LOANS | LOANS The Company's loan portfolio consists primarily of loans to borrowers within our principal market area of Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties, California. Although the Company seeks to avoid concentrations of loans to a single industry or based upon a single class of collateral, real estate and real estate associated businesses, such as hospitality businesses, are among the principal industries in the Company's market area and, as a result, the Company's loan and collateral portfolios are, to some degree, concentrated in those industries. The Company also originates SBA loans either for sale to institutional investors or to hold in the loan portfolio. Loans identified as held for sale are carried at the lower of their net carrying value or market value and separately designated as such in the condensed consolidated financial statements. A portion of the Company's revenues are from origination and servicing of loans guaranteed by the SBA under its various programs and sale of the guaranteed portions of the loans. Funding for these loans depends on annual appropriations by the U.S. Congress. Beginning in April of 2020, the Company participated in the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), administrated by the SBA, in assisting borrowers with additional liquidity. PPP loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA and carry a fixed rate of 1.00%. On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Flexibility Act”) was signed into law which changed key provisions of the PPP, including provisions relating to the maturity of PPP loans, the deferral of PPP loan payments, and the forgiveness of PPP loans. Under the Flexibility Act, as clarified by the SBA in an October 7, 2020 update, the maturity date for PPP loans funded before June 5, 2020 remained at two years from funding while the maturity date for PPP loans funded after June 5, 2020 was five years from funding. In addition, the Flexibility Act, increased the period during which PPP loan proceeds are to be used for purposes that would qualify the loan for forgiveness (the “covered period”) from 8 weeks to 24 weeks, at the borrower’s election, for PPP loans made prior to June 5, 2020, and set the covered period for loans made after June 5, 2020 at 24 weeks from funding. Under the Flexibility Act, PPP borrowers are not required to make any payments of principal or interest before the date on which SBA remits the loan forgiveness amount to the Company (or notifies the Company that no loan forgiveness is allowed) and, although PPP borrowers may submit an application for loan forgiveness at any time prior to the maturity date, if PPP borrowers do not submit a loan forgiveness application within 10 months after the end of their covered period, such borrowers will be required to begin paying principal and interest after that period. For loans originated under the SBA's PPP loan program, interest and principal payment on these loans were originally deferred for six months following the funding date, during which time interest would continue to accrue. The Flexibility Act extended the deferral period for borrower payments of principal, interest, and fees on all PPP loans to the date that the SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender (or, if the borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the borrower’s loan forgiveness covered period). The extension of the deferral period under the Flexibility Act automatically applied to all PPP loans. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company participated in the First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loan Programs signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act ("Economic Act"), which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (also known as "PPP Round 3"). Like the 2020 PPP, loans originated in PPP Round 3 are fully guaranteed by the SBA and are subject to potential forgiveness by the SBA. PPP Round 3 is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2021. At loan origination, the Company was paid a processing fee from the SBA ranging from 1% to 5% based on the loan size. At March 31, 2021, PPP loans, net of unearned fees of $10.5 million, totaled $442.7 million. The unearned fees are being accreted to interest income based on a contractual maturity of two years (loans originated before June 5, 2020) or five years (all other PPP loans). The SBA began approving forgiveness applications and making payments as forgiveness was approved in the fourth quarter of 2020. During the first quarter of 2021, approximately $67.9 million of PPP loans originated in 2020 were forgiven by the SBA or repaid by the borrowers. Net PPP deferred fees of $1.4 million were accelerated to income in the first quarter of 2021 at the time of SBA forgiveness or borrower repayment. PPP loans forgiven-to-date totaled $140.9 million at March 31, 2021. On April 14, 2020, the Company was approved by the Federal Reserve to access its SBA Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility ("PPPLF"). The PPPLF enables the Company to borrow funds through the Federal Reserve Discount Window