Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans | Note 4: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at their outstanding principal balances adjusted for unearned income, charge-offs, the ACL-Loans, any unamortized deferred fees or costs on originated loans and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans. For loans at amortized cost, interest income is accrued based on the unpaid principal balance. The Company has made a policy election to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis of loans and reports accrued interest separately from the related loan balance in the consolidated balance sheets. Accrued interest on loans totaled $15.8 million and $15.4 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company also elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivables. The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Past-due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest collected on these loans is applied to the principal balance until the loan can be returned to an accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. For all loan portfolio segments, the Company promptly charges off loans, or portions thereof, when available information confirms that specific loans are uncollectable based on information that includes, but is not limited to, (1) the deteriorating financial condition of the borrower, (2) declining collateral values, and/or (3) legal action, including bankruptcy, that impairs the borrower’s ability to adequately meet its obligations. When cash payments for accrued interest are received on nonaccrual loans in each loan class, the Company records a reduction in principle on the balance of the loan. Troubled debt restructured loans recognize interest income on an accrual basis at the renegotiated rate if the loan is in compliance with the modified terms. The Company offers warehouse loans or credit to fund mortgage loans held for sale from closing until sale to an investor. Under a warehousing arrangement the Company funds a mortgage loan as secured financing. The warehousing arrangement is secured by the underlying mortgages and a combination of deposits, personal guarantees and advance rates. The Company typically holds the collateral until it is sent under a bailee arrangement instructing the investor to send proceeds to the Company. Typical investors are large financial institutions or government agencies. Interest earned from the time of funding to the time of sale is recognized as interest income as accrued. Fees earned agreements are recognized when collected as noninterest income. Loan Portfolio Summary Loans receivable at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include: March 31, December 31, 2022 2021 (In thousands) Mortgage warehouse lines of credit $ 752,447 $ 781,437 Residential real estate 858,325 843,101 Multi-family financing (1) 2,876,005 2,702,042 Healthcare financing (1) 850,751 826,157 Commercial and commercial real estate 567,971 520,199 Agricultural production and real estate 90,688 97,060 Consumer and margin loans 12,875 12,667 6,009,062 5,782,663 Less: ACL-Loans 32,102 31,344 Loans Receivable $ 5,976,960 $ 5,751,319 (1) As of March 31, 2022, the Company started presenting these two loan types on separate lines for reporting purposes. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) established the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) to provide loans for eligible business/not-for-profits. These loans qualify for forgiveness when used for qualifying expenses during the appropriate period. Loans funded through the PPP are fully guaranteed by the U.S. government. Commercial and commercial real estate loans at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include PPP loans with principal balances of $1.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively, that had not yet been forgiven. Risk characteristics applicable to each segment of the loan portfolio are described as follows. Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit (MTG WHLOC): Under its warehouse program, the Company provides warehouse financing arrangements to approved mortgage companies for the origination and sale of residential mortgage loans and to a lesser extent multi-family loans. Agency eligible, governmental and jumbo residential mortgage loans that are secured by mortgages placed on existing one-to-four family dwellings may be originated or purchased and placed on each mortgage warehouse line. As a secured repurchase agreement, collateral pledged to the Company secures each individual mortgage until the lender sells the loan in the secondary market. A traditional secured warehouse line of credit typically carries a base interest rate of 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the Federal Reserve’s Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), or mortgage note rate plus a margin. Risk is evident if there is a change in the fair value of mortgage loans originated by mortgage bankers in warehouse, the sale of which is the expected source of repayment of the borrowings under a warehouse line of credit. Residential Real Estate Loans (RES RE): Real estate loans are secured by owner-occupied 1-4 family residences. Repayment of residential real estate loans is primarily dependent on the personal income and credit rating of the borrowers. First-lien HELOC mortgages included in this segment