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. For further information regarding consolidation, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
At March 31, 2022, we had total assets of $2.93 billion, total loans of $1.10 billion, total deposits of $2.58 billion and shareholders’ equity of $245.6 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized net income of $6.0 million compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2021. The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” under regulatory capital standards at March 31, 2022.
We paid a dividend of $0.08 per share in each quarter in 2021 and in the first quarter of 2022.
In March 2020, guidance issued by the federal banking agencies in consultation with FASB and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act collectively 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. Through March 31, 2022, the Bank had applied this guidance and modified 726 individual loans with aggregate principal balances totaling $337.2 million. As of March 31, 2022, all of these modifications had expired and the loans had returned to their contractual payment terms.
The Bank was a participating lender in the Small Business Administration’s (“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. Fees generated based on the origination of PPP loans 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.
In 2020:
| • | The Bank originated 1,738 PPP loans totaling $346.7 million in principal. |
| • | Fees generated totaled $10.0 million. |
| • | 765 PPP loans totaling $113.5 million were forgiven. |
| • | Total net fees of $5.4 million were recognized. |
In 2021:
| • | The Bank originated 1,000 PPP loans totaling $128.1 million in principal. |
| • | Fees generated totaled $5.6 million. |
| • | 1,722 PPP loans totaling $318.4 million were forgiven. |
| • | Total net fees of $8.3 million were recognized. |
In the three months ended March 31, 2022:
| • | 175 PPP loans totaling $35.5 million were forgiven. |
| • | Total net fees of $1.0 million were recognized. |
As of March 31, 2022, 70 PPP loans totaling $7.7 million in principal remained outstanding and total net fees of $281,000 remained unrecognized.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Summary: Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $6.0 million, compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2021. Net income per share on a diluted basis for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0.18 compared to $0.23 for the same period in 2021.
The decrease in earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was due primarily to lower levels of net interest income from lower PPP fee amortization and lower mortgage banking income, partially offset by a larger provision for loan loss benefit. Net interest income decreased to $12.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $14.5 million in the same period in 2021. Gains on sales of mortgage loans decreased to $308,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $2.0 million in the same period in 2021.
The provision for loan losses was a benefit of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0 for the same period in 2021. We were in a net loan recovery position for the three months ended March 31, 2022, with $227,000 in net loan recoveries, compared to $44,000 in net loan recoveries in the same period in 2021. The provision for loan losses in 2021 was also impacted by higher levels of qualitative environmental factors to address uncertainty and increased risk of loss attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of these factors were reduced in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting improvement in economic conditions and success at mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Net Interest Income: Net interest income totaled $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $14.5 million for the same period in 2021.
Net interest income for the first quarter of 2022 decreased $1.8 million compared to the same period in 2021. Of this decrease, $1.9 million was from changes in the volume of average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $69,000 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 first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The net change in interest income for commercial loans (excluding PPP loans) was a decrease of $1.1 million with a decrease of $615,000 due to rate and a decrease of $492,000 due to portfolio contraction. PPP loans caused a reduction of $1.5 million in net interest income in the first quarter of 2022 primarily due to lower PPP fee recognition and significant principal forgiveness between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. Additionally, residential mortgage loan interest income decreased by $384,000 in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Of the $384,000 decrease in interest income on residential mortgage loans, $282,000 was due to a decrease in average balances. Partially offsetting the impact of the loss of interest income from PPP loans was an increase in interest income from our investment portfolio as we deployed some of our excess investable funds. The average balance of our investment portfolio grew by $258.7 million from $314.1 million in the first quarter of 2021 to $572.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. This growth resulted in an additional $1.1 million of interest income in the first quarter of 2022. Rate reductions in the deposit portfolio also 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. This asset sensitivity; however, will serve to enhance net interest income as the Federal Reserve begins raising short-term interest rates. The Federal Reserve’s first rate increase since 2018 of 25 basis points in March 2022 was too late in the quarter to have a meaningful impact on our first quarter 2022 interest income.
The cost of funds decreased to 0.11% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 0.19% in the first quarter of 2021. 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 along with the impact of our redemption of the remaining trust preferred securities in the third quarter of 2021 caused the decrease in our cost of funds.
