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Eastern Bankshares (EBC) 10-Q2021 Q3 Quarterly report

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    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    _____________________________________________
    FORM 10-Q
    _____________________________________________
    (Mark one)
    ☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
    Or
    ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    Commission File Number 001-39610
    ___________________________
    Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
    (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
    ___________________________
    Massachusetts84-4199750
    (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
    265 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts02110
    (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
    (800) 327-8376
    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
    __________________________________________
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
    Common StockEBCNasdaq Global Select Market
    Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ☐  Yes    ☒  No
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
    Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☐
    Non-accelerated filer☒Smaller reporting company☐
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Emerging Growth Company☒
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐  Yes    ☒  No
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐  Yes    ☒  No
    186,758,154 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were issued and outstanding as of November 9, 2021.


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    Index
    PAGE
    PART I.
    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    Item 1.
    Financial Statements
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
    4
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
    5
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
    6
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
    7
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    9
    Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
    11
    Item 2.
    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    55
    Item 3.
    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    95
    Item 4.
    Controls and Procedures
    95
    PART II.
    OTHER INFORMATION
    Item 1.
    Legal Proceedings
    95
    Item 1A.
    Risk Factors
    95
    Item 2.
    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
    95
    Item 3.
    Defaults Upon Senior Securities
    95
    Item 4.
    Mine Safety Disclosures
    95
    Item 5.
    Other Information
    96
    Item 6.
    Exhibits
    97
    EXHIBIT INDEX
    97
    SIGNATURES
    98
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    Part I Financial Information
    Item I. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
    Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020
    4
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
    5
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
    6
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
    7
    Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
    9
    Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
    11
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    PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    Item 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
    (In thousands, except share data)
    ASSETS
    Cash and due from banks$78,805 $116,591 
    Short-term investments1,172,956 1,937,479 
    Cash and cash equivalents1,251,761 2,054,070 
    Available for sale securities5,689,312 3,183,861 
    Loans held for sale1,757 1,140 
    Loans:
    Commercial and industrial1,652,447 1,995,016 
    Commercial real estate3,825,186 3,573,630 
    Commercial construction243,146 305,708 
    Business banking1,225,538 1,339,164 
    Residential real estate1,491,269 1,370,957 
    Consumer home equity848,570 868,270 
    Other consumer218,406 277,780 
    Total loans9,504,562 9,730,525 
    Less: allowance for loan losses(103,398)(113,031)
    Less: unamortized premiums, net of unearned discounts and deferred fees(23,104)(23,536)
    Net loans9,378,060 9,593,958 
    Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost10,601 8,805 
    Premises and equipment44,048 49,398 
    Bank-owned life insurance79,259 78,561 
    Goodwill and other intangibles, net379,772 376,534 
    Deferred income taxes, net34,135 13,229 
    Prepaid expenses148,180 148,680 
    Other assets444,338 455,954 
    Total assets$17,461,223 $15,964,190 
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    Deposits:
    Demand$5,484,126 $4,910,794 
    Interest checking accounts2,693,276 2,380,497 
    Savings accounts1,444,928 1,256,736 
    Money market investment3,802,319 3,348,898 
    Certificates of deposit225,315 258,859 
    Total deposits13,649,964 12,155,784 
    Borrowed funds:
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances14,172 14,624 
    Escrow deposits of borrowers15,900 13,425 
    Total borrowed funds30,072 28,049 
    Other liabilities351,895 352,305 
    Total liabilities14,031,931 12,536,138 
    Commitments and contingencies (see footnote 10)00
    Shareholders’ equity
    Common shares, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 186,758,154 shares issued and outstanding at both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 20201,868 1,868 
    Additional paid in capital1,857,165 1,854,068 
    Unallocated common shares held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan(143,966)(147,725)
    Retained earnings1,747,300 1,665,607 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax(33,075)54,234 
    Total shareholders’ equity3,429,292 3,428,052 
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$17,461,223 $15,964,190 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands, except per share data)
    Interest and dividend income:
    Interest and fees on loans$86,735 $90,704 $266,310 $278,385 
    Taxable interest and dividends on available for sale securities14,314 7,554 36,977 23,332 
    Non-taxable interest and dividends on available for sale securities1,848 1,883 5,561 5,709 
    Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments571 372 1,434 1,173 
    Interest and dividends on trading securities— — — 6 
    Total interest and dividend income103,468 100,513 310,282 308,605 
    Interest expense:
    Interest on deposits736 1,727 2,769 10,245 
    Interest on borrowings41 44 123 717 
    Total interest expense777 1,771 2,892 10,962 
    Net interest income102,691 98,742 307,390 297,643 
    (Release of) provision for allowance for loan losses(1,488)700 (5,368)37,900 
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses104,179 98,042 312,758 259,743 
    Noninterest income:
    Insurance commissions21,956 21,884 73,767 72,058 
    Service charges on deposit accounts5,935 5,052 17,010 15,514 
    Trust and investment advisory fees6,310 5,311 18,047 15,600 
    Debit card processing fees3,030 2,721 8,949 7,528 
    Interest rate swap income (losses)881 1,319 5,122 (3,919)
    (Losses) income from investments held in rabbi trusts(289)3,800 5,773 4,802 
    Losses on trading securities, net— — — (3)
    Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net717 2,219 3,044 3,732 
    Gains on sales of securities available for sale, net1 — 1,166 285 
    Other4,668 5,403 11,276 13,138 
    Total noninterest income43,209 47,709 144,154 128,735 
    Noninterest expense:
    Salaries and employee benefits66,238 66,593 199,554 191,517 
    Office occupancy and equipment7,960 8,294 24,271 25,598 
    Data processing12,191 11,721 37,892 33,905 
    Professional services4,024 5,510 14,611 13,595 
    Charitable contributions— — — 3,984 
    Marketing1,598 1,943 6,786 6,056 
    Loan expenses1,586 1,554 5,287 4,702 
    FDIC insurance1,056 938 2,989 2,788 
    Amortization of intangible assets629 699 1,786 2,102 
    Other3,688 12,565 7,178 21,507 
    Total noninterest expense98,970 109,817 300,354 305,754 
    Income before income tax expense48,418 35,934 156,558 82,724 
    Income tax expense11,312 7,429 36,980 15,924 
    Net income$37,106 $28,505 $119,578 $66,800 
    Basic earnings per share$0.22 $— $0.69 $— 
    Diluted earnings per share$0.22 $— $0.69 $— 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Net income$37,106 $28,505 $119,578 $66,800 
    Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
    Net change in fair value of securities available for sale(21,610)(4,321)(71,086)22,158 
    Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges(5,644)(6,144)(17,501)20,286 
    Net change in other comprehensive income for defined benefit postretirement plans426 1,702 1,278 5,106 
    Total other comprehensive (loss) income(26,828)(8,763)(87,309)47,550 
    Total comprehensive income$10,278 $19,742 $32,269 $114,350 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

    Shares of Common Stock OutstandingCommon StockAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained
    Earnings
    Accumulated
    Other
    Comprehensive
    Income (Loss)
    Unallocated Common Stock Held by ESOPTotal
    (In thousands, except share data)
    Balance at June 30, 2020— $— $— $1,681,164 $12,466 $— $1,693,630 
    Net income— — — 28,505 — — 28,505 
    Other comprehensive income, net of tax— — — — (8,763)— (8,763)
    Balance at September 30, 2020— $— $— $1,709,669 $3,703 $— $1,713,372 
    Balance at June 30, 2021186,758,154 $1,868 $1,856,241 $1,723,979 $(6,247)$(145,219)$3,430,622 
    Dividends to common shareholders (1)— — — (13,785)— — (13,785)
    Net income— — — 37,106 — — 37,106 
    Other comprehensive income, net of tax— — — — (26,828)— (26,828)
    ESOP shares committed to be released— — 924 — — 1,253 2,177 
    Balance at September 30, 2021186,758,154 $1,868 $1,857,165 $1,747,300 $(33,075)$(143,966)$3,429,292 
    (1)The Company declared and paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2021.
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
















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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

    Shares of Common Stock OutstandingCommon StockAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained
    Earnings
    Accumulated
    Other
    Comprehensive
    Income (Loss)
    Unallocated Common Stock Held by ESOPTotal
    (In thousands, except share data)
    Balance at December 31, 2019— $— $— $1,644,000 $(43,847)$— $1,600,153 
    Cumulative effect accounting adjustment (1)— — — (1,131)— — (1,131)
    Net income— — — 66,800 — — 66,800 
    Other comprehensive income, net of tax— — — — 47,550 — 47,550 
    Balance at September 30, 2020— $— $— $1,709,669 $3,703 $— $1,713,372 
    Balance at December 31, 2020186,758,154 $1,868 $1,854,068 $1,665,607 $54,234 $(147,725)$3,428,052 
    Dividends to common shareholders (2)— — — (37,885)— — (37,885)
    Net income— — — 119,578 — — 119,578 
    Other comprehensive loss, net of tax— — — — (87,309)— (87,309)
    ESOP shares committed to be released— — 3,097 — — 3,759 6,856 
    Balance at September 30, 2021186,758,154 $1,868 $1,857,165 $1,747,300 $(33,075)$(143,966)$3,429,292 
    (1)Represents cumulative impact on retained earnings pursuant to the Company’s (as defined herein) adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 Leases. The transition adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on January 1, 2020 amounted to $1.1 million, net of tax, related to an incremental accrued rent adjustment calculated as a result of electing the hindsight practical expedient.
    (2)The Company declared and paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.06, $0.08 and $0.08 per share of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, respectively.
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    (In thousands)20212020
    Operating activities
    Net income$119,578 $66,800 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
    (Release of) provision for loan losses(5,368)37,900 
    Depreciation and amortization9,932 12,246 
    Accretion of deferred loan fees and premiums, net(19,126)(5,582)
    Deferred income tax expense (benefit)5,606 (7,511)
    Amortization of investment security premiums and discounts11,084 3,057 
    Right-of-use asset amortization9,172 9,086 
    Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance(1,598)(1,685)
    Gain on sale of securities available for sale, net(1,166)(285)
    Amortization of gains from terminated interest rate swaps(24,344)(7,409)
    Employee Stock Ownership Plan expense6,856 — 
    Other(755)(672)
    Change in:
    Trading securities— 961 
    Loans held for sale(610)(4,644)
    Prepaid pension expense2,515 (26,391)
    Other assets34,227 (122,883)
    Other liabilities(18,904)61,326 
    Net cash provided by operating activities127,099 14,314 
    Investing activities
    Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale23,237 9,097 
    Proceeds from maturities and principal paydowns of securities available for sale573,135 289,151 
    Purchases of securities available for sale(3,202,995)(971,990)
    Proceeds from sale of Federal Home Loan Bank stock— 749 
    Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock(1,796)(527)
    Contributions to low income housing tax credit investments(10,168)(9,614)
    Contributions to other equity investments(2,294)(1,631)
    Distributions from other equity investments258 54 
    Net decrease (increase) in outstanding loans240,354 (929,237)
    Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired(4,354)— 
    Purchased banking premises and equipment, net(3,791)(3,386)
    Proceeds from sale of premises held for sale736 — 
    Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned125 546 
    Net cash used in investing activities(2,387,553)(1,616,788)
    Financing activities
    Net increase in demand, savings, interest checking, and money market investment deposit accounts1,527,724 3,830,588 
    Net decrease in time deposits(33,544)(49,395)
    Net increase (decrease) in borrowed funds2,023 (205,958)
    Contingent consideration paid(173)(165)
    Payment of deferred offering costs— (7,114)
    Dividends declared and paid to common shareholders(37,885)— 
    Net cash provided by financing activities1,458,145 3,567,956 
    Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(802,309)1,965,482 
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period2,054,070 362,602 
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$1,251,761 $2,328,084 
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    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
    Cash paid during the period for:
    Interest paid$2,943 $12,546 
    Income taxes42,432 35,126 
    Non-cash activities
    Net increase in capital commitments relating to low income housing tax credit projects$28,291 $25,816 
    Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02— 92,948 
    Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02— 96,426 
    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
    NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    1. Corporate Structure and Nature of Operations; Basis of Presentation
    Corporate Structure and Nature of Operations
    Eastern Bankshares, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), is a bank holding company. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Eastern Bank (the “Bank”) and Eastern Insurance Group LLC (“Eastern Insurance Group”), the Company provides a variety of banking, trust and investment, and insurance services, through its full-service bank branches and insurance offices, located primarily in Eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Eastern Insurance Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank.
    The activities of the Company are subject to the regulatory supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”). The activities of the Bank are subject to the regulatory supervision of the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Company and the activities of the Bank and Eastern Insurance Group are also subject to various Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island business and banking regulations.

