Loans Held-for-Sale, Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses | Note 3. Loans Held-for-Sale, Loans, Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses Although the Company operates as a single segment, it derives revenues from lending activities and asset management services across four specialized lending groups that target market segments in which it believes it has competitive advantages: · Leveraged Finance, provides senior, secured cash flow loans and, to a lesser extent, second lien and unitranche loans, which are primarily used to finance acquisitions of mid-sized companies by private equity investment funds managed by established professional alternative asset managers; · Business Credit, provides senior, secured asset-based loans primarily to fund working capital needs of mid-sized companies; · Real Estate, provides first mortgage debt primarily to finance acquisitions of commercial real estate properties; · Equipment Finance, provides leases, loans and lease lines to finance equipment purchases and other capital expenditures; and · Asset Management, provides opportunities for qualified institutions to invest in credit funds managed by the Company with strategies to co-invest in loans originated by its Leveraged Finance lending group. Loans classified as held-for-sale may consist of loans originated by the Company and intended to be sold to third parties (including credit funds managed by the Company). At June 30, 2015 loans held-for-sale consisted of $342.0 million of leveraged finance loans. These loans are carried at the lower of either market value or aggregate cost, net of any deferred origination costs or fees. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, loans held-for-sale consisted of the following: June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 ($ in thousands) Leveraged Finance $ 342,035 $ 202,369 Gross loans held-for-sale 342,035 202,369 Deferred loan fees, net (3,731 ) (1,800 ) Total loans held-for-sale, net $ 338,304 $ 200,569 The outstanding balances of certain of these loans may be in excess of the Company’s target loan hold sizes. At June 30, 2015, loans held-for-sale include loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $310.5 million that were intended to be sold to credit funds managed by the Company. At June 30, 2015, loans held-for-sale include $41.5 million of loans that settled subsequent to June 30, 2015. As of August 4, 2015, the Company had sold approximately $44.0 million of the loans held-for-sale to credit funds managed by the Company. The Company sold loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $4.0 million for an aggregate loss of $0.01 million to entities other than credit funds during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The Company sold loans with an outstanding balance of $4.8 million for a loss of $0.2 million to entities other than credit funds during the six months ended June 30, 2014. As of June 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, loans and leases consisted of the following: June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 ($ in thousands) Leveraged Finance $ 2,292,540 $ 1,881,277 Business Credit 239,187 286,918 Real Estate 94,009 105,394 Equipment Finance 139,970 96,666 Gross loans and leases 2,765,706 2,370,255 Deferred loan fees, net (28,027 ) (21,376 ) Allowance for loan and lease losses (48,708 ) (42,983 ) Total loans and leases, net $ 2,688,971 $ 2,305,896 At June 30, 2015, the Company’s loans and leases include $51.7 million of loans and leases that settled subsequent to June 30, 2015. The Company internally risk rates loans based on individual credit criteria on at least a quarterly basis. Borrowers provide the Company with financial information on either a quarterly or monthly basis. Loan ratings as well as identification of impaired loans are dynamically updated to reflect changes in borrower condition or profile. A loan is considered to be impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due to it according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans include all non-accrual loans, loans with partial charge-offs and loans which are troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”). The Company utilizes a number of analytical tools for the purpose of estimating probability of default and loss given default for its four specialized lending groups. The quantitative models employed by the Company in its Leveraged Finance and Equipment Finance businesses utilize Moody’s KMV RiskCalc credit risk model in combination with a proprietary qualitative model, which generates a rating that maps to a probability of default estimate. Real Estate utilizes a proprietary model that has been developed to capture risk characteristics unique to the lending activities in that line of business. The model produces an obligor risk rating which corresponds to a probability of default and also calculates a loss given default. In each case, the probability of default and the loss given default are used to calculate an expected loss for those lending groups. Due to the nature of its borrowers and the structure of its loans, Business Credit utilizes a proprietary model that produces a rating that corresponds to an expected loss, without calculating a probability of default and loss given default. For consolidated variable