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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
   
FORM 10-K
FORM 10-K
   

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172019
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______          
 Commission file number001-35968 
   
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Iowa42-1206172
(State or Other Jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)Identification Number)

102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA52240
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(319)
(319) 356-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par valueMOFGThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes   No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   Yes   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
 Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 Smaller reporting company
   Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   Yes      No
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the last sales price quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $243.7 million.$453.5 million.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, as of February 26, 2018,March 4, 2020, was 12,235,240.16,146,376.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. to be held on April 19, 2018,16, 2020, to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2019, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K to the extent indicated in such part.
     





MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents
     
    Page No.
PART I    
     
Item 1.  
     
Item 1A.  
     
Item 1B.  
     
Item 2.  
     
Item 3.  
     
Item 4.  
     
PART II    
     
Item 5.  
     
Item 6.  
     
Item 7.  
     
Item 7A.  
     
Item 8.  
     
Item 9.  
     
Item 9A.  
     
Item 9B.  
     
PART III    
     
Item 10.  
     
Item 11.  
     
Item 12.  
     
Item 13.  
     
Item 14.  
     
PART IV    
     
Item 15.  
Item 16.  






Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms
The acronyms, abbreviations, and terms listed below are used in various sections of this Form 10-K, including "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplemental Data.”
AFSAvailable for SaleFHLBDMFederal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
ALLLAllowance for Loan and Lease LossesFHLBCFederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
ASUAccounting Standards UpdateFHLMCFederal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
ABTWAmerican Bank and Trust-Wisconsin of Cuba City, WisconsinFRBFederal Reserve Bank
ATMAutomated Teller MachineFNMAFederal National Mortgage Association
ATSBAmerican Trust & Savings Bank of Dubuque, IowaGAAPU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Basel III RulesA comprehensive capital framework and rules for U.S. banking organizations approved by the FRB and the FDIC in 2013GNMAGovernment National Mortgage Association
BHCABank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amendedGLBAGramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
BOLIBank-Owned Life InsuranceHTMHeld to Maturity
CDARSCertificate of Deposit Account Registry ServiceICSInsured Cash Sweep
CECLCurrent Expected Credit LossLIBORThe London Inter-bank Offered Rate, an interest-rate average calculated from estimates submitted by the leading banks in London
CMOCollateralized Mortgage ObligationsMBSMortgage-Backed Securities
CRACommunity Reinvestment ActOTTIOther-Than-Temporary Impairment
Dodd-Frank ActDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActPCDPurchased Financial Assets With Credit Deterioration
ECLExpected Credit LossesPCIPurchased Credit Impaired
ESOPEmployee Stock Ownership PlanROURight-of-Use
EVEEconomic Value of EquityRPACredit Risk Participation Agreement
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards BoardSECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
FDICFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationTDRTroubled Debt Restructuring
FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank




CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This annual report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We and our representatives may, from time to time, make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking” and provide information other than historical information. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors include, among other things, the factors listed below. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plans,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “may” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events, except as required under federal securities law.
Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors that could have an impact on our ability to achieve operating results, growth plan goals and future prospects include, but are not limited to, the following:
credit quality deterioration or pronounced and sustained reduction in real estate market values could cause an increase in our allowance for loan losses and a reduction in net earnings;
the effects of interest rates, including on our net income and the value of our securities portfolio;
changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors that may affect our ability to acquire loans or influence the anticipated growth rate of loans and deposits and the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing;
fluctuations in the value of our investment securities;
governmental monetary and fiscal policies;
changes in benchmark interest rates used to price our loans and deposits, including the expected elimination of LIBOR;
legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities, trade and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators;
the ability to attract and retain key executives and employees experienced in banking and financial services;
the sufficiency of the allowance for loan losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio;
our ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to compete effectively in the marketplace;
credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within our loan portfolio;
the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds, financial technology companies, and other financial institutions operating in our markets or elsewhere or providing similar services;
the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of allowances for loan losses and estimation of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities;
the risks of mergers, including, without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as part of these transactions and possible failures to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;
volatility of rate-sensitive deposits;
operational risks, including data processing system failures or fraud;
asset/liability matching risks and liquidity risks;
the costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation;
changes in general economic, political, or industry conditions, nationally, internationally, or in the communities in which we conduct business;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies and the FASB, such as the implementation of CECL;
war or terrorist activities, widespread disease or pandemics, or other adverse external events, which may cause deterioration in the economy or cause instability in credit markets;
the effects of cyber-attacks;
the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international government policies impacting the value of agricultural or other products of our borrowers; and
other factors and risks described under “Risk Factors” herein.

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by the foregoing cautionary statements. Because of these risks and other uncertainties, our actual future results, performance or achievement, or industry results, may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results.



PART I
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS.
General
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (“, an Iowa corporation formed in 1983, is a bank holding company registered under the BHCA with our corporate headquarters in Iowa City, Iowa. Our principal business is to serve as the holding company for our wholly-owned subsidiary, MidWestOne Bank. References to the “Bank” refer to MidWestOne Bank. References to “MidWestOne,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company,” which is also referredrefer to herein as “we,” “our” or “us”) is an Iowa corporation incorporated in 1983, a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and a financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. Our principal executive offices are located at 102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
We currently operate primarily through our bank subsidiary, MidWestOne Bank, an Iowa state non-member bank chartered in 1934Financial Group, Inc. together with its main office in Iowa City, Iowa (the “Bank”), as well as MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary that operates through three agencies located in central and east-central Iowa.
On May 1, 2015, we consummatedsubsidiaries on a merger with Central Bancshares, Inc. (“Central”), a Minnesota corporation. In connection with the merger, Central Bank, a Minnesota-chartered commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Central, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidWestOne. On April 2, 2016, Central Bank merged into the Bank. See Note 2. “Business Combination” to our consolidated financial statements.
As of December 31, 2017, we had total consolidated assets of $3.21 billion, total deposits of $2.61 billion and total shareholders’ equity of $340.3 million, all of which is common shareholders’ equity. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we generated net income available to common shareholders of $18.7 million, which was a decrease from the net income available to common shareholders of $20.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, and a decrease from the net income available to common shareholders of $25.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. For our complete financial information as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.basis.
The Bank operates a total of 44 branch locations, including its specialized Home Mortgage Center. It operates 23 branches in 13 counties throughout centralis focused on delivering relationship-based business and east-central Iowa,personal banking products and 18 offices, which includes 17 branches and a loan production office, in the Twin Cities metro area and western Wisconsin. Additionally, the Bank operates two Florida offices in Naples and Fort Myers, and one office in Denver, Colorado.services. The Bank provides full-service retail banking incommercial loans, real estate loans, agricultural loans, credit card loans, and around the communities in which their respective branch offices are located. Depositconsumer loans. The Bank also provides deposit products offered includeincluding demand and interest checking and other demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts and other time deposits. TheComplementary to our loan and deposit products, the Bank offers commercial and industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential real estate and consumer loans. Otheralso provides products and services includeincluding treasury management, Zelle, online and mobile banking, debit cards, automated teller machines, online banking, mobile banking,ATMs, and safe deposit boxes. The principalBank offers its products and services primarily through its full-service branch network, including 34 branches located throughout central and eastern Iowa, 13 branches located principally in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of the Bank consistMinnesota, seven branches in western Wisconsin, one branch in each of making loans toNaples and accepting deposits from individuals, businesses, governmental unitsFort Myers, Florida, and institutional customers.one branch in Denver, Colorado. The Bank also has a trust and investment department through which it offers a variety of trust and investment services including administeringthe administration of estates, personal trusts, and conservatorships and providing propertythe management farm management, custodial,of real property. Finally, the Bank’s investments services department offers financial planning, investment managementadvisory, and retail securities brokerage services (the latter of which is provided through an agreement with a third-party registered broker-dealer).
As of December 31, 2019, we had total assets of $4.65 billion, total loans, net of unearned income, of $3.45 billion, total deposits of $3.73 billion, and shareholders’ equity of $509.0 million.
Recent Developments
On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired ATBancorp, a bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiaries were ATSB and ABTW. The primary reasons for the acquisition were to expand the Company’s business into new markets and grow the size of the Company’s business. As consideration for the merger, we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a value of $113.7 million and paid cash in the amount of $34.8 million.
On June 30, 2019, the Company sold substantially all of the assets used by its wholly owned insurance subsidiary, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., to sell insurance products. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $1.1 million from the sale, which was reported in “Other” noninterest income on the Company’s consolidated statements of income. Effective December 31, 2019, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. was legally dissolved.
Operating Strategy
Our operating strategy is based upon a sophisticated community banking model of delivering a complete linecomprehensive suite of financial products and services while following five guidingoperating principles: (1) take care of our customers; (2) hire and retain excellent employees; (2) take care of our customers; (3) conduct business with the utmost integrity; (4) work as one team; and (5) learn constantly so we can continually improve.
Management believes the depth and breadth of the Company’s products and services coupled with the personal and professional service offered to customersdelivery of the same provides an appealing alternative to the “megabanks” that have resulted from large out-of-state national banks acquiring Iowa and Minnesota-based community banks. While we employ a community banking philosophy, we believe that our size, combined with our complete line of financial products and services, is sufficient to effectively compete in our relevant market areas. To remain price competitive, management also believes that we must grow organically as well as through strategic transactions, manage expenses and our efficiency ratio, and remain disciplined in our asset/liability management practices.
Market Areas
Our holding company’s principal offices are located in Iowa City, Iowa. The city of Iowa City is located in east-central Iowa, approximately 220 miles west of Chicago, Illinois, and approximately 115 miles east of Des Moines, Iowa. It is situated approximately 60 miles west of the Mississippi River on Interstate 80 and is the home of the University of Iowa, a public university

with approximately 24,500 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate and professional students. Iowa City is the home of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, a 811-bed comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center with approximately 1,650 staff physicians, residents, and fellows and approximately 2,300 professional nurses. The city of Iowa City has a total population of approximately 74,000 and the Iowa City metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”) has a total population of approximately 161,000. Iowa City is the fifth largest city in the state of Iowa, and Johnson County is the second fastest growing county in Iowa. Based on deposit information collected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the ”FDIC”) as of June 30, 2017, the most recent date for which data is available, the Bank had the second highest deposit market share in the Iowa City MSA at approximately 16.8% compared to 20 other institutions in the market.
The Bank operates 23 branch offices in 13 counties in central and east-central Iowa, 13 branches along with a loan production office in Minnesota, 4 branches in Wisconsin, 2 branches in Florida, and 1 branch in Denver, Colorado. Based on deposit information collected by the FDIC as of June 30, 2017, in 7 of the 13 counties in Iowa, the Bank held between 8% and 43% of the deposit market share, which includes Mahaska County, Iowa, where the Bank held approximately 42% of the deposit market share. In the remaining 6 counties of Iowa, the Bank’s market share is less than 8%. In Chisago County, Minnesota, the Bank held approximately 17% of the deposit market share, but less than 6% of the deposit market share in the other 7 counties in Minnesota. In Polk County, Wisconsin, the Bank held approximately 25% of the deposit market share. In the remaining 4 counties in Wisconsin, Florida and Colorado, the Bank’s market share is less than 5%.competitors.
Lending Activities
General
We provide a range of commercial and retail lending services to businesses, individuals and government agencies. These credit activities include commercial and industrial loans; agricultural loans; commercial and residential real estate loans;loans, commercial and industrial loans, agricultural loans, and consumer loans.
We market our services to qualified lending customers. Lending officers actively solicit the business of new companies entering their market areas as well as long-standing members of the business communities in which we operate. Through professional service, competitive pricing, and innovative structure, we have been successful in attracting new lending customers. We also actively pursue consumer lending opportunities. With convenient locations, advertising, and customer communications, and competitive technology, we believe that we have been successful in capitalizing on the credit needs of our market areas.

Our management emphasizes credit quality and seeks to avoid undue concentrations of loans to a single industry or based on a single class of collateral. We have established lending policies that include a number of underwriting factors to be considered in making a loan, includingincluding: location, loan-to-value ratio, cash flow, interest rate, and credit history of the borrower.
Real Estate Loans
Construction and Development Loans. We offer loans both to individuals who are constructing personal residences and to real estate developers and building contractors for the acquisition of land for development and the construction of homes and commercial properties. These loans are generally in-market to known and established borrowers. Construction and development loans generally have a short term, such as one to two years. As of December 31, 2017, construction and development loans constituted approximately 7.3% of our total loan portfolio.
Mortgage Loans. We offer residential, commercial and agricultural mortgage loans. As of December 31, 2017, we had $1.64 billion in combined residential, commercial, including construction and development loans, and farmland mortgage loans outstanding, which represented approximately 71.8% of our total loan portfolio.
Residential mortgage lending is a focal point for us, as residential real estate loans constituted approximately 20.5% of our total loan portfolio at December 31, 2017. Included in this category are home equity loans made to individuals. As long-term interest rates have remained at relatively low levels since 2008, many customers opted for mortgage loans that have a fixed rate with 15- or 30-year maturities. We generally retain short-term residential mortgage loans that we originate for our own portfolio, but sell most long-term loans to other parties while retaining servicing rights on the majority of such loans. We also perform loan servicing activity for third parties on participations sold. At December 31, 2017, we serviced approximately $287.9 million in mortgage loans for others. We do not offer subprime mortgage loans and do not operate a wholesale mortgage business.
We also offer mortgage loans to our commercial and agricultural customers for the acquisition of real estate used in their businesses, such as offices, farmland, warehouses and production facilities, and to real estate investors for the acquisition of

apartment buildings, retail centers, office buildings and other commercial buildings. In deciding whether to make a commercial real estate loan, we consider, among other things, the experience and qualifications of the borrower as well as the value and cash flow of the underlying property. Some factors considered are net operating income of the property before debt service and depreciation, the debt service coverage ratio (the ratio of the property’s net cash flow to debt service requirements), the cash flows of the borrower, the ratio of the loan amount to the property value and the overall creditworthiness of the prospective borrower. As of December 31, 2017, commercial and farmland real estate mortgage loans, including construction and development loans, constituted approximately 51.3% of our total loan portfolio.
Commercial and Industrial Loans
We have a strong commercial loan base. We focus on, and tailor our commercial loan programs to, small- to mid-sized businesses in our market areas. Our loan portfolio includes loans to wholesalers, manufacturers, contractors, business services companies and retailers. We provide a wide range of business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes and term loans for the acquisition of equipment. Although most loans are made on a secured basis, loans may be made on an unsecured basis where warranted by the overall financial condition of the borrower. Terms of commercial business loans generally range from one to five years.
Our commercial and industrial loans are primarily made based on the reported cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The collateral support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment is based on the liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if any exists. The primary repayment risks of commercial loans are that the cash flows of the borrower may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. As of December 31, 2017, commercial and industrial loans comprised approximately 22.0% of our total loan portfolio.
Agricultural Loans
Due to the number of rural market areas in and around which we operate, agricultural loans are an important part of our business. Agricultural loans include loans made to finance agricultural production and other loans to farmers and farming operations. Agricultural loans comprised approximately 4.6%4.1% of our total loan portfolio at December 31, 2017.2019.
Agricultural loans, most of which are secured by crops, livestock and machinery, are generally provided to finance capital improvements and farm operations as well as acquisitions of livestock and machinery. The ability of the borrower to repay may be affected by many factors outside of the borrower’s control, including adverse weather conditions, loss of livestock due to disease or other factors, declines in market prices for agricultural products and the impact of government regulations. The ultimate repayment of agricultural loans is dependent upon the profitable operation or management of the agricultural entity.
Our agricultural lenders work closely with our customers, including companies and individual farmers, and review the preparation of budgets and cash flow projections for the ensuing crop year. These budgets and cash flow projections are monitored closely during the year and reviewed with the customers at least once annually. We also work closely with governmental agencies to help agricultural customers obtain credit enhancement products such as loan guarantees or interest rate assistance.
Commercial and Industrial Loans
We have a strong commercial loan base. We focus on, and tailor our commercial loan programs to, small- to mid-sized businesses in our market areas. Our loan portfolio includes loans to wholesalers, manufacturers, contractors, business services companies and retailers. We provide a wide range of business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes and term loans for the acquisition of equipment. Although most loans are made on a secured basis, loans may be made on an unsecured basis where warranted by the overall financial condition of the borrower. Terms of commercial business loans generally range from one to five years.
Our commercial and industrial loans are primarily made based on the reported cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The collateral support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment is based on the liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if any exists. The primary repayment risks of commercial loans are that the cash flows of the borrower may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. As of December 31, 2019, commercial and industrial loans comprised approximately 24.2% of our total loan portfolio.
Commercial Real Estate Loans
We also offer mortgage loans to our commercial and agricultural customers for the acquisition of real estate used in their businesses, such as offices, farmland, warehouses and production facilities, and to real estate investors for the acquisition of apartment buildings, retail centers, office buildings and other commercial buildings. In deciding whether to make a commercial real estate loan, we consider, among other things, the experience and qualifications of the borrower as well as the value and cash flow of the underlying property. Some factors considered are net operating income of the property before debt service and depreciation, the debt service coverage ratio (the ratio of the property’s net cash flow to debt service requirements), the cash flows of the borrower, the ratio of the loan amount to the property value and the overall creditworthiness of the prospective borrower. As of December 31, 2019, commercial real estate loans constituted approximately 52.6% of our total loan portfolio.
Construction and Development Loans. We offer loans both to individuals who are constructing personal residences and to real estate developers and building contractors for the acquisition of land for development and the construction of homes and commercial properties. These loans are generally in-market to known and established borrowers. Construction and development loans generally have a short term, such as one to two years. As of December 31, 2019, construction and development loans constituted approximately 8.6% of our total loan portfolio.
Farmland. We offer agricultural mortgage loans to our agricultural customers for the acquisition of real estate used in their business, generally farmland. As of December 31, 2019, we had $181.9 million in agricultural commercial real estate loans outstanding, which represented approximately 5.3% of our total loan portfolio.

Multifamily. We offer mortgage loans to real estate investors for the acquisition of multifamily (apartment) buildings. As of December 31, 2019, we had $227.4 million in multifamily commercial real estate loans, which represented approximately 6.6% of our total loan portfolio.
Commercial real estate-other. We offer commercial mortgage loans for the acquisition of real estate used in the customer’s business, such as offices, warehouses, and production facilities. As of December 31, 2019, we had $1.11 billion in commercial real estate-other loans, which represented approximately 32.1% of our total loan portfolio.
Residential Real Estate Loans
Residential mortgage lending is a focal point for us, as residential real estate loans constituted approximately 16.7% of our total loan portfolio at December 31, 2019. Included in this category are home equity loans made to individuals. As long-term interest rates have remained at relatively low levels since 2008, many customers opted for mortgage loans that have a fixed rate with 15- or 30-year maturities. We generally retain short-term residential mortgage loans that we originate for our own portfolio and sell most long-term residential mortgage loans to other parties while retaining servicing rights on the majority of such loans. We also perform loan servicing activity for third parties on participations sold. At December 31, 2019, we serviced approximately $857.7 million in mortgage loans for others. We do not offer subprime mortgage loans and do not operate a wholesale mortgage business.
Consumer Lending
Our consumer lending department provides allmany types of consumer loans, including personal loans (secured or unsecured) and automobile loans. Consumer loans typically have shorter terms, lower balances, higher yields and higher risks of default than one- to four-family residential real estate mortgage loans. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability and are therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. As of December 31, 20172019, consumer loans comprised only 1.6%2.4% of our total loan portfolio.
Loan Pool Participations
The Company acquired its loan pool participations in the merger with former MidWestOne in 2008, and continued in this business following that merger. However, in 2010, the Company made the decision to exit this line of business and did not purchase new loan pool participations as existing pools paid down. The Company sold its remaining loan pool participations in June 2015, and has now completely exited this line of business.

Other Products and Services
Deposit Products
We believe that we offer competitive deposit products and programs that address the needs of customers in each of the local markets that we serve. The deposit products are offered to individuals, nonprofit organizations, partnerships, small businesses, corporations and public entities. These products include non-interest-bearing and interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit.
Trust and Investment Services
We offer trust and investment services, primarily in our Iowa market, at this time, to help our business and individual clients in meeting their financial goals and preserving wealth. Our services include administering estates, personal trusts, and conservatorships, and providing property management, farm management, investment advisory, retail securities brokerage, and financial planning and custodial services. Licensed brokers (who are registered representatives of a third-party registered broker-dealer) serve selected branches and provide investment-related services including securities trading, financial planning, mutual funds sales, fixed and variable annuities and tax-exempt and conventional unit trusts.
Insurance Services
Through our insurance subsidiary, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., we offer property and casualty insurance products to individuals and small businesses in the Iowa markets that we service.
Liquidity and Funding
We depend on deposits and external financing sources to fund our operations. We employ a variety of financing arrangements, including term debt, subordinated debt, and equity. A discussion of our liquidity and funding programs has been included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under “Liquidity,” and Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk under “Liquidity Risk.”
Competition
We encounter competition in all areas of our business pursuits. To compete effectively, grow our market share, maintain flexibility and keep pace with changing economic and social conditions, we continuously refine and develop our products and services. The principal methods of competing in the financial services industry are through service, convenience and price.
The banking industry isbusiness and related financial service providers operate in a highly competitive and we face strong direct competition for deposits, loans, and other finance-related services. Our offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado competemarket. The Company competes with other commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, stockbrokers, finance divisions of auto and farm equipment companies, agricultural suppliers, and other agriculture-related lenders. Some of these competitors are local, while others are statewide, regional or nationwide. In addition, financial technology, or fintech, companies are emerging in key areas of banking. We compete for deposits, principally by offering depositors a wide variety of deposit programs, convenient office locations, hours and other services, and for loan originations primarily through the interest rates and loan fees we charge, the variety of our loan products and the efficiency and quality of services we provide to borrowers, with an emphasis on building long-lasting relationships. Some of the financial institutions and financial service organizations with which we compete are not subject to the same degree of regulation as that imposed on federally insured state-chartered banks. The financial services industry is also likely to become more competitive as technological advances enable more companies to provide financial services. These technological advances may diminish the importance of depository institutionsloans, and other financial intermediaries in the transfer of funds between parties.
We compete for loans principallyservices through the range and quality of the services we provide, with an emphasis on building long-lasting relationships. Our strategy is to serve our customers above and beyond their expectations through excellence in customer service and needs-based selling. We believe that our long-standing presence in the communities we serve and the personal service we emphasize enhance our ability to compete favorably in attracting and retaining individual and business customers. We actively solicit deposit-oriented clients and compete for deposits by offering personal attention, combined with electronic banking convenience, professional service and competitive interest rates.

Employees
As of December 31, 2017,2019, we had 610771 full-time equivalent employees. We value our employees and operate under the principle of hiring and retaining excellent employees. We provide our employees with a comprehensive program of benefits, some of which are on a contributory basis, including comprehensive medical and dental plans, life insurance,

long-term and short-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock ownership plan. NoneOur continued commitment to employees was demonstrated by MidWestOne Bank being honored in 2019 as one of our employees are represented by unions. Our management considers its relationship with our employees to be good.
Company Website
We maintain a websitethe Des Moines Register’s “Top Workplaces” for the Bank at www.midwestone.com. 7th consecutive year.
Available Information
We make available, free of charge, on this website ourfile Annual ReportReports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The public may obtain copies of these reports and any amendments to thoseat the SEC’s Internet site, www.sec.gov.
Additionally, reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)with the SEC can be obtained free of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)charge through our website at www.midwestone.com under “Investor Relations”. These reports are made available through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after wethey are filed electronically file such material with, or furnish itfurnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).SEC. Information on, or accessible through, our website is not part of, or incorporated by reference in, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Supervision and Regulation
General
FDIC-insured institutions, like the Bank, their holding companies and their affiliates are extensively regulated under federal and state law. As a result, our growth and earnings performance may be affected not only by management decisions and general economic conditions, but also by the requirements of federal and state statutes and by the regulations and policies of various bank regulatory agencies, including the Iowa Division of Banking (the “Iowa Division”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the FDIC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”). Furthermore, taxation laws administered by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities, accounting rules developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”),FASB, securities laws administered by the SEC and state securities authorities, and anti-money laundering laws enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) have an impact on our business. The effect of these statutes, regulations, regulatory policies and accounting rules are significant to our operations and results.
Federal and state banking laws impose a comprehensive system of supervision, regulation and enforcement on the operations of FDIC-insured institutions, their holding companies and affiliates that is intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC-insured deposits and depositors of banks, rather than shareholders. These laws, and the regulations of the bank regulatory agencies issued under them, affect, among other things, the scope of our business, the kinds and amounts of investments wethe Company and the Bank may make, reserve requirements, required capital levels relative to our assets, the nature and amount of collateral for loans, the establishment of branches, ourthe ability to merge, consolidate and acquire, dealings with our insiders and affiliates and ourthe payment of dividends. In reaction to the global financial crisis and particularly following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ProtectionDodd Frank Act, of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), we experienced heightened regulatory requirements and scrutiny. Although the reforms primarily targeted systemically important financial service providers, their influence filtered down in varying degrees to community banks over time and caused our compliance and risk management processes, and the costs thereof, to increase. AfterHowever, in May 2018, the 2016 federal elections, momentumEconomic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (“Regulatory Relief Act”) was enacted by Congress in part to decrease theprovide regulatory burden onrelief for community banks gathered strength. Althoughand their holding companies. To that end, the law eliminated questions about the applicability of certain Dodd-Frank Act reforms to community bank systems, including relieving us of any requirement to engage in mandatory stress tests, maintain a risk committee or comply with the Volcker Rule’s complicated prohibitions on proprietary trading and ownership of private funds. We believe these deregulatory trends continuereforms are favorable to receive much discussion among the banking industry, lawmakers and the bank regulatory agencies, little substantive progress has yet been made. The true impact of proposed reforms remains difficult to predict with any certainty.our operations.
The supervisory framework for U.S. banking organizations subjects banks and bank holding companies to regular examination by their respective regulatory agencies, which results in examination reports and ratings that are not publicly available and that can impact the conduct and growth of their business. These examinations consider not only compliance with applicable laws and regulations, but also capital levels, asset quality and risk, management ability and performance, earnings, liquidity, and various other factors. The regulatory agencies generally have broad discretion to impose restrictions and limitations on the operations of a regulated entity where the agencies determine, among other things, that such operations are unsafe or unsound, fail to comply with applicable law or are otherwise inconsistent with laws and regulations or with the supervisory policies of these agencies.  regulations.
The following is a summary of the material elements of the supervisory and regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the Bank, beginning with a discussion of the continuing regulatory emphasis on our capital levels. It does not describe all of the

statutes, regulations and regulatory policies that apply, nor does it restate all of the requirements of those that are described. The descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provision.
Regulatory Emphasis onThe Role of Capital
Regulatory capital represents the net assets of a banking organization available to absorb losses. Because of the risks attendant to their business, FDIC-insured institutions are generally required to hold more capital than other businesses, which

directly affects ourtheir earnings capabilities. While capital has historically been one of the key measures of the financial health of both bank holding companies and banks, its role became fundamentally more important in the wake of the global financial crisis, as the banking regulators recognized that the amount and quality of capital held by banks prior to the crisis was insufficient to absorb losses during periods of severe stress. Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III, discussed below, establish strengthened capital standards for banks and bank holding companies, require more capital to be held in the form of common stock and disallow certain funds from being included in capital determinations. These standards represent regulatory capital requirements that are meaningfully more stringent than those in place previously.
Minimum Required Capital Levels.Banks have been required to hold minimum levels of capital based on guidelines established by the bank regulatory agencies since 1983. The minimums have been expressed in terms of ratios of capital“capital” divided by total“total assets. As discussed below, bank capital measures have become more sophisticated over the years and have focused more on the quality of capital and the risk of assets. Bank holding companies have historically had to comply with less stringent capital standards than their bank subsidiaries and have been able to raise capital with hybrid instruments such as trust preferred securities. The Dodd-Frank Act mandated the Federal Reserve to establish minimum capital levels for holding companies on a consolidated basis as stringent as those required for FDIC-insured institutions. A result of this change is that the proceeds of hybrid instruments, such as trust preferred securities, are beingwere excluded from capital over a phase-out period. However, if such securities were issued prior to May 19, 2010 by bank holding companies with less than $15 billion of assets, they may be retained, subject to certain restrictions. Because we have assets of less than $15 billion, we are able to maintain our trust preferred proceeds as capital but we have to comply with new capital mandates in other respects and will not be able to raise capital in the future through the issuance of trust preferred securities.
The Basel International Capital Accords.The risk-based capital guidelines for U.S. banks since 1989 were based upon the 1988 capital accord known as “Basel I” adopted by the international Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, a committee of central banks and bank supervisors that acts as the primary global standard-setter for prudential regulation, as implemented by the U.S. bank regulatory agencies on an interagency basis. The accord recognized that bank assets for the purpose of the capital ratio calculations needed to be risk-weightedassigned risk weights (the theory being that riskier assets should require more capital) and that off-balance sheet exposures needed to be factored in the calculations. Basel I had a very simple formula for assigning risk weights to bank assets from 0% to 100% based on four categories.  In 2008, the banking agencies collaboratively began to phase-in capital standards based on a second capital accord, referred to as “Basel II,” for large or “core” international banks (generally defined for U.S. purposes as having total assets of $250 billion or more, or consolidated foreign exposures of $10 billion or more) known as “advanced approaches” banks. The primary focus of Basel II was on the calculation of risk weights based on complex models developed by each advanced approaches bank. AsBecause most banks were not subject to Basel II, the U.S. bank regulators worked to improve the risk sensitivity of Basel I standards without imposing the complexities of Basel II. This “standardized approach” increased the number of risk weightrisk-weight categories and recognized risks well above the original 100% risk-weighting.risk weight. It is institutionalized by the Dodd-Frank Act for all banking organizations, even for the advanced approaches banks, as a floor.
On September 12, 2010, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced agreement on a strengthened set of capital requirements for banking organizations around the world, known as Basel III, to address deficiencies recognized in connection with the global financial crisis. 
The Basel III Rule.Rules.In July 2013, the U.S. federal banking agencies approved the implementation of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms in pertinent part, and, at the same time, promulgated rules effecting certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Basel III Rule”).Act. In contrast to capital requirements historically, which were in the form of guidelines, Basel III was released in the form of enforceable regulations by each of the regulatory agencies. The Basel III Rule isRules are applicable to all banking organizations that are subject to minimum capital requirements, including federal and state banks and savings and loan associations, as well as to bank and savings and loan holding companies, other than “small bank holding companies” (generally bank holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $1$3 billion) and certain qualifying banking organizations that may elect a simplified framework (which we have not done). Thus, the Company and the Bank are each currently subject to the Basel III Rules as described below.
The Basel III Rule required higher capital levels,Rules increased the required quantity and quality of capital and, required more detailed categories of risk-weighting of riskier, more opaque assets. Forfor nearly every class of assets, the Basel III Rule requires athey require more complex, detailed and calibrated assessment of credit risk and calculation of risk weightings.risk-weight amounts.
Not only did the Basel III RuleRules increase most of the required minimum capital ratios in effect prior to January 1, 2015, but itthey introduced the concept of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, which consists primarily of common stock, related surplus (net of Treasury stock), retained earnings, and Common Equity Tier 1 minority interests subject to certain regulatory adjustments. The

Basel III RuleRules also changed the definition of capital by establishing more stringent criteria that instruments must meet to be considered Additional Tier 1 Capital (primarily non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock that meets certain requirements) and Tier 2 Capital (primarily other types of preferred stock and subordinated debt, subject to limitations). A number of instruments

that qualified as Tier 1 Capital under Basel I do not qualify, or their qualifications will change.changed. For example, noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, which qualified as simple Tier 1 Capital under Basel I, does not qualify as Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, but qualifies as Additional Tier 1 Capital. The Basel III RuleRules also constrained the inclusion of minority interests, mortgage-servicing assets, and deferred tax assets in capital and requires deductions from Common Equity Tier 1 Capital in the event that such assets exceed a certain percentage of a banking institution’s Common Equity Tier 1 Capital.
The Basel III Rule required Rules require minimum capital ratios as of January 1, 2015, as follows:
A ratio of minimum Common Equity Tier 1 Capital equal to 4.5% of risk-weighted assets;
An increase in the minimum required amount of Tier 1 Capital from 4% to 6% of risk-weighted assets;
A continuation of the minimum required amount of Total Capital (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) at 8% of risk-weighted assets; and
A minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total quarterly average assets equal to 4% in all circumstances.

In addition, institutions that seek the freedom to make capital distributions (including for dividends and repurchases of stock) and pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers without restriction must also maintain greater than 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to a capital conservation buffer being phased in over four years beginning in 2016 (as of January 1, 2018, it had phased in to 1.875%).buffer. The purpose of the conservation buffer is to ensure that banking institutions maintain a buffer of capital that can be used to absorb losses during periods of financial and economic stress. Factoring in the fully phased-in conservation buffer increases the minimum ratios depicted above to 7% for Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, 8.5% for Tier 1 Capital and 10.5% for Total Capital.
Banking organizations (except for large, internationally active banking organizations) became subjectThe failure to the new rules on January 1, 2015. However, there are separate phase-in/phase-out periods for: (i) themaintain a capital conservation buffer; (ii)buffer greater than 2.5% will result in restrictions on capital distributions (including dividends and repurchases of stock) and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers, unless prior regulatory approval is obtained. If a banking institution’s conservation buffer is less than or equal to 0.625%, the banking institution may not make any capital adjustmentsdistributions or discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. If the conservation buffer is greater than 0.625% but less than or equal to 1.25%, capital distributions and deductions; (iii) nonqualifyingdiscretionary bonus payments are limited to 20% of net income for the four calendar quarters preceding the current calendar quarter (net of any capital instruments;distributions made during those four quarters), or “eligible retained income.” If the conservation buffer is greater than 1.25% but less than or equal to 1.875%, the limit is 40% of eligible retained income, and (iv) changesif the conservation buffer is greater than 1.875% but less than or equal to 2.5%, the prompt corrective action rules discussed below. The phase-in periods commenced on January 1, 2016 and extend until January 1, 2019.limit is 60% of eligible retained income.
Well-Capitalized Requirements.Requirements.The ratios described above are minimum standards in order for banking organizations to be considered “adequately capitalized.” Bank regulatory agencies uniformly encourage banks to hold more capital and be “well-capitalized” and, to that end, federal law and regulations provide various incentives for banking organizations to maintain regulatory capital at levels in excess of minimum regulatory requirements. For example, a banking organization that is well-capitalized may: (i) qualify for exemptions from prior notice or application requirements otherwise applicable to certain types of activities; (ii) qualify for expedited processing of other required notices or applications; and (iii) accept, roll-over or renew brokered deposits. Higher capital levels could also be required if warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profiles of individual banking organizations. For example, the Federal Reserve’s capital guidelines contemplate that additional capital may be required to take adequate account of, among other things, interest rate risk, or the risks posed by concentrations of credit, nontraditional activities or securities trading activities. Further, any banking organization experiencing or anticipating significant growth would be expected to maintain capital ratios, including tangible capital positions (i.e.(i.e., Tier 1 Capital less all intangible assets), well above the minimum levels.
Under the capital regulations of the FDIC and Federal Reserve, in order to be well‑capitalized, a banking organization must maintain:
A Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio to risk-weighted assets of 6.5% or more;
A ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8% or more (6% under Basel I);
A ratio of Total Capital to total risk-weighted assets of 10% or more (the same as Basel I); and
A leverage ratio of Tier 1 Capital to total adjusted average quarterly assets of 5% or greater.

It is possible under the Basel III RuleRules to be well-capitalized while remaining out of compliance with the capital conservation buffer discussed above.

As of December 31, 2017:2019: (i) the Bank was not subject to a directive from the FDIC to increase its capital and (ii) the Bank was well-capitalized, as defined by FDIC regulations. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Company had regulatory capital in excess of the

Federal Reserve’s requirements and met the Basel III RuleRules requirements to be well-capitalized. We are also in compliance with the capital conservation buffer.
Prompt Corrective Action. An FDIC-insured institution’s capital playsAction. The concept of an important role in connection withinstitution being “well-capitalized” is part of a regulatory enforcement as well. Federal lawregime that provides the federal banking regulators with broad power to take prompt“prompt corrective actionaction” to resolve the problems of undercapitalized institutions. institutions based on the capital level of each particular institution.The extent of the regulators’ powers depends on whether the institution in

question is “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized,” in each case as defined by regulation. Depending upon the capital category to which an institution is assigned, the regulators’ corrective powers include: (i) requiring the institution to submit a capital restoration plan; (ii) limiting the institution’s asset growth and restricting its activities; (iii) requiring the institution to issue additional capital stock (including additional voting stock) or to sell itself; (iv) restricting transactions between the institution and its affiliates; (v) restricting the interest rate that the institution may pay on deposits; (vi) ordering a new election of directors of the institution; (vii) requiring that senior executive officers or directors be dismissed; (viii) prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent banks; (ix) requiring the institution to divest certain subsidiaries; (x) prohibiting the payment of principal or interest on subordinated debt; and (xi) ultimately, appointing a receiver for the institution.
Community Bank Capital Simplification.Community banks have long raised concerns with bank regulators about the regulatory burden, complexity, and costs associated with certain provisions of the Basel III Rules. In response, Congress provided an “off-ramp” for institutions, like us, with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion. Section 201 of the Regulatory Relief Act instructed the federal banking regulators to establish a single “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (“CBLR”) of between 8 and 10%. Under the final rule, a community banking organization is eligible to elect the new framework if it has: less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, limited amounts of certain assets and off-balance sheet exposures, and a CBLR greater than 9%. We may elect the CBLR framework at any time but have not currently determined to do so.

Regulation and Supervision of the Company
General.The Company, as the sole shareholder of the Bank, is a bank holding company that has elected financial holding company status. As a financialbank holding company, we are registered with, and subject to regulation by, the Federal Reserve under the BHCA. We are legally obligated to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to the Bank and to commit resources to support the Bank in circumstances where we might not otherwise do so. Under the BHCA, we are subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and are required to file with the Federal Reserve periodic reports of our operations and such additional information regarding us and the Bank as the Federal Reserve may require.
Acquisitions, Activities and Change in Control. Financial Holding Company Election.The primary purpose of a bank holding company is to control and manage banks. The BHCA generally requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve for any merger involving a bank holding company or any acquisition by a bank holding company of another bank or bank holding company. Subject to certain conditions (including deposit concentration limits established by the BHCA), the Federal Reserve may allow a bank holding company to acquire banks located in any state of the United States. In approving interstate acquisitions, the Federal Reserve is required to give effect to applicable state law limitations on the aggregate amount of deposits that may be held by the acquiring bank holding company and its FDIC-insured institution affiliates in the state in which the target bank is located (provided that those limits do not discriminate against out-of-state institutions or their holding companies) and state laws that require that the target bank have been in existence for a minimum period of time (not to exceed five years) before being acquired by an out-of-state bank holding company. Furthermore, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, bank holding companies must be well-capitalized and well-managed in order to effect interstate mergers or acquisitions. For a discussion of the capital requirements, see “Regulatory Emphasis on“The Role of Capital” above.
The BHCA generally prohibits the Companyus from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company that is not a bank and from engaging in any business other than that of banking, managing and controlling banks or furnishing services to banks and their subsidiaries. This general prohibition is subject to a number of exceptions. The principal exception allows bank holding companies to engage in, and to own shares of companies engaged in, certain businesses found by the Federal Reserve prior to November 11, 1999 to be “so closely related to banking ... as to be a proper incident thereto.” This authority would permitpermits us to engage in a variety of banking-related businesses, including the ownership and operation of a savings association, or any entity engaged in consumer finance, equipment leasing, the operation of a computer service bureau (including software development) and mortgage banking and brokerage services. The BHCA does not place territorial restrictions on the domestic activities of nonbank subsidiaries of bank holding companies.
Additionally, bank holding companies that meet certain eligibility requirements prescribed by the BHCA and elect to operate as financial holding companies may engage in, or own shares in companies engaged in, a wider range of nonbanking activities, including securities and insurance underwriting and sales, merchant banking and any other activity that the Federal Reserve, in

consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines by regulation or order is financial in nature or incidental to any such financial activity or that the Federal Reserve determines by order to be complementary to any such financial activity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of FDIC-insured institutions or the financial system generally. We have elected to operate as a financial holding company.
In order to maintain our status as a financial holding company, both the Company and the Bank must be well-capitalized, well-managed, and the Bank must have aat least a satisfactory Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) rating. If the Federal Reserve determines that we area financial holding company is not well-capitalized or well-managed, we will have a period of time in which to achieve compliance, but during the period of noncompliance, the Federal Reserve may place any limitations on us it believes to be appropriate. Furthermore, if the Federal Reserve determines that the Banka financial holding company’s subsidiary bank has not received a satisfactory CRA rating, wethat company will not be able to commence any new financial activities or acquire a company that engages in such activities.
Change in Control.Federal law also prohibits any person or company from acquiring “control” of an FDIC-insured depository institution or its holding company without prior notice to the appropriate federal bank regulator. “Control” is conclusively presumed to exist

upon the acquisition of 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of a bank or bank holding company, but may arise under certain circumstances between 10% and 24.99% ownership.
Capital Requirements.Bank holding companiesWe are required to maintain consolidated capital in accordance with Federal Reserve capital adequacy requirements. For a discussion of capital requirements, see “-Regulatory Emphasis on“The Role of Capital” above.
Dividend Payments.Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders may be affected by both general corporate law considerations and policies of the Federal Reserve applicable to bank holding companies.companies. As an Iowa corporation, we are subject to the limitations of Iowa law, which allows us to pay dividends unless, after such dividend, (i) we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or (ii) our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus any amount that would be needed if we were to be dissolved at the time of the dividend payment, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose rights are superior to the rights of the shareholders receiving the distribution.
As a general matter, the Federal Reserve has indicated that the board of directors of a bank holding company should eliminate, defer or significantly reduce dividends to shareholders if: (i) the company’s net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends; (ii) the prospective rate of earnings retention is inconsistent with the company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition; or (iii) the company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios. The Federal Reserve also possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their non-banknonbank subsidiaries to prevent or remedy actions that represent unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability to proscribe the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies. In addition, under the Basel III Rule,Rules, institutions that seek the freedom to pay dividends will have to maintain greater than 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to the capital conservation buffer to be phased in over three years beginning in 2016.buffer. See “-Regulatory Emphasis on“The Role of Capital” above.
Incentive Compensation.There have been a number of developments in recent years focused on incentive compensation plans sponsored by bank holding companies and banks, reflecting recognition by the bank regulatory agencies and Congress that flawed incentive compensation practices in the financial industry were one of many factors contributing to the global financial crisis. Layered on top of that are the abuses in the headlines dealing with product cross-selling incentive plans. The result is interagency guidance on sound incentive compensation practices and proposed rulemaking by the agencies required under Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act.practices.
The interagency guidance recognized three core principles:principles. Effective incentive plans should: (i) provide employees incentives that appropriately balance risk and reward; (ii) be compatible with effective controls and risk-management; and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization’s board of directors. Much of the guidance addresses large banking organizations and, because of the size and complexity of their operations, the regulators expect those organizations to maintain systematic and formalized policies, procedures, and systems for ensuring that the incentive compensation arrangements for all executive and non-executive employees covered by this guidance are identified and reviewed, and appropriately balance risks and rewards.  Smaller banking organizations like the Companyus that use incentive compensation arrangements are expected to be less extensive, formalized, and detailed than those of the larger banks. 
Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act required the banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the SEC and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to jointly prescribe regulations that prohibit types of incentive-based compensation that encourage inappropriate risk taking and to disclose certain information regarding such plans. On June 10, 2016, the agencies released an updated proposed rule for comment. Section 956 will only apply to banking organizations with assets of greater than $1 billion. We have consolidated assets greater than $1 billion and less than $50 billion and we are considered a Level 3 banking organization under the proposed rules. The proposed rules contain mostly general principles and reporting requirements for Level 3 institutions so there are no specific prescriptions or limits, deferral requirements or claw-back mandates. Risk management and controls are required, as is board or committee level approval and oversight. Management expects to review its incentive plans in light of the proposed rulemaking and guidance and implement policies and procedures that mitigate unreasonable risk. As of December 31, 2017, these rules remain in proposed form.
Monetary Policy.The monetary policy of the Federal Reserve has a significant effect on the operating results of financial or bank holding companies and their subsidiaries. Among the tools available to the Federal Reserve to affect the money supply are open market transactions in U.S. government securities, changes in the discount rate on bank borrowings and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. These means are used in varying combinations to influence overall growth and distribution of bank loans, investments and deposits, and their use may affect interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits.

Federal Securities Regulation.Our common stock is registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)(the “Exchange Act”). Consequently, we are subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading and other restrictions and requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act.
Corporate Governance. Governance. The Dodd-Frank Act addressed many investor protection, corporate governance and executive compensation matters that will affect most U.S. publicly traded companies. The Dodd-FrankDodd Frank Act increased shareholder influence over boards of directors by requiring companies to give stockholdersshareholders a non-bindingnonbinding vote on executive compensation and so-called “golden parachute” payments, and authorizing the SEC to promulgate rules that would allow shareholders to nominate and solicit voters for their own candidates using a company’s proxy materials. The legislation also directed the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to executives of bank holding companies, regardless of whether such companies are publicly traded.
Regulation
Supervision and SupervisionRegulation of the Bank
General.The Bank is an Iowa-chartered bank. The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF)(“DIF”) to the maximum extent provided under federal law and FDIC regulations, currently $250,000 per insured depositor category. As an Iowa-chartered FDIC-insured bank, the Bank is subject to the examination, supervision, reporting and enforcement requirements of the Iowa Division of Banking, the chartering authority for Iowa banks, and the FDIC, designated by federal law as the primary federal regulator of insured state banks that, like the Bank, are not members of the Federal Reserve System (nonmember banks).
Deposit Insurance.Insurance.As an FDIC-insured institution, the Bank is required to pay deposit insurance premium assessments to the FDIC.  The FDIC has adopted a risk-based assessment system whereby FDIC-insured institutions pay insurance premiums at rates based on their risk classification.  For institutions like the Bank that are not considered large and highly complex banking organizations, assessments are now based on examination ratings and financial ratios. The total base assessment rates currently range from 1.5 basis points to 30 basis points. At least semi-annually, the FDIC updates its loss and income projections for the DIF and, if needed, increases or decreases the assessment rates, following notice and comment on proposed rulemaking. The assessment base against which an FDIC-insured institution’s deposit insurance premiums paid to the DIF arehas been calculated issince effectiveness of the Dodd-Frank Act based on its average consolidated total assets less its average tangible equity. This method shiftsshifted the burden of deposit insurance premiums toward those large depository institutions that rely on funding sources other than U.S. deposits. 
The reserve ratio is the FDIC insurance fund balance divided by the estimated total amount of insured deposits. The Dodd-Frank Act altered the minimum reserve ratio of the DIF, increasing the minimum from 1.15% to 1.35% of the estimated amount of total insured deposits, and eliminating the requirement that the FDIC pay dividends to FDIC-insured institutions when the reserve ratio exceeds certain thresholds.  The reserve ratio reached 1.28% on1.36% as of September 30, 2017. If2018, exceeding the statutory required minimum reserve ratio does not reachof 1.35% by December 31, 2018 (provided it is at least 1.15%),. As a result, the FDIC will impose a shortfall assessment on March 31, 2019 on insured depository institutions with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or more. The FDIC will provideis providing assessment credits to insured depository institutions, like the Bank, with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion for the portion of their regular assessments that contributecontributed to growth in the reserve ratio between 1.15% and 1.35%. The share of the aggregate small bank credits allocated to each insured institution is proportional to its credit base, defined as the average of its regular assessment base during the credit calculation period. The FDIC will applyis currently applying the credits each quarter thatfor quarterly assessment periods beginning July 1, 2019, and, as long as the reserve ratio is at least 1.38% to offset1.35%, the regular deposit insurance assessmentsFDIC will remit the full nominal value of institutions with credits.any remaining credits in a lump-sum payment.
FICO Assessments.In addition to paying basic deposit insurance assessments, FDIC-insured institutions must pay Financing Corporation (FICO) assessments. FICO is a mixed-ownership governmental corporation chartered by the former Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) Board pursuant to the Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 to function as a financing vehicle for the recapitalization of the former Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. FICO issued 30-year noncallable bonds of approximately $8.1 billion that mature in 2017 through 2019. FICO’s authority to issue bonds ended on December 12, 1991. Since 1996, federal legislation has required that all FDIC-insured institutions pay assessments to cover interest payments on FICO’s outstanding obligations. The FICO assessment rate is adjusted quarterly and for the fourth quarter of 2017 was 54 cents per $100 dollars of assessable deposits.
Supervisory Assessments.All Iowa banks are required to pay supervisory assessments to the Iowa Division to fund the operations of that agency. The amount of the assessment is calculated on the basis of the Bank’s total assets. During the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank paid supervisory assessments to the Iowa Division totaling approximately $147,000.
Capital Requirements.Banks are generally required to maintain capital levels in excess of other businesses. For a discussion of capital requirements, see “-Regulatory Emphasis on“The Role of Capital” above.

Liquidity Requirements.Liquidity is a measure of the ability and ease with which bank assets may be converted to cash. Liquid assets are those that can be converted to cash quickly if needed to meet financial obligations. To remain viable, FDIC-insured institutions must have enough liquid assets to meet their near-term obligations, such as withdrawals by depositors. Because the global financial crisis was in part a liquidity crisis, Basel III also includes a liquidity framework that requires FDIC-insured institutions to measure their liquidity against specific liquidity tests. One test, referred to as the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR),liquidity coverage ratio, or LCR, is designed to ensure that the banking entity has an adequate stock of unencumbered high-quality liquid assets that can be converted easily and immediately in private markets into cash to meet liquidity needs for a 30-calendar day liquidity stress scenario. The other test, known as the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR),net stable funding ratio, or NSFR, is designed to promote more medium- and long-term funding of the assets and activities of FDIC-insured institutions over a one-year horizon. These tests provide an incentive for banks and holding

companies to increase their holdings in Treasury securities and other sovereign debt as a component of assets, increase the use of long-term debt as a funding source and rely on stable funding like core deposits (in lieu of brokered deposits).
In addition to liquidity guidelines already in place, the federal bank regulatory agencies implemented the Basel III LCR in September 2014, which requires large financial firms to hold levels of liquid assets sufficient to protect against constraints on their funding during times of financial turmoil, and in 2016 proposed implementation of the NSFR. While these tests onlyrules do not, and will not, apply to the largest banking organizations in the country, certain elements are expectedBank, we continue to filter down to all FDIC-insured institutions. We are reviewingreview our liquidity risk management policies in light of the LCR and NSFR.developments.
Stress Testing. A stress test is an analysis or simulation designed to determine the ability of a given FDIC-insured institution to deal with an economic crisis. In October 2012, U.S. bank regulators unveiled new rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act that require the largest U.S. banks to undergo stress tests twice per year, once internally and once conducted by the regulators. Stress tests are not required for banks with less than $10 billion in assets; however, the FDIC now recommends stress testing as means to identify and quantify loan portfolio risk.
Dividend Payments. The primary source of funds for the Company is dividends from the Bank. Under the Iowa Banking Act, Iowa-chartered banks generally may pay dividends only out of undivided profits. The Iowa Division may restrict the declaration or payment of a dividend by an Iowa-chartered bank, such as the Bank. The payment of dividends by any FDIC-insured institution is affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations, and a FDIC-insured institution generally is prohibited from paying any dividends if, following payment thereof, the institution would be undercapitalized. As described above, the Bank exceeded its capital requirements under applicable guidelines as of December 31, 2017.2019. Notwithstanding the availability of funds for dividends, however, the FDIC and the Iowa Division may prohibit the payment of dividends by the Bank if either or both determine such payment would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. In addition, under the Basel III Rule,Rules, institutions that seek the freedom to pay dividends will have to maintain greater than 2.5% in Common Equity Tier 1 Capital attributable to the capital conservation buffer to be phased in over three years beginning in 2016.buffer. See “Regulatory Emphasis on“The Role of Capital” above.

State Bank Investments and Activities.The Bank is permitted to make investments and engage in activities directly or through subsidiaries as authorized by Iowa law. However, under federal law and FDIC regulations, FDIC-insured state banks are prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, from making or retaining equity investments of a type, or in an amount, that are not permissible for a national bank. Federal law and FDIC regulations also prohibit FDIC-insured state banks and their subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging as principal in any activity that is not permitted for a national bank unless the Bankbank meets, and continues to meet, its minimum regulatory capital requirements and the FDIC determines that the activity would not pose a significant risk to the DIF. These restrictions have not had, and are not currently expected to have, a material impact on the operations of the Bank.
Insider Transactions.The Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by federal law on “covered transactions” between the Bank and its “affiliates.” The Company is an affiliate of the Bank for purposes of these restrictions, and covered transactions subject to the restrictions include extensions of credit to the Company, investments in the stock or other securities of the Company and the acceptance of the stock or other securities of the Company as collateral for loans made by the Bank. The Dodd-Frank Act enhanced the requirements for certain transactions with affiliates, including an expansion of the definition of “covered transactions” and an increase in the amount of time for which collateral requirements regarding covered transactions must be maintained.
Certain limitations and reporting requirements are also placed on extensions of credit by the Bank to its directors and officers, to directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, to principal shareholders of the Company and to “related interests” of such directors, officers and principal shareholders. In addition, federal law and regulations may affect the terms upon which any person who is a director or officer of the Company or the Bank, or a principal shareholder of the Company, may obtain credit from banks with which the Bank maintains a correspondent relationship.

Safety and Soundness Standards/Risk Management.The federal banking agencies have adopted guidelines that establish operational and managerial standards to promote the safety and soundness of FDIC-insured institutions. The guidelines set forth standards forapply to internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits, asset quality and earnings.
In general, the safety and soundness guidelinesstandards prescribe the goals to be achieved in each area, and each institution is responsible for establishing its own procedures to achieve those goals. IfWhile regulatory standards do not have the force of law, if an institution fails to comply with any of the standards set forthoperates in the guidelines,an unsafe and unsound manner, the FDIC-insured institution’s primary federal regulator may require the institution to submit a plan for achieving and maintaining compliance. If aan FDIC-insured institution fails to submit an acceptable compliance plan, or fails in any material respect to implement a compliance plan that has been accepted by its primary federal regulator, the regulator is required to issue an order directing the institution to cure the deficiency. Until the deficiency cited in the regulator’s order is cured, the regulator may restrict the FDIC-insured institution’s rate of growth, require the FDIC-insured institution to increase its capital, restrict the rates the institution pays on deposits or require the institution to take any action the regulator deems appropriate under the circumstances. Noncompliance with the standards established by the safety and soundness guidelines may also constitute grounds for other enforcement action by the federal bank regulatory agencies, including cease and desist orders and civil money penalty assessments.
During the past decade, the bank regulatory agencies have increasingly emphasized the importance of sound risk management processes and strong internal controls when evaluating the activities of the FDIC-insured institutions they supervise. Properly managing risks has been identified as critical to the conduct of safe and sound banking activities and has become even more important as new technologies, product innovation, and the size and speed of financial transactions have changed the nature of

banking markets. The agencies have identified a spectrum of risks facing a banking institution including, but not limited to, credit, market, liquidity, operational, legal and reputational risk. In particular, recent regulatory pronouncements have focused onThe key risk themes identified for 2020 are: (i) elevated operational risk which arisesas banks adapt to an evolving technology environment and persistent cybersecurity risks; (ii) the need for banks to prepare for a cyclical change in credit risk while credit performance is strong; (iii) elevated interest rate risk due to lower rates continuing to compress net interest margins; and (iv) strategic risks from the potential that inadequate information systems, operational problems, breaches in internal controls, fraud, or unforeseen catastrophes will result in unexpected losses. New productsnon-depository financial institutions, use of innovative and services, third-party riskevolving technology, and cybersecurity are critical sources of operational risk that FDIC-insured institutions must address in the current environment.progressive data analysis capabilities. The Bank is expected to have active board and senior management oversight; adequate policies, procedures and limits; adequate risk measurement, monitoring and management information systems; and comprehensive internal controls.
Privacy and Cybersecurity.The Bank is subject to many U.S. federal and state laws and regulations governing requirements for maintaining policies and procedures to protect non-public confidential information of their customers. These laws require the Bank to periodically disclose its privacy policies and practices relating to sharing such information and permit consumers to opt out of their ability to share information with unaffiliated third parties under certain circumstances. They also impact the Bank’s ability to share certain information with affiliates and non-affiliates for marketing and/or non-marketing purposes, or to contact customers with marketing offers. In addition, the Bank is required to implement a comprehensive information security program that includes administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information. These security and privacy policies and procedures, for the protection of personal and confidential information, are in effect across all businesses and geographic locations.
Branching Authority. Authority.Iowa banks, such as the Bank, have the authority under Iowa law to establish branches anywhere in the State of Iowa, subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Federal law permits state and national banks to merge with banks in other states subject to: (i) regulatory approval; (ii) federal and state deposit concentration limits; and (iii) state law limitations requiring the merging bank to have been in existence for a minimum period of time (not to exceed five years) prior to the merger. The establishment of new interstate branches has historically been permitted only in those states the laws of which expressly authorize such expansion. The Dodd-Frank Act permits well-capitalized and well-managed banks to establish new interstate branches or the acquisition of individual branches of a bank in another state (rather than the acquisition of an out-of-state bank in its entirety) without impediments. Federal law permits state and national banks to merge with banks in other states subject to: (i) regulatory approval; (ii) federal and state deposit concentration limits; and (iii) state law limitations requiring the merging bank to have been in existence for a minimum period of time (not to exceed five years) prior to the merger.
Transaction Account Reserves.Federal Reserve regulations require FDIC-insured institutions to maintain reserves against their transaction accounts (primarily NOW and regular checking accounts). For 2018,2020, the first $16$16.9 million of otherwise reservable balances are exempt from reserves and have a zero percent reserve requirement; for transaction accounts aggregating more than $16between $16.9 million to $122.3$127.5 million, the reserve requirement is 3% of totalthose transaction accounts;account balances; and for net transaction accounts in excess of $122.3$127.5 million, the reserve requirement is 3% up to $122.3 million plus 10% of the aggregate amount of total transaction accountsaccount balances in excess of $122.3$127.5 million. These reserve requirements are subject to annual adjustment by the Federal Reserve.
Community Reinvestment Act Requirements.The Community Reinvestment ActCRA requires the Bank to have a continuing and affirmative obligation in a safe and sound manner to help meet the credit needs of itsthe entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Federal regulators regularly assess the Bank’s record of meeting the credit needs of its communities. Applications for additional acquisitions would be affected by the evaluation of the Bank’s effectiveness in meeting its Community Reinvestment ActCRA requirements.
Anti-Money Laundering.The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct TerrorismUSA Patriot Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) is designed to deny terrorists and criminals the ability to obtain access to the U.S. financial system and has significant implications for FDIC-insured institutions, brokers, dealers and other businesses involved in the transfer of money. The USA PATRIOTPatriot Act mandates financial services companies to have policies and procedures with respect to measures designed to address any or all of the following matters: (i) customer identification programs; (ii) money laundering; (iii) terrorist financing; (iv) identifying and reporting suspicious activities and currency transactions; (v) currency crimes; and (vi) cooperation between FDIC-insured institutions and law enforcement authorities.

Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate.Concentration risk exists when FDIC-insured institutions deploy too many assets to any one industry or segment. A concentration in commercial real estate is one example of regulatory concern. The interagency Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices guidance (CRE Guidance)(“CRE Guidance”) provides supervisory criteria, including the following numerical indicators, to assist bank examiners in identifying banks with potentially significant commercial real estate loan concentrations that may warrant greater supervisory scrutiny: (i) commercial real estate loans exceeding 300% of capital and increasing 50% or more in the preceding three years; or (ii) construction and land development loans exceeding 100% of capital. The CRE Guidance does not limit banks’ levels of commercial real estate lending activities, but rather guides institutions in developing risk management practices and levels of capital that are commensurate with the level and nature of their commercial real estate concentrations. On December 18, 2015, the federal banking agencies issued a statement to reinforce prudent risk-management practices related to CRE lending, having observed substantial growth in many CRE asset and lending markets, increased competitive pressures, rising CRE concentrations in banks, and an easing of CRE underwriting standards. The federal bank agencies reminded FDIC-insured institutions to maintain underwriting discipline and exercise prudent risk-management practices to identify, measure, monitor, and manage the risks arising from CRE lending. In addition, FDIC-insuredFDIC-

insured institutions must maintain capital commensurate with the level and nature of their CRE concentration risk.
Based on the Bank’s loan portfolio as As of December 31, 2017, it2019, the Bank did not exceed the 300% guideline for commercial real estate loans.these guidelines.
Consumer Financial Services.The historical structure of federal consumer protection regulation applicable to all providers of consumer financial products and services changed significantly on July 21, 2011, when the CFPB commenced operations to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws. The CFPB has broad rulemaking authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all providers of consumer products and services, including the Bank, as well as the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices. The CFPB has examination and enforcement authority over providers with more than $10 billion in assets. FDIC-insured institutions with $10 billion or less in assets, like the Bank, continue to be examined by their applicable bank regulators. We do not currently expect
Because abuses in connection with residential mortgages were a significant factor contributing to the financial crisis, many new rules issued by the CFPB and required by the Dodd-Frank Act addressed mortgage and mortgage-related products, their underwriting, origination, servicing and sales. The Dodd-Frank Act significantly expanded underwriting requirements applicable to loans secured by 1-4 family residential real property and augmented federal law combating predatory lending practices. In addition to numerous disclosure requirements, the Dodd‑Frank Act imposed new standards for mortgage loan originations on all lenders, including banks and savings associations, in an effort to strongly encourage lenders to verify a borrower’s ability to repay, while also establishing a presumption of compliance for certain “qualified mortgages.” The Regulatory Relief Act provided relief in connection with mortgages for banks with assets of less than $10 billion, and, as a result, mortgages the Bank makes are now considered to be qualified mortgages if they are held in portfolio for the life of the loan.
The CFPB’s rules to have not had a significant impact on our operations, except for higher compliance costs.
Special Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We and our representatives may, from time to time, make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking” and provide information other than historical information. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors include, among other things, the factors listed below.
Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plans,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “may” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events, except as required under federal securities law.
Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors that could have an impact on our ability to achieve operating results, growth plan goals and future prospects include, but are not limited to, the following:
credit quality deterioration or pronounced and sustained reduction in real estate market values could cause an increase in our allowance for loan losses and a reduction in net earnings;
our management’s ability to reduce and effectively manage interest rate risk and the impact of interest rates in general on the volatility of our net interest income;
changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors that may affect our ability to acquire loans or influence the anticipated growth rate of loans and deposits and the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing;
fluctuations in the value of our investment securities;
governmental monetary and fiscal policies;
legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators, and changes in the scope and cost of FDIC insurance and other coverages;

the ability to attract and retain key executives and employees experienced in banking and financial services;
the sufficiency of the allowance for loan losses to absorb the amount of actual losses inherent in our existing loan portfolio;
our ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to compete effectively in the marketplace;
credit risks and risks from concentrations (by geographic area and by industry) within our loan portfolio;
the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds, and other financial institutions operating in our markets or elsewhere or providing similar services;
the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of allowances for loan losses and estimation of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities;
the risks of mergers, including, without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as part of these transactions and possible failures to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;
volatility of rate-sensitive deposits;
operational risks, including data processing system failures or fraud;
asset/liability matching risks and liquidity risks;
the costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation;
changes in general economic or industry conditions, nationally, internationally, or in the communities in which we conduct business;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies and the FASB;
war or terrorist activities which may cause deterioration in the economy or cause instability in credit markets;
cyber-attacks; and
other factors and risks described under “Risk Factors” herein.

