend of repricing deposits higher. However, our historical tracking of deposit betas does not include a near 500 bp rate increase over twelve months with four consecutive 75 bp moves within the period. As a result, we cannot be confident that our historical betas will hold in this rate cycle. Based on the current pace of deposit rate increases, at yields lower than the overall loan portfolio and average SBA PPP loans declined $141.3 million. PPP income declined $2.9 million to $1.0 million when comparing the six-month periods. The weighted average yield on the PPP portfolio was 14.6% for the current six-month period.deposit betas could easily exceed 40%.

During the secondfirst quarter of 2022,2023, we originated $236$38 million ofin mortgage loans withat a weighted average rate of approximately 3.51% which includes $152 million of commercial mortgages at a weighted average rate of 3.50%6.05%. The mortgageBank’s loan pipeline was $125$96 million with a weighted average rateat the end of 4.40% at June 30, 2022. We currently anticipate newthe quarter. The decline in origination volume and the current loan originationspipeline reflect lower demand for loans in the second half of 2022 will be lower than the first half of 2022.

Netmarketplace and higher interest margin for the first six months of 2022 was 2.93% versus 2.70% for the 2021 period. Significant increases in short term interest rates due to major shifts in monetary policy could present challenges in maintaining or growing net interest income and margin. The direction of net interest income and margin for the remainder of 2022 is also largely dependent on changes in the yield curve and competitive and economic conditions. Customers are starting to seek higher deposit rates. Additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve coupled with significant upward movements in the bond market yields could intensify the pressure on our cost of funds while also offering better yields on securities purchased for our investment portfolio.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income includes BOLI, service charges on deposit accounts, gains or losses on sales of securities, and all other items of income, other than interest, resulting from the business activities of the Corporation.

The increase in noninterestNoninterest income, of $695,000, excluding $606,000 of gainsthe loss on salesthe sale of securities in 2021, is primarily attributable toof $3.5 million, declined $922,000 when comparing the first quarter periods. The decline was comprised of the nonservice cost component of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan and a final transitionfirst quarter of 2022 payment of $477,000 from LPL Financialreceived for the conversion of the Bank’s retail broker and advisory accounts. The increase also includes higher fees from debitRecurring components of noninterest income including BOLI and credit cardsservice charges on deposit accounts had increases of $339,0005.1% and income from BOLI of $320,000. These amounts were8.4%, respectively.

 

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partially offset by a decrease in investment services income of $472,000 as the shift to an outside service provider resulted in a revenue sharing agreement and less assets under management.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense is comprised of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expense and other operating expenses incurred in supporting the various business activities of the Corporation.

NoninterestThe increase in noninterest expense remainedof $802,000 was primarily due to an increase in rent expense relating to the Bank’s new corporate headquarters facility and higher FDIC insurance expense attributable to higher assessment rates. Salaries and benefits expense is largely flat at $32.2 million when comparing the six-monthquarterly periods of 2021 and 2022. Decreases in salaries and benefits expense of $179,000 due to a net reduction in branch locations and staff were partially offset by the hiring of seasoned banking professionals in lending, technology and other areas. Occupancy and equipment expense was stable at $6.3 million as lower rent, depreciation and maintenance and repair costs from the 2021 branch closurescompetitive annual salary increases were largely offset by a decline in incentive and stock-based compensation expense reflecting the costs of new branch locations on the east end of Long Islandlower net income and the relocation to new corporate office space in Melville, N.Y.related performance metrics.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense increased $364,000decreased $2.5 million and the effective tax rate decreaseddeclined from 20.6% to 20.2%9.1% when comparing the six-monthfirst quarter periods. The decreasedecline in the effective tax rate is mainly due to an increase in the purchasepercentage of $20 million of BOLI in December 2021pre-tax income derived from the Bank’s REIT, municipal securities portfolio and the Corporation being in a capital tax position for New York State and NYC purposes.BOLI. The increasedecrease in income tax expense is due to higher pre-tax earnings in the current six-month period as compared to the 2021 period partially offset byreflects the lower effective tax rate.