typically carry a base rate of 30-day LIBOR or the One-Year Constant Maturity Treasury (“CMT”), plus a margin. Multi-Family Financing (MF FIN): Healthcare Financing (HC FIN): The healthcare financing portfolio includes customized loan products for independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing projects. A variety of loan products are available to accommodate rehabilitation, acquisition, and refinancing of healthcare properties. Credit risk in these loans are primarily driven by local demographics and the expertise of the operators of the facilities. Repayment of these loans may include permanent loans, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Company until permanent agency-eligible financing is obtained, as well as successful operation of a business or property and the borrower’s cash flows. Commercial Lending and Commercial Real Estate Loans (CML & CRE): The commercial lending and commercial real estate portfolio includes loans to commercial customers for use in financing working capital needs, equipment purchases and expansions, as well as loans to commercial customers to finance land and improvements. It also includes loans collateralized by servicing rights and loan sale proceeds of mortgage warehouse customers. The loans in this category are repaid primarily from the cash flow of a borrower’s principal business operation. Credit risk in these loans is driven by creditworthiness of a borrower and the economic conditions that impact the cash flow stability from business operations. PPP loans and Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans are included in this category. Agricultural Production and Real Estate Loans (AG & AGRE): Agricultural production loans are generally comprised of seasonal operating lines of credit to grain farmers to plant and harvest corn and soybeans and term loans to fund the purchase of equipment. The Company also offers long term financing to purchase agricultural real estate. Specific underwriting standards have been established for agricultural-related loans including the establishment of projections for each operating year based on industry-developed estimates of farm input costs and expected commodity yields and prices. Operating lines are typically written for one year and secured by the crop and other farm assets as considered necessary. The Company is approved to sell agricultural loans in the secondary market through the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation and uses this relationship to manage interest rate risk within the portfolio. Consumer and Margin Loans (CON & MAR): Consumer loans are those loans secured by household assets. Margin loans are those loans secured by marketable securities. The term and maximum amount for these loans are determined by considering the purpose of the loan, the margin (advance percentage against value) in all collateral, the primary source of repayment, and the borrower’s other related cash flow. ACL-Loans The Company adopted CECL on January 1, 2022. CECL replaces the previous “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” standard for measuring credit losses. Upon adoption of CECL, the difference in the two measurements was recorded in the ACL-Loans and retained earnings. The ACL-Loans is the Company’s estimate of expected credit losses. Loans receivable is presented net of the allowance to reflect the principal balance expected to be collected over the contractual term of the loans. This life of loan allowance is established through a provision for credit losses charged to net interest income as loans are recorded in the financial statements. The provision for a reporting period also reflects increases or decreases in the allowance related to changes in credit loss expectations. Actual credit losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance, or a portion thereof, is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The ACL-Loans is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans considering relevant available information from internal and external sources, including historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. The allowance also incorporates reasonable and supportable forecasts. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. The level of the ACL is believed to be adequate to absorb innate expected future losses in the loan portfolio as of the measurement date. The ACL-Loans consists of individually evaluated loans and pooled loan components. The Company’s primary portfolio segmentation is by credit risk grade. Loans risk graded substandard and worse are individually evaluated for expected credit losses. For individually evaluated loans that are collateral dependent, an allowance is established when the fair value of the collateral, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, is lower than the carrying value of that loan. A loan is considered to be collateral dependent when repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or the sale of the collateral. To calculate the allowance for expected credit losses on loans risk graded pass through special mention, the loan portfolio is segmented into 14 segments comprised of loans with similar risk characteristics. Loan Portfolio Segment ACL-Loans Methodology Ag loans Remaining Life Method Ag real estate loans Remaining Life Method Commercial loans Discounted Cash Flow Commercial real estate loans