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by the foregoing cautionary statements. Because of these risks and other uncertainties, our actual future results, performance or achievement, or industry results, may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
An investment in our securities is subject to risks inherent in our business. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below together with all of the other information included in this report. In addition to the risks and uncertainties described below, other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The value or market price of our securities could decline due to any of these identified or other risks, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
Economic and Market Risks Related to Our Business
Our business is concentrated in and largely dependent upon the continued growth and welfare of the Iowa City and Minneapolis/St. Paul markets.
We operate primarily in the Iowa City,central and eastern Iowa and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota markets and their surrounding communities in the upper-Midwest. As a result, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows are significantly impacted by changes in the economic conditions in those areas. Our success depends to a significant extent upon the business activity, population, income levels, deposits and real estate activity in these markets. Although our customers’ businessbusinesses and financial interests may extend well beyond these market areas, adverse economic conditions that affect these market areas could reduce our growth rate, affect the ability of our customers to repay their loans to us, affect the value of collateral underlying loans and generally affect our financial condition and results of operations. Unfavorable or uncertain economic and market conditions can be caused by declines in economic growth, business activity or investor or business confidence; limitations on the availability of increases in the cost of credit and capital; increases in inflation or interest rates; high unemployment; uncertainty in U.S. trade policies, legislation, treaties and tariffs; natural disasters; acts of war or terrorism; widespread disease or pandemics; or a combination of these or other factors. Because of our geographic concentration, we are less able than other regional or national financial institutions to diversify our credit risks across multiple markets.
Weather-related events and other natural disasters, as well as man-made disasters, could cause a disruption in our operations or other consequences that could have an adverse impact on financial results and condition.

A significant portion of our operations are located in areas that are susceptible to floods, droughts, tornadoes and other severe weather events. Any of these, or any other severe weather event, could cause disruption to our operations and could have a material adverse effect on our overall business, results of operations or financial condition. While we maintain insurance covering many of these weather-related events, including coverage for lost profits and extra expense, there is no insurance against the disruption that a severe weather event could produce to the markets that we serve and the resulting adverse impact on our borrowers to timely repay their loans and the value of any collateral held by us. The severity and impact of weather-

related events are difficult to predict and may be exacerbated by global climate change.

We are subject to interest rate risk, which could adversely affect our financial condition and profitability.
Shifts in short-term interest rates may reduce our net interest income, which is the principal component of our earnings. Net interest income is the difference between the amounts received by us on our interest-earning assets and the interest paid by us on our interest-bearing liabilities. When interest rates rise, the rate of interest we pay on our liabilities, such as deposits, may rise more quickly than the rate of interest that we receive on our interest-earning assets, such as loans, which could cause our profits to decrease. The impact on earnings can be adverse when the slope of the yield curve flattens, that is, when short-term interest rates increase more than long-term interest rates or when long-term interest rates decrease more than short-term interest rates.
Changes in interest rates also can affect the value of loans, securities and other assets. An increase in interest rates that adversely affects the ability of borrowers to pay the principal or interest on loans may lead to an increase in nonperforming assets and a reduction of income recognized, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Further, when we place a loan on nonaccrual status, we reverse any accrued but unpaid interest receivable, which decreases interest income. Subsequently, we continue to have a cost to fund the loan, which is reflected as interest expense, without any interest income to offset the associated funding expense. Thus, an increase in the amount of nonperforming assets would have an adverse impact on net interest income.
Rising interest rates will likely result in a decline in value of our fixed-rate debt securities. Any unrealized losses resulting from holding available for sale securities are recognized in other comprehensive income (or net income, if the decline is other-than- temporary), and reduce total shareholders’ equity. Unrealized losses do not negatively impact our regulatory capital ratios; however, tangible common equity and the associated ratios used by many investors would be reduced. If debt securities in an unrealized loss position are sold, such losses become realized and will reduce our regulatory capital ratios.
In late 2015, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee began the process of raising short-term interest rates from near-zero levels, and the Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by 100 basis points in 2018 and 75 basis points in 2017. In 2019, the Federal Reserve decreased the federal funds rate by 75 basis points. If the Federal Reserve increases the federal funds rate and short-term interest rates subsequently increase and long-term interest rates do not rise, or increase but at a slower rate, we could experience net interest margin compression as our rates on interest-earning assets decline measured relative to rates on our interest-bearing liabilities. Any such occurrence could have a material adverse effect on our net interest income and on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We measure interest rate risk under various rate scenarios and using specific criteria and assumptions. A summary of this process, along with the results of our net interest income simulations, is included at Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk under “Interest Rate Risk.” Although we believe our current level of interest rate sensitivity is reasonable and effectively managed, significant fluctuations in interest rates may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition to being affected by general economic conditions, our earnings and growth are affected by the policies of the Federal Reserve. An important function of the Federal Reserve is to regulate the money supply and credit conditions. Among the instruments used by the Federal Reserve to implement these objectives are open market operations in U.S. government securities, adjustments of the discount rate and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. These instruments are used in varying combinations to influence overall economic growth and the distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and deposits. Their use also affects interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits.
The monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. The effects of such policies upon our business, financial condition and results of operations cannot be predicted.
We are subject to risk concerning the discontinuance of LIBOR.
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. LIBOR makes up one of the most common interest rate indices in the world and is commonly referenced in financial instruments. We have exposure to LIBOR in various aspects through our financial contracts. Instruments that may be impacted include loans, securities, deposits, subordinated debentures and derivatives, among

other financial contracts indexed to LIBOR and that mature after December 31, 2021. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC") has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") is the rate that represents best practice as the alternative to LIBOR for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to LIBOR. ARRC has proposed a paced market transition plan to SOFR from LIBOR, and organizations are currently working on industry wide and company specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to LIBOR.
Given the extensive use of LIBOR across financial markets the transition to an alternative rate presents various risks that could adversely impact the value of and return on the Company’s existing instruments and contracts. In particular, any such transition could:

adversely affect the interest rates paid or received on, the revenue and expenses associated with, and the value of our floating-rate obligations, loans, securities, deposits, subordinated debentures, derivatives, and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, or other securities or financial arrangements given LIBOR’s role in determining market interest rates globally;
prompt inquiries or other actions from regulators with respect to our preparation and readiness for the replacement of LIBOR with an alternative reference rate;
result in disputes, litigation or other actions with counterparties regarding the interpretation and enforceability of certain fallback language, or lack of fallback language, in LIBOR-based instruments; and
require the transition to or development of appropriate systems and analytics to effectively transition our risk management processes from LIBOR-based products to those based on the applicable alternative pricing benchmark, such as SOFR.

The manner and impact of this transition, as well as the effect of these developments on our funding costs, loan and investment and trading securities portfolios, asset-liability management, and business, is uncertain.

Credit and Lending Risks
We must manage our credit risk effectively.
There are risks inherent in making any loan, including risks inherent in dealing with individual borrowers, risks of nonpayment, risks resulting from uncertainties as to the future value of collateral and cash flows available to service debt and risks resulting from changes in economic and industry conditions. We attempt to minimize our credit risk through prudent loan application approval procedures, careful monitoring of the concentration of our loans within specific industries and periodic independent

reviews of outstanding loans by our credit review department. We periodically examine our credit process and implement changes to improve our procedures and standards. However, we cannot assure you that such approval and monitoring procedures will reduce these credit risks. If the overall economic climate in the United States, generally, or our market areas, specifically, declines, or even if it does not, our borrowers may experience difficulties in repaying their loans, and the level of nonperforming loans, charge-offs and delinquencies could rise and require increases in the provision for loan losses, which would cause our net income and return on equity to decrease.
The small to mid-sized businesses that we lend to may have fewer resources to weather adverse business developments, which may impair a borrower’s ability to repay a loan.
We primarily serve the banking and financial services needs of small to mid-sized businesses. These businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities, may be more vulnerable to economic downturns, and may experience volatility in operating results, any of which may impair a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. In addition, the success of a small and medium-sized business often depends on the management talents and efforts of one or two people or a small group of people, and the death, disability or resignation of one or more of these people could have a material adverse impact on the business and its ability to repay its loan. Should the economic conditions negatively impact the markets in which we operate, our borrowers may experience financial difficulties, and the level of nonperforming loans, charge-offs and delinquencies could rise, which could negatively impact our business.
Our loan portfolio has a significant concentration of commercial real estate loans, which involve risks specific to real estate value.
Commercial real estate lending comprises a significant portion of our lending business. Specifically, commercial real estate loans were $1.81 billion, or approximately 52.6% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2019. Of this amount, $583.6 million, or approximately 16.9% of our total loan portfolio, were loans secured by owner-occupied property, and $1.23 billion, or approximately 35.7% of our total loan portfolio, were secured by non-owner occupied property. The market value of real estate securing our commercial real estate loans can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time as a result of market conditions in

the geographic area in which the real estate is located. Although a significant portion of such loans is secured by real estate as a secondary form of repayment, adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more of our markets could increase the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio. Additionally, real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover operating expenses and debt service. Economic events or governmental regulations outside of the control of the borrower or lender could negatively impact the future cash flow and market values of the affected properties.
If problems develop in the commercial real estate sector, particularly within one or more of our markets, the value of collateral securing our commercial real estate loans could decline. In such case, we may not be able to realize the amount of security that we anticipated at the time of originating the loan, which could cause us to increase our provision for loan losses and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and/or capital. In light of the continued general uncertainty that exists in the economy and credit markets nationally, we may experience deterioration in the performance of our commercial real estate loan customers.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans make up a significant portion of our loan portfolio.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans (including credit cards and commercially related overdrafts) were $609.1$975.7 million, or approximately 26.6%28.3% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2017.2019. Our commercial loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most often, this collateral is accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. Credit support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment is based on the liquidation value of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if any exists. As a result, in the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. In addition, if the U.S. economy declines, this could harm the businesses of our commercial and industrial customers and reduce the value of the collateral securing these loans.
Payments on agricultural loans are dependent on the successful operation or management of the farm property. The success of the farm may be affected by many factors outside the control of the borrower, including adverse weather conditions that prevent the planting of a crop or limit crop yields, (suchsuch as hail, drought and floods)floods (although borrowers may attempt to mitigate this risk by purchasing crop insurance), loss of livestock due to disease or other factors, declines in market prices for agricultural products (bothboth domestically and internationally)internationally, and the impact of government regulations, (includingincluding changes in price supports, subsidies, tariffs, trade agreements, and environmental regulations).regulations. In addition, many farms are dependent on a limited number of key individuals whose injury or death may significantly affect the successful operation of the farm. If the cash flow from a farming operation is diminished, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. The primary crops in our market areas are corn and soybeans. Accordingly, adverse circumstances affecting these crops could have an adverse effect on our agricultural portfolio. Likewise, agricultural operating loans involve a greater degree of risk than lending on residential properties, particularly in the case of loans that are unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciating assets such as farm equipment or assets such as livestock or crops. In these cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation.
Our loan portfolio has a significant concentration of commercial real estate loans, which involve risks specific to real estate value.
Commercial real estate lending comprises a significant portion of our lending business. Specifically, commercial real estate loans were $1.17 billion, or approximately 51.3% of our total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2017. Of this amount, $353.6 million, or approximately 15.5% of our total loan portfolio, are loans secured by owner-occupied property. The market value of real estate securing our commercial real estate loans can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in which the real estate is located. Although a significant portion of such loans is secured by real estate as a secondary form of repayment, adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more of our markets could increase the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio. Additionally, real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover operating expenses and debt service. Economic events or governmental regulations outside of the control of the borrower or lender could negatively impact the future cash flow and market values of the affected properties.

If problems develop in the commercial real estate sector, particularly within one or more of our markets, the value of collateral securing our commercial real estate loans could decline. In such case, we may not be able to realize the amount of security that we anticipated at the time of originating the loan, which could cause us to increase our provision for loan losses and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and/or capital. In light of the continued general uncertainty that exists in the economy and credit markets nationally, we may experience deterioration in the performance of our commercial real estate loan customers.
Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses in our loan portfolio.
We establish our reserve or “allowance” for loan losses at a level considered appropriate by management to absorb probable loan losses based on an analysis of the portfolio, market environment and other factors we deem relevant. The allowance for loan losses represents our estimate of probable losses in the portfolio at each balance sheet date and is based upon relevant information available to us. The allowance contains an allocation for probable losses that have been identified relating to specific borrowing relationships, as well as probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio and credit undertakings that are not specifically identified. Additions to the allowance for loan losses, which are charged to earnings through the provision for loan losses, are determined based on a variety of factors, including an analysis of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience and an evaluation of current economic conditions in our market areas. In addition, as a result of the implementation of CECL, the allowance for loan losses will reflect new or updated assumptions, model, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan losses to determine expected credit losses. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Although management has established an allowance for loan losses it believes is adequate to absorb probable and reasonably estimable losses in our loan portfolio, the allowance may not be adequate. We could sustain credit losses that are significantly higher than the amount of our allowance for loan losses. Higher loan losses could arise for a variety of reasons,

including changes in economic, operating and other conditions within our markets, as well as changes in the financial condition, cash flows, and operations of our borrowers.
At December 31, 2017,2019, our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total gross loans was 1.23%0.84% and as a percentage of total nonperforming loans was approximately 117.59%63.23%. Although management believes that the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to absorb probable loan losses on any existing loans that may become uncollectible, we cannot predict loan losses with certainty, and we cannot assure you that our allowance for loan losses will prove sufficient to cover actual loan losses in the future. We may be required to make additional provisions for loan losses in the future to supplement the allowance for loan losses, either due to management’s decision to do so, as a result of the implementation of CECL, or because our banking regulators require us to do so. If we experience significant charge-offs in future periods or charge-offs in future periods exceed the allowance for loan losses, we may need additional provisions to replenish the allowance for loan losses. An increase in the allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease in net income and, most likely, capital, and may have a material negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Loan losses in excess of our reserves may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Nonperforming assets take significant time to resolve and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition, and could result in further losses in the future.
As of December 31, 2017,2019, our nonperforming loans, (which consist ofwhich includes nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, and loans modified under troubled debt restructurings, and excludedexcludes purchased credit impaired loans)loans, totaled $23.9$46.0 million, or 1.04%1.33% of our loan portfolio, and our nonperforming assets, (whichwhich include nonperforming loans plus other real estate owned)foreclosed assets, net, totaled $25.9$49.7 million, or 1.13%1.44% of loans. In addition, we had $8.4$11.6 million in accruing loans (not included in the nonperforming loan totals) that were 31-89 days delinquent as of December 31, 2017.2019.
Our nonperforming assets adversely affect our net income in various ways. We do not record interest income on nonaccrual loans or other real estate owned,foreclosed assets, thereby adversely affecting our net income and returns on assets and equity, increasing our loan administration costs and adversely affecting our efficiency ratio. When we take collateral in foreclosure and similar proceedings, we are required to mark the collateral to its then-fair market value, which may result in a loss. These nonperforming loans and other real estate ownedforeclosed assets also increase our risk profile and the capital our regulators believe is appropriate in light of such risks. The resolution of nonperforming assets requires significant time commitments from management and can be detrimental to the performance of their other responsibilities. If we experience increases in nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets, our net interest income may be negatively impacted and our loan administration costs could increase, each of which could have an adverse effect on our net income and related ratios, such as return on assets and equity.
We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information provided by customers and counterparties.
In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, we may rely on information furnished to us by or on behalf of customers and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. We also may rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that

information. In deciding whether to extend credit, we may rely upon our customers' representations that their financial statements conform to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. We also may rely on customer representations and certifications, or other audit or accountants' reports, with respect to the business and financial condition of our clients. Our financial condition, results of operations, financial reporting and reputation could be negatively affected if we rely on materially misleading, false, inaccurate or fraudulent information.
We may encounter issues with environmental law compliance if we take possession, through foreclosure or otherwise, of the real property that secures a loan.
A significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by real property. In the ordinary course of business, we may foreclose on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk that hazardous or toxic substances could be found on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, we may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Environmental laws may require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the affected property's value or limit our ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may increase our exposure to environmental liability. The remediation costs and any other financial liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Adverse weather affecting the markets we serve could hurt our business and prospects for growth.
Substantially all of our business is conducted in the states of Iowa and Minnesota, and a significant portion is conducted in rural communities. The upper-Midwest economy, in general, is heavily dependent on agriculture and therefore the economy, and particularly the economies of the rural communities that we serve, can be greatly affected by severe weather conditions, including hail, droughts, storms, tornadoes and flooding. Unfavorable weather conditions may decrease agricultural productivity or could result in damage to our branch locations or the property of our customers, all of which could adversely affect the local economy, which would negatively affect our profitability.
We are subject to interest rate risk, which could adversely affect our financial condition and profitability.
Shifts in short-term interest rates may reduce net interest income, which is the principal component of our earnings. Net interest income is the difference between the amounts received by us on our interest-earning assets and the interest paid by us on our interest-bearing liabilities. When interest rates rise, the rate of interest we pay on our liabilities such as deposits, may rise more quickly than the rate of interest that we receive on our interest bearing assets, such as loans, which could cause our profits to decrease. The impact on earnings can be more adverse when the slope of the yield curve flattens, that is, when short-term interest rates increase more than long-term interest rates or when long-term interest rates decrease more than short-term interest rates.
Changes in interest rates also can affect the value of loans, securities and other assets. An increase in interest rates that adversely affects the ability of borrowers to pay the principal or interest on loans may lead to an increase in nonperforming assets and a reduction of income recognized, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows. Further, when we place a loan on nonaccrual status, we reverse any accrued but unpaid interest receivable, which decreases interest income. Subsequently, we continue to have a cost to fund the loan, which is reflected as interest expense, without any interest income to offset the associated funding expense. Thus, an increase in the amount of nonperforming assets would have an adverse impact on net interest income.
Rising interest rates will likely result in a decline in value of our fixed-rate debt securities. Any unrealized losses resulting from holding these securities are recognized in other comprehensive income (or net income, if the decline is other-than- temporary), and reduce total shareholders’ equity. Unrealized losses do not negatively impact our regulatory capital ratios; however, tangible common equity and the associated ratios used by many investors would be reduced. If debt securities in an unrealized loss position are sold, such losses become realized and will reduce our regulatory capital ratios.
In late 2015, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee began the process of raising short-term interest rates from near-zero levels, however, the overall level of interest rates remains low. If short-term interest rates remain at these low levels for a prolonged period, and assuming longer term interest rates do not increase, we could experience net interest margin compression as our rates on our interest earning assets would decline while rates on our interest-bearing liabilities could fail to decline in tandem. Furthermore, if short-term interest rates continue to increase and long-term interest rates do not rise, or increase but at a slower rate, we could experience net interest margin compression as our rates on interest-earning assets decline measured relative to rates

on our interest-bearing liabilities. Any such occurrence could have a material adverse effect on our net interest income and on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We measure interest rate risk under various rate scenarios and using specific criteria and assumptions. A summary of this process, along with the results of our net interest income simulations, is included at Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk under “Interest Rate Risk.” Although we believe our current level of interest rate sensitivity is reasonable and effectively managed, significant fluctuations in interest rates may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.Capital & Liquidity Risks
Liquidity risks could affect operations and jeopardize our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our most important source of funds consists of customer deposits. Deposit balances can decrease when customers perceive alternative investments, such as the stock market, provide a better risk/return trade-off. If customers move money out of bank deposits and into other investments, we could lose a relatively low cost source of funds, which would require us to seek other, potentially higher cost funding alternatives. Other primary sources of funds consist of cash from operations, investment securities maturities and sales, and funds from sales of our stock. Additional liquidity is provided by brokered deposits, bank lines of credit, repurchase agreements and the ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank and the FHLB. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our activities or on terms that are

acceptable to us could be impaired by factors that affect us directly or the financial services industry or economy in general, such as disruptions in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry.
Any decline in available funding could adversely impact our ability to originate loans, invest in securities, pay our expenses, pay dividends to our shareholders, or fulfill obligations such as repaying our borrowings or meeting deposit withdrawal demands, any of which could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may desire or be required to raise additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available.
We are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. We intend to grow our business organically and to explore opportunities to grow our business by taking advantage of attractive acquisition opportunities, and such growth plans may require us to raise additional capital to ensure that we have adequate levels of capital to support such growth on top of our current operations. In order to accommodate future capital needs, we maintain a universal shelf registration statement, which allowedallows for future sale up to $75$100 million of securities. During the first and second quarters of 2017, we utilized the shelf registration and issued an additional 750,000 shares of common stock resulting in $24.4 million of new capital for the Company, net of expenses, leaving approximately $49.3 million of securities available to be issued under our shelf registration statement. Our ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, including investor perceptions regarding the banking industry, market conditions and governmental activities, and on our financial condition and performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of our ability to raise additional capital, if needed or desired, on terms acceptable to us. If we cannot raise additional capital when needed or desired, our ability to further expand our operations through internal growth or acquisitions could be materially impaired.
We face the risk of possible future goodwill impairment.
We performed a valuation analysis of our goodwill, $64.7 million related to our acquisition of Central, as of October 1, 2017, and the analysis indicated no impairment existed. We will be required to perform additional goodwill impairment assessments on at least an annual basis, and perhaps more frequently, which could result in goodwill impairment charges. Any future goodwill impairment charge on the current goodwill balance, or future goodwill arising out of acquisitions that we are required to take, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations by reducing our net income or increasing our net losses.
We could recognize losses on securities held in our securities portfolio, particularly if interest rates increase or economic and market conditions deteriorate.
As of December 31, 2017, the fair value of our securities portfolio was approximately $642.0 million. Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio and can cause potential adverse changes to the fair value of these securities. For example, fixed-rate securities acquired by us are generally subject to decreases in market value when interest rates rise. Additional factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency downgrades of the securities, defaults by the issuer or individual mortgagors with respect to the underlying securities, and instability in the credit markets. Any of the foregoing factors could cause an other-than-temporary impairment in future periods and result in realized losses. The process for determining whether impairment is other-than-temporary usually requires subjective judgments about the future financial

performance of the issuer and any collateral underlying the security in order to assess the probability of receiving all contractual principal and interest payments on the security. Because of changing economic and market conditions affecting interest rates, the financial condition of issuers of the securities and the performance of the underlying collateral, we may recognize realized and/ or unrealized losses in future periods, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Downgrades in the credit rating of one or more insurers that provide credit enhancement for our state and municipal securities portfolio may have an adverse impact on the market for, and valuation of, these types of securities.
We invest in tax-exempt and taxable state and local municipal securities, some of which are insured by monoline insurers. As of December 31, 2017,2019, we had $268.3$257.2 million of municipal securities (recorded values), which represented 41.7%32.7% of our total securities portfolio. Following the onset of the financial crisis, several of these insurers came under scrutiny by rating agencies. Even though management generally purchases municipal securities on the overall credit strength of the issuer, the reduction in the credit rating of an insurer may negatively impact the market for and valuation of our investment securities. Such a downgrade could adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to pay dividends is subject to certain limitations and restrictions, and there is no guarantee that we will be able to continue paying the same level of dividends in the future that we have paid in the past or that we will be able to pay future dividends at all.
Our ability to pay dividends is limited by regulatory restrictions and the need to maintain sufficient consolidated capital. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends to us is limited by its obligations to maintain sufficient capital and liquidity and by other general restrictions on dividends that are applicable to the Bank, including the requirement under the Iowa Banking Act that the Bank may not pay dividends in excess of its undivided profits. If these regulatory requirements are not met, the Bank will not be able to pay dividends to us, and we may be unable to pay dividends on our common stock.
In addition, as a bank holding company, our ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to the guidelines of the Federal Reserve regarding capital adequacy and dividends. The Federal Reserve guidelines generally require us to review the effects of the cash payment of dividends on common stock and other Tier 1 capital instruments (i.e., perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred debt) in light of our earnings, capital adequacy and financial condition. As a general matter, the Federal Reserve indicates that the board of directors of a bank holding company (including a financial holding company) should eliminate, defer or significantly reduce the Company’scompany’s dividends if:
the company’s net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends;
the prospective rate of earnings retention is inconsistent with the company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition; or
the company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios.
Also, banking institutions that do not maintain a capital conservation buffer, comprised of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, greater than 2.5% above the regulatory minimum capital requirements will face constraints on the payment of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers based on the amount of the shortfall, unless prior regulatory approval is obtained. Accordingly, if the Bank fails to maintain the applicable minimum capital ratios and the capital conservation buffer, distributions to the Company may be prohibited or limited, and if the Company fails to maintain the applicable minimum capital

ratios and the capital conservation buffer, distributions to or stock repurchases from the Company’s shareholders may be prohibited or limited.
As of December 31, 2017,2019, we had $23.8$41.6 million of junior subordinated debentures held by three statutory business trusts that we control. Interest payments on the debentures, which totaled $0.9$1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, must be paid before we pay dividends on our capital stock, including our common stock. We have the right to defer interest payments on the debentures for up to 20 consecutive quarters. However, if we elect to defer interest payments, all deferred interest must be paid before we may pay dividends on our capital stock.
We have counterparty risk, and therefore, we may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.
Our ability to attractengage in routine funding and retain managementother transactions could be negatively affected by the actions and key personnel may affect future growththe soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are generally interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, credit or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and earnings.
Much of our successcounterparties and growth has been influenced by our ability to attract and retain management experiencedregularly engage in banking andtransactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and familiar withdealers, investment banks and other institutional customers. Many of these transactions may expose us to credit or other risks if another financial institution experiences adverse circumstances. In certain circumstances, the communities in our market areas. Our abilitycollateral that we hold may be insufficient to retain our executive officers, current management teams, branch managers and loan officers will continuefully cover the risk that a counterparty defaults on its obligations, which may cause us to be important to the successful implementation of our strategy. It is also critical, as we grow, to be able to attract and retain qualified additional management and loan officers with the appropriate level of experience and knowledge about our market areas to implement our operating strategy. The Dodd-Frank Act also directs the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to bank holding company executives. These rules, when adopted, may make it more difficult to attract and retain the people we need to operate our businesses and limit our ability to promote our objectives through our compensation and incentive programs. The unexpected loss of services of any key management personnel, or the inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future,losses that could have ana material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operationsoperations.
Competitive and financial condition.

Strategic Risks
We face intense competition in all phases of our business from banks and other financial institutions.
The banking and financial services businesses in our markets are highly competitive. Our competitors include large regional banks, local community banks, savings and loan associations, securities and brokerage companies, mortgage companies, insurance companies, finance companies, money market mutual funds, small local credit unions as well as large aggressive and expansion-minded credit unions, fintech companies, and other non-bank financial services providers. Many of these competitors are not subject to the same regulatory restrictions as we are. Many of our unregulated competitors compete across geographic boundaries and are able to provide customers with a competitive alternative to traditional banking services.
Increased competition in our markets may result in a decrease in the amounts of our loans and deposits, reduced spreads between loan rates and deposit rates or loan terms that are more favorable to the borrower. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our ability to grow and remain profitable. If increased competition causes us to significantly discount the interest rates we offer on loans or increase the amount we pay on deposits, our net interest income could be adversely impacted. If increased competition causes us to modify our underwriting standards, we could be exposed to higher losses from lending activities. Additionally, many of our competitors are much larger in total assets and capitalization, have greater access to capital markets, have larger lending limits and offer a broader range of financial services than we can offer.
Consumers and businesses are increasingly using non-banks to complete their financial transactions, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Technology and other changes are allowing consumers and businesses to complete financial transactions that historically have involved banks through alternative methods. For example, the wide acceptance of Internet-based commerce has resulted in a number of alternative payment processing systems and lending platforms in which banks play only minor roles. Customers can now maintain funds in prepaid debit cards or digital currencies, and pay bills and transfer funds directly without the direct assistance of banks. The diminishing role of banks as financial intermediaries has resulted and could continue to result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits. The loss of these revenue streams and the potential loss of lower cost deposits as a source of funds could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have a continuing need for technological change, and we may not have the resources to effectively implement new technology.
The financial services industry continues to undergo rapid technological changes with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. In addition to enabling us to better serve our customers, the effective use of technology increases efficiency and the potential for cost reduction. Our future success will depend in part upon our ability, both internally and through our core processor, to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands for convenience as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations as we continue to grow our market share. Many of our larger competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. As a result,

they may be able to offer additional or superior products to those that we will be able to offer, which could put us at a competitive disadvantage. Accordingly, we cannot provide you with assurance that we will be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing such products and services to our customers.
We may be adversely affected by risks associated with completed and potential acquisitions, including execution risks, failure to realize anticipated transaction benefits, and failure to overcome integration risks, which could adversely affect our growth and profitability.
We plan to continue to grow our businesses organically but remain open to considering potential bank or other acquisition opportunities that make financial and strategic sense. In the event that we do pursue acquisitions, we may have difficulty executing on acquisitions and may not realize the anticipated benefits of any transaction we complete. Any of the foregoing matters could materially and adversely affect us.
In any acquisition that we complete, such as the acquisition of ATBancorp, we may fail to realize some or all of the anticipated transaction benefits if the integration process takes longer or is more costly than expected or otherwise fails to meet our expectations. Acquisition activities could be material to our business and involve a number of risks, including the following:
We may incur time and expense associated with identifying and evaluating potential acquisitions and negotiating potential transactions, resulting in our attention being diverted from the operation of our existing business.
We are exposed to potential asset and credit quality risks and unknown or contingent liabilities of the banks or businesses we acquire. If these issues or liabilities exceed our estimates, our earnings, capital and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
The acquisition of other entities generally requires integration of systems, procedures and personnel of the acquired entity. This integration process is complicated and time consuming and can also be disruptive to the customers and employees of the acquired business and our business. If the integration process is not conducted successfully, we may not realize the anticipated economic benefits of acquisitions within the expected time frame, or ever, and we may lose customers or employees of the acquired business. We may also experience greater than anticipated customer losses even if the integration process is successful.
To finance an acquisition, we may borrow funds or pursue other forms of financing, such as issuing convertible preferred stock, which may have high dividend rates or may be highly dilutive to holders of our common stock, thereby increasing our leverage and diminishing our liquidity, or issuing capital stock, which could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders.
We may be unsuccessful in realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions. For example, we may not be successful in realizing anticipated cost savings. We also may not be successful in preventing disruptions in service to existing customer relationships of the acquired institution, which could lead to a loss in revenues.
In addition to the foregoing, we may face additional risks in acquisitions to the extent we acquire new lines of business or new products, or enter new geographic areas, in which we have little or no current experience, especially if we lose key employees of the acquired operations. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with acquisitions. Our inability to overcome risks associated with acquisitions could have an adverse effect on our ability to successfully implement our acquisition growth strategy and grow our business and profitability.
Accounting and Tax Risks
We are subject to changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.
Our financial performance is impacted by accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Some of these policies require the use of estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Some of our accounting policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. If such estimates or assumptions underlying our financial statements are incorrect, we may experience material losses.
From time to time, the FASB and the SEC change the financial accounting and reporting standards, such as the implementation of CECL, or the interpretation of those standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes are beyond our control, can be difficult to predict and could materially impact how we report our financial condition and results of operations. Changes in these standards are continuously occurring, and given recent economic conditions, more drastic changes may occur. The implementation of such changes, such as CECL, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

A new accounting standard may require us to increase our allowance for loan losses and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The FASB adopted a new accounting standard that will be effective for the Company and the Bank for our first fiscal year after December 15, 2019. This standard, referred to as Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL, requires financial institutions to determine periodic estimates of lifetime expected credit losses on loans, and recognize the expected credit losses as allowances for loan losses. This changes the prior method of providing allowances for loan losses that are probable, which may require us to increase our allowance for loan losses and has required us to greatly increase the types of data we need to collect and review to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. The actual impact of CECL depends on the characteristics of our financial instruments, economic conditions, and our economic and loss forecasts at the adoption date. The use of economic forecasting may increase the volatility of our allowance for loan losses and our earnings. Any increase in our allowance for loan losses or expenses incurred to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to changes in tax law and may not realize tax benefits which could adversely affect our results of operations.
Changes in tax laws at national or state levels could have an effect on the Company’s short-term and long-term earnings. Tax law changes are both difficult to predict and are beyond the Company’s control. Changes in tax laws could affect the Company’s earnings as well as its customers’ financial positions, or both. Changes in tax laws could also require the revaluation of the Company’s net deferred tax position, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, current portions of the Company’s net deferred tax assets relate to tax-effected state net operating loss carry-forwards, the utilization of which may be further limited in the event of certain material changes in the Company’s ownership.
In addition, changes in ownership could further limit the Company’s realization of deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods prior to the expiration of the related net operating losses and the limitation of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Section 382 of the Code contains rules that limit the ability of a company that undergoes an ownership change to utilize its net operating loss carry-forwards and certain built-in losses recognized in years after the ownership change. The Company issued a significant amount of common stock in connection with the acquisition of Central Bancshares, Inc. (“Central”) in 2015 and the acquisition of ATBancorp in 2019. While the issuance of stock does not affect an ownership change under Section 382, it may make it more likely that an ownership change under Section 382 will occur in the future. If the Company undergoes an ownership change for purposes of Section 382 as a result of future transactions involving our common stock, our ability to use net operating loss carry-forwards, tax credit carry-forwards or net unrealized built-in losses at the time of ownership change would be subject to the limitations of Section 382. The limitation may affect the amount of the Company’s deferred income tax asset and, depending on the limitation, a portion of its built-in losses. Net operating loss carry-forwards or tax credit carry-forwards could expire before the Company would be able to use them. This could adversely affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flow.
Operational Risks
We face the risk of possible future goodwill impairment.
We performed a valuation analysis of our goodwill, which increased to $91.9 million as a result of our acquisition of ATBancorp, as of October 1, 2019, which indicated no impairment existed. We will be required to perform additional goodwill impairment assessments on at least an annual basis, and perhaps more frequently, which could result in goodwill impairment charges. Any future goodwill impairment charge on the current goodwill balance, or future goodwill arising out of acquisitions that we are required to take, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations by reducing our net income or increasing our net losses.
We could recognize losses on securities held in our securities portfolio, particularly if interest rates increase or economic and market conditions deteriorate.
As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of our securities portfolio was approximately $786.0 million. Factors beyond our control can significantly influence the fair value of securities in our portfolio and can cause potential adverse changes to the fair value of these securities. For example, fixed-rate securities acquired by us are generally subject to decreases in market value when interest rates rise. Additional factors include, but are not limited to, rating agency downgrades of the securities, defaults by the issuer or individual mortgagors with respect to the underlying securities, and instability in the credit markets. Any of the foregoing factors could cause an other-than-temporary impairment in future periods and result in realized losses. The process for determining whether impairment is other-than-temporary usually requires subjective judgments about the future financial performance of the issuer

and any collateral underlying the security in order to assess the probability of receiving all contractual principal and interest payments on the security. Because of changing economic and market conditions affecting interest rates, the financial condition of issuers of the securities and the performance of the underlying collateral, we may recognize realized and/or unrealized losses in future periods, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to attract and retain management and key personnel may affect future growth and earnings.
Much of our success and growth has been influenced by our ability to attract and retain management experienced in banking and financial services and familiar with the communities in our market areas. Our ability to retain our executive officers, current management teams, branch managers and loan officers will continue to be important to the successful implementation of our strategy. It is also critical, as we grow, to be able to attract and retain qualified additional management and loan officers with the appropriate level of experience and knowledge about our market areas to implement our operating strategy. The Dodd-Frank Act also directs the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to bank holding company executives. These rules, when adopted, may make it more difficult to attract and retain the people we need to operate our businesses and limit our ability to promote our objectives through our compensation and incentive programs. The unexpected loss of services of any key management personnel, or the inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future, could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our information security controls or cybersecurity-related incidents could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
As a bank, we are susceptible to fraudulent activity, information security breaches and cybersecurity-related incidents that may be committed against us or our clients, which may result in financial losses or increased costs to us or our clients, disclosure or misuse of our information or our client information, misappropriation of assets, privacy breaches against our clients, litigation or damage to our reputation. Such fraudulent activity may take many forms, including check fraud, electronic fraud, wire fraud, phishing, social engineering and other dishonest acts. Information security breaches and cybersecurity-related incidents may include fraudulent or unauthorized access to systems used by us or our clients, denial or degradation of service attacks and malware or other cyber-attacks.
In recent periods, thereThere continues to be a rise in electronic fraudulent activity, security breaches and cyber-attacks within the financial services industry, especially in the commercial banking sector due to cyber criminals targeting commercial bank accounts. Moreover, in recent periods, severalSeveral large corporations, including financial institutions and retail companies, have suffered major data breaches, in some cases exposing not only confidential and proprietary corporate information, but also sensitive financial and other personal information of their customers and employees and subjecting them to potential fraudulent activity.

Some of our clients may have been affected by these breaches, which could increase their risks of identity theft and other fraudulent activity that could involve their accounts with us.
Information pertaining to us and our clients is maintained, and transactions are executed, on networks and systems maintained by us and certain third party partners, such as our online banking, mobile banking or accounting systems. The secure maintenance and transmission of confidential information, as well as execution of transactions over these systems, are essential to protect us and our clients against fraud and security breaches and to maintain the confidence of our clients. Breaches of information security also may occur through intentional or unintentional acts by those having access to our systems or the confidential information of our clients, including employees. In addition, increases in criminal activity levels and sophistication, advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries, vulnerabilities in third party technologies (including browsers and operating systems) or other developments could result in a compromise or breach of the technology, processes and controls that we use to prevent fraudulent transactions and to protect data about us, our clients and underlying transactions, as well as the technology used by our clients to access our systems. Our third party partners’ inability to anticipate, or failure to adequately mitigate, breaches of security could result in a number of negative events, including losses to us or our clients, loss of business or clients, damage to our reputation, the incurrence of additional expenses, disruption to our business, additional regulatory scrutiny or penalties or our exposure to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. While we maintain insurance coverage that may, subject to policy terms and conditions, cover certain aspects of cyber risks, such insurance coverage may be insufficient to cover all losses.
We depend on information technology and telecommunications systems of third parties, and any systems failures, interruptions or data breaches involving these systems could adversely affect our operations and financial condition.
Our business is highly dependent on the successful and uninterrupted functioning of our information technology and telecommunications systems, third party servicers, accounting systems, mobile and online banking platforms and financial intermediaries. We outsource to third parties many of our major systems, such as data processing and mobile and online banking.

The failure of these systems, or the termination of a third party software license or service agreement on which any of these systems is based, could interrupt our operations. Because our information technology and telecommunications systems interface with and depend on third party systems, we could experience service denials if demand for such services exceeds capacity or such third party systems fail or experience interruptions. A system failure or service denial could result in a deterioration of our ability to process loans or gather deposits and provide customer service, compromise our ability to operate effectively, result in potential noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations, damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business or subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. In addition, failures of third parties to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or fraud or misconduct on the part of employees of any of these third parties, could disrupt our operations or adversely affect our reputation.
It may be difficult for us to replace some of our third party vendors, particularly vendors providing our core banking and information services, in a timely manner if they are unwilling or unable to provide us with these services in the future for any reason, and even if we are able to replace them, it may be at higher cost or result in the loss of customers. Any such events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
Our operations rely heavily on the secure processing, storage and transmission of information and the monitoring of a large number of transactions on a minute-by-minute basis, and even a short interruption in service could have significant consequences. We also interact with and rely on retailers, for whom we process transactions, as well as financial counterparties and regulators. Each of these third parties may be targets of the same types of fraudulent activity, computer break-ins and other cyber securitycybersecurity breaches described above, and the cyber securitycybersecurity measures that they maintain to mitigate the risk of such activity may be different than our own and may be inadequate.
As a result of financial entities and technology systems becoming more interdependent and complex, a cyber incident, information breach or loss, or technology failure that compromises the systems or data of one or more financial entities could have a material impact on counterparties or other market participants, including ourselves. As a result of the foregoing, our ability to conduct business may be adversely affected by any significant disruptions to us or to third parties with whom we interact.
We are subject to certain operational risks, including, but not limited to, customer or employee fraud and data processing system failures and errors.
Employee errors and employee and customer misconduct could subject us to financial losses or regulatory sanctions and seriously harm our reputation. Misconduct by our employees could include hiding unauthorized activities from us, improper or unauthorized activities on behalf of our customers or improper use of confidential information. It is not always possible to prevent

employee errors and misconduct, and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases. Employee errors could also subject us to financial claims for negligence.
We maintain a system of internal controls and insurance coverage to mitigate against operational risks, including data processing system failures and errors and customer or employee fraud. Should our internal controls fail to prevent or detect an occurrence, and if any resulting loss is not insured or exceeds applicable insurance limits, such failure could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines.
Our financial performance is impacted by accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Some of these policies require the use of estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Some of our accounting policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. If such estimates or assumptions underlying our financial statements are incorrect, we may experience material losses.
From time to time, the FASB and the SEC change the financial accounting and reporting standards or the interpretation of those standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes are beyond our control, can be difficult to predict and could materially impact how we report our financial condition and results of operations. Changes in these standards are continuously occurring, and given recent economic conditions, more drastic changes may occur. The implementation of such changes could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
A new accounting standard may require us to increase our allowance for loan losses and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The FASB has adopted a new accounting standard that will be effective for the Company and the Bank for our first fiscal year after December 15, 2019. This standard, referred to as Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL, will require financial institutions to determine periodic estimates of lifetime expected credit losses on loans, and recognize the expected credit losses as allowances for loan losses. This will change the current method of providing allowances for loan losses that are probable, which may require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, and to greatly increase the types of data we will need to collect and review to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. Any increase in our allowance for loan losses or expenses incurred to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating risk and loss to us.
Our risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and loss to us. We have established processes and procedures intended to identify, measure, monitor, report and analyze the types of risk to which we are subject, including liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, operational risk, compensation risk, legal and compliance risk, and reputational risk, among others. However, as with any risk management framework, there are inherent limitations to our risk management strategies as there may exist, or develop in the future, risks that we have not appropriately anticipated or identified. Our ability to successfully identify and manage risks facing us is an important factor that can significantly impact our results. If our risk management framework proves ineffective, we could suffer unexpected losses and could be materially adversely affected.

Our internal controls may be ineffectiveineffective.
Management regularly reviews and updates our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures and corporate governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information provided by customers and counterparties.
In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with customers and counterparties, we may rely on information furnished to us by or on behalf of customers and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. We also may rely on representations of customers and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. In deciding whether to extend credit, we may rely upon our customers' representations that their financial statements conform to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. We also may rely on customer representations and certifications, or other audit or accountants' reports, with respect to the business and financial condition of our clients. Our financial condition, results of operations, financial reporting and reputation could be negatively affected if we rely on materially misleading, false, inaccurate or fraudulent information.
Our reputation could be damaged by negative publicity.
Reputational risk, or the risk to our business, financial condition or results of operations from negative publicity, is inherent in our business. Negative publicity can result from actual or alleged conduct in a number of areas, including legal and regulatory compliance, lending practices, corporate governance, litigation, inadequate protection of customer data, or ethical behavior of our

employees, and from actions taken by regulators, ratings agencies and others as a result of that conduct. Damage to our reputation could impact our ability to attract new or maintain existing loan and deposit customers, employees and business relationships.
We have counterparty risk and therefore we may be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions.
Our ability to engage in routine funding and other transactions could be negatively affected by the actions and the soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are generally interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, credit or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties and regularly engage in transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks and other institutional customers. Many of these transactions may expose us to credit or other risks if another financial institution experiences adverse circumstances. In certain circumstances, the collateral that we hold may be insufficient to fully cover the risk that a counterparty defaults on its obligations, which may cause us to experience losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be adversely affected by risks associated with completed and potential acquisitions, including execution risks, failure to realize anticipated transaction benefits, and failure to overcome integration risks, which could adversely affect our growth and profitability.
We plan to continue to grow our businesses organically but remain open to considering potential bank or other acquisition opportunities that make financial and strategic sense. In the event that we do pursue acquisitions, we may have difficulty executing on acquisitions and may not realize the anticipated benefits of any transaction we complete. Any of the foregoing matters could materially and adversely affect us.
In any acquisition that we complete, we may fail to realize some or all of the anticipated transaction benefits if the integration process takes longer or is more costly than expected or otherwise fails to meet our expectations. Acquisition activities could be material to our business and involve a number of risks, including the following:
We may incur time and expense associated with identifying and evaluating potential acquisitions and negotiating potential transactions, resulting in our attention being diverted from the operation of our existing business;
We are exposed to potential asset and credit quality risks and unknown or contingent liabilities of the banks or businesses we acquire. If these issues or liabilities exceed our estimates, our earnings, capital and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.
The acquisition of other entities generally requires integration of systems, procedures and personnel of the acquired entity. This integration process is complicated and time consuming and can also be disruptive to the customers and employees of the acquired business and our business. If the integration process is not conducted successfully, we may not realize the anticipated economic benefits of acquisitions within the expected time frame, or ever, and we may lose customers or employees of the acquired business. We may also experience greater than anticipated customer losses even if the integration process is successful.
To finance an acquisition, we may borrow funds or pursue other forms of financing, such as issuing voting and/or non-voting common stock or convertible preferred stock, which may have high dividend rights or may be highly dilutive to holders of our common stock, thereby increasing our leverage and diminishing our liquidity, or issuing capital stock, which could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders.
We may be unsuccessful in realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions. For example, we may not be successful in realizing anticipated cost savings. We also may not be successful in preventing disruptions in service to existing customer relationships of the acquired institution, which could lead to a loss in revenues.
        In addition to the foregoing, we may face additional risks in acquisitions to the extent we acquire new lines of business or new products, or enter new geographic areas, in which we have little or no current experience, especially if we lose key employees of the acquired operations. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with acquisitions. Our inability to overcome risks associated with acquisitions could have an adverse effect on our ability to successfully implement our acquisition growth strategy and grow our business and profitability.
Regulatory Risks Relating to the Regulation of our Industry
We operate in a highly regulated industry, and the laws and regulations to which we are subject, or changes in them, or our failure to comply with them, may adversely affect us.
The Company and the Bank are subject to extensive regulation by multiple regulatory agencies. These regulations may affect the manner and terms of delivery of our services. If we do not comply with governmental regulations, we may be subject

to fines, penalties, lawsuits or material restrictions on our businesses in the jurisdiction where the violation occurred, which may adversely affect our business operations. Changes in these regulations can significantly affect the services that we provide, as well as our costs of compliance with such regulations. These regulations may be impacted by the political ideologies of the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government as well as the heads of regulatory and administrative agencies, which may change as a result of elections. In addition, adverse publicity and damage to our reputation arising from the failure or perceived failure to comply with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements could affect our ability to attract and retain customers.
There is uncertainty surrounding the potential legal, regulatory and policy changes by the current presidential administration in the U.S. that may directly affect financial institutions and the global economy.
The current presidential administration has indicated it would like to reduce the burdens associated with certain financial reform regulations including the Dodd-Frank Act, which has increased regulatory uncertainty. Changes in federal policy and at regulatory agencies are expected over time through policy and personnel changes, which could lead to changes in the level of oversight of the financial services industry. The nature, timing and economic and political effects of potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting financial institutions is uncertain, and at this time, it is unclear whether future changes will adversely affect our operating environment and therefore our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Legislative and regulatory reforms applicable to the financial services industry may have a significant impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Dodd-Frank Act, among other things, imposed new capital requirements on bank holding companies; changed the base for FDIC insurance assessments to a bank’s average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity, rather than its deposit base; permanently raised the current standard deposit insurance limit to $250,000; and expanded the FDIC’s authority to raise the premiums we pay for deposit insurance. The Dodd-Frank Act established the CFPB as an independent entity within the Federal Reserve. This entity has broad rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement authority over consumer financial products and services, including deposit products, residential mortgages, home-equity loans and credit cards and contains provisions on mortgage-related matters such as steering incentives, determinations as to a borrower’s ability to repay and prepayment penalties. However, the CFPB experienced a leadership change in late 2017, which is subject to ongoing litigation and may impact the CFPB’s policies and supervision and enforcement efforts. Moreover, the Dodd-Frank Act included provisions that affect corporate governance and executive compensation at all publicly traded companies.
In addition, the Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III Rule. The Basel III Rule became effective on January 1, 2015 withstringent capital and liquidity requirements.
As a phase-in period through 2019 for manyresult of the new rules. The Basel III Rule also expanded the definition of capital by establishing additional criteria that capital instruments must meet to be considered Additional Tier 1 Capital (i.e., Tier 1 Capital in addition to Common Equity) and Tier 2 Capital. A number of instruments that previously generally qualified as Tier 1 Capital do not qualify or their qualifications changed upon the effectivenessimplementation of the Basel III Rule. The Basel III Rule maintained the general structureRules, we were required to meet new and increased capital requirements beginning on January 1, 2015. In addition, beginning in 2016, banking institutions that do not maintain a capital conservation buffer, comprised of the prompt corrective action thresholds while incorporating the increased requirements, including the Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, ratio. In ordergreater than 2.5% above the regulatory minimum capital requirements face constraints on the payment of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonus payments to be a “well-capitalized” depository institution underexecutive officers based on the Basel III Rule, an institution mustamount of the shortfall, unless prior regulatory approval is obtained. Accordingly, if the Bank or the Company fails to maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio of 6.5% or more, a Tier 1 Capital ratio of 8% or more, a Total Capital ratio of 10% or more,the applicable minimum capital ratios and a leverage ratio of 5% or more. Institutions must also maintain athe capital conservation buffer, consisting of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital.
These provisions, as well as any other aspects of current or proposed regulatory or legislative changes to laws applicabledistributions by the Bank to the financial industry, impactCompany, or dividends or stock repurchases by the profitability of our business activities andCompany, may change certain of our business practices, including the ability to offer new products, obtain financing, attract deposits, make loans, and achieve satisfactory interest spreads, and could expose us to additional costs, including increased compliance costs. These changes also may require us to invest significant management attention and resources to make any necessary changes to operationsbe prohibited or limited.
Future increases in order to comply, and could therefore also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserveminimum capital requirements could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results ofnet income. Furthermore, if we fail to comply with the minimum capital requirements, our failure could result in our regulators taking formal or informal actions against us which could restrict our future growth or operations.
In addition to being affected by general economic conditions, our earnings and growth are affected by the policies of the Federal Reserve. An important function of the Federal Reserve is to regulate the money supply and credit conditions. Among the instruments used by the Federal Reserve to implement these objectives are open market operations in U.S. government securities, adjustments of the discount rate and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. These instruments are used in varying combinations to influence overall economic growth and the distribution of credit, bank loans, investments and deposits. Their use also affects interest rates charged on loans or paid on deposits.

The monetary policies and regulations of the Federal Reserve have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future. The effects of such policies upon our business, financial condition and results of operations cannot be predicted.
Federal and state regulators periodically examine our business, and we may be required to remediate adverse examination findings.
The Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the Iowa Division of Banking periodically examine our business, including our compliance with laws and regulations. If, as a result of an examination, a banking agency were to determine that our financial condition, capital resources, asset quality, earnings prospects, management, liquidity or other aspects of any of our operations had become unsatisfactory, or that we were in violation of any law or regulation, they may take a number of different remedial actions as they deem appropriate. These actions include the power to enjoin “unsafe or unsound” practices, to require affirmative action to correct any conditions resulting from any violation or practice, to issue an administrative order that can be judicially enforced, to direct an increase in our capital, to restrict our growth, to assess civil money penalties, to fine or remove officers and directors and, if it is concluded that such conditions cannot be corrected or there is an imminent risk of loss to depositors, to terminate our deposit insurance and

place our bank into receivership or conservatorship. Any regulatory action against us could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to numerous laws designed to protect consumers, including the CRA and fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to a wide variety of sanctions.
The CRA requires our bank, consistent with safe and sound operations, to ascertain and meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate income areas. Our bank’s failure to comply with the CRA could, among other things, result in the denial or delay of certain corporate applications filed by us or our bank, including applications for branch openings or relocations and applications to acquire, merge or consolidate with another banking institution or holding company. In addition, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act and other fair lending laws and regulations prohibit discriminatory lending practices by financial institutions. The U.S. Department of Justice, federal banking agencies, and other federal agencies are responsible for enforcing these laws and regulations. A challenge to an institution’s compliance with fair lending laws and regulations could result in a wide variety of sanctions, including damages and civil money penalties, injunctive relief, restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity, restrictions on expansion, and restrictions on entering new business lines. Private parties may also challenge an institution’s performance under fair lending laws in private class action litigation. Such actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
Non-compliance with the USA PATRIOTPatriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act or other laws and regulations could result in fines or sanctions against us.
The USA PATRIOTPatriot Act and the Bank Secrecy Act require financial institutions to design and implement programs to prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If such activities are detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Treasury. These rules require financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers seeking to open new financial accounts. Federal and state bank regulators also have focused on compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions, including restrictions on conducting acquisitions or establishing new branches. In recent years, several banking institutions have received large fines for non-compliance with these laws and regulations. While we have developed policies and procedures designed to assist in compliance with these laws and regulations, these policies and procedures may not be effective in preventing violations of these laws and regulations. Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing could also have serious reputational consequences for us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock Risks
There is a limited trading market for our common shares, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price you paid for them.
Although our common shares are listed for quotation on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the trading in our common shares has substantially less liquidity than many other companies listed on Nasdaq. A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence in the market of willing buyers and sellers of our common shares at any given time. This presence depends on the individual decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we have no control. We cannot assure you that the volume of trading in our common shares will increase in the future.

The stock market can be volatile, and fluctuations in our operating results and other factors could cause our stock price to decline.
The stock market has experienced, and may continue to experience, fluctuations that significantly impact the market prices of securities issued by many companies. Market fluctuations could adversely affect our stock price. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations, as well as general economic, systemic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, loss of investor confidence, interest rate changes, government shutdowns, trade wars, or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. Moreover, our operating results may fluctuate and vary from period to period due to the risk factors set forth herein. As a result, period-to-period comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our stock price could fluctuate significantly in response to our quarterly or annual results, annual projections and the impact of these risk factors on our operating results or financial position.

Certain shareholders own a significant interest in the company and may exercise their control in a manner detrimental to your interests.
Certain MidWestOne shareholders who are descendants of our founder collectively control approximately 23.0%17.4% of our outstanding common stock. In addition, certain MidWestOne shareholders that previously owned ATBancorp collectively control approximately 23.9% of our outstanding common stock. These shareholders may have the opportunity to exert influence on the outcome of matters required to be submitted to shareholders for approval. In addition, the significant level of ownership by these shareholders may contribute to the rather limited liquidity of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.


ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.



ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES.
The Company’s principal location is our corporate headquarters located at 102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa. We own or lease other branch offices and operating facilities located throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado. The number of branches per state at December 31, 2019 is detailed in the following table is a listing of the Company’s operating facilities:table:
Facility Address
Facility
Square
Footage
Number of Branches
Iowa branches
Owned or
Leased
34

Minnesota branches13
Wisconsin branches7
Florida branches2
Colorado branches1
 57
Iowa Offices
802 13th Street in Belle Plaine5,013Owned
3225 Division Street in Burlington10,550Owned
4510 Prairie Parkway in Cedar Falls14,500Owned
120 West Center Street in Conrad8,382Owned
110 First Avenue in Coralville5,000Owned
58 East Burlington Avenue in Fairfield5,896Owned
2408 West Burlington Avenue in Fairfield3,520Owned
926 Avenue G in Fort Madison3,548Owned
102 South Clinton Street in Iowa City (1)
58,440Owned
500 South Clinton Street in Iowa City (2)
44,427Owned
1906 Keokuk Street in Iowa City6,333Owned
2233 Rochester Avenue in Iowa City3,916Owned
202 Main Street in Melbourne2,800Owned
10030 Highway 149 in North English2,080Owned
465 Highway 965 NE, Suite A in North Liberty3,245Leased
124 South First Street in Oskaloosa7,160Owned
222 First Avenue East in Oskaloosa6,692Owned
1001 Highway 57 in Parkersburg7,420Owned
700 Main Street in Pella9,374Leased
500 Oskaloosa Street in Pella1,960Owned
112 North Main Street in Sigourney4,440Owned
3110 Kimball Avenue in Waterloo3,364Leased
305 West Rainbow Drive in West Liberty4,791Owned
Minnesota Offices
7111 21st Avenue N. in Centerville3,167Owned
7031 20th Avenue S. in Centerville (3)
2,400Leased
11151 Lake Boulevard in Chisago City2,500Owned
3585 124th Avenue in Coon Rapids4,125Owned
6640 Shady Oak Road in Eden Prairie4,464Leased
18233 Carson Court NW in Elk River6,393Owned
1650 South Lake Street in Forest Lake8,150Owned
945 Winnetka Avenue N. in Golden Valley18,078Owned
2120 Hennepin Avenue S. in Minneapolis4,360Owned
2104 Hastings Avenue in Newport16,600Owned
750 Central Avenue E., Suite 100 in Saint Michael7,378Leased
835 Southview Boulevard in South Saint Paul11,088Owned
2270 Frontage Road W. in Stillwater12,730Owned
3670 East County Line N. in White Bear Lake5,440Owned



Additional information with respect to premises and equipment is presented in Note 6. Premises and Equipment and Note 22. Leases to the consolidated financial statements.
Facility Address
Facility
Square
Footage
Owned or
Leased
Wisconsin Offices
404 County Road UU in Hudson5,300Owned
880 Sixth Street N. in Hudson4,763Owned
304 Cascade Street in Osceola21,500Owned
2183 US Highway 8 E. in Saint Croix Falls3,400Owned
Florida Offices
1520 Royal Palm Square Boulevard, Suite 100 in Fort Myers5,863Leased
4099 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 100 in Naples9,365Leased
Colorado Office
1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 100 in Denver4,052Leased
(1) - This facility is utilized as a branch in addition to housing the Company’s headquarters.
(2) - This facility contains a total of 63,206 square feet, of which the Bank occupies 44,427 square feet.
(3) - This facility is not a full service branch, but is used exclusively for the origination of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.

The Bank intends to limit its investment in premises to no more than 50% of capital. Management believes that the facilities are of sound construction, in good operating condition, appropriately insured and adequately equipped for carrying on the business of the Company.

No individual real estate property amounts to 10% or more of consolidated assets.


ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We and our subsidiaries are from time to time parties to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We believe that there is no threatened or pending proceeding, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business, against us or our subsidiaries or of which our property is the subject, which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated business or financial condition.


ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.


PART II


ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Marketplace Designation and Holders
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “MOFG.” The following table presents for the periods indicated the high and low sale price for our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market:
      Cash 
      Dividend 
  High Low Declared 
 2016      
 First Quarter$30.04
 $24.71
 $0.160
 
 Second Quarter30.50
 25.49
 0.160
 
 Third Quarter30.74
 26.50
 0.160
 
 Fourth Quarter39.20
 27.93
 0.160
 
        
 2017      
 First Quarter$38.56
 $33.25
 $0.165
 
 Second Quarter36.72
 32.92
 0.165
 
 Third Quarter35.63
 31.93
 0.170
 
 Fourth Quarter37.94
 30.56
 0.170
 
As of February 26, 2018,March 4, 2020, there were 12,235,24016,146,376 shares of common stock outstanding held by approximately 436424 holders of record. Additionally, there are an estimated 2,3392,914 beneficial holders whose stock was held in street name by brokerage houses and other nominees as of that date.
Dividends
We may pay dividends on ourIssuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth information about the Company’s purchases of its common stock as and when declaredduring the fourth quarter of 2019:
  Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (2) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (2)
October 1 - 31, 2019 19,102
 $29.65
 19,102
 $8,995,688
November 1 - 30, 2019 
 
 
 
December 1 - 31, 2019 
 
 
 
Total 19,102
 $29.65
 19,102
 $8,995,688
         

(1) Common shares repurchased by our Board of Directors out of any funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, subject to any and all preferences and rights of any preferred stock or a series thereof and subject to the payment of interest on our junior subordinated debentures. We expect to continue to pay comparable dividends in the future. The amount of dividend payable will depend upon our earnings and financial condition and other factors, including applicable governmental regulations and policies. See “Item 1. Business- Supervision and Regulation - Regulation and Supervision of the Company - Dividend Payments.during the quarter related to shares repurchased under the 2019 program announced on August 22, 2019.
Repurchases of
(2) On August 22, 2019, the Company Equity Securities
On July 21, 2016,announced that on August 20, 2019, the board of directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s common stock through December 31, 2021. The new repurchase program replaced the Company’s prior repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company had repurchased 174,702 shares of common stock for approximately $4.7 million since the plan was announced in October 2018. The prior program had authorized the repurchase of $5.0 million of stock throughand was due to expire on December 31, 2018. During the fourth quarter of 2017 the Company repurchased no common stock. Of the $5.0 million of stock authorized under the repurchase plan, $5.0 million remained available for possible future repurchases as of December 31, 2017.

2020.

Performance Graph
The following table compares MidWestOne’s performance, as measured by the change in price of its common stock plus reinvested dividends, with the Nasdaq Composite Index and the SNL-Midwestern Banks Index for the five years ended December 31, 2017.2019.
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Index12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/201712/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
$100.00
 $135.38
 $146.72
 $158.01
 $199.65
 $181.47
$100.00
 $107.69
 $136.07
 $123.69
 $93.86
 $140.64
Nasdaq Composite Index100.00
 140.12
 160.78
 171.97
 187.22
 242.71
100.00
 106.96
 116.45
 150.96
 146.67
 200.49
SNL-Midwestern Banks Index100.00
 136.91
 148.84
 151.10
 201.89
 216.95
100.00
 101.52
 135.64
 145.76
 124.47
 161.94
The banks in the custom peer group - SNL-Midwestern Banks Index - represent all publicly traded banks, thrifts or financial service companies located in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.



ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The following selected financial data for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 20172019, havehas been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and the results of operations for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 20172019. This financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes thereto.
  Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Summary of Income Data:          
Total interest income excluding loan pool participations $119,320
 $112,328
 $99,902
 $62,888
 $64,048
Total interest and discount on loan pool participations 
 
 798
 1,516
 2,046
Total interest income including loan pool participations 119,320
 112,328
 100,700
 64,404
 66,094
Total interest expense 15,145
 12,722
 10,648
 9,551
 12,132
Net interest income 104,175
 99,606
 90,052
 54,853
 53,962
Provision for loan losses 17,334
 7,983
 5,132
 1,200
 1,350
Noninterest income 22,370
 23,434
 21,193
 15,313
 14,728
Noninterest expense 80,136
 87,806
 73,176
 43,413
 42,087
Income before income tax 29,075
 27,251
 32,937
 25,553
 25,253
Income tax expense 10,376
 6,860
 7,819
 7,031
 6,646
Net income $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
 $18,522
 $18,607
           
Per share data:          
Earnings per common share - basic $1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
 $2.20
 $2.19
Earnings per common share - diluted 1.55
 1.78
 2.42
 2.19
 2.18
Earnings per common share, exclusive of merger-related expenses - diluted* N/A
 2.03
 2.70
 2.31
 N/A
Earnings per common share, exclusive of deferred tax adjustment - diluted* 1.82
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Cash dividends declared 0.67
 0.64
 0.60
 0.58
 0.50
Book value 27.85
 26.71
 25.96
 23.07
 20.99
Net tangible book value* 21.67
 20.00
 19.10
 22.08
 19.95
Selected financial ratios:          
Return on average assets 0.60% 0.68% 0.91% 1.05% 1.06%
Return on average assets, exclusive of merger-related expenses* N/A
 0.78
 1.01
 1.11
 N/A
Return on average assets, exclusive of deferred tax adjustment* 0.71
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Return on average equity 5.58
 6.69
 9.84
 9.94
 10.59
Return on average equity, exclusive of merger-related expenses* N/A
 7.64
 11.00
 10.45
 N/A
Return on average equity, exclusive of deferred tax adjustment* 6.54
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Return on average tangible equity* 8.00
 10.13
 14.29
 10.61
 11.43
Dividend payout ratio 43.23
 35.96
 24.79
 26.36
 22.83
Total equity to total assets 10.59
 9.92
 9.94
 10.71
 10.14
Tangible equity to tangible assets net of deferred tax on intangibles* 8.44
 7.62
 7.51
 10.29
 9.69
Tier 1 capital to average assets* 9.48
 8.75
 8.34
 10.85
 10.55
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets* 10.96
 10.73
 10.63
 13.47
 13.36
Net interest margin* 3.83
 3.80
 3.71
 3.53
 3.46
Efficiency ratio* 58.64
 66.43
 61.36
 58.71
 57.11
Gross revenue of loan pools to total gross revenue 
 
 0.72
 2.16
 2.98
Allowance for bank loan losses to total bank loans 1.23
 1.01
 0.90
 1.44
 1.49
Allowance for loan pool losses to total loan pools 
 
 
 9.94
 7.71
Non-performing loans to total loans 1.04
 1.31
 0.54
 1.15
 1.27
Net loans charged off to average loans 0.51
 0.26
 0.11
 0.09
 0.11
* - Non-GAAP measure. See pages 32 - 34 for a detailed explanation.    
   
   
  As of or For the Year Ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Results of Operations (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income $182,441
 $128,109
 $118,926
 $112,328
 $100,700
Interest expense 38,791
 22,841
 15,145
 12,722
 10,648
Net interest income 143,650
 105,268
 103,781
 99,606
 90,052
Provision for loan losses 7,158
 7,300
 17,334
 7,983
 5,132
Noninterest income 31,246
 23,215
 22,751
 23,434
 21,193
Noninterest expense 117,535
 83,215
 80,123
 87,806
 73,176
Income before income tax 50,203
 37,968
 29,075
 27,251
 32,937
Income tax expense 6,573
 7,617
 10,376
 6,860
 7,819
Net income $43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
           
Per Common Share Data          
Earnings - basic $2.93
 $2.48
 $1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
Earnings - diluted 2.93
 2.48
 1.55
 1.78
 2.42
Cash dividends declared 0.81
 0.78
 0.67
 0.64
 0.60
Book value 31.49
 29.32
 27.85
 26.71
 25.96
Tangible book value(1)
 23.77
 23.20
 21.57
 19.73
 18.63
           
Balance Sheet Data          
Total assets $4,653,573
 $3,291,480
 $3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 $2,979,975
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income 3,451,266
 2,398,779
 2,286,695
 2,165,143
 2,151,942
Total deposits 3,728,655
 2,612,929
 2,605,319
 2,480,448
 2,463,521
Short-term borrowings 139,349
 131,422
 97,229
 117,871
 68,963
Long-term debt 231,660
 168,726
 151,293
 156,192
 133,087
Total equity 508,982
 357,067
 340,304
 305,456
 296,178
           
Performance Ratios          
Return on average assets 1.04% 0.93% 0.60% 0.68% 0.91%
Return on average equity 9.65
 8.78
 5.58
 6.69
 9.84
Return on average tangible equity(1)
 13.98
 11.87
 8.07
 10.30
 14.70
Dividend payout ratio 27.65
 31.45
 43.23
 35.96
 24.79
Equity to assets ratio 10.94
 10.85
 10.59
 9.92
 9.94
Tangible common equity ratio(1)
 8.50
 8.78
 8.41
 7.52
 7.34
Net interest margin, tax equivalent(1)
 3.82
 3.60
 3.81
 3.80
 3.71
Efficiency ratio(1)
 57.56
 61.23
 58.63
 62.27
 58.02
           
Asset Quality          
Allowance for loan losses to loans held for investment, net of unearned income 0.84% 1.22% 1.23% 1.01% 0.90%
Non-performing loans to loans held for investment, net of unearned income(2)
 1.33
 1.07
 1.08
 1.32
 0.55
Net charge-offs to average loans held for investment 0.23
 0.26
 0.51
 0.26
 0.11
(1) Non-GAAP measure. See pages 29 - 30 for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
(2) The “Non-performing loans to loans held for investment, net of unearned income” line for 2017, 2016, and 2015 has been adjusted to include troubled debt restructure loans that were previously considered “non-disclosed” of $945,000, $65,000, and $315,000, respectively. Thus, the ratios reported in the table above have changed for those periods from what was previously reported.



  Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Selected balance sheet data:          
Total assets $3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 $2,979,975
 $1,800,302
 $1,755,218
Total loans net of purchase accounting and unearned discounts 2,286,695
 2,165,143
 2,151,942
 1,132,519
 1,088,412
Allowance for loan losses 28,059
 21,850
 19,427
 16,363
 16,179
Loan pool participations, net 
 
 
 19,332
 25,533
Total deposits 2,605,319
 2,480,448
 2,463,521
 1,408,542
 1,374,942
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements 97,229
 117,871
 68,963
 78,229
 66,665
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 115,000
 115,000
 87,000
 93,000
 106,900
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts 23,793
 23,692
 23,587
 15,464
 15,464
Long-term debt 12,500
 17,500
 22,500
 
 
Total equity 340,304
 305,456
 296,178
 192,731
 178,016
           
Non-GAAP Presentations:
Certain ratios and amounts not in conformity with GAAP are provided to evaluate and measure the Company’s operating performance and financial condition, including return on average tangible equity,tangible equity to tangible assets net of deferred tax on intangibles, Tier 1 capital to average assets, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, efficiency ratio, net income per diluted share - excluding merger-related expenses, net tangible book value net income per diluted share, - exclusive of deferred tax adjustment, net tangible book value, return on average assets - exclusive of merger-related expenses, return on average assets - exclusive of deferred tax adjustment, return on averagecommon equity - exclusive of merger-related expenses, return on average equity - exclusive of deferred tax adjustment,ratio, efficiency ratio, and net interest margin, tax equivalent, as further discussed under Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Management believes these ratios and amounts provide investors with information regarding the Company’s balance sheet, profitability, financial condition and capital adequacy and how management evaluates such metrics internally, and that providing certain metrics exclusive on merger-related expenses and the deferred tax adjustment, which were either one-time or non-recurring items, enhances comparability between periods. The following tables provide a reconciliation of each non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP equivalent.
   For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
            
Average Tangible Equity          
Average total equity $334,966
 $304,670
 $255,307
 $186,375
 $175,666
Plus:Average deferred tax liability associated with intangibles 2,436
 3,909
 5,354
 
 
Less:Average goodwill and intangibles, net (78,159) (81,727) (69,975) (8,477) (9,073)
Average tangible equity $259,243
 $226,852
 $190,686
 $177,898
 $166,593
Net Income          
Net income $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
 $18,522
 $18,607
Plus:
Intangible amortization, net of tax(1)
 2,031
 2,581
 2,126
 356
 431
Adjusted net income $20,730
 $22,972
 $27,244
 $18,878
 $19,038
Return on Average Tangible Equity 8.00% 10.13% 14.29% 10.61% 11.43%
           
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%.
            
   For the Year Ended December 31,
Return on Average Tangible Equity 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  (Dollars in thousands)
Net income $43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
Intangible amortization, net of tax(1)
 4,430
 1,722
 2,031
 2,581
 2,126
Tangible net income $48,060
 $32,073
 $20,730
 $22,972
 $27,244
           
Average shareholders’ equity $452,018
 $345,734
 $334,966
 $304,670
 $255,307
Average intangible assets, net (108,242) (75,531) (78,159) (81,727) (69,975)
Average tangible equity $343,776
 $270,203
 $256,807
 $222,943
 $185,332
           
Return on average equity 9.65% 8.78% 5.58% 6.69% 9.84%
Return on average tangible equity(2)
 13.98% 11.87% 8.07% 10.30% 14.70%
 
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming an income tax rate of 25% for 2019 and 2018 and 35% for 2017, 2016, and 2015.
(2) Tangible net income divided by average tangible equity
    
Tangible Book Value Per Share/
Tangible Common Equity Ratio

 As of December 31,
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Total shareholders’ equity $508,982
 $357,067
 $340,304
 $305,456
 $296,178
Intangible assets, net (124,136) (74,529) (76,700) (79,825) (83,689)
Tangible equity $384,846
 $282,538
 $263,604
 $225,631
 $212,489
           
Total assets $4,653,573
 $3,291,480
 $3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 $2,979,975
Intangible assets, net (124,136) (74,529) (76,700) (79,825) (83,689)
Tangible assets $4,529,437
 $3,216,951
 $3,135,571
 $2,999,750
 $2,896,286
           
Book value per share $31.49
 $29.32
 $27.85
 $26.71
 $25.96
Tangible book value per share $23.81
 $23.20
 $21.57
 $19.73
 $18.63
Common shares outstanding 16,162,176
 12,180,015
 12,219,611
 11,436,360
 11,408,773
           
Equity to assets ratio 10.94% 10.85% 10.59% 9.92% 9.94%
Tangible common equity ratio 8.50% 8.78% 8.41% 7.52% 7.34%
           

   For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
            
Tangible Equity          
Total equity $340,304
 $305,456
 $296,179
 $192,731
 $178,016
Plus:Deferred tax liability associated with intangibles 1,241
 3,068
 5,366
 
 
Less:Goodwill and intangibles, net (76,700) (79,825) (83,689) (8,259) (8,806)
Tangible common equity $264,845
 $228,699
 $217,856
 $184,472
 $169,210
Tangible Assets          
Total assets $3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 $2,979,975
 $1,800,302
 $1,755,218
Plus:Deferred tax liability associated with intangibles 1,241
 3,068
 5,366
 
 
Less:Goodwill and intangibles, net (76,700) (79,825) (83,689) (8,259) (8,806)
Tangible Assets $3,136,812
 $3,002,818
 $2,901,652
 $1,792,043
 $1,746,412
Common shares outstanding 12,219,611
 11,436,360
 11,408,773
 8,355,666
 8,481,799
Net Tangible Book Value Per Share $21.67
 $20.00
 $19.10
 $22.08
 $19.95
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets, Net of Deferred Tax on Intangibles 8.44% 7.62% 7.51% 10.29% 9.69%
            
Tier 1 Capital          
Total equity $340,304
 $305,456
 $296,179
 $192,731
 $178,016
Plus:Long term debt (qualifying restricted core capital) 23,793
 23,666
 23,587
 15,464
 15,464
Less:Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax 2,602
 1,133
 (3,408) (5,322) (1,049)
 Disallowed goodwill and intangibles (73,340) (71,951) (72,203) (8,511) (9,036)
Tier 1 capital $293,359
 $258,304
 $244,155
 $194,362
 $183,395
Average Assets          
Quarterly average assets $3,169,081
 $3,022,919
 $3,000,284
 $1,799,666
 $1,746,313
Less:Disallowed goodwill and intangibles (73,340) (71,951) (72,203) (8,511) (9,036)
Average assets $3,095,741
 $2,950,968
 $2,928,081
 $1,791,155
 $1,737,277
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets 9.48% 8.75% 8.34% 10.85% 10.56%
            
Risk-weighted assets $2,677,721
 $2,407,661
 $2,296,478
 $1,442,585
 $1,372,648
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets 10.96% 10.73% 10.63% 13.47% 13.36%
            
Operating Expense          
Total noninterest expense $80,136
 $87,806
 $73,176
 $43,413
 $42,087
Less:Amortization of intangibles and goodwill impairment (3,125) (3,970) (3,271) (547) (663)
Operating expense $77,011
 $83,836
 $69,905
 $42,866
 $41,424
Operating Revenue          
Tax-equivalent net interest income(1)
 $109,202
 $104,321
 $94,243
 $58,890
 $57,720
Plus:Noninterest income 22,370
 23,434
 21,193
 15,313
 14,728
 Impairment losses on investment securities 
 
 
 
 
Less:Gain on sale or call of available for sale securities 188
 464
 1,011
 1,227
 65
 Gain on sale or call of held to maturity securities 53
 
 
 
 
 Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment 2
 (44) (29) (1) (3)
 Other gain (loss) 11
 1,133
 527
 (37) (146)
Operating Revenue $131,318
 $126,202
 $113,927
 $73,014
 $72,532
Efficiency Ratio 58.64% 66.43% 61.36% 58.71% 57.11%
       
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%.
           
  For the Year Ended December 31,
Efficiency Ratio 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  (Dollars in thousands)
Total noninterest expense $117,535
 $83,215
 $80,123
 $87,806
 $73,176
Amortization of intangibles (5,906) (2,296) (3,125) (3,970) (3,271)
Merger-related expenses (9,130) (797) 
 (4,568) (3,512)
Noninterest expense used for efficiency ratio $102,499
 $80,122
 $76,998
 $79,268
 $66,393
           
Net interest income, tax equivalent (1)
 $146,916
 $107,823
 $108,808
 $104,321
 $94,243
Noninterest income 31,246
 23,215
 22,751
 23,434
 21,193
Investment securities gains, net 90
 193
 241
 464
 1,011
Net revenues used for efficiency ratio $178,072
 $130,845
 $131,318
 $127,291
 $114,425
           
Efficiency ratio 57.56% 61.23% 58.63% 62.27% 58.02%
           
Net Interest Margin, Tax Equivalent          
Net interest income $143,650
 $105,268
 $103,781
 $99,606
 $90,052
Tax equivalent adjustments:          
 
Loans (1)
 1,785
 1,040
 1,730
 1,692
 1,293
 
Securities (1)
 1,481
 1,515
 3,297
 3,023
 2,898
Net interest income, tax equivalent $146,916
 $107,823
 $108,808
 $104,321
 $94,243
            
Net interest margin 3.73% 3.52% 3.64% 3.63% 3.54%
Net interest margin, tax equivalent 3.82% 3.60% 3.81% 3.80% 3.71%
Average interest-earning assets $3,848,275
 $2,994,088
 $2,853,830
 $2,747,493
 $2,541,681
 
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% for 2019 and 2018 and 35% for 2017, 2016, and 2015.

   For the Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
           
Net Interest Margin Tax Equivalent Adjustment          
Net interest income $104,175
 $99,606
 $90,052
 $54,853
 $53,962
Plus tax equivalent adjustment:(1)
          
 Loans 1,730
 1,692
 1,293
 1,157
 963
 Securities 3,297
 3,023
 2,898
 2,880
 2,795
Tax equivalent net interest income(1)
 $109,202
 $104,321
 $94,243
 $58,890
 $57,720
            
Average interest-earning assets $2,853,830
 $2,747,493
 $2,541,681
 $1,669,130
 $1,667,251
Net Interest Margin 3.83% 3.80% 3.71% 3.53% 3.46%
            
Net Income $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
 $18,522
 $18,607
Plus:Merger-related expenses 
 4,568
 3,512
 1,061
 
 
Deferred tax adjustment(2)
 3,212
 
 
 
 
Less:
Net tax effect of merger-related expenses(3)
 
 (1,682) (539) (111) 
Net income, exclusive of merger-related expenses $21,911
 $23,277
 $28,091
 $19,472
 $18,607
            
Average Assets $3,097,496
 $2,993,875
 $2,773,095
 $1,760,776
 $1,756,344
Average Equity $334,966
 $304,670
 $255,307
 $186,375
 $175,666
Diluted average number of shares 12,062,577
 11,456,324
 10,391,323
 8,433,296
 8,525,119
            
Return on Average Assets 0.60% 0.68% 0.91% 1.05% 1.06%
Return on Average Assets, Exclusive of Merger-related Expenses N/A
 0.78% 1.01% 1.11% N/A
Return on Average Assets, Exclusive of Deferred Tax Adjustment 0.71% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Return on Average Equity 5.58% 6.69% 9.84% 9.94% 10.59%
Return on Average Equity, Exclusive of Merger-related Expenses N/A
 7.64% 11.00% 10.45% N/A
Return on Average Equity, Exclusive of Deferred Tax Adjustment 6.54% N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted $1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
 $2.19
 $2.18
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted, Exclusive of Merger-related Expenses N/A
 $2.03
 $2.70
 $2.31
 N/A
Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted, Deferred Tax Adjustment $1.82
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%.
(2) Reflective of the adjustment of deferred taxes related to the change of corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective December 22, 2017.
(3) Computed assuming a combined state and federal tax rate of 38% on eligible tax-deductible expenses.


ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
This section should be read in conjunction with the following parts of this Form 10-K: Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,”Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” and Part I, Item 1 “Business.”
Overview
We are the holding company for MidWestOne Bank, an Iowa state non-member bank with its main office in Iowa City, Iowa. We are headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and are a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, that has elected to be a financial holding company. We also arewere the holding company for MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., which operates an insurance business through three agencies locateduntil its dissolution in central and east-central Iowa.2019.
The Bank operates a total of 4457 banking offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado. It provides full service retail banking in the communities in which its branch offices are located and also offers trust and investment management services.

On May 1, 2015, we completed our merger with Central, pursuant2019, the Company acquired ATBancorp, a bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiaries were ATSB and ABTW. The primary reasons for the acquisition were to which Central was merged withexpand the Company’s business into new markets and intogrow the Company. In connection withsize of the Company’s business. As consideration for the merger, Central Bank,we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a Minnesota-chartered commercial bankvalue of $113.7 million and wholly-owned subsidiarypaid cash in the amount of Central, became a wholly-owned subsidiary$34.8 million.

On June 30, 2019, the Company sold substantially all of the Company. On April 2, 2016, Central Bank merged with and intoassets used by its wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., to sell insurance products. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of $1.1 million from the Bank. See Note 2. “Business Combination” to our consolidated financial statements.
MidWestOne Financial Group showed many improvementssale, which was reported in operating performance in 2017 compared to 2016. However, during the fourth quarter of 2017 a credit impairment related to a loan made to one commercial borrower caused“Other” noninterest income on the Company’s performanceconsolidated statements of income. Effective December 31, 2019, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. was legally dissolved.

Total assets increased to fall short$4.65 billion at December 31, 2019 from $3.29 billion at December 31, 2018. Total deposits at December 31, 2019, were $3.73 billion, an increase of our expectations.$1.12 billion, or 42.7%, from December 31, 2018. Gross loans held for investment increased $1.06 billion, or 44.3%, from $2.41 billion at December 31, 2018, to $3.47 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in loan and deposit balances was primarily driven by the ATBancorp acquisition.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 20172019 was $18.7$43.6 million, a decreasean increase of $1.7$13.3 million, or 8.3%43.8%, compared to $20.4$30.4 million of net income for 2016,2018, with diluted earnings per share of $1.55$2.93 and $1.78$2.48 for the comparative twelve monthannual periods, respectively. The decreaseincrease in net income was due primarily to higher average loan and securities balances acquired in the provision for loans losses increasing by $9.4 million in 2017 compared to 2016, due primarily to a previously disclosed $7.3 million credit impairment related to a loan made to a commercial borrower. This was partially offset by a $7.7 million, or 8.7%, decrease in noninterest expense driven by a $4.6 million decrease in merger-related expenses, mainly in data processing ($1.9 million) and salaries and employee benefits expense ($1.9 million), attributable to the merger of Central Bank into MidWestOne Bank in 2016.ATBancorp acquisition. Net interest income increased $4.6$38.4 million, or 4.6%36.5%, and noninterest income decreased $1.1increased $8.0 million, or 4.5%34.6%, between 20162018 and 2017. Also, the Company realized a $3.5 million increase in income tax expense, $3.2 million of which was related to the revaluation of the Company’s deferred tax assets in accordance with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”).
Total assets increased to $3.21 billion at December 31, 2017 from $3.08 billion at December 31, 2016. Total deposits at December 31, 2017, were $2.61 billion, an increase of $124.9 million, or 5.0%, from December 31, 2016. The mix of deposits experienced increases between December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 of $91.8 million, or 8.1%, in interest-bearing checking deposits, $15.7 million, or 8.0%, in savings deposits, and $49.9 million, or 7.66%, in certificates of deposit.2019. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in non-interest bearing demand deposits of $32.6$34.3 million, or 6.6% between December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017. Total loans (excluding loans held for sale) increased $121.6 million, or 5.6%41.2%, from $2.17 billion at December 31, 2016, to $2.29 billion at December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily concentrated in commercial real estate-other, construction and development, and commercial and industrial loans. On a geographic basis, loans increased in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado and decreased in Iowa, while the Iowa market contributed the largest increase in deposits in the Company.noninterest expense with all expense line items except FDIC insurance showing an increase between 2018 and 2019.
Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, was $104.2$143.7 million, up $4.6 million, or 4.6%, from $99.6as compared to $105.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2016,2018, primarily due to an increase of $7.0$54.3 million, or 6.2%42.4%, in interest income. Loan interest income increased $4.2$52.0 million, or 4.3%46.7%, to $102.4$163.2 million for the year 20172019 compared to the year 2016,2018, primarily due to an increase in portfolioaverage loan yield, which includedbalances of $802.8 million, or 34.1%, between the effect oftwo periods. Loan interest income was also impacted by an increase in the merger-relatedloan purchase discount accretion to $4.8$14.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, compared to $3.2$2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as an increase in average loan balances of $40.0 million, or 1.9%, between the two periods. 2018.
Interest expense was $15.1$38.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, an increase of $2.4$16.0 million, or 19.0%69.8%, compared to the year of 2016.2018. Interest expense on deposits increased $2.1$12.6 million, or 22.5%72.7%, to $11.5$29.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 (with no merger-related amortization of the purchase accounting premium on certificates of deposit),2019, compared to $9.4$17.3 million (including $0.9 million in merger-related amortization) for the year ended December 31, 2016.2018. We posted a net interest margin of 3.83%3.82% for the year 2017,2019, up 322 basis points from the net interest margin of 3.80%3.60% for the same period in 2016. An increase in both the volume of and yield received on loans was the primary driver of the increased margin.2018.
For the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, noninterest income decreasedincreased to $22.4$31.2 million, a decreasean increase of $1.1$8.0 million, or 4.5%34.6%, from $23.4$23.2 million during 2016. This decline2018. The largest driver of the increase was primarily due toan increase of $3.1 million in investment services and trust activities, as well as general improvement in all areas of noninterest income as a result of the $1.1 million decrease in othermerger with ATBancorp, with the exception of investment securities gains, for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The yearnet, and insurance commissions, which declined as a result of 2016 included a net gain on other real estate owned of $0.6 million, a net gain on theour sale of the Rice Lake and Barron, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Iowa, branch officesassets of $1.2 million, and the writedown of other real estate owned of $0.6 million. Loan origination and servicing fees decreased $0.4 million, or 9.3%, between the comparative periods, and gains on the sale of available for sale securities decreased $0.3 million between the comparative 2016 and 2017 periods. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.6 million, or 11.0%,MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. in trust, investment, and insurance fees to $6.2 million for the year of 2017 compared with $5.6 million for the same period in 2016 due to the hiring of additional business development officers, growth in equity markets, and an increase in overall sales volume.June 2019.
Noninterest expense decreasedincreased to $80.1$117.5 million for the year ended December 31, 20172019 compared with $87.8$83.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2018, an increase of $7.7$34.3 million, or 8.7%41.2%. All categoriesThe largest driver of noninterest expense decreased for the year ended December 31, 2017, primarilyincrease was due to the absence of merger-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 relating to the merger of Central Bank into MidWestOne Bank. Data processing expense declined $2.3 million, or 45.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the year ended

December 31, 2016, primarily due to the inclusion of $1.9 millionan increase in contract termination expense in connection with the bank merger in 2016. Salariescompensation and employee benefits decreased $1.8of $15.9 million, or 3.5%, from $49.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, to $47.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. This decreasewhich was primarily due to $1.9 millionincreased full-time equivalent employees related to the acquisition of ATBancorp and merger-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016. Other operating expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 14.3%, from $10.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, to $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily due to lower customer fraud losses and deposit account charge-offs.of $5.4 million.
Nonperforming loans decreasedincreased from $28.5$25.6 million, or 1.31%1.1% of total bank loans, at December 31, 2016,2018, to $23.9$46.0 million, or 1.04%1.3% of total bank loans, at December 31, 2017.2019. The decreaseincrease was due primarily to a lowerhigher level of nonaccrual loans. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the allowance for loan losses was $28.1$29.1 million, or 1.23%0.84% of total loans, compared with $21.9$29.3 million, or 1.01%1.22% of total loans, at December 31, 2016. The allowance for loan losses represented 117.59% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2017, compared with 76.76% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2016.2018. The Company had net loan charge-offs of $11.1$7.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2017, or an annualized 0.51%2019, equal to 0.23% of average loans outstanding, and our level of non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 1.04%, compared to net charge-offs of $5.6$6.1 million, or an annualizedequal to 0.26% of average loans outstanding and a non-performing loans to total loan ratio of 1.31% for the same period of 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company identified an additional $7.3 million of credit impairment related to a loan made to one of its commercial borrowers based on new information received about the financial status of the borrower. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2017, this loan had been classified as substandard and had a specific allowance for loan losses related to it of $1.9 million.year ended 2018.
The Company’s capital position increasedremains strong with an increase in 2017our equity to assets ratio to 10.94% at December 31, 2019 compared to 2016, with our tangible equity to tangible assets (both net of associated deferred tax liability on intangibles) ratio of 8.44%, which is inside of our target range of 8.00% to 8.50%, and higher than the10.85% at December 31, 20162018. The Company’s tangible common equity ratio of 7.62%.declined to 8.50% at December 31, 2019 compared to 8.78% at December 31, 2018. Our regulatory capital levels remain well above the minimums established to be considered well-capitalized.


Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified the following critical accounting policies and practices relative to the reporting of our results of operations and financial condition. These accounting policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, application of purchase accounting, and goodwill and intangible assets, and fair value of available for sale investment securities.assets.
Allowance for Loan Losses


The allowance for loan losses is based on ouran accounting estimate of probable incurred credit losses in our loan portfolio. In evaluating our loan portfolio we take into consideration numerous factors, including current economic conditions, prior loan loss experience,at the composition of the loan portfolio, and management’s estimate of probable credit losses.balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loss based on our evaluationloan losses charged to earnings. On a quarterly basis, management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. That review incorporates a variety of credit risk considerations, both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative factors include the loss experience over a historical base period. Management then considers the effects of the following qualitative factors to ensure our allowance for loan losses reflects the inherent losses in the loan portfolio, the compositionportfolio:
Economic and business conditions;
Concentration of credit;

Lending management and staff;
Lending policies and procedures;
Collateral type and trends in value;
Nature and volume of the portfolio, specific impairedportfolio;
Trends in problem loans, loan delinquencies and current economic conditions. Such evaluation, which includesnonaccrual loans;
Quality of internal loan review; and
External factors
These qualitative factors have a reviewhigh degree of all loans on which full collectability may not be reasonably assured, considers, among other matters, the estimated net realizable value or the fair valuesubjectivity and changes in any of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, historical loss experience, and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an appropriatecould have a significant impact on our calculation of the allowance for loan losses. In the event that our evaluation of the level of the allowance for loan losses indicates that it is inadequate, we would need to increase our provision for loan losses. We believed the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 20172019, was adequate to absorb probable credit losses in theon existing portfolio.loans held for investment.
Application of Purchase Accounting for Business Combinations


In May 2015,2019, we completed the acquisition of Central,ATBancorp, which generated significant amounts of fair value adjustments to assets and liabilities. The fair value adjustments assigned to assets and liabilities, as well as their related useful lives, are subject to judgment and estimation by our management. Valuation of intangible assets is generally based on the estimated cash flows related to those assets, while the initial value assigned to goodwill is the residual of the purchase price over the fair value of all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Useful lives are determined based on the expected future period of the benefit of the asset or liability, the assessment of which considers various characteristics of the asset or liability, including the historical cash flows. Due to the number of estimates involved, related to the allocation of purchase price and determining the appropriate useful lives, we have identified purchase accounting for business combinations as a critical accounting policy.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets


Goodwill and intangible assets arise from business combinations accounted for as a purchase. In May 2015, we completedcombinations. Goodwill represented $91.9 million of our merger with Central. We were deemed to be the purchaser for accounting purposes and thus recognized goodwill and other intangible$4.65 billion total assets in connection with the merger.at December 31, 2019. The goodwill was assigned to the Bank. As a general matter,Under the Intangibles - Goodwill and Other topic of the FASB ASC, goodwill and other

intangible assets generated from purchase business combinations and deemed to have indefinite lives are not subject to amortization and are insteadis tested at least annually for impairment at least annually. the reporting unit level; the Company consists of a single reporting unit. We review goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter and also test for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such events and circumstances may include among others: a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the general business climate; significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization; unanticipated competition; the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within the reporting unit; and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. Any adverse change in these factors could have a significant impact on the recoverability of goodwill and could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
The otherCompany conducted an internal assessment of goodwill in both 2019 and 2018 and determined no goodwill impairment charges were required.
Other intangible assets represented $32.2 million of our $4.65 billion total assets at December 31, 2019. The accounting for a recognized intangible asset is based on its useful life to the Company. An intangible asset with a finite useful life is amortized over its estimated useful life to the Company; an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but rather is tested at least annually for impairment. The intangible assets with finite lives reflected on our financial statements arerelate to core deposit premium, insurance agency,relationships, trade name, and customer list intangibles.lists. The establishmentinitial and subsequent amortization, when required by the accounting standards,measurements of these intangible assets involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include, among other things, the estimated cost to service deposits acquired, discount rates, estimated attrition rates and useful lives, future economic and market conditions, comparison of our market value to book value and determination of appropriate market comparables. Actual future results may differ from those estimates. We assess these intangible assets for impairment annually or more often if conditions indicate a possible impairment. Periodically we evaluate the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining periods of amortization. Recoverability ofWe also assess these intangible assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate.for impairment annually or more often if conditions indicate a possible impairment. If the asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the impaired asset. See Note 6. “Goodwill7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”Assets to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our intangible assets.
Fair Value of Available for Sale Securities

Securities available for sale are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes. Declines in fair value of individual securities, below their amortized cost, are evaluated by management to determine whether the decline is temporary or “other-than-temporary.’’ Declines in the fair value of available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed “other-than-temporary” are reflected in earnings as impairment losses. In determining whether other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) exists, management considers whether: (1) we have the intent to sell the security, (2) it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis, and (3) we do not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. When we determine that OTTI has occurred, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether we intend to sell the security or whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If we intend to sell, or it is more likely than not we will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If we do not intend to sell the security, and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI is separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, using the original yield as the discount rate, and is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings becomes the new amortized cost basis of the investment. The assessment of whether an OTTI exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at the time.

Results of Operations - Three-Year Period Ended December 31, 2017


Summary


Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 20172019 was $18.7$43.6 million, a decreasean increase of $1.7$13.3 million, or 8.3%43.8%, compared to $20.4$30.4 million for 2016,2018, with diluted earnings per share of $1.55$2.93 and $1.78$2.48 for the years ended December 31, 2019

and 2018, respectively. The increase in net income was due primarily to an increase in net interest income of $38.4 million, which was primarily attributable to increased volume of interest-earning assets as a consequence of the ATBancorp merger. Interest income increased $54.3 million, or 42.4%, to $182.4 million. These increases were partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $16.0 million, or 69.8%, to $38.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $22.8 million for the year of 2018. Noninterest income increased $8.0 million, or 34.6% between 2018 and 2019, primarily due to general improvement in all areas of noninterest income as a result of the merger with ATBancorp, with the exception of investment securities gain, net, and insurance commissions, which declined as a result of our sale of the assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. Also, the Company realized a $1.0 million decrease in income tax expense in 2019 compared to 2018 due primarily to the recognition of tax credits. These improvements were partially offset by a $34.3 million, or 41.2%, increase in noninterest expense driven by a $15.9 million increase in salaries and employee benefits.
Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $30.4 million, an increase of $11.7 million, or 62.3%, compared to $18.7 million for 2017, with diluted earnings per share of $2.48 and $1.55 for the comparative twelve month periods, respectively. The decreaseincrease in net income was due primarily to the provision for loans losses increasing $9.4decreasing $10.0 million in 20172018 compared to 2016,2017, due primarily to the previously discloseda large credit impairment in 2017 related to a loan made to one commercial borrower. This was partially offset by a $7.7 million, or 8.7%, decreaseborrower, which did not recur in noninterest expense driven by a $4.6 million decrease in merger-related expenses, mainly in data processing ($1.9 million) and salaries and employee benefits expense ($1.9 million), attributable to the merger of Central Bank into MidWestOne Bank in 2016.2018. Net interest income increased $4.6$1.5 million, or 4.6%1.4%, primarily due to an increase of $7.0$9.2 million, or 6.2%7.7%, in interest income, partially offset by an increase of $2.4$7.7 million, or 19.0%50.8%, in interest expense, to $15.1$22.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, compared to $12.7$15.1 million for the year of 2016.2017. Noninterest income decreased $1.1increased $0.5 million, or 4.5%2.0% between 20162017 and 2017,2018, primarily due to the $1.1 million decreasegeneral improvement in other gains for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The yearall areas of 2016 included a net gain on other real estate owned of $0.6 million, a net gain on the sale of the Rice Lake and Barron, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Iowa, branch offices of $1.2 million, and the writedown of other real estate owned of $0.6 million. Also, the Company realized a $3.5 million increase innoninterest income tax expense in 2017 compared to 2016, $3.2 million of which was related to the revaluation of the Company’s deferred tax assets in accordance with the Tax Act.
Our consolidated net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $20.4 million, or $1.78 per fully-diluted share, compared to net incomeexception of $25.1 million, or $2.42 per fully-diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decrease in consolidated net income was due primarily to a $14.6 million, or 20.0%, increase in noninterest expense from 2015 to 2016,

service charges and fees on deposit accounts, which was mainly due to the inclusion of a full year of expenses related to the Central merger in 2016, versus eight months of post-merger operations in 2015. Salaries and employee benefits increased $7.7 million, or 18.5%, from the year ended December 31, 2015 to the year ended December 31, 2016. In addition, the provision for loan losses for the year 2016 increased $2.9 million to $8.0 million from $5.1 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to the increased level of impaired loans and the greater level of loans moving from the purchased accounting portfolio to our standard methodology for the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) in 2016. Partially offsetting these expense increases was a $9.5 million, or 10.6%, increase in net interest income, again mainly related to the merger with Central. We also experienced a mainly merger-related increase in noninterest income to $23.4decreased $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $21.22018, compared to the same period in 2017, and investment securities gains, net, which also decreased. Also, the Company realized a $2.8 million for 2015, which wasdecrease in income tax expense in 2018 compared to 2017 due primarily due to a $1.0decrease in the federal corporate statutory rate from 35% in 2017 to 21% in 2018. These improvements were partially offset by a $3.1 million, or 3.9%, increase in noninterest expense driven by a $1.9 million increase in loan originationsalaries and servicing fees to $3.8 million, compared with $2.8 million in 2015. Merger-related expenses paid were $4.6 million ($2.9 million after tax), for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $3.5 million ($3.0 million after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2015. After excluding the effects of the merger-related expenses, adjusted diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $2.03, compared to $2.70 for the year ended December 31, 2015.employee benefits.
We ended 20172019 with an allowance for loan losses of $28.1$29.1 million, which represented 117.59%63.2% coverage of our nonperforming loans at December 31, 20172019 as compared to 76.76%114.6% and 113.1% at December 31, 20162018 and 168.52% coverage of our nonperforming loans at December 31, 2015.2017, respectively. Nonperforming loans totaled $23.9$46.0 million as of December 31, 20172019 compared with $28.5$25.6 million and $11.5$24.8 million at December 31, 20162018 and December 31, 2015,2017, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, the provision for loan losses increaseddecreased to $7.2 million from $7.3 million for 2018, which had decreased from $17.3 million from $8.0 million for 2016, which had increased from $5.1 million for 2015. The increased provision for 2017 compared to 2016 primarily reflects the identification of $7.3 million of credit impairment related to a loan made to one of the Company’s commercial borrowers based on new information received about the financial status of the borrower in the fourth quarter of 2017, and the increase in outstanding loan balances due to organic loan growth. The increased provision for 2016 compared to 2015 primarily reflects the increase in nonperforming loans and the increase in outstanding loan balances due to the merger and organic growth.2017.
Various operating and equity ratios for the Company are presented in the table below for the years indicated. The dividend payout ratio represents the percentage of our prior year’s net income that is paid to shareholders in the form of cash dividends. Average equity to average assets is a measure of capital adequacy that presents the percentage of average total shareholders’ equity compared to our average assets. The equity to assets ratio is expressed using the period-end amounts instead of an average amount.amounts. As of December 31, 2017,2019, under regulatory standards, the Bank had capital levels in excess of the minimums necessary to be considered “well capitalized,” which is the highest regulatory designation. 
  As of and For the Years Ended December 31,
  2017 2016 2015
Return on average assets 0.60% 0.68% 0.91%
Return on average shareholders' total equity 5.58
 6.69
 9.84
Return on average tangible equity* 8.00
 10.13
 14.29
Dividend payout ratio 43.23
 35.96
 24.79
Average equity to average assets 10.81
 10.18
 9.21
Equity to assets ratio (at period end) 10.59
 9.92
 9.94
* For information on the calculation of non-GAAP measures, please see pages 32 to 34.
  As of and For the Years Ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2017
Return on average assets 1.04% 0.93% 0.60%
Return on average shareholders' total equity 9.65
 8.78
 5.58
Return on average tangible equity(1)
 13.98
 11.87
 8.07
Dividend payout ratio 27.65
 31.45
 43.23
Average equity to average assets 10.76
 10.64
 10.81
Equity to assets ratio (at period end) 10.94
 10.85
 10.59
       
(1) Non-GAAP measure. See pages 29 - 30 for a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Net Interest Income


Net interest income is the difference between interest income and fees earned on interest-earning assets, less interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Interest rate levels and volume fluctuations within interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities impact net interest income. Net interest margin is the tax-equivalent basis net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets. 
Certain assets with tax favorable treatment are evaluated on a tax-equivalent basis. Tax-equivalent basis assumes a federal income tax rate of 21% for 2019 and 2018 and 35%. for 2017. Tax favorable assets generally have lower contractual pre-tax yields than fully taxable assets. A tax-equivalent analysis is performed by adding the tax savings to the earnings on tax favorable assets. After

factoring in the tax favorable effects of these assets, the yields may be more appropriately evaluated against alternative interest-earning assets. In addition to yield, various other risks are factored into the evaluation process.

The following table shows the consolidated average balance sheets, detailing the major categories of assets and liabilities, the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, the interest expense paid for interest-bearing liabilities, and the related interest rates/yields for the periods shown. Average information is provided on a daily average basis.
 Year ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
 Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Average Rate/Yield Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Average Rate/Yield Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Average Rate/Yield
(dollars in thousands)                 
Average interest-earning assets:                 
Loans (1)(2)(3)
$2,201,364
 $104,096
 4.73% $2,161,376
 $99,854
 4.62% $1,962,846
 $87,837
 4.47%
Loan pool participations (4)

 
 
 
 
 
 10,032
 798
 7.95
Investment securities:                 
Taxable investments423,678
 10,573
 2.50
 358,727
 8,297
 2.31
 362,217
 7,734
 2.14
Tax exempt investments (2)
217,650
 9,536
 4.38
 192,656
 8,726
 4.53
 180,298
 8,451
 4.69
Total investment securities641,328
 20,109
 3.14
 551,383
 17,023
 3.09
 542,515
 16,185
 2.98
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing balances11,138
 142
 1.27
 34,734
 166
 0.48
 26,288
 71
 0.27
Total earning assets$2,853,830
 $124,347
 4.36% $2,747,493
 $117,043
 4.26% $2,541,681
 $104,891
 4.13%
Noninterest-earning assets:                 
Cash and due from banks35,745
     37,335
     39,474
    
Premises and equipment75,082
     75,948
     66,842
    
Allowance for loan losses(23,557)     (20,909)     (18,866)    
Other assets156,396
     154,008
     143,964
    
Total assets$3,097,496
     $2,993,875
     $2,773,095
    
Average interest-bearing liabilities:                 
Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits$1,357,554
 $3,863
 0.28% $1,282,994
 $3,418
 0.27% $1,139,175
 $2,987
 0.26%
Certificates of deposit674,757
 7,626
 1.13
 649,986
 5,961
 0.92
 648,516
 4,851
 0.75
Total deposits2,032,311
 11,489
 0.57
 1,932,980
 9,379
 0.49
 1,787,691
 7,838
 0.44
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements87,763
 412
 0.47
 74,566
 205
 0.27
 69,498
 210
 0.30
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings110,000
 1,838
 1.67
 104,954
 1,827
 1.74
 86,614
 1,451
 1.68
Long-term debt and other40,679
 1,406
 3.46
 45,788
 1,311
 2.86
 40,603
 1,149
 2.83
Total borrowed funds238,442
 3,656
 1.53
 225,308
 3,343
 1.48
 196,715
 2,810
 1.43
Total interest-bearing liabilities$2,270,753
 $15,145
 0.67% $2,158,288
 $12,722
 0.59% $1,984,406
 $10,648
 0.54%
Net interest spread (2)
    3.69%     3.67%     3.59%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                 
Demand deposits$471,170
     $512,383
     $488,312
    
Other liabilities20,607
     18,534
     45,070
    
Shareholders’ equity334,966
     304,670
     255,307
    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$3,097,496
     $2,993,875
     $2,773,095
    
Interest income/earning assets (2)
$2,853,830
 $124,347
 4.36% $2,747,493
 $117,043
 4.26% $2,541,681
 $104,891
 4.13%
Interest expense/earning assets$2,853,830
 $15,145
 0.53% $2,747,493
 $12,722
 0.46% $2,541,681
 $10,648
 0.42%
Net interest income/margin (2)(5)
  $109,202
 3.83%   $104,321
 3.80%   $94,243
 3.71%
Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation:                 
Tax Equivalent Adjustment:                 
Loans  $1,730
     $1,692
     $1,293
  
Securities  3,297
     3,023
     2,898
  
Total tax equivalent adjustment  5,027
     4,715
     4,191
  
Net Interest Income  $104,175
     $99,606
     $90,052
  
 Year ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense Average Yield/Cost 
Average Balance (3)
 
Interest Income/Expense(3)
 Average Yield/Cost 
Average Balance(3)
 
Interest Income/Expense(3)
 Average Yield/Cost
 (dollars in thousands)
ASSETS                 
Loans, including fees (1)(2)
$3,157,127
 $164,948
 5.22% $2,354,354
 $112,233
 4.77% $2,201,364
 $104,096
 4.73%
Taxable investment securities465,484
 13,132
 2.82
 428,757
 11,027
 2.57
 423,678
 10,179
 2.40
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
204,375
 7,177
 3.51
 207,605
 7,342
 3.54
 217,650
 9,536
 4.38
Total securities held for investment (2)
669,859
 20,309
 3.03
 636,362
 18,369
 2.89
 641,328
 19,715
 3.07
Other21,289
 450
 2.11
 3,372
 62
 1.84
 11,138
 142
 1.27
Total interest earning assets (2)
$3,848,275
 $185,707
 4.83% $2,994,088
 $130,664
 4.36% $2,853,830
 $123,953
 4.34%
Other assets352,765
     255,630
     243,666
    
Total assets$4,201,040
     $3,249,718
     $3,097,496
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 
Interest checking deposits$806,624
 $4,723
 0.59% $672,069
 $2,907
 0.43% $641,636
 $2,188
 0.34%
Money market deposits766,812
 7,549
 0.98
 543,359
 3,020
 0.56
 510,714
 1,460
 0.29
Savings deposits329,199
 1,092
 0.33
 214,244
 254
 0.12
 205,204
 215
 0.10
Time deposits873,978
 16,563
 1.90
 723,830
 11,150
 1.54
 674,757
 7,626
 1.13
Total interest bearing deposits2,776,613
 29,927
 1.08
 2,153,502
 17,331
 0.80
 2,032,311
 11,489
 0.57
Short-term borrowings124,956
 1,847
 1.48
 105,094
 1,315
 1.25
 87,763
 424
 0.48
Long-term debt224,149
 7,017
 3.13
 169,540
 4,195
 2.47
 150,679
 3,232
 2.14
Total borrowed funds349,105
 8,864
 2.54
 274,634
 5,510
 2.01
 238,442
 3,656
 1.53
Total interest-bearing liabilities$3,125,718
 $38,791
 1.24% $2,428,136
 $22,841
 0.94% $2,270,753
 $15,145
 0.67%
Demand deposits586,100
     455,223
     471,170
    
Other liabilities37,204
     20,625
     20,607
    
Shareholders’ equity452,018
     345,734
     334,966
    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$4,201,040
     $3,249,718
     $3,097,496
    
Net interest spread (2)
    3.59%     3.42%     3.67%
Interest income/earning assets (2)
$3,848,275
 $185,707
 4.83% $2,994,088
 $130,664
 4.36% $2,853,830
 $123,953
 4.34%
Interest expense/earning assets (2)
$3,848,275
 $38,791
 1.01% $2,994,088
 $22,841
 0.76% $2,853,830
 $15,145
 0.53%
Net interest income/margin (2)
  $146,916
 3.82%   $107,823
 3.60%   $108,808
 3.81%
Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation:                 
Tax Equivalent Adjustment:                 
Loans  $1,785
     $1,040
     $1,730
  
Securities  1,481
     1,515
     3,297
  
Total tax equivalent adjustment  3,266
     2,555
     5,027
  
Net Interest Income  $143,650
     $105,268
     $103,781
  
(1)Loan fees included in interest income are not material.
(2)Computed on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%.
(3)Non-accrual loans have been included in average loans, net of unearned discount.income. Amortized net deferred loans and net unearned discounts on acquired loans were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net loans fees was $(316) thousand, $(407) thousand, and $(543) thousand for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Loan purchase discount accretion was $14.0 million, $2.7 million, and $4.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.
(2)(4)Includes interest income and discount realized on loan pool participations.Tax equivalent.
(3)(5)Net interest margin is tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.Reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It distinguishes between the difference related to changes in average outstanding balances and the increase or decrease due to the levels and volatility of interest rates. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e. changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e. changes in rate multiplied by old volume). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.
 Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
 Year 2017 to 2016 Change due to Year 2016 to 2015 Change due to
 Volume Rate/Yield Net Volume Rate/Yield Net
(dollars in thousands)           
Increase (decrease) in interest income           
Loans (tax equivalent)$1,867
 $2,375
 $4,242
 $9,102
 $2,915
 $12,017
Loan pool participations
 
 
 (399) (399) 798
Investment securities:           
Taxable investments1,585
 691
 2,276
 (75) 638
 563
Tax exempt investments (tax equivalent)1,103
 (293) 810
 566
 (291) 275
Total investment securities2,688
 398
 3,086
 491
 347
 838
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing balances(167) 143
 (24) 28
 67
 95
Change in interest income4,388
 2,916
 7,304
 9,222
 2,930
 12,152
Increase (decrease) in interest expense           
Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits205
 240
 445
 382
 49
 431
Certificates of deposit235
 1,430
 1,665
 11
 1,099
 1,110
Total deposits440
 1,670
 2,110
 393
 1,148
 1,541
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements41
 166
 207
 15
 (20) (5)
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings86
 (75) 11
 317
 59
 376
Other long-term debt(157) 252
 95
 148
 14
 162
Total borrowed funds(30) 343
 313
 480
 53
 533
Change in interest expense410
 2,013
 2,423
 873
 1,201
 2,074
Increase in net interest income$3,978
 $903
 $4,881
 $8,349
 $1,729
 $10,078
Percentage increase in net interest income over prior period    4.7%     10.7%
 Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
 Year 2019 to 2018 Change due to Year 2018 to 2017 Change due to
 Volume Rate/Yield Net Volume Rate/Yield Net
 (dollars in thousands)
Increase (decrease) in interest income           
Loans, including fees(1)
$41,135
 $11,580
 $52,715
 $7,287
 $850
 $8,137
Taxable investment securities988
 1,117
 2,105
 123
 725
 848
Tax-exempt investment securities (1)
(113) (52) (165) (424) (1,770) (2,194)
Total securities held for investment (1)
875
 1,065
 1,940
 (301) (1,045) (1,346)
Other378
 10
 388
 (126) 46
 (80)
Change in interest income (1)
42,388
 12,655
 55,043
 6,860
 (149) 6,711
Increase (decrease) in interest expense           
Interest checking deposits654
 1,162
 1,816
 107
 612
 719
Money market deposits1,596
 2,933
 4,529
 99
 1,461
 1,560
Savings deposits197
 641
 838
 7
 32
 39
Time deposits2,565
 2,848
 5,413
 589
 2,935
 3,524
Total interest bearing deposits5,012
 7,584
 12,596
 802
 5,040
 5,842
Short-term borrowings271
 261
 532
 98
 793
 891
Long-term debt1,547
 1,275
 2,822
 432
 531
 963
Total borrowed funds1,818
 1,536
 3,354
 530
 1,324
 1,854
Change in interest expense6,830
 9,120
 15,950
 1,332
 6,364
 7,696
Change in net interest income (1)
$35,558
 $3,535
 $39,093
 $5,528
 $(6,513) $(985)
Percentage increase (decrease) in net interest income over prior period    36.3%     (0.9)%

(1)Tax equivalent.

Earning Assets, Sources of Funds, and Net Interest Margin
Average earning assets were $2.85$3.85 billion in 2017,2019, an increase of $106.3$854.2 million, or 3.9%28.5%, from $2.75$2.99 billion in 2016.2018. The growth in the average balance of earning assets in 2017 compared to 2016between 2019 and 2018 was due primarily to an increase in average investment securities outstandingthe acquisition of $89.9 million, or 16.3%, primarily due to the rate of growth in average deposits exceeding the increase in average loans, which rose $40.0 million, or 1.9%, in 2017 compared to 2016. ATBancorp.
Average earning assets were $2.99 billion in 2016 increased by $205.82018, an increase of $140.3 million, or 8.1%4.9%, from 2015. The$2.85 billion in 2017.The growth in the average balance of earning assets in 20162018 compared to 20152017 was due primarily to an increase in average loans outstanding of $198.5$153.0 million, or 10.1%, primarily due to a full year of post-merger balances in 2016 as opposed to only eight months of post-merger balances in 2015, partially offset by a decrease in average loan pool participations of $10.0 million, or 100.0%, due to the sale of the complete portfolio of loan pool participations during 2015. 6.9%.
Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $2.27$3.13 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, an increase of $112.5$697.6 million, or 5.2%28.7%, from the average balance for the year ended December 31, 2016.2018. Average deposits increased $754.0 million during 2019 compared to 2018, primarily due to the acquisition of ATBancorp and strong deposit generation in other MidWestOne markets. Average borrowed funds increased $74.5 million during 2019 compared to 2018, primarily due to a $19.9 million, or 18.9%, increase in the average balance of short-term borrowings, and a $54.6 million, or 32.2%, increase in the average balance of long-term debt for 2019 compared to 2018.
Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $2.43 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of $157.4 million, or 6.9%, from the average balance for the year ended December 31, 2017. An increase in average deposits of $99.3$105.2 million during 20172018 compared to 2016,2017, mainly due to an increased focus on deposit gathering, accounted for the majority of the increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. Average borrowed funds increased $13.1$36.2 million during 20172018 compared to 2016,2017, primarily due to a $13.2$17.3 million, or 17.7%19.7%, increase in the average balance of federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements, and a $5.0an $18.9 million, or 4.8%12.5%, increase in the average balance of FHLB borrowings for 2017 compared to 2016. These increases in average borrowed funds were partially offset by a $5.1 million, or 11.2%, decrease in the average balance of long-term debt and junior subordinated notes, primarily due to normal amortization of long-term debt. Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $2.16 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $173.9 million, or 8.8%, from the average balance for the year ended December 31, 2015. An increase in average deposits of $145.3 million during 2016 compared to 2015, mainly due to the merger, accounted for the majority of the increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. Average borrowed funds increased $28.6 million during 2016 compared to 2015, primarily due to new FHLB borrowings.

Interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased $7.3$55.0 million, or 6.2%42.1%, to $124.3$185.7 million in 20172019 from $117.0$130.7 million in 2016. Tax equivalent2018. The increase in interest income was primarily attributable to the increased loan volume and an increase in 2016loan purchase discount accretion to $14.0 million in 2019. Interest income related to securities held for investment increased $12.2$1.9 million, due to increased investment securities volume and a 14 basis point increase in the average yield earned. Our yield on average earning assets was 4.83% in 2019 compared to 4.36% in 2018.
Interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased $6.7 million, or 11.6%5.4%, to $117.0$130.7 million in 20162018 from $104.9$124.0 million in 2015.2017. The higher interest income in 20172018 compared to 2016,2017 was due primarily to the increase in the volume of loans due to new originations, the increased interest rate on loans, and the inclusion in loan interest income of $4.8$2.7 million of merger-related loan discount accretion in 2017, compared to loan discount accretion of $3.22018. This increase was partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in 2016, which increased interest income and by an increase in the volume ofon investment securities. In 2016, interest income increased compared to 2015securities, due primarily to the merger-related increasea 18 basis point decrease in the volume of loans, the increased interestaverage rate on loans and despite lower merger-related loan discount accretion in 2016 of $3.2 million, compared to $4.4 million in 2015, and by an increase in the volume of investment securities.earned. Our yield on average earning assets was 4.36% in 20172018 compared to 4.26%4.34% in 2016 and 4.13% in 2015. The increase in interest income in 2017 compared to 2016, as well as 2016 compared to 2015, was due primarily to an increased volume of interest earning assets.2017.
Interest expense increased during 20172019 by $2.4$16.0 million, or 19.0%69.8%, to $15.1$38.8 million from $12.7$22.8 million in 2016. Interest expense in 2016 increased by $2.1 million, or 19.5%, from 2015.2018. The increase in interest expense during 20172019 compared to 20162018 was primarily due to no merger-related premium amortization on certificateincreased volume of interest bearing liabilities primarily related to the ATBancorp merger and a 28 basis point increase in the cost of deposits, in 2017 compared to $0.9 million in 2016, which served to decrease deposit interest expense in 2016, combined with a higher average balance of interest-bearing deposits. The increase in interest expense during 2016 compared to 2015 was primarilymainly due to the full year of additional cost of merger-related assumptions of deposits and debt in 2016, partially offset by the lower expense on federal funds and repurchase agreements, and the decrease in merger-related premium amortization on certificate of deposits to $0.9 million in 2016 compared to $1.1 million in 2015.increased market interest rates. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 1.24% in 2019 compared to 0.94% in 2018.
Interest expense in 2018 increased by $7.7 million, or 50.8%, from 2017. The increase in interest expense during 2018 compared to 2017 was primarily driven by a 23 basis point increase in the cost of deposits. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 0.94% in 2018 compared to 0.67% in 2017 compared to 0.59% in 2016 and 0.54% in 2015.2017.
Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, increased 4.7%36.3% in 20172019 to $109.2$146.9 million from $104.3$107.8 million in 2016.2018. Tax-equivalent net interest income in 2016 increased2018 decreased by $10.1$1.0 million, or 10.7%0.9%, from 2015.2017. The net interest margin, which is our net interest income expressed as a percentage of average interest-earning assets stated on a tax-equivalent basis, was higher at 3.83% during 20173.82% for 2019 compared to 3.80%3.60% in 20162018 and 3.71%3.81% in 2015.2017. The increase in net interest margin was driven primarily by an increase in loan purchase discount accretion to $14.0 million in 2019 from $2.7 million in 2018. The net interest spread, also on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.69%3.59% in 20172019 compared to 3.67%3.42% in 20162018 and 3.59%3.67% in 20152017. 
Net interest income increased in 2017 as compared to 2016 due primarily to the increase in interest earned on interest-earning assets, due to increased average balances and rates on interest-earning assets, partially offset by the increase in interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The increased interest income in 2017 included $4.8 million of merger-related discount accretion income for loans, and did not include any merger-related amortization of the purchase accounting premium on certificates of deposit. The increased net interest income for 2016 as compared to 2015 was due primarily to the increase in interest earned on interest-earning assets, due to increased average balances and rates on interest-earning assets, partially offset by the increase in interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The increased interest income in 2016 included $3.2 million of merger-related discount accretion income for loans, combined with the inclusion of $0.9 million of merger-related amortization of the purchase accounting premium on certificates of deposit. The average balance sheets reflect a competitive marketplace on both interest-earning assets and interest-bearing deposits. The competition for loans in the marketplace and the overall rising interest rate environment has allowed new loan rates to increase somewhat, while interest rates paid on deposit products have increased at a somewhat faster pace, a condition which we expect to continue in the future.
Provision for Loan Losses
Our provision for loan losses was $7.2 million during 2019 compared to $7.3 million in 2018 and $17.3 million in 2017. Net charge-offs totaled $7.4 million in 2019, compared to net charge-offs of $6.1 million in 2018. The decreased provision from 2018 to 2019 was primarily the result of a decrease in specific reserves on loans individually evaluated for impairment, partially offset by an increase in reserves on loans collectively evaluated for impairment. The decreased provision from 2017 to 2018 reflects a $7.3 million credit impairment in 2017 related to a loan made to one of the Company’s commercial borrowers. Loan growth in future periods, a decline in our current level of recoveries, or an increase in charge-offs could result in an increase in provision expense. Additionally, with the adoption of CECL effective January 1, 2020, provision expense may become more volatile due to changes in CECL model assumptions of credit quality, macroeconomic factors and conditions, and loan composition, which drive the allowance for credit losses balance. The provision for loan losses is established based on a current charge against income and represents an amount which management believes is sufficient to maintain an adequate allowance for known and probable loan losses. In assessing the adequacynumber of the allowance for loan losses, management considers the size, composition, and quality of the loan portfolio measured against prevailing economic conditions, regulatory guidelines, historical loan loss experience and credit quality of the portfolio. When a determination is made by management to write-off a loan balance, such write-off is charged against the allowance for loan losses. 
Our provision for loan losses was $17.3 million during 2017 compared to $8.0 millionfactors as described in 2016 and $5.1 million in 2015. The increased provision reflects the increase in outstanding loan balances and the previously disclosed $7.3 million credit impairment related to a loan made to a commercial borrower. We expect the provision for loan losses to return to a lower amount in future periods. Purchased loans acquiredmore detail in the 2015 merger were recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date without a carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. The level of provision expense during 2015, 2016, and 2017 was reflective of management’s assessment of the then-current risk in the loan portfolio as compared to the allowance for loan losses. See further discussion of the nonperforming loans, under the section Nonperforming Assets.“Critical Accounting Policies” section.  

