Item 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and a registered bank holding company. It wholly-owns Macatawa Bank. Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the FDIC. The Bank operates twenty-six branch offices and a lending and operational service facility, providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. The Company previously owned all of the common stock of Macatawa Statutory Trust II, a grantor trust that issued trust preferred securities and was not consolidated with the Company under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. On July 7, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the $20.0 million of outstanding trust preferred securities and $619,000 of common securities associated with this trust. For further information regarding consolidation, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
At September 30, 2021, we had total assets of $2.90 billion, total loans of $1.14 billion, total deposits of $2.55 billion and shareholders' equity of $252.2 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized net income of $7.2 million compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized net income of $22.8 million compared to $21.2 million for the same period in 2020. The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under regulatory capital standards at September 30, 2021.
We paid a dividend of $0.08 per share in each quarter in 2020 and in the first three quarters of 2021.
On March 22, 2020, the federal banking agencies issued an “Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus.” The guidance explained that in consultation with the FASB staff the federal banking agencies concluded that short-term modifications (e.g. six months) made on a good faith basis to borrowers who were current as of the implementation date of a modification are not Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. Section 4013 of the CARES Act also addressed COVID-19 related modifications and specified that COVID-19 related modifications on loans that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs. On December 27, 2020, another COVID-19 relief bill was signed that extended this guidance until the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date on which the national emergency declared as a result of COVID-19 is terminated. Through September 30, 2021, the Bank had applied this guidance and modified 726 individual loans with aggregate principal balances totaling $337.2 million. As of September 30, 2021, all of these modifications had expired and the loans returned to their contractual payment terms.
The CARES Act, as amended, included an allocation of $659 billion for loans to be issued by financial institutions through the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). PPP loans are forgivable, in whole or in part, if the proceeds are used for payroll and other permitted purposes in accordance with the requirements of the PPP. These loans carry a fixed rate of 1.00% and a term of two years (loans made before June 5, 2020) or five years (loans made on or after June 5, 2020), if not forgiven, in whole or in part. Payments are deferred until either the date on which the SBA remits the amount of forgiveness proceeds to the lender or the date that is 10 months after the last day of the covered period if the borrower does not apply for forgiveness within that 10 month period. Through December 31, 2020, the Bank had originated 1,738 PPP loans totaling $346.7 million in principal, with an average loan size of $200,000. Fees totaling $10.0 million were generated from the SBA for these loans in the year ended December 31, 2020. These fees are deferred and amortized into interest income over the contractual period of 24 months or 60 months, as applicable. Upon SBA forgiveness, unamortized fees are then recognized into interest income. Participation in the PPP had a significant impact on the Bank’s asset mix and net interest income in 2020 and will continue to impact both asset mix and net interest income until these loans are forgiven or paid off. The initial PPP expired on August 8, 2020. Through December 31, 2020, 765 PPP loans totaling $113.5 million had been forgiven by the SBA and a total of $5.4 million in PPP fees had been recognized by the Bank.
On December 27, 2020, another COVID-19 relief bill was signed that extended and modified several provisions of the PPP. This included an additional allocation of $284 billion. The SBA reactivated the PPP on January 11, 2021. The Bank originated additional loans through the PPP, which expired on May 31, 2021. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Bank had generated and received SBA approval on 1,000 PPP loans totaling $128.1 million and generated $5.6 million in related deferred PPP fees. In the nine months ended September 30, 2021, 1,742 PPP loans totaling $279.9 million had been forgiven by the SBA and a total of $7.1 million in PPP fees had been recognized by the Bank including fees recognized upon forgiveness and continuing amortization of fees from the 2020 and 2021 PPP originations.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Summary: Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $7.2 million, compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2020. Net income per share on a diluted basis for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $0.21 compared to $0.21 for the same period in 2020. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $22.8 million, compared to $21.2 million for the same period in 2020. Net income per share on a diluted basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $0.67 compared to $0.62 for the same period in 2020.
The increase in earnings in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 was due primarily to lower provision for loan losses more than offsetting the impact of lower levels of net interest income. Net interest income decreased to $14.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $14.7 million in the same period in 2020. Net interest income decreased to $43.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $45.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These decreases in net interest income were primarily attributable to the decreases in volumes of interest-earning assets and, to a lesser extent, decreases in short-term interest rates instituted by the Federal Reserve in March 2020.
The provision for loan losses was a benefit of $550,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to an expense of $500,000 for the same period in 2020. The provision for loan losses was a benefit of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to an expense of $2.2 million for the same period in 2020. We were in a net loan recovery position for the three months ended September 30, 2021, with $276,000 in net loan recoveries, compared to $203,000 in net loan recoveries in the same period in 2020. We were also in a net loan recovery position for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, with $424,000 in net loan recoveries compared to $2.8 million in net loan charge-offs in the same period in 2020. The nine month period ended September 30, 2020 was impacted by a $4.1 million charge-off taken in June 2020 related to a single loan relationship with a movie theater business where the underlying assets were sold through bankruptcy proceedings. The provision for loan losses in the 2020 periods was also impacted by increases to qualitative environmental factors to address increased risk of loss attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Net Interest Income: Net interest income totaled $14.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $14.7 million for the same period in 2020. Net interest income decreased to $43.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $45.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2021 decreased $378,000 compared to the same period in 2020. Of this decrease, $2.5 million was from changes in the volume of average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $2.1 million increase from changes in rates earned or paid. The largest changes occurred in interest income on commercial loans (excluding PPP loans) and in PPP loans which fluctuated significantly in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The net change in interest income for commercial loans (excluding PPP loans) was $1.4 million with a decrease of $639,000 due to rate and a decrease of $786,000 due to portfolio contraction. PPP loans contributed an additional $1.0 million in net interest income in the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to higher PPP fee recognition tied to loan principal forgiveness. Additionally, residential mortgage loan interest income decreased by $565,000 in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Of the $565,000 decrease in interest income on residential mortgage loans, $448,000 was due to a decrease in average balances resulting from a high volume of originations of refinanced loans which are sold versus retained in portfolio. Rate reductions in the deposit portfolio served to partially offset the net negative effects of the changes noted above in interest income.
Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 decreased $1.8 million compared to the same period in 2020. Of this decrease, $4.0 million was from changes in the volume of average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $2.2 million increase due to changes in rates earned or paid. The largest changes occurred in interest income on commercial loans (excluding PPP loans) and in PPP loans which fluctuated significantly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The net change for commercial loans (excluding PPP loans) was a $6.3 million decrease with a decrease in interest income of $2.5 million due to rate and a decrease in interest income of $3.8 million due to portfolio contraction. PPP loans contributed an additional $5.0 million in net interest income in the first nine months of 2021 due to slightly higher average balances and significantly higher levels of PPP fee recognition upon forgiveness. Of the $1.7 million decrease in interest income on residential mortgage loans, $1.4 million was due to a decrease in average balances resulting from a high volume of originations of refinanced loans which are sold versus retained in portfolio and $326,000 was due to lower loan rates. Rate reductions in the deposit portfolio served to partially offset the net negative effects of the changes noted above in interest income.
As we are in an asset-sensitive position, reductions in market interest rates have a negative impact on margin as our interest earning assets reprice faster than its interest-bearing liabilities. Much of our asset-sensitivity is due to commercial and consumer loans that have variable interest rates. For both loan types we established floor rates several years ago. These floors provide protection to net interest income when short-term interest rates decline.
The cost of funds decreased to 0.13% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to 0.29% in the third quarter of 2020. For the first nine months of 2021, the cost of funds decreased to 0.16% compared to 0.44% for the same period in 2020. Decreases in the rates paid on our interest-bearing checking, savings and money market accounts in response to the federal funds rate decreases over the past year caused the decrease in our cost of funds.
