Allowance for Loan Losses | Note 4. Allowance for Loan Losses The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses in an amount determined by management on the basis of the character of the loans, loan performance, financial condition of borrowers, the value of collateral securing loans and other relevant factors. The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated. Three months ended 2018 2017 (in thousands) Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period $ 26,255 $ 24,406 Loans charged off (87 ) (96 ) Recoveries on loans previously charged-off 77 117 Net recoveries (charge-offs) (10 ) 21 Provision charged to expense 450 400 Allowance for loan losses, end of period $ 26,695 $ 24,827 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the three months ending March 31, 2018 follows: Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Residential Consumer Home Unallocated Total Allowance for loan losses: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2017 $ 1,645 $ 9,651 $ 1,720 $ 9,728 $ 1,873 $ 373 $ 989 $ 276 $ 26,255 Charge-offs — (5 ) — — — (82 ) — — (87 ) Recoveries — 23 — — — 54 — — 77 Provision (207 ) (5 ) — 59 586 (24 ) 78 (37 ) 450 Ending balance at March 31, 2018 $ 1,438 $ 9,664 $ 1,720 $ 9,787 $ 2,459 $ 321 $ 1,067 $ 239 $ 26,695 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 12 $ — $ 94 $ 580 $ — $ — $ — $ 686 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 1,438 $ 9,652 $ 1,720 $ 9,693 $ 1,879 $ 321 $ 1,067 $ 239 $ 26,009 Loans: Ending balance $ 17,583 $ 758,621 $ 104,044 $ 726,440 $ 300,941 $ 19,339 $ 260,179 $ — $ 2,187,147 Loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 522 $ — $ 2,528 $ 2,774 $ — $ — $ — $ 5,824 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 17,583 $ 758,099 $ 104,044 $ 723,912 $ 298,167 $ 19,339 $ 260,179 $ — $ 2,181,323 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the three months ending March 31, 2017 follows: Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Residential Consumer Home Unallocated Total Allowance for loan losses: (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 1,012 $ 6,972 $ 1,612 $ 11,135 $ 1,698 $ 582 $ 1,102 $ 293 $ 24,406 Charge-offs — — — — — (96 ) — — (96 ) Recoveries — 19 — — 2 96 — — 117 Provision (139 ) 378 287 81 (29 ) (130 ) (52 ) 4 400 Ending balance at March 31, 2017 $ 873 $ 7,369 $ 1,899 $ 11,216 $ 1,671 $ 452 $ 1,050 $ 297 $ 24,827 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ 2 $ 21 $ — $ 130 $ 6 $ — $ — $ — $ 159 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 871 $ 7,348 $ 1,899 $ 11,086 $ 1,665 $ 452 $ 1,050 $ 297 $ 24,668 Loans: Ending balance $ 10,773 $ 649,326 $ 153,447 $ 732,151 $ 264,442 $ 11,573 $ 218,782 $ — $ 2,040,494 Loans deemed to be impaired $ 93 $ 378 $ — $ 3,123 $ 190 $ — $ — $ — $ 3,784 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 10,680 $ 648,948 $ 153,447 $ 729,028 $ 264,252 $ 11,573 $ 218,782 $ — $ 2,036,710 The Company utilizes a six grade internal loan rating system for commercial real estate, construction and commercial loans as follows: Loans rated 1-3 Loans in this category are considered “pass” rated loans with low to average risk. Loans rated 4 (Monitor): These loans represent classified loans that management is closely monitoring for credit quality. These loans have had or may have minor credit quality deterioration as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Loans rated 5 (Substandard): Substandard loans represent classified loans that management is closely monitoring for credit quality. These loans have had more significant credit quality deterioration as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Loans rated 6 (Doubtful): Doubtful loans represent classified loans that management is closely monitoring for credit quality. These loans had more significant credit quality deterioration as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and are doubtful for full collection. Impaired: Impaired loans represent classified loans that management is closely monitoring for credit quality. A loan is classified as impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due. The following table presents the Company’s loans by risk rating at March 31, 2018. Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Grade: (in thousands) 1-3 $ 17,583 $ 752,853 $ 104,044 $ 699,363 4 (Monitor) — 5,246 — 24,549 5 (Substandard) — — — — 6 (Doubtful) — — — — Impaired — 522 — 2,528 Total $ 17,583 $ 758,621 $ 104,044 $ 726,440 The following table presents the Company’s loans by risk rating at December 31, 2017. Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Grade: (in thousands) 1-3 $ 18,931 $ 758,093 $ 106,599 $ 705,235 4 (Monitor) — 5,366 — 24,702 5 (Substandard) — — — — 6 (Doubtful) — — — — Impaired — 348 — 2,554 Total $ 18,931 $ 763,807 $ 106,599 $ 732,491 The Company has increased its exposure to larger loans to large institutions with publically available credit ratings beginning in 2015. These ratings are tracked as a credit quality indicator for these loans. Credit ratings issued by national organizations were utilized as credit quality indicators as presented in the following table at March 31, 2018 and are included within the total loan portfolio. Commercial Municipal Commercial Total Credit Rating: (in thousands) Aaa – Aa3 $ 477,230 $ 59,024 $ 43,667 $ 579,921 A1 – A3 195,449 7,635 128,211 331,295 Baa1 – Baa3 — 26,970 121,125 148,095 Ba2 — 8,165 — 8,165 Total $ 672,679 $ 101,794 $ 293,003 $ 1,067,476 Credit ratings issued by national organizations were utilized as credit quality indicators as presented in the following table at December 31, 2017. Commercial Municipal Commercial Total Credit Rating: (in thousands) Aaa – Aa3 $ 478,905 $ 62,029 $ 45,066 $ 586,000 A1 – A3 195,599 7,635 128,554 331,788 Baa1 – Baa3 — 26,970 122,000 148,970 Ba2 — 8,165 — 8,165 Total $ 674,504 $ 104,799 $ 295,620 $ 1,074,923 The Company utilized payment performance as credit quality indicators for the loan types listed below. The indicators are depicted in the table “aging of past due loans,” below. Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2018 follows: Accruing 30-89 Days Non Accruing Total Current Total (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 17,583 $ 17,583 Commercial and industrial 242 198 — 440 758,181 758,621 Municipal — — — — 104,044 104,044 Commercial real estate 1,713 211 — 1,924 724,516 726,440 Residential real estate 1,270 186 — 1,456 299,485 300,941 Consumer and overdrafts 8 2 — 10 19,329 19,339 Home equity 704 789 — 1,493 258,686 260,179 Total $ 3,937 $ 1,386 $ — $ 5,323 $ 2,181,824 $ 2,187,147 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2017 follows: Accruing 30-89 Days Non Accruing Total Current Total (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 18,931 $ 18,931 Commercial and industrial 65 44 — 109 763,698 763,807 Municipal — — — — 106,599 106,599 Commercial real estate 672 215 — 887 731,604 732,491 Residential real estate 4,282 724 — 5,006 282,725 287,731 Consumer and overdrafts 5 6 — 11 19,029 19,040 Home equity 618 695 — 1,313 246,032 247,345 Total $ 5,642 $ 1,684 $ — $ 7,326 $ 2,168,618 $ 2,175,944 Impaired loans A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. When a loan is impaired, the Company measures impairment based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, except that as a practical expedient, the Company measures impairment based on a loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Loans are charged-off charged-off The following is information pertaining to impaired loans for March 31, 2018: Carrying Unpaid Required Average Interest With no required reserve recorded: (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 27 214 — 49 — Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 210 231 — 265 — Residential real estate — — — — — Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 237 $ 445 $ — $ 314 $ — With required reserve recorded: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 495 511 12 388 5 Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,318 2,430 94 2,278 23 Residential real estate 2,774 2,774 580 3,827 6 Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 5,587 $ 5,715 $ 686 $ 6,493 $ 34 Total: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ —2 $ — Commercial and industrial 522 725 12 437 5 Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,528 2,661 94 2,543 23 Residential real estate 2,774 2,774 580 3,827 6 Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 5,824 $ 6,160 $ 686 $ 6,807 $ 34 The following is information pertaining to impaired loans for March 31, 2017: Carrying Unpaid Required Average Interest With no required reserve recorded: (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 41 229 — 43 — Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 588 588 — 589 9 Residential real estate 84 174 — 87 2 Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 713 $ 991 $ — $ 719 $ 11 With required reserve recorded: Construction and land development $ 93 $ 108 $ 2 $ 93 $ — Commercial and industrial 337 352 21 339 4 Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,535 2,642 130 2,548 23 Residential real estate 106 106 6 107 1 Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 3,071 $ 3,208 $ 159 $ 3,087 $ 28 Total: Construction and land development $ 93 $ 108 $ 2 $ 93 $ — Commercial and industrial 378 581 21 382 4 Municipal — — — — — Commercial real estate 3,123 3,230 130 3,137 32 Residential real estate 190 280 6 194 3 Consumer — — — — — Home equity — — — — — Total $ 3,784 $ 4,199 $ 159 $ 3,806 $ 39 Troubled Debt Restructurings are identified as a modification in which a concession was granted to a customer who was having financial difficulties. This concession may be below market rate, longer amortization/term, or a lower payment amount. The present value calculation of the modification did not result in an increase in the allowance for these loans beyond any previously established allocations. There was one residential real estate loan and one consumer loan that were modified during the first quarter of 2018. The loans were modified by reducing the interest rates as well as extending the terms on both loans. The pre-modification pre-modification There was no troubled debt restructuring that occurred during the three month period ended March 31, 2017. Also, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to troubled debt restructuring borrowers. There were no troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted during the first three months of 2017 and 2018. |