interest entities for which the Company is providing transitional capital, a qualitative analysis is used to determine expected loss. In each case, the expected loss is the primary component in a formulaic calculation of general reserves attributable to a given loan. Loans and leases which are rated at or better than a specified threshold are typically classified as “Pass”, and loans and leases rated worse than that threshold are typically classified as “Criticized”, a characterization that may apply to impaired loans, including TDR. As of June 30, 2015, $140.5 million of the Company’s loans were classified as “Criticized”, including $139.8 million of the Company’s impaired loans, and $2.6 billion were classified as “Pass”. As of December 31, 2014, $133.2 million of the Company’s loans were classified as “Criticized”, including $121.8 million of the Company’s impaired loans, and $2.2 billion were classified as “Pass”. When the Company rates a loan above a certain risk rating threshold and the loan is deemed to be impaired, the Company will establish a specific allowance, if appropriate, and the loan will be analyzed and may be placed on non-accrual. If the asset deteriorates further, the specific allowance may increase, and ultimately may result in a loss and charge-off. A TDR that performs in accordance with the terms of the restructuring may improve its risk profile over time. While the concessions in terms of pricing or amortization may not have been reversed and further amended to “market” levels, the financial condition of the Borrower may improve over time to the point where the rating improves from the “Criticized” classification that was appropriate immediately prior to, or at, restructuring. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $195.6 million. Impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $154.6 million have been restructured and classified as TDR. As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate carrying value of equity investments in certain of the Company’s borrowers in connection with troubled debt restructurings totaled $12.0 million. Impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $101.9 million were also on non-accrual status. For impaired loans on non-accrual status, the Company’s policy is to reverse the accrued interest previously recognized as interest income subsequent to the last cash receipt in the current year. The recognition of interest income on the loan only resumes when factors indicating doubtful collection no longer exist and the non-accrual loan has been brought current. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company had net charge offs totaling $4.0 million and $3.9 million, respectively, of outstanding non-accrual loans. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company placed loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $7.5 million and $22.3 million, respectively, on non-accrual status. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded $2.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively, of net specific provisions for impaired loans. At June 30, 2015, the Company had a $22.2 million specific allowance for impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $119.4 million. At June 30, 2015, additional funding commitments for impaired loans totaled $10.7 million. The Company’s obligation to fulfill the additional funding commitments on impaired loans is generally contingent on the borrower’s compliance with the terms of the credit agreement and the borrowing base availability for asset-based loans, or if the borrower is not in compliance additional funding commitments may be made at the Company’s discretion. As of June 30, 2015, $46.3 million of loans on non-accrual status were greater than 60 days past due and classified as delinquent by the Company. Included in the $22.2 million specific allowance for impaired loans was $9.8 million related to delinquent loans. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $217.2 million. Impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $175.6 million have been restructured and classified as TDR. As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate carrying value of equity investments in certain of the Company’s borrowers in connection with troubled debt restructurings totaled $16.4 million. Impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $87.8 million were also on non-accrual status. During 2014, the Company charged off $18.8 million of outstanding non-accrual loans. During 2014, the Company placed loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $43.5 million on non-accrual status and returned loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $1.9 million to performing status. During 2014, the Company recorded $22.2 million of net specific provisions for impaired loans. At December 31, 2014, the Company had a $20.7 million specific allowance for impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $103.2 million. At December 31, 2014, additional funding commitments for impaired loans totaled $10.9 million. As of December 31, 2014, $43.6 million of loans on non-accrual status were greater than 60 days past due and classified as delinquent by the Company. Included in the $20.7 million specific allowance for impaired loans was $8.7 million related to delinquent loans. During 