The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):
| | For the three months ended September 30, | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
| | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | | | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable securities | | $ | 200,981 | | | $ | 786 | | | | 1.56 | % | | $ | 179,887 | | | $ | 867 | | | | 1.92 | % |
Tax-exempt securities (1) | | | 172,372 | | | | 777 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 137,351 | | | | 861 | | | | 3.23 | |
Commercial loans (2) | | | 873,248 | | | | 8,055 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 955,695 | | | | 9,480 | | | | 3.88 | |
PPP loans (3) | | | 133,413 | | | | 3,104 | | | | 9.10 | | | | 346,073 | | | | 2,067 | | | | 2.34 | |
Residential mortgage loans | | | 123,574 | | | | 1,039 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 175,978 | | | | 1,604 | | | | 3.64 | |
Consumer loans | | | 54,591 | | | | 563 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 67,549 | | | | 703 | | | | 4.14 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 11,558 | | | | 44 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 11,558 | | | | 100 | | | | 3.41 | |
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 1,234,420 | | | | 474 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 541,981 | | | | 140 | | | | 0.10 | |
Total interest earning assets (1) | | | 2,804,157 | | | | 14,842 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2,416,072 | | | | 15,822 | | | | 2.62 | |
Noninterest earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | | 39,725 | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,737 | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | 104,782 | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,389 | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,948,664 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,554,198 | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing demand | | $ | 723,516 | | | $ | 49 | | | | 0.03 | % | | $ | 587,356 | | | $ | 78 | | | | 0.05 | % |
Savings and money market accounts | | | 817,307 | | | | 60 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 743,612 | | | | 121 | | | | 0.07 | |
Time deposits | | | 99,312 | | | | 100 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 128,551 | | | | 422 | | | | 1.31 | |
Borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other borrowed funds | | | 79,565 | | | | 325 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 72,057 | | | | 364 | | | | 1.97 | |
Long-term debt | | | 1,345 | | | | 12 | | | | 3.42 | | | | 20,619 | | | | 163 | | | | 3.10 | |
Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 1,721,045 | | | | 546 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1,552,195 | | | | 1,148 | | | | 0.29 | |
Noninterest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Noninterest bearing demand accounts | | | 964,908 | | | | | | | | | | | | 755,990 | | | | | | | | | |
Other noninterest bearing liabilities | | | 12,717 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,311 | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders' equity | | | 249,994 | | | | | | | | | | | | 231,702 | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 2,948,664 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,554,198 | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income | | | | | | $ | 14,296 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,674 | | | | | |
Net interest spread (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 1.99 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.33 | % |
Net interest margin (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 2.04 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.43 | % |
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities | | | 162.93 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 155.66 | % | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using an assumed tax rate of 21% at September 30, 2021 and 2020. |
(2) | Includes loan fees of $103,000 and $152,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $426,000 and $196,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Excludes PPP loans. |
(3) | Includes loan fees of $2.8 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):
| | For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
| | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | | | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable securities | | $ | 195,867 | | | $ | 2,365 | | | | 1.61 | % | | $ | 184,809 | | | $ | 2,882 | | | | 2.08 | % |
Tax-exempt securities (1) | | | 145,571 | | | | 2,295 | | | | 2.71 | | | | 132,471 | | | | 2,607 | | | | 3.38 | |
Commercial loans (2) | | | 906,493 | | | | 25,590 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 1,035,247 | | | | 31,882 | | | | 4.06 | |
PPP loans (3) | | | 206,941 | | | | 8,690 | | | | 5.54 | | | | 203,875 | | | | 3,682 | | | | 2.38 | |
Residential mortgage loans | | | 136,435 | | | | 3,526 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 190,782 | | | | 5,275 | | | | 3.69 | |
Consumer loans | | | 56,373 | | | | 1,724 | | | | 4.09 | | | | 71,732 | | | | 2,354 | | | | 4.38 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 11,558 | | | | 162 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 11,558 | | | | 339 | | | | 3.86 | |
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 1,012,179 | | | | 948 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 346,900 | | | | 802 | | | | 0.30 | |
Total interest earning assets (1) | | | 2,671,417 | | | | 45,300 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 2,177,374 | | | | 49,823 | | | | 3.07 | |
Noninterest earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | | 35,084 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30,572 | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | 102,849 | | | | | | | | | | | | 96,605 | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,809,350 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,304,551 | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing demand | | $ | 670,029 | | | $ | 122 | | | | 0.02 | % | | $ | 510,181 | | | $ | 356 | | | | 0.09 | % |
Savings and money market accounts | | | 811,381 | | | | 183 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 698,097 | | | | 1,050 | | | | 0.20 | |
Time deposits | | | 103,271 | | | | 428 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 141,762 | | | | 1,712 | | | | 1.62 | |
Borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other borrowed funds | | | 70,623 | | | | 1,005 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 68,610 | | | | 1,069 | | | | 2.06 | |
Long-term debt | | | 14,123 | | | | 319 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 20,619 | | | | 612 | | | | 3.90 | |
Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 1,669,427 | | | | 2,057 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 1,439,269 | | | | 4,799 | | | | 0.44 | |
Noninterest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Noninterest bearing demand accounts | | | 881,177 | | | | | | | | | | | | 625,759 | | | | | | | | | |
Other noninterest bearing liabilities | | | 13,535 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13,327 | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders' equity | | | 245,211 | | | | | | | | | | | | 226,196 | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 2,809,350 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,304,551 | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income | | | | | | $ | 43,243 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 45,024 | | | | | |
Net interest spread (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 2.12 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.63 | % |
Net interest margin (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 2.18 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.77 | % |
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities | | | 160.02 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 151.28 | % | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using an assumed tax rate of 21% at September 30, 2021 and 2020. |
(2) | Includes loan fees of $628,000 and $612,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $472,000 and $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Excludes PPP loans. |
(3) | Includes loan fees of $7.1 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in net interest income due to changes in volume and rate (dollars in thousands):
| | For the three months ended September 30, 2021 vs 2020 Increase (Decrease) Due to | | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 vs 2020 Increase (Decrease) Due to | |
| | Volume | | | Rate | | | Total | | | Volume | | | Rate | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable securities | | $ | 94 | | | $ | (175 | ) | | $ | (81 | ) | | $ | 164 | | | $ | (681 | ) | | $ | (517 | ) |
Tax-exempt securities | | | 255 | | | | (339 | ) | | | (84 | ) | | | 338 | | | | (650 | ) | | | (312 | ) |
Commercial loans, excluding PPP loans | | | (786 | ) | | | (639 | ) | | | (1,425 | ) | | | (3,767 | ) | | | (2,525 | ) | | | (6,292 | ) |
PPP loans | | | (1,868 | ) | | | 2,905 | | | | 1,037 | | | | 56 | | | | 4,952 | | | | 5,008 | |
Residential mortgage loans | | | (448 | ) | | | (117 | ) | | | (565 | ) | | | (1,423 | ) | | | (326 | ) | | | (1,749 | ) |
Consumer loans | | | (134 | ) | | | (6 | ) | | | (140 | ) | | | (484 | ) | | | (146 | ) | | | (630 | ) |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | — | | | | (56 | ) | | | (56 | ) | | | — | | | | (177 | ) | | | (177 | ) |
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 240 | | | | 94 | | | | 334 | | | | 828 | | | | (682 | ) | | | 146 | |
Total interest income | | | (2,647 | ) | | | 1,667 | | | | (980 | ) | | | (4,288 | ) | | | (235 | ) | | | (4,523 | ) |
Interest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing demand | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (44 | ) | | $ | (29 | ) | | $ | 87 | | | $ | (321 | ) | | | (234 | ) |
Savings and money market accounts | | | 11 | | | | (72 | ) | | | (61 | ) | | | 147 | | | | (1,014 | ) | | | (867 | ) |
Time deposits | | | (80 | ) | | | (242 | ) | | | (322 | ) | | | (376 | ) | | | (908 | ) | | | (1,284 | ) |
Other borrowed funds | | | 34 | | | | (73 | ) | | | (39 | ) | | | 30 | | | | (94 | ) | | | (64 | ) |
Long-term debt | | | (166 | ) | | | 15 | | | | (151 | ) | | | (167 | ) | | | (126 | ) | | | (293 | ) |
Total interest expense | | | (186 | ) | | | (416 | ) | | | (602 | ) | | | (279 | ) | | | (2,463 | ) | | | (2,742 | ) |
Net interest income | | $ | (2,461 | ) | | $ | 2,083 | | | $ | (378 | ) | | $ | (4,009 | ) | | $ | 2,228 | | | $ | (1,781 | ) |
Provision for Loan Losses: The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was a benefit of $550,000 compared to an expense of $500,000 for the same period in 2020. The provision for loan losses for the first nine months of 2021 was a benefit of $1.3 million compared to an expense of $2.2 million for the same period in 2020. The provisions for loan losses for the 2020 periods were impacted by additional qualitative adjustments made to provide for estimated losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a $4.1 million charge-off taken in June 2020 related to a single loan relationship with a movie theater business for which the underlying assets were sold through bankruptcy proceedings, some of which was specifically reserved for previously. No other loans of this industry type remain in our portfolio. This was partially offset by continued strong asset quality metrics and loan portfolio contraction. When excluding PPP loans, which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, total loans decreased by $9.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. This was a partial factor in determining the provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2021. Net loan recoveries were $276,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to net loan recoveries of $203,000 in the same period in 2020.