Results of Operations – Second Quarter 2022 Versus Second Quarter 2021

Net income for the second quarter of 2022 of $12.5 million increased $1.1 million, or 9.6%, from $11.4 million earnedrate and a decline in the same quarter of last year. The increase is mainly due to growth in net interest income of $2.8 million, or 10.3%, for substantially the same reasons discussed above with respect to the six-month periods. Partially offsetting this was an increase in the provision for credit losses of $1.3 million mainly due to strong loan originations in the current quarter. Also offsetting the increase in net interest income was an increase of $600,000 in noninterest expense due to the hiring of seasoned banking professionals, the cost of new branch locations on the east end of Long Island and the relocation of corporate offices.pre-tax income.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts. Our determination of the ACL is a critical accounting estimate because it is based on our subjective evaluation of a variety of factors at a specific point in time and involves difficult and complex judgements about matters that are inherently uncertain. In the event that management’s estimate needs to be adjusted based on additional information that comes to light after the estimate is made or changes in circumstances, such adjustment could result in the need for a significantly different ACL and thereby materially impact, either positively or negatively, the Bank’s results of operations.

The Bank’s Allowance for Credit Losses Committee (“ACL Committee”), which is a management committee chaired by the Chief Credit Officer, meets on a quarterly basis and is responsible for determining the ACL after considering the results of credit reviews performed by the Bank’s independent loan review consultants and the Bank’s credit department. In addition, and in consultation with the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, the ACL Committee is responsible for implementing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures surrounding the calculation of the required allowance. The Loan Committee of the Board reviews and approves the Bank’s Loan Policy at least once each calendar year. The Bank’s ACL is reviewed and ratified by the Loan Committee on a quarterly basis and is subject to periodic examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), whose safety and soundness examination includes a determination as to the adequacy of the allowance to absorb current expected credit losses.

The ACL is a valuation amount that is deducted from the loans’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the Bank’s loan portfolio. The allowance is established through provisions for credit losses charged against income. When available information confirms that specific loans, or portions thereof, are uncollectible, these amounts are charged against the ACL, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

Management estimates the ACL balance using relevant available information, from internal and external sources, relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical loss information from the Bank’s own loan portfolio has been compiled since December 31, 2007 and generally provides a starting point for management’s assessment of expected credit losses. A historical look-back period that begins in 2007 covers an entire economic cycle and impacts the average historical loss rates used to calculate the final ACL. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in underwriting standards, portfolio mix, delinquency level or term as well as for current and potential future changes in economic conditions over a one year to two year forecasting horizon, such as unemployment rates, GDP, vacancy rates or other relevant factors. The immediate reversion method is applied for periods beyond the forecasting horizon. The ACL is an amount that

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management currently believes will be adequate to absorb expected lifetime losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. The process for estimating credit losses and determining the ACL as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates and judgements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

The ACL is measured on a collective (pool) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. Management segregates its loan portfolio into eleventen distinct pools: (1) commercial and industrial; (2) small business credit scored; (3) multifamily; (4) owner-occupied; (5) other commercial real estate; (6) construction and land development; (7) residential mortgage; (8) revolving home equity; (9) consumer; and (10) municipal loans; and (11)loans. An additional pool was used for SBA PPP loans.loans while those loans were outstanding. The vintage method is applied to measure the historical loss component of lifetime credit losses inherent in most of its loan pools. For the revolving home equity and small business credit scored pools, the lifetime PD/LGD method is used to measure historical losses; no historical loss method was applied to the SBA PPP loan pool.losses. Management believes that the methods selected fairly reflect the historical loss component of expected losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio. However, since future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past, on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. In doing so, management considers a variety of Q-factors and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses. The factors include: (1) changes in lending

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policies and procedures; (2) experience, ability and depth of lending staff; (3) trends in the natureaverage loan growth and volume of loans;concentrations; (4) changes in the quality of the loan review function; (5) delinquencies; (6) environmental risks; (7) current and forecasted economic conditions as judged by things such as national and local unemployment levels and GDP; (8) changes in the value of underlying collateral as judged by things such as median home prices and forecasted vacancy rates in the Bank’s service area; and (9) direction and magnitude of changesrisks in the economy.portfolio. The Bank’s ACL allocable to its loan pools results primarily from these Q-factor adjustments to historical loss experience with the largest sensitivity of the ACL and provision arising from loan growth, loan concentrations and concentrations, credit quality andeconomic forecasts of unemployment, GDP vacancies and economic conditions.vacancies. Because of the nature of the Q-factors and the difficulty in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect lifetime losses in the portfolio.

Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. Such disparate risk characteristics may include internal or external credit ratings, risk ratings, collateral type, size of loan, effective interest rate, term, geographic location, industry or historical or expected loss pattern. Estimated losses for loans individually evaluated are based on either the fair value of collateral or the discounted value of expected future cash flows. For all collateral dependent loans evaluated on an individual basis, credit losses are measured based on the fair value of the collateral. In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals or evaluations adjusted for costs to dispose and a distressed sale adjustment, if needed. Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgements. Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows received over the loan’s remaining life. Individually evaluated loans are not included in the estimation of credit losses from the pooled portfolio.