to fund PPP loans. At March 31, 2021, the Company had $210.0 million in borrowings under the PPPLF with a fixed rate of 0.35% which were collateralized by PPP loans. See Note 7 –Borrowing Arrangements for additional information regarding the PPPLF. In 2020, the Company participated in the Main Street Lending Program to support lending to small and medium-sized businesses that were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this program, the Company originated loans to borrowers meeting the terms and requirements of the program, including requirements as to eligibility, use of proceeds and priority, and sold a 95% participation interest in these loans to Main Street Facilities, LLC, a special purpose vehicle ("SPV") organized by the Federal Reserve to purchase the participation interest from eligible lenders, including the Bank. During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company originated 28 loans under the Main Street Lending Program totaling $102.4 million in principal and sold participation interest totaling $97.3 million to the SPV, resulting in a gain on sale of $660 thousand. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company originated 32 loans under the Main Street Lending Program totaling $172.2 million in principal and sold participation interest totaling $163.6 million to the SPV, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.1 million. The program expired on January 8, 2021 and no Main Street loan originations or sales occurred in the first quarter of 2021. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had pledged $1.65 billion of loans with the FHLB under a blanket lien, of which $871.6 million was considered as eligible collateral under this secured borrowing arrangement, and loans with an unpaid principal balance of $226.6 million were pledged as collateral under a secured borrowing arrangement with the Federal Reserve. See Note 7 – Borrowing Arrangements for additional information regarding the FHLB and Federal Reserve secured lines of credit. The loans held for investment portfolio includes originated and acquired loans. The acquired loans includes: (i) loans that were not credit impaired on the date of acquisition ("Non-PCI"); and (ii) purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans, which are defined as loans with evidence of credit deterioration since their originations and for which it is probable that collection of all contractually required payments are unlikely as of the acquisition date. The following table presents loans held for investment, net, by loan class at the periods indicated: March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands) Construction and land development $ 229,637 $ 197,634 Real estate: Residential 25,505 27,683 Commercial real estate - owner occupied 159,039 161,823 Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 572,414 550,788 Commercial and industrial 366,706 388,814 SBA loans (1) 688,197 562,842 Consumer 3 1 Loans held for investment, net of discounts (2) 2,041,501 1,889,585 Net deferred origination fees (1) (12,902) (8,808) Loans held for investment 2,028,599 1,880,777 Allowance for loan losses (19,271) (19,167) Loans held for investment, net $ 2,009,328 $ 1,861,610 (1) Includes PPP loans with total outstanding principal of $453.2 million and $326.7 million and net unearned fees of $10.5 million and $6.6 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (2) Loans held for investment, net of discounts includes the net carrying value of PCI loans of $722 thousand and $761 thousand at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The following table presents the components of loans held for investment at the periods indicated: March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands) Gross loans (1) $ 2,048,902 $ 1,897,599 Unamortized net discounts (2) (7,401) (8,014) Net unamortized deferred origination fees (3) (12,902) (8,808) Loans held for investment $ 2,028,599 $ 1,880,777 (1) Gross loans include PPP loans of $453.2 million and $326.7 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the net carrying value of PCI loans of $722 thousand and $761 thousand at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. (2) Unamortized net discounts include discounts related to the retained portion of SBA loans and Main Street loans and net discounts on acquired loans. At March 31, 2021, unamortized net discounts include $3.4 million associated with loans acquired in the PCB acquisition and expected to be accreted into interest income over a weighted average life of 3.6 years. At December 31, 2020, unamortized net discounts on acquired loans associated with the PCB acquisition totaled $3.9 million. (3) Net unamortized deferred origination fees include $10.5 million and $6.6 million for PPP loans at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The following table presents a summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 (dollars in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 19,167 $ 13,522 Provision for loan losses (1) — 2,700 Charge-offs (2) (28) Recoveries 106 24 Net recoveries (charge-offs) 104 (4) Balance, end of period $ 