Gross loan recoveries were $298,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $227,000 for the same period in 2020. In the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had $22,000 in gross loan charge-offs, compared to $24,000 in the same period in 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we experienced gross loan recoveries of $526,000 compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2020. Gross charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $102,000 compared to $4.2 million for the same period in 2020.
The amounts of loan loss provision in both the most recent quarter and comparable prior year period were the result of establishing our allowance for loan losses at levels believed necessary based upon our methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance. More information about our allowance for loan losses and our methodology for establishing its level may be found under the heading "Allowance for Loan Losses" below.
Noninterest Income: Noninterest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 was $5.6 million and $18.3 million compared to $6.1 million and $16.9 million for the same periods in 2020, respectively. The components of noninterest income are shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts | | $ | 1,183 | | | $ | 987 | | | $ | 3,240 | | | $ | 2,957 | |
Net gains on mortgage loans | | | 851 | | | | 1,546 | | | | 4,177 | | | | 4,045 | |
Trust fees | | | 1,079 | | | | 921 | | | | 3,217 | | | | 2,801 | |
ATM and debit card fees | | | 1,676 | | | | 1,542 | | | | 4,844 | | | | 4,199 | |
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income | | | 260 | | | | 215 | | | | 787 | | | | 688 | |
Investment services fees | | | 330 | | | | 328 | | | | 1,146 | | | | 980 | |
Other income | | | 263 | | | | 553 | | | | 938 | | | | 1,234 | |
Total noninterest income | | $ | 5,642 | | | $ | 6,092 | | | $ | 18,349 | | | $ | 16,904 | |
Net gains on mortgage loans were down $695,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and were up $132,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 as a result of changes in the volume of loans originated for sale. In the past two years volumes have been high due to a lower interest rate environment, spurring more refinancing of fixed rate loans which we sell into the secondary market. Mortgage loans originated for sale in the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $21.3 million, compared to $40.8 million in the same period in 2020. For the first nine months of 2021, mortgages originated for sale were $107.8 million, compared to $120.2 million for the same period in 2020.
Trust fees were up $158,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and were up $416,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The increase for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was largely due to the 2020 periods reflecting lower market valuations of trust assets resulting from the COVID-19 shutdown of the economy. ATM and debit card fees were also up in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, due to reduced volume of usage by our customers during the COVID-19 shutdown of the economy in the 2020 periods. These volumes and resulting income have returned to more normal levels in the 2021 periods. Service charges on deposit accounts increased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same periods in 2020 as customers returned to more normal behaviors in 2021 after having curtailed spending in 2020 due to uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, customers’ account balances in 2020 were bolstered by economic impact payments, thereby resulting in fewer overdrafts.
Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense increased by $17,000 to $11.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. Noninterest expense increased by $994,000 to $34.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $33.8 million for the same period in 2020. The components of noninterest expense are shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Salaries and benefits | | $ | 6,278 | | | $ | 6,480 | | | $ | 19,192 | | | $ | 18,937 | |
Occupancy of premises | | | 992 | | | | 1,026 | | | | 3,023 | | | | 2,984 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 1,014 | | | | 967 | | | | 2,929 | | | | 2,704 | |
Legal and professional | | | 272 | | | | 260 | | | | 768 | | | | 798 | |
Marketing and promotion | | | 175 | | | | 239 | | | | 525 | | | | 716 | |
Data processing | | | 839 | | | | 761 | | | | 2,602 | | | | 2,309 | |
FDIC assessment | | | 204 | | | | 131 | | | | 532 | | | | 207 | |
Interchange and other card expense | | | 391 | | | | 367 | | | | 1,137 | | | | 1,041 | |
Bond and D&O insurance | | | 112 | | | | 104 | | | | 334 | | | | 313 | |
Outside services | | | 510 | | | | 491 | | | | 1,434 | | | | 1,322 | |
Other noninterest expense | | | 763 | | | | 707 | | | | 2,277 | | | | 2,428 | |
Total noninterest expense | | $ | 11,550 | | | $ | 11,533 | | | $ | 34,753 | | | $ | 33,759 | |
Most categories of noninterest expense were relatively unchanged compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to our ongoing efforts to manage expenses and scale our operations. Our largest component of noninterest expense, salaries and benefits, decreased by $202,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 from same period in 2020. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in variable-based compensation due to lower mortgage origination volume and a reduction in 401k matching contributions. Salaries and benefits increased by $255,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 due primarily to a higher level of stock-based compensation and variable-based compensation tied to brokerage services. The table below identifies the primary components of salaries and benefits (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Salaries and other compensation | | $
| 5,708 | | | $
| 5,678 | | | $
| 17,174 | | | $
| 16,919 | |
Salary deferral from commercial loan originations | | | (204 | ) | | | (229 | ) | | | (825 | ) | | | (899 | ) |
Bonus accrual | | | 289 | | | | 296 | | | | 688 | | | | 619 | |
Mortgage production - variable comp | | | 187 | | | | 316 | | | | 903 | | | | 834 | |
401k matching contributions | | | 98 | | | | 194 | | | | 327 | | | | 464 | |
Medical insurance costs | | | 200 | | | | 225 | | | | 925 | | | | 1,000 | |
Total salaries and benefits | | $ | 6,278 | | | $ | 6,480 | | | $ | 19,192 | | | $ | 18,937 | |
Occupancy expenses were down $34,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and were up $39,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 due to fluctuations in maintenance costs incurred. Furniture and equipment expenses were up $47,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and were up $225,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 due to costs associated with equipment and service contracts primarily to improve information security.
Our FDIC assessment costs increased by $73,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 due to the significant increase in deposit balances between these periods. In January 2019, the FDIC notified us that the Bank would receive an assessment credit of approximately $438,000 to offset future assessment as the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund had exceeded its target ratio of 1.35%. Assessment credits totaling $172,000 were applied in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, contributing to the increase in FDIC assessment costs of $325,000 in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Data processing costs were up $78,000 and $293,000 in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020 due to higher usage of electronic banking services and debit cards by our customers.
Outside services were up $19,000 and $112,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020 due to certain increased vendor costs including a periodic business process review of our customer onboarding process.
