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, 2023 and 2022. Discussion, analysis and comparisons of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 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, 2022. 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, the Company decided to exit its consumer mortgage business during the first quarter 2023. This included its nationwide digital direct-to-consumer mortgage platform that originated 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 was not affected by the decision and remains an important part of the Company’s lending strategy.
The Company incurred total pre-tax expense of $3.1 million in 2023 associated with exiting the consumer mortgage origination business.
Results of Operations
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, net income was $8.4 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, compared to net income of $35.5 million, or $3.70 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and net income of $48.1 million, or $4.82 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
The $27.1 million decrease in net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was due primarily to a decrease of $22.2 million, or 22.9%, in net interest income, an increase of $11.7 million, or 234.6%, in provision for credit losses and an increase of $6.2 million, or 8.4%, in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease of $8.0 million, or 176.3%, in income tax expense and an increase of $4.9 million, or 22.9%, in noninterest income.
The Company recognized $3.1 million of mortgage operations and exit costs during the first quarter 2023, which contributed to the increase in noninterest expense compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
The Company also recognized only $0.1 million of mortgage banking revenue during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, down from $5.5 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, as it immediately began winding down its existing pipeline following the decision to exit the business.
Additionally, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized a $6.9 million partial charge-off related to a commercial and industrial participation loan with a balance of $9.8 million. This action contributed to the increase in the provision for credit losses as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The Company received payment for the remaining balance of the participation loan during 2023.
The decrease in net income of $12.6 million 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 $3.9 million decrease in income tax expense.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, return on average assets (“ROAA”), return on average equity (“ROAE”) and return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) were 0.17%, 2.35% and 2.38%. Excluding the impact of exiting consumer mortgage and the partial charge-off, adjusted net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023,
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was $16.2 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.83. Additionally, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, adjusted ROAA, adjusted ROAE and adjusted ROATCE were 0.33%, 4.54% and 4.60%, respectively.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, ROAA, ROAE and ROATCE were 0.85%, 9.53% and 9.65%, respectively. The Company recognized a nonrecurring consulting fee associated with a special project of $0.9 million, paid a $0.5 million discretionary inflation bonus to certain employees, recognized accelerated equity compensation expense of $0.3 million related to several retirements, incurred acquisition-related expenses of $0.3 million and recognized a $0.1 million write-down of software. Excluding these items, adjusted net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $37.2 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $3.86. Additionally, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, adjusted ROAA, adjusted ROAE and adjusted ROATCE were 0.90%, 9.98% and 10.10%, respectively.
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 table provides the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the related yields and cost of funds. The table does 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, 2023 was $74.9 million, a decrease of $22.2 million, or 22.9%, compared to $97.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in net interest income was the result of a $104.7 million, or 175.1%, increase in total interest expense to $164.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $59.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in total interest expense was partially offset by an $82.5 million, or 52.6%, increase in total interest income to $239.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $156.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
The growth in total interest income was due primarily to an increase in interest earned on loans resulting from an increase of 75 bps in the yield earned on loans, as well as an increase of $543.6 million, or 17.3%, in the average balance of loans, including loans held-for-sale. Furthermore, the yield on other earning assets increased 390 bps and the average balance of other earning assets increased $222.0 million, or 79.8%. Additionally, the average balance of securities increased $10.7 million, or 1.8%, and the yield earned on the securities portfolio increased 129 bps. The increase in the yields earned on loans, other earning assets and securities was due to the continued rise in interest rates during the fourth quarter 2022 and into 2023. As a result of the higher interest rate environment, the yield on funded portfolio originations was 8.41% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of 302 bps compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
The increase in total interest expense was due primarily to increases of $65.7 million, or 330.5%, in interest expense associated with certificates and brokered deposits, $31.4 million, or 169.5%, in interest expense associated with money market accounts, $4.1 million, or 200.9%, in interest expense associated with interest-bearing demand deposits and $3.2 million, or 17.8%, in interest expense associated with other borrowed funds. The increase in interest expense related to certificates and brokered deposits was driven by an increase of 247 bps in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $893.0 million, or 77.9%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in the average balance of these deposits was driven by strong consumer and small business demand for certificates of deposits in 2023, as well as the funding of brokered deposits during the fourth quarter 2022 and earlier in 2023 to supplement on-balance sheet liquidity. The increase in interest expense related to money market accounts was driven primarily by an increase of 261 bps in the cost of these deposits, partially offset by a decrease of $146.6 million, or 10.3%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to interest-bearing demand deposits was due primarily to a 107 bp increase in the cost of these deposits, as well as an increase of $32.3 million, or 9.7%, in the average balance of these deposits. The increase in interest expense related to other borrowed funds was due primarily to additional long-term FHLB advances in the second half of 2022 at rates lower than market deposit costs, as the cost of the borrowed funds increased only 12 bps while the average balance increased 12.7%. The increase in the overall cost of deposits was due primarily to the continued rise in interest rates during the fourth quarter 2022 and into 2023.