Noninterest Income
The following table sets forth the various categories of noninterest income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2019, 2018, and 2015.2017.
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 $ Change % Change 2016 2015 $ Change % Change
(dollars in thousands)               
Trust, investment, and insurance fees$6,189
 $5,574
 $615
 11.0 % $5,574
 $6,005
 $(431) (7.2)%
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts5,126
 5,219
 (93) (1.8) 5,219
 4,401
 818
 18.6
Loan origination and servicing fees3,421
 3,771
 (350) (9.3) 3,771
 2,756
 1,015
 36.8
Other service charges and fees5,992
 5,951
 41
 0.7
 5,951
 5,215
 736
 14.1
Bank-owned life insurance income1,388
 1,366
 22
 1.6
 1,366
 1,307
 59
 4.5
Gain on sale or call of available for sale securities188
 464
 (276) (59.5) 464
 1,011
 (547) (54.1)
Gain on sale or call of held to maturity securities53
 
 53
 NM      
 
 
 
 NM      
Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment2
 (44) 46
 (104.5) (44) (29) (15) 51.7
Other gain11
 1,133
 (1,122) (99.0) 1,133
 527
 606
 115.0
Total noninterest income$22,370
 $23,434
 $(1,064) (4.5)% $23,434
 $21,193
 $2,241
 10.6 %
Noninterest income as a % of total revenue*17.5% 18.0%     18.0% 17.9%    
NM - Percentage change not considered meaningful.            
* Total revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income excluding gain/loss on sales of securities, premises and equipment, and other gains or losses, and impairment of investment securities.
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 $ Change % Change 2018 2017 $ Change % Change
 (dollars in thousands)
Investment services and trust activities$8,040
 $4,953
 $3,087
 62.3 % $4,953
 $4,919
 $34
 0.7 %
Service charges and fees7,452
 6,157
 1,295
 21.0
 6,157
 6,533
 (376) (5.8)
Card revenue5,594
 4,223
 1,371
 32.5
 4,223
 3,906
 317
 8.1
Loan revenue3,789
 3,622
 167
 4.6
 3,622
 3,421
 201
 5.9
Bank-owned life insurance1,877
 1,610
 267
 16.6
 1,610
 1,388
 222
 16.0
Insurance commissions734
 1,284
 (550) (42.8) 1,284
 1,270
 14
 1.1
Investment securities gains, net90
 193
 (103) (53.4) 193
 241
 (48) (19.9)
Other3,670
 1,173
 2,497
 212.9
 1,173
 1,073
 100
 9.3
Total noninterest income$31,246
 $23,215
 $8,031
 34.6 % $23,215
 $22,751
 $464
 2.0 %


Total noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 20172019 was $22.4$31.2 million,, a decrease an increase of $1.1$8.0 million, or 4.5%34.6%, from $23.4$23.2 million during the same period of 2016.2018. This declineincrease was primarily due to general improvement in all areas of noninterest income as a result of the $1.1 million decrease in other gains forATBancorp merger with the year ended December 31, 2017, comparedexception of insurance commissions, which decreased due to the same period in 2016. The year of 2016 included a net gain on other real estate owned of $0.6 million, a net gain on the sale of the Rice Lake and Barron, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Iowa, branch offices of $1.4 million, and the writedown of other real estate owned of $0.6 million. Loan origination and servicing fees decreased $0.4 million, or 9.3%, between the comparative periods, and gains on the sale of available for sale securities decreased $0.3 million between the comparative 2016 and 2017 periods. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.6 million, or 11.0%, in trust, investment, and insurance fees to $6.2 million for the year of 2017 compared with $5.6 million for the same period in 2016 due to the hiring of additional business development officers, growth in equity markets, and an increase in overall sales volume.
Management has set a strategic goal for the percentage of total revenue that noninterest income represents (total revenue is net interest income plus noninterest income before gains or losses on sales of securities available for sale, held to maturity, premises and equipment, other gains or losses, and impairment of investment securities) to be 25%. In 2017, noninterest income comprised 17.5% of total revenue, compared with 18.0% for 2016 and 17.9% for 2015. The decline between 2017 and 2016 was due to a decrease in fee income related to the origination of loans held for sale due to a general decrease in originations in our market area, and the reorganizationsubstantially all of the mortgage lending department. We expect that continued management focus on increasing the rate of growthassets used by MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. in both our trustJune 2019, and investment services revenues and mortgage origination and loan servicing fees will gradually improve this ratio going forward.securities gains, net, which also decreased.
Total noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 20162018 was $23.4$23.2 million, an increase of $2.2$0.5 million, or 10.6%2.0%, from $21.2$22.8 million during the same period of 2015,2017. This increase was primarily due to the merger. The greatest increase for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, wasgeneral improvement in loan origination and servicing fees which increased $1.0 million, or 36.8%, in the year 2016, from $2.8 million for the same period in 2015, due to increased gains on the saleall areas of SBA loans. Another significant contributor to the overall increase in noninterest income waswith the exception of service charges and fees on deposit accounts, which increased $0.8 milliondecreased due to $5.2 million for the year 2016, compared with $4.4 million for the same period of 2015. Other service chargesgenerally lower account and non-sufficient funds fees, rose from $5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, to $6.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, an increase of $0.7 million, or 14.1%. Other gain increased $0.6 million to a gain of $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to a gain of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The year 2016 reflected aas well as investment securities gains, net, gain on other real estate owned of $0.6 million, a net gain on the sale of the Rice Lake and Barron, Wisconsin, and Davenport, Iowa, branch offices of $1.4 million, and the writedown of other real estate owned of $0.6 million. The year 2015 included a net loss on other real estate owned of $0.2 million, and a net gain of $0.7 million on the sale of the Ottumwa, Iowa branch office. These increases were partially offset by decreased gains on the sale of available for sale securities of $0.5 million between the years 2015 and 2016. In addition, trust,

investment, and insurance feeswhich also decreased to $5.6 million for the year 2016, a decline of $0.4 million, or 7.2%, from $6.0 million for the same period in 2015.decreased.
Noninterest Expense
The following table sets forth the various categories of noninterest expense for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2019, 2018, and 2015.2017.
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 $ Change % Change 2016 2015 $ Change % Change
(dollars in thousands)               
Salaries and employee benefits$47,864
 $49,621
 $(1,757) (3.5)% $49,621
 $41,865
 $7,756
 18.5 %
Net occupancy and equipment expense12,305
 13,066
 (761) (5.8) 13,066
 9,975
 3,091
 31.0
Professional fees3,962
 4,216
 (254) (6.0) 4,216
 4,929
 (713) (14.5)
Data processing expense2,674
 4,940
 (2,266) (45.9) 4,940
 2,659
 2,281
 85.8
FDIC insurance expense1,265
 1,563
 (298) (19.1) 1,563
 1,397
 166
 11.9
Amortization of intangible assets3,125
 3,970
 (845) (21.3) 3,970
 3,271
 699
 21.4
Other operating expense8,941
 10,430
 (1,489) (14.3) 10,430
 9,080
 1,350
 14.9
Total noninterest expense$80,136
 $87,806
 $(7,670) (8.7)% $87,806
 $73,176
 $14,630
 20.0 %
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 $ Change % Change 2018 2017 $ Change % Change
 (dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits$65,660
 $49,758
 $15,902
 32.0 % $49,758
 $47,864
 $1,894
 4.0 %
Occupancy expense of premises, net8,647
 7,597
 1,050
 13.8
 7,597
 7,382
 215
 2.9
Equipment7,717
 5,565
 2,152
 38.7
 5,565
 5,060
 505
 10.0
Legal and professional8,049
 4,641
 3,408
 73.4
 4,641
 3,962
 679
 17.1
Data processing4,579
 2,951
 1,628
 55.2
 2,951
 2,674
 277
 10.4
Marketing3,789
 2,660
 1,129
 42.4
 2,660
 2,449
 211
 8.6
Amortization of intangibles5,906
 2,296
 3,610
 157.2
 2,296
 3,125
 (829) (26.5)
FDIC insurance690
 1,533
 (843) (55.0) 1,533
 1,265
 268
 21.2
Communications1,701
 1,353
 348
 25.7
 1,353
 1,333
 20
 1.5
Foreclosed assets, net580
 21
 559
 2,661.9
 21
 184
 (163) (88.6)
Other10,217
 4,840
 5,377
 111.1
 4,840
 4,825
 15
 0.3
Total noninterest expense$117,535
 $83,215
 $34,320
 41.2 % $83,215
 $80,123
 $3,092
 3.9 %
Noninterest expense increased to $117.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared with $83.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of $34.3 million, or 41.2%, with all expense line items except FDIC insurance showing increases from 2018 to 2019. The increase in compensation and employee benefits of $15.9 million was primarily due to increased FTE employees due to the acquisition of ATBancorp and merger-related expenses of $5.4 million. The increase in other noninterest expense of $5.4 million was primarily related to $4.0 million of amortization of tax credit investments in 2019. Net occupancy expense increased primarily due to additional locations related to the ATBancorp acquisition, as well as merger-related expenses of $0.5 million. Legal and professional fees increased in 2019 as well, reflecting $2.8 million of expenses related to the merger

with ATBancorp. Data processing expense rose $1.6 million primarily due to increased core data processing expenses. Amortization of intangibles increased $3.6 million due primarily to increased intangible asset balances related to the ATBancorp acquisition. Equipment expense increased $2.2 million primarily due to an increase in software-related expenses. FDIC insurance expense decreased $0.8 million primarily due to one-time FDIC premium credits received in 2019.
Noninterest expense increased to $83.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared with $80.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared with $87.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decreasean increase of $7.7$3.1 million, or 8.7%3.9%, with all expense line items except amortization of intangible assets and foreclosed assets, net, showing a decreaseincreases between 20162017 and 2017.2018. The decreaseincrease was primarily due to the absence of merger-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 relating to the merger of Central Bank into MidWestOne Bank. Data processing expense declined $2.3 million, or 45.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily due to the inclusion in 2016 of $1.9 million in contract termination expense in connection with the bank merger. Salaries and employee benefits decreased $1.8 million, or 3.5%, from $49.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, to $47.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. This decrease was primarily due to $1.9 million of merger-related salaries and employee benefits, expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016. Other operating expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 14.3%, from $10.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016,which increased mainly due to $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2017,normal salary and benefit cost adjustments. Equipment expense increased primarily due to lower customer fraud losses and deposit account charge-offs. We expect to see a slight increaseincreased software licensing expenses. Professional fees increased in noninterest expense, primarily salary and employee benefits expense, in future periods,2018 as we believe most merger-related cost savings have now been achieved.
In 2015 noninterest expense increased to $87.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared with $73.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $14.6 million, or 20.0%. All categories of noninterest expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, with the exception of professional fees, which decreasedwell, reflecting $0.7 million or 14.5%, dueof expenses related to lower merger-related expenses for professional fees of $0.3 million for the year of 2016 comparedmerger with $1.9 million for the same period in 2015. Salaries and employee benefits increased $7.7 million, or 18.5%, from $41.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, to $49.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. This increase includes $2.1 million of merger-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2015. The increase in salaries and employee benefits isATBancorp. Data processing expense rose primarily due to the increased number of employees after the merger with Central and merger-related stay bonuses and severance costs. Net occupancy and equipment expense rose from $10.0 million for the year of 2015 to $13.1 million for the same period of 2016, an increase of $3.1 million, or 31.0%. The increase incore data processing expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to 2015, of $2.3 million, or 85.8%, was attributable primarily to one-time contract termination expenses of $1.9 million in connection with the merger of the Bank and Central Bank.expenses.
Full-time equivalent employee levels were 610, 587771, 597, and 648610 at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective tax rate, or income taxes divided by income before taxes, was 35.7%13.1% for 20172019 compared with 25.2%20.1% for 20162018. Income tax expense increaseddecreased by $3.5$1.0 million to $10.4$6.6 million in 20172019 compared to tax expense of $6.9$7.6 million for 20162018. The higherlower effective tax rate in 2017 as well as the increase in2019 was driven by recognition of tax credits.
Our effective tax rate was 20.1% for 2018 compared with 35.7% for 2017. Income tax expense decreased by $2.8 million to $7.6 million in 20172018 compared to tax expense of $10.4 million for 2017. The lower effective tax rate in 2018 was due primarily to the $3.2 million impact of the the Tax Act enacted by the U.S. government on December 22,in 2017. The Tax Act introduced tax reform that reduces the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, among other changes. While the corporate tax rate reduction is effective January 1, 2018, the Company determined that GAAP requires a revaluation of its net deferred tax asset. Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements,

which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through income tax expense as changes in tax laws are enacted. The Company’s revaluation of its deferred tax asset is subject to further clarifications of the Tax Act that cannot be estimated at this time, and the Company will continue to analyze the Tax Act to determine the full effects of the new law, including the new lower corporate tax rate, on its financial condition and results of operations.
Income taxes decreased by $1.0 million for 2016 compared with 2015 due primarily to decreased taxable income, net of the decreased tax credits. The effective income tax rate as a percentage of income before tax was 25.2% for 2016, compared with 23.7% for 2015. The higher effective rate in 2016 was primarily due to a reduction of $1.9 million in the recognition of rehabilitation and historic tax credits from $2.3 million in 2015 to $0.4 million in 2016.

Financial Condition - December 31, 2017 and 2016
Summary
Our total assets increased $132.7 million,$1.36 billion, or 4.3%41.4%, to $3.21$4.65 billion as of December 31, 20172019 from $3.08$3.29 billion as of December 31, 20162018. This growth resulted primarily from increases in total loans, excluding loans held for sale, of $121.6$1.06 billion, or 44.3%, which was principally driven by the ATBancorp acquisition. Securities held for investment increased $176.1 million, or 5.6%28.9%, due to increased origination activity, bank-owned life insurance of $12.6 million, or 26.7%, due to new policy purchases, and cash and cash equivalents of $7.7 million, or 17.9%. These increases were partially offsetdriven by decreases in intangible assets of $3.1 million, or 20.6%, due to scheduled amortization, and investment securities of $2.6 million, or 0.4%, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.the ATBancorp acquisition, as well as strong deposit generation. Our loan-to-deposit ratio rose slightly to 87.8%93.0% at year-end 20172019 compared to 87.3%92.0% at year-end 2016,2018, with our target range being between 80% and 90%.
Total liabilities increased by $97.8 million$1.21 billion from December 31, 20162018 to December 31, 2017.2019. Our deposits increased $124.9 million,$1.12 billion, or 5.0%42.7%, to $2.61$3.73 billion as of December 31, 20172019 from $2.48$2.61 billion at December 31, 2016. The mix of deposits saw increases between December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 of $91.8 million, or 8.1%, in interest-bearing checking deposits, $15.7 million, or 8.0%, in savings deposits, and $49.9 million, or 7.7%, in certificates of deposit. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in non-interest bearing demand deposits of $32.6 million, or 6.6%, between December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017. Brokered CDs obtained through participation in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) program increased by $2.7 million in 2017 to $5.3 million, while brokered business money market accounts obtained through participation in the Insured Cash Sweeps (“ICS”) program increased by $56.8 million to $95.8 million. We have an internal policy limit on brokered deposits of not more than 10% of our total assets. At December 31, 2017 brokered deposits were 3.1% of our total assets. FHLB borrowings were $115.0 million at December 31, 2017, the same as at December 31, 2016. Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts increased from $23.72018. Long-term debt was $231.7 million at December 31, 2016 to $23.8 million at December 31, 2017 as a result2019, an increase of merger-related discount accretion. The Company initiated new long-term borrowings from an unaffiliated bank of $25.0 million during the second quarter of 2015 in connection with the closing of the merger with Central. At December 31, 2017, this note had an outstanding balance of $12.5 million, a decrease of $5.0$62.9 million, or 28.6%37.3%, from December 31, 2016, due to normal scheduled repayments. Securities sold under agreement to repurchase2018. Short-term borrowings rose $14.0$7.9 million between December 31, 20162018 and December 31, 2017, and federal funds purchased declined by $34.7 million between the two dates, both as a result of normal business cash need fluctuations.

2019.
Shareholders’ equity increased by $34.8$151.9 million, or 42.5%, from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due todriven by the issuance of 750,000 shares of Company common stock for $24.4 million, net of expenses,related to the ATBancorp merger, as well as net income of $18.7$43.6 million for the year of 2017, and a $0.6 million decrease in treasury stock due to the issuance of 33,251 shares of Company common stock in connection with stock compensation plans.2019. These increases were partiallyprimarily offset by dividends paid of $11.5 million.

















Following is a table that represents the payment of $8.1 million in common stock dividends, and a $1.5 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income, with $1.0 million due to market value adjustments on investment securities available for sale, and $0.5 million due to a reclassification adjustment to retained earnings due to the effectmajor categories of the Tax Act.Company’s balance sheet:
 December 31, December 31,    
 2017 2016 $ Change % Change
(dollars in thousands)       
Assets       
Investment securities available for sale$447,660
 $477,518
 $(29,858) (6.3)%
Investment securities held to maturity195,619
 168,392
 27,227
 16.2
Net loans2,258,636
 2,143,293
 115,343
 5.4
Premises and equipment75,969
 75,043
 926
 1.2
Goodwill64,654
 64,654
 
 NM      
Other intangible assets, net12,046
 15,171
 (3,125) (20.6)
Total Assets$3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 $132,696
 4.3 %
Liabilities       
Deposits:       
Noninterest bearing$461,969
 $494,586
 $(32,617) (6.6)%
Interest bearing2,143,350
 1,985,862
 157,488
 7.9
Total deposits2,605,319
 2,480,448
 124,871
 5.0
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings115,000
 115,000
 
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 23,692
 101
 0.4
Long-term debt12,500
 17,500
 (5,000) (28.6)
Total liabilities$2,871,967
 $2,774,119
 $97,848
 3.5 %
Shareholders’ equity$340,304
 $305,456
 $34,848
 11.4 %
 December 31, December 31,    
 2019 2018 $ Change % Change
 (dollars in thousands)
Assets       
Cash and cash equivalents$73,484
 45,480
 $28,004
 61.6%
Securities held for investment785,977
 609,923
 176,054
 28.9
Total loans, net3,427,587
 2,370,138
 1,057,449
 44.6
Other assets366,525
 265,939
 100,586
 37.8
Total assets$4,653,573
 $3,291,480
 $1,362,093
 41.4%
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity       
Total deposits$3,728,655
 $2,612,929
 $1,115,726
 42.7%
Total borrowings371,009
 300,148
 70,861
 23.6
Other liabilities44,927
 21,336
 23,591
 110.6
Total shareholders’ equity508,982
 357,067
 151,915
 42.5
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$4,653,573
 $3,291,480
 $1,362,093
 41.4%


Investment Securities
Our investment securities portfolio is managed to provide both a source of liquidity and earnings. The size of the portfolio varies along with fluctuations in levels of deposits and loans. OurWe consider many factors in determining the composition of our investment portfolio including tax-equivalent yield, credit quality, duration, expected cash flows and prepayment risk, as well as the liquidity position and the interest rate risk profile of the Company.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, the Company transferred all of its investment securities classified as held to maturity to available for sale. Based on the changes in the current rate environment, management made this change in an effort to manage more effectively the investment portfolio, including the potential sale in the future of securities that were formerly classified as held to maturity. The amortized cost of the securities that were transferred totaled $643.3$186.4 million, at December 31, 2017 comparedand the pre-tax net unrealized gain related to $645.9these securities totaled $2.8 million at December 31, 2016on the date of the transfer.
SecuritiesDebt securities available for sale are carried at fair value. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the fair value of our debt securities available for sale was $447.7$786.0 million and the amortized cost was $451.2 million.$780.1 million. There were $2.8$8.4 million of gross unrealized gains and $6.4$2.4 million of gross unrealized losses in our investmentdebt securities available for sale portfolio for a net unrealized lossgain of $3.6 million.$5.9 million. The after-tax effect of this unrealized lossgain has been included in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of shareholders’ equity. The ratio of the fair value as a percentage of amortized cost decreasedincreased at December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2016,2018, due to an increasea decrease in interest rates particularly in the market for tax-exempt municipal securities, during 2017.2019.
U.S. treasury and U.S. government agency securities as a percentage of total debt securities increaseddecreased to 4.0%0.1% at December 31, 20172019, from 0.9% at December 31, 2016, and corporate debt securities increased to 16.5% at December 31, 2017, as compared to 16.2% at December 31, 2016. Investments in mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations decreased to 37.4% of total securities at December 31, 2017, as compared to 40.4% of total securities at December 31, 20162018, and obligations of state and political subdivisions (primarily tax-exempt obligations) as a percentage of total securities also decreased to 41.7%32.7% at December 31, 2017,2019, from 42.3%41.5% at December 31, 2016.  2018. Investments in mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations increased to 42.8% of total securities at December 31, 2019, as compared to 41.0% of total securities at December 31, 2018, and corporate debt securities increased to 24.4% of total securities at December 31, 2019, as compared to 16.6% at December 31, 2018.
As of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, the Company’s mortgage-backed and collateralized mortgage obligations portfolios consisted of securities predominantly backed by one- to four- familyfour-family mortgage loans and underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the following government-sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,FHLMC, the Federal National Mortgage Association,FNMA, and the Government National Mortgage Association.GNMA. The receipt of principal, at par, and interest on these securities is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believes that its mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations do not expose the Company to significant credit-related losses.

We consider many factors in determining the composition of our investment portfolio including tax-equivalent yield, credit quality, duration, expected cash flows and prepayment risk, as well as the liquidity position and the interest rate risk profile of the Company.
The composition of debt securities available for sale was as follows:
 December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(dollars in thousands)     
Securities available for sale     
U.S. Treasury$
 $
 $6,910
U.S. Government agency securities and corporations15,626
 5,905
 26,653
States and political subdivisions141,839
 165,272
 183,384
Mortgage-backed securities48,497
 61,354
 57,062
Collateralized mortgage obligations168,196
 171,267
 106,404
Corporate debt securities71,166
 72,453
 45,566
Other equity securities2,336
 1,267
 1,262
Fair value of securities available for sale$447,660
 $477,518
 $427,241
Amortized cost$451,190
 $479,390
 $421,740
Fair value as a percentage of amortized cost99.22% 99.61% 101.30%

Securities held to maturity are carried at amortized cost. As of December 31, 2017, the amortized cost of these securities was $195.6 million and the fair value was $194.3 million.
 December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
Debt securities available for sale(dollars in thousands)
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$441
0.1% $5,495
1.3% $15,626
3.5%
States and political subdivisions257,205
32.7
 121,901
29.4
 141,839
31.9
Mortgage-backed securities43,530
5.5
 50,653
12.2
 48,497
10.9
Collateralized mortgage obligations292,946
37.3
 169,928
41.1
 168,196
37.7
Corporate debt securities191,855
24.4
 66,124
16.0
 71,166
16.0
Fair value of debt securities available for sale$785,977
100.0% $414,101
100.0% $445,324
100.0%
The composition of securities held to maturity securities was as follows:
December 31,December 31,
2017 2016 20152019 2018 2017
(dollars in thousands)     
Securities held to maturity     
U.S. Government agency securities and corporations$10,049
 $
 $
Debt securities held to maturity(dollars in thousands)
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$
N/A $
% $10,049
5.1%
States and political subdivisions126,413
 107,941
 66,454

N/A 131,177
67.0
 126,413
64.6
Mortgage-backed securities1,906
 2,398
 3,920

N/A 11,016
5.6
 1,906
1.0
Collateralized mortgage obligations22,115
 26,036
 30,505

N/A 18,527
9.5
 22,115
11.3
Corporate debt securities35,136
 32,017
 17,544

N/A 35,102
17.9
 35,136
18.0
Amortized cost$195,619
 $168,392
 $118,423
$
N/A $195,822
100.0% $195,619
100.0%
Fair value of securities held to maturity$194,343
 $164,792
 $118,234
Fair value as a percentage of amortized cost99.35% 97.86% 99.84%
See Note 3. “InvestmentDebt Securities, and Note 20. “EstimatedEstimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements”Measurements to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the investment portfolio.

The maturities, carrying values and weighted average yields of debt securities as of December 31, 20172019 were as follows:
 Maturity
     After One but After Five but    
 Within One Year Within Five Years Within Ten Years After Ten Years
 Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield
(dollars in thousands)               
Securities available for sale: (1)
               
U.S. Government agency securities and corporations$
 % $5,649
 1.65% $
 % $9,977
 2.70%
States and political subdivisions (2)
16,284
 4.30
 53,156
 4.38
 68,716
 4.59
 3,683
 4.92
Mortgage-backed securities (3)
49
 4.73
 5,422
 2.30
 23,728
 2.27
 19,298
 2.35
Collateralized mortgage obligations (3)
5,023
 1.53
 6,349
 2.64
 5,399
 1.61
 151,425
 2.19
Corporate debt securities9,999
 1.75
 61,167
 2.20
 
 
 
 
Total debt securities available for sale$31,355
 3.04% $131,743
 3.08% $97,843
 3.86% $184,383
 2.29%
                
Securities held to maturity: (1)
               
U.S. Government agency securities and corporations$
 % $
 % $
 % $10,049
 2.69%
States and political subdivisions (2)

 
 11,616
 3.49
 64,745
 3.92
 50,052
 3.72
Mortgage-backed securities (3)

 
 
 
 4
 6.00
 1,902
 3.04
Collateralized mortgage obligations (3)

 
 
 
 2,236
 1.60
 19,879
 1.97
Corporate debt securities
 
 7,422
 2.76
 25,045
 4.94
 2,669
 4.48
Total debt securities held to maturity$
 % $19,038
 3.21% $92,030
 4.14% $84,551
 3.19%
Total debt investment securities$31,355
 3.04% $150,781
 3.10% $189,873
 4.00% $268,934
 2.57%
(1) Excludes equity securities.
               
(2) Yield is on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35% (the applicable federal income tax rate as of December 31, 2017).
(3) These securities are presented based upon contractual maturities.
  
 Maturity
     After One but After Five but    
 Within One Year Within Five Years Within Ten Years After Ten Years
 Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield
 (dollars in thousands)
Debt securities available for sale:               
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$
 % $441
 2.05% $
 % $
 %
States and political subdivisions (1)
6,069
 3.85
 64,803
 3.51
 132,394
 3.39
 53,939
 3.35
Mortgage-backed securities (2)
12
 4.69
 9,466
 2.24
 8,273
 2.63
 25,779
 2.83
Collateralized mortgage obligations (2)

 
 7,107
 3.78
 5,422
 1.53
 280,417
 2.46
Corporate debt securities16,575
 2.00
 107,928
 2.80
 66,532
 4.62
 820
 4.20
Total debt securities available for sale$22,656
 2.50% $189,745
 3.05% $212,621
 3.70% $360,955
 2.62%
(1) Yield is on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 21%.
(2) These securities are presented based upon contractual maturities.
  
As of December 31, 20172019, no non-agency issuer’s securities exceeded 10% of the Company’s total shareholders’ equity.

Loans
The composition of loans (before deducting the allowance for loan losses) was as follows:
As of December 31,As of December 31,
2017 2016 2015 2014 20132019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  % of   % of   % of   % of   % of  % of   % of   % of   % of   % of
Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount TotalAmount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total Amount Total
(dollars in thousands)                   
(dollars in thousands)
Agricultural$105,512
 4.6% $113,343
 5.2% $121,714
 5.7% $104,809
 9.3% $97,167
 8.9%$140,446
 4.1% $96,956
 4.1% $105,512
 4.6% $113,343
 5.2% $121,714
 5.7%
Commercial and industrial503,624
 22.0
 459,481
 21.2
 467,412
 21.7
 303,108
 26.7
 262,368
 24.1
835,236
 24.2
 533,188
 22.2
 503,624
 22.0
 460,970
 21.3
 470,272
 21.9
Credit cards(2)

 
 1,489
 0.1
 1,377
 0.1
 1,246
 0.1
 1,028
 0.1
Overdrafts(1)

 
 
 
 1,483
 0.1
 744
 0.1
 537
 0.1
Commercial real estate:                                      
Construction & development165,276
 7.3
 126,685
 5.9
 120,753
 5.6
 59,383
 5.2
 72,589
 6.6
298,077
 8.6
 217,617
 9.1
 165,276
 7.3
 126,685
 5.9
 120,753
 5.6
Farmland87,868
 3.8
 94,979
 4.4
 89,084
 4.1
 83,700
 7.4
 85,475
 7.9
181,885
 5.3
 88,807
 3.7
 87,868
 3.8
 94,979
 4.4
 89,084
 4.1
Multifamily134,506
 5.9
 136,003
 6.3
 121,763
 5.7
 54,886
 4.8
 55,443
 5.1
227,407
 6.6
 134,741
 5.6
 134,506
 5.9
 136,003
 6.3
 121,763
 5.7
Commercial real estate-other784,321
 34.3
 706,576
 32.6
 660,341
 30.7
 228,552
 20.2
 220,917
 20.3
1,107,490
 32.1
 826,163
 34.4
 784,321
 34.3
 706,576
 32.6
 660,341
 30.7
Total commercial real estate1,171,971
 51.3
 1,064,243
 49.2
 991,941
 46.1
 426,521
 37.6
 434,424
 39.9
1,814,859
 52.6
 1,267,328
 52.8
 1,171,971
 51.3
 1,064,243
 49.2
 991,941
 46.1
Residential real estate:                                      
One- to four- family first liens352,226
 15.4
 372,233
 17.2
 428,233
 19.9
 219,314
 19.4
 220,668
 20.3
One- to four- family junior liens117,204
 5.1
 117,763
 5.4
 102,273
 4.7
 53,297
 4.7
 53,458
 4.9
One- to four-family first liens407,418
 11.8
 341,830
 14.3
 352,226
 15.4
 372,233
 17.2
 428,233
 19.9
One- to four-family junior liens170,381
 4.9
 120,049
 5.0
 117,204
 5.1
 117,763
 5.4
 102,273
 4.7
Total residential real estate469,430
 20.5
 489,996
 22.6
 530,506
 24.6
 272,611
 24.1
 274,126
 25.2
577,799
 16.7
 461,879
 19.3
 469,430
 20.5
 489,996
 22.6
 530,506
 24.6
Consumer36,158
 1.6
 36,591
 1.7
 37,509
 1.7
 23,480
 2.1
 18,762
 1.7
82,926
 2.4
 39,428
 1.6
 36,158
 1.6
 36,591
 1.7
 37,509
 1.7
Total loans$2,286,695
 100.0% $2,165,143
 100.0% $2,151,942
 100.0% $1,132,519
 100.0% $1,088,412
 100.0%$3,451,266
 100.0% $2,398,779
 100.0% $2,286,695
 100.0% $2,165,143
 100.0% $2,151,942
 100.0%
Total assets$3,212,271
   $3,079,575
   $2,979,975
   $1,800,302
   $1,755,218
  $4,653,573
   $3,291,480
   $3,212,271
   $3,079,575
   $2,979,975
  
Loans to total assets  71.2%   70.3%   72.2%   62.9%   62.0%  74.2%   72.9%   71.2%   70.3%   72.2%
                   
(1) - Beginning in 2016, the Company no longer considered overdrafts a separate class of loans, and these balances are now included in commercial and consumer loans, as appropriate.
(2) - Beginning in 2017, the Company no longer considered credit cards a separate class of loans, and these balances are now included in commercial and industrial loans.
Our loan portfolio, before allowance for loan losses, increased 5.6%43.9% to $2.29$3.45 billion as of December 31, 20172019 from $2.17$2.40 billion at December 31, 2016. Increased balances2018. The increases in the loan portfolio were primarily concentrateddriven by the ATBancorp merger, which resulted in the recognition of $1.14 billion in loan balances as of the acquisition date.
The largest increase occurred in commercial real estate loans, which increased $107.7$547.5 million, or 10.1%43.2%, to $1.17$1.81 billion as of December 31, 2017,2019, from $1.06$1.27 billion as of December 31, 2016.2018. Within commercial real estate, other commercial real estate increased $77.7$281.3 million, or 11.0%34.1%, construction and development increased $38.6$80.5 million, or 30.5%37.0%, farmland loans decreased $7.1increased $93.1 million, or 7.5%104.8%, and multifamily decreased $1.5increased $92.7 million, or 1.1%68.8%, between December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016.2018. Commercial and industrial loans also increased $44.1$302.0 million, or 9.6%56.6%, to $503.6$835.2 million between December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016. The increases were partially offset by decreases in2018. Additionally, agricultural loans increased $43.5 million, or 44.9%, between December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, to $140.4 million at December 31, 2019, and residential real estate loans which decreased $20.6increased $115.9 million, or 4.2%25.1%, between December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016, and agricultural2018. Consumer loans which decreased $7.8also increased $43.5 million, or 6.9%110.3%, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, to $105.5 million at December 31, 2017.the two dates. Commitments under standby letters of credit, unused lines of credit and other conditionally approved credit lines totaled approximately $574.4$900.8 million and $487.3$538.6 million as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.
Our loan to deposit ratio increased slightly to 87.8%93.0% at year end 20172019 from 87.3%92.0% at the end of 20162018, with our target range for this ratio being between 80% and 90%. The increase in this ratio is reflective of new loans originations growing atthe ATBancorp merger, which included the acquisition of loan balances of $1.14 billion and deposit balances of $1.09 billion as of the acquisition date, or a slightlyloan to deposit ratio of 105% as of the acquisition date. We expect to reduce this ratio to be within the target range through a greater rate than deposits.focus on deposit gathering within our markets.

The following table sets forth remaining maturities and rate types of selected loans at December 31, 20172019:
        Total for Loans Total for Loans        Maturities Within Maturities After
        Due Within Due After  Due In     One Year One Year
  Due In     One Year Having One Year HavingDue Within One to Due After   Fixed Variable Fixed Variable
Due Within One to Due After   Fixed Variable Fixed VariableOne Year Five Years Five Years Total Rates Rates Rates Rates
One Year Five Years Five Years Total Rates Rates Rates Rates(in thousands)
(in thousands)               
Agricultural$72,128
 $25,388
 $7,996
 $105,512
 $3,599
 $68,529
 $21,391
 $11,993
$91,376
 $39,908
 $9,162
 $140,446
 $25,231
 $66,145
 $36,986
 $12,084
Commercial and industrial149,232
 200,370
 154,022
 503,624
 28,089
 121,143
 185,149
 169,243
226,663
 310,367
 298,206
 835,236
 62,831
 163,832
 324,257
 284,316
Commercial real estate:                              
Construction & development61,003
 80,916
 23,357
 165,276
 27,507
 33,496
 52,185
 52,088
87,714
 152,790
 57,573
 298,077
 49,526
 38,188
 108,280
 102,083
Farmland6,105
 43,716
 38,047
 87,868
 4,652
 1,453
 48,507
 33,256
29,124
 97,396
 55,365
 181,885
 26,267
 2,857
 111,840
 40,921
Multifamily8,504
 58,749
 67,253
 134,506
 3,312
 5,192
 79,561
 46,441
22,371
 138,549
 66,487
 227,407
 11,929
 10,442
 133,771
 71,265
Commercial real estate-other61,018
 416,051
 307,252
 784,321
 48,132
 12,886
 359,776
 363,527
87,936
 620,264
 399,290
 1,107,490
 78,080
 9,856
 599,931
 419,623
Total commercial real estate136,630
 599,432
 435,909
 1,171,971
 83,603
 53,027
 540,029
 495,312
227,145
 1,008,999
 578,715
 1,814,859
 165,802
 61,343
 953,822
 633,892
Residential real estate:                              
One- to four- family first liens26,181
 98,294
 227,751
 352,226
 17,470
 8,711
 160,134
 165,911
18,905
 99,103
 289,410
 407,418
 12,306
 6,599
 160,014
 228,499
One- to four- family junior liens9,670
 35,938
 71,596
 117,204
 3,070
 6,600
 40,972
 66,562
13,935
 36,404
 120,042
 170,381
 3,116
 10,819
 57,759
 98,687
Total residential real estate35,851
 134,232
 299,347
 469,430
 20,540
 15,311
 201,106
 232,473
32,840
 135,507
 409,452
 577,799
 15,422
 17,418
 217,773
 327,186
Consumer6,418
 28,272
 1,468
 36,158
 5,362
 1,056
 29,410
 330
11,500
 62,180
 9,246
 82,926
 5,416
 6,084
 69,731
 1,695
Total loans$400,259
 $987,694
 $898,742
 $2,286,695
 $141,193
 $259,066
 $977,085
 $909,351
$589,524
 $1,556,961
 $1,304,781
 $3,451,266
 $274,702
 $314,822
 $1,602,569
 $1,259,173
Of the $1.171.57 billion of variable rate loans, approximately $717.7825.3 million, or 61.4%52.4%, are subject to interest rate floors, with a weighted average floor rate of 4.36%4.45%.
Nonperforming Assets
ItThe following table sets forth information concerning nonperforming assets at December 31 for each of the years indicated:
 December 31,
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
 (dollars in thousands)
90 days or more past due and still accruing interest$136
 $365
 $207
 $485
 $284
Performing troubled debt restructured4,372
 5,284
 9,815
 7,377
 7,547
Nonaccrual41,481
 19,924
 14,784
 20,668
 4,012
Total nonperforming loans45,989
 25,573
 24,806
 28,530
 11,843
Foreclosed assets, net3,706
 535
 2,010
 2,097
 8,834
Total nonperforming assets$49,695
 $26,108
 $26,816
 $30,627
 $20,677
Nonperforming loans to loans held for investment, net of unearned income1.33% 1.07% 1.08% 1.32% 0.55%
Nonperforming assets to loans held for investment, net of unearned income1.44% 1.09% 1.17% 1.41% 1.43%
Management’s policy is management’s policy to place loans on nonaccrual status when interest or principal is 90 days or more past due. Such loans may continue on accrual status only if they are both well-secured with marketable collateral and in the process of collection.
The following table sets forth information concerning nonperforming assets at December 31 for each of the years indicated:
 December 31,
 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
(dollars in thousands)         
90 days or more past due and still accruing interest$207
 $485
 $284
 $848
 $1,385
Troubled debt restructure8,870
 7,312
 7,232
 8,918
 9,151
Nonaccrual14,784
 20,668
 4,012
 3,255
 3,240
Total nonperforming loans23,861
 28,465
 11,528
 13,021
 13,776
Other real estate owned2,010
 2,097
 8,834
 1,916
 1,770
Total nonperforming loans and nonperforming other assets$25,871
 $30,562
 $20,362
 $14,937
 $15,546
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses1.04% 1.31% 0.54% 1.15% 1.27%
Nonperforming loans and nonperforming other assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses1.13% 1.41% 0.95% 1.32% 1.43%
Total nonperforming assets were $25.9$49.7 million at December 31, 2017,2019, compared to $30.6$26.1 million at December 31, 2016,2018, a $4.7$23.6 million, or 15.3%90.3%, decrease.increase. Nonperforming loans decreased $4.6increased $20.4 million during 2017,2019, and nonperforming otherforeclosed assets, (other real estate owned) decreased $0.1net, increased $3.2 million during 2017.2019. The decreaseincrease in other real estate owned (“OREO”)foreclosed assets, net, from $2.1$0.5 million at December 31, 20162018 to $2.0$3.7 million at December 31, 2017,2019, was primarily attributable to the ATBancorp merger, which resulted in the acquisition of $3.1 million in foreclosed assets at the date of acquisition. Foreclosed assets, net, decrease of 13 properties in other real estate owned during the year ended December 31, 2017. All of the OREO property was acquired through foreclosures, and we are actively working to sell all properties held as of December 31, 2017. OREO is carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs of disposal. Additional discounts could be required to market and sell the properties, resulting in a write down through expense.
Nonperforming loans decreasedincreased from $28.5$25.6 million, or 1.31%1.07% of total loans, at December 31, 2016,2018, to $23.9$46.0 million, or 1.04%1.33% of total loans, at December 31, 2017.2019. At December 31, 2017,2019, nonperforming loans consisted of $14.8$41.5 million in nonaccrual

loans, $8.9$4.4 million in troubled debt restructures (“TDRs”)performing TDRs and $0.2$0.1 million in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest. This compares to nonaccrual loans of $20.7$19.9 million, TDRs of $7.3$5.3 million, and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest of $0.5$0.4 million at December 31, 2016. Nonaccrual2018. The $21.6 million increase in nonaccrual loans decreased $5.9 million between December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2017. This was primarily driven by net charge-offsloans placed on nonaccrual

status during the year of $11.1$30.0 million, in 2017 coupled with one loan being added inas well as nonaccrual loans of $12.1 million obtained through the fourth quarter of 2017 for $5.0 million, which was the same borrower that resulted in the large credit impairment also in the fourth quarter of 2017. The balance of TDRs increased $1.6 million between these two dates, as a result of the addition of seven loans (representing four lending relationships) totaling $5.3 million, which wasATBancorp acquisition. These increases were partially offset by payments collected from TDR-status borrowers totaling $2.8repayments of $10.0 million, loans returned to accrual status of $1.8 million, charge-offs of $7.0 million and three loans totaling $0.9 million movingtransfers to non-disclosed status.foreclosed assets of $1.8 million. Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest decreased $0.3$0.2 million between December 31, 2016,2018, and December 31, 2017. Loans past due 30 to 89 days and still accruing interest (not included in the nonperforming loan totals) increased to $8.4 million at December 31, 2017, compared with $7.8 million at December 31, 2016. 2019.
As of December 31, 2017,2019, the allowance for loan losses was $28.1$29.1 million or 1.23%compared with $29.3 million at December 31, 2018. The Company had an allowance of 0.84% of total loans, compared with $21.9 million, or 1.01% of totalgross loans at December 31, 2016.2019, compared to 1.22% and 1.22% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Management evaluates the allowance needed on acquired loans factoring in the remaining discount, which was $18.3 million, $5.8 million, and $8.5 million at December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. The allowance for loan losses represented 117.59%63.2% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2017,2019, compared with 76.76%114.6% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2016.2018.
The following table sets forth information concerning nonperforming loans by portfolio class of receivable at December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016:2018:
90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing Interest Troubled Debt Restructure Nonaccrual Total90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing Interest Troubled Debt Restructure Nonaccrual Total
(in thousands)       
December 31, 2017       
(in thousands)
December 31, 2019       
Agricultural$
 $2,637
 $168
 $2,805
$
 $2,361
 $2,893
 $5,254
Commercial and industrial
 1,450
 7,124
 8,574

 
 13,276
 13,276
Commercial real estate:              
Construction & development
 
 188
 188

 
 1,494
 1,494
Farmland
 
 386
 386

 
 10,402
 10,402
Multifamily
 
 
 

 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other
 4,028
 5,279
 9,307

 1,017
 10,141
 11,158
Total commercial real estate
 4,028
 5,853
 9,881

 1,017
 22,037
 23,054
Residential real estate:              
One- to four- family first liens205
 755
 1,228
 2,188
99
 856
 2,556
 3,511
One- to four- family junior liens2
 
 346
 348
25
 138
 513
 676
Total residential real estate207
 755
 1,574
 2,536
124
 994
 3,069
 4,187
Consumer
 
 65
 65
12
 
 206
 218
Total$207
 $8,870
 $14,784
 $23,861
$136
 $4,372
 $41,481
 $45,989
December 31, 2016       
December 31, 2018       
Agricultural$
 $2,770
 $2,690
 $5,460
$
 $2,502
 $1,622
 $4,124
Commercial and industrial
 595
 8,358
 8,953

 492
 9,218
 9,710
Commercial real estate:              
Construction & development95
 
 780
 875

 
 99
 99
Farmland
 2,174
 227
 2,401

 
 2,751
 2,751
Multifamily
 
 
 

 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other
 247
 7,360
 7,607

 1,227
 4,558
 5,785
Total commercial real estate95
 2,421
 8,367
 10,883

 1,227
 7,408
 8,635
Residential real estate:              
One- to four- family first liens375
 1,501
 1,127
 3,003
341
 1,063
 1,049
 2,453
One- to four- family junior liens15
 13
 116
 144
24
 
 465
 489
Total residential real estate390
 1,514
 1,243
 3,147
365
 1,063
 1,514
 2,942
Consumer
 12
 10
 22

 
 162
 162
Total$485
 $7,312
 $20,668
 $28,465
$365
 $5,284
 $19,924
 $25,573
Not included in the loans above were purchased credit impaired loans with an outstanding balance of $0.7 million, net of a discount of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2017, and an outstanding balance of $2.6 million, net of a discount of $0.5 million as of December 31, 2016.


The largest categorycategories of nonperforming loans waswere commercial and industrial loans, with a balance of $13.3 million, and commercial real estate loans, with a balance of $9.9$23.1 million at December 31, 2017.2019. The remaining nonperforming loans consisted of $8.6 million in commercial and industrial, $2.8$5.3 million in agricultural, and $2.5$4.2 million in residential real estate.estate, and $0.2 million of consumer loans.
A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due. The accrual of interest income on impaired loans is discontinued when there is reasonable doubt as to the borrower’s

ability to meet contractual payments of interest or principal. Interest income on these loans is recognized to the extent interest payments are received and the principal is considered fully collectible.
The gross interest income that would have been recorded in the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162019, 2018 and 20152017 if the nonaccrual and TDRs had been current in accordance with their original terms was $2.5$5.8 million, $1.9$2.4 million, and $0.8$2.5 million, respectively. The amount of interest collected on those loans that was included in interest income was $1.4$2.4 million, $0.6$0.9 million, and $0.3$1.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
In addition to the non-performing and past due loans mentioned above, the Company also has identified loans for which management has concerns about the ability of the borrowers to meet existing repayment terms. The loans are generally secured by either real estate or other borrower assets, reducing the potential for loss should they become non-performing. Although these loans are generally identified as potential problem loans, it is possible that they never become non-performing.
Loan Review and Classification Process for Agricultural Loans, Commercial and Industrial Loans, and Commercial Real Estate Loans:
The Bank maintains a loan review and classification process which involves multiple officers of the Bank and is designed to assess the general quality of credit underwriting and to promote early identification of potential problem loans. All commercial and agricultural loan officers are charged with the responsibility of risk rating all loans in their portfolios and updating the ratings, positively or negatively, on an ongoing basis as conditions warrant. Risk ratings are selected from an 8-point scale with ratings as follows: ratings 1- 4 Satisfactorysatisfactory (pass), rating 5 Watchwatch (potential weakness), rating 6 Substandardsubstandard (well-defined weakness), rating 7 Doubtful,doubtful, and rating 8 Loss.loss.
When a loan officer originates a new loan, based upon proper loan authorization, he or she documents the credit file with an offering sheet summary, supplemental underwriting analysis, relevant financial information and collateral evaluations. All of this information is used in the determination of the initial loan risk rating. The Bank’s loan review department undertakes independent credit reviews of relationships based on either criteria established by loan policy, risk-focused sampling, or random sampling. Loan policy requires all lending relationships with total exposure of $5.0 million or more as well as all classified (loan grades 6 through 8) and watch (loan grade 5) rated credits over $1.0 million be reviewed no less than annually. The individual loan reviews consider such items as: loan type; nature, type and estimated value of collateral; borrower and/or guarantor estimated financial strength; most recently available financial information; related loans and total borrower exposure; and current and anticipated performance of the loan. The results of such reviews are presented to executive management.
Through the review of delinquency reports, updated financial statements, or other relevant information, the lending officer and/or loan review personnel may determine that a loan relationship has weakened to the point that a watch (loan grade 5) or classified (loan grades 6 through 8) status is warranted. When a loan relationship with total related exposure of $1.0 million or greater is adversely graded (loan grade 5 or above), or is classified as a TDR (regardless of size), the lending officer is then charged with preparing a loan strategy summary worksheet that outlines the background of the credit problem, current repayment status of the loans, current collateral evaluation and a workout plan of action. This plan may include goals to improve the credit rating, assist the borrower in moving the loans to another institution and/or collateral liquidation. All such reports are first presented to regional management and then to the loan strategy committee. Copies of the minutes of these committee meetings are presented to the board of directors of the Bank.
Depending upon the individual facts and circumstances and the result of the classified/watch review process, loan officers and/or loan review personnel may categorize the loan relationship as impaired. Once that determination has occurred, the credit analyst will complete an evaluation of the collateral (for collateral-dependent loans) based upon the estimated collateral value, adjusting for current market conditions and other local factors that may affect collateral value. Loan review personnel may also complete an independent impairment analysis when deemed necessary. These judgmental evaluations may produce an initial specific allowance for placement in the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses calculation. Impairment analysis for the underlying collateral value is completed in the last month of the quarter.   The impairment analysis worksheets are reviewed by the Credit Administration department prior to quarter-end. The board of directors of the Bank on a quarterly basis reviews the classified/watch reports including changes in credit grades of 5 or higher as well as all impaired loans, the related allowances and OREO.

In general, once the specific allowance has been finalized, regional and executive management will consider a charge-off prior to the calendar quarter-end in which that reserve calculation is finalized.foreclosed assets, net.
The review process also provides for the upgrade of loans that show improvement since the last review. All requests for an upgrade of a credit are approved by the loan strategy committee before the rating can be changed.
Restructured Loans
We restructure loans for our customers who appear to be able to meet the terms of their loan over the long term, but who may be unable to meet the terms of the loan in the near term due to individual circumstances. We consider the customer’s past performance, previous and current credit history, the individual circumstances surrounding the current difficulties and their plan to meet the terms of the loan in the future prior to restructuring the terms of the loan. The followingSee Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional information on factors are indicators that a concession has been granted (one or multiple items may be present):considered related to concessions.
The borrower receives a reduction of the stated interest rate for the remaining original life of the debt.
The borrower receives an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market interest rate for new debt with similar risk characteristics.
The borrower receives a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt as stated in the instrument or other agreement.
The borrower receives a deferral of required payments (principal and/or interest).
The borrower receives a reduction of the accrued interest.
Generally, loans are restructured through short-term interest rate relief, short-term principal payment relief or short-term principal and interest payment relief. Once a restructured loan has gone 90 days or more past due or is placed on nonaccrual status, it is included in the 90 days or more past due or nonaccrual totals.
During the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, the Company restructured 1121 loans by granting concessions to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.
A loan classified as a troubled debt restructuring will no longer be included in the troubled debt restructuring disclosures in the periods after the restructuring if the loan performs in accordance with the terms specified by the restructuring agreement and the interest rate specified in the restructuring agreement represents a market rate at the time of modification. The specified interest rate is considered a market rate when the interest rate is equal to or greater than the rate the Company is willing to accept at the time of restructuring for a new loan with comparable risk. If there are concerns that the borrower will not be able to meet the modified terms of the loan, the loan will continue to be included in the troubled debt restructuring disclosures.
We consider all TDRs, regardless of whether they are performing in accordance with their modified terms, to be impaired loans when determining our allowance for loan losses. A summary of restructured loans as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is as follows:
 December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Restructured Loans (TDRs):   
In compliance with modified terms$8,870
 $7,312
Not in compliance with modified terms - on nonaccrual status or over 90 days past due and still accruing interest4,778
 1,003
Total restructured loans$13,648
 $8,315

Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table shows activity affecting the allowance for loan losses:
Year ended December 31,Year ended December 31,
2017 2016 2015 2014 20132019 2018 2017 2016 2015
(dollars in thousands)         
Amount of loans outstanding at end of period (net of unearned interest) (1)
$2,286,695
 $2,165,143
 $2,151,942
 $1,132,519
 $1,088,412
Average amount of loans outstanding for the period (net of unearned interest)$2,201,364
 $2,161,376
 $1,962,846
 $1,092,280
 $1,059,356
(dollars in thousands)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income$3,451,266
 $2,398,779
 $2,286,695
 $2,165,143
 $2,151,942
Average loans held for investment, net of unearned income$3,157,127
 $2,354,354
 $2,201,364
 $2,161,376
 $1,962,846
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period (1)
$21,850
 $19,427
 $16,363
 $16,179
 $15,957
$29,307
 $28,059
 $21,850
 $19,427
 $16,363
Charge-offs:                  
Agricultural$1,202
 $1,204
 $245
 $26
 $39
$1,130
 $656
 $1,202
 $1,204
 $245
Commercial and industrial2,338
 3,024
 639
 673
 695
4,774
 2,752
 2,338
 3,066
 736
Credit cards
 42
 53
 12
 95
Overdrafts
 
 44
 37
 64
Commercial real estate:                  
Construction & development257
 734
 193
 86
 342

 
 257
 734
 193
Farmland
 
 
 
 
650
 
 
 
 
Multifamily
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other7,674
 197
 660
 79
 203
887
 2,901
 7,674
 197
 660
Total commercial real estate7,931
 931
 853
 165
 545
1,537
 2,901
 7,931
 931
 853
Residential real estate:                  
One- to four- family first liens250
 462
 653
 349
 170
61
 83
 250
 462
 653
One- to four- family junior liens55
 320
 87
 60
 116
168
 30
 55
 320
 87
Total residential real estate305
 782
 740
 409
 286
229
 113
 305
 782
 740
Consumer257
 98
 48
 39
 83
720
 618
 257
 98
 48
Total charge-offs$12,033
 $6,081
 $2,622
 $1,361
 $1,807
$8,390
 $7,040
 $12,033
 $6,081
 $2,622
Recoveries:                  
Agricultural$187
 $33
 $1
 $10
 $36
$32
 $67
 $187
 $33
 $1
Commercial and industrial232
 124
 372
 215
 68
195
 291
 232
 124
 383
Credit cards(2)

 
 
 2
 2
Overdrafts(3)

 
 11
 13
 6
Commercial real estate:                  
Construction & development167
 54
 
 38
 
6
 60
 167
 54
 
Farmland24
 1
 4
 
 1
202
 
 24
 1
 4
Multifamily
 
 
 
 4

 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other100
 137
 3
 23
 474
103
 230
 100
 137
 3
Total commercial real estate291
 192
 7
 61
 479
311
 290
 291
 192
 7
Residential real estate:                  
One- to four- family first liens24
 82
 131
 18
 24
47
 139
 24
 82
 131
One- to four- family junior liens156
 75
 12
 4
 43
58
 149
 156
 75
 12
Total residential real estate180
 157
 143
 22
 67
105
 288
 180
 157
 143
Consumer18
 15
 20
 22
 21
361
 52
 18
 15
 20
Total recoveries$908
 $521
 $554
 $345
 $679
$1,004
 $988
 $908
 $521
 $554
Net loans charged off$11,125
 $5,560
 $2,068
 $1,016
 $1,128
$7,386
 $6,052
 $11,125
 $5,560
 $2,068
Provision for loan losses17,334
 7,983
 5,132
 1,200
 1,350
7,158
 7,300
 17,334
 7,983
 5,132
Allowance for loan losses at end of period$28,059
 $21,850
 $19,427
 $16,363
 $16,179
$29,079
 $29,307
 $28,059
 $21,850
 $19,427
         
Net loans charged off to average loans0.51% 0.26% 0.11% 0.09% 0.11%0.23% 0.26% 0.51% 0.26% 0.11%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans at end of period1.23% 1.01% 0.90% 1.44% 1.49%0.84% 1.22% 1.23% 1.01% 0.90%
(1) - Loans do not include, and the allowance for loan losses does not include, loan pool participations for the years 2015, 2014 and 2013.
(2) - Beginning in 2017, the Company no longer considered credit cards a separate class of loans, and these balances are now included in commercial and industrial loans.
(3) - Beginning in 2016, the Company no longer considered overdrafts a separate class of loans, and these balances are now included in commercial and consumer loans, as appropriate.



The following table sets forth the allowance for loan losses by loan portfolio segments compared to the percentage of loans to total loans by loan portfolio segment as of December 31 for each of the years indicated:
December 31,December 31,
2017 2016 2015 2014 20132019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total LoansAllowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans Allowance Amount Percent of Loans to Total Loans
(dollars in thousands)                   
(dollars in thousands)
Agricultural$2,790
 4.6% $2,003
 5.2% $1,417
 5.7% $1,506
 9.3% $1,358
 8.9%$3,748
 4.1% $3,637
 4.1% $2,790
 4.6% $2,003
 5.2% $1,396
 5.7%
Commercial and industrial8,518
 22.0
 6,274
 21.3
 5,451
 21.9
 5,780
 26.9
 4,980
 24.3
8,394
 24.2
 7,478
 22.2
 8,518
 22.0
 6,274
 21.3
 5,369
 21.9
Commercial real estate13,637
 51.3
 9,860
 49.2
 8,556
 46.1
 4,399
 37.6
 5,294
 39.9
13,804
 52.6
 15,635
 52.8
 13,637
 51.3
 9,860
 49.2
 8,384
 46.1
Residential real estate2,870
 20.5
 3,458
 22.6
 3,968
 24.6
 3,167
 24.1
 3,185
 25.2
2,685
 16.7
 2,349
 19.3
 2,870
 20.5
 3,458
 22.6
 3,876
 24.6
Consumer244
 1.6
 255
 1.7
 409
 1.7
 323
 2.1
 275
 1.7
448
 2.4
 208
 1.6
 244
 1.6
 255
 1.7
 402
 1.7
Unallocated
 
 
 
 (374) 
 1,188
 
 1,087
 
Total$28,059
 100.0% $21,850
 100.0% $19,427
 100.0% $16,363
 100.0% $16,179
 100.0%$29,079
 100.0% $29,307
 100.0% $28,059
 100.0% $21,850
 100.0% $19,427
 100.0%
Our ALLL as of December 31, 2017 was $28.1 million, which was 1.23% of total loans and 1.39% of non-acquired loans as of that date. This compares with an ALLL of $21.9 million as of December 31, 2016, which was 1.01% of total loans and 1.27% of non-acquired loans as of that date. Gross charge-offs for the year of 2017 totaled $12.0 million, which includes the charge-off of $7.3 million related to one commercial borrower, while recoveries of previously charged-off loans totaled $0.9 million. The ratio of annualized net loan charge offs to average loans for the year of 2017 was 0.51% compared to 0.26% for the year ended December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2017, the ALLL was 117.59% of nonperforming loans compared with 76.76% as of December 31, 2016. Based on the inherent risk inBank carefully monitors the loan portfolio we believed that asand continues to emphasize the importance of December 31, 2017,credit quality while continuously strengthening loan monitoring systems and controls. The Bank reviews the ALLL was adequate; however, there is no assurance losses will not exceed the allowance,quantitative and any growth in the loan portfolio or uncertainty in the general economy may require that management continue to evaluate the adequacy of the ALLL and make additional provisions in future periods as deemed necessary.
Non-acquired loans with a balance of $1.96 billion at December 31, 2017, had $27.2 million of the allowance for loan losses allocated to them, providing an allocated allowance for loan loss to non-acquired loan ratio of 1.39%, compared to balances of $1.68 billion and an allocated allowance for loan loss to non-acquired loan ratio of 1.27% at December 31, 2016. Non-acquired loans are total loans minus those loans acquired in the Central merger. New loans and loans renewed after the merger are considered non-acquired loans.
 At December 31, 2017
 
Gross Loans
(A)
 
Discount
(B)
 
Loans, Net of Discount
(A-B)
 Allowance
(C)
 
Allowance/Gross Loans
(C/A)
 
Allowance + Discount/Gross Loans
((B+C)/A)
Total Non-Acquired Loans$1,964,047
 $
 $1,964,047
 $27,209
 1.39% 1.39%
Total Acquired Loans331,122
 8,474
 322,648
 850
 0.26
 2.82
Total Loans$2,295,169
 $8,474
 $2,286,695
 $28,059
 1.23% 1.59%
 At December 31, 2016
 
Gross Loans
(A)
 
Discount
(B)
 
Loans, Net of Discount
(A-B)
 Allowance
(C)
 
Allowance/Gross Loans
(C/A)
 
Allowance + Discount/Gross Loans
((B+C)/A)
Total Non-Acquired Loans$1,677,935
 $
 $1,677,935
 $21,229
 1.27% 1.27%
Total Acquired Loans500,423
 13,215
 487,208
 621
 0.12
 2.76
Total Loans$2,178,358
 $13,215
 $2,165,143
 $21,850
 1.01% 1.61%
The Bank uses a rolling 20-quarter annual average historical net charge-off component for its ALLL calculation. One qualitative factor table is used for the entire bank. Differences in regional (Iowa, Minnesota/Wisconsin, Florida and Colorado) economic and business conditions are included in the qualitative factor narrative and the risk is spread over the entire loan portfolios. All pass rated loans, regardless of size, are allocated based on delinquency status. The Bank has streamlined the ALLL process for a number of low-balance loan types that do not have a material impact on the overall calculation, which are applied a reserve amount equal to the overall reserve calculated pursuant to applicable accounting standards to total loan calculated pursuant to applicable accounting standards. The guaranteed portion of any government guaranteed loan is included in the calculation and is reserved for according to the type of loan. Special mention/watch and substandard rated credits not individually reviewed for impairment are allocated at a higher amount due to the inherent risks associated with these types of loans. Special mention/watch

risk rated loans (i.e. early stages of financial deterioration, technical exceptions, etc.) are reserved at a level that will cover losses above a pass allocation for loans that had a loss in the trailing 20-quarters in which the loan was risk-rated special mention/watch at the time of the loss. Substandard loans carry a greater risk than special mention/watch loans, and as such, this subset is reserved at a level that covers losses above a pass allocation for loans that had a loss in the trailing 20-quarters in which the loans was risk-rated substandard at the time of the loss. Classified and impaired loans are reviewed per the requirements of applicable accounting standards.
We currently track the loan to value (“LTV”) ratio of loans in our portfolio, and those loans in excess of internal and supervisory guidelines are presented to the Bank’s board of directors on a quarterly basis. At December 31, 2017, there were 25 owner-occupied 1-4 family loans with a LTV ratio of 100% or greater. In addition, there were 158 home equity loans without credit enhancement that had a LTV ratio of 100% or greater. We have the first lien on 3 of these equity loans and other financial institutions have the first lien on the remaining 155. There were also 164 commercial real estate loans without credit enhancement that exceed the supervisory LTV guidelines.
We review all impaired and nonperforming loans individuallymethodology on a quarterly basis and makes adjustments when appropriate to determine their level of impairment due to collateral deficiency or insufficient cash-flow based on a discounted cash-flow analysis. maintain adequate reserves.
At December 31, 2017, TDRs were2018, the Bank adjusted its measure of certain qualitative factors for watch and substandard risk-rated loans. Specifically, prior to year-end 2018, a certain qualitative adjustment applied to each watch and substandard risk-rated segment was measured as the greater of: 1) the actual historical loss rate for that segment as measured over a 20-quarter loss accumulation period or 2) the average loss rate observed across all such risk-rated loan segments over that same period. At year-end 2018, to better align the Bank’s loan credit loss estimate with its actual loss experience, management changed the application of that certain watch and substandard qualitative factor to be the actual historical loss rate for each segment. That adjustment reduced the Bank’s estimate of loan credit losses by $1.2 million at December 31, 2018.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  The main objective of this amendment is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date.  The amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to enhance their credit loss estimates.  The amendment requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio.  In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The current expected credit loss measurement will be used to estimate the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) over the life of the financial assets.  The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  

The Company formed a cross functional committee to oversee the adoption of the ASU. The committee identified eleven distinct loan segments for which models have been developed.  Management monitors and assesses credit risk based on these loan segments.

The CECL modeling measurements for estimating the current expected lifetime credit losses for loans includes the following major items:
Initial forecast - using a period of one year using forward-looking economic scenarios of expected losses.
Historical loss forecast - for a period incorporating the remaining contractual life, adjusted for prepayments, and the changes in various economic variables during representative historical and recessionary periods.
Reversion period - using one and a half years, which links the initial loss forecast to the historical loss forecast based on economic conditions at the measurement date.
Discounted cash flows (DCF) calculation - using the items above to estimate the lifetime credit losses for each portfolio and losses for loans modified as a TDR.

The Company will adopt CECL effective January 1, 2020. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company will finalize all internal processes related to the adoption of CECL. At that time, the cross functional committee will be disbanded, along with the current Allowance for Loan Losses Committee, and will be replaced with an Allowance for Credit Losses Committee that will provide oversight for the entire CECL model and allowance process.  

Upon finalization of internal processes, the Company will recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment increasing the allowance for credit losses. We expect an initial increase to the allowance for credit losses, including the allowance for unfunded commitments, in the range of 20-30% above existing levels. The initial increase to the allowance for credit losses is expected to be substantially attributable to the acquired loan portfolio and the allowance for unfunded commitments. The ultimate impact to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations of the ASU, at both adoption and each subsequent reporting period, is highly dependent on credit quality, macroeconomic forecasts and conditions, the composition of our loans and available-for-sale securities portfolio, along with other management judgments.
The Company does not expect a material allowance for credit losses to be recorded on its available-for-sale debt securities under the newly codified available-for-sale debt security impairment model, as a large portion of these securities are government agency-backed securities for which the loan portfolio. We review loans 90 days or more past duerisk of loss is minimal. Utilizing a risk-based approach that are still accruing interest no less thanincorporates credit ratings, observed credit spreads and in certain cases issuer-specific financial analysis, the Bank performs a quarterly to determine if thereassessment of non-agency backed securities.  Our assessment based on this analysis is a strong reason that the credit should not be placedrisk of loss on non-accrual. The Bank’s board of directors has reviewed these credit relationships and determined that these loansnon-agency backed securities is also minimal.
In December 2018, the OCC, the Federal Reserve, and the risks associated with them were acceptable and did not represent any undue risk.FDIC approved a final rule to address changes to credit loss accounting under GAAP, including banking organizations’ implementation of CECL.  The final rule provides banking organizations the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on regulatory capital that may result from the adoption of the new accounting standard.  The Company is planning on adopting the capital transition relief over the permissible three-year period.

See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s adoption of CECL.