Federal Income Tax Expense: We recorded $1.7 million and $5.3 million in federal income tax expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1.6 million and $4.8 million for the same periods in 2020. Our effective tax rates for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 were 19.42% and 18.98%, respectively, compared to 18.47% and 18.48% for the same periods in 2020.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Total assets were $2.90 billion at September 30, 2021, an increase of $259.5 million from December 31, 2020. This change reflected increases of $486.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, $4.6 million in debt securities available for sale, $58.1 million in debt securities held to maturity, and $10.3 in bank-owned life insurance, partially offset by a decrease of $292.7 million in our loan portfolio including PPP loans. Total deposits increased by $254.6 million at September 30, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020. FHLB advances increased by $15 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021, while long term debt decreased by $20.6 million with the redemption of the remaining trust preferred securities on July 7, 2021.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Our cash and cash equivalents, which include federal funds sold and short-term investments, were $1.27 billion at September 30, 2021 compared to $783.7 million at December 31, 2020. The increase in these balances primarily related to an increase in our total deposits combined with a decrease in our loan portfolio.
Securities: Debt securities available for sale were $241.5 million at September 30, 2021 compared to $236.8 million at December 31, 2020. The balance at September 30, 2021 primarily consisted of U.S. agency securities, agency mortgage backed securities and various municipal investments. Our held to maturity portfolio was $137.6 million at September 30, 2021 compared to $79.5 million at December 31, 2020. Our held to maturity portfolio is comprised of state, municipal and privately placed commercial bonds.
Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality: Total portfolio loans decreased by $292.7 million in the first nine months of 2021 and were $1.14 billion at September 30, 2021 compared to $1.43 billion at December 31, 2020. During the first nine months of 2021, our commercial portfolio decreased by $256.0 million. We originated a total of 1,000 PPP loans totaling $128.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and received forgiveness proceeds in the amount of $279.9 million from the SBA in the same time period. As a result, PPP loans decreased by $151.5 million during the first nine months of 2021. Excluding the PPP loans, our commercial loans decreased by $104.5 million in the first nine months of 2021 as customers substituted PPP loans for drawing on their lines of credit. Our consumer portfolio decreased by $6.3 million and our residential mortgage portfolio decreased by $30.4 million in the first nine months of 2021.
Mortgage loans originated for portfolio are typically adjustable rate loans as well as fixed rate loans that conform to secondary market requirements and have a term of fifteen years or less. Mortgage loans originated for portfolio in the first nine months of 2021 increased $1.1 million compared to the same period in 2020, from $29.3 million in the first nine months of 2020 to $30.4 million in the same period in 2021. However, this increase in volume was not enough to offset paydowns on mortgage portfolio loans.
The volume of residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the first nine months of 2021 decreased $12.3 million compared to the same period in 2020. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale were $107.8 million in the first nine months of 2021 compared to $120.2 million in the first nine months of 2020.
The following table shows our loan origination activity for loans to be held in portfolio during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, broken out by loan type and also shows average originated loan size (dollars in thousands):
| | Nine months ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine months ended September 30, 2020 | |
| | Portfolio Originations | | | Percent of Total Originations | | | Average Loan Size | | | Portfolio Originations | | | Percent of Total Originations | | | Average Loan Size | |
Commercial real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential developed | | $ | 6,369 | | | | 1.4 | % | | $
| 490 | | | $ | 3,035 | | | | 0.5 | % | | $
| 217 | |
Unsecured to residential developers | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 170 | | | | — | | | | 170 | |
Vacant and unimproved | | | 8,345 | | | | 1.9 | | | | 642 | | | | 23,943 | | | | 3.7 | | | | 2,394 | |
Commercial development | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Residential improved | | | 75,223 | | | | 16.9 | | | | 607 | | | | 45,463 | | | | 7.0 | | | | 425 | |
Commercial improved | | | 54,609 | | | | 12.2 | | | | 1,187 | | | | 45,493 | | | | 7.0 | | | | 1,379 | |
Manufacturing and industrial | | | 24,962 | | | | 5.6 | | | | 960 | | | | 12,098 | | | | 1.9 | | | | 432 | |
Total commercial real estate | | | 169,508 | | | | 38.0 | | | | 764 | | | | 130,202 | | | | 20.1 | | | | 675 | |
Commercial and industrial, excluding PPP | | | 77,019 | | | | 17.3 | | | | 770 | | | | 112,312 | | | | 17.3 | | | | 913 | |
PPP loans | | | 128,052 | | | | 28.7 | | | | 127 | | | | 346,276 | | | | 53.4 | | | | 199 | |
Total commercial and commercial real estate | | | 374,579 | | | | 84.0 | | | | 282 | | | | 588,790 | | | | 90.9 | | | | 287 | |
Consumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential mortgage | | | 30,415 | | | | 6.8 | | | | 295 | | | | 29,327 | | | | 4.5 | | | | 333 | |
Unsecured | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21 | | | | — | | | | 11 | |
Home equity | | | 39,884 | | | | 8.9 | | | | 126 | | | | 28,727 | | | | 4.4 | | | | 112 | |
Other secured | | | 1,452 | | | | 0.3 | | | | 25 | | | | 1,003 | | | | 0.2 | | | | 15 | |
Total consumer | | | 71,751 | | | | 16.0 | | | | 150 | | | | 59,078 | | | | 9.1 | | | | 142 | |
Total loans | | $ | 446,330 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $
| 247 | | | $ | 647,868 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $
| 262 | |
The following table shows a breakout of our commercial loan activity during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Commercial loans originated | | $ | 374,579 | | | $ | 588,790 | |
Repayments of commercial loans | | | (543,287 | ) | | | (288,049 | ) |
Change in undistributed - available credit | | | (87,282 | ) | | | (86,930 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in total commercial loans | | $ | (255,990 | ) | | $ | 213,811 | |
Overall, the commercial loan portfolio decreased $256.0 million in the first nine months of 2021. Our commercial and industrial portfolio decreased by $231.0 million while our commercial real estate loans decreased by $25.0 million. As discussed above, included in the commercial production for the first nine months of 2021 is $128.1 million in PPP loans. Our overall production of commercial loans decreased by $214.2 million from $588.8 million in the first nine months of 2020 to $374.6 million in the same period of 2021 mostly due to the significantly lower production of PPP loans (down $218.2 million). Beyond the effect of the PPP loan production, our commercial and industrial portfolio was impacted by fluctuations in floor plan loan lines to vehicle dealers. The decline in borrowings in this sector was primarily the result of our dealers selling through their inventory but not being able to buy new inventory due to supply shortages from the COVID-19 shutdown of the economy.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans remained our largest loan segment and accounted for approximately 84.6% and 85.2% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Residential mortgage and consumer loans comprised approximately 15.4% and 14.8% of total loans at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
A further breakdown of the composition of the loan portfolio is shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | September 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
| | Balance | | | Percent of Total Loans | | | Balance | | | Percent of Total Loans | |
Commercial real estate: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential developed | | $ | 6,184 | | | | 0.5 | % | | $ | 8,549 | | | | 0.6 | % |
Unsecured to residential developers | | | 19 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Vacant and unimproved | | | 36,616 | | | | 3.2 | | | | 47,122 | | | | 3.3 | |
Commercial development | | | 403 | | | | — | | | | 857 | | | | — | |
Residential improved | | | 100,608 | | | | 8.9 | | | | 114,392 | | | | 8.0 | |
Commercial improved | | | 267,910 | | | | 23.6 | | | | 266,006 | | | | 18.6 | |
Manufacturing and industrial | | | 115,470 | | | | 10.2 | | | | 115,247 | | | | 8.1 | |
Total commercial real estate | | | 527,210 | | | | 46.4 | | | | 552,173 | | | | 38.6 | |
Commercial and industrial, excluding PPP | | | 356,812 | | | | 31.4 | | | | 436,331 | | | | 30.6 | |
PPP loans | | | 77,571 | | | | 6.8 | | | | 229,079 | | | | 16.0 | |
Total commercial and commercial real estate | | | 961,593 | | | | 84.6 | | | | 1,217,583 | | | | 85.2 | |
Consumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential mortgage | | | 119,106 | | | | 10.5 | | | | 149,556 | | | | 10.5 | |
Unsecured | | | 103 | | | | — | | | | 161 | | | | — | |
Home equity | | | 52,127 | | | | 4.6 | | | | 57,975 | | | | 4.0 | |
Other secured | | | 3,684 | | | | 0.3 | | | | 4,056 | | | | 0.3 | |
Total consumer | | | 175,020 | | | | 15.4 | | | | 211,748 | | | | 14.8 | |
Total loans | | $ | 1,136,613 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 1,429,331 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| (1) | Includes both owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate. |
Commercial real estate loans accounted for 46.4% and 38.6% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and consisted primarily of loans to business owners and developers of owner and non-owner occupied commercial properties and loans to developers of single and multi-family residential properties. In the table above, we show our commercial real estate portfolio by loans secured by residential and commercial real estate, and by stage of development. Improved loans are generally secured by properties that are under construction or completed and placed in use. Development loans are secured by properties that are in the process of development or fully developed. Vacant and unimproved loans are secured by raw land for which development has not yet begun and agricultural land.
