Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report.
The following discussion, analysis and comparisons generally focus on the operating results for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Discussion, analysis and comparisons of the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K can be found in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. This discussion and analysis includes certain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. You should review the “Risk Factors” section of this report for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by such forward-looking statements. See also the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report.
Costs Associated with Exit Activities
Due to the steep decline in consumer mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for consumer mortgage lending over the next several years, the Company decided to exit its consumer mortgage business during the first quarter of 2023. This includes its nationwide digital direct-to-consumer mortgage platform that originates residential loans for sale in the secondary market, as well as its local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent business. The Company’s commercial construction and land development business will not be affected by this decision and will remain an important part of the Company’s lending strategy.
This action is expected to reduce total annual noninterest expense by approximately $6.8 million and increase annualized pre-tax income by approximately $2.7 million, with 80% of the benefit realized in 2023 and 100% thereafter. The Company estimates that it will incur total pre-tax expense of approximately $3.3 million in the first and second quarters of 2023 associated with exiting this line of business.
Results of Operations
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, net income was $35.5 million, or $3.70 per diluted share, compared to net income of $48.1 million, or $4.82 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and net income of $29.5 million, or $2.99 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.
The $12.6 million decrease in net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was due primarily to an $11.6 million decrease in noninterest income, an $11.5 million increase in noninterest expense and a $3.9 million increase in provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $10.5 million increase in net interest income and a $3.9 million decrease in income tax expense.
The increase in net income of $18.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 was due primarily to a $22.0 million increase in net interest income and an $8.3 million decrease in provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $4.1 million increase in noninterest expense, a $4.0 million increase in income tax expense and a $3.5 million decrease in noninterest income.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, return on average assets was 0.85%, compared to 1.14% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, return on average shareholders’ equity was 9.53%, compared to 13.44% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Additionally, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, return on average tangible common equity was 9.65% compared to 13.61% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. These profitability ratios declined during 2022 due primarily to the decrease in net income. Refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Item 7 of Part II of this report, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information.
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Consolidated Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income Analyses
For the periods presented, the following tables provide the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the related yields and cost of funds. The tables do not reflect any effect of income taxes. Balances are based on the average of daily balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances.
Twelve Months Ended
Assets
Interest-earning assets
Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities
1 Yield on total interest-earning assets minus cost of total interest-bearing liabilities
2 Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets
3 On a fully-taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis assuming a 21% tax rate. Refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Item 7 of Part II of this report, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The following table illustrates the impact of changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and interest rates on net interest income for the periods indicated. The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income
(amounts in thousands) Volume Rate Net Volume Rate Net
Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $97.1 million, an increase of $10.5 million, or 12.2%, compared to $86.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net interest income was the result of a $23.0 million, or 17.2%, increase in total interest income to $156.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $133.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. This increase in total interest income was partially offset by a $12.5 million, or 26.4%, increase in total interest expense to $59.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $47.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
The increase in total interest income was due to increases in interest earned on loans, including loans held-for-sale, securities and other earning assets. Interest income earned on loans, including loans held-for-sale, increased by $17.1 million as a result of the yield on the loan portfolio increasing by 35 bps, as well as the average balance of loans increasing by $142.9 million, or 4.8%. The increase in average loan balances was due primarily to increases in both the commercial (with the exception of healthcare finance) and consumer loan portfolios. Interest income earned on securities increased $3.5 million, or 38.8%, due to an increase of 60 bps in the yield earned on securities, partially offset by a decrease of $15.8 million, or 2.5%, in the average balance of securities. Interest income earned on other earning assets increased $2.4 million, or 168.0%, due to an increase of 107 bps in the yield earned on these assets, partially offset by a decrease of $188.5 million, or 40.4%, in the average balance of other earning assets. The decrease in the average balance of other earning assets was due primarily to lower cash balances. The increase in the yields earned on loans, securities and other earning assets was due primarily to the rise in interest rates throughout 2022.
The increase in total interest expense was driven primarily by increases in interest expense related to money market accounts, interest-bearing demand deposits and BaaS – brokered deposits, but partially offset by a decrease in interest expense related to certificates and brokered deposits. The increase in interest expense related to money market accounts of $12.6 million, or 214.2%, was driven by an increase of 89 bps in the cost of these deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $11.6 million, or 0.8%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to interest-bearing demand deposits of $1.5 million, or 252.7%, was due primarily to an increase of $138.0 million, or 70.5%, in the average balance of these deposits and an increase of 32 bps in the cost of these deposits. The increase in BaaS – brokered deposit expense was due to a $60.7 million increase in the average balance of deposits. The decrease in interest expense in certificates and brokered deposits of $3.3 million, or 14.0%, was due primarily to a $264.2 million, or 18.7%, decrease in the average balance of these deposits, partially offset by an increase of 9 bps in the cost of these deposits. The decrease in certificates and brokered deposit balances was driven by our pricing strategy to reduce the level of these higher cost deposits. The increase in the cost of total interest-bearing deposits, reflects the increase in interest rates throughout 2022.
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Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 2.41% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2.11% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. On a fully-taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, NIM was 2.54% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2.25% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 29 bps. The increase in NIM and FTE NIM compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was due primarily to an increase in the yield earned on interest-earning assets, partially offset by an increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in the yield on interest-earning assets and cost of interest-bearing deposits was driven primarily by the increase in interest rates throughout 2022.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents noninterest income for the three most recent years.
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Gain on sale of securities — — 139
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — 2,523 —
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, noninterest income totaled $21.3 million, representing a decrease of $11.6 million, or 35.3%, compared to $32.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The decrease in noninterest income was driven primarily by a decrease in revenue from mortgage banking activities, no gain on sale of premises and equipment in 2022 and a $0.6 million decrease in loan servicing asset revaluation, which was partially offset by an increase in other noninterest income. The decrease in mortgage banking revenue was due mainly to decreases in interest rate locks, sold loan volumes and gain-on-sale margins driven by the increase in interest rates throughout 2022. The increase in other noninterest income was due primarily to distributions received on certain Small Business Investment Company and venture capital fund investments. Net loan servicing revenue was relatively stable as growth in the balance of the Company’s SBA 7(a) servicing portfolio was offset by the negative impact of prepayment speeds on the servicing asset revaluation.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents noninterest expense for the three most recent years.
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Write-down of other real estate owned — — 2,065
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Noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $73.3 million, compared to $61.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The increase of $11.5 million, or 18.6%, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was due primarily to increases of $3.6 million in premises and equipment, $3.3 million in salaries and employee benefits, $2.3 million in loan expenses, $0.9 million in other noninterest expense and $0.8 million in consulting and professional fees. The increase in premises and equipment was due mainly to costs associated with the Company’s new corporate headquarters, as well as investments in technology, software maintenance and a write-down of software. The higher salaries and employee benefits expense was due mainly to increased headcount, higher medical claims expense, a $0.5 million discretionary inflation bonus paid to certain employees and $0.3 million of accelerated equity compensation related to employees who retired during the year. The increase in loan expenses was due primarily to servicing fees related to tax refund advance loans and franchise finance loans. The increase in other was due to several items, none of which were individually significant. The increase in consulting and professional fees was due primarily to a $0.9 million consulting fee associated with a special project.