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However, as the Federal Reserve’s last rate increase was in July 2023, the pace of increase in deposit costs during the third and fourth quarters of 2023 was considerably slower than that experienced during 2022 and the first half of 2023.
Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 1.56% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2.41% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. On a fully-taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, NIM was 1.67% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2.54% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of 87 bps. The decrease in NIM and FTE NIM compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 reflects the increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 206 bps, partially offset by the increase in earning asset yields of 109 bps.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents noninterest income for the three most recent years.
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — 2,523
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, noninterest income totaled $26.1 million, representing an increase of $4.9 million, or 22.9%, compared to $21.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in noninterest income was driven primarily by increases in gain on sale of loans and net loan servicing revenue, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage banking activities. Due to growth in the Company’s small business lending line of business, the amount of SBA 7(a) loan sales increased 110.4% during 2023 to $281.1 million from sales of $133.6 million during 2022. As a result, gain on sale of loans increased $9.2 million, or 80.5%, in 2023 compared to the prior year. The increase in net loan servicing revenue was due to growth in the balance of the Company’s SBA 7(a) servicing portfolio, as well as slower prepayment speeds in 2023. The decrease in mortgage banking activities was due to the Company’s exit from the mortgage business in the first quarter 2023.
Noninterest Expense
The following table presents noninterest expense for the three most recent years.
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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Noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was $79.4 million, compared to $73.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The increase of $6.2 million, or 8.4%, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was due primarily to increases of $3.8 million in salaries and employee benefits, $2.8 million in deposit insurance premium and $1.3 million in loan expenses, partially offset by decreases of $1.7 million in consulting and professional fees and $1.0 million in marketing, advertising and promotion. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was due primarily to mortgage exit costs, as well as an increase in headcount and higher incentive compensation in small business and construction lending. The increase in deposit insurance premium was due mainly to year-over-year asset growth, as well as the composition of loans and deposits. The increase in loan expenses was due primarily to mortgage exit costs and accrued contract expenses, as well as higher third-party loan servicing fees and other miscellaneous lending costs. The decrease in consulting and professional fees was due primarily to consulting fees related to a special project that occurred in the first quarter 2022, as well as lower legal fees in 2023. The decrease in marketing, advertising and promotion expense was due primarily to cost savings from the Company’s exit from the mortgage business in the first quarter 2023.
Income Taxes
The following table reconciles reported income tax (benefit) provision 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 (3,951) (4,190) (4,217)
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect (30) 592 865
We recognized an income tax benefit of $3.5 million in 2023, compared to an income tax provision of $4.6 million and an effective tax rate of 11.4% in 2022. Our federal statutory tax rate was 21% in 2023 and 2022. In 2023 and 2022, the variance from the federal statutory rate was due primarily to tax-exempt income. 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.
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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 $624.5 million, or 13.7%, to $5.2 billion as of December 31, 2023 compared to $4.5 billion as of December 31, 2022. Balance sheet growth was driven primarily by an increase in deposits of $625.7 million, or 18.2%. A portion of the increase in deposits was used to fund loan growth as loan balances increased $340.8 million, or 9.7%. However, as deposit growth outpaced loan growth, balance sheet liquidity increased as the combined balance of cash and securities increased $271.8 million, or 32.5%, and the percentage of loans to deposits declined to 94.4% as of December 31, 2023, compared to 101.7% as of December 31, 2022.
As of December 31, 2023, total shareholders’ equity was $362.8 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 0.6%, compared to December 31, 2022. The decrease in shareholders’ equity was due primarily to stock repurchase activity and the day 1 CECL adjustment, partially offset by net income earned during the period. Tangible common equity totaled $358.1 million as of December 31, 2023, representing a decrease of $2.2 million, or 0.6%, compared to December 31, 2022. The ratio of total shareholders’ equity to total assets decreased to 7.02% as of December 31, 2023 from 8.03% as of December 31, 2022 and the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets decreased to 6.94% as of December 31, 2023 from 7.94% as of December 31, 2022. The decrease in both shareholders’ equity to total assets and tangible common equity to tangible assets is due primarily to the stock repurchase activity and day 1 CECL adjustment mentioned above, as well as an increase in total assets, partially offset by net income earned during the period.