Asset Quality

Information about the Corporation’s risk elements is set forth below. Risk elements include nonaccrual loans, other real estate owned, loans that are contractually past due 30 days or more and modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. These risk elements present more than the normal risk that the Corporation will be unable to eventually collect or realize their full carrying value.

June 30,

December 31,

March 31,

December 31,

(in thousands)

2022

2021

2023

2022

Loans including modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty:

Modified and performing according to their modified terms

$

540

$

554

$

438

$

480

Past due 30 through 89 days

193

460

1,080

750

Past due 90 days or more and still accruing

Nonaccrual

260

1,235

993

2,249

1,518

1,230

Other real estate owned

$

993

$

2,249

$

1,518

$

1,230

The disclosure of other potential problem loans can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.

Allowance and Provision for Credit Losses

The ACL is established through provisions for credit losses charged against income. When available information confirms that specific loans, or portions thereof, are uncollectible, these amounts are charged off against the ACL, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ACL.

The ACL increased $1.0decreased $1.2 million during the first halfthree months of 2022,2023, amounting to $30.9$30.2 million, or .93% of total loans, at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to $29.8$31.4 million, or .96%.95% of total loans, at December 31, 2021.2022. During the first halfthree months of 2023, the Bank had loan chargeoffs of $182,000, recoveries of $15,000 and recorded a credit provision of $1.1 million. During the first three months of 2022, the Bank had loan chargeoffs of

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$168,000, $4,000, recoveries of $43,000$27,000 and recorded a provision of $1.2 million. During the first half of 2021, the Bank had loan chargeoffs of $723,000, recoveries of $263,000 and recorded a$433,000. The credit provision of $1.6 million. The provision in the current period was mainly due to an increaseimprovements in historical loss rates and declines in outstanding mortgage loans, average growth rates and concentrations of credit, partially offset by qualitative adjustments for current conditions and historical loss rates.deteriorating economic conditions. The credit provision in the 20212022 period was mainly due to improvements inportfolio growth, partially offset by economic conditions, asset quality and other portfolio metrics and a decline in outstanding residential mortgage loans, partially offset by net chargeoffs.metrics.

The ACL is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb expected lifetime losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio. As more fully discussed in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” the process for estimating credit losses and determining the ACL as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates and judgements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Other detailed information on the Bank’s loan portfolio and ACL can be found in “Note 4 – Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.

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The amount of future chargeoffs and provisions for credit losses will be affected by economic conditions on Long Island and in the boroughs of NYC. Such conditions could affect the financial strength of the Bank’s borrowers and will affect the value of real estate collateral securing the Bank’s mortgage loans. Loans secured by real estate represent approximately 97% of the Bank’s total loans outstanding at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. The majority of these loans are collateralized by properties located on Long Island and in the boroughs of NYC. While business activity in the New York metropolitan area has improved, inflation and increasing interest rates pose new economic challenges and may result in higher chargeoffs and provisions.

Future provisions and chargeoffs could also be affected by environmental impairment of properties securing the Bank’s mortgage loans. At the present time, management is not aware of any environmental pollution originating on or near properties securing the Bank’s loans that would materially affect the carrying value of such loans.

Cash Flows and Liquidity

Cash Flows. The Corporation’sBank’s primary sources of cash are deposits, maturities and amortization of loans and investment securities, operations and borrowings. The CorporationBank uses cash from these and other sources to fund loan growth, purchase investment securities, repay deposits and borrowings, expand and improve its physical facilities and pay cash dividends to the Corporation. The Corporation uses dividends from the Bank to pay stockholder dividends, repurchase its common stock and for general corporate purposes.

The Corporation’s cash and cash equivalent position at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was $64.1$51.8 million up from $43.7versus $74.2 million at December 31, 2021.2022. The increasedecrease occurred primarily because cash used to repay deposits and borrowings, purchase securities, originate loans and pay cash dividends exceeded cash provided by deposit growth,sales, paydowns or repayments of securities and loans, deposit inflows, proceeds from long-term debt and operations exceeded cash used to repay borrowings, purchase securities, originate loans, repurchase common stock and pay cash dividends.operations.

Securities decreased $45.0$18.8 million during the first sixthree months of 2022,2023, from $734.3$673.4 million at year-end 20212022 to $689.3$654.6 million at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. The decrease is primarily attributable to the sale of $148.9 million of municipal securities and maturities and redemptions of $27.5$9.8 million, and unrealized losses of $65.2 million during the period, partially offset by purchases of $48.5$134.9 million of SBA agency obligations and a decline in the unrealized loss of $5.4 million during the period. The purchase and sale transactions were completed to help reduce the Bank’s liability sensitive position and is expected to increase annual interest income by $2.8 million.

