Loans And The Allowance For Loan Losses | 4. LOANS AND THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES Loan Portfolio Composition The following table presents selected information on the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio as of the dates indicated: September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Mortgage loans on real estate: (in thousands) Residential mortgages $ 403,413 $ 365,351 Commercial and multi-family 717,274 706,276 Construction-Residential 5,778 7,509 Construction-Commercial 125,572 106,559 Home equities 81,071 82,602 Total real estate loans 1,333,108 1,268,297 Commercial and industrial loans 284,894 430,350 Consumer and other loans 336 151 Unaccreted yield adjustments* ( 4,176 ) ( 5,004 ) Total gross loans 1,614,162 1,693,794 Allowance for loan losses ( 18,051 ) ( 20,415 ) Loans, net $ 1,596,111 $ 1,673,379 * Includes net premiums and discounts on acquired loans and net deferred fees and costs on loans originated, including $ 3.2 million and $ 4.6 million of PPP fees at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) established a loan program administered through the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), referred to as the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). PPP loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA and are forgivable, in whole or in part, if the proceeds are used for payroll and other permitted purposes in accordance with the requirements of the PPP. These loans carry a fixed rate of 1.00 % and a term of two years (loans made before June 5, 2020) or five years (loans made on or after June 5, 2020), if not forgiven, in whole or in part. Payments are deferred until either the date on which the SBA remits the amount of forgiveness proceeds to the lender or the date that is 10 months after the last day of the covered period if the borrower does not apply for forgiveness within that 10 month period. At September 30, 2021, the Company had originated PPP loans totaling $ 298 million, included in commercial and industrial loans. As of September 30, 2021, $ 222 million in PPP loans had received SBA forgiveness. PPP loans did not impact the Company’s allowance for loan losses as a result of the SBA guarantees. Fees collected from the SBA for these loans totaled $ 12.4 million as of September 30, 2021. These fees are deferred and amortized into interest income over the contractual period of the loan. Upon SBA forgiveness or sale of a PPP loan, unamortized fees are then recognized into interest income. In the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 the total amount of PPP fees recognized into interest income was $ 2.1 million and $ 6.3 million, respectively. PPP fees recognized into interest income during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 were $ 0.9 million and $ 1.5 million, respectively. At September 30, 2021, the outstanding principal balance and the carrying amount of acquired credit-impaired loans totaled $ 0.8 million. At December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal balance and carrying amount of acquired credit-impaired loans totaled $ 0.9 million and $ 0.8 million, respectively. There was less than $ 0.1 million of valuation allowances for specifically identified impairment attributable to acquired credit-impaired loans at September 30, 2021. The Company is not recording interest on the acquired credit-impaired loans due to the uncertainty of the cash flows relating to such loans. At September 30, 2021, the Company’s FHLMC loan serving portfolio was $ 75 million in principal balances in which residential real estate loans were sold to FHLMC and the servicing rights are retained by the Company. No loans were sold to FHLMC by the Company during the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company may also sell certain fixed rate residential mortgages to FNMA while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages. At September 30, 2021, the Company’s FNMA loan servicing portfolio was $ 64 million in principal balances. In the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, the Company did no t sell mortgages to FNMA. In the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold mortgages to FNMA totaling $ 7.2 million and $ 15.0 million, respectively. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had loan servicing portfolio principal balances of $ 139 million and $ 171 million, respectively, upon which it earned servicing fees. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights for that portfolio was $ 0.9 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. At September 30, 2021 there were $ 0.3 million of residential mortgages held for sale. At December 31, 2020 there were $ 0.8 million in residential mortgages held for sale. There were $ 639 million and $ 630 million in residential and commercial mortgage loans pledged to FHLBNY to serve as collateral for potential borrowings as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Disclosures related to the basis for accounting for loans, the method for recognizing interest income on loans, the policy for placing loans on nonaccrual status and the subsequent recording of payments and resuming accrual of interest, the policy for determining past due status, a description of the Company’s accounting policies and methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses, the policy for charging-off loans, the accounting