    Basis of Presentation
    The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and its Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) as well as the rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the authority of federal securities laws.
    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and entities in which it holds a controlling financial interest through being the primary beneficiary or through holding a majority of the voting interest. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
    Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.
    The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and of changes in equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes contained within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (“2020 Form 10-K”), as filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, the Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods presented. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021, any other interim periods, or any future year or period.
    2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
    The following describes the Company’s use of estimates as well as relevant accounting pronouncements that were recently issued but not yet adopted as of September 30, 2021 and those that were adopted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. For a full discussion of significant accounting policies, refer to the notes included within the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K.
    Use of Estimates
    In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheets and income and expenses for the periods reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates based on changing conditions, including economic conditions and future events. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, valuation and fair value measurements, other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities, the liabilities for benefit obligations (particularly pensions), the provision for income taxes and impairment of goodwill and other intangibles.
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    Recent Accounting Pronouncements
    The Company qualifies as an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”) and has elected to defer the adoption of new or revised accounting standards until the nonpublic company effective dates.
    Relevant standards that were recently issued but not yet adopted as of September 30, 2021:
    In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-4, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). This update addresses optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to certain contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The new guidance applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. For public and nonpublic entities, the guidance is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022 and does not apply to contract modifications made after December 31, 2022. The Company will adopt this standard on the nonpublic company effective date and is currently in the process of reviewing its contracts and existing processes in order to assess the risks and potential impact of the transition away from LIBOR.
    In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments–Credit Losses on Financial Instruments and relevant amendments (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). This update was created to replace the current GAAP method of calculating credit losses. Specifically, the standard replaces the existing incurred loss impairment guidance by requiring immediate recognition of expected credit losses. For financial assets carried at amortized cost that are held at the reporting date (including trade and other receivables, loans and commitments, held-to-maturity debt securities and other financial assets), credit losses are measured based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts. The standard also amends existing impairment guidance for available for sale securities, in which credit losses will be recorded as an allowance versus a write-down of the amortized cost basis of the security. It will also allow for a reversal of impairment loss when the credit of the issuer improves. The guidance requires a cumulative effect of the initial application to be recognized in retained earnings at the date of initial application.
    In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2018-19”). The amendments in ASU 2018-19 were intended to clarify that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. This update requires entities to include expected recoveries of the amortized cost basis previously written off or expected to be written off in the valuation account for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. In addition, the amendments in this update clarify and improve various aspects of the guidance for ASU 2016-13. For public entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer (excluding smaller reporting entities) the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for all entities as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. For all other entities, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
    On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. to provide economic relief measures including the option to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13 to the earlier of the ending of the national emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 crisis or December 31, 2020. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the “Appropriations Act”) was enacted to fund the federal government through their fiscal year, extend certain expiring tax provisions and provide additional emergency relief to individuals and businesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Included within the provisions of the Appropriations Act is an extension of the adoption date for ASU 2016-13 from December 31, 2020 to the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date on which the COVID-19 national emergency terminates.
    To address the impact of ASU 2016-13, the Company has formed a committee, which members include the Chief Credit Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information Officer, to assist in identifying, implementing, and evaluating the impact of the required changes to loan loss estimation models and processes. The Company has concluded on segmentation, methodologies and other assumptions used for modeling and is currently working with third parties in validation efforts, model methodology documentation, project management and governance implementation. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and will adopt the standard effective January 1, 2022. Additionally, the Company is focused on the expected impact of its pending acquisition of Century Bancorp, Inc. (“Century”) on the adoption process.
    In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans (“ASU 2018-14”). This update modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and/or other
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    postretirement benefit plans. The guidance eliminates requirements for certain disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial and requires new ones that the FASB considers pertinent. For public companies, ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. For nonpublic companies, ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt this standard on the nonpublic company effective date. The Company expects the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
    In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”). This update modifies how an acquiring entity measures contract assets and contract liabilities of an acquiree in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. The amendments in this update require the acquiring entity in a business combination to account for revenue contracts as if they had originated the contract an assess how the acquiree accounted for the contract under Topic 606. ASU 2021-08 improves comparability of recognition and measurement of revenue contracts with customers both before and after a business combination. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments with early adoption permitted. The Company expects the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
    Relevant standards that were adopted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021:
    In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles–Goodwill and Other–Internal-use software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-15”). This update addresses accounting for fees paid by a customer for implementation, set-up and other upfront costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is hosted by the vendor (i.e., a service contract). The new guidance aligns treatment for capitalization of implementation costs with guidance on internal-use software. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. For nonpublic entities, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and for all interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The adoption of this standard on January 1, 2021 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
    In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2021-01”) which expands the scope of guidance in ASC 848 so that companies can apply the optional expedients to derivative instruments affected by the clearing house changes. ASU 2021-01 also clarifies and updates several items in ASU 2020-04 as part of the FASB’s monitoring of global reference rate reform activities. ASU 2021-01 permits entities to elect certain optional expedients and exceptions to modifications of interest rate indexes used for computing when accounting derivative contracts and certain hedging relationships impacted by changes in interest rates used for discounting, margining, or contract price alignment. ASU 2021-01 clarifies other aspects of the guidance in ASC 848 and provides new guidance on how to address the effects of the cash compensation adjustment that is provided as part of the above change on certain aspects of hedge accounting. The guidance was effective upon issuance and allows for retrospective or prospective application with certain conditions. The Company did not elect retrospective application. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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    Available for Sale Securities
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    The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available for sale securities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:
    As of September 30, 2021
    Amortized
    Cost
    Unrealized
    Gains
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    (In thousands)
    Debt securities:
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$4,097,006 $20,437 $(44,075)$4,073,368 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities436,748 — (5,739)431,009 
    U.S. Agency bonds860,595 — (19,312)841,283 
    U.S. Treasury securities69,419 16 (253)69,182 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations258,121 16,349 — 274,470 
    $5,721,889 $36,802 $(69,379)$5,689,312 
    As of December 31, 2020
    Amortized
    Cost
    Unrealized
    Gains
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    (In thousands)
    Debt securities:
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$2,106,658 $42,142 $— $2,148,800 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities17,054 27 — 17,081 
    U.S. Agency bonds670,468 113 (3,872)666,709 
    U.S. Treasury securities70,106 263 — 70,369 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations260,898 20,004 — 280,902 
    $3,125,184 $62,549 $(3,872)$3,183,861 
    The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale securities by contractual maturities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
    The scheduled contractual maturities of available for sale securities as of the dates indicated were as follows:
    As of September 30, 2021
    Due in one year or lessDue after one year to five yearsDue after five to ten yearsDue after ten yearsTotal
    Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
    (In thousands)
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$— $— $16,131 $17,151 $924,290 $923,300 $3,156,585 $3,132,917 $4,097,006 $4,073,368 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities— — 71,814 71,256 364,934 359,753 — — 436,748 431,009 
    U.S. Agency bonds— — 243,920 240,554 616,675 600,729 — — 860,595 841,283 
    U.S. Treasury securities20,029 20,045 49,390 49,137 — — — — 69,419 69,182 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations485 486 31,324 32,381 72,039 75,293 154,273 166,310 258,121 274,470 
    Total$20,514 $20,531 $412,579 $410,479 $1,977,938 $1,959,075 $3,310,858 $3,299,227 $5,721,889 $5,689,312 
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    As of December 31, 2020
    Due in one year or lessDue after one year to five yearsDue after five to ten yearsDue after ten yearsTotal
    Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
    (In thousands)
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$— $— $46,293 $48,925 $96,338 $100,278 $1,964,027 $1,999,597 $2,106,658 $2,148,800 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities— — — — 17,054 17,081 — — 17,054 17,081 
    U.S. Agency bonds— — 99,772 99,834 570,696 566,875 — — 670,468 666,709 
    U.S. Treasury securities50,023 50,251 20,083 20,118 — — — — 70,106 70,369 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations406 408 20,511 21,431 74,980 79,635 165,001 179,428 260,898 280,902 
    Total$50,429 $50,659 $186,659 $190,308 $759,068 $763,869 $2,129,028 $2,179,025 $3,125,184 $3,183,861 
    Gross realized gains from sales of available for sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2021 were less than $100 thousand. There were no gross realized gains from sales of available for sale securities during the three months ended September 30, 2020. Gross realized gains from sales of available for sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The Company had no significant gross realized losses from sales of securities available for sale during both the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. There was no other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
    Management prepares an estimate of the expected cash flows for investment securities available for sale that potentially may be deemed to have been an OTTI. This estimate begins with the contractual cash flows of the security. This amount is then reduced by an estimate of probable credit losses associated with the security. When estimating the extent of probable losses on the securities, management considers the credit quality and the ability to pay of the underlying issuers. Indicators of diminished credit quality of the issuers include defaults, interest deferrals, or “payments in kind.” Management also considers those factors listed in the “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities” topic of the FASB ASC when estimating the ultimate realizability of the cash flows for each individual security.
    The resulting estimate of cash flows after considering credit is then subject to a present value computation using a discount rate equal to the current yield used to accrete the beneficial interest or the effective interest rate implicit in the security at the date of acquisition. If the present value of the estimated cash flows is less than the current amortized cost basis, an OTTI is considered to have occurred and the security is written down to the fair value indicated by the cash flow analysis. As part of the analysis, management considers whether it intends to sell the security or whether it is more than likely that it would be required to sell the security before the expected recovery of its amortized cost basis.
    Information pertaining to available for sale securities with gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which the Company has not deemed to be OTTI, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows:
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    As of September 30, 2021
    Less than 12 Months12 Months or LongerTotal
    # of
    Holdings
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities30$44,075 $3,443,757 $— $— $44,075 $3,443,757 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities175,739 431,009 — — 5,739 431,009 
    U.S. Agency bonds1310,010 529,855 9,302 311,428 19,312 841,283 
    U.S. Treasury securities1253 49,137 — — 253 49,137 
    61$60,077 $4,453,758 $9,302 $311,428 $69,379 $4,765,186 
    As of December 31, 2020
    Less than 12 Months12 Months or LongerTotal
    # of
    Holdings
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    Gross
    Unrealized
    Losses
    Fair
    Value
    (Dollars in thousands)
    U.S. Agency bonds6$3,872 $416,824 $— $— $3,872 $416,824 
    6$3,872 $416,824 $— $— $3,872 $416,824 
    The Company does not intend to sell these investments and has determined based upon available evidence that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell each security before the expected recovery of its amortized cost basis. As a result, the Company does not consider these investments with gross unrealized losses to be OTTI. The Company made this determination by reviewing various qualitative and quantitative factors regarding each investment category, such as current market conditions, extent and nature of changes in fair value, issuer rating changes and trends, and volatility of earnings.
    As a result of the Company’s review of these qualitative and quantitative factors, the causes of the impairments listed in the tables above by category are as follows as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
    •Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities – The securities with unrealized losses in this portfolio have contractual terms that generally do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the current par value of the investment. The decline in market value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. Additionally, these securities are implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies.
    •Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities – The securities with unrealized losses in this portfolio have contractual terms that generally do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the current par value of the investment. The decline in market value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. Additionally, these securities are implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies.
    •U.S. Agency bonds – The securities with unrealized losses in this portfolio have contractual terms that generally do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the current par value of the investment. The decline in market value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. Additionally, these securities are implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies.
    •U.S. Treasury securities – The security with unrealized losses in this portfolio has contractual terms that generally do not permit the issuer to settle the security at a price less than the current par value of the investment. The decline in market value of this security is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. Additionally, this security is implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies.
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    4. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses
    Loans
    The following table provides a summary of the Company’s loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:
    At September 30,At December 31,
    20212020
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$1,652,447 $1,995,016 
    Commercial real estate3,825,186 3,573,630 
    Commercial construction243,146 305,708 
    Business banking1,225,538 1,339,164 
    Residential real estate1,491,269 1,370,957 
    Consumer home equity848,570 868,270 
    Other consumer (1)218,406 277,780 
    Gross loans before unamortized premiums, unearned discounts and deferred fees9,504,562 9,730,525 
    Allowance for loan losses(103,398)(113,031)
    Unamortized premiums, net of unearned discounts and deferred fees(23,104)(23,536)
    Loans after the allowance for loan losses, unamortized premiums, unearned discounts and deferred fees$9,378,060 $9,593,958 
    (1)Automobile loans are included in the other consumer portfolio above and amounted to $67.1 million and $126.7 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
    There are no other loan categories that exceed 10% of total loans not already reflected in the preceding table.
    The Company’s lending activities are conducted principally in the New England area with the exception of its Shared National Credit Program (“SNC Program”) portfolio. The Company participates in the SNC Program in an effort to improve its industry and geographical diversification. The SNC Program portfolio is included in the Company’s commercial and industrial, commercial real estate and commercial construction portfolios. The SNC Program portfolio is defined as loan syndications with exposure over $100 million and with three or more lenders participating.
    Most loans originated by the Company are either collateralized by real estate or other assets or guaranteed by federal and local governmental authorities. The ability and willingness of the single-family residential and consumer borrowers to honor their repayment commitments is generally dependent on the level of overall economic activity within the borrowers’ geographic areas and real estate values. The ability and willingness of commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, and construction loan borrowers to honor their repayment commitments is generally dependent on the health of the real estate economy in the borrowers’ geographic areas and the general economy.
    Loans Pledged as Collateral
    The carrying value of loans pledged to secure advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Boston (“FHLBB”) were $2.4 billion at both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The balance of funds borrowed from the FHLBB were $14.2 million and $14.6 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
    The carrying value of loans pledged to secure advances from the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) were $761.8 million and $884.1 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no funds borrowed from the FRB outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
    Serviced Loans
    At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, mortgage loans partially or wholly-owned by others and serviced by the Company amounted to approximately $12.0 million and $13.5 million, respectively.
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    The allowance for loan losses is established to provide for probable losses incurred in the Company’s loan portfolio at the balance sheet date and is established through a provision for loan losses charged to net income. Charge-offs, net of recoveries, are charged directly to the allowance. Commercial and residential loans are charged-off in the period in which they are deemed uncollectible. Delinquent loans in these product types are subject to ongoing review and analysis to determine if a charge-off in the current period is appropriate. For consumer loans, policies and procedures exist that require charge-off consideration upon a certain triggering event depending on the product type.
    The following tables summarize the changes in the allowance for loan losses by loan category for the periods indicated:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real
    Estate
    Consumer
    Home
    Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses:
    Beginning balance$22,596 $52,759 $3,446 $12,705 $6,478 $3,588 $3,626 $439 $105,637 
    Charge-offs— (8)— (867)— — (742)— (1,617)
    Recoveries40 — — 469 88 63 206 — 866 
    (Release of) provision(2,007)1,435 (44)(929)(136)(16)297 (88)(1,488)
    Ending balance$20,629 $54,186 $3,402 $11,378 $6,430 $3,635 $3,387 $351 $103,398 
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real
    Estate
    Consumer
    Home
    Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses:
    Beginning balance$33,229 $54,228 $4,816 $9,805 $6,569 $3,875 $3,762 $352 $116,636 
    Charge-offs(140)— — (1,179)— (22)(1,077)— (2,418)
    Recoveries306 4 — 91 43 31 39 — 514 
    Provision (release of)(3,281)1,350 (540)2,711 (261)(76)834 (37)700 
    Ending balance$30,114 $55,582 $4,276 $11,428 $6,351 $3,808 $3,558 $315 $115,432 
    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real Estate
    Consumer
    Home Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses:
    Beginning balance$26,617 $54,569 $4,553 $13,152 $6,435 $3,744 $3,467 $494 $113,031 
    Charge-offs(550)(242)— (4,089)— — (1,381)— (6,262)
    Recoveries62 4 — 1,125 115 137 554 — 1,997 
    (Release of) provision(5,500)(145)(1,151)1,190 (120)(246)747 (143)(5,368)
    Ending balance$20,629 $54,186 $3,402 $11,378 $6,430 $3,635 $3,387 $351 $103,398 
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    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real Estate
    Consumer
    Home Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses:
    Beginning balance$20,919 $34,730 $3,424 $8,260 $6,380 $4,027 $4,173 $384 $82,297 
    Charge-offs(167)(24)— (3,714)— (495)(1,625)— (6,025)
    Recoveries686 10 — 245 116 53 150 — 1,260 
    Provision (release of)8,676 20,866 852 6,637 (145)223 860 (69)37,900 
    Ending balance$30,114 $55,582 $4,276 $11,428 $6,351 $3,808 $3,558 $315 $115,432 

