Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses | Note 5. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses Loans Receivable - September 30, December 31, 2021 2020 (dollars in thousands) Commercial (1) $ 1,325,488 $ 1,521,967 Commercial real estate 4,436,626 3,783,550 Commercial construction 552,896 617,747 Residential real estate 270,793 322,564 Consumer 2,093 1,853 Gross loans 6,587,896 6,247,681 Net deferred loan fees (11,457 ) (11,374 ) Total loans receivable $ 6,576,439 $ 6,236,307 (1) Included in commercial loans as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were PPP loans of $177.8 million and $397.5 million, respectively. As of each of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, loan balances of approximately $2.6 billion, were pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB of New York. Loans held-for-sale - September 30, December 31, 2021 2020 (dollars in thousands) Commercial real estate $ 4,876 $ 1,990 Residential real estate 720 2,720 Total carrying amount $ 5,596 $ 4,710 Loans Receivable on Nonaccrual Status - September 30, 2021 Nonaccrual loans with ACL Nonaccrual loans without ACL Total Nonaccrual loans (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 27,993 $ 2,486 $ 30,479 Commercial real estate 11,668 16,910 28,578 Commercial construction - 3,336 3,336 Residential real estate - 3,566 3,566 Consumer - - - Total $ 39,661 $ 26,298 $ 65,959 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 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 September 30, 2021, our loans based on year of origination and risk designation are as follows (dollars in thousands): Term loans amortized cost basis by origination year Revolving Total Gross 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Prior Loans Loans Commercial Pass $ 362,839 $ 78,941 $ 73,202 $ 60,881 $ 98,178 $ 118,326 $ 465,494 $ 1,257,861 Special mention - - 225 904 5,653 4,198 13,787 24,767 Substandard 176 - 1,619 12,779 4,101 21,147 3,038 42,860 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Commercial $ 363,015 $ 78,941 $ 75,046 $ 74,564 $ 107,932 $ 143,671 $ 482,319 $ 1,325,488 Commercial Real Estate Pass $ 1,178,056 $ 587,923 $ 446,299 $ 479,741 $ 514,973 $ 944,052 $ 171,963 $ 4,323,007 Special mention - - 3,364 1,875 4,335 26,550 6,633 42,757 Substandard 1,942 4,500 657 18,861 - 36,112 8,790 70,862 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Commercial Real Estate $ 1,179,998 $ 592,423 $ 450,320 $ 500,477 $ 519,308 $ 1,006,714 $ 187,386 $ 4,436,626 Commercial Construction Pass $ 1,405 $ 7,370 $ 37,492 $ 2,600 $ 2,247 $ 490 $ 486,404 $ 538,008 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - 14,888 14,888 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Commercial Construction $ 1,405 $ 7,370 $ 37,492 $ 2,600 $ 2,247 $ 490 $ 501,292 $ 552,896 Residential Real Estate Pass $ 18,387 $ 30,704 $ 25,544 $ 29,503 $ 30,577 $ 77,427 $ 46,227 $ 258,369 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - 199 - 8,492 3,733 12,424 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Residential Real Estate $ 18,387 $ 30,704 $ 25,544 $ 29,702 $ 30,577 $ 85,919 $ 49,960 $ 270,793 Consumer Pass $ - $ 96 $ 50 $ 26 $ 35 $ 1,761 $ 125 $ 2,093 Special mention - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - - - Doubtful - - - - - - - - Total Consumer $ - $ 96 $ 50 $ 26 $ 35 $ 1,761 $ 125 $ 2,093 Total Pass $ 1,560,687 $ 705,034 $ 582,587 $ 572,751 $ 646,010 $ 1,142,056 $ 1,170,213 $ 6,379,338 Special mention - - 3,589 2,779 9,988 30,748 20,420 67,524 Substandard 2,118 4,500 2,276 31,839 4,101 65,751 30,449 141,034 Doubtful - - - - - - - - Grand Total $ 1,562,805 $ 709,534 $ 588,452 $ 607,369 $ 660,099 $ 1,238,555 $ 1,221,082 $ 6,587,896 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 that were individually evaluated for impairment as of September 30, 2021: September 30, 2021 Real Estate Other Total (dollars in thousands) Commercial $ 6,778 $ 26,175 $ 32,953 Commercial real estate 56,622 - 56,622 Commercial construction 12,582 - 12,582 Residential real estate 10,258 - 10,258 Consumer - - - Total $ 86,240 $ 26,175 $ 112,415 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 nine months ended September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 2020 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Impaired loans (no allowance) Commercial $ 12,266 $ 50 $ 12,100 $ 150 Commercial real estate 12,460 74 12,415 229 Commercial construction 21,297 91 21,149 262 Residential real estate 4,011 16 3,761 16 Total $ 50,034 $ 231 $ 49,425 $ 657 Impaired loans (allowance): Commercial $ 23,024 $ - $ 23,195 $ - Commercial real estate 2,722 - 2,722 - Commercial construction 2,934 - 2,934 - Residential real estate 261 5 262 5 Total $ 28,941 $ 5 $ 29,113 $ 5 Total impaired loans: Commercial $ 35,290 $ 50 $ 35,295 $ 150 Commercial real estate 15,182 74 15,137 229 Commercial construction 24,231 91 24,083 262 Residential real estate 4,272 21 4,023 21 Total $ 78,975 $ 236 $ 78,538 $ 662 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 - September 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 $ 391 $ 417 $ 4,463 $ 30,479 $ 35,750 $ 1,289,738 $ 1,325,488 Commercial real Estate - 1,694 1,860 28,578 32,132 4,404,494 4,436,626 Commercial construction - - - 3,336 3,336 549,560 552,896 Residential real Estate 338 - 8,360 3,566 12,264 258,529 270,793 Consumer - - - - - 2,093 2,093 Total $ 729 $ 2,111 $ 14,683 $ 65,959 $ 83,482 $ 6,504,414 $ 6,587,896 90 days or greater past due and still accruing category reflects 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 90 days or greater past due and still accruing category reflects purchased