Book value per common share increased 4.2% to $41.97 as of December 31, 2023 from $40.26 as of December 31, 2022. Tangible book value per share increased 4.2% to $41.43 as of December 31, 2023 from $39.74 as of December 31, 2022. The increase in both book value per common share and tangible book value per share reflects the effect of stock repurchase activity throughout the year, partially offset by the declines in total shareholders’ equity and tangible common equity. 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
Allowance for credit losses - loans (38,774) (31,737)
1 Includes carrying value adjustments of $27.8 million and $32.5 million related to terminated interest rate swaps associated with public finance loans as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Total loans were $3.8 billion as of December 31, 2023, an increase of $340.8 million, or 9.7%, compared to December 31, 2022. Total commercial loan balances were $3.0 billion, as of December 31, 2023, up $286.6 million, or 10.5%, from December 31, 2022. Total consumer loan balances were $796.9 million as of December 31, 2023, an increase of $63.7 million, or 8.7%, compared to December 31, 2022. Compared to December 31, 2022, the increase in commercial loan balances was driven by growth in the franchise finance, small business lending, construction and investor commercial real estate portfolios. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in the fixed-rate public finance portfolio, as well as continued runoff in the healthcare finance portfolio. During 2023, the Company continued to execute on its strategy of redeploying cash flows from longer-duration fixed rate portfolios to variable rate and higher yielding loan types in order to improve net interest margin and mitigate long-term interest rate risk. The increase in consumer loans was due to higher balances in the recreational vehicles and trailers loan portfolios, in addition to funded residential mortgages and draws on construction/perm loans that were in the pipeline prior to exiting the business.
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Loan Maturities and Rate Sensitivity
The following table shows the contractual maturity distribution intervals (without regard to repayment or repricing schedules) of the outstanding loans in our portfolio as of December 31, 2023.
(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, 2023.
(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, 2023 was $75.6 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
Owner-occupied commercial real estate — 1,570
Franchise finance 303 —
Consumer loans:
Past Due 90 days and accruing loans
Consumer loans:
Residential mortgage 838 79
Total consumer loans 838 79
Total past due 90 days and accruing loans 838 79
Other real estate owned
Residential mortgage 375 —
Total other real estate owned 375 —
Other nonperforming assets 17 42
Total nonperforming loans to total loans 0.26 % 0.22 %
Total nonperforming assets to total assets 0.20 % 0.17 %
Allowance for credit losses - loans to total loans 1.01 % 0.91 %
Nonaccrual loans to total loans 0.24 % 0.21 %
Allowance for credit losses - loans to nonaccrual loans 425.0 % 426.0 %
A loan is individually evaluated, 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 individually evaluated. Certain nonaccrual and substantially all delinquent loans more than 90 days past due may be individually evaluated. 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 individually evaluated loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due.
Individually evaluated loans include nonperforming loans and also include loans 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 (“OREO”) and other nonperforming assets, which consist of repossessed assets. Nonperforming assets could also include individual securities for which a credit loss has been recognized; however, we did not own any securities classified as such during the two-year period ended December 31, 2023.
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Total nonperforming loans increased $2.4 million, or 32.3%, to $10.0 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $7.5 million as of December 31, 2022, due primarily to increases in nonperforming loans related to the small business lending and residential mortgage portfolios, partially offset by an owner-occupied commercial real estate loan that was returned to accrual status during the year. Total nonperforming assets increased $2.8 million, or 36.8%, to $10.4 million as of December 31, 2023, compared to $7.6 million as of December 31, 2022, due primarily to the increases of nonperforming loans related to small business lending and residential mortgage portfolios mentioned above, as well as increases in other real estate owned (“OREO”) and accruing loans past due 90 days or more, partially offset by the owner-occupied commercial real estate loan mentioned above. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had two residential mortgage properties in OREO with a carrying value of $0.4 million. As of December 31, 2022, the Company did not own any OREO.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
With the adoption ASU 2022-02, effective January 1, 2023, troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) accounting was eliminated. Total TDRs as of December 31, 2022 were $5.5 million. There were 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. The following table provides a summary of troubled debt restructurings.