    The following tables bifurcate the amount of loans and the allowance allocated to each loan category based on the type of impairment analysis as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real Estate
    Consumer
    Home Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses ending balance:
    Individually evaluated for impairment$4,287 $— $— $669 $1,462 $256 $200 $— $6,874 
    Acquired with deteriorated credit quality— — — — 293 — — — 293 
    Collectively evaluated for impairment16,342 54,186 3,402 10,709 4,675 3,379 3,187 351 96,231 
    Total allowance for loan losses by group$20,629 $54,186 $3,402 $11,378 $6,430 $3,635 $3,387 $351 $103,398 
    Loans ending balance:
    Individually evaluated for impairment$21,580 $3,793 $— $15,141 $23,494 $4,023 $222 $— $68,253 
    Acquired with deteriorated credit quality1,546 — — — 2,880 — — — 4,426 
    Collectively evaluated for impairment1,629,321 3,821,393 243,146 1,210,397 1,464,895 844,547 218,184 — 9,431,883 
    Total loans by group$1,652,447 $3,825,186 $243,146 $1,225,538 $1,491,269 $848,570 $218,406 $— $9,504,562 
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    As of December 31, 2020
    Commercial
    and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Residential
    Real Estate
    Consumer
    Home Equity
    Other
    Consumer
    OtherTotal
    (In thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses ending balance:
    Individually evaluated for impairment$4,555 $210 $— $1,435 $1,565 $289 $— $— $8,054 
    Acquired with deteriorated credit quality1,283 822 — — 327 — — — 2,432 
    Collectively evaluated for impairment20,779 53,537 4,553 11,717 4,543 3,455 3,467 494 102,545 
    Total allowance for loan losses by group$26,617 $54,569 $4,553 $13,152 $6,435 $3,744 $3,467 $494 $113,031 
    Loans ending balance:
    Individually evaluated for impairment$17,343 $4,435 $— $21,901 $27,056 $4,845 $29 $— $75,609 
    Acquired with deteriorated credit quality3,432 2,749 — — 3,116 — — — 9,297 
    Collectively evaluated for impairment1,974,241 3,566,446 305,708 1,317,263 1,340,785 863,425 277,751 — 9,645,619 
    Total loans by group$1,995,016 $3,573,630 $305,708 $1,339,164 $1,370,957 $868,270 $277,780 $— $9,730,525 
    Management uses a methodology to systematically estimate the amount of loss incurred in the portfolio. Commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, commercial construction and business banking loans are evaluated using a loan rating system, historical losses and other factors which form the basis for estimating incurred losses. Portfolios of more homogeneous populations of loans, including residential mortgages and consumer loans, are analyzed as groups taking into account delinquency ratios, historical loss experience and charge-offs. For the purpose of estimating the allowance for loan losses, management segregates the loan portfolio into the categories noted in the above tables. Each of these loan categories possesses unique risk characteristics such as the purpose of the loan, repayment source, and collateral. These characteristics are considered when determining the appropriate level of the allowance for each category. Some examples of these risk characteristics unique to each loan category include:
    Commercial Lending
    Commercial and industrial: The primary risk associated with commercial and industrial loans is the ability of borrowers to achieve business results consistent with those projected at origination. Collateral frequently consists of a first lien position on business assets including, but not limited to accounts receivable, inventory, airplanes and equipment. The primary repayment source is operating cash flow and, secondarily, the liquidation of assets. The Company often obtains personal guarantees from individuals holding material ownership in the borrowing entity.
    Commercial real estate: Collateral values are established by independent third-party appraisals and evaluations. Primary repayment sources include operating income generated by the real estate, permanent debt refinancing, sale of the real estate and, secondarily, liquidation of the collateral. The Company often obtains personal guarantees from individuals holding material ownership in the borrowing entity.
    Commercial construction: These loans are generally considered to present a higher degree of risk than other real estate loans and may be affected by a variety of factors, such as adverse changes in interest rates and the borrower’s ability to control costs and adhere to time schedules. Construction loans are underwritten utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews, sensitivity analysis of absorption and lease rates and financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Construction loans are generally based upon estimates of costs and value associated with the completed project. Construction loan repayment is substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to complete the project and obtain permanent financing.
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    Business banking: These loans are typically secured by all business assets or commercial real estate. Business banking originations include traditionally underwritten loans as well as partially automated scored loans. Business banking scored loans are determined by utilizing the Company’s proprietary decision matrix that has a number of quantitative factors including, but not limited to, a guarantor’s credit score, industry risk, and time in business. The Company also engages in Small Business Association (“SBA”) lending, both in the business banking and commercial banking divisions. The SBA guarantees reduce the Company’s loss due to default and are considered a credit enhancement to the loan structure.
    Residential Lending
    Residential real estate: These loans are made to borrowers who demonstrate the ability to repay principal and interest on a monthly basis. Underwriting considerations include, among others, income sources and their reliability, willingness to repay as evidenced by credit repayment history, financial resources (including cash reserves) and the value of the collateral. The Company maintains policy standards for minimum credit score and cash reserves and maximum loan to value consistent with a “prime” portfolio. Collateral consists of mortgage liens on 1-4 family residential dwellings. The Company does not originate or purchase sub-prime or other high-risk loans. Residential loans are originated either for sale to investors or retained in the Company’s loan portfolio. Decisions about whether to sell or retain residential loans are made based on the interest rate characteristics, pricing for loans in the secondary mortgage market, competitive factors and the Company’s capital needs.
    Consumer Lending
    Consumer home equity: Home equity lines of credit are granted for ten years with monthly interest-only repayment requirements. Full principal repayment is required at the end of the ten-year draw period. Home equity loans are term loans that require the monthly payment of principal and interest such that the loan will be fully amortized at maturity. Underwriting considerations are materially consistent with those utilized in residential real estate. Collateral consists of a senior or subordinate lien on owner-occupied residential property.
    Other consumer: The Company’s policy and underwriting in this category, which is comprised primarily of home improvement and automobile loans, include the following factors, among others: income sources and reliability, credit histories, term of repayment, and collateral value, as applicable. These are typically granted on an unsecured basis, with the exception of airplane and automobile loans.
    Credit Quality
    Commercial Lending Credit Quality
    The Company monitors credit quality indicators and utilizes portfolio scorecards to assess the risk of its commercial portfolio. Specifically, the Company utilizes a 15-point credit risk-rating system to manage risk and identify potential problem loans.
    Prior to December 31, 2020, the Company utilized a 12-point credit risk-rating system to manage risk and identify potential problem loans. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company realigned its credit risk-rating system, transitioning to a 15-point credit risk-rating system. The Company believes that the expansion from the prior 12-point scale provides more refinement in the pass grade categories; new pass grades are 0-10. There are no changes to non-pass categories, which continue to align with regulatory guidelines and are found in ratings: special mention (11), substandard (12), doubtful (13) and loss (14). The Company believes that increasing granularity of the risk rating system allows for more robust portfolio management and increased precision and effectiveness of credit risk identification.
    Under both point systems, risk-rating assignments are based upon a number of quantitative and qualitative factors that are under continual review. Factors include cash flow, collateral coverage, liquidity, leverage, position within the industry, internal controls and management, financial reporting, and other considerations. The risk-rating categories under the new 15-point credit risk-rating system are defined as follows:
    0 Risk Rating - Unrated
    Certain segments of the portfolios are not rated. These segments include airplane loans, business banking scored loan products, and other commercial loans managed by exception. Loans within this unrated loan segment are monitored by delinquency status; and for lines of credit greater than $100,000 in exposure, an annual review is conducted. The Company supplements performance data with current business credit scores for the business banking portfolio on a quarterly basis. Unrated commercial and business banking loans are generally restricted to commercial exposure of less than $1 million. Loans
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    included in this category have qualification requirements that include a risk rating of 10 or better at the time of recommendation for unrated status, acceptable management of deposit accounts, and no known negative changes in management, operations or financial performance.
    For purposes of estimating the allowance for loan losses, unrated loans are considered in the same manner as pass rated loans.
    1-10 Risk Rating – Pass
    Loans with a risk rating of 1-10 are classified as “Pass” and are comprised of loans that range from “substantially risk free” which indicates borrowers of unquestioned credit standing, well-established national companies with a very strong financial condition, and loans fully secured by policy conforming cash levels, through “low pass” which indicates acceptable rated loans that may be experiencing weak cash flow, impending lease rollover or minor liquidity concerns.
    11 Risk Rating – Special Mention (Potential Weakness)
    Loans to borrowers in this category exhibit potential weaknesses or downward trends deserving management’s close attention. While potentially weak, no loss of principal or interest is envisioned. Included in this category are borrowers who are performing as agreed, are weak when compared to industry standards, may be experiencing an interim loss and may be in declining industries. An element of asset quality, financial flexibility or management is below average. The Company does not consider borrowers within this category as new business prospects. Borrowers rated special mention may find it difficult to obtain alternative financing from traditional bank sources.
    12 Risk Rating – Substandard (Well-Defined Weakness)
    Loans with a risk-rating of 12 exhibit well-defined weaknesses that, if not corrected, may jeopardize the orderly liquidation of the debt. A loan is classified as substandard if it is inadequately protected by the repayment capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged. Specifically, repayment under market rates and terms, or by the requirements under the existing loan documents, is in jeopardy, but no loss of principal or interest is envisioned. There is a possibility that a partial loss of principal and/or interest will occur in the future if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loss potential, while existing in the aggregate portfolio of substandard assets, does not have to exist in individual assets classified as substandard. Non-accrual is possible, but not mandatory, in this class.
    13 Risk Rating – Doubtful (Loss Probable)
    Loans classified as doubtful have comparable weaknesses as found in the loans classified as substandard, with the added provision that such weaknesses make collection of the debt in full (based on currently existing facts, conditions and values) highly questionable and improbable. Serious problems exist such that a partial loss of principal is likely. The probability of loss exists, however, because of reasonable specific pending factors that may work to strengthen the credit, estimated losses are deferred until a more exact status can be determined. Specific reserves will be the amount identified after specific review. Non-accrual is mandatory in this class.
    14 Risk Rating – Loss
    Loans to borrowers in this category are deemed incapable of repayment. Loans to such borrowers are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as active assets of the Company is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loans have no recovery or salvage value, but rather, it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off these assets even though partial recovery may occur in the future. Loans in this category have a recorded investment of $0 at the time of the downgrade.
    The credit quality of the commercial loan portfolio is actively monitored and supported by a comprehensive credit approval process; and all large dollar transactions are sent for approval to a committee of seasoned business line and credit professionals. Risk ratings are periodically reviewed and the Company maintains an independent credit risk review function that reports directly to the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors. Credits that demonstrate significant deterioration in credit quality are transferred to a specialized group of experienced officers for individual attention.
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    The following tables detail the internal risk-rating categories for the Company’s commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, commercial construction and business banking portfolios:
    As of September 30, 2021
    CategoryCommercial and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Unrated$278,093 $4,196 $138 $763,573 $1,046,000 
    Pass1,302,413 3,524,607 224,770 389,812 5,441,602 
    Special mention13,959 124,618 9,611 54,592 202,780 
    Substandard41,459 171,765 8,627 16,478 238,329 
    Doubtful16,523 — — 1,083 17,606 
    Loss— — — — — 
    Total$1,652,447 $3,825,186 $243,146 $1,225,538 $6,946,317 
    As of December 31, 2020
    CategoryCommercial and
    Industrial
    Commercial
    Real Estate
    Commercial
    Construction
    Business
    Banking
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Unrated$655,346 $6,585 $— $918,921 $1,580,852 
    Pass1,199,522 3,256,697 280,792 336,657 5,073,668 
    Special mention78,117 134,562 10,330 57,092 280,101 
    Substandard47,525 173,308 14,586 24,788 260,207 
    Doubtful14,506 2,478 — 1,706 18,690 
    Loss— — — — — 
    Total$1,995,016 $3,573,630 $305,708 $1,339,164 $7,213,518 
    Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans are included within the unrated category of the commercial and industrial and business banking portfolios in the tables above. Commercial and industrial PPP loans and business banking PPP loans amounted to $215.7 million and $318.3 million, respectively, at September 30, 2021 and $568.8 million and $457.4 million respectively, at December 31, 2020. The Company does not have an allowance for loan losses for PPP loans as they are 100% guaranteed by the SBA.
    Residential and Consumer Lending Credit Quality
    For the Company’s residential and consumer portfolios, the quality of the loan is best indicated by the repayment performance of an individual borrower. Updated appraisals, broker opinions of value and other collateral valuation methods are employed in the residential and consumer portfolios, typically for credits that are deteriorating. Delinquency status is determined using payment performance, while accrual status may be determined using a combination of payment performance, expected borrower viability and collateral value. Delinquent consumer loans are handled by a team of seasoned collection specialists.
    Asset Quality
    In response to the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the Company has granted loan modifications to allow deferral of payments for borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Modifications granted to customers allowed for full payment deferrals (principal and interest) or deferral of only principal payments. The balance of loans which underwent a modification and have not yet resumed payment as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $110.6 million and $332.7 million, respectively. The Company defines a modified loan to have resumed payment if it is one month past the modification end date and not more than 30 days past due. These modifications with active deferrals met the criteria of either Section 4013 of the CARES Act or the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus (Revised) and therefore are not deemed troubled debt restructurings, referred to as TDRs (as defined below). Additionally, loans that are performing in accordance with the
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    contractual terms of the modification are not reflected as being past due and therefore are not impacting non-accrual or delinquency totals as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company continued to accrue interest on these COVID-19 modified loans and evaluated the deferred interest for collectability as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
    The Appropriations Act, which was enacted on December 27, 2020, extends certain provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (which were due to expire) and provides additional emergency relief to individuals and businesses. Included within the provisions of the Appropriations Act is the extension of Section 4013 of the CARES Act to January 1, 2022. As such, the Company intends to apply the TDR relief granted pursuant to such section to any qualifying loan modifications executed during the allowable time period.
    The Company manages its loan portfolio with careful monitoring. As a general rule, loans more than 90 days past due with respect to principal and interest are classified as non-accrual loans. Exceptions may be made if management believes that collateral held by the Company is clearly sufficient and in full satisfaction of both principal and interest, or the loan is accounted for as a purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loan. In addition, as permitted by banking regulations, certain consumer loans past due 90 days or more may continue to accrue interest. The Company may also use discretion regarding other loans over 90 days delinquent if the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest are considered non-performing loans.
    Non-accrual loans may be returned to an accrual status when principal and interest payments are no longer delinquent, and the risk characteristics of the loan have improved to the extent that there no longer exists a concern as to the collectability of principal and interest. Loans are considered past due based upon the number of days delinquent according to their contractual terms.
    A loan is expected to remain on non-accrual status until it becomes current with respect to principal and interest, the loan is liquidated, or the loan is determined to be uncollectible and is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses.
    The following is a summary pertaining to the breakdown of the Company’s non-accrual loans:
    As of September 30,As of December 31,
    20212020
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$17,640 $11,714 
    Commercial real estate272 915 
    Business banking11,254 17,430 
    Residential real estate7,185 6,815 
    Consumer home equity3,491 3,602 
    Other consumer771 529 
    Total non-accrual loans$40,613 $41,005 
    The following tables show the age analysis of past due loans as of the dates indicated:
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    As of September 30, 2021
    30-59
    Days Past
    Due
    60-89
    Days Past
    Due
    90 or More
    Days Past
    Due
    Total Past
    Due
    CurrentTotal
    Loans
    Recorded
    Investment
    > 90 Days Past Due
    and Accruing
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$529 $2,068 $2,043 $4,640 $1,647,807 $1,652,447 $— 
    Commercial real estate— — 1,171 1,171 3,824,015 3,825,186 1,171 
    Commercial construction— — — — 243,146 243,146 — 
    Business banking3,351 634 5,497 9,482 1,216,056 1,225,538 — 
    Residential real estate9,014 2,426 5,515 16,955 1,474,314 1,491,269 278 
    Consumer home equity2,319 415 3,111 5,845 842,725 848,570 9 
    Other consumer1,107 362 771 2,240 216,166 218,406 — 
    Total$16,320 $5,905 $18,108 $40,333 $9,464,229 $9,504,562 $1,458 
    As of December 31, 2020
    30-59
    Days Past
    Due
    60-89
    Days Past
    Due
    90 or More
    Days Past
    Due
    Total Past
    Due
    CurrentTotal
    Loans
    Recorded
    Investment
    >90 Days Past Due
    and Accruing
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$4 $268 $1,924 $2,196 $1,992,820 $1,995,016 $848 
    Commercial real estate— 556 1,545 2,101 3,571,529 3,573,630 1,111 
    Commercial construction— — — — 305,708 305,708 — 
    Business banking5,279 3,311 10,196 18,786 1,320,378 1,339,164 — 
    Residential real estate9,184 2,517 4,904 16,605 1,354,352 1,370,957 279 
    Consumer home equity1,806 364 3,035 5,205 863,065 868,270 9 
    Other consumer1,978 234 517 2,729 275,051 277,780 — 
    Total$18,251 $7,250 $22,121 $47,622 $9,682,903 $9,730,525 $2,247 
    In the normal course of business, the Company may become aware of possible credit problems in which borrowers exhibit potential for the inability to comply with the contractual terms of their loans, but which currently do not yet meet the criteria for classification as non-performing loans (which consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest). Based upon the Company’s past experiences, some of these loans with potential weaknesses will ultimately be restructured or placed in non-accrual status. As of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we are unable to reasonably estimate the amount of these loans that will be restructured or placed on non-accrual status.
    Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”)
    In cases where a borrower experiences financial difficulty and the Company makes certain concessionary modifications to contractual terms, the loan is classified as a troubled debt restructured loan. The objective is to aid in the resolution of non-performing loans by modifying the contractual obligation to avoid the possibility of foreclosure.
    All TDR loans are considered impaired and therefore are subject to a specific review for impairment loss. The amount of impairment loss, if any, is recorded as a specific loss allocation to each individual loan in the allowance for loan losses. Commercial loans and residential loans that have been classified as TDRs and which subsequently default are reviewed to determine if the loan should be deemed collateral dependent. In such an instance, any shortfall between the value of the collateral and the book value of the loan is determined by measuring the recorded investment in the loan against the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.
    The Company’s policy is to have any TDR loans which are on non-accrual status prior to being modified remain on non-accrual status for approximately six months subsequent to being modified before management considers its return to
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    accrual status. If the TDR loan is on accrual status prior to being modified, it is reviewed to determine if the modified loan should remain on accrual status.
    The following tables show the TDR loans on accrual and non-accrual status as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021
    TDRs on Accrual StatusTDRs on Non-Accrual StatusTotal TDRs
    Number of LoansBalance of
    Loans
    Number of
    Loans
    Balance of
    Loans
    Number of
    Loans
    Balance of
    Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial and industrial1 $3,940 6 $10,944 7 $14,884 
    Commercial real estate1 3,520 — — 1 3,520 
    Business banking5 3,888 5 1,262 10 5,150 
    Residential real estate127 20,092 26 3,135 153 23,227 
    Consumer home equity73 3,280 16 744 89 4,024 
    Other consumer2 3 1 18 3 21 
    Total209 $34,723 54 $16,103 263 $50,826 
    As of December 31, 2020
    TDRs on Accrual StatusTDRs on Non-Accrual StatusTotal TDRs
    Number of LoansBalance of
    Loans
    Number of LoansBalance of
    Loans
    Number of LoansBalance of
    Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial and industrial1 $5,628 7 $6,819 8 $12,447 
    Commercial real estate1 3,521 1 480 2 4,001 
    Business banking6 4,471 6 722 12 5,193 
    Residential real estate146 23,416 27 3,273 173 26,689 
    Consumer home equity91 4,030 12 815 103 4,845 
    Other consumer3 29 — — 3 29 
    Total248 $41,095 53 $12,109 301 $53,204 
    The amount of specific reserve associated with the TDRs was $3.1 million and $3.5 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were additional commitments to lend of $0.5 million to borrowers who have been a party to a TDR as of September 30, 2021. There were no additional commitments to lend to borrowers who have been party to a TDR as of December 31, 2020.
    The following tables show the modifications which occurred during the periods and the change in the recorded investment subsequent to the modifications occurring:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    Number
    of
    Contracts
    Pre-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment
    Post-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment (1)
    Number
    of
    Contracts
    Pre-Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment
    Post-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment (1)
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Business banking— $— $— 1 $462 $462 
    Residential real estate— — — 1 295 295 
    Consumer home equity2 200 200 2 200 200 
    Total2 $200 $200 4 $957 $957 
    (1)The post-modification balances represent the balance of the loan on the date of modification. These amounts may show an increase when modification includes capitalization of interest.
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    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
    Number
    of
    Contracts
    Pre-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment
    Post-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment (1)
    Number
    of
    Contracts
    Pre-Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment
    Post-
    Modification
    Outstanding
    Recorded
    Investment (1)
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial and industrial— $— $— 1 $140 $140 
    Commercial real estate— — — 2 632 632 
    Business banking— — — 3 1,040 1,040 
    Residential real estate— — — 3 399 399 
    Consumer home equity— — — 12 527 531 
    Other consumer3 35 35 4 58 58 
    Total3 $35 $35 25 $2,796 $2,800 
    (1)The post-modification balances represent the balance of the loan on the date of modification. These amounts may show an increase when modification includes capitalization of interest.
    At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding recorded investment of loans that were new TDR loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1.0 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
    The following table shows the Company’s post-modification balance of TDRs listed by type of modification during the periods indicated:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Interest only/principal deferred$— $— $— $1,305 
    Extended maturity200 — 200 35 
    Extended maturity and interest only/principal deferred— — — 427 
    Court-ordered concession— 35 295 1,033 
    Other— — 462 — 
    Total$200 $35 $957 $2,800 
    The following table shows the number of loans and the recorded investment amount of those loans, as of the respective date, that have been modified during the prior 12 months which have subsequently defaulted during the periods indicated. The Company considers a loan to have defaulted when it reaches 90 days past due or is transferred to non-accrual:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    Number of
    Contracts
    Recorded
    Investment
    Number of
    Contracts
    Recorded
    Investment
    Number of
    Contracts
    Recorded
    Investment
    Number of
    Contracts
    Recorded
    Investment
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted (1):
    Business banking— $— — $— 1 $404 — $— 
    Consumer home equity— — 1 40 1 56 1 40 
    Total— $— 1 $40 2 $460 1 $40 
    (1)This table does not reflect any TDRs which were fully charged off, paid off, or otherwise settled during the period.
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    During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, no amounts were charged-off on TDRs modified in the prior 12 months. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were $0.2 million and $0.6 million in charge-offs on TDRs modified in the prior 12 months.
    Impaired Loans
    Impaired loans consist of all loans for which management has determined it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.
    The Company measures impairment of loans using a discounted cash flow method, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The Company has defined the population of impaired loans to include certain non-accrual loans, TDR loans, and residential and home equity loans that have been partially charged off.
    The following table summarizes the Company’s impaired loans by loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    Recorded
    Investment
    Unpaid
    Principal
    Balance
    Related
    Allowance
    Recorded
    Investment
    Unpaid
    Principal
    Balance
    Related
    Allowance
    (In thousands)
    With no related allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial$13,807 $15,188 $— $9,182 $11,212 $— 
    Commercial real estate3,793 3,832 — 3,955 3,974 — 
    Business banking3,557 4,564 — 5,250 7,659 — 
    Residential real estate11,352 12,727 — 14,730 17,010 — 
    Consumer home equity1,895 1,895 — 2,571 2,571 — 
    Other consumer22 22 — 29 29 — 
    Sub-total34,426 38,228 — 35,717 42,455 — 
    With an allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial7,773 8,350 4,287 8,161 8,432 4,555 
    Commercial real estate— — — 480 497 210 
    Business banking11,584 15,978 669 16,651 21,146 1,435 
    Residential real estate12,142 12,142 1,462 12,326 12,326 1,565 
    Consumer home equity2,128 2,128 256 2,274 2,274 289 
    Other consumer200 200 200 — — — 
    Sub-total33,827 38,798 6,874 39,892 44,675 8,054 
    Total$68,253 $77,026 $6,874 $75,609 $87,130 $8,054 
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    The following tables display information regarding interest income recognized on impaired loans, by portfolio, for the periods indicated:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    Average
    Recorded
    Investment
    Total
    Interest
    Recognized
    Average
    Recorded
    Investment
    Total
    Interest
    Recognized
    (In thousands)
    With no related allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial$12,517 $39 $11,405 $131 
    Commercial real estate3,909 45 4,047 133 
    Business banking3,988 25 4,586 75 
    Residential real estate11,561 113 12,349 344 
    Consumer home equity1,877 13 1,988 47 
    Other consumer22 — 24 — 
    Sub-total33,874 235 34,399 730 
    With an allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial7,808 — 7,849 — 
    Commercial real estate— — 271 — 
    Business banking12,642 14 14,560 43 
    Residential real estate12,290 127 13,093 387 
    Consumer home equity2,108 15 2,232 53 
    Other consumer67 — 22 — 
    Sub-total34,915 156 38,027 483 
    Total$68,789 $391 $72,426 $1,213 
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
    Average
    Recorded
    Investment
    Total
    Interest
    Recognized
    Average
    Recorded
    Investment
    Total
    Interest
    Recognized
    (In thousands)
    With no related allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial$9,273 $48 $14,152 $167 
    Commercial real estate4,408 45 5,433 134 
    Commercial construction280 — 125 — 
    Business banking3,298 30 2,659 66 
    Residential real estate13,513 129 13,141 399 
    Consumer home equity3,034 21 3,287 61 
    Other consumer53 1 33 1 
    Sub-total33,859 274 38,830 828 
    With an allowance recorded:
    Commercial and industrial6,229 — 8,168 — 
    Commercial real estate1,017 — 625 — 
    Business banking17,452 15 13,063 44 
    Residential real estate14,165 144 13,708 446 
    Consumer home equity2,417 23 2,692 69 
    Sub-total41,280 182 38,256 559 
    Total$75,139 $456 $77,086 $1,387 
    Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
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    The following table displays the outstanding and carrying amounts of PCI loans as of the dates indicated:
    September 30,December 31,
    20212020
    (In thousands)
    Outstanding balance$4,484 $9,982 
    Carrying amount4,426 9,297 
    The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying amount of the loans, referred to as the “accretable yield,” is accreted into interest income over the life of the loans using the effective yield method. The following table summarizes activity in the accretable yield for the PCI loan portfolio:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Balance at beginning of period$2,981 $2,994 $2,495 $3,923 
    Accretion(245)(298)(877)(1,058)
    Other change in expected cash flows(1,161)(44)(1,370)(209)
    Reclassification from (to) non-accretable difference for loans with improved (deteriorated) cash flows— — 1,327 (4)
    Balance at end of period$1,575 $2,652 $1,575 $2,652 
    The estimate of cash flows expected to be collected is regularly re-assessed subsequent to acquisition. A decrease in expected cash flows in subsequent periods may indicate that the loan is impaired which would require the establishment of an allowance for loan losses by a charge to the provision for loan losses. An increase in expected cash flows in subsequent periods serves, first, to reduce any previously established allowance for loan losses by the increase in the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, and results in a recalculation of the amount of accretable yield for the loan. The adjustment of accretable yield due to an increase in expected cash flows is accounted for as a change in estimate. The additional cash flows expected to be collected are reclassified from the non-accretable difference to the accretable yield, and the amount of periodic accretion is adjusted accordingly over the remaining life of the loans.
    Loan Participations
    The Company occasionally purchases commercial loan participations, or participates in syndications through the SNC Program. These participations meet the same underwriting, credit and portfolio management standards as the Company’s other loans and are applied against the same criteria to determine the allowance for loan losses as other loans.
    The following table summarizes the Company’s loan participations:
    As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2020
    BalanceNon-performing
    Loan Rate
    (%)
    Impaired
    (%)
    Gross
    Charge-offs
    BalanceNon-performing
    Loan Rate
    (%)
    Impaired
    (%)
    Gross
    Charge-offs
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$632,229 1.73 %1.73 %$— $598,873 1.11 %1.11 %$— 
    Commercial real estate385,782 0.00 %0.00 %— 306,202 0.00 %0.00 %— 
    Commercial construction72,374 0.00 %0.00 %— 119,600 0.00 %0.00 %— 
    Business banking104 0.00 %0.00 %— 34 0.00 %0.00 %15 
    Total loan participations$1,090,489 1.00 %1.00 %$— $1,024,709 0.65 %0.65 %$15 

    5. Leases
    The Company leases certain office space and equipment under various non-cancelable operating leases. These leases have original terms ranging from 1 year to 25 years. Operating lease liabilities and right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are recognized at the lease commencement date based upon the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease
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    term. Operating lease liabilities are recorded within other liabilities and ROU assets are recorded within other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
    As of the dates indicated, the Company had the following related to operating leases:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Right-of-use assets$75,196 $81,596 
    Lease liabilities79,187 85,330 
    Finance leases are not material. Finance lease liabilities are recorded within other liabilities and finance ROU assets are recorded within other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
    The following tables are a summary of the Company’s components of net lease cost for the periods indicated:
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    (In thousands)
    Operating lease cost$3,478 $10,560 
    Finance lease cost50 116 
    Variable lease cost617 1,564 
    Total lease cost$4,145 $12,240 

    Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Operating lease cost$3,596 $10,810 
    Finance lease cost24 43 
    Variable lease cost509 1,479 
    Total lease cost$4,129 $12,332 
    During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 the Company made $3.5 million and $10.6 million respectively, in cash payments for operating and finance lease payments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company made $3.6 million and $10.6 million, respectively, in cash payments for operating and finance lease payments.
    Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases are as follows:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)7.968.50
    Weighted-average discount rate2.62 %2.65 %

    6. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
    The following tables set forth the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization by reporting unit at the dates indicated below:
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    As of September 30, 2021
    Banking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency Business
    Net
    Carrying
    Amount
    (In thousands)
    Balances not subject to amortization
    Goodwill$298,611 $73,861 $372,472 
    Balances subject to amortization
    Insurance agency (1)— 7,234 7,234 
    Core deposit intangible66 — 66 
    Total other intangible assets66 7,234 7,300 
    Total goodwill and other intangible assets$298,677 $81,095 $379,772 
    (1)Insurance agency intangible assets include customer list, non-compete agreement and supplier relationship intangible assets.
    As of December 31, 2020
    Banking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency Business
    Net
    Carrying
    Amount
    (In thousands)
    Balances not subject to amortization
    Goodwill$298,611 $70,866 $369,477 
    Balances subject to amortization
    Insurance agency (1)— 6,899 6,899 
    Core deposit intangible158 — 158 
    Total other intangible assets158 6,899 7,057 
    Total goodwill and other intangible assets$298,769 $77,765 $376,534 
    (1)Insurance agency intangible assets include customer list, non-compete agreement and supplier relationship intangible assets.
    The Company acquired 2 insurance agencies during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The aggregate purchase price and goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisitions were not material.
    The Company quantitatively assesses goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis or sooner if an event occurs or circumstances change which might indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying amount. The Company has identified and assigned goodwill to 2 reporting units - the banking business and insurance agency business. The quantitative assessments for both the banking business and insurance agency business were most recently performed as of September 30, 2021. The assessment for the banking business included a market capitalization analysis, as well as a comparison of the banking business’ book value to the implied fair value using a pricing multiple of the Company’s tangible book value. The assessment for insurance agency business included a price-to-earnings analysis, as well as an EBITDA multiplier valuation based upon recent and observed agency mergers and acquisitions. The Company considered the economic conditions for the period including the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as it pertains to the goodwill above and determined that there was no indication of impairment related to goodwill as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
    Other intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The Company also considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as it pertains to these intangible assets and determined that there was no indication of impairment related to other intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
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    7. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
    Basic EPS represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares (such as stock options) were exercised or converted into additional common shares that would then share in the earnings of the entity. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, plus the effect of potential dilutive common share equivalents computed using the treasury stock method. There were no securities that had a dilutive effect during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, and therefore the weighted-average common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted EPS are the same. Shares held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP, referred to as “unallocated ESOP shares,” are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations. Earnings per share data is not applicable for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 as the Company had no shares outstanding.
    For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Net income applicable to common shares$37,106 $119,578 
    Average number of common shares outstanding186,758,154 186,758,154 
    Less: Average unallocated ESOP shares(14,459,539)(14,583,685)
    Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per common share172,298,615172,174,469
    Common stock equivalents— — 
    Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per common share172,298,615172,174,469
    Earnings per common share
    Basic and diluted$0.22 $0.69 
    All unallocated ESOP shares have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