2012, as part of the resolution of two impaired commercial real estate loans, the Company took control of the underlying commercial real estate properties. During 2014, the Company sold one of the commercial real estate properties for $9.5 million resulting in a gain on sale of $0.01 million. The remaining commercial real estate property had a carrying value of $3.0 million as of June 30, 2015. A summary of impaired loans is as follows: Investment Investment, Net of Unamortized Discount/Premium Unpaid Principal ($ in thousands) June 30, 2015 Leveraged Finance $ 158,945 $ 153,751 $ 186,816 Business Credit — — — Real Estate 35,722 35,688 39,077 Equipment Finance 921 821 921 Total $ 195,588 $ 190,260 $ 226,814 December 31, 2014 Leveraged Finance $ 164,886 $ 160,223 $ 186,002 Business Credit — — 366 Real Estate 52,309 52,230 55,661 Equipment Finance — — — Total $ 217,195 $ 212,453 $ 242,029 Recorded Investment Related Allowance for Credit Losses Recorded Investment, net, with a Related Allowance for Credit Losses Recorded Investment without a Related Allowance for Credit Losses Recorded Investment, net, without a Related Allowance for Credit Losses ($ in thousands) June 30, 2015 Leveraged Finance $ 91,692 $ 86,557 $ 67,253 $ 67,194 Business Credit — — — — Real Estate 27,704 27,672 8,018 8,016 Equipment Finance — — 921 821 Total $ 119,396 $ 114,229 $ 76,192 $ 76,031 December 31, 2014 Leveraged Finance $ 103,159 $ 98,528 $ 61,727 $ 61,695 Business Credit — — — — Real Estate — — 52,309 52,230 Equipment Finance — — — — Total $ 103,159 $ 98,528 $ 114,036 $ 113,925 During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded net partial charge-offs of $4.0 million and $3.9 million, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded net partial charge-offs of $13.2 million and $21.2 million, respectively. The Company’s general policy is to record a specific allowance for an impaired loan to cover the identified impairment of that loan. Any potential charge-off of such loan would typically occur in a subsequent period. The Company may record the initial specific allowance related to an impaired loan in the same period as it records a partial charge-off in certain circumstances such as if the terms of a restructured loan are finalized during that period. When a loan is determined to be uncollectible, the specific allowance is charged off, which reduces the gross investment in the loan. While charge-offs typically have no net impact on the carrying value of net loans and leases, charge-offs lower the level of the allowance for loan and lease losses; and, as a result, reduce the percentage of allowance for loans and leases to total loans and leases, and the percentage of allowance for loan and leases losses to non-performing loans. Below is a summary of the Company’s evaluation of its portfolio and allowance for loan and lease losses by impairment methodology: Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance June 30, 2015 Investment Allowance Investment Allowance Investment Allowance Investment Allowance ($ in thousands) Collectively evaluated (1) $ 2,133,595 $ 24,282 $ 239,187 $ 1,097 $ 58,287 $ 311 $ 139,049 $ 829 Individually evaluated (2) 158,945 22,174 — — 35,722 15 921 — Total $ 2,292,540 $ 46,456 $ 239,187 $ 1,097 $ 94,009 $ 326 $ 139,970 $ 829 Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance December 31, 2014 Investment Allowance Investment Allowance Investment Allowance Investment Allowance ($ in thousands) Collectively evaluated (1) $ 1,716,391 $ 20,045 $ 286,918 $ 1,334 $ 53,085 $ 257 $ 96,666 $ 622 Individually evaluated (2) 164,886 20,725 — — 52,309 — — — Total $ 1,881,277 $ 40,770 $ 286,918 $ 1,334 $ 105,394 $ 257 $ 96,666 $ 622 (1) Represents loans and leases collectively evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 450-20, Loss Contingencies, (2) Represents loans individually evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASU 310-10, Receivables, Below is a summary of the Company’s investment in nonaccrual loans. Recorded Investment in Nonaccrual Loans June 30, 2015 December ($ in thousands) Leveraged Finance $ 101,189 $ 84,704 Business Credit — — Real Estate 757 3,103 Equipment Finance — — Total $ 101,946 $ 87,807 Loans being restructured have typically developed adverse performance trends as a result of internal or external factors, the result of which is an inability to comply with the terms of the applicable credit agreement governing their obligations to the Company. In order to mitigate default risk and/or liquidation, assuming that liquidation proceeds are not viewed as a more favorable outcome to the Company and other lenders, the Company will enter into negotiations with the borrower and its shareholders on the terms of a restructuring. When restructuring a loan, the Company undertakes an extensive diligence process which typically includes (i) construction of a financial model that runs through the tenor of the restructuring term, (ii) meetings with management of the borrower, (iii) engagement of third party consultants and (iv) internal analysis. Once a restructuring proposal is developed, it is subject to approval by both the Company’s Underwriting Committee and the Company’s Investment Committee. Loans will only be removed from TDR classification after a period of performance following the refinancing of outstanding