Our consumer residential mortgage loan portfolio, which also includes residential construction loans made to individual homeowners, comprised 10.5% of portfolio loans at September 30, 2021 and 10.5% at December 31, 2020. We expect to continue to retain in our loan portfolio certain types of residential mortgage loans (primarily high quality, low loan-to-value loans) in an effort to continue to diversify our credit risk and deploy our excess liquidity.
Our portfolio of other consumer loans includes loans secured by personal property and home equity fixed term and line of credit loans. This portfolio decreased by $6.3 million to $55.9 million at September 30, 2021 from $62.2 million at December 31, 2020, due primarily to a decrease in home equity loans. These other consumer loans comprised 4.9% of our portfolio loans at September 30, 2021 and 4.3% at December 31, 2020.
Our loan portfolio is reviewed regularly by our senior management, our loan officers, and an internal loan review team that is independent of our loan originators and credit administration. An administrative loan committee consisting of senior management and seasoned lending and collections personnel meets quarterly to manage our internal watch list and proactively manage high risk loans.
When reasonable doubt exists concerning collectability of interest or principal of one of our loans, the loan is placed in nonaccrual status. Any interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current earnings.
Nonperforming assets are comprised of nonperforming loans, foreclosed assets and repossessed assets. At September 30, 2021, nonperforming assets totaled $2.8 million compared to $3.1 million at December 31, 2020. There were no additions to other real estate owned in the first nine months of 2021 or in the first nine months of 2020. At September 30, 2021, there were no loans in foreclosure, so we expect there to be few, if any, additions to other real estate owned in the remainder of 2021. Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $170,000 in the first nine months of 2021, resulting in net realized loss on sales of $20,000. Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $92,000 in the first nine months of 2020 with no realized gains or losses.
Nonperforming loans include loans on nonaccrual status and loans delinquent more than 90 days but still accruing. Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2021 consisted of $332,000 of commercial real estate loans and $88,000 of consumer and residential mortgage loans. As of September 30, 2021, nonperforming loans totaled $420,000, or 0.04% of total portfolio loans, compared to $533,000, or 0.04% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2020.
Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Foreclosed assets totaled $2.3 million at September 30, 2021 and $2.5 million at December 31, 2020. The entire balance at September 30, 2021 was comprised of one commercial real estate property. All properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially transferred at their fair value less estimated costs to sell and then evaluated monthly for impairment after transfer using a lower of cost or market approach. Updated property valuations are obtained at least annually on all foreclosed assets.
The following table shows the composition and amount of our nonperforming assets (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
Nonaccrual loans | | $ | 420 | | | $ | 533 | |
Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing | | | — | | | | — | |
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs) | | | 420 | | | | 533 | |
Foreclosed assets | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,537 | |
Repossessed assets | | | — | | | | — | |
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs) | | $ | 2,763 | | | $ | 3,070 | |
NPLs to total loans | | | 0.04 | % | | | 0.04 | % |
NPAs to total assets | | | 0.10 | % | | | 0.12 | % |
The following table shows the composition and amount of our troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |
| | Commercial | | | Consumer | | | Total | | | Commercial | | | Consumer | | | Total | |
Performing TDRs | | $ | 1,802 | | | $ | 3,296 | | | $ | 5,098 | | | $ | 4,959 | | | $ | 4,049 | | | $ | 9,008 | |
Nonperforming TDRs (1) | | | 332 | | | | — | | | | 332 | | | | 437 | | | | — | | | | 437 | |
Total TDRs | | $ | 2,134 | | | $ | 3,296 | | | $ | 5,430 | | | $ | 5,396 | | | $ | 4,049 | | | $ | 9,445 | |
| (1) | Included in nonperforming asset table above |
We had a total of $5.4 million and $9.4 million of loans whose terms have been modified in TDRs as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These loans may have involved the restructuring of terms to allow customers to mitigate the risk of foreclosure by meeting a lower loan payment requirement based upon their current cash flow. These may also include loans that renewed at existing contractual rates, but below market rates for comparable credit. For each restructuring, a comprehensive credit underwriting analysis of the borrower’s financial condition and prospects of repayment under the revised terms is performed to assess whether the structure can be successful and whether cash flows will be sufficient to support the restructured debt. An analysis is also performed to determine whether the restructured loan should be on accrual status. Generally, if the loan is on accrual at the time of restructure, it will remain on accrual after the restructuring. In some cases, a nonaccrual loan may be placed on accrual at restructuring if the loan’s actual payment history demonstrates it would have cash flowed under the restructured terms. After six consecutive payments under the restructured terms, a nonaccrual restructured loan is reviewed for possible upgrade to accruing status. In situations where there is a subsequent modification or renewal and the loan is brought to market terms, including a contractual interest rate not less than a market interest rate for new debt with similar credit risk characteristics, the TDR and impaired designations may be removed. Total TDRs decreased by $4.0 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 due to payoffs and paydowns on existing TDRs. There were 59 loans identified as TDRs at September 30, 2021 compared to 76 loans at December 31, 2020.
As with other impaired loans, an allowance for loan loss is estimated for each TDR based on the most likely source of repayment for each loan. For impaired commercial real estate loans that are collateral dependent, the allowance is computed based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell. For impaired commercial loans where repayment is expected from cash flows from business operations, the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation. Certain groups of TDRs, such as residential mortgages, have common characteristics and for them the allowance is computed based on a discounted cash flow computation on the change in weighted rate for the pool. The allowance allocations for commercial TDRs where we have reduced the contractual interest rate are computed by measuring cash flows using the new payment terms discounted at the original contractual rate.
On March 22, 2020, the federal banking agencies issued an “Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus”. This guidance encourages financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers that may be unable to meet their contractual obligations because of the effects of COVID-19. The guidance goes on to explain that in consultation with the FASB staff that the federal banking agencies conclude that short-term modifications (e.g. six months) made on a good faith basis to borrowers who were current as of the implementation date of a relief program are not Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. Section 4013 of the CARES Act also addressed COVID-19 related modifications and specified that COVID-19 related modifications on loans that were current as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs. The Economic Aid Act passed by Congress on December 27, 2020 extended the date for such modifications to not be treated as TDRs to the earlier of 60 days after date on which the national emergency declared as a result of COVID-19 is terminated or January 1, 2022. Through September 30, 2021, the Bank had applied this guidance and modified 726 individual loans with aggregate principal balances totaling $337.2 million. The majority of these modifications involved three-month extensions. By September 30, 2021, all of these modifications had expired and the loans returned to their contractual payment terms.
Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2021 was $16.5 million, a decrease of $876,000 from December 31, 2020. The allowance for loan losses represented 1.45% of total portfolio loans at September 30, 2021 and 1.22% at December 31, 2020. The ratios at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are impacted by $77.6 million and $229.1 million of remaining PPP loans which are fully guaranteed and receive no allowance allocation. The ratios excluding these loans were 1.56% and 1.45% at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loan coverage ratio increased from 3266.0% at December 31, 2020 to 3936.2% at September 30, 2021.
The table below shows the changes in certain credit metrics over the past five quarters (dollars in thousands):
| | Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended June 30, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended March 31, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended December 31, 2020 | | | Quarter Ended September 30, 2020 | |
Nonperforming loans | | $
| 420 | | | $
| 433 | | | $
| 525 | | | $
| 533 | | | $
| 195 | |
Other real estate owned and repo assets | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,371 | | | | 2,537 | | | | 2,624 | |
Total nonperforming assets | | | 2,763 | | | | 2,776 | | | | 2,896 | | | | 3,070 | | | | 2,819 | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) | | | (276 | ) | | | (104 | ) | | | (44 | ) | | | (50 | ) | | | (203 | ) |
Total delinquencies | | | 437 | | | | 126 | | | | 217 | | | | 581 | | | | 524 | |
At September 30, 2021, we had net loan recoveries in twenty-five of the past twenty-seven quarters. Our total delinquencies were $437,000 at September 30, 2021 and $581,000 at December 31, 2020. Our delinquency percentage at September 30, 2021 was 0.04%.
These factors all impact our necessary level of allowance for loan losses and our provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses decreased $876,000 in the first nine months of 2021. We recorded a provision for loan losses benefit of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $2.2 million in provision expense for the same period of 2020. Net loan recoveries were $424,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to net loan charge-offs of $2.8 million for the same period in 2020. The ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans was -0.04% on an annualized basis for the first nine months of 2021 and 0.25% for the first nine months of 2020.
Despite the large charge-off taken in the second quarter of 2020, we are encouraged by the reduced level of gross charge-offs over recent quarters. We do, however, recognize that future charge-offs and resulting provisions for loan losses are expected to be impacted by the timing and extent of changes in the overall economy and the real estate markets.
Our allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed appropriate based upon our assessment of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of allowance and related provision for loan losses relies on several key elements, which include specific allowances for loans considered impaired, general allowance for commercial loans not considered impaired based upon applying our loan rating system, and general allocations based on historical trends for homogeneous loan groups with similar risk characteristics.
Overall, impaired loans declined by $5.2 million to $5.4 million at September 30, 2021 compared to $10.6 million at December 31, 2020. The specific allowance for impaired loans decreased $636,000 to $574,000 at September 30, 2021, compared to $1.2 million at December 31, 2020. The specific allowance for impaired loans represented 10.6% of total impaired loans at September 30, 2021 and 11.4% at December 31, 2020.
The general allowance allocated to commercial loans that were not considered to be impaired was based upon the internal risk grade of such loans. We use a loan rating method based upon an eight point system. Loans are stratified between real estate secured and non-real estate secured. The real estate secured portfolio is further stratified by the type of real estate. Each stratified portfolio is assigned a loss allocation factor. A higher numerical grade assigned to a loan category generally results in a greater allocation percentage. Changes in risk grade of loans affect the amount of the allowance allocation.
The determination of our loss factors is based upon our actual loss history by loan grade and adjusted for significant factors that, in management's judgment, affect the collectability of the portfolio as of the analysis date. We use a rolling 18 month actual net charge-off history as the base for our computation. Over the past few years, the 18 month period computations have reflected sizeable decreases in net charge-off experience. We addressed this volatility in the qualitative factor considerations applied in our allowance for loan losses computation. We also considered the extended period of strong asset quality in assessing the overall qualitative component.
We also have considered the effect of COVID-19 on our loan borrowers and our local economy. While significant stimulus and mitigation efforts were expected to soften the impact, we believed a downgrade to our economic qualitative factor was appropriate and we added 7 basis points to this qualitative factor at March 31, 2020. Additional allocations were provided in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, this factor was decreased by 2 basis points in recognition of improved economic conditions but additional allocations were made to other factors for a net increase of 8 basis points in the quarter. In the second quarter 2021, we added 20 basis points to our consumer loan portfolio qualitative factors to address the risk that economic impact payments may be masking consumer delinquency and default. We maintained these qualitative factors in the third quarter of 2021.
Certain industry sectors have been more negatively impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19 than others such as hospitality, restaurants and sporting events. We believe our commercial portfolio is adequately diversified, with our largest commercial concentrations in Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (28.6%), followed by Manufacturing (15.0%) and Retail Trade (8.1%).
The table below breaks down our commercial loan portfolio by industry type at September 30, 2021 and identifies the percentage of loans in each type that have a pass rating within our grading system (4 or better) and criticized rating (5 or worse) (dollars in thousands):
| | September 30, 2021 | |
| | Excluding PPP | | | PPP Loans | | | Total | | | Percent of Total Loans | | | Percent Grade 4 or Better | | | Percent Grade 5 or Worse | |
Industry: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agricultural Products | | $ | 41,605 | | | $ | 394 | | | $ | 41,999 | | | | 4.37 | % | | | 98.71 | % | | | 1.29 | % |
Mining and Oil Extraction | | | 947 | | | | 63 | | | | 1,010 | | | | 0.11 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Construction | | | 68,309 | | | | 8,803 | | | | 77,112 | | | | 8.02 | % | | | 98.60 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Manufacturing | | | 128,466 | | | | 16,682 | | | | 145,148 | | | | 15.09 | % | | | 97.51 | % | | | 2.49 | % |
Wholesale Trade | | | 61,267 | | | | 704 | | | | 61,971 | | | | 6.44 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Retail Trade | | | 75,009 | | | | 2,744 | | | | 77,753 | | | | 8.09 | % | | | 99.89 | % | | | 0.11 | % |
Transportation and Warehousing | | | 43,367 | | | | 3,998 | | | | 47,365 | | | | 4.93 | % | | | 98.11 | % | | | 1.89 | % |
Information | | | 682 | | | | 323 | | | | 1,005 | | | | 0.10 | % | | | 37.21 | % | | | 62.79 | % |
Finance and Insurance | | | 32,592 | | | | 187 | | | | 32,779 | | | | 3.41 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | | | 274,304 | | | | 900 | | | | 275,204 | | | | 28.62 | % | | | 99.77 | % | | | 0.23 | % |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | | | 7,042 | | | | 3,241 | | | | 10,283 | | | | 1.07 | % | | | 97.77 | % | | | 2.23 | % |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Administrative and Support Services | | | 17,265 | | | | 10,187 | | | | 27,452 | | | | 2.85 | % | | | 99.62 | % | | | 0.38 | % |
Education Services | | | 2,645 | | | | 1,882 | | | | 4,527 | | | | 0.47 | % | | | 98.08 | % | | | 1.92 | % |
Health Care and Social Assistance | | | 50,709 | | | | 16,366 | | | | 67,075 | | | | 6.98 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | | | 7,720 | | | | 473 | | | | 8,193 | | | | 0.85 | % | | | 96.01 | % | | | 3.99 | % |
Accommodations and Food Services | | | 40,830 | | | | 6,326 | | | | 47,156 | | | | 4.90 | % | | | 86.85 | % | | | 13.15 | % |
Other Services | | | 31,265 | | | | 4,296 | | | | 35,561 | | | | 3.70 | % | | | 99.47 | % | | | 0.53 | % |
Total commercial loans | | $ | 884,024 | | | $ | 77,569 | | | $ | 961,593 | | | | 100.00 | % | | | 98.48 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
Considering the change in our qualitative factors and our commercial loan portfolio balances, the general allowance allocated to commercial loans was $13.2 million at September 30, 2021 and $13.8 million at December 31, 2020. The qualitative component of our allowance allocated to commercial loans was $13.3 million at September 30, 2021, down $399,000 from $13.7 million at December 31, 2020.