December 31,
Troubled debt restructurings – nonaccrual $ — $ 2,864
Troubled debt restructurings – performing — 2,658
Total troubled debt restructurings $ — $ 5,522
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Allowance for Credit Losses - Loans
The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
December 31,
Losses charged off
Commercial and industrial (7,049) —
Investor commercial real estate (591) —
Healthcare finance (605) —
Small business lending (2,586) (402)
Franchise finance (331)
Residential mortgage (140) —
Recoveries
Commercial and industrial 243 5
Single tenant lease financing — 1,231
Small business lending 77 29
Residential mortgage 5 4
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)
Commercial and industrial 6.87 % (0.01 %)
Investor commercial real estate 0.47 % — %
Single tenant lease financing — % (0.14 %)
Healthcare finance 0.25 % — %
Small business lending 1.34 % 0.32 %
Franchise Finance 0.08 % — %
Total commercial net charge-offs (recoveries) 0.38 % (0.03 %)
Residential mortgage 0.03 % — %
Total consumer net charge-offs (recoveries) 0.07 % 0.32 %
Net charge-offs to average loans 0.31 % 0.03 %
The determination of the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) and the related provision for credit losses are components of our significant accounting policies as discussed within Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. The adequacy of the allowance for credit 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 uses a discounted cash flow analysis based on historical loss data, reasonable and supportable forecasts and prepayment rates, 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 credit losses. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the
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allowance for credit 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 credit losses.
The ACL was $38.8 million as of December 31, 2023, compared to an ALLL of $31.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase in the ACL reflects the day one current expected credit losses (“CECL”) adjustment of $3.0 million, overall growth in the loan portfolio, changes in certain economic forecasts that impacted quantitative loss rates, adjustments to qualitative factors for certain portfolios and specific reserves placed on certain loans. The ACL as a percentage of total loans was 1.01% as of December 31, 2023, compared to 0.91% at December 31, 2022. The ACL as a percentage of nonperforming loans decreased to 389.2% as of December 31, 2023, compared to 421.5% as of December 31, 2022.
The provision for credit losses - loans was $15.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to $5.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the provision for credit losses - loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was driven primarily by increases in net charge-offs, which included the aforementioned partial charge-off of a commercial and industrial participation loan and increased charge-offs in small business lending. Also impacting the increase in the provision for credit losses - loans were additional specific reserves related to small business lending, partially offset by the positive impact of economic forecasts on certain portfolios.
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, 2023 and 2022. 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 there is an impairment. As of December 31, 2023, 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, 2023, 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 $ 96,404 $ 35,606
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 237,798 252,066
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 40,215 17,142
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 21,742 11,777
Securities held-to-maturity
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 166,750 121,853
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 5,767 5,818
December 31,
Securities available-for-sale
U.S. Government-sponsored agencies $ 95,177 $ 33,809
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 206,649 215,092
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 38,885 15,840
Private label mortgage-backed securities - residential 20,779 10,455
Securities held-to-maturity
Agency mortgage-backed securities - residential 152,642 106,741
Agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial 4,521 4,552
The approximate fair value of investment securities available-for-sale increased $84.5 million, or 21.6%, to $474.9 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $390.4 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase was due primarily to increases of $61.4 million in U.S. Government-sponsored agencies securities, $23.0 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - commercial and $10.3 million in private label mortgage-backed securities - residential, partially offset by decreases of $8.4 million in agency mortgage-backed securities - residential and $6.1 million in corporate securities. During 2023, the Company’s strategy for purchasing available-for-sale securities included a focus on variable rate agency and high-quality short duration private label mortgage-backed securities in order to minimize price risk regardless of the interest rate environment. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had securities with an amortized cost basis of $207.6 million designated as held-to-maturity compared to $168.5 million as of December 31, 2022. The increase was due primarily to CRA-eligible purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities - residential.
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Investment Maturities
The following table summarizes the contractual maturity schedule (without regard to repricing schedules) of our investment securities at their amortized cost and their weighted average yields at December 31, 2023.
Securities:
Accrued Income and Other Assets
Accrued income and other assets increased $6.2 million, or 13.8%, to $51.1 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $44.9 million at December 31, 2022. The increase was due primarily to increases of $3.0 million in deferred tax assets and $3.4 million in fund investments.
Deposits
The following table presents the composition of our deposit base as of the end of the last two years.
December 31,
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Total deposits increased $625.7 million, or 18.2%, to $4.1 billion as of December 31, 2023 compared to $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2022. This increase was due primarily to increases of $730.7 million, or 83.6%, in certificates of deposits, $67.4 million, or 20.1%, in interest-bearing demand deposits, $60.8 million, or 446.8%, in BaaS - brokered deposits and $12.5 million, 2.2%, in brokered deposits, partially offset by decreases of $170.3 million, or 12.0%, in money market accounts, $51.9 million, or 29.6%, in noninterest-bearing deposits, and $23.5 million, or 52.3%, in savings accounts. The increase in certificates of deposits and brokered deposits was due primarily to strong consumer and small business demand in 2023. The increase in interest-bearing demand deposits was due primarily to growth in fintech partnership deposits. The increase in BaaS - brokered deposits was driven by higher payments volume with one of our fintech partners. The increase in brokered deposits was due to the issuance of long-term brokered certificates of deposits to manage long-term interest rate risk and take advantage of the inverted yield curve. The decrease in money market accounts was due primarily to certain customer activity that can be periodically volatile, as well as certain higher-cost relationships that were exited during 2023. The decline in noninterest-bearing deposits was due primarily to drawdowns from commercial real estate development and construction clients contributing equity to projects the Company is financing. The decrease in savings accounts was due primarily to customer withdrawal activity.