    8. Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Other Tax Credit Investments
    The Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) encourages banks to meet the credit needs of their communities for housing and other purposes, particularly in neighborhoods with low or moderate income. The Company has primarily invested in separate Low Income Housing Tax Credits (“LIHTC”) projects, also referred to as qualified affordable housing projects, which provide the Company with tax credits and operating loss tax benefits over a period of approximately 15 years. The return on these investments is generally generated through tax credits and tax losses. In addition to LIHTC projects, the Company invests in new markets tax credit projects that qualify for CRA credits and eligible projects that qualify for renewable energy and historic tax credits.
    As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $85.5 million and $59.8 million, respectively, in tax credit investments that were included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
    When permissible, the Company accounts for its investments in LIHTC projects using the proportional amortization method, under which it amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the amount of the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes that amortization as a component of income tax expense. The net investment in the housing projects is included in other assets. The Company will continue to use the proportional amortization method on any new qualifying LIHTC investments.
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    The following table presents the Company’s investments in low income housing projects accounted for using the proportional amortization method for the periods indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Current recorded investment included in other assets$82,533 $58,504 
    Commitments to fund qualified affordable housing projects included in recorded investment noted above49,611 31,487 
    The following table presents additional information related to the Company's investments in LIHTC projects for the period indicated:
    For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Tax credits and benefits recognized$1,730 $1,539 $4,717 $4,597 
    Amortization expense included in income tax expense1,496 1,263 4,255 3,715 
    The Company accounts for certain other investments in renewable energy projects using the equity method of accounting. These investments in renewable energy projects are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet and totaled $3.0 million and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no outstanding commitments related to these investments as of September 30, 2021. There was $1.7 million in outstanding commitments related to these investments as of December 31, 2020.
    During the three months ended September 30, 2020, in reviewing its tax credit equity investments for impairment, the Company identified an immaterial correction to the investment balances primarily related to prior periods. Accordingly, during the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company wrote off $7.6 million of the tax credit equity investment balances as a component of noninterest expense and other assets to reflect the remaining benefits from these investments. Management evaluated the correction in relation to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, as well as the preceding periods in which it originated and believes this correction is immaterial to both the consolidated quarterly and previous annual financial statements. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company performed a similar review and, accordingly, recorded an impairment and (recovery of) impairment as a result of management’s review of its tax credit equity investments for impairment of $1.1 million and $(0.3) million, respectively.
    9. Employee Benefits
    Conversion of Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Benefit Equalization Plan to Cash Balance Plan Design
    Effective November 1, 2020, the Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan (“Defined Benefit Plan”) and the Non-Qualified Benefit Equalization Plan (“BEP”) sponsored by the Company were amended to convert the plans from a traditional final average earnings plan design to a cash balance plan design. Benefits earned under the final average earnings plan design were frozen at October 31, 2020. Starting November 1, 2020, future benefits are earned under the cash balance plan design. Under the cash balance plan design, hypothetical account balances are established for each participant and pension benefits are generally stated as the lump sum amount in that hypothetical account. Contribution credits equal to a percentage of a participant’s annual compensation (if the participant works at least 1,000 hours during the year) and interest credits equal to the greater of the 30-Year Treasury rate for September preceding the current plan year or 3.5% are added to a participant’s account each year. For employees hired prior to November 1, 2020, annual contribution credits generally increase as the participant remains employed with the Company. Employees hired on and after November 1, 2020 receive annual contribution credits equal to 5% of annual compensation, with no future increases. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, since a cash balance plan is a defined benefit plan, the annual retirement benefit payable at normal retirement (age 65) is an annuity, which is the actuarial equivalent of the participant’s account balance under the cash balance plan design, plus their frozen benefit under the final average earnings plan design. However, under the Defined Benefit Plan, participants may elect, with the consent of their spouses if they are married, to have the benefits distributed as a lump sum rather than an annuity. The lump sum is equal to the sum of the actuarial equivalent of their frozen benefit under the final average earnings plan design, plus their cash balance account. Under the BEP, benefits are generally only payable as a lump sum, which is equal to the sum of the actuarial equivalent of their frozen benefit under the final average earnings plan design, plus their cash balance account.
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    The Company provides pension benefits for its employees through membership in the Savings Banks Employees’ Retirement Association. The plan through which benefits are provided is a noncontributory, qualified defined benefit plan. The Company’s annual contribution to the Defined Benefit Plan is based upon standards established by the Pension Protection Act. The contribution is based on an actuarial method intended to provide not only for benefits attributable to service to date, but also for those expected to be earned in the future. The Defined Benefit Plan has a plan year end of October 31.
    The Company has an unfunded Defined Benefit Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“DB SERP”) that provides certain retired and currently employed officers with defined pension benefits in excess of qualified plan limits imposed by U.S. federal tax law. The DB SERP has a plan year end of December 31.
    In addition, the Company has an unfunded Benefit Equalization Plan, the aforementioned BEP, to provide retirement benefits to certain employees whose retirement benefits under the qualified pension plan are limited per the Internal Revenue Code. The BEP has a plan year end of October 31.
    The Company also has an unfunded Outside Directors’ Retainer Continuance Plan (“ODRCP”) that provides pension benefits to outside directors who retire from service. The ODRCP has a plan year end of December 31. Effective December 31, 2020, the Company closed the ODRCP to new participants and froze benefit accruals for active participants.
    Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
    The components of net pension expense for the plans for the periods indicated are as follows:
    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Components of net periodic benefit cost:
    Service cost$7,896 $6,231 $23,690 $18,694 
    Interest cost1,269 2,617 3,805 7,849 
    Expected return on plan assets(8,141)(7,427)(24,424)(22,277)
    Past service cost(2,945)7 (8,835)19 
    Recognized net actuarial loss3,537 2,361 10,612 7,082 
    Net periodic benefit cost$1,616 $3,789 $4,848 $11,367 
    Service costs for the Defined Benefit Plan, the BEP, and the DB SERP are recognized within salaries and employee benefits in the statement of income. Service costs for the ODRCP are recognized within professional services in the statement of income. The remaining components of net periodic benefit cost are recognized in other noninterest expense in the statement of income. The Company’s non-service cost expenses for the Defined Benefit Plan and the BEP decreased by $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020 and decreased by $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This was primarily due to the conversion of the Company's Defined Benefit Plan and BEP from a traditional final average earnings plan design to a cash balance plan design.
    In accordance with the Pension Protection Act, the Company was not required to make any contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan for the plan year beginning November 1, 2020, and did not make any contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were no contributions made to the Defined Benefit Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan of $32.5 million.
    Rabbi Trust Variable Interest Entity
    The Company established a rabbi trust to meet its obligations under certain executive non-qualified retirement benefits and deferred compensation plans and to mitigate the expense volatility of the aforementioned retirement plans. The rabbi trust is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) as the equity investment at risk is insufficient to permit the trust to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from the Company. The Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the rabbi trust as it has the power to direct the activities of the rabbi trust that significantly affect the rabbi trust’s economic performance and it has the obligation to absorb losses of the rabbi trust that could potentially be significant to the rabbi trust by virtue of its contingent call options on the rabbi trust’s assets in the event of the Company’s bankruptcy. As the primary beneficiary of this VIE, the Company consolidates the rabbi trust investments. In general, the rabbi trust investments and any earnings received thereon are accumulated, reinvested and used exclusively for trust purposes. These
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    rabbi trust investments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, U.S. government agency obligations, equity securities, mutual funds and other exchange-traded funds, and are recorded at fair value in other assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheet. Changes in fair value are recorded in noninterest income. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the amount of rabbi trust investments at fair value were $98.2 million and $91.7 million, respectively.
    Investments in rabbi trust accounts are recorded at fair value within the Company's consolidated balance sheets with changes in fair value recorded through noninterest income. The following table presents the book value, mark-to-market, and fair value of assets held in rabbi trust accounts by asset type:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    Book ValueMark-to-MarketFair ValueBook ValueMark-to-MarketFair Value
    Asset Type(In thousands)
    Cash and cash equivalents$4,476 $— $4,476 $5,157 $— $5,157 
    Equities65,670 19,880 85,550 59,235 19,492 78,727 
    Fixed income7,976 172 8,148 7,441 358 7,799 
    Total assets$78,122 $20,052 $98,174 $71,833 $19,850 $91,683 

    10. Commitments and Contingencies
    Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
    In order to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, the Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and forward commitments to sell loans, all of which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in each particular class of financial instruments.
    Substantially all of the Company’s commitments to extend credit, which normally have fixed expiration dates or termination clauses, are contingent upon customers maintaining specific credit standards at the time of loan funding. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount of the commitment. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. For forward loan sale commitments, the contract or notional amount does not represent exposure to credit loss. The Company does not sell loans with recourse.
    The following table summarizes the above financial instruments as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Commitments to extend credit$4,387,306 $3,818,952 
    Standby letters of credit58,734 60,221 
    Forward commitments to sell loans49,105 41,160 
    Other Contingencies
    The Company has been named a defendant in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Set out below are descriptions of significant legal matters involving the Company and its subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, the ultimate resolution of these proceedings will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
    In the second quarter of 2021, the Company entered into a preliminary settlement of 2 purported class action matters concerning overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees. The matters were filed in the Massachusetts Superior Court in
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    November 2019 and April 2021, respectively, and are expected to be consolidated into one matter for final settlement purposes. As of September 30, 2021, the Company estimated the settlement expense, including related costs, to be $3.3 million.
    As a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank is required to maintain certain reserves of vault cash and/or deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (the “FRBB”). However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve temporarily eliminated reserve requirements and therefore there was no minimum reserve requirement as of either September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
    11. Derivative Financial Instruments
    The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage its interest rate risk resulting from the differences in the amount, timing, and duration of known or expected cash receipts and known or expected cash payments. Additionally, the Company enters into interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange contracts to accommodate the business requirements of its customers (“customer-related positions”) and risk participation agreements entered into as financial guarantees of performance on customer-related interest rate swap derivatives. Derivative instruments are carried at fair value in the Company’s financial statements. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument is dependent upon whether or not the instrument qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes, and further, by the type of hedging relationship.
    By using derivatives, the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent that counterparties to the derivative contracts do not perform as required. Should a counterparty fail to perform under the terms of a derivative contract, the Company’s credit exposure on interest rate swaps is limited to the net positive fair value and accrued interest of all swaps with each counterparty plus any initial margin collateral posted. The Company seeks to minimize counterparty credit risk through credit approvals, limits, monitoring procedures, and obtaining collateral, where appropriate. As such, management believes the risk of incurring credit losses on derivative contracts with those counterparties is remote.
    Interest Rate Positions
    An interest rate swap is an agreement whereby one party agrees to pay a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount in exchange for receiving a fixed rate of interest on the same notional amount, for a predetermined period of time, from a second party. The amounts relating to the notional principal amount are not actually exchanged. The Company may enter into interest rate swaps in which it pays floating and receives fixed interest in order to manage its interest rate risk exposure to the variability in interest cash flows on certain floating-rate commercial loans. For interest rate swaps that are accounted for as cash flow hedges, changes in fair value are included in other comprehensive income and reclassified into net income in the same period or periods during which the hedged forecasted transaction affects net income. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company does not have any active interest rate swaps which qualify as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.
    Due to the phase-out, and eventual discontinuation, of the LIBOR, central clearinghouses have begun to transition to alternative rates for valuation purposes. As of October 16, 2020, the Company changed its valuation methodology to reflect changes made by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”), through which the Company clears derivative financial instruments that are eligible for clearing. The changes from the CME changed the discounting methodology and interest calculation of cash margin from overnight index swap to secured overnight financing rate (also known as SOFR) for U.S. dollar cleared interest rate swaps. The Company believes that its improvements to its valuation methodology will result in valuations for cleared interest rate swaps that better reflect prices obtainable in the markets in which the Company transacts. The changes in valuation methodology were applied prospectively as a change in accounting estimate and are immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.
    The following table presents the pre-tax impact of terminated cash flow hedges on accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:
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    For the Three Months Ended September 30,For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Unrealized gains on terminated hedges included in AOCI – beginning of respective period$24,980 $30,579 $41,473 $— 
    Unrealized gains on terminated hedges arising during the period— 26,410 — 57,362 
    Reclassification adjustments for amortization of unrealized (gains) into net income(7,851)(7,036)(24,344)(7,409)
    Unrealized gains on terminated hedges included in AOCI – September 30$17,129 $49,953 $17,129 $49,953 
    The balance of terminated cash flow hedges in AOCI will be amortized into earnings through January 2023. The Company expects approximately $16.5 million to be reclassified into interest income from other comprehensive income related to the Company’s terminated cash flow hedges in the next 12 months as of September 30, 2021.
    Customer-Related Positions
    Interest rate swaps offered to commercial customers do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. These swaps allow the Company to retain variable rate commercial loans while allowing the commercial customer to synthetically fix the loan rate by entering into a variable-to-fixed rate interest rate swap. The Company believes that its exposure to commercial customer derivatives is limited to nonperformance by either the customer or the dealer because these contracts are simultaneously matched at inception with an offsetting transaction.
    Risk participation agreements are entered into as financial guarantees of performance on interest rate swap derivatives. The purchased (asset) or sold (liability) guarantee allow the Company to participate-out (fee paid) or participate-in (fee received) the risk associated with certain derivative positions executed with the borrower by the lead bank in a customer-related interest rate swap derivative.
    Foreign exchange contracts consist of those offered to commercial customers and those entered into to hedge the Company’s foreign currency risk associated with a foreign-currency loan. Neither qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes. These commercial customer derivatives are offset with matching derivatives with correspondent-bank counterparties in order to minimize foreign exchange rate risk to the Company. Exposure with respect to these derivatives is largely limited to nonperformance by either the customer or the other counterparty. Neither the Company nor the correspondent-bank counterparty are required to post collateral but each has established foreign-currency transaction limits to manage the exposure risk. The Company requires its customers to post collateral to minimize risk exposure.
    The following tables present the Company’s customer-related derivative positions as of the dates indicated below for those derivatives not designated as hedging.
    September 30, 2021
    Number of PositionsTotal Notional
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Interest rate swaps510$3,169,358 
    Risk participation agreements66263,847 
    Foreign exchange contracts:
    Matched commercial customer book526,516 
    Foreign currency loan49,977 
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    December 31, 2020
    Number of PositionsTotal Notional
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Interest rate swaps576 $3,652,385 
    Risk participation agreements70 287,732 
    Foreign exchange contracts:
    Matched commercial customer book40 4,242 
    Foreign currency loan3 10,798 
    The level of interest rate swaps, risk participation agreements and foreign currency exchange contracts at the end of each period noted above was commensurate with the activity throughout those periods.
    The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheet for the periods indicated. There were no derivatives designated as hedging instruments at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
    Asset DerivativesLiability Derivatives
    Balance
    Sheet
    Location
    Fair Value at September 30,
    2021
    Fair Value at December 31,
    2020
    Balance Sheet
    Location
    Fair Value at September 30,
    2021
    Fair Value at December 31,
    2020
    (In thousands)
    Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
    Customer-related positions:
    Interest rate swapsOther assets$80,102 $141,822 Other liabilities$25,274 $42,600 
    Risk participation agreementsOther assets347 722 Other liabilities594 1,230 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts - matched customer bookOther assets44 90 Other liabilities31 77 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts - foreign currency loanOther assets120 9 Other liabilities— 69 
    Total$80,613 $142,643 $25,899 $43,976 
    The table below presents the net effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated income statements as well as the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments included in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) as follows:
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    Three Months Ended
    September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Derivatives designated as hedges:
    (Loss) gain in OCI on derivatives$— $(142)$— $46,869 
    Gain reclassified from OCI into interest income (effective portion)$7,851 $8,405 $24,344 $18,651 
    Gain recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness test)
    Interest income— — — — 
    Other income— — — — 
    Total$— $— $— $— 
    Derivatives not designated as hedges:
    Customer-related positions:
    Gain (loss) recognized in interest rate swap income$832 $904 $4,596 $(6,063)
    (Loss) gain recognized in interest rate swap income for risk participation agreements(4)11 260 (370)
    Gain (loss) recognized in other income for foreign currency exchange contracts:
    Matched commercial customer book8 (86)— (17)
    Foreign currency loan72 149 181 179 
    Total gain (loss) for derivatives not designated as hedges$908 $978 $5,037 $(6,271)
    The Company has agreements with its customer-related interest rate swap derivative counterparties that contain a provision whereby if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.
    The Company also has agreements with certain of its customer-related interest rate swap derivative correspondent-bank counterparties that contain a provision whereby if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements.
    The Company’s exposure related to its customer-related interest rate swap derivatives consists of exposure on cleared derivative transactions and exposure on non-cleared derivative transactions.
    Cleared derivative transactions are with CME and exposure is settled to market daily, with additional credit exposure related to initial-margin collateral pledged to CME at trade execution. At September 30, 2021, the Company had no exposure to CME for settled variation margin in excess of the customer-related interest rate swap termination values. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s exposure to CME for settled variation margin in excess of the customer-related interest rate swap termination values was less than $0.1 million. In addition, at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had posted initial-margin collateral in the form of a U.S. Treasury note amounting to $49.4 million and $60.4 million, respectively, to CME for these derivatives. The U.S. Treasury note was considered a restricted asset and was included in available for sale securities within the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
    At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the fair value of all customer-related interest rate swap derivatives with credit-risk related contingent features that were in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, totaled $21.7 million and $42.6 million, respectively. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with its customer-related interest rate swap derivative correspondent-bank counterparties to the extent that the Company has a liability position with the correspondent-bank counterparties. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had posted collateral in the form of cash amounting to $27.8 million and $49.2 million, respectively, which was considered to be a restricted asset and was included in other short-term investments within the Company's consolidated balance sheets. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020, it would have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value. In
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    addition, the Company had cross-default provisions with its commercial customer loan agreements which provide cross-collateralization with the customer loan collateral.
    12. Balance Sheet Offsetting
    Certain financial instruments, including derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheets and/or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The Company’s derivative transactions with upstream financial institution counterparties are generally executed under International Swaps and Derivative Association master agreements which include “right of set-off” provisions. In such cases there is generally a legally enforceable right to offset recognized amounts. However, the Company does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments. The Company nets the amount recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral against the obligation to return cash collateral arising from derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement. Collateral legally required to be maintained at dealer banks by the Company is monitored and adjusted as necessary. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, it was determined that no additional collateral would have to be posted to immediately settle these instruments.
    The following tables present the Company’s asset and liability positions that were eligible for offset and the potential effect of netting arrangements on its consolidated balance sheet, as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30, 2021
    Gross
    Amounts
    Recognized
    Gross
    Amounts
    Offset in the
    Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Net
    Amounts
    Presented in
    the Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
    in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Net
    Amount
    DescriptionFinancial
    Instruments
    Collateral
    Pledged
    (Received)
    (In thousands)
    Derivative Assets
    Customer-related positions:
    Interest rate swaps$80,102 $— $80,102 $859 $— $79,243 
    Risk participation agreements347 — 347 — — 347 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – matched customer book44 — 44 — — 44 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – foreign currency loan120 — 120 — — 120 
    $80,613 $— $80,613 $859 $— $79,754 
    Derivative Liabilities
    Customer-related positions:
    Interest rate swaps$25,274 $— $25,274 $859 $24,415 $— 
    Risk participation agreements594 — 594 — — 594 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – matched customer book31 — 31 — — 31 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – foreign currency loan— — — — — — 
    $25,899 $— $25,899 $859 $24,415 $625 
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    As of December 31, 2020
    Gross
    Amounts
    Recognized
    Gross
    Amounts
    Offset in the
    Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Net
    Amounts
    Presented in
    the Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
    in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
    Net
    Amount
    DescriptionFinancial
    Instruments
    Collateral
    Pledged
    (Received)
    (In thousands)
    Derivative Assets
    Customer-related positions:
    Interest rate swaps$141,822 $— $141,822 $48 $— $141,774 
    Risk participation agreements722 — 722 — — 722 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – matched customer book90 — 90 — (1)89 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – foreign currency loan9 — 9 — — 9 
    $142,643 $— $142,643 $48 $(1)$142,594 
    Derivative Liabilities
    Customer-related positions:
    Interest rate swaps$42,600 $— $42,600 $48 $42,552 $— 
    Risk participation agreements1,230 — 1,230 — — 1,230 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – matched customer book77 — 77 — — 77 
    Foreign currency exchange contracts – foreign currency loan69 — 69 — — 69 
    $43,976 $— $43,976 $48 $42,552 $1,376 
    13. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
    The Company uses fair value measurements to record adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.
    Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, the Company’s own assumptions are set to reflect those that the Company believes market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be reclassified from Level 1 to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 3.
    Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no active market exists for a portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgements regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgement, and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect these estimates.
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    The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures:
    Cash and Cash Equivalents
    For these financial instruments, which have original maturities of 90 days or less, their carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value.
    Available for Sale Securities
    Available for sale securities recorded at fair value consisted of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government-sponsored residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Agency bonds, and state and municipal bonds.
    The Company’s U.S. Treasury securities are traded on active markets and therefore these securities were classified as Level 1.
    The fair value of U.S. Agency bonds are evaluated using relevant trade data, benchmark quotes and spreads obtained from publicly available trade data, and generated on a price, yield or spread basis as determined by the observed market data. Therefore, these securities were categorized as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs.
    The fair value of U.S. government-sponsored residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities were estimated using either a matrix or benchmarks. The inputs used include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. Therefore, these securities were categorized as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs.
    The fair value of state and municipal bonds were estimated by a third-party pricing vendor using a valuation matrix with inputs including observable bond interest rate tables, recent transactions, and yield relationships. Therefore, these securities were categorized as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs.
    Fair value was based on the value of one unit without regard to any premium or discount that may result from concentrations of ownership of a financial instrument, possible tax ramifications, or estimated transaction costs. The estimated fair value of the Company’s securities available for sale, by type, is disclosed in the Securities footnote.
    Loans Held for Sale
    The fair value of loans held for sale, whose carrying amounts approximate fair value, was estimated using the anticipated market price based upon pricing indications provided by investor banks. These assets were classified as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs.
    Loans
    The fair value of commercial construction, commercial and industrial lines of credit, and certain other consumer loans was estimated by discounting the contractual cash flows using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.
    For commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate, automobile, and consumer home equity loans, fair value was estimated by discounting contractual cash flows adjusted for prepayment estimates using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.
    The fair value of PPP loans, which are fully guaranteed by the SBA, approximates the carrying amount.
    Loans that are deemed to be impaired were recorded at the fair value of the underlying collateral, if the loan is collateral-dependent, or at a carrying value based upon expected cash flows discounted using the loan’s effective interest rate.
    Loans are classified as Level 3 since the valuation methodology utilizes significant unobservable inputs.
    FHLB Stock
    The fair value of FHLB stock approximates the carrying amount based on the redemption provisions of the FHLB. These assets were classified as Level 2.
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    Rabbi Trust Investments
    Rabbi trust investments consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents, U.S. government agency obligations, equity securities, mutual funds and other exchange-traded funds, and were recorded at fair value and included in other assets. The purpose of these rabbi trust investments is to fund certain executive non-qualified retirement benefits and deferred compensation.
    The fair value of other U.S. government agency obligations was estimated using either a matrix or benchmarks. The inputs used include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. These securities were categorized as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs. The equity securities, mutual funds and other exchange-traded funds were valued based on quoted prices from the market. The equities, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds traded in an active market were categorized as Level 1 as they were valued based upon quoted prices from the market. Mutual funds at net asset value amounted to $55.1 million at September 30, 2021 and $53.9 million at December 31, 2020. There were no redemption restrictions on these mutual funds at the end of any period presented.
    Bank-Owned Life Insurance
    The fair value of bank-owned life insurance was based upon quotations received from bank-owned life insurance dealers. These assets were classified as Level 2 given the use of observable inputs.
    Deposits
    The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings and interest checking accounts, and money market accounts, was equal to their carrying amount. The fair value of time deposits was based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows using current market interest rates. Deposits were classified as Level 2 given the use of observable market inputs.
    The fair value estimates of deposits do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the wholesale market (core deposit intangibles).
    FHLB Advances
    The fair value of FHLB advances was based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rates used are representative of approximate rates currently offered on instruments with similar remaining maturities. FHLB advances were classified as Level 2.
    Escrow Deposits of Borrowers
    The fair value of escrow deposits of borrowers, which have no stated maturity, approximates the carrying amount. Escrow deposits of borrowers were classified as Level 2.
    Interest Rate Swaps
    The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the interest rate swaps. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the interest rate swaps, including the period of maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatility. In addition, for customer-related interest rate swaps, the analysis reflects a credit valuation adjustment to reflect the Company’s own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk in the fair value measurements. The majority of inputs used to value its interest rate swaps fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but the credit valuation adjustments associated with the interest rate swaps utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. However, at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the impact of the Level 3 inputs on the overall valuation of the interest rate swaps was deemed insignificant to the overall valuation. As a result, the interest rate swaps were categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
    Risk Participations
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    The fair value of risk participations was determined based upon the total expected exposure of the derivative which considers the present value of cash flows discounted using market-based inputs and were therefore categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value also included a credit valuation adjustment which evaluates the credit risk of its counterparties by considering factors such as the likelihood of default by the counterparties, its net exposures, the remaining contractual life, as well as the amount of collateral securing the position. The change in value of derivative assets and liabilities attributable to credit risk was not significant during the reported periods.
    Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
    The fair values of foreign currency forward contracts were based upon the remaining expiration period of the contracts and bid quotations received from foreign exchange contract dealers and were categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