19,271 $ 16,218 (1) No provision for loan losses on PPP loans was recognized for the three months ended at March 31, 2021 as these loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA under the program. The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses, the composition of the period end allowance, and the loans evaluated for impairment by loan class for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Real Estate Construction and Land Development Residential Commercial - Owner Occupied Commercial - Non-owner Occupied Commercial and Industrial SBA Loans Consumer Total (dollars in thousands) Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 2,129 $ 233 $ 1,290 $ 5,545 $ 6,714 $ 3,256 $ — $ 19,167 Provision for (reversal of) loan losses 407 (13) 15 316 (455) (270) — — Charge-offs — — — — (2) — — (2) Recoveries — — — — 106 — — 106 Net recoveries — — — — 104 — — 104 Balance, March 31, 2021 $ 2,536 $ 220 $ 1,305 $ 5,861 $ 6,363 $ 2,986 $ — $ 19,271 Reserves: Specific $ — $ — $ — $ 76 $ — $ — $ — $ 76 General 2,536 220 1,305 5,785 6,363 2,986 — 19,195 $ 2,536 $ 220 $ 1,305 $ 5,861 $ 6,363 $ 2,986 $ — $ 19,271 Loans evaluated for impairment: Individually $ — $ — $ 1,255 $ 1,234 $ 120 $ 1,899 $ — $ 4,508 Collectively 229,637 25,505 157,703 571,180 366,339 685,904 3 2,036,271 PCI loans — — 81 — 247 394 — 722 $ 229,637 $ 25,505 $ 159,039 $ 572,414 $ 366,706 $ 688,197 $ 3 $ 2,041,501 Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 Real Estate Construction and Land Development Residential Commercial - Owner Occupied Commercial - Non-owner Occupied Commercial and Industrial SBA Loans Consumer Total (dollars in thousands) Balance, September 30, 2020 $ 2,370 $ 275 $ 1,280 $ 5,580 $ 6,264 $ 2,965 $ — $ 18,734 Provision for (reversal of) loan losses (241) (42) 10 (35) 138 270 — 100 Charge-offs — — — — (5) — — (5) Recoveries — — — — 317 21 — 338 Net recoveries — — — — 312 21 — 333 Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 2,129 $ 233 $ 1,290 $ 5,545 $ 6,714 $ 3,256 $ — $ 19,167 Reserves: Specific $ — $ — $ — $ 101 $ — $ 343 $ — $ 444 General 2,129 233 1,290 5,444 6,714 2,913 — 18,723 $ 2,129 $ 233 $ 1,290 $ 5,545 $ 6,714 $ 3,256 $ — $ 19,167 Loans evaluated for impairment: Individually $ — $ 254 $ 1,293 $ 1,465 $ 183 $ 3,570 $ — $ 6,765 Collectively 197,634 27,429 160,442 549,323 388,366 558,864 1 1,882,059 PCI loans — — 88 — 265 408 — 761 $ 197,634 $ 27,683 $ 161,823 $ 550,788 $ 388,814 $ 562,842 $ 1 $ 1,889,585 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Real Estate Construction and Land Development Residential Commercial - Owner Occupied Commercial - Non-owner Occupied Commercial and Industrial SBA Loans Consumer Total (dollars in thousands) Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 2,350 $ 292 $ 918 $ 3,074 $ 4,145 $ 2,741 $ 2 $ 13,522 Provision for (reversal of) loan losses 148 41 (74) 1,057 1,305 222 1 2,700 Charge-offs — — — — (7) (21) — (28) Recoveries — — — — 12 12 — 24 Net charge-offs — — — — 5 (9) — (4) Balance, March 31, 2020 $ 2,498 $ 333 $ 844 $ 4,131 $ 5,455 $ 2,954 $ 3 $ 16,218 Reserves: Specific $ — $ — $ — $ 215 $ — $ 877 $ — $ 1,092 General 2,498 333 844 3,916 5,455 2,077 3 15,126 $ 2,498 $ 333 $ 844 $ 4,131 $ 5,455 $ 2,954 $ 3 $ 16,218 Loans evaluated for impairment: Individually $ — $ — $ 1,560 $ 1,368 $ 187 $ 6,339 $ — $ 9,454 Collectively 233,607 42,904 146,851 475,104 349,460 180,542 450 1,428,918 PCI loans — — 106 — 443 526 — 1,075 $ 233,607 $ 42,904 $ 148,517 $ 476,472 $ 350,090 $ 187,407 $ 450 $ 1,439,447 The Company categorizes loans by risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, collateral adequacy, credit documentation, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis typically includes larger, non-homogeneous loans such as commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. This analysis is performed on an ongoing basis as new information is obtained. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings: Pass - Loans classified as pass represent assets with a level of credit quality which contain no well-defined deficiency or weakness. Special Mention - Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date. Substandard - Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful - Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, based on currently known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loss - Loans classified loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as loans is not warranted. The following tables present loans held for investment, net of discounts by loan class and risk category, excluding PCI loans, at the periods indicated: March 31, 2021 Pass Special Substandard (1) Total (dollars in thousands) Construction and land development $ 229,637 $ — $ — $ 229,637 Real estate: Residential 25,505 — — 25,505 Commercial real estate - owner occupied 154,182 3,396 1,380 158,958 Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 562,671 7,137 2,606 572,414 Commercial and industrial 362,350 300 3,809 366,459 SBA loans 680,329 — 7,474 687,803 Consumer 3 — — 3 $ 2,014,677 $ 10,833 $ 15,269 $ 2,040,779 (1) At March 31, 2021, substandard loans included $4.2 million