Premises and Equipment
As of December 31, 2017,2019, premises and equipment totaled $76.0$90.7 million, an increase of $1.0$15.0 million, or 1.2%19.7%, from $75.0$75.8 million at December 31, 2016.2018. This increase was primarily due to normal building improvements, somewhat offset by depreciation. We expect the balance of premises and equipment to remain stable in future periods.ATBancorp acquisition.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill was unchanged at $64.7increased to $91.9 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2017. Other intangible assets decreased $3.1 million, or 20.6%,2019 compared to $12.0$64.7 million at December 31, 20172018. Other intangible assets increased $22.3 million, or 226.3%, to $32.2 million at December 31, 2019 compared to December 31, 2016,2018. Increases in goodwill and other intangible assets were due to normal amortization. See Note 6. “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.the ATBancorp acquisition.
Deposits
Deposits increased $124.9 million,$1.12 billion, or 5.0%42.7%, during the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, due to the ATBancorp acquisition, which resulted in part to an increased focusincrease of $1.09 billion in deposits on the date of the acquisition, and strong deposit gathering in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and growth in the Colorado market.generation. The mix of deposits saw increases between December 31, 20162018 and December 31, 20172019 of $91.8$223.1 million, or 8.1%50.8% in non-interest bearing deposits, $278.9 million, or 40.8%, in interest-bearing checking deposits, $15.7accounts, $207.2 million, or 8.0%37.3%, in savingsmoney market deposits, and $49.9$229.8 million, or 7.7%31.8%, in certificates of deposit. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in non-interest bearing demand deposits of $32.6deposit, and $176.7 million, or 6.6%84.0%, between December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017.in savings deposits.
The average balance of non-interest-bearing accounts decreased $41.2increased $130.9 million, or 8.0%28.8%, from 20162018 to 2017.2019. The average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased $64.6$358.0 million, or 5.9%29.5%, and the average balance of savings accounts increased by $10.0$115.0 million, or 5.1%53.7%, between 20162018 and 2017.2019. The aggregate average balance of time deposits increased by $24.8$150.1 million, or 3.8%20.7%, from 20162018 to 2017, primarily in deposits of $100,000 and over.2019.
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2017 2016 2015 2014 20132019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Average % Average Average % Average Average % Average Average % Average Average % AverageAverage % Average Average % Average Average % Average Average % Average Average % Average
Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total RateBalance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate Balance Total Rate
(dollars in thousands)                             
(dollars in thousands)
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits$471,170
 18.8% NA
 $512,383
 21.0% NA
 $488,312
 21.4% NA
 $208,071
 15.0% NA
 $204,185
 15.0% NA
$586,100
 17.4% NA
 $455,223
 17.5% NA
 $471,170
 18.8% NA
 $512,383
 21.0% NA
 $488,312
 21.4% NA
Interest-bearing demand (NOW and money market)1,152,350
 46.0
 0.32% 1,087,757
 44.5
 0.29% 859,945
 37.8
 0.31% 603,812
 43.7
 0.36% 581,723
 42.8
 0.41%
Interest-bearing checking and money market1,573,436
 46.8
 0.78% 1,215,428
 46.6
 0.49% 1,152,350
 46.0
 0.32% 1,087,757
 44.5
 0.29% 859,945
 37.8
 0.31%
Savings205,204
 8.2
 0.10
 195,237
 8.0
 0.14
 279,230
 12.3
 0.13
 102,850
 7.4
 0.14
 96,034
 7.1
 0.15
329,199
 9.8
 0.33
 214,244
 8.2
 0.12
 205,204
 8.2
 0.10
 195,237
 8.0
 0.14
 279,230
 12.3
 0.13
Time deposits674,757
 27.0
 1.13
 649,986
 26.5
 0.92
 648,516
 28.5
 0.75
 469,351
 33.9
 1.00
 477,537
 35.1
 1.35
Certificates of deposit873,978
 26.0
 1.90
 723,830
 27.7
 1.54
 674,757
 27.0
 1.13
 649,986
 26.5
 0.92
 648,516
 28.5
 0.75
Total deposits$2,503,481
 100.0% 0.46% $2,445,363
 100.0% 0.38% $2,276,003
 100.0% 0.35% $1,384,084
 100.0% 0.51% $1,359,479
 100.0% 0.66%$3,362,713
 100.0% 0.89% $2,608,725
 100.0% 0.66% $2,503,481
 100.0% 0.46% $2,445,363
 100.0% 0.38% $2,276,003
 100.0% 0.35%

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over at December 31, 20172019 had the following maturities:
(in thousands) 
(in thousands)
Three months or less$108,796
$116,914
Over three through six months42,121
98,107
Over six months through one year80,513
165,040
Over one year145,697
121,915
Total$377,127
$501,976
Federal Funds PurchasedShort-Term Borrowings
The Bank purchases federal funds for short-term funding needs from correspondent and Securities Sold Under Agreement to Repurchase
Federal funds purchased were $1.0 million asregional banks. As of December 31, 2017, a decrease2019 and 2018, the Bank had no balance of $34.7 million, or 97.2%, from $35.7 million at December 31, 2016. The Bank uses federal funds to meet its routine liquidity requirements and to maintain short-term liquidity, which accounts for fluctuations in this balance. purchased.
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase were $96.2$117.2 million as of December 31, 2017,2019, an increase of $14.0$42.7 million, or 17.1%57.3%, from $82.2$74.5 million at December 31, 2016.2018. The Company enters into repurchase agreements and also offers a demand deposit account product to customers that sweeps their balances in excess of an agreed upon target amount into overnight repurchase agreements. Changes in the balance of securities sold under agreement to repurchase are due to variances in the cash needs of these customers. See Note 10. “Short-Term11. Short-Term Borrowings to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase.
Junior Subordinated Notes Issued to Capital TrustsThe Bank utilizes FHLB short-term advances for short-term funding needs. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, FHLB advances were $22.1 million and $56.9 million, respectively.
Long-Term Debt
Junior subordinated notes that have been issued to capital trusts that issued trust preferred securities were $23.8$41.6 million as of December 31, 2017,2019, an increase of $0.1$17.7 million, or 0.4%74.1%, from $23.7$23.9 million at December 31, 2016. This2018. The increase was due to purchase accounting amortization onthe assumption of junior subordinated notes that were assumed by us from Central inas part of the merger. See Note 11. “Subordinated Notes Payable”ATBancorp acquisition.
Subordinated debentures increased to our consolidated financial statements for additional information relateda balance of $10.9 million at December 31, 2019 due to our juniorthe assumption of subordinated notes.debentures as a result of to the ATBancorp acquisition.
Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings
FHLB borrowings totaled $115.0$145.7 million as of December 31, 20172019, the samecompared to $136.0 million as of December 31, 2016.2018, an increase of $9.7 million, or 7.1%. We utilize FHLB borrowings as a supplement to customer deposits to fund earning assets and to assist in managing interest rate risk. Thus, if deposits decline, FHLB borrowing may increase to provide necessary liquidity. See Note 12. “Long-Term Borrowings” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our FHLB borrowings.
Long-term Debt
Long-termOther long-term debt in the form of a $35.0 million unsecured note payable to a correspondent bank was entered into on April 30, 2015 in connection with the payment of the merger consideration at the closing of the Central merger. In addition, on April 30, 2019, in connection with the ATBancorp merger, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of which $12.5 million was outstanding asApril 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2017.2019, the remaining outstanding balance of both notes totaled $32.3 million. See Note 12. “Long-Term Borrowings”Long-Term Debt to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our long-term debt.

The following table sets forth the distribution of borrowed funds and weighted average interest rates thereon at the end of each of the last three years.rates. 
December 31,December 31,
2017 2016 20152019 2018 2017
  Average   Average   Average  Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
Balance Rate Balance Rate Balance RateBalance Average Rate Balance Average Rate Balance Average Rate
(dollars in thousands)           
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements$97,229
 0.47% $117,871
 0.40% $68,963
 0.30%
(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances$139,349
 1.17% $131,422
 1.70% $97,229
 0.47%
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts41,587
 3.85
 23,888
 4.97
 23,793
 4.00
Subordinated debentures10,899
 6.50
 
 
 
 
FHLB borrowings115,000
 1.67
 115,000
 1.56
 87,000
 1.64
145,700
 2.25
 136,000
 2.45
 115,000
 1.67
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 4.00
 23,692
 3.16
 23,587
 2.71
Long-term debt12,500
 2.85
 17,500
 2.52
 22,500
 2.17
Other long-term debt32,250
 3.44
 7,500
 3.78
 12,500
 2.85
Total$248,522
 1.48% $274,063
 1.26% $202,050
 1.38%$369,785
 2.25% $298,810
 2.35% $248,522
 1.48%

The following table sets forth the maximum amount of borrowed funds outstanding at any month-end for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.periods presented.
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2017 2016 20152019 2018 2017
(in thousands)     
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements$124,952
 $117,871
 $102,009
(in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances$159,236
 $131,420
 $124,952
FHLB borrowings145,000
 115,000
 93,000
160,755
 148,000
 145,000
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 23,692
 23,523
44,030
 23,888
 23,793
Subordinated note
 
 12,099
10,903
 
 
Long-term debt17,500
 22,500
 25,000
Other long-term debt41,250
 12,500
 17,500
Total$311,245
 $279,063
 $255,631
$416,174
 $315,808
 $311,245
The following table sets forth the average amount of and the average rate paid on borrowed funds for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:funds.
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2017 2016 20152019 2018 2017
Average Average Average Average Average AverageAverage Average Average Average Average Average
Balance Rate Balance Rate Balance RateBalance Rate Balance Rate Balance Rate
(dollars in thousands)           
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements$87,763
 0.47% $74,566
 0.27% $69,498
 0.30%
(dollars in thousands)
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances

$124,956
 1.46% $105,094
 1.24% $87,763
 0.47%
FHLB borrowings110,000
 1.67
 104,954
 1.74
 86,614
 1.68
151,764
 2.30
 133,814
 1.95
 110,000
 1.67
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,743
 4.00
 23,641
 3.49
 20,868
 2.84
35,956
 5.15
 23,841
 4.97
 23,743
 4.00
Subordinated note
 
 
 
 1,805
 8.98
7,304
 6.31
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt15,596
 2.75
 20,604
 2.27
 16,527
 2.26
Other long-term debt27,844
 3.97
 10,596
 3.77
 15,596
 2.75
Total$237,102
 1.53% $223,765
 1.48% $195,312
 1.43%$347,824
 2.51% $273,345
 2.01% $237,102
 1.53%

Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes contractual obligations payments due by period, as of December 31, 2017:2019:
   Less than 1 to 3 3 to 5 More than
 Total 1 year years years 5 years
Contractual obligations         
(in thousands)         
Time certificates of deposit$701,808
 $391,444
 $238,267
 $72,094
 $3
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements97,229
 97,229
 
 
 
FHLB borrowings115,000
 19,000
 74,000
 22,000
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 
 
 
 23,793
Long-term debt12,500
 5,000
 5,000
 2,500
 
Noncancelable operating leases and capital lease obligations1,294
 103
 249
 502
 440
Total$951,624
 $512,776
 $317,516
 $97,096
 $24,236
   Less than 1 to 3 3 to 5 More than
Contractual ObligationsTotal 1 year years years 5 years
 (in thousands)
Time certificates of deposit$953,446
 $678,107
 $242,832
 $31,670
 $837
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and FHLB overnight advances139,349
 139,349
 
 
 
FHLB borrowings145,400
 54,400
 74,000
 17,000
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts41,587
 
 
 
 41,587
Subordinated debentures10,899
 
 
 10,899
 
Other long-term debt32,250
 9,500
 14,000
 8,750
 
Noncancellable operating leases and capital lease obligations8,512
 1,345
 2,522
 2,088
 2,557
Total$1,331,443
 $882,701
 $333,354
 $70,407
 $44,981
Off-Balance-Sheet Transactions
During the normal course of business, we become a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in order to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, commitments to sell loans, and standby letters of credit. We follow the same credit policy (including requiring collateral, if deemed appropriate) to make such commitments as is followed for those loans that are recorded in our financial statements.
Our exposure to credit losses in the event of nonperformance is represented by the contractual amount of the commitments. Management does not expect any significant losses as a result of these commitments, and also expects to have

sufficient liquidity available to cover these off-balance-sheet instruments. Off-balance-sheet transactions are more fully discussed in Note 18. “CommitmentsCommitments and Contingencies”Contingencies to our consolidated financial statements.
The following table summarizes our off-balance-sheet commitments by expiration period, as of December 31, 2017:2019:
  Less than 1 to 3 3 to 5 More than
Total 1 year years years 5 years  Less than 1 to 3 3 to 5 More than
Contractual obligations         Total 1 year years years 5 years
(in thousands)         
(in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit$563,305
 $219,257
 $344,048
 $
 $
$859,212
 $450,341
 $121,393
 $77,787
 $209,691
Commitments to sell loans856
 856
 
 
 
5,400
 5,400
 
 
 
Standby letters of credit10,260
 7,644
 2,616
 
 
36,192
 32,956
 3,011
 179
 46
Total$574,421
 $227,757
 $346,664
 $
 $
$900,804
 $488,697
 $124,404
 $77,966
 $209,737
Capital Resources
The Federal Reserve uses capital adequacy guidelines in its examination and regulation of bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks. Risk-based capital ratios are established by allocating assets and certain off-balance-sheet commitments into four risk-weighted categories. These balances are then multiplied by the factor appropriate for that risk-weighted category. Pursuant to the Basel III Rule,Rules, the Company and the Bank, respectively, are subject to regulatory capital adequacy requirements promulgated by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC. Failure by the Company or the Bank to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and discretionary actions by our regulators that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. Under the capital requirements and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s and the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s and the Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total risk-based capital, Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), and a leverage ratio consisting of Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to average assets (as defined in the regulations). As of December 31, 2017, both2019, the Bank and the Company exceeded federal regulatory minimum capital requirements to be classified as well-capitalized under the prompt corrective action requirements.requirements (including the capital conservation buffer), and the Company exceeded federal regulatory minimum requirements

for capital adequacy purposes (including the capital conservation buffer). See Note 17. “RegulatoryRegulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Subsidiary Cash”Cash to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our regulatory capital ratios.
In order to be a “well-capitalized” depository institution, a bank must maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% or more; a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8% or more; a Totaltotal capital ratio of 10% or more; and a leverage ratio of 5% or more. A capital conservation buffer, comprised of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital, is also established above the regulatory minimum capital requirements. This capital conservation buffer is being phased in, which began January 1, 2016, at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and increases each subsequent year by an additional 0.625% until reaching the final level of 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer during 2017 was 1.25%.
On May 1, 2015, as consideration for the Central merger, the Company issued 2,723,083 shares of its common stock. On June 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional accredited investors, pursuant to which, on June 23, 2015, the Company sold an aggregate of 300,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $28.00 per share. Each of the purchasers was an existing shareholder of the Company. On March 17, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement to offer and sell, through an underwriter, up to 750,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a public purchase price of $34.25 per share. This included 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock granted as a 30-day option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any. On April 6, 2017, the underwriter purchased the full amount of its over-allotment option of 250,000 shares.
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held onOn April 20, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”“2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan is the successor to the MidWestOneMidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), which expired on November 20, 2017.
On February 15, 2017, 25,4002019, 39,100 restricted stock units were granted to certain officers of the Company under the 20082017 Plan. Additionally, during the year of 2017, 27,6252019, 34,810 shares of common stock were issued in connection with the vesting of previously awarded grants of restricted stock units, of which 3,1243,456 shares were surrendered by grantees to satisfy tax requirements, and 3,2258,190 nonvested restricted stock units were forfeited. During 2017, 8,7502019, no shares of common stock were issued in connection with the exercise of previously issued stock options, and no options expired.

On May 15, 2017, 7,6002019, 9,940 restricted stock units were granted to the directors of the Company under the 2017 Plan. See Note 15. “StockStock Compensation Plans”Plans to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our stock compensation program.
On July 21, 2016, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of stock through December 31, 2018. During 2017, the Company repurchased no common stock. Of the $5.0 million of stock authorized under the repurchase plan, $5.0 million remained available for possible future repurchases as of December 31, 2017.
Liquidity
Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers. We conduct liquidity management on both a daily and long-term basis. We adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon management’s assessment of expected loan demand, projected loan sales, expected deposit flows, yields available on interest-bearing deposits, and the objectives of our asset/liability management program. Excess liquidity is invested generally in short-term U.S. government and agency securities, short- and medium-term state and political subdivision securities, and other investment securities.
Our most liquid assets are cash and due from banks, interest-bearing bank deposits, and federal funds sold. The balances of these assets are dependent on our operating, investing, lending, and financing activities during any given period.
Liquid assets on handCash and cash equivalents are summarized in the table below:
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2017 2016 20152019 2018 2017
(dollars in thousands)          
Cash and due from banks$44,818
 $41,464
 $44,199
$67,174
 $43,787
 $44,818
Interest-bearing deposits5,474
 1,764
 2,731
6,112
 1,693
 5,474
Federal funds sold680
 
 167
198
 
 680
Total$50,972
 $43,228
 $47,097
$73,484
 $45,480
 $50,972
Percentage of average total assets1.6% 1.4% 1.7%1.7% 1.4% 1.6%
Generally, our principal sources of funds are deposits, advances from the FHLB, principal repayments on loans, proceeds from the sale of loans, proceeds from the maturity and sale of investment securities, our federal funds lines, of credit, and funds provided by operations. While scheduled loan amortization and maturing interest-bearing deposits are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by economic conditions, the general level of interest rates, and competition. We utilized particular sources of funds based on comparative costs and availability. This included fixed-rate advances from the FHLB that were obtained at a more favorable cost than deposits of comparable maturity. We generally managed the pricing of our deposits to maintain a steady deposit base but from time to time decided not to pay rates on deposits as high as our competition. Our banking subsidiary alsoThe Bank maintains unsecured lines of credit with several correspondent banks and secured lines with the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window and the FHLB that would allow us to borrow funds on a short-term basis, if necessary.
As of December 31, 2017, we had $12.5 million of long-term debt outstanding to an unaffiliated banking organization. See Note 12. “Long-Term Borrowings” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our long-term debt. As of December 31, 2017, we also had $23.8 million of indebtedness payable under junior subordinated debentures issued to subsidiary trusts that issued trust preferred securities in pooled offerings. See Note 11. “Subordinated Notes Payable” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to our junior subordinated notes.
Net cash provided by operations was another major source of liquidity. The net cash provided by operating activities was $41.0$47.3 million for the year ended December 31, 20172019 and $38.2$42.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.2018.
As of December 31, 2017,2019, we had outstanding commitments to extend credit to borrowers of $563.3$859.2 million, standby letters of credit of $10.3$36.2 million, and commitments to sell loans of $0.9$5.4 million. Certificates of deposit maturing in one year or less totaled $391.4$678.1 million as of December 31, 2017.2019. We believe that a significant portion of these deposits will remain with us upon maturity.

Inflation
The effects of price changes and inflation can vary substantially for most financial institutions. While management believes that inflation affects the growth of total assets, it is difficult to assess the overall impact. The price of one or more of the components of the Consumer Price Index may fluctuate considerably and thereby influence the overall Consumer Price Index without having a corresponding effect on interest rates or upon the cost of those goods and services normally purchased by us. In years of high inflation and high interest rates, intermediate and long-term interest rates tend to increase, thereby adversely impacting the market values of investment securities, mortgage loans and other long-term fixed rate loans held by financial institutions. In addition, higher short-term interest rates caused by inflation tend to increase financial institutions’ cost of funds. In other years, the reverse situation may occur.


ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
In general, market risk is the risk of change in asset values due to movements in underlying market rates and prices. Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings and capital arising from movements in interest rates. Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting us as other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of our business activities.
In addition to interest rate risk, economic conditions in recent years have made liquidity risk (namely, funding liquidity risk) a more prevalent concern among financial institutions. In general, liquidity risk is the risk of being unable to fund an entity’s obligations to creditors (including, in the case of banks, obligations to depositors) as such obligations become due and/or fund its acquisition of assets.


Liquidity Risk
Liquidity refers to our ability to fund operations, to meet depositor withdrawals, to provide for our customers’ credit needs, and to meet maturing obligations and existing commitments. Our liquidity principally depends on cash flows from operating activities, investment in and maturity of assets, changes in balances of deposits and borrowings, and our ability to borrow funds.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $41.0$47.3 million during 2017,2019, compared with $38.2$42.8 million in 20162018 and $32.7$41.1 million in 2015.2017. Proceeds from loans held for sale, net of funds used to originate loans held for sale, represented a $3.4 million inflowoutflow for 2017,2019, compared to an outflowinflow of $1.1$0.2 million for 20162018 and a $2.4$3.4 million net outflowinflow for 2015.2017.
Net cash used inprovided by investing activities was $148.8$72.7 million during 2017,2019, compared with net cash used in investing activities of $123.6$94.4 million in 20162018 and net cash provided byused in investing activities of $5.0$148.8 million in 2015.2017. During 2017,2019, securities transactions resulted in net cash outflows of $64.6 million, net cash inflows of $25.7 million for 2018, and were relatively cash neutral while they resulted in a net cash outflow for 2016 of $108.8 million, and a net cash inflow of $137.7 million for 2015.2017. Net origination of loans and principal received from loan pools resulted in $89.0 million in cash inflows for 2019, compared to $118.7 million in cash outflows for 2018 and $133.8 million in cash outflows for 2017, compared to a $20.6 million outflows for 2016 and $86.9 million outflows in 2015. 2017.
Net cash used to acquire Central in 2015 was $35.6 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $115.5$92.1 million during 2017,2019, compared with net cash provided by financing activities of $81.5$46.2 million in 2016,2018, and net cash used inprovided by financing activities of $14.0$115.4 million in 2015.2017. Sources of cash from financing activities for 20172019 included a $124.9net increase of $25.7 million in deposits. This increase in cash was offset by $11.5 million of cash dividends paid, a net decrease of $92.8 million in short-term borrowings, and a net decrease of $8.4 million in long-term debt.
Sources of cash from financing activities for 2018 primarily included net increases of $7.6 million in deposits, $34.2 million in short-term borrowings, and $24.4$16.0 million (net of expenses) proceeds from the issuance of common stock.in long-term debt. These increases in cash were partially offset by a net decrease$9.5 million of $34.7 million in federal funds purchased, $8.1 million cash dividends paid and $5.0 million in payments on long-term debt. In 2016, our main sources of cash from financing activities were a net increase of $34.2 million in federal funds purchased, $28.0 million net proceeds from FHLB borrowings, and a $16.9 million increase in net deposits, partially offset by $7.3 million cash dividends paid, and $5.0 million in payments on long-term debt. In 2015, our main sources of cash from financing activities were $25.0$2.1 million of new long-term borrowings, $7.9 million proceeds from the issuancerepurchases of common stock, and a $5.8 million increase in net deposits, partially offset by a net decrease of $15.9 million in federal funds purchased, $12.7 million to redeem a subordinated note, and a net decrease in FHLB borrowings of $6.0 million.stock.
To further mitigate liquidity risk, the Bank has several sources of liquidity in place to maximize funding availability and increase the diversification of funding sources. The criteria for evaluating the use of these sources include volume concentration (percentage of liabilities), cost, volatility, and the fit with the current asset/liability management plan. These acceptable sources of liquidity include:
Federal funds lines;
FHLB borrowings;

Brokered deposits;
Brokered repurchase agreements; and
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window.
Federal Funds Lines: Routine liquidity requirements are met by fluctuations in the federal funds position of the Bank. The principal function of these funds is to maintain short-term liquidity. Unsecured federal funds purchased lines are viewed as a volatile liability and are not used as a long-term funding solution, especially when used to fund long-term assets. Multiple correspondent relationships are preferable and federal funds sold exposure to any one customer is continuously monitored. The current federal funds purchased limit is 10% of total assets, or the amount of established federal funds lines, whichever is smaller. Currently, the Bank hasmaintains several unsecured federal funds lines totaling $150.0$170.0 million, which lines are tested annually to ensure availability.
FHLB Borrowings: FHLB borrowings provide both a source of liquidity and long-term funding for the Bank. Use of this type of funding is coordinated with both the strategic balance sheet growth projections and interest rate risk profile of the Bank. Factors that are taken into account when contemplating use of FHLB borrowings are the effective interest rate, the collateral requirements, community investment program credits, and the implications and cost of having to purchase incremental FHLB stock. The current FHLB borrowing limit is 35%45% of total assets. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank had $115.0$145.7 million in outstanding FHLB borrowings, leaving $198.0$445.5 million available for liquidity needs, based on collateral capacity. These borrowings are secured by various real estate loans (residential, commercial and agricultural).
Brokered Deposits: The Bank has brokered certificate of deposit lines/deposit relationships available to help diversify its various funding sources. Brokered deposits offer several benefits relative to other funding sources, such as: maturity structures which cannot be duplicated in the current depositretail market, deposit gathering which does not cannibalize the existing deposit base, the unsecured nature of these liabilities, and the ability to quickly generate funds. However, brokered deposits are often viewed as a volatile liability by banking regulators and market participants. This viewpoint, and the desire to not develop a large funding concentration in any one area outside of the Bank’s core market area, is reflected in an internal policy stating that the Bank limit the use of brokered deposits as a funding source to no more than 10% of total assets. Board approval is required to exceed this limit. The Bank will also have to maintain a “well capitalized” standing to access brokered deposits, as an “adequately capitalized” rating would require an FDIC waiver to do so, and an “undercapitalized” rating would prohibit it from using brokered deposits altogether. The Company had $6.6 million in brokered time deposits through the CDARS program as of December 31, 2019. Included in interest-bearing checking and money market deposits at December 31, 2019 were $10.1 million of brokered deposits in the ICS program.
Brokered Repurchase Agreements: Brokered repurchase agreements may be established with approved brokerage firms and banks. Repurchase agreements create rollover risk (the risk that a broker will discontinue the relationship due to market factors) and are not used as a long-term funding solution, especially when used to fund long-term assets. Collateral requirements and availability are evaluated and monitored. The current policy limit for brokered repurchase agreements is 10% of total assets. There were no outstanding brokered repurchase agreements at December 31, 2017.2019.
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window: The Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window is another source of liquidity, particularly during difficult economic times. The Bank has a borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago limited by the amount of municipal securities pledged against the line. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank had municipal securities with an approximate market value of $12.8$13.0 million pledged for liquidity purposes. There were no outstanding borrowings through the FRB Discount Window at December 31, 2019.


Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is defined as the exposure of net interest income and fair value of financial instruments (interest-earning assets, deposits and borrowings) to movements in interest rates. The Company’s results of operations depend to a large degree on its net interest income and its ability to manage interest rate risk. The Company considers interest rate risk to be one of its more significant market risks. The major sources of the Company's interest rate risk are timing differences in the maturity and re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities, changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in customer behavior and changes in relationships between rate indices (basis risk). Management measures these risks and their impact in various ways, including through the use of income simulation and valuation analyses. Multiple interest rate scenarios are evaluated which include gradual or rapid changes in interest rates, spread narrowing and widening, yield curve twists and changes in assumptions about customer behavior in various interest rate scenarios. A mismatch between maturities, interest rate sensitivities and prepayment characteristics of assets and liabilities results in interest-rate risk. Like most financial institutions, we have material interest-rate risk exposure to changes in both short-term and long-term interest rates, as well as variable interest rate indices (e.g., the prime rate or LIBOR). The change in the Company’s interest rate profile between December 31, 20162018 and December 31, 20172019 is largely attributable to the growth inATBancorp merger. ATBancorp’s loan portfolio was more heavily weighted toward Prime-based and other floating rate lending than the investment securitiesBank’s legacy loan portfolio.  As a result, the Bank’s interest rate risk profile became less liability sensitive upon completion of the merger.
The Bank’s asset and liability committee meets regularly and is responsible for reviewing its interest rate sensitivity position and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk. Our asset  and  liability  committee  seeks  to 

manage interest  rate  risk  under a variety of possible rate environmentsscenarios by structuring  our balance sheet and off-balance-sheet positions in such a way that changes in interest rates do not have a large negative impact. The risk is monitored and managed within approved policy limits.
We use a third-party service to model and measure our exposure to potential interest rate changes. For various assumed hypothetical  changes  in  market interest  rates,  numerous  other  assumptions  are  made, such  as  prepayment  speeds  on  loans  and securities backed by mortgages, the  slope  of the Treasury yield-curve, the  rates  and volumes of our deposits, and the  rates  and volumes of our loans. There are two primary tools used to evaluate interest rate risk: net interest income simulation and economic value of equity ("EVE"). In addition, interest rate gap is reviewed to monitor asset and liability repricing over various time periods.
Net Interest Income Simulation: Management utilizes net interest income simulation models to estimate the near-term effects of changing interest rates on its net interest income. Net interest income simulation involves forecasting net interest income under a variety of scenarios, including the level of interest rates and the shape of the yield curve. Management exercises its best judgment in making assumptions regarding events that management can influence, such as non-contractual deposit re-pricings, and events outside management's control, such as customer behavior on loan and deposit activity and the effect that competition has on both loan and deposit pricing. These assumptions are subjective, and, as a result, net interest income simulation results will differ from actual results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, changes in market conditions, customer behavior and management strategies, among other factors. We perform various sensitivity analyses on assumptions of deposit attrition and deposit re-pricing.

The following table presents the anticipated effect on net interest income over a twelve month period if short- and long-term interest rates were to sustain an immediate decrease of 200 basis points and 100 basis points, or increase of 100 basis points and 200 basis points.
Immediate Change in RatesImmediate Change in Rates
-100 +100 +200-200 -100 +100 +200
(dollars in thousands)            
December 31, 2017     
December 31, 2019       
Dollar change$(729) $55
 $(361)$1,302
 $101
 $(638) $(2,354)
Percent change(0.7)% 0.1% (0.4)%0.9 % 0.1 % (0.5)% (1.7)%
            
December 31, 2016     
December 31, 2018       
Dollar change$(886) $157
 $453
$(529) $(568) $(1,840) $(4,006)
Percent change(0.9)% 0.2% 0.5 %(0.5)% (0.5)% (1.7)% (3.8)%
As of December 31, 2017, 37.7%2019, 42.4% of the Company’s interest-earning asset balances will reprice or are expected to pay down in the next 12 months, and 64.9%43.6% of the Company’s deposit balances are low cost or no cost deposits.


Economic Value of Equity: Management also uses EVE to measure risk in the balance sheet that might not be taken into account in the net interest income simulation analysis. Net interest income simulation highlights exposure over a relatively short time period, while EVE analysis incorporates all cash flows over the estimated remaining life of all balance sheet positions. The valuation of the balance sheet, at a point in time, is defined as the discounted present value of asset cash flows minus the discounted present value of liability cash flows. EVE analysis addresses only the current balance sheet and does not incorporate the run-off replacement assumptions that are used in the net interest income simulation model. As with the net interest income simulation model, EVE analysis is based on key assumptions about the timing and variability of balance sheet cash flows and does not take into account any potential responses by management to anticipated changes in interest rates.
Interest Rate Gap: The interest rate gap is the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities re-pricing within a given period and represents the net asset or liability sensitivity at a point in time. An interest rate gap measure could be significantly affected by external factors such as loan prepayments, early withdrawals of deposits, changes in the correlation of various interest-bearing instruments, competition, or a rise or decline in interest rates.


ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.




Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries’subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016, and2018, the related consolidated statements of operations,income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2019, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also 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, 2017,2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013, and our report dated March 1, 20186, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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 U.S. federal securities laws and 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits includes performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also includeincluded 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.


/s/ RSM US LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
March 1, 20186, 2020







MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2017 and 2016
(dollars in thousands)
 2017 2016
ASSETS   
Cash and due from banks$44,818
 $41,464
Interest-bearing deposits in banks5,474
 1,764
Federal funds sold680
 
Cash and cash equivalents50,972
 43,228
Investment securities:   
Available for sale447,660
 477,518
Held to maturity (fair value of $194,343 as of December 31, 2017 and $164,792 as of December 31, 2016)195,619
 168,392
Loans held for sale856
 4,241
Loans2,286,695
 2,165,143
Allowance for loan losses(28,059) (21,850)
Net loans2,258,636
 2,143,293
Premises and equipment, net75,969
 75,043
Accrued interest receivable14,732
 13,871
Goodwill64,654
 64,654
Other intangible assets, net12,046
 15,171
Bank-owned life insurance59,831
 47,231
Other real estate owned2,010
 2,097
Deferred income taxes, net6,525
 6,523
Other assets22,761
 18,313
Total assets$3,212,271
 $3,079,575
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Deposits:   
Non-interest-bearing demand$461,969
 $494,586
Interest-bearing checking1,228,112
 1,136,282
Savings213,430
 197,698
Certificates of deposit under $100,000324,681
 326,832
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over377,127
 325,050
Total deposits2,605,319
 2,480,448
Federal funds purchased1,000
 35,684
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase96,229
 82,187
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings115,000
 115,000
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 23,692
Long-term debt12,500
 17,500
Deferred compensation liability5,199
 5,180
Accrued interest payable1,428
 1,472
Other liabilities11,499
 12,956
Total liabilities2,871,967
 2,774,119
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
 
Shareholders' equity:   
Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 500,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016
 
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares at December 31, 2017 and 15,000,000 shares at December 31, 2016; issued 12,463,481 shares at December 31, 2017 and 11,713,481 shares at December 31, 2016; outstanding 12,219,611 shares at December 31, 2017 and 11,436,360 shares at December 31, 201612,463
 11,713
Additional paid-in capital187,486
 163,667
Treasury stock at cost, 243,870 shares as of December 31, 2017 and 277,121 shares as of December 31, 2016(5,121) (5,766)
Retained earnings148,078
 136,975
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,602) (1,133)
Total shareholders' equity340,304
 305,456
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$3,212,271
 $3,079,575
 December 31,
 2019 2018
ASSETS(dollars in thousands)
Cash and due from banks$67,174
 $43,787
Interest earning deposits in banks6,112
 1,693
Federal funds sold198
 
Total cash and cash equivalents73,484
 45,480
Debt securities available for sale at fair value785,977
 414,101
Held to maturity securities at amortized cost (fair value of $0 and $192,564)
 195,822
Total securities held for investment785,977
 609,923
Loans held for sale5,400
 666
Gross loans held for investment3,469,236
 2,405,001
Unearned income, net(17,970) (6,222)
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income3,451,266
 2,398,779
Allowance for loan losses(29,079) (29,307)
Total loans held for investment, net3,422,187
 2,369,472
Premises and equipment, net90,723
 75,773
Goodwill91,918
 64,654
Other intangible assets, net32,218
 9,875
Foreclosed assets, net3,706
 535
Other assets147,960
 115,102
Total assets$4,653,573
 $3,291,480
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Noninterest bearing deposits$662,209
 $439,133
Interest bearing deposits3,066,446
 2,173,796
Total deposits3,728,655
 2,612,929
Short-term borrowings139,349
 131,422
Long-term debt231,660
 168,726
Other liabilities44,927
 21,336
Total liabilities4,144,591
 2,934,413
    
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)

 

    
Shareholders' equity   
Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 500,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding
 
Common stock, $1.00 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued shares of 16,581,017 and 12,463,481; outstanding shares of 16,162,176 and 12,180,01516,581
 12,463
Additional paid-in capital297,390
 187,813
Retained earnings201,105
 168,951
Treasury stock at cost, 418,841 and 283,466(10,466) (6,499)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)4,372
 (5,661)
Total shareholders' equity508,982
 357,067
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$4,653,573
 $3,291,480
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.  

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSINCOME
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
  2017 2016 2015
Interest income:      
Interest and fees on loans $102,366
 $98,162
 $86,544
Interest and discount on loan pool participations 
 
 798
Interest on bank deposits 138
 161
 70
Interest on federal funds sold 4
 5
 1
Interest on investment securities:      
Taxable securities 10,573
 8,297
 7,734
Tax-exempt securities 6,239
 5,703
 5,553
Total interest income 119,320
 112,328
 100,700
Interest expense:      
Interest on deposits:      
Interest-bearing checking 3,648
 3,151
 2,627
Savings 215
 267
 360
Certificates of deposit under $100,000 3,579
 2,929
 2,445
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over 4,047
 3,032
 2,406
Total interest expense on deposits 11,489
 9,379
 7,838
Interest on federal funds purchased 171
 47
 34
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase 241
 158
 176
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings 1,838
 1,827
 1,451
Interest on other borrowings 12
 19
 22
Interest on junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts 949
 825
 592
Interest on subordinated notes 
 
 162
Interest on long-term debt 445
 467
 373
Total interest expense 15,145
 12,722
 10,648
Net interest income 104,175
 99,606
 90,052
Provision for loan losses 17,334
 7,983
 5,132
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 86,841
 91,623
 84,920
Noninterest income:      
Trust, investment, and insurance fees 6,189
 5,574
 6,005
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts 5,126
 5,219
 4,401
Loan origination and servicing fees 3,421
 3,771
 2,756
Other service charges and fees 5,992
 5,951
 5,215
Bank-owned life insurance income 1,388
 1,366
 1,307
Gain on sale or call of available for sale securities 188
 464
 1,011
Gain on sale or call of held to maturity securities 53
 
 
Gain (loss) on sale of premises and equipment 2
 (44) (29)
Other gain 11
 1,133
 527
Total noninterest income 22,370
 23,434
 21,193
Noninterest expense:      
Salaries and employee benefits 47,864
 49,621
 41,865
Net occupancy and equipment expense 12,305
 13,066
 9,975
Professional fees 3,962
 4,216
 4,929
Data processing expense 2,674
 4,940
 2,659
FDIC insurance expense 1,265
 1,563
 1,397
Amortization of intangible assets 3,125
 3,970
 3,271
Other operating expense 8,941
 10,430
 9,080
Total noninterest expense 80,136
 87,806
 73,176
Income before income tax expense 29,075
 27,251
 32,937
Income tax expense 10,376
 6,860
 7,819
Net income $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
Earnings per share:      
Basic $1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
Diluted $1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
  Years ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2017
  (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Interest income      
Loans, including fees $163,163
 $111,193
 $102,366
Taxable investment securities 13,132
 11,027
 10,179
Tax-exempt investment securities 5,696
 5,827
 6,239
Other 450
 62
 142
Total interest income 182,441
 128,109
 118,926
Interest expense      
Deposits 29,927
 17,331
 11,489
Short-term borrowings 1,847
 1,315
 424
Long-term debt 7,017
 4,195
 3,232
Total interest expense 38,791
 22,841
 15,145
Net interest income 143,650
 105,268
 103,781
Provision for loan losses 7,158
 7,300
 17,334
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 136,492
 97,968
 86,447
Noninterest income      
Investment services and trust activities 8,040
 4,953
 4,919
Service charges and fees 7,452
 6,157
 6,533
Card revenue 5,594
 4,223
 3,906
Loan revenue 3,789
 3,622
 3,421
Bank-owned life insurance 1,877
 1,610
 1,388
Insurance commissions 734
 1,284
 1,270
Investment securities gains, net 90
 193
 241
Other 3,670
 1,173
 1,073
Total noninterest income 31,246
 23,215
 22,751
Noninterest expense      
Compensation and employee benefits 65,660
 49,758
 47,864
Occupancy expense of premises, net 8,647
 7,597
 7,382
Equipment 7,717
 5,565
 5,060
Legal and professional 8,049
 4,641
 3,962
Data processing 4,579
 2,951
 2,674
Marketing 3,789
 2,660
 2,449
Amortization of intangibles 5,906
 2,296
 3,125
FDIC insurance 690
 1,533
 1,265
Communications 1,701
 1,353
 1,333
Foreclosed assets, net 580
 21
 184
Other 10,217
 4,840
 4,825
Total noninterest expense 117,535
 83,215
 80,123
Income before income tax expense 50,203
 37,968
 29,075
Income tax expense 6,573
 7,617
 10,376
Net income $43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
Earnings per share:      
Basic $2.93
 $2.48
 $1.55
Diluted $2.93
 $2.48
 $1.55
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.  

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands)
  2017 2016 2015
Net income $18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
       
Other comprehensive loss, available for sale securities:      
Unrealized holding losses arising during period (1,470) (6,906) (2,046)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (188) (464) (1,011)
Income tax benefit 654
 2,829
 1,143
Other comprehensive loss on available for sale securities (1,004) (4,541) (1,914)
Total other comprehensive loss $(1,004) $(4,541) $(1,914)
Comprehensive income $17,695
 $15,850
 $23,204
  Years Ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2017
  (in thousands)
Net income $43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
       
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:      
Unrealized net holding gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale arising
during the period
 13,663
 (3,865) (1,470)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains included in net income (87) (197) (188)
Income tax (expense) benefit (3,543) 1,060
 654
Unrealized net gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale, net of
reclassification adjustment
 10,033
 (3,002) (1,004)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $10,033
 $(3,002) $(1,004)
Comprehensive income $53,663
 $27,349
 $17,695
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
  
Preferred
Stock
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 $
 $8,690
 $80,537
 $(6,945) $105,127
 $5,322

$192,731
Net income 
 
 
 
 25,118
 
 25,118
Issuance of common stock due to business combination (2,723,083 shares) 
 2,723
 75,172
 
 
 
 77,895
Issuance of common stock - private placement (300,000 shares), net of expenses 
 300
 7,600
 
 
 
 7,900
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.60 per share) 
 
 
 
 (6,344) 
 (6,344)
Stock options exercised (8,414 shares) 
 
 (40) 169
 
 
 129
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (23,123 shares) 
 
 (416) 445
 
 
 29
Share-based compensation 
 
 634
 
 
 
 634
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 (1,914) (1,914)
Balance at December 31, 2015
$
 $11,713
 $163,487
 $(6,331) $123,901
 $3,408

$296,178
Net income 
 
 
 
 20,391
 
 20,391
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.64 per share) 
 
 
 
 (7,317) 
 (7,317)
Stock options exercised (2,900 shares) 
 
 (22) 60
 
 
 38
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (26,133 shares) 
 
 (529) 505
 
 
 (24)
Share-based compensation 
 
 731
 
 
 
 731
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 (4,541) (4,541)
Balance at December 31, 2016
$

$11,713

$163,667

$(5,766)
$136,975

$(1,133)
$305,456
Net income 
 
 
 
 18,699
 
 18,699
Issuance of common stock (750,000 shares), net of expenses of $1,328 
 750
 23,610
 
 
 
 24,360
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.67 per share) 
 
 
 
 (8,061) 
 (8,061)
Stock options exercised (8,750 shares) 
 
 (83) 183
 
 
 100
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (27,625 shares) 
 
 (576) 462
 
 
 (114)
Share-based compensation 
 
 868
 
 
 
 868
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, reclassified from AOCI to Retained Earnings, tax effect 
 
 
 
 465
 (465) 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 
 
 
 
 
 (1,004) (1,004)
Balance at December 31, 2017 $

$12,463

$187,486

$(5,121)
$148,078

$(2,602)
$340,304
  Common Stock     Accumulated  
  
Par
Value
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
  (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2016 $11,713
 $163,667
 $136,975
 $(5,766) $(1,133)
$305,456
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle(1)
 
 
 465
 
 (465) 
Net income 
 
 18,699
 
 
 18,699
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 (1,004) (1,004)
Issuance of common stock (750,000 shares), net of expenses of $1,328 750
 23,610
 
 
 
 24,360
Stock options exercised (8,750 shares) 
 (83) 
 183
 
 100
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (27,625 shares, net) 
 (576) 
 462
 
 (114)
Share-based compensation 
 868
 
 
 
 868
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.67 per share) 
 
 (8,061) 
 
 (8,061)
Balance at December 31, 2017
$12,463
 $187,486
 $148,078
 $(5,121) $(2,602)
$340,304
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle(2)
 
 
 57
 
 (57) 
Net income 
 
 30,351
 
 
 30,351
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 (3,002) (3,002)
Stock options exercised (9,700 shares) 
 (68) 
 204
 
 136
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (29,715 shares, net) 
 (635) 
 547
 
 (88)
Repurchase of common stock (76,128 shares) 
 
 
 (2,129) 
 (2,129)
Share-based compensation 
 1,030
 
 
 
 1,030
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.78 per share) 
 
 (9,535) 
 
 (9,535)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$12,463

$187,813

$168,951
 $(6,499)
$(5,661)
$357,067
Net income 
 
 43,630
 
 
 43,630
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 10,033
 10,033
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of ATBancorp (4,117,536 shares), net of offering expenses of $323 and liquidity discount of $2,355 4,118
 109,236
 
 
 
 113,354
Release/lapse of restriction on RSUs (31,354 shares, net) 
 (815) 
 712
 
 (103)
Repurchase of common stock (166,729 shares) 
 
 
 (4,679) 
 (4,679)
Share-based compensation 
 1,156
 
 
 
 1,156
Dividends paid on common stock ($0.81 per share) 
 
 (11,476) 
 
 (11,476)
Balance at December 31, 2019 $16,581

$297,390

$201,105
 $(10,466)
$4,372

$508,982
(1) Reclassification pursuant to adoption of ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Effect of New Financial Accounting Standards and Note 13. Income Taxes for additional information
(2) Reclassification due to adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. See Note 1. Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Effect of New Financial Accounting Standards for additional information

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands)
 2017 2016 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income$18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Provision for loan losses17,334
 7,983
 5,132
Depreciation of premises and equipment4,133
 4,555
 3,284
Amortization of other intangibles3,125
 3,970
 3,271
Amortization of premiums and discounts on investment securities, net1,176
 1,624
 1,833
(Gain) loss on sale of premises and equipment(2) 44
 29
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)744
 (2,853) 1,300
Excess tax benefits from share-based award activity(92) 
 
Stock-based compensation868
 731
 634
Net gain on sale or call of available for sale securities(188) (464) (1,011)
Net gain on sale or call of held to maturity securities(53) 
 
Net gain on sale of other real estate owned(28) (795) (332)
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale(1,794) (2,475) (1,794)
Writedown of other real estate owned58
 675
 
Origination of loans held for sale(87,579) (132,003) (129,129)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale92,758
 133,424
 128,537
Increase in accrued interest receivable(861) (135) (167)
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance(1,388) (1,366) (1,307)
(Increase) decrease in other assets(4,448) 3,496
 3,037
Increase in deferred compensation liability19
 48
 83
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities(1,501) 1,334
 (5,810)
Net cash provided by operating activities$40,980
 $38,184
 $32,708
Cash flows from investing activities:     
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities$22,538
 $23,381
 $116,829
Proceeds from maturities and calls of available for sale securities67,743
 84,612
 70,806
Purchases of available for sale securities(62,849) (166,618) (25,424)
Proceeds from sales of held to maturity securities1,153
 
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of held to maturity securities15,477
 12,080
 4,669
Purchases of held to maturity securities(44,024) (62,231) (29,182)
Increase in loans(133,836) (20,648) (106,278)
Decrease in loan pool participations, net
 
 19,332
Purchases of premises and equipment(4,988) (5,634) (14,869)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned1,216
 8,744
 3,594
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment32
 2,299
 1,132
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance death benefit
 430
 
Purchases of bank-owned life insurance(11,212) 
 
Net cash paid in business acquisition (Note 2)
 
 (35,596)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(148,750) $(123,585) $5,013
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Net increase in deposits$124,871
 $16,927
 $5,812
Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased(34,684) 34,184
 (15,908)
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase14,042
 14,724
 (9,482)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings215,000
 50,000
 24,000
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings(215,000) (22,000) (30,000)
Proceeds from share-based award activity100
 14
 158
Taxes paid relating to net share settlement of equity awards(114) 
 
Redemption of subordinated note
 
 (12,669)
Proceeds from long-term debt
 
 25,000
Payments on long-term debt(5,000) (5,000) (2,500)
Dividends paid(8,061) (7,317) (6,344)
Issuance of common stock25,688
 
 7,900
Expenses incurred in stock issuance(1,328) 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$115,514
 $81,532
 $(14,033)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$7,744
 $(3,869) $23,688
Cash and cash equivalents:     
Beginning of period43,228
 $47,097
 $23,409
Ending balance$50,972
 $43,228
 $47,097
 Years Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income$43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Provision for loan losses7,158
 7,300
 17,334
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion2,751
 9,045
 8,434
Net loss (gain) on sale of premises and equipment119
 (20) (2)
Stock-based compensation1,156
 1,030
 868
Net (gain) on sale or call of debt securities available for sale(87) (197) (188)
Net (gain) loss on call of debt securities held to maturity(3) 4
 (53)
Net loss (gain) on sale of foreclosed assets, net87
 (241) (28)
Writedown of foreclosed assets170
 22
 58
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale(2,297) (1,725) (1,794)
Origination of loans held for sale(115,694) (66,180) (87,579)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale114,605
 68,108
 92,758
Gain on sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
(1,076) 
 
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance(1,877) (1,610) (1,388)
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes, net2,708
 (676) 744
Change in:     
Other assets1,917
 (6,996) (5,309)
Oher liabilities(5,953) 4,548
 (1,482)
Net cash provided by operating activities$47,314
 $42,763
 $41,072
Cash flows from investing activities:     
Purchases of equity securities$(10) $(509) $
Proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale125,452
 14,490
 22,538
Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities available for sale91,256
 73,719
 67,743
Purchases of debt securities available for sale(289,733) (61,512) (62,849)
Proceeds from sales of debt securities held to maturity1,381
 
 1,153
Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities held to maturity7,008
 5,509
 15,477
Purchase of debt securities held to maturity
 (6,008) (44,024)
Net decrease (increase) in loans, net of unearned income88,960
 (118,710) (133,836)
Purchases of premises and equipment(2,186) (5,568) (4,988)
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets2,071
 2,268
 1,216
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment56
 657
 32
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
 895
 
Proceeds of principal and earnings from bank-owned life insurance
 452
 
Purchases of bank owned life insurance
 
 (11,212)
Proceeds from sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
1,175
 
 
Payments to acquire intangible assets
 (125) 
Net cash acquired in business acquisition47,315
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$72,745
 $(94,442) $(148,750)
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Net increase (decrease) in:     
Deposits$25,723
 $7,610
 $124,871
Short-term borrowings(92,834) 34,193
 (20,642)
Long-term debt(8,363) 16,000
 (5,000)
Proceeds from share-based award activity
 137
 8
Taxes paid relating to net share settlement of equity awards(103) (89) (114)
Dividends paid(11,476) (9,535) (8,061)
Issuance of common stock
 
 25,688
Payment of stock issuance costs(323) 
 (1,328)
Repurchase of common stock(4,679) (2,129) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$(92,055) $46,187
 $115,422
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$28,004
 $(5,492) $7,744
Cash and cash equivalents:     
Beginning of period45,480
 $50,972
 $43,228
Ending balance$73,484
 $45,480
 $50,972





MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

Years Ended December 31,
2019 2018 2017
2017 2016 2015(in thousands)
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Cash paid during the period for interest$15,189
 $12,757
 $10,004
$34,089
 $22,441
 $15,189
Cash paid during the period for income taxes13,199
 7,957
 7,677
7,269
 6,245
 13,199
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:     
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned$1,159
 $1,887
 $1,760
Supplemental schedule of non-cash operating activities:     
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:     
Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets$2,408
 $574
 $1,159
Transfer of premises and equipment to assets held for sale580
 895
 
Transfer from debt securities held to maturity to available for sale186,447
 
 
Initial recognition of operating lease right of use assets2,892
 
 
Initial recognition of operation lease liabilities2,892
 
 
Transfer due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, reclassified from AOCI to Retained Earnings, tax effect$465
 $
 $

 
 465
Transfer due to adoption of ASU 2016-01, reclassified from AOCI to Retained Earnings.
 57
 
          
Supplemental Schedule of non-cash Investing Activities from Acquisition:          
Noncash assets acquired:          
Investment securities$
 $
 $160,775
Debt securities available for sale$99,056
 $
 $
Loans
 
 916,973
1,138,928
 
 
Premises and equipment
 
 27,908
18,327
 
 
Goodwill
 
 64,654
27,264
 
 
Core deposit intangible
 
 12,773
23,539
 
 
Trade name intangible
 
 1,380
FDIC indemnification asset
 
 3,753
Other real estate owned
 
 8,420
Trust customer intangible4,810
 
 
Bank-owned life insurance18,759
 
 
Foreclosed assets3,091
 
 
Other assets
 
 14,482
23,889
 
 
Total noncash assets acquired
 
 1,211,118
1,357,663
 
 
          
Liabilities assumed:          
Deposits
 
 1,049,167
1,089,355
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
 16,124
100,761
 
 
FHLB borrowings42,770
 
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts
 
 8,050
17,555
    
Subordinated note payable
 
 12,669
Subordinated debentures10,909
 
 
Other liabilities
 
 11,617
29,951
 
 
Total liabilities assumed$
 $
 $1,097,627
$1,291,301
 $
 $


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




Note 1.Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1.Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of business: The CompanyMidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”), is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, that has elected to be a financial holding company. It is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa and owns all of the outstanding common stock of MidWestOne Bank (the “Bank”), Iowa City, Iowa, and, until its dissolution in December 2019, all of the common stock of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., Oskaloosa, Iowa. TheBank is also headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and provides services to individuals, businesses, governmental units and institutional customers through a total of 44 branch locations57 banking offices in central and east-central Iowa, the Twin Cities metroMinneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota, and western Wisconsin, Naples and Fort Myers, Florida, and Denver, Colorado. Prior to the sale of its assets in June 2019, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. providesprovided personal and business insurance services in Cedar Falls, Conrad, Melbourne, Oskaloosa, Parkersburg, and Pella, Iowa. The Bank is actively engaged in many areas of commercial banking, including: acceptance of demand, savings and time deposits; making commercial, real estate, agricultural and consumer loans, and other banking services tailored for its individual customers. The wealth management area of theBank administers estates, personal trusts, and conservatorshipsconservatorship accounts along with providing other management services to customers.


On May 1, 2015,2019, the Company consummatedacquired ATBancorp, a merger with Central Bancshares, Inc., a Minnesota corporation. In connection withbank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiaries were ATSB and ABTW. The primary reasons for the acquisition were to expand the Company’s business into new markets and grow the size of the Company’s business. As consideration for the merger, Central Bank,we issued 4,117,536 shares of our common stock with a Minnesota-chartered commercial bankvalue of $113.7 million and wholly-owned subsidiarypaid cash in the amount of Central, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidWestOne. Per$34.8 million.

On June 30, 2019, the merger agreement, eachCompany sold substantially all of the outstanding sharesassets used by its wholly owned insurance subsidiary, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc., to sell insurance products. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain of Central common stock$1.1 million from the sale, which was converted intoreported in “Other” noninterest income on the pro rata portionCompany’s consolidated statements of 2,723,083 shares of Company common stock and $64.0 million in cash (See Note 2. “Business Combination” for additional information). On April 2, 2016, Central Bank merged with and into the Bank.income. Effective December 31, 2019, MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. was legally dissolved.


Accounting estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Certain significant estimates: The allowance for loan losses, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, and the annual impairment testing of goodwill and the fair values of investment securities and other financial instruments involve certain significant estimates made by management. These estimates are reviewed by management routinely, and it is reasonably possible that circumstances that exist may change in the near-term future and that the effect could be material to the consolidated financial statements.


Principles of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., a bank holding company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary MidWestOne Bank, which is a state chartered bank whose primary federal regulator is the FDIC, and MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods’ consolidated financial statements to present them on a basis comparable with the current period’s consolidated financial statements.


Trust assets, other than cash deposits held by the Bank in a fiduciary or agency capacity for its customers, are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because such accounts are not assets of the the Bank.


In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into a transaction with a variable interest entity (“VIE”). VIEs are legal entities whose investors lack the ability to make decisions about the entity’s activities, or whose equity investors do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity. The applicable accounting guidance requires the Company to perform ongoing quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine whether it must consolidate any VIE. The Company does not have any ownership interest in or exert any control over any VIE, and thus no VIEs are included in the consolidated financial statements. Investments in non-marketable loan participation certificates for which the Company does not have the ability to exert significant influence are accounted for using the cost method.

Presentation of cash flows: For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and due from banks includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks, and federal funds sold. Cash flows from portfolio loans, originated by the Bank, deposits, federal funds purchased,short-term borrowings, and securities sold under agreements to repurchaselong-term debt are reported net.


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Cash receipts and cash payments resulting from acquisitionsoriginations and sales of loans originatedheld for sale are classified as operating cash flows on a gross basis in the consolidated statements of cash flows.


The nature of the Company’s business requires that it maintain amounts due from banks that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. In the opinion of management, no material risk of loss exists due to the various correspondent banks’ financial condition and the fact that they are well capitalized.

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Investment securities: Certain debtDebt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and recorded at amortized cost. SecuritiesAs of December 31, 2019, the Company held no debt securities classified as held to maturity. Debt securities not classified as held to maturity including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as available for sale and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.


The Company employs valuation techniques which utilize observable inputs when those inputs are available. These observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security, developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. When such information is not available, the Company employs valuation techniques which utilize unobservable inputs, or those which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants would use, based on the best information available in the circumstances. These valuation methods typically involve cash flow and other financial modeling techniques. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions, estimates, or other inputs to the valuation techniques could have a material impact on the Company’s future financial condition and results of operations. Fair value measurements are required to be classified as Level 1 (quoted prices), Level 2 (based on observable inputs) or Level 3 (based on unobservable inputs) discussed in more detail in Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements. Available for sale debt securities are recorded at fair value with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.


Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method between the date of purchase and the first call date, or the maturity date of the security when there is no call date. Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In determining whether other than temporary impairment exists, management considers whether: (1) we have the intent to sell the security; (2) it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis; and (3) we do not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.


During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, the Company transferred all of its investment securities classified as held to maturity to available for sale. See Note 3. Debt Securities for additional information.

Loans: Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of purchase premiums, purchase discounts and net deferred loan fees. Net deferred loan fees include nonrefundable loan origination fees less direct loan origination costs. Net deferred loan fees, purchase premiums and costs and allowancepurchase discounts are amortized into interest income using either the interest method or straight-line method over the terms of the loans, adjusted for loan losses.actual prepayments. The interest method is used for all loans except revolving loans, for which the straight-line method is used. Interest on loans is credited to income as earned based on the principal amount outstanding. Deferred loan fees and costs are amortized using the level yield method over the remaining maturities on the loans.


The accrual of interest on mortgageagricultural, commercial, commercial real estate, and commercial loansconsumer loan segments is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days past due, and residential real estate loan segments at 120 days past due, unless the credit is well secured and in process of collection. Credit card loans and other personal loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged off at an earlier date, if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.


All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.


Purchased loans: All purchased loans (nonimpairedThe Company requires a loan to be charged-off, in whole or in part, as soon as it becomes apparent that some loss will be incurred, or when its collectability is sufficiently questionable that it no longer is considered a bankable asset. The primary considerations when determining if and impaired) are initially measured at fair value as of the acquisition date in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. An allowance for loan losses is not recorded at the acquisition date for loans purchased.

Individual loans acquired through the completionhow much of a transfer, including loans that have evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination andloan should be charged-off are as follows: (1) the potential for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, are referred to herein as “purchased credit impaired loans.” In determining the acquisition date fair value and estimated credit losses of purchased credit impaired loans, and in subsequent accounting, the Company accounts for loans individually. Contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition, or the “nonaccretable difference,” are not recognized as a yield adjustment or as a loss accrual or valuation allowance.

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Expected cash flows at the purchase date in excess of the fair value of loans, if any, are recorded as interest income over the expected life of the loans if the timing and amount of future cash flows are reasonably estimable. Subsequent toflows; (2) the purchase date, increases in cash flows over those expected at the purchase date are recognized as interest income prospectively. The present value of any decreases in expected cash flows after the purchase date is recognized by recording an allowance for loan losses and a provision for loan losses. If the Company does not have the information necessary to reasonably estimate cash flows to be expected, it may use the cost-recovery method or cash-basis method of income recognition.

Subsequent to the purchase date, increases in cash flows over those expected at the purchase date are recognized as interest income prospectively. Subsequent to the purchase date, the methods utilized to estimate the required allowance for loan losses for these loans are similar to originated loans. The remaining differences between the purchase price and the unpaid balance at the date of acquisition are recorded in interest income over the life of the loan.

Covered assets and indemnification asset: As part of the Central transaction, the Company assumed loss-share or similar credit protection agreements with the FDIC. The FDIC loss sharing agreements were terminated on July 14, 2017, at which time the loans were reclassified to non-covered assets.

Loan Pool Participations: In 2010, the Company made the decision to exit the loan pool participation line of business, and all remaining loan pool participations were sold in June 2015.

Loans held for sale: Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or estimated fair value, as determined by aggregate outstanding commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with the mortgage servicing rights retained. Gains or losses on sales of mortgage loans are recognized based on the difference between the selling price plus the value of servicing rights, less the carrying value of the related mortgage loans sold.

Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as doubtful, substandard or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired as well as any loan (regardless of classification) meeting the definition of a troubled debt restructuring, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan are lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers loans not classified as impaired and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include: payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent.

Large groups of smaller-balance loans (with individual balances less than $100,000) are not evaluated for impairment, but are collectively applied a standard allocation under ASC 450.

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Transfers of financial assets: Revenue from the origination and sale of loans in the secondary market is recognized upon the transfer of financial assets and accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. The Company also sells participation interests in some large loans originated, to non-affiliated entities. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company; (2) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the assets it received and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking advantage of its right to pledge or exchange and provides more than a trivial benefit to the transferor;collateral; and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.

Revenue recognition: Trust fees, deposit account service charges and other fees are recognized when payment is received for the services (cash basis), which generally occurs at the time the services are provided.

Credit-related financial instruments: In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into commitments to extend credit, including commitments under credit card arrangements, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded. The Company records a liability to the extent losses on its commitments to lend are probable.

Premises and equipment: Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The estimated useful lives and primary method of depreciation for the principal items are as follows:
 Years  
Type of AssetsMinimum Maximum Depreciation Method
      
Buildings and leasehold improvements10-30 Straight-line
Furniture and equipment3-10 Straight-line
Charges for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recorded.

Other real estate owned: Real estate properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling cost at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. Fair value is determined by management by obtaining appraisals or other market value information at least annually. Any write-downs in value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for loan losses. After foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management by obtaining updated appraisals or other market value information. Any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to the updated fair value less estimated selling cost. Net costs related to the holding of properties are included in noninterest expense.

Goodwill and other intangibles: Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases. Under ASC Topic 350, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Company's annual assessment is done at the unit level. The Company did not recognize impairment losses during the year ended December 31, 2017. Any future impairment will be recorded as noninterest expense in the period of assessment. Certain other intangible assets that have finite lives are amortized over the remaining useful lives.

Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at fair value based on assumptions through a third-party valuation service. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the servicing cost per loan, the discount rate, the escrow float rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.