obligations on terms which are determined to be “market” in all material respects, or upon full payoff of the loan. The Company may modify loans that are not determined to be a TDR. Where a loan is modified or restructured but loan terms are considered market and no concessions were given on the loan terms, including price, principal amortization or obligation, or other restrictive covenants, a loan will not be classified as a TDR. The Company has made the following types of concessions in the context of a TDR: Group I: · extension of principal repayment term · principal holidays · interest rate adjustments Group II: · partial forgiveness · conversion of debt to equity A summary of the types of concessions that the Company made with respect to TDRs at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is provided below: Group I Group II ($ in thousands) June 30, 2015 $ 154,617 $ 131,022 December 31, 2014 $ 175,589 $ 135,748 Note: A loan may be included in both restructuring groups, but not repeatedly within each group. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company had $4.0 million of partial charge-offs related to loans previously classified as TDR. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had not removed the TDR classification from any loan previously identified as such, but had charged-off, sold and received repayments of outstanding TDRs. The Company measures TDRs similarly to how it measures all loans for impairment. The Company performs a discounted cash flow analysis on cash flow dependent loans and we assess the underlying collateral value less reasonable costs of sale for collateral dependent loans. Management analyzes the projected performance of the borrower to determine if it has the ability to service principal and interest payments based on the terms of the restructuring. Loans will typically not be returned to accrual status until at least six months of contractual payments have been made in a timely manner or the borrower shows significant ability to maintain servicing of the restructured debt. Additionally, at the time of a restructuring and quarterly thereafter, an impairment analysis is undertaken to determine the measurement of specific reserve, if any, on each impaired loan. Below is a summary of the Company’s loans which were classified as TDR. For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Investment in TDR Subsequently Defaulted ($ in thousands) Leveraged Finance $ — $ — $ 7,942 Business Credit — — — Real Estate — — — Equipment Finance 921 921 — Total $ 921 $ 921 $ 7,942 For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Investment in TDR Subsequently Defaulted ($ in thousands) Leveraged Finance $ — $ — $ 25,933 Business Credit — — — Real Estate — — — Equipment Finance — — — Total $ — $ — $ 25,933 The following sets forth a breakdown of troubled debt restructurings at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014: As of June 30, 2015 Accrual Status For the six months ($ in thousands) Loan Type Accruing Nonaccrual Impaired Balance Specific Allowance Charged-off Leveraged Finance $ 57,756 $ 87,922 $ 145,678 $ 21,061 $ 4,000 Business Credit — — — — — Real Estate 7,260 757 8,017 — — Equipment Finance 921 — 921 — — Total $ 65,937 $ 88,679 $ 154,616 $ 21,061 $ 4,000 As of December 31, 2014 Accrual Status For the year ($ in thousands) Loan Type Accruing Nonaccrual Impaired Balance Specific Allowance Charged-off Leveraged Finance $ 80,182 $ 70,734 $ 150,916 $ 19,885 $ 18,709 Business Credit — — — — — Real Estate 21,570 3,103 24,673 — — Equipment Finance — — — — — Total $ 101,752 $ 73,837 $ 175,589 $ 19,885 $ 18,709 The Company classifies a loan as delinquent when it is over 60 days past due. An age analysis of the Company’s delinquent receivables is as follows: 60-89 Days Past Due Greater than 90 Days Total Past Due Current Total Loans and Leases Investment > 60 Days & Accruing ($ in thousands) June 30, 2015 Leveraged Finance $ 3,147 $ 43,152 $ 46,299 $ 2,246,241 $ 2,292,540 $ — Business Credit — — — 239,187 239,187 — Real Estate — — — 94,009 94,009 — Equipment Finance — — — 139,970 139,970 — Total $ 3,147 $ 43,152 $ 46,299 $ 2,719,407 $ 2,765,706 $ — 60-89 Days Past Due Greater than 90 Days Total Past Due Current Total Loans and Leases Investment in > 60 Days & Accruing ($ in thousands) December 31, 2014 Leveraged Finance $ 25,412 $ 18,151 $ 43,563 $ 1,837,714 $ 1,881,277 $ — Business Credit — — — 286,918 286,918 — Real Estate — — — 105,394 105,394 — Equipment Finance — — — 96,666 96,666 — Total $ 25,412 $ 18,151 $ 43,563 $ 2,326,692 $ 2,370,255 $ — A general allowance is provided for loans and leases that are not impaired. The Company employs a variety of internally developed and third-party modeling and estimation tools for measuring credit risk, which are used in developing an allowance for loan and lease losses on outstanding loans and leases. The Company’s allowance framework addresses economic conditions, capital market liquidity and industry circumstances from both a top-down and bottom-up perspective. The Company considers and evaluates a number of factors, including but not limited to, changes in economic conditions, credit availability, industry, loss emergence period, and multiple obligor concentrations in assessing both probabilities of default and loss severities as part of the general component of