of impaired loans and excluded $317 thousand of performing TDRs. There were no loans classified as doubtful or loss at March 31, 2021. December 31, 2020 Pass Special Substandard (1) Total (dollars in thousands) Construction and land development $ 197,634 $ — $ — $ 197,634 Real estate: Residential 27,429 — 254 27,683 Commercial real estate - owner occupied 160,318 — 1,417 161,735 Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 547,252 — 3,536 550,788 Commercial and industrial 384,582 — 3,967 388,549 SBA loans 553,247 — 9,187 562,434 Consumer 1 — — 1 $ 1,870,463 $ — $ 18,361 $ 1,888,824 (1) At December 31, 2020, substandard loans included $6.4 million of impaired loans and excluded $319 thousand of performing TDRs . There were no loans classified as special mention, doubtful or loss at December 31, 2020. The following tables present past due and nonaccrual loans, net of discounts by loan class, excluding PCI loans, at the periods indicated: March 31, 2021 Still Accruing 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 Days or more Nonaccrual (dollars in thousands) Real estate: Commercial real estate - owner occupied $ — $ — $ — $ 1,255 Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied — — — 1,234 Commercial and industrial 1 — — 120 SBA loans — — — 1,582 Total $ 1 $ — $ — $ 4,191 December 31, 2020 Still Accruing 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 Days or more Nonaccrual (dollars in thousands) Real estate: Residential $ — $ — $ — $ 254 Commercial real estate - owner occupied — — — 1,293 Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied — — — 1,465 Commercial and industrial 1 — — 183 SBA loans 53 — — 3,251 Total $ 54 $ — $ — $ 6,446 A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Recorded investment represents unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs, discounts, premiums and interest applied to principal on nonaccrual loans, if any. The following tables present impaired loans, excluding PCI loans, by loan class at the periods indicated: March 31, 2021 Impaired Loans Unpaid Recorded Without With Related (dollars in thousands) Real estate: Commercial real estate - owner occupied $ 1,307 $ 1,255 $ 1,255 $ — $ — Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 1,277 1,234 — 1,234 76 Commercial and industrial 120 120 120 — — SBA loans 2,176 1,899 1,899 — — Total $ 4,880 $ 4,508 $ 3,274 $ 1,234 $ 76 (1) Includes TDRs on accrual of $317 thousand. December 31, 2020 Impaired Loans Unpaid Recorded Without With Related (dollars in thousands) Real estate: Residential $ 253 $ 254 $ 254 $ — $ — Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,345 1,293 1,293 — — Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 1,507 1,465 202 1,263 101 Commercial and industrial 183 183 183 — — SBA loans 3,891 3,570 2,089 1,481 343 Total $ 7,179 $ 6,765 $ 4,021 $ 2,744 $ 444 (1) Includes TDRs on accrual of $319 thousand. The following tables present the average recorded investment in impaired loans, excluding PCI loans, and related interest income recognized by loan class for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Average Interest Average Interest Average Interest (dollars in thousands) Real estate: Residential $ 127 $ — $ 256 $ — $ — $ — Commercial real estate - owner occupied 1,274 — 1,302 — 2,607 — Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 1,349 — 3,876 — 1,368 — Commercial and industrial 152 — 183 — 193 — SBA loans 2,735 6 4,421 6 6,677 7 Total $ 5,637 $ 6 $ 10,038 $ 6 $ 10,845 $ 7 At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total recorded investment for loans identified as a TDR was approximately $394 thousand and $666 thousand. There were no specific reserves allocated for these loans and the Company had not committed to lend any additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDRs at March 31, 2021. Loan modifications resulting in TDR status generally included one or a combination of the following concessions: extensions of the maturity date, principal payment deferments or signed forbearance agreements with a payment plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, there were no new loan modifications resulting in TDRs. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were no TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification. During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020, there was $82 thousand and $85 thousand TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification. A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modification. COVID-Related Loan Deferments At March 31, 2021, the Company had five loans on payment deferral for COVID-19 related reasons, four of which were from one relationship totaling $5.7 million. At December 31, 2020, the Company had three loans totaling $3.3 million on payment deferral for COVID-19 related reasons. Loans that were granted deferrals before the fourth quarter of 2020 have resumed making regular, contractually agreed-upon payments or were paid off. At March 31, 2021, no loan on payment deferral was reported as non-accrual and none are reported as TDRs under Section 4013 of the CARES Act. Loans Held for Sale |