The Bank’s securities portfolio comprised 16% of total assets at March 31, 2023 and had a duration of approximately 3.64 years. Approximately 36% of the portfolio was comprised of floating rate assets, including $134.7 million of SBA agency obligations with a current yield of 5.77% that reprice quarterly based on the prime rate and represent 21% of the investment portfolio and $104.2 million of floating rate corporate bonds with a current yield of approximately 3.84% that reprice quarterly based on the ten year constant maturity swap rate.

Government agency fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, were $260.0 million and comprised 40% of the investment portfolio at March 31, 2023. This portfolio had a current yield of 1.83%. The Bank expects approximately $50 million of cash inflows from the investment securities portfolio in 2023 and will look to reinvest them in higher yielding agency mortgage securities that provide some lock out protection when rates eventually decline. The remaining 24% of the portfolio is invested in tax exempt municipal bonds that currently yield 3.84%.

The $3.3 billion loan portfolio was comprised of $1.9 billion of commercial mortgages, $1.2 billion of residential mortgages and $96.9 million of commercial and industrial loans. Approximately $560 million, or 17%, will reprice by March 31, 2024, of which $300 million is related to the interest rate swap transaction previously discussed and $115 million in loans that reprice on a monthly basis such as revolving home equity and small business lines of credit. We expect approximately $75 million of cash flows from the loan portfolio per quarter. The Bank expects an additional $178 million, or 6%, of the loan portfolio to reprice from approximately 3.97% to 6.62% from March 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025 based on current rates.

During the first sixthree months of 2022,2023, total deposits grew $290.1decreased $65.9 million, or 8.8%1.9%, to $3.6$3.4 billion at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. The increasedecrease was attributable to growthcomprised of a decline in checking deposits of $69.0$132.0 million, partially offset by growth in savings, NOW and money market deposits of $65.0$23.4 million and time deposits of $156.2$42.8 million. The increasedecline in total deposits is mainly attributable to regular deposit flows with no noticeable impact from the disruption that occurred in the banking industry in March of 2023. Noninterest-bearing checking deposits of $1.2 billion represent 35.1% of total deposits. Brokered time deposits remained at the same level as December 31, 2022, totaling $176.2 million, or 5.2%, of total deposits. Brokered time deposits have a weighted average cost of 3.12% and an average maturity of approximately six months, of which $85.0 million, or 48%, will mature in the second quarter of 2023 with an average cost of 2.61%. Reciprocal deposits under the Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) program were $4.5 million at March 31, 2023.

The Bank was dueable to reduce its long-term FHLB advances by $28.5 million, or 6.9%, during the purchasefirst quarter of brokered CDs totaling $165 million.2023, to $382.5 million at March 31, 2023. Maturities of $103.5 million with a weighted average rate of 1.96% were partially offset by new FHLB advances of $75.0 million with a weighted average rate of 4.51%. FHLB advances at March 31, 2023 had a weighted average cost of 4.13% and an average maturity of 1.3 years.

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Liquidity. The Bank has a board committee approved liquidity policy and liquidity contingency plan, which are intended to ensure that the Bank has sufficient liquidity at all times to meet the ongoing needs of its customers in terms of credit and deposit outflows, take advantage of earnings enhancement opportunities and respond to liquidity stress conditions should they arise.

The Bank has both internal and external sources of liquidity that can be used to fund loan growth and accommodate deposit outflows. The Bank’s primary internal sources of liquidity are overnight investments, maturities and monthly payments onfrom its investment securities and loan portfolios, operations and investment securities designated as AFS. At June 30, 2022, the Bank had approximately $192.2 million of unencumbered AFS securities.

The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”)FRB of New York and the FHLB of New York and has a federal fundsan unsecured line of credit with a commercialcorrespondent bank. In addition to customer deposits, the Bank’s primary external sources of liquidity are secured borrowings from the FRB of New York and FHLB of New York. In addition, the Bank can draw funds under its existing line and the Corporation believes it canmay raise funds through its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. However,

The Bank has $1.5 billion in collateralized borrowing lines with the FHLB of New York and the FRB of New York at March 31, 2023. The Bank also has a $20 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank. In addition, we had $143.4 million in cash and unencumbered securities available to be pledged. The $1.7 billion in liquidity substantially exceeds the uninsured and uncollateralized deposit balance of $1.3 billion, which represents 38% of total deposits. The FRB’s Term Funding Program has not been utilized and such borrowings are not currently anticipated.

