Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses | Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses Loans Receivable - June 30, December 31, 2021 2020 (dollars in thousands) Commercial (1) $ 1,402,697 $ 1,521,967 Commercial real estate 4,138,518 3,783,550 Commercial construction 587,121 617,747 Residential real estate 286,907 322,564 Consumer 6,355 1,853 Gross loans 6,421,598 6,247,681 Net deferred loan fees (13,694 ) (11,374 ) Total loans receivable $ 6,407,904 $ 6,236,307 (1) Included in commercial loans as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were PPP loans of $326.8 million and $397.5 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, loan balances of approximately $2.7, were pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB of New York. Loans held-for-sale - June 30, December 31, 2021 2020 (dollars in thousands) Commercial real estate $ 5,298 $ 1,990 Residential real estate 861 2,720 Total carrying amount $ 6,159 $ 4,710 Loans Receivable on Nonaccrual Status - Nonaccrual Loans with an ACL Nonaccrual loans without an ACL Total (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 28,009 $ 3,074 $ 31,083 Commercial real estate 2,722 13,283 16,005 Commercial construction 2,934 1,831 4,765 Residential real estate - 4,360 4,360 Consumer - - Total $ 33,665 $ 22,548 $ 56,213 21 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) The following tables present total nonaccrual loans included in loans receivable by loan class as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands): December 31, 2020 Commercial $ 33,019 Commercial real estate 10,111 Commercial construction 14,015 Residential real estate 4,551 Consumer - Total nonaccrual loans $ 61,696 Nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or greater past due and still accruing include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and loans individually evaluated for impairment. Credit Quality Indicators 22 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) We evaluate whether a modification, extension or renewal of a loan is a current period origination in accordance with GAAP. Generally, loans up for renewal are subject to a full credit evaluation before the renewal is granted and such loans are considered current period originations for purpose of the table below. As of June 30, 2021, our loans based on year of origination and risk designation is as follows (dollars in thousands): Term loans amortized cost basis by origination year Resolving Total Gross 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Loans Loans Commercial Pass $ 324,543 $ 185,027 $ 64,057 $ 69,430 $ 99,833 $ 123,799 $ 466,262 $ 1,332,951 Special mention - - 225 258 5,655 4,235 15,653 26,026 Substandard 182 - 1,791 13,072 4,111 21,255 3,250 43,661 Doubtful - - - 59 - - - 59 Total Commercial $ 324,725 $ 185,027 $ 66,073 $ 82,819 $ 109,599 $ 149,289 $ 485,165 $ 1,402,697 Commercial Real Estate Pass $ 741,267 $ 601,375 $ 460,081 $ 529,053 $ 541,823 $ 1,012,888 $ 141,776 $ 4,028,263 Special mention - - 3,375 19,360 4,364 29,160 15,454 71,713 Substandard 1,969 - 659 1,473 2,722 31,719 - 38,542 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Commercial Real Estate $ 743,236 $ 601,375 $ 464,115 $ 549,886 $ 548,909 $ 1,073,767 $ 157,230 $ 4,138,518 Commercial Construction Pass $ 1,405 $ 7,506 $ 37,715 $ 3,678 $ 3,981 $ 490 $ 510,227 $ 565,002 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - 22,119 22,119 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Commercial Construction $ 1,405 $ 7,506 $ 37,715 $ 3,678 $ 3,981 $ 490 $ 532,346 $ 587,121 Residential Real Estate Pass $ 10,420 $ 34,493 $ 27,090 $ 32,888 $ 37,296 $ 83,096 $ 48,515 $ 273,798 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - 203 - 9,101 3,805 13,109 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Residential Real Estate $ 10,420 $ 34,493 $ 27,090 $ 33,091 $ 37,296 $ 92,197 $ 52,320 $ 286,907 Consumer Pass $ - $ 107 $ 54 $ 32 $ 41 $ 5,989 $ 132 $ 6,355 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - - - Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Consumer $ - $ 107 $ 54 $ 32 $ 41 $ 5,989 $ 132 $ 6,355 Total Pass $ 1,077,635 $ 828,508 $ 588,997 $ 635,081 $ 682,974 $ 1,226,262 $ 1,166,912 $ 6,206,369 Special mention - - 3,600 19,618 10,019 33,395 31,107 97,739 Substandard 2,151 - 2,450 14,748 6,833 62,075 29,174 117,431 Doubtful - - - 59 - - - 59 Grand Total $ 1,079,786 $ 828,508 $ 595,047 $ 669,506 $ 699,826 $ 1,321,732 $ 1,227,193 $ 6,421,598 23 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) The following table presents information about the loan credit quality by loan class of gross loans (which exclude net deferred fees) as of December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 Pass Special Mention Substandard Doubtful Total (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 1,447,097 $ 30,725 $ 43,930 $ 215 $ 1,521,967 Commercial real estate 3,700,498 49,143 33,909 - 3,783,550 Commercial