Uninsured deposit balances represented 25% of total deposits at December 31, 2023, down from 33% at December 31, 2022. These balances include Indiana-based municipal deposits, which are insured by the Indiana Board for Depositories, as well as larger balance accounts under contractual agreements that only allow withdrawal under certain conditions. After subtracting these types of deposits, the adjusted uninsured deposit balance decreased to 19% as of December 31 2023, down from 24% as of December 31, 2022.
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, 2023
Period to Maturity Percentage of Total Certificate Accounts
Interest Rate:
Time Deposit Maturities Greater than $250,000
(dollars in thousands) December 31, 2023
Maturity Period:
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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,
Maximum outstanding at any month end during period 614,934 615,928
Weighted average interest rate at end of period1 3.04 % 2.82 %
Weighted average interest rate during period1 3.00 % 2.15 %
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 decreased $0.3 million, or 2.3%, to $14.2 million at December 31, 2023, compared to $14.5 million at December 31, 2022. The decrease was due primarily to decreases of $2.9 million in other liabilities, $1.6 million in accrued taxes, $0.2 million in accrued salary and benefits and $0.4 million in accrued property taxes, partially offset by increases of $3.7 million in the reserve for unfunded commitments as a result of the adoption of CECL in 2023, as well as new origination activity, and an increase of $0.7 million in derivative liability 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. 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, 2023, on a consolidated basis, the Company had $0.9 billion in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities available-for-sale, and $22.1 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, 2023, the Bank had the ability to borrow an additional $1.2 billion 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, 2023, the Company, on an unconsolidated basis, had $11.6 million in cash generally available for its cash needs, which is in excess of its current annual regular shareholder dividend and operating expenses.
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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, 2023, approved outstanding loan commitments, including unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit, amounted to $755.4 million. Certificates of deposits and brokered certificates of deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less at December 31, 2023 totaled $1.3 billion.
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, 2023.
Payments Due In
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. 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.
On December 19, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program to replace the prior program. The new program authorized 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 is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024. Under this program, the Company repurchased 502,525 shares of common stock at an average price of $18.40 per share, during 2023 and 46,497 shares of common stock at an average price of $24.42 per share, during 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $14.6 million of remaining authority under the program. 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, net interest margin - FTE, adjusted total revenue, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expense, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted income tax provision, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average shareholders’ equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity 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 tables for the last three completed fiscal years ended on December 31.
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Adjustments:
Adjustments:
Total shareholders’ equity to assets 7.02 % 8.03 % 9.03 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 6.94 % 7.94 % 8.93 %
Adjustments:
Return on average shareholders' equity 2.35 % 9.53 % 13.44 %
Return on average tangible common equity 2.38 % 9.65 % 13.61 %
Adjustments:
Adjustments:
Effect of fully-taxable equivalent adjustments1 0.11 % 0.13 % 0.14 %
Net interest margin - FTE 1.67 % 2.54 % 2.25 %
1Assuming a 21% tax rate
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Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue (65) — —
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (2,523)
Subordinated debt redemption cost — — 810
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue (65) — —
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (2,523)
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related costs (3,052) — —
Acquisition-related expenses — (273) (163)
IT Termination fee — (475)
Nonrecurring consulting fee — (875) —
Write-down of Software — (125) —
Discretionary inflation bonus — (531) —
Accelerated equity compensation — (289) —
Adjustments:1
Mortgage-related revenue (65) — —
Mortgage-related costs 3,052 — —
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (2,523)
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 6,914 — —
Acquisition-related expenses — 273 163
IT Termination fee — 475
Nonrecurring consulting fee — 875 —
Write-down of Software — 125 —
Subordinated debt redemption cost — — 810
Discretionary inflation bonus — 531 —
Accelerated equity compensation — 289 —
Adjustments:1
Mortgage-related revenue (14) — —
Mortgage-related costs 641 — —
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (530)