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    Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
    The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    Balance as of September 30, 2021Quoted Prices in
    Active Markets
    for Identical
    Assets (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    Description
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Securities available for sale
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$4,073,368 $— $4,073,368 $— 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities431,009 — 431,009 — 
    U.S. Agency bonds841,283 — 841,283 — 
    U.S. Treasury securities69,182 69,182 — — 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations274,470 — 274,470 — 
    Rabbi trust investments98,174 90,026 8,148 — 
    Loans held for sale1,757—1,757—
    Interest rate swap contracts
    Customer-related positions80,102 — 80,102 — 
    Risk participation agreements347 — 347 — 
    Foreign currency forward contracts
    Matched customer book44 — 44 — 
    Foreign currency loan120 — 120 — 
    Total$5,869,856 $159,208 $5,710,648 $— 
    Liabilities
    Interest rate swap contracts
    Customer-related positions$25,274 $— $25,274 $— 
    Risk participation agreements594 —594 —
    Foreign currency forward contracts
    Matched customer book31 —31 —
    Foreign currency loan— —— —
    Total$25,899 $— $25,899 $— 
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    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    DescriptionBalance as of December 31, 2020Quoted Prices in
    Active Markets
    for Identical
    Assets (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Securities available for sale
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$2,148,800 $— $2,148,800 $— 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities17,081 — 17,081 — 
    U.S. Agency bonds666,709 — 666,709 — 
    U.S. Treasury securities70,369 70,369 — — 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations280,902 — 280,902 — 
    Rabbi trust investments91,683 83,884 7,799 — 
    Loans held for sale1,140—1,140—
    Interest rate swap contracts
    Customer-related positions141,822 — 141,822 — 
    Risk participation agreements722 — 722 — 
    Foreign currency forward contracts
    Matched customer book90 — 90 — 
    Foreign currency loan9 — 9 — 
    Total$3,419,327 $154,253 $3,265,074 $— 
    Liabilities
    Interest rate swap contracts
    Customer-related positions$42,600 $— $42,600 $— 
    Risk participation agreements1,230 — 1,230 — 
    Foreign currency forward contracts
    Matched customer book77 — 77 — 
    Foreign currency loan69 — 69 — 
    Total$43,976 $— $43,976 $— 
    There were no transfers to or from Level 1, 2 and 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020.
    The Company held no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
    Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis
    The Company may also be required, from time to time, to measure certain other assets on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The following tables summarize the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
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    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    DescriptionBalance as of September 30, 2021Quoted Prices
    in Active
    Markets for
    Identical Assets
    (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Collateral-dependent impaired loans whose fair value is based upon appraisals$15,484 $— $— $15,484 
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    DescriptionBalance as of December 31, 2020Quoted Prices
    in Active
    Markets for
    Identical Assets
    (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Collateral-dependent impaired loans whose fair value is based upon appraisals$11,036 $— $— 11,036 
    For the valuation of the collateral-dependent impaired loans, the Company relies primarily on third-party valuation information from certified appraisers and values are generally based upon recent appraisals of the underlying collateral, brokers’ opinions based upon recent sales of comparable properties, estimated equipment auction or liquidation values, income capitalization, or a combination of income capitalization and comparable sales. Depending on the type of underlying collateral, valuations may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic factors and estimated liquidation expenses. The range of these possible adjustments may vary.
    Impaired loans in which a reserve was established based upon expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate are not deemed to be measured at fair value.
    Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments
    The estimated fair values and related carrying amounts for assets and liabilities for which fair value is only disclosed are shown below as of the dates indicated:
    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    DescriptionCarrying Value as of September 30, 2021Fair Value as of September 30, 2021Quoted Prices
    in Active
    Markets for
    Identical Assets
    (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses$9,378,060 $9,512,887 $— $— $9,512,887 
    FHLB stock10,601 10,601 — 10,601 — 
    Bank-owned life insurance79,259 79,259 — 79,259 — 
    Liabilities
    Deposits$13,649,964 $13,649,818 $— $13,649,818 $— 
    FHLB advances14,172 13,728 — 13,728 — 
    Escrow deposits from borrowers15,900 15,900 — 15,900 — 
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    Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
    DescriptionCarrying Value as of December 31, 2020Fair Value as of December 31, 2020Quoted Prices
    in Active
    Markets for
    Identical Assets
    (Level 1)
    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs (Level 2)
    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs (Level 3)
    (In thousands)
    Assets
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses$9,593,958 $9,779,195 $— $— $9,779,195 
    FHLB stock8,805 8,805 — 8,805 — 
    Bank-owned life insurance78,561 78,561 — 78,561 — 
    Liabilities
    Deposits$12,155,784 $12,155,843 $— $12,155,843 $— 
    FHLB advances14,624 14,434 — 14,434 — 
    Escrow deposits from borrowers13,425 13,425 — 13,425 — 
    This summary excludes certain financial assets and liabilities for which the carrying value approximates fair value. For financial assets, these may include cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and short-term investments. For financial liabilities, these may include federal funds purchased. These instruments would all be considered to be classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Also excluded from the summary are financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis, as previously described.
    14. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
    Revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”) is recognized when control of goods or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company considers the terms of the contract and all relevant facts and circumstances when applying this guidance. The Company measures revenue and timing of recognition by applying the following five steps:
    1.Identify the contract(s) with the customers
    2.Identify the performance obligations
    3.Determine the transaction price
    4.Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations
    5.Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation
    The Company accounts for a contract when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.
    Performance obligations
    The Company’s performance obligations are generally satisfied either at a point in time or over time, as services are rendered. Unsatisfied performance obligations at the report date are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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    A portion of the Company's noninterest income is derived from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606. The Company has disaggregated such revenues by type of service, as presented in the table below. These categories reflect how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (In thousands)
    Insurance commissions$21,956 $21,884 $73,767 $72,058 
    Service charges on deposit accounts5,935 5,052 17,010 15,514 
    Trust and investment advisory fees6,310 5,311 18,047 15,600 
    Debit card processing fees3,030 2,721 8,949 7,528 
    Other noninterest income2,318 1,689 6,233 5,226 
    Total noninterest income in-scope of ASC 60639,549 36,657 124,006 115,926 
    Total noninterest income out-of-scope of ASC 6063,660 11,052 20,148 12,809 
    Total noninterest income$43,209 $47,709 $144,154 $128,735 
    Additional information related to each of the revenue streams is further noted below.
    Insurance Commissions
    The Company acts as an agent in offering property, casualty, and life and health insurance to both commercial and consumer customers though Eastern Insurance Group. The Company earns a fixed commission on the sales of these products and services. The Company may also earn bonus commissions based upon meeting certain volume thresholds. In general, the Company recognizes commission revenues when earned based upon the effective date of the policy. For certain insurance products, the Company may also earn and recognize annual residual commissions commensurate with annual premiums being paid.
    The Company also earns profit-sharing, or contingency revenues, from the insurers with whom the Company places business. These profit-sharing revenues are performance bonuses from the insurers based upon certain performance metrics such as floors on written premiums, loss rates, and growth rates. Because the Company’s expectation of the ultimate profit-sharing revenue amounts to be earned can vary from period to period, the Company does not recognize this revenue until it has concluded that, based on all the facts and information available, it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur in future periods.
    Insurance commissions earned but not yet received amounted to $14.0 million as of September 30, 2021, and $15.8 million as of December 31, 2020, and were included in other assets.
    Deposit Service Charges
    The Company offers various deposit account products to its customers governed by specific deposit agreements applicable to either personal customers or business customers. These agreements identify the general conditions and obligations of both parties and include standard information regarding deposit account-related fees.
    Deposit account services include providing access to deposit accounts as well as access to the various deposit transactional services of the Company. These transactional services are primarily those that are identified in the standard fee schedule, and include, but are not limited to, services such as overdraft protection, wire transfer, and check collection. The Company may charge monthly fixed service fees associated with the customer having access to the deposit account as well as separate fixed fees associated with and at the time specific transactions are entered into by the customer. As such, the Company considers that its performance obligations are fulfilled when customers are provided deposit account access or when the requested deposit transaction is completed.
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    Cash management services are a subset of the deposit service charges revenue stream. These services include automated clearing house, or ACH, transaction processing, positive pay, lockbox, and remote deposit services. These services are also governed by separate agreements entered into by the customer. The fee arrangement for these services is structured as a fixed fee per transaction which may be offset by earnings credits. An earnings credit is a discount that a customer receives based upon the investable balance in the applicable covered deposit account(s) for a given month. Earnings credits are only good for the given month. That is, if cash management fees for a given month are less than the month’s earnings credit, the remainder of the credit does not carry over to the following month. Cash management fees are recognized as revenue in the month that the services are provided. Cash management fees earned but not yet received amounted to $0.9 million and $1.0 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and were included in other assets.
    Trust and Investment Advisory Fees
    The Company offers investment management and trust services to individuals, institutions, small businesses and charitable institutions. Each investment management product is governed by its own contract along with a separate identifiable fee schedule unique to that product. The Company also offers additional services, such as estate settlement, financial planning, tax services, and other special services quoted at the customer’s request.
    The asset management and/or custody fees are primarily based upon a percentage of the monthly valuation of the principal assets in the customer’s account. Customers are also charged a base fee which is prorated over a 12-month period. Fees for additional or special services are generally fixed in nature and are charged as services are rendered. All revenue is recognized in correlation to the monthly management fee determinations or as transactional services are provided.
    Debit Card Processing Fees
    The Company provides debit cards to its customers which are authorized and settled through various card payment networks, and in exchange, the Company earns revenue as determined by each payment network’s interchange program. Regardless of the network that is utilized to authorize and settle the payment, the merchant that provides the product or service to the debit card holder is ultimately responsible for the interchange payment to the Company. Debit card processing fees are recognized as card transactions are settled within each network. Debit card processing fees earned but not yet received amounted to $0.3 million as of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and were included in other assets.
    Other Noninterest Income
    The Company earns various types of other noninterest income that have been aggregated into one general revenue stream in the table noted above. Noninterest income includes, but is not limited to, the following types of revenue with customers: safe deposit rent, ATM surcharge fees and customer checkbook fees. Individually, these sources of noninterest income are immaterial.
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    15. Other Comprehensive Income
    The following tables present a reconciliation of the changes in the components of other comprehensive (loss) income for the dates indicated including the amount of income tax (expense) benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive (loss) income:
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    Pre Tax
    Amount
    Tax
    Benefit (Expense)
    After Tax
    Amount
    Pre Tax
    Amount
    Tax
    Benefit (Expense)
    After Tax
    Amount
    (In thousands)
    Unrealized losses on securities available for sale:
    Change in fair value of securities available for sale$(27,741)$6,132 $(21,609)$(90,088)$19,911 $(70,177)
    Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income1 — 1 1,166 (257)909 
    Net change in fair value of securities available for sale(27,742)6,132 (21,610)(91,254)20,168 (71,086)
    Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
    Change in fair value of cash flow hedges— — — — — — 
    Less: net cash flow hedge gains reclassified into interest income(1)
    7,851 (2,207)5,644 24,344 (6,843)17,501 
    Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges(7,851)2,207 (5,644)(24,344)6,843 (17,501)
    Defined benefit pension plans:
    Change in actuarial net loss— — — — — — 
    Less: amortization of actuarial net loss(3,537)994 (2,543)(10,612)2,983 (7,629)
    Less: accretion of prior service cost2,945 (828)2,117 8,835 (2,484)6,351 
    Net change in other comprehensive income for defined benefit postretirement plans592 (166)426 1,777 (499)1,278 
    Total other comprehensive loss$(35,001)$8,173 $(26,828)$(113,821)$26,512 $(87,309)
    (1)Represents amortization of realized gains on terminated cash flow hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The total realized gain of $41.2 million, net of tax, will be recognized in earnings through January 2023. The balance of this gain had amortized to $12.3 million, net of tax, at September 30, 2021.
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    Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
    Pre Tax
    Amount
    Tax
    Benefit (Expense)
    After Tax
    Amount
    Pre Tax
    Amount
    Tax
    (Expense)
    Benefit
    After Tax
    Amount
    (In thousands)
    Unrealized (losses) gains on securities available for sale:
    Change in fair value of securities available for sale$(5,563)$1,242 $(4,321)$28,750 $(6,370)$22,380 
    Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income— — — 285 (63)222 
    Net change in fair value of securities available for sale(5,563)1,242 (4,321)28,465 (6,307)22,158 
    Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges:
    Change in fair value of cash flow hedges(142)40 (102)46,869 (13,175)33,694 
    Less: net cash flow hedge gains reclassified into interest income(1)
    8,405 (2,363)6,042 18,651 (5,243)13,408 
    Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges(8,547)2,403 (6,144)28,218 (7,932)20,286 
    Defined benefit pension plans:
    Change in actuarial net loss— — — — — — 
    Less: amortization of actuarial net loss(2,361)664 (1,697)(7,082)1,990 (5,092)
    Less: amortization of prior service cost(7)2 (5)(19)5 (14)
    Net change in other comprehensive income for defined benefit postretirement plans2,368 (666)1,702 7,101 (1,995)5,106 
    Total other comprehensive (loss) income$(11,742)$2,979 $(8,763)$63,784 $(16,234)$47,550 
    (1)Includes amortization of $5.1 million and $5.3 million of the remaining balance of realized but unrecognized gains, net of tax, on terminated cash flow hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The original realized gain of $41.2 million, net of tax, will be recognized in earnings through January 2023. The balance of this gain had amortized to $35.9 million, net of tax, at September 30, 2020.
    The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
    Unrealized
    Gains and
    (Losses) on
    Available for
    Sale Securities
    Unrealized
    Gains and
    (Losses) on
    Cash Flow
    Hedges
    Defined Benefit
    Pension Plans
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Beginning Balance: January 1, 2021$45,672 $29,815 $(21,253)$54,234 
    Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(70,177)— — (70,177)
    Less: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income909 17,501 (1,278)17,132 
    Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income(71,086)(17,501)1,278 (87,309)
    Ending Balance: September 30, 2021$(25,414)$12,314 $(19,975)$(33,075)
    Beginning Balance: January 1, 2020$21,798 $15,624 $(81,269)$(43,847)
    Other comprehensive income before reclassifications22,380 33,694 — 56,074 
    Less: Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)222 13,408 (5,106)8,524 
    Net current-period other comprehensive income22,158 20,286 5,106 47,550 
    Ending Balance: September 30, 2020$43,956 $35,910 $(76,163)$3,703 