The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):
| | For the three months ended March 31, | |
| | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | | | Average Balance | | | Interest Earned or Paid | | | Average Yield or Cost | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable securities | | $ | 402,863 | | | $ | 1,434 | | | | 1.43 | % | | $ | 190,019 | | | $ | 787 | | | | 1.66 | % |
Tax-exempt securities (1) | | | 169,845 | | | | 731 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 124,039 | | | | 758 | | | | 3.15 | |
Commercial loans (2) | | | 902,347 | | | | 7,888 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 956,396 | | | | 8,995 | | | | 3.76 | |
PPP loans (3) | | | 20,364 | | | | 1,052 | | | | 20.66 | | | | 240,545 | | | | 2,552 | | | | 4.24 | |
Residential mortgage loans | | | 116,504 | | | | 939 | | | | 3.22 | | | | 150,701 | | | | 1,323 | | | | 3.51 | |
Consumer loans | | | 54,096 | | | | 519 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 59,129 | | | | 597 | | | | 4.09 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 11,019 | | | | 51 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 11,558 | | | | 61 | | | | 2.10 | |
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 1,111,216 | | | | 529 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 804,913 | | | | 201 | | | | 0.10 | |
Total interest earning assets (1) | | | 2,788,254 | | | | 13,143 | | | | 1.92 | | | | 2,537,300 | | | | 15,274 | | | | 2.45 | |
Noninterest earning assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and due from banks | | | 32,505 | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,156 | | | | | | | | | |
Other | | | 96,703 | | | | | | | | | | | | 98,346 | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,917,462 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,666,802 | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing demand | | $ | 706,872 | | | $ | 40 | | | | 0.02 | % | | $ | 626,664 | | | $ | 35 | | | | 0.02 | % |
Savings and money market accounts | | | 894,976 | | | | 65 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 797,590 | | | | 60 | | | | 0.03 | |
Time deposits | | | 92,244 | | | | 53 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 107,625 | | | | 184 | | | | 0.69 | |
Borrowings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other borrowed funds | | | 85,002 | | | | 320 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 70,000 | | | | 352 | | | | 2.01 | |
Long-term debt | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,619 | | | | 153 | | | | 2.96 | |
Total interest bearing liabilities | | | 1,779,094 | | | | 478 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 1,622,498 | | | | 784 | | | | 0.19 | |
Noninterest bearing liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Noninterest bearing demand accounts | | | 875,223 | | | | | | | | | | | | 789,133 | | | | | | | | | |
Other noninterest bearing liabilities | | | 11,545 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,148 | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders’ equity | | | 251,600 | | | | | | | | | | | | 241,023 | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 2,917,462 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,666,802 | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income | | | | | | $ | 12,665 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 14,490 | | | | | |
Net interest spread (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 1.81 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.26 | % |
Net interest margin (1) | | | | | | | | | | | 1.85 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 2.33 | % |
Ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities | | | 156.72 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 156.38 | % | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis using an assumed tax rate of 21% at March 31, 2022 and 2021. |
(2) | Includes loan fees of $99,000 and $169,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Includes average nonaccrual loans of approximately $90,000 and $528,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Excludes PPP loans. |
(3) | Includes loan fees of $1.0 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, 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 March 31, 2022 vs 2021 Increase (Decrease) Due to | |
| | Volume | | | Rate | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable securities | | $ | 771 | | | $ | (124 | ) | | $ | 647 | |
Tax-exempt securities | | | 305 | | | | (332 | ) | | | (27 | ) |
Commercial loans, excluding PPP loans | | | (492 | ) | | | (615 | ) | | | (1,107 | ) |
PPP loans | | | (2,336 | ) | | | 836 | | | | (1,500 | ) |
Residential mortgage loans | | | (282 | ) | | | (102 | ) | | | (384 | ) |
Consumer loans | | | (49 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (78 | ) |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | (3 | ) | | | (7 | ) | | | (10 | ) |
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 95 | | | | 233 | | | | 328 | |
Total interest income | | | (1,991 | ) | | | (140 | ) | | | (2,131 | ) |
Interest expense | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest bearing demand | | $ | 5 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5 | |
Savings and money market accounts | | | 7 | | | | (2 | ) | | | 5 | |
Time deposits | | | (23 | ) | | | (108 | ) | | | (131 | ) |
Other borrowed funds | | | 67 | | | | (99 | ) | | | (32 | ) |
Long-term debt | | | (153 | ) | | | — | | | | (153 | ) |
Total interest expense | | | (97 | ) | | | (209 | ) | | | (306 | ) |
Net interest income | | $ | (1,894 | ) | | $ | 69 | | | $ | (1,825 | ) |
Provision for Loan Losses: The provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was a benefit of $1.5 million compared to $0 for the same period in 2021. When excluding PPP loans, which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, total loans increased by $27.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Net loan recoveries were $227,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to net loan recoveries of $44,000 in the same period in 2021.
Gross loan recoveries were $262,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $94,000 for the same period in 2021. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had $35,000 in gross loan charge-offs, compared to $50,000 in the same period in 2021.