Discounted Cash Flow Consumer and margin loans Remaining Life Method HELOC loans Discounted Cash Flow Multi-family healthcare loans Discounted Cash Flow Multi-family non-management loans Discounted Cash Flow Multi-family construction loans Discounted Cash Flow Multi-family loans Discounted Cash Flow Residential real estate loans Discounted Cash Flow SBA commercial loans Discounted Cash Flow SBA real estate commercial loans Discounted Cash Flow Single-family warehouse lines of credit Remaining Life Method Loan characteristics used in determining the segmentation included the underlying collateral, type or purpose of the loan, and expected credit loss patterns. The estimation of expected credit losses for each segment is primarily based on historical credit loss experience. Given the Company’s modest historical credit loss experience, peer and industry data was incorporated into the measurement. Expected life of loan credit losses are quantified using discounted cash flows and remaining life methodologies. For the ten portfolio segments where the discounted cash flow method was employed, econometric models are utilized to determine a Probability of Default (“PD”). Macroeconomic factors utilized in the modeling process include the national unemployment rate and the home price index. A risk index was then utilized to predict the Loss Given Default (“LGD”). The PD is then multiplied by the LGD to determine the expected loss that is incorporated into the discounted cash flow calculations. Within the discount cash flow calculation, an effective yield of the instrument is calculated, net of the impacts of prepayment assumptions, and the instrument expected cash flows are then discounted at that effective yield to produce an instrument-level net present value of expected cash flows. An ACL is established for the difference between the instrument’s net present value and amortized cost basis. The remaining life method applies average loss rates for each segment to estimated loan balances for the remaining life of the segment. The estimate includes a four-quarter reasonable and supportable economic forecast period followed by an eight-quarter, straight-line reversion period to the historical mean for the remaining life of the loans. Model results are supplemented by qualitative adjustments for risk factors relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within the portfolio segments. These adjustments may increase or decrease the estimate of expected credit losses based upon the assessed level of risk for each qualitative factor. The various risks that are considered in making qualitative adjustments include (i) changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans, (ii) the effect of other external factors such as regulatory and legal requirements, the impact of (i) changes in national, regional and local economic conditions, (ii) changes in lending policies and procedures, (iii) changes in the volume and severity of past due loans, (iv) changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, (v) changes in the experience, depth and ability of lending management, (vi) the existence and effect of any concentrations in credit, (vii) changes in the quality of the credit review function, The models utilized and the applicable qualitative adjustments require assumptions and management judgement that can be subjective in nature. The above measurement approach is also used to estimate the expected credit losses associated with unfunded loan commitments, which also incorporates expected utilization rates. The following table presents, by loan portfolio segment, the activity in the ACL-Loans for the three months ended March 31, 2022: At or For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL (In thousands) ACL-Loans Balance, beginning of period $ 1,955 $ 4,170 $ 14,084 $ 4,461 $ 5,879 $ 657 $ 138 $ 31,344 Impact of adopting CECL 41 275 520 139 (1,277) (18) 21 (299) Provision for credit losses (55) 102 527 1,018 431 (42) — 1,981 Loans charged to the allowance — — — — (931) — — (931) Recoveries of loans previously charged off — — — — — — 7 7 Balance, end of period $ 1,941 $ 4,547 $ 15,131 $ 5,618 $ 4,102 $ 597 $ 166 $ 32,102 The Company recorded a total provision for credit losses of $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $2.5 million total provision for credit losses consisted of $2.0 million for the ACL-Loans as shown above and $0.5 million for the ACL-OBCE’s. Prior to the adoption of CECL, the Company maintained an allowance for loan losses in accordance with the incurred loss model as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on From 10-K. The following table presents the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL (In thousands) Allowance for loan losses Balance, beginning of period $ 4,018 $ 3,334 $ 12,041 $ 2,690 $ 4,641 $ 636 $ 140 $ 27,500 Provision for credit losses (697) 266 1,355 1,050 (309) (4) 2 1,663 Loans charged to the allowance — — — — (68) — (6) (74) Recoveries of loans previously charged off — — — — — — 2 2 Balance, end of period $ 3,321 $ 3,600 $ 13,396 $ 3,740 $ 4,264 $ 632 $ 138 $ 29,091 The following table presents the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans and impairment method as of December 31, 2021: December 31, 2021 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL (In thousands) Allowance for loan losses Balance, December 31, 2021 $ 1,955 $ 4,170 $ 