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    16. Segment Reporting
    The Company’s primary reportable segment is its banking business, which offers a range of commercial, retail, wealth management and banking services, and consists primarily of attracting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with borrowings and funds generated from operations, to originate loans in a variety of sectors and to invest in securities. Revenue from the banking business consists primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities. In addition to its banking business reportable segment, the Company has an insurance agency business reportable segment, which consists of insurance-related activities, acting as an independent agent in offering commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance products to individual and commercial clients. Revenue from the insurance agency business consists primarily of commissions on sales of insurance products and services.
    Results of operations and selected financial information by segment and reconciliation to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, was as follows:
    As of and for the three months ended September 30,
    20212020
    Banking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency
    Business
    Other /
    Eliminations
    TotalBanking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency
    Business
    Other /
    Eliminations
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Net interest income$102,691 $— $— $102,691 $98,742 $— $— $98,742 
    (Release of) provision for loan losses(1,488)— — (1,488)700 — — 700 
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses104,179 — — 104,179 98,042 — — 98,042 
    Noninterest income20,783 22,508 (82)43,209 25,288 22,571 (150)47,709 
    Noninterest expense80,474 19,538 (1,042)98,970 91,509 19,506 (1,198)109,817 
    Income before provision for income taxes44,488 2,970 960 48,418 31,821 3,065 1,048 35,934 
    Income tax provision10,471 841 — 11,312 6,561 868 — 7,429 
    Net income$34,017 $2,129 $960 $37,106 $25,260 $2,197 $1,048 $28,505 
    Total assets$17,324,816 $207,996 $(71,589)$17,461,223 $15,332,420 $202,319 $(74,145)$15,460,594 
    Total liabilities$14,051,100 $52,420 $(71,589)$14,031,931 $13,761,414 $59,953 $(74,145)$13,747,222 
    For the nine months ended September 30,
    20212020
    Banking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency
    Business
    Other /
    Eliminations
    TotalBanking
    Business
    Insurance
    Agency
    Business
    Other /
    Eliminations
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Net interest income$307,390 $— $— $307,390 $297,643 $— $— $297,643 
    (Release of) provision for loan losses(5,368)— — (5,368)37,900 — — 37,900 
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses312,758 — — 312,758 259,743 — — 259,743 
    Noninterest income69,308 74,959 (113)144,154 55,935 72,979 (179)128,735 
    Noninterest expense243,549 59,844 (3,039)300,354 251,688 57,231 (3,165)305,754 
    Income before provision for income taxes138,517 15,115 2,926 156,558 63,990 15,748 2,986 82,724 
    Income tax provision32,728 4,252 — 36,980 11,468 4,456 — 15,924 
    Net income$105,789 $10,863 $2,926 $119,578 $52,522 $11,292 $2,986 $66,800 
    17. Subsequent Events
    Equity Incentive Plan
    On October 1, 2021, our Board of Directors approved the Eastern Bankshares Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Plan”). The 2021 Equity Plan will become effective on November 29, 2021 if shareholders approve the 2021 Equity Plan at the special meeting of shareholders to be held on that date. The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units, non-qualified stock options, and incentive stock options, any or all of which can be
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    granted with performance-based vesting conditions. Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates. No awards have been made under the 2021 Equity Plan. However, initial awards to our non-employee directors are set forth in the 2021 Equity Plan and will be self-executing on the day following the approval of the Plan by shareholders, if such approval is received. The estimated aggregate amount of the initial grants to non-employee directors is approximately $13.75 million which is comprised of an individual grant amount to each non-employee director that is not to exceed $1.25 million. These amounts are based upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on October 1, 2021. The actual value of the awards, and the number of shares underlying such awards, is not determinable as their value will depend upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.
    Share Repurchases
    On October 28, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to 9,337,900 shares, or 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock over a 12-month period. The authorization is contingent upon the non-objection from the Federal Reserve. The Company’s request for non-objection is pending. The Company is unable to predict whether the Federal Reserve will permit the Company to implement the proposed repurchase program in whole or part, whether the Federal Reserve will impose one or more related conditions on the Company, or the timing of such non-objection, if granted. If non-objection is granted by the Federal Reserve, repurchases will be made at management’s discretion from time to time at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its shareholders, subject to the availability of shares, general market conditions, the trading price of the shares, alternative uses for capital, and the Company’s financial performance. Repurchases may be suspended, terminated or modified by the Company at any time for any reason.
    ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
    This section is intended to assist in the understanding of the financial performance of the Company and its subsidiaries through a discussion of our financial condition at September 30, 2021, and our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. This section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K.
    Forward-Looking Statements
    When we use the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company,” we mean Eastern Bankshares, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole, unless the context otherwise indicates.
    Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which are based on certain current assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions.
    Forward-looking statements are based on the current assumptions and beliefs of management and are only expectations of future results. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among others, factors:
    •the negative impacts and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken to contain its spread on our employees, customers, business operations, credit quality, financial position, liquidity and results of operations;
    •the length and extent of the economic contraction as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; continued deterioration in employment levels and other general business and economic conditions on a national basis and in the local markets in which the Company operates;
    •changes in customer behavior;
    •the possibility that future credit losses, loan defaults and charge-off rates are higher than expected due to changes in economic assumptions or adverse economic developments;
    •turbulence in the capital and debt markets;
    •changes in the rate of inflation of prices of goods and services in our market and nationally and changes in expectations regarding future inflation rates;
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    •changes in interest rates;
    •decreases in the value of securities and other assets;
    •decreases in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments;
    •competitive pressures from other financial institutions;
    •operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity incidents, fraud, natural disasters and future pandemics;
    •changes in regulation;
    •reputational risks relating to the Company’s participation in the PPP and other pandemic-related legislative and regulatory initiatives and programs;
    •changes in accounting standards and practices;
    •the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in our financial statements will become impaired;
    •risks related to the implementation of acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings, including the risk that acquisitions may not produce results at levels or within time frames originally anticipated;
    •the risk that we may not be successful in the implementation of our business strategy;
    •changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements; and
    •other risks and uncertainties detailed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2020 Form 10-K, as updated by Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (“Q1 Form 10-Q”), and as may be further updated in our filings with the SEC from time to time.
    Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
    Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
    Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in our 2020 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in critical accounting policies during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
    Selected Financial Data
    The selected consolidated financial and other data of the Company set forth below should be read in conjunction with more detailed information, including the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Selected Financial Position Data:
    Total assets$17,461,223 $15,964,190 
    Cash and cash equivalents1,251,761 2,054,070 
    Securities available for sale5,689,312 3,183,861 
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses and unamortized premiums, net of unearned discounts and deferred fees9,378,060 9,593,958 
    FHLB stock, at cost10,601 8,805 
    Goodwill and other intangibles, net379,772 376,534 
    Total liabilities14,031,931 12,536,138 
    Total deposits13,649,964 12,155,784 
    Total borrowings30,072 28,049 
    Total shareholders’ equity3,429,292 3,428,052 
    Non-performing loans42,071 43,252 
    Non-performing assets42,071 43,252 
    Per Share Data:
    Book value$18.36 $18.36 
    Tangible book value (1)
    $16.33 $16.34 
    Capital Ratios:
    Average equity to average assets20.32 %14.72 %
    Total capital to risk weighted assets28.33 %29.61 %
    Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets27.33 %28.46 %
    Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets27.33 %28.46 %
    Tier 1 capital to average assets18.18 %19.53 %
    Asset Quality Ratios:
    Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans1.09 %1.16 %
    Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing loans245.77 %261.33 %
    Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans0.44 %0.45 %
    Non-performing loans as a percentage of total assets0.24 %0.27 %
    Total non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets0.24 %0.27 %
    (1)Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this Part I, Item 2.

