Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses | Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses (In Thousands, Except Number of Loans) The following is a summary of loans as of the dates presented: September 30, December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 621,121 $ 483,283 Lease financing 25,190 10,427 Real estate – construction 339,370 212,061 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 1,662,505 1,236,360 Real estate – commercial mortgage 2,516,889 1,956,914 Installment loans to individuals 113,377 89,142 Gross loans 5,278,452 3,988,187 Unearned income (492 ) (313 ) Loans, net of unearned income 5,277,960 3,987,874 Allowance for loan losses (42,051 ) (42,289 ) Net loans $ 5,235,909 $ 3,945,585 Past Due and Nonaccrual Loans Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. Generally, the recognition of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer and other retail loans are typically charged-off no later than the time the loan is 120 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. Loans may be placed on nonaccrual regardless of whether or not such loans are considered past due. All interest accrued for the current year, but not collected, for loans that are placed on nonaccrual status or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual status. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. The following table provides an aging of past due and nonaccrual loans, segregated by class, as of the dates presented: Accruing Loans Nonaccruing Loans 30-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Current Loans Total Loans 30-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Current Loans Total Loans Total Loans September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 928 $ 1,146 $ 618,263 $ 620,337 $ — $ 503 $ 281 $ 784 $ 621,121 Lease financing — — 24,771 24,771 — 419 — 419 25,190 Real estate – construction 789 — 338,581 339,370 — — — — 339,370 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 8,947 5,789 1,635,107 1,649,843 296 3,618 8,748 12,662 1,662,505 Real estate – commercial mortgage 6,918 6,614 2,483,675 2,497,207 560 9,285 9,837 19,682 2,516,889 Installment loans to individuals 434 65 112,837 113,336 — 34 7 41 113,377 Unearned income — — (492 ) (492 ) — — — — (492 ) Total $ 18,016 $ 13,614 $ 5,212,742 $ 5,244,372 $ 856 $ 13,859 $ 18,873 $ 33,588 $ 5,277,960 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 1,113 $ 636 $ 480,332 $ 482,081 $ 16 $ 820 $ 366 $ 1,202 $ 483,283 Lease financing 462 — 9,965 10,427 — — — — 10,427 Real estate – construction — 37 211,860 211,897 — 164 — 164 212,061 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 8,398 2,382 1,212,214 1,222,994 355 4,604 8,407 13,366 1,236,360 Real estate – commercial mortgage 6,924 7,637 1,912,758 1,927,319 1,826 16,928 10,841 29,595 1,956,914 Installment loans to individuals 269 21 88,782 89,072 — 59 11 70 89,142 Unearned income — — (313 ) (313 ) — — — — (313 ) Total $ 17,166 $ 10,713 $ 3,915,598 $ 3,943,477 $ 2,197 $ 22,575 $ 19,625 $ 44,397 $ 3,987,874 Restructured loans that are not performing in accordance with their restructured terms that are either contractually 90 days or more past due or placed on nonaccrual status are reported as nonperforming loans. There were no restructured loans contractually 90 days past due or more and still accruing at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014 . The outstanding balance of restructured loans on nonaccrual status was $14,200 and $11,392 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , respectively. Impaired Loans A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial, consumer and construction loans above a minimum dollar amount threshold by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are evaluated collectively for impairment. When the ultimate collectability of an impaired loan’s principal is in doubt, wholly or partially, all cash receipts are applied to principal. Once the recorded balance has been reduced to zero, future cash receipts are applied to interest income, to the extent any interest has been foregone, and then they are recorded as recoveries of any amounts previously charged-off. For impaired loans, a specific reserve is