The Bank’s FRB of New York membership, FHLB of New York membership and unsecured line do not represent legal commitments to extend credit to the Bank. The amount that the Bank can potentially borrow is currently dependent on the amount of unencumbered eligible securities and loans that the Bank can use as collateral and the collateral margins required by the lenders. Based on theThe Bank’s unencumbered securities and loan collateral, a substantial portion of which is in place atborrowing capacity may be adjusted by the FRB of New York andor the FHLB of New York and may take into account factors such as the Bank had a borrowing capacityBank’s tangible common equity ratio, collateral margins required by the lender or other factors. A possible future downgrade of approximately $1.8 billion at June 30, 2022.securities and loans pledged as collateral could also impact the amount of available funding.

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Capital

Stockholders’ equity was $376.5$370.3 million at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 versus $413.8$364.5 million at December 31, 2021.2022. The decreaseincrease was mainly due to net unrealized lossesincome of $45.1$6.5 million and a decrease in the after-tax loss on the Bank’s AFS investment securities of $3.7 million, partially offset by cash dividends declared of $9.2 million and common stock repurchases of $9.8 million, partially offset by net income of $24.6$4.7 million. The net unrealized losses of $45.1 million on the AFS investment securities portfolio were due to an increase in interest rates during the first half of 2022. The fair value of the AFS investment securities portfolio could continue to decline with further increases in interest rates.

The Corporation’s ROA and ROE for the first halfquarter of 2022 was 12.43%2023 were 0.62% and 7.09%, respectively, compared to 11.09%1.19% and 11.94%, respectively, for the same period last year.2022 period. Excluding the after-tax impact of net losses on sales of securities during the current quarter, ROA and ROE would have been 0.85% and 9.73%, respectively. Book value per share was $16.48 at the close of the current period,$16.43, compared to $17.81$16.24 at year-end 2021. The increase in ROE was due to higher net income as well as an increase in accumulated OCI due to a significant increase in2022. Based on the net unrealized loss in the AFS securities portfolio from higher interest rates. The losses in the AFS securities portfolio, which reduced the average balance of stockholders’ equity, accounted for 77 bps of the improvement in the ROE ratio when compared to the prior year period. The unrealized loss also accounted for a $1.89 reduction in bookCorporation’s market value per share at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023 of $13.50, the dividend yield is 6.2%.

The Corporation and the Bank have elected to adopt the community bank leverage ratio (“CBLR”) framework, which requires a leverage ratio of greater than 9.00%. As a qualifying community banking organization, the Corporation and the Bank may opt out of the CBLR framework in any subsequent quarter by completing its regulatory agency reporting using the traditional capital rules. In addition, the Corporation and the Bank exclude accumulated OCI components from Tier 1 and Total regulatory capital, in accordance with the federal banking agencies’ regulatory capital guidelines.

The Corporation’s capital management policy is designed to build and maintain capital levels that exceed regulatory standards and appropriately provide for growth. The Leverage Ratios of the Corporation and the Bank at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 were 9.85%9.94% and 9.84%9.81%, respectively, and satisfy the well capitalized ratio requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The Corporation and the Bank elected the optional five-year transition period provided by the federal banking agencies for recognizing the regulatory capital impact of the implementation of CECL.

The Corporation has a stock repurchase program under which it is authorized to purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or in any other manner that is compliant with applicable securities laws. DuringThe stock repurchase program does not obligate the Corporation to purchase shares and there is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that may be repurchased pursuant to this program, which is subject to market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity and other factors deemed appropriate. Under this program, the Corporation has approval to repurchase another $15 million. No shares were repurchased in the first halfthree months of 2022, the Corporation repurchased 488,897 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $9.8 million. The Corporation can repurchase another $23.1 million under Board approved repurchase programs. We expect to continue common stock repurchases during the remainder of 2022.2023.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Bank invests in interest-earning assets, which are funded by interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, noninterest-bearing deposits and capital. The Bank’s results of operations are subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations generally and having assets and liabilities that have different maturity, repricing and prepayment/withdrawal characteristics. The Bank defines interest rate risk as the risk that the Bank's net interest income and/or economic value of equity (“EVE”) will change when interest rates change. The principal

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objective of the Bank’s asset liability management activities is to optimize current and future net interest income while at the same time maintain acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk and facilitate the funding needs of the Bank.

