Loans And The Allowance For Loan Losses | 3. 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, 2022 December 31, 2021 Mortgage loans on real estate: (in thousands) Residential mortgages $ 433,102 $ 411,060 Commercial and multi-family 765,136 739,761 Construction-Residential 3,136 5,109 Construction-Commercial 103,763 98,012 Home equities 83,334 81,238 Total real estate loans 1,388,471 1,335,180 Commercial and industrial loans 238,093 237,077 Consumer and other loans 427 719 Unaccreted yield adjustments* ( 534 ) ( 1,071 ) Total gross loans 1,626,457 1,571,905 Allowance for loan losses ( 18,630 ) ( 18,438 ) Loans, net $ 1,607,827 $ 1,553,467 * Includes net premiums and discounts on acquired loans and net deferred fees and costs on loans originated. At September 30, 2022, the outstanding principal balance and the carrying amount of acquired credit-impaired loans totaled $ 0.8 million and $ 0.7 million, respectively. At December 31, 2021, the outstanding principal balance and carrying amount of acquired credit-impaired loans totaled $ 0.8 million. There were no valuation allowances for specifically identified impairment attributable to acquired credit-impaired loans at September 30, 2022 or December 31, 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. There were $ 508 million and $ 619 million in residential and commercial mortgage loans pledged to FHLBNY to serve as collateral for potential borrowings as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. At September 30, 2022, the Company’s FHLMC loan serving portfolio had $ 61 million in principal balances of residential real estate loans that 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 month or nine month periods ending September 30, 2022 and 2021. The Company may also sell certain fixed rate residential mortgages to FNMA while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages. At September 30, 2022, the Company’s FNMA loan servicing portfolio was $ 59 million in principal balances. In the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold $ 1.3 million and $ 4.8 million, respectively, of residential mortgages to FNMA. The Company did no t sell any mortgages to FNMA in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had loan servicing portfolio principal balances of $ 120 million and $ 131 million, respectively, upon which it earned servicing fees. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights for that portfolio was $ 1.2 million and $ 0.9 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. At September 30, 2022 no residential mortgages were held for sale. At December 31, 2021 there were $ 0.1 million of residential mortgages held for sale. 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 following tables provide data, at the class level, of credit quality indicators of certain loans for the dates specified: September 30, 2022 (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 $ 64,746 $ 547,332 $ 612,078 $ 175,101 Watch 19,505 165,144 184,649 46,557 Special Mention 6,943 21,453 28,396 9,555 Substandard 12,569 31,207 43,776 6,880 Doubtful/Loss - - - - Total $ 103,763 $ 765,136 $ 868,899 $ 238,093 December 31, 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 $ 65,211 $ 480,159 $ 545,370 $ 152,675 Watch 19,108 182,502 201,610 64,406 Special Mention 7,045 33,219 40,264 10,200 Substandard 6,648 43,881 50,529 9,796 Doubtful/Loss - - - - Total $ 98,012 $ 739,761 $ 837,773 $ 237,077 The Company continues to evaluate its portfolio of loans to clients within the hotel industry for residual impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company classified $ 81 million of loans to clients within the hotel industry as criticized in 2020. Subsequently, more than half of this portfolio has been upgraded or paid off. Currently, $ 38 million of the hotel portfolio remains in criticized status at the end of the 2022 third quarter. Total criticized assets were $ 89 and $ 111 million at September 30, 2022 and at the end of the 2021, respectively. 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, 2022 (in thousands) Current Non-accruing Total Balance 30-59 days 60-89 days 90+ days Loans Balance Commercial and industrial $ 229,785 $ 5,375 $ 30 $ 64 $ 2,839 $ 238,093 Residential real estate: Residential 428,009 - 1,371 - 3,722 433,102 Construction 3,136 - - - - 3,136 Commercial real estate: Commercial 754,993 750 203 - 9,190 765,136 Construction 87,302 5,958 875 774 8,854 103,763 Home equities 81,512 1,144 160 - 518 83,334 Consumer and other 414 8 4 1 - 427 Total Loans $ 1,585,151 $ 13,235 $ 2,643 $ 839 $ 25,123 $ 1,626,991 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 0.5 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of September 30, 2022. December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Current Non-accruing Total Balance 30-59 days 60-89 days 90+ days Loans Balance Commercial and industrial $ 229,724 $ 1,336 $ 568 $ 548 $ 4,901 $ 237,077 Residential real estate: Residential 402,992 3,466 1,563 - 3,039 411,060 Construction 5,109 - - - - 5,109 Commercial real estate: Commercial 711,481 16,451 6,073 - 5,756 739,761 Construction 93,842 757 - 480 2,933 98,012 Home equities 79,644 627 209 - 758 81,238 Consumer and other 706 9 4 - - 719 Total Loans $ 1,523,498 $ 22,646 $ 8,417 $ 1,028 $ 17,387 $ 1,572,976 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 1.1 ) m illion of unaccreted yield adjustments as of December 31, 2021. 