established to adjust the carrying value of the loan to its estimated net realizable value. Impaired loans recognized in conformity with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic ("ASC") 310, “Receivables” (“ASC 310”), segregated by class, were as follows as of the dates presented: Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance Recorded Investment With Allowance Recorded Investment With No Allowance Total Recorded Investment Related Allowance September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 8,456 $ 6,529 $ 49 $ 6,578 $ 599 Real estate – construction — — — — — Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 43,363 32,769 6,118 38,887 4,773 Real estate – commercial mortgage 99,819 79,292 9,379 88,671 4,374 Installment loans to individuals 811 499 7 506 1 Total $ 152,449 $ 119,089 $ 15,553 $ 134,642 $ 9,747 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 4,871 $ 984 $ 1,375 $ 2,359 $ 171 Real estate – construction 164 164 — 164 — Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 31,906 18,401 7,295 25,696 4,824 Real estate – commercial mortgage 90,196 29,079 28,784 57,863 5,767 Installment loans to individuals 397 21 51 72 — Totals $ 127,534 $ 48,649 $ 37,505 $ 86,154 $ 10,762 The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the periods presented: Three Months Ended Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 September 30, 2014 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 6,763 $ 10 $ 4,167 $ 160 Lease financing — — — — Real estate – construction — — 1,997 96 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 40,410 46 26,378 808 Real estate – commercial mortgage 91,323 152 74,648 3,110 Installment loans to individuals 520 1 141 13 Total $ 139,016 $ 209 $ 107,331 $ 4,187 Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 September 30, 2014 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 6,519 $ 184 $ 4,399 $ 165 Real estate – construction — — 2,023 98 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 40,203 917 27,122 843 Real estate – commercial mortgage 93,107 2,764 80,402 3,174 Installment loans to individuals 531 13 147 13 Total $ 140,360 $ 3,878 $ 114,093 $ 4,293 Restructured Loans Restructured loans are those for which concessions have been granted to the borrower due to a deterioration of the borrower’s financial condition and which are performing in accordance with the new terms. Such concessions may include reduction in interest rates or deferral of interest or principal payments. In evaluating whether to restructure a loan, management analyzes the long-term financial condition of the borrower, including guarantor and collateral support, to determine whether the proposed concessions will increase the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest. The following table presents restructured loans segregated by class as of the dates presented: Number of Loans Pre- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post- Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural 2 $ 507 $ 460 Real estate – construction — — — Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 60 6,084 5,563 Real estate – commercial mortgage 25 14,324 12,791 Installment loans to individuals 1 67 67 Total 88 $ 20,982 $ 18,881 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural 2 $ 507 $ 507 Real estate – construction — — — Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 35 5,212 4,567 Real estate – commercial mortgage 16 10,590 9,263 Installment loans to individuals — — — Total 53 $ 16,309 $ 14,337 Changes in the Company’s restructured loans are set forth in the table below: Number of Loans Recorded Investment Totals at January 1, 2015 53 $ 14,337 Additional loans with concessions 53 12,662 Reductions due to: Reclassified as nonperforming (3 ) (331 ) Paid in full (13 ) (4,820 ) Charge-offs (1 ) (56 ) Transfer to other real estate owned — — Principal paydowns — (688 ) Lapse of concession period — — TDR reclassified as performing loan (1 ) (2,223 ) Totals at September 30, 2015 88 $ 18,881 The allocated allowance for loan losses attributable to restructured loans was $1,343 and $1,547 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , respectively. The Company had $6 remaining availability under