Groups of homogeneous loans, such as residential real estate and open- and closed-end consumer loans, receive allowance allocations based on loan type. A rolling 12 month (four quarter) historical loss experience period was applied to residential mortgage and consumer loan portfolios. As with commercial loans that are not considered impaired, the determination of the allowance allocation percentage is based principally on our historical loss experience. These allocations are adjusted for consideration of general economic and business conditions, credit quality and delinquency trends, collateral values, and recent loss experience for these similar pools of loans. The homogeneous loan allowance was $2.5 million at September 30, 2021 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2020.
The allowance allocations are not intended to imply limitations on usage of the allowance for loan losses. The entire allowance for loan losses is available for any loan losses without regard to loan type.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance: Bank-owned life insurance increased $10.3 million from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 due to an additional $10.0 million in policies acquired in the second quarter of 2021 and earnings on the underlying policies.
Premises and Equipment: Premises and equipment totaled $42.3 million at September 30, 2021, down $911,000 from $43.3 million at December 31, 2020.
Deposits and Other Borrowings: Total deposits increased $254.6 million to $2.55 billion at September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.30 billion at December 31, 2020. Non-interest checking account balances increased $125.0 million during the first nine months of 2021. Interest bearing demand account balances increased $63.3 million and savings and money market account balances increased $75.8 million in the first nine months of 2021 as municipal and business customers have held higher balances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Certificates of deposits decreased by $9.6 million in the first nine months of 2021 reflecting the continued low market interest rates. We believe our success in maintaining the balances of personal and business checking and savings accounts was primarily attributable to our focus on quality customer service, the desire of customers to deal with a local bank, the convenience of our branch network and the breadth and depth of our sophisticated product line.
Noninterest bearing demand accounts comprised 36% of total deposits at September 30, 2021 and 35% of total deposits at December 31, 2020. These balances typically increase at year end for many of our commercial customers, then decline in the first half of the next year. This didn’t happen in the first half of 2021 due to customers of all types holding higher balances during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, because of the generally low rates paid on interest bearing account alternatives, many of our business customers chose to keep their balances in these more liquid noninterest bearing demand account types. We also see a seasonal increase in deposits in the third quarter each year from municipal customers from property tax collections. Interest bearing demand, including money market and savings accounts, comprised 60% of total deposits at September 30, 2021 and 60% at December 31, 2020. Time accounts as a percentage of total deposits were 4% at September 30, 2021 and 5% at December 31, 2020.
Borrowed funds at September 30, 2021 consisted of $85.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances. Borrowed funds totaled $90.6 million at December 31, 2020, including $70.0 million of FHLB advances and $20.6 million in long-term debt associated with trust preferred securities. On July 7, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the long-term debt associated with trust preferred securities.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Total shareholders' equity of $252.2 million at September 30, 2021 represented an increase of $12.4 million from $239.8 million at December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily a result of net income of $22.8 million earned in the first nine months of 2021, partially offset by a decrease of $2.7 million in accumulated other comprehensive income and a payment of $8.2 million in cash dividends to shareholders. The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” at September 30, 2021.
Capital guidelines for U.S. banks are commonly known as Basel III guidelines. The rules include a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CET1 ratio) of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, effectively resulting in a minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%. The Basel III minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets is 6.0% (which, with the capital conservation buffer, effectively results in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%), and the minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio is 10.5% (with the capital conservation buffer), and Basel III requires a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The capital ratios for the Company and the Bank under Basel III have continued to exceed the well capitalized minimum capital requirements.
The following table shows our regulatory capital ratios (on a consolidated basis) for the past several quarters:
Macatawa Bank Corporation | | Sept 30, 2021 | | | June 30, 2021 | | | March 31, 2021 | | | Dec 31, 2020 | | | Sept 30, 2020 | |
Total capital to risk weighted assets | | | 18.6 | % | | | 19.7 | % | | | 19.3 | % | | | 18.3 | % | | | 17.7 | % |
Common Equity Tier 1 to risk weighted assets | | | 17.4 | | | | 17.1 | | | | 16.7 | | | | 15.8 | | | | 15.3 | |
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | | | 17.4 | | | | 18.5 | | | | 18.1 | | | | 17.1 | | | | 16.6 | |
Tier 1 capital to average assets | | | 8.5 | | | | 9.5 | | | | 9.8 | | | | 9.9 | | | | 9.8 | |
On July 7, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the remaining outstanding trust preferred securities.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity of Macatawa Bank: The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to manage a variety of sources and uses of funds. Our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows categorize these sources and uses into operating, investing and financing activities. We primarily focus on developing access to a variety of borrowing sources to supplement our deposit gathering activities and provide funds for our investment and loan portfolios. Our sources of liquidity include our borrowing capacity with the FRB's discount window, the Federal Home Loan Bank, federal funds purchased lines of credit and other secured borrowing sources with our correspondent banks, loan payments by our borrowers, maturity and sales of our securities available for sale, growth of our deposits, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and the various capital resources discussed above.
Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of our customers. Our customers may be either borrowers with credit needs or depositors wanting to withdraw funds. Our liquidity management involves periodic monitoring of our assets considered to be liquid and illiquid, and our funding sources considered to be core and non-core and short-term (less than 12 months) and long-term. We have established parameters that monitor, among other items, our level of liquid assets to short-term liabilities, our level of non-core funding reliance and our level of available borrowing capacity. We maintain a diversified wholesale funding structure and actively manage our maturing wholesale sources to reduce the risk to liquidity shortages. We have also developed a contingency funding plan to stress test our liquidity requirements arising from certain events that may trigger liquidity shortages, such as rapid loan growth in excess of normal growth levels or the loss of deposits and other funding sources under extreme circumstances.
We have actively pursued initiatives to maintain a strong liquidity position. The Bank has reduced its reliance on non-core funding sources, including brokered deposits, and focused on achieving a non-core funding dependency ratio below its peer group average. We have had no brokered deposits on our balance sheet since December 2011. We continue to maintain significant on-balance sheet liquidity. At September 30, 2021, the Bank held $1.24 billion of federal funds sold and other short-term investments. In addition, the Bank had available borrowing capacity from correspondent banks of approximately $242.5 million as of September 30, 2021.
In the normal course of business, we enter into certain contractual obligations, including obligations which are considered in our overall liquidity management. The table below summarizes our significant contractual obligations at September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
| | Less than 1 year | | | 1-3 years | | | 3-5 years | | | More than 5 years | |
Long term debt | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Time deposit maturities | | | 77,814 | | | | 14,807 | | | | 1,247 | | | | 58 | |
Other borrowed funds | | | — | | | | 30,000 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 35,000 | |
Operating lease obligations | | | 310 | | | | 364 | | | | 144 | | | | — | |
Total | | $ | 78,124 | | | $ | 45,171 | | | $ | 21,391 | | | $ | 35,058 | |
In addition to normal loan funding, we also maintain liquidity to meet customer financing needs through unused lines of credit, unfunded loan commitments and standby letters of credit. The level and fluctuation of these commitments is also considered in our overall liquidity management. At September 30, 2021, we had a total of $691.9 million in unused lines of credit, $103.6 million in unfunded loan commitments and $11.8 million in standby letters of credit.