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Income Taxes
The following table reconciles reported income tax expense to that computed at the statutory federal tax rate for the three most recent years.
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(Subtract) add the tax effect of:
Income from tax-exempt securities and loans (4,190) (4,217) (4,464)
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect 592 865 1,765
We recognized income tax expense of $4.6 million in 2022, resulting in an effective tax rate of 11.4%, compared to $8.5 million and an effective tax rate of 15.0% in 2021. Our federal statutory tax rate was 21% in 2022 and 2021. In both 2022 and 2021, the variance from the federal statutory rate was due primarily to tax-exempt income, partially offset by state income taxes. Interest income on certain loans or securities issued by governmental, municipal and not-for-profit entities, and earnings from bank-owned life insurance were the primary components of tax-exempt income. The decrease in the effective tax rate and income tax expense was due primarily to the decrease in pre-tax earnings driven by a lower proportion of taxable revenue, including decreased mortgage banking activities and no gain on sale of premises and equipment in 2022.
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Financial Condition
The following table presents summary balance sheet data as of the end of the last two years.
(amounts in thousands) December 31,
Total assets increased $332.1 million, or 7.9%, to $4.5 billion as of December 31, 2022 compared to $4.2 billion as of December 31, 2021. The increase in total assets was driven primarily by an increase in loan balances, partially offset by decreases in cash and securities.
As of December 31, 2022, total shareholders’ equity was $365.0 million, a decrease of $15.4 million, or 4.0%, compared to December 31, 2021, due primarily to stock repurchase activity and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss resulting from a decline in the value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio caused mainly by the continued rise in interest rates during the year. This was partially offset by the net income earned during the year and an increase in the value of interest rate swaps classified as cash flow hedges. Tangible common equity totaled $360.3 million as of December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of $15.4 million, or 4.1%, compared to December 31, 2021. The ratio of total shareholders’ equity to total assets decreased to 8.03% as of December 31, 2022 from 9.03% as of December 31, 2021 and the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets decreased to 7.94% as of December 31, 2022 from 8.93% as of December 31, 2021.
Book value per common share increased 3.3% to $40.26 as of December 30, 2022 from $38.99 as of December 31, 2021. Tangible book value per share increased 3.2% to $39.74 as of December 31, 2022 from $38.51 as of December 31, 2021. The growth in both book value per common share and tangible book value per share reflects net income earned during the year and the effect of stock repurchase activity throughout the year, partially offset by the increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Refer to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of Item 7 of Part II of this report, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information.
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Loan Portfolio Analysis
The following table provides information regarding our loan portfolio as of the end of the last two years.
December 31,
Commercial loans
Consumer loans
1 Includes carrying value adjustments of $32.5 million and $37.5 million related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with public finance loans as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Total loans were $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $611.7 million, or 21.2%, compared to December 31, 2021. Total commercial loan balances were $2.7 billion, as of December 31, 2022, up $355.5 million, or 15.0%, from December 31, 2021. Total consumer loan balances were $733.3 million as of December 30, 2022, an increase of $263.3 million, or 56.0%, compared to December 31, 2021. The increase in commercial loan balances was driven primarily by growth in franchise finance, single tenant lease financing, investor commercial real estate, construction, commercial and industrial, public finance and small business lending balances. These increases were partially offset by net payoffs in healthcare finance and owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. The increase in consumer loan balances was due primarily to higher balances in the residential mortgage, recreational vehicles and trailers loan portfolios.
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Loan Maturities and Rate Sensitivity
The following table shows the contractual maturity distribution intervals (without regard to repayment schedules) of the outstanding loans in our portfolio as of December 31, 2022.
(amounts in thousands) Within 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-15 Years Beyond 15 Years Total
Commercial loans
Consumer loans
The following table shows the rate sensitivity of the outstanding loans in our portfolio by the contractual maturity distribution intervals as of December 31, 2022.
(amounts in thousands) Within 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-15 Years Beyond 15 Years Total
Loan Approval Procedures and Authority
Our lending activities follow written, non-discriminatory policies with loan approval limits approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank. Loan officers have underwriting and approval authorization of varying amounts based on their lending experience and product type. Additionally, based on the amount of the loan, multiple approvals may be required. Based on the Bank’s legal lending limit, the maximum it could lend to any one borrower at December 31, 2022 was $74.7 million.
Our goal is to have a well-diversified and balanced loan portfolio. In order to manage our loan portfolio risk, we establish concentration limits by borrower, product type, industry and geography. To supplement our internal loan review resources, we have engaged independent third-party loan review groups, which are a key component of our overall risk management process related to credit administration.
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Asset Quality
December 31,
Nonaccrual loans
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial $ 51 $ 674
Owner-occupied commercial real estate 1,570 3,419
Single tenant lease financing — 1,100
Consumer loans:
Home equity — 14
Other consumer 17 9
Past Due 90 days and accruing loans
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage 79 —
Total consumer loans 79 —
Total past due 90 days and accruing loans 79 —
Other real estate owned
Single tenant lease financing — 1,188
Total other real estate owned — 1,188
Other nonperforming assets 42 29
Total nonperforming assets $ 7,571 $ 8,618
Total nonperforming loans to total loans 0.22 % 0.26 %
Total nonperforming assets to total assets 0.17 % 0.20 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.91 % 0.96 %
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.22 % 0.26 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans 426.0 % 376.2 %
A loan is designated as impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance when, based on current information or events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due (principal and interest) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Payments with delays generally not exceeding 90 days outstanding are not considered impaired. Certain nonaccrual and substantially all delinquent loans more than 90 days past due may be considered to be impaired. Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status at 90 days past due and accrued interest is reversed against earnings, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. The accrual of interest on impaired and nonaccrual loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due.
Impaired loans include nonperforming loans and also include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions intended to maximize collection.
Nonperforming loans are comprised of total nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days past due and accruing. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans, other real estate owned and other nonperforming assets, which consist of
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repossessed assets. Nonperforming assets can also include investments that were classified as other-than-temporarily impaired; however, we did not own any investments classified as such during the two-year period ended December 31, 2022.
The increase in nonperforming loans of $0.1 million, or 1.7%, to $7.5 million as of December 31, 2022 compared to $7.4 million as of December 31, 2021 was due primarily to SBA loans placed on nonaccrual, partially offset by upgrades and payoffs in owner-occupied commercial real estate and single tenant lease financing during 2022. Total nonperforming assets declined by $1.0 million, or 12.2%, as of December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021, due primarily to the upgrades and payoffs discussed above, as well as the decline in other real estate owned (“OREO”) discussed below.