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, 2022 and 2021. Three months ended September 30, 2022 Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan (in thousands) losses: Beginning balance $ 3,714 $ 12,305 $ 70 $ 2,164 $ 566 $ 18,819 Charge-offs ( 1,515 ) - ( 45 ) - - ( 1,560 ) Recoveries 40 - 3 - - 43 Provision 1,805 ( 603 ) 13 47 66 1,328 Ending balance $ 4,044 $ 11,702 $ 41 $ 2,211 $ 632 $ 18,630 *Includes construction loans 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 ( 228 ) ( 1,555 ) ( 12 ) 259 77 ( 1,459 ) Ending balance $ 3,153 $ 12,370 $ 21 $ 1,953 $ 554 $ 18,051 * 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, 2022 and 2021. Nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands) Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Mortgages* Consumer and Other Residential Mortgages* Home Equities Total Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 3,309 $ 12,367 $ 54 $ 2,127 $ 581 $ 18,438 Charge-offs ( 1,546 ) - ( 112 ) ( 55 ) - ( 1,713 ) Recoveries 76 - 13 - - 89 Provision (Credit) 2,205 ( 665 ) 86 139 51 1,816 Ending balance $ 4,044 $ 11,702 $ 41 $ 2,211 $ 632 $ 18,630 *Includes construction loans 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 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021: September 30, 2022 (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 2 2 - 66 39 109 Collectively evaluated for impairment 4,042 11,700 41 2,145 593 18,521 Total $ 4,044 $ 11,702 $ 41 $ 2,211 $ 632 $ 18,630 Loans: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ 703 $ - $ 703 Individually evaluated for impairment 2,929 20,839 - 3,367 903 28,038 Collectively evaluated for impairment 235,164 848,060 427 432,168 82,431 1,598,250 Total $ 238,093 $ 868,899 $ 427 $ 436,238 $ 83,334 $ 1,626,991 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 0.5 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of September 30, 2022. * Includes construction loans December 31, 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 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Individually evaluated for impairment 100 345 - 9 41 495 Collectively evaluated for impairment 3,209 12,022 54 2,118 540 17,943 Total $ 3,309 $ 12,367 $ 54 $ 2,127 $ 581 $ 18,438 Loans: Ending balance: Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality $ - $ - $ - $ 803 $ - $ 803 Individually evaluated for impairment 5,028 11,925 - 2,598 1,236 20,787 Collectively evaluated for impairment 232,049 825,848 719 412,768 80,002 1,551,386 Total $ 237,077 $ 837,773 $ 719 $ 416,169 $ 81,238 $ 1,572,976 Note: Loan balances do not include $( 1.1 ) million of unaccreted yield adjustments as of December 31, 2021. * 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, 2022 At December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance With no related allowance recorded: Commercial and industrial $ 2,926 $ 3,551 $ - $ 4,874 $ 5,712 $ - Residential real estate: Residential 3,784 4,253 - 3,297 3,654 - Construction - - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 11,814 12,150 - 8,821 9,338 - Construction 8,854 8,998 - 1,395 1,499 - Home equities 864 1,024 - 1,127 1,324 - Consumer and other - - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 28,242 $ 29,976 $ - $ 19,514 $ 21,527 $ - At September 30, 2022 At December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance With a related allowance recorded: Commercial and industrial $ 3 $ 3 $ 2 $ 154 $ 158 $ 100 Residential real estate: Residential 245 245 66 60 60 9 Construction - - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 171 197 2 171 717 16 Construction - - - 1,538 1,555 329 Home equities 39 66 39 109 109 41 Consumer and other - - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 458 $ 511 $ 109 $ 2,032 $ 2,599 $ 495 At September 30, 2022 At December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Total: Commercial and industrial $ 2,929 $ 3,554 $ 2 $ 5,028 $ 5,870 $ 100 Residential real estate: Residential 4,029 4,498 66 3,357 3,714 9 Construction - - - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 11,985 12,347 2 8,992 10,055 16 Construction 8,854 8,998 - 2,933 3,054 329 Home equities 903 1,090 39 1,236 1,433 41 Consumer and other - - - - - - Total impaired loans $ 28,700 $ 30,487 $ 109 $ 21,546 $ 24,126 $ 495 Three months ended September 30, 2022 Three months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Total: Commercial and industrial $ 3,681 $ 2 $ 5,755 $ - Residential real estate: Residential 3,972 - 3,894 5 Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 12,533 6 15,044 165 Construction 5,113 - 3,331 - Home equities 932 4 1,440 3 Consumer and other - - - - Total impaired loans $ 26,231 $ 12 $ 29,464 $ 173 Nine months ended September 30, 2022 Nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands) Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Total: Commercial and industrial $ 4,251 $ 6 $ 5,657 $ 29 Residential real estate: Residential 3,735 12 4,756 22 Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial 10,785 183 15,014 228 Construction 3,881 - 3,305 2 Home equities 999 14 1,669 7 Consumer and other - - - - Total impaired loans $ 23,651 $ 215 $ 30,401 $ 288 Troubled debt restructurings The following tables summarize the loans that were classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) as of the dates indicated: September 30, 2022 (in thousands) Total Nonaccruing Accruing Related Allowance Commercial and industrial $ 1,254 $ 1,164 $ 90 $ - Residential real estate: Residential 889 541 348 - Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial and multi-family 2,795 - 2,795 - Construction - - - - Home equities 390 5 385 - Consumer and other - - - - Total TDR loans $ 5,328 $ 1,710 $ 3,618 $ - December 31, 2021 (in thousands) Total Nonaccruing Accruing Related Allowance Commercial and industrial $ 1,003 $ 876 $ 127 $ - Residential real estate: Residential 989 627 362 - Construction - - - - Commercial real estate: Commercial and multi-family 3,236 - 3,236 - Construction - - - - Home equities 490 12 478 - Consumer and other - - - - Total TDR loans $ 5,718 $ 1,515 $ 4,203 $ - Any TDR that is placed on non-accrual status 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. During 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 following tables present TDR activity by the type of concession granted to the borrower for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. There were no new TDR loans during the three month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Nine months ended September 30, 2022 Nine months ended September 30, 2021 (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: - $ - $ - - $ - $ - Extension of maturity 1 461 461 - - - Residential Real Estate & Construction: Commercial Real Estate & Construction - - - - - - Home Equities: Extension of maturity and interest rate reduction 1 38 38 - - - 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 month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were not material. |