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. The provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was impacted by net reductions to certain qualitative factors. 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 month period ended March 31, 2022 was $5.0 million compared to $6.5 million for the same period in 2021. The components of noninterest income are shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | |
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts | | $ | 1,211 | | | $ | 992 | |
Net gains on mortgage loans | | | 308 | | | | 2,015 | |
Trust fees | | | 1,088 | | | | 1,005 | |
ATM and debit card fees | | | 1,599 | | | | 1,485 | |
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income | | | 240 | | | | 276 | |
Investment services fees | | | 313 | | | | 477 | |
Other income | | | 206 | | | | 289 | |
Total noninterest income | | $ | 4,965 | | | $ | 6,539 | |
Net gains on mortgage loans were down $1.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 as a result of changes in the volume of loans originated for sale. In the past two years volumes had been high due to a lower interest rate environment, spurring more refinancing of fixed rate loans which we sell into the secondary market. Mortgage rates increased in the latter part of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, causing a sharp reduction in mortgage volume. Mortgage loans originated for sale in the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $10.1 million, compared to $47.3 million in the same period in 2021.
Trust fees were up $83,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was largely due to the 2021 period reflecting lower market valuations of trust assets resulting from the COVID-19 impact on the economy. ATM and debit card fees were also up in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to reduced volume of usage by our customers related to COVID-19’s impact on the economy in the 2021 period. These volumes and resulting income have returned to more normal levels in the 2022 period. Service charges on deposit accounts increased in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 as customers returned to more normal behaviors in 2022 after having curtailed spending in 2021 due to uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, customers’ account balances in 2021 were bolstered by economic impact payments, thereby resulting in fewer overdrafts and related fees.
Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense increased by $254,000 to $11.7 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. The components of noninterest expense are shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | |
Salaries and benefits | | $ | 6,289 | | | $ | 6,412 | |
Occupancy of premises | | | 1,172 | | | | 1,037 | |
Furniture and equipment | | | 1,016 | | | | 937 | |
Legal and professional | | | 194 | | | | 222 | |
Marketing and promotion | | | 195 | | | | 175 | |
Data processing | | | 884 | | | | 908 | |
FDIC assessment | | | 180 | | | | 170 | |
Interchange and other card expense | | | 373 | | | | 358 | |
Bond and D&O insurance | | | 130 | | | | 111 | |
Outside services | | | 494 | | | | 434 | |
Other noninterest expense | | | 812 | | | | 721 | |
Total noninterest expense | | $ | 11,739 | | | $ | 11,485 | |
Most categories of noninterest expense were relatively unchanged compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to our ongoing efforts to manage expenses and scale our operations. Our largest component of noninterest expense, salaries and benefits, decreased by $123,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from the same period in 2021. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in variable-based compensation due to lower mortgage origination volume, offset by an increase in 401k matching contributions. The table below identifies the primary components of salaries and benefits (in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | |
Salaries and other compensation | | $ | 5,627 | | | $ | 5,759 | |
Salary deferral from commercial loan originations | | | (215 | ) | | | (352 | ) |
Bonus accrual | | | 221 | | | | 182 | |
Mortgage production - variable comp | | | 144 | | | | 334 | |
401k matching contributions | | | 212 | | | | 127 | |
Medical insurance costs | | | 300 | | | | 362 | |
Total salaries and benefits | | $ | 6,289 | | | $ | 6,412 | |
Occupancy expenses were up $135,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to fluctuations in maintenance costs incurred. Furniture and equipment expenses were up $79,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to costs associated with equipment and service contracts primarily to improve information security.
Federal Income Tax Expense: We recorded $1.4 million in federal income tax expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2021. Our effective tax rate for the three month period ended March 31, 2022 was 18.82% compared to 18.50% for the same period in 2021.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Total assets were $2.93 billion at March 31, 2022, an increase of $1.1 million from December 31, 2021. This change reflected increases of $117.6 million in debt securities held to maturity, $2.2 million in other assets and $252,000 in bank-owned life insurance, partially offset by a decrease of $69.9 million in debt securities available for sale, $40.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, $7.1 million in our loan portfolio, and $1.4 million in FHLB stock. Total deposits increased by $4.3 million at March 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Our cash and cash equivalents, which include federal funds sold and short-term investments, were $1.11 billion at March 31, 2022 compared to $1.15 billion at December 31, 2021. The decrease in these balances primarily related to an increase in our investment portfolio.
Securities: Debt securities available for sale were $346.1 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $416.1 million at December 31, 2021. The balance at March 31, 2022 primarily consisted of U.S. agency securities, agency mortgage backed securities and various municipal investments. Our held to maturity portfolio was $254.6 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $137.0 million at December 31, 2021. Our held to maturity portfolio is comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and state, municipal and privately placed commercial bonds.