Liquidity of Holding Company: The primary sources of liquidity for the Company are dividends from the Bank, existing cash resources and the capital markets if the need to raise additional capital arises. Banking regulations and the laws of the State of Michigan in which our Bank is chartered limit the amount of dividends the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year. Under the state law limitations, the Bank is restricted from paying dividends to the Company in excess of retained earnings. In 2020, the Bank paid dividends to the Company totaling $11.7 million. In the same period, the Company paid $10.9 million in dividends to its shareholders. On February 24, 2021, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $3.7 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.08 per share paid on February 25, 2021 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2021. The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $2.7 million. On May 26, 2021, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $3.2 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.08 per share paid on May 27, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2021. The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $2.7 million. On July 6, 2021, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $20.0 million to the Company in anticipation of the redemption of its trust preferred securities. On July 7, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding trust preferred securities. On August 25, 2021, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $3.2 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.08 per share paid on August 26, 2021 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2021. The cash distributed for this cash dividend payment totaled $2.7 million. The Company retained the remaining balance in each period for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2021, the Bank had a retained earnings balance of $79.7 million.
The Company’s cash balance at September 30, 2021 was $7.9 million. The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to meet its cash flow obligations.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES:
To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and future results could differ. The allowance for loan losses, other real estate owned valuation, loss contingencies, revenue recognition and income taxes are deemed critical due to the required level of management judgment and the use of estimates, making them particularly subject to change.
Our methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses is described above in the "Allowance for Loan Losses" discussion. This area of accounting requires significant judgment due to the number of factors which can influence the collectability of a loan. Unanticipated changes in these factors could significantly change the level of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses. Although, based upon our internal analysis, and in our judgment, we believe that we have provided an adequate allowance for loan losses, there can be no assurance that our analysis has properly identified all of the probable losses in our loan portfolio. As a result, we could record future provisions for loan losses that may be significantly different than the levels that we recorded in the first nine months of 2021.
Assets acquired through or instead of foreclosure, primarily other real estate owned, are initially recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. New real estate appraisals are generally obtained at the time of foreclosure and are used to establish fair value. If fair value declines, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense. Estimating the initial and ongoing fair value of these properties involves a number of factors and judgments including holding time, costs to complete, holding costs, discount rate, absorption and other factors.
Loss contingencies are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. This, too, is an accounting area that involves significant judgment. Although, based upon our judgment, internal analysis, and consultations with legal counsel we believe that we have properly accounted for loss contingencies, future changes in the status of such contingencies could result in a significant change in the level of contingent liabilities and a related impact to operating earnings.
Noninterest revenue is recognized in accordance with contractual requirements and as we fulfill our obligations under contractual terms. Most of our noninterest revenue comes from services that are transaction based and such revenue is recognized as the related service is provided.
Our accounting for income taxes involves the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily associated with differences in the timing of the recognition of revenues and expenses for financial reporting and tax purposes. At September 30, 2021, we had gross deferred tax assets of $4.5 million and gross deferred tax liabilities of $2.3 million resulting in a net deferred tax asset of $2.1 million. Accounting standards require that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against their deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a "more likely than not" standard. We concluded at September 30, 2021 that no valuation allowance on our net deferred tax asset was required. Changes in tax laws, changes in tax rates, changes in ownership and our future level of earnings can impact the ultimate realization of our net deferred tax asset.
Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. All of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. Macatawa Bank has only limited agricultural-related loan assets, and therefore has no significant exposure to changes in commodity prices.
Our balance sheet has sensitivity, in various categories of assets and liabilities, to changes in prevailing rates in the U.S. for prime rate, mortgage rates, U.S. Treasury rates and various money market indexes. Our asset/liability management process aids us in providing liquidity while maintaining a balance between interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
We utilize a simulation model as our primary tool to assess the direction and magnitude of variations in net interest income and the economic value of equity (“EVE”) resulting from potential changes in market interest rates. Key assumptions in the model include contractual cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities, prepayment speeds on certain assets, and changes in market conditions impacting loan and deposit pricing. We also include pricing floors on discretionary priced liability products which limit how low various checking and savings products could go under declining interest rates. These floors reflect our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates.
We forecast the next twelve months of net interest income under an assumed environment of gradual changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. The resulting change in net interest income is an indication of the sensitivity of our earnings to directional changes in market interest rates. The simulation also measures the change in EVE, or the net present value of our assets and liabilities, under an immediate shift, or shock, in interest rates under various scenarios, as calculated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market-based discount rates.
The following table shows the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income over the next twelve months and EVE based on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Interest Rate Scenario | | Economic Value of Equity | | | Percent Change | | | Net Interest Income | | | Percent Change | |
Interest rates up 200 basis points | | $ | 326,003 | | | | 9.20 | % | | $ | 54,796 | | | | 19.82 | % |
Interest rates up 100 basis points | | | 312,041 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 50,116 | | | | 9.58 | |
No change | | | 298,538 | | | | — | | | | 45,733 | | | | — | |
Interest rates down 100 basis points | | | 276,628 | | | | (7.34 | ) | | | 44,824 | | | | (1.99 | ) |
Interest rates down 200 basis points | | | 276,703 | | | | (7.31 | ) | | | 44,547 | | | | (2.59 | ) |
If interest rates were to increase, this analysis suggests that we are positioned for an improvement in net interest income over the next twelve months. If interest rates were to decrease, this analysis suggests we would experience a reduction in net interest income over the next twelve months.
We also forecast the impact of immediate and parallel interest rate shocks on net interest income under various scenarios to measure the sensitivity of our earnings under extreme conditions.
The quarterly simulation analysis is monitored against acceptable interest rate risk parameters by the Asset/Liability Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.
In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including: the growth, composition and absolute levels of loans, deposits, and other earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; economic and competitive conditions; potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies; and client preferences.
Item 4: | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a) | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of September 30, 2021, the end of the period covered by this report. |
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as the Company's are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating whether the benefits of the controls and procedures that the Company adopts outweigh their costs.
Our CEO and CFO, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms.
(b) | Changes in Internal Controls. During the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
PART II – OTHE
R INFORMATION
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
The following table provides information regarding the Company’s purchase of its own common stock during the third quarter of 2021. All employee transactions are under stock compensation plans. These include shares of Macatawa Bank Corporation common stock surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations that occur upon the vesting of restricted shares. The value of the shares withheld is determined based on the closing price of Macatawa Bank Corporation common stock at the date of vesting. The Company has no publicly announced repurchase plans or programs.
| | Total Number of Shares Purchased | | | Average Price Paid Per Share | |
Period | | | | | | |
July 1 - July 31, 2021 | | | | | | |
Employee Transactions | | | 2,518 | | | $ | 8.55 | |
August 1 - August 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | |
Employee Transactions | | | — | | | | — | |
September 1 - September 30, 2021 | | | | | | | | |
Employee Transactions | | | — | | | | — | |
Total for Third Quarter ended September 30, 2021 | | | | | | | | |
Employee Transactions | | | 2,518 | | | $ | 8.55 | |
| Restated Articles of Incorporation. Previously filed with the Commission on October 27, 2016 in Macatawa Bank Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 3.1. Here incorporated by reference. |
| Bylaws. Previously filed with the Commission on February 19, 2015 in Macatawa Bank Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, Exhibit 3.2. Here incorporated by reference. |
| Restated Articles of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 is here incorporated by reference. |
| Bylaws. Exhibit 3.2 is here incorporated by reference. |
4.3 | Long-Term Debt. The registrant has outstanding long-term debt which at the time of this report does not exceed 10% of the registrant's total consolidated assets. The registrant agrees to furnish copies of the agreements defining the rights of holders of such long-term debt to the SEC upon request. |
| Certification of Chief Executive Officer. |
| Certification of Chief Financial Officer. |
| Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION |
| |
| /s/ Ronald L. Haan |
| Ronald L. Haan |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
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| /s/ Jon W. Swets |
| Jon W. Swets |
| Senior Vice President and |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: October 28, 2021 |
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