commitments to lend additional funds on these restructured loans at September 30, 2015 and none at December 31, 2014 . Credit Quality For loans originated for commercial purposes, internal risk-rating grades are assigned by lending, credit administration or loan review personnel, based on an analysis of the financial and collateral strength and other credit attributes underlying each loan. Management analyzes the resulting ratings, as well as other external statistics and factors such as delinquency, to track the migration performance of the portfolio balances of these loans. Loan grades range between 1 and 9 , with 1 being loans with the least credit risk. Loans that migrate toward the “Pass” grade (those with a risk rating between 1 and 4 ) or within the “Pass” grade generally have a lower risk of loss and therefore a lower risk factor applied to the loan balances. The “Watch” grade (those with a risk rating of 5 ) is utilized on a temporary basis for “Pass” grade loans where a significant adverse risk-modifying action is anticipated in the near term. Loans that migrate toward the “Substandard” grade (those with a risk rating between 6 and 9 ) generally have a higher risk of loss and therefore a higher risk factor applied to the related loan balances. The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by risk-rating grades as of the dates presented: Pass Watch Substandard Total September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 460,425 $ 7,583 $ 4,159 $ 472,167 Lease financing — — 419 419 Real estate – construction 256,056 1,692 38 257,786 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 250,296 10,736 14,448 275,480 Real estate – commercial mortgage 1,927,091 40,811 25,853 1,993,755 Installment loans to individuals 27 — — 27 Total $ 2,893,895 $ 60,822 $ 44,917 $ 2,999,634 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 337,998 $ 5,255 $ 1,451 $ 344,704 Lease financing — — — — Real estate – construction 150,683 855 — 151,538 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 122,608 6,079 11,479 140,166 Real estate – commercial mortgage 1,389,787 31,109 33,554 1,454,450 Installment loans to individuals 1,402 — — 1,402 Total $ 2,002,478 $ 43,298 $ 46,484 $ 2,092,260 For portfolio balances of consumer, consumer mortgage and certain other loans originated for other than commercial purposes, allowance factors are determined based on historical loss ratios by portfolio for the preceding eight quarters and may be adjusted by other qualitative criteria. The following table presents the performing status of the Company’s loan portfolio not subject to risk rating as of the dates presented: Performing Non- Performing Total September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 135,821 $ 356 $ 136,177 Lease financing 24,279 — 24,279 Real estate – construction 79,970 — 79,970 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 1,292,638 2,961 1,295,599 Real estate – commercial mortgage 300,582 1,340 301,922 Installment loans to individuals 110,431 26 110,457 Total $ 1,943,721 $ 4,683 $ 1,948,404 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 114,996 $ 179 $ 115,175 Lease financing 10,114 — 10,114 Real estate – construction 60,323 200 60,523 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 1,010,645 2,730 1,013,375 Real estate – commercial mortgage 266,867 1,352 268,219 Installment loans to individuals 83,744 39 83,783 Total $ 1,546,689 $ 4,500 $ 1,551,189 Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality Loans acquired in business combinations that exhibited, at the date of acquisition, evidence of deterioration of the credit quality since origination, such that it was probable that all contractually required payments would not be collected, were as follows as of the dates presented: Impaired Covered Loans Other Covered Loans Not Covered Loans Total September 30, 2015 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ 1,205 $ 415 $ 11,157 $ 12,777 Lease financing — — — — Real estate – construction — 94 1,520 1,614 Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 5,895 26,990 58,541 91,426 Real estate – commercial mortgage 13,893 23,323 183,996 221,212 Installment loans to individuals — 47 2,846 2,893 Total $ 20,993 $ 50,869 $ 258,060 $ 329,922 December 31, 2014 Commercial, financial, agricultural $ — $ 6,684 $ 16,720 $ 23,404 Lease financing — — — — Real estate – construction — — — — Real estate – 1-4 family mortgage 420 43,597 38,802 82,819 Real estate – commercial mortgage 7,584 84,720 141,941 234,245 Installment loans to individuals — 36 3,921 3,957 Total $ 8,004 $ 135,037 $ 201,384 $ 344,425 The references in the table above and elsewhere in these Notes to "covered loans" and "not covered loans" (as well as to "covered OREO" and "not covered OREO") refer to loans (or OREO, as applicable) covered and not covered, respectively, by loss-share agreements with the FDIC. See Note E, "FDIC Loss-Share Indemnification Asset," below for more information. The following table presents the fair value of loans determined to be impaired at the time of acquisition and determined not to be impaired at the time of acquisition at September 30, 2015 : Impaired Covered Loans Other Covered Loans Not Covered Loans Total Contractually-required principal and interest $ 22,400 $ 67,828 $ 383,887 $ 474,115 Nonaccretable difference (1) (1,397 ) (11,983 ) (86,891 ) (100,271 ) Cash flows expected to be collected 21,003 55,845 296,996 373,844 Accretable yield (2) (10 ) (4,976 ) (38,936 ) (43,922 ) Fair value $ 20,993 $ 50,869 $ 258,060 $ 329,922 (1) Represents contractual principal and interest cash flows of $100,023 and $249 , respectively, not expected to be collected. (2) Represents contractual interest payments of $2,329 expected to be collected and purchase discount of $41,594 . Changes in the accretable yield of loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality were as follows: Impaired Covered Loans Other Covered Loans Not Covered Loans Total Balance at January 1, 2015 $ (1 ) $ (2,623 ) $ (29,809 ) $ (32,433 ) Additions due to acquisition — (4,880 ) (15,386 ) (20,266 ) Reclasses from nonaccretable difference (578 ) 977 (4,355 ) (3,956 ) Accretion 569 1,550 9,131 11,250 Charge-offs — — 1,483 1,483 Balance at September 30, 2015 $ (10 ) $ (4,976 ) $ (38,936 ) $ (43,922 ) The following table presents the fair value of loans acquired from Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (“Heritage”) as of the July 1, 2015 acquisition date. At acquisition date: July 1, 2015 Contractually-required principal and interest $ 1,237,944 Nonaccretable difference 59,408 Cash flows expected to be collected 1,178,536 Accretable yield 66,919 Fair value $ 1,111,617 Allowance for Loan Losses The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management based on its ongoing analysis of the loan portfolio to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the entire loan portfolio, including collective impairment as recognized under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. Collective impairment is calculated based on loans grouped by grade. Another component of the allowance is losses on loans assessed as impaired under ASC 310. The balance of these loans and their related allowance is included in management’s estimation and analysis of the allowance for loan losses. Management and the internal loan review staff evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated based on a continuing assessment of problem loans, the types of loans, historical loss experience, new lending products, emerging credit trends, changes in the size and character of loan categories and other factors, including its risk rating system, regulatory guidance and economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings resulting from measurements of inherent credit risk in the loan portfolio and estimates of probable losses or impairments of individual loans. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for loan losses and a breakdown of the ending balance of the allowance based on the Company’s impairment methodology for the periods presented: Commercial Real Estate - Construction Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage Installment and Other (1) Total Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 3,971 $ 1,297 $ 13,792 $ 21,547 $ 1,281 $ 41,888 Charge-offs (143 ) — (251 ) (430 ) (132 ) (956 ) Recoveries 82 3 145 112 27 369 Net charge-offs (61 ) 3 (106 ) (318 ) (105 ) (587 ) Provision for loan losses (307 ) 360 165 53 358 629 Benefit attributable to FDIC loss-share agreements (10 ) — (39 ) (231 ) — (280 ) Recoveries payable to FDIC 20 1 99 277 4 401 Provision for loan losses charged to operations (297 ) 361 225 99 362 750 Ending balance $ 3,613 $ 1,661 $ 13,911 $ 21,328 $ 1,538 $ 42,051 Commercial Real Estate - Construction Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage Installment and Other (1) Total Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 3,305 $ 1,415 $ 13,549 $ 22,759 $ 1,261 $ 42,289 Charge-offs (501 ) (26 ) (1,605 ) (2,287 ) (238 ) (4,657 ) Recoveries 221 16 515 581 86 1,419 Net charge-offs (280 ) (10 ) (1,090 ) (1,706 ) (152 ) (3,238 ) Provision for loan losses 624 254 653 244 425 2,200 Benefit attributable to FDIC loss-share agreements (65 ) — (82 ) (717 ) — (864 ) Recoveries payable to FDIC 29 2 881 748 4 1,664 Provision for loan losses charged to operations 588 256 1,452 275 429 3,000 Ending balance $ 3,613 $ 1,661 $ 13,911 $ 21,328 $ 1,538 $ 42,051 Period-End Amount Allocated to: Individually evaluated for impairment $ 214 $ — $ 4,482 $ 3,101 $ — $ 7,797 Collectively evaluated for impairment 3,014 1,661 9,137 16,955 1,537 32,304 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 385 — 292 1,272 1 1,950 Ending balance $ 3,613 $ 1,661 $ 13,911 $ 21,328 $ 1,538 $ 42,051 Commercial Real Estate - Construction Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage Installment and Other (1) Total Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 3,264 $ 1,267 $ 11,797 $ 29,771 $ 1,205 $ 47,304 Charge-offs (1,206 ) — (1,271 ) (3,513 ) (112 ) (6,102 ) Recoveries 103 6 751 267 23 1,150 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (1,103 ) 6 (520 ) (3,246 ) (89 ) (4,952 ) Provision for loan losses 1,007 109 (491 ) 4,043 107 4,775 Benefit attributable to FDIC loss-share agreements (19 ) — (189 ) (3,169 ) — (3,377 ) Recoveries payable to FDIC 22 — 16 781 — 819 Provision for loan losses charged to operations 1,010 109 (664 ) 1,655 107 2,217 Ending balance $ 3,171 $ 1,382 $ 10,613 $ 28,180 $ 1,223 $ 44,569 Commercial Real Estate - Construction Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage Installment and Other (1) Total Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 3,090 $ 1,091 $ 18,629 $ 23,688 $ 1,167 $ 47,665 Charge-offs (1,325 ) — (4,143 ) (4,056 ) (404 ) (9,928 ) Recoveries 215 14 1,108 325 53 1,715 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (1,110 ) 14 (3,035 ) (3,731 ) (351 ) (8,213 ) Provision for loan losses 1,095 276 (5,182 ) 12,045 407 8,641 Benefit attributable to FDIC loss-share agreements (87 ) — (324 ) (4,640 ) — (5,051 ) Recoveries payable to FDIC 183 1 525 818 — 1,527 Provision for loan losses charged to operations 1,191 277 (4,981 ) 8,223 407 5,117 Ending balance $ 3,171 $ 1,382 $ 10,613 $ 28,180 $ 1,223 $ 44,569 Period-End Amount Allocated to: Individually evaluated for impairment $ — $ — $ 1,260 $ 6,820 $ — $ 8,080 Collectively evaluated for impairment 3,171 1,382 9,353 21,360 1,223 36,489 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality — — — — — — Ending balance $ 3,171 $ 1,382 $ 10,613 $ 28,180 $ 1,223 $ 44,569 (1) Includes lease financing receivables. The following table provides the recorded investment in loans, net of unearned income, based on the Company’s impairment methodology as of the dates presented: Commercial Real Estate - Construction Real Estate - 1-4 Family Mortgage Real Estate - Commercial Mortgage Installment and Other (1) Total September 30, 2015 Individually evaluated for impairment $ 1,265 $ — $ 16,462 $ 20,096 $ 71 $ 37,894 Collectively evaluated for impairment 607,079 337,756 1,554,617 2,275,581 135,111 4,910,144 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 12,777 1,614 91,426 221,212 2,893 329,922 Ending balance $ 621,121 $ 339,370 $ 1,662,505 $ 2,516,889 $ 138,075 $ 5,277,960 December 31, 2014 Individually evaluated for impairment $ 984 $ 164 $ 18,401 $ 29,079 $ 21 $ 48,649 Collectively evaluated for impairment 458,895 211,897 1,135,140 1,693,590 95,278 3,594,800 Acquired with deteriorated credit quality 23,404 — 82,819 234,245 3,957 344,425 Ending balance $ 483,283 $ 212,061 $ 1,236,360 $ 1,956,914 $ 99,256 $ 3,987,874 (1) Includes lease financing receivables. |