credit-deteriorated 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: September 30, 2021 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Total (dollars in thousands) ACL Individually evaluated for impairment $ 14,630 $ 1,199 $ - $ 66 $ - $ 15,895 Collectively evaluated for impairment 9,487 40,222 3,702 3,302 8 56,721 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality individually analyzed 3,219 1,921 - 230 - 5,370 Total $ 27,336 $ 43,342 $ 3,702 $ 3,598 $ 8 $ 77,986 Gross loans Individually evaluated for impairment $ 33,970 $ 50,642 $ 12,582 $ 6,017 $ - $ 103,211 Collectively evaluated for impairment 1,286,337 4,380,004 540,314 260,536 2,093 6,469,284 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality individually analyzed 5,181 5,980 - 4,240 - 15,401 Total $ 1,325,488 $ 4,436,626 $ 552,896 $ 270,793 $ 2,093 $ 6,587,896 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2021 is summarized in the table below. Day 1 effect of CECL presented in the nine-months table below reflect 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 September 30, 2021 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of June 30, 2021 $ 25,567 $ 43,815 $ 4,927 $ 4,366 $ 9 $ - $ 78,684 Charge-offs (254 ) (1,473 ) - - - - (1,727 ) Recoveries 1 85 - 20 7 - 113 (Reversal of) provision for credit losses - loans 2,022 915 (1,225 ) (788 ) (8 ) - 916 Balance as of September 30, 2021 $ 27,336 $ 43,342 $ 3,702 $ 3,598 $ 8 $ - $ 77,986 Nine Months Ended September 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 (304 ) (1,628 ) - (7 ) - - (1,939 ) Recoveries 74 85 - 20 9 - 188 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans 3,348 (4,050 ) (3,531 ) (1,799 ) (14 ) - (6,046 ) Balance as of September 30, 2021 $ 27,336 $ 43,342 $ 3,702 $ 3,598 $ 8 $ - $ 77,986 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. 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 September 30, 2020 Commercial Commercial Residential Commercial real estate construction real estate Consumer Unallocated Total (dollars in thousands) Balance as of June 30, 2020 $ 9,345 $ 22,655 $ 8,026 $ 1,690 $ 5 $ 27,003 $ 68,724 Charge-offs (48 ) - - (209 ) - - (257 ) Recoveries - 800 - - - - 800 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans 14,861 16,623 (1,044 ) 1,019 (2 ) (26,457 ) 5,000 Balance as of September 30, 2020 $ 24,158 $ 40,078 $ 6,982 $ 2,500 $ 3 $ 546 $ 74,267 Nine Months Ended September 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 (552 ) - - (278 ) (3 ) - (833 ) Recoveries 2 802 - - 3 - 807 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans 16,359 18,423 (322 ) 1,093 - 447 36,000 Balance as of September 30, 2020 $ 24,158 $ 40,078 $ 6,982 $ 2,500 $ 3 $ 546 $ 74,267 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 (“TDR”) 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, maturity extensions, 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 TDR remains on nonaccrual status for a period of nine 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 September 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 a TDR. As of September 30, 2021, TDRs totaled $79.7 million, of which $38.5 million were on nonaccrual status and $41.2 million were classified as accruing and 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 classified as accruing and were performing under their restructured terms. The Company has allocated $10.5 million and $4.4 million of specific allowance related to TDRs as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. The following table presents loans by class modified as TDRs that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2021: Pre-Modification Outstanding Post-Modification Outstanding Number of Loans Recorded Investment Recorded Investment Troubled debt restructurings: (dollars in thousands) Commercial 4 $ 1,276 $ 1,276 Commercial real estate 10 35,595 35,595 Commercial construction 1 1,641 1,641 Residential real estate 3 1,758 1,758 Total 18 $ 40,270 $ 40,270 The loans modified as TDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included maturity extensions and interest rate reductions. There were no loans modified as TDRs during the nine months ended September 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 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 nine 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 September 30, 2021, the Bank had 10 deferred loans totaling $10.3 million, compared to 113 deferred loans totaling $207.0 million as of December 31, 2020 that are not considered TDRs. 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 September 30, 2021: Unpaid Number of Loans Principal Balance (dollars in thousands) Commercial 4 $ 309 Commercial real estate 6 9,988 Total 10 $ 10,297 As of September 30, 2021, there were no deferred loans that were delinquent or on nonaccrual status. As of September 30, 2021, $5.5 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Balance as of beginning of period $ 2,380 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - unfunded commitments 184 Balance as of end of period $ 2,564 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Balance as of beginning of period $ - Day 1 Effect of CECL 2,833 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - unfunded commitments (269) Balance as of end of period $ 2,564 Components of (Reversal of) Provision for Credit Losses The following table summarizes the provision for (reversal of) provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - loans $ 916 $ (6,046) Provision for (reversal of) credit losses - unfunded commitments 184 (269) Provision for (reversal of) credit losses $ 1,100 $ (6,315) |