policies for impaired loans, the accounting policy for loans acquired in a business combination, and more descriptive information on the Company’s credit risk ratings are all contained in the Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Credit Quality Indicators The Company monitors the credit risk in its loan portfolio by reviewing certain credit quality indicators (“CQI”). The primary CQI for the commercial mortgage and commercial and industrial portfolios is the individual loan’s credit risk rating. The following list provides a description of the credit risk ratings that are used internally by the Bank when assessing the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses: Acceptable or better Watch Special Mention Substandard Doubtful Loss “Special mention” and “substandard” loans are weaker credits with a higher risk of loss and are categorized as “criticized” assets. The Company’s consumer loans, including residential mortgages and home equities, are not individually risk rated or reviewed in the Company’s loan review process. Unlike commercial customers, consumer loan customers are not required to provide the Company with updated financial information. Consumer loans also carry smaller balances. Given the lack of updated information after the initial underwriting of the loan and small size of individual loans, the Company uses delinquency status as the primary credit quality indicator for consumer loans. However, once a consumer loan is identified as impaired, it is individually evaluated for impairment. The Company continues to evaluate its loan portfolio in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its clients. During 2020 the Company reclassified all commercial loans that received a deferral into the watch or criticized categories. The Company reassesses these classifications as the clients return to making payments as contracted. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company identified a well-defined weakness in the hotel industry and classified the loans to clients within that industry as substandard. As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s hotel loan portfolio totaled approximately $ 79 million, of which the Company upgraded $ 20 million out of the criticized loan category and $ 2.2 million was classified as nonaccrual during the third quarter of 2021. At September 30, 2021 hotel loans classified as substandard comprised approximately 5.2 % of total commercial loans. Total criticized assets were $ 121 million at September 30, 2021 and $ 140 million at the end of the 2020. The following tables provide data, at the class level, of credit quality indicators of certain loans for the dates specified: September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Corporate Credit Exposure – By Credit Rating Commercial Real Estate Construction Commercial and Multi-Family Mortgages Total Commercial Real Estate Commercial and Industrial Acceptable or better $ 89,124 $ 432,586 $ 521,710 $ 204,311 Watch 16,893 200,741 217,634 62,647 Special Mention 8,224 31,487 39,711 7,663 Substandard 11,331 52,460 63,791 10,273 Doubtful/Loss - - - - Total $ 125,572 $ 717,274 $ 842,846 $ 284,894 December 31, 2020 (in thousands) Corporate Credit Exposure – By Credit Rating Commercial Real Estate Construction Commercial and Multi-Family Mortgages Total Commercial Real Estate Commercial and Industrial Acceptable or better $ 59,020 $ 317,854 $ 376,874 $ 314,322 Watch 17,218 300,061 317,279 95,117 Special Mention 2,041 17,656 19,697 6,555 Substandard 28,280 70,705 98,985 14,356 Doubtful/Loss - - - - Total $ 106,559 $ 706,276 $ 812,835 $ 430,350 Past Due Loans The following tables provide an analysis of the age of the recorded investment in loans that are past due as of the dates indicated: September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Current Non-accruing Total Balance 30-59 days 60-89 days 90+ days Loans Balance Commercial and industrial $ 275,206 $ 155 $ 3,846 $ 200 $ 5,487 $ 284,894 Residential real estate: Residential 397,902 50 1,905 - 3,556 403,413 Construction 5,778 - - - - 5,778 Commercial real estate: Commercial 705,201 - 147 276 11,650 717,274 Construction 120,683 - 1,632 - 3,257 125,572 Home equities 79,602 309 123 - 1,037 81,071 Consumer and other 333 2 1 - - 336 Total Loans $ 1,584,705 $ 516 $ 7,654 $ 476 $ 24,987 $ 1,618,338 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 4.2 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of September 30, 2021. December 31, 2020 (in thousands) Current Non-accruing Total Balance 30-59 days 60-89 days 90+ days Loans Balance Commercial and industrial $ 419,409 $ 4,240 $ 122 $ 94 $ 6,485 $ 430,350 Residential real estate: Residential 357,135 4,156 1,262 109 2,689 365,351 Construction 7,509 - - - - 7,509 Commercial real estate: Commercial 667,426 20,024 4,166 - 14,660 706,276 Construction 94,030 5,616 4,062 - 2,851 106,559 Home equities 80,044 744 604 14 1,196 82,602 Consumer and other 111 6 14 17 3 151 Total Loans $ 1,625,664 $ 34,786 $ 10,230 $ 234 $ 27,884 $ 1,698,798 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 5.0 ) m illion of unaccreted yield adjustments as of December 31, 2020. Allowance for loan losses The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses according to portfolio segment for the three month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Three months ended September 30, 2021 Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan (in thousands) losses: Beginning balance $ 3,790 $ 13,925 $ 58 $ 1,694 475 $ 19,942 Charge-offs ( 424 ) - ( 29 ) - - ( 453 ) Recoveries 15 - 4 - 2 21 Provision (Credit) ( 228 ) ( 1,555 ) ( 12 ) 259 77 ( 1,459 ) Ending balance $ 3,153 $ 12,370 $ 21 $ 1,953 $ 554 $ 18,051 *Includes construction loans Three months ended September 30, 2020 Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan (in thousands) losses: Beginning balance $ 5,260 $ 11,625 $ 233 $ 1,147 $ 489 $ 18,754 Charge-offs ( 124 ) ( 5 ) ( 14 ) - - ( 143 ) Recoveries 105 - 4 - - 109 Provision (Credit) ( 23 ) 1,843 ( 187 ) 218 30 1,881 Ending balance $ 5,218 $ 13,463 $ 36 $ 1,365 $ 519 $ 20,601 * Includes construction loans The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses according to portfolio segment for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 4,882 $ 13,249 $ 45 $ 1,658 $ 581 $ 20,415 Charge-offs ( 424 ) - ( 120 ) - - ( 544 ) Recoveries 58 - 26 - 2 86 Provision (Credit) ( 1,363 ) ( 879 ) 70 295 ( 29 ) ( 1,906 ) Ending balance $ 3,153 $ 12,370 $ 21 $ 1,953 $ 554 $ 18,051 * Includes construction loans Nine months ended September 30, 2020 (in thousands) Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 4,547 $ 9,005 $ 155 $ 1,071 $ 397 $ 15,175 Charge-offs ( 143 ) ( 5 ) ( 44 ) ( 29 ) ( 4 ) ( 225 ) Recoveries 141 11 22 - - 174 Provision (Credit) 673 4,452 ( 97 ) 323 126 5,477 Ending balance $ 5,218 $ 13,463 $ 36 $ 1,365 $ 519 $ 20,601 * Includes construction loans The following table presents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses according to portfolio segment summarized on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan losses: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ 42 $ - $ 42 Individually evaluated for impairment 132 478 - 9 41 660 Collectively evaluated for impairment 3,021 11,892 21 1,902 513 17,349 Total $ 3,153 $ 12,370 $ 21 $ 1,953 $ 554 $ 18,051 Loans: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ 812 $ - $ 812 Individually evaluated for impairment 5,487 18,142 - 3,116 1,428 28,173 Collectively evaluated for impairment 279,407 824,704 336 405,263 79,643 1,589,353 Total $ 284,894 $ 842,846 $ 336 $ 409,191 $ 81,071 $ 1,618,338 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 4.2 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of September 30, 2021. * Includes construction loans December 31, 2020 (in thousands) Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan losses: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Individually evaluated for impairment 994 539 3 - 11 1,547 Collectively evaluated for impairment 3,888 12,710 42 1,658 570 18,868 Total $ 4,882 $ 13,249 $ 45 $ 1,658 $ 581 $ 20,415 Loans: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ 860 $ - $ 860 Individually evaluated for impairment 6,485 18,004 3 2,874 1,624 28,990 Collectively evaluated for impairment 423,865 794,831 148 369,126 80,978 1,668,948 Total $ 430,350 $ 812,835 $ 151 $ 372,860 $ 82,602 $ 1,698,798 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 5.0 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of December 31, 2020. * Includes construction loans Impaired Loans The following tables provide data, at the class level, for impaired loans as of the dates indicated: At September 30, 2021 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized With no related allowance recorded: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 4,050 $ 4,775 $ - $ 4,217 $ 3 Residential real estate: Residential 3,054 3,387 - 4,043 21 Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 14,709 16,394 - 14,820 228 Construction - - - - - Home equities 1,319 1,551 - 1,560 7 Consumer and other - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 23,132 $ 26,107 $ - $ 24,640 $ 259 At September 30, 2021 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized With a related allowance recorded: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 1,437 $ 1,502 $ 132 $ 1,440 $ 26 Residential real estate: Residential 830 905 51 713 1 Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 176 197 25 194 - Construction 3,257 3,375 453 3,305 2 Home equities 109 109 41 109 - Consumer and other - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 5,809 $ 6,088 $ 702 $ 5,761 $ 29 At September 30, 2021 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Total: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 5,487 $ 6,277 $ 132 $ 5,657 $ 29 Residential real estate: Residential 3,884 4,292 51 4,756 22 Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 14,885 16,591 25 15,014 228 Construction 3,257 3,375 453 3,305 2 Home equities 1,428 1,660 41 1,669 7 Consumer and other - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 28,941 $ 32,195 $ 702 $ 30,401 $ 288 At December 31, 2020 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized With no related allowance recorded: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 1,706 $ 1,947 $ - $ 1,952 $ 8 Residential real estate: Residential 3,703 4,069 - 3,754 60 Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 12,210 12,840 - 12,397 209 Construction 1,295 1,352 - 1,315 - Home equities 1,515 1,741 - 1,565 23 Consumer and other - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 20,429 $ 21,949 $ - $ 20,983 $ 300 At December 31, 2020 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized With a related allowance recorded: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 4,779 $ 4,993 $ 994 $ 4,938 $ 25 Residential real estate: Residential - - - - - Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 2,943 2,953 153 2,943 10 Construction 1,556 1,556 386 1,556 53 Home equities 109 109 11 109 1 Consumer and other 3 3 3 3 - Total impaired loans $ 9,390 $ 9,614 $ 1,547 $ 9,549 $ 89 At December 31, 2020 Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Total: (in thousands) Commercial and industrial $ 6,485 $ 6,940 $ 994 $ 6,890 $ 33 Residential real estate: Residential 3,703 4,069 - 3,754 60 Construction - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 15,153 15,793 153 15,340 219 Construction 2,851 2,908 386 2,871 53 Home equities 1,624 1,850 11 1,674 24 Consumer and other 3 3 3 3 - Total impaired loans $ 29,819 $ 31,563 $ 1,547 $ 30,532 $ 389 Troubled debt restructurings The following tables summarize the loans that were classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) as of the dates indicated: September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Total Nonaccruing Accruing Related Allowance Commercial and industrial $ 1,055 $ 1,055 $ - $ 2 Residential real estate: Residential 1,001 629 372 - Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial and multi-family 3,235 - 3,235 - Construction - - - - Home equities 500 109 391 - Consumer and other - - - - Total TDR loans $ 5,791 $ 1,793 $ 3,998 $ 2 December 31, 2020 (in thousands) Total Nonaccruing Accruing Related Allowance Commercial and industrial $ 1,722 $ 1,722 $ - $ 370 Residential real estate: Residential 1,632 587 1,045 - Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial and multi-family 3,408 2,915 493 - Construction - - - - Home equities 552 124 428 - Consumer and other - - - - Total TDR loans $ 7,314 $ 5,348 $ 1,966 $ 370 Any TDR that is placed on non-accrual is not reverted back to accruing status until the borrower makes timely payments as contracted for at least six months and future collection under the revised terms is probable. All of the Company’s restructurings were allowed in an effort to maximize its ability to collect on loans where borrowers were experiencing financial difficulty. The reserve for a TDR is based upon the present value of the future expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate or upon the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell, if the loan is deemed collateral dependent. This reserve methodology is used because all TDR loans are considered impaired. The Company’s TDRs have various agreements that involve deferral of principal payments, or interest-only payments, for a period (usually 12 months or less) to allow the borrower time to improve cash flow or sell the property. Other common concessions leading to the designation of a TDR are lines of credit that are termed-out and/or extensions of maturities at rates that are less than the prevailing market rates given the risk profile of the borrower. In late March 2020, federal banking regulators issued guidance that modifications made to a borrower affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental shutdown orders do not need to be identified as a TDR if the loan was current at the time a modification plan was implemented. The CARES Act also addressed COVID-19 related modifications and specified that such modifications made on loans that were current as of December 31, 2019 are not TDRs. The Company had applied this guidance and during 2020 had made 381 modifications of commercial loans with principal balances totaling $ 368 million, and approximately 298 modifications of consumer loans with principal balances totaling $ 37 million. COVID-19 related modifications made during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were not material. The following tables present TDR activity by the type of concession granted to the borrower for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Three months ended September 30, 2021 Three months ended September 30, 2020 (Recorded Investment in thousands) (Recorded Investment in thousands) Troubled Debt Restructurings by Type of Concession Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Commercial and Industrial - $ - $ - - $ - $ - Residential Real Estate & Construction: Extension of maturity and interest rate reduction - - - 1 97 97 Commercial Real Estate & Construction - - - - - - Home Equities - - - - - - Consumer and other loans - - - - - - Other - - - - - - Nine months ended September 30, 2021 Nine months ended September 30, 2020 (Recorded Investment in thousands) (Recorded Investment in thousands) Troubled Debt Restructurings by Type of Concession Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Commercial and Industrial - $ - $ - - $ - $ - Residential Real Estate & Construction: Combination of concessions - - - 1 56 56 Extension of maturity and interest rate reduction - - - 1 97 97 Commercial Real Estate & Construction - - - - - - Home Equities Consumer and other loans - - - - - - The general practice of the Bank is to work with borrowers so that they are able to repay their loan in full. If a borrower continues to be delinquent or cannot meet the terms of a TDR and the loan is determined to be uncollectible, the loan will be charged-off to its collateral value. A loan is considered in default when the loan is 90 days past due. Loans which were classified as TDRs during the previous 12 months which defaulted during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were not material. |