The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans decreased to 0.22% as of December 31, 2022 compared to 0.26% as of December 31, 2021 and the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets decreased to 0.17% as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.20% as of December 31, 2021.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
December 31,
Troubled debt restructurings – nonaccrual $ 2,864 $ 2,492
Troubled debt restructurings – performing 2,658 1,693
Total troubled debt restructurings $ 5,522 $ 4,185
Total TDRs as of December 31, 2022 were $5.5 million, up $1.3 million from December 31, 2021. The increase was driven by two portfolio residential mortgage loans and one small business lending loan classified as new TDRs during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 with pre-modification and post-modification balances totaling $1.6 million.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not own any OREO. As of December 31, 2021, we had one commercial property in OREO with a carrying value of $1.2 million. During 2022, the Company reached a settlement agreement with the guarantor, which resulted in the Company recovering $1.2 million in excess of the carrying value of OREO.
Non-TDR Loan Modifications due to COVID-19
The “Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus” was issued by our banking regulators on March 22, 2020. This guidance encourages financial institutions to work prudently with borrowers who are or may be unable to meet their contractual payment obligations due to the effects of COVID-19.
Additionally, Section 4013 of the CARES Act further provided that loan modifications due to the impact of COVID-19 that would otherwise be classified as TDRs under GAAP will not be so classified. Modifications within the scope of this relief were in effect from the period beginning March 1, 2020 until January 1, 2022.
In accordance with this guidance, we offered modifications to borrowers who were both impacted by COVID-19 and current on all principal and interest payments. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had no loans as non-TDR loan modifications due to COVID-19.
U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program
Section 1102 of the CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which is jointly administered by the SBA and the Department of the Treasury. The PPP is designed to provide a direct incentive to small businesses to retain employees on their payroll during COVID-19 as well as to help cover certain utility costs and rent payments. These loans may be forgiven if certain conditions are satisfied and are fully guaranteed by the SBA. In 2020, as a preferred SBA lender, we assisted our clients in participating in the PPP to help them maintain their workforce in an uncertain and challenging environment. The loans originated in 2020 bear an interest rate of 1.00%, and we received gross origination fees of approximately $2.3 million. The Company received this fee revenue from the SBA in late June 2020, and it was deferred over the life of the PPP loans and recognized as interest income. The Company began processing applications for forgiveness from this round beginning in December 2020 and 100% of loan balances had been forgiven as of December 31, 2021.
On December 27, 2020, $285 billion in additional funding was allocated to the PPP through the passage of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act. The Company began offering PPP loans again in 2021 and continued until the program’s funds were depleted. These loans may be forgiven if certain conditions are satisfied and
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are fully guaranteed by the SBA. The loans originated during 2021 bear an interest rate of 1.00% and the Company received gross origination fees of approximately $1.3 million. The Company received this fee revenue from the SBA during 2021, and it was deferred over the life of the PPP loans and recognized as interest income. The Company began processing applications for forgiveness from this round beginning in May 2021 and 100% of loan balances had been forgiven as of December 31, 2022.
The following table provides a rollforward of the activity of PPP loans through December 31, 2022.
(dollars in thousands)
Number of Loans Principal Balance Net Deferred Fees
Net deferred fees recognized (1,253)
Net deferred fees recognized (1,624)
Originated
Net deferred fees recognized (99)
Balance, December 31, 2022 — $ — $ —
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Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
December 31,
Losses charged off
Commercial and industrial — (28)
Single tenant lease financing — (2,391)
Small business lending (402) (222)
Residential mortgage — (6)
Home equity — (51)
Recoveries
Commercial and industrial 5 89
Single tenant lease financing 1,231 —
Small business lending 29 80
Residential mortgage 4 63
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)
Commercial and industrial (0.01) % (0.08) %
Single tenant lease financing (0.14) % 0.26 %
Small business lending 0.32 % 0.11 %
Total commercial net charge-offs (recoveries) (0.03) % 0.10 %
Residential mortgage — % (0.03) %
Total consumer net charge-offs (recoveries) 0.32 % 0.04 %
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.03 % 0.09 %
The determination of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision for loan losses are components of our significant accounting policies as discussed within Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the provision are based on the review and evaluation of the loan portfolio and reflect management’s assessment of the risks and potential losses within the portfolio. This evaluation considers historical loss experience as well as qualitative factors such as economic and business conditions, portfolio growth, concentrations of credit in the portfolio, trends in risk grades, delinquencies within the portfolio and changes in our lending policies and practices.
Management actively monitors asset quality and, when appropriate, charges off loans against the allowance for loan losses. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from those in the assumptions used to determine the size of the allowance for loan losses.
The allowance for loan losses was $31.7 million as of December 31, 2022, compared to $27.8 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase in the allowance for loan losses compared to December 31, 2021 was due primarily to the growth in the overall loan portfolio, partially offset by a reduction in specific reserves. The decrease in the specific reserves was due to positive developments on certain monitored loans.
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The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans, including and excluding PPP loans, was 0.91% as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.96% and 0.97%, respectively, as of December 31, 2021. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans increased to 421.5% as of December 31, 2022, up from to 376.2% as of December 31, 2021. The provision for loans losses was $5.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due primarily to the increase in loan balances during the year. During 2022, we recorded net charge-offs of $1.1 million, compared to $2.7 million during 2021. The decrease in net charge-offs was due primarily to charge-offs that occurred during 2021 related to single tenant lease financing loans and a commercial and industrial relationship.
Investment Securities Portfolio
In managing our investment securities portfolio, management focuses on providing an adequate level of liquidity and managing long-term interest rate risk, while earning an adequate level of investment income without taking undue risk. Investment securities that are acquired and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term with the objective of generating economic profits on short-term differences in market characteristics are classified as “trading securities.” We did not classify any securities as trading securities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. Securities that we intend to hold until maturity are classified as “held-to-maturity” securities, and all other investment securities are classified as “available-for-sale.” The carrying values of available-for-sale investment securities are adjusted for unrealized gains or losses as a valuation allowance and any gain or loss is reported on an after-tax basis as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).
We periodically evaluate each security in an unrealized loss position to determine if the impairment is temporary or other-than-temporary. As of December 31, 2022, the unrealized losses in our investment securities portfolio were due primarily to interest rate changes. We have the ability and intent to hold all investment securities in an unrealized loss position resulting from interest rate changes to the earlier of the forecasted recovery or the maturity of the underlying investment security. As of December 31, 2022, we did not have any investment securities of a single issuer that exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity. The term “issuer” excludes the U.S. Government and its sponsored agencies and corporations.
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The following tables present the amortized cost and approximate fair value of our investment securities portfolio by security type as of the end of the last two years.