the allowance for loan and lease losses. On at least a quarterly basis, loans and leases are internally risk-rated based on individual credit criteria, including loan and lease type, loan and lease structures (including balloon and bullet structures common in the Company’s Leveraged Finance and Real Estate cash flow loans), borrower industry, payment capacity, location and quality of collateral if any (including the Company’s Real Estate loans). Borrowers provide the Company with financial information on either a monthly or quarterly basis. Ratings, corresponding assumed default rates and assumed loss severities are dynamically updated to reflect any changes in borrower condition and/or profile. For Leveraged Finance loans and Equipment Finance loans and leases, the data set used to construct probabilities of default in its allowance for loan losses model, Moody’s CRD Private Firm Database, primarily contains middle market loans that share attributes similar to the Company’s loans. The Company also considers the quality of the loan or lease terms and lender protections in determining a loan loss in the event of default. For Business Credit loans, the Company utilizes a proprietary model to risk rate the loans on a monthly basis. This model captures the impact of changes in industry and economic conditions as well as changes in the quality of the borrower’s collateral and financial performance to assign a final risk rating. The Company has also evaluated historical net loss trends by risk rating from a comprehensive industry database covering more than twenty-five years of experience of the majority of the asset based lenders operating in the United States. Based upon the monthly risk rating from the model, the reserve is adjusted to reflect the historical average for expected loss from the industry database. For Real Estate loans, the Company employs two mechanisms to capture the impact of industry and economic conditions. First, a loan’s risk rating, and thereby its assumed default likelihood, can be adjusted to account for overall commercial real estate market conditions. Second, to the extent that economic or industry trends adversely affect a substandard rated borrower’s loan-to-value ratio enough to impact its repayment ability, the Company applies a stress multiplier to the loan’s probability of default. The multiplier is designed to account for default characteristics that are difficult to quantify when market conditions cause commercial real estate prices to decline. For consolidated VIEs to which the Company is providing transitional capital, we utilize a qualitative analysis which considers the business plans related to the entity, including expected hold periods, the terms of the agreements related to the entity, the Company’s historical credit experience, the credit migration of the entity’s loans in determining expected loss, as well as conditions in the capital markets. If the Company determines that changes in its allowance for credit losses methodology are advisable, as a result of changes in the economic environment or otherwise, the revised allowance methodology may result in higher or lower levels of allowance. Moreover, given uncertain market conditions, actual losses under the Company’s current or any revised allowance methodology may differ materially from the Company’s estimate. Additionally, when determining the amount of the general allowance, the Company supplements the base amount with an environmental reserve amount which is governed by a score card system comprised of ten individually weighted risk factors. The risk factors are designed based on those outlined in the Comptrollers of the Currency’s Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Handbook. The Company also performs a ratio analysis of comparable money center banks, regional banks and finance companies. While the Company does not rely on this peer group comparison to set the level of allowance for credit losses, it does assist management in identifying market trends and serves as an overall reasonableness check on the allowance for credit losses computation. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The measurement of impairment of a loan is based upon (i) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, (ii) the loan’s observable market price, or (iii) the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent, depending on the circumstances and our collection strategy. Impaired loans are identified based on the loan-by-loan risk rating process described above. It is the Company’s policy during the reporting period to record a specific provision for credit losses for all loans for which we have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms. A summary of the activity in the allowance for credit losses is as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 48,194 $ 1,330 $ 352 $ 863 $ 50,739 Provision for credit losses—general 967 (233 ) 25 (34 ) 725 Provision for credit losses—specific 2,537 — (54 ) — 2,483 Loans charged off, net of recoveries (4,000 ) — — — (4,000 ) Balance, end of period $ 47,698 $ 1,097 $ 323 $ 829 $ 49,947 Balance, end of period—specific $ 22,174 $ — $ 15 $ — $ 22,189 Balance, end of period—general $ 25,524 $ 1,097 $ 308 $ 829 $ 27,758 Average balance of impaired loans $ 163,027 $ — $ 36,594 $ — $ 199,621 Average net book value of