Loans | (5.) LOANS The Company’s loan portfolio consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands): Principal Amount Outstanding Net Deferred Loan (Fees) Costs Loans, Net 2019 Commercial business $ 571,222 $ 818 $ 572,040 Commercial mortgage 1,108,315 (2,032 ) 1,106,283 Residential real estate loans 560,717 11,633 572,350 Residential real estate lines 101,048 3,070 104,118 Consumer indirect 822,179 27,873 850,052 Other consumer 15,984 160 16,144 Total $ 3,179,465 $ 41,522 3,220,987 Allowance for loan losses (30,482 ) Total loans, net $ 3,190,505 2018 Commercial business $ 557,040 $ 821 $ 557,861 Commercial mortgage 960,265 (2,071 ) 958,194 Residential real estate loans 514,981 9,174 524,155 Residential real estate lines 106,712 3,006 109,718 Consumer indirect 888,732 31,185 919,917 Other consumer 16,590 163 16,753 Total $ 3,044,320 $ 42,278 3,086,598 Allowance for loan losses (33,914 ) Total loans, net $ 3,052,684 (5.) LOANS (Continued) The Company’s significant concentrations of credit risk in the loan portfolio relate to a geographic concentration in the communities that the Company serves. Certain executive officers, directors and their business interests are customers of the Company. Transactions with these parties are based on the same terms as similar transactions with unrelated third parties and do not carry more than normal credit risk. Borrowings by these related parties amounted to $18.6 million and $10.3 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During 2019, new borrowings amounted to $9.8 million (including borrowings of executive officers and directors that were outstanding at the time of their appointment), and repayments and other reductions were $1.6 million. Past Due Loans Aging The Company’s recorded investment, by loan class, in current and nonaccrual loans, as well as an analysis of accruing delinquent loans is set forth as of December 31 (in thousands): 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due Greater Than 90 Days Total Past Due Nonaccrual Current Total Loans 2019 Commercial business $ 361 $ - $ - $ 361 $ 1,177 $ 569,684 $ 571,222 Commercial mortgage 531 - - 531 3,146 1,104,638 1,108,315 Residential real estate loans 929 114 - 1,043 2,484 557,190 560,717 Residential real estate lines 231 37 - 268 102 100,678 101,048 Consumer indirect 3,729 1,019 - 4,748 1,725 815,706 822,179 Other consumer 116 8 6 130 - 15,854 15,984 Total loans, gross $ 5,897 $ 1,178 $ 6 $ 7,081 $ 8,634 $ 3,163,750 $ 3,179,465 2018 Commercial business $ 227 $ 1 $ - $ 228 $ 912 $ 555,900 $ 557,040 Commercial mortgage 574 - - 574 1,586 958,105 960,265 Residential real estate loans 1,295 242 - 1,537 2,391 511,053 514,981 Residential real estate lines 102 - - 102 255 106,355 106,712 Consumer indirect 2,424 698 - 3,122 1,989 883,621 888,732 Other consumer 139 3 8 150 - 16,440 16,590 Total loans, gross $ 4,761 $ 944 $ 8 $ 5,713 $ 7,133 $ 3,031,474 $ 3,044,320 There were no loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing interest as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. There were $6 thousand and $8 thousand in consumer overdrafts which were past due greater than 90 days as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Consumer overdrafts are overdrawn deposit accounts which have been reclassified as loans but by their terms do not accrue interest. Interest income on nonaccrual loans, if recognized, is recorded using the cash basis method of accounting. There was no interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, estimated interest income of $508 thousand, $294 thousand, and $481 thousand, respectively, would have been recorded if all such loans had been accruing interest according to their original contractual terms. Troubled Debt Restructurings A modification of a loan constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification constitutes a concession. Commercial loans modified in a TDR may involve temporary interest-only payments, term extensions, reducing the interest rate for the remaining term of the loan, extending the maturity date at an interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk, collateral concessions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance agreements, or substituting or adding a new borrower or guarantor. There were no loans modified as a TDR during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. (5.) LOANS (Continued) There were no loans modified as a TDR during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 that defaulted during the year ended December 31, 2019. For purposes of this disclosure, a loan modified as a TDR is considered to have defaulted when the borrower becomes 90 days past due. Impaired Loans Management has determined that specific commercial loans on nonaccrual status and all loans that have had their terms restructured in a troubled debt restructuring are impaired loans. The following table presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and related allowance of impaired loans as well as average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans at December 31 (in thousands): Recorded Investment (1) Unpaid Principal Balance (1) Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized 2019 With no related allowance recorded: Commercial business $ 563 $ 775 $ - $ 411 $ - Commercial mortgage 973 1,749 - 1,701 - 1,536 2,524 - 2,112 - With an allowance recorded: Commercial business 614 614 214 1,207 - Commercial mortgage 2,173 2,173 479 1,825 - 2,787 2,787 693 3,032 - $ 4,323 $ 5,311 $ 693 $ 5,144 $ - 2018 With no related allowance recorded: Commercial business $ 319 $ 487 $ - $ 1,156 $ - Commercial mortgage 2,013 2,789 - 692 - 2,332 3,276 - 1,848 - With an allowance recorded: Commercial business 725 725 205 2,458 - Commercial mortgage 21 21 1 1,936 - 746 746 206 4,394 - $ 3,078 $ 4,022 $ 206 $ 6,242 $ - (1) Difference between recorded investment and unpaid principal balance represents partial charge-offs. Credit Quality Indicators The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors such as the fair value of collateral. The Company analyzes commercial business and commercial mortgage loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. Risk ratings are updated any time the situation warrants. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings: Special Mention: Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company’s credit position at some future date. Substandard: Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. (5.) LOANS (Continued) Doubtful: Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the process described above are considered “uncriticized” or pass-rated loans and are included in groups of homogeneous loans with similar risk and loss characteristics. Loans that do not meet the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the process described above are considered “uncriticized” or pass-rated loans and are included in groups of homogeneous loans with similar risk and loss characteristics. The following table sets forth the Company’s commercial loan portfolio, categorized by internally assigned asset classification, as of December 31 (in thousands): Commercial Business Commercial Mortgage 2019 Uncriticized $ 544,406 $ 1,098,133 Special mention 7,933 4,098 Substandard 18,883 6,084 Doubtful - - Total $ 571,222 $ 1,108,315 2018 Uncriticized $ 531,756 $ 943,991 Special mention 16,499 10,633 Substandard 8,785 5,641 Doubtful - - Total $ 557,040 $ 960,265 The Company utilizes payment status as a means of identifying and reporting problem and potential problem retail loans. The Company considers nonaccrual loans and loans past due greater than 90 days and still accruing interest to be non-performing. The following table sets forth the Company’s retail loan portfolio, categorized by payment status, as of December 31 (in thousands): Residential Real Estate Loans Residential Real Estate Lines Consumer Indirect Other Consumer 2019 Performing $ 558,233 $ 100,946 $ 820,454 $ 15,978 Non-performing 2,484 102 1,725 6 Total $ 560,717 $ 101,048 $ 822,179 $ 15,984 2018 Performing $ 512,590 $ 106,457 $ 886,743 $ 16,582 Non-performing 2,391 255 1,989 8 Total $ 514,981 $ 106,712 $ 888,732 $ 16,590 (5.) LOANS (Continued) Allowance for Loan Losses The following tables set forth the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31 (in thousands): Commercial Business Commercial Mortgage Residential Real Estate Loans Residential Real Estate Lines Consumer Indirect Other Consumer Total 2019 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 14,312 $ 5,219 $ 1,112 $ 210 $ 12,572 $ 489 $ 33,914 Charge-offs (2,481 ) (2,997 ) (340 ) (13 ) (10,810 ) (1,170 ) (17,811 ) Recoveries 492 17 43 6 5,390 387 6,335 Provision (credit) (965 ) 3,442 244 (85 ) 4,700 708 8,044 Ending balance $ 11,358 $ 5,681 $ 1,059 $ 118 $ 11,852 $ 414 $ 30,482 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 214 $ 479 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 693 Collectively $ 11,144 $ 5,202 $ 1,059 $ 118 $ 11,852 $ 414 $ 29,789 Loans: Ending balance $ 571,222 $ 1,108,315 $ 560,717 $ 101,048 $ 822,179 $ 15,984 $ 3,179,465 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 1,177 $ 3,146 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,323 Collectively $ 570,045 $ 1,105,169 $ 560,717 $ 101,048 $ 822,179 $ 15,984 $ 3,175,142 2018 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 15,668 $ 3,696 $ 1,322 $ 180 $ 13,415 $ 391 $ 34,672 Charge-offs (2,319 ) (1,020 ) (95 ) (142 ) (10,850 ) (1,308 ) (15,734 ) Recoveries 509 13 159 20 5,024 317 6,042 Provision (credit) 454 2,530 (274 ) 152 4,983 1,089 8,934 Ending balance $ 14,312 $ 5,219 $ 1,112 $ 210 $ 12,572 $ 489 $ 33,914 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 205 $ 1 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 206 Collectively $ 14,107 $ 5,218 $ 1,112 $ 210 $ 12,572 $ 489 $ 33,708 Loans: Ending balance $ 557,040 $ 960,265 $ 514,981 $ 106,712 $ 888,732 $ 16,590 $ 3,044,320 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 1,044 $ 2,034 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,078 Collectively $ 555,996 $ 958,231 $ 514,981 $ 106,712 $ 888,732 $ 16,590 $ 3,041,242 (5.) LOANS (Continued) Commercial Business Commercial Mortgage Residential Mortgage Home Equity Consumer Indirect Other Consumer Total 2017 Allowance for loan losses: Beginning balance $ 7,225 $ 10,315 $ 1,478 $ 303 $ 11,311 $ 302 $ 30,934 Charge-offs (3,614 ) (10 ) (431 ) (106 ) (10,164 ) (926 ) (15,251 ) Recoveries 416 262 130 60 4,444 316 5,628 Provision 11,641 (6,871 ) 145 (77 ) 7,824 699 13,361 Ending balance $ 15,668 $ 3,696 $ 1,322 $ 180 $ 13,415 $ 391 $ 34,672 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 2,001 $ 107 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,108 Collectively $ 13,667 $ 3,589 $ 1,322 $ 180 $ 13,415 $ 391 $ 32,564 Loans: Ending balance $ 449,763 $ 810,851 $ 457,761 $ 113,422 $ 845,682 $ 17,443 $ 2,694,922 Evaluated for impairment: Individually $ 5,322 $ 2,852 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 8,174 Collectively $ 444,441 $ 807,999 $ 457,761 $ 113,422 $ 845,682 $ 17,443 $ 2,686,748 Risk Characteristics Commercial business loans primarily consist of loans to small to mid-sized businesses in our market area in a diverse range of industries. These loans are of higher risk and typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the borrower’s business. Further, the collateral securing the loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value. The credit risk related to commercial loans is largely influenced by general economic conditions and the resulting impact on a borrower’s operations or on the value of underlying collateral, if any. Commercial mortgage loans generally have larger balances and involve a greater degree of risk than residential mortgage loans, potentially resulting in higher potential losses on an individual customer basis. Loan repayment is often dependent on the successful operation and management of the properties, as well as on the collateral securing the loan. Economic events or conditions in the real estate market could have an adverse impact on the cash flows generated by properties securing the Company’s commercial real estate loans and on the value of such properties. Residential real estate loans (comprised of conventional mortgages and home equity loans) and residential real estate lines (comprised of home equity lines) are generally made based on the borrower’s ability to make repayment from his or her employment and other income but are secured by real property whose value tends to be more easily ascertainable. Credit risk for these types of loans is generally influenced by general economic conditions, the characteristics of individual borrowers, and the nature of the loan collateral. Consumer indirect and other consumer loans may entail greater credit risk than residential mortgage loans and home equities, particularly in the case of other consumer loans which are unsecured or, in the case of indirect consumer loans, secured by depreciable assets, such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances such as job loss, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans. |