14,084 $ 4,461 $ 5,879 $ 657 $ 138 $ 31,344 Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 16 $ — $ — $ 867 $ — $ 7 $ 890 Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment $ 1,955 $ 4,154 $ 14,084 $ 4,461 $ 5,012 $ 657 $ 131 $ 30,454 Loans Balance, December 31, 2021 $ 781,437 $ 843,101 $ 2,702,042 $ 826,157 $ 520,199 $ 97,060 $ 12,667 $ 5,782,663 Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ 419 $ 36,760 $ — $ 6,055 $ 158 $ 13 $ 43,405 Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment $ 781,437 $ 842,682 $ 2,665,282 $ 826,157 $ 514,144 $ 96,902 $ 12,654 $ 5,739,258 The below table presents the amortized cost basis and ACL-Loans allocated for collateral dependent loans, which are individually evaluated to determine expected credit losses: March 31, 2022 Real Estate Accounts Receivable / Equipment Other Total ACL-Loans Allocation (In thousands) RES RE $ 365 $ — $ 6 $ 371 $ 26 MF FIN 36,760 — — 36,760 198 CML & CRE 169 4,687 251 5,107 117 AG & AGRE 158 — — 158 1 CON & MAR — — 12 12 7 Total collateral dependent loans $ 37,452 $ 4,687 $ 269 $ 42,408 $ 349 There has been no significant changes to the types of collateral securing the Company’s collateral dependent loans compared to March 31, 2021. Internal Risk Categories In adherence with policy, the Company uses the following internal risk grading categories and definitions for loans: Average or above Acceptable – Special Mention (Watch) Substandard Doubtful The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio based on internal risk rating category as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Prior Revolving Loans TOTAL (In thousands) MTG WHLOC Acceptable and Above $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 752,447 $ 752,447 Total $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 752,447 $ 752,447 RES RE Acceptable and Above 6,759 44,068 49,799 3,987 950 11,789 739,604 856,956 Special Mention (Watch) — — — 62 180 756 — 998 Substandard — — — — — 371 — 371 Total $ 6,759 $ 44,068 $ 49,799 $ 4,049 $ 1,130 $ 12,916 $ 739,604 $ 858,325 MF FIN Acceptable and Above 314,776 1,237,625 398,396 83,995 17,894 15,046 744,445 2,812,177 Special Mention (Watch) 14,707 12,361 — — — — — 27,068 Substandard 36,760 — — — — — — 36,760 Total $ 366,243 $ 1,249,986 $ 398,396 $ 83,995 $ 17,894 $ 15,046 $ 744,445 $ 2,876,005 HC FIN Acceptable and Above — 332,065 212,397 17,191 12,441 — 163,527 737,621 Special Mention (Watch) — 7,342 62,373 28,850 — 14,565 — 113,130 Total $ — $ 339,407 $ 274,770 $ 46,041 $ 12,441 $ 14,565 $ 163,527 $ 850,751 CML & CRE Acceptable and Above 16,452 85,297 34,171 50,736 14,224 16,954 343,450 561,284 Special Mention (Watch) 50 21 1,023 134 — 236 116 1,580 Substandard — 2,000 — 142 184 66 2,715 5,107 Total $ 16,502 $ 87,318 $ 35,194 $ 51,012 $ 14,408 $ 17,256 $ 346,281 $ 567,971 AG & AGRE Acceptable and Above 3,438 9,244 18,199 7,302 4,720 22,331 23,682 88,916 Special Mention (Watch) — 65 731 62 296 437 23 1,614 Substandard — — — — — 158 — 158 Total $ 3,438 $ 9,309 $ 18,930 $ 7,364 $ 5,016 $ 22,926 $ 23,705 $ 90,688 CON & MAR Acceptable and Above 77 763 478 173 4,789 29 6,533 12,842 Special Mention (Watch) — — 17 — — 4 — 21 Substandard — — 3 3 3 3 — 12 Total $ 77 $ 763 $ 498 $ 176 $ 4,792 $ 36 $ 6,533 $ 12,875 Total Acceptable and Above $ 341,502 $ 1,709,062 $ 713,440 $ 163,384 $ 55,018 $ 66,149 $ 2,773,688 $ 5,822,243 Total Special Mention (Watch) $ 14,757 $ 19,789 $ 64,144 $ 29,108 $ 476 $ 15,998 $ 139 $ 144,411 Total Substandard $ 36,760 $ 2,000 $ 3 $ 145 $ 187 $ 598 $ 2,715 $ 42,408 Total Loans $ 393,019 $ 1,730,851 $ 777,587 $ 192,637 $ 55,681 $ 82,745 $ 2,776,542 $ 6,009,062 December 31, 2021 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL (In thousands) Special Mention (Watch) $ — $ 946 $ 27,155 $ 66,406 $ 2,483 $ 3,820 $ 21 $ 100,831 Substandard — 419 36,760 — 6,055 158 13 43,405 Acceptable and Above 781,437 841,736 2,638,127 759,751 511,661 93,082 12,633 5,638,427 Total $ 781,437 $ 843,101 $ 2,702,042 $ 826,157 $ 520,199 $ 97,060 $ 12,667 $ 5,782,663 The Company evaluates the loan risk grading system definitions and ACL-Loans methodology on an ongoing basis. No significant changes were made to either during the past year. Delinquent Loans The following tables present the Company’s loan portfolio aging analysis of the recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. There was only one loan totaling $36.8 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 that had been modified in accordance with the CARES Act and therefore not classified as delinquent. This loan has been granted extended dates to make payments and no payments were due as of March 31, 2022. Also excluded from the tables below are government guaranteed commercial SBA loans totaling $1.1 million and $3.2 million that were 30-59 days past due and government guaranteed commercial SBA loans with balances of $256,000 and $274,000 that were over 90 days past due as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. March 31, 2022 30-59 Days 60-89 Days Greater Than Total Total Past Due Past Due 90 Days Past Due Current Loans (In thousands) MTG WHLOC $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 752,447 $ 752,447 RES RE 135 474 241 850 857,475 858,325 MF FIN — — — — 2,876,005 2,876,005 HC FIN 8,347 — — 8,347 842,404 850,751 CML & CRE 4,054 — 62 4,116 563,855 567,971 AG & AGRE 23 144 — 167 90,521 90,688 CON & MAR 80 3 15 98 12,777 12,875 $ 12,639 $ 621 $ 318 $ 13,578 $ 5,995,484 $ 6,009,062 December 31, 2021 30-59 Days 60-89 Days Greater Than Total Total Past Due Past Due 90 Days Past Due Current Loans (In thousands) MTG WHLOC $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 781,437 $ 781,437 RES RE 1,252 287 186 1,725 841,376 843,101 MF FIN — — — — 2,702,042 2,702,042 HC FIN — — — — 826,157 826,157 CML & CRE 591 8 149 748 519,451 520,199 AG & AGRE 37 21 — 58 97,002 97,060 CON & MAR 43 5 40 88 12,579 12,667 $ 1,923 $ 321 $ 375 $ 2,619 $ 5,780,044 $ 5,782,663 Impaired Loans The following table presents impaired loans and specific valuation allowance information based on class level as of December 31, 2021: December 31, 2021 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL (In thousands) Impaired loans without a specific allowance: Recorded investment $ — $ 372 $ 36,760 $ — $ 3,912 $ 158 $ 4 $ 41,206 Unpaid principal balance — 372 36,760 — 3,912 158 4 41,206 Impaired loans with a specific allowance: — — Recorded investment — 47 — — 2,143 — 9 2,199 Unpaid principal balance — 47 — — 2,143 — 9 2,199 Specific allowance — 16 — — 867 — 7 890 Total impaired loans: Recorded investment — 419 36,760 — 6,055 158 13 43,405 Unpaid principal balance — 419 36,760 — 6,055 158 13 43,405 Specific allowance — 16 — — 867 — 7 890 The following table presents by portfolio class, information related to the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2021: March 31, 2021 MTG WHLOC RES RE MF FIN HC FIN CML & CRE AG & AGRE CON & MAR TOTAL Average recorded investment in impaired loans — $ 2,761 $ — $ — $ 8,018 $ 1,620 $ 8 $ 12,407 Interest income recognized — 10 — — 205 — — 215 Nonperforming Loans Nonaccrual loans, including TDRs that have not met the six-month minimum performance criterion, are reported as nonperforming loans. For all loan classes, it is the Company’s policy to have any restructured loans which are on nonaccrual status prior to being restructured remain on nonaccrual status until three months of satisfactory borrower performance, at which time management would consider its return to accrual status. A loan is generally classified as nonaccrual when the Company believes that receipt of principal and interest is doubtful under the terms of the loan agreement. Most generally, this is at 90 or more days past due. March 31, December 31, 2022 2021 Total Loans > Total Loans > 90 Days & 90 Days & Nonaccrual Accruing Nonaccrual Accruing (In thousands) RES RE $ 329 $ 82 $ 362 $ 22 CML & CRE 4,115 — — 149 AG & AGRE 158 — 158 30 CON & MAR 12 3 4 36 $ 4,614 $ 85 $ 524 $ 237 The Company did not have any nonperforming loans without an estimated ACL at March 31, 2022. No troubled loans were modified during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021. No restructured loans defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021. Loan modifications or forbearances related to the COVID-19 pandemic will generally not be considered TDRs. The CARES Act included several provisions designed to help financial institutions like the Company in working with their customers. Section 4013 of the CARES Act, as extended, allows a financial institution to elect to suspend generally accepted accounting principles and regulatory determinations with respect to qualifying loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would otherwise be categorized as a TDR until January 1, 2022. The Company has taken advantage of this provision to extend certain payment modifications to loan customers in need. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has There were no residential loans in the process of foreclosure as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Loan Sale and Freddie Mac Q Series Securitization On May 7, 2021, the Company entered into an arrangement through a third-party trust and Freddie Mac, by which a $262.0 million portfolio of multi-family loans were sold to the trust and ultimately securitized through Freddie Mac and sold to investors. The Company purchased two of the securities for a total of $28.7 million. The transfer of these loans was accounted for as a sale for financial reporting purposes, in accordance with ASC 860, and a $676,000 net loss on sale was recognized, which included the impact of establishing a risk share allowance and servicing rights associated with this transaction. portfolio not to exceed 10% of the unpaid principal amount of the loans comprising the securitization pool at settlement, or approximately $26.2 million. Therefore, a reserve of $1.4 million for estimated losses was established with respect to the first loss obligation at May 7, 2021, which was included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. These estimated losses were consistent with the amount in the allowance that was released when the loans were sold. If the Company sells one of the securities, this first loss obligation would be eliminated. As part of the securitization transaction, Merchants released all mortgage servicing obligations and rights to Freddie Mac who was designated as the Master Servicer. As Master Servicer, Freddie Mac appointed the Company with subservicing obligations, which include obligations to collect and remit payments of principal and interest, manage payments of taxes and insurance, and otherwise administer the underlying loans. Accordingly, the company recognized a mortgage servicing asset of $730,000 on the sale date. |