The Bank monitors and manages interest rate risk through a variety of techniques including traditional gap analysis and the use of interest rate sensitivity models. Both gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling involve a variety of significant estimates and assumptions and are done at a specific point in time. Changes in the estimates and assumptions made in gap analysis and interest rate sensitivity modeling could have a significant impact on projected results and conclusions. Therefore, these techniques may not accurately reflect the actual impact of changes in the interest rate environment on the Bank’s net interest income or EVE.

Through the use of interest rate sensitivity modeling, the Bank projects net interest income over a five-year period assuming a static balance sheet and no changes in interest rates from current levels. Utilization of a static balance sheet ensures that interest rate risk embedded in the Bank’s current balance sheet is not masked by assumed balance sheet growth or contraction. Net interest income is projected over a five-year time period utilizing various interest rate change scenarios, including both ramped and shocked changes as well as changes in the shape of the yield curve. The interest rate scenarios modeled are based on the shape of the current yield curve and the relative level of rates and management’s expectations as to potential future yield curve shapes and rate levels.

The Bank also uses interest rate sensitivity modeling to calculate EVE in the current rate environment assuming shock increases and decreases in interest rates. EVE is the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows from the Bank’s assets and the present value of the expected future cash flows from the Bank’s liabilities. Present values are determined using discount rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions. EVE can capture long-term interest rate risk that would not be captured in a five-year projection of net interest income.

In utilizing interest rate sensitivity modeling to project net interest income and calculate EVE, management makes a variety of estimates and assumptions which include the following: (1) how much and when yields and costs on individual categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities will change in response to projected changes in market interest rates; (2) future cash flows, including

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prepayments of mortgage assets and calls of municipal securities; (3) cash flow reinvestment assumptions; (4) appropriate discount rates to be applied to loan, deposit and borrowing cash flows; and (5) decay or runoff rates for nonmaturity deposits such as checking, savings, NOW and money market accounts. The repricing of loans and borrowings and the reinvestment of loan and security cash flows are generally assumed to be impacted by the full amount of each assumed rate change, while the repricing of nonmaturity deposits is not. For nonmaturity deposits, management makes estimates of how much and when it will need to change the rates paid on the Bank’s various nonmaturity deposit products in response to changes in general market interest rates. These estimates are based on product type, management’s experience with needed deposit rate adjustments in prior interest rate change cycles, the results of a nonmaturity deposit study conducted by an independent consultant and updated on a periodic basis and management’s assessment of competitive conditions in its marketplace.

The information provided in the following table is based on a variety of estimates and assumptions that management believes to be reasonable, the more significant of which are set forth hereinafter. The base case information in the table shows: (1) a calculation of the Corporation’s EVE at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 arrived at by discounting estimated future cash flows at rates that management believes are reflective of current market conditions; and (2) an estimate of net interest income for the year ending June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 assuming a static balance sheet, the adjustment of repricing balances to current rate levels, and the reinvestment at current rate levels of cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities in a mix of assets and liabilities that is intended to substantially reflect the Bank’s strategic plan.a static balance sheet. In addition, in calculating EVE, cash flows for nonmaturity deposits are assumed to have an overall life of 6.26.0 years based on the current mix of such deposits and the most recently updated nonmaturity deposit study.

The rate change information in the following table shows estimates of net interest income for the year ending June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 and calculations of EVE at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 assuming rate changes of plus and minus 100, 200 and 300 bps and minus 100 bps. The rate change scenarios were selected based on the relative level of current interest rates and: (1) are assumed to be shock or immediate changes for both EVE and net interest income; (2) occur uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities; and (3) impact the repricing and reinvestment of all assets and liabilities, except nonmaturity deposits, by the full amount of the rate change. In projecting future net interest income under the indicated rate change scenarios, activity is simulated by assuming that cash flows from maturing assets and liabilities are reinvested in a mix of assets and liabilities that is intended to substantially reflect the Bank’s strategic plan.a static balance sheet. The changes in EVE from the base case have not been tax affected.