(amounts in thousands) December 31,
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Government-sponsored agencies $ 35,606 $ 50,013
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 252,066 377,928
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 17,142 36,024
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 11,777 15,902
Securities held-to-maturity
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 121,853 —
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 5,818 —
December 31,
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Government-sponsored agencies $ 33,809 $ 49,040
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 215,092 373,236
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 15,840 36,326
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 10,455 16,021
Securities held-to-maturity
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 106,741 —
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 4,552 —
The approximate fair value of investment securities available-for-sale decreased $212.7 million, or 35.3%, to $390.4 million as of December 31, 2022 compared to $603.0 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $158.1 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - residential, $20.5 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial, $15.2 million in U.S. Government-sponsored agencies securities, $9.8 million in municipal securities, and $5.6 million in private label mortgage-backed securities - residential. The decrease in agency mortgage-backed securities - residential and agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial was due primarily to the transfer of $96.2 million of these securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity in the first quarter 2022, a decline in fair value resulting from the continued rise in interest rates, as well as net paydown activity. The decreases in other securities types were also driven by a decline in value resulting from the continued rise in interest rates, as well as net paydown activity.
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Investment Maturities
The following table summarizes the contractual maturity schedule of our investment securities at their amortized cost and their weighted average yields at December 31, 2022.
Securities:
Accrued Income and Other Assets
Accrued income and other assets decreased $2.0 million, or 4.2%, to $44.9 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $46.9 million at December 31, 2021.
Deposits
The following table presents the composition of our deposit base as of the end of the last two years.
December 31,
BaaS - brokered deposits 13,607 0.4 % — — %
Total deposits increased $262.3 million, or 8.3%, to $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2022 compared to $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2021. This increase was due primarily to increases of $279.4 million, or 93.3%, in brokered deposits, $87.6 million, or 35.3%, in interest-bearing demand deposits, $57.8 million, or 49.2%, in noninterest-bearing deposits and $13.6 million in BaaS - brokered deposits partially offset by a decline of $95.6 million, or 9.9% in certificates of deposits, $65.3 million, or 4.4%, in money market accounts, and $15.2 million, or 25.3%, in savings accounts. The increase in brokered deposits was due to accessing certain deposit channels during the third and fourth quarters 2022 to support balance sheet liquidity and manage interest rate risk. The increase in the balance of interest-bearing demand deposits was due primarily to a new customer relationship with approximately $100.0 million in deposits with a contractual term of five years and a fixed rate of 1.15%. The increase in the balance of noninterest-bearing demand deposits was driven primarily by deposits associated with our commercial real estate construction and development lending, as well as an increase in non-brokered BaaS deposits. BaaS - brokered deposits increased due to certain fintech relationships being on-boarded during the fourth quarter 2022, which resulted in deposit inflows of $13.6 million at year end 2022. The decrease in the balance of certificates of deposits was due to the maturity of higher-cost balances and reduced pricing strategies designed to limit the volume of new production. The decrease in money market accounts was due primarily to certain customer activity that can be periodically volatile.
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The following tables present contractual interest rates paid on time deposits, their scheduled maturities, and the scheduled maturities for time deposits greater than $250,000.
Time Deposit Maturities at December 31, 2022
Period to Maturity Percentage of Total Certificate Accounts
Interest Rate:
Time Deposit Maturities Greater than $250,000
(dollars in thousands) December 31, 2022
Maturity Period:
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Although deposits are the primary source of funds for our lending and investment activities and for general business purposes, we may use short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (the “FHLB”) to manage liquidity needs and longer-term advances to supplement deposit growth and manage interest rate risk. The following table is a summary of FHLB borrowings for the periods indicated.
At or For The Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Weighted average interest rate at end of period1 2.82 % 1.65 % 1.30 %
Weighted average interest rate during period1 2.15 % 1.68 % 1.78 %
1Excludes the impact of interest rate swaps. Refer to Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about derivative financial instruments.
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities were $14.5 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $30.5 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities was due primarily to a $14.3 million decrease in derivative liabilities due to changes in fair value.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity management is the process used by the Company to manage the continuing flow of funds necessary to meet its financial commitments on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost while also maintaining safe and sound operations.
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Liquidity, represented by cash and investment securities, is a product of the Company’s operating, investing and financing activities. The primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities, maturing loans and investment securities, access to wholesale funding sources and collateralized borrowings. While scheduled payments and maturities of loans and investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows are greatly influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. Therefore, the Company supplements deposit growth and enhances interest rate risk management through borrowings and wholesale funding, which are generally advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and brokered deposits.
The Company holds cash and investment securities that qualify as liquid assets to maintain adequate liquidity to ensure safe and sound operations and meet its financial commitments. At December 31, 2022, on a consolidated basis, the Company had $0.6 billion in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities available-for-sale, and $21.5 million in loans held-for-sale that were generally available for our cash needs. The Company can also generate funds from wholesale funding sources and collateralized borrowings. At December 31, 2022, the Bank had the ability to borrow an additional $473.9 million from the FHLB, the Federal Reserve and correspondent bank Fed Funds lines of credit.
The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its common shareholders and interest and principal on outstanding debt. The Company’s primary sources of funds are cash maintained at the holding company level and dividends from the Bank, the payment of which is subject to regulatory limits. At December 31, 2022, the Company, on an unconsolidated basis, had $22.3 million in cash generally available for its cash needs, which is in excess of its current annual regular shareholder dividend and operating expenses.
The Company uses its sources of funds primarily to meet ongoing financial commitments, including withdrawals by depositors, credit commitments to borrowers, operating expenses and capital expenditures. At December 31, 2022, approved outstanding loan commitments, including unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit, amounted to $485.4 million. Certificates of deposits and brokered certificates of deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less at December 31, 2022 totaled $639.0 million.
Management is not aware of any other events or regulatory requirements that, if implemented, are likely to have a material effect on either the Company’s or the Bank’s liquidity.
Thefollowing table presents the Company’s significant contractual obligations as of December 31, 2022.
Payments Due In
Premises and equipment 5 $ 4,200 $ — $ — $ — $ 4,200
1 Amounts do not include associated interest payments.
2 Amounts do not include the effect of interest rate swaps used to convert short-term advances into long-term funding.
In October 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $30.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. In October 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors increased the authorization to $35.0 million. Under this program, The Company repurchased a total of 855,956 shares at an average price of $36.31 per share under the program through December 19, 2022.