On January 1, 2022, we reclassified ten U.S. Treasury securities with an amortized cost of $123.5 million from available for sale to held to maturity, as we have the intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity. All ten of these U.S. Treasury securities were purchased within the fourth quarter of 2021. Subsequently and upon further analysis of these purchases, management decided to reclassify them to held to maturity given their short-term nature. These securities had net unrealized gains of $113,000 at the date of transfer, which will continue to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income, and will be amortized over the remaining life of the securities as an adjustment of yield. The effect on interest income of the amortization of net unrealized gains is offset by the amortization of the premium on the securities transferred. Total securities increased $47.6 million from $553.1 million at December 31, 2021 to $600.7 million at March 31, 2022 as we continued to deploy excess liquidity into higher yielding assets. We plan further growth of our investment portfolio in the second quarter of 2022.
We classify privately placed municipal and commercial bonds as held to maturity as they are typically non-transferable in the bond market. In addition, going forward we will generally classify short-term U.S. Treasury securities as held to maturity. Typically the final maturity on these short-term Treasury securities will be three years or less. Longer-term Treasury securities and all other marketable debt securities are generally classified as available for sale.
Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality: Total portfolio loans decreased by $7.1 million in the first three months of 2022 and were $1.10 billion at March 31, 2022 compared to $1.11 billion at December 31, 2021. During the first three months of 2022, our commercial portfolio decreased by $3.8 million. We received forgiveness proceeds on 175 PPP loans totaling $35.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Excluding the PPP loans, our commercial loans increased by $30.7 million in the first three months of 2022. Our consumer portfolio increased by $223,000 and our residential mortgage portfolio decreased by $3.5 million in the first three months of 2022.
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 three months of 2022 increased $5 million compared to the same period in 2021, from $9.8 million in the first three months of 2021 to $14.8 million in the same period in 2022. 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 three months of 2022 decreased $37.2 million compared to the same period in 2021. Residential mortgage loans originated for sale were $10.1 million in the first three months of 2022 compared to $47.3 million in the first three months of 2021.
The following table shows our loan origination activity for loans to be held in portfolio during the first three months of 2022 and 2021, broken out by loan type and also shows average originated loan size (dollars in thousands):
| | Three months ended March 31, 2022 | | | Three months ended March 31, 2021 | |
| | Portfolio Originations | | | Percent of Total Originations | | | Average Loan Size | | | Portfolio Originations | | | Percent of Total Originations | | | Average Loan Size | |
Commercial real estate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential developed | | $ | 4,322 | | | | 2.7 | % | | $ | 1,080 | | | $ | 5,086 | | | | 2.7 | % | | $ | 636 | |
Unsecured to residential developers | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Vacant and unimproved | | | 1,570 | | | | 1.0 | | | | 523 | | | | 433 | | | | 0.2 | | | | 217 | |
Commercial development | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Residential improved | | | 23,944 | | | | 15.1 | | | | 684 | | | | 36,580 | | | | 19.4 | | | | 778 | |
Commercial improved | | | 22,907 | | | | 14.5 | | | | 1,909 | | | | 3,656 | | | | 1.9 | | | | 609 | |
Manufacturing and industrial | | | 44,128 | | | | 27.8 | | | | 4,413 | | | | 8,553 | | | | 4.5 | | | | 1,222 | |
Total commercial real estate | | | 96,871 | | | | 61.1 | | | | 1,514 | | | | 54,308 | | | | 28.7 | | | | 776 | |
Commercial and industrial, excluding PPP | | | 32,371 | | | | 20.4 | | | | 549 | | | | 15,652 | | | | 8.3 | | | | 423 | |
PPP loans | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 96,958 | | | | 51.2 | | | | 129 | |
Total commercial and commercial real estate | | | 129,242 | | | | 81.5 | | | | 1,051 | | | | 166,918 | | | | 88.2 | | | | 1,560 | |
Consumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential mortgage | | | 14,829 | | | | 9.4 | | | | 362 | | | | 9,803 | | | | 5.2 | | | | 338 | |
Unsecured | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Home equity | | | 13,372 | | | | 8.4 | | | | 131 | | | | 12,105 | | | | 6.4 | | | | 114 | |
Other secured | | | 1,080 | | | | 0.7 | | | | 154 | | | | 375 | | | | 0.2 | | | | 20 | |
Total consumer | | | 29,281 | | | | 18.5 | | | | 195 | | | | 22,283 | | | | 11.8 | | | | 145 | |
Total loans | | $ | 158,523 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 581 | | | $ | 189,201 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 725 | |