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Economic Value of Equity

Net Interest Income for

Economic Value of Equity

Net Interest Income for

at June 30, 2022

Year Ending June 30, 2023

at March 31, 2023

Year Ending March 31, 2024

Percent Change

Percent Change

Percent Change

Percent Change

From

From

From

From

Rate Change Scenario (dollars in thousands)

Amount

Base Case

Amount

Base Case

Rate Change Scenario (dollars in thousands)

Amount

Base Case

Amount

Base Case

+ 300 basis point rate shock

$

666,604

-16.1%

$

107,971

-10.5%

$

489,142

-21.9%

$

82,568

-8.0%

+ 200 basis point rate shock

708,324

-10.8%

112,055

-7.1%

533,718

-14.7%

84,836

-5.5%

+ 100 basis point rate shock

757,853

-4.6%

116,630

-3.3%

585,884

-6.4%

87,473

-2.6%

Base case (no rate change)

794,313

120,587

626,031

89,762

- 100 basis point rate shock

783,396

-1.4%

118,178

-2.0%

664,329

6.1%

91,379

1.8%

- 200 basis point rate shock

673,378

7.6%

91,051

1.4%

- 300 basis point rate shock

667,281

6.6%

90,260

0.6%

As shown in the preceding table, assuming a static balance sheet, an immediate increase in interest rates of 100, 200 or 300 bps could negatively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the year ended June 30, 2023March 31, 2024 because the Bank might need to increase the rates paid on its nonmaturity deposits to remain competitive and any long-term borrowings that mature would reprice at a higher interest rate. In addition, the Bank’s securities portfolio, excluding corporate bonds and SBA agency obligations, and a significantlarge portion of its loan portfolio doesdo not immediately reprice with changes in market rates. An immediate decrease in interest rates of 100, 200 or 300 bps could also negativelypositively impact the Bank’s net interest income for the same time period due tobecause the inabilityBank would immediately pay less for overnight borrowings and be able to reduce deposit rates while the downward repricing of its assets would lag. The positive impact on net interest income of an immediate decrease in interest rates on deposit accounts below zero.is somewhat constrained because the decrease is assumed to occur uniformly across the inverted yield curve. Changes in management’s estimates as to the rates that will need to be paid on nonmaturity deposits could have a significantmaterial impact on the net interest income amounts shown for each scenario in the table.

The negative impact of rising interest rates on net interest income for the year ended March 31, 2024 could be more significant than the amounts shown in the table because (1) deposit betas in the current rising rate cycle could be higher than historical deposit betas, (2) additional upward deposit repricing may occur based on the fed funds rate increases that have occurred to date, and (3) non-interest bearing checking deposits could continue to migrate into interest-bearing accounts. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated into it by reference contain or may contain various forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements of goals; intentions and expectations; estimates of risks and of future costs and benefits; assessments of expected future credit losses; assessments of market risk; and statements of the ability to achieve financial and other goals. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “would,” “should,” “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project” and other similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not assume any duty and do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. Because forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ,

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possibly materially, from those that we anticipated in our forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; the effects of the recent turmoil in the banking industry (including the failure of three financial institutions); conditions in the securities markets; fluctuations in the trading price of our common stock; changes in interest rates and the rate of inflation; changes in the shape of the yield curve; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit and loan products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; our ability to retain key members of management; changes in legislation, regulation, and policies; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties. We provide greater detail regarding some of these factors in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, in Part I under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” Our forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those that we may discuss elsewhere in other documents we file with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Corporation’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, they have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the secondfirst quarter of 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, the Corporation is involved in various legal actions and claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, these legal actions and claims are not expected to have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

ThereOur stock price may be negatively impacted by unrelated bank failures and negative depositor confidence in depository institutions.  Further, if we are unable to adequately manage our liquidity, deposits, capital levels and interest rate risk, which have been nocome under greater scrutiny in light of recent bank failures, it may have a material changesadverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

On March 9, 2023, Silvergate Bank, La Jolla, California, announced its decision to voluntarily liquidate its assets and wind down operations. On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”), on March 12, 2023, Signature Bank, New York, New York, was closed by the New York State Department of Financial Services, and on May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed by the DFPI, and in each case the FDIC was appointed receiver for the failed institution. These banks had elevated levels of uninsured deposits, which may be less likely to remain at the bank over time and less stable as a source of funding than insured deposits. These failures have led to volatility and declines in the market for bank stocks and questions about depositor confidence in depository institutions. 

These events have led to a greater focus by institutions, investors and regulators on the on-balance sheet liquidity of and funding sources for financial institutions, the composition of its deposits, including the amount of uninsured deposits, the amount of accumulated other comprehensive loss, capital levels and interest rate risk management. If we are unable to adequately manage our liquidity, deposits, capital levels and interest rate risk, it may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our funding sources may prove insufficient to replace deposits at maturity and support our future growth. A lack of liquidity could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and result in regulatory limits being placed on the Corporation.