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On December 19, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $25.0 million of our outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase authorization replaced the Company’s previously announced stock repurchase program and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2023. Various factors determine the amount and timing of our share repurchases, including our capital requirements, organic growth and other strategic opportunities, economic and market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), and regulatory and legal considerations. See Part II, Item 5, of this report for information regarding recent repurchase activity and our remaining authority under the program.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This Management's Discussion and Analysis contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures, specifically tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, average tangible common equity, return on average tangible common equity, total interest income - FTE, net interest income - FTE and net interest margin - FTE are used by the Company's management to measure the strength of its capital and analyze profitability, including its ability to generate earnings on tangible capital invested by its shareholders. The Company also believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present total interest income, net interest income and net interest margin on a fully-taxable equivalent basis, as those measures provide useful information for peer comparisons. Although the Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of its business, they should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the following table for the last three completed fiscal years ended on December 31.
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Adjustments:
Adjustments:
Total shareholders’ equity to assets 8.03 % 9.03 % 7.79 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 7.94 % 8.93 % 7.69 %
Adjustments:
Return on average shareholders' equity 9.53 % 13.44 % 9.39 %
Return on average tangible common equity 9.65 % 13.61 % 9.53 %
Adjustments:
Adjustments:
Effect of fully-taxable equivalent adjustments1 0.13 % 0.14 % 0.13 %
Net interest margin - FTE 2.54 % 2.25 % 1.68 %
1Assuming a 21% tax rate
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Allowance for Loan Losses. We believe the allowance for loan losses is the critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. An estimate of potential losses inherent in the loan portfolio is determined and an allowance for those losses is established by considering factors including historical loss rates, expected cash flows, estimated collateral values, and other qualitative factors. The allowance for loan losses represents management’s best estimate of losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is increased by the provision for loan losses charged to expense and reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries. Management evaluates the allowance for loan losses quarterly. If the underlying assumptions later prove to be inaccurate based on subsequent loss evaluations, the allowance for loan losses is adjusted.
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Management estimates the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses by separately evaluating impaired and non-impaired loans. A specific allowance is assigned to an impaired loan when expected cash flows or collateral do not justify the carrying amount of the loan. The methodology used to assign an allowance to a non-impaired loan is more subjective. Generally, the allowance assigned to non-impaired loans is determined by applying historical loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics, adjusted for qualitative factors including changes in economic and business conditions, unemployment rates, concentrations of credit, changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, terms of loans, risk grades, trends in charge-offs and recoveries, trends in delinquencies, nonaccrual loans, and impaired loans, and changes in lending policies and procedures. Because the economic and business climate in any given industry or market, and its impact on any given borrower, can change rapidly, the risk profile of the loan portfolio is periodically assessed and adjusted when appropriate. Notwithstanding these procedures, there still exists the possibility that the assessment could prove to be significantly incorrect and that an immediate adjustment to the allowance for loan losses would be required.
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. We classify investments in debt and equity securities as available-for-sale in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 320, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” Securities classified as held-to-maturity would be recorded at cost or amortized cost. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value. Fair value calculations are based on quoted market prices when such prices are available. If quoted market prices are not available, estimates of fair value are computed using a variety of pricing sources, including Reuters/EJV, Interactive Data and Standard & Poors. Due to the subjective nature of the valuation process, it is possible that the actual fair values of these investments could differ from the estimated amounts, thereby affecting our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. If the estimated value of investments is less than the cost or amortized cost, management evaluates whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. If such an event or change has occurred and management determines that the impairment is other-than-temporary, a further determination is made as to the portion of impairment that is related to credit loss. The impairment of the investment that is related to the credit loss is expensed in the period in which the event or change occurred. The remainder of the impairment is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
Other Real Estate Owned. OREO acquired through loan foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. The adjustment at the time of foreclosure is recorded through the allowance for loan losses. Due to the subjective nature of establishing the fair value when the asset is acquired, the actual fair value of the OREO or foreclosed asset could differ from the original estimate. If it is determined that fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation adjustment is recorded through noninterest expense. Net operating costs associated with the assets after acquisition are also recorded as noninterest expense. Gains and losses on the disposition of OREO and foreclosed assets are netted and posted through noninterest income.
Impairment of Goodwill. As a result of a previous acquisition by the Company, goodwill, an intangible asset with an indefinite life, is reflected on the balance sheet. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually, unless there are factors present that indicate a potential impairment, in which case, the goodwill impairment test is performed more frequently.
Deferred Income Tax Assets/Liabilities. Our net deferred income tax asset arises from differences in the dates that items of income and expense enter into our reported income and taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for these items as they arise. From an accounting standpoint, deferred tax assets are reviewed to determine if they are realizable based on the historical level of taxable income, estimates of future taxable income and the reversals of deferred tax liabilities. In most cases, the realization of the deferred tax asset is based on future profitability. If we were to experience net operating losses for tax purposes in a future period, the realization of deferred tax assets would be evaluated for a potential valuation reserve.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the ordinary course of business, we may enter into financial transactions to extend credit, engage in interest rate swaps or other forms of commitments that may be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. Interest rate swaps were arranged to receive hedge accounting treatment and were classified as either fair value or cash flow hedges. Fair value hedges were purchased to convert certain fixed rate assets to floating rate. Cash flow hedges were used to convert certain variable rate liabilities into fixed rate liabilities. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $260.0 million. Additionally, we may enter into forward contracts relating to our mortgage banking business to
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hedge the exposures we have from commitments to extend new residential mortgage loans to our customers and from our mortgage loans held-for-sale. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had commitments to sell residential real estate loans of $17.0 million and $72.8 million, respectively. These contracts mature in less than one year. Refer to Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about derivative financial instruments.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The primary source of market risk for the Company is interest rate risk, which can be defined as the risk to earnings and the value of our equity resulting from changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises in the normal course of business to the extent that there are timing and volume differences between the amount of interest-earning assets and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities that are prepaid, withdrawn, re-priced or mature in specified periods. We seek to achieve consistent growth in net interest income and equity while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates.
We monitor the Company’s interest rate risk position using income simulation models and economic value of equity (“EVE”) sensitivity analysis that capture both short-term and long-term interest rate risk exposure. Income simulation involves forecasting net interest income (“NII”) under a variety of interest rate scenarios. We use EVE sensitivity analysis to understand the impact of changes in interest rates on long-term cash flows, income and capital. EVE is calculated by discounting the cash flows for all balance sheet instruments under different interest-rate scenarios. Modeling the sensitivity of NII and EVE to changes in market interest rates is highly dependent on the assumptions incorporated into the modeling process, especially those pertaining to non-maturity deposit accounts. These assumptions are reviewed and refined on an ongoing basis by the Company. We continually model our NII and EVE positions with various interest rate scenarios and assumptions of future balance sheet composition. We utilize implied forward rates as its base case scenario which reflects market expectations for rate increases over the next 24 months. Presented below is the estimated impact on our NII and EVE position as of December 31, 2022, assuming a static balance sheet and instantaneous parallel shifts in interest rates:
% Change from Base Case for Instantaneous Parallel Changes in Rates
To supplement the instantaneous rate shocks required by regulatory guidance, we also calculate our interest rate risk position assuming a gradual change in market interest rates. This gradual change is commonly referred to as a “rate ramp” and evenly allocates a change in interest rates over a specified time period.