Bank-owned life insurance: Bank-owned life insurance is carried at cash surrender value, net of surrender and other charges, with increases/decreases reflected as income/expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Employee benefit plans: Deferred benefits under a salary continuation plan are charged to expense during the period in which the participating employees attain full eligibility.


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Stock-based compensation: Compensation expense for share based awards is recorded over the vesting period at the fair value of the award at the time of grant. The exercise price of options or fair value of nonvested shares granted under the Company’s incentive plans is equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date. The Company assumes no projected forfeitures on its stock based compensation, since actual historical forfeiture rates on its stock-based incentive awards has been negligible.

Income taxes: The Company and/or its subsidiaries currently file tax returns in all states and local taxing jurisdictions which impose corporate income, franchise or other taxes where it operates. The methods of filing and the methods for calculating taxable and apportionable income vary depending upon the laws of the taxing jurisdiction. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act introduced tax reform that reduced the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, among other changes. While the corporate tax rate reduction is effective January 1, 2018, GAAP required a revaluation of the Company’s net deferred tax asset. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through income tax expense as changes in tax laws are enacted. On February 14, 2018 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments of this ASU allow a reclassification from other accumulated comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act.

The Company’s revaluation of its deferred tax asset is subject to further clarifications of the Tax Act that cannot be estimated at this time, and the Company will continue to analyze the Tax Act to determine the full effects of the new law, including the new lower corporate tax rate, on its financial condition and results of operations. See Note 13. “Income Taxes” for more information,

There were no material unrecognized tax benefits or any interest or penalties on any unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Common stock: On July 17, 2014, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of stock through December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the program, the Company could continue to repurchase shares from time to time in the open market, and the method, timing and amounts of repurchase were solely in the discretion of the Company's management. The repurchase program did not require the Company to acquire a specific number of shares. Therefore, the amount of shares repurchased pursuant to the program depended on several factors, including market conditions, capital and liquidity requirements, and alternative uses for cash available. In 2015 and 2016 the Company repurchased no shares of common stock.

On July 21, 2016, the board of directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of stock through December 31, 2018. During 2016 and 2017, the Company repurchased no common stock under this plan, and thus, of the $5.0 million of stock authorized under the repurchase plan, $5.0 million remained available for possible future repurchases as of December 31, 2017.

On May 1, 2015, in connection with the Central merger, the Company issued 2,723,083 shares of its common stock. On June 22, 2015, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional accredited investors, pursuant to which, on June 23, 2015, the Company sold an aggregate of 300,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $28.00 per share. Each of the purchasers was an existing shareholder of the Company.


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On March 17, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement to offer and sell, through an underwriter, up to 750,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a public purchase price of $34.25 per share. This included 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock granted as a 30-day option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any. On April 6, 2017, the underwriter purchased the full amount of its over-allotment option of 250,000 shares.

Comprehensive income: Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheets, and are disclosed in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included in shareholders’ equity, net of tax, are as follows:
  Year Ended December 31,
  2017 2016 2015
(in thousands)      
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax $(2,602) $(1,133) $3,408
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $(2,602) $(1,133) $3,408

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contract with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance in this update affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (for example, insurance contracts or lease contracts). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following five steps: 1) identify the contracts(s) with the customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The guidance also specifies the accounting for some costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. For a public entity, the amendments in this update were effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application was not permitted. In July 2015, the FASB announced a delay to the effective date of Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-09, Revenue from Contract with Customers (Topic 606). Reporting entities may choose to adopt the standard as of the original date, or take advantage of a one-year delay. For a public entity, the revised effective date is for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted prior to the original effective date. The Company’s revenue is comprised of interest income on financial assets, which is excluded from the scope of this new guidance, and noninterest income. This new guidance will required the Company to examine how certain recurring revenue streams are recognized within trust and asset management fees, sales of other real estate, and debit card interchange fees. Topic 606 provides for two transition methods available for an entity to elect from at adoption of the standard. The full-retrospective method requires Topic 606 to be applied to all prior reporting periods presented. The modified-retrospective method requires the application of Topic 606 at the adoption date to be accounted for through a cumulative effect adjustment from the initial application of Topic 606 to the beginning balance of stockholders’ equity in the year of adoption. The Company has finalized its analysis of the expected areas of impact using the modified retrospective transition method, and has determined that the effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is immaterial, thus no adjustment to beginning stockholders’ equity for 2018 was required. The Company will adopt this standard as of January 1, 2018.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The amendments in this update provide guidance in GAAP about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. In doing so, the amendment should reduce diversity in the timing and content of footnote disclosures. Disclosures are required if it is probable an entity will be unable to meet its obligations within the look-forward period of twelve months after the financial statements are made available. Incremental substantial doubt disclosure is required if the probability is not mitigated by management’s plans. The new standard applies to all entities for the first annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


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In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance in this update makes changes to the current GAAP model primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the FASB clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The accounting for other financial instruments, such as loans, investments in debt securities, and financial liabilities is largely unchanged. The treatment of gains and losses for all equity securities, including those without a readily determinable market value, is expected to result in additional volatility in the income statement, with the loss of mark to market via equity for these investments. Additionally, changes in the allowable method for determining the fair value of financial instruments in the financial statement footnotes (“exit price” only) will likely require changes to current methodologies of determining these values, and how they are disclosed in the financial statement footnotes. The new standard applies to public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years on a prospective basis, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the fiscal year adopted. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company has formed a working group to evaluate the changes required as a result of the adoption of this ASU and is engaged in discussions with a third party to assist with the calculation of fair value information, particularly for fair value disclosures of the Company's loan portfolio. The application of the ASU is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in this update is meant to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. All leases create an asset and a liability for the lessee in accordance with FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, and, therefore, recognition of those lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for most leases. Disclosures are required by lessees and lessors to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. To meet that objective, qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures are required. The new standard applies to public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company has several lease agreements, such as branch locations, which are currently considered operating leases, and therefore not recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company expects the new guidance will require these lease agreements to now be recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as right-of-use assets and a corresponding lease liability. However, the Company continues to evaluate the extent of the potential impact the new guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the availability of outside vendor products to assist in the implementation, and does not expect to early adopt the standard.

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718). The guidance involves several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The new standard applies to public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. The amendments were effective January 1, 2017. The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The effect of this election and other amendments did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The new guidance introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. It also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The amendment requires the use of a new model covering current expected credit losses (CECL), which will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. Upon initial recognition of the exposure, the CECL model requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of an exposure (or pool of exposures). The estimate of expected credit losses (ECL) should consider historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. The new guidance also amends the current available for sale (AFS) security OTTI model for debt securities. The new model will require an estimate of ECL only when the fair value is below the amortized cost of the asset. The length of time the fair value of an AFS debt security has been below the amortized cost will no longer impact the determination of whether a credit loss exists. As such, it is no longer an other-than-temporary model. Finally, the purchased financial assets with credit deterioration (PCD) model applies to purchased financial assets (measured at amortized cost or AFS) that have experienced more than insignificant credit deterioration since origination.

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This represents a change from the scope of what are considered purchased credit-impaired assets under today’s model. Different than the accounting for originated or purchased assets that do not qualify as PCD, the initial estimate of expected credit losses for a PCD would be recognized through an allowance for loan and lease losses with an offset to the cost basis of the related financial asset at acquisition. The new standard applies to public business entities that are SEC filers in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and is expected to increase the allowance for loan losses upon adoption. The Company has formed a working group to evaluate the impact of the standard’s adoption on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and has selected an outside vendor software system with the ability to meet the processing necessary to support the data collection, retention, and disclosure requirements of the Company in implementation of the new standard. The Company does not anticipate the early adoption of this standard.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) - Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The new guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. The update applies to public business entities that are SEC filers in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company early adopted this amendment during the second quarter of 2017, and adoption did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) - Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The new guidance requires that the premium amortization period on non-contingently callable securities, end at the earliest call date, rather than the contractual maturity date. The shorter amortization period means that interest income would generally be lower in the periods before the earliest call date and higher thereafter (if the security is not called) compared to current GAAP. The update applies to public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The Company adopted this update during the second quarter of 2017. Since the Company was already amortizing premiums on callable investment securities between the date of purchase and the first call date, there was no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. The amendments in this update more closely align the results of cash flow and fair value hedge accounting with risk management activities through changes to both the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results in the financial statements. The amendments address specific limitations in current GAAP by expanding hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and by refining the measurement of hedge results to better reflect the hedging strategies. Thus, the amendments will enable more faithful reporting of the economic results of hedging activities for certain fair value and cash flow hedges and will avoid mismatches in earnings by allowing for greater precision when measuring changes in fair value of the hedged item for certain fair value hedges. Additionally, by aligning the timing of recognition of hedge results with the earnings effect of the hedged item for cash flow and net investment hedges, and by including the earnings effect of the hedging instrument in the same income statement line item in which the earnings effect of the hedged item is presented, the results of a hedging program and the cost of executing that program will be more visible to users of financial statements. The new standard applies to public business entities that are SEC filers for annual or any interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted with cumulative effect adjustment being reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year, generally through an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income and retained earnings. The Company adopted this update during the third quarter of 2017. Since the Company currently has no hedging arrangements, there was no cumulative effect adjustment necessary to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act introduced tax reform that reduced the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, among other changes. Stakeholders in the banking and insurance industries submitted unsolicited comment letters to the FASB about a narrow-scope financial reporting issue that arose as a consequence of the Tax Act. Specifically, stakeholders expressed concern about the guidance in current GAAP that requires deferred tax liabilities and assets to be adjusted for the effect of a change in tax laws or rates with the effect included in income from continuing operations in the reporting period that includes the enactment date. That

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guidance is applicable even in situations in which the related income tax effects of items in accumulated other comprehensive income were originally recognized in other comprehensive income (rather than in income from continuing operations). The amendments in this update affect any entity that is required to apply the provisions of Topic 220, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income, and has items of other comprehensive income for which the related tax effects are presented in other comprehensive income as required by GAAP. The amendments in this update allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. However, because the amendments only relate to the reclassification of the income tax effects of the Tax Act, the underlying guidance that requires that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates be included in income from continuing operations is not affected. The amendments in this update also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The amendments in this update should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. The Company adopted this update effective for the year ended December 31, 2017. The amount of the reclassification for the Company was $465 thousand, as shown in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity.

Note 2.Business Combination

On May 1, 2015, the Company acquired all of the equity interests of Central, a bank holding company and the parent company of Central Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, through the merger of Central with and into the Company. Among other things, this transaction provided the Company with the opportunity to expand the business into new markets and grow the size of the business. At the effective time of the merger, each share of common stock of Central converted into a pro rata portion of (1) 2,723,083 shares of common stock of the Company, and (2) $64.0 million in cash.

This business combination was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired company have been included in the Company’s results of operations since the date of acquisition. Under this method of accounting, assets and liabilities acquired are recorded at their estimated fair values. The excess cost over fair value of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. As the consideration paid for Central exceeded the net assets acquired, goodwill of $64.7 million has been recorded on the acquisition. Goodwill recorded in this transaction, which reflects the entry into the geographically new markets served by Central. Goodwill recorded in the transaction is not tax deductible. The amounts recognized for the business combination in the financial statements have been determined to be final as of March 31, 2016.


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Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Central transaction, as of the closing date of the transaction, were as follows:
(in thousands) May 1, 2015
ASSETS  
Cash and due from banks $28,404
Investment securities 160,775
Loans 916,973
Premises and equipment 27,908
Goodwill 64,654
Core deposit intangible 12,773
Trade name intangible 1,380
FDIC indemnification asset 3,753
Other real estate owned 8,420
Other assets 14,482
Total assets 1,239,522
LIABILITIES  
Deposits 1,049,167
Short-term borrowings 16,124
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts 8,050
Subordinated notes payable 12,669
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 11,617
Total liabilities 1,097,627
Net assets 141,895
   
Consideration:  
Market value of common stock at $29.31 per share at May 1, 2015 (2,723,083 shares of common stock issued), net of stock illiquidity discount due to restrictions 77,895
Cash paid 64,000
Total fair value of consideration $141,895
Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded and initially measured at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. An allowance for loan losses is not carried over. These purchased loans are segregated into two types: purchased credit impaired loans and purchased non-credit impaired loans without evidence of significant credit deterioration.

Purchased credit impaired loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30 “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality” as they display significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable, as of the acquisition date, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments from the borrower.

Purchased non-credit impaired loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20 “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs” as these loans do not have evidence of significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable all contractually required payments will be received from the borrower.

For purchased non-credit impaired loans, the difference between the estimated fair value of the loans (computed on a loan-by-loan basis) and the principal outstanding is accreted over the remaining life of the loans.

For purchased credit impaired loans the difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Further, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized into interest income over the expected remaining life of the loan if the timing and amount of the future cash flows are reasonably estimable. Subsequent to the purchase date, increases in cash flows over those expected at the purchase date are recognized as interest income prospectively. The present valuestrength of any decreases in expected cash flows after the purchase date is recognized by recording an allowance for credit losses and a provision for loan losses.co-makers or guarantors.

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The following table presents the purchased loans asrisk characteristics of the acquisition date:
(in thousands) Purchased Credit Impaired Loans Purchased Non-Credit Impaired Loans
Contractually required principal payments $36,886
 $905,314
Nonaccretable difference (6,675) 
Principal cash flows expected to be collected 30,211
 905,314
Accretable discount(1)
 (1,882) (16,670)
Fair value of acquired loans $28,329
 $888,644
(1) Included in the accretable discount for Purchased Non-Credit Impaired Loans is approximately $10.4 million of estimated undiscounted principal losses.
Disclosures required by ASC 805-20-50-1(a) concerning the FDIC indemnification assets have not been included due to the immateriality of the amount involved. See Note 4. “Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses” to our consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the FDIC indemnification asset.

ASC 805-30-30-7 requires that the consideration transfered in a business combination should be measured at fair value. Since the common shares issued as part of the consideration of the merger included a restriction on their sale, pledge or other disposition, an illiquidity discount has been assigned to the shares based upon the volatility of the underlying shares’ daily returns and the period of restriction.

The Company recorded $4.6 million in pre-tax merger-related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016, including retention and severance compensation costs in the amount of $2.1 million, which are included in salaries and employee benefits in the consolidated statements of operations. The remainder of merger-related expenses consisted of data processing contract termination expenses in the amount of $1.9 million, which are included in data processing expense in the consolidated statement of operations, professional and legal fees of $0.3 million to directly consummate the merger, included in professional fees in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, and $0.3 million of miscellaneous costs, which are included in other operating expenses. The above expenses include those associated with the merger of Central Bank with and into MidWestOne Bank, which was effective on April 2, 2016.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded $3.5 million in pre-tax merger-related expenses. These expenses primarily consisted of $1.9 million of professional and legal fees to directly consummate the merger, included in professional fees in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, $0.6 million of retention and severance compensation costs which are included in salaries and employee benefits in the consolidated statements of operations, and $1.0 million of service contract termination and miscellaneous costs, which are included in other operating expenses.

During the measurement period, specifically the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized adjustments to the provisional amounts reported at December 31, 2015, which reflect new information that existed as of May 1, 2015 that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date. In its interim financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Company adjusted the provisional amounts for deferred taxes. The results of this adjustment is reflected in the $0.1 million increase to goodwill during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The provisional adjustments had no impact on earnings, and in accordance with ASU 2015-16 were recorded during the three months ending March 31, 2016.


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Note 3.Investment Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:
   Gross Gross  
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Estimated
 Cost Gains Losses Fair Value
(in thousands)       
December 31, 2017       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$15,716
 $
 $90
 $15,626
State and political subdivisions139,561
 2,475
 197
 141,839
Mortgage-backed securities48,744
 181
 428
 48,497
Collateralized mortgage obligations173,339
 29
 5,172
 168,196
Corporate debt securities71,562
 31
 427
 71,166
Total debt securities448,922
 2,716
 6,314
 445,324
Other equity securities2,268
 124
 56
 2,336
Total investment securities$451,190
 $2,840
 $6,370
 $447,660
        
December 31, 2016       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$5,895
 $10
 $
 $5,905
State and political subdivisions162,145
 3,545
 418
 165,272
Mortgage-backed securities61,606
 315
 567
 61,354
Collateralized mortgage obligations175,506
 148
 4,387
 171,267
Corporate debt securities72,979
 76
 602
 72,453
Total debt securities478,131
 4,094
 5,974
 476,251
Other equity securities1,259
 66
 58
 1,267
Total investment securities$479,390
 $4,160
 $6,032
 $477,518

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities held to maturity, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows:
   Gross Gross  
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Estimated
 Cost Gains Losses Fair Value
(in thousands)       
December 31, 2017       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$10,049
 $
 $
 $10,049
State and political subdivisions126,413
 804
 1,631
 125,586
Mortgage-backed securities1,906
 4
 13
 1,897
Collateralized mortgage obligations22,115
 
 707
 21,408
Corporate debt securities35,136
 548
 281
 35,403
Total$195,619
 $1,356
 $2,632
 $194,343
        
December 31, 2016       
State and political subdivisions$107,941
 $156
 $2,713
 $105,384
Mortgage-backed securities2,398
 5
 34
 2,369
Collateralized mortgage obligations26,036
 
 598
 25,438
Corporate debt securities32,017
 149
 565
 31,601
Total$168,392
 $310
 $3,910
 $164,792

Investment securities with a carrying value of $237.4 million and $212.1 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, were pledged on public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes, as required or permitted by law.


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The summary of investment securities shows that some of the securities in the available for sale and held to maturity investment portfolios had unrealized losses, or were temporarily impaired, as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This temporary impairment represents the estimated amount of loss that would be realized if the securities were sold on the valuation date.

The following tables present information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position:
   As of December 31, 2017
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Available for Sale 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
(in thousands, except number of securities)             
U.S. Government agencies and corporations3
 $15,626
 $90
 $
 $
 $15,626
 $90
State and political subdivisions34
 11,705
 167
 1,800
 30
 13,505
 197
Mortgage-backed securities20
 37,964
 359
 3,961
 69
 41,925
 428
Collateralized mortgage obligations35
 37,881
 489
 122,757
 4,683
 160,638
 5,172
Corporate debt securities12
 55,340
 298
 8,778
 129
 64,118
 427
Other equity securities1
 
 
 1,944
 56
 1,944
 56
Total105
 $158,516
 $1,403
 $139,240
 $4,967
 $297,756
 $6,370
              
   As of December 31, 2016
 
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
  
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
(in thousands, except number of securities)             
State and political subdivisions63
 $24,574
 $389
 $427
 $29
 $25,001
 $418
Mortgage-backed securities20
 40,752
 566
 23
 1
 40,775
 567
Collateralized mortgage obligations29
 140,698
 3,544
 16,776
 843
 157,474
 4,387
Corporate debt securities11
 54,891
 602
 
 
 54,891
 602
Other equity securities1
 
 
 942
 58
 942
 58
Total124
 $260,915
 $5,101
 $18,168
 $931
 $279,083
 $6,032

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   As of December 31, 2017
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Held to Maturity 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
(in thousands, except number of securities)             
State and political subdivisions167
 $33,237
 $393
 $25,843
 $1,238
 $59,080
 $1,631
Mortgage-backed securities4
 349
 2
 887
 11
 1,236
 13
Collateralized mortgage obligations7
 5,221
 90
 16,168
 617
 21,389
 707
Corporate debt securities3
 3,093
 4
 2,617
 277
 5,710
 281
Total181
 $41,900
 $489
 $45,515
 $2,143
 $87,415
 $2,632
              
   As of December 31, 2016
 
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
  
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
 
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses 
(in thousands, except number of securities)             
State and political subdivisions180
 $65,174
 $2,713
 $
 $
 $65,174
 $2,713
Mortgage-backed securities5
 2,246
 34
 
 
 2,246
 34
Collateralized mortgage obligations7
 18,964
 369
 6,435
 229
 25,399
 598
Corporate debt securities11
 19,198
 187
 2,512
 378
 21,710
 565
Total203
 $105,582
 $3,303
 $8,947
 $607
 $114,529
 $3,910

The Company's assessment of OTTI is based on its reasonable judgment of the specific facts and circumstances impacting each individual security at the time such assessments are made. The Company reviews and considers factual information, including expected cash flows, the structure of the security, the creditworthiness of the issuer, the type of underlying assets and the current and anticipated market conditions.

At December 31, 2017, approximately 57% of the municipal obligations held by the Company were Iowa-based, and approximately 22% were Minnesota-based. The Company does not intend to sell these municipal obligations, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell them until the recovery of their cost. Due to the issuers’ continued satisfaction of their obligations under the securities in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that they will continue to do so, management’s intent and ability to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value, as well as the evaluation of the fundamentals of the issuers’ financial conditions and other objective evidence, the Company believes that the municipal obligations identified in the tables above were temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations portfolios consisted of securities predominantly backed by one- to four-family mortgage loans and underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the following government-sponsored agencies: the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Government National Mortgage Association. The receipt of principal, at par, and interest on mortgage-backed securities is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believes that its mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations do not expose the Company to credit-related losses and that these securities had no OTTI.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, all but one of the Company’s corporate bonds held an investment grade rating from Moody’s, S&P or Kroll, or carried a guarantee from an agency of the US government. We have evaluated  financial statements of the company issuing the non-investment grade bond and found the company’s earnings and equity position to be satisfactory and in line with industry norms. Therefore, we believe the low market value of this investment is temporary and expect to receive all contractual payments. The internal evaluation of the non-investment grade bond along with the investment grade ratings on the remainder of the corporate portfolio lead us to conclude that all of the corporate bonds in our portfolio will continue to pay according to their contractual terms. Since the Company has the ability and intent to hold securities until price recovery, we believe that there is no other-than-temporary-impairment of in the corporate bond portfolio.


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As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned $0.4 million of equity securities in banks and financial service-related companies, and $1.9 million of mutual funds invested in debt securities and other debt instruments that will cause units of the fund to be deemed to be qualified under the Community Reinvestment Act. Equity securities are considered to have OTTI whenever they have been in a loss position, compared to current book value, for twelve consecutive months, and the Company does not expect them to recover to their original cost basis. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, no impairment charges were recorded, as the affected equity securities were not deemed impaired due to stabilized market prices in relation to the Company’s original purchase price.

During the first quarter of 2017 as part of the Company’s annual review and analysis of municipal investments, $1.2 million of municipal bonds from a single issuer in the held to maturity portfolio, which did not carry a credit rating from one of the major statistical rating agencies, were identified as having an elevated level of credit risk. While the instruments were currently making payments as agreed, certain financial trends were identified that provided material doubt as to the ability of the entity to continue to service the debt in the future. The investment securities were classified as “watch,” and the Company’s asset and liability management committee were notified of the situation. In early March 2017 the Company learned of a potential buyer for the investments and a bid to purchase was received and accepted. Investment securities designated as held to maturity may generally not be sold without calling into question the Company’s stated intention to hold other debt securities to maturity in the future (“tainting”), unless certain conditions are met that provide for an exception to accounting policy. One of these exceptions, as outlined under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 320-10-25-6(a), allows for the sale of an investment that is classified as held to maturity due to significant deterioration of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since the bonds had been internally classified as “watch” due to credit deterioration, the Company believes that the sale was in accordance with the allowable provisions of ASC 320-10-25-6(a), and as such, does not “taint” the remainder of the held to maturity portfolio. A small gain was realized on the sale. During the fourth quarter of 2017, a single issuer of $0.6 million of municipal bonds in the held to maturity portfolio exercised a call option, resulting in the realization of a small gain.

It is reasonably possible that the fair values of the Company’s investment securities could decline in the future if interest rates increase or the overall economy or the financial conditions of the issuers deteriorate. As a result, there is a risk that OTTI may be recognized in the future, and any such amounts could be material to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The contractual maturity distribution of investment debt securities at December 31, 2017, is summarized as follows:
 Available For Sale Held to Maturity
 
Amortized
Cost
 Fair Value 
Amortized
Cost
 Fair Value
(in thousands)       
Due in one year or less$26,155
 $26,283
 $
 $
Due after one year through five years119,633
 119,972
 19,038
 19,062
Due after five years through ten years67,369
 68,716
 89,790
 90,298
Due after ten years13,682
 13,660
 62,770
 61,678
Debt securities without a single maturity date222,083
 216,693
 24,021
 23,305
Total$448,922
 $445,324
 $195,619
 $194,343

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are collateralized by mortgage loans and guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. Our experience has indicated that principal payments will be collected sooner than scheduled because of prepayments. Therefore, these securities are not scheduled in the maturity categories indicated above. Equity securities available for sale with an amortized cost of $2.3 million and a fair value of $2.3 million are also excluded from this table.

Proceeds from the sales of investment securities available for sale during 2017 were $22.5 million. During 2016 there was $23.4 million of sales of investment securities available for sale, while in 2015 there was $116.8 million of sales of investment securities available for sale.


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Realized gains and losses on sales are determined on the basis of specific identification of investments based on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) on investments, including impairment losses for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, were as follows:
 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(in thousands)     
Available for sale fixed maturity securities:     
Gross realized gains$199
 $469
 $1,265
Gross realized losses(11) (5) (442)
 188
 464
 823
Equity securities:     
Gross realized gains
 
 188
 
 
 188
Held to maturity fixed maturity securities:     
Gross realized gains53
 
 
Total net realized gains and losses$241
 $464
 $1,011

Note 4.Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses

The composition of allowance for loan losses and loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method are as follows:
 Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loan Receivables
 As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands)Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses:           
Individually evaluated for impairment$140
 $1,126
 $2,157
 $226
 $
 $3,649
Collectively evaluated for impairment2,650
 7,392
 11,144
 2,182
 244
 23,612
Purchased credit impaired loans
 
 336
 462
 
 798
Total$2,790
 $8,518
 $13,637
 $2,870
 $244
 $28,059
Loans receivable           
Individually evaluated for impairment$2,969
 $9,734
 $10,386
 $3,722
 $
 $26,811
Collectively evaluated for impairment102,543
 493,844
 1,147,133
 460,475
 36,158
 2,240,153
Purchased credit impaired loans
 46
 14,452
 5,233
 
 19,731
Total$105,512
 $503,624
 $1,171,971
 $469,430
 $36,158
 $2,286,695
 As of December 31, 2016
(in thousands)Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Total
Allowance for loan losses:           
Individually evaluated for impairment$62
 $2,066
 $1,924
 $299
 $
 $4,351
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,941
 4,199
 7,692
 2,791
 255
 16,878
Purchased credit impaired loans
 9
 244
 368
 
 621
Total$2,003
 $6,274
 $9,860
 $3,458
 $255
 $21,850
Loans receivable           
Individually evaluated for impairment$5,339
 $11,434
 $11,450
 $3,955
 $
 $32,178
Collectively evaluated for impairment108,004
 449,380
 1,036,049
 480,143
 36,591
 2,110,167
Purchased credit impaired loans
 156
 16,744
 5,898
 
 22,798
Total$113,343
 $460,970
 $1,064,243
 $489,996
 $36,591
 $2,165,143

Included in the December 31, 2016 table above are loans with a contractual balance of $74.9 million and a recorded balance of $72.4 million at December 31, 2016, which were covered under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. The agreements covered certain losses and expenses and expired at various dates through October 7, 2021. The related FDIC indemnification asset was reported separately in Note 7. “Other Assets.” The FDIC loss sharing agreements were terminated on July 14, 2017, at which time the loans were reclassified to non-covered assets.


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As of December 31, 2017, the purchased credit impaired loans included above were $21.5 million, net of a discount of $1.7 million. As of December 31, 2016 the purchased credit impaired loans included above were $26.2 million net of a discount of $3.4 million.

Loans with unpaid principal in the amount of $477.6 million and $498.3 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, were pledged to the FHLB as collateral for borrowings.

The changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment are as follows:

 Allowance for Loan Loss Activity
 For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands)Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Unallocated Total
2017             
Beginning balance$2,003
 $6,274
 $9,860
 $3,458
 $255
 $
 $21,850
Charge-offs(1,202) (2,338) (7,931) (305) (257) 
 (12,033)
Recoveries187
 232
 291
 180
 18
 
 908
Provision1,802
 4,350
 11,417
 (463) 228
 
 17,334
Ending balance$2,790
 $8,518
 $13,637
 $2,870
 $244
 $
 $28,059
2016             
Beginning balance$1,417
 $5,451
 $8,556
 $3,968
 $409
 $(374) $19,427
Charge-offs(1,204) (3,066) (931) (782) (98) 
 (6,081)
Recoveries33
 124
 192
 157
 15
 
 521
Provision1,757
 3,765
 2,043
 115
 (71) 374
 7,983
Ending balance$2,003
 $6,274
 $9,860
 $3,458
 $255
 $
 $21,850
2015             
Beginning balance$1,506
 $5,780
 $4,399
 $3,167
 $323
 $1,188
 $16,363
Charge-offs(245) (692) (853) (740) (92) 
 (2,622)
Recoveries1
 372
 7
 143
 31
 
 554
Provision155
 (9) 5,003
 1,398
 147
 (1,562) 5,132
Ending balance$1,417
 $5,451
 $8,556
 $3,968
 $409
 $(374) $19,427

Loan Portfolio Segment Risk Characteristics
Agricultural - Agricultural loans, most of which are secured by crops, livestock, and machinery, are provided to finance capital improvements and farm operations as well as acquisitions of livestock and machinery. The ability of the borrower to repay may

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be affected by many factors outside of the borrower’s control including adverse weather conditions, loss of livestock due to disease or other factors, declines in market prices for agricultural products and the impact of government regulations. The ultimate repayment of agricultural loans is dependent upon the profitable operation or management of the agricultural entity. Collateral for these loans generally includes accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and real estate. However, depending on the overall financial condition of the borrower, some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business.


Commercial and Industrial - Commercial and industrial loans are primarily made based on the reported cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The collateral support provided by the borrower for most of these loans and the probability of repayment are based on the liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if any exists. The primary repayment risks of commercial and industrial loans are that the cash flows of the borrower may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. The size of the loans the Company can offer to commercial customers is less than the size of the loans that competitors with larger lending limits can offer. This may limit the Company’s ability to establish relationships with the largest businesses in the areas in which the Company operates. As a result, the Company may assume greater lending risks than financial institutions that have a lesser concentration of such loans and tend to make loans to larger businesses. Collateral for these loans generally includes accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and real estate. However, depending on the overall financial condition of the borrower, some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. In addition, a decline in the U.S. economy could harm or continue to harm the businesses of the Company’s commercial and industrial customers and reduce the value of the collateral securing these loans.


Commercial Real Estate - The Company offers mortgage loans to commercial and agricultural customers for the acquisition of real estate used in their businesses, such as offices, warehouses and production facilities, and to real estate investors for the acquisition of apartment buildings, retail centers, office buildings and other commercial buildings. The market value of real estate

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securing commercial real estate loans can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in which the real estate is located. Adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more of the Company’s markets could increase the credit risk associated with its loan portfolio. Additionally, real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts than other loans, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on sufficient income from the properties securing the loans to cover operating expenses and debt service. Economic events or governmental regulations outside of the Company’s control or that of the borrower could negatively impact the future cash flow and market values of the affected properties.


Residential Real Estate - The Company generally retains short-term residential mortgage loans that are originated for its own portfolio but sells most long-term loans to other parties while retaining servicing rights on the majority of those loans. The market value of real estate securing residential real estate loans can fluctuate as a result of market conditions in the geographic area in which the real estate is located. Adverse developments affecting real estate values in one or more of the Company’s markets could increase the credit risk associated with its loan portfolio. Additionally, real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts than other loans, and the repayment of the loans generally is dependent, in large part, on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and is therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances.


Consumer - Consumer loans typically have shorter terms, lower balances, higher yields and higher risks of default than real estate-related loans. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and are therefore more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. Collateral for these loans generally includes automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and real estate. However, depending on the overall financial condition of the borrower, some loans are made on an unsecured basis. The collateral securing these loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to recover and may fluctuate in value based on condition. In addition, a decline in the United States economy could result in reduced employment, impacting the ability of customers to repay their obligations.


Purchased Loans Policy
All purchasedloans: Purchased loans (nonimpairedacquired in a business combination are recorded and impaired) are initially measured at their estimated fair value as of the acquisition date in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance.date. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. An allowance for loan lossesALLL is not recorded at the acquisition date forcarried over. These purchased loans purchased.are segregated into two types: PCI loans and purchased non-credit impaired loans.

Purchased non-credit impaired loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20 “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs” as these loans do not have evidence of significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable all contractually required payments will be received from the borrower.

Individual loans acquired through the completion of a transfer, including loans that have evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, are referred to herein as “purchased credit impaired loans.” In determining the acquisition date fair value and estimated credit losses of purchased credit impaired loans, and in subsequent accounting, the Company accounts for loans individually. Contractually required payments for interest and principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition, or the “nonaccretable difference,” are not recognized as a yield adjustment or as a loss accrual or valuation allowance. Expected cash flows at the purchase date in excess of the fair value of loans, if any, are recorded as interest income over the expected life of the loans if the timing and amount of future cash flows are reasonably estimable. Subsequent to the purchase date, increases in cash flows over those expected at the purchase date are recognized as interest income prospectively. The present value of any decreases in expected cash flows after the purchase date is recognized by recording an allowance for loan losses and a provision for loan losses. If the Company does not have the information necessary to reasonably estimate cash flows to be expected, it may use the cost-recovery method or cash-basis method of income recognition.

Charge-off Policy
The Company requires a loan to be charged-off, in whole or in part, as soon as it becomes apparent that some loss will be incurred, or when its collectability is sufficiently questionable that it no longer is considered a bankable asset. The primary considerations when determining if and how much of a loan should be charged-off are as follows: (1) the potential for future cash flows; (2) the value of any collateral; and (3) the strength of any co-makers or guarantors.

When it is determined that a loan requires a partial or full charge-off, a request for approval of a charge-off is submitted to the Company's President, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, and the Senior Regional Loan officer. The Bank's board of directors formally approves all loan charge-offs. Once a loan is charged-off, it cannot be restructured and returned to the Company's books.

The Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The Company requires the maintenance of an adequate allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) in order to cover estimated probable losses without eroding the Company’s capital base. Calculations are done at each quarter end, or more frequently if

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PCI loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30 “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality” as they display significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable, as of the acquisition date, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments from the borrower.
warranted,For purchased non-credit impaired loans, the accretable discount is the discount applied to analyze the collectability of loans and to ensure the adequacyexpected cash flows of the allowance. In line with FDIC directives, the ALLL calculation does not include consideration of loans held for sale or off-balance-sheet credit exposures (such as unfunded letters of credit). Determining the appropriate levelportfolio to account for the ALLL reliesdifferences between the interest rates at acquisition and rates currently expected on similar portfolios in the informed judgmentmarketplace. As the accretable discount is accreted to interest income over the expected average life of management,the portfolio, the result will be interest income on loans at the estimated current market rate. We record a provision for the acquired portfolio as the loans acquired renew and as such,the discount is subject to inexactness. Givenaccreted.

For PCI loans the inherently imprecise nature of calculatingdifference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the necessary ALLL, the Company’s policy permits the actual ALLLcash flows expected to be between 20% abovecollected is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Further, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and 5% belowis recognized into interest income over the “indicated reserve.”

As partexpected remaining life of the merger between MidWestOne Bankloan if the timing and Central Bank, management developed a single methodology for determining the amount of the ALLL that would be needed at the combined bank. The new methodology is a hybrid of the methods used at MidWestOne Bank and Central Bank prior to the bank merger, and the results from the new ALLL model are consistent with the results that the two banks calculated individually. The refined allowance calculation allocates the portion of allowance that was previously deemed to be unallocated to instead be included in management’s determination of appropriate qualitative factors.

Loans Reviewed Individually for Impairment
The Company identifies loans to be reviewed and evaluated individually for impairment based on current information and events and the probability that the borrower will be unable to repay all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Specific areas of consideration include: size of credit exposure, risk rating, delinquency, nonaccrual status, and loan classification.

The level of individual impairment is measured using one of the following methods: (1) the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell; (2) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted atare reasonably estimable.

TDR: TDRs exist when the loan's effective interest rate;Company, for economic or (3)legal reasons related to the loan's observable market price. Loans that are deemed fully collateralizedborrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession (either imposed by court order, law, or have been charged down to a level corresponding with any of the three measurements require no assignment of reserves from the ALLL.

A loan modification is a change in an existing loan contract that has been agreed to byagreement between the borrower and the Bank, which may or mayCompany) to the borrower that it would not be a troubled debt restructure or “TDR.”otherwise consider. The Company attempts to maximize its recovery of the balances of the loans through these various concessionary restructurings. All loans deemed TDR are considered impaired. A loan is considered a TDR when, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, a concession is granted to the borrower that would not otherwise be considered. Both financial distress on the part of the borrower and the Bank’s granting of a concession, which are detailed further below, must be present in order for the loan to be considered a TDR.

All of the following factors are indicators that the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties (one or more items may be present):

The debtor is currently in default on any of its debt.
The debtor has declared or is in the process of declaring bankruptcy.
There is significant doubt as to whether the debtor will continue to be a going concern.
Currently, the debtor has securities being held as collateral that have been delisted, are in the process of being delisted, or are under threat of being delisted from an exchange.
Based on estimates and projections that only encompass the current business capabilities, the debtor forecasts that its entity-specific cash flows will be insufficient to service the debt (both interest and principal) in accordance with the contractual terms of the existing agreement through maturity.
Absent the current modification, the debtor cannot obtain funds from sources other than the existing creditors at an effective interest rate equal to the current market interest rate for similar debt for a non-troubled debtor.


The following factors are potential indicators that a concession has been granted (one or multiple items may be present):

The borrower receives a reduction of the stated interest rate for the remaining original life of the debt.
The borrower receives an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower that the current market interest rate for new debt with similar risk characteristics.
The borrower receives a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt as stated in the instrument or other agreement.
The borrower receives a deferral of required payments (principal and/or interest).
The borrower receives a reduction of the accrued interest.



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The following table sets forth information on the Company's TDRs by class of financing receivable occurring during the stated periods. TDRs may include multiple concessions,Loans held for sale: Loans originated and the disclosure classificationsintended for sale in the tablesecondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or estimated fair value, as determined by aggregate outstanding commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with the mortgage servicing rights retained. Gains or losses on sales of mortgage loans are recognized based on the primary concession provideddifference between the selling price plus the value of servicing rights, less the carrying value of the related mortgage loans sold.

Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the borrower.allowance. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a quarterly basis by management and consists of collective evaluation and specific evaluation components.
  
 2017 2016 2015
 Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)                 
Troubled Debt Restructurings(1):
                 
Agricultural                 
Extended maturity date0 $
 $
 1 $25
 $25
 0 $
 $
Commercial and industrial                 
Extended maturity date6 2,037
 2,083
 0 
 
 0 
 
Commercial real estate:                 
Farmland                 
Extended maturity date2 176
 176
 0 
 
 0 
 
Commercial real estate-other                 
Extended maturity date2 4,276
 4,276
 0 
 
 0 
 
Other1 10,546
 10,923
 1 1,000
 700
 0 
 
Residential real estate:                 
One- to four- family first liens                 
Interest rate reduction0 
 
 2 394
 394
 1 151
 151
One- to four- family junior liens                 
Interest rate reduction0 
 
 1 71
 71
 0 
 
Total11 $17,035
 $17,458
 5 $1,490
 $1,190
 1 $151
 $151
(1) TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.
Loans by class of financing receivable modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default during the stated periods were:
  
 2017 2016 2015
 Number of Contracts Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Recorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)           
Troubled Debt Restructurings(1) That Subsequently Defaulted:
           
Commercial and industrial           
Extended maturity date4 $1,504
 0 $
 0 $
Commercial real estate:           
Commercial real estate-other           
Extended maturity date1 968
 0 
 0 
Total5 $2,472
 0 $
 0 $
(1) TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.
Loans Reviewed Collectively for Impairment
- All loans not evaluated individually for impairment will be separated into homogeneous pools to be collectively evaluated. Loans will be first grouped into the variousare segmented by loan types (i.e. commercial, agricultural, consumer, etc.) and further segmented within each subset by risk classification (i.e. pass, special mention/watch, and substandard). Homogeneous loans past due 60-89 days and 90 days and overor more are classified special mention/watch and substandard, respectively, for allocation purposes.


The Company's historical loss experience for each loan type is calculated using the fiscal quarter-end data for the most recent 20 quarters as a starting point for estimating losses. In addition, other prevailingquarters. Management then considers the effects of qualitative or environmental factors likely to cause probableensure our allowance reflects the inherent losses to vary from historical data are incorporated in the form of adjustments to increase or decrease the loss rate applied to each group. These adjustmentsloan portfolio. Qualitative factors include, but are documented and fully explain how the current information, events, circumstances, and conditions impact the historical loss measurement assumptions.

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Although not a comprehensive list, the following are considered key factors and are evaluated with each calculation of the ALLL to determine if adjustments to historical loss rates are warranted:

limited to:
Changes in national and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the portfolio, including the condition of various market segments.
Changes in the quality and experience of lending staff and management.
Changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and collection, charge-off, and recovery practices not considered elsewhere in estimating credit losses.
Changes in the volume and severity of past due loans, classified loans and non-performing loans.
The existence and potential impact of any concentrations of credit.

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Changes in the nature and terms of loans such as growth rates and utilization rates.
Changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans, considering the Company’s disposition bias.loans.
The effect of other external factors such as the legal and regulatory environment.


The Company may also consider other qualitative factors for additional allowanceALLL allocations, including changes in the Company’s loan review process. ChangesIn addition to the qualitative factors identified above, the Bank applies a qualitative adjustment to each watch and substandard risk-rated portfolio segment.

Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment—This measure of estimated credit losses begins if, based upon current information and events, we believe it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement or when a loan has been modified in a troubled debt restructuring. When a loan has been identified as impaired, the criteriaamount of impairment will be measured using discounted cash flows, except when it is determined that the remaining source of repayment for the loan is the operation or liquidation of the underlying collateral. In these cases, the current fair value of the collateral, reduced by costs to sell, will be used in this evaluation orplace of discounted cash flows. Predominantly, the availabilityCompany uses the fair value of new information could causecollateral approach based upon a reliable valuation. When the allowance to be increased or decreased in future periods. In addition, bank regulatory agencies, as partmeasurement of their examination process, may require adjustmentsthe impaired loan is less than the recorded amount of the loan, an impairment is recognized by recording a charge-off to the allowance or by designating a specific reserve.

Large groups of smaller-balance loans (with individual balances less than $100,000) are not individually evaluated for loan losses based on their judgments and estimates.

The items listed aboveimpairment, but are used to determine the pass percentage for loanscollectively evaluated under ASC 450,450.

Transfers of financial assets: Revenue from the origination and sale of loans in the secondary market is recognized upon the transfer of financial assets and accounted for as such, are appliedsales when control over the assets has been surrendered. The Company also sells participation interests in some large loans originated to non-affiliated entities. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company; (2) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the assets it received and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking advantage of its right to pledge or exchange and provides more than a trivial benefit to the transferor; and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.

Credit-related financial instruments: In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into commitments to extend credit, including commitments under credit card arrangements, commitments to sell loans, commercial letters of credit and standby letters of credit. Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

Derivatives and hedging instruments: As part of its asset and liability management strategy, the Company uses derivative financial instruments to mitigate exposure to interest rate risks. The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, rated pass. Duesuch as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the inherent risks associated with special mention/watch risk-rated loans (i.e. early stages of financial deterioration, technical exceptions, etc.), this subset is reserved athedged risk in a level that will cover losses above a pass allocation for loans that had a loss infair value hedge or the last 20 quarters in which the loan was risk-rated special mention/watch at the timeearnings effect of the loss. Substandard loans carry greaterhedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risk, than special mention/watch loans, and as such, this subset is reserved ateven though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.

In accordance with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a level that will cover losses above a pass allocation for loans that had a loss in the last 20 quarters in which the loan was risk-rated substandard at the time of the loss. Ongoing analysis is performed to support these factor multiples.net basis by counterparty portfolio.




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Premises and equipment: Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The estimated useful lives and primary method of depreciation for the principal items are as follows:
 Years  
Type of AssetsMinimum Maximum Depreciation Method
      
Buildings and leasehold improvements10-39 Straight-line
Furniture and equipment3-10 Straight-line

Charges for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recorded.

Foreclosed assets, net: Real estate properties and other assets acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling cost at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. Fair value is determined by management by obtaining appraisals or other market value information at least annually. Any write-downs in value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for loan losses. After foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management by obtaining updated appraisals or other market value information. Any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to the updated fair value less estimated selling cost. Net costs related to the holding of properties are included in noninterest expense.

Goodwill and other intangibles: Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as acquisitions. Under ASC Topic 350, goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Company's annual assessment is done at the reporting unit level. The Company did not recognize impairment losses during the year ended December 31, 2019. Any future impairment will be recorded as noninterest expense in the period of assessment. Certain other intangible assets that have finite lives are amortized on an accelerated basis over the estimated life of the assets. Such assets are evaluated for impairment if events and circumstances indicate a possible impairment.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock: TheBank is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines as well as the FHLB of Chicago, and ownership of FHLB stock is a requirement for such membership. The amount of FHLB stock the Bank is required to hold is directly related to the amount of FHLB advances borrowed. This security is carried at cost and evaluated for potential impairment each quarter. Redemption of this investment is at the option of the FHLB.

Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at fair value based on assumptions through a third-party valuation service. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the servicing cost per loan, the discount rate, the escrow float rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.

Bank-owned life insurance: BOLI represents life insurance policies on the lives of certain Company officers and directors or former officers and directors for which the Company is the beneficiary. Bank-owned life insurance is carried at cash surrender value, net of surrender and other charges, with increases/decreases reflected as noninterest income/expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Employee benefit plans: Deferred benefits under a salary continuation plan are charged to expense during the period in which the participating employees attain full eligibility.

Stock-based compensation: Compensation expense for share based awards is recorded over the vesting period at the fair value of the award at the time of grant. The exercise price of options or fair value of nonvested shares granted under the Company’s incentive plans is equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock at the grant date. The Company assumes no projected forfeitures on its stock based compensation, since actual historical forfeiture rates on its stock-based incentive awards have been negligible.

Income taxes: The Company and/or its subsidiaries file tax returns in all states and local taxing jurisdictions which impose corporate income, franchise or other taxes where it operates. The methods of filing and the methods for calculating taxable and apportionable income vary depending upon the laws of the taxing jurisdiction. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply

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to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized as income or expense in the period that includes the enactment date of such change. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is more likely than not that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon examination. For tax positions not meeting the more likely than not test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act introduced tax reform that reduced the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, among other changes. While the corporate tax rate reduction was effective January 1, 2018, GAAP required a revaluation of the Company’s net deferred tax asset. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted rates expected to apply to taxable income in years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through income tax expense as changes in tax laws are enacted. On February 14, 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-02, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments of this ASU allowed a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. See Note 13. Income Taxes for more information.

There were no material unrecognized tax benefits or any interest or penalties on any unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Common stock: On July 21, 2016, the board of directors of the Company approved a share repurchase program, which allowed for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of stock through December 31, 2018. Pursuant to the program, the Company could continue to repurchase shares from time to time in the open market, and the method, timing and amounts of repurchase were solely in the discretion of the Company's management. The repurchase program did not require the Company to acquire a specific number of shares. Therefore, the amount of shares repurchased pursuant to the program depended on several factors, including market conditions, capital and liquidity requirements, and alternative uses for cash available. The Company repurchased no common stock under this plan in 2017. In 2018, 33,998 shares of common stock for approximately $1.1 million were purchased under this plan.

On March 17, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement to offer and sell, through an underwriter, up to 750,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a public purchase price of $34.25 per share. This included 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock granted as a 30-day option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any. On April 6, 2017, the underwriter purchased the full amount of its over-allotment option of 250,000 shares.

On October 16, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of common stock through December 31, 2020. The new repurchase program replaced the Company's prior repurchase program. The Company repurchased 42,130 shares of common stock under this plan in 2018, at a cost of $1.0 million. During 2019, the Company repurchased 166,729 shares of common stock under this plan at a cost of $4.7 million.

On August 20, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share repurchase program, allowing for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of common stock through December 31, 2021. The new repurchase program replaced the Company’s prior repurchase program. During 2019, the Company repurchased 34,157 shares of common stock under this plan at a cost of $1.0 million, leaving $9.0 million of common stock available for possible future repurchases as of December 31, 2019.

Comprehensive income: Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheets, and are disclosed in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.


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The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders’ equity were as follows:
  Year Ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2017
  (in thousands)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale $5,916
 $(7,660) $(3,530)
Less: Tax effect 1,544
 (1,999) (928)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax $4,372
 $(5,661) $(2,602)

Effect of New Financial Accounting Standards
Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2019
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance in this update is meant to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing ROU assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. All leases create an asset and a liability for the lessee in accordance with FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, and, therefore, recognition of those lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for most leases. Disclosures are required by lessees and lessors to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. To meet that objective, qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures are required. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2019, utilizing the cumulative effect approach, and also elected certain relief options offered in ASU 2016-02 including the package of practical expedients, the option not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for them as a single lease component, and the option not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities that arise from short-term leases (i.e., leases with terms of twelve months or less). The Company elected the hindsight practical expedient, which allows entities to use hindsight when determining lease term and impairment of ROU assets. The Company has several lease agreements, such as branch locations, which are considered operating leases, and are now recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The new guidance requires these lease agreements to be recognized on the consolidated balance sheets as a ROU asset and a corresponding lease liability. See Note 22. Leases for more information. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption at December 31, 2019
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  The main objective of this amendment is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date.  The amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to enhance their credit loss estimates.  The amendment requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio.  In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration.  The current expected credit loss measurement will be used to estimate the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) over the life of the financial assets.  The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  

The Company formed a cross functional committee to oversee the adoption of the ASU. The committee identified eleven distinct loan segments for which models have been developed.  Management monitors and assesses credit risk based on these loan segments.

The CECL modeling measurements for estimating the current expected lifetime credit losses for loans includes the following major items:
Initial forecast - using a period of one year using forward-looking economic scenarios of expected losses.
Historical loss forecast - for a period incorporating the remaining contractual life, adjusted for prepayments, and the changes in various economic variables during representative historical and recessionary periods.
Reversion period - using one and a half years, which links the initial loss forecast to the historical loss forecast based on economic conditions at the measurement date.
Discounted cash flows (DCF) calculation - using the items above to estimate the lifetime credit losses for each portfolio and losses for loans modified as a TDR.


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The Company will adopt CECL effective January 1, 2020. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company will finalize all internal processes related to the adoption of CECL. At that time, the cross functional committee will be disbanded, along with the current Allowance for Loan Losses Committee, and will be replaced with an Allowance for Credit Losses Committee that will provide oversight for the entire CECL model and allowance process.  

Upon finalization of internal processes, the Company will recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment increasing the allowance for credit losses. We expect an initial increase to the allowance for credit losses, including the allowance for unfunded commitments, in the range of 20-30% above existing levels. The initial increase to the allowance for credit losses is expected to be substantially attributable to the acquired loan portfolio and the allowance for unfunded commitments. The ultimate impact to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations of the ASU, at both adoption and each subsequent reporting period, is highly dependent on credit quality, macroeconomic forecasts and conditions, the composition of our loans and available-for-sale securities portfolio, along with other management judgments.
The Company does not expect a material allowance for credit losses to be recorded on its available-for-sale debt securities under the newly codified available-for-sale debt security impairment model, as a large portion of these securities are government agency-backed securities for which the risk of loss is minimal. Utilizing a risk-based approach that incorporates credit ratings, observed credit spreads and in certain cases issuer-specific financial analysis, the Bank performs a quarterly assessment of non-agency backed securities.  Our assessment based on this analysis is that the risk of loss on non-agency backed securities is also minimal.
In December 2018, the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the FDIC approved a final rule to address changes to credit loss accounting under GAAP, including banking organizations’ implementation of CECL.  The final rule provides banking organizations the option to phase in over a three-year period the day-one adverse effects on regulatory capital that may result from the adoption of the new accounting standard.  The Company is planning on adopting the capital transition relief over the permissible three-year period.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. Four disclosure requirements were removed, three were modified, and two were added. In addition, the amendments eliminate “at a minimum” from the phrase “an entity shall disclose at a minimum” to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities when considering fair value measurement disclosures and to clarify that materiality is an appropriate consideration of entities and their auditors when evaluating disclosure requirements. The amendments in this update are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326); Targeted Transition Relief. This ASU allows entities to irrevocably elect, upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, the fair value option on financial instruments that (1) were previously recorded at amortized cost and (2) are within the scope of ASC 326-20 if the instruments are eligible for the fair value option under ASC 825-10. The fair value option election does not apply to held to maturity debt securities. Entities are required to make this election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. ASU 2019-05 has the same effective date as ASU 2016-13 (i.e., the first quarter of 2020 for the Company). The Company does not expect to elect the fair value option, and therefore, ASU 2019-05 is not expected to impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 2.Business Combinations

On May 1, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the equity of ATBancorp through a merger and acquired its wholly-owned banking subsidiaries ATSB and ABTW. The primary reasons for the acquisition were to expand the Company’s operations into new markets and grow the size of the Company’s business. At the effective time of the merger, each share of common stock of ATBancorp converted into (1) 117.55 shares of common stock of the Company, and (2) $992.51 in cash. On April 30, 2019, the last trading date before the closing, the Company’s common stock closed at $28.18, which resulted in stock consideration valued at $113.7 million net of a liquidity discount of $2.4 million, and total consideration paid by the Company of $148.4 million.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their fair values as of the May 1, 2019 acquisition date net of any applicable tax effects. The Company considers all purchase accounting estimates provisional and fair values are subject to refinement for up to one year after the close date.

The excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. This goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The table below summarizes the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
  May 1, 2019
Merger consideration (in thousands)
Share consideration $113,677
  
Cash consideration 34,766
  
Total merger consideration   $148,443
Identifiable net assets acquired, at fair value    
Assets acquired    
Cash and cash equivalents $82,081
  
Debt securities available for sale 99,056
  
Loans 1,138,928
  
Premises and equipment 18,327
  
Other intangible assets 28,349
  
Foreclosed assets 3,091
  
Other assets 42,648
  
Total assets acquired   1,412,480
Liabilities assumed    
Deposits $1,089,355
  
Short-term borrowings 100,761
  
Long-term debt 71,234
  
Other liabilities 29,951
  
Total liabilities assumed   1,291,301
Fair value of net assets acquired   121,179
Goodwill   $27,264

Premises and equipment acquired with a fair value of $18.3 million included 17 branch locations. The fair value was determined with the assistance of a third party valuation consultant. The fair value write-ups will be recognized in depreciation expense over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

The Company recorded a core deposit intangible totaling $23.5 million, which is the portion of the merger purchase price that represents the value assigned to the existing deposit base. The core deposit intangible has a finite life and is amortized using an accelerated method over the estimated useful life of the deposits (estimated to be 8 years). In addition, the Company recorded a trust customer intangible totaling $4.8 million, which is the portion of the merger purchase price that represents the value assigned to the existing trust customer list. The trust customer intangible has a finite life and is amortized using an accelerated method over the estimated useful life of the intangible (estimated to be 6 years). See Note 7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets for further discussion of the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets.

Short-term borrowings assumed with a fair value of $100.8 million included federal funds purchased of $9.4 million, securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $51.4 million, and $40.0 million of FHLB overnight advances. Long-term debt assumed

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

with a fair value of $71.2 million included $42.7 million of FHLB term advances, $17.6 million of junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts, and $10.9 million of subordinated debentures. See Note 12. Long-Term Debt for further discussion.

The operating results of the Company reported herein include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Disclosure of the amount of ATBancorp’s revenue and net income (excluding integration costs) included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income is impracticable due to the integration of the operations and accounting for this acquisition.

For illustrative purposes only, the following table presents certain unaudited pro forma financial information for the periods indicated. This unaudited estimated pro forma financial information was calculated as if ATBancorp had been acquired as of January 1, 2018. This unaudited pro forma information combines the historical results of ATBancorp with the Company’s consolidated historical results and includes certain adjustments reflecting the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments for the respective periods. The pro forma information is not indicative of what would have occurred had the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the year prior to the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma information does not consider any changes to the provision for loan losses resulting from recording loan assets at fair value. Additionally, the Company expects to achieve cost savings and other business synergies as a result of the acquisition, which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts that follow. As a result, actual amounts would have differed from the unaudited pro forma information presented.
 Years Ended
 December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands, except per share)
Total revenues (net interest income plus noninterest income)$185,102
 $190,895
Net income$45,871
 $42,751
Earnings per share - basic$2.84
 $2.62
Earnings per share - diluted$2.84
 $2.61

The following table summarizes ATBancorp acquisition-related expenses for the periods indicated:
 Years Ended
 December 31,
 2019 2018
Noninterest Expense(in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits$5,435
 $
Occupancy expense of premises, net483
 2
Legal and professional2,762
 680
Data processing90
 100
Other360
 15
Total ATBancorp acquisition-related expenses$9,130
 $797

Included in legal and professional above were transaction costs of $1.9 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 3.Debt Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of investment debt securities AFS, with gross unrealized gains and losses, were as follows:
   Gross Gross  
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized  
 Cost Gains Losses Fair Value
 (in thousands)
December 31, 2019       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$439
 $2
 $
 $441
State and political subdivisions253,750
 3,803
 348
 257,205
Mortgage-backed securities43,009
 536
 15
 43,530
Collateralized mortgage obligations293,911
 1,000
 1,965
 292,946
Corporate debt securities188,952
 3,018
 115
 191,855
Total debt securities$780,061
 $8,359
 $2,443
 $785,977
        
December 31, 2018       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$5,522
 $
 $27
 $5,495
State and political subdivisions121,403
 877
 379
 121,901
Mortgage-backed securities51,625
 100
 1,072
 50,653
Collateralized mortgage obligations176,134
 220
 6,426
 169,928
Corporate debt securities67,077
 64
 1,017
 66,124
Total debt securities$421,761
 $1,261
 $8,921
 $414,101


The amortized cost and fair value of investment debt securities HTM, with gross unrealized gains and losses, were as follows:
   Gross Gross  
 Amortized Unrealized Unrealized  
 Cost Gains Losses Fair Value
 (in thousands)
December 31, 2018       
State and political subdivisions$131,177
 $314
 $2,437
 $129,054
Mortgage-backed securities11,016
 1
 331
 10,686
Collateralized mortgage obligations18,527
 
 669
 17,858
Corporate debt securities35,102
 331
 467
 34,966
Total debt securities$195,822
 $646
 $3,904
 $192,564


During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, the Company transferred all of its investment securities classified as held to maturity to available for sale. Based on the changes in the current rate environment, management made this change in an effort to manage more effectively the investment portfolio, including the potential sale in the future of securities that were formerly classified as held to maturity. The amortized cost of the securities that were transferred totaled $186.4 million, and the pre-tax net unrealized gain related to these securities totaled $2.8 million on the date of the transfer. As a result of the transfer, the Company believes its held to maturity classification process has been compromised, and careful evaluation and analysis will be required going forward in determining when circumstances are suitable for management to assert with a great degree of credibility that it has the intent and ability to hold investments to maturity.

Investment securities with a carrying value of $264.8 million and $197.2 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, were pledged on public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes, as required or permitted by law.

Certain debt securities AFS and HTM were temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. This temporary impairment represents the estimated amount of loss that would be realized if the securities were sold on the valuation date.

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following tables present information pertaining to debt securities with gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position. There were no held to maturity securities as of December 31, 2019.
   As of December 31, 2019
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Available for Sale Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
  (in thousands, except number of securities)
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
State and political subdivisions47
 27,161
 322
 2,112
 26
 29,273
 348
Mortgage-backed securities7
 963
 12
 1,365
 3
 2,328
 15
Collateralized mortgage obligations33
 103,395
 719
 65,604
 1,246
 168,999
 1,965
Corporate debt securities7
 7,012
 14
 8,788
 101
 15,800
 115
Total94
 $138,531
 $1,067
 $77,869
 $1,376
 $216,400
 $2,443
              
   As of December 31, 2018
 
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
  Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
  (in thousands, except number of securities)
U.S. Government agencies and corporations2
 $
 $
 $5,495
 $27
 $5,495
 $27
State and political subdivisions75
 27,508
 121
 12,140
 258
 39,648
 379
Mortgage-backed securities24
 1,893
 15
 44,882
 1,057
 46,775
 1,072
Collateralized mortgage obligations40
 3,906
 75
 134,742
 6,351
 138,648
 6,426
Corporate debt securities11
 
 
 58,040
 1,017
 58,040
 1,017
Total152
 $33,307
 $211
 $255,299
 $8,710
 $288,606
 $8,921


   As of December 31, 2018
 
Number
of
Securities
 Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Held to Maturity Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
 Fair Value 
Unrealized
Losses 
  (in thousands, except number of securities)
State and political subdivisions223
 $20,905
 $130
 $56,154
 $2,307
 $77,059
 $2,437
Mortgage-backed securities6
 9,486
 298
 1,138
 33
 10,624
 331
Collateralized mortgage obligations8
 
 
 17,849
 669
 17,849
 669
Corporate debt securities5
 8,177
 181
 5,685
 286
 13,862
 467
Total242
 $38,568
 $609
 $80,826
 $3,295
 $119,394
 $3,904


The Company's assessment of OTTI is based on its reasonable judgment of the specific facts and circumstances impacting each individual security at the time such assessments are made. The Company reviews and considers factual information, including expected cash flows, the structure of the security, the creditworthiness of the issuer, the type of underlying assets and the current and anticipated market conditions.

At December 31, 2019, the investment portfolio included 807 securities. Of this number, 94 securities were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate unrealized losses of these securities totaled approximately 0.31% of the total aggregate amortized cost. Of these 94 securities, 31 securities had an unrealized loss for 12 months or more. All of the debt securities in unrealized loss positions are considered acceptable credit risks. Based upon an evaluation of the available evidence, including the recent changes in market rates, credit rating information and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these debt securities are temporary. In addition, the Company lacks the intent to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these debt securities before their anticipated recovery.


MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Proceeds and gross realized gains and losses on debt securities available for sale for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, were as follows:
 Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
  (in thousands)
Proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale$125,452
 $14,490
 $22,538
      
Gross realized gains from sales of debt securities available for sale$143
 $203
 $199
Gross realized losses from sales of debt securities available for sale(56) (6) (11)
Net realized gain from sales of debt securities available for sale$87
 $197
 $188


The contractual maturity distribution of investment debt securities at December 31, 2019, is shown below. Expected maturities of MBS and CMO may differ from contractual maturities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary.
 Available For Sale
 
Amortized
Cost
 Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Due in one year or less$22,635
 $22,644
Due after one year through five years170,933
 173,172
Due after five years through ten years194,803
 198,926
Due after ten years54,770
 54,759
 $443,141
 $449,501
Mortgage-backed securities43,009
 43,530
Collateralized mortgage obligations293,911
 292,946
Total$780,061
 $785,977



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 4.Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses

The composition of loans by lending classification was as follows:
 As of December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Agricultural$140,446
 $96,956
Commercial and industrial835,236
 533,188
Commercial real estate:
 
Construction & development298,077
 217,617
Farmland181,885
 88,807
Multifamily227,407
 134,741
Commercial real estate-other1,107,490
 826,163
Total commercial real estate1,814,859
 1,267,328
Residential real estate:   
One- to four- family first liens407,418
 341,830
One- to four- family junior liens170,381
 120,049
Total residential real estate577,799
 461,879
Consumer82,926
 39,428
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income$3,451,266
 $2,398,779
Allowance for loan losses$(29,079) $(29,307)
Total loans held for investment, net$3,422,187
 $2,369,472


Loans with unpaid principal in the amount of $945.9 million and $444.6 million at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were pledged to the FHLB as collateral for borrowings.

The composition of allowance for loan losses and loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method were as follows:
 As of December 31, 2019
 Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Total
 (in thousands)
Loans receivable           
Individually evaluated for impairment$4,312
 $12,242
 $16,082
 $838
 $21
 $33,495
Collectively evaluated for impairment135,246
 822,939
 1,781,306
 572,865
 82,864
 3,395,220
Purchased credit impaired loans888
 55
 17,471
 4,096
 41
 22,551
Total$140,446
 $835,236
 $1,814,859
 $577,799
 $82,926
 $3,451,266
Allowance for loan losses:           
Individually evaluated for impairment$212
 $2,198
 $1,180
 $73
 $
 $3,663
Collectively evaluated for impairment3,536
 6,194
 11,836
 2,152
 448
 24,166
Purchased credit impaired loans
 2
 788
 460
 
 1,250
Total$3,748
 $8,394
 $13,804
 $2,685
 $448
 $29,079

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 As of December 31, 2018
 Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Total
 (in thousands)
Loans receivable           
Individually evaluated for impairment$4,090
 $8,957
 $7,957
 $1,760
 $24
 $22,788
Collectively evaluated for impairment92,866
 524,182
 1,246,589
 455,941
 39,404
 2,358,982
Purchased credit impaired loans
 49
 12,782
 4,178
 
 17,009
Total$96,956
 $533,188
 $1,267,328
 $461,879
 $39,428
 $2,398,779
Allowance for loan losses:           
Individually evaluated for impairment$322
 $2,159
 $2,683
 $120
 $
 $5,284
Collectively evaluated for impairment3,315
 5,318
 12,232
 1,753
 208
 22,826
Purchased credit impaired loans
 1
 720
 476
 
 1,197
Total$3,637
 $7,478
 $15,635
 $2,349
 $208
 $29,307

The changes in the ALLL by portfolio segment were as follows:
 Allowance for Loan Loss Activity
 For the Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
 Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Commercial Real Estate Residential Real Estate Consumer Total
 (in thousands)
2019           
Beginning balance$3,637
 $7,478
 $15,635
 $2,349
 $208
 $29,307
Charge-offs(1,130) (4,774) (1,537) (229) (720) (8,390)
Recoveries32
 195
 311
 105
 361
 1,004
Provision (negative provision)1,209
 5,495
 (605) 460
 599
 7,158
Ending balance$3,748
 $8,394
 $13,804
 $2,685
 $448
 $29,079
2018           
Beginning balance$2,790
 $8,518
 $13,637
 $2,870
 $244
 $28,059
Charge-offs(656) (2,752) (2,901) (113) (618) (7,040)
Recoveries67
 291
 290
 288
 52
 988
Provision (negative provision)1,436
 1,421
 4,609
 (696) 530
 7,300
Ending balance$3,637
 $7,478
 $15,635
 $2,349
 $208
 $29,307
2017           
Beginning balance$2,003
 $6,274
 $9,860
 $3,458
 $255
 $21,850
Charge-offs(1,202) (2,338) (7,931) (305) (257) (12,033)
Recoveries187
 232
 291
 180
 18
 908
Provision (negative provision)1,802
 4,350
 11,417
 (463) 228
 17,334
Ending balance$2,790
 $8,518
 $13,637
 $2,870
 $244
 $28,059



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TDRs totaled $11.0 million and $5.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The following table sets forth information on the Company's TDRs by class of financing receivable occurring during the stated periods. TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications in the table are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.
 2019 2018 2017
 Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)                 
Troubled Debt Restructurings(1):
                 
Agricultural                 
Extended maturity date7 $341
 $341
 0 $
 $
 0 $
 $
Commercial and industrial                 
Extended maturity date3 6,309
 6,309
 0 
 
 6 2,037
 2,083
Commercial real estate:                 
Farmland                 
Extended maturity date1 158
 158
 1 86
 86
 2 176
 176
Commercial real estate-other                 
Extended maturity date0 
 
 0 
 
 2 4,276
 4,276
Other0 
 
 0 
 
 1 10,546
 10,923
Residential real estate:                 
One- to four- family first liens                 
Extended maturity date4 294
 293
 1 39
 46
 0 
 
One- to four- family junior liens                 
Extended maturity date6 168
 168
 0 
 
 0 
 
Total21 $7,270
 $7,269
 2 $125
 $132
 11 $17,035
 $17,458
(1) TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.
Loans by class of financing receivable modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months and for which there was a payment default during the stated periods were:
 2019 2018 2017
 Number of Contracts Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Recorded Investment Number of Contracts Recorded Investment
(dollars in thousands)           
TDRs(1) That Subsequently Defaulted:
           
Agricultural           
Extended maturity date6 $315
 0 $
 0 $
Commercial and industrial           
Extended maturity date0 
 0 
 4 1,504
Commercial real estate:           
Farmland           
Extended maturity date1 158
 0 
 0 
Commercial real estate-other           
Extended maturity date0 
 1 46
 1 968
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens           
Extended maturity date3 239
 0 
 0 
One- to four- family junior liens           
Extended maturity date2 30
 0 
 0 
Total12 $742
 1 $46
 5 $2,472

(1) TDRs may include multiple concessions, and the disclosure classifications are based on the primary concession provided to the borrower.



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table sets forth the risk category of loans by class of loans and credit quality indicator based on the most recent analysis performed, as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018:
 Pass Special Mention/Watch Substandard Doubtful Loss Total
 (in thousands)
2019           
Agricultural$117,374
 $13,292
 $9,780
 $
 $
 $140,446
Commercial and industrial794,526
 19,038
 21,635
 1
 36
 835,236
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development283,921
 11,423
 2,733
 
 
 298,077
Farmland141,107
 21,307
 19,471
 
 
 181,885
Multifamily226,124
 90
 1,193
 
 
 227,407
Commercial real estate-other1,036,418
 50,691
 20,381
 
 
 1,107,490
Total commercial real estate1,687,570
 83,511
 43,778
 
 
 1,814,859
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens396,175
 4,547
 6,532
 164
 
 407,418
One- to four- family junior liens168,229
 1,282
 870
 
 
 170,381
Total residential real estate564,404
 5,829
 7,402
 164
 
 577,799
Consumer82,650
 39
 218
 19
 
 82,926
Total$3,246,524
 $121,709
 $82,813
 $184
 $36
 $3,451,266
2018           
Agricultural$74,126
 $12,960
 $9,870
 $
 $
 $96,956
Commercial and industrial499,042
 13,583
 20,559
 4
 
 533,188
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development215,625
 1,069
 923
 
 
 217,617
Farmland72,924
 4,818
 11,065
 
 
 88,807
Multifamily133,310
 1,431
 
 
 
 134,741
Commercial real estate-other766,702
 38,275
 21,186
 
 
 826,163
Total commercial real estate1,188,561
 45,593
 33,174
 
 
 1,267,328
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens335,233
 2,080
 4,256
 261
 
 341,830
One- to four- family junior liens118,146
 426
 1,477
 
 
 120,049
Total residential real estate453,379
 2,506
 5,733
 261
 
 461,879
Consumer39,357
 22
 24
 25
 
 39,428
Total$2,254,465
 $74,664
 $69,360
 $290
 $
 $2,398,779

 Pass Special Mention/Watch Substandard Doubtful Loss Total
(in thousands)           
2017           
Agricultural$80,377
 $21,989
 $3,146
 $
 $
 $105,512
Commercial and industrial(1)
453,363
 23,153
 27,102
 6
 
 503,624
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development162,968
 1,061
 1,247
 
 
 165,276
Farmland76,740
 10,357
 771
 
 
 87,868
Multifamily131,507
 2,498
 501
 
 
 134,506
Commercial real estate-other731,231
 34,056
 19,034
 
 
 784,321
Total commercial real estate1,102,446
 47,972
 21,553
 
 
 1,171,971
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens340,446
 2,776
 9,004
 
 
 352,226
One- to four- family junior liens114,763
 952
 1,489
 
 
 117,204
Total residential real estate455,209
 3,728
 10,493
 
 
 469,430
Consumer36,059
 
 68
 31
 
 36,158
Total$2,127,454
 $96,842
 $62,362
 $37
 $
 $2,286,695
2016           
Agricultural$95,103
 $14,089
 $4,151
 $
 $
 $113,343
Commercial and industrial429,392
 11,065
 19,016
 8
 
 459,481
Credit cards1,489
 
 
 
 
 1,489
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development121,982
 2,732
 1,971
 
 
 126,685
Farmland83,563
 8,986
 2,430
 
 
 94,979
Multifamily134,975
 548
 480
 
 
 136,003
Commercial real estate-other666,767
 20,955
 18,854
 
 
 706,576
Total commercial real estate1,007,287
 33,221
 23,735
 
 
 1,064,243
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens359,029
 2,202
 11,002
 
 
 372,233
One- to four- family junior liens114,233
 1,628
 1,902
 
 
 117,763
Total residential real estate473,262
 3,830
 12,904
 
 
 489,996
Consumer36,419
 1
 134
 37
 
 36,591
Total$2,042,952
 $62,206
 $59,940
 $45
 $
 $2,165,143
(1) As of the first quarter of 2017, the Company no longer considered credit cards a separate class of loans, and these balances were included in commercial and industrial loans as of December 31, 2017.
Included within the special mention, substandard, and doubtful categories at December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 were purchased credit impaired loans totaling $12.6$12.1 million and $15.3$8.9 million, respectively.


Special Mention/Watch - A special mention/watch asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention/watch assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.


Substandard - Substandard loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Doubtful - Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.


MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Loss - Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be effected in the future.



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, by class of loan, as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018:
As of December 31,As of December 31,
2017 20162019 2018
Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related AllowanceRecorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance Recorded Investment Unpaid Principal Balance Related Allowance
(in thousands)           
(in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:                      
Agricultural$1,523
 $2,023
 $
 $3,673
 $4,952
 $
$2,383
 $2,913
 $
 $1,999
 $2,511
 $
Commercial and industrial7,588
 7,963
 
 6,211
 6,259
 
7,391
 10,875
 
 2,761
 2,977
 
Commercial real estate:                      
Construction & development84
 84
 
 445
 1,170
 
1,181
 1,218
 
 84
 84
 
Farmland287
 287
 
 2,230
 2,380
 
4,306
 4,331
 
 110
 110
 
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other5,746
 6,251
 
 2,224
 2,384
 
5,709
 5,854
 
 1,533
 2,046
 
Total commercial real estate6,117
 6,622
 
 4,899
 5,934
 
11,196
 11,403
 
 1,727
 2,240
 
Residential real estate:                      
One- to four- family first liens2,449
 2,482
 
 2,429
 2,442
 
577
 578
 
 617
 644
 
One- to four- family junior liens26
 26
 
 
 
 

 
 
 292
 293
 
Total residential real estate2,475
 2,508
 
 2,429
 2,442
 
577
 578
 
 909
 937
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
21
 21
 
 24
 24
 
Total$17,703
 $19,116
 $
 $17,212
 $19,587
 $
$21,568
 $25,790
 $
 $7,420
 $8,689
 $
With an allowance recorded:                      
Agricultural$1,446
 $1,446
 $140
 $1,666
 $1,669
 $62
$1,929
 $1,930
 $212
 $2,091
 $2,097
 $322
Commercial and industrial2,146
 2,177
 1,126
 5,223
 5,223
 2,066
4,851
 5,417
 2,198
 6,196
 8,550
 2,159
Commercial real estate:                      
Construction & development
 
 
 263
 270
 21
135
 135
 135
 
 
 
Farmland
 
 
 
 
 
1,109
 1,148
 347
 2,123
 2,123
 662
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other4,269
 11,536
 2,157
 6,288
 6,344
 1,903
3,642
 4,229
 698
 4,107
 4,365
 2,021
Total commercial real estate4,269
 11,536
 2,157
 6,551
 6,614
 1,924
4,886
 5,512
 1,180
 6,230
 6,488
 2,683
Residential real estate:                      
One- to four- family first liens979
 979
 185
 1,526
 1,526
 299
261
 262
 73
 851
 851
 120
One- to four- family junior liens268
 268
 41
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Total residential real estate1,247
 1,247
 226
 1,526
 1,526
 299
261
 262
 73
 851
 851
 120
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Total$9,108
 $16,406
 $3,649
 $14,966
 $15,032
 $4,351
$11,927
 $13,121
 $3,663
 $15,368
 $17,986
 $5,284
Total:                      
Agricultural$2,969
 $3,469
 $140
 $5,339
 $6,621
 $62
$4,312
 $4,843
 $212
 $4,090
 $4,608
 $322
Commercial and industrial9,734
 10,140
 1,126
 11,434
 11,482
 2,066
12,242
 16,292
 2,198
 8,957
 11,527
 2,159
Commercial real estate:                      
Construction & development84
 84
 
 708
 1,440
 21
1,316
 1,353
 135
 84
 84
 
Farmland287
 287
 
 2,230
 2,380
 
5,415
 5,479
 347
 2,233
 2,233
 662
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other10,015
 17,787
 2,157
 8,512
 8,728
 1,903
9,351
 10,083
 698
 5,640
 6,411
 2,021
Total commercial real estate10,386
 18,158
 2,157
 11,450
 12,548
 1,924
16,082
 16,915
 1,180
 7,957
 8,728
 2,683
Residential real estate:                      
One- to four- family first liens3,428
 3,461
 185
 3,955
 3,968
 299
838
 840
 73
 1,468
 1,495
 120
One- to four- family junior liens294
 294
 41
 
 
 

 
 
 292
 293
 
Total residential real estate3,722
 3,755
 226
 3,955
 3,968
 299
838
 840
 73
 1,760
 1,788
 120
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
21
 21
 
 24
 24
 
Total$26,811
 $35,522
 $3,649
 $32,178
 $34,619
 $4,351
$33,495
 $38,911
 $3,663
 $22,788
 $26,675
 $5,284



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following table presents the average recorded investment and interest income recognized for loans individually evaluated for impairment, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, by class of loan, during the stated periods:
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized
 (in thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:           
Agricultural$2,388
 $43
 $1,608
 $53
 $1,585
 $66
Commercial and industrial5,323
 
 2,607
 94
 7,588
 230
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development244
 37
 84
 
 364
 2
Farmland2,243
 
 66
 
 1,012
 58
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other2,161
 224
 1,328
 41
 5,682
 233
Total commercial real estate4,648
 261
 1,478
 41
 7,058
 293
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens323
 2
 404
 
 2,406
 84
One- to four- family junior liens
 
 287
 
 27
 2
Total residential real estate323
 2
 691
 
 2,433
 86
Consumer17
 
 5
 1
 
 
Total$12,699
 $306
 $6,389
 $189
 $18,664
 $675
With an allowance recorded:           
Agricultural$1,500
 $34
 $1,876
 $56
 $1,457
 $44
Commercial and industrial2,186
 136
 4,991
 59
 2,189
 103
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development26
 7
 
 
 
 
Farmland684
 5
 1,692
 
 
 
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other1,558
 100
 2,146
 190
 4,275
 34
Total commercial real estate2,268
 112
 3,838
 190
 4,275
 34
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens265
 9
 861
 32
 1,030
 35
One- to four- family junior liens
 
 
 
 267
 5
Total residential real estate265
 9
 861
 32
 1,297
 40
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
Total$6,219
 $291
 $11,566
 $337
 $9,218
 $221
Total:           
Agricultural$3,888
 $77
 $3,484
 $109
 $3,042
 $110
Commercial and industrial7,509
 136
 7,598
 153
 9,777
 333
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development270
 44
 84
 
 364
 2
Farmland2,927
 5
 1,758
 
 1,012
 58
Multifamily
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other3,719
 324
 3,474
 231
 9,957
 267
Total commercial real estate6,916
 373
 5,316
 231
 11,333
 327
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens588
 11
 1,265
 32
 3,436
 119
One- to four- family junior liens
 
 287
 
 294
 7
Total residential real estate588
 11
 1,552
 32
 3,730
 126
Consumer17
 
 5
 1
 
 
Total$18,918
 $597
 $17,955
 $526
 $27,882
 $896

 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
 Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized
(in thousands)           
With no related allowance recorded:           
Agricultural$1,585
 $66
 $3,815
 $88
 $1,533
 $58
Commercial and industrial7,588
 230
 6,540
 79
 6,769
 424
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development364
 2
 390
 54
 325
 7
Farmland1,012
 58
 2,389
 97
 2,743
 128
Multifamily
 
 
 
 1,833
 68
Commercial real estate-other5,682
 233
 2,243
 60
 12,772
 446
Total commercial real estate7,058
 293
 5,022
 211
 17,673
 649
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens2,406
 84
 2,430
 101
 2,469
 81
One- to four- family junior liens27
 2
 
 
 1,313
 42
Total residential real estate2,433
 86
 2,430
 101
 3,782
 123
Consumer
 
 
 
 21
 2
Total$18,664
 $675
 $17,807
 $479
 $29,778
 $1,256
With an allowance recorded:           
Agricultural$1,457
 $44
 $1,678
 $46
 $1,572
 $48
Commercial and industrial2,189
 103
 5,277
 74
 1,313
 67
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development
 
 263
 3
 34
 
Farmland
 
 
 
 70
 2
Multifamily
 
 
 
 226
 6
Commercial real estate-other4,275
 34
 6,515
 
 6,528
 344
Total commercial real estate4,275
 34
 6,778
 3
 6,858
 352
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens1,030
 35
 1,559
 41
 1,928
 44
One- to four- family junior liens267
 5
 
 
 15
 
Total residential real estate1,297
 40
 1,559
 41
 1,943
 44
Consumer
 
 
 
 9
 
Total$9,218
 $221
 $15,292
 $164
 $11,695
 $511
Total:           
Agricultural$3,042
 $110
 $5,493
 $134
 $3,105
 $106
Commercial and industrial9,777
 333
 11,817
 153
 8,082
 491
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development364
 2
 653
 57
 359
 7
Farmland1,012
 58
 2,389
 97
 2,813
 130
Multifamily
 
 
 
 2,059
 74
Commercial real estate-other9,957
 267
 8,758
 60
 19,300
 790
Total commercial real estate11,333
 327
 11,800
 214
 24,531
 1,001
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens3,436
 119
 3,989
 142
 4,397
 125
One- to four- family junior liens294
 7
 
 
 1,328
 42
Total residential real estate3,730
 126
 3,989
 142
 5,725
 167
Consumer
 
 
 
 30
 2
Total$27,882
 $896
 $33,099
 $643
 $41,473
 $1,767



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The following table presents the contractual aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans at December 31, 2017 and 2016:loan portfolio:
 Current 30 - 59 Days Past Due 60 - 89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due & Accruing Non-Accrual Total Loans Receivable
 (in thousands)
December 31, 2019           
Agricultural$136,578
 $975
 $
 $
 $2,893
 $140,446
Commercial and industrial820,923
 782
 255
 
 13,276
 835,236
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development293,718
 2,256
 609
 
 1,494
 298,077
Farmland171,121
 362
 
 
 10,402
 181,885
Multifamily227,013
 394
 
 
 
 227,407
Commercial real estate-other1,095,271
 1,731
 347
 
 10,141
 1,107,490
Total commercial real estate1,787,123
 4,743
 956
 
 22,037
 1,814,859
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens401,553
 2,492
 718
 99
 2,556
 407,418
One- to four- family junior liens169,344
 419
 80
 25
 513
 170,381
Total residential real estate570,897
 2,911
 798
 124
 3,069
 577,799
Consumer82,499
 130
 79
 12
 206
 82,926
Total$3,398,020
 $9,541
 $2,088
 $136
 $41,481
 $3,451,266
            
Included in the totals above are the following purchased credit impaired loans$15,304
 $
 $
 $
 $7,247
 $22,551
            
December 31, 2018           
Agricultural$95,227
 $57
 $50
 $
 $1,622
 $96,956
Commercial and industrial522,463
 1,507
 
 
 9,218
 533,188
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development217,476
 42
 
 
 99
 217,617
Farmland86,056
 
 
 
 2,751
 88,807
Multifamily134,741
 
 
 
 
 134,741
Commercial real estate-other821,214
 391
 
 
 4,558
 826,163
Total commercial real estate1,259,487
 433
 
 
 7,408
 1,267,328
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens337,405
 1,851
 1,184
 341
 1,049
 341,830
One- to four- family junior liens119,040
 406
 114
 24
 465
 120,049
Total residential real estate456,445
 2,257
 1,298
 365
 1,514
 461,879
Consumer39,225
 32
 9
 
 162
 39,428
Total$2,372,847
 $4,286
 $1,357
 $365
 $19,924
 $2,398,779
            
Included in the totals above are the following purchased credit impaired loans$16,714
 $295
 $
 $
 $
 $17,009

 30 - 59 Days Past Due 60 - 89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due Total Past Due Current Total Loans Receivable
(in thousands)           
December 31, 2017           
Agricultural$95
 $118
 $168
 $381
 $105,131
 $105,512
Commercial and industrial(1)
1,434
 1,336
 1,576
 4,346
 499,278
 503,624
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development57
 97
 82
 236
 165,040
 165,276
Farmland217
 
 373
 590
 87,278
 87,868
Multifamily
 25
 
 25
 134,481
 134,506
Commercial real estate-other74
 
 1,852
 1,926
 782,395
 784,321
Total commercial real estate348
 122
 2,307
 2,777
 1,169,194
 1,171,971
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens3,854
 756
 1,019
 5,629
 346,597
 352,226
One- to four- family junior liens325
 770
 271
 1,366
 115,838
 117,204
Total residential real estate4,179
 1,526
 1,290
 6,995
 462,435
 469,430
Consumer79
 15
 29
 123
 36,035
 36,158
Total$6,135
 $3,117
 $5,370
 $14,622
 $2,272,073
 $2,286,695
            
Included in the totals above are the following purchased credit impaired loans$164
 $756
 $553
 $1,473
 $18,258
 $19,731
            
December 31, 2016           
Agricultural$44
 $
 $399
 $443
 $112,900
 $113,343
Commercial and industrial2,615
 293
 9,654
 12,562
 446,919
 459,481
Credit cards
 
 
 
 1,489
 1,489
Commercial real estate:           
Construction & development630
 
 297
 927
 125,758
 126,685
Farmland373
 
 91
 464
 94,515
 94,979
Multifamily
 129
 
 129
 135,874
 136,003
Commercial real estate-other1,238
 763
 6,655
 8,656
 697,920
 706,576
Total commercial real estate2,241
 892
 7,043
 10,176
 1,054,067
 1,064,243
Residential real estate:           
One- to four- family first liens2,851
 1,143
 1,328
 5,322
 366,911
 372,233
One- to four- family junior liens437
 151
 150
 738
 117,025
 117,763
Total residential real estate3,288
 1,294
 1,478
 6,060
 483,936
 489,996
Consumer50
 23
 33
 106
 36,485
 36,591
Total$8,238
 $2,502
 $18,607
 $29,347
 $2,135,796
 $2,165,143
            
Included in the totals above are the following purchased credit impaired loans965
 489
 549
 2,003
 20,795
 22,798
(1) As of the first quarter of 2017, the Company no longer considered credit cards a separate class of loans, and these balances were included in commercial and industrial loans at December 31, 2017.
Non-accrual and Delinquent Loans
Loans are placed on non-accrual when (1) payment in full of principal and interest is no longer expected or (2) principal or interest has been in default for 90 days or more (unlessunless the loan is both well secured with marketable collateral and in the process of collection).collection. All loans rated doubtful or loss,worse, and certain loans rated substandard, are placed on non-accrual.


A non-accrual assetloan may be restored to an accrual status when (1) all past due principal and interest has been paid (excluding renewals and modifications that involve the capitalizing of interest) or (2) the loan becomes well secured with marketable collateral and is in the process of collection. An established track record of performance is also considered when determining accrual status.


Delinquency statusAs of December 31, 2019, the Company had $0.3 million of commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers who have a loan is determined by the number of days that have elapsed past the loan’s payment due date, using the following classification groupings: 30-59 days, 60-89 days and 90 days or more. Once a TDR has gone 90 days or more past duenonperforming loan.



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or is placed on nonaccrual status, it is included in the 90 days or more past due or nonaccrual totals.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s recorded investment in loans on nonaccrual status and past due 90 days or more and still accruing by class of loans, excluding purchased credit impaired loans, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:
 As of December 31,
 2017 2016
 Non-Accrual Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing Non-Accrual Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing
(in thousands)       
Agricultural$168
 $
 $2,690
 $
Commercial and industrial7,124
 
 8,358
 
Commercial real estate:       
Construction & development188
 
 780
 95
Farmland386
 
 227
 
Multifamily
 
 
 
Commercial real estate-other5,279
 
 7,360
 
Total commercial real estate5,853
 
 8,367
 95
Residential real estate:       
One- to four- family first liens1,228
 205
 1,127
 375
One- to four- family junior liens346
 2
 116
 15
Total residential real estate1,574
 207
 1,243
 390
Consumer65
 
 10
 
Total$14,784
 $207
 $20,668
 $485

Not included in the loans above as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were purchased credit impaired loans with an outstanding balance of $0.7 million and $2.6 million, net of a discount of $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to any borrowers who have had a TDR.

Purchased Loans
Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded and initially measured at their estimated fair value as of theAt acquisition, date. Credit discounts are included in the determination of fair value. An allowance for loan losses is not carried over. These purchased loans are segregated into two types: purchased credit impaired loans and purchased non-credit impaired loans.

Purchased non-credit impaired loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20 “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs” as these loans do not have evidence of significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable all contractually required payments will be received from the borrower.
Purchased credit impaired loans are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30 “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality” as they display significant credit deterioration since origination and it is probable, as of the acquisition date, that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments from the borrower.

For purchased non-credit impaired loans acquired in the ATBancorp transaction had contractually required principal payments of $1.15 billion and an accretable discount isof $25.5 million. The following table summarizes the discount applied to the expected cash flowsoutstanding balance and carrying amount of our PCI loans as of the portfolio to account fordates indicated:
 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Agricultural$904
 $
Commercial and industrial147
 165
Commercial real estate17,803
 13,600
Residential real estate4,136
 4,172
Consumer57
 
Outstanding balance23,047
 17,937
Carrying amount22,551
 17,009
Allowance for loan losses1,250
 1,197
Carrying amount, net of allowance for loan losses$21,301
 $15,812


The following table summarizes PCI loans acquired by the differences betweenCompany during the interest rates at acquisition and rates currently expected on similar portfolios in the marketplace. As the accretable discount is accreted to interest income over the expected average lifecurrent period as of the portfolio, the result will be interest income on loansmerger date and at the estimated current market rate. We record a provision for the acquired portfolio as the former Central loans renew and the discount is accreted.

For purchased credit impaired loans the difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Further, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized into interest income over the expected remaining lifeend of the loan if the timing and amount of the future cash flows are reasonably estimable. This discount includes an adjustmentperiod:

 For the Year Ended
 December 31, 2019
 (in thousands)
Contractually required principal payments$15,074
Nonaccretable discount(2,957)
Fair value of acquired loans$12,116
  
Loans at end of period$7,666

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on loans that are not accruing or paying contractual interest so that interest income will be recognized at the estimated current market rate.

Subsequent to the purchase date, increases in cash flows over those expected at the purchase date are recognized as interest income prospectively. The present value of any decreases in expected cash flows after the purchase date is recognized by recording an allowance for credit losses and a provision for loan losses.

Changes in the accretable yield for loans acquired and accounted for under ASC 310-30 were as follows for the year ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018:
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$3,840
 $4,304
Purchases
 
Accretion(626) (802)
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference68
 338
Balance at end of period$3,282
 $3,840



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Note 5.Derivatives, Hedging Activities and Balance Sheet Offsetting

The following table presents the total notional amounts and gross fair values of the Company’s derivatives. The derivative asset and liability balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of master netting agreements, as included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.
  As of December 31, 2019 As of December 31, 2018
    Fair Value   Fair Value
  
Notional
Amount
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
 
Notional
Amount
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
  (in thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:            
Fair value hedges:            
Interest rate swaps $16,734
 $
 $1,113
 $8,927
 $
 $223
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments $16,734
 $
 $1,113
 $8,927
 $
 $223
             
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:            
Interest rate swaps $113,632
 $1,824
 $1,999
 $13,830
 $321
 $359
RPAs 14,711
 24
 130
 10,112
 
 85
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments $128,343
 $1,848
 $2,129
 $23,942
 $321
 $444

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company is exposed to changes in the fair value of certain of its fixed-rate assets due to changes in benchmark interest rates. The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in fair value on these instruments attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate, LIBOR. Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the payment of fixed-rate amounts to a counterparty in exchange for the Company receiving variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. For derivatives designated and that qualify as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in interest income.

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:
 Location and Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Fair Value Hedging Relationships
 For the Years Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 Interest Income Other Income Interest Income Other Income Interest Income Other Income
 (in thousands)
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded$1
 $
 $(2) $
 $
 $
            
The effects of fair value hedging:           
Gain (Loss) on fair value hedging relationships in subtopic 815-20:           
Interest contracts:           
Hedged items891
 
 221
 
 
 
Derivative designated as hedging instruments(890) 
 (223) 
 
 


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As of December 31, 2019, the following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges:
Line Item in the Balance Sheet in which the Hedged Item is Included 
Carrying Amount of the
Hedged Assets
 
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value
Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Asset
  (in thousands)
Loans $17,849
 $1,111

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Interest Rate Swaps -The Company enters into interest rate derivatives, including interest rate swaps with its customers to allow them to hedge against the risk of rising interest rates by providing fixed rate loans. To economically hedge against the interest rate risks in the products offered to its customers, the Company enters into mirrored interest rate contracts with institutional counterparties. The following table represents the notional amounts and the gross fair values of interest rate derivative contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 December 31, 2019
 Customer Counterparties Financial Counterparties
   Fair Value   Fair Value
(in thousands)Notional Amount Assets Liabilities Notional Amount Assets Liabilities
Swaps$56,816
 $1,824
 $
 $56,816
 $
 $1,999
            
 December 31, 2018
 Customer Counterparties Financial Counterparties
   Fair Value   Fair Value
(in thousands)Notional Amount Assets Liabilities Notional Amount Assets Liabilities
Swaps$6,915
 $321
 $
 $6,915
 $
 $359

Credit Risk Participation Agreements -The Company enters into RPAs to manage the credit exposure on interest rate contracts associated with a syndicated loan. The Company may enter into protection purchased RPAs with institutional counterparties to decrease or increase its exposure to a borrower. Under the RPA, the Company will receive or make payment if a borrower defaults on the related interest rate contract. The Company manages its credit risk on RPAs by monitoring the creditworthiness of the borrowers and institutional counterparties, which is based on the normal credit review process. The notional amount of the RPAs reflects the Company’s pro-rata share of the derivative instrument. The following table represents the notional amounts and the gross fair values of RPAs purchased and sold outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 For the Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Balance at beginning of period$1,961
 $1,446
Purchases
 
Accretion(1,711) (3,287)
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference (1)
590
 3,802
Balance at end of period$840
 $1,961
 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
   Fair Value   Fair Value
(in thousands)Notional Amount Assets Liabilities Notional Amount Assets Liabilities
RPAs - protection sold$4,702
 $24
 $
 $
 $
 $
RPAs - protection purchased10,009
 
 130
 10,112
 
 85
Total RPAs$14,711
 $24
 $130
 $10,112
 $
 $85
(1) The reclassifications from non-accretable differencefollowing table presents the net gains (losses) recognized on the consolidated statements of income related to the derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017:
 Location in the Consolidated Statements of Income For the Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands) 2019 2018 2017
Interest rate swapsOther income $(138) $(38) $
RPAsOther income (117) 115
 
                Total  $(255) $77
 $


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Offsetting of Derivatives
The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s derivatives as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the consolidated balance sheets.
      Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet  
(in thousands)Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities) Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) presented in the Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received (Paid) Net Assets (Liabilities)
As of December 31, 2019           
Asset Derivatives$1,848
 $
 $1,848
 $
 $
 $1,848
Liability Derivatives(3,242) 
 (3,242) 
 (3,280) 38
            
As of December 31, 2018           
Asset Derivatives$321
 $
 $321
 $
 $
 $321
Liability Derivatives(667) 
 (667) 
 (530) (137)

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
The Company has an unsecured federal funds line with its institutional derivative counterparty. The Company has an agreement with its institutional derivative counterparty that contains a provision under which if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. The Company also has an agreement with its derivative counterparty that contains a provision under which the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to increasesthe Company’s default on the indebtedness.

As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of derivatives in estimated cash flows froma net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $3,265,000. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties, and has posted $3,280,000 of collateral related loans.to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at December 31, 2019, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $3,265,000.


Note 5.Premises and Equipment

Note 6.Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 were as follows:
 As of December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Land$14,530
 $12,464
Buildings and leasehold improvements89,605
 75,775
Furniture and equipment20,769
 17,752
Construction in process359
 95
Premises and equipment125,263
 106,086
Accumulated depreciation and amortization34,540
 30,313
Premises and equipment, net$90,723
 $75,773

 As of December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Land$13,175
 $12,970
Buildings and leasehold improvements71,057
 68,405
Furniture and equipment16,535
 15,851
Construction in process2,658
 1,439
Premises and equipment103,425
 98,665
Accumulated depreciation and amortization27,456
 23,622
Premises and equipment, net$75,969
 $75,043


Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 20172019, 20162018 and 20152017 was $4.14.8 million, $4.64.2 million and $3.34.0 million, respectively.


Note 6.Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired, including core deposit, trade name, and client relationship intangibles, consists of goodwill. Under ASC Topic 350, goodwill and the non-amortizing portion of the trade name intangible are subject to at least annual assessments for impairment by applying a fair value based test. The Company reviews goodwill and the non-amortizing portion of the trade name intangible at the reporting unit level to determine potential impairment annually on October 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable, by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit with the fair value of the reporting unit. No impairment was recorded on either the goodwill or the trade name intangible assets in 2017, 2016, or 2015. The carrying amount of goodwill was $64.7 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Amortization of intangible assets is recorded using an accelerated method based on the estimated useful life of insurance agency intangible, the core deposit intangible, the amortizing portion of the trade name intangible, and the customer list intangible. Projections of amortization expense are based on existing asset balances and the remaining useful lives.


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Note 7.Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following tables presenttable presents the changes in the carrying amount of intangibles (excluding goodwill),goodwill for the periods indicated:
 For the Years Ended December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Goodwill, beginning of period$64,654
 $64,654
Goodwill from acquisition of ATBancorp27,264
 
Total goodwill, end of period$91,918
 $64,654


As part of the ATBancorp acquisition, the Company acquired a core deposit intangible with an assigned amount of $23.5 million and a trust customer relationship intangible with an assigned amount of $4.8 million. The following table presents the gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization, and net book value, and weighted average life ascarrying amount of December 31, 2017 and 2016:other intangible assets for the periods indicated:
 As of December 31, 2019 As of December 31, 2018
 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount
 (in thousands)
Core deposit intangible$41,745
 $(21,032) $20,713
 $18,206
 $(16,233) $1,973
Customer relationship intangible5,265
 (1,195) 4,070
 455
 (259) 196
Other2,700
 (2,305) 395
 2,700
 (2,034) 666
 $49,710
 $(24,532) $25,178
 $21,361
 $(18,526) $2,835
            
Indefinite-lived trade name intangible$7,040
     $7,040
    

 Insurance Agency Intangible Core Deposit Intangible Indefinite-Lived Trade Name Intangible Finite-Lived Trade Name Intangible Customer List Intangible Total
(dollars in thousands)           
December 31, 2017           
Balance, beginning of period$203
 $6,846
 $7,040
 $960
 $122
 $15,171
Amortization expense(55) (2,835) 
 (216) (19) (3,125)
Balance at end of period$148
 $4,011
 $7,040
 $744
 $103
 $12,046
            
Gross carrying amount$1,320
 $18,206
 $7,040
 $1,380
 $330
 $28,276
Accumulated amortization(1,172) (14,195) 
 (636) (227) (16,230)
Net book value$148
 $4,011
 $7,040
 $744
 $103
 $12,046
            
Remaining weighted average useful life (years)6
 4
   7
 6
  
 Insurance Agency Intangible Core Deposit Intangible Indefinite-Lived Trade Name Intangible Finite-Lived Trade Name Intangible Customer List Intangible Total
(dollars in thousands)           
December 31, 2016           
Balance, beginning of period$275
 $10,480
 $7,040
 $1,203
 $143
 $19,141
Amortization expense(72) (3,634) 
 (243) (21) (3,970)
Balance at end of period$203
 $6,846
 $7,040
 $960
 $122
 $15,171
            
Gross carrying amount$1,320
 $18,206
 $7,040
 $1,380
 $330
 $28,276
Accumulated amortizations(1,117) (11,360) 
 (420) (208) (13,105)
Net book value$203
 $6,846
 $7,040
 $960
 $122
 $15,171
            
Remaining weighted average useful life (years)7
 5
   8
 7
  


The following table summarizes future amortization expense of intangible assets:
 Core Customer    
 Deposit Relationship    
 Intangible Intangible Other Totals
Year ending December 31,(in thousands)
2020$5,407
 $1,435
 $133
 $6,975
20214,190
 1,062
 106
 5,358
20223,487
 797
 79
 4,363
20232,833
 518
 51
 3,402
20242,180
 239
 24
 2,443
Thereafter2,616
 19
 2
 2,637
Total$20,713
 $4,070
 $395
 $25,178

 Insurance Core Trade Customer  
 Agency Deposit Name List  
 Intangible Premium Intangible Intangible Totals
(in thousands)         
Year ending December 31,         
2018$38
 $2,037
 $188
 $18
 $2,281
201921
 1,312
 161
 17
 1,511
202020
 613
 133
 16
 782
202119
 49
 106
 15
 189
202218
 
 79
 14
 111
Thereafter32
 
 77
 23
 132
Total$148
 $4,011
 $744
 $103
 $5,006



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 7.Other Assets


Note 8.Other Assets

The components of the Company’s other assets as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 were as follows:
 As of December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Assets held for sale$580
 $
Bank-owned life insurance81,625
 60,989
Interest receivable18,525
 14,736
FHLB stock15,381
 14,678
Mortgage servicing rights7,026
 2,803
Operating leases right-of-use asset4,499
 
Federal & state taxes, current2,318
 2,361
Federal & state taxes, deferred3,530
 8,273
Other receivables/assets14,476
 11,262
 $147,960
 $115,102

 As of December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock$11,324
 $12,800
FDIC indemnification asset, net
 479
Prepaid expenses2,992
 1,760
Mortgage servicing rights2,316
 1,951
Federal and state taxes, current3,120
 
Accounts receivable & other miscellaneous assets3,009
 1,323
 $22,761
 $18,313


TheBank is a member increase in mortgage servicing rights and the cash surrender value of the FHLB of Des Moines, and ownership of FHLB stock is a requirement for such membership. The amount of FHLB stock the Bank is required to hold is directly relatedBOLI in 2019 was due to the amountacquisition of FHLB advances borrowed. Because this security is not readily marketable and there are no available market values, this security is carried at cost and evaluatedATBancorp by the Company. See Note 2. Business Combinations for potential impairment each quarter. Redemption of this investment is at the option of the FHLB. No impairment was recorded on FHLB stock in 2017 or 2016.further details.


As part of the Central merger, the Company became a party to certain loss-share agreements with the FDIC from previous Central-related acquisitions. These agreements cover realized losses on loans and foreclosed real estate for specified periods. These loss-share assets are measured separately from the loan portfolios because they are not contractually embeddedThe increase in the loans and are not transferable with the loans should the Company choose to dispose of them. Fair values at the acquisition dates were estimated based on projected cash flows available for loss-share based on the credit adjustments estimated for each loan. The loss-shareoperating lease ROU assets are recorded within other assets on the balance sheet. On July 14, 2017, the Bank entered into an agreement with the FDIC that terminated all of the Bank's loss sharing agreements relatedin 2019 was due to the former Central Bank.adoption of ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2019. See Note 22. Leases for further details.


Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at fair value based on assumptions provided by a third-party valuation service. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the servicing cost per loan, the discount rate, the escrow float rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.


Note 8.Loans Serviced for Others

Note 9.Loans Serviced for Others

Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of mortgage and other loans serviced for others were $432.0 million1.1 billion and $391.8447.8 million at December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, respectively. Servicing loans for others generally consists of collecting mortgage payments, maintaining escrow accounts, disbursing payments to investors and collection and foreclosure processing. Loan servicing income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes servicing fees from investors and certain charges collected from borrowers, such as late payment fees, and is net of fair value adjustments to capitalized mortgage servicing rights.

Note 10.Deposits

The composition of the Company’s deposits as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 As of December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Non-interest-bearing demand$662,209
 $439,133
Interest-bearing checking962,830
 683,894
Money market763,028
 555,839
Savings387,142
 210,416
Certificates of deposit under $250,000682,232
 532,395
Certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more271,214
 191,252
Total deposits$3,728,655
 $2,612,929



Note 9.Time Deposits

Time deposits that meet or exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $221.6 million and $177.9 million, respectively.


MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


At December 31, 20172019, the scheduled maturities of certificates of deposits were as follows:
(in thousands) 
2020$678,107
2021183,458
202259,374
202319,000
202412,670
Thereafter837
Total$953,446

(in thousands) 
2018$391,444
2019166,518
202071,749
202144,331
202227,763
Thereafter3
Total$701,808


The Company had $5.3$6.6 million and $2.6$8.6 million in brokered time deposits through the CDARS program as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively. Included in interest-bearing checking and money market deposits at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $10.1 million and $23.7 million, respectively, of brokered deposits in the Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) program. The CDARS program coordinates,and ICS programs coordinate, on a reciprocal basis, a network of banks to spread deposits exceeding the FDIC insurance coverage limits out to numerous institutions in order to provide insurance coverage for all participating deposits.


As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had public entity deposits that were collateralized by investment securities of $96.6 million and $90.4 million, respectively.

Note 10.Short-Term Borrowings

Note 11.Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings were as follows as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016:2018:
  December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Weighted Average Cost Balance Weighted Average Cost Balance
  (dollars in thousands)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1.06% $117,249
 1.00% $74,522
Federal Home Loan Bank overnight advances 1.73
 22,100
 2.60
 56,900
Total 1.17% $139,349
 1.69% $131,422
  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands) Weighted Average Cost Balance Weighted Average Cost Balance
Federal funds purchased 1.77% $1,000
 0.83% $35,684
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 0.71
 96,229
 0.22
 82,187
Total 0.73% $97,229
 0.40% $117,871
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no borrowings through the Federal Reserve Discount Window, while the borrowing capacity at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $11.5 million. As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Bank had municipal securities with a market value of $12.8 million and $12.8 million, respectively, pledged to the Federal Reserve to secure potential borrowings. The Company also has various other unsecured federal funds agreements with correspondent banks. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were $1.0 million and $35.7 million of borrowings through these correspondent bank federal funds agreements, respectively.


Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are agreements in which the Company acquires funds by selling assets to another party under a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same assets at a specified price and date. The Company enters into repurchase agreements and also offers a demand deposit account product to customers that sweeps their balances in excess of an agreed upon target amount into overnight repurchase agreements. All securities sold under agreements to repurchase are recorded on the face of the balance sheet.


The Bank has a secured line of credit with the FHLBDM. Advances from the FHLBDM are collateralized primarily by one- to four-family residential, commercial and agricultural real estate first mortgages equal to various percentages of the total outstanding notes. See Note 4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

The Bank has unsecured federal funds lines totaling $170.0 million from multiple correspondent banking relationships. There were 0 borrowings from such lines at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had 0 Federal Reserve Discount Window borrowings, while the borrowing capacity at December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $12.7 million, and $11.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Bank had municipal securities with a market value of $13.0 million and $12.7 million, respectively, pledged to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to secure potential borrowings.

On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $5.0 million unsecured line of credit agreement with a correspondent bank.bank under which the Company could borrow up to $5.0 million from an unsecured revolving loan. Interest iswas payable at a rate of one-month LIBOR +plus 2.00%. The line is scheduled to maturecredit agreement was amended on April 28, 2018.29, 2019 such that, commencing April 30, 2019, the revolving commitment amount was increased to $10.0 million with interest payable at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 1.75%. The revolving loan matures on April 30, 2020. The Company had no0 balance outstanding under this agreementrevolving loan as of December 31, 2017.2019 and 2018.


Note 11.Subordinated Notes Payable

The Company has established three statutory business trusts under the laws of the state of Delaware: Central Bancshares Capital Trust II, Barron Investment Capital Trust I, and MidWestOne Statutory Trust II. The trusts exist for the exclusive purposes of (i) issuing trust securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the respective trust; (ii) investing the gross proceeds of the trust securities in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (junior subordinated notes); and (iii) engaging in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto. For regulatory capital purposes, these trust securities qualify as a component of Tier 1 capital.


MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 12.Long-Term Debt

Junior Subordinated Notes Issued to Capital Trusts
On May 1, 2019, through the acquisition of ATBancorp, the Company assumed the junior subordinated notes issued to ATBancorp Statutory Trust I and ATBancorp Statutory Trust II. The table below summarizes the outstandingterms of each issuance of junior subordinated notes and the related trust preferred securities issued by each trustoutstanding as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016:2018:
  Face Value Book Value Interest Rate 
Year-end
Interest Rate
 Maturity Date Callable Date
December 31, 2019      
  (in thousands)        
ATBancorp Statutory Trust I $7,732
 $6,814
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.68% 3.57% 06/15/2036 06/15/2011
ATBancorp Statutory Trust II 12,372
 10,794
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.65% 3.54% 09/15/2037 06/15/2012
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II 7,217
 6,783
 Three-month LIBOR + 3.50% 5.39% 03/15/2038 03/15/2013
Barron Investment Capital Trust I 2,062
 1,732
 Three-month LIBOR + 2.15% 4.08% 09/23/2036 09/23/2011
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II 15,464
 15,464
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.59% 3.48% 12/15/2037 12/15/2012
Total $44,847
 $41,587
        
             
December 31, 2018            
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II $7,217
 $6,730
 Three-month LIBOR + 3.50% 6.29% 03/15/2038 03/15/2013
Barron Investment Capital Trust I 2,062
 1,694
 Three-month LIBOR + 2.15% 4.97% 09/23/2036 09/23/2011
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II 15,464
 15,464
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.59% 4.38% 12/15/2037 12/15/2012
Total $24,743
 $23,888
        
  Face Value Book Value Interest Rate 
Year-end
Interest Rate
 Maturity Date Callable Date
(in thousands)      
2017            
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II(1) (2)
 $7,217
 $6,674
 Three-month LIBOR + 3.50% 5.09% 03/15/2038 03/15/2013
Barron Investment Capital Trust I(1) (2)
 2,062
 1,655
 Three-month LIBOR + 2.15% 3.82% 09/23/2036 09/23/2011
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II(1)
 15,464
 15,464
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.59% 3.18% 12/15/2037 12/15/2012
Total $24,743
 $23,793
        
             
2016            
Central Bancshares Capital Trust II(1) (2)
 $7,217
 $6,614
 Three-month LIBOR + 3.50% 4.46% 3/15/2038 3/15/2013
Barron Investment Capital Trust I(1) (2)
 2,062
 1,614
 Three-month LIBOR + 2.15% 3.15% 9/23/2036 9/23/2011
MidWestOne Statutory Trust II(1)
 15,464
 15,464
 Three-month LIBOR + 1.59% 2.55% 12/15/2037 12/15/2012
Total $24,743
 $23,692
        
(1) All distributions are cumulative and paid in cash quarterly.
(2) Central Bancshares Capital Trust II was established by Central and Barron Investment Capital Trust I was acquired by Central prior to the Company’s merger with Central, and the obligations under the junior subordinated notes issued by Central to these trusts were assumed by the Company.
The trust preferred securities are subject to mandatory redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the junior subordinated notes at the stated maturity date or upon redemption of the junior subordinated notes. Each trust’s ability to pay amounts due on the trust preferred securities is solely dependent upon the Company making payment on the related junior subordinated notes. The Company’s obligation under the junior subordinated notes and other relevant trust agreements, in aggregate, constitutes a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of each trust’s obligations under the trust preferred securities issued by each trust. The Company has the right to defer payment of interest on the junior subordinated notes and, therefore, distributions on the trust preferred securities, for up to five years, but not beyond the stated maturity date in the table above. During any such deferral period the Company may not pay cash dividends on its stock and generally may not repurchase its stock.


Subordinated Debentures
Note 12.Long-Term Borrowings

On May 1, 2019, with the acquisition of ATBancorp, the Company assumed $10.9 million of subordinated debentures. These debentures have a stated maturity of May 31, 2023, and bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 6.50%, with interest payable semi-annually on March 15th and September 15th. The Company has the option to redeem the debentures, in whole or part, at any time on or after May 31, 2021. The debentures constitute Tier 2 capital under the rules and regulations of the Federal Reserve applicable to the capital status of the subordinated debt of bank holding companies. Beginning on the fifth anniversary preceding the maturity date of each debenture, we were required to begin amortizing the amount of the debentures that may be treated as Tier 2 capital. Specifically, we will lose Tier 2 treatment for 20% of the amount of the debentures in each of the final five years preceding maturity, such that during the final year, we will not be permitted to treat any portion of the debentures as Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 2019, we were permitted to treat 60% of the debentures as Tier 2 capital.

Other Long-Term Debt
Long-term borrowings were as follows as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016:2018:
  December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Weighted Average Cost 
Balance
(in thousands)
 Weighted Average Cost 
Balance
(in thousands)
Finance lease payable 8.89% $1,224
 8.89% $1,338
FHLB borrowings 2.25
 145,700
 2.45
 136,000
Notes payable to unaffiliated bank 3.44
 32,250
 4.13
 7,500
Total 2.51% $179,174
 2.60% $144,838

  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands) Weighted Average Cost Balance Weighted Average Cost Balance
FHLB Borrowings 1.72% $115,000
 1.56% $115,000
Note payable to unaffiliated bank 3.32
 12,500
 2.52
 17,500
Total 1.88% $127,500
 1.69% $132,500
The Company utilizes FHLB borrowings as a funding source to supplement to customer deposits to fund earning assets and to assist in managing interest rate risk. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines,FHLBDM, the Bank may borrow funds from the FHLB in amounts up to 35%45% of the Bank’s total

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

assets, provided the Bank is able to pledge an adequate amount of qualified assets to secure the borrowings. Advances from the FHLB are collateralized primarily by one- to four-family residential, commercial and agricultural real estate first mortgages equal to various percentages of the total outstanding notes. See Note 4 “Loans4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses”Losses of the notes to the consolidated financial statements. At December 31, 2019, FHLB long-term borrowings included $6.4 million in advances from the FHLBC assumed in the merger with ATBancorp. The advances from the FHLBC are collateralized by investment securities. See Note 3. Debt Securities of the notes to the consolidated financial statements.



MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,2019, FHLB borrowings were as follows:
 Weighted Average Rate Amount
   (in thousands)
Due in 20201.93% $54,400
Due in 20212.07% 43,000
Due in 20222.68% 31,000
Due in 20232.79% 11,000
Due in 20243.15% 6,000
Thereafter% 
Total  145,400
Valuation adjustment from acquisition accounting  300
Total  $145,700

 Rates Amount
 Minimum Maximum 2017 2016
(dollars in thousands)       
Due in 20170.79%to2.78% $
 $30,000
Due in 20181.30%to1.60% 19,000
 19,000
Due in 20191.42%to1.85% 27,000
 27,000
Due in 20201.52%to2.25% 47,000
 32,000
Due in 20211.78%to1.93% 22,000
 7,000
Total    $115,000
 $115,000


On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of June 30, 2020. The Company drew $25.0 million on the note prior to June 30, 2015, at which time the ability to obtain additional advances ceased. Payments of principal and interest arewere payable quarterly beginning September 30, 2015. As of December 31, 2017, $12.52019, $2.5 million of that note was outstanding. The note contains certain requirements, covenants and restrictions that we view to be customary for such a transaction, including those that place restrictions on additional debt and stipulate minimum capital and various operating ratios.


On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a $35.0 million unsecured note payable with a correspondent bank with a maturity date of April 30, 2024. Quarterly principal and interest payments began June 30, 2019 and, as of December 31, 2019, $29.8 million of that note was outstanding.

Note 13.Income Taxes

Note 13.Income Taxes

Income taxes for the years ended December 31, 20172019, 20162018 and 20152017 are summarized as follows:
 December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 (in thousands)
Current:     
Federal tax expense$1,217
 $5,293
 $7,289
State tax expense2,353
 3,004
 2,435
Deferred:     
Deferred income tax expense3,003
 (680) 652
Total income tax provision$6,573
 $7,617
 $10,376

 December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(in thousands)     
Current:     
Federal tax expense$7,289
 $7,410
 $6,147
State tax expense2,435
 2,303
 372
Deferred:     
Deferred income tax expense744
 (2,853) 1,300
Excess tax benefit from share-based award activity(92) 
 
Total income tax provision$10,376
 $6,860
 $7,819


The income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2017 was more than, and the income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were less than, the amounts computed by applying the maximum effective federal income tax rate of 35% to the income before income taxes for such years because of the following items:
 2017 2016 2015
(dollars in thousands)Amount % of Pretax Income Amount % of Pretax Income Amount % of Pretax Income
Expected provision$10,176
 35.0 % $9,538
 35.0 % $11,528
 35.0 %
Tax-exempt interest(3,182) (10.9) (3,011) (11.0) (2,817) (8.6)
Bank-owned life insurance(485) (1.7) (477) (1.8) (438) (1.3)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit1,307
 4.5
 1,257
 4.6
 333
 1.0
Non-deductible acquisition expenses
 
 83
 0.3
 691
 2.1
General business credits(466) (1.6) (537) (2.0) (1,225) (3.7)
Federal income tax rate change3,212
 11.1
 
 
 
 
Other(186) (0.7) 7
 0.1
 (253) (0.8)
Total income tax provision$10,376
 35.7 % $6,860
 25.2 % $7,819
 23.7 %


MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


A reconciliation of the expected federal income tax expense to the income tax expense included in the consolidated statements of income was as follows:
 Year ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 Amount % of Pretax Income Amount % of Pretax Income Amount % of Pretax Income
 (dollars in thousands)
Computed “expected” tax expense$10,543
 21.0 % $7,973
 21.0 % $10,176
 35.0 %
Tax-exempt interest(2,392) (4.8) (1,876) (4.9) (3,182) (10.9)
Bank-owned life insurance(394) (0.8) (337) (0.9) (485) (1.7)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit2,688
 5.3
 2,040
 5.4
 1,307
 4.5
Non-deductible acquisition expenses177
 0.4
 122
 0.3
 
 
General business credits(4,090) (8.1) (343) (0.9) (466) (1.6)
Federal income tax rate change
 
 
 
 3,212
 11.1
Other41
 0.1
 38
 0.1
 (186) (0.7)
Total income tax provision$6,573
 13.1 % $7,617
 20.1 % $10,376
 35.7 %


Net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 consisted of the following components:
 December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:   
Allowance for loan losses$7,577
 $7,636
Deferred compensation4,100
 1,361
Net operating losses (state net operating loss carryforwards)4,477
 4,283
Unrealized losses on investment securities
 1,999
Accrued compensation1,496
 816
   ROU liabilities1,388
 
Tax credit carryforward611
 
Other1,541
 1,415
Gross deferred tax assets21,190
 17,510
    
Deferred income tax liabilities:   
Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization4,759
 2,947
Purchase accounting adjustments3,171
 769
Mortgage servicing rights1,831
 730
Unrealized gains on investment securities1,544
 
   ROU assets1,388
 
Other490
 508
Gross deferred tax liabilities13,183
 4,954
Net deferred income tax asset8,007
 12,556
Valuation allowance4,477
 4,283
Net deferred tax asset$3,530
 $8,273

 December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Deferred income tax assets:   
Allowance for loan losses$7,311
 $8,585
Deferred compensation1,344
 1,982
Net operating losses (state net operating loss carryforwards)4,131
 3,838
Unrealized losses on investment securities928
 738
Other real estate owned175
 283
Deferred loan fees143
 
Other1,777
 3,012
Gross deferred tax assets15,809
 18,438
    
Deferred income tax liabilities:   
Premises and equipment depreciation and amortization2,604
 4,092
Federal Home Loan Bank stock91
 137
Purchase accounting adjustments1,179
 2,352
Mortgage servicing rights603
 766
Prepaid expenses523
 289
Deferred loan fees
 225
Other153
 216
Gross deferred tax liabilities5,153
 8,077
Net deferred income tax asset10,656
 10,361
Valuation allowance4,131
 3,838
Net deferred tax asset$6,525
 $6,523
The Tax Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Tax Act has a significant impact on the U.S. corporate income tax regime by lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018 in addition to implementing numerous other changes. GAAP requires that the impact of tax legislation be recognized in the period in which the law was enacted.

As a result of the Tax Act, the Company remeasured its deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities during the fourth quarter of 2017, resulting in additional income tax expense of $3.2 million.

In December 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118), which provides guidance regarding how a company is to reflect provisional amounts when necessary information is not yet available, prepared or analyzed sufficiently to complete its accounting for the effect of the changes in the Tax Act. The income tax expense of $3.2 million recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017 represents all known and estimable impacts of the Tax Act and is a provisional amount based on the Company’s current best estimate. This provisional amount incorporates assumptions made based upon the Company’s current interpretations of the Tax Act and may change as the Company receives additional clarification and implementation guidance, and as data becomes available allowing for a more accurate scheduling of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, including those related to items potentially impacted by the Tax Act such as fixed assets and employee compensation. Adjustments to this provisional amount through December 22, 2018 will be included in income from operations as an adjustment to tax expense in future periods.

The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset for the future tax benefits of Iowa net operating loss carryforwards. The Iowa net operating loss carryforwards amounting to approximately $51.2$58.0 million will expire in various amounts from 20182020 to 2038.2040. As of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, the Company believed it was more likely than not that all temporary differences associated with the Iowa corporate tax return would not be fully realized. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance to reduce the net operating loss carryforward. A valuation allowance related to the remaining deferred tax assets has not been provided because management believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets.


The Company had no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

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Note 14.Employee Benefit Plans


The Company had 0 material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
Note 14.Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a salary reduction profit-sharing 401(k) plan covering all employees fulfilling minimum age and service requirements. Employee contributions to the plan are optional. Employer contributions are discretionary and may be made to the plan in an amount equal to a percentage of each participating employee’s salary. The 401(k) contribution expense for this plan totaled $1.3 million, $1.3 millionCompany matches 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions, and $1.2 million50% of the next 2% of employee contributions, up to a maximum amount of 4% of an employee’s compensation. Company matching contributions for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162019, 2018 and 2015, respectively.2017 were as follows:


2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Company contributions$1,617

$1,361

$1,306



The Company has an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)ESOP covering all employees fulfilling minimum age and service requirements. Employer contributions are discretionary and may be made to the plan in an amount equal to a percentage of each participating employee’s salary. The ESOP contribution expense for this plan totaled $1.1 million, $0.8 millionthe years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and $1.0 million2017 were as follows:

2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Company contributions$1,514

$690

$1,081

The Company provides Health Savings Account contributions to its employees enrolled in high deductible plans. Company contributions for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162019, 2018 and 2015, respectively.2017 were as follows:


2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Company contributions$315

$215

$195

The Company has several nonqualified plans for which liabilities are recorded on its books under a broad label of deferred compensation liabilities. These plans include supplemental executive retirement plans, salary continuation plans, deferred compensation plans, and an insurance plan that provides one times final salary as a post-retirement death benefit. These plans are outlined in the paragraphs and tables that follow.

The Company has entered into nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) with certain executive officers. The SERPs allow certain executives to accumulate retirement benefits beyond those provided by the qualified plans. Changes in the liability related to the SERPs, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning$1,867

$2,061

$2,278
Company contributions and interest117

156

146
Cash payments made(352)
(350)
(363)
Balance, ending$1,632

$1,867

$2,061

The Company has salary continuation plans for several officers and directors. These plans provide annual payments of various amounts upon retirement or death. There are no employee compensation deferrals to these plans. The Company accrues the expense for these benefits by charges to operating expense during the period the respective officer or director attains full eligibility. The amount charged to operating expense during


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Changes in the salary continuation agreements, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162019, 2018 and 2015 totaled $0.4 million, $0.4 million2017:

2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning$1,104

$1,251

$1,389
Plans acquired in ATBancorp merger11,058




Company paid interest145

75

84
Cash payments made(6,855)
(222)
(222)
Balance, ending$5,452

$1,104

$1,251

The Company has entered into deferred compensation agreements with certain executive officers. Under the provisions of the agreements, the officers may defer compensation. Interest on the deferred amounts is earned at The Wall Street Journal’s prime rate plus one percent. The Company also maintains deferred compensation agreements with certain other officers and $0.4 million, respectively. directors under whose terms deferrals are no longer permitted, and the interest rate is fixed at 4%. In 2019 the Company also acquired deferred compensations plans as a result of the merger with ATBancorp. Under the provisions of the agreements, interest on the deferred amounts is earned at an annual interest rate equal to the Bank’s return on equity and deferrals are no longer permitted. Upon retirement, the officers and directors will generally receive the deferral balance in equal monthly installments over periods no longer that 180 months.

Changes in the deferred compensation agreements, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

2019
2018
2017

(in thousands)
Balance, beginning$855

$715

$529
Plans acquired in ATBancorp merger5,958




Employee deferrals157

179

193
Company paid interest395

35

24
Cash payments made(344)
(74)
(31)
Balance, ending$7,021
 $855
 $715

The Company has an insurance benefit plan for several officers for which it is required under accounting standards to maintain an accrued liability balance for the commitment to provide an insurance benefit of one times last annual salary after retirement. Changes in the accrued balance, included in other liabilities, were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
 2019 2018 2017
 (in thousands)
Balance, beginning$1,442
 $1,172
 $983
Company deferral expense228
 270
 189
Balance, ending$1,670
 $1,442
 $1,172


To provide the retirement benefits for the aforementioned various deferred compensation plans, the Company carries life insurance policies which had cash values totaling $16.874.9 million, $16.455.1 million and $14.754.1 million at December 31, 20172019, 20162018 and 20152017, respectively.