We must maintain sufficient funds to respond to the risk factors disclosedneeds of depositors and borrowers. Deposits have traditionally been our primary source of funds for use in Item 1A. Risk Factors,lending and investment activities. We also receive funds from loan repayments, investment maturities and income on other interest-earning assets. While we emphasize the generation of low-cost core deposits as a source of funding, there is strong competition for such deposits in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.our market area. Additionally, deposit balances can decrease if customers perceive alternative investments as providing a better risk/return tradeoff. Accordingly, as part of our liquidity management, we must use a number of funding sources in addition to deposits and repayments and maturities of loans and investments, including FHLB advances, federal funds purchased and brokered certificates of deposit. Adverse operating results or changes in industry conditions could lead to difficulty or an inability to access these additional funding sources.

Our financial flexibility will be severely constrained if we are unable to maintain our access to funding or if adequate financing is not available to accommodate future growth at acceptable interest rates. Further, if we are required to rely more heavily on more expensive funding sources to support liquidity and future growth, our revenues may not increase proportionately to cover our increased costs. In this case, our operating margins and profitability would be adversely affected. Alternatively, we may need to sell a portion of our investment and/or loan portfolio to raise funds, which, depending upon market conditions, could result in us realizing a loss on the sale of such assets. As of March 31, 2023, we had a net unrealized loss of $75.6 million on our AFS investment securities portfolio as a

 

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result of the rising interest rate environment. Our investment securities totaled $654.6 million, or 15.6% of total assets, at March 31, 2023.

Any decline in available funding could adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, pay our expenses, or fulfill obligations such as repaying our borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of operations.

A lack of liquidity could also attract increased regulatory scrutiny and potential restraints imposed on us by regulators. Depending on the capitalization status and regulatory treatment of depository institutions, including whether an institution is subject to a supervisory prompt corrective action directive, certain additional regulatory restrictions and prohibitions may apply, including restrictions on growth, restrictions on interest rates paid on deposits, restrictions or prohibitions on payment of dividends and restrictions on the acceptance of brokered deposits.

The Failure to Address the Federal Debt Ceiling in a Timely Manner, Downgrades of the U.S. Credit Rating and Uncertain Credit and Financial Market Conditions May Affect the Stability of Securities Issued or Guaranteed by the Federal Government, which May Affect the Valuation or Liquidity of our Investment Securities Portfolio and Increase Future Borrowing Costs.

As a result of uncertain political, credit and financial market conditions, including the potential consequences of the federal government defaulting on its obligations for a period of time due to federal debt ceiling limitations or other unresolved political issues, investments in financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the federal government pose credit default and liquidity risks. Given that future deterioration in the U.S. credit and financial markets is a possibility, no assurance can be made that losses or significant deterioration in the fair value of our U.S. government issued or guaranteed investments will not occur. At March 31, 2023, we had approximately $394.7 million of U.S. government and U.S. government-sponsored agency securities. Downgrades to the U.S. credit rating could affect the stability of securities issued or guaranteed by the federal government and the valuation or liquidity of our portfolio of such investment securities, and could result in our counterparties requiring additional collateral for our borrowings. Further, unless and until U.S. political, credit and financial market conditions have been sufficiently resolved or stabilized, it may increase our future borrowing costs.

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

(c) Stock Repurchases. The Corporation has a stock repurchase program under which it is authorized to purchase shares of its common stock from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or in any other manner that is compliant with applicable securities laws. The details of the Corporation’s purchases under the stockCorporation did not repurchase programany shares in the secondfirst quarter of 2022 are set forth in the table that follows.2023.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Total Number of Shares

Maximum Dollar Value of

Total Number

Average

Purchased as Part of

Shares that May Yet

of Shares

Price Paid

Publicly Announced

be Purchased Under

Period

Purchased

Per Share

Plans or Programs

the Plans or Programs (1)

April 2022

$28,353,157

May 2022

182,900

$18.274

182,900

$25,010,803

June 2022

103,111

$18.875

103,111

$23,064,539

Total

286,011

$18.491

286,011

(1) The Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a new $30 million common stock repurchase program which was announced on January 31, 2022. The Corporation’s stock repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

See Index of Exhibits that follows.


 

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit 

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and U.S.C. Section 1350

101

The following materials from the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 or l5(d) 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.

THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated: AugustMay 4, 20222023

By /s/ CHRISTOPHER BECKER

 

 

Christopher Becker, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

 

 

By /s/ JAY P. MCCONIE

 

 

Jay P. McConie, Executive Vice President, Chief

 

 

Financial Officer & Treasurer

 

 

(principal financial officer)

 

 

 

 

 

By /s/ WILLIAM APRIGLIANO

 

 

William Aprigliano, First Senior Vice President &

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

(principal accounting officer)

 

 

 

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