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    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Selected Operating Data:
    Interest and dividend income$103,468 $100,513 $310,282 $308,605 
    Interest expense777 1,771 2,892 10,962 
    Net interest income102,691 98,742 307,390 297,643 
    (Release of) provision for loan losses(1,488)700 (5,368)37,900 
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses104,179 98,042 312,758 259,743 
    Noninterest income43,209 47,709 144,154 128,735 
    Noninterest expense98,970 109,817 300,354 305,754 
    Income before income taxes48,418 35,934 156,558 82,724 
    Provision for income taxes11,312 7,429 36,980 15,924 
    Net income$37,106 $28,505 $119,578 $66,800 
    Per Share Data:
    Basic earnings per share$0.22 $— $0.69 $— 
    Diluted earnings per share$0.22 $— $0.69 $— 
    Performance Ratios:
    Return on average assets (1) (6)
    0.84 %0.80 %0.95 %0.68 %
    Return on average equity (2) (6)
    4.27 %6.65 %4.67 %5.34 %
    Interest rate spread (FTE) (3) (6)
    2.51 %3.00 %2.62 %3.24 %
    Net interest margin (FTE) (4) (6)
    2.53 %3.04 %2.64 %3.33 %
    Noninterest expenses to average assets (6)
    2.25 %3.07 %2.38 %3.10 %
    Efficiency ratio (5)
    67.83 %74.99 %66.52 %71.71 %
    Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities199.77 %183.68 %202.85 %176.64 %
    (1)Represents net income divided by average total assets.
    (2)Represents net income divided by average equity.
    (3)Represents the difference between average yield on average interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods on a fully tax-equivalent (“FTE”) basis.
    (4)Represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets adjusted on a FTE basis.
    (5)Represents noninterest expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.
    (6)Ratios have been annualized.
    Overview
    We are a bank holding company, and our principal subsidiary, Eastern Bank, is a Massachusetts-chartered bank that has served the banking needs of our customers since 1818. Our business philosophy is to operate as a diversified financial services enterprise providing a broad array of banking and other financial services primarily to retail, commercial and small business customers. We had total assets of $17.5 billion and $16.0 billion at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We are subject to comprehensive regulation and examination by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Banks, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
    We manage our business under two business segments: our banking business, which contributed $123.5 million, or 84.6%, of our total income (pre-provision net interest and dividend income and noninterest income) for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $376.7 million, or 83.4%, of our total income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and our insurance agency business, which contributed $22.5 million, or 15.4%, of our total income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $75.0 million, or 16.6%, of our total income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our banking business consists of a full range of banking, lending (commercial, residential and consumer), savings and small business offerings, including our wealth management and trust operations that we conduct through our Eastern Wealth
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    Management division. Our insurance agency business consists of insurance-related activities, acting as an independent agent in offering commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance products to individual and commercial clients.
    Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 computed in accordance with GAAP was $37.1 million and $119.6 million, respectively, as compared to $28.5 million and $66.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, representing an increase of 30.2% and 79.0%, respectively. This increase was largely driven by a decrease in the provision for the allowance for loan losses of $2.2 million and $43.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, which is attributable to greater prior period provisions that resulted from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bank’s borrowers during such periods, and current period releases of provisions for loans losses of $1.5 million and $5.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. These items are discussed further in the “Results of Operations” section below. Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 included items that our management considers non-core, which management excludes for purposes of assessing our operating net income, a non-GAAP financial measure. Operating net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $37.4 million and $121.0 million compared to operating net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 of $32.3 million and $70.5 million, respectively, representing a respective increase of 15.7% and increase of 71.6%. These increases were largely driven by the aforementioned change in the provision for the allowance for loan losses. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of operating net income to GAAP net income.
    Banking Business
    Our banking business offers a range of commercial, retail, wealth management and banking services, and consists primarily of attracting deposits from the general public, including municipalities, and investing those deposits, together with borrowings and funds generated from operations, to originate loans in a variety of sectors and to invest in securities. The financial condition and results of operations of our banking business depend primarily on (i) attracting and retaining low cost, stable deposits, (ii) using those deposits to originate and acquire loans and earn net interest income and (iii) operating expenses incurred.
    Lending Activities
    We use funds obtained from deposits, as well as funds obtained from the FHLBB advances and federal funds, primarily to originate loans and to invest in securities. Our lending focuses on the following categories of loans:
    Commercial Lending
    •Commercial and industrial: Loans in this category consist of revolving and term loans extended to businesses and corporate enterprises for the purpose of financing working capital, facilitating equipment purchases and facilitating acquisitions. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total commercial and industrial loans of $1.7 billion and $2.0 billion, representing 17.4% and 20.6%, respectively, of our total loans. The primary risk associated with commercial and industrial loans is the ability of borrowers to achieve business results consistent with those projected at origination. Our primary focus for commercial and industrial loans is middle-market companies located in the markets we serve. In addition, we participate in the syndicated loan market and the SNC Program. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our SNC Program portfolio totaled $399.0 million and $425.1 million, or 24.1% and 21.3%, respectively, of our commercial and industrial portfolio, and 42.0% and 46.4%, respectively, of our SNC Program portfolio were loans to borrowers headquartered in our primary lending market. Our commercial and industrial portfolio also includes our Asset Based Lending Portfolio (“ABL Portfolio”). As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our ABL Portfolio totaled $184.7 million and $134.5 million, or 11.2% and 6.7%, respectively, of our commercial and industrial portfolio. Our commercial and industrial portfolio also includes a portion of our PPP loans. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount of PPP loans included in our commercial and industrial portfolio was $215.7 million and $568.8 million, respectively.
    •Commercial real estate: Loans in this category include mortgage loans on commercial real estate, both investment and owner occupied. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total commercial real estate loans of $3.8 billion and $3.6 billion, representing 40.3% and 36.8%, respectively, of our total loans. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, owner occupied loans totaled $729.0 million and $694.6 million, representing 19.1% and 19.4%, respectively, of our commercial real estate loans. Collateral values are established by independent third-party appraisals and evaluations. The primary repayment sources
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    include operating income generated by the real estate, permanent debt refinancing and/or the sale of the real estate.
    •Commercial construction: Loans in this category include construction project financing and are comprised of commercial real estate, business banking and residential loans for the purpose of constructing and developing real estate. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total commercial construction loans of $243.1 million and $305.7 million, representing 2.6% and 3.1%, respectively, of our total loans.
    •Business banking: Loans in this category are comprised of loans to small businesses with exposures of under $1 million and small investment real estate projects with exposures of under $3 million. These loans are separate and distinct from our commercial and industrial and commercial real estate portfolios described above due to the size of the loans. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total business banking loans of $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, representing 12.9% and 13.8% of our total loans for each period end, respectively. In this category, commercial and industrial loans and commercial real estate loans totaled $501.9 million and $723.6 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2021, and $675.1 million and $664.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Business banking originations include traditionally underwritten loans as well as partially automated scored loans. Our proprietary decision matrix, which includes a number of quantitative factors including, but not limited to, a guarantor’s credit score, industry risk, and time in business, is used to determine whether to make business banking loans. We also engage in SBA lending. SBA guarantees reduce our risk of loss when default occurs and are considered a credit enhancement to the loan structure. Our business banking portfolio also includes a portion of our PPP loans which are included in the aforementioned commercial and industrial business banking total. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amount of PPP loans included in our business banking portfolio was $318.3 million and $457.4 million, respectively.
    Residential Lending
    •Residential real estate: Loans in this category consist of mortgage loans on residential real estate. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total residential loans of $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, representing 15.7% and 14.1%, respectively, of our total loans. Underwriting considerations include, among others, income sources and their reliability, willingness to repay as evidenced by credit repayment history, financial resources including cash reserves and the value of the collateral. We maintain policy standards for minimum credit scores and cash reserves and maximum loan to value consistent with a “prime” portfolio. Collateral consists of mortgage liens on residential dwellings. We do not originate or purchase sub-prime or other high-risk loans. Residential loans are originated either for sale to investors or to retain in our loan portfolio. Decisions about whether to sell or retain residential loans are made based on the interest rate characteristics, pricing for loans in the secondary mortgage market, competitive factors and our capital needs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, residential real estate mortgage originations were $232.1 million and $743.5 million, respectively, of which $67.8 million and $171.1 million, respectively, were sold on the secondary markets. Comparatively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, residential real estate mortgage originations were $198.9 million and $582.8 million, respectively, of which $102.5 million and $307.0 million, respectively, were sold on the secondary markets. We generally do not continue to service residential loans that we sell in the secondary market.
    Consumer Lending
    •Consumer home equity: Loans in this category consist of home equity lines of credit and home equity loans. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total consumer home equity loans of $848.6 million and $868.3 million, representing 8.9% and 8.9%, respectively, of our total loans. Home equity lines of credit are granted for ten years with monthly interest-only repayment requirements. Home equity lines of credit can be converted to term loans that are fully amortized. Underwriting considerations are materially consistent with those utilized in the residential real estate category. Collateral consists of a senior or subordinate lien on owner-occupied residential property.
    •Other consumer: Loans in this category consist of unsecured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, automobile and aircraft loans, home improvement loans and other personal loans. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had total other consumer loans of $218.4 million and $277.8 million, representing 2.3% and 2.9%, respectively, of our total loans. Our policy and underwriting in this category
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    include the following factors, among others: income sources and reliability, credit histories, term of repayment and collateral value, as applicable. Included in this category are $67.1 million and $126.7 million of automobile loans, respectively, at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
    Other Banking Products and Services
    In addition to our lending activities, which are the core part of our banking business, we offer other banking products and services primarily related to (i) other commercial banking products, (ii) other consumer deposit products and (iii) wealth management services.
    Other Commercial Banking Products
    •We offer a variety of deposit, treasury management, electronic banking, interest rate protection and foreign exchange products to our customers. Deposit products include checking products, both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing, as well as money market deposits, savings deposits and certificates of deposits. Our treasury management products include a variety of cash management and payment products. Our interest rate protection and foreign exchange products include interest rate swaps and currency related transactions. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our total commercial deposits were $5.2 billion and $4.4 billion, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 our commercial noninterest income was $4.1 million and $12.4 million, respectively, compared to $4.6 million and $13.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
    Other Consumer Deposit Products
    •We offer a wide variety of deposit products and services to our consumer customers. We service these customers through our 86 branches located in eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, through our call center in our facility in Lynn, MA and through our online and mobile banking applications.
    Wealth Management Services
    •Through our Eastern Wealth Management division, we provide a wide range of trust services, including (i) managing customer investments, (ii) serving as custodian for customer assets and (iii) providing other fiduciary services, including serving as the trustee and personal representative of estates. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we held $3.1 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively, of assets in a fiduciary, custodial or agency capacity for customers, which are not our assets and therefore not included on the consolidated balance sheets included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had noninterest income of $6.3 million and $18.0 million, respectively, from providing these services compared to $5.3 million and $15.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
    Insurance Agency Business
    Our insurance agency business consists of insurance-related activities such as acting as an independent agent in offering commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance products to individual and commercial clients through our wholly-owned agency, Eastern Insurance Group. Our insurance products include commercial property and liability, workers compensation, life, accident and health and automobile insurance. We also offer a wide range of employee benefits products and services, including professional advice related to health care cost management, employee engagement and executive services. As an agency business, we do not assume any underwriting or insurance risk. The commissions we earn on the sale of these insurance products and services is the most significant portion of our noninterest income, representing $22.0 million and $73.8 million, respectively, or 50.8% and 51.2%, respectively of our noninterest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Comparatively, such income represented $21.9 million and $72.1 million, or 45.9% and 56.0%, respectively, of our noninterest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our insurance business operates through 24 non-branch offices located primarily in eastern Massachusetts and had 406 full-time equivalent employees as of September 30, 2021.
    Acquisitions
    Proposed Acquisition
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    On April 7, 2021, we entered into a definitive merger agreement with Century Bancorp, Inc. (“Century”) under which we will acquire Century for $641.9 million in cash (the “Merger Agreement”). Century is the stock holding company of Century Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts-chartered stock bank headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts with $7.3 billion in assets, $6.4 billion in deposits and 28 full-service branches in Massachusetts as of June 30, 2021. All material closing conditions have been satisfied. Century shareholders approved the transaction on July 7, 2021, and we announced on September 27, 2021 we received the necessary regulatory approvals to complete the proposed merger. We currently expect to complete the transaction in mid-November of 2021. For additional information about the Merger Agreement and the proposed transaction, please see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 8, 2021. See also “Risk Factors” included in Part II, Item 1A of the Q1 Form 10-Q.
    On September 30, 2021, we executed a definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “P&S Agreement”) that provides for Eastern Bank to sell real estate that currently is owned by Century and located at 400 Mystic Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts (the “400 Mystic Parcel”), where Century maintains its executive offices. The purchase price for the 400 Mystic Parcel is $20.5 million in cash payable at the closing of the sale which is expected to occur in the mid-fourth quarter of 2021 after we complete the proposed merger described above. The obligations of the Bank to complete the sale of the 400 Mystic Parcel are expressly contingent upon the completion of our merger with Century, and Eastern Bank’s resulting ownership of the 400 Mystic Parcel. For additional information, see the “Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies,” section within this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Current Report on Form 10-Q..
    Other Acquisitions
    During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, Eastern Insurance Group completed two insurance agency acquisitions. The aggregate purchase price and goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisitions were not material. There were no acquisitions during the three months ended September 30, 2021.
    Outlook and Trends
    CECL Adoption
    We currently follow the incurred loss model for determining the provision for loan losses and will adopt the current expected credit losses accounting methodology, commonly referred to as the “CECL model” on January 1, 2022. To date, we have concluded on segmentation, methodologies and other assumptions used for modeling and are currently working with third parties in validation efforts, model methodology documentation, project management and governance implementation. Additionally, we are heavily focused on the impact of the acquisition of Century Bank on the process. For further information, refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
    Equity Incentive Plan
    On October 1, 2021, our Board of Directors approved the Eastern Bankshares Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Equity Plan”). The 2021 Equity Plan will become effective on November 29, 2021 if shareholders approve the 2021 Equity Plan at the special meeting of shareholders to be held on that date. The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of restricted stock, restricted stock units, non-qualified stock options, and incentive stock options, any or all of which can be granted with performance-based vesting conditions. Incentive stock options may only be granted to employees of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates. No awards have been made under the 2021 Equity Plan. However, initial awards to our non-employee directors are set forth in the 2021 Equity Plan and will be self-executing on the day following the approval of the Plan by shareholders. The estimated aggregate amount of the initial grants to non-employee directors is approximately $13.75 million which is comprised of an individual grant amount to each non-employee director that is not to exceed $1.25 million. These amounts are based upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on October 1, 2021. The actual value of the awards is not determinable as their value will depend upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.
    Share Repurchases
    On October 28, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may purchase up to 9,337,900 shares, or 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock over a 12-month period. The authorization is contingent upon the non-objection from the Federal Reserve. Our request for non-objection is pending. We are unable to predict whether the Federal Reserve will permit us to implement the proposed repurchase program in whole or part, whether the Federal Reserve will impose one or more related conditions on us, or the timing of such non-objection, if granted. If non-objection is granted by the Federal Reserve, repurchases will be made at management’s discretion from time to time at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its shareholders, subject to the availability of shares, general market conditions, the trading price of the shares, alternative uses for
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    capital, and our financial performance. Repurchases may be suspended, terminated or modified by us at any time for any reason.
    Century Acquisition
    During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred and recorded merger and acquisition costs related to the proposed Century acquisition of $0.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively. The following table depicts Century-related merger and acquisition costs broken down by the line item on the consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated in which the costs are included:
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
    (In thousands)
    Salaries and employee benefits$3 $5 
    Office occupancy and equipment86 86 
    Data processing55 1,139 
    Professional services546 3,524 
    Other50 50 
    Total$740 $4,804 
    In addition to the Century-related costs, total merger and acquisition expenses disclosed in our non-GAAP financial measures include costs associated with the aforementioned insurance agency acquisitions completed during the year.
    We anticipate incurring additional expenses related to the Century acquisition during the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2021.
    Paycheck Protection Program Loans
    We are a participating lender in the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program. We concluded PPP loan originations in the second quarter of 2021 as the SBA announced in May 2021 that PPP funds were exhausted. The majority of our PPP borrowers are existing commercial and small business borrowers, non-profit customers, retail banking customers and clients of our Eastern Wealth Management division and Eastern Insurance Group.
    •During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we originated approximately 6,600 PPP loans totaling $543.2 million. These loans have a maturity of five years. Fees received from the SBA and direct loan origination costs are being deferred over the five-year loan term. Through September 30, 2021, we had received $28.7 million in fees from the SBA and had deferred $4.0 million in direct loan origination costs related to 2021 originations.
    •During the year ended December 31, 2020, we originated approximately 8,900 PPP loans totaling $1.2 billion. The majority of these loans have a maturity of two years. Fees received from the SBA and direct loan origination costs are being deferred over the loan term, which is generally two years. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we received $37.1 million in fees from the SBA and deferred $4.6 million in direct loan origination costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, certain 2020 originations were modified and we received a nominal amount of additional fees from the SBA. We anticipate that the remaining 2020 originations will be forgiven during the year ending December 31, 2021.
    •Net PPP fee accretion (fee accretion less cost amortization) for all PPP loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $23.5 million.
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    The following table shows certain data related to PPP originations by period:
    PPP Loans Originated During theTotal
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021Year ended December 31, 2020
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Number of loans originated6,628 8,902 15,530 
    Original balance of loans originated$543,212 $1,167,137 $1,710,349 
    Current balance of loans originated in respective periods503,377 30,588 533,965 
    Total SBA fees received(1)
    28,697 37,249 65,946 
    SBA fees recognized in interest income related to loans originated in respective periods(2)
    5,927 36,934 42,861 
    Unaccreted SBA fees related to loans originated in respective periods22,770 315 23,085 
    (1)Total SBA fees received on 2020 originations includes additional fees received from the SBA in 2021 for originations that were modified in 2021.
    (2)Reflects life-to-date accretion.
    The following table shows certain data related to our remaining PPP loans as of September 30, 2021:
    Loan SizeLoan BalanceNumber of Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
    $0 to $50 thousand$76,961 4,454 
    $50 thousand to $150 thousand88,864 1,020 
    $150 thousand to $1 million231,104 697 
    $1 million to $2 million71,600 50 
    $2 million to $5 million51,363 22 
    Over $5 million14,073 2 
    Total$533,965 6,245 
    The following table shows the balance of our PPP loans by industry as of September 30, 2021:
    IndustryLoan BalanceNumber of Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Accommodation & food services$102,057 650 
    Construction79,965 862 
    Health care & social assistance61,254 536 
    Professional, scientific & technical services61,096 899 
    Other services48,299 913 
    Manufacturing36,921 230 
    Retail trade24,612 519 
    Administrative & support23,506 329 
    Wholesale trade22,102 151 
    Transportation & warehousing18,684 380 
    Real estate, rental & leasing16,503 248 
    All other38,966 528 
    Total$533,965 6,245 
    Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    We present certain non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate our performance and which exclude the effects of certain transactions, non-cash items and GAAP adjustments that we believe are unrelated to our core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of our current performance or financial position. Management
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    believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into our core businesses as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures.
    There are items in our financial statements that impact our results but which we believe are unrelated to our core business. Accordingly, we present operating net income, noninterest income on an operating basis, noninterest expense on an operating basis, total operating revenue, operating earnings per share, and the operating efficiency ratio, each of which excludes the impact of such items because we believe such exclusion can provide greater visibility into our core business and underlying trends. Such items that we do not consider to be core to our business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) expenses indirectly associated with our initial public offering (“IPO”), (vii) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (viii) merger and acquisition expenses, (ix) the stock donation to the Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation (now known as the Eastern Bank Foundation, or the “Foundation”) in connection with our mutual-to-stock conversion and IPO, and (x) settlement of putative consumer class action litigation matters related to overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, and associated settlement expenses. There were no stock donations to the Foundation during the periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
    We also present tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible assets, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, and tangible book value per share, each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, as we believe these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess our performance, identify trends in our core business and provide a comparison of our capital adequacy to other companies. We have included the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.
    Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative or substitute to GAAP net income, or as an indication of our cash flows from operating activities, a measure of our liquidity or an indication of funds available for our cash needs. An item which we consider to be non-core and exclude when computing these non-GAAP financial measures can be of substantial importance to our results for any particular period. In addition, our methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures and, accordingly, our reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other companies.
    The following table summarizes the impact of non-core items recorded for the time periods indicated below and reconciles them to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:
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    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Net income (GAAP)$37,106 $28,505 $119,578 $66,800 
    Non-GAAP adjustments:
    Add:
    Noninterest income components:
    Losses (income) from investments held in rabbi trusts289 (3,800)(5,773)(4,802)
    Gains on sales of securities available for sale, net(1)— (1,166)(285)
    (Gains) losses on sales of other assets(490)71 (537)69 
    Noninterest expense components:
    Rabbi trust employee (income) benefit expense(53)1,445 2,996 1,951 
    Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments1,133 7,590 (286)7,590 
    Indirect IPO costs (1)— 549 — 1,199 
    Gain on sale of other real estate owned(87)(546)(87)(546)
    Merger and acquisition expenses740 — 4,808 — 
    Settlement and expenses for putative class action matters— — 3,325 — 
    Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments1,531 5,309 3,280 5,176 
    Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustment (2)
    1,246 1,492 1,833 1,455 
    Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax$285 $3,817 $1,447 $3,721 
    Operating net income (non-GAAP)$37,391 $32,322 $121,025 $70,521 
    Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
    Basic172,298,615n.a172,174,469n.a
    Diluted172,298,615n.a172,174,469n.a
    Earnings per share, basic$0.22 n.a$0.69 n.a
    Earnings per share, diluted$0.22 n.a$0.69 n.a
    Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)$0.22 n.a$0.70 n.a
    Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)$0.22 n.a$0.70 n.a
    (1)Reflects costs associated with the IPO that are indirectly related to the IPO and were not recorded as a reduction of capital.
    (2)The net tax benefit associated with these items is determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income.
    The following table summarizes the impact of non-core items with respect to our total revenue, noninterest income, noninterest expense, and the efficiency ratio, which reconciles to the most directly comparable respective GAAP financial measure, for the periods indicated:
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    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Net interest income (GAAP)$102,691 $98,742 $307,390 $297,643 
    Add:
    Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP)1,316 1,352 3,882 4,118 
    Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)104,007 100,094 311,272 301,761 
    Noninterest income (GAAP)43,209 47,709 144,154 128,735 
    Less:
    (Loss) income from investments held in rabbi trusts(289)3,800 5,773 4,802 
    Gains on sales of securities available for sale, net1 — 1,166 285 
    Gains (losses) on sales of other assets490 (71)537 (69)
    Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)43,007 43,980 136,678 123,717 
    Noninterest expense (GAAP)$98,970 $109,817 $300,354 $305,754 
    Less:
    Rabbi trust (income) benefit expense(53)1,445 2,996 1,951 
    Impairment charge (reversal) on tax credit investments1,133 7,590 (286)7,590 
    Indirect IPO costs (1)— 549 — 1,199 
    Merger and acquisition expenses740 — 4,808 — 
    Settlement and expenses for putative consumer class action matters— — 3,325 — 
    Plus:
    Gain on sale of other real estate owned87 546 87 546 
    Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non- GAAP)$97,237 $100,779 $289,598 $295,560 
    Total revenue (GAAP)$145,900 $146,451 $451,544 $426,378 
    Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)$147,014 $144,074 $447,950 $425,478 
    Ratios:
    Efficiency ratio (GAAP)67.83 %74.99 %66.52 %71.71 %
    Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)66.14 %69.95 %64.65 %69.47 %
    (1)Reflects costs associated with the IPO that are indirectly related to the IPO and were not recorded as a reduction of capital.
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    The following table summarizes the calculation of our tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible assets, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, and tangible book value per share, which reconciles to the most directly comparable respective GAAP measure, as of the dates indicated:
    As of September 30,As of December 31,
    20212020
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
    Tangible shareholders’ equity:
    Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP)$3,429,292 $3,428,052 
    Less: Goodwill and other intangibles379,772 376,534 
    Tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)3,049,520 3,051,518 
    Tangible assets:
    Total assets (GAAP)17,461,223 15,964,190 
    Less: Goodwill and other intangibles379,772 376,534 
    Tangible assets (Non-GAAP)$17,081,451 $15,587,656 
    Shareholders’ equity to assets ratio (GAAP)19.6 %21.5 %
    Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets ratio (Non-GAAP)17.9 %19.6 %
    Book value per share:
    Common shares issued and outstanding186,758,154186,758,154
    Book value per share (GAAP)$18.36 $18.36 
    Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)$16.33 $16.34 
    Financial Position
    Summary of Financial Position
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020Change
    Amount ($)Percentage (%)
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Cash and cash equivalents$1,251,761 $2,054,070 $(802,309)(39.1)%
    Securities available for sale5,689,312 3,183,861 2,505,451 78.7 %
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses9,378,060 9,593,958 (215,898)(2.3)%
    Federal Home Loan Bank Stock10,601 8,805 1,796 20.4 %
    Goodwill and other intangible assets379,772 376,534 3,238 0.9 %
    Deposits13,649,964 12,155,784 1,494,180 12.3 %
    Borrowed funds30,072 28,049 2,023 7.2 %
    Cash and cash equivalents
    Total cash and cash equivalents decreased by $0.8 billion, or 39.1%, to $1.3 billion at September 30, 2021 from $2.1 billion at December 31, 2020. This decrease was primarily due to available for sale security purchases partially offset by an increase in total customer deposits.
    Securities
    Our current investment policy authorizes us to invest in various types of investment securities and liquid assets, including U.S. Treasury obligations, securities of government-sponsored enterprises, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate notes, asset-backed securities and municipal securities. We do not engage in any investment hedging activities or trading activities, nor do we purchase any high-risk investment products. We typically invest in the following types of securities:
    U.S. government securities: At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our U.S. government securities consisted of U.S. Agency bonds and U.S. Treasury securities. We maintain these investments, to the extent appropriate, for
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    liquidity purposes, at zero risk weighting for capital purposes, and as collateral for interest rate derivative positions. U.S. Agency bonds include securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the FHLB, and the Federal Farm Credit Bureau.
    Mortgage-backed securities: We invest in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities insured or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. We have not purchased any privately-issued mortgage-backed securities. We invest in mortgage-backed securities to achieve a positive interest rate spread with minimal administrative expense, and to lower our credit risk as a result of the guarantees provided by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