Note 15.Stock Compensation Plans

Note 15.Stock Compensation Plans
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on
On April 20, 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved the MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan is the successor to the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, which expired on November 20, 2017. Awards granted under the 2008 Plan will remain subject to its terms as long as such awards are outstanding. The Company maintains the Plan as a means to attract, retain and reward certain designated employees and directors of, and service providers to, the Company and its subsidiaries. Under the terms of the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant a total of 500,000 total shares of the Company’s common stock as stock options, stock appreciation rights or stock awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock units) and may also grant cash incentive awards to eligible individuals. As of December 31, 2017, 492,4002019, 402,310 shares of the Company’s common stock remained available for future awards under the 2017 Plan. As of December 31, 2016, 431,828 shares of the Company’s common stock remained available under the 2008 Plan.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During 20172019, the Company recognized $868,000$1.2 million of stock based compensation expense, which consisted of $868,000 of expense related to restricted stock unit grants and no expense related to stock option grants. In comparison, during 2016,2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $731,000 of stock-based compensation expense, which consisted of $731,000 for$1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, related to restricted stock unit grants and no expense related to stock option grants, while total stock-based compensation expense in 2015 was $634,000 which consisted of $634,000 for restricted stock unit grants and no expense related to stock option grants.


Incentive Stock Options:
The Company is required to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as compensation expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service periods using a straight-line method. The Company assumes no projected forfeitures on its stock-based compensation, since actual historical forfeiture rates on its stock-based incentive awards have been negligible.


The stock options havewere granted with a maximum term of ten years, an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of stock on the date of grant and vest vesting at a rate of 25% per year over four years, with the first vesting date being the one-year anniversary of the grant date.


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The following is a summary There were no stock options outstanding as of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2017:
     Weighted-  
     Average  
   Weighted- Remaining Aggregate
   Average Contractual Intrinsic
   Exercise Term in Value
 Shares Price Years ($000)
Outstanding at December 31, 201618,450
 $12.42
    
Granted
 
    
Exercised(8,750) 10.69
    
Forfeited
 
    
Expired
 
    
Outstanding at December 31, 20179,700
 $13.98
 0.58 $190
Exercisable at December 31, 20179,700
 $13.98
 0.58 $190

During 2017, the Company received $100,000 from the exercise of stock option awards.2019 and 2018. Plan participants realized an intrinsic value of $219,000 from the exercise of these stock options during 2017. In comparison, Plan participants realized an intrinsic value of $26,000$179,000 and $119,000$219,000 from the exercise of stock options during 20162018 and 20152017, respectively. As of December 31, 20172019, there were no0 remaining compensation costs related to nonvested stock options that have not yet been recognized.

There were no0 stock option awards granted in 20172019, 20162018, or 20152017.
Value Information:
The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates for the expected term of the Company’s stock options. The expected volatility input into the model takes into account the historical volatility of the Company’s stock over the period that it has been publicly traded or the expected term of the option. The expected dividend yield assumption is based upon the Company’s historical dividend payout determined at the date of grant, if any.


Restricted Stock Units:
Under the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant restricted stock unit awards that vest upon the completion of future service requirements or specified performance criteria. The fair value of these awards is equal to the market price of the common stock at the date of the grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for these awards over the vesting period, using the straight-line method, based upon the number of awards ultimately expected to vest. Each restricted stock unit entitles the recipient to receive one share of stock on the vesting date. Generally, for employee awards, the restricted stock units vest 25% per year over four years, with the first vesting date being the one-year anniversary of the grant date, or 100% upon the death or disability of the recipient, or, uponin certain circumstances, in connection with a change of control (as defined in the 2017 Plan) of the Company. The Compensation Committee retains discretion to fully vest an unvested award where a participant retires before the end of the vesting period. Awards granted to directors vest 100% one year from the date ofgrant date. Except as otherwise provided in the award. If2017 Plan, if a participant terminates employment or service prior to the end of the continuous servicevesting period, the unearned portion of the stock unit award maywill be forfeited, at the discretion of the Company’s Compensation Committee.forfeited. The Company may also issue awards that vest upon satisfaction of specified performance criteria. For these types of awards, the final measure of compensation cost is based upon the number of shares that ultimately vest considering the performance criteria.


The following is a summary of nonvested restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 20172019:
   Weighted-Average
 Shares Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 201883,750
 $31.63
Granted49,040
 29.53
Vested(34,810) 31.21
Forfeited(8,190) 31.83
Nonvested at December 31, 201989,790
 $30.63

   Weighted-
   Average
   Grant-Date
 Shares Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 201666,050
 $27.04
Granted33,000
 36.26
Vested(27,625) 26.68
Forfeited(3,225) 32.36
Nonvested at December 31, 201768,200
 $31.39



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The fair value of restricted stock unit awards that vested during 20172019 was $926,000,$1.0 million, compared to $983,000$0.9 million and $703,000$0.9 million during the years ended December 31, 20162018 and 20152017, respectively. As of December 31, 20172019, the total compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock units that have not yet been recognized totaled $1,429,000,$1.8 million, and the weighted average period over which these costs are expected to be recognized is approximately 2.5 years.2.4 years.
Note 16.Earnings per Share

Note 16.Earnings per Share

Basic per-share amounts are computed by dividing net income (the numerator) by the weighted-averageweighted average number of common shares outstanding (the denominator).outstanding. Diluted per-share amounts assume issuance of all common stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of other securities, unless the effect is to reduce the loss or increase the income per common share from continuing operations.


Following are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
 Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Basic Earnings Per Share:     
Net income$43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
Weighted average shares outstanding14,869,952
 12,219,725
 12,038,499
Basic earnings per common share$2.93
 $2.48
 $1.55
      
Diluted Earnings Per Share:     
Net income$43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
Weighted average shares outstanding, included all dilutive potential shares14,884,933
 12,237,153
 12,062,577
Diluted earnings per common share$2.93
 $2.48
 $1.55

 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)     
Basic earnings per common share computation     
Numerator:     
Net income$18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
      
Denominator:     
Weighted average shares outstanding12,038,499
 11,430,087
 10,362,929
Basic earnings per common share$1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42
      
Diluted earnings per common share computation     
Numerator:     
Net income$18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
      
Denominator:     
Weighted average shares outstanding, included all dilutive potential shares12,062,577
 11,456,324
 10,391,323
Diluted earnings per common share$1.55
 $1.78
 $2.42


Note 17.Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Subsidiary Cash

Note 17.Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Subsidiary Cash

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s and the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measuresfinancial statements.

As of their assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

Quantitative measures established by the regulations in effect on December 31, 2015, to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total, Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) and Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations) and of Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to average assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believed, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

As of December 31, 2017,2019, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action then in effect. To be categorized as well capitalized under those requirements, an institution had to maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since the notificationthis date that management believes have changed the Bank’s category. Notwithstanding its compliance with the specified regulatory thresholds, however, the Bank’s board of

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

directors, subsequentIn order to December 31, 2008, adoptedbe a capital policy pursuant to which it will“well-capitalized” depository institution, a bank must maintain a ratio ofCommon Equity Tier 1 capital to total assetsratio of 6.5% or more; a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8% or greater, whichmore; a total capital ratio of 10% or more; and a leverage ratio of 5% or more. A capital conservation buffer, comprised of Common Equity Tier 1 capital, is greater than the ratio required to be well capitalized underalso established above the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.minimum capital requirements. This capital policy also provides that the Bank will maintain a ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets ofconservation buffer was fully phased in at least 10%, which is equal to the threshold for being well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.2.5% on January 1, 2019.


A comparison of the Company’s and the Bank’s capital with the corresponding minimum regulatory requirements in effect as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, is presented below:
 Actual For Capital Adequacy Purposes With Capital Conservation Buffer(1) To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 Amount Ratio Amount 
Ratio(1)
 Amount Ratio
 (dollars in thousands)
At December 31, 2019:           
Consolidated:           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$463,601
 11.34% $429,077
 10.50% N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets428,021
 10.47
 347,348
 8.50
 N/A
 N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets386,434
 9.46
 286,051
 7.00
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets428,021
 9.48
 180,529
 4.00
 N/A
 N/A
MidWestOne Bank:
           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$482,106
 11.83% $427,877
 10.50% $407,502
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets453,027
 11.12
 346,377
 8.50
 326,002
 8.00
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets453,027
 11.12
 285,251
 7.00
 264,876
 6.50
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets453,027
 10.06
 180,209
 4.00
 231,166
 5.00
At December 31, 2018:           
Consolidated:           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$342,054
 12.23% $276,283
 9.875% N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets312,747
 11.18
 220,327
 7.875
 N/A
 N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets288,859
 10.32
 178,360
 6.375
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets312,747
 9.73
 128,531
 4.000
 N/A
 N/A
MidWestOne Bank:
           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$333,074
 11.94% $275,468
 9.875% $278,955
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets303,767
 10.89
 219,677
 7.875
 223,164
 8.00
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets303,767
 10.89
 177,833
 6.375
 181,320
 6.50
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets303,767
 9.47
 128,259
 4.000
 160,324
 5.00
 Actual For Capital Adequacy Purposes To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 Amount Ratio Amount 
Ratio(1)
 Amount Ratio
(dollars in thousands)           
At December 31, 2017:           
Consolidated:           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$321,459
 12.00% $247,689
 9.250% N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets293,359
 10.96
 194,135
 7.250
 N/A
 N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets269,566
 10.07
 153,969
 5.750
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets293,359
 9.48
 123,831
 4.000
 N/A
 N/A
MidWestOne Bank:
           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$322,679
 12.08% $247,010
 9.250% $267,038
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets294,620
 11.03
 193,603
 7.250
 213,631
 8.00
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets294,620
 11.03
 153,547
 5.750
 173,575
 6.50
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets294,620
 9.53
 123,678
 4.000
 154,598
 5.00
At December 31, 2016:           
Consolidated:           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$280,396
 11.65% $207,661
 8.625% N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets258,304
 10.73
 159,508
 6.625
 N/A
 N/A
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets234,638
 9.75
 123,393
 5.125
 N/A
 N/A
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets258,304
 8.75
 118,040
 4.000
 N/A
 N/A
MidWestOne Bank:
           
Total capital/risk weighted assets$286,959
 11.96% $206,892
 8.625% $239,875
 10.00%
Tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets264,871
 11.04
 158,917
 6.625
 191,900
 8.00
Common equity tier 1 capital/risk weighted assets264,871
 11.04
 122,936
 5.125
 155,919
 6.50
Tier 1 leverage capital/average assets264,871
 8.98
 118,000
 4.000
 147,500
 5.00

(1) Includes the capital conservation buffer of 0.625%1.875% at December 31, 20162018 and 1.25%2.50% at December 31, 2017.2019.


The ability of the Company to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon dividends paid by the Bank to the Company. The Bank is subject to certain statutory and regulatory restrictions on the amount of dividends it may pay. In addition, as previously noted,disclosed, subsequent to December 31, 2008, the Bank’s board of directors adopted a capital policy requiring it to maintain a ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets of at least 8% and a ratio of total capital to risk-based capital of at least 10%. Failure to maintain these ratios also could limit the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company.


The Bank is required to maintain reserve balances in cash on hand or on deposit with Federal Reserve Banks. Reserve balances totaled $9.4$24.1 million and $6.8$14.9 million as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, respectively.


Note 18.Commitments and Contingencies

Note 18.Commitments and Contingencies
Financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk: The Bank is a party to
Credit-related financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in: In the normal course of business, to meet the financing needs of its customers. TheseBank makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities that are not presented in the accompanying consolidated financial instrumentsstatements. The commitments and contingent liabilities include commitments to extend credit, commitments to sell loans, and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets.

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The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. A summary of the Bank’s commitments at December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, is as follows:
 December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Commitments to extend credit$859,212
 $521,270
Commitments to sell loans5,400
 666
Standby letters of credit36,192
 16,709
Total$900,804
 $538,645

 December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Commitments to extend credit$563,305
 $473,725
Commitments to sell loans856
 4,241
Standby letters of credit10,260
 9,320
Total$574,421
 $487,286


The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the party. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, crops, livestock, inventory, property and equipment, residential real estate and income-producing commercial properties.


Commitments to sell loans are agreements to sell loans held for sale to third parties at an agreed upon price.


Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements and, generally, have terms of one year or less. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank holds collateral, which may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, equipment and income-producing properties, that support those commitments, if deemed necessary. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Bank would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Bank could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount shown in the summary above. If the commitment is funded, the Bank would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount recorded as liabilities for the Bank’s potential obligations under these guarantees was zero and $0.2 million.


ContingenciesLitigation: In the normal course of business, the Bank is involvedCompany and its subsidiaries have been named, from time to time, as defendants in various legal proceedings. Inactions.  Certain of the actual or threatened legal actions may include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. Management, after consulting with legal counsel, is of the opinion of management,that the ultimate liability, if any, liability resulting from suchthese pending or threatened actions and proceedings wouldwill not have a material adverse effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.statements of the Company.


Concentrations of credit risk: Substantially all of the Bank’s loans, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit have been granted to customers in the Bank’s market areas. Although the loan portfolio of the Bank is diversified, approximately 72%69% of the loans are real estate loans and approximately 8%9% are agriculturally related. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note 4 “Loans4. Loans Receivable and the Allowance for Loan Losses”Losses. Commitments to extend credit are primarily related to commercial loans and home equity loans. Standby letters of credit were granted primarily to commercial borrowers. Investments in securities issued by state and political subdivisions involve certain governmental entities within Iowa and Minnesota. The carrying value of investment securities of Iowa and Minnesota political subdivisions totaled $151.3 million49% and $59.6 million,20%, respectively, as of December 31, 2017. The amount of investment securities issued by one individual municipality did not exceed $5.0 million.2019.


Note 19.Related Party Transactions

Note 19.Related Party Transactions

Certain directors of the Company and certain principal officers are customers of, and have banking transactions with, the Bank in the ordinary course of business. Such indebtedness has been incurred on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following is an analysis of the changes in the loans to related parties during the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018:
 Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Balance, beginning$12,655
 $14,131
Net increase (decrease) due to change in related parties12,163
 (2,518)
Advances4,057
 2,059
Collections(1,240) (1,017)
Balance, ending$27,635
 $12,655

 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Balance, beginning$10,856
 $10,247
Net decrease due to change in related parties
 (906)
Advances6,487
 2,834
Collections(3,212) (1,319)
Balance, ending$14,131
 $10,856


None of these loans are past due, nonaccrual or restructured to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower. Deposits from these related parties totaled $29.17.1 million and $8.34.4 million as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018, respectively. Deposits from related parties are accepted subject to the same interest rates and terms as those from nonrelated parties.
The Company has from time to time engaged Neumann Monson, P.C. (“Neumann Monson”), an architectural services firm headquartered in Iowa City for which
In December 2018, Kevin W. Monson, Chairman of the Company, is President, Managing Partner and majority owner, to perform architectural and design services with respect to the Company's offices. During 2017 and 2016,Board of the Company paid Neumann Monson zeroand $77,000, respectively,of the Bank, as manager and member of a limited liability company, purchased from the Company a former office building in Iowa City, Iowa, which had been used for such services. The engagementoverflow office space by the Company, for the amount of Neumann Monson to provide$1.4 million. In accordance with Company policy requirements, the services describedtransaction and supporting valuation documentation was reviewed by our Audit Committee, which also monitors the level of services by Neumann Monson on a periodic basis. Apartand received pre-approval from the approval and monitoring process involving the Audit Committee Neumann Monson was retained in the ordinary course of business, and the Company believes that such services are provided to the Companyat its meeting on terms no less favorable than those that would have been realized in transactions with unaffiliated parties.November 13, 2018.


Note 20.Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Note 20.Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received in sellingfor an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in transferring athe principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair valueparticipants on the measurement assumesdate.  There are three levels of inputs that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or most advantageous) marketmay be used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability is not adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (1) independent, (2) knowledgeable, (3) able to transact and (4) willing to transact.values:


GAAP requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 InputsUnadjusted quotedQuoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the reporting entity has the ability to access atas of the measurement date.
Level 2 InputsInputsSignificant other observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might includeprices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputsor other than quoted pricesinputs that are observable for the asset (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Level 3 Inputs – Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’sa company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assetsan asset or liabilities.
liability.


It is the Company’s policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements. Recurring Basis
The Company is requiredused the following methods and significant assumptions to use observable inputs, to the extent available, inestimate the fair value estimation process unless that data results from forced liquidations or distressed sales. A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured ateach type of financial instrument:
Investment Securities - The fair value as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.
Valuation methods for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Securities Available for Sale - The Company’s investment securities classified asare determined by quoted market prices, if available for sale include: debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies and corporations, debt securities issued by state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate debt securities, and equity securities. Quoted exchange prices are available for equity securities, which are classified as Level 1.(Level 1). The Company utilizes an independent pricing service to obtain the fair value of debt securities. On a quarterly basis, the Company selects a sample of 30 securities from its primary pricing service and compares them to a secondary independent pricing service to validate value. In addition, the Company periodically reviews the pricing methodology utilized by the primary independent service for reasonableness. Debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies and corporations, mortgage-backed securities, and mortgage-backedcollateralized mortgage obligations are priced utilizing industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value, yield curves, volatility factors, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace and are classified as Level 2.(Level 2). Municipal securities are valued using a type of matrix, or grid, pricing in which securities are benchmarked against the treasury rate based on credit rating. These model and matrix measurementsrating (Level 2).
Derivatives - Interest rate swaps are classified as Level 2valued by using cash flow valuation techniques with observable market data inputs (Level 2). The Company has entered into collateral agreements with its swap dealers which entitle it to receive collateral to cover market values on derivatives which are in asset position, thus a credit risk adjustment on interest rate swaps is not warranted. Credit risk participation agreements (RPAs) are entered into by the fair value hierarchy. On an annual basis,Company with institutional counterparties, under which the Company assumes its pro-rata share of the credit exposure associated with a group of selected municipal securities are priced by a securities dealer and that price is usedborrower’s performance related to verify the primary independent service’s valuation.interest rate derivative



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


contracts. The fair value of RPAs is calculated by determining the total expected asset or liability exposure using observable inputs, such as yield curves and volatilities, of the derivatives to the borrowers and applying the borrowers’ credit spread to that exposure (Level 2).
The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016. There were no liabilities subject to fair value measurement on a recurring basis as of these dates. The assets are segregated2018 by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:hierarchy:
 Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2019 Using
 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
 (in thousands)
Assets:       
Available for sale debt securities:       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$441
 $
 $441
 $
State and political subdivisions257,205
 
 257,205
 
Mortgage-backed securities43,530
 
 43,530
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations292,946
 
 292,946
 
Corporate debt securities191,855
 
 191,855
 
Derivative assets1,848
 
 1,848
 
        
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities$3,242
 $
 $3,242
 $

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2017 UsingFair Value Measurement at December 31, 2018 Using
(in thousands)Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
(in thousands)
Assets:              
Available for sale debt securities:              
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$15,626
 $
 $15,626
 $
$5,495
 $
 $5,495
 $
State and political subdivisions141,839
 
 141,839
 
121,901
 
 121,901
 
Mortgage-backed securities48,497
 
 48,497
 
50,653
 
 50,653
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations168,196
 
 168,196
 
169,928
 
 169,928
 
Corporate debt securities71,166
 
 71,166
 
66,124
 
 66,124
 
Total available for sale debt securities445,324
 
 445,324
 
Other equity securities2,336
 2,336
 
 
Total securities available for sale$447,660
 $2,336
 $445,324
 $
Derivative assets321
 
 321
 
              
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2016 Using
(in thousands)Total 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable 
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets:       
Available for sale debt securities:       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations$5,905
 $
 $5,905
 $
State and political subdivisions165,272
 
 165,272
 
Mortgage-backed securities61,354
 
 61,354
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations171,267
 
 171,267
 
Corporate debt securities72,453
 
 72,453
 
Total available for sale debt securities476,251
 
 476,251
 
Other equity securities1,267
 1,267
 
 
Total securities available for sale$477,518
 $1,267
 $476,251
 $
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities$667
 $
 $667
 $


There were no transfers of assets between Level 3 and other levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

There have been no changes in valuation techniques used for any assets measured at fair value during the year ended2019 or December 31, 2017.2018.


Changes in the fair value of available for sale debt securities are included in other comprehensive incomeincome.

Nonrecurring Basis

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to the extent the changes are not considered OTTI. OTTI tests are performed on a quarterly basis and any decline inestimate the fair value of an individual security below its cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a write-down that is reflected directly in the Company’s consolidated statementseach type of operations.financial instrument:

Valuation methods for instruments measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans - From time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for credit losses is established. The specific reserves forImpaired loans that are deemed collateral dependent impaired loans are valued based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell. TheThese estimates are based on the most recently available appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers with certain adjustment made based on the type of property, age of appraisal, current status of the property, and other related factors to estimate the current value of the collateral (Level 3).
Foreclosed Assets, Net - Foreclosed assets are measured at fair value of collateral is determinedless costs to sell. These estimates are based on appraisals. In some cases, adjustments arethe most recently available appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers with certain adjustment made tobased on the appraised values due to various factors, includingtype of property, age of appraisal, current status of the appraisal, ageproperty, and other related factors to estimate the current value of comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral. Because many of these inputs are unobservable, the valuations are classified as Level 3.collateral (Level 3).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) - OREO represents property acquired through foreclosures and settlements of loans. Property acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling cost at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. The Company considers third party appraisals as well as independent fair value assessments from real estate brokers or persons involved in selling OREO in determining the fair value of particular properties. Accordingly, the valuation of OREO is subject to significant external and internal judgment. The Company also periodically reviews OREO to determine whether the property continues to be carried at the lower of its recorded book value or fair value of the property, less disposal costs. Because many of these inputs are unobservable, the valuations are classified as Level 3.

The following table discloses the Company’s estimated fair value amounts of its assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. It is management’s belief that the fair values presented below are reasonable based on the valuation techniques and data available to the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, as more fully described above.basis:
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2017 UsingFair Value Measurement at December 31, 2019 Using
(in thousands)Total Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans$3,927
 $
 $
 $3,927
$6,749
 $
 $
 $6,749
Other real estate owned$2,010
 $
 $
 $2,010
Foreclosed assets, net3,706
 
 
 3,706
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2016 UsingFair Value Measurement at December 31, 2018 Using
(in thousands)Total Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans$8,774
 $
 $
 $8,774
$8,328
 $
 $
 $8,328
Other real estate owned$2,097
 $
 $
 $2,097
Foreclosed assets, net535
 
 
 535



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the financial instruments held by the Company at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The information presented is subject to change over time based on a variety of factors. The operations of the Company are managed on a going concern basis and not a liquidation basis. As a result, the ultimate value realized from the financial instruments presented could be substantially different when actually recognized over time through the normal course of operations. Additionally, a substantial portion of the Company’s inherent value is the capitalization and franchise value of the Bank. Neither of these components has been given consideration in the presentation of fair values below.
 December 31, 2017
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
(in thousands)         
Financial assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$50,972
 $50,972
 $50,972
 $
 $
Investment securities:         
Available for sale447,660
 447,660
 2,336
 445,324
 
Held to maturity195,619
 194,343
 
 194,343
 
Total investment securities643,279
 642,003
 2,336
 639,667
 
Loans held for sale856
 871
 
 
 871
Loans, net2,258,636
 2,256,726
 
 2,256,726
 
Accrued interest receivable14,732
 14,732
 14,732
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock11,324
 11,324
 
 11,324
 
Financial liabilities:         
Deposits:         
Non-interest-bearing demand461,969
 461,969
 461,969
 
 
Interest-bearing checking1,228,112
 1,228,112
 1,228,112
 
 
Savings213,430
 213,430
 213,430
 
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000324,681
 321,197
 
 321,197
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over377,127
 374,685
 
 374,685
 
Total deposits2,605,319
 2,599,393
 1,903,511
 695,882
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase97,229
 97,229
 97,229
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings115,000
 114,945
 
 114,945
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,793
 19,702
 
 19,702
 
Long-term debt12,500
 12,500
 
 12,500
 
Accrued interest payable1,428
 1,428
 1,428
 
 

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 December 31, 2016
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
(in thousands)         
Financial assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$43,228
 $43,228
 $43,228
 $
 $
Investment securities:         
Available for sale477,518
 477,518
 1,267
 476,251
 
Held to maturity168,392
 164,792
 
 164,792
 
Total investment securities645,910
 642,310
 1,267
 641,043
 
Loans held for sale4,241
 4,286
 
 
 4,286
Loans, net2,143,293
 2,138,252
 
 2,138,252
 
Accrued interest receivable13,871
 13,871
 13,871
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock12,800
 12,800
 
 12,800
 
Financial liabilities:         
Deposits:         
Non-interest bearing demand494,586
 494,586
 494,586
 
 
Interest-bearing checking1,136,282
 1,136,282
 1,136,282
 
 
Savings197,698
 197,698
 197,698
 
 
Certificates of deposit under $100,000326,832
 324,978
 
 324,978
 
Certificates of deposit $100,000 and over325,050
 324,060
 
 324,060
 
Total deposits2,480,448
 2,477,604
 1,828,566
 649,038
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase117,871
 117,871
 117,871
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings115,000
 114,590
 
 114,590
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,692
 19,248
 
 19,248
 
Long-term debt17,500
 17,500
 
 17,500
 
Accrued interest payable1,472
 1,472
 1,472
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements, and accrued interest are instruments with carrying values that approximate fair value.
Investment securities available for sale are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Held to maturity securities are carried at amortized cost. Fair value is based upon quoted prices, if available. If a quoted price is not available, the fair value is obtained from benchmarking the security against similar securities by using a third-party pricing service.
Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, with fair value being based on recent observable loan sales. The portfolio has historically consisted primarily of residential real estate loans.
For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. The fair values for other loans are determined using estimated future cash flows, discounted at the interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers with similar credit quality. The Company does record nonrecurring fair value adjustments to loans to reflect (1) partial write-downs and allowances that are based on the observable market price or appraised value of the collateral or (2) the full charge-off of the loan carrying value.
The fair value of FHLB stock is estimated at its carrying value and redemption price of $100 per share.
Deposit liabilities are carried at historical cost. The fair value of non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings accounts and certain interest-bearing checking deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. If the fair value of the fixed maturity certificates of deposit is calculated at less than the carrying amount, the carrying value of these deposits is reported as the fair value.

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FHLB borrowings, junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts, and long-term debt are recorded at historical cost. The fair value of these items is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
The following presents the valuation technique(s), observableunobservable inputs, and quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used for fair value measurements of the financial instruments held by the Company at December 31, 2017,2019, categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements    
(dollars in thousands)Fair Value at December 31, 2017 Valuation Techniques(s) Unobservable Input Range of Inputs Weighted AverageFair Value at December 31, 2019 Fair Value at December 31, 2018 Valuation Techniques(s) Unobservable Input Range of Inputs Weighted Average
Collateral dependent impaired loans$3,927
 Modified appraised value Third party appraisal NM * NM * NM *$6,749
 8,328
 Fair value of collateral Valuation adjustments % 75% 18%
  Appraisal discount NM * NM * NM *
Other real estate owned$2,010
 Modified appraised value Third party appraisal NM * NM * NM *
  Appraisal discount NM * NM * NM *
Foreclosed assets, net$3,706
 535
 Fair value of collateral Valuation adjustments 5% 46% 10%
* Not Meaningful. Third party appraisals are obtained as to the value of the underlying asset, but disclosure of this information would not provide meaningful information, as the range will vary widely from loan to loan. Types of discounts considered include age of the appraisal, local market conditions, current condition of the property, and estimated sales costs. These discounts will also vary from loan to loan, thus providing a range would not be meaningful.
Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on these estimated fair values.

Other Fair Value Methods

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Loans Held for Sale - Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, with fair value being based on binding contracts from third party investors (Level 2). The portfolio has historically consisted primarily of residential real estate loans.
Loans Held for Investment, Net - The estimated fair value of loans, net, was performed using the income approach, with the market approach used for certain nonperforming loans, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification.
FHLB stock - Investments in FHLB stock are recorded at cost and measured for impairment quarterly. Ownership of FHLB stock is restricted to member banks and the securities do not have a readily determinable market value. Purchases and sales of these securities are at par value with the issuer. The fair value of investments in FHLB stock is equal to the carrying amount.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not carried at fair value, at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 December 31, 2019
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
 (in thousands)
Financial assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$73,484
 $73,484
 $73,484
 $
 $
Debt securities available for sale785,977
 785,977
 
 785,977
 
Loans held for sale5,400
 5,476
 
 5,476
 
Loans held for investment, net3,422,187
 3,427,952
 
 
 3,427,952
Interest receivable18,525
 18,525
 
 18,525
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock15,381
 15,381
 
 15,381
 
Derivative assets1,848
 1,848
 
 1,848
 
Financial liabilities:         
Non-interest bearing662,209
 662,209
 662,209
 
 
Interest-bearing3,066,446
 3,066,427
 2,113,000
 953,427
 
Short-term borrowings139,349
 139,349
 139,349
 
 
Finance leases payable1,224
 1,224
 
 1,224
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings145,700
 146,913
 
 146,913
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts41,587
 39,391
 
 39,391
 
Subordinated debentures10,899
 11,083
 
 11,083
 
Other long-term debt32,250
 32,250
 
 32,250
 
Derivative liabilities3,242
 3,242
 
 3,242
 
 December 31, 2018
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
 (in thousands)
Financial assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents$45,480
 $45,480
 $45,480
 $
 $
Debt securities available for sale414,101
 414,101
 
 414,101
 
Debt securities held to maturity195,822
 192,564
 
 192,564
 
Loans held for sale666
 678
 
 678
 
Loans held for investment, net2,369,472
 2,343,654
 
 
 2,343,654
Interest receivable14,736
 14,736
 
 14,736
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock14,678
 14,678
 
 14,678
 
Derivative assets321
 321
 
 321
 
Financial liabilities:         
Non-interest bearing439,133
 439,133
 439,133
 
 
Interest-bearing2,173,796
 2,166,518
 1,450,149
 716,369
 
Short-term borrowings131,422
 131,422
 131,422
 
 
Finance leases payable1,338
 1,338
 
 1,338
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings136,000
 134,995
 
 134,995
 
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts23,888
 21,215
 
 21,215
 
Subordinated debentures
 
 
 
 
Other long-term debt7,500
 7,500
 
 7,500
 
Derivative liabilities667
 667
 
 667
 


Note 21.Variable Interest Entities
Note 21.Revenue Recognition

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is generated from contracts with customers. Noninterest revenue streams in-scope of Topic 606 are discussed below.


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Trust and Asset Management
Trust and asset management income is primarily comprised of fees earned from the management and administration of trusts and other customer assets. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied over time, and the resulting fees are recognized monthly, based upon the month-end market value of the assets under management and the applicable fee rate. Payment is generally received a few days after month end through a direct charge to customers’ accounts. The Company had investeddoes not earn performance-based incentives. Optional services such as real estate sales and tax return preparation services are also available to existing trust and asset management customers. The Company’s performance obligation for these transactional-based services is generally satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in certain participation certificatestime (i.e., as incurred). Payment is received shortly after services are rendered.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts
Service charges on deposit accounts consist of loan pools which were purchased, heldaccount analysis fees (i.e., net fees earned on analyzed business and serviced by a third-party independent servicing corporation.public checking accounts), monthly service fees, check orders, and other deposit account related fees. The Company's portfolio held approximately 95% ofCompany’s performance obligation for account analysis fees and monthly service fees is generally satisfied, and the participation interests inrelated revenue recognized, over the pools of loans owned and serviced by States Resources Corporation (“SRC”), a third-party loan servicing organization located in Omaha, Nebraska,period in which the service is provided. Check orders and other deposit account related fees are largely transactional based, and therefore, the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in time. Payment for service charges on deposit accounts is primarily received immediately or in the following month through a direct charge to customers’ accounts.

Fees, Exchange, and Other Service Charges
Fees, exchange, and other service charges are primarily comprised of debit and credit card income, ATM fees, merchant services income, and other service charges. Debit and credit card income is primarily comprised of interchange fees earned whenever the Company’s debit and credit cards are processed through card payment networks such as Visa. ATM fees are primarily generated when a Company participated. SRC's owner heldcardholder uses a non-Company ATM or a non-Company cardholder uses a Company ATM. Merchant services income mainly represents fees charged to merchants to process their debit and credit card transactions, in addition to account management fees. Other service charges include revenue from processing wire transfers, bill pay service, cashier’s checks, and other services. The Company’s performance obligation for fees, exchange, and other service charges are largely satisfied, and related revenue recognized, when the remaining interest.services are rendered or upon completion. Payment is typically received immediately or in the following month.

Gains/Losses on Sales of Foreclosed Assets
Gain or loss from the sale of foreclosed assets occurs when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of foreclosed assets to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the foreclosed assets are derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. Foreclosed asset sales for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were not financed by the Bank.

Other
Other noninterest income consists of other recurring revenue streams such as safe deposit box rental fees, and other miscellaneous revenue streams. Safe deposit box rental fees are charged to the customer on an annual basis and recognized upon receipt of payment. The Company determined that since rentals and renewals occur fairly consistently over time, revenue is recognized on a basis consistent with the duration of the performance obligation.

Contract Balances
A contract asset balance occurs when an entity performs a service for a customer before the customer pays consideration (resulting in a contract receivable) or before payment is due (resulting in a contract asset). A contract liability balance is an entity’s obligation to transfer a service to a customer for which the entity has already received payment (or payment is due) from the customer. The Company’s noninterest revenue streams are largely based on transactional activity, or standard month-end revenue accruals such as asset management fees based on month-end market values. Consideration is often received immediately or shortly after the Company satisfies its performance obligation and revenue is recognized. The Company does not typically enter into long-term revenue contracts with customers, and therefore, does not experience significant contract balances. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any ownership interestsignificant contract balances.

Contract Acquisition Costs
In connection with the adoption of Topic 606, an entity is required to capitalize, and subsequently amortize into expense, certain incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if these costs are expected to be recovered. The incremental costs of

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

obtaining a contract are those costs that an entity incurs to obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained (for example, sales commission). The Company utilizes the practical expedient which allows entities to immediately expense contract acquisition costs when the asset that would have resulted from capitalizing these costs would have been amortized in one year or exertless. Upon adoption of Topic 606, the Company did not capitalize any contract acquisition cost.

Note 22.Leases

A lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control over SRC, and thus it was not includedthe use of identified property, plant or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted FASB Topic 842. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company exited this line of business in June 2015.statements regarding transition guidance related to the new standard.


These pools of loans were purchased from large nonaffiliated banking organizations and from the FDIC acting as receiver of failed banks and savings associations. As loan pools were put out for bid (generally in a sealed bid auction), SRC’s due diligence teams evaluated the loans and determined their interest in bidding on the pool. After the due diligence, the Company’s management reviewed the status and decided if it wished to continue in the process. If the decision to consider a bid was made, SRC conducted additional analysis to determine the appropriate bid price. This analysis involved discounting loan cash flows with adjustments made for expected losses, changes in collateral values as well as targeted rates of return. A cost or investment basis was assigned to each individual loan on a cents-per-dollar (discounted price) basis based on SRC’s assessmentSubstantially all of the recovery potential of each loan.

Once a bid was awarded to SRC,leases in which the Company assumedis the risklessee are comprised of profit or loss, but did so on a non-recourse basis so the risk was limited to its initial investment. The extentreal estate property for branches and office space with terms extending through 2025. We do not have any subleased properties. Substantially all of the risk was also dependent upon: the debtor or guarantor’s financial condition, the possibility that a debtor or guarantor may file for bankruptcy protection, SRC’s ability to locate any collateralour leases are classified as operating leases, and obtain possession, the value of such collateral, and the length of time it took to realize the recovery either through collection procedures, legal process, or resale of the loans after a restructure.

Loan pool participationstherefore, were shownpreviously not recognized on the Company’s consolidated balance sheetssheets. Upon adoption of FASB Topic 842, the Company recognized a ROU asset on its balance sheet in the amount of $2.9 million, and a corresponding operating lease liability of $2.9 million. The Company has one existing finance lease (previously referred to as a separate asset category.capital lease) for a branch location with a lease term through 2025. As this lease was previously required to be recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, Topic 842 did not materially impact the accounting for this lease. The Company made a policy election to exclude the recognition requirements of Topic 842 to all classes of leases with original carrying valueterms of 12 months or investmentless. Instead, the short-term lease payments are recognized in income or expense on a straight-line basis of loan pool participations wasover the discounted price paid bylease term.

On May 1, 2019 the Company completed its merger with ATBancorp. In connection with the transaction, the Company obtained lease right-of-use assets totaling $1.3 million, and assumed lease liabilities totaling $2.2 million which are included in the following disclosures.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to acquire its interests, which,leases was as noted, was less than the facefollows:
   December 31, 2019
   (dollars in thousands)
Lease Right-of-Use Assets Classification 
Operating lease right-of-use assets Other assets$4,499
Finance lease right-of-use asset Premises and equipment, net637
    
Lease Liabilities   
Operating lease liability Other liabilities$5,430
Finance lease liability Long-term debt1,225
    
Weighted-average remaining lease term   
Operating leases  8.90 years
Finance lease  6.67 years
Weighted-average discount rate   
Operating leases  3.78%
Finance lease  8.89%

The calculated amount of the underlying loans.ROU assets and lease liabilities in the table above are impacted by the length of the lease term and the discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. The Company’s investment basis was reduced as SRC recovered principal onlease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the loans and remitted its share toCompany’s discretion. If at lease inception, the Company orconsiders the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonably certain, the Company will include the extended term in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. Regarding the discount rate, Topic 842 requires the use of the rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate at lease inception, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the remaining lease term as loan balances were written off as uncollectible.of January 1, 2019 was used. For the Company’s only finance lease, the Company utilized the rate implicit in the lease.


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The following table represents lease costs and other lease information. As the Company elected, for all classes of underlying assets, not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for them as a single lease component, the variable lease cost primarily represents variable payments such as common area maintenance and utilities. Amounts for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 are not included in the table below because the accounting standard was adopted as of January 1, 2019.
 Years Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
Lease Costs(in thousands)
Operating lease cost$1,068
 $
 $
Variable lease cost148
 
 
Short-term lease cost
 
 
Interest on lease liabilities (1)
113
 
 
Amortization of right-of-use assets96
 
 
Net lease cost$1,425
 $
 $
      
Other Information     
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:     
Operating cash flows from operating leases$989
 $
 $
Operating cash flows from finance lease113
 
 
Finance cash flows from finance lease113
 
 
      
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities6,250
 
 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities
 
 
(1) Included in long-term debt interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income. All other lease costs in this table are included in occupancy expense of premises, net.
Future minimum payments for finance leases and operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:
 Finance Leases Operating Leases
 (in thousands)
Twelve Months Ended:   
December 31, 2020$231
 $1,114
December 31, 2021235
 1,074
December 31, 2022240
 973
December 31, 2023245
 912
December 31, 2024250
 682
Thereafter426
 2,132
Total undiscounted lease payments$1,627
 $6,887
Amounts representing interest(402) (1,457)
Lease liability$1,225
 $5,430


Note 22.Operating Segments

Note 23.Operating Segments

The Company’s activities are considered to be a single industry segment for financial reporting purposes. The Company is engaged in the business of commercial and retail banking and investment management and insurance services with operations throughout central and eastern Iowa, the Twin CitiesMinneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado. Substantially all income is derived from a diverse base of commercial, mortgage, and retail lending activities, and investments.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 23.Branch Sales


On September 10, 2015, the Bank entered into an agreement to sell its Ottumwa, Iowa branch to Peoples State Bank headquartered in Albia, Iowa, a unit of Peoples Tri-County BanCorp. Peoples State Bank assumed approximately $33.0 million in deposits and $17.1 million in loans on the sale completion date of December 4, 2015, and theNote 24.Parent Company realized a net gain of $0.7 million, which is included on the Consolidated Statements of Operation in Other gain.Only Financial Information


On September 24, 2015, Central Bank, which at the time was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an agreement to sell its Barron and Rice Lake, Wisconsin branches to Citizens Community Federal Bank headquartered in Altoona, Wisconsin, a unit of Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Citizens Community Federal Bank assumed approximately $27.6 million in deposits and $14.2 million in loans. The transaction was completed on February 5, 2016, and the Company realized a net gain of $0.7 million, which is included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in Other gain.
On May 9, 2016, the Bank entered into an agreement to sell its Davenport, Iowa branch to CBI Bank and Trust (“CBI Bank”) headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, a unit of Central Bancshares, Inc. of Muscatine, Iowa. CBI Bank assumed approximately $12.0 million in deposits and $33.0 million in loans on the sale completion date of August 5, 2016, and the Company realized a net gain of $0.7 million, which is included on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in Other gain.

Note 24.Parent Company Only Financial Information

The following are condensed balance sheets of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 (parent company only):
 As of December 31,
 2019 2018
Balance Sheets(in thousands)
Assets   
Cash$10,661
 $9,611
Investment in subsidiaries575,508
 372,595
Income tax receivable1,182
 117
Deferred income taxes
 44
Bank-owned life insurance5,127
 4,999
Other assets2,256
 1,482
Total assets$594,734
 $388,848
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   
Liabilities:   
Long-term debt$84,736
 $31,388
Deferred income taxes433
 
Other liabilities583
 393
Total liabilities85,752
 31,781
Shareholders’ equity:   
Capital stock, preferred
 
Capital stock, common16,581
 12,463
Additional paid-in capital297,390
 187,813
Retained earnings201,105
 168,951
Treasury stock(10,466) (6,499)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss4,372
 (5,661)
Total shareholders’ equity508,982
 357,067
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$594,734
 $388,848

 As of December 31,
 2017 2016
(in thousands)   
Balance Sheets   
Assets   
Cash$4,200
 $2,621
Investment in subsidiaries366,672
 336,937
Investment securities available for sale392
 326
Investment securities held to maturity743
 743
Income tax receivable
 1,479
Bank-owned life insurance4,872
 4,746
Other assets176
 201
Total assets$377,055
 $347,053
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   
Liabilities:   
Junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts$23,793
 $23,692
Long-term debt12,500
 17,500
Deferred income taxes11
 84
Other liabilities447
 321
Total liabilities36,751
 41,597
Shareholders’ equity:   
Capital stock, preferred
 
Capital stock, common12,463
 11,713
Additional paid-in capital187,486
 163,667
Treasury stock(5,121) (5,766)
Retained earnings148,078
 136,975
Accumulated other comprehensive income(2,602) (1,133)
Total shareholders’ equity340,304
 305,456
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$377,055
 $347,053


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The following are condensed statements of income of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.forInc. for the years ended December 31, 20172019, 20162018, and 20152017 (parent company only):
 Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
Statements of Income(in thousands)
Dividends received from subsidiaries$15,000
 $25,017
 $6,500
Interest income and dividends on investment securities84
 43
 47
Investment securities gains47
 (48) 
Interest on debt(3,439) (1,596) (1,406)
Bank-owned life insurance income130
 127
 126
Income from MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
943
 
 
Operating expenses(4,130) (2,940) (2,281)
Income before income taxes and equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income8,635
 20,603
 2,986
Income tax benefit(1,394) (823) (1,137)
Income before equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income10,029
 21,426
 4,123
Equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income33,601
 8,925
 14,576
Net income$43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699

 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(in thousands)     
Statements of Income     
Dividends received from subsidiaries$6,500
 $12,508
 $53,511
Interest income and dividends on investment securities47
 31
 30
Interest and discount on loan pool participations
 
 (69)
Investment securities gains
 
 188
Loss on sale of loan pool participations
 
 (455)
Interest on debt(1,406) (1,305) (1,135)
Bank-owned life insurance income126
 128
 128
Operating expenses(2,281) (2,094) (5,361)
Income before income taxes and equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income2,986
 9,268
 46,837
Income tax benefit(1,137) (1,245) (1,951)
Income before equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income (loss)4,123
 10,513
 48,788
Equity in subsidiaries’ undistributed income (loss)14,576
 9,878
 (23,670)
Net income$18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following are condensed statements of cash flows of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. for the years ended December 31, 20172019, 20162018, and 20152017 (parent company only):
 Year Ended December 31,
 2019 2018 2017
Statements of Cash Flows(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income$43,630
 $30,351
 $18,699
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Undistributed income of subsidiaries, net of dividends and distributions(33,601) (8,925) (14,576)
Amortization134
 95
 101
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes, net(43) (42) (93)
Stock-based compensation1,156
 1,030
 868
Gain on sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
(1,076) 
 
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance(128) (127) (126)
Change in:     
Other assets(403) (405) 1,617
Other liabilities(4) 59
 13
Net cash provided by operating activities9,665
 22,036
 6,503
Cash flows from investing activities     
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities43
 1
 1
Purchase of available for sale securities(9) (10) (10)
Proceeds from sale of assets of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
1,175
 
 
Cash and earnings transferred in dissolution of MidWestOne Insurance Services, Inc.
631
 
 
Net cash paid in business acquisition(18,624) 
 
Investment in subsidiary
 
 (16,200)
Net cash used in investing activities(16,784) (9) (16,209)
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Net increase (decrease) in:     
Long-term debt24,750
 (5,000) (5,000)
Proceeds from share-based award activity
 137
 100
Taxes paid relating to net share settlement of equity awards(103) (89) (114)
Dividends paid(11,476) (9,535) (8,061)
Issuance of common stock
 
 25,688
Expenses incurred in stock issuance(323) 
 (1,328)
Repurchase of common stock(4,679) (2,129) 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities8,169
 (16,616) 11,285
Net increase in cash1,050
 5,411
 1,579
Cash Balance:     
Beginning9,611
 4,200
 2,621
Ending$10,661
 $9,611
 $4,200

 Year Ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
(in thousands)     
Statements of Cash Flows     
Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net income$18,699
 $20,391
 $25,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Undistributed (income) loss of subsidiaries, net of dividends and distributions(14,576) (9,878) 23,670
Amortization of premium on junior subordinated notes issued to capital trusts101
 105
 73
Deferred income taxes, net, expense (benefit)(1)��(35) 617
Investment securities gain
 
 (188)
Excess tax benefit from share-based award activity(92) 
 
Stock-based compensation868
 731
 634
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance(126) (128) (128)
(Increase) decrease in other assets1,617
 (751) 646
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities13
 8
 (907)
Net cash provided by operating activities6,503
 10,443
 49,535
Cash flows from investing activities     
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities1
 1
 1,173
Purchase of available for sale securities(10) (9) (14)
Proceeds from maturities and calls of held to maturity securities
 
 246
Loan participation pools, net
 
 1,964
Net cash paid in business combination
 
 (62,902)
Investment in subsidiary(16,200) 
 (3,000)
Net cash used in investing activities(16,209) (8) (62,533)
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Proceeds from share-based award activity100
 14
 158
Taxes paid relating to net share settlement of equity awards(114) 
 
Redemption of subordinated note payable
 
 (12,669)
Proceeds from long-term debt
 
 25,000
Payments on long-term debt(5,000) (5,000) (2,500)
Issuance of common stock25,688
 
 7,900
Expenses incurred in stock issuance(1,328) 
 
Dividends paid(8,061) (7,317) (6,344)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities11,285
 (12,303) 11,545
Net increase (decrease) in cash1,579
 (1,868) (1,453)
Cash Balance:     
Beginning2,621
 4,489
 5,942
Ending$4,200
 $2,621
 $4,489


Note 25.Subsequent Events

Note 25.Subsequent Events

Management evaluated subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. Events or transactions occurring after December 31, 20172019, but prior to the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, that provided additional evidence about conditions that existed at December 31, 20172019 have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 20172019. Events or transactions that provided evidence about conditions that did not exist at December 31, 20172019, but arose before the consolidated financial statements were issued, have not been recognized in the consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 20172019.



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On January 17, 2018,22, 2020, the board of directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.195$0.22 per share payable on March 15, 201816, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2018.2, 2020.


Pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program approved on August 20, 2019, the Company has purchased 38,746 shares of common stock subsequent to December 31, 2019 and through March 4, 2020 for a total cost of $1.2 million inclusive of transaction costs, leaving $7.8 million remaining available under the program.

Note 26.Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited)
Note 26.Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
 December 31 September 30 June 30 March 31
(in thousands, except per share amounts)       
2019       
Interest income$50,026
 $54,076
 $44,951
 $33,388
Interest expense10,442
 10,818
 10,119
 7,412
Net interest income39,584
 43,258
 34,832
 25,976
Provision for loan losses604
 4,264
 696
 1,594
Noninterest income9,036
 8,004
 8,796
 5,410
Noninterest expense36,436
 31,442
 29,040
 20,617
Income before income taxes11,580
 15,556
 13,892
 9,175
Income tax expense(1,791) 3,256
 3,218
 1,890
Net income$13,371
 $12,300
 $10,674
 $7,285
Net income per common share - basic$0.83
 $0.76
 $0.72
 $0.60
Net income per common share - diluted$0.83
 $0.76
 $0.72
 $0.60
2018       
Interest income$33,224
 $32,210
 $31,822
 $30,853
Interest expense6,671
 6,099
 5,392
 4,679
Net interest income26,553
 26,111
 26,430
 26,174
Provision for loan losses3,250
 950
 1,250
 1,850
Noninterest income5,796
 6,045
 5,693
 5,681
Noninterest expense19,779
 22,622
 20,586
 20,228
Income before income taxes9,320
 8,584
 10,287
 9,777
Income tax expense1,696
 1,806
 2,131
 1,984
Net income$7,624
 $6,778
 $8,156
 $7,793
Net income per common share - basic$0.62
 $0.55
 $0.67
 $0.64
Net income per common share - diluted$0.62
 $0.55
 $0.67
 $0.64

 Three Months Ended
 December 31 September 30 June 30 March 31
(in thousands, except per share amounts)       
2017       
Interest income$30,538
 $30,361
 $29,854
 $28,567
Interest expense4,127
 3,869
 3,663
 3,486
Net interest income26,411
 26,492
 26,191
 25,081
Provision for loan losses10,669
 4,384
 1,240
 1,041
Noninterest income5,534
 5,916
 5,383
 5,537
Noninterest expense20,093
 19,744
 19,964
 20,335
Income before income taxes1,183
 8,280
 10,370
 9,242
Income tax expense2,773
 1,938
 3,136
 2,529
Net income$(1,590) $6,342
 $7,234
 $6,713
Net income per common share - basic$(0.13) $0.52
 $0.59
 $0.58
Net income per common share - diluted$(0.13) $0.52
 $0.59
 $0.58
2016       
Interest income$27,914
 $27,891
 $28,038
 $28,485
Interest expense3,384
 3,310
 3,098
 2,930
Net interest income24,530
 24,581
 24,940
 25,555
Provision for loan losses4,742
 1,005
 1,171
 1,065
Noninterest income5,720
 5,714
 5,595
 6,405
Noninterest expense21,106
 20,439
 22,815
 23,446
Income before income taxes4,402
 8,851
 6,549
 7,449
Income tax expense532
 2,629
 1,794
 1,905
Net income$3,870
 $6,222
 $4,755
 $5,544
Net income per common share - basic$0.34
 $0.54
 $0.42
 $0.49
Net income per common share - diluted$0.34
 $0.54
 $0.42
 $0.48


ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.



ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2017.2019.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 20172019 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining effectiveadequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control is designedreporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation of reliable published financial statements. Internal control over financial reporting includes self-monitoring mechanisms and actions are takentaking action to correct deficiencies as they are identified.
Because of inherent limitations in any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected, including the possibility of the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time.

Management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting of ATBancorp, which was acquired on May 1, 2019, until the accounting systems were converted on May 18, 2019 and July 13, 2019, and whose financial data constituted approximately 30% of total assets as of the date of acquisition.

Management assessed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017.2019. This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, the Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer assert that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172019 based on the specified criteria.


The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172019, has been audited by RSM US LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm who also has audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. RSM US LLP’s report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting appears on the following page.



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the
Board of Directors of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.




Opinion on the Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries,subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 and the consolidated statements of operations,income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2019, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated March 1, 20186, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion.
As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management has excluded ATBancorp from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, because it was acquired by the Company in a purchase business combination in the second quarter of 2019. We have also excluded ATBancorp from our audit of internal control over financial reporting. ATBancorp entities operated under separate accounting systems from May 1, 2019 (the date of acquisition) until the systems were converted on May 18, 2019 and July 13, 2019. ATBancorp total assets represented approximately 30% of consolidated assets as of the date of the merger.
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 in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report onAssessment of Internal Controls 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 U.S. federal securities laws and 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.
Definition 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 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/ RSM US LLP
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
March 1, 2018

6, 2020

ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION.
None.


PART III


ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The information required by this Item 10 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Proposal 1: Election of Directors,” “Information About Nominees, Continuing Directors and Named Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance and Board Matters,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,Filings,” and “Shareholder Communications with the Board and Nomination and Proposal Procedures” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 20172019 fiscal year.


ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The information required by this Item 11 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 20172019 fiscal year.


ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The information required by this Item 12 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 20172019 fiscal year.


ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
The information required by this Item 13 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the headings “Corporate Governance and Board Matters” and “Certain Relationships and Related-Person Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 20172019 fiscal year.


ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
The information required by this Item 14 will be included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Proposal 4:3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and is incorporated herein by reference. The Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the Company’s 20172019 fiscal year.


PART IV


ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements: The following consolidated financial statements of the registrant and its subsidiaries are filed as part of this document under “Item 8. Financial Statements and SchedulesSupplementary Data.”
TheConsolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2019 and 2018
Consolidated Statements of Income - Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of MidWestOne
(2) Financial Group, Inc. and SubsidiariesStatement Schedules:
All schedules are omitted as such information is inapplicable or is included in Item 8the financial statements.

(3) Exhibits:
The exhibits are filed as part of this report.report and exhibits incorporated herein by reference to other documents are as follows:

Exhibits
Exhibit    
Number Description Incorporated by Reference to:
 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
  
November 20, 2014,August 21, 2018, between MidWestOne Financial
 filed with the SEC on November 21, 2014August 22, 2018
  Group, Inc. and Central Bancshares, Inc.+ATBancorp+  
     
First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 30, 2019, between MidWestOne Financial
filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019
Group, Inc. and ATBancorp
 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to
  
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
 Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
  Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on March 14, 2008 filed with the SEC on January 14, 2008
     
 Articles of Amendment (First Amendment) to the Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of filed with the SEC on January 23, 2009
  
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
  
  Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on  
  January 23, 2009  
     
 Articles of Amendment (Second Amendment) to the Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of filed with the SEC on February 6, 2009
  
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. filed with the
  
  Secretary of State of the State of Iowa on  
  February 4, 2009 (containing the Certificate of  
  Designations for the Company’s Fixed Rate  
  Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A)  
     
 Articles of Amendment (Third Amendment) to the Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2017
  
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., filed with the Secretary
  
  of State of the State of Iowa on April 21, 2017  
     
 
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of MidWestOne
 Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
  Financial Group, Inc. filed with the SEC on February 1, 2017
     
Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Bylaws ofExhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019

4.1 Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.53.6 hereof N/A
     
 
Shareholder Agreement, by and among MidWestOne
Description of the Company’s Securities Registered
 Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-KFiled herewith
  Financial Group, Inc., Riverbank Insurance Center, Inc.,filed withPursuant to Section 12 of the SEC on November 21, 2014
CBS LLC, John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4 andSecurities Exchange Act of  
  John M. Morrison, dated November 20, 20141934  
     

Exhibit
NumberDescriptionIncorporated by Reference to:
 
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock
 
Exhibit 10.1 of former MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.’s
Filed herewith
  Ownership Plan and Trust (Restated as of January 1, Form 10-K (File No. 000-24630) for the year ended
  2006)2013)* December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2007
     
 
ISB Financial Corp. (now known as MidWestOne
 Appendix F of the Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus
  Financial Group, Inc.) 2008 Equity Incentive Plan* constituting part of the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to
    Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
    filed with the SEC on January 22, 2008
     
 
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity
 Appendix A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
  Incentive Plan* Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 10, 2017
     

Exhibit
NumberDescriptionIncorporated by Reference to:
Form of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity
Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
Incentive Plan Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement*S-8 (File No. 333-217718) filed with the SEC on May 5, 2017
 Form of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. 2017 Equity Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
  Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement* S-8 (File No. 333-217718) filed with the SEC on May 5, 2017
     
 Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
  Group, Inc. and Charles N. Funk, dated October 18, 2017* Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017
     
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on
Group, Inc. and Kent L. Jehle, dated October 18, 2017*Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017
 Supplemental Retirement Agreement between Iowa State Exhibit 10.13 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
  
Bank & Trust Company (now known as MidWestOne
 Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628) filed with the SEC on
  Bank) and Charles N. Funk, dated November 1, 2001* November 27, 2007
     
Supplemental Retirement Agreement between Iowa StateExhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to
Bank & Trust Company (now known as MidWestOne
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
Bank) and Kent L. Jehle, dated January 1, 1998, asfiled with the SEC on January 14, 2008
amended by the First Amendment to the Supplemental
Retirement Agreement, dated January 1, 2003*
Second Supplemental Retirement Agreement betweenExhibit 10.17 of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to
Iowa State Bank & Trust Company (now known asRegistration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-147628)
MidWestOne Bank) and Kent L. Jehle, dated January 1,
filed with the SEC on January 14, 2008
2002*
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne FinancialExhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
Group, Inc. and Katie Lorenson, dated October 18, 2017*filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017.
 
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
 Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on
  Group, Inc. and James M. Cantrell, dated October 18, Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017
  2017*  
     
 
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Group, Inc. and Kurt Weise, dated December 12, 2014*Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 3, 2016
Letter Amendment to Employment Agreement betweenExhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and Kurt Weise
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 3, 2016
effective as of September 30, 2016*
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on
Group, Inc. and Kevin Kramer, dated October 18, 2017*Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 18, 2017
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
Group, Inc. and Mitch Cook, dated May 11, 2017*filed with the SEC on May 15, 2017
Central Bank Supplemental Retirement Agreement 2008Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year
Restatement between Central Bank (now known asended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 2,
MidWestOne Bank) and Kurt Weise, dated December 30,
2017
2008*

Exhibit
NumberDescriptionIncorporated by Reference to:
First Amendment to the Central Bank SupplementalExhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year
Retirement Agreement (2008 Restatement) for Kurtended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 2,
Weise between Central Bank (now known as MidWestOne
2017
Bank) and Kurt Weise, dated April 23, 2014*
Central Bank 2014 Supplemental Retirement AgreementExhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year
between Central Bank (now known as MidWestOne Bank)
ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on March 2,
and Mitch Cook, dated September 30, 2014*2017
Credit Agreement by and between MidWestOne
 Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter
  Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association ended June 30, 2015 filed with the SEC on August 10, 2015
  dated April 30, 2015  
     
Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement by andFiled herewith
between MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank
National Association dated April 29, 2019
 
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Group, Inc. and Barry S. Ray, effective June 4, 2018*Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 4, 2018
Employment Agreement between MidWestOne Financial
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Group, Inc. and Gary L. Sims, effective June 25, 2018*Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 11, 2018
Change of Control Agreement between MidWestOne
Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
Financial Group, Inc. and David Lindstrom, effectivefiled with the SEC on March 8, 2019
February 21, 2018*
Change of Control Agreement between MidWestOne
Filed herewith
Financial Group, Inc. and Greg Turner, effective
October 13, 2017*
Subsidiaries of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.
 Filed herewith
     

Exhibit
NumberDescriptionIncorporated by Reference to:
 Consent of RSM US LLP Filed herewith
     
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Filed herewith
  Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)  
     
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Filed herewith
  Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)  
     
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Filed herewith
  18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to  
  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
     
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Filed herewith
  18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to  
  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
     
101.INSXBRL Instance DocumentFiled herewith
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Filed herewith
     
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document Filed herewith
Document
     
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Filed herewith
  Document  
     
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document Filed herewith
     
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Filed herewith
  Document  
     
101.INSThe XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL documentFiled herewith
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)Filed herewith
+ Schedules and/or exhibits to the Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish
a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.
* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


ITEM 16.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.

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.
  
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
     
Dated:March 1, 20186, 2020By: 
/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
 
    Charles N. Funk 
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
 
  By: 
/s/ JAMES M. CANTRELLBARRY S. RAY
 
    James M. CantrellBarry S. Ray 
    Senior Executive Vice President and Interim Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting 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 and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
     
/s/ CHARLES N. FUNK
 President and Chief Executive Officer; March 1, 20186, 2020
Charles N. Funk Director (principal executive officer)(Principal Executive Officer)  
     
  Senior Executive Vice President  
/s/ JAMES M. CANTRELLBARRY S. RAY
 and Interim Chief Financial Officer March 1, 20186, 2020
James M. CantrellBarry S. Ray (principal financial officerPrincipal Financial and Accounting  
  principal accounting officer)Officer)  
     
/s/ KEVIN W. MONSON
 Chairman of the Board March 1, 20186, 2020
Kevin W. Monson    
     
/s/ RICHARD R. DONOHUELARRY D. ALBERT
 Director March 1, 20186, 2020
Larry D. Albert
/s/ RICHARD R. DONOHUE
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Richard R. Donohue    
     
/s/ MICHAEL A. HATCHJANET E. GODWIN
 Director March 1, 20186, 2020
Michael A. HatchJanet E. Godwin    
     
/s/ TRACY S. MCCORMICKDOUGLAS H. GREEFF
 Director March 1, 20186, 2020
Douglas H. Greeff
/s/ RICHARD J. HARTIG
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Richard J. Hartig
/s/ JENNIFER L. HAUSCHILDT
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Jennifer L. Hauschildt

/s/ MATTHEW J. HAYEK
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Matthew J. Hayek
/s/ NATHANIEL J. KAEDING
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Nathaniel J. Kaeding
/s/ TRACY S. MCCORMICK
DirectorMarch 6, 2020
Tracy S. McCormick    
     
/s/ JOHN M. MORRISONRUTH E. STANOCH
 Director March 1, 20186, 2020
John M. MorrisonRuth E. Stanoch    
     
/s/ RICHARD J. SCHWABDOUGLAS K. TRUE
 Director March 1, 2018
Richard J. Schwab
/s/ RUTH E. STANOCH
DirectorMarch 1, 2018
Ruth E. Stanoch


/s/ DOUGLAS K. TRUE
DirectorMarch 1, 20186, 2020
Douglas K. True    
     
/s/ KURT R. WEISE
 Director March 1, 20186, 2020
Kurt R. Weise    
     
/s/ STEPHEN L. WEST
DirectorMarch 1, 2018
Stephen L. West
/s/ R. SCOTT ZAISER
DirectorMarch 1, 2018
R. Scott Zaiser





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