The following table shows a breakout of our commercial loan activity during the first three months of 2022 and 2021 (dollars in thousands):
| | Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | |
Commercial loans originated | | $ | 129,242 | | | $ | 166,918 | |
Repayments of commercial loans | | | (96,582 | ) | | | (154,807 | ) |
Change in undistributed - available credit | | | (36,458 | ) | | | (43,073 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in total commercial loans | | $ | (3,798 | ) | | $ | (30,962 | ) |
Overall, the commercial loan portfolio decreased $3.8 million in the first three months of 2022. Our commercial and industrial portfolio decreased by $10.0 million while our commercial real estate loans increased by $6.2 million. Included in the commercial production for the first three months of 2021 is $97.0 million in PPP loans, while there were no such loans originated in the first three months of 2022. Our overall production of commercial loans decreased by $37.7 million from $166.9 million in the first three months of 2021 to $129.2 million in the same period of 2022 mostly due to the significantly lower production of PPP loans (down $97.0 million). Excluding PPP production, our commercial loan originations in the first three months of 2022 were $59.3 million higher than in the first three months of 2021. This growth came largely from commercial real estate originations, which were up $42.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, primarily in the manufacturing and industrial category, which were up $35.6 million, and commercial improved, which were up $19.3 million, as these businesses expand following the pandemic slowdown.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans remained our largest loan segment and accounted for approximately 84.6% and 84.4% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Residential mortgage and consumer loans comprised approximately 15.4% and 15.6% of total loans at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
A further breakdown of the composition of the loan portfolio is shown in the table below (in thousands):
| | March 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Balance | | | Percent of Total Loans | | | Balance | | | Percent of Total Loans | |
Commercial real estate: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential developed | | $ | 3,758 | | | | 0.3 | % | | $ | 4,862 | | | | 0.4 | % |
Unsecured to residential developers | | | 5,000 | | | | 0.5 | | | | 5,000 | | | | — | |
Vacant and unimproved | | | 37,749 | | | | 3.4 | | | | 36,240 | | | | 3.3 | |
Commercial development | | | 117 | | | | — | | | | 171 | | | | — | |
Residential improved | | | 100,145 | | | | 9.1 | | | | 100,077 | | | | 9.0 | |
Commercial improved | | | 258,537 | | | | 23.5 | | | | 259,039 | | | | 23.4 | |
Manufacturing and industrial | | | 117,007 | | | | 10.6 | | | | 110,712 | | | | 10.0 | |
Total commercial real estate | | | 522,313 | | | | 47.4 | | | | 516,101 | | | | 46.5 | |
Commercial and industrial, excluding PPP | | | 402,854 | | | | 36.5 | | | | 379,318 | | | | 34.1 | |
PPP loans | | | 7,393 | | | | 0.7 | | | | 41,939 | | | | 3.8 | |
Total commercial and commercial real estate | | | 932,560 | | | | 84.6 | | | | 937,358 | | | | 84.4 | |
Consumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Residential mortgage | | | 114,284 | | | | 10.4 | | | | 117,800 | | | | 10.7 | |
Unsecured | | | 201 | | | | — | | | | 210 | | | | — | |
Home equity | | | 50,831 | | | | 4.6 | | | | 51,269 | | | | 4.6 | |
Other secured | | | 4,026 | | | | 0.4 | | | | 3,356 | | | | 0.3 | |
Total consumer | | | 169,342 | | | | 15.4 | | | | 172,635 | | | | 15.6 | |
Total loans | | $ | 1,101,902 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 1,109,993 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| (1) | Includes both owner occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate. |
Commercial real estate loans accounted for 47.4% and 46.5% of the total loan portfolio at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 10.4% of portfolio loans at March 31, 2022 and 10.7% at December 31, 2021. 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 increased by $223,000 to $55.1 million at March 31, 2022 from $54.8 million at December 31, 2021. These other consumer loans comprised 5.0% of our portfolio loans at March 31, 2022 and 4.9% at December 31, 2021.
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 March 31, 2022, nonperforming assets totaled $2.4 million, unchanged from $2.4 million at December 31, 2021. There were no additions to other real estate owned in the first three months of 2022 or in the first three months of 2021. At March 31, 2022, 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 2022. Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $0 in the first three months of 2022, resulting in net realized loss on sales of $0. Proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties were $148,000 in the first three months of 2021, resulting in net realized loss on sales of $14,000.
