Loans | NOTE 8. Loans The following table sets forth the classification of loans by class, including unearned fees, deferred costs and excluding the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: (In thousands) September 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 SBA loans held for investment $ 37,986 $ 39,587 SBA PPP loans 81,907 118,257 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans 22,371 19,681 Commercial other 116,461 118,280 Commercial real estate 710,869 630,423 Commercial real estate construction 74,336 71,404 Residential mortgage loans 420,835 467,586 Consumer loans Home equity 68,609 62,549 Consumer other 2,462 3,551 Residential construction loans 108,925 87,164 Total loans held for investment $ 1,644,761 $ 1,618,482 SBA loans held for sale 20,130 9,335 Total loans $ 1,664,891 $ 1,627,817 Loans are made to individuals as well as commercial entities. Specific loan terms vary as to interest rate, repayment, and collateral requirements based on the type of loan requested and the credit worthiness of the prospective borrower. Credit risk tends to be geographically concentrated in that a majority of the loan customers are located in the markets serviced by the Bank. Loan performance may be adversely affected by factors impacting the general economy or conditions specific to the real estate market such as geographic location and/or property type. A description of the Company’s different loan segments follows: SBA Loans: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. It contained substantial tax and spending provisions intended to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act included a range of other provisions designed to support the U.S. economy and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions and their customers, including through the authorization of various relief programs and measures that the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and other federal banking agencies have implemented or may implement. The CARES Act provided assistance to small businesses through the establishment of the SBA Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). The PPP provided small businesses with funds to pay up to 24 weeks of payroll costs, including certain benefits. The funds were provided in the form of loans that may be fully or partially forgiven when used for payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. The payments on these loans were deferred for up to six months. Loans made after June 5, 2020, mature in five years, and loans made prior to June 5, 2020, mature in two years but can be extended to five years if the lender agrees. Forgiveness of the PPP loans is based on the borrower maintaining or quickly rehiring employees and maintaining salary levels. Most small businesses with 500 or fewer employees were eligible. Applications for the PPP loans started on April 3, 2020 and was extended through August 8, 2020. As an existing SBA 7(a) lender, the Company opted to participate in the program. Applications for the renewed PPP loan program started on January 13, 2021 and were available until March 31, 2021. Commercial Loans: Residential Mortgage, Consumer and Residential Construction Loans: During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company enrolled in the “Upgrade Consumer Unsecured Loan Program” to purchase consumer unsecured loans. This loan product is a fixed rate, fully amortizing term for up to thousand. Restrictions were placed on the loans purchased to limit the purchases to borrowers residing in New Jersey, southern New York, and eastern Pennsylvania and to limit purchases to borrowers with higher credit quality with a 700 FICO minimum. Upgrade services the loans on behalf of the Company. Upgrade is a financial technology company that utilizes artificial intelligence to underwrite personal loan and credit card installment loans to retail customers, in addition to credit monitoring and education tools. Inherent in the lending function is credit risk, which is the possibility a borrower may not perform in accordance with the contractual terms of their loan. A borrower’s inability to pay their obligations according to the contractual terms can create the risk of past due loans and, ultimately, credit losses, especially on collateral deficient loans. The Company minimizes its credit risk by loan diversification and adhering to credit administration policies and procedures. Due diligence on loans begins when we initiate contact regarding a loan with a borrower. Documentation, including a borrower’s credit history, materials establishing the value and liquidity of potential collateral, the purpose of the loan, the source of funds for repayment of the loan, and other factors, are analyzed before a loan is submitted for approval. The loan portfolio is then subject to on-going internal reviews for credit quality which in part is derived from ongoing collection and review of borrowers’ financial information, as well as independent credit reviews by an outside firm. The Company’s extension of credit is governed by the Credit Risk Policy which was established to control the quality of the Company’s loans. This policy and the underlying procedures are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors on a regular basis. Credit Ratings For SBA 7(a) and commercial loans, management uses internally assigned risk ratings as the best indicator of credit quality. A loan’s internal risk rating is updated at least annually and more frequently if circumstances warrant a change in risk rating. The Company uses a 1 through 10 loan grading system that follows regulatory accepted definitions. Pass: Special Mention: Substandard: A risk rating of 9 is used for borrowers that have all the weaknesses inherent in a loan with a risk rating of 8, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection of debt in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. Serious problems exist to the point where partial loss of principal is likely. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important, reasonably specific pending factors that may work to strengthen the assets, the loans’ classification as estimated losses is deferred until a more exact status may be determined. Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidation procedures; capital injection; perfecting liens on additional collateral; and refinancing plans. Partial charge-offs are likely. Loss: For residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans, management uses performing versus nonperforming as the best indicator of credit quality. Nonperforming loans consist of loans that are not accruing interest (nonaccrual loans) as a result of principal or interest being in default for a period of 90 days or more or when the ability to collect principal and interest according to the contractual terms is in doubt. These credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis, as a loan is placed on nonaccrual status as soon as management believes there is sufficient doubt as to the ultimate ability to collect interest on a loan. At September 30, 2021, there were $1.5 million of residential consumer loans in the process of foreclosure, compared to $4.8 million at December 31, 2020. The tables below detail the Company’s loan portfolio by class according to their credit quality indicators discussed in the paragraphs above as of September 30, 2021: September 30, 2021 SBA & Commercial loans - Internal risk ratings (In thousands) Pass Special mention Substandard Total SBA loans held for investment $ 37,150 $ 518 $ 318 $ 37,986 SBA PPP loans 81,907 — — 81,907 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans 22,371 — — 22,371 Commercial other 106,839 5,254 4,368 116,461 Commercial real estate 687,207 21,549 2,113 710,869 Commercial real estate construction 74,336 — — 74,336 Total commercial loans 890,753 26,803 6,481 924,037 Total SBA and commercial loans $ 1,009,810 $ 27,321 $ 6,799 $ 1,043,930 Residential mortgage, Consumer & Residential construction loans - Performing/Nonperforming (In thousands) Performing Nonperforming Total Residential mortgage loans $ 418,209 $ 2,626 $ 420,835 Consumer loans Home equity 68,609 — 68,609 Consumer other 2,462 — 2,462 Total consumer loans 71,071 — 71,071 Residential construction loans 106,288 2,637 108,925 Total residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans $ 595,568 $ 5,263 $ 600,831 The tables below detail the Company’s loan portfolio by class according to their credit quality indicators discussed in the paragraphs above as of December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 SBA & Commercial loans - Internal risk ratings (In thousands) Pass Special mention Substandard Total SBA loans held for investment $ 36,991 $ 525 $ 2,071 $ 39,587 SBA PPP loans 118,257 — — 118,257 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans 19,681 — — 19,681 Commercial other 109,672 5,533 3,075 118,280 Commercial real estate 603,482 25,206 1,735 630,423 Commercial real estate construction 71,404 — — 71,404 Total commercial loans 804,239 30,739 4,810 839,788 Total SBA and commercial loans $ 959,487 $ 31,264 $ 6,881 $ 997,632 Residential mortgage, Consumer & Residential construction loans - Performing/Nonperforming (In thousands) Performing Nonperforming Total Residential mortgage loans $ 462,369 $ 5,217 $ 467,586 Consumer loans Home equity 61,254 1,295 62,549 Consumer other 3,551 — 3,551 Total consumer loans 64,805 1,295 66,100 Residential construction loans 85,414 1,750 87,164 Total residential mortgage, consumer and residential construction loans $ 612,588 $ 8,262 $ 620,850 Nonperforming and Past Due Loans Nonperforming loans consist of loans that are not accruing interest (nonaccrual loans) as a result of principal or interest being in default for a period of 90 days or more or when the ability to collect principal and interest according to the contractual terms is in doubt. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest are not included in nonperforming loans and generally represent loans that are well collateralized and in the process of collection. The risk of loss is difficult to quantify and is subject to fluctuations in collateral values, general economic conditions and other factors. The Company values its collateral through the use of appraisals, broker price opinions, and knowledge of its local market. The following tables set forth an aging analysis of past due and nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020: September 30, 2021 90+ days 30 ‑ 59 days 60 ‑ 89 days and still Nonaccrual Total past (In thousands) past due past due accruing (1) due Current Total loans SBA loans held for investment $ 1,297 $ — $ — $ 660 $ 1,957 $ 36,029 $ 37,986 SBA PPP loans — — — — — 81,907 81,907 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans — — — — — 22,371 22,371 Commercial other 69 — 128 2,094 2,291 114,170 116,461 Commercial real estate 3,686 569 — 785 5,040 705,829 710,869 Commercial real estate construction — — — — — 74,336 74,336 Residential mortgage loans 5,102 2,266 1,960 2,626 11,954 408,881 420,835 Consumer loans Home equity 34 — — — 34 68,575 68,609 Consumer other — — — — — 2,462 2,462 Residential construction loans 2,385 — 176 2,637 5,198 103,727 108,925 Total loans held for investment 12,573 2,835 2,264 8,802 26,474 1,618,287 1,644,761 SBA loans held for sale — — — — — 20,130 20,130 Total loans $ 12,573 $ 2,835 $ 2,264 $ 8,802 $ 26,474 $ 1,638,417 $ 1,664,891 (1) At September 30, 2021, nonaccrual loans included $139 thousand of loans guaranteed by the SBA. December 31, 2020 90+ days 30 ‑ 59 days 60 ‑ 89 days and still Nonaccrual Total past (In thousands) past due past due accruing (1) due Current Total loans SBA loans held for investment $ 792 $ 1,280 $ — $ 2,473 $ 4,545 $ 35,042 $ 39,587 SBA PPP loans — — — — 118,257 118,257 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans — — — — — 19,681 19,681 Commercial other 186 201 — 266 653 117,627 118,280 Commercial real estate 3,109 1,971 — 1,059 6,139 624,284 630,423 Commercial real estate construction 1,047 — — — 1,047 70,357 71,404 Residential mortgage loans 3,232 2,933 262 5,217 11,644 455,942 467,586 Consumer loans Home equity 393 — 187 1,295 1,875 60,674 62,549 Consumer other 3 1 — — 4 3,547 3,551 Residential construction loans 120 796 — 1,750 2,666 84,498 87,164 Total loans held for investment 8,882 7,182 449 12,060 28,573 1,589,909 1,618,482 SBA loans held for sale 448 — — — 448 8,887 9,335 Total loans $ 9,330 $ 7,182 $ 449 $ 12,060 $ 29,021 $ 1,598,796 $ 1,627,817 (1) At December 31, 2020, nonaccrual loans included $371 thousand of loans guaranteed by the SBA. Impaired Loans The Company has defined impaired loans to be all nonperforming loans individually evaluated for impairment and TDRs. Management considers a loan impaired when, based on current information and events, it is determined that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the loan contract. Impairment is evaluated on an individual basis for SBA and commercial loans. The following table provides detail on the Company’s impaired loans that are individually evaluated for impairment with the associated allowance amount, if applicable, as of September 30, 2021: September 30, 2021 Unpaid principal Recorded Specific (In thousands) balance investment reserves With no related allowance: SBA loans held for investment (1) $ 414 $ 313 $ — Commercial loans Commercial real estate 1,716 1,716 — Total commercial loans 1,716 1,716 — Residential mortgage loans 2,391 2,339 — Residential construction loans 2,637 2,637 — Total impaired loans with no related allowance 7,158 7,005 — With an allowance: SBA loans held for investment (1) 460 207 161 Commercial loans Commercial other 2,823 2,713 2,672 Commercial real estate 986 139 139 Total commercial loans 3,809 2,852 2,811 Residential mortgage loans 287 287 30 Consumer loans Home equity 427 427 137 Total impaired loans with a related allowance 4,983 3,773 3,139 Total individually evaluated impaired loans: SBA loans held for investment (1) 874 520 161 Commercial loans Commercial other 2,823 2,713 2,672 Commercial real estate 2,702 1,855 139 Total commercial loans 5,525 4,568 2,811 Residential mortgage loans 2,678 2,626 30 Consumer loans Home equity 427 427 137 Residential construction loans 2,637 2,637 — Total individually evaluated impaired loans $ 12,141 $ 10,778 $ 3,139 (1) Balances are reduced by amount guaranteed by the SBA of $139 thousand at September 30, 2021. The following table provides detail on the Company’s impaired loans that are individually evaluated for impairment with the associated allowance amount, if applicable, as of December 31, 2020: December 31, 2020 Unpaid principal Recorded Specific (In thousands) balance investment reserves With no related allowance: SBA loans held for investment (1) $ 1,799 $ 1,698 $ — Commercial loans Commercial real estate 1,462 1,462 — Total commercial loans 1,462 1,462 — Residential mortgage loans 4,080 3,975 — Consumer loans Home equity 1,295 1,295 — Residential construction loans 1,750 1,750 — Total impaired loans with no related allowance 10,386 10,180 — With an allowance: SBA loans held for investment (1) 434 404 324 Commercial loans Commercial other 3,160 3,160 3,106 Commercial real estate 1,730 1,080 576 Total commercial loans 4,890 4,240 3,682 Residential mortgage loans 1,242 1,242 101 Total impaired loans with a related allowance 6,566 5,886 4,107 Total individually evaluated impaired loans: SBA loans held for investment (1) 2,233 2,102 324 Commercial loans Commercial other 3,160 3,160 3,106 Commercial real estate 3,192 2,542 576 Total commercial loans 6,352 5,702 3,682 Residential mortgage