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 Nine months ended 2018 2017 2018 2017 (in thousands) Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period $ 27,144 $ 25,289 $ 26,255 $ 24,406 Loans charged off (89 ) (95 ) (247 ) (292 ) Recoveries on loans previously charged-off 1,490 54 1,637 244 Net recoveries (charge-offs) 1,401 (41 ) 1,390 (48 ) Provision charged to expense — 450 900 1,340 Allowance for loan losses, end of period $ 28,545 $ 25,698 $ 28,545 $ 25,698 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the three months ending September 30, 2018 follows: Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Residential Consumer Home Unallocated Total Allowance for loan losses: (in thousands) Balance at June 30, 2018 $ 633 $ 10,384 $ 1,704 $ 10,209 $ 2,493 $ 336 $ 1,078 $ 307 $ 27,144 Charge-offs — (11 ) — — — (78 ) — — (89 ) Recoveries 1,432 16 — — — 42 — — 1,490 Provision (1,155 ) 895 84 415 (182 ) 32 (28 ) (61 ) — Ending balance at September 30, 2018 $ 910 $ 11,284 $ 1,788 $ 10,624 $ 2,311 $ 332 $ 1,050 $ 246 $ 28,545 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 93 $ — $ 95 $ 350 $ — $ — $ — $ 538 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 910 $ 11,191 $ 1,788 $ 10,529 $ 1,961 $ 332 $ 1,050 $ 246 $ 28,007 Loans: Ending balance $ 12,434 $ 783,960 $ 94,532 $ 730,265 $ 335,114 $ 21,216 $ 283,818 $ — $ 2,261,339 Loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 660 $ — $ 2,680 $ 2,675 $ — $ — $ — $ 6,015 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 12,434 $ 783,300 $ 94,532 $ 727,585 $ 332,439 $ 21,216 $ 283,818 $ — $ 2,255,324 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ending September 30, 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 — (16 ) — — — (231 ) — — (247 ) Recoveries 1,432 49 — — — 156 — — 1,637 Provision (2,167 ) 1,600 68 896 438 34 61 (30 ) 900 Ending balance at September 30, 2018 $ 910 $ 11,284 $ 1,788 $ 10,624 $ 2,311 $ 332 $ 1,050 $ 246 $ 28,545 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 93 $ — $ 95 $ 350 $ — $ — $ — $ 538 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 910 $ 11,191 $ 1,788 $ 10,529 $ 1,961 $ 332 $ 1,050 $ 246 $ 28,007 Loans: Ending balance $ 12,434 $ 783,960 $ 94,532 $ 730,265 $ 335,114 $ 21,216 $ 283,818 $ — $ 2,261,339 Loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 660 $ — $ 2,680 $ 2,675 $ — $ — $ — $ 6,015 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 12,434 $ 783,300 $ 94,532 $ 727,585 $ 332,439 $ 21,216 $ 283,818 $ — $ 2,255,324 During the nine months ending September 30, 2018, the Company’s provision was primarily attributable to an increase in residential real estate balances and increased qualitative allocations for commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans, offset, somewhat by the recovery of a construction loan previously charged-off charged-off Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the three months ending September 30, 2017 follows: Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Residential Consumer Home Unallocated Total Allowance for loan losses: (in thousands) Balance at June 30, 2017 $ 1,137 $ 7,563 $ 1,859 $ 11,028 $ 2,118 $ 195 $ 1,146 $ 243 $ 25,289 Charge-offs — (20 ) — — — (75 ) — — (95 ) Recoveries — 9 — — — 45 — — 54 Provision 323 1,297 265 (1,491 ) (45 ) 220 (103 ) (16 ) 450 Ending balance at September 30, 2017 $ 1,460 $ 8,849 $ 2,124 $ 9,537 $ 2,073 $ 385 $ 1,043 $ 227 $ 25,698 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 8 $ — $ 111 $ 67 $ — $ — $ — $ 186 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 1,460 $ 8,841 $ 2,124 $ 9,426 $ 2,006 $ 385 $ 1,043 $ 227 $ 25,512 Loans: Ending balance $ 16,779 $ 702,646 $ 128,412 $ 735,844 $ 272,588 $ 19,284 $ 237,094 $ — $ 2,112,647 Loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 366 $ — $ 2,583 $ 4,318 $ — $ — $ — $ 7,267 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 16,779 $ 702,280 $ 128,412 $ 733,261 $ 268,270 $ 19,284 $ 237,094 $ — $ 2,105,380 Further information pertaining to the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ending September 30, 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 — (49 ) — — — (243 ) — — (292 ) Recoveries — 63 — — 2 179 — — 244 Provision 448 1,863 512 (1,598 ) 373 (133 ) (59 ) (66 ) 1,340 Ending balance at September 30, 2017 $ 1,460 $ 8,849 $ 2,124 $ 9,537 $ 2,073 $ 385 $ 1,043 $ 227 $ 25,698 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 8 $ — $ 111 $ 67 $ — $ — $ — $ 186 Amount of allowance for loan losses for loans not deemed to be impaired $ 1,460 $ 8,841 $ 2,124 $ 9,426 $ 2,006 $ 385 $ 1,043 $ 227 $ 25,512 Loans: Ending