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 1,452 — —
Acquisition-related expenses — 57 34
IT Termination fee — 100
Nonrecurring consulting fee — 184 —
Write-down of Software — 26 —
Subordinated debt redemption cost — — 170
Discretionary inflation bonus — 112 —
Accelerated equity compensation — 61 —
1 Assuming a 21% tax rate
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Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue (51) — —
Mortgage-related costs 2,411 — —
Partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 5,462 — —
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (1,993)
IT Termination fee — — 375
Acquisition-related expenses — 216 129
Nonrecurring consulting fee — 691 —
Write-down of Software — 99 —
Subordinated debt redemption cost — — 640
Discretionary inflation bonus — 419 —
Accelerated equity compensation — 228 —
Diluted earnings per share - GAAP $ 0.95 $ 3.70 $ 4.82
Adjustments:
Mortgage-related revenue (0.01) — —
Mortgage-related costs 0.27 — —
Effect of gain on sale of premises and equipment — — (0.19)
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 0.62 — —
Effect of acquisition-related expenses — 0.02 0.01
Effect of IT termination fee — — 0.04
Effect of nonrecurring consulting fee — 0.07 —
Effect of write-down of software — 0.01 —
Effect of subordinated debt redemption cost — — 0.06
Effect of discretionary inflation bonus — 0.04 —
Effect of accelerated equity compensation — 0.02 —
Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 1.83 $ 3.86 $ 4.74
Effect of mortgage-related revenue 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of mortgage-related costs 0.05 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of gain on sale of premises and equipment 0.00 % 0.00 % (0.05 %)
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 0.11 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of acquisition-related expenses 0.00 % 0.01 % 0.00 %
Effect of IT termination fee 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.01 %
Effect of nonrecurring consulting fee 0.00 % 0.02 % 0.00 %
Effect of write-down of software 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of subordinated debt redemption cost 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.02 %
Effect of discretionary inflation bonus 0.00 % 0.01 % 0.00 %
Effect of accelerated equity compensation 0.00 % 0.01 % 0.00 %
Adjusted return on average assets 0.33 % 0.90 % 1.12 %
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Return on average shareholders' equity 2.35 % 9.53 % 13.44 %
Effect of mortgage-related revenue (0.01) % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of mortgage-related costs 0.67 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of gain on sale of premises and equipment 0.00 % 0.00 % (0.56 %)
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 1.53 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of acquisition-related expenses 0.00 % 0.06 % 0.04 %
Effect of IT termination fee 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.10 %
Effect of nonrecurring consulting fee 0.00 % 0.19 % 0.00 %
Effect of write-down of software 0.00 % 0.03 % 0.00 %
Effect of subordinated debt redemption cost 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.18 %
Effect of discretionary inflation bonus 0.00 % 0.11 % 0.00 %
Effect of accelerated equity compensation 0.00 % 0.06 % 0.00 %
Adjusted return on average shareholders' equity 4.54 % 9.98 % 13.20 %
Return on average tangible common equity 2.38 % 9.65 % 13.61 %
Effect of mortgage-related revenue (0.01) % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of mortgage-related costs 0.68 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of partial charge-off of C&I participation loan 1.55 % 0.00 % 0.00 %
Effect of gain on sale of premises and equipment 0.00 % 0.00 % (0.56 %)
Effect of acquisition-related expenses 0.00 % 0.06 % 0.04 %
Effect of IT termination fee 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.10 %
Effect of nonrecurring consulting fee 0.00 % 0.19 % 0.00 %
Effect of write-down of software 0.00 % 0.03 % 0.00 %
Effect of subordinated debt redemption cost 0.00 % 0.00 % 0.18 %
Effect of discretionary inflation bonus 0.00 % 0.11 % 0.00 %
Effect of accelerated equity compensation 0.00 % 0.06 % 0.00 %
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity 4.60 % 10.10 % 13.37 %
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Adoption of new accounting standards
ASU 2016 - 13
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-03 Financial Instruments - Credit losses (“ASC 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology. The CECL estimate is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. It also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures, including loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees and other similar instruments. Additionally, ASC 326 resulted in changes to the accounting for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities.
The Company adopted ASC 326 for all financial assets measured at amortized cost, available-for-sale securities and off-balance sheet credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under ASC 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable U.S. GAAP. The Company recorded a net decrease to retained earnings of $4.5 million as of January 1, 2023 for the cumulative effect of adopting ASC 326. The net adjustment to allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) includes $2.3 million related to loans, $1.9 million related to off-balance sheet credit exposures and $0.3 million related to held-to-maturity debt securities.