Nonperforming loans include loans on nonaccrual status and loans delinquent more than 90 days but still accruing. Nonperforming loans at March 31, 2022 consisted of $5,000 of commercial real estate loans and $85,000 of consumer and residential mortgage loans. As of March 31, 2022, nonperforming loans totaled $90,000, or 0.01% of total portfolio loans, compared to $92,000, or 0.01% of total portfolio loans, at December 31, 2021.
Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Foreclosed assets totaled $2.3 million at March 31, 2022 and $2.3 million at December 31, 2021. The entire balance at March 31, 2022 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):
| | March 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
Nonaccrual loans | | $ | 90 | | | $ | 91 | |
Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing | | | — | | | | 1 | |
Total nonperforming loans (NPLs) | | | 90 | | | | 92 | |
Foreclosed assets | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,343 | |
Repossessed assets | | | — | | | | — | |
Total nonperforming assets (NPAs) | | $ | 2,433 | | | $ | 2,435 | |
NPLs to total loans | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.01 | % |
NPAs to total assets | | | 0.08 | % | | | 0.08 | % |
The following table shows the composition and amount of our troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (dollars in thousands):
| | March 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | |
| | Commercial | | | Consumer | | | Total | | | Commercial | | | Consumer | | | Total | |
Performing TDRs | | $ | 5,362 | | | $ | 2,796 | | | $ | 8,158 | | | $ | 4,497 | | | $ | 3,024 | | | $ | 7,521 | |
Nonperforming TDRs (1) | | | 5 | | | | — | | | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | | — | | | | 5 | |
Total TDRs | | $ | 5,367 | | | $ | 2,796 | | | $ | 8,163 | | | $ | 4,502 | | | $ | 3,024 | | | $ | 7,526 | |
(1) | Included in nonperforming asset table above |
We had a total of $8.2 million and $7.5 million of loans whose terms have been modified in TDRs as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 increased by $637,000 from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 due to advances on one commercial TDR more than offsetting payoffs and paydowns on other existing TDRs. There were 47 loans identified as TDRs at March 31, 2022 compared to 54 loans at December 31, 2021.
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.
Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2022 was $14.6 million, a decrease of $1.3 million from December 31, 2021. The allowance for loan losses represented 1.33% of total portfolio loans at March 31, 2022 and 1.43% at December 31, 2021. The ratios at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are impacted by $7.4 million and $41.9 million of remaining PPP loans, respectively, which are fully guaranteed and receive no allowance allocation. The ratios excluding these loans were 1.34% and 1.49% at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loan coverage ratio increased from 17270.7% at December 31, 2021 to 16240.0% at March 31, 2022.
The table below shows the changes in certain credit metrics over the past five quarters (dollars in thousands):
| | Quarter Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Quarter Ended December 31, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended June 30, 2021 | | | Quarter Ended March 31, 2021 | |
Nonperforming loans | | $ | 90 | | | $ | 92 | | | $ | 420 | | | $ | 433 | | | $ | 525 | |
Other real estate owned and repo assets | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,343 | | | | 2,371 | |
Total nonperforming assets | | | 2,433 | | | | 2,435 | | | | 2,763 | | | | 2,776 | | | | 2,896 | |
Net charge-offs (recoveries) | | | (227 | ) | | | (107 | ) | | | (276 | ) | | | (104 | ) | | | (44 | ) |
Total delinquencies | | | 171 | | | | 129 | | | | 437 | | | | 126 | | | | 217 | |
At March 31, 2022, we had net loan recoveries in twenty-seven of the past twenty-nine quarters. Our total delinquencies were $171,000 at March 31, 2022 and $129,000 at December 31, 2021. Our delinquency percentage at March 31, 2022 was 0.02%.
These factors all impact our necessary level of allowance for loan losses and our provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses decreased $1.3 million in the first three months of 2022. We recorded a provision for loan loss benefit of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0 for the same period of 2021. Net loan recoveries were $227,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to net loan recoveries of $44,000 for the same period in 2021. The ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans was -0.08% on an annualized basis for the first three months of 2022 and -0.01% for the first three months of 2021.
While we have experienced low levels of gross charge-offs over recent quarters, we 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 increased by $637,000 to $8.2 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $7.5 million at December 31, 2021. The specific allowance for impaired loans decreased $25,000 to $540,000 at March 31, 2022, compared to $565,000 at December 31, 2021. The specific allowance for impaired loans represented 6.6% of total impaired loans at March 31, 2022 and 7.5% at December 31, 2021.