Presented below is the estimated impact on our NII and EVE position as of December 31, 2022, assuming a static balance sheet and gradual parallel shifts in interest rates over a twelve-month period:
% Change from Base Case for Gradual Changes in Rates
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In the Company’s supplementary model, it incorporates deposit betas ranging from 11% to 98% in up-rate scenarios related to its savings and money market non-maturity deposit products, which approximates actual deposit pricing experience in 2022. Presented below are the estimated impacts on the Company’s NII and EVE position as of December 31, 2022, assuming a static balance sheet and instantaneous and gradual parallel shifts in interest rates:
% Change from Base Case for Instantaneous Parallel Changes in Rates
% Change from Base Case for Gradual Changes in Rates
The NII and EVE figures presented in both tables above are reflective of a static balance sheet, and do not incorporate either balance sheet growth or strategies to increase net interest income while managing volatility arising from shifts in market interest rates. As such, it is likely that actual results will differ from what is presented in the tables above. Balance sheet strategies to achieve such objective may include:
•Increasing the proportion of low-duration or variable-rate loans to total loans, including organic growth in SBA,
construction or C&I lending
•Selling longer-term fixed rate loans
•Increasing the proportion of lower cost non-maturity deposits to total deposits
•Extending the duration of wholesale funding
•Executing derivative strategies to synthetically extend liability or shorten asset duration
•Repositioning the investment portfolio to manage its duration
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto required pursuant to this Item begin on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information the Company is required to disclose in reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in SEC rules and forms. These controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal
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financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, the Company has recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Management is required to apply judgment in evaluating its controls and procedures.
The Company performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to assess the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2022.
Report of Management's Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, including accounting and other internal control systems that, in the opinion of management, provide reasonable assurance that (1) transactions are properly authorized, (2) the assets are properly safeguarded, and (3) transactions are properly recorded and reported to permit the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on that assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by FORVIS, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report appearing on page F-2.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2022, that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not Applicable.
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PART III
Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”), which we intend to file with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after December 31, 2022. Except for those portions specifically incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement, no other portions of the Proxy Statement are deemed to be filed as part of this report.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information about our Executive Officers
Our executive officers are as follows:
Name Age Position
David B. Becker 69 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Nicole S. Lorch 48 President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Kenneth J. Lovik 53 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
David B. Becker has served as our Chairman of the Board since 2006, as our Chief Executive Officer since 2007, and as our President from 2007 to June 2021. Mr. Becker is the founder of the Bank and has served as an officer and director of the Bank since 1998.
Nicole S. Lorch has served as Secretary since June of 2022 and as President and Chief Operating Officer since June 2021. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2017. Ms. Lorch joined the Company as Director of Marketing in 1999 and served as Vice President, Marketing & Technology from 2003 to 2011 and Senior Vice President, Retail Banking from 2011 to January 2017. She previously served as Director of Marketing at Virtual Financial Services, an online banking services provider, from 1996 to 1999.
Kenneth J. Lovik has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2017. Mr. Lovik joined the Company in August 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, at First Financial Bancorp, a publicly traded bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, from February 2013 to May 2014. Prior to that, he served as its Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, from 2010 to February 2013. Before First Financial Bancorp, he was an investment banker at Milestone Advisors LLC, Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc. and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Executive officers are elected annually by our Board of Directors and serve a one-year period or until their successors are elected. None of the above-identified executive officers are related to each other or to any of our directors.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors and officers and other employees, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. This code is publicly available through the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.firstinternetbancorp.com. To the extent permissible under applicable law, the rules of the SEC or Nasdaq listing standards, we intend to post on our website any amendment to the code of business conduct and ethics, or any grant of a waiver from a provision of the code of business conduct and ethics, that requires disclosure under applicable law, the rules of the SEC or Nasdaq listing standards.
The disclosures in the Proxy Statement under the headings “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors,” “Corporate Governance,” “Shareholder Proposals for 2024 Annual Meeting,” and, if applicable “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” are incorporated into this Item by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Incorporated into this Item by reference is the information in the Proxy Statement regarding the compensation of our named executive officers appearing under the heading “Executive Compensation” (excluding information under the caption “Pay versus Performance”), the information regarding compensation committee interlocks and insider participation under the
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heading “Corporate Governance” and the information regarding compensation of non-employee directors under the heading “Director Compensation.”
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Incorporated into this Item by reference is the information in the Proxy Statement appearing under the headings “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Incorporated into this Item by reference is the information in the Proxy Statement regarding director independence and related person transactions under the heading “Corporate Governance.”
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Incorporated into this Item by reference is the information in the Proxy Statement under the heading “Audit Matters.” The independent registered public accounting firm is FORVIS, LLP (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Firm ID No. 686) located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)Documents Filed as Part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
1. See our financial statements beginning on page F-1.
(b)Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit No. Description
21.1 List of Subsidiaries
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1 Powers of Attorney
31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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*Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 14, 2023.
FIRST INTERNET BANCORP
By: /s/ David B. Becker
David B. Becker,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 14, 2023.
/s/ David B. Becker /s/ Kenneth J. Lovik
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Aasif M. Bade, Director David R. Lovejoy, Director
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Justin P. Christian, Director Jean L. Wojtowicz, Director
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Ann Colussi Dee, Director John K. Keach, Jr., Director
* David B. Becker, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on behalf of each of the above-named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons.
By: /s/ David B. Becker
David B. Becker,Attorney-in-Fact
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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders, Board of Directors and Audit Committee
First Internet Bancorp
Fishers, Indiana
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Internet Bancorp (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows9F for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 14, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Allowances for Loan Losses
Description of the Matter
As described in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company’s consolidated allowance for loan losses (ALLL) was $31.74 million at December 31, 2022. The Company also describes in Note 1 of the financial statements the “Allowance for Loan Losses Methodology” accounting policy around this estimate. The ALLL is an estimate of losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The determination of the reserve requires significant judgment reflecting the Company’s best estimate of probable loan losses.
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The ALLL is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to income. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management determines that an outstanding loan will not be collected. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The ALLL is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based on management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experiences, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to revision as more information becomes available.
The ALLL consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as impaired and an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. The historical charge-off experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on an analysis of historical loss activity over a time period that represents the economic life cycle of the loan segment. Other adjustments for each segment, such as qualitative or environmental considerations may be added to the allowance for each loan segment after an assessment of internal or external influences on credit quality that are not fully reflected in the historical loss or risk rating data.