balance $ 16,779 $ 702,646 $ 128,412 $ 735,844 $ 272,588 $ 19,284 $ 237,094 $ — $ 2,112,647 Loans deemed to be impaired $ — $ 366 $ — $ 2,583 $ 4,318 $ — $ — $ — $ 7,267 Loans not deemed to be impaired $ 16,779 $ 702,280 $ 128,412 $ 733,261 $ 268,270 $ 19,284 $ 237,094 $ — $ 2,105,380 During the nine months ending September 30, 2017, the Company’s provision was primarily attributable to an increase in commercial and industrial, construction and land development, and residential real estate balances offset, somewhat, by changes in historical loss rates and qualitative factors. During the three months ending September 30, 2017 the Company’s provision was primarily attributable to an increase in commercial and industrial loan balances offset, somewhat, by changes in historical loss rates and qualitative factors. 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2018. Construction Commercial Municipal Commercial Grade: (in thousands) 1-3 $ 12,434 $ 779,165 $ 94,532 $ 703,039 4 (Monitor) — 4,135 — 24,546 5 (Substandard) — — — — 6 (Doubtful) — — — — Impaired — 660 — 2,680 Total $ 12,434 $ 783,960 $ 94,532 $ 730,265 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 September 30, 2018 and are included within the total loan portfolio. Commercial Municipal Commercial Total Credit Rating: (in thousands) Aaa – Aa3 $ 492,117 $ 57,958 $ 43,106 $ 593,181 A1 – A3 194,465 995 110,191 305,651 Baa1 – Baa3 — 26,970 119,409 146,379 Ba2 — 6,810 — 6,810 Total $ 686,582 $ 92,733 $ 272,706 $ 1,052,021 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 September 30, 2018 follows: Accruing 30-89 Days Non Accruing Total Current Total (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 12,434 $ 12,434 Commercial and industrial 322 346 — 668 783,292 783,960 Municipal — — — — 94,532 94,532 Commercial real estate 980 196 — 1,176 729,089 730,265 Residential real estate 1,668 2,678 372 4,718 330,396 335,114 Consumer and overdrafts 15 10 — 25 21,191 21,216 Home equity 752 499 99 1,350 282,468 283,818 Total $ 3,737 $ 3,729 $ 471 $ 7,937 $ 2,253,402 $ 2,261,339 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 September 30, 2018: Carrying Unpaid Required Average Interest Average Interest With no required reserve recorded: (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 84 282 — 56 — 47 — Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 196 219 — 280 — 267 — Residential real estate — — — — — — — Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 280 $ 501 $ — $ 336 $ — $ 314 $ — With required reserve recorded: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 576 593 93 589 5 490 14 Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,484 2,597 95 2,262 24 2,278 71 Residential real estate 2,675 2,675 350 2,675 — 3,136 80 Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 5,735 $ 5,865 $ 538 $ 5,526 $ 29 $ 5,904 $ 165 Total: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 660 875 93 645 5 537 14 Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,680 2,816 95 2,542 24 2,545 71 Residential real estate 2,675 2,675 350 2,675 — 3,136 80 Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 6,015 $ 6,366 $ 538 $ 5,862 $ 29 $ 6,218 $ 165 The following is information pertaining to impaired loans for September 30, 2017: Carrying Unpaid Required Average Interest Average Interest With no required reserve recorded: (in thousands) Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — Commercial and industrial 54 261 — 60 — 49 — Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 91 109 — 45 — 313 — Residential real estate 72 163 — 75 2 81 5 Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 217 $ 533 $ — $ 180 $ 2 $ 443 $ 5 With required reserve recorded: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 56 $ — Commercial and industrial 312 328 8 319 4 328 12 Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,492 2,599 111 2,547 22 2,542 69 Residential real estate 4,246 4,247 67 4,257 19 1,767 36 Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 7,050 $ 7,174 $ 186 $ 7,123 $ 45 $ 4,693 $ 117 Total: Construction and land development $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 56 $ — Commercial and industrial 366 589 8 379 4 377 12 Municipal — — — — — — — Commercial real estate 2,583 2,708 111 2,592 22 2,855 69 Residential real estate 4,318 4,410 67 4,332 21 1,848 41 Consumer — — — — — — — Home equity — — — — — — — Total $ 7,267 $ 7,707 $ 186 $ 7,303 $ 47 $ 5,136 $ 122 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 nine month period ended September 30, 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 nine months of 2017. |