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. With the widespread vaccination efforts, coupled with significant reduction in infection rates in the first quarter 2022, we determined that adjustments to certain qualitative factors were appropriate in the first quarter of 2022. We also considered the improving economic conditions, including sharp reductions in unemployment and actions taken by the Federal Reserve in response to employment and inflation. As a result, we reduced the economic qualitative factor by 3 basis points in the first quarter of 2022. 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 removed this 20 basis point allocation in the first quarter of 2022 as we did not experience losses or increased delinquency in these portfolios. We also reduced the qualitative factor for changes in lending personnel by 4 basis points in the first quarter of 2022. Slightly offsetting this was the addition of 2 basis points for our qualitative factor related to the effect of rising interest rates in the first quarter of 2022. One additional change to the allowance calculation in the first quarter of 2022 was the removal of a loan pool we had maintained for loans receiving three modifications during the pandemic. These loans have all returned to contractual payment terms over an extended period of time and have returned to their normal loan pools.
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 (31.3%), followed by Manufacturing (13.8%) and Retail Trade (10.3%).
The table below breaks down our commercial loan portfolio by industry type at March 31, 2022 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):
| | March 31, 2022 | |
| | Excluding PPP | | | PPP Loans | | | Total | | | Percent of Total Loans | | | Percent Grade 4 or Better | | | Percent Grade 5 or Worse | |
Industry: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agricultural Products | | $ | 44,211 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 44,232 | | | | 4.74 | % | | | 90.09 | % | | | 9.91 | % |
Mining and Oil Extraction | | | 1,317 | | | | — | | | | 1,317 | | | | 0.14 | % | | | 94.91 | % | | | 5.09 | % |
Construction | | | 69,737 | | | | 495 | | | | 70,232 | | | | 7.53 | % | | | 97.76 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
Manufacturing | | | 127,534 | | | | 1,100 | | | | 128,634 | | | | 13.79 | % | | | 97.86 | % | | | 2.14 | % |
Wholesale Trade | | | 72,098 | | | | 147 | | | | 72,245 | | | | 7.75 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Retail Trade | | | 95,930 | | | | 964 | | | | 96,894 | | | | 10.39 | % | | | 99.92 | % | | | 0.08 | % |
Transportation and Warehousing | | | 45,953 | | | | 594 | | | | 46,547 | | | | 4.99 | % | | | 98.20 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
Information | | | 677 | | | | — | | | | 677 | | | | 0.07 | % | | | 6.94 | % | | | 93.06 | % |
Finance and Insurance | | | 36,369 | | | | — | | | | 36,369 | | | | 3.90 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | | | 291,357 | | | | 554 | | | | 291,911 | | | | 31.30 | % | | | 99.92 | % | | | 0.08 | % |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | | | 4,874 | | | | 569 | | | | 5,443 | | | | 0.58 | % | | | 96.05 | % | | | 3.95 | % |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | | | 4,725 | | | | — | | | | 4,725 | | | | 0.51 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Administrative and Support Services | | | 15,644 | | | | 99 | | | | 15,743 | | | | 1.69 | % | | | 99.36 | % | | | 0.64 | % |
Education Services | | | 2,842 | | | | 7 | | | | 2,849 | | | | 0.31 | % | | | 97.12 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
Health Care and Social Assistance | | | 35,007 | | | | 40 | | | | 35,047 | | | | 3.76 | % | | | 100.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation | | | 4,325 | | | | 311 | | | | 4,636 | | | | 0.50 | % | | | 93.14 | % | | | 6.86 | % |
Accommodations and Food Services | | | 39,976 | | | | 2,023 | | | | 41,999 | | | | 4.50 | % | | | 85.03 | % | | | 14.97 | % |
Other Services | | | 32,591 | | | | 469 | | | | 33,060 | | | | 3.55 | % | | | 99.49 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
Total commercial loans | | $ | 925,167 | | | $ | 7,393 | | | $ | 932,560 | | | | 100.00 | % | | | 98.10 | % | | | 1.90 | % |
Considering the change in our qualitative factors and our commercial loan portfolio balances, the general allowance allocated to commercial loans was $12.0 million at March 31, 2022 and $12.9 million at December 31, 2021. The qualitative component of our allowance allocated to commercial loans was $12.0 million at March 31, 2022, down $878,000 from $12.9 million at December 31, 2021.
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 $1.9 million at March 31, 2022 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2021.
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 $252,000 from December 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022 due to earnings on the underlying policies.
Premises and Equipment: Premises and equipment totaled $41.4 million at March 31, 2022, down $360,000 from $41.8 million at December 31, 2021.