The primary reason for our determination that the ALLL is a critical audit matter is that it involved significant judgment and complex review. There is a high degree of subjectivity in evaluating management’s estimate,such as evaluating management’s assessment of economic conditions and other environmental factors, evaluating the adequacy of specific allowances associated with impaired loans and assessing the appropriateness of loan grades.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Our audit procedures related to the estimated allowance for loan losses included:
a.Testing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, including those related to technology, over the ALLL.
b.Testing clerical and computational accuracy of the Company’s ALLL calculation.
c.Testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data utilized in the ALLL, including reports used in management review controls over the ALLL.
d.Evaluating the qualitative and environmental adjustments to the historical loss rates, including assessing the basis for the adjustments and the reasonableness and directional consistency of those adjustments, including the reliability and relevance of the significant assumptions and underlying data.
e.Evaluating the appropriateness of loan grades and assessing the reasonableness of specific impairments on loans.
/s/ FORVIS, LLP (Formerly, BKD, LLP)
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2004.
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 14, 2023
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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders, Board of Directors and Audit Committee
First Internet Bancorp
Fishers, Indiana
Opinion on the Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited First Internet Bancorp’s (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), theconsolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and our report dated March 14, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanyingReport of Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definitions and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of reliable financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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/s/ FORVIS, LLP (Formerly BKD, LLP)
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 14, 2023
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands except share data)
December 31,
Assets
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock 28,350 25,650
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance 39,859 38,900
Servicing asset, at fair value 6,255 4,702
Other real estate owned — 1,188
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 14,512 30,526
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (33,636) (11,039)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Year Ended December 31,
Interest income
Interest expense
Noninterest income
Gain on sale of securities — — 139
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — 2,523 —
Noninterest expense
Write-down of other real estate owned — — 2,065
Income per share of common stock
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
Dividends declared per share $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.24
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Amounts in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Securities available-for-sale
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized — — (139)
Net effect on other comprehensive (loss) income (33,276) (3,023) 4,856
Securities held-to-maturity
Income tax benefit (1,039) — —
Net effect on other comprehensive loss (3,519) — —
Cash flow hedges
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss) 14,198 9,180 (7,861)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
Other comprehensive loss — — (3,005) (3,005)
Dividends declared ($0.24 per share) — (2,402) — (2,402)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation 2,110 — — 2,110
Other comprehensive income — — 6,157 6,157
Dividends declared ($0.24 per share) — (2,415) — (2,415)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation 2,393 — — 2,393
Dividends declared ($0.24 per share) — (2,297) — (2,297)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation 2,035 — — 2,035
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Operating activities
Write-down of other real estate owned — — 2,065
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance (959) (948) (950)
Gain from sale of available-for-sale securities — — (139)
Decrease in fair value of loans held-for-sale 184 718 94
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — (2,523) —
Investing activities
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned 1,188 — —
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale — — 16,986
Maturities and calls of securities held-to-maturity 7,902 8,525 —
Purchase of securities held-to-maturity (41,246) — (2,000)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock 431 — —
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock (3,131) — —
Net proceeds from sale of premises and equipment — 8,116 —
Other investing activities (3,510) 4,434 —
Financing activities
Net proceeds from issuance of subordinated debt — 58,658 9,765
Repayment of subordinated debt — (35,000) —
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information
Loans transferred to other real estate owned — 1,188 —
Securities purchases settled in subsequent period 2,997 — 5,547
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting policies of First Internet Bancorp and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies follows:
Description of Business
The Company was incorporated on September 15, 2005, and consummated a plan of exchange on March 21, 2006, by which the Company became a bank holding company and 100% owner of First Internet Bank of Indiana (the “Bank”). The Company elected to and became a financial holding company, effective as of September 1, 2022.
The Bank offers a wide range of commercial, small business, consumer and municipal banking products and services. The Bank conducts its consumer and small business deposit operations primarily through digital channels on a nationwide basis and has no traditional branch offices. Consumer lending products are primarily originated on a nationwide basis through relationships with dealerships and financing partners. The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions. The Bank is regulated by certain state and federal agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.
The Bank has three wholly owned subsidiaries. JKH Realty Services, LLC was established on August 20, 2012 as a single member limited liability company wholly owned by the Bank to manage other real estate owned properties as needed. First Internet Public Finance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, was incorporated on March 6, 2017 and was established to provide municipal finance lending and leasing products to government entities and to purchase, manage, service, and safekeep municipal securities. SPF15, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank, was incorporated on August 31, 2018 and was established to acquire and hold real estate.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s business activities are currently limited to one reporting unit and reportable segment, which is commercial banking.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company utilizes processes that involve the use of significant estimates and the judgment of management in determining the amount of the Company’s allowance for loan losses, income taxes, valuation and impairments of investment securities and goodwill, as well as fair value measurements of derivatives, loans held-for-sale and other real estate owned. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Securities
The Company classifies its securities in one of three categories and accounts for the investments as follows:
•Securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held-to-maturity” and reported at amortized cost.
•Securities that are acquired and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term with the objective of generating economic profits on short-term differences in market characteristics are classified as “trading securities” and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings. The Company had no securities classified as “trading securities” at December 31, 2022 or 2021.
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First Internet Bancorp
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
•Securities not classified as either “held-to-maturity” or “trading securities” are classified as “available-for-sale” and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, after applicable taxes, excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Declines in the value of debt securities and marketable equity securities that are considered to be other-than-temporary are recorded as an other-than-temporary impairment of securities available-for-sale with other-than-temporary impairment losses recorded in the consolidated statements of income.
Interest and dividend income, adjusted by amortization of premium or discount, is included in earnings using the effective interest rate method. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets on the trade date. Gains and losses from the sale or disposal of securities are recognized as of the trade date in the consolidated statements of income for the period in which securities are sold or otherwise disposed of. Gains and losses on sales of securities are determined using the specific-identification method.
Loans Held-for-Sale
Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market under best-efforts pricing agreements are carried at the lower of cost or fair value in the aggregate. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to noninterest income.
Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market under mandatory pricing agreements are carried at fair value to facilitate hedging of the loans. Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are recognized in noninterest income.
Gains and losses on loan sales are recorded in noninterest income, and direct loan origination costs and fees are deferred at origination of the loan and are recognized in noninterest income upon sale of the loan.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenues as they are earned based on contractual terms, as transactions occur, or as services are provided and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company's principal source of revenue is interest income from loans and leases and investment securities.
Interest income on loans is accrued as earned using the interest method based on unpaid principal balances except for interest on loans in nonaccrual status. Interest on loans in nonaccrual status is recorded as a reduction of loan principal when received.
Premiums and discounts are amortized using the effective interest rate method.
Loan fees, net of certain direct origination costs, primarily salaries and wages, are deferred and amortized to interest income as a yield adjustment over the life of the loan.
The Company also earns noninterest income through a variety of financial and transaction services provided to corporate and consumer clients such as deposit account, debit card, mortgage banking, portfolio loan sales and sales of the government-guaranteed portion of U.S. Small Business Administration loans. Revenue is recorded for noninterest income based on the contractual terms for the service or transaction performed. In certain circumstances, noninterest income is reported net of associated expenses.