construction 587,266 - 30,481 - 617,747 Residential real estate 311,174 - 11,390 - 322,564 Consumer 1,853 - - - 1,853 Gross loans $ 6,047,888 $ 79,868 $ 119,710 $ 215 $ 6,247,681 Collateral Dependent Loans The following table presents collateral dependent loans individually evaluated for impairment as of June 30, 2021: June 30, 2021 Real Estate Other Total (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 6,598 $ 26,166 $ 32,764 Commercial real estate 35,802 - 35,802 Commercial construction 16,389 - 16,389 Residential real estate 10,647 - 10,647 Consumer - - - Total $ 69,436 $ 26,166 $ 95,602 24 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) Impaired loans The following table provides an analysis of the impaired loans by class as of the year ended December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 Unpaid Recorded Principal Related Investment Balance Allowance No related allowance recorded (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 11,325 $ 11,835 Commercial real estate 13,105 13,449 Commercial construction 24,284 24,907 Residential real estate 5,378 5,723 Consumer - - Total (no related allowance) $ 54,092 $ 55,914 With an allowance recorded Commercial $ 23,736 $ 69,122 $ 12,985 Commercial real estate 2,722 2,722 1,329 Total (with allowance) $ 26,458 $ 71,844 $ 14,314 Total Commercial $ 35,061 $ 80,957 $ 12,985 Commercial real estate 15,827 16,171 1,329 Commercial construction 24,284 24,907 - Residential real estate 5,378 5,723 - Consumer - - - Total $ 80,550 $ 127,758 $ 14,314 25 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) The following table provides an analysis related to the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans by class as of and for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 2020 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Impaired loans (no allowance) Commercial $ 35,813 $ 91 $ 36,127 $ 185 Commercial real estate 15,415 82 15,352 155 Commercial construction 17,719 87 17,545 171 Residential real estate 3,500 - 3,308 - Total $ 72,447 $ 260 $ 72,332 $ 511 Impaired loans (allowance): Commercial real estate $ - $ - $ - $ - Commercial construction 6,463 - 6,463 - Residential real estate 262 1 262 3 Total $ 6,725 $ 1 $ 6,725 $ 3 Total impaired loans: Commercial $ 35,813 $ 91 $ 36,127 $ 185 Commercial real estate 15,415 82 15,352 155 Commercial construction 24,182 87 24,008 171 Residential real estate 3,762 1 3,570 3 Total $ 79,172 $ 261 $ 79,057 $ 514 26 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) Aging Analysis - June 30, 2021 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or Greater Past Due and Still Accruing Nonaccrual Total Past Due and Nonaccrual Current Gross Loans Commercial $ 297 $ - $ 4,588 $ 31,083 $ 35,968 $ 1,366,729 $ 1,402,697 Commercial real Estate - - 7,607 16,005 23,612 4,114,906 4,138,518 Commercial construction - - 3,221 4,765 7,986 579,135 587,121 Residential real Estate 210 99 4,238 4,360 8,907 278,000 286,907 Consumer 2 - - - 2 6,353 6,355 Total $ 509 $ 99 $ 19,654 $ 56,213 $ 76,475 $ 6,345,123 $ 6,421,598 Included in the 90 days or greater past due and still accruing category as of June 30, 2021 were $16.4 million in purchased credit-deteriorated loans, net of fair value marks, which accrete income per the valuation at date of acquisition. December 31, 2020 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or Greater Past Due and Still Accruing Nonaccrual Total Past Due and Nonaccrual Current Total Loans Receivable Commercial $ 1,445 $ 558 $ 3,182 $ 33,019 $ 38,204 $ 1,483,763 $ 1,521,967 Commercial real estate 13,258 4,140 5,555 10,111 33,064 3,750,486 3,783,550 Commercial construction 2,472 - - 14,015 16,487 601,260 617,747 Residential real estate 1,367 241 4,084 4,551 10,243 312,321 322,564 Consumer 2 - - - 2 1,851 1,853 Total $ 18,544 $ 4,939 $ 12,821 $ 61,696 $ 98,000 $ 6,149,681 $ 6,247,681 The 90 days or greater past due and still accruing category as of December 31, 2020 were purchased credit-impaired loans, net of fair value marks, which accrete income per the valuation at date of acquisition. 27 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) The following tables detail, at the period-end presented, the amount of gross loans (excluding loans held-for-sale) that are evaluated individually, and collectively, for impairment, those acquired with deteriorated quality, and the related portion of the ACL that are allocated to each loan portfolio segment: June 30, 2021 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Total (dollars in thousands) ACL Individually evaluated for impairment $ 15,618 $ 1,485 $ 434 $ 349 $ - $ 17,886 Collectively evaluated for impairment 7,673 39,553 4,493 3,863 9 55,591 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality individually analyzed 2,276 2,777 - 154 - 5,207 Total $ 25,567 $ 43,815 $ 4,927 $ 4,366 $ 9 $ 78,684 Gross loans Individually evaluated for impairment $ 33,473 $ 28,197 $ 16,389 $ 6,408 $ - $ 84,467 Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,364,019 4,102,715 570,732 276,260 6,355 6,320,081 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality individually analyzed 5,205 7,606 - 4,239 - 17,050 Total $ 1,402,697 $ 4,138,518 $ 587,121 $ 286,907 $ 6,355 $ 6,421,598 December 31, 2020 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Allowance for loan losses Individually evaluated for impairment $ 12,985 $ 1,329 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 14,314 Collectively evaluated for impairment 15,412 33,373 7,787 1,928 4 568 59,072 Acquired portfolio 46 4,628 407 759 - - 5,840 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality - - - - - - - Total $ 28,443 $ 39,330 $ 8,194 $ 2,687 $ 4 $ 568 $ 79,226 Gross loans Individually evaluated for impairment $ 35,061 $ 15,827 $ 24,284 $ 5,378 $ - $ 80,550 Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,414,626 2,959,978 574,118 241,925 1,627 5,192,274 Acquired portfolio 68,402 802,190 19,345 71,177 226 961,340 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 3,878 5,555 - 4,084 - 13,517 Total $ 1,521,967 $ 3,783,550 $ 617,747 $ 322,564 $ 1,853 $ 6,247,681 28 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) Activity in the Company’s ACL for loans for the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2021 is summarized in the table below. The CECL Day 1 row presents adjustments recorded through retained earnings to adopt the CECL standard and the increase to the ACL for loans associated with nonaccretable purchase accounting marks on loans that were classified as PCI as of December 31, 2020. Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of March 31, 2021 $ 26,435 $ 43,897 $ 5,521 $ 4,704 $ 11 $ - $ 80,568 Charge-offs (50 ) (155 ) - (7 ) - - (212 ) Recoveries 13 - - - 1 - 14 (Reversal of) provision for credit losses - loans (831 ) 73 (594 ) (331 ) (3 ) - (1,686 ) Balance as of June 30, 2021 $ 25,567 $ 43,815 $ 4,927 $ 4,366 $ 9 $ - $ 78,684 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of December 31, 2020 $ 28,443 $ 39,330 $ 8,194 $ 2,687 $ 4 $ 568 $ 79,226 Day 1 effect of CECL (4,225 ) 9,605 (961 ) 2,697 9 (568 ) 6,557 Balance as of January 1, 2021 as adjusted for changes in accounting principle 24,218 48,935 7,233 5,384 13 - 85,783 Charge-offs (50 ) (155 ) - (7 ) - - (212 ) Recoveries 73 - - - 2 - 75 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans 1,326 (4,965 ) (2,306 ) (1,011 ) (6 ) - (6,962 ) Balance as of June 30, 2021 $ 25,567 $ 43,815 $ 4,927 $ 4,366 $ 9 $ - $ 78,684 On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted CECL, which replaced the incurred loss method we used in prior periods for determining the provision for credit losses and the ACL. Under CECL, we record an expected loss of all cash flows we do not expect to collect at the inception of the loan. The adoption of CECL resulted in an increase in our ACL for loans of $6.6 million, which did not impact our consolidated income statement. We recorded a reversal of credit losses for loans of $1.7 million and $7.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, utilizing the CECL methodology, which was the result of an improved macroeconomic environment from January 1, 2021, the day of adoption. 29 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of March 31, 2020 $ 9,058 $ 22,036 $ 7,819 $ 1,681 $ 3 $ 13,572 $ 54,169 Charge-offs (380 ) - - (69 ) - - (449 ) Recoveries 2 2 - - - - 4 Provision for credit losses - loans 665 617 207 78 2 13,431 15,000 Balance as of June 30, 2020 $ 9,345 $ 22,655 $ 8,026 $ 1,690 $ 5 $ 27,003 $ 68,724 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of December 31, 2019 $ 8,349 $ 20,853 $ 7,304 $ 1,685 $ 3 $ 99 $ 38,293 Charge-offs (504 ) - - (69 ) (3 ) - (576 ) Recoveries 2 2 - 3 - - 7 Provision 1,498 1,800 722 71 5 26,904 31,000 Balance as of June 30, 2020 $ 9,345 $ 22,655 $ 8,026 $ 1,690 $ 5 $ 27,003 $ 68,724 30 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) Troubled Debt Restructurings Loans are considered to have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring (“TDRs”) when, except as discussed below, due to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company makes certain concessions to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. Modifications may include interest rate reductions, principal or interest forgiveness, forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral. Generally, a nonaccrual loan that has been modified in a troubled debt restructuring remains on nonaccrual status for a period of six months to demonstrate that the borrower is able to meet the terms of the modified loan. However, performance prior to the modification, or significant events that coincide with the modification, are included in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and may result in the loan being returned to accrual status at the time of loan modification or after a shorter performance period. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is uncertain, the loan remains on nonaccrual status. As of June 30, 2021, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were on nonaccrual status or were contractually past due 90 days or greater and still accruing interest, or whose terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings. As of June 30, 2021, TDRs totaled $62.4 million, of which $29.4 million were on nonaccrual status and $33.0 million were performing under their restructured terms. As of December 31, 2020, TDRs totaled $49.4 million, of which $25.7 million were on nonaccrual status and $23.7 million were performing under their restructured terms. The Company has allocated $9.2 million and $47 thousand of specific allowance related to TDRs for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively. The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2021: Pre-Modification Outstanding Post-Modification Outstanding Number of Loans Recorded Investment Recorded Investment Troubled debt restructurings: (dollars in thousands) Commercial 3 $ 631 $ 631 Commercial real estate 3 8,603 8,603 Commercial construction 1 1,641 1,641 Residential real estate 3 1,758 1,758 Total 10 $ 12,633 $ 12,633 The ten loans modified as TDRs during the six months ended June 30, 2021 included nine (9) maturity extensions and, one commercial real estate loan which was a recast of a nonaccrual credit. There were no loans modified as TDRs during the six months ended June 30, 2020. There were no TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three months ended and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020. In March 2020, various regulatory agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (“the agencies”) issued an interagency statement on loan modifications and reporting for financial institutions working with customers affected by COVID-19. The interagency statement was effective immediately and impacted accounting for loan modifications. The agencies confirmed with the staff of the FASB that short-term modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers who were current prior to any relief, are not to be considered TDRs. This includes short-term (e.g., three to six months) modifications such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or other delays in payment that are insignificant. Additionally, the statement allows for the Company to extend deferrals for an additional term at the option of the Company. Provisions of the CARES Act largely mirrored the provisions of the interagency statement, providing that modified loans would not be considered TDR’s if they were performing at year-end 2019, and the other conditions set forth in the interagency statement were met. Borrowers considered current are those that are less than 30 days past due on their contractual payments at the time a modification program is implemented or at year-end 2019. As of June 30, 2021, the Bank had 79 deferred loans totaling approximately $100 million, compared to 113 deferred loans totaling approximately $207 million as of December 31, 2020. 31 Table of Contents CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses – (continued) The following table sets forth the composition of these loans by loan segments as of June 30, 2021: Unpaid Number of Loans Principal Balance (dollars in thousands) Commercial 59 $ 17,260 Commercial real estate 20 82,760 Total 79 $ 100,020 As of June 30, 2021, there were no deferred loans that were delinquent or on nonaccrual status. As of June 30, 2021, $62.0 million of deferred loans were risk rated “special mention” or worse. The Company evaluates its deferred loans after the initial deferral period and will either return the deferred loan to its original loan terms or the loan will be reassessed at that time to determine if a further deferment should be granted and if a downgrade in risk rating is appropriate. ACL for Unfunded Commitments The Company has recorded an ACL for unfunded credit commitments, which was recorded in other liabilities. The provision is recorded within the (reversal of) provision for credit losses on the Company’s income statement. The following table presents the ACL for unfunded commitments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Balance as of beginning of period $ 2,343 Provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments 37 Balance as of end of period $ 2,380 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Balance as of beginning of period $ - Day 1 Effect of CECL 2,833 Reversal of credit losses - unfunded commitments (453) Balance as of end of period $ 2,380 Components of (Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses The following table summarizes the (reversal of) provision for credit losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (Reversal of) provision for credit losses - loans $ (1,686) $ (6,962) (Reversal of) provision for credit losses - unfunded commitments 37 (453) (Reversal of) provision for credit losses $ (1,649) $ (7,415) |