Deposits and Other Borrowings: Total deposits increased $4.3 million to $2.58 billion at March 31, 2022, as compared to $2.58 billion at December 31, 2021. Non-interest checking account balances increased $32.8 million during the first three months of 2022. Interest bearing demand account balances decreased $58.1 million and savings and money market account balances increased $33.7 million in the first three months of 2022 as municipal and business customers have held higher balances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Certificates of deposits decreased by $4.0 million in the first three months of 2022 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 March 31, 2022 and 34% of total deposits at December 31, 2021. 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 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. Interest bearing demand, including money market and savings accounts, comprised 61% of total deposits at March 31, 2022 and 62% at December 31, 2021. Time accounts as a percentage of total deposits were 3% at March 31, 2022 and 3% at December 31, 2021.
Borrowed funds at March 31, 2022 consisted of $85.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances. Borrowed funds at December 31, 2021 consisted of $85.0 million of FHLB advances. On January 21, 2022, the FHLB exercised its option to put an advance totaling $25.0 million to the Company. This advance carried an interest rate of 0.01% and had a maturity date of July 21, 2031. The Company paid off this advance as required on January 21, 2022. On January 21, 2022, the Company executed a new $25.0 million advance with the FHLB with similar terms. This advance carried an interest rate of 0.05% and a maturity date of January 21, 2032. The first put date for this advance was April 21, 2022. The FHLB exercised its put option on this advance and it was paid off by the Company as required on April 21, 2022.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
Total shareholders’ equity of $245.6 million at March 31, 2022 reflected a decrease of $8.4 million from $254.0 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily a result of a negative swing of $11.9 million in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and a payment of $2.7 million in cash dividends to shareholders more than offsetting our net income of $6.0 million earned in the first three months of 2022. The negative swing in AOCI was attributable to a sharp increase in market interest rates on bonds during the first quarter 2022 causing a devaluation in market value on our investment securities available for sale. The Bank was categorized as “well capitalized” at March 31, 2022.
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 | | March 31, 2022 | | | December 31, 2021 | | | Sept 30, 2021 | | | June 30, 2021 | | | March 31, 2021 | |
Total capital to risk weighted assets | | | 17.9 | % | | | 18.3 | % | | | 18.6 | % | | | 19.7 | % | | | 19.3 | % |
Common Equity Tier 1 to risk weighted assets | | | 16.9 | | | | 17.2 | | | | 17.4 | | | | 17.1 | | | | 16.7 | |
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets | | | 16.9 | | | | 17.2 | | | | 17.4 | | | | 18.5 | | | | 18.1 | |
Tier 1 capital to average assets | | | 8.8 | | | | 8.7 | | | | 8.5 | | | | 9.5 | | | | 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 March 31, 2022, the Bank held $1.08 billion of federal funds sold and other short-term investments. In addition, the Bank had available borrowing capacity from correspondent banks of approximately $201.4 million as of March 31, 2022.
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 March 31, 2022, we had a total of $727.2 million in unused lines of credit, $89.7 million in unfunded loan commitments and $10.1 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 2021, the Bank paid dividends to the Company totaling $33.1 million. In the same period, the Company paid $10.9 million in dividends to its shareholders and $20.6 million to redeem outstanding trust preferred securities. On February 23, 2022, the Bank paid a dividend totaling $2.9 million to the Company in anticipation of the common share cash dividend of $0.08 per share paid on February 24, 2022 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2022. 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 March 31, 2022, the Bank had a retained earnings balance of $86.4 million.
The Company’s cash balance at March 31, 2022 was $7.8 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 three months of 2022.
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 March 31, 2022, we had gross deferred tax assets of $6.7 million and gross deferred tax liabilities of $1.9 million resulting in a net deferred tax asset of $4.9 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 March 31, 2022 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 March 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
Interest Rate Scenario | | Economic Value of Equity | | | Percent Change | | | Net Interest Income | | | Percent Change | |
Interest rates up 200 basis points | | $ | 367,524 | | | | 2.33 | % | | $ | 60,997 | | | | 14.20 | % |
Interest rates up 100 basis points | | | 362,650 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 57,102 | | | | 6.91 | |
No change | | | 359,152 | | | | — | | | | 53,412 | | | | — | |
Interest rates down 100 basis points | | | 331,094 | | | | (7.81 | ) | | | 49,548 | | | | (7.23 | ) |
Interest rates down 200 basis points | | | 296,915 | | | | (17.33 | ) | | | 49,005 | | | | (8.25 | ) |
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 March 31, 2022, 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 – OTHER 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 first quarter of 2022. 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 | | | | | | |
January 1 - January 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | $ | — | |
February 1 - February 28, 2022 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,338 | | | | 9.32 | |
March 1 - March 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | | — | |
Total for First Quarter ended March 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 1,338 | | | $ | 9.32 | |
3.1 | 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. |
3.2 | 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. |
4.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation. Exhibit 3.1 is here incorporated by reference. |
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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. |
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101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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 |
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| /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: April 28, 2022 |