ACL - Loans
The ACL for loans represents management's estimate of all expected credit losses over the expected life of the Company’s existing loan portfolio. Management estimates the ACL balance using relevant available information about the collectability of cash flows, from internal and external sources, including historical information relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. When the Company is unable to forecast future economic events, management may revert to historical information.
Accrued interest receivable on loans totaled $20.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. The Company made the accounting policy election to not measure an ACL for accrued interest receivable. Accrued interest deemed uncollectible will be written off through interest income.
ACL - Loans - Collectively Evaluated
The ACL is measured on a collective pool basis when similar risk characteristics exist.
The Company utilized a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method to estimate the quantitative portion of the allowance for credit losses for loans evaluated on a collective pooled basis. For each segment, a loss driver analysis was performed in order to identify loss drivers and create a regression model for use in forecasting cash flows.
In creating the DCF model, the Company has established a one-year reasonable and supportable forecast period with a one-year straight line reversion to the long-term historical average. Due to its minimal loss history, the Company elected to use peer data for a more reasonable calculation.
Key inputs into the DCF model include loan-level detail, including the amortized cost basis of individual loans, payment structure, loss history, and forecasted loss drivers. The Company utilizes a third party to provide economic forecasts under various scenarios, which are assessed quarterly considering the scenarios in the context of the current economic environment and loss risk.
Expected credit losses are estimated over the contractual term of the loans and adjusted for prepayments when appropriate. The contractual term excludes extensions, renewals, and modifications unless the extension or renewal options are included in the original or modified contract at the reporting date and are not unconditionally cancellable by the Company.
Additional key assumptions in the DCF model include the probability of default (“PD”), loss given default (“LGD”), and prepayment/curtailment rates. The Company utilizes the model-driven PD and a LGD derived from a method referred to as Frye Jacobs. The Frye Jacobs method is a mathematical formula that traces the relationship between LGD and PD over time and
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projects the LGD based on the level of PD forecasted. In all cases, the Frye Jacobs method is utilized to calculate LGDs during the forecast period, reversion period and long-term historical average. Prepayment and curtailment rates were calculated through third party analysis of the Company’s own data.
Qualitative factors for the DCF and weighted-average remaining maturity methodologies include the following:
•Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collections, charge-offs and recovery practices
•Changes in international, national, regional and local conditions
•Changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and terms of loans
•Changes in the experience, depth and ability of lending management
•Changes in the volume and severity of past due loans and other similar conditions
•Changes in the quality of the organization’s loan review system
•Changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral dependent loans
•The existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the levels of such concentrations
•The effect of other external factors (i.e. competition, legal and regulatory requirements) on the level of estimated credit losses
ACL - Loans - Individually Evaluated
Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are excluded from the collective evaluation. The Company has determined that any loans which have been placed on nonaccrual status will be individually evaluated. Individual analysis will establish a specific reserve for loans, if necessary. Specific reserves on nonaccrual loans are typically based on management’s best estimate of the fair value of collateral securing these loans, adjusted for selling costs as necessary.
ACL - Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures
The Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The allowance on off-balance sheet credit exposure is recorded as a liability and adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life. Funding rates are based on a historical analysis of the Company’s portfolio, while estimates of credit losses are determined using the same loss rates as funded loans.
Modified Loans to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2016-03, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02 “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (ASC 326): Troubled Debt restructurings and Vintage Disclosures,” as amended. The update eliminated the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) by creditors, while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty.
ACL - Available-For-Sale (“AFS”) Debt Securities
For AFS debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. For AFS debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors, such as interest rates or market conditions. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an allowance for credit losses is recorded. Changes in the ACL are recorded as a provision for, or recovery of, credit loss expense. Losses are charged against the allowance when management believes that uncollectibility of an AFS debt security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.
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Accrued interest receivable on AFS debt securities totaled $2.9 million at December 31, 2023 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. The Company made the policy election to exclude accrued interest from the amortized cost basis of AFS debt securities and report accrued interest separately on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
ACL - Held-To-Maturity (“HTM”) Debt Securities
Management measures expected credit losses on HTM debt securities on a collective basis by major security type. Accrued interest receivable on HTM debt securities totaled $1.2 million at December 31, 2023 and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. The Company made the accounting policy election to not measure an ACL for accrued interest. Accrued interest deemed uncollectible will be written off through interest income. The HTM securities portfolio includes municipal securities, residential mortgage-backed-securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and corporate securities. All residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities are U.S. government issued or sponsored and substantially all municipal and corporate securities are rated investment grade or above.
The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. At the time of adoption, the estimated reserve was $0.3 million.
