FINANCIAL CONDITION
General
Total assets at September 30, 2018 were $44.1 billion, a $320 million decrease from December 31, 2017, primarily reflecting decreases of $376 million in total loans and $345 million in total cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by a $342 million increase in total securities. The increase in total securities primarily reflects net purchases of government sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds, partially offset by a $74 million increase in the unrealized loss on debt securitiesavailable-for-sale. The decrease in total loans from December 31, 2017 to September 30, 2018 reflects decreases of $332 million in commercial loans and $44 million in retail loans. Originated loans totaled $30.1 billion at both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and acquired loans decreased $376 million since December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, the carrying amount of the acquired loan portfolio was $2.1 billion.
Non-performing assets (excluding acquirednon-performing loans) totaled $173.2 million at September 30, 2018, a $5.1 million increase from December 31, 2017, primarily reflecting a $12.3 million increase innon-performing commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by decreases of $6.5 million innon-performing commercial real estate loans and $3.8 million in other real estate owned (“REO”). At September 30, 2018, acquirednon-performing loans totaled $32.3 million compared to $29.7 million at December 31, 2017. The allowance for loan losses totaled $238.0 million ($233.9 million on originated loans and $4.1 million on acquired loans) at September 30, 2018, compared to $234.4 million ($230.8 million on originated loans and $3.6 million on acquired loans) at December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, the originated allowance for loan losses as a percentage of originated loans was 0.78% and as a percentage of originatednon-performing loans was 147.9%, compared to 0.77% and 155.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2017.
At September 30, 2018, total liabilities were $38.2 billion, a $459 million decrease from December 31, 2017, primarily reflecting a $712 million decrease in total borrowings, partially offset by a $154 million increase in total deposits.
People’s United’s total stockholders’ equity was $6.0 billion at September 30, 2018, a $139 million increase from December 31, 2017. As a percentage of total assets, stockholders’ equity was 13.5% and 13.1% at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Tangible common equity equaled 7.6% of tangible assets at September 30, 2018 compared to 7.2% at December 31, 2017 (see Stockholders Equity and Dividends).
People’s United’s (consolidated) Tier 1 Leverage capital ratio and its Common Equity Tier 1 (“CET 1”), Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios were 8.7%, 10.3%, 11.0% and 12.8%, respectively, at September 30, 2018, compared to 8.3%, 9.7%, 10.4% and 12.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2017. The Bank’s Tier 1 Leverage capital ratio and its CET 1, Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios were 9.2%, 11.6%, 11.6% and 13.6%, respectively, at September 30, 2018, compared to 8.5%, 10.7%, 10.7% and 12.6%, respectively, at December 31, 2017 (see Regulatory Capital Requirements).
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