loans 5,322 5,217 101 Consumer loans Home equity 1,295 1,295 — Residential construction loans 1,750 1,750 — Total individually evaluated impaired loans $ 16,952 $ 16,066 $ 4,107 (1) Balances are reduced by amount guaranteed by the SBA of $371 thousand at December 31, 2020. The following tables present the average recorded investments in impaired loans and the related amount of interest received during the time period in which the loans were impaired for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The average balances are calculated based on the month-end balances of impaired loans. When the ultimate collectability of the total principal of an impaired loan is in doubt and the loan is on nonaccrual status, all payments are applied to principal under the cost recovery method, and therefore no interest income is recognized. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 2020 Interest Interest income Average received Average recognized recorded on impaired recorded on impaired (In thousands) investment loans investment loans SBA loans held for investment (1) $ 917 $ 18 $ 1,928 $ 24 Commercial loans Commercial other 727 1 50 — Commercial real estate 1,355 42 1,081 26 Commercial real estate construction — — — 33 Residential mortgage loans 3,571 13 4,850 63 Consumer loans Home equity 427 5 760 29 Consumer other 2 — — — Residential construction loans 2,659 18 — — Total $ 9,658 $ 97 $ 8,669 $ 175 (1) Balances are reduced by the average amount guaranteed by the SBA of $173 thousand and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 2020 Interest Interest income Average received Average recognized recorded on impaired recorded on impaired (In thousands) investment loans investment loans SBA loans held for investment (1) $ 1,384 $ 99 $ 1,440 $ 30 Commercial loans SBA 504 loans — — 200 32 Commercial other 457 11 51 25 Commercial real estate 1,904 119 1,137 67 Commercial real estate construction — — — 33 Residential mortgage loans 4,705 13 5,533 129 Consumer loans Home equity 572 23 536 53 Consumer other 1 — — — Residential construction loans 2,691 38 25 — Total $ 11,714 $ 303 $ 8,922 $ 369 (1) Balances are reduced by the average amount guaranteed by the SBA of $202 thousand and $687 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. TDRs The Company’s loan portfolio also includes certain loans that have been modified as TDRs. TDRs occur when a creditor, for economic or legal reasons related to a debtor’s financial condition, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider, unless it results in a delay in payment that is insignificant. These concessions typically include reductions in interest rate, extending the maturity of a loan, or a combination of both. Under the CARES Act and regulatory guidance issued in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, loan payment deferrals for periods of up to 180 days granted to borrowers adversely effected by the pandemic are not considered TDR’s if the borrower was current on its loan payments at year end 2019 or until the deferral was granted. When the Company modifies a loan, management evaluates for any possible impairment using either the discounted cash flows method, where the value of the modified loan is based on the present value of expected cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan agreement, or by using the fair value of the collateral less selling costs if the loan is collateral-dependent. If management determines that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, impairment is recognized by segment or class of loan, as applicable, through an allowance estimate or charge-off to the allowance. This process is used, regardless of loan type, and for loans modified as TDRs that subsequently default on their modified terms. TDRs of $1.1 million and $663 thousand are included in the impaired loan numbers as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The increase in TDRs was due to the addition of two loans, partially offset by principal pay downs. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no specific reserves on the TDRs. The TDRs are in accrual status since they are performing in accordance with the restructured terms. There are no commitments to lend additional funds on these loans. There were two loans modified as TDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. There were no loans modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 that were deemed to be TDRs. The following table details loans modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, including the number of modifications and the recorded investment at the time of the modification: For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 Number of Recorded investment (In thousands, except number of contracts) contracts at time of modification Home equity 2 $ 427 Total 2 $ 427 To date, the Company’s TDRs consisted of principal reduction, interest only periods and maturity extensions. There were no loans modified as a TDR within the previous 12 months that subsequently defaulted at some point during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. In this case, the subsequent default is defined as 90 days past due or transferred to nonaccrual status. |