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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $200.0 million and $260.0 million, respectively. Additionally, prior to the Company’s decision to exit its consumer mortgage business in the first quarter 2023, we entered into forward contracts related to our mortgage banking business to hedge the exposures we had from commitments to extend new residential mortgage loans to our customers and from our mortgage loans held-for-sale. At December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any commitments to sell residential real estate loans. At December 31, 2022, the Company had commitments to sell residential real estate loans of $17.0 million. 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, 2023, 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, 2023, 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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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 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, 2023.
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, 2023. 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, 2023, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting
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as of December 31, 2023 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, 2023, that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act) adopted, modified, or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023.
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 2024 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, 2023. 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 70 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Nicole S. Lorch 49 President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Kenneth J. Lovik 54 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
97 Compensation Recoupment Policy
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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 13, 2024.
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 13, 2024.
/s/ David B. Becker /s/ Kenneth J. Lovik
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Aasif M. Bade, Director Joseph A. Fenech, 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, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, 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, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, 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, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 13, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Emphasis of Matter
As discussed in Note 1, Note 4, and Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2023, the Company changed its method of accounting for credit losses on financial instruments due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326: Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
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.
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Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) – Loans – Qualitative Adjustments
As described in Note 1, Note 4, and Note 22 of the consolidated financial statements and referred to in the change in accounting principle explanatory paragraph above, on January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13: Financial Instruments - Credit losses (“ASC 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology.
As of December 31, 2023, the ACL on loans was $38,774,000. The ACL for loans represents management's estimate of all expected credit losses over the expected life of the Company’s existing loan portfolio. Management estimates the ACL balance using relevant available information about the collectability of cash flows, from internal and external sources, including historical information relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. When the Company is unable to forecast future economic events, management may revert to historical information. The Company utilized a discounted cash flow (“DCF”) method to estimate the quantitative portion of the allowance for credit losses for loans evaluated on a collective pooled basis. Due to its minimal loss history, the Company elected to use peer data for a more reasonable calculation. The Company also includes qualitative adjustments to the allowance based on factors and considerations that have not otherwise been fully accounted for.
We have identified auditing the qualitative adjustments as a critical audit matter as management’s determination of the qualitative adjustments used in the ACL is subjective and involves significant management judgments; and our audit procedures related to the qualitative adjustments involved a high degree of auditor judgment and required significant audit effort, including the need to involve more experienced audit personnel.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
•Testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls over the qualitative adjustments used in the ACL calculation including controls addressing the:
◦Significant assumptions and judgments applied in the development of the qualitative adjustments.
◦Mathematical accuracy of the qualitative adjustments applied to the loan segments in the ACL calculation.
•Substantively testing management's determination of the qualitative adjustments used in the ACL estimate, including:
◦Testing management’s process for developing the qualitative adjustments, which included assessing the relevance and reliability of data used to develop the qualitative adjustments, including evaluating their judgments and assumptions for reasonableness. Among other procedures, our evaluation considered evidence from internal and external sources.
◦Analytically evaluating the qualitative adjustments for directional consistency, testing for reasonableness, and obtaining evidence for significant changes.
◦Testing the mathematical accuracy of the qualitative adjustments applied to the loan segments in the ACL calculation.
/s/ FORVIS, LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2004.
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 13, 2024
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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, 2023 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, 2023, 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”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and our report dated March 13, 2024, 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 accompanying Report 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.
/s/ FORVIS, LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
March 13, 2024
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands except share data)
December 31,
Assets
Allowance for credit losses - loans (38,774) (31,737)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis stock 28,350 28,350
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance 40,882 39,859
Other real estate owned 375 —
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 14,184 14,512
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (29,375) (33,636)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-4
First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
Year Ended December 31,
Interest income
Interest expense
Benefit for credit losses - debt securities held-to-maturity (42) — —
Provision for credit losses - off-balance sheet commitments 1,241 — —
Noninterest income
Gain on sale of premises and equipment — — 2,523
Noninterest expense
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
F-5
First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Amounts in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Securities available-for-sale
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss) 5,657 (33,276) (3,023)
Securities held-to-maturity
Income tax provision (benefit) 198 (1,039) —
Net effect on other comprehensive income (loss) 580 (3,519) —
Cash flow hedges
Net effect on other comprehensive (loss) income (1,976) 14,198 9,180
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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First Internet Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data)
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
Impact of adoption of new accounting standards (1) — (4,491) — (4,491)
Other comprehensive income — — 4,261 4,261
Dividends declared ($0.24 per share) — (2,131) — (2,131)
Excise tax on repurchase of common stock (92) (92)
Recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation 1,258 — — 1,258