    Investments in residential mortgage-backed securities involve a risk that actual payments will be greater or less than the prepayment rate estimated at the time of purchase, which may require adjustments to the amortization of any premium or acceleration of any discount relating to such interests, thereby affecting the net yield on our securities. We periodically review current prepayment speeds to determine whether prepayment estimates require modification that could cause amortization or accretion adjustments. There is also reinvestment risk associated with the cash flows from such securities. In addition, the market value of such securities may be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.
    State and municipal securities: We invest in fixed rate investment grade bonds issued primarily by municipalities in our local communities within Massachusetts and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The market value of these securities may be affected by call options, long dated maturities, general market liquidity and credit factors.
    The Risk Management Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for approving and overseeing our investment policy, which it reviews at least annually. This policy dictates that investment decisions be made based on the safety of the investment, liquidity requirements, potential returns and market risk considerations.
    The following table shows the fair value of our securities by investment category as of the dates indicated:
    Securities Portfolio Composition
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Available for sale securities:
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$4,073,368 $2,148,800 
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities431,009 17,081 
    U.S. Agency bonds841,283 666,709 
    U.S. Treasury securities69,182 70,369 
    State and municipal bonds and obligations274,470 280,902 
    Total$5,689,312 $3,183,861 
    Our securities portfolio has increased year-to-date. Available for sale securities increased $2.5 billion, or 78.7%, to $5.7 billion at September 30, 2021 from $3.2 billion at December 31, 2020. This increase is due to investment purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Partially offsetting the increase in the securities portfolio from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 was the reduction in the unrealized gain on the securities. At September 30, 2021 the unrealized loss was $32.6 million compared to an unrealized gain of $58.7 million at December 31, 2020, representing a $91.3 million decrease. The change from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 is primarily driven by a steepening yield curve.
    We did not have trading or held-to-maturity investments at September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
    A portion of our securities portfolio continues to be tax-exempt. Investments in federally tax-exempt securities totaled $274.5 million at September 30, 2021 compared to $280.9 million at December 31, 2020.
    Our available for sale securities are carried at fair value and are categorized within the fair value hierarchy based on the observability of model inputs. Securities which require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. As of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had no securities categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
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    Maturities of our securities portfolio are based on the final contractual payment dates, and do not reflect the effect of scheduled principal repayments, prepayments, or early redemptions that may occur.
    The following tables show contractual maturities of our available for sale securities and weighted average yields at and for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Weighted average yields in the table below have been calculated based on the amortized cost of the security:
    Securities Portfolio, Amounts Maturing
    Securities Maturing as of September 30, 2021
    Within One
    Year
    After One
    Year But
    Within Five
    Years
    After Five Years But Within Ten YearsAfter Ten
    Years
    Total
    (In thousands)
    Available for sale securities:
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$—$17,151$923,300$3,132,917$4,073,368
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities—71,256359,753—431,009
    U.S. Agency bonds—240,554600,729—841,283
    U.S. Treasury securities20,04549,137— —69,182
    State and municipal bonds and obligations48632,38175,293166,310274,470
    Total$20,531$410,479$1,959,075$3,299,227$5,689,312
    Weighted-average yield0.51 %0.82 %1.01 %1.40 %1.22 %
    Securities Maturing as of December 31, 2020
    Within One
    Year
    After One Year But Within Five YearsAfter Five Years But Within Ten YearsAfter Ten YearsTotal
    (In thousands)
    Available for sale securities:
    Government-sponsored residential mortgage-backed securities$—$48,925$100,278$1,999,597$2,148,800
    Government-sponsored commercial mortgage-backed securities——17,081—17,081
    U.S. Agency bonds—99,834566,875—666,709
    U.S. Treasury securities50,25120,118——70,369
    State and municipal bonds and obligations40821,43179,635179,428280,902
    Total$50,659$190,308$763,869$2,179,025$3,183,861
    Weighted-average yield2.05 %1.34 %1.15 %1.50 %1.41 %
    The yield on tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions has been adjusted to a FTE basis by adjusting tax-exempt income upward by an amount equivalent to the prevailing federal income taxes that would have been paid if the income had been fully taxable.
    Net unrealized (losses) gains on available for sale securities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 totaled $(32.6) million and $58.7 million, respectively. The change from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 is primarily driven by a steepening yield curve.
    Loans
    We consider our loan portfolio to be relatively diversified by borrower and industry. Our loans decreased $226.0 million, or 2.3%, to $9.5 billion at September 30, 2021 from $9.7 billion at December 31, 2020. The decrease as of
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    September 30, 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in our PPP loan balances within the C&I and business banking portfolios, as further noted below.
    •The $342.6 million decrease in our commercial and industrial portfolio was primarily a result of a decrease of $353.1 million in commercial and industrial PPP loan balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
    •The $113.6 million decrease in our business banking portfolio was primarily a result of a decrease of $139.1 million decrease in business banking PPP loan balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
    •The $251.6 million increase in our commercial real estate loans from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021 was primarily a result of an increase of $242.0 million of commercial real estate investment loan balances, which represents loans secured by commercial real estate that are non-owner-occupied, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
    •The $41.2 million increase in our retail portfolio was primarily a result of an increase of $120.3 million in residential real estate loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 which was partially offset by a decrease in our other consumer and consumer home equity portfolios of $59.4 million and $19.7 million, respectively. The increase in residential real estate loans is due to the Company retaining more residential real estate loans as held for investment rather than selling such loans on the secondary market.
    The following table shows the composition of our loan portfolio, by category, as of the dates indicated:
    Loan Portfolio Composition
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$1,652,447 $1,995,016 
    Commercial real estate3,825,186 3,573,630 
    Commercial construction243,146 305,708 
    Business banking1,225,538 1,339,164 
    Residential real estate1,491,269 1,370,957 
    Consumer home equity848,570 868,270 
    Other consumer218,406 277,780 
    Total loans9,504,562 9,730,525 
    Less:
    Allowance for loan losses(103,398)(113,031)
    Unamortized premiums, net of unearned discounts and deferred fees(23,104)(23,536)
    Total loans receivable, net$9,378,060 $9,593,958 
    We believe that our commercial loan portfolio composition is relatively diversified in terms of industry sectors, property types and various lending specialties, and is concentrated in the New England geographical area, with 90.0% of our loans in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as of September 30, 2021.
    Asset quality. We continually monitor the asset quality of our loan portfolio utilizing portfolio scorecards and various credit quality indicators. Based on this process, loans meeting certain criteria are categorized as delinquent, impaired, or non-performing and further assessed to determine if non-accrual status is appropriate.
    For the commercial portfolio, which includes our commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, commercial construction and business banking loans, we monitor credit quality using a risk rating scale, which assigns a risk-grade to each borrower based on a number of quantitative and qualitative factors associated with a commercial loan transaction. Effective December 2020, management implemented an enhanced loan risk rating methodology based on a 15-point scale and adopted new risk rating scorecard tools. The rating scale expanded from the prior 12-point scale to provide more refinement in the pass grade categories; new pass grades are 0-10. There are no changes to non-pass categories, which continue to align with regulatory guidelines and are found in ratings: special mention (11), substandard (12), doubtful (13) and loss (14).
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    Risk rating assignment is determined using one of 14 separate scorecards developed for distinctive portfolio segments based on common attributes. Key factors include: industry and market conditions, position within the industry, earnings trends, operating cash flow, asset/liability values, debt capacity, guarantor strength, management and controls, financial reporting, collateral and other considerations. The new risk rating methodology, inclusive of the expanded grade levels and the scorecard tools, has increased, and is expected to continue to increase, the granularity and distribution of risk rating assignment with more precision and effectiveness; provide customized and enhanced templates to incorporate more risk factors and attributes applicable to loan and collateral types; increase precision and effectiveness of credit risk identification; and provide a foundation for enhanced reporting, including migration of risk rating analysis.
    Special mention, substandard and doubtful loans totaled 6.6% and 7.7% of total commercial loans outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. This decrease was driven by risk rating upgrades in the construction and commercial and industrial portfolios.
    Our philosophy toward managing our loan portfolios is predicated upon careful monitoring, which stresses early detection and response to delinquent and default situations. We seek to make arrangements to resolve any delinquent or default situation over the shortest possible time frame.
    The delinquency rate of our total loan portfolio decreased to 0.42% at September 30, 2021 from 0.49% at December 31, 2020.
    The following table provides details regarding our delinquency rates as of the dates indicated:
    Loan Delinquency Rates
    Delinquency Rate as of (1)
    September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
    Portfolio
    Commercial and industrial0.28 %0.11 %
    Commercial real estate0.03 %0.06 %
    Commercial construction— %— %
    Business banking0.77 %1.40 %
    Residential real estate1.14 %1.21 %
    Consumer home equity0.69 %0.60 %
    Other consumer1.03 %0.98 %
    Total0.42 %0.49 %
    (1)In the calculation of the delinquency rate as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total amount of loans outstanding includes $0.5 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, of PPP loans.
    The following table provides details regarding the age analysis of past due loans as of the dates indicated:
    Age Analysis of Past Due Loans
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    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due
    (In thousands)
    Commercial and industrial$529 $2,068 $2,043 $4 $268 $1,924 
    Commercial real estate— — 1,171 — 556 1,545 
    Commercial construction— — — — — — 
    Business banking3,351 634 5,497 5,279 3,311 10,196 
    Residential real estate9,014 2,426 5,515 9,184 2,517 4,904 
    Consumer home equity2,319 415 3,111 1,806 364 3,035 
    Other Consumer1,107 362 771 1,978 234 517 
    Total$16,320 $5,905 $18,108 $18,251 $7,250 $22,121 
    As a general rule, loans more than 90 days past due with respect to principal or interest are classified as non-accrual loans. However, based on our assessment of collateral and/or payment prospects, certain loans that are more than 90 days past due may be kept on an accruing status. Income accruals are suspended on all non-accrual loans and all previously accrued and uncollected interest is reversed against current income. A loan is expected to remain on non-accrual status until it becomes current with respect to principal and interest, the loan is liquidated, or the loan is determined to be uncollectible and is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses.
    Non-performing assets (“NPAs”) are comprised of non-performing loans (“NPLs”), OREO and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure our loans, that we control due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
    The following table sets forth information regarding NPAs held as of the dates indicated:
    Non-performing Assets
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    (In thousands)
    Non-accrual loans:
    Commercial$29,166 $30,059 
    Residential7,185 6,815 
    Consumer4,262 4,131 
    Total non-accrual loans40,613 41,005 
    Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
    Commercial1,171 1,959 
    Residential278 279 
    Consumer9 9 
    Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more1,458 2,247 
    Total non-performing loans42,071 43,252 
    Total real estate owned— — 
    Other non-performing assets:— — 
    Total non-performing assets$42,071 $43,252 
    Total accruing troubled debt restructured loans$34,723 $41,095 
    Total non-performing loans to total loans0.44 %0.45 %
    Total non-performing assets to total assets0.24 %0.27 %
    NPLs decreased $1.2 million, or 2.7%, to $42.1 million at September 30, 2021 from $43.3 million at December 31, 2020. NPLs as a percentage of total loans decreased to 0.44% at September 30, 2021 from 0.45% at December 31, 2020 primarily due to a decrease in business banking non-accrual loans, commercial real estate non-accrual
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    loans, and commercial and industrial loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing. The decreases in these categories was partially offset by an increase in commercial and industrial non-accrual loans.
    Non-accrual loans decreased $0.4 million, or 1.0%, to $40.6 million at September 30, 2021 from $41.0 million at December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decrease in non-accrual loans in our business banking portfolio and commercial real estate portfolio, partially offset by an increase in non-accrual loans in our commercial and industrial portfolio.
    The total amount of interest recorded on NPLs was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The gross interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of those loans if they had been performing amounted to $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The total amount of interest recorded on NPLs was $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The gross interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of those loans if they had been performing amounted to $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
    In the course of resolving NPLs, we may choose to restructure the contractual terms of certain loans. We attempt to work-out alternative payment schedules with the borrowers in order to avoid foreclosure actions. We review each loan that is modified to identify whether a TDR has occurred. TDRs involve situations in which, for economic or legal reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, we grant a concession to the borrower that we would not otherwise consider. As noted within Note 4, “Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item I in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, loan modifications made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that met the criteria of either Section 4013 of the CARES Act or the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus (Revised) are not deemed TDRs.
    All TDR loans are considered impaired and therefore are subject to a specific review for impairment loss. The impairment analysis discounts the present value of the anticipated cash flows by the loan’s contractual rate of interest in effect prior to the loan’s modification or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The amount of impairment loss, if any, is recorded as a specific reserve to each individual loan in the allowance for loan losses. Commercial loans (commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, commercial construction, and business banking) and residential loans that have been classified as TDRs and which subsequently default are reviewed to determine if the loan should be deemed collateral dependent.
    TDR loans modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.0 million (post modification balance) and $2.8 million, respectively. The overall decrease in TDR loans modified during the aforementioned periods consisted of a decrease of $1.3 million in commercial loan TDR modifications and a decrease of $0.5 million in consumer loan TDR modifications. Two loans totaling $0.5 million were modified during the preceding 12 months, which subsequently defaulted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. One loan of less than $0.1 million was modified during the 12 months ended September 30, 2020, which subsequently defaulted during nine months ended September 30, 2020.
    It is our policy to have any restructured loans, which are on non-accrual status prior to being modified, remain on non-accrual status for approximately six months subsequent to being modified before we consider its return to accrual status. If the restructured loan is on accrual status prior to being modified, we review it to determine if the modified loan should remain on accrual status.
    PCI loans are loans we acquired that have shown evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and, therefore, it was deemed unlikely that all contractually required payments would be collected upon the acquisition date. We consider factors such as payment history, collateral values and accrual status when determining whether there was evidence of deterioration at the acquisition date. The carrying value and prospective income recognition of PCI loans are predicated on future cash flows expected to be collected. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the carrying amount of PCI loans was $4.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively.
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    The following table provides additional details related to our loan portfolio and the distribution of NPLs as of the dates indicated:
    Distribution of Non-performing Loans
    As of September 30, 2021
    Gross Loans Outstanding (1)90+ Days Past Due
    Still Accruing
    Non-accruing
    Loans
    NPLsNPLs as a % of Outstanding Accruing Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
    (In thousands)
    Loans:
    Commercial$6,946,317 $1,171 $29,166 $30,337 0.44 %$11,348 
    Residential1,491,269 278 7,185 7,463 0.50 %20,092 
    Consumer1,066,976 9 4,262 4,271 0.40 %3,283 
    Total$9,504,562 $1,458 $40,613 $42,071 0.44 %$34,723 
    (1) Total gross loans outstanding includes $0.5 billion of PPP loans.
    As of December 31, 2020
    Gross Loans Outstanding (1)90+ Days Past Due
    Still Accruing
    Non-accruing
    Loans
    NPLsNPLs as a %
    of Outstanding
    Accruing Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
    (In thousands)
    Loans:
    Commercial$7,213,518 $1,959 $30,059 $32,018 0.44 %$13,620 
    Residential1,370,957 279 6,815 7,094 0.52 %23,416 
    Consumer1,146,050 9 4,131 4,140 0.36 %4,059 
    Total$9,730,525 $2,247 $41,005 $43,252 0.45 %$41,095 
    (1) Total gross loans outstanding includes $1.0 billion of PPP loans.
    In the normal course of business, we become aware of possible credit problems in which borrowers exhibit potential for the inability to comply with the contractual terms of their loans, but which currently do not yet meet the criteria for classification as NPLs. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we reviewed all of our credit exposures in industries that were expected to experience significant problems due to the pandemic and resulting economic contraction. As part of that review, we downgraded our hotel loans, restaurant loans and other loans that we expected to have associated challenges as a result of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These loans were neither delinquent nor on non-accrual status. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our potential problem loans (including these COVID-19-related loans), or loans with potential weaknesses that were not included in the non-accrual loans or in the loans 90 days or more past due categories, totaled $463.7 million and $563.3 million, respectively. Of these potential problem loans, $235.0 million and $286.3 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, are loans in COVID-19 impacted industries.
    COVID-19 Modifications. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented loan modification programs for our borrowers that allowed for either full payment deferrals (both interest and principal) or deferral of principal only. These modifications met the criteria of either Section 4013 of the CARES Act or the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus (Revised) and therefore are not deemed TDRs. We have deemed these modified loans “COVID-19 modifications.”
    The Appropriations Act, which was enacted on December 27, 2020, extends certain expiring tax provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and provides additional emergency relief to individuals and businesses. Included within the provisions of the Appropriations Act is the extension of Section 4013 of the CARES Act to January 1, 2022. As such, we intend to apply CARES Act TDR relief to any qualifying loan modifications executed during the allowable time period.
    The following table presents the balance of loans that received a COVID-19 modification and have not yet resumed repayment as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
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    Remaining COVID-19 Modifications as of September 30, 2021 (1)
    Remaining COVID-19 Modifications as of December 31, 2020 (1)
    Balance% of Total PortfolioBalance% of Total Portfolio
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Portfolio
    Commercial and industrial$4,548 0.3 %$34,076 1.7 %
    Commercial real estate92,377 2.4 %231,7946.5 %
    Commercial construction— — %10,9873.6 %
    Business banking2,164 0.2 %23,4341.7 %
    Residential real estate9,947 0.7 %26,7722.0 %
    Consumer home equity875 0.1 %3,4320.4 %
    Other consumer685 0.3 %2,1870.8 %
    Total$110,596 1.2 %$332,682 3.4 %
    (1)Remaining COVID-19 modifications reflect only those loans which underwent a modification and have not yet resumed repayment. We define a modified loan to have resumed payment if it is one month past the modification end date and not more than 30 days past due.
    As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate amount of loans that received a COVID-19 modification and have become a non-performing loan after the respective deferral period is $7.1 million.
    High Risk Industries. As of September 30, 2021, we believe loans to our borrowers in retail, restaurant, and hotel industry categories represent those which have experienced and will likely continue to experience the most adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate outstanding loan balance of loans to our borrowers in retail, restaurant, and hotel industry categories was $492.4 million, $179.3 million and $165.5 million, respectively, representing 5.2%, 1.9% and 1.7% of total loans, respectively. As of September 30, 2021, the percentage of loans to our borrowers in retail, restaurant, and hotel industry categories that we modified primarily due to the effects on borrowers of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic slowdown beginning in late March 2020 and which have not yet resumed repayment were 0.8%, 2.6% and 43.2%, respectively.
    Allowance for loan losses. Due to our emerging growth company status under the JOBS Act, we still follow the incurred loss allowance GAAP accounting model. For additional information, see “Risk Factors—We may be required to increase our allowance for loan losses as a result of our adoption as of January 1, 2022 of the new accounting standard for determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses” in Part I, Item 1A of our 2020 Form 10-K.
    For the purpose of estimating our allowance for loan losses, we segregate the loan portfolio into homogenous loan pools that possess unique risk characteristics such as loan purpose, repayment source, and collateral that are considered when determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses for each category.
    While we use available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions or subtractions to/from the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on changes in NPLs, changes in economic conditions, or other reasons. Additionally, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of our examination process, periodically assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses to assess whether the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with GAAP and applicable guidance.
    We perform an evaluation of our allowance for loan losses on a regular basis (at least quarterly), and establish the allowance for loan losses based upon an evaluation of our loan categories, as each possesses unique risk characteristics that are considered when determining the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses, including:
    •estimated probable loss in all impaired loans in each category;
    •known increases in concentrations within each category;
    •certain higher risk classes of loans, or pledged collateral;
    •historical loan loss experience within each category;
    •results of any independent review and evaluation of the category’s credit quality;
    •trends in volume, maturity and composition of each category;
    •volume and trends in delinquencies and non-accruals;
    •national and local economic conditions and downturns in specific local industries;
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    •corporate goals and objectives;
    •expertise of our lending staff;
    •lending policy and practices; and
    •current and forecasted banking industry conditions, as well as the regulatory environment.
    Loans are periodically evaluated using changes in asset quality, historical losses, and other loss allocation factors, which form our basis for estimating incurred losses. For risk rated loans, our risk-rating system takes into consideration a number of quantitative and qualitative factors, such as the borrower’s financial capacity, cash flow, liquidity, leverage, adequacy of collateral, tangible net worth, management team, industry, sales and supplier concentration, credit history, additional support and the impact of outside factors on repayment ability. Homogenous populations of loans that are not risk rated loans, are analyzed by loan category, taking into account delinquency ratios and historical loss experience.
    The allowance for loan losses is allocated to loan categories using both a formula-based approach and an analysis of certain individual loans for impairment. We use a methodology to systematically estimate the amount of credit loss incurred in the loan portfolio. Under our current methodology, the allowance for loan losses contains specific, general and other components.
    The specific component consists of reserves for impaired loans (defined as those where we determine it is probable we will not collect all payments when due, typically classified as either doubtful or substandard). All commercial, residential and consumer loan portfolios are periodically reviewed to identify the loans with deteriorating performance. The reports used to identify those loans include, but are not limited to, delinquency reports, risk rating migration (for risk rated loans), asset quality reports, watch loan list and other credit risk management reports. When a loan is determined to be impaired, the measurement will be based on the present value of expected future cash flows, except for collateral-dependent loans, where the impairment is based on the fair value of the collateral.
    The general loss reserves methodology, which is applied to categories of loans with similar characteristics, covers all non-impaired loans and is based on our portfolio’s segment historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. The general loss reserve methodology considers multiple qualitative factors that may impact the loss experience during the incurred loss horizon period, including internal infrastructure factors, external macroeconomic factors, internal credit quality factors and external industry data, tailored to the specific loan category.
    For additional discussion of our risk rating methodology, see Note 4, “Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
    The allowance for loan losses decreased by $9.6 million, or 8.5%, to $103.4 million, or 1.09% of total loans, at September 30, 2021 from $113.0 million, or 1.16% of total loans at December 31, 2020. The decrease in the allowance for loan losses was primarily a result of improved macroeconomic conditions and risk rating upgrades in the commercial portfolios during the period. The economic environment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was assisted by government stimulus, the impacts of loan deferral programs, reductions in unemployment and reductions in COVID-19 related restrictions. These, along with other factors, resulted in a release of provisions for loan losses of $1.5 million and $5.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 in comparison to provisions for loan losses of $0.7 million and $37.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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    The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses and other selected statistics for the periods presented:
    Summary of Changes in the Allowance for Loan Losses
    Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2021202020212020
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Average total loans$9,528,522 $9,914,864 $9,712,948 $9,603,208 
    Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period$105,637 $116,636 $113,031 $82,297 
    Charged-off loans:
    Commercial and industrial— 140 550 167 
    Commercial real estate8 — 242 24 
    Commercial construction— — — — 
    Business banking867 1,179 4,089 3,714 
    Residential real estate— — — — 
    Consumer home equity— 22 — 495 
    Other consumer742 1,077 1,381 1,625 
    Total charged-off loans1,617 2,418 6,262 6,025 
    Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
    Commercial and industrial40 306 62 686 
    Commercial real estate— 4 4 10 
    Commercial construction— — — — 
    Business banking469 91 1,125 245 
    Residential real estate88 43 115 116 
    Consumer home equity63 31 137 53 
    Other consumer206 39 554 150 
    Total recoveries866 514 1,997 1,260 
    Net loans charged-off (recoveries):
    Commercial and industrial(40)(166)488 (519)
    Commercial real estate8 (4)238 14 
    Commercial construction— — — — 
    Business banking398 1,088 2,964 3,469 
    Residential real estate(88)(43)(115)(116)
    Consumer home equity(63)(9)(137)442 
    Other consumer536 1,038 827 1,475 
    Total net loans charged-off751 1,904 4,265 4,765 
    (Release of) provision for loan losses(1,488)700 (5,368)37,900 
    Total allowance for loan losses, end of period$103,398 $115,432 $103,398 $115,432 
    Net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during this period0.01 %0.02 %0.04 %0.05 %
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans1.09 %1.16 %1.09 %1.16 %
    Allowance for loan losses as a percent of non-performing loans245.77 %257.47 %245.77 %257.47 %
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    The following table sets forth the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan categories listed in loan portfolio composition as of the dates indicated:
    Summary of Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
    Allowance for Loan LossesPercent of Allowance in Category to Total Allocated AllowancePercent of Loans in Category to Total LoansAllowance for  Loan LossesPercent of Allowance in Category to Total Allocated AllowancePercent of Loans in Category to Total Loans
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Commercial and industrial (1)
    $20,629 19.94 %17.38 %$26,617 23.54 %20.51 %
    Commercial real estate54,186 52.42 %40.25 %54,569 48.28 %36.73 %
    Commercial construction3,402 3.29 %2.56 %4,553 4.03 %3.14 %
    Business banking (1)
    11,378 11.00 %12.89 %13,152 11.64 %13.76 %
    Residential real estate6,430 6.22 %15.69 %6,435 5.69 %14.09 %
    Consumer home equity3,635 3.52 %8.93 %3,744 3.31 %8.92 %
    Other consumer3,387 3.28 %2.30 %3,467 3.07 %2.85 %
    Other351 0.33 %— %494 0.44 %— %
    Total$103,398 100.00 %100.00 %$113,031 100.00 %100.00 %
    (1)PPP loans are included within these portfolios as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; however, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 no allowance for loan losses was recorded on these loans due to the SBA guarantee of 100% of the loans
    To determine if a loan should be charged-off, all possible sources of repayment are analyzed. Possible sources of repayment include the potential for future cash flows, liquidation of the collateral and the strength of co-makers or guarantors. When available information confirms that specific loans or portions thereof are uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged-off against the allowance for loan losses and any recoveries of such previously charged-off amounts are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
    Regardless of whether a loan is unsecured or collateralized, we charge off the amount of any confirmed loan loss in the period when the loans, or portions of loans, are deemed uncollectible. For troubled, collateral-dependent loans, loss confirming events may include an appraisal or other valuation that reflects a shortfall between the value of the collateral and the carrying value of the loan or receivable, or a deficiency balance following the sale of the collateral.
    For additional information regarding our allowance for loan losses, see Note 4, “Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
    Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    The FHLBB is a cooperative that provides services to its member banking institutions. The primary reason for our membership in the FHLBB is to gain access to a reliable source of wholesale funding and as a tool to manage interest rate risk. The purchase of stock in the FHLB is a requirement for a member to gain access to funding. We purchase and/or are subject to redemption of FHLBB stock proportional to the volume of funding received and view the holdings as a necessary long-term investment for the purpose of balance sheet liquidity and not for investment return.
    We held an investment in the FHLBB of $10.6 million and $8.8 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
    Goodwill and other intangible assets
    Goodwill and other intangible assets were $379.8 million and $376.5 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase in goodwill and other intangibles assets was due to the purchase of two insurance agencies during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We did not record any impairment to our goodwill or other intangible assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We will continue to assess our goodwill and other intangible assets to determine if impairments are necessary as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Deposits originating within the markets we serve continue to be our primary source of funding our earning assets. We have been able to compete effectively for deposits in our primary market areas. The distribution and market share of deposits by type of deposit and by type of depositor are important considerations in our assessment of the stability of our fund sources and our access to additional funds. Furthermore, we shift the mix and maturity of the deposits depending on economic conditions and loan and investment policies in an attempt, within set policies, to minimize cost and maximize net interest margin. We do not rely upon, and in recent years have not obtained, deposit funding through brokered deposits.
    The following table presents our deposits as of the dates presented:
    Components of Deposits
    As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020Change
    Amount ($)Percentage (%)
    (Dollars in thousands)
    Demand$5,484,126 $4,910,794 $573,332 11.7 %
    Interest checking2,693,276 2,380,497 312,779 13.1 %
    Savings1,444,928 1,256,736 188,192 15.0 %
    Money market investments3,802,319 3,348,898 453,421 13.5 %
    Certificate of deposits225,315 258,859 (33,544)(13.0)%
    Total deposits$13,649,964 $12,155,784 $1,494,180 12.3 %
    Deposits increased by $1.5 billion, or 12.3%, to $13.6 billion at September 30, 2021 from $12.2 billion at December 31, 2020. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in de