impaired leases $ — $ — $ — $ 852 $ 852 Interest recognized from impaired loans and leases $ 3,334 $ — $ 396 $ 15 $ 3,745 Loans and leases Loans individually evaluated with specific allowance $ 91,692 $ — $ 27,704 $ — $ 119,396 Loans individually evaluated with no specific allowance 67,253 — 8,018 921 76,192 Loans and leases collectively evaluated without specific allowance 2,133,595 239,187 58,287 139,049 2,570,118 Total loans and leases $ 2,292,540 $ 239,187 $ 94,009 $ 139,970 $ 2,765,706 Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 41,480 $ 1,334 $ 257 $ 622 $ 43,693 Provision for credit losses—general 4,701 (237 ) 51 207 4,722 Provision for credit losses—specific 5,449 — 15 — 5,464 Loans charged off, net of recoveries (3,932 ) — — — (3,932 ) Balance, end of period $ 47,698 $ 1,097 $ 323 $ 829 $ 49,947 Balance, end of period—specific $ 22,174 $ — $ 15 $ — $ 22,189 Balance, end of period—general $ 25,524 $ 1,097 $ 308 $ 829 $ 27,758 Average balance of impaired loans $ 163,476 $ — $ 37,138 $ — $ 200,614 Average net book value of impaired leases $ — $ — $ — $ 992 $ 992 Interest recognized from impaired loans and leases $ 5,569 $ — $ 782 $ 33 $ 6,384 Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 34,536 $ 1,002 $ 3,557 $ 504 $ 39,599 Provision for credit losses—general (1,268 ) 58 (109 ) 115 (1,204 ) Provision for credit losses—specific 13,670 –– 186 — 13,856 Loans charged off, net of recoveries (13,152 ) –– — — (13,152 ) Balance, end of period $ 33,786 1,060 $ 3,634 $ 619 $ 39,099 Balance, end of period—specific $ 16,515 200 $ 3,328 $ — $ 20,043 Balance, end of period—general $ 17,271 860 $ 306 $ 619 $ 19,056 Average balance of impaired loans $ 177,342 $ 519 $ 57,975 $ — $ 235,836 Interest recognized from impaired loans $ 3,766 $ — $ 535 $ — $ 4,301 Loans and leases Loans individually evaluated with specific allowance $ 98,687 $ 247 $ 30,768 $ — $ 129,702 Loans individually evaluated with no specific allowance 73,504 — 26,745 — 100,249 Loans and leases collectively evaluated without specific allowance 1,530,293 197,529 52,268 80,821 1,860,911 Total loans and leases $ 1,702,484 $ 197,776 $ 109,781 $ 80,821 $ 2,090,862 Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 Leveraged Finance Business Credit Real Estate Equipment Finance Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 36,803 $ 973 $ 3,653 $ 425 $ 41,854 Provision for credit losses—general 295 87 (70 ) 194 506 Provision for credit losses—specific 17,902 — 51 — 17,953 Loans charged off, net of recoveries (21,214 ) — — — (21,214 ) Balance, end of period $ 33,786 1,060 $ 3,634 $ 619 $ 39,099 Average balance of impaired loans $ 179,066 $ 501 $ 58,089 $ — $ 237,656 Interest recognized from impaired loans $ 6,043 $ — $ 1,050 $ — $ 7,093 Included in the allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is an allowance for unfunded commitments of $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, which is recorded as a component of other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet with changes recorded in the provision for credit losses on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. The methodology for determining the allowance for unfunded commitments is consistent with the methodology for determining the allowance for loan and lease losses. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded a total provision for credit losses of $10.2 million. The Company increased its allowance for credit losses to $49.9 million as of June 30, 2015 from $43.7 million at December 31, 2014 as a result of the increase in “Loans and leases, net” and an increase in the specific allowance for credit losses. The Company had $0.1 million of recoveries of impaired loans with a specific allowance, decreased its general allowance for credit losses by five basis points during the six months ended June 30, 2015, and recorded new specific provisions for credit losses of $5.5 million. The general allowance for credit losses covers probable incurred losses in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio with respect to loans and leases for which no specific impairment has been identified. When a loan is classified as impaired, the loan is evaluated for a specific allowance and a specific provision may be recorded, thereby removing it from consideration under the general component of the allowance analysis. Loans that are deemed to be uncollectible are charged off and deducted from the allowance, and recoveries on loans previously charged off are netted against loans charged off. A specific provision for credit losses is recorded with respect to impaired loans for which it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement for which there is impairment recognized. The outstanding balance of impaired loans, which include all of the outstanding balances of the Company’s delinquent loans and its troubled debt restructurings, as a percentage of “Loans and leases, net” was 7% and 9% as of June 30, 2015 and as of December 31, 2014, respectively. The Company closely monitors the credit quality of its loans and leases which is partly reflected in its credit metrics such as loan delinquencies, non-accruals and charge-offs. Changes in these credit metrics are largely due to changes in economic conditions and seasoning of the loan and lease portfolio. The Company continually evaluates the a |