Loans
Loans that management intends to hold until maturity are reported at their outstanding principal balance adjusted for unearned income, charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”), any unamortized deferred fees or costs on originated loans, unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans and any carrying value adjustments related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with loans.
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First Internet Bancorp
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
For loans recorded at cost, interest income is accrued based on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, as well as premiums and discounts, are recorded in accordance with our revenue recognition policy.
Allowance for Loan Losses Methodology
Company policy is designed to maintain an adequate ALLL. Primary responsibility for ensuring that the Company has processes in place to consistently assess the adequacy of the ALLL rests with the Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board has charged management with responsibility for establishing the methodology to be used and to assess the adequacy of the ALLL. The Board reviews recommendations from management on a quarterly basis to adjust the allowance as appropriate.
The methodology employed by management for each portfolio segment, at a minimum, contains the following:
1.Loans are segmented by type of loan.
2.The required ALLL for types of performing homogeneous loans which do not have a specific reserve is determined by applying a factor based on historical losses averaged over the past sixteen quarters. In those instances where the Company’s historical experience is not available, management develops factors based on industry experience and best practices.
3.All criticized, classified and impaired loans are tested for impairment by applying one of three methodologies:
a.Present value of future cash flows;
b.Fair value of collateral less costs to sell; or
c.The loan’s observable market price.
4.All troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”) are considered impaired loans.
5.Loans tested for impairment are removed from other pools to prevent layering (double-counting).
6.The required ALLL for each group of loans are added together to determine the total required ALLL for the Company. The required ALLL is compared to the existing ALLL to determine the provision required to increase the ALLL or credit to decrease the ALLL.
The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and considers two weighted average net charge-off trends: 1) the Company’s average loss history over the previous sixteen quarters; and 2) the average loss history over the previous sixteen quarters for a peer group. Management believes the historical loss experience methodology is appropriate in the current economic environment, as it captures loss rates that are comparable to the current period being analyzed.
The Company also factors in the following qualitative considerations:
1.Changes in national, regional, and local economic and business conditions;
2.Changes in national, regional, and local unemployment rates;
3.The existence and effect of any concentrations of credit, and changes in the levels of such concentrations;
4.Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, and in the terms of loans;
5.Changes in the risk grades assigned to loans;
6.The levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries;
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First Internet Bancorp
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
7.The levels of and trends in delinquencies, nonaccrual loans, and impaired loans; and
8.Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices.
Provision for Loan Losses
A provision for estimated losses on loans is charged to income based upon management’s evaluation of the potential losses. Such an evaluation, which includes a review of all loans for which full repayment may not be reasonably assured, considers, among other matters, the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral, as applicable, economic conditions, loan loss experience, and other factors that are particularly susceptible to changes that could result in a material adjustment in the near term. While management attempts to use the best information available in making its evaluations, future allowance adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions change substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations.
Nonaccrual Loans
Any loan which becomes 90 days delinquent or for which the full collection of principal and interest may be in doubt will be considered for nonaccrual status. At the time a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, all accrued but unpaid interest will be reversed from interest income. Placing the loan on nonaccrual status does not relieve the borrower of the obligation to repay interest. A loan placed on nonaccrual status may be restored to accrual status when all delinquent principal and interest has been brought current, and the Company expects full payment of the remaining contractual principal and interest.
Impaired Loans
A loan is designated as impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance when, based on current information or events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due (principal and interest) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Payments with delays not exceeding 90 days outstanding generally are not considered impaired. Certain nonaccrual and substantially all delinquent loans more than 90 days past due may be considered to be impaired. Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status at 90 days past due and accrued interest is reversed against earnings, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. The accrual of interest on impaired and nonaccrual loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due.
Impaired loans include nonperforming loans but also include loans modified in TDRs where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions intended to maximize collection.
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 310, Receivables, requires that impaired loans be measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ effective interest rates or the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell, and allows existing methods for recognizing interest income.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
The loan portfolio includes certain loans that have been modified in a TDR, where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from loss mitigation efforts and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and typically are returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally not less than six months.
When loans are modified in a TDR, any possible impairment similar to other impaired loans is evaluated based on either the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the contractual interest rate of the original loan agreement, or the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs for collateral-dependent loans. If it is
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
determined that the value of the modified loan is less than the recorded balance of the loan, impairment is recognized through a specific ALLL or charge-off to the ALLL. In periods subsequent to modification, all TDRs, including those that have payment defaults, are evaluated for possible impairment, and impairment is recognized through the ALLL.
Policy for Charging Off Loans
The Company’s policy is to charge off a loan at any point in time when it no longer can be considered a bankable asset, meaning collectible within the parameters of policy. A secured loan is generally charged down to the estimated fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell, no later than when it is 120 days past due as to principal or interest. An unsecured loan generally is charged off no later than when it is 180 days past due as to principal or interest. A home improvement loan generally is charged off no later than when it is 90 days past due as to principal or interest.
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Indianapolis Stock
Federal law requires a member institution of the FHLB system to hold common stock of its district FHLB according to a predetermined formula. This investment is stated at cost, which represents redemption value, and may be pledged as collateral for FHLB advances.
Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, which range from three to five years for software and equipment, ten years for land improvements, and 39 years for buildings.
Other Real Estate Owned
Other real estate owned represents real estate acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure and is recorded at its fair value less estimated costs to sell. When property is acquired, it is recorded at its fair value at the date of acquisition with any resulting write-down charged against the ALLL. Any subsequent deterioration of the property is charged directly to operating expense. Costs relating to the development and improvement of other real estate owned are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding and maintaining the property are charged to expense as incurred.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to help manage exposure to interest rate risk and the effects that changes in interest rates may have on net income and the fair value of assets and liabilities. The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position. Additionally, the Company enters into forward contracts for the future delivery of mortgage loans to third-party investors and enters into interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) with potential borrowers to fund specific mortgage loans that will be sold into the secondary market. The forward contracts are entered into in order to economically hedge the effect of changes in interest rates resulting from the Company’s commitment to fund the loans.
Designating an interest rate swap as an accounting hedge allows the Company to recognize gains and losses, in the income statement within the same period that the hedged item affects earnings. The Company includes the gain or loss on the hedged items in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the related interest rate swaps. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, any gains or losses related to changes in fair value are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. The fair value of interest rate swaps with a positive fair value are reported in accrued income and other assets in the consolidated balance sheets while interest rate swaps with a negative fair value are reported in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
The IRLCs and forward contracts are not designated as accounting hedges, and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in noninterest income in the consolidated statements of income. The fair value of derivative instruments with a positive fair value are reported in accrued income and other assets in the consolidated balance
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